hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Ocean Shipping Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1696
Sponsor: Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21]
Introduced: 2023-03-22 in the House
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: 

Ocean Shipping Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2023

 
This bill generally applies federal antitrust laws to ocean common carriers. It also provides statutory authority for the current exemption from such laws for assessment agreements involving collectively bargained fringe benefit obligations.
 
The bill also authorizes the Federal Maritime Commission to formally comment on mergers and acquisitions of common carriers and marine terminal operators that are under review by the Department of Justice's Antitrust Division.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2023-03-22
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in House
Promoting Precision Agriculture Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1697
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1]
Introduced: 2023-03-22 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural practices and innovations
Agricultural research
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Performance measurement
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: 

Promoting Precision Agriculture Act of 2023 

 
This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to develop voluntary standards for precision agriculture (i.e., managing, tracking, or reducing crop or livestock production inputs, including seed, feed, fertilizer, chemicals, water, and time at a heightened level of spatial and temporal granularity to improve efficiencies, reduce waste, and maintain environmental quality). 
 
 USDA, in consultation with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), must develop voluntary, consensus-based, private sector-led interconnectivity standards and best practices for precision agriculture to promote economies of scale and ease the burden of adoption. USDA must (1) coordinate with relevant public and trusted private sector stakeholders and relevant industry organizations, and (2) consult with sector-specific agencies and state and local governments.
 
Further, in developing the standards, USDA must, in consultation with NIST and the FCC, consider
 
 
the connectivity needs of precision agriculture equipment,
 
cybersecurity challenges facing precision agriculture, and
 
 the impact of artificial intelligence on this area.
 
 
The Government Accountability Office must periodically assess and report on the standards.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Discharged.
action_date: 2023-04-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1319-1320)
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in House
American Families United Act

Bill: 118-hr-1698
Sponsor: Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16]
Introduced: 2023-03-22 in the House
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: 

American Families United Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or the Department of Justice (DOJ) to exercise discretion in certain immigration cases. 
 
Under this bill, DOJ or DHS may, on a case-by-case basis, exercise discretion by declining to remove a non-U.S. national (
alien
 under federal law) or bar an alien from entering the United States to prevent hardship for the alien's U.S. citizen spouse, parent, or child. This discretion may also be exercised if the alien is the spouse or child of a deceased U.S. citizen.
 
For the purposes of this bill, it shall be presumed that family separation constitutes hardship. 
 
However, DOJ or DHS may not exercise this discretion if the alien is removable or inadmissible due to certain grounds, including specified crime- and security-related grounds.
 
This exercise of discretion may be applied to an alien who was ordered removed or denied entry prior to this bill's enactment if the alien files a motion to reopen or reconsider within two years of this bill's enactment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in House
Office of Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1699
Sponsor: Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10]
Introduced: 2023-03-22 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Justice
Executive agency funding and structure
Firearms and explosives
Government studies and investigations

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: 

Office of Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2023

 
This bill establishes an Office of Gun Violence Prevention within the Department of Justice's Office of Legal Policy. 
 
Among its duties, the office must coordinate various gun violence prevention efforts that are administered by the Department of Justice, recommend policy options to promote evidence-based gun violence prevention strategies, and promote related data collection. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in House
ATF Transparency Act

Bill: 118-hr-1700
Sponsor: Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1]
Introduced: 2023-03-22 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Congressional oversight
Criminal justice information and records
Firearms and explosives
Licensing and registrations

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: 

ATF Transparency Act

 
This bill modifies procedural requirements related to the transfer or making of firearms that are subject to regulation under the National Firearms Act (e.g., machine guns, short-barreled shotguns, and silencers).
 
The bill permits the transfer of a firearm if 90 days have elapsed since the application to transfer the firearm was filed, and the application has not been denied. Additionally, the bill establishes an administrative relief process with respect to an application to transfer that is denied. 
 
The bill permits the making of a firearm if 90 days have elapsed since the application to make the firearm was filed, and the application has not been denied.
 
