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Educational Freedom Accounts Act

Bill: 114-hr-4426
Sponsor: Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11]
Introduced: 2016-02-02 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
District of Columbia
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Public contracts and procurement
Religion
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2016-02-02
text: 

Educational Freedom Accounts Act 

 
This bill requires the District of Columbia to provide education savings accounts for children who are eligible to receive a free public education in the District, but whose parents choose not to enroll them in a public school or home schooling. 
 
To receive an account, a child must be either entering kindergarten or prekindergarten or have been enrolled in a public school in the District during the previous year.
 
The Chief Financial Officer of the District must award a contract to a tax-exempt entity based in the District to administer the program. 
 
The District must fund the accounts with amounts that are adjusted based on the family's income and range from 80% to 90% of the funds that the District of Columbia Public School System would otherwise spend on the child. 
 
Upon the direction of a parent, the administering entity must distribute the funds for educational expenses, including: 
 
 
 tuition at a nonpublic school or for distance education, 
 
 tutoring, 
 
 curricula or online courses, 
 
 special education, 
 
individual courses or extracurricular activities at a public school within the District, 
 
 dual credit courses that qualify for both secondary and postsecondary education credit, 
 
 examinations, 
 
 transportation to and from a provider, 
 
contributions to qualified tuition programs (529 plans) or Coverdell education savings accounts, or
 
 other educational expenses approved by the administering entity. 
 
 
At the end of the contract period, any remaining balances must be returned to the District. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-02-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2016-02-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-02-02
text: Introduced in House
Fair Medicare Hospital Payments Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-4428
Sponsor: Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6]
Introduced: 2016-02-02 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health personnel
Home and outpatient care
Hospital care
Medicare
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2016-02-02
text: 

Fair Medicare Hospital Payments Act of 2016

 
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to establish, with respect to hospitals not located in a frontier state, a floor on the area wage adjustment factor for hospital inpatient and outpatient services covered under Medicare. (Such a floor already applies with respect to hospitals located in frontier states.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-02-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2016-02-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2016-02-02
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: 2016-02-02
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: 2016-02-02
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: 2016-02-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-02-02
text: Introduced in House
Natural Gas Leak Prevention Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-4429
Sponsor: Rep. Knight, Stephen [R-CA-25]
Introduced: 2016-02-02 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Transportation
Economic performance and conditions
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Government trust funds
Oil and gas
Pipelines
Transportation safety and security
User charges and fees
Water storage
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2016-02-02
text: 

Natural Gas Leak Prevention Act of 2016

 
This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to issue minimum uniform safety standards for the operation, environmental protection, and integrity management of underground natural gas storage facilities.
 
The bill defines an &quot;underground natural gas storage facility&quot; as a gas pipeline facility that stores gas in an underground facility, including:
 
 
 a depleted hydrocarbon reservoir, 
 
 an aquifer reservoir, or
 
 a solution mined salt cavern reservoir.
 
 
DOT, in developing such standards, shall:
 
 
consider the economic impacts of the regulations on individual gas customers,
 
 ensure that the regulations do not have a significant economic impact on end users, and 
 
 consider existing consensus standards.
 
 
 A user fee shall be imposed on an entity operating an underground natural gas storage facility. Collected fees shall be deposited in an underground natural gas storage facility safety account, which shall be established in the Pipeline Safety Fund and which shall be made available only for activities related to natural gas storage safety.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-02-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
action_date: 2016-02-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2016-02-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2016-02-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2016-02-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2016-02-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-02-02
text: Introduced in House
Secure our Skies Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-4430
Sponsor: Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
Introduced: 2016-02-02 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Evidence and witnesses
Human trafficking
Transportation employees

Summary:
action_date: 2016-02-02
text: 

Secure our Skies Act of 2016

 
This bill requires each air carrier providing passenger air transportation to provide flight attendants, pilots, and dispatchers who are employees or contractors of the carrier with training to combat human trafficking in the course of carrying out their duties. Such training shall cover: (1) common indicators of human trafficking, and (2) best practices for reporting suspected trafficking to law enforcement officers.
 
To assist in such training, the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Transportation shall provide information, including the Blue Campaign training module, for use by air carriers.
 
The Federal Aviation Administration shall report recommendations for improving the identification and reporting of human trafficking by air carrier personnel while protecting the civil liberties of passengers.
 
The bill grants immunity to an air carrier for reporting any suspicious transaction relevant to a possible violation of law or regulation relating to human trafficking.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-02-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2016-02-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2016-02-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2016-02-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2016-02-02
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H438)
action_date: 2016-02-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-02-02
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Attorney General to reimburse State and local law enforcement agencies for costs incurred in carrying out law enforcement activities associated with the armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, and for other purposes.

Bill: 114-hr-4431
Sponsor: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
Introduced: 2016-02-02 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Debt collection
Law enforcement administration and funding
Oregon
State and local finance
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2016-02-02
text: 
This bill directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to reimburse state and local law enforcement agencies for costs associated with the armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Harney County, Oregon.
 
DOJ may file a civil action against an armed occupation participant to recover reimbursement costs. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-02-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2016-02-03
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H500)
action_date: 2016-02-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2016-02-02
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E99)
action_date: 2016-02-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-02-02
text: Introduced in House
Working Student Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-4433
Sponsor: Rep. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL-8]
Introduced: 2016-02-02 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Higher education
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2016-02-02
text: 

Working Student Act of 2015 

 
This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to modify the income protection allowance levels used to calculate a student's expected family contribution and need for financial assistance. (An income protection allowance is an amount for basic living expenses that is protected from being considered income available for postsecondary educational expenses.)
 
 Specifically, the bill increases, in academic year 2016-2017, income protection allowance levels for students who are dependent, independent without non-spouse dependents (e.g., children), and independent with non-spouse dependents to reduce such students' income available (and increase need for financial assistance) to cover postsecondary educational expenses.
 
