STEM 2 Act [HB-2334]
STEM Support for Teachers in Education and Mentoring (STEM) Act or the STEM 2 Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award competitive planning grants to states, Indian tribes or tribal organizations, nonprofit organizations, or institutions of higher education (IHEs) to develop effective state or tribal science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) networks that coordinate STEM education efforts by: (1) facilitating communication and collaboration among public and private
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HB-2334: STEM 2 Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Cardenas
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 07/08/2013
World War I American Veterans Centennial Commemorative Coin Act [HB-2366]
World War I American Veterans Centennial Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) mint and issue $1 silver coins in commemoration of the centennial of America's involvement in World War I; and (2) hold a juried competition, and compensate its winner, for design of the obverse and reverse of the coins in a way emblematic of the centennial. Permits the use of only one facility of the U.S. Mint to strike any particular quality of the coins. Authorizes the Secretary to issue the coins only during calendar year 2018.
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HB-2366: World War I American Veterans Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Signed By President. on 12/16/2014
Building upon Unique Indian Learning and Development Act [HB-2367]
Building upon Unique Indian Learning and Development Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish an in-school facility innovation program contest to encourage institutions of higher education (IHEs) to solve the problem of how to improve Indian school facilities for problem-based learning. Requires the Secretary of Education (Secretary) and the Secretary of the Interior to establish a Department of the Interior and Department of Education Joint Oversight Board to coordinate Indian education policies and assistance. Amends part A (Indian
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HB-2367: Building upon Unique Indian Learning and Development Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Ruiz
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 07/08/2013
Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2013 [HB-2415]
Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to include information on the coverage of intensive behavioral therapy for obesity in the "Medicare and You Handbook." Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to allow other physicians, registered dietitians, certified diabetes educators, and instructors trained and certified by the National Diabetes Prevention Lifestyle Coach Training program of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide, and be independently
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HB-2415: Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/21/2013
National Integrated Drought Information System Reauthorization Act of 2014 [HB-2431]
National Integrated Drought Information System Reauthorization Act of 2014 - Amends the National Integrated Drought Information System Act of 2006 to specify that the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) Program's purpose shall be to better inform and provide for more timely decisionmaking to reduce drought related impacts and costs. Revises NIDIS functions to require the NIDIS, among other things, to: (1) provide an effective drought early warning system consisting of certain information, forecasts, and assessments on both national
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HB-2431: National Integrated Drought Information System Reauthorization Act of 2014
Sponsored by: Sen. Ben Lujan
Became Public Law No: 113-86. on 03/06/2014
Protect Overnight Delivery Act [HB-2459]
Protect Overnight Delivery Act - Repeals the service standards for market-dominant products implemented by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) on July 1, 2012, and directs USPS to reinstate the service standards that were in effect on December 31, 2011.
HB-2459: Protect Overnight Delivery Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The House Committee On Oversight And Government Reform. on 06/20/2013
Artist-Museum Partnership Act of 2013 [HB-2482]
Artist-Museum Partnership Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow taxpayers who create literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions or similar property a fair market value (determined at the time of contribution) tax deduction for contributions of such properties, the copyrights thereon, or both, to certain tax-exempt organizations, if such properties are properly appraised and are donated no sooner than 18 months after their creation. Limits the amount of such deduction based upon the donor's artistic adjusted gross income,
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HB-2482: Artist-Museum Partnership Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 06/25/2013
American Super Computing Leadership Act [HB-2495]
American Super Computing Leadership Act - (Sec. 3) Amends the Department of Energy High-End Computing Revitalization Act of 2004 with respect to: (1) exascale computing (computing system performance at or near 10 to the 18th power floating point operations per second), and (2) a high-end computing system with performance substantially exceeding that of systems commonly available for advanced scientific and engineering applications. Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to: (1) coordinate the development of high-end computing systems across DOE;
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HB-2495: American Super Computing Leadership Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 09/09/2014
Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2013 [HB-2500]
Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require alignment of updates for ambulatory surgical center (ASC) services under a revised prospective payment system (PPS) with updates for hospital outpatient department (OPD) services. Revises requirements for the reporting and applying of quality measure data by ASCs and hospital OPDs. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish an ASC value-based purchasing program under which each ASC that the Secretary
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HB-2500: Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/23/2013
Renewable Energy Parity Act of 2013 [HB-2502]
Renewable Energy Parity Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend the energy tax credit to solar energy, fuel cell, microturbine, combined heat and power system, small wind energy, and thermal energy properties the construction of which begins before January 1, 2017.
HB-2502: Renewable Energy Parity Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 06/25/2013