hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Student Loan Refinancing and Recalculation Act

Bill: 118-hr-5710
Sponsor: Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]
Introduced: 2023-09-26 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: 

Student Loan Refinancing and Recalculation Act

This bill provides for the refinancing or deferral of certain federal student loans.

Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Education to establish a program to refinance the outstanding principal, interest, and late charges on federal student loans in order to give borrowers fixed interest rates equal to the 10-year Treasury note rate plus one percentage point. Further, the bill eliminates origination fees on the loans.

In addition, the bill allows borrowers in medical, veterinary, or dental internship or residency programs to defer student loan payments until the completion of their programs.

The bill also terminates interest capitalization for federal student loans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Introduced in House
Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5711
Sponsor: Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6]
Introduced: 2023-09-26 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Atmospheric science and weather
Aviation and airports
Government trust funds
Infrastructure development
Land use and conservation
Life, casualty, property insurance
Marshall Islands
Micronesia
Palau
Research and development
Roads and highways
Sales and excise taxes
State and local government operations
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: 

Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2023

This bill temporarily extends specific Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) programs and activities through December 31, 2023. 

For example, the bill extends the FAA

Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) pilot programs (e.g., the UAS Test Site Program and the UAS remote detection and identification pilot program),

weather reporting programs,

Remote Tower Pilot Program, and

Essential Air Service Program.

The bill also extends the authorization for the Airport Improvement Program (AIP). (This program provides grants for planning, development, and noise compatibility projects at or associated with certain public-use airports.)

Further, the bill extends through December 31, 2023, the FAA's authority for expenditures from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (AATF) and to collect various taxes and fees to fund the AATF, including taxes on aviation fuel and airline tickets. (The AATF is the primary funding source for all major FAA accounts that fund federal aviation programs, with the remainder coming from general fund appropriations.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2023-09-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2023-09-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2023-09-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Introduced in House
Homeland Security Fentanyl Enforcement Act

Bill: 118-hr-5713
Sponsor: Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]
Introduced: 2023-09-26 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Government studies and investigations
Homeland security
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Smuggling and trafficking

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2023-09-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and 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: 2023-09-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and 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: 2023-09-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and 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: 2023-09-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Introduced in House
To require the Comptroller General of the United States to report on the country of origin of end items and components procured by the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-hr-5714
Sponsor: Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]
Introduced: 2023-09-26 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: 
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to study the degree to which the Department of Defense is dependent on entities located in foreign countries for the procurement of end items (i.e., final products when assembled or completed and ready for issue, delivery, or deployment) and components (i.e., parts of end items or other components).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Introduced in House
Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5715
Sponsor: Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
Introduced: 2023-09-26 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: 

Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2023

 
This bill increases the excise tax on cigarettes and cigars and equalizes tax rates among all other tobacco products. It also imposes a tax on nicotine for use in vaping.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Introduced in House
Health Savings for Families Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5716
Sponsor: Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16]
Introduced: 2023-09-26 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: 

Health Savings for Families Act of 

2023

 
This bill permits contributions to health savings accounts by individuals whose spouses have health flexible spending accounts. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Introduced in House
Nuclear Fuel Security Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5718
Sponsor: Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5]
Introduced: 2023-09-26 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Electric power generation and transmission
Employment and training programs
Energy research
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Higher education
Infrastructure development
Licensing and registrations
Lighting, heating, cooling
Nuclear power
Research administration and funding

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-12-05
text: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 48 - 0.
action_date: 2023-12-05
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2023-10-25
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2023-10-25
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2023-10-24
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2023-10-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security.
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2023-09-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2023-09-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Introduced in House
Black Panther Party National Historical Park Act

Bill: 118-hr-5719
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12]
Introduced: 2023-09-26 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Introduced in House
Jimmy Deal Trafficking Survivors Assistance Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5720
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3]
Introduced: 2023-09-26 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Crime victims
Human trafficking
Smuggling and trafficking
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Transportation safety and security
Travel and tourism

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: 

Jimmy Deal Trafficking Survivors Assistance Act of 2023

This bill requires the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to provide air travel assistance for survivors of human trafficking who do not have the identification documents necessary for air travel.

Specifically, the TSA must establish the position of Trafficking Survivor Point of Contact (TSPoC) at every TSA screening airport. The TSPoC must liaise and establish relationships with service providers and provide air travel assistance for survivors of human trafficking.

The TSPoC must provide information to an eligible service provider and assist the provider or the individual (who does not have the identification documents necessary for air travel) throughout the vetting process, travel, and arrival at the destination airport. The bill directs a TSPoC to follow specific procedures.

