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Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5003
Sponsor: Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11]
Introduced: 2014-06-26 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Georgia
Land transfers
Military history
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:
action_date: 2014-06-26
text: 
 Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2014 - Modifies the boundary of the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park in Georgia to include approximately eight acres identified as Wallis House and Harriston Hill. 
 
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire land or interests, by donation or exchange, from willing sellers only.
 

action_date: 2014-12-22
text: 
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2014 - Modifies the boundary of the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park in Georgia to include approximately eight acres identified as Wallis House and Harriston Hill. 
 
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire land or interests, by donation or exchange, from willing sellers only.
 
Requires written consent of property owners before the land is included in the park. Bars the Secretary from acquiring the land by condemnation. 
 
Prohibits activities or uses outside the park from being regulated or precluded merely because those activities or uses can be seen, heard, or detected from within the park, thereby prohibiting this Act from being construed to create buffer zones outside the park.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-12-22
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 532.
action_date: 2014-12-22
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-701.
action_date: 2014-12-22
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-701.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) 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: 2014-07-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
action_date: 2014-06-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2014-06-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-06-26
text: Introduced in House
Multifamily Housing Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5004
Sponsor: Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4]
Introduced: 2014-06-26 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental technology
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Housing finance and home ownership
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2014-06-26
text: 
Multifamily Housing Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2014 - Requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to analyze and report on the relationship between energy savings improvements to homes and buildings, utility and energy expenses, and mortgage performance. Directs HUD to make the results of the analysis publicly available.
 
Requires HUD and the Federal Housing Finance Agency to evaluate departmental procedures and policies to assess if they accurately reflect the energy expenses and benefits of energy savings improvements for homeowners and building owners.
 
Amends the National Housing Act to revise provisions concerning mortgage insurance by establishing a green refinancing program for multifamily housing projects to increase the amount of mortgage loans that may be insured to finance the cost of residential energy conservation measures.
 
Requires HUD to carry out a Multifamily Housing Energy Innovation Plan to make grants to establish or expand an energy savings plan that will result in at least a 20% reduction in the energy, water, or gas consumption of multifamily housing.
 
Authorizes HUD to waive during the next five years any requirement regarding the eligibility of multifamily properties for an existing risk-sharing agreement entered into under multifamily mortgage credit programs, if the waiver facilitates the adoption of energy or water conservation measures in the properties.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-06-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2014-06-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-06-26
text: Introduced in House
Ending Corporal Punishment in Schools Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5005
Sponsor: Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4]
Introduced: 2014-06-26 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Government studies and investigations
School administration
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2014-06-26
text: 
Ending Corporal Punishment in Schools Act of 2014 - Amends the General Education Provisions Act to prohibit the Secretary of Education from providing education funding to any educational agency or institution that allows school personnel to inflict corporal punishment upon a student as a form of punishment or to modify undesirable behavior.
 
Requires each state to submit a plan to the Secretary, within 18 months of this Act's enactment and every third year thereafter, that describes how the state eliminates the use of corporal punishment in schools and makes school personnel and parents aware of its policies and procedures for doing so.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to award three-year grants to states and, through them, competitive subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to assist them in improving school climate and culture by implementing school-wide positive behavior supports. 
 
Requires grant and subgrant funds to be used for professional training, technical assistance, research, and outreach regarding positive behavior supports. Requires LEAs to ensure that private school personnel can participate, on an equitable basis, in activities supported by such funds.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to allocate funds to the Secretary of the Interior to carry out such activities with regard to schools operated or funded by the Department of the Interior.
 
 Directs the Secretary to conduct a national assessment to determine compliance with this Act's requirements and identify best practices regarding positive behavior support professional training programs. 
 
 Gives Protection and Advocacy Systems the authority provided under the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 to investigate, monitor, and enforce this Act's protections for students.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-11-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2014-06-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2014-06-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-06-26
text: Introduced in House
District of Columbia Courts and Public Defender Service Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments Act

Bill: 113-hr-5006
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2014-06-26 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: District of Columbia
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Lawyers and legal services
State and local courts

Summary:
action_date: 2014-06-26
text: 
District of Columbia Courts and Public Defender Service Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments Act - Amends the District of Columbia Code to authorize the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration to establish a voluntary separation incentive payments program for nonjudicial employees of the District courts substantially similar to that for certain federal employees and members of the uniformed services.
 
