hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Freedom to Haul Act of 2025

Bill: 119-s-990
Sponsor: Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]
Introduced: 2025-03-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-03-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2025-03-12
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Small Business Act to eliminate certain requirements relating to the award of construction subcontracts within the county or State of performance.

Bill: 119-s-991
Sponsor: Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]
Introduced: 2025-03-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-03-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
action_date: 2025-03-12
text: Introduced in Senate
NEWBORN Act

Bill: 119-s-992
Sponsor: Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
Introduced: 2025-03-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-03-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2025-03-12
text: Introduced in Senate
School Lunch Debt Cancellation Act of 2025

Bill: 119-s-993
Sponsor: Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA]
Introduced: 2025-03-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-03-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2025-03-12
text: Introduced in Senate
PROTECT Students Act of 2025

Bill: 119-s-994
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2025-03-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Education

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-03-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S1706-1715)
action_date: 2025-03-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Choice in Automobile Retail Sales Act of 2025

Bill: 119-s-995
Sponsor: Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID]
Introduced: 2025-03-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-03-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2025-03-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act of 2025

Bill: 119-s-996
Sponsor: Sen. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK]
Introduced: 2025-03-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
action_date: 2025-03-12
text: 

Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act
 
of 2025

This bill modifies the waiver process under the Clean Air Act related to state emission control standards for new motor vehicles (or new motor vehicle engines).

Under current law, states are preempted from adopting or enforcing emission control standards for new motor vehicles (or new motor vehicle engines) unless the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provides a waiver authorizing a state to adopt such standards if certain requirements are met.

The bill provides that state standards that directly or indirectly limit the sale or use of new motor vehicles with internal combustion engines are not eligible for waivers. The bill also prohibits the EPA from determining that any state standards amended after the bill's enactment are within the scope of an existing waiver.

Additionally, the bill requires the EPA to revoke waivers granted between January 1, 2022, and the date of enactment of this bill if the standards directly or indirectly limit the sale or use of new motor vehicles with internal combustion engines.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-03-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2025-03-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Rights for the TSA Workforce Act

Bill: 119-s-997
Sponsor: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
Introduced: 2025-03-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-03-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2025-03-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Medical Supply Chain Resiliency Act

Bill: 119-s-998
Sponsor: Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC]
Introduced: 2025-03-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance

Summary:
action_date: 2025-03-12
text: 

Medical Supply Chain Resiliency Act

This bill authorizes actions to facilitate trade in medical goods (i.e., medical devices, pharmaceutical goods, or inputs for such devices or goods).

Specifically, the bill authorizes the President to (1) negotiate, enter into, and enforce a trusted trade partner agreement with a country or countries with respect to medical goods; and (2) proclaim a modification of any existing duty, a continuance of existing duty-free or excise treatment, or additional duties to carry out the trade agreement. These actions may only be taken if the President determines, based on specified considerations, that the reciprocal elimination of existing duties or other import restrictions with respect to medical goods would contribute to U.S. national security and public health. 

A trusted trade partner agreement may include certain provisions, such as those to (1) reduce or eliminate duties, quotas, or other trade barriers; (2) diversify and expand supplier networks to secure a reliable supply of medical goods; and (3) harmonize regulatory procedures.

Not later than 60 days before initiating negotiations with a trusted trade partner, the President must submit written notice to Congress. The bill requires congressional consultation and review of these trade agreements. A trade agreement shall not take effect if, during the required review period, Congress enacts a joint resolution of disapproval.

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative must monitor compliance by a trusted trade partner with the trade agreement's commitments and obligations. Further, the President may take certain actions in response to a failure to comply. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-03-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2025-03-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Public Health Improvement Act

Bill: 119-s-999
Sponsor: Sen. Schmitt, Eric [R-MO]
Introduced: 2025-03-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-03-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2025-03-12
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to establish an Ambassador-at-Large for Arctic Affairs.

Bill: 119-s-1000
Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
Introduced: 2025-03-12 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-03-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2025-03-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Crucial Communism Teaching Act

Bill: 119-s-1001
Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
Introduced: 2025-03-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2025-03-12
text: 

Crucial Communism Teaching Act

 
This bill directs the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation to develop a civic education curriculum and oral history resources for high school students to promote understanding of certain political ideologies (e.g., communism and totalitarianism) that conflict with principles of U.S. democracy.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-03-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2025-03-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Deliver for Democracy Act

Bill: 119-s-1002
Sponsor: Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT]
Introduced: 2025-03-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-03-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2025-03-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Lulu’s Law

Bill: 119-s-1003
Sponsor: Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL]
Introduced: 2025-03-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Emergency communications systems
Fishes

Summary:
action_date: 2025-03-12
text: 

Lulu’s Law

This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to issue an order explicitly permitting the transmission of wireless emergency alerts to mobile phones in the event of a shark attack. 

