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Charlotte's Web Medical Access Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-1635
Sponsor: Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-4]
Introduced: 2015-03-25 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Horticulture and plants
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: 

Charlotte's Web Medical Access Act of 2015

 
 Amends the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) to exclude cannabidiol and cannabidiol-rich plants: (1) from the definition of &quot;marihuana,&quot; and (2) from treatment as a controlled substance under such Act. Defines: (1) &quot;cannabidiol-rich plant&quot; to mean the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of such plant with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 0.3% on a dry weight basis; and (2) &quot;cannabidiol&quot; to mean the substance cannabidiol, as derived from a cannabidiol-rich plant.
 
Exempts cannabidiol or cannabidiol-rich plants from the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
 
Declares that nothing in this Act shall restrict any activities related to the use, production, or distribution of marihuana in a state in which such activities are legal under state law.
 
Terminates this Act three years after its enactment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-04-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2015-03-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2015-03-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2015-03-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2015-03-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: Introduced in House
Vaccine Safety Study Act

Bill: 114-hr-1636
Sponsor: Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8]
Introduced: 2015-03-25 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Government information and archives
Health information and medical records
Health promotion and preventive care
Immunology and vaccination
Medical research
Neurological disorders

Summary:
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: 

Vaccine Safety Study Act

 
Requires the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to conduct a comprehensive study to: (1) compare total health outcomes, including the incidence and risk of autism, between vaccinated and unvaccinated U.S. populations; and (2) determine whether exposure to vaccines or vaccine components is associated with autism spectrum disorders, chronic conditions, or other neurological conditions.
 
Requires the NIH to seek to include in the study populations that have traditionally remained unvaccinated for religious or other reasons.
 
Directs the NIH to ensure the preservation of all data collected or used for purposes of the study to facilitate further research by the NIH or others. 
Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize the conduct or support of any study in which an individual or population is encouraged or incentivized to remain unvaccinated.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-03-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: Introduced in House
Physician Availability Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-1638
Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
Introduced: 2015-03-25 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Hospital care

Summary:
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: 

Physician Availability Act of 2015

 
Requires each covered hospital to have a qualified physician available in the hospital at all times to attend to the needs of the hospital's inpatients. Defines a &quot;covered hospital&quot; to: (1) include hospitals participating in Medicare or Medicaid or receiving federal funds, and (2) exclude hospitals in a federal facility or hospitals that the Department of Health and Human Services determines have fewer than 100 licensed beds.
 
 Considers a physician to be available if: (1) the physician is physically present in the hospital; (2) the physician's primary responsibility is to be in attendance to serve the needs of the hospital's inpatients without delay; and (3) the physician is not physically present in, assigned to, serving in, or expected to cover the hospital's emergency room or emergency department. 
 
Sets forth penalties for violations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-03-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: Introduced in House
To designate the building utilized as a United States courthouse located at 150 Reade Circle in Greenville, North Carolina, as the "Randy D. Doub United States Courthouse".

Bill: 114-hr-1642
Sponsor: Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3]
Introduced: 2015-03-26 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Judges
North Carolina

Summary:
action_date: 2015-03-26
text: 
Designates the building utilized as a U.S. courthouse located at 150 Reade Circle in Greenville, North Carolina, as the "Randy D. Doub United States Courthouse" during the period in which the building is so utilized.

action_date: 2015-05-08
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 
Designates the building utilized as a U.S. courthouse located at 150 Reade Circle in Greenville, North Carolina, as the "Randy D. Doub United States Courthouse" during the period in which the building is so utilized.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-05-08
text: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 30.
action_date: 2015-05-08
text: Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 114-106.
action_date: 2015-05-08
text: Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 114-106.
action_date: 2015-04-30
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2015-04-30
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2015-04-30
text: Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management Discharged.
action_date: 2015-03-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2015-03-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2015-03-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-03-26
text: Introduced in House
Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-1643
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21]
Introduced: 2015-03-26 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Digital media
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Sales and excise taxes
State and local taxation
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2015-03-26
text: 

Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2015
 
 
Prohibits a state or local jurisdiction from imposing multiple or discriminatory taxes on the sale or use of a digital good or service delivered or transferred electronically to a customer. Excludes from the definition of "digital service" a service that is predominantly attributable to the direct, contemporaneous expenditure of live human effort, skill, or expertise, a telecommunications service, an ancillary service, an Internet access service, an audio or video programming service, or a hotel intermediary service.
 
