hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Ending Unemployment Payments to Jobless Millionaires Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-5148
Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]
Introduced: 2022-11-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2022-11-30
text: 

Ending Unemployment Payments to Jobless Millionaires Act of 2022

 
This bill prohibits the use of federal funds for making unemployment compensation payments to an individual with an adjusted gross income equal to or greater than $1 million.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-11-30
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude independent agents and brokers from requirement to record calls with beneficiaries under the Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Benefit programs.

Bill: 117-s-5149
Sponsor: Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]
Introduced: 2022-11-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-11-30
text: 
This bill provides that independent agents and brokers who are contracted to market Medicare Advantage or Medicare prescription drug benefit plans do not have to record calls with beneficiaries.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-11-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Strengthening Consumer Protections and Medical Debt Transparency Act

Bill: 117-s-5150
Sponsor: Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]
Introduced: 2022-11-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-11-30
text: 

Strengthening Consumer Protections and Medical Debt Transparency Act

 
This bill establishes a series of requirements relating to the collection of medical debt. Among other provisions, the bill restricts the circumstances under which health care entities may initiate extraordinary collection actions, requires entities to provide detailed debt statements and payment receipts to patients, and establishes a public medical debt collection database with information about medical debt collectors.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-11-30
text: Introduced in Senate
End Hedge Fund Control of American Homes Act

Bill: 117-s-5151
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2022-11-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-11-30
text: 
 
End Hedge Fund Control of American Homes Act 

 
This bill imposes an excise tax, with certain exclusions, on individuals who own more than 100 single family homes. The amount of such tax is the product of $20,000 and the number of homes owned over 100. 
 
The bill establishes a Housing Trust Fund into which the excise tax amounts shall be deposited and used to provide grants for down payment assistance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-11-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Concerned Citizens Bill of Rights Act

Bill: 117-s-5152
Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]
Introduced: 2022-11-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2022-11-30
text: 

Concerned Citizens Bill of Rights Act

 
This bill requires state and local governments, as a condition of certain grant funding, to annually (1) report on any of their policies that result in a lack of law enforcement or prosecution of criminal offenses, and (2) certify that they do not have any policies that prohibit money bail for felonies or violent misdemeanors.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-11-30
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to require certain notice requirements by law enforcement officers of the Environmental Protection Agency before executing and serving warrants.

Bill: 117-s-5153
Sponsor: Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]
Introduced: 2022-11-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2022-11-30
text: 
This bill requires law enforcement officers of the Environmental Protection Agency to provide notice to state and local law enforcement agencies before executing and serving warrants.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2022-11-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Strengthening the AfCFTA Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-5154
Sponsor: Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
Introduced: 2022-11-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance

Summary:
action_date: 2022-11-30
text: 

Strengthening the African Continental Free Trade Area Act of 2022 or the Strengthening the AfCFTA Act of 2022

 
This bill requires the President to direct the U.S. Trade Representative to develop a 10-year federal strategy to promote the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Additionally, the U.S. Agency for International Development must establish an AfCFTA Trade Capacity Building Program to support the implementation of the strategy.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-11-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Proprietary Education Interagency Oversight Coordination Improvement Act

Bill: 117-s-5155
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2022-11-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2022-11-30
text: 

Proprietary Education Interagency Oversight Coordination Improvement Act

 
This bill requires certain actions to increase federal oversight of proprietary (i.e., for-profit) institutions of higher education (IHEs).
 
Specifically, the bill establishes the Proprietary Education Interagency Oversight Coordination Committee and sets forth its duties and membership.
 
The bill also directs the Department of Education (ED) to collect and track student complaints regarding the services or activities of any proprietary IHE that is eligible for federal education assistance. Further, ED must publish a warning list for parents and students that is comprised of proprietary IHEs that have engaged in certain activities, including those that have been sued for financial relief or have pending claims for borrower relief discharge. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-11-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Fairness for American Victims of State-Sponsored Terrorism Act

Bill: 117-s-5156
Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
Introduced: 2022-11-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2022-11-30
text: 

Fairness for American Victims of State-Sponsored Terrorism Act

 
This bill authorizes and provides funding for additional payments from the U.S. Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund. 
 
Specifically, the bill (1) provides lump-sum catch-up payments from the fund to 9/11 victims and their families; and (2) makes victims of the 1983 bombing of the U.S. Marine Corps barracks in Beirut and their families eligible for lump-sum catch-up payments from the fund.
 
