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General Aviation Pilot Protection Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-1086
Sponsor: Rep. Rokita, Todd [R-IN-4]
Introduced: 2015-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Aviation and airports
Department of Transportation
Licensing and registrations
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Transportation employees
Transportation safety and security
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2015-02-25
text: 

General Aviation Pilot Protection Act of 2015

 
 Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to issue or revise FAA medical certification regulations to ensure that an individual may operate as a pilot of a covered aircraft without regard to any medical certification or proof of health requirement otherwise applicable under federal law if the flight meets certain criteria and the individual: (1) possesses a valid state driver's license, (2) complies with applicable medical requirements associated with that license, (3) is transporting five or fewer passengers, and (4) is operating under visual or instrument flight rules.
 
Defines &quot;covered aircraft&quot; as an aircraft that: (1) is not authorized under federal law to carry more than six occupants, and (2) has a maximum certificated takeoff weight of no more than 6,000 pounds.
 
Prohibits the Administrator from taking enforcement action against a pilot of a covered aircraft for not holding a valid third-class medical certificate if the pilot and the flight meets such requirements, unless the Administrator has published final regulations in the Federal Register.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-02-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2015-02-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2015-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-02-25
text: Introduced in House
Wireless Telecommunications Tax and Fee Collection Fairness Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-1087
Sponsor: Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5]
Introduced: 2015-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Sales and excise taxes
State and local taxation
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Telephone and wireless communication
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2015-02-25
text: 

Wireless Telecommunications Tax and Fee Collection Fairness Act of 2015

 
Prohibits a state or local jurisdiction from requiring any person to collect from, or remit on behalf of, any other person any state or local fee, tax, or surcharge imposed on a purchaser or user with respect to the purchase or use of any wireless communication service within a state, unless there is a financial transaction between the person from whom the state seeks to require such collection or remittance and the purchaser or user of such service. Defines "financial transaction" to mean that there is a transaction involving cash, credit or any other exchange of monetary value or consideration given by the purchaser or user upon whom the fee, tax or surcharge is imposed to the person required to collect or remit the fee, tax or surcharge. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-03-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
action_date: 2015-02-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2015-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-02-25
text: Introduced in House
Native American Indian Education Act

Bill: 114-hr-1089
Sponsor: Rep. Tipton, Scott  R. [R-CO-3]
Introduced: 2015-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Advanced technology and technological innovations
Business investment and capital
Capital gains tax
Computers and information technology
Corporate finance and management
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Income tax exclusion
Inflation and prices
Research and development
Securities
Small business
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2015-02-25
text: 

Native American Indian Education Act

 
Directs the Department of Education to pay four-year Native American-serving nontribal institutions of higher education the out-of-state tuition of their Indian students if those schools are required to provide a tuition-free education, with the support of their state, to Indian students in fulfillment of a condition under which the college or state received its original grant of land and facilities from the federal government. 
 
Prohibits the amount paid to any such college from exceeding the lower of the following amounts: (1) the charges for tuition for the Indian students of that college who were non-residents of the state in which the college is located and who were enrolled in the college for academic year 2014-2015, or (2) $15 million. 
 
Treats such payments as reimbursements to such institutions from their states.
 
Rescinds unobligated discretionary appropriations to offset the costs of this program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-04-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
action_date: 2015-02-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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: 2015-02-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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: 2015-02-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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: 2015-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-02-25
text: Introduced in House
Fair and Transparent Stakeholder Involvement Fee Act

Bill: 114-hr-1091
Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
Introduced: 2015-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Agricultural trade
Animal and plant health
Department of Agriculture
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2015-02-25
text: 

Fair and Transparent Stakeholder Involvement Fee Act 

 
This bill prohibits the Department of Agriculture (USDA) from issuing or enforcing a final rule based on the proposed rule entitled &quot;User Fees for Agricultural Quarantine and Inspection Services.&quot; The proposed rule adds new fee categories and adjusts current fees charged for certain agricultural quarantine and inspection services that are provided in connection with vessels, trucks, railroad cars, aircraft, and international passengers arriving at ports in the customs territory of the United States. 
 
