Federal Preemption
US Congress 113th Congress
To amend the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act to prohibit the preemption of State identity theft laws. [HB-2473]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Amends the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act to declare that nothing in those Acts shall be construed to preempt a law of any state, U.S. territory, or the District of Columbia that prohibits, criminalizes, or creates a civil cause of action for identity theft or the release of an individual's personally identifiable information.
Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 07/08/2013
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To amend the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act to prohibit the preemption of State stalking laws. [HB-2472]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Crime ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
Amends the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act to declare that nothing in those Acts shall be construed to preempt a law of any state, U.S. territory, or the District of Columbia that prohibits, criminalizes, or creates a civil cause of action for stalking, cyberstalking, or harassment.
Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 07/08/2013
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Legal Agricultural Workforce Act [HB-242]
[Agriculture ]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Funding ]
Legal Agricultural Workforce Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a W-visa nonimmigrant classification for temporary agricultural workers. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to establish: (1) a nonimmigrant temporary agricultural worker program (W-visa) which shall include annual numerical limitations and monthly limitations based on enrollment requests, historical agricultural employment needs, and the reports of U.S. workers applying for agricultural employment; and (2) a trust fund to administer and enforce the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Dennis Ross
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 01/25/2013
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Empowering Patients First Act of 2013 [HB-2300]
[Healthcare ]
[Finance ]
[Insurance ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Small Business ]
[Student Loans ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Health ]
Empowering Patients First Act of 2013 - Repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the health care provisions of the Health Care and Education and Reconciliation Act of 2010, effective as of their enactment. Restores or revives provisions amended or repealed by such Act or such health care provisions. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a refundable tax credit for the cost of qualified health insurance costs for low-income taxpayers and a tax deduction for such costs for other taxpayers. Amends the Public Health Service Act
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert J. Wittman
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 07/15/2013
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Internet Gambling Regulation, Enforcement, and Consumer Protection Act of 2013 [HB-2282]
[Gaming ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Crime ]
Internet Gambling Regulation, Enforcement, and Consumer Protection Act of 2013 - Prohibits operation of an Internet gambling facility that offers services to persons in the United States, except as authorized under this Act. Provides exceptions with respect to licensed race tracks, operators offering lottery transactions or services relating to bets or wagers by a state or Indian tribe, and persons engaged outside the United States in bet or wager activities that are initiated, received, or made solely by individuals outside the United States. Establishes
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 07/15/2013
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Ensuring Quality Health Care for All Americans Act of 2013 [HB-2165]
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[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
Ensuring Quality Health Care for All Americans Act of 2013 - States that this Act shall take effect upon the repeal, required by this Act, of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and the health care provisions of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. Restores or revives the provisions of law amended or repealed by PPACA and such health care provisions as if they had not been enacted and without further amendment to them. Revises Public Health Service Act provisions concerning health insurance coverage to require
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Sponsored by: Rep. Michael G. Fitzpatrick
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 07/08/2013
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Youth Sports Concussion Act of 2013 [HB-2118]
[Sports ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
Youth Sports Concussion Act of 2013 - Expresses the sense of Congress concerning the reduction of sports-related concussions in youth and completion of the National Academies' report on such injuries. Directs the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to review the National Academies' report within five months after the report is completed. Authorizes the CPSC to make recommendations to protective equipment manufacturers regarding whether voluntary standards should be adopted to: (1) reduce the risk of sports-related injury for youth athletes
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Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commerce, Manufacturing, And Trade. on 05/24/2013
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Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act of 2013 [HB-2117]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
[Social Security ]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Insurance ]
[Healthcare ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Veterans ]
Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to repeal the 10% cap on the qualified percentage of an employee's compensation as the standard for an employer's contribution to an automatic cash or deferred contribution arrangement under the alternative method for meeting nondiscrimination requirements. Prescribes criteria for an alternative method for qualified secure deferral arrangements (under a qualified profit-sharing or stock bonus plan, a rural cooperative plan, or a "pre-ERISA" money
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Sponsored by: Rep. Richard E. Neal
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 08/29/2013
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Automatic IRA Act of 2013 [HB-2035]
[Retirement ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Taxes ]
[Pensions ]
Automatic IRA Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) require certain employers who do not maintain qualifying retirement plans or arrangements to make available to their eligible employees a payroll deposit individual retirement account (IRA) arrangement (automatic IRA arrangement) which grants such employees the right to opt-out of participation; (2) require the Secretary of the Treasury to provide employers with a model notice for notifying employees of their opportunity to participate in an automatic IRA arrangement and to provide
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Sponsored by: Rep. Keith Ellison
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 07/08/2013
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Safeguarding America's Pharmaceuticals Act of 2013 [HB-1919]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
Safeguarding America's Pharmaceuticals Act of 2013 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish requirements to facilitate the tracing of drug products through the pharmaceutical supply distribution chain. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish standards for the exchange of transaction information. Requires the Secretary to establish processes to: (1) provide waivers of requirements for undue economic hardship or emergency medical reasons; (2) provide waivers of requirements relating to
