hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Defending American Courts Act

Bill: 117-s-3772
Sponsor: Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC]
Introduced: 2022-03-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-08
text: 

Defending American Courts Act

 
This bill imposes limitations relating to a person (i.e., individual or entity) that seeks to use an injunction from a foreign tribunal to restrict a patent infringement claim in the United States. 
 
For example, if the person asserting such a foreign injunction has been found liable for patent infringement in a U.S. court, that court shall, with certain exceptions, make specified presumptions that generally increase the likelihood of the court (1) increasing the damages awarded in the case, and (2) awarding attorney fees to the patent owner.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-03-08
text: Introduced in Senate
Women and Climate Change Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3774
Sponsor: Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2022-03-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-08
text: 

Women and Climate Change Act of 2022

 
This bill addresses climate change and its effects on women and girls.
 
Specifically, the bill establishes the Federal Interagency Working Group on Women and Climate Change within the Department of State. The bill outlines the functions of the working group, including the coordination of agencies' policies and activities relating to combating the effects of climate change on women and improving the government's response to and strategy for climate change.
 
In addition, the Office of Global Women's Issues of the State Department must submit a strategy to prevent and respond to the effects of climate change on women.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1061)
action_date: 2022-03-08
text: Introduced in Senate
Safely Accessing Telecommunications Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3775
Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2022-03-08 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Alliances
Computer security and identity theft
Conflicts and wars
Foreign aid and international relief
International organizations and cooperation
Internet, web applications, social media
Licensing and registrations
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military operations and strategy
Public contracts and procurement
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-08
text: 

Safely Accessing Telecommunications Act of 2022

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Defense and the Department of State to enter into contracts with satellite-based companies to provide internet and mobile services in countries where the U.S. government is engaged in certain activities, such as providing military or humanitarian assistance. The bill imposes requirements on such contracts, such as requiring such a satellite-based company to comply with certain export licensing regulations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2022-03-08
text: Introduced in Senate
Stopping the Fraudulent Sales of Firearms Act

Bill: 117-s-3776
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2022-03-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-08
text: 

Stopping the Fraudulent Sales of Firearms Act

 
This bill makes it unlawful to import, manufacture, or sell a firearm or ammunition by fraudulent means (e.g., false representations). Further, it makes it unlawful to transmit a wire, radio, or television communication in interstate or foreign commerce related to such a fraudulent importation, manufacture, or sale.
 
A violator is subject to criminal penalties&#8212;a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-03-08
text: Introduced in Senate
SHIELD Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3777
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2022-03-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-08
text: 

Stopping Harmful Image Exploitation and Limiting Distribution Act of 2022 or the SHIELD Act of 2022

 
This bill establishes a new criminal offense related to the distribution of intimate visual depictions.
 
Specifically, it makes it a crime to knowingly distribute (or intentionally threaten to distribute) an intimate visual depiction of an individual (1) with knowledge of or reckless disregard for the individual's lack of consent and reasonable expectation of privacy, and (2) without a reasonable belief that distributing the depiction touches a matter of public concern.
 
A violator is subject to criminal penalties&#8212;a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-03-08
text: Introduced in Senate
Territories Medicare Prescription Drug Assistance Equity Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3778
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2022-03-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-08
text: 

Territories Medicare Prescription Drug Assistance Equity Act of 

2022

 
This bill makes certain subsidies under the Medicare prescription drug benefit available to beneficiaries who reside in Puerto Rico or another U.S. territory. Current law makes such beneficiaries ineligible for premium and cost-sharing subsidies, but establishes a process for U.S. territories to apply for financial assistance with respect to the provision of Medicare prescription drugs. The bill eliminates this process and makes the subsidies available to beneficiaries who reside in a U.S. territory and are otherwise eligible. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-03-08
text: Introduced in Senate
Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act

Bill: 117-s-3779
Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2022-03-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-08
text: 

Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act

 
This bill provides for the transition of certain financial contracts away from the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), a reference interest rate based upon the lending terms certain banks offer to each other for various lengths of time. LIBOR is set to be retired in 2023. Various financial contracts reference LIBOR as a benchmark for prevailing interest rates and use LIBOR in calculating certain payments or obligations. 
 
