United States Coast Guard Commemorative Coin Act [HB-2932]
United States Coast Guard Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue in commemoration of the United States Coast Guard: (1) $5 gold coins, (2) $1 silver coins, and (3) half-dollar clad coins. Requires the design of such coins to be emblematic of the traditions, history, and heritage of the Coast Guard, and its role in securing our nation since 1790. Prescribes design requirements. Restricts the issuance of such coins to the one-year period beginning on January 1, 2017. Prescribes the sale price of the coins
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HB-2932: United States Coast Guard Commemorative Coin Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 08/01/2013
Protecting Immigrants From Legal Exploitation Act of 2013 [HB-2936]
Protecting Immigrants From Legal Exploitation Act of 2013 - Amends the federal criminal code to subject a person to fine, imprisonment, or both, who: (1) knowingly or recklessly executes a scheme in connection with any federal immigration law-related matter to defraud a person, or to obtain money or anything else of value from a person by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises; or (2) knowingly and falsely represents that such person is an attorney or an accredited representative in any federal immigration law-related
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HB-2936: Protecting Immigrants From Legal Exploitation Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 09/13/2013
To award the Congressional Gold Medal to Shimon Peres. [HB-2939]
Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of a congressional gold medal in honor of President Shimon Peres of Israel.
HB-2939: To award the Congressional Gold Medal to Shimon Peres.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Signed By President. on 06/09/2014
You have voted HB-2945: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend and expand the charitable deduction for contributions of food inventory..
Saving More American Resources Today Grid Study Act of 2013 [HB-2962]
Saving More American Resources Today Grid Study Act of 2013 or SMART Grid Study Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), and the heads of other federal departments and agencies, as necessary, to enter into an agreement with the National Research Council to research the future resilience and reliability of the nation's electric power transmission and distribution system. Names such research the "Saving More American Resources Today Study" or "SMART Study."
HB-2962: Saving More American Resources Today Grid Study Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, And Security Technologies. on 09/06/2013
Safe Hydration is an American Right in Energy Development Act of 2013 [HB-2983]
Safe Hydration is an American Right in Energy Development Act of 2013 - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to require states, in order to obtain primary enforcement responsibility for a state underground injection control program, to prohibit the underground injection of fluids or propping agents pursuant to hydraulic fracturing operations related to oil, gas, or geothermal production activities unless the person proposing to conduct the hydraulic fracturing operations agrees to conduct testing and report data in accordance with this Act. Directs
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HB-2983: Safe Hydration is an American Right in Energy Development Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr H5353) on 08/02/2013
Smuggled Tobacco Prevention Act of 2013 [HB-2990]
Smuggled Tobacco Prevention Act of 2013 or the STOP Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to restrict the sale, lease, export or import, or delivery of tobacco production machines to persons lawfully engaged in: (1) the sale, lease, export or import, or delivery of such machines; (2) the manufacture or packaging of tobacco products or processed tobacco; or (3) the application of unique identification markings onto tobacco products or processed tobacco packages. Requires every person having possession or control of such machines to register then
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HB-2990: Smuggled Tobacco Prevention Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 08/02/2013
Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act of 2013 [HB-2994]
Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2014 the exclusion from gross income of income attributable to the discharge of indebtedness on a principal residence.
HB-2994: Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 08/02/2013
Investor Choice Act of 2013 [HB-2998]
Investor Choice Act of 2013 - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to revise the authority of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to prohibit, or impose conditions or limitations on the use of, agreements that require customers or clients of any broker, dealer, or municipal securities dealer to arbitrate any future dispute between them arising under the federal securities laws, related rules and regulations, or the rules of a self-regulatory organization if it finds that prohibition, imposition
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HB-2998: Investor Choice Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 08/02/2013
ABC Act of 2013 [HB-2999]
Accurate Background Check Act of 2013 or the ABC Act of 2013 - Amends the federal judicial code to require the Attorney General (DOJ) to provide procedures to ensure the accuracy and completeness of certain criminal records and information exchanged for employment background checks. Directs the Attorney General, if a record or information is inaccurate or incomplete, to correct, delete, or amend such information within 10 days after a request is made and prior to releasing the record to the requesting entity. Requires the Attorney General, in such
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HB-2999: ABC Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 09/13/2013