hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Biologics Competition Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1790
Sponsor: Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1]
Introduced: 2023-03-24 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-24
text: 

Biologics Competition Act of 2023

 
This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to evaluate (1) the differences between the requirements that apply to interchangeable biologics and the requirements that apply to therapeutically equivalent ratings for generic drugs, and (2) the effects of these differences on the approval of interchangeable biologics. The FDA must update the Purple Book with changes that better align the ways these requirements are communicated while still maintaining each distinct approval pathway. 
 
The Purple Book is an FDA publication that lists approved biological products, including biosimilars and interchangeable biologics. Interchangeable biologics are biologics that may be substituted for the original product without consulting the prescriber, similar to how generic drugs may be substituted for brand-name drugs based on therapeutic equivalence.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-03-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-03-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-24
text: Introduced in House
Classified Documents Accountability Act

Bill: 118-hr-1791
Sponsor: Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
Introduced: 2023-03-24 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-24
text: 

Classified Documents Accountability Act

 
This bill provides for civil penalties for the unauthorized removal and retention of classified documents or material and establishes a certification process for presidential records.
 
Specifically, the bill authorizes the Department of Justice to bring a civil action in U.S. district court and provides for a civil penalty of up to $500,000 per violation for the unauthorized removal and retention of classified documents or material.
 
An officer or employee from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) must be present in the Executive Office of the President and the Office of the Vice President to ensure proper logging and handling of presidential and vice-presidential records.
 
Any record of the President and Vice President shall be screened for classified material by NARA during the presidential transition and shall be retained by NARA.
 
The outgoing President and Vice President or designee must certify whether they have retained any classified records. The bill establishes penalties for noncompliance, including a limitation on funds for travel and a reduction in pension.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2023-03-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2023-03-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-24
text: Introduced in House
EL CHAPO Act

Bill: 118-hr-1793
Sponsor: Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3]
Introduced: 2023-03-24 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-24
text: 

Ensuring Lawful Collection of Hidden Assets to Provide Order Act or the EL CHAPO Act

 
This bill requires the forfeited profits of Joaquin Archivaldo Guzman Loera (El Chapo) from his illicit drug trafficking enterprise to be reserved for border security measures between the United States and Mexico, including the completion of a wall.
 
Additionally, it requires the forfeited funds from the felony conviction of a member of a drug cartel to be reserved for border security measures between the United States and Mexico, including the completion of a wall. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-03-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-24
text: Introduced in House
LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coin Act

Bill: 118-hr-1794
Sponsor: Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32]
Introduced: 2023-03-24 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-24
text: 

LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coin Act

 
This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles, California.
 
All surcharges received by Treasury from the sale of the coins shall be promptly paid by Treasury to the United States Olympic and Paralympic Properties for the objects and purposes related to the hosting of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games and to aid in the execution of its legacy programs, including the promotion of youth sports in the United States.
 
Treasury is encouraged to develop and execute a marketing and educational program to promote and sell the coins.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2023-03-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-24
text: Introduced in House
Homecare for Seniors Act

Bill: 118-hr-1795
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3]
Introduced: 2023-03-24 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-24
text: 

Homecare for Seniors Act 

 
This bill allows tax-exempt distributions from health savings accounts (HSAs) to be used for qualified home care. 
 

Qualified home care
 means a contract to provide three or more of the following services in the residence of the service recipient:
 
 
 assistance with eating, 
 
 assistance with toileting,
 
 assistance with transferring,
 
 assistance with bathing, 
 
assistance with dressing, 
 
 assistance with continence, and 
 
 medication adherence. 
 
 
The Department of Health and Human Services must carry out a campaign to increase public awareness of the in-home service expenses that are eligible for tax-free distribution from HSAs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-03-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-03-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-24
text: Introduced in House
Protect Military Dependents Act

Bill: 118-hr-1798
Sponsor: Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3]
Introduced: 2023-03-24 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Higher education
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-24
text: 

Protect Military Dependents Act

 
This bill imposes sole liability for overpayments of educational assistance under the Post-9/11 GI Bill on the individual who was eligible for such assistance in situations where the individual failed to complete a service agreement and transferred the entitlement to a dependent.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-18
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2023-04-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2023-03-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2023-03-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-24
text: Introduced in House
EMPLOY VETS Act

