hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
SHORT Act

Bill: 118-s-163
Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]
Introduced: 2023-01-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: 

Stop Harassing Owners of Rifles Today Act or the SHORT Act

 
This bill removes certain short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, and other weapons from the definition of a 
firearm
 for purposes of regulation under the National Firearms Act (NFA).
 
The bill also eliminates certain restrictions that apply to the sale or transportation of such rifles and shotguns in interstate commerce. 
 
If a state or local registration or licensing requirement is determined by reference to the NFA, the bill treats persons who acquire or possess a short-barreled rifle, short-barreled shotgun, or other weapon in accordance with the Gun Control Act of 1968 as meeting the registration and licensing requirements. 
 
The bill preempts certain state or local laws that tax or regulate these rifles, shotguns, and weapons. 
 
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives must destroy records relating to the registration, transfer, or manufacture of applicable weapons described by this bill within one year after the enactment of this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Introduced in Senate
Doss's Act

Bill: 118-s-164
Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2023-01-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Disability and health-based discrimination
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medicaid
Medicare
Organ and tissue donation and transplantation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: 

Guarding against Injustice based on Vaccine-status, Ensuring Lifesaving Intervention For Everyone Act or the GIVE LIFE Act or Doss's Act

 
This bill generally prohibits an individual's COVID-19 vaccination status from being taken into account for purposes of organ donation or receipt. The bill also prohibits (1) the incidence rate of COVID-19 in a geographic area from being considered in such decisions, and (2) the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network from establishing standards that incorporate any of these factors.
 
Additionally, as a condition of Medicare and Medicaid participation, health care providers, with specified exceptions (e.g., skilled nursing facilities), may not deny services to individuals based on COVID-19 vaccination status.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Introduced in Senate
Let Them Learn Act

Bill: 118-s-165
Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2023-01-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: 

Let Them Learn Act

 
This bill prohibits the District of Columbia (DC) from using federal or local funds to require that students in elementary or secondary schools receive a COVID-19 vaccination.
 
The bill also nullifies the Coronavirus Immunization of School Students and Early Childhood Workers Regulation Amendment Act of 2021, enacted by the DC Council. That act (1) requires COVID-19 vaccinations for students in elementary and secondary schools and staff at licensed child care facilities, and (2) provides for the electronic transmission of COVID-19 and other vaccination certifications for school attendance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Introduced in Senate
HEALING Mothers and Fathers Act

Bill: 118-s-166
Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
Introduced: 2023-01-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Abortion
Employee leave
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Income tax credits

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: 

Helping with Equal Access to Leave and Investing in Needs for Grieving Mothers and Fathers Act or the HEALING Mothers and Fathers Act
 

 This bill revises the family and medical leave entitlement and limits funding to certain family planning programs.
 
 Specifically, the bill provides family and medical leave due to the spontaneous loss of an unborn child of an employee or spouse of the employee. It also establishes a tax credit for an individual who experiences, during the taxable year, the stillbirth of a child who would have been a qualifying child of the individual for the taxable year if the child had been born live.
 
 The bill further prohibits the Office of Population Affairs within the Department of Health and Human Services from providing federal assistance to voluntary family planning programs that (1) perform abortions, (2) provide funding to another entity that performs abortions, or (3) refer patients to abortion providers.
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Introduced in Senate
No Vaccine Mandates Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-167
Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2023-01-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Civil actions and liability
Health information and medical records
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Right of privacy

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: 

No Vaccine Mandates Act of 2023

 
This bill creates a federal statutory framework to govern restrictions and requirements related to COVID-19 vaccinations.
 
First, the bill temporarily prohibits (1) requiring an individual to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, or (2) administering a COVID-19 vaccine to a minor or other individual who lacks the capacity to consent without the consent of a parent or guardian. A violation is subject to criminal penalties.
 
Second, the bill requires any person who administers a COVID-19 vaccine to provide a potential recipient with certain information about the risks associated with the vaccine so the potential recipient can make an informed decision. 
 
Third, the bill generally prohibits the public disclosure of an individual's COVID-19 vaccination status without express, written consent. A violation is subject to criminal and civil penalties.
 
This bill does not preempt state or local laws that provide greater privacy protection than these provisions. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Introduced in Senate
PASS Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-168
Sponsor: Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]
Introduced: 2023-01-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural trade
Asia
China
Congressional oversight
Europe
Federal officials
Foreign and international corporations
Iran
Middle East
North Korea
Russia
U.S. and foreign investments

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: 

Promoting Agriculture Safeguards and Security Act of 2023 or the
 
PASS Act of 2023

 
This bill establishes requirements to address the national security risk to the agricultural sector of the United States.
 
