hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Click to Quit Act

Bill: 117-s-2572
Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
Introduced: 2021-07-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Consumer affairs
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: 

Click to Quit Act

 
This bill requires an online platform (e.g., a social network or search engine) to provide an easy-to-use, understandable, and conspicuous mechanism by which a user may delete or otherwise terminate their account on the platform. 
 
The Federal Trade Commission must enforce this requirement and treat any violation of the requirement as an unfair or deceptive act or practice.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Airport Classification Retention Act

Bill: 117-s-2573
Sponsor: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]
Introduced: 2021-07-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: 

Airport Classification Retention Act

 
This bill maintains through FY2023 the classification of any airport that was classified for FY2021 as a nonhub primary airport for purposes of apportioning funds for airport planning and noise compatibility programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Protecting Students From Racial Hostility Act

Bill: 117-s-2574
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2021-07-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Elementary and secondary education
Higher education
Racial and ethnic relations
State and local government operations
Teaching, teachers, curricula
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: 

Protecting Students From Racial Hostility Act

 
This bill prohibits school curriculums or teachings that promote certain concepts based on race. 
 
Specifically, the bill prohibits schools from promoting concepts that result in a 
racially hostile environment
, which the bill defines as an environment in which (1) racial discrimination has created an adverse setting, (2) an individual is fearful due to a racially intimidating or offensive environment, or (3) an individual is restricted from participating in or benefiting from a program or activity on the basis of race.
 
Prohibited concepts include the idea that (1) one race is inherently superior to another, (2) the United States is fundamentally racist, and (3) an individual bears responsibility for the past actions of others of the same race. 
 
The bill makes the use of such curriculums or teachings a violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination based on race, color, or national origin in federally funded programs or activities. Any intimidation, threat, or other interference with respect to an individual's rights or participation in related proceedings (e.g., the ability to file complaints about the use of prohibited curriculums) shall also be considered a violation of Title VI. 
 
The bill applies to elementary and secondary schools and to colleges and universities. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Social Security Disability Insurance Return to Work Act

Bill: 117-s-2575
Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
Introduced: 2021-07-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: 

Social Security Disability Insurance Return to Work Act

 
This bill makes various changes to Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), with a particular focus on returning individuals who receive SSDI to employment. Among other changes, the bill limits the amount of time an individual with a disability for which medical improvement is likely or expected may receive SSDI benefits, and it requires the Social Security Administration to establish a process to allow such individuals who return to employment before their benefits expire and whose earnings exceed a specified limit to receive an adjusted SSDI benefit.
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: Introduced in Senate
RUSH Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2576
Sponsor: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]
Introduced: 2021-07-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: 

Reducing Unnecessary Senior Hospitalizations Act of 2021 or the RUSH Act of 

2021

 
This bill establishes a program through which qualified group practices may provide certain items and services that are normally provided at hospital emergency departments to individuals who (1) are entitled to Medicare hospital services, (2) are enrolled for Medicare medical services, and (3) reside in qualified skilled nursing facilities. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S5218-5220)
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to clarify the treatment of authentic Alaska Native articles of handicraft containing nonedible migratory bird parts, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-s-2577
Sponsor: Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]
Introduced: 2021-07-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Animals

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: 
This bill states that nothing in the Migratory Bird Treaty Act prohibits possessing, selling, bartering, purchasing, shipping, or transporting any authentic Alaska Native handicraft, clothing, or art on the basis that it contains a nonedible migratory bird part, so long as the bird was not taken in a wasteful manner.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2021-07-30
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to extend the moratorium on residential evictions, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-s-2578
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2021-07-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health promotion and preventive care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Landlord and tenant

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-31
text: 
This bill extends through October 18, 2021, the order issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) titled 
Temporary Halt in Residential Evictions To Prevent the Further Spread of COVID-19
 and published on September 4, 2020. The bill also permits the CDC to further extend the order as it determines necessary.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-07-31
text: Introduced in Senate
Bikeshare Transit Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2579
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2021-08-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-02
text: 

Bikeshare Transit Act of 2021

 
This bill allows bikeshare projects to be eligible for federal funding.
 
