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Veterans Health Care Access Received Closer to Home Act of 2014

Bill: 113-s-1985
Sponsor: Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]
Introduced: 2014-02-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Health care coverage and access
Public contracts and procurement
Rural conditions and development
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2014-02-03
text: 
Veterans Health Care Access Received Closer to Home Act of 2014 - Expresses the sense of Congress in support of veteran-centric health care coordination between the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and community providers, as well as cost-effective VA purchase of veterans' care from the private sector.
 
Amends the Veterans' Mental Health and Other Care Improvements Act of 2008 to reauthorize a VA pilot program of contract care authority within specified Veterans Integrated Service Networks for the health care needs of veterans in highly rural areas. Requires: (1) that medical appointments for veterans, under the pilot program, occur during the 30-day period beginning on the date that is 15 days after the appointment is requested, and (2) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that eligible veterans are informed of the program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-02-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2014-02-03
text: Introduced in Senate
Streamlining Services for Older Veterans Act

Bill: 113-s-1986
Sponsor: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]
Introduced: 2014-02-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Adult day care
Aging
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2014-02-03
text: 
Streamlining Services for Older Veterans Act - Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to include status as a veteran among the categories of greatest social need based on noneconomic factors.
 
Requires state and area plans to include information on how the state and area agencies on: (1) aging will engage in outreach to veterans eligible for services under such Act, and (2) effective and efficient procedures for the coordination of services provided under that Act with services provided to veterans by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and other providers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-02-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2014-02-03
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into enhanced-use leases for certain buildings of the Department of Veterans Affairs at the West Los Angeles Medical Center, California, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-s-1987
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2014-02-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: California
Congressional oversight
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Health facilities and institutions
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2014-02-04
text: 
Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to enter into an enhanced-use lease for buildings 205 and 208 of the West Los Angeles Medical Center, California, for the provision of long-term therapeutic housing for homeless veterans who require assisted living or other similar forms of care. Exempts such buildings from a provision authorizing the Secretary to transfer property under an enhanced-use lease to the lessee.
 
Requires the Secretary to: (1) review such lease at least once during each two-year period in which it is in effect, including by assessing the leasing party and determining whether such lease should continue; and (2) submit a report.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-02-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2014-02-04
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S765)
action_date: 2014-02-04
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to allow States to waive regulations promulgated under the Clean Air Act relating to electric generating units under certain circumstances.

Bill: 113-s-1988
Sponsor: Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK]
Introduced: 2014-02-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Air quality
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy prices
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures

Summary:
action_date: 2014-02-04
text: 
Allows a state to permanently waive any regulation relating to electric generating units promulgated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Air Act if the state's governor certifies that the units are necessary for reasons of power reliability and affordability.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-02-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2014-02-04
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to prohibit aliens who are not lawfully present in the United States from being eligible for postsecondary education benefits that are not available to all citizens and nationals of the United States.

Bill: 113-s-1990
Sponsor: Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA]
Introduced: 2014-02-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Civil actions and liability
Higher education
Immigration status and procedures
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2014-02-04
text: 
Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to prohibit unlawful aliens from being eligible for any postsecondary education benefit unless every citizen and national of this country is eligible to receive that benefit in no less of an amount, duration, or scope. (This replaces a prohibition on states offering unlawful aliens postsecondary benefits on the basis of their residence in the state that are more generous than those offered citizens or naturals of this country without regard to their state residence.)
 
Allows any citizen or national who is enrolled at a postsecondary educational institution that is alleged to have violated that prohibition to bring a civil action against any state official overseeing the institution to obtain appropriate relief, attorneys' fees, and court costs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-02-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2014-02-04
text: Introduced in Senate
Disaster Savings Accounts Act of 2014

Bill: 113-s-1991
Sponsor: Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK]
Introduced: 2014-02-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency planning and evacuation
Housing finance and home ownership
Income tax deductions
Income tax exclusion
Natural disasters

Summary:
action_date: 2014-02-04
text: 
Disaster Savings Accounts Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) establish tax-exempt disaster savings accounts to pay the expenses of homeowners for disaster mitigation and recovery expenses, (2) allow a deduction from gross income (above-the-line deduction) up to $5,000 (adjusted annually for inflation) in a taxable year for cash contributions to such accounts, (3) exclude from gross income distributions from such accounts to pay disaster mitigation and recovery expenses; and (4) set forth tax rules and penalties for excess contributions to disaster savings accounts and for failure to file required reports on such accounts.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-02-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2014-02-04
text: Introduced in Senate
Quality Foster Care Services Act of 2014

Bill: 113-s-1992
Sponsor: Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]
Introduced: 2014-02-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Child care and development
Child health
Disability and paralysis
Medicaid
Mental health

Summary:
action_date: 2014-02-04
text: 
Quality Foster Care Services Act of 2014 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to extend medical assistance coverage to therapeutic foster care services.
 
