hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Bike the Border Act

Bill: 118-hr-6649
Sponsor: Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]
Introduced: 2023-12-06 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Canada
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
North America
Pedestrians and bicycling

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2023-12-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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: 2023-12-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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: 2023-12-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
action_date: 2023-12-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-12-06
text: Introduced in House
Community Development Investment Tax Credit Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-6650
Sponsor: Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]
Introduced: 2023-12-06 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-12-06
text: 
 
Community Development Investment Tax Credit Act of 2023 

 
This bill allows investors a business-related tax credit for investment in a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI). The applicable percentage of such credit is 3% for the first 10 years of investment in a CDFI with a 1% increase after the initial credit allowance date and for investments without a fixed term or duration.
 
The tax credit is available to investors who invest in various CDFIs to provide financial support for increasing wealth in low- and moderate-income communities. The national limitation on the credit is $1 billion for 2022, $1.5 billion for 2023, and $2 billion for 2024 and each year thereafter, with adjustments for inflation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-12-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2023-12-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2023-12-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-12-06
text: Introduced in House
LGBTQI Business Equal Credit Enforcement and Investment Act

Bill: 118-hr-6652
Sponsor: Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15]
Introduced: 2023-12-06 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2023-12-06
text: 

LGBTQI Business Equal Credit Enforcement and Investment Act

This bill requires financial institutions to report certain credit application data to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for the purposes of enforcing fair lending laws. Specifically, financial institutions must report this data regarding lesbian-, gay-, bisexual-, transgender-, queer-, or intersex-owned businesses. Currently, this data is reported regarding women-owned, minority-owned, and small businesses.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-12-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2023-12-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-12-06
text: Introduced in House
Maintaining and Enhancing Hydroelectricity and River Restoration Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-6653
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3]
Introduced: 2023-12-07 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-12-07
text: 

Maintaining and Enhancing Hydroelectricity and River Restoration Act of 2023

This bill establishes a new investment tax credit in the amount of 30% of the basis of any hydropower improvement property.

The bill defines 
hydropower improvement property
 as property that

adds or improves fish passage at a qualified dam;

maintains or improves the quality of the water retained or released by a qualified dam;

promotes downstream sediment transport and habitat maintenance;

upgrades, repairs, or reconstructs a qualified dam to meet safety and security standards;

improves public uses of, and access to, public waterways impacted by a qualified dam;

removes an obsolete river obstruction; or

places into service an approved remote dam.

Further, written approval for hydropower improvement property must be obtained from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission or state or local officials prior to January 1, 2032.

The bill also allows an election to claim the investment tax credit for qualified progress expenses for some types of hydropower improvement property in advance of such property being placed into service. Any investment tax credit amount claimed for qualified progress expenses reduces the amount of the investment tax credit that may be claimed once the hydropower improvement property is placed into service. 

The bill authorizes certain entities, including tax-exempt and governmental entities, to treat the investment tax credit for hydropower improvement property as a payment of tax and receive a refund of any overpayment (also known as elective pay). 

Finally, the investment tax credit for hydropower improvement property may be transferred (i.e., sold).

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-12-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-12-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-12-07
text: Introduced in House
Farewell to Foam Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-6654
Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37]
Introduced: 2023-12-07 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Civil actions and liability
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Food industry and services
Manufacturing
Retail and wholesale trades
State and local government operations

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-12-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-12-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-12-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-12-07
text: Introduced in House
Stuck On Hold Act

Bill: 118-hr-6656
Sponsor: Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41]
Introduced: 2023-12-07 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Department of Veterans Affairs
Social Security Administration
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2023-12-07
text: 

Stuck On Hold Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Social Security Administration to implement automated systems for their customer phone lines that inform callers of the expected wait time and that offer callbacks for wait times of more than 15 minutes. The agencies must also issue guidance to reduce the average wait time to no more than 15 minutes.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-09-25
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2024-09-25
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2024-09-25
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5776)
action_date: 2024-09-25
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5776)
action_date: 2024-09-25
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6656.
action_date: 2024-09-25
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5776-5777)
action_date: 2024-09-25
text: Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2024-04-17
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2024-04-17
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2024-03-20
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held
action_date: 2024-01-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2023-12-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2023-12-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2023-12-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-12-07
text: Introduced in House
Securing Strictly Needy Americans’ Pivotal (SNAP) Benefits Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-6657
Sponsor: Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7]
Introduced: 2023-12-07 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Food assistance and relief
Food industry and services
Poverty and welfare assistance
Retail and wholesale trades
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2023-12-07
text: 

Securing Strictly Needy Americans’ Pivotal (SNAP) Benefits Act of 2023

This bill establishes additional limitations on the use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.

The bill requires that a state agency suspend a SNAP household account when the Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card transactions are made exclusively out-of-state for a period longer than 60 days. The state agency must maintain the suspension until (1) the household affirmatively provides substantiating evidence that the participating household members still reside in the state from which they receive benefits, or (2) an investigation conclusively determines that the participating household members still reside in the state from which they receive benefits.

