hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
SAFE Lending Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-5099
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2022-11-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2022-11-16
text: 

Stopping Abuse and Fraud in Electronic Lending Act of 2022 or the SAFE Lending Act of 2022

 
This bill revises requirements related to consumer financial protection and small-dollar lending, including matters concerning remotely created checks, electronic fund transfers, registration of small-dollar lenders, overdraft fees, and the collection of personal information. 
 
 Under the bill, remotely created checks may only be issued by a person specifically designated in writing by a consumer and provided to the consumer's depository institution. (A remotely created check is a check not issued by the bank and not signed by the account owner.) 
 
A voluntary agreement to repay a small-dollar consumer credit transaction by an electronic fund transfer is subject to certain protections, including the right of the consumer to stop payment. 
 
Small-dollar consumer credit providers must register with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Any small-dollar consumer credit transaction is subject to the laws of the state in which the consumer resides. 
 
The bill also prohibits overdraft fees on prepaid accounts. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2022-11-16
text: Introduced in Senate
IRS Funding Accountability Act

Bill: 117-s-5100
Sponsor: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]
Introduced: 2022-11-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-11-16
text: 
 
IRS Funding Accountability Act 

 
This bill delays for a 60-day period funding for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) enforcement activities enacted by the Inflation Reduction Act (except for eliminating return processing backlogs and reducing call wait times) until an annual spending plan for such activities is submitted to the congressional tax and appropriation committees. Congress may enact a joint resolution of disapproval of the spending plan before the end of the 60-day period requiring the IRS to submit a new spending plan. 
 
The IRS and the Department of the Treasury must make quarterly reports to the committees on expenditures for enforcement activities. The bill requires reductions in appropriations to the IRS for any failure to submit required reports.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S6742-6743)
action_date: 2022-11-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Voluntary Specialized Accreditation for Background and Home Studies Act

Bill: 117-s-5101
Sponsor: Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]
Introduced: 2022-11-16 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2022-11-16
text: 

Voluntary Specialized Accreditation for Background and Home Studies Act

 
This bill modifies intercountry adoption provisions to include voluntary accreditation relating to performing a background study on a child or performing a home study on a prospective adoptive parent.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2022-11-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Community Advantage Loan Program Permanency Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-5102
Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
Introduced: 2022-11-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Economic development
Government lending and loan guarantees
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2022-11-16
text: 

Community Advantage Loan Program Permanency Act of 2022

 
This bill provides statutory authority for the Small Business Administration's Community Advantage Loan Program. The program provides access to capital for small business owners in underserved and low-to-moderate income communities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-14
text: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.
action_date: 2022-11-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
action_date: 2022-11-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Recruit and Retain Act

Bill: 117-s-5103
Sponsor: Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE]
Introduced: 2022-11-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Elementary and secondary education
Employee hiring
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
State and local government operations
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2022-11-16
text: 

Recruit and Retain Act

 
This bill expands the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grant program to support recruitment efforts by law enforcement agencies.
 
Specifically, the bill expands the COPS program by
 
 
allowing funds to be used for reducing application-related fees (e.g., fees for background checks, psychological evaluations, and testing); and
 
directing the Department of Justice (DOJ) to award competitive grants to partnerships between law enforcement agencies and educational institutions (e.g., elementary schools and institutions of higher education) for recruiting activities, such as for career and job fairs.
 
 
The bill requires DOJ to establish guidance for understaffed law enforcement agencies applying for COPS grants.
 
The Government Accountability Office must study and report on the effects of recruitment and attrition rates on federal, state, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-11-16
text: Introduced in Senate
NACIE Improvement Act

Bill: 117-s-5104
Sponsor: Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE]
Introduced: 2022-11-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans

Summary:
action_date: 2022-11-16
text: 

National Advisory Council on Indian Education Improvement Act or the NACIE Improvement Act

 
This bill revises the membership and duties of the National Advisory Council on Indian Education.
 
Specifically, the bill requires the council to (1) include at least one member who is the president of a tribal college or university, and (2) submit its annual report to the Department of Education (ED) and the Department of the Interior.
 
ED and Interior must consider the council's report when preparing their budget materials.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-11-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Saving America's Future by Educating Kids Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-5105
Sponsor: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]
Introduced: 2022-11-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2022-11-16
text: 

Saving America's Future by Educating Kids Act of 

2022

 
This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to develop and support implementation of an evidence-based, K-12 curriculum on the dangers of substances of misuse, including opioids and vaping. ED must review and update the curriculum every two years.
 
