hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Coverage Parity for Medicare Patients Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5395
Sponsor: Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1]
Introduced: 2023-09-12 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Medicare

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-09-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-09-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-09-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-09-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-12
text: Introduced in House
Coverage Determination Clarity Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5396
Sponsor: Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8]
Introduced: 2023-09-12 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Health care coverage and access
Intergovernmental relations
Medicare
State and local government operations

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2024-11-22
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-762, Part I.
action_date: 2024-11-22
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-762, Part I.
action_date: 2023-12-06
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 44 - 0.
action_date: 2023-12-06
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2023-12-05
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2023-11-15
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2023-11-15
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2023-09-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-09-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-09-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-09-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-12
text: Introduced in House
Joe Fiandra Access to Home Infusion Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5397
Sponsor: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
Introduced: 2023-09-12 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Consumer affairs
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Drug therapy
Health care coverage and access
Health technology, devices, supplies
Home and outpatient care
Medicare

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-12-06
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 46 - 0.
action_date: 2023-12-06
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2023-12-05
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2023-11-15
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2023-11-15
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2023-09-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-09-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2023-09-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2023-09-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-12
text: Introduced in House
Advancing Tech Startups Act

Bill: 118-hr-5398
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6]
Introduced: 2023-09-12 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Homeland security
Intergovernmental relations
Public-private cooperation
Retail and wholesale trades
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-12
text: 

Advancing Tech Startups Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Commerce to study and report on the impact of technology startup companies on the U.S. economy.
 
Such study shall involve, among other things, (1) describing the activities of identified locations that are dedicated to the creation, development, and growth of technology startup companies; (2) establishing a list of federal agencies asserting jurisdiction over entities and industry sectors dedicated to technology startup companies; and (3) assessing risks and trends in relevant marketplaces and supply chains that impact technology startup companies in the United States.
 
Commerce must report to Congress the results of such study and any recommendations to promote the creation, development, and growth of technology startup companies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-12-06
text: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 46 - 0.
action_date: 2023-12-06
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2023-12-05
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2023-11-02
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 0.
action_date: 2023-11-02
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2023-09-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-09-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-09-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-12
text: Introduced in House
Humane Cosmetics Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5399
Sponsor: Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8]
Introduced: 2023-09-12 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Civil actions and liability
Computers and information technology
Cosmetics and personal care
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Federal preemption
Government information and archives
Manufacturing
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-12
text: 

Humane Cosmetics Act of 2023

 
This bill generally prohibits animal testing in the evaluation of cosmetic products, and it prohibits the sale or transport of cosmetics developed using animal testing, subject to civil penalties. These prohibitions begin one year after enactment.
 
The bill specifies exceptions to these prohibitions, including if such animal testing (1) is conducted outside the United States to comply with a foreign regulatory authority; (2) is pursuant to a specified finding that there are no nonanimal alternatives to test the safety of a potentially dangerous cosmetic product or ingredient; (3) is of a product or ingredient for a drug or device subject to regulation by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA); or (4) is required for a noncosmetic purpose pursuant to a state, federal, or foreign regulatory authority.
 
Further, no animal-testing evidence may be used to establish the safety of a cosmetic product or ingredient that is regulated by the FDA after the effective date of this bill, subject to limited exceptions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-09-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-09-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-12
text: Introduced in House
NO PBMs Act

Bill: 118-hr-5400
Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]
Introduced: 2023-09-12 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care coverage and access
Medicare
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-12
text: 

Neighborhood Options for Patients Buying Medicines Act or the NO PBMs Act

This bill specifies that prescription drug plan sponsors and pharmacy benefit managers under the Medicare prescription drug benefit must permit any pharmacy that meets the plan's contractual terms for network participation to participate in that network and that such terms must be reasonable. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must set standards for reasonable terms.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-09-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-09-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2023-09-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2023-09-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-12
text: Introduced in House
Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act

Bill: 118-hr-5402
Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2023-09-12 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-09-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-12
text: Introduced in House
Countering Chinese Espionage Reporting Act

Bill: 118-hr-5404
Sponsor: Rep. Fitzgerald, Scott [R-WI-5]
Introduced: 2023-09-12 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Asia
China
Congressional oversight
Espionage and treason
Intellectual property
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Research and development
Trade secrets and economic espionage

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-11-02
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 0.
action_date: 2023-11-02
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2023-09-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-09-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-12
text: Introduced in House
Fairness to Kids with Cancer Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5405
Sponsor: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
Introduced: 2023-09-12 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cancer
Child health
Medical research
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-12
text: 

Fairness to Kids with Cancer Act of 

2023

 
This bill requires the share of federal funds for cancer research that is allocated to pediatric cancer research to equal the percentage of the U.S. population that is under the age of 18.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-09-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-09-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-12
text: Introduced in House
Life.Gov Act

