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Engineering Biology Research and Development Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-591
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]
Introduced: 2015-01-28 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Advisory bodies
Alternative and renewable resources
Aviation and airports
Biological and life sciences
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Energy research
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Executive agency funding and structure
Higher education
Manufacturing
Minority education
Public-private cooperation
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Science and engineering education
Small business
Space flight and exploration
Technology transfer and commercialization

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: 

Engineering Biology Research and Development Act of 2015

 
Directs the President to implement a National Engineering Biology Research and Development Program to advance societal well-being, national security, and economic productivity and competitiveness through: 
 
 
advancing areas of research at the intersection of the biological, physical, and information sciences and engineering;
 
supporting social science research that advances the field of engineering biology and contributes to the adoption of new products, processes, and technologies;
 
expanding the number of researchers, educators, and students with engineering biology training;
 
accelerating the translation and commercialization of engineering biology research and development by the private sector; and 
 
improving the interagency planning and coordination of federal government activities related to engineering biology.
 
 
Directs the President to designate an interagency committee on engineering biology to oversee the planning, management, and coordination of the Program. 
 
Requires the President to designate an advisory committee on engineering biology research and development to assess the progress being made in implementing the Program. 
 
Directs the National Science Foundation to contract with the National Academies to convene a workshop to review the ethical, legal, environmental, and other appropriate societal issues related to engineering biology research and development. 
 
Requires the National Science Foundation, National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Department of Energy, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out specified research activities as part of the Program. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-02-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: Introduced in House
Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act

Bill: 114-hr-592
Sponsor: Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2]
Introduced: 2015-01-28 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health personnel
Medicare
Prescription drugs
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: 

Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act

 
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to cover pharmacist services. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-02-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2015-01-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2015-01-28
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: 2015-01-28
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: 2015-01-28
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: 2015-01-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: Introduced in House
Aurora VA Hospital Financing and Construction Reform Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-593
Sponsor: Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6]
Introduced: 2015-01-28 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Colorado
Department of Veterans Affairs
Health facilities and institutions
Public contracts and procurement
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: 

Aurora VA Hospital Financing and Construction Reform Act of 2015

 
Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out the Aurora medical facility project to replace the VA Medical Center in Denver, Colorado.
 
Requires VA to enter into an agreement with the Army Corps of Engineers giving the Corps the authority to perform the project, design, contract, and construction management necessary to complete such project.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-03-19
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2015-02-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: Introduced in House
Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-594
Sponsor: Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4]
Introduced: 2015-01-28 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Agricultural conservation and pollution
Army Corps of Engineers
Congressional oversight
Department of Defense
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Government information and archives
Intergovernmental relations
State and local government operations
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: 

Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2015 

 
This bill prohibits the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from:
 
 
 developing, finalizing, adopting, implementing, applying, administering, or enforcing the proposed rule entitled, &quot;Definition of 'Waters of the United States' Under the Clean Water Act,&quot; issued on April 21, 2014, or the proposed guidance entitled, &quot;Guidance on Identifying Waters Protected By the Clean Water Act,&quot; dated February 17, 2012; or
 
using the proposed rule or proposed guidance, any successor document, or any substantially similar proposed rule or guidance as the basis for any rulemaking or decision regarding the scope or enforcement of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act).
 
 
The Army Corps and the EPA must withdraw the interpretive rule entitled, &quot;Notice of Availability Regarding the Exemption from Permitting Under Section 404(f)(1)(A) of the Clean Water Act to Certain Agricultural Conservation Practices,&quot; issued on April 21, 2014.
 
