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A bill to amend certain provisions of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012.

Bill: 113-s-2614
Sponsor: Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK]
Introduced: 2014-07-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Bankruptcy
Employee benefits and pensions
Income tax deferral
Transportation employees

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-16
text: 
Amends the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, with respect to rollovers to a traditional or Roth individual retirement account (IRA) of payments to qualified airline employees in commercial airline carrier bankruptcy cases, to: (1) extend the period for filing a claim for refund of an overpayment of tax resulting from the receipt of such payments (i.e., by the later of April 15, 2015, or the expiration of the limitation period for filing refund claims); (2) modify the definition of "airline payment amount" to include payments in an airline carrier bankruptcy case filed after September 11, 2001, and before January 1, 2007, or on November 29, 2011; and (3) modify the definition of "qualified airline employee" to include an employee who was a participant in a defined benefit plan maintained by an airline carrier that was frozen effective November 1, 2012. 

action_date: 2014-12-10
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Amends the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, with respect to rollovers to a traditional or Roth individual retirement account (IRA) of payments to qualified airline employees in commercial airline carrier bankruptcy cases, to: (1) extend the period for filing a claim for refund of an overpayment of tax resulting from the receipt of such payments (i.e., by the later of April 15, 2015, or the expiration of the limitation period for filing refund claims); (2) modify the definition of "airline payment amount" to include payments in an airline carrier bankruptcy case filed after September 11, 2001, and before January 1, 2007, or on November 29, 2011; and (3) modify the definition of "qualified airline employee" to include an employee who was a participant in a defined benefit plan maintained by an airline carrier that was frozen effective November 1, 2012. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S6518)
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S6518)
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6517-6518)
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6517-6518)
action_date: 2014-07-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2014-07-16
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to establish criminal penalties for failing to inform and warn of serious dangers.

Bill: 113-s-2615
Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced: 2014-07-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Business ethics
Civil actions and liability
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Product safety and quality
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-16
text: 
Amends the federal criminal code to require a business entity and any responsible corporate officer, after acquiring actual knowledge of a serious danger associated with a product, service, or business practice of such entity: (1) within 24 hours, to verbally inform an appropriate federal agency; (2) within 15 days, to inform an appropriate federal agency in writing; and (3) as soon as practicable, to warn affected employees in writing and to inform other individuals who may be exposed to the danger if such individuals can reasonably be identified.
 
Sets forth penalties for violations of this Act, but prohibits any fine imposed on an individual from being paid out of the assets of the business entity.
 
Prohibits knowingly discriminating against any person in hiring, retention, or the terms or conditions of employment because the person informed a federal agency, warned employees, or informed other individuals of such a danger.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2014-07-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Idaho County Shooting Range Land Conveyance Act

Bill: 113-s-2616
Sponsor: Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID]
Introduced: 2014-07-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Idaho
Land transfers

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-16
text: 
Idaho County Shooting Range Land Conveyance Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to Idaho County in Idaho approximately 31 acres of land managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for use as a shooting range. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-30
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-433.
action_date: 2014-07-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2014-07-16
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4559)
action_date: 2014-07-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Davis-Bacon Repeal Act

Bill: 113-s-2617
Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2014-07-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Building construction
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Labor standards
Public contracts and procurement
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-16
text: 
Davis-Bacon Repeal Act - Repeals the Davis-Bacon Act (which requires that the locally prevailing wage rate be paid to various classes of laborers and mechanics working under federally-financed or federally-assisted contracts for construction, alteration, and repair of public buildings or public works).
 
States that references in any law to a wage requirement of the Davis-Bacon Act after enactment of this Act shall be null and void.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2014-07-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Strong Families Act

Bill: 113-s-2618
Sponsor: Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE]
Introduced: 2014-07-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Employee leave
Income tax credits
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-16
text: 
Strong Families Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow certain employers a business-related tax credit for up to 25% of the amount of wages paid to their employees during any period (not exceeding 12 weeks) in which such employees are on family and medical leave. Limits the allowable amount of such credit to $4,000 per employee for any taxable year. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2014-07-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Grid Reliability Act of 2014

Bill: 113-s-2620
Sponsor: Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO]
Introduced: 2014-07-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Electric power generation and transmission
Emergency planning and evacuation
Environmental regulatory procedures
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: 
Grid Reliability Act of 2014 - Amends the Federal Power Act, with respect to temporary connection and exchange of facilities during an emergency, to direct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), if an order conflicts with any federal, state, or local environmental law or regulation, to ensure that the order: (1) requires generation, delivery, interchange, or transmission of electric energy only during hours necessary to meet the emergency and serve the public interest; (2) is consistent, to the maximum extent practicable, with federal, state, or local environmental law and regulations; and (3) minimizes any adverse environmental impacts.
 
