hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Land Claim Settlement Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-195
Sponsor: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]
Introduced: 2023-01-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Federal-Indian relations
Indian claims
Indian lands and resources rights
Land transfers
Michigan

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: 

Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Land Claim Settlement Act of 2023

 
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to transfer funds to the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC) in order to settle the KBIC's land claims to the Reservation Swamp Lands and the Reservation Canal Lands and clear title to those lands.
 
The KBIC may use these funds for any lawful purpose except to acquire land for gaming.

action_date: 2023-12-12
text: 

Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Land Claim Settlement Act of 2023

 
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to transfer funds to the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC) in order to settle the KBIC's land claims to the Reservation Swamp Lands and the Reservation Canal Lands and clear title to those lands.
 
The KBIC may use these funds for any lawful purpose except to acquire land for gaming.

action_date: 2023-12-14
text: 

Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Land Claim Settlement Act of 2023

 
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to transfer funds to the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC) in order to settle the KBIC's land claims to the Reservation Swamp Lands and the Reservation Canal Lands and clear title to those lands.
 
The KBIC may use these funds for any lawful purpose except to acquire land for gaming.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-12-19
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2023-12-19
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2023-12-18
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2023-12-14
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6008-6009; text: CR S6008-6009)
action_date: 2023-12-14
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6008-6009; text: CR S6008-6009)
action_date: 2023-12-12
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 272.
action_date: 2023-12-12
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Schatz without amendment. With written report No. 118-129.
action_date: 2023-12-12
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Schatz without amendment. With written report No. 118-129.
action_date: 2023-07-19
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2023-05-03
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-105.
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Introduced in Senate
Prohibiting Federal Emergencies for Abortion Act

Bill: 118-s-196
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2023-01-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Abortion
Intergovernmental relations
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: 

Prohibiting Federal Emergencies for Abortion Act

 
This bill prohibits the President and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from declaring a federal emergency relating to abortion.
 
Specifically, neither the President nor HHS may declare a national emergency for purposes of (1) promoting, supporting, or expanding access to abortion; or (2) taking adverse action against or litigating against states that prohibit or otherwise restrict abortion.


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
American Values Act

Bill: 118-s-197
Sponsor: Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID]
Introduced: 2023-01-31 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: 

American Values Act

 
This bill expands restrictions on using U.S. foreign assistance to pay for or promote abortions, involuntary sterilizations, or other related activities.
 
Specifically, the bill expands existing prohibitions, including prohibitions against using foreign assistance to pay for abortions or involuntary sterilization for family planning, to apply to all assistance provided under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (FAA). (Currently, these prohibitions apply to only certain parts of the FAA.) 
 
Furthermore, assistance provided under the FAA may not be made available to (1) pay for lobbying for or against abortion, or (2) any organization involved in managing a program of coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization. (These prohibitions have typically been in appropriations acts, but the bill would make the prohibitions a permanent part of the FAA.)
 
The bill also makes permanent a prohibition against using funds made available to the Peace Corps to pay for abortions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Introduced in Senate
Rural Health Clinic Burden Reduction Act

Bill: 118-s-198
Sponsor: Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY]
Introduced: 2023-02-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Family planning and birth control
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health personnel
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical research
Medicare
Mental health
Research and development
Retail and wholesale trades
Rural conditions and development
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: 

Rural Health Clinic Burden Reduction Act

 
This bill makes a series of changes to requirements that apply to rural health clinics under Medicare. 
 
For example, the bill allows rural health clinics that are not directed by physicians to enter into arrangements with physician assistants or nurse practitioners that generally comply with state laws (regarding scope of practice), rather than other specific requirements.
 
 It also specifies that rural health clinics (1) need only have prompt access to clinical laboratory services (as opposed to having to directly provide these services); (2) must be located in a non-urban area with a population that is less than 50,000; (3) may contract with (as opposed to employ) physician assistants or nurse practitioners; and (4) may primarily provide mental health services if located in a designated mental health professional shortage area.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: Introduced in Senate
PROTECT Kids Act

Bill: 118-s-200
Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC]
Introduced: 2023-02-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Elementary and secondary education
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: 

Parental Rights Over The Education and Care of Their Kids Act or the PROTECT Kids Act

 
This bill requires elementary and middle schools, as a condition of receiving federal funds, to obtain parental consent under specified circumstances.
 
