hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Protecting Gun Rights and Due Process Act

Bill: 118-hr-1258
Sponsor: Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10]
Introduced: 2023-02-28 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: 

Protecting Gun Rights and Due Process Act

 
This bill establishes a framework to generally require mental health records of states and cerrtain federal agencies to be issued in accordance with procedural requirements (e.g., after a hearing) and meet certain criteria if they are used to disqualify individuals from receiving or possessing firearms under federal firearms laws. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Appropriations, Veterans' Affairs, Ways and Means, and 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: 2023-02-28
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Appropriations, Veterans' Affairs, Ways and Means, and 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: 2023-02-28
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Appropriations, Veterans' Affairs, Ways and Means, and 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: 2023-02-28
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Appropriations, Veterans' Affairs, Ways and Means, and 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: 2023-02-28
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Appropriations, Veterans' Affairs, Ways and Means, and 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: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
HITS Act

Bill: 118-hr-1259
Sponsor: Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]
Introduced: 2023-02-28 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: 

Help Independent Tracks Succeed Act or the HITS Act

 
This bill permits taxpayers to treat as currently deductible expenses the cost of qualified sound recording productions not exceeding $150,000 in a taxable year. The bill defines 
qualified sound recording production
 as certain sound recordings produced and recorded in the United States. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
SALT Relief Act

Bill: 118-hr-1260
Sponsor: Rep. Santos, George [R-NY-3]
Introduced: 2023-02-28 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: 

SALT Relief Act 

 
This bill increases from $10,000 to $50,000 the amount that an individual taxpayer may deduct as state and local taxes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H954)
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
Federal Employees Sustainable Investment Act

Bill: 118-hr-1261
Sponsor: Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-30]
Introduced: 2023-02-28 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: 

Federal Employees Sustainable Investment Act 

 
 This bill establishes a new fund&#8212;the Corporate Responsibility Stock Index Fund&#8212;as an investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan.
 
The Corporate Responsibility Stock Index Fund must be invested in a stock portfolio designed to replicate the performance of a commonly recognized, passively managed index comprised of stocks that meet certain minimum criteria related to corporate responsibility.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
CCU Parity Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1262
Sponsor: Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1]
Introduced: 2023-02-28 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: 
 
CCU Parity Act of 2023 

 This bill increases the tax credit for carbon capture and use to match incentives for carbon capture and sequestration for both direct air capture and the power and industrial sectors.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act

Bill: 118-hr-1263
Sponsor: Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]
Introduced: 2023-02-28 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: 

Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act

 
This bill addresses employment standards for individuals with disabilities. 
 
The bill directs the Department of Labor to award grants to states and certain eligible entities to assist them in transforming their business and program models to support individuals with disabilities by 
 
 
providing competitive integrated employment, 
 
assisting disabled individuals in finding and retaining work in such employment,
 
providing integrated employment and integrated community participation and wraparound services for such individuals, and
 
ensuring that such services comply with federal regulations for individuals receiving home and community-based services. 
 
 
The bill also prohibits the issuance of new special certificates that allow payment of subminimum wages to disabled individuals and phases out existing certificates over a four-year period. 
 
The bill directs Labor's Office of Disability Employment to award grants to provide technical assistance and other strategic support to employers transitioning from special certificates to competitive integrated employment for disabled individuals. 
 
Labor must contract with a nonprofit entity to conduct an evaluation of the impact of these transitions. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
Commonsense Reporting Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1264
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3]
Introduced: 2023-02-28 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: 

Commonsense Reporting Act of 2023

 
This bill addresses the eligibility verification process for the premium assistance tax credit and cost-sharing subsidy under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). It requires the Department of the Treasury to develop and implement a reporting system that allows employers to voluntarily report information about their health plans for the current plan year prior to the beginning of open enrollment. The bill also allows electronic transmission of employee and enrollee statements and permits Treasury to accept full names and dates of birth in lieu of dependents' and spouses' Social Security account numbers. 
 
