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Hate Crime Reporting Act of 2014

Bill: 113-s-2219
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2014-04-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Congressional oversight
Criminal justice information and records
Hate crimes
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2014-04-08
text: 
Hate Crime Reporting Act of 2014 - Directs the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to update a report for Congress concerning the role of telecommunications in the commission of hate crimes. 
 
Requires such report to include: (1) an analysis of the use of telecommunications (including the Internet, broadcast television and radio, cable television, public access television, commercial mobile services, and other electronic media) to advocate and encourage violent acts and the commission of hate crimes as specified in the Hate Crime Statistics Act; (2) NTIA recommendations; and (3) updates concerning the role of telecommunications in crimes of hate and violent acts against ethnic, religious, and racial minorities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-04-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2014-04-08
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to provide protections for certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State.

Bill: 113-s-2220
Sponsor: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]
Introduced: 2014-04-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Athletes
Civil actions and liability
Health care quality
Health personnel
Jurisdiction and venue
Professional sports
School athletics

Summary:
action_date: 2014-04-08
text: 
Provides that for purposes of medical professional liability insurance or civil and criminal malpractice liability determinations, a physician or athletic trainer (covered sports medicine professional) who is authorized to practice medicine in a state (primary state) and who provides medical services to an athlete or athletic team in a state where such professional is not authorized to practice (secondary state) shall be deemed to have provided such medical services in the primary state, provided that prior to providing the covered medical services such professional has disclosed the nature and extent of such services to the entity that provides such professional with medical professional liability insurance in the primary state.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-04-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2014-04-08
text: Introduced in Senate
MotorCities National Heritage Area Extension Act

Bill: 113-s-2221
Sponsor: Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI]
Introduced: 2014-04-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Historic sites and heritage areas
Michigan
Motor vehicles

Summary:
action_date: 2014-04-08
text: 
MotorCities National Heritage Area Extension Act - Amends the Automobile National Heritage Area Act to extend through FY2030 the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to make grants or provide assistance for the Automobile National Heritage Area in Michigan. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-23
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-493.
action_date: 2014-04-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2014-04-08
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2241)
action_date: 2014-04-08
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to require a Comptroller General of the United States report on the sexual assault prevention activities of the Department of Defense and the Armed Forces.

Bill: 113-s-2222
Sponsor: Sen. Walsh, John E. [D-MT]
Introduced: 2014-04-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Congressional oversight
Crime prevention
Crimes against women
Government studies and investigations
Military personnel and dependents
Sex offenses

Summary:
action_date: 2014-04-08
text: 
Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to submit to the congressional defense committees by September 30, 2015, a report on the sexual assault prevention activities of the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Armed Forces.
 
Requires such report to include:
 
 
an assessment of DOD's sexual assault prevention strategy;
 
an assessment of the actions taken by each of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps to implement its sexual assault prevention strategy;
 
a comprehensive description of the current sexual assault prevention activities of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps and those planned for the next 12 months;
 
a comprehensive description of the current and planned sexual assault prevention activities at joint installations and the collaborative efforts of the military departments involved;
 
a comparative assessment of the sexual assault prevention activities of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, including the extent to which any differences arise from unique qualities of a particular Armed Force or the efforts of an Armed Force to pursue an innovative approach;
 
an assessment of the procedures and mechanisms used by each Armed Force to ensure that its sexual assault prevention strategy and training are effective in achieving intended objectives; and
 
an assessment of the report required to be submitted by the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to the President by December 1, 2014, on efforts of DOD and the Armed Forces to improve the prevention of and response to sexual assault in the Armed Forces.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-04-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2014-04-08
text: Introduced in Senate
SECURE Act

Bill: 113-s-2224
Sponsor: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
Introduced: 2014-04-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer credit
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Legal fees and court costs

Summary:
action_date: 2014-04-09
text: 
Stop Errors in Credit Use and Reporting Act or the SECURE Act - Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act, with respect to civil liability for either willful or negligent noncompliance by a consumer reporting agency with respect to consumer credit protection requirements, to authorize a court to award: (1) injunctive relief to require compliance with such Act, and (2) costs and reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing party in any successful action for injunctive relief. 
 
Requires a consumer reporting agency to include, in its mandatory notification to a furnisher of disputed information in a consumer's file, all documentation provided by the consumer.
 
Requires the furnisher of disputed information, upon notification of a dispute, to review and consider all documentation provided by the consumer. 
 
Directs the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to: (1) prepare, and deliver to appropriate parties, reports concerning disputed information received by consumer reporting agencies; and (2) prescribe rules for the gathering of information relating to such disputes.
 
Directs the CFPB to establish mandatory procedures for a consumer reporting agency to follow to assure maximum possible accuracy of all consumer reports.
 
 Requires a consumer reporting agency to give a consumer a credit score free of charge if one is requested in connection with a free annual consumer report.
 
