hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Disability and Age in Jury Service Nondiscrimination Act

Bill: 118-hr-2442
Sponsor: Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47]
Introduced: 2023-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Law

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: 

Disability and Age in Jury Service Nondiscrimination Act

 
This bill prohibits the exclusion of individuals from jury service on the basis of their disability or age.
 
Further, the bill prohibits the disqualification of individuals from jury service who fail to meet certain qualifications (e.g., adequate proficiency in English) on the basis of their disability or infirmity if reasonable accommodations can be made.


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
Fossil Free Financing Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-2443
Sponsor: Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]
Introduced: 2023-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: 

Fossil Free Financing Act of 2023 

 
This bill requires large bank holding companies to set forth plans to reduce and ultimately eliminate the financing of activities that contribute to greenhouse gas emissions and deforestation. Specifically, the bill prohibits the financing of (1) new or expanded fossil fuel projects immediately, (2) thermal coal by 2025, and (3) all fossil fuel projects by 2030. 
 
Further, the Financial Stability Oversight Council must consider the activities of certain bank holding companies and nonbank financial companies that contribute to emissions as part of the prudential supervision process. 
 
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System must report on financed emissions in the financial system, the estimated emissions to meet science-based emissions targets, and recommendations for addressing regulatory gaps in reducing such emissions that cannot be addressed by the board.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in House
Name Accuracy in Credit Reporting Act

Bill: 118-hr-2444
Sponsor: Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]
Introduced: 2023-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: 

Name Accuracy in Credit Reporting Act 

 
This bill prohibits, upon a consumer's request, a credit reporting agency from including on a consumer credit report a consumer's prior name after a legal name change. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-28
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1470-1471)
Special Inspector General for Ukraine Assistance Act

Bill: 118-hr-2445
Sponsor: Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21]
Introduced: 2023-03-30 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: 

Special Inspector General for Ukraine Assistance Act

 
This bill establishes the Office of the Special Inspector General for Ukraine Assistance, led by the Special Inspector General for Ukraine Assistance. The Special Inspector General shall be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate.
 
The duties of the office include
 
 
conducting, supervising, and coordinating audits and investigations of the amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for the military and nonmilitary support of Ukraine, and of the programs, operations, and contracts carried out utilizing such funds; 
 
establishing, maintaining, and overseeing such systems, procedures, and controls as the office considers appropriate for such audits and investigations; and 
 
coordinating with the Inspectors General of the Department of Defense (DOD), the Department of State, and the U.S. Agency for International Development. 

 
Whenever information or assistance requested by the office is unreasonably refused or not provided, the office shall report the circumstances to the State Department or DOD and to Congress without delay.
 
The office shall submit a report to Congress on a quarterly basis. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Accountability, and Armed 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 Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Accountability, and Armed 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 Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Accountability, and Armed 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
César E. Chávez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park Act

Bill: 118-hr-2446
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25]
Introduced: 2023-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Arizona
California
Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
Monuments and memorials
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: 

C&eacute;sar E. Ch&aacute;vez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park Act

 
This bill redesignates the C&eacute;sar E. Ch&aacute;vez National Monument established on October 8, 2012, as the C&eacute;sar E. Ch&aacute;vez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park in California and Arizona.
 
The boundary of the historical park shall include
 
 
The Forty Acres in Delano, California;
 
the Santa Rita Center in Phoenix, Arizona; and
 
McDonnell Hall in San Jose, California.
 
 
The Department of the Interior may acquire land and interests in land that are within the boundary of the park by donation, purchase from a willing seller with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange.
 
Interior may provide public interpretation of historic sites, museums, and resources on land not administered by Interior related to the life of C&eacute;sar E. Ch&aacute;vez and the history of the farmworker movement.
 
Interior must prepare a general management plan for the park. 
 
The bill also requires consideration of the Farmworker Peregrinaci&oacute;n National Historic Trail for designation as a national scenic trail.


