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First State National Historical Park Act

Bill: 113-hr-703
Sponsor: Rep. Carney, John C., Jr. [D-DE-At Large]
Introduced: 2013-02-14 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Delaware
Government studies and investigations
Historic sites and heritage areas
Land transfers
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Pennsylvania
Travel and tourism

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-14
text: 
First State National Historical Park Act - Establishes the First State National Historical Park in Delaware, to be administered as a unit of the National Park System. 
 
Specifies that the purpose of the Park is the preservation, protection, and interpretation of the nationally significant cultural and historic resources associated with early Dutch, Swedish, and English settlement of the colony of Delaware and parts of the colony of Pennsylvania and Delaware's role in the birth of the United States and as the first state to ratify the Constitution. 
 
Requires the completion of a management plan for the Park. 
 
Requires completion of a study assessing the historical significance of additional properties in Delaware associated with the Park. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-02-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
action_date: 2013-02-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2013-02-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-02-14
text: Introduced in House
Military Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act

Bill: 113-hr-704
Sponsor: Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31]
Introduced: 2013-02-14 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Criminal justice information and records
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Evidence and witnesses
Military personnel and dependents
Subversive activities
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-14
text: 
Military Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act - Provides whistleblower protections to a member of the Armed Forces who complains or discloses evidence of ideologically based threats or actions of another member that the providing member reasonably believes could be counterproductive or detrimental to U.S. interests or security.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-02-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2013-02-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-02-14
text: Introduced in House
Fort Hood Victims and Families Benefits Protection Act

Bill: 113-hr-705
Sponsor: Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31]
Introduced: 2013-02-14 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Crime victims
Department of Defense
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Military facilities and property
Military personnel and dependents
Terrorism
Texas
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-14
text: 
Fort Hood Victims and Families Benefits Protection Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) any member of the Armed Forces who was killed or wounded in the attack at Fort Hood, Texas, on November 5, 2009, and the family members of those victims, should receive the same treatment and benefits as the victims and families of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States; and (2) such members and families have made tremendous sacrifices, and the United States should provide them with the maximum level of benefits available, identical to that available to those killed or wounded in an overseas combat zone such as Iraq or Afghanistan.
 
Treats members and DOD civilian employees killed or wounded in the shootings at Fort Hood, Texas, as members killed or wounded in a combat zone or civilian employees killed or wounded in a terrorist attack or while serving in a contingency operation, respectively, for purposes of specified laws, regulations, and policies concerning compensation, awards, and other benefits for which such members and employees are eligible.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-03-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2013-02-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.
action_date: 2013-02-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.
action_date: 2013-02-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-02-14
text: Introduced in House
Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-708
Sponsor: Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14]
Introduced: 2013-02-14 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Intellectual property
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-14
text: 
Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act of 2013 - Requires each federal agency with extramural research expenditures of over $100 million to develop a federal research public access policy, following common procedures for the collection and depositing of research papers, that is consistent with, and that advances, the purposes of the agency. 
 
Makes each federal research public access policy applicable to: (1) researchers employed by the federal agency whose works remain in the public domain, and (2) researchers funded by the agency. Specifies exclusions.
 
Requires each federal agency to submit an annual report on its federal research public access policy to specified congressional committees. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-02-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2013-02-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-02-14
text: Introduced in House
Truth in Trials Act

Bill: 113-hr-710
Sponsor: Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20]
Introduced: 2013-02-14 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Evidence and witnesses
Prescription drugs
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-14
text: 
Truth in Trials Act - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) allow any person on trial for a federal marijuana-related offense to introduce evidence that the alleged marijuana-related activities were performed in compliance with state law regarding the medical use of marijuana, (2) allow an affirmative defense to a marijuana prosecution that the alleged marijuana-related activities complied with state law regarding the medical use of marijuana, (3) limit the criminal liability of persons convicted of federal marijuana-related offenses, (4) require the preservation and return (if a defendant is acquitted) of property seized in connection with a marijuana prosecution, and (5) prohibit the seizure of plants grown or stored under a physician's recommendation or by order of a state or municipal agency in accordance with state law regarding the medical use of marijuana. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.
action_date: 2013-02-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2013-02-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-02-14
text: Introduced in House
Highway Trust Fund Reform Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-711
Sponsor: Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5]
Introduced: 2013-02-14 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Public contracts and procurement
Public transit
Roads and highways
Transportation programs funding
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-14
text: 
Highway Trust Fund Reform Act of 2013 - Repeals the Davis-Bacon Act (which requires that the locally prevailing wage rate be paid to laborers and mechanics working on federal-aid highway construction projects and public transportation construction projects).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
action_date: 2013-02-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2013-02-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2013-02-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2013-02-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-02-14
text: Introduced in House
To extend the authorization of the Highlands Conservation Act through fiscal year 2024.

