hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Expedited Removal Codification Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-489
Sponsor: Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2]
Introduced: 2023-01-24 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Border security and unlawful immigration
Immigration status and procedures

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-24
text: 

Expedited Removal Codification Act of 2023

 
This bill provides statutory authority for a July 23, 2019, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) notice that expanded the classes of non-U.S. nationals (
aliens
 under federal law) who are subject to expedited removal (i.e., removal without further hearing or review). 
 
DHS published another notice on March 21, 2022 , rescinding the July 2019 notice. Thus, this bill in effect restores the expanded version of expedited removal under the July 2019 notice. 
 
The July 2019 notice expanded expedited removal to cover certain inadmissible non-U.S. nationals who were apprehended in any part of the United States and who have been in the United States for less than two years. By contrast, with the March 2022 rescission, expedited removal is generally limited to certain inadmissible non-U.S. nationals apprehended near or at a border.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-01-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-24
text: Introduced in House
Federal Infrastructure Bank Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-490
Sponsor: Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11]
Introduced: 2023-01-24 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Government lending and loan guarantees
Income tax credits
Infrastructure development
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Rural conditions and development
Securities
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-24
text: 

Federal Infrastructure Bank Act of 2023

 
 This bill establishes the Federal Infrastructure Bank and the Federal Infrastructure Bank Holding Company (FIBHC). The bank shall be a wholly owned subsidiary of the FIBHC.
 
The bank must provide equity investments, direct loans, and loan guarantees for the planning, predevelopment, design, construction, operation or maintenance of infrastructure projects in the United States with sufficient revenue sources and guarantees to support the interest and principal payments to the bank. At least 10% of the loans, equity investments, and loan guarantees must be for infrastructure projects in rural areas.
 
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System shall have oversight and supervisory authority over the FIBHC and the bank. The bank must establish an Infrastructure Guarantee Fund to cover loans and loan guarantees in the event of nonpayment by loan recipients.
 
The bill provides for a taxpayer credit in an amount equal to 10% of the amount such taxpayer paid to the FIBHC for an equity investment at its original issue.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2023-02-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2023-01-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and 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: 2023-01-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and 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: 2023-01-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and 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: 2023-01-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-24
text: Introduced in House
Return Home to Housing Act

Bill: 118-hr-491
Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]
Introduced: 2023-01-24 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-24
text: 

Return Home to Housing Act

 
This bill increases the maximum rate of per diem payments provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to entities (i.e., grant recipients or authorized entities) that furnish services and transitional housing to homeless veterans. The bill also specifies that the VA may adjust the per diem rate in response to an emergency.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-14
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held
action_date: 2023-02-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2023-01-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2023-01-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-24
text: Introduced in House
BRAVE Act

Bill: 118-hr-492
Sponsor: Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1]
Introduced: 2023-01-24 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-24
text: 

Be Ready to Assist Veterans in Extremis Act or the BRAVE Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a patient outreach system under which it must ensure that veterans who are enrolled in the VA health care system and have experienced a traumatic or highly stressful event may elect to receive information and resources relating to mental health and available mental health care services.
 
The VA must coordinate the system with the Transition Assistance Program of the Department of Defense. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-01-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2023-01-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-24
text: Introduced in House
For the relief of Michael Janssen and Steven Passantino.

Bill: 118-hr-493
Sponsor: Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3]
Introduced: 2023-01-24 in the House
Policy area: Private Legislation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-24
text: Provides for the relief of Michael Janssen and Steven Passantino.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-01-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-24
text: Introduced in House
Defund EcoHealth Alliance Act

Bill: 118-hr-494
Sponsor: Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14]
Introduced: 2023-01-25 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Animal and plant health
Asia
China
Congressional oversight
Environmental health
Government studies and investigations
Health programs administration and funding
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical research
Political parties and affiliation
Research administration and funding
World health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-25
text: 

Defund EcoHealth Alliance Act

 
This bill prohibits the award of federal funds to EcoHealth Alliance, Inc (including any subsidiaries or related organizations). This is a nonprofit research organization that studies coronaviruses in bat populations and other environmental health concerns.
 
