hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Rural Outdoor Investment Act

Bill: 118-s-2604
Sponsor: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]
Introduced: 2023-07-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Community life and organization
Employment and training programs
Outdoor recreation
Regional and metropolitan planning
Rural conditions and development
Small business

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929

Bill: 118-s-2606
Sponsor: Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]
Introduced: 2023-07-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: 

Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929

This bill expands eligibility for a program that authorizes the Department of Homeland Security to, at its discretion, provide lawful permanent resident status to certain long-term residents of the United States, including individuals who are unlawfully present.

Currently, this program, sometimes referred to as the Registry program, is only available to eligible non-U.S. nationals (
aliens
 under federal law) who entered the United States before January 1, 1972. The bill removes this entry cutoff date and opens up the program to eligible individuals who have resided in the United States for at least seven years.

Existing requirements (e.g., the individual must not be inadmissible or deportable due to certain grounds related to crime or terrorism) continue to apply.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3761-3762)
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in Senate
SCRUB Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2607
Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]
Introduced: 2023-07-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Rebuild America’s Schools Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2608
Sponsor: Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]
Introduced: 2023-07-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: 

Rebuild America's Schools Act of 2023

 
This bill provides support for long-term improvements to public elementary and secondary school facilities. 
 
First, the bill sets forth allocations to states and establishes a need-based grant program for local educational agencies (LEAs) to improve school facilities. Further, the bill specifies allowable uses of grant funds, including carrying out major repairs, improving indoor air quality, and making facilities accessible to disabled individuals.
 
Additionally, the bill requires LEAs that receive funds for new construction, modernization, or renovation projects to comply with hazard-resistance building codes and performance criteria under the WaterSense program of the Environmental Protection Agency. Further, the bill requires such LEAs to adopt certain green practices (environmental standards) and requires the use of iron, steel, and manufactured products that are made in the United States (Buy America).
 
The bill restores school infrastructure tax credit bonds.
 
The bill also sets forth reporting requirements, including annual reports on grant program projects and a report by the Government Accountability Office that requires a study of the geographic distribution of projects, the impact of selected projects on student and staff health and safety, and the accessibility of projects to high-poverty schools.
 
The bill also establishes the Office of School Infrastructure and Sustainability within the Department of Education.
 
Next, the bill extends through FY2028 the Impact Aid Construction program.
 
Finally, the bill establishes a grant program to assist LEAs with repairing or replacing concrete foundations affected by pyrrhotite (an iron sulfide material linked to crumbling foundations).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3762-3763)
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Small Business Growth Act

Bill: 118-s-2609
Sponsor: Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY]
Introduced: 2023-07-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: 
 
Small Business Growth Act 

 
This bill increases from $1 million to $2.5 million the limitation on expensing of depreciable business assets. It also increases the asset threshold amount used to reduce the expensing limitation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Farm Program Integrity Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2610
Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Introduced: 2023-07-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Snow Survey Northeast Expansion Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2611
Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Introduced: 2023-07-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Climate change and greenhouse gases
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Maine
New Hampshire
New York State
Vermont
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: 

Snow Survey Northeast Expansion Act of 2023

This bill directs the Natural Resources Conservation Service to expand its Snow Survey and Water Supply Forecasting program to northeastern states.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-11-01
text: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in Senate
SWAMP Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2612
Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]
Introduced: 2023-07-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Building construction
District of Columbia
Executive agency funding and structure
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Maryland
Virginia

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to modify certain technical data rights with respect to contracts.

Bill: 118-s-2613
Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN]
Introduced: 2023-07-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Farmer to Farmer Education Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2614
Sponsor: Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM]
Introduced: 2023-07-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: 

Farmer to Farmer Education Act of 2023

This bill expands the authority of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide technical assistance for farmer-to-farmer networks. A
 farmer-to-farmer network
 means any affiliation or association of farmers that share information, technical assistance, or any other type of mutually beneficial support. 

Under the bill, USDA may enter into cooperative agreements with eligible entities to provide assistance to farmer-to-farmer networks to (1) build network capacity, connect farmers with mentors or group learning opportunities, and support goal setting; (2) increase technical assistance for farmers, ranchers, and forest owners who use different farming models, practices, and scales; and (3) establish and steward the networks.

