hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Accelerated Approval Transparency Act

Bill: 117-s-4390
Sponsor: Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO]
Introduced: 2022-06-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: 

Accelerated Approval Transparency Act

 
This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration to include a summary of the reasons a drug or biologic received accelerated approval to treat a serious or life-threatening disease or condition in the public action package for the drug or biologic. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: Introduced in Senate
CLEAR Documentation Act

Bill: 117-s-4391
Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
Introduced: 2022-06-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance

Summary:
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: 

Correcting a Lack of Efficient, Adequate, and Reasonable Documentation Act or the CLEAR Documentation Act

 
This bill establishes certain rules for the Food and Drug Administration to issue export certifications for medical devices that are manufactured outside of the United States. A certification for a medical device must be subject to a user fee.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Reduce Our Military’s Reliance on Foreign Fuel Act

Bill: 117-s-4392
Sponsor: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
Introduced: 2022-06-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: 

Reduce Our Military's Reliance on Foreign Fuel Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to implement a pilot program on the use of sustainable aviation fuel by DOD. Under the bill, 
sustainable aviation fuel
 means liquid fuel that (1) consists of synthesized hydrocarbon; (2) meets the requirements of ASTM International Standard D7566; (3) is derived from biomass, waste streams, renewable energy sources, or gaseous carbon oxides; and (4) is not derived from palm fatty acid distillates.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Middle-Class Savings and Investment Act

Bill: 117-s-4393
Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Introduced: 2022-06-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: 

Middle-Class Savings and Investment Act

 
This bill provides tax incentives for savings and investment for middle-income taxpayers. Specifically, it (1) increases the current tax bracket for capital gains and dividends; (2) allows an exclusion from gross income for up to $300 of interest income received by a taxpayer; (3) increases the threshold for the net investment tax for married couples filing jointly to $400,000, adjusted for inflation (thus eliminating the tax effect known as the marriage penalty); and (4) increases the maximum contribution amount and the rate of the saver's tax credit. As an offset to the cost of these incentives, the bill extends through 2028 the limitation on the deduction for state and local taxes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. CR S2942-2943)
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Defending Domestic Orange Juice Production Act

Bill: 117-s-4394
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2022-06-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Health and Human Services
Nutrition and diet

Summary:
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: 

Defending Domestic Orange Juice Production Act

 
This bill requires finished pasteurized orange juice to contain at least 10% by weight of orange juice soluble solids (currently 10.5%), exclusive of the solids of any added optional sweetening ingredients. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Ryan White PrEP Availability Act

Bill: 117-s-4395
Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]
Introduced: 2022-06-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: 

Ryan White PrEP Availability Act

 
This bill expands the use of Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program grants for providing medical care and services to low-income individuals with HIV/AIDS. Recipients may use the grants to provide pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and related preventive services for individuals who are at risk of contracting HIV.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Access to Healthcare for Reservists Act

Bill: 117-s-4396
Sponsor: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
Introduced: 2022-06-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: 

Access to Healthcare for Reservists Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to study the feasibility of expanding eligibility for TRICARE Reserve Select and the TRICARE dental program to include all members of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve of a reserve component of the Armed Forces, their dependents, and their non-dependent children under the age of 26. The study must also assess potential cost effects, changes in out-of-pocket costs to beneficiaries, and effects on other federal programs.
 
DOD must contract with a federally funded research and development center that is qualified and appropriate to conduct the study.
 
Additionally, DOD must brief Congress on the methodology and approach of the study and submit a report on the results.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Strengthening Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations (C-UAS) Partnerships Act

Bill: 117-s-4397
Sponsor: Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]
Introduced: 2022-06-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: 

Strengthening Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations (C-UAS) Partnerships Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Defense to conduct or support a program to provide training and equipment to the national security forces of one or more foreign countries for the purpose of building the capacity of such forces to conduct counter-unmanned aircraft systems operations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Juvenile Justice System Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4398
Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]
Introduced: 2022-06-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: 

Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Juvenile Justice System Act of 2022

 
This bill modifies provisions under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Program in order to more specifically address racial and ethnic disparities with respect to arrests, secure detentions, and other decision points.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: Introduced in Senate
All-American Flag Act

Bill: 117-s-4399
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2022-06-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Buy American requirements
National symbols
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: 

