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Defending Our Defenders Act

Bill: 114-hr-3616
Sponsor: Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4]
Introduced: 2015-09-25 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Appropriations
Budget deficits and national debt
Coast guard
Defense spending
Department of Defense
Department of Homeland Security
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Military personnel and dependents
Military procurement, research, weapons development
National Guard and reserves
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2015-09-25
text: 

Defending Our Defenders Act 

 
This bill provides appropriations for pay and allowances for the military and supporting civilian and contractor personnel during a funding gap in which interim or full-year appropriations for the personnel accounts of the Armed Forces have not been enacted for the fiscal year. 
 
The bill prohibits the Department of Defense (DOD) from furloughing any employee funded by a working-capital fund unless: (1) the fund is insolvent, or (2) the fund has insufficient funds to pay the employee. DOD may waive this restriction for national security. 
 
If the public debt reaches the statutory limit, the following obligations must have equal priority over all other U.S. obligations: 
 
 
 principal and interest on debt held by the public, 
 
pay and allowances for members of the Armed Forces on active duty, 
 
salaries for DOD civilian employees, and
 
salaries for DOD contractors. 
 
 
The funds and authorities provided by this bill are available until the earliest of January 1, 2016, or enactment of specified appropriations legislation. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-09-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2015-09-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2015-09-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2015-09-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-09-25
text: Introduced in House
IMAGE Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-3617
Sponsor: Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6]
Introduced: 2015-09-25 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Appropriations
Budget deficits and national debt
Congressional oversight
Executive agency funding and structure

Summary:
action_date: 2015-09-25
text: 

Improving All Government Efficiency Act of 2015 or the IMAGE Act of 2015 

 
This bill directs the Office of Management and Budget to coordinate with the heads of relevant federal departments or agencies to: (1) use available administrative authority to eliminate, consolidate, or streamline programs and agencies with duplicative and overlapping missions as identified in specified Government Accountability Office reports released between 2013 and 2015; (2) identify and report to Congress any legislative changes required to further eliminate, consolidate, or streamline duplicative or overlapping missions identified in such reports; (3) estimate the total cost savings from such activities; and (4) rescind from amounts made available to such departments and agencies the total estimated cost savings.
 
The bill imposes a monetary penalty on any department or agency that does not meet the requirements of this Act before September 30, 2015.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-09-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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: 2015-09-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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: 2015-09-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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: 2015-09-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-09-25
text: Introduced in House
Orphan Drug Fairness Act

Bill: 114-hr-3618
Sponsor: Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7]
Introduced: 2015-09-25 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Drug therapy
Income tax credits
Prescription drugs
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2015-09-25
text: 

Orphan Drug Fairness Act

 
This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to exclude sales of any drug or biological product approved by the Food and Drug Administration solely for rare diseases or conditions (orphan drug) from the calculation of the annual fee on manufacturers or importers with branded prescription drug sales exceeding $5 million. 
 
This Act is effective as if included in PPACA. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-10-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2015-09-25
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: 2015-09-25
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: 2015-09-25
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: 2015-09-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-09-25
text: Introduced in House
Rock Creek National Park Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-3619
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2015-09-25 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: District of Columbia
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:
action_date: 2015-09-25
text: 

Rock Creek National Park Act of 2015

 
 Redesignates the Rock Creek Park in the District of Columbia as Rock Creek National Park. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-10-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2015-09-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2015-09-25
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1363)
action_date: 2015-09-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-09-25
text: Introduced in House
Social Security Earned Benefits Payment Act

Bill: 114-hr-3621
Sponsor: Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-9]
Introduced: 2015-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Appropriations
Disability assistance
Government trust funds
Self-employed
Social security and elderly assistance
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2015-09-28
text: 

Social Security Earned Benefits Payment Act

 
This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to require allocations to the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund equal to: (1) 2.65% of the amount of wages and self-employment income paid between December 31, 2015, and January 1, 2021, and (2) 1.80% of wages and self-employment income paid after December 31, 2020.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-09-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2015-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2015-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-09-28
text: Introduced in House
Manufacturing Economic Recovery Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-3622
Sponsor: Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1]
Introduced: 2015-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Economic development
Employee hiring
Income tax credits
Manufacturing

