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To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Freedom Riders, collectively, in recognition of their unique contribution to Civil Rights, which inspired a revolutionary movement for equality in interstate travel.

Bill: 114-hr-671
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]
Introduced: 2015-02-03 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2015-02-03
text: 
Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal to the Freedom Riders in recognition of their contribution to civil rights, which inspired a movement to equality in interstate travel.
 
Requires such medal to be given to the Smithsonian Institution to be available for display and research. Expresses the sense of Congress that the medal should be made available for display elsewhere, particularly at locations associated with the Freedom Riders.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-02-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2015-02-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2015-02-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2015-02-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-02-03
text: Introduced in House
Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-672
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2015-02-03 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Health care coverage and access
Hospital care
Medicare
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2015-02-03
text: 

Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act of 2015

 
Amends the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, to extend the period of the rural community hospital demonstration program from 5 to 10 years.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-02-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2015-02-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2015-02-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-02-03
text: Introduced in House
Congressional Pay for Performance Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-673
Sponsor: Rep. Rothfus, Keith J. [R-PA-12]
Introduced: 2015-02-03 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Appropriations
Budget process
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Legislative rules and procedure
Members of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2015-02-03
text: 

Congressional Pay for Performance Act of 2015
 
 Requires the appropriate payroll administrator of each house of Congress to deposit in an escrow account all mandatory payments for compensation of Members of Congress serving in that house if by April 15 of any calendar year, beginning with 2015, that house has not agreed to a concurrent budget resolution for the fiscal year that begins on October 1 of the calendar year. Requires release to those Members of such payments after April 16 of the calendar year, only upon the earlier of: (1) the day on which that house agrees to a concurrent budget resolution for the fiscal year which begins on October 1 of that calendar year, or (2) the last day of Congress during which that calendar year occurs. 
Sets forth similar requirements if by July 31 of a calendar year, beginning with 2015, a house of Congress has not passed each of the regular appropriation bills for the fiscal year which begins on October 1 of that calendar year. Requires release to the appropriate Members of salary payments after August 1 of the calendar year, only upon the earlier of: (1) the day on which that house has passed each of the regular appropriation bills for the fiscal year which begins on October 1 of that calendar year, or (2) the last day of Congress during which that calendar year occurs.
 
Requires the payroll administrator of a house of Congress, in order to ensure that this Act is carried out in a manner consistent with the Constitution, to release for payments to Members of that house any amounts remaining in any escrow account under this Act on the last day of Congress during which the amounts were deposited in such account.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-02-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2015-02-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-02-03
text: Introduced in House
Pets on Trains Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-674
Sponsor: Rep. Denham, Jeff [R-CA-10]
Introduced: 2015-02-03 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises
Mammals
National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)
Railroads
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2015-02-03
text: 

Pets on Trains Act of 2015

 
 Directs the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) to propose a pet policy that allows passengers to transport domesticated cats or dogs on certain Amtrak trains.
 
Requires Amtrak to collect a fee for each cat or dog transported by a ticketed passenger to cover administrative costs.
 
Declares that the proposed policy shall be separate from and in addition to the policy governing Amtrak passengers traveling with service animals.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-02-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2015-02-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2015-02-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-02-03
text: Introduced in House
21st Century Classroom Innovation Act

Bill: 114-hr-678
Sponsor: Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5]
Introduced: 2015-02-03 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Computers and information technology
Education programs funding
Educational technology and distance education
Elementary and secondary education
School administration
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2015-02-03
text: 
 
21st Century Classroom Innovation Act

 
Amends part A (Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting Fund) of title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow states to use up to 5% of their part A grant funds that are reserved for allocating subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to award competitive grants to LEAs, charter schools, or consortia of such entities to carry out blended learning projects.
 
Defines a &quot;blended learning project&quot; as a formal education program that: (1) includes an element of online learning and instructional time in a supervised location away from home; (2) includes an element of student control over time, path, or pace; and (3) connects the elements of the education program to provide an integrated learning experience.
 