Requires a qualified therapeutic foster care program to be state-licensed and provide: (1) foster care children under 21 with structured daily activities, including the development of age-appropriate social, communication and behavioral skills, trauma-informed and gender-responsive services, crisis intervention and crisis support services, medication monitoring, counseling, and case management; and (2) foster care parents with specialized training and consultation in the management of children with mental illness, trauma, other emotional or behavioral disorders, medically fragile conditions, or developmental disabilities, and specific additional training on the needs of each child provided such services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-02-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2014-02-04
text: Introduced in Senate
Veterans Care Financial Protection Act of 2014

Bill: 113-s-1993
Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
Introduced: 2014-02-04 in the Senate
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: 2014-02-04
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: 2014-02-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2014-02-04
text: Introduced in Senate
TRICARE Moms Improvement Act of 2014

Bill: 113-s-1994
Sponsor: Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO]
Introduced: 2014-02-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Health technology, devices, supplies
Military medicine
Military personnel and dependents
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2014-02-04
text: 
TRICARE Moms Improvement Act of 2014 - Requires the contracts entered into by the Secretary of Defense (DOD) for medical care for military dependents (e.g., TRICARE) to provide for breastfeeding support, supplies, and counseling as appropriate during pregnancy and the postpartum period.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-02-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2014-02-04
text: Introduced in Senate
Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System Act of 2014

Bill: 113-s-1997
Sponsor: Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT]
Introduced: 2014-02-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Electric power generation and transmission
Missouri River
Montana
North Dakota
Water resources funding
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2014-02-06
text: 
Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System Act of 2014 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to carry out the project entitled the &quot;Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System&quot; in accordance with the plans described in the &quot;Dry-Redwater Regional Water System Feasibility Study&quot; if the Secretary determines that the project is feasible.
 
Directs the Secretary to enter into a cooperative agreement to provide federal assistance for the planning, design, and construction of the System for specified counties in Montana and North Dakota. 
 
Limits the federal share of planning, design, and construction of the System to 75% of the total cost, or such other lesser amount as may be determined by the Commissioner of Reclamation in a feasibility report. Delineates the components of System facilities for which federal funds may be expended. Prohibits federal funds from being used for the System's operation, maintenance, or replacement.
 
Directs the Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration to make available to the System a quantity of power required, up to one and a half megawatt capacity, to meet the System's pumping and incidental operation requirements between May 1 and October 31 of each year from the water intake facilities and through all pumping stations, water treatment facilities, reservoirs, storage tanks, and pipelines up to the point of delivery of water by the water supply system to all storage reservoirs and tanks and each entity that distributes water at retail to individual users. Makes the System eligible to receive such power only if it operates on a nonprofit basis and is constructed pursuant to the cooperative agreement. Sets forth provisions regarding the purchase of additional power, the Authority's responsibility for power charges and non-federal delivery costs, and the System's responsibility for non-federal transmission and distribution system delivery and service arrangements and for funding any transmission upgrades required to the integrated system necessary to deliver power to the System. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-02-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2014-02-06
text: Introduced in Senate
Native Adult Education and Literacy Act of 2014

Bill: 113-s-1998
Sponsor: Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2014-02-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Adult education and literacy
Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Education programs funding
Higher education
Indian social and development programs
Language arts
Minority education
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2014-02-06
text: 
Native Adult Education and Literacy Act of 2014 - Amends the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act to include Tribal Colleges or Universities as eligible providers of services under that Act.
 
Directs the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to Tribal Colleges or Universities and Native Hawaiian educational organizations to develop and implement innovative, effective, and replicable programs designed to enhance life skills and transition individuals to employability and postsecondary education.
 
Requires grantees to have a multiyear strategy, including performance measures, for increasing the number of adult American Indians, Native Hawaiians, or Alaska Natives that attain a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent.
 
