hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Risk Rating 2.0 Transparency Act

Bill: 118-s-602
Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
Introduced: 2023-03-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: 

Risk Rating 2.0 Transparency Act

 
This bill requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to release specified information regarding the National Flood Insurance Program's new 
Risk Rating 2.0
. 
Risk Rating 2.0
 went into effect on October 1, 2021, for new policies and on April 1, 2022, for existing policies. It bases premium rates on an individual property's specific flood risk instead of the flood risk of a general location and property type. 
 
Under the bill, FEMA must 
 
 
publish all data and methods used to calculate premium rates under 
Risk Rating 2.0
, 
 
create an online database where policyholders can see premium rates for their property using specified calculations, and
 
publish an assessment of the economic and social impacts of 
Risk Rating 2.0
. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in Senate
FDA Accountability for Public Safety Act

Bill: 118-s-603
Sponsor: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]
Introduced: 2023-03-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: 

FDA Accountability for Public Safety Act

 
This bill establishes additional procedures related to the market approval process for opioids. 
 
Under the bill, a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committee must make recommendations regarding supplemental applications for opioids. Current law requires only that an FDA committee make recommendations on new drug applications. 
 
The bill specifies that only the Commissioner of Food and Drugs may approve an opioid-related application against the recommendation of the committee. If the Commissioner approves such an application against a committee recommendation, the Commissioner must submit a report to Congress that includes (1) the evidence regarding patient safety that supports the Commissioner's decision, and (2) a disclosure of any potential conflicts of interest of FDA officials involved in the decision. The Commissioner must also testify before Congress regarding the decision, upon request. The drug in question may not be sold until the Commissioner has submitted the required report.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Changing the Culture of the FDA Act

Bill: 118-s-604
Sponsor: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]
Introduced: 2023-03-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: 

Changing the Culture of the FDA Act

 This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration to amend its mission statement to state that it is responsible for protecting the public health by considering the danger of addiction and overdose death when approving and regulating prescription opioid medications. (Opioid medications are drugs with effects similar to opium, such as certain pain medications.)

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Biking on Long-Distance Trails Act

Bill: 118-s-605
Sponsor: Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM]
Introduced: 2023-03-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: 

Biking on Long-Distance Trails Act

 
This bill establishes requirements related to long-distance bike trails.
 
The Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) shall identify 
 
 
not fewer than 10 long-distance bike trails that make use of existing trails and roads, and
 
not fewer than 10 areas in which there is an opportunity to develop or complete such trails.
 
 
Interior and USDA shall 
 
 
coordinate with stakeholders on the feasibility of, and identifying any resources necessary for, completing the development of the trails so identified; 
 
before identifying a trail or road as a long-distance bike trail, ensure that identifying a trail or road as a long-distance bike trail would not conflict with an existing use of the trail or road; and
 
seek geographically equitable identification, development, and completion of long-distance bike trails.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Protecting Americans from Dangerous Opioids Act

Bill: 118-s-606
Sponsor: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]
Introduced: 2023-03-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: 

Protecting Americans from Dangerous Opioids Act

 This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to revoke approval for an opioid drug for every new opioid drug approved. (Opioids are drugs with effects similar to opium, such as certain pain medications.) In determining the drug for which to revoke approval, the FDA must prioritize revoking approval for drugs that are not abuse deterrent and consider the public health impact of drugs on the market.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in Senate
EFFECTIVE Act

Bill: 118-s-607
Sponsor: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]
Introduced: 2023-03-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: 

Ensuring the FDA Fully Examines Clinical Trial Impact and Vitalness before Endorsement Act or the EFFECTIVE Act

 
This bill specifies that the Food and Drug Administration may deny an application for a new opioid analgesic drug (i.e., opioid medication) upon a determination that the drug does not provide a significant advantage with respect to safety or effectiveness as compared to other drugs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Deerfield River Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-608
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2023-03-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Lakes and rivers
Massachusetts
Vermont
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: 

Deerfield River Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2023

 
This bill designates the Deerfield River in Massachusetts and Vermont for potential addition to the national wild and scenic rivers system.


