hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Strengthening Community Care Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-2559
Sponsor: Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13]
Introduced: 2023-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-10
text: 

Strengthening Community Care Act of 2023

 
This bill extends funding through FY2028 for the Community Health Center Fund (CHCF) and the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Fund.
 
The CHCF supports grants for outpatient health care facilities that provide care to medically underserved populations; the NHSC Fund supports the provision of scholarships and student loan repayment awards to health care providers who agree to work in areas with health care provider shortages.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-04-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-10
text: Introduced in House
Peer-Reviewed Report on Measuring Metrics and Thresholds

Bill: 118-hr-2561
Sponsor: Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
Introduced: 2023-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-10
text: 

Peer-Reviewed Report on Measuring Metrics and Thresholds

 
This bill requires the Department of Transportation to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to produce a report that identifies and recommends a system of measuring aviation noise. 
 
This measurement system must, with a highly reliable relationship, categorize noise levels to determine compatibility for residential areas and high annoyance areas based on appropriate metrics. In addition, it must (1) have a highly reliable relationship between projected noise exposure and surveyed reactions of individuals, and (2) be applied uniformly in measuring noise at airports and the surrounding area.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2023-04-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2023-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-10
text: Introduced in House
Air Traffic Noise and Pollution Expert Consensus Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-2562
Sponsor: Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
Introduced: 2023-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-10
text: 

Air Traffic Noise and Pollution Expert Consensus Act of 2023

 
This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration to enter into an arrangement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to examine and report on the various health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2023-04-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2023-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-10
text: Introduced in House
Aircraft Ownership Transparency Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-2563
Sponsor: Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
Introduced: 2023-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-10
text: 

Aircraft Ownership Transparency Act of 2023

This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to obtain the identity of all beneficial owners of a covered entity prior to approving an aircraft certificate of registration.

A 
covered entity
 refers to a person, trust, association, copartnership, corporation, or other public or private entity. A 
beneficial owner
 refers to a natural person who directly or indirectly (1) exercises control over the covered entity, or (2) has an interest in or receives substantial economic benefits from the covered entity's assets.

Specifically, the FAA must require a covered entity seeking an aircraft certificate of registration to identify each beneficial owner by providing the owner's name and current street address; a unique identifying number from a U.S. passport or a driver's license issued by a state (or a copy of a passport issued by a foreign country if those documents are unavailable); the owner's nationality; and the make, model, and serial number of the aircraft to be registered.

The covered entity must also disclose any beneficial owner of the covered entity who is a foreign person. A 
foreign person
 is an individual who is not (1) a U.S. citizen, or a (2) non-U.S. national (
alien 
under federal law) lawfully admitted for permanent residence into the United States.

 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2023-04-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2023-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-10
text: Introduced in House
Noise Data Collection Act

Bill: 118-hr-2564
Sponsor: Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
Introduced: 2023-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-10
text: 

Noise Data Collection Act

This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to annually report to Congress the estimated number of individuals in the United States who are exposed to certain levels of aviation noise.

Specifically, the report must include estimates for the number of individuals exposed to aviation noise at each of the following day-night average sound levels (DNLs): 65 dBA, 55 dBA, and 46 dBA. In addition, the FAA's initial report must include an estimate of the number of individuals exposed to aviation noise at these levels for each year during the period beginning on January 1, 2010, and ending on the last day of the year preceding the year for which the first report is submitted.

The DNL noise metric reflects a person's cumulative exposure to sound over a 24-hour period, expressed as the noise level for the average day of the year on the basis of annual aircraft operations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2023-04-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2023-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-10
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to establish an advisory committee for communities impacted by aviation, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-hr-2565
Sponsor: Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
Introduced: 2023-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-10
text: 
This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to establish an Impacted Communities Advisory Committee. The committee must provide advice and recommendations to the FAA on community needs, plans, and strategies with respect to areas that include
 
 
noise policy;
 
community engagement;
 
noise, pollution, and health mitigation for communities close to airports and communities away from airports; and
 
 integration of new or emerging technologies.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2023-04-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2023-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-10
text: Introduced in House
Voter Registration Efficiency Act

Bill: 118-hr-2566
Sponsor: Rep. McClain, Lisa C. [R-MI-9]
Introduced: 2023-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Licensing and registrations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-10
text: 

Voter Registration Efficiency Act

 
This bill requires a state motor vehicle authority to require each individual applying for a motor vehicle driver's license in the state to (1) indicate whether the individual resides in another state or resided in another state before applying for the license (and, if so, identify the state involved); and (2) indicate whether the individual intends for the new state to serve as the individual's residence for federal voter registration purposes.
 
