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Keeping America Safe from Ebola Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5746
Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-3]
Introduced: 2014-11-20 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Immigrant health and welfare
Immigration status and procedures
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Visas and passports
World health

Summary:
action_date: 2014-11-20
text: 
Keeping America Safe from Ebola Act of 2014 - Defines &quot;covered alien&quot; as an alien: (1) who is a national or a resident of a country designated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as one with widespread transmission of the Ebola virus; and (2) whose last habitual residence, or last habitual residence before residence in the United States if the alien is seeking to reenter the United States, was a designated country. 
 
States that a covered alien is ineligible to: (1) receive a U.S. visa or otherwise be admitted to the United States; or (2) enter the United States if the alien was lawfully present in the United States, departed the United States and visited a designated country, and is seeking to reenter the United States. Requires the Secretary of State to revoke the visa of each covered alien. 
 
Exempts from such coverage and requirements: (1) certain aid workers, and (2) persons authorized by the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to travel to the United States for training.
 
Directs the President to report to Congress every 30 days regarding the spread of Ebola.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-12-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2014-11-20
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2014-11-20
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2014-11-20
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8149-8150)
action_date: 2014-11-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-11-20
text: Introduced in House
To authorize the direct provision of defense articles, defense services, and related training to the Kurdistan Regional Government, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-hr-5747
Sponsor: Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39]
Introduced: 2014-11-20 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arms control and nonproliferation
Conflicts and wars
Iraq
Middle East
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military education and training
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
Syria
Terrorism
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2014-11-20
text: 
Expresses the sense of Congress that: 
 
 
defeating the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) is critical to maintaining a unified Iraq in which all faiths and ethnicities are afforded equal protection and full integration into the government and society; 
 
the people of Kurdistan face a deadly threat from ISIL which the Iraqi Security Forces, of which the Peshmerga are a component, are currently unable to match in armaments; 
 
any outstanding issues between the government of Iraq and the Kurdistan Regional government (KRG) should be resolved expeditiously to allow for a resumption of normal relations; and 
 
ISIL's continued growth presents an imminent threat to Iraqi Kurdistan, the rest of Iraq and the Middle East, and international security.
 
 
Authorizes the President to: (1) provide defense articles, defense services, and related training directly to the KRG to support international coalition efforts against ISIL or any successor group; and (2) issue licenses authorizing U.S. exporters to export defense articles, defense services, and related training directly to the KRG.
 
Prohibits the provision of any defense article, service, or related training to the KRG under this Act unless the KRG agrees that it will not: 
 
 
provide any such defense article, service, or training to anyone who is not a KRG officer, employee, or agent; or 
 
use or permit the use of any such defense article, service, or training for purposes other than those for which it was provided, unless the President's consent has been obtained. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-11-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2014-11-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-11-20
text: Introduced in House
Medicaid Generic Drug Price Fairness Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5748
Sponsor: Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7]
Introduced: 2014-11-20 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Medicaid
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2014-11-20
text: 
Medicaid Generic Drug Price Fairness Act of 2014 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to extend to manufacturers of generic drugs the requirement that drug manufacturers in certain circumstances pay an additional rebate to state Medicaid programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-11-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2014-11-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2014-11-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-11-20
text: Introduced in House
State Regulatory Representation Clarification Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5749
Sponsor: Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3]
Introduced: 2014-11-20 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Federal officials
Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2014-11-20
text: 
State Regulatory Representation Clarification Act of 2014 - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to require that one of the presidential appointees to the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) once served as a state bank supervisor.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-11-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2014-11-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-11-20
text: Introduced in House
Orphan Product Extensions Now Accelerating Cures and Treatments Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5750
Sponsor: Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]
Introduced: 2014-11-20 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Drug therapy
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Government information and archives
Intellectual property
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2014-11-20
text: 
Orphan Product Extensions Now Accelerating Cures and Treatments Act of 2014 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to extend by six months the exclusivity period for a drug or biological product approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) when the product is additionally approved to prevent, diagnose, or treat a new indication that is a rare disease or condition (also known as an &ldquo;orphan disease&rdquo;).
 
Allows the Secretary to revoke an extension if the application submitted to the FDA for the new indication contained an untrue material statement.
 
Requires the sponsor of a product receiving an extension to notify HHS one year prior to discontinuing production for commercial reasons.
 
Requires the Secretary to notify the public of products that receive this extension.
 
