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Federal Vehicle Repair Cost Savings Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-1613
Sponsor: Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-2]
Introduced: 2015-03-25 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Government buildings, facilities, and property
Motor vehicles
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: 

Federal Vehicle Repair Cost Savings Act of 2015

Requires the head of each federal agency to encourage the use of remanufactured vehicle components to mantain federal vehicles if using such components reduces the cost, while maintaining the quality, of such vehicles.
action_date: 2015-09-24
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
 

Federal Vehicle Repair Cost Savings Act of 2015

(Sec. 4) This bill requires the head of each federal agency to encourage the use of remanufactured vehicle components to mantain federal vehicles if using such components reduces the cost, while maintaining the quality, of such vehicles.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-09-24
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 202.
action_date: 2015-09-24
text: Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 114-266.
action_date: 2015-09-24
text: Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 114-266.
action_date: 2015-07-22
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2015-07-22
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: Introduced in House
State Partnership Program Enhancement Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-1614
Sponsor: Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large]
Introduced: 2015-03-25 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Defense spending
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Intergovernmental relations
International exchange and broadcasting
Military command and structure
National Guard and reserves
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: 

State Partnership Program Enhancement Act of 2015

 
Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 to revise and extend indefinitely the authority of the Department of Defense (DOD) to establish exchange programs for members of the National Guard under the National Guard State Partnership Program (SPP). (Currently, the authority is scheduled to terminate on September 30, 2016.) 
 
 Authorizes DOD, with the concurrence of the Department of State, to establish such programs for exchanges of members of the National Guard of a state or territory and the military forces or security forces or other government organizations of a foreign country to support the national interests and security cooperation goals and objectives of the United States as defined by the current and evolving national global strategic policies of the United States. (Currently, the primary function of the SPP is disaster and emergency response.)
 
Directs DOD, with the concurrence of the State Department, to establish procedures for SPP planning, programming, budgeting, accounting, and performance metrics.
 
Requires the National Guard Bureau to: (1) maintain a list of core competencies of the National Guard to support SPP activities, and (2) designate a director for each state and territory.
 
Requires DOD to coordinate SPP regulations with combatant commanders to ensure that program activities meet theater security cooperation objectives. Requires the State Department to coordinate such regulations with relevant chiefs of mission to meet diplomatic objectives.
 
Establishes the National Guard State Partnership Program Fund in the Treasury, into which appropriated amounts shall be credited and transferred for program activity uses, including payment of costs for personnel, training, operations, and equipment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E414)
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: Introduced in House
Federal Election Integrity Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-1617
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53]
Introduced: 2015-03-25 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional elections
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Family relationships
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: 

Federal Election Integrity Act of 2015 

 
 Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to make it unlawful for a chief state election administration official to take active part in political management or in a political campaign with respect to any election for federal office over which the official has supervisory authority.
 
Waives application of this Act if the chief state election administration official himself or herself, or an immediate family member, is a candidate.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: Introduced in House
Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-1618
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53]
Introduced: 2015-03-25 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional elections
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Postal service
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: 

Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2015 

 
Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit a state from imposing additional conditions or requirements on the eligibility of an individual to cast a vote in federal elections by mail, except to the extent that it imposes a deadline for requesting the ballot and returning it to the appropriate state or local election official.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: Introduced in House
414 Plan Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-1620
Sponsor: Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4]
Introduced: 2015-03-25 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Transportation
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental regulatory procedures
Pedestrians and bicycling
Public contracts and procurement
Roads and highways
Transportation programs funding
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: 

414 Plan Act of 2015

 
 Declares that federal laws and regulations (including prevailing rate of wage requirements under the Davis-Bacon Act) shall not apply to any federal-aid highway or highway safety construction project, except those relating to: (1) the safety or durability of a highway facility, or (2) public or workplace safety. 
 
 
Repeals the prohibition against approval of federal-aid highway projects or regulatory actions that will result in the severance of an existing major route or have significant adverse impact on the safety for nonmotorized transportation traffic and light motorcycles, unless the project or action provides for a reasonable alternative route or such a route exists.
 
