hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Bank Privacy Reform Act

Bill: 118-hr-1220
Sponsor: Rep. Rose, John W. [R-TN-6]
Introduced: 2023-02-27 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-27
text: 

Bank Privacy Reform Act 

 
This bill eliminates provisions that require financial institutions to report certain financial information to specified government agencies. Currently, financial institutions are required to report certain financial transactions for the purpose of detecting illicit activity, such as money laundering or the financing of terrorism. Under the bill, such records are only obtainable through a search warrant. 
 
The bill also eliminates reporting requirements related to the beneficial ownership of certain corporate entities. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2023-02-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-27
text: Introduced in House
Buffalo Tract Protection Act

Bill: 118-hr-1221
Sponsor: Rep. Stansbury, Melanie Ann [D-NM-1]
Introduced: 2023-02-27 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Land transfers
Mining
New Mexico

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-27
text: 

Buffalo Tract Protection Act

 
This bill withdraws specified Bureau of Land Management lands in Placitas, New Mexico, from (1) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (2) disposition under the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws.
 
Any conveyance of the surface estate of such federal land shall require a reservation of the mineral estate to the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2023-02-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-02-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-27
text: Introduced in House
Buffalo Soldiers Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1222
Sponsor: Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10]
Introduced: 2023-02-27 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-27
text: 

Buffalo Soldiers Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2023

 
This bill provides for a Congressional Gold Medal to be awarded to the Buffalo Soldier regiments (six all-Black calvary and infantry regiments authorized by Congress in 1866 to serve in the Armed Forces) in recognition of their vital service to the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2023-02-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2023-02-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-27
text: Introduced in House
DIRECT Act

Bill: 118-hr-1223
Sponsor: Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24]
Introduced: 2023-02-27 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-27
text: 
 
Diverting IRS Resources to the Exigent Crisis Today Act or the DIRECT Act 

 
This bill rescinds amounts appropriated to the Internal Revenue Service for enforcement activities under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and reallocates such amounts to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection for the salaries and expenses of new agents and officers hired for the security of the southern border.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, 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: 2023-02-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, 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: 2023-02-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-27
text: Introduced in House
INFO for Reproductive Care Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1224
Sponsor: Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3]
Introduced: 2023-02-27 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-27
text: 

Informing New Factors and Options for Reproductive Care Act of 2023 or the INFO for Reproductive Care Act of 2023

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to carry out a campaign to educate health care professionals (and health care professions students) about assisting patients to navigate legal issues related to abortions and other reproductive health care services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-02-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-02-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-27
text: Introduced in House
Stop Funding JROTC at CCP-Owned Schools Act

Bill: 118-hr-1225
Sponsor: Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6]
Introduced: 2023-02-27 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-27
text: 

Stop Funding JROTC at CCP-Owned Schools Act

 
This bill prohibits the U.S. military departments from establishing or maintaining a Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) unit at an educational institution that is owned, operated, or controlled by China, a member of the Chinese Community Party or the Chinese military, or a Chinese military company. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2023-02-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-27
text: Introduced in House
CADETS Act

Bill: 118-hr-1227
Sponsor: Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1]
Introduced: 2023-02-28 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Higher education
Marine and inland water transportation
National Guard and reserves
State and local government operations
Student aid and college costs
Transportation employees

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: 

Changing Age-Determined Eligibility To Student Incentive Payments Act or the
 
CADETS Act 

 
This bill modifies the age requirements for the Student Incentive Payment Program, which provides financial support to cadets who attend one of six state maritime academies and commit to a post-graduation service obligation. 
 
Specifically, the bill modifies the age requirements to allow older cadets to qualify for the program if they will meet the age requirements for enlistment in the Navy Reserve at the time of their graduation. Current age requirements prohibit cadets older than 25 from participating in the program. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
Combating Racist Training in the Military Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1228
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Dan [R-NC-8]
Introduced: 2023-02-28 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: 

Combating Racist Training in the Military Act of 2023

 
This bill prohibits the Armed Forces and academic institutions of the Department of Defense from promoting specified anti-American and racist theories (e.g., that any race is inherently superior or inferior to any other race). 
 
