hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Defending Hunters' Education Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2735
Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2023-09-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-06
text: 

Defending Hunters' Education Act of 2023

 
This bill authorizes the use of federal elementary and secondary education funds to purchase or use dangerous weapons for purposes of providing students with educational enrichment activities and instruction, such as archery, hunter safety education, or culinary arts. 
 
Current law prohibits the use of these funds to provide any person with a dangerous weapon or training in the use of a dangerous weapon. The bill specifies that this prohibition shall not apply to the use of these funds for permissible program activities that provide students with educational enrichment activities and instruction, such as archery, hunter safety education, or culinary arts.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-09-06
text: Introduced in Senate
Allowing for Recreational Resources for Outdoor Wellness Act

Bill: 118-s-2736
Sponsor: Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY]
Introduced: 2023-09-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-07
text: 

Allowing for Recreational Resources for Outdoor Wellness Act or the ARROW Act

 
This bill authorizes the use of federal elementary and secondary education funds to purchase or use dangerous weapons for sports clubs, teams, training, or related activities provided for students. 
 
Current law prohibits the use of these funds to provide any person with a dangerous weapon or training in the use of a dangerous weapon. The bill specifies that this prohibition shall not apply to the use of these funds for sports clubs, teams, training, or related activities provided for students.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-09-07
text: Introduced in Senate
FREED of Opioids Act

Bill: 118-s-2737
Sponsor: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]
Introduced: 2023-09-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-07
text: 

FDA Review of Efficacy of EERW Double-Blinds of Opioids Act or the FREED of Opioids Act

 
This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take certain actions to determine whether to permit the use of a certain methodology for drug clinical trials.
 
Specifically, the FDA must seek to contract with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) for the NAS to conduct a study on the effectiveness of using enriched enrollment randomized withdrawal methodology in demonstrating the efficacy of opioid drugs in treating chronic pain. 
 
The FDA must also convene a meeting of two specified FDA advisory committees to review the NAS study, vote on whether to permit the use of this methodology in drug clinical trials, and review the appropriateness of labeling on approved opioid drugs in relation to this methodology. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-09-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Freedom to Breathe Act

Bill: 118-s-2738
Sponsor: Sen. Vance, J. D. [R-OH]
Introduced: 2023-09-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Elementary and secondary education
Federal preemption
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Higher education
Public transit

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-07
text: 

Freedom to Breathe Act

This bill prohibits the imposition of mask mandates on airplanes, public transit, or schools through December 31, 2024.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-09-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Mathematical and Statistical Modeling Education Act

Bill: 118-s-2739
Sponsor: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]
Introduced: 2023-09-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-07
text: 

Mathematical and Statistical Modeling Education Act

 
 This bill requires the National Science Foundation (NSF) to take certain actions to increase mathematical and statistical modeling education in public elementary and secondary schools.
 
First, the NSF must provide competitive grants to institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations for research and development to support high-quality mathematical modeling education (e.g., data science and computational thinking) in schools.
 
In addition, the NSF must seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to study and report on mathematical and statistical modeling education in schools.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-09-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Small Business Cyber Resiliency Act

Bill: 118-s-2740
Sponsor: Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID]
Introduced: 2023-09-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
action_date: 2023-09-07
text: Introduced in Senate
SWIFT Act

Bill: 118-s-2741
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2023-09-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-07
text: 

Surviving Widow(er) Income Fair Treatment Act of 2023 or the SWIFT Act

 
This bill modifies eligibility requirements and increases Social Security survivor benefits for widows, widowers, and surviving divorced spouses of a deceased worker.
 
Specifically, the bill makes widow and widower's benefits available to disabled individuals at any age, whereas currently the benefits are limited to such individuals between ages 50 to 60. In addition, provisions reducing benefits in various instances, such as when a beneficiary is entitled to multiple types of benefits, shall not apply to widow and widower's benefits for individuals with disabilities. 
Additionally, the bill raises the upper age limit for determining whether a beneficiary has a child in his or her care from 16 to 18 years (or 19, if the child is a full-time elementary or secondary school student). An individual with a child in care may receive increased benefits in specified instances. 
The bill also increases various limits on widow and widower's benefits in certain instances and modifies the calculation for increased benefits for individuals who choose to delay receiving such benefits.
 