Bill: 118-hr-1799
Sponsor: Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3]
Introduced: 2023-03-24 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Employment and training programs
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-24
text: 

Ensure Military Personnel Learn Opportunities Yielding Vocations that Employ Transitioning Servicemembers Act or the EMPLOY VETS Act

 
This bill expands eligibility for certain job counseling, training, and placement services administered by the Department of Labor (including services under the Disabled Veterans Outreach Program) to members of the Armed Forces who are eligible for the Transition Assistance Program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-18
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2023-04-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2023-03-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2023-03-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-24
text: Introduced in House
Stop Funding Our Adversaries Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1800
Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Brandon [R-NY-22]
Introduced: 2023-03-24 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-24
text: 

Stop Funding Our Adversaries Act of 2023

 
This bill prohibits federal agencies from conducting or supporting, either directly or indirectly, research that will be conducted by China's government, the Chinese Communist Party, or any agent, instrumentality, or entity belonging to or controlled by either entity.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2023-03-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-24
text: Introduced in House
SAFEGUARD Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1801
Sponsor: Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]
Introduced: 2023-03-27 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Foreign aid and international relief
Government studies and investigations
Human rights
International organizations and cooperation
Judicial procedure and administration
Licensing and registrations
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Trade restrictions
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-27
text: 

Safeguarding Human Rights in Arms Exports Act of 2023 or the SAFEGUARD Act of 2023

 
This bill establishes specified measures to prevent the sale, export, or transfer of defense articles or defense services to foreign countries for use in violation of international humanitarian law or internationally recognized human rights. 
 
These measures include (1) prohibiting arms sales to countries committing genocide or war crimes, (2) requiring a consideration of human rights practices and democratization in any foreign country to which an arms sale is contemplated, and (3) providing for congressional oversight of arms exports to foreign countries wherein certain human rights violations have occurred.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2023-03-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2023-03-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-27
text: Introduced in House
Caribbean Basin Security Initiative Authorization Act

Bill: 118-hr-1802
Sponsor: Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]
Introduced: 2023-03-27 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Antigua and Barbuda
Asia
Bahamas
Barbados
Border security and unlawful immigration
Caribbean area
China
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Crime prevention
Crimes against animals and natural resources
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Cuba
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Disaster relief and insurance
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Educational guidance
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency planning and evacuation
Employment and training programs
Firearms and explosives
First responders and emergency personnel
Foreign aid and international relief
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Grenada
Guyana
Human rights
Human trafficking
Infrastructure development
Iran
Jamaica
Judges
Judicial procedure and administration
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Latin America
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Natural disasters
Nicaragua
Organized crime
Performance measurement
Rule of law and government transparency
Russia
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Smuggling and trafficking
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Suriname
Telephone and wireless communication
Trinidad and Tobago
U.S. and foreign investments
Venezuela

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-27
text: 

Caribbean Basin Security Initiative Authorization Act
 
 
This bill provides statutory authority for the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development to carry out the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative in 13 specified Caribbean countries for fiscal years 2024-2028. 
 
Among the specified purposes for this initiative are (1) promoting citizen safety, security, and rule of law; (2) countering transnational criminal organizations and local gangs; (3) combatting corruption; and (4) countering malign influence from authoritarian regimes. 
 
Additionally, the bill directs the State Department to promote natural disaster response and resilience in the 13 specified Caribbean countries. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2023-03-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-27
text: Introduced in House
CURD Act

Bill: 118-hr-1803
Sponsor: Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8]
Introduced: 2023-03-27 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Food supply, safety, and labeling

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-27
text: 

Codifying Useful Regulatory Definitions Act or the
 
CURD Act

 
This bill establishes a statutory definition for 
natural cheese
. Under the bill, natural cheese is defined as cheese (ripened or unripened soft, semi-soft, or hard) that is produced from animal milk or certain dairy ingredients and is produced in accordance with established cheese-making standards. The definition excludes pasteurized process cheeses, cheese foods, and cheese spreads.
 
