hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Safe Step Act

Bill: 118-hr-2630
Sponsor: Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2]
Introduced: 2023-04-13 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug therapy
Employee benefits and pensions
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-13
text: 

Safe Step Act

 
This bill requires a group health plan to establish an exception to medication step-therapy protocol in specified cases. A medication step-therapy protocol establishes a specific sequence in which prescription drugs are covered by a group health plan or a health insurance issuer. 
 
A request for such an exception to the protocol must be granted if (1) an otherwise required treatment has been ineffective, (2) such treatment is expected to be ineffective and delaying effective treatment would lead to irreversible consequences, (3) such treatment will cause or is likely to cause an adverse reaction to the individual, (4) such treatment is expected to prevent the individual from performing daily activities or occupational responsibilities, (5) the individual is stable based on the prescription drugs already selected, or (6) there are other circumstances as determined by the Employee Benefits Security Administration.
 
The bill requires a group health plan to implement and make readily available a clear process for an individual to request an exception to the protocol, including required information and criteria for granting an exception. The bill further specifies timelines under which plans must respond to such requests.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-04-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-13
text: Introduced in House
MINAJ Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-2631
Sponsor: Rep. Santos, George [R-NY-3]
Introduced: 2023-04-17 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: 

Medical Information Nuanced Accountability Judgement Act of 2023 or the MINAJ Act of 2023

 
This bill generally prohibits federal agencies from requiring an individual to receive a vaccine unless the required vaccine has been approved or authorized by the Food and Drug Administration for at least 10 years.
 
During a declared public health emergency, however, a federal agency may require that individuals receive a vaccine with fewer years of approval or authorization if the agency provides Congress with (1) adequate notice of the requirement, (2) data about the safety and efficacy of the required vaccine, and (3) sufficient time to review the data and deliberate about the requirement. Under the bill, sufficient time for review and deliberation is the lesser of three months or the period of time during which the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions each complete three hearings related to matters in the report.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2044)
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: Introduced in House
Secure Our Border and Our Streets Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-2632
Sponsor: Rep. Santos, George [R-NY-3]
Introduced: 2023-04-17 in the House
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: 

Secure Our Border and Our Streets Act of 2023

 
This bill requires states to annually report to the Department of Justice (DOJ) the immigration status of individuals convicted of a crime under that state's laws as a condition for receiving any DOJ funding.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: Introduced in House
Terrorist Organization Classification Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-2633
Sponsor: Rep. Santos, George [R-NY-3]
Introduced: 2023-04-17 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: 

Terrorist Organization Classification Act of 2023

 
This bill directs the Department of State to designate five 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 five specified cartels in the bill are MS-13, Queen Nation, Sinaloa, Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion, and Beltran Leyva Organization.
 
 The bill also requires the State Department to submit a detailed report on those five 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: 2023-04-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make alimony deductible.

Bill: 118-hr-2634
Sponsor: Rep. Santos, George [R-NY-3]
Introduced: 2023-04-17 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: 
This bill restores the tax deduction for alimony payments.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2044)
action_date: 2023-04-18
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1794-1795)
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: Introduced in House
The Big-Tech Accountability Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-2635
Sponsor: Rep. Santos, George [R-NY-3]
Introduced: 2023-04-17 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: 

The Big-Tech Accountability Act of 2023 

 
This bill limits federal liability protection, sometimes referred to as Section 230 protection, that generally precludes providers and users of an interactive computer service from being held legally responsible for content provided by a third party.
 
Specifically, the bill removes the protection for providers of social media services (e.g., Facebook and TikTok).
 
Additionally, the bill prohibits a provider of social media services from suspending or otherwise restricting the account of a U.S. citizen based on that citizen's social, political, or religious status. The prohibition applies even if the citizen clearly violates the provider's policies related to hate speech, sexual harassment, discrimination, or violent or threatening speech. A provider that violates the prohibition is subject to civil penalties.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Public Health Service Act to include neuropathy in the list of conditions covered by the World Trade Center Health Program, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-hr-2636
Sponsor: Rep. Santos, George [R-NY-3]
Introduced: 2023-04-17 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: 
This bill adds neuropathy (damage, disease, or dysfunction of one or more nerves) to the list of health conditions covered by the World Trade Center Health Program. This program provides medical monitoring and treatment to responders and survivors who suffer from health conditions related to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to waive the early withdrawal penalty on certain distributions from qualified retirement plans.

