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S.744 - JOLT Act of 2013Introduced May 16, 2013 527 Views
A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes.
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H.R.684 - Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013Introduced Apr 08, 2013 495 Views
To restore States' sovereign rights to enforce State and local sales and use tax laws, and for other purposes.
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S.150 - Assault Weapons Ban of 2013Introduced Mar 14, 2013 405 Views
A bill to regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes.
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H.R.1772 - Legal Workforce ActIntroduced Apr 26, 2013 345 Views
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make mandatory and permanent requirements relating to use of an electronic employment eligibil...
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H.R.1406 - Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013House Passed May 09, 2013 342 Views
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide compensatory time for employees in the private sector.
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S.743 - Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013Senate Passed May 07, 2013 318 Views
A bill to restore States' sovereign rights to enforce State and local sales and use tax laws, and for other purposes.
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H.R.1736 - School Principal Recruitment and Training Act of 2013Introduced Apr 25, 2013 311 Views
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to recruit, prepare, and support principals through capacity-building measures tha...
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H.R.624 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection ActHouse Passed Apr 22, 2013 295 Views
To provide for the sharing of certain cyber threat intelligence and cyber threat information between the intelligence community and cybersecur...
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H.R.1793 - Global Partnerships Act of 2013Introduced Apr 26, 2013 293 Views
To establish a framework for effective, transparent, and accountable United States foreign assistance, and for other purposes.
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H.R.1605 - National Commission on Mass Violence Act of 2013Introduced Apr 30, 2013 238 Views
To protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Inst...
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S.Con.Res.14Introduced Apr 22, 2013 226 Views
A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth the app...
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H.R.1654 - Budget Process Improvement Act of 2013Introduced Apr 18, 2013 215 Views
To improve the accuracy and transparency of the Federal budget process.
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H.R.1717 - Medicare DMEPOS Market Pricing Program Act of 2013Introduced Apr 26, 2013 197 Views
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, a...
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H.R.1616 - Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013Introduced Apr 19, 2013 195 Views
To promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry, and for other purposes.
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H.R.1829 - Coal Jobs Protection Act of 2013Introduced May 07, 2013 190 Views
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide guidance and clarification regarding issuing new and renewal permits, and for othe...
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H.R.1604 - Map It Once, Use It Many Times ActIntroduced May 03, 2013 189 Views
To establish the National Geospatial Technology Administration within the United States Geological Survey to enhance the use of geospatial dat...
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H.R.933 - Science Appropriations Act, 2013Bill Is Law Mar 26, 2013 177 Views
"An Act making consolidated appropriations and further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013."
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H.R.1821 - Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2013Introduced May 03, 2013 174 Views
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for patient protection by establishing safe nurse staffing levels at certain Medica...
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S.861Introduced May 06, 2013 154 Views
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide guidance and clarification regarding issuing new and renewal permits, and f...
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H.R.499 - Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition ActIntroduced Feb 28, 2013 154 Views
To decriminalize marijuana at the Federal level, to leave to the States a power to regulate marijuana that is similar to the power they have t...
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H.J.Res.15Introduced Jan 25, 2013 130 Views
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the twenty-second article of amendment, thereby removing the limitat...
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H.R.748 - Universal National Service ActIntroduced Mar 06, 2013 123 Views
To require all persons in the United States between the ages of 18 and 25 to perform national service, either as a member of the uniformed ser...
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H.R.41 - Hurricane Sandy relief billBill Is Law Jan 06, 2013 122 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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S.649 - Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013Introduced Apr 18, 2013 116 Views
A bill to ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the national instant criminal background ch...
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H.R.1706 - Mortgage Settlement Monitoring Act of 2013Introduced Apr 24, 2013 112 Views
To establish an Independent Monitor to maintain oversight of the settlement by mortgage servicing companies that were subject to enforcement a...
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H.R.1802 - Sandra Day O'Connor Civic Learning Act of 2013Introduced Apr 26, 2013 112 Views
To authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to promote civic learning and engagement, and for other purposes.
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H.R.678 - Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs ActHouse Passed May 13, 2013 109 Views
To authorize all Bureau of Reclamation conduit facilities for hydropower development under Federal Reclamation law, and for other purposes.
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H.R.1692 - Sudan Peace, Security, and Accountability Act of 2013Introduced Apr 24, 2013 108 Views
To require the development of a comprehensive strategy to end serious human rights violations in Sudan, to create incentives for governments a...
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S.843 - Ammunition Management for More Obtainability Act of 2013Introduced Apr 25, 2013 108 Views
A bill to limit the amount of ammunition purchased or possessed by certain Federal agencies for a 6-month period.
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H.R.1554 - Stop Tax Haven Abuse ActIntroduced Apr 15, 2013 107 Views
To restrict the use of offshore tax havens and abusive tax shelters to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, and for other purposes.
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H.R.21 - NRA Members' Gun Safety Act of 2013Introduced Jan 25, 2013 105 Views
To provide for greater safety in the use of firearms.
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H.Res.140House Passed Apr 10, 2013 105 Views
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 678) to authorize all Bureau of Reclamation conduit facilities for hydropower development under ...
