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To relinquish all Federal interests in certain lands in the State of Louisiana to correct errors resulting from possible omission of lands from previous surveys, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-hr-5818
Sponsor: Rep. Fleming, John [R-LA-4]
Introduced: 2014-12-09 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Land transfers
Louisiana

Summary:
action_date: 2014-12-09
text: 
Requires Department of the Interior to relinquish all federal interests in certain lands surrounding Lake Bistineau in Township 16 North, Range 10 West, Bossier Parish, Louisiana. Makes December 8, 1842, the effective date of the relinquishment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-12-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
action_date: 2014-12-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2014-12-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-12-09
text: Introduced in House
Funding Scientists at the Peak Age of Discovery Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5819
Sponsor: Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1]
Introduced: 2014-12-09 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Aging
Health programs administration and funding
Medical research
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2014-12-09
text: 
Funding Scientists at the Peak Age of Discovery Act of 2014 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to ensure that the median age of first-time researchers receiving R series (research) grants is under 40 years of age by January 1, 2019, under 39 years of age by January 1, 2022, and under 38 years of age by January 1, 2025. Excludes grants for small business innovation research, small business technology transfer, or clinical trial planning.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-12-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2014-12-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2014-12-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-12-09
text: Introduced in House
YES to Cures Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5820
Sponsor: Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1]
Introduced: 2014-12-09 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Aging
Congressional oversight
Health programs administration and funding
Medical research
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2014-12-09
text: 
YES to Cures Act of 2014 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to allocate for research by emerging scientists funds that otherwise would be used to evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of National Institutes of Health (NIH) programs.
 Requires NIH to explain why there has been an increase in the average age of grant recipients over the past 30 years and describe the steps taken to address this trend.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-12-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2014-12-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2014-12-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-12-09
text: Introduced in House
Fort Frederica National Monument Boundary Expansion Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5821
Sponsor: Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1]
Introduced: 2014-12-09 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Georgia
Historic sites and heritage areas
Land transfers
Military history
Monuments and memorials
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:
action_date: 2014-12-09
text: 
Fort Frederica National Monument Boundary Expansion Act of 2014 - Expands the boundary of the Fort Frederica National Monument on Saint Simon Island, Georgia. Increases the maximum number of acres that may be included in the monument from 250 to 525 acres.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
action_date: 2014-12-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2014-12-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-12-09
text: Introduced in House
Developing Standards for Electronic Shipping Papers Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5822
Sponsor: Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3]
Introduced: 2014-12-09 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advisory bodies
Business records
Emergency communications systems
First responders and emergency personnel
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2014-12-09
text: 
Developing Standards for Electronic Shipping Papers Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to establish a Hazardous Materials Information Advisory Committee to develop voluntary standards and best practices for first responders and enforcement officials in the use of electronic shipping papers in the event of a hazardous material transportation incident.
 
Defines the term &quot;electronic shipping paper&quot; as an electronic version of the physical shipping paper conveying the most current available hazard information and capable of being accessed instantaneously by emergency responders during such an incident.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2014-12-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2014-12-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-12-09
text: Introduced in House
Incentivizing Healthcare Quality Outcomes Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5823
Sponsor: Rep. Matheson, Jim [D-UT-4]
Introduced: 2014-12-09 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government studies and investigations
Health care quality
Health personnel
Health promotion and preventive care
Home and outpatient care
Hospital care
Medicaid
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2014-12-09
text: 
Incentivizing Healthcare Quality Outcomes Act of 2014 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act. in order to incentivize healthcare quality outcomes, to prescribe specific adjustment factors for incentive payments to: (1) healthcare delivery organizations, and (2) healthcare professionals (who are not part of an applicable healthcare delivery organization) in a geographic region to coordinate care and reduce potentially preventable outcomes.
 
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish geographic regions to which health professionals shall be assigned.
 
Requires the Secretary to select a methodology of identifying potentially preventable: (1) inpatient hospital complications, (2) admissions and readmissions, (3) emergency room visits, (4) outpatient procedures and tests, as well as (5) outcomes. Requires selection of a methodology also for risk adjusting the rate of each potentially preventable outcome.
 
