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I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1949 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 22, 2015 Mr. Butterfield (for himself and Mr. McClintock ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To provide for the consideration and submission of site and design proposals for the National Liberty Memorial approved for establishment in the District of Columbia.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Liberty Memorial Clarification Act of 2015 . 2. Compliance with certain standards for commemorative works in establishment of National Liberty Memorial Section 2860(c) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (division B of Public Law 112–239 ; 40 U.S.C. 8903 note) is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting the following: , except that, under subsections (a)(2) and (b) of section 8905, the Secretary of Agriculture, rather than the Secretary of the Interior or the Administrator of General Services, shall be responsible for the consideration of site and design proposals and the submission of such proposals on behalf of the sponsor to the Commission of Fine Arts and National Capital Planning Commission .
IIB 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1949 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 17, 2015 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources AN ACT To provide for the consideration and submission of site and design proposals for the National Liberty Memorial approved for establishment in the District of Columbia.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Liberty Memorial Clarification Act of 2015 . 2. Compliance with certain standards for commemorative works in establishment of National Liberty Memorial Section 2860(c) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (division B of Public Law 112–239 ; 40 U.S.C. 8903 note) is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting the following: , except that, under subsections (a)(2) and (b) of section 8905, the Secretary of Agriculture, rather than the Secretary of the Interior or the Administrator of General Services, shall be responsible for the consideration of site and design proposals and the submission of such proposals on behalf of the sponsor to the Commission of Fine Arts and National Capital Planning Commission. .

Passed the House of Representatives September 16, 2015. Karen L. Haas, Clerk
IB Union Calendar No. 191 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1949 [Report No. 114–252] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 22, 2015 Mr. Butterfield (for himself and Mr. McClintock ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources September 8, 2015 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To provide for the consideration and submission of site and design proposals for the National Liberty Memorial approved for establishment in the District of Columbia.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Liberty Memorial Clarification Act of 2015 . 2. Compliance with certain standards for commemorative works in establishment of National Liberty Memorial Section 2860(c) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (division B of Public Law 112–239 ; 40 U.S.C. 8903 note) is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting the following: , except that, under subsections (a)(2) and (b) of section 8905, the Secretary of Agriculture, rather than the Secretary of the Interior or the Administrator of General Services, shall be responsible for the consideration of site and design proposals and the submission of such proposals on behalf of the sponsor to the Commission of Fine Arts and National Capital Planning Commission .

September 8, 2015 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1952 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 22, 2015 Mrs. Capps (for herself, Mr. Farr , Mr. Lowenthal , and Mr. Huffman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of the State of California, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the California Ocean and Coastal Protection Act . 2. Prohibition of oil and gas leasing in certain areas of the outer Continental Shelf Section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1337 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (q) Prohibition of oil and gas leasing in certain areas of the outer continental shelf (1) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or any other law and except as provided in paragraph (2), beginning on the date of enactment of this subsection, the conduct of oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities is prohibited in areas of the outer Continental Shelf located off the coast of the State of California. (2) Effect Nothing in this subsection affects any rights under leases issued under this Act before the date of enactment of this subsection. .
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1954 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 22, 2015 Mr. Fincher introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To align exemptions for general solicitation of investment in commodity pools similar to the exemption provided for general solicitation of securities under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Energize Emerging Opportunities Act . 2. Exemption for general solicitation of investment in commodity pools Within 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission shall— (1) revise section 4.7(b) of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), to read as follows: (b) Relief available to commodity pool operators . Upon filing the notice required by paragraph (d) of this section, and subject to compliance with the conditions specified in paragraph (d) of this section, any registered commodity pool operator who sells participations in a pool solely to qualified eligible persons in an offering which qualifies for exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act pursuant to section 4(2) of that Act or pursuant to Regulation S, 17 CFR 230.901 et seq ., and any bank registered as a commodity pool operator in connection with a pool that is a collective trust fund whose securities are exempt from registration under the Securities Act pursuant to section 3(a)(2) of that Act and are sold solely to qualified eligible persons, may claim any or all of the following relief with respect to such pool: ; and (2) revise section 4.13(a)(3)(i) of such title to read as follows: (i) Interests in the pool are exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, and such interests are offered and sold pursuant to section 4 of the Securities Act of 1933 and the regulations thereunder; .
