hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Make American Flags in America Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4137
Sponsor: Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]
Introduced: 2023-06-14 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Buy American requirements
Congressional oversight
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government studies and investigations
National symbols

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-06-14
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-06-14
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-06-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-14
text: Introduced in House
Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4138
Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15]
Introduced: 2023-06-14 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Department of Justice
Federal officials

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-14
text: 

Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2023 

This bill modifies the appointment procedures and term of service for the Director of the Bureau of Prisons.

Currently, the director is appointed by the Attorney General. This bill requires the director to be appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.

The bill also limits the director to a single term of 10 years.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-06-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-14
text: Introduced in House
Student Loan Refinancing Act

Bill: 118-hr-4139
Sponsor: Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10]
Introduced: 2023-06-14 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-14
text: 

Student Loan Refinancing Act

 
This bill establishes a refinancing program for federal student loans.
 
Specifically, the Department of Education (ED) must, within 30 days, establish a program that allows borrowers to refinance their federal student loans down to lower interest rates. The refinanced interest rates are (1) calculated based on the type of student loan (e.g., Stafford), and (2) fixed for the period of the loan.
 
In addition, the bill requires ED to coordinate with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to alert borrowers of their program eligibility.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-06-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-14
text: Introduced in House
To authorize the President to award the Purple Heart to Louis Boria, Jr., for injuries incurred during World War II and the Korean War while a member of the Marine Corps.

Bill: 118-hr-4140
Sponsor: Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]
Introduced: 2023-06-14 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Private Legislation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-14
text: 
This bill authorizes the President to award the Purple Heart to Louis Boria, Jr., for injuries incurred during World War II and the Korean War while a member of the Marine Corps.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2023-06-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-14
text: Introduced in House
To provide that certain communications projects are not subject to requirements to prepare certain environmental or historical preservation reviews, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-hr-4141
Sponsor: Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1]
Introduced: 2023-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Historic sites and heritage areas
Land transfers
State and local government operations
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-10-22
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-713, Part I.
action_date: 2024-10-22
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-713, Part I.
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 13.
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2023-06-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Introduced in House
CCP Wrongful Death Accountability Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4142
Sponsor: Rep. Santos, George [R-NY-3]
Introduced: 2023-06-15 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: 

CCP Wrongful Death Accountability Act of 2023

 
 This bill authorizes certain private lawsuits against the Chinese government for harm resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the bill authorizes a case to be brought by (1) a U.S. national if their immediate relative died of COVID-19 (i.e., wrongful death), or (2) a U.S. citizen for harm suffered by the citizen. The harms for which a citizen may seek damages include, but are not limited to, expenditures for overtime wages paid to frontline workers, vaccine or medical equipment purchases, and research and development costs. 
 
Such a case must be brought in a U.S. district court. If the Chinese government fails to pay a judgment under one of these provisions within one year, the plaintiff may obtain a court order directing the federal government to pay the amount owed. If the federal government is ordered to pay the judgment, the federal government must deduct an equivalent amount from (1) any interest or debt owed by the United States to China, or (2) any amounts made available to provide U.S. assistance to China.
 

 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Introduced in House
FAIR Act

Bill: 118-hr-4144
Sponsor: Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4]
Introduced: 2023-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: 

Federal Assistance to Initiate Repayment Act or the FAIR Act

 
This bill makes various changes to the federal student loan system, including by establishing a new income-driven repayment plan and limiting the authority of the Department of Education (ED) to propose or issue regulations and executive actions related to federal student aid programs.
 
The bill directs ED to provide at least 12 notices to each borrower of a federal student loan indicating (1) the date on which the borrower is required to make monthly loan payments; (2) the borrower's options for repayment; and (3) the options available to a borrower who is in default, including the option to consolidate or rehabilitate loans. ED must also conduct additional outreach to at-risk borrowers.
 
