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Keep the Promise Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-308
Sponsor: Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8]
Introduced: 2015-01-13 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Arizona
Gambling
Indian lands and resources rights
Land transfers

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-13
text: 

Keep the Promise Act of 2015

 
 Restricts gaming on land within the Phoenix, Arizona, metropolitan area acquired by the Secretary of the Interior in trust for the benefit of an Indian tribe after April 9, 2013. Terminates the restriction on January 1, 2027. 

action_date: 2015-04-29
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 

Keep the Promise Act of 2015

 
 Restricts gaming on land within the Phoenix, Arizona, metropolitan area acquired by the Secretary of the Interior in trust for the benefit of an Indian tribe after April 9, 2013. Terminates the restriction on January 1, 2027. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-11-16
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 263 - 146 (Roll no. 626).
action_date: 2015-11-16
text: Failed of passage/not agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 263 - 146 (Roll no. 626).
action_date: 2015-11-16
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8209-8210)
action_date: 2015-11-16
text: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
action_date: 2015-11-16
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 308.
action_date: 2015-11-16
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8159-8164; text of measure as reported in House: CR H8159)
action_date: 2015-11-16
text: Mr. Young (AK) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2015-04-29
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 67.
action_date: 2015-04-29
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-95.
action_date: 2015-04-29
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-95.
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs Discharged.
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2015-03-24
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2015-03-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Indians, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
action_date: 2015-01-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2015-01-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-13
text: Introduced in House
Gas Tax Replacement Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-309
Sponsor: Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
Introduced: 2015-01-13 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Government information and archives
Inflation and prices
Motor fuels
Sales and excise taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-13
text: 

Gas Tax Replacement Act of 2015

 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the excise taxes on gasoline and diesel fuels; (2) add a carbon dioxide equivalent rate to the tax on crude oil and petroleum products; and (3) impose an new excise tax on the carbon content of methanol, ethanol, and biodiesel produced in the United States and entered into the United States for consumption, use, or warehousing. 
 
Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to send to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and make public a report on the total life-cycle emissions of carbon dioxide for gasoline, diesel fuel, biofuel, and other regulated fuels.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-01-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
action_date: 2015-01-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2015-01-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2015-01-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2015-01-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-13
text: Introduced in House
Taxpayer Transparency Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-310
Sponsor: Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7]
Introduced: 2015-01-13 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Government information and archives
Marketing and advertising
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-13
text: 

Taxpayer Transparency Act of 2015

 
 Requires each communication funded by a federal agency that is an advertisement, or that provides information about any federal program, benefit, or service, to clearly state: (1) in the case of a printed communication, including mass mailings, signs, and billboards, that the communication is printed or published at taxpayer expense; and (2) in the case of a communication transmitted through radio, television, or the Internet, that the communication is produced or disseminated at taxpayer expense. Requires such notification to state that a communication is provided by the U.S. government, rather than at taxpayer expense, if the communication is funded entirely by user fees or by other sources that do not include federal funds.
 
Requires any such printed communication: (1) to be of sufficient size to be clearly readable; and (2) to the extent feasible, to be contained in a printed box set apart from the other contents of the communication and to be printed with a reasonable degree of color contrast between the background and the printed statement. Sets forth similar requirements for audio, video, and email communications.
 
Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to develop and issue guidance on implementing the requirements of this Act. 
 
Prohibits judicial review of the compliance or noncompliance with any provision of this Act. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-01-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2015-01-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-13
text: Introduced in House
Adoption Promotion Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-311
Sponsor: Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7]
Introduced: 2015-01-13 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Family planning and birth control
Government studies and investigations
Health information and medical records
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Sex and reproductive health
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-13
text: 

Adoption Promotion Act of 2015

 
Amends the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) to direct the Department of Health and Human Services to ensure that pregnancy options counseling funded through training grants for family planning service program personnel includes adoption counseling and is provided by licensed social workers or counselors who have knowledge and experience in adoption practice. Requires that family planning service program training include training on the adoption process.
 
