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Return of Certain Lands At Fort Wingate to The Original Inhabitants Act

Bill: 113-hr-5428
Sponsor: Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2]
Introduced: 2014-09-09 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Federal-Indian relations
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Indian lands and resources rights
Land transfers
Military facilities and property
New Mexico
Pollution liability
Roads and highways

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-09
text: 
Return of Certain Lands At Fort Wingate to The Original Inhabitants Act - Requires all U.S. interest in and to specified lands of the former Fort Wingate Depot Activity in McKinley County, New Mexico (Activity), transferred to the Secretary of the Interior to be held in trust for: (1) the Zuni Tribe as part of the Zuni Reservation, unless the Tribe elects to have the parcel conveyed to it in restricted fee status; and (2) the Navajo Nation as part of the Navajo Reservation, unless the Navajo Nation elects to have the parcel conveyed to it in restricted fee status. 
 
Subjects the lands of the Activity held in trust or conveyed in restricted fee status to reservation by the United States of such easements as the Secretary of the Army determines are reasonably required to permit access to Activity lands for administrative, environmental cleanup, and environmental remediation purposes. 
 
Requires the lands of the Activity identified as parcel 1 to be held in trust subject to a shared easement for cultural and religious purposes only.
 
Requires the access road for the Activity that originates at the frontage road for Interstate 40 and leads to the parcel of the administration area to be held in common by both the Zuni Tribe and the Navajo Nation to provide for equal access to the Activity. 
 
Subjects lands held in trust or conveyed in restricted fee status to easements reasonably required to permit access to the Missile Defense Agency facility as needed by the Department of Defense (DOD).
 
Requires the Zuni Tribe or the Navajo Nation, after a parcel of land has been transferred or conveyed, to notify the Secretary of the Army of the existence or discovery of any contamination or hazardous material on it.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
action_date: 2014-09-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
action_date: 2014-09-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2014-09-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-09-09
text: Introduced in House
Open Internet Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5429
Sponsor: Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52]
Introduced: 2014-09-09 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-09
text: 
Open Internet Act of 2014 - Amends the Telecommunications Act of 1996 to authorize the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to adopt the rules adopted on December 21, 2010, in the Report and Order in the matter of preserving the open Internet and broadband industry practices. Requires the FCC to restore portions of such rules that were vacated by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in 
Verizon v. Federal Communications Commission
 (decided on January 14, 2014).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2014-09-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2014-09-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-09-09
text: Introduced in House
Nineveh Plain Refugee Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5430
Sponsor: Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51]
Introduced: 2014-09-09 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Department of Homeland Security
Department of State
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Immigration status and procedures
Iraq
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Middle East
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Terrorism
Turkey

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-09
text: 
Nineveh Plain Refugee Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of State to establish or use existing processes in Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Jordan, Kuwait, Turkey, and Syria through which a qualifying alien in such a country may apply and interview for refugee admission to the United States.
 
Considers such an alien to be a refugee of special humanitarian concern eligible for priority 2 processing under the refugee resettlement priority system.
 
 Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) suspend in-country processes in such a foreign country for up to 90 days, and (2) extend a suspension upon congressional notification. 
 
Directs the Secretary to establish one or more categories of aliens who are or were nationals or residents of a territory controlled by the group known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), or any successor name, in Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Jordan, Kuwait, Turkey, or Syria, and who share common characteristics that identify them as targets of persecution in that country on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion.
 
Provides that: 
 
 
an alien provided priority 2 processing shall not be counted against annual refugee admission limitations, 
 
no alien shall be denied the opportunity to apply for admission under this Act solely because such alien qualifies as an immediate relative or is eligible for any other immigrant classification, 
 
each denial for refugee status under this Act shall be in writing and shall state the reason for denial, 
 
each qualifying alien who after June 1, 2014, and before the date of enactment of this Act was denied refugee status shall be permitted to reapply for such status, and 
 
if the Secretary determines that an alien in such country who has applied for U.S. refugee admission pursuant to this Act is in imminent danger the Secretary shall make a reasonable effort to provide such alien with protection or the immediate removal from the country.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2014-09-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2014-09-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-09-09
text: Introduced in House
Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act

Bill: 113-hr-5432
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17]
Introduced: 2014-09-10 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Allied health services
Congressional oversight
Disability and paralysis
Education programs funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Medical education
Medical research
Military medicine
Research administration and funding
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-10
text: 
Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to award grants to eligible institutions to: (1) establish a master's or doctoral degree program in orthotics and prosthetics, or (2) expand upon an existing master's degree program in such area. Requires a grant priority for institutions in partnership with a medical center administered by the VA or a facility administered by the Department of Defense (DOD). Provides grant amounts of at least $1 million and up to $1.5 million. Defines as eligible institutions those either accredited by the National Commission on Orthotic and Prosthetic Education or demonstrating an ability to meet such accreditation requirements if receiving a grant.
 
