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Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-1558
Sponsor: Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22]
Introduced: 2015-03-24 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Civil actions and liability
Electric power generation and transmission
Emergency planning and evacuation
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental regulatory procedures
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
Pollution liability
Public utilities and utility rates

Summary:
action_date: 2015-03-24
text: 

Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2015

 
This bill amends the Federal Power Act to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to ensure that any emergency order that may result in conflict with federal, state, or local environmental law or regulations:
 
 
requires generation, delivery, interchange, or transmission of electricity only during hours necessary to meet the emergency and serve the public interest; 
 
be consistent with applicable environmental law; and
 
minimizes any adverse environmental impacts to the maximum extent practical.
 
 
Any necessary action or omission in such an emergency that does not comply with federal, state, or local environmental law or regulation shall not be considered a violation of it, or subject the party involved to any related requirement, civil or criminal liability, or a citizen suit.
 
Such emergency orders must expire within 90 days. FERC may renew or reissue an order for subsequent periods of no more than 90 days each as necessary to meet the emergency and serve the public interest. 
 
During an emergency, a municipality engaged in the transmission or sale of electricity, and not otherwise subject to FERC jurisdiction, may make temporary connections with public utilities that are subject to FERC jurisdiction, and construct necessary or appropriate temporary electricity transmission facilities, without becoming subject to FERC jurisdiction by reason of that temporary connection or construction.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-03-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
action_date: 2015-03-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2015-03-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-03-24
text: Introduced in House
Health Outcomes, Planning, and Education (HOPE) for Alzheimer's Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-1559
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
Introduced: 2015-03-24 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Aging
Congressional oversight
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health promotion and preventive care
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Neurological disorders

Summary:
action_date: 2015-03-24
text: 

Health Outcomes, Planning, and Education (HOPE) for Alzheimer's Act of 2015

 
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to cover comprehensive Alzheimer's disease care planning services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-04-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2015-03-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2015-03-24
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: 2015-03-24
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: 2015-03-24
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: 2015-03-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-03-24
text: Introduced in House
Members of Congress Tax Accountability Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-1564
Sponsor: Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3]
Introduced: 2015-03-24 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Debt collection
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government studies and investigations
Members of Congress
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2015-03-24
text: 

Members of Congress Tax Accountability Act of 2015

 
Amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require Members of Congress to include in their annual financial disclosure reports the amount of any delinquent tax liability owed to the United States or any state or local government entity.
 
Requires the appropriate congressional ethics committee to open an inquiry immediately into the tax delinquency of that Member to determine: (1) his or her total delinquent tax liability and reason for such delinquency, (2) whether the Member has a plan to eliminate it, and (3) whether it has reflected poorly on Congress.
 
Requires such Member to arrange with the Secretary of the Senate or the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, as appropriate, and the Internal Revenue Service to have an appropriate amount of his or her salary designated to pay the taxes owed to the United States within a reasonable time period.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-03-24
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2015-03-24
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2015-03-24
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2015-03-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-03-24
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-1565
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17]
Introduced: 2015-03-24 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Civil actions and liability
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer credit
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Interest, dividends, interest rates

Summary:
action_date: 2015-03-24
text: 

Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act of 2015

 
 Amends the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit a creditor from extending credit to a consumer under an open end consumer credit plan (credit card) for which the fee and interest rate exceeds 36%.
 
Sets forth criminal penalties for violations of this Act. Empowers state Attorneys General to enforce this Act.
 
Revises requirements for a periodic statement for each billing cycle with respect to where the total finance charge exceeds 50 cents for a monthly or longer billing cycle, or the pro rata part of 50 cents for a billing cycle shorter than monthly. Requires inclusion of the fee and interest rate, displayed as &quot;FAIR,&quot; instead of the total finance charge expressed as an annual percentage rate (APR).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-03-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2015-03-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-03-24
text: Introduced in House
Local Courthouse Safety Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-1566
Sponsor: Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2]
Introduced: 2015-03-24 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Government buildings, facilities, and property
Judicial procedure and administration
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
State and local courts

Summary:
action_date: 2015-03-24
text: 

Local Courthouse Safety Act of 2015

 
Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to permit the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance to carry out a training and technical assistance program to teach employees of state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies how to anticipate, survive, and respond to violent encounters during the course of their duties, including duties relating to security at state, county, and tribal courthouses.
 
Amends the State Justice Institute Act of 1984 to require the State Justice Institute (a private nonprofit organization established to improve judicial administration in state courts) to include the improvement of the safety and security of state and local courts as a factor in the national assistance program under which it provides funding to state courts and related national and nonprofit organizations. Requires state or local courts that do not have magnetometers available for use to use grant matching funds to acquire magnetometers.
 
