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Supporting the goals and ideals of Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week.

Bill: 113-hres-500
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]
Introduced: 2014-03-05 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Congressional tributes
Health personnel
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical research
Neurological disorders

Summary:
action_date: 2014-03-05
text: 
Expresses support for the goals and ideals of Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week. 
 
Reaffirms the nation's commitment to creating a world free of multiple sclerosis by promoting awareness about people affected by the disease, promoting new education programs, supporting research, and expanding access to medical treatment.
 
Recognizes people living with multiple sclerosis and salutes the health care professionals and medical researchers who assist those so affected and continue to work to find ways to stop the progression of the disease, restore nerve function, and end multiple sclerosis.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-03-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2014-03-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2014-03-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-03-05
text: Introduced in House
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2824) to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to stop the ongoing waste by the Department of the Interior of taxpayer resources and implement the final rule on excess spoil, mining waste, and buffers for perennial and intermittent streams, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2641) to provide for improved coordination of agency actions in the preparation and adoption of environmental documents for permitting determinations, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules.

Bill: 113-hres-501
Sponsor: Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-10]
Introduced: 2014-03-05 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: House of Representatives
Legislative rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2014-03-05
text: Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2824) to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to stop the ongoing waste by the Department of the Interior of taxpayer resources and implement the final rule on excess spoil, mining waste, and buffers for perennial and intermittent streams, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2641) to provide for improved coordination of agency actions in the preparation and adoption of environmental documents for permitting determinations, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 225 - 190 (Roll no. 100). (text: CR H2202-2203)
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 225 - 190 (Roll no. 100).(text: CR H2202-2203)
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 219 - 191 (Roll no. 99). (consideration: CR H2207-2208)
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 501.
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H2202-2208)
action_date: 2014-03-05
text: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 89.
action_date: 2014-03-05
text: The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 2824 and H.R. 2641. The resolution provides one hour of general debate for each bill and makes in order specified amendments printed in the Rules Committee Report 113-374. The resolution provides one motion to recommit.
action_date: 2014-03-05
text: The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 113-374, by Mr. Webster (FL).
action_date: 2014-03-05
text: The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 113-374, by Mr. Webster (FL).
action_date: 2014-03-05
text: Introduced in House
Congratulating the Minority Business Development Agency on its 45th anniversary and commending its achievements in fostering the establishment and growth of minority businesses in the United States.

Bill: 113-hres-502
Sponsor: Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
Introduced: 2014-03-05 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Congressional tributes
Department of Commerce
Minority and disadvantaged businesses

Summary:
action_date: 2014-03-05
text: 
Congratulates the Minority Business Development Agency on its 45th anniversary.
 
Commends the Agency for its achievements in fostering the establishment and growth of minority businesses.
 
Encourages the Agency to continue its efforts to assist such businesses as they continue to strengthen communities, create jobs, and contribute to the health of the U.S. economy.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-03-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, 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: 2014-03-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, 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: 2014-03-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-03-05
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the need to bring the South Sudan conflict to a sustainable and lasting end and to promote reconciliation of longstanding and recent grievances to allow for a peaceful society with good governance.

Bill: 113-hres-503
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
Introduced: 2014-03-05 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Africa
Arms control and nonproliferation
Conflicts and wars
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Due process and equal protection
Foreign aid and international relief
Human rights
International law and treaties
International organizations and cooperation
Law enforcement administration and funding
Military command and structure
Militias and paramilitary groups
Reconstruction and stabilization
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Rule of law and government transparency
South Sudan
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Sudan
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity

Summary:
action_date: 2014-03-05
text: 
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that it should be U.S. policy to encourage and facilitate: (1) implementation of the January 23, 2014, cessation of hostilities agreement between the government of South Sudan and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army in Opposition, (2) efforts to disarm and reintegrate armed groups in South Sudan, (3) elevation of the U.S. government's presence at the Addis Ababa-based peace negotiations, (4) observance of the rule of law leading to either the lawful prosecution or unconditional release of all arrested political leaders, (5) negotiation of a political framework for governance until the next general elections, (6) creation of a framework for security sector reform, (7) support for the African Union Commission of Inquiry into atrocities and human rights abuses committed during the current conflict in South Sudan, (8) support for a South Sudan version of a Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and (9) U.S. financial support to meet humanitarian needs and provide for capacity building. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-06-18
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Unanimous Consent .
action_date: 2014-06-18
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2014-04-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
action_date: 2014-03-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2014-03-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-03-05
text: Introduced in House
Raising a question of the privileges of the House.