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1967 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 22, 2015 Mr. Kilmer (for himself and Ms. Herrera Beutler ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology A BILL To authorize Federal agencies to establish prize competitions for innovation or adaptation management development relating to ocean acidification.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ocean Acidification Innovation Act of 2015 . 2. Heading Section 12404 of the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2009 ( 33 U.S.C. 3703 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (d) Prize competitions (1) In General Any Federal agency with a representative serving on the interagency working group established under this section may, either individually or in cooperation with one or more agencies, carry out a program to award prizes competitively under section 24 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 ( 15 U.S.C. 3719 ). (2) Purposes Any prize competition carried out under this subsection shall be for the purpose of stimulating innovation to advance our Nation’s ability to understand, research, or monitor ocean acidification or its impacts, or to develop management or adaptation options for responding to ocean acidification. (3) Priority programs Priority shall be given to establish programs under this section that address communities, environments, or industries that are in distress due to the impacts of ocean acidification, including— (A) the development of monitoring or management options for communities or industries that are experiencing significant financial hardship; (B) the development of adaptation options to alleviate economic harm and job loss caused by ocean acidification; (C) the development of measures to help vulnerable communities or industries, with an emphasis on rural communities and businesses; and (D) the development of adaptation and management options for impacted shellfish industries. .
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1968 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 22, 2015 Mr. King of Iowa (for himself, Mr. Babin , Mr. Duncan of South Carolina , Mr. Gohmert , Mr. Yoho , Mr. LaMalfa , Mr. Massie , and Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction and funding over questions concerning the issue of marriage with respect to the Defense of Marriage Act and the Constitution, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restrain the Judges on Marriage Act of 2015 . 2. Limitation on jurisdiction and funding (a) In general Chapter 99 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 1632. Limitation on jurisdiction and funding (a) Jurisdiction No court created by an Act of Congress shall have any jurisdiction, and the Supreme Court shall have no appellate jurisdiction, to hear or decide any question pertaining to the interpretation of, or the validity under the Constitution of, any type of marriage, section 1738C, or this section. (b) Funding No Federal funds may be used for any litigation in, or the enforcement of any order or judgment by, any court created by an Act of Congress, on any question pertaining to the interpretation of, or the validity under the Constitution of, any type of marriage, section 1738C, or this section. . (b) Severability If any provision of this section or the amendments made by this section or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of this section, the amendments made by this section, or the application thereof to other persons not similarly situated or to other circumstances shall not be affected by such invalidation. (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to any case that is pending on, that is filed on or after, or for which the time to file an appeal has not expired as of, the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) Conforming amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 99 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 1632. Limitation on jurisdiction and funding. .
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1972 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 22, 2015 Mrs. Lowey (for herself and Mr. Engel ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To provide certain requirements for the licensing of commercial nuclear facilities.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Nuclear Power Licensing Reform Act of 2015 . 2. Amendments Section 103 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ( 42 U.S.C. 2133 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b), by inserting , including that the facility does not pose an unreasonable threat to persons or the environment because of safety or security vulnerabilities (including vulnerability to terrorist attacks), and that there exist adequate evacuation plans for emergency events and that those plans have been approved by the relevant Federal agencies and States within 50 miles of the facility after by rule establish ; and (2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following: Any such renewal shall be subject to the same criteria and requirements that would be applicable for an original application for initial construction, and the Commission shall ensure that any changes in the size or distribution of the surrounding population, or seismic or other scientific data not available at time of original licensing, have not resulted in the facility being located at a site at which a new facility would not be allowed to be built. .
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1973 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 22, 2015 Mrs. Lowey introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To require the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to retain and redistribute certain amounts collected as fines.

1. Use of funds The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall retain amounts collected for safety-related fines, and shall distribute those amounts to counties for maintaining radiological emergency preparedness plans required in connection with the nuclear facility with respect to which the fines were collected.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1975 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 22, 2015 Mr. Meeks (for himself, Mr. Hultgren , Mr. Foster , and Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require the Securities Exchange Commission to refund or credit excess payments made to the Commission.

