1. H.R.273 : To eliminate the 2013 statutory pay adjustment for Federal employees.
Sponsor: Rep DeSantis, Ron [FL-6]
(introduced 1/15/2013) Cosponsors (48)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 261 - 154 (Roll no. 44).
Latest Action: 2/15/2013
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2. H.R.741 :
To require the Secretary of Defense to develop and implement a plan to
provide chiropractic health care services and benefits for certain new
beneficiaries as part of the TRICARE program.
Sponsor: Rep Rogers, Mike D. [AL-3]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
3. H.R.742 :
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Commodity
Exchange Act to repeal the indemnification requirements for regulatory
authorities to obtain access to swap data required to be provided by
swaps entities under such Acts.
Sponsor: Rep Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [AR-1]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Agriculture; House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on
Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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.
4. H.R.743 :
To restore the application of the Federal antitrust laws to the
business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers.
Sponsor: Rep DeFazio, Peter A. [OR-4]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
5. H.R.744 : To provide effective criminal prosecutions for certain identity thefts, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [FL-23]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
6. H.R.745 : To reauthorize the Water Desalination Act of 1996.
Sponsor: Rep Napolitano, Grace F. [CA-32]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (22)
Committees: House Natural Resources; House Science, Space, and Technology
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on
Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space,
and Technology, 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.
7. H.R.746 : To provide small businesses with a grace period for a regulatory violation, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Bentivolio, Kerry L. [MI-11]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (12)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
8. H.R.747 :
To amend the Military Selective Service Act to require the
registration of women with the Selective Service System in light of the
Department of Defense elimination of the rule excluding women from
direct ground combat assignments in the Armed Forces.
Sponsor: Rep Rangel, Charles B. [NY-13]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
9. H.R.748 :
To require all persons in the United States between the ages of 18 and
25 to perform national service, either as a member of the uniformed
services or as civilian service in a Federal, State, or local government
program or with a community-based agency or community-based entity, to
authorize the induction of persons in the uniformed services during
wartime to meet end-strength requirements of the uniformed services, to
provide for the registration of women under the Military Selective
Service Act, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Rangel, Charles B. [NY-13]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
10. H.R.749 : To amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to provide an exception to the annual privacy notice requirement.
Sponsor: Rep Luetkemeyer, Blaine [MO-3]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (18)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
11. H.R.750 :
To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Stewart Lee Udall
in recognition of his contributions to the Nation as hero for the
environment, a champion for conservation, a civil right activist, a
Native American crusader, and an advocate for the arts.
Sponsor: Rep Thompson, Mike [CA-5]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
12. H.R.751 : To make supplemental appropriations for the Cops in Schools program for fiscal year 2013.
Sponsor: Rep Meadows, Mark [NC-11]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Appropriations
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
13. H.R.752 :
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the
establishment of a drug-free workplace information clearinghouse, to
support residential methamphetamine treatment programs for pregnant and
parenting women, to improve the prevention and treatment of
methamphetamine addiction, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep McNerney, Jerry [CA-9]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
14. H.R.753 :
To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of
Commerce from authorizing commercial finfish aquaculture operations in
the Exclusive Economic Zone except in accordance with a law authorizing
such action.
Sponsor: Rep Young, Don [AK]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
15. H.R.754 :
To resolve title issues involving real property and equipment acquired
using funds provided under the Alaska Kiln Drying Grant Program.
Sponsor: Rep Young, Don [AK]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Agriculture
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
16. H.R.755 : To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the Civil Air Patrol.
Sponsor: Rep McCaul, Michael T. [TX-10]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Financial Services; House Administration
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on
Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House
Administration, 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.
