hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Tipped Worker Protection Act

Bill: 117-hr-8427
Sponsor: Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]
Introduced: 2022-07-19 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-19
text: 

Tipped Worker Protection Act

 
This bill increases the minimum wage for tipped employees over a phase-in period and provides a process for employers to pool and distribute tips.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2022-07-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2022-07-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-19
text: Introduced in House
Allowing Greater Access to Safe and Effective Contraception Act

Bill: 117-hr-8428
Sponsor: Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-1]
Introduced: 2022-07-19 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-19
text: 

Allowing Greater Access to Safe and Effective Contraception Act

 
This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration to prioritize review of supplemental applications for over-the counter oral contraceptives that are intended for routine use. It also removes certain limitations in relation to such products and health savings accounts, flexible spending arrangements, and other arrangements (e.g., limitations on the number of items that may be purchased).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2022-07-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2022-07-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2022-07-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-19
text: Introduced in House
Summer Meals and Learning Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8429
Sponsor: Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25]
Introduced: 2022-07-19 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-19
text: 

Summer Meals and Learning Act of 20

22

 
This bill directs the Department of Education to award grants to state library administrative agencies to enable them to award subgrants to eligible local educational agencies for summer early reading programs held at schools with a summer lunch site. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2022-07-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-19
text: Introduced in House
Toxic Exposure Education for Servicemembers Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8430
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2022-07-19 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-19
text: 

Toxic Exposure Education for Servicemembers Act of 2022

 
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to establish a new risk assessment for toxic exposure for members of the Armed Forces who are assigned to work near burn pits. DOD must also establish an outreach program to inform such members regarding toxic exposure.
 
Additionally, DOD must publish on its website a list of resources for members and veterans who experienced toxic exposure while serving as a member of the Armed Forces, dependents and caregivers of such members and veterans, and survivors of such members and veterans who received death benefits.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2022-07-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-19
text: Introduced in House
To prevent Federal agencies and contractors from using LOGINK, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-8431
Sponsor: Rep. Steel, Michelle [R-CA-48]
Introduced: 2022-07-19 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-19
text: 
This bill prohibits a federal agency from using LOGINK. 
LOGINK
 means the public, open, shared logistics information network known as the National Public Information Platform for Transportation & Logistics by the Ministry of Transport of China.
 
Further, the bill prohibits (1) a federal agency from entering into any contract with an entity that uses LOGINK, and (2) the use of LOGINK in any contract entered into by the agency.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2022-07-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-19
text: Introduced in House
Beagle Brigade Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8432
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2]
Introduced: 2022-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Animal and plant health
Congressional oversight
Service animals
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-20
text: 

Beagle Brigade Act of 2022

 
This bill provides statutory authority for the National Detector Dog Training Center that is operated by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the Department of Agriculture. The center trains dogs to inspect passenger baggage, cargo, mailed packages, and vehicles to detect foreign pests and diseases that threaten domestic agriculture and natural resources.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-08-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
action_date: 2022-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2022-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-20
text: Introduced in House
Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929

Bill: 117-hr-8433
Sponsor: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19]
Introduced: 2022-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Immigration status and procedures

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-20
text: 

Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929

 
This bill expands eligibility for a program that authorizes the Department of Homeland Security to, at its discretion, provide lawful permanent resident status to certain long-term residents of the United States, including individuals who are unlawfully present.
 
Currently, this program, sometimes referred to as the Registry program, is only available to eligible non-U.S. nationals (
aliens
 under federal law) who entered the United States before January 1, 1972. The bill removes this entry cutoff date and opens up the program to eligible individuals who have resided in the United States for at least seven years. 
 
Existing requirements (e.g., the individual must not be inadmissible or deportable due to certain grounds related to crime or terrorism) continue to apply.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2022-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-20
text: Introduced in House
Facilitating Large-Scale Water Recycling and Reuse Projects Act

Bill: 117-hr-8434
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3]
Introduced: 2022-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-20
text: 

Facilitating Large-Scale Water Recycling and Reuse Projects Act

 
This bill modifies the Bureau of Reclamation's Large-Scale Water Recycling Program, which provides grants to water and power delivery authorities in certain western states for the planning, design, and construction of large-scale water recycling and reuse projects that have a total cost of $500 million or more. Specifically, the bill removes the program's sunset provision and revises eligibility requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2022-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-20
text: Introduced in House
Colorado River Drought Response Act

Bill: 117-hr-8435
Sponsor: Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-9]
Introduced: 2022-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-20
text: 

Colorado River Drought Response Act

 
This bill authorizes appropriations for the Department of the Interior to reduce the near-term likelihood of Lake Mead (in Arizona and Nevada) and Lake Powell (in Arizona and Utah) declining to critically low water elevations. These reservoirs are part of the Colorado River Basin.
 
