hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Military Recreational Land Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2527
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2023-07-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to require verification of the financial independence of financial services counselors in the Department of Defense.

Bill: 118-s-2528
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2023-07-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to provide support for military families with dependents in the Exceptional Family Member Program.

Bill: 118-s-2529
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2023-07-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Supporting the Mental Health of Educators and Staff Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2530
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2023-07-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: 

Supporting the Mental Health of Educators and Staff Act of 2023

 
This bill establishes grants and requires other activities to improve mental and behavioral health among education professionals and other school staff.
 
Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must award grants or contracts to educational agencies, institutions of higher education, or consortia of such entities for programs to promote mental health and resiliency among education professionals and other school staff. In addition, HHS may award grants for educator preparation programs and training.
 
Additionally, HHS must conduct a campaign to (1) encourage education professionals and other school staff to seek support and treatment for mental and behavioral health concerns, and (2) disseminate best practices to prevent suicide and improve mental health and resiliency among education professionals and other school staff.
 
HHS must also study and develop policy recommendations on
 
 
improving mental and behavioral health among education professionals and other school staff,
 
removing barriers to accessing care and treatment, and
 
identifying strategies to promote resiliency. 
 
 
Furthermore, the Government Accountability Office must report on the extent to which relevant federal grant programs address the prevalence and severity of mental health conditions and substance use disorders among education professionals and other school staff.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Introduced in Senate
SOCIAL MEDIA Act

Bill: 118-s-2531
Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]
Introduced: 2023-07-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to submit an annual report on certain out-of-cycle or premature personnel transfers.

Bill: 118-s-2532
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2023-07-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: 
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to report on the number and nature of out-of-cycle or premature personnel transfers carried out during the preceding fiscal year for specified individuals as a result of such individuals or their dependents being affected by certain issues.

Specifically, the report must focus on members of the Armed Forces on active duty, members of the Armed Forces in a reserve component, members of the National Guard, and civilian employees of DOD or dependents of the listed individuals who are being affected by (1) sexual assault or sexual harassment; (2) humanitarian or compassionate requests; (3) discrimination, harassment, bullying, reprisals, or threats based on the race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including gender identity) or sexual orientation of such individuals or dependents; (4) medical issues, including lack of access to care; or (6) child custody agreements.

Each report must be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex to protect sensitive information. Additionally, the reports must exclude personally identifiable information. 
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to allow certain military spouses employed by the Department of Defense to telework full time.

Bill: 118-s-2533
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2023-07-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Chesapeake Bay Science, Education, and Ecosystem Enhancement Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2534
Sponsor: Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA]
Introduced: 2023-07-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Air quality
Aquaculture
Aquatic ecology
Atmospheric science and weather
Chesapeake Bay
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Delaware
Department of Commerce
Education programs funding
Educational technology and distance education
Elementary and secondary education
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental education
Executive agency funding and structure
Fishes
Geography and mapping
Historic sites and heritage areas
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Maryland
New York State
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Pennsylvania
Research administration and funding
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Virginia
Water quality
Water resources funding
Watersheds
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Introduced in Senate
End Employer Collusion Act

Bill: 118-s-2535
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2023-07-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Competition and antitrust
Contracts and agency
Employee hiring
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Labor-management relations

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Introduced in Senate
NURSE Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2536
Sponsor: Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM]
Introduced: 2023-07-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: 

Nurses Utilizing Resources for SNAP Education Act of 2023 or the NURSE Act of 2023

This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to (1) develop training materials for health care professionals on how to inform their patients about the availability of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits; and (2) perform outreach to hospitals, universities, and nursing associations on the availability of the training materials.
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Tribal Nutrition Program Administration Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2537
Sponsor: Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM]
Introduced: 2023-07-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: 

Tribal Nutrition Program Administration Act of 2023

This bill requires the Department of Agriculture to pay 100% of the administrative and distribution costs of the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Regional Biocontainment Laboratory Authorization Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2538
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2023-07-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: 

Regional Biocontainment Laboratory Authorization Act of 2023

This bill provides statutory authority for a program through which the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awards grants or other support for regional biocontainment laboratories. These are laboratories that are designed to safely conduct research on dangerous pathogens and toxins to address emerging infectious diseases and other biological threats.

