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Farmer Identity Protection Act

Bill: 113-hr-4157
Sponsor: Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1]
Introduced: 2014-03-06 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Agricultural conservation and pollution
Government information and archives
Licensing and registrations
Livestock
Right of privacy
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: 
Farmer Identity Protection Act - Prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), or any EPA contractor or cooperator, from disclosing the information of any owner, operator, or employee of a livestock operation provided to EPA by a livestock producer or a state agency in accordance with the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) or any other law, including: (1) names; (2) telephone numbers; (3) e-mail addresses; (4) physical addresses; (5) global positioning system coordinates; or (6) other information regarding the location of the owner, operator, livestock, or employee.
 
Prescribes criteria for such a disclosure, however, in a statistical or aggregate form without specifically identifying information.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-04-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Rural Development, and Credit.
action_date: 2014-03-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
action_date: 2014-03-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2014-03-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2014-03-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2014-03-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2014-03-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2014-03-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: Introduced in House
Keep the Promise to Seniors Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4160
Sponsor: Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2]
Introduced: 2014-03-06 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Health and Human Services
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Medicare
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: 
Keep the Promise to Seniors Act of 2014 - Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) from taking any action (through promulgation of a final or interim final regulation, issuance of regulatory or program guidance, use of federal payment audit procedures, or other enforcement or administrative action, policy, or practice) to implement any provision of the proposed regulation (relating to policy and technical changes to the MedicareAdvantage and part D programs under Medicare) published in the Federal Register on January 10, 2014, insofar as that regulation relates to part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA), including its application to MedicareAdvantage- Prescription Drug (MA-PD) plans under part C (Medicare+Choice Program).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-03-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2014-03-06
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: 2014-03-06
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: 2014-03-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: Introduced in House
21st Century STEM for Underrepresented Students Act

Bill: 113-hr-4161
Sponsor: Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23]
Introduced: 2014-03-06 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Minority education
Performance measurement
Research administration and funding
Science and engineering education
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Women's education

Summary:
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: 
21st Century STEM for Underrepresented Students Act - Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to provide merit-reviewed, competitive grants for research on programming that engages underrepresented students in grades kindergarten through 8 in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) in order to prepare these groups to pursue undergraduate and graduate degrees or careers in STEM. 
 
Requires such grants to be used toward research to advance the engagement of these students in STEM through providing before-school, after-school, out-of-school, or summer activities designed to encourage interest, engagement, and skills development of underrepresented students in STEM. 
 
Requires the Director to give priority to applicants which, for the purpose of grant activity, include or partner with a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization that has extensive experience and expertise in increasing the participation of underrepresented students in STEM. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-03-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: Introduced in House
Job Creation through Energy Efficient Manufacturing Act

Bill: 113-hr-4162
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17]
Introduced: 2014-03-06 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy efficiency and conservation
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Industrial facilities
Manufacturing
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: 
Job Creation through Energy Efficient Manufacturing Act - Requires the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to establish a Financing Energy Efficient Manufacturing Program to provide grants to states to establish or expand programs to finance energy efficiency retrofit, onsite clean and renewable energy, smart grid, and alternative vehicle fleet projects for industrial businesses (covered programs).
 
Defines &quot;state&quot; as a state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any other territory or possession of the United States.
 
Requires the Secretary to consult with states and stakeholders to establish a process to identify financing opportunities for manufacturing and industrial business with asset portfolios across multiple states.
 
Requires states that receive such funding to give a higher priority to covered programs that: (1) leverage private and nonfederal sources of funding, and (2) aim to expand the use of energy efficiency project financing using private sources of funding.
 
Requires: (1) states receiving such grants to collect, share, and report on data resulting from covered programs carried out under this Act; and (2) the Secretary to incorporate the data into appropriate DOE databases, with provisions for the protection of confidential business data. 
 
