Optometric Equity in Medicaid Act [HB-855]
Optometric Equity in Medicaid Act - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require coverage under Medicaid of services of optometrists.
HB-855: Optometric Equity in Medicaid Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/01/2013
Export Freedom to Cuba Act of 2013 [HB-871]
Export Freedom to Cuba Act of 2013 - Prohibits the President from regulating or prohibiting travel to or from Cuba by U.S. citizens or legal residents, or any of the transactions ordinarily incident to such travel relating to: (1) accompanied personal baggage; (2) payment of living expenses and the acquisition of personal-use goods or services; (3) travel arrangements; (4) nonscheduled air, sea, or land voyage transactions (such provision does not permit the carriage of articles other than accompanied baggage into Cuba or the United States); and
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HB-871: Export Freedom to Cuba Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Western Hemisphere. on 03/15/2013
Free Trade With Cuba Act [HB-872]
Free Trade With Cuba Act - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to repeal the embargo on trade with Cuba. Prohibits the exercise by the President with respect to Cuba of certain authorities conferred by the Trading With the Enemy Act and exercised on July 1, 1977, as a result of a specified national emergency. Makes ineffective any prohibition on exports to Cuba under the Export Administration Act of 1979. Authorizes the President to impose export controls with respect to Cuba and exercise certain authorities under the International Emergency
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HB-872: Free Trade With Cuba Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 04/08/2013
Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2013 [HB-873]
Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2013 - Prohibits the President from restricting direct transfers from a Cuban depository institution to a U.S. depository institution in payment for a product authorized for sale under the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to provide information and technical assistance to U.S. agricultural producers, cooperative organizations, or state agencies to promote U.S. agricultural exports products to Cuba. Authorizes
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HB-873: Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 04/08/2013
Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act [HB-880]
Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a .03% excise tax on the purchase of a security if: (1) such purchase occurs or is cleared on a trading facility located in the United States, or (2) the purchaser or seller is a U.S. person. Defines "security" to include: (1) stocks, partnership interests, notes, bonds, debentures, or other evidences of indebtedness; (2) interests in a derivative financial instrument (i.e., any option, forward contract, futures contract, or any similar financial instrument)
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HB-880: Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 02/28/2013
National Health Service Corps Improvement Act of 2013 [HB-920]
National Health Service Corps Improvement Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to revise the definition of "primary health services" for purposes of the National Health Service Corps to include optometry health services. Includes optometrists within: (1) the fellowship program for the delivery of primary health services in health professional shortage areas, (2) the National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program, and (3) the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program.
HB-920: National Health Service Corps Improvement Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/01/2013
Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act [HB-924]
Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a 30% tax credit for investment in a qualifying offshore wind facility (an offshore facility using wind to produce electricity), and (2) direct the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a qualifying credit for offshore wind facilities program to consider and award certifications for investments eligible for such a credit to qualifying offshore wind facility sponsors. Requires the Secretary to review credits allocated under this Act periodically and authorizes
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HB-924: Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 02/28/2013
United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014 [HB-938]
United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014 - (Sec. 3) Declares that Israel is a major strategic partner of the United States. Title I: United States-Israel Strategic Alliance - (Sec. 101) Amends the United States-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act of 2012 to change language regarding certain actions to assist in the defense of Israel and to protect U.S. interests from a "sense of Congress" to actions the "President should take." Requires the President to report to Congress regarding such actions. Amends the Department of Defense
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HB-938: United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 03/06/2014
Women Veterans and Other Health Care Improvements Act of 2013 [HB-958]
Women Veterans and Other Health Care Improvements Act of 2013 - Includes fertility counseling and treatment within authorized Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical services. Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish such counseling and treatment, including the use of assisted reproductive technology, to a spouse or surrogate of a severely wounded, ill, or injured veteran who has an infertility condition incurred or aggravated in the line of duty and who is enrolled in the VA health care system, as long as the spouse and veteran
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HB-958: Women Veterans and Other Health Care Improvements Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 03/14/2013
United States Postal Service Stabilization Act of 2013 [HB-961]
United States Postal Service Stabilization Act of 2013 - Amends provisions concerning the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS), with respect to employees of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), to: (1) provide a new formula for calculating employee pension contributions using the normal-cost percentage method multiplied by the aggregate amount of basic pay payable to employees of USPS and the Postal Regulatory Commission, and (2) provide for the use of excess FERS contributions to pay USPS debt obligations and make pension contributions.
HB-961: United States Postal Service Stabilization Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The House Committee On Oversight And Government Reform. on 03/05/2013