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Stand By Every Ad Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4529
Sponsor: Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4]
Introduced: 2014-04-30 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional elections
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Political advertising
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2014-04-30
text: 
Stand By Every Ad Act of 2014 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require the identification of funding and authorizing sources in communications expressly advocating the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate (as under current law) or which consist of the functional equivalent of express advocacy.
 
Prescribes special rules for express advocacy radio and television communications which are not authorized by a candidate, an authorized political committee of a candidate, or its agents. Requires individual disclosure statements about the head of the entity paying for the communication and about any other person that disbursed funds to the entity to finance the communication.
 
Requires disclosure of such identifying information within paid audio and video communications made through the Internet or e-mail.
 
Applies such disclosure requirements to prerecorded telephone calls.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-04-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2014-04-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-04-30
text: Introduced in House
To require the Secretary of State to offer rewards of up to $5,000,000 for information regarding the attacks on the United States diplomatic mission at Benghazi, Libya, that began on September 11, 2012.

Bill: 113-hr-4530
Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]
Introduced: 2014-04-30 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Africa
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Evidence and witnesses
Libya
Terrorism
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2014-04-30
text: 
Directs the Secretary of State to offer a reward of up to $5 million to individuals who furnish information: (1) regarding the attacks on the U.S. diplomatic mission at Benghazi, Libya, that began on September 11, 2012; or (2) leading to the capture of an individual who committed, conspired to commit, attempted to commit, or aided in the commission of such attacks.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-04-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2014-04-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-04-30
text: Introduced in House
No Bonuses for Tax Delinquent IRS Employees Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4531
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3]
Introduced: 2014-04-30 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Department of the Treasury
Employee performance
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2014-04-30
text: 
No Bonuses for Tax Delinquent IRS Employees Act of 2014 - Prohibits the payment of any performance award (including, but not limited to, bonuses, step increases, and time off) to an employee of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) who owes an outstanding federal tax debt.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-04-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2014-04-30
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3299-3300)
action_date: 2014-04-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-04-30
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision.

Bill: 113-hr-4532
Sponsor: Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
Introduced: 2014-04-30 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Federal Reserve System
Financial Stability Oversight Council
Financial services and investments

Summary:
action_date: 2014-04-30
text: 
Amends the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank) to authorize the Financial Stability Oversight Council to determine that a bank holding company shall be subject to enhanced supervision and prudential standards by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, if the Council makes a final determination that material financial distress at the bank holding company, or the nature, scope, size, scale, concentration, interconnectedness, or mix of its activities could threaten the financial stability of the United States.
 
 Subjects bank holding companies with total consolidated assets of $250 billion or more to such enhanced supervision and prudential standards.
 
Directs the Council to: (1) review each bank holding company with total consolidated assets of between $50 billion and $250 billion in order to determine whether to subject such company to such enhanced Board supervision and prudential standards; and (2) re-review within 36 months any company not subjected to enhanced Board supervision and prudential standards, or sooner if its activities have significantly changed and it might pose a threat to U.S. financial stability. 
 
Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) consolidated asset size is only one of many factors to be considered in determining systemic risk; and (2) specified processes identified in Dodd-Frank (as modified by this Act) represent a more accurate indicator of systemic risk.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-04-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2014-04-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-04-30
text: Introduced in House
To provide for the conveyance of National Forest System land in the State of Louisiana.

Bill: 113-hr-4535
Sponsor: Rep. McAllister, Vance M. [R-LA-5]
Introduced: 2014-04-30 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Forests, forestry, trees
Land transfers
Louisiana

Summary:
action_date: 2014-04-30
text: 
Provides for the sale of specified federal land in Winn Parish, Louisiana, with a right of first refusal to Collins Camp Properties for the Collins Campsites and a specified parcel.

Requires sale proceeds to be used for the acquisition of lands and interests in the Kisatchie National Forest in Louisiana. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-04-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2014-04-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-04-30
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income amounts received for personal injuries or sickness resulting from service as a qualified public safety employee.

Bill: 113-hr-4537
Sponsor: Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-13]
Introduced: 2014-04-30 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Disability assistance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Fires
First responders and emergency personnel
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health personnel
Income tax exclusion
Law enforcement officers
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2014-04-30
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income, for income tax purposes, amounts received as a pension, annuity, or similar allowance for personal injuries or sickness resulting from service as a qualified public safety employee (defined as a state or local employee who provides police protection, firefighting services, or emergency medical services). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-04-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2014-04-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-04-30
text: Introduced in House
United States Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4538
Sponsor: Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5]
Introduced: 2014-04-30 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arctic and polar regions
Department of State
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials

Summary:
action_date: 2014-04-30
text: 
United States Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs Act of 2014 - Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to establish within the Department of State an Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-04-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2014-04-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-04-30
text: Introduced in House
Bureau Research Transparency Act

Bill: 113-hr-4539
Sponsor: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8]
Introduced: 2014-05-01 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Consumer affairs
Consumer credit
Financial services and investments
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2014-05-01
text: 
Bureau Research Transparency Act - Amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to require the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), any time it issues a research paper available to the public, to accompany it with all studies, data, and other analyses on which it was based.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-06-11
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 32 - 27.
action_date: 2014-06-11
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2014-05-21
text: Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Prior to Referral.
action_date: 2014-05-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2014-05-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-05-01
text: Introduced in House
Accountability in Deferred Prosecution Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4540
Sponsor: Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]
Introduced: 2014-05-01 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Business ethics
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Justice
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2014-05-01
text: 
Accountability in Deferred Prosecution Act of 2014 - Requires the Attorney General to: (1) issue public written guidelines for deferred prosecution agreements and nonprosecution agreements, (2) establish rules for the selection of independent monitors for deferred prosecution agreements, and (3) place the text of deferred prosecution agreements on the public website of the Department of Justice (DOJ). Defines &quot;deferred prosecution agreement&quot; as an agreement between a federal prosecutor and an organization to conditionally defer criminal prosecution of that organization. Defines &quot;nonprosecution agreement&quot; as an agreement between a federal prosecutor and an organization to conditionally decide not to file criminal charges against the organization. 
 
