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Transparency and Accountability of Failed Exchanges Act

Bill: 114-hr-4262
Sponsor: Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12]
Introduced: 2015-12-16 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Federal preemption
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2015-12-16
text: 

Transparency and Accountability of Failed Exchanges Act

 
This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to require the Department of Health and Human Services, for certain states awarded a grant to establish a health insurance exchange, to report on how awarded amounts were used and rescind unobligated amounts. This applies to any state that terminates operation of its exchange or transfers operation to another entity. Such a state must provide to the General Services Administration any property acquired through the grant and refer matters involving fraud, waste, and abuse of funds issued pursuant to PPACA to the Department of Justice. Funds rescinded must be retained for federal budget deficit reduction. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-12-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2015-12-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2015-12-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-12-16
text: Introduced in House
Technical Education and Career Help (TEACH) Act

Bill: 114-hr-4263
Sponsor: Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2]
Introduced: 2015-12-16 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Higher education
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2015-12-16
text: 
 
Technical Education and Career Help (TEACH) Act 

 
This bill amends title II (Teacher Quality Enhancement) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize grants under the Teacher Quality Partnership grant program to be used for secondary school career and technical education teacher preparation programs. The grant program provides funds to partnerships of high-need local educational agencies, high-need schools or early education programs, and institutions of higher education (IHEs) to train current and prospective teachers and school leaders.
 
The bill requires the career and technical education teacher preparation programs to:
 
 
be available to mid-career professionals or recent graduates of an IHE who have expertise in a program area in which there is a career and technical education teacher shortage;
 
allow individuals to obtain initial licensure and the basic skills required for entry into the education profession, with the option of earning a bachelor's or master's degree; and
 
allow teachers who do not have subject matter expertise in a career and technical education field that is in demand in the local or regional economy to receive the technical skills training they need to teach those skills in a classroom setting.
 
 
It directs the Department of Education to establish performance measures for the career and technical education teacher preparation programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-03-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
action_date: 2016-01-06
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H18)
action_date: 2015-12-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2015-12-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-12-16
text: Introduced in House
Clean Air Implementation Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-4265
Sponsor: Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22]
Introduced: 2015-12-16 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Air quality
Congressional oversight
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental health
Environmental regulatory procedures
Environmental technology
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2015-12-16
text: 

Clean Air Implementation Act of 2015

 
This bill amends the Clean Air Act to require the review of national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) in eight year intervals instead of five year intervals.
 
The EPA may take into account the technological feasibility of attaining NAAQS when revising those NAAQS.
 
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must: (1) report on the extent to which foreign sources of air pollution impact areas trying to achieve or maintain the NAAQS, (2) submit that report within 24 months, and (3) suspend the implementation of the 2015 rule regarding NAAQS for ozone until the EPA submits that report. Deadlines in that rule must be extended for a period that is equal to the amount of time it takes the EPA to submit that report.
 
The EPA may take into account the technological feasibility of attaining NAAQS when establishing and revising those NAAQS.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-12-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
action_date: 2015-12-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2015-12-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-12-16
text: Introduced in House
Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-4266
Sponsor: Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13]
Introduced: 2015-12-16 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Labor
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Health technology, devices, supplies
Labor-management relations
Medicaid
Medicare
Musculoskeletal and skin diseases
Nursing
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2015-12-16
text: 

Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2015

 
This bill requires the Department of Labor to establish a standard on safe patient handling, mobility, and injury prevention to prevent musculoskeletal disorders for health care workers. The standard must require the use of engineering and safety controls to handle patients.
 
The standard must require health care employers to: (1) develop and implement a safe patient handling, mobility, and injury prevention program; (2) train their workers on safe patient handling, mobility, and injury prevention; and (3) post a notice that explains the standard, procedures to report patient handling-related injuries, and workers' rights under this Act. Labor must conduct unscheduled inspections to ensure compliance with the standard.
 
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to apply the standard to hospitals receiving Medicare funds.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-03-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
action_date: 2016-01-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2015-12-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2015-12-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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: 2015-12-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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: 2015-12-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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: 2015-12-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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: 2015-12-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-12-16
text: Introduced in House
Resettlement REFORM (Re-Evaluation of Financing Our Refugee Mission) Act

Bill: 114-hr-4267
Sponsor: Rep. Collins, Chris [R-NY-27]
Introduced: 2015-12-16 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Iraq
Middle East
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2015-12-16
text: 

Resettlement REFORM (Re-Evaluation of Financing Our Refugee Mission) Act

 
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize a state to refuse without penalty to expend refugee resettlement assistance with respect to an alien who: 
 
 
is a national of a country that is a state sponsor of terrorism or a terrorist sanctuary, or 
 
has no nationality and the country in which the alien last habitually resided is a state sponsor of terrorism or a terrorist sanctuary.
 
 
A state may not refuse to expend such funds with respect to an alien who is an Iraqi national (or spouse or children of one) who was employed by, or worked for the U.S. government in Iraq and has or is experiencing an ongoing serious threat because of such employment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-01-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2015-12-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2015-12-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-12-16
text: Introduced in House
Castner Range National Monument Act

Bill: 114-hr-4268
Sponsor: Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16]
Introduced: 2015-12-16 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Land use and conservation
Monuments and memorials
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Texas
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2015-12-16
text: 

Castner Range National Monument Act

 
This bill establishes the Castner Range National Monument in Texas.
 
