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Flight School Security Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-1245
Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]
Introduced: 2013-03-19 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Congressional oversight
Licensing and registrations
Terrorism
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: 
Flight School Security Act of 2013 - Revises requirements with respect to the training of aliens and other individuals designated by the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) in the operation of certain aircraft. 
 
Authorizes a flight instructor, pilot school, or aviation training center to provide training in the operation of an aircraft with a takeoff weight of more than 12,500 pounds to an individual who does not hold a valid Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) airman's certification only if: (1) that individual has been checked against the terrorist watchlist by the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration [TSA]) to determine if he or she poses a threat to aviation or national security or a threat of terrorism, and (2) the Assistant Secretary determines that the individual does not pose a threat that warrants denial of access to such training.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-03-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security.
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: Introduced in House
CROP Act

Bill: 113-hr-1247
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]
Introduced: 2013-03-19 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural insurance
Agricultural practices and innovations
Agricultural research
Research and development

Summary:
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: 
Creating Reliability for Our Producers Act or CROP Act - Amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to revise crop insurance provisions regarding approval of advance payments for a portion of specialty crop research and development costs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: Introduced in House
Family Health Care Flexibility Act

Bill: 113-hr-1248
Sponsor: Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3]
Introduced: 2013-03-19 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Digestive and metabolic diseases
Employee benefits and pensions
Health care costs and insurance
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: 
Family Health Care Flexibility Act - Repeals provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 that: (1) restrict payments from health savings accounts, medical savings accounts, and health flexible spending arrangements for medications to prescription drugs and insulin only (thus allowing payments for over-the-counter medications); and (2) impose a $2,500 limitation on salary reduction contributions to a health flexible spending arrangement under a cafeteria plan. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: Introduced in House
Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-1249
Sponsor: Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5]
Introduced: 2013-03-19 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Consumer affairs
Food industry and services
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Nutrition and diet

Summary:
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: 
Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise the nutritional information that restaurants and retail food establishments must disclose. Requires the nutrient content disclosure statement on the menu or menu board to include: (1) the number of calories contained in the whole product; (2) the number of servings and number of calories per serving; or (3) the number of calories per the common unit division of the product, such as for a multi-serving item that is typically divided before presentation to the consumer. Permits such information to be provided by a remote-access menu, such as through the internet, for food establishments where the majority of orders are placed by customers who are off-premises at the time the order is placed.
 
Defines &ldquo;reasonable basis&rdquo; for a restaurant or similar food establishment&rsquo;s nutrient content disclosures to mean that the nutrient disclosure is within acceptable allowances for variation in nutrient content, which include variations in serving size or ingredients, and inadvertent human error in formulation of menu items.
 
Sets forth the methods a restaurant or similar food establishment may use to determine nutritional content for disclosure, including ranges, averages, individual labeling of flavors or components, or labeling of one preset standard build (i.e., the finished version of a menu item most commonly ordered by consumers).
 
Applies the nutritional disclosure requirements to retail food establishments that derive more than 50% of their total revenue from the sale of food.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: Introduced in House
Veteran Excellence Through Education Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-1251
Sponsor: Rep. Negrete McLeod, Gloria [D-CA-35]
Introduced: 2013-03-19 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Education programs funding
Financial literacy
Health promotion and preventive care
Higher education
Minority education
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: 
Veteran Excellence Through Education Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to make grants, during FY2014-FY2019, to minority-serving institutions for establishing verified delivery systems to address social and academic problems facing enrolled veterans.
 
Includes among authorized grant activities: (1) educational services, including courses in English as a second language, financial literacy workshops and courses, and health and wellness programs; (2) increased access to workforce services; (3) support services such as housing, transportation, and child care; and (4) establishing a veteran support team.
 
