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Patient Choice Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-2090
Sponsor: Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9]
Introduced: 2013-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Consumer affairs
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Health information and medical records
Marketing and advertising

Summary:
action_date: 2013-05-22
text: 
Patient Choice Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize provisional approval of fast track products determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to be adequately safe. Treats provisional approval in the same manner as approval of a drug, except that provisional approval is subject to requirements related to informed consent and continued pursuit of safety and efficacy data for purposes of gaining approval for the drug.
 
Defines the term &ldquo;adequately safe&rdquo; to mean that: (1) for at least one population, the risk of death or morbidity caused directly by an adverse effect of the drug is unlikely to be greater than the combined direct and secondary risks of death or morbidity of the disease and existing therapies; or (2) the drug has had a valid marketing authorization for at least four years in specified countries and data adequate for the approval of such marketing authorization has been submitted to the Secretary.
 
Prohibits the Secretary from imposing any requirements for safety studies or data in addition to, or different than, the requirements for studies to establish safety for purposes of Phase 1 (initial introduction of an investigational new drug into humans) or Phase 2 (controlled clinical studies to evaluate the effectiveness of the drug for a particular indication in patients with the disease or condition under study and to determine the common short-term side effects and risks associated with the drug).
 
Applies the provisional approval only to the indication for the drug: (1) which is related to the treatment of the condition with respect to which the drug was designated as a fast track product, and (2) for which the drug is demonstrated to be adequately safety.
 
Prescribes requirements for termination of provisional approval, withdrawal of such approval, and application of market exclusivity to fast-track approval products.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-05-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2013-05-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2013-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-05-22
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 36, United States Code, to require that the POW/MIA flag be displayed on all days that the flag of the United States is displayed on certain Federal property.

Bill: 113-hr-2091
Sponsor: Rep. Bachmann, Michele [R-MN-6]
Introduced: 2013-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Conflicts and wars
Military personnel and dependents
National symbols

Summary:
action_date: 2013-05-22
text: 
Eliminates specific dates on which the POW/MIA flag must be displayed and provides that such flag shall be displayed on all days on which the U.S. flag is displayed.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-06-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2013-05-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2013-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-05-22
text: Introduced in House
Respecting the Institution of Congress Act

Bill: 113-hr-2092
Sponsor: Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5]
Introduced: 2013-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Members of Congress
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2013-05-22
text: 
Respecting the Institution of Congress Act - Denies retirement benefits under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) to a Member of Congress, former Member, former President, or former Vice President who is convicted of any crime that is a felony under federal or state law (currently, limited to specified felonies under federal law). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-05-22
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2013-05-22
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2013-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-05-22
text: Introduced in House
Lead Exposure Reduction Amendments Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-2093
Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18]
Introduced: 2013-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Building construction
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Government studies and investigations
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2013-05-22
text: 
Lead Exposure Reduction Amendments Act of 2013 - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to exclude from the definition of "abatement" any renovation, remodeling, or other activity: (1) the primary purpose of which is to repair, restore, or remodel target housing, public buildings constructed before 1978, or commercial buildings; and (2) that incidentally results in a reduction or elimination of lead-based paint hazards.
 
Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), no later than one year prior to proposing any renovation and remodeling regulation, to study the extent to which persons engaged in such activities: (1) are exposed to lead, and (2) disturb lead and create a lead-based paint hazard. Exempts from any such regulation an emergency renovation that is carried out in response to an event that is an act of God as defined by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), that presents a risk to the public health or safety, or that threatens to cause significant damage to equipment or property if not attended to immediately. Prohibits such a regulation from requiring post-abatement clearance testing. 
 
 Requires the Administrator to promulgate regulations to permit an owner of a residential dwelling that is target housing, who resides in such dwelling, to authorize a contractor to forego compliance with such a regulation if the owner submits a certification stating that: (1) the renovation or remodeling project is to be carried out at such dwelling, (2) no pregnant woman or child under the age of six resides or will reside in such housing, and (3) the owner acknowledges that such contractor will be exempt from the requirements of such regulation. Prohibits the Administrator from holding a contractor responsible for a misrepresentation made by the owner of such dwelling unless the contractor has actual knowledge of such a misrepresentation. 
 
