Television And Film
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To amend title 40, United States Code, to permit commercial filmmaking and photography on the United States Capitol grounds, and for other purposes. [HB-4243]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Film Production ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
Authorizes the Chief of the U.S. Capitol Police to: issue a permit authorizing a person to engage in appropriate commercial filmmaking and photography activity on the Capitol grounds, except for certain Capitol buildings, structures, and areas; and require the person to whom the permit is issued, under its terms and conditions, to pay an appropriate fee to cover any costs incurred by the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) resulting from the issuance. Considers the activity and fee appropriate only if: the activity is similar to the types of commercial
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To prohibit the use of funds appropriated to any Federal department or agency to provide technical assistance to nongovernment entities for the production of motion pictures, television shows, and other audiovisual programs. [HB-4072]
[Film Production ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Media and Advertising ]
Declares that no federal agency may obligate or expend funds appropriated to such agency for a fiscal year to provide technical assistance to any nongovernment entity for the production of any motion picture, television show, documentary, music video, commercial advertisement, CD-ROM game, or other audiovisual program.
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Next Generation Television Marketplace Act [HB-3720]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Media and Advertising ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Next Generation Television Marketplace Act - Repeals provisions of the Communications Act of 1934 concerning: (1) the carriage of distant television stations and significantly viewed signals by satellite carriers, (2) the retransmittal of television signals to eligible state counties in the designated market area of another state by cable operators or satellite carriers, (3) the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) qualified carrier certification process, (4) the designation of cable channels for commercial video programming use, (5) the carriage
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Video CHOICE Act of 2013 [HB-3719]
[Telecommunications ]
[Media and Advertising ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Video Consumers Have Options in Choosing Entertainment Act of 2013 or the Video CHOICE Act of 2013 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to allow the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), if a negotiation for a replacement or extended retransmission consent agreement between a television broadcast station and a multichannel video programming distributor (MVPD) reaches an impasse resulting in the expiration of the carriage rights of the MVPD, to authorize interim carriage of such station by the MVPD pending the conclusion of a new agreement.
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SHARE Act [HB-3590]
[Agriculture ]
[Animals ]
[Environmental ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
[Sports ]
[Water ]
Sportsmen's Heritage And Recreational Enhancement Act or the SHARE Act - (Sec. 3) Requires the Secretary of the Interior to report to Congress, not later than 12 months after enactment of this Act, an assessment of its expected economic impacts, including a review of expected increases in recreational hunting, fishing, shooting, and conservation activities. Title I: Hunting, Fishing and Recreational Shooting Protection Act - Hunting, Fishing, and Recreational Shooting Protection Act - (Sec. 102) Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to
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Collegiate Student Athlete Protection Act [HB-3545]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Sports ]
[Student Loans ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Collegiate Student Athlete Protection Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require an institution of higher education that has an athletic program that annually receives $10 million or more in income derived from media rights for television coverage of the institution's athletic program, in order to be an eligible institution for the purposes of federal student assistance and work-study programs, to comply with the following requirements: a student who has contracted to receive athletically related student aid (student athlete) and
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FANS Act [HB-3452]
[Sports ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Media and Advertising ]
[Trade ]
Furthering Access and Networks for Sports Act or the FANS Act - Amends the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961 to deny the antitrust exemption for joint agreements covering the telecasting of sports contests to any league of clubs participating in professional football, baseball, basketball, or hockey contests that does not: (1) expressly prohibit sponsored telecast licensees of such league, and any agreement with any video licensee, from intentionally removing the live content of such league from a multichannel video programming distributor when such
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the election to treat the cost of qualified film and television productions as an expense which is not chargeable to capital account. [HB-3242]
[Film Production ]
[Taxes ]
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2015 the taxpayer election to expense qualified film or television production costs in the current taxable year.