The Government Accountability Office must also audit federal funds provided to that organization over the past decade. The audit must include the amount of those funds provided by EcoHealth Alliance to China, the Chinese Communist Party, or the Wuhan Institute of Virology.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
action_date: 2023-01-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-25
text: Introduced in House
REBUILD Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-495
Sponsor: Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41]
Introduced: 2023-01-25 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-25
text: 

Reducing Environmental Barriers to Unified Infrastructure and Land Development Act of 2023 Act or the REBUILD Act 
 

of 2023

 
This bill sets forth a process to authorize states to assume the environmental review responsibilities of federal agencies. Specifically, it allows states to oversee the environmental review required under certain federal environmental laws for projects funded by, carried out by, or subject to approval by federal agencies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-01-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-25
text: Introduced in House
PELL Act

Bill: 118-hr-496
Sponsor: Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]
Introduced: 2023-01-25 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-25
text: 

Promoting Employment and Lifelong Learning Act or the PELL Act

 
This bill expands student eligibility for Pell Grants by establishing the Workforce Pell Grants Program.
 
Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to award Workforce Pell Grants to students enrolled in eligible short-term programs. Eligible programs are those that provide 150 to 600 clock hours of instructional time over a period of 8 to 15 weeks and meet other eligibility criteria.
 
An accrediting agency or association recognized by ED must determine a program's eligibility based on several criteria, including that the program provides education aligned with the requirements of in-demand industry sectors and occupations and meets specified completion and job placement rates.
 
ED must annually collect and publish information on the College Scorecard regarding each eligible program, including job outcomes. The College Scorecard is a comparison tool for information on school sizes, settings, graduation rates, average costs, and salary ranges per field of study.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-01-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-25
text: Introduced in House
SAFE from PRC Investments Act

Bill: 118-hr-499
Sponsor: Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4]
Introduced: 2023-01-25 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-25
text: 

Securing American Families and Enterprises from People's Republic of China Investments Act or the SAFE from PRC Investments Act 

 
This bill requires certain issuers of securities and funds traded on an exchange to report on connections to China or the Communist Party of China. In particular, an issuer with specified connections to China must annually disclose a variety of details, including 
 
 
whether executive-level employees, senior directors, or board members are members of the Communist Party of China; 
 
interactions with the party; 
 
expenditures in China; 
 
expenditures in the United States regarding operations and lobbying activities; and 
 
the ability of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board to audit the issuer. 
 
 
Additionally, an exchange-traded fund that invests in a Chinese company must annually disclose about that company 
 
 
ownership information, 
 
party involvement, 
 
whether the company participates in specified Chinese policies or activities, 
 
any ties to U.S.-sanctioned individuals, and 
 
the types of products or services produced by the company.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2023-01-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-25
text: Introduced in House
Block, Report, and Suspend Suspicious Shipments Act

Bill: 118-hr-501
Sponsor: Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1]
Introduced: 2023-01-25 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Justice
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Prescription drugs
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-25
text: 

Block, Report, And Suspend Suspicious Shipments Act 

 
This bill creates additional requirements for drug manufacturers and distributors who discover a suspicious order or series of suspicious orders for controlled substances.
 
Currently, a manufacturer or distributor must report a suspicious order or series of suspicious orders to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). This bill also requires a manufacturer or distributor to exercise due diligence and decline to fill the order. However, if the manufacturer or distributor resolves all of the indicators giving rise to the suspicious order or series of suspicious orders, then the bill allows the manufacturer or distributor to fill the order and choose not to report it to the DEA.
 
A violation is subject to civil and criminal penalties under the Controlled Substances Act.
 
The DEA must issue regulations specifying the indicators that give rise to a suspicious order.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 46.
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: Committee on the Judiciary discharged.
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: Committee on the Judiciary discharged.
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-66, Part I.
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-66, Part I.
action_date: 2023-03-24
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 44 - 0.
action_date: 2023-03-24
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2023-03-23
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2023-03-08
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 0 .
action_date: 2023-03-08
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2023-01-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-01-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2023-01-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2023-01-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-25
text: Introduced in House
No TikTok on United States Devices Act

Bill: 118-hr-503
Sponsor: Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4]
Introduced: 2023-01-25 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-25
text: 

No TikTok on United States Devices Act

 
This bill imposes sanctions on the parent company of the TikTok social media service, ByteDance Limited, as long as it is involved with TikTok.
 
