hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
American Space Commerce Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1363
Sponsor: Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8]
Introduced: 2023-03-03 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Business investment and capital
Income tax deductions
Space flight and exploration
Spacecraft and satellites

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: 

American Space Commerce Act of 2023

 
This bill allows a special allowance for bonus depreciation for qualified domestic space launch property and extends the termination of such allowance until the end of 2032. The bill defines 
qualified domestic space launch property
 as property placed in service before January 1, 2033, that is (1) a space transportation vehicle or payload that is launched from the United States, or (2) other property or equipment placed in service to facilitate a space launch from the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: Introduced in House
Science-Based Grizzly Bear Management Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1364
Sponsor: Rep. Rosendale Sr., Matthew M. [R-MT-2]
Introduced: 2023-03-03 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: 

Science-Based Grizzly Bear Management Act of 2023

 
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to reissue the final rule relating to removing the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem population of grizzly bears from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife, published on June 30, 2017 (82 Fed. Reg. 30502), without regard to any other provision of statute or regulation that applies to issuance of such rule. Such reissuance shall not be subject to judicial review.
 
Interior shall issue a final rule removing the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem population of grizzly bears from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife without regard to any other provision of statute or regulation that applies to the issuance of such rule. Such issuance shall also not be subject to judicial review.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries.
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: Introduced in House
Lawless Cities Accountability Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1365
Sponsor: Rep. Rosendale Sr., Matthew M. [R-MT-2]
Introduced: 2023-03-03 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: 

Lawless Cities Accountability Act of 2023

 
This bill prohibits federal funding for a jurisdiction that is a lawless jurisdiction.
 
The term 
lawless jurisdiction
 means a state or political subdivision of a state that does one of the following:
 
 
forbids law enforcement from intervening to restore order during widespread violence or destruction,
 
withdraws law enforcement protection from an area or structure that law enforcement officers are lawfully entitled to access,
 
disempowers or defunds law enforcement agencies, or
 
refuses to accept law enforcement assistance from the federal government amid widespread violence or destruction.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2023-03-03
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2023-03-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: Introduced in House
Keep Children and Families Safe from Lead Hazards Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1366
Sponsor: Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5]
Introduced: 2023-03-03 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Child health
Congressional oversight
Housing industry and standards
Low- and moderate-income housing
Metals
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: 

Keep Children and Families Safe from Lead Hazards Act of 2023

 
This bill requires the Office of Multifamily Housing Programs to conduct a risk assessment of properties that receive low-income housing assistance to identify properties with the greatest risk of exposing children under six years old to lead hazards (e.g., lead-based paint and lead service lines).
 
 The office must develop an action plan for remediation and control of lead hazards in identified properties and submit a report on low-income housing properties with lead hazards, including the number of children under six living at those properties.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: Introduced in House
Water System Threat Preparedness and Resilience Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1367
Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
Introduced: 2023-03-03 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: 

Water System Threat Preparedness and Resilience Act of 2023

 
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to create a program to support increased membership and involvement of certain smaller water utilities and water treatment works (e.g., wastewater systems) in the Water Information Sharing and Analysis Center (WaterISAC). As background, WaterISAC is a group of water and wastewater systems and associations that coordinate with the EPA and other federal agencies to collect and analyze data on water security and threats. WaterISAC also provides analysis and resources to support response, mitigation, and resilience initiatives.
 
Under the bill, the EPA must develop a program to 
 
 
encourage and support WaterISAC membership by community water systems (e.g., public water systems that regularly serve at least 25 year-round residents) and water treatment works,
 
 offset membership dues for community water systems and water treatment works,
 
 cooperate and coordinate with WaterISAC to expand incident data collection and analysis of threats related to the water sector, and
 
 enhance WaterISAC's tools and resources for monitoring the water sector and increase the preparedness of community water systems and publicly owned water treatment works to identify and respond to malevolent acts or natural hazards.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.
action_date: 2023-03-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: Introduced in House
Peace on the Korean Peninsula Act

Bill: 118-hr-1369
Sponsor: Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32]
Introduced: 2023-03-03 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: 

Peace on the Korean Peninsula Act

 
This bill requires the Department of State to report to Congress on various issues relating to North Korea. 
 
Specifically, the State Department must report to Congress a review of the restrictions on travel by U.S. nationals to North Korea, including whether such restrictions should be adjusted to allow travel to North Korea to attend a funeral, burial, or commemoration of a relative.
 
The State Department must also report to Congress a clear roadmap for achieving permanent peace on the Korean Peninsula. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: Introduced in House
Communications Security Act

Bill: 118-hr-1370
Sponsor: Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-7]
Introduced: 2023-03-03 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Government studies and investigations
Internet, web applications, social media
Public-private cooperation
State and local government operations
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: 

Communications Security Act

 
This bill provides statutory authority and sets forth membership requirements for a council that provides advice and recommendations to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding ways to increase the security, reliability, and interoperability of communications networks. 
 
The bill specifies that the council must include representatives of companies in the communications industry; public interest organizations or academic institutions; and federal, state, tribal, and local governments (with at least one member representing each level of government). 
 
The FCC may designate an existing advisory committee to serve as the council, provided that the committee's membership is modified (if necessary) to comply with the requirements specified in the bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-24
text: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 49 - 0.
action_date: 2023-03-24
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2023-03-23
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2023-03-08
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 0 .
action_date: 2023-03-08
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: Introduced in House
Student Loan Disclosure Transparency Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1371
Sponsor: Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7]
Introduced: 2023-03-03 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: 

Student Loan Disclosure Transparency Act of 

2023

 
This bill requires lenders disbursing federal student loans to disclose additional information to borrowers and increase the frequency of such disclosures.
 