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SHARE Act of 2013 [HB-3197]
[Sports ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Animals ]
[Recreation ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Environmental ]
[Agriculture ]
[Water ]
Sportsmen's Heritage And Recreational Enhancement Act of 2013 or the SHARE Act of 2013 - Title I: Hunting, Fishing and Recreational Shooting Protection Act - Hunting, Fishing, and Recreational Shooting Protection Act - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to exclude from the definition of "chemical substance" for purposes of such Act: (1) any component of any pistol, revolver, firearm, shell, or cartridge the sale of which is subject to federal excise tax, including shot, bullets and other projectiles, propellants, and primers; and (2)
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To amend Public Law 106-206 to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to require annual permits and assess annual fees for commercial filming activities on Federal land for film crews of 5 persons or fewer. [HB-2798]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Film Production ]
[Recreation ]
[Agriculture ]
Directs the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) (the Secretary with respect to lands under the respective jurisdiction), for any film crew of five persons or fewer, to require a permit and assess an annual fee of $200 for commercial filming activities or similar projects on federal lands and waterways administered by the Secretary. Makes such a permit valid for such activities or projects that occur in areas designated for public use during public hours on all federal lands and waterways administered by the Secretary
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Ready-to-Compete Act [HB-2653]
[Telecommunications ]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
Ready-to-Compete Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to public telecommunications entities to coordinate the development, production, and distribution of innovative multiplatform educational programming and services for young children and youth and their parents, educators, and caregivers. Requires grantees to award subcontracts or enter into agreements with public television stations and producers or distributors of educational programming for the operation of Ready-to-Learn
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Bowles-Simpson Plan of Lowering America's Debt Act [HB-243]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Finance ]
[Real Estate ]
[Energy ]
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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SKILLS Visa Act [HB-2131]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Education ]
Supplying Knowledge-based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM Visas Act or SKILLS Visa Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to set worldwide employment-based immigration levels at: (1) 140,000 through FY2013, and (2) 235,000 beginning in FY 2014 reduced by the number of returned visas resulting from the elimination of the diversity immigrant program. Makes up to 55,000 (EB-6) visas, reduced by the number of returned visas resulting from the elimination of the diversity immigrant lottery, available in FY2014 and subsequent fiscal years
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Tax Reform Act of 2014 [HB-1]
[Taxes ]
Tax Reform Act of 2014
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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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Stopping the Fraudulent Sales of Firearms Act [HB-8681]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Makes it unlawful to import, manufacture, or sell a firearm or ammunition by fraudulent means (e.g., false representations). Further, it makes it unlawful to transmit a wire, radio, or television communication in interstate or foreign commerce related to such a fraudulent importation, manufacture, or sale. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both.
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The Heroes Act [S.4800]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
[Disaster Relief ]
A bill to provide Coronavirus relief.
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A resolution honoring the life and legacy of Elizabeth Taylor. [SR-122]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
Recognizes and honors the courageous, compassionate leadership and many professional accomplishments of Elizabeth Taylor (world-renowned actress and AIDS activist) and offers deepest condolences to her family.
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A concurrent resolution setting forth the President's budget request for the United States Government for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2014 through 2022. [SCR-41]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
[Social Security ]
[Unemployment ]
[Veterans ]
[Defense ]
Sets forth the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2013, including the appropriate budgetary levels for FY2014-FY2022. Lists recommended budgetary levels and amounts for FY2013-FY2022with respect to: (1) federal revenues, (2) new budget authority, (3) budget outlays, (4) deficits, (5) public debt, and (6) debt held by the public. Lists the appropriate levels of new budget authority, outlays, and administrative expenses of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund (Social
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A bill to amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal infringement of a copyright, and for other purposes. [S.978]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
Amends the federal criminal code to provide for imprisonment for up to 5 years, a fine, or both, for criminal infringement of a copyright where the offense consists of 10 or more public performances by electronic means, during any 180-day period, of one or more copyrighted works and where: (1) the total retail value of the performances, or the total economic value of such performances to the infringer or to the copyright owner, would exceed $2,500; or (2) the total fair market value of licenses to offer performances of those works would exceed $5,000.
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