hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1140
Sponsor: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
Introduced: 2023-03-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: 

Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2023

 
This bill requires the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to study access by underserved populations to general surgeons.
 
Specifically, HRSA must study (1) whether the health professional shortage area designation under the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) program accurately assesses adequacy of access to general surgeons, (2) whether another measure would be more accurate, and (3) potential methodologies for designating general surgery shortage areas. (The NHSC provides scholarships and student loan repayment awards to primary care, dental care, and mental health care providers who agree to work in areas that HRSA designates as having a shortage of those particular types of providers.)
 
HRSA must also publish data comparing the availability and need of general surgery services in urban, suburban, and rural areas.
 
On the basis of its study, HRSA may establish a methodology for designating general surgery shortage areas and make such designations. If any designations are made, HRSA must publish a list of general surgery shortage areas.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in Senate
HALT Fentanyl Act

Bill: 118-s-1141
Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
Introduced: 2023-03-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: 

Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act or the HALT Fentanyl Act

 
This bill places fentanyl-related substances as a class into schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. A schedule I controlled substance is a drug, substance, or chemical that has a high potential for abuse; has no currently accepted medical value; and is subject to regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties under the Controlled Substances Act.
 
Additionally, the bill establishes a new, alternative registration process for schedule I research that is funded by the Department of Health and Human Services or the Department of Veterans Affairs or that is conducted under an investigative new drug exemption from the Food and Drug Administration.
 
The bill also makes several other changes to registration requirements for conducting research with controlled substances, including
 
 
permitting a single registration for related research sites in certain circumstances, 
 
waiving the requirement for a new inspection in certain situations, and 
 
allowing a registered researcher to perform certain manufacturing activities with small quantities of a substance without obtaining a manufacturing registration. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in Senate
SBA Collections Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1142
Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]
Introduced: 2023-03-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: 

SBA Collections Act of 2023

 
This bill prohibits the Small Business Administration (SBA) from discharging, suspending, or ending collection action on any claim related to a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan or Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL).
 
Additionally, the SBA must refer such claims that are for $100,000 or less to the Department of the Treasury and Treasury must make a final decision for the disposition of such claims.
 
The SBA must provide monthly briefings to, and the SBA Administrator must annually testify before, the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives about the collection of claims for such loans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in Senate
United States-Israel PTSD Collaborative Research Act

Bill: 118-s-1143
Sponsor: Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]
Introduced: 2023-03-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: 

United States-Israel PTSD Collaborative Research Act

 
This bill establishes a grant program for collaborative efforts between the United States and Israel to advance research on post-traumatic stress disorders.
 
The Department of Defense, in coordination with the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of State, shall award grants to eligible academic institutions or nonprofit entities in the United States.
 
Work shall be conducted by the eligible entity and an entity in Israel under a joint research agreement. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Invest to Protect Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1144
Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced: 2023-03-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Employee hiring
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Mental health
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: 

Invest to Protect Act of 2023

 
This bill directs the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services within the Department of Justice to award grants to local and tribal governments that employ fewer than 200 law enforcement officers. Grant funds may be used for various activities, including to provide de-escalation training and improve recruitment and retention. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-18
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2024-12-18
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2024-12-18
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S7119-7120)
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7097)
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Hawaii Native Species Conservation and Recovery Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1145
Sponsor: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
Introduced: 2023-03-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: 

Hawaii Native Species Conservation and Recovery Act of 2023

 
This bill directs the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to establish a program that annually provides, through grants and other means, funding for projects that support the conservation and recovery of native plant and animal species in Hawaii. Hawaii, Hawaiian local governments, Native Hawaiian organizations, nonprofit organizations, businesses, and institutions of higher education may apply for funding under the program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Guardianship Bill of Rights Act

Bill: 118-s-1148
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2023-03-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: 

Guardianship Bill of Rights Act

 
This bill establishes programs and requirements to support the rights of older individuals and individuals with disabilities who are in guardianships, conservatorships, or other protective arrangements.
 
Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a Guardianship and Other Protective Arrangements and Supported Decisionmaking Council. The council must advise the Department of Justice on standards governing the inherent rights of older individuals (i.e., those 60 years of age or older) and individuals with disabilities who are in protective arrangements, including with respect to marital, reproductive, financial, and medical decisions. States and Indian tribes that fail to protect the rights of individuals in accordance with these standards may lose certain criminal justice grant funding. 
 