1. Short Title This Act may be cited as the Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act . 2. Refunding or crediting overpayment of section 31 fees (a) In general Section 31 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78ee ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (n) Overpayment If a national securities exchange or national securities association pays to the Commission an amount in excess of fees and assessments due under this section and informs the Commission of such amount paid in excess within 10 years of the date of the payment, the Commission shall offset future fees and assessments due by such exchange or association in an amount equal to such excess amount. . (b) Applicability The amendment made by this section shall apply to any fees and assessments paid before, on, or after the date of enactment of this section.
IB Union Calendar No. 385 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 1975 [Report No. 114–505] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 22, 2015 Mr. Meeks (for himself, Mr. Hultgren , Mr. Foster , and Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services April 19, 2016 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require the Securities Exchange Commission to refund or credit excess payments made to the Commission.

1. Short Title This Act may be cited as the Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act . 2. Refunding or crediting overpayment of section 31 fees (a) In general Section 31 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78ee ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (n) Overpayment If a national securities exchange or national securities association pays to the Commission an amount in excess of fees and assessments due under this section and informs the Commission of such amount paid in excess within 10 years of the date of the payment, the Commission shall offset future fees and assessments due by such exchange or association in an amount equal to such excess amount. . (b) Applicability The amendment made by this section shall apply to any fees and assessments paid before, on, or after the date of enactment of this section.

April 19, 2016 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1976 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 22, 2015 Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs , and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To provide for nuclear weapons abolition and economic conversion in accordance with District of Columbia Initiative Measure Number 37 of 1992, while ensuring environmental restoration and clean-energy conversion.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Nuclear Weapons Abolition and Economic and Energy Conversion Act of 2015 . 2. Requirement for nuclear weapons abolition and economic and energy conversion (a) In general The United States Government shall— (1) provide leadership to negotiate and enter into a multilateral treaty or other international agreement by the date that is three years after the date of the enactment of this Act that provides for— (A) the dismantlement and elimination of all nuclear weapons in every country by not later than 2022; and (B) strict and effective international control of such dismantlement and elimination; (2) redirect resources that are being used for nuclear weapons programs to use— (A) in converting all nuclear weapons industry employees, processes, plants, and programs smoothly to constructive, ecologically beneficial peacetime activities, including strict control of all fissile material and radioactive waste, during the period in which nuclear weapons must be dismantled and eliminated pursuant to the treaty or other international agreement described in paragraph (1); and (B) in addressing human and infrastructure needs, including development and deployment of sustainable carbon-free and nuclear-free energy sources, health care, housing, education, agriculture, and environmental restoration, including long-term radioactive waste monitoring; (3) undertake vigorous, good-faith efforts to eliminate war, armed conflict, and all military operations; and (4) actively promote policies to induce all other countries to join in the commitments described in this subsection to create a more peaceful and secure world. (b) Effective date Subsection (a)(2) shall take effect on the date on which the President certifies to Congress that all countries possessing nuclear weapons have— (1) eliminated such weapons; or (2) begun such elimination under established legal requirements comparable to those described in subsection (a).
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1977 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 22, 2015 Mr. Pallone (for himself, Mr. Connolly , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Mr. Sires , Mr. Pascrell , Mr. McGovern , Mr. Scott of Virginia , Mr. Hastings , Mr. Tonko , Mr. Langevin , Ms. DeLauro , Mr. Keating , Ms. Castor of Florida , and Mr. Quigley ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, and North Atlantic planning areas.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism Anti-Drilling Act or the COAST Anti-Drilling Act . 2. Prohibition of oil and gas leasing in certain areas of the outer Continental Shelf Section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1337 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (q) Prohibition of oil and gas leasing in certain areas of the outer Continental Shelf Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or any other law, the Secretary of the Interior shall not issue a lease or any other authorization for the exploration, development, or production of oil, natural gas, or any other mineral in— (1) the Mid-Atlantic planning area; (2) the South Atlantic planning area; or (3) the North Atlantic planning area. .