The Army Corps and the EPA are required to consult with relevant state and local officials to develop recommendations for a regulatory proposal that would identify the scope of waters covered under the Clean Water Act and the scope of waters not covered.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-01-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: Introduced in House
Amy and Vicky Child Pornography Victim Restitution Improvement Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-595
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17]
Introduced: 2015-01-28 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Crime victims
Crimes against children
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Domestic violence and child abuse
Pornography
Sex offenses

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: 

Amy and Vicky Child Pornography Victim Restitution Improvement Act of 2015

 
 Amends the federal criminal code to expand the definition of &quot;full amount of the victim's losses&quot; for purposes of provisions governing mandatory restitution of victims of offenses involving sexual exploitation and other abuse of children to include medical services, physical and occupational therapy or rehabilitation, and lost income for the victim's lifetime, as well as any losses suffered by the victim from any sexual act or conduct in preparation for or during the production of child pornography depicting the victim involved in the offense.
 
Sets forth guidelines for determining restitution where the victim of of a specified child pornography offense was harmed by one defendant (requiring restitution for not less than the full amount of the victim's losses) or by more than one defendant (requiring restitution for not more than the full amount of the victim's losses and not less than specified minimum amounts for certain offenses). 
 
Requires joint and several liability where there are multiple defendants and allows each defendant who is ordered to pay restitution and who has made full payment to the victim equal to or exceeding the specified minimum amount to recover contribution from any other defendant ordered to pay. Sets forth contribution claim procedures. 
 
Requires the Attorney General to report to Congress within one year after enactment of this Act on any progress of the Department of Justice in obtaining restitution for victims of such offenses.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-03-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: Introduced in House
Stop Targeting of Political Beliefs by the IRS Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-599
Sponsor: Rep. Ryan, Paul D. [R-WI-1]
Introduced: 2015-01-28 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: 

Stop Targeting of Political Beliefs by the IRS Act of 2015

 
Requires the Internal Revenue Service standards and definitions in effect on January 1, 2010, for determining whether an organization qualifies for tax-exempt status as an organization operated exclusively for social welfare to apply to such determinations after enactment of this Act. Prohibits the Secretary of the Treasury, or any delegate of the Secretary, from issuing, revising, or finalizing any regulation (including proposed regulations), revenue ruling, or other guidance not limited to a particular taxpayer relating to such standards and definitions. Terminates this Act after December 31, 2017.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: Introduced in House
CIDER Act

Bill: 114-hr-600
Sponsor: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
Introduced: 2015-01-28 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alcoholic beverages
Fruit and vegetables
Sales and excise taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: 

Cider Industry Deserves Equal Regulation Act or the CIDER Act
 
 
Amends the Internal Revenue to revise the definition of "hard cider," for purposes of the excise tax on distilled spirits, wines, and beer, to mean any wine: (1) the carbonation level of which does not exceed 6.4 grams per liter; (2) which is derived primarily from apples, apple juice concentrate and water, pears, or pear juice concentrate and water; (3) which contains no fruit product or fruit flavoring other than apple or pear; and (4) which contains at least one-half of 1% and less than 8.5% alcohol by volume. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E131-132)
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: Introduced in House
Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act

Bill: 114-hr-601
Sponsor: Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3]
Introduced: 2015-01-28 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation
Consumer affairs
Consumer credit
Right of privacy

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: 

Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act

 
Amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to exempt from its annual privacy policy notice requirement any financial institution which: (1) provides nonpublic personal information only in accordance with specified requirements, and (2) has not changed its policies and practices with regard to disclosing nonpublic personal information from those disclosed in the most recent disclosure sent to consumers.

action_date: 2015-04-13
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action has occurred on the measure.)
 

Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act

 
(Sec. 2) Amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to exempt from its annual privacy policy notice requirement any financial institution which: (1) provides nonpublic personal information only in accordance with specified requirements, and (2) has not changed its policies and practices with regard to disclosing nonpublic personal information from those disclosed in the most recent disclosure sent to consumers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-04-14
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2015-04-13
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2015-04-13
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2121)
action_date: 2015-04-13
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2121)
action_date: 2015-04-13
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 601.
action_date: 2015-04-13
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2120-2121)
action_date: 2015-04-13
text: Mr. Neugebauer moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2015-04-13
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 40.
action_date: 2015-04-13
text: Reported by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 114-59.
action_date: 2015-04-13
text: Reported by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 114-59.
action_date: 2015-03-26
text: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 57 - 0.
action_date: 2015-03-26
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: Introduced in House
Pro Football Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act

Bill: 114-hr-602
Sponsor: Rep. Renacci, James B. [R-OH-16]
Introduced: 2015-01-28 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Currency
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Professional sports

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: 

Pro Football Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act

 
 Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than 50,000 $5-gold coins, 400,000 $1-silver coins, and 750,000 half-dollar coins emblematic of the game of professional football. 
 
 Requires all sales of such coins to include specified surcharges, which shall be paid by the Secretary to the Pro Football Hall of Fame to help finance the expansion and renovation of Pro Football Hall of Fame facilities. 
 Directs the Secretary to ensure that: (1) minting and issuing such coins will not result in any net cost to the government, and (2) no proceeds are disbursed until the total cost of designing and issuing such coins is recovered by the Treasury.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: Introduced in House
Savings for Seniors Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-603
Sponsor: Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7]
Introduced: 2015-01-28 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Financial services and investments
Government studies and investigations
Government trust funds
Social security and elderly assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: 

Savings for Seniors Act of 2015

 
 Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to establish in the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund a Social Security Surplus Protection Account to hold the Social Security surplus.
 
Denies the availability of the balance in the Account for investment by the Managing Trustee.
 
Establishes in the executive branch of Government a Social Security Investment Commission to study the most effective vehicles for investment of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, other than investment in the form of U.S. obligations resulting in the transfer of Trust Fund assets to the general fund of the Treasury.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-02-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: Introduced in House
Nuclear Family Priority Act

Bill: 114-hr-604
Sponsor: Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10]
Introduced: 2015-01-28 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Family relationships
Immigration status and procedures
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: 

Nuclear Family Priority Act 

 
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate parents from the definition of &quot;immediate relatives&quot; with respect to those aliens not subject to worldwide immigration levels or numerical limitations. 
 
Replaces existing family-sponsored immigrant categories with a single preference allocation for spouses and children of permanent resident aliens.
 
Reduces the number of, and revises the calculation for, fiscal year family-sponsored immigrant entrants.
 
Establishes a nonimmigrant visa category for an alien who is a parent of a U.S. citizen at least 21 years old.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-02-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: Introduced in House
Medicare Home Infusion Site of Care Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-605
Sponsor: Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16]
Introduced: 2015-01-28 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Drug therapy
Government studies and investigations
Home and outpatient care
Medicare
Nursing
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: 

Medicare Home Infusion Site of Care Act of 2015 

 
 Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to authorize Medicare coverage of home infusion therapy and home infusion drugs.
 
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to implement the Medicare home infusion therapy benefit in a manner that ensures that: (1) Medicare beneficiaries have timely and appropriate access to infusion therapy in their homes, and (2) there is rapid and seamless coordination between drug coverage under Medicare part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) and home infusion therapy services coverage under Medicare part B (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) to avoid the filing of duplicative or otherwise improper claims.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-02-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2015-01-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2015-01-28
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: 2015-01-28
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: 2015-01-28
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: 2015-01-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: Introduced in House
Help Hire Our Heroes Act

Bill: 114-hr-607
Sponsor: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
Introduced: 2015-01-28 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Appropriations
Department of Veterans Affairs
Employment and training programs
Executive agency funding and structure
Government trust funds
Oil and gas
Pollution liability
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: 

Help Hire our Heroes Act

 
Amends the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011 to extend, from March 31, 2014, to 180 days after this Act's enactment, the veterans retraining assistance program.
 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to transfer funds for such program from the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-02-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2015-01-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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: 2015-01-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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: 2015-01-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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: 2015-01-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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: 2015-01-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: Introduced in House