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Workforce Investment and Job Creation Act

Bill: 113-hr-4591
Sponsor: Rep. Barrow, John [D-GA-12]
Introduced: 2014-05-07 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Income tax credits
Public-private cooperation
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Vocational and technical education
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2014-05-07
text: 
Workforce Investment and Job Creation Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor to develop a strategy report to address the skills gap by providing analysis and recommendations to increase on-the-job training and apprenticeship opportunities, identify industry-recognized postsecondary credentials that are nationally portable and aligned with in-demand occupations in industries such as construction, manufacturing, and others that are emerging, and increase employer participation in education and workforce training.
 
Defines the term &quot;skills gap&quot; as the difference, or gap, between the current supply of labor and skills of the workforce and that which is desired by employers.
 
Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to require the Secretary of Labor to award competitive grants to states to provide funds to local boards for provision of technical school training subsidies in local areas through one-stop delivery systems to pay tuition costs for the career and technical education of unemployed individuals enrolled or accepted at a technical school. Limits the aggregate amount of subsidies to an individual to $2,000. 
 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers a refundable tax credit for: (1) 60% of the excess of the aggregate wages paid to their employees in 2014 over the aggregate wages paid them in 2013, and (2) 40% of the excess of such wages paid during 2015 over the aggregate inflation-adjusted wages paid during 2014. Limits the maximum amount of such credit to $500,000 in any calendar year.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-06-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
action_date: 2014-05-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2014-05-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2014-05-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-05-07
text: Introduced in House
Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia Diagnosis and Treatment Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4592
Sponsor: Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6]
Introduced: 2014-05-07 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Health care costs and insurance
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Hereditary and development disorders
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2014-05-07
text: 
Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia Diagnosis and Treatment Act of 2014 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish and implement a hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT, a vascular genetic bleeding disorder that causes abnormalities of the blood vessels) initiative to assist in coordinating activities to improve early detection, screening, and treatment of people who suffer from HHT, focusing on advancing research on the causes, diagnosis, and treatment of HHT and increasing physician and public awareness of HHT. 
 
Directs the Secretary to establish the HHT Coordinating Committee to develop and coordinate implementation of a plan to advance research and understanding of HHT, including by: (1) conducting or supporting research across relevant National Institutes of Health (NIH) institutes, and (2) conducting evaluations and making recommendations regarding the prioritization and award of NIH research grants relating to HHT. 
 
Requires the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to carry out activities with respect to HHT, including conducting population screening and establishing an HHT resource center to provide comprehensive education on and disseminate information about HHT to health professionals, patients, industry, and the public. 
 
Requires the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to award grants for research, including an analysis of health care expenditures associated with untreated HHT and costs associated with preventable medical events among Medicare beneficiaries with HHT. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-05-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2014-05-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2014-05-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2014-05-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-05-07
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit the Department of the Treasury from assigning tax statuses to organizations based on their political beliefs and activities.

Bill: 113-hr-4593
Sponsor: Rep. Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19]
Introduced: 2014-05-07 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Public participation and lobbying
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2014-05-07
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax exemption of political organizations, to revise the definition of "political organization" to mean a party, committee, association, fund, or other organization (whether or not incorporated) that: (1) is registered as a political committee with the Federal Election Commission (FEC); (2) has been determined to be a political committee in administrative or judicial proceedings; or (3) is organized and operated primarily to accept contributions or make expenditures to influence, or attempt to influence, the selection, nomination, election, or appointment of any individual to state or local public office, is not required to register with the FEC, and is required to register with the appropriate state agency as a political committee. 
 
Defines "promotion of social welfare," for purposes of the tax-exemption for social welfare organizations, to include: (1) any political activity in furtherance of American democracy, provided that such activities do not exceed 50% of the organization's total activities; (2) any activities for educating individuals on issues of public importance and on the behavior of public officials, including participation in ballot initiatives and referenda; and (3) certain activities described in the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 as not being expenditures for political purposes. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-05-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2014-05-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-05-07
text: Introduced in House
Afghan Allies Protection Extension Act

Bill: 113-hr-4594
Sponsor: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
Introduced: 2014-05-07 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Afghanistan
Asia
Foreign aid and international relief
Foreign labor
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2014-05-07
text: 
Afghan Allies Protection Extension Act - Amends the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 to extend: (1) the Afghan special immigrant visa program through FY2015, and (2) unused visa carryover authority through December 31, 2016.
 