In the event a contract referencing LIBOR does not have a fallback or replacement rate provision in effect when LIBOR is retired, or a replacement rate is not selected by a determining person as defined by the bill, the bill provides for a transition to a replacement rate selected by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. The bill also provides for conforming changes to these contracts, the continuity and enforceability of these contracts, and protections against liability as a result of such a transition. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2022-03-08
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to provide security assistance for Ukraine, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-s-3780
Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]
Introduced: 2022-03-08 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Alliances
Collective security
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Europe
Foreign aid and international relief
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military operations and strategy
Russia
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Ukraine

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-08
text: 
This bill authorizes the Department of Defense to provide security assistance, including defense articles and services, to Ukraine or a NATO member country, to assist in the recipient country's defense of its territorial integrity. The authority to provide such assistance shall terminate on December 31, 2022.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2022-03-08
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to exclude a basic allowance for housing from income for purposes of eligibility for the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

Bill: 117-s-3781
Sponsor: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
Introduced: 2022-03-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-08
text: 
This bill excludes military housing allowances from income when determining eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2022-03-08
text: Introduced in Senate
Dark Web Interdiction Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3782
Sponsor: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]
Introduced: 2022-03-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-08
text: 

Dark Web Interdiction Act of 2022

 
This bill establishes enhanced criminal penalties for distributing controlled substances via the dark web. It also establishes other programs and requirements to address the use of the dark web for illicit drug activities. (
Dark web
 means the portions of the internet with hidden sites and services that (1) are not generally searchable, and (2) can only be accessed with specialized devices or services that conceal the identities and locations of users.)
 
Specifically, the bill provides an enhanced criminal penalty for delivering, distributing, or dispensing controlled substances via the dark web. 
 
The bill also provides statutory authority for the Joint Criminal Opioid and Darknet Enforcement Task Force, which supports the investigation and prosecution of drug offenses committed via the dark web domestically and internationally. In addition, the Department of Justice must report on how and to what extent virtual currencies are used for opioid distribution via the dark web.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2022-03-08
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to establish a critical mineral environmental processing and mining cleanup program, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-s-3783
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2022-03-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-08
text: 
This bill requires the Department of Energy to award competitive grants for costs associated with environmental assessment, processing, mitigation, and cleanup related to domestically mining and manufacturing certain critical minerals, such as those needed for energy independence.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2022-03-08
text: Introduced in Senate
Say No to the Silk Road Act

Bill: 117-s-3784
Sponsor: Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]
Introduced: 2022-03-08 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-08
text: 

Say No to the Silk Road Act

 
This bill requires various actions pertaining to China's sovereign digital currency. 
 
Specifically, the bill requires (1) the Office of Management and Budget to develop guidance for executive agencies pertaining to security requirements for the use of China's sovereign digital currency, (2) countries accepting assistance through the Foreign Military Financing Program to disclose any use of such currency as a settlement or reserve currency, and (3) the Department of State to include on its public website a warning for travelers about the dangers of such currency.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2022-03-08
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to eliminate the restriction on veterans concurrently serving in the Offices of Administrator and Deputy Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration.

Bill: 117-s-3785
Sponsor: Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]
Introduced: 2022-03-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Department of Transportation
Federal officials
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-08
text: 
This bill eliminates the restriction that prohibits a retired or former regular officer of the Armed Forces from serving as the Deputy Administration of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) if the current FAA Administrator is also a former regular officer of the Armed Forces.

action_date: 2022-03-31
text: 
This bill eliminates the restriction that prohibits a retired or former regular officer of the Armed Forces from serving as the Deputy Administration of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) if the current FAA Administrator is also a former regular officer of the Armed Forces.

action_date: 2022-04-07
text: 
This bill eliminates the restriction that prohibits a retired or former regular officer of the Armed Forces from serving as the Deputy Administration of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) if the current FAA Administrator is also a former regular officer of the Armed Forces.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-11
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2022-04-11
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2022-04-08
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2082; text: CR S2082)
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2082; text: CR S2082)
action_date: 2022-03-31
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 317.
action_date: 2022-03-31
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2022-03-31
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2022-03-22
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2022-03-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2022-03-08
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to suspend normal trade relations treatment for the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-s-3786
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2022-03-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Belarus
Coal
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Europe
Free trade and trade barriers
International organizations and cooperation
Legislative rules and procedure
Military operations and strategy
Oil and gas
Russia
Tariffs
Trade restrictions
Ukraine

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-08
text: 

Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act

 
This bill suspends normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus. It also prohibits the importation of energy products from Russia.
 
