hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
CCP Visa Disclosure Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-688
Sponsor: Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]
Introduced: 2023-01-31 in the House
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: 

Chinese Communist Party Visa Disclosure Act of 2023 or the CCP Visa Disclosure Act of 2023

 
This bill requires an applicant for an F, J, or M (student or exchange visitor) visa to disclose in the application certain information about whether the applicant has received or will receive funds from the Chinese government, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), or an entity controlled by either. If an individual receives such funds after receiving such a visa, the individual must inform the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of State. 
 
Any visa issued to an individual who violates these disclosure requirements may be revoked.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Introduced in House
No Support for Terror Act

Bill: 118-hr-689
Sponsor: Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]
Introduced: 2023-01-31 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Congressional oversight
International monetary system and foreign exchange
International organizations and cooperation
Terrorism
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: 

No Support for Terror Act

 
This bill establishes measures to prevent the allocation or use of certain funds to support genocide or terrorism.
 
Specifically, the bill requires the Department of the Treasury to instruct the U.S. Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to oppose the allocation of Special Drawing Rights (a currency support tool) to any country that is a perpetrator of genocide or a state sponsor of terrorism and to advocate that the IMF adopt a rule prohibiting such allocation.
 
Further, the bill requires Treasury, the Department of State, and the U.S. Agency for International Development to jointly review and report on assistance provided to nongovernmental organizations and international organization to ensure such assistance is not being provided to the Taliban or other terrorist organizations. Each prime awardee of this assistance must provide evidence that all subawardees are complying with U.S. anti-terrorism financing laws.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2023-01-31
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2023-01-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Introduced in House
Taliban Rare Earth Minerals Sanctions Act

Bill: 118-hr-690
Sponsor: Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]
Introduced: 2023-01-31 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: 

Taliban Rare Earth Minerals Sanctions Act

 
This bill requires the President to impose sanctions on foreign individuals and entities that knowingly engage in a significant transaction involving the rare earth mineral sector of Afghanistan. The President must impose property-blocking sanctions on such foreign individuals and entities, as well as visa-blocking sanctions on the individuals. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2023-01-31
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2023-01-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Introduced in House
Sanctioning Iranian-Backed Militia Terrorists Act

Bill: 118-hr-691
Sponsor: Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]
Introduced: 2023-01-31 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: 

Sanctioning Iranian-Backed Militia Terrorists Act

 
This bill requires the President to impose property- and visa-blocking sanctions with respect to Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada and any foreign person that is a member, agent, or affiliate of, or owned or controlled by, Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada.
 
Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada is an Iranian-backed Iraqi militia that has worked with groups that have been designated as foreign terrorist organizations and has deployed forces to Syria to engage in military operations supporting the Syrian government.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2023-01-31
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2023-01-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Introduced in House
To amend the International Financial Institutions Act to provide instructions with respect to the U.S. policy on co-financing arrangements at the multilateral development banks, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-hr-692
Sponsor: Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15]
Introduced: 2023-01-31 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: 
This bill requires U.S. representatives to vote against any program or project at a multilateral development bank (e.g., the World Bank) that includes joint or parallel financing provided by the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) unless the Department of the Treasury certifies that the AIIB (1) has the authority and resources to provide grants and concessional assistance to countries eligible to borrow from the International Development Association on terms similar to those provided to these countries by the International Development Association, and (2) has a demonstrated history of providing such assistance to these countries.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Introduced in House
VACANT Act

Bill: 118-hr-693
Sponsor: Rep. Womack, Steve [R-AR-3]
Introduced: 2023-01-31 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Department of Veterans Affairs
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: 

VA medical Center Absence and Notification Timeline Act or the VACANT Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to comply with certain notification and staffing requirements when a VA medical center director is on detail.
 
Not later than 90 days after detailing a director of a VA medical center to a different position within the VA, the VA must notify Congress with specified information about the detail (e.g., the location of the detail). Additionally, the VA must appoint an individual as acting director not later than 120 days after detailing a director to a different position.
 
The VA must regularly update Congress regarding the status of the detail.
 
Generally, not later than 180 days after detailing a director to a different position, the VA must return the individual to the position as director or reassign the individual from the position and begin the process of hiring a new director. This requirement may be waived for a limited amount of time, but the VA must submit to Congress a justification for the waiver. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-18
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2023-03-29
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2023-03-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Introduced in House
Job Protection Act

Bill: 118-hr-694
Sponsor: Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14]
Introduced: 2023-02-01 in the House
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: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Oversight and Accountability, 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: 2023-02-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Oversight and Accountability, 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: 2023-02-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Oversight and Accountability, 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: 2023-02-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: Introduced in House
State and Local General Sales Tax Protection Act

Bill: 118-hr-695
Sponsor: Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31]
Introduced: 2023-02-01 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Sales and excise taxes
State and local taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: 

State and Local General Sales Tax Protection Act

 
This bill specifies that certain requirements for aviation fuel tax revenue are limited to excise taxes on aviation fuel. 
 
Current law requires that an Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grant recipient provide assurances that the proceeds from state and local taxes on aviation fuel will be used for the capital or operating costs of the airport or local airport system. Under current Federal Aviation Administration policy, this requirement applies to any tax on aviation fuel, regardless of whether the tax is imposed only on aviation fuel or is imposed on other products as well as aviation fuel. 
 
This bill specifies that the AIP grant requirements apply only to state and local excise taxes on aviation fuel. The requirements do not apply to (1) state or local general sales taxes, or (2) state or local generally applicable sales taxes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: Introduced in House
To direct the United States Postal Service to designate a single, unique ZIP Code for Eastvale, California.