Limits a product to one extension under this Act. Sets forth that extensions under this Act are in addition to other extensions.
 Applies only to products approved after enactment of this Act for a new indication that is a rare disease or condition.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-12-10
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8938)
action_date: 2014-11-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2014-11-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2014-11-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-11-20
text: Introduced in House
To require the Secretary of State to offer rewards for information on the kidnapping and murder of James Foley, Peter Kassig, Steven Sotloff, or the kidnapping and murder of any other citizen of the United States by a foreign terrorist organization.

Bill: 113-hr-5752
Sponsor: Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4]
Introduced: 2014-11-20 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Foreign aid and international relief
Middle East
News media and reporting
Terrorism
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2014-11-20
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 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 James Foley, Peter Kassig, or Steven Sotloff or the kidnapping and murder of any other U.S. citizen by a foreign terrorist organization.
 
Limits to $5 million the total amount of rewards offered in connection with the kidnapping and murder of any such individual.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-11-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2014-11-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-11-20
text: Introduced in House
Drinking Water Protection Act

Bill: 113-hr-5753
Sponsor: Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5]
Introduced: 2014-11-20 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental technology
Government information and archives
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Health information and medical records
Water quality
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2014-11-20
text: 
Drinking Water Protection Act - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to direct the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop and submit to Congress a strategic plan for assessing and managing risks associated with cyanotoxins in drinking water provided by public water systems. (Cyanotoxins are naturally occurring toxins produced by cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae.)
 
Requires the plan to include steps and time lines to:
 
 
evaluate the risk to human health from drinking water contaminated with cyanotoxins;
 
 establish, publish, and update a comprehensive list of cyanotoxins that are harmful to human health;
 
 summarize the known adverse human health effects of cyanotoxins and the factors that cause cyanobacteria to grow rapidly and make toxins; 
 
determine whether to publish health advisories for harmful cyanotoxins and establish relevant guidance; 
 
recommend feasible treatment options; and 
 
enter into cooperative agreements with, and provide technical assistance to, affected states and public water systems to manage risks associated with cyanotoxins. 
 
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-11-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
action_date: 2014-11-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2014-11-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-11-20
text: Introduced in House
Evidence-Based Policymaking Commission Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5754
Sponsor: Rep. Ryan, Paul [R-WI-1]
Introduced: 2014-11-20 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Census and government statistics
Congressional oversight
General taxation matters
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Policy sciences
Right of privacy

Summary:
action_date: 2014-11-20
text: 
Evidence-Based Policymaking Commission Act of 2014 - Establishes in the executive branch a Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking. Directs the Commission to conduct a comprehensive study of the data inventory, data infrastructure, and statistical protocols related to federal policymaking and the statistical and programmatic agencies responsible for maintaining that data to:
 
 
 determine the optimal arrangement for which administrative data on federal programs and tax expenditures and related data series may be integrated and made available to facilitate program evaluation, policy-relevant research, and cost-benefit analyses by qualified researchers and institutions; 
 
 make recommendations on how data infrastructure and protocols should be modified to best fulfill those objectives; and
 
 make recommendations on how best to incorporate outcomes measurement, institutionalize randomized controlled trials, and rigorous impact analysis into program design.
 
 
Requires the Commission to consider if and how to create a clearinghouse for program and survey data. 
 
Terminates the Commission not later than 18 months after enactment of this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-11-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2014-11-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-11-20
text: Introduced in House
Safer American Streets Act

Bill: 113-hr-5755
Sponsor: Rep. Stockman, Steve [R-TX-36]
Introduced: 2014-11-20 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: District of Columbia
Intergovernmental relations
Roads and highways
State and local government operations
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2014-11-20
text: 
Safer American Streets Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT), for FY2015 and subsequent fiscal years, to withhold 10% of a state's apportionment of specified federal-aid highway program funds for any state or municipal government that employs an automated traffic enforcement system on a federal-aid highway.
 
Prohibits:
 
 
 the Mayor of the District of Columbia from using an automated traffic enforcement system to detect a moving infraction, and 
 
the use of any information obtained through such a system as proof of an infraction in an administrative adjudication.
 
 
Repeals title IX of the Fiscal Year 1997 Budget Support Temporary Amendment Act of 1996 (relating to automated traffic enforcement in the District of Columbia).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-11-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2014-11-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2014-11-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2014-11-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-11-20
text: Introduced in House
Heller Public Firearms Range Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5756
Sponsor: Rep. Stockman, Steve [R-TX-36]
Introduced: 2014-11-20 in the House
Policy area: Sports and Recreation
Subjects: Birds
District of Columbia
Firearms and explosives
Hunting and fishing
Sports and recreation facilities
State and local finance
User charges and fees
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2014-11-20
text: 
Heller Public Firearms Range Act of 2014 - Amends the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to include the District of Columbia in the apportionment to states and U.S. territories and possessions of revenues from taxes imposed on pistols, revolvers, bows, and arrows.
 