Expands the scope of a principal alien's qualifying employment to include employment by or on behalf of: (1) an organization associated with the U.S. mission in Afghanistan that has received U.S. funding through an official and documented contract, grant, or cooperative agreement; or (2) a media or nongovernmental organization headquartered in the United States.
 
Revises family member requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2014-05-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2014-05-07
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E705)
action_date: 2014-05-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-05-07
text: Introduced in House
School Bus Safety Act

Bill: 113-hr-4595
Sponsor: Rep. Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1]
Introduced: 2014-05-07 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Child safety and welfare
Criminal justice information and records
Domestic violence and child abuse
Employee hiring
Government studies and investigations
Intergovernmental relations
Motor carriers
Motor vehicles
Roads and highways
Sex offenses
State and local government operations
Transportation employees
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2014-05-07
text: 
School Bus Safety Act - Kadyn's Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to withhold 10% of a state's apportionment of certain federal-aid highway funds if the state has not enacted and is not enforcing a law that imposes specified first offense and second offense civil and criminal penalties for motorists found guilty of illegally passing a stopped school bus.
 
Grants for Motion-Activated Detection System on School Buses Act - Authorizes the Secretary to provide grants to states to equip school buses with motion-activated detection systems.
 
Directs the Secretary to withhold 10% of a state's apportionment of certain federal-aid highway funds if the state has not enacted a law that requires the employer to conduct background checks before hiring school bus drivers.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to states to develop a school bus seat belt demonstration program to purchase type 1 school buses (weighing more than 10,000 pounds) equipped with lap/shoulder seat belts or equip such existing buses with such belts.
 
Directs the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to study the effects of illegal passing of school buses, including a pilot program demonstrating the effectiveness of additional technologies and equipment on the buses.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-06-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2014-05-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2014-05-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2014-05-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2014-05-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-05-07
text: Introduced in House
Limiting Investor and Homeowner Loss in Foreclosure Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4596
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2014-05-07 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Bankruptcy
Housing finance and home ownership

Summary:
action_date: 2014-05-07
text: 
Limiting Investor and Homeowner Loss in Foreclosure Act of 2014 - Authorizes a bankruptcy court to establish a loss mitigation program for the negotiation of consensual alternatives to avoid foreclosure between an individual debtor and the holder of a claim secured by a security interest in the debtor's principal residence.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
action_date: 2014-05-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2014-05-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-05-07
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the intentional discrimination of a person or organization by an employee of the Internal Revenue Service.

Bill: 113-hr-4597
Sponsor: Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7]
Introduced: 2014-05-07 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Department of the Treasury
Employee performance
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2014-05-07
text: 
Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine and/or prison term of up to 10 years on any officer or employee of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) who willfully acts, or purports to act, in his or her official capacity, whether or not under color of law, with the intent to injure, oppress, threaten, intimidate, or single out and subject to undue scrutiny for purposes of harassment any person or organization in any state: (1) based solely or primarily on the political, economic, or social positions held or expressed by such person or organization; or (2) because such person or organization has expressed a particular political, economic, or social position using any words or writing allowed by law. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2014-05-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2014-05-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-05-07
text: Introduced in House
Top Tech for USA Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4598
Sponsor: Rep. Garcia, Joe [D-FL-26]
Introduced: 2014-05-07 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Computers and information technology
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media

Summary:
action_date: 2014-05-07
text: 
 Top Tech for USA Act of 2014 - Authorizes the head of a federal executive agency, for five years after enactment of this Act, to exercise direct-hire authority to appoint qualified candidates to positions relating to information technology, including web or digital systems design and development.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-05-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2014-05-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-05-07
text: Introduced in House
To authorize the use of force against those nations, organizations, or persons responsible for the attack against United States personnel in Benghazi, Libya.

