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Unpaid Intern Protection Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-3232
Sponsor: Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7]
Introduced: 2015-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Age discrimination
Civil actions and liability
Disability and health-based discrimination
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Government liability
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
State and local government operations
Temporary and part-time employment

Summary:
action_date: 2015-07-28
text: 

Unpaid Intern Protection Act of 2015

 
Prohibits employers from discriminating against unpaid interns on the basis of: (1) race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or age; or (2) disability if such intern can perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.
 
 Applies procedures from the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to claims for a violation of this Act. 
 
Authorizes federal courts to grant legal and equitable relief.
 
Prohibits states from being immune under the Eleventh Amendment to the Constitution from an action in a federal court for a violation of this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-11-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
action_date: 2015-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2015-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-07-28
text: Introduced in House
Congressional Intern Protection Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-3233
Sponsor: Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7]
Introduced: 2015-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional officers and employees
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Higher education
Temporary and part-time employment
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2015-07-28
text: 

Congressional Intern Protection Act of 2015

 
This bill amends the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to extend its rights and protections from workplace harassment and discrimination to current or former interns, or applicants for internships in the legislative branch, who perform uncompensated voluntary service for an employing office to earn credit awarded by an educational institution or to learn a trade or occupation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2015-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-07-28
text: Introduced in House
Bringing Postpartum Depression Out of the Shadows Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-3235
Sponsor: Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5]
Introduced: 2015-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2015-07-28
text: 

Bringing Postpartum Depression Out of the Shadows Act of 2015

 
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to make grants to states to establish, expand, or maintain culturally competent programs for screening and treatment of women who are pregnant, or who have given birth within the preceding 12 months, for maternal depression. The HRSA shall make such grants to at least three states and give priority to states proposing to expand or enhance screening for maternal depression in primary care settings.
 
Activities eligible for funding: (1) shall include providing appropriate training and relevant resources, including information on maternal depression screening, treatment, follow-up support, and linkages to community-based resources, to health care providers; and (2) may include enabling health care providers to provide or receive real-time psychiatric consultation to aid in the treatment of pregnant and postpartum women, conducting a public awareness campaign, funding start-up costs, and establishing linkages with and among community-based resources.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-07-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2015-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2015-07-28
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5531)
action_date: 2015-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-07-28
text: Introduced in House
Zero Waste Development and Expansion Act

Bill: 114-hr-3237
Sponsor: Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]
Introduced: 2015-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Air quality
Educational facilities and institutions
Environmental health
Environmental technology
Infrastructure development
Racial and ethnic relations
Solid waste and recycling
State and local government operations
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2015-07-28
text: 

Zero Waste Development and Expansion Act 

 
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to award grants to local governments for developing solid waste prevention and recycling tactics and operations, which may include:
 
 
 development or deployment of technologies or practices to increase rates of waste prevention, recycling, composting, or product reuse; 
 
 capital investment in infrastructure to start or expand waste prevention, recycling, composting, or product reuse programs; 
 
partnerships with local businesses interested in incorporating new technologies or processes to reduce or prevent waste in production or packaging; or 
 
 community outreach and public education programming.
 
 
Grants must be awarded to applicants who collectively represent a range of existing waste prevention, recycling, composting, and product reuse rates.
 
To be considered for an award, applicants must: (1) set specific waste prevention, recycling, composting, product reuse, or public education goals that will bring communities closer to zero waste; and (2) have a plan to use grant funds for developing solid waste prevention and recycling tactics and operations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-07-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
action_date: 2015-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2015-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-07-28
text: Introduced in House
Armed Forces Career Center Protection Act

Bill: 114-hr-3239
Sponsor: Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6]
Introduced: 2015-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Coast guard
Firearms and explosives
Military facilities and property
Military personnel and dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2015-07-28
text: 

Armed Forces Career Center Protection Act

 
This bill directs each of the military departments, and the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating, to provide for the installation of reinforced bullet-proof glass and entry doors at Armed Forces recruitment centers, including leased recruitment facilities, as an additional security measure.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-08-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
action_date: 2015-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2015-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-07-28
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to carry out a plan for the purchase and installation of an earthquake early warning system for the Cascadia Subduction Zone, and for other purposes.

Bill: 114-hr-3240
Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
Introduced: 2015-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: California
Congressional oversight
Emergency planning and evacuation
Natural disasters
Oregon
Pacific Ocean
Washington State

Summary:
action_date: 2015-07-28
text: 
Directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to: (1) develop a plan for the purchase and installation of an earthquake early warning system for the Cascadia Subduction Zone; (2) identify the funds needed, and make grants to states, Indian tribes, and local governments, to implement the plan; and (3) report to Congress on actions taken.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-07-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2015-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2015-07-28
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5538)
action_date: 2015-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-07-28
text: Introduced in House
To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to clarify waiver authority regarding programs of all-inclusive care for the elderly (PACE programs).

Bill: 114-hr-3243
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
Introduced: 2015-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Aging
Department of Health and Human Services
Health care coverage and access
Home and outpatient care
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicaid
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2015-07-28
text: 
This bill amends part A (General Provisions) of title XI of the Social Security Act to authorize the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to waive applicable general and Medicaid requirements of the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) in order to conduct demonstration projects through the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMS Innovation Center) that involve PACE.
 
