hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Bicycle Commuter Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1724
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2023-05-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: 
 
Bicycle Commuter Act of 2023 

 
This bill reinstates and expands the tax exclusion for employer-provided fringe benefits for bicycle commuting. It allows employees a bicycle commuting benefit equal to 30% of parking fringe benefits. 
 
The bill repeals the suspension period (2018-2025) applicable to such tax exclusion and revises definitions applicable to bicycle commuting benefits to make electric bicycles and certain scooters eligible for the tax exclusion.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Red Tape Reduction Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1725
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2023-05-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: 
 
Red Tape Reduction Act of 2023 

 
This bill modifies the reporting requirements for payments made in settlement of payment card and third party network transactions. Under current law, settlement organizations are not required to report information for transactions that do not exceed $600. This bill increases the reporting threshold so that settlement organizations are exempt from reporting requirements if the applicable transactions do not exceed $10,000, or there are no more that 50 such transactions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in Senate
WOLF Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1726
Sponsor: Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM]
Introduced: 2023-05-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: 

WOlf and Livestock Fairness Act of 2023 or the WOLF Act
 
of 2023

 
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide emergency relief to producers of livestock with herds adversely affected by Mexican gray wolves.
 
Additionally, the bill modifies USDA's Livestock Indemnity Program. In the case of attacks on livestock by Mexican gray wolves, the bill increases the payment rate from 75% to 100% of the market value of the affected livestock. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in Senate
SECURE Act

Bill: 118-s-1727
Sponsor: Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
Introduced: 2023-05-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Border security and unlawful immigration
Congressional oversight
Department of Homeland Security
Foreign labor
Government information and archives
Immigration status and procedures
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Right of privacy
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: 

Safe Environment from Countries Under Repression and Emergency Act or the SECURE Act

 
This bill allows qualified nationals of a country that has or had a temporary protected status designation to obtain lawful permanent residence (sometimes referred to as a 
green card
).
 
To qualify for a green card, such an individual must (1) have or had temporary protected status, (2) have qualified for such status on certain dates, or (3) have been present in the United States due to having been granted deferred enforced departure status that extended past a certain date. Furthermore, the individual must (1) have been continuously present in the United States for three years before applying for a green card or before being removed after a certain date, (2) not be inadmissible or deportable for certain reasons, and (3) pass applicable background checks.
 
The continuous presence requirement may be waived in certain instances.
 
Such an individual's spouse, domestic partner, child, or unmarried child may also obtain a green card under this bill upon meeting certain requirements. 
 
An individual with a pending application shall receive work authorization and be eligible for travel authorization.
 
An individual may not be removed if the individual (1) has a pending application, or (2) is prima facie eligible for a green card under this bill and intends to apply. 
 
Information from applications may not be used or shared for immigration enforcement, with limited exceptions such as for identifying fraudulent claims. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-13
text: Star Print ordered on the bill.
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Dark Web Interdiction Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1728
Sponsor: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]
Introduced: 2023-05-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: 

Dark Web Interdiction Act of 2023

 
This bill establishes enhanced criminal penalties for distributing controlled substances via the dark web. It also establishes other programs and requirements to address the use of the dark web for illicit drug activities. (
Dark web
 means the portions of the internet with hidden sites and services that (1) are not generally searchable, and (2) can only be accessed with specialized devices or services that conceal the identities and locations of users.)
 
Specifically, the bill provides an enhanced criminal penalty for delivering, distributing, or dispensing controlled substances via the dark web. 
 
The bill also provides statutory authority for the Joint Criminal Opioid and Darknet Enforcement Task Force, which supports the investigation and prosecution of drug offenses committed via the dark web domestically and internationally. In addition, the Department of Justice must report on how and to what extent virtual currencies are used for opioid distribution via the dark web.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in Senate
HELP Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1729
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2023-05-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Aging
Child care and development
Community life and organization
Department of Health and Human Services
Disability and paralysis
Domestic violence and child abuse
Emergency communications systems
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Family services
Government information and archives
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Housing and community development funding
Indian social and development programs
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Law enforcement administration and funding
Mental health
Performance measurement
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
State and local government operations
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Data on Interactions and Accountability for Law Enforcement with Individuals with Disabilities Act

Bill: 118-s-1730
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2023-05-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: 

Data on Interactions and Accountability for Law Enforcement with Individuals with Disabilities Act

 
This bill expands activities to collect data about interactions between law enforcement officers and individuals with disabilities.
 
