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Maternal Health Accountability Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4216
Sponsor: Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13]
Introduced: 2014-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Child health
Government information and archives
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Medical research
Research administration and funding
Sex and reproductive health
State and local government operations
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: 
Maternal Health Accountability Act of 2014 - Amends title V (Maternal and Child Health Services) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to states for: (1) mandatory reporting to the state department of health by health care providers and other entities of pregnancy-related deaths; (2) establishment of a state maternal mortality review committee on pregnancy-related deaths occurring within such state; (3) implementation and use of the comprehensive case abstraction form by such committee to preserve the uniformity of the information collected; (4) annual public disclosure of committee findings; and (5) collect, analyze, and report to the Secretary cases of maternal morbidity.
 
Directs the Secretary, acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to: (1) organize a national workshop to identify definitions for severe maternal morbidity and make recommendations for a research plan to identify and monitor such morbidity in the United States; and (2) develop uniform definitions of severe maternal morbidity, a research plan, and possible data collection protocols to assist states in identifying and monitoring such cases.
 
Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary to carry out specified research and demonstration activities to eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-03-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: Introduced in House
Military Commissary Sustainment Act

Bill: 113-hr-4217
Sponsor: Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4]
Introduced: 2014-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Defense spending
Department of Defense
Executive agency funding and structure
Military facilities and property
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: 
Military Commissary Sustainment Act - Prohibits reducing the monthly amount of funds made available by the Department of Defense (DOD) for the defense commissary system during FY2015 below the average monthly amount made available during FY2014 until the date of the report of the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-06-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: Introduced in House
Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Reauthorization Act

Bill: 113-hr-4218
Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3]
Introduced: 2014-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Arizona
Historic sites and heritage areas
Lakes and rivers

Summary:
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: 
Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Reauthorization Act - Amends the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Act of 2000 to extend through FY2030 the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to make grants or provide assistance for the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-03-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: Introduced in House
Voluntary Certification Program Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4219
Sponsor: Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5]
Introduced: 2014-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Business records
Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental technology
Government information and archives
Lighting, heating, cooling
Performance measurement
Product safety and quality

Summary:
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: 
Voluntary Certification Program Act of 2014 - Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to require the Secretary of Energy and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to rely on voluntary programs for certifying manufacturer compliance with energy conservation performance standards for air conditioning, furnace, boiler, heat pump, and water heater products.
 
Sets forth required characteristics of such certification programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-03-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: Introduced in House
School District 318 Land Exchange Act

Bill: 113-hr-4220
Sponsor: Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8]
Introduced: 2014-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Elementary and secondary education
Land transfers
Minnesota

Summary:
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: 
School District 318 Land Exchange Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) accept any offer by the Minnesota Independent School District number 318 in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, to convey to the United States approximately 1.6 acres of specified non-federal land (including any structures on it), and (2) convey to the District in exchange approximately 1.3 acres of specified U.S. Geological Survey land.

action_date: 2014-12-22
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
School District 318 Land Exchange Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) accept any offer by the Minnesota Independent School District number 318 in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, to convey to the United States approximately 1.6 acres of specified non-federal land (including any structures on it), and (2) convey to the District in exchange approximately 1.3 acres of specified U.S. Geological Survey land.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-12-22
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 528.
action_date: 2014-12-22
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-697.
action_date: 2014-12-22
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-697.
action_date: 2014-11-19
text: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2014-11-19
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2014-11-19
text: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
action_date: 2014-11-19
text: Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Discharged.
action_date: 2014-03-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
action_date: 2014-03-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: Introduced in House
Collaborative Academic Research Efforts for Tourette Syndrome Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4221
Sponsor: Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8]
Introduced: 2014-03-12 in the House
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: 2014-03-12
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 programs and activities regarding scientific and clinical research on Tourette syndrome.
 
Requires the Director to develop a system to collect data on Tourette syndrome, including epidemiological information regarding its incidence, prevalence, and impact in the United States, 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 pay costs of planning, establishing, improving, and providing basic operating support for between four and six Collaborative Research Centers for Tourette Syndrome in different regions of the United States to conduct basic and clinical research on Tourette syndrome. 
 