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1979 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 22, 2015 Mrs. Watson Coleman (for herself, Ms. Norton , Mr. Meeks , and Mrs. Lawrence ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To strengthen the protections from levy by the Internal Revenue Service for taxpayers in economic hardship.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Taxpayer Economic Hardship Protection Act of 2015 . 2. Protection from levy for taxpayers in economic hardship The Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary’s delegate) shall take the following actions to protect taxpayers in economic hardship from levy: (1) Establish quality review procedures that measure whether employees of the Internal Revenue Service identified and considered the possibility that a taxpayer was in economic hardship before levying. (2) Establish quality review procedures that measure whether, in each case in which an employee of the Internal Revenue Service identifies economic hardship of a taxpayer, the employee adhered to the decision by the United States Tax Court entitled, Vinatieri against Commissioner (133 T.C. 392 (2009)), by placing the account of the taxpayer in a currently not collectible status rather than levying on the taxpayer. (3) Develop, and publish as part of the Internal Revenue Manual, guidelines for how collection employees of the Internal Revenue Service, on the basis of information in Internal Revenue Service and third-party databases, should consider the possibility that a taxpayer is in economic hardship before issuing a levy. (4) Adjust the Federal Payment Levy Program low income filter to include accounts with unfiled returns. (5) Inform collection employees of the Internal Revenue Service of procedural changes described in the preceding paragraphs by issuing a separate alert and a memorandum. (6) Update training materials and job aids to reflect the decision of the United States Tax Court entitled, Vinatieri against Commissioner (133 T.C. 392 (2009)) and the changes to the Internal Revenue Manual made in 2013 relating to liability collection (part 5, chapter 19) and notice of levy (part 5, chapter 11).
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1981 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 23, 2015 Mr. Calvert introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide that an employee’s ‘regular rate’ for purposes of calculating overtime compensation will not be affected by certain additional payments.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Employee Bonus Protection Act . 2. Regular rate for overtime purposes Section 7(e) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 is amended— (1) by inserting before the semicolon at the end of paragraph (3) the following: ; or (d) the payments are made to reward an employee or group of employees for meeting or exceeding the productivity, quality, efficiency, or sales goals as specified in a gainsharing plan, incentive bonus plan, commission plan, or performance contingent bonus plan ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: A plan described in clause (d) of paragraph (3) shall be in writing and made available to employees, provided that the amount of the payments to be made under the plan be based upon a formula that is stated in the plan, and be established and maintained in good faith for the purpose of distributing to employees additional remuneration over and above the wages and salaries that are not dependent upon the existence of such plan or payments made pursuant to such plan. .
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1983 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 23, 2015 Mr. DeFazio introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means , 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 A BILL To amend title II of the Social Security Act to ensure that the receipts and disbursements of the Social Security trust funds are not included in a unified Federal budget and to provide that Social Security contributions are used to protect Social Security solvency by mandating that Trust Fund monies cannot be diverted to create private accounts.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Social Security Protection and Truth in Budgeting Act of 2015 . 2. Exclusion of the Social Security trust funds from the unified Federal budget (a) In general Section 201 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 401 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (o) (1) The receipts and disbursements of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund (including taxes upon which any such receipts are based)— (A) shall not be included in the Federal budget baseline for any fiscal year, and (B) shall not be counted as new budget authority, outlays, receipts, or deficit or surplus for purposes of— (i) offsetting any tax decrease, or (ii) offsetting any spending increase. (2) Any official statement issued by the Office of Management and Budget or by the Congressional Budget Office of surplus or deficit totals of the budget of the United States Government as submitted by the President or of the surplus or deficit totals of the congressional budget, and any description of, or reference to, such totals in any official publication or material issued by either of such Offices, shall exclude the receipts and disbursements totals of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund (including taxes upon which any such receipts are based). . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to fiscal years beginning on or after October 1, 2015. 3. Protection of social security solvency Those amounts, equal to taxes imposed under sections 1401 and 3101 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and taxes imposed under chapter 1 of such Code to the extent attributable to section 86 of such Code, which are made available to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund under the applicable provisions of law as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, shall be available solely for the purposes of the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program under title II of the Social Security Act, as in effect on such date, and shall not be available for the establishment or funding of private accounts.