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Fair Access for Safe and Timely Generics Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5657
Sponsor: Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15]
Introduced: 2014-09-18 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Competition and antitrust
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Intellectual property
Licensing and registrations
Medical research
Prescription drugs
Product development and innovation
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: 
Fair Access for Safe and Timely Generics Act of 2014 or the FAST Generics Act of 2014 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to prohibit the license holder of a Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved drug from restricting availability of the drug for testing by a product developer seeking to develop a drug, generic drug, or biosimilar, including restricting availability with any aspect of a risk evaluation and mitigation strategy (REMS).
 
Directs the Secretary to authorize product developers to obtain approved drugs for testing if the product developer is a license holder of an approved drug or the Secretary determines the product developer can comply with laws applicable to drug development.
 
Requires the Secretary to authorize a product developer to conduct human clinical trials with an approved drug if the product developer's clinical trial protocol includes protections comparable to the distribution restrictions on the approved drug.
 
Establishes a process for a product developer to obtain reasonable quantities of an approved drug when those quantities are not available commercially.
 
Allows the Secretary to prohibit or limit transfer of an approved drug to a product developer if the transfer poses an imminent hazard to public health.
 
Eliminates license holder liability for claims arising from a product developer's testing of an approved drug.
 
Requires the FDA and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to report on noncompliance with this Act.
 
Allows the Secretary to waive the requirement that a drug use a single, shared system of elements to assure safe use with a comparable approved drug if the developer of the drug is unable to finalize terms for a shared system with the license holder of the approved drug.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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
Recreational Vehicle Certainty Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5658
Sponsor: Rep. Stutzman, Marlin A. [R-IN-3]
Introduced: 2014-09-18 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Housing industry and standards
Motor vehicles

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: 
Recreational Vehicle Certainty Act of 2014 - Amends the Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 to exclude from the definition of &quot;manufactured home&quot; covered by the Act any recreational vehicle designed as temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, travel, or seasonal use and built in compliance with consensus standards for such products, including:
 
 
 a self-propelled motorhome or recreational vehicle trailer towed by another vehicle without a special highway use permit and regulated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) as a vehicle; and
 
 a park model recreational vehicle with a gross area of up to 400 square feet and meeting other specified criteria.
 
 
(Currently, the definition excludes any self-propelled recreational vehicle.)


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
Savings Act

Bill: 113-hr-5659
Sponsor: Rep. Stutzman, Marlin A. [R-IN-3]
Introduced: 2014-09-18 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Government information and archives
Hydrology and hydrography
Rural conditions and development
Small towns
Water resources funding
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: 
Water Supply Cost Savings Act or the Savings Act - Requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to: (1) update their programs that provide drinking water technical assistance by including information on cost-effective, innovative, and alternative drinking water delivery systems; and (2) disseminate information on the cost effectiveness of wells and well systems to communities and nonprofit organizations seeking federal funding for drinking water systems serving small communities (3,300 or fewer persons).
 
Requires applicants for federal grants or loans for those drinking water systems to certify that wells have been considered as an alternative drinking water supply.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-10-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Rural Development, and Credit.
action_date: 2014-09-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2014-09-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for a limitation on the time for the use of contributions or donations, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-hr-5660
Sponsor: Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41]
Introduced: 2014-09-18 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Charitable contributions
Congressional elections
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Political parties and affiliation

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: 
Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to allow the use of contributions or donations only for the six years following the most recent federal election for a six-year office (e.g. the Senate) in which an individual was a candidate for the office if that individual is not a candidate for that office during those ensuing six years.
 
Requires contributions or donations remaining available to to such an individual after such six-year period ends to be disposed of within 30 days, as follows: (1) to pay any debts or obligations owed in connection with the campaign for that office; (2) to return those contributions or donations to the individuals, entities, or both, who made them; (3) to make contributions to a charitable organization; and (4) to make transfers to a national, state or local committee of a political party.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in House
Keep Our PACT Act

Bill: 113-hr-5661
Sponsor: Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8]
Introduced: 2014-09-18 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Appropriations
Department of Education
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Special education

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: 
Keep Our Promise to America's Children and Teachers Act or the Keep Our PACT Act - Appropriates for each of FY2015-FY2024 an amount that equals the difference between: (1) the amount appropriated for FY2015 for school improvement programs under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; and (2) a specified amount for the applicable fiscal year or the full amount authorized to be appropriated for such fiscal year for such programs, whichever is higher.
 