 Defines &quot;transportation alternatives&quot; as any of the following activities when carried out as part of an authorized or funded federal-aid highway program or project, or as an independent program or project related to surface transportation for the construction, planning, and design of: (1) transportation projects to achieve compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; or (2) infrastructure-related projects and systems that will provide safe routes for nondrivers, including children, older adults, and individuals with disabilities to access daily needs. 
Repeals the authorization for states to use certain funds for construction of pedestrian walkways and bicycle transportation facilities.
 
Eliminates the requirement that statewide transportation plans and statewide transportation improvement programs provide for the development of accessible pedestrian walkways and bicycle transportation facilities.
 
Expresses the sense of Congress that states, federal agencies, localities, and private stakeholders should take steps toward increased cooperation to further expedite surface transportation projects.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-03-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: Introduced in House
National Fab Lab Network Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-1622
Sponsor: Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]
Introduced: 2015-03-25 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Digital media
Federally chartered organizations
Manufacturing
Product development and innovation
Public-private cooperation
Research and development

Summary:
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: 

National Fab Lab Network Act of 2015

 
 Grants a federal charter to the Fab Foundation for the National Fab Lab Network.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-04-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to increase the length of time for a certain permit.

Bill: 114-hr-1623
Sponsor: Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6]
Introduced: 2015-03-25 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Intergovernmental relations
Licensing and registrations
State and local government operations
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: 
This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to authorize states to issue permits to discharge pollutants into navigable waters for up to 20 years. Currently, permits are allowed to be issued for up to 5 years.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-03-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: Introduced in House
Insider Trading Prohibition Act

Bill: 114-hr-1625
Sponsor: Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4]
Introduced: 2015-03-25 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: 

Insider Trading Prohibition Act

 
This bill amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit any person from trading securities or effectuating such trades while in possession of related material, nonpublic information, or while either knowing or recklessly disregarding that the information has been obtained wrongfully, or that the transactions would constitute a wrongful use of such information. 
 
It shall also be unlawful for any person whose own securities transactions violate this Act to communicate wrongfully to another person material, nonpublic information relating to either those transactions or the market for them if the other person:
 
 
 purchases, sells, or causes the purchase or sale of, any security or security-based swap or enters into or causes the entry into any security-based swap agreement, to which such communication relates; or 
 
 communicates the information to another person who makes or causes such a transaction while in possession of such information.
 
 
The other person's ensuing purchase, sale, or entry while in possession of such information must also be reasonably foreseeable.
 
A standard and a knowledge requirement are prescribed for acts constituting unlawful trading in securities.
 
A person who has neither participated in, profited from, nor induced violations of this Act is shielded from liability even though that person controls or employs the violator.
 
The Securities and Exchange Commission is authorized to exempt from this Act persons, securities, or transactions, subject to any necessary or appropriate terms and conditions, if it determines that the exemption is not inconsistent with the purposes of this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: Introduced in House
No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act

Bill: 114-hr-1627
Sponsor: Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49]
Introduced: 2015-03-25 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Caribbean area
Civil actions and liability
Cuba
Evidence and witnesses
Intellectual property
Jurisdiction and venue
Latin America
Property rights

Summary:
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: 

No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act

 
Amends the Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 to prohibit U.S. courts from recognizing, enforcing, or otherwise validating any assertion of rights by an individual (under current law, by a designated Cuban national) of a mark, trade name, or commercial name that was used in connection with a business or assets that were confiscated by the Cuban government unless the original owner of such mark or name, or such owner's bona fide successor, has expressly consented. Applies such prohibition only if the individual asserting the rights knew or had reason to know at the time of acquiring the rights asserted that the mark or name was the same or substantially similar to the mark or name used in connection with the business or assets that were confiscated. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-04-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: Introduced in House
Veterans Pain Management Improvement Act

Bill: 114-hr-1628
Sponsor: Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]
Introduced: 2015-03-25 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Department of Veterans Affairs
Drug therapy
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Executive agency funding and structure
Health information and medical records
Prescription drugs
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: 

Veterans Pain Management Improvement Act

 
Directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a Pain Management Board in each Veterans Integrated Service Network.
 
Requires each Board to provide: (1) recommendations for treatment, on an in-patient or out-patient basis, for patients with complex clinical pain for whom a request has been made by the patient, the patient's physician, spouse, family member, or an individual designated by the patient to make health care decisions or receive health care information for the patient, or an employee of the covered VA facility; and (2) recommendations on best practices regarding pain management in complex clinical pain cases to VA health care professionals located in the Network covered by the Board.
 
