hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
No Vaccine Passports Act

Bill: 118-s-181
Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2023-01-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Disability and health-based discrimination
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Immigration status and procedures
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Right of privacy
Visas and passports
Voting rights

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: 

No Vaccine Passports Act

 
This bill restricts collection and disclosure of an individual's vaccination status, including for COVID-19 vaccinations. It also makes it unlawful to discriminate based on COVID-19 vaccination status and to mandate vaccination in certain circumstances.
 
Specifically, the bill prohibits the use of federal funds to establish or collaborate with federal, state, private, or international systems that track or monitor an individual's COVID-19 vaccination status. Additionally, federal agencies must destroy existing records that contain information about an individual's COVID-19 vaccination status within 30 days. Furthermore, agencies may not issue vaccine passports or similar standardized documentation of COVID-19 vaccination status.
 
The bill also prohibits discrimination based on COVID-19 vaccination status or willingness to provide documentation of vaccination status in employment, public accommodations, and certain public programs and services. Remedies and enforcement mechanisms available under federal civil rights laws apply to violations under this bill.
 
In addition, federal privacy standards for health information must prohibit the disclosure of non-anonymized information about the status of any vaccination without a patient's express consent. Moreover, the bill makes anyone who requests an individual's vaccination status subject to these standards.
 
The bill temporarily bans (1) mandates for vaccines authorized for use under emergency procedures, and (2) administration of those vaccines to minors or individuals who lack capacity to consent to vaccinations without the consent of their parent or guardian. It also prohibits public disclosure of an individual's COVID-19 vaccination status without express, written consent. Violations of these prohibitions are subject to criminal and civil penalties.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Introduced in Senate
Transition-to-Success Mentoring Act

Bill: 118-s-182
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2023-01-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Congressional oversight
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Educational guidance
Elementary and secondary education
Performance measurement
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: 

Transition-to-Success Mentoring Act

 
This bill establishes a transition-to-success mentoring program requiring the Department of Education (ED) to award grants to eligible entities (e.g., local educational agencies) to provide school-based mentoring programs to assist at-risk students in transitioning from middle to high school. ED must also work with the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to (1) refer grant recipients to the National Mentoring Resource Center to obtain mentoring resources, and (2) provide grant recipients with information regarding transitional services for eligible students returning from correctional facilities and transition services for students with disabilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Introduced in Senate
Students Helping Young Students Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-183
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2023-01-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Higher education
National and community service
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Temporary and part-time employment
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: 

Students Helping Young Students Act of 

2023

 
This bill expands the federal work-study programs at institutions of higher education to include work-study programs that compensate students employed in the educational after-school, before-school, or out-of-school community service activities of public elementary or secondary schools.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Introduced in Senate
Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-184
Sponsor: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY]
Introduced: 2023-01-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advanced technology and technological innovations
Budget deficits and national debt
Business investment and capital
Competition and antitrust
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Congressional oversight
Congressional-executive branch relations
Economic performance and conditions
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Industrial policy and productivity
Inflation and prices
Judicial review and appeals
Legislative rules and procedure
Monetary policy
Unemployment

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: 

Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 20

23

 
This bill revises provisions relating to congressional review of agency rulemaking. 
 
Specifically, the bill establishes a congressional approval process for a major rule. A major rule may only take effect if Congress approves the rule. A 
major rule
 is a rule that has resulted in or is likely to result in (1) an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more; (2) a major increase in costs or prices for consumers, individual industries, government agencies, or geographic regions; or (3) significant adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or the ability of U.S.-based enterprises to compete with foreign-based enterprises. 
 
The bill generally preserves the current congressional review process for a nonmajor rule.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 9.
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Introduced in Senate
Native American Direct Loan Improvement Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-185
Sponsor: Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]
Introduced: 2023-01-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Building construction
Housing finance and home ownership
Indian social and development programs
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: 

Native American Direct Loan Improvement Act of 2023

 
This bill revises the Native American Direct Loan (NADL) program, which is administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Under the NADL program, the VA makes loans directly to Native American veterans to purchase, construct, improve, or refinance their homes located on federal trust land.
 