Those eligible for the program include nonprofit entities, farmer-to-farmer networks, tribal entities, local governments, institutions of higher education, and states. USDA must prioritize agreements with entities that seek to meet the specific needs of certain farmers, ranchers, and forest owners who are historically underserved or operating in high-poverty areas.

The bill also provides for subawards to plan and conduct events, as well as to identify and develop innovative activities, in order to increase farmer access to farmer-to-farmer assistance. USDA and the Natural Resources Conservation Service must establish any necessary additional requirements for subawards. 
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Censorship Accountability Act

Bill: 118-s-2616
Sponsor: Sen. Schmitt, Eric [R-MO]
Introduced: 2023-07-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
First Amendment rights
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Lawyers and legal services

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in Senate
TREAT Act

Bill: 118-s-2617
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2023-07-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: 

Treatment Restoration for Every American's Trial Act or the TREAT Act

This bill prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services from implementing any policy that restricts a hospital or other health care facility from procuring medical countermeasures directly from the manufacturers or distributors.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Office of Technology Assessment Improvement and Enhancement Act

Bill: 118-s-2618
Sponsor: Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM]
Introduced: 2023-07-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Congress

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Promoting American Competition in Aquaculture Research Act

Bill: 118-s-2619
Sponsor: Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2023-07-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: 

Promoting American Competition in Aquaculture Research Act

 
This bill amends certain limitations on the use of Department of Agriculture (USDA) funding for indirect costs for aquaculture assistance programs. The bill also reauthorizes USDA aquaculture assistance programs through FY2028, which includes research and extension programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Chesapeake National Recreation Area Act

Bill: 118-s-2620
Sponsor: Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
Introduced: 2023-07-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Chesapeake Bay
Geography and mapping
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Maryland
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Public-private cooperation
Virginia
Watersheds

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: 

Chesapeake National Recreation Area Act

This bill establishes the Chesapeake National Recreation Area in Maryland and Virginia as a unit of the National Park System (NPS).

The Department of the Interior may acquire land and land-based resources within the recreation area boundaries by (1) donation, (2) purchase from a willing seller with donated or appropriated funds, (3) exchange, or (4) transfer from another federal agency.

Interior, in consultation with the Chesapeake Executive Council, must prepare a management plan for the recreation area as specified by the bill. Interior must also conduct transportation planning, in coordination with the Department of Transportation and state transportation agencies, to minimize traffic in the surrounding community. Additionally, Interior must establish an advisory board for the recreation area.

Finally, the bill directs NPS's Chesapeake Bay office to administer the Chesapeake Gateways and Watertrails Network in coordination with the recreation area.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-19
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2024-12-19
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2024-12-19
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2024-12-18
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7151; text: CR S7151-7152)
action_date: 2024-12-18
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2024-11-21
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 588.
action_date: 2024-11-21
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2024-11-21
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2024-11-19
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2024-05-15
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Personalized Care Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2621
Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2023-07-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: 

Personalized Care Act of 

2023

 
This bill revises provisions relating to health savings accounts (HSAs), including to 
 
 
redefine 
eligible individual
 for HSA purposes to allow increased participation in HSAs, 
 
increase the limit on contributions to HSAs, 
 
permit the payment of health insurance premiums from HSAs, 
 
include within the definition of 
qualified medical expenses
 periodic fees paid for medical services and amounts paid by a member of a health care sharing ministry,
 
treat periodic provider fees as deductible medical expenses, and
 
lower the 20% penalty for nonqualified distributions from HSAs to 10%.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in Senate
ACCORD Act

Bill: 118-s-2622
Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2023-07-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: 

Accountability for the CDC, improving Congressional Oversight, and Ratification of its Director Act or the ACCORD Act

This bill specifies that the person serving as Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on January 19, 2025, is subject to the requirement that the Director be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, effective January 20, 2025. (Current law specifies that appointment to the position of CDC Director requires Senate confirmation beginning on January 20, 2025.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Protecting Small Business Information Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2623
Sponsor: Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]
Introduced: 2023-07-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: 

