hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Reduce Russian Uranium Imports Act

Bill: 118-s-763
Sponsor: Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY]
Introduced: 2023-03-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Europe
Metals
Nuclear power
Russia
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-09
text: 

Reduce Russian Uranium Imports Act

 
 This bill limits the importation of uranium from Russia. 
 
Specifically, it bans low-enriched uranium that is produced in Russia from being imported into the United States. However, the Department of Energy (DOE) may waive this ban if DOE determines that (1) no alternative viable source of low-enriched uranium is available to sustain the continued operation of a nuclear reactor or a U.S. nuclear energy company, or (2) importation of the uranium is in the national interest. Any waiver issued must terminate no later than January 1, 2028.
 
 In addition, the bill establishes annual caps on the amount of low-enriched uranium that may be imported from Russia through 2027. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2023-03-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Hurricane Tax Relief Act

Bill: 118-s-764
Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]
Introduced: 2023-03-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-09
text: 

Hurricane Tax Relief Act 

 
This bill modifies tax rules relating to personal casualty losses for taxpayers affected by Hurricanes Ian, Nicole, and Fiona. It eliminates the requirements that such taxpayers must itemize their tax deductions as a condition of eligibility for relief and that their losses exceed 10% of their adjusted gross income. The bill applies these modified requirements to residents of Puerto Rico affected by the Hurricanes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-03-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Reducing Hereditary Cancer Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-765
Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
Introduced: 2023-03-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cancer
Genetics
Health care coverage and access
Health promotion and preventive care
Hereditary and development disorders
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-09
text: 

Reducing Hereditary Cancer Act of 

2023

 
This bill provides for Medicare coverage of germline mutation testing for individuals with a personal or family history of a hereditary cancer gene mutation or suspected history of hereditary cancer, as well as for associated coverage of risk-reducing surgeries and screenings.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2023-03-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Pay Teachers Act

Bill: 118-s-766
Sponsor: Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
Introduced: 2023-03-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-09
text: 

Pay Teachers Act

 
This bill provides funding to support education programs and addresses teacher shortages, including by establishing a minimum salary for public elementary and secondary school teachers.
 
Specifically, the bill requires states to establish a minimum annual salary of at least $60,000 for full-time teachers that increases with experience. It establishes a pathway for eligible states to extend their time line to comply with these requirements.
 
The bill provides specified funds to the Department of Education (ED) for FY2024 and each succeeding year (indexed for inflation) for 
 
 
federal aid to local educational agencies for the education of disadvantaged children,
 
programs to support rural education,
 
the Impact Aid program,
 
technical assistance to support the equitable distribution of teachers, 
 
the Teacher Quality Partnership grant program (and further directs ED to prioritize these grants for programs to address teacher shortages),
 
the Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence program,
 
personnel development to improve services and results for children with disabilities, 
 
the Supporting Effective Educator Development program, and
 
the Teacher and School Leader Incentive program.
 
 
Additionally, the bill provides specified funds to the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) for FY2024 and each succeeding year (indexed for inflation) for programs and activities operated or funded by the BIE for BIE-funded schools. Entities receiving these funds must ensure that teachers are compensated with at least the minimum annual salary established by the BIE.
 
The bill provides specified funds to ED for FY2024 to contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to study resource equity requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-03-09
text: Introduced in Senate
MINDS Act

Bill: 118-s-767
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2023-03-09 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-09
text: 

Mental Health in International Development and Humanitarian Settings Act or the MINDS Act

 
This bill authorizes and requires certain actions by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to integrate mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) activities across U.S. development and foreign assistance programs. 
The bill authorizes USAID to appoint an MHPSS coordinator. The coordinator's duties include (1) guiding, overseeing, and directing MHPSS programming and integration across U.S. foreign assistance programming; and (2) promoting best practices, coordination, and reporting in MHPSS across U.S. development and humanitarian assistance programs. Focus populations for the coordinator include adult caretakers, children separated from a family unit, and displaced populations. 
 
In addition, the bill establishes a working group comprised of representatives from relevant USAID bureaus, the Department of State, and other federal agencies. The purpose of the working group is to ensure continuity and integration of MHPSS across U.S. development and humanitarian assistance programs.
 
