hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Carbon Sequestration Collaboration Act

Bill: 117-hr-8337
Sponsor: Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3]
Introduced: 2022-07-12 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: 

Carbon Sequestration Collaboration Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Energy to establish a research initiative to evaluate carbon sequestration.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2022-07-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2022-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: Introduced in House
Train Noise and Vibrations Reduction Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8338
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2022-07-12 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: 

Train Noise and Vibrations Reduction Act of 2022

 
This bill directs the Department of Transportation to develop and submit to Congress a report containing recommendations to reduce train noise and vibrations near homes and estimates of the costs and benefits of such recommendations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E718-719)
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: Introduced in House
To modify the annual report on military and security developments involving the Russian Federation.

Bill: 117-hr-8339
Sponsor: Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11]
Introduced: 2022-07-12 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: 
This bill requires the Department of Defense to include in an annual report to Congress information pertaining to Russian private military companies, including how such military companies are being used to advance Russia's political, economic, and military interests. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: Introduced in House
Educator Down Payment Assistance Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8340
Sponsor: Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15]
Introduced: 2022-07-12 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: 

Educator Down Payment Assistance Act of 2022

 
This bill requires the Department of Education to award grants for assisting certain elementary and secondary school educators with the purchase of a first home (e.g., by providing direct down payment costs). Entities eligible for the grants include local governments, state housing finance agencies, and local educational agencies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: Introduced in House
Youth Voting Rights Act

Bill: 117-hr-8341
Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]
Introduced: 2022-07-12 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: 

Youth Voting Rights Act

 
This bill expands voting access for youth.
 
Specifically, the bill establishes a private right of action to enforce the Twenty-Sixth Amendment, which prohibits denying or abridging the right to vote based on age.
 
Additionally, the bill directs each state to
 
 
designate as voter registration agencies all offices within public institutions of higher education (IHEs) that provide assistance to students, 
 
implement a preregistration process to allow minors who are 16 years or older to register to vote in federal elections that take place when or after the preregistered individual turns age 18, and 
 
ensure the availability of polling places on campuses of IHEs (with the availability of waivers). 

 
The bill prohibits durational residency requirements for voting in all federal elections. Currently, this prohibition applies only to voting for the offices of President and Vice President. 
 
States and local jurisdictions with voter identification requirements must treat IHE-issued student identification cards as voter identification.
 
The Election Assistance Commission (EAC) must make grants to states to increase the involvement of individuals under age 18 in public election activities.
 
The Government Accountability Office must report to Congress on trends related to voter registration, absentee voting, and provisional voting. The EAC must also collect and make publicly available certain data from states.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2022-07-12
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2022-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: Introduced in House
Military Interstate Children’s Compact Commission Improvement Act

Bill: 117-hr-8342
Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]
Introduced: 2022-07-12 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: 

Military Interstate Children's Compact Commission Improvement Act

 
This bill requires the military departments to develop recommendations to improve and fully implement the Military Interstate Children's Compact, which addresses the educational transition issues of children of military families.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2022-07-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2022-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-12
text: Introduced in House
Opportunities for Success Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8343
Sponsor: Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
Introduced: 2022-07-13 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: 

Opportunities for Success Act of 

2022

 
This bill permanently reauthorizes the Federal Work-Study Program and otherwise revises the program, including by allocating program funds to institutions of higher education (IHEs) based on the amount of Pell Grant funds received by each IHE. 
 
The bill also establishes a pilot program that provides work-based learning opportunities for students who demonstrate exceptional financial need.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: Introduced in House
Electrodiagnostic Medicine Patient Protection and Fraud Elimination Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8344
Sponsor: Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17]
Introduced: 2022-07-13 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: 

Electrodiagnostic Medicine Patient Protection and Fraud Elimination Act of 2022

 
This bill requires, as a condition for Medicare payment, specified electrodiagnostic services to be furnished by qualified facilities that comply with accreditation, training, and other quality control requirements, as established under the bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-13
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: 2022-07-13
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: 2022-07-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: Introduced in House
Locked Out Workers Healthcare Protection Act

Bill: 117-hr-8345
Sponsor: Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3]
Introduced: 2022-07-13 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Employee benefits and pensions
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Health care costs and insurance
Labor-management relations

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: 

Locked Out Workers Healthcare Protection Act

 
This bill prohibits an employer from terminating or altering the employer-provided health insurance coverage of an employee during the period that the employer is taking action to lock out, suspend, or otherwise withhold employment from the employee in order to influence the position of such employee or the representative of such employee in collective bargaining prior to a strike.
 
An employer that violates this prohibition is generally subject to a maximum civil penalty of $75,000 for each violation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: Introduced in House
Military Service Academy Foundation Support Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8346
Sponsor: Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
Introduced: 2022-07-13 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: 

Military Service Academy Foundation Support Act of 2022

 
This bill authorizes the military departments to provide specified support, with limitations, to charitable, educational, or civic nonprofit organizations that operate exclusively to support the service academies (i.e., the U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Naval Academy, and U.S. Air Force Academy). Specifically, the bill authorizes the military departments to provide (1) the use of facilities or equipment of the United States on an unreimbursed basis, and (2) endorsement from specified individuals related to an organization and its events and activities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: Introduced in House
Overseas Military Pay Protection Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8347
Sponsor: Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
Introduced: 2022-07-13 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: 

Overseas Military Pay Protection Act of 2022

 
This bill prohibits the reduction of the cost-of-living allowance for a member of the Armed Forces assigned to a duty station located outside the United States, except in connection with a permanent change of station. The allowance may be increased at any time.
 
