hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
IMPROVE Addiction Care Act

Bill: 118-hr-4950
Sponsor: Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6]
Introduced: 2023-07-26 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Medicaid
Prescription drugs
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: 

Improving Medicaid Programs' Response to Overdose Victims and Enhancing Addiction Care Act or the IMPROVE Addiction Care Act

 
This bill establishes additional requirements for state Medicaid drug-use review programs with respect to individuals who experience opioid-related overdoses. 
 
Specifically, programs must include protocols that (1) connect individuals who have experienced an opioid-related overdose within the last 1 to 5 years (as set by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) to appropriate treatment and recovery services; (2) notify providers who prescribe opioids about subsequent fatal overdoses; (3) ensure providers are notified about an individual's history of opioid-use disorder, overdoses, or poisonings; and (4) educate providers about proper prescribing practices for these individuals.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Introduced in House
Ensuring Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act

Bill: 118-hr-4951
Sponsor: Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2]
Introduced: 2023-07-26 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish the Office of Strategic Capital in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-hr-4952
Sponsor: Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1]
Introduced: 2023-07-26 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Introduced in House
Preventing HEAT Illness and Deaths Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4953
Sponsor: Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
Introduced: 2023-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Aging
Air quality
Atmospheric science and weather
Building construction
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Educational facilities and institutions
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy prices
Environmental health
Executive Office of the President
Executive agency funding and structure
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Forests, forestry, trees
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Lighting, heating, cooling
Medical research
Minority health
Poverty and welfare assistance
Public utilities and utility rates
Urban and suburban affairs and development
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: 

Preventing Health Emergencies And Temperature-related Illness and Deaths Act of 2023 or the Preventing HEAT Illness and Deaths Act of 2023

This bill establishes several programs to address the adverse health effects of extreme heat.

For example, the bill establishes an interagency committee in the White House's Office of Science and Technology Policy to address the health risks of extreme heat through coordinated research, strategic partnerships, and workforce development. It also requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to (1) establish a heat health information system to improve forecasts of extreme heat, and (2) contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to study policy, data, and research gaps relating to extreme heat. 

NOAA may also, in coordination with the interagency committee, award financial assistance to nonprofits, academic institutions, and state, local, and tribal governments to support the ability of communities to mitigate the health effects of extreme heat (e.g., building modifications and educational campaigns).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2023-07-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in House
Immigrants’ Mental Health Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4954
Sponsor: Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31]
Introduced: 2023-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Employment and training programs
Government studies and investigations
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Immigrant health and welfare
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: 

Immigrants' Mental Health Act of 2023

 
This bill directs Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to take steps to address mental health issues among immigrants and CBP agents and officers. It also restricts the sharing of mental health information for use in certain immigration proceedings.
 
CBP shall develop training to enable its agents and officers to (1) identify mental health issues and risk factors in immigrants and refugees, (2) provide crisis intervention using a trauma-informed approach, and (3) better manage work-related stress and psychological pressures. 
 
CBP shall assign at least one qualified mental or behavioral health expert to each Border Patrol station, port of entry, checkpoint, forward operating base, secondary inspection area, and short-term custody facility. 
 
The Department of Health and Human Services may not provide to the Department of Homeland Security information about the mental health of an non-U.S. national (
alien
 under federal law) that was obtained by a mental health professional while the individual was in federal government custody if the information will be used for (1) an asylum determination, (2) an immigration hearing, or (3) a deportation hearing. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2023-07-27
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in House
Farmer-Informed WOTUS Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4956
Sponsor: Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2]
Introduced: 2023-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advisory bodies
Agricultural conservation and pollution
Commodities markets
Congressional oversight
Department of Agriculture
Executive agency funding and structure
Farmland
Food industry and services
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Fruit and vegetables
Government studies and investigations
Livestock
Meat
Rural conditions and development
State and local government operations
Water quality
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: 

 Farmer-Informed WOTUS Act of 2023

 
This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish an advisory committee that is representative of the U.S. farming and ranching sectors to make recommendations on the impact of
 waters of the United States
 (WOTUS) regulations on U.S. agriculture and environmental protection. (The Clean Water Act [CWA] protects
 navigable waters
, which the statute defines as WOTUS. Because the CWA does not further define this term, the agencies that implement the CWA have defined WOTUS in regulations.)
 
Specifically, USDA must establish an advisory committee to study and develop recommendations to address matters such as
 
 
the impact of the prior-converted farmland exemption on agricultural operations,
 
the impact of WOTUS regulations on secure food supply chains and rural infrastructure, and
 
how to develop safe harbor conditions for farmers who observe certain conservation practices. 
 
 
 
Federal agencies must provide to the committee any information requested by the committee chair. 
 
The advisory committee terminates 90 days after completing reporting requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2023-07-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in House
Department of Labor Succession Act

Bill: 118-hr-4957
Sponsor: Rep. Kiley, Kevin [R-CA-3]
Introduced: 2023-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Department of Labor
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-10-25
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 204.
action_date: 2023-10-25
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 118-254.
action_date: 2023-10-25
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 118-254.
action_date: 2023-09-14
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 19.
action_date: 2023-09-14
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in House
Kenneth P. Thompson Begin Again Act

Bill: 118-hr-4958
Sponsor: Rep. Ivey, Glenn [D-MD-4]
Introduced: 2023-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in House
To require to Comptroller General to submit to Congress a report on the status of dams in the USDA watershed program.

