hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Urban Indian Health Confer Act

Bill: 118-hr-630
Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]
Introduced: 2023-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Federal-Indian relations
Indian social and development programs
Minority health
Urban and suburban affairs and development

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-30
text: 

Urban Indian Health Confer Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to confer with urban Indian organizations regarding health care for American Indians and Alaska Natives living in urban areas.
 
Currently, only the Indian Health Service (IHS) is required to confer with urban Indian organizations on matters relating to the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. The bill requires HHS to ensure that the IHS and other agencies and offices within HHS confer with urban Indian organizations on (1) matters relating to the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, and (2) other provisions of law relating to health care for American Indians and Alaska Natives.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-07
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs .
action_date: 2023-02-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-01-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2023-01-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2023-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-30
text: Introduced in House
A PLUS Act

Bill: 118-hr-631
Sponsor: Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2]
Introduced: 2023-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Government information and archives
Intergovernmental relations
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-30
text: 

Academic Partnerships Lead Us to Success Act or the A PLUS Act
 
 
This bill creates a framework under which states may receive federal elementary and secondary education funds on a consolidated basis and use such funds for any educational purpose permitted by state law. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-30
text: Introduced in House
Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-632
Sponsor: Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5]
Introduced: 2023-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Abortion
Child health
Family planning and birth control
Government information and archives
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Medicaid
Sex and reproductive health
State and local government operations
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-30
text: 

Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 

2023

 
This bill requires states, as a condition of federal payment under Medicaid for family planning services, to report certain abortion data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (Currently, reporting is voluntary.) The CDC must develop standardized questions for states with respect to specified variables (e.g., maternal demographics and methods of abortion).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-01-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-30
text: Introduced in House
Direct Primary Care Accessibility Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-633
Sponsor: Rep. Rosendale Sr., Matthew M. [R-MT-2]
Introduced: 2023-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-30
text: 

Direct Primary Care Accessibility Act of 202

3

 
This bill exempts from federal regulation as health insurance coverage direct primary care arrangements under which a health care provider serves an individual in return for a direct fee, such as a membership fee or a fee for each service. These arrangements must include a written agreement that describes the specifics of the arrangement, including the items and services to be provided and the individual's payment obligation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-01-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-30
text: Introduced in House
FAIRNESS in Flood Insurance Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-634
Sponsor: Rep. Rosendale Sr., Matthew M. [R-MT-2]
Introduced: 2023-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-30
text: 

Fixing Announcements for Intermittent Remapping and Notification Expectations to Stop Surprises in Flood Insurance Act of 2023 or the FAIRNESS in Flood Insurance Act of 2023 

 
This bill requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide notice through the mail to property owners of any revision or update to any floodplain areas and flood risk zones identified, delineated, or established under the National Flood Insurance Program for coverage and rate purposes. Specifically, such notice must be provided not less than 15 days before the remapping process begins. The bill also sets forth notification requirements regarding the remapping appeals process and the finalization of the remapping process. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2023-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-30
text: Introduced in House
Expanding Access to Mental Health Services Act

Bill: 118-hr-635
Sponsor: Rep. Rosendale Sr., Matthew M. [R-MT-2]
Introduced: 2023-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-30
text: 

Expanding Access to Mental Health Services Act

 
This bill permanently allows for Medicare coverage of certain mental health services that are provided through telehealth, including audio-only services for certain categories of services (e.g., screenings and evaluations) in accordance with standards set by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.


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: 2023-01-30
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: 2023-01-30
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: 2023-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-30
text: Introduced in House
Forest Litigation Reform Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-636
Sponsor: Rep. Rosendale Sr., Matthew M. [R-MT-2]
Introduced: 2023-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-30
text: 

Forest Litigation Reform Act of 2023

 
This bill sets forth provisions regarding legal challenges to federal forest management activities on land suitable for timber production.
 
The bill revises the standard of review for a court considering a request for injunctive relief applicable to an agency's qualified forest management activity. Specifically, a court must balance the impact to the ecosystem of undertaking the agency action against not undertaking the agency action.
 
The bill also limits the length of preliminary injunctive relief and stays pending appeal in such cases to 60 days.
 
Additionally, the bill directs the Department of Agriculture, with respect to National Forest System lands, and the Department of the Interior, with respect to public lands, to each establish a discretionary arbitration pilot program as an alternative dispute resolution process for challenges to qualified forest management activities. 
 
The bill prohibits amounts from being obligated or expended from the Claims and Judgment Fund and awards to pay any fees or other expenses to any plaintiff related to an action challenging a qualified forest management activity.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
action_date: 2023-02-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2023-01-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and 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: 2023-01-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and 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: 2023-01-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and 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: 2023-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-30
text: Introduced in House
China Trade Relations Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-638
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
Introduced: 2023-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Asia
China
Congressional oversight
Congressional-executive branch relations
Human rights
Legislative rules and procedure
Normal trade relations, most-favored-nation treatment
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Sanctions
Trade restrictions
U.S. and foreign investments

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-30
text: 

China Trade Relations Act of 

2023

 
This bill withdraws normal trade relations treatment from China and expands the bases of ineligibility for this treatment to include specified violations of human rights and other actions by China. 
 
