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Everglades for the Next Generation Act

Bill: 113-s-414
Sponsor: Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL]
Introduced: 2013-02-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Aquatic ecology
Dams and canals
Everglades
Florida
Lakes and rivers
Water quality
Water storage
Water use and supply
Watersheds
Wetlands

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-28
text: 
Everglades for the Next Generation Act - Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 to authorize the Secretary of the Army, after completing a project implementation report prepared for a project under the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan and without any further congressional authorization, to carry out projects for: (1) the Caloosahatchee River (C-43) West Basin Storage Reservoir; (2) the Biscayne Bay coastal wetland; (3) Broward County water preserve areas; (4) the C-111 Spreader Canal; (5) any other project identified in the Plan for which a project implementation report is completed that is in accordance with an integrated delivery schedule approved by the Chief of Engineers and the South Florida Water Management District, provided that the report is completed not later than five years after this Act's enactment; and (6) any group of projects under the Plan that the Secretary determines will provide regional or watershed ecosystem or water supply benefits if the group of projects is constructed in accordance with a project implementation report approved by the Chief and the District within that time frame.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-02-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2013-02-28
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-s-416
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2013-02-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Federal-Indian relations
Indian lands and resources rights
Land transfers
Oregon

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-28
text: 
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to accept title to any additional number of acres of real property located within the boundaries of the original 1857 reservation of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon (comprising land within the political boundaries of Polk and Yamhill Counties, Oregon), if such real property is conveyed or otherwise transferred to the United States by or on behalf of the Tribe. 
 
States that: (1) the Secretary shall treat all applications to take land into trust within the boundaries of the original 1857 reservation as an on-reservation trust acquisition, and (2) all real property taken into trust within those boundaries after September 9, 1988, shall be part of the Tribe's reservation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-02-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
action_date: 2013-02-28
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to reduce the number of nonessential vehicles purchased and leased by the Federal Government, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-s-417
Sponsor: Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK]
Introduced: 2013-02-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Executive agency funding and structure
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Motor vehicles
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-28
text: 
Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to determine: (1) the number of civilian vehicles purchased and leased by each executive agency in FY2010, (2) the total dollar amount obligated by each executive agency to purchase and to lease civilian vehicles in FY2010, and (3) the amount that would be 20% less than such total dollar amount. Prohibits each executive agency from obligating more than the reduced dollar amount for FY2010 to purchase and lease civilian vehicles in each of FY2013-FY2017. Exempts the purchase or procurement of any vehicle determined by the President to be essential for reasons of national security.
 
Directs the Administrator of General Services (GSA) to ensure that agencies may share excess or unused vehicles for temporary or long-term use through the Federal Fleet Management System.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-03-05
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1124)
action_date: 2013-02-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2013-02-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-418
Sponsor: Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV]
Introduced: 2013-02-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Civil actions and liability
Consumer affairs
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Federal preemption
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Right of privacy
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-28
text: 
Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013 - Requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to promulgate: (1) regulations that establish standards for the implementation of a mechanism by which an individual can indicate whether he or she prefers to have personal information collected by providers of online services, including by providers of mobile applications and services; and (2) rules that prohibit such providers from collecting personal information on individuals who have expressed a preference not to have such information collected.
 
Requires such rules to allow for the collection and use of personal information, notwithstanding the expressed preference of the individual, if: (1) the information is necessary to provide a service requested by the individual so long as identifying particulars are removed or the information is deleted upon the provision of such service; or (2) the individual receives clear, conspicuous, and accurate notice on, and consents to, such collection and use.
 
Provides for FTC and state enforcement of such rules and regulations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-02-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1024-1026)
action_date: 2013-02-28
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1024)
action_date: 2013-02-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-419
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2013-02-28 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arms control and nonproliferation
Congressional oversight
Defense spending
Military operations and strategy

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-28
text: 
Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act of 2013 - Places specified restrictions on the use of cluster munitions. 
 
Directs the President, within 90 days after the use of such munitions, to submit to the congressional defense, appropriations, and foreign relations committees a plan for cleaning up any such munitions or submunitions which fail to explode and continue to pose a hazard to civilians.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-02-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2013-02-28
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1026-1028)
action_date: 2013-02-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Tax Return Due Date Simplification and Modernization Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-420
Sponsor: Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY]
Introduced: 2013-02-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Coal
Contracts and agency
Department of the Treasury
Disability assistance
Mining
Sales and excise taxes
Small business
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Tax-exempt organizations
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-28
text: 
Tax Return Due Date Simplification and Modernization Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to change tax return due dates for partnerships (from April 15 to March 15, with a six-month extension), S corporations (from March 15 to March 31), and C corporations (from March 15 to April 15).
 
