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Emergency Unemployment Compensation Continuation Act [HB-3813]
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Emergency Unemployment Compensation Continuation Act - Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to extend emergency unemployment compensation (EUC) payments for eligible individuals to weeks of employment ending on or before April 1, 2014. Amends the Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act to extend until March 31, 2014, requirements that federal payments to states cover 100% of EUC. Amends the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008 to exempt weeks of unemployment between enactment of this Act and September
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Sponsored by: Rep. David N. Cicilline
Referred To The Subcommittee On General Farm Commodities And Risk Management. on 02/12/2014
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Refinery Regulatory Reduction Act of 2013 [HB-3702]
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Refinery Regulatory Reduction Act of 2013 - Delays, until a report is submitted by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) pursuant to this Act and enactment of a law setting such date, the effective date of a final rule: (1) requiring a reduction in sulfur content of gasoline, (2) establishing or revising a standard of performance for new stationary sources under the Clean Air Act applicable to the emission of any air pollutant from a petroleum refinery, or (3) concerning the emission of a greenhouse gas from a petroleum
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jack Kingston
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Power. on 12/13/2013
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To provide a temporary extension of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 and amendments made by that Act, as previously extended and amended and with certain additional modifications and exceptions, to suspend permanent price support authorities, and for other purposes. [HB-3695]
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Extends until January 31, 2014: (1) specified agricultural programs under the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, (2) suspension of permanent price support authorities, and (3) supplemental agricultural disaster assistance. Exempts from such extensions: (1) mandatory funding for nutrition education; (2) the conservation stewardship program, the farmland protection program, the environmental quality incentives program, and the wildlife habitat incentives program; (3) Commodity Credit Corporation funding for local and regional food aid procurement
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Sponsored by: Rep. Frank D. Lucas
Mr. Lucas Moved To Suspend The Rules And Pass The Bill, As Amended. on 12/12/2013
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Provide for the Common Defense Act of 2013 [HB-3639]
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Provide for the Common Defense Act of 2013 - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to nullify the presidential sequestration order issued for the revised security category (discretionary appropriations in budget function 050) for FY2014-FY2015 to enforce a specified budget goal. Establishes the discretionary spending limit for the revised security category for each such fiscal year. Amends part B (Supplemental Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA)
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jim Bridenstine
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 12/06/2013
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End Polluter Welfare Act of 2013 [HB-3574]
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End Polluter Welfare Act of 2013 - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act and the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to repeal the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to reduce or eliminate royalty payments for oil and natural gas leases in the Outer Continental Shelf. Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to increase minimum royalty payments for coal, oil, and natural gas leases. Repeals the program for ultra-deepwater and unconventional natural gas and other petroleum resource exploration and production. Amends the Oil Pollution Act to eliminate
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation, Energy, And Forestry. on 12/16/2013
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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 [HB-3547]
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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 - (Sec. 5) Makes appropriations for FY2014. (Sec. 6) Declares that each amount designated in this Act for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) shall be available (or rescinded, if applicable) only if the President subsequently so designates all such amounts and transmits the designations to Congress. (Sec. 7) Declares that if, for FY2014, new budget authority provided in appropriation Acts
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson
Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 01/17/2014
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To amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act to exclude raisins from agricultural marketing orders. [HB-2840]
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Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act to exclude raisins from agricultural marketing orders.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert E. Latta
Referred To The Subcommittee On Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology, And Foreign Agriculture. on 08/13/2013
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Agricultural Act of 2014 [HB-2642]
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Agricultural Act of 2014 - Title I: Commodities - Subtitle A: Repeals and Reforms - Part I: Repeals - (Sec. 1101) Repeals: (1) direct payments under the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008; and (2) countercyclical payments and the average crop revenue election program (ACRE) under the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008. Continues countercyclical payments and ACRE, however, for crop year 2013. Part II: Commodity Policy - (Sec. 1111) Includes peanuts as a covered commodity. (Sec. 1112) Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) (the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Frank D. Lucas
Signed By President. on 02/07/2014
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Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 [HB-2498]
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Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 - Title I: Commodity Programs - Subtitle A: Repeals and Reforms - Repeals, but continues for crop year 2013, direct payments, countercyclical payments, and the average crop revenue election program (ACRE). Makes adverse market payments available for the 2014-2018 crop years to producers on farms where the actual price for a covered commodity is less than the reference price for such commodity. Establishes the agriculture risk coverage program for crop years 2014-2018 to make payments to producers
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ann M. Kuster
Referred To The House Committee On Agriculture. on 06/25/2013
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Bowles-Simpson Plan of Lowering America's Debt Act [HB-243]
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Bowles-Simpson Plan of Lowering America's Debt Act - Prohibits the total amount of appropriations to the White House for the Executive Office of the President, to the President, and to Congress for FY2014-FY2018 from exceeding 85% of the total amount of such appropriations for FY2013. Eliminates cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) for Members of Congress during FY2014-FY2016. Amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 to extend through December 31, 2015, the freeze on any COLA to the pay of certain federal civilian employees (thus extending such
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Sponsored by: Rep. Dennis Ross
Referred To The Committee On Ways And Means, And In Addition To The Committees On Oversight And Government Reform, House Administration, Rules, 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. on 01/14/2013
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Renewable Chemicals Parity Act of 2013 [HB-2421]
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Renewable Chemicals Parity Act of 2013 - Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to make biorefinery assistance available for renewable chemicals projects. Defines "renewable chemical" as a monomer, polymer, plastic, formulated product, or chemical substance produced from renewable biomass. Extends mandatory and discretionary funding for biorefinery assistance through FY2018.
