hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Reducing Disparities Using Care Models and Education Act of 2014

Bill: 113-s-2841
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2014-09-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Health care quality
Health programs administration and funding
Medical research
Minority health

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-17
text: 
Reducing Disparities Using Care Models and Education Act of 2014 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to contract with the Institute of Medicine to study health disparities, existing programs and policies intended to reduce disparities, and priorities for, and expansion of, programs targeting disparities.
 
Requires the Secretary to develop guidelines for entities to develop and implement programs to reduce health disparities. Directs the Secretary to incorporate these guidelines into HHS activities.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to award grants for programs to reduce health disparities.
 Requires the Innovation Center of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to test a payment and service delivery model that includes incentives for reducing health disparities.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2014-09-17
text: Introduced in Senate
Caregiver Corps Act of 2014

Bill: 113-s-2842
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2014-09-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Adult day care
Aging
Allied health services
Disability assistance
Health personnel
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-17
text: 
Caregiver Corps Act of 2014 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to contract with a nonprofit to develop an online toolkit and guidance providing for the establishment and implementation of Caregiver Corps volunteer programs in which volunteers provide assistance to individuals who are in need of assistance to remain in the community and are either aged 65 or older, or eligible for Social Security Disability Insurance.
 
Requires Caregiver Corps volunteers to provide assistance by giving an informal caregiver respite from caregiving duties, serving as a companion, or providing other assistance for which the volunteer is qualified. Prohibits volunteers from providing personal care or administering prescription medications.
 
Allows the Secretary to award grants for the operation of local Corps programs.
 
Requires local Corps programs to screen, train, and supervise volunteers.
 Directs local Corps programs to appropriately recognize volunteers. Allows programs to provide compensation to volunteers.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2014-09-17
text: Introduced in Senate
National Guard and Reserve Access to Counsel Act

Bill: 113-s-2843
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2014-09-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Crime victims
Crimes against women
Lawyers and legal services
Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves
Sex offenses

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-17
text: 
National Guard and Reserve Access to Counsel Act - Expands eligibility for legal assistance provided by the Armed Forces special victims' counsel for eligible members and dependents who are victims of sex-related offenses to include a member of a reserve component who is a victim of an alleged sex-offense during: (1) a period in which the individual served on active duty, full-time National Guard duty, or inactive-duty training; or (2) any period, regardless of the duty status of the individual, if the circumstances of the alleged sex-related offense have a nexus to the military service of the victim, as determined under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense (DOD).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2014-09-17
text: Introduced in Senate
James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act

Bill: 113-s-2844
Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2014-09-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Cancer
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Crime victims
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Disability assistance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee benefits and pensions
Fires
First responders and emergency personnel
Government trust funds
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Inflation and prices
Law enforcement officers
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health
Musculoskeletal and skin diseases
New York City
Terrorism
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-17
text: 
James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to extend the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program Fund through FY2041 and to index appropriations to the medical care component of the consumer price index for urban consumers. Makes funding available for:
 
 
a quality assurance program for services delivered by health care providers,
 
the WTC Program annual report,
 
WTC Health Program Steering Committees, and
 
contracts with Clinical Centers of Excellence.
 
 
Removes the disqualification of individuals on the terrorist watch list maintained by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from being identified as WTC responders or WTC survivors eligible for benefits provided by the WTC Health Program.
 
Amends the Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act to make individuals (or relatives of deceased individuals) who were injured or killed in the rescue and recovery efforts after the aircraft crashes of September 11, 2001, eligible for compensation under the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001.
 
Allows individuals to file claims for compensation under the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 up to 30 years after regulations are updated based on this Act.
 
Removes the cap on payments under the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001.
 Adds the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund and World Trade Center Health Program Fund to the list of accounts that are not subject to budget sequestration.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2014-09-17
text: Introduced in Senate
Southern Prairie Potholes National Wildlife Refuge Act

Bill: 113-s-2845
Sponsor: Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA]
Introduced: 2014-09-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Birds
Hunting and fishing
Iowa
Land transfers
Outdoor recreation
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-17
text: 
Southern Prairie Potholes National Wildlife Refuge Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish the approximately 23,500-acre Southern Prairie Potholes National Wildlife Refuge in Iowa. Authorizes the Secretary to acquire land and water within the boundaries of the Refuge from willing sellers.
 
Lists as purposes of the Refuge to: (1) enhance opportunities for outdoor recreation; (2) provide for the restoration or preservation of Refuge land to native wetland and grassland habitats and landscapes; (3) provide for the restoration and conservation of native plants and animal communities; (4) provide critical travel and nesting habitat for migratory birds; (5) provide opportunities to private landowners to access assistance for the voluntary restoration of land for the benefit of fish and wildlife; and (6) facilitate the education of the public about nature, the environment, and the conservation of the natural resources.
 
