Subject Consumer affairs | Current
| State | Bill | Summary/Title | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| US | HB1949 | Improving Postsecondary Education Data for Students Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to convene an Advisory Committee on Improving Postsecondary Education Data that: (1) is comprised of 15 members who represent economically, racially, and geo... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-22 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| US | SB607 | Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 - Amends the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 to prohibit a provider of remote computing service or electronic communication service to the public from knowingly divulging to a... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 By Senator Leahy from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 113-34. Additional views filed. |
| US | SB913 | Oilheat Efficiency, Renewable Fuel Research and Jobs Training Act of 2013 [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-09 |
| US | HB1529 | Student Aid Expansion Act of 2013 - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to exempt interest-free private education loans that are provided and administered by a state and eligible for complete forgiveness under con... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-08 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2494) |
| US | SB878 | Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013 [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-07 |
| US | HB1844 | Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013 [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-07 |
| US | HB1847 | Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-07 |
| US | HB1852 | Email Privacy Act [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-07 |
| US | SB860 | Rural Energy Investment Act of 2013 [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-06 |
| US | HB1468 | Strengthening and Enhancing Cybersecurity by Using Research, Education, Information, and Technology Act of 2013 or SECURE IT - Authorizes private entities to employ countermeasures and use cybersecurity systems to obtain, identify, or possess cyber t... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-30 |
| US | HB1685 | Broadband Adoption Act of 2013 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to adopt a final rule establishing support for broadband under the Universal Service Fund Lifeline Assistance Program to enab... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-26 |
| US | SB829 | Financial Literacy for Students Act [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-25 |
| US | HB1750 | CLEAR Relief Act of 2013 [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 | 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 |
| US | HB1660 | Government Customer Service Improvement Act of 2013 [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-19 |
| US | SB760 | Government Customer Service Improvement Act of 2013 [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-18 |
| US | SB764 | Patients' Right to Know Act of 2013 [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-18 |
| US | HB1121 | Cyber Privacy Fortification Act of 2013 - Amends the federal criminal code to provide criminal penalties for intentional failures to provide required notices of a security breach involving sensitive personally identifiable information. Defines "sensi... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-15 |
| US | HB1551 | Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act - Amends the Consumer Credit Protection Act to prescribe consumer protection guidelines for rental-purchase transactions, including: (1) the determination of rental-purchase cost; (2) disclosure requirements; (3... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-15 |
| US | HB1427 | Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-12 |
| US | HB875 | Requires the Assistant Administrator of the Office of Research and Development at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to provide a comprehensive assessment of research on the... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-11 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 17. |
| US | SB679 | Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-09 |
| US | HB994 | ACCESS (ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services) Act of 2013 - Amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to prohibit an aggrieved person from commencing a civil action for discrimination based on the failure to remove a stru... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-08 |
| US | HB1012 | Safety And Fraud Enforcement for Seafood Act - Requires the Secretaries of Commerce and Health and Human Services (HHS) to execute a memorandum of understanding to improve interagency cooperation on seafood safety and fraud prevention, building upon ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-02 |
| US | SB662 | Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Revises the organization, in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection and renames it the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency (CBP... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-22 |
| US | HB1385 | Safe Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Act of 2013 [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-22 |
| US | HB1249 | Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise the nutritional information that restaurants and retail food establishments must disclose. Requires the nutrient content disclosure statement on... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-22 |
| US | HB1326 | Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2013 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require state Medicaid plans to provide that the state will establish and maintain laws to require disclosure of information on hospital ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-22 |
| US | HB1370 | International Travelers Bill of Rights Act of 2013 - Requires an individual or entity that operates a website that provides access to international travel services to provide on its website, in a clear and conspicuous way, information regarding the h... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-22 |
| US | SB635 | Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2013 - Amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to exempt from its annual written privacy policy notice requirement any financial institution which: (1) provides nonpublic personal information only in accordance with spec... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-21 |
| US | SB650 | Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2013 [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-21 |
| US | HB1367 | FEHBP Prescription Drug Integrity, Transparency, and Cost Savings Act - Prohibits the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) from entering a contract or approving a health benefits plan with a carrier that is a party to a pharmacy benefit manager (PBM)... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-21 |
| US | SB534 | National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013 - Amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to repeal the contingent conditions under which the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers (NARAB) shall not be established. R... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-19 Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance and Investment. Hearings held. |
| US | HB1261 | Overdraft Protection Act of 2013 - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit a depository institution from engaging in unfair or deceptive acts or practices in connection with overdraft coverage, or in acts designed to evade the provisions of this ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-19 |
| US | HB1205 | Patients Right to Know Act of 2013 [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-15 |
| US | HB1155 | National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013 - Amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to repeal the contingent conditions under which the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers (NARAB) shall not be established. R... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-14 |
| US | HB1174 | Sound Dollar Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Reserve Act (FRA) to direct the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) and the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) to: (1) pursue the goal of long-term price stability, and (2) establis... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-14 |
| US | HB749 | Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act - Amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to exempt from its annual privacy policy notice requirement any financial institution which: (1) provides nonpublic personal information only in accordance with specified requ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-13 |
| US | SB546 | Smarter Borrowing Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education (IHEs) to notify their Pell Grant recipients, at least once every two years, of the remaining period they hav... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-13 |
| US | HB1064 | National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013 - Amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to repeal the contingent conditions under which the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers (NARAB) shall not be established. R... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-12 |
| US | SB520 | Safety And Fraud Enforcement for Seafood Act - Requires the Secretaries of Commerce and Health and Human Services (HHS) to execute a memorandum of understanding to improve interagency cooperation on seafood safety and fraud prevention, building upon ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-11 |
| US | HB1019 | Health Insurance Rate Review Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to declare that federal requirements that the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) review unreasonable premium increases in health care coverage shall not be construed to... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-08 |
| US | HB821 | Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, for five years after enactment of this Act, to afford surviving spouses of servicemembers who die while in the military and whose death is service-connected the same protections against sale, foreclosure, a... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-08 |
| US | SB482 | Health Insurance Rate Review Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to declare that federal requirements that the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) review unreasonable premium increases in health care coverage shall not be construed to... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-06 |
| US | SB418 | Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013 - Requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to promulgate: (1) regulations that establish standards for the implementation of a mechanism by which an individual can indicate whether he or she prefers to have personal... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-28 |
| US | SB406 | Students First Act of 2013 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise the process for reviewing an institution of higher education's (IHE's) compliance with Student Assistance program requirements under title IV. Directs the Secretary of Edu... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-28 |
| US | HB929 | Patriot Corporations of America Act of 2013 - Grants after 2013 a preference to Patriot corporations in the evaluation of bids or proposals for federal contracts. Defines "Patriot corporation" as a corporation which: (1) produces at least 9... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-28 |
| US | SB20 | Financial Takeover Repeal Act of 2013 - Repeals the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Revives or restores the provisions of law amended by such Act as if it had not been enacted. [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-27 |
| US | SB390 | Child Care and Resources Education Act of 2013 - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to reserve at least $1 million of annual child care and development block grant ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-27 |