Requires the Secretary of the Treasury, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013, to modify by regulation the due dates for extensions of tax returns for partnerships, trusts and estates, employee benefit plans, tax-exempt organizations, and certain trust funds. Sets a due date of April 15 for the annual information return of a foreign trust with a U.S. owner and for the report of foreign bank and financial accounts (with extensions until October 15).
 
Extends the automatic extension for corporation income tax returns from three to six months. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-02-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2013-02-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Freedom to Fish Act

Bill: 113-s-421
Sponsor: Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN]
Introduced: 2013-02-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Dams and canals
Hunting and fishing
Lakes and rivers
Outdoor recreation

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-28
text: 
Freedom to Fish Act - Prohibits the Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers from taking any action (after August 1, 2012) to establish a restricted area prohibiting public access to waters downstream of a dam owned by the Corps. Requires the Chief to cease implementing any restricted area resulting from such action taken between August 12, 2012, and the date of enactment of this Act and to remove any barriers constructed in connection with that area.
 
Provides that installing and maintaining sirens, strobe lights, and signage for alerting the public of hazardous water conditions shall not be considered to be an action to establish a restricted area.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-02-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1028-1029)
action_date: 2013-02-28
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1028)
action_date: 2013-02-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-422
Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced: 2013-02-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Alternative treatments
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Musculoskeletal and skin diseases
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-28
text: 
Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act of 2013 - Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 to require a program under which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs provides chiropractic care and services to veterans through Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers and clinics to be carried out at: (1) no fewer than 75 medical centers by December 31, 2014, and (2) all medical centers by December 31, 2016.
 
Includes chiropractic examinations and services within required VA medical, rehabilitative, and preventive health care services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-05-09
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-203.
action_date: 2013-02-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2013-02-28
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend title V of the Social Security Act to extend funding for family-to-family health information centers to help families of children with disabilities or special health care needs make informed choices about health care for their children.

Bill: 113-s-423
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2013-02-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Disability and paralysis
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-28
text: 
Amends title V (Maternal and Child Health Centers) of the Social Security Act to extend through FY2016 funding for family-to-family health information centers to help families of children with disabilities or special health care needs make informed choices about health care for their children.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-02-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2013-02-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Quality Care for Moms and Babies Act

Bill: 113-s-425
Sponsor: Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]
Introduced: 2013-02-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Medicaid
State and local government operations
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-28
text: 
Quality Care for Moms and Babies Act - Amends title XI of the Social Security Act (SSA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), as part of the pediatric quality measures program and the Medicaid Quality Measurement Program (MQMP), to: (1) review certain quality measures endorsed under the Medicare program that relate to the care of childbearing women and newborns, particularly with respect to their application to the programs under SSA title XIX (Medicaid) and XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) (CHIP), identifying omissions and deficiencies in such applications; (2) develop and publish a set of maternity care quality measures for the Medicaid and CHIP programs in accordance with specified requirements; and (3) review the Mother and Infant Care (MIC) quality measures and develop, on an ongoing basis, any modifications of, or additions to, them that reflect the development, testing, validation, and consensus process.
 
Directs the Secretary to enter into grants, contracts, or intergovernmental agreements with qualified measure development entities to: (1) identify quality of care issues that are not adequately addressed by the MIC quality measures; and (2) develop, test, and validate modifications of such measures.
 
Requires a qualified measure development entity with such a grant, contract, or intergovernmental agreement to consult with voluntary consensus standards setting organizations and other organizations involved in the advancement of evidence-based measures of health to create, as part of the MIC quality measures, eMeasures (for which measurement data, including clinical data, will be collected electronically) aligned with the measures developed under the pediatric quality measures program and the MQMP. 
Requires the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to adapt the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems program surveys of providers, facilities, and health plans to ensure that the adapted surveys are effective in measuring aspects of care that childbearing women and newborns experience.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to eligible entities to support: (1) the development of new state and regional maternity care quality collaboratives; (2) expanded activities of existing maternity care quality collaboratives; and (3) maternity care initiatives within established state and regional quality collaboratives that are not focused exclusively on maternity care.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-02-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2013-02-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Health Emergencies Lack Provider Specialists Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-426
Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2013-02-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Emergency medical services and trauma care
Environmental health
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Health care coverage and access
Health personnel
Medical education
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-28
text: 
Health Emergencies Lack Provider Specialists Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to make eligible for the National Health Service Corps loan repayment and scholarship programs specialists needed to serve medically underserved areas or populations that have needs for particular specialists related to a public health emergency declaration based upon environmental health hazard-related health concerns.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-02-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2013-02-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Sensible School Lunch Act

