hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley and Roberts Temple National Historic Site Act

Bill: 118-s-562
Sponsor: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
Introduced: 2023-02-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Historic sites and heritage areas
Illinois
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Protest and dissent
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: 

Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley and Roberts Temple National Historic Site Act

 
This bill establishes the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley and Roberts Temple National Historic Site in Illinois as a unit of the National Park System.
 
The site shall not be established until the Department of the Interior enters an agreement with the Roberts Temple providing for public access to, and interpretation, operation, and maintenance of, a site that is sufficient to constitute a manageable park unit.
 
The purpose of the site is to preserve, protect, and interpret (1) the Great Migration, (2) the memorial service and funeral of Emmett Till, (3) the story of the courage and activism of Mamie Till-Mobley that was demonstrated as she transformed the murder of her son into a symbol of racial injustice, and (4) the civil rights movement.
 
Interior may enter into agreements, as appropriate, with public and private entities to provide and facilitate interpretive and educational services, administrative support, and technical assistance relating to the site, within or outside the boundaries of the site.
 
The National Park Service shall prepare a general management plan for the site.


Legislative actions:
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: 2023-02-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian Tribes, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-s-563
Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2023-02-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Federal-Indian relations
Indian lands and resources rights

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: 
This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to take land into trust for all federally recognized Indian tribes.
 
Specifically, the bill applies the Indian Reorganization Act to all federally recognized Indian tribes, regardless of when a tribe became recognized. The amendments made by this bill are retroactively effective as if included in the Indian Reorganization Act. This effectively overrules the Supreme Court's decision in 
Carcieri v. Salazar, 
which held that Interior could not take land into trust for a specified tribe because that tribe had not been under federal jurisdiction when the Indian Reorganization Act was enacted in 1934.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Parental Data Rights Act

Bill: 118-s-564
Sponsor: Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO]
Introduced: 2023-02-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Civil actions and liability
Family relationships
Internet, web applications, social media

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: 

Parental Data Rights Act

 
This bill establishes parental notification requirements for social media companies that allow minors to create accounts.
 
Specifically, the bill requires a social media company to (1) collect contact information of a parent or guardian at the time a minor child creates an account, and (2) notify a parent or guardian when a minor child creates an account.
 
It authorizes a civil action against a social media company that fails to provide, upon request, access to the minor's usage data or the ability to delete a minor's account and associated data.
 
 
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Pregnancy Center Security Act

Bill: 118-s-565
Sponsor: Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID]
Introduced: 2023-02-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health facilities and institutions
Sex and reproductive health
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: 

Pregnancy Center Security Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants on a competitive basis for upgrading the facilities of pregnancy-help organizations. The bill defines these as organizations that provide services to individuals with unintended pregnancies with the intent of encouraging the individuals to give birth; the definition in the bill excludes, however, organizations that perform or refer for abortions (or affiliates of those organizations).
 
Facility upgrades include installing security systems and making the facilities accessible to people with disabilities.
 
The bill prohibits the use of grant funds for abortion-related services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Charitable Act

Bill: 118-s-566
Sponsor: Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]
Introduced: 2023-02-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: 

Charitable Act

 
This bill allows individual taxpayers who do not otherwise itemize their tax deductions a deduction in taxable years beginning in 2023 or 2024 for charitable contributions. The deduction is limited to one-third of the standard deduction allowed to such taxpayers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-567
Sponsor: Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
Introduced: 2023-02-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Employee benefits and pensions
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Judicial review and appeals
Labor-management relations
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
Wages and earnings
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: 

Richard L. Trumka
 Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 20

23

 
This bill expands various labor protections related to employees' rights to organize and collectively bargain in the workplace.
 
Specifically, it revises the definitions of 
employee
, 
supervisor
, and
 employer
 to broaden the scope of individuals covered by the fair labor standards; permits labor organizations to encourage participation of union members in strikes initiated by employees represented by a different labor organization (i.e., secondary strikes); and prohibits employers from bringing claims against unions that conduct such secondary strikes.
 
