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Helping Communities Rebuild After Deadly School Shootings and Other Traumatic Events Act

Bill: 113-s-1025
Sponsor: Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]
Introduced: 2013-05-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Building construction
Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Elementary and secondary education
Land transfers
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2013-05-22
text: 
Helping Communities Rebuild After Deadly School Shootings and Other Traumatic Events Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to fund certain actions they deem necessary to improve the learning environment at a school that has experienced a violent or traumatic crisis on campus.
 
Requires LEAs to use that grant to: (1) acquire real property; (2) construct new facilities; or (3) renovate, repair, or alter existing facilities for an elementary and secondary school that has experienced such a crisis.
 
Prohibits the grant from covering more than 50% of an LEA's cost in taking such actions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-05-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2013-05-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Return to Work Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-1026
Sponsor: Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL]
Introduced: 2013-05-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Government information and archives
Neurological disorders
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2013-05-22
text: 
Return to Work Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Secretary of Labor, acting through the Job Accommodation Network, to promote awareness and assistance among employers to enable survivors of stroke to return to work.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-05-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2013-05-22
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to improve, coordinate, and enhance rehabilitation research at the National Institutes of Health.

Bill: 113-s-1027
Sponsor: Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL]
Introduced: 2013-05-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Disability and paralysis
Health programs administration and funding
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medical research
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2013-05-22
text: 
Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: (1) establish a working group made up of representatives from various Institutes and Centers within the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to update and streamline NIH rehabilitation research priorities, and (2) enter into interagency agreements relating to the coordination of rehabilitation research conducted by agencies outside of HHS.
 
Requires the Secretary to report to Congress on the feasibility of implementing the changes proposed in the Blue Ribbon Panel Recommendations on Rehabilitation Research.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-05-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2013-05-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Storage Technology for Renewable and Green Energy Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-1030
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2013-05-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Income tax credits
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2013-05-23
text: 
Storage Technology for Renewable and Green Energy Act of 2013 or the STORAGE 2013 Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow, through 2020, a 20% energy tax credit for investment in energy storage property that is directly connected to the electrical grid (i.e., a system of generators, transmission lines, and distribution facilities) and that is designed to receive, store, and convert energy to electricity, deliver it for sale, or use such energy to provide improved reliability or economic benefits to the grid; (2) make such property eligible for new clean renewable energy bond financing; (3) allow a 30% energy tax credit for investment in energy storage property used at the site of energy storage; and (4) allow a 30% nonbusiness energy property tax credit for the installation of energy storage equipment in a principal residence. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-05-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3848-3849)
action_date: 2013-05-23
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3847-3848)
action_date: 2013-05-23
text: Introduced in Senate
FIT Kids Act

Bill: 113-s-1033
Sponsor: Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA]
Introduced: 2013-05-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Child health
Disability and health-based discrimination
Disability and paralysis
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Government information and archives
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Higher education
Nutrition and diet
Performance measurement
Physical fitness and lifestyle
School athletics
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2013-05-23
text: 
Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act or FIT Kids Act - Requires the Secretary of Education to award grants to states to implement comprehensive programs to promote physical activity, education, and fitness and nutrition that are based on scientifically valid research, and an analysis of need that considers, at a minimum, physical education indicators. Limits a grant award to a maximum of five years.
 
Prescribes certain activities under a grant, including that states must: (1) develop and implement a physical education indicators measurement system; (2) collect and publish information on physical activity, education, and fitness and nutrition at the school level; (3) use indicators to identify and address student needs; (4) encourage local education agencies to integrate physical activity, education, and fitness into a range of subjects throughout the school day and locations within schools; and (5) award sub-grants based on identified needs. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, to establish program performance metrics to measure the effectiveness of the grant program's activities.
 
Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require the compact with parents under the school-level parental involvement policy to include a description of the school's responsibility to support their children in leading a healthy and active life, such as by providing health meals and snacks, encouraging participation in physical education, and sharing in physical activity outside the school day to support successful academic achievement.
 
Amends the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to require the Secretary to promote equal opportunities for students with disabilities to be included and participate in physical education and extracurricular athletics implemented in, or in conjunction with, elementary schools, secondary schools, and institutions of higher education, by ensuring the provision of appropriate technical assistance and guidance for schools and institutions and their personnel.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-05-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2013-05-23
text: Introduced in Senate
Targeted Strike Oversight Reform Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-1035
Sponsor: Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]
Introduced: 2013-05-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2013-05-23
text: 
Targeted Strike Oversight Reform Act of 2013 - Requires the head of an element of the intelligence community to notify the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) upon determining that a U.S. person is engaged in acts of international terrorism against the United States such that the government is considering the legality or use of targeted lethal force against that person. 
 
