hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-510
Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
Introduced: 2021-03-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Department of the Treasury
Executive agency funding and structure
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Property tax
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Transfer and inheritance taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-01
text: 

Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act of 2021

 
This bill imposes a tax on the net value of all taxable assets of the taxpayer on the last day of any calendar year (wealth tax). The amount of such tax shall be equal to the sum of 2% of the amount of taxpayer assets exceeding $50 million but not in excess of $1 billion, plus the applicable percentage (3% or 6% if certain legislation is in effect) of the net value of such taxable assets exceeding $1 billion. There is no tax on the net value of taxable assets not in excess of $50 million. 
 
The bill defines 
net value of all taxable assets 
as the value of all property of the taxpayer, real or personal, tangible or intangible, wherever situated reduced by any debts (including secured debts) owed by the taxpayer. The definition excludes property with a value of $50,000 or less, tangible personal property, certain property used in a trade or business, and collectibles. 
 
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) must audit annually not less than 30% of taxpayers required to pay the tax imposed by this bill. 
 
The bill provides funding to the IRS for FY2022-FY2032 for enforcement of the requirements of this bill, taxpayer services, and for business system modernization. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-03-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Bronzeville-Black Metropolis National Heritage Area Act

Bill: 117-s-511
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2021-03-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Historic sites and heritage areas
Historical and cultural resources
Illinois
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Racial and ethnic relations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-01
text: 

Bronzeville-Black Metropolis National Heritage Area Act

 
This bill establishes the Bronzeville-Black Metropolis National Heritage Area in Chicago, Illinois.
 
The Black Metropolis National Heritage Area Commission shall be the local coordinating entity for the heritage area and shall submit a management plan for the heritage area.
 
The authority of the Department of the Interior to provide financial assistance to the heritage area expires 15 years after the enactment of this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-06
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
action_date: 2021-03-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text: CR S956-958)
action_date: 2021-03-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Equitable Data Collection and Disclosure on COVID–19 Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-512
Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
Introduced: 2021-03-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Disability and health-based discrimination
Disability and paralysis
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal-Indian relations
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government information and archives
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Hospital care
Immunology and vaccination
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Minority health
Racial and ethnic relations
Right of privacy
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-01
text: 

Equitable Data Collection and Disclosure on COVID-19 Act of 2021

 
This bill expands data collection and reporting on demographic information and disparities related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
 
During the COVID-19 emergency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must publish data on COVID-19 testing, treatment, vaccinations, and outcomes on the CDC website. They must update the data daily and disaggregate it by race, ethnicity, and other demographic factors.
 
In addition, the Indian Health Service must consult with tribal nations about COVID-19 data collection and reporting.
 
The Department of Health and Human Services must make a summary of final statistics related to COVID-19 publicly available and report specified information to Congress within 60 days of the end of the COVID-19 emergency.
 
The bill also establishes the Commission on Ensuring Data for Health Equity. The commission must determine approaches to using data to reduce disparities in health outcomes, including specifically with respect to COVID-19. In addition, it must provide recommendations to improve demographic data collection and use in future public health emergencies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-03-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Ensuring Increased Disaster Loans for Small Businesses Act

Bill: 117-s-513
Sponsor: Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]
Introduced: 2021-03-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Disaster relief and insurance
Economic performance and conditions
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Government lending and loan guarantees
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Small Business Administration
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-01
text: 

Ensuring Increased Disaster Loans for Small Businesses Act or the EIDL for Small Businesses Act

 
This bill authorizes and provides funding for additional Small Business Administration (SBA) disaster loans and advances on such loans, and it modifies the requirements for providing these advances.
 
Specifically, the bill authorizes an additional disaster loan to a prior recipient that received such a loan during the period between January 31, 2020, and December 31, 2021, up to an aggregate amount of $2 million. Further, the bill prohibits the SBA from imposing a maximum loan amount limit that is lower than $2 million for an initial disaster loan.
 
The bill also requires the SBA to provide a recipient of an additional disaster loan an additional advance such that the total advance amount received by the applicant is $10,000.
 