Specifically, an elementary school or a school consisting of only grades 5-8 must obtain parental consent before (1) changing a minor child's gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name on any school form; or (2) allowing a child to change the child's sex-based accommodations, including locker rooms or bathrooms.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to require agencies submit zero-based budgets.

Bill: 118-s-201
Sponsor: Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID]
Introduced: 2023-02-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Appropriations
Budget deficits and national debt
Budget process
Congressional oversight
Executive agency funding and structure

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: 
This bill requires federal agencies to submit zero-based budgets to the Office of Management and Budget and the congressional budget committees
. 
A
 zero-based budget
 is a systematic budget analysis in which managers (1) examine current objectives, operations, and costs; (2) consider alternative ways of carrying out programs or activities; and (3) rank different programs or activities by order of importance.
 
The bill also requires federal agencies to submit recommendations to reduce spending by at least 2% from the previous year's levels. The Department of Defense and the National Nuclear Security Administration are exempt from this requirement. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-202
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2023-02-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: 

Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2023

 
This bill reauthorizes and expands the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration program, which helps fund collaborative and community-based forest management.
 
To be eligible for support, a collaborative forest landscape restoration proposal must describe plans to prevent, remediate, or control invasions of pathogens.
 
For each proposal nominated for selection by a Forest Service regional office, the office must provide a federal government staffing plan for providing support to collaboratives.
 
In selecting proposals, the Department of Agriculture must give special consideration to proposals that seek to
 
 
 use innovative implementation mechanisms, including conservation finance agreements and good neighbor agreements;
 
reduce the risk of uncharacteristic wildfire or increase ecological restoration activities within areas across land ownerships and within the wildland-urban interface; and
 
enhance watershed health and drinking water sources.
 
 
The bill increases the number of proposals that may be funded during any fiscal year.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Crime Gun Tracing Modernization Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-203
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2023-02-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Business records
Criminal justice information and records
Firearms and explosives
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Intergovernmental relations
Licensing and registrations
Retail and wholesale trades
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: 

Crime Gun Tracing Modernization Act of 2023

 
This bill requires the National Tracing Center within the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to establish and maintain an electronic, searchable database of records related to certain firearms transactions.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S205)
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

Bill: 118-s-204
Sponsor: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]
Introduced: 2023-02-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Abortion
Civil actions and liability
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Health personnel
Legal fees and court costs
Medical ethics
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: 

Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
 
This bill establishes requirements for the degree of care a health care practitioner must provide in the case of a child born alive following an abortion or attempted abortion.
 
 Specifically, a health care practitioner who is present must (1) exercise the same degree of care as would reasonably be provided to any other child born alive at the same gestational age, and (2) ensure the child is immediately admitted to a hospital. Additionally, a health care practitioner or other employee who has knowledge of a failure to comply with the degree-of-care requirements must immediately report such failure to law enforcement.
 
A health care practitioner who fails to provide the required degree of care, or a health care practitioner or other employee who fails to report such failure, is subject to criminal penalties&#8212;a fine, up to five years in prison, or both. 
 
 An individual who intentionally kills or attempts to kill a child born alive is subject to prosecution for murder.
 
The bill bars the criminal prosecution of a mother of a child born alive under this bill and allows her to bring a civil action against a health care practitioner or other employee for violations. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S205-206; text: CR S206)
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-205
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2023-02-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: 

Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act of 

2023

 
This bill conditions each state's receipt of federal funds on the state's establishment of specified minimum requirements for the prevention and treatment of concussions in school sports.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S206-207)
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Temporary Protected Status Reform and Integrity Act

Bill: 118-s-207
Sponsor: Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]
Introduced: 2023-02-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: 

Temporary Protected Status Reform and Integrity Act

 
This bill imposes additional requirements and restrictions relating to temporary protected status (TPS).
 
(Generally, a country may be designated for TPS for a period of time due to certain conditions in that country, such as civil unrest. Eligible nationals of that country may receive work authorization and may not be removed from the United States.)
 
Under this bill, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may extend a TPS designation once, but an act of Congress shall be required for subsequent extensions. Currently, congressional action is not required for extensions.
 
Furthermore, DHS may not designate a country for TPS if that country's designation terminated in the last 18 months under certain conditions. Specifically, this prohibition applies if the earlier designation terminated because (1) DHS did not make a determination that the conditions justifying the initial designation continue to exist, or (2) DHS recommended granting a subsequent extension but Congress did not enact a law to authorize that extension. 
 