Bill: 118-hr-2637
Sponsor: Rep. Santos, George [R-NY-3]
Introduced: 2023-04-17 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: 
This bill allows a waiver of the 10% penalty on premature distributions from tax-exempt retirement plans where such distributions do not exceed the excess of $10,000 over aggregate plan distributions during a specified 5-year period.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: Introduced in House
CUBA Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-2638
Sponsor: Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. [R-FL-28]
Introduced: 2023-04-17 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: 

Cuban-American Unrecognized Bravery Act of 2023 or the CUBA Act of 2023

 
This bill expands eligibility for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits to certain individuals who served in the Bay of Pigs, Cuba, in April 1961. Specifically, the bill expands eligibility for benefits to individuals who (1) were members of the military group that invaded the Bay of Pigs in 1961, (2) are citizens of the United States, and (3) have not received VA benefits for which they have applied.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: Introduced in House
Electrodiagnostic Medicine Patient Protection and Fraud Elimination Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-2639
Sponsor: Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17]
Introduced: 2023-04-17 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: 

Electrodiagnostic Medicine Patient Protection and Fraud Elimination Act of 

2023

 
This bill requires, as a condition for Medicare payment, specified electrodiagnostic services to be furnished by qualified facilities that comply with accreditation, training, and other quality control requirements, as established under the bill.
 
Specifically, the bill requires nerve conduction studies and needle electromyography tests to be furnished by facilities that are accredited by an organization that is approved by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The accrediting organization must certify that the facility meets certain standards, including having a quality control program and requiring those who administer needle electromyography tests to have at least three months of specialized training. 
 
The bill also establishes an advisory committee to support the CMS in developing appropriate facility standards.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-04-17
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: 2023-04-17
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: 2023-04-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: Introduced in House
Expanded Student Saver’s Tax Credit Act

Bill: 118-hr-2641
Sponsor: Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32]
Introduced: 2023-04-17 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: 

Expanded Student Saver's Tax Credit Act 

 
This bill revises the retirement savings contribution tax credit to make full-time students eligible for such credit.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: Introduced in House
PEER Mental Health Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-2642
Sponsor: Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large]
Introduced: 2023-04-17 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: 

Peer Education and Emergency Response for Mental Health Act of 2023 or the PEER Mental Health Act of 2023

 
This bill establishes grants for school-based programs for training and education focused on childhood and adolescent mental health.
 
Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must award the grants to elementary or secondary schools or state or local educational agencies. Recipients must use the grants to provide training and educational resources about childhood and adolescent mental health conditions to (1) teachers and other school personnel, (2) students, and (3) parents and caregivers.
 
HHS must allocate at least 25% of the grants to schools in rural areas.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: Introduced in House
Small Business Tax Equity Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-2643
Sponsor: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
Introduced: 2023-04-17 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: 
 
Small Business Tax Equity Act of 2023 

 

This bill exempts a trade or business that conducts marijuana sales in compliance with state law from a provision in the Internal Revenue Code that prohibits business-related tax credits or deductions for expenditures in connection with trafficking in controlled substances.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E320)
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: Introduced in House
Unaccompanied Alien Children Assistance Control Act

Bill: 118-hr-2644
Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]
Introduced: 2023-04-17 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: 

Unaccompanied Alien Children Assistance Control Act

 
This bill directs the President to reduce assistance to El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras based on how many unaccompanied alien children from each of those countries are placed in custody for immigration status. For each unaccompanied alien child placed in custody who is a citizen or national of one of these countries, the President shall reduce assistance to that country by $15,000 the following fiscal year.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: Introduced in House
Keeping Families Fed Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-2645
Sponsor: Rep. Caraveo, Yadira [D-CO-8]
Introduced: 2023-04-17 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: 

Keeping Families Fed Act of 2023

 
This bill extends for one year the availability of certain increased Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. Congress authorized temporary increases to SNAP benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic, which are known as emergency allotments. These benefits ended nationwide after the February 2023 issuance. This bill continues that program for one year. 
 
