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To suspend temporarily the duty on Disperse Red 177.

Bill: 113-hr-1053
Sponsor: Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12]
Introduced: 2013-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2013-03-11
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on Disperse Red 177.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2013-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2013-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-03-11
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on Disperse Yellow 114.

Bill: 113-hr-1054
Sponsor: Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12]
Introduced: 2013-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2013-03-11
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on Disperse Yellow 114.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2013-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2013-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-03-11
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on Disperse Violet 57.

Bill: 113-hr-1055
Sponsor: Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12]
Introduced: 2013-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2013-03-11
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on Disperse Violet 57.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2013-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2013-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-03-11
text: Introduced in House
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Acid Black 132.

Bill: 113-hr-1056
Sponsor: Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12]
Introduced: 2013-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2013-03-11
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the temporary suspension of duty on Acid Black 132.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2013-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2013-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-03-11
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on Reactive Blue 21.

Bill: 113-hr-1057
Sponsor: Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12]
Introduced: 2013-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2013-03-11
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on Reactive Blue 21.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2013-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2013-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-03-11
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on Acid Black 194.

Bill: 113-hr-1058
Sponsor: Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12]
Introduced: 2013-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2013-03-11
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on Acid Black 194.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2013-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2013-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-03-11
text: Introduced in House
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Acid Orange 116.

Bill: 113-hr-1059
Sponsor: Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12]
Introduced: 2013-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2013-03-11
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the temporary suspension of duty on Acid Orange 116.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2013-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2013-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-03-11
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on Acid Blue 225.

Bill: 113-hr-1060
Sponsor: Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12]
Introduced: 2013-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2013-03-11
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on Acid Blue 225.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2013-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2013-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-03-11
text: Introduced in House
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Direct Black 22.

Bill: 113-hr-1061
Sponsor: Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12]
Introduced: 2013-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2013-03-11
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the temporary suspension of duty on Direct Black 22.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2013-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2013-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-03-11
text: Introduced in House
STATE Act

Bill: 113-hr-1065
Sponsor: Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5]
Introduced: 2013-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Motor fuels
Oil and gas
Sales and excise taxes
State and local taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2013-03-12
text: 
Surface Transportation and Taxation Equity Act or the STATE Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce the federal excise tax on gasoline and special fuels (but not below two cents per gallon) by corresponding increases in fuel taxes imposed by states as of March 12, 2013 (the date of introduction of this Act).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2013-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-03-12
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Indian Arts and Crafts Act to clarify the definition of Indian and Indian organization for the purposes of that Act.

Bill: 113-hr-1066
Sponsor: Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3]
Introduced: 2013-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Indian social and development programs

Summary:
action_date: 2013-03-12
text: 
Amends the Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990, for the purposes of a civil action brought against a person for the misrepresentation of an Indian-produced good or an Indian product to revise the definition of "Indian" to include a member of an Indian organization who resides in the state in which the Indian organization is chartered and headquartered and is a direct lineal descendant of a person listed on: (1) the base roll of an Indian tribe, whether or not such individual qualifies for membership in the Indian tribe; or (2) a judgment fund distribution list, roll, or census of Indians or other document prepared and approved by the Secretary of the Interior whether or not such list, roll, or census or document is used by an Indian tribe to determine membership.
 
Defines "Indian organization" to mean: (1) a nonprofit organization that is chartered as a charitable organization with the state in which the organization is headquartered; (2) is recognized by a state legislative body as an Indian organization or group, in which a majority of its members are recognized as Indians, whether or not such organization is recognized as a state or federally recognized tribe; (3) is dedicated to preserving Native American principles, traditions, culture, history, language, and arts; (4) performs free genealogical information on its members to verify that an individual meets the definition of "Indian" as defined in this Act; and (5) retains genealogical information collected on its members for verification. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-03-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
action_date: 2013-03-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2013-03-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2013-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-03-12
text: Introduced in House
TANF Substance Abuse Prevention Act

Bill: 113-hr-1069
Sponsor: Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-3]
Introduced: 2013-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Poverty and welfare assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2013-03-12
text: 
TANF Substance Abuse Prevention Act - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to require state TANF programs to operate a program to screen and test all TANF applicants and recipients of assistance for illegal drug use.
 
Requires state TANF programs to deny assistance to individuals who have not been screened for the use of illegal drugs, or who, having been found as a result of the screening to have a high risk of substantive abuse, have not been tested for the use of illegal drugs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
action_date: 2013-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2013-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-03-12
text: Introduced in House
Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-1070
Sponsor: Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15]
Introduced: 2013-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cancer
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2013-03-12
text: 
Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests (thus covering 100% of their cost under Medicare part B [Supplementary Medical Insurance Benefits for the Aged and Disabled]).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2013-03-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2013-03-12
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: 2013-03-12
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: 2013-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-03-12
text: Introduced in House
Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-1072
Sponsor: Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2]
Introduced: 2013-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government studies and investigations
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2013-03-12
text: 
Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2013 - Requires each executive or military department or independent establishment to obtain all goods and services necessary for or beneficial to the accomplishment of its authorized functions by procurement from private sources, except if: (1) such goods or services are required by law to be produced or performed by such agency; or (2) the head of the agency determines and certifies that federal production, manufacture, or provision of a good or service is necessary for the national defense or homeland security, that a good or service is so inherently governmental in nature that it is in the public interest to require production or performance by government employees, or that there is no private source capable of providing the good or service.
 
