hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Future Logging Careers Act

Bill: 118-s-671
Sponsor: Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID]
Introduced: 2023-03-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Family relationships
Forests, forestry, trees
Labor standards
Worker safety and health
Youth employment and child labor

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-07
text: 

Future Logging Careers Act 

 
This bill allows individuals who are 16 or 17 years old to work at certain logging operations that are owned or operated by at least one parent or a person standing in place of a parent. Thus, the bill exempts such employees from child labor laws.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-03-07
text: Introduced in Senate
American Dream Employment Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-672
Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced: 2023-03-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-07
text: 

American Dream Employment Act of 2023

 
This bill permits the compensation of congressional employees who hold a current employment authorization document that was issued pursuant to a grant of (1) deferred action, including under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program; (2) deferred enforced departure; or (3) temporary protected status. (Generally, these programs and statuses allow eligible aliens to remain and work in the United States.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
action_date: 2023-03-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Small Business Child Care Investment Act

Bill: 118-s-673
Sponsor: Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]
Introduced: 2023-03-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Child care and development
Elementary and secondary education
Government lending and loan guarantees
Preschool education
Small business
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-07
text: 

Small Business Child Care Investment Act

 
This bill deems certain nonprofit child care providers to be small business concerns so that they may participate in specified loan programs administered by the Small Business Administration (e.g., the 7(a) loan program).

action_date: 2023-07-25
text: 

Small Business Child Care Investment Act

 
This bill deems certain nonprofit child care providers to be small business concerns so that they may participate in specified loan programs administered by the Small Business Administration (e.g., the 7(a) loan program).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-04-10
text: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.
action_date: 2024-03-20
text: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-90.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 163.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Reported by Senator Cardin without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Reported by Senator Cardin without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2023-07-19
text: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2023-03-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
action_date: 2023-03-07
text: Introduced in Senate
RED Tape Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-674
Sponsor: Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]
Introduced: 2023-03-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-07
text: 

Regulations Endanger Democracy Act of 2023 or the RED Tape Act of 202

3

 
This bill prohibits, with certain exceptions, a federal agency from issuing a rule that causes a new financial or administrative burden on businesses or people in the United States unless the agency has repealed or amended two or more existing rules causing such a burden and the cost of the rule to be issued is less than or equal to that of the rules repealed or amended.
 
In determining whether to repeal such a rule, an agency must consider (1) whether the rule has achieved its purpose, has become obsolete, or overlaps with a rule to be issued; (2) any adverse effects that could materialize if the rule is repealed; and (3) whether the costs of the rule outweigh its benefits.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2023-03-07
text: Introduced in Senate
REVIEW Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-675
Sponsor: Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]
Introduced: 2023-03-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-07
text: 

Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wishlists Act of 2023 or the REVIEW Act of 202

3

 
This bill prohibits a final agency rule from taking effect until (1) the agency submits the rule to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), and (2) OIRA makes a determination as to whether the rule is a high-impact rule that may impose an annual cost on the economy of at least $1 billion.
 
In addition, an agency must postpone the effective date of a high-impact rule until the final disposition of all actions seeking judicial review of the rule.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2023-03-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Checks and Balances Act

Bill: 118-s-676
Sponsor: Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]
Introduced: 2023-03-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-07
text: 

Checks and Balances Act

 
This bill expands congressional oversight of guidance documents (e.g., statements of policy) issued by a task force or similar entity composed of members of a federal agency. 
 
Specifically, the bill makes such guidance (and guidance that directs the operations of a federal agency and is issued by an entity under the authority of the President) subject to the requirements of the Congressional Review Act. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2023-03-07
text: Introduced in Senate
VETT Act

Bill: 118-s-677
Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
Introduced: 2023-03-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Charitable contributions
Income tax deductions
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-07
text: 
 
VSO Equal Tax Treatment Act or the VETT Act 

 
This bill expands the deductibility of charitable contributions to all federally-chartered tax-exempt organizations serving current and former members of the Armed Forces.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-03-07
text: Introduced in Senate
NOPEC

Bill: 118-s-678
Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Introduced: 2023-03-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Competition and antitrust
Energy prices
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Government liability
Jurisdiction and venue
Oil and gas
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-07
text: 

No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act of 2023 or NOPEC 

 
This bill prohibits a foreign state from engaging in collective action impacting the market, supply, price, or distribution of oil, natural gas, or any other petroleum product in the U.S. Specifically, a foreign state is prohibited from
 
 
collective action that limits the production or distribution of such product, 
 
collective action to set or maintain the price of such product, or 
 
any other action that restrains trade of such product. 
 