Bill: 118-hr-4959
Sponsor: Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3]
Introduced: 2023-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Dams and canals
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Infrastructure development
Watersheds

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: 
This bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report on dams in watershed programs of the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Specifically, GAO must report on dams that receive assistance under (1) the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act, (2) the Act of December 22, 1944, (3) the Pilot Watershed Program, and (4) the Resource Conservation and Development program. The report must include the status of the dams, including information related to

the location, ownership, and structural conditions of the dams;

their compliance with certain environmental requirements;

their hazard classification assessments; and

whether the dams have exceeded their life expectancies.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-08-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Natural Resources, 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: 2023-07-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Natural Resources, 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: 2023-07-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Natural Resources, 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: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in House
Chyna Gibson Stop the Transgender Murder Epidemic Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4960
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2023-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: 

Chyna Gibson Stop the Transgender Murder Epidemic Act of 2023 or the Chyna Gibson STME Act of 2023

 
This bill establishes a commission to address various issues facing gender-nonconforming, gender-expansive, and transgender women of color.
 
The commission must be comprised of 13 members who are qualified based on their education, training, activism, or experience, particularly in the field of transgender studies and human rights.
 
The commission may hold hearings and must report its findings and recommendations to Congress no later than 18 months after its first meeting.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4061)
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in House
To require ports of entry along the northern border to remain open as many hours per day as they were open prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bill: 118-hr-4961
Sponsor: Rep. Armstrong, Kelly [R-ND-At Large]
Introduced: 2023-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Canada
Infectious and parasitic diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text:  

This bill requires U.S. Customs and Border Protection to ensure that the operating hours of all ports of entry located on the United States-Canada border are equal to or greater than the operating hours that were in place immediately before the declaration of the COVID-19 public health emergency.

 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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: 2023-07-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in House
JETSET Costs Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4962
Sponsor: Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1]
Introduced: 2023-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Congressional oversight
Department of Transportation
Federal officials
Transportation costs
Travel and tourism

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: 

Justification and Examination of Transportation Staff's Executive Travel Costs Act of 2023 or the JETSET Costs Act of 2023

This bill restricts the use of Department of Transportation (DOT) aircraft by the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary's executive staff.

Specifically, the bill prohibits the Secretary and the Secretary's executive staff from traveling on a DOT aircraft unless it is determined that the cost of the flight is at least 5% less than the cost of a flight on a commercial airline. A DOT aircraft is any aircraft owned, operated, or maintained by DOT.

This restriction does not apply when emergency travel is required and commercial service is unavailable. The DOT Office of Inspector General (OIG) and Congress must be notified in writing within seven days after such emergency travel is completed.

Further, the Federal Aviation Administration must revise Order 2500.36N (
Application of Flight Hour Rates
) to reflect the true cost of flight operations. When calculating per-seat costs of a flight, DOT (1) may not charge different rates to non-DOT officials, and (2) must use the actual and full cost of a flight on a DOT aircraft when comparing such flight to any commercial alternative.

DOT's OIG must submit an annual report to Congress that includes an itemization and justification of each trip and flight in which the Secretary or the Secretary's executive staff traveled on a DOT aircraft.

The bill also prohibits the Secretary or the Secretary's executive staff from traveling on a DOT aircraft for any trip that involves personal or political activities. 
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in House
Tax Fairness for Workers Act

Bill: 118-hr-4963
Sponsor: Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]
Introduced: 2023-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: 

Tax Fairness for Workers Act 

 
This bill allows an above-the-line tax deduction for union dues and expenses. (An above-the-line deduction is subtracted from gross income and is available whether or not a taxpayer itemizes other deductions.) 
 
The bill also reinstates the miscellaneous itemized tax deduction for unreimbursed expenses attributable to the performance of services as an employee (Under current law, all miscellaneous itemized deductions are suspended through 2025).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in House
Thrifty Food Plan Accountability Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4964
Sponsor: Rep. Brecheen, Josh [R-OK-2]
Introduced: 2023-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Food assistance and relief
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Nutrition and diet
Poverty and welfare assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: 

Thrifty Food Plan Accountability Act of 2023

This bill requires that, when the Department of Agriculture (USDA) reevaluates the Thrifty Food Plan (TFP), the results of the reevaluation (1) be budget-neutral; and (2) only adjust the cost of the diet based on current standards (i.e., food price inflation, household size, and the cost of food in specific states). 

USDA created the TFP (the cost of purchasing a nutritionally adequate low-cost diet), which is used to determine maximum monthly benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). USDA calculates the cost of the TFP each year to account for food price inflation. Under a provision of the 2018 farm bill, USDA must reevaluate the contents of the TFP (i.e., the market basket of goods) every five years based on current food prices, food composition data, consumption patterns, and dietary guidance. USDA last re-evaluated the TFP in 2021. 
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-08-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in House
Kimberly Vaughan Firearm Safe Storage Act

Bill: 118-hr-4965
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2023-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Americans from Reckless Gun Dealers Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4966
Sponsor: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
Introduced: 2023-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for deductions for the performance of certain services by a taxpayer, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-hr-4967
Sponsor: Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13]
Introduced: 2023-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: 
This bill allows a deduction from gross income (above-the-line deduction) for expenses incurred by an employee if such expenses are for construction tools, personal protective clothing and gear, and other expenses necessary for the employee to be able to work. This allowance is an exception to the general rule that employee expenses are not deductible business expenses.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in House