hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Debt Ceiling Reform Act

Bill: 118-hr-3953
Sponsor: Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]
Introduced: 2023-06-09 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: 

Debt Ceiling Reform Act

This bill replaces the existing federal debt limit with procedures that allow the Department of the Treasury to continue issuing additional debt unless a joint resolution of disapproval regarding the additional debt is enacted into law. The bill also requires Congress to consider the joint resolution using specified expedited legislative procedures. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: Introduced in House
Water and Agriculture Tax Reform Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-3954
Sponsor: Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4]
Introduced: 2023-06-09 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Corporate finance and management
Farmland
Financial services and investments
Land transfers
Securities
Tax-exempt organizations
Water use and supply

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-07-24
text: ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Lopez asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 3954, a bill originally introduced by Representative Buck, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: Introduced in House
Increasing Land Access, Security, and Opportunities Act

Bill: 118-hr-3955
Sponsor: Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13]
Introduced: 2023-06-09 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural conservation and pollution
Agricultural education
Agricultural marketing and promotion
Agricultural practices and innovations
Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Farmland
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Indian lands and resources rights
Land transfers
Public-private cooperation
Rural conditions and development
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: 

Increasing Land Access, Security, and Opportunities Act

This bill provides statutory authority for and expands the Farm Service Agency's (FSA's) Increasing Land, Capital, and Market Access Program (the Increasing Land Access Program) for farmers, ranchers, and forest owners.

Specifically, the FSA must make competitive grants to, enter into cooperative agreements with, or provide other capital support to eligible entities (e.g., state or local governments, Indian tribes, nonprofit organizations, and institutions of higher education) to provide direct assistance to farmers, ranchers, and forest owners who are (1) historically underserved, or (2) operating in high-poverty areas. The bill specifically excludes from assistance any foreign-based or foreign-owned corporation.

The direct assistance may include payments to intended beneficiaries to acquire real property (including air rights and water rights), secure clear title on an heirs' property farmland, and improve or remediate land, water, and soil. Eligible entities may also use grants (1) to provide direct assistance to intended beneficiaries in assessing, purchasing, acquiring, or retaining eligible land; (2) for activities designed to support farm establishment and long-term viability; and (3) to provide technical assistance.

The FSA must establish a stakeholder committee and, in collaboration with the committee, develop a process for evaluating proposals and distributing funds to eligible entities. In developing this process, the FSA must consider perspectives from diverse stakeholders, diverse geographic distribution, and diverse farming models, practices, and purposes. 
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: Introduced in House
Veterans Protection from Fraud Act

Bill: 118-hr-3956
Sponsor: Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2]
Introduced: 2023-06-09 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: 

Veterans Protection from Fraud Act

This bill makes enhanced criminal penalties for telemarking or email marketing fraud offenses applicable to telemarking or email fraud offenses that target veterans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: Introduced in House
PUPP Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-3957
Sponsor: Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6]
Introduced: 2023-06-09 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Building construction
Government information and archives
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Low- and moderate-income housing
Mental health
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Veterinary medicine and animal diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: 

Providing for Unhoused People with Pets Act of 2023 or the PUPP Act of 2023

 
This bill permits the Department of Agriculture to award grants for interim and permanent housing that accommodates individuals (or families) who are homeless and have pets. Entities eligible for the grant include local governments, nonprofits, and entities that house or shelter homeless individuals.
 
Additionally, grant recipients must make available supportive services and basic veterinary care.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2023-06-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2023-06-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to publish guidance and implementation procedures for unmanned aircraft systems with respect to environmental reviews, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-hr-3958
Sponsor: Rep. D'Esposito, Anthony [R-NY-4]
Introduced: 2023-06-09 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Aviation and airports
Congressional oversight
Department of Transportation
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: 
This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to publish guidance and implementation procedures for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), also known as drones, that specifically address environmental assessments and reviews. 
 