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: 2014-03-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: Introduced in House
To correct the boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System units in Florida, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-hr-4222
Sponsor: Rep. Southerland, Steve II [R-FL-2]
Introduced: 2014-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Florida
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries

Summary:
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: 
Replaces the map included in the set of maps entitled &quot;Coastal Barrier Resources System&quot; (referred to in specified provisions of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act and relating to Indian Peninsula Unit FL-92 and Cape San Blas Unit P-30 in Florida) with another map relating to the same unit entitled &quot;John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Corrected Indian Peninsula Unit FL-92 and Cape San Blas Unit P-30&quot; of a date to be specified. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-04-08
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2014-03-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: Introduced in House
International Conflicts of Concern Act

Bill: 113-hr-4223
Sponsor: Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10]
Introduced: 2014-03-12 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Foreign aid and international relief
Licensing and registrations
Middle East
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Syria
Terrorism
Trade restrictions
Travel and tourism
War and emergency powers

Summary:
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: 
International Conflicts of Concern Act - Directs the President to identify to Congress each country whose government is, and each country in which anti-government forces are, allowing one or more foreign terrorist organizations to engage in armed conflict occurring in that country.
 
Directs the President to designate a country as a &quot;country of conflict concern&quot; if: (1) its government or anti-government forces in the country are allowing one or more foreign terrorist organizations to engage in armed conflict in it, and (2) it is in the U.S. national security to restrict travel by any U.S. national to the country and to restrict material support provided by U.S. nationals to entities engaged in armed conflict in it. Terminates such a designation when the President certifies to Congress that either or both of these circumstances no longer apply.
 
Deems Syria to be a country of conflict concern.
 
Directs the President, with respect to a country of conflict concern, to require a U.S. national to obtain a license to: (1) travel to it, or (2) provide material support to entities that are engaged in armed conflict in it. Applies specified penalties to a person who violates such requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-04-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade.
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: Introduced in House
For the relief of Victor Hugo Santos.

Bill: 113-hr-4224
Sponsor: Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1]
Introduced: 2014-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Private Legislation

Summary:
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: Provides for the relief of Victor Hugo Santos.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-03-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: Introduced in House
Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act

Bill: 113-hr-4226
Sponsor: Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39]
Introduced: 2014-03-13 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Credit and credit markets
Housing finance and home ownership
Real estate business

Summary:
action_date: 2014-03-13
text: 
Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act - Amends the Federal Credit Union Act to revise the definition of &quot;member business loan,&quot; which currently excludes an extension of credit fully secured by a lien on a 1- to 4-family dwelling that is the primary residence of a member.
 
Removes the condition that the dwelling be a member's primary residence. (Thus denies eligibility for a member business loan to any requested extension of credit that would be fully secured by a lien on a 1- to 4-family dwelling, regardless of whether it is or is not the member's primary residence.)
 
Declares that this Act does not preclude the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) from treating an extension of credit fully secured by a lien on a 1- to 4-family dwelling that is not a member's primary residence as a member business loan for purposes other than certain member business loan limitation requirements under the Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-03-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2014-03-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-03-13
text: Introduced in House
To limit the retirement of KC-10 aircraft.

Bill: 113-hr-4230
Sponsor: Rep. Runyan, Jon [R-NJ-3]
Introduced: 2014-03-13 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Congressional oversight
Defense spending
Department of Defense
Executive agency funding and structure
Military procurement, research, weapons development

Summary:
action_date: 2014-03-13
text: 
Prohibits the obligation or expenditure of Department of Defense (DOD) funds to retire, prepare to retire, or place in storage any KC-10 aircraft until: (1) the Secretary of the Air Force certifies that the four KC-46A test aircraft are all built and fully operational, the initial 18 KC-46A aircraft have been delivered to the Air Force in a fully operational capacity by 2017, the KC-46A aircraft has achieved full operational capability, and a sufficient number of KC-46A aircraft exists in the Air Force's inventory to fully meet the air refueling and cargo support capability and mission requirements of the combatant commands; and (2) the Comptroller General (GAO) submits a report setting forth an assessment of whether each such certification is comprehensive, fully supported, and sufficiently detailed and an identification of any shortcomings, limitations, or other reportable matters that affect the quality or findings of any such certification.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-06-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces.
action_date: 2014-03-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2014-03-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-03-13
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit United States assistance to the East-West Center.

