National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2013 [HB-761]
National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2013 - Title I: Development of Domestic Sources of Strategic and Critical Minerals - (Sec. 101) Deems a domestic mine that will provide strategic and critical minerals to be an "infrastructure project" as described in Presidential Order "Improving Performance of Federal Permitting and Review of Infrastructure Projects" dated March 22, 2012. (Sec. 102) Sets forth the responsibilities of the lead agency (federal, state, local, tribal, or Alaska Native Corporation) with responsibility for
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HB-761: National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Harris
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 09/19/2013
Health Care Choice Act of 2013 [HB-762]
Health Care Choice Act of 2013 - Repeals the health insurance and health coverage expansion requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and related requirements of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. Restores provisions of law amended or repealed by such provisions. Amends the Public Health Service Act to provide that the laws of the state designated by a health insurance issuer (primary state) shall apply to individual health insurance coverage offered by that issuer in the primary state and in any other
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HB-762: Health Care Choice Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/23/2013
HB-763: To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Re-referral Of H.r. 763 - Mr. Gardner Asked Unanimous Consent That H.r. 763 Be Re-referred To The Committee On Ways And Means, And In Addition To The Committee On Energy And Commerce. on 04/24/2013
No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act [HB-778]
No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act - Amends the Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 to prohibit U.S. courts from recognizing, enforcing, or otherwise validating any assertion of rights by an individual (under current law, by a designated Cuban national) of a mark, trade name, or commercial name that was used in connection with a business or assets that were confiscated by the Cuban government unless the original owner of such mark or name, or such owner's bona fide successor, has expressly consented. Applies
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HB-778: No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Wittman
Referred To The Subcommittee On Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet. on 04/15/2013
Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2013 [HB-792]
Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to exempt traditional large and premium cigars from regulation by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and from user fees assessed on tobacco products by the FDA.
HB-792: Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The House Committee On Energy And Commerce. on 02/15/2013
Decrease Spending Now Act [HB-828]
Decrease Spending Now Act - Rescinds $45 billion of unobligated balances of current discretionary appropriations. Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to: (1) determine which appropriation accounts the rescission shall apply to and the amount that each such account shall be reduced, and (2) report to the Secretary of the Treasury and Congress a list of the accounts reduced by the rescission, including the amounts rescinded from each such account. Exempts from such rescission the Department of Defense (DOD), the Department
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HB-828: Decrease Spending Now Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Referred To The House Committee On Appropriations. on 02/26/2013
Fair Wages for Workers with Disabilities Act of 2013 [HB-831]
Fair Wages for Workers with Disabilities Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Labor to discontinue issuing to any new profit or non-profit or governmental entity special wage certificates (which permit individuals with disabilities, including individuals employed in agriculture, to be paid at lower than minimum wages). Prescribes requirements for a three-year phase-out of all certificates. Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to repeal authority and requirements for the issuance of such certificates three years after enactment of this Act.
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HB-831: Fair Wages for Workers with Disabilities Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 04/23/2013
HB-833: To amend title 10, United States Code, to require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 03/14/2013
You have voted HB-833: To amend title 10, United States Code, to require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal..
Nuclear Iran Prevention Act of 2013 [HB-850]
Nuclear Iran Prevention Act of 2013 - (Sec. 2) States that it shall be U.S. policy to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapons capability. Title I: Human Rights and Terrorism Sanctions - (Sec. 101) Amends the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 to subject to mandatory sanctions a foreign financial institution that facilitates a significant transaction or provides significant financial services for a person that: (1) is subject to human rights-related sanctions, or (2) exports sensitive technology to Iran
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HB-850: Nuclear Iran Prevention Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 08/01/2013
Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund Act of 2013 [HB-853]
Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund Act of 2013 - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to establish the Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund, consisting of revenues from duties paid on imported citrus or citrus products, to support scientific research, technical assistance, and development activities to combat both domestic and invasive citrus diseases and pests harming the United States. Establishes the Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund Advisory Board. Makes Fund amounts available to the Secretary of Agriculture
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HB-853: Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Referred To The Subcommittee On Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology, And Foreign Agriculture. on 03/13/2013