Sponsored by Brown, Corrine - US Congress (Current)
| State | Bill | Summary/Title | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| US | HB360 | 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 commemorate the lives of Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-24 Signed by President. |
| US | HB745 | Amends the Water Desalination Act of 1996 to extend through FY2018 the authorization of appropriations for: (1) grants and contracts for research to develop processes for converting saline water into water suitable for beneficial uses, and (2) the de... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-23 Subcommittee Hearings Held. |
| US | HR236 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on fully spending the receipts of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund on United States ports and harbors each year, and for other purposes. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-23 |
| US | HB2182 | To establish the Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty which will create and carry out a national plan to cut poverty in America in half in ten years. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-23 |
| US | HB324 | Requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to make appropriate arrangements for the award, on behalf of Congress, of two gold medals to the First Special Service Force (a joint American-Canadian v... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-22 |
| US | HB2088 | To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to establish claims adjudication centers of excellence. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-22 |
| US | HB2086 | To direct the Secretary to make interim payments of disability compensation benefits for certain claims for such compensation prior to the adjudication of such claims, and for other purposes. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-22 |
| US | HB1344 | Helping Heroes Fly Act - Directs the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration [TSA]) to develop and implement a process to provide expedited passenger screening services for severely injured or disabled Armed F... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-22 |
| US | HB2066 | To require Amtrak to propose a pet policy that allows passengers to transport domesticated cats and dogs on certain Amtrak trains, and for other purposes. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-21 |
| US | HB2059 | To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure the issuance of regulations applicable to the Coast Guard regarding consideration of a request for a permanent change of station or unit transfer submitted by a member of the Coast Guard who is the vic... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-20 |
| US | HB2000 | Puerto Rico Status Resolution Act [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-15 |
| US | HB1975 | Pregnant Workers Fairness Act [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-14 |
| US | HR212 | Expresses support for: (1) the designation of Mental Health Month, and (2) the finding of the President's Commission on Mental Health that the nation's failure to prioritize mental health is a national tragedy. Recognizes that mental well-being is as... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-13 |
| US | HR209 | Recognizes the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-09 |
| US | HB1877 | To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds, and for other purposes. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-09 |
| US | HB1925 | Child Care Criminal Background Check Act of 2013 [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-09 |
| US | HB1920 | DSH Reduction Relief Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to delay from FY2014 to FY2016 commencement of the period during which the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) is required to pay to any "... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-09 |
| US | HR203 | Recognizes National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges that children in the foster care system face. Encourages Congress to implement policy to improve the lives of children in the foster care system. Supports... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-07 |
| US | HR201 | Expresses support for the goals and ideals of National Nurses Week. Recognizes the contributions of nurses to the U.S. health care system. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-06 |
| US | HCR30 | Recognizes the independence of Israel as a significant event in providing refuge and a national homeland for the Jewish people and in establishing a democracy in the Middle East. Commends the bipartisan commitment of successive U.S. administrations ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-06 |
| US | HB1593 | Sexual Assault Training Oversight and Prevention Act or STOP Act - Establishes a Sexual Assault Oversight and Response Council, composed mainly of civilians, as an independent entity from the chain of command of the Department of Defense (DOD). Direc... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-06 |
| US | HB1617 | Emergency Jobs to Restore the American Dream Act - Requires the Secretary of Education to make grants to states for the modernization, renovation, or repair of public schools, including early learning facilities and charter schools, to make them safe... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-03 |
| US | HB1565 | Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013 [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-30 |
| US | HB1505 | Holocaust Rail Justice Act - Grants U.S. district courts original jurisdiction over any civil action for damages for personal injury or death that: (1) arose from the deportation of persons to Nazi concentration camps between January 1, 1942, and Dec... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-30 |
| US | HB1438 | Veterans Pensions Protection Act of 2013 - Excludes from annual income, for purposes of eligibility for pensions for veterans and their surviving spouses and children, reimbursements resulting from: (1) any accident; (2) any theft or loss; (3) any ca... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-26 |
| US | HB1666 | Patient Centered Quality Care for Life Act [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-26 |
| US | HB1630 | America's Red Rock Wilderness Act - Designates specified lands in the following areas of Utah as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) Great Basin, (2) Grand Staircase-Escalante, (3) Moab-La Sal Canyons, (4) Henry Mountains, ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-26 |
| US | HB1749 | Assessing Progress in Haiti Act - Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to report to Congress on the status of post-earthquake recovery and development efforts in Haiti, including efforts to prevent the spread of cholera and treat persons infected wi... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-25 |
