hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Respect for Peace Corps Volunteers Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-1573
Sponsor: Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8]
Introduced: 2013-04-15 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Cemeteries and funerals
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Peace Corps
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2013-04-15
text: 
Respect for Peace Corps Volunteers Act of 2013 - Amends the Peace Corps Act to allow former volunteers or applicants for enrollment as a volunteer to use the seal, emblem, or name &quot;Peace Corps&quot; on death announcements, plaques, grave stones, or other grave markers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2013-04-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-04-15
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act of 1992 to rename a site of the park.

Bill: 113-hr-1574
Sponsor: Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10]
Introduced: 2013-04-15 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Historic sites and heritage areas
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Ohio
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:
action_date: 2013-04-15
text: 
Amends the Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act of 1992 to rename the John W. Berry, Sr. Wright Brothers Aviation Center, part of the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park in Dayton, Ohio, as the &quot;John W. Berry, Sr. Wright Brothers National Museum.&quot;

action_date: 2013-07-08
text: 

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

 
Amends the Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act of 1992 to rename the John W. Berry, Sr. Wright Brothers Aviation Center, part of the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park in Dayton, Ohio, as the &quot;John W. Berry, Sr. Wright Brothers National Museum.&quot;


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 38.
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-141.
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-141.
action_date: 2013-05-15
text: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2013-05-15
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2013-05-15
text: Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Discharged.
action_date: 2013-04-26
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2013-04-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
action_date: 2013-04-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2013-04-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-04-15
text: Introduced in House
Dollar Bill Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-1576
Sponsor: Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2]
Introduced: 2013-04-16 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Business investment and capital
Commodities markets
Currency
Income tax deductions
Metals
Monetary policy

Summary:
action_date: 2013-04-16
text: 
Dollar Bill Act of 2013 - Directs the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) to: (1) designate a &quot;Target Week&quot;; (2) employ a random process to select a specific day, hour, minute, and second during such Target Week as &quot;Target Moment&quot; (which shall not be publicly disclosed); (3) make the value of the U.S. dollar at the Target Moment equal to the price of gold on the exchange operated by the Commodities Exchange, Inc. (COMEX) of the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc.; and (4) maintain the value of the U.S. dollar within plus or minus 2% of such price (&quot;Target Range&quot;) thereafter.
 
Instructs the Board maintain the value of the United States dollar within the Target Range directly, via open market operations, and not indirectly, as in the current practice of targeting the Federal Funds rate.
 
Requires the Board to use its banking and bank regulatory powers to maintain and promote stable and effective financial markets during and after the transition to a defined value for the U.S. dollar.
 
Entitles all entities that depreciate capital assets for tax purposes to 100% expensing of all capital investment for tax purposes in the year that the investment is made.
 
Requires the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), in addition to the scoring CBO will do of the tax changes provided in this Act, to calculate the impact on federal revenues on a present value basis.
 
Amends the Federal Reserve Act to remove Federal Reserve Bank authority to pay earnings on reserves.
 

 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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: 2013-04-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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: 2013-04-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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: 2013-04-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-04-16
text: Introduced in House
McLelland-Hasse Line of Duty Act

Bill: 113-hr-1577
Sponsor: Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2]
Introduced: 2013-04-16 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Assault and harassment offenses
Civil actions and liability
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Department of Justice
Educational facilities and institutions
Firearms and explosives
Fires
First responders and emergency personnel
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government liability
Judges
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Legal fees and court costs
Protection of officials
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2013-04-16
text: 
McLelland-Hasse Line of Duty Act - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to: (1) require the use of grant funds under the community-oriented policing services program to train and provide security details for prosecutors and judges, including their immediate families, involved in cases that raise substantial concerns of retaliation or intimidation through violent acts; and (2) allow grants under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program to fund prosecutorial and judicial security details and programs.
 
Amends the federal criminal code to make it unlawful to: (1) kill, or attempt or conspire to kill, a U.S. judge, a federal law enforcement officer, or a federally funded public safety officer engaged in official duties or a former U.S. judge, federal law enforcement officer, or federal funded public safety officer on account of past performance of official duties; or (2) travel in interstate commerce to avoid prosecution for such crimes. Expands criminal penalties for assaulting or interfering with law enforcement officers and employees.
 
