hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
No Facial Recognition at the IRS Act

Bill: 117-s-3668
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2022-02-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-02-16
text: 

No Facial Recognition at the IRS Act

 
This bill prohibits the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from using, or contracting to use, biometric recognition technology for tax administration purposes. The bill defines
 biometric recognition technology
 as any technology that measures a biological (anatomical and physiological) or behavioral characteristic for automated recognition.
 
The bill requires the IRS to delete all biometric data collected for purposes of tax administration not later than 60 days after the enactment of this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-02-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-02-16
text: Introduced in Senate
1031 Exchange Improvement Act

Bill: 117-s-3669
Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2022-02-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-02-16
text: 

1031 Exchange Improvement Act

 
This bill revises the tax rule allowing deferral of gain for like kind exchanges of commercial property. (That rule provides that no gain or loss shall be recognized on the exchange of real property held for productive use in a trade or business or for investment if such real property is exchanged solely for real property of like kind.)
 
Specifically, the bill eliminates the requirement that a substitute property be identified within 45 days of the sale of the original property.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-02-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-02-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Right to Treat Act

Bill: 117-s-3670
Sponsor: Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI]
Introduced: 2022-02-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-02-16
text: 

Right to Treat Act

 
This bill specifies that no federal agency has the authority to regulate the practice of medicine. It further specifies that no federal law or policy may prohibit or restrict the lawful prescribing of a drug authorized by the Food and Drug Administration.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-02-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-02-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Broadband Buildout Accountability Act

Bill: 117-s-3671
Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]
Introduced: 2022-02-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2022-02-16
text: 

Broadband Buildout Accountability Act

 
This bill makes actions or decisions of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration concerning the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program subject to the Freedom of Information Act, which governs the release of federal documents.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-02-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-02-16
text: Introduced in Senate
RETURN Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3672
Sponsor: Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]
Introduced: 2022-02-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee performance
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Labor-management relations
Performance measurement
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-02-16
text: 

Return Employees to Understaffed Work Sites to Reopen Now Act of 2022 or the RETURN Act of 2022

 
This bill requires each federal agency to submit to Congress and publish on the agency's website a plan for the agency to resume in-person operations.
 
The plan shall, among other things, include
 
 
the agency's policy with respect to permitting permanent remote work for employees who can successfully achieve their duties away from their official work sites,
 
metrics to measure the productivity of employees performing remote work to identify employees that fail to fulfill their duties, 
 
 a plan to provide essential government services in person for individuals in the United States, and
 
measures to prepare for future public health emergencies that can be quickly implemented if remote work becomes necessary.
 
 
Each agency must submit a report to the General Services Administration recommending termination of the agency's leases of physical work spaces that are underused.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-02-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2022-02-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Commonsense Reporting Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3673
Sponsor: Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA]
Introduced: 2022-02-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-02-17
text: 

Commonsense Reporting Act of 2022

 
This bill addresses the eligibility verification process for the premium assistance tax credit and cost-sharing subsidy under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). It requires the Department of the Treasury to develop and implement a reporting system that allows employers to voluntarily report information about their health plans for the current plan year prior to the beginning of open enrollment. The bill also allows electronic transmission of employee and enrollee statements and permits Treasury to accept full names and dates of birth in lieu of dependents' and spouses' Social Security account numbers. 
 
The bill also allows certain large employers who do not offer their employees minimum health care coverage 90 days to appeal an assessment for not providing such coverage. 
 
The Government Accountability Office must evaluate (1) for the period beginning on January 1, 2015, and ending on December 31, 2020, the notification of employers by PPACA exchanges of the eligibility of employees for advance payments of the premium assistance tax credit or cost-sharing subsidies; and (2) for calendar year 2023, the functionality of the prospective reporting system established by this bill, including the accuracy of information collected.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-02-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-02-17
text: Introduced in Senate
Portable Benefits for Independent Workers Pilot Program Act

Bill: 117-s-3674
Sponsor: Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA]
Introduced: 2022-02-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2022-02-17
text: 

Portable Benefits for Independent Workers Pilot Program Act 

 
This bill requires the Department of Labor to award grants for FY2022, on a competitive basis, to states, local governments, or nonprofit organizations to support broad innovation and experimentation with respect to portable benefits. 
 
Portable benefits are work-related benefits that are provided to workers who are not traditional full-time employees in a manner that allows the worker to maintain the benefits upon changing jobs. 
 