For instance, the FAA guidance and implementation procedures must 
 
 
provide guidance for nationwide programmatic approaches for large-scale distributed UAS operations to leverage environmental assessments or environmental impact statements for subsequent related actions, 
 
contain intra-agency process improvements to avoid providing conflicting safety and environmental feedback to operators, and 
 
prioritize proposed projects or activities that can be shown to contain specific factors that benefit the environment (e.g., offsets or limits the impacts of non-zero emission activities).
 
 
The bill also directs the FAA, to the maximum extent practicable, to concurrently conduct reviews and analyses for an environmental assessment required as part of the review of a UAS's design, construction, maintenance and operational sustainability, airworthiness approval, or operational approval.
 
Further, the FAA must develop and establish substantive criteria and standards metrics to determine the airworthiness of an unmanned aircraft based on specific noise standards. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: Introduced in House
COVID–19 Commuter Benefits Distribution Act

Bill: 118-hr-3959
Sponsor: Rep. D'Esposito, Anthony [R-NY-4]
Introduced: 2023-06-09 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: 

COVID-19 Commuter Benefits Distribution Act

 
This bill permits a one-time payment of unused transportation fringe benefits to a succeeding month. Under current law, such unused benefits are forfeited.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: Introduced in House
Hydrogen Aviation Development Act

Bill: 118-hr-3960
Sponsor: Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]
Introduced: 2023-06-09 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Aviation and airports
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Motor fuels
Research and development

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: 

Hydrogen Aviation Development Act

This bill expands certain Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grants and programs to include research and projects to increase the use of hydrogen in the aviation sector.

Specifically, the bill expands eligible airport development activities under the FAA's Airport Improvement Program (AIP) to include acquiring land for, or work necessary for, constructing or improving an airport, airport facilities, or property in the vicinity of an airport to store and distribute hydrogen, sustainable aviation fuel, or electrification to power aircraft.

The bill also expands the Continuous Lower Energy, Emissions and Noise (CLEEN) Program (a public-private partnership program between the FAA and the aviation industry to develop and test certifiable aircraft, engine technologies, and jet fuels with less noise, fewer emissions, and improved fuel efficiency) to include the development and testing of hydrogen and batteries for aircraft.

In addition, the Center of Excellence for Alternative Jet Fuels and Environment (ASCENT) must conduct research on hydrogen to increase aviation decarbonization. Such research must be in addition to any other research authorized to be carried out by the center, including other hydrogen-related research. (ASCENT is a cooperative aviation research organization co-led by Washington State University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in collaboration with the FAA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration [NASA], the Department of Defense, the Environmental Protection Agency, and Transport Canada.)
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: Introduced in House
Green Climate Fund Authorization Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-3961
Sponsor: Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]
Introduced: 2023-06-09 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: 

Green Climate Fund Authorization Act of 2023

 
This bill authorizes $4 billion in both FY2024 and FY2025 for U.S. contributions to the Green Climate Fund (a fund established under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to finance projects that address climate change).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: Introduced in House
Resources for Victims of Gun Violence Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-3962
Sponsor: Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]
Introduced: 2023-06-09 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: 

Resources for Victims of Gun Violence Act of 2023

This bill establishes the Advisory Council to Support Victims of Gun Violence.

Among other things, the advisory council must assess the needs of victims of gun violence and disseminate information about helpful resources. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-14
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2893-2894)
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: Introduced in House
Visitable Inclusive Tax Credits for Accessible Living (VITAL) Act

Bill: 118-hr-3963
Sponsor: Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]
Introduced: 2023-06-09 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: 
 
Visitable Inclusive Tax Credits for Accessible Living (VITAL) Act 

 
This bill increases the low-income housing tax credit to serve the housing needs of older people and people with disabilities. Specifically, the bill increases state allocations of the credit and credit amounts for projects for assisting households with disabled individuals.
 