Bill: 113-hres-504
Sponsor: Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11]
Introduced: 2014-03-06 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional committees
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
House of Representatives
Legislative rules and procedure
Members of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: 
Condemns the offensive and disrespectful manner in which Chairman Darrell E. Issa conducted the hearing of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on March 5, 2014, during which he turned off the microphones of the Ranking Member while he was speaking and adjourned the hearing without a vote or a unanimous consent agreement. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: On motion to table the measure Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 211 - 186, 10 Present (Roll no. 107).
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: Mr. Cantor moved to table the measure. (consideration: CR H2237)
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H2236-2237; text of measure as introduced: CR H2236-2237)
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: A QUESTION OF THE PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE - Ms. Fudge rose to a question of the privileges of the House and submitted a privileged resolution. Upon examination of the resolution, the Chair determined that the resolution qualified.
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: Introduced in House
Strongly recommending that the United States renegotiate the return of the Iraqi Jewish Archive to Iraq.

Bill: 113-hres-505
Sponsor: Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27]
Introduced: 2014-03-06 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Government information and archives
Historical and cultural resources
Human rights
International law and treaties
Iraq
Middle East
National Archives and Records Administration
Religion

Summary:
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: 
Urges the Department of State to renegotiate with the government of Iraq the provisions of the original agreement that was signed between the National Archives and Records Administration and the Coalition Provisional Authority in order to ensure that the Iraqi Jewish Archive be kept in a place where its long-term preservation can be guaranteed.
 
 Recognizes that: (1) the Iraqi Jewish Archive should be housed in a location that is accessible to scholars and to Iraqi Jews and their descendants, and (2) the agreement was signed before knowing the Archive's complete history. 
 
Reaffirms the U.S. commitment to ensuring justice for victims of ethnic and religious persecution.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-04-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa.
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: Introduced in House
Honoring the life and legacy of Václav Havel by directing the House of Representatives Fine Arts Board to provide for the display of a bust of Václav Havel in the United States Capitol.

Bill: 113-hres-506
Sponsor: Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39]
Introduced: 2014-03-06 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Art, artists, authorship
Czech Republic
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Europe
House of Representatives
U.S. Capitol
World history

Summary:
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: 
Requires the House of Representatives Fine Arts Board to provide for the display of an appropriate bust of Vaclav Havel in the House of Representatives wing of the Capitol to honor his life and legacy.

action_date: 2014-03-11
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Requires the House of Representatives Fine Arts Board to provide for the display of an appropriate bust of Vaclav Havel in the House of Representatives wing of the Capitol to honor his life and legacy.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-03-11
text: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2266-2267)
action_date: 2014-03-11
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2266-2267)
action_date: 2014-03-11
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 506.
action_date: 2014-03-11
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2266-2268)
action_date: 2014-03-11
text: Mrs. Miller (MI) moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution. (consideration: CR H2266)
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in support of a women's economic bill of rights.

Bill: 113-hres-507
Sponsor: Rep. Barber, Ron [D-AZ-2]
Introduced: 2014-03-06 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Employee benefits and pensions
Employee leave
Public contracts and procurement
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Small business
Wages and earnings
Women's employment
Women's rights

Summary:
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: 
Women's Economic Bill of Rights Resolution of 2014 - Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should support efforts that guarantee: (1) equal pay for equal work; and (2) fair treatment in the workplace, including reasonable accommodations for pregnant workers.
 
Declares that Congress should support efforts that guarantee, for women and men: (1) access to paid family and medical leave; (2) economic and retirement security; and (3) fair access to business capital, federal contracts, and a marketplace conducive to small business growth.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: Introduced in House
Expressing support for designating October 6, 2014, through October 12, 2014, as "Naturopathic Medicine Week" to recognize the value of naturopathic medicine in providing safe, effective, and affordable health care.

Bill: 113-hres-508
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2014-03-06 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Alternative treatments
Commemorative events and holidays
Health promotion and preventive care

Summary:
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: 
 Expresses support for the designation of Naturopathic Medicine Week. Recognizes the value of naturopathic medicine in providing safe, effective, and affordable health care.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-03-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: Introduced in House
Expressing support for designation of August 23 as "Black Ribbon Day" to recognize the victims of Soviet Communist and Nazi regimes.

