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Federal Probation System Reform Act

Bill: 113-hr-3669
Sponsor: Rep. Maffei, Daniel B. [D-NY-24]
Introduced: 2013-12-05 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government studies and investigations
Judicial procedure and administration
Law enforcement administration and funding
Supreme Court

Summary:
action_date: 2013-12-05
text: 
Federal Probation System Reform Act - Amends the federal criminal code to require the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts to ensure that an appropriate probation or pretrial services officer supervises a person convicted of a federal offense who has been sentenced to probation, placed on probation, or placed on supervised release, or a person accused of such an offense who has been released pending trial, sentence, or appeal, and who is required to wear an electronic monitoring device as a condition of such probation or release, including by: (1) conducting a daily review of any data produced by such device; and (2) conducting an investigation immediately following an electronic monitoring system alert that the Director determines requires investigation.
 
Prohibits, and sets penalties for, intentionally disabling such a device or allowing another person to disable such device. 
 
Establishes within the United States Probation and Pretrial Services System the Office of the Inspector General for Probation and Pretrial Services, which shall: (1) conduct investigations of alleged misconduct; (2) conduct and supervise audits and investigations; (3) prevent and detect waste, fraud, and abuse; (4) recommend changes in laws or regulations governing probation and pretrial services; and (5) report expeditiously to the Attorney General whenever there are reasonable grounds to believe there has been a violation of federal criminal law. Provides whistleblower protection for an employee who provides information to or otherwise assists the Inspector General in an investigation of a possible violation of federal law or misconduct by a pretrial services or probation officer.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-01-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2013-12-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2013-12-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-12-05
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the eligibility for a medallion furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to signify the veteran status of a deceased individual.

Bill: 113-hr-3671
Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1]
Introduced: 2013-12-05 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cemeteries and funerals
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2013-12-05
text: 
Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to furnish a medallion or other device to signify the veteran status of a deceased individual, to be attached to a headstone or marker furnished at private expense, regardless of the date of death of such individual.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-12-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2013-12-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2013-12-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-12-05
text: Introduced in House
S.O.S. Veterans Caregivers Act

Bill: 113-hr-3672
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2013-12-05 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Family services
Government studies and investigations
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2013-12-05
text: 
Support our Services to Veterans Caregivers Act or the S.O.S. Veterans Caregivers Act - Includes a veteran who has a serious illness or injury (currently, a serious injury) incurred or aggravated in the line of active duty on or after September 11, 2001, as an &quot;eligible veteran&quot; for purposes of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers of eligible veterans. 
 
Requires the VA Secretary, as part of such program, to provide to each caregiver who is designated as the primary provider of personal care services for an eligible veteran, not less than annually, a multidimensional assessment to measure the burden and strain felt by such caregiver. 
 
Requires the Secretary's annual report on such program to include a description of the satisfaction experienced by caregivers and veterans with respect to such program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-12-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2013-12-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2013-12-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-12-05
text: Introduced in House
Family Cord Blood Banking Act

Bill: 113-hr-3673
Sponsor: Rep. Schock, Aaron [R-IL-18]
Introduced: 2013-12-05 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Blood and blood diseases
Cell biology and embryology
Health care costs and insurance
Income tax deductions
Organ and tissue donation and transplantation

Summary:
action_date: 2013-12-05
text: 
Family Cord Blood Banking Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat the cost of private umbilical cord blood banking services as a medical care expense for purposes of the tax deduction for medical expenses. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-12-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2013-12-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-12-05
text: Introduced in House
Prohibiting In-Flight Voice Communications on Mobile Wireless Devices Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-3676
Sponsor: Rep. Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9]
Introduced: 2013-12-09 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Aviation and airports
Department of Transportation
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2013-12-09
text: 
Prohibiting In-Flight Voice Communications on Mobile Wireless Devices Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to issue regulations prohibiting an individual on an aircraft from engaging in voice communications using a mobile device during a flight in scheduled passenger interstate or intrastate air transportation.
 