Requires such private sector provision of goods and services to be performed through: (1) the divestiture of federal involvement, (2) the award of a contract using competitive procedures, or (3) conducting a public-private competitive sourcing analysis in accordance with Office of Management and Budget (OMB) procedures and determining that using the private sector is in the best interest of the United States and provides the best value to the taxpayer.
 
Authorizes an agency head to utilize federal employees to provide goods or services previously provided by a private sector entity upon completion of a public-private competitive sourcing analysis and after determining that provision by federal employees provides the best value.
 
Requires the Director of OMB to carry out a study, in conjunction with the Comptroller General (GAO), to evaluate the activities carried out in each agency.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2013-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-03-12
text: Introduced in House
National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act

Bill: 113-hr-1074
Sponsor: Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22]
Introduced: 2013-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Department of Health and Human Services
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Executive agency funding and structure
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical tests and diagnostic methods

Summary:
action_date: 2013-03-12
text: 
National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act - Establishes within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) the National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission to evaluate and make recommendations regarding better coordination and leveraging of federal programs that relate in any way to supporting appropriate clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes. 
 
Sets forth the duties of the Commission, which shall include: (1) evaluating HHS programs, (2) identifying current activities and critical gaps in federal efforts to support clinicians in providing care to people with pre-diabetes and diabetes, (3) recommending how an outcomes-based registry may be developed and then used to evaluate various care models and methods, (4) evaluating and expanding education and awareness to health care professionals regarding clinical practices for the prevention of diabetes and the precursor conditions of diabetes, and (5) reviewing and recommending appropriate methods for outreach and dissemination of educational resources related to diabetes prevention and treatments.
 
Requires the Commission to submit an operating plan to the Secretary and Congress within 90 days of its first meeting.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-03-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2013-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2013-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-03-12
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Defense to provide support for Boy Scout Jamborees.

Bill: 113-hr-1075
Sponsor: Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1]
Introduced: 2013-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Military civil functions
Military facilities and property
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Transportation costs

Summary:
action_date: 2013-03-12
text: 
Directs (under current law, in each case authorizes) the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to: (1) lend equipment and supplies and furnish services in support of Boy Scout Jamborees, (2) provide transportation for attendees of any national or world Jamboree, and (3) provide personnel services and logistical support at any Jamboree held on a military installation.
 
Allows the Secretary to furnish such transportation to the extent it will not interfere with national security (under current law, with the requirements of military operations).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-03-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
action_date: 2013-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2013-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-03-12
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for savings to the Federal Government by permitting pass-through funding for State authorized public entity health benefits pools.

Bill: 113-hr-1076
Sponsor: Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4]
Introduced: 2013-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Comprehensive health care
Department of Health and Human Services
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Intergovernmental relations
State and local finance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2013-03-12
text: 
Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to allow a state-authorized public entity benefits pool to apply to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) for pass-through funding with respect to health care benefits provided through the pool for coverage years beginning on or after January 1, 2014. Requires the Secretary to approve such a pool if the health care benefits provided through it will: (1) provide at least the essential health benefits, (2) provide coverage and cost-sharing protections against excessive out-of-pocket spending that are at least as affordable as the health insurance requirements of PPACA would provide, and (3) result in cost savings to the federal government because the cost of coverage through the pool is less than the cost of coverage through an exchange. 
 
Treats an individual covered under such a plan as having minimum essential coverage for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code.
 
Requires the Secretary to provide for an alternative means by which an aggregate amount shall be paid to the pool annually based on the premium tax credits, cost-sharing reductions, and small business credits that would have been provided to an exchange plan.
 
Gives the Secretary 180 days to make a determination on an application under this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2013-03-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2013-03-12
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: 2013-03-12
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: 2013-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-03-12
text: Introduced in House
To make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-hr-1078
Sponsor: Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2]
Introduced: 2013-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Census and government statistics

Summary:
action_date: 2013-03-12
text: 
Requires the Secretary of Commerce, in conducting any survey relating to the Census, to include in instructions for completing any such survey that participation in the survey is optional, except that survey respondents must provide their names, contract information, the date of response, and the number of people living or staying at the same addresses where the respondents reside. Prohibits any person participating in a survey from being fined or otherwise compelled to answer questions in connection with the survey (except for the basic questions permitted by this Act).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2013-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-03-12
text: Introduced in House
Military Judicial Reform Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-1079
Sponsor: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]
Introduced: 2013-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing
Evidence and witnesses
Military law

Summary:
action_date: 2013-03-12
text: 
Military Judicial Reform Act of 2013 - Amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) to require a convening authority (the person taking action on the findings of a court-martial), as soon as practicable after receipt of the findings and sentence of a court-martial, to approve the sentence in whole. Prohibits such authority from modifying such findings or sentence. (Under current law, modifying findings or a sentence is a command prerogative involving the sole discretion of such authority.) Allows certain other officials to act in place of the convening authority.
 
Allows the accused in a court-martial to submit to the convening authority matters for inclusion in the final record of trial. (Under current law, such accused may submit matters for consideration with respect to the findings and sentence.) Removes the requirement that a convening authority obtain and consider the recommendation of his/her staff judge advocate or legal officer.
 
Repeals the authority of a convening authority to suspend the execution of any sentence or part thereof other than a death sentence.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-03-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2013-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2013-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-03-12
text: Introduced in House