hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Coastal Fellowships Act

Bill: 118-hr-5205
Sponsor: Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
Introduced: 2023-08-15 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
action_date: 2023-08-15
text: 

Coastal Fellowships Act

 
This bill establishes the Coastal Management Fellowship and the Digital Coast Fellowship programs to be administered by the Department of Commerce. The fellowships aim to provide on-the-job training and to encourage public service that supports U.S. coastal resource management. In addition, the Digital Coast Fellowship will support the Digital Coast program, which is a platform that integrates geospatial data, training, and other tools in order to address coastal management issues.
 
The bill specifies that selected fellows must have completed a related graduate-level degree before the fellowship begins and have a demonstrated interest in a career in coastal or marine science, management, policy, or law. Commerce must award the fellowships in a manner that is geographically balanced. Each fellow may be selected for a term of up to two years, must receive an annual stipend of at least $47,000, and may be directly hired by a federal agency upon successful completion of a fellowship. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-08-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-08-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-08-15
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make a portion of research credit refundable for certain small businesses engaging in specified medical research.

Bill: 118-hr-5206
Sponsor: Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16]
Introduced: 2023-08-15 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-08-15
text: 
This bill allows for the refundability of a portion of the tax credit for increasing research activities for small businesses (gross receipts not exceeding $1 million) engaged in specified medical research. Under the Public Health Service Act, 
specified medical research
 means research with respect to qualified countermeasures (i.e., a drug, biological product, or device for preventing harm from any biological agent or from a condition that may result in adverse health consequences or death).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-08-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-08-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-08-15
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to add a new medical research component to the credit for increasing research activities.

Bill: 118-hr-5207
Sponsor: Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16]
Introduced: 2023-08-15 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-08-15
text: 
This bill expands the tax credit for increasing research activities to add a new credit amount equal to 14% of specified medical research expenditures. The bill defines 
specified medical research expenditures
 as amounts paid or incurred for research with respect to any qualified countermeasure (i.e., a drug, biological product, or device determined to be a priority in protecting against harm from a biological agent or adverse health condition).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-08-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-08-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-08-15
text: Introduced in House
Health Care Provider Shortage Minimization Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5208
Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]
Introduced: 2023-08-15 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-08-15
text: 

Health Care Provider Shortage Minimization Act of 2023

This bill provides statutory authority to classify qualified locum tenens physicians and advanced care practitioners as independent contractors for federal tax purposes. (Locum tenens generally refers to an individual who temporarily fulfills the duties of another individual and is commonly used to refer to temporary staffing in the healthcare industry.)

Under current law, independent contractors are considered self-employed for federal tax purposes and, thus, are required to make quarterly estimated income tax payments and pay self-employment taxes (Social Security and Medicare taxes). (Other federal tax reporting requirements and obligations apply.)

The bill defines a qualified locum tenens physician or advanced care practitioner as an individual who provides temporary services for not more than one continuous year at a site of service as (1) a doctor of medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, optometry, or podiatry (authorized to provide such services by the state, U.S. possession, or U.S. territory in which such services are performed); or (2) a nurse practitioner, physician’s assistant, or certified registered nurse anesthetist. The term also includes an individual who provides such temporary services and is otherwise considered a physician under the Social Security Act (e.g., certain chiropractors).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-08-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-08-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-08-15
text: Introduced in House
Stopping Genetic Monitoring by China Act

Bill: 118-hr-5209
Sponsor: Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2]
Introduced: 2023-08-15 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-08-15
text: 

Stopping Genetic Monitoring by China Act

 
This bill imposes export controls on genetic testing and sequencing technologies and bars exports of such technologies to specific countries. The bill also imposes sanctions on foreign persons (individuals and entities) involved with certain activities, including human rights violations. 
 
