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Rare Cats and Canids Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5836
Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3]
Introduced: 2014-12-10 in the House
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Endangered and threatened species
Foreign aid and international relief
Government information and archives
Government trust funds
International organizations and cooperation
Mammals
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: 

Rare Cats and Canids Act of 2014

 
This bill establishes a Rare Cats and Canids Conservation Fund as a separate account within the Multinational Species Conservation Fund. The Department of the Interior must use amounts in the fund to provide assistance for the conservation of rare felids and rare canids. Grant amounts may not be used for captive breeding unless it is a part of an accredited reintroduction or restoration program.
 
Rare felids or rare canids are any population in the family Felidae (cats) or Canidae (dogs), respectively, that are listed in the Red List of Threatened Species Maintained by the World Conservation Union as near-threatened, vulnerable, endangered, or critically endangered, excluding any population native to the United States or Canada. Tigers are not considered to be rare felids.
 
 Interior may convene an advisory group of individuals representing organizations actively involved in the conservation of felids and canids. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-12-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Introduced in House
African Descent Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5837
Sponsor: Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]
Introduced: 2014-12-10 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Africa
Department of State
Executive agency funding and structure
Foreign aid and international relief
Human rights
Racial and ethnic relations

Summary:
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: 
African Descent Act of 2014 - Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to direct the Secretary of State to establish within the Department of State an Office of Global African Descent Affairs, to be headed by the Director and Special Advisor to the Secretary on Global African Descent Affairs.
 
Includes among Office functions: (1) advising the Secretary and directing policies, programs, and funding relating to the human rights and the advancement of people of African descent internationally; (2) managing a fund for people of African descent to invest in solutions to combat racial discrimination and create economic and political opportunities for people of African descent internationally; and (3) compiling an annual report on U.S. government activities relating to people of African descent. 
 
Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to include in the annual human rights report for countries in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East a description of the status and the people of African descent in each country. 
 
Directs the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to appoint a Senior Advisor to the Administrator on Global African Descent Affairs who shall: (1) advise the Administrator and direct policies, programs, and funding relating to the human rights and advancement of people of African descent internationally; and (2) develop a uniform set of indicators and standards for monitoring and evaluating foreign assistance for people of African descent. 
 
Requires the Director and Special Advisor to the Secretary on Global African Descent Affairs to develop or update annually (for five years) a U.S. global strategy to empower, prevent, and respond to discrimination and violence against people of African descent.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1792)
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Introduced in House
Private Prison Information Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5838
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2014-12-10 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Detention of persons
Freedom of information
Intergovernmental relations
Public contracts and procurement
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: 
Private Prison Information Act of 2014 - Subjects records relating to the operation of and prisoners in a prison or other correctional or detention facility that is owned or operated by a nongovernmental entity, state, or local government and that incarcerates or detains federal prisoners pursuant to a contract or agreement with a federal agency to the Freedom of Information Act in the same manner as records maintained by a federal agency operating a federal prison or detention facility.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Introduced in House
Grow Your Own Teacher Act

Bill: 113-hr-5839
Sponsor: Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3]
Introduced: 2014-12-10 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Higher education
Language arts
Racial and ethnic relations
Science and engineering education
Special education
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: 
Grow Your Own Teacher Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to establish a Grow Your Own Teacher program making competitive grants to eligible entities to train and employ certain individuals in hard-to-staff schools or teaching positions.
 
Defines an &quot;eligible entity&quot; as a consortium consisting of a local educational agency (LEA) that receives school improvement funds under part A of title I of the Act and an institution of higher education that offers a state-accredited teacher certificate program.
 
Requires the grant to be used to: (1) train certain individuals who received a high school diploma from a participating LEA to be teachers, including by having them observe and work with a veteran teacher in a classroom for at least one year; (2) employ such individuals in hard-to-staff schools and teaching positions in such LEA, with priority given to teaching positions in mathematics, science, special education, world languages, and English as a second language; and (3) employ such individuals in a manner that reduces the divergence between the racial diversity of teachers and of students.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to forgive the student loans incurred by training program participants who have been employed as teachers in hard-to-staff schools or teaching positions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Introduced in House
School Protection Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5840
Sponsor: Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3]
Introduced: 2014-12-10 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Chemical and biological weapons
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Evidence and witnesses
Health personnel
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Nursing
School administration
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: 
School Protection Act of 2014 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make grants and enter contracts to train elementary and secondary school nurses to serve as first responders and crisis managers in the event of a biological or chemical attack at a school or an outbreak of pandemic influenza among individuals under their care.
 
