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National Wildlife Refuge Review Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-638
Sponsor: Rep. Fleming, John [R-LA-4]
Introduced: 2013-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: 
National Wildlife Refuge Review Act of 2013 - Amends the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from establishing any new national wildlife refuges, except as expressly authorized by a law enacted after January 3, 2013.

action_date: 2013-09-20
text: 

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

 
National Wildlife Refuge Review Act of 2013 - Amends the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from establishing any new national wildlife refuges, except as expressly authorized by a law enacted after January 3, 2013.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-09-20
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 158.
action_date: 2013-09-20
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-218.
action_date: 2013-09-20
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-218.
action_date: 2013-07-24
text: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 12.
action_date: 2013-07-24
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2013-07-24
text: Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Discharged.
action_date: 2013-04-25
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2013-02-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E140-141)
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Immigration Oversight and Fairness Act

Bill: 113-hr-639
Sponsor: Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]
Introduced: 2013-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Advisory bodies
Border security and unlawful immigration
Child safety and welfare
Crimes against women
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Department of Homeland Security
Detention of persons
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Immigrant health and welfare
Immigration status and procedures
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Sex offenses

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: 
Immigration Oversight and Fairness Act - Sets forth detention standards for immigration detention facilities.
 
Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) convene a detention advisory committee; (2) promulgate regulations regarding detainee care and custody; (3) implement secure alternatives to detention programs under which eligible aliens are released under supervision, assistance, and monitoring that ensure their appearance at all immigration interviews, appointments, and hearings; and (4) provide protective detention alternatives for specified categories of vulnerable aliens.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security.
action_date: 2013-03-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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: 2013-02-13
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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: 2013-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Student Visa Security Improvement Act

Bill: 113-hr-640
Sponsor: Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]
Introduced: 2013-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Area studies and international education
Cultural exchanges and relations
Department of Homeland Security
Government information and archives
International exchange and broadcasting
Student records
Terrorism
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: 
Student Visa Security Improvement Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) require DHS employees to review the applications, conduct in-person interviews where appropriate, and conduct on-site reviews of applications and supporting documentation with respect to student and exchange program visa applicants prior to final visa adjudication, with emphasis on determining whether an applicant is inadmissible for terrorist-related activities; (2) require an institution or exchange visitor program participating in the Student and Exchange Visitor Program to ensure that each covered student or exchange visitor is an active program participant, is observed, and is reported to DHS if he or she transfers institutions or academic majors; (3) provide Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) access to appropriate employees of a SEVIS program sponsor under specified circumstances; and (4) require a SEVIS upgrade to add data fields that include verification that students are meeting minimum academic standards.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security.
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: Introduced in House
National Guard State Partnership Program Enhancement Act

Bill: 113-hr-641
Sponsor: Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large]
Introduced: 2013-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Appropriations
Defense spending
Department of Defense
Executive agency funding and structure
International organizations and cooperation
Military civil functions
Military command and structure
Military operations and strategy
National Guard and reserves

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: 
National Guard State Partnership Program Enhancement Act - Codifies under federal law the National Guard State Partnership Program (defense and security partnerships between the National Guard and the military and security forces, and related disaster management, emergency response, and security ministries, of a foreign country). Allows funds available to the Department of Defense (DOD), including for the Army and Air National Guard, to be used for such purposes.
 
Repeals superseded authority under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E140)
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Health and Human Services Hiree Clarification Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-642
Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]
Introduced: 2013-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Department of Health and Human Services
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health personnel
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: 
Health and Human Services Hiree Clarification Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to state that provisions authorizing the appointment of special consultants or authorizing individual scientists to receive fellowships do not authorize the designation, appointment, or employment of any special consultant, fellow, or other employee by an agency outside of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-02-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: Introduced in House
To provide that no Federal or State requirement to increase energy efficient lighting in public buildings shall require a hospital, school, day care center, mental health facility, or nursing home to install or utilize such energy efficient lighting if the lighting contains mercury.

Bill: 113-hr-643
Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]
Introduced: 2013-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Educational facilities and institutions
Energy efficiency and conservation
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Health facilities and institutions
Lighting, heating, cooling
Metals

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: 
Amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to prohibit any federal or state requirement to increase energy efficient lighting in public buildings from requiring a hospital, school, day care center, mental health facility, or nursing home to install or utilize energy efficient lighting that contains mercury.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-02-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
action_date: 2013-02-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2013-02-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2013-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Equal Employment for All Act

Bill: 113-hr-645
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2013-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Consumer credit
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Personnel records

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: 
Equal Employment for All Act - Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit a current or prospective employer from using a consumer report or an investigative consumer report, or from causing one to be procured, for either employment purposes or for making an adverse action, if the report contains information that bears upon the consumer's creditworthiness, credit standing, or credit capacity.
 
Makes exceptions to such prohibition for employment: (1) which requires a national security or Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) clearance; (2) with a state or local government agency which otherwise requires use of a consumer report; or (3) in a supervisory, managerial, professional, or executive position at a financial institution.
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Bankruptcy Nondiscrimination Enhancement Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-646
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2013-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Bankruptcy
Employee hiring
Employment discrimination and employee rights

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: 
 Bankruptcy Nondiscrimination Enhancement Act of 2013 - Amends the federal bankruptcy code to prohibit private employers from denying employment to: (1) an individual who is or has been a debtor under either the bankruptcy code or the Bankruptcy Act, or (2) an individual associated with such debtor or bankrupt.
 
