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IRS Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-2532
Sponsor: Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6]
Introduced: 2013-06-27 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Department of the Treasury
Employee performance
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Judicial review and appeals
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2013-06-27
text: 
Integrity Restoration Strategy Act of 2013 or the IRS Act of 2013 - Provides that if the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) receives an application for recognition of an organizations's tax-exempt status and requests additional information to process such application, the IRS shall: (1) include a due date in the request for providing such additional information (not less than 30 days), (2) conclude that an application is abandoned if no response if received by the due date, and (3) provide a written substantive response to the organization's response to the request for additional information not later than the number of days given to the organization to respond to the IRS request. Deems an application approved if the IRS fails to provide a response within the required time period, unless the IRS demonstrates to a court that the organization does not qualify for tax-exempt status.
 
Requires the IRS Commissioner to: (1) complete implementation of all recommendations set out in the report of the Inspector General for Tax Administration of the Department of the Treasury titled &quot;Inappropriate Criteria Were Used to Identify Tax-Exempt Applications for Review&quot; and report to Congress; (2) establish new procedures, accountability measures, and supervisory positions to ensure that proper supervision and oversight is provided to all IRS departments; and (3) report to Congress quarterly on such procedures and the employment status of employees found responsible for targeting conservative groups. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-06-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2013-06-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-06-27
text: Introduced in House
Stop Playing on Citizen's Cash Act

Bill: 113-hr-2533
Sponsor: Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6]
Introduced: 2013-06-27 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Department of the Treasury
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Travel and tourism

Summary:
action_date: 2013-06-27
text: 
Stop Playing on Citizen's Cash Act - Prohibits the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from holding any conference until: (1) the Inspector General for Tax Administration of the Department of the Treasury submits to Congress a report certifying that the IRS has implemented all recommendations set forth in the Inspector General's report titled &quot;Review of the August 2010 Small Business/Self-Employed Division's Conference in Anaheim, California&quot; and describing such implementation; and (2) the IRS is authorized by law to resume holding conferences.
 
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-06-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2013-06-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-06-27
text: Introduced in House
TRIP Bonds Act

Bill: 113-hr-2534
Sponsor: Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1]
Introduced: 2013-06-27 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Government trust funds
Income tax credits
Infrastructure development
Intergovernmental relations
Marine and inland water transportation
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Public transit
Railroads
Roads and highways
Securities
State and local finance
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2013-06-27
text: 
Transportation and Regional Infrastructure Project Bonds Act of 2013 or TRIP Bonds Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an income tax credit for any TRIP bond issued by or for the benefit of a state infrastructure bank as part of an issue, if 100% of the available project proceeds from such issue are to be used for expenditures incurred for one or more qualified projects. Requires proceeds from the sale of bonds issued under this Act to be held in a TRIP Bonds Trust Account (including one or more subaccounts). 
 
Defines &quot;qualified project&quot; as a capital transportation infrastructure project (including roads, bridges, rail and transit systems, ports, and inland waterways) proposed and approved by a state infrastructure bank, as well as any flood damage risk reduction project with a completed Report of the Chief of Engineers of the Army Corps of Engineers. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-06-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2013-06-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-06-27
text: Introduced in House
American Liberty Coinage and Deficit Reduction Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-2535
Sponsor: Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6]
Introduced: 2013-06-27 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Currency
Government studies and investigations

Summary:
action_date: 2013-06-27
text: 
American Liberty Coinage and Deficit Reduction Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to study the estimated effect of coinage under this Act on the federal budget deficit over the 10-year period beginning on January 1, 2015.
 
Directs the Secretary, if the study estimates a deficit reduction of $100 million or more, to mint and issue in calendar 2015 and every second ensuing year dime and numismatic half dollar coins, and in calendar 2016 and every second ensuing year quarter dollar coins, meeting specified criteria that commemorate and celebrate American liberty, &quot;the Union,&quot; and the American values and attributes of freedom, independence, civil governance, enlightenment, peace, strength, equality, democracy, and justice.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to mint and issue such coins with a content of .999 fine silver obtained from available resources, including stockpiles established under the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-06-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2013-06-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-06-27
text: Introduced in House
Computer Science Education Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-2536
Sponsor: Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5]
Introduced: 2013-06-27 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Computers and information technology
Elementary and secondary education
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2013-06-27
text: 
Computer Science Education Act of 2013 - Amends title IX (General Provisions) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to define &quot;computer science&quot; as the study of computers and algorithmic processes, including the study of computing principles, computer hardware and software design, computer applications, and the impact of computers on society.
 