The grants must be used for (1) the evaluation, or improvement to the design or implementation, of existing models or approaches for providing portable benefits; or (2) the design, implementation, and evaluation of new models or approaches for providing such benefits. The grants may not be used for a model or approach that provides only retirement-related benefits. 
 
The Government Accountability Office must evaluate and report to Congress on the outcome of the grants awarded pursuant to this bill. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-02-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-02-17
text: Introduced in Senate
BENES 2.0 Act

Bill: 117-s-3675
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2022-02-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-02-17
text: 

Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification 2.0 Act or the BENES 2.0 Act

 
This bill requires Social Security account statements for individuals attaining ages 60 to 65 to include information about Medicare eligibility, late enrollment penalties, benefit coordination, and related resources. 
 
Statements with the required information must be mailed to individuals at least three months before they turn 65; the required information must also be mailed to those who are age 65 or over and are entitled to Social Security benefits three months before their initial Medicare enrollment period begins.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-02-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-02-17
text: Introduced in Senate
South Florida Ecosystem Enhancement Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3676
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2022-02-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
action_date: 2022-02-17
text: 

South Florida Ecosystem Enhancement Act of 2022

 
This bill provides support for ecosystems located within (1) the administrative boundaries of the South Florida Water Management District and adjacent coastal waterbodies, including all coastal water landward of Florida's Coral Reef; and (2) Florida's Coral Reef and the associated patch reef, hard-bottom, and seagrass resources.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-02-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2022-02-17
text: Introduced in Senate
Post-Disaster Mental Health Response Act

Bill: 117-s-3677
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2022-02-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance
Mental health
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2022-02-17
text: 

Post-Disaster Mental Health Response Act

 
This bill authorizes the provision of professional counseling services to victims of declared emergencies (current law limits such authorization to victims of major disasters).

action_date: 2022-09-27
text: 

Post-Disaster Mental Health Response Act

 
This bill authorizes the provision of professional counseling services to victims of declared emergencies (current law limits such authorization to victims of major disasters).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-09-27
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 504.
action_date: 2022-09-27
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 117-162.
action_date: 2022-09-27
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 117-162.
action_date: 2022-03-30
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2022-02-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text: CR S788)
action_date: 2022-02-17
text: Introduced in Senate
Beagle Brigade Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3678
Sponsor: Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA]
Introduced: 2022-02-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Animal and plant health
Congressional oversight
Service animals
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2022-02-17
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: 2022-02-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2022-02-17
text: Introduced in Senate
Crucial Communism Teaching Act

Bill: 117-s-3679
Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
Introduced: 2022-02-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Civics education
Elementary and secondary education
Political movements and philosophies
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2022-02-17
text: 

Crucial Communism Teaching Act

 
This bill directs the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation to develop a civic education curriculum and oral history resources for high school students to promote understanding of certain political ideologies (e.g., communism and totalitarianism) that conflict with principles of U.S. democracy.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-02-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-02-17
text: Introduced in Senate
Protecting American Solar Jobs and Lowering Costs Act

Bill: 117-s-3680
Sponsor: Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]
Introduced: 2022-02-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance

Summary:
action_date: 2022-02-17
text: 

Protecting American Solar Jobs and Lowering Costs Act

 
This bill repeals (1) the tariff-rate quota on imports of certain crystalline silicon photovoltaic (CSPV) cells; and (2) the increase in duties on imports of certain CSPV cells and other CSPV products, including modules.
 
Additionally, the bill directs the Department of Energy to carry out a program to support and incentivize manufacturing of solar energy components in the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-02-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-02-17
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to require the Secretary of State to submit to Congress classified dissent cables relating to the withdrawal of the United States Armed Forces from Afghanistan.

Bill: 117-s-3681
Sponsor: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]
Introduced: 2022-02-17 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2022-02-17
text: 
This bill requires the Department of State to (1) submit to Congress any classified State Department cables or memos that express a dissenting opinion relating to the withdrawal of the U.S. Armed Forces from Afghanistan, and (2) make publicly available unclassified versions of such cables and memos.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-02-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S788)
action_date: 2022-02-17
text: Introduced in Senate
American Small Business Competition Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3682
Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]
Introduced: 2022-02-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2022-02-17
text: 

American Small Business Competition Act of 2022

 
This bill increases the maximum loan amounts available for small businesses principally engaged in agriculture, manufacturing, or the production of certain technologies. It also requires the Small Business Administration to report about the effect of inflation and supply chain disruption on the cost to small businesses of accessing capital.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-02-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
action_date: 2022-02-17
text: Introduced in Senate
Alaska Tourism Restoration Extension Act

Bill: 117-s-3683
Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
Introduced: 2022-02-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Alaska
Canada
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Marine and inland water transportation
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Transportation safety and security
Travel and tourism
Washington State

Summary:
action_date: 2022-02-17
text: 

Alaska Tourism Restoration Extension Act

 
This bill extends for one year the authority for specified foreign-owned and -flagged cruise ships to transport passengers directly between ports in the states of Washington and Alaska without stopping in Canada. Under current law, these ships cannot transport passengers from one U.S. port to another without stopping in a foreign country.
 