Bill: 118-hr-5406
Sponsor: Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1]
Introduced: 2023-09-12 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Abortion
Congressional oversight
Family planning and birth control
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Internet, web applications, social media
Sex and reproductive health
Women's health

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-09-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-09-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-12
text: Introduced in House
School MEALS Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5407
Sponsor: Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]
Introduced: 2023-09-12 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-12
text: 

School Modernization and Efficient Access to Lunches for Students Act of 2023 or the School MEALS Act of 2023

This bill establishes programs and revises requirements relating to direct certification processes for the National School Lunch Program. Direct certification allows schools to use data matching procedures to approve school meals without the need for applications for children who receive assistance under other programs, such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Agriculture to provide grants and technical assistance for states and tribal organizations to improve their direct certification processes, including with respect to children who receive assistance under a food distribution program on Indian reservations.

The bill also expands the time frame for schools to elect and gather eligibility data for the Community Eligibility Provision that permits schools in high-poverty areas to serve free meals to all enrolled students without the need for applications.

Further, the bill specifies that a state subject to a continuous improvement plan (for not directly certifying at least 95% of children eligible for direct certification because they receive SNAP benefits) must implement the improvement measures within three years.
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-09-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-12
text: Introduced in House
SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act

Bill: 118-hr-5408
Sponsor: Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26]
Introduced: 2023-09-12 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Disability assistance
Inflation and prices
Poverty and welfare assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-12
text: 

SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act

 
This bill increases resource limits used to determine eligibility for the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program. SSI is a federal assistance program that provides monthly cash payments to aged, blind, or disabled individuals with limited income and resources.
 
Specifically, the bill increases the resource limits from $2,000 to $10,000 for individuals and from $3,000 to $20,000 for married couples. The bill annually adjusts the limits for inflation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.
action_date: 2024-02-05
text: ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Davis (IL) asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 5408, a bill originally introduced by Representative Higgins (NY), for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2023-09-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-09-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-12
text: Introduced in House
ECASH Act

Bill: 118-hr-5410
Sponsor: Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
Introduced: 2023-09-12 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-12
text: 

Electronic Currency And Secure Hardware Act or the ECASH Act 

This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to support the development of an electronic dollar.

The electronic dollar must be

payable to the bearer;

considered legal tender;

an obligation of the United States;

placed into circulation by Treasury;

able to be directly used by the public; and

capable of instantaneous, offline transactions using hardware devices not involving a third-party intermediary.

The bill also provides for privacy requirements applicable to any hardware device used for electronic dollar transactions.

Merchants who accept physical currency and the federal government must accept electronic dollars as a form of payment. 

The bill also establishes

the Electronic Currency Innovation Program to direct the development and implementation of electronic currency,

the Digital Dollar Council to coordinate Treasury's activities with other government entities, and

the Monetary Privacy Board to review and evaluate the electronic dollar program.

Finally, the bill provides for the establishment of a Treasury Electronic Currency Innovation Fund Account to carry out related programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2023-09-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-12
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit the Secretary of Energy from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing the proposed rule titled "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Clothes Washers".

Bill: 118-hr-5411
Sponsor: Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2]
Introduced: 2023-09-12 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Consumer affairs
Energy efficiency and conservation

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security.
action_date: 2023-09-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-09-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-12
text: Introduced in House
United States Commission on an Open Society with Security Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5412
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2023-09-12 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Architecture
Building construction
Congressional oversight
First Amendment rights
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government studies and investigations
Homeland security
Public participation and lobbying
Terrorism

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2023-09-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.
action_date: 2023-09-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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: 2023-09-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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: 2023-09-12
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E831)
action_date: 2023-09-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-12
text: Introduced in House
Prevent Youth Suicide Act

Bill: 118-hr-5413
Sponsor: Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3]
Introduced: 2023-09-12 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-12
text: 

Prevent Youth Suicide Act

This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to issue a rule requiring educational agencies and institutions, as a condition of receiving certain federal education funds, to carry out school-based suicide prevention protocols, suicide postvention support, and trauma-informed care. The bill applies to educational agencies and institutions that serve students in grades 6-12.

Additionally, the bill requires ED to provide each educational agency and institution subject to the rule with the resources, guidelines, and technical assistance necessary to comply with the rule’s requirements.

Further, ED must establish compliance monitoring, including periodic assessments, evaluations, and audits.

Finally, ED must (1) encourage educational agencies and institutions to provide feedback on the effectiveness of the rule’s requirements, and (2) review such feedback and make necessary revisions to the rule.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-09-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-12
text: Introduced in House
Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5414
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25]
Introduced: 2023-09-12 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Hospital care
Internet, web applications, social media
Mental health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-12
text: 

Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act of 2023

 
This bill authorizes a grant program for emergency departments to increase access to follow-up psychiatric services for individuals who present for care of acute mental-health episodes. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration may award these grants.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-09-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-09-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-12
text: Introduced in House