hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
SAFE Orbit Act

Bill: 118-s-3658
Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2024-01-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Congressional oversight
Department of Commerce
Executive agency funding and structure
International scientific cooperation
Space flight and exploration
Spacecraft and satellites

Summary:
action_date: 2024-12-21
text: 

Situational Awareness of Flying Elements in Orbit Act or the SAFE Orbit Act

This bill provides statutory authority for the Traffic Coordination System for Space, which is being developed by the Office of Space Commerce to provide space situational awareness data and services to space operators. (
Space situational awareness
 means an understanding of the space operational environment and the identification, tracking, and prediction of the behavior of space objects and debris.)

As an initial matter, the bill provides for the elevation of the Office of Space Commerce to a standalone bureau within the Department of Commerce. (The office currently sits within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.)

The bill authorizes the bureau to acquire location tracking data, positional and orbit determination information, conjunction data messages, and other data, analytics, information, and services deemed necessary to avoid collisions in space. The bureau must disseminate this information at no charge (1) through a public database of space situational awareness information and services, including space traffic coordination; and (2) through the provision of basic situational awareness services to satellite operators. The bill also sets forth certain requirements for the collection and dissemination of such information, including that, to the extent practicable, the provision of service to satellite operators may not compete with private situational awareness products.

Finally, the bill provides immunity for the United States government from any suit for a cause of action arising from the provision or receipt of space situational awareness services or information.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-24
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2024-12-24
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2024-12-23
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2024-12-21
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S7314-7315)
action_date: 2024-12-21
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2024-12-21
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7314-7315)
action_date: 2024-12-21
text: Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2024-12-21
text: Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2024-01-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2024-01-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Equal Representation Act

Bill: 118-s-3659
Sponsor: Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN]
Introduced: 2024-01-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Census and government statistics
Citizenship and naturalization
Congressional districts and representation
Government information and archives
Immigration status and procedures

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-01-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2024-01-25
text: Introduced in Senate
BARCODE Efficiency Act

Bill: 118-s-3660
Sponsor: Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2024-01-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2024-01-25
text: 
 
Barcode Automation for Revenue Collection to Organize Disbursement and Enhance Efficiency Act or the BARCODE Efficiency Act

 
This bill requires federal tax returns that are prepared electronically, but printed and filed on paper, to bear a code that when scanned converts the data in such return to an electronic format. It also requires the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to use optical character recognition technology to transcribe returns and correspondence that are not prepared electronically and are printed on paper. 
 
The IRS may decline to use such technology if it determines that it is slower or less reliable than manual transcription.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-01-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2024-01-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Farm and Food Cybersecurity Act of 2024

Bill: 118-s-3661
Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
Introduced: 2024-01-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-01-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2024-01-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Open America's Waters Act

Bill: 118-s-3662
Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2024-01-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-01-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2024-01-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Turn the Tide Act

Bill: 118-s-3663
Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Introduced: 2024-01-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-01-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2024-01-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Royalty Transparency Act

Bill: 118-s-3664
Sponsor: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY]
Introduced: 2024-01-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Intellectual property
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-09-09
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 488.
action_date: 2024-09-09
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 118-210.
action_date: 2024-09-09
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 118-210.
action_date: 2024-03-06
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2024-01-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2024-01-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Protecting Access to American Products Act

Bill: 118-s-3665
Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2024-01-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-01-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2024-01-25
text: Introduced in Senate
AFIDA Improvements Act of 2024

Bill: 118-s-3666
Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN]
Introduced: 2024-01-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-01-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2024-01-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Consumer Advocacy and Protection Act of 2024

Bill: 118-s-3667
Sponsor: Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT]
Introduced: 2024-01-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-01-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2024-01-25
text: Introduced in Senate
State Border Security Act

Bill: 118-s-3668
Sponsor: Sen. Vance, J. D. [R-OH]
Introduced: 2024-01-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-01-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2024-01-25
text: Introduced in Senate
GREEN Streets Act

Bill: 118-s-3669
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2024-01-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Climate change and greenhouse gases
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental regulatory procedures
Government information and archives
Infrastructure development
Performance measurement
Public transit
Regional and metropolitan planning
Roads and highways
State and local government operations

