hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
SOIL Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1066
Sponsor: Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]
Introduced: 2023-03-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-29
text: 

Security and Oversight for International Landholdings Act of 2023 or the SOIL Act of 2023

 
This bill establishes and expands requirements for reviewing and disclosing transactions regarding foreign investments in agricultural land. 
 
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) must review certain investments in agricultural land held by a person (i.e., individual or entity) that is a national of, or subject to the jurisdiction of, a country (1) designated as a nonmarket economy, or (2) identified as posing a risk to the national security of the United States. Under current law, CFIUS reviews the national security implications of certain foreign investments in U.S. businesses or real estate, including critical infrastructure or technologies. 
 
 CFIUS must also review certain real estate acquisitions or transfers of an interest, other than a security, for nonresidential properties that are located within 50 miles of a military installation. 
 
The bill also prohibits federal assistance, including subsidies, from being provided to a person for an agricultural real estate holding which is owned by any of the foreign persons specified above. 
 
The bill requires any foreign person who enters into a leasing agreement for agricultural land that is longer than five years to report the lease to the Department of Agriculture (USDA). Current requirements only apply to agriculture land acquired or transferred. 
 
Further, USDA must prepare and make publicly available an annual report describing agricultural land holdings by foreign persons, including specific information related to foreign persons from China and Russia.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2023-03-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act

Bill: 118-s-1068
Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2023-03-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: 

Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act

 
This bill addresses issues related to state and local government cooperation with federal immigration enforcement efforts, including by prohibiting uncooperative jurisdictions from receiving certain grants.
 
Specifically, the bill prohibits a sanctuary jurisdiction from receiving grants under certain Economic Development Assistance Programs and the Community Development Block Grant Program. Under the bill, a
 sanctuary jurisdiction
 is a state or local government that has in effect a statute, policy, or practice that prohibits or restricts (1) information sharing with another government entity about an individual's immigration status, or (2) compliance with a lawfully issued Department of Homeland Security (DHS) detainer request or notification of release request.
 
 When complying with a DHS-issued detainer, a state or local government shall be deemed to be acting as an agent of DHS with all authority available to DHS officers and employees. The bill also limits the legal liability of a state or local government for complying with a detainer.


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
Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1069
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2023-03-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Building construction
Business records
Congressional oversight
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental health
Environmental regulatory procedures
Government information and archives
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Manufacturing
Solid waste and recycling

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: 

Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2023

 
This bill generally prohibits the manufacture, process, use, and distribution in commerce of commercial asbestos or any mixture or article containing commercial asbestos. The President may, on application, grant exemptions from the prohibition in situations where it is necessary to protect national security interests.
 
The Environmental Protection Agency must develop and make publicly available resources that may be used to educate the public and health professionals about (1) the adverse health effects of asbestos exposure, (2) any federal resources available to address the prevention and mitigation of asbestos exposure, and (3) the availability of licensed commercial asbestos mitigation.


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
Safe Equitable Campus Resources and Education Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1070
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2023-03-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: 

Safe Equitable Campus Resources and Education Act of 

2023

 
This bill requires the annual campus security report provided by institutions of higher education to current and prospective students and employees to address the needs of individuals with disabilities. Among other requirements, the report and its related materials must (1) be made available free of charge, in a timely manner, and in accessible formats to individuals with disabilities; (2) include current campus policies that ensure that their needs are included in emergency response and evacuation procedures; and (3) include an assurance that campus security personnel and others receive training about working with these 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
RISE Act

Bill: 118-s-1071
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2023-03-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: 

Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower Act or the RISE Act

 
This bill establishes requirements for institutions of higher education (IHEs) concerning students with disabilities.
 
Specifically, the bill requires IHEs to allow students to use certain documents, such as individualized education programs, to establish their disabilities.
 
In addition, IHEs must make the process for determining the eligibility for accommodations transparent.
 
Finally, IHEs must submit key data related to their undergraduate students with disabilities for inclusion in federal postsecondary institution data collection efforts.


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
PREP for All Students Act

Bill: 118-s-1072
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2023-03-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: 

Promoting Responsible Emergency Protocols for All Students Act or the PREP for All Students Act

 
This bill establishes the Council on Emergency Response Protocols. The council must, among other duties, provide guidelines for states, early child care and education settings, local educational agencies, and institutions of higher education to use in developing and implementing emergency response protocols (e.g., gun violence response and prevention protocols, natural disaster preparedness procedures, and fire drills) that are inclusive and accessible.


