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Drunk Driving Repeat Offender Prevention Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-3759
Sponsor: Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16]
Introduced: 2015-10-16 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Motor vehicles
Roads and highways
State and local government operations
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2015-10-16
text: 

Drunk Driving Repeat Offender Prevention Act of 2015

 
 Directs the Department of Transportation to withhold specified graduated percentages of a state's apportionment of certain federal-aid highway funds for FY2018-FY2020 if the state has not enacted and is not enforcing a law requiring the installation of an ignition interlock device for a minimum of 180 days on each motor vehicle operated by an individual convicted of driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence.
 
Defines &quot;driving while intoxicated&quot; and &quot;driving under the influence&quot; as driving or being in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while having a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08% or greater.
 
Requires an ignition interlock device to: 
 
 
require a driver to provide a breath sample before the motor vehicle starts, and 
 
 prevent a motor vehicle from starting if the alcohol concentration of the driver is above the legal limit.
 
 
Authorizes reduction of the 180-day period to 90 days if: 
 
 
 the driver's license is suspended for a minimum of 180 days as a result of the conviction, and 
 
 the period for installation of an ignition interlock device begins after the last day of the suspension. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-10-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2015-10-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2015-10-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-10-16
text: Introduced in House
Offending Oil Polluters Act

Bill: 114-hr-3760
Sponsor: Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16]
Introduced: 2015-10-16 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Legal fees and court costs
Marine pollution
Oil and gas
Pollution liability

Summary:
action_date: 2015-10-16
text: 

Offending Oil Polluters Act 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny any tax credit or deduction to an offending oil polluter. The bill defines "offending oil polluter" as any person who is responsible for a vessel or facility from which oil or a hazardous substance is discharged and any person who is a member of the same expanded affiliated group as the offending oil polluter. 
 
Specifically, the bill denies a tax benefit for any amount paid or incurred: (1) in connection with a discharge of oil or a hazardous substance, (2) for any attorney fees and court costs in connection with any legal action involving such discharge, (3) as a payment or restitution related to such discharge, and (4) for any costs or penalties required by federal law or certified in a settlement by a federal court. 
 
The bill requires the Department of the Treasury to conduct, and report on, an annual study to determine: (1) the revenue loss as a result of tax deductions allowed for cleaning up oil that is discharged after April 19, 2010, and (2) the amount of revenue savings resulting from this Act. 
 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-10-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2015-10-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-10-16
text: Introduced in House
Seniors Deserve A Raise Act

Bill: 114-hr-3761
Sponsor: Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9]
Introduced: 2015-10-16 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Disability assistance
Inflation and prices
Military personnel and dependents
Social security and elderly assistance
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2015-10-16
text: 

Seniors Deserve A Raise Act

 
This bill requires cost-of-living increases in any benefit under title II (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act as well as military retirement and survivor benefits by any increase in the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly.
 
In addition to any such increase, each such benefit shall be further increased by 2.9% on January 1, 2016, and shall remain in effect every year thereafter.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-11-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2015-10-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2015-10-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2015-10-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2015-10-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2015-10-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-10-16
text: Introduced in House
ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-3765
Sponsor: Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2]
Introduced: 2015-10-20 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Building construction
Civil actions and liability
Disability and health-based discrimination
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2015-10-20
text: 

ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015

 
This bill requires the Disability Rights Section of the Department of Justice to develop a program to educate state and local governments and property owners on strategies for promoting access to public accommodations for persons with a disability. The program may include training for professionals to provide a guidance of remediation for potential violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA).
 
The bill prohibits persons from, and subjects violators to a criminal fine for, sending demand letters or other pre-suit notifications alleging a violation of ADA public accommodation requirements if the notification does not specify the circumstances under which an individual was actually denied access. The notification must specify: (1) the address of property, (2) the specific ADA sections alleged to have been violated, (3) whether a request for assistance in removing an architectural barrier was made, and (4) whether the barrier was permanent or temporary. 
 