Requires an institution, in order to receive such a grant, to submit to the Secretary a program plan and strategy to meet the needs of enrolled veterans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1641)
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: Introduced in House
Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-1252
Sponsor: Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-15]
Introduced: 2013-03-19 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Education programs funding
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medical education
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: 
Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to include physical therapy within the definition of &quot;primary health services&quot; for purposes of the National Health Service Corps. Makes physical therapists eligible for repayment of their educational loans in order to ensure an adequate supply of physical therapists.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: Introduced in House
Sequester Pakistan Act

Bill: 113-hr-1253
Sponsor: Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2]
Introduced: 2013-03-19 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Asia
Employment and training programs
Foreign aid and international relief
Military personnel and dependents
Pakistan
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: 
Sequester Pakistan Act - Prohibits foreign assistance for Pakistan until expenditures for the Department of Defense (DOD) military tuition assistance program for FY2013 are at least equal to FY2012 program expenditures.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: Introduced in House
Auto Enroll Repeal Act

Bill: 113-hr-1254
Sponsor: Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-8]
Introduced: 2013-03-19 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access

Summary:
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: 
Auto Enroll Repeal Act - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to repeal the requirement that employers with more than 200 full-time employees that offer enrollment in one or more health benefits plans enroll automatically all new full-time employees in one of those plans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
action_date: 2013-04-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: Introduced in House
Home Construction Lending Regulatory Improvement Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-1255
Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Gary G. [R-CA-31]
Introduced: 2013-03-19 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Department of the Treasury
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Federal Reserve System
Housing finance and home ownership
Real estate business

Summary:
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: 
Home Construction Lending Regulatory Improvement Act of 2013 - Directs the appropriate federal banking agencies to initiate a coordinated rulemaking with respect to financial institutions under their respective jurisdictions that make real estate loans to home builders.
 
Requires such rulemaking to provide for: (1) elimination of the 100% of bank capital measurement, (2) realistic market-based appraisals, and (3) a prohibition against compelling lenders to call or curtail loans in good standing.
 
Prohibits a federal banking agency from preventing a qualified financial institution from making a real estate loan to a home builder that has a viable project.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: Introduced in House
Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-1257
Sponsor: Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]
Introduced: 2013-03-19 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Digestive and metabolic diseases
Health care coverage and access
Medicare
Nutrition and diet

Summary:
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: 
Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to extend Medicare coverage to medical nutrition therapy services for people with pre-diabetes and risk factors for developing type-2 diabetes. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2013-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: Introduced in House
San Juan County Federal Land Conveyance Act

Bill: 113-hr-1260
Sponsor: Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3]
Introduced: 2013-03-19 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Birds
Endangered and threatened species
Land transfers
New Mexico
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: 
San Juan County Federal Land Conveyance Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, on request of the plaintiffs in the case 
Blancett v. United States Department of the Interior, et al.
, in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico, to convey to them by sale all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to any portion of approximately 19 acres of certain federal land in San Juan County, New Mexico (including any improvements or appurtenances). 
 
Requires deposit of the proceeds of any such conveyance in a special account, to be available for the acquisition of land from willing sellers in the state for resource protection that is consistent with the purposes for which the Bald Eagle Area of Critical Environmental Concern was established. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-03-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: Introduced in House
Overdraft Protection Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-1261
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2013-03-19 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer affairs
Consumer credit
Marketing and advertising
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: 
 Overdraft Protection Act of 2013 - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit a depository institution from engaging in unfair or deceptive acts or practices in connection with overdraft coverage, or in acts designed to evade the provisions of this Act.
 
Requires each depository institution that provides overdraft coverage for transaction accounts clearly and conspicuously to disclose overdraft coverage fees and that, if a consumer does not opt-in to such overdraft coverage: (1) the consumer's transaction may be declined if there are insufficient funds in the related transaction account, and (2) the consumer will not be charged a fee if such transaction is declined.
 
Subjects to the consumer's written, electronic, or other consent overdraft coverage fees in connection with use of an automatic teller machine (ATM) or point of sale transaction.
 