Includes among the activities that may be funded by a grant:
 
 
adult education and literacy services, including workplace literacy services;
 
family literacy services;
 
English literacy programs, including limited English proficiency programs;
 
opportunities for American Indians, Native Hawaiians, and Alaska Natives to qualify for a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent; and
 
demonstration and research projects and professional development activities designed to develop and identify the most successful means of addressing the educational needs of American Indian, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native adults.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-02-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
action_date: 2014-02-06
text: Introduced in Senate
SCRA Rights Protection Act of 2014

Bill: 113-s-1999
Sponsor: Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC]
Introduced: 2014-02-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Civil actions and liability
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Summary:
action_date: 2014-02-06
text: 
SCRA Rights Protection Act of 2014 - Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to allow the use of arbitration to resolve a controversy that arises under a contract with a servicemember (or with a servicemember and spouse jointly) that provides for arbitration, only if all parties to the controversy consent in writing to arbitration after the controversy arises.
 
Allows a servicemember's waiver of any of such Act's rights and protections to be effective only if it is made after a specific dispute has arisen and the dispute is identified in the waiver.
 
Allows a representative of members of an aggrieved class, or a member of such class, to bring a private civil action for a violation of any rights or protections under such Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-02-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2014-02-06
text: Introduced in Senate
Wear American Act of 2014

Bill: 113-s-2001
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2014-02-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Buy American requirements
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Manufacturing
Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2014-02-06
text: 
Wear American Act of 2014 - Directs the Federal Acquisition Regulation Council to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to require federal agencies to procure textiles and apparel articles, including components for such articles, that are manufactured in the United States wholly from articles, materials, or supplies mined, produced or manufactured in the United States. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-02-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2014-02-06
text: Introduced in Senate
Motor Systems Market Awareness Act of 2014

Bill: 113-s-2002
Sponsor: Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR]
Introduced: 2014-02-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Electric power generation and transmission
Energy efficiency and conservation
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Industrial facilities
Manufacturing
Materials
Metals
Research and development
Strategic materials and reserves
Technology assessment

Summary:
action_date: 2014-02-06
text: 
Motor Systems Market Awareness Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to make a market assessment of motors and motor-driven systems used in the United States, and establish a program to increase motor end-user awareness of: (1) the energy efficiency and cost saving opportunities available to commercial and industrial facilities from using higher efficiency motors and motor-driven system technologies; (2) motor and motor-driven system procurement and management procedures; and (3) criteria for making decisions for new, replacement, or repair of motor and motor-driven system components.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-02-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2014-02-06
text: Introduced in Senate
Renewable Energy Parity Act of 2014

Bill: 113-s-2003
Sponsor: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]
Introduced: 2014-02-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Income tax credits
Lighting, heating, cooling

Summary:
action_date: 2014-02-06
text: 
Renewable Energy Parity Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend the energy tax credit to solar energy, fuel cell, microturbine, combined heat and power system, small wind energy, and thermal energy properties the construction of which begins before January 1, 2017. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-02-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2014-02-06
text: Introduced in Senate
Safe Streets Act of 2014

Bill: 113-s-2004
Sponsor: Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK]
Introduced: 2014-02-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Access Board
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Disability and paralysis
Government information and archives
Motor carriers
Pedestrians and bicycling
Public transit
Roads and highways
State and local government operations
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security
Urban and suburban affairs and development

Summary:
action_date: 2014-02-06
text: 
 Safe Streets Act of 2014 - Requires each state to have in effect within two years a law, or each state department of transportation and metropolitan planning organization (MPO) an explicit policy statement, that requires all federally-funded transportation projects, with certain exceptions, to accommodate the safety and convenience of all users in accordance with certain complete streets principles.
 
Defines &quot;complete streets principles&quot; as federal, state, local, or regional level transportation laws, policies, or principles which ensure that the safety and convenience of all users of a transportation system, including pedestrians, bicyclists, public transit users, children, older individuals, motorists, freight vehicles, and individuals with disabilities, are accommodated in all phases of project planning and development. 
 
Allows such law or policy to make project-specific exemptions from such principles only if: (1) affected roadways prohibit specified users by law from using them, the cost of a compliance project would be excessively disproportionate to the need, or the population, employment densities, traffic volumes, or level of transit service around a roadway is so low that the expected roadway users will not include pedestrians, public transportation, freight vehicles, or bicyclists; and (2) all such exemptions are properly approved.
 
Requires the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to establish a method for evaluating compliance by state departments of transportation and MPOs with complete streets principles. 
 
Requires the Access Board to issue final standards for accessibility of new construction and alterations of pedestrian facilities for public rights-of-way.
 
Requires the Secretary to conduct research regarding complete streets to: (1) assist states, MPOs, and local jurisdictions in developing and implementing complete streets-compliant plans, projects, procedures, policies, and training programs; and (2) establish benchmarks for, and provide technical guidance on, implementing complete streets policies and principles.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-02-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2014-02-06
text: Introduced in Senate