In addition, a SNAP household may not redeem SNAP benefits at a SNAP-approved retail food store or wholesale food concern that is owned by a household member. This does not apply to a retail food store or a wholesale food concern that is owned by a publicly owned corporation or a government.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-01-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
action_date: 2023-12-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2023-12-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-12-07
text: Introduced in House
SAFE Home Act

Bill: 118-hr-6658
Sponsor: Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3]
Introduced: 2023-12-07 in the House
Policy area: Families

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.
action_date: 2023-12-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-12-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-12-07
text: Introduced in House
E-Bike Share Act

Bill: 118-hr-6659
Sponsor: Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]
Introduced: 2023-12-07 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Community life and organization
Government information and archives
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Pedestrians and bicycling
Transportation programs funding

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-12-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2023-12-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2023-12-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2023-12-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2023-12-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2023-12-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-12-07
text: Introduced in House
Parking Cash-Out Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-6660
Sponsor: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
Introduced: 2023-12-07 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-12-07
text: 
 
Parking Cash-Out Act of 2023 

 
This bill denies a tax exclusion for qualified parking fringe benefits unless employers providing such benefits offer their employees the option to receive, in lieu of the parking benefit, the fair market value of the parking (e.g., an equivalent cash benefit or alternative tax-exempt fringe benefit).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-12-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-12-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-12-07
text: Introduced in House
Strengthening Rural Cooperatives and Communities Act

Bill: 118-hr-6661
Sponsor: Rep. Caraveo, Yadira [D-CO-8]
Introduced: 2023-12-07 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2023-12-07
text: 

Strengthening Rural Cooperatives and Communities Act

This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 and modifies the Rural Cooperative Development Grant (RCDG) Program. This Department of Agriculture (USDA) program provides grants to nonprofit institutions to help individuals and businesses start, expand, or improve rural cooperatives and other mutually-owned businesses through Rural Cooperative Development Centers.

USDA must give preference to grants that commit to providing technical assistance and other services to socially vulnerable, underserved, or distressed communities. Under current law, USDA must give preference to underserved and economically distressed areas in rural areas.

In addition, USDA may give an additional preference to applications that commit to providing a 25% matching contribution for the center with private funds and in-kind contributions. Specifically, USDA may award the maximum points in application scoring criteria to applicants that satisfy this requirement.

Under the bill, cooperative development includes activities (e.g., outreach, education, training, and technical assistance) to support the startup, expansion, or ongoing sustainability of new and existing cooperatives. Current law does not define cooperative development.

The bill directs the RCDG interagency working group to submit an annual report to Congress on its activities.

Finally, the program currently includes cooperative research program requirements to collect data on the effects of all types of cooperatives on the national economy. Under the bill, USDA must analyze the data resulting from the research and include the data and analysis in the annual report to Congress.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-01-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
action_date: 2023-12-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2023-12-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-12-07
text: Introduced in House
Transforming Hiring in Rural Industries and Vital Economies Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-6662
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]
Introduced: 2023-12-07 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Economic development
Intergovernmental relations
Research administration and funding
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2023-12-07
text: 

Transforming Hiring in Rural Industries and Vital Economies Act of 2023

 
This bill establishes the White House Rural Council within the Executive Office of the President to make recommendations and coordinate the efforts of the executive branch regarding economic development in rural areas. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-01-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
action_date: 2023-12-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2023-12-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-12-07
text: Introduced in House
Kid PROOF Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-6663
Sponsor: Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2]
Introduced: 2023-12-07 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Mental health

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-12-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-12-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2023-12-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2023-12-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-12-07
text: Introduced in House
Innovation in Pediatric Drugs Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-6664
Sponsor: Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16]
Introduced: 2023-12-07 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Congressional oversight
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health programs administration and funding
Medical research
Prescription drugs
Research administration and funding

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-12-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-12-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-12-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-12-07
text: Introduced in House
2 for 1 Act

Bill: 118-hr-6666
Sponsor: Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8]
Introduced: 2023-12-07 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-12-07
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: 2023-12-07
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: 2023-12-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-12-07
text: Introduced in House
No Regulation Through Litigation Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-6667
Sponsor: Rep. Good, Bob [R-VA-5]
Introduced: 2023-12-07 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2023-12-07
text: 

No Regulation Through Litigation Act of 202

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This bill specifies that a federal agency may not enter into a consent decree that exceeds the authority of the court that enters the order related to the decree. It also limits the inclusion of attorney fees or litigation costs in consent decrees or settlement agreements that result in a regulation or guidance document. 
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-12-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-12-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-12-07
text: Introduced in House
No Taxpayer Dollars for Communist China COVID Tests Act

Bill: 118-hr-6668
Sponsor: Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1]
Introduced: 2023-12-07 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Asia
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
China
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Public contracts and procurement
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2023-12-07
text: 

No Taxpayer Dollars for Communist China COVID Tests Act

 
This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to procure at-home COVID-19 tests that are imported from or manufactured (in whole or in part) in China or that are manufactured by any subsidiary of a Chinese company.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-12-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-12-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-12-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-12-07
text: Introduced in House
Supporting Americans Wrongfully or Unlawfully Detained Abroad Act

Bill: 118-hr-6669
Sponsor: Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2]
Introduced: 2023-12-07 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-12-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2023-12-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-12-07
text: Introduced in House
REAL Trucking Act

Bill: 118-hr-6670
Sponsor: Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2]
Introduced: 2023-12-07 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Transportation
Licensing and registrations
Motor carriers
Transportation employees

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-12-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2023-12-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2023-12-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-12-07
text: Introduced in House
Alexandra’s Law Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-6671
Sponsor: Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-48]
Introduced: 2023-12-07 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Evidence and witnesses
Judicial procedure and administration
State and local courts

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-12-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-12-07
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2023-12-07
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2023-12-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-12-07
text: Introduced in House
Marshall ‘Major’ Taylor Congressional Gold Medal Act

Bill: 118-hr-6672
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1]
Introduced: 2023-12-07 in the House
Policy area: Sports and Recreation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-12-07
text: 

Marshall ‘Major’ Taylor Congressional Gold Medal Act

This bill awards a Congressional Gold Medal posthumously in commemoration of Marshall Walter "Major" Taylor, in recognition of his significance to the nation as an athlete, role model, and equal rights advocate.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-12-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2023-12-07
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6728)
action_date: 2023-12-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-12-07
text: Introduced in House