hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Tribal Climate Health Assurance Act of 2025

Bill: 119-hr-1647
Sponsor: Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14]
Introduced: 2025-02-27 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Climate change and greenhouse gases
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Health programs administration and funding
Indian social and development programs

Summary:
action_date: 2025-02-27
text: 

Tribal Climate Health Assurance Act of 2025

This bill provides statutory authority for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to implement the Climate Ready Tribes Initiative in coordination with the National Indian Health Board. The purposes of the initiative include translating science, creating decision-support tools, and mitigating threats relating to the health impacts of climate change on Indian tribes. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-02-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2025-02-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-02-27
text: Introduced in House
A–PLUS Act

Bill: 119-hr-1648
Sponsor: Rep. Alford, Mark [R-MO-4]
Introduced: 2025-02-27 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2025-02-27
text: 

Amplifying Processing of Livestock in the United States Act or the A–PLUS Act

This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to revise its regulations to allow certain packers to hold an ownership interest in, finance, or participate in the management or operation of a market agency selling livestock on a commission basis.

The bill applies to packers that have a cumulative slaughter capacity of (1) less than 2,000 animals per day or 700,000 animals per year with respect to cattle or sheep, and (2) less than 10,000 animals per day or 3 million animals per year with respect to hogs.

In addition, USDA must revise its regulations to include a disclosure requirement for a market agency that has an ownership interest in, finances, or participates in the management or operation of a packer. Specifically, the market agency must disclose the existence of such ownership interest, financial relationship, or participation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-03-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
action_date: 2025-02-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2025-02-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-02-27
text: Introduced in House
Expanding Student Access to Mental Health Services Act

Bill: 119-hr-1649
Sponsor: Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12]
Introduced: 2025-02-27 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2025-02-27
text: 

Expanding Student Access to Mental Health Services Act

This bill authorizes state and local educational agencies to use Student Support and Academic Enrichment grants to improve mental health services available to students. Specifically, the bill allows funds to be used for identifying and disseminating best practices for mental health first aid, emergency planning, coordination of services, and telehealth services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-02-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
action_date: 2025-02-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-02-27
text: Introduced in House
Telehealth Expansion Act of 2025

Bill: 119-hr-1650
Sponsor: Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19]
Introduced: 2025-02-27 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-02-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2025-02-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-02-27
text: Introduced in House
To nullify the final rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New, Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule".

Bill: 119-hr-1651
Sponsor: Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12]
Introduced: 2025-02-27 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-02-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2025-02-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-02-27
text: Introduced in House
Rectifying UDAAP Act

Bill: 119-hr-1652
Sponsor: Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6]
Introduced: 2025-02-27 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-02-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2025-02-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-02-27
text: Introduced in House
Civil Investigative Demand Reform Act of 2025

Bill: 119-hr-1653
Sponsor: Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6]
Introduced: 2025-02-27 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-02-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2025-02-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-02-27
text: Introduced in House
Wildfire Communications Resiliency Act

Bill: 119-hr-1655
Sponsor: Rep. Bentz, Cliff [R-OR-2]
Introduced: 2025-02-27 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2025-02-27
text: 

Wildfire Communications Resiliency Act

This bill exempts certain post-wildfire communications infrastructure projects from specified federal environmental and historic preservation review requirements. 

Specifically, the bill exempts from review projects that (1) are to be carried out within five years of the declaration of a wildfire-related major disaster or emergency in a given area; (2) are to be carried out entirely within the area for which the major disaster or emergency was declared; and (3) will replace a communications facility damaged by the major disaster or emergency, or make improvements to a communications facility that are necessary for recovery or to prevent or mitigate a future major disaster or emergency. To qualify under the bill, a major disaster or emergency must have been declared by the President, a state governor, or a tribal chief executive. 

