hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
IDB Transparency Act

Bill: 118-s-2470
Sponsor: Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN]
Introduced: 2023-07-25 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: 

IDB Transparency Act

 
This bill directs the U.S. Executive Director at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to act to reduce China's influence and to promote greater transparency about China's role in the IDB. 
 
Specifically, the U.S. Executive Director must vote and advocate to reduce the influence of China's government and Chinese companies at the IDB, including by opposing any IDB funding or projects that (1) are at least 10% funded by China or Chinese companies, and (2) present risks to U.S. national interests. Additionally, the U.S. Executive Director must vote against and take other actions to oppose the acquisition of IDB stock by China or Chinese companies.
 
The bill also directs the Department of the Treasury to provide Congress with a report on China's influence at the IDB, including an action plan to reduce Chinese involvement in IDB projects. If the report is not provided within 180 days of the bill's enactment, the U.S. Executive Director must vote against or act to prevent a quorum for any vote related to the IDB budget until the IDB takes available steps to provide to Treasury the information needed for the report.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Federal Grants Language Accessibility Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2471
Sponsor: Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA]
Introduced: 2023-07-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in Senate
USDA CROP Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2472
Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]
Introduced: 2023-07-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Agricultural research
Government information and archives
Licensing and registrations
Pest management

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Strategic Defense Logistics Improvement Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2473
Sponsor: Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]
Introduced: 2023-07-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Share the Savings with Seniors Act

Bill: 118-s-2474
Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2023-07-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Medicare
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: 

Share the Savings with Seniors Act

This bill limits cost-sharing for chronic care drugs under the Medicare prescription drug benefit. 
Chronic care drugs
 include blood glucose regulators other than insulin, anticoagulants, and other categories of drugs as specified in the bill.

Specifically, for costs below the annual deductible, the bill caps cost-sharing for chronic care drugs at the net price of the drug (i.e., the negotiated price net of all manufacturer price concessions); for costs above the annual deductible and below the annual out-of-pocket threshold, cost-sharing must be based on a percentage of the drug's net price (if cost-sharing for that drug is tied to the price or cost of the drug).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Workplace Choice and Flexibility for Individuals with Disabilities Act

Bill: 118-s-2475
Sponsor: Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI]
Introduced: 2023-07-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: 

Workplace Choice and Flexibility for Individuals with Disabilities Act

 
This bill modifies the definition of 
competitive integrated employment
 for individuals with disabilities under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, particularly with respect to (1) types of workplace interactions, and (2) payment for employment under certain contracts. Current law provides for certain resources to assist individuals with disabilities in securing or maintaining competitive integrated employment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Mental Health for Latinos Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2476
Sponsor: Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]
Introduced: 2023-07-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Health promotion and preventive care
Mental health
Minority health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: 

Mental Health for Latinos Act of 2023

 
This bill requires the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to develop and implement an outreach and education strategy regarding behavioral health issues among the Hispanic and Latino populations. The strategy must be designed to promote behavioral and mental health and reduce stigma associated with mental health conditions and substance abuse among such populations. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3525)
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act

Bill: 118-s-2477
Sponsor: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]
Introduced: 2023-07-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: 

Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act

 
This bill expands Medicare coverage to permanently include services provided by a pharmacist, including incidental services and supplies, related to testing, vaccines, and treatment for COVID-19, influenza, and certain other illnesses.
 
Specifically, the bill provides for continued coverage of pharmacist services relating to evaluation and management of patients for testing and treatment for COVID-19, influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), or streptococcal pharyngitis (strep throat), as well as vaccines for pneumococcal disease, COVID-19, influenza, or hepatitis B. It also generally provides for coverage of pharmacist services during a public health emergency.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Mighty Eighth Air Force National Museum Act

Bill: 118-s-2478
Sponsor: Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA]
Introduced: 2023-07-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: 

Mighty Eighth Air Force National Museum Act

 
This bill designates the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force located at 175 Bourne Avenue, Pooler, Georgia (or any successor location), as the official National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force of the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Converting Our Waste Sustainably (COWS) Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2479
Sponsor: Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]
Introduced: 2023-07-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural conservation and pollution
Agricultural practices and innovations
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Farmland
Livestock
Mammals

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: 

Converting Our Waste Sustainably (COWS) Act of 2023

This bill establishes an alternative manure management program for eligible dairy and livestock producers and provides specified funds to the program for FY2024 through FY2028.

