hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Voters on the Move Registration Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5290
Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]
Introduced: 2023-08-25 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2023-08-25
text: 

Voters on the Move Registration Act of 2023 

This bill requires the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to develop, and specified agencies to distribute, a statement providing individuals with information on how to register to vote and their voting rights. This information must be provided to individuals upon their participation in certain rental assistance programs or application for certain residential mortgages. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-08-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2023-08-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-08-25
text: Introduced in House
People Over Long Lines Act

Bill: 118-hr-5291
Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]
Introduced: 2023-08-25 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2023-08-25
text: 
 

People Over Long Lines Act or the POLL Act

 
This bill sets forth provisions related to voting and the administration of federal elections.
 
Specifically, the bill requires states to ensure that voters wait no more than 30 minutes at any polling place to cast their vote in a federal election, establishes a private right of action for voters who experience longer waiting times, and directs the Election Assistance Commission to make payments to eligible states to prevent unreasonable waiting times.
 
Next, the bill requires each state to provide for the minimum required number of voting systems, poll workers, and other election resources for each polling location on the day of any federal election and each day of early voting. The Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division must issue uniform standards regarding the minimum number and distribution of such systems, workers, and other resources. 
 
The bill also prohibits a chief state election administration official from taking an active part in political management or in a political campaign with respect to any federal election over which the official has supervisory authority, with certain exceptions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-08-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2023-08-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-08-25
text: Introduced in House
Sustaining Our Democracy Act

Bill: 118-hr-5292
Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]
Introduced: 2023-08-25 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2023-08-25
text: 

Sustaining Our Democracy Act

 
This bill establishes and provides funds through FY2033 for the State Election Assistance and Innovation Trust Fund for purposes of promoting election activities.
 
Specifically, the bill establishes the Democracy Advancement and Innovation Program, through which the Office of Democracy Advancement and Innovation (also established by this bill) shall make allocations to states for carrying out democracy promotion activities. These activities include improving the administration of federal elections, recruiting and training nonpartisan election officials and poll workers, and increasing voting access.
 
The bill requires each state, in order to receive allocated funds, to (1) submit a plan for approval that describes how the state will distribute resources and carry out democracy promotion activities, and (2) establish uniform and nondiscriminatory state-based administrative complaint procedures.
 
 The bill prohibits states from using funds for certain activities, including any activity that diminishes the ability of any eligible voter to participate in the electoral process.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-08-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2023-08-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-08-25
text: Introduced in House
Youth Voting Rights Act

Bill: 118-hr-5293
Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]
Introduced: 2023-08-25 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2023-08-25
text: 

Youth Voting Rights Act

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

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


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-08-25
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-08-25
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-08-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-08-25
text: Introduced in House
Unhoused Voter Opportunity Through Elections Act

Bill: 118-hr-5294
Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]
Introduced: 2023-08-25 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2023-08-25
text: 

Unhoused Voter Opportunity Through Elections Act or the Unhoused VOTE Act

This bill expands voter registration and voting access for unhoused individuals. 

The bill specifies that no state or political subdivision may deny or abridge the right of any U.S. citizen to vote because the citizen resides at or in a nontraditional abode. 

Additionally, the bill requires jurisdictions that allow for ballot drop boxes to ensure that these drop boxes are available for in-person use and are accessible and clearly labeled.

If a state requires individuals to show proof of residence in order to vote in a federal election, then the state must accept the individual’s written attestation of residence. A state may not prohibit an individual who is residing in a homeless shelter from using the shelter as the individual’s residence for purposes of voting in a federal election.

The bill requires chief state election officials to conduct outreach to unhoused individuals.

The bill directs the Election Assistance Commission to (1) develop best practices for election officials regarding voter registration and voting access for unhoused individuals, and (2) make grants to eligible states and local governments for programs and activities to support access to voting for unhoused individuals. 

The bill also revises the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, including by (1) treating emergency shelters as voter registration agencies, and (2) allowing an unhoused individual to use an unsheltered street location as the individual's place of residence for purposes of a voter registration application.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-08-25
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and 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: 2023-08-25
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and 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: 2023-08-25
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and 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: 2023-08-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-08-25
text: Introduced in House
Expanding the VOTE Act

Bill: 118-hr-5295
Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]
Introduced: 2023-08-25 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Congressional oversight
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government studies and investigations
State and local government operations
Voting rights

Summary:
action_date: 2023-08-25
text: 

Expanding the Voluntary Opportunities for Translations in Elections Act or the Expanding the VOTE Act

This bill expands access to voting materials for individuals with limited proficiency in the English language.

Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA) requires covered states and political subdivisions to provide voting materials and other language assistance to persons who are American Indian, Asian American, Alaskan Natives, or of Spanish heritage and whose ability to speak or understand English limits electoral participation. A state or political subdivision that is subject to Section 203 is prohibited from providing English-only voting materials in an election. Among other requirements, this bill (1) requires the Department of Justice to issue a notice of prohibition, including the trigger threshold at which the prohibition applies, to certain states and political subdivisions; and (2) requires covered states and political subdivisions to provide written translations of all voting materials, with the consent of any applicable tribal government, to election workers.

Additionally, the bill requires the Election Assistance Commission to make incentive grants for states and political subdivisions to provide translated voting materials.