Similarly, if a country's TPS designation terminated under these conditions, DHS may not designate that country again based on the justification that supported the original designation.
 
The bill also establishes additional restrictions on individuals seeking or receiving TPS protections, such as 
 
 
prohibiting an individual who entered the United States unlawfully from receiving TPS,
 
further limiting the authority of DHS to waive certain grounds of inadmissibility for a TPS applicant, and
 
imposing additional restrictions on TPS recipients traveling abroad for brief trips (i.e., an individual who travels under certain conditions loses TPS).
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Public Health and Border Security Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-208
Sponsor: Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]
Introduced: 2023-02-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Immigration status and procedures
Infectious and parasitic diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: 

Public Health and Border Security Act of 2023

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to meet conditions related to notification and planning before terminating certain restrictions on imports and individuals entering the United States.
 
Current law authorizes HHS to restrict entries and imports from foreign countries to prevent the introduction of communicable diseases. HHS exercised this authority as part of its COVID-19 response, including to allow for the expulsion of undocumented migrants at the border without any asylum processing.
 
Under this bill, HHS may not terminate the restrictions for (1) at least 60 days after it notifies Congress of the end of the COVID-19 emergency, and (2) at least 30 days after it submits to Congress a plan for addressing the possible influx of migrants or imports resulting from lifting the restrictions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: Introduced in Senate
FAIR Fees Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-209
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2023-02-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Aviation and airports
Department of Transportation
Transportation costs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: 

Forbidding Airlines from Imposing Ridiculous Fees Act of 2023 or the
 
FAIR Fees Act
 
of 202

3

 
This bill directs the Department of Transportation to prescribe regulations (1) prohibiting an air carrier from imposing specified fees relating to a flight in passenger air transportation that are unreasonable or disproportional to the costs it incurs, and (2) establishing standards for assessing whether such fees are reasonable and proportional to those costs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Job Protection Act

Bill: 118-s-210
Sponsor: Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]
Introduced: 2023-02-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Employee leave
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: 

Job Protection Act

 
This bill reduces from 12 months to 90 days the employment period required for employees (including federal employees) to become eligible for family and medical leave. Additionally, the bill makes the family and medical leave requirements applicable to all employers (currently, the requirements apply to employers with 50 or more employees).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Protect Our CREDIT Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-212
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2023-02-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: 

Protect Our Citizens from Reckless Extortion of our Debt and Irresponsible Tactics Act of 2023 or the Protect Our CREDIT Act of 2023

 
This bill allows the President to increase the statutory debt limit unless a joint resolution of disapproval is passed by Congress and becomes law.
 
Prior to the beginning of each fiscal year, the President must submit to Congress a certification that specifies the existing debt, the debt limit, and the debt that will be necessary to issue during the next year to meet existing commitments. The debt limit is increased by the proposed amount, unless a joint resolution of disapproval is passed by Congress within 15 days and becomes law. Congress must consider the joint resolution using specified expedited legislative procedures.
 
The President must submit an additional certification to Congress during the year if the debt is within $250 billion of the limit, and further borrowing is necessary to meet existing commitments. The certification must propose a new debt limit for the remainder of the year and explain any discrepancy with the earlier certification. The new debt limit also goes into effect, unless a joint resolution of disapproval is passed by Congress within 15 days and becomes law. 
 
The bill suspends the debt limit during the period in which Congress is considering a joint resolution of disapproval after the President has submitted a mid-year certification. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Keep Our Promises Act

Bill: 118-s-213
Sponsor: Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO]
Introduced: 2023-02-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: 

Keep Our Promises Act

 
This bill authorizes Medicare and Social Security payments to be made in full even if the federal debt limit is reached. Such payments do not count against the debt limit until after the debt limit has been raised by authorizing legislation. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-214
Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2023-02-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Firearms and explosives
Forests, forestry, trees
Intergovernmental relations
Judicial procedure and administration
Land use and conservation
Legal fees and court costs
Parks, recreation areas, trails
State and local government operations
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: 

Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2023 
 
 This bill allows a qualified individual to carry a concealed handgun into or possess a concealed handgun in another state that allows its residents to carry concealed firearms.
 
A qualified individual must (1) be eligible to possess, transport, or receive a firearm under federal law; (2) carry a valid photo identification document; and (3) carry a valid state-issued concealed carry permit, or be eligible to carry a concealed firearm in his or her state of residence.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-02
text: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 10.
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: Introduced in Senate