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H.R.1755 - Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2013Introduced Apr 25, 2013 104 Views
To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
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H.R.1120 - Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations ActHouse Passed Apr 15, 2013 103 Views
To prohibit the National Labor Relations Board from taking any action that requires a quorum of the members of the Board until such time as Bo...
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H.R.1797 - District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection ActIntroduced Apr 26, 2013 101 Views
To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
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H.R.1330 - Student Loan Fairness ActIntroduced Apr 23, 2013 97 Views
To increase purchasing power, strengthen economic recovery, and restore fairness in financing higher education in the United States through st...
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H.Res.146House Passed Apr 11, 2013 95 Views
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1120) to prohibit the National Labor Relations Board from taking any action that requires a quor...
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H.Res.36Introduced Jan 23, 2013 92 Views
Establishing a select committee to investigate and report on the attack on the United States consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
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H.R.1825 - Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities ActIntroduced May 09, 2013 91 Views
To direct Federal public land management officials to exercise their authority under existing law to facilitate use of and access to Federal p...
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H.R.1734 - Shareholder Protection Act of 2013Introduced Apr 25, 2013 91 Views
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditu...
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S.204Introduced Feb 04, 2013 90 Views
A bill to preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such a...
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H.R.1799 - Arizona Sonoran Desert Heritage Act of 2013Introduced May 03, 2013 84 Views
To designate certain public lands in the Sonoran Desert of the State of Arizona as national conservation areas and wilderness areas, and for o...
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S.716Bill Is Law Apr 15, 2013 84 Views
A bill to modify the requirements under the STOCK Act regarding online access to certain financial disclosure statements and related forms.
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H.R.1661 - Improving Cancer Treatment Education Act of 2013Introduced Apr 19, 2013 82 Views
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education under the Medicare program and to ...
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H.R.1741 - Dairy Freedom ActIntroduced May 03, 2013 81 Views
To establish a dairy producer margin insurance program for the purpose of protecting dairy producer income by paying participating dairy produ...
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H.R.24 - Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2013Introduced Jan 03, 2013 81 Views
To require a full audit of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal reserve banks by the Comptroller General of th...
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H.R.1785 - Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area ActIntroduced May 06, 2013 81 Views
To establish the Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area in the State of Washington, and for other purposes.
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H.R.437 - Assault Weapons Ban of 2013Introduced Feb 28, 2013 77 Views
To regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes.
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H.R.1796 - Troop Talent Act of 2013Introduced May 08, 2013 77 Views
To ensure that the education and training provided members of the Armed Forces and veterans better assists members and veterans in obtaining c...
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H.R.109 - Enumerated Powers ActIntroduced Jan 25, 2013 76 Views
To require Congress to specify the source of authority under the United States Constitution for the enactment of laws, and for other purposes.
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S.900 - Small Business Payroll Protection Act of 2013Introduced May 08, 2013 76 Views
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to regulate payroll tax deposit agents, and for other purposes.
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H.Res.170Introduced Apr 18, 2013 75 Views
Recognizing the Falkland Islands referendum in favor of retaining their status as a British Overseas Territory.
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H.R.1760 - INVEST in America ActIntroduced Apr 25, 2013 74 Views
To establish an entrepreneur-based immigrant category for alien entrepreneurs who have completed or are in the process of completing a degree ...
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S.908 - Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia Diagnosis and Treatment Act of 2013Introduced May 08, 2013 73 Views
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the diagnosis and treatment of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia, and for other p...
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H.R.1844 - Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013Introduced May 07, 2013 73 Views
To amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration.
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H.R.45House Passed May 16, 2013 71 Views
To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Ac...
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S.897 - Bank on Students Loan Fairness ActIntroduced May 08, 2013 71 Views
A bill to prevent the doubling of the interest rate for Federal subsidized student loans for the 2013-2014 academic year by providing funds fo...
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H.R.1807 - TREES ActIntroduced May 03, 2013 70 Views
To establish a grant program to assist retail power providers with the establishment and operation of energy conservation programs using targe...
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H.R.307 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2013Bill Is Law Mar 13, 2013 70 Views
To reauthorize certain programs under the Public Health Service Act and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to public health...
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H.R.25 - Fair Tax Act of 2013Introduced Jan 03, 2013 70 Views
To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, a...
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H.R.138 - Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device ActIntroduced Jan 25, 2013 69 Views
To prohibit the transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices, and for other purposes.
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H.R.1607 - Livestock Disaster Protection ActIntroduced May 03, 2013 68 Views
To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster assistance programs to cover fiscal years 2012 th...
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H.R.198 - Repeal of the Authorization for Use of Military ForceIntroduced Jan 04, 2013 67 Views
To repeal Public Law 107-40.
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H.Con.Res.36Introduced May 03, 2013 67 Views
Recognizing the disparate impact of climate change on women and the efforts of women globally to address climate change.
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H.R.532 - Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2013Introduced Feb 28, 2013 66 Views
To amend title 11 of the United States Code to modify the dischargeability of debts for certain educational payments and loans.
