Rep. Blake Farenthold

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District HD-TX-27
Party Republican
Bills Introduced 16

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US Congress 113th Congress

PAST Act [HB-1518]
Prevent All Soring Tactics Act of 2013 or the PAST Act - Amends the Horse Protection Act (HPA) to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to prescribe regulatory requirements for the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to license, train, assign, and oversee persons who are to be hired by the management of horse shows, exhibitions, sales, or auctions and are qualified to detect and diagnose sore horses or otherwise inspect horses at such events. (The soring of horses refers to the application of blistering agents, burns, lacerations, sharp objects, or other (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Commerce, Manufacturing, And Trade. on 04/12/2013

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Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act [HB-1551]
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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Wittman Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 04/15/2013

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Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act [HB-1553]
Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act - Amends the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act of 1978 to require a federal financial institutions regulatory agency to make a final examination report to a financial institution within 60 days of the later of: (1) the exit interview for an examination of the institution, or (2) the provision of additional information by the institution relating to the examination. Sets a deadline for the exit interview if a financial institution is not subject to a resident examiner (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 04/15/2013

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Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2013 [HB-1563]
Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to issue orders applicable to manufacturers of concrete masonry products (concrete). Requires any such order to provide for the establishment of a Concrete Masonry Products Board, which shall carry out a program of promotion, research, and information regarding concrete products. Requires manufacturers and importers to maintain, and make available, specified records. Requires any such order to provide that assessments shall be paid by concrete (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Referred To The Subcommittee On Commerce, Manufacturing, And Trade. on 04/19/2013

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Energy Infrastructure Improvement Act [HB-1587]
Energy Infrastructure Improvement Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior (or the Secretary of Agriculture, as appropriate for administrative jurisdiction over the federal lands involved) to issue permits for rights-of-way, temporary easements, or other necessary authorizations to allow a permittee to construct, operate, maintain, expand, or modify a natural gas, oil, or petroleum products pipeline and related facilities on eligible federal lands. Directs the Secretary to: (1) charge fees for such permits, (2) determine the initial fixed (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Shelley Capito Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 06/20/2014

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Military Spouse Job Continuity Act of 2013 [HB-1620]
Military Spouse Job Continuity Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces (military spouse) who moves with such member to another state under a permanent change of station order a tax credit for up to $500 of qualified relicensing costs incurred by such spouse. Defines "qualified relicensing costs" as costs for a state license or certification to engage in the profession that such military spouse engaged in while residing in the former state.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 04/18/2013

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Help Entrepreneurs Create American Jobs Act of 2013 [HB-1621]
Help Entrepreneurs Create American Jobs Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make the increase (from $5,000 to $10,000) in the tax deduction for the start-up expenditures of an active trade or business permanent (currently, limited to taxable years beginning in 2010).

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr H2148) on 04/18/2013

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Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act [HB-1696]
Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax treatment of publicly traded partnerships as corporations, to expand the definition of "qualifying income" for such partnerships to include income and gains from renewable and alternative fuels (in addition to fossil fuels), including energy derived from thermal resources, waste, renewable fuels and chemicals, energy efficient buildings, gasification, and carbon capture in secure geological storage.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 04/24/2013

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Cutting Costly Codes Act of 2013 [HB-1701]
Cutting Costly Codes Act of 2013 - Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) from implementing, administering, or enforcing specified regulations insofar as they would replace International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-9 with ICD-10 as a standard for code sets for appropriate data elements for financial and administrative transactions involving the electronic exchange of health information. (The ICD is a health care classification system of diagnostic codes for classifying diseases.)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/03/2013

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Medicare DMEPOS Market Pricing Program Act of 2013 [HB-1717]
Medicare DMEPOS Market Pricing Program Act of 2013 - Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment (DME), prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) as a replacement for the competitive acquisition program, which is terminated as of December 31, 2013. Terminates contracts awarded before enactment of this Act on July 1, 2013. Prescribes requirements for transitional payments for items and services, including payments (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/03/2013

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