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Inspiring Scientific Research and Innovation Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2013

Bill: 113-hr-1301
Sponsor: Rep. Schwartz, Allyson Y. [D-PA-13]
Introduced: 2013-03-20 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Appropriations
Aviation and airports
Business expenses
Business investment and capital
Department of Health and Human Services
Executive agency funding and structure
Income tax deductions
Medical research
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2013-03-20
text: 
Inspiring Scientific Research and Innovation Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2013 - Appropriates, for FY2013, an additional $3 billion to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to remain available until expended.
 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the recovery period for the depreciation of an airplane: (1) used in directly carrying out activities essential to the function of a trade or business other than the commercial or contract carrying of freight or passengers; and (2) whose primary use is not for the transportation of freight or passengers, other than medical or emergency transportation. Provides a special effective date rule for property for which there is a qualified written binding contract in effect before the date of enactment of this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2013-03-21
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1802)
action_date: 2013-03-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, 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: 2013-03-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, 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: 2013-03-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-03-20
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit foreign military financing to Egypt.

Bill: 113-hr-1302
Sponsor: Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8]
Introduced: 2013-03-20 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Egypt
Foreign aid and international relief
Middle East
Military assistance, sales, and agreements

Summary:
action_date: 2013-03-20
text: 
Prohibits military credit assistance to Egypt under the Arms Export Control Act with respect to funds made available to any federal department or agency beginning with FY2014.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-03-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2013-03-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-03-20
text: Introduced in House
School Nutrition Flexibility Act

Bill: 113-hr-1303
Sponsor: Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15]
Introduced: 2013-03-20 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Agriculture
Elementary and secondary education
Food assistance and relief
Grain
Meat
Nutrition and diet
Poverty and welfare assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2013-03-20
text: 
School Nutrition Flexibility Act - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from promulgating rules and regulations applicable to the school lunch and breakfast programs that establish a maximum quantity of grains, meat, or meat alternates that may be served in any meal or during any period of time of any school year.
 
Makes the formula that school food authorities are required to use to establish the price for a paid lunch (a lunch provided to children who are not eligible for free or reduced price meals) applicable only to school food authorities that had a negative balance in their nonprofit school food service account for the previous school year.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2013-03-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2013-03-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-03-20
text: Introduced in House
Flexibility to Farm Act

Bill: 113-hr-1304
Sponsor: Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-7]
Introduced: 2013-03-20 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Agricultural conservation and pollution
Air quality
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Intergovernmental relations
Solid waste and recycling
State and local government operations
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2013-03-20
text: 
Flexibility to Farm Act - Permits the chief executive of a state to exempt farmers in the state from a requirement of a covered federal environmental law by determining that such requirement is unduly burdensome.
 
Requires the chief executive to solicit and accept public comments for at least 90 days before finalizing any such determination.
 
Defines "covered federal environmental law" to mean the Clean Air Act insofar as it applies to emissions of air pollutants other than those resulting from the combustion of fossil fuel and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
action_date: 2013-03-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2013-03-20
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: 2013-03-20
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: 2013-03-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-03-20
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide clarification regarding eligibility for services under the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program.

Bill: 113-hr-1305
Sponsor: Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2]
Introduced: 2013-03-20 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Summary:
action_date: 2013-03-20
text: 
Makes eligible under the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) homeless veterans reintegration program those homeless veterans who are: (1) participating in the VA supported housing program for which rental assistance is provided under the United States Housing Act of 1937, and (2) veterans who are transitioning from being incarcerated.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-25
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2013-04-25
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2013-04-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2013-03-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2013-03-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-03-20
text: Introduced in House
Southeast Alaska Native Land Conveyance Act

Bill: 113-hr-1306
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2013-03-20 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Alaska
Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Indian claims
Indian lands and resources rights
Land transfers
Land use and conservation

Summary:
action_date: 2013-03-20
text: 
Southeast Alaska Native Land Conveyance Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to Sealaska, the regional Alaska Native Corporation for southeast Alaska, specified federal land as partial fulfillment of its remaining land entitlement under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA).
 
Identifies the lands to be conveyed as 2 parcels of federal land comprising approximately 3,380 acres that are generally depicted on certain Sealaska Land Entitlement Finalization maps.
 
Subjects that conveyance to valid existing rights and the Secretary's identification and reservation, within two years of this Act's enactment, of public easements under the ANCSA.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-05-16
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2013-04-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
action_date: 2013-03-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2013-03-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-03-20
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 to require the Bureau of Land Management to provide a claimant of a small miner waiver from claim maintenance fees with a period of 60 days after written receipt of 1 or more defects is provided to the claimant by registered mail to cure the 1 or more defects or pay the claim maintenance fee, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-hr-1307
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2013-03-20 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Department of the Interior
Mining
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2013-03-20
text: 
Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 regarding waivers of small miner claim maintenance fees to extend the allowance of a certain period to cure a defect in the waiver application to a failure to timely file either a waiver application or an affidavit of annual labor associated with the application and the required application fees.
 
Considers specified claimholder claims as: (1) having received a first half final certificate for application before September 30, 1994; and (2) qualifying for specified relief under the Act, including opportunity to cure.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2013-03-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2013-03-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-03-20
text: Introduced in House
Health Information Technology Reform Act

Bill: 113-hr-1309
Sponsor: Rep. Price, Tom [R-GA-6]
Introduced: 2013-03-21 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Medicaid
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2013-03-21
text: 
Health Information Technology Reform Act - Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to exclude pathologists from Medicare and Medicaid incentive payments and, in particular, penalties relating to the meaningful use of electronic health records. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2013-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2013-03-21
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: 2013-03-21
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: 2013-03-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-03-21
text: Introduced in House
Medicare Patient Empowerment Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-1310
Sponsor: Rep. Price, Tom [R-GA-6]
Introduced: 2013-03-21 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Contracts and agency
Federal preemption
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health personnel
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2013-03-21
text: 
Medicare Patient Empowerment Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow any Medicare beneficiary to enter into a contract with an eligible professional for any item or service covered by Medicare. Allows such beneficiaries to submit a claim for Medicare payment in the amount that would otherwise apply if the claim had been filed by a participating physician or supplier in the payment area where the eligible professional covered by the contract resides.
 