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1985 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 23, 2015 Mr. Newhouse (for himself, Mr. Walden , and Mr. Stewart ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To prohibit treatment of gray wolves in Washington, Oregon, and Utah as endangered species, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pacific Northwest Gray Wolf Management Act of 2015 . 2. Prohibition on treatment of wolves in Washington, Oregon, and Utah under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (a) In general Any wolf in a covered State shall not be treated under any status of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. ), including as an endangered species, a threatened species, an essential experimental population, or a nonessential experimental population. (b) Exclusive covered State management authority (1) Exclusive State management authority Except as provided in paragraph (2), each covered State shall have exclusive authority to manage wolves within the borders of that covered State. (2) Protection by covered States A covered State may not provide protections to wolves that is greater than the protections that would be provided under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. ) if subsection (a) and paragraph (1) of this subsection did not apply. (3) Reimbursement by covered States Nothing in this Act precludes any State from reimbursing the owner of livestock for any loss of livestock that results from depredation by wolves, or that derives from wolves, that were introduced into the wild. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) State The term covered State means each of the States of Washington, Oregon, and Utah. (2) Wolf The term wolf means any species, subspecies, or population segment of Canis lupus.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1986 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 23, 2015 Mr. Rouzer (for himself, Mr. Sensenbrenner , Mr. Grothman , Mr. Ribble , Mr. Jones , Mr. Walker , Mrs. Hartzler , Mr. Graves of Missouri , Mr. Bishop of Michigan , Mrs. Miller of Michigan , and Mr. Meadows ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To repeal the Environmental Protection Agency’s most recent rule for new residential wood heaters.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop EPA Overregulation of Rural Americans . 2. Repeal of rule for new residential wood heaters The final rule entitled Standards of Performance for New Residential Wood Heaters, New Residential Hydronic Heaters and Forced-Air Furnaces published at 80 Fed. Reg. 13672 (March 16, 2015) shall have no force or effect and shall be treated as if such rule had never been issued.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1988 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 23, 2015 Ms. Fudge (for herself, Mr. Ryan of Ohio , and Ms. Kaptur ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To provide for the waiver of the Medicaid IMD limitation in order to permit Medicaid coverage for substance use disorder treatment services furnished to certain individuals in a community-based institution for mental diseases.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Breaking Addiction Act of 2015 . 2. Medicaid waiver for community-based inpatient substance use disorder treatment (a) In general The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall provide, under the authority of section 1115(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1315(a) ) and in accordance with the procedures for waivers sunder such section and upon application of a State, for the waiver of the IMD limitation (as defined in subsection (c)(2)) in order to permit the provision of medical assistance under title XIX of such Act for treatment of a substance use condition for a qualified individual in a community-based institution for mental diseases. To the maximum extent practicable, such a waiver shall be granted to each State that applies and qualifies for such a waiver. (b) Report to Congress Not later than 4 years after the date waivers are first implemented under subsection (a) and taking into account the evaluations conducted in connection with such waivers, the Secretary shall submit to Congress and make available to the public a report on such waivers. The report shall include— (1) the findings of such evaluations; and (2) recommendations regarding expanding and making permanent the waiver of the IMD limitation to permit all States to provide the medical assistance described in subsection (a) to all qualified individuals. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Community-based institution for mental diseases The term community-based institution for mental diseases means an institution for mental diseases (as defined in section 1905(i) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396d(i) ) that has not more than 60 beds. (2) IMD limitation The term IMD limitation means the limitation under the subdivision (B) following paragraph (29) of section 1905(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396d(a) ) on medical assistance furnished to certain patients in an institution for mental diseases. (3) Qualified individual The term qualified individual means an individual who, because of the individual’s substance use condition, requires substance use disorder treatment and who, but for the IMD limitation, would be eligible for medical assistance under title XIX of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq. ) for substance use disorder treatment services furnished in a community-based institution for mental diseases. (4) State The term State has the meaning given such term for purposes of title XIX of the Social Security Act.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1991 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 23, 2015 Mr. Bishop of Utah (for himself and Mr. Grijalva ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources , and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture , 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 A BILL To extend the authority of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act Extension Act of 2015 . 2. Extension of authority under Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act Section 810 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act ( 16 U.S.C. 6809 ) is amended to read as follows: 810. Sunset provision The authority of the Secretary to carry out this title shall terminate on September 30, 2017. .
