hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Hemp Access and Consumer Safety Act

Bill: 118-hr-4849
Sponsor: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
Introduced: 2023-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Alternative treatments
Food supply, safety, and labeling

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: 

Hemp Access and Consumer Safety Act

 
This bill allows hemp and hemp-derived ingredients to be included in food and dietary supplements.
 
Current law prohibits, with limited exceptions, the sale of food and dietary supplements that contain an ingredient that is an active ingredient in (1) an approved drug, or (2) a drug for which there have been substantial and publicly known clinical investigations. This bill exempts hemp and hemp-derived ingredients, such as hemp-derived cannabidiol, from this prohibition.
 
The Food and Drug Administration may establish labeling and packaging requirements for such foods and dietary supplements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-24
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E705)
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a retroactive effective date of law regarding charge to entitlement to Department of Veterans Affairs educational assistance for individuals who do not transfer credits from certain closed or disapproved programs of education.

Bill: 118-hr-4850
Sponsor: Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16]
Introduced: 2023-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Higher education
School administration
Student aid and college costs
Student records
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-08-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in House
IDs for an Inclusive Democracy Act

Bill: 118-hr-4852
Sponsor: Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6]
Introduced: 2023-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: 

IDs for an Inclusive Democracy Act

This bill directs the Social Security Administration (SSA) to produce and make available at no cost to certain individuals in the United States an identification (ID) for the purpose of allowing such individuals to satisfy ID requirements.

Such ID must include a photograph and specified information, as well as security features. It shall be valid for a 10-year period. To receive an ID, an individual must be at least 14 years of age.

The SSA must develop and implement a campaign to educate the public with respect to the ID, including how an individual can receive and use it.

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) must develop and implement a process that enables individuals to apply for the ID through the USPS, including a process for a first-time ID and renewal, modeled after the process for passport applications.

The bill establishes a Task Force on Federal Identification Cards for the purpose of determining the requirements to produce and make available the ID.

The task force shall (1) issue a report on the requirements, including a requirement that the SSA and the USPS establish procedures to prevent the unauthorized disclosure of any information obtained with respect to individuals who seek assistance in obtaining the ID; and (2) develop and publish recommendations for voluntary best practices for nonprofit organizations and entities that provide services to vulnerable populations with respect to how such organizations and entities can assist individuals to obtain the ID.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in House
Legislative Reports on Estimates of Expenses and Impacts on Revenues of Bills and Laws Under PROMESA Act

Bill: 118-hr-4853
Sponsor: Rep. Chavez-DeRemer, Lori [R-OR-5]
Introduced: 2023-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in House
Fair Legal Access Grants Act

Bill: 118-hr-4854
Sponsor: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
Introduced: 2023-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in House
SNAP Ban Study Act

Bill: 118-hr-4855
Sponsor: Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1]
Introduced: 2023-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Criminal justice information and records
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Food assistance and relief
Government studies and investigations
Poverty and welfare assistance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: 

SNAP Ban Study Act

This bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a study to evaluate the effects of provisions that ban individuals who are convicted of drug felonies from participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Specifically, GAO must evaluate the effects of (1) the post-incarceration ban on participation by individuals convicted of a drug felony, and (2) state waiver provisions allowing for participation by these individuals. (The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 bars convicted drug felons from participating in SNAP; however, a state may opt to serve such felons by waiving or modifying the requirement.)

The GAO must submit a report to Congress on the study and make the report publicly available on the agency's website.
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-08-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in House
GusNIP Expansion Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4856
Sponsor: Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1]
Introduced: 2023-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Food assistance and relief
Fruit and vegetables
Government studies and investigations
Nutrition and diet
Poverty and welfare assistance
Public-private cooperation
State and local government operations

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-08-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in House
Equitable Transit Oriented Development Support Act

Bill: 118-hr-4857
Sponsor: Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]
Introduced: 2023-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund
Economic development
Government lending and loan guarantees
Infrastructure development
Public transit
Rural conditions and development
Transportation programs funding
Urban and suburban affairs and development

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in House
Communications, Video, and Technology Accessibility Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4858
Sponsor: Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16]
Introduced: 2023-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Digital media
Disability and paralysis
Disability assistance
Employment and training programs
Hearing, speech, and vision care
Internet, web applications, social media

