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Preventing Termination of Utility Services in Bankruptcy Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5132
Sponsor: Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13]
Introduced: 2014-07-17 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Bankruptcy
Public utilities and utility rates

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: 
Preventing Termination of Utility Services in Bankruptcy Act of 2014 - Amends federal bankruptcy law, with respect to the prohibition against disruption of utility services to a debtor, to declare that an individual debtor may not be required to furnish assurance of payment if he or she pays, within 20 days after the date of the order for relief, those debts owed to a utility for service during that period, and afterward also pays when due debts owed for service during the pendency of the case in bankruptcy.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1193)
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Employees and Retirees in Municipal Bankruptcies Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5133
Sponsor: Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13]
Introduced: 2014-07-17 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Bankruptcy
Federal appellate courts
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Jurisdiction and venue
Labor-management relations
Specialized courts
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: 
Protecting Employees and Retirees in Municipal Bankruptcies Act of 2014 - Amends federal bankruptcy law with respect to the requirement for a municipality to be a debtor under Chapter 9 (Adjustment of Debts of a Municipality) that the municipality has negotiated in good faith with creditors and failed to obtain the agreement of those holding at least a majority in amount of the claims of each class that the municipality intends to impair under a plan.
 
Requires that, with respect to creditors who are the municipality's employees or retirees, &quot;good faith&quot; has the same meaning as it does in the National Labor Relations Act. 
 
Requires the municipality also to establish by clear and convincing evidence that it satisfies all eligibility criteria.
 
Repeals the limitation placed upon on court authority to issue a stay pending an appeal of an order for relief. 
 
Amends the Judicial Code to confer upon the appropriate court of appeals jurisdiction of any appeal of a bankruptcy court determination that an entity is eligible to be a municipal debtor. Requires the appellate court to consider and determine such appeal on an expedited basis as a direct appeal, which shall be reviewed and heard 
de novo
 on the merits.
 
Requires the court to confirm the bankruptcy plan of a municipality which modifies a collective bargaining agreement or a retiree benefit in any manner otherwise prohibited by nonbankruptcy law if the plan is agreed to by the authorized representative of either the employees covered by collective bargaining or the individuals receiving the retiree benefits.
 
 Designates the labor organization signatory to a collective bargaining agreement as the authorized representative of individuals receiving retiree benefits covered by that agreement. 
 
Sets forth procedures for court appointment of an authorized representative if a labor organization elects not to serve as one, or if the retired employees are not covered by a collective bargaining agreement.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1187-1188)
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Introduced in House
Breaking Addiction Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5136
Sponsor: Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11]
Introduced: 2014-07-17 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Medicaid
Mental health

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: 
Breaking Addiction Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a five-year demonstration project under which payment may be made to each participating state for any medical assistance provided with respect to a qualified individual being treated for a substance use condition in a community-based institution for mental diseases.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Introduced in House
Our Communities, Our Choices Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5138
Sponsor: Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22]
Introduced: 2014-07-17 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Border security and unlawful immigration
Child safety and welfare
Department of Homeland Security
Detention of persons
Government information and archives
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Human trafficking
Immigration status and procedures
Intergovernmental relations
Public contracts and procurement
Public participation and lobbying
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: 
Our Communities, Our Choices Act of 2014 - Amends the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to require consultation with state and local elected officials and a public hearing before awarding grants or contracts to provide non-federal housing facilities for unaccompanied alien children.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Introduced in House
To correct the boundaries of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Unit P16.

Bill: 113-hr-5139
Sponsor: Rep. Clawson, Curt [R-FL-19]
Introduced: 2014-07-17 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Florida
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: 
Revises the boundaries of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Unit P16 in Florida.

action_date: 2014-12-22
text: 
Revises the boundaries of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Unit P16 in Florida.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-12-22
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 534.
action_date: 2014-12-22
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-703.
action_date: 2014-12-22
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-703.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Discharged.
action_date: 2014-07-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Introduced in House
Child Welfare Workforce Partnership Act

Bill: 113-hr-5140
Sponsor: Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]
Introduced: 2014-07-17 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Child safety and welfare
Education programs funding
Employment and training programs
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: 
Child Welfare Workforce Partnership Act - Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to deem child welfare training expenditures made by public or private nonprofit education institutions to be made by the state if those expenditures would otherwise have been allowable if made by the state claiming federal reimbursement. (Thus allows a state to be federally reimbursed for child welfare training expenditures made by a nonprofit education institutions in the state.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Introduced in House
Unaccompanied Alien Children Assistance Control Act

Bill: 113-hr-5141
Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]
Introduced: 2014-07-17 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Child safety and welfare
Detention of persons
El Salvador
Foreign aid and international relief
Guatemala
Honduras
Latin America
Mexico
Sanctions

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: 
Unaccompanied Alien Children Assistance Control Act - Directs the President to reduce foreign assistance allocations for Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, or El Salvador: (1) by the number of unaccompanied alien children who are nationals or citizens of any of those countries placed in federal custody in the preceding fiscal year because of their immigration status, and (2) multiplied by $15,000.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Introduced in House
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 113 West Jackson Street in Rich Square, North Carolina, as the "Chief Joseph E. White, Jr. Post Office Building".

Bill: 113-hr-5142
Sponsor: Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1]
Introduced: 2014-07-17 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
North Carolina
Postal service

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 113 West Jackson Street in Rich Square, North Carolina, as the "Chief Joseph E. White, Jr. Post Office Building."

