hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Back to Work Act

Bill: 119-hr-357
Sponsor: Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3]
Introduced: 2025-01-13 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Commuting
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: 

Back to Work Act

This bill limits federal agency employees' telework to up to 40% of the work days in any pay period and eliminates certain pay increases for teleworking employees.

Under current law, executive agencies must maintain policies detailing how their employees may work remotely and enter into telework agreements with participating employees. The bill requires telework agreements to cap employees' telework at 40% of the work days in a pay period, specify that the agency will monitor employees' telework via remote technical methods, and make telework subject to annual review by the agency. The bill also eliminates locality-based and automatic annual pay adjustments for employees with telework agreements.

The bill authorizes agencies to further restrict the amount of telework permitted based on an employee's specific role or other circumstances (e.g., working with classified information). Agencies may also waive the limitation for inclement weather or exigent circumstances or for an employee who (1) is married to a member of the Armed Forces or federal law enforcement officer; (2) holds a position requiring highly specialized experience or frequent travel; or (3) holds a position that is difficult to fill.

Additionally, the bill requires annual agency reports to Congress describing the effectiveness of agency telework policies. The Government Accountability Office must evaluate the accuracy and thoroughness of each report in an accompanying report to Congress.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: Introduced in House
Cost-Share Accountability Act of 2025

Bill: 119-hr-359
Sponsor: Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23]
Introduced: 2025-01-13 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Energy research
Research administration and funding
Research and development

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: 

Cost-Share Accountability Act of 2025

This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to report on the use of its authority to reduce or eliminate the nonfederal cost-sharing requirements for federally-funded projects regarding research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities under the Energy Policy Act of 2005. DOE must submit a report within 120 days of the enactment of this bill and at least quarterly thereafter.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-03-25
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2025-03-24
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2025-03-24
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 405 - 0 (Roll no. 72). (text: CR H1196)
action_date: 2025-03-24
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 405 - 0 (Roll no. 72). (text: CR H1196)
action_date: 2025-03-24
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1213)
action_date: 2025-03-24
text: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
action_date: 2025-03-24
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 359.
action_date: 2025-03-24
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1196-1197)
action_date: 2025-03-24
text: Mr. Babin moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: Introduced in House
Oyster Reef Recovery Act of 2025

Bill: 119-hr-360
Sponsor: Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14]
Introduced: 2025-01-13 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Geography and mapping
Land use and conservation
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Water quality

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: Introduced in House
Make Greenland Great Again Act

Bill: 119-hr-361
Sponsor: Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5]
Introduced: 2025-01-13 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: 

Make Greenland Great Again Act

This bill authorizes the President to seek to enter into negotiations with Denmark to acquire Greenland.

If such an agreement is reached, the President must transmit the agreement and related materials to Congress within five calendar days. The agreement shall go into effect 60 calendar days after such transmission unless Congress enacts a joint resolution of disapproval.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: Introduced in House
Virgin Islands Visa Waiver Act of 2025

Bill: 119-hr-362
Sponsor: Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI]
Introduced: 2025-01-13 in the House
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: 

Virgin Islands Visa Waiver Act of 2025 

This bill authorizes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a visa waiver program for nationals of certain countries to enter the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Specifically, the bill expands an existing program that authorizes nonimmigrant visa waivers for nationals of certain countries to enter Guam or the Northern Mariana Islands to also authorize waivers for entry to the U.S. Virgin Islands. Under this program, DHS may provide a waiver admitting a nonimmigrant visitor for up to 45 days if the waiver does not represent a threat to the welfare, safety, or security of the United States or its territories or commonwealths.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: Introduced in House
Territorial Economic Recovery Act

Bill: 119-hr-363
Sponsor: Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI]
Introduced: 2025-01-13 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: Introduced in House
Territorial Tax Equity and Economic Growth Act of 2025

Bill: 119-hr-364
Sponsor: Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI]
Introduced: 2025-01-13 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: Introduced in House
Territorial Tax Parity Act of 2025

Bill: 119-hr-365
Sponsor: Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI]
Introduced: 2025-01-13 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to cover into the treasury of the Virgin Islands revenue from tax on fuel produced in the Virgin Islands and entered into the United States.

