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All Year School Study Act

Bill: 113-s-2029
Sponsor: Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL]
Introduced: 2014-02-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
School administration
Science and engineering education
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2014-02-12
text: 
All Year School Study Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to carry out a multi-year pilot program awarding four grants to states, local educational agencies, or other public entities to establish or expand year-round education programs at public elementary or secondary schools that focus on raising student achievement. 
 
Allows grantees to increase the salaries of teachers participating in the year-round education programs, but by no more than 100%.
 
Requires the Secretary to give priority to grant applicants that: (1) propose to carry out year-round education activities that emphasize science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; and (2) target high-poverty areas and low-performing schools.
 
Directs the Secretary to enter into a contract for an independent evaluation of the pilot program's effectiveness.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-02-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2014-02-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Smartphone Theft Prevention Act

Bill: 113-s-2032
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2014-02-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Computer security and identity theft
Consumer affairs
Crimes against property
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Telephone and wireless communication
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2014-02-12
text: 
Smartphone Theft Prevention Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require commercial mobile service providers to make available on mobile devices a function that an account holder may use remotely to: (1) delete or render inaccessible all information relating to the account holder that has been placed on the device; (2) render the device inoperable on the global networks of such service providers, even if the device is turned off or has the data storage medium removed; (3) prevent the device from being reactivated or reprogrammed without a passcode or similar authorization after the device has been rendered inoperable or has been subject to an unauthorized factory reset; and (4) reverse any such actions if the device is recovered by the account holder.
 
Prohibits a mobile device from being manufactured in the United States or imported into the United States for sale or resale to the public, unless the device is configured in such a manner that a service provider may make such remote deletion and inoperability functions available on the device.
 
Allows the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to waive such requirements with respect to any low-cost mobile device that: (1) is intended primarily for voice-only mobile service, and (2) may have limited data consumption functions focused on text messaging or short message service. 
 
Prohibits service providers from charging a fee for making such remote deletion and inoperability functions available.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-02-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2014-02-12
text: Introduced in Senate
JOBS Act of 2014

Bill: 113-s-2033
Sponsor: Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA]
Introduced: 2014-02-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Student aid and college costs
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2014-02-12
text: 
Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students Act of 2014 or the JOBS Act of 2014 - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education, for the award years beginning on July 1, 2014, and ending on June 30, 2020, to award job training Federal Pell Grants to students in job training programs.
 
Makes students eligible for such Grants if they: (1) have not attained a baccalaureate or postbaccalaureate degree; (2) are attending an institution of higher education (IHE) that is eligible to participate in title IV programs; (3) are enrolled in, or accepted for enrollment in, a job training program at that IHE that does not lead to a baccalaureate degree; and (4) meet all the other eligibility requirements for a Federal Pell Grant.
 
Establishes a maximum amount, but no minimum amount, for such a Grant.
 
Defines an eligible &quot;job training program&quot; as a career and technical education program at an IHE that:
 
 
provides at least 150 clock hours of instructional time over a period of at least 8 weeks,
 
provides training that meets the needs of the local or regional workforce,
 
provides students who complete the program with a recognized educational credential, and
 
the IHE has determined is sufficient to meet the hiring requirements of multiple employers and allow students to apply for any licenses or certifications that may be required for employment in the field for which the job training is offered.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-02-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2014-02-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Reclamation Title Transfer Act of 2014

Bill: 113-s-2034
Sponsor: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
Introduced: 2014-02-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Dams and canals
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2014-02-24
text: 
Reclamation Title Transfer Act of 2014 - Authorizes the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation to establish a program that: (1) identifies and analyzes the potential for public benefits from the transfer of eligible facilities out of federal ownership, and (2) facilitates the transfer of such facilities to qualifying entities to promote more efficient management of water and water-related facilities.
 
Defines: (1) "eligible facilities" as reclamation projects or facilities (including dams and appurtenant works, infrastructure, recreational facilities, buildings, distribution and drainage works, and associated land or interests in land or water) for which the United States holds title and that meet the criteria for potential transfer established by this Act; and (2) "qualifying entity" as a state, local government, Indian tribe, municipal or quasi-municipal corporation, or other entity (such as a water district) that has the capacity to continue to manage the conveyed property for the same purposes that the property has been managed under the reclamation laws.
 
Authorizes the Commissioner to convey an eligible facility to a qualifying entity without further authorization from Congress. Grants a qualifying entity that is operating an eligible facility at the time conveyance is being considered the right of first refusal. 
 
Authorizes the Commissioner to reserve an easement over a conveyed property if necessary for the management of any interests retained by the federal government. Directs the Commissioner to retain any mineral interests associated with a conveyed property.
 
Requires the Commissioner to: (1) establish criteria for determining whether facilities are eligible for conveyance under this Act, including that the qualifying entity agrees to use the eligible facility for substantially the same purposes the facility is being used for at the time the transfer is being evaluated and that such a conveyance is in the financial interest of the United States; and (2) make information on how the determinations are made publicly available. 
 