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 without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7153; text: CR S7155-7156)
action_date: 2024-12-18
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2024-01-09
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 303.
action_date: 2024-01-09
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin without amendment. With written report No. 118-151.
action_date: 2024-01-09
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin without amendment. With written report No. 118-151.
action_date: 2023-09-21
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-284.
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in Senate
NEW START Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-609
Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
Introduced: 2023-03-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: 

Necessary Entrepreneurship Workshops via the SBA to Transform and Assist Re-entry Training Act of 2023 or the NEW START Act of 2023

 
This bill establishes a pilot program for providing entrepreneurial development assistance to formerly incarcerated individuals.
 
Specifically, the bill requires the Small Business Administration to establish a pilot program whereby it awards grants to organizations or partnerships that create or support entrepreneurship programs for providing assistance to formerly incarcerated individuals. Such assistance shall be in the form of entrepreneurial development programming that may include the disbursement of microloans.
 
The Government Accountability Office must submit a report evaluating the (1) services that grant recipients provide to formerly incarcerated individuals, (2) oversight of the pilot program by the SBA, and (3) overall performance and impacts of the pilot program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Credit Union Board Modernization Act

Bill: 118-s-610
Sponsor: Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [I-AZ]
Introduced: 2023-03-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: 

Credit Union Board Modernization Act 

 
This bill revises the required frequency of meetings held by a credit union's board of directors. Specifically, new credit unions and credit unions with a low soundness rating must meet monthly. All other credit unions must hold at least six meetings annually, with at least one meeting held during each fiscal quarter. Currently, all credit union boards must meet at least once a month.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Energy Efficiency for Affordable Housing Act

Bill: 118-s-611
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2023-03-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: 

Energy Efficiency for Affordable Housing Act

 
This bill increases the amount of the low-income housing tax credit for rehabilitation expenditures for buildings, including those in high cost areas, that achieve enhanced energy performance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-613
Sponsor: Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL]
Introduced: 2023-03-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Athletes
Education programs funding
School athletics
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: 

Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023

 
This bill generally prohibits school athletic programs from allowing individuals whose biological sex at birth was male to participate in programs that are for women or girls.
 
Specifically, the bill provides that it is a violation of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 for federally funded education programs or activities to operate, sponsor, or facilitate athletic programs or activities that allow individuals of the male sex to participate in programs or activities that are designated for women or girls. (Title IX prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in federally funded education programs or activities, including in public elementary and secondary schools and in colleges and universities.) Under the bill,
 sex
 is based on an individual's reproductive biology and genetics at birth.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Protecting Americans from Fentanyl Trafficking Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-614
Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
Introduced: 2023-03-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: 

Protecting Americans from Fentanyl Trafficking Act of 2023 

 
This bill permanently places fentanyl-related substances as a class into schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. A schedule I controlled substance is a drug, substance, or chemical that has a high potential for abuse; has no currently accepted medical value; and is subject to regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties under the Controlled Substances Act.
 
 The temporary scheduling order issued by the Drug Enforcement Administration to place fentanyl-related substances into schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act expires on December 31, 2024.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Cabin Air Safety Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-615
Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced: 2023-03-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: 

Cabin Air Safety Act of 202

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This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to implement regulations regarding smoke or fume incidents on aircraft (excluding helicopters).
 
Specifically, the bill requires
 
 
 flight attendants, pilots, aircraft maintenance technicians, airport first responders, and emergency response teams to receive annual training on how to respond to incidents on aircraft;
 
the FAA to develop a standardized form and system for reporting incidents involving smoke or fumes;
 
the FAA to conduct an investigation after a report is submitted about incidents of smoke or fumes if anybody on the aircraft required medical attention; and
 
 air carriers to install and operate onboard detectors and other air quality monitoring equipment situated in the air supply system to enable pilots and maintenance technicians to locate the sources of air supply contamination, including carbon monoxide.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Leech Lake Reservation Restoration Amendments

Bill: 118-s-616
Sponsor: Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]
Introduced: 2023-03-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Federal-Indian relations
Forests, forestry, trees
Indian claims
Indian lands and resources rights
Land transfers
Minnesota

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: 

Leech Lake Reservation Restoration Technical Corrections Act of 2023

 
This bill provides for the transfer of certain federal land located in the Chippewa National Forest in Cass County, Minnesota, to the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe. 
 

