hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Muhammad Ali Congressional Gold Medal Act

Bill: 118-s-3842
Sponsor: Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]
Introduced: 2024-02-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Sports and Recreation

Summary:
action_date: 2024-02-29
text: 

Muhammad Ali Congressional Gold Medal Act

 
This bill provides for the posthumous award of a Congressional Gold Medal to Muhammad Ali.
 
There is authorized to be charged against the U.S. Mint Public Enterprise Fund such amounts as may be necessary to pay for the costs of the medals struck under this bill.
 
Sums received from the sale of duplicate bronze medals authorized by this bill shall be deposited into that fund.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-02-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2024-02-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Empower Act of 2024

Bill: 118-s-3843
Sponsor: Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
Introduced: 2024-02-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2024-02-29
text: 

Empower Act of 2024

 
This bill modifies the system for the public financing of presidential primary and general elections. 
 
The bill (1) increases the amount of matching funds for participating candidates by matching the first $200 of contributions by individuals to a candidate at a 6:1 ratio; (2) eliminates spending limits on participating candidates; (3) allows the national committee of a political party to make expenditures of up to $100 million in coordination with participating candidates; (4) requires all payments made to candidates, beginning with the 2028 presidential election, to be made from the Freedom From Influence Fund established by this bill; and (5) prohibits joint fundraising committees for any authorized committee of a candidate.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-02-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2024-02-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Restoring Integrity to America’s Elections Act

Bill: 118-s-3844
Sponsor: Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
Introduced: 2024-02-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2024-02-29
text:  

Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act

 
This bill revises provisions regarding the Federal Election Commission (FEC), including to change FEC membership.
 
Specifically, the bill reduces the number of appointed members of the FEC from six to five and permits no more than two members to be affiliated with the same political party. Further, it removes the Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House as ex officio members.
 
Next, the bill establishes the Blue Ribbon Advisory Panel to recommend to the President individuals for nomination to the FEC. The President shall appoint the FEC chair, subject to Senate confirmation.
 
The bill distributes the FEC's powers between the chair and the other FEC members. Further, it requires the FEC to ensure that its forms allow for the use of an accent mark as part of an individual's identification.
 
The bill modifies the process for (1) the FEC to initiate an investigation, and (2) a party aggrieved by the FEC's dismissal of the party's complaint or the FEC's failure to take action on the party's complaint to seek judicial review in federal court. Additionally, individuals who submit written comments regarding requests for advisory opinions must be given an opportunity to appear at FEC hearings on those requests.
 
The bill also permanently extends the FEC's administrative penalty authority.
 
Finally, the bill provides statutory authority for limitations on ex parte communications as applied to FEC members and employees. It also specifies that FEC attorneys may represent the FEC before the Supreme Court. 

 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-02-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
action_date: 2024-02-29
text: Introduced in Senate
ZEVs Act of 2024

Bill: 118-s-3845
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2024-02-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
action_date: 2024-02-29
text: 

Zero-Emission Vehicles Act of 2024 or the ZEVs Act of 2024

 
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a zero-emission passenger vehicle standard. Specifically, the bill sets a schedule for increasing the percentage of zero-emission vehicles a vehicle manufacturer delivers for sale, culminating in a requirement to sell only zero-emission vehicles from 2035 on. The bill also requires the EPA to establish a zero-emission vehicle credit program that approves one zero-emission vehicle credit for each zero-emission vehicle delivered for sale in the United States and partial credits for qualified electric vehicles based on the estimated proportion of the mileage driven on the battery.
 
Manufacturers that fail to meet the minimum required percentage of zero-emission vehicle sales must submit to the EPA a quantity of zero-emission vehicle credits sufficient to offset the excess.
 
Credits may also be sold, transferred, exchanged, or retired in certain circumstances.
 
The bill imposes civil penalties for the failure to comply with zero-emission vehicle credit standards, with collected penalties being deposited into the Highway Trust Fund. After 2035, the EPA must issue injunctions on the manufacture of passenger vehicles other than zero-emission vehicles.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-02-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2024-02-29
text: Introduced in Senate
WATERWAYS Act

Bill: 118-s-3846
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2024-02-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-02-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2024-02-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2024

Bill: 118-s-3847
Sponsor: Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]
Introduced: 2024-02-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-02-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2024-02-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Supporting Farm Operations Act of 2024

Bill: 118-s-3848
Sponsor: Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC]
Introduced: 2024-02-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-02-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2024-02-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Promoting United States Leadership in Standards Act of 2024

Bill: 118-s-3849
Sponsor: Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA]
Introduced: 2024-02-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Computers and information technology
Internet, web applications, social media
Technology assessment

Summary:
action_date: 2024-02-29
text: 

Promoting United States Leadership in Standards Act of 2024

This bill requires the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to support U.S. involvement in the development of standards for artificial intelligence (AI) through briefings, pilot programs, and other activities.

