hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Tax on Wall Street Speculation Act

Bill: 118-s-1990
Sponsor: Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
Introduced: 2023-06-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-14
text: 

Tax on Wall Street Speculation Act

 
 This bill imposes an excise tax on the transfer of ownership in certain securities (covered transactions), including any share of stock in a corporation; any partnership or beneficial interest in a partnership or trust; any note, bond, debenture, or other evidence of indebtedness (excluding tax-exempt municipal bonds); and derivative financial instruments or digital assets.
 
The bill includes exceptions for initial issues, certain traded short-term indebtedness, and securities lending arrangements. 
 
The bill also (1) imposes a penalty on taxpayers who fail to include a covered transaction on their tax return or information statement, and (2) allows an individual taxpayer whose modified adjusted gross income does not exceed $50,000 ($75,000 for married taxpayers filing joint returns) a tax credit for the amount of tax paid on covered transactions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-06-14
text: Introduced in Senate
CAREER Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1991
Sponsor: Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY]
Introduced: 2023-06-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-14
text: 

Comprehensive Addiction Recovery through Effective Employment and Reentry Act of 2023 or the CAREER Act of 2023

This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 the Treatment, Recovery, and Workforce Support Grant Program and the Recovery Housing Program.

The bill also specifies that the data used to determine which states to prioritize for grants (e.g., overdose mortality rates and unemployment rates) must be based on the five-year period immediately preceding the grant cycle. It also allows grants under the Treatment, Recovery, and Workforce Support Grant Program to be used for transportation services to and from the individual's work, training, or treatment or recovery services.

The Treatment, Recovery, and Workforce Support Grant Program supports the ability of individuals who are in substance-use disorder treatment and recovery to live independently and participate in the workforce. The Recovery Housing Program supports the provision of transitional housing for those who are in recovery from a substance-use disorder for up to two years or until the individual finds permanent housing, whichever is earlier. 

 
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S2099)
action_date: 2023-06-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1992
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2023-06-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-14
text: 

Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2023

 
This bill expands the earned income tax credit and makes the child tax credit fully refundable. 
 
The bill increases and makes permanent the earned income tax credit for taxpayers with no qualifying children and expands age limits for credit eligibility (currently, taxpayers must be at least 25 years of age and not older than 65). It lowers the age baseline of 25 years to 19 years and eliminates the 65 age limit). 
 
The bill increases the child tax credit amount and provides for monthly advance payments of such credit.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-06-14
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to waive immunity under section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934 for claims and charges related to generative artificial intelligence.

Bill: 118-s-1993
Sponsor: Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO]
Introduced: 2023-06-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-14
text: 
This bill limits federal liability protection, sometimes referred to as Section 230 protection, that generally precludes providers and users of an interactive computer service from being held legally responsible for content provided by a third party.
 
Specifically, the bill removes the protection if the conduct giving rise to the liability involves the use or provision of generative artificial intelligence (i.e., an artificial intelligence system that is capable of generating novel text, video, images, audio, and other media based on prompts or other forms of data provided by a person).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2023-06-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Counting Veterans' Cancer Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1994
Sponsor: Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ]
Introduced: 2023-06-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cancer
Health information and medical records
Intergovernmental relations
Veterans' medical care

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2023-06-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act

Bill: 118-s-1995
Sponsor: Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]
Introduced: 2023-06-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2100)
action_date: 2023-06-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Volunteer Pilot Support Act

Bill: 118-s-1996
Sponsor: Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC]
Introduced: 2023-06-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2023-06-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Taiwan Peace through Strength Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1997
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2023-06-14 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2023-06-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Tribal Conservation Priorities Inclusion Act

Bill: 118-s-1998
Sponsor: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]
Introduced: 2023-06-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Indian lands and resources rights
Land use and conservation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-14
text: 

Tribal Conservation Priorities Inclusion Act

 
This bill includes Indian tribes as entities that can identify priority resource concerns under certain federal conservation programs.
 
