Columbine-Hondo Wilderness Act [HB-1683]
Columbine-Hondo Wilderness Act - Designates specified land in Carson National Forest in New Mexico, which shall be known as the Columbine-Hondo Wilderness, as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Releases any federal land within the Columbine-Hondo Wilderness Study Area administered by the Forest Service that is not designated as wilderness by this Act from further review for designation as wilderness. Modifies the boundary of the Wheeler Peak Wilderness in New Mexico as specified on the map entitled "Columbine-Hondo, Wheeler
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HB-1683: Columbine-Hondo Wilderness Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Ben Lujan
Referred To The Subcommittee On Public Lands And Environmental Regulation. on 05/02/2013
Broadband Adoption Act of 2013 [HB-1685]
Broadband Adoption Act of 2013 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to adopt a final rule establishing support for broadband under the Universal Service Fund Lifeline Assistance Program to enable qualifying low-income customers residing in urban and rural areas to purchase broadband service at reduced charges by reimbursing providers who elect to participate in the program for each such customer served. Establishes a program model under which qualifying individuals may elect to apply support
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HB-1685: Broadband Adoption Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 04/26/2013
Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act [HB-1696]
Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax treatment of publicly traded partnerships as corporations, to expand the definition of "qualifying income" for such partnerships to include income and gains from renewable and alternative fuels (in addition to fossil fuels), including energy derived from thermal resources, waste, renewable fuels and chemicals, energy efficient buildings, gasification, and carbon capture in secure geological storage.
HB-1696: Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 04/24/2013
Cooperative Research and Development Fund Authorization Act of 2013 [HB-1711]
Cooperative Research and Development Fund Authorization Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to make funds available to DOE national laboratories for the federal cost share of cooperative research and development agreements that support the maturing of laboratory technology and the transferring of it to the private sector. Requires the Secretary to: (1) determine the apportionment of such funds to each DOE national laboratory; (2) ensure that special consideration is given to small business firms and consortia involving such firms
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HB-1711: Cooperative Research and Development Fund Authorization Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Sen. Ben Lujan
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy. on 06/24/2013
To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment, known as the Borinqueneers. [HB-1726]
Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to make appropriate arrangements for the award, on behalf of Congress, of a single gold medal in honor of the 65th Infantry Regiment, known as the Borinqueneers, in recognition of its pioneering military service, devotion to duty, and many acts of valor in the face of adversity. Requires the medal to be given to the Smithsonian Institution for display. Expresses the sense of Congress that the Smithsonian shall make the medal available for display elsewhere,
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HB-1726: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment, known as the Borinqueneers.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Signed By President. on 06/10/2014
School Principal Recruitment and Training Act of 2013 [HB-1736]
School Principal Recruitment and Training Act of 2013 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a principal recruitment and training grant program awarding renewable, matching grants to states, local educational agencies (LEAs), and states and LEAs that partner with each other or with nonprofit organizations or institutions of higher education to recruit, prepare, place, and support principals in eligible schools. Defines "eligible schools" as high-need schools, persistently low-achieving schools, achievement gap schools,
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HB-1736: School Principal Recruitment and Training Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 07/08/2013
American Opportunity Tax Credit Act of 2013 [HB-1738]
American Opportunity Tax Credit Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to replace the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning tax credits with a new American Opportunity Tax Credit that: (1) allows an income tax credit of up to $2,500 of the qualified tuition and related expenses of a student who is carrying at least one half of a normal course load, (2) increases the income threshold for reductions in the credit amount based upon modified adjusted gross income, (3) allows a lifetime dollar limitation on such credit of $15,000 for all taxable
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HB-1738: American Opportunity Tax Credit Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 04/25/2013
CLEAR Relief Act of 2013 [HB-1750]
Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief Act of 2013 or CLEAR Relief Act of 2013 - Directs the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) to publish in the Federal Register proposed revisions to the Small Bank Holding Company Policy Statement on the Assessment of Financial and Managerial Factors that: (1) apply the policy to bank holding companies having pro forma consolidated assets of less than $5 billion (adjusted annually), no engagement in nonbanking activities involving significant leverage, and no significant amount
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HB-1750: CLEAR Relief Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 04/25/2013
Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2013 [HB-1755]
Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2013 - Prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity by covered entities (employers, employment agencies, labor organizations, or joint labor-management committees). Prohibits preferential treatment or quotas. Allows only disparate treatment claims. Prohibits related retaliation. Makes this Act inapplicable to: (1) religious organizations, and (2) the relationship between the United States and members of the Armed Forces. Declares that this Act
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HB-1755: Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 07/08/2013
HELLPP Act [HB-1761]
Helping Ensure Life- and Limb-Saving Access to Podiatric Physicians Act or HELLPP Act - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to include podiatrists as physicians in order to cover their services under the Medicaid program. Amends SSA title XVIII (Medicare) to revise requirements for coverage of therapeutic shoes for individuals with diabetes regarding the processes of: (1) documentation by a physician of, and certification of a comprehensive plan of care related to, the diabetic condition; (2) prescription by a podiatrist
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HB-1761: HELLPP Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/03/2013