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Manufacturing Innovation in America Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-2605
Sponsor: Rep. Schwartz, Allyson Y. [D-PA-13]
Introduced: 2013-06-28 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Corporate finance and management
Income tax deductions
Intellectual property
Manufacturing
Research and development

Summary:
action_date: 2013-06-28
text: 
Manufacturing Innovation in America Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a taxpayer to elect a tax deduction for an amount equal to 71% of the lesser of: (1) the taxpayer's patent box profit, or (2 the taxpayer's taxable income for the taxable year. Defines &quot;patent box profit&quot; to include gross receipts derived from the sale, lease, license, or or other disposition of qualified patent property in the course of a U.S. trade or business over the sum of the taxpayer's cost of goods sold allocable to patent gross receipts, other expenses, losses, or deductions, including research and development expenditures, allocable to such receipts, plus routine profit. Defines &quot;qualified patent&quot; to include a patent issued or extended by, or for which an application is pending before, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
 
Sets forth rules for the application of the patent box profit deduction to pass-thru entities, including partnerships and S corporations, trusts and estates, and agricultural and horticultural cooperatives.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-06-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2013-06-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-06-28
text: Introduced in House
For the relief of Flavia Maboloc Cahoon.

Bill: 113-hr-2608
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53]
Introduced: 2013-06-28 in the House
Policy area: Private Legislation

Summary:
action_date: 2013-06-28
text: Provides for the relief of Flavia Maboloc Cahoon.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-07-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2013-06-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2013-06-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-06-28
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to provide the President with the authority to exempt civilian Department of Defense personnel accounts from sequestration.

Bill: 113-hr-2613
Sponsor: Rep. Barrow, John [D-GA-12]
Introduced: 2013-07-08 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Appropriations
Budget deficits and national debt
Budget process
Defense spending
Department of Defense
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Summary:
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: 
Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to authorize the President to exempt Department of Defense (DOD) civilian personnel accounts from sequestration (automatic across-the-board budget cuts).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to provide the President with the authority to exempt civilian Department of Defense personnel accounts from sequestration.

Bill: 113-hr-2614
Sponsor: Rep. Barrow, John [D-GA-12]
Introduced: 2013-07-08 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Appropriations
Budget deficits and national debt
Budget process
Defense spending
Department of Defense
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: 
Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to authorize the President to exempt civilian employees of the Department of Defense (DOD) who served in the Armed Forces on or after August 2, 2011, from sequestration or provide for a lower uniform percentage reduction in their compensation than would otherwise apply.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: Introduced in House
Securing Access to Rural Postal Services Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-2615
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3]
Introduced: 2013-07-08 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government studies and investigations
Postal service
Public participation and lobbying
Rural conditions and development
U.S. Postal Service

Summary:
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: 
Securing Access to Rural Postal Services Act of 2013 - Prohibits the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), in any calendar year, from closing, consolidating, or suspending the operations of more than 5% of the postal facilities operating as of the first day of such calendar year and that were within specified cost ascertainment groupings as of June 23, 2011, except as specifically authorized by law.
 
Defines &quot;postal facility&quot; as a post office, post office branch, post office classified station, or other facility operated by the USPS, the primary function of which is to provide retail postal services.
 
Requires the USPS to conduct nonbinding surveys on proposed post office closings or consolidations to allow customers an opportunity to indicate their preference between or among such a closing or consolidation and one or more alternative options. Directs the USPS, if such a closure or consolidation is necessary, to provide access to postal services through the alternative preferred by survey participants and, if the preferred alternative is unable to be provided or is cost prohibitive, permits the USPS to provide alternative access through different means and requires the USPS to notify customers with a written explanation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: Introduced in House
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-2616
Sponsor: Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4]
Introduced: 2013-07-08 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advanced technology and technological innovations
Astronomy
Atmospheric science and weather
Aviation and airports
Biological and life sciences
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Earth sciences
Elementary and secondary education
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Executive agency funding and structure
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
International organizations and cooperation
Materials
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Nuclear power
Public contracts and procurement
Public-private cooperation
Radiation
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Science and engineering education
Solid waste and recycling
Space flight and exploration
Spacecraft and satellites
Student aid and college costs
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2013 - Authorizes appropriations for FY2014-FY2016 for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). 
 
Authorizes NASA and NASA-related programs, activities and reports, including those with regard to human exploration, the Space Launch System and the Orion multipurpose crew vehicle, space radiation, the International Space Station (ISS), commercial crew transportation, the James Webb Space Telescope, the Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope, radioisotope thermoelectric generators, land imaging remote sensing data, aeronautics research, project and program reserves, NASA education programs, astronaut occupational health care, and near-Earth objects. 
 
Establishes a space technology program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-09-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Space.
action_date: 2013-07-09
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1033-1034)
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: Introduced in House
Apollo Lunar Landing Legacy Act

Bill: 113-hr-2617
Sponsor: Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4]
Introduced: 2013-07-08 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Historic sites and heritage areas
Science, Technology, Communications
Space flight and exploration
Spacecraft and satellites

Summary:
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: 
Apollo Lunar Landing Legacy Act - Establishes the Apollo Lunar Landing Sites National Historical Park on the Moon as a unit of the National Park System. 
 
Requires the Secretary of the Interior and the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to complete jointly a general management plan for the Park.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to enter into one or more agreements with the head of a federal agency to provide public access to, and management, interpretation, and historic preservation of, historically significant Apollo lunar landing site resources under that agency's jurisdiction or control. 
 
Directs the Secretary and the Administrator to enter into an agreement providing for the primary management of the Park by the Administrator. 
 
