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Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial Act

Bill: 113-s-59
Sponsor: Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]
Introduced: 2013-01-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Aviation and airports
California
Military personnel and dependents
Monuments and memorials
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers

Summary:
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: 
Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial Act - Designates the memorial at March Field Air Museum in Riverside, California, as the Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial, in honor of current and former members of the armed forces who have been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.

action_date: 2013-06-27
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

 
Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial Act - Designates the memorial at March Field Air Museum in Riverside, California, as the Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial, in honor of current and former members of the armed forces who have been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.
 
Prohibits the designation of such memorial from being construed to require or permit federal funds to be used for any related purpose. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-06-27
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 104.
action_date: 2013-06-27
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Wyden without amendment. With written report No. 113-50.
action_date: 2013-06-27
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Wyden without amendment. With written report No. 113-50.
action_date: 2013-05-16
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2013-04-23
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-27.
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Western States National Historic Trail Study Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-60
Sponsor: Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]
Introduced: 2013-01-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: California
Government studies and investigations
Historic sites and heritage areas
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: 
 Western States National Historic Trail Study Act of 2013 - Amends the National Trails System Act to require the Western States Trail, a trail of approximately 100 miles from Squaw Valley to Auburn, California, along which are conducted the Western States Trail Ride and the Western States Endurance Run, to be studied for designation as a national scenic trail. Requires such study to include a determination as to whether the Trail is appropriate for designation as a national historic trail. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Introduced in Senate
California Coastal National Monument Expansion Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-61
Sponsor: Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]
Introduced: 2013-01-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: California
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Monuments and memorials
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: 
 California Coastal National Monument Expansion Act of 2013 - Expands the boundary of the California Coastal National Monument, established by Presidential Proclamation 7264, to include the Point Arena-Stornetta public lands in Mendocino County, California. 
 
Requires management of such lands: (1) in accordance with such Proclamation, and (2) as part of the Monument. 
 
Instructs the Secretary of the Interior to finalize an amendment to the Monument's management plan for the long-term protection and management of the lands added to the Monument under this Act. 
 
Requires management of the Monument as part of the National Landscape Conservation System. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Check the Box for Homeless Veterans Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-62
Sponsor: Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]
Introduced: 2013-01-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Government trust funds
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Housing and community development funding
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Summary:
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: 
Check the Box for Homeless Veterans Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) establish in the Treasury the Homeless Veterans Assistance Fund; and (2) allow individual taxpayers to designate on their tax returns a specified portion (not less than $1) of any overpayment of tax, and to make a contribution of an additonal amount, to be paid over to such Fund to provide services to homeless veterans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-05-09
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-203.
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Made In America Manufacturing Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-63
Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2013-01-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Employment and training programs
Government lending and loan guarantees
Manufacturing
Small business
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: 
Made In America Manufacturing Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretaries of Commerce and Labor to establish a program for the joint award of incentive grants to a state or a regional partnership to support the U.S. manufacturing industry. Designates the program as the Made in America Incentive Grant Program. Limits single grants to $20 million, to be used by the recipient to carry out a manufacturing enhancement strategy. Requires, under such strategy: (1) establishing a revolving loan fund for loans to manufacturers for various business purposes, (2) retraining current and training new manufacturer employees, and (3) creating or expanding manufacturer export activity and domestic supply chain opportunities. Outlines recipient application requirements, including the submission of a proposed strategy and the establishment of a Made In America Partnership Board.
 
Gives grant priority to entities that identify and commit matching funds of at least 50% of the grant amount. Prohibits more than half of the grant amounts from being used for employee retraining and training. Requires annual reports from recipients to the Secretaries on the use of grant funds.
 
Directs the Secretaries to jointly establish an advisory committee for advice on implementing and evaluating the Program. Authorizes the Secretaries to review and evaluate recipient performance and, as appropriate, determine a recipient to be ineligible for additional grants due to noncompliance with the Program or strategy.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2013-01-22
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to prohibit authorized committees and leadership PAC's from employing the spouse or immediate family members of any candidate or Federal office holder connected to the committee.

Bill: 113-s-64
Sponsor: Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA]
Introduced: 2013-01-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional elections
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Members of Congress
Public participation and lobbying

Summary:
action_date: 2013-01-23
text: 
Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit any authorized committee of a candidate or any other political committee established, maintained, or controlled by a candidate or person who holds a federal office from employing the spouse or any immediate family member of such candidate or federal office holder.
 
Amends the federal criminal code to subject to specified criminal and civil penalties any spouse of a Member of Congress who: (1) was not a registered lobbyist at least one year before the Member's election to Congress; and (2) knowingly lobbies, after the election of such Member, any Member on behalf of a client for compensation or is associated with any such lobbying activity by his or her employer.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-01-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
action_date: 2013-01-23
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S201-202)
action_date: 2013-01-23
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.

