hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Repair Abuses of MSP Payments (RAMP) Act

Bill: 118-s-1607
Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC]
Introduced: 2023-05-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Health care costs and insurance
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: 

Repair Abuses of MSP Payments (RAMP) Act

 
This bill restricts the private right of action against insurance plans that do not provide appropriate primary payment in cases in which Medicare is a secondary payer.
 
Current law allows for a private right of action against primary plans that do not provide appropriate primary payment in cases in which Medicare is a secondary payer; this provision applies to group health plans, workers' compensation plans, automobile or liability insurance plans, and no-fault insurance plans. The bill limits this provision to group health plans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Starr–Camargo Bridge Expansion Act

Bill: 118-s-1608
Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2023-05-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Latin America
Mexico
Public contracts and procurement
Roads and highways
Texas

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: 

Starr–Camargo Bridge Expansion Act

This bill authorizes the Starr-Camargo Bridge Company to expand the Starr-Camargo international toll bridge near Rio Grande City, Texas, including expanding and adding adjacent spans to the existing bridge.

action_date: 2024-09-13
text: 

Starr–Camargo Bridge Expansion Act

This act authorizes the Starr-Camargo Bridge Company to expand the Starr-Camargo international toll bridge near Rio Grande City, Texas, including expanding and adding adjacent spans to the existing bridge.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-09-13
text: Became Public Law No: 118-80.
action_date: 2024-09-13
text: Became Public Law No: 118-80.
action_date: 2024-09-13
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2024-09-13
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2024-09-11
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2024-09-11
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2024-09-09
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2024-09-09
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5090)
action_date: 2024-09-09
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5090)
action_date: 2024-09-09
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1608.
action_date: 2024-09-09
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5090-5091)
action_date: 2024-09-09
text: Mrs. Radewagen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2023-08-04
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2023-08-04
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S3844)
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S3844)
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3844-3845)
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3844-3845)
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: Introduced in Senate

Enacted as: number: 118-80
Support Our Election Workers Act

Bill: 118-s-1609
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2023-05-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: 

Support Our Election Workers Act

 
This bill directs the Election Assistance Commission to establish a program to make payments to states to provide increased pay for election workers, including individuals serving as election officials or poll workers on a temporary or unpaid basis.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Protecting Service Members and Military Families’ Access to Reproductive Care Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1610
Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Introduced: 2023-05-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: 

Protecting Service Members and Military Families' Access to Reproductive Care Act of 2023

 
This bill provides statutory authority for a Department of Defense (DOD) policy that provides for the granting of an administrative absence at the request of a member of the Armed Forces for purposes of receiving non-covered reproductive health care or to accompany a spouse or other dependent who receives non-covered reproductive health care. Under the bill,
 non-covered reproductive health
 care means care not authorized to be performed at a DOD facility, including an abortion or assisted reproductive technology (e.g., in vitro fertilization). 
 
An administrative absence granted for such purposes may not exceed 21 days.
 
DOD is authorized to prescribe regulations under this bill, which must provide that (1) no additional requirements may be imposed on a member requesting an administrative absence for non-covered reproductive health care, and (2) DOD and the approval authority of a member must prioritize the privacy of the member (or dependent).
 
The bill also authorizes DOD to provide an allowance for travel expenses in connection with a member's or dependent's travel to receive non-covered reproductive health care.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Community Connect Grant Program Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1611
Sponsor: Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]
Introduced: 2023-05-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: 

Community Connect Grant Program Act of 2023

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 and otherwise modifies the Community Connect Program, which provides grants for high-speed broadband service in rural, economically challenged communities without such service.
 
In particular, the bill establishes statutory minimum broadband speeds that must be provided under the grants. (Currently, minimum speeds are defined by the Federal Communications Commission.)
 
Further, the bill specifies that grant funds may not be used to duplicate a service that will be provided in the future pursuant to an enforceable commitment under another broadband funding program. (Currently, grant funds may not be used to duplicate an existing service.)
 
The bill also makes more areas eligible for grant-funded projects by increasing the broadband service capacity that is considered inadequate.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Reimburse Veterans for Domiciliary Care Act

Bill: 118-s-1612
Sponsor: Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]
Introduced: 2023-05-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Low- and moderate-income housing
State and local finance
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: 

Reimburse Veterans for Domiciliary Care Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to prescribe a rule related to the waiver of certain requirements for the payment of per diem for domiciliary care in a state home. (A state home is a home established by a state for veterans who are disabled by age, disease, or otherwise and are incapable of earning a living because of such disability. The term also includes a home that furnishes nursing home care for veterans.)
 