| US | HB1748 | America Votes Act of 2013 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to permit an individual required to present identification as a condition for voting in a federal election to meet the requirement by presenting the appropriate state or local elect... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-25 |
| US | HB1726 | Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to make appropriate arrangements for the award, on behalf of Congress, of a single gold medal in honor of the 65th Infantry Regiment, known as the Borinqu... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-25 |
| US | HB1708 | Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain footwear, and for other purposes. [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-24 |
| US | HB11 | Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Amends the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) to add or expand definitions of several terms used in such Act. Modifies or expands grant conditions under such Act, including requirements rela... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-23 |
| US | HB377 | Paycheck Fairness Act - Amends the portion of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) known as the Equal Pay Act to revise remedies for, enforcement of, and exceptions to prohibitions against sex discrimination in the payment of wages. Revises th... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-23 |
| US | HB12 | Voter Empowerment Act of 2013 - Voter Registration Modernization Act of 2013 - Amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA) to require each state to make available official public websites for online voter registration. Authorizes automa... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-23 |
| US | HB870 | Humphrey-Hawkins 21st Century Full Employment and Training Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish a Full Employment National Trust Fund with two separate accounts for: (1) Employment Opportunity Grants to states, local governments,... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-23 |
| US | HB951 | Women and Workforce Investment for Nontraditional Jobs or Women WIN Jobs - Requires the Secretary of Labor, in any fiscal year in which the total authorization of appropriations to carry out this Act exceeds $50 million, to allocate grants to states ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-23 |
| US | HB1010 | Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to increase the federal minimum wage for employees to: (1) $8.20 an hour on the first day of the third month after the enactment of this Act; (2) $9.15 an hour after o... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-23 |
| US | HB1000 | Humphrey-Hawkins Full Employment and Training Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish a Full Employment National Trust Fund with two separate accounts for: (1) Employment Opportunity Grants to states, local governments, and Indian tribes fo... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-23 |
| US | HB1199 | Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2013 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require states to direct their local educational agencies (LEAs) to establish policies that prevent and prohibit conduct, including bullying and haras... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-23 |
| US | HR174 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Speaker should follow regular House procedure and immediately request a conference and appoint conferees to negotiate a FY2014 budget resolution conference agreement with the Senate. [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-23 |
| US | HB1286 | Healthy Families Act - Requires certain employers, who employ 15 or more employees for each working day during 20 or more workweeks a year, to permit each employee to earn at least 1 hour of paid sick time for every 30 hours worked. Declares that an ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-23 |
| US | HB1334 | Equal Access to Quality Education Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Education to award competitive matching grants to partnerships between high-need local educational agencies (LEAs) and institutions of higher education (IHEs) to establish or su... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-23 |
| US | HB1340 | Urban Jobs Act of 2013 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to authorize the Secretary of Labor to make competitive grants to national or regional private nonprofit community-based organizations to carry out Urban Jobs Programs to provide jo... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-23 |
| US | HB1318 | Youth Prison Reduction through Opportunities, Mentoring, Intervention, Support, and Education Act or the Youth Promise Act - Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to establish a PROMISE Advisory Panel to assist the Office... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-23 |
| US | HB1330 | Student Loan Fairness Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to establish a 10/10 Loan Repayment Plan that allows borrowers of Federal Family Education Loans (FFELs) and Direct Loans (DLs) to limit their ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-23 |
| US | HB1588 | Medicare Drug Savings Act of 2013 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require drug manufacturers to pay the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) drug reba... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-19 |
| US | HB1621 | Help Entrepreneurs Create American Jobs Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make the increase (from $5,000 to $10,000) in the tax deduction for the start-up expenditures of an active trade or business permanent (currently, limited to ta... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-18 |
| US | HCR34 | Expresses the sense of Congress that the Chained Consumer Price Index should not be used to calculate cost of living adjustments for Social Security benefits. [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-18 |
| US | HB1620 | Military Spouse Job Continuity Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces (military spouse) who moves with such member to another state under a permanent change of station order a tax credit for... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-18 |
| US | HB1622 | Fairness and Transparency in Contracting Act of 2013 - Amends the Small Business Act to exclude as a small business, for purposes of meeting federal agency contracting goals with small businesses, any small business (or subsidiary thereof) that is pu... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-18 |