The bill also prohibits USDA from issuing a final rule for quarantine and inspection fees authorized by the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade (FACT) Act of 1990, except in compliance with negotiated rulemaking procedures. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-03-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
action_date: 2015-02-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2015-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-02-25
text: Introduced in House
Clean Water Compliance and Ratepayer Affordability Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-1093
Sponsor: Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1]
Introduced: 2015-02-26 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Intergovernmental relations
Licensing and registrations
State and local government operations
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2015-02-26
text: 

Clean Water Compliance and Ratepayer Affordability Act of 2015

 
 This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to carry out a pilot program to facilitate the efforts of at least 15 municipalities to develop and implement integrated plans to meet their wastewater and stormwater obligations under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) in a cost-effective and flexible manner and consistent with the Integrated Municipal Stormwater and Wastewater Approach Framework issued by the EPA in May 2012.
 
A municipality is eligible to participate in the pilot program if the municipality is: (1) a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit holder or designee; or (2) operating under an administrative order, administrative consent agreement, or judicial consent decree to comply with the requirements of the Clean Water Act.
 
The EPA may give priority to municipalities seeking to develop and implement an integrated plan that includes approaches that adapt to changed or future uncertain circumstances.
 
In carrying out the pilot program and in mutual agreement with participating municipalities, the EPA may: (1) extend the allowable NPDES permit term by up to 25 years, (2) modify the implementation terms of a consent decree, and (3) provide additional regulatory flexibility in approving and implementing an integrated plan that includes adaptive approaches.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-02-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2015-02-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation.
action_date: 2015-02-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-02-26
text: Introduced in House
Chris Kyle Medal of Honor Act

Bill: 114-hr-1094
Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25]
Introduced: 2015-02-26 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Iraq
Middle East
Military operations and strategy
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2015-02-26
text: 

Chris Kyle Medal of Honor Act

 
Authorizes the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Navy Seal Christopher Scott Kyle for acts of valor during Operation Iraqi Freedom, notwithstanding otherwise applicable time limitations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-08-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2015-02-27
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1376)
action_date: 2015-02-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2015-02-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-02-26
text: Introduced in House
BEST Practices Act

Bill: 114-hr-1095
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]
Introduced: 2015-02-26 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Medical education
Medical research
Military education and training
Military medicine

Summary:
action_date: 2015-02-26
text: 

Battlefield Excellence through Superior Training Practices Act or the BEST Practices Act

 
Requires the Department of Defense (DOD), no later than: (1) October 1, 2018, to develop, test, and validate human-based training methods for training members of the Armed Forces in the treatment of combat trauma injuries, with the goal of replacing live animal-based training methods; and (2) October 1, 2020, to use only use human-based training methods for such purposes. Prohibits the use of animals in such training after the latter date.
 
Requires DOD to submit an annual report to Congress regarding the development and implementation of the human-based training methods.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-08-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2015-02-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2015-02-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-02-26
text: Introduced in House
Real Choice for Veterans Act

Bill: 114-hr-1096
Sponsor: Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1]
Introduced: 2015-02-26 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Health care coverage and access
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2015-02-26
text: 

Real Choice for Veterans Act

 
Amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to change a criterion for eligibility of certain veterans to receive medical care and services from non-Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities to a requirement that the veteran resides more than 40 miles from the closest VA medical facility that is able to provide the care and services the veteran seeks (currently, more than 40 miles from the closest VA medical facility).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-03-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2015-02-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2015-02-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-02-26
text: Introduced in House
Ban Insider Trading Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-1097
Sponsor: Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
Introduced: 2015-02-26 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Financial services and investments
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2015-02-26
text: 

Ban Insider Trading Act of 2015

 
This bill amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to make it unlawful to purchase or sell any security, or securities-based swap agreement, that is based upon information that the person knows (or should know) is material inside information. 
 
&quot;Inside information&quot; is defined as information that is nonpublic and obtained:
 
 
illegally,
 
directly or indirectly from an issuer who expects either confidentiality or that it will only be used for a legitimate business purpose, or
 
in violation of a fiduciary duty. 
 
 
&quot;Material information&quot; is defined as information relating to an issuer or to a security which, if it were made public, would likely have a significant effect upon the security's price. 
 
Subjects a person to liability to prosecution for trading in prohibited securities while in possession of material nonpublic information if the person, without a legitimate business purpose, discloses intentionally to another person information that the discloser knows (or should know) is material inside information.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-02-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2015-02-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-02-26
text: Introduced in House
Investor Choice Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-1098
Sponsor: Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]
Introduced: 2015-02-26 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Civil actions and liability
Consumer affairs
Financial services and investments
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2015-02-26
text: 

Investor Choice Act of 2015

 
Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to revise the authority of the Securities and Exchange Commission to prohibit, or impose conditions or limitations on the use of, agreements that require customers or clients of any broker, dealer, or municipal securities dealer to arbitrate any future dispute between them arising under the federal securities laws, related rules and regulations, or the rules of a self-regulatory organization if it finds that prohibition, imposition of conditions, or limitations are in the public interest and for the protection of investors. 
 