Specifically, the bill authorizes the President to proclaim increases in the rates of duty applicable to products of Russia or Belarus. This authority terminates on January 1, 2024. The President may restore normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus, subject to congressional disapproval.
 
Additionally, the bill prohibits the importation of Russian products that are classified under chapter 27 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (which includes mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation, bituminous substances, and mineral waxes).
 
The bill directs the U.S. Trade Representative to take certain actions, including to consider steps to suspend Russia's participation in the World Trade Organization and seek to halt the accession process of Belarus.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-03-08
text: Introduced in Senate
Home Front Energy Independence Act

Bill: 117-s-3787
Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]
Introduced: 2022-03-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Agricultural marketing and promotion
Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Conflicts and wars
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Europe
Income tax credits
Infrastructure development
Military operations and strategy
Motor fuels
Oil and gas
Retail and wholesale trades
Rural conditions and development
Russia
Sales and excise taxes
Small business
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Trade restrictions
Ukraine

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-08
text: 

Home Front Energy Independence Act

 
This bill prohibits the importation of petroleum and petroleum products from Russia until Russia recognizes the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. 
 
The bill allows a new tax credit for the sale or blending of ethanol fuels. It also extends through 2025 the income tax credit for biodiesel and renewable diesel used as fuel. 
 
The bill modifies requirements relating to the waiver of ethanol reid vapor pressure limitations and E15 labeling.
 
The bill requires the Department of Agriculture to award grants to certain governmental entities for expanding the biofuel infrastructure and agriculture product market.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2022-03-08
text: Introduced in Senate
Housing for All Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3788
Sponsor: Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]
Introduced: 2022-03-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Air quality
Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child safety and welfare
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Commuting
Congressional oversight
Disability assistance
Educational facilities and institutions
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises
Government studies and investigations
Government trust funds
Health facilities and institutions
Higher education
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Housing and community development funding
Housing discrimination
Housing finance and home ownership
Housing for the elderly and disabled
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Infrastructure development
Interagency Council on Homelessness
Judicial procedure and administration
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Landlord and tenant
Libraries and archives
Low- and moderate-income housing
Mental health
Motor vehicles
Public transit
Racial and ethnic relations
Transportation programs funding
Urban and suburban affairs and development

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-08
text: 

Housing for All Act of 2022

 
This bill modifies existing, and creates new, grants and programs concerning affordable housing and homelessness.
 
In particular, the bill authorizes federal funding of the Housing Trust Fund, which supports affordable housing activities. Currently, contributions to the fund come from the earnings of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
 
Additionally, the bill (1) expands eligibility for housing choice vouchers, which provide rental assistance to low-income individuals; and (2) entitles certain individuals to the vouchers. Other matters addressed in the bill include permanently authorizing the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (which terminates on October 1, 2028) and modifying existing programs that support housing for the elderly, individuals with disabilities, and individuals experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness.
 
The bill also creates various housing-related grant programs to, for example, support overnight parking for individuals who live in vehicles and no-cost legal assistance with evictions for low-income individuals. The bill also incorporates housing into certain transportation grants and programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1062)
action_date: 2022-03-08
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act to authorize grants to Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian organizations, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-s-3789
Sponsor: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
Introduced: 2022-03-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Federal-Indian relations
Indian social and development programs
Travel and tourism

Summary:
action_date: 2022-03-10
text: 
This bill authorizes grants to Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian organizations for activities related to recreational travel and tourism.
 
Specifically, the bill authorizes (1) the Bureau of Indian Affairs to make these grants to Indian tribes and tribal organizations, and (2) the Office of Native Hawaiian Relations to make these grants to Native Hawaiian organizations.

action_date: 2022-12-06
text: 
This bill authorizes grants to Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian organizations for activities related to recreational travel and tourism.
 
Specifically, the bill authorizes (1) the Bureau of Indian Affairs to make these grants to and enter into agreements with Indian tribes and tribal organizations; (2) the Office of Native Hawaiian Relations to make these grants to and enter into agreements with Native Hawaiian organizations; and (3) other federal agencies to make these grants to and enter into agreements with tribes, tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian organizations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-06
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 592.
action_date: 2022-12-06
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Schatz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-234.
action_date: 2022-12-06
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Schatz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-234.
action_date: 2022-05-18
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2022-03-23
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-360.
action_date: 2022-03-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
action_date: 2022-03-10
text: Introduced in Senate