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To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to permit the centralized reporting of veteran enrollment by certain groups, districts, and consortiums of educational institutions.

Bill: 113-hr-331
Sponsor: Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-42]
Introduced: 2013-01-22 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Business records
School administration
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: 
Amends veterans' educational assistance program reporting requirements under which enrolled veterans (or eligible persons) and educational institutions must report enrollment information to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA). Requires individuals and educational institutions participating in the post-Vietnam era and post-9/11 veterans' educational assistance programs to report to the Secretary such enrollment and any updates on interruption or termination of the education (thereby making the enrollment reporting requirements for the post-Vietnam and post-9/11 programs consistent with other veterans' educational programs).
 
Defines &quot;educational institution&quot; to permit the inclusion of groups, districts, or consortiums of separately accredited educational institutions located in the same state that are organized in a manner facilitating the centralized reporting of enrollments.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-07-18
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2013-07-18
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2013-06-26
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Introduced in House
Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act

Bill: 113-hr-332
Sponsor: Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28]
Introduced: 2013-01-22 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Crime victims
Criminal justice information and records
Evidence and witnesses
Firearms and explosives
Judicial procedure and administration
Product safety and quality

Summary:
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: 
Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act - Prohibits a court from dismissing an action against a manufacturer, seller, or trade association for damages or relief resulting from an alleged defect or negligence with respect to a product, or conduct that would be actionable under state common or statutory law in the absence of the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, on the basis that the action is for damages or relief from the criminal, unlawful, or volitional use of a qualified product.
 
Makes the contents of the Firearms Trace System database maintained by the National Trace Center of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) subject to subpoena or other discovery and admissible as evidence. Permits such contents to be used, relied on, or disclosed, and permits testimony or other evidence to be based on the data, on the same basis as other information in a civil action in any state or federal court or in an administrative proceeding.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Introduced in House
Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act

Bill: 113-hr-333
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2]
Introduced: 2013-01-22 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: 
Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act - Amends federal military retired pay provisions to: (1) permit veterans with a service-connected disability of less than 50% to concurrently receive both retired pay and disability compensation; (2) eliminate provisions requiring a phase-in between January 1, 2004, and December 31, 2013, of concurrent receipt of retired pay and disability compensation; (3) eliminate a phase-in of concurrent receipt of retired pay and disability compensation for disabled veterans determined to be individually unemployable; and (4) require a limited reduction in retired pay for qualified disability retirees with less than 20 years of retirement-creditable service.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2013-01-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' 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.
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' 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.
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Introduced in House
Keystone For a Secure Tomorrow Act

Bill: 113-hr-334
Sponsor: Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2]
Introduced: 2013-01-22 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Canada
Congressional oversight
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Historic sites and heritage areas
Licensing and registrations
Nebraska
Oil and gas
Pipelines
State and local government operations
Water quality
Watersheds

Summary:
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Keystone For a Secure Tomorrow Act - Approves a specified permit regarding certain energy-related facilities and land transportation crossings on the international boundaries of the United States for the Keystone XL pipeline project. Includes within such permit the Nebraska reroute evaluated in the Final Evaluation Report issued the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality in January 2013. 
Prescribes permit requirements. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-01-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
action_date: 2013-01-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
action_date: 2013-01-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Natural Resources, 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.
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Natural Resources, 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.
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Natural Resources, 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.
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Introduced in House
RAMP Act

Bill: 113-hr-335
Sponsor: Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-3]
Introduced: 2013-01-22 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Appropriations
Government trust funds
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Sales and excise taxes
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: 
 Realize America's Maritime Promise Act or RAMP Act - Requires the total budget resources for expenditures from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund for harbor maintenance programs to equal the level of receipts plus interest credited to such Fund for that fiscal year. Limits the use of such resources to such programs only.
 
Declares that it shall be out of order in the House of Representatives or the Senate to consider any bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that would cause total budget resources for the Fund in a fiscal year for harbor maintenance programs to be less than the level of receipts plus interest credited to the Fund for that fiscal year.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-01-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2013-01-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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.
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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.
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for counterfeiting or selling Presidential inauguration tickets, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-hr-336
Sponsor: Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-7]
Introduced: 2013-01-22 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: 
Amends the federal criminal code to provide for a fine, up to six months' imprisonment, or both, for: (1) knowingly transferring for money or property a ticket to a presidential inaugural ceremony (a public inaugural ceremony at which the President elect or Vice President elect take the oath or affirmation of office), except for a transfer that occurs after the date on which the ceremony for which the ticket was issued takes place; (2) knowingly, falsely, and with intent to defraud, making, forging, counterfeiting, or altering a ticket to such ceremony; or (3) with intent to defraud, entering or attempting to enter such a ceremony with a ticket, knowing that ticket to have been falsely made, forged, counterfeited, or altered.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-02-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Introduced in House
Redistricting Transparency Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-337
Sponsor: Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5]
Introduced: 2013-01-22 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional elections
Congressional operations and organization
House of Representatives
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Public participation and lobbying
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: 
Redistricting Transparency Act of 2013 - Requires states to carry out congressional redistricting in accordance with a process under which members of the public are informed of redistricting proposals via the Internet and have the opportunity to participate in the development of such proposals prior to their adoption.
 
Requires each state redistricting entity to establish and maintain a public Internet site meeting specified requirements.
 
