hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Dismantle DEI Act of 2025

Bill: 119-s-382
Sponsor: Sen. Schmitt, Eric [R-MO]
Introduced: 2025-02-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Civil actions and liability
Coast guard
Community life and organization
Department of Defense
Department of Homeland Security
Director of National Intelligence
Education programs funding
Employee performance
Employment and training programs
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal district courts
Federal officials
Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Higher education
Housing finance and home ownership
Jurisdiction and venue
Military command and structure
Minority employment
Nursing
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
Public contracts and procurement
Racial and ethnic relations
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Women's employment

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-02-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2025-02-04
text: Introduced in Senate
JOBS Act of 2025

Bill: 119-s-383
Sponsor: Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]
Introduced: 2025-02-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Licensing and registrations
Performance measurement
Student aid and college costs
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2025-02-04
text: 

Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students Act of 2025 or the JOBS Act of 2025

This bill expands student eligibility for Pell Grants by establishing the Job Training Federal Pell Grant program.

Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Education to award a job training Pell Grant to a student who does not have a degree; attends an institution of higher education (IHE); is enrolled in a career and technical education program at an IHE that provides 150 to 600 clock hours of instructional time over a period of 8 to 15 weeks and provides training aligned with high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors (i.e., job training programs); and meets all other eligibility requirements for a Pell Grant.

The bill also specifies that any period during which a student receives a job training Pell Grant counts toward that student's Pell Grant eligibility period.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-02-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2025-02-04
text: Introduced in Senate
RECOGNIZING Judea and Samaria Act

Bill: 119-s-384
Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
Introduced: 2025-02-04 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2025-02-04
text: 

Retiring the Egregious Confusion Over the Genuine Name of Israel’s Zone of Influence by Necessitating Government-use of Judea and Samaria Act or the RECOGNIZING Judea and Samaria Act

This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to prepare or promulgate certain materials (including any policy, guidance, regulation, executive order, or other work products) that refer to Judea and Samaria as the West Bank. The prohibition does not apply to U.S. obligations under international treaties or other agreements.

The bill also amends certain laws to replace the term 
the West Bank
 with 
Judea and Samaria
.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-02-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2025-02-04
text: Introduced in Senate
Fairness for Servicemembers and their Families Act of 2025

Bill: 119-s-385
Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2025-02-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Government studies and investigations
Life, casualty, property insurance
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2025-02-04
text: 

Fairness for Servicemembers and their Families Act of 2025

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to periodically review and report on the maximum coverage available under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance and Veterans' Group Life Insurance programs. Specifically, the VA must review such coverage amount every five years, taking into account the average percentage by which the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased in the five fiscal years preceding the review.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-02-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2025-02-04
text: Introduced in Senate
Critical Water Resources Prioritization Act of 2025

Bill: 119-s-386
Sponsor: Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY]
Introduced: 2025-02-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-02-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2025-02-04
text: Introduced in Senate
Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act

Bill: 119-s-387
Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]
Introduced: 2025-02-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-02-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
action_date: 2025-02-04
text: Introduced in Senate
Promoting Resilient Buildings Act

Bill: 119-s-388
Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2025-02-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Emergency Management

Summary:
action_date: 2025-02-04
text: 

Promoting Resilient Buildings Act

This bill increases flexibility for predisaster mitigation assistance for building code activities, prohibits using certain loan funds for building code activities, and establishes a pilot program to fund residential resilience retrofits.

Under current law, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) may provide predisaster hazard mitigation assistance to government entities for implementing the latest published editions of relevant building codes and standards. Also, FEMA must consider a government entity’s adoption of such building codes when determining whether to award it predisaster hazard mitigation assistance. The bill specifies that the building codes applicable in such instances are the two most recently published editions (i.e., either the current edition or the previous one).

Also, currently, under FEMA's Safeguarding Tomorrow Revolving Loan Fund (STRLF) program, states and Indian tribal governments may provide loans to local governments for establishing and carrying out building codes and standards. The bill removes this authority, so STRLF loans may not be used for such building code-related activities.

Additionally, the bill establishes a pilot program for FEMA to provide grants to government entities that then provide the funding to individuals for residential resilience retrofits. The retrofit projects must reduce risk to homes from local natural hazards and individuals must demonstrate financial need. To implement the pilot program, FEMA may use up to 10% of the funds FEMA provides annually for predisaster hazard mitigation assistance. The pilot program terminates at the end of FY2030. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-02-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2025-02-04
text: Introduced in Senate
Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act

Bill: 119-s-389
Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2025-02-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Consumer affairs
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Pedestrians and bicycling
Product safety and quality

Summary:
action_date: 2025-02-04
text: 

Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act

This bill requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue a final consumer product safety rule for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries used in micromobility devices, such as electric bikes and electric scooters.