The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must transfer to the tribe land in the Chippewa National Forest that records maintained by the Bureau of Indian Affairs show was sold without the consent of a majority of the rightful landowners.
 
Upon agreement between USDA and the tribe, USDA shall substitute alternative National Forest System land located in Cass County on an acre-for-acre basis for those parcels of federal land to be transferred that are found to be unsuitable for the future uses of the tribe.
 
USDA may transfer land to the tribe on a rolling basis as that land is identified and surveys are completed.
 
Any such agreement and any transfer of land made pursuant to such agreement shall be considered a final agency action.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-09-18
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 517.
action_date: 2024-09-18
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Schatz with amendments. With written report No. 118-225.
action_date: 2024-09-18
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Schatz with amendments. With written report No. 118-225.
action_date: 2024-05-01
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
action_date: 2023-07-12
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-120.
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in Senate
COAST Anti-Drilling Act

Bill: 118-s-617
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2023-03-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: 

Clean Ocean And Safe Tourism Anti-Drilling Act or the COAST Anti-Drilling Act

 
This bill prohibits the Department of the Interior from authorizing the exploration, development, or production (i.e., offshore drilling) of oil, natural gas, or other minerals in areas of the Outer Continental Shelf along the Atlantic Coast. Specifically, the prohibition applies to the Mid-Atlantic planning area, the South Atlantic planning area, the North Atlantic planning area, and the Straits of Florida.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in Senate
United States Foundation for International Conservation Act of 2024

Bill: 118-s-618
Sponsor: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2023-03-01 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Ecology
Economic development
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
International organizations and cooperation
Land use and conservation
Performance measurement
Research and development
Sanctions
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: 

United States Foundation for International Conservation Act of 2023

 
This bill requires the Department of State to establish the U.S. Foundation for International Conservation as a tax-exempt organization to promote international conservation efforts, including by providing grants for eligible projects.
 
The foundation shall fund projects that support effective area-based conservation measures and the long-term management of protected or conserved areas and their contiguous buffer zones. Such areas include terrestrial, coastal, and marine-protected or conserved parks, conservancies, and reserves. Projects must be cost-matched from sources other than the U.S. government. 
 
Project grants shall focus on countries that (1) have low-income, lower middle-income, or upper-middle-income economies; (2) have a high degree of biological diversity or important species or ecosystems; and (3) have demonstrated a commitment to conservation through their actions. 
 
The foundation may not provide support for any government, or any entity owned or controlled by a government, that has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism or has engaged in a consistent pattern of gross human rights violations. Additionally, the foundation may not engage in any dealings prohibited under U.S. sanctions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-05-07
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 368.
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: 2023-03-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Alaska Offshore Parity Act

Bill: 118-s-620
Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
Introduced: 2023-03-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Alaska
Energy revenues and royalties
Mining
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-02
text: 

Alaska Offshore Parity Act

 
This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to share more revenues derived from energy and mineral development in the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) region with Alaska and its coastal political subdivisions. Currently, only revenue generated by certain nearshore areas of the OCS is shared with Alaska. The bill requires Treasury to share a specified portion of revenue derived from all areas in the Alaska OCS region. Alaska may use the funding from such revenue for coastal protection, coastal infrastructure, systems to reduce energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions, programs at institutions of higher education, and other related purposes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-11-21
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 578.
action_date: 2024-11-21
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2024-11-21
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2024-11-19
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2023-03-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-03-02
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to clarify propane storage as an eligible use for funds provided under the storage facility loan program, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-s-621
Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]
Introduced: 2023-03-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-02
text: 
This bill specifies that funds provided under the Farm Storage Facility Loan Program may be used to construct or upgrade storage facilities for propane that is primarily used for agricultural production. 
 
This Department of Agriculture loan program provides low-interest financing for agricultural producers to build or upgrade commodity storage facilities. Some agricultural producers use propane to power agricultural operations (e.g., grain dryers, irrigation engines, and barn heating).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2023-03-02
text: Introduced in Senate