Summary:
action_date: 2015-09-28
text: 

Manufacturing Economic Recovery Act of 2015

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) a manufacturing recovery tax credit for investment in manufacturing real and tangible personal property used in the United States, including an increased credit for manufacturing property located in an economically disadvantaged area or an extremely economically disadvantaged area; (2) an additional investment tax credit for manufacturing property; and (3) a permanent work opportunity tax credit for hiring a full-time employee in a manufacturing facility located in the United States (manufacturing recovery employee), including an increased credit for hiring individuals receiving unemployment compensation. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2015-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-09-28
text: Introduced in House
Fairness and Opportunities for Married Households With Student Loans Act

Bill: 114-hr-3623
Sponsor: Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24]
Introduced: 2015-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax deductions
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2015-09-28
text: 

Fairness and Opportunities for Married Households With Student Loans Act

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase to $5,000 the tax deduction for interest on education loans for married couples filing a joint tax return.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-10-27
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7197)
action_date: 2015-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2015-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-09-28
text: Introduced in House
Ensuring Affordable Energy Act

Bill: 114-hr-3626
Sponsor: Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2]
Introduced: 2015-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Air quality
Appropriations
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Electric power generation and transmission
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Executive agency funding and structure
Industrial facilities
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2015-09-28
text: 

Ensuring Affordable Energy Act 

 
This bill prohibits funding for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from being used to implement or enforce: (1) a cap-and-trade program, or (2) any statutory or regulatory requirement pertaining to emissions of one or more greenhouse gases from stationary sources that is issued or becomes applicable or effective after the date of enactment of this bill.
 
A cap-and-trade program is any regulatory program established after enactment of this bill that provides for the sale, auction, or other distribution of a limited amount of allowances that permit the emission of one or more greenhouse gases. Greenhouse gases include carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, sulfur hexafluoride, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, or any other designated anthropogenic gas (caused by human activity).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-10-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
action_date: 2015-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2015-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-09-28
text: Introduced in House
Earth Act

Bill: 114-hr-3627
Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-35]
Introduced: 2015-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Environmental health
Environmental regulatory procedures
International organizations and cooperation
Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2015-09-28
text: 

Earth Act

 
This bill amends the Trade Act of 1974 to revise requirements under the General System of Preferences (GSP).
 
The President shall not designate a foreign country as a beneficiary developing country eligible for preferential treatment under the GSP if it fails to enforce effectively its environmental laws or meet its international environmental obligations, including as they relate to public health.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-09-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2015-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2015-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-09-28
text: Introduced in House
Pay Our Military Act

Bill: 114-hr-3628
Sponsor: Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6]
Introduced: 2015-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Appropriations
Coast guard
Defense spending
Department of Defense
Department of Homeland Security
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Military personnel and dependents
Military procurement, research, weapons development
National Guard and reserves
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2015-09-28
text: 

Pay Our Military Act 

 
This bill provides FY2016 and FY2017 appropriations for military pay and allowances during any period in which interim or full-year appropriations are not in effect. 
 
In the event of a government shutdown, the bill provides continuing appropriations for pay and allowances of: 
 
 
 members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components, who perform active service during the period; 
 
members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who perform inactive-duty training during the period; and
 
civilian personnel or contractors of the Department of Defense (and the Department of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard) that are providing support to members of the Armed Forces. 
 
 
The appropriations provided by this bill for a fiscal year are available until the earliest of: (1) the enactment into law of specified appropriations legislation for the fiscal year, (2) the end of the fiscal year, or (3) January 1, 2017. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
action_date: 2015-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-09-28
text: Introduced in House
Respect States' and Citizens' Rights Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-3629
Sponsor: Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]
Introduced: 2015-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Federal preemption
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2015-09-28
text: 

Respect States' and Citizens' Rights Act of 2015

 
This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to declare that federal laws, including criminal penalties, are not intended to supersede or preempt state laws that pertain to marijuana.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-10-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2015-10-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2015-09-28
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2015-09-28
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2015-09-28
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2015-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-09-28
text: Introduced in House
PUGET SOS Act