Bill: 113-s-427
Sponsor: Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND]
Introduced: 2013-02-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Child health
Department of Agriculture
Elementary and secondary education
Food assistance and relief
Grain
Meat
Nutrition and diet
Poverty and welfare assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-28
text: 
Sensible School Lunch Act - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from promulgating rules and regulations applicable to the school lunch and breakfast programs that establish a maximum quantity of grains, meat, or meat alternates that may be served in any meal or during any period of time of any school year.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-02-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2013-02-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Veterans Small Business Opportunity and Protection Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-430
Sponsor: Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV]
Introduced: 2013-02-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Military personnel and dependents
Public contracts and procurement
Small business
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-28
text: 
Veterans Small Business Opportunity and Protection Act of 2013 - Treats the surviving spouse of a service-disabled veteran who acquires the ownership interest in a small business of the deceased veteran as such veteran, for purposes of eligibility for VA service-disabled small business contracting goals and preferences, for a period of: (1) 10 years after the veteran's death, if such veteran was either 100% disabled or died from a service-connected disability; or (2) 3 years after such death, if the veteran was less than 100% disabled and did not die from a service-connected disability.
 
Treats a small business acquired by the surviving spouse or dependent from a member killed during active duty as a small business owned and controlled by a service-disabled veteran, for purposes of VA small business contracting goals and preferences. Continues such treatment for the period beginning on the date of the member's death and ending on the earlier of: (1) the date on which the surviving spouse remarries or relinquishes, or the date on which the surviving dependent relinquishes, such ownership interest; or (2) ten years after the member's death.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-06-12
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-111.
action_date: 2013-02-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2013-02-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Nepal Trade Preferences Act

Bill: 113-s-431
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2013-02-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Asia
Congressional oversight
Nepal
Tariffs
U.S. and foreign investments

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-28
text: 
Nepal Trade Preferences Act - Authorizes the President to give preferential treatment to certain articles imported directly from Nepal into the U.S. customs territory if that country meets certain requirements under the African Growth and Opportunity Act, including a market-based economy and the rule of law, the protection of human rights and internationally-recognized worker rights, elimination of trade barriers to the United States, and non-engagement in activities that undermine U.S. national security or foreign policy interests or support acts of international terrorism. Requires Nepal also to meet certain eligibility criteria for designation as a beneficiary developing country under the Trade Act of 1974.
 
Authorizes certain import-sensitive articles (watches, electronic articles, steel articles, footwear and certain other apparel, and glass products) imported directly from Nepal to enter the U.S. customs territory duty-free if: (1) the article is the growth, product, or manufacture of Nepal; (2) the President determines, after receiving advice from the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC), that the article is not import-sensitive; and (3) the sum of the cost or value of the materials produced in, and the manufacturing costs performed in, Nepal or the U.S. customs territory is at least 35% of the appraised value of the article at the time it is entered. Limits to 15% of the appraised value of the article at the time it is entered the cost or value of the materials produced in, and the manufacturing costs performed in, the U.S. customs territory, and attributed to the 35% requirement.
 
Grants duty-free treatment to certain textile or apparel articles: (1) wholly assembled in Nepal, without regard to the country of origin of the yarn or fabric used to make them; and (2) imported directly from Nepal into the U.S. customs territory. 
 
Prescribes requirements for handloomed, handmade, folklore articles or ethnic printed fabrics.
 
Terminates the extension of preferential treatment to Nepal after December 31, 2023. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-02-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2013-02-28
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1029)
action_date: 2013-02-28
text: Introduced in Senate
CAMPUS Safety Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-433
Sponsor: Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA]
Introduced: 2013-02-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Crime prevention
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Justice
Education programs funding
Emergency planning and evacuation
Executive agency funding and structure
First responders and emergency personnel
Higher education
Law enforcement administration and funding
Mental health
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-28
text: 
Center to Advance, Monitor, and Preserve University Security Safety Act of 2013 or the CAMPUS Safety Act of 2013 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General to establish and operate a National Center for Campus Public Safety.
 
Tasks the Center with strengthening the safety and security of institutions of higher education (IHEs) by: (1) training IHE public safety personnel and their collaborative partners; (2) fostering relevant research; (3) collecting and disseminating information and best practices regarding campus safety; (4) developing protocols and best practices to prevent, protect against, and respond to dangerous and violent situations that threaten the campus community; and (5) promoting cooperation among public safety and emergency management personnel of IHEs and their collaborative partners, including law enforcement, emergency management, and mental health agencies. 
 
Allows states and localities to use Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants to make subawards to IHEs and other nonprofit organizations to assist the Center in carrying out those functions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-02-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2013-02-28
text: Introduced in Senate