Directs the General Services Administration to ensure that state or local courthouses having less security equipment than such courthouses require have an opportunity to request surplus security equipment (metal detectors, wands, baggage screening devices) before such equipment is made available to any other individual or entity. Requires that priority be given to courthouses that have no security equipment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-04-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2015-03-24
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2015-03-24
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2015-03-24
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2015-03-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-03-24
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Religious Minorities Persecuted by ISIS Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-1568
Sponsor: Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51]
Introduced: 2015-03-24 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Immigration status and procedures
Iraq
Middle East
Racial and ethnic relations
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Religion
Syria

Summary:
action_date: 2015-03-24
text: 

Protecting Religious Minorities Persecuted by ISIS Act of 2015

 
This bill directs the Secretary of State to establish or use existing refugee processing mechanisms in Iraq and in other countries through which aliens from Iraq or Syria who have been persecuted, or have a credible fear of being persecuted, by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS/ISIL), or a similar group, based on gender or religious or ethnic membership may apply directly to the United States Refugee Admissions Program for priority 2 refugee admission to the United States. 
 
The processing mechanisms shall ensure that background and security checks are conducted, including the use of biographic and biometric data. 
 
The Secretary of State shall: (1) report to Congress a plan to expedite the processing of refugee admissions applications for such aliens, and (2) implement the plan within 180 days of enactment of this Act.
 
It is U.S. policy that when conflict arises the United States should: 
 
 
 undertake efforts with the international community to protect local populations and enable them to remain safely in their home countries or in neighboring host countries until they can be safely repatriated; and 
 
 facilitate third country resettlement if necessary, including U.S. resettlement when such refugees are of special humanitarian concern to the United States.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-04-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2015-03-24
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: 2015-03-24
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: 2015-03-24
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: 2015-03-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-03-24
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify that the estate of a deceased veteran may receive certain accrued benefits upon the death of the veteran, and for other purposes.

Bill: 114-hr-1569
Sponsor: Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1]
Introduced: 2015-03-24 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2015-03-24
text: 
 Provides for the payment of certain accrued benefits to the estate of a deceased veteran upon the veteran's death.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-05-14
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2015-05-14
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2015-04-14
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2015-04-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2015-03-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2015-03-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-03-24
text: Introduced in House
Medicaid and CHIP Territory Transparency and Information Act

Bill: 114-hr-1570
Sponsor: Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]
Introduced: 2015-03-24 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Medicaid
Poverty and welfare assistance
U.S. territories and protectorates

Summary:
action_date: 2015-03-24
text: 

Medicaid and CHIP Territory Transparency and Information Act

 
This bill directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to publish and update periodically, on the Internet site of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services information on the Medicaid program and the Children's Health Insurance Program under titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act that are carried out in the U.S. territories.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-03-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2015-03-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2015-03-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-03-24
text: Introduced in House
Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-1571
Sponsor: Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]
Introduced: 2015-03-24 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care coverage and access
Home and outpatient care
Hospital care
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2015-03-24
text: 

Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015

 
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to deem an individual receiving outpatient observation services in a hospital to be an inpatient with respect to satisfying the three-day inpatient hospital requirement in order to entitle the individual to Medicare coverage of any post-hospital extended care services in a skilled nursing facility.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-04-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2015-03-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2015-03-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2015-03-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2015-03-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2015-03-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-03-24
text: Introduced in House
Boycott Our Enemies not Israel Act

Bill: 114-hr-1572
Sponsor: Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5]
Introduced: 2015-03-24 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Arab-Israeli relations
Free trade and trade barriers
General Services Administration
Israel
Middle East
Public contracts and procurement
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2015-03-24
text: 

Boycott Our Enemies not Israel Act

 
Requires a revision to the Federal Acquisition Regulation to require a certification from each person that is a prospective government contractor that such person, and any person owned or controlled by such person, is not a boycotting person (a person who, with the intent to comply with or support a boycott against Israel, refuses to do business with or in Israel, with any Israeli national or resident, or with a business concern organized under Israeli law). Debars from eligibility for federal contracts for at least two years any person who submits a false certification.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-03-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2015-03-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2015-03-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2015-03-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-03-24
text: Introduced in House
Higher Education and Employment Transparency Act

Bill: 114-hr-1573
Sponsor: Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7]
Introduced: 2015-03-24 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Census and government statistics
Consumer affairs
Employee hiring
Government information and archives
Higher education
School administration
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2015-03-24
text: 

Higher Education and Employment Transparency Act

 
Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to make publicly available on the College Navigator website the employment information that schools who are participating in that Act's title IV (Student Assistance) programs are required to provide to prospective and enrolled students.
 
Requires those schools to supplement that employment information by indicating whether or not the jobs their graduates obtain are paid jobs or require any postsecondary education.
 
Requires those schools to include on their websites, and the Secretary to include on the College Navigator website, a link to the appropriate section of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) website that provides information from the Occupational Employment Statistics program and the Occupational Outlook Handbook of the BLS.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-11-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
action_date: 2015-03-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2015-03-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-03-24
text: Introduced in House
Students Helping Young Students Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-1574
Sponsor: Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7]
Introduced: 2015-03-24 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Higher education
National and community service
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Temporary and part-time employment
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2015-03-24
text: 

Students Helping Young Students Act of 2015

 
Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education (IHEs) that receive grants for federal work-study programs to use a portion of such funding to compensate students employed in the educational after-school, before-school, or out-of-school community service activities of public elementary or secondary schools.
 
Requires the IHEs operating such work-study programs to give priority to public elementary or secondary schools serving low-income communities.
 
Allows the federal share of the compensation provided to work-study students performing such community service to exceed 75%.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-11-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
action_date: 2015-03-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2015-03-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-03-24
text: Introduced in House