Bill: 113-s-65
Sponsor: Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA]
Introduced: 2013-01-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Inflation and prices
Members of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2013-01-23
text: 
Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-01-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2013-01-23
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S201-202)
action_date: 2013-01-23
text: Introduced in Senate
Corps of Engineers Project Delivery Flexibility Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-66
Sponsor: Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA]
Introduced: 2013-01-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Appropriations
Army Corps of Engineers
Congressional oversight
Department of Defense
Floods and storm protection
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Performance measurement
Water resources funding

Summary:
action_date: 2013-01-23
text: 
Corps of Engineers Project Delivery Flexibility Act of 2013 - Directs the Chief of Engineers to establish a pilot program to evaluate the cost-effectiveness and project delivery efficiency of non-federal sponsors as the lead project delivery team for authorized Corps of Engineers civil works flood control and navigation construction projects.
 
Directs the Chief, in carrying out such program, to: (1) identify at least 12 congressionally authorized Corps flood control and navigation construction projects that have received federal funds and experienced delays or missed scheduled deadlines in the five fiscal years prior to this Act's enactment and that have an unobligated funding balance in the Corps Construction Account; (2) enter into a project partnership agreement with a non-federal sponsor to provide full project management control for the design and construction of such a project; and (3) develop a detailed project management plan for each project under the pilot program that outlines the scope, budget, design, and construction resource requirements necessary for project execution by the non-federal sponsor.
 
Conditions the receipt of federal funding under this Act on: (1) a project being federally owned, and (2) the non-federal sponsor establishing, to oversee the execution of the project management plan, a project delivery team consisting of a project manager and a Corps official who shall provide technical assistance and guidance on compliance with Corps engineering manuals and regulations.
 
Rescinds a specified amount of discretionary appropriations for FY2008-FY2012 that remain unobligated and makes such amount available for use under this Act. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-01-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2013-01-23
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S201-202)
action_date: 2013-01-23
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill for the relief of Anton Dodaj, Gjyljana Dodaj, Franc Dodaj, Kristjan Dodaj, and Kanto Macotaj.

Bill: 113-s-69
Sponsor: Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI]
Introduced: 2013-01-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Private Legislation

Summary:
action_date: 2013-01-23
text: Provides for the relief of Anton Dodaj, Gjyljana Dodaj, Franc Dodaj, Kristjan Dodaj, and Kanto Macotaj.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-01-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2013-01-23
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill for the relief of Marcos Antonio Sanchez-Diaz.

Bill: 113-s-70
Sponsor: Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI]
Introduced: 2013-01-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Private Legislation

Summary:
action_date: 2013-01-23
text: Provides for the relief of Marcos Antonio Sanchez-Diaz.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-01-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2013-01-23
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill for the relief of Josephina Valera Lopez.

Bill: 113-s-71
Sponsor: Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI]
Introduced: 2013-01-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Private Legislation

Summary:
action_date: 2013-01-23
text: Provides for the relief of Josephina Valera Lopez.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-01-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2013-01-23
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill for the relief of Luay Hadad.

Bill: 113-s-72
Sponsor: Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI]
Introduced: 2013-01-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Private Legislation

Summary:
action_date: 2013-01-23
text: Provides for the relief of Luay Hadad.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-01-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2013-01-23
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill for the relief of Miguel Santillan.

Bill: 113-s-73
Sponsor: Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI]
Introduced: 2013-01-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Private Legislation

Summary:
action_date: 2013-01-23
text: Provides for the relief of Miguel Santillan.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-01-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2013-01-23
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill for the relief of Momo Krcic.

Bill: 113-s-74
Sponsor: Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI]
Introduced: 2013-01-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Private Legislation

Summary:
action_date: 2013-01-23
text: Provides for the relief of Momo Krcic.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-01-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2013-01-23
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill for the relief of Ibrahim Parlak.

Bill: 113-s-75
Sponsor: Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI]
Introduced: 2013-01-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Private Legislation

Summary:
action_date: 2013-01-23
text: Provides for the relief of Ibrahim Parlak.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-01-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2013-01-23
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill for the relief of Guy Vang, Genevieve Chong Foung, Caroline Vang, and Melanie Vang.

Bill: 113-s-76
Sponsor: Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI]
Introduced: 2013-01-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Private Legislation

Summary:
action_date: 2013-01-23
text: Provides for the relief of Guy Vang, Genevieve Chong Foung, Caroline Vang, and Melanie Vang.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-01-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2013-01-23
text: Introduced in Senate
Prescription Drug and Health Improvement Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-77
Sponsor: Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN]
Introduced: 2013-01-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Health care costs and insurance
Inflation and prices
Medicare
Prescription drugs
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2013-01-23
text: 
 Prescription Drug and Health Improvement Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) with respect to prescription drug plans to repeal the prohibition against: (1) interference by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) with negotiations between drug manufacturers and pharmacies and prescription drug plan sponsors, and (2) requiring a particular formulary or instituting a price structure for the reimbursement of covered part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) drugs.
 
