Sponsored by McDermott, Jim - US Congress (Current)
| State | Bill | Summary/Title | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| US | HB2170 | To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a partnership program in foreign languages. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-23 |
| US | HB2201 | To authorize voluntary grazing permit retirement on Federal lands managed by the Department of Agriculture or the Department of the Interior where livestock grazing is impractical, and for other purposes. [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 | HB2116 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make improvements in the earned income tax credit. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-22 |
| US | HB520 | Buffalo Soldiers in the National Parks Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to study alternatives for the commemoration and interpretation of the role of the Buffalo Soldiers (African-American troops who, in the late 19th century and ear... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-17 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 56. |
| US | HB384 | Homes for Heroes Act of 2013 - Amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to establish in the Office of the Secretary of Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) a Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs to: (1) ensure veteran... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 |
| US | HB2028 | To prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on the sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status of any prospective adoptive or foster parent, or the sexual orientation or gender identity of the child involved. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 |
| US | HB2033 | To provide for medical neutrality and to establish accountability for violations of the principle of medical neutrality, and for other purposes. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 |
| 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] | 2013-05-15 Presented to President. |
| 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 | HR212 | Expressing support for designation of May 2013 as Mental Health Month. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-13 |
| US | HR207 | Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the first ascent of Mt. Everest by United States citizens. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-08 |
| US | HB1837 | Clean Water Protection Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to define "fill material" to mean any pollutant that replaces portions of waters of the United States with dry land or that changes th... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-07 |
| 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 | HB1827 | Pediatric Subspecialty and Mental Health Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2013 [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 | HB1565 | Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013 [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-30 |
| US | HB1699 | Genetically Engineered Food Right-to-Know Act [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-26 |
| US | HB1806 | Distillery Excise Tax Reform Act of 2013 [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-26 |
| US | HB1492 | Establishes as an independent commission the Commission on America and its Veterans to: (1) submit to the President and Congress suggestions for ceremonies and events to acknowledge the wars recently fought and the heroism displayed by members of the... [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 | HB1738 | American Opportunity Tax Credit Act of 2013 [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-25 |
| US | HB1732 | Strengthening the Child Welfare Response to Human Trafficking Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop and publish guidelines to assist state, Indian tribe, and tribal organization child welfare agencies and j... [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 | 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] | 2013-04-25 |
| US | HB1763 | Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award National Classified School Employees of the Year Awards to public school employees within certain occupational specialties who provide exemplary ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-25 |
| US | HB1692 | Sudan Peace, Security, and Accountability Act of 2013 - Directs the President to develop and transmit to Congress a comprehensive strategy to end serious human rights violations in Sudan and to promote comprehensive peace and democratic reform. Requi... [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 | HB505 | Balancing Act - Title I: Repeal Sequester - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Controlled Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act), as amended by the Budget Control Act of 2011, to repeal certain sequestration requirements for enforcemen... [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 | HB482 | Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2013 - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require each institution of higher education (IHE) participating in a title IV program (except a foreign school)... [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 | HB798 | Workforce Investment Act of 2013 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) to revise requirements and reauthorize appropriations for: (1) WIA title I, workforce investment systems for job training and employment services; and (2) WIA title ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-23 |
| US | HB725 | Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of 2013 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award competitive grants to enable eligible entities to carry out programs that provide adolescents with comprehensive sex education to: (1) r... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-23 |
| US | HB791 | Continuum of Learning Act of 2013 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to coordinate school improvement and professional development activities with early childhood development and education programs. Amends the school i... [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 | HB649 | Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act - Directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the Department of Labor to prepare and publish for each calendar month a Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers (CPI-EC) that indicates changes over t... [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 | HB1089 | Stepping Up to STEM Act of 2013 - Amends the Department of Education Organization Act to establish the Office of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education within the Department of Education to administer STEM education. Direc... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-23 |
| US | HB1200 | American Health Security Act of 2013 - Establishes the State-Based American Health Security Program to provide every U.S. resident who is a U.S. citizen, national, or lawful resident alien with health care services. Requires each participating state ... [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 | HB1506 | Smarter Approach to Nuclear Expenditures Act - Prohibits using funds appropriated to the Department of Defense (DOD) for FY2014 or thereafter: (1) to arm a B-2 or B-52 aircraft with a nuclear weapon; (2) for the research, development, test, and evalu... [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 | HB675 | Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend the large employer health insurance coverage mandate to part-time employees (as well as full-time employees, currently covered). Amends the Family and Medical Le... [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 | HB1625 | Coal Tar Sealants Reduction Act of 2013 - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to prohibit any person from: (1) manufacturing any coal tar sealant beginning one year after this Act's enactment, (2) processing or distributing in commerce any... [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 |
