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Local Education Authority Returns Now Act

Bill: 114-hr-121
Sponsor: Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5]
Introduced: 2015-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Income tax credits

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: 

Local Education Authority Returns Now Act

 
This bill requires the Secretary of the Treasury to make an annual determination of states that have chosen to opt-out of K-12 education grant programs and the Secretary of Education to determine credits due to states as opt-out state education amounts.
 
The bill also amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual taxpayers in states that opt-out a refundable tax credit for a share of the opt-out amount creditable to such states.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-04-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2015-01-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2015-01-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2015-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: Introduced in House
Original Living Wage Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-122
Sponsor: Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
Introduced: 2015-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Housing finance and home ownership
Labor standards
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: 

Original Living Wage Act of 2015

 
 Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the federal minimum wage should, as a minimum, be adjusted every four years so that a person working for it may earn an annual income at least 15% higher than the federal poverty threshold for a family of four; (2) it should be set at a level high enough to allow two full-time minimum wage workers to earn an income above the national housing wage; and (3) Congress, any of the several states, the District of Columbia, any U.S. territories or possessions, any Indian tribe, or local or state government may establish a higher minimum wage requirement than that established in this Act.
 
Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the federal minimum wage to at least the amount determined by the Secretary of Labor according to the formula prescribed by this Act beginning September 1, 2015.
 
Requires the Secretary to determine such minimum wage rate by June 1, 2015, and once every four years thereafter. Prohibits any adjustment if the determination would result in a minimum wage lower than the current one.
 
Requires the minimum wage so determined to be the minimum hourly wage sufficient for a person working for it 40 hours per week, 52 weeks per year, to earn an annual income 15% higher than the federal poverty threshold for a four-person household, with two children under age 18, and living in the 48 contiguous states, as published for each such year by the Census Bureau.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-04-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: Introduced in House
FHA Alternative Credit Pilot Program Reauthorization Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-123
Sponsor: Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
Introduced: 2015-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Consumer credit
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Housing finance and home ownership

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: 

FHA Alternative Credit Pilot Program Reauthorization Act of 2015

 
 Amends the National Housing Act to extend from five to 10 years the pilot program to establish for mortgagees an automated process for providing alternative credit rating information on mortgagors and prospective mortgagors under mortgages on 1- to 4-family residences who have insufficient credit histories for determining their creditworthiness.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: Introduced in House
To redesignate the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps.

Bill: 114-hr-124
Sponsor: Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3]
Introduced: 2015-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Defense
Executive agency funding and structure
Military command and structure

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: 
Redesignates: (1) the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps, and (2) the Secretary of the Navy as the Secretary of the Navy and Marine Corps. Makes similar redesignations with respect to the Department Under Secretary, the Department Assistant Secretaries, and the General Counsel.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: Introduced in House
FHA In-Person Servicing Improvement Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-125
Sponsor: Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
Introduced: 2015-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Government lending and loan guarantees
Housing finance and home ownership

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: 

FHA In-Person Servicing Improvement Act of 2015

 
 Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to carry out a pilot program to use authority under the National Housing Act to pay insurance benefits to compensate a mortgagee for any costs of taking loss mitigation actions providing an alternative to foreclosure of a mortgage in default or facing imminent default.
 
Requires the Secretary to make payments to a qualified entity or entities to compensate for their costs of making in-person contact with mortgagors whose payments under covered mortgages are more than 60 days past due.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: Introduced in House
Students Voicing Opinions in Today's Elections (VOTE) Act

Bill: 114-hr-126
Sponsor: Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
Introduced: 2015-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Elementary and secondary education

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: 

Students Voicing Opinions in Today's Elections (VOTE) Act

 
Directs the Election Assistance Commission to carry out a pilot program providing funds, during FY2015, to local educational agencies (LEAs) for initiatives that provide 12th graders with voter registration information.
 
