MODDERN Cures Act of 2013 [HB-3116]
Modernizing Our Drug & Diagnostics Evaluation and Regulatory Network Cures Act of 2013 or MODDERN Cures Act of 2013 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: (1) establish the Advanced Diagnostics Education Council to recommend standard terms and definitions related to innovative diagnostics for use by patients, physicians, health care providers, payers, and policy makers; and (2) publish a guide regarding such terms and definitions. Sets forth additional factors for the Secretary to consider in determining the payment amount
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HB-3116: MODDERN Cures Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet. on 01/09/2014
National Park Service Study Act of 2013 [HB-3131]
National Park Service Study Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct special resource studies of: (1) the Kau coast, on the island of Hawaii; (2) the prehistoric, historic, and limestone forest sites on the island of Rota in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; (3) sites in Alaska associated with the forced abandonment of the Aleut villages of Makushin, Kashega, and Biorka around Unalaska Island and Attu on Attu Island during World War II; (4) the five relocation sites in Alaska at Funter Bay, Burnett Inlet, Killisnoo,
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HB-3131: National Park Service Study Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Public Lands And Environmental Regulation. on 09/24/2013
Preservation Research at Institutions Serving Minorities Act [HB-3178]
Preservation Research at Institutions Serving Minorities Act or the PRISM Act - Amends the National Historic Preservation Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior, as part of a comprehensive historic preservation education and training program, to provide technical or financial assistance to Hispanic-serving institutions for the establishment of historic preservation training and degree programs.
HB-3178: Preservation Research at Institutions Serving Minorities Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Public Lands And Environmental Regulation. on 10/01/2013
Indian Health Service Advance Appropriations Act of 2013 [HB-3229]
Indian Health Service Advance Appropriations Act of 2013 - Amends the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to require that for each fiscal year, beginning with FY2015, discretionary new budget authority for the Indian Health Services and Indian Health Facilities accounts of the Indian Health Service includes advance discretionary new budget authority for the following fiscal year. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to include in documents submitted to Congress in support of the President's budget for each of those fiscal years detailed estimates
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HB-3229: Indian Health Service Advance Appropriations Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 07/15/2014
Reimburse Educators who Pay for Academic Year Supplies Act of 2013 [HB-3318]
Reimburse Educators who Pay for Academic Year Supplies Act of 2013 or the REPAY Supplies Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the deduction from gross income (above-the-line deduction) for the classroom-related expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers.
HB-3318: Reimburse Educators who Pay for Academic Year Supplies Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 10/23/2013
Eliminating Disparities in Diabetes Prevention, Access, and Care Act of 2013 [HB-3322]
Eliminating Disparities in Diabetes Prevention, Access, and Care Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to: (1) expand, intensify, and support ongoing research and other activities with respect to prediabetes and diabetes, particularly type 2, in minority populations; (2) make grants for establishing a mentoring program for health care professionals to be more involved in weight counseling, obesity research, and nutrition; (3) provide for the participation of minority
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HB-3322: Eliminating Disparities in Diabetes Prevention, Access, and Care Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 10/25/2013
Veterans' Independent Living Enhancement Act [HB-3330]
Veterans' Independent Living Enhancement Act - Repeals provisions that: (1) prohibit the initiation of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) programs providing independent living services and assistance for greater than 2,700 veterans in each fiscal year; and (2) require giving first priority under such programs to veterans for whom the reasonable feasibility of achieving a vocational goal is precluded solely as a result of disability.
HB-3330: Veterans' Independent Living Enhancement Act
Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr H7081) on 11/14/2013
Wildfire Prevention Act of 2013 [HB-3333]
Wildfire Prevention Act of 2013 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President to provide: (1) hazard mitigation assistance in any area in which fire management assistance was provided, whether or not a major disaster had been declared; and (2) fire management assistance in any area in which hazard mitigation assistance was provided.
HB-3333: Wildfire Prevention Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings And Emergency Management. on 10/24/2013
USA FREEDOM Act [HB-3361]
USA FREEDOM Act - Title I: FISA Business Records Reforms - (Sec. 101) Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) to establish a new process to be followed when the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) submits an application to a FISA court for an order requiring the production of tangible things (commonly referred to as business records, including books, records, papers, documents, and other items) for an investigation to obtain foreign intelligence information not concerning a U.S. person or to protect against international
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HB-3361: USA FREEDOM Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Select Committee On Intelligence. Hearings Held. on 06/05/2014