The bill also allows collective bargaining agreements to require all employees represented by the bargaining unit to contribute fees to the labor organization for the cost of such representation, notwithstanding a state law to the contrary, and it expands unfair labor practices to include prohibitions against replacement of, or discrimination against, workers who participate in strikes.
 
The bill makes it an unfair labor practice to require or coerce employees to attend employer meetings designed to discourage union membership and prohibits employers from entering into agreements with employees under which employees waive the right to pursue or a join collective or class-action litigation.
 
Finally, the bill addresses the procedures for union representation elections, modifies the protections against unfair labor practices that result in serious economic harm, and establishes penalties and permits injunctive relief against entities that fail to comply with National Labor Relations Board orders.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 133.
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Sanders without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Sanders without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Harriet Tubman Tribute Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-568
Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Introduced: 2023-02-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: 

Harriet Tubman Tribute Act of 2023 

 
This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to ensure that the face of all $20 federal reserve notes printed after December 31, 2030, bear the likeness of Harriet Tubman. Treasury may delay this date by two years if the earlier deadline creates an unacceptable risk (1) of counterfeiting; or (2) to the safe, secure, and speedy functioning of the United States economy.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in Senate
9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-569
Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2023-02-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Appropriations
Department of Health and Human Services
First responders and emergency personnel
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government trust funds
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Military personnel and dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: 

9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act of 2023

 
This bill modifies the funding of, expands eligibility for, and makes other changes to the World Trade Center Health Program. This program provides medical monitoring and treatment to responders and survivors who suffer from health conditions related to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.
 
Specifically, the bill provides additional funding for the program through FY2033 to cover program costs. It also sets out a new formula to determine funding amounts for the program from FY2034 through FY2090.
 
Additionally, the bill expands eligibility for the program to include members of the Armed Forces and federal employees and contractors who provided rescue, recovery, demolition, debris clean-up, or related services in response to the attacks at the Pentagon and in Shanksville, PA on September 11, 2001. The bill limits the enrollment of newly eligible individuals in the program to 500 at any given time.
 
Other changes in the bill include (1) allowing certain health care providers other than physicians to determine whether an individual's health condition is related to an attack, and (2) making the program administrator (rather than the centers that collect and analyze health data generated from the program) responsible for establishing criteria for credentialing health care providers that participate in the program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Medicaid Dental Benefit Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-570
Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
Introduced: 2023-02-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Dental care
Government information and archives
Health care quality
Health promotion and preventive care
Intergovernmental relations
Medicaid
Poverty and welfare assistance
State and local government operations
U.S. territories and protectorates

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: 

Medicaid Dental Benefit Act
 
of 

2023

 
This bill requires state Medicaid programs to cover dental and oral health services for adults. It also increases the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) for such services.
 
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must develop oral health quality and equity measures and conduct outreach relating to such coverage. Additionally, the Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Payment and Access Commission must report on specified information relating to adult oral health care.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to require reports on the dangers posed by nuclear reactors in areas that might experience armed conflict.

Bill: 118-s-571
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2023-02-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Asia
Belarus
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Estonia
Europe
Geography and mapping
Government information and archives
India
Latvia
North Korea
Nuclear power
Pakistan
Poland
Russia
South Korea
Taiwan

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: 
This bill requires the Department of Defense and the National Nuclear Security Administration of the Department of Energy to jointly report on national security concerns and recommendations related to nuclear reactors and nuclear power plants located in specific areas (e.g., regions that have recently experienced or are likely to experience armed conflict), including reactors and power plants scheduled to be completed during the 10-year period beginning after the enactment of this bill.
 
The report must be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Ensuring Access to VA INFO Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-572
Sponsor: Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC]
Introduced: 2023-02-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional committees
Congressional-executive branch relations
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: 

Ensuring Access to Department of Veterans Affairs Information Necessary for Oversight Act of 2023 or the Ensuring Access to VA INFO Act of 2023

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to answer questions submitted for the record by members of the congressional veterans' affairs committees within 45 business days after the date on which the VA receives the question.
 
The VA must provide notice to Congress if it is unable to respond within the 45-day time frame. The notice must include a justification of the inability to meet the deadline, an estimate of when an answer will be provided, and a description of the steps necessary to answer the question.
 
