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ENLIST Act

Bill: 114-hr-1989
Sponsor: Rep. Denham, Jeff [R-CA-10]
Introduced: 2015-04-23 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Immigration
Immigration status and procedures
Military personnel and dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2015-04-23
text: 

Encourage New Legalized Immigrants to Start Training Act or the ENLIST Act

 
Authorizes the enlistment in the Armed Forces of aliens unlawfully present in the United States on December 31, 2011, who: (1) have been continuously present in the United States since such date; (2) were younger than 15 years of age when they initially entered the United States; and (3) are otherwise eligible for original enlistment in a regular component of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard.
 
Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to adjust the status of an alien enlisted under such authority to the status of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence under provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act applicable to aliens who entered the United States prior to January 1, 1972.
 
Rescinds such lawful permanent resident status if the alien is separated from the Armed Forces under other than honorable conditions before serving the term of enlistment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-04-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2015-04-23
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2449)
action_date: 2015-04-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-04-23
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Our Great Lakes Act

Bill: 114-hr-1990
Sponsor: Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5]
Introduced: 2015-04-23 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Great Lakes
Marine pollution
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2015-04-23
text: 

Protecting Our Great Lakes Act 

 
This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to prohibit discharges of dredged material into the Great Lakes System, except for discharges: (1) into a confined disposal facility; or (2) in connection with a beneficial use or habitat establishment, improvement, and/or restoration. The prohibition becomes effective in five years. 
 
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, or a state with an approved permit program, may waive application of the prohibition on a discharge during the first two years of the prohibition if: (1) the Environmental Protection Agency or the state determines that the waiver is necessary and appropriate, and (2) each concerned state approves of the waiver in the case of a waiver issued by the Corps of Engineers.
 
In determining the least costly manner, and the least costly and most practicable location, for discharges of dredged material resulting from Corps of Engineers operations and maintenance activities in the Great Lakes System, the Corps of Engineers must exclude from consideration the use of open-water placement of dredged material.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-04-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2015-04-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2015-04-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-04-23
text: Introduced in House
Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act Extension Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-1991
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1]
Introduced: 2015-04-23 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Land use and conservation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2015-04-23
text: 

Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act Extension Act of 2015 

 
This bill extends the authority of the Department of the Interior, with respect to federal land management agencies, and the Department of Agriculture, with respect to the Forest Service, to carry out the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act through September 30, 2017.

action_date: 2015-06-12
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
 

Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act Extension Act of 2015 

 
(Sec. 2) This bill extends the authority of the Department of the Interior, with respect to federal land management agencies, and the Department of Agriculture, with respect to the Forest Service, to carry out the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act through September 30, 2017.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-06-12
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 109.
action_date: 2015-06-12
text: Committee on Agriculture discharged.
action_date: 2015-06-12
text: Committee on Agriculture discharged.
action_date: 2015-06-12
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-151, Part I.
action_date: 2015-06-12
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-151, Part I.
action_date: 2015-05-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
action_date: 2015-04-30
text: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2015-04-30
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2015-04-29
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2015-04-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2015-04-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2015-04-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2015-04-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-04-23
text: Introduced in House
American Soda Ash Competitiveness Act

Bill: 114-hr-1992
Sponsor: Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8]
Introduced: 2015-04-23 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Mining
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2015-04-23
text: 

American Soda Ash Competitiveness Act

 
 Sets at 2%, for a five-year period, the royalty rate on the quantity or gross value of the output of sodium compounds and related products at the point of shipment to market from federal land.

action_date: 2015-07-29
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
 

American Soda Ash Competitiveness Act

 
 (Sec. 2) Sets at 2%, for a five-year period, the royalty rate on the quantity or gross value of the output of sodium compounds and related products at the point of shipment to market from federal land.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-07-29
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 178.
action_date: 2015-07-29
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-236.
action_date: 2015-07-29
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-236.
action_date: 2015-06-11
text: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 12.
action_date: 2015-06-11
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2015-06-11
text: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
action_date: 2015-06-10
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2015-05-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2015-04-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2015-04-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-04-23
text: Introduced in House
Flexibility to Farm Act

