hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act

Bill: 118-hr-2407
Sponsor: Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19]
Introduced: 2023-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Blood and blood diseases
Cancer
Genetics
Health care coverage and access
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: 

Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act

 
This bill allows for Medicare coverage and payment for multi-cancer early detection screening tests that are approved by the Food and Drug Administration and that are used to screen for cancer across many cancer types, if the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services determines such coverage is appropriate.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 118-893, Part I.
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 118-893, Part I.
action_date: 2024-06-27
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 38 - 0.
action_date: 2024-06-27
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2023-04-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in House
Access to Innovative Treatments Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-2408
Sponsor: Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]
Introduced: 2023-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: 

Access to Innovative Treatments Act of 2023

 
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to review adverse national coverage determinations of drugs under Medicare within 30 days of receiving a request to do so. (Under the bill, adverse national coverage determinations are denials or limitations of coverage that are inconsistent with the drug's approval by the Food and Drug Administration.) The bill's requirements do not apply if the CMS already conducted such a review within a two-year period. 
 
The bill also prohibits the CMS from applying prior coverage determinations that were made for drugs before they were approved by the FDA if such determinations are inconsistent with the drug's approval.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-04-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in House
EXCEL Act

Bill: 118-hr-2409
Sponsor: Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6]
Introduced: 2023-03-30 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: 

Expand eXpertise in China Education and Language Act or the EXCEL Act

 
This bill requires various actions to address competition with China.
 
The Department of State must use direct hire authority to appoint at least 31 candidates with China-related linguistic, cultural, or regional expertise to positions in the competitive service. The bill requires the State Department to train certain employees on topics such as the domestic and foreign policy objectives of China and the Chinese Communist Party.
 
Additionally, the bill establishes a China strategic advisory board and requires the Government Accountability Office to study the personnel capacity and capability of the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development to support strategic competition with China. 
 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in House
VET CARE Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-2410
Sponsor: Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]
Introduced: 2023-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: 

Veterans Early Treatment for Chronic Ailment Resurgence through Examinations Act of 2023 or the VET CARE Act of 2023

 
This bill addresses dental care programs for veterans. Specifically, the bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to furnish administrative support to a dental care provider that provides services to a veteran that would not be covered by VA benefits.
 
The bill also requires the VA to implement a pilot program to provide free outpatient dental services and treatment, and related dental appliances, to eligible veterans. Eligible veterans are those who are (1) enrolled in the VA health care system but are not eligible for VA dental care, (2) not receiving regular periodontal care, (3) between 40 and 70 years old, and (4) diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in House
National Nursing Workforce Center Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-2411
Sponsor: Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large]
Introduced: 2023-03-30 in the House
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: 2023-04-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in House
Helping Kids Cope Act

Bill: 118-hr-2412
Sponsor: Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large]
Introduced: 2023-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: 

Helping Kids Cope Act

 
This bill establishes programs within the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to support pediatric behavioral health care.
 
Specifically, HRSA must award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to eligible health care providers for (1) integrating and coordinating pediatric behavioral health care within communities, and (2) pediatric mental health and substance use disorder workforce training.
 
Additionally, HRSA must award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to hospitals or rural health clinics that predominately treat individuals under age 21 for expanding their capacity to provide pediatric behavioral health services. Recipients may use awards for constructing or modernizing sites of care and enhancing digital infrastructure, telehealth capabilities, or other improvements to patient care infrastructure.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in House
Dental Care for Veterans Act

Bill: 118-hr-2413
Sponsor: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
Introduced: 2023-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Dental care
Health care coverage and access
Health technology, devices, supplies
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: 

Dental Care for Veterans Act

 
This bill expands eligibility for veterans for dental care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Specifically, the bill makes all veterans who are enrolled in the VA health care system eligible for VA-provided dental services. Currently, only veterans who have a service-connected dental issue or meet other narrow criteria are eligible for certain dental services.
 
The bill phases in eligibility over four years based upon existing eligibility, degree of service-connected disability or other disability, prisoner of war status, award of a Purple Heart, financial need, or VA health care eligibility.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in House
CHAMPVA Children’s Care Protection Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-2414
Sponsor: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
Introduced: 2023-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: 

CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2023

 
This bill provides that a child shall be eligible for medical care under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA) until the child's 26th birthday, regardless of the child's marital status.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in House
Springfield Race Riot National Historic Monument Act

Bill: 118-hr-2415
Sponsor: Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13]
Introduced: 2023-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Civil disturbances
Historic sites and heritage areas
Illinois
Monuments and memorials
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: 

Springfield Race Riot National Historic Monument Act

 
This bill establishes the Springfield Race Riot National Historic Monument in Illinois as a unit of the National Park System.
 
The monument shall preserve, protect, and interpret the resources associated with the Springfield Race Riot of 1908 and its role in the forming of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1681)
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a military and civilian partnership for trauma readiness grant program.

Bill: 118-hr-2416
Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]
Introduced: 2023-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 the Military and Civilian Partnership for Trauma Readiness Grant Program. This program enables civilian trauma centers to incorporate military trauma care providers into trauma care and practice.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in House
Protection of Children Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-2417
Sponsor: Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31]
Introduced: 2023-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: 

Protection of Children Act of 2023

 
This bill modifies the treatment of unaccompanied alien children and tightens eligibility requirements for Special Immigrant Juvenile visas (immigrant visas for non-U.S. nationals under 21 years of age in the United States who have been abused or abandoned by a parent).
 
