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Firefighter Equipment Protection Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5483
Sponsor: Rep. Griffin, Tim [R-AR-2]
Introduced: 2014-09-16 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Air quality
Fires
Intergovernmental relations
Military facilities and property
Motor vehicles
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-16
text: 
Firefighter Equipment Protection Act of 2014 - Codifies a national security exemption from emissions regulations for excess personal property of the Department of Defense (DOD) that is transferred under specified DOD property transfer programs to a firefighting agency in a state or to another state agency.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
action_date: 2014-09-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2014-09-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2014-09-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-09-16
text: Introduced in House
Ravi Thackurdeen Safe Students Study Abroad Act

Bill: 113-hr-5485
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]
Introduced: 2014-09-16 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Area studies and international education
Assault and harassment offenses
Consumer affairs
Crime prevention
Crimes against women
Criminal justice information and records
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Higher education
School administration
Sex offenses
Student aid and college costs
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-16
text: 
Ravi Thackurdeen Safe Students Study Abroad Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require an institution of higher education (IHE), other than a foreign IHE, that is participating in the programs under title IV to distinguish, in its annual campus security report on crime statistics, crimes that occur while a student is participating in an approved study abroad program, without regard to whether the IHE owns or controls a building or property at the location where the crime occurred.
 
Requires such IHEs to develop and distribute, as part of their annual security report provided to students and employees, a statement that the IHE has adopted and implemented a program to protect students participating in an approved study abroad program from crime and harm.
 
Requires each student protection program to include:
 
 
a biennial review by the IHE of its study abroad programs to determine their effectiveness in protecting students from crime and harm and the number of deaths and sexual assaults of program participants, accidents and illnesses occurring during program participation, and incidents resulting in police involvement during the preceding 10 years; and
 
the crime statistics IHEs are required to include in their annual campus security report.
 
 
Requires such IHEs to: 
 
 
 provide each student who is interested in participating in an approved study abroad program with a pre-trip orientation session and information regarding the countries in which the programs are located and the incidents and crime statistics they are required to include in their protection program for students studying abroad; and 
 
provide each student who returns from such a study abroad program with a post-trip orientation session, including an exit interview that assists the IHE in carrying out its program to protect students studying abroad.
 
 
Directs the Secretary to periodically review a representative sample of those student protection programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-11-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
action_date: 2014-09-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2014-09-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-09-16
text: Introduced in House
Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5486
Sponsor: Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5]
Introduced: 2014-09-16 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Product safety and quality

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-16
text: 
Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2014 - Directs the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to promulgate a rule requiring liquid nicotine containers to be designed with special packaging that is difficult for children under five years of age to open or to obtain harmful contents from.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
action_date: 2014-09-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2014-09-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-09-16
text: Introduced in House
Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5487
Sponsor: Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8]
Introduced: 2014-09-16 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business records
Corporate finance and management
Financial services and investments
Foreign and international corporations
Income tax deductions
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Real estate business
Securities
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Taxation of foreign income

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-16
text: 
Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase from 5% to 10% the allowable ownership interest in real estate investment trust (REIT) stock for purposes of tax exemptions allowed by the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act (FIRPTA) relating to foreign investment in U.S. real property interests; (2) require a U.S. real property holding corporation to make its status readily accessible and publicly available; (3) require brokers who sell an interest in a U.S. real property holding corporation to deduct and withhold 10% on the amount realized from the sale, with specified exceptions; (4) include regulated investment companies (RICs) and real estate investment companies (REITs) in the definition of U.S. real property interests; and (5) deny dividends derived from RICs and REITs a tax deduction for the U.S. source portion of dividends from certain foreign corporations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2014-09-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-09-16
text: Introduced in House
No Fly for Foreign Fighters Act

Bill: 113-hr-5488
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2014-09-16 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Congressional oversight
Criminal justice information and records
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Terrorism
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-16
text: 
No Fly for Foreign Fighters Act - Requires the Director of the Terrorist Screening Center to: (1) review the completeness of the Terrorist Screening Database and the terrorist watch list utilized by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to determine if an individual who may seek to board a U.S.-bound or domestic flight, and who poses a threat to aviation or national security or a threat of terrorism and is known or suspected of being a member of a foreign terrorist organization, is included in the Database and on such watch list; and (2) report findings to the House Committee on Homeland Security and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-10-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2014-09-17
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7627-7628)
action_date: 2014-09-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2014-09-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-09-16
text: Introduced in House
Employ Young Americans Now Act

Bill: 113-hr-5489
Sponsor: Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13]
Introduced: 2014-09-16 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Adult education and literacy
Education of the disadvantaged
Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Government trust funds
Performance measurement
State and local government operations
Temporary and part-time employment
Unemployment
Youth employment and child labor

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-16
text: 
Employ Young Americans Now Act - Establishes in the Treasury the Employ Young Americans Fund, with an initial appropriation of $5.5 billion for FY2015.
 