The bill specifies that these projects are not considered 
major federal actions
 under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 or 
undertakings
 under the National Historic Preservation Act, thus exempting such projects from the review procedures required under those acts.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-06-10
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held
action_date: 2025-06-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2025-02-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2025-02-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2025-02-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-02-27
text: Introduced in House
PLUS for Veterans Act of 2025

Bill: 119-hr-1656
Sponsor: Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1]
Introduced: 2025-02-27 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Federal preemption
Government information and archives
Government trust funds
Inflation and prices
Lawyers and legal services
Legal fees and court costs
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-03-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2025-02-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2025-02-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-02-27
text: Introduced in House
Humane Cosmetics Act of 2025

Bill: 119-hr-1657
Sponsor: Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8]
Introduced: 2025-02-27 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Civil actions and liability
Computers and information technology
Cosmetics and personal care
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Federal preemption
Government information and archives
Manufacturing
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-02-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2025-02-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-02-27
text: Introduced in House
SAFE Lending Act of 2025

Bill: 119-hr-1658
Sponsor: Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
Introduced: 2025-02-27 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-02-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2025-02-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-02-27
text: Introduced in House
Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act

Bill: 119-hr-1659
Sponsor: Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12]
Introduced: 2025-02-27 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2025-02-27
text: 

Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act

This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to provide competitive grants for projects that provide public parking for commercial motor vehicles and improve the safety of commercial motor vehicle drivers. States, metropolitan planning organizations, tribal governments, and local governments are eligible for these grants.

The grants must be used for projects on federal-aid highways or a facility with reasonable access to such a highway or a freight facility.

A grant recipient may not charge a fee to a commercial motor vehicle driver to access a public parking facility that is constructed, opened, maintained, or improved with a grant under this program.

In providing grants, DOT must determine that

there is a shortage of commercial motor vehicle parking capacity in the project's corridor;

the eligible entity has consulted motor carriers, commercial motor vehicle drivers, public safety officials, and private providers of commercial motor vehicle parking regarding the project;

the project will likely increase the availability or utilization of commercial motor vehicle parking, facilitate the efficient movement of freight, or improve highway safety, traffic congestion, and air quality; and

the eligible entity has demonstrated the ability to provide for the facility's maintenance and operation.

To the maximum extent practicable, DOT must select grant projects that maximize the geographic dispersion of new commercial motor vehicle parking capacity across the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-02-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2025-02-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2025-02-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-02-27
text: Introduced in House
BEST Act

Bill: 119-hr-1660
Sponsor: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
Introduced: 2025-02-27 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2025-02-27
text: 

Biliteracy Education Seal and Teaching Act or the BEST Act

This bill directs the Department of Education to award renewable two-year grants to states to establish or improve, and carry out, Seal of Biliteracy programs and early language programs to recognize student proficiency in both English and a second language. Student proficiency shall be demonstrated through proficiency in speaking and writing in both languages and may also be demonstrated through reading and listening in both languages. 

Further, these programs must allow speakers of any official Native American language to use equivalent proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing in such language in lieu of proficiency in English.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-02-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
action_date: 2025-02-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-02-27
text: Introduced in House
SAFE Act of 2025

Bill: 119-hr-1661
Sponsor: Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16]
Introduced: 2025-02-27 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2025-02-27
text: 

Save America's Forgotten Equines Act of 2025 or the SAFE Act of 2025

This bill permanently prohibits the slaughter of equines (e.g., horses and mules) for human consumption. (Current law prohibits the slaughter of dogs and cats for human consumption. This bill extends the prohibition to equines.)

Specifically, this bill prohibits a person from knowingly (1) slaughtering an equine for human consumption; or (2) shipping, transporting, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donating an equine to be slaughtered for human consumption or equine parts for human consumption.

The bill subjects a violator to a fine.

The bill applies to conduct in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce or within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States. However, it does not apply to an activity carried out by an Indian for a religious ceremony.

As background, in recent years, the appropriations acts have prohibited the Department of Agriculture (USDA) from using federal funds to inspect horses before they are slaughtered for human consumption. Therefore, there are currently no USDA-inspected horse slaughter facilities in the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-03-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
action_date: 2025-02-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2025-02-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-02-27
text: Introduced in House
LEAP Act

Bill: 119-hr-1662
Sponsor: Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13]
Introduced: 2025-02-27 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-02-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2025-02-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2025-02-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-02-27
text: Introduced in House
VSAFE Act of 2025

Bill: 119-hr-1663
Sponsor: Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41]
Introduced: 2025-02-27 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Veterans Affairs
Executive agency funding and structure
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Housing finance and home ownership
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2025-02-27
text: 

Veterans Scam And Fraud Evasion Act of 2025 or the VSAFE Act of 2025

This bill establishes a Veterans Scam and Fraud Evasion Officer within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to be responsible for fraud and scam prevention, reporting, and incident response plans at the VA.

