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Charitable Agricultural Research Act

Bill: 114-hr-2838
Sponsor: Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-22]
Introduced: 2015-06-18 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Agricultural research
Charitable contributions
Higher education
Income tax deductions
Public participation and lobbying
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-18
text: 

Charitable Agricultural Research Act

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a tax deduction for charitable contributions to agricultural research organizations directly engaged in the continuous active conduct of research in conjunction with an agricultural college or university, and (2) extend to such organizations the prohibition against expenditures by public charities to influence legislation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-06-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2015-06-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-06-18
text: Introduced in House
To reform and modernize domestic refugee resettlement programs, and for other purposes.

Bill: 114-hr-2839
Sponsor: Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]
Introduced: 2015-06-18 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Foreign labor
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health information and medical records
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Human rights
Immigrant health and welfare
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Unemployment
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-18
text: 
Requires the Government Accountability Office to study the effectiveness of the Office of Refugee Resettlement's domestic refugee resettlement programs. 
 
Requires the Office to: (1) ensure that refugee assistance is provided to qualifying refugees who are secondary migrants; (2) report to Congress regarding states experiencing departures and arrivals due to secondary migration; and (3) expand the Office's data analysis, collection, and sharing activities to include data on mental and physical medical cases, housing needs, and refugee employment.
 
Requires the Department of State and the Department of Health and Human Services to provide refugee resettlement guidance to appropriate national, state, and local entities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-07-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2015-06-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2015-06-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-06-18
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit any appropriation of funds for the Science and Technology account of the Environmental Protection Agency.

Bill: 114-hr-2840
Sponsor: Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2015-06-18 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Executive agency funding and structure
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-18
text: 
This bill provides that no funds are authorized to be appropriated for the Environmental Protection Agency Science and Technology account. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-08-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
action_date: 2015-06-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2015-06-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-06-18
text: Introduced in House
FAST Generics Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-2841
Sponsor: Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15]
Introduced: 2015-06-18 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Competition and antitrust
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Licensing and registrations
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-18
text: 

Fair Access for Safe and Timely Generics Act of 2015 or the FAST Generics Act of 2015

 
This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the license holder of a Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved drug or biological product from restricting availability of the medication for testing by a product developer seeking to develop a drug, generic drug, or biosimilar, including restricting availability with a risk evaluation and mitigation strategy (REMS).
 
Upon request, the license holder of a medication that is not subject to a REMS must provide a product developer with the medication for testing.
 
For a medication subject to a REMS, a product developer must have FDA authorization to obtain the medication before the license holder must provide it. The FDA may authorize a product developer to conduct testing and clinical trials with the medication.
 A wholesaler or specialty distributor who receives a request from a product developer for a medication for testing may not disclose to the license holder the identity of the product developer. 
The FDA may prohibit or limit transfer of a medication to a product developer if the transfer poses an imminent hazard to public health.
 
License holders are not liable for claims arising from a product developer testing the medication.
 
The FDA may waive the requirement that a drug use a single, shared system of elements to assure safe use with a comparable approved drug if the product developer is unable to finalize terms for a shared system with the license holder of the approved drug.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-06-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2015-06-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2015-06-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-06-18
text: Introduced in House
Individual Rate Simplification Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-2842
Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25]
Introduced: 2015-06-18 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax rates
Inflation and prices

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-18
text: 

Individual Rate Simplification Act of 2015

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise individual income tax rates to establish a 20% rate on taxable income of $1 million or less and a 30% rate on taxable income over $1 million for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2015. The bill requires an annual inflation adjustment to the $1 million threshold amount in taxable years beginning after 2016. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-06-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2015-06-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-06-18
text: Introduced in House
Planning Actively for Cancer Treatment (PACT) Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-2846
Sponsor: Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24]
Introduced: 2015-06-23 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cancer
Health care coverage and access
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-23
text: 