If an individual indicates an intention for the new state to serve as the individual's residence for federal voter registration purposes, the state motor vehicle authority must notify the motor vehicle authority of the former state of residence. The motor vehicle authority of the former state of residence must then notify the chief state election official that the individual no longer intends for the state to serve as the individual's residence for federal voter registration purposes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Elections.
action_date: 2023-04-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2023-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-10
text: Introduced in House
School Meals Expansion Act

Bill: 118-hr-2567
Sponsor: Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3]
Introduced: 2023-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-10
text: 

School Meals Expansion Act

This bill expands eligibility for the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) of the school lunch program. It also increases the reimbursement rate for schools under the CEP. (The CEP allows eligible schools, groups of schools, and school districts the option to offer breakfast and lunch at no cost to all enrolled students without collecting household applications.)

This bill lowers the threshold for a school to participate in the CEP to an identified student percentage (ISP) of at least 25%, from 40%. The ISP is the percentage of students who are eligible for free school meals without a household application, primarily those who are directly certified through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

The bill also increases the reimbursement multiplier for school meals to 2.5 from the current 1.6, effectively increasing the reimbursement rate for the CEP participating schools. The reimbursement multiplier is used to calculate how many meals will be reimbursed at the free meal rate. A higher multiplier means more meals will be reimbursed at this higher rate. 
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-10
text: Introduced in House
IMAGES Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-2568
Sponsor: Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2]
Introduced: 2023-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-10
text: 

Improvement of Mapping, Addresses, Geography, Elevations, and Structures Act of 2023 or the IMAGES Act of 2023

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2029, and otherwise revises, the National Flood Mapping Program.
 
 Specifically, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) must (1) integrate planimetric features (i.e., nontopographic features) including parcel identification data and address information in National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) rate maps (community maps delineating flood hazard areas, flood elevations, and flood risk zones applicable to flood insurance rate determination); (2) update rate maps to reflect specified timely geographic data and protocols; and (3) publish NFIP rate map data through a publicly available national geospatial data repository.
 
FEMA must also coordinate with the United States Geological Survey to ensure maintenance of stream flow gages and award certain contracts in accordance with existing qualification procedures applicable to architectural and engineering services.
 
 The bill also allocates funds from the National Flood Insurance Fund for the creation and maintenance of NFIP rate maps.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2023-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-10
text: Introduced in House
DOC Act

Bill: 118-hr-2569
Sponsor: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6]
Introduced: 2023-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-10
text: 

Doctors of Community Act or the DOC Act

 
This bill reauthorizes and provides mandatory funding for graduate medical education programs operated by teaching health centers.
 
The bill sets out funding levels through FY2033. Funding for FY2034 and beyond equals the preceding fiscal year's amount adjusted for medical inflation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-04-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-10
text: Introduced in House
Safeguarding Women’s and Children’s Health Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-2570
Sponsor: Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11]
Introduced: 2023-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-10
text: 

Safeguarding Women's and Children's Health Act of 

2023

 
This bill imposes reporting requirements relating to abortion drugs.
 
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) must require health care practitioners to report (1) any death or adverse event associated with the use of an abortion drug, whether or not the adverse event is considered drug-related; and (2) each time the practitioner prescribes, dispenses, or administers such a drug. 
 
The FDA must establish online portals for health care practitioners to report such information and for patients to self-report adverse events. 
 
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must aggregate the collected information and annually publish data about such drugs, including the number of prescriptions and adverse events occurring within 120 days of use. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-04-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-10
text: Introduced in House
RAM Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-2571
Sponsor: Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8]
Introduced: 2023-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-10
text: 

Reshoring American Manufacturing Act of 2023 or the RAM Act of 2023

 
This bill allows business taxpayers a tax credit, up to $25 million in a taxable year, for the cost of eligible reshoring expenses. The bill defines 
eligible reshoring expenses 
as amounts paid for the transportation (including any import duties, fees, or tariffs imposed with respect to such transportation) of manufacturing equipment from China to the United States. The credit expires after 2026. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2023-04-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-10
text: Introduced in House
Supporting Women COPS Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-2572
Sponsor: Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]
Introduced: 2023-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-10
text: 

Supporting Women with Career Opportunities in Policing Services Act of 2023 or the Supporting Women COPS Act of 2023

