hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-2491
Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
Introduced: 2013-06-25 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Lakes and rivers
Land transfers
Oregon
Roads and highways
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2013-06-25
text: 
 Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act of 2013 - Designates certain federal land in Oregon as the Devil's Staircase Wilderness and as a wilderness area for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System. 
 
Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate Franklin and Wasson Creeks in Oregon as wild rivers and as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-07-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
action_date: 2013-06-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2013-06-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-06-25
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Americans from the Proliferation of Weapons to Terrorists Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-2492
Sponsor: Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4]
Introduced: 2013-06-25 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Defense spending
Department of Defense
Executive agency funding and structure
Foreign aid and international relief
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Middle East
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military operations and strategy
Syria

Summary:
action_date: 2013-06-25
text: 
Protecting Americans from the Proliferation of Weapons to Terrorists Act of 2013 - Prohibits the obligation or expenditure of funds made available to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the Department of Defense (DOD), or any other U.S. agency or entity involved in intelligence activities for the purpose of, or in a manner which would have the effect of, supporting military or paramilitary operations in Syria.
 
Makes an exception for funds obligated for non-lethal humanitarian assistance for the Syrian people provided directly by the U.S. government through nongovernmental organizations and contractors or foreign governments.
 
Nullifies such prohibition only if a joint resolution approving assistance for military or paramilitary operations in Syria is enacted.
 
Directs the Secretary of State to report every 90 days on assistance provided to groups, organizations, movements, and individuals in Syria.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-06-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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: 2013-06-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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: 2013-06-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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: 2013-06-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-06-25
text: Introduced in House
Open Fuel Standard Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-2493
Sponsor: Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16]
Introduced: 2013-06-25 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Alternative and renewable resources
Department of Transportation
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Manufacturing
Motor fuels
Motor vehicles

Summary:
action_date: 2013-06-25
text: 
Open Fuel Standard Act of 2013 - Requires each fleet of a manufacturer of passenger automobiles (including light-duty motor vehicles) to comprise at least: (1) 30% qualified vehicles in model year 2016, and (2) 50% qualified vehicles in model year 2017 and each subsequent year.
 
Defines &quot;qualified vehicle&quot; as: (1) a vehicle that operates on natural gas, hydrogen, or biodiesel; (2) a flexible fuel vehicle capable of operating on gasoline, E85, and M85; (3) a plug-in electric drive vehicle; or (4) a vehicle propelled solely by fuel cell or by something other than an internal combustion engine.
 
Authorizes a manufacturer to request an exemption from such requirement from the Secretary of Transportation (DOT).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-06-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
action_date: 2013-06-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2013-06-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-06-25
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Americans from the Proliferation of Weapons to Terrorists Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-2494
Sponsor: Rep. Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-19]
Introduced: 2013-06-25 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Defense spending
Department of Defense
Executive agency funding and structure
Foreign aid and international relief
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Middle East
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military operations and strategy
Syria

Summary:
action_date: 2013-06-25
text: 
Protecting Americans from the Proliferation of Weapons to Terrorists Act of 2013 - Prohibits the obligation or expenditure of funds made available to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the Department of Defense (DOD), or any other U.S. agency or entity involved in intelligence activities for the purpose of, or in a manner which would have the effect of, supporting military or paramilitary operations in Syria.
 
Makes an exception for funds obligated for non-lethal humanitarian assistance for the Syrian people provided directly by the U.S. government through nongovernmental organizations and contractors or foreign governments.
 
Nullifies such prohibition only if a joint resolution approving assistance for military or paramilitary operations in Syria is enacted.
 