Specifically, the President must impose property-blocking sanctions on ByteDance or any successor entity or subsidiary if it is involved in matters relating to (1) TikTok or any successor service; or (2) information, video, or data associated with such a service.
 
 The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) must report to Congress on any national security threats posed by TikTok, including the ability of China's government to access or use the data of U.S. users of TikTok. Within 180 days of this bill's enactment, ODNI must brief Congress on the implementation of the bill. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the National Intelligence Enterprise.
action_date: 2023-01-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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: 2023-01-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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: 2023-01-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-25
text: Introduced in House
REACT Act

Bill: 118-hr-504
Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]
Introduced: 2023-01-25 in the House
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-25
text: 

Response from Executive Agencies to Congress on Time Act or the REACT Act

 
This bill requires federal agencies to provide certain information at the request of additional congressional committees and specifies that agencies must respond to such requests within 45 days.
 
Under current law, agencies must supply information requested by the Committee on Government Operations of the House of Representatives (or any seven of its members) or the Committee on Government Affairs of the Senate (or any five of its members), provided that the requested information relates to matters within the committees' respective jurisdictions. This bill also requires agencies to supply information requested by authorizing committees or permanent select committees.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H521)
action_date: 2023-01-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
action_date: 2023-01-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-25
text: Introduced in House
Living Wage Now Act

Bill: 118-hr-505
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2023-01-25 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: American Samoa
Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
Puerto Rico
U.S. territories and protectorates
Virgin Islands
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-25
text: 

Living Wage Now Act

 
 This bill increases the federal minimum wage for regular employees from $7.25 an hour to $15 an hour.
 
The increase takes effect on the first day of the third month that begins after the date of enactment of this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-01-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-25
text: Introduced in House
HARM Act

Bill: 118-hr-506
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2023-01-25 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Africa
Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Europe
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Middle East
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military operations and strategy
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Russia
Sanctions
Terrorism
Ukraine

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-25
text: 

Holding Accountable Russian Mercenaries Act or the HARM Act

 
This bill requires the Department of State to designate the Wagner Group as a foreign terrorist organization. Such designation also applies to any affiliated and successor entities undertaking malign activities against the United States and its allies or partners. 
 
(Among other things, such a designation allows the Department of the Treasury to require financial institutions to block transactions involving the organization.)
 
The President may waive the application of sanctions against these entities if the President determines it to be in the national interest. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-01-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-25
text: Introduced in House
ATF Accountability Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-508
Sponsor: Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2]
Introduced: 2023-01-25 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Department of Justice
Firearms and explosives
Judicial review and appeals
Licensing and registrations
Manufacturing
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-25
text: 

ATF Accountability Act of 2023

 
This bill establishes a federal statutory process for licensed gun dealers, importers, or manufacturers to appeal a ruling or determination by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-01-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-25
text: Introduced in House
Debt Cancellation Accountability Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-509
Sponsor: Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8]
Introduced: 2023-01-25 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-25
text: 

Debt Cancellation Accountability Act of 

2023

 
This bill prohibits the Department of Education from providing class-based loan forgiveness unless funds have been specifically requested and appropriated for this purpose. 
Class-based loan forgiveness
 refers to the cancellation, waiver, assumption, discharge, reduction, or other forgiveness of any obligation due on Federal Family Education Loans, Federal Direct Loans, or Federal Perkins Loans (1) on a class-wide basis and for a class of two or more loan borrowers, and (2) that totals more than $1 million.
 
The prohibition does not apply to targeted loan forgiveness programs explicitly established under the Higher Education Act of 1965 and in effect before January 1, 2022, if the loan forgiveness is granted for a single borrower on a case-by-case basis.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-01-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-25
text: Introduced in House
American Apprenticeship Act

Bill: 118-hr-511
Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2023-01-25 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Employment and training programs
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Performance measurement
State and local government operations
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-25
text: 

American Apprenticeship Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Labor to make grants to assist states in carrying out projects that defray the cost of pre-apprenticeship or related instruction for qualified apprenticeship programs.
 
Labor shall (1) establish performance measures and an evaluation system for such grant program; and (2) identify in-demand occupations that lack the use of apprenticeships, analyze the use of the qualified apprenticeship program model in those occupations, and report on such analysis to states and Congress.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-01-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-25
text: Introduced in House