The bill also allows certain large employers who do not offer their employees minimum health care coverage 90 days to appeal an assessment for not providing such coverage. 
 
The Government Accountability Office must evaluate (1) for the period beginning on January 1, 2015, and ending on December 31, 2022, the notification of employers by PPACA exchanges of the eligibility of employees for advance payments of the premium assistance tax credit or cost-sharing subsidies; and (2) for calendar year 2024, the functionality of the prospective reporting system established by this bill, including the accuracy of information collected.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-03-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-02-28
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: 2023-02-28
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: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
Debt Solution and Accountability Act

Bill: 118-hr-1265
Sponsor: Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11]
Introduced: 2023-02-28 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
International monetary system and foreign exchange
Medicaid
Medicare
Social security and elderly assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: 

Debt Solution and Accountability Act

 
 This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to submit to Congress a debt report and a statement of intent within 60 days of an increase in the public debt limit. 
 
The debt report must include 
 
 
the historic, current, and projected levels of debt; 
 
the drivers and composition of future debt; and
 
how the United States will meet debt obligations.
 
 
The statement of intent must include a detailed explanation of
 
 
proposals of the President to reduce the debt; 
 
the impact the increased debt limit will have on future government spending, debt service, and the position of the U.S. dollar as the international reserve currency; and
 
 projections of the fiscal health and sustainability of major entitlement programs (including Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid). 
 
 
Treasury must make the information required by this bill available to the public on its website.
 
Upon request, Treasury must submit to Congress specified financial and economic data relevant to determining the amount of the public debt. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
Building Credit Access for Veterans Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1266
Sponsor: Rep. Timmons, William R. IV [R-SC-4]
Introduced: 2023-02-28 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: 

Building Credit Access for Veterans Act of 2023

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of using alternative credit scoring information or models to improve the determination of creditworthiness of certain individuals and to increase the number of such individuals who are able to obtain VA housing and small business loans. Specifically, the program is for veterans or members of the Armed Forces who are eligible for VA housing or small business loans and have insufficient credit history.
 
Under the program, the VA must assess the feasibility and advisability of establishing criteria for acceptable commercially available credit scoring models to be used by lenders for the purpose of guaranteeing or insuring a VA housing or small business loan.
 
Participation is voluntary on an opt-in basis for lenders, borrowers, and individuals.
 
The VA must conduct outreach to lenders and individuals to inform them of the pilot program.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
Air Carrier Access Amendments Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1267
Sponsor: Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
Introduced: 2023-02-28 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: 

Air Carrier Access Amendments Act of 2023

 
This bill expands protections for airline passengers with disabilities and requires air carriers to meet certain minimum accessibility standards. 
 
The Department of Transportation (DOT) must prescribe regulations setting minimum accessibility standards for new and existing aircraft, airport facilities, websites, and kiosks. The accessibility standards must address topics including
 
 
 boarding and deplaning equipment, including ensuring individuals can board and deplane an aircraft from their personal assistive devices (e.g., wheelchairs);
 
seating accommodations;
 
lavatories;
 
visually accessible announcements; and 
 
proper stowage of assistive devices in the cargo hold to prevent damage.
 
 
Existing aircraft have five years from the effective date of the regulations to comply with the standards. DOT must assess civil penalties against an air carrier for violations of these provisions and refer patterns of discrimination to the Department of Justice (DOJ).
 
DOT must also ensure that passengers with disabilities may (1) file a complaint with the agency in response to disability-related discrimination, and (2) receive assistance through a toll-free hotline or other electronic method.
 
Further, the bill authorizes DOJ and aggrieved passengers to bring civil actions for discrimination against an air carrier.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
Special Envoy for the Abraham Accords Act

Bill: 118-hr-1268
Sponsor: Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15]
Introduced: 2023-02-28 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: 

Special Envoy for the Abraham Accords Act

 
This bill establishes the position of Special Envoy for the Abraham Accords within the Department of State. (The Abraham Accords are agreements to normalize or improve relations between Israel and four members of the Arab League: the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco, and Sudan.)
 