The SBA must submit a monthly report on the status of appropriations for disaster loans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
action_date: 2021-03-01
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to obtain and direct the placement in the Capitol or on the Capitol Grounds of a monument to honor Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Bill: 117-s-514
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2021-03-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Judges
Monuments and memorials
Supreme Court
U.S. Capitol

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-01
text: 
This bill requires the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain, and the Architect of the Capitol to permanently install in the U.S. Capitol or on the U.S. Capitol Grounds, a monument honoring Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Ruth Bader Ginsburg.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
action_date: 2021-03-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Mental Health Justice Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-515
Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
Introduced: 2021-03-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Disability and paralysis
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Emergency communications systems
Employment and training programs
First responders and emergency personnel
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Mental health
Performance measurement
Racial and ethnic relations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-01
text: 

Mental Health Justice Act of 2021

 
This bill creates a grant program for states and local governments to train and dispatch mental health professionals to respond, instead of law enforcement officers, to emergencies that involve people with behavioral health needs.
 
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) must manage the program in consultation with the Department of Justice (DOJ). SAMHSA may cancel grants that increase incarceration or institutionalization. Grantees must use funds for purposes including de-escalation and anti-racism training.
 
The Department of Health and Human Services and the DOJ must evaluate this program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-03-01
text: Introduced in Senate
FINISH Act

Bill: 117-s-518
Sponsor: Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN]
Introduced: 2021-03-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Performance measurement
Public-private cooperation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-02
text: 

Fund for Innovation and Success in Higher Education Act or the FINISH Act

 
This bill establishes and revises programs to increase access to higher education for high-need students, increase their graduation rates, improve the efficiency of postsecondary education, and evaluate higher education programs.
 
Specifically, the bill authorizes the Department of Education to
 
 
award grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) and other entities to develop and implement evidence-based innovations, including pay-for-success initiatives, in order to improve postsecondary access and increase graduation rates of high-need students;
 
approve up to five pay-for-success pilot initiatives each fiscal year to allow IHEs and private entities to use grants for improvement of student outcomes; and
 
independently evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of all higher education grant programs.
 
 
The bill also encourages IHEs to make all forms of postsecondary instructional content, including open educational resources (e.g., textbooks), widely available. Open educational resources either reside in the public domain or have been released under a copyright license that permits their free use, reuse, modification, and sharing with others.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-03-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Protecting the Right to Organized, Transparent Elections through a Constitutionally Trustworthy Electoral College Act (PROTECT Electoral College Act)

Bill: 117-s-519
Sponsor: Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN]
Introduced: 2021-03-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Intergovernmental relations
Postal service
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-02
text: 

Protecting the Right to Organized, Transparent Elections through a Constitutionally Trustworthy Electoral College Act (PROTECT Electoral College Act)

 
This bill temporarily suspends federal election security grants and conditions receipt of future grants on certain state certifications. The bill also requires a study on the 2020 presidential election.
 
Specifically, the bill suspends through July 1, 2022, election security grants. During this time period, new grants may not be awarded and previous grant funds may not be expended.
 
Further, the bill conditions receipt of future election security grants on a state legislature certifying certain matters, including that the state's mail-in voter verification procedures are specifically established in statute. The state legislature must also certify that unless there is a statute that specifically authorizes the practice, the state (1) does not provide mail-in ballots to voters unless a voter specifically requests a ballot; and (2) does not permit third parties, except for a voter's family member or caregiver, to return a voter's completed ballot.
 
The bill prohibits election assistance funds from being used to further an election procedure that is not expressly set forth in state statute.
 