Requires the DNI: (1) within 15 days thereafter, to complete an independent alternative analysis of the information relied on to support such determination; (2) to notify the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community (IG) and the congressional intelligence committees of the receipt of such notification; and (3) to notify such committees of the person's identity and the results of the independent analysis.
 
Directs the IG to annually review, and report to the DNI and such committees on, any notifications received and the compliance of each element of the intelligence community with all appropriate policies and procedures related to the use of targeted lethal force against a U.S. person.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-05-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.
action_date: 2013-05-23
text: Introduced in Senate
Foreign Language Education Partnership Program Act

Bill: 113-s-1036
Sponsor: Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2013-05-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Area studies and international education
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Geography and mapping
Government information and archives
Higher education
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2013-05-23
text: 
Foreign Language Education Partnership Program Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to replace the program providing incentive payments to public elementary schools for foreign language instruction with a partnership program in foreign languages that provides matching grants to partnerships composed of state or local educational agencies and institutions of higher education.
 
Requires such partnerships to establish, improve, or expand model programs of foreign language learning from kindergarten through grade 12 that increase the number of high school graduates who attain advanced proficiency in at least one foreign language.
 
Requires each model program to have a dimension allowing the student to gain an understanding of the historic, geographic, cultural, economic, and other contextual factors of countries whose people speak the language studied. Conditions a partnership's continued funding for two additional five-year periods, after an initial four-year funding period, on its demonstrating its program's effectiveness based on nationally recognized standardized foreign language assessments.
 
Directs the Secretary of Education to collect and analyze data on such programs annually and disseminate aggregated program data nationally, as well as information on successful programs and practices.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-05-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2013-05-23
text: Introduced in Senate
Fourth Amendment Preservation and Protection Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-1037
Sponsor: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY]
Introduced: 2013-05-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Constitution and constitutional amendments
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Evidence and witnesses
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2013-05-23
text: 
Fourth Amendment Preservation and Protection Act of 2013 - Prohibits the federal government or a state or local government from obtaining or seeking to obtain information relating to an individual or group of individuals held by a third party in a system of records, except as authorized by this Act. Deems information obtained otherwise to be inadmissible in a criminal prosecution in a court of law. 
 
Permits the government to obtain, and a court to admit, information relating to an individual held by a third party in a system of records if: (1) the individual whose name or identification information the government is using to access the information provides express and informed consent to the search; or (2) the government obtains a warrant, upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched and the persons or things to be seized.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-05-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2013-05-23
text: Introduced in Senate
End Racial Profiling Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-1038
Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
Introduced: 2013-05-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Border security and unlawful immigration
Civil actions and liability
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Customs enforcement
Department of Justice
Government information and archives
Government liability
Law enforcement administration and funding
Racial and ethnic relations
Right of privacy

Summary:
action_date: 2013-05-23
text: 
End Racial Profiling Act of 2013 - Prohibits any law enforcement agent or agency from engaging in racial profiling. Grants the United States or an individual injured by racial profiling the right to obtain declaratory or injunctive relief.
 
Requires federal law enforcement agencies to maintain adequate policies and procedures to eliminate racial profiling and to cease existing practices that permit racial profiling.
 
Requires state or local governmental entities or state, local, or tribal law enforcement agencies that apply for grants under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program and the Cops on the Beat Program to certify that they maintain adequate policies and procedures for eliminating racial profiling and have eliminated any existing practices that permit or encourage racial profiling. 
 
Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants and contracts for the collection of data relating to racial profiling and for the development of best practices and systems to eliminate racial profiling. Requires the Attorney General to issue regulations for the collection and compilation of data on racial profiling and for the implementation of this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-12-09
text: Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights. Hearings held.
action_date: 2013-05-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2013-05-23
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3849-3850)
action_date: 2013-05-23
text: Introduced in Senate
Spouses of Heroes Education Act

Bill: 113-s-1039
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2013-05-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Military personnel and dependents
Student aid and college costs
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2013-05-23
text: 
Spouses of Heroes Education Act - Entitles to post-9/11 veterans' educational assistance the spouse (under current law, only the child) of a person who, on or after September 11, 2001, dies in the line of duty while serving on active duty as a member of the Armed Forces. Terminates such spouse's entitlement on the earlier of: (1) the date that is 15 years after the date on which the member died, and (2) the date of the spouse's remarriage.
 