Requires the Administrator to: (1) recognize a qualifying test kit for use under such Act, and (2) suspend enforcement of any regulation relating to renovation and remodeling of target housing and commercial buildings constructed after January 1, 1960, and public buildings constructed between January 1, 1960, and January 1, 1978, until a specified period after the Administrator recognizes such a test kit.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-05-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
action_date: 2013-05-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2013-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-05-22
text: Introduced in House
Land Disposal Transparency and Efficiency Act

Bill: 113-hr-2095
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1]
Introduced: 2013-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Government information and archives
Land transfers

Summary:
action_date: 2013-05-22
text: 
Land Disposal Transparency and Efficiency Act - Bars any land or interests in land from being added to the inventory of lands and interests in land administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) until a centralized database of all lands identified as suitable for disposal under the jurisdiction of the BLM is easily accessible to the public on a website of the BLM. 

action_date: 2014-02-28
text: 
 Land Disposal Transparency and Efficiency Act - Bars any land or interests in land from being added to the inventory of lands and interests in land administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) until a centralized database of all lands identified as suitable for disposal under BLM jurisdiction is easily accessible to the public on a BLM website. 
 
Requires the database to be updated to reflect changes in the status of lands identified for disposal under BLM administrative jurisdiction. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-02-28
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 274.
action_date: 2014-02-28
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-368.
action_date: 2014-02-28
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-368.
action_date: 2014-01-28
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 17.
action_date: 2014-01-28
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2014-01-28
text: Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Discharged.
action_date: 2013-07-19
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2013-06-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
action_date: 2013-05-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2013-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-05-22
text: Introduced in House
Paid Vacation Act

Bill: 113-hr-2096
Sponsor: Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9]
Introduced: 2013-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Employee leave
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Industrial policy and productivity

Summary:
action_date: 2013-05-22
text: 
Paid Vacation Act - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act to require: (1) upon enactment of this Act, each employer who employs 100 or more employees to provide each employee one week of paid vacation during each 12-month period; and (2) beginning three years after enactment of this Act, each employer who employs 50 or more employees to provide each employee one week of paid vacation during each 12-month period, and each employer that employs 100 or more employees to provide each employee two weeks paid vacation during each 12-month period, beginning on the employee's first anniversary of employment.
 
Requires an employee to provide the employer not less than 30 days' prior notice of his or her intent to take paid vacation, including the date the paid vacation will begin.
 
Requires the Secretary of Labor to conduct: (1) a public awareness campaign, through the Internet and other media, to inform the public of the entitlement to paid leave under the Act; and (2) a study on workplace productivity and the effect of paid leave on such productivity.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
action_date: 2013-05-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2013-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-05-22
text: Introduced in House
REBUILD Act

Bill: 113-hr-2097
Sponsor: Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-42]
Introduced: 2013-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Intergovernmental relations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2013-05-22
text: 
Reducing Environmental Barriers to Unified Infrastructure and Land Development Act of 2013 Act or the REBUILD Act - Amends the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) to authorize a responsible federal official to assign, and a state to assume, the responsibilities of such official with respect to covered federal projects within such state under such Act and under other federal environmental laws pertaining to project review or approval. Provides that any responsibility of such official not explicitly assumed by the state by written agreement shall remain the responsibility of the official.
 
Defines &quot;responsible federal official&quot; as: (1) the Secretary of the Interior; (2) the Secretary of Transportation; (3) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); (4) the Secretary of the Army; and (5) the head of a federal agency, with respect to the preparation of environmental impact statements for major federal actions. 
 
Requires each responsible federal official to promulgate regulations that establish requirements relating to information required to be contained in state applications to assume such responsibilities.
 
Permits such official to approve an application only if: (1) public notice requirements have been met, (2) the state has the capability to assume such responsibilities, and (3) the head of the state agency having primary jurisdiction over covered projects enters into a written agreement with such official to assume such responsibilities and to maintain the financial resources necessary to carry them out.
 
Requires such federal official to audit state compliance with federal laws for which responsibilities are assumed and authorizes such official to terminate such responsibilities, after providing notice and an opportunity to take corrective action, if a state is not adequately carrying them out.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-06-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
action_date: 2013-05-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2013-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-05-22
text: Introduced in House
To provide for an accounting of total United States contributions to the United Nations.

Bill: 113-hr-2099
Sponsor: Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5]
Introduced: 2013-05-22 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Foreign aid and international relief
Government information and archives
United Nations

Summary:
action_date: 2013-05-22
text: 
Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to report annually to Congress regarding all assessed and voluntary U.S. contributions to the United Nations (U.N.) and its affiliated agencies and related bodies during the previous fiscal year. 
 
