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Part D Beneficiary Appeals Fairness Act

Bill: 113-hr-2827
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]
Introduced: 2013-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Medicare
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2013-07-25
text: 
Part D Beneficiary Appeals Fairness Act - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, with respect to a prescription drug plan (PDP) that provides for any tiered cost-sharing within a formulary (including a structure that provides for different co-payment or coinsurance amounts for drugs in different tiers included within the formulary), to authorize a Medicare part D eligible individual enrolled in the plan to request an exception to the tiered cost-sharing structure.
 
States that in no case may the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) allow a PDP sponsor to make any formulary tier of the tiered cost-sharing structure (including a formulary tier used for very high cost or unique items) ineligible for lower-cost sharing through an exception.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-07-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2013-07-25
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: 2013-07-25
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: 2013-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-07-25
text: Introduced in House
Restoring Important Voter Eligibility Requirements to States Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-2829
Sponsor: Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7]
Introduced: 2013-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional elections
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government information and archives
Intergovernmental relations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2013-07-25
text: 
Restoring Important Voter Eligibility Requirements to States Act of 2013 - Amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require an applicant for voter registration for federal elections to state affirmatively in the application form provided along with an application for a motor vehicle driver's license (as well as in other voter registration forms) that the applicant meets the eligibility requirements for voting in such elections as a condition of the application's acceptance.
 
Requires all such forms to include a statement specifying the penalty for perjury in an application for voter registration.
 
Prohibits states from registering an individual to vote in federal elections unless they verify that the information provided in the individual's application is correct.
 
Requires the head of an office of the federal government, upon request, to enter into an agreement with the chief state election official to enable the official to verify the eligibility of such an applicant.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-07-25
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2013-07-25
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2013-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-07-25
text: Introduced in House
Prioritizing Debt Reduction in U.S. Foreign Assistance Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-2830
Sponsor: Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10]
Introduced: 2013-07-25 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Congressional oversight
Foreign aid and international relief
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2013-07-25
text: 
Prioritizing Debt Reduction in U.S. Foreign Assistance Act of 2013 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the growing federal debt jeopardizes U.S. national security and economic stability, and (2) paying money owed to America's major foreign debt holders is a better use of American taxpayer dollars than providing such debt holders with foreign assistance.
 
Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to prohibit, with specified exceptions, assistance to any country whose government holds more than $500 billion in U.S. Treasury securities. 
 
Directs the Secretary of State to report to Congress on the provision of U.S. foreign assistance to countries whose governments hold U.S. Treasury securities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2013-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-07-25
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny any deduction for marketing directed at children to promote the consumption of food of poor nutritional quality.

Bill: 113-hr-2831
Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2013-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Child health
Food industry and services
Income tax deductions
Marketing and advertising
Nutrition and diet

Summary:
action_date: 2013-07-25
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny a tax deduction for any business expenses for marketing directed at children (age 17 or younger) to promote the consumption of food of poor nutritional quality and for related expenses, including for travel, goods or services constituting entertainment, amusement, or recreation, gifts, or other promotion expenses. Defines &quot;food of poor nutritional quality&quot; to mean food and beverages that are determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), to be inconsistent with the most recent government dietary guidelines.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2013-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-07-25
text: Introduced in House
Philanthropic Facilitation Act

Bill: 113-hr-2832
Sponsor: Rep. Gardner, Cory [R-CO-4]
Introduced: 2013-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Business investment and capital
Business records
Department of the Treasury
Government information and archives
Income tax deductions
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Judicial review and appeals
Sales and excise taxes
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2013-07-25
text: 
Philanthropic Facilitation Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) expand the definition of, and requirements relating to, "program-related investments" made by private foundations to for-profit entities to further certain charitable purposes; (2) allow a judicial determination (i.e., declaratory judgment) as to whether investments in any entity qualify as program-related investments; (3) require expanded reporting by for-profit entities that receive program-related investments of their gross income, expenses, disbursements, and other information; and (4) allow public inspection of any petition seeking a determination that an investment by a private foundation is a program-related investment and of any information reported by organizations receiving program-related investments. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2013-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-07-25
text: Introduced in House
SCOPE Act

Bill: 113-hr-2833
Sponsor: Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11]
Introduced: 2013-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Contracts and agency
Department of Health and Human Services
Health care costs and insurance
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel

