hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
BID Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1557
Sponsor: Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1]
Introduced: 2023-03-10 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-10
text: 

Better Interoperability for Devices Act of 2023 or the BID Act of 2023

 
This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration to report on the interoperability of medical devices, including associated standards, data, and costs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-03-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-03-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-10
text: Introduced in House
SAVES Act

Bill: 118-hr-1558
Sponsor: Rep. Moran, Nathaniel [R-TX-1]
Introduced: 2023-03-10 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-10
text: 

Saving America&rsquo;s Vulnerable Endangered Species Act or the SAVES Act

 
This bill limits the protection of endangered and threatened species to species that are native to the United States, thus removing protection given to nonnative species in the United States that are listed as threatened or endangered. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries.
action_date: 2023-03-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-03-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-10
text: Introduced in House
More Energy More Jobs Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1559
Sponsor: Rep. Moran, Nathaniel [R-TX-1]
Introduced: 2023-03-10 in the House
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-10
text: 

More Energy More Jobs Act of 2023

 
This bill revises requirements concerning oil and gas lease sales under the Outer Continental Shelf leasing program.
 
Specifically, the bill directs the Department of the Interior to allow coastal states to nominate areas off their coasts for oil and gas development.
 
In addition, Interior must hold at least two region-wide oil and gas lease sales per year in the Gulf of Mexico. Each lease sale must include areas in the Central Gulf of Mexico Planning Area and the Western Gulf of Mexico Planning Area. The bill also establishes deadlines for completing environmental reviews of the lease sales.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2023-03-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-03-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-10
text: Introduced in House
Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1560
Sponsor: Rep. Moran, Nathaniel [R-TX-1]
Introduced: 2023-03-10 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Aquatic ecology
Arkansas
Crimes against animals and natural resources
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Louisiana
Texas
Trade restrictions
Water use and supply
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-10
text: 

Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance Act of 2023

 
This bill addresses transfers between Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana of water that contains invasive species.
 
The bill exempts certain water transfers between public water supplies in Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana from prohibitions on illegal trade of plants and wildlife. Specifically, the prohibitions do not apply to covered water transfers containing prohibited species if 

 
the species are present in both public water supplies before the transfer, the water is subject to mitigation measures, and the water is transferred directly between the supplies; or
 
the water is transferred in a closed conveyance system, such as a pipe system, and sent directly to treatment facilities where the species will be destroyed.
 
 
The costs of the mitigation measures must be borne by the entity that sells the water for financial gain.
 
Finally, the bill establishes notification requirements for water transfers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries.
action_date: 2023-03-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2023-03-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2023-03-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-10
text: Introduced in House
DAYLIGHT Act

Bill: 118-hr-1561
Sponsor: Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5]
Introduced: 2023-03-10 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-10
text: 

Daylight All Year Leads to Ideal Gains in Happiness and Temperament Act or the DAYLIGHT Act

 
This bill allows states to observe daylight savings time year-round. (States may already choose to observe standard time year-round.)
 
No later than two years after enactment of this bill, the Government Accountability Office shall submit a report to Congress containing the results of a study on implementing daylight savings time year-round. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-03-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-03-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-10
text: Introduced in House
Restoring Energy Market Freedom Act

Bill: 118-hr-1562
Sponsor: Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10]
Introduced: 2023-03-10 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-10
text: 

Restoring Energy Market Freedom Act

 
This bill repeals specified business tax credits related to electricity produced from certain renewable resources and alternative energy and investment credits related to energy projects.
 
Specifically, the bill repeals tax credits (i.e., money that can be offset against a tax liability) for businesses for (1) electricity produced from certain renewable resources (e.g., solar energy); (2) production of electricity from advanced nuclear power facilities; (3) carbon dioxide sequestration; (4) zero-emission nuclear power production; (5) production of clean hydrogen; (6) production and sale of specified components, such as solar energy components; and (7) production of clean electricity.
 
