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National Silver Alert Act of 2014 [HB-5361]
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National Silver Alert Act of 2014 - Directs the Attorney General to: (1) establish a national Silver Alert communications network within the Department of Justice (DOJ) to assist regional and local search efforts for missing seniors; (2) ensure that, when feasible, the network is able to operate in coordination with the AMBER Alert communications network; and (3) designate an individual of DOJ to serve as the Silver Alert Coordinator to coordinate the network with states. Defines "missing senior" as any individual who is reported as missing to or
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Joyce
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 09/26/2014
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SAFE PLAY Act [HB-5324]
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[Sports ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
[Food ]
Supporting Athletes, Families and Educators to Protect the Lives of Athletic Youth Act or the SAFE PLAY Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop public education and awareness materials and resources concerning cardiac health, including: information to increase education and awareness of high risk cardiac conditions and genetic heart rhythm abnormalities that may cause sudden cardiac arrest in children, adolescents, and young adults; sudden cardiac arrest
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Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 11/17/2014
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Border Health Security Act of 2014 [HB-5221]
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[International ]
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[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[National Security ]
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Border Health Security Act of 2014 - Amends the United States-Mexico Border Health Commission Act to revise the duties of the United States-Mexico Border Health Commission to include: (1) cooperating with the Canada-United States Pan Border Public Health Preparedness Council, and (2) serving as an independent and objective body to both recommend and implement initiatives that solve border health issues. Authorizes members of the Commission and the Council to provide advice or recommendations to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), Congress,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 08/01/2014
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Avonte's Law Act of 2014 [HB-5209]
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[Children and Youth ]
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[Education ]
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Avonte's Law Act of 2014 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General to make grants to law enforcement agencies to: (1) reduce the risk of injury and death relating to the wandering characteristics of some individuals with autism and other disabilities, and (2) safeguard the well-being of individuals with disabilities during interactions with law enforcement. Requires grant awards to be used to: (1) provide education and resources to law enforcement agencies, first responders, schools, clinicians,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Peter King
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 09/26/2014
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Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015 [HB-5016]
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[Taxes ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
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[Firearms/Gun Control ]
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- Sets forth permissions for and restrictions upon the use of funds under this Act. (Sec. 606) Prohibits the expenditure of funds under this Act by an entity unless it agrees to comply with the Buy American Act. (Sec. 607) Prohibits the use of funds under this Act by any person or entity that has been convicted of violating the Buy American Act. (Sec. 610) Prohibits the Executive Office of the President from using funds provided in this Act to request either a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) background investigation or an IRS determination
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ander Crenshaw
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Appropriations. on 07/17/2014
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Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2014 [HB-4864]
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[Grants ]
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[Children and Youth ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Housing ]
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Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2014 - Directs the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to establish a grant program to provide assistance to states that require compliant carbon monoxide alarms to be installed in dwelling units. Defines "compliant carbon monoxide alarm" as an alarm that complies with the American National Standard for Single and Multiple Station Carbon Monoxide Alarms as well as the American National Standard for Gas and Vapor Detectors and Sensors. Permits states receiving grants
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Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commerce, Manufacturing, And Trade. on 06/13/2014
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Gerardo Hernandez Airport Security Act of 2014 [HB-4802]
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[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
Gerardo Hernandez Airport Security Act of 2014 - (Sec. 3) Directs the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) conduct outreach to all U.S. airports at which the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) performs, or oversees the implementation and performance of, security measures; and (2) give necessary technical assistance to verify that such airports have in place individualized working plans for responding to security incidents inside the airport perimeter, including
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Sponsored by: Rep. Bennie Thompson
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 07/23/2014
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Department of Homeland Security Interoperable Communications Act [HB-4289]
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[Law Enforcement ]
Department of Homeland Security Interoperable Communications Act or the DHS Interoperable Communications Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to include among the responsibilities of the Under Secretary for Management responsibilities with respect to policies and directives to achieve and maintain interoperable communications among the components of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Requires such Under Secretary to submit to the House and Senate homeland security committees a strategy, which shall be updated as necessary, for
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Sponsored by: Rep. Donald Payne
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 07/09/2014
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Social Media Working Group Act of 2014 [HB-4263]
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Social Media Working Group Act of 2014 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) a social media working group (the Group) to provide guidance and best practices to the emergency preparedness and response community on the use of social media technologies before, during, and after a terrorist attack or other emergency. Requires the Group to submit an annual report that includes: (1) a review of current and emerging social media technologies
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Sponsored by: Rep. Donald Payne
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 07/09/2014
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Emergency Responder Radio Communications Protection Act of 2014 [HB-4203]
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[Cybersecurity ]
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[Crime ]
Emergency Responder Radio Communications Protection Act of 2014 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit knowingly: (1) interfering with the working or use of any radio frequency used by emergency response providers; or (2) obstructing, hindering, or delaying the transmission of any communication over any such frequency.
