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No Subsidies Without Verification Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4805
Sponsor: Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6]
Introduced: 2014-06-05 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Comprehensive health care
Department of Health and Human Services
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Income tax credits
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2014-06-05
text: 
No Subsidies Without Verification Act of 2014 - Disallows the health plan premium assistance tax credit or cost-sharing reduction under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act before the first date of the first coverage month beginning on or after the date on which the process to verify an individual's household income and coverage requirements of such individual for purposes of determining eligibility for, and the accurate amount of, the credit or reduction, respectively, has been completed.
 
Requires for such verification: (1) completion of a manual or electronic review of the information required of an applicant for enrollment in a plan, and (2) resolution of any inconsistency of such information with records of the Departments of the Treasury or Homeland Security (DHS) or the Social Security Administration.
 
Exempts individuals from the penalty for not maintaining minimum essential coverage for any month with respect to which a premium tax credit is being claimed and that begins before the date on which the verification process has been completed.
 
Suspends, until the coverage month beginning after eligibility verification has been completed, the premium tax credit and reduced cost-sharing in the case of individuals for whom the subsidy was allowed before enactment of this Act. Provides a special enrollment period for an individual who terminated enrollment in a qualified plan during the period of suspension.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-06-11
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5251)
action_date: 2014-06-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2014-06-05
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: 2014-06-05
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: 2014-06-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-06-05
text: Introduced in House
Pause for Safety Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4806
Sponsor: Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24]
Introduced: 2014-06-05 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Crime prevention
Criminal justice information and records
Firearms and explosives
Law enforcement administration and funding
State and local government operations
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2014-06-05
text: 
Pause for Safety Act of 2014 - Authorizes the Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to make grants to to assist states in carrying out state legislation that: (1) authorizes family members or close associates of an individual to apply for, and state courts or magistrates to issue, gun violence prevention orders (prohibiting a named individual from owning, purchasing, possessing, or receiving firearms because such individual poses a significant threat of personal injury to the individual or others) and gun violence prevention warrants (directing a law enforcement officer to temporarily seize any firearm in the possession of such individual); and (2) requires each law enforcement agency of the state to comply with a procedure that requires a law enforcement officer, in conjunction with performing a wellness check (a visit to an individual's residence to assess whether the individual poses a danger to the individual or others due to a mental, behavioral, or physical condition), to check whether the individual is listed on any of the firearm and ammunition databases of the state or jurisdiction in which the individual resides. 
 
Requires: (1) a court issuing such an order and warrant to hold a hearing within 14 days to determine whether the individual who is the subject of the order may own, purchase, possess, or receive firearms and whether any seized firearms should be returned; (2) the state or petitioner to establish probable cause that the individual poses a significant risk of personal injury to the individual or others by owning or possessing the firearm; (3) the individual to be prohibited from possessing a firearm for up to one year if he or she is found to pose a significant threat; and (4) the firearm to be returned if the court finds that the state has not met the required standard of proof. Authorizes a law enforcement agency to seek renewal of an order if it has probable cause to believe the individual continues to pose a threat. 
 
Amends the federal criminal court to prohibit: (1) the sale or disposition of a firearm or ammunition to anyone subject to such an order; and (2) any person subject to such an order from owning, purchasing, possessing, or receiving any firearms.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2014-06-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2014-06-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-06-05
text: Introduced in House
Cold War Service Medal Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4807
Sponsor: Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3]
Introduced: 2014-06-05 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Military history
Military personnel and dependents
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2014-06-05
text: 
Cold War Service Medal Act of 2014 - Authorizes the Secretary of the military department concerned to issue the Cold War Service Medal to members of the Armed Forces who were discharged or released under honorable conditions after having: (1) served on active duty for at least 24 consecutive months during the Cold War (September 2, 1945, through December 26, 1991), (2) deployed outside the continental United States for at least 30 days during such period, or (3) performed other Cold War service as the Secretary of Defense (DOD) may prescribe.
 
