hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
No Hires for the Delinquent IRS Act

Bill: 118-hr-203
Sponsor: Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7]
Introduced: 2023-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: 
 
No Hires for the Delinquent IRS Act 

 
This bill prohibits the hiring of additional Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employees until the Department of the Treasury publicly issues a written certification that the IRS does not employ any individual who has a seriously delinquent tax debt (i.e., an outstanding tax debt for which a notice of lien has been filed in public records).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
Drug Testing for Welfare Recipients Act

Bill: 118-hr-204
Sponsor: Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7]
Introduced: 2023-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Food assistance and relief
Intergovernmental relations
Low- and moderate-income housing
Poverty and welfare assistance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: 

Drug Testing for Welfare Recipients Act

 
This bill requires the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and specified public housing programs to subject individuals to substance-abuse screening and to deny benefits for individuals who test positive for a controlled substance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.
action_date: 2023-02-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and 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: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and 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: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and 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: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
SNAP Theft Protection Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-205
Sponsor: Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2]
Introduced: 2023-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Food assistance and relief
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Poverty and welfare assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: 

SNAP Theft Protection Act of 2023

 
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish criteria for state agencies to identify Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits stolen by identity theft or typical skimming practices and provide for the reissuance of stolen SNAP benefits to households that meet such criteria.
 
USDA must periodically review and modify its regulations to take into account evolving technology and the threat landscape to better protect against theft.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
Healthy Technology Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-206
Sponsor: Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1]
Introduced: 2023-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Health personnel
Health technology, devices, supplies
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: 

Healthy Technology Act of 2023 

 
This bill establishes that artificial intelligence (AI) or machine learning technology may be eligible to prescribe drugs.
 
Currently, certain drugs may be dispensed only upon a prescription provided by a practitioner licensed by law to administer the drug. Under this bill, an AI or machine learning technology may qualify as such a prescribing practitioner if the technology is (1) authorized by state law to prescribe the drug involved; and (2) approved, cleared, or authorized under certain federal provisions pertaining to medical devices and products.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
Advanced Safe Testing at Residence Telehealth Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-207
Sponsor: Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1]
Introduced: 2023-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Blood and blood diseases
Cancer
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Genetics
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Health technology, devices, supplies
Home and outpatient care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Internet, web applications, social media
Medicaid
Medicare
Musculoskeletal and skin diseases
Rural conditions and development
Veterans' medical care
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: 

Advanced Safe Testing at Residence Telehealth Act of 

2023

 
This bill temporarily establishes several programs to provide telehealth services for at-home testing, evaluations, and other health care.
 
Specifically, the bill establishes a demonstration program to provide assistive telehealth consultations and home- and community-based care for certain Medicare beneficiaries through Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. Covered services include certain at-home diagnostic tests, telehealth consultations, transportation services, and meal benefits. Beneficiaries must be (1) age 65 or older and eligible to enroll in a qualifying MA plan and to receive certain low-income subsidies under the Medicare prescription drug benefit, or (2) dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid benefits.
 
The bill also establishes a grant program for state Medicaid programs to cover similar at-home tests and related telehealth consultations. Additionally, the Department of Veterans Affairs must establish a pilot program to provide tests and related telehealth consultations free of charge to veterans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
Pet Safety and Protection Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-208
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
Introduced: 2023-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Civil actions and liability
Mammals
Medical research

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: 

Pet Safety and Protection Act of 2023
 
 
This bill revises requirements concerning the sources of dogs and cats used by research facilities. Specifically, the bill revises the list of permissible sources of dogs and cats used by research facilities to include dogs and cats obtained (1) from a licensed dealer, (2) from a publicly owned and operated pound or shelter that meets specified requirements, (3) by donation from a person who bred and raised the dog or cat or owned it for not less than one year, or (4) from a research facility licensed by the Department of Agriculture. The requirements pertaining to sources apply to dogs and cats obtained through sales, donations, or offers. Monetary penalties are established for violations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
Permitting for Mining Needs Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-209
Sponsor: Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8]
Introduced: 2023-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Coal
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Judicial review and appeals
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Licensing and registrations
Mining
Oil and gas
Performance measurement
Strategic materials and reserves

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: 

Permitting for Mining Needs Act of 2023

 
This bill expedites the review of mining projects on federal lands and limits judicial review of mining projects.
 
For example, the bill expands the federal permitting and review processes under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act for critical minerals. Under the act, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the U.S. Forest Service, to the maximum extent practicable, must complete the federal permitting and review processes related to critical mineral mines on federal lands with maximum efficiency and effectiveness. This bill expands this process to include all minerals as defined by the bill, not only critical minerals.
 
The bill also establishes deadlines for completing the review of mining projects under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
 
In addition, the bill also expands the meaning of covered projects under the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act to include (1) certain mineral production projects, and (2) certain actions taken by the Department of Defense. Such projects qualify for expedited environmental review. 
 
It also establishes requirements to expedite the review or authorization of certain mineral projects, such as (1) mineral exploration activities with a surface disturbance of no more than five acres of public lands, (2) ancillary mining activities, and (3) uranium projects.
 
Finally, the bill limits judicial review of a permit, license, or approval issued by a lead agency for a mining project by requiring the filing of claims within a certain time period.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2023-02-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
Stamp Out Invasive Species Act

Bill: 118-hr-210
Sponsor: Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]
Introduced: 2023-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Ecology
Postal service
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: 

Stamp Out Invasive Species Act

 
This bill directs the U.S. Postal Service to issue and sell a Combating Invasive Species Semipostal Stamp.
 
