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| 113-hr-5893 | 113 | hr | 5893 | Ansel Adams Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2015-01-02 | 2015-01-02 | Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Agriculture, and the Judiciary, 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. | House | Rep. Stockman, Steve [R-TX-36] | TX | R | S000937 | 0 | Ansel Adams Act - Declares that it is contrary to U.S. public policy to prohibit or restrict photography in public spaces, whether for private, news media, or commercial use. Requires a federal agency, should it seek to restrict photography of its installations or personnel, to obtain a court order that outlines the national security or other reasons for the restriction. Instructs that such court order shall allow restrictions of such photography when it may lead to the endangerment of public safety or national security. Prohibits any federal government agency from requiring fees, permits, or insurance as a condition to take still or moving images on federal lands, National Parks and Forests, and public spaces, whether for private, media, or commercial use. Prohibits federal law enforcement officers or private contractors from seizing any photographic equipment or their contents or memory cards or film nor from ordering a photographer to erase the contents of a camera or memory card or film. | 2023-01-11T13:29:18Z | |
| 113-hr-5887 | 113 | hr | 5887 | To repeal the provisions of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, which amended the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to establish separate contribution limits for contributions made to national parties to support Presidential nominating conventions, national party headquarters buildings, and recounts. | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-12-16 | 2014-12-16 | Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. | House | Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] | WA | D | K000381 | 0 | Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended by the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, to repeal certain limits on separate contributions by persons or multicandidate political committees to political committees of a national political party which are not the authorized political committees of any candidate. Specifies those contributions used to defray expenses for: a presidential nominating convention; the construction, purchase, renovation, operation, and furnishing of party headquarters buildings; and the preparation for and the conduct of election recounts, contests, and other legal proceedings. | 2023-01-11T13:25:08Z | |
| 113-hr-5888 | 113 | hr | 5888 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 200 Westport Road in Kansas City, Missouri, as the "Nutterville Post Office Building". | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-12-16 | 2014-12-16 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | House | Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] | MO | D | C001061 | 0 | Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 200 Westport Road in Kansas City, Missouri, as the "Nutterville Post Office Building." | 2023-01-11T13:25:09Z | |
| 113-s-3020 | 113 | s | 3020 | A bill to establish the composition known as America the Beautiful as the national anthem. | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-12-16 | 2014-12-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] | IA | D | H000206 | 0 | Designates the composition consisting of the words and music known as "America the Beautiful" as the national anthem. (Under current law, the composition known as the Star-Spangled Banner is recognized as the nation's national anthem.) | 2023-01-11T13:25:03Z | |
| 113-hres-783 | 113 | hres | 783 | Recognizing the 30th anniversary of Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr.'s 1984 presidential campaign and honoring his heroism and extraordinary service to the United States and the international community. | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-12-12 | 2014-12-12 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | House | Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] | FL | D | W000808 | 0 | Recognizes the 30th anniversary of Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr.'s 1984 presidential campaign. Recognizes and commends Rev. Jesse L. Jackson for his invaluable service to the nation, efforts to empower disenfranchised people, and to work to protect civil and human rights. | 2023-01-11T13:25:07Z | |
| 113-s-3011 | 113 | s | 3011 | SCRUB Act of 2014 | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-12-12 | 2014-12-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | UT | R | H000338 | 0 | Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act of 2014 or the SCRUB Act of 2014 - Establishes the Retrospective Regulatory Review Commission to review the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) to identify, using specified criteria, rules and sets of rules that collectively implement a regulatory program that should be repealed to lower the cost of regulation to the economy, giving priority to major rules that: (1) have been in effect more than 15 years, (2) impose paperwork burdens that could be reduced substantially without significantly diminishing regulatory effectiveness, (3) impose disproportionately high costs on small business entities, and (4) could be strengthened in their effectiveness while reducing regulatory costs. Requires the Commission to establish a public website to make regulatory information accessible to the public at no cost. Requires a federal agency that makes a new rule to: (1) repeal rules identified by the Commission to offset the cost to the economy of such new rule (cut-go procedures), and (2) include in the final issuance of such rule a plan for reviewing the rule not later than 10 years after it is promulgated. Requires the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to review and certify the accuracy of agency determinations of the cost of new rules. Makes agency compliance with the requirements of this Act subject to judicial review. | 2023-01-11T13:25:04Z | |
| 113-hr-5851 | 113 | hr | 5851 | Honoring Our Veterans By Exercising The Right To Vote On Veterans Day Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-12-11 | 2014-12-11 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | House | Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9] | FL | D | G000556 | 0 | Honoring Our Veterans By Exercising The Right To Vote On Veterans Day Act - Moves Veterans Day from November 11 to the Tuesday after the first Monday in November each year. | 2023-01-11T13:25:10Z | |
| 113-hr-5863 | 113 | hr | 5863 | Federal Protective Service Parity Act of 2014 | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-12-11 | 2014-12-11 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | House | Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] | IN | D | C001072 | 0 | Federal Protective Service Parity Act of 2014 - Includes Federal Protective Service (FPS) law enforcement officers within the Civil Service Retirement System and the Federal Employees Retirement System. Defines "Federal Protective Service law enforcement officer" as an FPS employee who holds a position within specified General Schedule job series and is authorized to carry firearms and empowered to make arrests related to the protection of buildings, grounds, and property owned by the federal government and persons on the property. Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to determine and fix the maximum age limit for an original appointment to a position as an FPS officer. Establishes a minimum annuity amount for individuals serving as FPS officers on the effective date of this Act. | 2023-01-11T13:25:10Z | |
| 113-hr-5864 | 113 | hr | 5864 | FPS Improvement Act of 2014 | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-12-11 | 2014-12-12 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. | House | Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] | IN | D | C001072 | 0 | FPS Improvement Act of 2014 - Assigns responsibility to the Federal Protective Service (FPS) for the protection of federal buildings, grounds, and property and persons on the property. Authorizes FPS to: (1) designate Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees with enhanced law enforcement powers for duty in connection with the protection of federal property and persons on the property, (2) authorize protective service guards for the protection of federal buildings and grounds, and (3) assess security charges to owners or tenants of a federal facility protected by FPS that is not in compliance with federal security standards. Requires tenants at federal facilities to maintain a Facility Security Committee. Establishes the Interagency Security Committee to develop safety and security standards and best practices to mitigate the effects of natural and manmade hazards in federal facilities. Requires reports on: (1) FPS personnel needs, (2) the feasibility of federalizing the protective service guard workforce, (3) a method for funding FPS, and (4) methods to detect or prevent explosives from entering federal facilities. | 2023-01-11T13:25:09Z | |
| 113-hres-779 | 113 | hres | 779 | To establish prospective standards effective January 20, 2017 defining impeachable "high crimes and misdemeanors" within the meaning of Article II, section 4 as applied to the President of the United States to provide fair warning and evenhandedness in the administration of the impeachment power of the House of Representatives. | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-12-11 | 2014-12-11 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | House | Rep. Bentivolio, Kerry L. [R-MI-11] | MI | R | B001280 | 0 | Declares that the following presidential actions shall constitute impeachable "high crimes and misdemeanors," which will cause the House of Representatives to vote articles of impeachment to send to the Senate for trial: initiating war without express congressional authorization; killing American citizens in the United States or abroad who are not engaged in active hostilities against the United States without due process (unless the citizen was under indictment for a felony and the killing was necessary to prevent imminent serious physical danger to third parties); failing to superintend subordinates guilty of chronic constitutional abuses; expending money in violation of conditions imposed for the expenditure of appropriated funds; intentionally lying to Congress to obtain an authorization for war; failing to take care that the laws be faithfully executed through signing statements or systematic policies of non-enforcement; substituting executive agreements for treaties; intentionally lying under oath to a federal judge or grand jury; misusing federal agencies to advance a partisan political agenda; and refusing to comply with a congressional subpoena for documents or testimony issued for a legitimate legislative purpose. Makes this Act effective January 20, 2017. | 2023-01-11T13:25:07Z | |
| 113-s-3001 | 113 | s | 3001 | Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act of 2014 | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-12-11 | 2014-12-11 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] | MT | D | T000464 | 1 | Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act of 2014 - Entitles any federal employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at 30% or more, during the 12-month period beginning on the first day of employment, to up to 104 hours of leave, without loss or reduction in pay, for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disability for which sick leave could regularly be used. Requires the forfeiture of any such leave that is not used during such 12-month period. Requires such employee to submit to the head of the employing agency certification that such employee used such leave for purposes of being furnished treatment for such disability by a health care provider. | 2023-01-11T13:25:04Z | |
| 113-hres-773 | 113 | hres | 773 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that localities should observe Halloween on the last Saturday of October and communicate to the public that trick-or-treating and other public observances of the holiday will take place on that day. | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-12-08 | 2014-12-08 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | House | Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3] | NY | D | I000057 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that localities should observe Halloween on the weekend, and communicate to the public that trick-or-treating and other observances of Halloween will take place on that day. | 2023-01-11T13:25:08Z | |
| 113-s-2988 | 113 | s | 2988 | Regulatory Cost Assessment Act of 2014 | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-12-08 | 2014-12-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] | UT | R | L000577 | 0 | Regulatory Cost Assessment Act of 2014 - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to establish and enforce a federal regulatory budget. Requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to submit jointly to the President and Congress an analysis of the cost and economic effects of federal regulations, including recommendations for improvements to the regulatory budgeting process. Requires CBO to submit: (1) a baseline projecting the federal regulatory cost over at least five fiscal years, (2) analysis of the regulatory cost of legislation reported by congressional committees, and (3) look-back reviews comparing CBO estimates with actual costs. Requires a concurrent resolution on the budget to include levels for the federal regulatory cost for at least five fiscal years. Establishes a process for allocating the totals among congressional committees and subcommittees, programs, and major functional categories. Establishes a point of order against legislation that would cause the allocations to be exceeded and specifies requirements for waiving the point of order. Requires the President's budget to include an analysis of the cost of compliance with current and proposed federal regulations and proposals for complying with the levels and allocations established under this Act. Amends the Regulatory Flexibility Act to require agencies to provide additional analysis of the private sector costs for compliance with new regulations. Requires federal agencies and the Government Accountability Office to provide reports and cost estimates for specified regulations. | 2023-01-11T13:25:04Z | |
