Reimburse Educators who Pay for Academic Year Supplies Act of 2013 [HB-3318]
Reimburse Educators who Pay for Academic Year Supplies Act of 2013 or the REPAY Supplies Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the deduction from gross income (above-the-line deduction) for the classroom-related expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers.
HB-3318: Reimburse Educators who Pay for Academic Year Supplies Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 10/23/2013
Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act [HB-332]
Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act - Prohibits a court from dismissing an action against a manufacturer, seller, or trade association for damages or relief resulting from an alleged defect or negligence with respect to a product, or conduct that would be actionable under state common or statutory law in the absence of the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, on the basis that the action is for damages or relief from the criminal, unlawful, or volitional use of a qualified product. Makes the contents of the Firearms Trace
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HB-332: Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The House Committee On The Judiciary. on 01/22/2013
Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act [HB-333]
Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act - Amends federal military retired pay provisions to: (1) permit veterans with a service-connected disability of less than 50% to concurrently receive both retired pay and disability compensation; (2) eliminate provisions requiring a phase-in between January 1, 2004, and December 31, 2013, of concurrent receipt of retired pay and disability compensation; (3) eliminate a phase-in of concurrent receipt of retired pay and disability compensation for disabled veterans determined to be individually unemployable; and
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HB-333: Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 02/04/2013
Veterans' Independent Living Enhancement Act [HB-3330]
Veterans' Independent Living Enhancement Act - Repeals provisions that: (1) prohibit the initiation of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) programs providing independent living services and assistance for greater than 2,700 veterans in each fiscal year; and (2) require giving first priority under such programs to veterans for whom the reasonable feasibility of achieving a vocational goal is precluded solely as a result of disability.
HB-3330: Veterans' Independent Living Enhancement Act
Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr H7081) on 11/14/2013
Fraudulent Overseas Recruitment and Trafficking Elimination Act of 2013 [HB-3344]
Fraudulent Overseas Recruitment and Trafficking Elimination Act of 2013 - Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to require the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Department of State to incorporate anti-trafficking and anti-slavery priorities into other aspects of foreign assistance to ensure that assistance programs do not contribute to vulnerability to, or the prevalence of, human trafficking and slavery. Requires a foreign labor contractor to disclose in writing in English and in the primary language of
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HB-3344: Fraudulent Overseas Recruitment and Trafficking Elimination Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 01/09/2014
RAMP Act [HB-335]
Realize America's Maritime Promise Act or RAMP Act - Requires the total budget resources for expenditures from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund for harbor maintenance programs to equal the level of receipts plus interest credited to such Fund for that fiscal year. Limits the use of such resources to such programs only. Declares that it shall be out of order in the House of Representatives or the Senate to consider any bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that would cause total budget resources for the Fund in a fiscal
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HB-335: RAMP Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Referred To The Subcommittee On Coast Guard And Maritime Transportation. on 01/23/2013
Extend Not Cut SNAP Benefits Act [HB-3353]
Extend Not Cut SNAP Benefits Act - Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to extend through FY2014 the benefit calculation of 113.6 % of the June 2008 value of the thrifty food plan for the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps) as well as the consolidated block grants for Puerto Rico and American Samoa.
HB-3353: Extend Not Cut SNAP Benefits Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Department Operations, Oversight, And Nutrition. on 12/11/2013
USA FREEDOM Act [HB-3361]
USA FREEDOM Act - Title I: FISA Business Records Reforms - (Sec. 101) Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) to establish a new process to be followed when the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) submits an application to a FISA court for an order requiring the production of tangible things (commonly referred to as business records, including books, records, papers, documents, and other items) for an investigation to obtain foreign intelligence information not concerning a U.S. person or to protect against international
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HB-3361: USA FREEDOM Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Select Committee On Intelligence. Hearings Held. on 06/05/2014
Hmong Veterans' Service Recognition Act [HB-3369]
Hmong Veterans' Service Recognition Act - Authorizes burial in any open national cemetery under the control of the National Cemetery Administration of the remains of any individual: (1) who was naturalized pursuant to the Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act of 2000 and who resided in the United States at the time of death; or (2) who the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) determines served with a special guerrilla unit or irregular forces operating from a base in Laos in support of the U.S. Armed Forces between February 28, 1961, and May 7, 1975,
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HB-3369: Hmong Veterans' Service Recognition Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 11/04/2013
Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 [HB-3370]
Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 - (Sec. 3) Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (NFIA) to repeal the prohibition against any extension by the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) of flood insurance premium subsidies to prospective insureds for property: (1) not insured as of the date of enactment of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012, or (2) purchased after such date. Directs FEMA to: (1) make available rate tables that implement this repeal, (2) consult with "Write Your
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HB-3370: Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Became Public Law No: 113-89. on 03/21/2014