Permits judges, prosecutors, and law enforcement officials to carry firearms in federal facilities where such possession is otherwise authorized by law. 
 
Limits damages and costs in legal actions against a judicial officer by an individual injured during the commission of a felony or a crime of violence.
 
 Requires the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to ensure that each federal penal or correctional institution provides a secure firearms storage area for use by all employees who are authorized to carry a firearm. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2013-04-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2013-04-16
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2029)
action_date: 2013-04-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-04-16
text: Introduced in House
To amend section 1101 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide additional funds to permit additional individuals to enroll under the preexisting condition insurance program and expand eligibility, to be funded through a temporary increase in the cigarette tax, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-hr-1578
Sponsor: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6]
Introduced: 2013-04-16 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Comprehensive health care
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Sales and excise taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2013-04-16
text: 
Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to: (1) direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to resume taking applications for participation in the temporary high-risk insurance program under such Act and to provide additional funding for such purpose, and (2) eliminate the six-month waiting period for program applicants previously covered under creditable health care coverage.
 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the rate of the excise tax on small cigarettes to $52.33 per thousand for the period between 2014 and 2024. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2013-04-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2013-04-16
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: 2013-04-16
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: 2013-04-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-04-16
text: Introduced in House
Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-1579
Sponsor: Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]
Introduced: 2013-04-16 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Financial services and investments
Government information and archives
Income tax credits
Sales and excise taxes
Securities
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2013-04-16
text: 
Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) impose an excise tax on the transfer of ownership in certain securities (covered transaction), including any share of stock in a corporation, any partnership or beneficial interest in a partnership or trust, any note, bond, debenture, or other evidence of indebtedness (excluding tax-exempt municipal bonds), or derivative financial instruments; (2) impose a penalty on taxpayers who fail to include a covered transaction on their tax return or information statement; and (3) allow an individual taxpayer whose modified adjusted gross income does not exceed $50,000 ($75,000 for married taxpayers filing joint returns) a tax credit for the amount of tax paid on covered transactions. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2013-04-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-04-16
text: Introduced in House
To provide for the conveyance of unused Federal property administered by the Department of the Navy at the site of the former Oxnard Air Force Base, Ventura County, California.

Bill: 113-hr-1581
Sponsor: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
Introduced: 2013-04-16 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Aviation and airports
California
Land transfers
Military facilities and property

Summary:
action_date: 2013-04-16
text: 
Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy, at such time as the Navy vacates the real property known as the DOD Camarillo Airport, to convey such property to Ventura County, California, in order for the County to use such property for airport-related purposes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
action_date: 2013-04-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2013-04-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-04-16
text: Introduced in House
Empowering Local Partners to Prevent Terrorism Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-1584
Sponsor: Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
Introduced: 2013-04-16 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Employment and training programs
Government information and archives
Homeland security
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2013-04-16
text: 
Empowering Local Partners to Prevent Terrorism Act of 2013 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials responsible for counterterrorism and addressing the threat of violent extremism, to: (1) develop guidance, outreach, training, and programs in furtherance of national counterterrorism policy; and (2) develop and distribute to state, local, and tribal authorities courses and materials that comply with the Grant Programs Directorate Information Bulletin No. 373 or successor bulletin for integration into the curricula for recruits and recurrent training for experienced law enforcement officers.
 
Requires guidance for homeland security grant programs to inform recipients that expenditures on any training, programs, presentations, and speakers regarding counterterrorism that includes information about violent extremism, homegrown violent extremism, or domestic violent extremism that is acquired from an entity other than DHS must be approved in advance by DHS's Chief Privacy Officer and the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.
 