Specifically, NIST must (1) brief Congress on opportunities for the federal government to participate in the process for developing technical standards for AI, (2) establish a web portal to inform U.S. industries and federal agencies of international efforts and opportunities to develop such standards, and (3) establish a pilot program and award associated grants to support stakeholder meetings in the U.S. on developing such standards. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-08-01
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 482.
action_date: 2024-08-01
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2024-08-01
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2024-07-31
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2024-02-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2024-02-29
text: Introduced in Senate
South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2024

Bill: 118-s-3850
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2024-02-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Health programs administration and funding
Minority health

Summary:
action_date: 2024-02-29
text: 

South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 

2024

 
This bill authorizes the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to award supplemental grants to states for heart-disease research and awareness among communities disproportionately affected by heart disease, including the South Asian population of the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-02-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2024-02-29
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 90 McCamly Street South in Battle Creek, Michigan, as the "Sojourner Truth Post Office".

Bill: 118-s-3851
Sponsor: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]
Introduced: 2024-02-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Michigan
Postal service

Summary:
action_date: 2024-02-29
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 90 McCamly Street South in Battle Creek, Michigan, as the "Sojourner Truth Post Office."
action_date: 2024-10-02
text: 
This act designates the facility of the U.S. Postal Service located at 90 McCamly Street South in Battle Creek, Michigan, as the Sojourner Truth Post Office.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-10-01
text: Became Public Law No: 118-102.
action_date: 2024-10-01
text: Became Public Law No: 118-102.
action_date: 2024-10-01
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2024-10-01
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2024-09-26
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2024-09-26
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2024-09-23
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2024-09-23
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5570-5571)
action_date: 2024-09-23
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5570-5571)
action_date: 2024-09-23
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 3851.
action_date: 2024-09-23
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5570-5571)
action_date: 2024-09-23
text: Mr. LaTurner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2024-04-26
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2024-04-26
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2024-04-25
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2024-04-23
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2993; text: CR S2993)
action_date: 2024-04-23
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2993; text: CR S2993)
action_date: 2024-04-11
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 361.
action_date: 2024-04-11
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2024-04-11
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2024-04-10
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2024-02-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2024-02-29
text: Introduced in Senate

Enacted as: number: 118-102
LEAD Act of 2024

Bill: 118-s-3852
Sponsor: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
Introduced: 2024-02-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
action_date: 2024-02-29
text: 

Lead Endangers Animals Daily Act of 2024 or the LEAD Act of 2024

 
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to promulgate final regulations prohibiting the discharge of a firearm using ammunition other than nonlead ammunition included on the list established pursuant to this bill on all lands and waters under the jurisdiction and control of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
 
Interior shall establish and annually update a list of nonlead ammunition.
 
The prohibition shall not apply to (1) a government official or agent who is carrying out a statutory duty unrelated to the management of wildlife; (2) a state, local, tribal, or federal law enforcement officer, or the agent of such an officer, who is carrying out a statutory duty; or (3) an active member of the U.S. military who is carrying out official duties. 
 
The regulations promulgated pursuant to this bill shall provide that any person that knowingly violates the prohibition may be assessed a civil penalty by Interior of (1) no more than $500 for the first violation, and (2) no less than $1,000 or more than $5,000 for each subsequent violation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-02-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2024-02-29
text: Introduced in Senate
International Freedom Protection Act

Bill: 118-s-3854
Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
Introduced: 2024-02-29 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Due process and equal protection
Employment and training programs
Federal officials
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Human rights
News media and reporting
Protest and dissent
Public participation and lobbying
Racial and ethnic relations
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Right of privacy
Rule of law and government transparency
Sanctions
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Visas and passports

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-05-07
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 375.
action_date: 2024-05-07
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Cardin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2024-05-07
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Cardin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2024-04-16
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2024-02-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2024-02-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Connect the Grid Act of 2024

