hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Coast Guard Combat-Injured Tax Fairness Act

Bill: 117-s-3445
Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
Introduced: 2022-01-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Coast guard
Income tax exclusion
Tax reform and tax simplification
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-01-06
text: 

Coast Guard Combat-Injured Tax Fairness Act

 
This bill extends a tax benefit related to combat-related severance pay to veterans of the Coast Guard.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-01-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-01-06
text: Introduced in Senate
Abuse of the Pardon Prevention Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3446
Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced: 2022-01-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2022-01-06
text: 

Abuse of the Pardon Prevention Act of 2022

 
This bill restricts the authority of the President with respect to presidential pardons, including by prohibiting the President from pardoning himself or herself and requiring the Department of Justice to conduct oversight and submit materials to Congress regarding certain pardons, such as those arising from an investigation in which the President is a target, subject, or witness.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-01-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-01-06
text: Introduced in Senate
National Service Animals Memorial Act

Bill: 117-s-3447
Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced: 2022-01-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion
Subjects: Disability assistance
District of Columbia
Government trust funds
Monuments and memorials
Public-private cooperation
Service animals

Summary:
action_date: 2022-01-07
text: 

National Service Animals Memorial Act

 
This bill authorizes the National Service Animals Monument Corporation to establish a commemorative work on federal land in the District of Columbia to commemorate the heroic deeds and sacrifices of service animals and handlers of service animals in the United States.
 
The corporation shall be solely responsible for the acceptance of contributions for, and the payment of the expenses of, the establishment of the commemorative work.
 
The establishment of the commemorative work shall be in accordance with the Commemorative Works Act. 
 
Federal funds may not be used to pay any expenses for the establishment of the commemorative work. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-21
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
action_date: 2022-01-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2022-01-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Freedom Riders Congressional Gold Medal Act

Bill: 117-s-3448
Sponsor: Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA]
Introduced: 2022-01-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Protest and dissent
Racial and ethnic relations
Smithsonian Institution
Travel and tourism
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2022-01-10
text: 

Freedom Riders Congressional Gold Medal Act

 
This bill provides for the presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal to the Freedom Riders, in recognition of their contribution to civil rights by fighting for equality in interstate travel.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-01-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2022-01-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Registration of Certain Foreign Establishments Act

Bill: 117-s-3449
Sponsor: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]
Introduced: 2022-01-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Health technology, devices, supplies
Licensing and registrations
Manufacturing

Summary:
action_date: 2022-01-10
text: 

Registration of Certain Foreign Establishments Act

 
This bill expands statutory provisions that require foreign manufacturers of drugs or medical devices for the U.S. market to register with the Food and Drug Administration.
 
Specifically, if an establishment outside of the United States manufactures (or otherwise processes or prepares) a drug or medical device to be imported (or offered for import) into the United States, the establishment must comply with the registration requirements even if the drug or medical device in question undergoes further manufacturing at another non-U.S. establishment prior to importation into the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-01-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-01-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Sun River Hydropower Authorization Act

Bill: 117-s-3450
Sponsor: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]
Introduced: 2022-01-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Dams and canals
Electric power generation and transmission
Lakes and rivers
Montana
Water resources funding

Summary:
action_date: 2022-01-10
text: 

Sun River Hydropower Authorization Act

 
This bill authorizes the Bureau of Reclamation to construct, operate, and maintain facilities (e.g., dams) in the Sun River project in Montana for hydroelectric power generation.

action_date: 2022-10-18
text: 

Sun River Hydropower Authorization Act

 
This bill authorizes the Bureau of Reclamation to construct, operate, and maintain facilities (e.g., dams) in the Sun River project in Montana for hydroelectric power generation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-07
text: An errata sheet on written report No. 117-187 was printed.
action_date: 2022-10-18
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 538.
action_date: 2022-10-18
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin under authority of the order of the Senate of 10/14/2022 without amendment. With written report No. 117-187.
action_date: 2022-10-18
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin under authority of the order of the Senate of 10/14/2022 without amendment. With written report No. 117-187.
action_date: 2022-07-21
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2022-05-25
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held.
action_date: 2022-01-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2022-01-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act

Bill: 117-s-3452
Sponsor: Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA]
Introduced: 2022-01-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2022-01-10
text: 

Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act

 
This bill prohibits a sanctuary jurisdiction from receiving grants under certain Economic Development Assistance Programs and the Community Development Block Grant Program. Under the bill, a 
sanctuary jurisdiction
 is a state or local government that has in effect a statute, policy, or practice that prohibits or restricts (1) information sharing with another government entity about an individual's immigration status, or (2) compliance with a lawfully issued Department of Homeland Security (DHS) detainer request or notification of release request.
 