 
This bill establishes a Task Force on Women in Law Enforcement to (1) study state hiring standards for law enforcement officers, (2) develop national hiring standards for law enforcement officers, and (3) develop recommendations for retention and promotion of female officers. It also incentivizes states to adopt the recommendations of the task force.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-10
text: Introduced in House
To express the Sense of Congress with respect to Federal preemption of State restrictions on dispensing medication abortion, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-hr-2573
Sponsor: Rep. Ryan, Patrick [D-NY-18]
Introduced: 2023-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-10
text: 
This bill expresses the sense of Congress that (1) medication abortion is appropriately approved and regulated under federal law, and (2) federal law preempts any in-person dispensing requirements or telehealth restrictions with respect to medication abortion under state law.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-04-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-10
text: Introduced in House
EMS Counts Act

Bill: 118-hr-2574
Sponsor: Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7]
Introduced: 2023-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Census and government statistics
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Fires
First responders and emergency personnel
Government information and archives
Health personnel

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-10
text: 

EMS Counts Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Labor to revise the broad description under the occupational series 
33-2011 Firefighters 
of the 2018 Standard Occupational Classification System of the Bureau of Labor Statistics to separately account for firefighters who also serve as paramedics or emergency medical technicians (EMTs). Specifically, the classification system must include the following detailed occupations:
 
 
Firefighters;
 
 Firefighter/EMTs;
 
 Firefighter/Paramedics; and
 
 Firefighters, All Other.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-09-19
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 588.
action_date: 2024-09-19
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 118-694.
action_date: 2024-09-19
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 118-694.
action_date: 2024-07-10
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 42 - 0.
action_date: 2024-07-10
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2023-04-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-10
text: Introduced in House
Restaurant Revitalization Tax Credit Act

Bill: 118-hr-2575
Sponsor: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
Introduced: 2023-04-13 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-13
text: 

Restaurant Revitalization Tax Credit Act 

 
This bill allows certain restaurants affected by the COVID-19 pandemic a credit against payroll tax liability up to 100% of the wages paid to their employees, not to exceed $25,000 in any calendar quarter.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-04-13
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E308-309)
action_date: 2023-04-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-13
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Securities Act of 1933 to expand the research report exception to include reports about any issuer that undertakes a proposed offering of public securities.

Bill: 118-hr-2576
Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25]
Introduced: 2023-04-13 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-13
text: 
This bill allows a securities broker or dealer to publish or distribute a research report on a proposed public offering by any issuer without it being considered an offer to sell securities for purposes of registration requirements. Currently, only reports published or distributed regarding a proposed public offering by an emerging growth company fall under this exception.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2023-04-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-13
text: Introduced in House
Small Business Investor Capital Access Act

Bill: 118-hr-2578
Sponsor: Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6]
Introduced: 2023-04-13 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-13
text: 

Small Business Investor Capital Access Act

 
This bill requires the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to adjust annually for inflation the dollar amount of an exemption from registration requirements for investment advisors of private funds. Currently, investment advisors of private funds of less than $150 million in assets under management are exempt. The bill would require the SEC to adjust that amount annually based on the change in the Consumer Price Index.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2023-04-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-13
text: Introduced in House
Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-2579
Sponsor: Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6]
Introduced: 2023-04-13 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Financial services and investments
Securities
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-13
text: 

Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2023 
 
 
This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise venture capital investment regulations. Venture capital funds are exempt from certain regulations applicable to other investment firms, including those related to filings, audits, and restricted communications with investors. Under current law, non-qualifying investments&#8212;which include secondary transactions and investments in other venture capital funds&#8212;may comprise up to 20% of a venture capital fund. 
 
The bill allows investments acquired through secondary transactions or investments in other venture capital funds to be considered as qualifying investments for venture capital funds. However, for a private fund to qualify as a venture capital fund, the fund's investments must predominately (1) be acquired directly, or (2) be investments in other venture capital funds. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2023-04-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-13
text: Introduced in House
Ensuring United Families at the Border Act

Bill: 118-hr-2580
Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2023-04-13 in the House
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-13
text: 

Ensuring United Families at the Border Act

 
 This bill addresses the treatment of children who are non-U.S. nationals (
aliens
 under federal law), including by statutorily establishing that there is no presumption that such a child (other than an unaccompanied child) should not be detained for immigration purposes. 
 
Specifically, the bill states that the detention of such minors shall be governed by specified sections of the Immigration and Nationality Act and not any other provision of law, judicial ruling, or settlement agreement.
 
(A 1997 settlement agreement, commonly known as the 
Flores
 agreement, imposes requirements relating to the treatment of detained alien minors, including requiring such minors to be released or placed in a nonsecure facility after a certain amount of time in detention.)
 
If an adult enters the United States unlawfully with their child, DHS must detain the adult and child together if the only criminal charge against the adult is a misdemeanor for unlawful entry.
 
This bill also prohibits states from imposing licensing requirements on immigration detention facilities used to detain minors or families with minors. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-04-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-13
text: Introduced in House