US Congress House Bill 37 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 3 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-01-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Business and Government Operations Improvement Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal the employer and individual health insurance mandates and the Independent Payment Advisory Board. Grants authority to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to consolidate federal agencies to eliminate waste and duplication in government programs. Prohibits any federal department or agency from entering into a contract with, awarding a grant to, or guaranteeing a loan for a private entity in excess of $100 million for a fiscal year without congressional approval. Amends the Clean Air Act to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from awarding any grant, contract, cooperative agreement, or other financial assistance for any program, project, or activity for the prevention and control of air pollution to occur outside the United States and its territories and possessions. Requires the Director of OMB to determine the amount obligated by each executive agency to purchase and lease civilian vehicles in FY2010. . Prohibits such agency from obligating more than 80% of such amount for the purchase or lease of civilian vehicles in each of FY2013-FY2017. Reduces the rate of basic pay for each Member of Congress by 5%, rounded to the nearest multiple of $100, in lieu of any adjustment which might otherwise take effect in pay periods beginning after the regularly scheduled general election for federal office in November 2014.

Business and Government Operations Improvement Act

Rep. John Barrow [D-GA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-01-15	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2013-01-04	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2013-01-03	House	Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
2013-01-03	House	Referred to House House Administration
2013-01-03	House	Referred to House Rules
2013-01-03	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2013-01-03	House	Referred to House Ways and Means
2013-01-03	House	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Rules, House Administration, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

HB351 (Related) 2013-01-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
HB903 (Related) 2013-02-28 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
SB417 (Related) 2013-03-05 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1124)
HB1181 (Related) 2013-03-14 - Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/37/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr37/BILLS-113hr37ih.pdf