| 113-hr-5791 | 113 | hr | 5791 | FINER Act of 2014 | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-12-04 | 2014-12-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. | House | Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2] | OK | R | M001190 | 12 | Fines in Need of Extensive Reform Act of 2014 or the FINER Act of 2014 - Prohibits federal agency rules that provide for an assessment of an administrative fine from taking effect until 90 days after the rule and relevant rule guidance is made available on the agency's website. Establishes procedures for enforcement of, and challenges to, administrative fines to: (1) prohibit fine assessments unless a particular officer or employee of the agency is responsible for assessing the fine, (2) allow persons to challenge the imposition of a fine in federal court or through alternative dispute resolution by a neutral third party, and (3) require rule violations to be dismissed if the agency officer or employee who assessed the fine is not present in court for any proceedings contesting the fine. Requires agencies to publish annually in the Federal Register guidance for any rules for which they may assess an administrative fine. Allows a person who prevails in contesting a fine to recover reasonable court costs and attorney's fees. Provides for fine amounts to be deposited into the Treasury. Prohibits fines from being used to supplement or offset the appropriations of the agency that assessed the fine. Excludes user fees, criminal fines or penalties, or court-imposed fines from the requirements applicable to administrative fines. | 2023-01-11T13:25:14Z | |
| 113-hr-5793 | 113 | hr | 5793 | Cyber Supply Chain Management and Transparency Act of 2014 | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-12-04 | 2014-12-04 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | House | Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39] | CA | R | R000487 | 1 | Cyber Supply Chain Management and Transparency Act of 2014 - Requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to issue guidelines for agencies that contract to acquire software, firmware, or products containing a third party or open source binary component. Requires binary component contracts to include clauses requiring: a confidentially supplied list, or a bill of materials, of each binary component that is used in the software, firmware, or product; the contractor to verify that products do not contain known security vulnerabilities and to notify the purchasing agency of any known vulnerabilities or defects; the contractor to obtain a waiver from the purchasing agency for components known to be vulnerable; an agency approving a vulnerability waiver to accept all risk associated with component use; product designs to allow fixes with patches, updates, or replacements; and the contractor to provide timely repairs for discovered vulnerabilities. Directs the OMB to issue guidance requiring agencies: (1) to replace components with currently known vulnerabilities and to remove or repair any new vulnerable components that become known; and (2) to migrate to patchable, repairable, and fixable products. Requires agencies to provide the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with a list of each known vulnerable component in any product in use by the agencies. Directs DHS to issue an annual confidential report describing the security vulnerabilities of projects that created any known vulnerable component. Requires the report to assess the integrity of component suppliers for the incidence of security vulnerabilities for use by other agencies. Requires agencies, within 30 months after enactment of this Act, to report to Congress regarding the completion of the removal of each known vulnerable or defective component. Directs other entities of the U.S. government to replace vulnerable components with less vulnerable alternatives. | 2023-01-11T13:25:14Z | |
| 113-hr-5794 | 113 | hr | 5794 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 16105 Swingley Ridge Road in Chesterfield, Missouri, as the "Sgt. Zachary M. Fisher Post Office". | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-12-04 | 2014-12-09 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | House | Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] | MO | R | W000812 | 0 | Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 16105 Swingley Ridge Road in Chesterfield, Missouri, as the "Sgt. Zachary M. Fisher Post Office." | 2023-01-11T13:25:14Z | |
| 113-hr-5799 | 113 | hr | 5799 | REDUCE Government Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-12-04 | 2014-12-04 | Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and Appropriations, 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. | House | Rep. Fleming, John [R-LA-4] | LA | R | F000456 | 0 | Realign and Eliminate Duplicative Unnecessary Costly Excess in Government Act of 2014 or the REDUCE Government Act - Establishes the Federal Realignment and Closure Commission, which shall: (1) establish a systematic method for assessing the effectiveness and accountability of agency programs, excluding Department of Defense (DOD) programs; (2) divide the programs into three approximately equal budgetary groupings; (3) assess the effectiveness and accountability of all programs within a grouping in each of 2015, 2017, and 2019; and (4) by June 30 of each such year, submit a plan with recommendations of the agencies and programs that should be realigned or eliminated within the grouping assessed. Requires the Commission to recommend: (1) the realignment of agencies or programs that are performing the same essential function that can be consolidated or streamlined into a single agency or program; and (2) the elimination of agencies or programs that have completed their intended purpose, have become irrelevant, or have failed to meet their objectives. Authorizes the Commission to recommend the realignment or elimination of any agency or program that has wasted federal funds by: (1) spending funds on items outside its authorized mission, (2) mismanaging resources and personnel, or (3) using such funds for personal benefit or the benefit of a special interest group. Requires the President: (1) by August 15 of each such year, to transmit a report containing the President's approval or disapproval of the Commission's plan and recommendations; (2) to transmit a copy of an approved plan and recommendations to Congress; and (3) to eliminate or realign agencies and programs pursuant to such recommendations unless Congress enacts a resolution disapproving them. Requires funds saved by implementation of such plan to be used for deficit reduction. | 2023-01-11T13:25:14Z | |
| 113-hr-5801 | 113 | hr | 5801 | Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2014 | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-12-04 | 2014-12-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. | House | Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3] | MO | R | L000569 | 1 | Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2014 - Requires the general notice of proposed rule making by a federal agency to include the Internet address of a plain-language summary, not exceeding 100 words, of the proposed rule, which shall be posted on the regulations.gov website. | 2023-01-11T13:25:14Z | |
| 113-s-2982 | 113 | s | 2982 | Perpetual POW/MIA Stamp Act of 2014 | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-12-04 | 2014-12-04 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] | PA | R | T000461 | 0 | Perpetual POW/MIA Stamp Act of 2014 - Directs the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to issue a forever stamp that: (1) honors the sacrifices of the members of the Armed Forces who have been prisoners of war, missing in action, or unaccounted for; and (2) depicts the National League of Families POW/MIA flag. | 2023-01-11T13:25:05Z | |
| 113-hr-5772 | 113 | hr | 5772 | Safeguarding Individual Privacy Against Government Invasion Act of 2014 | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-12-01 | 2014-12-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. | House | Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] | VA | D | C001078 | 0 | Safeguarding Individual Privacy Against Government Invasion Act of 2014 - Amends the Privacy Act of 1974 to specify that the liability of the United States in a civil action brought by an individual adversely affected by a federal agency's intentional or willful failure to maintain accurate records concerning the individual is provable damages, including damages that are not pecuniary damages, sustained by the individual as a result of the refusal or failure, or $1,000, whichever is greater. (Currently, the United States is liable for actual damages, a term that is interpreted to be limited to economic harm or pecuniary damages, which excludes damages for mental or emotional distress.) | 2023-01-11T13:25:15Z | |
| 113-hr-5754 | 113 | hr | 5754 | Evidence-Based Policymaking Commission Act of 2014 | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-11-20 | 2014-11-20 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | House | Rep. Ryan, Paul [R-WI-1] | WI | R | R000570 | 0 | Evidence-Based Policymaking Commission Act of 2014 - Establishes in the executive branch a Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking. Directs the Commission to conduct a comprehensive study of the data inventory, data infrastructure, and statistical protocols related to federal policymaking and the statistical and programmatic agencies responsible for maintaining that data to: determine the optimal arrangement for which administrative data on federal programs and tax expenditures and related data series may be integrated and made available to facilitate program evaluation, policy-relevant research, and cost-benefit analyses by qualified researchers and institutions; make recommendations on how data infrastructure and protocols should be modified to best fulfill those objectives; and make recommendations on how best to incorporate outcomes measurement, institutionalize randomized controlled trials, and rigorous impact analysis into program design. Requires the Commission to consider if and how to create a clearinghouse for program and survey data. Terminates the Commission not later than 18 months after enactment of this Act. | 2023-01-11T13:25:20Z | |
| 113-hr-5757 | 113 | hr | 5757 | Honoring Workers' Rights Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-11-20 | 2014-11-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. | House | Rep. Stockman, Steve [R-TX-36] | TX | R | S000937 | 0 | Honoring Workers' Rights Act - Redesignates the Department of Labor building located at 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C., as the "Reed Larson Building." | 2023-01-11T13:25:20Z | |
| 113-s-2952 | 113 | s | 2952 | Evidence-Based Policymaking Commission Act of 2014 | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-11-20 | 2014-11-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] | WA | D | M001111 | 0 | Evidence-Based Policymaking Commission Act of 2014 - Establishes in the executive branch a Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking. Directs the Commission to conduct a comprehensive study of the data inventory, data infrastructure, and statistical protocols related to federal policymaking and the statistical and programmatic agencies responsible for maintaining that data to: determine the optimal arrangement for which administrative data on federal programs and tax expenditures and related data series may be integrated and made available to facilitate program evaluation, policy-relevant research, and cost-benefit analyses by qualified researchers and institutions; make recommendations on how data infrastructure and protocols should be modified to best fulfill those objectives; and make recommendations on how best to incorporate outcomes measurement, institutionalize randomized controlled trials, and rigorous impact analysis into program design. Requires the Commission to consider if and how to create a clearinghouse for program and survey data. Terminates the Commission not later than 18 months after enactment of this Act. | 2023-01-11T13:25:18Z | |
| 113-sres-589 | 113 | sres | 589 | A resolution honoring the life of Thomas M. Menino, Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts, from 1993 to 2014. | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-11-20 | 2014-11-20 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6221; text as passed Senate: CR S6211-6212) | Senate | Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] | MA | D | W000817 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Honors the lifetime of service by Mayor Thomas S. Menino to the city and residents of Boston, Massachusetts. | 2022-03-03T21:28:14Z | |