17. H.R.756 : To advance cybersecurity research, development, and technical standards, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep McCaul, Michael T. [TX-10]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (7)
Committees: House Science, Space, and Technology
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
18. H.R.757 :
To decrease the incidence of violent crimes against Indian women, to
strengthen the capacity of Indian tribes to exercise the sovereign
authority of Indian tribes to respond to violent crimes committed
against Indian women, and to ensure that perpetrators of violent crimes
committed against Indian women are held accountable for that criminal
behavior, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep McCollum, Betty [MN-4]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
19. H.R.758 : To prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in Utah except by express authorization of Congress.
Sponsor: Rep Stewart, Chris [UT-2]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
20. H.R.759 :
To provide that a certain proposed rule published by the Office of
Federal Contract Compliance Programs shall have no force or effect
unless the Department of Labor is first certified to be in compliance
with such rule.
Sponsor: Rep Alexander, Rodney [LA-5]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
21. H.R.760 : To amend chapter 2 of title I of the United States Code to establish the style for amending laws.
Sponsor: Rep Amash, Justin [MI-3]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
22. H.R.761 :
To require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of
Agriculture to more efficiently develop domestic sources of the minerals
and mineral materials of strategic and critical importance to United
States economic and national security and manufacturing competitiveness.
Sponsor: Rep Amodei, Mark E. [NV-2]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (28)
Committees: House Natural Resources; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on
Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary,
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.
23. H.R.762 :
To repeal title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
and to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for cooperative
governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate
commerce.
Sponsor: Rep Blackburn, Marsha [TN-7]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (14)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means; House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy
and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and
Education and the Workforce, 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.
24. H.R.763 : To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Sponsor: Rep Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [LA-3]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy
and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
25. H.R.764 :
To amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to require the
Secretary of Commerce to establish a coastal climate change adaptation
planning and response program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Capps, Lois [CA-24]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (7)
Committees: House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
26. H.R.765 :
To authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
to establish a program of awarding grants to owners or operators of
water systems to increase resiliency or adaptability of the systems to
any ongoing or forecasted changes to the hydrologic conditions of a
region of the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Capps, Lois [CA-24]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure; House Energy and Commerce; House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on
Energy and Commerce, and Natural Resources, 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.
27. H.R.766 : To reduce the deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers.
Sponsor: Rep Cicilline, David N. [RI-1]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (7)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
28. H.R.767 : To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to modify the Pilot Project offices of the Federal Permit Streamlining Pilot Project.
Sponsor: Rep Cramer, Kevin [ND]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
29. H.R.768 : To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require the establishment of teacher evaluation programs.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Susan A. [CA-53]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
30. H.R.769 :
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the
lower threshold for the refundable portion of the child tax credit and
to adjust the credit amount for inflation.
Sponsor: Rep DeLauro, Rosa L. [CT-3]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (72)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
31. H.R.770 :
To amend the South Carolina National Heritage Corridor Act of 1996 to
designate the management entity for the South Carolina National Heritage
Corridor, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Duncan, Jeff [SC-3]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
32. H.R.771 : To establish requirements for oil and gas leasing of areas of the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of South Carolina.
Sponsor: Rep Duncan, Jeff [SC-3]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
33. H.R.772 : To promote peaceful and collaborative resolution of the South China Sea dispute.
Sponsor: Rep Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [AS]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs; House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.
34. H.R.773 :
To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985
to exempt the Department of Defense from reduction under any order
issued to carry out a sequestration pursuant to section 251A.
Sponsor: Rep Forbes, J. Randy [VA-4]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Budget
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
35. H.R.774 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish small business start-up savings accounts.
Sponsor: Rep Gardner, Cory [CO-4]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (9)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
36. H.R.775 : To amend title 28, United States Code, to exempt election officials from Federal jury service.
Sponsor: Rep Griffith, H. Morgan [VA-9]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (8)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
37. H.R.776 : To amend title 31, United States Code, to revise requirements related to assets pledged by a surety, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Hanna, Richard L. [NY-22]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Small Business
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, 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.