In particular, the bill establishes a temporary advisory council within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop a methodology for collecting and reporting data on interactions between law enforcement officers and individuals with disabilities. HHS must award a grant to an independent research organization or institution of higher education to test the validity and reliability of the council's methodology. The council must also provide the Department of Justice with best practices to collect disability status in cases where a death or injury occurred because of an interaction with law enforcement.
 
The bill also requires certain federal initiatives that collect information about interactions with law enforcement (e.g., the National Use-of-Force Data Collection) to include disability status.
 
Further, the Bureau of Justice must award a grant to an independent third-party organization (e.g., an institution of higher education) for identifying trends using certain survey data in violence committed by law enforcement officers against individuals with disabilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Safe Interactions Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1731
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2023-05-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: 

Safe Interactions Act of 2023

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to nonprofit disability organizations to develop training programs for law enforcement officers who may encounter individuals with disabilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Know Your App Act

Bill: 118-s-1732
Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC]
Introduced: 2023-05-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: 

Know Your App Act

 
This bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to undertake actions to inform customers about the country of origin of applications (apps) and dangers of certain foreign apps.
 
Specifically, the NTIA must require app stores with more than 20 million U.S. customers to prominently display the country of origin for each app they distribute. In addition, app stores must enable customers to filter out apps that originate from countries of concern. These are countries, identified by the Departments of the Treasury and Commerce, with laws that allow governmental control of content moderation, algorithm design, or user data. App store pages for apps originating from a country of concern must include a disclaimer that warns customers about the potential for a foreign government to control functions of the app.
 
Additionally, app developers must (1) certify to app stores that the information about the app displayed on the app store page, including country of origin and ownership, is correct; and (2) notify app stores about relevant changes in the country of origin or ownership. If a developer fails to provide the certification or update incorrect information, the app store must remove the app.
 
App stores must also establish (1) a reporting mechanism to allow individuals to anonymously report when information about an app is incorrect, and (2) written policies for developers to appeal the removal of an app from the store.
 
The bill provides for enforcement by the Department of Justice.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in Senate
POLICE Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1733
Sponsor: Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC]
Introduced: 2023-05-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: 

Protect Our Law enforcement with Immigration Control and Enforcement Act of 2023 or the POLICE Act of 2023

This bill makes assaulting a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or other first responder a deportable offense.

Specifically, the bill makes deportable any non-U.S. national (
alien
 under federal law) who has been convicted of (or admits to have committed) any act that constitutes the essential elements of any offense involving assault of a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or other first responder.

 
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in Senate
SARFA Act

Bill: 118-s-1734
Sponsor: Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY]
Introduced: 2023-05-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: 

Securing American Research from Foreign Adversaries Act or the SARFA Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Energy to administer polygraphs to foreign nationals of countries of concern as a condition of their employment at or internal access to the department's national laboratories. Covered countries include China, North Korea, Russia, Iran, and any other country designated by the Department of State.
 
The bill also specifically applies provisions that require the department to assess the security risks of certain research activities, and that prohibit entities of concern from participating in these activities, to all programs and activities of the department, including the department's national laboratories.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Community Wood Facilities Assistance Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1735
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2023-05-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: 

Community Wood Facilities Assistance Act of 2023 

 
This bill makes changes to grant programs administered by the Forest Service to promote wood products.
 
Specifically, the bill reauthorizes through FY2028 and modifies a program that supports capital costs for installing community wood energy systems and building innovative wood products facilities, including by increasing the maximum grant amount per facility.
 