Requires a Medicare beneficiary to agree in writing in such a contract to: (1) pay the physician or practitioner for a Medicare-covered item or service; and (2) submit (in lieu of the physician or practitioner) a claim for Medicare payment. Allows a beneficiary, however, to negotiate, as a term of the contract, for the eligible professional to file such claims on the beneficiary's behalf.
 
Preempts state laws from limiting the amount of charges for physician and practitioner services for which Medicare payment is made.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2013-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2013-03-21
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: 2013-03-21
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: 2013-03-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-03-21
text: Introduced in House
Kilah Davenport Child Protection Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-1311
Sponsor: Rep. Pittenger, Robert [R-NC-9]
Introduced: 2013-03-21 in the House
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Child care and development
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Crimes against children
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Domestic violence and child abuse
Health programs administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2013-03-21
text: 
Kilah Davenport Child Protection Act of 2013 - Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services from making grants to a state for specified child abuse or neglect prevention and treatment programs until the state's laws provide for a criminal punishment, including a prison term of at least 3,800 days, for any individual who: (1) is a parent or any other individual providing care to or supervision of a child under age 16; and (2) intentionally inflicts on that child any serious bodily injury, or commits an assault upon that child which results in any serious bodily injury or permanent or protracted loss or impairment of any of the child's mental or emotional function. 
 
Amends the federal criminal code to subject to penalties for domestic assault by an habital offender any person who commits three or more assaults, acts of sexual abuse, or serious violent felonies against a child of the person or in the person's care.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2013-04-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.
action_date: 2013-03-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2013-03-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2013-03-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-03-21
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act to repeal a duplicative program relating to inspection and grading of catfish.

Bill: 113-hr-1313
Sponsor: Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4]
Introduced: 2013-03-21 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural marketing and promotion
Aquaculture

Summary:
action_date: 2013-03-21
text: 
Repeals a provision of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 establishing an inspection and grading program for catfish and other species of farm-raised fish or shellfish effective on the date of enactment of such Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Rural Development, and Credit.
action_date: 2013-03-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2013-03-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-03-21
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements.

Bill: 113-hr-1314
Sponsor: Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17]
Introduced: 2013-03-21 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Civil actions and liability
Endangered and threatened species
Government information and archives
Intergovernmental relations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2013-03-21
text: 
Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require the Secretary of the Interior, within 30 days after being served with a complaint in an action alleging a failure to perform an act or duty related to an endangered species or threatened species determination, to publish the complaint. Prohibits the failure of the Secretary to meet such deadline from being the basis for such an action. Sets forth requirements concerning the intervention in such actions by affected parties and referral to a mediation program. 
 
Authorizes the court, in issuing any final order in such an action, to award litigation costs to any party. Prohibits the court from: (1) awarding litigation costs in any proposed covered settlement, (2) granting a motion that is based on a proposed covered settlement or other consent decree that includes payment for litigation costs, (3) approving a proposed covered settlement unless each state and county in which the Secretary believes a species occurs approves it, or (4) granting a motion that is based on a proposed covered settlement unless such settlement is approved by each such state and county. Requires the courts to ensure that such a settlement is approved by each such state and county. 
 
Requires the Secretary to provide notice of a proposed covered settlement to each such state and county. Authorizes a court to approve such a settlement or grant such a motion if, within 45 days of notification: (1) a state or county fails to respond, and (2) each state or county that responds approves the covered settlement, or (3) all of the states and counties fail to respond. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-09
text: Committee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2013-04-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
action_date: 2013-04-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.
action_date: 2013-03-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2013-03-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2013-03-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-03-21
text: Introduced in House
Robo COP Act

Bill: 113-hr-1315
Sponsor: Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5]
Introduced: 2013-03-21 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Political advertising
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2013-03-21
text: 
Robo Calls Off Phones Act or Robo COP Act - Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to revise the do-not-call registry provisions of the Telemarketing Sales Rule to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. 
 
Defines a "politically-oriented recorded message telephone call" as an outbound telephone call that plays a recorded message: (1) the purpose of which is to promote, advertise, campaign, or solicit donations, for or against any political candidate or regarding any political issue; or (2) that uses any political candidate's name.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
action_date: 2013-03-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2013-03-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-03-21
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 38, United States Code, to specify the responsibilities of the Directors and Assistant Directors of Veterans' Employment and Training.

Bill: 113-hr-1316
Sponsor: Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17]
Introduced: 2013-03-21 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Veterans Affairs
Disability and paralysis
Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Performance measurement
Public contracts and procurement
State and local government operations
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2013-03-21
text: 
Sets forth the responsibilities of each Director and Assistant Director of Veterans' Employment and Training (assigned to each state by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs [VA] from among personnel within the Veterans' Employment and Training Service), including: (1) monitoring the performance of veterans' training and employment programs, with special emphasis on services to disabled veterans; (2) addressing performance deficiencies and establishing higher performance goals; (3) reviewing program funding and assisting with funding requests; and (4) conducting outreach to inform employers of their rights and responsibilities with respect to the hiring of veterans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-25
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2013-04-25
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2013-04-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2013-03-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2013-03-21
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E355-356)
action_date: 2013-03-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-03-21
text: Introduced in House