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Fairness in Obamacare Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-3562
Sponsor: Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1]
Introduced: 2013-11-20 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Comprehensive health care
Federal officials
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2013-11-20
text: 
Fairness in Obamacare Act of 2013 - Declares that Congress and the executive branch are expressly and equally bound by any federal law which is intended to be broadly enforced upon the American people.
 
Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to restrict the health plans that the federal government may make available to Members of Congress, the President, the Vice President, and appointed federal workers to only those health plans that are created under PPACA or offered through a health care exchange. (Currently, this restriction applies to Members of Congress and congressional staff.)
 
Defines &quot;appointed federal worker&quot; as an individual who is: (1) employed in a position listed in the Executive Schedule; (2) a limited term, limited emergency, or noncareer appointee in the Senior Executive Service; or (3) employed in an executive branch position of a confidential or policy-determining character under the regulations concerning excepted schedules.
 
Prohibits such restrictions from affecting the continued coverage of annuitants in certain plans under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program in effect as of the enactment of this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-11-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2013-11-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and House Administration, 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: 2013-11-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and House Administration, 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: 2013-11-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and House Administration, 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: 2013-11-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-11-20
text: Introduced in House
Federal Employees Responsible Investment Act

Bill: 113-hr-3563
Sponsor: Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]
Introduced: 2013-11-20 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Business ethics
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Corporate finance and management
Employee benefits and pensions
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Financial services and investments
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Human rights
Product safety and quality
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2013-11-20
text: 
Federal Employees Responsible Investment Act - Establishes the Corporate Responsibility Stock Index Fund as an investment option under the Thrift Savings Fund. Directs the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board to select a minimum of one index for such Fund comprised of stocks that have been analyzed and selected using basic criteria, including corporate governance, environmental practices, workplace relations and benefits, product safety and impact, international operations and human rights, involvement with repressive regimes, and community relations. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-11-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2013-11-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-11-20
text: Introduced in House
New Mexico Native American Water Settlements Technical Corrections Act

Bill: 113-hr-3564
Sponsor: Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3]
Introduced: 2013-11-20 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Historical and cultural resources
Indian claims
Indian lands and resources rights
New Mexico
Water resources funding
Water use and supply
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2013-11-20
text: 
New Mexico Native American Water Settlements Technical Corrections Act - Amends the Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act to include among the uses of the Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund the reconstruction, replacement, rehabilitation, or repair of water or wastewater infrastructure.
 
Eliminates fiscal year limits on the mandatory appropriation of funds for: (1) the Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund, and (2) grants to eligible non-Pueblo entities for mutual-benefit projects.
 
Amends the Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act to eliminate fiscal year limits on the mandatory appropriation of funds for: (1) the planning, design, and construction of a regional water system and the conduct of environmental compliance activities; and (2) the Aamodt Settlement Pueblos' Fund.
 
Amends the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to authorize appropriations for the planning and design of conjunctive use wells in the San Juan River Basin, Little Colorado River Basin, and Rio Grande Basin in New Mexico. (Currently, funds are authorized for the construction or rehabilitation and operation and maintenance of those wells.)
 
Alters the percentages of funds authorized for the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project, conjunctive use wells, and San Juan River Irrigation Projects that may be made available for: (1) the survey, recovery, protection, preservation, and display of archaeological resources in the area of a Project facility or conjunctive use well; and (2) purchasing land and constructing and maintaining facilities to mitigate the loss of, and improve conditions for the propagation of, fish and wildlife.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-11-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
action_date: 2013-11-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2013-11-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-11-20
text: Introduced in House
Biennial Commission on Energy Policy Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-3565
Sponsor: Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1]
Introduced: 2013-11-20 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Alternative and renewable resources
Coal
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Executive agency funding and structure
General energy matters
Nuclear power
Oil and gas

Summary:
action_date: 2013-11-20
text: 
Biennial Commission on Energy Policy Act of 2013 - Amends the Department of Energy Organization Act to establish the Biennial Commission on Energy Policy. 
 