Terminates the Secretary's authority to carry out such conveyances 15 years after this Act's enactment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-02-27
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-284.
action_date: 2014-02-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2014-02-24
text: Introduced in Senate
SPRINT Act

Bill: 113-s-2035
Sponsor: Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK]
Introduced: 2014-02-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Department of Health and Human Services
Executive agency funding and structure
Health care coverage and access
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical research
Mental health
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Neurological disorders
Research administration and funding
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2014-02-24
text: 
Suicide Prevention Research INnovaTion Act or the SPRINT Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the National Institute of Mental Health to use funds made available by this Act exclusively for the purpose of conducting and supporting: (1) research on the determinants of self-directed and other violence in mental illness, including studies designed to reduce the risk of self-harm, suicide, and interpersonal violence, especially in rural communities with a shortage of mental health services; and (2) brain research through the Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-02-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2014-02-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2014

Bill: 113-s-2037
Sponsor: Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS]
Introduced: 2014-02-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Hospital care
Medicare
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2014-02-24
text: 
Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2014 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to repeal the 96-hour physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services under which a physician must certify that a patient may reasonably be expected to be discharged or transferred to a hospital within 96 hours after admission to the critical access hospital.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-02-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2014-02-24
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1007-1008)
action_date: 2014-02-24
text: Introduced in Senate
ITIN Reform Act of 2014

Bill: 113-s-2039
Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2014-02-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Government information and archives
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2014-02-25
text: 
ITIN Reform Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to issue an individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN) to an individual only if such individual: (1) submits an application for an ITIN in person at an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) taxpayer assistance center with required documentation, or (2) submits an application in person outside of the United States to an IRS employee or a designee of the Secretary at a U.S. diplomatic mission or consular post with required documentation. Exempts from this requirement military spouses or dependents, and nonresident aliens claiming tax treaty benefits. 
 
Requires the Inspector General of the Department of the Treasury for Tax Administration to audit, on a biennial basis, the IRS program for issuance of ITINs pursuant to this Act and report to Congress on such audit.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-02-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1049-1050)
action_date: 2014-02-25
text: Introduced in Senate
May 31, 1918 Act Repeal Act

Bill: 113-s-2041
Sponsor: Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID]
Introduced: 2014-02-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Idaho
Indian lands and resources rights
Land transfers

Summary:
action_date: 2014-02-25
text: 
May 31, 1918 Act Repeal Act - Repeals the Act of May 31, 1918 (authorized the Secretary of the Interior to set aside and reserve a tract of land within the Fort Hall Indian Reservation, Idaho, for town-site purposes).
 
Gives the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Indian Reservation the exclusive right of first refusal to purchase at fair market value any land set aside or apart under such Act and offered for sale.
 
Directs the United States to hold in trust for the benefit of the Tribes or a member of the Tribes: (1) any land they acquired before this Act's enactment, and (2) any land they acquired on or after this Act's enactment that is set aside or apart under such Act.
 
 
 
 
 
 

action_date: 2014-08-26
text: 
May 31, 1918 Act Repeal Act - Repeals the Act of May 31, 1918 (authorized the Secretary of the Interior to set aside and reserve a tract of land within the Fort Hall Indian Reservation, Idaho, for town-site purposes).
 
Gives the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Indian Reservation the exclusive right of first refusal to purchase at fair market value any land within the Fort Hall Townsite and offered for sale.
 
Directs the United States to hold in trust for the benefit of the Tribes or a member of the Tribes: (1) any land they owned or acquired within the Townsite before this Act's enactment, and (2) any land they owned or acquired within the Townsite on or after this Act's enactment. 
 
Declares that, nothing in this Act affects any valid right to any land set aside or set apart under the 1918 Act. 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-11-13
text: By Senator Tester from Committee on Indian Affairs filed written report. Report No. 113-271.
action_date: 2014-11-13
text: By Senator Tester from Committee on Indian Affairs filed written report. Report No. 113-271.
action_date: 2014-08-26
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 539.
action_date: 2014-08-26
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Tester under authority of the order of the Senate of 08/05/2014 with amendments. Without written report.
action_date: 2014-08-26
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Tester under authority of the order of the Senate of 08/05/2014 with amendments. Without written report.
action_date: 2014-06-11
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
action_date: 2014-05-07
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-509.
action_date: 2014-02-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
action_date: 2014-02-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Stop IRS Overreach Act

Bill: 113-s-2043
Sponsor: Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE]
Introduced: 2014-02-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Political movements and philosophies
Religion
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2014-02-26
text: 
Stop IRS Overreach Act - Prohibits the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from asking any taxpayer any question regarding religious, political, or social beliefs. 
 
Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) any exceptions to such prohibition should identify the specific questions authorized, the class of taxpayers to whom such questions may be asked, and the circumstances under which such questions may be asked; and (2) if the IRS Commissioner determines that asking such questions would aid in the efficient administration of the tax laws, the Commissioner should submit a report to Congress that includes such questions in verbatim form and describes such class of taxpayers and the circumstances under which such questions would be asked. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-02-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2014-02-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Taxpayer Accountability Act

Bill: 113-s-2044
Sponsor: Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE]
Introduced: 2014-02-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Government information and archives
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2014-02-26
text: 
Taxpayer Accountability Act - Requires the Internal Revenue Service (IRS): (1) to provide a substantive written response (not merely an acknowledgment letter) to any written correspondence from a taxpayer not later than 30 days after receiving such correspondence; (2) within 30 days after disclosing taxpayer information to any federal, state, or local governmental entity, to provide to the taxpayer a written notification describing the information, to whom it was disclosed, and when it was disclosed; and (3) to conclude any audit of an individual taxpayer not later than 1 year after the audit is initiated and to not assess any tax with respect to such audit after it is concluded.
 

 
 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-02-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2014-02-26
text: Introduced in Senate
American Royalties Too Act of 2014

Bill: 113-s-2045
Sponsor: Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]
Introduced: 2014-02-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Art, artists, authorship
Congressional agencies
Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Intellectual property
Library of Congress
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2014-02-26
text: 
American Royalties Too Act of 2014 - Expands copyright owners' exclusive rights, in the case of a work of visual art, to include the right to collect or authorize the collection of a royalty if the work is sold by a person other than the author for at least $5,000 in an auction.
 
Defines &quot;auction&quot; as a public sale of visual art to the highest bidder run by an entity that sold at least $1 million of works of visual art during the previous year.
 
Revises the term &quot;work of visual art&quot; to make requirements for photographs consistent with requirements for paintings, drawings, and prints. (Currently, a photograph must be a still photographic image produced for exhibition purposes only.)
 
Limits the amount of such a royalty to the lesser of: (1) 5% of the purchase price; or (2) $35,000, subject to cost-of-living adjustments.
 
Directs entities conducting such auctions to collect and pay the royalties to a visual artists' copyright collecting society. Requires the collecting society, at least four times each year, to distribute the appropriate royalties (minus administrative expenses) to authors or successor copyright owners.
 
Requires an author of a work of visual art, in order to be eligible to receive such a royalty, to: (1) be a citizen of, or domiciled in, the United States or a country that provides resale royalty rights; or (2) have first created the work in the United States or a country that provides such royalty rights.
 
Establishes a copyright infringement offense for the failure to pay such a royalty. Subjects infringers to: (1) statutory damages, and (2) liability for the full royalty. 
 
Prohibits the sale, assignment, or waiver of the right to collect such a royalty, subject to exceptions for works made for hire and transfers of copyright ownership. 
 
Directs the Register of Copyrights to issue regulations governing visual artists' copyright collecting societies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-02-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2014-02-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Access to Hearing Healthcare Act of 2014

Bill: 113-s-2046
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2014-02-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care coverage and access
Hearing, speech, and vision care
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2014-02-26
text: 
Access to Hearing Healthcare Act of 2014 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise the definition of Medicare-covered audiology (hearing and balance assessment) services provided by a qualified and legally authorized audiologist to state that such services are covered without regard to any requirement that: (1) the individual receiving them be under the care of (or referred by) a physician or other health care practitioner, or (2) such services are provided under the supervision of a physician or other health practitioner.
 
Includes audiology services as medical services, as so redefined, under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-02-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2014-02-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act of 2014

Bill: 113-s-2047
Sponsor: Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]
Introduced: 2014-02-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Child health
Civil actions and liability
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Federal preemption
Marketing and advertising
Retail and wholesale trades
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2014-02-26
text: 
Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act of 2014 - Prohibits advertisement, promotion, or marketing in commerce of electronic cigarettes in a manner that is known, or should be known, to increase the use of electronic cigarettes by children under the age of 18. 
 
Defines &quot;electronic cigarette&quot; as a battery-operated product designed to: (1) deliver nicotine, flavor, or other chemicals; and (2) turn chemicals, such as nicotine, into an aerosol that is inhaled by the user. 
 
Sets forth authority for: (1) the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to enforce violations as an unfair or deceptive act or practice, and (2) states to bring civil actions on behalf of residents threatened or adversely affected by such a violation.
 
Establishes a civil penalty to be available in state actions that is calculated by multiplying the number of days that a person is not in compliance with such prohibition by an amount up to $16,000, adjusted annually for inflation.
 
Allows the FTC to intervene and appeal in state actions. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-02-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2014-02-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Encouraging Trade and Investment from New Zealand Act

Bill: 113-s-2048
Sponsor: Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2014-02-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Immigration status and procedures
New Zealand
Oceania
U.S. and foreign investments
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2014-02-26
text: 
Makes New Zealand nationals eligible to enter the United States as nonimmigrant traders and investors as provided for under the Immigration and Nationality Act if New Zealand provides reciprocal nonimmigrant treatment to U.S. nationals.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-02-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2014-02-26
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1176)
action_date: 2014-02-26
text: Introduced in Senate