ED must award grants to state educational agencies to implement the evidence-based curriculum. In awarding these grants, ED must give priority to those states that have experienced the highest drug overdose death rate per capita.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-11-16
text: Introduced in Senate
PACE Part D Choice Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-5106
Sponsor: Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2022-11-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Medicare
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2022-11-16
text: 

PACE Part D Choice Act of 

2022

 
This bill allows Medicare-only beneficiaries who are enrolled in Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) to choose prescription drug plans that are not operated by PACE. (PACE is a program under Medicare and Medicaid that provides in-home and community services for certain individuals as an alternative to nursing home care.)
 
Specifically, the bill allows PACE enrollees who are Medicare (but not Medicaid) beneficiaries to choose a prescription drug plan that is not a Medicare Advantage plan or operated by PACE and for which annual out-of-pocket costs and federal subsidies are equal to or less than that under the applicable PACE prescription drug plan. The bill also allows for disenrollment from a chosen plan upon a change in medication or demonstration of an unexpected increase in out-of-pocket costs.
 
PACE programs must conduct outreach, monitor data, and coordinate benefits with respect to such options. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-11-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Data on Interactions and Accountability for Law Enforcement with Individuals with Disabilities Act

Bill: 117-s-5107
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2022-11-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-11-16
text: 

Data on Interactions and Accountability for Law Enforcement with Individuals with Disabilities Act

 
This bill expands activities to collect data about interactions between law enforcement officers and individuals with disabilities.
 
In particular, the bill establishes a temporary advisory council within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop a methodology for collecting and reporting data on interactions between law enforcement officers and individuals with disabilities. HHS must award a grant to an independent research organization or institution of higher education to test the validity and reliability of the council's methodology. The council must also provide the Department of Justice with best practices to collect disability status in cases where a death or injury occurred because of an interaction with law enforcement.
 
The bill also requires certain federal initiatives that collect information about interactions with law enforcement (e.g., the National Use-of-Force Data Collection) to include disability status.
 
Further, the Bureau of Justice must award a grant to an independent third-party organization (e.g., an institution of higher education) for identifying trends using certain survey data in violence committed by law enforcement officers against individuals with disabilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-11-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Housing for Homeless Students Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-5108
Sponsor: Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH]
Introduced: 2022-11-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-11-16
text: 
 
Housing for Homeless Students Act of 2022

 
This bill extends eligibility for the low-income housing tax credit to homeless youth and veterans who are full-time students during a specified time period.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-11-16
text: Introduced in Senate
United States Legal Gold and Mining Partnership Act

Bill: 117-s-5109
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2022-11-16 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Colombia
Crime prevention
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Economic development
Ecuador
Environmental health
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
International organizations and cooperation
Latin America
Law enforcement administration and funding
Metals
Mining
Nicaragua
Peru
Public-private cooperation
Terrorism
Venezuela
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2022-11-16
text: 

United States Legal Gold and Mining Partnership Act

 
This bill requires the Department of State to develop a comprehensive strategy to combat illicit gold mining in the Western Hemisphere, with a focus on artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM), a form of mining typified by labor-intensive techniques, dangerous working conditions, and limited regulation.
 
The required strategy shall include policies, programs, and initiatives to (1) interrupt the linkages between ASM and illicit actors such as drug traffickers and foreign terrorist organizations; (2) deter ASM in environmentally protected areas; (3) build the capacity of foreign civilian law enforcement to counter linkages between illicit gold mining and money laundering, forced labor, sex work, child labor, and trafficking; and (4) support efforts by foreign governments to increase regulation of the ASM sector. 
 
This bill also requires the U.S. Agency for International Development to coordinate with democratically elected governments in the region to establish a public-private partnership to improve transparency and traceability in the international gold trade.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2022-11-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Valley Forge Park Realignment Permit and Promise Act

Bill: 117-s-5110
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2022-11-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Historic sites and heritage areas
Oil and gas
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Pennsylvania
Pipelines

Summary:
action_date: 2022-11-16
text: 

Valley Forge Park Realignment Permit and Promise Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to issue a right-of-way permit for portions of the main segment of the natural gas distribution pipeline within Valley Forge National Historical Park if the segment is relocated to a proposed realignment of Valley Forge Park Road and North Gulph Road within the park. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2022-11-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Responsive Energy Demand Unlocks Clean Energy Act

Bill: 117-s-5111
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2022-11-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
action_date: 2022-11-16
text: 

Responsive Energy Demand Unlocks Clean Energy Act

 
This bill requires organizations that operate electric grid transmission facilities (e.g., Regional Transmission Organizations or Independent System Operators) to accept bids from certain aggregators, which procure power for groups of electricity customers participating in demand response programs. In demand response programs, end-use electricity customers are typically remunerated for voluntarily decreasing their short-term electrical consumption generally in response to compromised grid reliability or high wholesale electricity prices.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text: CR S6743)
action_date: 2022-11-16
text: Introduced in Senate
250th Anniversary of the United States Marine Corps Commemorative Coin Act

Bill: 117-s-5112
Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced: 2022-11-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Currency
Military history
Military personnel and dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2022-11-16
text: 

250th Anniversary of the United States Marine Corps Commemorative Coin Act

 
This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than 50,000 $5 gold coins, 400,000 $1 silver coins, and 750,000 half-dollar clad coins emblematic of the 250th anniversary of the United States Marine Corps. 
 