| 113-hr-5741 | 113 | hr | 5741 | Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2014 | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-11-19 | 2014-12-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology. | House | Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] | NJ | D | H001032 | 44 | Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2014 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA) to revise requirements for the audit capacity of voting systems, particularly those for a permanent paper record. Requires the voting system to require the use of an individual, durable, voter-verified paper ballot of the voter's vote that shall be marked and made available for inspection by the voter before the voter's vote is cast and counted, and which shall be counted by hand or read by an optical scanner or other counting device. Requires the voting system to provide the voter with an opportunity to correct any system-made error in the voter-verified paper ballot before it is permanently preserved. Requires each paper ballot used to be: (1) suitable for a manual audit, and (2) counted by hand in any recount or audit conducted with respect to any federal election. Sets forth a special rule for treatment of disputes when paper ballots have been shown to be compromised. Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to make grants to eligible entities to study, test, and develop accessible ballot voting, verification, and casting mechanisms and devices and best practices to enhance the accessibility of paper ballot voting and verification mechanisms for individuals with disabilities, for voters whose primary language is not English, and for voters with difficulties in literacy. Specifies additional voting system requirements and prohibitions. Requires the NSF Director to make grants to eligible entities to conduct research on the development of election-dedicated voting system software. Makes available additional funding to enable states to meet the costs of the requirements imposed by this Act. Provides for complaints to the Attorney General by persons aggrieved by violations of HAVA. Requires each state to administer audits of federal election results, without advance notice to the precincts selected, consisting of random hand counts of the voter-verified paper ballots. Makes an except… | 2023-01-11T13:25:21Z | |
| 113-hres-759 | 113 | hres | 759 | Recognizing Survivors Victory Day to celebrate and honor the victims and survivors of trauma. | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-11-19 | 2014-11-19 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | House | Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] | TX | R | C001051 | 0 | Recognizes Survivors Victory Day to celebrate and honor the victims and survivors of trauma. | 2023-01-11T13:25:20Z | |
| 113-hr-5727 | 113 | hr | 5727 | To require certifications by prospective contractors with the United States Government that they are not boycotting persons, and for other purposes. | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-11-18 | 2014-11-18 | Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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. | House | Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] | CO | R | L000564 | 1 | 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 person who refuses to do business with a country with which the United States has a fair trade agreement). Debars from eligibility for federal contracts for at least two years any person who submits a false certification. | 2023-01-11T13:25:21Z | |
| 113-s-2931 | 113 | s | 2931 | Unfunded Mandates Accountability Act of 2014 | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-11-17 | 2014-11-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] | OH | R | P000449 | 2 | Unfunded Mandates Accountability Act of 2014 - Revises rulemaking requirements under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA) to: (1) require federal agencies to prepare and publish in the Federal Register an initial and final regulatory impact analysis prior to promulgating any proposed or final rule that may have an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more (adjusted for inflation); (2) make consideration of the least burdensome alternative to a rule mandatory and require the selection of the least costly, most cost-effective, or least burdensome alternative; (3) extend UMRA requirements to independent regulatory agencies; and (4) expand judicial review of agency rulemaking. Exempts from UMRA requirements rules that concern monetary policy proposed or implemented by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the Federal Open Market Committee. | 2023-01-11T13:25:19Z | |
| 113-hr-5717 | 113 | hr | 5717 | Report the Costs Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-11-14 | 2014-11-14 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | House | Rep. Stockman, Steve [R-TX-36] | TX | R | S000937 | 0 | Report the Costs Act - Requires the annual reports of federal agency chief financial officers to include the cost of multilingual services provided or performed by federal agencies, including the cost of hiring interpreters and producing materials in a language other than English. Requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to: (1) include in its financial status management reports a Multilingual Services Expense Report, and (2) issue guidance for agency chief financial officers in compiling reports on the cost of multilingual services. | 2023-01-11T13:25:21Z | |
| 113-hr-5702 | 113 | hr | 5702 | Ambassador Ebenezer D. Bassett Commemorative Stamp Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-11-13 | 2014-11-13 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | House | Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] | CT | D | D000216 | 0 | Ambassador Ebenezer D. Bassett Commemorative Stamp Act - Directs the Postmaster General to issue a commemorative postage stamp in honor of Ebenezer D. Bassett. | 2023-01-11T13:25:22Z | |
| 113-s-2925 | 113 | s | 2925 | Reports Reduction Act of 2014 | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-11-13 | 2014-11-13 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] | VA | D | W000805 | 1 | Reports Reduction Act of 2014 - Eliminates or modifies reporting requirements for programs of the: (1) Department of Agriculture (USDA), (2) Department of Defense (DOD), (3) Department of Education, (4) Department of Homeland Security (DHS), (5) U.S. Coast Guard, (6) Department of State, (7) Executive Office of the President, (8) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and (9) National Science Foundation (NSF). Amends the Children's Health Act of 2000 to eliminate the report on blood lead screening tests received by children. Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to eliminate the annual reporting requirement on disbursements from the Oil Pollution Fund and the biennial report on the oil pollution research and development program. Eliminates the annual report of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on the number of federally-assisted housing units under lease and their per unit cost to HUD. Amends the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act to eliminate the reporting requirement on labor obligations. Eliminates the annual report on investigations of travel costs of federal employees on official business. Eliminates the requirement that the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States be compiled and published in printed form. | 2023-01-11T13:25:19Z | |
| 113-s-2927 | 113 | s | 2927 | Inspectors General Streamlining Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-11-13 | 2014-11-13 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK] | OK | R | C000560 | 0 | Inspectors General Streamlining Act - Amends the Inspector General Act of 1978 to authorize each federal agency inspector general, in conducting an audit, investigation, inspection, evaluation, or other review authorized by such Act, to compare any records with other records or non-federal records. Provides that such comparison of records shall not be considered a matching program for purposes of the Privacy Act of 1974 or any other provision of law. | 2023-01-11T13:25:19Z | |
| 113-hr-5687 | 113 | hr | 5687 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 101 East Market Street in Long Beach, California, as the "Juanita Millender-McDonald Post Office". | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-11-12 | 2014-12-18 | Became Public Law No: 113-268. | House | Rep. Hahn, Janice [D-CA-44] | CA | D | H001063 | 50 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 101 East Market Street in Long Beach, California, as the "Juanita Millender-McDonald Post Office." | 2023-03-22T18:49:21Z | |
| 113-hres-751 | 113 | hres | 751 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued in honor of the Chinese railroad workers from 1865 to 1869, and that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued. | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-11-12 | 2014-11-12 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | House | Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] | NY | D | M001188 | 10 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that a commemorative stamp should be issued by the U.S. Postal Service honoring the Chinese railroad workers. | 2023-01-11T13:25:20Z | |
| 113-s-2913 | 113 | s | 2913 | A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 715 Shawan Falls Drive in Dublin, Ohio, as the "Lance Corporal Wesley G. Davids and Captain Nicholas J. Rozanski Memorial Post Office". | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-11-12 | 2014-11-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] | OH | D | B000944 | 1 | Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 715 Shawan Falls Drive in Dublin, Ohio, as the "Lance Corporal Wesley G. Davids and Captain Nicholas J. Rozanski Memorial Post Office." | 2023-01-11T13:25:19Z | |
| 113-s-2914 | 113 | s | 2914 | A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 25 South Oak Street in London, Ohio, as the "London Fallen Veterans Memorial Post Office". | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-11-12 | 2014-11-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] | OH | R | P000449 | 1 | Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 25 South Oak Street in London, Ohio, as the "London Fallen Veterans Memorial Post Office." | 2023-01-11T13:25:19Z | |
| 113-s-2915 | 113 | s | 2915 | A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4000 Leap Road in Hilliard, Ohio, as the "Master Sergeant Shawn T. Hannon, Master Sergeant Jeffrey J. Rieck and Veterans Memorial Post Office Building". | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-11-12 | 2014-11-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] | OH | R | P000449 | 1 | Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4000 Leap Road in Hilliard, Ohio, as the "Master Sergeant Shawn T. Hannon, Master Sergeant Jeffrey J. Rieck and Veterans Memorial Post Office Building." | 2023-01-11T13:25:19Z | |
| 113-s-2918 | 113 | s | 2918 | Democracy Day Act of 2014 | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-11-12 | 2014-11-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] | VT | I | S000033 | 0 | Democracy Day Act of 2014 - Designates Federal Election Day, the next Tuesday after the first Monday in November in each even-numbered year, as a legal public holiday. | 2023-01-11T13:25:19Z | |
| 113-sjres-45 | 113 | sjres | 45 | A joint resolution providing for the reappointment of David M. Rubenstein as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-11-12 | 2014-12-08 | Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. | Senate | Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] | VT | D | L000174 | 2 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Reappoints David M. Rubenstein as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. | 2023-01-11T13:25:03Z | |
| 113-hr-5677 | 113 | hr | 5677 | Federal Wildland Firefighter Classification Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-09-19 | 2014-09-19 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | House | Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] | CA | R | L000578 | 1 | Federal Wildland Firefighter Classification Act - Requires the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to develop a separate and distinct wildland firefighter occupational series that more accurately reflects the variety of duties performed by such firefighters. Defines a "wildland firefighter" as a federal land management agency employee whose duties are primarily to perform work directly related to the prevention, control, suppression, and management of wildfires. | 2023-01-11T13:25:30Z | |
| 113-hr-5525 | 113 | hr | 5525 | Political Intelligence Transparency Act of 2014 | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-09-18 | 2014-10-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. | House | Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25] | NY | D | S000480 | 3 | Political Intelligence Transparency Act of 2014 - Amends the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (LDA) to require the disclosure of political intelligence activities, particularly relating to information useful for analyzing securities or commodities markets. Requires political intelligence consultants or their employing organizations to register with the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives, and make quarterly reports on political intelligence activities. Requires any person or entity that makes an oral or written political intelligence contact with a covered legislative branch or executive branch official on the official's request to: (1) state whether such person or entity is registered under the LDA, (2) identify the client on behalf of whom the contact is made, and (3) state whether such client is a foreign entity, and make any related disclosures. Amends the federal criminal code to subject to a fine or imprisonment, or both, certain former officers, employees, and elected officials of the executive and legislative branches who knowingly make any communication to or appearance before any officer or employee of a federal or District of Columbia agency or court in violation of certain permanent or temporary restrictions, and with the intent to gain information for use in analyzing securities or commodities markets, or in informing investment decisions in these markets. Excludes from such prohibition any communication made by a representative of a media organization to gather and disseminate news and information to the public. | 2023-01-11T13:25:35Z | |