Bill: 114-hr-1993
Sponsor: Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-7]
Introduced: 2015-04-23 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Agricultural conservation and pollution
Air quality
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Intergovernmental relations
State and local government operations
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2015-04-23
text: 

Flexibility to Farm Act 

 
This bill permits the chief executive of a state to create exemptions from federal environmental laws and regulations for farmers that are adversely affected by the requirements. The bill applies to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) and the requirements of the Clean Air Act that apply to emissions of air pollutants other than those resulting from the combustion of fossil fuels. Prior to finalizing any determination under this bill, the chief executive must solicit and accept public comments for at least 90 days. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-04-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2015-04-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
action_date: 2015-04-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2015-04-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2015-04-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2015-04-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-04-23
text: Introduced in House
Local Zoning and Property Rights Protection Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-1995
Sponsor: Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4]
Introduced: 2015-04-23 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Housing discrimination
Intergovernmental relations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2015-04-23
text: 

Local Zoning and Property Rights Protection Act of 2015

 
This bill requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to withdraw:
 
 
 the proposed HUD rule entitled &quot;Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH),&quot; any final rule based on it (including the rule with the Regulation Identifier Number RIN 2501-AD33), and any successor rule that is substantially similar to them; and
 
the HUD notice relating to the AFFH Assessment Tool, any proposed or final rule issued pursuant to such notice, and any successor notice or rule substantially similar to them.
 
 
HUD is required to consult with state, local government, and public housing agency officials to develop recommendations, consistent with applicable rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court, to further the Fair Housing Act's purposes and policies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-05-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2015-04-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2015-04-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-04-23
text: Introduced in House
No Social Security Numbers and Benefits for Illegal Aliens Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-1996
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3]
Introduced: 2015-04-23 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Foreign labor
Government information and archives
Immigration status and procedures
Social security and elderly assistance
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2015-04-23
text: 

No Social Security Numbers and Benefits for Illegal Aliens Act of 2015

 
 Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to prohibit the Commissioner of Social Security from assigning a Social Security account number to any individual who receives deferred action on removal in accordance with certain Department of Homeland Security memoranda dated June 15, 2012 and November 20, 2014, and who would be subject to removal but for such memoranda.
 
Prohibits the payment of OASDI benefits to such individuals. 
 
Denies the crediting of quarters of coverage toward benefits for earnings from unauthorized work by an individual who is not a U.S. citizen or national and who was not authorized to be employed in the United States.
 
Prohibits counting an individual's annual wages or self-employment income for any year for which no quarter of coverage may be credited.
 
Directs the Commissioner and the Secretary to enter into an agreement to establish a system to transmit to the Secretary any Social Security account number assigned to an individual after the enactment of this Act, as well as other identifying information, in any case in which the individual is not a U.S. citizen or national at the time that number is assigned.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-05-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2015-04-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2015-04-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-04-23
text: Introduced in House
Sage-Grouse Protection and Conservation Act

Bill: 114-hr-1997
Sponsor: Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2]
Introduced: 2015-04-23 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Birds
California
Colorado
Endangered and threatened species
Fires
Idaho
Intergovernmental relations
Land use and conservation
Montana
Nevada
North Dakota
Oregon
South Dakota
State and local government operations
Utah
Washington State
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Wyoming

Summary:
action_date: 2015-04-23
text: 

Sage-Grouse Protection and Conservation Act

 
This bill addresses the management of the greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) and the Gunnison sage-grouse (Centrocercus minimus) in California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
 
If the Department of Agriculture (USDA) or the Department of the Interior receives, or has already received, from one of those states a statewide conservation and management plan for the protection and recovery of those sage-grouse species, the appropriate department must take steps during the next six years to: (1) allow for appropriate monitoring and collection of data, and (2) assess the state plan's success.
 
The appropriate department must: (1) share data with states and assist them in developing and implementing plans; (2) require states that opt to have plans in lieu of federal endangered species plans to monitor and report on relevant data, including population trends; (3) use statewide plans as the basis for all relevant determinations under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969; and (4) stay any land use planning activities relating to federal management of sage-grouse species on public land or National Forest System land within those states that have plans.
 
