hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Gerald’s Law Act

Bill: 118-hr-234
Sponsor: Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1]
Introduced: 2023-01-10 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cemeteries and funerals
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: 

Gerald's Law Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide a burial and funeral allowance for a veteran who dies in a home or other setting at which the veteran was receiving VA hospice care (if such care was directly preceded by VA hospital or nursing home care).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-19
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2023-03-29
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2023-02-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: Introduced in House
Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Research and Education Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-235
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2023-01-10 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cancer
Government information and archives
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical education
Medical research
Minority health
Research administration and funding
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: 

Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Research and Education Act of 2023

 
This bill requires research and education activities related to triple-negative breast cancer. The cells of these breast cancers are negative for estrogen receptors, progesterone receptors, and excess HER2 protein, so they do not respond to hormonal therapy medicines or medicines that target the HER2 protein receptors.
 
Specifically, the National Institutes of Health must conduct and support research into the disease.
 
Additionally, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Health Resources and Services Administration must develop information about triple-negative breast cancer, including information regarding the elevated risk for minority women, for the public and for health care providers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to designate a week as "Battle Buddy Check Week" for the purpose of outreach and education concerning peer wellness checks for veterans, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-hr-236
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2023-01-10 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government information and archives
Health promotion and preventive care
Mental health
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Telephone and wireless communication
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to designate one week per year as Battle Buddy Check Week for the purposes of organizing outreach events and educating veterans on how to conduct peer wellness checks. The VA shall ensure that the Veterans Crisis Line has a plan for handling the potential increase in calls that may occur during such week.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H146-147)
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: Introduced in House
Fourth Amendment Restoration Act

Bill: 118-hr-237
Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2023-01-10 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Evidence and witnesses
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Jurisdiction and venue
Law enforcement officers
Right of privacy
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: 

Fourth Amendment Restoration Act

 
This bill limits surveillance conducted for foreign intelligence purposes.
 
Specifically, the bill repeals provisions authorizing without a court order various types of searches and surveillance for foreign intelligence purposes, including electronic surveillance and access to business records.
 
An officer of the U.S. government must obtain a warrant for certain search and surveillance activities against a U.S. citizen, including (1) conducting electronic surveillance, (2) conducting physical searches of property under a U.S. citizen's exclusive control, or (3) targeting a U.S. citizen to acquire foreign intelligence information. The bill provides for criminal penalties for a person who knowingly violates these requirements or otherwise obtains such information under color of law without statutory authorization. 
 
Information about a U.S. citizen acquired under Executive Order 12333 (relating to intelligence gathering) or during surveillance of a non-U.S. citizen shall not be used against the U.S. citizen in any civil, criminal, or administrative proceeding or investigation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the National Security Agency and Cyber.
action_date: 2023-02-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the National Intelligence Enterprise.
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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: 2023-01-10
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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: 2023-01-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: Introduced in House
Residential Substance Use Disorder Treatment Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-238
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2023-01-10 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Drug therapy
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Law enforcement administration and funding
Medical education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: 

Residential Substance Use Disorder Treatment Act of 2023

 
This bill revises and reauthorizes through FY2027 grants for residential substance use disorder treatment programs at state and local correctional and detention facilities.
 
Among the revisions, the bill
 
 
replaces statutory references to 
substance abuse
 with 
substance use disorder
,
 
specifies that the term 
residential substance use disorder treatment program
 includes a medication-assisted treatment program, 
 
requires the chief medical officer or other staff overseeing a program to complete training on the science of addiction and the latest research and clinical guidance on treating substance use disorders in criminal justice settings, and
 
allows people who are awaiting trial or in pretrial detention to participate in the programs.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: Introduced in House
Same Day Registration Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-239
Sponsor: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
Introduced: 2023-01-10 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional elections
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
State and local government operations
Voting rights

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: 

Same Day Registration Act of 

2023

 
This bill requires states with a voter registration requirement to make same-day voter registration available at the polling place on any day voting is permitted.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: Introduced in House
National Jazz Preservation, Education, and Promulgation Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-240
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2023-01-10 in the House
Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: 

National Jazz Preservation, Education, and Promulgation Act of 2023

 This bill establishes a National Jazz Preservation Program and a National Jazz Appreciation Program, to be carried out by the Smithsonian Institution through the National Museum of American History, to (1) preserve knowledge and promote education about jazz, and (2) further the appreciation of jazz music throughout the nation. 
 The Smithsonian Institution shall (1) record interviews with leading jazz artists; (2) acquire, preserve, and interpret jazz artifacts; (3) continue to recognize Jazz Appreciation Month; (4) establish collaborative agreements for the sharing of such artifacts; and (5) encourage, consult with, and engage in capacity building with community-based and regional organizations with the potential to establish jazz archival collections. 
 
The bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow the use of certain funds for programs to promote jazz education, which may include (1) a Jazz Artists in the Schools program, (2) a program for the development and distribution of educational materials about jazz and teacher training on jazz education, and (3) an Ambassadors of Jazz program. 
 
 The Smithsonian Institution shall establish a series of jazz performances at Smithsonian affiliates that provides broad geographic access to jazz and supports public appreciation for the diversity of jazz music.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2023-01-10
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2023-01-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: Introduced in House
ACCESS Act

Bill: 118-hr-241
Sponsor: Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41]
Introduced: 2023-01-10 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Building construction
Civil actions and liability
Disability and health-based discrimination
Government studies and investigations
Internet, web applications, social media
State and local government operations
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: 

ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services Act or the ACCESS Act

 
This bill establishes certain procedural requirements in relation to complaints under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) regarding access to public accommodations (i.e., businesses and nonprofits that are open to the public, such as stores, restaurants, and hotels). It also requires educational outreach and studies by federal agencies to promote ADA compliance. 
 
