Renewable Energy Jobs Act [HB-4648]
Renewable Energy Jobs Act - Requires the Secretary of Labor to carry out a pilot program to train individuals for careers in the renewable energy and energy efficiency industries and award grants under the program to the five states with the highest installed alternative energy power capacity. Defines "renewable energy and energy efficiency industries" as the following industries: the energy-efficient building, construction, or retrofits industry; the renewable electric power industry, including the wind, solar, and geothermal energy industries;
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HB-4648: Renewable Energy Jobs Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 06/13/2014
United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2014 [HB-4653]
United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2014 - Amends the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 to reauthorize the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) as an independent federal government advisory body through FY2019. (Sec. 2) Requires USCIRF as a whole to have expertise on the variety of faiths practiced around the world. Requires appointments to USCIRF to be made within 90 days of a vacancy. Removes authority under which a USCIRF member may serve after the expiration of that
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HB-4653: United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2014
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 07/09/2014
Indian Country Economic Revitalization Act of 2014 [HB-4699]
Indian Country Economic Revitalization Act of 2014 - Amends the Native American Business Development, Trade Promotion, and Tourism Act of 2000 to direct the Secretary of Commerce, within one year of this Act's enactment and every three years thereafter, to submit a report and recommendations for promoting the sustained growth of the economies of Indian tribes and lands. Requires each report to include: data on Indian business development and employment during the preceding 3-year period, except for the first report which is to include data from
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HB-4699: Indian Country Economic Revitalization Act of 2014
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee Indian And Alaska Native Affairs. on 05/30/2014
CAMPUS Debit Cards Act [HB-4714]
Curbing Abusive Marketing Practices with University Student Debit Cards Act or the CAMPUS Debit Cards Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require each institution of higher education (IHE) that enters into a preferred banking arrangement with a financial institution to: develop a code of conduct regarding the preferred banking arrangement with which the IHE's officers, employees, and agents must comply that prohibits conflicts of interest and requires those individuals to act in the best interests of
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HB-4714: CAMPUS Debit Cards Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Committee On Financial Services, And In Addition To The Committee On Education And The Workforce, 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. on 05/22/2014
Trade Protection Not Troll Protection Act [HB-4763]
Trade Protection Not Troll Protection Act - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to revise certain legal standards used to consider whether a domestic industry exists or is in the process of being established with respect to foreign countries that unlawfully import articles into the United States in violation of U.S. infringement laws. Considers an industry to exist if there is in the United States substantial investment in licensing activities that leads to the adoption and development of articles that incorporate the patent, copyright, trademark, mask
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HB-4763: Trade Protection Not Troll Protection Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Cardenas
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 05/29/2014
Promoting Healthy Minds for Safer Communities Act of 2014 [HB-4783]
Promoting Healthy Minds for Safer Communities Act of 2014 - Title I: Strengthening and Improving Intervention Efforts - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a program to award grants to states, political subdivisions, or nonprofit private entities for the expansion of mental health crisis assistance programs. Amends the Public Health Service Act to revise a community children and violence program to assist local communities and schools in applying a public health approach to mental health services, including by:
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HB-4783: Promoting Healthy Minds for Safer Communities Act of 2014
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 07/21/2014
Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act of 2014 [HB-4814]
Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act of 2014 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise Medicare payments for dialysis services provided to individuals with end stage renal disease (ESRD) and acute kidney injury. Extends the time period when a private health insurer, in determining benefits, cannot consider a group health insurance enrollee's ESRD or entitlement to Medicare coverage due to ESRD. Makes individuals with ESRD eligible for Medicare Advantage. Allows dialysis facilities to provide
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HB-4814: Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act of 2014
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/13/2014
Veterans' Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014 [HB-4841]
Veterans' Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014 - Title I: Improvement of Scheduling System for Health Care Appointments - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to contract for an independent assessment of: the process at each VA medical facility for scheduling appointments for veterans; the staffing level and productivity of each VA medical facility; the organization, processes, and tools used by the VA to support clinical documentation and the subsequent coding of inpatient services; the VA's purchasing,
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HB-4841: Veterans' Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/16/2014
National Nurse Act of 2013 [HB-485]
National Nurse Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the position of National Nurse for Public Health within the Office of the Surgeon General. Requires the individual serving as the National Nurse for Public Health to serve also as the Chief Nurse Officer of the Public Health Service. Includes among the duties of such position providing leadership and coordination of Public Health Service nursing professional affairs for the Office of the Surgeon General and other agencies of the Public Health Service, conducting media
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HB-485: National Nurse Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/08/2013
Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2014 [HB-4864]
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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HB-4864: Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2014
Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commerce, Manufacturing, And Trade. on 06/13/2014