(Under current regulations, authorized government authorities are permitted to send wireless emergency alerts regarding public safety emergencies, including severe weather, missing children, and other threats to life or property.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-07-10
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2025-07-10
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2025-07-10
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2025-07-08
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4261; text: CR S4261)
action_date: 2025-07-08
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2025-06-12
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 91.
action_date: 2025-06-12
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz without amendment. With written report No. 119-30.
action_date: 2025-06-12
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz without amendment. With written report No. 119-30.
action_date: 2025-04-30
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2025-03-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2025-03-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Pregnant and Postpartum Women Treatment Reauthorization Act

Bill: 119-s-1004
Sponsor: Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM]
Introduced: 2025-03-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-03-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2025-03-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Southern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act

Bill: 119-s-1005
Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced: 2025-03-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-03-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2025-03-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Federal Workforce Freedom Act

Bill: 119-s-1006
Sponsor: Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]
Introduced: 2025-03-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-03-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2025-03-12
text: Introduced in Senate
9–8–8 Lifeline Cybersecurity Responsibility Act

Bill: 119-s-1007
Sponsor: Sen. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK]
Introduced: 2025-03-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Emergency communications systems
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Mental health

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-03-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2025-03-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Cape Fox Land Entitlement Finalization Act of 2025

Bill: 119-s-1008
Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
Introduced: 2025-03-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Alaska
Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Federal-Indian relations
Land transfers

Summary:
action_date: 2025-03-12
text: 

Cape Fox Land Entitlement Finalization Act of 2025

This bill waives a statutory core township selection requirement for the Cape Fox Corporation and allows Cape Fox to receive other lands to fulfill its remaining land entitlement. Cape Fox is an Alaska Native village corporation for the Alaska Native village of Saxman, Alaska.

Specifically, the bill states that Cape Fox shall not be required to receive its previously selected land of approximately 185 acres located within the township in which the Alaska Native village of Saxman, Alaska, is located. Instead, the bill allows Cape Fox to receive land outside of Cape Fox's current exterior selection boundary upon written notice of the new selection to the Department of the Interior. 

In particular, if Cape Fox submits written notice of its selection of approximately 180 acres of surface land within the Tongass National Forest in Alaska to Interior within 90 days of the bill's enactment, then Interior must convey the federal land to Cape Fox. Upon conveyance of the surface estate of the federal land to Cape Fox, Interior must convey the subsurface estate of the federal land to Sealaska Corporation (the Alaska Native regional corporation representing southeastern Alaska).

The bill reserves a public access easement on the federal land conveyed to Cape Fox and Sealaska.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-03-13
text: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 28.
action_date: 2025-03-12
text: Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
action_date: 2025-03-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Baltic Security Initiative Act

Bill: 119-s-1009
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2025-03-12 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-03-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S1715-1716)
action_date: 2025-03-12
text: Introduced in Senate
CAMPUS Act

Bill: 119-s-1010
Sponsor: Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]
Introduced: 2025-03-12 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-03-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2025-03-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Belt and Road Oversight Act

Bill: 119-s-1011
Sponsor: Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]
Introduced: 2025-03-12 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-03-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2025-03-12
text: Introduced in Senate
SOIL Act of 2025

Bill: 119-s-1012
Sponsor: Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]
Introduced: 2025-03-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2025-03-12
text: 

Security and Oversight for International Landholdings Act of 2025 or the SOIL Act of 2025

This bill establishes and expands requirements for reviewing and disclosing transactions regarding foreign investments in agricultural land.

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) must review certain investments in agricultural land held by a person (i.e., individual or entity) that is a national of, or subject to the jurisdiction of, a country (1) designated as a nonmarket economy, or (2) identified as posing a risk to the national security of the United States. Under current law, CFIUS reviews the national security implications of certain foreign investments in U.S. businesses or real estate, including critical infrastructure or technologies.

CFIUS must also review certain real estate acquisitions or transfers of an interest, other than a security, for nonresidential properties that are located within 50 miles of a military installation.

The bill also prohibits federal assistance, including subsidies, from being provided to a person for an agricultural real estate holding which is owned by any of the foreign persons specified above.

The bill requires any foreign person who enters into a leasing agreement for agricultural land that is longer than five years to report the lease to the Department of Agriculture (USDA). Current requirements only apply to agriculture land acquired or transferred.