Specifically, the bill expands the NADL program by allowing Native American veterans to refinance other existing mortgage loans on the same property if certain conditions are met. 
 
Additionally, the bill requires the VA to conduct additional program outreach by partnering with local service providers (e.g., tribal organizations and nonprofit organizations) to conduct outreach, homebuyer education, housing counseling, and post-purchase education.
 
The bill directs the VA to assign a sufficient number of personnel to carry out the NADL program, including construction and valuation specialists to assist with issues unique to new construction and renovations on trust land.
 
The bill also authorizes the VA to make a loan with a 1% interest rate to a Native community development financial institution to allow the institution to relend loan amounts to qualified Native American veterans residing on federal trust land.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-11-02
text: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
action_date: 2023-02-16
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Introduced in Senate
Prohibiting Abortion on Federal Lands Act

Bill: 118-s-186
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2023-01-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Abortion
Government buildings, facilities, and property

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: 

Prohibiting Abortion on Federal Lands Act

 
This bill prohibits the federal government from promoting, supporting, or contracting with abortion entities, or otherwise expanding access to abortions on federal lands or in federal facilities, including military installations, national parks, court houses, and other federal buildings.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Introduced in Senate
No Tax Breaks for Radical Corporate Activism Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-187
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2023-01-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: 

No Tax Breaks for Radical Corporate Activism Act

 
This bill disallows a business expense tax deduction for any reimbursement paid by an employer to an employee for travel expenses to obtain an abortion, or for the costs of any gender transition procedure for the employee's minor child.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Introduced in Senate
Wildfire Emergency Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-188
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2023-01-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Aquatic ecology
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Disaster relief and insurance
Ecology
Economic development
Educational facilities and institutions
Educational guidance
Electric power generation and transmission
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental education
Executive agency funding and structure
Fires
First responders and emergency personnel
Forests, forestry, trees
Government information and archives
Health facilities and institutions
Infrastructure development
Land use and conservation
Military facilities and property
Poverty and welfare assistance
Public contracts and procurement
Public utilities and utility rates
Public-private cooperation
State and local government operations
Technology transfer and commercialization
Vocational and technical education
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: 

Wildfire Emergency Act of 2023

 
This bill provides for programs and activities in support of forest restoration, wildfire mitigation, and energy resilience. 
 
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) shall establish a pilot program under which it may enter into conservation finance agreements with public or private persons to increase the pace and scale of forest restoration and land management projects across the National Forest System. 
 
The bill provides for an increased federal cost share for conservation finance projects that would primarily benefit one or more low-income communities and for which the nonfederal entities involved cannot meet a specified cost share requirement.
 
The Department of Energy shall establish a program to support critical facilities (e.g., hospitals), including by improving the energy resilience and power needs of critical facilities through the development and use of microgrids, renewable energy, energy efficiency, reduced electricity demand, and on-site storage.
 
The bill expands the weatherization assistance program to support the use of fire-resistant materials.
 
The bill directs USDA and the Department of the Interior to take actions to improve the detection and monitoring of wildfires.
 
 USDA and Interior shall establish one or more centers in western states to train individuals in methods relevant to the mitigation of wildfire risk. 
 
 USDA shall establish a competitive grant program to support workforce development in forestry and fire management.
 
USDA may issue grants to increase community capacity for land stewardship activities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S174-175)
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Introduced in Senate
Mind Your Own Business Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-189
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2023-01-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: 

Mind Your Own Business Act of 2023 

 
This bill requires a large publicly traded company to be bound by certain duties and procedures in the event of a legal claim in response to the company's support of specified social or political issues. The company must establish these duties and procedures in the company's articles of incorporation or bylaws as a condition of listing its shares on a national securities exchange.
 
Specifically, a company must establish duties and procedures applicable to a legal claim brought against a corporate defendant for breach of fiduciary duty resulting from a 
material action
. These duties and procedures require that a corporate defendant
 
 
must be bound by certain factual representations; 
 
has the burden of proof with respect to any determination of independent business judgment; and 
 
in the event of a judgment on the merits in favor of the claimant, must be jointly and severally liable for money damages in specified amounts. 
 