The bill also directs the Government Accountability Office to study and report on the impact of (1) reducing the threshold requirement under Section 203 of the VRA, and (2) expanding the definition of 
language minorities
 to include native speakers of additional languages.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-08-25
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2023-08-25
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2023-08-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-08-25
text: Introduced in House
Fair Credit for Farmers Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5296
Sponsor: Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]
Introduced: 2023-08-29 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Agricultural insurance
Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Debt collection
Department of Agriculture
Rural conditions and development

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
action_date: 2023-08-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2023-08-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-08-29
text: Introduced in House
Defense Small Business Past Performance Consideration Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5297
Sponsor: Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
Introduced: 2023-08-29 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-08-29
text: 

Defense Small Business Past Performance Consideration Act of 2023

 
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to amend a section of the DOD supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulations concerning the evaluation of proposals for DOD contracts and a small business offeror's past performance. Under the revised regulation, DOD contracting officers evaluating a bid from a small business concern must (1) consider the past performance information of the concern's affiliates as the past performance of the concern, and (2) ensure that only the past performance information of such affiliates during the preceding nine-year period is considered as the past performance of the concern.
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-08-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2023-08-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-08-29
text: Introduced in House
Military Lodging Reform Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5298
Sponsor: Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
Introduced: 2023-08-29 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-08-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2023-08-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-08-29
text: Introduced in House
Earned Benefits Equality and Family Reunification Act

Bill: 118-hr-5299
Sponsor: Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]
Introduced: 2023-08-29 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Africa
Asia
Canada
Central America
Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Dominican Republic
Europe
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Germany
Government information and archives
Government trust funds
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
India
Israel
Latin America
Medicare
Mexico
Middle East
North America
Panama
Performance measurement
Philippines
Public contracts and procurement
South Asia
South Korea

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-09-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-08-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-08-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-08-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-08-29
text: Introduced in House
GAO Inspector General Parity Act

Bill: 118-hr-5300
Sponsor: Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42]
Introduced: 2023-08-29 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-09-18
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 39 - 0.
action_date: 2024-09-18
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2023-08-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
action_date: 2023-08-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-08-29
text: Introduced in House
NOT in Our Schools Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5303
Sponsor: Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7]
Introduced: 2023-08-29 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-08-29
text: 

No Obscene Teaching in Our Schools Act of 2023 or the NOT in Our Schools Act of 2023

 
This bill prohibits an elementary or secondary school from receiving federal funds if the school is in violation of any law of the state in which the school is located that is related to materials that are harmful to minors.
 
Further, the bill requires a state educational agency to either (1) return the federal funds that were dedicated to the school in violation of such state law; or (2) create and carry out, at the request of parents or legal guardians of eligible children, a 529 education savings plan account program (also known as a qualified tuition program).
 
The bill allows tax-exempt distributions from these 529 plans to be used for additional educational expenses (e.g., curriculum, books, and testing fees) in connection with enrollment or attendance at an elementary or secondary school. Distributions may also be used for tuition and additional expenses in connection with a homeschool (whether treated as a homeschool or a private school under state law).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-08-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2023-08-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2023-08-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-08-29
text: Introduced in House
Safeguarding Our Levees Act

Bill: 118-hr-5304
Sponsor: Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]
Introduced: 2023-08-29 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance
Floods and storm protection
Natural disasters

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-08-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2023-08-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2023-08-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-08-29
text: Introduced in House
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1157 West Mission Avenue in Escondido, California, as the "Captain E. Royce Williams Post Office Building".

Bill: 118-hr-5305
Sponsor: Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-48]
Introduced: 2023-08-29 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: California
Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Postal service

Summary:
action_date: 2023-08-29
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1157 West Mission Avenue in Escondido, California, as the "Captain E. Royce Williams Post Office Building."

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-08-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
action_date: 2023-08-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-08-29
text: Introduced in House
Department of Defense Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5306
Sponsor: Rep. Kim, Andy [D-NJ-3]
Introduced: 2023-08-29 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-08-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Oversight and Accountability, 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: 2023-08-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Oversight and Accountability, 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: 2023-08-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Oversight and Accountability, 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: 2023-08-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-08-29
text: Introduced in House
STOP Bullying Act

Bill: 118-hr-5307
Sponsor: Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
Introduced: 2023-08-29 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-08-29
text: 

STOP Bullying Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Education to make grants for each state to establish a task force to study, address, and reduce bullying in elementary and secondary schools.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-08-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-08-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-08-29
text: Introduced in House
Rural Telehealth and Education Enhancement Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5308
Sponsor: Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23]
Introduced: 2023-08-29 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Educational technology and distance education
Health technology, devices, supplies
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2023-08-29
text: 

Rural Telehealth and Education Enhancement Act of 2023

This bill reauthorizes the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program through FY2028. This Department of Agriculture program provides grants to help rural communities gain the technology and training necessary to engage in telemedicine and distance learning.
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
action_date: 2023-08-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2023-08-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-08-29
text: Introduced in House
Warrant for Metadata Act

Bill: 118-hr-5309
Sponsor: Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2023-08-29 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-08-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-08-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-08-29
text: Introduced in House
Improving Contractor Cybersecurity Act

Bill: 118-hr-5310
Sponsor: Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2023-08-29 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-08-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
action_date: 2023-08-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-08-29
text: Introduced in House