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Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act

Bill: 113-hr-5357
Sponsor: Rep. McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [R-CA-25]
Introduced: 2014-07-31 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Advisory bodies
California
Dams and canals
Floods and storm protection
Monuments and memorials

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: 
Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act - Establishes: (1) the Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial at the Saint Francis Dam site in Los Angeles County, California, to honor the victims of the Saint Francis Dam disaster of March 12, 1928; (2) the Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Monument; and (3) the Saint Francis Dam Advisory Commission.
 
Requires the Commission to:
 
 
report recommendations for the planning, design, construction, and long-term management of the Memorial; 
 
advise the Secretary of the Interior on the boundaries of the Memorial; and 
 
consult and coordinate with the Saint Francis Dam Task Force and the state of California to support the efforts of the Task Force to commemorate the disaster. 

 
Terminates the Commission upon dedication of the completed Memorial.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to: 
 
 
provide assistance to the Commission and the Task Force, 
 
participate in the formulation of plans for the design of the Memorial, 
 
acquire lands for the Memorial, 
 
accept funds raised by the Commission for construction of the Memorial, 
 
construct the Memorial, and 
 
administer the Memorial as a unit of the National Park System. 

 
Requires the Secretary to: (1) manage the Monument in a manner that conserves, protects, and enhances its resources; and (2) develop a management plan for the Monument. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-08-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: Introduced in House
To amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to clarify that no Federal agency shall be required to consider the social cost of carbon as a condition of compliance with such Act, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-hr-5358
Sponsor: Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1]
Introduced: 2014-07-31 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental regulatory procedures
Government studies and investigations

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: 
Amends the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) to prohibit a federal agency from being required to consider the social cost of carbon (an estimate of the monetized damages associated with an incremental increase in carbon dioxide emissions in a given year) as part of any cost-benefit or regulatory analysis of any program, project, activity, or administrative action of the agency as a condition of compliance with NEPA.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-08-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: Introduced in House
Air and Health Quality Empowerment Zone Designation Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-5359
Sponsor: Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9]
Introduced: 2014-07-31 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Agricultural conservation and pollution
Air quality
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Environmental health
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Public-private cooperation
Unemployment

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: 
Air and Health Quality Empowerment Zone Designation Act of 2013 - Allows the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to designate an area as an air and health quality empowerment zone if the air pollution control district or other local governmental entity (area entity) authorized to regulate air quality for the area nominates the area for the designation and the area meets the following criteria:
 
 
it has been designated as being in extreme nonattainment of the national ambient air quality standard for ozone and in nonattainment of the national ambient air quality standard for PM2.5 (particulate matter diameter); 
 
it had nitrogen oxide emissions from farm equipment, emissions of volatile organic compounds from farming, or nitrogen oxide emissions from sources governed primarily through international law in excess of specified amounts; 
 
it meets or exceeds the national average per capita incidence of asthma; 
 
it experiences unemployment rates higher than the national average; and 
 
the area entity will provide matching contributions of federal funds toward the activities to be carried out under the area's strategic plan to address air quality challenges, achieve attainment of air quality standards, and improve the health of the population in the area.
 
 
Makes the effective period of area designation the shorter of 10 years or the period ending with revocation by the EPA.
 
Authorizes grants for carrying out an area's strategic plan.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-08-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: Introduced in House
National Silver Alert Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5361
Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18]
Introduced: 2014-07-31 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Aging
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Justice
Emergency communications systems
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Intergovernmental relations
Law enforcement administration and funding
Public-private cooperation
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: 
National Silver Alert Act of 2014 - Directs the Attorney General to: (1) establish a national Silver Alert communications network within the Department of Justice (DOJ) to assist regional and local search efforts for missing seniors; (2) ensure that, when feasible, the network is able to operate in coordination with the AMBER Alert communications network; and (3) designate an individual of DOJ to serve as the Silver Alert Coordinator to coordinate the network with states. Defines &quot;missing senior&quot; as any individual who is reported as missing to or by a law enforcement agency and who meets state requirements for designation as a missing senior. 