Specifically, the bill prohibits
 
 
 including anti-American and racist theories or materials in curricula, reading lists, seminars, workshops, trainings, or other educational or professional settings in a manner that could appear as sponsorship, approval, or endorsement;
 
contracting with, hiring, or otherwise engaging speakers, consultants, diversity trainers, and other persons for the purpose of advocating anti-American and racist theories;
 
compelling members of the Armed Forces to affirm or profess belief in anti-American and racist theories; and
 
segregating members of the Armed Forces by race in any setting, including educational and training sessions.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
Stop CRT Act

Bill: 118-hr-1229
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Dan [R-NC-8]
Introduced: 2023-02-28 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: 

Stop CRT Act

 
This bill grants Executive Order 13950 the force and effect of law. That order prohibits federal agencies and contractors from advancing specified policies or training related to race or sex and was revoked by Executive Order 13985 on January 20, 2021.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Accountability, and Armed Services, 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: 2023-02-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Accountability, and Armed Services, 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: 2023-02-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Accountability, and Armed Services, 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: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
Food Deserts Act

Bill: 118-hr-1230
Sponsor: Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7]
Introduced: 2023-02-28 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: 

Food Deserts Act 

This bill establishes a grant program within the Department of Agriculture to reduce food deserts. Under the program, grants are provided to states for revolving funds that support the establishment and operation of grocery stores in underserved communities. 
Underserved communities
 are communities that have (1) limited access to affordable, healthy foods, including fresh fruits and vegetables, in grocery retail stores or farmer-to-consumer direct markets; and (2) a high rate of hunger, a high rate of food insecurity, or a high poverty rate.

The bill requires states to use such funds for loans that support grocery stores in underserved communities, including for opening a store (excluding new construction), or supporting an existing store.

In order to qualify for loans, grocery stores must meet criteria enumerated in the bill. For example, grocery stores must (1) emphasize unprocessed, healthful foods; (2) provide staple foods and a variety of raw fruits and vegetables; and (3) charge affordable prices at or below market values.

Further, states must prioritize loan applications from entities that meet criteria related to

hiring workers from the underserved community,

providing classes or educational information about a healthful diet,

sourcing food from local urban farms and gardens, and

demonstrating existing supply chain relationships in the grocery industry. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E163-164)
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
SAFE TECH Act

Bill: 118-hr-1231
Sponsor: Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]
Introduced: 2023-02-28 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: 

Safeguarding Against Fraud, Exploitation, Threats, Extremism, and Consumer Harms Act or the SAFE TECH Act

 
This bill limits federal liability protection that applies to a user or provider of an interactive computer service (e.g., a social media company) for claims related to content provided by third parties.
 
Specifically, the bill applies the liability protection to claims arising from third-party speech rather than third-party information. Additionally, the liability protection shall not apply if a user or provider (1) accepts payment to make the speech available, or (2) creates or funds (in whole or in part) the speech. 
 
The bill changes legal procedures concerning the liability protection by (1) requiring a defendant in a lawsuit to raise the liability protection as an affirmative defense, and (2) placing the burden of proving that the defense applies on the defendant.
 
Some courts have held that the current liability protection bars claims for civil penalties and injunctive relief. The bill expressly excludes from the liability protection requests for injunctive relief arising from a provider's failure to remove, restrict access to, or prevent dissemination of material likely to cause irreparable harm. However, the bill protects a provider from liability for actions taken to comply with such injunctions.
 
Under current law, the liability protection does not apply to federal criminal law, intellectual property law, and other designated areas of law. The bill further specifies that the liability protection shall not apply to civil rights law; antitrust law; stalking, harassment, or intimidation laws; international human rights law; and civil actions for wrongful death.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
Fort Pillow National Battlefield Park Study Act

Bill: 118-hr-1232
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2023-02-28 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: 

Fort Pillow National Battlefield Park Study Act

 
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the Fort Pillow Historic State Park in Henning, Tennessee, which was the site of the Battle of Fort Pillow during the Civil War, as a unit of the National Park System.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
Cash Refunds for Flight Cancellations Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1233
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2023-02-28 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Consumer affairs
Transportation costs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: 

