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Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5036
Sponsor: Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6]
Introduced: 2014-07-09 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Intellectual property
Licensing and registrations
Television and film

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: 
Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014 - Amends federal copyright law, as amended by the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010 (STELA), to extend until December 31, 2019, the statutory license under which satellite carriers retransmit distant television broadcast stations to viewers who are unable to receive signals for such stations in their local market. (Currently, the statutory licensing authority for such satellite retransmissions is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2014.)

action_date: 2014-07-22
text: 

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

 
 Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014 - Amends federal copyright law, as amended by the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010 (STELA), to extend until December 31, 2019, the statutory license under which satellite carriers retransmit distant television broadcast stations to viewers who are unable to receive signals for such stations in their local market. (Currently, the statutory licensing authority for such satellite retransmissions is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2014.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-22
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 410.
action_date: 2014-07-22
text: Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 113-544.
action_date: 2014-07-22
text: Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 113-544.
action_date: 2014-07-10
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2014-07-10
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2014-07-10
text: Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Discharged.
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: Introduced in House
Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5037
Sponsor: Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39]
Introduced: 2014-07-09 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Business records
Computer security and identity theft
Department of the Treasury
Financial services and investments
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Performance measurement

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: 
The Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2014 - Amends the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to require the Director of the Office of Financial Research to publish annually, after a period of 60 days for public notice and comment, a detailed work plan concerning the Office priorities for the upcoming fiscal year.
 
Requires the Office to develop and implement a cybersecurity plan using adequate safeguards to protect the integrity and confidentiality of the data in Office possession.
 
Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to audit annually the cybersecurity plan and its implementation. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-15
text: Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Prior to Referral.
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: Introduced in House
Maritime Washington National Heritage Area Act

Bill: 113-hr-5038
Sponsor: Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
Introduced: 2014-07-09 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Historic sites and heritage areas
Marine and inland water transportation
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Washington State

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: 
Maritime Washington National Heritage Area Act - Establishes the Maritime Washington National Heritage Area in Whatcom, Skagit, Snohomish, San Juan, Island, King, Pierce, Thurston, Mason, Kitsap, Jefferson, Clallam, and Grays Harbor Counties in the state of Washington. 
 
Designates the Pacific Northwest Maritime Heritage Advisory Council operating under the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation as the local coordinating entity for the Heritage Area. 
 
Requires the Council to submit a management plan for the Heritage Area. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: Introduced in House
To make technical amendments to Public Law 93-531, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-hr-5039
Sponsor: Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1]
Introduced: 2014-07-09 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Arizona
Congressional oversight
Government trust funds
Indian lands and resources rights
Indian social and development programs
Land transfers
New Mexico

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: 
Requires a border of any parcel of land that is transferred to or acquired by the Navajo Reservation to be within 18 miles of the trust lands of the Navajo Tribe, including the bands of the Tribe, as of January 2014.
 
Allows the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands anywhere within Arizona and New Mexico to be exchanged for lands within 18 miles of those trust lands. 
 
Gives the Navajo Tribe the right to deselect not more than 757 acres of the land selected as of January 2014, whether or not such land has already been taken into trust by the Secretary of the Interior. Gives the Tribe the right to reselect land up to the amount it deselected.
 
Directs the Secretary to report on annual rents owed by the Navajo Tribe to the Hopi Tribe for each of the years 2001-2013.
 
Authorizes the Navajo Tribe to designate up to 150,000 acres within specified lands to be designated as Navajo Sovereignty Empowerment Zones. Makes inapplicable specified laws within such Zones. 
 
Amends the Navajo-Hopi Land Dispute Settlement Act of 1996 to set forth the rights of Navajo heads of household or their successors to relinquish an Accommodation Agreement they have entered into with the Hopi Tribe regarding their residence on Hopi lands. 
 
