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Fire Police Fairness Act

Bill: 113-hr-1828
Sponsor: Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]
Introduced: 2013-05-06 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Fires
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Law enforcement officers

Summary:
action_date: 2013-05-06
text: 
Fire Police Fairness Act - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include a fire police officer as a public safety officer for purposes of death benefits provisions. Defines a &quot;fire police officer&quot; as an individual who: (1) is serving in accordance with state or local law as a member of a legally organized public safety agency but is not a law enforcement officer, a firefighter, a chaplain, or a member of a rescue squad or ambulance crew; and (2) provides scene security or directs traffic in response to any fire, rescue, or police emergency or at a planned special event.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-06-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2013-05-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2013-05-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-05-06
text: Introduced in House
Accelerating the End of Breast Cancer Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-1830
Sponsor: Rep. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV-2]
Introduced: 2013-05-06 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Cancer
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical research
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2013-05-06
text: 
Accelerating the End of Breast Cancer Act of 2013 - Directs the President to establish the Commission to Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer to help end breast cancer by January 1, 2020.
 
Directs the Commission to: (1) identify opportunities and ideas within government and the private sector that are key components in achieving the end of breast cancer and which have been overlooked, yet are ripe for collaboration and investment; (2) recommend projects to leverage such opportunities and ideas in the areas of the primary prevention of breast cancer and the causes and prevention of breast cancer metastasis; and (3) ensure that its activities are coordinated with, and do not duplicate the efforts of, programs and laboratories of other government agencies.
 
Directs the President to enter into an agreement with the Institute of Medicine for an evaluation of the Commission's progress.
 
Terminates the Commission on June 1, 2020.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-05-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2013-05-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2013-05-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-05-06
text: Introduced in House
Gold Star Fathers Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-1832
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1]
Introduced: 2013-05-06 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Disability and paralysis
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Marriage and family status
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2013-05-06
text: 
Gold Star Fathers Act of 2013 - Includes as a preference eligible for federal employment purposes a parent (currently, the mother only) of either an individual who lost his or her life under honorable conditions while serving in the Armed Forces during a war, in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized, or during the period beginning April 28, 1952, and ending July 1, 1955, or a service-connected permanently and totally disabled veteran, if: (1) the spouse of such parent is totally and permanently disabled; or (2) such parent, when preference is claimed, is unmarried or legally separated from his or her spouse.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-05-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2013-05-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-05-06
text: Introduced in House
Improving the Juvenile Justice System for Girls Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-1833
Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2013-05-06 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Child health
Crime victims
Crimes against children
Crimes against women
Domestic violence and child abuse
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Law enforcement administration and funding
Mental health
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2013-05-06
text: 
Improving the Juvenile Justice System for Girls Act of 2013 - Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to include gender-responsive services in the grant program for juvenile delinquency prevention. Defines &quot;gender-responsive services&quot; to mean promising practices and evidence-based services that comprehensively address the needs of girls in the juvenile justice system by providing services that reflect an understanding of: (1) the unique pathways of girls into the juvenile justice system; (2) the need for interventions that address common experiences of girls in the system, including histories of abuse, violence, broken family relationships, and substance abuse; and (3) the social and cultural factors of girls in the system. Includes in such definition trauma-specific services. Authorizes appropriations for the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Grant Program from FY2014-FY2019.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2013-05-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2013-05-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-05-06
text: Introduced in House
21st Century Great Outdoors Commission Act

Bill: 113-hr-1834
Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3]
Introduced: 2013-05-06 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Economic development
Farmland
Floods and storm protection
Forests, forestry, trees
General public lands matters
Government studies and investigations
Historic sites and heritage areas
Lakes and rivers
Land use and conservation
Outdoor recreation
Water quality
Water use and supply
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2013-05-06
text: 
21st Century Great Outdoors Commission Act - Establishes the 21st Century Great Outdoors Commission to assess the use, value, job creation, and economic opportunities associated with the outdoor resources of public lands and other U.S. lands and water areas. 
 
Provides for the appointment to the Commission of Members of the House and the Senate. Terminates the Commission 60 days after submission of its final report.
 
