hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Industrial Hemp Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-3755
Sponsor: Rep. Rosendale Sr., Matthew M. [R-MT-2]
Introduced: 2023-05-30 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural marketing and promotion
Horticulture and plants
Intergovernmental relations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-30
text: 

Industrial Hemp Act of 2023

 
This bill exempts industrial hemp production from certain inspection and testing requirements. Under current law, the hemp production program requires that all hemp production meet the same inspection and testing requirements. 
 
The bill amends the hemp production programs for a state, Indian tribe, and the Department of Agriculture to (1) establish a separate definition for industrial hemp, (2) require a procedure for hemp producers to designate the type of hemp production as industrial hemp or hemp for any other purpose, and (3) exclude industrial hemp from testing requirements.
 
Industrial hemp producers are subject to annual visual inspections. If a producer fails a visual inspection, the producer may be (1) required to provide certain documentation on the in-field practices, and (2) subject to chemical testing on harvested material.
 
Currently, a person with a felony conviction related to a controlled substance is prohibited from participating in the hemp production program for ten years. This bill includes an exception to allow participation by a person producing industrial hemp. However, a person who knowingly produces a crop that is inconsistent with the industrial hemp designation is prohibited from participating in the hemp production program for five years.
 
The bill also preempts state and tribal law for the regulation of industrial hemp.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
action_date: 2023-05-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2023-05-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-30
text: Introduced in House
Environmental Justice in Recreation Permitting Act

Bill: 118-hr-3756
Sponsor: Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
Introduced: 2023-05-30 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Forests, forestry, trees
Land use and conservation
Licensing and registrations
Minority health
Motor vehicles
Outdoor recreation
Poverty and welfare assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-30
text: 

Environmental Justice in Recreation Permitting Act

 
This bill requires the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture to complete an interagency report on the use of special recreation permits by recreation service providers serving environmental justice communities. 
 
The bill defines an 

environmental justice community

 as a community with significant representation of communities of color, low-income communities, or tribal and indigenous communities, that experiences, or is at risk of experiencing, higher or more adverse human health or environmental effects than other communities.
 
Interior and USDA (1) shall contact all existing or prospective special recreation service providers to request a voluntary estimate of the number of user days used by, or, in the case of a prospective recreation service provider, expected to be used by, individuals from environmental justice communities; (2) shall request from recreation service providers and interested members of the public any other information required for the report; and (3) shall not use participation or the provision of information to Interior and USDA by a recreation service provider as a condition of a special recreation permit.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2670)
action_date: 2023-05-30
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: 2023-05-30
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: 2023-05-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-30
text: Introduced in House
Defund the CCP On Campus Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-3757
Sponsor: Rep. Santos, George [R-NY-3]
Introduced: 2023-05-31 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: 

Defund the CCP On Campus Act of 2023

 
This bill prohibits federal funding for any institution of higher education (IHE) that (1) provides funds to a Confucius Institute or an entity that funds such an institute, or (2) has a Confucius Institute. A Confucius Institute is a public educational and cultural promotion program that is funded and arranged by a government-organized group under China's Ministry of Education.
 
Additionally, the Department of Education must study and report on the number of IHEs (1) that have funded or provided funds to an entity that has funded a Confucius Institute, and (2) that have a Confucius Institute.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2953-2955)
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Introduced in House
EQUAL Defense Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-3758
Sponsor: Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
Introduced: 2023-05-31 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: 

Ensuring Quality Access to Legal Defense Act of 2023 or the EQUAL Defense Act of 2023

 
 This bill establishes and modifies certain programs that support the delivery of public defense services (i.e., legal services for criminal defendants who cannot afford counsel). 
 
Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to award grants to state and local governments, tribal organizations, and public defender offices for public defense. A grant recipient must use the grant to establish a data collection process, develop workload limits, and satisfy specified compensation requirements (e.g., pay parity between public defenders and prosecutors).
 
The bill also directs DOJ to award grants to nonprofits and government organizations to train public defenders, court-appointed attorneys, and contract attorneys.
 
Additionally, a state that receives Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program funds must annually submit to DOJ information related to the legal representation of defendants in criminal cases.
 