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-11-18
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2014-11-17
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2014-11-17
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8010)
action_date: 2014-11-17
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8010)
action_date: 2014-11-17
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5142.
action_date: 2014-11-17
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8010-8011)
action_date: 2014-11-17
text: Mr. Issa moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2014-09-17
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2014-09-17
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Introduced in House
EASY Voting Act

Bill: 113-hr-5144
Sponsor: Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]
Introduced: 2014-07-17 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional elections
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Higher education
Voting rights

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: 
Equal Access to Support Youth Voting Act or the EASY Voting Act - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require state and local election officials to accept a current and valid student photo identification issued by the institute of higher education the student attends when such identification is required to obtain a ballot or vote in a federal election.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Introduced in House
Breast Density and Mammography Reporting Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5145
Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2014-07-17 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cancer
Health information and medical records
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Research administration and funding
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: 
Breast Density and Mammography Reporting Act of 2014 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require mammography facilities to include up-to-date information about breast density in both the written report of the results of a mammography examination provided to the patient's physician and the summary of that written report given to patients. Requires the summary to: (1) convey the effect of breast density in masking the presence of breast cancer on a mammogram, and (2) include language communicating that individuals with dense breasts should talk with their physicians about any questions or concerns regarding the summary and whether they would benefit from additional tests.
 
Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to expand and intensify research on breast density, the cost-effectiveness and feasibility of supplemental imaging relating to breast density, and best practices concerning mammograms and supplemental screening for those with dense breasts.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Introduced in House
To designate the United States courthouse located at 700 Grant Street in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as the "Joseph F. Weis Jr. United States Courthouse".

Bill: 113-hr-5146
Sponsor: Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14]
Introduced: 2014-07-17 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Judges
Pennsylvania

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: 
Designates the U.S. courthouse located at 700 Grant Street in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as the &quot;Joseph F. Weis Jr. United States Courthouse.&quot;

action_date: 2014-11-12
text: 

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

 
Designates the U.S. courthouse located at 700 Grant Street in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as the &quot;Joseph F. Weis Jr. United States Courthouse.&quot;

action_date: 2014-12-08
text: 

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

 
Designates the U.S. courthouse located at 700 Grant Street in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as the &quot;Joseph F. Weis Jr. United States Courthouse.&quot;


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-12-09
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2014-12-08
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2014-12-08
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8848)
action_date: 2014-12-08
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8848)
action_date: 2014-12-08
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5146.
action_date: 2014-12-08
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8848)
action_date: 2014-12-08
text: Mr. Petri moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2014-11-12
text: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 144.
action_date: 2014-11-12
text: Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 113-611.
action_date: 2014-11-12
text: Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 113-611.
action_date: 2014-09-17
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2014-09-17
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2014-09-17
text: Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management Discharged.
action_date: 2014-07-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Introduced in House
Get Your Refund, Get Your Health Care Act

Bill: 113-hr-5147
Sponsor: Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1]
Introduced: 2014-07-17 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Comprehensive health care
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: 
Get Your Refund, Get Your Health Care Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to require health care exchanges to provide a 60-day special enrollment period for uninsured individuals eligible to enroll in exchange health plans who are subject to a penalty for not maintaining minimum essential coverage in 2014.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Introduced in House
Access to Affordable Mortgages Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5148
Sponsor: Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3]
Introduced: 2014-07-17 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Business records
Department of the Treasury
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Federal Reserve System
Housing finance and home ownership
Real estate business

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: 
Access to Affordable Mortgages Act of 2014 - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to exempt from property appraisal requirements certain higher-risk mortgage loans of $250,000 or less if such a loan appears on the balance sheet of the creditor of the loan for at least three years.
 
Exempts certain individuals required to make such reports from penalties for failure to report any appraisers reasonably suspected of failing to comply with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice, of violating applicable laws, or of otherwise engaging in unethical or unprofessional conduct.
 
Amends the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 to exempt such higher-risk mortgage loans from property appraisal or evaluation standard requirements. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-30
text: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 31 - 23.
action_date: 2014-07-30
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-15
text: Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Prior to Introduction and Referral.
Student Loan Transparency for Success Act

Bill: 113-hr-5151
Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18]
Introduced: 2014-07-17 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Consumer affairs
Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: 
Student Loan Transparency for Success Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education and loan originators, servicers, and collectors participating in the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan program to include in the information they are required to provide Direct Loan borrowers prior to disbursement:
 
 
the total aggregate amount of Direct Loans borrowed by the borrower;
 
the estimated number of payments and total amount to be paid to repay such a loan based on a standard repayment plan; and
 
the estimated average income and percentage of employment in the borrower's state for persons with a high school diploma or its equivalent, persons with some post-secondary education without completion of a degree or certificate, persons with a bachelor's degree, and persons with a post-baccalaureate degree.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Act of September 16, 1922, to clarify the responsibility of Federal agencies to remove snow and ice for areas around Federal buildings in the District of Columbia.

Bill: 113-hr-5153
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2014-07-17 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: District of Columbia
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Pedestrians and bicycling
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: 
Assigns responsibility to a federal agency for the removal of snow, sleet, or ice from any paved sidewalk or crosswalk within the fire limits of the District of Columbia that is: (1) in front of or adjacent to any building that is owned by the United States and under the jurisdiction of the federal agency; or (2) a public thoroughfare in front of, around, or through any public square, reservation, or open space that is owned by the United States and under the jurisdiction of the federal agency. 
 
Requires: (1) the removal of such snow, sleet, or ice within a reasonable period after the snow or sleet ceases to fall or the ice has accumulated; and (2) the federal agency to make the sidewalk or crosswalk reasonably safe for travel by applying sand, ashes, salt, or other acceptable materials if the snow, sleet, or ice has hardened and cannot be removed. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1192)
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-17
text: Introduced in House