Directs the Coordinator to: (1) establish minimum standards for the issuance and dissemination of alerts issued through the network; and (2) make available to states, local governments, law enforcement agencies, and other concerned entities network training and information.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: Introduced in House
To provide that the Social Security Administration pay fees associated with obtaining birth certificate or State identification card for purposes of obtaining a replacement social security card for certain victims of domestic violence, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-hr-5362
Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18]
Introduced: 2014-07-31 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Crime victims
Domestic violence and child abuse
Government information and archives
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Social security and elderly assistance
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: 
Directs the Commissioner of Social Security to pay the fees charged by any governmental authority associated with obtaining the birth certificate or state residence identification card in order to obtain a replacement Social Security card for certain victims of domestic violence residing in a shelter and their dependents.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an above-the-line deduction for child care expenses, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-hr-5365
Sponsor: Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]
Introduced: 2014-07-31 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Child care and development
Income tax deductions
Tax treatment of families

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow taxpayers who do not otherwise itemize their tax deductions a deduction from gross income (above-the-line deduction) for their employment-related expenses incurred in caring for a child under the age of 13 or a child who is physicaly or mentaly incapable of self care (qualifying child). Limits the dollar amount of such deduction in a taxable year to $7,000 for taxpayers with one qualifying child or $14,000 for taxpayers with two or more qualifying children. Allows an annual inflation adjustment to such amounts for taxable years beginning after 2014. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: Introduced in House
National Historic Vehicle Register Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5366
Sponsor: Rep. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI-14]
Introduced: 2014-07-31 in the House
Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion
Subjects: Government information and archives
Historical and cultural resources
Motor vehicles
Photography and imaging

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: 
National Historic Vehicle Register Act of 2014 - Authorizes the Director of the National Park Service to expand and maintain a National Historic Vehicle Register composed of: (1) a narrative describing each historic vehicle and its significance, (2) a photographic record of the vehicle, and (3) line drawings or engineering drawings of the vehicle. Requires the Register to be archived in the Library of Congress.
 
Requires the Director to: (1) coordinate with the Historic Vehicle Association in order to invite owners of historic vehicles to participate in the Register, and (2) develop criteria for historic vehicles. 
 
Requires the Director, when developing such criteria, to consider vehicles that are: (1) associated with important events or significant people in automotive or U.S. history; (2) distinctive based on design, engineering, craftsmanship, or aesthetic value; or (3) of a particular type that was the first or last produced or among the most well-preserved or authentically restored examples.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-08-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: Introduced in House
BASTA Act

Bill: 113-hr-5367
Sponsor: Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8]
Introduced: 2014-07-31 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Civil actions and liability
Foreign property
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: 
Bank Account Seizure of Terrorist Assets Act or BASTA Act - Amends the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 to subject the blocked assets of a terrorist party to execution or attachment in aid of execution in order to satisfy a judgment based upon an act of terrorism, regardless of whether the terrorist party ceases to be a terrorist party after judgment is entered.
 
Redefines a blocked asset to include any asset seized or frozen by the United States under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: Introduced in House
Security and Opportunity for Vulnerable Migrant Children Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5368
Sponsor: Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]
Introduced: 2014-07-31 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Child safety and welfare
Crime victims
Crimes against children
Crimes against women
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Economic development
El Salvador
Foreign aid and international relief
Guatemala
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Honduras
Human rights
Human trafficking
Immigration status and procedures
Latin America
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Sex offenses

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: 
Security and Opportunity for Vulnerable Migrant Children Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of State to submit to Congress a strategy to address the economic, social, and security factors driving large numbers of unaccompanied alien children from El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala to the United States.
 
 Directs the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to: (1) coordinate with the heads of federal agencies and the governments of El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala to promote public policies which prioritize growth, poverty reduction, and sustainable alternatives to emigration; and (2) incorporate such programming with assistance to communities and economic sectors in such countries. 
 
Amends the the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to remove pilot program status from (and so make permanent) the program to repatriate unaccompanied alien children.
 