The bill also decreases the amount of time Interior has to act on existing requirements to establish grant programs for watershed habitat restoration and large-scale water recycling and reuse in certain western states.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2022-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-20
text: Introduced in House
Accurate Pricing for Investors Act

Bill: 117-hr-8436
Sponsor: Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-2]
Introduced: 2022-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-20
text: 

Accurate Pricing for Investors Act 

 
This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to report on the incremental price change of a security, or the tick size, used in securities markets. Specifically, the SEC must examine whether reducing the tick size may lower costs for retail investors. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2022-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-20
text: Introduced in House
BREEZE Act

Bill: 117-hr-8437
Sponsor: Rep. Scalise, Steve [R-LA-1]
Introduced: 2022-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-20
text: 

Budgeting for Renewable Electrical Energy Zone Earnings Act or the BREEZE Act

 
This bill makes various changes to the allocation of revenues from offshore oil, gas, and wind projects on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of Mexico, including to increase the share of revenues paid to states. It also exempts the payments to states from sequestration (a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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: 2022-07-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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: 2022-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-20
text: Introduced in House
Foreign Terrorist Organization Designation Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8438
Sponsor: Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
Introduced: 2022-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-20
text: 

Foreign Terrorist Organization Designation Act of 2022

 
This bill statutorily establishes that current and former members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps shall be considered to have engaged in terrorist activity for immigration purposes. The bill also (1) limits the authority of the Department of State to issue waivers to allow members of designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations to enter the United States, and (2) gives Congress the authority to block the revocation of a Foreign Terrorist Organization designation. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2022-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-20
text: Introduced in House
INARA Reforms Act

Bill: 117-hr-8439
Sponsor: Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
Introduced: 2022-07-20 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-20
text: 

INARA Reforms Act

 
This bill increases the amount of time Congress has to review U.S. agreements with Iran relating to the Iranian nuclear program. The bill also requires the Department of the Treasury to report to Congress on how an agreement impacts the Iranian economy and Iran's frozen currency reserves.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2022-07-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2022-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-20
text: Introduced in House
Right to Try Clarification Act

Bill: 117-hr-8440
Sponsor: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
Introduced: 2022-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-20
text: 

Right to Try Clarification Act

 
This bill specifies that investigational drugs that are provided directly to individuals from manufacturers without the need for federal regulatory approval (i.e., via the Right to Try pathway) are exempt from restrictions that would otherwise apply under the Controlled Substances Act (e.g., restrictions on the use or possession of schedule I controlled substances).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2022-07-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2022-07-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2022-07-20
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E757)
action_date: 2022-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-20
text: Introduced in House
No Federal Tax Dollars for Illegal Aliens Health Insurance Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8441
Sponsor: Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4]
Introduced: 2022-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-20
text: 

No Federal Tax Dollars for Illegal Aliens Health Insurance Act of 2022

 
This bill prohibits states from using certain federal funds provided to subsidize health insurance to offset the cost of health insurance coverage (including through premium or cost-sharing reductions) or provide any other benefit to undocumented immigrants.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2022-07-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2022-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-20
text: Introduced in House
Worker Flexibility and Choice Act

Bill: 117-hr-8442
Sponsor: Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28]
Introduced: 2022-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-20
text: 

Worker Flexibility and Choice Act

 
This bill allows employers to offer prospective workers flexibility arrangements that the individual may voluntarily enter before work begins. Under such an arrangement, a worker generally would not be considered an employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 or the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2022-07-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2022-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-20
text: Introduced in House
Making the CFPB Accountable to Small Businesses Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8443
Sponsor: Rep. Fitzgerald, Scott [R-WI-5]
Introduced: 2022-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-20
text: 

Making the CFPB Accountable to Small Businesses Act of 2022 

 
This bill eliminates the requirement that financial institutions must collect data regarding loans made to women-owned, minority-owned, or small businesses. In addition, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau must justify its decision to not adopt certain alternatives to regulations applicable to small entities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
action_date: 2022-07-20
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Small Business, and Financial Services, 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: 2022-07-20
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Small Business, and Financial Services, 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: 2022-07-20
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Small Business, and Financial Services, 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: 2022-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-20
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to require paid rest breaks for certain construction employees, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-8444
Sponsor: Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29]
Introduced: 2022-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-20
text: 
This bill requires employers to provide construction employees with paid rest breaks and protects employees against related retaliatory actions.
 
 Specifically, the bill requires that construction employees receive at least one 15-minute paid rest break for every four hours of work. An employer may not take retaliatory personnel action or otherwise discriminate against a construction employee who (1) requests or takes paid rest breaks, or (2) files a related complaint with the Department of Labor. 
 
At the time of hiring an employee, an employer must provide notice of the right to paid rest breaks and protections against related retaliatory actions in the construction employee's primary language. Further, the employer must post this information at construction work sites in both English and Spanish.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2022-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-20
text: Introduced in House
LGBTQI+ and Women’s History Education Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8445
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2022-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-20
text: 

LGBTQI+ and Women's History Education Act of 2022

 
This bill directs the National Museum of American History of the Smithsonian Institution to carry out, among other things (1) the development and national dissemination of accurate, relevant, and accessible national resources for classrooms to administer LGBTQI+ and women's history education in an inclusive and intersectional approach; (2) the development, national dissemination, and implementation of principles of sound pedagogy for administering LGBTQI+ and women's history education; and (3) the development, operation, and expansion of a teacher fellowship program to cultivate and support leaders in LGBTQI+ and women's history education.
 
In addition to the activities described in this bill, the museum shall develop and maintain on its website content designated for educators, students, and families to improve their awareness and understanding of LGBTQI+ and women's history education.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2022-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-20
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Endowments from Our Adversaries Act

Bill: 117-hr-8447
Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Gregory [R-NC-3]
Introduced: 2022-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-20
text: 

Protecting Endowments from Our Adversaries Act

 
This bill imposes an excise tax equal to 50% of the fair market values of certain investments made by private colleges and universities with assets or endowments exceeding $1 billion. It also taxes 100% of the net income of such investments held during a one-year period. 
 
These investments are in certain foreign persons or entities (e.g., Chinese or Russian companies) that are included on lists maintained by the Department of Commerce and the Federal Communications Commission that identify persons or entities engaged in human rights abuses or that pose a threat to U.S. national security.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2022-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-20
text: Introduced in House