Revises specified payments authority to: (1) authorize the Secretary of the Interior to cooperate with the Mayor of the District in conducting wildlife restoration projects and hunter safety programs; (2) authorize payments to the District out of funds made available under the Act for such purposes; and (3) limit the amount of such payments to one-half of 1% of the total amount apportioned to states, territories, and possessions for any year.
 
Requires the Secretary to use amounts in the federal aid to wildlife restoration fund (FAWRF) to make a limited grant in FY2015 to the Mayor for construction and operation of an indoor public target range for firearm users in the District.
 
Requires the Secretary to construct and operate the target range on suitable federal land within the District using FAWRF funds and such grant amount or from other sources, if the Mayor fails to apply for the grant within 90 days after enactment of this Act or fails to construct a target range with it within one year after the enactment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-12-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
action_date: 2014-11-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2014-11-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-11-20
text: Introduced in House
Honoring Workers' Rights Act

Bill: 113-hr-5757
Sponsor: Rep. Stockman, Steve [R-TX-36]
Introduced: 2014-11-20 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Department of Labor
District of Columbia
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Labor-management relations

Summary:
action_date: 2014-11-20
text: 
Honoring Workers' Rights Act - Redesignates the Department of Labor building located at 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C., as the "Reed Larson Building.&quot;


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-11-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2014-11-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2014-11-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-11-20
text: Introduced in House
Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5758
Sponsor: Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3]
Introduced: 2014-11-20 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Business records
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Department of the Treasury
Evidence and witnesses
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Federal Reserve System
Government information and archives
Judicial procedure and administration
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2014-11-20
text: 
Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2014 - Prohibits a federal banking agency from suggesting, requesting, or ordering a depository institution to terminate a specific customer account, or otherwise restrict or discourage it from entering into or maintaining a banking relationship with a specific customer, unless: (1) the agency has a material reason to do so, and (2) the reason is not based solely on reputation risk.
 
Prescribes requirements for notice from the federal banking agency to the depository institution about such a customer account restriction or termination; but states that notice to the customer is not required. 
 
Amends the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 to revise requirements for summoning witnesses and requiring production of books or other records the Attorney General deems relevant or material to a civil investigation in contemplation of a civil proceeding which may result in civil penalties for specified violations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-11-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2014-11-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-11-20
text: Introduced in House
Funeral Honors for World War II Veterans Act

Bill: 113-hr-5760
Sponsor: Rep. Barber, Ron [D-AZ-2]
Introduced: 2014-11-20 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Asia
Cemeteries and funerals
Conflicts and wars
Europe
Germany
Japan
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2014-11-20
text: 
Funeral Honors for World War II Veterans Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to include seven person firing parties in the funeral honors details for World War II veterans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-11-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2014-11-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-11-20
text: Introduced in House
Defense of Legal Workers Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5761
Sponsor: Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11]
Introduced: 2014-11-20 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Foreign labor
Immigration status and procedures
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2014-11-20
text: 
Defense of Legal Workers Act of 2014 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) exclude from the definition of &quot;unauthorized alien,&quot; with respect to the unlawful employment of aliens, any alien otherwise admitted to and lawfully present in the United States; and (2) consider an alien without lawful status to be an unauthorized alien whose employment is unlawful.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-12-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2014-11-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2014-11-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-11-20
text: Introduced in House
Veterans Equal Access Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5762
Sponsor: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
Introduced: 2014-11-20 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Veterans Affairs
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2014-11-20
text: 
Veterans Equal Access Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to authorize VA health care providers to: (1) provide veterans with recommendations and opinions regarding participation in their state's marijuana programs, and (2) complete forms reflecting such recommendations and opinions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-11-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2014-11-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2014-11-20
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1657-1658)
action_date: 2014-11-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-11-20
text: Introduced in House
To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in Billings, Montana, as the "Bear Root Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic".

Bill: 113-hr-5763
Sponsor: Rep. Daines, Steve [R-MT-At Large]
Introduced: 2014-11-20 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Department of Veterans Affairs
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Health facilities and institutions
Montana
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2014-11-20
text: 
Designates the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) clinic located at 1766 Majestic Lane in Billings, Montana, as the "Bear Root Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic."


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-11-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2014-11-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2014-11-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-11-20
text: Introduced in House