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Global Development Lab Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4905
Sponsor: Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20]
Introduced: 2014-06-19 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Executive agency funding and structure
Foreign aid and international relief
Research administration and funding
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
World health

Summary:
action_date: 2014-06-19
text: 
Global Development Lab Act of 2014 - Establishes in the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) the United States Global Development Lab whose responsibilities should include: 
 
 
increasing the application of science, technology, innovation and partnerships to develop and scale solutions to end extreme poverty; 
 
discovering, testing, and scaling development innovations to increase cost effectiveness and support U.S. foreign policy and development goals; 
 
leveraging the expertise and resources of businesses, nongovernmental organizations, science and research organizations, and universities to increase program impact; 
 
utilizing innovation-driven competitions to expand solutions to development challenges; and 
 
supporting USAID Missions and Bureaus in applying science, technology, innovation, and partnership approaches to decision making, procurement, and program design.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
action_date: 2014-06-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2014-06-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2014-06-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-06-19
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act

Bill: 113-hr-4906
Sponsor: Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24]
Introduced: 2014-06-19 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Domestic violence and child abuse
Evidence and witnesses
Firearms and explosives

Summary:
action_date: 2014-06-19
text: 
Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act - Amends federal firearms provisions to expand the definition of: (1) &quot;intimate partner&quot; to include a dating partner or former dating partner; and (2) &quot;misdemeanor crime of domestic violence&quot; to include a misdemeanor offense that has, as an element, the use or attempted use of force, or the threatened use of a deadly weapon by a dating partner or former dating partner against the victim.
 
Prohibits the sale or other disposition of a firearm or ammunition to, or the possession or receipt of a firearm by, a person who: (1) is subject to a court order, or an ex parte order, that restrains such person from harassing, stalking, threatening, or engaging in other conduct that would put an individual in reasonable fear of bodily injury, including an order issued at the request of an employer on behalf of its employee or at the request of an institution of higher education on behalf of its student, or from intimidating or dissuading a witness from testifying in court; or (2) has been convicted in any court of a misdemeanor crime of stalking under federal, state, territorial, or tribal law or of a crime that involves conduct that would be proscribed by prohibitions against stalking if committed within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2014-06-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2014-06-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-06-19
text: Introduced in House
Global Respect Act

Bill: 113-hr-4907
Sponsor: Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
Introduced: 2014-06-19 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Human rights
Immigration status and procedures
Sanctions
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Violent crime
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2014-06-19
text: 
Global Respect Act - Directs the President to submit to Congress a list of each foreign person that the President determines is responsible, or acted as an agent, for extrajudicial killings, torture, or other gross violations of internationally recognized human rights committed against an individual in a foreign country based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity.
 
Makes a listed foreign person ineligible to enter or be admitted to the United States. Requires revocation of any visa issued for such person. 
 
Authorizes the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to waive such prohibition if in U.S. national security interests or if necessary for compliance with the Agreement between the United Nations (U.N.) and the United States regarding the U.N. Headquarters. Requires congressional notification prior to any such waiver.
 
Directs the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor to designate a senior officer or officers to track violence, criminalization, and restrictions on fundamental freedoms in foreign countries based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity.
 
Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to include information on sexual orientation or gender identity violence or restrictions in the annual country reports on human rights practices.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2014-06-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2014-06-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2014-06-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-06-19
text: Introduced in House
Permanent Families for All Children Act

Bill: 113-hr-4909
Sponsor: Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]
Introduced: 2014-06-19 in the House
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Poverty and welfare assistance
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2014-06-19
text: 
Permanent Families for All Children Act - Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to:
 
 
limit to 36 the number of months for which foster care maintenance payments made on behalf of a child not in a legal guardianship or kinship guardian arrangement may be reimbursed;
 
limit to 12 the number of months for which foster care maintenance payments made to child-care institutions on behalf of a child residing in the institution may be reimbursed;
 
eliminate the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) income eligibility requirement for foster care maintenance payments;
 
replace the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP, or federal matching rate) for foster care maintenance payments and related costs in a state with a foster care partnership rate for the quarter determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS); and
 
make children in residential treatment programs eligible for 50% of regular foster care maintenance payments.
 
 
Directs the Secretary to increase the proportion of the amounts expended by a state for caseworker training on child-focused recruitment and retention.
 
