2013-05-27T20:00:00Z opencongress.org tag:opencongress.org,2007:/issue_feed/5116 tag:opencongress.org,2013-05-27:/action/360447 2013-05-27T20:00:00Z Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2013-05-12:/action/358778 2013-05-12T20:00:00Z To establish an advisory office within the Bureau of Consumer Protection of the Federal Trade Commission to prevent fraud targeting seniors, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2013-05-08:/action/358286 2013-05-08T20:00:00Z To assure quality and best value with respect to Federal construction projects by prohibiting the practice known as bid shopping.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2013-05-07:/action/358079 2013-05-07T20:00:00Z To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny certain tax benefits to persons responsible for an oil spill if such person commits certain additional violations.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-25:/action/357281 2013-04-25T20:00:00Z To improve the enforcement of sanctions against the Government of North Korea, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-12:/action/352621 2013-03-12T20:00:00Z To require the approval of a majority of a public company's shareholders for any expenditure by that company to influence public opinion on matters not related to the company's products or services.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2013-02-27:/action/351333 2013-02-27T19:00:00Z To provide Federal contracting preferences for, and a reduction in the rate of income tax imposed on, Patriot corporations, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2013-02-27:/action/351327 2013-02-27T19:00:00Z To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2014 through 2017 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2013-02-03:/action/348718 2013-02-03T19:00:00Z To prevent United States businesses from cooperating with repressive governments in transforming the Internet into a tool of censorship and surveillance, to fulfill the responsibility of the United States Government to promote freedom of expression on the Internet, to restore public confidence in the integrity of United States businesses, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2013-01-24:/action/348377 2013-01-24T19:00:00Z To reduce Medicare waste, fraud, and abuse by providing for enhanced penalties to combat Medicare and Medicaid fraud, for a Medicare data-mining system, for a study on applying biometric technology, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2012-12-13:/action/345133 2012-12-13T19:00:00Z To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to products of the Russian Federation and Moldova and to require reports on the compliance of the Russian Federation with its obligations as a member of the World Trade Organization, and for other purposes.<br /><br />December 13, 2012: Became Public Law No: 112-208. tag:opencongress.org,2012-12-13:/action/345132 2012-12-13T19:00:00Z To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to products of the Russian Federation and Moldova and to require reports on the compliance of the Russian Federation with its obligations as a member of the World Trade Organization, and for other purposes.<br /><br />December 13, 2012: Signed by President. tag:opencongress.org,2012-12-06:/action/344594 2012-12-06T19:00:00Z To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to products of the Russian Federation and Moldova and to require reports on the compliance of the Russian Federation with its obligations as a member of the World Trade Organization, and for other purposes.<br /><br />December 06, 2012: Presented to President. tag:opencongress.org,2012-09-12:/action/339835 2012-09-12T20:00:00Z A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to protect students from deceptive practices and high-pressure sales by institutions of higher education, to provide a waiting period for students to make enrollment decisions, to guard against misrepresentation, to standardize and elevate institutional disclosures, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2012-08-06:/action/339000 2012-08-06T20:00:00Z To increase accountability in contracts for overseas contingency operations, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2012-07-18:/action/336768 2012-07-18T20:00:00Z To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to products of the Russian Federation and Moldova and to require reports on the compliance of the Russian Federation with its obligations as a member of the World Trade Organization, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2012-07-18:/action/336633 2012-07-18T20:00:00Z An original bill to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to products of the Russian Federation and Moldova, to require reports on the compliance of the Russian Federation with its obligations as a member of the World Trade Organization, and to impose sanctions on persons responsible for gross violations of human rights, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2012-07-16:/action/336533 2012-07-16T20:00:00Z A bill to modify chapter 90 of title 18, United States Code, to provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2012-07-09:/action/335882 2012-07-09T20:00:00Z Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2012-06-19:/action/334183 2012-06-19T20:00:00Z Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes.<br /><br />