The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must establish an alternative manure management program to award producers contracts to support carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions reductions. Producers must implement management measures that include adopting 

pasture-based management;

alternative manure treatment and storage practices;

a solid separation system (or installing a new, higher efficiency solid separation system); or

scrape technologies, including vacuum technologies.

USDA may provide a 100% federal cost share. Further, the bill caps the maximum payment to a person or legal entity in any five-year period at $825,000.

USDA must prioritize contracts to entities that address public health concerns (e.g., air quality and water quality) associated with dairy and livestock operations located near low-income or underserved communities. Further, USDA must ensure geographical diversity when awarding contracts.

USDA must also use a majority of the program's funds for small and mid-sized dairy and livestock operations, including beginning, limited resource, and socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers.

The bill also includes composting practices as eligible projects under USDA's Environmental Quality Incentives Program and Conservation Stewardship Program.

Finally, USDA must review practice standards for composting facilities and soil carbon amendments (e.g., compost) and develop and implement a new conservation practice standard for the on-farm production of compost. 
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3525-3526)
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in Senate
CHARGE Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2480
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2023-07-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in Senate
IMPROVE Addiction Care Act

Bill: 118-s-2481
Sponsor: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]
Introduced: 2023-07-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Medicaid
Prescription drugs
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: 

Improving Medicaid Programs' Response to Overdose Victims and Enhancing Addiction Care Act or the IMPROVE Addiction Care Act

 
This bill establishes additional requirements for state Medicaid drug-use review programs with respect to individuals who experience opioid-related overdoses. 
 
Specifically, programs must include protocols that (1) connect individuals who have experienced an opioid-related overdose within the last 1 to 5 years (as set by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) to appropriate treatment and recovery services; (2) notify providers who prescribe opioids about subsequent fatal overdoses; (3) ensure providers are notified about an individual's history of opioid-use disorder, overdoses, or poisonings; and (4) educate providers about proper prescribing practices for these individuals.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Community Advantage Loan Program Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2482
Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
Introduced: 2023-07-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Business records
Congressional oversight
Credit and credit markets
Debt collection
Family relationships
Financial services and investments
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Licensing and registrations
Performance measurement
Rural conditions and development
Securities
Small business
User charges and fees

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 158.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Cardin. Without written report.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Cardin. Without written report.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Strengthening Consumer Protections and Medical Debt Transparency Act

Bill: 118-s-2483
Sponsor: Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]
Introduced: 2023-07-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: 

Strengthening Consumer Protections and Medical Debt Transparency Act

 
This bill establishes a series of requirements relating to the collection of medical debt. Among other provisions, the bill restricts the circumstances under which health care entities may initiate extraordinary collection actions, requires entities to provide detailed debt statements and payment receipts to patients, and establishes a public medical debt collection database with information about medical debt collectors.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Expanding Nationwide Access to Test Strips Act

Bill: 118-s-2484
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2023-07-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: 

Expanding Nationwide Access to Test Strips Act

This bill prohibits states from restricting individuals from, or prosecuting individuals for, accessing devices that can detect fentanyl, xylazine, or other adulterants in drug samples (e.g., test strips). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Henrietta Lacks Congressional Gold Medal Act

Bill: 118-s-2485
Sponsor: Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
Introduced: 2023-07-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: 

Henrietta Lacks Congressional Gold Medal Act 

This bill awards posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal in commemoration of Henrietta Lacks in recognition of her immortal cells which have made invaluable contributions to global health, scientific research, our quality of life, and patients' rights. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Combat Power Preservation Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2486
Sponsor: Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]
Introduced: 2023-07-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to provide for an enhanced domestic content requirement for Navy shipbuilding programs.