Directs the Secretary to: (1) administer all land, water, and interests therein acquired under this Act in accordance with the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966; (2) ensure that hunting, fishing, wildlife observation and photography, and environmental education and interpretation are the priority public uses of the Refuge; and (3) encourage the use of volunteers and facilitate partnerships to promote public awareness, conservation, and priority uses of Refuge resources.
 
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Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2014-09-17
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to express the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of State should use his existing authority to revoke the passports of United States citizens who have provided material support to ISIS and to require the Secretary to submit a quarterly report to Congress on the use of such authority.

Bill: 113-s-2846
Sponsor: Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH]
Introduced: 2014-09-17 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Iraq
Middle East
Terrorism
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-17
text: 
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of State: (1) is authorized to revoke the passport of any U.S. citizen whose activities abroad are likely to seriously damage U.S. national security or foreign policy; and (2) should use such authority to revoke the passports of U.S. citizens who are fighting with or providing material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), and to prevent such individuals from returning to the United States to plan or carry out a terrorist attack.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2014-09-17
text: Introduced in Senate
Economic Development Through Tribal Land Exchange Act

Bill: 113-s-2847
Sponsor: Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]
Introduced: 2014-09-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: California
Indian lands and resources rights
Land transfers

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-17
text: 
Economic Development Through Tribal Land Exchange Act - Requires the Secretary of the Interior, upon receipt of confirmation that Lloyd L. Fields has executed and deposited with an escrow holder in California a deed conveying title to certain lands designated on the Morongo Indian Reservation, County of Riverside, State of California Land Exchange Map (dated May 22, 2014) as &quot;Fields lands&quot; to the United States in trust for the exclusive use and benefit of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians, and upon receipt by Fields of confirmation that the Secretary has executed and deposited with such escrow holder a patent conveying title to lands designated as &quot;Morongo lands&quot; to Fields and a specified easement to the city of Banning in Riverside County in California for a public right-of-way, to instruct such escrow holder to cause: (1) the patent to the Morongo lands to be recorded and issued to Fields, (2) such easement to be recorded and issued to the city, and (3) the deed to the Fields lands to be delivered to the Secretary. 
 
Instructs the Secretary, after completion of such transfers and as soon as practicable after receipt of confirmation that the city has vacated its interest in land designated as &quot;Banning land,&quot; to cause such land to be held in trust for the Tribe subject to: (1) any valid existing rights of any third parties, and (2) legal review and approval of the form and content of all instruments of conveyance. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
action_date: 2014-09-17
text: Introduced in Senate
Small Airport Regulation Relief Act of 2014

Bill: 113-s-2848
Sponsor: Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY]
Introduced: 2014-09-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Noise pollution
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-17
text: 
Small Airport Regulation Relief Act of 2014 - Prescribes a special rule to require the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) for FY2015-FY2017 to apportion amounts for airport planning and development and noise compatibility planning and programs to sponsors of primary airports based on the number of passenger boardings at the airport during calendar year 2012 if it had: (1) fewer than 10,000 passenger boardings during the calendar year used to calculate the apportionment for FY2015-FY2017, and (2) 10,000 or more passenger boardings during calendar year 2012.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2014-09-17
text: Introduced in Senate
DIPLOMA Act

Bill: 113-s-2849
Sponsor: Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
Introduced: 2014-09-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Child care and development
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Community life and organization
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Family relationships
Public-private cooperation

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-17
text: 
Developing Innovative Partnerships and Learning Opportunities that Motivate Achievement Act or the DIPLOMA Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award renewable five-year grants to states and, through them, subgrants to local consortia that include a local educational agency and other community partners to: (1) ensure the academic, physical, social, emotional, and civic development of disadvantaged youth; and (2) strengthen their families and communities.
 
Requires each state grantee to develop and implement a state youth strategy that assesses the needs of youth and the assets within the state that can be mobilized, coordinated, and integrated to achieve quantifiable progress toward goals that include ensuring that: (1) youth are ready for school; (2) students are engaged and achieving in school; (3) students are not chronically absent; (4) students are physically, mentally, socially, and emotionally healthy; (5) schools and neighborhoods are safe and provide a positive climate for learning; (6) families and communities are engaged in the education of their youth as equal partners; (7) students are ready for postsecondary education at institutions of higher education and 21st Century careers; and (8) students are contributing to their communities.
 
Directs the consortia to develop and implement a local youth strategy that integrates multiple private and public services into a comprehensive, coordinated continuum of services directed toward achieving quantifiable progress toward such goals. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2014-09-17
text: Introduced in Senate
SOAR Act

Bill: 113-s-2850
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2014-09-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Government information and archives
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-17
text: 
Startup Opportunity Accelerator Act of 2014 or the SOAR Act - Amends the Small Business Act to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to develop a program to award cash prizes of up to $50,000 to organizations in the United States whose primary purpose is to support new small businesses that have been in operation for five years or less.
 
