hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Reducing Plastics in Wastewater Act

Bill: 117-hr-9608
Sponsor: Rep. Jacobs, Chris [R-NY-27]
Introduced: 2022-12-16 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-16
text: 

Reducing Plastics in Wastewater Act

 
This bill permits the use of the Clean Water State Revolving Fund to construct or improve municipal water treatment facilities to reduce and remove plastic waste, microplastics, and other post-consumer materials from wastewater. That fund provides low-cost financing to communities for a wide range of water quality infrastructure projects.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2022-12-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-12-16
text: Introduced in House
Federal Government Equity Improvement Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-9609
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2022-12-16 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-16
text: 

Federal Government Equity Improvement Act of 2022

 
This bill addresses issues related to equity and providing government services more equitably, including by (1) requiring each federal agency to establish an Agency Equity Advisory Team, (2) establishing an Equitable Data Working Group within the Chief Data Officer Council. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2022-12-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-12-16
text: Introduced in House
Equity in Agency Planning Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-9610
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2022-12-16 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-16
text: 

Equity in Agency Planning Act of 2022

 
This bill requires federal agency strategic plans, performance plans, and priority goals to address the need to improve the equitable provision of services to underserved communities and individuals.
 
Specifically, such plans and goals must have a certain number of goals relating to improving the equitable provision of services to such communities and individuals.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2022-12-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-12-16
text: Introduced in House
To delay the implementation of the modifications of exceptions for reporting of third party network transactions.

Bill: 117-hr-9611
Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-3]
Introduced: 2022-12-16 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-16
text: 
This bill delays the implementation of a 
de minimis
 exception to the tax reporting requirements of third party network transactions for transactions not exceeding $600.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2022-12-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-12-16
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Adopting Families from Audits Act

Bill: 117-hr-9612
Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1]
Introduced: 2022-12-16 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-16
text: 
 
Protecting Adopting Families from Audits Act 

 
This bill requires the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to submit a written report to the congressional tax committees comparing the audit rate of individual taxpayers who claim the adoption tax credit to the audit rate of those taxpayers who do not claim such credit. The initial report must be submitted not later than the end of 2023 and then annually thereafter through 2036.
 
The IRS must also submit a written report regarding its audit practices for individuals who claim refundable and nonrefundable tax credits.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2022-12-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-12-16
text: Introduced in House
Preventing Improper Payments Act

Bill: 117-hr-9613
Sponsor: Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7]
Introduced: 2022-12-16 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Fraud offenses and financial crimes

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-16
text: 

Preventing Improper Payments Act

 
This bill designates any program or activity making more than $100 million in payments in a fiscal year as susceptible to significant improper payments. Under current law, programs designated as susceptible to significant improper payments are subject to additional assessments and reporting requirements.
 
The bill requires each agency to submit to Congress, as part of the annual financial report of the agency, a report on
 
 
 implementing financial and administrative controls and certain other practices with respect to fraud risk;
 
 identifying risks and vulnerabilities to fraud; and 
 
establishing strategies, procedures, and other steps to curb fraud.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2022-12-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-12-16
text: Introduced in House
Hawaiian Home Lands Preservation Act

Bill: 117-hr-9614
Sponsor: Rep. Kahele, Kaiali'i [D-HI-2]
Introduced: 2022-12-20 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: 

Hawaiian Home Lands Preservation Act

 
This bill reduces the minimum Native Hawaiian blood quantum required for successor homestead lessees and applicants on the waiting list for the Hawaiian Home Lands program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-21
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9915-9916)
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Introduced in House
Fair Play for Women Act

Bill: 117-hr-9615
Sponsor: Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]
Introduced: 2022-12-20 in the House
Policy area: Sports and Recreation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: 

Fair Play for Women Act

 
This bill addresses issues concerning sex discrimination in sports. For example, the bill prohibits intercollegiate athletic associations from engaging in certain acts of sex discrimination, including discrimination through (1) the rules it sets for intercollegiate athletics; (2) the facilities, amenities, and goods or services provided for competitions; or (3) the distribution of revenues or other benefits. 
 
