hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
End Double Taxation of Successful Consumer Claims Act

Bill: 117-hr-4457
Sponsor: Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]
Introduced: 2021-07-16 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business ethics
Civil actions and liability
Consumer affairs
Consumer credit
Income tax deductions
Legal fees and court costs

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-16
text: 

End Double Taxation of Successful Consumer Claims Act

 
This bill allows a deduction from gross income (above-the-line deduction) for attorney fees and court costs in connection with a claim of a consumer protection violation. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-07-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-16
text: Introduced in House
KELP Act

Bill: 117-hr-4458
Sponsor: Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
Introduced: 2021-07-16 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Aquatic ecology
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Pest management
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-16
text: 

Keeping Ecostystems Living and Productive Act or the KELP Act 

 
This bill directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to award grants to carry out projects related to the conservation, restoration, or management of kelp forest ecosystems.
 
NOAA shall award grants for projects that
 
 
address greatest relative regional declines in kelp forest ecosystems;
 
focus on, among other things, long term ecosystem resilience, kelp forest seeding and connectivity, or urchin removal; or
 
are identified by federal or state restoration and management plans as focal areas for recovery of kelp forests and associated species.
 

action_date: 2022-11-16
text: 

Keeping Ecosystems Living and Productive Act or the KELP Act 

 
This bill directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to award grants to carry out projects related to the conservation, restoration, or management of kelp forest ecosystems.
 
NOAA shall award grants for projects that
 
 
address greatest relative regional declines in kelp forest ecosystems;
 
focus on, among other things, long term ecosystem resilience, kelp forest seeding and connectivity, or urchin removal and other actions to reestablish trophic structure; or
 
are identified by federal or state restoration and management plans as focal areas for recovery of kelp forests and associated species.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-16
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 415.
action_date: 2022-11-16
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-574.
action_date: 2022-11-16
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-574.
action_date: 2022-02-16
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 19.
action_date: 2022-02-16
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2022-02-16
text: Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Discharged.
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2021-07-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-07-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-16
text: Introduced in House
Stop the Importation and Manufacturing of Synthetic Analogues Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4459
Sponsor: Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24]
Introduced: 2021-07-16 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-16
text: 

Stop the Importation and Manufacturing of Synthetic Analogues Act of 2021 or SIMSA

 
This bill establishes a process and requirements for regulating substances that have a similar chemical structure and actual or predicted effect as a controlled substance that is currently subject to such regulation because of its potential for abuse or dependence.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2021-07-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-07-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2021-07-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2021-07-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-16
text: Introduced in House
Consumer Equity Protection Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4460
Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
Introduced: 2021-07-16 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Aging
Civil actions and liability
Consumer affairs
Disability and paralysis
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Government information and archives
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-16
text: 

Consumer Equity Protection Act of 2021

 
This bill establishes a task force within the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection to advise the commission on matters related to equity in consumer protection.
 
The task force also must collaborate with relevant agencies to (1) monitor the market for unfair and deceptive acts targeting or affecting specified consumers or groups of consumers, and (2) educate the public about such acts. 
 
Finally, the task force must support the processing of complaints involving unfair and deceptive acts.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-07-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-07-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-16
text: Introduced in House
Promoting Equitable Access to Paid Family Leave Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4462
Sponsor: Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-18]
Introduced: 2021-07-16 in the House
Policy area: Families

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-16
text: 

Promoting Equitable Access to Paid Family Leave Act of 2021

 
This bill allows the parent of a child who is eligible for child care assistance to receive payments equal to the average subsidy payment for such assistance in lieu of receiving the assistance during the three-month period beginning on the date of the child's birth or adoption.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
action_date: 2021-07-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-07-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-16
text: Introduced in House
PFAS Safe Disposal Act

Bill: 117-hr-4463
Sponsor: Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9]
Introduced: 2021-07-16 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Air quality
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Fires
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Solid waste and recycling

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-16
text: 

PFAS Safe Disposal Act

 
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate the disposal procedures for materials containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (commonly referred to as PFAS) or aqueous film forming foam. These substances are man-made and may have adverse human health effects. For criminal penalty purposes, materials containing PFAS shall be considered hazardous waste.
 