Specifically, prior to disbursement, the lender making a loan must disclose (1) the principal amount, interest rate, and number of required monthly payments to be made on the loan; (2) the estimated balance owed by the borrower; and (3) the estimated aggregate amount the borrower will pay.
 
Prior to repayment, the lender must disclose the projected total of interest charges that the borrower will pay on the loan, as well as projections of the borrower's monthly repayment amount.
 
The bill also requires certain disclosures for the life of the loan. In particular, lenders must disclose information about loans on a monthly, rather than periodic, basis. Lenders must also provide borrowers who are not in a repayment status (e.g., a borrower who is in school or in a deferment period) with a monthly statement. 
 
The Department of Education must obtain feedback from borrowers and report on the usefulness and effectiveness of such disclosures.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: Introduced in House
American Patriots of WWII through Service with the Canadian and British Armed Forces Gold Medal Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1372
Sponsor: Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7]
Introduced: 2023-03-03 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: 

American Patriots of WWII through Service with the Canadian and British Armed Forces Gold Medal Act of 2023

 
This bill provides for the award of a single Congressional Gold Medal to all U.S. nationals who voluntarily joined the Canadian and British Armed Forces and their supporting entities during World War II in recognition of their dedicated service.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2023-03-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2023-03-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: Introduced in House
SAFE Laboratories Act

Bill: 118-hr-1373
Sponsor: Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2]
Introduced: 2023-03-03 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: 

Stop Adversarial Funding Expenditures for Laboratories Act or the SAFE Laboratories Act

 
This bill prohibits federal assistance to the Wuhan Institute of Virology or any other laboratory located in a country determined to be a foreign adversary, including China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: Introduced in House
Ending COVID Vaccine Mandates for Colleges and Universities Act

Bill: 118-hr-1374
Sponsor: Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24]
Introduced: 2023-03-03 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: 

Ending COVID Vaccine Mandates for Colleges and Universities Act

 
This bill prohibits an institution of higher education (IHE) from receiving federal funds or participating in federal higher education programs if the IHE imposes a COVID-19 vaccine mandate. 
COVID-19 vaccine mandate
 means any requirement that an individual receive an immunization that is intended to prevent or mitigate COVID-19 as a condition of that individual's admission to, enrollment in, attendance at, or employment at an IHE.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: Introduced in House
EFFECTIVE Act

Bill: 118-hr-1375
Sponsor: Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6]
Introduced: 2023-03-03 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: 

Ensuring the FDA Fully Examines Clinical Trial Impact and Vitalness before Endorsement Act or the EFFECTIVE Act

 
This bill specifies that the Food and Drug Administration may deny an application for a new opioid analgesic drug (i.e., opioid medication) upon a determination that the drug does not provide a significant advantage with respect to safety or effectiveness as compared to other drugs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: Introduced in House
COVID–19 Origin Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1376
Sponsor: Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10]
Introduced: 2023-03-03 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Asia
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
China
Congressional oversight
Director of National Intelligence
Government studies and investigations
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: 

COVID-19 Origin Act of 2023

 
This bill requires the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) to declassify all information relating to potential links between the Wuhan Institute of Virology and the origin of COVID-19. The ODNI must submit to Congress an unclassified report with all such information with redactions only as necessary to protect sources and methods.

action_date: 2023-03-30
text: 

COVID-19 Origin Act of 2023

 
This bill requires the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) to declassify all information relating to potential links between the Wuhan Institute of Virology and the origin of COVID-19. The ODNI must submit to Congress an unclassified report with all such information with redactions only as necessary to protect sources and methods.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 20.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Reported by the Committee on Intelligence. H. Rept. 118-32, Part I.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Reported by the Committee on Intelligence. H. Rept. 118-32, Part I.
action_date: 2023-03-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-03-07
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2023-03-07
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-03
text: Introduced in House
Veterans’ Appeals Backlog Improvement Act

Bill: 118-hr-1378
Sponsor: Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6]
Introduced: 2023-03-07 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government lending and loan guarantees
Telephone and wireless communication
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' organizations and recognition
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-07
text: 

Veterans' Appeals Backlog Improvement Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish programs that provide employment opportunities within the VA and the Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA).
 
Specifically, the bill requires the VA to establish a competitive internship program to provide high-achieving law students with an opportunity to gain experience with the BVA.
 
The VA must also establish a nine-year competitive honors pilot program to recruit high-achieving law students, recent law school graduates, and entry-level attorneys for employment. Under the pilot, the VA must (1) provide student loan repayment benefits to participants, (2) enter into participant agreements that outline terms of the program, (3) assign mentors who are outside of the participant's chain of command, and (4) provide participants with at least one assignment within the VA's Office of General Counsel. 
 
The bill also requires the VA to report on improving access to tele-hearings before the BVA (held by picture and voice transmission).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-19
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2023-03-29
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2023-03-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2023-03-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2023-03-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-07
text: Introduced in House
Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act

Bill: 118-hr-1379
Sponsor: Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32]
Introduced: 2023-03-07 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-07
text: 

Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act 

 
This bill allows a registered investment company to exclude from the calculation of acquired fund fees and expenses those incurred indirectly from investment in a business development company. Instead, such fees and expenses may be disclosed in a footnote. 
Acquired fund fees and expenses
 is a required line item on a fund's fee schedule that provides the operating expenses of the fund.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2023-03-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-07
text: Introduced in House