Directs DHS's Inspector General to: (1) regularly review expenditures of homeland security grant programs by state, local, and tribal authorities on training, programs, presentations, and speakers that are not acquired through the Secretary regarding counterterrorism, violent extremism, homegrown violent extremism, and domestic violent extremism; and (2) evaluate whether each expenditure is consistent with national counterterrorism priorities and constitutional civil rights and civil liberties, including prohibiting racial, ethnic, and religious profiling.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence.
action_date: 2013-04-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2013-04-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-04-16
text: Introduced in House
Guaranteed 3% COLA for Seniors Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-1585
Sponsor: Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16]
Introduced: 2013-04-16 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Aging
Inflation and prices
Social security and elderly assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2013-04-16
text: 
Guaranteed 3% COLA for Seniors Act of 2013 - Directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the Department of Labor to prepare and publish a monthly Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers that indicates changes over time in expenditures for consumption which are typical for individuals in the United States age 62 or older.
 
Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to: (1) require the use of such index to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security benefits; and (2) provide, in the case of individuals who have attained age 62, for an annual cost-of-living increase of at least 3%.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2013-06-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2013-04-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2013-04-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2013-04-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-04-16
text: Introduced in House
Congressional Hope for Uniform Recognition of Christian Heritage (CHURCH) Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-1586
Sponsor: Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1]
Introduced: 2013-04-16 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Monuments and memorials
Public contracts and procurement
Religion
U.S. Capitol

Summary:
action_date: 2013-04-16
text: 
Congressional Hope for Uniform Recognition of Christian Heritage (CHURCH) Act of 2013 - Requires the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) to enter into an agreement with a private entity for the design and fabrication of a historical plaque to be permanently displayed in National Statuary Hall recognizing the seven decades of Christian church services being held in the Capitol from 1800 to 1868.
 
Authorizes the AOC to use National Statuary Hall for a presentation ceremony for the plaque.
 
Requires the AOC upon receiving such plaque to display it permanently in a place of prominence in National Statuary Hall.
 
Requires that any obligations or expenditures by the AOC to carry out this Act be derived from pre-existing funds available to the AOC as of enactment of this Act.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-04-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2013-04-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-04-16
text: Introduced in House
Energy Infrastructure Improvement Act

Bill: 113-hr-1587
Sponsor: Rep. Marino, Tom [R-PA-10]
Introduced: 2013-04-16 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: General public lands matters
Judicial review and appeals
Land use and conservation
Licensing and registrations
Oil and gas
Pipelines
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2013-04-16
text: 
Energy Infrastructure Improvement Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior (or the Secretary of Agriculture, as appropriate for administrative jurisdiction over the federal lands involved) to issue permits for rights-of-way, temporary easements, or other necessary authorizations to allow a permittee to construct, operate, maintain, expand, or modify a natural gas, oil, or petroleum products pipeline and related facilities on eligible federal lands.
 
Directs the Secretary to: (1) charge fees for such permits, (2) determine the initial fixed term for a permit, and (3) renew any right-of-way issued under this Act if the pipeline and its related facility is in commercial operation and operated and maintained in accordance with this Act.
 
Grants the Secretary enforcement and modification powers, including fines and suspension or termination of rights-of-way.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-06-20
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2013-05-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
action_date: 2013-04-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
action_date: 2013-04-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2013-04-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2013-04-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2013-04-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-04-16
text: Introduced in House
Medicare Drug Savings Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-1588
Sponsor: Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33]
Introduced: 2013-04-16 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Medicaid
Medicare
Prescription drugs
Public contracts and procurement
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2013-04-16
text: 
Medicare Drug Savings Act of 2013 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require drug manufacturers to pay the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) drug rebates for rebate eligible (low-income) individuals. Excludes from Medicare coverage as a part D drug any drug or biological manufactured by a manufacturer that has not entered into and have in effect a rebate agreement with the Secretary.
 
Requires a rebate agreement to require a drug or biological manufacturer to provide to the Secretary a rebate, determined according to a specified formula, for each rebate period ending after December 31, 2011, for any covered Medicare part D drug dispensed after that date to any rebate eligible individual for which payment was made by a prescription drug plan (PDP) sponsor or MedicareAdvantage (MA) organization for such period. 
 
Specifies a formula for determination of Medicaid rebate amounts for such drugs or biologicals.
 
Amends SSA title XIX (Medicaid) to exclude any amounts paid under a rebate agreement from the determination of best price and average manufacturer price under the Medicaid program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-06-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2013-04-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2013-04-16
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: 2013-04-16
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: 2013-04-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-04-16
text: Introduced in House