Planning Actively for Cancer Treatment (PACT) Act of 2015

 
 Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of cancer care planning and coordination services. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-07-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2015-06-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2015-06-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2015-06-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2015-06-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2015-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-06-23
text: Introduced in House
Electrify Africa Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-2847
Sponsor: Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39]
Introduced: 2015-06-23 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Africa
Alternative and renewable resources
Congressional oversight
Currency
Electric power generation and transmission
Executive agency funding and structure
Foreign and international banking
Government studies and investigations
International monetary system and foreign exchange
International organizations and cooperation
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)
Public-private cooperation
U.S. and foreign investments

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-23
text: 

Electrify Africa Act of 2015 

 
This bill directs the President to establish a multiyear strategy to assist countries in sub-Saharan Africa implement national power strategies and develop an appropriate mix of power solutions, including renewable energy, to provide access to reliable, affordable, and sustainable power in order to reduce poverty and drive economic growth.
 
 The President is urged to: (1) establish an interagency working group to coordinate the activities of U.S. government departments and agencies involved in carrying out the strategy, and (2) use U.S. influence to leverage international support to promote the strategy. 
 
 The U.S. Agency for International Development, the Trade and Development Agency, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), and the Millennium Challenge Corporation are urged to prioritize efforts and assistance for power projects and markets in sub-Saharan Africa. 
 
The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended to extend OPIC's issuing authority through September 30, 2018.
 
OPIC is temporarily authorized to issue local currency guarantees to African subsidiaries of foreign financial institutions to facilitate eligible investor lending for power projects in sub-Saharan Africa. 
 
The President shall appoint and maintain an Inspector General in OPIC.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-06-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2015-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-06-23
text: Introduced in House
Visa Overstay Enforcement Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-2848
Sponsor: Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11]
Introduced: 2015-06-23 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Immigration status and procedures
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-23
text: 

Visa Overstay Enforcement Act of 2015

 
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to subject any alien who remains in the United States after any visa or status under which the alien is lawfully present has expired to: (1) a fine or imprisonment for up to six months, or both, for a first offense; and (2) a fine or imprisonment for up to two years, or both, for any subsequent offense.
 
 Such penalties shall be waived if the overstay was due to medical necessity, public safety, or national security.
 
An alien convicted of a first offense may not be admitted to the United States for 5 years or granted a visa for 10 years.
 
 An alien convicted of a subsequent offense may not be admitted to the United States at all or granted a visa.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-07-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2015-06-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2015-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-06-23
text: Introduced in House
Pet Safety and Protection Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-2849
Sponsor: Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14]
Introduced: 2015-06-23 in the House
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Mammals
Medical research

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-23
text: 

Pet Safety and Protection Act of 2015

 
This bill amends the Animal Welfare Act to revise the list of permissible sources of dogs and cats used by research facilities to include dogs and cats obtained: (1) from a licensed dealer, (2) from a publicly owned and operated pound or shelter that meets specified requirements, (3) by donation from a person who bred and raised the dog or cat or owned it for not less than one year, or (4) from a research facility licensed by the Department of Agriculture. The requirements pertaining to sources apply to dogs and cats obtained through sales, donations, or offers. Monetary penalties are established for violations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-06-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2015-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-06-23
text: Introduced in House
Stop Overdose Stat Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-2850
Sponsor: Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4]
Introduced: 2015-06-23 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical research
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-23
text: 

Stop Overdose Stat Act of 2015

 
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to enter into cooperative agreements to reduce deaths from drug overdoses by: (1) purchasing and distributing naloxone (a medication that rapidly reverses overdose from heroin or other drugs with effects similar to opium) or a similar drug; and (2) educating or training the public, first responders, or health professionals on drug overdose prevention or response.
 
SAMHSA must establish a coordinating center and develop a plan to reduce drug overdose deaths by educating the public about overdose prevention and recommending improvements to overdose prevention programs.
 