Specifically, the bill prohibits persons who are acting on behalf of China, Russia, Iran, or North Korea from purchasing or investing in U.S. agricultural land and companies. The President may waive this prohibition, on a case-by-case basis, if the President determines that the waiver is vital to U.S. national security interests.
 
The bill also places the Secretary of Agriculture on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and requires CFIUS to review certain transactions involving investments by foreign persons in the U.S. agricultural sector. 
 
Additionally, the Department of Agriculture must report on the risks that foreign purchases of U.S. businesses engaged in agriculture pose to the agricultural sector of the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-02-28
text: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-359.
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Introduced in Senate
Parental Rights Protection Act

Bill: 118-s-169
Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2023-01-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child health
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Family relationships
Health programs administration and funding
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: 

Parental Rights Protection Act

 
This bill restricts government entities from requiring that individuals age 18 or younger receive certain COVID-19 vaccines that were authorized through emergency use and related procedures.
 
Specifically, a federal, state, tribal, territorial, or local government entity (including a local educational agency) that receives funding from either the Department of Education or the Department of Health and Human Services may not require such COVID-19 vaccinations for individuals age 18 or younger. In particular, a local educational agency that mandates COVID-19 vaccinations for students loses its eligibility for federal education funding.
 
The bill also requires the prior, informed, written consent of a parent or guardian before administration of such COVID-19 vaccines to an individual age 18 or younger.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to establish a Joint Select Committee on Afghanistan to conduct a full investigation and compile a joint report on the United States withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Bill: 118-s-170
Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]
Introduced: 2023-01-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: 
This bill establishes the Joint Select Committee on Afghanistan as a joint committee of Congress, required to investigate the 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Introduced in Senate
Ending Discrimination in COVID–19 Treatments Act

Bill: 118-s-171
Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2023-01-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: 

Ending Discrimination in COVID-19 Treatments Act

 
This bill prohibits consideration of certain factors in decisions about access to federally provided treatments or vaccines for COVID-19.
 
As a condition of receiving the treatments or vaccines from the federal government, states, localities, and private entities must ensure that specified demographic characteristics (e.g., race, sex, and age) or other characteristics (e.g., vaccination status, veteran status, and political ideology or speech) are not taken into account when determining a patient's eligibility for treatments or vaccines.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Introduced in Senate
No Mask Mandates Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-172
Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2023-01-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Public transit
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: 

No Mask Mandates Act of 2023

 
This bill nullifies existing federal mask mandates and prohibits future actions to require individuals to wear face masks to respond to COVID-19 and other public health emergencies.
 
Specifically, the bill nullifies
 
 
the executive order issued on January 20, 2021, that addresses the use of face masks in federal buildings and on federal lands; and
 
the emergency order issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on January 29, 2021, that required the use of face masks on public transportation conveyances and in transportation hubs until the order was struck down by a court on April 18, 2022.
 
 
In addition, the bill prohibits (1) federal agencies or offices from issuing any future orders that mandate face masks or using previously appropriated federal funds to implement or enforce masking requirements to respond to COVID-19, and (2) the Department of Health and Human Services from requiring face masks in response to any declared public health emergency.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Introduced in Senate
Ethan's Law

Bill: 118-s-173
Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced: 2023-01-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Civil actions and liability
Firearms and explosives
Law enforcement administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: 

Ethan's Law

 
This bill establishes a framework to regulate the storage of firearms on residential premises at the federal, state, and tribal levels.
 
At the federal level, the bill establishes statutory requirements for firearms on residential premises to be safely stored if a minor is likely to gain access without permission or if a resident is ineligible to possess a firearm.
 
An individual who violates the requirements is subject to criminal penalties. A firearm stored in violation of the requirements is subject to seizure and forfeiture.
 
At the state and tribal levels, the bill requires the Department of Justice to award grants to implement functionally identical requirements for the safe storage of firearms. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Introduced in Senate
Conservation Reserve Program Improvement Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-174
Sponsor: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]
Introduced: 2023-01-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural conservation and pollution
Farmland
Land use and conservation
Livestock
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: 

Conservation Reserve Program Improvement Act of 202

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This bill revises the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) of the Farm Service Agency. CRP is a land conservation program that provides an annual rental payment to farmers in exchange for farmers removing environmentally sensitive land from agricultural production and planting species that will improve environmental health and quality.
 
Specifically, the bill permanently establishes a continuous enrollment procedure for land that will be enrolled under the State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement Initiative.
 
