hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Domestic Reinvestment Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-2883
Sponsor: Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6]
Introduced: 2023-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: 

Domestic Reinvestment Act of 2023

 
This bill prohibits the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or any other person from requiring any repayment, recoupment, or offset of certain antidumping and countervailing duties. The bill also requires DHS, within 90 days, to (1) refund any repayment or recoupment of these payments that were collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) after January 1, 2017, and (2) fully distribute any antidumping or countervailing duties withheld as an offset by CBP.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in House
Medicaid Primary Care Improvement Act

Bill: 118-hr-2884
Sponsor: Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2]
Introduced: 2023-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Health care costs and insurance
Medicaid

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: 

Medicaid Primary Care Improvement Act

 
This bill specifies that state Medicaid programs are authorized to provide primary care services through direct primary care arrangements (i.e., arrangements in which primary care providers receive a fixed periodic fee for their services).
 
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must report on the extent to which state Medicaid programs contract with independent providers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in House
Ukraine Human Rights Policy Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-2885
Sponsor: Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4]
Introduced: 2023-04-26 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Crimes against children
Crimes against women
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Detention of persons
Europe
Human rights
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Militias and paramilitary groups
Russia
Sanctions
Ukraine
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: 

Ukraine Human Rights Policy Act of 202
3

 
This bill requires the President and the Department of State to provide Congress with certain information related to the conflict in Ukraine.
 
 The bill requires the President to determine, within 60 days of receiving a request from Congress, whether a person (individual or entity) described in the request meets the criteria to be subject to a sanctions law that targets those who commit serious human rights abuses in territory forcibly occupied by Russia. The President must submit a report to Congress stating whether the President imposed or intends to impose sanctions on any person described in such a request. 
 
 
 
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in House
Base Access Privileges Improvement Act

Bill: 118-hr-2886
Sponsor: Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]
Introduced: 2023-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: 

Base Access Privileges Improvement Act

This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to maintain access standards applicable to all military installations in the United States that include certain screening requirements.

DOD must ensure the access standards include a protocol for the voluntary pre-arrival registration and screening of individuals anticipating a need for access to a military installation in the United States.

Additionally, DOD must maintain guidance regarding the granting of unescorted access to military installations in the United States for specified individuals (e.g., civilian employees of DOD) and ensure the guidance is circulated to the commanders of each military installation.

DOD must ensure each military installation in the United States has a designated main entrance that is manned by at least one member of the Armed Forces (or civilian employee of DOD) at all times. The location of each designated main entrance, as well as the location of any additional entrance used for commercial deliveries, must be published on a publicly accessible DOD website.

Finally, DOD must periodically review the standards and guidance related to access to military installations and make updates as needed. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E362)
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in House
HIKE Act

Bill: 118-hr-2887
Sponsor: Rep. Garcia, Mike [R-CA-27]
Introduced: 2023-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: California
Geography and mapping
Land use and conservation
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: 

Helping Invest in Key Environments Act or the HIKE Act

 
This bill adjusts the boundary of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area in California to include the Rim of the Valley Corridor.
 
Utility or water resource facility activities in the corridor must be conducted in a manner that reasonably avoids or reduces the impact of the activities on the corridor's resources.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in House
Right to Read Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-2889
Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]
Introduced: 2023-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: 

Right to Read Act of 2023

 
This bill expands access to school libraries and literacy skills support for elementary and secondary school students. It also outlines certain constitutional rights and liability protections related to school libraries.
 
Specifically, the bill reauthorizes through FY2028 (1) the Comprehensive Literacy State Development Program, which provides grants to ensure high-quality instruction and effective strategies in reading and writing for children through 12th grade; and (2) the Innovative Approaches to Literacy Program, which provides grants to support the development of literacy skills in low-income communities.
 
Additionally, the bill allows Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants to be used to assist local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools in recruiting, hiring, and retaining state-certified school librarians.
 
Further, the bill authorizes states and LEAs to use Student Support and Academic Enrichment grants for programs and activities that promote the development of digital literacy and information literacy skills.
 
The Department of Education (ED) must direct the National Center for Education Statistics to biennially collect data on school libraries.
 
ED must require an assurance from each state and LEA receiving certain funds confirming that it will (1) protect the First Amendment rights of students in school libraries, and (2) provide equal protection in the conduct of school libraries in compliance with the requirements of the Fourteenth Amendment and nondiscrimination laws.
 
The bill also provides liability protection to teachers, school librarians, school leaders, paraprofessionals, and other staff for actions that conform with state or local policies regarding the right to read.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in House
Stop Anticompetitive Healthcare Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-2890
Sponsor: Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
Introduced: 2023-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: 

Stop Anticompetitive Healthcare Act of 2023

 
This bill provides the Federal Trade Commission with enforcement authority over certain tax-exempt, hospital or cooperative hospital service organizations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in House
Seniors Securing Access to Vital and Essential Prescription Drugs Act

Bill: 118-hr-2893
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3]
Introduced: 2023-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Health care costs and insurance
Medicare
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: 

Seniors Securing Access to Vital and Essential Prescription Drugs Act

 
This bill alters certain financial standards that are used to determine eligibility for the low-income subsidy program under the Medicare prescription drug benefit. Specifically, the bill excludes certain retirement plans from income and resource determinations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-04-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in House
Block Nuclear Launch by Autonomous Artificial Intelligence Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-2894
Sponsor: Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2023-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: 

Block Nuclear Launch by Autonomous Artificial Intelligence Act of 2023

 
This bill prohibits the use of federal funds for an autonomous weapons system that is not subject to meaningful human control to launch a nuclear weapon or to select or engage targets for the purposes of launching a nuclear weapon. With respect to an autonomous weapons system, meaningful human control means human control of the (1) selection and engagement of targets, and (2) time, location, and manner of use.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2023-04-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in House
Time Is Up Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-2895
Sponsor: Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3]
Introduced: 2023-04-26 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Foreign property
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
U.S. and foreign investments

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: 

Time Is Up Act of 2023

 
This bill sets time limits for the President to make certain decisions and take certain actions related to Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) national security reviews and investigations that are incomplete as of this bill's enactment date. (CFIUS is an interagency committee that oversees the national security risk of certain foreign direct investments in the U.S. economy. It may recommend that the President suspend or prohibit certain transactions.) 
 
