hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Armenian Protection Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-3000
Sponsor: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]
Introduced: 2023-09-29 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Armenia
Asia
Azerbaijan
Europe
Human rights
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Racial and ethnic relations

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-29
text: 

Armenian Protection Act of 2023

 
This bill restricts providing U.S. foreign assistance to the government of Azerbaijan.
 
Current law prohibits providing certain foreign assistance to the government of Azerbaijan, but also authorizes the President to waive this prohibition for specified reasons, such as if the foreign assistance is necessary to support U.S. efforts to counter international terrorism. This bill repeals the President's authority to provide this waiver.

action_date: 2023-11-15
text: 

Armenian Protection Act of 2023

 
This bill restricts providing U.S. foreign assistance to the government of Azerbaijan in FY2024 or FY2025.
 
Current law prohibits providing certain foreign assistance to the government of Azerbaijan, but also authorizes the President to waive this prohibition for specified reasons, such as if the foreign assistance is necessary to support U.S. efforts to counter international terrorism. This bill bars the President from providing this waiver with respect to funds made available for FY2024 or FY2025. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-11-17
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2023-11-17
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2023-11-16
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2023-11-15
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S5532)
action_date: 2023-11-15
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.(text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S5532)
action_date: 2023-11-15
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S5532)
action_date: 2023-11-15
text: Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2023-11-15
text: Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2023-09-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2023-09-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Maritime Fuel Tax Parity Act

Bill: 118-s-3001
Sponsor: Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2023-09-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-09-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Sustainable Vessel Fuel Act

Bill: 118-s-3002
Sponsor: Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2023-09-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-09-29
text: Introduced in Senate
POST ID Act

Bill: 118-s-3003
Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
Introduced: 2023-09-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2023-09-30
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to specify control and management of Department of Defense data and to establish the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer Governing Council, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-s-3004
Sponsor: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]
Introduced: 2023-10-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-10-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2023-10-03
text: Introduced in Senate
Enhancing American Competitiveness Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-3005
Sponsor: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2023-10-03 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-10-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2023-10-03
text: Introduced in Senate
SAFE in Recovery Act

Bill: 118-s-3006
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2023-10-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Child care and development
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Environmental health
Family services
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health programs administration and funding
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health
Sex and reproductive health
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-10-03
text: 

Substance Use Disorder and Family Engagement in Recovery Act or the SAFE in Recovery Act

This bill expands services available to families affected by substance use disorders (SUD) and implements protections for parents seeking SUD treatment. 

Specifically, the bill requires health centers funded through the Community Health Center Fund (CHC Fund) to provide mental health and SUD treatment services, and provides funds to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to implement this change in FY2025. The bill also reauthorizes the CHC Fund through FY2028. Moreover, under the Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Demonstration Program, the bill permits HHS to provide increased per-beneficiary payments for beneficiaries receiving pregnancy or postpartum services. 

As a condition of Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant funding, the bill restricts states from investigating and reporting pregnant and postpartum patients affected by SUD in specified instances. For example, the results of toxicology testing on patients taking prescription drugs (including drugs that treat SUD) in accordance with the recommendations of the prescribing doctor may not be the sole factor in a family separation determination. Further, states may not investigate a patient for child neglect or abuse, nor report them to a child protective services system, solely on account of their use of a prescription drug.

Finally, the bill establishes new federal efforts to study and fund care for families affected by SUD, including a consortium led by the National Institutes of Health to set research priorities related to SUD. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-10-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-10-03
text: Introduced in Senate
State Border Defense Act

Bill: 118-s-3007
Sponsor: Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO]
Introduced: 2023-10-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-10-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-10-03
text: Introduced in Senate
Fair Pay for Federal Contractors Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-3008
Sponsor: Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]
Introduced: 2023-10-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-10-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2023-10-03
text: Introduced in Senate
NO CHINA Act

Bill: 118-s-3009
Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]
Introduced: 2023-10-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Congress

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-10-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2023-10-04
text: Introduced in Senate
Nutrition CARE Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-3010
Sponsor: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]
Introduced: 2023-10-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-10-04
text: 

Nutrition Counseling Aiding Recovery for Eating Disorders Act of 2023 or the Nutrition CARE Act of 

2023

 
This bill provides for Medicare coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for individuals with eating disorders. Such services must be furnished by a registered dietitian or nutrition professional pursuant to a referral from a physician, psychologist, or other authorized mental health professional.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-10-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-10-04
text: Introduced in Senate
Passport Sanity Act