Specifically, the End-User Review Committee must place on the Commerce Control List (CCL) technologies identified as genetic instruments by the Department of Defense, the Department of State, or the Department of Energy. The committee must also deny licenses required to export or transfer such technology to countries specified in this bill (e.g, Iran, North Korea, China, or Russia) unless the license applicant demonstrates that the technology will not be used for human rights abuses or by an entity engaged in human rights abuses. (Items covered by the CCL are subject to export controls and typically may not be exported without a license.)
 
The bill also requires the President to impose property- and visa-blocking sanctions on certain foreign persons, including (1) persons that are responsible for or complicit in gross violations of internationally recognized human rights, (2) persons that conduct genetic testing and analysis and are located in a country targeted by the export controls in this bill, (3) any university in China involved in genetic monitoring and human rights abuses, (4) any private company in China with an owner or senior management official who is a delegate to the National People's Conference, and (5) corporate officers of entities sanctioned under this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-08-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2023-08-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2023-08-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-08-15
text: Introduced in House
MOTOR Act

Bill: 118-hr-5210
Sponsor: Rep. Edwards, Chuck [R-NC-11]
Introduced: 2023-08-15 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
First responders and emergency personnel
Homeland security
Intergovernmental relations
Marine and inland water transportation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-08-15
text: 

Maintaining Our Tactical and Operational Response Act or the MOTOR Act

 
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to revise regulations to exempt from emission standards engines and equipment of certain marine vessels that are owned by emergency response or public safety agencies with responsibility for domestic response or homeland security activities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-08-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.
action_date: 2023-08-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-08-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-08-15
text: Introduced in House
USPIS Surveillance Protection Act

Bill: 118-hr-5211
Sponsor: Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1]
Introduced: 2023-08-15 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2023-08-15
text: 

USPIS Surveillance Protection Act

 
This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to implement, conduct, or otherwise carry out the Internet Covert Operations Program (commonly referred to as iCOP) operated by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service or any other domestic surveillance program with targets that do not have an identified connection to the mail, postal crimes, or the security of Postal Service facilities or personnel, or with politically motivated targets.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-08-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
action_date: 2023-08-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-08-15
text: Introduced in House
Firefighter Investments to Recognize Exposure to Cancer Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5212
Sponsor: Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
Introduced: 2023-08-15 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-08-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2023-08-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-08-15
text: Introduced in House
Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5213
Sponsor: Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7]
Introduced: 2023-08-15 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Government information and archives
Health personnel
Internet, web applications, social media
Medicare
Prescription drugs
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-08-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-08-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2023-08-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2023-08-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-08-15
text: Introduced in House
Original Open for Business Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5214
Sponsor: Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
Introduced: 2023-08-15 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2023-08-15
text: 

Original Open for Business Act of 2023

This bill requires each branch location of a depository institution with in-person customer service to remain open until 7:00 p.m. on weekdays and for a minimum of four hours on Saturdays. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-08-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2023-08-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-08-15
text: Introduced in House
Beef Origin Labeling Accountability Act

Bill: 118-hr-5215
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large]
Introduced: 2023-08-15 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance

Summary:
action_date: 2023-08-15
text: 

Beef Origin Labeling Accountability Act

This bill directs the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), in consultation with the Department of Agriculture, to determine a means of reinstating mandatory country-of-origin labeling (COOL) for beef that is compliant with World Trade Organization rules. (COOL is a labeling law that requires retailers, such as full-line grocery stores, supermarkets, and club warehouse stores, to notify their customers of information regarding the source of certain foods.)

The USTR must submit a report to specified congressional committees that includes (1) a description of its progress in determining a means of reinstating mandatory COOL for beef, and (2) recommendations for legislation that may be necessary and any engagement with other governments on this matter.