Requires the competitive grant funds to be used for: (1) planning activities, the purchase of digital instructional resources, initial professional development activities, and one-time information technology purchases; or (2) ongoing professional development for teachers, school leaders, or other personnel involved in the project.
 
Requires each state making such a grant to contribute non-federal funds equal to at least 10% of the grant.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-04-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2015-02-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2015-02-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-02-03
text: Introduced in House
Road Usage Charge Pilot Program Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-679
Sponsor: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
Introduced: 2015-02-03 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Government studies and investigations
Motor vehicles
Regional and metropolitan planning
Right of privacy
Roads and highways
State and local finance
Technology assessment
Transportation programs funding
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2015-02-03
text: 

Road Usage Charge Pilot Program Act of 2015

 
 Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish the Road Usage Charge Pilot Program to make competitive grants to state or local governments, or metropolitan planning, regional transportation planning, or tribal organizations to conduct pilot studies on implementing mileage-based fee systems as a method for funding transportation highway projects.
 
Directs the Secretary to establish a working group to:
 
 
develop national technology standards for a road usage charge, as well as national privacy standards for such a charge that balance the effectiveness of revenue systems with user privacy; and 
 
evaluate the potential of the methods studied in the program to manage demand and reduce the emission of greenhouse gases.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-02-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
action_date: 2015-02-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2015-02-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2015-02-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2015-02-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2015-02-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2015-02-03
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E152-153)
action_date: 2015-02-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-02-03
text: Introduced in House
Update, Promote, and Develop America's Transportation Essentials Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-680
Sponsor: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
Introduced: 2015-02-03 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Government trust funds
Inflation and prices
Motor fuels
Oil and gas
Public transit
Roads and highways
Sales and excise taxes
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2015-02-03
text: 

Update, Promote, and Develop America's Transportation Essentials Act of 2015

 
Expresses the sense of Congress that by 2024 the gas tax should be repealed and replaced with a more sustainable, stable funding source. 
 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the excise tax on motor fuels, to increase the rate of tax on: (1) gasoline other than aviation gasoline to 26.3 cents per gallon in 2016, 30.3 cents per gallon in 2017, and 33.3 cents per gallon after 2017 and before 2028; (2) diesel fuel or kerosene to 32.3 cents per gallon in 2016, 36.3 cents per gallon in 2017, and 39.3 cents per gallon after 2017 and before 2027; and (3) diesel-water fuel emulsion. Delays the termination of such increased rates from the end of FY2016 to December 31, 2026. Requires an adjustment for inflation to such increased rates beginning after 2017.
 
Increases allocations in the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund in 2016 and 2017 and after 2017. 
 
Imposes a floor stocks tax on rate increases for gasoline, diesel fuel, and kerosene (other than aviation-grade kerosene), subject to specified exemptions for exempt uses and low-volume producers. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-02-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2015-02-03
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E152-153)
action_date: 2015-02-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-02-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-13
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (H229-230)
GSP UPDATE Act

Bill: 114-hr-681
Sponsor: Rep. Crenshaw, Ander [R-FL-4]
Introduced: 2015-02-03 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2015-02-03
text: 

GSP Update for Production Diversification and Trade Enhancement Act 
or the 
 GSP UPDATE Act 

 
 Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to authorize the President to designate certain luggage and travel articles as eligible for duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-02-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2015-02-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2015-02-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-02-03
text: Introduced in House
Southwestern Oregon Watershed and Salmon Protection Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-682
Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
Introduced: 2015-02-03 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Land transfers
Oregon
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2015-02-03
text: 

Southwestern Oregon Watershed and Salmon Protection Act of 2015

 
Withdraws specified federal land in Curry and Josephine Counties in Oregon from: (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws, and (3) operation under the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws. 
 
 Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to revise the segment designations for the Chetco River in Oregon. 
 