The Department of the Interior shall continue to provide historical and adequate access to private inholdings within the Monument's exterior boundaries. 
 
Interior shall:
 
 
manage the Monument in a manner to conserve, protect, and enhance its natural resources and values; and
 
develop a comprehensive management plan for the Monument's protection and management. 
 
 
Interior shall also establish a Castner Range National Monument Advisory Council to advise Interior with respect to the preparation and implementation of the management plan. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-01-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
action_date: 2015-12-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2015-12-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2015-12-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2015-12-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2015-12-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-12-16
text: Introduced in House
Assault Weapons Ban of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-4269
Sponsor: Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
Introduced: 2015-12-16 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Criminal justice information and records
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Department of Justice
Firearms and explosives
Law enforcement administration and funding
Licensing and registrations
Retail and wholesale trades
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2015-12-16
text: 

Assault Weapons Ban of 2015

 
This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime to knowingly import, sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess a semiautomatic assault weapon (SAW) or large capacity ammunition feeding device (LCAFD).
 
The prohibition does not apply to a firearm that is: (1) manually operated by bolt, pump, lever, or slide action; (2) permanently inoperable; (3) an antique; or (4) a rifle or shotgun specifically identified by make and model. 
 
Additionally, the bill does not prohibit, with respect to a SAW or LCAFD: 
 
 
 importation, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession related to certain law enforcement efforts, or authorized tests or experiments; 
 
importation, sale, transfer, or possession related to securing nuclear materials; and 
 
 possession by a retired law enforcement officer. 
 
 
The bill permits continued possession, sale, or transfer of a grandfathered SAW, which must be securely stored. A licensed gun dealer must conduct a background check prior to the sale or transfer of a grandfathered SAW between private parties. 
 
The bill permits continued possession of, but prohibits sale or transfer of, a grandfathered LCAFD. 
 
Newly manufactured LCAFDs must display serial number identification. Newly manufactured SAWs and LCAFDs must display the date of manufacture.
 
The legislation amends the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 to require law enforcement agencies to be notified when a prohibited person attempts to purchase a grandfathered SAW. 
 
It also amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to allow a state or local government to use Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program funds to compensate individuals who surrender a SAW or LCAFD under a buy-back program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-01-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2015-12-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2015-12-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-12-16
text: Introduced in House
End EPA Advertising Act

Bill: 114-hr-4271
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8]
Introduced: 2015-12-16 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Marketing and advertising
News media and reporting
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2015-12-16
text: 

End EPA Advertising Act

 
This bill prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency from awarding contracts for public relations, market research, or other similar activities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
action_date: 2015-12-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
action_date: 2015-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2015-12-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2015-12-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2015-12-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2015-12-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2015-12-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2015-12-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-12-16
text: Introduced in House
Support the Families of Fallen Heroes Act

Bill: 114-hr-4272
Sponsor: Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5]
Introduced: 2015-12-16 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Family services
Military personnel and dependents
Postal service
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2015-12-16
text: 

Support the Families of Fallen Heroes Act 

 
 This bill directs the U.S. Postal Service to issue a Families of Fallen Heroes Semipostal Stamp. 
 
 The proceeds from the sale of this stamp (after the recovery of costs) shall be transferred as follows: (1) 50% to the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, and (2) 50% to the Families of the Fallen support program of United Service Organizations, Inc.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-01-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2015-12-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2015-12-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2015-12-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2015-12-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-12-16
text: Introduced in House
K-1 Visa Program Suspension Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-4274
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3]
Introduced: 2015-12-16 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Immigration status and procedures
Marriage and family status
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2015-12-16
text: 

K-1 Visa Program Suspension Act of 2015

 
This bill prohibits the admission of K-1 nonimmigrants (fiancee or fiance) and the issuance of K-1 visas.
 
The Government Accountability Office shall review the national security risks associated with the K-1 visa program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-01-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2015-12-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2015-12-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-12-16
text: Introduced in House
Medicare Advantage Quality Payment Relief Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-4275
Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-3]
Introduced: 2015-12-16 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Health care quality
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2015-12-16
text: 

Medicare Advantage Quality Payment Relief Act of 2015

 
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid to disregard the application of certain percentage quality increases when calculating the maximum payment that may be made to a Medicare Advantage organization.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-12-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2015-12-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2015-12-16
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: 2015-12-16
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: 2015-12-16
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: 2015-12-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-12-16
text: Introduced in House
Medicare Mental Health Access Act

Bill: 114-hr-4277
Sponsor: Rep. Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large]
Introduced: 2015-12-16 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health personnel
Medicare
Mental health

Summary:
action_date: 2015-12-16
text: 

Medicare Mental Health Access Act

 
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to expand the definition of "physician," for purposes of the Medicare program, to include a clinical psychologist with respect to the furnishing of qualified psychologist services.
 
The bill excludes a clinical psychologist, in 2017 and 2018, from certain negative payment adjustments for failing to be a meaningful electronic health records user.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-02-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2015-12-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2015-12-16
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: 2015-12-16
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: 2015-12-16
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: 2015-12-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-12-16
text: Introduced in House