38. H.R.777 :
To amend title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to
require a plaintiff to provide a defendant with an opportunity to
correct a violation of such title voluntarily before the plaintiff may
commence a civil action, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Hunter, Duncan D. [CA-50]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (11)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
39. H.R.778 :
To modify the prohibition on recognition by United States courts of
certain rights relating to certain marks, trade names, or commercial
names.
Sponsor: Rep Issa, Darrell E. [CA-49]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (4)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
40. H.R.779 :
To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the
health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education
Reconciliation Act of 2010 and to amend title 5, United States Code, to
establish a national health program administered by the Office of
Personnel Management to offer Federal employee health benefits plans to
individuals who are not Federal employees, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Issa, Darrell E. [CA-49]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means;
House Oversight and Government Reform; House Education and the
Workforce; House Natural Resources; House Judiciary; House Rules; House
Appropriations; House Administration
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy
and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means,
Oversight and Government Reform, Education and the Workforce, Natural
Resources, the Judiciary, Rules, Appropriations, and House
Administration, 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.
41. H.R.780 :
To authorize Indian tribes to exercise jurisdiction over crimes of
domestic violence that occur in the Indian country of that tribe.
Sponsor: Rep Issa, Darrell E. [CA-49]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (7)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
42. H.R.781 : To amend title II of the Social Security Act to prohibit the inclusion of Social Security account numbers on Medicare cards.
Sponsor: Rep Johnson, Sam [TX-3]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
43. H.R.782 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the estate tax and retain stepped-up basis at death.
Sponsor: Rep Latta, Robert E. [OH-5]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
44. H.R.783 : To enhance diplomacy with Iran to peacefully prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-13]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (10)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
45. H.R.784 :
To amend the Controlled Substances Act so as to exempt real property
from civil forfeiture due to medical-marijuana-related conduct that is
authorized by State law.
Sponsor: Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-13]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
46. H.R.785 : To prevent excessive speculation in energy commodities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Markey, Edward J. [MA-5]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (17)
Committees: House Agriculture
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
47. H.R.786 :
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that tar sands
are crude oil for purposes of the Federal excise tax on petroleum.
Sponsor: Rep Markey, Edward J. [MA-5]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
48. H.R.787 :
To greatly enhance America's path toward energy independence and
economic and national security, to rebuild our Nation's aging roads,
bridges, locks, and dams, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Murphy, Tim [PA-18]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Natural Resources; House Judiciary; House
Energy and Commerce; House Rules; House Budget; House Transportation and
Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on
Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary,
Energy and Commerce, Rules, the Budget, and Transportation and
Infrastructure, 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.
49. H.R.788 :
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement
with the Battery Conservancy to construct and operate a performance
facility at Castle Clinton National Monument, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Nadler, Jerrold [NY-10]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
50. H.R.789 :
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the
tax treatment for certain build America bonds, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Neal, Richard E. [MA-1]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (14)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
51. H.R.790 :
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require the disclosure
of the total number of a company's domestic and foreign employees.
Sponsor: Rep Peters, Gary C. [MI-14]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
52. H.R.791 :
To amend titles I and II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
of 1965 to strengthen connections to early childhood education
programs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Polis, Jared [CO-2]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
53. H.R.792 :
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify the Food
and Drug Administration's jurisdiction over certain tobacco products,
and to protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale,
manufacturing and distribution of traditional and premium cigars.
Sponsor: Rep Posey, Bill [FL-8]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (13)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
54. H.R.793 :
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an excise tax on
concealable firearms and to require the Attorney General to establish a
firearms buyback grant program.
Sponsor: Rep Sanchez, Linda T. [CA-38]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (18)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Ways
and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
55. H.R.794 :
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for
treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of
furnishing clinical psychologist services under the Medicare Program.
Sponsor: Rep Schakowsky, Janice D. [IL-9]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (7)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy
and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
56. H.R.795 :
To amend the National Labor Relations Act to modify the authority of
the National Labor Relations Board with respect to rulemaking, issuance
of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices.