The bill also modifies a program that provides grants to develop and expand the market for innovative wood products. Specifically, the bill (1) modifies the grant priorities, and (2) increases the portion of a project's cost that may be covered by such a grant.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1749-1750)
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Farmers First Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1736
Sponsor: Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]
Introduced: 2023-05-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Internet, web applications, social media
Mental health
Public-private cooperation
State and local government operations
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: 

Farmers First Act of 2023

 
This bill extends through FY2028 and revises the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN). This Department of Agriculture program provides competitive grants to states, Indian tribes, and qualified nonprofit organizations to provide stress assistance programs (i.e., professional agricultural behavioral health counseling, helplines, and resources) to individuals engaged in farming, ranching, and agriculture-related occupations.
 
The bill specifies that the grant funding for farm telephone helplines and websites may also be used for crisis lines.
 
Further, FRSAN grant recipients may establish referral relationships with providers, including Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics, health centers, rural health clinics, and critical access hospitals.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Responsible Firearms Marketing Act

Bill: 118-s-1737
Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced: 2023-05-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Firearms and explosives
Marketing and advertising

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: 

Responsible Firearms Marketing Act

 
This bill requires the Federal Trade Commission to study and report on potentially unfair or deceptive practices that may be prevalent in the advertising or marketing of firearms.
 
Additionally, the commission must issue regulations prohibiting such practices, and the bill provides for enforcement by the commission.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Build Housing with Care Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1738
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2023-05-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Building construction
Child care and development
Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Housing and community development funding
Low- and moderate-income housing
Public housing
Residential rehabilitation and home repair

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: 

Build Housing with Care Act of 2023

This bill establishes a competitive grant program to support co-located childcare and housing facilities. It also requires the Government Accountability Office to study the availability and affordability of childcare for residents of public housing.

Specifically, the Department of Housing and Urban Development must award the grants to eligible entities, which include community development financial institutions, public housing authorities, licensed childcare providers, government entities, housing developers, and consortia of such entities. Entities must use the grants for designing, planning, constructing, acquiring, renovating, or otherwise supporting new or existing housing facilities with childcare providers on the same premises or nearby. 
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Small Business Innovation Voucher Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1739
Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced: 2023-05-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: 

Small Business Innovation Voucher Act of 2023

 
This bill requires the Small Business Administration to establish the Innovation Voucher Grant Program to aid small businesses in carrying out research, development, or commercialization of new or innovative products and services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Community College Agriculture Advancement Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1740
Sponsor: Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO]
Introduced: 2023-05-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural education
Agricultural research
Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Employment and training programs
Higher education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: 

Community College Agriculture Advancement Act of 2023

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to make competitive grants to assist eligible entities in maintaining and expanding their capacity to conduct workforce training, education, research, and outreach activities related to agriculture and similar disciplines. An eligible entity includes a junior or community college, or a consortium or alliance of two-year public colleges, supporting agriculture advancement.
 
In awarding grants, USDA must give priority to entities coordinating with a local agriculture industry operator to provide experiential training and other opportunities for students.
 
Grant funds may be used to expand and maintain the capacity of the eligible entity, including through the purchase or other acquisition of equipment and other infrastructure, the professional growth and development of faculty, and the development of apprenticeships and other work-based learning opportunities.
 
An eligible entity may submit to USDA an application for designation and funding as a Center of Excellence for Agriculture Advancement. Funding received as a result of such a designation must be used to demonstrate agriculture best practices and to provide leadership in capacity building at a regional or national level.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in Senate
No Fuel Credits for Batteries Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1741
Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Introduced: 2023-05-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Clean Energy Minerals Reform Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1742
Sponsor: Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]
Introduced: 2023-05-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Alaska
Arizona
California
Civil actions and liability
Colorado
Congressional oversight
Energy revenues and royalties
Environmental health
Federal preemption
Federal-Indian relations
Forests, forestry, trees
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Government trust funds
Idaho
Indian lands and resources rights
Judicial review and appeals
Land use and conservation
Licensing and registrations
Mining
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
North Dakota
Nuclear power
Oregon
South Dakota
Utah
Washington State
Water quality
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Wyoming

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-12-12
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-316.
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Introduced in Senate