The council must also advise HHS on standards for establishing, reviewing, and ending these types of protective arrangements, as well as for establishing alternative arrangements that are less restrictive. States must certify their compliance with these standards as a condition of certain grant funding for supportive services for individuals with disabilities.
 
The bill also requires HHS to award grants to state and Indian tribe protection and advocacy systems for programs that provide oversight and monitoring of state and local protective arrangements, including training and legal resources for affected individuals.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Recovering America’s Wildlife Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1149
Sponsor: Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]
Introduced: 2023-03-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: 

Recovering America&rsquo;s Wildlife Act of 2023

 
This bill provides funding for the conservation or restoration of wildlife and plant species of greatest conservation need, including endangered or threatened species. 
 
 Specifically, the bill establishes and funds through FY2027 a subaccount of the Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Account, which was established under the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act. The subaccount must be used to support efforts of states, territories, or the District of Columbia to recover and manage wildlife and plant species of greatest conservation need.
 
The Department of the Interior must use a portion of the funding from the subaccount for grants that may be used by state fish and wildlife departments or other specified entities for innovative recovery efforts for species of greatest conservation need, species listed as endangered or threatened species, or the habitats of such species. 
 
The bill also establishes and funds a Tribal Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Account to support Indian tribes' efforts to recover and manage wildlife and plant species of greatest conservation need.
 
In addition, the bill establishes and funds through FY2027 the Endangered Species Recovery and Habitat Conservation Legacy Fund. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must use the fund to (1) implement an Endangered Species Recovery Grant Program; (2) address its interagency consultation responsibilities under the Endangered Species Act of 1973; (3) work with nonfederal entities to conserve wildlife habitat and certain at-risk species; or (4) address the development and permitting of voluntary conservation agreements under such act.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in Senate
National Nursing Workforce Center Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1150
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2023-03-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Employee hiring
Higher education
Intergovernmental relations
Labor market
Medical education
Nursing
Performance measurement

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: 

National Nursing Workforce Center Act of 2023

 
This bill sets out a pilot program to support state agencies, state boards of nursing, nursing schools, or other eligible entities with establishing or expanding state-based nursing workforce centers that carry out research, planning, and programs to address nursing shortages, nursing education, and other matters affecting the nursing workforce. The bill also expands the authority of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to establish health workforce research centers and specifically requires that HRSA establish a center focused on nursing.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Accountability for Endless Wars Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1151
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2023-03-30 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: 

Accountability for Endless Wars Act of 2023

 
This bill provides for the automatic termination of laws that authorize the use of military force or declare war.
 
Any such existing law terminates six months after this bill's enactment; any such future law terminates 10 years after enactment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S1095)
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Smarter Sentencing Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1152
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2023-03-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: 

Smarter Sentencing Act of 2023

 
This bill reduces statutory mandatory minimum penalties for certain drug offenses, requires reporting on the impact of cost savings from the reductions, and establishes a public database of federal criminal offenses. 
 
First, the bill reduces statutory mandatory minimum penalties for two types of offenders: (1) individuals who manufacture, distribute, or possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance; and (2) couriers who import or export a controlled substance.
 
Second, the bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to report on how the reduced expenditures on federal corrections and cost savings from the reductions in mandatory minimum sentences help to reduce overcrowding in federal prisons, increase investment in law enforcement and crime prevention, and reduce recidivism.
 
Third, the bill requires DOJ and federal agencies to report on and create public databases of all criminal offenses&#8212;criminal statutory offenses and criminal regulatory offenses.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in Senate
National Manufacturing Advisory Council for the 21st Century Act

Bill: 118-s-1153
Sponsor: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]
Introduced: 2023-03-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Economic development
Industrial policy and productivity
Manufacturing
Public participation and lobbying
Public-private cooperation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: 

National Manufacturing Advisory Council for the 21st Century Act

 
This bill establishes the National Manufacturing Advisory Council within the Department of Commerce to support the U.S. manufacturing sector.
 