No person is authorized to dispose of PFAS or aqueous film forming foam by incineration until the effective date of the promulgated regulations required by this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
action_date: 2021-07-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-07-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-16
text: Introduced in House
Fighting Homelessness Through Services and Housing Act

Bill: 117-hr-4464
Sponsor: Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33]
Introduced: 2021-07-16 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Family services
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Housing and community development funding
Mental health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-16
text: 

Fighting Homelessness Through Services and Housing Act

 
This bill requires the Health Resources and Services Administration to award grants to local and tribal government entities for the planning and implementation of programs to address homelessness.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2021-07-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-16
text: Introduced in House
Federally Funded Research and Technology Development Protection Act

Bill: 117-hr-4465
Sponsor: Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
Introduced: 2021-07-16 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Research administration and funding
Research and development

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-16
text: 

Federally Funded Research and Technology Development Protection Act

 
This bill addresses issues of transparency and accountability in federal grant-making to safeguard federally funded research and technology development.
 
Specifically, the Office of Management and Budget must (1) require that any agency that makes a federal grant maintains compliance operations to guard against malign foreign talent recruitment programs, and (2) prescribe standardized disclosure and accountability measures to support such operations.
 

Malign foreign talent recruitment
 is defined as an effort organized, managed, or funded by a foreign government to recruit any individual or public or private entity engaged in research funded by a federal agency to share information with, or otherwise act on behalf of, such government.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-20
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2021-07-20
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2021-07-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2021-07-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-16
text: Introduced in House
8–K Trading Gap Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4467
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2021-07-16 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-16
text: 

8&#8211;K Trading Gap Act of 2021 

 
This bill requires certain publicly traded companies to create policies reasonably designed to prevent executive officers and directors from trading their securities after a significant corporate event but before disclosing that event through a public filing. Certain companies required by regulation to adopt a code of ethics are exempt from this requirement.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2021-07-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-16
text: Introduced in House
AI for Agency Impact Act

Bill: 117-hr-4468
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2021-07-16 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-16
text: 

Artificial Intelligence for Agency Impact Act or the AI for Agency Impact Act

 
This bill requires each federal agency to establish and implement an artificial intelligence (AI) strategy, objectives, and metrics plan.
 
Each plan shall include 
 
 
 defined roles, responsibilities, and delegation of authority for AI use and oversight; 
 
 defined values, ethics, and principles to foster public trust and responsible use of AI; 
 
 procedures to ensure data security and privacy and for human supervision and accountability; 
 
 performance objectives and accompanying metrics that clearly reflect or convey the intended purpose of the AI; 
 
documentation demonstrating that the AI relies on high quality, reliable, representative data;
 
a description of how the AI is monitored; and
 
a description of how information on the design, operation, limitations, and updates of the AI is made available to the public. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2021-07-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-16
text: Introduced in House
Made in America Pandemic Preparedness Act

Bill: 117-hr-4470
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2021-07-16 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Business expenses
Buy American requirements
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Homeland Security
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government information and archives
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Health technology, devices, supplies
Homeland security
Income tax credits
Industrial facilities
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Manufacturing
Performance measurement
Personnel records
Public contracts and procurement
Strategic materials and reserves
Terrorism
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-16
text: 

Made in America 

Pandemic Preparedness Act

 
This bill establishes a pandemic preparation tax credit and a requirement to maintain in the Strategic National Stockpile a specified amount of personal protective equipment (PPE).
 
The pandemic preparation tax credit is an amount equal to 20% of the qualified expenses paid or incurred by the taxpayer for purposes of producing PPE that qualifies for addition to the Strategic National Stockpile.
 
The bill requires, with some exceptions, that the PPE in the stockpile be produced domestically. If the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) determines that the requirement is not satisfied, it shall (1) notify specified congressional committees on a quarterly basis, and (2) post each notification on a General Services Administration website.
 