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: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in House
Panama Canal Zone Veterans Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-2447
Sponsor: Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27]
Introduced: 2023-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: 

Panama Canal Zone Veterans Act of 2023

 
This bill establishes a presumption of service-connection for specified conditions associated with active duty service in or near the Panama Canal Zone (zone) from January 1, 1958, through the latter of December 31, 1999, or the date on which the last service member departed from duty in the zone. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific conditions diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits and disability compensation may then be awarded.
 
The presumption of service-connection applies to illnesses listed in the bill (e.g., Hodgkin's disease) or those that (1) have a positive association with exposure to an herbicide agent that is known or presumed to be associated with service in the zone during the specified time period, and (2) become manifest in a veteran who served in the zone during the specified time period and was exposed to an herbicide agent during such service.
 
The Department of Veterans Affairs must prescribe regulations providing for a presumption of service-connection whenever there is a determination that a positive association exists between the exposure to an herbicide agent known or presumed to be associated with service in or near the zone and the occurrence of an illness in humans. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
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
Renewable Natural Gas Incentive Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-2448
Sponsor: Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]
Introduced: 2023-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: 

Renewable Natural Gas Incentive Act of 2023

 
This bill allows a tax credit through 2033 equal to $1 times the number of gallons of renewable natural gas or gasoline gallon equivalent of nonliquid renewable natural gas for use as a fuel in a motor vehicle or motorboat or for use as a fuel in aviation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in House
Strengthening Supply Chains Through Truck Driver Incentives Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-2450
Sponsor: Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7]
Introduced: 2023-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: 

Strengthening Supply Chains Through Truck Driver Incentives Act of 2023

 
This bill allows certain licensed commercial truck drivers a $7,500 tax credit in a taxable year. The adjusted gross income of such drivers may not exceed $90,000 ($135,000 in the case of a joint tax return and $112,500 for heads of household). Such drivers must have driven a truck in a trade or business for a specified number of hours in a taxable year. 
 
The credit expires after December 31, 2024.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in House
Freedom of Association in Higher Education Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-2451
Sponsor: Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]
Introduced: 2023-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: 

Freedom of Association in Higher Education Act of 

2023

 
This bill addresses freedom of association protections for college students in single-sex social organizations.
 
Specifically, the bill gives students (or groups of students) enrolled at institutions of higher education (IHEs) the right to form or join social organizations, including single-sex social organizations.
 
Additionally, the bill prohibits IHEs that participate in federal student-aid programs from
 
 
taking adverse actions against single-sex social organizations or students who are members or prospective members of such organizations based solely on the practice of limiting membership to only individuals of one sex;
 
taking actions that require or coerce members or prospective members of such organizations to waive protections provided under the bill, including as a condition of enrolling in the IHE; or
 
imposing a recruitment restriction on a single-sex social organization that is not imposed upon other student organizations, unless the organization and IHE have entered into a written agreement allowing the restriction.
 


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
OMAR Act

Bill: 118-hr-2452
Sponsor: Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7]
Introduced: 2023-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Congressional elections
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Family relationships
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Marriage and family status
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: 

Oversight for Members And Relatives Act or the OMAR Act

 
This bill prohibits the use of campaign funds to compensate the spouse of a candidate or an individual holding federal office. It also requires disclosure of payments made to spouses or immediate family members.
 
Specifically, the bill prohibits an authorized committee of a candidate or any other political committee that is established, maintained, or controlled by a candidate or an individual holding federal office from directly or indirectly compensating the spouse of the candidate or individual for services provided to or on behalf of the committee. The prohibition does not apply to a political committee of a political party.
 
Next, the bill requires a political committee to report on disbursements to the spouse or an immediate family member of the candidate or the individual holding federal office.
 
Finally, the bill requires any penalty for a violation of the bill to be imposed on the candidate or the individual holding federal office if the candidate or individual involved knew of the violation. Further, it prohibits the committee involved from reimbursing the candidate or individual for the penalty.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Elections.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in House
Immigration Parole Reform Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-2453
Sponsor: Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7]
Introduced: 2023-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: 

Immigration Parole Reform Act of 202

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This bill limits the authority of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to grant immigration parole (i.e., give official permission for an individual to enter and temporarily remain in the United States).
 
