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North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act

Bill: 114-hr-799
Sponsor: Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8]
Introduced: 2015-02-05 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Minnesota
Outdoor recreation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Vermont

Summary:
action_date: 2015-02-05
text: 

North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act

 
 This bill amends the National Trails System Act to revise the authorized route of the North Country National Scenic Trail to extend it to the Appalachian Trail in Vermont and to modify the route in northeastern Minnesota. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-11-30
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2015-03-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2015-02-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2015-02-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-02-05
text: Introduced in House
Disaster Assistance Recoupment Fairness Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-801
Sponsor: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6]
Introduced: 2015-02-05 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Debt collection
Disaster relief and insurance

Summary:
action_date: 2015-02-05
text: 

Disaster Assistance Recoupment Fairness Act of 2015

 
 Requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency to: (1) waive a debt owed to the United States related to federal assistance provided under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to an individual or household in relation to a major disaster declared by the President between January 1, 2012, and the date of enactment of this Act, unless the debt involves fraud, the intentional presentation of a false claim, or intentional misrepresentation by the debtor or any party having an interest in the claim; and (2) reimburse a debtor for any payments already made on such a debt.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-02-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2015-02-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation.
action_date: 2015-02-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-02-05
text: Introduced in House
Chiropractic Health Parity for Military Beneficiaries Act

Bill: 114-hr-802
Sponsor: Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3]
Introduced: 2015-02-05 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Alternative treatments
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Military medicine
Military personnel and dependents
Musculoskeletal and skin diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2015-02-05
text: 

Chiropractic Health Parity for Military Beneficiaries Act

 
Directs the Department of Defense (DOD), no later than August 31, 2015, to complete development of a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits for certain covered beneficiaries as a permanent part of DOD's TRICARE program. Requires plan implementation by January 31, 2016.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-11-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2015-02-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2015-02-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-02-05
text: Introduced in House
Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act

Bill: 114-hr-803
Sponsor: Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27]
Introduced: 2015-02-05 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Abortion
Child health
Civil actions and liability
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Family relationships
Health personnel
Separation, divorce, custody, support
Teenage pregnancy

Summary:
action_date: 2015-02-05
text: 

Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act

 
 Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit transporting a minor child across a state line to obtain an abortion (deems such transporting to be a de facto abridgment of the right of a parent under any law in the minor&#146;s state of residence that requires parental involvement in the minor&#146;s abortion decision). Makes an exception for an abortion necessary to save the life of the minor. 
 
Makes it an affirmative defense to a prosecution or civil action under this Act that a defendant: (1) reasonably believed that before the minor obtained the abortion, the required parental consent or notification or judicial authorization took place; or (2) was presented with documentation showing that a court waived parental notification requirements or authorized the minor's abortion.
 
Defines &quot;abortion&quot; to mean the use or prescription of any instrument, medicine, drug, or any other substance or device: (1) to intentionally kill the unborn child of a woman known to be pregnant; or (2) to intentionally prematurely terminate the pregnancy of a woman known to be pregnant with an intention other than to increase the probability of a live birth or of preserving the life or health of the child after live birth, or to remove a dead unborn child. 
 
Imposes a fine and/or prison term of up to one year on a physician who performs or induces an abortion on an out-of-state minor in violation of parental notification requirements. Requires such physician to give 24-hour actual or constructive notice to a parent of the minor seeking an abortion, subject to certain exceptions. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-03-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2015-03-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2015-02-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2015-02-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-02-05
text: Introduced in House
To provide for a land exchange involving a parcel of real property under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Army on the site of the former Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California.

Bill: 114-hr-806
Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5]
Introduced: 2015-02-05 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: California
Educational facilities and institutions
Land transfers
Military facilities and property

Summary:
action_date: 2015-02-05
text: 
Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to convey a parcel of the former Mare Island Naval Shipyard on Azuar Drive in Vallejo, California, to permit the Touro University California to use the parcel for educational and administrative purposes in exchange for the Army acquiring a parking facility for the Mare Island Army Reserve Center.
 
Directs the Secretary to require the University to cover costs (except environmental remediation costs) incurred by the Secretary to carry out the conveyance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-08-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
action_date: 2015-02-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2015-02-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-02-05
text: Introduced in House
To designate a peak in the State of Nevada as Maude Frazier Mountain.

