SPRINT Act [HB-4075]
Suicide Prevention Research INnovaTion Act or the SPRINT Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institute of Mental Health to use funds made available by this Act exclusively for the purpose of conducting and supporting: (1) research on the determinants of self-directed and other violence associated with mental illness, including studies designed to reduce the risk of self-harm, suicide, and interpersonal violence, especially in rural communities with a shortage of mental health services; and (2) brain
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HB-4075: SPRINT Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/28/2014
Lake Berryessa Recreation Enhancement Act of 2014 [HB-4166]
Lake Berryessa Recreation Enhancement Act of 2014 - Transfers the administrative jurisdiction over specified water and land that is within or adjacent to Lake Berryessa in California from the Bureau of Reclamation to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for administration as the Lake Berryessa Recreation Area. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to act in accordance with any existing agreement with any organization for the management of campgrounds and marinas located in the Area. Authorizes the Secretary to develop a management plan for the
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HB-4166: Lake Berryessa Recreation Enhancement Act of 2014
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-696. on 12/22/2014
S.O.S. Act [HB-4169]
Stop Overdose Stat Act or the S.O.S. Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to: (1) award grants or enter into cooperative agreements to enable eligible entities to reduce deaths occurring from drug overdoses, and (2) give priority to eligible public health agencies or community-based organizations that have expertise in preventing deaths occurring from overdoses in high risk populations. Conditions receipt of a grant or agreement on an
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HB-4169: S.O.S. Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/07/2014
Developing an Innovative Strategy for Antimicrobial Resistant Microorganisms Act of 2014 [HB-4187]
Developing an Innovative Strategy for Antimicrobial Resistant Microorganisms Act of 2014 or DISARM Act of 2014 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: (1) recognize the costs of new antimicrobial drugs under the Medicare payment system for the inpatient services of subsection (d) hospitals, (2) provide for additional payment with respect to discharges involving such drugs, (3) publish in the Federal Register a list of the new antimicrobial drugs, and (4) further reduce
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HB-4187: Developing an Innovative Strategy for Antimicrobial Resistant Microorganisms Act of 2014
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Brady
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/14/2014
National Design Services Act of 2014 [HB-4205]
National Design Services Act of 2014 - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to establish a loan repayment program for eligible architects who provide certain design services on behalf of a Community Design Center (a non-profit organization operated and managed by a licensed architect that conducts research and provides design services for community development projects). Requires an eligible architect, in order to participate in the loan repayment program, to enter
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HB-4205: National Design Services Act of 2014
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 03/11/2014
Collaborative Academic Research Efforts for Tourette Syndrome Act of 2014 [HB-4221]
Collaborative Academic Research Efforts for Tourette Syndrome Act of 2014 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to expand, intensify, and coordinate NIH programs and activities regarding scientific and clinical research on Tourette syndrome. Requires the Director to develop a system to collect data on Tourette syndrome, including epidemiological information regarding its incidence, prevalence, and impact in the United States, primary data, and data on the availability of medical
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HB-4221: Collaborative Academic Research Efforts for Tourette Syndrome Act of 2014
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/14/2014
SECURE Water Amendments Act [HB-4258]
SECURE Water Amendments Act of 2014 - Amends the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to: (1) include "planning for or addressing the impact of drought" among the activities for which the Secretary may make grants and enter cooperative agreements for water management improvement, (2) include Hawaii among the states in which eligible grant and agreement applicants may be located, (3) authorize appropriations for such grants and agreements for FY2015-FY2023, and (4) authorize appropriations for national water availability and use assessment
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HB-4258: SECURE Water Amendments Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water And Power. on 03/21/2014
PACE Assessment Protection Act of 2014 [HB-4285]
PACE Assessment Protection Act of 2014 - Requires the Director of the Federal Housing Agency (FHA) to direct the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) to issue guidance providing that the levy of a PACE (property assessed clean energy) assessment and the creation of a PACE lien do not constitute a default on any loan secured by one of its uniform instruments, and do not trigger the exercise of remedies with respect to any provision of the instrument, if the PACE assessment
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HB-4285: PACE Assessment Protection Act of 2014
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 03/24/2014
FAIR Act [HB-4306]
Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act of 2014 or the FAIR Act - Increases the annual adjustment to the rates of basic pay for federal employees under the General Schedule and for prevailing rate employees by 3.3 % in 2015.
HB-4306: FAIR Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The House Committee On Oversight And Government Reform. on 03/26/2014