Finally, it reauthorizes through FY2027 the student loan repayment program for prosecutors and public defenders and otherwise revises the program, including by increasing the maximum benefit amount.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Introduced in House
Barriers to Suicide Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-3759
Sponsor: Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8]
Introduced: 2023-05-31 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Infrastructure development
Mental health
Roads and highways
State and local government operations
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: 

Barriers to Suicide Act of 2023 

 
This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish a program to facilitate the installation of evidence-based suicide deterrents on bridges, including suicide prevention nets and barriers. 
 
DOT may award competitive grants to states and local governments to carry out the program. 
 
The bill also specifies that the installation of safety barriers and nets on bridges of the National Highway System are eligible highway safety improvement projects under the National Highway Performance Program of the Federal Highway Administration. 
 
The Government Accountability Office must conduct a study to identify the types of structures, other than bridges, that attract a high number of individuals attempting suicide-by-jumping and the types of nets or barriers that are effective at reducing such suicides. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2023-06-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Introduced in House
To amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to strengthen the mental health workforce, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-hr-3760
Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Troy [D-LA-2]
Introduced: 2023-05-31 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health personnel
Higher education
Mental health
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-31
text:  

This bill establishes a student loan deferment and forgiveness program for physicians who provide mental and behavioral health services (including substance abuse prevention and treatment services) to racial and ethnic minority groups and low-income individuals.
 
To carry out the program, the Department of Health and Human Services must pay the outstanding principal and interest (up to a maximum limit) on specified federal student loans for eligible physicians who work in qualifying employment. While participating in the program, physicians do not need to pay the principal of their loans but must pay any interest that accrues.
 
To be eligible, physicians must complete a mental or behavioral health professions degree or certificate at a minority-serving institution of higher education. Physicians must also provide mental and behavioral health services for five consecutive years while working either (1) as solo practitioners where at least 30% of patients receive Medicaid and at least 50% of patients are members of racial and ethnic minority groups; or (2) at institutions that accept Medicaid and where at least 50% of patients served by the institution are members of racial and ethnic minority groups.

 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Introduced in House
ASSIST Act

Bill: 118-hr-3761
Sponsor: Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]
Introduced: 2023-05-31 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Elementary and secondary education
Government information and archives
Health programs administration and funding
Higher education
Intergovernmental relations
Medicaid
Mental health
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: 

Advancing Student Services In Schools Today Act or the ASSIST Act

This bill establishes programs and requirements to support the provision of mental health and substance use disorder services at schools.

Specifically, the bill provides for a 90% Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) under Medicaid for services that are furnished by mental health and substance use disorder providers at schools or school-based health centers. Qualifying services include those provided by school counselors, social workers, and psychologists. 

The bill also establishes a grant program to increase the number of mental health and substance use disorder providers at schools, colleges, and other educational institutions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2023-05-31
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2023-05-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Introduced in House
Emergency Vacating of Aircraft Cabin Act

Bill: 118-hr-3762
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2023-05-31 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Aviation and airports
Department of Transportation
Disability and paralysis
Disability assistance
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: 

Emergency Vacating of Aircraft Cabin Act

 
This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to issue a final rule establishing evacuation standards for transport category airplanes.
 
In issuing the rule, the FAA must consider the impact of certain factors on the safe and efficient evacuation of an airplane. These factors include 
 
 
the ability of passengers of different ages (e.g., infants, children, and senior citizens); 
 
the ability of passengers with disabilities;
 
the ability of passengers who do not speak English; and
 
 seat size, seat pitch, and aisle width. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Introduced in House
FUELS Act

Bill: 118-hr-3763
Sponsor: Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1]
Introduced: 2023-05-31 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Agricultural conservation and pollution
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Environmental regulatory procedures
Farmland
Motor fuels
Oil and gas
Pollution liability
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: 

Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship Act or the FUELS Act

 
This bill increases thresholds for requiring a farm to have a plan to address oil spills.
 
Currently, regulations require a farm to have an oil spill control and prevention plan that is certified by a professional engineer if the farm's aboveground oil storage capacity is above a certain threshold or if the farm has a reportable oil discharge history. A farm with lower aboveground storage capacity and no reportable history is either allowed to self-certify its plan or not required to have a plan at all, depending on the farm's storage capacity. 
 
