Sponsored by Jackson-Lee, Sheila - US Congress (Current)
| State | Bill | Summary/Title | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| US | HB2416 | To require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study regarding the proposed United States Civil Rights Trail, and for other purposes. [Detail][Text] | 2013-06-18 |
| US | HB2422 | To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Sally K. Ride in recognition of her exemplary service as an astronaut, physicist, and science education advocate. [Detail][Text] | 2013-06-18 |
| US | HB2414 | To require automobile manufacturers to disclose to consumers the presence of event data recorders, or "black boxes", on new automobiles, and to require manufacturers to provide the consumer with the option to enable and disable such devices on future... [Detail][Text] | 2013-06-18 |
| US | HR268 | Observing the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day. [Detail][Text] | 2013-06-17 |
| US | HB2399 | To prevent the mass collection of records of innocent Americans under section 501 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, as amended by section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act, and to provide for greater accountability and transparency in th... [Detail][Text] | 2013-06-17 |
| US | HB1690 | Child Protection Act of 2013 [Detail][Text] | 2013-06-14 |
| US | HB1844 | Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013 [Detail][Text] | 2013-06-14 |
| US | HB1962 | Free Flow of Information Act of 2013 [Detail][Text] | 2013-06-14 |
| US | HB1755 | Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2013 - Prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity by covered entities (employers, employment agencies, labor organizations, or joint labor-managem... [Detail][Text] | 2013-06-14 |
| US | HB1843 | Repeal Existing Policies that Encourage and Allow Legal HIV Discrimination Act of 2013 or REPEAL HIV Discrimination Act of 2013 - Expresses the sense of Congress that federal and state laws, policies, and regulations regarding people living with HIV/... [Detail][Text] | 2013-06-14 |
| US | HB1595 | Student Loan Relief Act of 2013 - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the 3.4% interest rate on Federal Direct Stafford loans to loans first disbursed to undergraduate students between July 1, 2011, and ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-06-13 Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Courtney. Petition No: 113-2. ( ">Discharge petition text with signatures.) |
| US | HB2359 | To amend title IV of the Social Security Act to ensure funding for grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families, and for other purposes. [Detail][Text] | 2013-06-13 |
| US | HB2185 | Veterans Day Moment of Silence Act [Detail][Text] | 2013-06-11 |
| US | HB2309 | Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2013 [Detail][Text] | 2013-06-11 |
| US | HR234 | Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) and commending its successor, the African Union. [Detail][Text] | 2013-06-07 |
| US | HR200 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the relationship between the Republic of Korea (South Korea) and the United States is one of great strength and mutual benefit. Affirms the support of the people of the United States for a sec... [Detail][Text] | 2013-06-07 |
| US | HB664 | Harriet Tubman National Historical Parks Act - Establishes in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, Maryland, the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park as a unit of the National Park System. Establishes in Auburn, New York... [Detail][Text] | 2013-06-06 Subcommittee Hearings Held. |
| US | HR248 | Recognizing the significance of National Caribbean American Heritage Month. [Detail][Text] | 2013-06-04 |
| US | HR246 | Expressing condolences to the families and loved ones of firefighters Matthew Renaud, Robert Bebee, Robert Garner, and Anne Sullivan and standing in solidarity with their families, members of the Houston Fire Department, and entire Houston community,... [Detail][Text] | 2013-06-04 |
| US | HB2056 | Veteran Employment Transition Act [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-31 |
| US | HB1945 | Fostering Resilience to Terrorism Act of 2013 - Amends the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 to revise the definition of an "act of terrorism" to mean any act that is certified as meeting the specified criteria for such an act by the Secretary of ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-29 |
| 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 Became Public Law No: 113-11. |
| US | HB2182 | Half in Ten Act of 2013 - Establishes within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) a Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty, which shall develop a National Strategy to reduce the number of persons living in poverty in Ameri... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-23 |
| US | HB2195 | Promise Neighborhoods Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Education to award competitive, matching Promise Neighborhood Partnership grants to nonprofit organizations that partner with a local educational agency (LEA) to implement a comprehensive c... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-23 |
| US | HB1910 | Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2013 - Expresses the sense of Congress with respect to jurisdiction of courts in the United States over foreign manufacturers that import products into the United States. Directs the Food and Drug Adm... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-23 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2916-2917) |
| 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 a single gold medal to the First Special Service Force (a joint American-Canadi... [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 ease travel and to the extent possible provide expedited passenger screening services f... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-22 |