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-01-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2024-01-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Complete Streets Act of 2024

Bill: 118-s-3670
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2024-01-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-01-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2024-01-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Marijuana in Federally Assisted Housing Parity Act of 2024

Bill: 118-s-3671
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2024-01-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Housing and Community Development

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-01-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2024-01-25
text: Introduced in Senate
SHIFT Act

Bill: 118-s-3672
Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced: 2024-01-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-01-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2024-01-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Affordable Housing and Homeownership Protection Act of 2024

Bill: 118-s-3673
Sponsor: Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]
Introduced: 2024-01-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Government trust funds
Low- and moderate-income housing
Real estate business
Sales and excise taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2024-01-25
text: 

Affordable Housing and Homeownership Protection Act of 2024

This bill imposes an excise tax on a percentage of the price paid by certain investors for the purchase of single-family homes in a taxable year. The amount of the percentage, either 1%, 3%, or 5%, is based on the number of homes owned by an investor. The tax does not apply to new construction, unless such construction replaces an existing single-family home on the same site. 

The bill requires the Department of the Treasury to allocate or transfer tax revenue generated by this bill to provide additional funding for the Housing Trust Fund and the Capital Magnet Fund. 

The bill increases from $3 milltion to $7 million the minimum allocation of Housing Trust Funds amounts to states for low-income rental housing or home ownership. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-03-12
text: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
action_date: 2024-01-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S270)
action_date: 2024-01-25
text: Introduced in Senate
School Lunch Integrity Act of 2024

Bill: 118-s-3674
Sponsor: Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]
Introduced: 2024-01-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-01-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2024-01-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Innovation Zone Act

Bill: 118-s-3675
Sponsor: Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN]
Introduced: 2024-01-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Education

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-01-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2024-01-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Protecting Private Job Creators Act

Bill: 118-s-3676
Sponsor: Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN]
Introduced: 2024-01-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2024-01-25
text: 

Protecting Private Job Creators Act

This bill provides statutory authority for an exemption from specified disclosure requirements applicable to fixed-income securities (e.g., corporate bonds or a certificate of deposit).

Under current securities regulations, brokers and dealers are generally prohibited from publishing securities quotations (i.e., the sale price) in over-the-counter (i.e., not on a national exchange) markets unless they have certain information about the securities issuer in their records. In October 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued an order granting an exemption to this rule to fixed-income securities that comply with specified safe-harbor rules. The bill provides statutory authority for this exemption.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-01-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2024-01-25
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to permanently authorize the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988.

Bill: 118-s-3677
Sponsor: Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]
Introduced: 2024-01-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-01-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2024-01-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2024

Bill: 118-s-3678
Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
Introduced: 2024-01-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2024-01-25
text: 

Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2024

This bill extends rules for the treatment of certain disaster-related personal casualty losses. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-01-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2024-01-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act

Bill: 118-s-3679
Sponsor: Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]
Introduced: 2024-01-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Health personnel
Health promotion and preventive care
Mental health

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-06-18
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 423.
action_date: 2024-06-18
text: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Sanders with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2024-06-18
text: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Sanders with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2024-05-23
text: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2024-01-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2024-01-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Paid Family and Medical Leave Tax Credit Extension and Enhancement Act

Bill: 118-s-3680
Sponsor: Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE]
Introduced: 2024-01-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2024-01-30
text: 
 
Paid Family and Medical Leave Tax Credit Extension and Enhancement Act 

 
This bill modifies the employer tax credit for paid family and medical leave. 
 