Instructs the Commission to establish an advisory council to assist the Commission in carrying out its duties. Requires that such council include the liaison officers involved with the Federal Interagency Council on Outdoor Recreation. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-05-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
action_date: 2013-05-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2013-05-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-05-06
text: Introduced in House
United States Cadet Nurse Corps Equity Act

Bill: 113-hr-1835
Sponsor: Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17]
Introduced: 2013-05-06 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Health personnel
Military medicine
Nursing
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2013-05-06
text: 
United States Cadet Nurse Corps Equity Act - Deems service of a person as a member of the United States Cadet Nurse Corps between July 1, 1943, and December 15, 1945 (qualified service) to be active military service for purposes of all laws administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). 
Requires: (1) the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to issue an honorable discharge to each person whose qualified service warrants one, and (2) the discharge to be issued within one year after enactment of this Act. 
Prohibits benefits from being paid to persons as a result of the enactment of this Act for any period before this Act's enactment date.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-06-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2013-05-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2013-05-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2013-05-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2013-05-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-05-06
text: Introduced in House
Clean Water Protection Act

Bill: 113-hr-1837
Sponsor: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6]
Introduced: 2013-05-06 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Lakes and rivers
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Solid waste and recycling
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2013-05-06
text: 
Clean Water Protection Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to define "fill material" to mean any pollutant that replaces portions of waters of the United States with dry land or that changes the bottom elevation of a water body for any purpose and to exclude any pollutant discharged into the water primarily to dispose of waste. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2013-05-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2013-05-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-05-06
text: Introduced in House
Enhanced Access to Medicaid Services Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-1838
Sponsor: Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15]
Introduced: 2013-05-06 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Medicaid
Mental health
Neurological disorders
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2013-05-06
text: 
Enhanced Access to Medicaid Services Act of 2013 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to apply the Medicaid primary care payment rate in 2013 and 2014 to additional physicians with a primary specialty designation of neurology, psychiatry, or obstetrics and gynecology.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-05-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2013-05-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2013-05-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-05-06
text: Introduced in House
Senior and Retired Volunteers Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-1840
Sponsor: Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3]
Introduced: 2013-05-06 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Aging
Disability and paralysis
Employment taxes
Income tax exclusion
Property tax
State and local taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2013-05-06
text: 
Senior and Retired Volunteers Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individuals who have attained age 60 or are disabled an exemption from income and employment taxes for real property tax abatements received under a state or local program in which such individuals have provided services in exchange for such abatements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-05-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2013-05-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-05-06
text: Introduced in House
State Leadership in Health Care Act

Bill: 113-hr-1841
Sponsor: Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large]
Introduced: 2013-05-06 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2013-05-06
text: 
State Leadership in Health Care Act - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to allow states to apply for a waiver of specified requirements under PPACA with respect to health insurance coverage within that state due to implementation of a state plan that provides comparable coverage for plan years beginning in 2015 (currently, 2017). Permits the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) or the Secretary of the Treasury to deny waivers only if: (1) the state plan does not meet requirements for granting a waiver, (2) the Secretary of HHS or the Treasury notifies the state in writing of the requirements that the state plan did not meet and provides the state with information used in making such a determination, and (3) the state is given an opportunity to appeal.
 
Requires the Secretary of HHS or the Treasury to reconsider the determination in the event of an appeal and issue a written decision within 60 days.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-06-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2013-05-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2013-05-06
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: 2013-05-06
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: 2013-05-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-05-06
text: Introduced in House
Military Family Home Protection Act

Bill: 113-hr-1842
Sponsor: Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7]
Introduced: 2013-05-07 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation
Civil actions and liability
Consumer affairs
Consumer credit
Disability and paralysis
Housing finance and home ownership
Judicial procedure and administration
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Summary:
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: 
Military Family Home Protection Act - Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (the Act) to allow a court, in an action to enforce an obligation on real or personal property secured by a mortgage against a servicemember who is, or was, eligible for hostile fire or imminent danger pay during a period of military service, a servicemember placed on convalescent status, a veteran who was medically discharged and retired, or the surviving spouse of a member who died during military service, to stay such proceedings, upon request of a covered individual, for a specified period (generally, one year after the event occurred for which the individual became covered). Prohibits the sale, foreclosure, or seizure of the subject property during such period, except upon a court order or pursuant to an agreement authorized under the Act. Requires the individual so covered to notify the mortgagee, trustee, or other creditor of such coverage. Provides a criminal penalty for violations of the sale or foreclosure prohibitions, and increases current civil penalties for mortgage violations under the Act. Prohibits an individual from being denied or refused credit solely by reason of eligibility for relief under this Act.
 