Bill: 113-hres-509
Sponsor: Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-15]
Introduced: 2014-03-06 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Europe
Germany
Human rights
Political movements and philosophies
U.S.S.R.
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
World history

Summary:
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: 
 Supports the designation of Black Ribbon Day to recognize the victims of Soviet Communist and Nazi regimes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-03-06
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the National Institutes of Health should develop a pilot program to improve medical trial participation, retention, efficiency, effectiveness, and diversity.

Bill: 113-hres-510
Sponsor: Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1]
Introduced: 2014-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Medical research
Minority health
Public-private cooperation

Summary:
action_date: 2014-03-11
text: 
Encourages the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to use its existing budget and authority to establish a pilot partnership with nonprofit organizations that hold prior experience and expertise in diverse community outreach and trial accrual to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of NIH clinical trials, increase patient enrollment and retention in such trials, and address the lack of diversity in such trials. 
 
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the goals of the pilot partnership should include providing clinical trial navigation services to help patients find, enroll, and manage logistical issues related to enrollment and retention in federally supported clinical trials and to improve participation by populations such as underrepresented and uninsured individuals in such trials.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-03-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2014-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2014-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-03-11
text: Introduced in House
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4138) to protect the separation of powers in the Constitution of the United States by ensuring that the President takes care that the laws be faithfully executed, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3973) to amend section 530D of title 28, United States Code.

Bill: 113-hres-511
Sponsor: Rep. Nugent, Richard B. [R-FL-11]
Introduced: 2014-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: House of Representatives
Legislative rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2014-03-11
text: Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4138) to protect the separation of powers in the Constitution of the United States by ensuring that the President takes care that the laws be faithfully executed, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3973) to amend section 530D of title 28, United States Code.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 229 - 192 (Roll no. 119). (text: CR H2311)
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 229 - 192 (Roll no. 119).(text: CR H2311)
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 227 - 190 (Roll no. 118). (consideration: CR H2318)
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 511.
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H2311-2319)
action_date: 2014-03-11
text: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 90.
action_date: 2014-03-11
text: Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4138 and H.R. 3973. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
action_date: 2014-03-11
text: The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 113-378, by Mr. Nugent.
action_date: 2014-03-11
text: The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 113-378, by Mr. Nugent.
action_date: 2014-03-11
text: Introduced in House
Recognizing linemen, the profession of linemen, the contributions of these brave men and women who protect public safety, and expressing support for the designation of March 31, 2014, as National Lineman Appreciation Day.

Bill: 113-hres-512
Sponsor: Rep. Mulvaney, Mick [R-SC-5]
Introduced: 2014-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Congressional tributes
Electric power generation and transmission

Summary:
action_date: 2014-03-11
text: 
Recognizes the efforts of linemen in keeping the electrical power on and protecting public safety.
 
 Expresses support for the designation of National Linemen Appreciation Day.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-03-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
action_date: 2014-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2014-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-03-11
text: Introduced in House
Supporting the goals and ideals of the week of May 3, 2014, through May 10, 2014, as "National Osteogenesis Imperfecta Awareness Week" to celebrate the progress made, and recognize the work yet to be done toward educating our communities, promoting research programs and raising vital resources for doctors, nurses, and healthcare providers and everyone touched by the Osteogenesis Imperfecta community.

Bill: 113-hres-513
Sponsor: Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2]
Introduced: 2014-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Hereditary and development disorders
Medical research
Musculoskeletal and skin diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2014-03-11
text: 
Expresses support for the goals and ideals of National Osteogenesis Imperfecta Awareness Week and for efforts to educate people about Osteogenesis Imperfecta, to promote research, and to raise vital resources for doctors, nurses, and health care providers.
 
Recognizes the critical importance of these goals and efforts as part of wellness strategies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-03-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2014-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2014-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-03-11
text: Introduced in House
Honoring Thomas Jennings of New York City as the first African-American to be granted a patent by the United States.

Bill: 113-hres-514
Sponsor: Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8]
Introduced: 2014-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Intellectual property
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: 
 Honors Thomas Jennings as the first African-American to be granted a patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and commends his economic contributions to the United States through use of the patent system.
 
Acknowledges that his inventive contributions encourage Americans to continue with innovations in science, technology, engineering, and math.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-03-12
text: Introduced in House