hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Job Protection Act

Bill: 117-s-3748
Sponsor: Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]
Introduced: 2022-03-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Employee leave
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-03
text: 

Job Protection Act

 
This bill reduces from 12 months to 90 days the employment period required for employees (including federal employees) to become eligible for family and medical leave. Additionally, the bill makes the family and medical leave requirements applicable to all employers (currently, the requirements apply to employers with 50 or more employees).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-03-03
text: Introduced in Senate
Hospital Transparency Compliance Enforcement Act

Bill: 117-s-3749
Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
Introduced: 2022-03-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Civil actions and liability
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Hospital care
Infectious and parasitic diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-03
text: 

Hospital Transparency Compliance Enforcement Act

 
This bill increases the monetary penalties for noncompliance with the requirement that hospitals publish, and periodically update, a list of their standard charges for items and services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-03-03
text: Introduced in Senate
North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act

Bill: 117-s-3750
Sponsor: Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE]
Introduced: 2022-03-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Nebraska
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-03
text: 

North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act

 
This bill provides for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal to recognize the individuals and communities that provided financial and other support for the North Platte Canteen in North Platte, Nebraska, during World War II. The North Platte Canteen, a volunteer-run effort, provided entertainment to U.S. troops traveling across the country.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2022-03-03
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1964 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve retirement plan coverage for part-time workers.

Bill: 117-s-3751
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2022-03-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-03
text: 
This bill shortens the maximum time, from three consecutive 12-month periods of at least 500 hours of service to two such periods, that an employer may require before a part-time employee is eligible for participation in certain employer-sponsored retirement plans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-03-03
text: Introduced in Senate
American Energy Independence from Russia Act

Bill: 117-s-3752
Sponsor: Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND]
Introduced: 2022-03-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Alaska
Canada
Coal
Colorado
Congressional oversight
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Europe
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
Forests, forestry, trees
Gulf of Mexico
Land use and conservation
Licensing and registrations
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Metals
Mining
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
North Dakota
Oil and gas
Oklahoma
Pipelines
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Russia
Sanctions
Strategic materials and reserves
Subversive activities
Terrorism
Trade restrictions
Utah
War and emergency powers
Wyoming

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-03
text: 

American Energy Independence from Russia Act

 
This bill addresses U.S. energy security, the production of oil and gas, and the importation and exportation of oil and gas.
 
Specifically, the President must submit an energy security plan that (1) evaluates U.S. crude oil, petroleum products, and natural gas imports and exports; (2) assesses the energy security risks of such imports; and (3) includes strategies to encourage increased domestic production of crude oil, petroleum products, and natural gas to offset Russian imports.
 
The bill also approves the TransCanada Keystone Pipeline in Phillips County, Montana for the import of oil from Canada to the United States.
 
In addition, the bill grants the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission the authority to approve or deny applications for facilities to export natural gas from the United States to foreign countries or import natural gas from foreign countries.
 
The President and federal agencies must obtain congressional approval before (1) prohibiting or substantially delaying certain new energy mineral leases or permits on federal lands, or (2) withdrawing certain federal lands from mineral and geothermal leasing activities.
 
The Department of the Interior must resume issuing oil and gas leases on federal lands and offshore submerged lands in the Outer Continental Shelf as specified under the bill.
 
Finally, the bill limits the drawdown of petroleum in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve until the Department of Energy develops a plan to increase the percentage of federal lands leased for oil and gas production.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2022-03-03
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 301 East Congress Parkway in Crystal Lake, Illinois, as the "Ryan J. Cummings Post Office".

Bill: 117-s-3753
Sponsor: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
Introduced: 2022-03-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-03
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 301 East Congress Parkway in Crystal Lake, Illinois, as the "Ryan J. Cummings Post Office."

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2022-03-03
text: Introduced in Senate
SPIGOT Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3754
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2022-03-03 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Corporate finance and management
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Economic performance and conditions
Energy
Energy prices
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Europe
Foreign and international corporations
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government studies and investigations
Human rights
Military operations and strategy
Oil and gas
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Russia
Sanctions
Trade restrictions
Ukraine
War and emergency powers

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-03
text: 

Severing Putin's Immense Gains from Oil Transfers Act of 2022 or the SPIGOT Act of 2022

 
This bill prohibits the importation of crude oil and petroleum products from Russia. The President may waive this prohibition by meeting certain requirements, such as certifying to Congress that the import prohibition would unduly impact energy prices for U.S. consumers.
 