Under the bill, the Environmental Protection Agency must require a farm to have a professionally certified plan if the farm has an aggregate aboveground oil storage capacity of 40,000 gallons or more, whereas the current threshold is 20,000 gallons. The bill also raises the aggregate capacity thresholds at which a farm with no reportable oil discharge history may self-certify its plan or is not required to have a plan. 
 
The bill also limits when a farm's aboveground oil storage containers on separate parcels shall count toward the farm's oil storage capacity for the purposes of these thresholds.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Introduced in House
WING Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-3764
Sponsor: Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4]
Introduced: 2023-05-31 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: 

Weather Innovation for the Next Generation Act of 2023 or the WING Act of 

2023

 
This bill directs the National Weather Service to establish a temporary research, development, test, and evaluation program to ensure that weather radar detection and prediction capabilities continue to perform despite physical obstructions in their line of sight (e.g., wind turbines).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Introduced in House
Improving Social Security’s Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act

Bill: 118-hr-3765
Sponsor: Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3]
Introduced: 2023-05-31 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Executive agency funding and structure
Social Security Administration

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: 

Improving Social Security's Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act

 
This bill requires the Social Security Administration to provide a single point of contact for any individual whose Social Security account number has been misused. The single point of contact must track the individual's case to completion and coordinate with other specialized units to resolve case issues as quickly as possible.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Introduced in House
TRACKS Act

Bill: 118-hr-3766
Sponsor: Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8]
Introduced: 2023-05-31 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: 

Tracking Receipts to Adversarial Countries for Knowledge of Spending Act or the TRACKS Act

 
This bill requires recipients of federal awards to collect and report data relating to subawards granted to entities located in a foreign country of concern.
 
The Office of Management and Budget must issue guidance that establishes consistency for complying with this bill's requirements for agencies, prime award recipients, and covered subaward recipients, including establishing standards for disclosed data.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Introduced in House
To require the Council on Environmental Quality to submit to Congress a report on the potential for online and digital technologies to address delays in reviews and improve public accessibility and transparency under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-hr-3767
Sponsor: Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6]
Introduced: 2023-05-31 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-31
text:  

This bill directs the Council on Environmental Quality to study the potential for online and digital technologies, including a unified permitting portal, to address any delays in environmental reviews of federal actions and improve public accessibility and transparency under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.

 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Introduced in House
Midwives for MOMS Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-3768
Sponsor: Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2]
Introduced: 2023-05-31 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Health care coverage and access
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Higher education
Medical education
Minority education
Minority employment
Nursing
Sex and reproductive health
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: 

Midwives for Maximizing Optimal Maternity Services Act of 2023 or the Midwives for MOMS Act of 2023

 
This bill establishes grants within the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for establishing or expanding midwifery programs at institutions of higher education and nursing schools. In awarding grants, HRSA must give special consideration to institutions that focus on increasing the number of midwife professionals from underrepresented groups and promote practicing in areas with limited access to professional health care.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Introduced in House
Gang Activity Reporting Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-3769
Sponsor: Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2]
Introduced: 2023-05-31 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: 

Gang Activity Reporting Act of 2023

 
This bill requires the Department of Justice to report on gang activity, reporting, investigation, and prosecution. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Introduced in House
LIBERTY Act

Bill: 118-hr-3770
Sponsor: Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14]
Introduced: 2023-05-31 in the House
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Introduced in House
Health Minds for a Better Future Act

Bill: 118-hr-3771
Sponsor: Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7]
Introduced: 2023-05-31 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Child health
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Elementary and secondary education
Mental health
School administration
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: 

Health Minds for a Better Future Act

 
This bill establishes the Middle School Mental Health Task Force at the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services. The task force must study and report on the resources that are available to secondary school educators and parents for helping students who are experiencing mental health issues.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2023-05-31
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2023-05-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Introduced in House
Aviation WORKS Act

Bill: 118-hr-3772
Sponsor: Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]
Introduced: 2023-05-31 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Manufacturing
Public-private cooperation
State and local government operations
Transportation employees
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Introduced in House