hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Small Business Wildfire Smoke Recovery Act

Bill: 118-s-1763
Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced: 2023-05-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: 

Small Business Wildfire Smoke Recovery Act

 
This bill includes smoke within the definition of a disaster for the purpose of providing economic injury disaster loans to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, and most private nonprofit organizations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Introduced in Senate
Emergency Vacating of Aircraft Cabin Act

Bill: 118-s-1765
Sponsor: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
Introduced: 2023-05-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Aviation and airports
Department of Transportation
Disability and paralysis
Disability assistance
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: 

Emergency Vacating of Aircraft Cabin Act

 
This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to issue a final rule establishing evacuation standards for transport category airplanes.
 
In issuing the rule, the FAA must consider the impact of certain factors on the safe and efficient evacuation of an airplane. These factors include 
 
 
the ability of passengers of different ages (e.g., infants, children, and senior citizens); 
 
the ability of passengers with disabilities;
 
the ability of passengers who do not speak English; and
 
 seat size, seat pitch, and aisle width. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Introduced in Senate
Department of Defense Overdose Data Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1766
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2023-05-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: 

Department of Defense Overdose Data Act of 2023

This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to report annually on the number of overdoses among servicemembers. DOD must also contract with a federally funded research and development center to prepare a report that includes, among other elements, an assessment of current barriers to determining overdose data.

DOD must also establish standards for the distribution of, and training for the use of, naloxone (or other similar medication), opioid disposal materials, fentanyl test strips, and other materials to prevent or reverse overdoses, substance use disorder, or impacts related to substance misuse.
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Introduced in Senate
Hazard Pay for Health Care Heroes Act

Bill: 118-s-1767
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2023-05-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: 

Hazard Pay for Health Care Heroes Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to public or private nonprofit health care facilities and home health agencies for providing hazard pay to essential health care workers during a declared emergency or disaster in which the work or commute is hazardous. Recipients may also use funds for safety measures to protect health care workers from hazards (e.g., alternative transit options and personal protective equipment).

Essential health care workers include health care providers, public health workers, janitorial staff in health care settings, and other roles essential to the care of patients or maintenance of public health that cannot be conducted remotely.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Introduced in Senate
Taliban Sanctions Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1768
Sponsor: Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID]
Introduced: 2023-05-31 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: 

Taliban Sanctions Act of 2023

This bill requires the President to impose sanctions on certain individuals related to Afghanistan. Specifically, the President must impose certain sanctions on foreign persons, including members of the Taliban, who (1) have directly or indirectly provided support for terrorist groups operating in Afghanistan; (2) are responsible for or complicit in serious human rights abuses in Afghanistan; or (3) play a significant role in or provide support to international narcotics trafficking in Afghanistan. Required sanctions include, for example, property blocking and ineligibility for visas, admission, or parole into the United States.

The Department of State shall use the voice and vote of the United States at the United Nations to maintain sanctions on the Taliban imposed pursuant to certain Security Council resolutions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Introduced in Senate
KIDS Health Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1769
Sponsor: Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2023-05-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Congressional oversight
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Intergovernmental relations
Mental health
Poverty and welfare assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: 

Kickstarting Innovative Demonstrations Supporting Kids Health Act of 2023 or the KIDS Health Act of 2023

 
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to implement a demonstration program that supports a whole child health model for children under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
 
Specifically, the CMS must award grants to up to 15 states to plan and implement a health care model that supports the physical, behavioral, social, and other needs of children who qualify for Medicaid or CHIP through care coordination and integrated supportive services. States must implement models for 4-6 years. The CMS must provide technical assistance and guidance to states for the demonstration program. The bill also provides for an 80% federal matching rate for program costs.
 
The Government Accountability Office must report on program outcomes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Introduced in Senate
Uyghur Genocide Accountability and Sanctions Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1770
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2023-05-31 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: 

Uyghur Genocide Accountability and Sanctions Act of 2023

This bill establishes certain requirements related to China's treatment of Uyghurs and certain other minority ethnic groups.