All-American Flag Act

 
This bill prohibits agencies from using funds to procure a U.S. flag unless such flag has been manufactured in the United States from materials that have been U.S. grown, produced, or manufactured. The bill specifies exceptions to this prohibition, including an exception if flags of satisfactory quality and sufficient quantity cannot be procured as needed at market prices.

action_date: 2022-12-08
text: 

All-American Flag Act

 
This bill prohibits agencies from using funds to procure a U.S. flag unless such flag has been manufactured in the United States from materials that have been U.S. grown, produced, or manufactured. The bill specifies exceptions to this prohibition, including an exception if flags of satisfactory quality and sufficient quantity cannot be procured as needed at market prices.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-12
text: By Senator Peters from Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs filed written report. Report No. 117-240.
action_date: 2022-12-12
text: By Senator Peters from Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs filed written report. Report No. 117-240.
action_date: 2022-12-08
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 614.
action_date: 2022-12-08
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2022-12-08
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2022-09-28
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: Introduced in Senate
College Savings Recovery Act.

Bill: 117-s-4400
Sponsor: Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC]
Introduced: 2022-06-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: 

College Savings Recovery Act

 
This bill sets forth a special tax rule allowing a rollover to a Roth Individual Retirement Account (Roth IRA) from a long-term qualified tuition program (i.e., a 529 qualified tuition program) without penalty.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: Introduced in Senate
FOIA Fix Act

Bill: 117-s-4401
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2022-06-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Asia
Caribbean area
China
Cuba
Europe
Foreign and international corporations
Freedom of information
Iran
Latin America
Middle East
North Korea
Russia
Syria
Venezuela

Summary:
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: 

First Opportunity for Information to Americans Act or the FOIA Fix Act

 
This bill bars certain foreign nationals and entities from obtaining U.S. government records under the Freedom of Information Act.
 
The bill specifically prohibits an agency from making records available to specified requesters, including an entity that is a subsidiary of an entity with a principal place of business or headquarters located in China, Russia, North Korea, Iran, Cuba, Syria, or Venezuela.
 
Further, the bill sets penalties for knowingly assisting, conspiring, or abetting a request for information on behalf of an individual or entity that is prohibited from receiving it.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Violent Incident Clearance and Technological Investigative Methods Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4402
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2022-06-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Due process and equal protection
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Law enforcement administration and funding
Performance measurement
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: 

Violent Incident Clearance and Technological Investigative Methods Act of 2022 or VICTIM Act of 2022

 
This bill directs the Department of Justice to establish a grant program for state, tribal, or local law enforcement agencies or prosecuting offices (or groups of tribal agencies or offices) to establish, implement, and administer violent incident clearance and technological investigative methods.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: Introduced in Senate
USA Civics Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4403
Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2022-06-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: 

USA Civics Act of 

2022

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2027 and revises the American History for Freedom grant program.
 
The bill renames the program as the American Civics and History Education Program.
 
The bill authorizes the Department of Education to award grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) at least once every three years to establish or strengthen academic programs to promote American political thought and history and the history, achievements, and impact of American representative democracy and constitutional democracies globally. Currently, these grants are awarded to IHEs for three years and are focused on traditional American history and the history and achievements of Western civilization.
 
IHEs may use grants to support additional activities, such as collaborating with federal or state humanities programs and using open educational resources.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: Introduced in Senate
HARD ROCK Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4404
Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]
Introduced: 2022-06-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Alliances
Asia
Australia
Canada
China
Congressional oversight
Europe
Government trust funds
Industrial policy and productivity
Metals
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Oceania
Public contracts and procurement
Russia
Strategic materials and reserves
Technology transfer and commercialization
Trade restrictions
United Kingdom

Summary:
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: 

Homeland Acceleration of Recovering Deposits and Renewing Onshore Critical Keystones Act of 2022 or the HARD ROCK Act of 2022

 
This bill authorizes the National Defense Stockpile Manager (the Department of Defense) to take certain actions to address industrial base shortfalls. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2022-06-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Inmate Financial Accountability Task Force Act

Bill: 117-s-4405
Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
Introduced: 2022-06-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: 