Bill: 118-s-3855
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2024-02-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-02-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2024-02-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Timber Harvesting Restoration Act of 2024

Bill: 118-s-3856
Sponsor: Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]
Introduced: 2024-02-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-02-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2024-02-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Legacy Mine Cleanup Act of 2024

Bill: 118-s-3858
Sponsor: Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ]
Introduced: 2024-02-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Congressional oversight
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Indian lands and resources rights
Intergovernmental relations
Metals
Mining
Solid waste and recycling

Summary:
action_date: 2024-04-15
text: 

Legacy Mine Cleanup Act of 2024

This bill establishes an office within the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to coordinate the EPA’s response actions at abandoned mine sites and establish and disseminate best practices for mine site response actions. The bill specifically addresses the land, water, and surrounding watersheds where extraction, beneficiation, or processing of hardrock ores or minerals occurred but has been discontinued, including temporarily.

The EPA must annually identify abandoned mine sites that are prioritized for response actions by coordinating with EPA regional offices, federal agencies, states, Indian Tribes, Alaska Native Corporations, and stakeholders. The EPA must also regularly coordinate with its regional offices on response actions and share best practices with respect to each site identified for priority response actions.

By September 30, 2027, and every 10 years after, the EPA must cooperate with specified entities (e.g., the Department of Energy) and consult with affected tribal governments to develop a 10-year interagency plan for coordinating response actions at Navajo Nation abandoned uranium mine sites.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-04-16
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2024-04-16
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2024-04-16
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2024-04-15
text: Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2024-04-15
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2024-03-12
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 344.
action_date: 2024-03-12
text: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Carper with amendments. Without written report.
action_date: 2024-03-12
text: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Carper with amendments. Without written report.
action_date: 2024-03-12
text: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
action_date: 2024-02-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2024-02-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Justice for Murder Victims Act

Bill: 118-s-3859
Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Introduced: 2024-02-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Crime victims
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
U.S. Sentencing Commission
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2024-02-29
text: 

Justice for Murder Victims Act

 
This bill allows a prosecution to be instituted for any federal homicide offense without regard to the time that elapsed between the act or omission that caused the death of the victim and the death of the victim. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-03-01
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2024-03-01
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2024-03-01
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2024-02-29
text: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1089-1090; text: CR S1089-1090)
action_date: 2024-02-29
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2024-02-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Nurse Overtime and Patient Safety Act

Bill: 118-s-3860
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2024-03-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2024-03-05
text: 

Nurse Overtime and Patient Safety Act

 
This bill requires certain providers, as a condition of Medicare participation, to limit mandatory overtime for nurses.
 
Specifically, the bill prohibits hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, home health agencies, rural health clinics, federally qualified health centers, and other specified providers from requiring nurses to work (1) more than a previously scheduled shift, 48 hours in a workweek, or 12 consecutive hours in a 24-hour period; or (2) during the 10 hours immediately following the 12th hour worked in a shift during a 24-hour period. 
 
Qualifying work hours include time spent in training, on call, and on standby. The bill's provisions do not apply during declared emergencies or disasters, subject to specified conditions, and do not preclude voluntary overtime.
 
The bill also establishes (1) certain protections for nurses who file complaints against providers, (2) documentation and notice requirements for providers, and (3) potential civil penalties for violations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-03-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2024-03-05
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to terminate the United States-People's Republic of China Income Tax Convention if the People's Liberation Army initiates an armed attack against Taiwan.

Bill: 118-s-3861
Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2024-03-05 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-03-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2024-03-05
text: Introduced in Senate
Homeownership Affordability Act

Bill: 118-s-3862
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2024-03-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Housing and Community Development

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-03-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2024-03-05
text: Introduced in Senate
Closing Auto Tariffs Loopholes Act

Bill: 118-s-3863
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2024-03-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-03-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2024-03-05
text: Introduced in Senate
Stop CMV Act of 2024

Bill: 118-s-3864
Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced: 2024-03-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-03-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2024-03-05
text: Introduced in Senate
RENT Act of 2024

Bill: 118-s-3865
Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
Introduced: 2024-03-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-03-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2024-03-05
text: Introduced in Senate
Declaring Our Energy Independence from China Act of 2024

Bill: 118-s-3866
Sponsor: Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO]
Introduced: 2024-03-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-03-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2024-03-05
text: Introduced in Senate