hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Summer Meals REACH Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4336
Sponsor: Rep. Kim, Andy [D-NJ-3]
Introduced: 2023-06-23 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: 

Summer Meals Reaching Every Area's Child Hunger Act of 2023 or the Summer Meals REACH Act of 2023 

 
This bill permanently extends certain modifications to the Summer Food Service Program that were authorized and implemented to respond to COVID-19. The changes generally expanded the program, which provides free meals to children in low-income areas when school is not in session. 
 
Specifically, the bill permanently makes all children eligible to participate in the program. This includes requiring reimbursement to camps for meals served to all children. 
 
The bill also specifically allows for 
non-congregate
 meal distribution, which is meal distribution outside of the typically required group, or congregate, setting (e.g., grab-and-go meal service).
 
Further, the bill expands eligible service institutions by allowing for on-site or off-site food service monitoring.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Introduced in House
Expanding Access to Graduate Education Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4337
Sponsor: Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]
Introduced: 2023-06-23 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: 

Expanding Access to Graduate Education Act of 

2023

 
This bill allows income-eligible graduate students who received Pell Grants during their undergraduate education to utilize their remaining Pell Grant eligibility toward their first graduate degree, subject to the existing 12-semester duration limit.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Introduced in House
Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation Act

Bill: 118-hr-4338
Sponsor: Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16]
Introduced: 2023-06-23 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Historic sites and heritage areas
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Roads and highways

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-23
text:  

Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation Act

 
This bill amends the National Trails System Act to designate a trail of approximately 2,400 miles extending from Chicago, Illinois, to Santa Monica, California, as the Route 66 National Historic Trail. 
 
The trail must be administered by the National Park Service in a manner that respects and maintains its idiosyncratic nature. 
 
The Department of the Interior may not use eminent domain or condemnation in carrying out this bill. 

 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-12
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 706.
action_date: 2024-12-12
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-865.
action_date: 2024-12-12
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-865.
action_date: 2024-11-20
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2024-11-20
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Introduced in House
Preserving Local Medicaid Access Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4339
Sponsor: Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]
Introduced: 2023-06-23 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Intergovernmental relations
Medicaid
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: 

Preserving Local Medicaid Access Act of 2023

This bill specifies that, in order to receive certain Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) increases under Medicaid, states with a local share requirement must agree to distribute funds to each locality in an amount that is proportional to the locality's Medicaid contributions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Introduced in House
Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4340
Sponsor: Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2023-06-23 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Consumer affairs
Marketing and advertising
Mental health
Sex and reproductive health
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
State and local government operations

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-06-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Introduced in House
Ukraine Reconstruction Accountability and Transparency Act

Bill: 118-hr-4341
Sponsor: Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3]
Introduced: 2023-06-23 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: 

Ukraine Reconstruction Accountability and Transparency Act

 
This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to instruct the United States Executive Directors at each international financial institution to use their voice, vote, and influence to prevent such institutions from entering into contracts for reconstruction in Ukraine with companies in countries supporting the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The international financial institutions include the International Monetary Fund, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and the International Finance Corporation.
 
Specifically, the bill requires such instructions to prevent the institutions from contracting with firms, including subcontractors, that are located or have operations in designated countries or in countries whose government has provided material or diplomatic support for the Russian invasion of Ukraine. 
 
The bill also authorizes Treasury to waive such instructions for countries specified by the bill if the government of that country (1) publicly opposes the Russian invasion of Ukraine, or (2) provides material support to Ukraine to evict Russian forces from its territory. 
 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Introduced in House
Patsy T. Mink and Louise M. Slaughter Gender Equity in Education Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4342
Sponsor: Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7]
Introduced: 2023-06-23 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Introduced in House
Organ Donation Clarification Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4343
Sponsor: Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7]
Introduced: 2023-06-23 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Health care costs and insurance
Organ and tissue donation and transplantation

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Introduced in House
ATRRS Act

