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Compassionate Freedom of Choice Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4475
Sponsor: Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9]
Introduced: 2014-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Business records
Civil actions and liability
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Drug therapy
Health technology, devices, supplies
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Prescription drugs
Retail and wholesale trades
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2014-04-10
text: 
Compassionate Freedom of Choice Act of 2014 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to declare that nothing in it or in the Public Health Service Act shall prevent or restrict, and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) shall not implement or enforce any law to prevent or restrict, the manufacture, importation, distribution, or sale of investigational drugs or devices for terminally ill patients.
 
Prohibits the FDA Commissioner from requiring the disclosure, collection, or reporting of certain information concerning such drugs or devices, except that the sponsor of a clinical trial may voluntarily disclose, collect, or report such information to the FDA.
 
Declares that, except in cases of gross negligence or willful misconduct, any person who manufactures, imports, distributes, prescribes, or administers an investigational drug or device shall not be liable in any action under state or federal law for loss, damage, or injury arising out of, relating to, or resulting from: (1) the design, development, clinical testing and investigation, manufacturing, labeling, distribution, sale, purchase, donation, dispensing, prescription, administration, or use of such drugs or devices; or (2) their safety or effectiveness.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-04-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2014-04-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2014-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-04-10
text: Introduced in House
Cleaning Product Right to Know Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4476
Sponsor: Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3]
Introduced: 2014-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Consumer affairs
Government information and archives
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Product safety and quality
Trade secrets and economic espionage

Summary:
action_date: 2014-04-10
text: 
Cleaning Product Right to Know Act of 2014 - Requires a cleaning product manufactured or offered for sale, distributed in commerce, or imported into the United States to bear a label listing each of its ingredients: (1) by the name assigned by the International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients or, if there is no such name, by the name assigned by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry or, if there is none, by its common chemical name; and (2) in descending order of predominance by weight, except that ingredients that constitute less than 1% of the product can be listed at the end in any order.
 
Allows the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to exempt from such labeling requirement: (1) an ingredient that is present in a product at such low levels that detection is not technologically feasible; or (2) for five-year periods, an ingredient that a manufacturer demonstrates to be a trade secret. Sets forth required disclosures for, and limitations to, a manufacturer's claim that an ingredient is a trade secret. 
 
Requires a product that is not in conformity with the labeling requirements and not exempt to be treated as a misbranded hazardous substance under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (FHSA). Increases penalties for violations of FHSA.
 
Authorizes any person to petition the CPSC to investigate claims that a product does not satisfy the labeling requirements. 
 
Requires: (1) each cleaning product manufacturer to make available on its website a complete list of ingredients for each product, including any potential adverse health effect of each ingredient; and (2) CPSC to provide on its website aggregated information that allows users to compare products made by different manufacturers. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-04-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
action_date: 2014-04-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2014-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-04-10
text: Introduced in House
Altamont Corridor Rail Improvement Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4477
Sponsor: Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9]
Introduced: 2014-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: California
Railroads
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2014-04-10
text: 
Altamont Corridor Rail Improvement Act of 2014 - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to make allocations for capital investment grants for FY2015-FY2024 for any remaining preliminary engineering and final design and construction of the Altamont Corridor Rail Project (California).
 
Allows for the use of any alternative analysis or environmental impact report relating the Project to satisfy Federal Railroad Administration capital assistance requirements for new fixed guideway capital projects.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-04-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2014-04-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2014-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-04-10
text: Introduced in House
Section 8 Relief Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4478
Sponsor: Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-13]
Introduced: 2014-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Low- and moderate-income housing
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2014-04-10
text: 
Section 8 Relief Act of 2014 - Requires any new housing assistance payments contract providing rental assistance to low-income families under the United States Housing Act of 1937 that is attached to a structure to have a 40-year term.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-04-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2014-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-04-10
text: Introduced in House
Renters Tax Credit Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4479
Sponsor: Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-13]
Introduced: 2014-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Housing supply and affordability
Income tax credits
Low- and moderate-income housing
Real estate business

Summary:
action_date: 2014-04-10
text: 
Renters Tax Credit Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a business-related tax credit for a portion of the rent paid by a qualified renter. 
 
Defines &quot;qualified renter&quot; as a family unit with income not greater than the higher of 60% of local median income or 150% of the federal poverty line. 
 