Bill: 113-hr-4599
Sponsor: Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50]
Introduced: 2014-05-07 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Libya
Middle East
Military operations and strategy
Terrorism
War and emergency powers

Summary:
action_date: 2014-05-07
text: 
Authorizes the President to use all necessary force against those nations, organizations, or persons that planned, authorized, committed, or aided the September 11, 2012, terrorist attacks in Benghazi, Libya, or harbored such organizations or persons, in order to prevent any future acts of international terrorism against the United States by them.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-05-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2014-05-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-05-07
text: Introduced in House
Tax Free Health Insurance Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4600
Sponsor: Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4]
Introduced: 2014-05-07 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Income tax deductions

Summary:
action_date: 2014-05-07
text: 
Tax Free Health Insurance Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual taxpayer a deduction from gross income of insurance premiums paid for the health care coverage of the taxpayer and the taxpayer's spouse and dependents. Makes such deduction available to taxpayers who do not otherwise itemize their deductions. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-05-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2014-05-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-05-07
text: Introduced in House
Virtual Currency Tax Reform Act

Bill: 113-hr-4602
Sponsor: Rep. Stockman, Steve [R-TX-36]
Introduced: 2014-05-07 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Capital gains tax
Currency
International monetary system and foreign exchange
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2014-05-07
text: 
Virtual Currency Tax Reform Act - Directs the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to treat virtual currencies as a foreign currency for federal tax purposes. Defines "virtual currency" as a digital representation of value that functions as a medium of exchange, a unit of account, and/or a store of value. 
 
Imposes a five-year moratorium on any capital gains tax on virtual currencies. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-05-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2014-05-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-05-07
text: Introduced in House
Independent Counsel Reauthorization Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4603
Sponsor: Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10]
Introduced: 2014-05-07 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government studies and investigations
Lawyers and legal services

Summary:
action_date: 2014-05-07
text: 
Independent Counsel Reauthorization Act of 2014 - Amends the federal judicial code to reauthorize the independent counsel law (currently, the law is expired) for a five-year period.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2014-05-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2014-05-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-05-07
text: Introduced in House
CFPB Data Collection Security Act

Bill: 113-hr-4604
Sponsor: Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3]
Introduced: 2014-05-07 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Business records
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer affairs
Consumer credit
Federal officials
Financial services and investments
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Right of privacy

Summary:
action_date: 2014-05-07
text: 
CFPB Data Collection Security Act - Amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to direct the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to: (1) establish an opt-out list of consumers who have notified the CFPB that they do not wish to allow it to collect personally identifiable information about them, and (2) give consumers a method of adding and removing their names from the opt-out list via telephone or the CFPB website. 
 
Prohibits the CFPB from collecting: (1) personally identifiable information about a consumer listed on the opt-out list (except in the case of consumer complaints), or (2) any data or performing any market monitoring unless it has a Senate-confirmed Director.
 
Prescribes time limitations for the holding of data by the CFPB.
 
Directs the CFPB, if it experiences a data breach that exposes personally identifiable information about a consumer, to give that consumer one year of free credit monitoring. Requires the CFPB to notify consumers publicly of such a breach on the front page of its website.
 
 Prohibits CFPB employees from accessing personally identifiable information collected by the CFPB unless they hold a &quot;confidential&quot; security clearance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-06-11
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 32 - 27.
action_date: 2014-06-11
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2014-05-21
text: Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Prior to Referral.
action_date: 2014-05-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2014-05-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-05-07
text: Introduced in House
ChiPACC Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4605
Sponsor: Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2]
Introduced: 2014-05-08 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Comprehensive health care
Medicaid

Summary:
action_date: 2014-05-08
text: 
ChiPACC Act of 2014 Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to give states the option of covering a children's program of all-inclusive coordinated care (ChiPACC).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-05-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2014-05-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2014-05-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-05-08
text: Introduced in House
To provide an additional authorization of appropriations for the Brookwood-Sago Mine Safety Grants to be used specifically to fund programs that provide hands-on mine safety skills training and certification in mine rescue and mine emergency response.

Bill: 113-hr-4606
Sponsor: Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1]
Introduced: 2014-05-08 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: First responders and emergency personnel
Mining
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2014-05-08
text: 
Amends the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006 to authorize appropriations for FY2015 specifically for Brookwood-Sago Mine Safety Grants for programs to provide hands-on mine safety skills training and certification in mine rescue and mine emergency response.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-06-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
action_date: 2014-05-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2014-05-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-05-08
text: Introduced in House