Requires LEAs to consult with their state and local election officials in developing those initiatives.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: Introduced in House
Transportation for Heroes Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-127
Sponsor: Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
Introduced: 2015-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Public transit
Transportation costs
Transportation programs funding
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: 

Transportation for Heroes Act of 2015 

 
 Revises urbanized area formula grant recipient requirements to require a recipient to certify that it will ensure a fare of no more than 50% of the peak hour fare will be charged to a U.S. veteran during non-peak hours for transportation using or involving a facility or equipment of a project financed by the grant.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-01-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation.
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: Introduced in House
Worksite Reporting Act

Bill: 114-hr-128
Sponsor: Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29]
Introduced: 2015-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Business records
Contracts and agency
Department of Labor
Government information and archives
Labor standards
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: 

Worksite Reporting Act

 
Directs the Secretary of Labor to revise certain regulations under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 so as to require site-controlling employers to keep a site log for all recordable injuries and illnesses occurring among all employees on the particular site, whether such employees are employed directly by the site-controlling employer or are employed by contractors or temporary help or employee leasing services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-04-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: Introduced in House
Idaho Safe and Efficient Vehicle Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-129
Sponsor: Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2]
Introduced: 2015-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Idaho
Motor carriers
Motor vehicles
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: 

Idaho Safe and Efficient Vehicle Act of 2015

 
 Prohibits application of federal weight limitations to a longer combination vehicle operating on a segment of the Interstate System in Idaho if it: (1) has a gross vehicle weight of 129,000 pounds or less; (2) complies with certain single axle, tandem axle, and bridge formula weight limits; and (3) is authorized to operate on that segment under Idaho law.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-01-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Black Lung Benefits Act to provide equity for certain eligible survivors, and for other purposes.

Bill: 114-hr-130
Sponsor: Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9]
Introduced: 2015-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Coal
Disability assistance
Mining
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: 
 Amends the Black Lung Benefits Act, with respect to claims filed on or after the effective date of the Black Lung Benefits Amendments of 1981, to eliminate exceptions to: (1) the applicability of certain provisions regarding rebuttable presumptions; and (2) the prohibition against requiring eligible survivors of a miner determined to be eligible for black lung benefits to file a new claim or refile or otherwise revalidate the miner's claim. 
 
Applies the amendments made by this Act to claims filed after January 1, 2005, that were pending on or after March 23, 2010.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-04-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: Introduced in House
To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition.

Bill: 114-hr-131
Sponsor: Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9]
Introduced: 2015-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing
Firearms and explosives
Legal fees and court costs
Motor vehicles

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: 
Amends provisions of the federal criminal code governing interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition to require that whenever transported by any means other than a motor vehicle: (1) a firearm shall be in a locked container or secured by a secure gun storage or safety device, and (2) ammunition shall be in a locked container. 
 
Excludes from permitted transport of a firearm or ammunition any transportation: (1) with the intent to commit a crime punishable by imprisonment for more than one year that involves the use or threatened use of force against another; or (2) with knowledge or reasonable cause to believe that such a crime is to be committed in the course of, or arising from, the transportation.
 
Prohibits the arrest or detention of a person for a violation of any state or local law or regulation related to the possession, transportation, or carrying of firearms unless there is probable cause to believe that the person is doing so in a manner not provided for under federal law. Provides that when a person asserts this as a defense in a criminal proceeding: (1) the prosecution shall bear the burden of proving, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the person's conduct did not satisfy federal conditions; and (2) the court shall award the prevailing defendant a reasonable attorney's fee.
 
Authorizes a private right of action (and attorney fees) for deprivation of any right, privilege or immunity secured by federal firearms provisions under color of any state or local law or regulation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-02-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for waivers of user fees imposed with respect to applications for reinstatement of tax-exempt status of small, subsidiary tax-exempt organizations.

Bill: 114-hr-133
Sponsor: Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9]
Introduced: 2015-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Small business
Tax-exempt organizations
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to require: (1) the reinstatement of the tax-exempt status of a tax-exempt subsidiary organization with fewer than 50 members whose tax-exempt status was revoked due to failure to file required tax returns or notices, and (2) a waiver of any user fee charged in connection with a reinstatement application. As a condition for reinstatement, the organization must file any required returns or notices. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: Introduced in House
To designate the exclusive economic zone of the United States as the "Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States".