Bill: 113-hr-4231
Sponsor: Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2014-03-13 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Area studies and international education
Asia
Cultural exchanges and relations
Department of State
Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2014-03-13
text: 
Prohibits funds available to the Department of State or any other department or agency from being used to provide assistance to the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West (the East-West Center).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-04-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
action_date: 2014-03-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2014-03-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-03-13
text: Introduced in House
Veterans Higher Education Opportunity Act

Bill: 113-hr-4232
Sponsor: Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2]
Introduced: 2014-03-13 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Education of the disadvantaged
Elementary and secondary education
Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2014-03-13
text: 
Veterans Higher Education Opportunity Act - Amend title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish what is to be considered a year of service for determining the percentage of an individual's Federal Perkins Loan that is to be cancelled for military service that qualifies for special pay for occurring in an area of hostilities.
 
Defines such individual's &quot;year of service&quot; as a qualified tour of duty that: (1) lasted at least six months, or (2) lasted less than six months because the member was discharged or released from active duty due to an injury or disability incurred in or aggravated by the member's military service.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-06-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
action_date: 2014-03-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2014-03-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-03-13
text: Introduced in House
To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Lance Corporal Jordan C. Haerter and Corporal Jonathan Yale of the Marine Corps for acts of valor during Operation Iraqi Freedom in April 2008.

Bill: 113-hr-4233
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1]
Introduced: 2014-03-13 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Congressional tributes
Iraq
Middle East
Military personnel and dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2014-03-13
text: 
Authorizes the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Lance Corporal Jordan C. Haerter and Corporal Jonathan Yale of the Marine Corps for acts of valor during Operation Iraqi Freedom on April 22, 2008, for which they were originally awarded the Navy Cross.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-06-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2014-03-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2014-03-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-03-13
text: Introduced in House
Ensuring Veterans' Resiliency Act

Bill: 113-hr-4234
Sponsor: Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8]
Introduced: 2014-03-13 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Department of Veterans Affairs
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Health personnel
Medical education
Mental health
Student aid and college costs
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2014-03-13
text: 
Ensuring Veterans' Resiliency Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a three-year pilot program to repay loans used to finance education regarding psychiatric medicine that are obtained from a governmental entity, private financial institution, school, or other authorized entity.
 
Requires an individual, to be eligible to obtain such a loan repayment, to: (1) be either licensed (or eligible for licensure) to practice psychiatric medicine in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) or enrolled in the final year of a residency program leading to a specialty qualification in psychiatric medicine that is approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education; and (2) demonstrate a commitment to a long-term career as a psychiatrist in the VHA, including through a period of obligated service. Directs the Secretary to select at least 10 individuals to participate in each year of the program.
 
 Allows a loan repayment to consist of payment of the principal, interest, and related expenses of such a loan. Prohibits the Secretary from paying more than $60,000 on behalf of the individual for each year of obligated service the individual agrees to serve.
 
Makes an individual who participates in the pilot program who fails to satisfy the service commitment liable for prorated loan repayment. 
 
Prohibits an individual who is participating in any other federal program that repays his or her educational loans from participating in the program under this Act. 
 
Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to conduct a study of pay disparities among VHA psychiatrists.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-03-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2014-03-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2014-03-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-03-13
text: Introduced in House
Taylor Morris Act

Bill: 113-hr-4235
Sponsor: Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17]
Introduced: 2014-03-13 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Disability assistance
Life, casualty, property insurance
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2014-03-13
text: 
Taylor Morris Act - Makes the $100,000 payment limit for qualified losses under the traumatic injury protection coverage of Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance inapplicable to any loss directly caused by: (1) armed conflict, (2) training under conditions simulating armed conflict, (3) hazardous service, or (4) a traumatic event caused through an instrumentality of war.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-03-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2014-03-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2014-03-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-03-13
text: Introduced in House