Further, USDA must prepare and make publicly available an annual report describing agricultural land holdings by foreign persons, including specific information related to foreign persons from China and Russia.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-03-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2025-03-12
text: Introduced in Senate
CAPE Canaveral Act

Bill: 119-s-1013
Sponsor: Sen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL]
Introduced: 2025-03-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2025-03-13
text: 

Consolidating Aerospace Programs Efficiently at Canaveral Act or the CAPE Canaveral Act

This bill requires the headquarters of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to be relocated to Brevard County, Florida within one year of the bill’s enactment. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-03-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2025-03-13
text: Introduced in Senate
Maintaining Cooperative Permitting Act of 2025

Bill: 119-s-1014
Sponsor: Sen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL]
Introduced: 2025-03-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-03-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2025-03-13
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to extend the National Flood Insurance Program through December 31, 2026.

Bill: 119-s-1015
Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
Introduced: 2025-03-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-03-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1745)
action_date: 2025-03-13
text: Introduced in Senate
Vicksburg National Military Park Boundary Modification Act

Bill: 119-s-1016
Sponsor: Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]
Introduced: 2025-03-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-03-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2025-03-13
text: Introduced in Senate
Safe and Secure Transportation of American Energy Act

Bill: 119-s-1017
Sponsor: Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT]
Introduced: 2025-03-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2025-03-13
text: 

Safe and Secure Transportation of American Energy Act

This bill expands the types of activities that are subject to criminal penalties related to damaging or destroying an interstate gas or hazardous liquid pipeline facility.

Under current law, a person who knowingly and willfully damages or destroys a pipeline facility is subject to criminal penalties, including a fine, a prison term of up to 20 years, or both. If a death results from the offense, the person may be imprisoned for any term of years or life. 

Under the bill, these criminal penalties also apply to a person who knowingly and willfully

vandalizes,

tampers with, or

disrupts or prevents the operation or construction of the facility.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-03-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2025-03-13
text: Introduced in Senate
Cybersecurity for Rural Water Systems Act

Bill: 119-s-1018
Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced: 2025-03-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2025-03-13
text: 

Cybersecurity for Rural Water Systems Act 

This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a cybersecurity circuit rider program to provide cybersecurity technical assistance for rural water and wastewater systems.

The program must be structured similarly to the USDA Circuit Rider Program. Under this program, USDA provides technical assistance to rural water systems that serve areas with populations of 10,000 or fewer people and are experiencing day-to-day operational, financial, or managerial issues.

Specifically, the cybersecurity circuit rider program must provide technical assistance to rural water or wastewater systems to

provide rapid assessments of the system's current ability or inability to respond to cybersecurity threats and protect cyber infrastructure,

develop reasonable protocols to enhance cybersecurity protection,

provide assistance to address inadequate cyber protection plans, and

document a system's current state of water supply cyber protection.

 

 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-03-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2025-03-13
text: Introduced in Senate
Rural Water System Disaster Preparedness and Assistance Act

Bill: 119-s-1019
Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced: 2025-03-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Emergency Management

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-03-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2025-03-13
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are required to commence construction of certain hydropower projects.

Bill: 119-s-1020
Sponsor: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]
Introduced: 2025-03-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Dams and canals
Electric power generation and transmission
Infrastructure development
Licensing and registrations

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-08-01
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2025-08-01
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2025-08-01
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2025-07-29
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4797-4798; text: CR S4797-4798)
action_date: 2025-07-29
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4797-4798; text: CR S4797-4798)
action_date: 2025-07-29
text: Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2025-07-29
text: Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2025-03-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2025-03-13
text: Introduced in Senate
Dairy Nutrition Incentive Program Act of 2025

Bill: 119-s-1021
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2025-03-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2025-03-13
text: 

Dairy Nutrition Incentive Program Act of 2025

This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a dairy nutrition incentive program to develop and test methods to increase the purchase and consumption of dairy under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

Specifically, the program must provide an incentive to SNAP benefit recipients for the purchase of naturally nutrient-rich dairy, which the bill defines to include fluid milk, yogurt, and cheese made from cow's milk. To carry out the program, USDA must enter into cooperative agreements with, or provide competitive grants to, state or local governments and nonprofit organizations for projects. The bill provides funding for the program for each fiscal year.

USDA must provide for an independent evaluation of each project that measures, to the maximum extent practicable, the effect of incentives on purchases of naturally nutrient-rich dairy by SNAP recipients.

Projects currently carried out by the USDA Healthy Fluid Milk Incentives (HFMI) program must be transitioned to the new dairy nutrition incentive program; the bill repeals the HFMI program one year after USDA certifies that the transition is complete.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-03-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2025-03-13
text: Introduced in Senate