Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Government investigations

Bill Signed by President: H.R.152 Hurricane Sandy relief bill

2013-01-28T19:00:00Z

Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, to improve and streamline disaster assistance for Hurricane Sandy, and for other purposes.

January 28, 2013: Signed by President.

Bill Enacted: H.R.152 Hurricane Sandy relief bill

2013-01-28T19:00:00Z

Bill Sent To President: H.R.152 Hurricane Sandy relief bill

2013-01-28T19:00:00Z

Bill Introduced: H.R.152 Hurricane Sandy relief bill

2013-01-03T19:00:00Z

Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, to improve and streamline disaster assistance for Hurricane Sandy, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.83 To require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team of technical, policy, and financial experts to address the energy needs of the insular areas of the United States and the Freely Associated States through the development of action plans aimed at reducing reliance on imported fossil fuels and increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources, and for other purposes.

2013-01-02T19:00:00Z

To require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team of technical, policy, and financial experts to address the energy needs of the insular areas of the United States and the Freely Associated States through the development of action plans aimed at reducing reliance on imported fossil fuels and increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.84 Transportation Security Administration Ombudsman Act of 2013

2013-01-02T19:00:00Z

To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish an Ombudsman Office within the Transportation Security Administration for the purpose of enhancing transportation security by providing confidential, informal, and neutral assistance to address work-place related problems of Transportation Security Administration employees, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.34 Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2013

2013-01-02T19:00:00Z

To provide for the implementation of a system of licensing for purchasers of certain firearms and for a record of sale system for those firearms, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.27 Small Supplier Fairness in Bidding Competition Act of 2013

2013-01-02T19:00:00Z

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS), and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.74 Traffic Stops Along the Border Statistics Study Act of 2013

2013-01-02T19:00:00Z

To provide for the collection of data on traffic stops, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.24 Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2013

2013-01-02T19:00:00Z

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 the United States, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.33 Audit The Fed Act of 2013

2013-01-02T19:00:00Z

To amend title 31, United States Code, to reform the manner in which the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is audited by the Comptroller General of the United States and the manner in which such audits are reported, and for other purposes.

Bill Signed by President: H.R.4310 Wartime Contracting Reform Act of 2012

2013-01-01T19:00:00Z

To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2013, and for other purposes.

January 01, 2013: Signed by President.

Bill Sent To President: S.3454 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013

2013-01-01T19:00:00Z

A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.

January 01, 2013: Presented to President.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.1845 Medicare IVIG Access Act

2012-12-30T19:00:00Z

To provide a demonstration project providing Medicare coverage for in-home administration of intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) and to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to the application of Medicare secondary payer rules for certain claims.

December 30, 2012: Presented to President.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.4053 Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012

2012-12-30T19:00:00Z

To intensify efforts to identify, prevent, and recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse within Federal spending.

December 30, 2012: Presented to President.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.4310 Wartime Contracting Reform Act of 2012

2012-12-29T19:00:00Z

Bill Enacted: H.R.2838 Maritime Administration Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013

2012-12-19T19:00:00Z

An Act to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal years 2013 through 2014, and for other purposes.

December 19, 2012: Became Public Law No: 112-213.

Bill Signed by President: H.R.2838 Maritime Administration Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013

2012-12-19T19:00:00Z

An Act to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal years 2013 through 2014, and for other purposes.

December 19, 2012: Signed by President.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6684 Sequester Replacement Act of 2012

2012-12-18T19:00:00Z

To provide for spending reduction.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.834 Urging the governments of Europe and the European Union to designate Hizballah as a terrorist organization and impose sanctions, and urging the President to provide information about Hizballah to the European allies of the United States and to support the Government of Bulgaria in investigating the July 18, 2012, terrorist attack in Burgas.

2012-12-16T19:00:00Z

Urging the governments of Europe and the European Union to designate Hizballah as a terrorist organization and impose sanctions, and urging the President to provide information about Hizballah to the European allies of the United States and to support the Government of Bulgaria in investigating the July 18, 2012, terrorist attack in Burgas.