The bill also makes shared micromobility (including bikesharing and shared scooter systems) projects eligible for funds if they shift traffic demand to non-peak hours or other transportation modes, increase vehicle occupancy rates, or otherwise reduce demand for roads.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2021-08-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Alexander Lofgren Veterans in Parks (VIP) Act

Bill: 117-s-2580
Sponsor: Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ]
Introduced: 2021-08-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Military operations and strategy
Military personnel and dependents
Parks, recreation areas, trails
User charges and fees
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-02
text: 

Alexander Lofgren Veterans in Parks (VIP) Act

 

This bill makes the America the Beautiful-National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available, without charge, to members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and Gold Star Families. The pass covers the entrance fee and standard amenity recreation fee for all federal recreational lands and waters.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-06
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
action_date: 2021-08-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-08-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Automatic Relief for Taxpayers Affected by Major Disasters and Critical Events Act

Bill: 117-s-2581
Sponsor: Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH]
Introduced: 2021-08-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Disaster relief and insurance
Judicial review and appeals
Military operations and strategy
Military personnel and dependents
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-02
text: 

Automatic Relief for Taxpayers Affected by Major Disasters and Critical Events Act

 
This bill modifies the mandatory extension of certain tax filing and other tax-related deadlines for taxpayers affected by federally declared disasters and rules for postponing certain tax filing or payment requirements due to service in a combat zone or a contingency operation. It also tolls the deadline for filing a petition in the Tax Court if the location for filing the petition is inaccessible.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-08-02
text: Introduced in Senate
RAISE the Roof Act

Bill: 117-s-2582
Sponsor: Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA]
Introduced: 2021-08-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-03
text: 

Revamping Appropriate Incentives for Solar Energy for the Roof Act or the RAISE the Roof Act

 
This bill expands the residential energy efficient property and energy tax credits to include expenditures in new and existing solar roofs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-08-03
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for rules for the use of retirement funds in connection with federally declared disasters.

Bill: 117-s-2583
Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
Introduced: 2021-08-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-03
text: 
This bill allows penalty-free distributions from tax-exempt retirement plans for a federally declared disaster (i.e., a qualified disaster recovery distribution). The bill defines 
qualified disaster recovery distribution
 as any distribution within a 180 day period after a disaster declaration that is made to an individual whose principal residence is located in a qualified disaster area (an area for which a major disaster has been declared) and who has sustained an economic loss due to the disaster. 
 
The bill sets forth rules for the recontribution of withdrawals from a plan for first-time home purchases or for purchases or construction of a principal residence in a disaster area, and increases the limit on loans from a qualified employer plan that an individual may take in lieu of a distribution.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2021-08-03
text: Introduced in Senate
HOME Meals Act

Bill: 117-s-2584
Sponsor: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]
Introduced: 2021-08-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-03
text: 

Helping Our Most Elderly Secure Meals Act or the HOME Meals Act

 
This bill establishes a competitive grant program for states to provide area agencies on aging and local nutrition service providers with funding to purchase or repair vehicles for delivering meals to older individuals. The vehicles must be capable of safely storing hot and cold foods. 
 
In awarding these grants, the Administration on Aging shall prioritize states based on the proportion of older adults in their populations, poverty rates, and unmet need for nutrition services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-08-03
text: Introduced in Senate
State and Local Cybersecurity Improvement Act

Bill: 117-s-2585
Sponsor: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]
Introduced: 2021-08-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-03
text: 

State and Local Cybersecurity Improvement Act

 
This bill establishes a grant program administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for state, territorial, and tribal governments to address cybersecurity risks and threats to information systems.
 
A grant applicant must submit a cybersecurity plan that assesses current efforts to address cybersecurity concerns and outlines grant-funded activities. FEMA may award grant funding to support the development of a plan.
 
A grant recipient must make available at least 80% of funds to local governments with a particular focus on rural areas.
 
The bill requires various reports concerning the grant program, including an assessment of cybersecurity needs of tribal governments. The Government Accountability Office must also study the program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2021-08-03
text: Introduced in Senate
Comprehensive TB Elimination Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2586
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2021-08-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-03
text: 

Comprehensive TB Elimination Act of 

2021

 
This bill reauthorizes for FY2022-FY2027 and revises the tuberculosis (TB) prevention and treatment grant program administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Health Resources and Services Administration may also award grants for TB prevention and treatment efforts to (1) state and local governments; (2) Indian tribes, Native Hawaiian health organizations, and related entities; and (3) community health centers and federally qualified health centers.
 
Additionally, the Government Accountability Office must report on national TB prevention and treatment efforts.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-08-03
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to oppose the provision of assistance to the People's Republic of China by the multilateral development banks.