Requires grant funds to be provided to the state office responsible for developing the state energy plan under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-03-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: Introduced in House
Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act

Bill: 113-hr-4164
Sponsor: Rep. Hurt, Robert [R-VA-5]
Introduced: 2014-03-06 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Business investment and capital
Business records
Competition and antitrust
Congressional oversight
Corporate finance and management
Financial services and investments
Government studies and investigations
Securities
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: 
Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act - Exempts emerging growth companies and issuers with total annual gross revenues of less than $250 million from the requirements to use Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) for financial statements and other mandatory periodic reporting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Allows such companies, however, to elect to use XBRL for such reporting.
 
Directs the SEC to: (1) analyze the costs and benefits to such issuers of the requirements to use XBRL for financial statements and other mandatory periodic reporting; and (2) report to certain congressional committees on the results of such analysis as well as on progress in implementing XBRL reporting within the SEC, and use of XBRL data by the SEC and by investors.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-03-14
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 51 - 5.
action_date: 2014-03-14
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-10-23
text: Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises Prior to Introduction and Referral.
Justice for Crime Victims Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4165
Sponsor: Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8]
Introduced: 2014-03-06 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Crime victims
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Government trust funds
Judicial review and appeals

Summary:
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: 
Justice for Crime Victims Act of 2014 - Amends the federal criminal code to add to the list of crime victims' rights: (1) the right to be informed in a timely manner of any plea bargain or deferred prosecution agreement, and (2) the right to be informed of victims' rights and the services described in the Victims' Rights and Restitution Act of 1990 and to be provided contact information for the Office of the Victims' Rights Ombudsman of the Department of Justice (DOJ). 
 
Requires the court of appeals to: (1) take up and decide an application for relief and writ of mandamus regarding a victim's rights within 72 hours after a petition has been filed (current law), unless the litigants, with the court's approval, have stipulated to a different time period for consideration; and (2) apply ordinary standards of appellate review in deciding such application.
 
Defines &quot;court of appeals&quot; for purposes of crime victims' rights provisions to mean: (1) the U.S. court of appeals for the judicial district in which a defendant is being prosecuted; or (2) for a prosecution in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. 
 
Makes sums in the Crime Victims Fund that are made available for the U.S. Attorneys Offices and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for services for the benefit of crime victims in the federal criminal justice system to be available only for such services provided through victim coordinators, victims' specialists, and advocates, including for the administrative support of such victim coordinators and advocates.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-04-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: Introduced in House
Patient Navigation Assistance Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4168
Sponsor: Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3]
Introduced: 2014-03-06 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Allied health services
Health care coverage and access
Medicaid

Summary:
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: 
Patient Navigation Assistance Act of 2014 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require a state Medicaid plan to provide for state reimbursement of an eligible entity for any patient navigator service provided to a Medicaid-eligible individual.
 
Includes within the definition of "medical assistance" certain patient navigator services defined under the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) as assisting in specified ways individuals who are at risk for or who have cancer or other chronic diseases.
 
Treats as eligible entities those identified under PHSA as public or nonprofit private health centers (including federally qualified health centers), health facilities operated by or pursuant to a contract with the Indian Health Service, hospitals, cancer centers, rural health clinics, academic health centers, or nonprofit entities that enter into a partnership or coordinate referrals with such a center, clinic, facility, or hospital to provide patient navigator services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-03-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: Introduced in House
Youth Mental Health Research Act

Bill: 113-hr-4170
Sponsor: Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2]
Introduced: 2014-03-06 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Executive agency funding and structure
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Medical research
Mental health
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: 
Youth Mental Health Research Act - Authorizes the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to: (1) provide for the establishment of a Youth Mental Health Research Network for the conduct or support of youth mental health research and intervention services; and (2) carry out this Act by acting through the Director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) (the Director) in collaboration with other national research institutes and centers that conduct youth mental health research.
 
Authorizes the Director to award cooperative agreements, grants, and contracts to governments and private nonprofit entities for: (1) conducting research to meet unmet needs for youth mental health research or training for researchers in youth mental health research techniques; (2) providing youth mental health intervention services; and (3) collaborating with NIMH to build on the scientific findings and clinical techniques of earlier programs, studies, and demonstration projects.
 