Additionally, the Government Accountability Office must study and report on the administration of the 2020 presidential election. The report must analyze specific matters for each state that received election security grants, including an analysis of a state's use of these grants and any subsequent actions taken by its state legislature.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
action_date: 2021-03-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Sand Acquisition, Nourishment, and Development Act

Bill: 117-s-520
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2021-03-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Public contracts and procurement
Seashores and lakeshores

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-02
text: 

Sand Acquisition, Nourishment, and Development Act or the SAND Act

 
This bill allows the Department of the Army to acquire fill material for beach erosion and nourishment purposes from non-domestic sources even if such materials are available from domestic sources. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2021-03-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-521
Sponsor: Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH]
Introduced: 2021-03-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Endangered and threatened species
Government trust funds
Mammals
Postal service
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-02
text: 

Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2021

 
This bill directs the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to sell each copy of the Multinational Species Conservation Fund Semipostal Stamp and notify Congress when all copies have been sold.
 
If the USPS destroys one or more such stamps before this bill's enactment, it shall print and sell the same number of such stamps. 

action_date: 2022-12-13
text: 

Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2021

 
This bill directs the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to sell each copy of the Multinational Species Conservation Fund Semipostal Stamp and notify Congress when all copies have been sold.
 
If the USPS destroys one or more such stamps before this bill's enactment, it shall print and sell the same number of such stamps. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-13
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 639.
action_date: 2022-12-13
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 117-255.
action_date: 2022-12-13
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 117-255.
action_date: 2022-02-02
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2021-03-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2021-03-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-522
Sponsor: Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]
Introduced: 2021-03-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-02
text: 

Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the notice of a proposed rule by a federal agency to include the internet address of a summary of the rule. The summary must be 100 words or fewer, written in plain language, and posted on regulations.gov.

action_date: 2021-06-21
text: 

Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the notice of a proposed rule by a federal agency to include the internet address of a summary of the rule. The summary must be 100 words or fewer, written in plain language, and posted on regulations.gov.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-21
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 79.
action_date: 2021-06-21
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 117-25.
action_date: 2021-06-21
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 117-25.
action_date: 2021-03-17
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2021-03-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2021-03-02
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to repeal the Office of Financial Research, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-s-523
Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2021-03-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation
Department of the Treasury
Executive agency funding and structure
Insurance industry and regulation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-02
text: 
This bill eliminates the Office of Financial Research, which provides financial data and analysis to support the Financial Stability Oversight Council.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2021-03-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Federal Insurance Office Abolishment Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-524
Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2021-03-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Department of the Treasury
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Financial Stability Oversight Council
Insurance industry and regulation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-02
text: 

Federal Insurance Office Abolishment Act of 2021

 
This bill eliminates the Federal Insurance Office (FIO) within the Department of the Treasury. The bill also removes the FIO director as a nonvoting member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2021-03-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Lawful Interstate Transportation of Firearms Act

Bill: 117-s-525
Sponsor: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]
Introduced: 2021-03-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Firearms and explosives
Legal fees and court costs
Motor vehicles

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-02
text: 

Lawful Interstate Transportation of Firearms Act 
 
This bill revises criminal provisions related to the interstate transportation of firearms and ammunition. 
An individual may transport a firearm between two places (e.g., states) where it is legal to possess, carry, or transport the firearm. During transport, the firearm must be unloaded and secured or securely stored. 
Additionally, an individual may transport ammunition, or a detachable magazine or feeding device, between two places where it is legal to possess, carry, or transport the ammunition, magazine, or feeding device. During transport, the ammunition, magazine, or feeding device must not be loaded into a firearm and must be securely stored. 
The term
 transport 
includes staying in temporary lodging overnight; stopping for food, fuel, vehicle maintenance, an emergency, or medical treatment; or any other activity incidental to the transport. 
The bill prohibits the arrest or detention of an individual for a state or local firearm or ammunition violation unless there is probable cause to believe the individual failed to comply with the provisions of this bill.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-03-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Modern Worker Empowerment Act

Bill: 117-s-526
Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC]
Introduced: 2021-03-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Labor standards

Summary:
action_date: 2021-03-02
text: 

Modern Worker Empowerment Act

 
This bill requires the use of common law rules for defining an 
employee
 under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. Generally, an individual is an employee under common law rules when an employer controls what work will be done and how it will be done, among other factors.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-03-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-03-02
text: Introduced in Senate