Requires the Secretary to award a grant to an institution with orthotic and prosthetic research and education experience to: (1) establish the Center of Excellence in Orthotic and Prosthetic Education; and (2) improve orthotic and prosthetic outcomes for veterans, members of the Armed Forces, and civilians by conducting orthotic and prosthetic-based research.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2014-09-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2014-09-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-09-10
text: Introduced in House
Stop Funding Terrorism Act

Bill: 113-hr-5433
Sponsor: Rep. Stockman, Steve [R-TX-36]
Introduced: 2014-09-10 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arab-Israeli relations
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Foreign aid and international relief
Foreign loans and debt
Government lending and loan guarantees
Israel
Middle East
Palestinians
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-10
text: 
Stop Funding Terrorism Act - Prohibits any direct U.S. assistance, loan guarantee, or debt relief to the Palestinian Authority (PA) or any affiliated governing entity or leadership organization.
 
States that such prohibition shall have no effect for a fiscal year if the President certifies to Congress that the PA has: 
 
 
formally recognized Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state and publicly recognized the state of Israel, 
 
renounced terrorism and purged all individuals with terrorist ties from the security services, 
 
terminated funding of anti-American and anti-Israel incitement, 
 
publicly pledged to not engage in war with Israel, and 
 
honored previous diplomatic agreements.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2014-09-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-09-10
text: Introduced in House
Visa Waiver Program Suspension Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5434
Sponsor: Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9]
Introduced: 2014-09-10 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Terrorism
Travel and tourism
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-10
text: 
Visa Waiver Program Suspension Act of 2014 - Suspends the visa waiver program for 180 days in order for the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review it for national security risks.
 
Prohibits the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) from permitting program admissions until: (1) GAO reports on the results of the review, (2) the Secretary certifies that the national security recommendations from the review are implemented, and (3) Congress certifies that these national security recommendations have been met. 
 
Directs GAO to report to Congress on: 
 
 
the number of terrorists admitted into the United States from each program country, 
 
the current visa overstay rate for each program country, 
 
the impact on the travel industry of requiring screening at U.S. consulates for program countries, 
 
the cost and feasibility of an automated biometric entry-exit control system, 
 
the number of persons permitted to travel without a verified Electronic System for Travel Authorization approval, and 
 
the number of persons permitted to travel with a denied Electronic System for Travel Authorization. 
 
 
Directs the Secretary to remove from the program any country: (1) that poses a U.S. national security threat, (2) that exceeds the visa overstay threshold, and (3) whose continued program participation jeopardizes or could jeopardize national security.
 
Repeals retroactively visa overstay waiver authority.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2014-09-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2014-09-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-09-10
text: Introduced in House
Medicare Home Infusion Site of Care Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5435
Sponsor: Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16]
Introduced: 2014-09-10 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Drug therapy
Government studies and investigations
Home and outpatient care
Medicare
Nursing
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-10
text: 
Medicare Home Infusion Site of Care Act of 2014 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to authorize Medicare coverage of home infusion therapy and home infusion drugs.
 
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to implement the Medicare home infusion therapy benefit in a manner that ensures that: (1) Medicare beneficiaries have timely and appropriate access to infusion therapy in their homes, and (2) there is rapid and seamless coordination between drug coverage under Medicare part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) and home infusion therapy services coverage under Medicare part B (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) to avoid the filing of duplicative or otherwise improper claims.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2014-09-10
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: 2014-09-10
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: 2014-09-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-09-10
text: Introduced in House
AGE-IN Act

Bill: 113-hr-5436
Sponsor: Rep. Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-19]
Introduced: 2014-09-10 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Disability assistance
Employment and training programs
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Hereditary and development disorders
Medical research
Research administration and funding
Vocational and technical education
Youth employment and child labor

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-10
text: 
Assistance in Gaining Experience, Independence, and Navigation Act of 2014 or the AGE-IN Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award a grant to: (1) analyze existing research on youth and young adults with an autism spectrum disorder or other developmental disabilities as they transition out of the school-based support system; (2) research existing infrastructure for transitioning youth, including access to health care, continuing education programs, and community integration programs; and (3) develop a strategic plan for a Transition Navigator Grant Program to provide transitioning youth with support services.
 Requires the Secretary to establish a Transition Navigator Grant Program to award grants to provide services based on the strategic plan. Directs the Secretary to contract a third party to evaluate the effectiveness of grantees in meeting the goals of the strategic plan.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2014-09-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2014-09-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-09-10
text: Introduced in House
Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness Act

Bill: 113-hr-5437
Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3]
Introduced: 2014-09-10 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Arizona
Forests, forestry, trees
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-10
text: 
Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness Act - Amends the Arizona Wilderness Act of 1984 to include certain land in Pajarita Wilderness in Coronado National Forest. 
 