The provisions of the bill expire five years after enactment. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2023-03-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Preventing Malign CCP Influence on Academic Institutions Act

Bill: 118-s-768
Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
Introduced: 2023-03-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-09
text: 

Preventing Malign CCP Influence on Academic Institutions Act

 
This bill requires institutions of higher education (IHEs) to disclose information regarding gifts from and contracts with organizations affiliated with China's government, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), or the People's Liberation Army (PLA)

, including certain educational institutes or programs, think tanks, and business entities.
 
Under current law, an IHE must disclose to the Department of Education (ED) a gift or contract from a foreign source that is valued at $250,000 or more, considered alone or in combination with all other gifts from or contracts with that foreign source. This bill establishes a special disclosure rule relating to organizations affiliated with China's government, the CCP, or the PLA. Specifically, the bill requires an IHE to disclose a gift from or contract with such an organization that is valued at $5,000 or more, considered alone or in combination with all other gifts from or contracts with that organization.
 
Additionally, the bill requires an IHE that receives federal grants to annually file a report with ED that identifies any activities conducted pursuant to a contract or other agreement between the IHE and such an organization, including any joint research or academic exchanges. Such contracts or agreements must be publicly available on the IHE's website.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-03-09
text: Introduced in Senate
U.S. Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-769
Sponsor: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2023-03-09 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Congressional tributes
Detention of persons
Human rights

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-09
text: 

U.S. Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day Act of 2023

 
This bill designates March 9 as U.S. Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day and requests the President to issue an annual proclamation calling on the people of the United States to observe it. The bill also designates the Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Flag as a symbol of the commitment of the United States to recognizing, and prioritizing the freedom of, citizens and lawful permanent residents held as hostages or wrongfully detained abroad.

action_date: 2023-05-31
text: 

U.S. Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day Act of 2023

 
This bill designates March 9 as U.S. Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day and requests the President to issue an annual proclamation calling on the people of the United States to observe it. The bill also designates the Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Flag as a symbol of the commitment of the United States to recognizing, and prioritizing the freedom of, citizens and lawful permanent residents held as hostages or wrongfully detained abroad.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-05
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2023-06-05
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2023-06-02
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1824; text: CR S1824)
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1824; text: CR S1824)
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2023-03-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-03-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Taiwan Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-770
Sponsor: Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]
Introduced: 2023-03-09 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-09
text: 

Taiwan Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2023

 
This bill authorizes the President to lend or lease defense articles to Taiwan for protection against potential Chinese military aggression and requires the President to establish expedited procedures for delivering loaned or leased defense articles to Taiwan. The bill also authorizes the President to finance Taiwan's procurement of certain services in connection with the loan or lease of a defense article, provided Taiwan repays the United States within 12 years.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2023-03-09
text: Introduced in Senate
SAVES Act

Bill: 118-s-771
Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2023-03-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-09
text: 

Saving America's Vulnerable and Endangered Species Act or the SAVES Act

 
This bill prohibits a living nonnative species from being listed as a threatened or endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2023-03-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Responsible Budget Targets Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-772
Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN]
Introduced: 2023-03-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-09
text: 

Responsible Budget Targets Act of 2023

 
This bill modifies the federal budget process to establish new spending caps that are adjusted annually based on factors such as the amount of revenue and the growth of the gross domestic product. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
action_date: 2023-03-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-773
Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2023-03-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Aquatic ecology
Arkansas
Crimes against animals and natural resources
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Louisiana
Texas
Trade restrictions
Water use and supply
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-09
text: 

Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance Act of 2023

 
This bill addresses transfers between Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana of water that contains invasive species.
 
The bill exempts certain water transfers between public water supplies in Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana from prohibitions on illegal trade of plants and wildlife. Specifically, the prohibitions do not apply to covered water transfers containing prohibited species if 

 
the species are present in both public water supplies before the transfer, the water is subject to mitigation measures, and the water is transferred directly between the supplies; or
 
the water is transferred in a closed conveyance system, such as a pipe system, and sent directly to treatment facilities where the species will be destroyed.
 
 
The costs of the mitigation measures must be borne by the entity that sells the water for financial gain.
 