Specifically, the bill establishes a notice and cure period before a claimant may file a civil action against a public accommodation for failing to remove a barrier to access. Claimants must first provide the owner or operator of the public accommodation with a written notice specific enough to identify the barrier and the circumstances under which access was denied. An owner or operator then has 60 days to respond with a description of forthcoming changes and another 60 days after providing the description to make the changes, or show substantial progress in making the changes, before the claimant may proceed with a civil action.
 
The bill also requires (1) the Department of Justice (DOJ) to develop a program to educate state and local governments and property owners on strategies to promote ADA compliance, (2) the Judicial Conference of the United States to develop a model program to promote alternative dispute resolution to resolve claims, and (3) the DOJ to study whether certain web content accessibility standards and telephone services provide reasonable accommodations under the ADA.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: Introduced in House
Equal Rights and Access for the Women of South Sudan Act

Bill: 118-hr-242
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2023-01-10 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Africa
Child safety and welfare
Crime victims
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Disability and paralysis
Firearms and explosives
Food assistance and relief
Foreign aid and international relief
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Human rights
Human trafficking
Law enforcement officers
Mental health
Military education and training
Reconstruction and stabilization
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Sex and reproductive health
South Sudan
Women's education
Women's employment
Women's health
Women's rights
World health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: 

Equal Rights and Access for the Women of South Sudan Act 

 
This bill requires that activities carried out by the United States in South Sudan relating to governance, post-conflict reconstruction and development, police and military training, or refugee relief and assistance support the human rights of women and their full political, social, and economic participation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: Introduced in House
Emergency and Disaster Preparedness for Farm Animals Act

Bill: 118-hr-243
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2023-01-10 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Atmospheric science and weather
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency planning and evacuation
Livestock
Natural disasters

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: 

Emergency and Disaster Preparedness for Farm Animals Act 

 
This bill requires producers to develop disaster preparedness plans that include adverse weather plans to be eligible for livestock indemnity payments and emergency loans due to adverse weather under certain agricultural disaster assistance programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: Introduced in House
Medicare Hearing Aid Coverage Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-244
Sponsor: Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]
Introduced: 2023-01-10 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Health technology, devices, supplies
Hearing, speech, and vision care
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: 

Medicare Hearing Aid Coverage Act of 

2023

 
This bill allows for Medicare coverage of hearing aids and related examinations.
 
The Government Accountability Office must study programs that provide assistance for hearing aids and related examinations for individuals with hearing loss.


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: 2023-01-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2023-01-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2023-01-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: Introduced in House
Breath of Fresh Air Act

Bill: 118-hr-245
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2023-01-10 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child health
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Nursing
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: 

Breath of Fresh Air Act

 
This bill establishes a grant program for local educational agencies to purchase, and train school personnel to use, nebulizers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: Introduced in House
Marginal Well Protection Act

Bill: 118-hr-246
Sponsor: Rep. Estes, Ron [R-KS-4]
Introduced: 2023-01-10 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: 

Marginal Well Protection Act

 
This bill amends the Clean Air Act to exclude certain facilities from reporting and payment requirements related to methane waste emissions. Under the bill, the requirements do not apply to facilities that produce less than 15 barrels of oil per day and less than 90 thousand cubic feet of natural gas per day.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: Introduced in House
Chisholm National Historic Trail and Western National Historic Trail Designation Act

Bill: 118-hr-247
Sponsor: Rep. Estes, Ron [R-KS-4]
Introduced: 2023-01-10 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Historic sites and heritage areas
Kansas
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Texas

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: 

Chisholm National Historic Trail and Western National Historic Trail Designation Act

 
This bill designates (1) the Chisholm National Historic Trail, and (2) the Western National Historic Trail.
 
The Department of the Interior shall administer any portion of these trails that is located on nonfederal land only (1) with the voluntary consent of the owner of the nonfederal land, and (2) if the portion qualifies for certification as a component of the applicable trail. The approval by an owner of applicable nonfederal land of a certification agreement shall satisfy the voluntary consent requirement. A certification agreement may be terminated at any time.
 
The establishment of these trails does not authorize any person to enter private property without the consent of the private property's owner. 
 
 Interior may accept a donation of land or an interest in land for these trails, with specified exceptions.
 
Land or an interest in land may not be acquired for these trails by eminent domain or condemnation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: Introduced in House
Promoting Local Management of the Lesser Prairie Chicken Act

Bill: 118-hr-248
Sponsor: Rep. Estes, Ron [R-KS-4]
Introduced: 2023-01-10 in the House
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Birds
Colorado
Endangered and threatened species
Kansas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: 

Promoting Local Management of the Lesser Prairie Chicken Act

 
This bill prohibits any population of the lesser prairie-chicken (
Tympanuchus pallidicinctus
) in Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado, or New Mexico from being listed as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA). The lesser prairie-chicken is a type of grouse.
 
Currently, two distinct population segments (DPS) of the lesser prairie-chicken are listed under the ESA. The Southern DPS of the lesser prairie-chicken is listed as endangered and the Northern DPS is listed as threatened. The bill removes both populations from the list. 
 
In addition, the bill bans Interior from listing any population of the lesser prairie-chicken as endangered or threatened in the future.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries.
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: Introduced in House
Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-249
Sponsor: Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3]
Introduced: 2023-01-10 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: 

Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 

2023

 
This bill expands the awards program for cost-saving identifications by federal employees of fraud, waste, or mismanagement to include identifications of certain operational expenses that are wasteful (i.e., that are identified as wasteful by an employee and that an agency determines are not required for the purposes for which the amounts were made available). An agency must propose any identified wasteful expenses for rescission.
 
 The bill also doubles the maximum cash award that may be made under the program.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-10
text: Introduced in House