For current beneficiaries, increases in Social Security benefits under this bill shall not affect the beneficiary's eligibility or benefit amount for any federal assistance program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-09-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Fort Ontario Holocaust Refugee Shelter National Historical Park Establishment Act

Bill: 118-s-2742
Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2023-09-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Geography and mapping
Monuments and memorials
New York State
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Public-private cooperation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-07
text: 

Fort Ontario National Monument Establishment Act

This bill establishes the Fort Ontario National Monument in Oswego, New York, as a unit of the National Park System.

The site shall preserve, protect, and interpret the history of (1) Indigenous people who once inhabited the land on which Fort Ontario is located, (2) Fort Ontario and its previous fortifications, and (3) refugees from World War II who were housed at Fort Ontario. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-19
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2024-12-19
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2024-12-19
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2024-12-19
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7192; text: CR S7193)
action_date: 2024-12-19
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2024-11-21
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 589.
action_date: 2024-11-21
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2024-11-21
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2024-11-19
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2024-05-15
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
action_date: 2023-09-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-09-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Finger Lakes National Heritage Area Act

Bill: 118-s-2743
Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2023-09-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Historic sites and heritage areas
Lakes and rivers
New York State

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-11-21
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 590.
action_date: 2024-11-21
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2024-11-21
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2024-11-19
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2024-05-15
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
action_date: 2023-09-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-09-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Reduce Human Trafficking through Transportation Act

Bill: 118-s-2744
Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced: 2023-09-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-07
text: 

Reduce Human Trafficking through Transportation Act

This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to provide grants to certain airports and transit operators for human trafficking awareness, education, and prevention efforts.

DOT must (1) give priority in grant amounts to entities that serve regions with a higher prevalence of human trafficking, and (2) take into consideration the effect such grants would have on surrounding areas.

Additionally, DOT must consult with its Advisory Committee on Human Trafficking in determining the grant amount each recipient receives. 
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2023-09-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Veterans Affairs Peer Review Neutrality Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2745
Sponsor: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]
Introduced: 2023-09-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2023-09-07
text: Introduced in Senate
School Bus Safety Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2746
Sponsor: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
Introduced: 2023-09-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-07
text: 

School Bus Safety Act of 2023

This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to issue rules requiring school buses to have certain safety features. DOT must also establish a grant program to assist in the implementation of the requirements.

Specifically, DOT must issue rules requiring school buses to include

three-point safety belts for all seats,

a fire suppression system which addresses engine fires,

a firewall between the engine and passenger compartment that prevents hazardous quantities of gas or flames from passing through the firewall,

increased performance standards for interior flammability and smoke emissions,

an automatic emergency braking system,

an event data recorder, and

an electronic stability control system.

DOT must also require at least eight hours of behind-the-wheel training for school bus operators that meets specified requirements.

Further, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) must issue rules on the evaluation of safety sensitive personnel for moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea.

NHTSA must also study the benefits of requiring school buses manufactured in, or imported into, the United States to be equipped with a motion-activated detection system that is capable of detecting road users (e.g., pedestrians and bicyclists) and alerting the bus operator of their presence. NHTSA must issue rules implementing such a requirement.

Finally, DOT must establish a grant program to assist local educational agencies in (1) purchasing school buses equipped with three-point safety belts or any of the other safety features required under this bill, and (2) modifying existing school buses.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2023-09-07
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to extend the Administrative Fine Program for certain reporting violations.

