| HCR7 | Intro
Sine Die | Recognizes the importance of foreign assistance programs in promoting national security, demonstrating the American people's humanitarian spirit, and improving U.S. credibility in world affairs. Expresses support for providing at least 1% of U.S. gro...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-04
To House Foreign Affairs Committee |
| HB81 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to extend to U.S. territories a program requiring the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a temporary high risk health insurance pool program to provide health insurance cove...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-04
To House Subcommittee on Health |
| HB80 | Intro
Sine Die | Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Research and Education Act of 2013 - Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to expand, intensify, and coordinate programs for the conduct and support of research on triple-negative breast cancer...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-04
To House Subcommittee on Health |
| HB79 | Intro
Sine Die | Medicaid Payment Fairness to the Territories Act of 2013 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to tie the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) for Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Ame...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-04
To House Subcommittee on Health |
| HB67 | Intro
Sine Die | Adds the Tennessee counties of Hickman, Perry, and Wayne to the definition of "Appalachian region" for purposes of Appalachian regional development efforts.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-04
To House Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management |
| HB66 | Intro
Sine Die | Minimum Staffing of Air Traffic Controllers Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to take necessary action to ensure that a commercial airport has at least two air traffic controllers on duty and physically situated within the a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-04
To House Subcommittee on Aviation |
| HB36 | Intro
Sine Die | Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to deem a hospital or an emergency department and a physician or physician group of such hospital or emergency department to be an employee of the Public Health Ser...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-04
To House Subcommittee on Health |
| HB29 | Intro
Sine Die | Mobile Medical Homeless Health Improvement Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to hospitals or other local health care ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-04
To House Subcommittee on Health |
| HR17 | Intro
Sine Die | Elects specified named Members to the following House Committees: (1) Agriculture; (2) Appropriations; (3) Armed Services; (4) Education and the Workforce; (5) Energy and Commerce; (6) Financial Services; (7) Foreign Affairs; (8) Homeland Security; (...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-04
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| HR19 | Intro
Sine Die | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the full realization of the rights of women is vital to the development and well-being of people of all nations; and (2) the Senate should, therefore, give its advice and consent to the ra...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-04
To House Foreign Affairs Committee |
| HR20 | Intro
Sine Die | Declares that the House of Representatives is committed to the pursuit of policies that achieve a federal spending target of 20% of GDP and a federal revenue target of 20% of GDP by the end of the calendar year 2020.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-04
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| SCR3 | Engross
Sine Die | Declares that when the Senate recesses or adjourns on any day from Friday, January 4, 2013, through Monday, January 21, 2013, it stand recessed or adjourned until 12:00 noon on Monday, January 21, 2013. Declares that when the House adjourns on any le...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-04
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| SR6 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends Rule XXII (Precedence of Motions) of the Standing Rules of the Senate to consider cloture of debate to have been invoked upon affirmative vote on the question of closing debate by three-fifths of Senators (two-thirds of those present and votin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-03
Submitted in the Senate. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Over, Under the Rule. (text of measure as introduced: CR S15) |
| SR7 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends Rule XXII (Precedence of Motions) of the Standing Rules of the Senate to make out of order any dilatory motion, including dilatory quorum calls, following the filing of a cloture motion to close debate on a measure, and prior to the cloture vo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-03
Submitted in the Senate. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Over, Under the Rule. (text of measure as introduced: CR S15-16) |
| SR3 | Intro
Sine Die | Sets the daily meeting of the Senate at 12 Noon unless otherwise ordered.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-03
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7; text as passed Senate: CR S7; text of measure as introduced: CR S14) |
| SR2 | Intro
Sine Die | Informs the House of Representatives that a quorum of the Senate is assembled.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-03
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6; text as passed Senate: CR S6; text of measure as introduced: CR S14) |
| SR1 | Intro
Sine Die | Informs the President that a quorum of each house of Congress has assembled.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-03
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6; text as passed Senate: CR S6; text of measure as introduced: CR S13-14) |
| HB151 | Intro
Sine Die | Termination of Lifelong Pensions for Members of Congress Act - Amends the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) to exclude Members of Congress, except the Vice President, from further CSRS and FERS...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-03
To House Oversight And Government Reform Committee |
| HB150 | Intro
Sine Die | Congressional Pay Reduction Act - Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to: (1) eliminate automatic cost of living adjustments for Members of Congress, and (2) reduce Members' annual rate of pay to 95% of the annual rate for the most rece...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-03
To House Oversight And Government Reform Committee |
| HB149 | Intro
Sine Die | Prioritize Spending Act of 2013 - Requires amounts necessary for incurred federal obligations, in the event that the public debt reaches the statutory limit, to be made available to certain obligations, in prioritized order, before all other obligati...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-03
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| HB147 | Intro
Sine Die | Death Tax Repeal Act - Repeals the federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-03
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| HB143 | Intro
Sine Die | Lead By Example Act - Prohibits matching contributions to the Thrift Savings Fund for Members of Congress: (1) for any pay period beginning before the date on which Congress completes action on a budget resolution for the fiscal year in which the fir...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-03
To House Oversight And Government Reform Committee |
| HB134 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-03
To House Oversight And Government Reform Committee |
| HB130 | Intro
Sine Die | Democratizing the Federal Reserve System Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Reserve Act to reduce from 14 years to 7 years the term of office of the members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Increases from two years to four years...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-03
To House Financial Services Committee |
| HB129 | Intro
Sine Die | Return to Prudent Banking Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA) to prohibit an insured depository institution from being an affiliate of any broker or dealer, investment adviser, investment company, or any other person or enti...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-03
