Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act [HB-15]
Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act - States that passage of this Act recognizes that the primary tenets of its success depend on securing U.S. sovereignty and establishing a coherent and just system for integrating those who seek to join American society. States that the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) border security goal is to gain situational awareness and operational control of high traffic areas and operational control along the Southwest border of the United States. Establishes a Southern Border
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HB-15: Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Motion To Discharge Committee Filed By Mr. Garcia. Petition No: 113-9. ( ">discharge Petition Text With Signatures.) on 03/26/2014
Rhode Island Fishermen's Fairness Act [HB-1504]
Rhode Island Fishermen's Fairness Act - Amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to add Rhode Island to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council and increase Council membership from 21 to 23 members, including: (1) the principal Rhode Island official with marine fishery management responsibility, and (2) a member appointed by the Secretary of Commerce from a list of individuals submitted by the governor of Rhode Island.
HB-1504: Rhode Island Fishermen's Fairness Act
Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Referred To The House Committee On Natural Resources. on 04/11/2013
Holocaust Rail Justice Act [HB-1505]
Holocaust Rail Justice Act - Grants U.S. district courts original jurisdiction over any civil action for damages for personal injury or death that: (1) arose from the deportation of persons to Nazi concentration camps between January 1, 1942, and December 31, 1944; and (2) is brought by or on behalf of such person against a railroad that owned or operated the trains on which the persons were deported and that was organized as a separate legal entity. Declares that: (1) no law limiting the jurisdiction of the U.S. courts shall preclude any such action,
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HB-1505: Holocaust Rail Justice Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet. on 04/30/2013
To provide for the issuance of an Alzheimer's Disease Research Semipostal Stamp. [HB-1508]
Directs the United States Postal Service (USPS) to issue and sell an Alzheimer's Disease Research Semipostal Stamp. Requires proceeds from the sale of the stamp to be transferred to the National Institutes of Health. Requires the stamp to be made available to the public for six years.
HB-1508: To provide for the issuance of an Alzheimer's Disease Research Semipostal Stamp.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Unanimous Consent Request - Ms. Waters Asked Unanimous Consent That She May Hereafter Be Considered As The First Sponsor Of H.r. 1508, A Measure Originally Introduced By Representative Edward J. Markey Of Massachusetts, For The Purposes Of Adding Cosponsors And Requesting Reprintings Pursuant To Clause 7 Of Rule Xii. Agreed To Without Objection. on 09/25/2013
PAST Act [HB-1518]
Prevent All Soring Tactics Act of 2013 or the PAST Act - Amends the Horse Protection Act (HPA) to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to prescribe regulatory requirements for the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to license, train, assign, and oversee persons who are to be hired by the management of horse shows, exhibitions, sales, or auctions and are qualified to detect and diagnose sore horses or otherwise inspect horses at such events. (The soring of horses refers to the application of blistering agents, burns, lacerations, sharp objects, or other
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HB-1518: PAST Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commerce, Manufacturing, And Trade. on 04/12/2013
Disabled Veterans Red Tape Reduction Act [HB-1521]
Disabled Veterans Red Tape Reduction Act - Amends the Veterans Benefits Act of 2003 to extend through 2018 Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) authority for the performance of medical disability evaluations by contract physicians.
HB-1521: Disabled Veterans Red Tape Reduction Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 04/26/2013
Student Loan Interest Deduction Act of 2013 [HB-1527]
Student Loan Interest Deduction Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the maximum tax deduction for interest paid on any qualified education loan to $5,000 ($10,000 for married couples filing a joint tax return), and (2) repeal the limitation on such deduction based upon modified adjusted gross income.
HB-1527: Student Loan Interest Deduction Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 04/12/2013
Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2013 [HB-1531]
Breast Cancer Patient Protect Act of 2013 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to require a group or individual health plan that provides medical and surgical benefits to ensure that inpatient (and in the case of a lumpectomy, outpatient) coverage and radiation therapy are provided for breast cancer treatment. Prohibits such a plan from: (1) restricting benefits for any hospital length of stay to less than 48 hours in connection with a mastectomy or breast
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HB-1531: Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 07/08/2013
Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act [HB-1554]
Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to impose restrictions on foreign jurisdictions or financial institutions operating in the United States that are of prime money laundering concern or that significantly impede U.S. tax enforcement. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) establish a rebuttable presumption against the validity of transactions by institutions that do not comply with reporting requirements under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, (2) treat certain foreign corporations managed and controlled
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HB-1554: Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Committee On Ways And Means, And In Addition To The Committee On Financial Services, 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 04/15/2013