hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
PFAS Act

Bill: 118-hr-5356
Sponsor: Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
Introduced: 2023-09-08 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Fires
First responders and emergency personnel
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Motor vehicles
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-08
text: 

Pollution-Free Aviation Sites Act or the PFAS Act

This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to provide grants to Part 139 airports for a per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) replacement program for firefighting foams and related equipment. (Part 139 airports include airports that serve scheduled and unscheduled air carrier operations for aircraft with more than 30 seats or serve scheduled air carrier operations for aircraft with 10-30 seats.) 

DOT must establish the PFAS replacement program within 90 days of the Department of Defense approving a fluorine-free firefighting agent (i.e., an agent that does not contain any PFAS). 

Under the program, DOT must reimburse eligible airport sponsors for the reasonable and appropriate costs associated with the one-time initial acquisition of fluorine-free firefighting alternatives, the disposal of PFAS products as part of the transition to a fluorine-free agent, cleaning or disposal of existing equipment or components, and replacement of aircraft rescue and firefighting equipment.

DOT must prioritize grants of up to $2 million to replace aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicles at specific smaller airports (i.e., Index A airports) that do not have existing capabilities to produce fluorine-free foam. 

DOT must determine the eligibility of costs payable under the PFAS replacement program by taking into account all engineering, technical, and environmental protocols and generally accepted industry standards that are developed or established for fluorine-free foams. 
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2023-09-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2023-09-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-08
text: Introduced in House
Educators Expense Deduction Modernization Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5357
Sponsor: Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6]
Introduced: 2023-09-08 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-08
text: 

Educators Expense Deduction Modernization Act of 

2023

 
This bill increases from $300 to $1,000 the tax deduction for the expenses of eligible educators. An eligible educator is, with respect to any taxable year, an individual who is a K-12 teacher, instructor, counselor, principal, or aide in a school for at least 900 hours during a school year. The bill also requires the amount of the deduction to be adjusted annually for inflation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-09-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-08
text: Introduced in House
No Biometric Barriers to Housing Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5358
Sponsor: Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
Introduced: 2023-09-08 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Congressional oversight
Housing discrimination
Housing for the elderly and disabled
Housing industry and standards
Landlord and tenant
Low- and moderate-income housing
Photography and imaging
Public housing
Right of privacy
Technology assessment

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-08
text: 

No Biometric Barriers to Housing Act of 2023

 
This bill prohibits owners of certain federally assisted rental units from using facial recognition, physical biometric recognition, or remote biometric recognition technology in any units or in any building or on any grounds containing such a unit for the purpose of surveillance or any other use that has an adverse effect on a tenant's fair access to affordable housing that is free from bias and discrimination.
 
Within one year, the Department of Housing and Urban Development must report on any known use of such technology in federally assisted rental units in the preceding five years.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2023-09-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-08
text: Introduced in House
Rural Development Modernization Act

Bill: 118-hr-5359
Sponsor: Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21]
Introduced: 2023-09-08 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Educational technology and distance education
Emergency planning and evacuation
Government lending and loan guarantees
Health care coverage and access
Health technology, devices, supplies
Internet, web applications, social media
Low- and moderate-income housing
Military facilities and property
Public utilities and utility rates
Rural conditions and development
Solid waste and recycling
Telephone and wireless communication
U.S. territories and protectorates
Water use and supply

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
action_date: 2023-09-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2023-09-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, and Financial 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: 2023-09-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, and Financial 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: 2023-09-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, and Financial 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: 2023-09-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, and Financial 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: 2023-09-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-08
text: Introduced in House
Helping Low-Income Seniors Afford Care Act

Bill: 118-hr-5360
Sponsor: Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2]
Introduced: 2023-09-08 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Aging
Department of Health and Human Services
Executive agency funding and structure
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Medicaid
Medicare
Poverty and welfare assistance

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-09-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-09-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2023-09-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2023-09-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-08
text: Introduced in House
Women’s Business Centers Improvement Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5361
Sponsor: Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3]
Introduced: 2023-09-08 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Business education
Government information and archives
Small Business Administration
Small business
Women in business

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-08
text: 

Women's Business Centers Improvement Act of 2023

 
This bill reauthorizes the Women's Business Center Program through FY2027, raises the cap on individual center grants, establishes an accreditation program for grant recipients, and revises the duties of the Office of Women's Business Ownership. 
Specifically, the bill modifies the Women's Business Center Program to enable the Small Business Administration (SBA) to provide initial and continuation grants to eligible entities to operate women's business centers for the benefit of women-owned small businesses. The SBA must also publish standards for a program to accredit entities that receive grants from the Women's Business Center Program, and such entities' receipt of continuation grants shall be contingent upon their obtaining accreditation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2023-09-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-08
text: Introduced in House
SNAP E&T Enhancements Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5362
Sponsor: Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]
Introduced: 2023-09-08 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Employment and training programs
Food assistance and relief
Poverty and welfare assistance
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
action_date: 2023-09-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2023-09-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-08
text: Introduced in House
Robert Cleckler (Bobby) Bowden Congressional Gold Medal Act

Bill: 118-hr-5363
Sponsor: Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2]
Introduced: 2023-09-08 in the House
Policy area: Sports and Recreation

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2023-09-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-08
text: Introduced in House
TREES Act

Bill: 118-hr-5364
Sponsor: Rep. Edwards, Chuck [R-NC-11]
Introduced: 2023-09-08 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Forests, forestry, trees
North Carolina
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
action_date: 2023-09-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2023-09-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-08
text: Introduced in House
To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into a lease for a Vet Center in Mankato, Minnesota.

