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Partnering with American Manufacturers for Efficiency and Competitiveness Act

Bill: 113-hr-1418
Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18]
Introduced: 2013-04-09 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Department of Commerce
Executive agency funding and structure
Manufacturing
Technology transfer and commercialization

Summary:
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: 
Partnering with American Manufacturers for Efficiency and Competitiveness Act - Amends the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to extend through FY2018 the authorization of appropriations to add capabilities to the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership program, including the development of projects to solve new or emerging manufacturing problems. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-06-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: Introduced in House
Bridge to Jobs Act

Bill: 113-hr-1419
Sponsor: Rep. Hahn, Janice [D-CA-44]
Introduced: 2013-04-09 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Roads and highways
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: 
Bridge to Jobs Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to provide grants to states to repair or replace bridges the Federal Highway Administration has found to be structurally deficient.
 
Allows states to use the grants to cover costs directly or indirectly related to the repair or replacement of such bridges, including administrative expenses and job training costs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E391)
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: Introduced in House
American Export Promotion Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-1420
Sponsor: Rep. Gallego, Pete P. [D-TX-23]
Introduced: 2013-04-09 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Department of Commerce
Executive agency funding and structure
Public-private cooperation
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: 
American Export Promotion Act of 2013 - Authorizes appropriations for the Manufacturing and Services unit of the International Trade Administration (ITA) of the Department of Commerce for the ITA's Market Development Cooperator Program.
 
Requires, in the use of such funds, a preference to be given to activities that: (1) assist small- and medium-sized U.S. businesses, and (2) will create or sustain the greatest number of jobs or obtain the maximum return on investment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: Introduced in House
SEAM Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-1424
Sponsor: Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9]
Introduced: 2013-04-09 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Income tax credits
Manufacturing
Unemployment

Summary:
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: 
Security in Energy and Manufacturing Act of 2013 or the SEAM Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the qualifying advanced energy project credit by allocating in 2013 $5 billion of grants or tax credit amounts to manufacturers of goods and components (other than for assembly of components) in the United States that are used in alternative energy projects.
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1869)
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: Introduced in House
Big Oil Welfare Repeal Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-1426
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1]
Introduced: 2013-04-09 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax deductions
Oil and gas

Summary:
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: 
Big Oil Welfare Repeal Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate the tax deduction for income attributable to domestic production activities for major integrated oil companies (companies that have an average daily worldwide production of crude oil of at least 500,000 barrels for a taxable year and gross receipts exceeding $1 billion for their last taxable year ending during 2005).
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: Introduced in House
Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-1427
Sponsor: Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8]
Introduced: 2013-04-09 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Consumer affairs
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government studies and investigations
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Licensing and registrations
Marketing and advertising
Medical ethics

Summary:
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: 
Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 - Prohibits any person from making any deceptive or misleading statement, or engaging in any deceptive or misleading act, that: (1) misrepresents whether such person holds a state health care license; or (2) misrepresents such person's education, training, degree, license, or clinical expertise. 
 
Requires any person who is advertising health care services provided by such person to disclose the applicable license under which such person is authorized to provide those services. 
 
Deems a violation of this Act to be an unfair or deceptive act or practice under the Federal Trade Commission Act.
 
Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to study and report to Congress on health care professionals' misrepresentations under this Act.
 
Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed or have the effect of changing state scope of practice for any health care professional.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: Introduced in House
Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-1428
Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]
Introduced: 2013-04-09 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Digestive and metabolic diseases
Drug therapy
Immunology and vaccination
Medicare
Organ and tissue donation and transplantation

Summary:
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: 
Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2013 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Benefits) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to extend the months of coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients. 
 
Amends SSA title XVIII (Medicare) to make eligible for enrollment in Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance), solely for the purpose of such drug coverage, every individual whose insurance benefits under Medicare part A (Hospital Insurance) have ended by reason of a kidney transplant or the end of any requirement for a regular course of dialysis. 
 
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to determine a monthly premium rate for such individuals equal to 35% of the monthly actuarial rate for enrollees age 65 and over. Prescribes a formula for detemination of a government contribution to such a premium.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2013-04-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2013-04-09
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: 2013-04-09
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: 2013-04-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: Introduced in House
Scleroderma Research and Awareness Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-1429
Sponsor: Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24]
Introduced: 2013-04-09 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Government information and archives
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Immunology and vaccination
Medical research
Musculoskeletal and skin diseases
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: 
Scleroderma Research and Awareness Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to expand, intensify, and coordinate NIH activities relating to scleroderma, with particular emphasis on: (1) research focused on the etiology of scleroderma and the development of new treatment options; (2) clinical research to evaluate new treatments options; and (3) basic research on the relationship between scleroderma and secondary conditions, such as pulmonary hypertension, gastroparesis, Raynaud's phenomenon, and Sjogren's Syndrome.
 
Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to carry out an educational campaign to increase public awareness of scleroderma. Permits print, video, and web-based materials distributed through this campaign to include: (1) basic information on scleroderma and its symptoms; and (2) information on the incidence and prevalence of scleroderma, diseases and conditions affiliated with scleroderma, or the importance of early diagnosis and treatment of scleroderma.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: Introduced in House
Postal Employee Appeal Rights Amendments Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-1431
Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
Introduced: 2013-04-09 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Labor-management relations
Merit Systems Protection Board
Postal service
U.S. Postal Service

Summary:
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: 
Postal Employee Appeal Rights Amendments Act of 2013 - Extends federal employee protections against adverse personnel actions, including the right to appeal such actions to the Merit Systems Protection Board, to any career or noncareer U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employee who is not represented by a bargaining representative and is in a supervisory, professional, technical, clerical, administrative, or managerial position covered by the Executive and Administrative Schedule. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: Introduced in House
Air Traffic Control Tower Funding Restoration Act

Bill: 113-hr-1432
Sponsor: Rep. Cotton, Tom [R-AR-4]
Introduced: 2013-04-09 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Appropriations
Aviation and airports
Budget deficits and national debt
Department of Transportation
Executive agency funding and structure
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: 
Air Traffic Control Tower Funding Restoration Act - Amends the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 to increase funding to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for air traffic organization activities. Allocates certain appropriations for contract tower program for contract towers in operation as of February 1, 2013.
 
