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Airline Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act of 2015

Bill: 114-s-1972
Sponsor: Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL]
Introduced: 2015-08-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Allergies
Aviation and airports
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Transportation employees
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2015-08-05
text: 

Airline Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act of 2015

 
This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to clarify, and to require air carriers (including foreign carriers) to clarify, that 1:1,000 epinephrine ampules included in emergency medical kits carried on aircraft are to be used for the treatment of anaphylaxis.
 
The FAA shall require an air carrier to: 
 
 
 carry on each aircraft at least two packs of epinephrine auto-injectors for use as the initial treatment for anaphylaxis,
 
replace them upon expiration or use, and
 
train air crewmembers on how to recognize the symptoms of an acute allergic reaction and administer auto-injectable epinephrine.
 
 
The Government Accountability Office shall report to Congress on air carrier policies relating to passengers with food allergies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-08-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2015-08-05
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the deduction for interest on education loans, to extend and expand the deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses, and eliminate the limitation on contributions to Coverdell education savings accounts.

Bill: 114-s-1973
Sponsor: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY]
Introduced: 2015-08-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Higher education
Income tax deductions
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2015-08-05
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow an unlimited tax deduction for student loan interest, (2) repeal the dollar limitation on the tax deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses and make such deduction permanent; (3) allow a carryover to succeeding taxable years of amounts of the deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses that exceed a taxpayer's taxable income; and (4) repeal the dollar limitation on contributions to a Coverdell Education Savings Account. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-08-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2015-08-05
text: Introduced in Senate
Relationship Lending Preservation Act of 2015

Bill: 114-s-1974
Sponsor: Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND]
Introduced: 2015-08-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Housing finance and home ownership

Summary:
action_date: 2015-08-05
text: 

Relationship Lending Preservation Act of 2015

 
This bill directs the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to issue regulations to include as a qualified mortgage any mortgage loan that: (1) is extended by a creditor that, together with its affiliates, has less than $10 billion in total consolidated assets and is a member of a Federal Home Loan Bank; (2) meets qualifying criteria of the Truth in Lending Act; (3) is eligible to be purchased by a Bank pursuant to its underwriting and documentation requirements; and (4) is eligible to be purchased and is held by a Bank pursuant to regulations of the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
 
The Bureau shall assess these regulations, addressing, among other relevant factors, their usage by community financial institutions, their impact on access to residential mortgage loans, and whether the Banks actually have established underwriting and documentation requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-08-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6388-6389)
action_date: 2015-08-05
text: Introduced in Senate
Sewall-Belmont House Act of 2015

Bill: 114-s-1975
Sponsor: Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD]
Introduced: 2015-08-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: District of Columbia
Historic sites and heritage areas
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Political parties and affiliation
Voting rights
Women's rights

Summary:
action_date: 2015-08-05
text: 

Sewall-Belmont House Act of 2015

 
This bill establishes the Sewall-Belmont House National Historic Site (the former headquarters of the National Woman's Party of the women's suffrage movement) as a unit of the National Park System (NPS).
 
The Site shall not be established as an NPS unit, however, until the Department of the Interior determines that: (1) the National Woman's Party has transferred to Interior the land and any improvements within the boundaries of the Site, and (2) Interior and the National Woman's Party have entered into a management agreement. 
 
The national historic site shall consist of the Sewall-Belmont House and Museum, located at 144 Constitution Avenue, NE, Washington, DC. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-03-17
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 114-496.
action_date: 2015-08-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6389-6390)
action_date: 2015-08-05
text: Introduced in Senate
Children and Firefighters Protection Act of 2015

Bill: 114-s-1976
Sponsor: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2015-08-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advisory bodies
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Fires
Government studies and investigations
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Product safety and quality

Summary:
action_date: 2015-08-05
text: 

Children and Firefighters Protection Act of 2015

 
Prohibits manufacturers, distributors, or retailers from selling, manufacturing for sale, distributing in commerce, or importing into the United States any children's product or upholstered furniture that contains a flame retardant exceeding a specified amount of the total chemical content by weight for any part of the product or furniture. Specifies flame retardants that are subject to such prohibitions.
 
Requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to appoint a chronic hazard advisory panel to study the effects on human health of all chemical flame retardants as used in such products or upholstered furniture.
 
Directs the CPSC, after receiving a report from the advisory panel evaluating the full range of such retardants, to promulgate a final rule specifying retardants that are not already listed in this Act that may cause substantial personal injury or illness. Makes such CPSC-specified retardants subject to the prohibitions of this Act. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-08-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2015-08-05
text: Introduced in Senate
Gun Violence Intervention Act of 2015

Bill: 114-s-1977
Sponsor: Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]
Introduced: 2015-08-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Crime prevention
Criminal justice information and records
Domestic violence and child abuse
Firearms and explosives
Law enforcement administration and funding
State and local government operations
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2015-08-05
text: 

Gun Violence Intervention Act of 2015

 
This bill amends the federal criminal code to prohibit an individual who has been issued a gun violence prevention order from owning, purchasing, possessing, or receiving any firearms. In addition, no person may sell ammunition to any individual subject to a prevention order. 
 
