hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Multi-Cloud Innovation and Advancement Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4891
Sponsor: Rep. Timmons, William R. IV [R-SC-4]
Introduced: 2023-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: 

Multi-Cloud Innovation and Advancement Act of 2023

This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to (1) examine how executive agencies can implement multi-cloud computing software technology architecture to allow for portability and interoperability across multiple cloud computing software vendors, and (2) develop written guidance for all executive agencies based on the results of this examination. (Multi-cloud software technology allows for data, application, and program portability and interoperability between multiple cloud computing software vendors and between public, private, and edge cloud environments.) The bill also sets forth requirements for OMB to brief Congress and for the Government Accountability Office to provide two reports to Congress on specified topics.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in House
Medicaid Bump Act

Bill: 118-hr-4892
Sponsor: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
Introduced: 2023-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Health care quality
Intergovernmental relations
Medicaid
Mental health
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: 

Medicaid Bump Act

 
This bill increases the Medicaid federal matching rate, also known as the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP), for behavioral health expenses that exceed prior levels (i.e., as of March 31, 2019). The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must specify which services are eligible for the increased FMAP. States must use funds to supplement state funding for programs in effect as of April 1, 2021, and to increase the capacity, efficiency, and quality of services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in House
Scientific Integrity Act

Bill: 118-hr-4893
Sponsor: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
Introduced: 2023-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: 

Scientific Integrity Act

 
This bill revises provisions regarding the release of scientific research results by federal agencies. 
 
Each agency that funds, conducts, or oversees scientific research must (1) adopt and enforce a scientific integrity policy that includes certain requirements, such as restricting scientific conclusions from being based on political considerations; and (2) submit such policy to the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) for approval. Agencies must make their policies public, submit them to Congress, and periodically update them with OSTP's approval. The Government Accountability Office shall review implementation of the policies.
 
Each agency shall (1) appoint a Scientific Integrity Officer, (2) establish a process for dispute resolution consistent with the scientific integrity policy, and (3) establish a specified training program for current and new employees.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to reauthorize the dairy business innovation initiatives.

Bill: 118-hr-4894
Sponsor: Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3]
Introduced: 2023-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural marketing and promotion
Food industry and services
Livestock
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: 
This bill increases the authorization of appropriations for the Dairy Business Innovation (DBI) Initiatives
 
for each fiscal year. Under the Agricultural Marketing Service, the DBI Initiatives support dairy businesses in the development, production, marketing, and distribution of dairy products. The DBI Initiatives provide direct technical assistance and subawards to dairy businesses, including for niche dairy products and dairy products derived from cow milk, sheep milk, and goat milk.
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-08-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Introduced in House
Lowering Drug Costs for American Families Act

Bill: 118-hr-4895
Sponsor: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6]
Introduced: 2023-07-26 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Medicare
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: 

Lowering Drug Costs for American Families Act

This bill expands the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program to include additional drugs and drugs that are covered under private insurance. It also extends certain rebate requirements for covered drugs under Medicare to drugs that are covered under private insurance.

Current law requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to negotiate maximum prices for brand-name drugs that do not have other generic equivalents and that account for the greatest Medicare spending; the CMS must eventually negotiate the prices of 20 drugs that are covered under Medicare in 2029 and each year thereafter.

The bill requires the CMS to negotiate the prices of 50 drugs beginning in 2029. It also applies the negotiated maximum prices under the program to drugs that are covered under private health insurance, unless the insurer opts out. The CMS, Department of Labor, and Department of Treasury must publish a list of insurers that choose to opt out; insurers must also publicly disclose their decision to opt out.

Current law also requires drug manufacturers to issue rebates to the CMS for brand-name drugs without generic equivalents under Medicare that cost $100 or more per year per individual and for which prices increase faster than inflation. The bill extends these requirements to drugs that are covered under private insurance.

 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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: 2023-07-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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: 2023-07-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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: 2023-07-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Introduced in House
Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4896
Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16]
Introduced: 2023-07-26 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: 

Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2023

 
 This bill accelerates to the enactment date of this bill the deferral of tax (currently, after December 31, 2027) on sales of employer stock to employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) sponsored by S corporations. It also eliminates the limitation on the amount that may be deferred.
 
 The Department of the Treasury must establish the S Corporation Employee Ownership Assistance Office to foster increased employee ownership of S corporations. The office must provide education and outreach about the benefits of employee ownership of S corporations and technical assistance to assist S corporations in sponsoring ESOPs. 
 
The bill directs the Department of Labor to appoint an Advocate for Employee Ownership.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Small Business, and 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: 2023-07-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Small Business, and 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: 2023-07-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Small Business, and 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: 2023-07-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Introduced in House
Asunción Valdivia Heat Illness, Injury, and Fatality Prevention Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4897
Sponsor: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
Introduced: 2023-07-26 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Introduced in House
Global Press Freedom Act

Bill: 118-hr-4898
Sponsor: Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32]
Introduced: 2023-07-26 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: 

Global Press Freedom Act

 
This bill establishes the Office of Press Freedom within the Department of State to advance the protection and well-being of members of the press abroad and to engage with foreign governments and global press freedom organizations concerning freedom of the press and of expression.
 
