Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Legal fees and court costs

Bill Introduced: S.886 District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act

2013-05-06T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1797 District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act

2013-04-25T20:00:00Z

To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.805 Robert C. Byrd Mine and Workplace Safety and Health Act of 2013

2013-04-23T20:00:00Z

A bill to improve compliance with mine and occupational safety and health laws, and empower workers to raise safety concerns, prevent future mine and other workplace tragedies, and establish rights of families of victims of workplace accidents, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1652 Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2013

2013-04-17T20:00:00Z

To end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.773 Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2013

2013-04-17T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to improve compensation for workers involved in uranium mining, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1645 Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2013

2013-04-17T20:00:00Z

To amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to improve compensation for workers involved in uranium mining, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1649 Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection Act of 2013

2013-04-17T20:00:00Z

To provide whistleblower protections to certain workers in the offshore oil and gas industry.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1648 Protecting America's Workers Act

2013-04-17T20:00:00Z

To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for whistleblowers, to increase penalties for high gravity violations, to adjust penalties for inflation, to provide rights for victims or their family members, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1597 Special Needs Tax Credit Act

2013-04-16T20:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit to individuals for legal expenses paid with respect to establishing guardianship of a disabled individual.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1577 McLelland-Hasse Line of Duty Act

2013-04-15T20:00:00Z

To protect prosecutors, judges, law enforcement officers, and their families.

Bill Introduced: S.725 Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2013

2013-04-14T20:00:00Z

A bill to provide a taxpayer bill of rights for small businesses.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1548 Native American Energy Act

2013-04-11T20:00:00Z

To facilitate the development of energy on Indian lands by reducing Federal regulations that impede tribal development of Indian lands, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.714 Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013

2013-04-10T20:00:00Z

A bill to impose certain limitations on consent decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the terms thereof, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1493 Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013

2013-04-10T20:00:00Z

To impose certain limitations on consent decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the terms thereof, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1483 Stop Outsourcing Banking Enforcement and Examination Act

2013-04-10T20:00:00Z

To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to provide requirements for appropriate Federal banking agencies when using independent consultants in carrying out a consent order, to grant SIGTARP authority to provide oversight of such consultants, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.698 Line of Duty Act of 2013

2013-04-09T20:00:00Z

A bill to protect prosecutors, judges, law enforcement officers, and their families.

Bill Introduced: S.665 Protecting America's Workers Act

2013-03-21T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for whistleblowers, to increase penalties for high gravity violations, to adjust penalties for inflation, to provide rights for victims or their family members, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.652 Securities Litigation Attorney Accountability and Transparency Act

2013-03-21T20:00:00Z

A bill to protect investors by fostering transparency and accountability of attorneys in private securities litigation.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1290 To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition.

2013-03-19T20:00:00Z

To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1262 Drone Aircraft Privacy and Transparency Act of 2013

2013-03-18T20:00:00Z

To amend the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 to provide guidance and limitations regarding the integration of unmanned aircraft systems into United States airspace, and for other purposes.