Makes computer science a core academic subject.
 
Includes computer science teachers in professional development activities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-09-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2013-06-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2013-06-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-06-27
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to employee protective arrangements, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-hr-2537
Sponsor: Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11]
Introduced: 2013-06-27 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Labor-management relations
Transportation employees
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2013-06-27
text: 
Repeals requirements that condition certain financial assistance for public transportation projects upon employee protective arrangements approved by the Secretary of Labor.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-06-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2013-06-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2013-06-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-06-27
text: Introduced in House
Credit Access and Inclusion Act

Bill: 113-hr-2538
Sponsor: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8]
Introduced: 2013-06-27 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Business records
Consumer affairs
Consumer credit
Housing finance and home ownership
Public utilities and utility rates
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2013-06-27
text: 
Credit Access and Inclusion Act - Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act, with respect to the responsibilities of furnishers of information to consumer reporting agencies, to declare that nothing in the Act or related regulations shall be construed as to prohibit a person from furnishing to a consumer reporting agency certain consumer identifying information, including: (1) a consumer's full name, telephone number, mother's maiden name, address, zip code, date of birth, any generational designation, or Social Security number; (2) information solely as to transactions or experiences between the consumer and the person furnishing the information; (3) public record information; and (4) information about the performance of a consumer making payments under a real property lease or pursuant to a utility or telecommunications service contract.
 
Defines "utility or telecommunication service" as an entity that provides utility services to the public through pipe, wire, landline, wireless, cable, or other connected facilities, or radio, electronic, or similar transmission, including the extension of such facilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-06-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2013-06-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-06-27
text: Introduced in House
Prioritizing Energy Efficient Renewables Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-2539
Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
Introduced: 2013-06-27 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Oil and gas

Summary:
action_date: 2013-06-27
text: 
Prioritizing Energy Efficient Renewables Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) make permanent the tax credit for producing electricity from wind, geothermal and solar energy, hydropower, and marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy facilities; (2) repeal the tax deduction for intangible drilling and development costs for oil and gas wells; (3) repeal the tax deduction for income attributable to the production, refining, transportation, or distribution of oil, natural gas, or any primary product thereof; and (4) repeal the percentage depletion allowance for oil and gas wells. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-06-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2013-06-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-06-27
text: Introduced in House
Expedited Hiring for VA Trained Psychiatrists Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-2540
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17]
Introduced: 2013-06-27 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Veterans Affairs
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health personnel
Mental health
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2013-06-27
text: 
Expedited Hiring for VA Trained Psychiatrists Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to appoint a psychiatrist who completes a residency at a Veterans Health Administration (VHA) facility to a VHA health care position immediately after such residency, without regard to civil service or classification laws, if: (1) the psychiatrist meets the qualifications established in regulations prescribed for the position, and (2) such position has been unfilled for at least 35 days. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-07-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2013-06-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2013-06-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-06-27
text: Introduced in House
Police Officers Protecting Children Act

Bill: 113-hr-2541
Sponsor: Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4]
Introduced: 2013-06-27 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Elementary and secondary education
Firearms and explosives
Law enforcement officers
School administration

Summary:
action_date: 2013-06-27
text: 
Police Officers Protecting Children Act - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to provide that the prohibitions against possessing or discharging a firearm in a school zone shall not apply to off-duty or retired law enforcement officers who are authorized to carry a concealed firearm.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-07-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2013-06-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2013-06-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-06-27
text: Introduced in House
End Discriminatory State Taxes for Automobile Renters Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-2543
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2013-06-27 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Motor vehicles
State and local taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2013-06-27
text: 
End Discriminatory State Taxes for Automobile Renters Act of 2013 - Prohibits states or local governments from levying or collecting a discriminatory tax (generally, a tax or tax assessment that is applicable to the rental of motor vehicles or motor vehicle businesses or property, but not to the majority of other rentals of tangible personal property within a state or locality) on the rental of motor vehicles, motor vehicle rental businesses, or motor vehicle rental property. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-09-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
action_date: 2013-06-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2013-06-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-06-27
text: Introduced in House
Conditioning Economic Assistance and Support to Egypt Act