| 113-hr-5552 | 113 | hr | 5552 | To designate the United States Customs and Border Protection Port of Entry located at First Street and Pan American Avenue in Douglas, Arizona, as the "Raul Hector Castro Port of Entry". | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-09-18 | 2014-09-18 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Barber, Ron [D-AZ-2] | AZ | D | B001279 | 5 | Designates the United States Customs and Border Protection Port of Entry located at First Street and Pan American Avenue in Douglas, Arizona, as the "Raul Hector Castro Port of Entry." | 2023-01-11T13:25:34Z | |
| 113-hr-5562 | 113 | hr | 5562 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 801 West Ocean Avenue in Lompoc, California, as the "Federal Correctional Officer Scott J. Williams Memorial Post Office Building". | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-09-18 | 2014-12-18 | Became Public Law No: 113-267. | House | Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24] | CA | D | C001036 | 51 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 801 West Ocean Avenue in Lompoc, California, as the "Federal Correctional Officer Scott J. Williams Memorial Post Office Building." | 2023-03-22T18:49:21Z | |
| 113-hr-5593 | 113 | hr | 5593 | Security Clearance Enhancement Act of 2014 | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-09-18 | 2014-09-18 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | House | Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] | HI | D | G000571 | 0 | Security Clearance Enhancement Act of 2014 - Amends the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to expand the responsibilities of the executive agency selected to conduct security clearance investigations of U.S. government employees and contractors who require access to classified information. Requires such agency to provide for: (1) the collection of data from government, commercial data, consumer reporting agency, and social media sources, as well as data relevant to the granting, denial, or revocation of access to classified information; (2) periodic reinvestigations to review the accuracy and comprehensiveness of information relating to such access; and (3) a process to notify an agency if a verification or periodic reinvestigation has revealed information pertinent to revocation of access. Requires personnel security investigations of an individual to include information collected from: criminal or civil legal proceedings; financial information sources, including bankruptcy proceedings, property liens, mortgages, high-value assets obtained from unknown sources, and bank accounts; credit reports or wealth indicators; associations with an individual or group that may suggest ill intent, vulnerability to blackmail, compulsive behavior, allegiance to another country, or change in ideology; public sources, including news articles or reports; social media websites or forums; and terrorist or criminal watch lists maintained by an agency, state or local government, or international organization, including the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the International Criminal Police Organization. Requires data collected during reinvestigations to be included in the security clearance database established by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Increases the frequency of periodic investigations conducted for the purpose of updating a previously completed background investigation to two times (currently, once) e… | 2023-01-11T13:25:33Z | |
| 113-hr-5602 | 113 | hr | 5602 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 21350 Avalon Boulevard in Carson, California, as the "Juanita Millender-McDonald Post Office". | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-09-18 | 2014-09-19 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1497) | House | Rep. Hahn, Janice [D-CA-44] | CA | D | H001063 | 0 | Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 21350 Avalon Boulevard in Carson, California, as the "Juanita Millender-McDonald Post Office." | 2023-01-11T13:25:33Z | |
| 113-hr-5619 | 113 | hr | 5619 | LEO Fair Retirement Act of 2014 | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-09-18 | 2014-09-18 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | House | Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2] | NY | R | K000210 | 5 | LEO Fair Retirement Act of 2014 - Provides that for purposes of computing the annuity of a federal law enforcement employee under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS), the law enforcement availability pay and administratively uncontrollable overtime pay earned by such employee in excess of limitations imposed on such pay shall be included in the average pay of such employee. | 2023-01-11T13:25:32Z | |
| 113-hr-5626 | 113 | hr | 5626 | Federal Property Low Hanging Fruit Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-09-18 | 2014-09-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. | House | Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1] | NM | D | L000580 | 0 | Federal Property Low Hanging Fruit Act - Authorizes the head of each executive department to convey real and related property under the department's ownership and control and retain the net proceeds in an account within the Treasury. Makes such proceeds available to the department head to pay necessary and incidental costs for the department's property management activities, including acquisition, improvements, maintenance, reconstruction or construction needs. Directs the head of each of the Departments of Defense (DOD), Agriculture, and Energy (DOE) and the General Services Administration (GSA) to develop and carry out a plan to enter into agreements with a nongovernmental person to: (1) lease at least 5, but not more than 10, federal real properties that are underutilized or excess; and (2) develop, rehabilitate, or renovate facilities on such leased properties. Requires such agreements to provide a lease option to the United States and indemnity for any actions, debts, or liability of the nongovernmental person. Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to submit reports to Congress on the effectiveness of the plan. | 2023-01-11T13:25:32Z | |
| 113-hr-5627 | 113 | hr | 5627 | PRINT Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-09-18 | 2014-09-18 | Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. | House | Rep. Maffei, Daniel B. [D-NY-24] | NY | D | M001171 | 4 | Printing Responsibly in New Typesets Act or the PRINT Act - Directs the Public Printer of the Government Printing Office (GPO) to: (1) adjust the font used to print GPO documents if the Public Printer determines that adjusting such font will reduce printing costs and be cost-effective and appropriate; and (2) enter into to an agreement with any person outside GPO who prints documents for the federal government to similarly adjust fonts used for printing documents. Prohibits delivery of printed copies of any version of the Congressional Record to the office of a Senator or Member of the House of Representatives, effective 30 days after the enactment of this Act. Redesignates GPO as the Government Publishing Office. | 2023-01-11T13:25:32Z | |
| 113-hr-5628 | 113 | hr | 5628 | Eliminating Pornography from Agencies Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-09-18 | 2014-09-18 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | House | Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] | NC | R | M001187 | 0 | Eliminating Pornography from Agencies Act - Directs the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to issue guidelines that prohibit the access of a pornographic or other explicit website from a federal computer, except any federal computer that is used for an investigative purpose that requires accessing such a website. | 2023-01-11T13:25:32Z | |
| 113-hr-5630 | 113 | hr | 5630 | Inspector General Vacancy Act of 2014 | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-09-18 | 2014-09-18 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | House | Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18] | FL | D | M001191 | 7 | Inspector General Vacancy Act of 2014 - Amends the Inspector General Act of 1978 to provide that if the President does not nominate an Inspector General within 180 days after a vacancy occurs in that position, the individual serving as interim Inspector General shall be deemed to be appointed, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. | 2023-01-11T13:25:32Z | |
| 113-hr-5641 | 113 | hr | 5641 | To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to clarify the treatment of coordinated expenditures as contributions to candidates, and for other purposes. | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-09-18 | 2014-09-18 | Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. | House | Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] | NC | D | P000523 | 1 | Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) to treat as a campaign contribution any payment made by any person (other than a candidate, an authorized committee of a candidate, or a political committee of a political party) for a coordinated expenditure which is not otherwise treated as a contribution. Repeals the prohibition against contributions by minors. Sets forth rules governing payments for coordinated expenditures, including special rule for payments by coordinated spenders for covered communications. Defines "covered communication" as a public communication which: (1) promotes or supports the candidate, or attacks or opposes an opponent of the candidate (regardless of whether the communication expressly advocates the election or defeat of a candidate or contains the functional equivalent of express advocacy); or (2) refers to the candidate or an opponent of the candidate in other ways, but only if the communication is disseminated during the applicable election period. Prohibits candidates or individuals holding federal office, their agents, and certain related entities from soliciting, receiving, directing, or transferring funds to or on behalf of any political committee which accepts donations or contributions that do not comply with FECA limitations, prohibitions, and reporting requirements, or to or on behalf of any 527 organization which accepts such donations or contributions (other than a committee of a state or local political party or a candidate for election for state or local office). (A 527 organization, tax-exempt in certain circumstances under Section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code, is created primarily to influence the selection, nomination, election, appointment or defeat of candidates to federal, state or local public office.) | 2023-01-11T13:25:32Z | |
| 113-hr-5650 | 113 | hr | 5650 | To grant a Federal charter to the National Academy of Inventors. | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-09-18 | 2014-11-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. | House | Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15] | FL | R | R000593 | 7 | Grants a federal charter to the National Academy of Inventors. | 2023-01-11T13:25:31Z | |
| 113-hr-5652 | 113 | hr | 5652 | FRUGAL Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-09-18 | 2014-09-18 | Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Financial 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. | House | Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36] | CA | D | R000599 | 5 | Fiscal Responsibility Using Government Accountability Laws Act of 2014 or the FRUGAL Act - Requires the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration to analyze the extent to which taxpayers are reporting existing foreign accounts and are circumventing or properly utilizing offshore voluntary disclosure initiatives and programs. Requires the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to: (1) increase educational outreach concerning taxpayer offshore tax obligations, and (2) report to Congress on closing offshore tax loopholes and increasing revenue collection from offshore sources. Requires the Federal Acquisition Regulation to be revised to include guidelines for federal agencies to use reverse auctions, an electronic auction in which offerors compete by submitting bids or revised bids for a contract, task, or delivery order until the award is made to the offeror with the lowest bid. States that the guidelines should ensure that reverse auctions uphold high quality standards and that small businesses can continue to participate in the procurement process. Requires the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to develop and implement a plan to reduce spending on coin inventory management. | 2023-01-11T13:25:31Z | |
| 113-hr-5660 | 113 | hr | 5660 | To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for a limitation on the time for the use of contributions or donations, and for other purposes. | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-09-18 | 2014-09-18 | Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. | House | Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] | CA | D | T000472 | 0 | Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to allow the use of contributions or donations only for the six years following the most recent federal election for a six-year office (e.g. the Senate) in which an individual was a candidate for the office if that individual is not a candidate for that office during those ensuing six years. Requires contributions or donations remaining available to to such an individual after such six-year period ends to be disposed of within 30 days, as follows: (1) to pay any debts or obligations owed in connection with the campaign for that office; (2) to return those contributions or donations to the individuals, entities, or both, who made them; (3) to make contributions to a charitable organization; and (4) to make transfers to a national, state or local committee of a political party. | 2023-01-11T13:25:31Z | |