Declares unlawful for a broker, dealer, funding portal, or municipal securities dealer (entities) to enter into, modify, or extend an agreement with customers or clients governing a future dispute between the parties that would mandate arbitration.
 
Declares likewise unlawful acts by such entities that would restrict, limit, or condition the ability of a customer or client to: (1) select or designate a forum for dispute resolution, or (2) pursue a claim relating to a dispute in an individual or representative capacity or on a class action or consolidated basis. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-02-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2015-02-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-02-26
text: Introduced in House
Hunter and Farmer Protection Act

Bill: 114-hr-1099
Sponsor: Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1]
Introduced: 2015-02-26 in the House
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Agricultural practices and innovations
Birds
Hunting and fishing
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2015-02-26
text: 

Hunter and Farmer Protection Act

 
This bill amends the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to revise standards for determining what constitutes baiting for purposes of the prohibition on taking migratory game birds. 
 
A baited area, in the case of waterfowl, cranes, and coots, includes a standing, unharvested crop that has been manipulated through activities such as mowing, discing, or rolling, unless the activities are normal agricultural practices. An area is not considered to be a baited area if it: (1) has been treated with a normal agricultural practice, (2) has standing crops that have not been manipulated, or (3) has standing crops that have been or are flooded.
 
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must submit to the Department of the Interior a report on changes to normal agricultural practices across the range of crops grown by agricultural producers in each region of the United States in which USDA harvest practice recommendations are provided to agricultural producers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-03-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2015-02-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2015-02-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-02-26
text: Introduced in House
Military Spouse Job Continuity Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-1100
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17]
Introduced: 2015-02-26 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax credits
Licensing and registrations
Military personnel and dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2015-02-26
text: 

Military Spouse Job Continuity Act of 2015

 
 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces (military spouse) who moves with such member to another state under a permanent change of station order a tax credit for up to $500 of qualified relicensing costs incurred by such spouse. Defines "qualified relicensing costs" as costs for a state license or certification to engage in the profession that such military spouse engaged in while residing in the former state. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-02-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2015-02-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-02-26
text: Introduced in House
Police Accountability Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-1102
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]
Introduced: 2015-02-26 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2015-02-26
text: 

Police Accountability Act of 2015

 
 Amends the federal criminal code to require a state or local law enforcement officer in a public agency which receives federal funding under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program, who engages in conduct in the line of duty that would constitute murder or manslaughter if it were to occur in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, to be punished as provided for that offense under federal law.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-03-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2015-02-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2015-02-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-02-26
text: Introduced in House
States' Rights Municipal Broadband Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-1106
Sponsor: Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7]
Introduced: 2015-02-26 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Federal preemption
Intergovernmental relations
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2015-02-26
text: 

States' Rights Municipal Broadband Act of 2015

 
Amends the Telecommunications Act of 1996 to declare that the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC's) authority to take actions to accelerate deployment of advanced telecommunications capabilities shall not be construed to authorize the FCC to prevent states from implementing state laws regarding the provision of broadband Internet access service by states, municipalities, or political subdivisions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-02-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2015-02-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2015-02-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-02-26
text: Introduced in House
Sports Bets Collection Tax Correction Act

Bill: 114-hr-1108
Sponsor: Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
Introduced: 2015-02-26 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Gambling
Professional sports
Sales and excise taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2015-02-26
text: 

Sports Bets Collection Tax Correction Act

 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit the imposition of a tax on any wager on a sporting event if that wager is authorized under the law of the state in which it is accepted.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-02-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2015-02-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-02-26
text: Introduced in House
Social Security Lump-Sum Death Benefit Improvement and Modernization Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-1109
Sponsor: Rep. Walters, Mimi [R-CA-45]
Introduced: 2015-02-26 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Social security and elderly assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2015-02-26
text: 

Social Security Lump-Sum Death Benefit Improvement and Modernization Act of 2015

 
This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to increase from $255 to $1,000 the lump-sum death payment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-03-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2015-02-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2015-02-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-02-26
text: Introduced in House