hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Foreign-Free Elections Act

Bill: 117-hr-1294
Sponsor: Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1]
Introduced: 2021-02-24 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Computers and information technology
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Foreign and international corporations
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
State and local government operations
Subversive activities
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: 

Foreign-Free Elections Act

 
This bill prohibits foreign entities from administering federal elections. 
 
Specifically, each state must ensure that no foreign entity carries out the administration of federal elections, including maintaining or operating equipment or software.
 
Additionally, the bill prohibits a nonprofit organization from carrying out activities related to voting or elections for state public office if the organization accepts funds from a foreign entity. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: Introduced in House
No Taxation Without Representation Act

Bill: 117-hr-1295
Sponsor: Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1]
Introduced: 2021-02-24 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Congressional districts and representation
District of Columbia
Income tax exclusion

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: 

No Taxation Without Representation Act

 
This bill excludes from the gross income of bona fide residents of the District of Columbia income derived from sources within the District of Columbia and income connected with a trade or business in the District of Columbia, for income tax purposes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide authority to the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration to provide a cash award to Administration employees with foreign language skills, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-1296
Sponsor: Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-02-24 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: 
This bill provides authority for the Drug Enforcement Administration to pay a cash award to an employee who maintains proficiency in a mission-critical language or who uses a foreign language in the performance of official duties.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: Introduced in House
Air America Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1297
Sponsor: Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]
Introduced: 2021-02-24 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Transportation employees

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: 

Air America Act of 

2021

 
This bill establishes the service of Air America employees as qualifying service for purposes of the Civil Service Retirement System. (Air America was a government-owned airline that provided air transport for certain covert operations in Southeast Asia, including Laos and Vietnam, between 1950 and 1976.)
 
The bill applies to U.S. citizens who were employees of Air America or another affiliated company, as specified, between January 1, 1950 and December 31, 1976. Benefit applications must be filed within two years of the date of enactment of this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: Introduced in House
Fixing America’s Bridges Act

Bill: 117-hr-1299
Sponsor: Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]
Introduced: 2021-02-24 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Infrastructure development
Roads and highways
State and local government operations
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: 

Fixing America's Bridges Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Transportation (DOT) to provide assistance to states to replace or rehabilitate certain bridges.
 
Among other things, the bill
 
 
authorizes DOT to provide assistance for certain activities on bridges, including painting, seismic retrofit, and installation of scour countermeasures (to prevent erosion of soil around a bridge foundation caused by flooding); 
 
includes a set-aside to ensure funding locally-owned bridges that are not on the federal-aid highway system; and
 
provides for a federal cost-share of 90%. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: Introduced in House
Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1300
Sponsor: Rep. Jacobs, Chris [R-NY-27]
Introduced: 2021-02-24 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Infrastructure development
Transportation programs funding
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: 

Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2021

 
This bill precludes absolute liability in any action against a property owner or contractor for projects that are federally owned or operated or are receiving federal financial assistance for infrastructure and transportation development for any injury associated with an elevation- or gravity-related risk occurring on those projects. In any such claim, a state shall apply a liability standard that considers the comparative negligence of the injured person, when such negligence is a proximate cause of an injury.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Inspector General of the Department of Defense and the Comptroller General of the United States to submit to Congress reports regarding white supremacy in the Armed Forces.

Bill: 117-hr-1301
Sponsor: Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]
Introduced: 2021-02-24 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Hate crimes
Military personnel and dependents
Racial and ethnic relations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: 
This bill requires the Inspector General of the Department of Defense to submit a report containing a list of all steps the Inspector General is taking to combat white supremacy in the Armed Forces. Additionally, the Government Accountability Office must submit a report on the prevalence of white supremacy in the Armed Forces, including recommendations on legislation to combat such an issue.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: Introduced in House
Gold Star Altitude Act

Bill: 117-hr-1302
Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1]
Introduced: 2021-02-24 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Military personnel and dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: 

Gold Star Altitude Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Defense to offer, on a space-available basis, transportation on military aircraft to the children, surviving spouses, parents, and siblings of members of the Armed Forces who die during active service.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: Introduced in House
Criminalizing Abused Substance Templates Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1303
Sponsor: Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8]
Introduced: 2021-02-24 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Manufacturing

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: 

Criminalizing Abused Substance Templates Act of 2021

 
This bill makes it a crime to knowingly possess a pill press mold with the intent to manufacture a counterfeit substance in schedule I or II of the Controlled Substances Act. 
 
A violator is subject to criminal penalties&#8212;a prison term of not more than 20 years and a fine.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: Introduced in House
American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1304
Sponsor: Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
Introduced: 2021-02-24 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business expenses
Income tax deductions
Research and development

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: 

American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2021

 
This bill eliminates the five-year amortization requirement for research and experimental expenditures scheduled to begin in 2022, thus allowing continued expensing of such expenditures in the taxable years in which they are incurred. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: Introduced in House
National Coronavirus Commission Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1306
Sponsor: Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7]
Introduced: 2021-02-24 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional operations and organization
Congressional oversight
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Economic performance and conditions
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Federal-Indian relations
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Higher education
Hospital care
Housing finance and home ownership
Immigrant health and welfare
Immunology and vaccination
Income tax deferral
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Intergovernmental relations
Landlord and tenant
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Military civil functions
Minority health
Rural conditions and development
State and local government operations
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Unemployment

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: 

National Coronavirus Commission Act of 2021

 
This bill temporarily establishes, in the legislative branch, the Commission on the Coronavirus Pandemic in the United States and sets out its powers, duties, and membership.
 