Reauthorizes and revises the Navajo Rehabilitation Trust Fund. Allows for its use for the development of Navajo Sovereignty Empowerment Zones.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
action_date: 2014-07-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: Introduced in House
Idaho County Shooting Range Land Conveyance Act

Bill: 113-hr-5040
Sponsor: Rep. Labrador, Raul R. [R-ID-1]
Introduced: 2014-07-09 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Idaho
Land transfers

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: 
Idaho County Shooting Range Land Conveyance Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to Idaho County in Idaho approximately 31 acres of land managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for use as a shooting range. 

action_date: 2014-11-17
text: 
 

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

 
Idaho County Shooting Range Land Conveyance Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to Idaho County in Idaho approximately 31 acres of land managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for use as a shooting range. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-11-18
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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 H8016-8017)
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 H8016-8017)
action_date: 2014-11-17
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5040.
action_date: 2014-11-17
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8016-8017)
action_date: 2014-11-17
text: Mr. Labrador moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2014-11-17
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 464.
action_date: 2014-11-17
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-623.
action_date: 2014-11-17
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-623.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Discharged.
action_date: 2014-09-09
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2014-07-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: Introduced in House
To require the Secretary of State to offer rewards totaling up to $5,000,000 for information on the kidnapping and murder of Naftali Fraenkel, a dual United States-Israeli citizen, that began on June 12, 2014.

Bill: 113-hr-5041
Sponsor: Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5]
Introduced: 2014-07-09 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arab-Israeli relations
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Israel
Middle East
Violent crime
West Bank

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: 
Directs the Secretary of State, in accordance with the Rewards for Justice program authorized under the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, to offer a reward of up to $5 million to any individual who furnishes information leading to the arrest or conviction in any country of any individual for committing, conspiring or attempting to commit, or aiding or abetting in the commission of the kidnapping and murder of Naftali Fraenkel.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-30
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2014-07-30
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: Introduced in House
Jumpstart VA Construction Act

Bill: 113-hr-5042
Sponsor: Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9]
Introduced: 2014-07-09 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Building construction
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Health facilities and institutions
International organizations and cooperation
Public contracts and procurement
Public-private cooperation
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: 
Jumpstart VA Construction Act - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a 10-year pilot program of entering into partnership agreements on a competitive basis with appropriate non-federal entities for major authorized construction projects. Directs the Secretary to select 10 major medical facility projects authorized for the construction of a new facility for which: (1) Congress has appropriated funds, (2) the design and development phase is complete, and (3) construction has not begun as of the date of enactment of this Act. Requires four of such projects to be seismic-related projects and four to be community based outpatient clinic-related projects. 
 
Directs the Secretary to: (1) appoint a non-Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) entity as the project manager of each project; (2) ensure that the project manager implements a project management plan to ensure concise and consistent communication of all parties involved; (3) work in cooperation with each participating non-federal entity to minimize multiple change orders; (4) develop metrics to monitor change order process times, with the intent of expediting any change order; and (5) monitor construction to ensure that it is in compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulations and VA acquisition regulations and that the costs are reasonable.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: Introduced in House
PACT Act

Bill: 113-hr-5043
Sponsor: Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52]
Introduced: 2014-07-09 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Crime prevention
Crimes against children
Foreign aid and international relief
Human trafficking
International law and treaties

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: 
Partnering to Abolish Child Trafficking Act or the PACT Act - Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to direct the Secretary of State to report annually to Congress regarding: (1) child protection compacts, (2) countries with which the United States may enter into a child protection compact, and (3) related assistance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: Introduced in House
End Modern-Day Slavery Act

Bill: 113-hr-5044
Sponsor: Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52]
Introduced: 2014-07-09 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Crime prevention
Crime victims
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Human trafficking

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: 
End Modern-Day Slavery Act - Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to require the Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking to develop a comprehensive action plan to combat human trafficking.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
action_date: 2014-09-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: Introduced in House
Veterans Small Business Support Act

Bill: 113-hr-5045
Sponsor: Rep. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI-14]
Introduced: 2014-07-09 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Disaster relief and insurance
Financial services and investments
Government lending and loan guarantees
National Guard and reserves
Small business
User charges and fees
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Women in business

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: 
Veterans Small Business Support Act - Amends the Small Business Act to prohibit the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) from assessing a guarantee fee in connection with a loan made under the SBA Express Program to a veteran or spouse of a veteran on or after October 1, 2014. 
 