Summary:
action_date: 2013-07-25
text: 
Safeguarding Care Of Patients Everywhere Act or SCOPE Act - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal the requirement that qualified health plans contract only with health care providers, including hospitals with more than 50 beds, that implement a specified patient safety evaluation system and health care quality mechanisms required by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-07-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2013-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2013-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-07-25
text: Introduced in House
Federal Benefits Equality Act

Bill: 113-hr-2834
Sponsor: Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12]
Introduced: 2013-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Marriage and family status
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Summary:
action_date: 2013-07-25
text: 
Federal Benefits Equality Act - Declares that, in determining the meaning of any Act of Congress: (1) &quot;marriage&quot; includes a marriage, domestic partnership, civil union, or any other similar legal union between two individuals that is recognized by a state, the District of Columbia, a territory or possession of the United States, or a federally recognized Indian tribe; and (2) &quot;spouse&quot; refers to either member of such a legal union. (Currently, &quot;marriage&quot; is defined only as a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife, while &quot;spouse&quot; refers only to a person of the opposite sex who is a husband or wife.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-09-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2013-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2013-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-07-25
text: Introduced in House
Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-2835
Sponsor: Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2]
Introduced: 2013-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Income tax deductions
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2013-07-25
text: 
Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2013 - Repeals provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, as added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, that limit payments for medications from health savings accounts, medical savings accounts, and health flexible spending arrangements to only prescription drugs or insulin (thus allowing distributions from such accounts for over-the-counter drugs).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2013-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-07-25
text: Introduced in House
Explosive Materials Background Check Act

Bill: 113-hr-2836
Sponsor: Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2]
Introduced: 2013-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Assault and harassment offenses
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Justice
Domestic violence and child abuse
Firearms and explosives
Licensing and registrations
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2013-07-25
text: 
Explosive Materials Background Check Act - Amends federal criminal code provisions governing the importation, manufacture, distribution, and storage of explosive materials to: (1) include smokeless powder and black powder substitute within the definition of an &quot;explosive&quot; to which such provisions apply; (2) revise the definition of &quot;manufacturer&quot; to mean any person engaged in manufacturing (currently, in the business of manufacturing) explosive materials; and (3) delete the exemption for commercially manufactured black powder in quantities of less than fifty pounds.
 
Prohibits knowingly distributing explosive materials to any person who: (1) is subject to a court order (issued after a hearing meeting specified requirements) that restrains such person from harassing, stalking, or threatening an intimate partner or a child of such intimate partner or person or from engaging in other conduct that would place an intimate partner in reasonable fear of bodily injury to the partner or child; (2) has been convicted in any court of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence; or (3) the Attorney General has determined is an individual known or appropriately suspected to be or have been engaged in, conduct constituting or related to terrorism or providing material support or resources for terrorism and the Attorney General has a reasonable belief that such person may use explosives in connection with terrorism. Makes it unlawful for any such person to ship or transport any explosive in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce or to receive or possess any explosive that has been shipped or transported in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce. 
 
Exempts a limited explosives material permit holder who certifies that the permit will only be used to purchase black powder, black powder substitute, and smokeless powder from provisions limiting the receipt of explosive materials to six separate occasions during a 12-month period.
 
Authorizes the Attorney General to deny or revoke an explosives materials license or permit upon determining that the licensee or holder is known to be or have been engaged in such terrorist conduct and may use explosives in connection with terrorism. Directs the Attorney General to issue guidelines describing the circumstances under which the Attorney General will exercise such authority and make such determinations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2013-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-07-25
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit for a one-year period beginning September 30, 2013, the implementation, operation, and coordination of a Federal Data Services Hub or any similar database system for determining or verifying eligibility under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Bill: 113-hr-2837
Sponsor: Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7]
Introduced: 2013-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Comprehensive health care
Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records

Summary:
action_date: 2013-07-25
text: 
Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) from implementing, operating, or coordinating a Federal Data Services Hub or any similar database for determining or verifying eligibility for the premium tax credit or reductions in cost-sharing under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act for the one-year period beginning on September 30, 2013. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-07-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2013-07-25
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: 2013-07-25
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: 2013-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-07-25
text: Introduced in House
Puerto Rico Interstate Commerce Improvement Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-2838
Sponsor: Resident Commissioner Pierluisi, Pedro R. [D-PR-At Large]
Introduced: 2013-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Licensing and registrations
Marine and inland water transportation
Oil and gas
Puerto Rico
U.S. territories and protectorates

Summary:
action_date: 2013-07-25
text: 
Puerto Rico Interstate Commerce Improvement Act of 2013 - Amends federal shipping law to revise coastwise endorsement requirements for certain vessels that transport liquified natural gas or liquified petroleum gas to Puerto Rico from other U.S. ports.
 
