The following are the bills the House and Senate passed last month. The bills were passed by voice vote except where indicated. Roll call votes for the House are found here, and for the Senate here. The descriptions of bills are essentially taken verbatim from the Congressional Record Daily Digest (Index).
SENATE 5 billls, 90 pages
Drought Information Act: Senate passed S. 376, to reauthorize the National Integrated Drought Information System, 8 pages
Supervision Requirements for Outpatient Therapeutic Services: Committee on Finance was discharged from further consideration of S. 1954, to provide for the extension of the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2014; 4 pages
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Amendments Act: Senate passed S. 1068, to reauthorize and amend the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002, 48 pages
Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act: Senate passed S. 1254, to amend the Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998, 24 pages
National Integrated Drought Information System Reauthorization Act: Senate passed H.R. 2431, to reauthorize the National Integrated Drought Information System. 6 pages
HOUSE 22 bills, 502 pages
FOIA Oversight and Implementation Act: H.R. 1211, amended, to amend section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the Freedom of Information Act), to provide for greater public access to information, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 410 yeas with none voting “nay'', Roll No. 63; 32 pages
Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act: H.R. 1232, amended, to amend titles 40, 41, and 44, United States Code, to eliminate duplication and waste in information technology acquisition and management; 66 pages
Taxpayers Right-To-Know Act: H.R. 1423, amended, to provide taxpayers with an annual report disclosing the cost and performance of Government programs and areas of duplication among them; 8 pages
Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act: H.R.1123, amended, to promote consumer choice and wireless competition by permitting consumers to unlock mobile wireless devices, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 295 yeas to 114 nays, Roll No. 64; 8 pages
Taxpayer Transparency and Efficient Audit Act: H.R. 2530, amended, to improve transparency and efficiency with respect to audits and communications between taxpayers and the Internal Revenue Service 4 pages
Protecting Taxpayers from Intrusive IRS Requests Act: H.R. 2531, to prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from asking taxpayers questions regarding religious, political, or social beliefs. 4 pages
Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act: H.R. 1791, amended, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to codify authority under existing grant guidance authorizing use of Urban Area Security Initiative and State Homeland Security Grant Program funding for enhancing medical preparedness, medical surge capacity, and mass prophylaxis capabilities, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 391 yeas to 2 nays, Roll No. 32 4 pages
GI Bill Tuition Fairness Act: H.R. 357, amended, to amend title 38, United States Code, to require courses of education provided by public institutions of higher education that are approved for purposes of the educational assistance programs administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to charge veterans tuition and fees at the in-State tuition rate, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 390 yeas with none voting “nay'', Roll No. 33. 22 pages
Sportsmen's Heritage And Recreational Enhancement Act: The House passed H.R. 3590, to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, by a yea-and-nay vote of 268 yeas to 154 nays, Roll No. 41 54 pages
Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Emergency Water Delivery Act: The House passed H.R. 3964, to address certain water-related concerns in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley, by a recorded vote of 229 ayes to 191 noes, Roll No. 50. 70 pages
Authorizing Escambia County, Florida, to convey certain property that was formerly part of Santa Rosa Island National Monument: The House passed H.R. 2954, to authorize Escambia County, Florida, to convey certain property that was formerly part of Santa Rosa Island National Monument and that was conveyed to Escambia County subject to restrictions on use and reconveyance, by a recorded vote of 220 ayes to 194 noes, Roll No. 54. 40 pages
National Integrated Drought Information System Reauthorization Act: H.R. 2431, amended, to reauthorize the National Integrated Drought Information System, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 365 yeas to 21 nays, Roll No. 55 6 pages
South Utah Valley Electric Conveyance Act: S. 25, amended, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal features of the electric distribution system to the South Utah Valley Electric Service District, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 326 yeas to 90 nays with 1 answering “present'', Roll No. 60; 4 pages
Ensuring that any new or revised requirement providing for the screening, testing, or treatment of an airman or an air traffic controller for a sleep disorder is adopted pursuant to a rulemaking proceeding: H.R. 3578, amended, to ensure that any new or revised requirement providing for the screening, testing, or treatment of an airman or an air traffic controller for a sleep disorder is adopted pursuant to a rulemaking proceeding; 4 pages
Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act: H.R. 3448, amended, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide for an optional pilot program allowing certain emerging growth companies to increase the tick sizes of their stocks, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 412 yeas to 4 nays, Roll No. 62. 12 pages
Designating the air route traffic control center located in Nashua, New Hampshire, as the “Patricia Clark Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center'': The House passed S. 540, to designate the air route traffic control center located in Nashua, New Hampshire, as the “Patricia Clark Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center'', by a yea-and-nay vote of 221 yeas to 201 nays, Roll No. 61. 4 pages
Taxpayer Transparency Act of 2014: H.R. 3308, amended, to require a Federal agency to include language in certain educational and advertising materials indicating that such materials are produced and disseminated at taxpayer expense. 8 pages
Private Property Rights Protection Act: H.R. 1944, to protect private property rights, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 353 yeas to 65 nays, Roll No. 67. 20 pages
Stop Targeting of Political Beliefs by the IRS Act of 2014: The House passed H.R. 3865, to prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from modifying the standard for determining whether an organization is operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare for purposes of section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, by a recorded vote of 243 ayes to 176 noes, Roll No. 69. 4 pages
All Economic Regulations are Transparent Act of 2014: The House passed H.R. 2804, to amend title 5, United States Code, to require the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to publish information about rules on the Internet, by a recorded vote of 236 ayes to 179 noes, Roll No. 78. Consideration of the measure began yesterday, February 26th. 92 pages
Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act: The House passed H.R. 3193, to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to strengthen the review authority of the Financial Stability Oversight Council of regulations issued by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, by a recorded vote of 232 ayes to 182 noes, Roll No. 85. 24 pages
Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act: The House passed H.R. 899, to provide for additional safeguards with respect to imposing Federal mandates, by a recorded vote of 234 ayes to 176 noes, Roll No. 90. 18 pages