Specifically, during any period in which China engages in specified activities (e.g., performing forced abortion or sterilization or operating concentration camps where people are held against their will) or does not comply with certain standards (1) products from China shall not be eligible to receive nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations), (2) China may not participate in any U.S. program that extends credits or credit guarantees or investment guarantees, and (3) the President may not conclude any commercial agreement with China.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2023-01-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2023-01-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2023-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-30
text: Introduced in House
Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-639
Sponsor: Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]
Introduced: 2023-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Detention of persons
Disability and health-based discrimination
Due process and equal protection
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-30
text: 

Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2023 

 
This bill prohibits the detention or imprisonment of an individual based solely on an actual or perceived protected characteristic of the individual. The term 
protected characteristic
 includes each of the following: race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, and any additional characteristic that the Department of Justice determines to be a protected characteristic.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-30
text: Introduced in House
Fred Korematsu Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-640
Sponsor: Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]
Introduced: 2023-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Asia
Conflicts and wars
Congressional tributes
Detention of persons
Due process and equal protection
Japan
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Protest and dissent
Racial and ethnic relations
Smithsonian Institution
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-30
text: 

Fred Korematsu Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2023

 
This bill provides for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to Fred Korematsu in recognition of his contributions to civil rights, his loyalty and patriotism to the nation, and his dedication to justice and equality.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-30
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: 2023-01-30
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: 2023-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-30
text: Introduced in House
For the relief of Reverend Olusegun Samson Olaoye.

Bill: 118-hr-641
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
Introduced: 2023-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Private Legislation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-30
text: Provides for the relief of Reverend Olusegun Samson Olaoye.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-30
text: Introduced in House
Restoring Judicial Separation of Powers Act

Bill: 118-hr-642
Sponsor: Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6]
Introduced: 2023-01-31 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Federal appellate courts
Federal district courts
Judges
Judicial review and appeals
Jurisdiction and venue
Supreme Court

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: 

Restoring Judicial Separation of Powers Act

 
This bill revises the federal statutory framework that confers appellate jurisdiction to courts. 
 
Among the changes, the bill grants the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit&#8212;not the Supreme Court&#8212;jurisdiction over
 
 
direct appeals from final decisions of three-judge panels, and 
 
appeals by certiorari and certified questions. 
 
 
The bill also establishes a 13-judge multi-circuit panel and grants it jurisdiction over any case in which the United States or a federal agency is a party, or a case concerning constitutional interpretation, statutory interpretation of federal law, or the function or actions of an executive order. 
 
Finally, the bill specifies that whenever an action before a federal court seeks injunctive relief barring the enforcement of a federal law, statute, regulation, or order against a nonparty, the court shall, upon a motion of a party, transfer the action to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H559)
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Introduced in House
Equal Voices Act

Bill: 118-hr-643
Sponsor: Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6]
Introduced: 2023-01-31 in the House
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: 

Equal Voices Act

 
This bill sets out a formula to calculate the number of Members in the House of Representatives, which has been capped at 435 since 1929.
 
Under the formula, the number of Members is equivalent to the total population of the United States divided by the population of the state with the smallest population (rounded to the nearest whole odd number) and is calculated following each census.
 
If the formula increases or decreases the size of the House by 15% or more, a temporary congressional commission must convene to make recommendations on the optimal size of the House and the apportionment of Members among the states. The commission must submit its recommendations within six months of the census, and it terminates 30 days after that submission.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and 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: 2023-01-31
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and 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: 2023-01-31
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and 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: 2023-01-31
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H559)
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Introduced in House
Student Loan Borrower Safety Net Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-644
Sponsor: Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
Introduced: 2023-01-31 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Economic performance and conditions
Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: 

Student Loan Borrower Safety Net Act of 

2023

 
This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to carry out a program to notify borrowers that normal payment obligations on their federal student loans will resume. 
 
Not later than 60 days before payment obligations are no longer suspended (as determined by ED), ED must provide at least six notices to borrowers indicating that their payment obligations will resume. These notices must also indicate the options for (1) enrolling in income-driven repayment plans, (2) participating in ED's Fresh Start program (this program offers special benefits for borrowers with defaulted federal student loans), and (3) rehabilitating or consolidating loans.
 
ED must provide priority notification to certain borrowers, including those who missed a payment in the first three months of entering repayment on a loan. 
 
The bill allows borrowers to (1) submit an application or reapplication for an income-driven repayment plan and self-certify their income and family size, (2) change their repayment plan without a fee, and (3) apply for an economic hardship deferment.
 
If a borrower misses a payment or payments on a loan during the 60 days after the payment suspension ends, then the loan must be held in administrative forbearance for 90 days.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Introduced in House
Healthy Foundations for Homeless Veterans Act

Bill: 118-hr-645
Sponsor: Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20]
Introduced: 2023-01-31 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Homelessness and emergency shelter
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: 

Healthy Foundations for Homeless Veterans Act

 
This bill permanently authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to use specified funding to provide assistance to homeless veterans and veterans participating in the Department of Housing and Urban Development-VA Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program. Additionally, the VA may collaborate with one or more organizations to manage the use of VA land for homeless veterans for living and sleeping. (Under current law, similar authorities have been temporarily provided to the VA for the duration of the COVID-19 public health emergency.) 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-18
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2023-02-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
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