Requires the Secretary of Labor to make certain Fund allocations to each state with an approved workforce investment system plan modification, other specified requests for funds, and Native American program grantees to provide summer and year-round employment opportunities to low-income youth.
 
Requires the Secretary to award allocations and competitive grants to local entities for work-based training and other work-related and educational strategies and activities of demonstrated effectiveness to provide unemployed, low-income young adults and low-income youths with skills that will lead to employment.
 
Subjects activities funded under this Act to federal labor standards and nondiscrimination protections.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-11-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
action_date: 2014-09-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2014-09-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-09-16
text: Introduced in House
Wall Street Accountability through Sustainable Funding Act

Bill: 113-hr-5490
Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2014-09-16 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Appropriations
Commodities markets
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Computers and information technology
Executive agency funding and structure
Financial services and investments
Government trust funds
Securities
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-16
text: 
Wall Street Accountability Through Sustainable Funding Act - Amends the Commodity Exchange Act to require the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to impose fees to recover the cost of the appropriation to the CFTC for the fiscal year. 
 
Requires the fees to be imposed on each agreement, contract, or transaction that is a contract of sale of a commodity for future delivery, an option, or a swap. 
 
Permits the CFTC to exempt contracts, agreements, or transactions from the fee if the exemption is consistent with: (1) the public interest; (2) the equal treatment of contract markets, derivatives clearing organizations, and market participants; and (3) the operation of a nationwide market system. 
 
Establishes the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Reserve Fund in the Treasury and requires the CFTC to impose and collect an additional fee to be deposited into the Fund. Permits the CFTC to obligate amounts in the Fund for long-term investments in information technology and unexpected expenses. Limits the balance in the Fund to $50 million. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
action_date: 2014-09-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2014-09-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-09-16
text: Introduced in House
United States-Caribbean Partnership Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5491
Sponsor: Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16]
Introduced: 2014-09-16 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Antigua and Barbuda
Caribbean area
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Dominica
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Latin America
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-16
text: 
United States-Caribbean Partnership Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of State to establish U.S. embassies with consular services in Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines to: (1) provide consular services to citizens of these countries and U.S. citizens living in or traveling to these countries, and (2) engage in direct diplomacy with appropriate government counterparts of these countries.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2014-09-16
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1412-1413)
action_date: 2014-09-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-09-16
text: Introduced in House
Inspector General Empowerment Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5492
Sponsor: Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49]
Introduced: 2014-09-16 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Evidence and witnesses
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-16
text: 
Inspector General Empowerment Act of 2014 - Amends the Inspector General Act of 1978 to: (1) grant inspectors general additional subpoena authority to compel the attendance and testimony of certain witnesses, including federal government contractors and former federal employees, necessary in the performance of functions assigned by such Act; (2) authorize appropriations for the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency through FY2021; (3) assign the Council additional responsibilities with respect to disputes involving the jurisdiction of more than one federal agency or entity; and (4) set forth procedures for considering allegations of wrongdoing against the Special Counsel and Deputy Special Counsel (officials appointed to investigate prohibited personal practices and government waste and abuse).
 
Exempts from requirements relating to the authority of federal agencies to collect information for investigations: (1) information collected during any evaluation by the Federal Accountability and Spending Transparency Board; and (2) information collected during any audit, investigation, inspection, evaluation, or other review conducted by the Council or any Office of the Inspector General, including any Office of Special Inspector General. 
 Requires: (1) the Comptroller General (GAO) to study and report on prolonged vacancies in the Offices of the Inspector General, and (2) the Council to conduct and report on an analysis of critical issues that involve the jurisdiction of more than one individual federal agency or entity.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-17
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2014-09-17
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2014-09-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2014-09-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-09-16
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1989 to expand the Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers Training Program Pilot Program to include a Coast Guard unit at Pinellas Park High School in Pinellas Park, Florida, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-hr-5493
Sponsor: Rep. Jolly, David [R-FL-13]
Introduced: 2014-09-16 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Coast guard
Department of Homeland Security
Elementary and secondary education
Florida
Marine and inland water transportation
Military education and training
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-16
text: 
Amends the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1989 to expand the Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers Training Program Pilot Program by authorizing the Coast Guard to establish and maintain a junior reserve officers training program in cooperation with the Pinellas County School District of Pinellas County, Florida.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2014-09-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2014-09-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-09-16
text: Introduced in House
INVEST Act