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must improve drug overdose surveillance by entering into cooperative agreements to: (1) provide training to improve identification of drug overdose as the cause of death, and (2) establish a national program for reporting drug overdoses.
 The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) must prioritize, conduct, and support research on circumstances that contribute to drug overdose, drugs associated with fatal overdose, and overdose prevention methods. NIDA must support research on drug overdose treatments that can be administered by lay persons or first responders.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-06-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2015-06-24
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E964)
action_date: 2015-06-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2015-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-06-23
text: Introduced in House
Equality in Insurance Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-2851
Sponsor: Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]
Introduced: 2015-06-23 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Insurance industry and regulation
Marriage and family status
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-23
text: 

Equality in Insurance Act of 2015 

 
This bill requires an insurer, when rating and underwriting any insurance policy that takes into consideration the marital status of the proposed insured, to consider the proposed insured to be married if the proposed insured is in a legal marriage, a civil union, or a domestic partnership with substantially the same legal obligations and consequences as a legal marriage under the laws of any jurisdiction (including any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, or any foreign jurisdiction). 
 
Any person aggrieved by a violation of this Act may bring a civil action for damages and relief, including equitable relief. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-06-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2015-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-06-23
text: Introduced in House
Founding Legacies of Reserve Integral Combat-training Heroes Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-2852
Sponsor: Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6]
Introduced: 2015-06-23 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cemeteries and funerals
Military education and training
National Guard and reserves
Veterans' organizations and recognition
Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-23
text: 

FLORICH Act or the Founding Legacies of Reserve Integral Combat-training Heroes Act of 2015

 
This bill makes eligible for burial in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, any member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces who dies while on inactive-duty training during a mission in which a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty also dies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-08-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2015-06-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2015-06-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2015-06-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2015-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-06-23
text: Introduced in House
Grassroots Rural and Small Community Water Systems Assistance Act

Bill: 114-hr-2853
Sponsor: Rep. Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3]
Introduced: 2015-06-23 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Executive agency funding and structure
Rural conditions and development
Water quality
Water resources funding
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-23
text: 

Grassroots Rural and Small Community Water Systems Assistance Act 

 
This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to reauthorize through FY2020 the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) program providing technical assistance to small public water systems in complying with national primary drinking water regulations.
 
The EPA may use the funds to provide grants or cooperative agreements to nonprofit organizations that provide onsite technical assistance; circuit-rider technical assistance programs; multistate, regional technical assistance programs; onsite and regional training; assistance with implementing source water protection plans; and assistance with implementation monitoring plans, rules, regulations, and water security enhancements. 
 
In order to ensure that technical assistance funding is used in a manner that is most beneficial to the small and rural communities, the EPA must give preference to nonprofit organizations that are the most qualified and experienced and that the small community water systems find to be the most beneficial and effective.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-06-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
action_date: 2015-06-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2015-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-06-23
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the occupational tax on gambling with respect to wagers authorized under State law.

Bill: 114-hr-2854
Sponsor: Rep. Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-3]
Introduced: 2015-06-23 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Gambling
Sales and excise taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-23
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the excise tax on gambling wagers authorized under state law. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-06-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2015-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-06-23
text: Introduced in House
Veterans Education Flexibility Act

Bill: 114-hr-2855
Sponsor: Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26]
Introduced: 2015-06-23 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Higher education
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-23
text: 

Veterans Education Flexibility Act

 
Declares that, if an individual eligible for educational assistance under the all-volunteer force educational assistance program of the Department of Veterans Affairs is enrolled in an educational institution and the period of entitlement (ten years after discharge or release from active duty) would expire during a quarter or semester of enrollment, that period shall be extended to the end of that quarter or semester. Allows such an extension until the earlier of the end of the course or 12 weeks, in the case of an educational institution not regularly operated on a quarter or semester basis.
 
Repeals the delimiting period for the use of assistance under the post-Vietnam era veterans' educational assistance program (generally 10 years after the veteran's last discharge or release from active duty).
 
Applies the assistance extension provided under the all-volunteer force educational assistance program to the post-9/11 veterans' educational assistance program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-08-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2015-07-15
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5185)
action_date: 2015-07-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2015-06-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2015-06-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2015-06-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2015-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-06-23
text: Introduced in House