The bill also prohibits commencement of civil action based on the failure to remove an architectural barrier to access into an existing public accommodation unless: (1) the aggrieved person has provided to the owners or operators a written notice specific enough to identify the barrier, and (2) the owners or operators fail to provide the person with a written description outlining improvements that will be made to improve the barrier or they fail to remove the barrier or make substantial progress after providing such a description.
 
The Judicial Conference of the United States must develop a model program to promote alternative dispute resolution mechanisms to resolve such claims. The model program should include an expedited method for determining relevant facts related to such barriers and steps to resolve accessibility issues before litigation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-07-07
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 6.
action_date: 2016-07-07
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2016-07-05
text: Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice Discharged.
action_date: 2015-11-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2015-11-03
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7393-7394)
action_date: 2015-10-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2015-10-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-10-20
text: Introduced in House
Preventing Government Publishing Overreach Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-3767
Sponsor: Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7]
Introduced: 2015-10-20 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Government Publishing Office (GPO)
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2015-10-20
text: 

Preventing Government Publishing Overreach Act of 2015

 
 This bill prohibits the Government Publishing Office from assembling or manufacturing any secure credentials or the component parts of any such credential.
 
Such prohibition is inapplicable to the following activities: 
 
 
stitching security paper into an already assembled eCover for the Department of State;
 
 manufacturing NEXUS and SENTRI cards pursuant to any existing contract or purchase order until the earlier of the date on which such contract expires or such purchase order is filled, or December 31, 2016;
 
assembling or manufacturing any secure credentials specifically at the request of the Central Intelligence Agency or the National Security Agency for use in classified programs or activities; and 
 
 manufacturing identification badges for the presidential inauguration. 
 
 
The term &quot;secure credential&quot; is defined as an identification document that includes component security parts designed to authenticate the document or reduce the risk of the unauthorized replication or alteration of the document.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-10-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2015-10-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-10-20
text: Introduced in House
SES TRUST Act

Bill: 114-hr-3768
Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5]
Introduced: 2015-10-20 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Department of Veterans Affairs
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Summary:
action_date: 2015-10-20
text: 

Senior Executive Service Taking Responsibility for Unilateral Station Transfers Act or the SES TRUST Act

 
This bill directs the appointing authority for each agency to periodically determine the annual rate of basic pay for each Senior Executive Service (SES) position within such agency. Any senior executive who transfers or otherwise moves to an SES position with the same or any other agency shall receive the rate of pay applicable to that position.
 
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must review any decision to reassign a senior executive to another SES position, within 30 days after such reassignment, to ensure that the decision was not based on an impermissible reason (defined as any reason other than performance of the senior executive or interests in the efficiency of the SES). If OPM determines that the reassignment was based on an impermissible reason, and the rate of basic pay applicable to such other position is lower than the rate provided under the previous position, the senior executive shall retain the higher rate of pay.
 
The bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to submit, semiannually, a report on covered senior executives who transfer from one SES position to another within the VA, including a justification for any increase or decrease in pay, and information on any incentives or relocation expenses, received by such person.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-11-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2015-10-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' 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: 2015-10-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' 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: 2015-10-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' 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: 2015-10-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-10-20
text: Introduced in House
James K. Polk Presidential Home Study Act

Bill: 114-hr-3769
Sponsor: Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4]
Introduced: 2015-10-20 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Government studies and investigations
Historic sites and heritage areas
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Tennessee

Summary:
action_date: 2015-10-20
text: 

James K. Polk Presidential Home Study Act

 
 This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the James K. Polk Home and adjacent property in Columbia, Tennessee. 
 
In conducting this study, Interior shall evaluate the national significance of the site and determine the suitability and feasibility of designating it as a unit of the National Park System.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-10-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2015-10-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2015-10-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-10-20
text: Introduced in House
End Surprise Billing Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-3770
Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-35]
Introduced: 2015-10-20 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Emergency medical services and trauma care
Hospital care
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2015-10-20
text: 

End Surprise Billing Act of 2015

 
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require a critical access hospital or other hospital to comply, as a condition of participation in Medicare, with certain requirements related to billing for out-of-network services.
 