| 113-s-2865 | 113 | s | 2865 | Voter Registration Modernization Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-09-18 | 2014-09-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. | Senate | Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] | NY | D | G000555 | 2 | Voter Registration Modernization Act - Amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA) to require each state to make available official public websites for online voter registration. Directs the appropriate state or local election official to ensure that information on the computerized statewide voter registration list may be updated through the official public website. Directs the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to study best practices for implementing the requirements for Internet registration and the online updating of voter registration information. Authorizes the provision of election information by electronic mail to individuals registered to vote who have requested to receive it. Directs the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to make an implementation payment each year to enable each state to meet the requirements of this Act and to carry out activities to improve the administration of federal elections. | 2023-01-11T13:25:26Z | |
| 113-s-2877 | 113 | s | 2877 | Federal Debt Management Act of 2014 | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-09-18 | 2014-09-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] | LA | R | V000127 | 0 | Federal Debt Management Act of 2014 - Limits the Department of the Treasury's authority to manage the debt of the United States by using extraordinary measures to prevent the public debt limit from being exceeded. Limits the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to suspend the investing of amounts or the issuance of obligations for the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund, the Thrift Savings Fund, the Exchange Stabilization Fund, or any other fund or account for the purposes of preventing the public debt of the United States from exceeding the public debt limit. Requires the Secretary to submit to Congress additional information regarding the Daily Treasury Statement, including: (1) all cash flow and debt transaction information used in preparing the Daily Treasury Statement, and (2) forecasts for the cash flow and debt transactions of the federal government. | 2023-01-11T13:25:25Z | |
| 113-sres-566 | 113 | sres | 566 | A resolution celebrating the 125th anniversary of the State of South Dakota. | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-09-18 | 2014-09-18 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5770; text as passed Senate: CR S5797) | Senate | Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] | SD | R | T000250 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Commends and celebrates South Dakota and its people on the state's 125th anniversary. | 2019-02-20T12:29:03Z | |
| 113-hr-5482 | 113 | hr | 5482 | Enhanced Security Clearance Act of 2014 | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-09-16 | 2014-09-16 | Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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. | House | Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-3] | PA | R | K000376 | 0 | Enhanced Security Clearance Act of 2014 - Requires the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) to implement a plan to eliminate backlogs of overdue periodic reinvestigations of individuals eligible for access to classified information or eligible to hold a sensitive position. Sets forth time intervals within which periodic reinvestigations updating previously completed background investigations are to occur. Requires the DNI to direct specified agencies (executive agencies, military departments, and elements of the intelligence community identified in the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004) to implement enhanced personnel security programs for security reviews of such individuals. Requires implementation of such programs by the earlier of: (1) five years after enactment of this Act, or (2) the date on which the backlog is eliminated. Requires agency programs to integrate information from government, publicly available, and commercial data sources, consumer reporting agencies, and social media. Permits information obtained from such sources to include: (1) security or counterintelligence information on any public online website that may suggest ill intent, vulnerability to blackmail, compulsive behavior, allegiance to another country, illegal drug use, criminal activity, material falsification, change in ideology, or a lack of good judgment, reliability, or trustworthiness; and (2) data maintained on any terrorist or criminal watch list maintained by any agency, state or local government, or international organization. Requires automated record checks at least twice every five years to ensure continued eligibility of individuals employed or contracted with by such agencies. Directs the DNI to issue guidance defining minor financial or mental health issues. Requires inspectors general of such agencies to assess the effectiveness and fairness of agency programs. | 2023-01-11T13:25:37Z | |
| 113-hr-5492 | 113 | hr | 5492 | Inspector General Empowerment Act of 2014 | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-09-16 | 2014-09-17 | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. | House | Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49] | CA | R | I000056 | 2 | Inspector General Empowerment Act of 2014 - Amends the Inspector General Act of 1978 to: (1) grant inspectors general additional subpoena authority to compel the attendance and testimony of certain witnesses, including federal government contractors and former federal employees, necessary in the performance of functions assigned by such Act; (2) authorize appropriations for the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency through FY2021; (3) assign the Council additional responsibilities with respect to disputes involving the jurisdiction of more than one federal agency or entity; and (4) set forth procedures for considering allegations of wrongdoing against the Special Counsel and Deputy Special Counsel (officials appointed to investigate prohibited personal practices and government waste and abuse). Exempts from requirements relating to the authority of federal agencies to collect information for investigations: (1) information collected during any evaluation by the Federal Accountability and Spending Transparency Board; and (2) information collected during any audit, investigation, inspection, evaluation, or other review conducted by the Council or any Office of the Inspector General, including any Office of Special Inspector General. Requires: (1) the Comptroller General (GAO) to study and report on prolonged vacancies in the Offices of the Inspector General, and (2) the Council to conduct and report on an analysis of critical issues that involve the jurisdiction of more than one individual federal agency or entity. | 2023-01-11T13:25:36Z | |
| 113-hr-5466 | 113 | hr | 5466 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4500 Sunny Isle Shopping Center in Christiansted, St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands, as the "Florence Louise Thomas Post Office". | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-09-15 | 2014-09-15 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | House | Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] | VI | D | C000380 | 0 | Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4500 Sunny Isle Shopping Center in Christiansted, St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands, as the "Florence Louise Thomas Post Office." | 2023-01-11T13:25:37Z | |
| 113-hr-5468 | 113 | hr | 5468 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1103 USPS Building 1103 in Camp Pendleton, California, as the "Camp Pendleton Medal of Honor Post Office". | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-09-15 | 2014-11-18 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | House | Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49] | CA | R | I000056 | 50 | Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1103 USPS Building 1103 in Camp Pendleton, California, as the "Camp Pendleton Medal of Honor Post Office." | 2023-01-11T13:25:22Z | |
| 113-hr-5472 | 113 | hr | 5472 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service currently located at 16281 U.S. Highway 59 in Moscow, Texas, as the "Anna Stepanovna Politkovskaya Memorial Post Office". | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-09-15 | 2014-09-15 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | House | Rep. Stockman, Steve [R-TX-36] | TX | R | S000937 | 0 | Designates the U.S. Postal Service facility located at 16281 U.S. Highway 59 in Moscow, Texas, as the "Anna Stepanovna Politkovskaya Memorial Post Office." | 2023-01-11T13:25:37Z | |
| 113-hr-5473 | 113 | hr | 5473 | James Boulet National Language Act of 2014 | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-09-15 | 2014-10-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. | House | Rep. Stockman, Steve [R-TX-36] | TX | R | S000937 | 1 | James Boulet National Language Act of 2014 - Amends federal law to: (1) make English the official language of the United States, (2) require that official U.S. government functions be conducted in English, and (3) require the U.S. government to preserve and enhance the role of English as the official language of the United States. Declares that, unless specifically stated in applicable law, no person has a right, entitlement, or claim to have the U.S. government or any of its officials or representatives act, communicate, perform or provide services, or materials in any language other than English. Makes exceptions to these requirements the use of a language other than English for: (1) religious purposes, (2) language training for international communication, or (3) school programs designed to encourage students to learn foreign languages. Amends the the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to repeal bilingual voting and related voting qualification requirements. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require that all public naturalization ceremonies in which the oath of allegiance is administered be conducted solely in the English language. | 2023-01-11T13:25:37Z | |
| 113-s-2809 | 113 | s | 2809 | A bill to require the Environmental Protection Agency to obtain a court order to garnish wages to pay a nontax debt. | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-09-15 | 2014-09-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Johanns, Mike [R-NE] | NE | R | J000291 | 11 | Prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from garnishing the pay of an individual without a court order. | 2023-01-11T13:25:27Z | |
| 113-hr-5445 | 113 | hr | 5445 | Postal Jobs Protection Act of 2014 | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-09-10 | 2014-09-10 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | House | Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] | LA | D | R000588 | 15 | Postal Jobs Protection Act of 2014 - Prohibits mail processing facilities operating as of September 1, 2014, from being closed or consolidated prior to December 31, 2015. | 2023-01-11T13:25:38Z | |
| 113-hr-5418 | 113 | hr | 5418 | To prohibit officers and employees of the Internal Revenue Service from using personal email accounts to conduct official business. | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-09-09 | 2014-09-17 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | House | Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-3] | LA | R | B001255 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Prohibits any officer or employee of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from using a personal email account to conduct official business. | 2023-01-11T13:25:38Z | |
| 113-hr-5410 | 113 | hr | 5410 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 25 New York Avenue in Sound Beach, New York, as the "John Moerlins Post Office". | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-09-08 | 2014-09-08 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | House | Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1] | NY | D | B001242 | 0 | Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 25 New York Avenue in Sound Beach, New York, as the "John Moerlins Post Office." | 2023-01-11T13:25:39Z | |
| 113-hres-711 | 113 | hres | 711 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should take all appropriate measures to ensure the continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers. | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-08-01 | 2014-08-01 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | House | Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] | CA | D | D000598 | 75 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) should take all appropriate measures to ensure the continuation of door delivery for all businesses and residential customers. | 2023-01-11T13:25:41Z | |
| 113-hr-5322 | 113 | hr | 5322 | Consolidate Heavy-handed and Outdated Programs Act of 2014 | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-07-31 | 2014-08-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. | House | Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7] | TN | R | B001243 | 1 | Consolidate Heavy-handed and Outdated Programs Act of 2014 - Consolidates the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish the Department of Energy and the Environment (DEE), with the primary mission of ensuring U.S. security and prosperity by: (1) protecting human health; (2) safeguarding the natural environment; and (3) addressing U.S. energy, environmental, and nuclear challenges through transformative science and technology solutions. Transfers to the DEE Secretary all of the functions of the EPA Administrator and the Secretary of Energy. Establishes within the Department: (1) an Energy and Environmental Information Administration, (2) an Office of Science, (3) an Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence, (4) an Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs, and (5) the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission as an independent regulatory commission. Transfers to the Commission specified functions of the Federal Power Commission (FPC). Preserves the Southeastern Power Administration, the Southwestern Power Administration, and the Bonneville Power Administration as distinct organizational entities within DEE, each headed by an Administrator. Requires the DEE Secretary to establish policy for the National Nuclear Security Administration and assess annually the vulnerability of Department facilities to a terrorist attack. Requires the President to submit a proposed National Energy Policy Plan to Congress by April 1, 2015, and biennially thereafter. | 2023-01-11T13:25:52Z | |
