To provide drought assistance to the State of California and other affected western States. [HB-4239]
Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of the Interior (Secretaries), in response to the declaration of a state of drought emergency in California, to provide the maximum quantity of water supplies possible to Central Valley Project (CVP) and Klamath Project agricultural, municipal and industrial, and refuge service and repayment contractors, State Water Project contractors, and any other locality or municipality in California. Sets forth actions to be taken to increase
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HB-4239: To provide drought assistance to the State of California and other affected western States.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jerry McNerney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 04/16/2014
HB-4266: To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of the South Sacramento County Agriculture and Habitat Lands Water Recycling Project in Sacramento County, California.
Sponsored by: Rep. John Garamendi
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water And Power. on 03/24/2014
You have voted HB-4266: To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of the South Sacramento County Agriculture and Habitat Lands Water Recycling Project in Sacramento County, California..
PACE Assessment Protection Act of 2014 [HB-4285]
PACE Assessment Protection Act of 2014 - Requires the Director of the Federal Housing Agency (FHA) to direct the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) to issue guidance providing that the levy of a PACE (property assessed clean energy) assessment and the creation of a PACE lien do not constitute a default on any loan secured by one of its uniform instruments, and do not trigger the exercise of remedies with respect to any provision of the instrument, if the PACE assessment
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HB-4285: PACE Assessment Protection Act of 2014
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 03/24/2014
Gun Transparency and Accountability (Gun TRAC) Act of 2013 [HB-431]
Gun Transparency and Accountability (Gun TRAC) Act of 2013 - Declares that the contents of the Firearms Trace System database maintained by the National Trace Center of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) shall not be immune from legal process, shall be subject to subpoena or other discovery, shall be admissible as evidence, and may be used, relied on, or disclosed on the same basis as other information in a civil action in any state or federal court or in an administrative proceeding. Amends the federal criminal code
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HB-431: Gun Transparency and Accountability (Gun TRAC) Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 02/28/2013
Truth in Advertising Act of 2014 [HB-4341]
Truth in Advertising Act of 2014 - Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to submit a report to Congress that contains: (1) a strategy to reduce the use, in advertising and other media for the promotion of commercial products, of images that have been altered to materially change the physical characteristics of the faces and bodies of the individuals depicted; and (2) recommendations for a risk-based regulatory framework with respect to such use. Requires the FTC to solicit input from external stakeholders and experts including, to the extent
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HB-4341: Truth in Advertising Act of 2014
Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr H3251) on 04/29/2014
Alzheimer's Accountability Act of 2014 [HB-4351]
Alzheimer's Accountability Act of 2014 - Amends the National Alzheimer's Project Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), for each fiscal year through FY2025, to submit to the President for review and transmittal to Congress, after reasonable opportunity for comment (but without change) by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services, an annual budget estimate (including regarding personnel needs) for the NIH initiatives under the Act.
HB-4351: Alzheimer's Accountability Act of 2014
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/04/2014
Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2014 [HB-4364]
Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2014 - Revises early warning reporting requirements for manufacturers of motor vehicles regarding possible defects of motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to issue regulations establishing categories of information that must be made available to the public. Requires the public disclosure of possible defects of motor vehicles or related equipment reported to the Secretary by motor vehicle manufacturers (Early Warning data). Directs the Secretary to require a manufacturer
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HB-4364: Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2014
Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commerce, Manufacturing, And Trade. on 04/04/2014
Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 [HB-437]
Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 - Amends the federal criminal code to ban the import, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of a semiautomatic assault weapon, including: a semiautomatic rifle that can accept a detachable magazine and has any one of the following characteristics: (1) a pistol grip; (2) a forward grip; (3) a folding, telescoping, or detachable stock; (4) a grenade or rocket launcher; (5) a barrel shroud; or (6) a threaded barrel; a semiautomatic rife or pistol with a fixed magazine that can accept more than 10 rounds; a semiautomatic
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HB-437: Assault Weapons Ban of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 02/28/2013
America HEALS Act [HB-4384]
America Helping Encourage Advancements in Lifesaving Science or the America HEALS Act - Establishes a Biomedical Research Fund to be administered by the Secretary of the Treasury to provide for an expanded and sustained national investment in biomedical research. Requires amounts to be transferred from the Fund for each fiscal year to accounts related to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Department of Defense (DOD) health program, and the medical and prosthetics research program of
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HB-4384: America HEALS Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Jackie Speier
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/11/2014
Hezbollah International Financing Prevention Act of 2014 [HB-4411]
Hezbollah International Financing Prevention Act of 2014 - (Sec. 2) States that it shall be U.S. policy to: (1) prevent Hezbollah's global logistics and financial network from operating in order to curtail funding of its domestic and international activities; and (2) utilize diplomatic, legislative, and executive avenues to combat Hezbollah's criminal activities in order to block that organization's ability to fund its global terrorist activities. Title I: Prevention of Access by Hezbollah to International Financial and Other Institutions - (Sec.
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HB-4411: Hezbollah International Financing Prevention Act of 2014
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 07/23/2014