Directs the Secretary of State to report every 90 days on assistance provided to groups, organizations, movements, and individuals in Syria.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-06-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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: 2013-06-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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: 2013-06-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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: 2013-06-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-06-25
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit the deployment of United States Armed Forces in support of a United Nations or mutual security treaty military operation absent express prior statutory authorization from Congress for such deployment, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-hr-2496
Sponsor: Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3]
Introduced: 2013-06-25 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Appropriations
Congressional oversight
Defense spending
International organizations and cooperation
Military operations and strategy
United Nations
War and emergency powers

Summary:
action_date: 2013-06-25
text: 
States that it is U.S. policy that: (1) the constitutional authority of Congress and the system of self-government and popular control established by the framers of the Constitution shall be protected, and (2) any vote of the United Nations (U.N.) Security Council or any party to a mutual security treaty shall only be advisory and does not constitute authority to deploy U.S. Armed Forces.
 
Prohibits: (1) any unit or individual of the U.S. Armed Forces from being deployed in support of a U.N. or a mutual security treaty military operation absent prior statutory authorization from Congress; and (2) funds from being appropriated or otherwise made available to any U.S. executive agency in order to carry out any U.N. or mutual security treaty military operation unless the President obtains prior authorization by Congress, as required under article I, section 8 of the Constitution.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-06-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
action_date: 2013-06-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
action_date: 2013-06-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-06-25
text: Introduced in House
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument Boundary Modification Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-2497
Sponsor: Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1]
Introduced: 2013-06-25 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Arizona
Historical and cultural resources
Intergovernmental relations
Land transfers
Monuments and memorials
State and local government operations
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2013-06-25
text: 
 Casa Grande Ruins National Monument Boundary Modification Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to transfer or acquire only from willing sellers the private or state lands or interests identified on the map entitled &quot;Proposed Casa Grande Ruins Boundary Modification&quot;. 
 
Transfers administrative jurisdiction of specified withdrawn federal lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) or the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to the National Park Service (NPS). 
 
Transfers to the BIA the administrative jurisdiction of certain federal land administered by the NPS for purposes of the San Carlos Irrigation Project. 
 
Requires the Secretary to administer all such transferred or acquired lands as part of the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument in Arizona. 
 
Requires the Secretary, as consideration for the acquisition of state and private lands, unless such lands are donated, to: (1) pay fair market value for such lands; and (2) convey to the state of Arizona and private land owners, as the case may be, federal lands, interest in federal land, or any other federal asset of equal value located in Arizona. 
 
Authorizes the Secretary to enter into an agreement with the state of Arizona to provide for cooperative management of specified state trust lands. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-07-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
action_date: 2013-06-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2013-06-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-06-25
text: Introduced in House
Tax Parity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-2499
Sponsor: Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7]
Introduced: 2013-06-25 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of the Treasury
Employee benefits and pensions
Employment taxes
Health care costs and insurance
Income tax deductions
Income tax deferral
Income tax exclusion
Self-employed

Summary:
action_date: 2013-06-25
text: 
Tax Parity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) exclude from an employee's gross income employer-provided accident and health plan benefits extended to a domestic partner or non-dependent, non-spouse beneficiary eligible to receive such benefits under an employer plan (i.e., "eligible beneficiary"); (2) exempt such benefits paid to eligible beneficiaries from otherwise applicable employment and unemployment taxes; (3) allow self-employed individuals a tax deduction for the health insurance costs of their eligible beneficiaries; (4) allow tax-exempt voluntary employees' beneficiary associations to provide sick and accident benefits to the domestic partners and non-dependent, non-spouse beneficiaries of their members; (5) allow reimbursement of the medical expenses of an eligible beneficiary from a health savings account (HSA); and (6) extend tax-exempt medical benefits to the eligible beneficiaries of retired employees
 
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to provide guidance relating to reimbursements from a flexible spending arrangement and a health reimbursement arrangement attributable to an eligible beneficiary as defined by this Act. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-07-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2013-06-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2013-06-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-06-25
text: Introduced in House
Congressional Accountability and Oversight in Syria Act

Bill: 113-hr-2501
Sponsor: Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-17]
Introduced: 2013-06-25 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Middle East
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military operations and strategy
Syria