Requires a consumer reporting agency to provide free disclosures, even without consumer request, to any consumer who has received either a notice of adverse action or an offer of credit on materially less favorable terms. (Present law requires such disclosure only if the consumer so requests).
 
Directs the CFPB to establish three publicly available registries of consumer reporting agencies, including registries of: (1) nationwide consumer reporting agencies; and (2) nationwide specialty consumer reporting agencies.
 
Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to study: (1) credit systems in the international credit system with government-administered consumer credit reporting systems; and (2) the feasibility of a national, U.S. government-administered consumer credit reporting system.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-04-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2014-04-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Smart Water Resource Management Conservation and Efficiency Act of 2014

Bill: 113-s-2225
Sponsor: Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM]
Introduced: 2014-04-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental technology
Water resources funding
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2014-04-09
text: 
Smart Water Resource Management Conservation and Efficiency Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to establish and carry out a smart water resource management pilot program to award grants to three to five eligible entities (authorities that provide water, wastewater, or water reuse services) to demonstrate novel and innovative technology-based solutions that will: (1) increase the energy and water efficiency of water, wastewater, and water reuse systems; (2) improve such systems to help communities make significant progress in conserving water, saving energy, and reducing costs; and (3) support the implementation of innovative processes and the installation of advanced automated systems that provide real-time data on energy and water. 
 
Directs the Secretary, in selecting grant recipients, to consider:
 
 
energy and cost savings; 
 
the novelty of the technology to be used; 
 
the degree to which the project integrates next-generation sensors, software, analytics, and management tools; 
 
the anticipated cost-effectiveness of the pilot project in terms of energy efficiency savings, water savings or reuse, and infrastructure costs averted; 
 
whether the technology can be deployed in a variety of geographic regions and the degree to which the technology can be implemented on a smaller or larger scale; and 
 
whether the project will be completed in five years or less. 

 
Requires the Secretary to evaluate, annually, each project for which a grant is provided and make best practices identified available to the public. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-16
text: Committee on Environment and Public Works Senate Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-772.
action_date: 2014-04-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2014-04-09
text: Introduced in Senate
WaterSense Efficiency, Conservation, and Adaptation Act of 2014

Bill: 113-s-2226
Sponsor: Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM]
Introduced: 2014-04-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Climate change and greenhouse gases
Consumer affairs
Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental technology
Housing industry and standards
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Solid waste and recycling
Water quality
Water resources funding
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2014-04-09
text: 
WaterSense Efficiency, Conservation, and Adaptation Act of 2014 - Establishes within the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) a WaterSense program to identify and promote water efficient products, buildings, landscapes, facilities, processes, and services so as to:
 
 
 reduce water use; 
 
 reduce the strain on water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure; 
 
conserve energy used to pump, heat, transport, and treat water; and 
 
preserve water resources through the voluntary labeling of, or other forms of communications about, products, buildings, landscapes, facilities, processes, and services that meet the highest water efficiency and performance criteria.
 
 
Requires the Administrator of EPA to identify other voluntary approaches to encourage recycling and reuse technologies to improve water efficiency or lower water use and to implement those approaches, if appropriate.

Establishes a State Residential Water Efficiency and Conservation Incentives Program to provide financial incentives for consumers to purchase and install products, buildings, landscapes, facilities, processes, and services labeled under the WaterSense program. 
 
Requires the Administrator to make grants to owners or operators of water systems to address, mitigate, and adapt to address any ongoing or forecasted impact of climate change on the water quality or quantity of a U.S. region.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-04-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2014-04-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Water Efficiency Improvement Act of 2014

Bill: 113-s-2227
Sponsor: Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM]
Introduced: 2014-04-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Environmental technology
Income tax credits
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2014-04-09
text: 
Water Efficiency Improvement Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for 30% of amounts paid for certified WaterSense program property (defined as any plumbing fixture or fitting that has been tested and certified in accordance with the WaterSense program of the Environmental Protection Agency [EPA], a voluntary partnership program for protecting the water supply by using less water with water-efficient products, new homes, and services, or an analogous successor program). Limits the lifetime dollar amount of such credit to $2,000. Terminates such credit after 2015.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-04-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2014-04-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Community Water Enhancement Act of 2014

Bill: 113-s-2228
Sponsor: Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM]
Introduced: 2014-04-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Rural conditions and development
Water quality
Water resources funding
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2014-04-09
text: 
Community Water Enhancement Act of 2014 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in making grants under the pilot program for alternative water source projects to meet critical water supply needs, to consider the location and benefits of projects in rural communities (including whether the area is served by a public water system with fewer than 3,000 connections or is located in an area with no public water system).
 
Includes among such projects: (1) the conjunctive management of groundwater supplies by delivery of surface water instead of groundwater, and (2) water treatment or distribution facilities if the project requires such facilities to deliver the alternative water supply. 
Authorizes funding for the program through FY2018.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-04-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2014-04-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Expanding Primary Care Access and Workforce Act

Bill: 113-s-2229
Sponsor: Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
Introduced: 2014-04-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Appropriations
Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Government information and archives
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Medicaid
Medical education
Medicare
Nursing
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2014-04-09
text: 
Expanding Primary Care Access and Workforce Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to appropriate funds for scholarship and student loan repayment programs for primary care providers. 
 
Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 to provide appropriations for the National Health Care Workforce Commission and extend provisions related to community health centers and the Family Nurse Practitioner Residency Training Program.
 
 Extends payments and development grants for Teaching Health Centers, the Nurse Faculty Loan Program, the Primary Care Residency Expansion Program, and Area Health Education Centers. 
 
Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) from determining physician fees for payments under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act by consulting with physician organizations or entities unless at least 50% of the members are primary care physicians. 
 
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to extend the Medicare incentive payment program for primary care services. Amends title XIX (Medicaid) to permanently apply the Medicare payment rate floor to primary care services furnished under Medicaid. 
 
Requires medical schools receiving federal funds to maintain a family medicine or primary care department. 
 
Amends Medicare provisions related to payments for graduate medical education costs to permit HHS to increase the resident limit for additional positions in family medicine. 
 
Prohibits health care providers accepting payments under Medicare or Medicaid from charging uninsured individuals a higher rate for a medical service than the provider would receive under Medicare for the same service.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-04-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2014-04-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Investing in Student Success Act of 2014

Bill: 113-s-2230
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2014-04-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Contracts and agency
Federal preemption
Higher education
Income tax exclusion
Student aid and college costs
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2014-04-09
text: 
Investing in Student Success Act of 2014 - Declares that income share agreements that meet this Act's requirements are valid, binding, and enforceable contracts that are not subject to state usury laws or state laws regulating assignments of future income.
 
Defines an &quot;income share agreement&quot; as an agreement between an individual and any other person under which the individual commits to pay a specified percentage of the individual's future income, for a specified period of time, in exchange for payments to or on behalf of such individual for postsecondary education, workforce development, or other purposes.
 
Requires such an agreement to: 
 
 
specify the percentage of future income the individual will be obligated to pay, but it must exempt, at a minimum, the first $10,000 (adjusted annually for inflation) of income each year; 
 
 specify what will be considered the individual's income; 
 
 prevent the individual from obligating more than 15% of the individual's future income toward such agreement; 
 
 specify the maximum period that an individual will be obligated to make payments, not to exceed 360 months (excluding any period during which an individual's income was below the agreement's exempt amount); and 
 
 specify the terms and conditions for early termination of an individual's payment period.
 
 
Requires individuals, before entering into such an agreement, to be provided with a document that clearly and simply discloses: (1) the terms of the agreement, (2) that the agreement is not a debt instrument, (3) that such individual may be required to pay more or less than the amount received, and (4) that an individual's obligations under the agreement are not dischargeable in bankruptcy.
 
Prohibits such agreements from being construed as giving the contract holder any rights over an individual's actions.
 
Excludes payments that are made under an income share agreement from the individual's gross income for tax purposes.
 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to include income share agreements as qualified education loans, but denies the deduction for interest paid on such loans.
 
Prohibits amounts individuals receive for entering into an income share agreement from being included as income or assets in the computation of the expected family contribution for any program funded under the Higher Education Act of 1965.
 
Amends the Investment Company Act of 1940 to exclude any person from being treated as an investment company if substantially all of that person's business is confined to making income share agreements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-04-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2014-04-09
text: Introduced in Senate
MEPS Act

Bill: 113-s-2231
Sponsor: Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH]
Introduced: 2014-04-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Health information and medical records
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health
Military medicine
Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves
Neurological disorders
Right of privacy

Summary:
action_date: 2014-04-09
text: 
Medical Evaluation Parity for Servicemembers Act of 2014 or the MEPS Act - Directs the Secretary of the military department concerned to: (1) provide an individual with a mental health assessment before such individual enlists, or is commissioned as an officer, in the Armed Forces; and (2) use assessment results as a baseline for any subsequent mental health examination. Prohibits such Secretary from considering the results of such assessment in determining the assignment or promotion of a member of the Armed Forces.
 
Requires the National Institute of Mental Health of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to submit to Congress and the Secretary of Defense (DOD) a report on preliminary mental health assessments of members, including recommendations regarding: (1) establishing such an assessment to bring mental health screenings to parity with physical screenings of members; and (2) the composition of the assessment, best practices, and how to track assessment changes relating to traumatic brain injuries, post-traumatic stress disorder, and other conditions.
 
Requires the Secretary concerned to provide a comprehensive physical examination and a mental health screening to each member who, after a period of active duty of more than 180 days, is undergoing separation from the Armed Forces and is not otherwise provided such examination or screening in connection with such separation from either DOD or the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
 
Directs the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress an assessment of DOD's capacity to provide each member who is undergoing separation an electronic copy of the member's service treatment record at the time of separation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-04-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2014-04-09
text: Introduced in Senate