Specifically, the bill (1) limits what qualifies as an urgent humanitarian reason or a significant public benefit that would justify granting parole, and (2) prohibits granting parole based on an individual's membership in a defined class of individuals.
 
An urgent humanitarian reason is limited to specified medical emergencies and a significant public benefit is limited to assisting the U.S. government in a law enforcement matter.
 
Individuals granted parole on the basis of an urgent humanitarian reason or a significant public benefit are not permitted to work while in the United States.
 
Additionally, the bill provides statutory authority for DHS to grant parole to (1) certain Cuban nationals, (2) certain family members of active-duty Armed Forces members, and (3) certain removed individuals for the purpose of attending their immigration hearing. 
 


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
United States-Israel PTSD Collaborative Research Act

Bill: 118-hr-2454
Sponsor: Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6]
Introduced: 2023-03-30 in the House
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: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in House
Jenna Quinn Law

Bill: 118-hr-2455
Sponsor: Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7]
Introduced: 2023-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Crimes against children
Domestic violence and child abuse
Education programs funding
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: 

Jenna Quinn Law

 
This bill allows the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide grants for evidence-informed child sexual abuse awareness and prevention programs. The grants may be awarded for a period of up to five years.
 
The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to report on expenditures under the program.


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
Know Your Body Act

Bill: 118-hr-2456
Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]
Introduced: 2023-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: 

Know Your Body Act

 
This bill directs the Office on Women's Health of the Department of Health and Human Services to create educational materials with respect to covered disorders for elementary and secondary school students. 
Covered disorders
 refer to uterine, ovarian, and related hormonal and menstrual disorders, such as endometriosis, uterine fibroids, and polycystic ovary syndrome.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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 Education and the Workforce, 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
To establish a National Science Foundation grant program to provide opportunities for and strengthen research capacity at institutions of higher education to stimulate sustainable improvement in existing research and development at such institutions, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-hr-2457
Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Troy [D-LA-2]
Introduced: 2023-04-03 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: 
This bill requires the National Science Foundation to award grants to certain institutions of higher education for infrastructure, materials, and equipment for research facilities in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and related fields.
 
Institutions that are eligible for the grants include
 
 
historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions;
 
public, private, and religious institutions with endowments below specified thresholds;
 
two-year, community, vocational-technical, and career colleges; and
 
single-sex colleges.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: Introduced in House
Emergency Preparedness in Higher Education Act

Bill: 118-hr-2458
Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Troy [D-LA-2]
Introduced: 2023-04-03 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: 

Emergency Preparedness in Higher Education Act

 
This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish a grant program to support activities at institutions of higher education related to emergency management.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: Introduced in House
Hawaii Native Species Conservation and Recovery Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-2459
Sponsor: Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]
Introduced: 2023-04-03 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-03
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: 2023-05-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries.
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: Introduced in House
Consumer Online Payment Transparency and Integrity Act

Bill: 118-hr-2460
Sponsor: Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
Introduced: 2023-04-03 in the House
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: 

Consumer Online Payment Transparency and Integrity Act

 
This bill requires the seller of a good or service that includes certain automatic renewal or free-to-pay conversion features to provide consumers with (1) advance notice of the renewal or conversion, (2) an online mechanism for canceling the contract for the good or service, and (3) additional contact information (e.g., toll-free telephone number) for canceling the contract.
 
Additionally, notwithstanding the consumer's consent to the initial term, the seller of a good or service that includes an automatic renewal contract must obtain the consumer's express informed consent to renew the contract on an annual basis prior to charging the consumer for the renewal. 
 
Notwithstanding the consumer's consent to a free trial, the seller of a good or service that includes a free-to-pay conversion feature must obtain the consumer's express informed consent to renew the contract not less than seven days before the expiration of the free trial period and before charging the consumer for the renewal.
 
The bill provides for enforcement of these requirements by the Federal Trade Commission.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-03
text: Introduced in House