Bill: 118-hr-696
Sponsor: Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41]
Introduced: 2023-02-01 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: California
Postal service

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: 
This bill directs the U.S. Postal Service to designate a single, unique ZIP Code for Eastvale, California. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: Introduced in House
Assault Weapons Ban of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-698
Sponsor: Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
Introduced: 2023-02-01 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Criminal justice information and records
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Department of Justice
Firearms and explosives
Law enforcement administration and funding
Licensing and registrations
Retail and wholesale trades
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: 

Assault Weapons Ban of 2023

 
This bill makes it a crime to knowingly import, sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess a semiautomatic assault weapon (SAW) or large capacity ammunition feeding device (LCAFD).
 
The prohibition does not apply to a firearm that is (1) manually operated by bolt, pump, lever, or slide action, except for certain shotguns; (2) permanently inoperable; (3) an antique; (4) only capable of firing rimfire ammunition; or (5) a rifle or shotgun specifically identified by make and model.
 
The bill also exempts from the prohibition the following, with respect to a SAW or LCAFD:
 
 
 importation, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession related to certain law enforcement efforts, or authorized tests or experiments; 
 
importation, sale, transfer, or possession related to securing nuclear materials; and
 
 possession by a retired law enforcement officer. 
 
 
The bill permits continued possession, sale, or transfer of a grandfathered SAW, which must be securely stored. A licensed gun dealer must conduct a background check prior to the sale or transfer of a grandfathered SAW between private parties.
 
The bill permits continued possession of, but prohibits sale or transfer of, a grandfathered LCAFD.
 
Newly manufactured LCAFDs must display serial number identification. Newly manufactured SAWs and LCAFDs must display the date of manufacture.
 
 The bill also allows a state or local government to use Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program funds to compensate individuals who surrender a SAW or LCAFD under a buy-back program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-05
text: ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mrs. McBath asked unanimous consent that she may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 698, a bill originally introduced by Representative Cicilline, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to authorize a study to review specific outcomes of entrepreneurial skills development programs, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-hr-699
Sponsor: Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12]
Introduced: 2023-02-01 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: 
This bill requires states to incorporate into their career services programs (1) information about entrepreneurship, and (2) referrals to microenterprise services. It also requires the Department of Labor to conduct a multistate study of entrepreneurial skills development programs, including a review of successful practices for developing such skills.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H615)
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: Introduced in House
Supply Chain Disruptions Relief Act

Bill: 118-hr-700
Sponsor: Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19]
Introduced: 2023-02-01 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of the Treasury
Income tax deferral
Motor vehicles
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: 

Supply Chain Disruptions Relief Act

 
This bill modifies the treatment of liquidations of new motor vehicle inventory as qualified LIFO (last in first out accounting method) inventory. It allows new motor vehicle dealers to elect to wait until the end of 2025 to replace their inventory for purposes of determining income attributable to the sale of such inventory during 2020 and 2021.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: Introduced in House
DEI Pay Cap Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-701
Sponsor: Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3]
Introduced: 2023-02-01 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: 

DEI Pay Cap Act of 2023

 
This bill prohibits the Department of Defense (DOD) from appointing or employing a military or civilian employee with a rank or grade in excess of E-5 base pay or GS-5 (not adjusted for locality) for any position with specified diversity, equity, and inclusion components.
 
Specifically, DOD may not appoint such individuals to positions with duties that include (1) developing and implementing diversity, equity and inclusion policy; (2) leading working groups and councils to develop diversity, equity, and inclusion goals and objectives to measure performance and outcomes; and (3) creating and implementing diversity, equity, and inclusion education, training, and workshops for military and civilian personnel.
 
Any military or civilian employee who has been appointed to such a position and holds a rank or grade in excess of E-5 or GS-5 must be reassigned to another position not later than 180 days after the enactment of this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 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: 2023-02-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 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: 2023-02-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: Introduced in House
Black History is American History Act

Bill: 118-hr-703
Sponsor: Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
Introduced: 2023-02-01 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Civics education
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Higher education
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Racial and ethnic relations
Smithsonian Institution
Teaching, teachers, curricula
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: 

Black History is American History Act

 
This bill requires entities (e.g., institutions of higher education, libraries, and museums), in order to be eligible for certain grants administered by the Department of Education (ED), to include Black history in their teaching of American history. It also requires Black history to be included in tests administered by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).
 
Specifically, the bill mandates the inclusion of Black history as a required component of American history for such entities to be eligible for American History and Civics Academies' competitive grants. These grants support the establishment of (1) Presidential Academies for Teachers of American History and Civics, which offer workshops to teachers of American history and civics to strengthen their knowledge and prepare them to teach in these subjects; and (2) Congressional Academies for Students of American History and Civics, which support high school students in developing an understanding of these subjects. (Currently, Black history is not a required component of American history for either academy.)
 
In addition, ED must give priority to grant applicants that align their activities with programs and resources of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of African American History and Culture.
 
The bill also requires the inclusion of Black history in tests administered by the NAEP, which measures student academic achievement in various subjects.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: Introduced in House
Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act

Bill: 118-hr-704
Sponsor: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
Introduced: 2023-02-01 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Digestive and metabolic diseases
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health technology, devices, supplies
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: 

Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act

 
This bill allows a nurse practitioner or physician assistant to fulfill documentation requirements for coverage, under Medicare, of special shoes for diabetic individuals. Under current law, such requirements may be satisfied only by a physician.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-02-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-02-01
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: 2023-02-01
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: 2023-02-01
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E81)
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: Introduced in House