Requires the Administrator's responsibilities to include: (1) ensuring proper monitoring of the Apollo lunar landing sites; (2) managing access to the sites, including through coordination with other spacefaring nations and entities; and (3) in conjunction with the Director of the Smithsonian Institution, ensuring an accurate cataloging of items in the Park. 
 
Instructs the Secretary to submit the Apollo 11 lunar landing site to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for designation as a World Heritage Site. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-09-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Space.
action_date: 2013-07-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
action_date: 2013-07-09
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1033)
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2013-07-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2013-07-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: Introduced in House
To allow certain State and local government employees to elect to treat employment as medicare qualified government employment for purposes of entitlement to Medicare coverage.

Bill: 113-hr-2618
Sponsor: Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29]
Introduced: 2013-07-08 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Employment taxes
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health care coverage and access
Medicare
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: 
Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to direct the Commissioner of Social Security to: (1) establish procedures under which an eligible state or local government employee who is not otherwise covered under a state's voluntary agreement for coverage of state and local employees may make an irrevocable election to treat employment as Medicare qualified government employment; and so (2) extend to services performed by such employees entitlement to Medicare coverage under SSA title XVIII, including hospital insurance benefits, as well as coverage for end state renal disease (ESRD).
 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to apply the Medicare portion of payroll taxes to state and local government employees making such an election.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-07-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2013-07-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2013-07-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2013-07-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: Introduced in House
Medicare Respiratory Therapist Access Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-2619
Sponsor: Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5]
Introduced: 2013-07-08 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Allied health services
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Health care coverage and access
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: 
Medicare Respiratory Therapist Access Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare coverage of pulmonary self-management education and training services furnished by a qualified respiratory therapist in a physician practice to patients with chronic lung disease (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [COPD], including emphysema and bronchitis, as well as asthma, pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary fibrosis, and cystic fibrosis).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-07-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2013-07-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2013-07-08
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: 2013-07-08
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: 2013-07-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: Introduced in House
Smithsonian Modernization Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-2620
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2013-07-08 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Federal officials
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Smithsonian Institution

Summary:
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: 
Smithsonian Modernization Act of 2013 - Revises requirements for the composition of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Requires the Board to be composed of 21 members appointed by the President from among lists of nominees submitted by the Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader of the Senate. 
 
Increases from 8 to 17 the number of Regents constituting a quorum to do business. 
 
 Revises requirements for the terms of office for Regents. Permits Regents to be reappointed.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1021-1022)
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution from charging a fee for admission to any exhibit which is part of the permanent collection of any museum or facility which is part of any bureau established in or under the Smithsonian Institution, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-hr-2621
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2013-07-08 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Smithsonian Institution
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: 
 Prohibits the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution from charging a fee for admission to an exhibit that is part of the permanent collection of any museum or facility that is part of any bureau established in or under the Smithsonian Institution, including the National Gallery of Art. 
 
Allows the charging of a fee for admission to an exhibit, however, if: (1) charging a fee is necessary and unavoidable, (2) the Secretary submits a statement explaining the determination to Congress, and (3) the charging of such fee does not become effective until after the expiration of a 45-day period beginning on the date the statement is submitted. 
 
Makes such prohibition non-applicable to the exhibit &quot;Butterfly Pavilion&quot; at the National Museum of Natural History. Requires the Secretary to submit a plan for eliminating the admission fee for such exhibit, including steps to cover the expenses incurred in carrying out the exhibit. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1014)
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: Introduced in House
Open and Transparent Smithsonian Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-2622
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2013-07-08 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Freedom of information
Government information and archives
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Public participation and lobbying
Right of privacy
Smithsonian Institution

Summary:
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: 
Open and Transparent Smithsonian Act of 2013 - Makes the Freedom of Information Act, the Privacy Act, federal law relating to open meetings of federal agencies, and the Federal Advisory Committee Act applicable to the Smithsonian Institution. 
 
Makes this Act applicable to: (1) all actions taken by the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution or any other officer or employee of the Smithsonian Institution before, on, or after the enactment date of this Act; (2) any record created before, on, or after that date; and (3) any meeting held before, on, or after that date. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1016)
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 40, United States Code, to require public notice of excess real property, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-hr-2623
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2013-07-08 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: 
Requires the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA) to publish in the Federal Register any report by an executive agency of excess real property in its inventory.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1019-1020)
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: Introduced in House
Student Protection Act

Bill: 113-hr-2625
Sponsor: Rep. Stockman, Steve [R-TX-36]
Introduced: 2013-07-08 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Firearms and explosives
Preschool education
School administration

Summary:
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: 
Student Protection Act - Prohibits the use of appropriated funds for any educational institution which punishes a child for:
 
 
brandishing food which is partially consumed in such a way that the remnant resembles a gun;
 
possessing a toy gun two inches or less in length or made of plastic snap together building blocks;
 
using a finger or hand to simulate a gun;
 
vocalizing imaginary firearms or munitions;
 
wearing a T-shirt that supports Second Amendment rights;
 
drawing a picture of, or possessing an image of, a firearm; or
 
using a writing utensil to simulate a firearm.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-09-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: Introduced in House
To extend funding for the Corporation for Travel Promotion under the Travel Promotion Act of 2009.

Bill: 113-hr-2626
Sponsor: Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
Introduced: 2013-07-08 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises
Public-private cooperation
Travel and tourism
User charges and fees
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: 
 Amends the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 to extend permanently the funding for the Corporation for Travel Promotion. (Under current law, such funding terminates at the end of FY2015.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-07-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-07-08
text: Introduced in House