The bill also rescinds specified unobligated funds that were provided for (1) the Small Business Administration's Paycheck Protection Program, and (2) emergency rental assistance. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2022-11-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Nurse Overtime and Patient Safety Act

Bill: 117-s-5157
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2022-12-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: 

Nurse Overtime and Patient Safety Act

 
This bill requires certain providers, as a condition of Medicare participation, to limit mandatory overtime for nurses.
 
Specifically, the bill prohibits hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, home health agencies, rural health clinics, federally qualified health centers, and other specified providers from requiring nurses to work (1) more than a previously scheduled shift, 48 hours in a workweek, or 12 consecutive hours in a 24-hour period; or (2) during the 10 hours immediately following the 12th hour worked in a shift during a 24-hour period. 
 
Qualifying work hours include time spent in training, on call, and on standby. The bill's provisions do not apply during declared emergencies or disasters, subject to specified conditions, and do not preclude voluntary overtime.
 
The bill also establishes (1) certain protections for nurses who file complaints against providers, (2) documentation and notice requirements for providers, and (3) potential civil penalties for violations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Students' Access to Freedom and Educational Rights Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-5158
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2022-12-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: 

Students' Access to Freedom and Educational Rights Act of 2022

 
This bill expands protections against discrimination and harassment in federally funded education programs or activities. Among other provisions, the bill (1) establishes statutory standards of liability for harassment and relevant remedies under specified statutes; (2) requires the Department of Education to develop a climate survey on K-12 students' experiences with domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sexual harassment, and stalking; and (3) establishes training requirements and a grant program for Title IX coordinators.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Human Trafficking Prevention Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-5159
Sponsor: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]
Introduced: 2022-12-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: 

Human Trafficking Prevention Act of 2022

 
This bill requires the posting of contact information of the national human trafficking hotline in specific places.
 
Specifically, the information must be posted
 
 
in a visible place in all federal buildings;
 
in the restrooms of each U.S. aircraft, airport, over-the-road bus, bus station, passenger train, and passenger railroad station; and
 
at each port of entry.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: Introduced in Senate
NBACC Authorization Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-5160
Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
Introduced: 2022-12-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Chemical and biological weapons
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Department of Homeland Security
Emergency planning and evacuation
Executive agency funding and structure
First responders and emergency personnel
Homeland security
Internet, web applications, social media
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Technology assessment
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: 

National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center Authorization Act of 2022 or the NBACC Authorization Act of 2022

 
This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to designate a specified laboratory as the National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center (NBACC). It shall be the lead federal facility dedicated to defending the United States against biological threats.
 
The NBACC may include the National Bioforensic Analysis Center and the National Biological Threat Characterization Center.
 
The NBACC shall engage in specified activities, including
 
 
conducting studies and experiments to better understand current and future biological threats and hazards and pandemics; 
 
 providing the scientific data required to assess vulnerabilities, conduct risk assessments, and determine potential impacts to guide the development of countermeasures; 
 
 conducting and facilitating the technical forensic analysis and interpretation of materials recovered following a biological attack, or in other law enforcement investigations requiring evaluation of biological materials, in support of the appropriate lead federal agency; and
 
 coordinating with other national laboratories to enhance research capabilities, share lessons learned, and provide training more efficiently.
 
 
The NBACC must
 
 
engage in a continuously operating Work for Others program to make the unique biocontainment and bioforensic capabilities of the NBACC available to other federal agencies; and
 
 perform regularly scheduled and required maintenance of laboratory infrastructure, and procure mission-critical equipment and capability upgrades. 
 
 
The Office of the Under Secretary for Science and Technology shall conduct a mission needs assessment of the NBACC. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries of products of European Union member states, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-s-5161
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2022-12-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: 

For Accurate Import Relief To Aid Retailers and Importers of Foreign Freights Act of 2022 or the FAIR TARIFF Act of 2022

 
This bill provides for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries of products (e.g., wine, spirits, and food) of European Union countries exported to the United States during specified time periods.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: Introduced in Senate
AHEAD Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-5162
Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
Introduced: 2022-12-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: 

Assessing Health Evaluations to Advance Decision-making Act of 2022 or the AHEAD Act of 2022

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (National Academies) to study, and make certain recommendations concerning, the use of health impact assessments or other tools to evaluate the effect of proposed federal legislation on health and health disparities.
 