At the VA's request, other agencies must assist the VA in answering questions as necessary. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-160.
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Confederate Monument Removal Act

Bill: 118-s-573
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2023-02-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: 

Confederate Monument Removal Act

 
This bill prohibits a state from providing for display in National Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol a statue of a person who voluntarily served with the Confederate States of America. The bill also provides funding for removing any statue currently on display that depicts such a person and outlines procedures for returning and replacing such statutes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Increasing Prescription Drug Competition Act

Bill: 118-s-574
Sponsor: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]
Introduced: 2023-03-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: 

Increasing Prescription Drug Competition Act

 
This bill provides that certifications in generic drug applications of certain patents involved in Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) programs have no effect upon the drug's approval. (The Food and Drug Administration sometimes requires a REMS program for certain drugs with safety risks, which may include restrictions on a drug's distribution through elements to ensure safe use (ETASU), such as special requirements for pharmacies that dispense the drug.)
 
Specifically, certifications in generic drug applications with respect to patents that involve an ETASU for REMS requirements have no effect on the effective date of the drug's approval, notwithstanding any other provisions that allow for a stay of approval pending litigation outcomes (i.e., 30-month stay). 
 
The bill also specifies that in a civil action alleging patent infringement with respect to REMS requirements, the sponsor of the approved brand-name drug may only seek damages from (rather than an injunction against) the generic drug applicant.


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
Fight Inflation Through Balanced Budgets Act

Bill: 118-s-575
Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN]
Introduced: 2023-03-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: 

Fight Inflation Through Balanced Budgets Act

 
This bill establishes points of order that may be raised in the Senate against (1) budget resolutions that do not include a balanced budget; and (2) provisions that would cause the total amount of appropriations for a program, project, or activity to exceed the authorized amount. 
 
The bill also limits waivers of budget points of order in the Senate, including by prohibiting (1) waiving multiple points of order against a measure using a single motion, and (2) waiving a point of order that has not been specifically raised by a Senator. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Keep Children and Families Safe from Lead Hazards Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-577
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2023-03-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Child health
Congressional oversight
Housing industry and standards
Low- and moderate-income housing
Metals
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: 

Keep Children and Families Safe from Lead Hazards Act of 2023

 
This bill requires the Office of Multifamily Housing Programs to conduct a risk assessment of properties that receive low-income housing assistance to identify properties with the greatest risk of exposing children under six years old to lead hazards (e.g., lead-based paint and lead service lines).
 
 The office must develop an action plan for remediation and control of lead hazards in identified properties and submit a report on low-income housing properties with lead hazards, including the number of children under six living at those properties.


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
Liberty City Rising Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-578
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2023-03-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Crime prevention
Housing and community development funding
Housing industry and standards
Low- and moderate-income housing
Public housing
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: 

Liberty City Rising Act

 of 2023

 
This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to establish standards to ensure the safety and security of federally assisted housing in high-crime areas. Public housing agencies serving high-crime areas must also establish anonymous hotlines for tenants to report suspicious activity and crimes in the community. In addition, HUD must prioritize public housing projects located in high-crime areas when awarding certain public housing grants for safety and security measures.
 
Under the bill, a high-crime area is designated by HUD based on the most recent violent crime data available.


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
Safe Temperature Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-579
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2023-03-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Housing and community development funding
Housing for the elderly and disabled
Housing industry and standards
Lighting, heating, cooling
Low- and moderate-income housing
Public housing

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: 

Safe Temperature Act of 2023

 
This bill allows the Department of Housing and Urban Development to require units in public housing, supportive housing for the elderly, and dwellings receiving low-income housing choice voucher assistance to maintain a temperature level ranging from 71 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.


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
CCP Visa Ban Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-580
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2023-03-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-01
text: 

CCP Visa Ban Act of 2023

 
This bill prohibits the Department of State from issuing certain visas to members of the Chinese Communist Party.
 
Specifically, the bill prohibits the issuance of temporary visas for business (B-1 visas) or tourism (B-2 visas) to party members.
 
Further, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Bureau of Consular Affairs must cancel any such unexpired visas that have been issued to party members.


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