The bill applies to any foreign voyage that begins any date prior to February 28, 2023, on which Canada prohibits a vessel from berthing or docking in Canadian waters of the Pacific Coast due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-02-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2022-02-17
text: Introduced in Senate
Improving Social Security’s Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act

Bill: 117-s-3684
Sponsor: Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ]
Introduced: 2022-02-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Executive agency funding and structure
Social Security Administration

Summary:
action_date: 2022-02-17
text: 

Improving Social Security's Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act

 
This bill requires the Social Security Administration to provide a single point of contact for any individual whose Social Security account number has been misused. The single point of contact must track the individual's case to completion and coordinate with other specialized units to resolve case issues as quickly as possible.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-02-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-02-17
text: Introduced in Senate
John P. Parker House Study Act

Bill: 117-s-3685
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2022-02-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Historic sites and heritage areas
Ohio
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2022-02-17
text: 

John P. Parker House Study Act

 
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the John P. Parker House in Ripley, Ohio, to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing the house as a unit of the National Park System.

action_date: 2022-10-18
text: 

John P. Parker House Study Act

 
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the John P. Parker House in Ripley, Ohio, to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing the house as a unit of the National Park System.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-10-18
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 541.
action_date: 2022-10-18
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin under authority of the order of the Senate of 10/14/2022 without amendment. With written report No. 117-190.
action_date: 2022-10-18
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin under authority of the order of the Senate of 10/14/2022 without amendment. With written report No. 117-190.
action_date: 2022-07-21
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2022-05-11
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
action_date: 2022-02-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2022-02-17
text: Introduced in Senate
Anna Westin Legacy Act

Bill: 117-s-3686
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2022-02-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-02-17
text: 

Anna Westin Legacy Act

 
This bill requires the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to maintain the National Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders (NCEED). The bill specifies required activities for NCEED, including providing training for frontline health care providers and other professionals.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-02-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-02-17
text: Introduced in Senate
Made in America Manufacturing Communities Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3687
Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2022-02-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2022-02-17
text: 

Made in America Manufacturing Communities Act of 2022

 
This bill establishes the Manufacturing Communities Support Program to provide financial and technical assistance to support investments in U.S. manufacturing.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-02-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2022-02-17
text: Introduced in Senate
Improving Access to Tele-Behavioral Health Services Act

Bill: 117-s-3688
Sponsor: Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA]
Introduced: 2022-02-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employment and training programs
Government information and archives
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Internet, web applications, social media
Mental health
Minority health
Sound recording

Summary:
action_date: 2022-02-17
text: 

Improving Access to Tele-Behavioral Health Services Act

 
This bill requires the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to award grants for community-based mental health services, substance-use disorder services, and peer support services, with a particular focus on services provided virtually. Eligible grantees include health departments, law enforcement or first responder agencies, behavioral health programs, nonprofits, and institutions of higher education.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-02-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-02-17
text: Introduced in Senate
Crisis Counseling Act

Bill: 117-s-3689
Sponsor: Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA]
Introduced: 2022-02-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Emergency Management

Summary:
action_date: 2022-02-17
text: 

Crisis Counseling Act

 
This bill requires the President to immediately approve a request from a state, territory, or Indian tribe affected by a major disaster for financial assistance available through the Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program (CCP).
 
Under current law, such states, territories, and tribes must apply to, and wait for approval from, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to implement the CCP. This bill provides for automatic approval for such requests if the requesting state, territory, or tribe has been designated a disaster area under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-02-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2022-02-17
text: Introduced in Senate
Neighbors Not Enemies Act

Bill: 117-s-3690
Sponsor: Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2022-02-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2022-02-17
text: 

Neighbors Not Enemies Act

 
This bill repeals provisions authorizing the President to apprehend and remove from the United States the citizens of a particular nation, if the United States has declared war against that nation or that nation has threatened an invasion against the United States. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-02-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-02-17
text: Introduced in Senate