Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper Conservation Act of 2013 [HB-3099]
Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper Conservation Act of 2013 - Directs the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission to: (1) prepare and adopt a data collection strategy for the Gulf of Mexico red snapper fishery, including interstate collaboration measures and a plan for annual stock assessments; and (2) prepare, adopt, and submit to the Secretary of Commerce a fishery management plan providing for the conservation and management of Gulf of Mexico red snapper and describing the standards of compliance for Gulf coastal states (Alabama, Florida, Louisiana,
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HB-3099: Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper Conservation Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 12/04/2014
Intelligence Oversight and Accountability Act of 2013 [HB-3103]
Intelligence Oversight and Accountability Act of 2013 - Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) to revise congressional reporting requirements with respect to FISA court decisions. Requires the Attorney General (DOJ), within 45 days after the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court or the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review issues a decision, order, or opinion that includes a denial or modification of a request for an order, or that results in a change of application or a new application of FISA, to submit
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HB-3103: Intelligence Oversight and Accountability Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 10/15/2013
Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Improvement Act of 2013 [HB-3112]
Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Improvement Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, for application of quality standards for certain accredited suppliers of prosthetic devices, orthotics, and certain prosthetics, to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to designate and approve an independent accreditation organization with respect to such suppliers only if that organization is the American Board for Certification in Orthotics and Prosthetics, Inc. or the Board for Orthotist/ Prosthetist Certification
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HB-3112: Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Improvement Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 09/20/2013
MODDERN Cures Act of 2013 [HB-3116]
Modernizing Our Drug & Diagnostics Evaluation and Regulatory Network Cures Act of 2013 or MODDERN Cures Act of 2013 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: (1) establish the Advanced Diagnostics Education Council to recommend standard terms and definitions related to innovative diagnostics for use by patients, physicians, health care providers, payers, and policy makers; and (2) publish a guide regarding such terms and definitions. Sets forth additional factors for the Secretary to consider in determining the payment amount
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HB-3116: MODDERN Cures Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet. on 01/09/2014
Protect Patients Act [HB-3128]
Protect Patients Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to subject to civil monetary penalties any psychiatric hospitals or psychiatric units determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) not to have in place a discharge planning process meeting certain requirements. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) enter into a system improvement agreement, meeting specified criteria,with a psychiatric hospital or a psychiatric unit that has been determined on multiple occasions not to have such a discharge planning process
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HB-3128: Protect Patients Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 09/18/2013
Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act [HB-32]
Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act - Repeals certain provisions which require the offset of amounts paid in dependency and indemnity compensation from Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) annuities for the surviving spouses of former military personnel who are entitled to military retired pay or who would be entitled to retired pay except for being under 60 years of age. Prohibits requiring repayment of certain amounts previously paid to SBP recipients in the form of a retired pay refund. Repeals the optional authority of (and instead requires) the Secretary
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HB-32: Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 01/31/2013
Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act [HB-3223]
Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act - Provides for compensation of federal employees furloughed due to any lapse in appropriations that begins on or about October 1, 2013, for the period of such lapse in appropriations.
HB-3223: Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 208. on 10/07/2013
To grant the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the First Special Service Force, in recognition of its superior service during World War II. [HB-324]
Requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to make appropriate arrangements for the award, on behalf of Congress, of a single gold medal to the First Special Service Force (a joint American-Canadian volunteer unit), collectively, in recognition of their World War II service. Directs that the gold medal be given to the First Special Service Force Association in Helena, Montana, for display there and elsewhere, including Fort William Henry Harrison in Helena. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury
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HB-324: To grant the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the First Special Service Force, in recognition of its superior service during World War II.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Became Public Law No: 113-16. on 07/12/2013
You have voted HB-324: To grant the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the First Special Service Force, in recognition of its superior service during World War II..
Default Prevention Act of 2013 [HB-3284]
Default Prevention Act of 2013 - Amends the No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013 (P.L. 113-3) to suspend the public debt limit through December 31, 2014. Revises the special rule relating to obligations issued during the suspension period to provide for an increase in the debt limit, effective January 1, 2015, to the extent that: (1) the face amount of obligations issued and the face amount of obligations whose principal and interest are guaranteed by the federal government (except guaranteed obligations held by the Secretary of the Treasury) outstanding
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HB-3284: Default Prevention Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 10/10/2013
Veterans Services Support Act [HB-3287]
Veterans Services Support Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), during any period after September 30, 2013, for which VA appropriations for FY2014 have not been enacted, to ensure that VA employees who are excepted from furlough provide: (1) veterans service organizations with the same access to VA facilities as such organizations had on September 30, 2013, (2) veterans with the same access to veterans service organizations using such facilities as was provided on September 30, 2013, and (3) such services as necessary to ensure the
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HB-3287: Veterans Services Support Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Jerry McNerney
Referred To The House Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 10/11/2013