Directs the Commission to: (1) analyze the accessibility, affordability, reliability, resiliency, and sustainability of energy sources in the United States, including coal, oil, natural gas, wind, solar, nuclear, hydropower, geothermal, and biofuels; (2) assess policy options to increase domestic energy supplies and energy efficiency; (3) evaluate energy storage, transmission, and distribution requirements including intermittent energy sources; (4) analyze the prospective role of stakeholders in creating an integrated and comprehensive energy policy, including academia, industry representatives, the public, and federal laboratories and agencies; (5) assess the effectiveness of and need for energy programs, including tax incentives, funding mechanisms, and energy subsidies; and (6) make recommendations for changes to the organization of executive branch entities to facilitate the development and implementation of national energy objectives.
 
 
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-11-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
action_date: 2013-11-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2013-11-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-11-20
text: Introduced in House
Domestic Violence Criminal Disarmament Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-3566
Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
Introduced: 2013-11-20 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Domestic violence and child abuse
Firearms and explosives
Law enforcement administration and funding
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2013-11-20
text: 
Domestic Violence Criminal Disarmament Act of 2013 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General to reserve not more than 5% of Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program funds for one or more states that have demonstrated that such a state has adopted policies, procedures, protocols, laws or regulations pertaining to the possession or transfer of firearms or ammunition that:
 
 
impose restrictions and penalties substantially similar to or more comprehensive than those under federal criminal code provisions prohibiting the sale or other disposition of a firearm or ammunition to a person who has been convicted of domestic violence or who is subject to a protective order with respect to an intimate partner; 
 
require state and local courts to: (1) consider whether such person possesses firearms that have been or are likely to be used to threaten, harass, menace, or harm the victim or the victim's child or may otherwise pose a danger to the victim; and (2) order the seizure or surrender of firearms and ammunition from such person; 
 
are designed to ensure that state or local law enforcement execute the seizure or surrender of authorized firearms and ammunition when such person is reported to possess firearms that are obtained or possessed illegally; 
 
provide for the seizure or surrender of authorized firearms and ammunition and the return of such firearms and ammunition in a manner that protects the safety of victims of such persons; and 
 
give state and local law enforcement the authority, to the extent allowable under federal laws and the U.S. Constitution, to seize firearms or ammunition when responding to domestic violence situations where there is probable cause to believe such firearms and ammunition are contraband, illegally in the possession of the offender, have been or are likely to be used to threaten, harass, menace, or harm the victim, or may otherwise pose a danger to the victim.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-01-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2013-11-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2013-11-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-11-20
text: Introduced in House
Medicare Link Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-3567
Sponsor: Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5]
Introduced: 2013-11-20 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Business records
Health care costs and insurance
Health programs administration and funding
Medicare
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2013-11-20
text: 
Medicare Link Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a Medicare Link Program through which individuals entitled to enroll in a Medicare Advantage (MA) plan under Medicare part C (Medicare+Choice), but who are not enrolled in one, are eligible to enroll with a nongovernmental Medicare Link contractor which shall provide: (1) a specified variety of optional care management services as well as coverage of the same items and services covered under Medicare parts A and B, and (2) a reduction or rebate in the premium otherwise applicable under Medicare part B as well as in cost-sharing.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-11-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2013-11-20
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: 2013-11-20
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: 2013-11-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-11-20
text: Introduced in House
Training Highly Skilled Americans Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-3568
Sponsor: Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
Introduced: 2013-11-20 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Financial literacy
Foreign labor
Government trust funds
Higher education
Income tax deferral
Minority education
Performance measurement
Public-private cooperation
Science and engineering education
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Temporary and part-time employment
User charges and fees
Visas and passports
Women's education

Summary:
action_date: 2013-11-20
text: 
Training Highly Skilled Americans Act of 2013 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish in the Treasury the STEM Education and Training Account. 
 
Requires employers to submit along with an application for a certification a $1,000 fee (to be deposited in the STEM Education and Training Account). 
 
Sets aside specified amounts for: (1) a low-income STEM scholarship program, (2) K-12 STEM education, and (3) STEM capacity building at minority-serving institutions. 
 