Additionally, the bill replaces existing federal student loan repayment plans with one standard 10-year repayment plan and one income-driven repayment plan. The bill outlines the terms of this new income-driven repayment plan.
 
The bill provides deferment options for borrowers with loans made on or after July 1, 2024. The bill prohibits ED from authorizing additional deferment options or periods of deferment other than those authorized by this bill. 
 
The bill allows borrowers to rehabilitate a defaulted loan twice (currently, only once).
 
The bill also prohibits ED from issuing a proposed rule, final regulation, or executive action related to federal student aid programs if ED determines that the rule, regulation, or action (1) is economically significant, and (2) would result in an increase in a subsidy cost.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Introduced in House
Safeguarding American Education From Foreign Control Act

Bill: 118-hr-4145
Sponsor: Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3]
Introduced: 2023-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: 

Safeguarding American Education From Foreign Control Act

 
This bill establishes a special disclosure rule requiring institutions of higher education (IHEs) to disclose any gift from or contract with a foreign source that is associated with a covered nation (i.e., North Korea, China, Russia, or Iran).
 
Under current law, an IHE must disclose to the Department of Education (ED) a gift from or contract with a foreign source that is valued at $250,000 or more, considered alone or in combination with all other gifts from or contracts with that foreign source. This bill establishes a special disclosure rule relating to foreign sources associated with covered nations. Specifically, the bill requires an IHE to disclose any gift from or contract with a foreign source that is associated with a covered nation, regardless of the amount of the gift or contract.
 
The bill also directs ED to transmit disclosure reports and related records to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Introduced in House
Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4146
Sponsor: Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]
Introduced: 2023-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Dental care
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health personnel
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: 

Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 

2023

 
This bill provides for Medicare coverage of dental and oral health services, including routine diagnostic and preventive services, basic and major dental services, and emergency care; dental prostheses are also covered. Currently, such services are excluded from Medicare coverage.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-06-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Introduced in House
Reproductive Health Care Training Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4147
Sponsor: Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6]
Introduced: 2023-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Abortion
Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Government information and archives
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Medical education
Performance measurement
Sex and reproductive health
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: 

Reproductive Health Care Training Act of 2023 

This bill establishes a grant program that supports training for providers of abortion care.

Specifically, the Health Resources and Services Administration must award grants to health professional schools, academic health centers, or other nonprofit health care safety net providers to support training in abortion care, if such training is authorized in the state in which they are located. Funds may be used to train students, residents, and advanced practice clinicians in abortion care and to connect them to appropriate entities to provide such care, among other activities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Introduced in House
Import Security and Fairness Act

Bill: 118-hr-4148
Sponsor: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
Introduced: 2023-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Civil actions and liability
Customs enforcement
Department of the Treasury
Government information and archives
Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: 

Import Security and Fairness Act

 
This bill excludes imported articles from nonmarket economy countries or countries on the priority watch list from receiving de minimis treatment. De minimis treatment allows imported articles valued under $800 to enter the United States without paying duties or taxes. 
 
The bill also directs U.S. Customs and Border Protection to collect additional information on merchandise that may qualify for de minimis treatment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Introduced in House
OH SNAP, Close the Fruit and Vegetable Gap Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4149
Sponsor: Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large]
Introduced: 2023-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural marketing and promotion
Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Community life and organization
Elementary and secondary education
Food assistance and relief
Food industry and services
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Fruit and vegetables
Nutrition and diet
Retail and wholesale trades
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: 

Opt for Health with SNAP, Close the Fruit and Vegetable Gap Act of 2023 or the OH SNAP, Close the Fruit and Vegetable Gap Act of 2023

This bill reauthorizes, and provides increased specified funds for, the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) for FY2024-FY2028 and each fiscal year thereafter. GusNIP provides competitive grants for projects that increase low-income consumers' purchases of fruits and vegetables by providing (1) incentives at Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) points of purchase, and (2) produce prescriptions to SNAP/Medicaid participants.
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Introduced in House
Improving Whole Health for Veterans with Chronic Conditions Act

Bill: 118-hr-4150
Sponsor: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
Introduced: 2023-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Dental care
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Government lending and loan guarantees
Health care coverage and access
Health personnel
Health technology, devices, supplies
Higher education
Home and outpatient care
Student aid and college costs
Veterans' medical care

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require certain contract terms in contracts relating to wind turbines on land not owned by the taxpayer as a requirement in order to claim the credit relating to electricity produced from certain renewable resources.

