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Data Accountability and Trust Act

Bill: 114-hr-580
Sponsor: Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
Introduced: 2015-01-28 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Business records
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Consumer affairs
Consumer credit
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Federal preemption
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Marketing and advertising
Right of privacy

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: 

Data Accountability and Trust Act

 
Requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to promulgate regulations requiring each person engaged in interstate commerce that owns or possesses data containing personal information to establish specified security policies and procedures to treat and protect such information.
 
Requires the regulations to include methods for disposing of both electronic and nonelectronic data.
 
Requires information brokers to submit their security policies to the FTC in conjunction with a notification of a security breach notification or upon the FTC's request. Authorizes the FTC to conduct information security practices audits of brokers who have had a security breach or require such brokers to conduct independent audits. 
 
Requires information brokers to: (1) establish procedures to verify the accuracy of information that identifies individuals, (2) provide to individuals whose personal information it maintains a means to review it, (3) place a conspicuous notice on the Internet instructing individuals how to request access to such information, and (4) correct inaccurate information.
 
Directs the FTC to require information brokers to establish measures which facilitate the auditing or retracing of access to, or transmissions of, any data containing personal information. 
 
Makes it unlawful for information brokers to obtain or disclose personal information by false pretenses (pretexting).
 
Requires such person to notify the FTC and affected individuals of information security breaches. Sets forth requirements concerning such notification, including method of notification requirements and timeliness requirements. Allows an exemption from notification requirements if such person determines that there is no reasonable risk of identity theft, fraud, or other unlawful conduct.
 
Preempts state information security laws.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-01-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: Introduced in House
National Heritage Area Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-581
Sponsor: Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15]
Introduced: 2015-01-28 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Government studies and investigations
Historic sites and heritage areas
Historical and cultural resources
Property rights

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: 

National Heritage Area Act of 2015

 
 Establishes a system of National Heritage Areas through which the Department of the Interior may provide technical and financial assistance to local coordinating entities to support the establishment, development, and continuity of the National Heritage Areas. 
 
Specifies the criteria that Interior shall apply to determine the suitability and feasibility of designating proposed National Heritage Areas. States that designation of a National Heritage Area shall be by federal statute and contingent on the prior completion of a management plan and an affirmative determination by Interior that the area meets such criteria. 
 
Sets forth requirements for National Heritage Area management plans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-03-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: Introduced in House
ConTACT Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-582
Sponsor: Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]
Introduced: 2015-01-28 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Child health
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Elementary and secondary education
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Neurological disorders
School athletics

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: 

Concussion Treatment and Care Tools Act of 2015 or the ConTACT Act of 2015

 
Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish guidelines for states on the implementation of best practices for diagnosis, treatment, and management of mild traumatic brain injuries (MTBIs) in school-aged children, including best practices relating to student athletes returning to play after an MTBI.
 
Requires the Pediatric MTBI Guideline Expert Panel of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to issue a final report on best practices by July 31, 2015.
 
Authorizes HHS to make grants to states to: (1) adopt, disseminate, and ensure schools implement the guidelines; and (2) ensure elementary and secondary schools implement computerized preseason baseline and post-injury neuropsychological testing for student athletes.
 
Directs HHS to require states receiving grants to utilize, to the extent practicable, applicable expertise and services offered by local chapters of national brain injury organizations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-01-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: Introduced in House
Timely Repatriation Act

Bill: 114-hr-583
Sponsor: Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2]
Introduced: 2015-01-28 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Crime victims
Criminal justice information and records
Immigration status and procedures
Sanctions
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: 

Timely Repatriation Act 

 
This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to publish a report every six months listing: (1) countries that have refused or unreasonably delayed repatriation of an alien who is a national of that country (the report must include the total number of such aliens) and countries that have an excessive repatriation failure rate, and (2) each country that was included in both the report preceding the current report and the current report (DHS may exclude a country if the total number of nonrepatriations outstanding is less than 10 for the preceding three-year period).
 
The Department of State, with respect to a listed country: (1) may not issue visas to attendants, servants, and personal employees of such country's officials and employees who receive nonimmigrant status; and (2) shall reduce the number of visas available for such country's diplomats and officials/employees by 10% for each six months that a country is listed.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-03-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2015-01-28
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2015-01-28
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2015-01-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: Introduced in House
EPIC Act

Bill: 114-hr-584
Sponsor: Rep. DeSantis, Ron [R-FL-6]
Introduced: 2015-01-28 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Members of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: 

End Pensions in Congress Act 
or the 
 EPIC Act

 
 Amends the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) to exclude Members of Congress, except the Vice President, from further CSRS and FERS retirement coverage.
 
Prohibits further government contributions or deductions from such Member's basic pay for deposit in the Treasury to the credit of the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund.
 
States that nothing in this Act shall: (1) be considered to nullify, modify, or otherwise affect any right, entitlement, or benefit under CSRS or FERS for any Member covering any period before enactment of this Act; or (2) affect the eligibility of a Member to participate in the Thrift Savings Plan in accordance with otherwise applicable law.
 
Allows Members covered by such exclusion, within 90 days after enactment of this Act, to elect to remain subject to CSRS or FERS, as the case may be.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-01-28
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: 2015-01-28
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: 2015-01-28
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: 2015-01-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements.