Bill: 119-hr-366
Sponsor: Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI]
Introduced: 2025-01-13 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Caribbean area
Energy prices
Oil and gas
Sales and excise taxes
State and local finance
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
U.S. territories and protectorates
Virgin Islands

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: Introduced in House
Territorial Tax Parity and Clarification Act

Bill: 119-hr-367
Sponsor: Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI]
Introduced: 2025-01-13 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Caribbean area
Energy prices
Oil and gas
Sales and excise taxes
U.S. territories and protectorates
Virgin Islands

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: Introduced in House
Territorial Tax Parity and Fairness Act

Bill: 119-hr-368
Sponsor: Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI]
Introduced: 2025-01-13 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: Introduced in House
States’ Education Reclamation Act of 2025

Bill: 119-hr-369
Sponsor: Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7]
Introduced: 2025-01-13 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Appropriations
Congressional oversight
Department of Education
Disability and health-based discrimination
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Intergovernmental relations
Racial and ethnic relations
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Special education
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: 

States' Education Reclamation Act of 

2025

This bill abolishes the Department of Education (ED) and repeals any program for which it has administrative responsibility.

The Department of the Treasury must provide grants to states, for FY2025-FY2033, for elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education purposes permitted by state law. The level of funding is set at the amount provided to states for federal elementary and secondary education programs and the amount provided for federal postsecondary education programs, respectively, for FY2025, minus the funding provided for education programs that the bill transfers to other federal agencies.

States must contract for an annual audit of their expenditures or transfers of grant funds.

Program administrative responsibility and delegation of authority are transferred as follows:

ED's job training programs to the Department of Labor,

each special education grant program under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS),

ED's Indian education programs to the Department of the Interior,

each Impact Aid program under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to the Department of Defense,

the Federal Pell Grant program and each federal student loan program to Treasury, and

programs under the jurisdiction of the Institute of Education Sciences or the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program to HHS.

The Government Accountability Office must report to Congress on (1) the feasibility of reducing the federal tax burden and eliminating federal involvement in providing grants for education programs, and (2) the feasibility of successor federal agencies maintaining transferred education programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: Introduced in House
Voluntary School Prayer Protection Act of 2025

Bill: 119-hr-370
Sponsor: Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7]
Introduced: 2025-01-13 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Religion
School administration
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: 

Voluntary School Prayer Protection Act of 2025

This bill prohibits the Department of Education (ED) from providing funding for public schools that restrict voluntary school prayer.

Specifically, the bill prohibits ED from providing funds to state or local educational agencies with policies that deny, or effectively prevent, individuals from voluntarily participating in public school prayer that is constitutionally protected.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: Introduced in House
No Hires for the Delinquent IRS Act

Bill: 119-hr-371
Sponsor: Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7]
Introduced: 2025-01-13 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: 

No Hires for the Delinquent IRS Act 

This bill prohibits the hiring of additional Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employees until the Department of the Treasury publicly certifies in writing that the IRS does not employ any individual who has a seriously delinquent tax debt.

The bill defines 
seriously delinquent tax debt
 as an outstanding tax debt for which a notice of lien is filed in public records, but excluding tax debts

being paid pursuant to an installment agreement or offer-in-compromise,

for which collection action is suspended because a due process hearing or innocent spouse relief is requested,

subject to levy, or

released from levy due to economic hardship.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: Introduced in House
Drug Testing for Welfare Recipients Act

Bill: 119-hr-372
Sponsor: Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7]
Introduced: 2025-01-13 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Food assistance and relief
Intergovernmental relations
Low- and moderate-income housing
Poverty and welfare assistance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: 

Drug Testing for Welfare Recipients Act

This bill requires states participating in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and specified public housing programs to subject applicants to substance abuse testing or screening and to deny benefits for individuals who test positive for a controlled substance.

Specifically, states administering these programs must determine whether an adult applicant for benefits has been arrested for a drug-related offense within the past five years. Applicants who have been arrested for such an offense must be tested for at least one controlled substance and must test negative to receive benefits. Applicants who have not been arrested for such an offense must be screened (via an interview, questionnaire, or other instrument) for risk of substance abuse. Applicants determined to be at high risk for substance abuse must be tested for at least one controlled substance and must test negative to receive benefits. Applicants who are determined not to be at high risk do not have to undergo testing. 

Applicants who test positive for a controlled substance at any point during this process are ineligible for benefits for one year, until they complete a treatment program, or until they test negative for the substance, whichever is later. 