Additionally, HHS must establish a board consisting of grantee representatives to provide recommendations to (1) improve the quality and consistency of laboratory procedures and practices, and (2) coordinate federally funded activities carried out at the laboratories. 
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Prevent Discrimination in Title X Act

Bill: 118-s-2539
Sponsor: Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]
Introduced: 2023-07-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Abortion
Health programs administration and funding
Sex and reproductive health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: 

Prevent Discrimination in Title X Act

This bill prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services from requiring recipients of Title X Family Planning Grants to provide abortion counseling or referrals.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Tribal Nutrition Flexibility Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2540
Sponsor: Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM]
Introduced: 2023-07-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: 

Tribal Nutrition Flexibility Act of 2023

This bill makes changes to the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR), including by allowing the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to waive certain program requirements.

Specifically, the bill requires commodities provided through FDPIR to be products of the United States. However, upon the request of a tribal organization or state agency, USDA may temporarily waive this requirement in the case of a disaster, emergency, or severe supply chain disruption.

Additionally, the bill specifies that any traditional or culturally appropriate food that is sourced by a tribal organization or tribal band of a recipient tribe and that is located across an international boundary line shall be considered a product of the United States. Further, the bill gives USDA the authority to distribute traditional and culturally appropriate foods on a regional basis (in addition to a national basis). 

The bill also allows USDA to waive certain regulations upon the request of a tribe.

USDA must establish, subject to available funding, a fund from which USDA may (1) provide funds to tribal organizations or state agencies administering FDPIR for the purchase of traditional locally and regionally grown herbs and spices for use in nutrition education programming, or (2) purchase these herbs and spices on behalf of tribal organizations or state agencies (upon their request). The bill provides tribal organizations with broad discretion in determining the format and content of nutrition education programming.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Mid-South Oilseed Double Cropping Study Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2541
Sponsor: Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL]
Introduced: 2023-07-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: 

Mid-South Oilseed Double Cropping Study Act of 2023

This bill directs the federal crop insurance program to provide for research and development with respect to the inclusion of covered oilseed crops (i.e., rapeseed and canola crops) under double cropping policies. (Double cropping is producing two or more crops for harvest on the same acreage in the same crop year.)

The research must evaluate (1) the economic and environmental benefits of incorporating the crops into the policies; and (2) the potential risks associated with incorporating the crops into the policies, specifically with respect to winter-planted covered oilseed crops, including risks to soil health, biodiversity, and the profitability of farming operations. (The term 
policy 
means an insurance policy, plan of insurance, provision of a policy or plan of insurance, and related materials.)

In awarding contracts, the program may place emphasis on persons and institutions that have previous research experience with covered oilseed crops and have access to a facility with the capacity to do the research.
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Introduced in Senate
LAST ACRE Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2542
Sponsor: Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE]
Introduced: 2023-07-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Internet, web applications, social media
Land transfers
Licensing and registrations
Public contracts and procurement
Public-private cooperation
Rural conditions and development
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Language Education Data Enhancement Act

Bill: 118-s-2543
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2023-07-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: 

Language Education Data Enhancement Act

This bill requires research and reporting on attainment in languages other than English. 
Language other than English
 means any spoken or unspoken language other than English, including a Native American language and American Sign Language.

Specifically, the bill requires the National Center for Education Research to support research on attainment in languages other than English. 

The bill requires the National Center for Education Statistics to collect, acquire, compile, and disseminate data on student enrollment in courses in languages other than English, the number and certification of teachers employed in teaching languages other than English, and the number and distribution of courses offered in languages other than English at all levels of education. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Reproductive Health Care Accessibility Act

Bill: 118-s-2544
Sponsor: Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]
Introduced: 2023-07-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Disability and health-based discrimination
Disability and paralysis
Education programs funding
Employment and training programs
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Higher education
Medical education
Nursing
Sex and reproductive health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: 

Reproductive Health Care Accessibility Act

 
This bill establishes various grants and related programs that address sexual and reproductive health care for individuals with disabilities.
 