Amends the District of Columbia Court Reform and Criminal Procedure Act of 1970 to authorize the Director of the District of Columbia Public Defender Service also to establish such a program for the Service's employees.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-06-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2014-06-26
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1091)
action_date: 2014-06-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-06-26
text: Introduced in House
Restoring Accountability in Veterans Access to Health Care Act

Bill: 113-hr-5007
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2014-06-26 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Department of Veterans Affairs
Employment and training programs
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2014-06-26
text: 
Restoring Accountability in Veterans Access to Health Care Act - Directs the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to annually determine, and publish in the Federal Register, the five occupations of health care providers for which there is the largest staffing shortage throughout the VA. Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, based upon such determination, to recruit and appoint highly qualified health care providers to positions in those occupations.
 
Requires the Secretary to submit biennial reports assessing the staffing of each VA medical facility, including: (1) information on wait times and workload levels, (2) a plan to fill staffing shortages, and (3) an analysis of succession planning.
 
Directs the Secretary to implement a clinic management training program to provide in-person, standardized education on health care management to all managers of, and health care providers at, VA medical facilities, including training on how to: (1) manage the schedules of health care providers, (2) optimize the use of technology, (3) use data to meet the demand for health care, (4) use the VA appointment scheduling system, and (5) use physical plant space at VA facilities to ensure efficient flow and privacy for patients and staff.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2014-06-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2014-06-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-06-26
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit United States voluntary contributions to the United Nations Democracy Fund.

Bill: 113-hr-5008
Sponsor: Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2014-06-26 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Appropriations
Executive agency funding and structure
Foreign aid and international relief
Human rights
International organizations and cooperation
Political movements and philosophies
United Nations

Summary:
action_date: 2014-06-26
text: 
Prohibits funds made available to any federal department or agency from being used to make U.S. voluntary contributions to the United Nations (U.N.) Democracy Fund.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-06-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2014-06-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-06-26
text: Introduced in House
Military Separation Pay Fairness Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5009
Sponsor: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]
Introduced: 2014-06-26 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Military personnel and dependents
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Veterans' pensions and compensation
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2014-06-26
text: 
Military Separation Pay Fairness Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to determine whether former members of the Armed Forces who were separated for a violation of the policy concerning homosexuality in the Armed Forces as in effect before the effective date of the Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010 were paid: (1) the full amount of separation pay to which they should have been entitled under standard military separation pay laws, or (2) a reduced amount because of homosexuality pursuant to administrative instructions in place at the time of the separation.
 
Requires the Secretary to pay such a former member who has not received the full military separation pay: (1) the amount of the difference between the full amount and the amount actually paid, and (2) interest on the amount of the difference. 
 
Excludes former members who joined the class-action settlement in 
Collins v. United States 
from receiving additional payments for the difference in amounts under such procedures, but provides for former members in such settlement to receive payment for interest on such amount. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-06-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2014-06-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-06-26
text: Introduced in House
SMOKE Act

Bill: 113-hr-5010
Sponsor: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]
Introduced: 2014-06-26 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Child health
Civil actions and liability
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Federal preemption
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Marketing and advertising
Medical research
Retail and wholesale trades
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2014-06-26
text: 
Stop Selling and Marketing to Our Kids E-Cigarettes Act or the SMOKE Act - Amends the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to define &quot;electronic nicotine delivery system&quot; (e-cigarette) and &quot;e-liquid&quot; (solution used in an e-cigarette). Gives the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authority to regulate e-cigarettes and e-liquids as tobacco products.
 
Amends the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act to include e-cigarettes and e-liquids in the definition of cigarettes, thereby: (1) requiring warning labels to appear on packaging and advertising, and (2) prohibiting advertising in electronic media regulated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
 
Requires the FDA to study the effects of flavorings added to e-cigarettes and e-liquids, including whether flavorings appeal to children or help adults quit smoking. Requires, upon completion of the study, the FDA to consider restricting the use of flavorings.
 
Directs the FDA to require child-proof packaging for e-cigarettes and e-liquids.
 
Directs the FDA to set nicotine dosage and concentration limits for e-cigarettes and e-liquids, respectively, and allows for exceptions.
 