Bill: 113-hr-5494
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]
Introduced: 2014-09-16 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Income tax credits
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-16
text: 
Incentives for our Nation's Veterans in Energy Sustainability Technologies or the INVEST Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow the work opportunity tax credit for the hiring of a specified veteran who works in a field of renewable energy. Defines "specified veteran" as any veteran who is certified as: (1) having received a credential or certification from the Department of Defense (DOD) of a military occupational specialty or skill in a field of renewable energy or with respect to advanced manufacturing, machinist or welding, or engineering; (2) having completed a vocational degree in a field of renewable energy; or (3) having completed a LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) certification with the United States Green Building Council.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2014-09-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-09-16
text: Introduced in House
Preserving Multifamily Housing Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5495
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2014-09-16 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Bankruptcy
Congressional oversight
Corporate finance and management
Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises
Government information and archives
Housing finance and home ownership
Housing supply and affordability
Low- and moderate-income housing

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-16
text: 
Preserving Multifamily Housing Act of 2014 - Prohibits the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) from taking any action that has the effect of reducing or limiting the volume or scope of the business of the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) (government-sponsored enterprises or GSEs) in mortgages for multifamily housing unless the Director: (1) determines that there is substantial evidence that such action is necessary to ensure the financial safety and soundness of the GSE, (2) causes that determination to be published in the Federal Register, and (3) submits written notice of the determination to Congress.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2014-09-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-09-16
text: Introduced in House
Fast Help For Homeowners Act

Bill: 113-hr-5496
Sponsor: Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9]
Introduced: 2014-09-16 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Financial services and investments
Government lending and loan guarantees
Housing finance and home ownership
Real estate business

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-16
text: 
Fast Help For Homeowners Act - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to require the servicer of a federally related mortgage, upon request by the mortgagor for a short sale of the dwelling or residential real property under the mortgage, to notify in writing each holder of a subordinate lien on the property securing the loan of such request, together with a copy of it.
 
Requires a subordinate lien holder that is so notified to respond in writing to the servicer within 45 days after receiving the notification. Considers the request approved by the holder if the holder does not respond within the 45 days.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2014-09-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-09-16
text: Introduced in House
Film Incentive Reform Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5497
Sponsor: Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7]
Introduced: 2014-09-16 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Income tax deductions
Performing arts
Television and film
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-16
text: 
Film Incentive Reform Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend through 2015 the election to expense the cost of qualified film, television, and theatrical productions; and (2) include theatrical productions in such expensing allowance. Defines "theatrical production" as a live staged production of a play derived from a written book or script and produced or presented in any venue which has an audience capacity of more than 3,000.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2014-09-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-09-16
text: Introduced in House
Primary Care Physician Reentry Act

Bill: 113-hr-5498
Sponsor: Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3]
Introduced: 2014-09-16 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Education programs funding
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Licensing and registrations
Medical education
Performance measurement
Student aid and college costs
User charges and fees
Veterans' medical care
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-16
text: 
Primary Care Physician Reentry Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a demonstration program to facilitate physician reentry into primary care clinical practice in exchange for the physician providing primary care at an eligible health center for at least two years. 
 
Requires the Secretary to award one grant to an entity in each of the 10 administrative regions of HHS to carry out physician reentry projects.
 
Directs grantees to assist reentering physicians by providing training, paying credentialing and other necessary fees, paying salaries, and providing loan repayment and other financial assistance.
 
Requires the Secretary to: (1) assess the need for additional primary care physicians, (2) develop a directory of programs that help physicians reenter clinical practice, (3) disseminate evaluation tools to measure the core competencies of physicians reentering clinical practice, and (4) assist regulatory and credentialing authorities to structure requirements for reentering physicians that ensure patient safety while addressing the burdens on those physicians.
 
 Limits civil liability for physicians participating in a reentry project.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2014-09-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2014-09-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-09-16
text: Introduced in House