Finally, the bill establishes notification requirements for water transfers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2023-03-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Veterans Border Patrol Training Act

Bill: 118-s-774
Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2023-03-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Congressional oversight
Employment and training programs
Government information and archives
Law enforcement officers
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-09
text: 

Veterans Border Patrol Training Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to collaborate with the Department of Defense (DOD) and Department of Veterans Affairs to establish an interdepartmental pilot program for five years. Under the program, DHS must use the DOD SkillBridge Program to train and hire transitioning servicemembers as border patrol agents for U.S. Customs and Border Protection.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-26
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-160.
action_date: 2023-03-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2023-03-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Increasing Transparency in Generic Drug Applications Act

Bill: 118-s-775
Sponsor: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]
Introduced: 2023-03-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: 

Increasing Transparency in Generic Drug Applications Act

 
This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to inform generic drug applicants, upon request or during review, whether the drug is qualitatively and quantitatively the same as the listed brand-name drug (and if not, the reasons why). The FDA must also update or publish guidance on how it makes such determinations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Introduced in Senate
COST Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-778
Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]
Introduced: 2023-03-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: 

Cost Openness and Spending Transparency Act of 2023 or the COST Act
 
of 2023

 
This bill requires recipients of federal funds to disclose financing information relating to programs, projects, or activities carried out using such funds.
 
Specifically, such a recipient (including a state or local government or a recipient of a federal research grant) must clearly state in any press release, request for proposals, bid solicitation, or other document describing the activity the amount and percentage of federal funding and the amount and percentage of nongovernmental funding.
 
An individual or entity carrying out a program, project, or activity that is carried out using federal funds must, as part of the performance progress reporting, include a certification indicating whether the individual or entity complied with the disclosure requirements for communications containing not more than 280 characters relating to the program, project, or activity.
 
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) must annually
 
 
review a random sampling of public communications issued by agencies and recipients of federal funds for compliance with the disclosure requirements, and
 
make publicly available the findings of the review.
 
 
The OMB must make available to the public a mechanism to anonymously report communications that do not comply. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Introduced in Senate
ACTION for National Service Act

Bill: 118-s-779
Sponsor: Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]
Introduced: 2023-03-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Child health
Congressional oversight
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Mental health
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: 

America's Call To Improve Opportunities Now for National Service Act or the ACTION for National Service Act

 
This bill reauthorizes and revises various national and community volunteer service programs.
 
Specifically, it (1) renames the Corporation for National and Community Service as the AmeriCorps Administration, converts it from a government corporation into an executive department, and revises its membership, leadership, and authority; (2) reauthorizes programs carried out by the administration; (3) establishes a National Service Foundation to accept and administer gifts on behalf of the administration; (4) generally increases the living allowance amounts for program participants and excludes the amounts from taxable income; and (5) makes the national service educational award amount equal to twice the national average yearly cost for in-state tuition and fees at public, four-year institutions of higher education.
 
Additionally, the bill creates an interagency Civilian Climate Corps, operated by the administration, to conduct service projects addressing climate change.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S774)
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Duplication Scoring Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-780
Sponsor: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY]
Introduced: 2023-03-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Legislative rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: 

Duplication Scoring Act of 202

3

 
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to analyze legislation reported by a congressional committee and report on whether the legislation would create a risk of a new duplicative or overlapping program, office, or initiative in an area previously identified as an area of duplication, overlap, or fragmentation.

action_date: 2023-05-16
text: 

Duplication Scoring Act of 202

3

 
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to analyze legislation reported by a congressional committee and report on whether the legislation would create a risk of a new duplicative or overlapping program, office, or initiative in an area previously identified as an area of duplication, overlap, or fragmentation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 75.
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 118-31.
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 118-31.
action_date: 2023-03-29
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Tipped Employee Protection Act

Bill: 118-s-781
Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN]
Introduced: 2023-03-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: 

Tipped Employee Protection Act

 
This bill modifies the definition of a 
tipped employee
 under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exclude consideration of an employee's duties when determining the combined amount of tips and direct wages an employee receives for the purpose of an employer meeting the minimum wage requirements.
 
Under the bill, an employer may pay a tipped employee the tipped minimum wage for tasks that are not related to tipped work as long as the employee's combined tips and direct wages total at least the $7.25 federal minimum wage.
 
Current Department of Labor rules prohibit an employer from paying the tipped minimum wage for tasks that are not related to tipped work.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-03-14
text: Introduced in Senate