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STORAGE 2013 Act

Bill: 113-hr-1465
Sponsor: Rep. Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-19]
Introduced: 2013-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Income tax credits
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: 
Storage Technology for Renewable and Green Energy Act of 2013 or the STORAGE 2013 Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow, through 2020, a 30% energy tax credit for investment in energy storage property that is directly connected to the electrical grid (i.e., a system of generators, transmission lines, and distribution facilities) and that is designed to receive, store, and convert energy to electricity, deliver it for sale, or use such energy to provide improved reliability or economic benefits to the grid; (2) make such property eligible for new clean renewable energy bond financing; (3) allow a 30% energy tax credit for investment in energy storage property used at the site of energy storage; and (4) allow a 30% nonbusiness energy property tax credit for the installation of energy storage equipment in a principal residence. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: Introduced in House
Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr. Social Work Reinvestment Act

Bill: 113-hr-1466
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]
Introduced: 2013-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Education programs funding
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Licensing and registrations
Policy sciences
Public contracts and procurement
Research administration and funding
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Student aid and college costs
Wages and earnings
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: 
Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr. Social Work Reinvestment Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish the Social Work Reinvestment Commission to provide independent counsel to Congress on policy issues associated with the recruitment for, and retention, research, and reinvestment in, the profession of social work.
 
Directs the Commission to study and report to Congress on issues facing the social work profession, including: (1) fair market compensation, high social work educational debt, social work workforce trends, translating social work research to practice, and social work safety; and (2) state-level social work licensure policies and reciprocity agreements for providing services across state lines. Requires such study to assess the professional capacity of the social work workforce to serve and respond successfully to the increasing biopsychosocial needs of individuals, groups, and communities in certain areas, including aging and child welfare. 
 
Terminates the Commission 30 days after it submits such report within 18 months of its first meeting.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to award: (1) workplace improvement grants to eligible entities and individuals to address workplace concerns for the social work profession, including caseloads, compensation, social work safety, supervision, and working conditions; and (2) research grants, education and training grants, and community-based programs of excellence grants.
 
Directs the Secretary to: (1) contract with a national social work entity to serve as a coordinating center and clearinghouse for information on activities funded under the grants, and (2) develop a multi-media outreach campaign and issue public service announcements that advertise and promote the social work profession.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: Introduced in House
Pay Cut for Congress Act

Bill: 113-hr-1467
Sponsor: Rep. Barber, Ron [D-AZ-2]
Introduced: 2013-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Inflation and prices
Members of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: 
Pay Cut for Congress Act - Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to: (1) reduce Member of Congress' annual rate of pay to 20% of the annual rate as of the regularly scheduled federal general election held in November 2014, and (2) eliminate automatic cost of living adjustments for Members.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: Introduced in House
School Safety Enhancements Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-1470
Sponsor: Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24]
Introduced: 2013-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Child safety and welfare
Crime prevention
Criminal justice information and records
Educational facilities and institutions
Elementary and secondary education
Law enforcement administration and funding
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: 
School Safety Enhancements Act of 2013 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize school security grants by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services to be used for the installation of surveillance equipment and the establishment of hotlines or tiplines for the reporting of potentially dangerous students and situations. 
 
Requires the Office Director: (1) in collaboration with the Secretary of Education, to establish an interagency task force to develop a set of advisory school safety guidelines; and (2) to consider such guidelines in determining permissible uses of school security grant funds.
 
Requires a grant application to be accompanied by a report that is signed by the heads of each law enforcement agency and school district with jurisdiction over the schools where the safety improvements will be implemented and that demonstrates that each proposed use of the grant funds will be: (1) an effective means for improving school safety, (2) consistent with a comprehensive approach to preventing school violence, and (3) individualized to the needs of each school.
 
Authorizes appropriations for such grant program for FY2014-FY2023.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: Introduced in House
To designate the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor as "The Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor".

Bill: 113-hr-1471
Sponsor: Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]
Introduced: 2013-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Connecticut
Historic sites and heritage areas
Massachusetts
Watersheds

Summary:
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: 
Renames the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor in Connecticut and Massachusetts as the Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: Introduced in House
State Flexibility Act

Bill: 113-hr-1472
Sponsor: Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11]
Introduced: 2013-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Medicaid

Summary:
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: 
State Flexibility Act - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to repeal certain state Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) maintenance of effort requirements under titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act.
 
(Under "maintenance of efforts" a state is prohibited from having eligibility standards, methodologies, or procedures under its state Medicaid or CHIP plan that are more restrictive than those in effect on March 23, 2010, under PPACA.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: Introduced in House
Standard of Care Protection Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-1473
Sponsor: Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11]
Introduced: 2013-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Civil actions and liability
Department of Health and Human Services
Evidence and witnesses
Health care quality

Summary:
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: 
Standard of Care Protection Act of 2013 - Declares that the development, recognition, or implementation of any guideline or other standard under any provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) or titles XVIII (Medicare) or XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act shall not be construed to establish the standard of care or duty of care owed by a health care provider to a patient in any medical malpractice case.
 
Declares also that no provision of PPACA or amendments made by it shall be construed to preempt any state law governing medical professional liability cases.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2013-04-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2013-04-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2013-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: Introduced in House
Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act

Bill: 113-hr-1474
Sponsor: Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3]
Introduced: 2013-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Justice
Firearms and explosives

Summary:
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: 
Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act - Amends the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988 to: (1) delay the repeal date for 10 years; and (2) extend coverage of, and exemptions under, the Act to undetectable firearm receivers and ammunition magazines.
 