Bill: 118-hr-4151
Sponsor: Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4]
Introduced: 2023-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Introduced in House
Space Resources Institute Act

Bill: 118-hr-4152
Sponsor: Rep. Caraveo, Yadira [D-CO-8]
Introduced: 2023-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Aviation and airports
Congressional oversight
Higher education
Mining
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Space flight and exploration
Technology assessment

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: 

Space Resources Institute Act

 
This bill directs the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Department of Commerce to submit a report on the merits of, and options for, establishing an institute related to space resources in order to advance the objectives of NASA and Commerce for maintaining U.S. preeminence in space. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-07-23
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 503.
action_date: 2024-07-23
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 118-604.
action_date: 2024-07-23
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 118-604.
action_date: 2024-03-20
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 37 - 0.
action_date: 2024-03-20
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Introduced in House
Senior Legal Hotline Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4153
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]
Introduced: 2023-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: 

Senior Legal Hotline Act of 2023

 
This bill permits the Administration on Aging to award competitive grants to certain nonprofit organizations or partnerships to establish or maintain statewide senior legal hotlines to provide free services to older individuals.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Introduced in House
No Welfare for the Wealthy Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4154
Sponsor: Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6]
Introduced: 2023-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Food assistance and relief
Poverty and welfare assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: 

No Welfare for the Wealthy Act of 2023

This bill requires all households participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to meet the program's income and asset requirements.

Federal requirements generally provide two pathways for SNAP financial eligibility. A household may meet program-specific federal eligibility requirements, which include both income eligibility and an asset test. A household may also be automatically or 
categorically
 eligible for SNAP based on eligibility for or receiving cash benefits from other specified low-income assistance programs (e.g., Temporary Assistance for Needy Families [TANF]). Under this categorical eligibility, households that already meet financial eligibility rules in a program like TANF are not required to go through another financial eligibility determination in SNAP.

Further, a majority of states also provide broad-based categorical eligibility (BBCE), a policy that makes most households with an income below a certain threshold categorically eligible for SNAP. Under BBCE, these states typically make households categorically eligible through receiving or being authorized to receive a minimal non-cash TANF benefit or service (e.g., a pamphlet). A state may set its own BBCE financial eligibility requirements for a household so long as the income requirement is below a certain level. A state's requirements do not have to match SNAP program-specific eligibility requirements. For example, most states that provide BBCE do not have an asset test for SNAP eligibility. 

The bill requires all SNAP households, including those that qualify under categorical eligibility, to meet the SNAP program's income and asset requirements. These requirements take effect one year after the bill's enactment and do not apply to certification periods that begin before the effective date. 
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-08-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Introduced in House
Tribal HUD–VASH Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4155
Sponsor: Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4]
Introduced: 2023-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: 

Tribal HUD-VASH Act of 2023

 
This bill provides statutory authority for the Tribal HUD-VASH program, which provides rental assistance and supportive services to Indian veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and living in or near an area where a tribe or tribally designated housing entity provides assistance for affordable housing. 
 
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) may use up to 5% of rental assistance amounts under the HUD-VASH program, which provides housing assistance to homeless veterans, for the Tribal HUD-VASH program. The Tribal HUD-VASH program must be carried out by HUD in conjunction with the Department of Veterans Affairs.
 
Under the program, grants must be made to entities eligible for housing assistance block grants. HUD may make renewal grants to entities that have received prior program grants.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Introduced in House