House Bills: 113th Congress 
Bills House of Representatives
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What's this?
Bills are the most common form of proposals for laws. They require approval from both the House and Senate, as well as the President's signature, in order to become laws. Below is shown each bill's official title, a link to a page with its full details, and its current status in Congress.
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H.R.41 - Hurricane Sandy relief billSenate Passed Jan 04, 2013 540 Views
To temporarily increase the borrowing authority of the Federal Emergency Management Agency for carrying out the National Flood Insurance Program.
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H.R.191Introduced Jan 04, 2013 55 Views
To assess the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), to require further negotiation of certain provisions of the NAFTA, an...
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H.R.199Introduced Jan 04, 2013 45 Views
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to limit the deductibility of excessive rates of executive compensation.
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H.R.165Introduced Jan 04, 2013 56 Views
To authorize the placement at the former Navy Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard of a memorial to honor the members of the Armed Forces w...
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H.R.163Introduced Jan 04, 2013 23 Views
To designate as wilderness certain land and inland water within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in the State of Michigan, and for o...
and 193 more...
Joint Resolutions House of Representatives
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What's this?
Joint Resolutions go through the same process as bills to become laws. They are used for appropriations, to amend the Constitution, and to declare war.
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H.J.Res.13Introduced Jan 04, 2013 117 Views
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States waiving the application of the first article of amendment to the political spe...
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H.J.Res.14Introduced Jan 04, 2013 127 Views
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States waiving the application of the first article of amendment to the political spe...
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H.J.Res.12Introduced Jan 04, 2013 16 Views
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to limitations on the amounts of contributions and expenditures that ...
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H.J.Res.16Introduced Jan 04, 2013 151 Views
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the sixteenth article of amendment.
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H.J.Res.15Introduced Jan 04, 2013 6,394 Views
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the twenty-second article of amendment, thereby removing the limitat...
and 11 more...
Concurrent Resolution House of Representatives
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What's this?
Concurrent resolutions don't become laws. They affect the functioning of Congress itself by requesting a call for recess, a joint session, the creation of a joint committee, and more.
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H.Con.Res.1House Passed Jan 04, 2013 123 Views
Regarding consent to assemble outside the seat of government.
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H.Con.Res.6Introduced Jan 04, 2013 56 Views
Expressing the sense of Congress that the Supreme Court misinterpreted the First Amendment to the Constitution in the case of Buckley v. Valeo.
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H.Con.Res.7Introduced Jan 04, 2013 30 Views
Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should provide, on an annual basis, an amount equal to at least one percent of United ...
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H.Con.Res.5Introduced Jan 03, 2013 48 Views
Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for an event to celebrate the Mississippi River and its status as a vit...
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H.Con.Res.4Introduced Jan 03, 2013 99 Views
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the current Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home...
and 2 more...
Resolutions House of Representatives
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What's this?
Resolutions (also called "simple resolutions") are not proposals for laws, but rather are statements of opinion by Congress on various matters.
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H.Res.17House Passed Jan 04, 2013 50 Views
Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.
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H.Res.18Introduced Jan 04, 2013 30 Views
Honoring the memory of Poland's President, national leaders, and cultural leaders who were killed in the tragic plane crash at Smolensk, Russi...
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H.Res.19Introduced Jan 04, 2013 61 Views
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Senate should ratify the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimin...
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H.Res.20Introduced Jan 04, 2013 36 Views
Providing that the House of Representatives is committed to restoring America's financial foundation by achieving a Federal spending target of...
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H.Res.1House Passed Jan 03, 2013 64 Views
Electing officers of the House of Representatives.
and 15 more...