Shields from either civil or criminal liability, including a citizen suit under environmental law or regulation, those actions or omissions taken by a party to comply with an order issued pursuant to this Act, even if the order is subsequently stayed, modified, or set aside by a court. 
 
Declares that an order issued under this Act which may conflict with federal, state, or local environmental law or regulation expires within 90 days after its issuance date. 
 
Authorizes FERC to renew or reissue an order for subsequent 90-day periods if necessary to meet the emergency and serve the public interest. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Introduced in Senate
Federal Duck Stamp Act of 2014

Bill: 113-s-2621
Sponsor: Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA]
Introduced: 2014-07-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Birds
Congressional oversight
Hunting and fishing
Land use and conservation
Licensing and registrations
Wetlands
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: 
Federal Duck Stamp Act of 2014 - Amends the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act to increase the price of duck stamps, which are required to hunt migratory waterfowl, from $15 to $25.
 
Authorizes the Department of the Interior to reduce the price of stamps for a hunting year if the increase in the stamp price resulted in a reduction in revenues deposited in the Migratory Bird Conservation Fund.
 
Establishes a subaccount in the Fund to be used by Interior to acquire easements for the conservation of migratory birds. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer all amounts in excess of $15 from the sale of each stamp to the subaccount. 
 
Requires Interior to include in an annual report of the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission an assessment of the status of wetlands conservation projects for migratory bird conservation purposes, including an accounting of all expenditures made for acquisition of federal lands.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Introduced in Senate
Breast Density and Mammography Reporting Act of 2014

Bill: 113-s-2622
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2014-07-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cancer
Health information and medical records
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Research administration and funding
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: 
Breast Density and Mammography Reporting Act of 2014 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require mammography facilities to include up-to-date information about breast density in both the written report of the results of a mammography examination provided to the patient's physician and the summary of that written report given to patients. Requires the summary to: (1) convey the effect of breast density in masking the presence of breast cancer on a mammogram, and (2) include language communicating that individuals with dense breasts should talk with their physicians about any questions or concerns regarding the summary and whether they would benefit from additional tests.
 
Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to expand and intensify research on breast density, the cost-effectiveness and feasibility of supplemental imaging relating to breast density, and best practices concerning mammograms and supplemental screening for those with dense breasts.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4621-4622)
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to prohibit land management modifications relating to the Lesser Prairie Chicken.

Bill: 113-s-2623
Sponsor: Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]
Introduced: 2014-07-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Birds
Endangered and threatened species
Land use and conservation
Mining
Oil and gas

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: 
Prohibits the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) or the Secretary of the Interior from implementing or limiting any modification to a public or private land-related policy or subsurface mineral right-related policy or practice that is in effect on enactment of this Act relating to the listing of the lesser prairie chicken as a threatened species or endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Introduced in Senate
Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2014

Bill: 113-s-2624
Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Introduced: 2014-07-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Afghanistan
Asia
Foreign labor
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: 
Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2014 - Amends the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 to: (1) increase to 4,000 the number of Afghan special immigrant visas available in FY2014, and (2) extend unused visa carryover authority through December 31, 2016.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Introduced in Senate
Access to Birth Control Act

Bill: 113-s-2625
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2014-07-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Family planning and birth control
Health care coverage and access
Health technology, devices, supplies

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: 
Access to Birth Control Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require pharmacies to comply with certain rules related to contraceptives, including: (1) providing a customer a contraceptive without delay if it is in stock; (2) immediately informing a customer if the contraceptive is not in stock and either transferring the prescription to a pharmacy that has the contraceptive in stock or expediting the ordering of the contraceptive and notifying the customer when it arrives, based on customer preference, except for pharmacies that do not ordinarily stock contraceptives in the normal course of business; and (3) ensuring that pharmacy employees do not take certain actions relating to a request for contraception, including intimidating, threatening, or harassing customers, interfering with or obstructing the delivery of services, intentionally misrepresenting or deceiving customers about the availability of contraception or its mechanism of action, breaching or threatening to breach medical confidentiality, or refusing to return a valid, lawful prescription. 
 
