hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
No Tax Dollars for the United Nation’s Immigration Invasion Act

Bill: 118-hr-552
Sponsor: Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5]
Introduced: 2023-01-26 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-26
text: 

No Tax Dollars for the United Nation's Immigration Invasion Act

 
This bill prohibits the federal government from making contributions to the United Nations (U.N.) International Organization for Migration, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, or the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East.
 
The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to report to Congress on federal funds provided to these U.N. agencies, including the amounts provided during FY2021 and FY2022 and any restrictions attached to such funding.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2023-01-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-26
text: Introduced in House
Workplace Choice and Flexibility for Individuals with Disabilities Act

Bill: 118-hr-553
Sponsor: Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]
Introduced: 2023-01-26 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-26
text: 

Workplace Choice and Flexibility for Individuals with Disabilities Act

 
This bill modifies the definition of 
competitive integrated employment
 for individuals with disabilities under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, particularly with respect to (1) types of workplace interactions, and (2) payment for employment under certain contracts. Current law provides for certain resources to assist individuals with disabilities in securing or maintaining competitive integrated employment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-01-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-26
text: Introduced in House
SAVE Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-555
Sponsor: Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2]
Introduced: 2023-01-26 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Health technology, devices, supplies
Immunology and vaccination
Industrial facilities
Manufacturing
Materials
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Public contracts and procurement
Strategic materials and reserves

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-26
text: 

Securing America's Vaccines for Emergencies Act of 2023 or the SAVE Act of 2023

 
This bill authorizes the President to make payments to manufacturers to increase supply-chain security if doing so is important to the national defense. 
 
The President must submit a strategy to Congress that includes (1) a plan to use authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950 to ensure the supply of medical materials essential to the national defense; and (2) plans to diversify, and address vulnerabilities in, supply chains for essential medical materials.
 
The President must submit to Congress annual progress reports through FY2025 evaluating the implementation of the strategy.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-05-23
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 435.
action_date: 2024-05-23
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 118-523.
action_date: 2024-05-23
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 118-523.
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 33 - 1.
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2023-01-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2023-01-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-26
text: Introduced in House
21st Century Dollar Act

Bill: 118-hr-556
Sponsor: Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2]
Introduced: 2023-01-26 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Asia
China
Congressional oversight
Currency
Digital media
Foreign and international banking
International monetary system and foreign exchange

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-26
text: 

21st Century Dollar Act

 
This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to establish a strategy to facilitate the position of the dollar as the primary global reserve currency.
 
Treasury must submit a report that includes (1) steps taken to implement this strategy, legislative recommendations, and efforts by major foreign central banks to create an official digital currency; and (2) an evaluation of the role of the renminbi (the official currency of China) in international payments and foreign exchange reserves.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2023-01-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-26
text: Introduced in House
International Financial Institutions Governance Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-557
Sponsor: Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2]
Introduced: 2023-01-26 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-26
text: 

International Financial Institutions Governance Act of 2023

 
This bill temporarily authorizes the Department of the Treasury to waive, on a case-by-case basis, statutory requirements that govern the U.S. Executive Directors at international financial institutions with respect to their use of the voice and vote of the United States.
 
Treasury must periodically issue a report that (1) lists each waiver issued since the previous report, if any; (2) describes the project or policy that each waiver applied to; (3) provides a detailed explanation of the reasons for each waiver; and (4) includes a determination that each waiver allowed Treasury to more effectively advance U.S. interests at the institution involved. 
 
Treasury must review existing statutory requirements and submit any recommendations to revise or sunset the requirements with the objectives of strengthening U.S. leadership, facilitating multilateral cooperation, reflecting changing conditions, and advancing the U.S. national interest.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2023-01-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-26
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 to prohibit certain foreign countries from purchasing or leasing property near sensitive sites, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-hr-558
Sponsor: Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-48]
Introduced: 2023-01-26 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-26
text: 
This bill prohibits China, Iran, North Korea, or Russia from purchasing property within 10 miles of a sensitive site, such as a U.S. military installation. The prohibition also applies to leases or receiving concessions to property within 10 miles of a sensitive site.
 
For the purposes of this bill, a sensitive site is public or private real estate in the United States that (1) functions as an air or maritime port, (2) is a U.S. military installation, (3) is a U.S. government facility that is sensitive for national security reasons, or (4) could expose U.S. national security activities or intelligence at a military installation or government facility to one of the prohibited countries.
 