The bill also requires institutions of higher education to periodically report to the Department of Education certain data related to men's and women's sports programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Introduced in House
Preventing Child Sex Abuse Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-9616
Sponsor: Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2]
Introduced: 2022-12-20 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Crimes against children
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Domestic violence and child abuse
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: 

Preventing Child Sex Abuse Act of 2022

 
This bill makes changes to the federal law prohibiting child sexual tourism. 
 
First, the bill revises the specific intent required for certain offenses involving interstate or foreign travel to engage in or facilitate illicit sexual conduct. Specifically, this bill requires the government to prove that an individual traveled (or facilitated travel) with the intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct (currently, with a motivating purpose of engaging in illicit sexual conduct). Further, it specifies that the term 
intent
 is to be construed as any intention to engage in illicit sexual conduct at the time of the travel. 
 
Second, the bill establishes new criminal offenses for acts in furtherance of illicit sexual conduct by an officer, director, employee, or agent of an organization through his or her connection to or affiliation with the organization. A violation is subject to a fine, a prison term of up to 30 years, or both. 
 
Finally, the bill specifies that the term 
sexual activity for which any person can be charged with a criminal offense
 does not require interpersonal physical contact. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Improvement Act to extend the exception to the closure of certain roads within the Recreation Area for local businesses, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-9617
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]
Introduced: 2022-12-20 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: 
This bill extends to September 30, 2026, a program that allows owners of certain locally owned and operated commercial vehicles to buy permits to use Highway 209 in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Introduced in House
STREAM Act

Bill: 117-hr-9618
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]
Introduced: 2022-12-20 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: 

Safeguarding Treatment for the Restoration of Ecosystems from Abandoned Mines Act or the STREAM Act

 
This bill allows a state to set aside up to 30% of its annual grant for abandoned mine reclamation provided under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act for the treatment and abatement of acid mine drainage, which is the release of acidic water from abandoned coal mines.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Introduced in House
Native Plant Species Pilot Program Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-9619
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]
Introduced: 2022-12-20 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: 

Native Plant Species Pilot Program Act of 2022

 
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to carry out a pilot program to prioritize the use of native plant species within geographically diverse units of the National Park System and public land administered by the Bureau of Land Management.
 
In carrying out the pilot program, Interior shall
 
 
give preference to the use of locally adapted native plant materials where appropriate;
 
incorporate efforts to prevent, control, or eradicate the spread of invasive species;
 
incorporate efforts to use native plants in areas that have experienced a recent wildfire event; and
 
identify situations in which the use of non-native plants may be warranted.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Introduced in House
Chixoy International Financial Institution Reparations Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-9620
Sponsor: Rep. Garcia, Jesus G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]
Introduced: 2022-12-20 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: 

Chixoy International Financial Institution Reparations Act of 2022

 
This bill directs U.S. representatives at international financial institutions to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to avoid providing financing to entities that violate human rights and to provide reparations for violations of human rights resulting from institution actions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Introduced in House
Justice for Armored Car Crew Members Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-9621
Sponsor: Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1]
Introduced: 2022-12-20 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: 

Justice for Armored Car Crew Members Act of 2022

 
This bill makes the robbery of an armored car or armored car company building an offense under the federal bank robbery statute.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Introduced in House
STATES Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-9622
Sponsor: Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1]
Introduced: 2022-12-20 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: 

Sustaining Tenth Amendment Truths for Every State Act of 2022 or the STATES Act of 2022

 
This bill provides that an action of a state agency taken pursuant to state law shall have effect within the state notwithstanding federal law to the contrary, if the federal law purports to apply under authority to create such law that is not explicitly delegated to the federal government within the stated words of the U.S. Constitution.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Introduced in House
Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-9624
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]
Introduced: 2022-12-20 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: 

Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2022

 
This bill makes various changes to the federal framework governing the sale, transfer, and possession of firearms and ammunition. Among other changes, the bill
 
 
generally requires individuals to obtain a license to purchase, acquire, or possess a firearm or ammunition;
 
raises the minimum age&#8212;from 18 years to 21 years&#8212;to purchase firearms and ammunition;
 
establishes new background check requirements for firearm transfers between private parties;
 
creates a statutory process for a family or household member to petition a court for an extreme risk protection order to remove firearms from an individual who poses a risk of committing violence;
 
restricts the import, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of semiautomatic assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices; 
 
restricts the manufacture, sale, transfer, purchase, or receipt of ghost guns (i.e., guns without serial numbers);
 
requires federally licensed gun dealers to submit and annually certify compliance with a security plan to detect and deter firearm theft; 
 
removes limitations on the civil liability of gun manufacturers; 
 
allows the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue safety standards for firearms and firearm components; 
 
establishes a community violence intervention grant program; and 
 
promotes research on firearms safety and gun violence prevention.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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: 2022-12-20
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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: 2022-12-20
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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: 2022-12-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Introduced in House
Aviation Security Checkpoint Technology Fund Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-9625
Sponsor: Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24]
Introduced: 2022-12-20 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Government trust funds
Public contracts and procurement
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: 

Aviation Security Checkpoint Technology Fund Act of 2022

 
This bill establishes the Aviation Security Checkpoint Technology Fund within the Department of Homeland Security to fund the procurement, deployment, and sustainment of aviation security checkpoint technology.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Introduced in House
Report on DoD Practices to Distinguish Between Civilians and Combatants Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-9626
Sponsor: Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]
Introduced: 2022-12-20 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: 

Report on DoD Practices to Distinguish Between Civilians and Combatants Act of 2022

 
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center to prepare an independent report on DOD practices regarding distinguishing between combatants and civilians in U.S. military operations (i.e., a mission, strike, engagement, raid, or incident).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Introduced in House
Extension of the Department of Defense’s Authority for Certain Payments to Redress Injury and Loss Act

Bill: 117-hr-9627
Sponsor: Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]
Introduced: 2022-12-20 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: 

Extension of the Department of Defense's Authority for Certain Payments to Redress Injury and Loss Act

 
This bill extends through December 31, 2033, the authority of the Department of Defense to provide payments for damage, personal injury, or death that is incident to the use of force by the U.S. Armed Forces.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Introduced in House
PEACE Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-9628
Sponsor: Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]
Introduced: 2022-12-20 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: 

Police Exercising Absolute Care with Everyone Act of 2022 or the PEACE Act of 2022

 
This bill provides statutory standards for the use of lethal and less lethal force by federal law enforcement officers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Introduced in House
Corporate Responsibility and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-9629
Sponsor: Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]
Introduced: 2022-12-20 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: 

Corporate Responsibility and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2022

 
This bill imposes an excise tax on large employers (employing an average of at least 500 full-time employees in the preceding calendar year) for qualified federal benefits received by their employees. The bill defines 
qualified federal benefits
 to include food stamps, school lunches, section 8 housing subsidies, and Medicaid benefits. It exempts employers that pay their employees $15 per hour and have less than $100 million in assets from classification as a large employer, thus exempting such employers from the excise tax. 
 
The bill also makes it an unlawful employment practice for any large employer to inquire whether an applicant for employment receives federal benefits.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2022-12-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2022-12-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Introduced in House
High-skilled Immigration Reform for Employment Act

Bill: 117-hr-9630
Sponsor: Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
Introduced: 2022-12-20 in the House
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: 

High-skilled Immigration Reform for Employment Act

 
This bill increases the annual cap on H-1B visas (nonimmigrant visas for workers in specialty occupations) and authorizes grants for education.
 
Specifically, the bill (1) increases the cap on such visas for each fiscal year to from 65.000 to 130,000, and (2) exempts from this cap all visas for individuals with a postgraduate degree from a U.S. institution of higher education (currently, only up to 20,000 such visas are exempted each fiscal year). 
 
The bill also modifies the criteria for determining whether an employer is an H-1B-dependent employer. (Such employers are subject to additional requirements.)
 
The Department of Education may make grants to states to support science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (commonly referred to as STEM) education. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2022-12-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2022-12-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Introduced in House
Preventing Deepfakes of Intimate Images Act

Bill: 117-hr-9631
Sponsor: Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25]
Introduced: 2022-12-20 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: 

Preventing Deepfakes of Intimate Images Act

 
This bill makes it a crime to intentionally disclose a digital depiction that has been altered using artificial intelligence or similar technology of an individual engaging in sexually explicit conduct.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Introduced in House