Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act Reauthorization of 2013 [HB-2734]
Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act Reauthorization of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and revise a research, training, and technical assistance resource center to prevent suicides (the Suicide Prevention Resource Center). Expands the program's focus from youth suicides to suicides among all ages, particularly among groups that are at high risk for suicide. Repeals authority for grants to establish research, training, and technical assistance centers related to mental health, substance abuse and the justice system. Reauthorizes
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HB-2734: Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act Reauthorization of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/19/2013
Global Democracy Promotion Act [HB-2738]
Global Democracy Promotion Act - States that, with respect to eligibility for assistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, foreign nongovernmental organizations shall not be ineligible for such assistance solely on the basis of health or medical services provided by such organizations with non-U.S. government funds if such services do not violate the laws of the country in which they are being provided and would not violate U.S. federal law if provided in the United States. Declares in addition that foreign nongovernmental organizations
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HB-2738: Global Democracy Promotion Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The House Committee On Foreign Affairs. on 07/18/2013
Mental Health First Act of 2013 [HB-274]
Mental Health First Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), to award grants to initiate and sustain mental health first aid training programs. Requires such a program to include: (1) core live training courses on the skills, resources, and knowledge necessary to assist individuals in crisis to connect with appropriate local mental health care services; (2) training on
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HB-274: Mental Health First Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/18/2013
Presidential Appointment of FISA Court Judges Act [HB-2761]
Presidential Appointment of FISA Court Judges Act - Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) to require the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, to publicly designate: (1) the 11 district court judges constituting the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court with jurisdiction over applications for electronic surveillance, (2) the 3 judges of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review, and (3) the presiding judges of such Courts. (Currently, such judges are designated by the Chief Justice.) Permits
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HB-2761: Presidential Appointment of FISA Court Judges Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 09/13/2013
HB-277: To revise the boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Sachuest Point Unit RI-04P, Easton Beach Unit RI-05P, Almy Pond Unit RI-06, and Hazards Beach Unit RI-07 in Rhode Island.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Cicilline
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-634. on 12/01/2014
You have voted HB-277: To revise the boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Sachuest Point Unit RI-04P, Easton Beach Unit RI-05P, Almy Pond Unit RI-06, and Hazards Beach Unit RI-07 in Rhode Island..
Rape Survivor Child Custody Act [HB-2772]
Rape Survivor Child Custody Act - Directs the Attorney General to make grants to states that have in place a law that allows the mother of any child that was conceived through rape to seek court-ordered termination of the parental rights of her rapist with regard to that child, which the court shall grant upon clear and convincing evidence of rape. Limits such a grant to: (1) an amount that is not greater than 10% of the average of the total funding of the 3 most recent awards a state received under the STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant
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HB-2772: Rape Survivor Child Custody Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 09/13/2013
Dr. R. Adams Cowley Congressional Gold Medal Act [HB-2782]
Dr. R. Adams Cowley Congressional Gold Medal Act - Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to make arrangements for a posthumous presentation of a congressional gold medal in commemoration of Dr. R. Adams Cowley, recognizing his lifelong commitment to the advancement of trauma care. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to strike and sell duplicates in bronze of such medal.
HB-2782: Dr. R. Adams Cowley Congressional Gold Medal Act
Sponsored by: Rep. David Cicilline
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 07/22/2013
Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act [HB-2788]
Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2015 the exclusion from gross income of income attributable to the discharge of indebtedness on a principal residence.
HB-2788: Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act
Sponsored by: Rep. David Cicilline
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 07/23/2013
Conservation Easement Incentive Act of 2014 [HB-2807]
Conservation Easement Incentive Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the tax deduction for charitable contributions by individuals and corporations of real property interests for conservation purposes. Makes this Act applicable to contributions made in taxable years beginning after 2013.
HB-2807: Conservation Easement Incentive Act of 2014
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Ways And Means. H. Rept. 113-494. on 06/26/2014
American Jobs Act of 2013 [HB-2821]
American Jobs Act of 2013 - Prohibits the use of funds made available by this Act for a project for the construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public building or public work unless all of the iron, steel, and manufactured goods used in such project are produced in the United States (Buy American). Waives such prohibition in cases where: (1) the prohibition would be inconsistent with the public interest; (2) iron, steel, and the relevant manufactured goods are not produced in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available
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HB-2821: American Jobs Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Motion To Discharge Committee Filed By Ms. Wilson (fl). Petition No: 113-12. ( ">discharge Petition Text With Signatures.) on 09/18/2014