Limits: (1) the number of entities that may be awarded support to 70; and (2) the duration of such support to 5 years, subject to an extension. Requires the Director to ensure that an appropriate number of awards go to entities that agree to: (1) focus primarily on the early detection and intervention of severe mental illness in young people; (2) conduct or coordinate multisite clinical trials of therapies for, or approaches to, the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of early severe mental illness in a community setting; (3) disseminate scientific findings; and (4) adhere to the guidelines, protocols, and practices used in the North American Prodrome Longitudinal Study (NAPLS) and the Recovery After an Initial Schizophrenia Episode (RAISE) initiative.
 
Requires the Director to: (1) establish a data coordinating center, (2) require the center to provide regular reports on research conducted, and (3) incorporate information reported into the Director of NIH's biennial reports.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-03-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: Introduced in House
Labor Statistics Improvement Act

Bill: 113-hr-4171
Sponsor: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8]
Introduced: 2014-03-06 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Census and government statistics
Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Unemployment

Summary:
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: 
Labor Statistics Improvement Act - Establishes an independent Commission to Improve Labor Statistics.
 
Directs the Commission to: (1) examine and make an assessment of the process by which the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) collects, processes, analyzes, and disseminates statistical data relating to unemployment rates, including the methods used for determining that an individual is considered to be looking for work; (2) formulate recommendations for any improvement to such process and methods, including proposals for any alternative measures of labor force participation, taking into account evidence that the official unemployment rate doesn't always accurately reflect labor market strength; and (3) develop a new method for determining and reporting underemployment that takes into consideration workers who are not in jobs that match their skill set or education and who are earning less than other workers in similar occupations or with similar skill sets and education.
 
Directs the Commission to transmit a report to the President and Congress within 180 days after all of its original members have been appointed. Terminates the Commission 60 days after it submits such report.
 
 
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-06-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: Introduced in House
Student Testing Improvement and Accountability Act

Bill: 113-hr-4172
Sponsor: Rep. Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-19]
Introduced: 2014-03-06 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Elementary and secondary education

Summary:
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: 
Student Testing Improvement and Accountability Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to eliminate the requirement that students be tested against state academic content and achievement standards in mathematics and reading or language arts in each of grades three through eight. 
 
Requires, instead, that those tests be administered at least once during: (1) grades 3 through 5, (2) grades 6 through 9, and
 (3) grades 10 through 12.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-06-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: Introduced in House
Brownfield Redevelopment and Economic Development Innovative Financing Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4173
Sponsor: Rep. Hahn, Janice [D-CA-44]
Introduced: 2014-03-06 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Air quality
Environmental technology
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Housing and community development funding
Housing supply and affordability
Industrial facilities
Public transit
Urban and suburban affairs and development

Summary:
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: 
Brownfield Redevelopment and Economic Development Innovative Financing Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to establish the Brownfield Redevelopment and Economic Development Innovative Financing Program, under which the Secretary may guarantee the repayment of loans made by lenders to local governments, local redevelopment agencies, or Base Realignment and Closure Commission (BRAC) redevelopment projects to carry out projects for redeveloping brownfields and promoting urban renewal.
 
Requires such an entity, in order to receive such a loan guarantee, to submit: (1) a master plan that describes the proposed brownfield redevelopment project, demonstrates that such project will result in major redevelopment, provides evidence of investment commitments from non-federal entities, and includes a remediation action plan approved by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); and (2) a certification from EPA that the brownfield to be redeveloped requires environmental remediation. Prohibits an entity from: (1) receiving a loan guarantee if it was responsible for contaminating the brownfield to be redeveloped, or (2) having more than one outstanding loan that is guaranteed under the Program. 
 
Sets forth requirements regarding an eligible loan's principal amount, interest rate, duration, and repayment terms. Directs the Secretary to establish criteria for selecting entities to receive loan guarantees. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E330)
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: Introduced in House