hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Patient Right to Shop Act

Bill: 118-hr-4712
Sponsor: Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1]
Introduced: 2023-07-18 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Prescription drugs

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-07-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, 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: 2023-07-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, 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: 2023-07-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, 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: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in House
Rural Hospital Technical Assistance Program Act

Bill: 118-hr-4713
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13]
Introduced: 2023-07-18 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Health facilities and institutions
Health technology, devices, supplies
Hospital care
Performance measurement
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: 

Rural Hospital Technical Assistance Program Act

This bill provides statutory authority for the Rural Hospital Technical Assistance Program within the Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Under the bill, USDA must establish and maintain (directly or by grant, contract, or cooperative agreement) a program to help eligible hospital facilities in rural areas with a population of 50,000 inhabitants or less. 

The program must provide tailored technical assistance and training to hospital facilities to identify development needs for maintaining essential health care services and support action plans for financial, operational, and quality improvement projects to meet these needs. Development needs include (1) constructing, expanding, and modernizing health care facilities; (2) increasing telehealth capabilities; and (3) acquiring or upgrading health care information systems (e.g., electronic health records).

The program must also provide technical assistance and training to help hospital facilities to better manage their financial and business strategies and identify, and apply for assistance from, USDA loan and grant programs.

In selecting eligible hospital facilities to participate in the program, USDA must give priority to borrowers and grantees of certain USDA rural assistance programs. 

USDA must also submit an annual report to Congress on the progress and results of the program. 
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-08-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in House
Pediatricians Accelerate Childhood Therapies Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4714
Sponsor: Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13]
Introduced: 2023-07-18 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cancer
Child health
Congressional oversight
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Education programs funding
Genetics
Government information and archives
Health programs administration and funding
Higher education
Medical research
Mental health
Minority employment
Minority health
Research administration and funding
Women's employment
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: 

Pediatricians Accelerate Childhood Therapies Act of 2023

 
This bill requires the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to make awards to support early-career pediatric researchers. It also provides statutory authority for the NIH Pediatric Research Consortium to coordinate pediatric research across national health research institutions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in House
BRITS Act

Bill: 118-hr-4715
Sponsor: Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7]
Introduced: 2023-07-18 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Alliances
Arms control and nonproliferation
Australia
Civil actions and liability
Collective security
Congressional oversight
Europe
International law and treaties
Legislative rules and procedure
Licensing and registrations
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Oceania
Trade agreements and negotiations
United Kingdom

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 23.
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2023-07-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in House
KOALA Act

Bill: 118-hr-4716
Sponsor: Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40]
Introduced: 2023-07-18 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Alliances
Arms control and nonproliferation
Australia
Civil actions and liability
Collective security
Congressional oversight
Europe
International law and treaties
Legislative rules and procedure
Licensing and registrations
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Oceania
Trade agreements and negotiations
United Kingdom

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 22.
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2023-07-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in House
Locally Led Restoration Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4717
Sponsor: Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5]
Introduced: 2023-07-18 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Forests, forestry, trees
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-11-14
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held
action_date: 2023-11-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2023-08-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2023-07-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in House
Housing Transparency Improvement Act

Bill: 118-hr-4718
Sponsor: Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11]
Introduced: 2023-07-18 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Computers and information technology
Government information and archives
Housing and community development funding
Internet, web applications, social media
Low- and moderate-income housing
Public housing

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in House
Advanced Air Mobility Tax Exemption Parity Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4719
Sponsor: Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]
Introduced: 2023-07-18 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: 
 
Advanced Air Mobility Tax Exemption Parity Act of 2023 

 
This bill exempts powered-lift aircraft from the excise tax on air transportation. The bill defines
 powered-lift aircraft 
to mean a heavier-than-air aircraft that is capable of vertical takeoff, vertical landing, and low speed flight.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in House
Direct Creation, Advancement, and Retention of Employment Opportunity Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4720
Sponsor: Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]
Introduced: 2023-07-18 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Disability and paralysis
Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Government studies and investigations
Health personnel
Intergovernmental relations
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Performance measurement

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2023-07-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in House
Main Street Tax Certainty Act

Bill: 118-hr-4721
Sponsor: Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11]
Introduced: 2023-07-18 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: 

Main Street Tax Certainty Act 

 
This bill makes permanent the tax deduction for qualified business income. (Under current law, the deduction expires after December 31, 2025.)
 

Qualified business income
 is defined as the net amount of qualified items of income, gain, deduction and loss with respect to any trade or business, excluding capital gains or losses, dividends, interest income, or income earned outside the U.S.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in House
Protect Patriot Spouses Act

Bill: 118-hr-4722
Sponsor: Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]
Introduced: 2023-07-18 in the House
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: 

Protect Patriot Spouses Act

 
This bill makes certain military spouses who are non-U.S. nationals (
aliens 
under federal law) eligible for lawful permanent resident status (also known as a 
green card
).
 
To be eligible for a green card under this bill, an individual must be the current or former spouse of a U.S. citizen who serves or served in the Armed Forces, either on active duty or in a reserve component. If the U.S. citizen has been discharged from the Armed Forces, such discharge must be under honorable conditions.
 