For certain transactions that are pending CFIUS review on the date of this bill's enactment, the President must announce a decision on whether to suspend or prohibit the transaction no later than 15 days after the bill's enactment. Specifically, this requirement applies to transactions where on the date of the bill's enactment (1) more than 105 days have passed since CFIUS accepted written notice of the transaction from one or more parties to the transaction, (2) more than 105 days have passed since CFIUS unilaterally initiated a review, or (3) more than 60 days have passed since a national security investigation was initiated based on the recommendation of a designated lead agency.
 
The President must complete any suspensions or prohibitions announced as a result of this bill's requirements within 30 days of the announcement. Additionally, the President must complete within 30 days of the bill's enactment any suspensions or prohibitions announced prior to the bill's enactment. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2023-04-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2023-04-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in House
Oath of Exit Act

Bill: 118-hr-2896
Sponsor: Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21]
Introduced: 2023-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: 

Oath of Exit Act

 
This bill establishes a separation oath for members of the Armed Forces who are voluntarily separating from military service.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in House
End Gun Violence Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-2897
Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2023-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: 
 

End Gun Violence Act of 2023

 
This bill extends federal restrictions on the sale or disposition of firearms and ammunition to a new category of persons: persons who have been convicted in any court of a violent misdemeanor within the preceding five years.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in House
Secure Background Checks Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-2898
Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2023-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: 

Secure Background Checks Act of 2023

 
This bill extends federal restrictions on the receipt, possession, shipment, and transportation of firearms and ammunition to two new categories of persons:
 
 
persons who fail to meet the minimum age requirements imposed by federal law and by the law of their resident state; and
 
persons who are out-of-state residents and do not qualify for an exception, such as the temporary loan or rental of a firearm for lawful sporting purposes. 
 
 
Additionally, the bill imposes criminal penalties&#8212;a fine, a prison term of up to 10 years, or both&#8212;on an individual who ships, transports, or receives a firearm or ammunition while under indictment for a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding 1 year.
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in House
STOP Violence Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-2899
Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2023-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: 

Strengthen and Tackle Opportunities to Prevent Violence Act of 2023 or the STOP Violence Act of 2023

 
This bill allows funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program to be used to assist public assembly facilities in preparing for and protecting against mass violence. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in House
Apprenticeship Hubs Across America Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-2900
Sponsor: Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1]
Introduced: 2023-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Educational guidance
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Minority employment
Small business
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Wages and earnings
Women's employment
Youth employment and child labor

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: 

Apprenticeship Hubs Across America Act of 2023

 
This bill requires the Department of Labor to implement a program to award grants to workforce intermediaries (certain national, regional, state, or local entities that facilitate the establishment of registered apprenticeship programs) to enable them to engage a variety of stakeholders to support, develop, and implement registered apprenticeship programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in House
Food Labeling Modernization Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-2901
Sponsor: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6]
Introduced: 2023-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Allergies
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Fruit and vegetables
Grain
Health promotion and preventive care
Nutrition and diet
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: 

Food Labeling Modernization Act of 

2023

 
This bill imposes additional labeling requirements for food and addresses related issues.
 
A food intended for human consumption must include on its principal display panel a summary of nutritional information using a system that (1) clearly distinguishes between products of greater or lesser nutritional value; and (2) uses standardized symbols to provide information about products that are high in certain substances, such as saturated fats. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) must promulgate regulations establishing the requirements for such a system.
 
Labels that use certain terms, such as 
whole wheat
, 
fruit
, or 
vegetable
, must include additional information, such as the amount or quantity of that item in the food. 
 
The FDA must promulgate certain regulations relating to the use of the terms 
natural
 or 
healthy
 on food labels. The bill also imposes labeling requirements for certain foods that contain added coloring, added flavoring, phosphorus, caffeine, gluten, allulose, polydextrose, sugar alcohols, or isolated fibers. 
 
The FDA may, by regulation, deem a food ingredient to be a major food allergen. 
 
The FDA must also impose certain restrictions on the types of beverages that may be identified as infant formula or formula. 
 
The FDA must require food manufacturers to submit all information on the label of a food offered for sale in package form and update such submissions as necessary. The information must be made available in a public database on the FDA's website.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in House
Restoring Fuel Market Freedom Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-2902
Sponsor: Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10]
Introduced: 2023-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: 
 
Restoring Fuel Market Freedom Act of 2023 

 
This bill repeals various alternative fuels tax credits, including the tax credits for (1) alcohol used as fuel; (2) biodiesel and renewable diesel used as fuel; (3) sustainable aviation fuel; (4) clean fuel production; and (5) alcohol fuel, biodiesel, and alternative fuel mixtures. It also repeals the inclusion in gross income of alcohol and biodiesel fuels and payments for certain fuels not used for taxable purposes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in House
National Security Climate Intelligence Act

Bill: 118-hr-2903
Sponsor: Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50]
Introduced: 2023-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Military facilities and property

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: 

National Security Climate Intelligence Act

 
This bill requires the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to submit a National Intelligence Estimate to Congress every four years on the effects of climate change on national and economic security.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the National Intelligence Enterprise.
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Introduced in House