| HB5689 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma to lease, sell, convey, warrant, or transfer all or any part of its interests in any real property that is not held in trust by the United States for the tribe. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-11-18 To House Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs |
| HB5725 | Intro
Sine Die | Patient Freedom Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal, after 2013, the requirement that individuals maintain minimum essential health care coverage. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-11-18 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8036) |
| HB5734 | Intro
Sine Die | Right of Return Act - Requires the following courses of action: the Secretary of State shall call for Israel to increase the standard of living of those living in Judea, Samaria, and Gaza by extending its sovereignty over those territories, and for... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-11-18 To House Foreign Affairs Committee |
| HB5733 | Intro
Sine Die | Carbon Pollution Transparency Act of 2014 - Requires the Director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to calculate a carbon score for legislation. Requires the score to include projected net greenhouse gas emissions that would result from enactm... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-11-18 To House Budget Committee |
| HB5727 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires a revision to the Federal Acquisition Regulation to require a certification from each person that is a prospective government contractor that such person, and any person owned or controlled by such person, is not a boycotting person (a perso... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-11-18 To House Foreign Affairs Committee |
| HB4680 | Intro
Sine Die | Infant and Toddler Care Improvement Act - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make grants to enable eligible states (including Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virg... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-11-17 To House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education |
| HB5122 | Intro
Sine Die | Railroad Hours of Service Employees Technical Corrections Act - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993 to consider that a railroad employee, subject to hours of service under federal law, meets the hours of service eligibility require... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-11-17 To House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections |
| HB5275 | Intro
Sine Die | Maximizing Opportunities and Retaining Experienced Teachers Act or the MORE Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide up to $17,500 of loan forgiveness under the Federal Family Education Loan and Willia... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-11-17 To House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training |
| HB4767 | Intro
Sine Die | Partnerships for Affordability and Student Success Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require states, for academic year 2014 and each of the succeeding four academic years, to maintain their support for: (1) institutions of higher educa... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-11-17 To House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training |
| HB5572 | Intro
Sine Die | Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act - Makes any institution of higher education (IHE) postsecondary program designed to prepare students for a recognized occupation or profession requiring licensing or other entry pre-conditions ineligible... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-11-17 To House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training |
| HB4765 | Intro
Sine Die | Fit for LIFE Act of 2014 - Requires the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to make grants to create or expand the offering of an innovative food distribution project that: serves a low-income area or one that is a food desert (an area without ready acc... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-11-17 To House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education |
| HB5477 | Intro
Sine Die | Enhancing Educational Opportunities for all Students Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow a state educational agency to allocate grant funds among local educational agencies based on the number of eligible children... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-11-17 To House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education |
| HB4860 | Intro
Sine Die | Protecting Students from Failing Institutions Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education to discharge a borrower's liability on a loan under the Federal Family Education Loan (... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-11-17 To House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training |
| HB4897 | Intro
Sine Die | Transparency in Education Act - Prohibits the Secretary of Education from issuing a final rule or implementing a proposed rule affecting the determination as to whether a postsecondary career education program provides training that leads to gainful ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-11-17 To House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training |
| HB5485 | Intro
Sine Die | Ravi Thackurdeen Safe Students Study Abroad Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require an institution of higher education (IHE), other than a foreign IHE, that is participating in the programs under titl... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-11-17 To House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training |
| HB4756 | Intro
Sine Die | Bullying Redress and Verified Enforcement Act or the BRAVE Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to require the employees of local educational agencies (LEAs) who become aware of bullying to report to an LEA-designate... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-11-17 To House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education |
| HB4758 | Intro
Sine Die | Skills Connection Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor to create a searchable and publicly available database containing a registry of industry-recognized credentials, a skills database, and a jobs bank to enable programs that lead to such credential... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-11-17 To House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training |
| HB4773 | Intro
Sine Die | Creating Hope and Opportunity for Individuals and Communities through Education Act or the CHOICE Act - Amends the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act to: (1) require the Secretary of Education (Secretary) to use funds appropriated under the... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-11-17 To House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education |
| HB5259 | Intro
Sine Die | Investing for Tomorrow's Schools Act of 2014 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to enter into cooperative agreements with states to establish state and multistate infrastructure banks that make loans to local educational agencies, public libr... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-11-17 To House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections |
| HB5399 | Intro
Sine Die | Student Loan Repayment Assistance Act of 2014 - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow borrowers of William D. Ford Federal Direct Stafford Loans to opt to extend the period before they must begin to repay s... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-11-17 To House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training |
| HB5000 | Intro
Sine Die | Working Families Child Care Act of 2014 - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to create a supplemental state entitlement for child care assistance for families with infants or toddlers... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-11-17 To House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education |
| HB5394 | Intro
Sine Die | Department of Education Elimination Act of 2014 - Abolishes the Department of Education (Department) and repeals any program for which it or the Secretary of Education has administrative responsibility. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to provid... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-11-17 To House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training |
| HB5674 | Intro
Sine Die | College Affordability and Innovation Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Education to award 5-year grants to up to 15 institutions of higher education (IHEs) to carry out new or existing high-quality programs designed to graduate students with cer... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-11-17 To House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training |
| HB5090 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits any federal funds from being made available to the National Endowment for the Arts. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-11-17 To House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training |
| HB5563 | Intro
Sine Die | Honoring the Hiring of Heroes Act - Directs the Secretaries of Labor and Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) jointly establish a program to award nonmonetary Employment Salute Awards to employers for veteran-friendly employment practices; and (2) establish... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-11-17 To House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections |
| HB5678 | Intro