Finally, the bill requires reports on firearms-related background check inquiries that remain unresolved after 90 days and the percentage of firearms-related background check inquiries related to the transfer of a firearm that were administered by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2023-03-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in House
Higher Education Dream Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1701
Sponsor: Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-3]
Introduced: 2023-03-22 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: 

Higher Education Dream Act of 

2023

 
This bill prohibits institutions of higher education that receive federal student aid from discriminating against Dreamer students (e.g., students who have been granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status) based on their immigration status, including charging out-of-state tuition to students who would qualify as residents of the state. The bill also makes Dreamer students eligible for federal financial aid.
 
The bill prohibits the use or publication of certain identifiable information related to such students, subject to civil penalties.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2023-03-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in House
To amend PROMESA to include certain ethics provisions to provide for the disqualification of certain advisors to the Financial Oversight and Management Board, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-hr-1702
Sponsor: Rescom. González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]
Introduced: 2023-03-22 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: 
This bill disqualifies certain third-party advisory or consulting firms with a potential conflict of interest from advising a Financial Oversight and Management Board. Such a board has been established for Puerto Rico.
 
Specifically, a board must establish rules to disqualify any third-party advisory or consulting firm from advising the board for any period during which the firm has a client, or provides consulting services to, an individual, corporation, or other business entity that is competing for or performing a contract with the territorial government, the performance of which is within the board's jurisdiction.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs .
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in House
SECURE Flights Act

Bill: 118-hr-1703
Sponsor: Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5]
Introduced: 2023-03-22 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Border security and unlawful immigration
Government information and archives
Immigration status and procedures

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: 

Strengthening Enforcement and Criminalizing Unlawful Records Enabling Flights Act or the SECURE Flights Act

 
 
This bill prohibits the use of certain warrants and other documents issued by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) as proof of identification at airport security checkpoints.
 
If an individual uses a prohibited document as proof of identification, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) must inform ICE, CBP, and local law enforcement to determine whether the individual is in violation of any term of release from custody of the agency. An individual who is in violation may not be permitted to enter a sterile area (e.g., the boarding area) unless the individual (1) is being removed or deported from the United States, or (2) presents a covered valid and unexpired identification document. Examples of covered identification documents include a U.S. passport, a biometrically secure card issued by a DHS trusted or registered traveler program, a state-issued enhanced driver's license, and an employment authorization document issued by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
 
Further, prior to authorizing entry into a sterile area, the TSA must collect biometric information from an individual who (1) does not present a covered identification document, and (2) the TSA cannot verify is a U.S. national. The TSA must submit the information to the national Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in House
Latin America and Caribbean Nearshoring Act

Bill: 118-hr-1704
Sponsor: Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7]
Introduced: 2023-03-22 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: 

Latin America and Caribbean Nearshoring Act

 
This bill provides assistance to Latin American and Caribbean countries (generally excluding Cuba and Venezuela) to strengthen their critical mineral and energy supply chains, promote economic development, and advance good governance. 
 
The bill requires the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation to provide loans, equity investments, insurance, and other assistance to support the efforts of eligible countries to secure their critical mineral and energy supply chains from the control and influence of China. The corporation must also provide this assistance for other purposes such as promoting private sector long-term economic development, advancing good governance, and encouraging investment in energy infrastructure and critical mineral mining. 
 
The bill also authorizes the President to sell nuclear reactors to these countries if such a sale will not threaten U.S. national security and if certain other conditions are met (such as the purchasing country taking steps to reduce economic dependence on China).
 