The office must (1) coordinate efforts between relevant U.S. embassy personnel and press organizations or threatened individuals in situations in which press freedom is threatened abroad, (2) publicly and privately denounce oppression of the press abroad, and (3) recommend appropriate responses by the U.S. government when press freedoms are infringed upon. 
The office shall be headed by the Ambassador-at-Large for Press Freedom, who shall be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. 
The State Department must ensure that there is a press freedom curriculum for the National Foreign Affairs Training Center to help Foreign Service officers better understand issues of press freedom and tools that are available to help protect journalists and promote freedom of the press norms. 
The Government Accountability Office must report to Congress on the implementation of the Daniel Pearl Freedom of the Press Act of 2009, including how the State Department prepares information for the reports on press freedom that are required by that act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Introduced in House
Housing Financial Literacy Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4899
Sponsor: Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
Introduced: 2023-07-26 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: 

Housing Financial Literacy Act of 2023

This bill modifies the discount given by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) on single-family mortgage-insurance premium payments for first-time homebuyers who complete a financial management counseling program. Under current law, the maximum discount for these homebuyers is 2.75% of the original insured principal obligation of the mortgage (compared to 3% for other homebuyers). The bill instead requires that the discount for these homebuyers be 25 basis points (0.25% of the original insured principal obligation of mortgage) lower than the amount otherwise established by the FHA. The bill also specifies that first-time homebuyers must complete the financial-management counseling program prior to applying for a mortgage or entering into a sales agreement. 
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Introduced in House
Fair College Admissions for Students Act

Bill: 118-hr-4900
Sponsor: Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16]
Introduced: 2023-07-26 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: 

Fair College Admissions for Students Act

 
This bill prohibits an institution of higher education (IHE) that participates in federal student-aid programs from giving preferential treatment in the admissions process to applicants based on their relationships to donors or alumni of the IHE.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Introduced in House
Reproductive Health Care Accessibility Act

Bill: 118-hr-4901
Sponsor: Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1]
Introduced: 2023-07-26 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Disability and health-based discrimination
Disability and paralysis
Education programs funding
Employment and training programs
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Higher education
Medical education
Nursing
Sex and reproductive health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: 

Reproductive Health Care Accessibility Act

 
This bill establishes various grants and related programs that address sexual and reproductive health care for individuals with disabilities.
 
Specifically, the Health Resources and Services Administration must support
 
 
training for health care providers who offer sexual and reproductive health care to individuals with disabilities, and
 
educating individuals with disabilities about sexual and reproductive health care.
 
 The Administration for Community Living must establish a national center to provide recommendations, technical assistance, and other resources related to the provision of sexual and reproductive health care for individuals with disabilities. 
The bill also authorizes support for medical schools, nursing schools, and other educational institutions that offer obstetrics and gynecology training programs to expand the number of individuals with disabilities entering the reproductive health care workforce.
 
Additionally, the Department of Health and Human Services must study the effectiveness and other aspects of reproductive health care services and programs for individuals with disabilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Introduced in House
Voluntary Groundwater Conservation Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4902
Sponsor: Rep. Caraveo, Yadira [D-CO-8]
Introduced: 2023-07-26 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Agricultural conservation and pollution
Farmland
Land use and conservation
Licensing and registrations
Water resources funding
Water use and supply

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-08-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Introduced in House
COREY Safety Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4903
Sponsor: Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]
Introduced: 2023-07-26 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: 

College Operational Reporting of Emergencies involving teens and Young adults Safety Act of 2023 or the COREY Safety Act of 2023

This bill expands reporting requirements included in the annual security report provided to current and prospective students and employees of each institution of higher education (IHE).

Specifically, the bill requires each IHE to include in its report statistics concerning the occurrence on campus of accidents that result in serious physical injury or death in the following categories:

transportation on foot or via bikes, scooters, skateboards, longboards, or motor vehicles;

slips and falls, in the aggregate and from low heights, mid heights, and high heights;

alcohol or drug overdoses;

choking or drowning;

any other specific category of accidents identified by the IHE; and

all other accidents.

The IHE must also include in the report (1) a description of any plans to address deficient or dangerous facilities on campus that have caused serious physical injury or death; and (2) a statement containing the names, addresses, and distances from campus of the closest trauma centers or other hospitals.

Additionally, the bill changes the name of the report from 
annual security report
 to 
annual campus safety report
.

Further, the bill requires the annual report to be published on the IHE's public website. The report must be written and organized in a manner that is easily understandable by students and families.

The Department of Education must issue guidance to IHEs regarding the implementation of this bill. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Introduced in House
Build the Wall and Fight Fentanyl Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4904
Sponsor: Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4]
Introduced: 2023-07-26 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: 

Build the Wall and Fight Fentanyl Act of 2023

 
This bill establishes accounts to fund the construction of physical barriers along the U.S. southern border and to provide grants to address fentanyl abuse.
 
These accounts shall be funded from the sale of assets belonging to cartels that have been seized by the Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The bill defines 
cartel
 as (1) an organization with operations in Mexico and the United States designated as a significant transnational criminal organization; (2) certain named organizations, such as the Sinaloa Cartel and the Juarez Cartel; and (3) other organizations as designated by the President.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and 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: 2023-07-26
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and 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: 2023-07-26
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and 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: 2023-07-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Introduced in House
Health Insurance Price Transparency Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4905
Sponsor: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
Introduced: 2023-07-26 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Internet, web applications, social media

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2023-07-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2023-07-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2023-07-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Introduced in House
Protecting VA Employees Act

Bill: 118-hr-4906
Sponsor: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
Introduced: 2023-07-26 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Employee performance
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Personnel records

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-08-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 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: 2023-07-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 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: 2023-07-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Introduced in House