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Sponsored by: Rep. David G. Valadao
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/04/2013
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Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act [HB-1797]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Crime ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit any person from performing or attempting to perform an abortion except in conformity with this Act's requirements. Requires the physician to first determine the probable post-fertilization age of the unborn child, or reasonably rely upon such a determination made by another physician, by making inquiries of the pregnant woman and performing such medical examinations and tests as a reasonably prudent physician would consider necessary. Prohibits the abortion
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 06/19/2013
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Legal Workforce Act [HB-1772]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Agriculture ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
Legal Workforce Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish an employment eligibility verification system (EEVS), patterned after the E-Verify system. (Eliminates the current paper-based I-9 system.) Requires an employer to attest, during the verification period and under penalty of perjury, that the employer has verified that an individual is not an unauthorized alien by: (1) obtaining and recording the individual's social security account number, and (2) examining specified
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Judiciary. H. Rept. 113-677, Part I. on 12/16/2014
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Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2013 [HB-1733]
[Healthcare ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to shield a health care professional from liability under federal or state law for harm caused by any act or omission if: (1) the professional is serving as a volunteer in response to a disaster; and (2) the act or omission occurs during the period of the disaster, in the professional's capacity as such a volunteer, and in a good faith belief that the individual being treated is in need of health care services. Makes exceptions where: (1) the harm was caused by
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert J. Wittman
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 06/14/2013
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Egg Products Inspection Act Amendments of 2013 [HB-1731]
[Agriculture ]
[Animals ]
[Food ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Egg Products Inspection Act Amendments of 2013 - Amends the Egg Products Inspection Act to revise provisions concerning housing and treatment of egg-laying hens and enforcement of such requirements. Sets forth separate caging device and environmental and housing conversion provisions for California. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to delegate to the California Department of Food and Agriculture certain enforcement authority with respect to eggs produced, shipped, handled, transported, or received in California prior to the date that
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Livestock, Rural Development, And Credit. on 05/22/2013
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Consumer Credit Access, Innovation, and Modernization Act [HB-1566]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
Consumer Credit Access, Innovation, and Modernization Act - Directs the Comptroller of the Currency to charter creditors which shall become Internet consumer credit corporations (Internet creditors) to offer financial products or services primarily to underserved consumers and small businesses. Requires an applicant for a federal charter to submit an application which includes: (1) a business plan for at least a three-year period with its primary business activities serving underserved consumers and small businesses for credit and related financial
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory W. Meeks
Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Subcommittee On Financial Institutions And Consumer Protection. Hearings Held. on 03/26/2014
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Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act [HB-1551]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
[Crime ]
Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act - Amends the Consumer Credit Protection Act to prescribe consumer protection guidelines for rental-purchase transactions, including: (1) the determination of rental-purchase cost; (2) disclosure requirements; (3) prohibitions against confessions of judgment, wage assignments, and waiver of consumer claims or defenses; (4) furnishing of statements of account; (5) point-of-rental disclosures; and (6) rental-purchase advertising disclosures. Declares that an action for civil liability may be brought against a
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert J. Wittman
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 04/15/2013
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Medicare Patient Empowerment Act of 2013 [HB-1310]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Medicare Patient Empowerment Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow any Medicare beneficiary to enter into a contract with an eligible professional for any item or service covered by Medicare. Allows such beneficiaries to submit a claim for Medicare payment in the amount that would otherwise apply if the claim had been filed by a participating physician or supplier in the payment area where the eligible professional covered by the contract resides. Requires a Medicare beneficiary to agree in writing in such
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/10/2013
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Commitment to Defeat the Virus and Keep America Healthy Act [HB-14]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Mental Health ]
[Funding ]
[Taxes ]
[Manufacturing ]
Provides funding for various public health programs and activities and revises multiple provisions, including within the tax code, to respond to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) and otherwise address health outcomes. The bill specifically makes changes to support pharmaceutical manufacturing and supply chains; prevent diversion of controlled substances; increase access to telehealth services under Medicare; and expand various public health programs to address health disparities, maternal and infant health, and behavioral health.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Railroads, Pipelines, And Hazardous Materials. on 11/02/2020
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CTF Act China Task Force Act [HB-12]
[International ]
[Human Rights ]
[Trade ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Manufacturing ]
Enacts specified legislation related to China and other issues, including legislation (1) authorizing activities to counter the global malign influence of the Chinese Communist Party, (2) prohibiting certain imports from China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous region and imposing sanctions on those responsible for human rights violations there, (3) authorizing the Department of State to make publicly available certain records relating to a visa denial based on an alien's involvement in human rights violations, (4) authorizing the State Department and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Darin LaHood
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings, And Emergency Management. on 10/21/2020
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Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2011 [S.913]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Media and Advertising ]
Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2011 - 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
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S2780-2781) on 05/09/2011