Expresses the sense of Congress that the DOD Secretary should expedite the design of the Medal as well its issuance to eligible members.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-06-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2014-06-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2014-06-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-06-05
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Jobs, Families, and the Economy From EPA Overreach Act

Bill: 113-hr-4808
Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-3]
Introduced: 2014-06-05 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Coal
Economic performance and conditions
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy prices
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Oil and gas
Public utilities and utility rates
Unemployment

Summary:
action_date: 2014-06-05
text: 
Coal Country Protection Act or the Protecting Jobs, Families, and the Economy From EPA Overreach Act - Amends the Clean Air Act to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from promulgating any regulation or guidance that limits or prohibits new carbon dioxide emissions from a fossil fuel-fired power plant until it is certified: (1) by the Secretary of Labor that the regulation or guidance will not generate a loss of employment, (2) by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) that it will not result in a loss in the gross domestic product, (3) by the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration that it will not generate an increase in electricity rates, and (4) by the Chairperson of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the President of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation that it will not effect the reliability of electricity delivery. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-06-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
action_date: 2014-06-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2014-06-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-06-05
text: Introduced in House
Bureau Guidance Transparency Act

Bill: 113-hr-4811
Sponsor: Rep. Stutzman, Marlin A. [R-IN-3]
Introduced: 2014-06-09 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer affairs
Consumer credit
Financial services and investments
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2014-06-09
text: 
Bureau Guidance Transparency Act - Amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to direct the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), when issuing guidance, to: (1) provide for a public notice and comment period before issuing the guidance in final form, (2) make publicly available all information relied on by the CFPB, and (3) redact any information that is exempt from disclosure under specified provisions of the Freedom of Information Act.
 
 Declares without force or effect CFPB Bulletin 2013-02 (Indirect Auto Lending and Compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act), published March 21, 2013.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-06-11
text: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 35 - 24.
action_date: 2014-06-11
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2014-06-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2014-06-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-06-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-05-21
text: Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Prior to Introduction and Referral.
Protection and Accountability Regulatory Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4813
Sponsor: Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1]
Introduced: 2014-06-09 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Coal
Electric power generation and transmission
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Oil and gas
Public utilities and utility rates

Summary:
action_date: 2014-06-09
text: 
Protection and Accountability Regulatory Act of 2014 - Nullifies the following proposed rules of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): (1) Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units, (2) Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units, and (3) Carbon Pollution Standards for Modified and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units.
 
Prohibits the Administrator of the EPA from issuing or implementing for five years any rule that is substantially similar to the proposed rules unless a federal law is enacted specifically authorizing such a rule.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-06-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
action_date: 2014-06-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2014-06-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-06-09
text: Introduced in House
Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4814
Sponsor: Rep. Marino, Tom [R-PA-10]
Introduced: 2014-06-09 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Home and outpatient care
Medical education
Medical research
Medicare
Minority health
Research administration and funding
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2014-06-09
text: 
Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act of 2014 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise Medicare payments for dialysis services provided to individuals with end stage renal disease (ESRD) and acute kidney injury. Extends the time period when a private health insurer, in determining benefits, cannot consider a group health insurance enrollee's ESRD or entitlement to Medicare coverage due to ESRD. Makes individuals with ESRD eligible for Medicare Advantage.
 
Allows dialysis facilities to provide kidney disease education services and allows physician assistants, nurse practitioners, or clinical nurse specialists to refer individuals to those services.
 
Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish an ESRD Care Coordination program to provide higher Medicare payments to nephrologists, dialysis facilities, and other providers that reduce spending on ESRD by being part of a coordinated care organization.
 
Amends the Public Health Service Act to include dialysis as a service provided by the National Health Service Corps in health professional shortage areas. Makes nephrologists and non-physician practitioners who provide dialysis eligible for the National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program and Loan Repayment Program.
 Requires the Comptroller General (GAO) to submit a report identifying gaps in chronic kidney disease research and comparing research funding to expenditures on disease treatment. Requires HHS to study the causes of kidney disease and efforts to treat kidney disease in disproportionately affected minority populations.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-06-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2014-06-09
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: 2014-06-09
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: 2014-06-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-06-09
text: Introduced in House
American Manufacturing Jobs for Students Act

Bill: 113-hr-4815
Sponsor: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
Introduced: 2014-06-09 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding
Educational guidance
Elementary and secondary education
Manufacturing
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2014-06-09
text: 
American Manufacturing Jobs for Students Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education, when awarding grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) for school counseling programs, to give special consideration to coordinated efforts to significantly engage students in manufacturing careers.
 