Directs the Secretary to designate an Ambassador-at-Large for unaccompanied alien children.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2014-09-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: Introduced in House
Veterans Dignified Burial Act

Bill: 113-hr-5369
Sponsor: Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39]
Introduced: 2014-07-31 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Business records
Cemeteries and funerals
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: 
Veterans Dignified Burial Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA): (1) upon confirming the veteran status of a deceased veteran in the custody of a local medical examiner, funeral director, county service group, or other similar entity, to request from such entity the specific date of the scheduled interment of such veteran; and (2) during each 30-day period following such request, to repeat the request until such entity confirms that such veteran has been interred.
 
Requires the Secretary, by January 31 of each year, to submit to the House and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committees a report on deceased veterans who were interred after the 30-day period following the date on which the Secretary made such request. Requires the report to include: (1) the number of deceased veterans who were not interred in such 30-day period during the prior year, (2) the number of such deceased veterans who are not interred as of the date of the report, and (3) the entity with custody of each such deceased veteran.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: Introduced in House
American Indian Teacher Loan Forgiveness Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5370
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2014-07-31 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Minority education
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: 
American Indian Teacher Loan Forgiveness Act of 2014 - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide up to $17,500 of loan forgiveness to borrowers under the Federal Family Education Loan program or the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan program who: (1) are a member of an Indian tribe, and (2) have been employed as a full-time teacher for five consecutive complete school years in an Indian school or in a local educational agency that serves at least 10 Indian students or whose schools have an enrollment of students at least 25% of which are Indians.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-11-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit the use of Federal funds and the provision of technical assistance for the Heritage Partnership Program and National Heritage Areas.

Bill: 113-hr-5371
Sponsor: Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2014-07-31 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Appropriations
Historic sites and heritage areas
Historical and cultural resources

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: 
Prohibits the use of federal funds or the provision of technical assistance for the Heritage Partnership Program or any National Heritage Area.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-08-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: Introduced in House
Patriot Employer Tax Credit Act

Bill: 113-hr-5372
Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
Introduced: 2014-07-31 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Employee benefits and pensions
Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Labor standards
Taxation of foreign income
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: 
Patriot Employer Tax Credit Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a Patriot employer a business-related tax credit for up to 10% of the first $15,000 of wages paid to any employee in a taxable year. Sets forth criteria for designation as a Patriot employer, including requirements that such employer: (1) maintains its headquarters in the United States and does not expatriate to avoid payment of U.S. income taxes, (2) complies with the employer mandate to provide minimum essential health care coverage to its employees under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, (3) compensates at least 90% of its employees at a level that is 150% of the federal poverty level for a family of three and provides 90% of its employees with a basic level of retirement benefits, (4) provides for differential wage payments to its employees who are members of the Uniformed Services, and (5) increases the number of its employees performing substantially all of their services inside the United States to offset the number of employees who work outside the United States. 
 
Sets forth a rule for the deferral of the tax deduction for foreign-related interest expense.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: Introduced in House
Put a Registered Nurse in the Nursing Home Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5373
Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
Introduced: 2014-07-31 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicaid
Medicare
Nursing

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: 
Put a Registered Nurse in the Nursing Home Act of 2014 - Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act with respect to coverage of nursing care services in skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities, respectively, to revise the standards for 24-hour licensed nursing service care which a professional registered nurse is required to provide at least 8 consecutive hours a day, 7 days a week.
 
Requires such facilities, instead, to use the services of at least one registered professional nurse to provide assessment, surveillance, and direct care to residents 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-08-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: Introduced in House
FAIR Assistance Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5374
Sponsor: Rep. Schock, Aaron [R-IL-18]
Introduced: 2014-07-31 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Employment and training programs
Low- and moderate-income housing
Public housing

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: 
Fairness and Accountability In Rental Assistance Act of 2014 or the FAIR Assistance Act of 2014 - Amends the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 with respect to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Moving to Work demonstration program.
 
Limits the payment standard used in connection with a voucher for tenant-based rental assistance under the program, for FY2015 and thereafter, to 120% of the fair market value rental established under the United States Housing Act of 1937 for the applicable market area and size of dwelling unit.
 
Exempts from this limitation any family that:
 
 
is elderly or disabled; or
 
 resides, at the time of a declared major disaster, and before the first adjustment to the fair market rental after the disaster declaration, in a principal residence located within the disaster area that meets other conditions and requirements as the HUD Secretary may provide. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: Introduced in House