Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act [HB-111]
Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act - Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to make arrangements for the award, on behalf of Congress, of a single gold medal collectively to the Filipino Veterans of World War II (Veterans) in recognition of their dedicated service during such War. States that such medal shall be given to the Smithsonian Institution (Smithsonian) for display. Expresses the sense of Congress that the Smithsonian should make the medal available for
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HB-111: Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Committee On Financial Services, And In Addition To The Committee On House Administration, For A Period To Be Subsequently Determined By The Speaker, In Each Case For Consideration Of Such Provisions As Fall Within The Jurisdiction Of The Committee Concerned. on 01/03/2013
Federal Firefighter Flexibility and Fairness Act [HB-1141]
Requires disregard of any hours worked by a firefighter under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement for purposes of any determination relating to federal eligibility for or the amount of any overtime pay.
HB-1141: Federal Firefighter Flexibility and Fairness Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The House Committee On Oversight And Government Reform. on 03/13/2013
Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2013 [HB-1146]
Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require personnel (excluding physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants) who furnish the technical component of either medical imaging examinations or radiation therapy procedures for medical purposes (except certain exempt individuals) to possess current: (1) certification in each medical imaging or radiation therapy modality and service they furnish from a certification organization
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HB-1146: Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/11/2013
Personalize Your Care Act of 2013 [HB-1173]
Personalize Your Care Act of 2013 - Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to cover a Voluntary Advance Care Planning Consultation. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make grants to eligible entities to: (1) establish statewide programs for physician orders for life-sustaining treatment, or (2) expand or enhance existing programs for physician orders for life-sustaining treatment. Directs the Secretary to adopt, by rule, standards for a qualified electronic health record, with respect
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HB-1173: Personalize Your Care Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/11/2013
Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2013 [HB-1180]
Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to distribution of additional resident positions as they affect calculation of payments for direct graduate medical education (DGME) costs. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), for each of FY2015-FY2019 (and each succeeding fiscal year if additional residency positions are available to distribute), to increase the otherwise applicable resident limit for each qualifying hospital. Directs the Secretary to determine
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HB-1180: Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/11/2013
Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2013 [HB-1199]
Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2013 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require states to direct their local educational agencies (LEAs) to establish policies that prevent and prohibit conduct, including bullying and harassment, that is sufficiently severe, persistent, or pervasive to: (1) limit students' ability to participate in, or benefit from school programs; or (2) create a hostile or abusive educational environment that adversely affects their education. Requires LEAs to also provide: (1) students, parents, and
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HB-1199: Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 04/23/2013
Voter Empowerment Act of 2013 [HB-12]
Voter Empowerment Act of 2013 - Voter Registration Modernization Act of 2013 - Amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA) to require each state to make available official public websites for online voter registration. Authorizes automated voter registration of certain individuals and establishes other initiatives to promote voter registration, such as same day registration and voter registration of individuals under 18 years of age. Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit hindering, interfering with, or preventing voter registration.
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HB-12: Voter Empowerment Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 04/23/2013
HB-1209: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the "Doolittle Tokyo Raiders", for outstanding heroism, valor, skill, and service to the United States in conducting the bombings of Tokyo.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Signed By President. on 05/23/2014
You have voted HB-1209: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the "Doolittle Tokyo Raiders", for outstanding heroism, valor, skill, and service to the United States in conducting the bombings of Tokyo..
Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2013 [HB-1252]
Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to include physical therapy within the definition of "primary health services" for purposes of the National Health Service Corps. Makes physical therapists eligible for repayment of their educational loans in order to ensure an adequate supply of physical therapists.
HB-1252: Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/22/2013
Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act [HB-1276]
Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to include as a "countervailable subsidy" requiring action under a countervailing duty or antidumping duty proceeding the benefit conferred on merchandise imported into the United States from foreign countries with fundamentally undervalued currency. Defines "benefit conferred," in cases where the currency of a foreign country is exchanged for foreign currency (i.e., U.S. dollars) obtained from export transactions, as the difference between: (1) the amount of currency provided by
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HB-1276: Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Trade. on 04/10/2013