Bill: 113-hr-712
Sponsor: Rep. Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [R-NJ-11]
Introduced: 2013-02-14 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Agricultural conservation and pollution
Connecticut
Department of Agriculture
Department of the Interior
Executive agency funding and structure
Forests, forestry, trees
Land use and conservation
New Jersey
New York State
Pennsylvania
Water quality
Watersheds
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-14
text: 
Amends the Highlands Conservation Act to extend, through FY2024, funding for: (1) land conservation partnership projects in the highlands regions of Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania; and (2) Forest Service and Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs to assist such states, units of local government, and private forest and farm landowners in the conservation of land and natural resources in that region. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-12-22
text: Committee on Agriculture discharged.
action_date: 2014-12-22
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 543.
action_date: 2014-12-22
text: Committee on Agriculture discharged.
action_date: 2014-12-22
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-712, Part I.
action_date: 2014-12-22
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-712, Part I.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Discharged.
action_date: 2014-02-26
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2013-03-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
action_date: 2013-02-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
action_date: 2013-02-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2013-02-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2013-02-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-02-14
text: Introduced in House
Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-713
Sponsor: Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6]
Introduced: 2013-02-14 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Home and outpatient care
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-14
text: 
Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to repeal the caps on Medicare outpatient rehabilitation physical therapy services and speech-language pathology services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-02-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2013-02-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2013-02-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2013-02-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2013-02-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-02-14
text: Introduced in House
Lena Horne Recognition Act

Bill: 113-hr-715
Sponsor: Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]
Introduced: 2013-02-14 in the House
Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion
Subjects: Art, artists, authorship
Congressional tributes
Music
Performing arts
Racial and ethnic relations

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-14
text: 
Lena Horne Recognition Act - Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to make appropriate arrangements for the posthumous presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal of appropriate design in commemoration of Lena Horne in recognition of her achievements and contributions to American culture and the civil rights movement.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-02-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2013-02-14
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E145-146)
action_date: 2013-02-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-02-14
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal land to the city of Vancouver, Washington, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-hr-716
Sponsor: Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3]
Introduced: 2013-02-14 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Land transfers
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Washington State

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-14
text: 
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey, without consideration, to the city of Vancouver, Washington, the Pearson Aviation Museum complex, including the main and historic hangars, headquarters, and munitions buildings, and the approximately seven acre complex site. Requires the city to pay the costs of such conveyance. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-03-20
text: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 14.
action_date: 2013-03-20
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2013-03-20
text: Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Discharged.
action_date: 2013-03-14
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2013-02-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
action_date: 2013-02-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2013-02-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-02-14
text: Introduced in House
Abstinence Education Reallocation Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-718
Sponsor: Rep. Hultgren, Randy [R-IL-14]
Introduced: 2013-02-14 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Family planning and birth control
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Marriage and family status
Sex and reproductive health
Sexually transmitted diseases
Teenage pregnancy

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-14
text: 
Abstinence Education Reallocation Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to award grants for qualified sexual risk avoidance education to youth and their parents. Requires such education to meet certain criteria, including: (1) being age-appropriate, medically accurate, and evidence-based; (2) teaching the skills and benefits of sexual abstinence as the optimal sexual health behavior for youth; and (3) teaching the benefits of refraining from nonmarital sexual activity, the advantage of reserving sexual activity for marriage, and the foundational components of a healthy relationship.
 
Gives priority to programs that serve youth ages 12 to 19 and that will promote the protective benefits of parent-child communication regarding healthy sexual decisionmaking.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-03-04
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H821)
action_date: 2013-02-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2013-02-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2013-02-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-02-14
text: Introduced in House
Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act

Bill: 113-hr-719
Sponsor: Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2]
Introduced: 2013-02-14 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Banking and financial institutions regulation
National Credit Union Administration

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-14
text: 
Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act - Amends the Federal Credit Union Act to empower federal credit unions to receive payments on certain uninsured non-share accounts, subject to such terms, rates, and conditions as may be established by the board of directors, within limitations prescribed by the National Credit Union Administration Board (Board).
 
Requires any Board-prescribed system of prompt corrective action to take into account that credit unions rely predominantly (under current law, must rely) upon retained earnings to build net worth.
 
Redefines &quot;net worth&quot; with respect to any insured credit union (other than a low-income credit union) to include uninsured non-share capital accounts that: (1) do not alter the cooperative nature of the credit union; (2) are subordinate to all other claims against the credit union, including the claims of creditors, shareholders, and the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund; (3) are available to cover operating losses in excess of retained earnings and, to the extent so applied, will not be replenished; (4) if they have a stated maturity, have an initial maturity of at least five years, and their net worth may be discounted at the Board's discretion when the remaining maturity is less than five years; (5) are subject to disclosure and consumer protection requirements as determined by the Board; (6) are offered by a credit union that is sufficiently capitalized and well-managed, and (7) are subject to such rules and regulations as the Board may establish.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-02-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2013-02-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-02-14
text: Introduced in House
Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-720
Sponsor: Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2]
Introduced: 2013-02-14 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Civil actions and liability
Firearms and explosives
Judicial review and appeals
Licensing and registrations
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-14
text: 
Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2013 - Amends the federal criminal code to grant the Attorney General the authority to deny the transfer of firearms or the issuance of a federal firearms and explosives license to any individual if the Attorney General: (1) determines that such individual has been engaged in or has provided material support or resources for terrorist activities, and (2) has a reasonable belief that such individual may use a firearm or explosive in connection with terrorism. Allows any individual whose firearm or explosives license application has been denied to bring legal action challenging the denial.
 
Prohibits the sale or distribution of firearms or explosives to any individual whom the Attorney General has determined to be engaged in terrorist activities. 
 
Permits the Attorney General to withhold information in firearms and explosives license denial revocation suits if the Attorney General determines that the disclosure of such information would likely compromise national security.
 
Authorizes the Attorney General to revoke firearms and explosives licenses and permits held by individuals determined to be engaged in terrorism. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.
action_date: 2013-02-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2013-02-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-02-14
text: Introduced in House
Short Line Railroad Rehabilitation and Investment Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-721
Sponsor: Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2]
Introduced: 2013-02-14 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax credits
Railroads

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-14
text: 
Short Line Railroad Rehabilitation and Investment Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for railroad track maintenance, to: (1) expand the types of maintenance expenditures eligible for such credit, and (2) extend such credit through 2016.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-02-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2013-02-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2013-02-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-02-14
text: Introduced in House