With respect to an individual who has health benefits coverage and is seeking services, a hospital must provide notice as to: (1) whether the hospital, or any of the providers furnishing services to the individual at the hospital, is not within the health care provider network or otherwise a participating provider with respect to the individual's health care coverage; and (2) if so, the estimated out-of-pocket costs of the services to the individual. At least 24 hours prior to providing those services, the hospital must document that the individual: (1) has been provided with the required notice, and (2) consents to be furnished with the services and charged an amount approximate to the estimate provided. Otherwise, the hospital may not charge the individual more than the individual would have been required to pay if the services had been furnished by an in-network or participating provider.
 
With respect to such an individual who is seeking same-day emergency services, a hospital may not charge more than the individual would be required to pay for such services furnished by an in-network or participating provider.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-10-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2015-10-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2015-10-20
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: 2015-10-20
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: 2015-10-20
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: 2015-10-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-10-20
text: Introduced in House
Stop Obesity in Schools Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-3772
Sponsor: Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17]
Introduced: 2015-10-20 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Nutrition and diet
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2015-10-20
text: 

Stop Obesity in Schools Act of 2015

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to develop a national strategy to reduce childhood obesity that: (1) provides for the reduction of childhood obesity rates by 10% by the year 2020; (2) addresses short-term and long-term solutions; (3) identifies how the federal government can work effectively with entities to implement the strategy; and (4) includes measures to identify and overcome obstacles.
 
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must: (1) make matching grants to local educational agencies and tribal governments to reduce childhood obesity by adopting wellness policies and anti-obesity initiatives; (2) arrange for the evaluation of a wide variety of existing programs designed to prevent obesity in children and adolescents to determine their effectiveness, factors contributing to their effectiveness, and the feasibility of replicating the programs in other locations; and (3) make matching grants to state, local, or tribal governments, and consortia of such governments to reduce childhood obesity through establishing or expanding healthy living and wellness coordinating councils (that are charged to increase healthy living and reduce obesity in elementary and secondary schools) and supporting regional workshops.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-03-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2015-10-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2015-10-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2015-10-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2015-10-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2015-10-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-10-20
text: Introduced in House
Protect Riders of Metrorail Public Transportation Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-3773
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2015-10-20 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Intergovernmental relations
Public transit
State and local government operations
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2015-10-20
text: 

Protect Riders of Metrorail Public Transportation Act of 2015

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Transportation (DOT), in carrying out the public transportation safety program, to:
 
 
conduct inspections, investigations, audits, examinations, and testing of the equipment, facilities, rolling stock, and operations of the public transportation system of a recipient of financial assistance;
 
make reports and issue directives with respect to the safety of a recipient's system;
 
subpoena and depose any employee of a recipient or of a state safety oversight agency, subject to certain administrative requirements, in conjunction with an accident investigation or an investigation into a pattern or practice of conduct negatively affecting public safety; and
 
investigate public transportation accidents and incidents and provide guidance to recipients regarding their prevention.
 
 
DOT may also administer state safety oversight activities for a rail fixed guideway system operating in more than two states, if the state safety oversight agency overseeing the system has become incapable of providing adequate safety oversight, until the states involved develop a state safety oversight program that DOT certifies as meeting specified criteria.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-10-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2015-10-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2015-10-20
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1487)
action_date: 2015-10-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-10-20
text: Introduced in House
Protect America's Credit Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-3774
Sponsor: Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52]
Introduced: 2015-10-20 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Congressional oversight
Economic performance and conditions

Summary:
action_date: 2015-10-20
text: 

Protect America's Credit Act of 2015

 
This bill revises the statutory debt limit to: (1) apply the limit only to debt held by the public, and (2) require annual adjustments to the limit to account for increases in the gross domestic product. 
 
(Under current law, the debt limit applies to debt held by the public and debt held by government accounts. Debt held by the public consists mainly of securities issued by the Treasury and held by investors. Debt held by the government is debt issued to the federal government's trust funds for programs such as Social Security, Medicare, and military and civil service retirement benefits.) 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-10-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2015-10-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-10-20
text: Introduced in House