Restricts taxation of a digital good or service to taxation by a state or local jurisdiction whose territorial limits encompass a customer tax address, as defined by this Act. Makes the seller of digital goods or services responsible for obtaining and maintaining such address. Provides for the taxation of digital goods and services transactions that are aggregated and not separately stated.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-06-17
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2015-06-17
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2015-06-16
text: Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law Discharged.
action_date: 2015-06-02
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2015-04-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
action_date: 2015-03-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2015-03-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-03-26
text: Introduced in House
Transportation for Elderly and Disabled Individuals Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-1645
Sponsor: Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]
Introduced: 2015-03-26 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aging
Disability and paralysis
Public transit
Transportation programs funding
Urban and suburban affairs and development

Summary:
action_date: 2015-03-26
text: 

Transportation for Elderly and Disabled Individuals Act of 2015

 
This bill revises a special rule granting the Department of Transportation authority to make urbanized area formula grants to states or designated entities to finance the operating cost of equipment and facilities for use in public transportation.
 
These grants may also be used for public transportation systems that operate a specified number of buses in general public demand response service during peak hours.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-03-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2015-03-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2015-03-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-03-26
text: Introduced in House
Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act

Bill: 114-hr-1647
Sponsor: Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17]
Introduced: 2015-03-26 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Alternative and renewable resources
Congressional oversight
Department of the Interior
Economic performance and conditions
Energy prices
Energy revenues and royalties
Government studies and investigations
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Intergovernmental relations
Land use and conservation
Licensing and registrations
Oil and gas
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2015-03-26
text: 

Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act 

 
 Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to prohibit the Department of the Interior (Department) from enforcing any federal regulation, guidance, or permit requirement regarding hydraulic fracturing (including any component of that process), relating to oil, gas, or geothermal production activities on or under any land in any state that has regulations, guidance, or permit requirements for that activity. 
 
Defines &quot;hydraulic fracturing&quot; as the process by which fracturing fluids (including a fracturing fluid system) are pumped into an underground geologic formation to generate fractures or cracks, thereby increasing rock permeability near the wellbore and improving production of natural gas or oil.
 
Requires the Department to recognize and defer to state regulations, permitting, and guidance for all activities regarding hydraulic fracturing relating to oil, gas, or geothermal production activities on federal land. 
 
Requires each state to submit to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) a copy of its regulations that: (1) apply to hydraulic fracturing operations on federal land, and (2) require disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations on federal land. 
 
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to make such state regulations available to the public.
 
Directs the Comptroller General to examine the economic benefits of domestic shale oil and gas production resulting from hydraulic fracturing, including identification of: (1) state and federal revenue generated as a result of shale gas production, (2) jobs created as a result of shale oil and gas production, and (3) an estimate of potential energy prices without domestic shale oil and gas production.
 
Prohibits the Department from enforcing any federal regulation, guidance, or permit requirement governing the hydraulic fracturing process, or any of its components, relating to oil, gas, or geothermal production activities on land held either in trust or restricted status for the benefit of Indians except with the express consent of the beneficiary on whose behalf such land is held in trust or restricted status. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-06-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2015-03-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2015-03-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-03-26
text: Introduced in House
Ronald Reagan Birthplace Historic Site Establishment Act

Bill: 114-hr-1648
Sponsor: Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5]
Introduced: 2015-03-26 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Historic sites and heritage areas
Illinois
Land transfers
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2015-03-26
text: 

Ronald Reagan Birthplace Historic Site Establishment Act

 
Directs the Department of the Interior to: (1) purchase the Ronald Reagan Birthplace and Museum in Tampico, Illinois, from a willing seller, (2) designate it as the Ronald Reagan Birthplace Historic Site, and (3) prepare a general management plan for such Site. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-04-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2015-03-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2015-03-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-03-26
text: Introduced in House
Partnering to Detect and Defeat Tunnels Act

Bill: 114-hr-1649
Sponsor: Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5]
Introduced: 2015-03-26 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Alliances
Arab-Israeli relations
Congressional oversight
International organizations and cooperation
Israel
Middle East
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military operations and strategy
Palestinians

Summary:
action_date: 2015-03-26
text: 

Partnering to Detect and Defeat Tunnels Act

 
This bill expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) it is in the best interests of the United States to develop technology to detect and counter tunnels, and the best way to do this is to partner with other affected countries; and (2) Israel is facing serious threats posed by tunnels and should be the first U.S. partner in addressing this challenge. 
 