Requires a deferred prosecution agreement to be filed in an appropriate U.S. district court. Requires such court to approve an agreement if it is consistent with the guidelines for such agreements and is in the interests of justice. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2014-05-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2014-05-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-05-01
text: Introduced in House
Skills Gap Strategy Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4541
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17]
Introduced: 2014-05-01 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Public-private cooperation
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2014-05-01
text: 
Skills Gap Strategy Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Labor to develop a strategy report to address the skills gap by providing analysis and recommendations to increase on-the-job training and apprenticeship opportunities, identify industry-recognized postsecondary credentials that are nationally portable and aligned with in-demand occupations in industries such as construction, manufacturing, and others that are emerging, and increase employer participation in education and workforce training.
 
Defines the term &quot;skills gap&quot; as the difference, or gap, between the current supply of labor and skills of the workforce and that which is desired by employers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-06-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
action_date: 2014-05-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2014-05-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-05-01
text: Introduced in House
Brownfields Redevelopment Tax Incentive Reauthorization Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4542
Sponsor: Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5]
Introduced: 2014-05-01 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Income tax deductions

Summary:
action_date: 2014-05-01
text: 
Brownfields Redevelopment Tax Incentive Reauthorization Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2018 the election to expense (i.e., deduct in the current taxable year) environmental remediation costs (i.e., costs for the abatement or control of hazardous substances at a qualified contaminated site). Makes this Act applicable to expenditures paid or incurred after December 31, 2011.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-05-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2014-05-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-05-01
text: Introduced in House
PACE Pilot Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4543
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
Introduced: 2014-05-01 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Aging
Department of Health and Human Services
Health care coverage and access
Home and outpatient care
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicaid
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2014-05-01
text: 
PACE Pilot Act of 2014 - Amends title XI (General Provisions, Peer Review, and Administrative Simplification) of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to waive applicable general and Medicaid requirements of the Program of All-Inclusive Care for Elderly (PACE) in order to conduct demonstration projects through the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovations (CMMI) that involve PACE. Prohibits the Secretary, however, as part of a CMMI demonstration, from waiving: (1) the requirement to offer items and services under Medicare without limitations, and (2) certain requirements regarding enrollment in and disenrollment from PACE programs.
 Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary should use waiver authority under this Act to provide, in a budget neutral manner, PACE programs with increased operational flexibility to support their ability to improve and innovate and to reduce technical and administrative barriers that have hindered enrollment.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-05-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2014-05-01
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: 2014-05-01
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: 2014-05-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-05-01
text: Introduced in House
Stop Penalizing Taxpayers for Sports Owner Fouls Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4544
Sponsor: Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]
Introduced: 2014-05-01 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business expenses
Civil actions and liability
Income tax deductions
Professional sports

Summary:
action_date: 2014-05-01
text: 
Stop Penalizing Taxpayers for Sports Owner Fouls Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny to an individual who owns a professional sports franchise a tax deduction for any fine or similar penalty paid by such owner to the professional sports league or association. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-05-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2014-05-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-05-01
text: Introduced in House
Mid-Mississippi Conservation, Recreation and Development Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4545
Sponsor: Rep. Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3]
Introduced: 2014-05-01 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Forests, forestry, trees
Land transfers
Mississippi

Summary:
action_date: 2014-05-01
text: 
Mid-Mississippi Conservation, Recreation and Development Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to convey to the Pat Harrison Waterway District, without consideration, approximately 8, 307 acres of specified National Forest System land within the Bienville National Forests of Mississippi for public uses only. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-05-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
action_date: 2014-05-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2014-05-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-05-01
text: Introduced in House
Department of the Interior Tribal Self-Governance Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4546
Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
Introduced: 2014-05-01 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Civil actions and liability
Department of the Interior
Evidence and witnesses
Federal-Indian relations
Indian claims
Indian lands and resources rights
Indian social and development programs
Judicial procedure and administration
Judicial review and appeals
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2014-05-01
text: 
Department of the Interior Tribal Self-Governance Act of 2014 - Amends the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to revise tribal self-governance requirements. 
 
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to carry out the Tribal Self-Governance Program. Authorizes the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Office of Self-Governance, to select up to 50 new Indian tribes per year from those eligible to participate in self-governance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-15
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2014-05-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
action_date: 2014-05-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
action_date: 2014-05-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2014-05-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-05-01
text: Introduced in House
To modify the definition of "antique firearm".

Bill: 113-hr-4547
Sponsor: Rep. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA-6]
Introduced: 2014-05-01 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Firearms and explosives
Historical and cultural resources
Sales and excise taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2014-05-01
text: 
 Modifies the definition of &ldquo;antique firearm&rdquo; under federal firearms provisions and the Internal Revenue Code to include firearms manufactured in or before 1913 (currently, 1898).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2014-05-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2014-05-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2014-05-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-05-01
text: Introduced in House
Re-Integration of Ex-Offenders Through Technology Act

Bill: 113-hr-4548
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2014-05-01 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Computers and information technology
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Employment and training programs
Science and engineering education

Summary:
action_date: 2014-05-01
text: 
Re-Integration of Ex-Offenders Through Technology Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor to include programs that teach technology literacy in any job training programs for ex-offenders offered under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-06-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
action_date: 2014-05-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2014-05-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-05-01
text: Introduced in House