Requires research related to family planning and population funded under the PHSA to include: (1) the collection of data on the number of pregnancy tests administered to individuals served by family planning service programs and the results of those tests; and (2) the evaluation of the quality, consistency, and outcomes of pregnancy options counseling.
 
 
 
 
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-01-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2015-01-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2015-01-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-13
text: Introduced in House
Glen Anthony Doherty Overseas Security Personnel Fairness Act

Bill: 114-hr-312
Sponsor: Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
Introduced: 2015-01-13 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Crime victims
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Employee benefits and pensions
Military facilities and property
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-13
text: 

Glen Anthony Doherty Overseas Security Personnel Fairness Act

 
 This bill amends the Defense Base Act to require the death benefits of an individual employed at an overseas military base who dies as a result of a war-risk hazard or act of terrorism occurring on or after September 11, 2001, if there is no surviving spouse, child, or dependent grandchildren, brothers, or sisters of such individual eligible for death benefits under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, to be paid: (1) to a beneficiary designated by the deceased; or (2) if there is no designated beneficiary, to the next of kin or the estate of the deceased.
 
The bill requires the payment of such benefits from the Employees' Compensation Fund.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-04-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
action_date: 2015-01-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2015-01-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-13
text: Introduced in House
Notch Fairness Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-314
Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2015-01-13 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Inflation and prices
Social security and elderly assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-13
text: 

Notch Fairness Act of 2015 

 
Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to revise the formula for the computation of minimum Old Age Insurance benefits for individuals who reached age 65 in or after 1979, and to whom applies the 15-year transition period for the changes in benefit computation rules enacted in the Social Security Amendments of 1977.
 
("Notch" refers to birth in the United States between 1917 and 1921, as a result of which a retiree born between those years received lower cost-of-living increases in Social Security than others after Congress readjusted Social Security benefits in 1977.)
 
Sets forth a schedule of additional benefit increases for such beneficiaries (and related beneficiaries), with percentages declining from 55% to 5% and keyed to the year an individual became eligible for such benefits between 1979 and 1988. 
 
Allows such beneficiaries, in the alternative, to receive lump sum payments over four years totaling $5,000. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-02-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2015-01-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2015-01-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-13
text: Introduced in House
Filipino Veterans Promise Act

Bill: 114-hr-315
Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2015-01-13 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Asia
Conflicts and wars
Life, casualty, property insurance
Military history
Military personnel and dependents
Philippines
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-13
text: 

Filipino Veterans Promise Act

 
Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish a process for determining whether individuals who served in the organized military forces of the Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines or in the Philippine Scouts while in the service of the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II and who are not included in the Missouri List are eligible for certain benefits relating to their U.S. service.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-08-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2015-02-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2015-01-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2015-01-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2015-01-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2015-01-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-13
text: Introduced in House
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14 3rd Avenue, NW, in Chisholm, Minnesota, as the "James L. Oberstar Memorial Post Office Building".

Bill: 114-hr-316
Sponsor: Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8]
Introduced: 2015-01-13 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
House of Representatives
Members of Congress
Minnesota
Postal service

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-13
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14 3rd Avenue, NW, in Chisholm, Minnesota, as the "James L. Oberstar Memorial Post Office Building."

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-01-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2015-01-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-13
text: Introduced in House
Stop the Revolving Door in Washington Act

Bill: 114-hr-318
Sponsor: Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8]
Introduced: 2015-01-13 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional officers and employees
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Members of Congress
Public participation and lobbying

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-13
text: 

Stop the Revolving Door in Washington Act

 
 Amends the federal criminal code regarding the two-year ban on lobbying contacts by former Senators with any Member, officer, or employee of either chamber, or employee of any other legislative office.
 