Bill: 117-s-2587
Sponsor: Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY]
Introduced: 2021-08-03 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-03
text: 
This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to instruct the U.S. executive directors at certain multilateral development banks, such as the Asian Development Bank, to oppose providing a loan, financial assistance, or technical assistance to China. The executive directors must also advocate and vote to end lending and assistance to a country that has exceeded certain income thresholds.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2021-08-03
text: Introduced in Senate
Protect Moms From Domestic Violence Act

Bill: 117-s-2588
Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Introduced: 2021-08-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-03
text: 

Protect Moms From Domestic Violence Act

 
This bill establishes a grant program and requires studies to address adverse maternal health outcomes among victims of intimate partner violence, human trafficking, forced marriage, and similar harms.
 
Specifically, the Health Resources and Services Administration must award grants to state, tribal, or local governments, maternal care providers, institutions of higher education, and community organizations for improving maternal and child health outcomes for victims of such harms. 
 
In addition, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must study the relative risk of maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity for victims of such harms. HHS must also contract with the National Academy of Medicine (or a similar entity) to conduct another study examining whether these harms increase the risk of suicide and substance use among pregnant and postpartum persons and other maternal health topics.
 
The bill also requires HHS to disseminate guidance on developing protocols and creating partnerships to address intimate partner violence and similar harms.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-08-03
text: Introduced in Senate
Securing America’s Medicine Cabinet Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2589
Sponsor: Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]
Introduced: 2021-08-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advanced technology and technological innovations
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Government information and archives
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Higher education
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Manufacturing
Prescription drugs
Product development and innovation
Research administration and funding
Research and development

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-03
text: 

Securing America's Medicine Cabinet Act of 2021 

 
This bill directs the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to designate qualified institutions of higher education (or consortia of such institutions) as National Centers of Excellence in Advanced and Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and to provide grants to the centers. Each designated center must conduct research on advanced and continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing technologies and must share information from such research with the FDA. (Currently, most drug production involves batch manufacturing, which typically takes longer than continuous manufacturing processes.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-08-03
text: Introduced in Senate
Directed Energy Threat Emergency Response Act

Bill: 117-s-2590
Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Introduced: 2021-08-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Department of Defense
Department of State
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Director of National Intelligence
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Federal officials
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health promotion and preventive care
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Military medicine
Military personnel and dependents
Neurological disorders
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-03
text: 

Directed Energy Threat Emergency Response Act

 
This bill requires actions to address anomalous health incidents.
 
The President must designate an appropriate senior official as the Anomalous Health Incidents Interagency Coordinator. The interagency coordinator must (1) coordinate the U.S. government's response to anomalous health incidents, (2) ensure that affected personnel and dependents get access to care, and (3) ensure adequate training and education for relevant U.S. government personnel. 
 
The bill also requires certain agencies, including the Department of Defense and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, to designate an appropriate senior official to serve as the Anomalous Health Incident Agency Coordination Lead. These officials must (1) work with the interagency coordinator to achieve objectives related to anomalous health incidents, and (2) jointly provide quarterly briefings to Congress on its activities. 
 
Such agencies must also develop updated workplace guidance to address anomalous health incidents, including processes to self-report suspected exposure to a possible anomalous health incident.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.
action_date: 2021-08-03
text: Introduced in Senate
Equal Pay for Equal Work Enforcement Act

Bill: 117-s-2591
Sponsor: Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA]
Introduced: 2021-08-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-03
text: 

Equal Pay for Equal Work Enforcement Act

 
This bill establishes the National Equal Pay Enforcement Task Force to improve enforcement of equal pay laws.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2021-08-03
text: Introduced in Senate
Correctional Facility Disaster Preparedness Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2592
Sponsor: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
Introduced: 2021-08-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Atmospheric science and weather
Congressional oversight
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Department of Justice
Disability assistance
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Emergency planning and evacuation
Executive agency funding and structure
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Health care coverage and access
Health technology, devices, supplies
Law enforcement administration and funding
Lawyers and legal services
Natural disasters
Nutrition and diet

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-03
text: 

Correctional Facility Disaster Preparedness Act of 2021

 
This bill directs the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to submit an annual report on disaster damage to its facilities and contract prisons. The report must explain the effects of the damage on inmates and staff. The report must also include any corrective actions the BOP will take to modernize emergency preparedness plans and legislative recommendations to improve emergency preparedness within the BOP.
 
The bill also requires the National Institute of Corrections to conduct a public field hearing on how correctional facilities can incorporate in their emergency preparedness plans and recovery efforts various elements, including access to programs and services for inmates and risk management best practices for staff. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-08-03
text: Introduced in Senate