Bill: 114-hr-585
Sponsor: Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17]
Introduced: 2015-01-28 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Civil actions and liability
Endangered and threatened species
Government information and archives
Intergovernmental relations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: 
This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to revise provisions governing citizen suits against the Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce, as appropriate, that allege a failure of the relevant department to perform an act or duty related to an endangered species or threatened species. Interior must publish the complaint in a citizen suit within 30 days of being served. Affected parties shall be given a reasonable opportunity to intervene in the suit. If affected parties intervene, the court must refer the action to a mediation program or magistrate judge to facilitate settlement discussions.
 
The court is prohibited from: (1) awarding litigation costs in a citizen suit that is settled by a consent decree, or (2) awarding litigation costs to a plaintiff in a citizen suit that is settled. 
 
Interior must provide notice of a proposed settlement to each state or county in which an affected species occurs. A settlement can only be approved if states or counties approve the settlement or fail to respond. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-03-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
action_date: 2015-03-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: Introduced in House
Government Waste Reduction Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-586
Sponsor: Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17]
Introduced: 2015-01-28 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Executive agency funding and structure
Government studies and investigations
Legislative rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: 

Government Waste Reduction Act of 2015

 
Establishes the Independent Government Waste Reduction Board, the membership of which shall include individuals with national recognition for expertise in agencies, waste reduction, finance and economics, and actuarial sciences.
 
Sets forth the duties of the Board, including: (1) analyzing organizational practices and management challenges of agencies; (2) assessing federal programs for economy, efficiency, and effectiveness and identifying best practices of agencies, and (3) submitting to Congress and the President a report on specific implementation of the recommendations from Government Accountability Office reports issued in 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014 on reducing duplication in government programs. 
 
Sets forth procedures for congressional consideration of the Board's recommendations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2015-01-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2015-01-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2015-01-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: Introduced in House
PRE-K Act

Bill: 114-hr-587
Sponsor: Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
Introduced: 2015-01-28 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Child care and development
Child health
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Higher education
Indian social and development programs
Language arts
Minority education
Preschool education
Rural conditions and development
School administration
Special education
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: 

Providing Resources Early for Kids Act of 2015 or the PRE-K Act

 
Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award matching grants to enhance or improve state-funded preschool programs to states that: (1) have curricula aligned with state early learning standards; (2) use nationally-established, or better, best practices for class size and teacher-to-student ratios; (3) require each teacher to have at least an associate degree in early childhood education or a related field; (4) require such programs to operate for at least a full academic year; and (5) have a plan for meeting the requirement, within five years of receiving such grant, that teachers have at least a baccalaureate degree in early childhood education or have such degree in a related field, but have also completed specialized training in early childhood education.
 
Directs the Secretary to establish a competitive process for awarding grants to other states that demonstrate that they will meet such requirements within two fiscal years.
 
Prohibits state grantees from reducing their preschool or child care expenditures. 
 
Requires states to give priority, in using grant funds, to preschool programs in communities with high concentrations of impoverished children.
 
 Includes among grant uses: (1) increasing the qualifications of, and benefits provided to, teachers, teacher aides, and program directors; (2) decreasing class size and improving teacher-to-student ratios; (3) providing certain comprehensive services that support healthy child development; (4) extending program duration; (5) improving program monitoring and learning environments; and (6) providing classroom supplies or equipment.
 
Reserves funds for competitive grants to Indians for their preschool programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-04-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: Introduced in House
Medicare Beneficiary Preservation of Choice Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-588
Sponsor: Rep. Rothfus, Keith J. [R-PA-12]
Introduced: 2015-01-28 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Medicare
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: 

Medicare Beneficiary Preservation of Choice Act of 2015

 
 Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, to repeal the allowance for disenrollment, between January 1 and March 15 of each year, only from an MedicareAdvantage plan to elect enrollment in the original Medicare fee-for-service program.
 
Restores the option under previous law to elect to change from a MedicareAdvantage to the original Medicare fee-for-service plan, or from the original Medicare fee-for-service to a MedicareAdvantage plan, once a year during the first three months.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-01-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2015-01-28
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: 2015-01-28
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: 2015-01-28
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: 2015-01-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: Introduced in House
Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act

Bill: 114-hr-589
Sponsor: Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4]
Introduced: 2015-01-28 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Appropriations
Employee benefits and pensions
Government trust funds
Income tax exclusion
Income tax rates
Railroads
Social security and elderly assistance
Transportation employees

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: 

Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act 

 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the inclusion of any social security or tier I railroad retirement benefits in gross income for income tax purposes.
 
Appropriates funds to cover reductions in transfers to the Social Security and Railroad Retirement Trust Funds resulting from the enactment of this Act. Expresses the sense of Congress against using tax increases to provide revenue necessary to carry out this Act. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: Introduced in House
International Human Rights Defense Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-590
Sponsor: Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]
Introduced: 2015-01-28 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Department of State
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Executive agency funding and structure
Foreign aid and international relief
HIV/AIDS
Human rights
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Violent crime
World health

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: 

International Human Rights Defense Act of 2015

 
Directs the Secretary of State to establish in the Department of State's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBT Peoples who shall: 
 
 
 direct U.S. government efforts regarding the human rights of LGBT people (lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender); 
 
 represent the United States in diplomatic matters relevant to the human rights of LGBT people, including discrimination and violence against LGBT people; 
 
 serve as the principal advisor to the Secretary of State regarding human rights for LGBT people; and 
 
 implement activities regarding support, education, resettlement, and empowerment of LGBT people.
 
 
Directs the Special Envoy to develop or update annually for five years a U.S. global strategy to prevent and respond to discrimination and violence against LGBT people.
 
Authorizes the Secretary and the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development to provide assistance to prevent and respond to discrimination and violence against LGBT people.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-02-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-28
text: Introduced in House