 The Department of Education must, in subsequent years, adjust the income protection allowance levels for inflation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-03-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
action_date: 2016-02-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2016-02-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-02-02
text: Introduced in House
Everglades for the Next Generation Act

Bill: 114-hr-4436
Sponsor: Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]
Introduced: 2016-02-02 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Aquatic ecology
Everglades
Florida
Water quality
Water use and supply
Watersheds

Summary:
action_date: 2016-02-02
text: 

Everglades for the Next Generation Act

 
This bill amends the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 to authorize the Department of the Army, after completing an implementation report prepared for a project under the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan and without any further congressional authorization, to carry out: (1) any project identified in the Plan for which a project implementation report is completed that is in accordance with an integrated delivery schedule approved by the Corps of Engineers and the South Florida Water Management District, provided that the report is completed by five years after the date of the enactment of this Act; and (2) any group of projects under the Plan that the Corps determines will provide regional or watershed ecosystem or water supply benefits if constructed in accordance with a project implementation report approved by the Corps and the District by such date.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-02-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2016-02-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2016-02-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-02-02
text: Introduced in House
Drinking Water Contamination Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2016

Bill: 114-hr-4438
Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10]
Introduced: 2016-02-02 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Appropriations
Congressional oversight
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Executive agency funding and structure
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Michigan
Water quality
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2016-02-02
text: 

Drinking Water Contamination Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2016

 
This bill provides $1 billion in FY2016 supplemental appropriations to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for making a grant to the state of Michigan to replace pipes, pipe fittings, and other drinking water infrastructure that are not lead-free. 
 
The funds are designated as an emergency requirement, which exempts the funds from discretionary spending limits and other budget enforcement rules. The EPA must report monthly to Congress on the use of the funds. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-02-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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: 2016-02-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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: 2016-02-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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: 2016-02-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-02-02
text: Introduced in House
Fairness for Breastfeeding Mothers Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-4439
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2016-02-02 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Child health
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Nutrition and diet
Right of privacy
Smithsonian Institution
U.S. Capitol
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2016-02-02
text: 

Fairness for Breastfeeding Mothers Act of 2016

 
This bill requires that certain public buildings that are open to the public and contain a public restroom provide a lactation room, other than a bathroom, that is hygienic and is available for use by a member of the public to express milk. The lactation room must be shielded from public view, be free from intrusion, and contain a chair, a working surface, and (if the building is supplied with electricity) an electrical outlet. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-02-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2016-02-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2016-02-02
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E98)
action_date: 2016-02-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-02-02
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the construction of the Cheney division, Wichita Federal reclamation project, Kansas, and for other purposes" to extend the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to carry out the Equus Beds Division of the Wichita Project.

Bill: 114-hr-4440
Sponsor: Rep. Pompeo, Mike [R-KS-4]
Introduced: 2016-02-02 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Kansas
Lakes and rivers
Water resources funding
Water storage
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2016-02-02
text: 
This bill amends the Wichita Project Equus Beds Division Authorization Act of 2005 to extend for ten years the authority of the Department of the Interior to carry out the Equus Beds Aquifer Recharge and Recovery Project, Kansas.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-02-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
action_date: 2016-02-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2016-02-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-02-02
text: Introduced in House
Stop Act

Bill: 114-hr-4443
Sponsor: Rep. Jolly, David W. [R-FL-13]
Introduced: 2016-02-03 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional elections
Congressional operations and organization
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Members of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2016-02-03
text: 

Stop Act

 
This bill amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit an individual holding federal office from soliciting funds directly from any person: (1) for or on behalf of any political committee, or (2) for or on the behalf of any person for use for federal election activity.
 
Such an individual, however, may participate in a fundraising event, including planning or attending it, speaking at it, or serving as a featured guest at the event, so long as he or she does not engage in any written or verbal solicitation of funds in connection with the event.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-03-01
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1081-1083)
action_date: 2016-02-24
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H860-861)
action_date: 2016-02-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2016-02-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-02-03
text: Introduced in House
Truth in Advertising Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-4445
Sponsor: Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27]
Introduced: 2016-02-03 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Child health
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Government studies and investigations
Marketing and advertising
Mental health
Photography and imaging

Summary:
action_date: 2016-02-03
text: 

Truth in Advertising Act of 2016

 
This bill directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to submit a report to Congress assessing the prevalence, in advertisements and other media for the promotion of commercial products and services in the United States, of images that have been altered to materially change the appearance and physical characteristics of the faces and bodies of the individuals depicted. The report must contain: (1) an evaluation of the degree to which such use of altered images may constitute an unfair or deceptive act or practice, (2) guidelines for advertisers regarding how the FTC determines whether such use constitutes an unfair or deceptive act or practice, and (3) recommendations reflecting a consensus of stakeholders and experts to reduce consumer harm arising from such use.
 
The FTC must solicit input, to the extent practicable, from: (1) stakeholders that are geographically and culturally diverse; and (2) experts from physical and mental health, business, consumer advocacy, and advertising industry communities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-02-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
action_date: 2016-02-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2016-02-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-02-03
text: Introduced in House
Zika Response and Safety Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-4446
Sponsor: Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2]
Introduced: 2016-02-03 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Appropriations
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
World health

Summary:
action_date: 2016-02-03
text: 

Zika Response and Safety Act of 2016

 
This bill authorizes funds made available in prior appropriation Acts to any federal agency for Ebola response and preparedness to be used for Zika virus response and preparedness.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-02-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2016-02-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and 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: 2016-02-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and 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: 2016-02-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and 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: 2016-02-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and 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: 2016-02-03
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H507)
action_date: 2016-02-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-02-03
text: Introduced in House