Directs the Administrator to report to Congress on: (1) the feasibility of providing financial planning and counseling to owners of small business concerns who are members of a reserve component prior to deployment; (2) the level of outreach to and consultation with female veterans by women's business centers and veterans business outreach centers; and (3) the Military Reservists Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program, which shall include a discussion of SBA outreach efforts to increase participation, the number of loans made, and an analysis of the effectiveness of, and recommendations for improving, the Program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: Introduced in House
Veterans Care Financial Protection Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5046
Sponsor: Rep. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI-14]
Introduced: 2014-07-09 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government studies and investigations
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: 
Veterans Care Financial Protection Act of 2014 - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) work with federal agencies, states, and such experts as the Secretary considers appropriate to develop and implement federal and state standards that protect individuals who are eligible for increased pension for a non-service-connected disability or death or for service on the basis of need for regular aid and attendance from dishonest, predatory, or otherwise unlawful practices; and (2) submit such standards to specified congressional committees not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
 
Requires the Comptroller General: (1) within one year after enactment of this Act, to report standards that would be effective in protecting such individuals if the Secretary fails to submit such standards within such 180 days; and (2) not later than 540 days after enactment of this Act, to complete a study on standards implemented under this Act and report the findings to such committees.
 
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: Introduced in House
Continuing Care for Veterans Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5047
Sponsor: Rep. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI-14]
Introduced: 2014-07-09 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Health care coverage and access
Hospital care
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: 
Continuing Care for Veterans Act of 2014 - Prohibits the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) from altering the health care available to a veteran who is enrolled in the VA health care system or the amount of time that veteran has to wait for an appointment for such care based solely on the length of time since he or she last received health care from the VA.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-08-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: Introduced in House
Protect Women's Health From Corporate Interference Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5051
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25]
Introduced: 2014-07-09 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Comprehensive health care
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Labor
Department of the Treasury
Employee benefits and pensions
Family planning and birth control
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health promotion and preventive care
Religion
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: 
Protect Women's Health From Corporate Interference Act of 2014 - Affirms requirements, notwithstanding the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993, that: (1) an employer that establishes or maintains a group health plan for its employees must provide coverage of a specific item or service for the employees or their dependents where the coverage is required under federal provisions or regulations pursuant to those provisions; and (2) group health plans sponsored by an employer or employee organization, and any health insurance coverage, must provide coverage required under the Public Health Service Act, including preventive health services.
 
 Authorizes the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Treasury to modify regulations concerning coverage of contraceptive services by group health plans of religious employers consistent with the purposes and findings (regarding coverage of birth control services and the Supreme Court decisions in 
Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.
 and 
Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp. v. Burwell
) of this Act. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-11-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2014-07-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: Introduced in House
Lawful Ivory Protection Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5052
Sponsor: Rep. Daines, Steve [R-MT-At Large]
Introduced: 2014-07-10 in the House
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Africa
Department of Homeland Security
Department of the Interior
Department of the Treasury
Endangered and threatened species
Mammals
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-10
text: 
Lawful Ivory Protection Act of 2014 - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit any regulation that goes in effect after February 24, 2014, from:
 
 
 prohibiting or restricting the possession, sale, delivery, receipt, shipping, or transportation of elephant ivory that has been lawfully imported;
 
changing any methods of, or standards for, determining if ivory has been lawfully imported; or
 
prohibiting or restricting the importation or possession of ivory that was lawfully importable or possessable on that date.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2014-07-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-10
text: Introduced in House