The Department of Defense (DOD) must notify Congress before modifying a table used to calculate living allowances. Additionally, DOD must brief Congress regarding the effects of this bill on living allowances.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: Introduced in House
United States NATO Force Deployment Policy Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8348
Sponsor: Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
Introduced: 2022-07-13 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: 

United States NATO Force Deployment Policy Act of 2022

 
This bill states that it is U.S. policy that the NATO-Russia Founding Act, signed in 1997, does not constrain the deployment of U.S. or NATO forces in any way.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Energy, the Environment and Cyber.
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: Introduced in House
Children’s Safe Welcome Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8349
Sponsor: Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]
Introduced: 2022-07-13 in the House
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: 

Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2022

 
This bill imposes requirements related to the treatment of noncitizen children detained in immigration custody. 
 
For example, the bill (1) prohibits an accompanied noncitizen child from being separated from a parent or legal guardian while in immigration custody, except in certain situations; (2) requires each child in immigration custody to receive a legal orientation presentation and have access to legal counsel and child advocates; and (3) requires each unaccompanied noncitizen child in Department of Health and Human Services custody to be placed in the least restrictive setting that most approximates a family and in which any special needs may be met.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2022-07-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.
action_date: 2022-07-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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: 2022-07-13
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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: 2022-07-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: Introduced in House
Senator Johnny Isakson VA Regional Office Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8350
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2]
Introduced: 2022-07-13 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: 

Senator Johnny Isakson VA Regional Office Act of 2022

 
This bill designates the Department of Veterans Affairs Atlanta Regional Office in Georgia as the Senator Johnny Isakson Department of Veterans Affairs Atlanta Regional Office or the Isakson VA Atlanta Regional Office.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: Introduced in House
Public Health Air Quality Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8352
Sponsor: Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large]
Introduced: 2022-07-13 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: 

Public Health Air Quality Act of 2022

 
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to take specified actions related to monitoring and improving air quality, including by implementing a program to administer or conduct emissions measurement and quantification, promulgating regulations related to specified source categories, and deploying not fewer than 1,000 air quality sensors.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: Introduced in House
Pay Victims Not Prisoners Act

Bill: 117-hr-8353
Sponsor: Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13]
Introduced: 2022-07-13 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: 

Pay Victims Not Prisoners Act

 
This bill prohibits payment of any amount of the 2021 recovery rebate to federal prisoners convicted of a crime or confined due to insanity or a finding that the prisoner is a sexually dangerous person or a sexual predator. 
 
The bill requires (1) the disclosure of certain prisoner tax return information to the Department of Justice for purposes of making restitution to crime victims, and (2) the payment of judgments issued against prisoners using rebate amounts.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2022-07-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2022-07-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: Introduced in House
Defunding Abortion Transportation Act

Bill: 117-hr-8354
Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]
Introduced: 2022-07-13 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: 

Defunding Abortion Transportation Act

 
This bill prohibits federal Medicaid payment for nonemergency transportation that is used to access medical care or services for which federal payment is prohibited (e.g., abortion services).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: Introduced in House
Closing Loopholes and Ending Asylum Abuse Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8355
Sponsor: Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2]
Introduced: 2022-07-13 in the House
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: 

Closing Loopholes and Ending Asylum Abuse Act of 2022

 
This bill imposes restrictions on noncitizens (
aliens
 under federal law) applying for asylum, authorizes asylum seekers to apply for asylum abroad, and requires applicants to apply abroad in certain instances.
 
For example, the bill requires a refugee's persecution or well-founded fear of persecution to stem from a government (or affiliated entity), whereas currently the persecution does not have to stem from a government. The bill also requires an applicant who passes through another country with a U.S. diplomatic mission that processes asylum claims to apply for asylum while physically in that country.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: Introduced in House
Flores Settlement Update and Establishment Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8356
Sponsor: Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2]
Introduced: 2022-07-13 in the House
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: 

Flores Settlement Update and Establishment Act of 2022

 
This bill modifies and provides statutory authority for certain policies pertaining to the treatment of minors without lawful immigration status under the 
Flores
 settlement and revises certain human trafficking laws. 
 
For example, the bill requires each member of a family unit seeking asylum to take a DNA test to verify familial relationships within 72 hours of the family encountering U.S. Customs and Border Protection.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: Introduced in House
Rent Relief Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8357
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
Introduced: 2022-07-13 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: 

Rent Relief Act of 2022

 
This bill allows a refundable income tax credit for individuals who pay rent for a principal residence that exceeds 30% of their adjusted gross income for the taxable year. 
 
The amount of the credit ranges from 25% to 100% of the excess rent, depending on the adjusted gross income of the taxpayer. The credit is not available for taxpayers with adjusted gross incomes that exceed $100,000. Rent that exceeds 100% of the small area fair market rent (including the utility allowance) for the residence may not be taken into account in determining the amount of the credit.
 
The Department of the Treasury must establish a program for making advance payments of the credit on a monthly basis.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E727)
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: Introduced in House
Food Safety Administration Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8358
Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2022-07-13 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: 

Food Safety Administration Act of 2022

 
This bill splits the current Food and Drug Administration into the Federal Drug Administration (to regulate drugs, cosmetics, devices, biological products, color additives, and tobacco) and the Food Safety Administration (to regulate food safety). The bill also establishes specific requirements with respect to manufacturers of infant formula, such as requiring manufacturers to notify the newly created Food Safety Administration of potential infant formula shortages.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5982)
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E723)
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: Introduced in House
Detection at Range Technology for Screening of Passengers Act

Bill: 117-hr-8359
Sponsor: Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. [R-FL-26]
Introduced: 2022-07-13 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: 

Detection at Range Technology for Screening of Passengers Act

 
This bill requires the Transportation Security Administration to ensure that any advanced imaging technology used for screening aviation passengers consider privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties consistent with applicable laws, regulations, and guidance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-07-13
text: Introduced in House