 Requires such programs to provide students in grades 7-12 with: (1) information on career and educational pathways leading to jobs and career opportunities in the LEA's geographic area, particularly in the manufacturing field; and (2) opportunities to interact with employers in the LEA's geographic area, with preference given to employers in the manufacturing field.
 
 
 
 
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-11-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2014-06-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2014-06-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-06-09
text: Introduced in House
Stamp Out Violence In Our Communities Act

Bill: 113-hr-4817
Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
Introduced: 2014-06-09 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Crime prevention
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Law enforcement administration and funding
Postal service

Summary:
action_date: 2014-06-09
text: 
Stamp Out Violence In Our Communities Act - Directs the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to issue a special postage stamp to provide funding for the Department of Justice (DOJ) Gang Resistance Education and Training Program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2014-06-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2014-06-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2014-06-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-06-09
text: Introduced in House
Military Spouse Career Advancement Act

Bill: 113-hr-4818
Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18]
Introduced: 2014-06-09 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Higher education
Licensing and registrations
Military personnel and dependents
Student aid and college costs
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2014-06-09
text: 
Military Spouse Career Advancement Act - Requires (current law authorizes) the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to establish programs to provide education and training opportunities for military spouses to expand employment and portable career opportunities. 
 
Directs the Secretary to continue to carry out the Military Spouse Career Advancement Account (MyCAA) program, under which the spouse of a member of the armed forces who is serving on active duty may receive up to the amount that the Secretary determines is equal to the average amount of in-state tuition at public four-year colleges and universities located in the state in which the spouse resides in tuition assistance for education and training courses and licensing and credentialing fees.
 
Requires financial assistance provided under the program to be available to cover the costs of:
 
 
state certifications for teachers, medical professionals, and other occupations;
 
licensing exams and related preparation courses;
 
continuing education classes;
 
degree programs leading to employment in portable careers; and
 
secondary education completion courses, GED tests, and English as a Second Language classes.
 
 
Prohibits the Secretary from restricting participation in the program to spouses of members serving in particular grades.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2014-06-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2014-06-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-06-09
text: Introduced in House
Jobs Investment Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4819
Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18]
Introduced: 2014-06-09 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Congressional oversight
Income tax deductions
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2014-06-09
text: 
Jobs Investment Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to develop and report on recommendations for assigning to depreciable property a class life, classification, or recovery period that more equitably provides for capital cost recovery across all industries without any significant effect on total tax revenue. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-06-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2014-06-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-06-09
text: Introduced in House
LIFE Act

Bill: 113-hr-4820
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2014-06-09 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health promotion and preventive care
Medical education
Nutrition and diet
Physical fitness and lifestyle
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2014-06-09
text: 
Promoting Healthier Lifelong Improvements in Food and Exercise Act or the LIFE Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to carry out a national program to conduct and support activities regarding individuals who are overweight or obese in order to make progress toward the goal of significantly reducing obesity in the United States. Requires such activities to include: (1) training health professionals, (2) educating the public, and (3) developing and demonstrating intervention strategies for use at worksites and in community settings.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-06-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2014-06-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2014-06-09
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E921-922)
action_date: 2014-06-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-06-09
text: Introduced in House
For the relief of Meriam Yahya Ibrahim, Martin Wani, and Maya Wani.

Bill: 113-hr-4821
Sponsor: Rep. Cotton, Tom [R-AR-4]
Introduced: 2014-06-09 in the House
Policy area: Private Legislation

Summary:
action_date: 2014-06-09
text: Provides for the relief of Meriam Yahya Ibrahim, Martin Wani, and Maya Wani.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-06-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2014-06-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-06-09
text: Introduced in House
Accelerate Our Manufacturers Act

Bill: 113-hr-4822
Sponsor: Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]
Introduced: 2014-06-10 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Income tax deductions
Industrial facilities
Manufacturing

Summary:
action_date: 2014-06-10
text: 
Accelerate Our Manufacturers Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an additional 100% depreciation allowance (bonus depreciation) for qualified manufacturing property and an election to accelerate the alternative minimum tax (AMT) credit with respect to such property in lieu of bonus depreciation. Defines "qualified manufacturing property" as property that is acquired after December 31, 2013, and before January 1, 2019, and that is used by a manufacturer to produce an article from new or raw material, or from scrap, salvage, or junk material, by processing or changing the form of an article or by combining or assembling two or more articles. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-06-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2014-06-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-06-10
text: Introduced in House