The bill also requires the President to impose sanctions on foreign individuals and entities that are involved with (1) importing crude oil and petroleum products from Russia to the United States, and (2) acts of corruption or serious human rights abuses.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2022-03-03
text: Introduced in Senate
Arbitration Fairness for Consumers Act

Bill: 117-s-3755
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2022-03-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-03
text: 

Arbitration Fairness for Consumers Act

 
This bill deems as invalid or unenforceable a predispute arbitration agreement or joint-action waiver related to a consumer financial product or service.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2022-03-03
text: Introduced in Senate
Strategy to Reduce Russian Energy Influence Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3756
Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2022-03-03 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Alliances
Congressional oversight
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Europe
Government studies and investigations
International organizations and cooperation
Oil and gas
Russia

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-03
text: 

Strategy to Reduce Russian Energy Influence Act of 2022

 
This bill requires the Department of State to report to Congress an evaluation of how federal laws and authorities can be used to counter Russia's energy influence globally. The report must include a strategy to reduce or replace Russia's supply of energy products in global markets. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2022-03-03
text: Introduced in Senate
Ban Russian Energy Imports Act

Bill: 117-s-3757
Sponsor: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]
Introduced: 2022-03-03 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Coal
Conflicts and wars
Economic performance and conditions
Europe
Military operations and strategy
Oil and gas
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Russia
Trade restrictions
Ukraine
War and emergency powers

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-03
text: 

Ban Russian Energy Imports Act

 
This bill declares that a national emergency exists with respect to the aggression of Russia against Ukraine. During this emergency, the President must prohibit the importation of crude oil, petroleum, petroleum products, liquefied natural gas, and coal in which Russia or a Russian national has any interest. The bill exempts products that are already loaded or in transit at the time of this bill's enactment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-07
text: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 302.
action_date: 2022-03-03
text: Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
action_date: 2022-03-03
text: Introduced in Senate
SAFE SEX Workers Study Act

Bill: 117-s-3758
Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
Introduced: 2022-03-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-03
text: 

SESTA/FOSTA Examination of Secondary Effects for Sex Workers Study Act or the SAFE SEX Workers Study Act

 
 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) to study the impacts of the reduction in access to certain websites and other interactive computer services resulting from the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017 on individuals engaged in adult, consensual sex work. 
 
Specifically, HHS must study the impacts of the reduction on the health and safety of individuals engaged in transactional sex while DOJ must study the impacts of the reduction on human trafficking investigations and prosecutions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-03-03
text: Introduced in Senate
Afghanistan Vetting and Accountability Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3759
Sponsor: Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO]
Introduced: 2022-03-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-03
text: 

Afghanistan Vetting and Accountability Act of 2022

 
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to verify the personal and biometric information and conduct in-person vetting of each individual, other than a U.S. citizen or member of the Armed Forces, evacuated from Afghanistan during a specified time period. An individual who has not provided such information and undergone in-person vetting may not receive any federal means-tested public benefit.
 
The bill also requires the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to declassify all intelligence products relating to the withdrawal of the Armed Forces from Afghanistan.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.
action_date: 2022-03-03
text: Introduced in Senate
Continued Waiver of Interest on State Unemployment Loans during the Pandemic Act

Bill: 117-s-3760
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2022-03-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Government lending and loan guarantees
Government trust funds
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Intergovernmental relations
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Unemployment

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-03
text: 

Continued Waiver of Interest on State Unemployment Loans during the Pandemic Act

 
This bill extends the waiver on interest on State Unemployment Loans from September 6, 2021, to September 30, 2022.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S994)
action_date: 2022-03-03
text: Introduced in Senate
Treatment Family Care Services Act

Bill: 117-s-3761
Sponsor: Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]
Introduced: 2022-03-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-03
text: 

Treatment Family Care Services Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to issue guidance for states about funding and establishing treatment family care services.
 

Treatment family care services
 are structured daily services and interventions to address mental and behavioral health disorders, medically fragile conditions, or developmental disabilities that, among other criteria, are provided in a home-based setting to children who are less than 21 years old and enrolled in any Medicaid eligibility group.
 
Specifically, HHS must issue guidance on (1) opportunities for states to fund treatment family care services through Medicaid, federal foster care and related programs, or other HHS programs; and (2) best practices for states to establish treatment family care services programs.
 
The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to assess and report on certain training provided to foster parents and other caregivers, including recommendations for improving state processes related to approval and oversight of the training.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-03-03
text: Introduced in Senate
Energy Freedom Act

Bill: 117-s-3762
Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2022-03-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-03
text: 

Energy Freedom Act

 
This bill establishes requirements to provide for domestic energy production, including by 
 
 
limiting delays on oil, gas, or coal development;
 
requiring a minimum number of annual sales of leases on federal lands and waters for oil and gas development; 
 
requiring sales of leases of federal land for wind, solar, and geothermal development;
 
allowing the Department of the Interior to grant licenses for the exploration and mining of hardrock minerals on the Outer Continental Shelf.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2022-03-03
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to repeal the waiver and termination provisions of the Protecting Europe's Energy Security Act of 2019.