Amends the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to reauthorize and make appropriations for the grant program to assist states and outlying areas in providing special education and related services to children with disabilities. Sets the amount to be authorized and the amount to be appropriated for each fiscal year from FY2015-FY2023 as the greater of: (1) a specified amount, or (2) a specified percentage of an amount determined pursuant to a formula that multiplies the number of children receiving special education services by the average per-pupil expenditure in public elementary and secondary schools. Authorizes and appropriates funds for FY2024 and each subsequent fiscal year equal to the greater of a specified amount or 40% of the amount determined using such formula. 
 
Requires the amounts appropriated by this Act and its amendments to be expended consistent with pay-as-you-go requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-11-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in House
CEO-Employee Pay Fairness Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5662
Sponsor: Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8]
Introduced: 2014-09-18 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Corporate finance and management
Economic performance and conditions
Income tax deductions
Inflation and prices
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: 
CEO-Employee Pay Fairness Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny a publicly held corporation a tax deduction for the payment of performance-based remuneration in excess of $1 million to any of its current or former officers or directors if such corporation does not meet the pay fairness requirement established by this Act. Deems the pay fairness requirement to be satisfied if: (1) the average compensation paid by the employer for all applicable U.S. employees for the taxable year exceeds the inflation and productivity growth adjusted average (i.e., $115,000 in 2014) of such compensation for the preceding taxable year; and (2) the aggregate compensation paid by the employer to or for all applicable employees for the taxable year is not less than the aggregate of such compensation for the preceding taxable year. 


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
Bridge to Manufacturing Jobs Act

Bill: 113-hr-5663
Sponsor: Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]
Introduced: 2014-09-18 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Employment and training programs
Manufacturing
Minority employment
Vocational and technical education
Women's employment

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: 
Bridge to Manufacturing Jobs Act - Amends the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to: (1) provide that themes for the competitive grant program to add capabilities to the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program may be related to projects designed to facilitate the development and implementation of apprenticeship programs, internship programs, or student work-based learning programs to help serve the workforce needs of consortia of manufacturing companies; and (2) include among the selection criteria for grants under such program that a proposal will recruit a diverse manufacturing workforce, including through outreach to women and minorities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-12-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century to modify a high priority project in the State of California, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-hr-5664
Sponsor: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]
Introduced: 2014-09-18 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: California
Roads and highways
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: 
Amends the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century to modify the description of a high priority project funded under such Act in California by replacing &quot;constructing Arbor Vitae street improvements, Inglewood&quot; with &quot;constructing Imperial Highway street improvements designated by the city of Inglewood.&quot;


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in House
Clear the Air with Congress Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5665
Sponsor: Rep. Weber, Randy K., Sr. [R-TX-14]
Introduced: 2014-09-18 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Air quality
Congressional oversight
Economic performance and conditions
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Government studies and investigations

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: 
Clear the Air with Congress Act of 2014 - Amends the Clean Air Act to require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to submit to Congress a report, made available to the public, before issuing any rule proposing a new or revised: (1) primary national ambient air quality (NAAQ) standard for ozone (for pollutants considered harmful to public health), or (2) secondary NAAQ standard for ozone (for pollutants considered harmful to public welfare).
 
Requires the report to contain:
 
 
the proposed standard (in parts per million),
 
all scientific and technical data relied upon to support the proposed standard in a manner sufficient for independent analysis and substantial reproduction of results,
 
a description of all technologies and strategies that may be utilized to achieve the standard and their costs,
 
an economic impact analysis estimating the total costs of the standard,
 
a list of each U.S. area of the United States that would exceed the standard for ozone and thereby receive a nonattainment designation for ozone under the Act, and
 
an identification of the level of ground level ozone in each U.S. county that is naturally occurring or produced outside of the United States.
 
 
Requires the EPA to consider the cost and economic and technological feasibility of attaining the standard when establishing a NAAQ standard for ozone.
 
Prohibits a NAAQ standard for ozone from taking effect unless a federal statute is enacted approving it.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
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
To strengthen United States-Israel science and technology cooperation.

