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Medicaid Expansion Incentive Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-467
Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
Introduced: 2013-02-04 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Comprehensive health care
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Intergovernmental relations
Medicaid
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: 
Medicaid Expansion Incentive Act of 2013 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to entitle to an increase (bonus) in payments under its state medical assistance plan any state electing to meet Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid expansion requirements under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Requires such bonuses to be in amounts made available from a net reduction in federal payments to other states not electing to meet those requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-02-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2013-02-05
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H349)
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: Introduced in House
Federal Life Insurance Transparency Act

Bill: 113-hr-468
Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
Introduced: 2013-02-04 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Life, casualty, property insurance

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: 
Federal Life Insurance Transparency Act - Requires group life insurance and group accidental death insurance payments under the federal employees' group life insurance (FEGLI) program to be made to the life insurance beneficiary in the form of a lump sum payment unless the insured or the beneficiary makes a different election.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: Introduced in House
Heat Island and Smog Reduction Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-469
Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
Introduced: 2013-02-04 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Air quality
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Horticulture and plants
Urban and suburban affairs and development

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: 
Heat Island and Smog Reduction Act of 2013 - Requires each federal agency, by April 1, 2013, to develop a heat island reduction plan for all federal property and facilities under its possession or control that are located in an area designated under the Clean Air Act as being in nonattainment with national ambient air quality standards for ozone. Requires each plan to include measures to: (1) maximize tree cover on federal property; and (2) increase solar reflectivity through techniques such as using roofs with high solar reflectivity (cool roofs), vegetated roofs, and paving materials with higher solar reflectivity.
 
Requires the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA) to submit annual reports to specified congressional committees assessing agency progress in developing and implementing such plans.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: Introduced in House
Federal Executive Board Efficiency Act

Bill: 113-hr-470
Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
Introduced: 2013-02-04 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency planning and evacuation
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Homeland security
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: 
Federal Executive Board Efficiency Act - Requires the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to establish Federal Executive Boards, which are defined as interagency entities established in a geographic area with a high concentration of federal employees outside the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area to strengthen the management and administration of agency activities and coordination among local federal officers to implement national initiatives in that area. Requires each Board for a geographic area to consist of a senior officer for each agency in that area.
 
Requires the Director to: (1) consider specified factors in determining the location for establishment of such Boards, such as whether a geographic area has a strong, viable, and active Federal Executive Association and whether such Association petitions to become a Board; and (2) provide for the administration and oversight of such Boards, including by establishing staffing and communications policies and performance standards for Board staff.
 
Requires each Board to: (1) serve as an instrument of outreach for the national headquarters of agencies relating to agency activities in the geographic area; (2) provide a forum for the exchange of information relating to programs and management methods and problems between the national headquarters of agencies and the field; (3) develop local coordinated approaches to the development and operation of programs that have common characteristics; (4) communicate management initiatives and other concerns from federal officers and employees in the Washington, D.C. area to federal officers and employees in the geographic area to achieve better mutual understanding and support; (5) develop relationships with state and local governments and nongovernmental organizations to help fulfill the roles and responsibilities of that Board; and (6) facilitate communication, collaboration, and training to prepare the federal workforce for emergencies and continuity of operations.
 
Requires the Director to: (1) establish a fund within OPM for financing essential Board functions, into which contributions from the headquarters of each participating agency shall be deposited; (2) submit annual reports to Congress and agencies on Board program outcomes and budget matters; and (3) report to specified congressional committees on essential Board functions, staffing requirements, and staffing and operating expenses.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: Introduced in House
Federal Firefighter Pay Equity Act

Bill: 113-hr-471
Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
Introduced: 2013-02-04 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Fires
First responders and emergency personnel
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: 
Federal Firefighter Pay Equity Act - Includes in the determination of a federal firefighter's average pay for purposes of computing retirement and annuity benefits one-half of a firefighter's basic hourly rate times the number of overtime hours included in such firefighter's regular tour of duty for a year.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: Introduced in House
Safe Food for Seniors Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-473
Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
Introduced: 2013-02-04 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Food industry and services
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicaid
Medicare
Nutrition and diet

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: 
Safe Food for Seniors Act of 2013 - Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require the full-time director of food services at a Medicare skilled nursing facility or a Medicaid nursing facility, if not a qualified dietitian, to be a Certified Dietary Manager meeting the requirements of the Certifying Board for Dietary Managers or have equivalent military or academic qualifications.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-02-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2013-02-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: Introduced in House
Complete America's Great Trails Act

Bill: 113-hr-474
Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
Introduced: 2013-02-04 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Charitable contributions
Government studies and investigations
Income tax credits
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: 
Complete America's Great Trails Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for the fair market value of any National Scenic Trail conservation contribution. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to study the efficacy of such tax credit in completing, extending, and increasing the number of National Scenic Trails. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-02-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2013-02-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2013-02-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: Introduced in House
GAAP Act

Bill: 113-hr-476
Sponsor: Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11]
Introduced: 2013-02-04 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Budget deficits and national debt
Budget process
Congressional oversight

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: 
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Act or GAAP Act - Requires the President's budget submission to include an estimate of the deficit or surplus for the fiscal year concerned, prepared using generally accepted accounting principles.
 
Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require the alternative levels of total revenues, total new budget authority, and total outlays (including related surpluses and deficits) covered by the annual Congressional Budget Office (CBO) fiscal policy report to the congressional budget committees on the upcoming fiscal year to be prepared using both cash basis accounting and generally accepted accounting principles.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: Introduced in House
Nuclear Family Priority Act

Bill: 113-hr-477
Sponsor: Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11]
Introduced: 2013-02-04 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Family relationships
Immigration status and procedures
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: 
Nuclear Family Priority Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate parents from the definition of &quot;immediate relatives&quot; with respect to those aliens not subject to worldwide immigration levels or numerical limitations. 
 
Replaces existing family-sponsored immigrant categories with a single preference allocation for spouses and children of permanent resident aliens.
 
Reduces the number of, and revises the calculation for, fiscal year family-sponsored immigrant entrants.
 
Establishes a nonimmigrant visa category for an alien who is a parent of a U.S. citizen at least 21 years old.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-02-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security.
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: Introduced in House
E-Verify Modernization Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-478
Sponsor: Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11]
Introduced: 2013-02-04 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Foreign labor
Government information and archives
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: 
E-Verify Modernization Act of 2013 - Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to make the E-Verify Program permanent and mandatory. 
 
Revises specified Program procedures.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-02-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security.
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2013-02-04
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2013-02-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: Introduced in House
Arms Sale Responsibility Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-479
Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3]
Introduced: 2013-02-04 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arms control and nonproliferation
Congressional oversight
Human rights
International law and treaties
Military assistance, sales, and agreements

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: 
Arms Sale Responsibility Act of 2013 - Expresses the sense of Congress that it should be U.S. policy to adhere to a policy of restraint in transferring conventional arms if evidence exists of substantial risk that such arms will be used to commit or facilitate serious violations of international human rights law or international humanitarian law.
 
Urges the President, in negotiating any conventional arms control agreement, to: (1) encourage the national control list of each party to an agreement to cover all types of weaponry, munitions, armaments and related material used for potentially lethal force in military and law enforcement operations; (2) assess each application or proposal to export or internationally transfer arms on a case-by-case basis; (3) deny an arms transfer authorization if there is a substantial risk that the arms will be used to commit or facilitate violations of international human rights law or international humanitarian law; (4) require import and transit state authorizations and certified end use assurances before issuing an export license or authorization for any international transfer of conventional arms; and (5) require each party to an agreement to establish a legal framework for lawful brokering and shipping activities relating to conventional arms transfers. 
 
Prohibits, with certain exemptions, the transfer of defense articles or defense services to the government of a foreign country under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or the Arms Export Control Act unless the President certifies to Congress that such government is not: (1) engaging in gross violations of internationally-recognized human rights, and (2) identified by the Secretary of State as having governmental armed forces or government supported armed groups that recruit or use child soldiers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to disallow a deduction for amounts paid or incurred by a responsible party relating to a discharge of oil.

Bill: 113-hr-480
Sponsor: Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]
Introduced: 2013-02-04 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax deductions
Marine pollution
Oil and gas
Pollution liability

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny a tax deduction for business-related expenses paid or incurred by a responsible party relating to an incident resulting in the discharge of oil into the navigable waters, other than an incident caused by an act of God or an act of war.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E85)
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to accept certain documents as proof of service in determining the eligibility of an individual to receive amounts from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-hr-481
Sponsor: Rep. Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-3]
Introduced: 2013-02-04 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Asia
Conflicts and wars
Department of Veterans Affairs
Evidence and witnesses
Philippines
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: 
Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to accept any of the following as proof of service in determining the eligibility of an individual to receive amounts from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund: (1) the name of the eligible person included on the Approved Revised Reconstructed Guerilla Roster (commonly known as the &quot;Missouri List&quot;); (2) documents included in the claims folder of the eligible person that prove such service, including an affidavit from the government of the Philippines certifying such service; or (3) any other documents issued or accepted by the government of the Philippines as proof of such service.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to make a payment to such an individual filing a claim within 180 days after the enactment of this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-02-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2013-02-05
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H348)
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: Introduced in House
Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-482
Sponsor: Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12]
Introduced: 2013-02-04 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Disability and health-based discrimination
Education programs funding
Educational guidance
Government information and archives
Higher education
Racial and ethnic relations
School administration
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: 
Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2013 - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require each institution of higher education (IHE) participating in a title IV program (except a foreign school) to include in its annual security report a statement of policy regarding harassment that includes: (1) a prohibition of harassment of students by other students, faculty, and staff; (2) a description of its programs to prevent harassment; (3) a description of the procedures that students should follow if harassment occurs; and (4) a description of the procedures it will follow once an incident of harassment has been reported.
 
Defines &quot;harassment&quot; to include certain conduct undertaken through technological means that limits a student's ability to benefit from the IHE's programs, or creates a hostile or abusive educational environment at the school.
 
Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to IHEs to initiate, expand, or improve programs to: (1) prevent the harassment of students; (2) provide counseling or redress services to students who have been harassed or accused of subjecting other students to harassment; and (3) train students, faculty, or staff to prevent harassment or address harassment if it occurs.
 
Directs the Secretary to publish a report of best practices for combating harassment at IHEs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: Introduced in House
Farmers Against Crippling Taxes Act

Bill: 113-hr-483
Sponsor: Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-8]
Introduced: 2013-02-04 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Transfer and inheritance taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: 
Farmers Against Crippling Taxes Act - Repeals the federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: Introduced in House
Real Unemployment Calculation Act

Bill: 113-hr-484
Sponsor: Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50]
Introduced: 2013-02-04 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Census and government statistics
Unemployment

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: 
Real Unemployment Calculation Act - Treats the measure of unemployment issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (known as U5) as the official and primary measure of unemployment in the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-02-04
text: Introduced in House