The USTR must also seek to enter into consultations with the governments of Canada and Mexico to resolve outstanding trade disputes related to COOL for beef.
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2023-08-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-08-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-08-15
text: Introduced in House
Connecticut River Watershed Partnership Act

Bill: 118-hr-5216
Sponsor: Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
Introduced: 2023-08-15 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Connecticut
Ecology
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Environmental regulatory procedures
Higher education
Intergovernmental relations
Lakes and rivers
Land use and conservation
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Outdoor recreation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Public-private cooperation
State and local government operations
Vermont
Watersheds
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2023-08-15
text: 

Connecticut River Watershed Partnership Act

This bill establishes programs within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to restore and protect the Connecticut River Watershed located in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont.

Specifically, the bill directs the FWS to establish a nonregulatory Connecticut River Watershed Partnership program to identify, prioritize, and implement restoration and protection activities within the watershed. It also directs the FWS to establish a grant program for restoration and protection activities in the watershed. States, tribal governments, local governments, nonprofit organizations, and institutions of higher education may apply for the grants.
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-08-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2023-08-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-08-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-08-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-08-15
text: Introduced in House
Refuge From Cruel Trapping Act

Bill: 118-hr-5217
Sponsor: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2023-08-15 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-08-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-08-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-08-15
text: Introduced in House
Federal Data Center Enhancement Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5218
Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2023-08-15 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-08-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
action_date: 2023-08-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-08-15
text: Introduced in House
District of Columbia Board of Zoning Adjustment Home Rule Act

Bill: 118-hr-5219
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2023-08-15 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-08-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
action_date: 2023-08-15
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E779)
action_date: 2023-08-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-08-15
text: Introduced in House
Bayard Rustin Stamp Act

Bill: 118-hr-5220
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2023-08-15 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

Summary:
action_date: 2023-08-15
text: 

Bayard Rustin Stamp Act

 
This bill requires the U.S. Postal Service to issue a forever stamp depicting Bayard Rustin to honor his life and work.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-08-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
action_date: 2023-08-15
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E777)
action_date: 2023-08-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-08-15
text: Introduced in House
Homeless Children and Youth Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5221
Sponsor: Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11]
Introduced: 2023-08-15 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Child care and development
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Crimes against women
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Domestic violence and child abuse
Family services
Government information and archives
Health care coverage and access
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Housing and community development funding
Mental health
Vocational and technical education

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-08-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2023-08-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2023-08-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-08-15
text: Introduced in House
Energy Workers Health Improvement and Compensation Fund Act

Bill: 118-hr-5222
Sponsor: Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2]
Introduced: 2023-08-15 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-08-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2023-08-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2023-08-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-08-15
text: Introduced in House
Original Open for Business Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5223
Sponsor: Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
Introduced: 2023-08-18 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2023-08-18
text: 

Original Open for Business Act of 2023

This bill requires each branch location of a depository institution with in-person customer service to remain open until 7:00 p.m. on weekdays and for a minimum of four hours on Saturdays. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-08-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2023-08-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-08-18
text: Introduced in House
Missing Children's Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5224
Sponsor: Rep. Bean, Aaron [R-FL-4]
Introduced: 2023-08-18 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-08-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-08-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-08-18
text: Introduced in House
Small Business Investor Tax Parity Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5225
Sponsor: Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19]
Introduced: 2023-08-18 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-08-18
text: 

Small Business Investor Tax Parity Act of 2023

 
This bill allows a tax deduction for qualified business development company interest dividends on the same basis as qualified real estate investment trust (REIT) dividends.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-08-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-08-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-08-18
text: Introduced in House
Multipolar Deterrence Research and Analysis Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5226
Sponsor: Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
Introduced: 2023-08-18 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-08-18
text: 

Multipolar Deterrence Research and Analysis Act of 2023

 
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to seek to enter into an agreement with a university-affiliated research center with expertise in strategic deterrence to research and analyze multipolar deterrence and escalation dynamics. DOD must report on the results of the research. The report must be in an unclassified form but may include a classified annex.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-08-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2023-08-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-08-18
text: Introduced in House
Chinese Electronics Defense Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5227
Sponsor: Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
Introduced: 2023-08-18 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-08-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2023-08-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-08-18
text: Introduced in House