 
Specified defenses such as sovereign immunity (i.e., a foreign state's immunity from the jurisdiction of U.S. courts) and the act of state doctrine (i.e., the prohibition of a court invalidating an official act of a foreign sovereign performed within its own territory) shall not apply to a foreign state's violation of this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-03-07
text: Introduced in Senate
DASH Act

Bill: 118-s-680
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2023-03-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Building construction
Business investment and capital
Capital gains tax
Economic development
Economic performance and conditions
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Housing and community development funding
Housing finance and home ownership
Housing supply and affordability
Income tax credits
Indian social and development programs
Inflation and prices
Landlord and tenant
Low- and moderate-income housing
Public housing
Real estate business
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Securities
Small business
State and local government operations
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-07
text: 

Decent, Affordable, Safe Housing for all Act or the DASH Act

 
This bill provides grants, loans, tax credits, and other assistance to promote the building, maintenance, and affordability of housing.
 
 Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development to (1) provide housing vouchers to individuals and families experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness, (2) provide grants for the modular construction of affordable housing, (3) propose a new formula for distribution of Housing Trust Fund amounts, and (4) encourage zoning and community planning methods that promote multi-family housing. The bill also makes permanent certain homeless assistance programs.
 
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must provide additional grants and loans to construct or preserve affordable housing for farm laborers and may provide rural housing vouchers for low-income households residing in certain properties financed with a loan made or insured by USDA. The bill also provides statutory authority for a program to preserve and revitalize USDA-backed housing projects, including by restructuring existing housing loans.
 
The bill expands the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC), including by increasing the credit for projects serving extremely low-income households. Further, the bill creates a refundable tax credit for participating owners of rental buildings who lower rents for their low-income tenants. The bill also creates a tax credit similar to the LIHTC for the development of housing for middle-income households and provides a tax credit of up to $15,000 for first-time homebuyers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-03-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-681
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2023-03-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-07
text: 

Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2023

 
This bill imposes limits on the use of biometric surveillance systems (such as facial recognition systems) by federal, state, and local government entities.
 
A federal agency or official may not in an official capacity acquire, possess, or use in the United States any biometric surveillance system or information obtained by such a system unless Congress passes an act that specifically authorizes such a use. Such an act of Congress must contain certain provisions, such as provisions naming the specific authorized entity and auditing requirements relating to the system.
 
Information obtained in violation of this bill shall not be admissible by the federal government in any proceeding or investigation, except in a proceeding alleging a violation of this bill.
 
An individual aggrieved by a violation of these restrictions shall have the right to sue. Any state officer authorized to sue on behalf of the state's residents shall also have the right to sue on behalf of the state's aggrieved residents.
 
A state or local government unit shall not receive certain federal law enforcement grants unless the government unit complies with a law or policy that is substantially similar to this bill's restrictions on acquiring and using biometric surveillance systems.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-03-07
text: Introduced in Senate
PARTNER with ASEAN Act

Bill: 118-s-682
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2023-03-07 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: ASEAN countries
Asia
Brunei
Burma
Cambodia
Indonesia
International law and treaties
International organizations and cooperation
Laos
Malaysia
Philippines
Property tax
Singapore
Thailand
Vietnam

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-07
text: 

Providing Appropriate Recognition and Treatment Needed to Enhance Relations with ASEAN Act or the PARTNER with ASEAN Act

 
This bill establishes that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) shall be covered by the International Organizations Immunities Act, which provides immunities and privileges to certain international organizations, such as immunity from certain lawsuits and exemption from property taxes.
 
(ASEAN is Southeast Asia's primary multilateral organization. It has 10 member nations, including Brunei, Indonesia, Singapore, and Vietnam.)

action_date: 2023-05-04
text: 

Providing Appropriate Recognition and Treatment Needed to Enhance Relations with ASEAN Act or the PARTNER with ASEAN Act

 
This bill establishes that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) shall be covered by the International Organizations Immunities Act, which provides immunities and privileges to certain international organizations, such as immunity from certain lawsuits and exemption from property taxes.
 
(ASEAN is Southeast Asia's primary multilateral organization. It has 10 member nations, including Brunei, Indonesia, Singapore, and Vietnam.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-04
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 48.
action_date: 2023-05-04
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2023-05-04
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2023-05-03
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2023-03-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2023-03-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument Expansion Act

Bill: 118-s-683
Sponsor: Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]
Introduced: 2023-03-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: California
Federal-Indian relations
Geography and mapping
Indian lands and resources rights
Intergovernmental relations
Land transfers
Monuments and memorials

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-07
text: 

Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument Expansion Act

 
This bill modifies the boundary of the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument to include the Walker Ridge (Molok Luyuk) Addition, which is approximately 3,925 acres of federal land administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Lake County, California.
 