The bill is designed to allow family members and associates to petition a court to issue a gun violence prevention order to any individual who may pose a danger to themselves or others. States are allowed to temporarily seize firearms from individuals who have been issued a prevention order. Individuals who have their firearms seized are given an opportunity to petition the court for an order allowing them to regain possession of their firearms.
 
The Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services is authorized to issue grant funds to assist states in implementing this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-08-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2015-08-05
text: Introduced in Senate
SBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2015

Bill: 114-s-1978
Sponsor: Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL]
Introduced: 2015-08-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation
Business investment and capital
Financial services and investments
Licensing and registrations
Small business
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2015-08-05
text: 

SBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2015

 
Amends the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to exempt specified advisers of small business investment companies (SBICs) from certain: (1) Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) registration requirements with respect to the provision of investment advice relating to venture capital funds, and (2) SEC registration and reporting requirements with respect to assets under management of private funds.
 
Provides the same exemption with respect to any state or local law requiring the registration, licensing, or qualifications of investment advisers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-08-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2015-08-05
text: Introduced in Senate
Bring the Ancient One Home Act of 2015

Bill: 114-s-1979
Sponsor: Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]
Introduced: 2015-08-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Archaeology and anthropology
Historical and cultural resources
Washington State

Summary:
action_date: 2015-08-05
text: 

Bring the Ancient One Home Act of 2015

 
This bill directs the Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers to transfer the human remains known as Kennewick Man or the Ancient One that are part of archaeological collection number 45BN495 to the Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation on the condition that such Department disposes of and repatriates the remains to the Indian tribes and band referred to in the letter from Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt to Secretary of the Army Louis Caldera relating to the human remains, dated September 21, 2000.
 
The Corps of Engineers shall be responsible for any costs associated with the transfer.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-08-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2015-08-05
text: Introduced in Senate
Alice Paul Congressional Gold Medal Act

Bill: 114-s-1980
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2015-08-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Voting rights
Women's rights

Summary:
action_date: 2015-08-05
text: 

Alice Paul Congressional Gold Medal Act

 
This bill requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to make arrangements for the posthumous presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal in commemoration of Alice Paul to recognize her role in the women's suffrage movement and in advancing equal rights for women.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-08-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2015-08-05
text: Introduced in Senate
Equal Employment for All Act of 2015

Bill: 114-s-1981
Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
Introduced: 2015-08-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Consumer credit
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Personnel records

Summary:
action_date: 2015-08-05
text: 

Equal Employment for All Act of 2015

 
 Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit a current or prospective employer from using a consumer report or an investigative consumer report, or from causing one to be procured, for either employment purposes or for making an adverse action, if the report contains information that bears upon the consumer's creditworthiness, credit standing, or credit capacity.
 
Makes exceptions to such prohibition when: (1) the consumer applies for, or currently holds, employment that requires a national security clearance; or (2) a consumer report is otherwise required by law.
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-08-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2015-08-05
text: Introduced in Senate
Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act of 2015

Bill: 114-s-1982
Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
Introduced: 2015-08-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Asia
Conflicts and wars
District of Columbia
Military personnel and dependents
Monuments and memorials
North Korea
South Korea
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2015-08-05
text: 

Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act of 2015

 
Authorizes a Wall of Remembrance, as part of the previously authorized Korean War Veterans Memorial, to include: (1) a list by name of members of the U.S. Armed Forces who died in theater in the Korean War; (2) the number of members who were wounded, listed as missing in action, or prisoners of war; and (3) the number of members of the Korean Augmentation to the U.S. Army, the Republic of Korea Armed Forces, and the other nations of the United Nations Command who were killed, wounded, missing, or prisoners. 
 
Prohibits using any federal funds to construct the Wall.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-03-17
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 114-496.
action_date: 2015-08-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6390)
action_date: 2015-08-05
text: Introduced in Senate
Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians Water Rights Settlement Act

Bill: 114-s-1983
Sponsor: Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]
Introduced: 2015-08-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Appropriations
California
Federal-Indian relations
Government liability
Government trust funds
Indian claims
Indian lands and resources rights
Water quality
Water use and supply
Watersheds

Summary:
action_date: 2015-08-05
text: 

Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians Water Rights Settlement Act

 
Authorizes, ratifies, and confirms the Pechanga Settlement Agreement, entered into by the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians, the Rancho California Water District (RCWD), and the United States, except to the extent that it is modified by or conflicts with this Act. 
 
Confirms a Tribal Water Right that must be held in trust by the United States on behalf of the Band and its allottees. (Allottees are individuals who hold a beneficial real property interest in an Indian allotment that is located within the reservation and held in trust by the United States.)
 
Authorizes allottees to lease their lands together with any water right.
 