Authorizes grants to eligible entities for American Dream Accounts for a group of low-income students.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-01-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2013-12-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
action_date: 2013-11-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2013-11-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2013-11-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2013-11-20
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7265-7266)
action_date: 2013-11-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-11-20
text: Introduced in House
Protecting the Freedoms and Benefits for All Veterans Act

Bill: 113-hr-3569
Sponsor: Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1]
Introduced: 2013-11-20 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Marriage and family status
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2013-11-20
text: 
Protecting the Freedoms and Benefits for All Veterans Act - Revises the definition of &quot;surviving spouse&quot; for purposes of veterans benefits provisions to eliminate the requirement that the person who was the spouse of a veteran at the time of the veteran's death be a person of the opposite sex. 
 
Considers an individual to be a &quot;spouse&quot; if: (1) the marriage is valid in the state in which it was entered into; or (2) in the case of a marriage entered into outside any state, the marriage is valid in the place in which it was entered into and could have been entered into in a state, or it was valid in the place in which all parties to it resided at the time it was entered into.
 
 
 
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-12-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2013-11-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2013-11-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-11-20
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit the United States from following guidance issued by the Secretary of the Treasury regarding how multilateral development banks should engage with developing countries on coal-fired power generation, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-hr-3570
Sponsor: Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1]
Introduced: 2013-11-21 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Coal
Multilateral development programs

Summary:
action_date: 2013-11-21
text: 
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to direct the U.S. Executive Director at each multilateral development bank to: (1) disregard the document entitled &quot;Guidance for U.S. Positions on MDBs Engaging with Developing Countries on Coal-Fired Power Generation&quot; and any other document issued subsequently by the Secretary that sets forth policies, strategies, procedures, or positions substantially similar to those set forth in that document; and (2) not use U.S. influence to propose, advance, or implement any policy, strategy, procedure, or position set forth in that document.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-11-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2013-11-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-11-21
text: Introduced in House
International Violence Against Women Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-3571
Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
Introduced: 2013-11-21 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Crime prevention
Crimes against children
Crimes against women
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Department of State
Executive agency funding and structure
Foreign aid and international relief
Government information and archives
Human rights
Human trafficking
Law enforcement officers
Marriage and family status
Performance measurement
Sex offenses
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
Violent crime
Women in business
Women's education
Women's rights

Summary:
action_date: 2013-11-21
text: 
International Violence Against Women Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of State to establish an Office of Global Women's Issues which shall be headed by an Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues. 
 
Directs the Ambassador-at-Large to coordinate U.S. government efforts regarding gender integration and advancing the status of women and girls in U.S. foreign policy. 
 
 Establishes in the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) a Senior Coordinator for Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment who shall direct USAID activities, policies, programs, and funding relating to gender equality and women's empowerment.
 
Directs the Ambassador-at-Large to develop or update annually for six years a U.S. global strategy to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls. 
 
Authorizes the Secretary and the Administrator of USAID to provide assistance to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls internationally.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-11-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2013-11-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-11-21
text: Introduced in House
To ensure that the percentage increase in rates of basic pay for prevailing wage employees shall be equal to the percentage increase received by other Federal employees in the same pay locality, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-hr-3573
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17]
Introduced: 2013-11-21 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Summary:
action_date: 2013-11-21
text: 
Prohibits any prevailing rate employee in a federal agency, between January 1 and September 30, 2014, from being paid an amount exceeding specified limits resulting from an applicable wage survey adjustment. Prohibits the percentage increase in wages paid to a prevailing wage employee in FY2014 from being less than the percentage increase in the basic pay of other federal employees in the same pay locality. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-11-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2013-11-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-11-21
text: Introduced in House
Putting Security First in Preclearance Act

Bill: 113-hr-3575
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2013-11-21 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Congressional oversight
Customs enforcement
Department of Homeland Security
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government studies and investigations
Homeland security
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2013-11-21
text: 
Putting Security First in Preclearance Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish conditions for commencing U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) security screening operations at preclearance facilities outside of the United States. Requires the Secretary to give Congress 90-days notice before entering into any agreement to commence security screening operations at such a facility.
 
Prohibits the funding either directly or through reimbursement by a foreign government or a foreign person of CBP security screening positions at such facilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-12-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
action_date: 2013-11-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2013-11-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-11-21
text: Introduced in House