Bill: 118-hr-5365
Sponsor: Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1]
Introduced: 2023-09-08 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Government buildings, facilities, and property
Health facilities and institutions
Lease and rental services
Mental health
Minnesota
Veterans' medical care

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-09-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2023-09-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-08
text: Introduced in House
Patriot Day Act

Bill: 118-hr-5366
Sponsor: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
Introduced: 2023-09-08 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
action_date: 2023-09-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-08
text: Introduced in House
Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5367
Sponsor: Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2]
Introduced: 2023-09-08 in the House
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2023-09-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-08
text: Introduced in House
Freedom to Breathe Act

Bill: 118-hr-5368
Sponsor: Rep. Greene, Marjorie Taylor [R-GA-14]
Introduced: 2023-09-08 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Elementary and secondary education
Federal preemption
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Higher education
Public transit

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-08
text: 

Freedom to Breathe Act

This bill prohibits the imposition of mask mandates on airplanes, public transit, or schools through December 31, 2024.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-09-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2023-09-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and 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: 2023-09-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and 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: 2023-09-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and 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: 2023-09-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-08
text: Introduced in House
Tipped Worker Protection Act

Bill: 118-hr-5369
Sponsor: Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]
Introduced: 2023-09-08 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2023-09-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2023-09-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-08
text: Introduced in House
Ukraine Reconstruction Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5370
Sponsor: Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2]
Introduced: 2023-09-08 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-08
text: 

Ukraine Reconstruction Act of 2023

This bill requires the President to declare Russia an aggressor state and Belarus an affiliated aggressor state and to impose property-blocking sanctions on each. The Department of the Treasury shall transfer such blocked property to an international fund to hold such assets for the reconstruction of Ukraine.

The Department of State shall work with other countries to establish an international compensation tribunal to adjudicate claims presented by Ukraine, including Ukrainian individuals and entities, against Russia and Belarus.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2023-09-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-08
text: Introduced in House
Choices for Increased Mobility Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5371
Sponsor: Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13]
Introduced: 2023-09-08 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Health care costs and insurance
Health technology, devices, supplies
Medicare

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-12-06
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 0.
action_date: 2023-12-06
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2023-12-05
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2023-11-15
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2023-11-15
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2023-09-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-09-08
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: 2023-09-08
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: 2023-09-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-08
text: Introduced in House
Expanding Seniors' Access to Lower Cost Medicines Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5372
Sponsor: Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13]
Introduced: 2023-09-08 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Medicare
Prescription drugs

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-12-06
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 48 - 0.
action_date: 2023-12-06
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2023-12-05
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2023-11-15
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2023-11-15
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2023-09-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-09-08
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: 2023-09-08
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: 2023-09-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-08
text: Introduced in House
Increasing Penalties for Offshore Polluters Act

Bill: 118-hr-5373
Sponsor: Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2023-09-08 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine and inland water transportation
Marine pollution
Oil and gas
Pollution liability

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2023-09-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2023-09-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-08
text: Introduced in House
Technology Exports to India Act

Bill: 118-hr-5374
Sponsor: Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]
Introduced: 2023-09-08 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2023-09-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-08
text: Introduced in House
Share the Savings with Seniors Act

Bill: 118-hr-5376
Sponsor: Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1]
Introduced: 2023-09-08 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Medicare
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-08
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: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-09-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-09-08
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: 2023-09-08
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: 2023-09-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-08
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and modify certain authorities and requirements relating to the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-hr-5377
Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3]
Introduced: 2023-09-08 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Higher education
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-08
text: 
This bill extends the eligibility or applicability of various Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) programs and benefits.
 
First, the bill extends from three to five years the authority for additional licensed health care professionals (i.e., physician assistants, nurse practitioners, audiologists, and psychologists) to perform medical disability examinations as part of the existing VA pilot program related to the use of contract physicians for disability examinations.
 
Currently, when an individual transfers fewer than 12 credits from a program of education that is closed or disapproved, the individual is deemed to have not received those credits, and no charge from the individual's entitlement to education assistance may be made for that period of enrollment. Under the bill, this period of relief for those affected by a closure or disapproval is extended by two years to apply to programs that close or discontinue before September 30, 2025.
 
The bill extends through FY2028 the authorization for VA emergency preparedness for public health emergencies.
 
The bill also extends the applicability of certain loan fee rates through November 15, 2031, under the VA's home loan program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2023-09-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2023-09-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-08
text: Introduced in House