Provides that a pharmacy is not prohibited from refusing to provide a contraceptive to a customer if: (1) it is unlawful to dispense the contraceptive to the customer without a valid, lawful prescription and no such prescription is presented; (2) the customer is unable to pay for the contraceptive; or (3) the employee of the pharmacy refuses to provide the contraceptive on the basis of a professional clinical judgment.
 
Provides that this Act does not preempt state law or any professional obligation of a state board that provides greater protections for customers.
 
Sets forth civil penalties and establishes a a private cause of action for violations of this Act. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4622)
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Introduced in Senate
Fair Share Act of 2014

Bill: 113-s-2626
Sponsor: Sen. Walsh, John E. [D-MT]
Introduced: 2014-07-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Economic performance and conditions
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Forests, forestry, trees
Land use and conservation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Property tax
Rural conditions and development
State and local finance
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: 
Fair Share Act of 2014 - Consolidates and amends three federal programs that provide payments to local governments that have federal lands within their borders: the Department of the Interior's Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program, the Forest Service's Secure Rural Schools (SRS) program, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Refuge Revenue Sharing (RRS) program. 
 
Expands the definition of &quot;entitlement land&quot; eligible for payment under the Department of the Interior's PILT program to include land owned by the U.S. government that was purchased for addition to the National Wildlife Refuge System.
 
Combines the PILT, SRS, and RRS programs into one expanded PILT program, and alters the formulas for allocating payments under the programs. 
 
Provides permanent mandatory funding for the PILT program. 
 
Provides funding in FY2014-FY2018 for resource advisory committees created under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000, and permits them to propose vegetation management projects, including projects authorized under the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Introduced in Senate
Strong Families Act

Bill: 113-s-2627
Sponsor: Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE]
Introduced: 2014-07-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Employee leave
Income tax credits
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: 
Strong Families Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow certain employers a business-related tax credit for up to 25% of the amount of wages paid to their employees during any period (not exceeding 12 weeks) in which such employees are on family and medical leave. Limits the allowable amount of such credit to $4,000 per employee for any taxable year. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Introduced in Senate
UAC State Notification Act of 2014

Bill: 113-s-2628
Sponsor: Sen. Johanns, Mike [R-NE]
Introduced: 2014-07-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Child safety and welfare
Immigration status and procedures
Intergovernmental relations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: 
UAC State Notification Act of 2014 - Amends the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) or the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to notify the governor of a state within 48 hours before the placement of an unaccompanied alien child in the custody of either HHS or DHS with a facility or sponsor in such state.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Introduced in Senate
Preventive Care Coverage Notification Act

Bill: 113-s-2629
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2014-07-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Labor
Department of the Treasury
Employee benefits and pensions
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health promotion and preventive care
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: 
Preventive Care Coverage Notification Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Secretary of Labor, and the Secretary of the Treasury to jointly develop requirements for employers exempted from covering mandated health services to notify current and prospective employees of the employer's exemption and provide employees with a description of the specific items and services that are not covered.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4622)
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Introduced in Senate
State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act

Bill: 113-s-2630
Sponsor: Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY]
Introduced: 2014-07-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Endangered and threatened species
Government information and archives
Intergovernmental relations
Land transfers
State and local government operations
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: 
State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Commerce, as appropriate, to provide to affected states all data that is used as the basis of a determination on whether a species is an endangered species or a threatened species before making a determination.
 
Requires the appropriate Secretary to use data submitted by a state, tribal, or county government in making such a determination.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to prevent the expansion of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program unlawfully created by Executive memorandum on August 15, 2012.

Bill: 113-s-2631
Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2014-07-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Border security and unlawful immigration
Child safety and welfare
Foreign labor
Immigration status and procedures

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Prohibits any federal agency or instrumentality from using federal funding or resources to: (1) consider or adjudicate any new or previously denied application of any alien requesting consideration of deferred action for childhood arrivals, as authorized by Executive memorandum on August 15, 2012; or (2) authorize any alien to work in the United States who was not lawfully admitted into the United States and who is not in lawful status in the United States on the date of enactment of this Act.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-21
text: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 473.
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Introduced in Senate
UAC State Notification Act of 2014

Bill: 113-s-2633
Sponsor: Sen. Johanns, Mike [R-NE]
Introduced: 2014-07-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Child safety and welfare
Immigration status and procedures
Intergovernmental relations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-21
text: 
UAC State Notification Act of 2014 - Amends the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) or the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to notify the governor of a state within 48 hours before the placement of an unaccompanied alien child in the custody of either HHS or DHS with a facility or sponsor in such state.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2014-07-21
text: Introduced in Senate