Requires each Board to annually submit to the VA a report on pain management practices carried out in the covered Network.
 
Directs the VA, by December 1, 2015, to submit to specified congressional committees the approved clinical guideline, handbook, directive, policy, or other guidance established to govern the step-down methodologies employed by clinicians in VA medical facilities to manage the use of opioid therapies and associated prescribing practices.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-04-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: Introduced in House
Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-1629
Sponsor: Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16]
Introduced: 2015-03-25 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Energy efficiency and conservation
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Performance measurement
Public contracts and procurement
Public utilities and utility rates
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: 

Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2015

 
 This bill amends the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to revise requirements for energy savings performance and utility energy service contracts (performance contracts). (These contracts allow federal agencies to work with private contractors on energy efficiency upgrades to federal facilities.) 
 
Each federal facility energy manager must provide an explanation regarding life cycle cost-effective measures that have not been implemented as part of the web-based compliance certification system. (Life cycle costs are the total cost of owning, operating, and maintaining a building over its useful life.)
 
The Department of Energy (DOE) must report to the President and Congress on each agency's performance contracts, including their investment value and their energy savings.
 
The energy conservation measures that may be contained in performance contracts are expanded by including those involving energy consuming devices and required support structures.
 
Agencies may not limit recognition of operation and maintenance savings associated with energy systems that were modernized or replaced with energy conservation measures and water conservation measures (e.g. lower energy and water bills due to energy efficiency and conservation measures).
 
Agencies may sell or transfer energy savings and apply the proceeds to fund a performance contract.
 
The energy savings that may be contained in performance contracts are expanded to include: (1) the use, sale, or transfer of energy incentives, rebates, or credits (including renewable energy credits) from governments or utilities; and (2) any revenue generated from a reduction in energy or water use, more efficient waste recycling, or additional energy generated from more efficient equipment. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-03-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: Introduced in House
Utility Energy Service Contracts Improvement Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-1630
Sponsor: Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16]
Introduced: 2015-03-25 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Energy efficiency and conservation
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Performance measurement
Public contracts and procurement
Public utilities and utility rates
Service industries
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: 

Utility Energy Service Contracts Improvement Act of 2015 

 
 This bill amends the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to make explicit that utility energy service contracts (UESCs) may have a contract period of up to 25 years. UESCs are contracts that allow utilities to provide federal agencies with energy and water efficiency improvements and demand reduction services.
 
UESC conditions must include requirements for measurement, verification, and performance assurances or guarantees of the savings.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-03-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: Introduced in House
Enhancing the Stature and Visibility of Medical Rehabilitation Research at NIH Act

Bill: 114-hr-1631
Sponsor: Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]
Introduced: 2015-03-25 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Disability and paralysis
Health promotion and preventive care
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medical research
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: 

Enhancing the Stature and Visibility of Medical Rehabilitation Research at NIH Act

 
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to revise requirements for medical rehabilitation research.
 
The purpose of the National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research (NCMRR) is revised to include coordination of research and research training.
 
The NCMRR must develop and periodically update a comprehensive research plan for medical rehabilitation research. Currently, this research plan is developed and updated by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
 
The NCMRR must: (1) annually report on progress in achieving the objectives, benchmarks, and guiding principles described in the research plan; and (2) develop guidelines governing the funding for medical rehabilitation research by the National Institutes of Health.
 
The Medical Rehabilitation Coordinating Committee must periodically host a scientific conference or workshop on medical rehabilitation research.
 The Department of Health and Human Services must enter into interagency agreements to coordinate medical rehabilitation research.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-03-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: Introduced in House
Samish Indian Nation Land Conveyance Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-1632
Sponsor: Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]
Introduced: 2015-03-25 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Federal-Indian relations
Gambling
Indian lands and resources rights
Land transfers
Washington State

Summary:
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: 

Samish Indian Nation Land Conveyance Act of 2015

 
 Directs the Department of the Interior to take into trust for the benefit of the Samish Indian Nation the 17 parcels of approximately 97 acres of specified land owned by the Tribe in Skagit County and San Juan County, Washington. 
 
Prohibits the Tribe from conducting gaming on such land. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-04-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: Introduced in House