Bill: 114-hr-134
Sponsor: Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49]
Introduced: 2015-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: 
This bill designates the U.S. exclusive economic zone (as established by Presidential Proclamation Numbered 5030, dated March 10, 1983) as the &quot;Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States.&quot;


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-03-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: Introduced in House
Military LAND Act

Bill: 114-hr-135
Sponsor: Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49]
Introduced: 2015-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Congressional oversight
Department of the Interior
Historic sites and heritage areas
Military education and training
Military facilities and property
Military readiness

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: 

Military Land and National Defense Act or the Military LAND Act

 
Amends the National Historic Preservation Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to notify the House Committee on Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources if a property owned by the federal government is being considered for inclusion on the National Register, for designation as a National Historic Landmark, or for nomination to the World Heritage List. Prohibits such inclusion or designation of federal property if the head of any federal agency managing such property objects to such inclusion or designation for national security reasons.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-03-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: Introduced in House
DRONES Act

Bill: 114-hr-137
Sponsor: Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49]
Introduced: 2015-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Military operations and strategy
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
War and emergency powers

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: 

Designating Requirements On Notification of Executive-ordered Strikes Act or the DRONES Act

 
Prohibits a federal department or agency or the Armed Forces from deliberately targeting a citizen of the United States or of a strategic treaty ally in a pre-planned lethal operation unless such operation is planned and executed pursuant to a written determination signed personally by the President: (1) confirming the status of the targeted citizen as an enemy combatant, and (2) authorizing the deliberate lethal targeting based on an articulated need for the use of lethal force.
 
Requires the President, within 30 days after making such a determination, to submit a report to specified congressional committees: (1) certifying that the timing and details of the operation were approved personally by the President, and (2) detailing the information used to determine that the targeted citizen is an enemy combatant and the reasons why lethal force was necessary.
 
Prohibits this Act from being construed to authorize such lethal targeting of such a citizen inside any location under U.S. jurisdiction.
 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and the Judiciary, 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: 2015-01-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and the Judiciary, 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: 2015-01-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and the Judiciary, 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: 2015-01-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and the Judiciary, 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: 2015-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 10, United States Code, to require that Federal, State, and local agencies to which surplus military equipment and personal property is sold or donated demonstrate that agency personnel are certified, trained, or licensed, as appropriate, in the proper operation of the equipment prior to the sale or donation.

Bill: 114-hr-139
Sponsor: Rep. Jolly, David W. [R-FL-13]
Introduced: 2015-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Emergency planning and evacuation
Firearms and explosives
Fires
Homeland security
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Licensing and registrations
Military facilities and property
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: 
Directs the Secretary of Defense to require state or local law enforcement, firefighting, homeland security, or emergency management agencies that purchase surplus military equipment to demonstrate, as a condition of the sale, that agency personnel have been certified, trained, or licensed in the proper operation of such equipment.
 
Prohibits the Secretary from transferring or donating excess Department of Defense personal property to law enforcement or firefighting agencies unless the recipient agency demonstrates that personnel have received such certification, training, or licensing.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-06-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: Introduced in House
Birthright Citizenship Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-140
Sponsor: Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4]
Introduced: 2015-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Citizenship and naturalization
Military personnel and dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: 

Birthright Citizenship Act of 2015 

 
 Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to consider a person born in the United States &quot;subject to the jurisdiction&quot; of the United States for citizenship at birth purposes if the person is born in the United States of parents, one of whom is: (1) a U.S. citizen or national, (2) a lawful permanent resident alien whose residence is in the United States, or (3) an alien performing active service in the U.S. Armed Forces.
 
 States that this Act shall not be construed to affect the citizenship or nationality status of any person born before the date of its enactment. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-02-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: Introduced in House