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Seniors' Rights to Know Act

Bill: 113-hr-4201
Sponsor: Rep. Denham, Jeff [R-CA-10]
Introduced: 2014-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Comprehensive health care
Consumer affairs
Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Marketing and advertising
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2014-03-11
text: 
Seniors' Rights to Know Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) part C (Medicare+Choice) of the Social Security Act to require the information the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) provides to promote informed choice on available part C coverage options to describe the changes for the plan year made by a Medicare Advantage (MA) organization, with respect to the MA plan it offers, pursuant to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. Allows such information to assess the effect of such provisions and amendments on MA-eligible individuals who enroll under the plan.
 
Prohibits the Secretary from disapproving the inclusion of any such information in marketing materials or application forms unless it is factually inaccurate for the plan year for which the information is provided or any preceding plan year beginning after March 23, 2010.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-03-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2014-03-11
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: 2014-03-11
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: 2014-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-03-11
text: Introduced in House
CPI-E Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4202
Sponsor: Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17]
Introduced: 2014-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Disability assistance
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Inflation and prices
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2014-03-11
text: 
CPI-E Act of 2014 - Bases cost-of -living increases in benefits under the Civil Service Retirement System, the Federal Employees Retirement System, military retirement and survivor benefit programs, and specified veterans benefits programs on increases in the Consumer Price Index for the elderly.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-06-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2014-03-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2014-03-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Armed Services, 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: 2014-03-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Armed Services, 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: 2014-03-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Armed Services, 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: 2014-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-03-11
text: Introduced in House
Emergency Responder Radio Communications Protection Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4203
Sponsor: Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3]
Introduced: 2014-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Emergency communications systems

Summary:
action_date: 2014-03-11
text: 
Emergency Responder Radio Communications Protection Act of 2014 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit knowingly: (1) interfering with the working or use of any radio frequency used by emergency response providers; or (2) obstructing, hindering, or delaying the transmission of any communication over any such frequency.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-04-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2014-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2014-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-03-11
text: Introduced in House
JOB Tax Credit Act

Bill: 113-hr-4204
Sponsor: Rep. Maffei, Daniel B. [D-NY-24]
Introduced: 2014-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employment and training programs
Income tax credits

Summary:
action_date: 2014-03-11
text: 
Jobs and Opportunity Bonus Tax Credit Act of 2014 or the JOB Tax Credit Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers who employ not more than 500 full-time employees during the taxable year a business-related tax credit equal to the lesser of: (1) 50% of the job training program expenditures for a full-time employee participating in a qualified training program, or (2) $5,000. Terminates such credit after 2017.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2014-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-03-11
text: Introduced in House
National Design Services Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4205
Sponsor: Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7]
Introduced: 2014-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Building construction
Community life and organization
Educational facilities and institutions
Energy efficiency and conservation
Government lending and loan guarantees
Health facilities and institutions
Higher education
Historic sites and heritage areas
Housing and community development funding
Libraries and archives
Low- and moderate-income housing
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Public contracts and procurement
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Student aid and college costs
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2014-03-11
text: 
National Design Services Act of 2014 - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to establish a loan repayment program for eligible architects who provide certain design services on behalf of a Community Design Center (a non-profit organization operated and managed by a licensed architect that conducts research and provides design services for community development projects).
 
Requires an eligible architect, in order to participate in the loan repayment program, to enter into a written contract with the Secretary that contains:
 
 
 an agreement under which: (1) the architect agrees to provide eligible design services on behalf of a Community Design Center for at least one year, and (2) the Secretary agrees to pay the principal and interest of the architect's qualifying educational loans for the period of time the architect provides such services;
 
a provision that any U.S. financial obligation arising out of the contract, and any obligation of the architect, is contingent upon appropriations for the loan repayment program; and
 
a statement of the damages to which the United States is entitled if the eligible architect breaches the contract.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2014-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-03-11
text: Introduced in House
JOBS Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4207
Sponsor: Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2]
Introduced: 2014-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Student aid and college costs
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2014-03-11
text: 
Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students Act of 2014 or the JOBS Act of 2014 - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education, for the award years beginning on July 1, 2014, and ending on June 30, 2020, to award job training Federal Pell Grants to students in job training programs.
 
Makes students eligible for such Grants if they: (1) have not attained a baccalaureate or postbaccalaureate degree; (2) are attending an institution of higher education (IHE) that is eligible to participate in title IV programs; (3) are enrolled in, or accepted for enrollment in, a job training program at that IHE that does not lead to a baccalaureate degree; and (4) meet all the other eligibility requirements for a Federal Pell Grant.
 
Establishes a maximum amount, but no minimum amount, for such a Grant.
 
Defines an eligible &quot;job training program&quot; as a career and technical education program at an IHE that:
 
 
provides at least 150 clock hours of instructional time over a period of at least 8 weeks,
 
provides training that meets the needs of the local or regional workforce,
 
provides students who complete the program with a recognized educational credential, and
 
the IHE has determined is sufficient to meet the hiring requirements of multiple employers and allow students to apply for any licenses or certifications that may be required for employment in the field for which the job training is offered.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-06-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
action_date: 2014-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2014-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-03-11
text: Introduced in House
Stabilizing FHA Loan Limit Calculations Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4208
Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Gary G. [R-CA-31]
Introduced: 2014-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Government lending and loan guarantees
Housing finance and home ownership

Summary:
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: 
Stabilizing FHA Loan Limit Calculations Act of 2014 - Amends the National Housing Act, with respect to the mortgage insurance eligibility of a 1-family or a 2-, 3-, or 4-family residence, to revise the formula for determining the median house price in the larger formula for determining the principal obligation of a mortgage.
 