Prohibits advertisement, promotion, or marketing of e-cigarettes and e-liquids in a manner that increases their use by minors. Sets forth authority for: (1) the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to enforce violations as an unfair or deceptive act or practice, and (2) states to bring civil actions on behalf of residents threatened or adversely affected by such a violation. Allows the FTC to intervene and appeal in state actions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-06-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2014-06-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2014-06-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-06-26
text: Introduced in House
Summer Meals Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5012
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2014-06-26 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Elementary and secondary education
Food assistance and relief
Poverty and welfare assistance
Public-private cooperation

Summary:
action_date: 2014-06-26
text: 
Summer Meals Act of 2014 - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to redefine &quot;areas in which poor economic conditions exist,&quot; where the summer food service program for children may operate, as areas in which at least 40% (currently, 50%) of the children have been determined to be eligible for free or reduced price school meals under the school lunch and breakfast programs.
 
Reimburses service institutions (other than school food authorities) for up to one meal and one snack per child each day during after-school hours, weekends, and school holidays during the regular school calendar. (Currently, such institutions are reimbursed for meals and snacks served to children over the summer months or to children who are on vacation under a continuous school calendar.)
 
Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to award competitive grants to service institutions to increase participation in the summer food service program for children at congregate feeding sites through innovative approaches to limited transportation and mobile meal trucks.
 
Allows service institutions that are participating in the summer food service program for children to serve up to three meals, or two meals and one snack, during each day of operation. (Currently, this option is reserved for camps and service institutions that serve meals primarily to migrant children.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-11-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2014-06-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2014-06-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-06-26
text: Introduced in House
Illegal Entry Accountability Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5014
Sponsor: Rep. Weber, Randy K., Sr. [R-TX-14]
Introduced: 2014-06-30 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Congressional oversight
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
El Salvador
Foreign aid and international relief
Guatemala
Honduras
Latin America
Mexico
Sanctions

Summary:
action_date: 2014-06-30
text: 
Illegal Entry Accountability Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of State to suspend all U.S. foreign assistance to Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador, except for assistance under the international narcotic control law enforcement program.
 
Allows reinstatement of assistance only if Congress determines that Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador have taken sufficient action to mitigate unlawful U.S.-Mexico border crossings by their respective citizens.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-06-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2014-06-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-06-30
text: Introduced in House
HEROES Grant Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5015
Sponsor: Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]
Introduced: 2014-06-30 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Employee hiring
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2014-06-30
text: 
Help Employ and Recruit Our Excellent Servicemembers Grant Act of 2014 or the HEROES Grant Act of 2014 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the use of public safety and community policing (COPS ON THE BEAT) grants to hire veterans and other individuals as employees of law enforcement agencies for positions that do not require sworn authority.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2014-06-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2014-06-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-06-30
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit United States non-security assistance to Mexico.

Bill: 113-hr-5017
Sponsor: Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3]
Introduced: 2014-07-03 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arizona
Border security and unlawful immigration
California
Foreign aid and international relief
Latin America
Mexico
New Mexico
Texas

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-03
text: 
Prohibits U.S. government funds from being used to provide non-security assistance to Mexico unless an Act of Congress securing Mexico's border with the United States is enacted into law.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2014-07-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-03
text: Introduced in House
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1335 Jefferson Road in Rochester, New York, as the "Specialist Theodore Matthew Glende Post Office".

Bill: 113-hr-5019
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25]
Introduced: 2014-07-07 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Military personnel and dependents
New York State
Postal service

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-07
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1335 Jefferson Road in Rochester, New York, as the "Specialist Theodore Matthew Glende Post Office."

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-11-13
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 594.
action_date: 2014-11-13
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Carper without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2014-11-13
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Carper without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2014-11-12
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2014-09-09
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2014-09-08
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 399 - 0 (Roll no. 482). (text: CR H7253)
action_date: 2014-09-08
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2014-09-08
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 399 - 0 (Roll no. 482).(text: CR H7253)
action_date: 2014-09-08
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7275-7276)
action_date: 2014-09-08
text: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
action_date: 2014-09-08
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5019.
action_date: 2014-09-08
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7253-7254)
action_date: 2014-09-08
text: Mr. Collins (GA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2014-07-24
text: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2014-07-24
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2014-07-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2014-07-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-07
text: Introduced in House