Sensible Accounting to Value Energy Act of 2013 [S.1106]
Sensible Accounting to Value Energy Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to develop and issue guidelines for all federal mortgage agencies (including the Federal National Mortgage Association [Fannie Mae], the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation [Freddie Mac], and any affiliates) to implement enhanced loan eligibility requirements, for use when testing the ability of a loan applicant to repay a covered loan, that account for the expected energy cost savings for a loan applicant at a subject property. Directs
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S.1106: Sensible Accounting to Value Energy Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Bennet
Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Subcommittee On Economic Policy. Hearings Held. on 05/07/2014
Preserving Access to Orphan Drugs Act of 2013 [S.1128]
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.
S.1128: Preserving Access to Orphan Drugs Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/11/2013
Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act [S.1163]
Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) 100% expensing in a current taxable year of the cost of automated fire sprinkler system retrofit property, as defined by this Act; and (2) accelerated depreciation (i.e., a 15-year recovery period) of automated fire sprinkler system retrofit property that is installed in a building or structure where the floor of any occupiable story is greater than 75 feet above the lowest level of fire department vehicle access and that has a certain classification by the National Fire
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S.1163: Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/13/2013
A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment, known as the Borinqueneers. [S.1174]
Directs 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 in honor of the 65th Infantry Regiment, known as the Borinqueneers, in recognition of its pioneering military service, devotion to duty, and many acts of valor in the face of adversity. Requires the medal to be given to the Smithsonian Institution (Smithsonian) for display. Expresses the sense of Congress that the Smithsonian shall make the medal available for
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S.1174: A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment, known as the Borinqueneers.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 06/18/2013
Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2013 [S.1181]
Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase from 5% to 10% the allowable ownership interest in real estate investment trust (REIT) stock for purposes of tax exemptions allowed by the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act relating to foreign investment in United States real property interests.
S.1181: Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/18/2013
Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013 [S.1183]
Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and (2) make permanent the maximum 35% gift tax rate and a $5 million lifetime gift tax exemption. Provides for an inflation adjustment to such exemption amount.
S.1183: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/19/2013
Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 [S.1193]
Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 - Requires commercial entities that acquire, maintain, store, or utilize personal information (covered entities) to take reasonable measures to protect and secure data in electronic form containing personal information. Directs a covered entity that owns or licenses such data to give notice of any breach of security that the entity reasonably believes has caused or will cause identity theft or other actual financial harm to each individual: (1) who is a U.S. citizen or resident; and (2) whose personal
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S.1193: Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Sen. Angus King
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 06/20/2013
Renewable Fuel Standard Repeal Act [S.1195]
Renewable Fuel Standard Repeal Act - Amends the Clean Air Act to repeal the renewable fuel standard. Amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to repeal a requirement that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) assess and report to Congress on the impact of the renewable fuel program on environmental issues, resource conservation issues, and the growth and use of cultivated invasive or noxious plants and their impact on the environment and agriculture.
S.1195: Renewable Fuel Standard Repeal Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 06/20/2013
Health Care Conscience Rights Act [S.1204]
Health Care Conscience Rights Act - Amends title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to declare that nothing in such title shall require an individual to purchase individual health insurance coverage that includes coverage of an abortion or other item or service to which the individual has a moral or religious objection, or prevent an issuer from offering or issuing, to that individual, individual coverage excluding such item or service. Makes similar denials about requiring a sponsor to sponsor, purchase, or provide such coverage,
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S.1204: Health Care Conscience Rights Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Enzi
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/20/2013