Summary:
action_date: 2013-06-25
text: 
Congressional Accountability and Oversight in Syria Act - Prohibits assistance (except for humanitarian assistance) for the purpose, or which would have the effect, of promoting the capacity of any nation, group, organization, movement, or individual to conduct military or paramilitary operations in Syria, unless and until Congress expressly authorizes such assistance by law.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-06-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2013-06-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-06-25
text: Introduced in House
Renewable Energy Parity Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-2502
Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5]
Introduced: 2013-06-25 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Income tax credits
Lighting, heating, cooling

Summary:
action_date: 2013-06-25
text: 
Renewable Energy Parity Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend the energy tax credit to solar energy, fuel cell, microturbine, combined heat and power system, small wind energy, and thermal energy properties the construction of which begins before January 1, 2017. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-06-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2013-06-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-06-25
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit the obligation or expenditure of funds to provide military assistance to opposition forces in Syria.

Bill: 113-hr-2503
Sponsor: Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3]
Introduced: 2013-06-25 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Appropriations
Conflicts and wars
Defense spending
Department of Defense
Executive agency funding and structure
Middle East
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Syria

Summary:
action_date: 2013-06-25
text: 
Prohibits the obligation or expenditure of funds made available to the Department of Defense (DOD) or any other U.S. government department or agency for military assistance to opposition forces in Syria.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-06-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
action_date: 2013-06-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
action_date: 2013-06-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-06-25
text: Introduced in House
Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-2504
Sponsor: Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2]
Introduced: 2013-06-26 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Home and outpatient care
Medicare
Nursing

Summary:
action_date: 2013-06-26
text: 
Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise conditions of and limitations on payment for home health care services.
 
Allows payment for home health services to Medicare beneficiaries by: (1) a nurse practitioner, (2) a clinical nurse specialist working in collaboration with a physician in accordance with state law, (3) a certified nurse-midwife, or (4) a physician assistant under a physician's supervision.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-07-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2013-06-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2013-06-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2013-06-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2013-06-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-06-26
text: Introduced in House
Duplication Elimination Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-2506
Sponsor: Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15]
Introduced: 2013-06-26 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Congressional oversight
Executive agency funding and structure
Legislative rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2013-06-26
text: 
Duplication Elimination Act of 2013 - Requires the President, within 90 days after publication of the annual Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on duplication, consolidation, and elimination of duplicative government programs, to send Congress a proposed joint resolution accompanied by a special message specifying:
 
 
any recommendations outlined in the GAO report that are excluded from the proposed joint resolution;
 
in detail why they were excluded; and
 
the outlined GAO recommendations included in the proposed joint resolution.
 
 
Limits the proposed joint resolution to one that: (1) makes legislative changes needed to carry out the recommendations contained in the GAO report for a year that the President did not exclude, and (2) requires that any savings attributable to the legislative changes be transferred to the General Fund of the Treasury and be used to reduce the deficit.
 
Sets forth procedures for expedited congressional consideration of the proposed joint resolution.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-06-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2013-06-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2013-06-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-06-26
text: Introduced in House
War Powers Protection Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-2507
Sponsor: Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4]
Introduced: 2013-06-26 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Appropriations
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Defense spending
Department of Defense
Executive agency funding and structure
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Middle East
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military operations and strategy
Syria

Summary:
action_date: 2013-06-26
text: 
War Powers Protection Act of 2013 - Prohibits the obligation or expenditure of funds made available to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the Department of Defense (DOD), or any other U.S. agency or entity involved in intelligence activities for the purpose of, or in a manner which would have the effect of, supporting military or paramilitary operations in Syria, except after a formal declaration of war.
 
Directs the Secretary of State to report every 90 days on assistance provided to groups, organizations, movements, and individuals in Syria.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-06-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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: 2013-06-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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: 2013-06-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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: 2013-06-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-06-26
text: Introduced in House