 HHS may not, as part of a CMS Innovation Center demonstration, waive: (1) the requirement to offer items and services under Medicare and Medicaid without limitation to PACE program enrollees, and (2) certain requirements regarding enrollment in and disenrollment from PACE programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-09-18
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2015-08-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2015-07-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2015-07-28
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: 2015-07-28
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: 2015-07-28
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: 2015-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-07-28
text: Introduced in House
Providing Innovative Care for Complex Cases Demonstration Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-3244
Sponsor: Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5]
Introduced: 2015-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care quality
Health programs administration and funding
Medicare
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2015-07-28
text: 

Providing Innovative Care for Complex Cases Demonstration Act of 2015

 
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to establish a pilot program to demonstrate improvements in patient care and cost savings for the highest-cost Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) beneficiaries through enrollment of such beneficiaries with participating organizations. The program shall be designed to provide comprehensive and integrated care management and services through a network of health care providers to meet the specialized needs of such beneficiaries. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) must design the program in such a manner as to preserve the operation of the Medicare prescription drug benefit. 
 
A participating organization must meet the same requirements that apply to a Medicare Advantage (MA) organization. CMS must develop quality performance standards and, using an integrated care model, care management requirements for participating organizations.
 
For each individual enrolled under the program, CMS shall make a monthly capitated payment to the participating organization as would be made for an individual enrolled in an MA plan (excluding MA prescription drug plans), except that the amount of payment shall: (1) equal 98% of the projected cost under the Medicare FFS program for the highest-cost Medicare FFS beneficiaries; and (2) be adjusted to account for differences in costs among different geographic areas and among high-cost Medicare FFS beneficiaries, including outlier costs.
 
CMS must report to Congress on the performance of the program within two years of initial enrollment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-08-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2015-07-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2015-07-28
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: 2015-07-28
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: 2015-07-28
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: 2015-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-07-28
text: Introduced in House
GRACE Act

Bill: 114-hr-3245
Sponsor: Rep. Bridenstine, Jim [R-OK-1]
Introduced: 2015-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Charitable contributions
Health facilities and institutions
Public contracts and procurement
Sex and reproductive health
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2015-07-28
text: 

Government Refusal of Abortion in Contracting and Enterprise or the GRACE Act

 
This bill prohibits a federal entity from entering into a contract with a person or entity that donates or matches employee donations to Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., or any of its affiliates or clinics. This prohibition applies to contracts entered into after the enactment of this Act and to subcontracts (at any tier) awarded under such contracts. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2015-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-07-28
text: Introduced in House
To provide for the temporary use of Veterans Choice Funds for certain programs, and for other purposes.

Bill: 114-hr-3246
Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5]
Introduced: 2015-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Digestive and metabolic diseases
Drug therapy
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2015-07-28
text: 
Grants the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) temporary authority (through October 1, 2015) to use certain transfers from the Veterans Choice Fund to pay for health care for eligible veterans at non-VA facilities, including pharmaceuticals for treatment of Hepatitis C.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-08-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2015-07-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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: 2015-07-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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: 2015-07-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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: 2015-07-28
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5573)
action_date: 2015-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-07-28
text: Introduced in House
FAIR TOW Act

Bill: 114-hr-3247
Sponsor: Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3]
Introduced: 2015-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Motor vehicles
Roads and highways

Summary:
action_date: 2015-07-28
text: 

Fair Action for Interstate Recovery Vehicles on Truck Operating Weights Act or the FAIR TOW Act

 
Exempts certain heavy-duty tow and recovery vehicles traveling on federal highways from federal vehicle weight limitations. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-07-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2015-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2015-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-07-28
text: Introduced in House
VET Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-3248
Sponsor: Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1]
Introduced: 2015-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Business education
Retail and wholesale trades
Small business
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2015-07-28
text: 

Veterans Entrepreneurial Transition Act of 2015 or the VET Act of 2015

 
This bill amends the Small Business Act to direct the Small Business Administration to carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of making grants to eligible veterans to start or acquire a qualifying business enterprise.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2015-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-07-28
text: Introduced in House
Mid-Mississippi Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-3249
Sponsor: Rep. Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3]
Introduced: 2015-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Forests, forestry, trees
Lakes and rivers
Land transfers
Mississippi

Summary:
action_date: 2015-07-28
text: 

Mid-Mississippi Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2015

 
 Directs the Department of Agriculture to convey to the Pat Harrison Waterway District, without consideration, approximately 8, 307 acres of specified National Forest System land within the Bienville National Forests of Mississippi for public uses only. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-08-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
action_date: 2015-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2015-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-07-28
text: Introduced in House
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude coverage of advance care planning services under the Medicare program.

Bill: 114-hr-3251
Sponsor: Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4]
Introduced: 2015-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2015-07-28
text: 
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to exclude from Medicare coverage advanced planning services, with the exception of certain hospice-related services that may include advising on end-of-life or advanced care planning.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-08-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2015-07-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2015-07-28
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: 2015-07-28
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: 2015-07-28
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: 2015-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-07-28
text: Introduced in House
Extracurricular Programs for Indian Children Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-3252
Sponsor: Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1]
Introduced: 2015-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Child care and development
Child health
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Elementary and secondary education
Food assistance and relief
Indian social and development programs
Mental health
Minority education
Nutrition and diet

Summary:
action_date: 2015-07-28
text: 

Extracurricular Programs for Indian Children Act of 2015

 
This bill amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to require the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide grants for before-school, after-school, and summer school programs for Indian and Alaska Native students. Entities eligible for grants include Indian tribes, local educational agencies with more than 10% Indian or Alaska Native students, schools within Indian reservations, tribal colleges and universities, and tribal nonprofit organizations.
 
Grants may be used for activities that advance or improve student academic achievement and well-being, including education activities, Native language and culture programs, physical fitness activities, programs that promote parental involvement, substance abuse and violence prevention programs, health and mental health services, and transportation services.
 The bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to make entities that are eligible for the grants in this Act eligible for the school lunch program, summer food service program for children, child and adult care food program, and school breakfast program.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-11-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2015-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2015-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-07-28
text: Introduced in House