Eliminates from such prohibition the limitation applying it to a denial or termination of employment solely on the basis of debtor status (thus applying the prohibition to any case in which debtor status is not the sole basis for discrimination).
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Campaign Sunlight Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-648
Sponsor: Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-21]
Introduced: 2013-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional elections
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government information and archives
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Political advertising
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: 
Campaign Sunlight Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to direct the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to establish and operate a website (Campaign Accountability Site) through which members of the public may view the contents of political advertisements.
 
Requires the sponsor of a political advertisement to submit its contents to the FEC in a format the FEC may require. Requires the format to make the sources of such contents available on the website directly or through hyperlinks to the sources.
 
Requires the sponsor to submit an advertisement to the FEC within: (1) 24 hours after its dissemination, if it is disseminated during the 7 days before the election involved; or (2) 72 hours after dissemination during any other period.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act

Bill: 113-hr-649
Sponsor: Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-21]
Introduced: 2013-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Census and government statistics
Inflation and prices
Self-employed
Social security and elderly assistance
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: 
Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act - Directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the Department of Labor to prepare and publish for each calendar month a Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers (CPI-EC) that indicates changes over time in consumption expenditures typical for individuals in the United States age 62 or older.
 
Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to make the CPI-EC the applicable Consumer Price Index (CPI) for computation of cost-of-living increases in OASDI benefits for such individuals. 
 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to prescribe special rules for the determination of wages and self-employment income above the contribution and benefit base after 2013.
 
Amends SSA title II to include surplus average indexed monthly earnings (AIME) in the determination of primary OASDI amounts.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2013-02-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2013-02-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2013-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: Introduced in House
WAGES Act

Bill: 113-hr-650
Sponsor: Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4]
Introduced: 2013-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: 
Working for Adequate Gains for Employment in Services Act or WAGES Act - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to establish a base minimum wage for tipped employees of at least: (1) $3.75 an hour beginning 90 days after the enactment of this Act; (2) $5.00 an hour beginning one year after the change in clause one takes effect; and (3) beginning two years after the change in clause two takes effect, and adjusted as necessary thereafter, 70% of the wage in effect under FLSA but in no case less than $5.50 an hour.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to limit assistance to countries that engage in certain discriminatory religious, educational, or freedom of movement practices.

Bill: 113-hr-652
Sponsor: Rep. Gowdy, Trey [R-SC-4]
Introduced: 2013-02-13 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Foreign aid and international relief
Human rights
Immigration status and procedures
Minority education
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
Sanctions
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Women's education

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: 
Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to prohibit assistance (other than humanitarian assistance) to a country that follows any of the following activities: (1) engages in state-sanctioned religious persecution of minority religious groups as evidenced by anti-blasphemy laws or penalties applied to minority religious groups for sharing their faith; (2) prevents equal access to education on the basis of gender, race, or ethnicity; or (3) does not accept the return of its nationals who have been removed from another country following a removal proceeding.
 
Authorizes the President to waive such prohibition on a case-by-case basis if in U.S. national security interests to do so.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Students Voicing Opinions in Today's Elections (VOTE) Act

Bill: 113-hr-653
Sponsor: Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
Introduced: 2013-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Elementary and secondary education

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: 
Students Voicing Opinions in Today's Elections (VOTE) Act - Directs the Election Assistance Commission to carry out a pilot program providing funds, during FY2013, to local educational agencies (LEAs) for initiatives that provide 12th graders with voter registration information.
 
Requires LEAs to consult with their state and local election officials in developing those initiatives.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Grassroots Rural and Small Community Water Systems Assistance Act

Bill: 113-hr-654
Sponsor: Rep. Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3]
Introduced: 2013-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Executive agency funding and structure
Rural conditions and development
Water quality
Water resources funding
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: 
Grassroots Rural and Small Community Water Systems Assistance Act - Calls for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to prioritize the types of technical assistance to enable small public water systems to comply with national primary drinking water regulations that are the most beneficial to small and rural communities, based on their input.
 
Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to: (1) authorize appropriations to the Administrator of EPA for FY2014-FY2019 for such assistance; and (2) allow the Administrator to use such funds to provide technical assistance to nonprofit organizations that provide to small public water systems onsite technical assistance, circuit-rider technical assistance programs, onsite and regional training, assistance with implementing source water protection plans, and assistance with implementation monitoring plans, rules, regulations, and water security enhancements. Directs the Administrator to give preference to nonprofit organizations that are determined to be the most qualified and experienced and that the small public water systems find to be the most beneficial and effective.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-02-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: Introduced in House
To authorize States to use assistance provided under the Hardest Hit Fund program of the Department of the Treasury to demolish blighted structures, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-hr-655
Sponsor: Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14]
Introduced: 2013-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Government trust funds
Housing and community development funding
Housing finance and home ownership

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: 
 Authorizes a state or state agency to use assistance provided under the Hardest Hit Fund program to demolish blighted structures.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: Introduced in House