Bill: 114-hr-807
Sponsor: Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
Introduced: 2015-02-05 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Nevada
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2015-02-05
text: 
Designates the peak of Frenchman Mountain in Nevada as the &quot;Maude Frazier Mountain.&quot; 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-03-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2015-02-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2015-02-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-02-05
text: Introduced in House
To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to James Megellas, formerly of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and currently of Colleyville, Texas, for acts of valor on January 28, 1945, during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II.

Bill: 114-hr-808
Sponsor: Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]
Introduced: 2015-02-05 in the House
Subjects: Private Legislation

Summary:
action_date: 2015-02-05
text: 
Authorizes the President to award the Medal of Honor to James Megellas for acts of valor on January 28, 1945, during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-08-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2015-02-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2015-02-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-02-05
text: Introduced in House
For the relief of Ibrahim Parlak.

Bill: 114-hr-809
Sponsor: Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6]
Introduced: 2015-02-05 in the House
Subjects: Private Legislation

Summary:
action_date: 2015-02-05
text: Provides for the relief of Ibrahim Parlak.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-02-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2015-02-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2015-02-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-02-05
text: Introduced in House
IRS Notice for Organizations That Include Charities is Essential (IRS NOTICE) Act

Bill: 114-hr-811
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Todd [R-IN-9]
Introduced: 2015-02-09 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2015-02-09
text: 

IRS Notice for Organizations That Include Charities is Essential (IRS NOTICE) Act
 
 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Secretary of the Treasury to notify any tax-exempt organization, not later than 300 days after such an organization fails to file its annual tax return or other required information for two consecutive years, that: (1) the Internal Revenue Service has no record of its return or information for two consecutive years, and (2) a penalty will occur if the organization fails to file its return or information by the next filing deadline. Allows the reinstatement of the tax-exempt status of such an organization without the requirement of an application if: (1) the organization demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that it did not receive the notice required by this Act, and (2) it files an annual return or required information for the current year. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-02-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2015-02-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-02-09
text: Introduced in House
FORECAST Act

Bill: 114-hr-813
Sponsor: Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
Introduced: 2015-02-09 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Atmospheric science and weather
Congressional oversight
Disaster relief and insurance
Fishes
Floods and storm protection
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Hydrology and hydrography
Water storage
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2015-02-09
text: 

Fixing Operations of Reservoirs to Encompass Climatic and Atmospheric Science Trends Act or the FORECAST Act 

 
Requires the Secretary of the Army, not later than one year after a request of a nonfederal sponsor of a reservoir, to review operation of such reservoir, including the water control manual and rule curves, using improved weather forecasts and run-off forecasting methods, including the Advanced Hydrologic Prediction System of the National Weather Service and the Hydrometeorology Testbed program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
 
Requires the Secretary to determine if a change in operations will improve core functions of the Army Corps of Engineers, including: (1) reducing risks to human life, public safety, and property; (2) reducing the need for future disaster relief; (3) improving local water storage capability and reliability in coordination with the nonfederal sponsor and other water users; (4) restoring, protecting, or mitigating the impacts of a water resources development project on the environment; or (5) improving fish species habitat or population within the boundaries and downstream of a water resources project. 
 
Requires that if the Secretary determines from results of the review that using improved weather and run-off forecasting methods improves one or more core functions of the Corps at a reservoir, the Secretary shall incorporate such changes in its operation and update the water control manual.

 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-02-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2015-02-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2015-02-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-02-09
text: Introduced in House
Thin Blue Line Act

Bill: 114-hr-814
Sponsor: Rep. Jolly, David W. [R-FL-13]
Introduced: 2015-02-09 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Crime victims
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Fires
First responders and emergency personnel
Health personnel
Law enforcement officers
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2015-02-09
text: 

Thin Blue Line Act

 
 Amends the federal criminal code to make the killing or attempted killing of a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or other first responder an aggravating factor in death penalty determinations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-03-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2015-02-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2015-02-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-02-09
text: Introduced in House
Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-815
Sponsor: Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7]
Introduced: 2015-02-09 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Consumer affairs
Employee benefits and pensions
Health care costs and insurance
Insurance industry and regulation

Summary:
action_date: 2015-02-09
text: 

Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2015

 
Amends the Public Health Service Act to exclude remuneration paid for licensed independent insurance producers from administrative costs for purposes of calculating the medical-loss ratio of a health insurance plan. 
 