Bill: 118-s-2487
Sponsor: Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]
Introduced: 2023-07-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Raise the Wage Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2488
Sponsor: Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
Introduced: 2023-07-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in Senate
FDPIR Tribal Food Sovereignty Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2489
Sponsor: Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]
Introduced: 2023-07-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: 

FDPIR Tribal Food Sovereignty Act of 2023

This bill expands and makes permanent a pilot program through which the Department of Agriculture must enter into self-determination contracts with tribal organizations, upon the request of an Indian tribe, to carry out the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Taxpayer-Funded Facility Restoration Stewardship Act

Bill: 118-s-2490
Sponsor: Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]
Introduced: 2023-07-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: 

Taxpayer-Funded Facility Restoration Stewardship Act

This bill authorizes departments or organizations within the Department of Defense (DOD) to place an order with any other such department or organization, on a reimbursable basis, for a project for the maintenance and repair of a DOD facility or for a minor military construction project.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Wall Street Tax Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2491
Sponsor: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
Introduced: 2023-07-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: 

Wall Street Tax Act of 2023

 
This bill imposes a 0.1% excise tax on certain purchases of stocks, bonds, and derivatives. 
 
The tax applies to the purchase of a security if (1) such purchase occurs on, or is subject to the rules of, a qualified board or exchange located in the United States; or (2) the purchaser or seller is a U.S. person.
 
The tax applies to transactions with respect to a derivative if (1) the derivative is traded on, or is subject to the rules of, a qualified board or exchange located in the United States; or (2) any party with rights under the derivative is a U.S. person.
 
The bill exempts from such tax (1) initial issues of securities; and (2) any note, bond, debenture, or other evidence of indebtedness which is traded on or is subject to the rules of, a qualified board or exchange located in the United States, and has a fixed maturity of not more than 100 days. 
 
The tax applies to transactions by a controlled foreign corporation and must be paid by its U.S. shareholders.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act

Bill: 118-s-2492
Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
Introduced: 2023-07-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Disability assistance
Intergovernmental relations
Social security and elderly assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: 

Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act

This bill permanently allows the Department of the Treasury to access certain death records maintained by the Social Security Administration (SSA) to prevent improper payments to deceased individuals.

Current law requires the SSA to share its Death Master File with the Do Not Pay system maintained by Treasury for three years. The bill makes this requirement permanent, and it allows Treasury to compare SSA death records with personally identifiable information from other federal records systems and to share these comparisons with any federal or state agency that is authorized to use the Do Not Pay system.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-02
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 653.
action_date: 2024-12-02
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. 118-252.
action_date: 2024-12-02
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. 118-252.
action_date: 2024-05-15
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in Senate
PBM Reporting Transparency Act

Bill: 118-s-2493
Sponsor: Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA]
Introduced: 2023-07-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: 

PBM Reporting Transparency Act

This bill requires the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission to report certain information about pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) under the Medicare prescription drug benefit and Medicare Advantage.

Specifically, the commission must report on trends in agreements between PBMs and prescription drug plans, the impact of any differences in agreements on out-of-pocket spending for enrollees and pharmacy reimbursements, and any appropriate recommendations. The commission must submit an updated report two years after its initial report.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Communications, Video, and Technology Accessibility Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2494
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2023-07-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Protecting Athletes, Schools, and Sports Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2495
Sponsor: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]
Introduced: 2023-07-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Sports and Recreation

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in Senate
VALID Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2496
Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
Introduced: 2023-07-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Consumer affairs
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Housing finance and home ownership
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: 

VA Loan Informed Disclosure Act of 2023 or the VALID Act of 2023

 
The bill requires a Federal Housing Administration mortgage notice to contain comparative rate and fee information about loans available under the Department of Veterans Affairs home loan program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Bank Failure Prevention Act

Bill: 118-s-2497
Sponsor: Sen. Vance, J. D. [R-OH]
Introduced: 2023-07-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: 

Bank Failure Prevention Act

This bill converts state-chartered banks that have at least $100 billion in assets to nationally chartered financial institutions overseen by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. Under current law, these banks are either regulated by the Federal Reserve or by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. 
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Introduced in Senate