Sponsor: Rep Scott, Austin [GA-8]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (23)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
57. H.R.796 :
To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to
use the commercially available volume of cellulosic biofuel in setting
requirements for the renewable fuel program under the Clean Air Act, and
for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [WI-5]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
58. H.R.797 :
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to clarify provisions
relating to the regulation of municipal advisors, and for other
purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Stivers, Steve [OH-15]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
59. H.R.798 :
To reauthorize the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to strengthen the
United States workforce investment system through innovation in, and
alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education
programs, and to promote national economic growth, and for other
purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Tierney, John F. [MA-6]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
60. H.R.799 :
To provide exclusive funding to support fisheries and the communities
that rely upon them, to clear unnecessary regulatory burdens and
streamline Federal fisheries management, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Tierney, John F. [MA-6]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
61. H.R.800 :
To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude
customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from
the average sales price for drugs and biologicals under Medicare.
Sponsor: Rep Whitfield, Ed [KY-1]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (31)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy
and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
62. H.R.801 :
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to make the shareholder
threshold for registration of savings and loan holding companies the
same as for bank holding companies.
Sponsor: Rep Womack, Steve [AR-3]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
63. H.R.802 :
-- Private Bill; For the relief of Roberto Luis Dunoyer Mejia,
Consuelo Cardona Molina, Camilo Dunoyer Cardona, and Pablo Dunoyer
Cardona.
Sponsor: Rep Hunter, Duncan D. [CA-50]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
64. H.CON.RES.15 :
Providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of
Representatives and a conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate.
Sponsor: Rep Sessions, Pete [TX-32]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Received in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Latest Action: 2/15/2013
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
65. H.CON.RES.16 : Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.
Sponsor: Rep Conaway, K. Michael [TX-11]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (72)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
66. H.CON.RES.17 : Expressing the sense of Congress that a day should be designated as "National Voting Rights Act Mobilization Day".
Sponsor: Rep Fudge, Marcia L. [OH-11]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
67. H.RES.65 :
Condemning the Government of North Korea for its flagrant and repeated
violations of multiple United Nations Security Council resolutions, for
its repeated provocations that threaten international peace and
stability, and for its February 12, 2013, test of a nuclear device.
Sponsor: Rep Royce, Edward R. [CA-39]
(introduced 2/13/2013) Cosponsors (20)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and
agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3
required): 412 - 2 (Roll no. 45).
68. H.RES.72 : Supporting the goals and ideals of the Secondary School Student Athletes' Bill of Rights.
Sponsor: Rep Gerlach, Jim [PA-6]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on
Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy
and Commerce, 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.
69. H.RES.73 :
Congratulating Emporia State University for 150 years of outstanding
service to the State of Kansas, the United States, and the world.
Sponsor: Rep Huelskamp, Tim [KS-1]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
70. H.RES.74 : Supporting the goals and objectives of Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
Sponsor: Rep Keating, William R. [MA-9]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (7)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
71. H.RES.75 :
Recognizing 376 years of service of the National Guard and affirming
congressional support for a permanent Operational Reserve as a component
of the Armed Forces.
Sponsor: Rep Miller, Candice S. [MI-10]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
72. H.RES.76 :
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United
States and the European Union should pursue a Transatlantic Trade and
Investment Partnership.
Sponsor: Rep Paulsen, Erik [MN-3]
(introduced 2/15/2013) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/15/2013
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Sunday, February 17, 2013
Saturday, January 26, 2013
'Obamacare' to hit smokers with huge penalties
Published: 26 January, 2013, 01:00
Smokers, beware: tobacco penalties under President Obama’s
Affordable Care Act could subject millions of smokers to fees costing
thousands of dollars, making healthcare more expensive for them than
Americans with other unhealthy habits.