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S.47 - VAWA billBill Is Law Mar 07, 2013 66 Views
A bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.
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S.791 - Follow the Money Act of 2013Introduced Apr 23, 2013 65 Views
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require the disclosure of contributions and...
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S.601 - Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2013Senate Passed May 15, 2013 65 Views
A bill to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct var...
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H.R.1780Introduced May 03, 2013 64 Views
To provide that the only health plans that the Federal Government may make available to the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, an...
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H.R.152 - Hurricane Sandy relief billBill Is Law Jan 29, 2013 63 Views
Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, to improve and streamline disaster assistance for Hurricane ...
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S.374 - Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013Introduced Mar 12, 2013 63 Views
A bill to ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the national instant criminal background ch...
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H.R.199 - Income Equity Act of 2013Introduced Jan 04, 2013 62 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.1854 - PASS ActIntroduced May 15, 2013 62 Views
To increase the recruitment and retention of school counselors, school social workers, school psychologists, and other psychologists qualified...
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H.R.1777 - Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2013Introduced May 08, 2013 61 Views
To create jobs in the United States by increasing United States exports to Africa by at least 200 percent in real dollar value within 10 years...
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H.R.1733 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2013Introduced Apr 26, 2013 61 Views
To amend the Public Health Service Act to limit the liability of health care professionals who volunteer to provide health care services in re...
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H.R.1857 - Student-to-School Nurse Ratio Improvement Act of 2013Introduced May 07, 2013 61 Views
To make demonstration grants to eligible local educational agencies for the purpose of reducing the student-to school nurse ratio in public el...
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H.R.1764 - Ammunition Management for More Obtainability Act of 2013Introduced Apr 26, 2013 61 Views
To limit the amount of ammunition purchased or possessed by certain Federal agencies for a 6-month period.
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H.J.Res.16Introduced Jan 25, 2013 60 Views
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the sixteenth article of amendment.
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H.R.163 - Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation ActIntroduced Jan 31, 2013 60 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...
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H.R.1670 - REACH Act of 2013Introduced Apr 23, 2013 60 Views
To improve the implementation and oversight for the program under section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 for training and ...
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S.Res.115Senate Passed Apr 25, 2013 59 Views
A resolution commending the heroism, courage, and sacrifice of Sean Collier, an officer in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Police De...
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S.870 - Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act of 2013Introduced May 07, 2013 59 Views
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to promote the education of pregnant and parenting students.
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S.Con.Res.3Senate Passed Jan 04, 2013 59 Views
A concurrent resolution providing for a conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate and an adjournment of the House of Representatives.
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H.R.141 - Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2013Introduced Jan 25, 2013 57 Views
To require criminal background checks on all firearms transactions occurring at gun shows.
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H.R.1783 - School Food Modernization ActIntroduced Apr 26, 2013 57 Views
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to issue loan guarantees for purposes of financing improvements to school lunch facilities, training sc...
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H.R.1687 - Countering ALBA Act of 2013Introduced Apr 23, 2013 57 Views
To provide for the imposition of sanctions with respect to foreign persons responsible for or complicit in ordering, controlling, or otherwise...
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H.R.35 - Safe Schools Act of 2013Introduced Jan 25, 2013 55 Views
To restore safety to America's schools.
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S.10 - Consolidated Farm and Rural Development ActIntroduced Jan 22, 2013 55 Views
A bill to reauthorize agricultural programs through 2018.
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H.R.807 - Full Faith and Credit ActHouse Passed May 13, 2013 55 Views
To require that the Government prioritize all obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt limit is reached.
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H.R.1938Introduced May 09, 2013 54 Views
To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty who are diagnosed with post-traumatic...
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H.R.1698 - Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage ActIntroduced Apr 26, 2013 54 Views
To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to provide for 12-month continuous enrollment of individuals under the Medicaid program...
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H.R.1768 - Accountability Review Board Reform Act of 2013Introduced Apr 26, 2013 54 Views
To amend the Diplomatic Security Act to require certain notifications to Congress of Accountability Review Boards of the Department of State, ...
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H.R.1904 - Oversight of Sensitive Military Operations ActIntroduced May 09, 2013 53 Views
To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Defense to notify the congressional defense committees of certain sensitive...
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H.J.Res.13Introduced Jan 25, 2013 52 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.R.1010 - Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013Introduced Apr 23, 2013 51 Views
To provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage.
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S.Res.112Senate Passed Apr 24, 2013 51 Views
A resolution commending employees of the Senate Post Office, employees of the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate, members of the Capitol Police, a...
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H.R.1579 - Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2013Introduced Apr 16, 2013 51 Views
To impose a tax on certain trading transactions to strengthen our financial security, reduce market volatility, expand opportunity, and stop s...
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H.R.1685 - Broadband Adoption Act of 2013Introduced Apr 26, 2013 51 Views
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to reform and modernize the Universal Service Fund Lifeline Assistance Program.
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H.R.191 - NAFTA Accountability ActIntroduced Jan 15, 2013 51 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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S.169 - Immigration Innovation Act of 2013Introduced Jan 29, 2013 51 Views
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize additional visas for well-educated aliens to live and work in the United Stat...