Designates certain lands, in Arizona, in the Coronado National Forest as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to be known as the "Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness." 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
action_date: 2014-09-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2014-09-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-09-10
text: Introduced in House
Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5438
Sponsor: Rep. Grimm, Michael G. [R-NY-11]
Introduced: 2014-09-10 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Sales and excise taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-10
text: 
Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the 10% excise tax on indoor tanning services. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2014-09-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-09-10
text: Introduced in House
Safe and Secure Drinking Water Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5439
Sponsor: Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
Introduced: 2014-09-10 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental health
Environmental regulatory procedures
Government information and archives
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Water quality
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-10
text: 
Safe and Secure Drinking Water Act of 2014 - Requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop and publish within 90 days a health advisory including recommendations on: (1) the level of microcystins (toxins produced by freshwater cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae) in drinking water that is safe for human consumption; (2) feasible treatment techniques and other means for achieving a safe level; and (3) standardized procedures for testing for microcystins in drinking water. 
 
Directs the EPA, until it makes a determination on whether to regulate microcystins in drinking water, to report within 120 days and every year thereafter on: (1) the status of the determination, (2) the steps taken by the EPA to promote testing of drinking water for microcystins in areas that have been affected by harmful algal blooms, and (3) an analysis of available treatment techniques and other means for addressing microcystins in drinking water.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
action_date: 2014-09-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2014-09-10
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1376-1377)
action_date: 2014-09-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-09-10
text: Introduced in House
Verified And Legitimate ID (VALID) Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5440
Sponsor: Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24]
Introduced: 2014-09-10 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Border security and unlawful immigration
Government information and archives
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-10
text: 
Verified And Legitimate ID (VALID) Act of 2014 - Prohibits the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) from accepting an I-862 Notice to Appear form as identification in the course of a passenger screening.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-16
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7539)
action_date: 2014-09-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security.
action_date: 2014-09-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2014-09-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-09-10
text: Introduced in House
Corporate Transparency and Accountability Act

Bill: 113-hr-5442
Sponsor: Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
Introduced: 2014-09-10 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Business records
Corporate finance and management
Financial services and investments
Government information and archives
Securities
State and local taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-10
text: 
Corporate Transparency and Accountability Act - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require each issuer of a security required to file an annual or quarterly report to disclose in that report: (1) the issuer's total pre-tax profit during the period covered, and (2) the total amount paid by the issuer in state and federal taxes during that period.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2014-09-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-09-10
text: Introduced in House
Putting America First Corporate Tax Act

Bill: 113-hr-5443
Sponsor: Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
Introduced: 2014-09-10 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Corporate finance and management
Foreign and international corporations
Securities
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Taxation of foreign income

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-10
text: 
Putting America First Corporate Tax Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to include in subpart F income (income of a controlled foreign corporation earned outside the United States that is not tax deferred): (1) a shareholder's pro rata share of the average of certain U.S. and foreign property held by a controlled foreign corporation as of the close of each quarter of a taxable year, and (2) the income of a controlled foreign corporation derived from any foreign country. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2014-09-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-09-10
text: Introduced in House
Corporate Fair Share Tax Act

Bill: 113-hr-5444
Sponsor: Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
Introduced: 2014-09-10 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Corporate finance and management
Department of the Treasury
Income tax deductions
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-10
text: 
Corporate Fair Share Tax Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to limit the tax deduction of the interest expense of a U.S. corporation that is a member of a financial reporting group (a group that prepares consolidated financial statements according to accepted accounting principles or international financial reporting standards) to: (1) the amount of interest on indebtedness of the corporation includible in the corporation's gross income for the taxable year plus its proportionate share of the group's net interest expense in the taxable year; or (2) 10% of the corporation's adjusted taxable income, if the corporation fails to substantiate its proportionate share of interest expense. Exempts a corporation that is predominantly engaged in the active conduct of a banking, financing, or similar business or that has less than $5 million of net interest expense for the taxable year. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2014-09-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-09-10
text: Introduced in House
Postal Jobs Protection Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5445
Sponsor: Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2]
Introduced: 2014-09-10 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Executive agency funding and structure
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Postal service
U.S. Postal Service

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-10
text: 
Postal Jobs Protection Act of 2014 - Prohibits mail processing facilities operating as of September 1, 2014, from being closed or consolidated prior to December 31, 2015.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2014-09-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-09-10
text: Introduced in House