Authorizes the use of a prize for construction costs, space acquisition, and programmatic purposes. Prohibits its use for capital or professional services to new small businesses.
 
Requires a prize recipient to provide assistance to at least 10 new small businesses per year. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
action_date: 2014-09-17
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5700-5701)
action_date: 2014-09-17
text: Introduced in Senate
Collaborative Academic Research Efforts for Tourette Syndrome Act of 2014

Bill: 113-s-2851
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2014-09-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Government information and archives
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Medical research
Neurological disorders
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: 
Collaborative Academic Research Efforts for Tourette Syndrome Act of 2014 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to expand, intensify, and coordinate NIH research on Tourette syndrome.
 
Requires the Director to develop a system to collect data on Tourette syndrome, including epidemiological information, primary data, and data on the availability of medical and social services for individuals with Tourette syndrome and their families.
 
 Requires the Director to award grants and contracts to public or nonprofit private entities to support four to six Collaborative Research Centers for Tourette Syndrome in different regions to conduct basic and clinical research on Tourette syndrome. 
 
 Requires the Director to award grants for research on the full range of symptoms within the Tourette syndrome clinical spectrum and the efficacy of treatment options for particular patient subpopulations.
 
Requires the Director to designate a portion of the amounts made available to carry out NIH programs and activities for a fiscal year to carry out programs and activities with respect to Tourette syndrome.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in Senate
State Regulatory Representation Clarification Act of 2014

Bill: 113-s-2852
Sponsor: Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK]
Introduced: 2014-09-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Federal officials
Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: 
State Regulatory Representation Clarification Act of 2014 - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to require that one of the presidential appointees to the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) once served as a state bank supervisor.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Accelerating Action in Maternal and Child Health Act of 2014

Bill: 113-s-2853
Sponsor: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2014-09-18 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Afghanistan
Africa
Asia
Bangladesh
Caribbean area
Child health
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ethiopia
Foreign aid and international relief
Ghana
Haiti
Health promotion and preventive care
India
Indonesia
Kenya
Latin America
Liberia
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mozambique
Nepal
Nigeria
Pakistan
Public-private cooperation
Rwanda
Senegal
South Sudan
Tanzania
Uganda
Women's health
World health
Yemen
Zambia

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: 
Accelerating Action in Maternal and Child Health Act of 2014 - Directs the President to establish a strategy to: 
 
 
accelerate action in each of the priority countries listed in this Act to combat the leading causes of maternal, newborn, and child mortality; and 
 
strengthen the capability of the United States to be an effective leader in maternal, newborn, and child health, particularly in Africa, and in a broader effort to end maternal, newborn, and child deaths worldwide.
 
 
Requires the United States to establish a pilot program for innovative financing mechanisms to deliver maternal, newborn, and child health interventions in such countries.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Preserving American Homeownership Act of 2014

Bill: 113-s-2854
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2014-09-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Financial services and investments
Government studies and investigations
Housing finance and home ownership
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Real estate business

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: 
Preserving American Homeownership Act of 2014 - Requires the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency and the Federal Housing Commissioner each to establish a pilot program to encourage the use of shared equity mortgage modifications designed to return greater net present value to investors than other loss-mitigation activities, including foreclosure.
 
Requires a shared equity mortgage modification to:
 
 
reduce by specified action the loan-to-value ratio of a covered mortgage to 100% or less within 3 years;
 
reduce the interest rate if such a reduction of principal would not result in an affordable reduced monthly payment;
 
reduce to a specified amount any periodic payment the homeowner is required to make;
 
require the homeowner to pay the investor, upon refinancing or selling the real property securing a covered mortgage, up to 50% of the amount of the equity value of the real property, subject to certain conditions; 
 
be designed to deliver maximal net present value to the investor; and
 
be based on specified factors.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Retirement Security Preservation Act of 2014

Bill: 113-s-2855
Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
Introduced: 2014-09-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of the Treasury
Employee benefits and pensions

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: 
Retirement Security Preservation Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to nondiscrimination requirements for tax-exempt employee pension, profit-sharing, and stock bonus plans, to include protections for older, longer service participants in such plans, including the grandfathering of such participants under defined benefit plans. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the credit for production of electricity from renewable resources for certain open-loop biomass and trash facilities placed in service before the date of the enactment of this Act.

Bill: 113-s-2856
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2014-09-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Electric power generation and transmission
Income tax credits
Solid waste and recycling

Summary:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for producing electricity from renewable resources, to allow a taxpayer to elect the application of such credit to open-loop biomass and trash facilities during the period beginning after December 31, 2013, and ending before January 1, 2016 (in lieu of the 10-year period after the facilities are originally placed in service). Limits the aggregate period during which a taxpayer can claim a tax credit with respect to a facility to 10 years.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Introduced in Senate