Requires the report to include the following: (1) the total amount of all assessed and voluntary U.S. contributions to the U.N. and its affiliated agencies and related bodies; (2) the approximate percentage of U.S. contributions to each such agency or body in a fiscal year when compared with all such contributions in that fiscal year; and (3) the amount, description, and purpose of each contribution, the identity of the donating U.S. department or agency, and the identity of the recipient U.N. agency or body.
 
Requires the first report to include information for the previous three fiscal years.
 
Requires OMB to post a version of such report on a publicly available Internet website.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-05-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2013-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-05-22
text: Introduced in House
Federal Reserve Independence Act

Bill: 113-hr-2100
Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
Introduced: 2013-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation
Congressional oversight
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal Reserve System

Summary:
action_date: 2013-05-22
text: 
 Federal Reserve Independence Act - Amends the Federal Reserve Act regarding class A membership on the board of directors of a Federal Reserve Bank to require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve Board) to designate members from among persons who are not employed in any capacity by a stockholding bank.
 
Requires the Federal Reserve Board to designate the class B members of such board of directors (class B members represent the public).
 
Prohibits employees of any Federal Reserve Board-regulated entity from serving on the board of directors of any Reserve Bank.
 
Prohibits any employee of the Federal Reserve System or any board member of a Reserve Bank from owning stock or investing in any company regulated by the Federal Reserve Board.
 
Directs the Comptroller General to report annually to Congress to ensure implementation of this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-05-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2013-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-05-22
text: Introduced in House
Helping Communities Rebuild After Deadly School Shootings and Other Traumatic Events Act

Bill: 113-hr-2102
Sponsor: Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5]
Introduced: 2013-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Building construction
Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Elementary and secondary education
Land transfers
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2013-05-22
text: 
Helping Communities Rebuild After Deadly School Shootings and Other Traumatic Events Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to fund certain actions they deem necessary to improve the learning environment at a school that has experienced a violent or traumatic crisis on campus.
 
Requires LEAs to use that grant to: (1) acquire real property; (2) construct new facilities; or (3) renovate, repair, or alter existing facilities for an elementary and secondary school that has experienced such a crisis.
 
Prohibits the grant from covering more than 50% of an LEA's cost in taking such actions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2013-05-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2013-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-05-22
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to designate New Jersey Task Force 1 as part of the National Urban Search and Rescue System.

Bill: 113-hr-2103
Sponsor: Rep. Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [R-NJ-11]
Introduced: 2013-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health personnel
Intergovernmental relations
New Jersey

Summary:
action_date: 2013-05-22
text: Requires the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to designate New Jersey Task Force 1 as part of the National Urban Search and Rescue System.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-05-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2013-05-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2013-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-05-22
text: Introduced in House
Protecting the Privacy of Social Security Numbers Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-2104
Sponsor: Rep. Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [R-NJ-11]
Introduced: 2013-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Civil actions and liability
Computer security and identity theft
Consumer affairs
Department of Justice
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Retail and wholesale trades
Right of privacy
Social security and elderly assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2013-05-22
text: 
Protecting the Privacy of Social Security Numbers Act of 2013 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit the display, sale, or purchase of Social Security numbers without the affirmatively expressed consent of the individual, except in specified circumstances.
 
Establishes a public records exception to the prohibition. Grants the Attorney General rulemaking authority to enforce this Act's prohibition and to implement and clarify the permitted uses occurring as a result of an interaction between businesses, governments, or business and government. 
 
Prohibits a commercial entity from requiring an individual to provide a Social Security number when purchasing a commercial good or service or denying an individual the good or service for refusing to provide that number, with exceptions. Establishes civil and criminal penalties.
 
Extends civil monetary penalties for misuse of a Social Security number.
 
Authorizes: (1) criminal penalties under SSA title II for the misuse of a Social Security number, (2) civil actions and civil penalties against persons who violate this Act, and (3) federal injunctive authority with respect to any violation by a public entity.
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-06-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2013-06-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2013-05-22
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2013-05-22
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2013-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-05-22
text: Introduced in House
ITEP Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-2105
Sponsor: Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
Introduced: 2013-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Computers and information technology
Department of Defense
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Public-private cooperation

Summary:
action_date: 2013-05-22
text: 
Information Technology Exchange Program Act of 2013 or ITEP Act of 2013 - Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 to extend through FY2023 a pilot program for the temporary exchange of information technology personnel between the Department of Defense (DOD) and the private sector.
 
Extends a related reporting requirement.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-06-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Intelligence, Emerging Threats & Capabilities.
action_date: 2013-05-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2013-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-05-22
text: Introduced in House