The Special Envoy shall seek to expand and strengthen the Abraham Accords. The Special Envoy's responsibilities include (1) serving as the primary advisor to the U.S. government for expanding and strengthening the Abraham Accords, (2) discussing the Abraham Accords with officials from counties lacking official diplomatic relations with Israel, and (3) consulting with representatives of nongovernmental organizations that have attempted to expand and strengthen the Abraham Accords.
 
The Special Envoy shall have the rank of ambassador. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in House
Healthy Meals Help Kids Learn Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1269
Sponsor: Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
Introduced: 2023-03-01 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: 

Healthy Meals Help Kids Learn Act of 2023

 
This bill permanently increases the federal reimbursement rates for the school lunch and breakfast programs. Specifically, beginning July 1, 2023, the bill provides an additional 45 cents per lunch served in the National School Lunch Program and an additional 28 cents per breakfast served in the School Breakfast Program. These amounts must be adjusted annually for inflation beginning July 1, 2024.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-09
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1218)
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in House
To exclude certain amounts relating to compensating victims of the East Palestine train derailment, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-hr-1270
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6]
Introduced: 2023-03-01 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: 
This bill excludes from gross income, for income tax purposes, compensation received by individuals and businesses for losses resulting from the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment on February 3, 2023. This includes lost business income paid by a federal, state, or local government agency, Norfolk Southern Railway, or any subsidiary, insurer, or agent of the railway, or any related person.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in House
No Retaining Every Gun In a System That Restricts Your Rights Act

Bill: 118-hr-1271
Sponsor: Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27]
Introduced: 2023-03-01 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Business records
Congressional oversight
Firearms and explosives
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: 

No Retaining Every Gun In a System That Restricts Your Rights Act

 
This bill modifies the retention requirements for firearm transaction records of federal firearms licensees (FFLs) that go out of business.
 
Current law generally requires FFLs that go out of business to deliver their firearm transaction records to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
 
This bill removes the requirement for FFLs that go out of business to deliver their firearm transaction records to the ATF. Further, the bill requires the ATF to destroy all out-of-business records it has collected from FFLs. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in House
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4400 East Paisano Drive in El Paso, Texas, as the "Enedina Sanchez Cordero Post Office Building".

Bill: 118-hr-1272
Sponsor: Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16]
Introduced: 2023-03-01 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Postal service
Texas

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4400 East Paisano Drive in El Paso, Texas, as the "Enedina Sanchez Cordero Post Office Building."

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in House
Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1273
Sponsor: Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]
Introduced: 2023-03-01 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Cemeteries and funerals
Congressional oversight
Cosmetics and personal care
Dental care
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Drug therapy
Employee benefits and pensions
Employee hiring
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health technology, devices, supplies
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Internet, web applications, social media
Judicial review and appeals
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health
National and community service
National symbols
Peace Corps
Prescription drugs
Sex and reproductive health
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
User charges and fees
Women's health
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: 

Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2023

 
This bill requires or authorizes various policies for the Peace Corps program. For example, the bill
 
 
increases the minimum rate for readjustment allowances paid to Peace Corps volunteers upon their return to the United States;
 
requires the Peace Corps to establish processes to return volunteers to service after their service has been interrupted by a mandatory evacuation, and to strive to allow evacuated volunteers to return to the country in which they had formerly been assigned (except for Peace Corps missions in China);
 
requires the Peace Corps to provide separating volunteers with information on postservice health care options;
 
provides statutory authority to an executive order that provides returning volunteers with noncompetitive eligibility for federal employment purposes (i.e., eligibility to be noncompetitively appointed to a competitive federal position);
 
requires the Peace Corps to implement a zero-tolerance policy regarding volunteer or trainee involvement with illegal drugs;
 
requires the Peace Corps to take all reasonable measures to prevent and address reprisal or retaliation against a volunteer by any person with supervisory authority over the volunteer, such as a Peace Corps officer; and
 
authorizes suspension without pay for employees engaged in serious misconduct that could impact the efficiency of the service and could lead to removal for cause. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E165)
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in House