North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act [HB-2208]
North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act - Amends the North American Wetlands Conservation Act to reauthorize appropriations for allocations to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects through FY2018. Prohibits: (1) the Secretary of the Interior from using these funds to acquire land, or (2) a nongovernment organization from using these funds to acquire land unless the acquisition is approved by the state or insular area fish and wildlife agency with jurisdiction with respect to that land. Revises reporting requirements by requiring
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HB-2208: North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Wittman
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-501. on 06/30/2014
Crop Insurance Accountability Act of 2013 [HB-2260]
Crop Insurance Accountability Act of 2013 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to make a producer violating certain conservation requirements under the highly erodible land or wetland programs ineligible for insurance premiums paid by the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC). Gives producers under the highly erodible land program who are: (1) affected by this change for the first time five reinsurance years to develop and comply with an approved conservation plan, and (2) in violation two reinsurance years to develop and comply with an
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HB-2260: Crop Insurance Accountability Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Thompson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation, Energy, And Forestry. on 06/25/2013
Commuter Parity Act of 2013 [HB-2288]
Commuter Parity Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the exclusion from gross income, for income tax purposes, of certain transportation benefits provided by an employer to an employee, to allow a monthly exclusion amount of: (1) $220 for transportation in a commuter highway vehicle from home to work and any transit pass, (2) $220 for qualified parking, and (3) $35 for qualified bicycle commuting reimbursement. Allows an annual cost-of-living adjustment to such exclusion amounts after 2014.
HB-2288: Commuter Parity Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 06/06/2013
Hospice Evaluation and Legitimate Payment Act of 2013 [HB-2302]
Hospice Evaluation and Legitimate Payment Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to the face-to-face encounter framework in hospice care. Allows a clinical nurse specialist, physician assistant, or other health professional (in addition to a hospice physician or a nurse practitioner, as under current law) to conduct the face-to-face encounter with the individual to determine continued eligibility for hospice care before the first 60-day (currently 180-day) recertification period and each subsequent recertification.
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HB-2302: Hospice Evaluation and Legitimate Payment Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/19/2013
Preserving Access to Orphan Drugs Act of 2013 [HB-2315]
Preserving Access to Orphan Drugs Act of 2013 - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to exclude any drug or biological product which is approved or licensed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for marketing solely for one or more rare diseases or conditions (orphan drug) from the annual fee on manufacturers or importers with branded prescription drug sales exceeding $5 million. Makes this Act effective as if included in PPACA.
HB-2315: Preserving Access to Orphan Drugs Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen
Rereferred To The Committee On Ways And Means, And In Addition To The Committee On Energy And Commerce, 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 07/25/2013
TBI Treatment Act [HB-2344]
TBI Treatment Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to carry out a five-year pilot program to establish a process for providing payments to health care facilities for investigational treatments of traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder received by members of the Armed Forces in facilities other than military treatment facilities. Subjects such payments to specified conditions, including approval of the treatment by the Secretary and demonstrated improvement by the patient. Requires the Secretary to: (1) develop and maintain
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HB-2344: TBI Treatment Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Coffman
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 08/29/2013
All-American Flag Act [HB-2355]
All-American Flag Act - Requires any flags of the United States acquired for use by the federal government to be entirely manufactured in the United States from articles, materials, or supplies entirely grown, produced, or manufactured in the United States.
HB-2355: All-American Flag Act
Sponsored by: Rep. David Cicilline
Referred To The House Committee On Oversight And Government Reform. on 06/13/2013
World War I American Veterans Centennial Commemorative Coin Act [HB-2366]
World War I American Veterans Centennial Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) mint and issue $1 silver coins in commemoration of the centennial of America's involvement in World War I; and (2) hold a juried competition, and compensate its winner, for design of the obverse and reverse of the coins in a way emblematic of the centennial. Permits the use of only one facility of the U.S. Mint to strike any particular quality of the coins. Authorizes the Secretary to issue the coins only during calendar year 2018.
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HB-2366: World War I American Veterans Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Signed By President. on 12/16/2014
Encourage New Legalized Immigrants to Start Training Act [HB-2377]
Encourage New Legalized Immigrants to Start Training Act or the ENLIST Act - Authorizes the enlistment in the armed forces of aliens unlawfully present in the United States on December 31, 2011, who: (1) have been continuously present in the United States since such date; (2) were younger than 15 years of age when they initially entered the United States; and (3) are otherwise eligible for original enlistment in a regular component of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard. Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to adjust
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HB-2377: Encourage New Legalized Immigrants to Start Training Act
Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Referred To The House Committee On Armed Services. on 06/14/2013
Women's Preventive Health Awareness Campaign [HB-2457]
Women's Preventive Health Awareness Campaign - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: (1) provide for the planning and implementation of a national public outreach and educational campaign to raise public awareness, including provider awarenesss, of women's preventive health; and (2) establish a national media campaign and maintain and update an appropriate Internet website as part of such campaign.
HB-2457: Women's Preventive Health Awareness Campaign
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/21/2013