| 113-hr-5331 | 113 | hr | 5331 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 73839 Gorgonio Drive in Twentynine Palms, California, as the "Colonel M.J. 'Mac' Dube, USMC Post Office Building". | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-07-31 | 2014-12-18 | Became Public Law No: 113-266. | House | Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] | CA | R | C001094 | 51 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 73839 Gorgonio Drive in Twentynine Palms, California, as the "Colonel M.J. 'Mac' Dube, USMC Post Office Building." | 2023-03-22T18:49:21Z | |
| 113-hr-5334 | 113 | hr | 5334 | Open Our Democracy Act of 2014 | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-07-31 | 2014-09-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. | House | Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6] | MD | D | D000620 | 2 | Open Our Democracy Act of 2014 - Requires all candidates for election to the House of Representatives to run in a single open primary, regardless of political party preference. Limits the ensuing general election to the two candidates receiving the greatest number of votes in the single open primary. Gives candidates the option, at the time of filing to run for office, to declare a political party preference, which does not constitute or imply endorsement of the candidate by the party designated. Treats the general election day in the same manner as a legal public holiday for purposes of federal employment. Expresses the sense of Congress that private employers should give their employees a day off on the general election day in November 2016 and each even-numbered year thereafter to enable them to cast votes in elections held on that day. Requires the Comptroller General (GAO) to study the feasibility and desirability of enacting national standards and criteria for congressional redistricting. | 2023-01-11T13:25:52Z | |
| 113-hr-5338 | 113 | hr | 5338 | Federal Employee Pension Fairness Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-07-31 | 2014-07-31 | Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Foreign Affairs, 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. | House | Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4] | MD | D | E000290 | 10 | Federal Employee Pension Fairness Act - Repeals provisions requiring federal employees, including foreign service employees, who began service after 2012 to pay an increased contribution (4.4%) for funding their annuities under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) treat certain foreign corporations managed and controlled primarily in the United States as domestic corporations for U.S. tax purposes; and (2) revise rules for the taxation of inverted corporations (i.e., U.S. corporations that acquire foreign companies to reincorporate in a foreign jurisdiction with lower income tax rates than the United States). | 2023-01-11T13:25:52Z | |
| 113-hr-5362 | 113 | hr | 5362 | To provide that the Social Security Administration pay fees associated with obtaining birth certificate or State identification card for purposes of obtaining a replacement social security card for certain victims of domestic violence, and for other purposes. | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-07-31 | 2014-07-31 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18] | FL | D | M001191 | 19 | Directs the Commissioner of Social Security to pay the fees charged by any governmental authority associated with obtaining the birth certificate or state residence identification card in order to obtain a replacement Social Security card for certain victims of domestic violence residing in a shelter and their dependents. | 2023-01-11T13:25:51Z | |
| 113-hr-5377 | 113 | hr | 5377 | Postal Facilities Preservation and Sales Reform Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-07-31 | 2014-07-31 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | House | Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15] | NY | D | S000248 | 1 | Postal Facilities Preservation and Sales Reform Act - Revises requirements for making a determination as to the necessity for closing or consolidating any postal facility to require that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS): (1) hold at least three public meetings, located in the area affected by the closing or consolidation, at least 120 days prior to the determination; and (2) provide adequate notice of the closing or consolidation to persons served by such facility at least 180 days prior to the proposed date of such closing or consolidation. Prohibits USPS from entering into any contract or agreement to sell or relocate a historic postal facility until the proposed decision to sell or relocate is reviewed in accordance with requirements of the National Historic Preservation Act. Requires USPS to use the Historic Surplus Property Program to dispose of a historic postal facility that has been determined by the State Historic Preservation Officer or the Keeper of the National Register of Historic Places to be of national significance. Requires: (1) the Postmaster General to maintain a list of historic postal facilities and to publish such list on the USPS website, (2) the Postmaster General to maintain a separate preservation budget for such facilities, and (3) the USPS Federal Preservation Officer to notify the National Museum of American Art when New Deal art (art located at a postal facility that was commissioned by the federal government between 1933 and 1937) owned by USPS is loaned or relocated. Requires the Postmaster General to develop a model covenant to be used and applied to any historic postal facility offered for sale that: (1) requires the purchaser of such a facility to allow public access to any historic artwork located within such facility, (2) requires USPS to contribute sufficient funds to the maintenance of such artwork, and (3) prohibits the purchaser of the historic postal facility from demolishing or altering it in any way that is incompatible with its historic charact… | 2023-01-11T13:25:51Z | |
| 113-hr-5385 | 113 | hr | 5385 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 55 Grasso Plaza in St. Louis, Missouri, as the "Sgt. Amanda N. Pinson Post Office". | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-07-31 | 2014-12-09 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | House | Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] | MO | R | W000812 | 7 | Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 55 Grasso Plaza in St. Louis, Missouri, as the "Sgt. Amanda N. Pinson Post Office." | 2023-01-11T13:25:16Z | |
| 113-hr-5386 | 113 | hr | 5386 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 11662 Gravois Road in St. Louis, Missouri, as the "Lt. Daniel P. Riordan Post Office". | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-07-31 | 2014-11-18 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | House | Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] | MO | R | W000812 | 7 | Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 11662 Gravois Road in St. Louis, Missouri, as the "Lt. Daniel P. Riordan Post Office." | 2023-01-11T13:25:23Z | |
| 113-hr-5387 | 113 | hr | 5387 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14373 Manchester Road in St. Louis, Missouri, as the "Sgt. Zachary M. Fisher Post Office". | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-07-31 | 2014-07-31 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | House | Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] | MO | R | W000812 | 7 | Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14373 Manchester Road in St. Louis, Missouri, as the "Sgt. Zachary M. Fisher Post Office." | 2023-01-11T13:25:50Z | |
| 113-s-2747 | 113 | s | 2747 | Small Business Regulatory Sunset Act of 2014 | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-07-31 | 2014-07-31 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL] | IL | R | K000360 | 0 | Small Business Regulatory Sunset Act of 2014 - Requires each federal agency to establish a plan for the periodic review (every nine years) of: (1) its rules that have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities, and (2) any small entity compliance guide required to be published by an agency. Sets forth criteria for review of a rule, including the continued need for the rule, the complexity of the rule, and the economic impact of the rule on small entities. Requires: (1) each agency to publish in the Federal Register and on the agency website a list of the rules and small entity compliance guides to be reviewed under the plan, and (2) the agency Inspector General to determine whether the agency has conducted the required review. Provides that each covered rule (i.e., any rule for which an agency is required to prepare a regulatory flexibility analysis and which is a major rule) promulgated by an agency shall cease to have effect seven years after the final version of such rule is published unless renewed by the agency using the notice and comment rulemaking process. | 2023-01-11T13:25:43Z | |
| 113-s-2751 | 113 | s | 2751 | Rural and Tribal Voter Rights Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-07-31 | 2014-07-31 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. | Senate | Sen. Walsh, John E. [D-MT] | MT | D | W000818 | 0 | Rural and Tribal Voter Rights Act - Directs the Election Assistance Commission to make a payment each fiscal year to each state which meets early voting location distribution plan development requirements for ensuring that eligible voters have adequate access to early voting locations. Requires a state or local election official to provide at least one one early voting location on tribal land when requested by the tribal government. Requires each state to, after reasonable notice and public hearings, adopt and submit to the Commission a plan which provides for the equitable distribution of early voting locations. Requires each state to make early voting available to any eligible voter for at least 10 days before an election for federal office. Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, the Postmaster General, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of the Interior to permit a state to designate facilities of the respective agencies located in the state as voter registration agencies. Requires each state to permit any eligible individual on the same day as a federal election and on any day when voting, including early voting, is permitted for a federal election to: (1) register to vote in the election, and (2) cast a vote in it. Requires each state to provide a secure online interface available to the public on a public, government website that allows any eligible individual to register electronically to vote or to update their voter registration. Authorizes the Attorney General to bring a civil action in an appropriate district court for declaratory or injunctive relief as necessary to carry out this Act. Allows any aggrieved person a private right of action, too. | 2023-01-11T13:25:43Z | |
| 113-s-2754 | 113 | s | 2754 | Lobbying and Campaign Finance Reform Act of 2014 | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-07-31 | 2014-07-31 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. | Senate | Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] | CO | D | B001267 | 0 | Lobbying and Campaign Finance Reform Act of 2014 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) to declare that, for purposes of dollar limits on contributions, any bundled contribution forwarded by a currently registered lobbyist or a political committee established or controlled by one to an authorized committee of a candidate, a leadership political action committee (PAC), or a political party committee shall be treated as both a contribution made by the person forwarding it and as a contribution made by the contributor. Amends the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to revise the definition of "lobbyist" with respect to its exemption from coverage of certain individuals whose lobbying activities constitute less than 20% of the time engaged in the services provided to a client over a 3-month period. Extends the 3-month period into a 2-year period. Amends FECA to prohibit House of Representatives and Senate candidates, Members, Senators, their agents, or any entities directly or indirectly established, financed, maintained, or controlled by or acting on behalf of one or more of them from soliciting funds from any registered lobbyist in connection with an election to the House or Senate during any period in which the chamber is in session (excluding adjournments or recesses for 10 calendar days or longer). | 2023-01-11T13:25:43Z | |