Directs the Secretary to: (1) give confidential reports to healthcare delivery organizations with respect to potentially preventable outcomes, (2) make information available to the public regarding potentially preventable outcomes of each applicable healthcare delivery organization, (3) apply to state plans (or waivers) under SSA title XIX (Medicaid) regulations that will relate to payment adjustments for potentially preventable outcomes, and (4) award quality improvement grants to eligible healthcare delivery organizations with an organization-specific adjustment factor lower than the factor for 75% of all other such organizations.
 
Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to study the impact of this Act on Medicare beneficiaries' care, Medicare expenditures, and Medicare providers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-12-09
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: 2014-12-09
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: 2014-12-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-12-09
text: Introduced in House
American Anti-Torture Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5824
Sponsor: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10]
Introduced: 2014-12-09 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Detention of persons
Human rights
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Military law

Summary:
action_date: 2014-12-09
text: 
American Anti-Torture Act of 2014 - Amends the Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 to prohibit any person in the custody or control of the United States (under current law, persons under the custody or control of the Department of Defense [DOD] or under detention in a DOD facility) from being subject to any treatment or technique of interrogation not authorized by and listed in the U.S. Army Field Manual on Human Intelligence Collector Operations.
 
Makes such prohibition inapplicable with respect to any person in the custody or control of the United States (under current law, DOD) pursuant to a U.S. criminal or immigration law.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-12-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2014-12-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2014-12-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-12-09
text: Introduced in House
No Healthcare Subsidies for Foreign Diplomats Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5825
Sponsor: Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39]
Introduced: 2014-12-10 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Income tax credits
International organizations and cooperation
United Nations

Summary:
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: 
No Healthcare Subsidies for Foreign Diplomats Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny a tax credit for the cost of health insurance premiums and health insurance cost-sharing reductions under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to foreign diplomats. Requires the Secretary of State to notify all foreign missions in the United States, permanent missions to the United Nations, and the United Nations Secretariat that health insurance premium tax credits and cost-sharing reductions are not available for their foreign personnel with nonimmigrant status under the Immigration and Nationality Act. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Foreign Affairs, 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: 2014-12-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Foreign Affairs, 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: 2014-12-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Foreign Affairs, 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: 2014-12-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Introduced in House
Water Quality Investment Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5826
Sponsor: Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]
Introduced: 2014-12-10 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Executive agency funding and structure
Solid waste and recycling
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: 
Water Quality Investment Act of 2014 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to reauthorize the sewer overflow control grants program through FY2019.
 
Requires a project that receives a grant to be carried out under the same requirements as a project that receives assistance from a state water pollution control revolving fund, unless the state determines the requirements are inconsistent with treating sewer overflow.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-12-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Introduced in House
Christmas Tree Tax Exclusion Act

Bill: 113-hr-5827
Sponsor: Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10]
Introduced: 2014-12-10 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Agricultural marketing and promotion
Agricultural research
Commemorative events and holidays
Department of Agriculture
Forests, forestry, trees

Summary:
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: 
Christmas Tree Tax Exclusion Act - Excludes &quot;choose and cut&quot; Christmas tree producers from the Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Christmas Tree Promotion, Research, and Information Order, which was authorized by the Commodity Promotion, Research, and Information Act of 1996 and includes an assessment on Christmas tree producers to fund a promotion, research, and information program for fresh cut Christmas trees.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exception for certain public-private research arrangements from the business use test for purposes of determining private activity bonds.

Bill: 113-hr-5829
Sponsor: Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3]
Introduced: 2014-12-10 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Contracts and agency
Income tax exclusion
Public contracts and procurement
Public-private cooperation
Research and development
Securities
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax exemption for private activity bond interest if the proceeds from such a bond are to be used for basic research (i.e., any original investigation for the advancement of scientific knowledge not having a specific commercial objective) at a government unit, a tax-exempt charitable organization, or a private organization that has a bona-fide contractual arrangement with a government unit or tax-exempt organization.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Introduced in House
Grand Jury Reform Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5830
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]
Introduced: 2014-12-10 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing
Evidence and witnesses
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: 
Grand Jury Reform Act of 2014 - Requires a state to comply with the requirements of this Act in order for it, or a local governmental unit thereof, to be eligible to receive funding under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program.
 