Inmate Financial Accountability Task Force Act

 
This bill establishes a joint task force to (1) develop a strategic plan to improve the criminal and civil debt collection process and establish an effective coordination mechanism among each entity involved in the process, and (2) develop a strategic plan to improve oversight of Bureau of Prisons inmate trust fund accounts for detecting and deterring illicit financial activity and money laundering.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Advancing Auto-Portability Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4406
Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC]
Introduced: 2022-06-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: 

Advancing Auto-Portability Act of 2022

 
This bill allows employees to transfer their retirement account upon terminating their employment to a similar account with a new employer. Specifically, it makes such transfers automatic, subject to the right of employees to opt out. It imposes certain requirements upon an automatic portability provider, including a requirement that the provider acknowledge its fiduciary status and provide a notice in advance to an employee whose retirement account is being transferred that contains a description of the automatic portability transaction and any fees charged in connection with the transaction.
 
This bill also allows an eligible employer a $500 tax credit in the year that an automatic portability arrangement is adopted.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: Introduced in Senate
China Oil Export Prohibition Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4407
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2022-06-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Asia
China
Oil and gas
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: 

China Oil Export Prohibition Act of 2022

 
This bill prohibits the exportation of petroleum products to China. 
Petroleum product
 means crude oil, refined oil or a refined oil product, residual fuel oil, or any other petroleum product. The prohibition does not apply to (1) natural gas or any natural gas liquid product, or (2) petroleum products that are in transport when the prohibition takes effect (which is 10 days after the bill's enactment).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Health and Location Data Protection Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4408
Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
Introduced: 2022-06-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: 

Health and Location Data Protection Act of 2022 

 
This bill generally prohibits data brokers from selling, reselling, licensing, trading, transferring, or sharing an individual's health data or location data.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Political BIAS Emails Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4409
Sponsor: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]
Introduced: 2022-06-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: 

Political Bias In Algorithm Sorting Emails Act of 2022 or the Political BIAS Emails Act of 2022

 
 This bill restricts email providers from applying filtering algorithms that label political campaign messages as spam and requires providers to publicly report on their email delivery practices.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2969-2970)
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Graduation Reporting for Accuracy and Decision-Making Act

Bill: 117-s-4410
Sponsor: Sen. Romney, Mitt [R-UT]
Introduced: 2022-06-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: 

Graduation Reporting for Accuracy and Decision-Making Act or the GRAD Act

 
This bill expands consumer information disclosure requirements related to student completion or graduation rates at institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in federal student-aid programs. 
 
Currently, such IHEs must disclose the completion or graduation rate of first-time, full-time, certificate- or degree-seeking undergraduate students. This bill expands disclosure requirements to include the completion or graduation rates of non-first-time and half-time certificate- or degree-seeking undergraduate students. The bill also sets forth new time periods for calculating the completion or graduation rates for programs of study that are less than four years.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5302 Galveston Road in Houston, Texas, as the "Vanessa Guillen Post Office Building".

Bill: 117-s-4411
Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2022-06-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Postal service
Texas

Summary:
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5302 Galveston Road in Houston, Texas, as the "Vanessa Guillen Post Office Building."

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-05
text: Became Public Law No: 117-352.
action_date: 2023-01-05
text: Became Public Law No: 117-352.
action_date: 2023-01-05
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2023-01-05
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2022-12-28
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2022-12-28
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2022-12-21
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2022-12-21
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9933)
action_date: 2022-12-21
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H9933)
action_date: 2022-12-21
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 4411.
action_date: 2022-12-21
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9933-9934)
action_date: 2022-12-21
text: Mrs. Maloney, Carolyn B. moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2022-12-21
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2022-12-21
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2022-12-19
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7282; text: CR S7282)
action_date: 2022-12-19
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7282; text: CR S7282)
action_date: 2022-12-19
text: Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2022-12-19
text: Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: Introduced in Senate

Enacted as: number: 117-352
Protecting Social Workers and Health Professionals from Workplace Violence Act

Bill: 117-s-4412
Sponsor: Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ]
Introduced: 2022-06-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Native Americans

Summary:
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: 

Protecting Social Workers and Health Professionals from Workplace Violence Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to states, Indian tribes, and tribal organizations for providing safety measures to social workers, health workers, and human services professionals who perform services in high-risk and potentially dangerous situations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-06-15
text: Introduced in Senate