Certain factors that would otherwise make an individual inadmissible, such as having entered the United States without being admitted, shall not apply to a spouse seeking a green card under the bill. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may also waive certain factors that would otherwise make an individual inadmissible, such as having misrepresented a material fact to secure a visa, if the individual does not pose a threat to the public and has not committed any crimes that are unrelated to immigration status. 
 
The bill also requires DHS and the Department of State to allow a qualifying non-U.S. national spouse to (1) apply for an immigrant visa to enter the United States under this bill; and (2) enter and stay in the United States to reunite with their U.S. citizen spouse while the application is pending, if the non-U.S. national spouse does not pose a threat to the public or national security.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in House
Sara’s Law and the Preventing Unfair Sentencing Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4724
Sponsor: Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4]
Introduced: 2023-07-18 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Introduced in House
AUKUS Oversight and Accountability Act

Bill: 118-hr-4725
Sponsor: Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10]
Introduced: 2023-07-19 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Alliances
Australia
Collective security
Congressional oversight
Department of State
Europe
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Licensing and registrations
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Oceania
Trade restrictions
United Kingdom

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 49 - 0.
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2023-07-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2023-07-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-19
text: Introduced in House
To terminate the COVID-19 vaccination requirement for aliens, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-hr-4726
Sponsor: Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4]
Introduced: 2023-07-19 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Immigration status and procedures
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-19
text: 
This bill nullifies requirements for a non-U.S. national (
alien
 under federal law) to receive a COVID-19 vaccine as a condition of receiving certain immigration benefits (e.g., receiving a visa or obtaining lawful permanent resident status). Specifically, this bill nullifies such requirements imposed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or the Department of Homeland Security.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-07-19
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2023-07-19
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2023-07-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-19
text: Introduced in House
No Obamacare for Illegal Aliens Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4727
Sponsor: Rep. Brecheen, Josh [R-OK-2]
Introduced: 2023-07-19 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Immigration status and procedures
Medicaid
Sex and reproductive health
Women's health

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-07-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-07-19
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: 2023-07-19
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: 2023-07-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-19
text: Introduced in House
Transportation for Reentry Act

Bill: 118-hr-4728
Sponsor: Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]
Introduced: 2023-07-19 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Department of Transportation
Public transit
Transportation costs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-19
text: 

Transportation for Reentry Act

This bill requires certain Federal Transit Administration (FTA) grant recipients to provide free public transportation to returning individuals (i.e., individuals who have been incarcerated for at least one year in federal or state prison). 

Specifically, the bill requires recipients of FTA financial assistance under the Urbanized Area Formula Grants Program and the Formula Grants for Rural Areas Program to carry out a reentry service program. A grantee must provide reentry service for a one-year period beginning on the returning individual's release date. The bill also establishes certain program requirements for grantees (e.g., to create an enrollment system for returning individuals).

The Department of Transportation (DOT) may reimburse a grantee for the cost of providing the reentry service, including for indirect costs (e.g., the costs to develop and implement the program and operational costs).

DOT must issue such regulations as necessary to carry out these requirements. This includes regulations that (1) promote the coordination of providing technical assistance to grantees, (2) promote the marketing of the reentry service, and (3) clarify the treatment of a returning individual who resides in different locations.

The bill also directs the Government Accountability Office to submit a report to Congress on the implementation of the reentry service program. 
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2023-07-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2023-07-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-19
text: Introduced in House
Taiwan Tax Agreement Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4729
Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
Introduced: 2023-07-19 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Asia
Congressional oversight
International law and treaties
Taiwan
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Taxation of foreign income

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-19
text: 

Taiwan Tax Agreement Act of 2023 

 
This bill authorizes the United States to enter into a tax agreement with Taiwan.
 
Specifically, the President may, through the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), negotiate and enter into a tax agreement with the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO). (The U.S.-Taiwan relationship is unofficial; TECRO is Taiwan's principal representative office in the United States, while the AIT, a private corporation, performs many of the same functions as U.S. embassies elsewhere.)
 
The agreement must address issues including (1) the taxation of tax residents of Taiwan, the United States, or both; (2) relief from double taxation; and (3) protection against tax evasion or avoidance. The agreement must conform with the 2016 U.S. Model Income Tax Convention and other customary U.S. bilateral income tax convention terms.
 
The bill requires the President to notify Congress 15 days before negotiations begin and provide periodic briefings. The Department of the Treasury must brief Congress upon request and provide timely updates during the course of negotiations.
 
The negotiated agreement may only take legal effect upon submission of the agreement to Congress and the approval of a concurrent resolution in a form prescribed by the bill. The agreement, once in force, must be afforded the same treatment as a treaty under U.S. law. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-19
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: 2023-07-19
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: 2023-07-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-19
text: Introduced in House
DEMO Act

Bill: 118-hr-4730
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
Introduced: 2023-07-19 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-07-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-07-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-07-19
text: Introduced in House