Requires this training to prepare school nurses to: (1) protect and preserve life; (2) notify public health authorities to help contain or mitigate the effects of an attack or outbreak; and (3) take other appropriate and feasible actions, such as preserve evidence of an attack.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Introduced in House
Local Medicaid Enforcement Incentives Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5841
Sponsor: Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3]
Introduced: 2014-12-10 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Crime prevention
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Health programs administration and funding
Medicaid

Summary:
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: 
Local Medicaid Enforcement Incentives Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a grant program to provide states with funds to: (1) detect and prevent Medicaid fraud, waste, and abuse; (2) recover overpayments to individuals or entities receiving Medicaid funds that result from such fraud, waste, or abuse; and (3) share with localities within the state that assist in such detection and prevention, or the recovery of such overpayments, at least 50% of the state's share of the total overpayments recovered during a period, minus administrative costs. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Introduced in House
REVAMP with Community Colleges Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5842
Sponsor: Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3]
Introduced: 2014-12-10 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Education programs funding
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Manufacturing
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: 
Revamping the Education of our Veterans to Align Manufacturing through Partnerships with Community Colleges Act of 2014 or the REVAMP with Community Colleges Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Labor to award grants to community colleges to: (1) analyze the demand for trained employees in their locality and the skills possessed by veterans who receive federal educational assistance and seek local employment, (2) provide those veterans with training that addresses local demand for trained employees, and (3) facilitate the establishment of an advisory board to provide guidance to the training program and assist trained veterans in their pursuit of local employment.
 
Requires the advisory board to be composed of local business representatives and an employee from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-12-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to create protected credit reports for minors and protect the credit of minors, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-hr-5843
Sponsor: Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]
Introduced: 2014-12-10 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Child safety and welfare
Computer security and identity theft
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer credit
Crime victims
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: 
Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act, with respect to protections for credit reports of minor consumers, to require a consumer reporting agency, upon request by the legal guardian or custodian of a minor consumer (including the state or tribal agency responsible for a child in foster care), to either create a blocked file for the minor or convert an already existing file to blocked status.
 
Directs the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to: (1) establish implementing procedures, and (2) determine what fee, if any, may be charged by a consumer reporting agency to create, convert, or unblock a file. 
 
Requires a consumer reporting agency to: (1) unblock a blocked file upon request by a guardian or on the minor's 18th birthday, and (2) include an alert statement in an unblocked file if the minor consumer was a victim of fraud or identity theft before that 18th birthday. 
 
Requires a reseller who furnishes information concerning a consumer file containing an alert statement to include it when furnishing information.
 
Prohibits a consumer reporting agency from charging a fee to create, convert, or unblock the file of a consumer who was a victim of fraud or identity theft before his or her 18th birthday. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Introduced in House
Protect Our Public Lands Act

Bill: 113-hr-5844
Sponsor: Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
Introduced: 2014-12-10 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: General public lands matters
Land use and conservation
Oil and gas

Summary:
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: 
 Protect Our Public Lands Act - Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to prohibit a lessee from conducting any activity under the lease for the purpose of hydraulic fracturing.
 
Makes this Act applicable only upon the renewal or adjustment of a lease.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-12-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Introduced in House
Fifth Amendment Restoration Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5847
Sponsor: Rep. Stockman, Steve [R-TX-36]
Introduced: 2014-12-10 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Intergovernmental relations
Judicial procedure and administration
Property rights
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: 
Fifth Amendment Restoration Act of 2014 - Prohibits government seizures of private property under any federal law providing for civil asset forfeiture.
 
Defines "property" to include real property, financial assets, and commonly held property owned by more than one person.
 
Bars federal agencies from: (1) participating in or benefiting from any multiple-jurisdiction, equitable sharing, or shared civil asset forfeiture program with any state or local government; or (2) accepting or adopting property seized by a state or local government.
 