The prohibition shall apply to purchases, leases, and concessions made on or after this bill's enactment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-01-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2023-01-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2023-01-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2023-01-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-26
text: Introduced in House
Butcher Block Act

Bill: 118-hr-559
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large]
Introduced: 2023-01-26 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-26
text: 

Butcher Block Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to make (or guarantee) loans and award grants for establishing, expanding, and otherwise supporting livestock and poultry processing and related activities.
 
In awarding grants and making or guaranteeing loans, USDA shall prioritize applicants that have experience in livestock and poultry processing and can quickly scale-up to increase overall processing capacity in the region involved.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
action_date: 2023-01-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2023-01-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-26
text: Introduced in House
Northern Marianas Population Stabilization Act

Bill: 118-hr-560
Sponsor: Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large]
Introduced: 2023-01-26 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Foreign labor
Immigration status and procedures
Northern Mariana Islands

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-26
text: 

Northern Marianas Population Stabilization Act 

 
This bill provides Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Resident status to certain otherwise qualifying non-U.S. nationals (
aliens
 under federal law) who do not meet a current requirement of having resided continuously and lawfully in the Northern Mariana Islands from November 28, 2009, through June 25, 2019. 
 
Specifically, an individual shall be exempt from this residency requirement if the individual was admitted as a Commonwealth Only Transitional Worker during FY2015 and every subsequent fiscal year before July 24, 2018.
 
To qualify for CNMI Resident status, the individual must meet other existing requirements related to such status.
 
An individual who has resided in the Northern Mariana Islands as an investor and is currently residing as a Northern Mariana Islands-only nonimmigrant may receive CNMI Resident status upon meeting other requirements. 
 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs .
action_date: 2023-01-30
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E72-73)
action_date: 2023-01-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and the Budget, 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: 2023-01-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and the Budget, 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: 2023-01-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and the Budget, 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: 2023-01-26
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (E59-60)
action_date: 2023-01-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-26
text: Introduced in House
Improving Veterans Access to Congressional Services Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-562
Sponsor: Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21]
Introduced: 2023-01-26 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Veterans Affairs
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Members of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-26
text: 

Improving Veterans Access to Congressional Services Act of 2023

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to permit a Member of Congress (upon request) to use a VA facility to meet with constituents. The VA and the General Services Administration must jointly identify available spaces in VA facilities for such purposes.
 
The VA must prescribe regulations regarding such use of a VA facility by a Member of Congress.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-24
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 794.
action_date: 2024-12-24
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 118-945.
action_date: 2024-12-24
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 118-945.
action_date: 2023-04-28
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2023-04-28
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2023-04-28
text: Subcommittee on Health Discharged.
action_date: 2023-04-18
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2023-03-29
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2023-02-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-01-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2023-01-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-26
text: Introduced in House
Identifying Mass Shooters Act

Bill: 118-hr-563
Sponsor: Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7]
Introduced: 2023-01-26 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Criminal justice information and records
Firearms and explosives
Government studies and investigations
Internet, web applications, social media
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-26
text: 

Identifying Mass Shooters Act

 
This bill requires the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) to report to Congress on the content patterns used by mass shooters through online platforms and social media channels. 
 
Additionally, the bill directs the NIJ to solicit applications for research grants on any items for further study that are identified in the report. 
 
Finally, the bill requires the NIJ to submit findings and federal legislative recommendations to Congress. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-01-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-26
text: Introduced in House
Saving Taxpayers’ Money and Paying America’s Debt Act

Bill: 118-hr-564
Sponsor: Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2]
Introduced: 2023-01-26 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Appropriations
Budget deficits and national debt

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-26
text: 

Saving Taxpayers' Money and Paying America's Debt Act

 
This bill rescinds unobligated funds that were provided by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and requires the funds to be used for the sole purpose of deficit reduction. (The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 provided funding to address the impact of COVID-19 on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
action_date: 2023-01-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-26
text: Introduced in House
Land Restoration and Resiliency Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-565
Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2023-01-26 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-26
text: 

Land Restoration and Resiliency Act of 2023

 
This bill directs the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to enter into cooperative agreements with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to establish the Community Resilience and Restoration Fund at the foundation, for purposes including to
 
 
improve community safety in the face of climactic extremes through conservation and protection of restoration and resilience lands;
 
 protect, conserve, and restore restoration and resilience lands in order to help communities respond and adapt to natural threats, including wildfire, drought, extreme heat, and other threats posed or exacerbated by the impacts of global climate; and 
 
protect and enhance the biodiversity of wildlife populations across restoration and resilience lands. 
 
