Rep. Nydia Velazquez

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District HD-NY-7
Party Democrat
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Bills Introduced 244

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Rabbi Arthur Schneier Congressional Gold Medal Act [HB-2387]
Rabbi Arthur Schneier Congressional Gold Medal Act - Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal to Rabbi Arthur Schneier in recognition of his pioneering role in promoting religious freedom and human rights throughout the world.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. on 06/17/2013

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Strengthening Entrepreneurs' Economic Development Act of 2013 [HB-2451]
Strengthening Entrepreneurs' Economic Development Act of 2013 - Directs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish and carry out a direct lending program for small businesses (businesses with fewer than 20 employees). Sets forth provisions governing the amount and repayment period of, and interest rate on, such a loan. Authorizes the Administrator to collect a fee from the borrower. Directs the Administrator to: (1) issue guidance regarding prudent underwriting standards for such loans; (2) establish a process of making (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Judy Chu Referred To The House Committee On Small Business. on 06/20/2013

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Women's Procurement Program Equalization Act of 2013 [HB-2452]
Women's Procurement Program Equalization Act of 2013 - Amends the Small Business Act with respect to the procurement program for women-owned small businesses (providing a federal procurement contracting preference to such businesses) to condition a government contracting officer's authority to restrict competition for any such federal contract upon the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) certifying each of the businesses as a small business concern owned and controlled by women. (Currently, the small business concerns themselves (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Reported By The Committee On Small Business. H. Rept. 113-661. on 12/11/2014

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Respect for Marriage Act [HB-2523]
Respect for Marriage Act - Amends the Defense of Marriage Act to repeal a provision that prohibited a state, territory, possession, or Indian tribe from being required to recognize any public act, record, or judicial proceeding of any other state, territory, possession, or tribe respecting a same sex marriage. Amends the federal rules of construction added by such Act concerning the definitions of "marriage" and "spouse" to provide that, for purposes of any federal law in which marital status is a factor, an individual shall be considered married (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 07/15/2013

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FAIR Student Credit Act of 2013 [HB-2561]
Federal Adjustment in Reporting Student Credit Act of 2013 or the FAIR Student Credit Act of 2013 - Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act, with respect to the responsibilities of furnishers of information to consumer reporting agencies, to provide for the removal of a previously reported default regarding a qualified education loan from a consumer report if the consumer of the loan meets the requirements of a loan rehabilitation program, where the number of consecutive on-time monthly payments are equal to the number of payments specified in a default (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 06/27/2013

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Deferred Benefits Adjustment Act of 2013 [HB-26]
Deferred Benefits Adjustment Act of 2013 - Amends federal civil service law to provide for the indexation of deferred annuities, including survivor annuities, under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) and for individuals becoming subject to FERS by election.Terminates the entitlement of a survivor who remarries before age 55 (currently, who remarries at any age) to an annuity based on the service of a deferred annuitant who dies before establishing a valid claim for a CSRS annuity.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Matthew Cartwright Referred To The Committee On Oversight And Government Reform, And In Addition To The Committee On House Administration, 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 01/03/2013

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School-based Health Centers Program Reauthorization Act of 2013 [HB-2632]
School-based Health Centers Program Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to extend through FY2019 the authorization of appropriations for grants under the school-based health center program.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/12/2013

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Saving America's Pollinators Act of 2013 [HB-2692]
Saving America's Pollinators Act of 2013 - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to suspend the registration of imidacloprid, clothianidin, thiamethoxam, dinotafuran, and any other members of the nitro group of neonicotinoid insecticides to the extent such insecticide is registered under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) for use in seed treatment, soil application, or foliar treatment on bee attractive plants, trees, and cereals until the Administrator has made a determination that (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology, And Foreign Agriculture. on 08/13/2013

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Small Supplier Fairness in Bidding Competition Act of 2013 [HB-27]
Small Supplier Fairness in Bidding Competition Act of 2013 - Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance Benefits for Aged and Disabled) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS). Requires the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to report to Congress on the impact of competitive bidding on small clinical laboratories. Includes CMS (solely with respect to its capacity (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson Referred To The Subcommittee On Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. on 01/25/2013

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Working Families' Access to Health Innovations Act of 2013 [HB-28]
Working Families' Access to Health Innovations Act of 2013 - Amends the Small Business Act to authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to guarantee up to 90% of a loan made to a health care professional for the acquisition of health information technology for use in such professional's medical practice and for the costs associated with its installation. Provides loan guarantee limits, and authorizes the Administrator to impose a loan guarantee fee. Requires services provided by a small business development center to (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Nydia Velazquez Referred To The House Committee On Small Business. on 01/03/2013

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