hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Kate's Law

Bill: 118-hr-4238
Sponsor: Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5]
Introduced: 2023-06-21 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Criminal justice information and records
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Detention of persons
Immigration status and procedures
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: 

Stop Illegal Reentry Act or Kate's Law

 
This bill increases criminal penalties for certain non-U.S. nationals (
aliens
 under federal law) who illegally reenter the United States after removal or exclusion.
 
Generally, an individual who had been denied entry into or removed from the United States and who later enters or attempts to enter the United States without prior approval from the Department of Homeland Security shall be fined, imprisoned for up to five years, or both. Current law requires a fine, imprisonment for up to two years, or both, for such an individual.
 
An individual who had been denied entry or removed three or more times and who later enters or attempts to enter the United States shall be fined, imprisoned for up to 10 years, or both.
 
An individual who was convicted of an aggravated felony or convicted at least two times before removal or departure and who subsequently enters or tries to enter the United States shall be imprisoned at least five years and for up to twenty years, and may also be fined. Currently, there is no minimum term of imprisonment for an individual who reenters after a conviction for an aggravated felony, and there are no criminal penalties for a reentering individual who had been convicted at least two times (other than the penalties for illegal reentry generally).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Introduced in House
Saving Lives in Schools Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4240
Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]
Introduced: 2023-06-21 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Drug therapy
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Elementary and secondary education
School administration

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: 

Saving Lives in Schools Act of 2023

 
This bill requires each public elementary and secondary school to have an opioid overdose rescue kit.
 
Specifically, the Department of Education must consult and collaborate with the Department of Health and Human Services to ensure that each public elementary and secondary school has an opioid overdose rescue kit. The kit must be clearly visible and labeled with the words 
Overdose Rescue Kit-Naloxone Nasal Spray
 (or other language approved by the local educational agency).
 
The bill outlines additional requirements related to these kits, including that the location of each kit must be registered with the school nurse and school resource officer.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Introduced in House
Horse Transportation Safety Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4241
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2023-06-21 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Civil actions and liability
Mammals
Motor carriers
Motor vehicles
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: 

Horse Transportation Safety Act of 2023 

 
This bill prohibits a person from transporting a horse in interstate commerce in a motor vehicle that contains two or more levels stacked on top of one another. Vehicles operated exclusively on a rail or rails are excluded from the prohibition. 
 
The bill prescribes civil penalties for knowing violations of such prohibition.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to issue guidance on considerations for conducting clinical trials for psychedelic assisted therapy.

Bill: 118-hr-4242
Sponsor: Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2]
Introduced: 2023-06-21 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Alternative treatments
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug therapy
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Medical research

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: 
This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to issue guidance on considerations for conducting clinical trials for psychedelic assisted therapy, including how to request support from the FDA for related investigational use exemptions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Introduced in House
Defective Firearms Protection Act

Bill: 118-hr-4243
Sponsor: Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]
Introduced: 2023-06-21 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Firearms and explosives
Product safety and quality

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: 

Defective Firearms Protection Act

 
This bill permits the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue safety standards for firearms and firearm components. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Introduced in House
SERVE Act

Bill: 118-hr-4244
Sponsor: Rep. Ezell, Mike [R-MS-4]
Introduced: 2023-06-21 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: 

Servicemember Enrollment and Readmission for Valuable Education Act or the SERVE Act

 
This bill revises the definition of 
service in the uniformed services
 as the term relates to readmission requirements for servicemembers. 
 
Current law requires institutions of higher education (IHEs) to readmit students who take a leave of absence to perform active military service at the same academic status they had attained prior to such service. This readmission requirement currently applies to servicemembers who perform service in the uniformed services for a period of more than 30 days under a call or order to active duty of more than 30 days. This bill removes the 30-day requirement, thereby allowing a student who is serving for less than 30 days to be readmitted to their IHE.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Introduced in House
Enforce the Caps Act

Bill: 118-hr-4245
Sponsor: Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]
Introduced: 2023-06-21 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: 

Enforce the Caps Act

This bill establishes annual discretionary spending limits for FY2026-FY2029. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Introduced in House
Investing in Community Safety Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4246
Sponsor: Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]
Introduced: 2023-06-21 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Introduced in House
Flood Prevention and Snowpack Management Act

Bill: 118-hr-4247
Sponsor: Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]
Introduced: 2023-06-21 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Advisory bodies
California
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Floods and storm protection
Water storage
Water use and supply

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Introduced in House
DALCI Act

Bill: 118-hr-4248
Sponsor: Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2]
Introduced: 2023-06-21 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural conservation and pollution
Agricultural education
Agricultural practices and innovations
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Farmland
Forests, forestry, trees
Illinois
Iowa
Livestock
Minnesota
Public-private cooperation
Water use and supply
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Wisconsin

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: 

Driftless Area Landscape Conservation Initiative Act or the DALCI Act

This bill reestablishes an initiative within the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to assist farmers in fighting erosion and restoring cold water stream corridors in the Driftless Area of the Midwestern United States. (The Driftless Area is a region in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Iowa that was never glaciated.)

