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To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to modify the eligibility disqualification for certain convicted felons.

Bill: 113-hr-5642
Sponsor: Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23]
Introduced: 2014-09-18 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Food assistance and relief
Poverty and welfare assistance
Sex offenses
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: 
Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to strike a provision that allows individuals convicted of felonies that would otherwise disqualify them from receiving benefits under the Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) to still receive benefits unless they also: failed to comply with the terms of the sentence; fled to avoid prosecution, custody, or confinement; or violated a condition of probation or parole. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-10-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize the public safety and community policing grant program, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-hr-5643
Sponsor: Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23]
Introduced: 2014-09-18 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Department of Justice
Executive agency funding and structure
Law enforcement administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: 
Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize the public safety and community policing (COPS ON THE BEAT) grant program for FY2015-FY2019.
 
Replaces various requirements for the allocation of grant funds with a requirement that a specified amount of funds available in any fiscal year be allocated to establish school-based partnerships between local law enforcement agencies and local school systems by using school resource officers who operate in and around elementary and secondary schools to combat school-related crime and disorder problems, gangs, and drug activities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-11-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in House
Medicare CGM Access Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5644
Sponsor: Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23]
Introduced: 2014-09-18 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Health and Human Services
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Health technology, devices, supplies
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: 
Medicare CGM Access Act of 2014 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare coverage of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) devices furnished to a CGM qualified individual. 
 
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a fee schedule and ensure that CGM qualified individuals are furnished with appropriate device components.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in House
Philanthropic Enterprise Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5645
Sponsor: Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8]
Introduced: 2014-09-18 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Sales and excise taxes
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: 
Philanthropic Enterprise Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt the holdings of a private foundation in any business enterprise that meets specified requirements relating to exclusive ownership, minimum distribution of net operating income for the charitable purpose, and independent operation (i.e., not controlled by a substantial contributor or family members) from the excise taxes on excess business holdings and unrelated business income.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in House
U.S. OUTDOOR Act

Bill: 113-hr-5646
Sponsor: Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8]
Introduced: 2014-09-18 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Outdoor recreation
Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: 
United States Optimal Use of Trade to Develop Outerwear and Outdoor Recreation Act or the U.S. OUTDOOR Act - Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide for the duty-free treatment of certain recreational performance outerwear.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in House
UNRWA Anti-Terrorism Act

Bill: 113-hr-5647
Sponsor: Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27]
Introduced: 2014-09-18 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Arab-Israeli relations
Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Elementary and secondary education
Foreign aid and international relief
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
International organizations and cooperation
Middle East
Palestinians
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Terrorism
United Nations

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: UNRWA Anti-Terrorism Act - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to withhold U.S. contributions to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) or to any successor or related entity, or to the regular budget of the United Nations (U.N.) for the support of UNRWA or a successor entity, unless the Secretary of State certifies to Congress that: 
 
no UNRWA official, employee, representative, or affiliate is a member of a foreign terrorist organization, has propagated anti-American, anti-Israel, or anti-Semitic rhetoric, or has used UNRWA resources to propagate political materials regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; 
 
no UNRWA facility is used by a foreign terrorist organization; 
 
no UNRWA school uses educational materials that propagates anti-American, anti-Israel, or anti-Semitic rhetoric; 
 
UNRWA is subject to auditing oversight; and 
 
UNRWA holds no accounts or other affiliations with financial institutions deemed by the United States to be complicit in money laundering and terror financing. 
 
 
Limits U.S. contributions to UNRWA during the period for which a certification is in effect.
 
