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A bill to restore States' sovereign rights to enforce State and local sales and use tax laws, and for other purposes.
- People's Vote
- NO
- Gov Vote
- NONE
- Outcome
- NONE
Week of May 6th
Sponsored by Sen. Michael Enzi (R-WY) Summary– The bill would give states the authority to tax sales made online and by other remote out-of-state merchants, such as catalogue retailers. States would be able to require remote retailers with annual remote sales of over $1 million to remit tax back to the state. The Act would also require states to simplify their sales tax systems and
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide compensatory time for employees in the private sector.
- People's Vote
- SPLIT
- Gov Vote
- NONE
- Outcome
- NONE
Week of May 6th
Sponsored by Rep. Martha Roby (R-AL) The bill would amend the current law to provide an option for compensatory time-off instead of overtime pay for employees in the private sector, similar to options now available for employees in the public-sector. Under the Fair Labor Standard Act of 1938, private-sector employees who work more than 40 hours in a work week are compensated at time-and-a-half
A bill to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes.
- People's Vote
- NO
- Gov Vote
- NONE
- Outcome
- NONE
Week of May 6th
Sponsored by Sen. Barabra Boxer (D-CA) The bill would authorize Army Corp of Engineers to construct water projects for mitigating storm damage, restoring ecosystems, and reducing erosion on inland and intra-coastal waterways. The legislation would also authorize the agency to establish grant programs to assist local and state governments with levee safety and rehabilitation programs, and would
To require that the Government prioritize all obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt limit is reached.
- People's Vote
- NO
- Gov Vote
- NONE
- Outcome
- NONE
Week of May 6th
Sponsored by Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA) Summary– H.R. 807 would allow government to borrow money beyond the amount specified by the statutory debt limit in order to avoid default if the government hits its borrowing authority limit, but only to pay off interest on the national debt or the Social Security trust fund. The federal government is scheduled to reach the debt limit on May 18. I
To amend the Helium Act to complete the privatization of the Federal helium reserve in a competitive market fashion that ensures stability in the helium markets while protecting the interests of American taxpayers, and for other purposes.
- People's Vote
- YES
- Gov Vote
- NONE
- Outcome
- NONE
Week of April 22nd
Sponsored by Rep. Doc Hastings (R-WA) Summary- This bipartisan legislation would make various changes to the Helium Privatization Act of 1966, including establishing a phased approach to drawing down the Federal Helium Reserve. According to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), the market for helium has proven more volatile than expected over the last 15 years. As a result, the current law&r
A bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.
- People's Vote
- YES
- Gov Vote
- NONE
- Outcome
- NONE
Week of February 25th
Sponsored by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) was enacted in 1994 in response to the prevalence of domestic and sexual violence and the impact of such violence on the lives of women. The law provides funding for programs to support and help victims of domestic and sexual violence. These appropriations were reauthorized twice – in 2000 and 2005 – with
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to clarify that houses of worship are eligible for certain disaster relief and emergency assistance on terms equal to other eligible private nonprofit facilities, and for other purposes.
- People's Vote
- YES
- Gov Vote
- NONE
- Outcome
- NONE
Week of February 11th
Sponsored by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) The bill would allow churches, synagogues, and other houses of worship to receive funds from emergency spending on equal terms as other nonprofit facilities. For additional source information, see: http://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20130211/BILLS-113hr592-SUS.pdf
To reinstate and transfer certain hydroelectric licenses and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of certain hydroelectric projects.
- People's Vote
- NONE
- Gov Vote
- NONE
- Outcome
- NONE
Week of February 11th
Sponsored by Elizabeth Etsy (D-CT ) H.R. 316 would authorize the FERC to permit construction of two hydroelectric projects in Connecticut. The FERC would have to issue an updated environmental impact analysis on the proposed statements of work. According to the Congressional Budget Office, the bill would not have a budgetary impact. For additional source information, see: Text of H.R. 31
To eliminate the 2013 statutory pay adjustment for Federal employees.
- People's Vote
- NONE
- Gov Vote
- NONE
- Outcome
- NONE
Week of February 11th
Sponsored by Rep. Ron DeSantis, (R-FL) The bill would freeze pay for the vice president, Cabinet secretaries, members of Congress, and federal employees. The bill is in response to the President’s Executive Order to allow a .5 percent cost of living adjustment for federal employees. Proponents of the bill say that members of Congress and the federal government should face a pay freeze
To improve hydropower, and for other purposes.
- People's Vote
- NONE
- Gov Vote
- NONE
- Outcome
- NONE
Week of February 11th
Sponsored by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) H.R. 267 would ease regulatory burdens on hydropower facilities by amending the Federal Power Act to allow the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to issue additional licenses and by exempting small facilities from FERC licensing requirements. The bill would also promote new sources of hydropower, requiring a Department of Energy study on
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants to States to streamline State requirements and procedures for veterans with military emergency medical training to become civilian emergency medical technicians.