USDA must provide assistance to grassroots partnerships to educate landowners and operators on the benefits of climate-smart agriculture, soil health, and holistic grazing, with a focus on equity.
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-08-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Introduced in House
VET PFAS Act

Bill: 118-hr-4249
Sponsor: Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8]
Introduced: 2023-06-21 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cancer
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Disability and paralysis
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Hospital care
Military facilities and property
Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: 

Veterans Exposed to Toxic PFAS Act or the VET PFAS Act

 
This bill provides eligibility for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital care and medical services to veterans and their family members (including those in utero) who have specified conditions and resided at a military installation where individuals were exposed to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly known as PFAS. PFAS are man-made and may have adverse human health effects.
 
Hospital care and medical services may not be furnished for a condition that is found to have resulted from a cause other than the exposure to PFAS at a military installation.
 
The VA may provide reimbursement for hospital care or medical services provided to a family member only after the family member or provider has exhausted all claims and remedies otherwise available for payment of such care.
 
For disability compensation purposes, the bill establishes a presumption of service-connection for specified conditions in veterans who served at a military installation at which individuals were exposed to PFAS. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific conditions diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits and disability compensation may then be awarded.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-08-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Introduced in House
To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study of the effectiveness of the Federal Government in carrying out its responsibilities under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to promote access to voting for absent uniformed services voters and an analysis of means for improving access to voter registration information and assistance for members of the Armed Forces and their family members, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-hr-4251
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Laurel M. [R-FL-15]
Introduced: 2023-06-21 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government studies and investigations
Military personnel and dependents
Voting rights

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: 
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to study and report on access to voting for uniformed services voters.
 
Specifically, the GAO must
 
 
analyze the effectiveness of the federal government in carrying out the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to promote access to voting for absent uniformed services voters, and
 
study ways to improve access to voter registration information and assistance for members of the Armed Forces and their family members.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Elections.
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Education Privacy Act

Bill: 118-hr-4252
Sponsor: Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3]
Introduced: 2023-06-21 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: 

Protecting Education Privacy Act

 
This bill limits the release of students' personally identifiable information contained in education records. 
 
The bill includes local educational authorities among the officials designated as authorized representatives of an education agency with access to student records.
 
 Authorized representatives must be under the direct control of the agency.
 
The bill prohibits (1) the use of students' personally identifiable information for the development of commercial products or services without the written consent of their parents, and (2) the Department of Education from promulgating or enforcing any regulation that defines
 early childhood education program
 or 
education program
 for any purpose under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 on or after this bill's enactment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Introduced in House
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 307 N Goose Creek Blvd in Goose Creek, South Carolina, as the "Lucille Simmons Whipper Post Office Building".

Bill: 118-hr-4253
Sponsor: Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1]
Introduced: 2023-06-21 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Postal service
South Carolina

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 307 N Goose Creek Blvd in Goose Creek, South Carolina, as the "Lucille Simmons Whipper Post Office Building."

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit United States contributions to international organizations that advocate for sexual activity by persons who are younger than the domestically prescribed minimum age of consent.

Bill: 118-hr-4254
Sponsor: Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21]
Introduced: 2023-06-21 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: 
This bill prohibits the United States from providing assistance to any international organization that supports, advocates for, or seeks to decriminalize sexual relations or sexual conduct by persons who are younger than the minimum age of consent, as defined by the national government of the country where such persons reside. 
 
Assistance is also prohibited to any entity that supports or advocates for the belief that sexual activity involving persons below the domestically prescribed minimum age of consent to sex may be consensual in fact even when it is not consensual under law.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Introduced in House
Stop WOKE at State Act

Bill: 118-hr-4255
Sponsor: Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21]
Introduced: 2023-06-21 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Introduced in House
Jordan McNair Student Athlete Heat Fatality Prevention Act

Bill: 118-hr-4256
Sponsor: Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7]
Introduced: 2023-06-21 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: 

Jordan McNair Student Athlete Heat Fatality Prevention Act

 
This bill requires each institution of higher education (IHE) that participates in federal student aid programs and is a member of an athletic association or athletic conference to develop and implement a venue-specific heat illness emergency action plan for operating and using automatic external defibrillators and cold-water immersion equipment.
 
Specifically, each plan must include a symptom identification structure and a coordination of care plan for student athletes exhibiting signs of heat illness that is posted in each locker room, athletic training facility, weight room, and outdoor sports complex and stadium.
 
Additionally, each plan must
 
 
be made available on the athletic program website or public website of the IHE at the beginning of each academic year;
 
be distributed to local emergency responders; and
 
be distributed to, and rehearsed in person, by specific individuals (e.g., student athletes, coaches, and athletic trainers) before the start of in-person training for each academic year.
 
 
The bill also requires an IHE to submit an annual report that demonstrates compliance with this bill's requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Introduced in House
No Solar Panels on Fertile Farmland Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4257
Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15]
Introduced: 2023-06-21 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Introduced in House
Child Tax Credit for Pregnant Moms Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4258
Sponsor: Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1]
Introduced: 2023-06-21 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Family relationships
Income tax credits
Tax treatment of families

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: 

Child Tax Credit for Pregnant Moms Act of 2023

 
This bill allows a child tax credit for an unborn child who is born alive. It also allows the credit upon certification that a mother's pregnancy resulted in a miscarriage (the involuntary death of an unborn child who was carried in the womb for less than 20 weeks) or that the child was stillborn (the involuntary death of an unborn child who was carried in the womb for 20 weeks or more).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-06-21
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: 2023-06-21
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: 2023-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Introduced in House
Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4260
Sponsor: Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1]
Introduced: 2023-06-21 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Introduced in House