Under the bill, the VA must prescribe a rule that authorizes the waiver of certain requirements for a veteran to be eligible for per diem payments for domiciliary care at a state home if the veteran has met at least four of the current requirements or the waiver would be in the best interest of the veteran. 
 
In prescribing the rule, the VA must ensure its authority to provide payments to state homes is retroactive to January 5, 2021.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-12
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-217.
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Feral Swine Eradication Act

Bill: 118-s-1613
Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2023-05-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Congressional oversight
Mammals
Pest management

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: 

Feral Swine Eradication Act

 
This bill reauthorizes the feral swine eradication and control pilot program and removes the pilot program designation. This Department of Agriculture (USDA) program responds to the threat feral swine pose to agriculture, native ecosystems, and human and animal health. 
 
The bill also requires USDA to ensure that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) continue monitoring an area for reoccurrence of feral swine for one year after USDA determines that feral swine has been eradicated from an eligible area.
 
Further, the bill includes new reporting requirements, which direct APHIS and the NRCS to submit a joint report to Congress on the program. This report must be publicly available on USDA's website.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Lacey Act Amendments of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1614
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2023-05-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: 

Lacey Act Amendments of 2023

 
This bill modifies the injurious wildlife provision of the Lacey Act, which generally prohibits the import and shipment of listed living creatures and their eggs.
 
First, the bill specifies that the prohibition on shipment applies to interstate shipments within the continental United States.
 
Second, the bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to issue an emergency designation prohibiting the importation of a species if necessary to address an imminent threat to human beings, to the interests of agriculture, horticulture, forestry, or to wildlife, or to the wildlife resources of the United States.
 
Third, the bill establishes a presumptive prohibition on the importation of any nonnative species of wild mammal, wild bird, fish (including mollusks and crustacea), amphibian, or reptile, or the eggs of any such species. The presumption may be overcome if Interior determines that the species does not pose a significant risk of invasiveness to the United States.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Regulatory Accountability Act

Bill: 118-s-1615
Sponsor: Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]
Introduced: 2023-05-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Judiciary Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1616
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2023-05-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Law

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: 

Judiciary Act of 2023

 
This bill increases from 9 to 13 the number of Justices on the Supreme Court. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Protect Our Heroes Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1617
Sponsor: Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]
Introduced: 2023-05-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: 

Protect Our Heroes Act of 2023

 
This bill establishes new criminal offenses for killing or assaulting (or attempting to kill or assault or conspiring to kill) a current or former judicial officer or public safety officer in circumstances that affect interstate commerce while the officer is engaged in official duties or on account of past performance of official duties.
 
A violation is subject to criminal penalties&#8212;a prison term, a fine, or both.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Employee Equity Investment Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1618
Sponsor: Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
Introduced: 2023-05-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Disrupt Fentanyl Trafficking Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1619
Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]
Introduced: 2023-05-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: 

Disrupt Fentanyl Trafficking Act of 2023

 
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to develop and submit a strategy to use existing authorities to target, disrupt, or degrade threats to national security that are caused or exacerbated by fentanyl trafficking. The strategy must be submitted in an unclassified form, but it may include a classified index.
 
Additionally, DOD must seek to enhance cooperation with defense officials of Mexico to target, disrupt, and degrade transnational criminal organizations within Mexico that traffic fentanyl.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Fort Gillem Defense Forensics Enhancement Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1620
Sponsor: Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA]
Introduced: 2023-05-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: 

Fort Gillem Defense Forensics Enhancement Act of 2023

 
This bill extends the funding authority for the military construction project at Fort Gillem, Georgia, until October 1, 2024, or the date on which military construction funds are authorized for FY2025, whichever is later.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Military Mental Health Professionals Support Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1621
Sponsor: Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA]
Introduced: 2023-05-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: 

Military Mental Health Professionals Support Act of 2023

This bill exempts licensed behavioral health providers from the computation and determination of authorized strengths (i.e., the largest number of members authorized to be in an armed force, a component, a branch, a grade, or any other category of the armed forces) for commissioned officers on active duty in certain grades. The bill adds licensed behavioral health providers to an existing exemption for medical officers. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: Introduced in Senate
End Speculative Oil and Gas Leasing Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1622
Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced: 2023-05-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Forests, forestry, trees
Land use and conservation
Oil and gas

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: 

End Speculative Oil and Gas Leasing Act of 2023

 
This bill specifies requirements for the leasing of oil and gas resources on federal lands. 
 