Proceeds from the sale of the stamp must be transferred in equal proportion to the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture for combating invasive species. (Invasive species are nonnative species whose introduction poses a serious threat to natural ecosystems and causes detrimental economic damage to local communities.)
 
The stamp must be made available to the public for two years.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Agriculture, 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: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Agriculture, 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: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Agriculture, 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: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
COI Elimination Act

Bill: 118-hr-211
Sponsor: Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]
Introduced: 2023-01-09 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: 

COI Elimination Act

 
This bill limits U.S. contributions to the United Nations pertaining to the U.N. Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel.
 
Current law imposes a cap on the annual U.S. contribution to the U.N. budget. The bill lowers that cap by 25% of the amount budgeted for the commission.
 
The bill also states that it shall be U.S. policy to seek the abolition of the commission and combat systemic anti-Israel bias in international bodies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
Protecting our Land Act

Bill: 118-hr-212
Sponsor: Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]
Introduced: 2023-01-09 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Terrorism
U.S. and foreign investments

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: 

Protecting our Land Act

 
This bill requires the President to direct federal agencies to promulgate rules and regulations to prohibit foreign adversaries or state sponsors of terrorism from purchasing real estate located in the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
Break the Chain Act

Bill: 118-hr-213
Sponsor: Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]
Introduced: 2023-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: 

Break the Chain Act

 
This bill makes various changes related to family-sponsored immigration, such as narrowing the definition of what constitutes an 
immediate relative
 and lowering the annual numerical cap on certain classes of family-sponsored visas.
 
A non-U.S. national (
alien
 under federal law) who is a parent of a U.S. citizen shall not qualify for a visa for
 immediate relatives
, which is not subject to any direct numerical limits. Currently, the spouses, unmarried children under 21, and parents of citizens are considered immediate relatives.
 
The bill also reduces the baseline annual cap for family-sponsored visas from 480,000 to 87,934, and revises the methods for calculating the cap. Currently, the 480,000 cap may be adjusted depending on various factors but shall not be less than 226,000. A spouse or child of a sponsoring lawful permanent resident (also known as a 
green card holder
) shall be subject to the family-sponsored visa cap.
 
The bill revises the rules for determining whether a non-U.S. national is a child for the purposes of family-sponsored immigration, and establishes that an individual who is married or turns 25 years old prior to a visa becoming available for issuance shall not qualify as a child.
 
The bill creates a nonimmigrant classification for non-U.S. national parents of adult U.S. citizens, which authorizes such parents for admission into the United States for an initial five-year period. Such parents shall not be authorized for employment or to receive any public benefits.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
Veterans’ True Choice Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-214
Sponsor: Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]
Introduced: 2023-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Disability and paralysis
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Military medicine
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: 

Veterans' True Choice Act of 2023

 
This bill allows covered veterans to receive coverage under TRICARE Select, a health care program of the Department of Defense (DOD). Veterans covered by this bill include those with service-connected disabilities, former prisoners of war, Purple Heart recipients, Medal of Honor recipients, those discharged from service due to disability, and those entitled to disability compensation.
 
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) must reimburse DOD's costs of enrolling eligible veteran beneficiaries in the program.
 
A covered veteran may not concurrently receive medical care from DOD and the VA.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
WATER for California

Bill: 118-hr-215
Sponsor: Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22]
Introduced: 2023-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Agricultural conservation and pollution
California
Congressional oversight
Dams and canals
Endangered and threatened species
Fishes
Intergovernmental relations
Lakes and rivers
Public contracts and procurement
Water resources funding
Water storage
Water use and supply
Watersheds

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: 

Working to Advance Tangible and Effective Reforms for California Act or the WATER for California Act

 
This bill addresses the operation of the Central Valley Project (CVP), a federal water project in California owned and operated by the Bureau of Reclamation, and the California State Water Project (SWP), which is operated jointly with the CVP.
 
Specifically, the bill requires that Reclamation operate the CVP and SWP pursuant to a specified alternative to a proposed action in a final environmental impact statement and 2019 agency published Biological Opinions (BiOps). The bill also requires Reclamation and the Department of Commerce to submit a justification to Congress that meets certain requirements prior to requesting or completing a reinitiation of consultation that will result in new BiOps.
 
This bill also requires Reclamation to allocate water to existing agricultural water service contractors within the CVP's Sacramento River Watershed based on the water year type (e.g., dry, wet). These allocations must not affect the United States' ability or obligations to deliver water under other designated contracts. 
 
Further, the bill repeals certain eligibility requirements for water infrastructure construction funding under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to make the Shasta Dam and Reservoir Enlargement Project in California eligible for funding. The bill also requires that Reclamation funds made available but not used for this project in previous appropriations years be made available to the project.
 
Finally, the bill reauthorizes Reclamation's support for the construction or expansion of water storage projects.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-18
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 751.
action_date: 2024-12-18
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-919.
action_date: 2024-12-18
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-919.
action_date: 2023-04-28
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 17.
action_date: 2023-04-28
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2023-04-28
text: Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Discharged.
action_date: 2023-04-11
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
My Child, My Choice Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-216
Sponsor: Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2]
Introduced: 2023-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: 

My Child, My Choice Act of 

2023

 
This bill prohibits an elementary school from receiving federal education funds unless a teacher requests written parental consent prior to teaching a lesson specifically related to gender identity, sexual orientation, or transgender studies.
 
In particular, the bill requires a teacher to request written consent from the parent of each student enrolled in the class prior to teaching the lesson. If a parent does not submit written consent to the lesson, then the school must provide the student with an alternative period of learning or study hall. Further, the teacher may not teach the lesson if the principal does not receive written consent from the parents of at least 50% of the students enrolled in the class.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-09
text: Introduced in House