The appropriate department may extend the provisions of the bill for six more years with the consent of the relevant state.
 
Interior must fully implement for at least six years Secretarial Order 3336 to prevent and suppress rangeland fire and restore sagebrush landscapes impacted by fire across the Western United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-04-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2015-04-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-04-23
text: Introduced in House
Protecting the Rights of Musicians Act

Bill: 114-hr-1999
Sponsor: Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7]
Introduced: 2015-04-23 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Intellectual property
Music
Sound recording
Telephone and wireless communication
Television and film

Summary:
action_date: 2015-04-23
text: 

Protecting the Rights of Musicians Act

 
Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to deny a television broadcast station the right to consent to retransmissions of the station's signal by cable systems or other multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs) if the licensee of such station is also the licensee of an AM or FM radio broadcast station that has transmitted a sound recording over such radio station without providing compensation for all programming carried over the signal. (Under current law, retransmission consent requirements prohibit cable systems or other MVPDs from retransmitting the signal of a television broadcasting station without the station's consent, which is generally obtained through a retransmission consent agreement under which the cable system or MVPD provides a negotiated payment or other consideration to the station in exchange for retransmission authority.)
 
Prohibits the Federal Communications Commission from requiring mobile devices (with computing and communications functionality) to be equipped with a tuner for receiving the signals of AM or FM radio broadcast stations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-04-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2015-04-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2015-04-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-04-23
text: Introduced in House
Bridge to Manufacturing Jobs Act

Bill: 114-hr-2000
Sponsor: Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]
Introduced: 2015-04-23 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Employment and training programs
Manufacturing
Minority employment
Vocational and technical education
Women's employment

Summary:
action_date: 2015-04-23
text: 

Bridge to Manufacturing Jobs Act 

 
 Amends the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to: (1) provide that themes for the competitive grant program to add capabilities to the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program may be related to projects designed to facilitate the development and implementation of apprenticeship programs, internship programs, or student work-based learning programs to help serve the workforce needs of consortia of manufacturing companies; and (2) include among the selection criteria for grants under such program that a proposal will recruit a diverse manufacturing workforce, including through outreach to women and minorities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-08-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
action_date: 2015-04-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2015-04-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-04-23
text: Introduced in House
Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act

Bill: 114-hr-2001
Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1]
Introduced: 2015-04-23 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Firearms and explosives
Licensing and registrations
Mental health
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2015-04-23
text: 

Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act

 
Prohibits, in any case arising out of the administration of laws and benefits by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, any person who is mentally incapacitated, deemed mentally incompetent, or experiencing an extended loss of consciousness from being considered adjudicated as a mental defective for purposes of the right to receive or transport firearms without the order or finding of a judicial authority of competent jurisdiction that such person is a danger to himself or herself or others.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-04-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2015-04-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-04-23
text: Introduced in House
Brownfields Redevelopment Tax Incentive Reauthorization Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-2002
Sponsor: Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5]
Introduced: 2015-04-23 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Income tax deductions

Summary:
action_date: 2015-04-23
text: 

Brownfields Redevelopment Tax Incentive Reauthorization Act of 2015

 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2019 the election to expense (i.e., deduct in the current taxable year) environmental remediation costs (i.e., costs for the abatement or control of hazardous substances at a qualified contaminated site). Makes this Act applicable to expenditures paid or incurred after December 31, 2011.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-04-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2015-04-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-04-23
text: Introduced in House
Online Education Verification Act

Bill: 114-hr-2004
Sponsor: Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1]
Introduced: 2015-04-23 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Educational technology and distance education
Higher education
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Licensing and registrations
School administration
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2015-04-23
text: 

Online Education Verification Act

 
Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require recognized accrediting agencies or associations that evaluate the quality of distance or correspondence education programs to require those programs to have a secure login and passcode for Internet coursework.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-11-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
action_date: 2015-04-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2015-04-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-04-23
text: Introduced in House