Bill: 118-hr-4344
Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2023-06-23 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: 

ATRRS Act

 
This bill requires the Department of the Army to ensure that a member of the Army Reserve may access the Army Training Requirements and Resources System using a personal internet-enabled device. However, the Department of the Army may restrict access if it determines such a restriction is necessary to ensure the security and integrity of information systems and data of the United Sates.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Introduced in House
Dignity for Aborted Children Act

Bill: 118-hr-4345
Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15]
Introduced: 2023-06-23 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Abortion
Cemeteries and funerals
Census and government statistics
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Health information and medical records
Health personnel

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: 

Dignity for Aborted Children Act

 
This bill sets out requirements for the disposition of human fetal tissue from an abortion.
 
Specifically, it requires abortion providers to obtain a patient's informed consent for one of two specified methods of disposition.
 
First, patients may choose to retain possession of the tissue. A patient may choose to transfer the tissue to an entity that provides interment or cremation services.
 
Second, the patient may elect to release the tissue to the provider. Providers must ensure any tissue released to them is interred or cremated within seven days of the procedure in a manner consistent with state law regarding the disposal of human remains.
 
Abortion providers must report annually about these requirements and other specified information.
 
The bill provides civil or criminal penalties for violations of disposal, informed consent, and reporting requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Introduced in House
Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4346
Sponsor: Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2]
Introduced: 2023-06-23 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: 

Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act of 2023

 
This bill requires the Federal Reserve Board to raise the consolidated asset threshold under which a specified policy statement applies to small bank holding companies. The policy statement allows small bank holding companies to operate with higher debt levels than would be allowed for larger bank holding companies. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Introduced in House
Mass Shooter Prosecution Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4347
Sponsor: Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
Introduced: 2023-06-23 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Introduced in House
Fairness in Social Security Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4348
Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2023-06-23 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: 

Fairness in Social Security Act of 2023

 
This bill excludes from modified adjusted gross income, for income tax purposes, any lump-sum social security benefit payment (i.e., a payment of more than one month of social security benefits) that is attributable to months ending before the beginning of the taxable year. It also waives any statute of limitation for credits or refunds resulting from this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Introduced in House
MONARCH Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4350
Sponsor: Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]
Introduced: 2023-06-23 in the House
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Arizona
California
Government trust funds
Idaho
Insects
Nevada
Oregon
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Utah
Washington State
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: 

Monarch Action, Recovery, and Conservation of Habitat Act of 2023 or the MONARCH Act of 2023

 
This bill provides support for the conservation of western monarch butterflies (the monarch butterfly population that overwinters along the coast of California and breeds across California, Arizona, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Utah). Specifically, the bill establishes the Western Monarch Butterfly Rescue Fund. The Department of the Interior must use amounts in the fund to provide grants for the conservation of such butterflies and other pollinators within the range of western monarch butterflies.
 
In addition, Interior must enter into an agreement with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to facilitate updating and implementing the Western Monarch Butterfly Conservation Plan, which was prepared by the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-08-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
action_date: 2023-08-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
action_date: 2023-06-23
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: 2023-06-23
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: 2023-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Introduced in House
Broadband Internet for Small Ports Act

Bill: 118-hr-4351
Sponsor: Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large]
Introduced: 2023-06-23 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Agricultural practices and innovations
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Farmland
Geography and mapping
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Internet, web applications, social media
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Rural conditions and development
Telecommunication rates and fees

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-08-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
action_date: 2023-06-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2023-06-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2023-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Introduced in House
Nicaragua Political Prisoner Support Act

Bill: 118-hr-4352
Sponsor: Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27]
Introduced: 2023-06-23 in the House
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: 

Nicaragua Political Prisoner Support Act

 
This bill provides various immigration-related benefits to certain Nicaraguan nationals who are in the United States as part of a political prisoner release.
 