A 
material action
 taken by a corporate defendant covered by this bill includes 
 
 
an action taken primarily in response to a state law, state regulation, or state legislation relating to the manner in which elections are conducted in the state, protecting religious freedom, or limiting the availability of abortion services; 
 
an action to promote certain social issues regarding race or sex; or 
 
other actions unrelated to the company's pecuniary interest.
 
 
Actions not covered by this bill include charitable contributions, certain exercises of religion, activity related to national security, and the limitation of business with certain nations and entities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Introduced in Senate
China Oil Export Prohibition Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-190
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2023-01-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Asia
China
Oil and gas
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: 

China Oil Export Prohibition Act of 

2023

 
This bill prohibits the exportation of petroleum products to China. 
Petroleum product
 means crude oil, refined oil or a refined oil product, residual fuel oil, or any other petroleum product. The prohibition does not apply to (1) natural gas or any natural gas liquid product, or (2) petroleum products that are in transport when the prohibition takes effect (which is 10 days after the bill's enactment).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Introduced in Senate
Restoring Military Focus Act

Bill: 118-s-191
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2023-01-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Defense
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: 

Restoring Military Focus Act

 
This bill eliminates the position of Chief Diversity Officer within the Department of Defense (DOD), as well as the position of Senior Advisor for Diversity and Inclusion within the military departments. Additionally, the bill prohibits the use of federal funds to establish similar positions to that of Chief Diversity Officer or Senior Advisor for Diversity and Inclusion within DOD.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Introduced in Senate
Safe Passage on Interstates Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-192
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2023-01-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing
First responders and emergency personnel
Motor vehicles
Roads and highways
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: 

Safe Passage on Interstates Act of 2023

 
This bill establishes a new federal criminal offense for the obstruction of interstate highways. 
 
Specifically, the bill makes it unlawful to knowingly engage in a listed activity with the intent to obstruct the free, convenient, and normal use of the interstate highway. The listed activities are (1) deliberately delaying traffic, (2) standing or approaching a motor vehicle, or (3) endangering the safe movement of a motor vehicle. 
 
A violation is subject to criminal penalties.
 
The bill provides an exception for any lawful activity conducted or authorized by the federal government or by a state or local government.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Introduced in Senate
Protecting Students From Racial Hostility Act

Bill: 118-s-193
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2023-01-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Elementary and secondary education
Higher education
Racial and ethnic relations
State and local government operations
Teaching, teachers, curricula
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: 

Protecting Students From Racial Hostility Act

 
This bill prohibits school curriculums or teachings that promote certain concepts based on race. 
 
Specifically, the bill prohibits schools from promoting concepts that result in a 
racially hostile environment
, which the bill defines as an environment in which (1) racial discrimination has created an adverse setting, (2) an individual is fearful due to a racially intimidating or offensive environment, or (3) an individual is restricted from participating in or benefiting from a program or activity on the basis of race.
 
Prohibited concepts include the idea that (1) one race is inherently superior to another, (2) the United States is fundamentally racist, and (3) an individual bears responsibility for the past actions of others of the same race. 
 
The bill makes the use of such curriculums or teachings a violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination based on race, color, or national origin in federally funded programs or activities. Any intimidation, threat, or other interference with respect to an individual's rights or participation in related proceedings (e.g., the ability to file complaints about the use of prohibited curriculums) shall also be considered a violation of Title VI. 
 
The bill applies to elementary and secondary schools and to colleges and universities. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Introduced in Senate
Protecting Our Democracy by Preventing Foreign Citizens from Voting Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-194
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2023-01-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Immigration status and procedures
Intergovernmental relations
State and local government operations
Voting rights

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: 

Protecting Our Democracy by Preventing Foreign Citizens from Voting Act
 
of 2023

 
This bill prohibits federal funds from being made available to state or local governments that allow noncitizens to vote in federal, state, or local elections.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Introduced in Senate