Expresses the sense of Congress that: 
 
 
the President and the Secretary should lead a diplomatic effort to encourage other nations to withhold contributions to UNRWA, or to the regular budget of the U.N. for the support of UNRWA, until UNRWA has met specified conditions; 
 
citizens of recognized states should be removed from UNRWA's jurisdiction; 
 
UNRWA's definition of a &quot;Palestine refugee&quot; should be changed to that used for a refugee by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR); and 
 
 responsibility for the Palestinian refugees should be fully transferred to UNHCR. 
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in House
United States-Jordan Defense Cooperation Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5648
Sponsor: Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27]
Introduced: 2014-09-18 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arms control and nonproliferation
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Foreign aid and international relief
Iraq
Jordan
Middle East
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military education and training
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Syria
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: 
United States-Jordan Defense Cooperation Act of 2014 - Expresses the sense of Congress that expeditious consideration of certifications of letters of offer to sell defense articles, defense services, design and construction services, and major defense equipment to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is fully consistent with U. S. security and foreign policy interests and the objectives of world peace and security.
 
Amends the Arms Export Control Act to include Jordan among the countries eligible for certain streamlined defense sales.
 
Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to include Jordan among the countries not required to be included in the annual foreign military training report submitted by the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of State to Congress.
 
Authorizes the Secretary of State to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with Jordan to increase military cooperation, including joint military exercises, personnel exchanges, support for international peacekeeping missions, and enhanced strategic dialogue.
 
Makes specified funds for the foreign military financing funds program available for Jordan, subject to certain requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in House
United Nations Human Rights Council Accountability Act

Bill: 113-hr-5649
Sponsor: Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27]
Introduced: 2014-09-18 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Human rights
International organizations and cooperation
Israel
Middle East
Religion
Sanctions
Terrorism
United Nations

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: 
United Nations Human Rights Council Accountability Act - Provides that until the Secretary of State makes a specified certification to Congress: (1) the Secretary shall withhold from a U.S. contribution to a regular budget of the United Nations (U.N.) an amount equal to the amount that would be allocated for the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), (2) the Secretary shall not make a voluntary contribution to UNHRC, and (3) the United States shall not run for a UNHRC seat. 
 
Directs the Secretary to withhold from a U.S. contribution to a regular budget of the U.N. an amount equal to the amount that would be allocated for: (1) the U.N. Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Palestinian territories occupied since 1967; and (2) any other U.N. Special Procedures used to display bias against the United States or Israel or to provide support for any member state which is subject to U.N. Security Council sanctions, under a Security Council-mandated human rights investigation, has repeatedly supported acts of international terrorism, or is a country of particular concern for religious freedom.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in House
To grant a Federal charter to the National Academy of Inventors.

Bill: 113-hr-5650
Sponsor: Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15]
Introduced: 2014-09-18 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Federally chartered organizations
Intellectual property

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: 
Grants a federal charter to the National Academy of Inventors.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-11-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in House
Small Business Hardship Relief Act

Bill: 113-hr-5651
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2014-09-18 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Bankruptcy
Comprehensive health care
Congressional oversight
Fires
Floods and storm protection
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Natural disasters
Small business
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: 
Small Business Hardship Relief Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from the employer mandate to provide minimum essential health care coverage for its employees a small business (i.e., an employer of not more than 100 full-time employees) experiencing a hardship. Defines "hardship" to include situations in which a small business has missed two or more consecutive loan payments, is a debtor in a Chapter 11 (reorganization) bankruptcy proceeding, has received a notice of termination of utility services or a notice of eviction, has experienced a fire, flood, or other disaster, or has experienced another hardships as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury. Directs the Secretary to conduct a study to identify additional hardships appropriate for granting an hardship exemption. 
 
Prohibits the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from taking into account the applicability of a hardship exemption to a small business as the sole factor in determining whether to audit such business. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in House
FRUGAL Act

Bill: 113-hr-5652
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2014-09-18 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Budget deficits and national debt
Congressional oversight
Currency
Foreign property
General Services Administration
Government studies and investigations
Public contracts and procurement
Small business
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Taxation of foreign income

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: 
Fiscal Responsibility Using Government Accountability Laws Act of 2014 or the FRUGAL Act - Requires the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration to analyze the extent to which taxpayers are reporting existing foreign accounts and are circumventing or properly utilizing offshore voluntary disclosure initiatives and programs. Requires the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to: (1) increase educational outreach concerning taxpayer offshore tax obligations, and (2) report to Congress on closing offshore tax loopholes and increasing revenue collection from offshore sources. 
 