Bill: 118-s-3011
Sponsor: Sen. Vance, J. D. [R-OH]
Introduced: 2023-10-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2023-10-04
text: 

Passport Sanity Act

 
This bill prohibits the Department of State from issuing a passport, passport card, or Consular Report of Birth Abroad with an unspecified (X) gender designation. The State Department must also ensure that applications for such documents include only male and female gender designations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-10-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2023-10-04
text: Introduced in Senate
Deposit Security Act

Bill: 118-s-3012
Sponsor: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]
Introduced: 2023-10-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2023-10-04
text: 

Deposit Security Act

This bill increases the amount of deposit insurance available to noninterest-bearing transaction accounts through the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA). Under current law, deposits are generally insured up to $250,000.

Specifically, noninterest-bearing transaction accounts at FDIC-insured depository institutions and at NCUA-insured credit unions must be insured up to $10 million. However, an institution or credit union may opt-out of this insurance during the 30-day period beginning on the date the program starts.

In addition, the maximum deposit insurance amount must be adjusted for inflation every two years. 
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-10-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2023-10-04
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to permanently authorize the exemption of aliens working as fish processors from the numerical limitation on H-2B nonimmigrant visas.

Bill: 118-s-3013
Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
Introduced: 2023-10-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2023-10-04
text: 
This bill establishes that the annual numerical cap on temporary nonagricultural worker (H-2B) visas does not apply to fish roe processors, fish processors, technicians, or processing supervisors. 

Under current law, up to 66,000 H-2B visas may be issued in a year, with additional visas available to certain classes of workers who are exempt from this cap. 
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-10-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-10-04
text: Introduced in Senate
FTC REDO Act

Bill: 118-s-3014
Sponsor: Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]
Introduced: 2023-10-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-10-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2023-10-04
text: Introduced in Senate
Telework Reform Act of 2024

Bill: 118-s-3015
Sponsor: Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]
Introduced: 2023-10-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Commuting
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Employee performance
Employment and training programs
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Labor-management relations
Law enforcement officers
Military personnel and dependents
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-19
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 732.
action_date: 2024-12-19
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 118-312.
action_date: 2024-12-19
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 118-312.
action_date: 2024-05-15
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2023-10-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2023-10-04
text: Introduced in Senate
End Taxpayer Subsidies for Electric Vehicles Act

Bill: 118-s-3016
Sponsor: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY]
Introduced: 2023-10-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-10-04
text: 

End Taxpayer Subsidies for Electric Vehicles Act

This bill eliminates the tax credit for the purchase of a qualified new clean vehicle. 

Under current law, a nonrefundable tax credit of up to $7,500 is allowed for the purchase of a vehicle that

is acquired new and for use by the taxpayer;

is made by a qualified manufacturer;

weighs less than 14,000 pounds;

is manufactured primarily for use on public streets, roads, and highways;

is powered significantly by an electric motor with a battery capacity of seven kilowatt hours or more;

is capable of being recharged from an external source of electricity; and

has final assembly occurring within North America. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-10-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-10-04
text: Introduced in Senate
Restoring the First Amendment and Right to Peaceful Civil Disobedience Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-3017
Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2023-10-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Civil actions and liability
Crimes against property
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Family planning and birth control
Health facilities and institutions
Religion
Sex and reproductive health
Women's health

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-10-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-10-04
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and the National Labor Relations Act to clarify the standard for determining whether an individual is an employee, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-s-3018
Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC]
Introduced: 2023-10-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2023-10-04
text: 
This bill specifies a legal standard for determining whether an individual is considered an 
independent contractor 
rather than an 
employee
 for the purposes of federal labor laws that address issues such as the federal minimum wage, overtime compensation, and collective bargaining. The rights and protections provided by these laws exclusively apply to employees. 
 
Under the bill, an individual is considered an independent contractor if (1) another individual or entity does not exercise significant control over the details of how the individual's work is performed, without regard to any control the other individual or entity may exercise over the final result of the work performed; and (2) while performing such work, the individual has opportunities and risks inherent with entrepreneurship (for example, the discretion to exercise professional judgment). 
 