Cuba and Venezuela shall be ineligible for assistance under this bill until the Department of State certifies to Congress that the relevant country's government has taken certain actions, such as (1) holding free and fair elections, (2) upholding human rights, and (3) taking significant steps to privatize its economy.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in House
Michael Enzi Voluntary Protection Program Act

Bill: 118-hr-1706
Sponsor: Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1]
Introduced: 2023-03-22 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Labor
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: 

Michael Enzi Voluntary Protection Program Act

 
This bill provides statutory authority for the voluntary protection program within the Occupational Safety and Health Administration that exempts workplaces with comprehensive safety and health management systems from certain paperwork and inspection requirements. It also designates that program as the Michael Enzi Voluntary Protection Program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in House
SMART Act

Bill: 118-hr-1707
Sponsor: Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-48]
Introduced: 2023-03-22 in the House
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: 

Save Money on Auto Repair Transportation Act or the SMART Act

 
This bill limits design patent infringement liability for component parts used to repair the exterior of a motor vehicle. 
 
Specifically, the bill limits liability for infringement of a design patent that claims the appearance of a component part of a motor vehicle's exterior, such as a hood or fender.
 
The act of making, offering to sell within the United States, or importing into the United States an article of manufacture (such as an exterior component part from an aftermarket manufacturer) that would otherwise infringe such a design patent shall not constitute infringement if the purpose of the article of manufacture is to repair a motor vehicle to restore it to its original appearance. 
 
In addition, 30 months after a motor vehicle with an exterior component part covered by a design patent is offered for sale in any country, it shall not constitute design patent infringement to use or sell within the United States an otherwise-infringing article of manufacture if the purpose of that article of manufacture is to repair the motor vehicle to restore it to its original appearance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in House
Tribal Firearm Access Act

Bill: 118-hr-1709
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large]
Introduced: 2023-03-22 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Federal-Indian relations
Firearms and explosives

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: 

Tribal Firearm Access Act

 
This bill allows members of federally recognized Indian tribes to use their valid identification documents issued by tribal governments to obtain a firearm from a federally licensed dealer.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-01-18
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2024-01-18
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in House
Office of Manufacturing and Industrial Innovation Policy Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1710
Sponsor: Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
Introduced: 2023-03-22 in the House
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: 

Office of Manufacturing and Industrial Innovation Policy Act of 202

3

 
 This bill addresses the manufacturing capacity of the United States. 
 
The bill establishes the Office of Manufacturing and Industrial Innovation Policy, led by the Chief Manufacturing Officer, to serve as a source of manufacturing and industrial innovation analysis and judgment for the President with respect to the major policies, plans, and programs of the federal government. The office must establish a national strategic plan for manufacturing and industrial innovation that identifies critical needs to the manufacturing sector, including emergency readiness and resilience. 
 
Additionally, the bill establishes the President's Advisory Committee on Manufacturing and Industrial Innovation to promote regular communication between the federal government and the U.S. manufacturing sector.
 
The Government Accountability Office must report on the efforts of the office along with recommendations for improvements.
 
The bill also establishes the Federal Strategy and Coordinating Council on Manufacturing and Industrial Innovation within the executive branch to be chaired by the President to coordinate manufacturing and industrial innovation policy. 
 
Further, the bill establishes the Manufacturing and Industrial Innovation Policy Institute to assemble information relating to significant manufacturing and industrial development and trends in research and applications.
 
Finally, the bill establishes the National Medal of Manufacturing and Industrial Innovation to be awarded for outstanding contributions to knowledge in manufacturing and industrial innovation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, and Financial Services, 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: 2023-03-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, and Financial Services, 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: 2023-03-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, and Financial Services, 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: 2023-03-22
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1319)
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in House
Rural America Health Corps Act

Bill: 118-hr-1711
Sponsor: Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8]
Introduced: 2023-03-22 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government lending and loan guarantees
Health care coverage and access
Health personnel
Higher education
Medical education
Rural conditions and development
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: 

Rural America Health Corps Act

 
This bill establishes a student loan repayment demonstration program for eligible providers who agree to work for five years in a rural area with a shortage of primary, dental, or mental health care providers. For each year of this service, the Department of Health and Human Services must pay one-fifth of the principal and interest on a provider's qualifying loans. Total payments to a provider may not exceed $200,000.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in House