Declares that, for 2014 and each succeeding year, the median house price for any size residence for an area shall be considered to be the greatest median house price for such size residence for that area used by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to determine the dollar amount limitation on the principal obligation for 2013, or for any succeeding year before the assignment of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) case number for the mortgage involved.
 
Allows the Secretary, however, to increase the maximum dollar limitation on the principal obligation of an eligible mortgage otherwise in effect for a particular size or sizes of residence in any geographic area smaller than an area for which dollar amount limitations are ordinarily determined, if a higher maximum dollar amount limitation is warranted by higher median home prices in that smaller area.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: Introduced in House
ACA Open Enrollment Extension Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4210
Sponsor: Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5]
Introduced: 2014-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Comprehensive health care
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Sales and excise taxes
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: 
ACA Open Enrollment Extension Act of 2014 - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to extend the initial open enrollment period provided by a state health care exchange so that the period closes on a date not later than April 30, 2014, specified by a state electing the extension not later than March 31, 2014. Provides a similar extension process with respect to the exchange established by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS).
 
Provides similar terms for initial or special enrollment periods applicable to other health insurance coverage in the individual market.
 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt individuals, for taxable year 2014, from the penalty for not maintaining minimum essential coverage for any month ending on or before the initial enrollment period closing date for the state of the individual's residence.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-03-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2014-03-12
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: 2014-03-12
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: 2014-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: Introduced in House
Advantage of Medicare Advantage for Minorities and Low-Income Seniors Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4211
Sponsor: Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2]
Introduced: 2014-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Medicare
Minority health
Poverty and welfare assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: 
Advantage of Medicare Advantage for Minorities and Low-Income Seniors Act of 2014 - Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to study: (1) enrollment by racial and ethnic minorities and low-income seniors in the Medicare Advantage (MA) program under Medicare part C (Medicare+Choice) of title XVIII of the Social Security Act; and (2) the projected impact of payment reductions to such MA program, including reductions resulting from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and from administrative actions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-03-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2014-03-12
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: 2014-03-12
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: 2014-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property.

Bill: 113-hr-4212
Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-3]
Introduced: 2014-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Food industry and services
Income tax deductions
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the 15-year recovery period classification for qualified leasehold improvement, restaurant, and retail improvement property, for purposes of the depreciation tax deduction. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: Introduced in House
Funeral Rule Improvement Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4213
Sponsor: Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1]
Introduced: 2014-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Cemeteries and funerals
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Retail and wholesale trades
Service industries

Summary:
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: 
Funeral Rule Improvement Act of 2014 - Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to revise funeral industry regulations concerning funeral providers and services.
 
Revises the definition of &quot;funeral provider&quot; to: (1) include trusts (currently, only persons, partnerships, or corporations), and (2) apply to the sale of funeral or burial goods or services to the public (currently, such definition is limited to entities that sell both funeral goods and funeral services).
 
 Excludes from such definition: (1) religious denominations, middle judicatories, houses of worship, or similar religious organizations; (2) states or political subdivisions; (3) cemeteries with 25 or fewer burials per year; and (4) certain non-profit cemetery companies and burial or cremation corporations exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code.
 
Amends the definition of &quot;funeral services&quot; to define &quot;funeral or burial services&quot; as any services that are sold or offered for sale directly to the public for use in connection with: (1) the care and preparation of deceased human remains for burial, cremation, or other final disposition; or (2) the arrangement, supervision, or carrying out the funeral ceremony or final disposition of deceased human bodies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-03-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: Introduced in House
Native Language Immersion Student Achievement Act

Bill: 113-hr-4214
Sponsor: Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4]
Introduced: 2014-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Minority education
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: 
Native Language Immersion Student Achievement Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to schools and private or tribal nonprofit organizations to develop and maintain, or improve and expand, programs that support the use by schools, from the prekindergarten through postsecondary level, of Native American languages as their primary language of instruction.
 
Requires grant applicants to present the Secretary with specified assurances and demonstrations that the schools they will support have the capacity to provide education primarily through a Native American language.
 
Requires grantees to:
 
 
support Native American language education and development;
 
develop or refine instructional curricula for the schools they support, including distinctive teaching materials and activities; 
 
fund training opportunities for school staff that strengthen the overall language and academic goals of their schools; and
 
engage in other activities that promote Native American language education and development.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-06-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: Introduced in House
Federal Agency Data Breach Notification Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4215
Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
Introduced: 2014-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Consumer credit
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Right of privacy

Summary:
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: 
Federal Agency Data Breach Notification Act of 2014 - Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to establish and oversee procedures for agencies to follow in the event of a breach of information security involving the disclosure of personally identifiable information (PII).
 
Requires such procedures to include requirements for: (1) notice to the individuals whose PII could be compromised within 72 hours after the agency discovers the breach or evidence that reasonably indicates such a breach has occurred; (2) timely reporting to an OMB-designated federal cybersecurity center; and (3) any additional actions that the Director finds necessary and appropriate, including data breach analysis, fraud resolution services, identity theft insurance, and credit protection or monitoring services.
 
Directs the head of each agency to ensure that actions taken in response to a breach of information security involving the disclosure of PII under the authority or control of the agency comply with such OMB procedures.
 
Amends the E-Government Act of 2002 to require agencies to conduct privacy impact assessments before using information in an identifiable form purchased, or subscribed to for a fee, from a commercial data source.
 
Requires the Director to designate a Federal Chief Privacy Officer within OMB to carry out the responsibilities of the Director with regard to privacy.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: Introduced in House