Increases the amount of spending for child welfare programs by the unused savings resulting from this Act.
 
Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the cancellation of Federal Direct Student Loans for a social worker employed in a public child or family service agency after the social worker has made 60 monthly payments on the eligible loan after the enactment of this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-11-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
action_date: 2014-06-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2014-06-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2014-06-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-06-19
text: Introduced in House
Taxpayer Identity Protection Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4910
Sponsor: Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7]
Introduced: 2014-06-19 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2014-06-19
text: 
Taxpayer Identity Protection Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the statement reporting wages and other tax information to show an identifying number for the employee (currently, requires the employee's social security number). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-06-20
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1029)
action_date: 2014-06-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2014-06-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-06-19
text: Introduced in House
To direct the United States Postal Service to designate a single, unique ZIP Code for Glendale, New York.

Bill: 113-hr-4911
Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2014-06-19 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: New York State
Postal service

Summary:
action_date: 2014-06-19
text: 
Directs the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), not later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act, to designate a single, unique ZIP code applicable to the area encompassing only Glendale, New York. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-06-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2014-06-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-06-19
text: Introduced in House
To limit Department of Defense funds to support United States or Iraqi combat activities in or around Iraq, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-hr-4912
Sponsor: Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8]
Introduced: 2014-06-19 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Appropriations
Defense spending
Department of Defense
Executive agency funding and structure
Iraq
Middle East
Military operations and strategy

Summary:
action_date: 2014-06-19
text: 
Prohibits funds made available to the Department of Defense (DOD) from being obligated or expended to support any U.S. or Iraqi combat activities in or around Iraq.
 
Defines &quot;combat activities&quot; to include the use of U.S. military personnel or equipment in direct physical conflict, or in combat supporting roles, including trainers or advisors.
 
Allows funds to be made available until 90 days after the enactment of this Act to protect the safety of, or to evacuate, U.S. nationals, including military, diplomatic, and contractor personnel.
 
Prohibits this Act from being construed to preclude the President from: (1) arranging asylum or other means of protection for Iraqi nationals who may be physically endangered because of associations with the U.S. government, (2) conducting intelligence activities necessary to protect U.S. interests, or (3) providing humanitarian assistance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-06-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2014-06-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-06-19
text: Introduced in House
Achievement Through Technology and Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4913
Sponsor: Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]
Introduced: 2014-06-19 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Education programs funding
Educational technology and distance education
Elementary and secondary education
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2014-06-19
text: 
 Achievement Through Technology and Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2014 - Amends title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to rename part D (Achievement through Technology and Innovation) as the Achievement Through Technology and Innovation Act of 2014 or the ATTAIN Act and to reauthorize it through FY2020.
 
Requires states to use a portion of their allotted funds under subpart 1 (State and Local Grants) of part D to develop challenging academic content and achievement standards to ensure that students are technologically literate before the end of grade eight. Specifies that such standards are only for tracking technological literacy and not for assessing adequate yearly progress (AYP) under title I. Permits technological literacy testing to be embedded in other state tests or performance-based assessments portfolios, or made through other valid and reliable means.
 
Requires states to use the bulk of their allotment for two new subgrant programs for local educational agencies (LEAs), devoting: (1) 60% for formula subgrants to improve teaching and learning through technology, and (2) 40% for competitive subgrants for systemic school redesign through technology integration.
 
Requires LEAs to: (1) include a new or updated local long-range strategic educational technology plan in their applications, (2) use a specified percentage of each subgrant for teacher training, and (3) use each subgrant to acquire and apply technology to identify individual student learning needs and support personalized learning. Allows LEAs that receive funds for both programs to use all the funds for systemic school redesign through technology integration program activities.
 
Creates a new subpart 2 (State Competitive Grants) program to which all funding is to be directed if part D appropriations fall below a specified amount, otherwise all funding is to be made available for subpart 1 programs.
 
 Directs the Secretary to award competitive grants under subpart 2 to states and consortia of states to support LEAs' enhanced use of technology, including online and blended learning for systemic education transformation, curricula redesign, and new instructional strategies to personalize learning.
 
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-11-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2014-06-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2014-06-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-06-19
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit funding to the Institute of Peace.