Prohibits the manufacture, importation, sale, shipment, delivery, possession, transfer, or receipt of any receiver for a rifle or handgun, or of any ammunition magazine, that: (1) is manufactured by a person who is not a licensed manufacturer; (2) is not as detectable as the Receiver Security Exemplar or the Magazine Security Exemplar by walk-through metal detectors; or (3) does not generate an image that accurately depicts the shape of a receiver or a magazine when subjected to inspection by airport x-ray machines. 
 
Allows barium sulfate or other compounds to be used in the fabrication of a firearm receiver. 
 
Defines a "Receiver Security Exemplar" and a "Magazine Security Exemplar" as objects fabricated at the direction of the Attorney General that are: (1) constructed, respectively, of 3.7 ounces of material type 17-4 PH stainless steel in a shape resembling the lower receiver for a rifle or handgun or of 1 ounce of material type 17-4 PH stainless steel in a shape resembling an ammunition magazine; and (2) suitable for testing and calibrating metal detectors.
 
Directs the Attorney General to promulgate regulations to permit receivers or magazines that were previously prohibited but that become as detectable as the respective Exemplar in view of advances in weapons detection technology. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide for supplemental estimates of certain revenue bills or joint resolutions that incorporates the macroeconomic effects of that measure.

Bill: 113-hr-1475
Sponsor: Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2]
Introduced: 2013-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Economic performance and conditions
Economic theory
General taxation matters
Government studies and investigations
Legislative rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: 
Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), whenever it transmits to a congressional committee any revenue estimates provided to it by the Joint Committee on Taxation for any bill or joint resolution to which this Act applies, also to transmit a revenue estimate incorporating the macroeconomic effects of the policy being analyzed. 
 
Requires a written statement to accompany any such macroeconomic impact statement which discloses fully the economic, technical, and behavioral assumptions made in producing the estimate.
 
Applies this requirement to any bill or joint resolution: (1) that the Joint Committee determines has a revenue impact exceeding $5 billion in the fiscal year in which the measure becomes effective, or in any of the four ensuing fiscal years; or (2) for which the chair or ranking member of either congressional budget committee requests such an estimate.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2013-04-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2013-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: Introduced in House
Dave Thomas Adoption Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-1476
Sponsor: Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2]
Introduced: 2013-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Disability and paralysis
Employee benefits and pensions
Income tax exclusion

Summary:
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: 
Dave Thomas Adoption Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow penalty-free withdrawals, up to $10,000, from individual retirement accounts (IRAs) if used to pay adoption expenses, and unlimited withdrawals for expenses related to the adoption of a special needs child. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: Introduced in House
To authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to educational organizations to carry out educational programs about the Holocaust.

Bill: 113-hr-1477
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2013-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Religion
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
World history

Summary:
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: 
Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to educational organizations to carry out proposed or existing Holocaust education programs.
 
Prohibits such grants from being used to supplant nonfederal funds the grantees would otherwise have used for Holocaust education programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E417)
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: Introduced in House
Member of Congress Pay Sequestration and Fairness Act

Bill: 113-hr-1478
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2013-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Appropriations
Budget deficits and national debt
Budget process
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Members of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: 
Member of Congress Pay Sequestration and Fairness Act - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to include any item for the pay of Members of Congress within the definition of accounts subject to budget enforcement through sequestration.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E413)
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove the deduction for charitable contributions from the overall limitation on itemized deductions.

Bill: 113-hr-1479
Sponsor: Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5]
Introduced: 2013-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Charitable contributions
Income tax deductions
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt the tax deduction for charitable contributions from the limitation on itemized deductions based on taxpayer adjusted gross income.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: Introduced in House
Buy America Accountability Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-1480
Sponsor: Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1]
Introduced: 2013-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Buy American requirements
Government information and archives
Performance measurement
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: 
Buy America Accountability Act of 2013 - Amends the Buy American Act to require the head of each federal department or independent establishment to submit to Congress a report that contains an evaluation of contractor compliance with the provisions of that Act for at least 10% of the contracts awarded during the fiscal year for the procurement of articles, materials, or supplies.
 
Requires the report to be publicly available. 
 
Prohibits the report from covering acquisitions made by an agency, or a component thereof, that is an element of the intelligence community.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Secretary of Defense to reprogram amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2013 for the Department of Defense for the Medium Extended Air Defense System.

Bill: 113-hr-1481
Sponsor: Rep. Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9]
Introduced: 2013-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Appropriations
Defense spending
Department of Defense
Executive agency funding and structure
Military operations and strategy
Military procurement, research, weapons development

Summary:
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: 
Directs the Secretary of Defense, in order to carry out the prohibition against the use of FY2013 Department of Defense (DOD) funds for the medium extended air defense system (MEADS) as contained in the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2013, to reprogram any such funds to other missile defense programs and projects not part of MEADS. Requires a report from the Secretary to Congress within 15 days after such reprogramming.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: Introduced in House
Renewable Fuel Standard Amendments Act

Bill: 113-hr-1482
Sponsor: Rep. Womack, Steve [R-AR-3]
Introduced: 2013-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Motor fuels

Summary:
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: 
Renewable Fuel Standard Amendments Act - Amends the Clean Air Act to revise the renewable fuel program. Requires renewable fuel, beginning on January 1, 2014, to be advanced biofuel.
 
Revises the renewable fuel standards by: (1) decreasing the volume of renewable fuel that is required to be contained in gasoline sold or introduced into commerce in the United States in 2014 through 2022, and (2) revoking the separate advanced biofuel standard for those years.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-04-10
text: Introduced in House