Requires the state redistricting entity to: (1) solicit the input of members of the public in its work to develop initial congressional redistricting plans for the state; and (2) post the proposed final plan on the Internet site at least 10 days before its adoption, as well as no later than 7 days after its adoption, together with a map, the reasons for adoption, dissenting opinions, and certain other information.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-02-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Introduced in House
Stop Tobacco Smuggling in the Territories Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-338
Sponsor: Del. Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS-At Large]
Introduced: 2013-01-22 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: American Samoa
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
Smuggling and trafficking
U.S. territories and protectorates

Summary:
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: 
Stop Tobacco Smuggling in the Territories Act of 2013 - Amends the federal criminal code to include American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam in the definition of &quot;state&quot; for purposes of provisions prohibiting trafficking in contraband cigarettes and smokeless tobacco.

action_date: 2013-03-05
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Stop Tobacco Smuggling in the Territories Act of 2013 - Amends the federal criminal code to include American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam in the definition of &quot;state&quot; for purposes of provisions prohibiting trafficking in contraband cigarettes and smokeless tobacco.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-03-07
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2013-03-05
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2013-03-05
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 421 - 5 (Roll no. 58). (text: CR H965)
action_date: 2013-03-05
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 421 - 5 (Roll no. 58).(text: CR H965)
action_date: 2013-03-05
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H967-968)
action_date: 2013-03-05
text: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
action_date: 2013-03-05
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 338.
action_date: 2013-03-05
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H965-966)
action_date: 2013-03-05
text: Mr. Goodlatte moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2013-02-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Introduced in House
Fairness in Firearm Testing Act

Bill: 113-hr-339
Sponsor: Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11]
Introduced: 2013-01-22 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Evidence and witnesses
Firearms and explosives
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media

Summary:
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: 
Fairness in Firearm Testing Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) to make a video recording of the entire process of its examination and testing of an item for the purpose of determining whether the item is a firearm (and if so, the type of firearm) or ammunition. Bars ATF from editing or erasing any such recording.
 
Directs ATF to make available a digital video disc that contains a copy of the recording: (1) at the request of a person who claims an ownership interest in such item, and (2) to a defendant in a criminal proceeding involving such item. Provides that an item which ATF has determined is a firearm or ammunition shall not be admissible as evidence unless: (1) ATF has complied with the requirements of this Act to make its digital video disc available, or (2) such compliance has been waived in writing by the person against whom the item is offered as evidence.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-02-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Financial Aid for Students and Taxpayers Act

Bill: 113-hr-340
Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3]
Introduced: 2013-01-22 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding
Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Marketing and advertising
School administration
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: 
Protecting Financial Aid for Students and Taxpayers Act - Amends the Higher Education Opportunity Act to prohibit postsecondary educational institutions from using revenues derived from federal educational assistance funds for: (1) advertising and promotion; (2) identifying and attracting prospective students; or (3) other activities the Secretary of Education may proscribe, such as paying for the promotion or sponsorship of education or military-related associations.
 
Excepts from that prohibition activities that are required as a condition of receiving funds under title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, specifically authorized under title IV, or otherwise specified by the Secretary.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Introduced in House
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Act

Bill: 113-hr-341
Sponsor: Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17]
Introduced: 2013-01-22 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Poverty and welfare assistance
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: 
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, through the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), to establish a Community Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Matching Grant Program (VITA grant program) for the development, expansion, or continuation of volunteer tax preparation programs to assist low-income taxpayers and members of underserved populations. 
 
Establishes the National Center to Promote Quality, Excellence, and Evaluation in Volunteer Income Tax Assistance. Requires such Center to: (1) promote the adoption of a universally accessible volunteer training platform for the preparation of federal income tax returns, (2) provide technical assistance to tax return preparation program managers, (3) identify and disseminate best practices related to tax site management, (4) support outreach and marketing efforts, and (5) provide evaluation of programs and activities funded under this Act. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Introduced in House
Guarantee Paychecks for America's Military Families Act

Bill: 113-hr-342
Sponsor: Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50]
Introduced: 2013-01-22 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Appropriations
Budget deficits and national debt
Coast guard
Defense spending
Department of Defense
Department of Homeland Security
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Military operations and strategy
Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves

Summary:
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: 
Guarantee Paychecks for America's Military Families Act - Prioritizes, in the event that the public debt of the U.S. government reaches the statutory limit, the following obligations over all other obligations: (1) the Secretary of the Treasury to pay with legal tender the principal and interest on debt held by the public; (2) the Secretary of Defense (DOD) and the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to pay members of the Armed Forces the earned pay, allowances, and other compensation paid from military personnel accounts; and (3) the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security to carry out a contingency operation (as defined in existing provisions of federal military law), including the pay earned by civilian employees of the DOD and the Coast Guard serving in a combat zone (as defined in existing provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986).
 
Appropriates to the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security, for any period of lapsed appropriations, such amounts as may be necessary to allow such Secretaries to provide, during the period of lapsed appropriations and without interruption: (1) pay and allowances to members of Armed Forces, including reserve components thereof, who perform active service during the period of lapsed appropriations; and (2) pay to civilian employees of the DOD and the Coast Guard serving in a combat zone.
 
 Defines &quot;period of lapsed appropriations&quot; as any period during which appropriations are not available due to the absence of the timely enactment of any Act or joint resolution (whether a general appropriations Act or an Act or joint resolution making continuing appropriations) appropriating funds for the payment of the pay and allowances of members of the Armed Forces or civilian employees of the DOD and Coast Guard.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Introduced in House