Repeals authority to issue a certificate of documentation with a coastwise endorsement for a vessel to transport liquified natural gas or liquified petroleum gas to Puerto Rico from other ports in the United States, if the vessel: (1) is a foreign built vessel that was built before October 19, 1996; or (2) was documented before that date, even if it is placed under a foreign registry and subsequently redocumented for operation.
 
Exempts from coastwise endorsement requirements self-propelled vessels that transport bulk cargo, including liquified natural gas or liquified petroleum bulk cargo, to Puerto Rico from another U.S. port or from Puerto Rico to another U.S. port. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-07-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2013-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2013-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-07-25
text: Introduced in House
Restore Honor to Service Members Act

Bill: 113-hr-2839
Sponsor: Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
Introduced: 2013-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Department of Defense
Evidence and witnesses
Government information and archives
Military history
Military law
Military personnel and dependents
Personnel records
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Summary:
action_date: 2013-07-25
text: 
Restore Honor to Service Members Act - Requires appropriate military record correction boards or discharge review boards to review the discharge characterization of any former members of the Armed Forces requesting a review who were discharged because of their sexual orientation. Permits such boards to change a characterization to honorable if such characterization is any characterization except honorable.
 
Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to ensure that any such changes are carried out consistently and uniformly across the military departments using specified criteria, including that: (1) the original discharge was based on the policy of Don't Ask Don't Tell (as in effect before it was repealed pursuant to the Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010) or a similar earlier policy; and (2) the discharge characterization will be changed if, with respect to the original discharge, there were no aggravating circumstances, such as misconduct, that would have independently led to any discharge characterization except honorable.
 
Prohibits &quot;aggravating circumstances&quot; from including: (1) an offense of sodomy committed by the member against a consenting person of the same sex; or (2) statements, consensual sexual conduct, or consensual acts relating to sexual orientation or identity, or the disclosure of such statements, conduct, or acts, that were prohibited at the time of discharge but that became permitted after such discharge.
 
Directs the Secretary of each military department to ensure that oral historians of the department: (1) review discharges between World War II and September 2011 based on sexual orientation, and (2) receive oral testimony of individuals who personally experienced discrimination and discharge because of actual or perceived sexual orientation so that such testimony may serve as an official record of such discriminatory policies and their impact on American lives.
 
Requires the reissuance of specified military personnel records and discharge forms in a manner that shall not reflect the sexual orientation of the member. 
 
Amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice to remove from the offense of sodomy specified activity referred to as unnatural carnal copulation with another person of the same or opposite sex.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-08-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2013-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2013-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-07-25
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act to exclude raisins from agricultural marketing orders.

Bill: 113-hr-2840
Sponsor: Rep. Radel, Trey [R-FL-19]
Introduced: 2013-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural marketing and promotion
Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Fruit and vegetables

Summary:
action_date: 2013-07-25
text: 
Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act to exclude raisins from agricultural marketing orders.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-08-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture.
action_date: 2013-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2013-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-07-25
text: Introduced in House
Guard and Reserve Equal Access to Health Act

Bill: 113-hr-2841
Sponsor: Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3]
Introduced: 2013-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Health care coverage and access
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Military medicine
Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves

Summary:
action_date: 2013-07-25
text: 
Guard and Reserve Equal Access to Health Act - Directs the Secretary of the military department concerned to provide a physical examination to each member of a reserve component who: (1) will not otherwise receive one through that department, and (2) elects to receive such examination. Requires the Secretary concerned to: (1) provide such examination during the 90-day period before such member's scheduled date of separation, and (2) provide such member with a record of the examination.
 
Prohibits a member from being entitled to transitional health care benefits through their department solely by reason of being provided such examination.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2013-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-07-25
text: Introduced in House