The Affordable Care Act, which critics have also called “Obamacare”, could subject smokers to premiums that are 50 percent higher than usual, starting next Jan 1. Health insurers will be allowed to charge smokers penalties that overweight Americans or those with other health conditions would not be subjected to.
A 60-year-old smoker could pay penalties as high as $5,100, in addition to the premiums, the Associated Press reports. A 55-year-old smoker’s penalty could reach $4,250. The older a smoker is, the higher the penalty will be.
Nearly one in every five U.S. adults smokes, with a higher number of low-income people addicted to the unhealthy habit. Even though smokers are more likely to develop heart disease, cancer and lung problems and would therefore require more health care, the penalties might devastate those who need help the most – including retirees, older Americans, and low-income individuals.
“We don’t want to create barriers for people to get health care coverage,” California state Assemblyman Richard Pan told AP. “We want people who are smoking to get smoking cessation treatment.”
Nearly 450,000 US residents die of smoking-related diseases each year, making the unhealthy habit a serious concern for lawmakers. One legislator is trying to criminalize smoking in his state, while others have raised taxes on cigarettes and the Obama administration has tried to inflict hefty fines upon smokers’ premiums.
Karen Pollitz, a former consumer protection regular, told AP that no insurers want to provide coverage for Americans who have been smoking for decades, and that the penalties might prompt people to abandon the habit.
“You would have the flexibility to discourage them,” she told AP.
But quitting is not easy, and charging older smokers up to three times as much as younger ones could make it difficult for them to seek care in the first place. A 60-year-old smoker charged with the penalty could be paying about $8,411 per year for health insurance, which is about 24 percent of a $35,000 income and is considered “unaffordable” under federal law.
“The effect of the smoking (penalty) allowed under the law would be that lower-income smokers could not afford health insurance,” said Richard Curtis, president of the Institute for Health Policy Solutions.
Ultimately, the law that is meant to make health care more affordable could have the opposite effect on older smokers at a time when smoking-related illnesses usually arise.
AFP Photo / Justin Sullivan
The Affordable Care Act, which critics have also called “Obamacare”, could subject smokers to premiums that are 50 percent higher than usual, starting next Jan 1. Health insurers will be allowed to charge smokers penalties that overweight Americans or those with other health conditions would not be subjected to.
A 60-year-old smoker could pay penalties as high as $5,100, in addition to the premiums, the Associated Press reports. A 55-year-old smoker’s penalty could reach $4,250. The older a smoker is, the higher the penalty will be.
Nearly one in every five U.S. adults smokes, with a higher number of low-income people addicted to the unhealthy habit. Even though smokers are more likely to develop heart disease, cancer and lung problems and would therefore require more health care, the penalties might devastate those who need help the most – including retirees, older Americans, and low-income individuals.
“We don’t want to create barriers for people to get health care coverage,” California state Assemblyman Richard Pan told AP. “We want people who are smoking to get smoking cessation treatment.”
Nearly 450,000 US residents die of smoking-related diseases each year, making the unhealthy habit a serious concern for lawmakers. One legislator is trying to criminalize smoking in his state, while others have raised taxes on cigarettes and the Obama administration has tried to inflict hefty fines upon smokers’ premiums.
Karen Pollitz, a former consumer protection regular, told AP that no insurers want to provide coverage for Americans who have been smoking for decades, and that the penalties might prompt people to abandon the habit.
“You would have the flexibility to discourage them,” she told AP.
But quitting is not easy, and charging older smokers up to three times as much as younger ones could make it difficult for them to seek care in the first place. A 60-year-old smoker charged with the penalty could be paying about $8,411 per year for health insurance, which is about 24 percent of a $35,000 income and is considered “unaffordable” under federal law.
“The effect of the smoking (penalty) allowed under the law would be that lower-income smokers could not afford health insurance,” said Richard Curtis, president of the Institute for Health Policy Solutions.
Ultimately, the law that is meant to make health care more affordable could have the opposite effect on older smokers at a time when smoking-related illnesses usually arise.
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