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
AMERICA Act

Bill: 118-s-1073
Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2023-03-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: 

Advertising Middlemen Endangering Rigorous Internet Competition Accountability Act or the AMERICA Act

 
 This bill limits certain large digital advertising companies from owning multiple types of advertising exchanges or brokerages and imposes certain duties with respect to the interests of the customers of such brokerages. Advertising exchanges and brokerages generally facilitate advertisers and publishers in buying and selling advertising inventory through an automated bidding process.
 
 Specifically, companies with more than $20 billion in annual digital advertising revenue are prohibited from owning more than one type of service within the digital advertising marketplace. For example, a company, such as Google, may not own a digital advertising exchange and provide software that assists publishers of online advertisements in selling advertising space on their websites.
 
 Additionally, companies with more than $5 billion in annual digital advertising revenue that provide brokerage services to buyers or sellers of digital advertisements must act in the best interest of their brokerage customers. The bill also establishes transparency and privacy requirements for such brokerages.
 
 The bill provides for enforcement of these requirements by the Department of Justice, state attorneys general, and private right of action.
 

 


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
Taiwan Protection and National Resilience Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1074
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2023-03-30 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Asia
China
Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Military operations and strategy
Sanctions
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Taiwan

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: 

Taiwan Protection and National Resilience Act of 2023

 
This bill requires reports to Congress addressing issues related to China, including a strategy to respond to coercive actions by China.
 
The Department of Defense must submit a report identifying goods and services from the United States that China relies upon and U.S. military procurement practices that are reliant on trade with China. 
 
The bill also requires the Department of the Treasury to submit a sanctions strategy that could be used in response to any coercive action by China, including a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, to (1) limit the ability of China's military to acquire petroleum and military materiel, (2) diminish the ability of the Chinese industrial base to replenish defense articles, and (3) inhibit China's ability to evade sanctions. The strategy must identify specific sanctions-related tools that may be effective in responding to coercive action.
 
The Department of Commerce must submit a report that (1) identifies critical sectors of the U.S. economy that are strategic vulnerabilities that could be exploited by the Chinese Communist Party because the sector in question relies on Chinese trade or inputs, and (2) makes recommendations to reduce such vulnerabilities. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-13
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 98.
action_date: 2023-06-13
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2023-06-13
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2023-06-08
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. 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 Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in Senate
CARE for Mental Health Professionals Act

Bill: 118-s-1075
Sponsor: Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]
Introduced: 2023-03-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health personnel
Intergovernmental relations
Licensing and registrations
Mental health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: 

Compacts, Access, and Responsible Expansion for Mental Health Professionals Act or the CARE for Mental Health Professionals Act

 
This bill establishes a grant program to promote interstate licensure compacts for mental health professionals. These are licensure agreements enacted by two or more states to mutually recognize the licenses of counselors, psychiatrists, psychologists, or pediatric mental health professionals.
 
The Health Resources and Services Administration must award grants to interstate compact commissions or professional licensing boards. Recipients may use grants for projects to (1) incentivize mental health professionals to practice in states with interstate licensure compacts, and (2) develop or maintain interstate compact commissions.


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
The Consumer Protection and Due Process Act

Bill: 118-s-1076
Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2023-03-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: 

The Consumer Protection and Due Process Act

 
This bill permits the Federal Trade Commission to seek, and courts to order, certain types of equitable remedies in suits to enforce the laws within the commission's jurisdiction. Available remedies include restitution, contract rescission, and disgorgement.
 
It also permits the Department of Justice to bring civil actions for violations of antitrust laws on behalf of U.S. residents.


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
Home-Based Telemental Health Care Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1077
Sponsor: Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]
Introduced: 2023-03-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Forests, forestry, trees
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Home and outpatient care
Internet, web applications, social media
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Mental health
Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
Performance measurement
Rural conditions and development
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: 

Home-Based Telemental Health Care Act of 2023

 
This bill establishes a grant program to fund demonstration projects to provide in-home mental health and substance use services to medically underserved individuals in rural areas or in the farming, fishing, and forestry industries.
 
Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must award grants to public or nonprofit telemental health provider networks to deliver, and evaluate the impact of, home-based telemental health and substance use services for such individuals. HHS must consult with the Rural Health Liaison of the Department of Agriculture on the grants.