IB Union Calendar No. 109 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1991 [Report No. 114–151, Part I] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 23, 2015 Mr. Bishop of Utah (for himself and Mr. Grijalva ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources , and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture , 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 June 12, 2015 Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources June 12, 2015 The Committee on Agriculture discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To extend the authority of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act Extension Act of 2015 . 2. Extension of authority under Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act Section 810 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act ( 16 U.S.C. 6809 ) is amended to read as follows: 810. Sunset provision The authority of the Secretary to carry out this title shall terminate on September 30, 2017. .

June 12, 2015 Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources June 12, 2015 The Committee on Agriculture discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1992 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 23, 2015 Mr. Cook (for himself, Mrs. Lummis , Mr. Himes , Mr. Brooks of Alabama , Ms. Bonamici , Mr. Valadao , Mr. Schrader , and Mrs. Mimi Walters of California ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To reduce temporarily the royalty required to be paid for sodium produced on Federal lands, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Soda Ash Competitiveness Act . 2. Reduction in royalty rate on soda ash Notwithstanding section 102(a)(9) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1701(a)(9) ), section 24 of the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 262 ), and the terms of any lease under that Act, the royalty rate on the quantity or gross value of the output of sodium compounds and related products at the point of shipment to market from Federal land in the 5-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act shall be 2 percent.
IB Union Calendar No. 178 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1992 [Report No. 114–236] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 23, 2015 Mr. Cook (for himself, Mrs. Lummis , Mr. Himes , Mr. Brooks of Alabama , Ms. Bonamici , Mr. Valadao , Mr. Schrader , and Mrs. Mimi Walters of California ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources July 29, 2015 Additional sponsors: Mr. Yoder , Mr. Knight , Mr. Weber of Texas , and Mr. Cramer July 29, 2015 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To reduce temporarily the royalty required to be paid for sodium produced on Federal lands, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Soda Ash Competitiveness Act . 2. Reduction in royalty rate on soda ash Notwithstanding section 102(a)(9) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1701(a)(9) ), section 24 of the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 262 ), and the terms of any lease under that Act, the royalty rate on the quantity or gross value of the output of sodium compounds and related products at the point of shipment to market from Federal land in the 5-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act shall be 2 percent.

July 29, 2015 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1999 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 23, 2015 Mrs. Blackburn (for herself and Ms. Eshoo ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to deny the right to grant retransmission consent to a television broadcast station if an AM or FM radio broadcast station licensed to the same licensee transmits a sound recording without providing compensation for programming and to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from imposing radio tuner mandates for mobile devices.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting the Rights of Musicians Act . 2. Effect of certain radio transmissions on right to grant television retransmission consent Section 325(b)(2) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 325(b)(2) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking or at the end; (2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following: (F) to retransmission of the signal of a television broadcast station if the licensee of such station is also the licensee of an AM or FM radio broadcast station and, during the term of the license for such television broadcast station in which such retransmission occurs, such licensee has transmitted a sound recording over such radio station without providing compensation for all programming carried over the signal. . 3. Prohibition on radio tuner mandates for mobile devices Part I of title III of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 301 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: 343. Prohibition on radio tuner mandates for mobile devices (a) In general The Commission may not require a mobile device to be equipped with a tuner for receiving the signals of AM or FM radio broadcast stations. (b) Mobile device defined In this section, the term mobile device means— (1) a device that— (A) is designed to be carried on the person of the user or to be reasonably portable; (B) provides computing and communications functionality; and (C) is capable of providing access to commercial mobile service (as defined in section 332) or commercial mobile data service (as defined in section 6001 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 ( 47 U.S.C. 1401 )); or (2) a device that is comparable to a device described in paragraph (1), except for lacking the capability described in subparagraph (C) of such paragraph. .