The bill also repeals tax credits for investments related to certain energy projects, including credits for (1) geothermal energy property placed in service, (2) qualifying coal projects, (3) qualifying advanced energy projects, (4) advanced manufacturing investments, and (5) clean electricity investments.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-03-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-10
text: Introduced in House
No taxpayer funding for United Nations Human Rights Council Act

Bill: 118-hr-1563
Sponsor: Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21]
Introduced: 2023-03-10 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-10
text: 

No taxpayer funding for United Nations Human Rights Council Act

 
This bill requires the Department of State to withhold from the U.S. contribution to the United Nations (U.N.) the amount that would be allocated to the U.N. Human Rights Council. Such withheld funds must be rescinded and must not be considered arrears to be repaid to the United Nations. 
 
The bill also prohibits the State Department from making voluntary contributions to the U.N. Human Rights Council. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2023-03-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-10
text: Introduced in House
Drug Cartel Terrorist Designation Act

Bill: 118-hr-1564
Sponsor: Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21]
Introduced: 2023-03-10 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-10
text: 

Drug Cartel Terrorist Designation Act

 
This bill directs the Department of State to designate four specified drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations. (Among other things, such a designation allows the Department of the Treasury to require financial institutions to block transactions involving the organization.) 
 
The four specified cartels in the bill are the Gulf Cartel, the Cartel Del Noreste, the Cartel de Sinaloa, and the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion.
 
 The bill also requires the State Department to submit a detailed report on those four cartels and any other cartels it may identify. Based on this report, the State Department must designate as a foreign terrorist organization any such identified cartel (or faction thereof) that meets certain criteria for designation as a foreign terrorist organization.
 
The bill specifies that it may not be construed to expand eligibility for asylum. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-03-10
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1265)
action_date: 2023-03-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-10
text: Introduced in House
Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1565
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3]
Introduced: 2023-03-10 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Hospital care
Medicare
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-10
text: 

Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 

2023

 
This bill repeals the 96-hour physician-certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services under Medicare. Under current law, as a condition for Medicare payment for such services, a physician must certify that a patient may reasonably be expected to be discharged or transferred to a hospital within 96 hours after admission to the critical access hospital. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-03-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-03-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-10
text: Introduced in House
Safe Storage Lockers for House Office Buildings Act

Bill: 118-hr-1566
Sponsor: Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]
Introduced: 2023-03-10 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional officers and employees
Firearms and explosives
Government buildings, facilities, and property
House of Representatives
U.S. Capitol

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-10
text: 

Safe Storage Lockers for House Office Buildings Act

 
This bill permits employees of the House of Representatives to bring certain weapons into House office buildings provided that the employees store the weapons in storage lockers operated by the U.S. Capitol Police.
 
An employee who is authorized by the District of Columbia (DC) to carry self-defense spray, a stun gun, or a firearm may bring the weapon into a House office building if the employee (1) carries the weapon in a manner that complies with DC laws prior to entering the building, (2) enters the building through an external pedestrian entrance, (3) leaves the weapon in a storage locker while in the building, and (4) immediately exits the building after retrieving the weapon.
 
The U.S. Capitol Police must install and operate storage lockers at the external pedestrian entrances of each House office building.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight.
action_date: 2023-03-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2023-03-10
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2023-03-10
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2023-03-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-10
text: Introduced in House
CLAMP Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1569
Sponsor: Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6]
Introduced: 2023-03-10 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-10
text: 

CCP Lease Abolishment for Minerals and Petroleum Act of 2023 or the CLAMP Act of 2023

 
This bill prohibits the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture from issuing or renewing a lease, issuing a permit, or recording a claim for any federal lands under any provision of law relating to the production, refining, harvesting, or extraction of minerals, timber, oil or natural gas, or any other natural resource or the production of energy, to China or specified entities or individuals affiliated with the Chinese Community Party.
 