Bill: 113-hr-2544
Sponsor: Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-6]
Introduced: 2013-06-27 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arab-Israeli relations
Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Egypt
Foreign aid and international relief
Gaza Strip
Human rights
International law and treaties
International organizations and cooperation
Israel
Middle East
Multilateral development programs
Political movements and philosophies
Religion
Rule of law and government transparency
Smuggling and trafficking
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2013-06-27
text: 
Conditioning Economic Assistance and Support to Egypt Act or CEASE Act - Prohibits specified U.S. economic assistance and opposes World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) assistance to the government of Egypt unless the President certifies to Congress that the government of Egypt: (1) has implemented legal reforms to protect political, economic, and religious freedoms and human rights; (2) is demonstrating a commitment to free and fair elections; (3) is implementing all measures in the 1979 Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty; (4) is taking action to eliminate smuggling networks, destroy tunnels between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, and combat terrorism in the Sinai; (5) in consultation with the Department of Defense (DOD), has produced an analysis of Egypt's current security needs; and (6) has lifted restrictions in law and practice on the work and funding of Egyptian and international nongovernmental human rights and democracy organizations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-06-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2013-06-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2013-06-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-06-27
text: Introduced in House
Accuracy in Medicare Physician Payment Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-2545
Sponsor: Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7]
Introduced: 2013-06-27 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Health personnel
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2013-06-27
text: 
Accuracy in Medicare Physician Payment Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish and appoint an expert outside advisory panel for purposes of providing oversight to the processes relating to valuation of physicians' services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-07-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2013-06-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2013-06-28
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E992)
action_date: 2013-06-27
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: 2013-06-27
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: 2013-06-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-06-27
text: Introduced in House
Protect American Investments Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-2546
Sponsor: Rep. Price, Tom [R-GA-6]
Introduced: 2013-06-27 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Europe
Foreign aid and international relief
France
International law and treaties
Sales and excise taxes
Securities
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Taxation of foreign income
U.S. and foreign investments

Summary:
action_date: 2013-06-27
text: 
Protect American Investments Act of 2013 - Prohibits a U.S.-based company, entity, or person from paying a financial transaction tax imposed by a foreign country on any covered financial transaction. Defines &quot;covered financial transaction&quot; as a financial transaction occurring on a U.S. exchange or over-the-counter within the United States, notwithstanding the nationality of the issuer of such security or the residence of any party to the transaction. 
 
Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) promulgate regulations or other guidance to carry out this Act; (2) not assist any foreign government in collecting any excise tax, related penalty, or related judgment on any covered financial transaction; and (3) apply provisions of the Convention Between the United States of America and the Government of the French Republic for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion With Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital to exempt covered financial transactions. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-06-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2013-06-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2013-06-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-06-27
text: Introduced in House
Determination of Appropriate Risk-Based Capital Requirements for Community Financial Institutions Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-2547
Sponsor: Rep. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV-2]
Introduced: 2013-06-27 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Congressional oversight
Department of the Treasury
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Federal Reserve System
Financial services and investments
Government studies and investigations
Housing finance and home ownership
International law and treaties

Summary:
action_date: 2013-06-27
text: 
Determination of Appropriate Risk-Based Capital Requirements for Community Financial Institutions Act of 2013 - Directs the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (federal banking agencies) to conduct an empirical impact study before issuing a final rule in relation to proposed regulatory capital rules for the international Basel III agreement (Rules). 
 
Requires the study to include: (1) the potential impact of such Rules upon the U.S. financial services sector, specifically community, mid-size, and regional financial institutions; (2) the long-term impact of such Rules, including changes to the current risk weight framework; (3) the cost and complexity of the Rules for community financial institutions; (4) the potential indicators of community banks having to maintain higher leverage capital ratios and higher total risk-based capital ratios than non-community banks and whether such capital levels are commensurate with higher historical losses or greater risk; and (5) the impact of the Rules upon real estate markets, specifically residential mortgage lending and home equity lines of credit.
 
Exempts this delay in rulemaking any rules applicable to global systemically important banks (as identified by the Financial Stability Board).
 
Allows any financial institution to provide information for the study voluntarily upon agency request, but prohibits the agencies from requiring it.
 
Requires the study to be made available to the public for notice and comment.
 
Prohibits any regulation issued by the federal banking agencies to implement the Rules from taking effect until one year after enactment of this Act. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-06-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2013-06-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-06-27
text: Introduced in House