Tax Return Due Date Simplification and Modernization Act of 2013 [S.420]
Tax Return Due Date Simplification and Modernization Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to change tax return due dates for partnerships (from April 15 to March 15, with a six-month extension), S corporations (from March 15 to March 31), and C corporations (from March 15 to April 15). Requires the Secretary of the Treasury, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013, to modify by regulation the due dates for extensions of tax returns for partnerships, trusts and estates, employee benefit plans, tax-exempt organizations, and certain
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S.420: Tax Return Due Date Simplification and Modernization Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/28/2013
Sensible School Lunch Act [S.427]
Sensible School Lunch Act - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from promulgating rules and regulations applicable to the school lunch and breakfast programs that establish a maximum quantity of grains, meat, or meat alternates that may be served in any meal or during any period of time of any school year.
S.427: Sensible School Lunch Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Angus King
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 02/28/2013
Veterans Small Business Opportunity and Protection Act of 2013 [S.430]
Veterans Small Business Opportunity and Protection Act of 2013 - Treats the surviving spouse of a service-disabled veteran who acquires the ownership interest in a small business of the deceased veteran as such veteran, for purposes of eligibility for VA service-disabled small business contracting goals and preferences, for a period of: (1) 10 years after the veteran's death, if such veteran was either 100% disabled or died from a service-connected disability; or (2) 3 years after such death, if the veteran was less than 100% disabled and did not
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S.430: Veterans Small Business Opportunity and Protection Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Sen. Joe Manchin
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. Hearings Printed: S.hrg. 113-111. on 06/12/2013
United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013 [S.462]
United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013 - Declares that Israel is a Major Strategic Partner of the United States. Amends the Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act of 2012 to extend authority to: (1) make additions to foreign-based defense stockpiles, and (2) transfer certain obsolete or surplus Department of Defense (DOD) items to Israel. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to take steps to make Israel eligible for the strategic trade authorization exception to the requirement for a license for the export, reexport, or in-country
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S.462: United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 03/05/2013
Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 [S.47]
Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) to add or expand definitions of several terms used in such Act, including : (1) "culturally specific services" to mean community-based services that offer culturally relevant and linguistically specific services and resources to culturally specific communities; (2) "personally identifying information or personal information" with respect to a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking; (3) "underserved
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S.47: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Became Public Law No: 113-4. on 03/07/2013
Brownfields Utilization, Investment, and Local Development Act of 2013 [S.491]
Brownfields Utilization, Investment, and Local Development Act of 2013 or the BUILD Act - (Sec. 2) Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) to include among entities eligible for brownfields revitalization funding: (1) tax-exempt charitable organizations, (2) limited liability corporations in which all managing members or the sole members are tax-exempt charitable organizations, (3) limited partnerships in which all general partners are tax-exempt charitable organizations or limited liability
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S.491: Brownfields Utilization, Investment, and Local Development Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Committee On Environment And Public Works. Reported By Senator Boxer With Amendments. With Written Report No. 113-186. on 06/05/2014
A bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994. [S.5]
Expresses the sense of the Senate that Congress should: (1) reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA); (2) renew the commitment of the United States to providing the resources necessary to combat all forms of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking; (3) build upon the success of VAWA in transforming the criminal justice and community-based response to abuse by bolstering and streamlining the programs, grants, and coalitions created by VAWA and expanding the reach of VAWA to meet the remaining needs of victims;
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S.5: A bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S45) on 01/22/2013
Fair And Immediate Release of Generic Drugs Act [S.504]
Fair And Immediate Release of Generic Drugs Act or FAIR Generics Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to revise the definition of “first applicant” for purposes of the 180-day exclusivity period given to first applicants to file an abbreviated new drug application (generic drug). Makes applicants for a generic drug eligible for the exclusivity period only if they have not entered into a disqualifying agreement (an agreement between a generic drug applicant and the holder of the application for the listed drug [brand name
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S.504: Fair And Immediate Release of Generic Drugs Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/07/2013
Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act [S.507]
Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act - (Sec. 5) Establishes the Manhattan Project National Historical Park in the states of Tennessee, New Mexico, and Washington, as a unit of the National Park System. Bars the establishment of the Park until: (1) sufficient land or interests in land have been acquired from among specified facilities, lands, or interests in one or more eligible areas or parts of such areas in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Los Alamos, New Mexico, and Hanford, Washington; or (2) the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary in this
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S.507: Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Lamar Alexander
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Wyden With Amendments. With Written Report No. 113-65. on 06/27/2013
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Reauthorization Act of 2013 [S.51]
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Reauthorizes through FY2019 and revises the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act. Increases from 23 to 28 the number of directors appointed by the Secretary of the Interior to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation's Board of Directors. Makes uniform the experience required of each such appointee. Requires the Foundation to have an Executive Director who is appointed by the Board and is knowledgeable and experienced in matters relating to fish and wildlife
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S.51: National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Reauthorization Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Committee On Environment And Public Works. Reported By Senator Boxer Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 113-183. on 06/05/2014