The bill prohibits transferring a title, lease, permit, recorded claim, or other interest to such entities or individuals.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2023-04-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
action_date: 2023-03-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2023-03-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2023-03-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-10
text: Introduced in House
MINDS Act

Bill: 118-hr-1570
Sponsor: Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7]
Introduced: 2023-03-10 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-10
text: 

Mental Health in International Development and Humanitarian Settings Act or the MINDS Act

 
This bill authorizes and requires certain actions by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to integrate mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) activities across U.S. development and humanitarian assistance programs. 
The bill authorizes USAID to designate an MHPSS coordinator. The coordinator's duties include (1) guiding, overseeing, and directing MHPSS programming and integration across U.S. development and humanitarian assistance programs; and (2) promoting best practices, coordination, and reporting in MHPSS across such programs. Focus populations for the coordinator include adult caretakers, children separated from a family unit, and displaced populations. 
 
In addition, the bill establishes a working group comprised of representatives from relevant USAID bureaus, the Department of State, and other federal agencies. The purpose of the working group is to ensure continuity and integration of MHPSS across U.S. development and humanitarian assistance programs.
 
The provisions of the bill expire five years after enactment. 
 
 
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2023-03-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-10
text: Introduced in House
Compact Impact Fairness Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1571
Sponsor: Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]
Introduced: 2023-03-14 in the House
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: 

Compact Impact Fairness Act of 2023 

 
This bill expands the eligibility of citizens of the Freely Associated States lawfully residing in the United States for certain federal public benefits. 
 
Currently, citizens of the Freely Associated States (Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau) may live, study, and work in the United States as nonimmigrants. However, such individuals are generally ineligible for most federal public benefits, with Medicaid being one exception. Under this bill, such individuals may be eligible for certain federal public benefits, such as benefits under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program. 
 
Furthermore, current law generally bars individuals from receiving federal means-tested public benefits for the five-year period starting from the individual's entry into the United States. Under this bill, citizens of the Freely Associated States living in the United States shall not be subject to this bar. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.
action_date: 2023-04-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Agriculture, 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: 2023-03-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Agriculture, 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: 2023-03-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Agriculture, 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: 2023-03-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Introduced in House
Hello Girls Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1572
Sponsor: Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]
Introduced: 2023-03-14 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Military history
Monuments and memorials
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Smithsonian Institution
Telephone and wireless communication
Veterans' organizations and recognition
Women's employment

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: 

Hello Girls Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2023

 
This bill provides for the award of a single Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the female telephone operators of the Army Signal Corps, commonly known as the
 Hello Girls
, in recognition of their military service, devotion to duty, and 60-year struggle for veterans' benefits and recognition as soldiers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-14
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: 2023-03-14
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: 2023-03-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Introduced in House
To require the Secretary of Education to accept certain documentation from the Department of Defense as proof of employment for purposes of the public service loan forgiveness program.

Bill: 118-hr-1573
Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
Introduced: 2023-03-14 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: 
This bill requires the Department of Education to accept a military discharge certificate or certificate of release (the Department of Defense's Form DD-214) in determining a borrower's eligibility for loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Introduced in House
Risk Disclosure and Investor Attestation Act

Bill: 118-hr-1574
Sponsor: Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8]
Introduced: 2023-03-14 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: 

Accredited Investor Self-Certification Act 

 
This bill expands who may be considered an accredited investor for purposes of participating in private offerings of securities. Certain unregistered securities may only be offered to accredited investors. 
 
Specifically, the bill allows an individual to qualify by certifying to the issuer of securities that the individual understands the risks of investment in private issuers. Currently, accredited investors must satisfy certain requirements indicating their reduced exposure to financial risk, including those related to income, net worth, or knowledge and experience. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Introduced in House
Pregnancy Center Security Act

Bill: 118-hr-1575
Sponsor: Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1]
Introduced: 2023-03-14 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health facilities and institutions
Sex and reproductive health
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: 

Pregnancy Center Security Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants on a competitive basis for upgrading the facilities of pregnancy-help organizations. The bill defines these as organizations that provide services to individuals with unintended pregnancies with the intent of encouraging the individuals to give birth; the definition in the bill excludes, however, organizations that perform or refer for abortions (or affiliates of those organizations).
 
Facility upgrades include installing security systems and making the facilities accessible to people with disabilities.
 
The bill prohibits the use of grant funds for abortion-related services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Introduced in House