Bill: 117-s-3763
Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2022-03-03 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-03
text: 
This bill repeals a provision authorizing the President to waive certain sanctions related to specified Russian natural gas pipeline projects, specifically Nord Stream 2 and TurkStream (and any successor projects). The bill also makes permanent the authority to impose such sanctions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2022-03-03
text: Introduced in Senate
Internet Freedom and Operations (INFO) Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3764
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2022-03-07 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-07
text: 

Internet Freedom and Operations (INFO) Act of 2022

 
This bill authorizes certain Department of State, U.S. Agency for International Development, and U.S. Agency for Global Media activities to promote internet freedom and support technologies for circumventing foreign government restrictions on internet access.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2022-03-07
text: Introduced in Senate
SAFE SEAS Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3765
Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Introduced: 2022-03-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Animals

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-07
text: 

Stewarding Atlantic Fisheries Ecosystems by Supporting Economic Assistance and Sustainability Act of 2022 or the SAFE SEAS Act of 2022

 
This bill establishes grants for states to assist lobster and Jonah crab harvesters with the costs of gear modifications in accordance with the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2022-03-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Susan Muffley Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3766
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2022-03-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-07
text: 

Susan Muffley Act of 2022

 
This bill restores the full vested monthly benefits for eligible participants of certain pension plans that were sponsored by Delphi Corporation and terminated as a result of General Motors' bankruptcy in 2009. 
 
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) must recalculate and adjust each plan participant's monthly benefits payment. The PBGC must also apply the recalculation to previously-made monthly payments and make a lump-sum payment for any additional benefits based on the recalculation.
 
The bill establishes and provides appropriations to a fund for the payment of these benefits and specifies how the lump-sum payments are treated for tax purposes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-03-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Delaware River Basin Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3767
Sponsor: Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2022-03-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Aquatic ecology
Delaware
Economic development
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Floods and storm protection
Intergovernmental relations
Lakes and rivers
Land use and conservation
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
New Jersey
New York State
Pennsylvania
Water quality
Water resources funding
Water use and supply
Watersheds
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-07
text: 

Delaware River Basin Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2022

 
This bill reauthorizes the Delaware River Basin Restoration Program and increases the federal cost share for certain grant projects. 
 
Specifically, the bill extends the program through FY2030 and increases the federal cost share of a grant project that serves a small, rural, or disadvantaged community to 90% of the total cost of the project. However, the federal share may be increased to 100% of the project's total cost if the grant recipient is unable to pay, or would experience significant financial hardship if required to pay, the nonfederal share.
 
The bill also repeals the prohibition on the use of program funds for the acquisition by the federal government of any interest in land.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-504.
action_date: 2022-03-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1017; text: CR S1017)
action_date: 2022-03-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Training America’s Workforce Act

Bill: 117-s-3768
Sponsor: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]
Introduced: 2022-03-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-07
text: 

Training America's Workforce Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Labor to establish a process to identify industry-recognized apprenticeship programs for purposes of the National Apprenticeship Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S1017-1018)
action_date: 2022-03-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Weatherization Assistance Program Improvements Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3769
Sponsor: Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]
Introduced: 2022-03-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Building construction
Housing industry and standards
Low- and moderate-income housing

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-07
text: 

Weatherization Assistance Program Improvements Act of 2022

 
This bill expands the Department of Energy's Weatherization Assistance Program, including by establishing a Weatherization Readiness Fund. If the dwellings of low-income households have significant defects or hazards that prevent the installation of weatherization (e.g., energy efficiency) measures under the program, then states may use the fund for repairing such defects and hazards.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-28
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
action_date: 2022-03-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1018)
action_date: 2022-03-07
text: Introduced in Senate
PRICE Act

Bill: 117-s-3770
Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2022-03-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-07
text: 

Preventing Runaway Inflation in Consumer Expenditures Act or the PRICE Act

 
This bill establishes a point of order that prohibits the Senate from considering legislation that would cause a net increase in outlays unless the Congressional Budget Office certifies that inflation is below 3%. The point of order may be waived by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Senate. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
action_date: 2022-03-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Stop Russian GOLD Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3771
Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2022-03-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Europe
Financial services and investments
Metals
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Russia
Trade restrictions
U.S. and foreign investments
War and emergency powers

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-07
text: 

Stop Russian Government and Oligarchs from Limiting Democracy Act of 2022 or the Stop Russian GOLD Act of 2022

 
This bill prohibits a U.S. person from engaging in a transaction with a foreign person who purchases, transacts in, or transports Russian gold. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text: CR S1018-1019)
action_date: 2022-03-07
text: Introduced in Senate