Requires an individual entitled to such assistance and also to veterans' educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill to elect a single coverage.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-06-12
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-111.
action_date: 2013-05-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2013-05-23
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to provide for the award of a gold medal on behalf of Congress to Jack Nicklaus, in recognition of his service to the Nation in promoting excellence, good sportsmanship, and philanthropy.

Bill: 113-s-1040
Sponsor: Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH]
Introduced: 2013-05-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Sports and Recreation
Subjects: Athletes
Congressional tributes
Professional sports

Summary:
action_date: 2013-05-23
text: 
Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate to make arrangements for the presentation of a congressional gold medal to Jack Nicklaus in recognition of his service to the nation in promoting excellence and good sportsmanship.
 
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to strike such gold medal and to strike and sell duplicate bronze medals at a price sufficient to cover the costs of the gold and bronze medals. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-05-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2013-05-23
text: Introduced in Senate
Military Crime Victims' Rights Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-1041
Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced: 2013-05-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Crime victims
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Department of Defense
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Lawyers and legal services
Military law
Military personnel and dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2013-05-23
text: 
Military Crime Victims' Rights Act of 2013 - Amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) to provide specific rights for victims of offenses under the UCMJ, including the right to: (1) be protected from the accused; (2) reasonable, accurate, and timely notice of any public proceeding involving the offense; (3) not be excluded from such proceeding (with an exception), and to be heard; (4) confer with trial counsel in the case; (5) full and timely restitution; (6) proceedings free from unreasonable delay; and (7) be treated with fairness and respect for the victim's dignity and privacy.
 
Requires the military judge to ensure such rights in any court-martial proceeding, and requires all others involved in the matter (counsel, investigators, etc.) to make their best efforts to afford such rights. Provides for the enforcement of such rights throughout the process.
 
Provides for the assumption of such rights by a legal guardian, family member, or estate representative in the case of a victim who is under 18 years old, incompetent, incapacitated, or deceased.
 
Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to modify the Manual for Courts-Martial to prescribe regulations for the enforcement of such rights.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-06-04
text: Committee on Armed Services. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-320.
action_date: 2013-05-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2013-05-23
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3850-3851)
action_date: 2013-05-23
text: Introduced in Senate
Veterans Legal Support Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-1042
Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Introduced: 2013-05-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Department of Veterans Affairs
Education programs funding
Executive agency funding and structure
Lawyers and legal services
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2013-05-23
text: 
Veterans Legal Support Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide support to at least one university law school program that is designed to provide legal assistance to veterans. 
 
Allows programs of university law schools which may receive support under this Act to include those that assist veterans with: (1) filing and appealing claims for benefits under laws administered by the Secretary; and (2) such other civil, criminal, and family legal matters as considered appropriate. 
 
Permits the support provided to a program to include financial support. 
 
Limits the total amount of financial support provided in any fiscal year to $1 million. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-06-12
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-111.
action_date: 2013-05-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2013-05-23
text: Introduced in Senate
English Learning and Innovation Act

Bill: 113-s-1043
Sponsor: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]
Introduced: 2013-05-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Adult education and literacy
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Family relationships
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Performance measurement
School administration
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2013-05-23
text: 
English Learning and Innovation Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award renewable, competitive grants to states, local educational agencies (LEAs), and public charter schools or charter school management organizations to carry out activities that result in English learners becoming proficient in English so that they can access the knowledge needed to meet state academic content standards and be ready for postsecondary education and careers (innovation grants).
 
Includes among those activities: (1) improving instructional programs, including through the use of dual-language or bilingual education; (2) ensuring that English learners are taught by effective teachers at schools administered by effective principals; (3) increasing the ability of the families of English learners to engage in their child's education and development; and (4) expanding best practices to other schools or LEAs.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to award competitive capacity building grants to states and LEAs that have experienced a significant increase in English learners for use in building their capacity to provide quality instruction to English learners and their parents and become competitive in applying for an innovation grant.
 
Directs the Secretary to establish indicators to measure the success of this Act's grant programs.
 
Requires this Act's grantees to: (1) develop, and submit for the Secretary's approval, quantifiable benchmarks for evaluating their grant activities; and (2) provide the Secretary with an annual report on their progress toward those benchmarks.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-05-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2013-05-23
text: Introduced in Senate