Excludes from such prohibitions: (1) contraband, including illegal imports or exports, and anything the possession of which is a crime; or (2) property subject to forfeiture or seizure because the owner has first been convicted of a criminal offense.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Introduced in House
Early Warning Reporting System Improvement Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5848
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17]
Introduced: 2014-12-11 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Business records
Consumer affairs
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Motor vehicles
Product safety and quality
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2014-12-11
text: 
Early Warning Reporting System Improvement Act of 2014 - Revises early warning reporting requirements for manufacturers of motor vehicles regarding possible defects of motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment.
 
Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to require a manufacturer in cases where the defect has caused a fatality to provide certain additional information as part of its report to the Secretary. Requires that information to be publicly disclosed and entered into the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) early warning reporting database.
 
Directs the Secretary to: (1) take specified actions to improve public accessibility to information on NHTSA's public vehicle safety databases; and (2) give public notice via the internet of all inspections or investigations conducted by the Secretary to enforce a motor vehicle safety requirement or order, or that are related to a motor vehicle accident due to a possible defect.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-12-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2014-12-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-12-11
text: Introduced in House
Paid Sick Leave Act

Bill: 113-hr-5849
Sponsor: Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9]
Introduced: 2014-12-11 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Child care and development
Crime victims
Crimes against women
Domestic violence and child abuse
Employee leave
Health care coverage and access
Mental health
Sex offenses

Summary:
action_date: 2014-12-11
text: 
Paid Sick Leave Act - Requires certain employers, who employ 15 or more employees for each working day during 20 or more workweeks a year, to permit each employee to earn at least 1 hour of paid sick time for every 30 hours worked.
 
Allows employees to use such time to: (1) meet their own medical needs; (2) care for the medical needs of certain family members ; or (3) seek medical attention, assist a related person, take legal action, or engage in other specified activities relating to domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-12-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, House Administration, and 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: 2014-12-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, House Administration, and 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: 2014-12-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, House Administration, and 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: 2014-12-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, House Administration, and 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: 2014-12-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-12-11
text: Introduced in House
You Earned It Act

Bill: 113-hr-5850
Sponsor: Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9]
Introduced: 2014-12-11 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax exclusion
Social security and elderly assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2014-12-11
text: 
You Earned It Act - Amends the Internet Revenue Code to repeal the inclusion in gross income of Social Security and tier 1 railroad retirement benefits, and so exclude them.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-12-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2014-12-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-12-11
text: Introduced in House
Honoring Our Veterans By Exercising The Right To Vote On Veterans Day Act

Bill: 113-hr-5851
Sponsor: Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9]
Introduced: 2014-12-11 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2014-12-11
text: 
Honoring Our Veterans By Exercising The Right To Vote On Veterans Day Act - Moves Veterans Day from November 11 to the Tuesday after the first Monday in November each year.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-12-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2014-12-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-12-11
text: Introduced in House
Scrap the Cap Act

Bill: 113-hr-5852
Sponsor: Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9]
Introduced: 2014-12-11 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employment taxes
Self-employed
Social security and elderly assistance
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2014-12-11
text: 
Scrap the Cap Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate the cap ($117,000 in 2014) on income that is subject to employment and self-employment taxes used to fund social security benefits. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-12-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2014-12-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-12-11
text: Introduced in House
Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act

Bill: 113-hr-5853
Sponsor: Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9]
Introduced: 2014-12-11 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Dental care
Health care coverage and access
Hearing, speech, and vision care
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2014-12-11
text: 
Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to repeal the exclusion from coverage (and so include) eyeglasses and eye exams for prescribing eye glasses, hearing aids and examinations therefor, and dental care.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-12-11
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: 2014-12-11
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: 2014-12-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-12-11
text: Introduced in House
To allow the importation, distribution, and sale of investigational drugs and devices intended for use by terminally ill patients who execute an informed consent document.

Bill: 113-hr-5854
Sponsor: Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9]
Introduced: 2014-12-11 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Drug therapy
Health technology, devices, supplies
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Prescription drugs
Retail and wholesale trades
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2014-12-11
text: 
 Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to declare that nothing in it or in the Public Health Service Act shall prevent or restrict, and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) shall not implement or enforce any law to prevent or restrict, the importation, distribution, or sale of investigational drugs or devices for terminally ill patients.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-12-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2014-12-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-12-11
text: Introduced in House