Specifically, the rule must require manufacturers and distributors of such products to comply with the applicable safety standards jointly established by the American National Standards Institute, the Standards Council of Canada, and UL Solutions Inc.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-07-29
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 133.
action_date: 2025-07-29
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment. With written report No. 119-50.
action_date: 2025-07-29
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment. With written report No. 119-50.
action_date: 2025-03-12
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
action_date: 2025-02-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2025-02-04
text: Introduced in Senate
BADGES for Native Communities Act

Bill: 119-s-390
Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced: 2025-02-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Criminal justice information and records
Employment and training programs
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Indian social and development programs
Intergovernmental relations
Law enforcement administration and funding
Missing persons
Personnel records

Summary:
action_date: 2025-02-04
text: 

Bridging Agency Data Gaps and Ensuring Safety for Native Communities Act or the BADGES for Native Communities Act

This bill revises federal policies and procedures related to information sharing, reporting, and investigating cases of missing, unidentified, or murdered Indians.

Among other elements, the bill requires the Department of Justice to (1) establish a grant program for specified entities (e.g., tribes) to implement changes to enhance their responses to missing person cases and death investigations of interest to tribes, and (2) work with the Department of Health and Human Services to ensure that federal training resources and culturally appropriate mental health and wellness programs are available to tribal and Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) law enforcement officers.

The Department of the Interior must establish a five-year demonstration program for the purpose of conducting or adjudicating personnel background investigations for applicants for law enforcement positions in the BIA.

The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to conduct specified studies, including a study on the evidence collection, handling, response times, and processing procedures and practices of federal law enforcement agencies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-07-31
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 138.
action_date: 2025-07-31
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-53.
action_date: 2025-07-31
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-53.
action_date: 2025-03-05
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2025-02-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
action_date: 2025-02-04
text: Introduced in Senate
Access to Counsel Act of 2025

Bill: 119-s-391
Sponsor: Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]
Introduced: 2025-02-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2025-02-04
text: 

Access to Counsel Act of 2025

This bill provides various protections for covered individuals subject to secondary or deferred inspections when seeking admission into the United States. Covered individuals include U.S. nationals, lawful permanent residents, non-U.S. nationals (
aliens 
under federal law) in possession of a visa, returning asylees, and refugees.

The Department of Homeland Security must ensure that a covered individual subject to secondary or deferred inspection has a meaningful opportunity to consult with counsel and certain related parties, such as a relative, within an hour of the start of the secondary inspection and as necessary during the inspection process. The counsel and related party must be allowed to advocate on behalf of the covered individual, including by providing evidence and information to the examining immigration officer.

A lawful permanent resident subject to secondary or deferred inspection may not abandon lawful permanent resident status until the individual has had a meaningful opportunity to seek advice from counsel, unless the individual voluntarily and knowingly waives in writing this opportunity to seek counsel's advice. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-02-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S595-596)
action_date: 2025-02-04
text: Introduced in Senate
Sloan Canyon Conservation and Lateral Pipeline Act

Bill: 119-s-392
Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced: 2025-02-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Geography and mapping
Land use and conservation
Nevada
Pipelines
Water use and supply

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-02-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2025-02-04
text: Introduced in Senate
Banning SPR Oil Exports to Foreign Adversaries Act

Bill: 119-s-393
Sponsor: Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA]
Introduced: 2025-02-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-02-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2025-02-04
text: Introduced in Senate
GENIUS Act of 2025

Bill: 119-s-394
Sponsor: Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN]
Introduced: 2025-02-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2025-02-04
text: 

Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins of 2025 or the GENIUS Act of 2025 

This bill establishes a regulatory framework for payment stablecoins (digital assets which an issuer must redeem for a fixed monetary value).

Under the bill, only permitted issuers may issue a payment stablecoin in the United States. Permitted issuers must be a subsidiary of an insured depository institution, a federal-qualified nonbank payment stablecoin issuer, or a state-qualified payment stablecoin issuer. Permitted issuers must be regulated by the appropriate federal or state regulator. Permitted issuers may choose federal or state regulation; however, state regulation is limited to those with a stablecoin issuance of $10 billion or less.

Permitted issuers must maintain reserves backing the stablecoin on a one-to-one basis using U.S. currency or other similarly liquid assets, as specified. Permitted issuers must also publicly disclose their redemption policy and publish monthly the details of their reserves.

The bill sets forth requirements for (1) reusing reserves; (2) providing safekeeping services for stablecoins; and (3) supervisory, examination, and enforcement authority.

In a bankruptcy insolvency proceeding involving a payment stablecoin issuer, stablecoin holders have priority over all other claims. 

Under the bill, permitted payment stablecoins are not considered securities under securities law. However, permitted issuers are subject to the Bank Secrecy Act for anti-money laundering and related purposes.

The Federal Reserve must create and implement agreements with other jurisdictions that similarly regulate stablecoins for the purpose of facilitating international transactions and interoperability with U.S. dollar-denominated stablecoins issued overseas.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-02-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2025-02-04
text: Introduced in Senate
Emergency Fuel Reduction Act of 2025

Bill: 119-s-395
Sponsor: Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY]
Introduced: 2025-02-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-02-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2025-02-04
text: Introduced in Senate
Stop GREED Act of 2025

Bill: 119-s-396
Sponsor: Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]
Introduced: 2025-02-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Department of Veterans Affairs
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Summary:
action_date: 2025-02-04
text: 

Stop Government Rewards Enriching Executives in the District Act of 2025 or the Stop GREED Act of 2025

This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from providing certain senior level employees with a critical skill incentive, which is generally a payment bonus for employees possessing a high-demand skill or skill that is at a shortage. Specifically, the VA may not provide such an incentive to an employee in a Senior Executive Service position or other comparable position at the central office of the VA (e.g., the Veterans Health Administration), regardless of the actual location where the employee performs the functions of the position.