Exempts from such prohibition: (1) on-duty flight crews and attendants, and (2) federal law enforcement officers acting in an official capacity.

action_date: 2014-05-30
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Prohibiting In-Flight Voice Communications on Mobile Wireless Devices Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to issue regulations prohibiting an individual on an aircraft from engaging in voice communications using a mobile device during a flight in scheduled passenger interstate or intrastate air transportation.
 
Exempts from such prohibition: (1) on-duty flight crews and attendants, and (2) federal law enforcement officers acting in an official capacity.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-05-30
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 345.
action_date: 2014-05-30
text: Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 113-466.
action_date: 2014-05-30
text: Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 113-466.
action_date: 2014-02-11
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2014-02-11
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2014-02-11
text: Subcommittee on Aviation Discharged.
action_date: 2013-12-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2013-12-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2013-12-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-12-09
text: Introduced in House
To redesignate the lock and dam located in Modoc, Illinois, commonly known as the Kaskaskia Lock and Dam, as the "Jerry F. Costello Lock and Dam", and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-hr-3678
Sponsor: Rep. Enyart, William L. [D-IL-12]
Introduced: 2013-12-09 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Dams and canals
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Illinois
Marine and inland water transportation

Summary:
action_date: 2013-12-09
text: 
Redesignates the lock and dam located in Modoc, Illinois, commonly known as the Kaskaskia Lock and Dam, as the &quot;Jerry F. Costello Lock and Dam.&quot;

action_date: 2014-11-12
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Redesignates the lock and dam located in Modoc, Illinois, commonly known as the Kaskaskia Lock and Dam, as the &quot;Jerry F. Costello Lock and Dam.&quot;


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-11-12
text: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 142.
action_date: 2014-11-12
text: Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 113-608.
action_date: 2014-11-12
text: Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 113-608.
action_date: 2014-03-13
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2014-03-13
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2014-03-13
text: Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Discharged.
action_date: 2013-12-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2013-12-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2013-12-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-12-09
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to prohibition on payment of bonuses and pay increases for executives of a State Exchange funded through Federal grants, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-hr-3679
Sponsor: Rep. Gardner, Cory [R-CO-4]
Introduced: 2013-12-09 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Comprehensive health care
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
State and local government operations
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2013-12-09
text: 
Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to prohibit any funds under a grant to a state for establishing an American Health Benefit Exchange from being used for a bonus or pay increase for a chief executive officer, chief information officer, chief operating officer, or similar executive with respect to the operation of such an Exchange on or after October 1, 2013.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-12-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2013-12-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2013-12-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-12-09
text: Introduced in House
Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coin Act

Bill: 113-hr-3680
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2013-12-09 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Cancer
Currency
Health programs administration and funding
Medical research
Research administration and funding
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2013-12-09
text: 
Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue up to 500,000 $1 silver coins emblematic of the fight against breast cancer.
 
Instructs the Secretary to select the design for the coins based upon the winning design from a juried, compensated design competition following certain specifications.
 
Restricts the period of coin issuance to the one-year period beginning on January 1, 2018. 
 
Requires all sales of such coins to include a surcharge of $10 per coin. Prescribes a surcharge distribution formula.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-12-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2013-12-09
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1814-1815)
action_date: 2013-12-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-12-09
text: Introduced in House
AIM Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-3681
Sponsor: Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3]
Introduced: 2013-12-09 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Government information and archives
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health technology, devices, supplies
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2013-12-09
text: 
Accelerating Innovation in Medicine Act of 2013 or AIM Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop an AIM list of medical devices for which, because of their inclusion on the list, insurance benefits and payments are prohibited under Medicare (either directly or on a capitated basis), with the result that no Medicare claim may be submitted and an individual who consents to receive such a device is responsible for paying for it and for any related services.
 