Sponsored by: Rep. Scott H. Peters
Referred To The House Committee On Agriculture. on 06/18/2013
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Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 [HB-2410]
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Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 - Title I: Agricultural Programs - Appropriates FY2014 funds for the following Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs and services: (1) Office of the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary); (2) Office of the Chief Economist; (3) National Appeals Division; (4) Office of Budget and Program Analysis; (5) Office of the Chief Information Officer; (6) Office of the Chief Financial Officer; (7) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights;
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert B. Aderholt
Rule H. Res. 274 Passed House. on 06/26/2013
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Crop Insurance Accountability Act of 2013 [HB-2260]
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Crop Insurance Accountability Act of 2013 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to make a producer violating certain conservation requirements under the highly erodible land or wetland programs ineligible for insurance premiums paid by the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC). Gives producers under the highly erodible land program who are: (1) affected by this change for the first time five reinsurance years to develop and comply with an approved conservation plan, and (2) in violation two reinsurance years to develop and comply with an
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Thompson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation, Energy, And Forestry. on 06/25/2013
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Crop Insurance Subsidy Transparency Act of 2013 [HB-2121]
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Crop Insurance Subsidy Transparency Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to require annual disclosure to the public of specified crop insurance premium subsidy information.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jackie Speier
Referred To The Subcommittee On General Farm Commodities And Risk Management. on 06/03/2013
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Stop the Sequester Job Loss Now Act Through 2014 [HB-2060]
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Stop the Sequester Job Loss Now Act Through 2014 - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to repeal the FY2013-FY2014 sequesters. Makes the budgetary resources for FY2013, which were sequestered by the presidential sequestration order, available for obligation for the same purpose, in the same amount as otherwise would have been available on the date of enactment of this Act and before October 1, 2013, and in the same manner as if such order had not been issued. Reduces the defense discretionary
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Sponsored by: Rep. David N. Cicilline
Referred To The Committee On Ways And Means, And In Addition To The Committees On The Budget, And 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. on 05/20/2013
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To eliminate the limitation on the period for which borrowers are eligible for guaranteed assistance under the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act. [HB-2007]
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Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to eliminate the 15-year limitation on the period for which borrowers of agricultural operating loans are eligible for guaranteed assistance.
Sponsored by: Sen. Peter Welch
Referred To The Subcommittee On Livestock, Rural Development, And Credit. on 06/03/2013
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AFFIRM Act [HB-1995]
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Assisting Family Farmers through Insurance Reform Measures Act or AFFIRM Act - Amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to prohibit the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) from paying a part of the crop insurance premium for additional coverage for any person or legal entity that has an average adjusted gross income in excess of $250,000. Caps: (1) the rate of return for all crop insurance providers combined for the 2013 and subsequent reinsurance years at 12% of retained premium, and (2) total reimbursements for administrative and operating
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald E. Connolly
Referred To The Subcommittee On General Farm Commodities And Risk Management. on 05/22/2013
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Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 [HB-1947]
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Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 - Title I: Commodities - Subtitle A: Repeals and Reforms - (Sec. 1101) Repeals, but continues for crop year 2013: (1) direct payments, (2) countercyclical payments, and (3) the average crop revenue election program (ACRE). (Sec. 1105) Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to provide for a farm's base acreage adjustment for covered commodities if: (1) a conservation reserve contract expires or is voluntarily terminated, (2) cropland is released from conservation reserve contract coverage,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Collin C. Peterson
Considered As Unfinished Business. (consideration: Cr H3933-3968) on 06/20/2013
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Let's Grow Act of 2013 [HB-1933]
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Let's Grow Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) (Secretary) to carry out the Green and Healthy Corner Store Initiative to assist qualified convenience stores to expand their offering of fruits and vegetables. Directs the Secretary to make grants to provide access to farmers' markets for communities with limited access to affordable and nutritious food, particularly areas of predominantly lower-income communities. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a pilot grant program to allow local and tribal
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 07/08/2013
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Farm Program Integrity Act of 2013 [HB-1932]
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Farm Program Integrity Act of 2013 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to establish a per farm cap of $50,000 on commodity program benefits and $75,000 on marketing loan program benefits ($125,000 total). Increases such limit to $250,000 for married couples. Revises the limitation of benefits eligibility to active producers to include farm managers. Establishes criteria for determining whether a person acting as a farm manager is actively engaged in farming for such purposes. (Permits only one such eligibility per farm operation.)
Sponsored by: Rep. Jeff Fortenberry
Referred To The Subcommittee On General Farm Commodities And Risk Management. on 05/22/2013