Flight School Security Act of 2013 [HB-1245]
Flight School Security Act of 2013 - Revises requirements with respect to the training of aliens and other individuals designated by the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) in the operation of certain aircraft. Authorizes a flight instructor, pilot school, or aviation training center to provide training in the operation of an aircraft with a takeoff weight of more than 12,500 pounds to an individual who does not hold a valid Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) airman's certification only if: (1) that individual has been checked against the terrorist
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HB-1245: Flight School Security Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Referred To The Subcommittee On Transportation Security. on 03/27/2013
Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2013 [HB-1252]
Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to include physical therapy within the definition of "primary health services" for purposes of the National Health Service Corps. Makes physical therapists eligible for repayment of their educational loans in order to ensure an adequate supply of physical therapists.
HB-1252: Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/22/2013
Home Construction Lending Regulatory Improvement Act of 2013 [HB-1255]
Home Construction Lending Regulatory Improvement Act of 2013 - Directs the appropriate federal banking agencies to initiate a coordinated rulemaking with respect to financial institutions under their respective jurisdictions that make real estate loans to home builders. Requires such rulemaking to provide for: (1) elimination of the 100% of bank capital measurement, (2) realistic market-based appraisals, and (3) a prohibition against compelling lenders to call or curtail loans in good standing. Prohibits a federal banking agency from preventing
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HB-1255: Home Construction Lending Regulatory Improvement Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 03/19/2013
Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act [HB-1276]
Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to include as a "countervailable subsidy" requiring action under a countervailing duty or antidumping duty proceeding the benefit conferred on merchandise imported into the United States from foreign countries with fundamentally undervalued currency. Defines "benefit conferred," in cases where the currency of a foreign country is exchanged for foreign currency (i.e., U.S. dollars) obtained from export transactions, as the difference between: (1) the amount of currency provided by
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HB-1276: Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Trade. on 04/10/2013
HB-1284: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for coverage under the beneficiary travel program of the Department of Veterans Affairs of certain disabled veterans for travel for certain special disabilities rehabilitation, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 05/21/2013
You have voted HB-1284: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for coverage under the beneficiary travel program of the Department of Veterans Affairs of certain disabled veterans for travel for certain special disabilities rehabilitation, and for other purposes..
Healthy Families Act [HB-1286]
Healthy Families Act - Requires certain employers, who employ 15 or more employees for each working day during 20 or more workweeks a year, to permit each employee to earn at least 1 hour of paid sick time for every 30 hours worked. Declares that an employer shall not be required to permit an employee to earn more than 56 hours of paid sick time in a calendar year, unless the employer chooses to set a higher limit. Allows employees to use such time to: (1) meet their own medical needs; (2) care for the medical needs of certain family members (including
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HB-1286: Healthy Families Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/23/2013
World War II Merchant Mariner Service Act [HB-1288]
World War II Merchant Mariner Service Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to accept additional documentation for verifying that an individual performed honorable service as a coastwise merchant seaman during the period beginning on December 7, 1941, and ending on December 31, 1946, for purposes of eligibility for veterans' benefits under the GI Bill Improvement Act of 1977. Requires such documentation to include Social Security Administration (SSA) records and validated testimony in the case of the absence of Coast Guard shipping
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HB-1288: World War II Merchant Mariner Service Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 06/28/2013
Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act [HB-1339]
Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants or contracts for the establishment or operation of Palliative Care and Hospice Education Centers. Requires such Centers to: (1) improve the training of health professionals in palliative care for individuals with serious or life-threatening illnesses; (2) develop and disseminate related curricula; (3) support the training and retraining of faculty to provide instruction in palliative
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HB-1339: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/22/2013
Weekends Without Hunger Act [HB-1395]
Weekends Without Hunger Act - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), subject to the availability of appropriations, to implement a pilot program providing commodities, on a competitive basis, to nonprofits for the provision of nutritious food to at-risk school children on weekends and during extended school holidays during the school year. (At-risk school children are those who participate in the school lunch program and reside in an area served by a school in which at least 50% of
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HB-1395: Weekends Without Hunger Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 07/08/2013
SEAM Act of 2013 [HB-1424]
Security in Energy and Manufacturing Act of 2013 or the SEAM Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the qualifying advanced energy project credit by allocating in 2013 $5 billion of grants or tax credit amounts to manufacturers of goods and components (other than for assembly of components) in the United States that are used in alternative energy projects.
HB-1424: SEAM Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr H1869) on 04/09/2013