The Office of Management and Budget must work with HHS to report biannually on (1) the inventory of PPE in the Strategic National Stockpile and in stockpiles of other federal agencies and nonfederal entities, and (2) the quantities of PPE that would be required for an array of possible emergencies, including a pandemic or other public health emergency that could last at least a year.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-20
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2021-07-20
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2021-07-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2021-07-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2021-07-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-16
text: Introduced in House
Improving Veterans Access to Congressional Services Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4471
Sponsor: Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-18]
Introduced: 2021-07-16 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Veterans Affairs
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Members of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-16
text: 

Improving Veterans Access to Congressional Services Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to permit a Member of Congress (upon request) to use a VA facility to meet with constituents. The VA and the General Services Administration must jointly identify available spaces in VA facilities for such purposes.
 
The VA must prescribe regulations regarding such use of a VA facility by a Member of Congress.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
action_date: 2021-07-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2021-07-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-16
text: Introduced in House
BENEFIT Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4472
Sponsor: Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-6]
Introduced: 2021-07-16 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Health information and medical records
Product development and innovation

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-16
text: 

Better Empowerment Now to Enhance Framework and Improve Treatments Act of 2021 or the BENEFIT Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to consider relevant patient-focused drug development data, such as data from patient preference studies and patient-reported outcome data, in the risk-benefit assessment framework used in the process for approving new drugs.
 
After a new drug application has been approved, the FDA's public statement about how it used patient experience data shall include a description of how such data was considered in the risk-benefit assessment framework. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-07-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-07-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-16
text: Introduced in House
John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Reauthorization Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4473
Sponsor: Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
Introduced: 2021-07-16 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Historic sites and heritage areas
Massachusetts
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Rhode Island

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-16
text: 

John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Reauthorization Act of 2021

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2036 the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2021-07-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-07-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-16
text: Introduced in House
BRAIN TRAIN Act

Bill: 117-hr-4474
Sponsor: Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
Introduced: 2021-07-16 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Abortion
Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Economic development
Energy efficiency and conservation
Intergovernmental relations
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Railroads
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-16
text: 

Building Rail Across Intercity Networks To Ride Around Interior of the Nation Act or the
 
BRAIN TRAIN Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish an intercity passenger rail service investment program to promote high-performance rail transportation options.
 
DOT may award competitive grants under the program to finance capital projects for high-performance rail, including grants awarded in installments for projects lasting longer than one year.
 
In awarding grants, DOT must select high-performance rail projects (1) that are anticipated to result in significant improvements to intercity rail passenger service, (2) for which there is a high degree of confidence that the proposed projects are feasible and will result in the anticipated benefits, and (3) for which the level of the anticipated benefits compares favorably to the amount of federal funding requested.
 
The federal share of the cost of a capital project shall not exceed 90% of the project's net capital cost.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2021-07-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-07-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-16
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Consumers in Commerce Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4475
Sponsor: Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9]
Introduced: 2021-07-16 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Consumer affairs
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-16
text: 

Protecting Consumers in Commerce Act of 2021

 
This bill provides authority for the Federal Trade Commission to prohibit unfair or deceptive practices by certain common carriers, such as telecommunications companies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-07-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-07-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-16
text: Introduced in House
GRAD Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4477
Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2021-07-16 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Department of State
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health personnel
Immigration status and procedures
Medical education
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-16
text: 

Grant Residency for Additional Doctors Act of 2021 or the GRAD Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Department of State to take certain actions to expedite the processing of visas for aliens entering the United States for graduate medical education or training.
 
Specifically, the State Department shall designate an officer or employee whose sole responsibility from March through June (and in any other time period as necessary) is to facilitate the expedited review of visa applications for such aliens. 
 
The State Department shall also provide relevant Foreign Service officers with training related to medical graduates and medical graduate programs in the countries where the officers are serving.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2021-07-16
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2021-07-16
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2021-07-16
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E765)
action_date: 2021-07-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-16
text: Introduced in House