Grants the Secretary authority similar to that of other federal entities that purchase prescription drugs in bulk to negotiate contracts with manufacturers of covered part D drugs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-01-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2013-01-23
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill for the relief of Hussein Bazzi.

Bill: 113-s-78
Sponsor: Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI]
Introduced: 2013-01-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Private Legislation

Summary:
action_date: 2013-01-23
text: Provides for the relief of Hussein Bazzi.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-01-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2013-01-23
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill for the relief of Al-Housseynou Ba.

Bill: 113-s-79
Sponsor: Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI]
Introduced: 2013-01-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Private Legislation

Summary:
action_date: 2013-01-23
text: Provides for the relief of Al-Housseynou Ba.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-01-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2013-01-23
text: Introduced in Senate
Default Prevention Act

Bill: 113-s-81
Sponsor: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY]
Introduced: 2013-01-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Medicare
Military personnel and dependents
Social security and elderly assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2013-01-23
text: 
Default Prevention Act - Requires the following to be granted priority over all other federally incurred obligations in the event that the public debt reaches the statutory limit: (1) the authority of the Department of the Treasury to pay with legal tender the principal and interest on debt held by the public; (2) the full payment of compensation, allowances, and benefits for members of the Armed Forces on active duty, (3) the authority of the Commissioner of Social Security to pay monthly Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance benefits under title II of the Social Security Act (SSA); and (4) the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make payments for items and services furnished to beneficiaries under SSA title XVIII (Medicare) and related provisions.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-01-28
text: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 3.
action_date: 2013-01-23
text: Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
action_date: 2013-01-23
text: Introduced in Senate
Separation of Powers Restoration and Second Amendment Protection Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-82
Sponsor: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY]
Introduced: 2013-01-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Appropriations
Civil actions and liability
Congressional-executive branch relations
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Firearms and explosives
Intergovernmental relations
Law enforcement administration and funding
Members of Congress
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2013-01-23
text: 
Separation of Powers Restoration and Second Amendment Protection Act of 2013 - Expresses the sense of Congress that any executive order, memoranda, proclamation, or signing statement issued by the President that infringes on the powers and duties of Congress under article I, section 8 of the Constitution or the Second Amendment, or that would require the expenditure of federal funds not specifically appropriated for such executive action, is advisory only and has no force or effect unless enacted as law. 
 
Nullifies any such executive action and prohibits the use of appropriated funds to promulgate or enforce any such action. 
 
Authorizes the following persons to bring an action in an appropriate U.S. court to challenge the validity of any such executive action: (1) any member or either or both chambers of Congress, (2) the highest governmental official of any state or political subdivision if the challenged action infringes on a power of such state under any congressional enactment or relevant treaty, and (3) any person aggrieved in a liberty or property interest adversely affected directly by the challenged action.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-01-28
text: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 4.
action_date: 2013-01-23
text: Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
action_date: 2013-01-23
text: Introduced in Senate
Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-83
Sponsor: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY]
Introduced: 2013-01-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Appropriations
Budget deficits and national debt
Budget process
Defense spending
Department of Defense
Executive Office of the President
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Medicaid
Medicare
Members of Congress
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Social security and elderly assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2013-01-23
text: 
Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2013 - Declares that, if any regular appropriation bill for a fiscal year does not become law before the beginning of the fiscal year, or a joint resolution making continuing appropriations (continuing resolution) is not in effect: (1) the Secretary of the Treasury shall fully pay principal and interest on the federal debt held by the public; and (2) Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid benefits shall be fully paid and new enrollees shall be accepted.
 
Declares also that, if the defense appropriations bill has not been enacted, the Department of Defense (DOD) shall operate at 90% of the level of funding for the preceding fiscal year, except for funding for overseas contingencies in Iraq and Afghanistan, which shall be funded at 100% of the preceding fiscal year levels. Authorizes DOD to pay all military personnel at the full level of pay.
 
 
Requires federal employees of unfunded agencies to: (1) report for business as normal; and (2) be paid, when funding is provided, at 75% of their salaries for the time worked while under the requirements of this Act. Requires DOD civilian employees based in the United States also to be paid at 75% for the same period.
 
Limits Congress and the Executive Office of the President to operation at 50% of the level of funding for the preceding fiscal year during a period that any agency is not funded.
 
Prohibits Members of Congress and the President from receiving salaries or back pay during the period an agency is not funded.
 
Requires all other non-personnel accounts not funded by a regular appropriations bill or a continuing resolution to operate at 2/3 of the level of the preceding fiscal year. Dedicates the use of savings from this reduction to reduce the federal budget deficit. Prohibits expenditure of any funds during such a period to: (1) carry out the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, (2) pay for any abortion, or (3) be provided to any nongovernmental organization that promotes or performs abortion.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-01-28
text: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 5.
action_date: 2013-01-23
text: Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
action_date: 2013-01-23
text: Introduced in Senate