Cash Refunds for Flight Cancellations Act of 2023

 
This bill requires air carriers and ticket agents to offer full cash refunds for airline tickets if (1) an air carrier cancels or significantly delays a flight, or (2) a passenger cancels their ticket for a flight at least 48 hours before the scheduled departure time. 
 The bill permits air carriers and tickets agents to offer alternative forms of compensation, including credit or vouchers, provided that such offer is valid indefinitely, and the offer includes a clear and conspicuous notice of the passenger's right to a cash refund. 
Additionally, the bill requires air carriers and ticket agents to disclose to passengers, prior to the sale of airline tickets, that they can cancel their tickets and receive a full refund. 
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2023-02-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
Can’t Cancel Your Own Debt Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1234
Sponsor: Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4]
Introduced: 2023-02-28 in the House
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: 

Can't Cancel Your Own Debt Act of 2023

 
This bill prohibits a Member of Congress from receiving student loan cancellation for time served in Congress or from a student loan program established or amended by an act of Congress, or set forth by an executive order or agency action, during the period in which the individual is serving as a Member.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
Federal Firefighter Pay Equity Act

Bill: 118-hr-1235
Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
Introduced: 2023-02-28 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: 

Federal Firefighter Pay Equity Act 

 
This bill modifies certain pay calculations that are used to determine retirement and annuity benefits for federal firefighters. 
 
Specifically, the bill adjusts the method of determining the average pay of a federal firefighter by adding one-half of a firefighter's basic hourly rate multiplied by the number of overtime hours included as part of such firefighter's regular tour of duty. It also requires the Office of Personnel Management to issue regulations that cap the number of hours in a regular workweek, which may not exceed 60 hours per week.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
Protect the West Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1236
Sponsor: Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6]
Introduced: 2023-02-28 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: 

Protect the West Act of 2023

 
This bill establishes and provides funding for the Restoration and Resilience Grant Program and the Restoration and Resilience Partnership Program.
 
Specifically, the bill establishes in the Treasury an Outdoor and Watershed Restoration Fund to provide funding for such programs.
 
The bill establishes a Restoration Fund Advisory Council to provide recommendations to the Department of Agriculture (USDA) respecting the disbursement of amounts from the fund for the grant program, priority setting for landscapes, and evaluation and monitoring for restoration and resilience project success.
 
The grant program shall provide grants or pay-for-performance contracts to eligible entities (e.g., a state agency, a unit of local government, or a tribal government) for
 
 
increasing the capacity for planning, coordinating, and monitoring restoration and resilience projects on nonfederal land and providing support for collaboration and monitoring on federal land; and
 
supporting, on nonfederal land, restoration and resilience projects, efforts to improve wildfire resistive construction and reduce risks within the home ignition zone, and projects to expand equitable outdoor access.
 
 
Under the Restoration and Resilience Partnership Program, USDA shall carry out restoration and resilience projects that reduce wildfire potential, improve community resilience in the wildland-urban interface, or restore wildlife habitat.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2023-02-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
Sarah Keys Evans Congressional Gold Medal Act

Bill: 118-hr-1237
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1]
Introduced: 2023-02-28 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Motor carriers
North Carolina
Racial and ethnic relations

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: 

Sarah Keys Evans Congressional Gold Medal Act

 
This bill provides for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal to Sarah Keys Evans in recognition of her achievements relating to the desegregation of passengers on interstate buses in the 1950s.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-07
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1133)
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
Decreasing Emergency Railroad Accident Instances Locally Act

Bill: 118-hr-1238
Sponsor: Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17]
Introduced: 2023-02-28 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: 

Decreasing Emergency Railroad Accident Instances Locally Act or the DERAIL Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to expand the statutory definition of a high-hazard flammable train (HHFT), thereby subjecting more trains to additional safety requirements.
 
Specifically, DOT must expand the definition of 
HHFT
 to mean a train transporting one or more loaded tank cars of a Class 3 flammable liquid (e.g., benzene residue) or a Class 2 flammable gas (e.g., vinyl chloride) and other materials DOT determines necessary for safety. Current regulations define 
HHFT
 as a train transporting 20 or more loaded tank cars of a Class 3 flammable liquid in a continuous block or 35 or more loaded tank cars of a Class 3 flammable liquid dispersed throughout the train.
 
The bill also requires railway carriers to report a train derailment that involves a train carrying material toxic by inhalation within 24 hours of the derailment to the National Response Center, state and local officials, and tribal governments.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H953)
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House