Bill: 113-hr-5666
Sponsor: Rep. Weber, Randy K., Sr. [R-TX-14]
Introduced: 2014-09-18 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
International organizations and cooperation
Israel
Manufacturing
Middle East
Public-private cooperation
Research and development
Technology transfer and commercialization
Trade agreements and negotiations

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: 
Authorizes the U.S.-Israel Science and Technology Foundation, created pursuant to the 1994 Memorandum of Understanding between the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Israeli Ministry of Industry and Trade (now the Ministry of Economy), to facilitate research and development and technology partnerships among U.S. and Israeli researchers, and business and industrial entities for purposes of advancing technologies, leading to commercialization and domestic manufacturing, and creating benefits for both nations. 
 
Instructs the Department of Commerce, through the Deputy Secretary's office and in conjunction with Israel's Ministry of Economy's Chief Scientist, to ensure that the U.S.-Israel Science and Technology Foundation maintains its role as the facilitator of the reauthorized 1994 Memorandum of Understanding to create and execute joint research and development agreements between Israel and U.S. entities, including U.S. federal agencies, states, cities, businesses, academic institutions, and scientific foundations. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-12-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in House
Seller Finance Regulation Reduction Act

Bill: 113-hr-5667
Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25]
Introduced: 2014-09-18 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation
Credit and credit markets
Housing finance and home ownership
Licensing and registrations
Real estate business

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: 
Seller Finance Regulation Reduction Act - Amends the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 to exempt from certain licensing and registration requirements any person (other than a depository institution) who: (1) has less than $25 million in assets; and (2) only originates residential mortgage loans with respect to property owed by the person, and in an amount of $150,000 or less.
 
Amends the Truth in Lending Act, with respect to minimum standards for residential mortgage loans, to prohibit, in determining whether a residential mortgage loan is a qualified mortgage, from applying to loans originated by such a person certain guidelines and regulations relating to ratios of total monthly debt to monthly income.


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
Foreign Assistance Accountability Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5668
Sponsor: Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3]
Introduced: 2014-09-18 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arab-Israeli relations
Congressional oversight
Foreign aid and international relief
Gaza Strip
Israel
Middle East
Palestinians
Sanctions
Terrorism
West Bank

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: 
Foreign Assistance Accountability Act of 2014 - Directs the President to suspend the provision of U.S. foreign assistance to the Palestinian Authority (PA).
 
Authorizes the President to reinstate such assistance if the PA has stopped: (1) providing funds or rewards to terrorist organizations; and (2) working with terrorist organizations, including Hamas.


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
Terrorist Nationality Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5669
Sponsor: Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3]
Introduced: 2014-09-18 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Citizenship and naturalization
Conflicts and wars
Espionage and treason
Immigration status and procedures
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: 
Terrorist Nationality Act of 2014 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include among the grounds for loss of U.S. nationality by a native-born or naturalized citizen: 
 
 
taking an oath or making a declaration of allegiance to a foreign terrorist organization after attaining the age of 18; 
 
entering or serving in a foreign terrorist organization or the armed forces of a foreign state if such armed forces or foreign terrorist organizations are engaged in hostilities or acts of terror against the United States or U.S. nationals; and 
 
becoming a member of or providing training or material assistance to any foreign terrorist organization that such person knows, or has reason to know, will engage in hostilities against the United States or will commit acts of terror against the United States or U.S. nationals.
 
 
(Eliminates the grounds for loss of U.S. nationality by entering or serving in the armed forces of a foreign state if such armed forces are engaged in hostilities against the United States, or by serving as a commissioned or non-commissioned officer in such armed forces.)


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
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to implement security measures in the electronic tax return filing process to prevent tax refund fraud from being perpetrated with electronic identity theft.

Bill: 113-hr-5670
Sponsor: Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3]
Introduced: 2014-09-18 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Crime prevention
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: 
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to implement security measures in the electronic tax return filing process designed to prevent tax refund fraud from being perpetrated through electronic identity theft, including the use of security questions that allow for electronic matching of the answers to establish the taxpayer's identity.


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
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow rollovers from other retirement plans into simple retirement accounts.

Bill: 113-hr-5672
Sponsor: Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5]
Introduced: 2014-09-19 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Income tax exclusion

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-19
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow tax-free rollovers from tax-exempt retirement plans, annuities, and deferred compensation plans into a simple individual retirement account.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2014-09-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-09-19
text: Introduced in House