The Secretary of Defense: (1) shall seek to enter into an agreement with Israel to partner in developing and deploying technologies to detect and counter tunnels, (2) may seek to enter into similar agreements with U.S. allies, and (3) shall report to Congress annually through 2020.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-08-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities.
action_date: 2015-03-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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: 2015-03-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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: 2015-03-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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: 2015-03-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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: 2015-03-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-03-26
text: Introduced in House
Medicare Patient Empowerment Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-1650
Sponsor: Rep. Price, Tom [R-GA-6]
Introduced: 2015-03-26 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Contracts and agency
Federal preemption
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health personnel
Medicare
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2015-03-26
text: 

Medicare Patient Empowerment Act of 2015

 
 Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow any Medicare beneficiary to enter into a contract with an eligible professional (regardless of whether a participating or non-participating physician or practitioner) for any item or service covered by Medicare. Allows such beneficiaries to submit a claim for Medicare payment in the amount that would otherwise apply, except that where the professional is considered to be non-participating, payment shall be paid as if the professional were participating.
 
Defines eligible professional as a physician, a physician assistant, nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, a certified registered nurse anesthetist, a certified nurse-midwife, a clinical social worker, a clinical psychologist, a clinical psychologist, a physical or or occupational therapist or a qualified speech-language pathologist, or a qualified audiologist.
 
Requires a Medicare beneficiary to agree in writing in such a contract to: (1) pay the eligible professional for a Medicare-covered item or service; and (2) submit (in lieu of the eligible professional) a claim for Medicare payment. Allows a beneficiary, however, to negotiate, as a term of the contract, for the eligible professional to file such claims on the beneficiary's behalf.
 
Preempts state laws from limiting the amount of charges for physician and practitioner services for which Medicare payment is made.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-04-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2015-03-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2015-03-26
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: 2015-03-26
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: 2015-03-26
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: 2015-03-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-03-26
text: Introduced in House
Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-1651
Sponsor: Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4]
Introduced: 2015-03-26 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Government information and archives
Hunting and fishing
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Outdoor recreation

Summary:
action_date: 2015-03-26
text: 

Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2015

 
 Amends the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act (FLTFA) to reauthorize, until July 25, 2020, the program for the completion of appraisals and satisfaction of other legal requirements for the sale or exchange of public land identified for disposal under approved land use plans under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976. 
 
Directs the Department of the Interior to: (1) establish and maintain a database containing a comprehensive list of all of the public land identified for disposal under such plans, and (2) make such database available to the public on the website of Interior. 
 
Allows a state to use any funds made available from the Federal Land Disposal Account for same-state purchases that are not obligated or expended by the end of the fourth fiscal year after the sale or exchange of the land that generated such funds. 
 
Instructs Interior and the Department of Agriculture, in prioritizing the acquisition of inholdings and non-federal lands with exceptional resources, to consider the extent to which the acquisition of the land or interest therein will increase public availability of resources for, and facilitate public access to, hunting, fishing, and other recreational activities. 
 
Requires any remaining balance in the Federal Land Disposal Account to be deposited into the Treasury and used for deficit reduction, except that in the case of a fiscal year for which there is no federal budget deficit, such amounts shall be used to reduce the federal debt. 
 
Makes the FLTFA inapplicable to land eligible for sale under specified public land laws. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-04-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2015-03-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2015-03-26
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E437)
action_date: 2015-03-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-03-26
text: Introduced in House
SAVINGS Act

Bill: 114-hr-1652
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17]
Introduced: 2015-03-26 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Financial services and investments
Income tax exclusion
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Securities
State and local taxation
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2015-03-26
text: 

Save Access to a Valuable Investment Needed to Generate Savings Act of 2015 or the SAVINGS Act 

 
Directs the Department of the Treasury to: (1) allow individual taxpayers an option to purchase U.S. savings bonds in paper form with a portion or all of a tax refund during the period ending on December 31, 2020; or (2) implement an alternative option that allows for the gifting of U.S. savings bonds, serves the unbanked, and retains the ability to sign-up on the return of tax. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-03-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2015-03-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-03-26
text: Introduced in House