Bill: 114-hr-3630
Sponsor: Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10]
Introduced: 2015-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Endangered and threatened species
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal-Indian relations
Fishes
Government trust funds
Indian lands and resources rights
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine pollution
Pacific Ocean
Puget Sound
Washington State
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2015-09-28
text: 

Promoting United Government Efforts to Save Our Sound Act or the PUGET SOS Act

 
This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to provide for the coordination of federal Puget Sound recovery efforts with state, local and tribal recovery efforts, including by establishing: 
 
 
 conditions for approval by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of the Comprehensive Conservation Management Plan for the Puget Sound region;
 
 a Puget Sound Recovery National Program Office within the EPA;
 
a Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force;
 
a Save America's Puget Sound Fund in the Department of the Treasury for certain Puget Sound recovery and protection efforts that are included in the Puget Sound Partnership's Action Agenda; and 
 
reporting requirements on the status of Puget Sound's recovery.
 
 
The Puget Sound is an estuary in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Washington.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-09-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2015-09-29
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1386)
action_date: 2015-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2015-09-28
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6293)
action_date: 2015-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-09-28
text: Introduced in House
Freedom of Faith Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-3631
Sponsor: Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17]
Introduced: 2015-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Foreign labor
Immigration status and procedures
Religion
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2015-09-28
text: 

Freedom of Faith Act of 2015

 
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make the special immigrant non-minister religious worker program permanent.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-10-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2015-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2015-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-09-28
text: Introduced in House
Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-3632
Sponsor: Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
Introduced: 2015-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Arctic Ocean
Arctic and polar regions
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Mining
Oil and gas

Summary:
action_date: 2015-09-28
text: 

Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2015 

 
This bill declares that it is the policy of the United States that the Arctic Ocean should be managed for the best interests of the people of the United States, including by keeping fossil fuels in the ground to avoid the dangerous impacts of climate change. 
 
The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act is amended to prohibit the Department of the Interior from issuing or renewing a lease or any other authorization for the exploration, development, or production of oil, natural gas, or any other mineral in the Arctic Ocean, including the Beaufort Sea and Chukchi Sea Planning Areas.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-10-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2015-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2015-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-09-28
text: Introduced in House
District of Columbia Government Shutdown Avoidance Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-3633
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2015-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Appropriations
District of Columbia
State and local finance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2015-09-28
text: 

District of Columbia Government Shutdown Avoidance Act of 2015 

 
This bill amends the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to permit the District of Columbia to obligate and expend local funds in accordance with the local budget act during any portion of a fiscal year in which a federal law providing appropriations for the District of Columbia is not in effect. Under current law, the District of Columbia's local budget must be approved by Congress during the annual appropriations process before the funds become available. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2015-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-09-28
text: Introduced in House
Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act

Bill: 114-hr-3635
Sponsor: Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8]
Introduced: 2015-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Appropriations
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Summary:
action_date: 2015-09-29
text: 

Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act

 
This bill requires federal employees furloughed due to a lapse in appropriations that begins on or about October 1, 2015, to be compensated at their standard rate of compensation for the period of such lapse as soon as practicable after such lapse ends.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-09-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2015-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-09-29
text: Introduced in House
HIV Clinical Services Improvement Act

Bill: 114-hr-3637
Sponsor: Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
Introduced: 2015-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: HIV/AIDS
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Home and outpatient care
Medicaid

Summary:
action_date: 2015-09-29
text: 

HIV Clinical Services Improvement Act

 
This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require payment under the Medicaid program for services furnished by recipients of Ryan White Part C grants, which support comprehensive primary care in outpatient settings for individuals living with HIV.
 
Providers must be paid an amount equivalent to the prior average costs of providing these services. However, a state plan may establish an alternative payment methodology that: (1) is agreed to by the state and the grantee, and (2) results in payment to the grantee that at least equals the amount otherwise required to be paid to the grantee under the bill.
 
As a condition of receiving payment under the bill, a grantee shall be subject to specified quality management and reporting requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-10-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2015-09-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2015-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-09-29
text: Introduced in House