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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit the 2-year phase-in for changes in hospital wage index classification from rural to urban without requiring waiver of a wage index increase, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-hr-5531
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17]
Introduced: 2014-09-18 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health facilities and institutions
Hospital care
Medicare
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: 
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit any subsection (d) hospital located in an area which after September 30, 2014, is reclassified from a rural to an urban area from being required to waive the application of a wage index increase in order to be eligible for such reclassification for the first two fiscal years for which the reclassification from rural to urban is effective. 
 
(Generally, a subsection [d] hospital is an acute care hospital, particularly one that receives payments under Medicare's inpatient prospective payment system [IPPS] when providing covered inpatient services to eligible beneficiaries.)


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
Safer Trucks and Buses Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5532
Sponsor: Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11]
Introduced: 2014-09-18 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Business records
Congressional oversight
Department of Transportation
Government studies and investigations
Motor carriers
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: 
Safer Trucks and Buses Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to ensure that covered motor carrier data is not made available to the public, and prohibits such data from being used in a civil action for damages resulting from an incident involving a motor carrier, until the Secretary submits a report certifying that recommendations required by this Act have been implemented. 
 
Defines &quot;covered motor carrier data&quot; as data generated with respect to a motor carrier under the Compliance, Safety, Accountability initiative of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. 
 
 Requires the Secretary to submit to Congress a report that contains recommendations on how to improve such initiative, including by ensuring that it:
 
 
 utilizes and generates only safety data and scores determined to be predictive of motor carrier accidents,
 
 appropriately addresses concerns relating to the age of utilized safety data,
 
 does not unfairly harm small motor carriers as a result of limited safety data availability,
 
 appropriately addresses differences between motor carriers transporting passengers and those transporting freight,
 
 generates safety data that allows individual motor carriers and their safety scores to be effectively compared, and 
 
 utilizes accurate safety data. 
 
 
Establishes deadlines for such report, for implementation of such recommendations, and for certification of such implementation. 
 


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
PACE Act

Bill: 113-hr-5533
Sponsor: Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
Introduced: 2014-09-18 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Department of Labor
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Executive agency funding and structure
Higher education
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: 
Promoting Apprenticeships for Credentials and Employment Act or the PACE Act - Establishes the Office of Apprenticeship in the Employment and Training Administration of the Department of Labor, to be headed by the Administrator of the Office of Apprenticeship. Includes among the duties of the Administrator the management of the national apprenticeship system, promoting awareness about registered apprenticeship programs (i.e., programs registered under the National Apprenticeship Act), and supporting the development of pre-apprenticeship programs (programs or strategies designed to prepare individuals to enter and succeed in a registered apprenticeship program).
 
Establishes in the Department of Labor a National Advisory Committee on Apprenticeships to advise the Administrator, and make recommendations, on the administration of registered apprenticeship programs. 
 
Directs the Administrator, working jointly with the Assistant Secretary of Education for Vocational and Adult Education (Secretaries), to establish and maintain a voluntary Registered Apprenticeship-College Consortium to promote: (1) stronger connections between registered apprenticeship programs and participating two- and four-year postsecondary educational institutions, and (2) the translation of experience in an apprenticeship program to academic credit. 
 
Requires the Secretaries to: (1) establish criteria for the participation of a postsecondary educational institution or sponsor in the Consortium; (2) maintain a publicly accessible website to provide information about the Consortium in each state; and (3) establish an advisory committee for the Consortium to seek input from organizations and experts representing industry, labor, and postsecondary education.
 