The bill 

requires the President to report to Congress on individuals involved in systematic rape, forced sterilization, or human trafficking against such ethnic groups; 

requires the Department of State and the Department of Justice to deny entry into the United States by foreign nationals involved in the establishment or enforcement of forced abortion or sterilization policies; 

authorizes provision of medical care, physical therapy, and psychological support to members of such ethnic groups who experienced rape, torture, forced sterilization, or forced labor;

authorizes the Smithsonian Institution to establish a repressed cultures preservation initiative;

requires the Department of the Treasury to impose sanctions on specified entities in China that meet requirements for imposition of sanctions or that are involved in serious human rights abuses of such ethnic groups; 

requires the State Department to submit to Congress a strategy to counter Chinese propaganda regarding treatment of such ethnic groups; 

authorizes the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development to support investigation and documentation of atrocities against such ethnic groups; 

prohibits U.S. government contracts with Chinese entities involved with forced labor involving such ethnic groups; and

requires issuers of securities traded on national exchanges to disclose significant transactions with entities involved in abuses of such ethnic groups and subjects issuers conducting such transactions to sanctions.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Introduced in Senate
CASE LOAD Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1771
Sponsor: Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]
Introduced: 2023-05-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Law

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: 

Creating Additional Seats to Ease Legally Overburdened Adjudicators' Dockets Act of 2023 or the CASE LOAD Act of 2023 

 
This bill increases the total number of U.S. district court judgeships for the Eastern District of California. Specifically, the bill incrementally increases the number from 6 to 11 by 2029. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1846)
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Introduced in Senate
Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Act

Bill: 118-s-1772
Sponsor: Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]
Introduced: 2023-05-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: 

Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Act

 
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a national mercury monitoring program. Under the program, the EPA must track and report on long-term changes of mercury concentrations in air, water, soil, and fish and wildlife. In addition, the EPA must establish an online database for mercury data.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1846)
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Introduced in Senate
Stop Mental Health Stigma in Our Communities Act

Bill: 118-s-1773
Sponsor: Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2023-05-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Child health
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health personnel
Health promotion and preventive care
Mental health
Minority health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: 

Stop Mental Health Stigma in Our Communities Act

This bill requires the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to undertake various activities to address mental and behavioral health issues among the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) populations.

Specifically, SAMHSA must develop and implement an outreach and education strategy to promote behavioral and mental health and reduce stigma associated with mental health conditions and substance abuse among AANHPI populations.

Additionally, SAMHSA must study (1) mental health and substance use disorders among AANHPI youth, including the number of individuals who attempted suicide or died by suicide or drug overdose; and (2) strategies for increasing AANHPI representation in the behavioral and mental health workforce.

 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Introduced in Senate
ASSIST Act

Bill: 118-s-1774
Sponsor: Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA]
Introduced: 2023-05-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Elementary and secondary education
Government information and archives
Health programs administration and funding
Higher education
Intergovernmental relations
Medicaid
Mental health
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: 

Advancing
 Student Services In Schools Today Act or the ASSIST Act

This bill establishes programs and requirements to support the provision of mental health and substance use disorder services at schools.

Specifically, the bill provides for a 90% Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) under Medicaid for services that are furnished by mental health and substance use disorder providers at schools or school-based health centers. Qualifying services include those provided by school counselors, social workers, and psychologists. 

The bill also establishes a grant program to increase the number of mental health and substance use disorder providers at schools, colleges, and other educational institutions.
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Introduced in Senate
TRACKS Act

Bill: 118-s-1775
Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]
Introduced: 2023-05-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: 

Tracking Receipts to Adversarial Countries for Knowledge of Spending Act or the TRACKS Act

 
This bill requires recipients of federal awards to collect and report data relating to subawards granted to entities located in a foreign country of concern.
 
The Office of Management and Budget must issue guidance that establishes consistency for complying with this bill's requirements for agencies, prime award recipients, and covered subaward recipients, including establishing standards for disclosed data.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Introduced in Senate
Abraham Accords Cybersecurity Cooperation Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1777
Sponsor: Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]
Introduced: 2023-05-31 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: 

Abraham Accords Cybersecurity Cooperation Act of 2023

 
This bill allows the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to, in consultation with the Department of State, engage in activities to strengthen network defense and cybersecurity collaboration between Abraham Accords countries and the United States. 
 
This bill may not be construed to modify or expand any existing authority granted to DHS or the State Department.
 