Directs the governor of a state to: (1) appoint a special prosecutor to present evidence on the state's behalf at a hearing before a judge to determine whether probable cause exists to bring criminal charges against a law enforcement officer who uses deadly force against a person and thereby causes his or her death; and (2) use a random process to select the special prosecutor from among the prosecutors in the state, excluding the prosecutors of the locality in which the death took place.
 
Requires: (1) the judge to issue the determination in writing and submit it to the chief prosecutor of the locality in which the death took place; (2) the special prosecutor, upon conclusion of the hearing, to submit written recommendations to such chief prosecutor, including regarding whether criminal charges should be brought against the officer; and (3) the court to remain open to the public in such hearing, except as determined appropriate by the presiding judge.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Introduced in House
Police Accountability Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5831
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]
Introduced: 2014-12-10 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: 
Police Accountability Act of 2014 - Amends the federal criminal code to require a state or local law enforcement officer in a public agency which receives federal justice assistance, who engages in conduct that would constitute a federal crime of violence if it were to occur in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, to be punished as provided for that offense under federal law.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Introduced in House
PROPER Act

Bill: 113-hr-5832
Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-5]
Introduced: 2014-12-10 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: 
Proudly Restoring Officers of Prior Enlistment Retirement Act or the PROPER Act - Reduces to four the number of years that previously enlisted commissioned officers who have performed a certain minimum number of years of military service to become eligible for retirement must have actively served in the rank of commissioned officer in order to retire in the officer rank instead of in their previous enlisted rank. (Currently, a requirement for 10 years of active service as a commissioned officer has been reduced temporarily to 8 years.)
 
Makes the reduction to four years applicable during the period from January 1, 2014, to September 30, 2016. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8934)
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Introduced in House
Taxpayer Protections Against Abusive Seizures Act

Bill: 113-hr-5833
Sponsor: Rep. Camp, Dave [R-MI-4]
Introduced: 2014-12-10 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing
Currency
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Judicial procedure and administration
Property rights

Summary:
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: 
 Taxpayer Protections Against Abusive Seizures Act - Requires notice of a right to request a court hearing to each person whose property is seized or restrained because of an alleged violation of the prohibition against structuring transactions to evade reporting requirements. 
 
Requires the seized or restrained property to be returned, if the person requests a court hearing within 14 days after receiving such notice, unless within 14 days of that request the court holds an adversarial hearing and finds probable cause to believe that such a violation exists.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Introduced in House
Closing the Digital Divide for Students Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5834
Sponsor: Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]
Introduced: 2014-12-10 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Pornography
Poverty and welfare assistance
Public housing
Public utilities and utility rates

Summary:
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: 
Closing the Digital Divide for Students Act of 2014 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to require high-speed Internet service costs to be included in public housing utility allowances for households with children who qualify for free and reduced price school lunches. 
 
Prohibits a dwelling unit's Internet cost allowance from: (1) exceeding the lowest cost available in the area, and (2) including costs for cable or satellite television or for joint packages for Internet service together with cable or satellite television. 
 
Conditions Internet cost allowances on the service including technology to block visual depictions that are obscene or harmful to minors. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Introduced in House
Comprehensive TB Elimination Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5835
Sponsor: Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29]
Introduced: 2014-12-10 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child health
Drug therapy
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: 
Comprehensive TB Elimination Act of 2014 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Drug Shortages Strategic Plan to include plans to ensure coordination between the Drug Shortages Task Force and the Federal Tuberculosis Task Force.
 
Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services, when awarding grants for the prevention, control, and elimination of tuberculosis, to give priority to state health departments proposing to focus on high-risk populations, including foreign-born, homeless, and uninsured populations.
 
Authorizes the Health Resources and Services Administration to award grants to state and local governments and federally qualified health centers to coordinate their programs and services to ensure timely and appropriate prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of tuberculosis.
 
Requires the Federal Tuberculosis Task Force to advise federal officials on strategies and systems to prevent and mitigate shortages of tuberculosis drugs.
 
Reauthorizes the national strategy for combating and eliminating tuberculosis through FY2019.
 Allows the National Institutes of Health to enhance research on pediatric tuberculosis and tuberculosis infection and progression.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Introduced in House