The bill requires each state housing finance agency to establish and operate a Resource Center for the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program to support new program applicants and recipients. It also establishes a National Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Advisory Council to provide best practice recommendations to state housing finance agencies and other entities relating to affordable housing trends.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: Introduced in House
Rural Broadband Modernization Act

Bill: 118-hr-3964
Sponsor: Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4]
Introduced: 2023-06-09 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Educational technology and distance education
Government lending and loan guarantees
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Performance measurement
Rural conditions and development
Small towns
Telecommunication rates and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: 

Rural Broadband Modernization Act

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 and modifies a program that provides support for broadband access in rural areas. Among other modifications to the program, the bill establishes minimum upload and download capacities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
action_date: 2023-06-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: Introduced in House
Extreme Heat Emergency Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-3965
Sponsor: Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-3]
Introduced: 2023-06-09 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Natural disasters

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: Introduced in House
Improving Atmospheric River Forecasts Act

Bill: 118-hr-3966
Sponsor: Rep. Garcia, Mike [R-CA-27]
Introduced: 2023-06-09 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: 

Improving Atmospheric River Forecasts Act 

This bill requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to establish programs that support atmospheric river forecasts.

Specifically, NOAA must establish at least one pilot program to support subseasonal and seasonal precipitation forecasts for water management in the western region of the United States, including improvements with respect to atmospheric river modeling.

NOAA must also establish an atmospheric river forecast improvement program to reduce the loss of life and economic losses from atmospheric rivers. The program must evaluate the value of innovative observation methods, such as uncrewed aircrafts and other emerging technology.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: Introduced in House
Student Loan Tax Relief Act

Bill: 118-hr-3967
Sponsor: Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34]
Introduced: 2023-06-09 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: Introduced in House
End Child Trafficking Now Act

Bill: 118-hr-3968
Sponsor: Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5]
Introduced: 2023-06-09 in the House
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: 

End Child Trafficking Now Act

 
This bill imposes restrictions related to adult non-U.S. nationals (

aliens
 under federal law) being admitted into the United States with a minor. 
 
Such an adult may not be admitted with a minor unless the adult (1) presents documents or witness testimony proving that the adult is a relative or guardian of the minor, or (2) submits to a DNA test that proves such a relationship. The Department of Homeland Security may request a DNA test only if the required relationship cannot be established by the presented documents or witness testimony. An adult who does not consent to a requested DNA test shall be inadmissible. 
If the required relationship cannot be established and the immigration officer believes the adult is guilty of a felony offense, the officer may arrest the adult.
 
The bill makes it a crime for an adult to knowingly use a minor to whom the adult is not a relative or guardian to enter the United States. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: Introduced in House
To provide for a rulemaking on operation of unmanned aircraft beyond visual line of sight, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-hr-3969
Sponsor: Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6]
Introduced: 2023-06-09 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Agricultural practices and innovations
Aviation and airports
Department of Transportation
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: 
This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to issue rules to update the airworthiness and operating requirements for unmanned aircraft, also known as drones, operating beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) and intended to operate primarily at or below 400 feet above ground level.

Specifically, the FAA must

establish a means to accept certain proposed standards (e.g., airworthiness standards for unmanned aircraft),

enable the ability to operate unmanned aircraft for agricultural purposes,

establish a process by which the FAA may approve or accept third-party compliance services,

establish protocols for a networked information exchange, and

establish qualifications and standards for remote pilots operating an unmanned aircraft system (UAS).

The bill also transfers to the FAA from the Department of Transportation special authority to use a risk-based approach to determine how UAS may operate safely in the national airspace system. The FAA must use this process to authorize BVLOS UAS operations until it publishes the final rules required under this bill. The FAA must also establish requirements, or a process to accept proposed requirements, for the safe operation of UAS, including for the testing and evaluation of proprietary systems.

Further, a UAS operation conducted exclusively within Mode C veil airspace (the airspace within 30 nautical miles of certain airports, from the surface upward to 10,000 feet mean sea level) and that employs specific mitigation measures must be treated as satisfying certain safe operation requirements.
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-09
text: Introduced in House