Requires the Band to enact a Pechanga Water Code that governs the storage, recovery, and use of the Tribal Water Right, subject to the Department of the Interior's approval.
 
Directs the Band and the United States (acting as trustee for the Band and allottees), to waive all claims for water rights within the Santa Margarita River Watershed.
 
States that the Band and the United States (acting as trustee for the Band), waive specified claims against the RCWD.
 
Authorizes the waiver of claims by the Band against the United States regarding specified water rights and damages. 
 
Establishes in the Treasury the Pechanga Settlement Fund.
 
 Makes this Act enforceable on the date Interior publishes specified findings regarding despoits and approved agreements. Repeals this Act and voids any related agreements on May 1, 2021, or an alternative later date agreed to by the Band and Interior, if Interior does not publish those findings.
 
Prohibits Interior from being liable for failing to carry out any obligation or activity under this Act if there are insufficient appropriations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-02-03
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2015-08-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6390)
action_date: 2015-08-05
text: Introduced in Senate
KIDs Act of 2015

Bill: 114-s-1984
Sponsor: Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]
Introduced: 2015-08-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Federal-Indian relations
Indian lands and resources rights
Indian social and development programs

Summary:
action_date: 2015-08-05
text: 

Keeping out Illegal Drugs Act of 2015 or the KIDs Act of 2015

 
This bill prohibits any Indian tribe or a tribal organization from: (1) cultivating, manufacturing, or distributing marijuana on Indian lands; (2) knowingly or intentionally allowing the cultivation, manufacture, or distribution of marijuana on Indian lands; or (3) failing to prosecute, or to notify the appropriate federal official regarding, an individual or entity who is discovered to be cultivating, manufacturing, or distributing marijuana on Indian lands or failing to destroy the relevant marijuana crop in accordance with federal law.
 
No funds authorized or appropriated by federal law shall be made available to an Indian tribe or a tribal organization determined to have violated this Act until such tribe or tribal organization has remedied the violation and achieved compliance with this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-08-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
action_date: 2015-08-05
text: Introduced in Senate
Southern Utah Open OHV Areas Act

Bill: 114-s-1985
Sponsor: Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT]
Introduced: 2015-08-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Electric power generation and transmission
Land transfers
Motor vehicles
Outdoor recreation
Pipelines
Utah
Water storage
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2015-08-05
text: 

Southern Utah Open OHV Areas Act

 
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to convey specified land owned and managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Washington County, Utah, to the state of Utah in exchange for specified state lands. 
 
Upon the conveyance of the nonfederal land to Interior, such land shall be used only: 
 
 
as an open riding area for the use of off-highway vehicles; or 
 
for any other recreational use that does not significantly impact the open use of such vehicles. 
 
 
Interior shall convey, without consideration, specified Open OHV Areas managed by the BLM to Washington County. 
 
Such conveyed land shall be used primarily as an open riding area for the use of off-highway vehicles or for the construction, maintenance, replacement, or operation of: 
 
 
water storage or conveyance facilities; 
 
subsurface water recharge facilities; or
 
 solar or hydroelectric generation or transmission facilities. 
 
 
Before making such conveyance, Interior shall issue to the Washington County Water Conservancy District or the state: 
 
 
a 250-foot right-of-way for the construction, maintenance, repair, and replacement of a buried water conveyance pipeline and the associated construction, operation, and maintenance of subsurface water recharge facilities identified as Pipeline 1; and 
 
a 150-foot right-of-way for the construction and maintenance of solar and hydroelectric generation and transmission facilities identified as Transmission Line. 
 
 
Interior shall convey to the District or the state 214.8 acres of the County-conveyed Open OHV Areas land for the construction, operation, maintenance, and repair of a water storage facility and associated facilities identified as &quot;Hurricane Cliffs Afterbay.&quot;
 
Before making the conveyance to the County, Interior shall issue to the District a 200-foot right-of-way for the construction, maintenance, repair, and replacement of a buried water conveyance pipeline in the Sand Hollow Regional Pipeline Corridor identified as Pipe Line 2.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-08-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2015-08-05
text: Introduced in Senate
Moapa Band of Paiutes Land Conveyance Act

Bill: 114-s-1986
Sponsor: Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV]
Introduced: 2015-08-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Indian lands and resources rights
Land transfers
Nevada

Summary:
action_date: 2015-08-05
text: 

Moapa Band of Paiutes Land Conveyance Act

 
This bill requires that 25,977 acres in Nevada administered by the Bureau of Land Management and the Bureau of Reclamation be held in trust for the benefit of the Moapa Band of Paiutes and made part of the tribe's reservation. 
 
Gaming is restricted on this land.
 
Eighty-eight acres held in fee by the tribe must be held in trust for the benefit of the tribe and made part of the tribe's reservation. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-10-07
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-260.
action_date: 2015-08-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6391)
action_date: 2015-08-05
text: Introduced in Senate