Requires the Administrator to provide payments of assistance for eligible sponsors of new registered apprenticeship programs or for sponsors of existing joint labor-management registered apprenticeship programs that add employers as new partners. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-11-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
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
Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5534
Sponsor: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
Introduced: 2014-09-18 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advanced technology and technological innovations
American Samoa
Buy American requirements
Caribbean area
Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Environmental technology
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Guam
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Metals
Northern Mariana Islands
Prescription drugs
Public contracts and procurement
Securities
State and local finance
U.S. territories and protectorates
Virgin Islands
Wages and earnings
Water quality
Water resources funding
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: 
Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2014 - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to reauthorize, revise, and increase funding for the drinking water state revolving fund (SRF) for FY2015-FY2017. (The Drinking Water SRF program awards capitalization grants to states, which in turn provide financial assistance to public water systems for infrastructure improvements.) Expands the list of activities for which the SRF may be used and revises the process for prioritizing applications for SRF funds.
 
 Sets forth requirements concerning SRF funded projects using goods produced in the United States and giving prevailing wages to laborers and mechanics.
 
 Revises requirements for state Intended Use Plans for SRF funds, in part by requiring the plans to list systems that are not in compliance with national primary drinking water regulation and reserve a specified amount of funding for assistance for disadvantaged communities.
 
 Raises the cap on SRF funding that may be used for projects in American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the Virgin Islands.
 
 Repeals requirements for regulations on variance technologies. Repeals state authority to grant variances for compliance with a drinking water regulation requirement specifying a maximum contaminant level or treatment technique.
 
 Directs the EPA to:
 
 
study the presence of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in drinking water sources,
 
establish requirements for electronic submission of compliance monitoring data by public water systems,
 
collect data on best practices for administration of SRF programs, and
 
implement a voluntary certification program for effective water loss and leak control technology.
 
 
 Reauthorizes a program to provide technical assistance to enable small public water systems to achieve and maintain compliance with applicable national primary drinking water regulations for FY2015-FY2019.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
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
Custodial Interrogation Recording Act

Bill: 113-hr-5535
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2014-09-18 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Law enforcement administration and funding
Sound recording

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: 
Custodial Interrogation Recording Act - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to direct the Attorney General to make grants to states and local governments for the complete and accurate recording, by both audio and video means, of every custodial interrogation occurring within the state or unit of local government. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-10-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in House
Candace's Law

Bill: 113-hr-5536
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2014-09-18 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Domestic violence and child abuse
Law enforcement administration and funding
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: 
Domestic Violence Enhanced Penalty Act of 2014 or Candace's Law - Directs a state to provide by law enhanced sentencing requirements for persons convicted of committing, or attempting to commit, an act of domestic violence in the presence of minor children.
 
Prohibits a state that fails within two years to implement this Act substantially from receiving 20% of the funds that would otherwise be allocated to it for the fiscal year under the Violence Against Women Act of 2000.
 
Allows for reasonable alternative procedures or accommodations for compliance by a state that is unable to implement this Act substantially because of a conflict with the state constitution. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-10-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in House
To require the Comptroller General to conduct a study of the interoperability of computer systems used by hospitals to store and access electronic health records, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-hr-5537
Sponsor: Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1]
Introduced: 2014-09-18 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Hospital care

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: 
Requires the Comptroller General (GAO) to study and report on the interoperability of computer systems used by hospitals to store and access electronic health records.
 Requires the study to explore the ability of hospital computer systems to allow more than one hospital to access and update the electronic health records of the same patient, including: (1) the identity of hospitals that use computer systems with this ability, (2) reasons hospitals do not have computer systems with this ability, and (3) whether this ability allows hospitals to more effectively coordinate patient care.

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
Domestic Violence Safety Plan Grant Program Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5538
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2014-09-18 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Crime prevention
Crime victims
Domestic violence and child abuse
Law enforcement administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: 
Domestic Violence Safety Plan Grant Program Act of 2014 or the My Sister's Keeper Act of 2014 - Directs the Attorney General to establish a program to award grants to eligible state and local governments, educational institutions, and non-profit organizations to develop, promote, and teach the importance of the critical role that can be played by relatives, friends, and co-workers in combatting domestic violence.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-10-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in House
To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to exempt from manufacturer transparency reporting certain transfers used for educational purposes, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-hr-5539
Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]
Introduced: 2014-09-18 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Business records
Government information and archives
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Manufacturing
Medicaid
Medical education
Medicare
Scientific communication

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: 
Amends title XI (General Provisions, Peer Review, Administrative Simplification) of the Social Security Act to exempt from manufacturer transparency reporting to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) any transfer of value to a covered recipient of: (1) peer-reviewed journals, journal reprints, journal supplements, and medical textbooks that directly benefit patients or are intended for patient use; and (2) anything of value to a physician if it is intended solely to provide continuing medical education.