Additionally, the bill provides federal cost sharing payments for the establishment of grazing infrastructure on all CRP contracts and practices, if grazing is included in the conservation plan and addresses a resource concern. It also provides federal cost sharing payments under CRP for management activities to implement the conservation plan that are not related to haying or grazing.
 
Further, the bill increases the CRP annual rental payment limitation from $50,000 to $125,000.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text: CR S174)
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to codify certain public land orders relating to the revocation of certain withdrawals of public land in the State of Alaska.

Bill: 118-s-175
Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
Introduced: 2023-01-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Alaska
Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Department of the Interior
Indian lands and resources rights
Land transfers
Land use and conservation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: 
This bill enacts into law the provisions of certain public land orders relating to the revocation of the withdrawal of certain public lands in Alaska.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-10-25
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-311.
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Introduced in Senate
Expanding Agricultural Exports Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-176
Sponsor: Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]
Introduced: 2023-01-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: 
 
Expanding Agricultural Exports Act of 2023 

 
This bill expands and extends through FY2029 the Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program of the Department of Agriculture.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Introduced in Senate
Zero Food Waste Act

Bill: 118-s-177
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2023-01-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: 

Zero Food Waste Act

 
This bill directs the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a grant program to study and reduce food waste. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Introduced in Senate
Airline Passengers' Bill of Rights

Bill: 118-s-178
Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced: 2023-01-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Aviation and airports
Civil actions and liability
Competition and antitrust
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Consumer credit
Contracts and agency
Corporate finance and management
Department of Transportation
Disability and paralysis
Food industry and services
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Internet, web applications, social media
Marketing and advertising
Transportation costs
Transportation employees
Transportation safety and security
User charges and fees
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: 

Airline Passengers' Bill of Rights

 
This bill expands protections for passengers in air transportation.
 
Among other things, the bill requires the Department of Transportation to implement regulations relating to
 
 
protections for airline passengers from being required to involuntarily relinquish their seats, unless necessary for safety or security;
 
the elimination of the dollar limitations on compensation to passengers denied boarding due to overbooking;
 
compensation to passengers for delayed or cancelled flights;
 
interline agreements between air carriers and other transportation providers; 
 
training on the rights of passengers;
 
unreasonable air carrier fees; 
 
unrestricted access of consumers to information on schedules, fares, fees, and taxes;
 
accuracy in pricing of tickets and disclosure of lowest fares; and
 
notifications to passengers of their rights and eligibility for refunds.
 
 
The Federal Aviation Administration must (1) prohibit any air carrier from reducing seat size or leg room, and (2) report on the quality of food and potable water on passenger aircraft and the sufficiency of flight crews and aircraft.
 
The bill provides a private right of action for passengers aggrieved by airline actions and increases civil penalties on air carriers for violations of passenger protections.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Introduced in Senate
COMPOST Act

Bill: 118-s-179
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2023-01-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: 

Cultivating Organic Matter through the Promotion Of Sustainable Techniques Act or the COMPOST Act

 
This bill makes composting a conservation practice and activity for purposes of Department of Agriculture (USDA) conservation programs. The bill also requires USDA to establish a competitive program to award grants and loan guarantees for projects that expand access to food waste composting.
 
In awarding grants and loans guarantees, USDA must prioritize projects that include the greatest number of the following factors:
 
 
are located in or serving a location with significant access to food waste and no or limited prior access to food waste composting;
 
demonstrate the potential to create new capacity for the volume or weight of food waste collected and processed, or make significant gains in the number of people with access to food waste composting facilities or systems;
 
 demonstrate a plan for following best management practices and producing a high-quality compost product;
 
incorporate the participation of small and diverse businesses (e.g., minority-, woman-, and veteran-owned businesses certified by the Small Business Administration);
 
create opportunities for hiring and leadership development practices that are inclusive and provide living wages;
 
serve disadvantaged and low-income communities, engage Black farmers, Indigenous farmers, and other farmers of color, or incorporate an environmental justice plan or principle; and
 
are for a facility or system that accepts or plans to accept and process only source separated organics. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Introduced in Senate
Block Grant Assistance Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-180
Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]
Introduced: 2023-01-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural insurance
Disaster relief and insurance
Fires
Floods and storm protection
Intergovernmental relations
Natural disasters
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: 

Block Grant Assistance Act of 2023 

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture to provide as block grants to states and territories certain funding available to assist agricultural producers with losses due to droughts, wildfires, hurricanes, floods, derechos, excessive heat, tornadoes, winter storms, freeze, smoke exposure, and excessive moisture occurring in calendar year 2022.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Introduced in Senate