Requires the Federal Acquisition Regulation to be revised to include guidelines for federal agencies to use reverse auctions, an electronic auction in which offerors compete by submitting bids or revised bids for a contract, task, or delivery order until the award is made to the offeror with the lowest bid. States that the guidelines should ensure that reverse auctions uphold high quality standards and that small businesses can continue to participate in the procurement process. 
 
Requires the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to develop and implement a plan to reduce spending on coin inventory management. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2014-09-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2014-09-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in House
CDBG Grant Return Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5653
Sponsor: Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2014-09-18 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Housing and community development funding
Intergovernmental relations
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: 
CDBG Grant Return Act of 2014 - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize any metropolitan city, urban county, local government, Indian tribe, or insular area that directly or indirectly receives amounts from a community development block grant (CDBG), at its sole discretion, to return to the Treasury any or all of such amounts.
 
Allows each entity, at its discretion, to retain and use for any purpose up to 10% of such returned funds.
 
Requires the returned funds to be covered into the Treasury General Fund. Prohibits them from being reallocated, redistributed, or otherwise made available under the Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in House
Vehicle Safety Improvement Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5654
Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
Introduced: 2014-09-18 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Bankruptcy
Business records
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Department of Transportation
Government information and archives
International organizations and cooperation
Judicial review and appeals
Lease and rental services
Manufacturing
Motor vehicles
Pedestrians and bicycling
Product safety and quality
Research and development
Retail and wholesale trades
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: 
Vehicle Safety Improvement Act of 2014 - Revises and expands requirements relating to public disclosure by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of: (1) defects in motor vehicles or equipment, whether or not such defects are safety-related; and (2) noncompliance with vehicle safety standards. Requires: (1) public disclosure of early warning information submitted by vehicle manufactures unless exempt from disclosure by the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), (2) public disclosure of summaries of NHTSA inquiries to manufacturers seeking additional information about fatal incidents, and (3) NHTSA to increase public accessibility to information on the vehicle safety databases of NHTSA and to issue a final rule requiring manufacturers to retain certain safety-related records for a 20-year period. 
 
Increases civil penalties for violations of federal motor vehicle safety requirements. 
 
Directs NHTSA to: (1) order notification and remediation of a defect or noncompliance, in motor vehicles or equipment, that presents an imminent hazard, and (2) issue a final rule to establish standards for reducing pedestrian injuries and fatalities. Authorizes NHTSA to enter into cooperative agreements and collaborative motor safety research and development agreements with foreign governments. 
 
Prohibits a car dealer from selling or leasing a used motor vehicle until: (1) the dealer clearly and conspicuously notifies the purchaser or lessee, in writing, of any notification of a defect or noncompliance that has not been remedied; and (2) the purchaser or lessee acknowledges receipt of such notice. 
 
Requires manufacturers who file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection (liquidation) to comply with their recall obligations (currently, this requirement applies only to manufacturers in Chapter 11 reorganization proceedings).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in House
Creating American Prosperity through Preservation Act

Bill: 113-hr-5655
Sponsor: Rep. Schock, Aaron [R-IL-18]
Introduced: 2014-09-18 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Building construction
Department of the Treasury
Energy efficiency and conservation
Historic sites and heritage areas
Income tax credits
Income tax exclusion
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: 
Creating American Prosperity through Preservation Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to tax credits for building rehabilitation expenditures, to: (1) allow an increased 30% credit for projects involving $7.5 million or less in rehabilitation expenditures, (2) provide for an additional 2% credit amount for a building that is a qualified energy efficient rehabilitated building (increased energy efficiency of 30% or more), (3) change the placed-in-service requirement for non-historic rehabilitated buildings from before 1936 to 50 years prior to the year in which qualified rehabilitation expenditures are taken into account, and (4) exempt from tax the proceeds of a state historic tax credit.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in House