hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
SAFE Border Act

Bill: 117-hr-6120
Sponsor: Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5]
Introduced: 2021-12-02 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: 

Securing American Families from Exploitation at the Border Act or the SAFE Border Act

 
This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish a temporary grant program to reimburse landowners for loss or damage to property caused by an individual illegally crossing the southern border or to improve the security of such property.
 
Specifically, FEMA may provide grants to landowners who have experienced (or are at risk of experiencing) property theft or damage in areas within 10 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
action_date: 2021-12-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery.
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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: 2021-12-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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: 2021-12-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Introduced in House
Eliminating Global Market Distortions to Protect American Jobs Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-6121
Sponsor: Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]
Introduced: 2021-12-02 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: 

Eliminating Global Market Distortions to Protect American Jobs Act of 2021

 
This bill addresses unfair trade practices by making various changes to U.S. antidumping and countervailing duty law. Antidumping provides relief to U.S industries and workers that are materially injured or threatened with injury due to imports of like products sold in the U.S. market at less than fair value, while countervailing duty provides such relief from imports of products subsidized by a foreign government or public entity.
 
Specifically, the bill establishes a process for successive antidumping and countervailing duty investigations. Successive investigations may be concurrent (an ongoing investigation of the same product from different countries) or recently completed (not more than two years before the date of the initiation of the successive investigation). Further, the bill establishes a time line for the Department of Commerce to issue determinations in successive investigations.
 
Among other provisions, the bill authorizes Commerce to
 
 
apply countervailing duty law to subsidies provided by a foreign government or public entity to a company operating in a different country,
 
use another method for calculating the cost of production in specific circumstances, and
 
require importers to provide a certification that the imported merchandise is not subject to an antidumping or countervailing duty order. 
 
 
 Additionally, the bill establishes procedures for Commerce to conduct circumvention inquiries, including by specifying the deadlines for preliminary and final determinations.
 
The bill repeals the Softwood Lumber Act of 2008, which addresses the importation of softwood lumber and softwood lumber products.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Introduced in House
Protect American Taxpayer Dollars from Illegal Immigration Act

Bill: 117-hr-6122
Sponsor: Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11]
Introduced: 2021-12-02 in the House
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: 

Protect American Taxpayer Dollars from Illegal Immigration Act

 
This bill prohibits expending federal funds for legal settlements to individuals who violated certain laws relating to the proper time and place to enter the United States, if the settlement pertains to claims based solely on the lawful detention of such an individual as part of a family unit after the individual's entry into the United States at the southern border after January 20, 2017. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Introduced in House
Crucial Communism Teaching Act

Bill: 117-hr-6123
Sponsor: Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27]
Introduced: 2021-12-02 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Civics education
Elementary and secondary education
Political movements and philosophies
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-02
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: 2021-12-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Introduced in House
VA Home Loan GRACE Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-6124
Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
Introduced: 2021-12-02 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: 

Veteran Affairs Home Loan Guaranty Resiliency And Concurrency Enhancement Act of 2021 or the VA Home Loan GRACE Act of 2021

 
This bill modifies provisions related to the Department of Veterans Affairs home loan program, including by establishing a penalty for knowingly making a false certification for a loan under the program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-18
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2022-01-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Introduced in House
No Double Debt for Disaster Survivors Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-6125
Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Troy [D-LA-2]
Introduced: 2021-12-02 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: 

No Double Debt for Disaster Survivors Act of 2021

 
This bill directs the Department of Education to discharge the outstanding federal student loan debt for a borrower who received, on or after January 1, 2020, a Small Business Administration (SBA) disaster loan. Further, the bill specifies that the amount of student loan debt discharged may not exceed the amount of the SBA disaster loan.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Introduced in House
Supplemental Impact Aid Flexibility Act

Bill: 117-hr-6126
Sponsor: Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]
Introduced: 2021-12-02 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government information and archives
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Property tax
State and local taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: 

Supplemental Impact Aid Flexibility Act

 
This bill revises the Impact Aid Program application process for FY2023.
 