A food is deemed misbranded and may not be sold if it does not meet this definition and its label includes the term
 natural cheese 
as a factual descriptor of a category of cheese.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-04-29
text: ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Steil asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1803, a bill originally introduced by Representative Gallagher, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2023-04-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-03-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-03-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-27
text: Introduced in House
Honest Runway Labeling Act

Bill: 118-hr-1804
Sponsor: Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34]
Introduced: 2023-03-27 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Border security and unlawful immigration
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-27
text: 

Honest Runway Labeling Act

 
This bill requires the President to designate certain primary airports near the border as ports of entry and terminate the user fee requirement for customs services at these airports.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-03-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-27
text: Introduced in House
Leo’s Law

Bill: 118-hr-1805
Sponsor: Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
Introduced: 2023-03-27 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-27
text: 

Leo's Law

 
This bill extends by 180 days the relevant periods of market exclusivity for drugs for rare diseases or conditions (i.e., orphan drugs) for which applications were submitted during the COVID-19 emergency period. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-03-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-03-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-27
text: Introduced in House
Small LENDER Act

Bill: 118-hr-1806
Sponsor: Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2]
Introduced: 2023-03-27 in the House
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-27
text: 

Small Lenders Exempt from New Data and Excessive Reporting Act or the Small LENDER Act

 
This bill exempts certain financial institutions and transactions from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) reporting requirements with respect to data about small business credit applications.
 
Under the bill, the requirements apply only to financial institutions that originate at least 500 credit transactions to small businesses in each of the preceding two years. The bill further defines small businesses as those with annual revenue of $1 million or less.
 
Currently, the CFPB has proposed a rule that the requirements apply only to financial institutions that originate at least 25 annual credit transactions to small businesses in each of the preceding two years. The rule further defines small businesses as those with annual revenue of $5 million or less.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2023-03-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-27
text: Introduced in House
Improving Disclosure for Investors Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1807
Sponsor: Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4]
Introduced: 2023-03-27 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Business records
Computers and information technology
Corporate finance and management
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-27
text: 

Improving Disclosure for Investors Act of 2023 

 
This bill requires the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to propose and finalize rules to allow entities to deliver regulatory documents to investors electronically. The SEC must establish a mechanism for investors to opt out of electronic delivery and receive paper documents instead. If the SEC does not finalize rules within one year after enactment, the bill allows for electronic delivery of these documents. 

action_date: 2023-12-01
text: 

Improving Disclosure for Investors Act of 2023 

This bill requires the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to propose and finalize rules to allow entities to deliver regulatory documents to investors electronically. The SEC must establish a mechanism for investors to opt out of electronic delivery and receive paper documents instead. If the SEC does not finalize rules within one year after enactment, the bill allows for electronic delivery of these documents.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-12-01
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 239.
action_date: 2023-12-01
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 118-295.
action_date: 2023-12-01
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 118-295.
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2023-03-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2023-03-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-27
text: Introduced in House
Ensuring Military Readiness Not Discrimination Act

Bill: 118-hr-1808
Sponsor: Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51]
Introduced: 2023-03-27 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Military personnel and dependents
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-27
text: 

Ensuring Military Readiness Not Discrimination Act

 
This bill addresses the standards for eligibility for service in the Armed Forces. Specifically, the bill provides that any qualifications established or applied relating to eligibility for service in an Armed Force must not include any criteria relating to the race, color, national origin, religion or sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, or sex characteristics) of an individual. 
 
Additionally, any personnel policy developed or implemented by a military department with respect to members of the Armed Forces must ensure equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons, without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, and sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, or sex characteristics).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2023-03-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-27
text: Introduced in House
Block the Use of Transatlantic Technology in Iranian Made Drones Act

Bill: 118-hr-1809
Sponsor: Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]
Introduced: 2023-03-27 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Iran
Manufacturing
Middle East
Research and development
Retail and wholesale trades
Sanctions
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-27
text: 

Block the Use of Transatlantic Technology in Iranian Made Drones Act

 
This bill requires plans to prevent Iran from acquiring certain technologies related to unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). 
 
The bill requires the Department of Commerce to develop a strategy to supplement the existing U.S. sanctions regime against Iran by preventing the export to Iran of certain technologies (including microcontrollers, voltage regulators, and microprocessors) that can be used in the development and employment of UAS.
 
The Department of State must develop a strategy to engage with European and Asian allies and partners to prevent the export of these technologies to Iran by such allies and partners.
 
The Department of Defense must develop a range of options that may be employed by the U.S. Armed Forces to counter or deny the ability of Iran to acquire these technologies, computer-aided design software, and computer numerical control machines.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-10-19
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 47 - 0.
action_date: 2023-10-19
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2023-03-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2023-03-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2023-03-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-27
text: Introduced in House