Specifically, such individuals shall be eligible to receive (1) certain benefits that are available to admitted refugees, such as resettlement assistance; (2) certain assistance available to refugee children; and (3) a driver's license or identification card.
 
An eligible individual is a non-U.S. national (
alien
 under federal law) who (1) is a citizen or national of Nicaragua (or an individual with no nationality who had resided in Nicaragua), (2) arrived in the United States on February 9, 2023, as part of a political prisoner release, (3) received a two-year humanitarian parole from the U.S. government, and (4) has completed the relevant security and law enforcement background checks. The parent, spouse, or child of such an eligible individual shall also be eligible for benefits under this bill. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2023-06-23
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2023-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Introduced in House
Civilian Conservation Center Enhancement Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4353
Sponsor: Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]
Introduced: 2023-06-23 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Agricultural practices and innovations
Building construction
Congressional oversight
Education of the disadvantaged
Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Fires
First responders and emergency personnel
Forests, forestry, trees
Historic sites and heritage areas
Land use and conservation
Livestock
Natural disasters
Outdoor recreation

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-11-14
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held
action_date: 2023-11-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2023-08-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and 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: 2023-06-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and 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: 2023-06-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and 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: 2023-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Introduced in House
ALERT Act

Bill: 118-hr-4354
Sponsor: Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-7]
Introduced: 2023-06-23 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: 

Accountability of Leaders in Education to Report Title IX Investigations Act or the ALERT Act

 
This bill requires institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in federal student-aid programs to certify annually with the Department of Education that they have reviewed reports of misconduct by their employees involving domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. The certification must include a confirmation that the IHE's president and board members involved in the review did not interfere with or influence investigations or dispositions. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Introduced in House
Rural Veterinary Workforce Act

Bill: 118-hr-4355
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3]
Introduced: 2023-06-23 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: 

Rural Veterinary Workforce Act 

This bill excludes from gross income, for income tax purposes, student loan repayment or forgiveness assistance provided to veterinarians practicing in rural areas of a state. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Introduced in House
WaterSMART Access for Tribes Act

Bill: 118-hr-4356
Sponsor: Rep. Stansbury, Melanie Ann [D-NM-1]
Introduced: 2023-06-23 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Federal-Indian relations
Indian lands and resources rights
Water resources funding
Water use and supply

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Introduced in House
Permanent CFC Look-Through Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4357
Sponsor: Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24]
Introduced: 2023-06-23 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: 
 
Permanent CFC Look-Through Act of 2023 

 
This rule makes permanent the look-through rule for related controlled foreign corporations (CFCs). That rule provides that dividends, interest, rents and royalties one CFC receives from a related CFC are not treated as foreign personal holding company income (thus permitting the deferral of tax on such income).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Introduced in House
PHDs First Act

Bill: 118-hr-4358
Sponsor: Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]
Introduced: 2023-06-23 in the House
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: 

Putting Highest Degrees First Act of 2023 or the PHDs First Act

 
This bill exempts certain non-U.S. nationals (
aliens 
under federal law) with doctoral degrees from direct limitations on the number of immigrant visas granted per year. The bill also allows an individual to get a student visa for a doctoral program even if the individual intends to seek lawful permanent resident status (also known as a 
green card
).
 
To be exempt from the numerical limitations, the individual must (1) have earned a doctoral degree (or the highest degree available if a doctoral degree or its equivalent is not available in that field) while in the United States attending an accredited higher education institution, (2) be employed (or have a job offer) in a field related to the degree and earn at least the median wage for that occupation, and (3) meet certain labor certification requirements. 
The bill also allows an individual seeking a nonimmigrant F-1 (student) visa to obtain a doctoral degree to have dual intent. Specifically, such an individual may obtain the nonimmigrant visa or change nonimmigrant status even if the individual intends to apply for a green card. (Generally, such an individual may be denied the nonimmigrant visa unless dual intent is allowed for that type of visa.) 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Introduced in House