Specifies offsetting rescissions from FY2013 FAA appropriations for facilities and equipment and for research, engineering, and development.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans.

Bill: 113-hr-1433
Sponsor: Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]
Introduced: 2013-04-09 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: 
Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the 3.4% interest rate on Federal Direct Stafford loans to loans first disbursed to undergraduate students between July 1, 2011, and July 1, 2015. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: Introduced in House
Montana Land Sovereignty Act

Bill: 113-hr-1434
Sponsor: Rep. Daines, Steve [R-MT-At Large]
Introduced: 2013-04-09 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Montana
Monuments and memorials
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: 
Montana Land Sovereignty Act - Prohibits any further extension or establishment of national parks and monuments in Montana, except by express authorization of Congress. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-16
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2013-04-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: Introduced in House
Equal Justice for Our Military Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-1435
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53]
Introduced: 2013-04-09 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Federal appellate courts
Judicial review and appeals
Military law
Military personnel and dependents
Supreme Court

Summary:
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: 
Equal Justice for Our Military Act of 2013 - Amends the federal judicial code to allow for review by writ of certiorari of certain cases denied relief or review by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.
 
Declares that the time for application for such a writ shall be as prescribed by rules of the Supreme Court.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: Introduced in House
Job Opportunities Between our Shores Act

Bill: 113-hr-1436
Sponsor: Rep. Enyart, William L. [D-IL-12]
Introduced: 2013-04-09 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Education programs funding
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Manufacturing
Performance measurement
Unemployment
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: 
Job Opportunities Between our Shores Act or JOBS Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to direct the Secretary of Labor to make grants to or enter into contracts with eligible entities to carry out demonstration and pilot projects that provide education and training programs for jobs in advanced manufacturing.
 
Prescribes requirements for project activities and performance goals and measures.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
action_date: 2013-04-12
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1962-1963)
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: Introduced in House
Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones College Fire Prevention Act

Bill: 113-hr-1437
Sponsor: Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11]
Introduced: 2013-04-09 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Fires
Higher education
Minority education

Summary:
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: 
Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones College Fire Prevention Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to make competitive demonstration grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs), fraternities, and sororities for up to half the cost of installing approved fire suppression systems in student housing and dormitories owned or controlled by such entities.
 
Gives grant priority to applicants that demonstrate the greatest financial need.
 
Reserves the following portions of grant funds made available for each fiscal year: (1) at least 10% for historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, tribally controlled colleges and universities, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions, and IHEs that are eligible for Institutional Aid under the Higher Education Act of 1965; and (2) at least 10% for social fraternities and sororities.
 
Provides that any application for assistance under this Act, any negative determination on the part of the Secretary with respect to such application, or any statement of reasons for the determination, shall not be admissible as evidence in any proceeding of any court, agency, board, or other entity (except a proceeding to enforce an agreement entered into between the Secretary and a grantee under this Act). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: Introduced in House
Veterans Pensions Protection Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-1438
Sponsor: Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]
Introduced: 2013-04-09 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Accidents
Civil actions and liability
Health care costs and insurance
Life, casualty, property insurance
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: 
Veterans Pensions Protection Act of 2013 - Excludes from annual income, for purposes of eligibility for pensions for veterans and their surviving spouses and children, reimbursements resulting from: (1) any accident; (2) any theft or loss; (3) any casualty loss; (4) medical expenses resulting from any such accident, theft, or loss; and (5) pain and suffering (including insurance settlement payments and general damages awarded by a court) related to such accident, theft, or loss.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E392)
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: Introduced in House
Idaho Land Sovereignty Act

Bill: 113-hr-1439
Sponsor: Rep. Labrador, Raul R. [R-ID-1]
Introduced: 2013-04-09 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Idaho
Monuments and memorials
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: 
Idaho Land Sovereignty Act - Prohibits any further extension or establishment of national parks and monuments in Idaho, except by express authorization of Congress. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-16
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2013-04-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: Introduced in House
Electronic Life Safety and Security Systems Federal Background Check Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-1441
Sponsor: Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3]
Introduced: 2013-04-09 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Crime prevention
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Justice
Emergency communications systems
Fires
Right of privacy
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: 
Electronic Life Safety and Security Systems Federal Background Check Act of 2013 - Directs the Attorney General to establish a method to permit employers in the electronic life safety and security systems industry to request a fitness determination based on state and federal fingerprint-based criminal history background checks. 
 
 Requires the Attorney General to: 
 
 
inform such employers about how to request background checks; 
 
complete a check of the national criminal history records system; 
 
establish procedures for the secure receipt of criminal history records; 
 
make determinations regarding whether the criminal history records received in response to a background check indicate a criminal history that may bear on the employee's or prospective employee's fitness for employment in such industry based on whether that individual has, during the preceding 10 years, been convicted of or imprisoned for a felony or an offense involving dishonesty, false statement, or the use of force against another; 
 
convey such fitness determination to the employer requesting the background check; 
 
provide an affected employee or prospective employee his or her criminal history records and notification of the right to challenge the accuracy or completeness of such records or to withdraw consent to participate in the determination;
 
collect fees from employers to offset fitness determination costs; and 
 
issue regulations to ensure the enforcement of nondisclosure requirements for criminal history records.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: Introduced in House