| 113-hr-5255 | 113 | hr | 5255 | RFP-IT Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-07-30 | 2014-07-30 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | House | Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] | CA | D | E000215 | 4 | Reforming Federal Procurement of Information Technology Act or RFP-IT Act - Establishes an increased $500,000 simplified acquisition threshold for contracts for the purchase of information technology services from a small business concern. Makes permanent the authority to issue solicitations for purchases of commercial items in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold. Establishes within the General Services Administration (GSA) the Presidential Innovation Fellows Program to bring non-government innovators into the federal government to solve challenges of national importance. Redesignates the Office of Electronic Government as the United States Digital Government Office or United States DGO. Designates the head of such Office as the U.S. Chief Information Officer. Establishes in the DGO the Digital Service Pilot Program to provide digital services to support executive agencies on high-priority federal information technology projects. Directs the GSA Administrator to conduct an in-depth analysis of IT Schedule 70. Defines "IT Schedule 70" as the multiple award supply of GSA for the procurement of information technology. Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to report to Congress on: (1) the effectiveness of the 18F program of GSA, (2) IT Schedule 70, and (3) challenges and barriers to entry for small business technology firms into the federal marketplace. Requires the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to be revised to clarify that agency acquisition personnel are permitted and encouraged to engage in responsible and constructive exchanges with industry, so long as such exchanges are consistent with existing law and do not promote an unfair competitive advantage. Requires the U.S. Chief Information Officer to advise the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on improving the performance of federal agencies in development specifications for an information technology project contract. Makes the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) a member of the… | 2023-01-11T13:25:55Z | |
| 113-hr-5268 | 113 | hr | 5268 | Preventing Government Printing Overreach Act of 2014 | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-07-30 | 2014-07-30 | Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. | House | Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11] | GA | R | G000550 | 2 | Preventing Government Printing Overreach Act of 2014 - Prohibits the Public Printer from assembling or manufacturing any secure credentials or the component parts of any such credential. Makes such prohibition inapplicable to the following activities: stitching security paper into an already assembled eCover for the Department of State; manufacturing NEXUS and SENTRI cards pursuant to any existing contract or purchase order until the earlier of the date on which such contract expires or such purchase order is filled, or December 31, 2015; assembling or manufacturing any secure credentials specifically at the request of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) or the National Security Agency (NSA) for use in classified programs or activities; and manufacturing identification badges for the presidential inauguration. Defines "secure credential" to mean an identification document that includes component security parts designed to authenticate the document or reduce the risk of the unauthorized replication or alteration of the document. | 2023-01-11T13:25:55Z | |
| 113-hr-5278 | 113 | hr | 5278 | No Federal Contracts for Corporate Deserters Act of 2014 | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-07-30 | 2014-07-30 | Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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. | House | Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] | CT | D | D000216 | 3 | No Federal Contracts for Corporate Deserters Act of 2014 - Prohibits an executive agency from awarding a contract (including a defense contract) to: (1) any foreign incorporated entity determined to be an inverted domestic corporation or any subsidiary of such entity, or (2) any joint venture more than 10% of which is held by such an entity or subsidiary. Directs each agency to include in each contract awarded with a value in excess of $10 million, other than a contract for exclusively commercial items, a clause that prohibits the prime contractor from: (1) awarding a first-tier subcontract with a value greater than 10% of the total prime contract to such an entity or joint venture, or (2) structuring subcontract tiers enabling such entity or joint venture to perform more than 10% of the total value of the prime contract. Authorizes an agency to waive such requirements for a contract in the interest of national security. Provides for termination of a contract or suspension or debarment of a contractor in violation of this Act. Requires a foreign incorporated entity to be treated as an inverted domestic corporation if: (1) the entity acquires, on or after May 8, 2014, substantially all of the properties held by a domestic corporation or substantially all of the assets of, or substantially all of the properties constituting a trade or business of, a domestic partnership; and (2) after the acquisition, either more than 50% of the stock of the entity is held by former shareholders of the domestic corporation or former partners of the domestic partnership, or the management and control of the expanded affiliated group which includes the entity occurs primarily within the United States and such expanded affiliated group has significant domestic business activities. Sets forth an exception for an entity within an expanded affiliated group with substantial business activities in the foreign country in which the entity is created. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe regulations for determining cases in w… | 2023-01-11T13:25:55Z | |
| 113-hres-695 | 113 | hres | 695 | Restore Democracy Resolution | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-07-30 | 2014-09-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. | House | Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8] | MN | D | N000127 | 0 | Restore Democracy Resolution - Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to: the case of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission; creation of a public finance system for congressional election; limitations on campaign spending and the campaign season; a prohibition against the solicitation or collecting of campaign contributions under certain circumstances; congressional power to prohibit voter suppression activities; state online voter registration systems; a federal reapportionment system, redistricting, and gerrymandering; and specified procedures in the House regarding committee hearings and reports, including conference committee meetings and reports. | 2023-01-11T13:25:49Z | |
| 113-s-2704 | 113 | s | 2704 | No Federal Contracts for Corporate Deserters Act of 2014 | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-07-30 | 2014-07-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] | MI | D | L000261 | 3 | No Federal Contracts for Corporate Deserters Act of 2014 - Prohibits an executive agency from awarding a contract (including a defense contract) for the procurement of property or services to: (1) any foreign incorporated entity determined to be an inverted domestic corporation or any subsidiary of such entity, or (2) any joint venture more than 10% of which is held by such an entity or subsidiary. Directs each agency to include in each contract awarded with a value in excess of $10 million, other than a contract for exclusively commercial items, a clause that prohibits the prime contractor from: (1) awarding a first-tier subcontract with a value greater than 10% of the total prime contract to such an entity or joint venture, or (2) structuring subcontract tiers enabling such entity or joint venture to perform more than 10% of the total value of the prime contract. Authorizes an agency to waive such requirements for a contract in the interest of national security or if necessary for the efficient or effective administration of federal or federally-funded programs that provide health benefits to individuals. Provides for termination of a contract or suspension or debarment of a contractor in violation of this Act. Requires a foreign incorporated entity to be treated as an inverted domestic corporation if: (1) the entity acquires, on or after May 8, 2014, substantially all of the properties held by a domestic corporation or substantially all of the assets of, or substantially all of the properties constituting a trade or business of, a domestic partnership; and (2) after the acquisition, either more than 50% of the stock of the entity is held by former shareholders of the domestic corporation or former partners of the domestic partnership, or the management and control of the expanded affiliated group which includes the entity occurs primarily within the United States and such expanded affiliated group has significant domestic business activities. Sets forth an exception for an entity within an expanded affiliate… | 2023-01-11T13:25:44Z | |
| 113-hjres-121 | 113 | hjres | 121 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate political campaign contributions and expenditures, including independent expenditures. | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-07-29 | 2014-07-29 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | House | Rep. Carney, John C., Jr. [D-DE-At Large] | DE | D | C001083 | 0 | Constitutional Amendment - Declares that nothing in the Constitution shall be construed to prohibit Congress or any state from imposing content-neutral limitations on contributions or expenditures used to refer to a federal election candidate, including contributions or expenditures made independently from a candidate or a candidate's campaign during any period Congress or the state may establish which is proximate to the date of the election in which the candidate is running. Declares that nothing contained in this article shall be construed to abridge the freedom of the press. | 2023-01-11T13:26:03Z | |
| 113-hr-5229 | 113 | hr | 5229 | Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act of 2014 | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-07-29 | 2014-09-17 | Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. | House | Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] | MA | D | L000562 | 10 | Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act of 2014 - Entitles any federal employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at 30% or more, during the 12-month period beginning on the first day of employment, to up to 104 hours of leave, without loss or reduction in pay, for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disability for which sick leave could regularly be used. Requires the forfeiture of any such leave that is not used during such 12-month period. Requires such employee to submit to the head of the employing agency certification that such employee used such leave for purposes of being furnished treatment for such disability by a health care provider. | 2023-01-11T13:25:56Z | |
| 113-hr-5240 | 113 | hr | 5240 | CORRECT Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-07-29 | 2014-09-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. | House | Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] | MS | D | T000193 | 5 | Clearance and Over-Classification Reform and Reduction Act or the CORRECT Act - Amends the Reducing Over-Classification Act (ROCA) to require each agency inspector general, by September 30, 2019, to carry out not fewer than three evaluations to assess whether applicable classification policies, rules, and procedures have been followed, the last two of which shall assess: (1) the degree to which the incentives for accurate classification decisions have improved the accuracy of such decisions and achieved a reduction in classified information, (2) progress made and the adequacy of the records to support each self-inspection program determination, and (3) each agency's procedures and activities regarding classification challenges. Directs the President to: (1) issue a standardized sampling technique for agency self-inspection programs to address any vulnerabilities in such programs, and (2) establish goals for reducing classified information by 10% by five years after this Act's enactment through declassification and improved classification decisionmaking. Amends the Public Interest Declassification Act of 2000 to require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to publish, annually, information on the status of agency efforts at reducing the holding of classified information. Requires the Public Interest Declassification Board to review classification guidance on an ongoing basis, including assessing its clarity to ensure that only the minimum necessary information is classified, and to submit recommendations for improving such guidance and for harmonizing and reducing such guidance across the federal government. Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and disseminate to components of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and make available to other agencies guidance on best practices and strategies to implement ROCA. Directs the head of each agency with the authority to designate a national security position to submit a report that provides information regarding any national … | 2023-01-11T13:25:56Z | |
| 113-hr-5245 | 113 | hr | 5245 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 314 Lennon Drive in Wilmington, North Carolina, as the "Meadowlark Lemon Post Office". | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-07-29 | 2014-07-29 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | House | Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] | NC | R | J000255 | 8 | Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 314 Lennon Drive in Wilmington, North Carolina, as the "Meadowlark Lemon Post Office." | 2023-01-11T13:25:55Z | |