To House Financial Services Committee |
| HB127 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the prohibition against churches and other tax-exempt organizations participating in political campaigns or supporting or opposing candidates for public office. Provides that this repeal shall not invalidate...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-03
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| HB125 | Intro
Sine Die | Congressional Oversight of Afghanistan Agreements Act of 2013 - Directs the Legal Advisor to the Secretary of State to submit to Congress an unclassified report providing the justification for the President's decision to deny Congress its constitutio...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-03
To House Foreign Affairs Committee |
| HB124 | Intro
Sine Die | Redesignates: (1) the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps, and (2) the Secretary of the Navy as the Secretary of the Navy and Marine Corps. Makes similar redesignations with respect to the Department Under Secretary,...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-03
To House Armed Services Committee |
| HB122 | Intro
Sine Die | Creating Jobs From Innovative Small Businesses Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a general business tax credit of 20% of the amount paid to acquire an equity investment in a qualified high technology small business concern. Defi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-03
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| HB121 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) reinstate in 2013 and extend through 2017 the additional deduction for real property taxes in the standard tax deduction, and (2) allow an annual inflation adjustment to the allowable amount of the standard ta...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-03
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| HB120 | Intro
Sine Die | Create Jobs by Expanding the R&D Tax Credit Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the rate of the tax credit for increasing research activities in 2013 and 2014, (2) extend such tax credit through 2014, and (3) allow cer...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-03
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| HB119 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make the tax credit for increasing research activities permanent.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-03
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| HB118 | Intro
Sine Die | National STEM Education Tax Incentive for Teachers Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow certain full-time elementary and secondary school teachers of math, science, engineering, or technology courses a refundable tax credit for 10%...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-03
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| HB111 | Intro
Sine Die | Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act - Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to make arrangements for the award, on behalf of Congress, of a single gold medal collect...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-03
To House Administration Committee |
| HB108 | Intro
Sine Die | Member Pay Freeze Act - Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to provide that pay for Members of Congress may not be increased by any adjustment scheduled to take effect in a calendar year if the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) determin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-03
To House Oversight And Government Reform Committee |
| HB107 | Intro
Sine Die | Federal Employee Accountability Act of 2013 - Repeals provisions: (1) authorizing a federal employee representing an exclusive representative in the negotiation of a collective bargaining agreement official time for such purpose during the time such ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-03
To House Oversight And Government Reform Committee |
| HB106 | Intro
Sine Die | Congressional Budget Accountability Act - Requires any amounts remaining of House Members' Representational Allowances after all payments are made for the year to be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction or, in fiscal years for whi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-03
To House Administration Committee |
| HB103 | Intro
Sine Die | Ending Fiscal Cliffs Act of 2013 - Authorizes an increase or decrease in the public debt limit, as necessary, by the amount determined by the Secretary of the Treasury to be required to meet existing commitments after enactment of any Act of Congress...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-03
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| HJR3 | Intro
Sine Die | Supports the designation of Gospel Music Heritage Month, which would recognize the contributions to U.S. culture derived from the rich heritage of gospel music and gospel music artists.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-03
To House Oversight And Government Reform Committee |
| HB76 | Intro
Sine Die | Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1900 West Gray Street in Houston, Texas, as the "Hazel Hainsworth Young Post Office Building."
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-03
To House Oversight And Government Reform Committee |
| HB75 | Intro
Sine Die | American Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2013 - Repeals the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 and other specified related laws. Directs the President to terminate U.S. membership in the United Nations (U.N.), including any organ, specialized a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-03
To House Foreign Affairs Committee |
| HB73 | Intro
Sine Die | Federal Reserve Board Abolition Act - Abolishes the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and each federal reserve bank.Repeals the Federal Reserve Act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-03
To House Financial Services Committee |
| HCR2 | Intro
Sine Die | Expresses the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued in honor of George Thomas "Mickey" Leland.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-03
To House Oversight And Government Reform Committee |
| HCR3 | Intro
Sine Die | Expresses the sense of Congress that, except in response to an actual or imminent attack against the United States, the use of offensive military force by a President without prior and clear authorization of an Act of Congress violates the exclusive ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-03
To House Judiciary Committee |
| HCR4 | Intro
Sine Die | Expresses the sense of Congress that the current federal income tax deduction for mortgage interest paid on a first or second home should not be further restricted.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-03
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| HCR5 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center on March 21, 2013, for an event to celebrate the Mississippi River and its status as a vital resource of the United States and an indelible component of the nation's environment, e...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-03
To House Administration Committee |
| HB60 | Intro
Sine Die | Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of a congressional gold medal to Malala Yousufzai in recognition of her devoted service to education, justice, and equalit...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-03
To House Financial Services Committee |
| HB59 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes 5% across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland-security, and non-veterans affairs discretionary spending for FY2013-FY2014.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-03
To House Appropriations Committee |
| HB58 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes 10% across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland-security, and non-veterans affairs discretionary spending for FY2013-FY2014.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-03
To House Appropriations Committee |
| HB57 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes 15% across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland-security, and non-veterans affairs discretionary spending for FY2013-FY2014.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-03
To House Appropriations Committee |