Current law authorizes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to remove an unaccompanied alien child to their country of nationality or last habitual residence if that country is next to the United States. This section (1) eliminates the requirement that the country is next to the United States; and (2) requires the child's removal, whereas currently removal is authorized.
 
This section also establishes and modifies deadlines for the handling of unaccompanied alien children. For example, if the child is a victim of severe human trafficking, the child must have a hearing before an immigration judge within 14 days of screening as part of removal proceedings.
 
Furthermore, before DHS places an unaccompanied alien child with an individual, the Department of Health and Human Services must provide DHS with certain information about the individual, including social security number and immigration status. DHS must initiate removal proceedings if the individual is unlawfully present. 
 
This bill establishes that an individual does not qualify for a Special Immigrant Juvenile visa if reunification is possible with any parent or legal guardian. Currently, an individual may qualify if the individual cannot reunite with one or both parents due to abuse, neglect, or abandonment (i.e., an individual may qualify even if reunification with one parent is possible).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in House
Gun Trafficker Detection Act

Bill: 118-hr-2418
Sponsor: Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6]
Introduced: 2023-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: 

Gun Trafficker Detection Act

 
This bill requires gun owners to report the theft or loss of a firearm to law enforcement within 48 hours. A violation is subject to criminal and civil penalties.
 
Additionally, the bill requires states to use at least 5% of funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program to implement effective management and collection of data related to lost or stolen firearms that are reported to law enforcement.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in House
Canal Conveyance Capacity Restoration Act

Bill: 118-hr-2419
Sponsor: Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21]
Introduced: 2023-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: California
Dams and canals
Earth sciences
Fishes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Intergovernmental relations
Lakes and rivers
State and local government operations
Water resources funding
Water storage
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: 

Canal Conveyance Capacity Restoration Act

 
This bill authorizes the Bureau of Reclamation to provide financial assistance for various projects in California to mitigate the sinking or settling of the ground (i.e., subsidence mitigation), specifically for projects related to the Friant-Kern Canal, the Delta-Mendota Canal, and certain parts of the San Luis Canal/California Aqueduct.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in House
Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program Enhancement Act

Bill: 118-hr-2420
Sponsor: Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15]
Introduced: 2023-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: 

Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program Enhancement Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to enter into a contract to evaluate the Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program. (Under the program, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service works in coordination with the Texas Animal Health Commission to combat the spread of cattle fever ticks, which can spread a serious cattle disease called bovine babesiosis or cattle fever.)
 
Specifically, USDA must enter into a contract to review and report on the Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program with a (1) land-grant college or university, or (2) non-land-grant college of agriculture. 
 
The review must include an evaluation of 
 
 
the program's effectiveness with respect to preventing and reducing the spread of tick-borne illnesses in cattle;
 
the program's benefits, and the burdens of compliance, to cattle producers; 
 
the treatment protocols developed and implemented under the program; and 
 
 the federal and state funds allocated to support the program for the most recent fiscal year. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in House
Safe Equitable Campus Resources and Education Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-2421
Sponsor: Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]
Introduced: 2023-03-30 in the House
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: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in House
CALM Modernization Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-2422
Sponsor: Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16]
Introduced: 2023-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: 

Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Modernization Act of 2023 or the CALM Modernization Act of 2023

 
This bill applies certain requirements for moderating the volume of commercials to video streaming services that are supported by advertisements (e.g., Hulu). It also modifies enforcement of those requirements.
 
Current law requires commercials transmitted via broadcast, cable, and satellite television to have the same average volume as the underlying programming. Under this bill, the Federal Communications Commission must apply through rulemaking similar requirements to ad-supported video streaming services.
 
The bill also modifies enforcement of requirements for moderating the volume of commercials. The commission currently uses a complaint-driven enforcement process. Under this bill, the commission must treat violations of the requirements as violations of the Communications Act of 1934. Additionally, the bill makes rebuttable a presumption that deems a broadcast television station, cable operator, or other multichannel video programming distributor in compliance with the requirements if it appropriately installs and uses certain equipment and software to moderate the volume of commercials.
 
The Government Accountability Office must report on the effectiveness of the requirements, and the commission's enforcement of them, in moderating the volume of commercials.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in House
Farm Credit Administration Independent Authority Act

Bill: 118-hr-2423
Sponsor: Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1]
Introduced: 2023-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: 

Farm Credit Administration Independent Authority Act

 
This bill specifies that the Farm Credit Administration (FCA) is the sole regulator of the Farm Credit System (FCS) and establishes reporting requirements for FCS institutions.
 
Specifically, the bill states that the FCA is the sole and independent regulator of the FCS and exempts entities that are supervised by the FCA from the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA). 
 
 (The bill addresses a proposed rule by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau [CFPB] that would implement provisions of the ECOA by requiring covered financial institutions, including FCS lenders, to collect and report to the CFPB data on credit applications for small businesses, including the principal owner's race, sex, and ethnicity.)
 
The bill also requires FCS institutions to (1) request that loan applicants and borrowers that are small farmers disclose information identifying their race, sex, and ethnicity; and (2) annually report the collected information to the FCA. If an FCS institution customer does not voluntarily report the requested information, the FCA may not require the institution to use other means to deduce the information.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2023-03-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in House