Protecting Small Business Information Act of 2023

This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to ensure all rules issued under the Corporate Transparency Act have the same effective date. Any final rules already issued must not take effect until all final rules under the act have been issued. The act requires companies to report beneficial ownership information (i.e., the identity of individuals behind a corporate entity) to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in Senate
MAHSA Act

Bill: 118-s-2626
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2023-07-27 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Federal officials
Foreign property
Human rights
Iran
Middle East
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Sanctions
Visas and passports

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-05-07
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 373.
action_date: 2024-05-07
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Cardin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2024-05-07
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Cardin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2024-04-16
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Women's Retirement Protection Act

Bill: 118-s-2627
Sponsor: Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]
Introduced: 2023-07-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Accountability through Confirmation Act

Bill: 118-s-2628
Sponsor: Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]
Introduced: 2023-07-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act

Bill: 118-s-2629
Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2023-07-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: 

Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act

 
This bill revises requirements governing the financing and accreditation of institutions of higher education (IHEs).
 
Specifically, the bill makes postsecondary education courses and programs (e.g., apprenticeship programs) that provide credits toward a postsecondary certification, credential, or degree eligible for federal student aid funding if the programs and courses are accredited by a state that has an alternative accreditation agreement with the Department of Education (ED). 
 
The bill requires IHEs to publish certain enrollment and financial aid information, such as (1) the percentage of former financial aid recipients who are employed at various intervals following graduation, and (2) the average amount of total federal student loan debt accrued upon graduation. The Government Accountability Office must compile and study all such information published by IHEs and submit a report containing the results. Further, the bill prohibits the disclosure of personally identifiable information and directs ED to establish penalties for violations.
 
Additionally, the bill consolidates federal student loans into one student loan program and eliminates loan forgiveness for borrowers.
 
Lastly, the bill requires an IHE to pay a default rate fine for a fiscal year in an amount that is equal to the applicable percentage of outstanding loans (i.e., the total amount of loans issued to students for attendance at the IHE for which regular on-time payments are not being made). An IHE shall receive a credit for each graduate of the IHE who received a Federal Pell Grant while enrolled at the IHE during the fiscal year.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Shenandoah Mountain Act

Bill: 118-s-2630
Sponsor: Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]
Introduced: 2023-07-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3763)
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2631
Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2023-07-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Visa Processing Improvement Act

Bill: 118-s-2632
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2023-07-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: 

Visa Processing Improvement Act 

This bill establishes measures to reduce processing times for certain nonimmigrant visas.

The bill authorizes domestic renewal of an unexpired B (temporary visitor) visa.

The bill also expands the authority of the Department of State to waive mandatory in-person interviews for certain nonimmigrant visa applicants, including for eligible individuals who (1) have previously traveled to the United States through the Visa Waiver Program, or (2) are renewing a visa less than 48 months after its expiration date. The bill also authorizes interviews for certain B visa applications to be conducted remotely (i.e., via teleconference technology) subject to various requirements, including requirements related to security. 

If a first-time visa applicant is eligible for a waiver of the in-person interview requirement, that individual may pay for expedited processing of that application.

The bill also requires the State Department to establish, via rulemaking, standards for consulates for nonimmigrant visa processing times. The State Department must also assist consulates that do not meet these standards. Such assistance may include increasing staffing and implementing technological upgrades. Consulates must make interview wait time data publicly available and regularly update this information.

The bill also expands the Consular Fellows Program by 5% per year through FY2030 and requires fellows to be trained to conduct visa interviews in English.

 

 
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Poultry Grower Fairness Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2633
Sponsor: Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA]
Introduced: 2023-07-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in Senate
ASCEND Act

Bill: 118-s-2634
Sponsor: Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO]
Introduced: 2023-07-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Earth sciences
Photography and imaging
Space flight and exploration
Spacecraft and satellites

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: 

Accessing Satellite Capabilities to Enable New Discoveries Act or the ASCEND Act

This bill provides statutory authority for the Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition Program. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) established the program as a pilot program in 2017 to acquire commercial small-satellite data in support of NASA's earth science research.
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in Senate