The bill also extends certain loan fee rates through June 23, 2034, under the VA's home loan program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-07-23
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2025-07-23
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2025-07-23
text: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Discharged
action_date: 2025-06-11
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held
action_date: 2025-03-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
action_date: 2025-02-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2025-02-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-02-27
text: Introduced in House
Deploying American Blockchains Act of 2025

Bill: 119-hr-1664
Sponsor: Rep. Cammack, Kat [R-FL-3]
Introduced: 2025-02-27 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Advisory bodies
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Digital media

Summary:
action_date: 2025-02-27
text: 

Deploying American Blockchains Act of 2025

This bill requires the Department of Commerce to support the leadership of the United States in the use of blockchain technology and other distributed ledger technology, tokens, and tokenization. Generally, blockchain technology is a distributed digital ledger that uses cryptography to share verified information across a network of computers. Tokens refer to the transferrable, digital representation of information recorded on blockchain technology and tokenization is the process of creating a token.

Specifically, Commerce must advise the President on policies related to the deployment and use of blockchain technology and other distributed ledger technology, applications built on blockchain technology or other distributed ledger technology, tokens, and tokenization. Commerce also must establish advisory committees to support the adoption of blockchain technology to facilitate the development of best practices with respect to blockchain technology, applications built on blockchain technology, tokens, and tokenization.

Commerce must report annually on the activities under this bill and provide any recommendations for additional legislation to strengthen U.S. competitiveness with respect to blockchain technology.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-06-24
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2025-06-23
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2025-06-23
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2855-2856)
action_date: 2025-06-23
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2855-2856)
action_date: 2025-06-23
text: DEBATE - The House resumed debate on H.R. 1664.
action_date: 2025-06-23
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1664.
action_date: 2025-06-23
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2855-2857)
action_date: 2025-06-23
text: Mr. Bilirakis moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2025-04-24
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 47.
action_date: 2025-04-24
text: Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-70.
action_date: 2025-04-24
text: Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-70.
action_date: 2025-04-08
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2025-04-08
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2025-02-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2025-02-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-02-27
text: Introduced in House
DIGITAL Applications Act

Bill: 119-hr-1665
Sponsor: Rep. Cammack, Kat [R-FL-3]
Introduced: 2025-02-27 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government information and archives
Internet, web applications, social media
Land use and conservation
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2025-02-27
text: 

Deploying Infrastructure with Greater Internet Transactions And Legacy Applications Act or the DIGITAL Applications Act

This bill requires the Department of the Interior and the Forest Service to each establish an online portal for accepting, processing, and disposal of applications for communications use authorizations. These are requests for easements, rights-of-way, leases, licenses, or other authorizations to locate or modify a transmitting device, support structure, or other communications facility on public lands or National Forest System land.

Interior and the Forest Service must also notify the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) within three business days of establishing their respective portals, and once the portals are established, the NTIA must link to them from its website.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-04-09
text: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2025-04-09
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2025-04-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
action_date: 2025-02-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Agriculture, 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: 2025-02-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Agriculture, 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: 2025-02-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Agriculture, 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: 2025-02-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-02-27
text: Introduced in House
Pell Grant Sustainability Act

Bill: 119-hr-1666
Sponsor: Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6]
Introduced: 2025-02-27 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2025-02-27
text: 

Pell Grant Sustainability Act

This bill indexes the maximum award amount for Pell Grants to the rate of inflation. The bill also permanently reauthorizes the discretionary statutory authority for the Pell Grant program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-02-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
action_date: 2025-02-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-02-27
text: Introduced in House
Acupuncture for Our Seniors Act of 2025

Bill: 119-hr-1667
Sponsor: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
Introduced: 2025-02-27 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Aging
Alternative treatments
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2025-02-27
text: 

Acupuncture for Our Seniors Act of 2025

This bill provides for Medicare coverage of acupuncturist services, including those provided by a physician (as authorized under state law).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-02-27
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: 2025-02-27
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: 2025-02-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-02-27
text: Introduced in House