Requires a depository institution to provide specified consumer disclosures regarding its overdraft protection program, including: (1) periodic statements for any transaction account that has an overdraft coverage program feature, (2) prompt notification of the account's overdraft status, and (3) the overdraft coverage fee as an annual percentage rate (APR), permitting consumers to compare meaningfully the overdraft coverage to alternative forms of overdraft options and other sources of credit.
 
Prescribes overdraft coverage fee limits.
 
Prohibits an overdraft coverage fee if the overdraft results solely from a debit hold amount that exceeds the actual dollar amount of the transaction. 
 
Requires a depository institution to provide consumers who have not consented to participate in an overdraft coverage program transaction accounts with the same terms as those provided to consumers who have consented to participate in such program.
 
Prohibits a depository institution from charging a non-sufficient fund fee for any ATM or debit card transaction.
 
Prohibits a depository institution from reporting negative information regarding consumer use of overdraft coverage to any consumer reporting agency when the overdraft amounts and coverage fees are paid under the terms of an overdraft coverage program.
 
Directs the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to study whether consumers are being subjected to abusive practices with respect to prepaid card overdraft coverage.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E335-336)
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: Introduced in House
Excellence in Mental Health Act

Bill: 113-hr-1263
Sponsor: Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-6]
Introduced: 2013-03-19 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health programs administration and funding
Indian social and development programs
Medicaid
Mental health
Minority health

Summary:
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: 
Excellence in Mental Health Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to set forth criteria for the certification of federally-qualified community behavioral health centers. Limits such a certification to five years, but requires the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to provide an opportunity for recertification at the end of each certification period.
 
Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to make such centers eligible for payments for services under Medicaid.
 
Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award matching grants to states or Indian tribes to expend funds for the construction or modernization of facilities used to provide community-based mental health and substance abuse services to individuals.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: Introduced in House
District of Columbia Medicaid Reimbursement Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-1264
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2013-03-19 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: District of Columbia
Intergovernmental relations
Medicaid
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: 
District of Columbia Medicaid Reimbursement Act of 2013 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to increase the Medicaid federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) for the District of Columbia from 70% to 75%.
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E330-331)
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: Introduced in House
To require the continuation of tuition assistance programs for members of the Armed Forces for the remainder of fiscal year 2013.

Bill: 113-hr-1265
Sponsor: Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16]
Introduced: 2013-03-19 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Military personnel and dependents
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: 
Directs the Secretaries of the military departments to carry out tuition assistance programs for members of the Armed Forces during the remainder of FY2013, using funds appropriated for such programs under the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 reduced by a specified budget sequestration percentage.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1644)
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 40, United States Code, concerning the calculation of transactions for the lease of land ports of entry and international bridges, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-hr-1266
Sponsor: Rep. Owens, William L. [D-NY-21]
Introduced: 2013-03-19 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Congressional oversight
Customs enforcement
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: 
Authorizes the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA) to enter into contracts for the lease of a land port of entry or an international bridge (covered facility) and its site for periods not exceeding 30 years. Requires the Administrator to transmit to Congress an analysis of the cost effectiveness of leasing the covered facility, as compared to directly purchasing or constructing it, before entering into any contract to lease, purchase, or build a covered facility.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-03-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: Introduced in House
Flood Insurance Premium Relief Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-1267
Sponsor: Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4]
Introduced: 2013-03-19 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance
Floods and storm protection

Summary:
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: 
Flood Insurance Premium Relief Act of 2013 - States that the flood insurance risk premium rate for property purchased between July 6, 2012, and January 1, 2015, shall, during the 12-month period beginning upon such purchase, be the amount chargeable for such property immediately before its purchase (thus delaying implementation of the rate increase).
 
Requires phase-in of the rate increase, following expiration of such 12-month period, over a 10-year period, at 10% for each year.
 
Makes conforming amendments to the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-03-19
text: Introduced in House