Under the bill, a service provider is a nonprofit organization that provides services to individuals who are victims of human trafficking, including (1) emergency services, such as shelter, food, clothing, and transportation; (2) case management or wraparound services; (3) mental health care or other medical services; and (4) legal services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Introduced in House
Rape Kit Backlog Progress Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5721
Sponsor: Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1]
Introduced: 2023-09-26 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Computers and information technology
Crime victims
Criminal justice information and records
Genetics
Government information and archives
Law enforcement administration and funding
Sex offenses
State and local government operations

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-10-26
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 206.
action_date: 2023-10-26
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 118-256.
action_date: 2023-10-26
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 118-256.
action_date: 2023-09-28
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 0.
action_date: 2023-09-28
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Introduced in House
To require the Corps of Engineers to update Upper Mississippi River levee and floodwall design standards, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-hr-5722
Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15]
Introduced: 2023-09-26 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Army Corps of Engineers
Floods and storm protection
Hydrology and hydrography
Illinois
Iowa
Lakes and rivers
Mississippi River
Missouri

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Introduced in House
Leveraging Efficiency Awareness for Pumping Systems Act

Bill: 118-hr-5723
Sponsor: Rep. Molinaro, Marcus J. [R-NY-19]
Introduced: 2023-09-26 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Agricultural practices and innovations
Energy efficiency and conservation
Livestock
Solid waste and recycling
Water use and supply

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-01-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Introduced in House
Civic Corps Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5724
Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2023-09-26 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Introduced in House
No CORRUPTION Act

Bill: 118-hr-5725
Sponsor: Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5]
Introduced: 2023-09-26 in the House
Policy area: Congress

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2023-09-26
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2023-09-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Introduced in House
Denying Pensions to Convicted Child Molesters Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5726
Sponsor: Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5]
Introduced: 2023-09-26 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: 

Denying Pensions to Convicted Child Molesters Act of 

2023

 
This bill denies federal retirement benefits to individuals convicted of child sex abuse. 
 
Specifically, an individual, or a survivor or beneficiary of an individual, may not be paid annuity or retired pay on the basis of the individual's service that is creditable toward the annuity or retired pay (with exceptions) following conviction of (1) aggravated sexual abuse of a child, (2) abusive sexual conduct, or (3) specified related offenses resulting in death.
 
Further, the bill denies benefits where the individual is under indictment for such an offense and willfully remains outside of the United States for more than one year to avoid prosecution.
 
Finally, the bill provides for payments to the victims of of sexual abuse from amounts that would otherwise be payable from the annuity or retired pay of offenders.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Introduced in House
National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Data Integrity Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5727
Sponsor: Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]
Introduced: 2023-09-26 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Introduced in House
Government Shutdown Impact Report Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5728
Sponsor: Rep. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [D-WA-3]
Introduced: 2023-09-26 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: 

Government Shutdown Impact Report Act of 2023

 
This bill requires the Congressional Budget Office to submit daily reports to Congress when a government shutdown is in effect. 
 
The reports must include details regarding the costs and economic effects of the shutdown, including estimates of
 
 
lost economic output,
 
the decrease in gross domestic product for the quarter, 
 
assistance that the Small Business Administration was unable to provide,
 
revenue that the National Park Service (NPS) lost due to the closure of NPS lands and historic sites, and
 
revenue lost due to the effects on tourism and travel to and within the United States.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit the use of Federal funds to establish a Homeland Intelligence Experts Group, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-hr-5729
Sponsor: Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11]
Introduced: 2023-09-26 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Executive agency funding and structure

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-09-25
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 17 - 13.
action_date: 2024-09-25
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2024-09-25
text: Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence Discharged
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence.
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Introduced in House
Military Academy Honor and Conduct Act

Bill: 118-hr-5730
Sponsor: Rep. Ryan, Patrick [D-NY-18]
Introduced: 2023-09-26 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: 

Military Academy Honor and Conduct Act

 
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to update the 1995 report titled 
Department of Defense Service Academies: Comparison of Honor and Conduct Adjudicatory Processes
, including to compare the honor and conduct systems at each service academy (i.e., the U.S. Military Academy, the U.S. Naval Academy, and the U.S. Air Force Academy).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Secretary of Defense to report on illicit drug use and overdoses by members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty.

Bill: 118-hr-5731
Sponsor: Rep. Ryan, Patrick [D-NY-18]
Introduced: 2023-09-26 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: 
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to report on illicit drug use by members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and the monitoring and prevention systems within DOD regarding such use. The report must be submitted not later than December 1, 2023.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Introduced in House
Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians Restoration Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5732
Sponsor: Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3]
Introduced: 2023-09-26 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: 

Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians Restoration Act of 2023

This bill affirms federal recognition of the Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians of Michigan.

Specifically, the bill makes the tribe and its members eligible for services and benefits provided to federally recognized tribes, without regard to the existence of a reservation for the tribe or the location of the residence of any member on or near a reservation. The service area of the tribe shall be Newaygo, Oceana, Kent, Muskegon and Ottawa Counties in Michigan.

Further, the tribe must submit a membership roll to the Department of the Interior as a condition of receiving recognition, services, and benefits. The tribe must maintain the membership roll.

The bill directs Interior to (1) acquire, for the benefit of the tribe, trust title to land within Muskegon, Newaygo, or Oceana Counties; and (2) accept into trust any real property located in those counties for the benefit of the tribe if the property is conveyed to Interior and, at the time of such acceptance, there are no adverse legal claims on such property (e.g., outstanding liens, mortgages, or taxes owed).

Additionally, the bill allows Interior to (1) acquire additional land for the benefit of the tribe, and (2) take into trust land in specified counties for the benefit of the tribe.

Any land taken into trust for the benefit of the tribe shall, upon request of the tribe, be considered part of the tribe's reservation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Introduced in House
Workforce Housing Development Act

Bill: 118-hr-5733
Sponsor: Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-7]
Introduced: 2023-09-26 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Housing and community development funding
Housing finance and home ownership
Housing supply and affordability

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-26
text: Introduced in House