Establishes the amount of such credit as the rent reduction amount, which: (1) is the amount by which the fair market rent for a rental unit exceeds the rent charged to the qualified renter; and (2) shall not exceed the excess of the rent charged to the qualified renter (or, if lower, specified modest rent) over 30% of the qualified renter's income (prorated monthly).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-04-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2014-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-04-10
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Educational Loans for Underserved Students Act

Bill: 113-hr-4480
Sponsor: Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2]
Introduced: 2014-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Consumer credit
Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2014-04-10
text: 
Protecting Educational Loans for Underserved Students Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish criteria for the Secretary of Education to use in determining whether the credit history of applicants for William D. Ford Federal Direct PLUS loans renders them ineligible for such loans. (Federal Direct PLUS loans are provided to graduate or professional degree students and the parents of dependent undergraduate students.)
 
Directs the Secretary to consider an applicant to have an adverse credit history on the basis of his or her credit report, absent a determination that the applicant has extenuating circumstances, if : (1) the applicant is 90 or more days delinquent on the repayment of a debt exceeding $2,000; or (2) during the three years before the credit report date, the applicant has been subject to a default determination, bankruptcy discharge, foreclosure, repossession, tax lien, wage garnishment, or write-off of a title IV debt.
 
Requires applicants that have been subject to such actions to participate in loan counseling provided by the applicable institution of higher education before becoming eligible for Federal Direct PLUS loans.
 
Prohibits the Secretary from: (1) denying a Federal Direct PLUS loan to an applicant for having debt that is unrelated to title IV loans and is in collection or has been charged off, provided the applicant participates in such loan counseling; or (2) using the applicant's lack of a credit history as a reason to deny a Federal Direct PLUS loan to such applicant.
 
Requires the Secretary to retain a record of the Secretary's basis for determining that an applicant has extenuating circumstances that make the applicant eligible for a Federal Direct PLUS loan despite having an adverse credit history.
 
Makes the Secretary's determination that an applicant does not have an adverse credit history effective for the two years following such determination.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-06-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
action_date: 2014-04-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2014-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-04-10
text: Introduced in House
Head Start Improvement Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4481
Sponsor: Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2014-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Preschool education

Summary:
action_date: 2014-04-10
text: 
Head Start Improvement Act of 2014 - Amends the Head Start Act to eliminate, beginning on the first fiscal year following this Act's enactment, the formula for allotting Head Start program funds to Head Start agencies. 
 
 Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to allot block grants for prekindergarten programs to states, the District of Columbia, U.S. territories, the Republic of Palau, and each federally recognized Indian tribe on the basis of each jurisdiction's share of children aged five and younger who are from families with incomes below 130% of the poverty level.
 
Requires the Governor or other chief executive of each grantee to certify that all grant funds will be used to directly or indirectly provide comprehensive education and related services to low-income children and their families.
 
Requires grantees to: (1) award subgrants to prekindergarten providers of their choosing, (2) establish rules and standards for those subgrantees to follow, and (3) monitor compliance with those rules and standards.
 
Gives grantees full flexibility to use the grant funds to finance a prekindergarten education provider, service, or program, including to establish a portable voucher system.
 
Requires grantees to provide matching funds from nonfederal sources equal to 20% of their grant.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-06-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2014-04-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2014-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-04-10
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit any appropriation of funds for the Science and Technology account of the Environmental Protection Agency.

Bill: 113-hr-4482
Sponsor: Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2014-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Executive agency funding and structure
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2014-04-10
text: 
Prohibits any funds from being authorized to be appropriated for the Science and Technology account of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-04-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
action_date: 2014-04-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2014-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-04-10
text: Introduced in House
STEM Mentoring and Inspiration Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4483
Sponsor: Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1]
Introduced: 2014-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Foreign labor
Science and engineering education
Temporary and part-time employment
User charges and fees
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2014-04-10
text: 
STEM Mentoring and Inspiration Act of 2014 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to add science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) engagement programs that incorporate self-directed student learning, inquiry-based learning, cooperative learning in small groups, collaboration with mentors in the field of study, and participation in related competitions to the National Science Foundation (NSF) competitive grant program for K-12 math, science, engineering, and technology education.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-06-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2014-04-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
action_date: 2014-04-10
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2014-04-10
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2014-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-04-10
text: Introduced in House
Stop Punishing Innocent Taxpayers Act

Bill: 113-hr-4491
Sponsor: Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16]
Introduced: 2014-04-28 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Judicial procedure and administration

Summary:
action_date: 2014-04-28
text: 
Stop Punishing Innocent Taxpayers Act - Prohibits any administrative offset of a claim asserted by the federal government that has been outstanding for more than 10 years.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-06-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
action_date: 2014-04-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2014-04-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-04-28
text: Introduced in House
TRICARE Moms Improvement Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4492
Sponsor: Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24]
Introduced: 2014-04-28 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Health technology, devices, supplies
Military medicine
Military personnel and dependents
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2014-04-28
text: 
TRICARE Moms Improvement Act of 2014 - Requires the contracts entered into by the Secretary of Defense (DOD) for medical care for military dependents (e.g., TRICARE) to provide for breastfeeding support, supplies, and counseling as appropriate during pregnancy and the postpartum period.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2014-04-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2014-04-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-04-28
text: Introduced in House
Faith and Fairness Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4493
Sponsor: Rep. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA-6]
Introduced: 2014-04-28 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Housing finance and home ownership
Income tax exclusion
Religion