The council must advise Commerce about global and domestic manufacturing trends and threats to the manufacturing sector in the United States, including on matters such as supply chain interruptions, logistical challenges, and technological changes affecting the manufacturing base. The council also must provide recommendations to Commerce about worker participation, training and education, and the development of new technologies within the U.S. manufacturing sector.
 
The council must annually submit to Congress a national strategic plan for manufacturing in the United States.
 
The council must terminate on September 30 of the fifth year after the council holds its first meeting.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-11-22
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2024-11-22
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2024-11-21
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2024-11-21
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S6694-6695)
action_date: 2024-11-21
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S6694-6695)
action_date: 2024-11-21
text: The committee substitute withdrawn by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2024-11-21
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6692-6695)
action_date: 2023-12-13
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 285.
action_date: 2023-12-13
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2023-12-13
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Promoting Women in Aviation Act

Bill: 118-s-1154
Sponsor: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]
Introduced: 2023-03-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: 

Promoting Women in Aviation Act

 
This bill establishes a Women in Aviation Advisory Committee within the Department of Transportation (DOT). The committee must advise DOT and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on matters related to women in the aviation industry and coordinate with the FAA's Federal Women's Program. 
 
Membership in the committee must include representatives from major airlines and aerospace companies, nonprofit organizations within the aviation industry, airport operators and employees, aviation and engineering business associations, the Civil Air Patrol, the FAA, educational institutions, and labor organizations.
 
The committee must submit a report annually to Congress, DOT, and the FAA on the committee's findings and conclusions, as well as any recommendations for legislation and administrative actions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Federal Reserve Accountability Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1155
Sponsor: Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC]
Introduced: 2023-03-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: 

Federal Reserve Accountability Act of 2023

 
This bill changes the appointment of certain officials to the of Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and makes other changes to the operation of the board and Federal Reserve banks. 
 
Specifically, the bill 
 
 
requires the President to appoint a general counsel for the board with the advice and consent of the Senate; 
 
 
requires the President, rather than each bank's board of directors, to appoint presidents of Federal Reserve banks;
 
 
 reduces the number of Federal Reserve districts from 12 to 5; 
 
 
allows the President to appoint two members to the board from any one Federal Reserve district; and
 
 
 prohibits the use of any board or Federal Reserve bank funds for lobbying activities. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Native American Entrepreneurial and Opportunity Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1156
Sponsor: Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO]
Introduced: 2023-03-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Business education
Business investment and capital
Economic development
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal-Indian relations
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Small Business Administration
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: 

Native American Entrepreneurial and Opportunity Act
 
of 2023

 
This bill provides statutory authority for the establishment of the Office of Native American Affairs within the Small Business Administration (SBA). The office must establish a working relationship with Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations by targeting SBA programs relating to entrepreneurial development, contracting, and capital access to revitalize Native businesses and economic development in Indian country.

action_date: 2023-07-25
text: 

Native American Entrepreneurial and Opportunity Act
 
of 2023

 
This bill provides statutory authority for the establishment of the Office of Native American Affairs within the Small Business Administration (SBA). The office must establish a working relationship with Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations by targeting SBA programs relating to entrepreneurial development, contracting, and capital access to revitalize Native businesses and economic development in Indian country.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 166.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Reported by Senator Cardin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Reported by Senator Cardin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2023-07-19
text: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in Senate
MicroCap Small Business Investing Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1157
Sponsor: Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO]
Introduced: 2023-03-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: 

MicroCap Small Business Investing Act of 2023

 
This bill authorizes the Small Business Administration (SBA) to issue up to ten Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) licenses each year to certain applicants. An SBIC is a privately owned company, licensed and regulated by the SBA, which invests in small businesses through debt and equity.
 
A license issued under the bill must be awarded to an applicant
 
 
that would otherwise be issued a license except that the management of the applicant does not satisfy certain qualification requirements such as investment experience;
 
where the fund managers have a documented record of successful business experience, a record of business management success, or knowledge in the particular industry or business in which the investment strategy is being pursued; and
 
that will make at least 25% of its investments in specified areas and businesses (e.g., low-income communities, businesses owned or controlled by individuals in underserved communities, and rural areas). 
 
 
The SBA must prioritize applicants that are located in states with fewer licenses and establish a streamlined application process for those licenses.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in Senate