Bill: 113-hr-4914
Sponsor: Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2014-06-19 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Appropriations
Department of State
Executive agency funding and structure
U.S. Institute of Peace

Summary:
action_date: 2014-06-19
text: 
Prohibits funds available to the Department of State or any other department or agency from being used for contributions to the Institute of Peace.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-11-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
action_date: 2014-06-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2014-06-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2014-06-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-06-19
text: Introduced in House
HALOS Act

Bill: 113-hr-4915
Sponsor: Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]
Introduced: 2014-06-19 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Business investment and capital
Financial services and investments
Higher education
Marketing and advertising
Securities
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2014-06-19
text: 
Helping Angels Lead Our Startups Act or the HALOS Act - Directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to amend Regulation D (governing the limited offer and sale of securities without registration under the Securities Act of 1933) to make the prohibition against general solicitation or general advertising inapplicable to events with specified kinds of sponsors (including angel investor groups not connected to broker-dealers or investment advisers) where:
 
 
presentations or communications are made by or on behalf of an issuer,
 
the advertising does not refer to any specific offering of securities by the issuer,
 
the sponsor does not engage in certain activities (such as offering investment recommendations or advice to attendees), and
 
no specific information regarding a securities offering is communicated (other than that the issuer is in the process of offering or planning to offer securities, including the type and amount of securities being offered).
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-06-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2014-06-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-06-19
text: Introduced in House
POWER Act

Bill: 113-hr-4916
Sponsor: Rep. Schwartz, Allyson Y. [D-PA-13]
Introduced: 2014-06-19 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental technology
Income tax credits
Lighting, heating, cooling

Summary:
action_date: 2014-06-19
text: 
Power Efficiency and Resiliency Act or the POWER Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a 30% energy tax credit for combined heat and power system property and increase the capacity limitations for such property, (2) extend until December 31, 2018, the placed-in-service deadline for such property, and (3) allow a 30% energy tax credit for waste heat to power property (property comprising a system generating electricity through the recovery of a qualified waste heat resource) placed in service before January 1, 2019.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-06-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2014-06-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-06-19
text: Introduced in House
Medical Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4917
Sponsor: Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1]
Introduced: 2014-06-19 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Bankruptcy
Health care costs and insurance
Military operations and strategy
Military personnel and dependents
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2014-06-19
text: 
Medical Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2014 - Amends federal bankruptcy law to cite circumstances under which a medically distressed debtor may elect to exempt from the property of the estate in bankruptcy up to $250,000 of the debtor's aggregate interest in: (1) specified real or personal property that the debtor (or debtor's dependent) uses as a residence, (2) a cooperative that owns the property used as a residence by the debtor or a dependent of the debtor, or (3) a burial plot for the debtor or debtor's dependent.
 
Applies the same election to certain other property of a medically distressed debtor, including certain retirement funds held in a tax-exempt account.
 
Declares inapplicable to a medically distressed debtor: (1) certain presumptions that granting relief under Chapter 7 would constitute abuse of Chapter 7, and (2) mandatory court disapproval of a debtor's plan under chapter 13 upon objection by the trustee or the holder of an allowed unsecured claim.
 
Waives the credit counseling prerequisite for filing for debt relief in the case of a medically distressed debtor.
 
Permits a medically distressed debtor to discharge in bankruptcy debts for certain educational loans. 
Requires a debtor who seeks relief as a medically distressed debtor to attest in writing, and under penalty of perjury, that debtor's medical expenses are genuine, and are not specifically incurred to bring the debtor within the meaning of &quot;medically distressed debtor.&quot;


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
action_date: 2014-06-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2014-06-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-06-19
text: Introduced in House
Speeding Access to Already Approved Pharmaceuticals Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4918
Sponsor: Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15]
Introduced: 2014-06-19 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Europe
European Union
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2014-06-19
text: 
Speeding Access to Already Approved Pharmaceuticals Act of 2014 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), under procedures for expedited approval of products to treat a serious or life-threatening disease or condition, to facilitate the development and expedite the review of new drugs or devices approved for marketing in the European Union.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-06-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2014-06-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-06-19
text: Introduced in House
Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Improvement Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4920
Sponsor: Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12]
Introduced: 2014-06-19 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health technology, devices, supplies
Licensing and registrations
Medicare
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2014-06-19
text: 
Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Improvement Act of 2014 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require state licensure and a bid and surety bond of at least $50,000 for each area for bidding entities under the Medicare durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) competitive acquisition program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-06-19
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: 2014-06-19
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: 2014-06-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-06-19
text: Introduced in House