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to direct the Secretary of Energy to submit to Congress a report containing an assessment of any physical or cybersecurity incidents to a storage facility or a related facility of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

Bill: 118-hr-4859
Sponsor: Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4]
Introduced: 2023-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Oil and gas
Strategic materials and reserves

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: 

Strategic Petroleum Reserve Security Assessment Act or the SPR Security Assessment Act

This bill directs the Department of Energy to annually report on any physical or cybersecurity incidents to a storage facility or a related facility of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in House
PROTECT the Second Amendment Act

Bill: 118-hr-4860
Sponsor: Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4]
Introduced: 2023-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Firearms and explosives
Landlord and tenant
Low- and moderate-income housing
Public housing

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to authorize grants for eligible institutions to carry out agriculture workforce training programs, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-hr-4861
Sponsor: Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1]
Introduced: 2023-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural education
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: 
This bill directs the National Institute of Food and Agriculture to establish a grant program within its Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program for eligible institutions to develop and carry out agriculture workforce training programs. Eligible institutions include U.S. land-grant universities, non-land-grant colleges of agriculture, junior or community colleges with agriculture programs, and area career and technical education schools with agriculture programs.

The grants must be used to develop and carry out programs to (1) promote the growth of the agriculture industry, (2) foster competitiveness within the industry, and (3) improve the training and retention of workers in the industry.

An
 agriculture workforce training program 
is a program developed by an eligible institution in collaboration with a targeted industry partner through which the industry partner provides training to enrolled students. This may include training through internships, apprenticeships, experience-based curricula, and educational programs and workshops. 

The program must be implemented by January 31, 2024. 
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-08-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in House
Sustainable Aviation Fuels Accuracy Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4862
Sponsor: Rep. Flood, Mike [R-NE-1]
Introduced: 2023-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Aviation and airports
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Department of Transportation
Energy efficiency and conservation
Motor fuels

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: 

Sustainable Aviation Fuels Accuracy Act of 2023

 
This bill defines the standards that apply to sustainable aviation fuel at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
 
The FAA must issue or revise regulations as necessary to provide that the bill's definition of 
sustainable aviation fuel
 applies to (1) all aircraft flown to, from, or within the United States; and (2) all programs established, administered, or overseen by the FAA.
 
Under the bill, 
sustainable aviation fuel 
means liquid fuel, the portion of which is not kerosene, which (1) meets specific international standards, (2) is not derived from coprocessing specific materials (e.g., triglycerides) with a non-biomass feedstock, (3) is not derived from palm fatty acid distillates or petroleum, and (4) is certified as having a lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions reduction percentage of at least 50% compared with petroleum-based jet fuel (based on specific standards and agreements).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in House
Shareholder Political Transparency Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4863
Sponsor: Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]
Introduced: 2023-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: 

Shareholder Political Transparency Act of 2023

This bill requires an issuer of securities to disclose information related to expenditures for political activities. Specifically, issuers must disclose quarterly any such expenditure, including by identifying any candidate the expenditure was made in relation to and any trade association or other tax-exempt organization that received dues or other payments that may be used for political activities. Annually, issuers must report on expenditures for political activities made in the previous year over $10,000 and information related to anticipated expenditures for the next year.

The Government Accountability Office must report on the effectiveness of the Securities and Exchange Commission's oversight of these reporting and disclosure requirements. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in House
End Birthright Citizenship Fraud Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4864
Sponsor: Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1]
Introduced: 2023-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: 

End Birthright Citizenship Fraud Act of 2023

 
This bill limits birthright citizenship to certain individuals, whereas currently, nearly all individuals born in the United States are U.S. citizens and U.S. nationals at birth. 
 
Under this bill, an individual born in the United States shall receive U.S. citizenship and U.S. nationality only if the individual is born to a parent who at the time of the birth is a (1) U.S. national, (2) refugee, (3) lawful permanent resident, or (4) non-U.S. national (
alien
 under federal law) who is performing active service in the Armed Forces.
 
(All U.S. citizens are U.S. nationals, but some individuals, such as those born in an outlying U.S. possession, obtain U.S. nationality but not citizenship through birth, unless the individual is entitled to citizenship through some other means.) 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-18
text: ASSUMING FIRST SPONSPORSHIP - Mr. Strong asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 4864, a bill originally introduced by Representative Gaetz, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in House
IDB Transparency Act

Bill: 118-hr-4865
Sponsor: Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8]
Introduced: 2023-07-25 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: 

IDB Transparency Act

 
This bill directs the U.S. Executive Director at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to act to reduce China's influence and to promote greater transparency about China's role in the IDB. 
 