Summary:
action_date: 2014-04-28
text: 
Faith and Fairness Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to define "minister of the gospel" for purposes of the tax exclusion of the rental value of a home or rental allowance provided to such minister to include any duly recognized official of a religious, spiritual, moral, or ethical organization (whether theistic or not). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-04-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2014-04-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-04-28
text: Introduced in House
Regenerative Medicine Promotion Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4494
Sponsor: Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]
Introduced: 2014-04-28 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Executive agency funding and structure
Genetics
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Medical research
Product development and innovation
Research administration and funding
Research and development

Summary:
action_date: 2014-04-28
text: 
Regenerative Medicine Promotion Act of 2014 - Requires the Comptroller General to submit to Congress a report identifying all ongoing federal programs and activities regarding regenerative medicine. 
 
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a Regenerative Medicine Coordinating Council in the Office of the Secretary with duties to include: (1) preparing a national strategy to support research into regenerative medicine and the development of drugs, biological products, medical devices, and biomaterials for use in regenerative medicine; (2) identifying sources of funding for research into regenerative medicine and areas where such funding is inadequate; and (3) making recommendations regarding federal policies to support development and marketing of regenerative medicine products.
 
Authorizes the Secretary, acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to make grants for: (1) basic or preclinical research into regenerative medicine; (2) research and development of drugs, biological products, medical devices, and biomaterials for use in regenerative medicine; and (3) the making of an investigational new drug application or an investigational device exemption application within four years of receiving such grant.
 
Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Director of NIH to award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to accelerate the development of high need cures through the development of medical products and behavioral therapies for use in regenerative medicine.
 
Authorizes the Secretary, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to: (1) conduct, support, or collaborate in regulatory research to assist the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in performing its functions with respect to regenerative medicine; or (2) make grants to fund regulatory research for such purpose. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-05-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2014-04-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2014-04-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-04-28
text: Introduced in House
Covering People With Pre-Existing Conditions Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4496
Sponsor: Rep. Gardner, Cory [R-CO-4]
Introduced: 2014-04-28 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2014-04-28
text: 
Covering People With Pre-Existing Conditions Act of 2014 - Requires each state to mitigate the health costs of high risk individuals in the state through a state reinsurance program or a state high risk pool. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-05-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2014-04-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2014-04-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-04-28
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax relief for damages relating to federally declared disasters during September 2013, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-hr-4497
Sponsor: Rep. Gardner, Cory [R-CO-4]
Introduced: 2014-04-28 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business expenses
Charitable contributions
Disaster relief and insurance
Income tax deductions
Natural disasters
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2014-04-28
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to tax relief for federally-declared disasters, to: (1) allow the expensing of qualified disaster expenses (i.e., for removal of debris, demolition, and repair of business-related property) for a disaster occurring during September 2013; (2) allow individual taxpayers an increased tax deduction for charitable contributions made for relief efforts related to a federally-declared disaster which occurs after August 31, 2013, if such contributions are made by December 31, 2014; and (3) allow corporations an increased tax deduction for disaster-related charitable contributions. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-04-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2014-04-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-04-28
text: Introduced in House
Legitimate Use of Medicinal Marijuana Act

Bill: 113-hr-4498
Sponsor: Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9]
Introduced: 2014-04-28 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Alternative treatments
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Intergovernmental relations
Prescription drugs
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2014-04-28
text: 
Legitimate Use of Medical Marijuana Act or the LUMMA - Transfers marijuana from schedule I to schedule II of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA).
 
Provides that in a state in which marijuana may be prescribed for medical use under state law, no provision of the CSA or of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act shall prohibit or otherwise restrict: (1) the prescription of marijuana for medical use; (2) an authorized patient from obtaining, possessing, transporting, or using marijuana for that individual's medical use; (3) an individual from obtaining, possessing, transporting, or manufacturing marijuana pursuant to an authorization under state law; (4) a pharmacy or other entity authorized under state law to distribute medical marijuana to an authorized patient for medical use from obtaining, possessing, or distributing marijuana for that purpose; or (5) an entity authorized by such state from producing, processing, or distributing marijuana for prescribed medical use.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-05-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2014-04-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2014-04-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-04-28
text: Introduced in House