Specifically, the bill requires local educational agencies (LEAs) participating in the Impact Aid Program to use the student count or federal property valuation data from their FY2022 program applications, as applicable, for their FY2023 program applications. The program provides funding to LEAs that have lost property tax revenue due to the presence of tax-exempt federal property or to those that have experienced increased expenditures due to enrollment of federally connected children (e.g., children living on Indian lands or military bases).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 4, United States Code, to ensure that a funeral honors detail recites the 13 Folds of Honor when presenting a flag of the United States in connection with the death of a member of the Armed Forces or veteran.

Bill: 117-hr-6127
Sponsor: Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-25]
Introduced: 2021-12-02 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: 
This bill requires a funeral honors detail to recite the
 13 Folds of Honor
 as part of the flag presentment during certain funerals for veterans and members of the Armed Forces. The next of kin or other representative of the deceased person may elect to not have the recitation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Introduced in House
Protect American IPR Act

Bill: 117-hr-6128
Sponsor: Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1]
Introduced: 2021-12-02 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: 

Protect American IPR Act

 
This bill addresses the effects of violations of U.S. intellectual property rights in China or by Chinese persons. The bill directs the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to study the losses of revenue to holders of those rights. It directs the USTR to impose duties on merchandise from China in an amount equivalent to the annual loss of revenue to U.S. intellectual property rights holders reduced by the amount of tariffs collected for such violations.
 
Duties collected must be used to compensate U.S. intellectual property rights holders injured by such violations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Introduced in House
Harnessing Opportunities by Pursuing Expungement Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-6129
Sponsor: Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14]
Introduced: 2021-12-02 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Criminal justice information and records
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: 

Harnessing Opportunities by Pursuing Expungement Act of 2021 or the HOPE Act of 2021

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Justice (DOJ) to make grants to states and local governments to reduce the financial and administrative burden of expunging convictions for state cannabis offenses. 
 
The bill also requires DOJ to study and report on (1) the effects on an individual of a criminal record report of a conviction for a criminal offense related to cannabis, and (2) the costs incurred for incarcerating an individual for a criminal offense related to cannabis.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Introduced in House
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield Boundary Revision Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-6130
Sponsor: Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7]
Introduced: 2021-12-02 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: 

Wilson's Creek National Battlefield Boundary Revision Act of 2021

 
This bill extends the boundary of the Wilson's Creek National Battlefield in Missouri to include approximately 624 acres of land related to the Newtonia Battlefield identified on the map titled 
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield Proposed Boundary Modification
 and dated September 2021.
 
The Department of the Interior may acquire such land by donation, purchase from willing sellers with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Introduced in House
Veterans Disability Claims Notification Improvement Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-6131
Sponsor: Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2]
Introduced: 2021-12-02 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Computers and information technology
Disability assistance
Government information and archives
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: 

Veterans Disability Claims Notification Improvement Act of 2021

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide notice related to claims in an electronic format upon the election of the claimant, including for decisions by the Board of Veterans' Appeals. Under the bill, a claimant may revoke such an election at any time.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-03-29
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2022-01-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Introduced in House
Public Safety Enhancement Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-6132
Sponsor: Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22]
Introduced: 2021-12-02 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: 

Public Safety Enhancement Act of 2021

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2026 the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grant program.
 
Additionally, the bill requires a certain amount of funds made available under the COPS grant program to be used for the hiring and retention of law enforcement officers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Introduced in House
To require the Commissioner of Food and Drugs to make available for public inspection all records of information submitted to the Food and Drug Administration in conjunction with authorizing the emergency use of, or licensing, a COVID-19 vaccine.

Bill: 117-hr-6133
Sponsor: Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5]
Introduced: 2021-12-02 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government information and archives
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Licensing and registrations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: 
This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to make publicly available all records of information submitted to the FDA in conjunction with the emergency use authorization or licensing of a COVID-19 vaccine.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Introduced in House
CBD Product Safety and Standardization Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-6134
Sponsor: Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]
Introduced: 2021-12-02 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: 

CBD Product Safety and Standardization Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate food containing cannabidiol (CBD) derived from hemp as a food additive. (The FDA has determined that food containing added CBD cannot be sold in interstate commerce.)
 