 
The bill defines 
restoration and resilience lands
 as fish, wildlife, and plant habitats, and other important natural areas in the United States, on public lands, private land (after obtaining proper consent from the landowner), or land of Indian tribes, including grasslands, shrublands, prairies, chaparral lands, forest lands, deserts, and riparian or wetland areas within or adjacent to these ecosystems.
 
To the extent amounts are available in the fund, the foundation shall award grants to eligible entities (e.g., a federal agency, a unit of local government, an Indian tribe, or a nonprofit organization) through a competitive grant process to carry out eligible projects and activities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries.
action_date: 2023-01-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-01-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-26
text: Introduced in House
China Lied People Died Act

Bill: 118-hr-566
Sponsor: Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22]
Introduced: 2023-01-26 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-26
text: 

China Lied People Died Act

 
This bill prohibits federal funding of any program, project, or activity in China until the Department of the Treasury certifies that China's government has reimbursed the United States for the full cost of providing relief from the effects of COVID-19.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2023-01-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-26
text: Introduced in House
SALVAGE Act

Bill: 118-hr-567
Sponsor: Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23]
Introduced: 2023-01-26 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-26
text: 

Salvaging American Lumber Via Action with Greater Efficiency Act or the SALVAGE Act 

 
This bill provides for certain activities related to salvage operations and certain reforestation activities conducted on National Forest System lands or public lands. 
 
The bill categorically excludes salvage operations carried out by the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of the Interior, on certain National Forest System lands or certain public lands, respectively, from the requirement to prepare an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement.
 
Each salvage operation covered by the categorical exclusion may not contain treatment units that exceed a total of 10,000 acres.
 
An environmental assessment for a salvage operation or reforestation activity proposed to be conducted on National Forest System lands or public lands that are adversely impacted by a large-scale catastrophic event shall be completed within 60 days after the conclusion of the event. In the case of such reforestation activities USDA and Interior shall, to the maximum extent practicable, achieve reforestation of at least 75% of the impacted lands during the five-year period following the conclusion of the catastrophic event.
 
No later than 60 days after a wildfire is contained on National Forest System lands, USDA shall convert any timber sales on lands impacted by such wildfire to salvage sales.
 
No restraining order, preliminary injunction, or injunction pending appeal shall be issued by any U.S. court respecting any decision to prepare or conduct a salvage operation or reforestation activity in response to a large-scale catastrophic event.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2023-02-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
action_date: 2023-01-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2023-01-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2023-01-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-26
text: Introduced in House
Handgun Permit to Purchase Act

Bill: 118-hr-569
Sponsor: Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]
Introduced: 2023-01-26 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal justice information and records
Firearms and explosives
Law enforcement administration and funding
Licensing and registrations

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-26
text: 

Handgun Permit to Purchase Act

 
This bill authorizes a grant program for states, local governments, and Indian tribes to implement and evaluate handgun purchaser licensing requirements.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-01-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-26
text: Introduced in House
CRT Act

Bill: 118-hr-570
Sponsor: Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21]
Introduced: 2023-01-26 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-26
text: 

Combating Racist Teaching in Schools Act or the CRT Act

 
This bill prohibits federal funds from being awarded to elementary or secondary schools or institutions of higher education that promote certain race-based theories or compel teachers or students to affirm belief in such theories in a manner that discriminates on the basis of race, color, or national origin.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-01-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-26
text: Introduced in House
SCHOOL Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-571
Sponsor: Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21]
Introduced: 2023-01-26 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Education programs funding
Educational technology and distance education
Elementary and secondary education
Government information and archives
Special education
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-26
text: 

Support Children Having Open Opportunities for Learning Act of 2023 or the SCHOOL Act of 

2023

 
This bill allows certain federal funds for elementary and secondary education to follow the student to the school that they attend (i.e., public, private, or home school), regardless of whether the student is learning in person or remotely. These funds may be used for educational and instructional materials, tutoring, tuition for private school, and extracurricular activities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-01-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-26
text: Introduced in House