Sine Die | ZZZ's to A's Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to conduct a study examining the relationship between school start times and adolescent health, well-being, and performance that: comprehensively reviews the scientific evidence relating to that ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-11-17 To House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education |
| HB5210 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits any federal funds from being made available to the National Endowment for the Humanities. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-11-17 To House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training |
| HB5395 | Intro
Sine Die | Professional Boxing Amendments Act of 2013 - Amends the Professional Boxing Safety Act to: (1) authorize a tribal organization to establish a boxing commission; (2) prohibit arranging, promoting, or fighting in a match unless the match is approved by... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-11-17 To House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections |
| HB4837 | Intro
Sine Die | Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend to all domestic corporations, including S corporations, provisions allowing deferral of tax on gain from the sale of employer securiti... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-11-17 To House Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions |
| HB4943 | Intro
Sine Die | National Child Protection Training Act - Directs the Attorney General, through the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, to establish a program to sustain at least four regional training centers affiliated with institutions of higher... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-11-17 To House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training |
| HB5568 | Intro
Sine Die | B-On-Time Student Loan Relief Act of 2014 - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award interest-free loans to students who meet any prerequisites that the Secretary requires.... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-11-17 To House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training |
| HB4839 | Intro
Sine Die | Original Living Wage Act of 2014 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the federal minimum wage should, as a minimum, be adjusted every four years so that a person working for it may earn an annual income at least 15% higher than the federal po... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-11-17 To House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections |
| HB5565 | Intro
Sine Die | Protect Student Borrowers Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education (IHEs) participating in the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan program to accept specified risk-shar... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-11-17 To House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training |
| HB5489 | Intro
Sine Die | Employ Young Americans Now Act - Establishes in the Treasury the Employ Young Americans Fund, with an initial appropriation of $5.5 billion for FY2015. Requires the Secretary of Labor to make certain Fund allocations to each state with an approved wo... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-11-17 To House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training |
| HB5012 | Intro
Sine Die | Summer Meals Act of 2014 - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to redefine "areas in which poor economic conditions exist," where the summer food service program for children may operate, as areas in which at least 40% (... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-11-17 To House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education |
| HB5001 | Intro
Sine Die | Core Opportunity Resources for Equity and Excellence Act of 2014 - Amends the school improvement program under part A of title I of the the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to require states to adopt student achievement standards... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-11-17 To House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education |
| HB5560 | Intro
Sine Die | Helping College Students Cross the Finish Line Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education to award grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) to establish a financial as... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-11-17 To House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training |
| HB4842 | Intro
Sine Die | Business Supply Chain Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Act of 2014 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) legislation is necessary to provide consumers information on products that are free of child labor, forced labor, slavery, and human... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-11-17 To House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections |
| HB5155 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits the National Endowment for the Humanities from providing funds to carry out the Popular Romance Project or any similar project relating to love or romance. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-11-17 To House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training |
| HB5422 | Intro
Sine Die | Litigation Oversight Act of 2014 - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to require the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to approve or disapprove by majority vote whether the EEOC shall commence or intervene in litigation involving: (1) m... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-11-17 To House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections |
| HB5423 | Intro
Sine Die | Certainty in Enforcement Act of 2014 - Amends equal employment opportunity requirements under the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to provide that it shall not be an unlawful employment practice for an employer, labor organization, or employment agency (or a... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-11-17 To House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections |
| HB5577 | Intro
Sine Die | Expresses the sense of Congress that no origination fees should be charged on any future loans under the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan program. (Origination fees are the fees lenders charge for processing new loan applications.) Amends title IV... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-11-17 To House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training |
| HB5005 | Intro
Sine Die | Ending Corporal Punishment in Schools Act of 2014 - Amends the General Education Provisions Act to prohibit the Secretary of Education from providing education funding to any educational agency or institution that allows school personnel to inflict c... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-11-17 To House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education |
| HB5417 | Intro
Sine Die | Bringing Awareness and Knowledge to Exempt Schools Against Legislative Encroachment Act - Prohibits the Secretary of Agriculture from applying the rule entitled "National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program: Nutrition Standards for All ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-11-17 To House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education |
| HB5566 | Intro
Sine Die | SMART Grant Reauthorization Act of 2014 - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to eliminate the program awarding Academic Competitiveness Grants to first- and second-year undergraduates who completed a rigorous hig... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-11-17 To House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training |
| HB5219 | Intro
Sine Die | English Learning and Innovation Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award renewable, competitive grants to states, local educational agencies (LEAs), and public charter schools or... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-11-17 To House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education |
| HB5370 | Intro
Sine Die | American Indian Teacher Loan Forgiveness Act of 2014 - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide up to $17,500 of loan forgiveness to borrowers under the Federal Family Education Loan program or the William D... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-11-17 To House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training |
| HB5327 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to require any employment in which children under the age of 18 come into direct contact with tobacco plants or dried tobacco leaves to be considered particularly hazardous oppressive child labor, which is ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-11-17 To House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections |
| HB4982 | Intro
Sine Die | Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education to provide for the use of data from the second preceding tax year to carry out the simpli... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-11-17 To House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training |
| HB5589 | Intro
Sine Die | Veteran Education Empowerment Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award four-year grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) to establish, maintain, and improve a veteran student center. Requires grantees to be IHEs that: have a popul... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2014-11-17 To House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training |