Currently, a 
priority resource concern
 is defined as a natural resource concern or problem, as determined by the Department of Agriculture, that is identified at the national, state, or local level as a priority for a particular area of a state. This bill expands the definition to include identification at the tribal level as a priority for a particular area on tribal land.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2023-06-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Right to Contraception Act

Bill: 118-s-1999
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2023-06-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Family planning and birth control
Federal preemption
Health care coverage and access
Health personnel
Sex and reproductive health
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-14
text: 

Right to Contraception Act

 
This bill sets out statutory protections for an individual's right to access and a health care provider's right to provide contraception and related information. 
Contraception
 refers to an action taken to prevent pregnancy, including the use of contraceptives (i.e., a device or medication used to prevent pregnancy), fertility-awareness based methods, and sterilization procedures.
 
Generally, the bill prohibits measures that single out and impede access to contraception and related information. However, a party may defend against a claim that a measure violates the bill's prohibitions by demonstrating, through clear and convincing evidence, that the measure significantly advances the safety of contraception and cannot be achieved through less restrictive means. The bill also specifies that the prohibition preempts inconsistent state and local laws and applies in spite of other federal laws, including the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993.
 
The Department of Justice, individuals, or health care providers may bring a lawsuit to enforce this bill, and states are not immune from suits for violations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-06-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Military Spouse Entrepreneurship Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2000
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2023-06-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
action_date: 2023-06-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Make American Flags in America Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2001
Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2023-06-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Buy American requirements
Congressional oversight
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government studies and investigations
National symbols

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-14
text: 

Make American Flags in America Act of 2023

 
This bill addresses the display and procurement of U.S. flags.
 
Specifically, the bill prohibits the display on federal property and the procurement by a federal agency of a U.S. flag unless it has been made in the United States.
 
Further, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) must conduct a study that (1) assesses and describes the enforcement scheme for country-of-origin labeling for U.S. flags; (2) determines how many fines or penalties, if any, have been imposed for violations of such scheme; and (3) identifies the percentage of violations that are subsequent violations committed by an entity that has previously been found to have violated such scheme.
 
Additionally, the FTC must report to Congress the results of the study and any recommendations to improve the enforcement scheme and its deterrent effect.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-06-14
text: Introduced in Senate
CREATE Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2002
Sponsor: Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [I-AZ]
Introduced: 2023-06-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-14
text: 

Carbon Removal, Efficient Agencies, Technology Expertise Act of 2023 or the CREATE Act of 2023

 
This bill establishes the Interagency Group on Large-Scale Carbon Management within the National Science and Technology Council to plan and oversee efforts to (1) remove carbon dioxide from the air, ocean, and land; and (2) store such carbon.
 
The interagency group must develop a strategic plan for federal research, development, and demonstration of technological carbon dioxide removal and storage.
 
In addition, the interagency group must establish working groups to carry out a Carbon Removal Initiative that pursues such research, development, and demonstration across several federal agencies. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2023-06-14
text: Introduced in Senate
REPO for Ukrainians Act

Bill: 118-s-2003
Sponsor: Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID]
Introduced: 2023-06-15 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Congressional oversight
Europe
Government trust funds
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Russia
Sanctions
U.S. and foreign investments
Ukraine

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: 

Rebuilding Economic Prosperity and Opportunity for Ukrainians Act or the REPO for Ukrainians Act

 
This bill requires or authorizes various actions related to the confiscation and disposition of Russian sovereign assets (which include funds and other property of Russia's central bank, direct investment fund, or ministry of finance).
 
 Under the bill, the President must require U.S. financial institutions to notify the Department of the Treasury of any Russian sovereign assets located at such institutions. The President may confiscate any such assets subject to U.S. jurisdiction. Confiscated funds and the proceeds of liquidated property must be deposited into the Ukraine Support Fund established by the bill. 
 
 The Ukraine Support Fund shall be available to the Department of State only to compensate Ukraine for damages caused by the Russian invasion, including by providing funds to an international body or mechanism for (1) reconstruction and rebuilding efforts in Ukraine, (2) humanitarian assistance to the Ukrainian people, or (3) other purposes which support the recovery of Ukraine and the welfare of the Ukrainian people. 
 
 The bill also directs the President to seek to establish, with foreign partners, an international mechanism to provide compensation to Ukraine using the Ukraine Support Fund and Russian sovereign assets confiscated by foreign partners. 
 