Withdraws the federal land within the boundaries of such segments of the Chetco River from: (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) disposition under laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-03-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2015-03-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2015-02-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2015-02-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-02-03
text: Introduced in House
Prevent IRS Overreach Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-683
Sponsor: Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4]
Introduced: 2015-02-03 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Sales and excise taxes
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2015-02-03
text: 

Prevent IRS Overreach Act of 2015

 
Prohibits the Internal Revenue Service from filling any position, by transfer or any other appointment taking effect on or after the enactment of this Act, if the duties and responsibilities of such position include the enforcement of any provision of, or amendment made by, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-02-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2015-02-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2015-02-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-02-03
text: Introduced in House
Non-Disparagement of Native American Persons or Peoples in Trademark Registration Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-684
Sponsor: Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17]
Introduced: 2015-02-03 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Intellectual property
Licensing and registrations
Professional sports
Racial and ethnic relations

Summary:
action_date: 2015-02-03
text: 

Non-Disparagement of Native American Persons or Peoples in Trademark Registration Act of 2015

 
Amends the Trademark Act of 1946 to conclusively presume that a mark that uses the term &quot;redskin&quot; or any derivation of that term consists of matter which may disparage persons if: (1) it has been, is, or is intended to be used in commerce in connection with references to or images of Native Americans; or (2) the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) determines that the term as included in the mark is commonly understood to refer to Native Americans. (The possibility that a mark disparages persons is grounds for refusing its registration.)
 
Requires the USPTO to cancel the registration of a mark containing the term &quot;redskin&quot; or any derivation of that term if: (1) it has been or is used in commerce in connection with references to or images of Native Americans, or (2) the USPTO determines that the term as included in the mark is commonly understood to refer to Native Americans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-03-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
action_date: 2015-02-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2015-02-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-02-03
text: Introduced in House
Protect Interstate Commerce Act

Bill: 114-hr-687
Sponsor: Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4]
Introduced: 2015-02-03 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Food industry and services
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Intergovernmental relations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2015-02-03
text: 

Protect Interstate Commerce Act 

 
This bill prohibits a state or local government from imposing a standard or condition on the production or manufacture of agricultural products sold or offered for sale in interstate commerce if: (1) the production or manufacture occurs in another state, and (2) the standard or condition adds to standards or conditions applicable under federal law and the laws of the state or locality in which the production or manufacture occurs. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-02-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
action_date: 2015-02-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2015-02-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-02-03
text: Introduced in House
Congressional Halt in Pay Increases and Cut Congressional Pay Act

Bill: 114-hr-688
Sponsor: Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2]
Introduced: 2015-02-03 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Members of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2015-02-03
text: 

Congressional Halt in Pay Increases and Cut Congressional Pay Act

 
 Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to provide that, as of the beginning of the first applicable pay period commencing after the next regularly scheduled general election for federal office following enactment of this Act, the annual rate of pay for Members of Congress shall be equal to the annual rate of pay for that position as of the date on which that general election is held, reduced by 10%.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-02-03
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2015-02-03
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2015-02-03
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2015-02-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-02-03
text: Introduced in House
Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-690
Sponsor: Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3]
Introduced: 2015-02-03 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2015-02-03
text: 

Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2015

 
Requires the general notice of proposed rule making by a federal agency to include the Internet address of a plain-language summary, not exceeding 100 words, of the proposed rule, which shall be posted on the regulations.gov website.

action_date: 2015-06-25
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
 

Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2015

 
(Sec. 2) Requires the general notice of proposed rule making by a federal agency to include the Internet address of a plain-language summary, not exceeding 100 words, of the proposed rule, which shall be posted on the regulations.gov website.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 135.
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 114-183.
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 114-183.
action_date: 2015-03-24
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2015-03-24
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2015-03-23
text: Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law Discharged.
action_date: 2015-03-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
action_date: 2015-02-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2015-02-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-02-03
text: Introduced in House