Under this bill, in order to be sold, a food containing CBD derived from hemp must conform with current FDA requirements pertaining to food additives or be generally recognized as safe (GRAS). (Under current law, a food additive with the GRAS designation is not subject to FDA premarket review and approval requirements.) 
 
In addition, such a food must comply with all other relevant FDA and labeling requirements.
 
Such a food shall be exempt from an existing provision that prohibits the sale of a food containing an additive that is (1) an FDA-approved drug or biological product, or (2) subject to certain clinical investigations. 
 
The FDA must issue regulations pertaining to such foods that specify (1) the maximum amount of CBD derived from hemp per serving, (2) labeling and packaging requirements, and (3) any conditions for intended use.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Introduced in House
Portable Generator Safety STANDARD Act

Bill: 117-hr-6135
Sponsor: Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
Introduced: 2021-12-02 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Air quality
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Consumer affairs
Electric power generation and transmission
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Product safety and quality

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: 

Portable Generator Safety Standard To Avoid Needless Deaths And Reduce Disabilities Act or the Portable Generator Safety STANDARD Act

 
This bill requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission to establish safety standards for portable generators, including requirements related to labeling, minimum cord length, and shutoff capability in an elevated carbon monoxide environment. The commission is authorized to enforce these standards.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Introduced in House
HELP Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-6136
Sponsor: Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27]
Introduced: 2021-12-02 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: 

Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act of 2021
 
or the HELP Act of 2021

 
This bill extends through FY2035 the special duty-free rules for Haiti. It also extends through December 19, 2035, the duty-free treatment provided for apparel articles assembled in Haiti and imported from Haiti or the Dominican Republic.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Introduced in House
MAKERS Act

Bill: 117-hr-6137
Sponsor: Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13]
Introduced: 2021-12-02 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: 

Making Advances Kinetic Education, Research, and Skills Act or the MAKERS Act

 
This bill directs the National Science Foundation to award competitive grants to institutions of higher education or their consortia to support the research and development of makerspaces to assist in the formation of a workforce capable of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). Makerspaces are community spaces that (1) provide access to tools, technology, and knowledge for learners and entrepreneurs; (2) result in prototyping or creation of physical goods, interdisciplinary learning, and educational innovation; and (3) support the development of educational opportunities for personal growth, workforce training, and early stage business ventures.
 
Grants may be used for (1) research on the effectiveness of makerspaces in engaging students and the community in STEM skills and in teaching and learning, (2) the compilation and dissemination of best practices on the use of makerspaces for STEM learning and workforce preparedness, and (3) equipment to achieve such purposes.
 
Funds furnished through a grant may not be used for the construction of a building or facility to hold a makerspace unless such construction is necessary for safety reasons or the use of relevant equipment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Introduced in House
Preventing Our Next Natural Disaster Act

Bill: 117-hr-6138
Sponsor: Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15]
Introduced: 2021-12-02 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Air quality
Building construction
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Community life and organization
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency planning and evacuation
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Intergovernmental relations
Natural disasters
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons

Summary:
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: 

Preventing Our Next Natural Disaster Act

 
This bill modifies the pre-disaster mitigation grant program of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
 
Specifically, the bill
 
 
increases FEMA's set-aside for pre-disaster mitigation assistance from 6% to 15% of certain grant amounts;
 
provides for a 2% set-aside for community planning and capacity building assistance; and 
 
authorizes FEMA to develop guidance regarding how to incorporate climate change into the National Risk Index, cost-benefit analyses, and improved codes, specifications, and standards to address natural hazards.
 
 
FEMA must
 
 
prioritize applicants for assistance with the highest hazard risk in coordination with FEMA's National Risk Index, environmental justice communities, and low-income communities (current law covers the latter though this bill modifies the number of individuals in such communities);
 
provide community outreach; and 
 
establish a central federal database to consolidate funding data collected by all local, state, and federal agencies involved in post-disaster response and pre-disaster mitigation spending and categorize the data by type of project, funding source, and hazard types using a user-friendly database and interactive map.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Introduced in House