The bill also sets forth factors that may not be used to determine whether an individual is an employee. Specifically, factors such as whether another individual or entity requires the individual to meet certain legal, health and safety, insurance, or performance requirements may not be used to make such a determination.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-10-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-10-04
text: Introduced in Senate
Native Histories and Cultures Education Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-3019
Sponsor: Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]
Introduced: 2023-10-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans

Summary:
action_date: 2023-10-04
text: 

Native Histories and Cultures Education Act of 2023

This bill directs the National Museum of the American Indian to develop a nationally focused curriculum on Native histories and cultures. The museum must also award grants to partnerships of state educational agencies and Indian tribes, tribal organizations, or Native Hawaiian educational organizations to (1) use the curriculum to develop and plan Native histories and cultures education programs that are local and regionally specific, and (2) implement these programs in elementary and secondary schools.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-10-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
action_date: 2023-10-04
text: Introduced in Senate
Volunteer Driver Tax Appreciation Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-3020
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2023-10-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-10-04
text: 

Volunteer Driver Tax Appreciation Act of 2023
 
 
This bill increases the 14 cents per mile rate for the charitable use of an automobile to the standard business mileage rate (65.5 cents per mile in 2023) for automobiles transporting persons (other than the taxpayer) or property on behalf of a charitable organization.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-10-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-10-04
text: Introduced in Senate
Sustainable Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Services in the Home Act

Bill: 118-s-3021
Sponsor: Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [I-AZ]
Introduced: 2023-10-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-10-04
text: 

Sustainable Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Services in the Home Act

 
This bill permanently allows services relating to cardiac rehabilitation programs, intensive cardiac rehabilitation programs, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs to be furnished via telehealth at a beneficiary's home under Medicare. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-10-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-10-04
text: Introduced in Senate
IHS Workforce Parity Act of 2024

Bill: 118-s-3022
Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced: 2023-10-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Education programs funding
Government lending and loan guarantees
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Higher education
Indian social and development programs
Medical education
Temporary and part-time employment

Summary:
action_date: 2023-10-04
text: 

IHS Workforce Parity Act of 2023

This bill allows recipients of Indian Health Professions Scholarships or the Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program to fulfill their service obligations through half-time clinical practice.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-18
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2024-12-18
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2024-12-18
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S7097-7098; text: CR S7097)
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2024-11-12
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 553.
action_date: 2024-11-12
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Schatz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 118-240.
action_date: 2024-11-12
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Schatz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 118-240.
action_date: 2024-05-01
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2024-02-08
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-416.
action_date: 2023-10-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
action_date: 2023-10-04
text: Introduced in Senate
Soil CARE Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-3023
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2023-10-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural conservation and pollution
Agricultural education
Agricultural practices and innovations
Agricultural research
Farmland
Higher education
Public-private cooperation
Soil pollution

Summary:
action_date: 2023-10-04
text: 

Soil Conservation And Regeneration Education Act of 2023 or the Soil CARE Act of 2023

This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a training program for biological soil health management in Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) programs.

Under the bill,
 biological soil health management
 means land management methods used to increase and balance soil biology, such as microbial biomass and macrofauna, for the purpose of improving biological functions, including forming and stabilizing soil structure, cycling nutrients, controlling pests and disease, and degrading or detoxifying contaminants.

The training program must (1) provide education, resources, and technical support to USDA personnel and third-party providers on the rapidly evolving methodologies, science, and practices for improving soil health; and (2) assist USDA personnel and third-party providers in supporting agricultural producers in understanding and implementing biological soil health management systems that regenerate farmland.

The training program must be available twice every two years in each NRCS region and include both an online curriculum and in-person training workshops.

The training program must be developed and delivered through cooperative agreements with entities with biological soil health management systems expertise and experience working with and training producers.

The bill includes minimum curriculum requirements for the training program, including specific units on soil health and diversified production systems.

USDA must review and update the training program curriculum every two years.
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-10-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2023-10-04
text: Introduced in Senate
Promoting Access to Broadband Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-3024
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2023-10-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Food assistance and relief
Government information and archives
Medicaid
Poverty and welfare assistance
State and local government operations
Telecommunication rates and fees
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2023-10-04
text: 

Promoting Access to Broadband Act of 2023

 
This bill establishes grant programs to facilitate enrollment in the Lifeline program and the Affordable Connectivity Program. (These programs subsidize telecommunications services for eligible, low-income individuals and households.) 
 
Specifically, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) must award competitive grants to states, territories, or tribes for informing Medicaid enrollees, recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, and other low-income individuals about their potential eligibility for the programs.
 
The FCC must also award grants to states, territories, and tribes to facilitate data sharing for verifying eligibility for the programs. Recipients must use the grants to establish or maintain connections between (1) their databases that contain information about residents who receive benefits administered by the recipient, and (2) the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier (a centralized system that verifies and annually recertifies Lifeline applicants' eligibility for the program).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-10-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S4951-4952)
action_date: 2023-10-04
text: Introduced in Senate