Veterans Access to Speedy Review Act [HB-2119]
Veterans Access to Speedy Review Act - Requires the Board of Veterans' Appeals, for purposes of scheduling a veteran's appeal hearing at the earliest possible date, to determine whether to provide such hearing: (1) at its principal location or at another Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facility or other federal facility, and (2) through the use of videoconferencing or by an appellant's personal appearance. Requires the Board to notify the appellant of such decisions. Allows: (1) the appellant to request a different location or type of hearing,
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HB-2119: Veterans Access to Speedy Review Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 05/31/2013
Defense Base Act Insurance Improvement Act of 2013 [HB-2129]
Defense Base Act Insurance Improvement Act of 2013 - Amends the Defense Base Act (the Act) to require satisfaction through the Government Defense Base Act self-insurance program of insurance and benefits requirements imposed on defense contractors with respect to on-job injuries. Directs the Secretaries of Defense (DOD) and Labor to jointly: (1) develop and execute an implementation strategy for a self-insurance program for insurance required by the Act, and (2) report to Congress on such strategy and on the implementation of this Act.
HB-2129: Defense Base Act Insurance Improvement Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Matthew Cartwright
Referred To The Subcommittee On Readiness. on 08/29/2013
Access to Substance Abuse Treatment Act of 2013 [HB-2130]
Access to Substance Abuse Treatment Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make grants to: (1) increase the availability of treatment for abuse of heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (ecstasy), and phencyclidine (PCP); (2) provide vouchers to individuals in underserved populations for authorized services related to such treatment; and (3) establish programs to provide for and coordinate the provision of wrap-around services, such as medical
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HB-2130: Access to Substance Abuse Treatment Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/24/2013
HB-2141: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Head Start teachers the same above-the-line deduction for supplies as is allowed to elementary and secondary school teachers.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 05/23/2013
You have voted HB-2141: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Head Start teachers the same above-the-line deduction for supplies as is allowed to elementary and secondary school teachers..
Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2013 [HB-2146]
Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Amends the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 to extend from December 31, 2014, through December 31, 2024, the Terrorism Risk Insurance program. Extends to September 30, 2027, the deadline by which the Secretary of the Treasury is required to collect all mandatory premiums for any act of terrorism occurring on or after January 1, 2012. Requires reports in 2017, 2020, and 2023 on the findings of the President's Working Group on Financial Markets pursuant to an ongoing analysis regarding
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HB-2146: Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 05/23/2013
Preserving Healthy Food for the Hungry Act [HB-2147]
Preserving Healthy Food for the Hungry Act - Amends the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 to provide agricultural product market development grants to assist persons in preserving the quality and shelf-life of fruit and vegetable crops produced by such persons on qualified land through the use of mobile and fixed flash freezing and quick freezing units.
HB-2147: Preserving Healthy Food for the Hungry Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Matthew Cartwright
Referred To The Subcommittee On Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology, And Foreign Agriculture. on 06/03/2013
Families for Foster Youth Stamp Act of 2013 [HB-2149]
Families for Foster Youth Stamp Act of 2013 - Requires the United States Postal Service, for a period of at least four years, to provide for the issuance and sale of a semipostal in order to increase funding for effective programs targeted at improving permanency outcomes for youth in foster care. Divides the amount received from such sales equally between: (1) programs and activities under the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978 that specifically target improvement in permanency outcomes for youth in foster care
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HB-2149: Families for Foster Youth Stamp Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 07/08/2013
CPI for Seniors Act of 2013 [HB-2154]
CPI for Seniors Act of 2013 - Directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the Department of Labor to prepare and publish a monthly index, to be known as the Consumer Price Index for Seniors (CPI-S), that indicates monthly changes in expenditures for consumption that are typical for individuals in the United States who are 62 years of age or older.
HB-2154: CPI for Seniors Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 07/08/2013
HB-2157: To authorize the ground burial at Arlington National Cemetery of members of the United States Army who served honorably in the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier platoon, Third Infantry Regiment (Old Guard), United States Army.
Sponsored by: Rep. Matthew Cartwright
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 08/29/2013
You have voted HB-2157: To authorize the ground burial at Arlington National Cemetery of members of the United States Army who served honorably in the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier platoon, Third Infantry Regiment (Old Guard), United States Army..
FIT Kids Act [HB-2178]
Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act or FIT Kids Act - Requires the Secretary of Education to award grants to states to implement comprehensive programs to promote physical activity, education, and fitness and nutrition that are based on scientifically valid research, and an analysis of need that considers, at a minimum, physical education indicators. Limits a grant award to a maximum of five years. Prescribes certain activities under a grant, including that states must: (1) develop and implement a physical education indicators measurement
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HB-2178: FIT Kids Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 07/08/2013