 Additionally, the bill sets policy on related topics, such as specifying that the United States should lead an international sanctions regime to freeze Russian sovereign assets in conjunction with allies and partners. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-04-09
text: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
action_date: 2024-01-30
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 316.
action_date: 2024-01-30
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Cardin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2024-01-30
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Cardin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2024-01-24
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Import Security and Fairness Act

Bill: 118-s-2004
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2023-06-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Civil actions and liability
Customs enforcement
Department of the Treasury
Government information and archives
Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: 

Import Security and Fairness Act

 
This bill excludes imported articles from nonmarket economy countries or countries on the priority watch list from receiving de minimis treatment. De minimis treatment allows imported articles valued under $800 to enter the United States without paying duties or taxes. 
 
The bill also directs U.S. Customs and Border Protection to collect additional information on merchandise that may qualify for de minimis treatment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Mandatory Materiality Requirement Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2005
Sponsor: Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]
Introduced: 2023-06-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Business investment and capital
Financial services and investments
Securities
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: 

Mandatory Materiality Requirement Act of 2023

 
This bill requires the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to limit issuer disclosure requirements made in a rulemaking. Specifically, the SEC must provide that an issuer of securities is only required to disclose information in response to a rulemaking if the issuer determines that this information is important to a voting or investment decision regarding the issuer.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Safeguarding Tunisian Democracy Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2006
Sponsor: Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID]
Introduced: 2023-06-15 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Africa
Detention of persons
Financial crises and stabilization
Foreign aid and international relief
Human rights
News media and reporting
Political movements and philosophies
Rule of law and government transparency
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Terrorism
Tunisia

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 152.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2023-07-13
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2007
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2023-06-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: 

Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2023

 
This bill requires certain issuers of securities to disclose the racial, ethnic, and gender composition of their boards of directors and executive officers, as well as the status of any of those directors and officers as a veteran. It also requires the disclosure of any plan to promote racial, ethnic, and gender diversity among these groups.
 
The Securities and Exchange Commission must establish a Diversity Advisory Group to report on strategies to increase gender, racial, and ethnic diversity among board members.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Economic Inclusion Civil Rights Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2008
Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced: 2023-06-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Senior Legal Hotline Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2009
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2023-06-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: 

Senior Legal Hotline Act of 2023

 
This bill permits the Administration on Aging to award competitive grants to certain nonprofit organizations or partnerships to establish or maintain statewide senior legal hotlines to provide free services to older individuals.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Competition in Professional Baseball Act

Bill: 118-s-2010
Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2023-06-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: 

Competition in Professional Baseball Act

 
This bill removes the limited exemption from the antitrust laws for professional baseball clubs. For purposes of this bill, the term 
antitrust laws
 means laws to protect against unlawful restraints and monopolies (Clayton Act) and to protect against unfair methods of competition (Federal Trade Commission Act).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Introduced in Senate
United States-Russian Federation Seafood Reciprocity Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2011
Sponsor: Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]
Introduced: 2023-06-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: 

United States-Russian Federation Seafood Reciprocity Act of 

2023

 
This bill prohibits the importation of seafood and seafood products from Russia. This prohibition applies to seafood products of Russian origin, including any such product that is incorporated into another product or that is substantially transformed in a country other than Russia.
 
The prohibition shall terminate 90 days after the date on which the President determines and certifies to Congress that the Russian government has terminated its prohibition on the importation of seafood products from the United States. Upon making such a certification, the President shall notify U.S. Customs and Border Protection with respect to the termination date.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2012
Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
Introduced: 2023-06-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Dental care
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health personnel
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: 

Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 

2023

 
This bill provides for Medicare coverage of dental and oral health services, including routine diagnostic and preventive services, basic and major dental services, and emergency care; dental prostheses are also covered. Currently, such services are excluded from Medicare coverage.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Building Child Care for a Better Future Act

Bill: 118-s-2013
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2023-06-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Families

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to ensure that certain members of the Armed Forces who served in female cultural support teams receive proper credit for such service, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-s-2014
Sponsor: Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]
Introduced: 2023-06-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Veterans' medical care
Veterans' organizations and recognition
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Introduced in Senate