Bill: 118-s-2747
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2023-09-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-07
text: 
This bill extends through December 31, 2033, the statutory authorization for the Federal Election Commission Administration Fine Program. This program provides expedited enforcement for late and nonfiled campaign finance disclosure reports.

action_date: 2023-09-07
text: 
This bill extends through December 31, 2033, the statutory authorization for the Federal Election Commission Administration Fine Program. This program provides expedited enforcement for late and nonfiled campaign finance disclosure reports.

action_date: 2023-12-11
text: 
This bill extends through December 31, 2033, the statutory authorization for the Federal Election Commission Administration Fine Program. This program provides expedited enforcement for late and nonfiled campaign finance disclosure reports.

action_date: 2023-12-19
text: 
This act extends through December 31, 2033, the statutory authorization for the Federal Election Commission Administration Fine Program. This program provides expedited enforcement for late and nonfiled campaign finance disclosure reports.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-12-19
text: Became Public Law No: 118-26.
action_date: 2023-12-19
text: Became Public Law No: 118-26.
action_date: 2023-12-19
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2023-12-19
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2023-12-13
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2023-12-13
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2023-12-11
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2023-12-11
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6748)
action_date: 2023-12-11
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6748)
action_date: 2023-12-11
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2747.
action_date: 2023-12-11
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6748-6749)
action_date: 2023-12-11
text: Mr. Steil moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2023-09-12
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2023-09-12
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2023-09-11
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2023-09-07
text: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S4261, S4326; text: CR S4326)
action_date: 2023-09-07
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S4261, S4326; text: CR S4326)
action_date: 2023-09-07
text: Introduced in Senate

Enacted as: number: 118-26
A bill to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan.

Bill: 118-s-2748
Sponsor: Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]
Introduced: 2023-09-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-07
text: 
This bill authorizes the President to extend nondiscriminatory treatment (i.e., normal trade relations treatment) to products of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-09-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Wildfire Resilient Communities Act

Bill: 118-s-2749
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2023-09-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Fires
Forests, forestry, trees
Government trust funds
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Watersheds

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2023-09-07
text: Introduced in Senate
DITCH Act

Bill: 118-s-2750
Sponsor: Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO]
Introduced: 2023-09-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-07
text: 
 
Dump Investments in Troublesome Communist Holdings Act or the DITCH Act 

 
This bill denies an organization a tax exemption if it holds any interest in a disqualified Chinese company or fails to timely transmit required annual reports. A 
disqualified Chinese company
 is any corporation incorporated in China, or that invests more than 10% of its stock in certain Chinese entities, including entities controlled by the Chinese Communist Party. 
 
The Department of the Treasury may grant organizations a waiver of the denial of the tax exemption under specified circumstances. 
 
Organizations that hold any interest in a disqualified Chinese company must file annual reports describing each interest held in the company, the period during which such interest was held, and whether the organization has been granted a waiver.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-09-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Workforce Investment Disclosure Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2751
Sponsor: Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA]
Introduced: 2023-09-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-11
text: 

Workforce Investment Disclosure Act of 2023 

This bill requires publicly traded companies to disclose information annually regarding workforce management policies, practices, and performance. This includes

demographic information;

data on temporary and contract workers;

employee turnover rate;

employee skills and capabilities;

workforce health, safety, and well-being, including findings of harassment or discrimination; and

employee compensation, benefits, and incentives.

The Securities and Exchange Commission may exempt emerging growth companies from certain disclosures. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2023-09-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Belt and Road Oversight Act

Bill: 118-s-2752
Sponsor: Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]
Introduced: 2023-09-11 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-11
text: 

Belt and Road Oversight Act

This bill establishes Country China Officers in U.S. embassies and diplomatic posts to monitor and report on certain Chinese activities, such as China's Belt and Road Initiative projects, in their countries of responsibility. The bill also requires the Department of State to prepare annual comprehensive reviews on such activities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2023-09-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Jaime’s Law

Bill: 118-s-2753
Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced: 2023-09-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-09-11
text: Introduced in Senate
HHS COVID–19 Origin Transparency Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2754
Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]
Introduced: 2023-09-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Asia
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Chemical and biological weapons
China
Congressional oversight
Federal officials
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Intellectual property
Medical research
Personnel records
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-11
text: 

HHS COVID-19 Origin Transparency Act of 2023

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to publish all its information about the COVID-19 outbreak and related research, including previously unreleased information. HHS must report to Congress on any relevant information that it withholds from publication due to security concerns. 

The bill provides for the rescission of $1 million from HHS for each day it fails to comply with the bill's requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-09-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Success for Military Connected Students Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2755
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2023-09-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-09-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2023-09-11
text: Introduced in Senate