Requires a servicemember-mortgagor who does not reside in the mortgage-secured residence due to military relocation and who inquires about, or applies for, a refinancing to be considered to occupy such residence during the period of the relocation.
 
Requires each lending institution acting as a creditor to such servicemember, veteran, or surviving spouse to designate an employee responsible for ensuring the institution's compliance with the requirements of this Act. Requires any such institution that had prior annual assets of $10 billion or more to maintain on its primary website a toll-free number for information concerning such requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-07-18
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2013-07-18
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2013-06-26
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2013-05-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: Introduced in House
Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-1844
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]
Introduced: 2013-05-07 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Competition and antitrust
Consumer affairs
Contracts and agency
Labor-management relations

Summary:
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: 
Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013 - Declares that no predispute arbitration agreement shall be valid or enforceable if it requires arbitration of an employment, consumer, antitrust, or civil rights dispute.
 
Declares, further, that the validity and enforceability of an agreement to arbitrate shall be determined by a court, under federal law, rather than an arbitrator, irrespective of whether the party resisting arbitration challenges the arbitration agreement specifically or in conjunction with other terms of the contract containing such agreement.
 
Exempts from this Act arbitration provisions in a contract between an employer and a labor organization or between labor organizations. Denies to any such arbitration provision, however, the effect of waiving the right of an employee to seek judicial enforcement of a right arising under the U.S. Constitution, a state constitution, a federal or state statute, or related public policy.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-06-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2448)
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: Introduced in House
Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-1845
Sponsor: Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2013-05-07 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Child care and development
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Minority education
Performance measurement
Preschool education
School administration
State and local government operations
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Teenage pregnancy
Transportation costs
Women's education

Summary:
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: 
Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make formula grants to states and, through them, competitive subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to establish or enhance educational programs and related services that enable pregnant and parenting students to enroll in, attend, and succeed in school. 
 
Requires state grantees to: (1) designate a Coordinator for Education of Pregnant and Parenting Students who is to develop and implement a state plan for educating pregnant and parenting students, and (2) develop and implement high-quality professional development programs for LEAs and school personnel.
 
Requires subgrantees to: 
 
 
 provide academic support services to pregnant and parenting students; 
 
 assist such students in accessing quality, affordable child care, and early childhood education services; 
 
 provide transportation services or assistance to such students and their children; 
 
 educate students, parents, and community members regarding the educational rights of such students; 
 
 train school personnel regarding the challenges facing pregnant and parenting students and their educational rights; 
 
 revise school policies and practices that hinder or discourage such students from continuing their education; 
 
 provide student parents with training and support in parenting, healthy relationship skills, unplanned pregnancy prevention strategies, and other life skills; and 
 
 provide educational and career mentoring services and peer groups to pregnant and parenting students.
 
 
Gives subgrant priority to LEAs in geographic areas with teen birth rates that: (1) exceed the state average, or (2) are below the state average but higher than the state average for one or more racial or ethnic groups.
 
Directs the Secretary to conduct national activities that include: (1) providing technical assistance to states and reviewing their plans for educating pregnant and parenting students, (2) evaluating subgrantees' programs and education program service delivery models for such students, and (3) gathering and disseminating information regarding the education of such students and best practices in facilitating it.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: Introduced in House
Collectible Coin Protection Act

Bill: 113-hr-1849
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21]
Introduced: 2013-05-07 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Competition and antitrust
Currency
Games and hobbies
Intellectual property

Summary:
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: 
Collectible Coin Protection Act - Amends the Hobby Protection Act to make it a violation of such Act for a person to provide substantial assistance or support to any manufacturer, importer, or seller if that person knows or consciously avoids knowing that such manufacturer, importer, or seller has engaged in any act or practice that violates requirements for plainly identifying imitation political items or imitation coins and other numismatic items. Provides that if such a violation also involves the unauthorized use of registered trademarks belonging to a collectibles certification service, the owner of such trademarks shall also have all rights provided under appropriate provisions of the Trademark Act of 1946.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-05-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: Introduced in House
Home School Equity Act for Tax Relief of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-1850
Sponsor: Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4]
Introduced: 2013-05-07 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Elementary and secondary education
Income tax deductions
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: 
Home School Equity Act for Tax Relief of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend through 2013 the tax deduction for expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers, and (2) expand the definition of &quot;school&quot; for purposes of such tax deduction to include a home school which provides elementary or secondary education if such school is treated as a home school or private school under state law.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: Introduced in House