When developing recommendations to incorporate these tools into the federal legislative process, the National Academies must consult with the Government Accountability Office, the Congressional Budget Office, and the Congressional Research Service. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Protecting Communities from Plastics Act

Bill: 117-s-5163
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2022-12-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: 

Protecting Communities from Plastics Act

 
This bill sets forth a variety of requirements and incentives to reduce the production and use of plastics and other petrochemicals, including by directing the Environmental Protection Agency to place a temporary pause on certain new permits for petrochemical facilities under the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: Introduced in Senate
HARM Act

Bill: 117-s-5164
Sponsor: Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]
Introduced: 2022-12-01 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Military operations and strategy
Russia
Sanctions
Terrorism
Ukraine

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: 

Holding Accountable Russian Mercenaries Act or the HARM Act

 
This bill requires the Department of State to designate the PMC Wagner Group as a foreign terrorist organization. Such designation also applies to any affiliated and successor entities undertaking malign activities against the United States and its allies or partners. 
 
(Among other things, such a designation allows the Department of the Treasury to require financial institutions to block transactions involving the organization.)
 
The President may waive the application of sanctions against these entities if the President determines it to be in the national interest.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Pipeline Permitting for Energy Security Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-5165
Sponsor: Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA]
Introduced: 2022-12-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: 

Pipeline Permitting for Energy Security Act
 

of 2022

 
This bill modifies requirements under the Clean Water Act, the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to expedite water quality certifications, environmental reviews, endangered species consultations, and make related changes. The bill also establishes requirements to expedite the approval of the Mountain Valley Pipeline, which is a natural gas pipeline located in Virginia and West Virginia.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: Introduced in Senate
PREPARE Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-5166
Sponsor: Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO]
Introduced: 2022-12-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: 

Preparing Regulators Effectively for a Post-prohibition Adult-use Regulated Environment Act of 2022 or the PREPARE Act of 2022

 
This bill directs the Department of Justice to establish the Commission on the Federal Regulation of Cannabis to study a plausible and prompt pathway to cannabis regulation.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: Introduced in Senate
TEST Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-5167
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2022-12-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: 

Temporary Emergency Scheduling and Testing of Fentanyl Analogues Act of 2022 or the TEST Act of 2022

 
This bill (1) extends the temporary scheduling of fentanyl-related substances in schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act for two years; (2) requires the Drug Enforcement Administration to submit synthetic compounds of fentanyl-related substances it has encountered thus far to the Food and Drug Administration for scientific and medical evaluations, if they have not yet been evaluated; and (3) provides for the removal and rescheduling of fentanyl-related substances from schedule I if certain criteria are met, as well as notifications about any such scheduling changes to individuals who were or are being prosecuted for offenses related to such substances.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act

Bill: 117-s-5169
Sponsor: Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY]
Introduced: 2022-12-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: 

Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to provide competitive grants to Indian tribes, states, metropolitan planning organizations, and local governments for projects that provide parking for commercial motor vehicles and improve the safety of commercial motor vehicle drivers on federal-aid highways or on a facility with reasonable access to such a highway or a freight facility.
 
In providing grants, DOT must prioritize applicants that demonstrate
 
 
 a shortage of commercial motor vehicle parking capacity in the corridor in which the project is located;
 
 consultation with motor carriers, commercial motor vehicle drivers, public safety officials, and private providers of commercial motor vehicle parking;
 
 the project will likely increase the availability or utilization of commercial motor vehicle parking, facilitate the efficient movement of freight, and improve highway safety, traffic congestion, and air quality; and
 
 the ability to provide for the maintenance and operation of the facility.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation Act

Bill: 117-s-5170
Sponsor: Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK]
Introduced: 2022-12-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: 

Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation Act

 
This bill amends the National Trails System Act to designate a trail of approximately 2,400 miles extending from Chicago, Illinois, to Santa Monica, California, as the Route 66 National Historic Trail. The trail shall be administered by the Department of the Interior in a manner that respects and maintains its idiosyncratic nature. Interior may not use eminent domain or condemnation in carrying out this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Protecting Our Children from the CDC Act

Bill: 117-s-5171
Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2022-12-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: 

Protecting Our Children from the CDC Act

 
This bill prohibits the inclusion of any COVID-19 vaccine on the child and adolescent immunization schedule (which lists the vaccines recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice for those populations) unless all clinical data related to the safety and efficacy of the vaccine is published on the website of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to designate the Department of Energy Integrated Engineering Research Center Federal Building located at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Illinois, as the "Helen Edwards Engineering Research Center".

Bill: 117-s-5172
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2022-12-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Department of Energy
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Illinois

Summary:
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: 
This bill designates the Department of Energy Integrated Engineering Research Center Federal Building located at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Illinois, as the Helen Edwards Engineering Research Center.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2022-12-01
text: Introduced in Senate