Specifically, the Health Resources and Services Administration must support
 
 
training for health care providers who offer sexual and reproductive health care to individuals with disabilities, and
 
educating individuals with disabilities about sexual and reproductive health care.
 
 The Administration for Community Living must establish a national center to provide recommendations, technical assistance, and other resources related to the provision of sexual and reproductive health care for individuals with disabilities. 
The bill also authorizes support for medical schools, nursing schools, and other educational institutions that offer obstetrics and gynecology training programs to expand the number of individuals with disabilities entering the reproductive health care workforce.
 
Additionally, the Department of Health and Human Services must study the effectiveness and other aspects of reproductive health care services and programs for individuals with disabilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Strengthen American Competitiveness Against Harmful Subsidies Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2545
Sponsor: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]
Introduced: 2023-07-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: 

Strengthen American Competitiveness Against Harmful Subsidies Act of 2023

This bill requires the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to regularly monitor and report on industrial subsidies provided by the Chinese government.

First, the USTR must coordinate with specified federal agencies to regularly monitor (1) industrial subsidies provided by the Chinese government; and (2) plans by the Chinese government to implement new, or expand existing, industrial subsidies.

Second, the USTR must coordinate with specified federal agencies to submit an annual report to Congress that identifies current and expected industrial subsidies provided by the Chinese government that pose a significant risk to (1) employment in the United States, including employment in strategically critical industries; and (2) manufacturing in the United States, including production of strategically critical goods. This report must also include recommendations for legislative, administrative, or other actions that could mitigate the risks posed by industrial subsidies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 North Taylor Lane in Patagonia, Arizona, as the "Jim Kolbe Memorial Post Office".

Bill: 118-s-2546
Sponsor: Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [I-AZ]
Introduced: 2023-07-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Arizona
Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Postal service

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 North Taylor Lane in Patagonia, Arizona, as the "Jim Kolbe Memorial Post Office."

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-11-20
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2024-11-20
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2024-11-20
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2024-11-19
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6625-6626; text: CR S6625-6626)
action_date: 2024-11-19
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2024-08-01
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 451.
action_date: 2024-08-01
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2024-08-01
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2024-07-31
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Pipeline Fairness, Transparency, and Responsible Development Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2547
Sponsor: Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]
Introduced: 2023-07-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR H3623)
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Aviation Security Checkpoint Technology Fund Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2548
Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
Introduced: 2023-07-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Government trust funds
Public contracts and procurement
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: 

Aviation Security Checkpoint Technology Fund Act of 2023

 
This bill establishes the Aviation Security Checkpoint Technology Fund within the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to fund the procurement, test, deployment, and post-deployment enhancements of aviation security checkpoint technology. The TSA must fund this program using airport passenger security fees that are currently collected by the TSA. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to name the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, as the "Henry Parham VA Clinic".

Bill: 118-s-2549
Sponsor: Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA]
Introduced: 2023-07-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Health facilities and institutions
Military history
Military personnel and dependents
Pennsylvania
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: 
This bill designates the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, as the Henry Parham Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic or the Henry Parham VA Clinic.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Denying Expenditures for False Accusations with Malicious Effect (DEFAME) Act

Bill: 118-s-2550
Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]
Introduced: 2023-07-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: 
 
Denying Expenditures for False Accusations with Malicious Effect (DEFAME) Act 

 
This bill denies certain large corporations (i.e., corporations with gross income exceeding $10 billion in the preceding taxable year) a tax deduction for certain payments relating to defamation law suits, including the applicable defamation suit payment, attorneys' fees, and insurance premiums. The bill defines 
applicable defamation suit payment
 as any payment that (1) is made in connection with a defamation suit for which proof of actual malice is required to succeed on the merits, (2) is paid pursuant to a settlement or court order, and (3) exceeds $500 million in the aggregate.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Introduced in Senate