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2000 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 23, 2015 Mr. Veasey (for himself, Ms. Kelly of Illinois , Mr. Tonko , Ms. Wilson of Florida , Mr. Carson of Indiana , Mr. Graves of Missouri , and Mr. Langevin ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology A BILL To provide for a competitive grant program for apprenticeship and internship programs through the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bridge to Manufacturing Jobs Act . 2. Findings The Congress makes the following findings: (1) In 2012, Deloitte found that the United States has 600,000 unfilled manufacturing jobs in the United States. (2) According to the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, the United States is likely to experience a shortage of about 5,000,000 workers with technical certificates and credentials. (3) According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, apprenticeship occupations are projected to grow more than 20 percent from 2012 to 2022. (4) The Department of Labor found that workers who completed an apprenticeship earn an average starting salary of $50,000. (5) Employers who support apprenticeship programs gain skilled workers, build a pipeline of employees, and reduce staff turnover. (6) Other countries, including Germany and the United Kingdom, have successfully implemented apprenticeship programs. For example, Germany, even with less than one-third of the United States population, has almost 2,000,000 apprentices with almost 500,000 sponsoring companies. (7) The Federal Government can play an important role in facilitating the development of apprenticeship and internship programs at manufacturing companies, in particular through the Manufacturing Extension Program. 3. Competitive grants to facilitate apprenticeship programs Section 25(f) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act ( 15 U.S.C. 278k(f) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (3)— (A) by striking and at the end of subparagraph (B); (B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); and (C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following: (C) may be related to projects designed to facilitate the development and implementation of apprenticeship programs, internship programs, or student work-based learning programs to help serve the workforce needs of consortia of manufacturing companies; and ; and (2) by amending paragraph (5)(A)(i) to read as follows: (i) create jobs and recruit and train a diverse manufacturing workforce, including through outreach to women and minorities; .
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2001 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 23, 2015 Mr. Miller of Florida (for himself and Mr. Conaway ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the conditions under which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act . 2. Conditions for treatment of certain persons as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes (a) In general Chapter 55 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 5511. Conditions for treatment of certain persons as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes In any case arising out of the administration by the Secretary of laws and benefits under this title, a person who is mentally incapacitated, deemed mentally incompetent, or experiencing an extended loss of consciousness shall not be considered adjudicated as a mental defective under subsection (d)(4) or (g)(4) of section 922 of title 18 without the order or finding of a judge, magistrate, or other judicial authority of competent jurisdiction that such person is a danger to himself or herself or others. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 55 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 5511. Conditions for treatment of certain persons as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes. .
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2002 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 23, 2015 Ms. Esty (for herself, Mr. Gibson , Mr. Larson of Connecticut , and Ms. DeLauro ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend expensing of environmental remediation costs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Brownfields Redevelopment Tax Incentive Reauthorization Act of 2015 . 2. Extension of expensing of environmental remediation costs (a) In general Section 198(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking December 31, 2011 and inserting December 31, 2019 . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to expenditures paid or incurred after December 31, 2011.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2004 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 23, 2015 Mr. Byrne introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for more effective online education verification metrics.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Online Education Verification Act . 2. Requirement for secure login and passcode Section 496(a)(4)(B)(ii) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1099b(a)(4)(B)(ii) ) is amended by inserting after processes the following: , in addition to requiring a secure login and passcode for coursework on the Internet, .
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2006 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 23, 2015 Mr. Cohen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend SAFETEA–LU to ensure that projects that assist the establishment of aerotropolis transportation systems are eligible for certain grants, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Aerotropolis Act of 2015 . 2. Projects of national and regional significance (a) Eligible project defined Section 1301(c)(2) of SAFETEA–LU ( 23 U.S.C. 101 note) is amended to read as follows: (2) Eligible project (A) In general The term eligible project means any surface transportation project eligible for Federal assistance under title 23, United States Code, including freight railroad projects and activities eligible under such title. (B) Inclusion of aerotropolis transportation system projects The term eligible project includes a combination of projects described in subparagraph (A) that, as a group— (i) assist the establishment of an aerotropolis transportation system; and (ii) satisfy the requirement under subsection (d). . (b) Aerotropolis transportation system defined Section 1301(c) of SAFETEA–LU ( 23 U.S.C. 101 note) is amended by adding at the end the following: (4) Aerotropolis transportation system The term aerotropolis transportation system means a planned and coordinated multimodal freight and passenger transportation network that, as determined by the Secretary, provides efficient, cost-effective, sustainable, and intermodal connectivity to a defined region of economic significance centered around a major airport. .