 When complying with a DHS-issued detainer, a state or local government shall be deemed to be acting as an agent of DHS with all authority available to DHS officers and employees. The bill also limits the legal liability of a state or local government for complying with a detainer.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-01-18
text: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 232.
action_date: 2022-01-10
text: Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
action_date: 2022-01-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Protect American Taxpayer Dollars from Illegal Immigration Act

Bill: 117-s-3453
Sponsor: Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC]
Introduced: 2022-01-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2022-01-10
text: 

Protect American Taxpayer Dollars from Illegal Immigration Act

 
This bill prohibits expending federal funds for legal settlements to individuals who violated certain laws relating to the proper time and place to enter the United States, if the settlement pertains to claims based on the lawful detention of such an individual as part of a family unit after the individual's entry into the United States at the southern border after January 20, 2017. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-01-18
text: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 233.
action_date: 2022-01-10
text: Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
action_date: 2022-01-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3454
Sponsor: Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]
Introduced: 2022-01-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans

Summary:
action_date: 2022-01-10
text: 

Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2022

 
This bill excludes Indian tribes and tribal enterprises and institutions on tribal land from requirements for employers under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). (Currently under the NLRA, employers may not engage in unfair labor practices and must allow employees to form unions, engage in collective bargaining, and take collective action.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-01-18
text: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 234.
action_date: 2022-01-10
text: Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
action_date: 2022-01-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act

Bill: 117-s-3455
Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC]
Introduced: 2022-01-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2022-01-10
text: 

Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act 

 
This bill prohibits the Department of the Treasury from requiring a financial institution to report the balances, transactions, or the transfers into and out of a financial account. This prohibition does not apply to laws or regulations in effect on the date of enactment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-01-18
text: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 235.
action_date: 2022-01-10
text: Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
action_date: 2022-01-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Navigable Waters Protection Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3456
Sponsor: Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV]
Introduced: 2022-01-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
action_date: 2022-01-10
text: 

Navigable Waters Protection Act of 2022

 
This bill enacts definitions that determine which bodies of water fall under the scope of the Clean Water Act and are thereby under federal jurisdiction. Specifically, the bill provides statutory authority for the definitions related to the waters of the United States, commonly known as WOTUS, in specified regulations that were in effect on January 1, 2021.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-01-18
text: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 236.
action_date: 2022-01-10
text: Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
action_date: 2022-01-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Protecting Americans from Fentanyl Trafficking Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3457
Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
Introduced: 2022-01-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2022-01-10
text: 

Protecting Americans from Fentanyl Trafficking Act of 2022

 
This bill permanently places fentanyl-related substances as a class into schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. A schedule I controlled substance is a drug, substance, or chemical that has a high potential for abuse; has no currently accepted medical value; and is subject to regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties under the Controlled Substances Act.
 
 The temporary scheduling order issued by the Drug Enforcement Administration to place fentanyl-related substances into schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act expires on February 18, 2022.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-01-18
text: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 237.
action_date: 2022-01-10
text: Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
action_date: 2022-01-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Thin Blue Line Act

Bill: 117-s-3458
Sponsor: Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA]
Introduced: 2022-01-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2022-01-10
text: 

Thin Blue Line Act

 
This bill expands the list of statutory aggravating factors in death penalty determinations to also include killing or targeting a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or other first responder.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-01-18
text: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 238.
action_date: 2022-01-10
text: Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
action_date: 2022-01-10
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to prohibit a Federal agency from promulgating any rule or guidance that bans hydraulic fracturing in the United States, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-s-3459
Sponsor: Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND]
Introduced: 2022-01-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
action_date: 2022-01-10
text: 
This bill prohibits federal agencies from proposing, implementing, or finalizing a rule or guidance that bans hydraulic fracturing (i.e., fracking) in the United States. 
Hydraulic fracturing 
means a process that (1) stimulates or increases the production and recovery of oil or natural gas from a well by pumping a fluid and a propping agent (e.g., sand) at high pressure into a well to create fractures in the reservoir that the propping agent holds open, and (2) increases the surface of the formation available for oil and natural gas to flow into the well.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-01-18
text: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 239.
action_date: 2022-01-10
text: Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
action_date: 2022-01-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Keep Kids in Schools Act

Bill: 117-s-3460
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2022-01-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2022-01-10
text: 