Further, the Department of Agriculture must submit to Congress a strategy plan for state agencies to (1) provide resources and guidance for public awareness of the extension of the emergency allotments, and (2) prepare for the end of this program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: Introduced in House
John Tanner and Jim Cooper Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act

Bill: 118-hr-2646
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2023-04-17 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: 

John Tanner and Jim Cooper Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act

 
This bill establishes requirements regarding congressional redistricting, including that redistricting plans must be developed by an independent redistricting commission.
 
A state that has been redistricted after an apportionment of Representatives may not be redistricted again until after the next apportionment, unless the state is ordered by a court to conduct a subsequent redistricting in order to comply with the Constitution or enforce the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
 
Each state must establish an independent redistricting commission to develop redistricting plans that meet specified criteria. If such a plan is not enacted into law, a state's highest court may select a plan developed by the state's commission. If the state court does not select a plan, a U.S. district court must develop a plan.
 
The Election Assistance Commission must make payments to states to carry out redistricting.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: Introduced in House
Restore Public Health Institution Trust Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-2647
Sponsor: Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2]
Introduced: 2023-04-17 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: 

Restore Public Health Institution Trust Act of 2023

 
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report on public health messaging and other recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The report must specifically address (1) the data used to make recommendations; (2) the effect of inconsistent messaging on the public's trust in the CDC, willingness to follow the CDC's COVID-19 guidance, and attitudes about immunizations both in general and for specific populations; and (3) the degree to which outside entities influenced CDC recommendations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Horses from Soring Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-2648
Sponsor: Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4]
Introduced: 2023-04-17 in the House
Policy area: Animals

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: 

Protecting Horses from Soring Act of 2023

 
This bill revises requirements concerning the inspection of horse shows, exhibitions, sales, and actions for sored horses (e.g., horses suffering from pain when moving due to substances or devices placed on their limbs). Specifically, this bill replaces a requirement for the Department of Agriculture to prescribe regulations governing the appointment of inspectors with a requirement for the Horse Industry Organization, which is established by this bill, to appoint inspectors.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: Introduced in House
School Resource Officer Assessment Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-2649
Sponsor: Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]
Introduced: 2023-04-17 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: 

School Resource Officer Assessment Act of 

2023

 
This bill requires the Department of Justice and the Department of Education to conduct and submit to Congress a survey of the assignment of school resource officers at public elementary and secondary schools.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2023-04-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2023-04-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: Introduced in House
School Resource Officer Training Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-2650
Sponsor: Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]
Introduced: 2023-04-17 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: 

School Resource Officer Training Act of 2023

 
This bill directs the Department of Justice to develop, disseminate, and publish best practices for occupation-specific education for school resource officers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2023-04-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2023-04-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: Introduced in House
Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-2651
Sponsor: Rep. Houchin, Erin [R-IN-9]
Introduced: 2023-04-17 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: 

Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2023

 
This bill increases the dollar limit of certain securities offerings exempt from registration requirements from $50 million annually to $150 million annually, adjusted in future years for inflation. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: Introduced in House
Investment Opportunity Expansion Act

Bill: 118-hr-2652
Sponsor: Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2]
Introduced: 2023-04-17 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: 

Investment Opportunity Expansion 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 if their aggregate investment in such a securities offering is not more than 10% of the individual's net assets or 10% of the individual's annual income, whichever is greater.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: Introduced in House
Flightmare Prevention Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-2653
Sponsor: Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47]
Introduced: 2023-04-17 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: 

Flightmare Prevention Act of 2023

 
This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration to establish minimum requirements for aviation enterprise resource planning systems that are used by domestic air carriers and necessary for passenger safety. These technology systems and software are used by air carriers for operational management, including for crew planning and communication, building flight schedules, and making changes to flight paths.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-17
text: Introduced in House