(The Abraham Accords are agreements to normalize or improve relations between Israel and four members of the Arab League: the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco, and Sudan.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Introduced in Senate
Agrivoltaics Research and Demonstration Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1778
Sponsor: Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]
Introduced: 2023-05-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: 

Agrivoltaics Research and Demonstration Act of 2023

This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to study and establish research and demonstration sites on agrivoltaic systems. The bill defines 
agrivoltaic system 
as a system under which solar energy production and agricultural production, including crop or animal production, occur in an integrated manner on the same piece of land through the duration of a project.

Specifically, the bill directs USDA to study agrivoltaic systems, which includes conducting a review of current research and identifying research gaps. USDA must also develop a five-year plan for using USDA's research, extension, outreach, conservation, and renewable energy activities to better support agrivoltaic systems that do not displace agricultural production.

USDA must also develop a definition for 
agrivoltaic system
 for the purposes of incorporating these systems into federal agriculture and energy programs, and investment tax credits.

In addition, the Agricultural Research Service must establish and maintain a network of agrivoltaic systems research and demonstration sites in multiple U.S. regions to investigate increasing agricultural productivity and profitability, enhancing agricultural resilience, protecting biodiversity, and increasing economic opportunities in rural communities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Introduced in Senate
Electric Motorcycle Parity Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1779
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2023-05-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: 

Electric Motorcycle Parity Act of 2023

This bill expands the new clean vehicle tax credit established by the Inflation Reduction Act to include clean vehicles with fewer than four wheels (e.g., motorcycles). To qualify for the credit, such vehicles must meet certain existing requirements for clean vehicles, such as those relating to manufacturing specifications. Additionally, the vehicles must meet battery capacity requirements; be manufactured primarily for use on public streets, roads, and highways; and be capable of achieving a speed of 45 miles per hour or greater. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Introduced in Senate
PRIME Meat Processing in Indian Country Act

Bill: 118-s-1780
Sponsor: Sen. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK]
Introduced: 2023-05-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: 

Promoting Regulatory Independence, Mastery, and Expansion for Meat Processing in Indian Country Act or the PRIME Meat Processing in Indian Country Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to enter into self-determination contracts with tribal organizations, upon the request of an Indian tribe, to carry out the authority of the Food Safety and Inspection Service for meat processing inspection. A tribe operating under a self-determination contract shall be eligible for water and waste facility loans and grants.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide a uniform 8-digit subheading number for all whiskies.

Bill: 118-s-1781
Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
Introduced: 2023-05-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: 
This bill revises chapter 22 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide uniform rates of duty for all whiskies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Introduced in Senate
Formula 3.0 Act

Bill: 118-s-1782
Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2023-05-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: 

Formula 3.0 Act

 
This bill provides duty-free treatment to certain infant formula and infant formula base powder.
 
The bill defines 
infant 

formula base powder 
as a dry mixture of protein, fat, and carbohydrates that requires only the addition of vitamins and minerals in order to meet the definition of the term 
infant formula
 in the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. It must be (1) imported by a party that has been determined by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to be authorized to lawfully market infant formula in the United States or has received a letter of enforcement discretion from the FDA relating to the marketing of its infant formula in the United States, and (2) intended to be used in manufacturing infant formula in the United States.
 
The bill also removes the limitation on the aggregate quantity of certain infant formula containing oligosaccharides (carbohydrates) that may enter the United States in any calendar year.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-s-1783
Sponsor: Sen. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK]
Introduced: 2023-05-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: 
This bill confers jurisdiction to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims for the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma's land claim arising under the Treaty of Grouseland. The court must render judgement without regard to the statute of limitations or any delay-based defense. The United States is the only entity liable for such a claim. This jurisdiction expires unless such a claim is filed within one year.
 All other claims of the tribe to title arising under the Treaty of Grouseland are extinguished.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Introduced in Senate
Mental Health Workforce and Language Access Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1784
Sponsor: Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]
Introduced: 2023-05-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Employee hiring
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Mental health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: 

Mental Health Workforce and Language Access Act of 2023

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award supplemental grants to certain federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) for recruiting and retaining mental health care providers who are fluent in another language besides English.
 
HHS must award the grants to FQHCs that are already receiving federal assistance to support outpatient primary care for low-income individuals or other underserved populations. Additionally, HHS must give preference to FQHCs where at least 10% of the patients are best served in a language other than English.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Introduced in Senate