Subject Census and government statistics | Current
| State | Bill | Summary/Title | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| US | SB58 | Lines Interfere with National Elections Act of 2013 or LINE Act of 2013 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require each state to provide for the minimum required number of voting systems, poll workers, and other election resources (includi... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-22 |
| US | SB106 | Public Access to Historical Records Act - Directs the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to establish an official dataset on the historical temperature record. Requires NASA to use the raw data related to tempe... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-23 |
| US | HB74 | Traffic Stops Along the Border Statistics Study Act of 2013 - Directs the Attorney General to: (1) conduct a nationwide study of stops for traffic violations by law enforcement officers; (2) perform an initial analysis of existing data, including com... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-25 |
| US | SB206 | HUBZone Expansion Act of 2013 - Amends the Small Business Act to include as a base closure area for purposes of the HUBZONE (historically underutilized business zone) program of the Small Business Administration (SBA) a military installation's munici... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-31 |
| US | HB489 | HUBZone Expansion Act of 2013 - Amends the Small Business Act to include as a base closure area for purposes of the HUBZONE (historically underutilized business zone) program of the Small Business Administration (SBA) a military installation's munici... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-04 |
| US | SB308 | 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 (CPIEC) that indicates changes over ti... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-13 |
| US | SB310 | Startup Act 3.0 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to adjust to conditional permanent resident status up to 50,000 aliens who have earned a master's or doctorate degree in a science, tec... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-13 |
| US | HB838 | Racial Profiling Prevention Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to make a grant to a state that: (1) has enacted and is enforcing a law that prohibits a state or local law enforcement officer from using the race or ethnicity (racial p... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-27 |
| US | HB858 | Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2013 - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to revise the requirements for consideration as rural areas with respect to assistance for farm housing. States that any area classified as "rural" or a "rural ar... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-27 |
| US | SB512 | To Aid Gifted and High-Ability Learners by Empowering the Nation's Teachers Act or the TALENT Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require state assessments of student proficiency to measure individual academic achieveme... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-11 |
| US | SB530 | Requires the Secretary of Commerce, in conducting any survey relating to the Census, to include in instructions for completing any such survey that participation in the survey is optional, except that survey respondents must provide their names, cont... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-12 |
| US | HB1078 | Requires the Secretary of Commerce, in conducting any survey relating to the Census, to include in instructions for completing any such survey that participation in the survey is optional, except that survey respondents must provide their names, cont... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-12 |
| US | HB803 | Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills Act or SKILLS Act - 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 ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-18 |
| US | HB1358 | STEM Opportunities Act of 2013 - Directs the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to provide federal science agencies with guidance on establishing specified policies to accommodate the needs of caregiver researchers who receive their resea... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-21 |
| US | HB714 | Startup Act 3.0 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to adjust to conditional permanent resident status up to 50,000 aliens who have earned a master's or doctorate degree in a science, tec... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-08 |
| US | HB1423 | Taxpayers Right-To-Know Act - Requires the head of each federal agency, on an annual basis, to: (1) identify and describe every program administered by such agency; (2) determine the total administrative costs and expenditures for services for each p... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-09 |
| US | SB679 | Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 - Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 regarding the supplemental food assistance program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) to include as a retail store an agricultural producer marketing ag... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-09 |
| US | HB1537 | Requires the Secretary of Commerce, beginning with the 2020 decennial census, to attribute an individual who is incarcerated in a state, federal, county, or municipal correctional center as of the date on which such census is taken to such individual... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-12 |
| US | SB766 | Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend certain requirements for consideration as a rural area with respect to assistance for farm housing. Declares that any area classified as "rural" or a "rural area" before October 1, 1990, a... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-18 |
| US | HB448 | Responsibility in Federal Contracting Act - Requires that the locally prevailing wage paid to various classes of laborers and mechanics working under federally-financed or federally-assisted contracts for construction, alteration, and repair of publi... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-23 |
| US | HB484 | Real Unemployment Calculation Act - Treats the measure of unemployment issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (known as U5) as the official and primary measure of unemployment in the United States. [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 | SB815 | 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 | HB1623 | VA Claims Efficiency Through Information Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to maintain on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) website publicly accessible information concerning pending and completed claims of compensation fo... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-26 |
| US | HB1605 | Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013 - Amends the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (NICS Act) and the federal criminal code to ensure that: (1) all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are list... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-30 |
| US | HB1565 | Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013 - Amends the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (NICS Act) and the federal criminal code to ensure that: (1) all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are list... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-30 |
| US | HB1638 | Census Reform Act of 2013 - Repeals various census programs of the Department of Commerce, including: (1) the collection and publication of agricultural statistics; (2) the census of manufactures, mineral industries, and other businesses; (3) the mid... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-03 |
| US | SB860 | Rural Energy Investment Act of 2013 - Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 regarding the biobased markets program to: (1) extend program funding through FY2018, (2) increase the number of categories of biobased products designate... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-06 |
| US | HB1805 | Veterans Claims Efficiency Through Automation Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to include in a required annual VA activities and costs report to Congress a report on the automatic processing of claims for compensation during the p... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-08 |
| US | HB1888 | Jamiel Shaw, Jr. Memorial Act of 2013 - Prohibits the payment of funds to a state or its political subdivisions under any program or activity administered by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) unless such state: (1) compiles statistics on each... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-08 |
| US | SB989 | Strengthening Health Disparities Data Collection Act [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-20 |
| US | HB2338 | TALENT Act [Detail][Text] | 2013-06-12 |
| 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 |