The commission must investigate the facts and circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. This investigation must include the preparedness for and response to the disease by federal, state, territorial, tribal, and local governments. The commission terminates 120 days after the submission of its final report.
 
Additionally, the Government Accountability Office must monitor the implementation of any recommendations identified by the commission.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: Introduced in House
Vote by Mail Tracking Act

Bill: 117-hr-1307
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2021-02-24 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Postal service
State and local finance
State and local government operations
U.S. Postal Service

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: 

Vote by Mail Tracking Act

 
This bill requires mail-in ballots to (1) contain a U.S. Postal Service (USPS) barcode that enables tracking of each individual ballot, (2) satisfy USPS requirements for ballot envelope design and machinable letters, and (3) include the official election mail logo.
 
The federal government must reimburse each state (including the District of Columbia and any U.S. territory or possession) for the cost of using the barcode service.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-17
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 34 - 5.
action_date: 2022-11-17
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: Introduced in House
SERVE Act

Bill: 117-hr-1309
Sponsor: Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
Introduced: 2021-02-24 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Digestive and metabolic diseases
Government information and archives
Home and outpatient care
Hospital care
Mental health
Military medicine
Military personnel and dependents
Nutrition and diet
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: 

Supporting Eating Disorders Recovery Through Vital Expansion Act or the SERVE Act

 
This bill provides for inpatient and outpatient treatment of eating disorders under TRICARE for dependents of members of the uniformed services. Dependents are eligible for such care regardless of (1) their age, except with respect to residential service; and (2) whether the eating disorder is their primary or secondary diagnosis.
 
The bill also requires the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Homeland Security (with respect to the Coast Guard) to identify, treat, and rehabilitate members of the armed forces who have an eating disorder.
 
Finally, DOD and the Department of Veterans Affairs must jointly develop, publish, and disseminate clinical practice criteria and guidelines on the identification and treatment of eating disorders.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: Introduced in House
Colorado Judgeship Act

Bill: 117-hr-1310
Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2021-02-24 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Colorado
Federal district courts
Judges

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: 

Colorado Judgeship Act 

 
This bill requires the President to appoint three additional district judges for the district of Colorado and requires court in that district to be additionally held at Fort Collins, Colorado. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: Introduced in House
Energy Diplomacy Act

Bill: 117-hr-1311
Sponsor: Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11]
Introduced: 2021-02-24 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Alliances
Department of State
Economic development
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
International organizations and cooperation
Sanctions
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: 

Energy Diplomacy Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of State to establish an Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources. 
 
If the State Department establishes this position, it must ensure there are sufficient personnel dedicated to handling energy-related issues, such as (1) formulating policies to advance U.S. energy security interests, (2) providing analysis of the national security implications of global energy and environmental developments, and (3) coordinating energy-related activities with other federal agencies. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-30
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2021-09-30
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: Introduced in House
Empower Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1312
Sponsor: Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4]
Introduced: 2021-02-24 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government trust funds
Political parties and affiliation
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: 

Empower Act of 2021

 
This bill modifies the system for the public financing of presidential primary and general elections. 
 
The bill (1) increases the amount of matching funds for participating candidates by matching the first $200 of contributions by individuals to a candidate at a 6:1 ratio; (2) eliminates spending limits on participating candidates; (3) allows the national committee of a political party to make expenditures of up to $100 million in coordination with participating candidates; (4) requires all payments made to candidates, beginning with the 2028 presidential election, to be made from the Freedom From Influence Fund established by this bill; and (5) prohibits joint fundraising committees for any authorized committee of a candidate.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-04-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: Introduced in House
Healthy Food Access for All Americans Act

Bill: 117-hr-1313
Sponsor: Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]
Introduced: 2021-02-24 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Agricultural marketing and promotion
Food assistance and relief
Food industry and services
Government information and archives
Income tax credits
Nutrition and diet
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: 

Healthy Food Access for All Americans Act 

 
This bill allows tax credits and grants for activities that provide access to healthy food in food deserts, which are communities that have limited or no access to grocery stores and meet income requirements. 
 
For entities that are certified by the Department of the Treasury as special access food providers using specified criteria, the bill allows tax credits for operating a new grocery store or renovating an existing grocery store in a food desert. The bill also authorizes grants for a portion of (1) the construction costs of building a permanent food bank in a food desert, and (2) the annual operating costs of temporary access merchants (mobile markets, farmers markets, and food banks). 
 
Treasury, in coordination with the Department of Agriculture (USDA), must annually allocate the tax credits and grants to special access food providers. Grants authorized by this bill are not considered gross income for tax purposes. 
 
The bill also requires USDA to update the Food Access Research Atlas at least annually to account for food retailers that are placed in service during that year. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-02-24
text: Introduced in House