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), with respect to certain federal land that is covered by a reasonably foreseeable development scenario (i.e., a long-term projection of oil and gas development), must not offer the land for lease until such scenario includes an assessment of the land's oil and gas potential that specifically identifies the potential for all acres subject to decisions on availability for leasing.
 
If certain federal land that is otherwise available for leasing of oil and gas resources is not covered by a reasonably foreseeable development scenario, the BLM must complete such a scenario prior to making the land available for lease in accordance with the requirements and factors described in this bill. 
 
In general, the BLM must not offer for lease certain federal land otherwise available for leasing of oil and gas resources if such land is designated in the applicable reasonably foreseeable development scenario as having low or no potential for the development of oil or gas resources. However, the bill provides for a variance process.
 
With respect to each of these requirements, exceptions apply for federal land that is leased for the purpose of preventing oil or gas drainage or that meets specified requirements related to size and proximity to an oil- or gas-producing well.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-12
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-285.
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Fort Gordon Child Development Center Expansion Act

Bill: 118-s-1623
Sponsor: Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA]
Introduced: 2023-05-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: 

Fort Gordon Child Development Center Expansion Act

 
This bill extends the funding authority for the military construction project related to a child development center at Fort Gordon, Georgia, until October 1, 2024, or the date on which military construction funds are authorized for FY2025, whichever is later.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act 2.0

Bill: 118-s-1624
Sponsor: Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]
Introduced: 2023-05-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cancer
Child health
Congressional oversight
Government trust funds
Medical research
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: 

Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act 2.0

 
This bill modifies funding for, and requires reporting about, a pediatric disease research initiative within the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
 
Currently, this initiative receives funding through FY2023 from the 10-Year Pediatric Research Initiative Fund.
 
This bill directs certain penalties assessed by the Securities and Exchange Commission against pharmaceutical companies for specified violations to that fund. Additionally, the NIH must prioritize pediatric research that does not duplicate existing research activities when making allocations from the fund.
 
The bill also requires the Department of Health and Human Services to report to Congress about the research projects funded through the initiative.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-10-04
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 224.
action_date: 2023-10-04
text: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Sanders with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. Without written report.
action_date: 2023-10-04
text: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Sanders with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. Without written report.
action_date: 2023-09-21
text: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: Introduced in Senate
HITS Act

Bill: 118-s-1625
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2023-05-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: 

Help Independent Tracks Succeed Act or the HITS Act

 
This bill permits taxpayers to treat as currently deductible expenses the cost of qualified sound recording productions not exceeding $150,000 in a taxable year. The bill defines 
qualified sound recording production
 as certain sound recordings produced and recorded in the United States. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1680-1681)
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: Introduced in Senate
ASK Act

Bill: 118-s-1626
Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]
Introduced: 2023-05-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: 

AI Shield for Kids Act or the ASK Act

 
This bill restricts a minor's access to programs, services, applications, or other products that contain any artificial intelligence (AI) features, such as chat features. (Generally, AI refers to computerized systems that work and react in ways commonly thought to require human intelligence, such as certain systems that solve complex problems in real-world situations.)
 
Specifically, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) must issue rules to prohibit any entity (such as a social media company) from offering products with AI features to a minor without the consent of the minor's parent or guardian. The consent may be revoked at any time, and the entity may not charge a fee for removing an AI feature if a parent or guardian revokes consent. The FCC must consult with the Federal Trade Commission on the rules.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: Introduced in Senate
PRECEPT Nurses Act

Bill: 118-s-1627
Sponsor: Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ]
Introduced: 2023-05-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Government trust funds
Income tax credits
Medical education
Nursing

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: 

Providing Real-World Education and Clinical Experience by Precepting Tomorrow's Nurses Act or the PRECEPT Nurses Act

 
This bill temporarily establishes a tax credit for nurses and health care providers who serve as nurse preceptors in health professional shortage areas. 
Nurse preceptors
 are those who supervise, train, and mentor nursing students or newly hired nurses.
 
Specifically, the bill establishes a $2,000 tax credit for nurses or health care providers who serve as nurse preceptors for at least 200 hours during the taxable year in health professional shortage areas. The tax credit is available for 2024-2030. 
 
The bill provides for the use of unobligated COVID-19 relief funds to fund the tax credit.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: Introduced in Senate