Keep Kids in Schools Act

 
This bill prohibits a local educational agency (LEA) from obligating federal COVID-19 relief funds during any period when one or more elementary or secondary schools served by the LEA do not provide full-time, in-person instruction. This prohibition does not apply with respect to a school that does not provide full-time, in-person instruction due to following quarantine or isolation guidelines issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-01-18
text: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 240.
action_date: 2022-01-10
text: Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
action_date: 2022-01-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Prohibiting Private Sector Vaccine Mandates Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3461
Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN]
Introduced: 2022-01-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Department of Labor
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-01-10
text: 

Prohibiting Private Sector Vaccine Mandates Act of 2022

 
This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to carry out the emergency temporary standard issued by the Department of Labor for preventing the transmission of COVID-19 in employment settings.
 
Under the standard issued on November 15, 2021, employers with 100 or more employees must require their onsite employees to either be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo weekly COVID-19 testing. Labor withdrew the standard effective January 26, 2022.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-01-18
text: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 241.
action_date: 2022-01-10
text: Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
action_date: 2022-01-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Sarah's Law

Bill: 117-s-3462
Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]
Introduced: 2022-01-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2022-01-10
text: 

Sarah's Law

 
This bill requires U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to detain an alien who is unlawfully present in the United States and has been charged with a crime that resulted in the death or serious bodily injury of another person.
 
 ICE shall make reasonable efforts to obtain information about the identity of any victims of the crimes for which such alien was charged or convicted. ICE shall provide the victim, or a relative or guardian of a deceased victim, with information about such alien, including name, date of birth, nationality, immigration status, criminal history, and a description of any related removal efforts.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-01-18
text: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 242.
action_date: 2022-01-10
text: Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
action_date: 2022-01-10
text: Introduced in Senate
COVID Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3463
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2022-01-10 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Asia
Australia
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Cell biology and embryology
China
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Europe
Foreign property
France
Genetics
Germany
Government studies and investigations
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
India
Infectious and parasitic diseases
International organizations and cooperation
Japan
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Netherlands
Oceania
Political parties and affiliation
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Research administration and funding
Sanctions
United Kingdom
Visas and passports
War and emergency powers

Summary:
action_date: 2022-01-10
text: 

Coronavirus Origin Validation, Investigation, and Determination Act of 2022 or the COVID Act of 2022 

 
This bill requires the President to impose sanctions and take other actions related to COVID-19 if certain conditions are not met.
 
Specifically, if the President is unable to certify within 90 days of this bill's enactment that China's government has allowed a transparent international forensic investigation into the origins of COVID-19 and certain laboratories in the city of Wuhan, the President must impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions against (1) individuals with leadership positions in the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS); and (2) officials of the Chinese Communist Party, China's military, or China's State Council who were involved in concealing or restricting information about the initial COVID-19 outbreak in China. 
 
If the certification cannot be made, the President must also (1) prohibit federal funding for collaborative projects between U.S.-based researchers and CAS researchers in any academic field, and (2) prohibit U.S.-based researchers and institutions that receive federal funding from engaging in certain research on viruses with individuals or institutions based in China.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-01-18
text: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 243.
action_date: 2022-01-10
text: Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
action_date: 2022-01-10
text: Introduced in Senate
National Right-to-Work Act

Bill: 117-s-3464
Sponsor: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY]
Introduced: 2022-01-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Labor-management relations
Railroads
Transportation employees

Summary:
action_date: 2022-01-10
text: 

National Right-to-Work Act 

 
This bill repeals those provisions of the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act that permit employers to make an agreement with a labor union to require employees to join such union as a condition of employment. 
 
Currently, 28 states have enacted laws prohibiting employers from compelling employees to become members of a union as a condition of employment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-01-18
text: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 244.
action_date: 2022-01-10
text: Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
action_date: 2022-01-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Save Local Business Act

Bill: 117-s-3465
Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]
Introduced: 2022-01-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2022-01-10
text: 

Save Local Business
 

Act

 
This bill provides that a person may be considered a joint employer in relation to an employee under federal labor law only if such person directly, actually, and immediately (and not in a limited and routine manner) exercises significant control over the essential terms and conditions of employment. Such control may by demonstrated by hiring and discharging employees, determining individual employee rates of pay and benefits, day-to-day supervision of employees, assigning individual work schedules, positions, and tasks, and administering employee discipline.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-01-18
text: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 245.
action_date: 2022-01-10
text: Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
action_date: 2022-01-10
text: Introduced in Senate