Imposes: (1) a five-year lobbying ban on all former Members of Congress; and (2) a two-year (currently, one-year) ban on lobbying contacts by former elected officers of either chamber, former congressional employees, or former employees of any other legislative office with any Member, officer, or employee.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-02-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2015-01-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2015-01-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-13
text: Introduced in House
End the Congressional Revolving Door Act

Bill: 114-hr-319
Sponsor: Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8]
Introduced: 2015-01-13 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional officers and employees
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Members of Congress
Public participation and lobbying

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-13
text: 

End the Congressional Revolving Door Act
 
 
Prohibits a former Member of Congress or former congressional employee who is a registered lobbyist, and entitled to compensation as such, from being eligible for any benefits beginning after enactment of this Act under:
 
 
the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS), including the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP); 
 
the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS), including the TSP; 
 
the Federal Employees' Health Benefits Program, including federal enhanced dental and vision benefits; or 
 
the Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Program. 

 
States that nothing in this Act shall be considered to prevent the payment of any CSRS or FERS lump-sum credit to which an individual is entitled or any nonforfeitable amount in an individual's TSP account.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-01-13
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: 2015-01-13
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: 2015-01-13
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: 2015-01-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-13
text: Introduced in House
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Improvement Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-321
Sponsor: Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32]
Introduced: 2015-01-13 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Higher education
Marine and inland water transportation
Military education and training
New York State

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-13
text: 

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Improvement Act of 2015

 
Authorizes the Administrator of the Maritime Administration to: (1) accept a gift of money from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Alumni Association and Foundation, Inc. in order to renovate Melville Hall on the campus of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, and (2) enter into a contract with the Foundation for the Hall's operation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-08-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2015-01-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2015-01-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-13
text: Introduced in House
Pribilof Islands Transition Act Amendments of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-325
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2015-01-13 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Alaska
Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Endangered and threatened species
Indian lands and resources rights
Land transfers
Mammals
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-13
text: 

Pribilof Islands Transition Act Amendments of 2015

 
This bill amends the Fur Seal Act of 1966 to revise provisions concerning the disposal of federal property on the Pribilof Islands (a group of five islands off the coast of mainland Alaska named Saint Paul, Saint George, Walrus, Otter, and Sea Lion Rock), including by: (1) authorizing the Department of Commerce to transfer or exchange specified land on the Islands to the village corporations of Saint Paul and Saint George Islands, and (2) giving those village corporations the first priority right to acquire that land on their respective islands.
 
Commerce must promptly publish and submit to the Senate notice of certification that Alaska has confirmed that no further corrective action is required at sites and operable units covered by the Pribilof Islands Environmental Restoration Agreement between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Alaska.
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-03-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
action_date: 2015-01-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2015-01-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-13
text: Introduced in House
Restoration of the U.S.-Russia Polar Bear Conservation Fund Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-326
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2015-01-13 in the House
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Canada
Endangered and threatened species
Hunting and fishing
Mammals
Outdoor recreation
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-13
text: 

Restoration of the U.S.-Russia Polar Bear Conservation Fund Act of 2015
 
 
This bill amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow the importation of polar bear parts taken legally in sport hunts in Canada.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-03-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2015-03-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
action_date: 2015-01-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2015-01-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-13
text: Introduced in House
Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-327
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2015-01-13 in the House
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Canada
Endangered and threatened species
Hunting and fishing
Licensing and registrations
Mammals
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-13
text: 

Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act of 2015

 
This bill amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to direct Department of the Interior to issue a permit for the importation of a polar bear part (other than an internal organ) from a bear taken in a sport hunt in Canada to any permit applicant who has submitted proof that the polar bear was: (1) legally harvested by the applicant before the May 15, 2008, listing of the polar bear as threatened, and (2) harvested from an approved polar bear population. Interior must issue these permits without regard to limits on importing marine mammals with depleted populations. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-03-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2015-03-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
action_date: 2015-01-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2015-01-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-13
text: Introduced in House