Defines "independent insurance producer" to mean an insurance agent or broker, insurance consultant, benefit specialist, limited insurance representative, and any other person required to be licensed under state law to sell, solicit, negotiate, service, effect, procure, renew, or bind policies of insurance coverage or offer advice, counsel, opinions, or services related to insurance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-02-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2015-02-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2015-02-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-02-09
text: Introduced in House
Life at Conception Act

Bill: 114-hr-816
Sponsor: Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2]
Introduced: 2015-02-09 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Abortion
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Genetics

Summary:
action_date: 2015-02-09
text: 

Life at Conception Act
 
 
Declares that the right to life guaranteed by the Constitution is vested in each human being at all stages of life, including the moment of fertilization, cloning, or other moment at which an individual comes into being. Prohibits this Act from being construed to authorize the prosecution of any woman for the death of her unborn child.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-03-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2015-02-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2015-02-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-02-09
text: Introduced in House
Fairness in Ambulance Reimbursement Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-817
Sponsor: Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-22]
Introduced: 2015-02-09 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Medicaid
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2015-02-09
text: 

Fairness in Ambulance Reimbursement Act of 2015

 
This bill directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to suspend through December 31, 2015, implementation of the reclassification of rural to urban zip codes for payments under the fee schedule for ambulance services, as contained in the final rule published in the Federal Register by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on November 13, 2014.
 
The Secretary is required to ensure that claims for ambulance services furnished on or after July 1, 2015, are paid according to the classification of zip codes applied the day before the effective date of that final rule.
 
The Secretary must reclassify rural to urban zip codes for payment for ambulance services furnished on or after January 1, 2016, taking into account specified revised geographic delineations of the Office of Management and Budget.
 
Payments for ambulance services (other than air ambulance services) furnished during 2016 must be adjusted according to a certain formula to achieve budget-neutral results. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-02-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2015-02-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2015-02-09
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: 2015-02-09
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: 2015-02-09
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: 2015-02-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-02-09
text: Introduced in House
To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to use the definitions in section 40125 of title 49, United States Code, in determining whether an unmanned aircraft conducting aeronautical research flights qualifies for public aircraft status under that section, and for other purposes.

Bill: 114-hr-819
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2015-02-09 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Astronomy
Atmospheric science and weather
Aviation and airports
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2015-02-09
text: 
This bill requires the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, for purposes of determining whether an unmanned aircraft (drone) used for aeronautical research qualifies as a public aircraft, to use definitions under federal aviation safety law for determining whether the aircraft is used for:
 
 
a commercial purpose, and
 
aeronautical research and platform-based research.
 
 
The Administrator must also develop procedures for the safe, beyond-line-of-sight operation of aeronautical research drones in the national airspace system.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-02-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2015-02-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2015-02-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-02-09
text: Introduced in House
Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act

Bill: 114-hr-820
Sponsor: Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-9]
Introduced: 2015-02-10 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Canada
Currency
International monetary system and foreign exchange
Latin America
Mexico
Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2015-02-10
text: 

Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act 

 
 Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to include as a &quot;countervailable subsidy&quot; requiring action under a countervailing duty or antidumping duty proceeding the benefit conferred on merchandise imported into the United States from foreign countries with fundamentally undervalued currency.
 
Defines &quot;benefit conferred,&quot; in cases where the currency of a foreign country is exchanged for foreign currency (i.e., U.S. dollars) obtained from export transactions, as the difference between: (1) the amount of currency provided by a foreign country in which the subject merchandise is produced, and (2) the amount of currency such country would have provided if the real effective exchange rate of its currency were not fundamentally undervalued.
 
Declares that the fact that such a subsidy is also provided in circumstances not involving export shall not, for that reason alone, mean it cannot be considered export contingent and actionable under a countervailing duty and antidumping duty proceeding.
 
Requires the administering authority to determine that the currency of a foreign country is fundamentally undervalued if for an 18-month period: (1) the government of the country engages in protracted, large-scale intervention in one or more foreign exchange markets; (2) the country's real effective exchange rate is undervalued by at least 5%; (3) the country has experienced significant and persistent global current account surpluses; and (4) the country's government has foreign asset reserves exceeding the amount necessary to repay all its debt obligations falling due within the coming 12 months, 20% percent of the country's money supply, and the value of the country's imports during the previous 4 months.
 
Requires the use, for calculating a country's &quot;real effective exchange rate undervaluation,&quot; of certain guidelines of the Consultative Group on Exchange Rate Issues of the International Monetary Fund or, if those guidelines are not available, generally accepted economic and econometric techniques and methodologies. Requires the use, also, of inflation-adjusted, trade-weighted exchange rates.
 
Applies the amendments made by this Act to goods from Canada and Mexico.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-02-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2015-02-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2015-02-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-02-10
text: Introduced in House