Specifically, the U.S. Executive Director must vote and advocate to reduce the influence of China's government and Chinese companies at the IDB, including by opposing any IDB funding or projects that (1) are at least 10% funded by China or Chinese companies, and (2) present risks to U.S. national interests. Additionally, the U.S. Executive Director must vote against and take other actions to oppose the acquisition of IDB stock by China or Chinese companies.
 
The bill also directs the Department of the Treasury to provide Congress with a report on China's influence at the IDB, including an action plan to reduce Chinese involvement in IDB projects. If the report is not provided within 180 days of the bill's enactment, and until it is, the U.S. Executive Director must vote against or act to prevent a quorum for any vote related to the IDB budget. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in House
Veterans Members Business Loan Act

Bill: 118-hr-4867
Sponsor: Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34]
Introduced: 2023-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: 

Veterans Member Business Loan Act

This bill excludes from credit union aggregate loan limitations member business loans made to veterans. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in House
Member Business Loan Expansion Act

Bill: 118-hr-4868
Sponsor: Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34]
Introduced: 2023-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: 

Member Business Loan Expansion Act 

This bill revises requirements related to the terms and lending limits of certain credit union loans.

Specifically, the bill (1) allows the National Credit Union Administration Board to lengthen the maturity term of certain loans made by a credit union, and (2) raises the credit limit for credit union member businesses under which such loans are excluded from overall credit union lending limits.

Finally, the bill expands the definition of a community financial institution by (1) allowing insured credit unions to qualify, and (2) raising the average asset limit. (Community financial institutions are subject to reduced asset requirements for purposes of Federal Home Loan Bank membership.) 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in House
Migrant Child Safety Act

Bill: 118-hr-4869
Sponsor: Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]
Introduced: 2023-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: 

Migrant Child Safety Act

 
This bill requires actions relating to placing unaccompanied alien children with a sponsor, such as requiring the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to collect and share specified information about prospective sponsors.
 
Before placing such a child with a prospective sponsor, HHS must gather and provide to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) specified information about the prospective sponsor, including (1) proof of address for the residence where the child will be placed; (2) results of background checks for the sponsor and any adult household members, (3) the sponsor's immigration status, if known; and (4) any evidence to prove any claimed relationship between the child and the sponsor. HHS may not waive any part of this requirement.
 
After receiving this information, if DHS determines that the sponsor is unlawfully present in the United States, the sponsor must be placed in removal proceedings. 
 
No later than 30 days after placing the child, HHS must also provide this information and any other relevant information to the appropriate state or local health or welfare agency. 
 
If HHS cannot contact the sponsor for a follow-up or well-being check during the 120 days after the child's placement, HHS must report the child as missing to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. 
 
HHS must attempt to contact the child's parents, to the extent practicable. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in House
Wall Street Tax Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4870
Sponsor: Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4]
Introduced: 2023-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: 

Wall Street Tax Act of 2023

 
This bill imposes a 0.1% excise tax on certain financial transactions such as the purchase of stocks, bonds, and derivatives. 
 
The tax applies to the purchase of a security if (1) such purchase occurs on, or is subject to the rules of, a qualified board or exchange located in the United States; or (2) the purchaser or seller is a U.S. person.
 
A 
security
 includes
 
 
 a share of stock in a corporation;
 
a partnership or beneficial ownership interest in a partnership or trust; 
 
 a note, bond, debenture, or other evidence of indebtedness; and
 
derivatives that meet specified criteria. 
 
 
The tax applies to transactions with respect to a derivative if (1) the derivative is traded on, or is subject to the rules of, a qualified board or exchange located in the United States; or (2) any party with rights under the derivative is a U.S. person.
 
The bill exempts from such tax (1) initial issues of securities; and (2) any note, bond, debenture, or other evidence of indebtedness that is traded on or is subject to the rules of, a qualified board or exchange located in the United States, and has a fixed maturity of not more than 100 days. 
 
The tax applies to transactions by a controlled foreign corporation and must be paid by its U.S. shareholders.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in House