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
NRCS Wetland Compliance and Appeals Reform Act

Bill: 118-s-1078
Sponsor: Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]
Introduced: 2023-03-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: 

NRCS Wetland Compliance and Appeals Reform Act 

 
This bill revises provisions related to the wetland certification program at the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) of the Department of Agriculture (USDA), including by 
 
 
prohibiting the NRCS from acquiring any permanent easement;
 
prohibiting USDA from imposing penalties retroactively for newly determined wetlands;
 
revising the appeals process of the NRCS for wetland certification requests;
 
prohibiting USDA from using new rationale for a wetland determination if a person has previously successfully appealed a final wetland determination; 
 
 establishing that USDA bears the burden of proof, by clear and convincing evidence, that a person has violated certain wetland conservation provisions; 
 
requiring USDA to establish oversight committees in each state that will oversee the appeals of wetland determinations; and 
 
requiring that each individual who interacts with the NRCS have the option to participate in a customer satisfaction survey provided by an independent survey company. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Assistance for Rural Water Systems Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1079
Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Introduced: 2023-03-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Water Resources Development

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: 

Assistance for Rural Water Systems Act of 2023

 
This bill allows the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide grants, zero-interest loans, low-interest loans, loan forgiveness, and loan refinancing to certain rural water, wastewater, or waste disposal facilities. USDA may provide such assistance for (1) ensuring public health, safety, and order; and (2) addressing financial hardships.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Cooper Davis Act

Bill: 118-s-1080
Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]
Introduced: 2023-03-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Business records
Civil actions and liability
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Criminal justice information and records
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Government information and archives
Internet, web applications, social media
Law enforcement administration and funding
Right of privacy

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: 

Cooper Davis Act

 
This bill establishes requirements for electronic communication service providers and remote computing service providers to report knowledge of various drug-related offenses (e.g., unlawful distribution of a counterfeit controlled substance, fentanyl, or methamphetamine) to the Drug Enforcement Administration. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-05
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 200.
action_date: 2023-09-05
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2023-09-05
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2023-07-13
text: Committee on the Judiciary. 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 the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Protect Our Children's Schools Act

Bill: 118-s-1081
Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2023-03-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: 

Protect Our Children's Schools Act

 
This bill requires certain unobligated federal COVID-19 relief funds to be made available to local educational agencies for keeping elementary and secondary schools physically secure.


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
Securing Our Schools Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1082
Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2023-03-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: 

Securing Our Schools Act of 2023

 
This bill provides funding and resources to (1) strengthen security on school premises, and (2) provide access to student mental health resources. It also generally prohibits the use of federal funding provided by this bill for abortions.
 
Specifically, the bill provides specified funds through FY2033 to the Department of Education (ED) for Student Support and Academic Enrichment grants. It also directs ED to use a portion of these funds to strengthen security on school premises. 
 
The bill reauthorizes through FY2029 the Nonprofit Security Grant Program and revises the program, including by increasing grant amounts for administrative costs and technical assistance.
 
Further, the bill allows funds under the Community Oriented Policing Services grant program to be used to pay for school resource officers and improve physical security at schools. 
 
Additionally, the bill transfers
 
 
specified funds under the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act to ED to establish the Student Access to Mental Health Program Fund, through which ED must award grants to states to support the salary of a mental health professional in eligible schools; and 
specified unobligated funds under the ARP Act to support certain mental health programs of ED, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. 
 
The Government Accountability Office must conduct a study on mental health providers in schools.
 
The bill transfers specified unobligated funds that were provided to address COVID-19 to ED to carry out this bill.


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
School Security Enhancement Act

Bill: 118-s-1083
Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2023-03-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: 

School Security Enhancement Act

 
This bill allows local educational agencies to use specified portions of Student Support and Academic Enrichment grants for planning and designing school buildings and facilities, installing infrastructure, and implementing other measures to strengthen security on school premises. 
 
Further, the bill prohibits the use of these grant funds for the provision of a firearm or training in the use of a firearm.


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
ERRPA

Bill: 118-s-1084
Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
Introduced: 2023-03-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Border security and unlawful immigration
Civil actions and liability
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Customs enforcement
Department of Justice
Government information and archives
Government liability
Law enforcement administration and funding
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
Right of privacy
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: 

End Racial and Religious Profiling Act of 2023 or ERRPA
 
This bill establishes a framework to eliminate racial profiling at the federal, state, and local levels. 
 
Specifically, it requires federal law enforcement agencies to maintain policies and procedures to eliminate racial profiling, including training, data collection, and complaint procedures. State, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies must maintain similar policies and procedures as a condition of receiving funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program and the Community Oriented Policing Services program.
 
To enforce violations, the bill authorizes civil suits by the Department of Justice and affected individuals.


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