Specifically, the bill (1) makes such credit permanent, (2) allows the credit in states or localities that either mandate or do not mandate paid family and medical leave, (3) allows employers to claim the credit for a portion of their paid family leave insurance premiums, (4) reduces the minimum employment period eligibility requirement, and (5) requires the Small Business Administration and the Internal Revenue Service to conduct targeted outreach to employers and other relevant parties regarding the availability and requirements of the credit.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-01-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2024-01-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Preparing And Retaining All (PARA) Educators Act

Bill: 118-s-3681
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2024-01-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2024-01-30
text: 

Preparing And Retaining All (PARA) Educators Act

This bill directs the Department of Education to make allotments to state educational agencies to assist states, local educational agencies, and educational service agencies in recruiting and retaining paraprofessionals in public elementary schools, secondary schools, and preschool programs. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-01-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2024-01-30
text: Introduced in Senate
GHOST Act

Bill: 118-s-3682
Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
Introduced: 2024-01-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-01-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2024-01-30
text: Introduced in Senate
MALDEN Act

Bill: 118-s-3683
Sponsor: Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]
Introduced: 2024-01-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Emergency Management

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-01-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2024-01-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Housing Supply and Affordability Act

Bill: 118-s-3684
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2024-01-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Housing and Community Development

Summary:
action_date: 2024-01-30
text: 

Housing Supply and Affordability Act 

This bill allows the Department of Housing and Urban Development to award grants to states, local governments, Indian tribes, and Native Hawaiian organizations for the development and implementation of housing policy plans. These plans must increase the housing supply while avoiding resident displacement, increase housing affordability, and reduce barriers to housing development. 

The bill also provides funding for the grants. The amounts provided by the bill are designated as an emergency requirement for the purposes of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) Act of 2010, the Senate PAYGO rule, and other budget enforcement procedures. (This excludes the budget effects from being counted for the purposes of the PAYGO rules and other budget enforcement procedures.)
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-01-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2024-01-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Life Saving Leave Act

Bill: 118-s-3685
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2024-01-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-01-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2024-01-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Preventing Algorithmic Collusion Act of 2024

Bill: 118-s-3686
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2024-01-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-01-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2024-01-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Preventing Child Trafficking Act of 2024

Bill: 118-s-3687
Sponsor: Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA]
Introduced: 2024-01-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Crime prevention
Crime victims
Crimes against children
Human trafficking
Smuggling and trafficking

Summary:
action_date: 2024-04-20
text: 

Preventing Child Trafficking Act of 2024

This bill requires the Office for Victims of Crime within the Department of Justice, in coordination with the Office on Trafficking in Persons within the Administration for Children and Families, to implement the recommendations of the Government Accountability Office contained in the report titled 
Child Trafficking: Addressing Challenges to Public Awareness and Survivor Support
.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-04-26
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2024-04-26
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2024-04-23
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2024-04-20
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2928; text: CR S2928)
action_date: 2024-04-20
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2024-04-20
text: Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2024-04-20
text: Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2024-01-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2024-01-30
text: Introduced in Senate
FAIR Act

Bill: 118-s-3688
Sponsor: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
Introduced: 2024-01-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-01-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2024-01-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Invest in Child Safety Act of 2024

Bill: 118-s-3689
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2024-01-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-01-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2024-01-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Amateur Radio Emergency Preparedness Act

Bill: 118-s-3690
Sponsor: Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]
Introduced: 2024-01-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-01-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2024-01-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Ensuring Outpatient Quality for Rural States Act

Bill: 118-s-3691
Sponsor: Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]
Introduced: 2024-01-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Alaska
Hawaii
Health care costs and insurance
Home and outpatient care
Inflation and prices
Medicare

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-01-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2024-01-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Preventing the Algorithmic Facilitation of Rental Housing Cartels Act of 2024

Bill: 118-s-3692
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2024-01-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Housing and Community Development

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-01-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2024-01-30
text: Introduced in Senate
FAIR Labels Act of 2024

Bill: 118-s-3693
Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]
Introduced: 2024-01-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-01-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2024-01-30
text: Introduced in Senate
SWIMS Act of 2024

Bill: 118-s-3694
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2024-01-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Animals

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-01-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2024-01-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Teacher Debt Relief Act

Bill: 118-s-3695
Sponsor: Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]
Introduced: 2024-01-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2024-01-30
text:  

Teacher Debt Relief Act

 
This bill allows an eligible teacher to use the same teaching service to qualify for both the Teacher Loan Forgiveness program and the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.

 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-01-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2024-01-30
text: Introduced in Senate