Directs the Secretary to post on a public HHS website or other publicly accessible media an updated list of the medical devices on the AIM list. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-12-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2013-12-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2013-12-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2013-12-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-12-09
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act

Bill: 113-hr-3685
Sponsor: Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11]
Introduced: 2013-12-10 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Comprehensive health care
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Fires
First responders and emergency personnel
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health personnel
Sales and excise taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2013-12-10
text: 
Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that a qualified emergency services volunteer shall not be counted in determining the number of full-time employees of an employer for the purpose of shared responsibility requirements for employers with respect to health coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
 
 Defines "qualified emergency services volunteer" as a bona fide volunteer performing fire fighting and prevention services, emergency medical services, or ambulance services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-01-08
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H65-66, H66-67, H68)
action_date: 2013-12-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2013-12-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-12-10
text: Introduced in House
School Nutrition Fairness Act

Bill: 113-hr-3686
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13]
Introduced: 2013-12-10 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Department of Agriculture
Elementary and secondary education
Food assistance and relief
Food industry and services
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Nutrition and diet
Poverty and welfare assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2013-12-10
text: 
School Nutrition Fairness Act - Requires official White House meals and meals served at White House or Department of Agriculture (USDA) cafeterias to comply with the nutrition requirements for meals served under the school lunch and breakfast programs.
 
Defines an &quot;official meal&quot; as a lunch or dinner served at an official White House function and funded by annual appropriation Acts.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-01-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition.
action_date: 2013-12-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2013-12-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2013-12-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-12-10
text: Introduced in House
Ex-Offender Voter Registration Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-3688
Sponsor: Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8]
Introduced: 2013-12-10 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2013-12-10
text: 
Ex-Offender Voter Registration Act of 2013 - Amends the federal criminal code to direct the Bureau of Prisons to include among reentry planning procedures the provision to federal prisoners of information about: (1) the laws and regulations governing the right of an individual convicted of a felony who has been released from prison to vote in each of the 50 states, and (2) any voter registration or application forms the prisoner will need to complete in order to vote in the state in which the prisoner will reside upon release.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-01-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2013-12-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2013-12-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-12-10
text: Introduced in House
STEM Gateways Act

Bill: 113-hr-3690
Sponsor: Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4]
Introduced: 2013-12-10 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Higher education
Minority education
Minority employment
Public-private cooperation
Science and engineering education
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Women's education
Women's employment

Summary:
action_date: 2013-12-10
text: 
STEM Gateways Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to eligible entities for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) elementary and secondary school programs for women and girls, underrepresented minorities, and individuals from all economic backgrounds.
 
Requires those programs to be directed toward at least one of the following goals:
 
 
encouraging the interest of elementary and secondary school students in the STEM fields;
 
motivating the engagement of those students in the STEM fields by providing them with relevant hands-on learning opportunities;
 
supporting classroom success in the STEM disciplines by elementary and secondary school students;
 
supporting STEM workforce training and career preparation for secondary school students; and 
 
improving the access of secondary school students to STEM career and continuing education opportunities.
 
 
Defines an &quot;eligible entity&quot; as: (1) a local educational agency (LEA); (2) an educational service agency serving more than one LEA; (3) a consortium of LEAs; (4) nonprofit organizations that work with elementary schools, secondary schools, or institutions of higher education and have shown a commitment to achieving the goals listed above; or (5) community colleges working in partnership with secondary schools to create dual enrollment, credit transfer, or accelerated postsecondary credentialing opportunities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-01-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2013-12-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2013-12-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-12-10
text: Introduced in House
Transparency in Military Lending Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-3691
Sponsor: Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5]
Introduced: 2013-12-10 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Consumer affairs
Consumer credit
Financial services and investments
Government information and archives
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Military personnel and dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2013-12-10
text: 
Transparency in Military Lending Act of 2013 - Requires a creditor to provide to a member of the Armed Forces on active regular, reserve, or National Guard duty or such member's dependent, with respect to any extension of consumer credit, and to obtain the member's or dependent's signed acknowledgement of: (1) a statement that the Department of Defense (DOD) and each service branch offers a variety of financial counseling services; (2) a statement that other, potentially lower interest rate loans may be available through other financial institutions and military relief societies; (3) contact information for the nearest DOD financial counseling office; and (4) the actual cost of the extension of credit when paid off at different points over time.
 
Directs the Secretary of Defense to prepare a list of DOD financial counseling offices and make such list available to creditors and the public.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-01-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2013-12-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2013-12-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-12-10
text: Introduced in House