| 113-hr-5250 | 113 | hr | 5250 | Restore Opportunity, Strengthen, and Improve the Economy Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-07-29 | 2014-07-29 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | House | Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] | DC | D | N000147 | 0 | Restore Opportunity, Strengthen, and Improve the Economy Act - Prohibits an executive agency from awarding a contract for the acquisition of supplies or services to a source that is not a Good Jobs Model Employer, unless there is no offer from such an employer. Defines a "Good Jobs Model Employer" as one that: respects employees' rights to bargain collectively with their employers without being forced to take strike action to win better wages and working conditions; offers to each employee living wages, decent benefits including health care, paid leave for sickness and caregiving, and fair work schedules that are predictable and stable; affirmatively demonstrates an exemplary standard of compliance with workplace protection laws, including laws governing labor relations, wages and hours, and health and safety, as well as other applicable labor laws; limits executive compensation to 50 times the median salary paid to the company's workers; employs a workforce not less than 35% of which reside within one or more Historically Underutilized Business Zones; and subcontracts only with other Good Jobs Model Employers. Prohibits an executive agency from providing other forms of assistance to entities that are not model employers when there is a similarly situated Good Jobs Model Employer that could receive the assistance, unless doing so would substantially undermine the value of the assistance to the public good. Requires executive agencies to incorporate into each new contract or assistance agreement a clause requiring the contractor or recipient to conduct itself as a Good Jobs Model Employer for the duration of the contract. Provides for the suspension of a contractor or assistance recipient that fails to do so and for debarment for multiple violations. Requires: (1) the Secretary of Labor to promulgate regulations implementing such Good Jobs Model Employer standards, and (2) specified officials to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation to effect the policy and purposes of this Act. | 2023-01-11T13:25:55Z | |
| 113-hr-5254 | 113 | hr | 5254 | VA Bonus Accountability Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-07-29 | 2014-07-29 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | House | Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] | AZ | D | S001191 | 1 | Stop Wasteful Bonuses in Department of Veterans Affairs Act of 2014 or the VA Bonus Accountability Act - Prohibits a federal agency from awarding a bonus to any employee for five years after the end of a fiscal year in which the Inspector General of the agency or another senior ethics official or the Comptroller General (GAO) makes an adverse finding relating to the employee. Requires repayment of a bonus awarded in any year in which an adverse finding is made. | 2023-01-11T13:25:55Z | |
| 113-s-2683 | 113 | s | 2683 | CORRECT Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-07-29 | 2014-07-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] | OR | D | W000779 | 0 | Clearance and Over-Classification Reform and Reduction Act or the CORRECT Act - Amends the Reducing Over-Classification Act (ROCA) to require each agency inspector general, by September 30, 2019, to carry out not fewer than three evaluations to assess whether applicable classification policies, rules, and procedures have been followed, the last two of which shall assess: (1) the degree to which the incentives for accurate classification decisions have improved the accuracy of such decisions and achieved a reduction in classified information, (2) progress made and the adequacy of the records to support each self-inspection program determination, and (3) each agency's procedures and activities regarding classification challenges. Directs the President to: (1) issue a standardized sampling technique for agency self-inspection programs to address any vulnerabilities in such programs, and (2) establish goals for reducing classified information by 10% by five years after this Act's enactment through declassification and improved classification decisionmaking. Amends the Public Interest Declassification Act of 2000 to require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to publish, annually, information on the status of agency efforts at reducing the holding of classified information. Requires the Public Interest Declassification Board to review classification guidance on an ongoing basis, including assessing its clarity to ensure that only the minimum necessary information is classified, and to submit recommendations for improving such guidance and for harmonizing and reducing such guidance across the federal government. Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and disseminate to components of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and make available to other agencies guidance on best practices and strategies to implement ROCA. Directs the head of each agency with the authority to designate a national security position to submit a report that provides information regarding any national … | 2023-01-11T13:25:45Z | |
| 113-sres-528 | 113 | sres | 528 | A resolution commemorating the 125th anniversary of North Dakota's Statehood. | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-07-29 | 2014-07-29 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5069-5070; text as passed Senate: CR S5067) | Senate | Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] | ND | R | H001061 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Congratulates the state of North Dakota and its citizens on the 125th anniversary of its admission to the United States. | 2019-02-20T12:28:59Z | |
| 113-hr-5225 | 113 | hr | 5225 | Department of Energy Forrestal Complex Redevelopment Act of 2014 | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-07-28 | 2014-07-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. | House | Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] | DC | D | N000147 | 0 | Department of Energy Forrestal Complex Redevelopment Act of 2014 - Directs the Administrator of General Services (GSA) to redevelop the Department of Energy (DOE) Forrestal Complex in the District of Columbia in a manner that is consistent with the SW Ecodistrict Plan of the National Capital Planning Commission, dated January 2013. Requires any agreement entered into by the Administrator to carry out the redevelopment of such Complex to: (1) protect U.S. interests; and (2) facilitate the redevelopment of Maryland Avenue, Southwest, in the District of Columbia in a manner that is consistent with the SW Ecodistrict Plan and the Maryland Avenue Southwest Plan, including the reconstruction of Maryland Avenue, Southwest, as a multimodal corridor. Authorizes the Administrator to provide replacement space for federal agency tenants in such Complex whose relocation is made necessary by the redevelopment. Prohibits the Administrator from entering into a redevelopment agreement until 30 days after the Administrator submits a report regarding the proposed agreement, including a cost-benefit analysis and a description of the material provisions, to specified congressional committees. | 2023-01-11T13:25:56Z | |
| 113-sres-525 | 113 | sres | 525 | A resolution designating July 30, 2014, as "National Whistleblower Appreciation Day". | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-07-28 | 2014-07-28 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5003-5004) | Senate | Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] | IA | R | G000386 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates July 30, 2014, as National Whistleblower Appreciation Day. Encourages each executive agency to recognize such Day by: (1) informing employees, contractors, and the public about whistleblower rights; and (2) acknowledging the contributions of whistleblowers in combating waste, fraud, abuse, and violations of laws and regulations. | 2022-03-03T21:27:53Z | |
| 113-hr-5206 | 113 | hr | 5206 | To allow Foreign Service and other executive agency employees to designate beneficiaries of their death benefits. | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-07-25 | 2014-11-20 | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. | House | Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9] | FL | D | G000556 | 1 | Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to permit employees of the Foreign Service and other executive branch employees to designate beneficiaries of their death benefits. | 2023-01-11T13:25:57Z | |
| 113-hr-5211 | 113 | hr | 5211 | To amend section 811 of Public Law 111-84 to apply that section to all contractors for all sole-source contracts exceeding $20,000,000. | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-07-25 | 2014-07-25 | Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 4 | Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 to amend the definition of a "covered procurement" that is subject to the requirement for written justification and approval prior to the award of a single-source contract exceeding $20 million to include a military or executive agency procurement. | 2023-01-11T13:25:56Z | |
| 113-hr-5184 | 113 | hr | 5184 | National Regulatory Budget Act of 2014 | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-07-24 | 2014-09-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. | House | Rep. Scalise, Steve [R-LA-1] | LA | R | S001176 | 1 | National Regulatory Budget Act of 2014 - Establishes the Office of Regulatory Analysis in the executive branch as an independent establishment. Requires the Director of the Office to submit an annual report to specified congressional committees that includes: (1) regulatory costs imposed on regulated entities; (2) an analysis of any major changes in estimation methodology used by the Office since its last annual report; (3) an analysis of any major estimate changes caused by improved or inadequate data; (4) recommendations on how regulations may be streamlined, simplified, and modernized; and (5) recommendations for repealing regulations and reducing the cost of regulations without diminishing their effectiveness. Requires the Director to publish a regulatory analysis of each proposed covered federal rule (a rule, an information collection requirement, guidance, or a directive that imposes not less than $25 million in annual costs on regulated entities) and each proposed withdrawal or modification of a covered federal rule by an executive agency that imposes or reduces costs on a regulated entity. Requires Congress to pass an annual bill establishing a National Regulatory Budget that sets an overall regulatory cost cap and an agency regulatory cost cap for each executive agency for the fiscal year. Requires agencies to provide the information that the Director requests and imposes sanctions for failing to cooperate. Prohibits an executive agency that exceeds the annual agency regulatory cost cap imposed by the National Regulatory Budget for a fiscal year from promulgating a new covered federal rule that increases regulatory costs. | 2023-01-11T13:25:57Z | |
| 113-hr-5192 | 113 | hr | 5192 | THRIFT Act of 2014 | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-07-24 | 2014-09-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. | House | Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-10] | FL | R | W000806 | 0 | To Help Reduce Inefficient Federal Tendencies Act of 2014 or the THRIFT Act of 2014 - Allows federal agencies, including judicial branch agencies, to: (1) retain up to 25% of annual savings from the implementation of plans developed by such agencies to create efficiencies and cost savings in agency operations, and (2) use such savings for specified purposes, including salary increases and employee awards for cost savings disclosures. Requires an agency to submit to the appropriate congressional committees a plan and an associated request to amend its approved operating budget specifying how such savings will be achieved and the amount and source of such savings. | 2023-01-11T13:25:57Z | |
| 113-hr-5196 | 113 | hr | 5196 | USA Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2014-07-24 | 2014-07-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. | House | Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] | CO | R | C001077 | 2 | Unified Savings and Accountability Act or the USA Act - Title I: Provisions Relating to Federal Property, Federal Contracts and Information Technology - Requires: (1) the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy to issue guidance to federal agencies for reinvigorating the role of the competition advocate, and (2) agency chief information officers to use transparency mechanisms to report to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), annually, on efforts to identify and eliminate potentially duplicative information technology investment. Requires the Director of OMB to: issue a policy requiring consistency among all agencies in identifying information technology investments in any required reporting, issue government-wide savings goals for the strategic sourcing of goods and services by executive agencies required to have a Chief Financial Officer, require each executive agency to develop a policy consistent with OMB guidance for performing analysis to measure how well each operational/steady state information technology investment is achieving expected goals and to determine whether the investment provides the most cost effective way of delivering business value, issue guidance for specified agencies to complete their commodity IT baselines, require specified agencies to report quarterly on progress in the migration of enterprise IT systems and IT infrastructure to a shared service, and direct the Federal Chief Information Officer (Federal CIO) to require agencies to report on specified IT actions as part of integrated data collection quarterly reporting. Requires: (1) the Federal Acquisition Regulation to be revised to address reverse auctions by federal agencies, and (2) the OMB Director to issue government-wide guidance advising agencies to collect and analyze data on the level of interactive bidding and fees paid to determine the cost effectiveness of using reverse auctions in procurement and on best practices to maximize competition and savings in the use of reverse auctions. Requires the Admini… | 2023-01-11T13:27:19Z |
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