Sponsored by: Rep. Peter King
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 04/16/2014
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Government Reports Elimination Act of 2014 [HB-4194]
[Agriculture ]
[Defense ]
[Environmental ]
[Finance ]
[Healthcare ]
[International ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Small Business ]
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[Veterans ]
[Energy ]
[Air Quality ]
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[Human Rights ]
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Government Reports Elimination Act of 2014 - Provides for the elimination or modification of reporting and notification requirements of specified federal agencies and departments. Title I: Department of Agriculture - Eliminates: peanut base acres data collection and publication under the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008; the report on export credit guarantees to emerging markets; the evaluation of the rural development, business and industry guaranteed loan program financing of locally or regionally produced food products; quarterly
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Became Public Law No: 113-188. on 11/26/2014
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WMD Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2014 [HB-4034]
[National Security ]
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[Science ]
[Defense ]
[International ]
[Law Enforcement ]
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[Food ]
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WMD Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2014 - Title I: A National Biodefense Enterprise - Requires the President to assign a member of the National Security Council as Special Assistant to the President for Biodefense to: (1) serve as the President's principal advisor regarding coordination of federal biodefense policy; (2) identify inefficiencies in existing biodefense activities and the actions necessary to overcome them; (3) lead the development of a coordinated National Biodefense Plan, a coordinated National Biosurveillance Strategy, and a
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Sponsored by: Rep. Bill Pascrell
Referred To The Subcommittee On Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, And Security Technologies. on 02/27/2014
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PACES Act [HB-3736]
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Protect Advanced Communications for Emergency Services Act of 2013 or the PACES Act - Requires any patent infringement action against certain wireless carriers (excluding mobile satellite service operators) or IP-enabled voice service providers based on their use of technologies complying with requirements of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to provide 9-1-1, enhanced 9-1-1, or other emergency communication services (such as the delivery of 9-1-1 calls with next generation text, picture, and video technologies capable of automatically
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Sponsored by: Rep. Blake Farenthold
Referred To The Subcommittee On Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet. on 01/27/2014
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Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014 [HB-3675]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
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Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to complete a rulemaking proceeding to adopt rules establishing: minimum comment and reply periods for rulemakings; policies to ensure that the public has notice and an opportunity to respond to comments, ex parte communications, or materials submitted toward the end of, or after, the comment period; procedures for publishing the status of open rulemakings and items circulated for
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Sponsored by: Rep. Adam Kinzinger
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 03/12/2014
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Poison Center Network Act [HB-3527]
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[Science ]
Poison Center Network Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize through FY2019: (1) a poison control nationwide-toll free phone number; and (2) a national media campaign to educate the public and health care providers about poison prevention and the availability of poison control center resources in local communities and to conduct advertising campaigns about the nationwide toll-free number. Revises and reauthorizes through FY2019 a grant program for accredited (currently, certified) poison control centers. Allows grant funds to
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Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Became Public Law No: 113-77. on 01/24/2014
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Child and Elderly Missing Alert Program Act of 2013 [HB-3388]
[Crime ]
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[Children and Youth ]
[Disabilities ]
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Child and Elderly Missing Alert Program of 2013 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General to award public safety and community policing grants to eligible nonprofit organizations to assist federal, state, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies in the rapid recovery of missing children and elderly and disabled individuals through the use of a rapid telephone and cellular alert call system. Defines an "elderly individual" as an individual 60 years of age or older. Permits the use of grant
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alcee Hastings
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 01/09/2014
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FEMA Reauthorization Act of 2013 [HB-3300]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
FEMA Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Title I: Reauthorization of FEMA and Modernization of Integrated Public Alert and Warning System - Amends the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 to authorize appropriations for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for FY2014-FY2016 for management and administration. Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2013 - Directs the Administrator of FEMA to modernize and implement the integrated public alert and warning system of the United States to ensure that the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Andre Carson
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Transportation And Infrastructure. H. Rept. 113-732, Part I. on 01/02/2015
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Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2013 [HB-3283]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
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[Disaster Relief ]
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Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2013 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (HSA) to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to modernize and implement the national integrated public alert and warning system, including by: (1) establishing or adapting common alerting and warning protocols, standards, terminology, and operating procedures; (2) including the capability to adapt the dissemination of information and the content of communications on the basis of geographic location, risks, or personal user preferences
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gus Bilirakis
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 04/30/2014
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Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program Reauthorization Act of 2013 [HB-2976]
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[Crime ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Human Services ]
[Mental Health ]
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Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to revise provisions concerning the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program to direct the Attorney General: (1) through the Bureau of Justice Assistance and in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), to award competitive grants to nonprofit organizations to assist in paying for the costs of planning, designing, establishing, and operating locally based, proactive programs
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 09/13/2013
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To revoke a requirement of Executive Order 13618 with respect to the use of privately owned communications resources by the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. [HB-294]
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[National Security ]
[Cybersecurity ]
Revokes a provision of Executive Order 13618 (entitled "Assignment of National Security and Emergency Preparedness Communications Functions") to the extent that it requires the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to satisfy priority communications requirements through the use of privately owned communications resources. Prohibits: (1) any federal agency or instrumentality from satisfying priority communications requirements through the use of privately owned communications resources, or (2) appropriated funds from being used to take any action
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Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Nugent
Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 01/18/2013