Family members and households of individuals disqualified from receiving benefits under these provisions may generally continue to receive support.

States that fail to enforce these provisions are subject to reduced federal funding for these programs the following fiscal year. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-02-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: Introduced in House
SAGA Act

Bill: 119-hr-373
Sponsor: Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24]
Introduced: 2025-01-13 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Civil actions and liability
Federal preemption
Firearms and explosives
Legal fees and court costs
Licensing and registrations
Manufacturing
State and local government operations
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: 

Second Amendment Guarantee Act or the SAGA Act

 
This bill prohibits a state or local government from establishing a regulation, prohibition, or registration or licensing requirement with respect to a rifle or shotgun that is more restrictive (or that imposes a greater penalty or tax) than federal law.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: Introduced in House
DIRECT Act

Bill: 119-hr-374
Sponsor: Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24]
Introduced: 2025-01-13 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Appropriations
Border security and unlawful immigration
Department of Homeland Security
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: 

Diverting IRS Resources to the Exigent Crisis Today Act or the DIRECT Act 

This bill rescinds unobligated funds that were provided for Internal Revenue Service enforcement activities by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. It also reallocates the funds to U.S. Customs and Border Protection for the salaries and expenses of new agents and officers hired for the security of the southern border.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, 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: 2025-01-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, 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: 2025-01-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-13
text: Introduced in House
Historic Roadways Protection Act

Bill: 119-hr-376
Sponsor: Rep. Kennedy, Mike [R-UT-3]
Introduced: 2025-01-14 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Land use and conservation
Roads and highways
Utah

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-14
text: 

Historic Roadways Protection Act

This bill prohibits the Bureau for Land Management (BLM) from closing historical roads on public lands in certain areas of Utah until the Federal District Court for Utah makes a decision on each of the R.S. 2477 cases, which are cases brought by Utah and counties to keep historical roads on BLM land in Utah open for public use.

By way of background, a provision of the Mining Law of 1866, commonly known as R.S. 2477, granted rights-of-way to states and counties across public lands for the construction of roads for public use in order to promote settlement of the American West. In 1976, Congress repealed R.S. 2477 when it enacted the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA), but FLPMA preserved rights-of-way that had been established under R.S. 2477. After the BLM released travel management plans that closed some historical roads, Utah and 22 counties filed lawsuits about their rights-of-way across public lands for historical roads.

Until the BLM certifies that those cases have been decided, the bill prohibits the BLM from obligating or expending federal funds to (1) finalize or implement a new travel management plan for certain travel management areas in Utah; or (2) implement, with respect to land within the boundary of Utah, the Indian Creek (Canyon Rims) Travel Management Plan, the San Rafael Desert Travel Management Plan, the San Rafael Swell Travel Management Plan, or the Labyrinth/Gemini Bridges Travel Management Plan.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2025-01-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-14
text: Introduced in House
Regulation Reduction Act of 2025

Bill: 119-hr-377
Sponsor: Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5]
Introduced: 2025-01-14 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-14
text: 

Regulation Reduction Act of 2025

This bill requires federal agencies to repeal certain existing rules prior to issuing a new rule.

Specifically, the bill prohibits an agency from issuing a rule that imposes a cost or responsibility on a nongovernmental person or a state or local government unless it repeals three or more related rules.

Additionally, an agency may not issue a major rule that imposes such a cost or responsibility unless (1) the agency has repealed three or more related rules, and (2) the cost of the new rule is less than or equal to the cost of the rules being repealed. A 
major rule
 is a rule that has resulted in or is likely to result in (1) an annual economic effect of at least $100 million; (2) a major increase in costs or prices for consumers, individual industries, government agencies, or geographic regions; or (3) significant adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity, or innovation.

Any such repealed rule must be published in the Federal Register.

This bill does not apply to a rule or major rule that (1) relates to an internal agency policy or practice, (2) relates to procurement, or (3) is being revised to be less burdensome to decrease requirements imposed or compliance costs.

Additionally, each federal agency must submit to Congress and the Office of Management and Budget a report that includes a review of each rule of the agency and that identifies whether each rule is costly, ineffective, duplicative, or outdated.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2025-01-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2025-01-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-14
text: Introduced in House