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

Bill: 113-hr-5540
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2014-09-18 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding
Employment and training programs
Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Science and engineering education
Small business
Student aid and college costs
Unemployment
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: 
America Realizing the Informational Skills and Initiative of New Graduates Act of 2014 or the America RISING Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education to jointly establish a program providing grants to: 
 
 
 eligible employers to defray the cost of compensation they pay to recent graduates from institutions of higher education (IHEs); and 
 
 such graduates to enable them to defray the cost of undertaking further postsecondary education at an IHE for up to 24 months in subjects relating to mathematics, science, engineering, or technology.
 
 
Defines an &quot;eligible employer&quot; as a small business concern or a major corporation that has an operation located in an enterprise zone or in an area in which the unemployment rate exceeds the national average unemployment rate by more than 2%.
 
Allows college graduates who are participating in the program, either as grantees or beneficiaries of grants to their employers, to defer payment on their federal student loans under title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 until their participation in the program ends.
 
Requires graduates who are awarded a program grant to be eligible to receive federal student aid under title IV without regard to whether they have been or are delinquent on title IV loans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-11-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
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
Exercise and Fitness For All Act

Bill: 113-hr-5541
Sponsor: Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20]
Introduced: 2014-09-18 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Access Board
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Disability and paralysis
Income tax credits
Physical fitness and lifestyle
Small business
Sports and recreation facilities

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: 
Exercise and Fitness For All Act - Directs the Access Board to develop and publish guidelines for exercise or fitness service providers to provide accessible exercise or fitness equipment, including relevant personnel training. Requires such guidelines to ensure that exercise or fitness equipment is accessible to, and usable by, individuals with disabilities. 
 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow eligible small businesses a tax credit for providing accessible exercise or fitness equipment for use by individuals with disabilities. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-11-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in House
Farm Protection Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5542
Sponsor: Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1]
Introduced: 2014-09-18 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural marketing and promotion
Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Bankruptcy
Government lending and loan guarantees
Interest, dividends, interest rates

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: 
 Farm Protection Act of 2014 - Amends the Agricultural Act of 2014 to require the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to extend: (1) the term and any due date of a marketing assistance loan, and (2) the due date for repayment of farm ownership, operating, or emergency loans. Requires the extensions in cases where a farmer has sold, transferred, or delivered the commodity subject to the loan to a purchaser who has filed for bankruptcy prior to payment. Provides that the extensions shall last until after the bankruptcy case is closed or dismissed. Suspends the accrual of interest on the loans during the extension period.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in House
East Rosebud Wild and Scenic Rivers Act

Bill: 113-hr-5543
Sponsor: Rep. Daines, Steve [R-MT-At Large]
Introduced: 2014-09-18 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Lakes and rivers
Montana
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Property rights
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: 
East Rosebud Wild and Scenic Rivers Act - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate specified river segments of the East Rosebud Creek in Montana as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. 
 
Prohibits: (1) the inclusion of any private property within the boundaries of those segments, and (2) the acquisition of land or interests in land by condemnation within such boundaries.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in House
To reauthorize the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2009.

Bill: 113-hr-5545
Sponsor: Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20]
Introduced: 2014-09-18 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Department of Commerce
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Executive agency funding and structure
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine pollution
National Science Foundation
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: 
Reauthorizes the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2009 through FY2018.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-12-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
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