The Department of the Interior shall administer the addition as part of the monument.
 
 Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) shall jointly develop a comprehensive management plan for the monument in accordance with, and in a manner that fulfills the purposes specified in, Presidential Proclamation 9298 of July 10, 2015, relating to the establishment of the monument. 
 
The BLM or the Forest Service shall enter into agreements, contracts, and other similarly cooperative and collaborative partnerships if requested by an affected federally recognized Indian tribe regarding management of the monument pursuant to the relevant federal authority. 

action_date: 2023-07-19
text: 

Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument Expansion Act

 
This bill modifies the boundary of the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument to include the Walker Ridge (Molok Luyuk) Addition, which is approximately 3,925 acres of federal land administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Lake County, California.
 
The Department of the Interior must administer the addition as part of the monument.
 
 Interior and the Department of Agriculture must jointly develop a comprehensive management plan for the monument in accordance with, and in a manner that fulfills the purposes specified in, Presidential Proclamation 9298 of July 10, 2015, relating to the establishment of the monument. 
 
The BLM or the Forest Service must enter into agreements, contracts, and other similarly cooperative and collaborative partnerships if requested by an affected federally recognized Indian tribe regarding management of the monument pursuant to the relevant federal authority. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-19
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 138.
action_date: 2023-07-19
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin without amendment. With written report No. 118-64.
action_date: 2023-07-19
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin without amendment. With written report No. 118-64.
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2023-03-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S670-671)
action_date: 2023-03-07
text: Introduced in Senate
This Land Is Our Land Act

Bill: 118-s-684
Sponsor: Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO]
Introduced: 2023-03-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-07
text: 

This Land Is Our Land Act

 
This bill prohibits certain entities related to China or the Chinese government from acquiring, leasing, or owning any interest in U.S. agricultural land. 
 
Specifically, this prohibition applies to certain foreign individuals and entities with connections to China, including (1) a business incorporated in China; (2) a person, company, university, or organization that can legally enter into contracts, own properties, or pay taxes on behalf of the Chinese government; and (3) an individual or organization affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party.
 
An entity must divest itself from any ownership or leased interest in U.S. agricultural land within two years of the bill's enactment. Further, within one year of enactment, an entity must sign a letter of intent to divest its interests in the land.
 
Under the bill, U.S. agricultural land includes land in a U.S. state or territory that is used for (1) food processing; or (2) farming, ranching, or timber production, including currently idle land that was used within the previous five years for one of these purposes.
 
The bill establishes civil and criminal penalties for violations and provides for property forfeiture and sale by public auction.
 
The Department of Agriculture must establish an office to monitor compliance and impose civil fines.
 
 Finally, the bill nullifies any noncompete agreement between a covered foreign entity with an ownership or leased interest in U.S. agricultural land and an employee of the entity.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2023-03-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Stopping Border Surges Act

Bill: 118-s-685
Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2023-03-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-07
text: 

 Stopping Border Surges Act 

 
This bill modifies immigration law provisions relating to unaccompanied alien minors and to asylum seekers.
 
For certain unaccompanied inadmissible alien children, generally those not at risk of being trafficking victims nor having a fear of persecution, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall repatriate the child. Currently, only inadmissible unaccompanied aliens from neighboring countries are subject to repatriation, and DHS has discretion whether to repatriate. 
 
When the Department of Health and Human Services releases an unaccompanied child to an individual, it must provide DHS with certain information about that individual. DHS must investigate the individual's immigration status and if the individual is not lawfully present in the United States, DHS must initiate removal proceedings against the individual.
 
The bill requires a stricter standard to find a credible fear of persecution and imposes additional rules on credible fear interviews.
 
If an alien is granted asylum because of fear of persecution in a country, the alien shall be deemed to have renounced asylum status by returning to that country, if there has been no change in the country's conditions. 
 
The bill also (1) expands the definition of what constitutes a frivolous asylum application, (2) imposes additional limitations on eligibility for asylum, (3) shortens the deadline for applying for asylum, and (4) extends the time period an alien seeking asylum must wait before receiving employment authorization.
 
Any individual who knowingly and willfully makes materially false statements or uses fraudulent documents in asylum-related proceedings shall be fined or imprisoned up to 10 years, or both.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-03-07
text: Introduced in Senate