| US | HB850 | Nuclear Iran Prevention Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of State to determine if Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) meets the criteria for designation as a foreign terrorist organization and: (1) if so, designate the IRGC as a foreign terror... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-22 Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. |
| US | HB1417 | Border Security Results Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) report, every 180 days, on the state of operational control of the international borders of the United States; and (2) achieve situational awareness of suc... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-20 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 62. |
| US | HB2059 | Coast Guard STRONG Act [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-20 |
| US | HR224 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a "Haitian-American Heritage Month" should be established in recognition of the contributions of the Haitian people to the history and culture of the United States. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-17 |
| US | HB2051 | Grandparents Tax Credit Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow grandparents of a minor child whose family adjusted gross income does not exceed 300% of the federal poverty level a refundable tax credit for up to $500 of the cost of h... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-17 |
| 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] | 2013-05-17 |
| US | HB2027 | Expanding Patients' Access to Quality Care Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to: (1) the limitation on certain physician referrals to hospitals in which the physician or an immediate family member has... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-17 |
| US | HR131 | Asserts that the region's leaders and the international community should break the cycle of violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and surrounding region. Calls on: (1) the signatories of the February 24, 2013, Peace, Security and Cooperat... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-15 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent . |
| US | HB2000 | Puerto Rico Status Resolution Act [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-15 |
| US | HB1854 | Partnerships for Achieving Student Success Act or the PASS Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award competitive, renewable, five-year grants to partnerships between low-income local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools offering graduate p... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-15 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2609-2610) |
| US | HB1981 | Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2013 - Directs the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families of the Department of Health and Human Services to require each location of a covered program to meet specified minimum standard... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-15 |
| US | HR213 | Establishing the Special Committee on Sexual Assault and Abuse in the Armed Forces to conduct oversight, ensure accountability, and report on the activities of the Department of Defense to prevent, reduce, prosecute, and provide victims' services for... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-14 |
| US | HB1978 | Support Working Parents Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the phaseout of the tax credit for dependent care services for taxpayers whose adjusted gross incomes exceed $15,000. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-14 |
| US | HB1913 | Application Privacy, Protection, and Security Act of 2013 or the APPS Act of 2013 - Directs mobile device application developers, before the application collects personal data about the user, to notify the user and obtain the user's consent regarding... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-10 |
| US | HR209 | Recognizes the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-09 |
| US | HB1725 | Veterans Mental Health Accessibility Act - Makes any veteran who served on active duty in a theater of combat operations during World War II, the Korean conflict, the Vietnam era, the Persian Gulf War, Operations Iraqi Freedom or Enduring Freedom, or... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-08 |
| US | HB1796 | Troop Talent Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretaries of the military departments, to the maximum extent practicable, to make information on civilian credentialing opportunities available to members of the Armed Forces (members) beginning with, and at e... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-08 |
| 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 | HR196 | Expresses support for: (1) the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution, the right to counsel; and (2) strategies to improve the criminal justice system to ensure that indigent defendants in all felony cases are adequately represented by counsel. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-07 Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. |
| US | HR179 | Congratulates the Republic of Turkey and the city of Istanbul for hosting the 2013 International Jazz Day, and commends the Thelonius Monk Institute for its role in coordinating the worldwide celebration. Recognizes the historic connection between T... [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 | HB1833 | Improving the Juvenile Justice System for Girls Act of 2013 - Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to include gender-responsive services in the grant program for juvenile delinquency prevention. Defines "gender-resp... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-06 |
| US | HB1790 | Health IT Modernization for Underserved Communities Act of 2013 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to extend to physician assistants eligibility for Medicaid electronic health record incentive payments, regardless of whether or ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-03 |