- People's Vote
- NONE
- Gov Vote
- NONE
- Outcome
- NONE
Week of February 11th
Sponsored by Adam Kinzinger, (R-IL ) The bill would amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants to states with Emergency Medical Technical shortages. It would also require streamlined certification requirements to support returning veterans who already completed EMT training to enter the workforce without taking the same training. For additional source information, see: Text of H
To require that, if the President's fiscal year 2014 budget does not achieve balance in a fiscal year covered by such budget, the President shall submit a supplemental unified budget by April 1, 2013, which identifies a fiscal year in which balance is achieved, and for other purposes.
- People's Vote
- NONE
- Gov Vote
- NONE
- Outcome
- NONE
Week of February 4th
Sponsored by Tom Price (R-GA) The bill requires the President either produce a balanced budget within the 10-year budget window or provide a supplemental plan by April 1, 2013. Specifically, the President would have to submit to Congress a supplemental budget if his FY 2014 budget results in a projected deficit in every fiscal year covered under the budget. This supplemental budget would have
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals.
- People's Vote
- NO
- Gov Vote
- NONE
- Outcome
- NONE
Week of February 4th
Sponsored by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA) The bill would authorize $300 million each year through 2017 to children’s hospitals for operating training programs that provide graduate medical education. The funding would cover the direct costs of operating a medical education program, such as the salaries of medical students, as well as the higher indirect costs of patient care associated with run
To amend title IV of the Public Health Service Act to provide for a National Pediatric Research Network, including with respect to pediatric rare diseases or conditions.
- People's Vote
- NONE
- Gov Vote
- NONE
- Outcome
- NONE
Week of February 4th
Sponsored by Rep. Louis Capps (D-CA) The bill would authorize the National Institute of Health to establish up to 20 National Pediatric Research Consortia that would each be made up of multiple institutions for pediatric research. These consortia would be open to both private and public nonprofit agencies and would be selected through a competitive, peer-review process. The House passed a si
To provide that Members of Congress may not receive pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which Congress has not approved a concurrent resolution on the budget and passed the regular appropriations bills.
- People's Vote
- NONE
- Gov Vote
- NONE
- Outcome
- NONE
Week of January 28th
Sponsored by Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI) The bill is not yet on the Senate calendar, but the Senate could also consider H.R. 325, the No Budget No Pay Act of 2013 in the week ahead. The bill suspends the current $14.294 trillion public debt limit through May 18, 2013 and sets an April 15, 2013 deadline for both congressional chambers to adopt a FY 2014 budget resolution. If either the House or the S
Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, to improve and streamline disaster assistance for Hurricane Sandy, and for other purposes.
- People's Vote
- NO
- Gov Vote
- NONE
- Outcome
- NONE
Week of January 28th
Sponsored by Rep. Hal Rogers, (R-KY) The Senate convenes on Monday, January 28 to consider the House-passed version ofH.R. 152, Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 2013, which provides supplemental appropriations funding for recovery and repair from Hurricane Sandy. The House-passed version includes two supplemental funding amendments that provide $17 billion to meet immediate needs, and an
To reauthorize certain programs under the Public Health Service Act and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to public health security and all-hazards preparedness and response, and for other purposes.
- People's Vote
- NONE
- Gov Vote
- NONE
- Outcome
- NONE
Week of January 21st
Sponsored by Rep. Mike Rodgers (R- MI) The bill reauthorizes programs under the Public Health Service Act and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act that help prepare for health and security responses to bio-threats. Specifically, the bill would reauthorize the development of chemical, biological, radioactive and nuclear (CBRN) medical countermeasures and strengthen the nation’s infras
To reduce the number of nonessential vehicles purchased and leased by the Federal Government, and for other purposes.
- People's Vote
- YES
- Gov Vote
- NONE
- Outcome
- NONE
Week of September 17th
The bill will be considered under "suspension of the rules" which means it is a non-controversial bill expected to pass with majority vote. Given the volume of bills we do not write our own analysis on "suspension bills"
To amend the Small Business Act to provide the interest rate for certain disaster related loans, and for other purposes.
- People's Vote
- YES
- Gov Vote
- NONE
- Outcome
- NONE
Week of September 17th
The bill will be considered under "suspension of the rules" which means it is a non-controversial bill expected to pass with majority vote. Given the volume of bills we do not write our own analysis on "suspension bills"
A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a veterans jobs corps, and for other purposes.
- People's Vote
- YES
- Gov Vote
- YES
- Outcome
- YES
Week of September 17th
The “Veterans Jobs Corps Act of 2012” would require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a veterans jobs corps to employ veterans in certain jobs, such as in public lands and maintenance projects and as firefighters and law enforcement officers. The legislation would award grants or enter into contract with state and local governments that employ veterans under the jobs cor
