Subject Aging | Current

State	Bill	Summary/Title	Last Action
US	SB744	Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act [Detail][Text]	2013-05-16 Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.
US	SB954	Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 [Detail][Text]	2013-05-15 Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S3519-3525)
US	SR137	A resolution designating May 2013 as "Older Americans Month". [Detail][Text]	2013-05-09 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3352; text as passed Senate: CR S3343-3344)
US	HB1611	Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), through the Forest Service, to use funds derived from conservation-related programs executed on National Forest System lands to utilize the Agriculture Conservation Experienced Services Program to provi... [Detail][Text]	2013-05-03 To House Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry Committee
US	HB1543	Senior Citizenship Act of 2013 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) exempt certain persons over the age of 75 from the U.S. history, government, and English language naturalization examination requirements; and (2) permit certain pers... [Detail][Text]	2013-04-30 To House Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security Committee
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 To House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Committee
US	HB1030	Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act of 2013 - Directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor to prepare and publish a monthly Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers (CPIEC) that indicates changes over time in expendi... [Detail][Text]	2013-04-23 To House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Committee
US	HB1585	Guaranteed 3% COLA for Seniors Act of 2013 - Directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the Department of Labor to prepare and publish a monthly Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers that indicates changes over time in expenditures for cons... [Detail][Text]	2013-04-16 To House Education And The Workforce Committee
US	HB1507	Health Outcomes, Planning, and Education for Alzheimer's Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for comprehensive Alzheimer's disease diagnosis and services. [Detail][Text]	2013-04-12 To House Subcommittee on Health Committee
US	SB689	Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act of 2013 [Detail][Text]	2013-04-11 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 37.
US	SB709	Health Outcomes, Planning, and Education for Alzheimer's Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for comprehensive Alzheimer's disease diagnosis and services. [Detail][Text]	2013-04-11 To Senate Finance Committee
US	SB696	Safe Chemicals Act of 2013 [Detail][Text]	2013-04-10 To Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
US	SB679	Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 [Detail][Text]	2013-04-09 To Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry Committee
US	HB629	Violence Against Immigrant Women Act of 2013 - Amends provisions regarding violence against immigrant women in the following areas: (1) employment of Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and U-visa (victims of certain crimes) nonimmigrant aliens, (2) se... [Detail][Text]	2013-04-08 To House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
US	HB861	Elder Abuse Victims Act of 2013 - Establishes within the Department of Justice (DOJ) an Office of Elder Justice, which shall address issues relating to elder abuse. Requires the Director of such Office to: (1) provide information, training, and techn... [Detail][Text]	2013-04-08 To House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
US	HB1317	Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Act 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a nonrefundable income tax credit of up to $500 for the purchase of a qualified hearing aid for the taxpayer, the taxpayer's spouse, or a dependent of the taxpayer... [Detail][Text]	2013-03-21 To House Ways And Means Committee
US	SB567	Strengthening Social Security Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to prescribe special rules for the determination of taxable wages and self-employment income above the contribution and benefit base after 2013. Amends SSA title II to inclu... [Detail][Text]	2013-03-14 To Senate Finance Committee
US	SB521	Wounded Warrior Research Enhancement Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to award grants to carry out research for the advancement of orthotic and prosthetic clinical care for members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and civilians who have und... [Detail][Text]	2013-03-11 To Senate Armed Services Committee
US	SB47	Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) to add or expand definitions of several terms used in such Act, including : (1) "culturally specific services" to mean community-based ... [Detail][Text]	2013-03-07 Became Public Law No: 113-4.
US	SB448	Seniors' Tax Simplification Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to make available a new federal income tax Form 1040SR (similar to Form 1040EZ) to individuals who have turned 65 as of the close of the taxable year. Allows the form to ... [Detail][Text]	2013-03-05 To Senate Finance Committee
US	HR94	Expresses support for efforts to make improving women's health a priority in the 113th Congress. Expresses support for efforts to ensure that women have: (1) access to the best available scientifically based health care, safe childbearing, and afford... [Detail][Text]	2013-03-01 To House Subcommittee on Health Committee
US	HB544	Letting Insurance Benefit Everyone Regardless of Their Youth (LIBERTY) Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to increase the permissible variation based on age for premium rates charged by a health insurance issuer for health insurance coverage ... [Detail][Text]	2013-02-08 To House Subcommittee on Health Committee
US	HB206	STALKERS Act of 2013 - Amends the federal criminal code to revise the definition of stalking and impose criminal penalties on anyone who, with intent to kill, physically injure, harass, or intimidate a person or to place a person under surveillance w... [Detail][Text]	2013-01-25 To House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
US	SB10	Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 - Repeals, but continues for crop year 2013: (1) direct payments, (2) countercyclical payments, and (3) the average crop revenue election program (ACRE). Establishes the agriculture risk coverage program... [Detail][Text]	2013-01-22 To Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry Committee
US	HB38	Seniors' Tax Simplification Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to make available a new federal income tax Form 1040SR (similar to Form 1040EZ) to individuals who have turned 65 as of the close of the taxable year. Allows the form to ... [Detail][Text]	2013-01-03 To House Ways And Means Committee