The bill also provides that an incentive may be provided to senior-level employees on an individual basis and upon approval by specified officers (e.g., the Under Secretary for Health). Additionally, senior-level employees whose positions are primarily at the central office of the VA but perform some portion of the job function at other VA facilities are exempt from the prohibition.

The VA must report to Congress annually regarding senior-level employees who were provided a critical skill incentive.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-02-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2025-02-04
text: Introduced in Senate
Small Business Disaster Damage Fairness Act of 2025

Bill: 119-s-397
Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
Introduced: 2025-02-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-02-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
action_date: 2025-02-04
text: Introduced in Senate
NO BAN Act

Bill: 119-s-398
Sponsor: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2025-02-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2025-02-04
text: 

National Origin-Based Antidiscrimination for Nonimmigrants Act or the NO BAN Act

This bill imposes limitations on the President's authority to suspend or restrict aliens from entering the United States. It also prohibits religious discrimination in various immigration-related decisions, such as whether to issue an immigrant or nonimmigrant visa, unless there is a statutory basis for such discrimination.

The President may temporarily restrict the entry of any aliens or class of aliens after the Department of State determines that the restriction would address specific and credible facts that threaten U.S. interests such as public safety.

The bill also imposes limitations on such restrictions, such as requiring the President, State Department, and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to (1) only issue a restriction when required to address a compelling government interest, and (2) narrowly tailor the suspension to use the least restrictive means to achieve such an interest.

Before imposing a restriction, the State Department and DHS shall consult with Congress. The State Department and DHS shall report to Congress about the restriction within 48 hours of the restriction's imposition. If such a report is not made, the restriction shall immediately terminate.

Individuals or entities present in the United States and unlawfully harmed by such a restriction may sue in federal court.

The bill transfers the authority to suspend the entry of aliens traveling to the United States on a commercial airline that failed to comply with regulations related to detecting fraudulent travel documents from the Department of Justice to DHS. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-02-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2025-02-04
text: Introduced in Senate
Protecting Our Supreme Court Justices Act of 2025

Bill: 119-s-399
Sponsor: Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]
Introduced: 2025-02-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing
First Amendment rights
Judges
Protest and dissent
Supreme Court

Summary:
action_date: 2025-02-04
text: 

Protecting Our Supreme Court Justices Act of 2025 

This bill increases the statutory maximum prison term—from one year to five years—for picketing or parading in or near a building or residence used by a judge, juror, witness, or court officer with the intent of interfering with, obstructing, or impeding the administration of justice, or with the intent of influencing a judge, juror, witness, or court officer, in the discharge of his or her duty. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-02-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2025-02-04
text: Introduced in Senate
Paid Family and Medical Leave Tax Credit Extension and Enhancement Act

Bill: 119-s-400
Sponsor: Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE]
Introduced: 2025-02-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-02-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2025-02-04
text: Introduced in Senate
Fair Access to Banking Act

Bill: 119-s-401
Sponsor: Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND]
Introduced: 2025-02-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2025-02-04
text: 

Fair Access to Banking Act 

This bill places restrictions on certain banks, credit unions, and payment card networks if they refuse to do business with a person who complies with the law. Restrictions include prohibiting the use of electronic funds transfer systems and lending programs, termination of an institution's depository insurance, and specified civil penalties.

Banks and other specified financial institutions are allowed to deny financial services to a person only if the denial is justified by a documented failure of that person to meet quantitative, impartial, risk-based standards established in advance by the institution. This justification may not be based upon reputational risks to the institution.

The bill establishes the right for a person to bring a civil action for a violation of this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-02-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2025-02-04
text: Introduced in Senate
Words Matter for the District of Columbia Courts Act

Bill: 119-s-402
Sponsor: Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]
Introduced: 2025-02-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Disability and health-based discrimination
District of Columbia
Federal district courts
Specialized courts

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-02-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2025-02-05
text: Introduced in Senate
Rural Health Focus Act

Bill: 119-s-403
Sponsor: Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS]
Introduced: 2025-02-05 in the Senate

Summary:
action_date: 2025-02-05
text: 

Rural Health Focus Act

This bill provides statutory authority for the Office of Rural Health (ORH) within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC established the ORH in 2023 in response to a congressional directive, and it currently leads the CDC’s rural public health strategy.

Specifically, the bill requires the CDC to establish the ORH and select a director to head the ORH. The bill specifies the duties and authorities of the ORH director, including improving understanding of particular challenges and implementing programs to improve health care for rural populations. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-02-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2025-02-05
text: Introduced in Senate