All surcharges received by Treasury from the sale of such coins must be paid to the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation and shall only be used for the purposes of supporting the mission of the Marine Corps Heritage Center.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2022-11-16
text: Introduced in Senate
VAWA Technical Amendment Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-5113
Sponsor: Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2022-11-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Crime victims
Crimes against women
Domestic violence and child abuse
Human trafficking
Indian social and development programs
Sex offenses
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Smuggling and trafficking
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Violent crime
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-11-16
text: 

VAWA Technical Amendment Act of 2022

 
This bill allows formula grants for tribal domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions to be used to support women in Native Hawaiian communities in addition to women in tribal communities. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-11-16
text: Introduced in Senate
PREVENT Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-5114
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2022-11-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2022-11-16
text: 

Prevent Exposure to Narcotics and Toxins Act of 2022 or the PREVENT ACT of 

2022

 
This bill requires the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to make containment devices available to its officers, agents, and other personnel and to provide mandatory annual training on the use of containment devices to prevent potential exposure to synthetic opioids.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2022-11-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Helping HANDS for Families Act

Bill: 117-s-5115
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2022-11-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Computers and information technology
Family services

Summary:
action_date: 2022-11-17
text: 

Helping Households And Neighbors Distribute Services for Families Act or the Helping HANDS for Families Act

 
This bill allows states and tribes to use funds to provide an online portal to facilitate the provision of community support for families and children under the MaryLee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families grant program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-11-17
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to require the authorization of frozen fruits and vegetables under the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children.

Bill: 117-s-5116
Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]
Introduced: 2022-11-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2022-11-17
text: 
This bill revises the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) to require states to make available frozen fruits and vegetables under the program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2022-11-17
text: Introduced in Senate
Medicare & You Handbook Improvement Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-5117
Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]
Introduced: 2022-11-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-11-17
text: 

Medicare & You Handbook Improvement Act of 

2022

 
This bill specifically requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to describe the types of prior authorization requirements and other utilization management requirements that may apply under Medicare in the Medicare & You handbook, including how to inquire about requirements under Medicare Advantage (MA) or prescription drug plans. It also requires the handbook to include a description of the network sizes of MA plans and an illustrative example showing the impact of switching from an MA plan to Medicare on the ability to purchase Medigap supplemental policies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-11-17
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to identify and conduct recurrent vetting of evacuees from Afghanistan found not to be properly vetted before entering the United States.

Bill: 117-s-5118
Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]
Introduced: 2022-11-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2022-11-17
text: 
This bill requires U.S. Customs and Border Protection to conduct recurrent and periodic screening and vetting of all evacuees from Afghanistan who were paroled into the United States under certain operations. The screening and vetting must include consulting all law enforcement and international terrorist screening databases.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-11-17
text: Introduced in Senate
Restoring Military Focus Act

Bill: 117-s-5119
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2022-11-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2022-11-17
text: 

Restoring Military Focus Act

 
This bill eliminates the position of Chief Diversity Officer within the Department of Defense (DOD), as well as the position of Senior Advisor for Diversity and Inclusion within the military departments. Additionally, the bill prohibits the use of federal funds to establish similar positions to that of Chief Diversity Officer or Senior Advisor for Diversity and Inclusion within DOD.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2022-11-17
text: Introduced in Senate
New Pathways Act

Bill: 117-s-5120
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2022-11-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Criminal justice information and records
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Licensing and registrations

Summary:
action_date: 2022-11-17
text: 

New Pathways Act

 
This bill revises existing requirements for the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to help prisoners obtain identification documents prior to their release.
 
With respect to U.S. citizens, the BOP must obtain and provide a Social Security card, a proof of U.S. citizenship document, and a photo identification card.
 
With respect to noncitizens, the BOP must help obtain proof of lawful status and, if applicable, an employment authorization document.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-11-17
text: Introduced in Senate
Communications, Video, and Technology Accessibility Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-5121
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2022-11-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2022-11-17
text: 

Communications, Video, and Technology Accessibility Act of 2022

 
This bill expands, and establishes new, requirements to increase the accessibility of communications technologies for individuals who are blind or deaf or have other disabilities, including by requiring closed captioning for online video programming and audio descriptions for both online and televised video programming.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2022-11-17
text: Introduced in Senate