[House Calendars for September 25, 2013 - 113th Congress, 1st Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
HISTORY OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
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No. Index Key and History of Bill
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SENATE BILLS
S. 16.-- To provide for a sequester replacement. Ordered placed on
the calendar Feb. 27, 2013.
S. 23.-- To designate as wilderness certain land and inland water
within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in the State
of Michigan, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Jan. 22 (Legislative day of Jan. 3), 2013.
Reported Apr. 22, 2013; Rept. 113-14. Passed Senate June 19,
2013. Received in House and referred to Natural Resources June
20, 2013.
S. 25 (H.R. 251).-- To direct the Secretary of the Interior to
convey certain Federal features of the electric distribution
system to the South Utah Valley Electric Service District, and
for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources
Jan. 22 (Legislative day of Jan. 3), 2013. Reported Apr. 22,
2013; Rept. 113-15. Passed Senate June 19, 2013. Received in
House and held at desk June 20, 2013.
S. 26 (H.R. 254).-- To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to
facilitate the development of hydroelectric power on the
Diamond Fork System of the Central Utah Project. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Jan. 22 (Legislative day of Jan.
3), 2013. Reported Apr. 22, 2013; Rept. 113-16. Passed Senate
June 19, 2013. Received in House and held at desk June 20,
2013.
S. 27 (H.R. 356).-- To clarify authority granted under the Act
entitled ``An Act to define the exterior boundary of the
Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in the State of Utah, and
for other purposes''. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources
Jan. 22 (Legislative day of Jan. 3), 2013. Reported June 27,
2013; Rept. 113-49.
S. 28 (H.R. 253).-- To provide for the conveyance of a small
parcel of National Forest System land in the Uinta-Wasatch-
Cache National Forest in Utah to Brigham Young University, and
for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources
Jan. 22 (Legislative day of Jan. 3), 2013. Reported amended
Sept. 10, 2013; Rept. 113-92.
S. 47 (H. Res. 83).-- To reauthorize the Violence Against Women
Act of 1994. Ordered placed on the calendar Jan. 28, 2013.
Considered Feb. 7, 11,, 2013. Passed Senate amended Feb. 12,
2013; Roll No. 19: 78-22. Received in House and held at desk
Feb. 12, 2013. Passed House Feb. 28, 2013; Roll No. 55: 286-
138. Presented to the President Mar. 4, 2013. Approved Mar. 7,
2013. Public Law 113-4.
S. 54.-- To increase public safety by punishing and deterring
firearms trafficking. Referred to the Judiciary Jan. 22
(Legislative day of Jan. 3), 2013. Reported amended Mar. 11,
2013; Rept. 113-9.
S. 59.-- To designate a Distinguished Flying Cross National
Memorial at the March Field Air Museum in Riverside,
California. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Jan. 22
(Legislative day of Jan. 3), 2013. Reported June 27, 2013;
Rept. 113-50.
S. 81.-- To provide guidance and priorities for Federal Government
obligations in the event that the debt limit is reached.
Ordered placed on the calendar Jan. 28, 2013.
S. 82.-- To provide that any executive action infringing on the
Second Amendment has no force or effect, and to prohibit the
use of funds for certain purposes. Ordered placed on the
calendar Jan. 28, 2013.
S. 83.-- To provide for continuing operations of Government in a
fiscally responsible manner. Ordered placed on the calendar
Jan. 28, 2013.
S. 112.-- To expand the Alpine Lakes Wilderness in the State of
Washington, to designate the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River and
Pratt River as wild and scenic rivers, and for other purposes.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Jan. 23 (Legislative
day of Jan. 3), 2013. Reported Apr. 22, 2013; Rept. 113-17.
Passed Senate June 19, 2013. Received in House and referred to
Natural Resources June 20, 2013.
S. 124.-- To provide that Members of Congress may not receive pay
after October 1 of any fiscal year in which Congress has not
approved a concurrent resolution on the budget and passed the
regular appropriations bills. Ordered placed on the calendar
Jan. 28, 2013.
S. 130.-- To require the Secretary of the Interior to convey
certain Federal land to the Powell Recreation District in the
State of Wyoming. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources
Jan. 24 (Legislative day of Jan. 3), 2013. Reported Apr. 22,
2013; Rept. 113-18. Passed Senate June 19, 2013. Received in
House and referred to Natural Resources June 20, 2013.
Reported Sept. 10, 2013; Rept. 113-190. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House Sept. 10, 2013; Roll No. 452: 408-1.
Presented to the President Sept. 12, 2013. Approved Sept. 18,
2013. Public Law 113-32.
S. 131.-- To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the
reproductive assistance provided by the Department of Veterans
Affairs to severely wounded, ill, or injured veterans and
their spouses, and for other purposes. Referred to Veterans'
Affairs Jan. 24 (Legislative day of Jan. 3), 2013. Reported
amended Sept. 17, 2013; Rept. 113-106.
S. 146.-- To enhance the safety of America's schools. Referred to
the Judiciary Jan. 24 (Legislative day of Jan. 3), 2013.
Reported amended Mar. 12, 2013; no written report.
S. 150.-- To regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to
keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes.
Referred to the Judiciary Jan. 24 (Legislative day of Jan. 3),
2013. Reported amended Mar. 14, 2013; no written report.
S. 155.-- To designate a mountain in the State of Alaska as
Denali. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Jan. 28,
2013. Reported Sept. 10, 2013; Rept. 113-93.
S. 156.-- To allow for the harvest of gull eggs by the Huna
Tlingit people within Glacier Bay National Park in the State
of Alaska. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Jan. 28,
2013. Reported amended June 27, 2013; Rept. 113-51. Ordered
placed on the calendar June 27, 2013.
S. 157 (H.R. 586).-- To provide for certain improvements to the
Denali National Park and Preserve in the State of Alaska, and
for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources
Jan. 28, 2013. Reported Apr. 22, 2013; Rept. 113-19. Passed
Senate June 19, 2013. Received in House and referred to
Natural Resources June 20, 2013. Reported Sept. 10, 2013;
Rept. 113-192. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House
Sept. 10, 2013. Presented to the President Sept. 12, 2013.
Approved Sept. 18, 2013. Public Law 113-33.
S. 159.-- To designate the Wovoka Wilderness and provide for
certain land conveyances in Lyon County, Nevada, and for other
purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Jan. 28,
2013. Reported amended Sept. 10, 2013; Rept. 113-94.
S. 162.-- To reauthorize and improve the Mentally Ill Offender
Treatment and Crime Reduction Act of 2004. Referred to the
Judiciary Jan. 28, 2013. Reported amended June 20, 2013; no
written report.
S. 164.-- To prohibit the United States from providing financial
assistance to Pakistan until Dr. Shakil Afridi is freed.
Ordered placed on the calendar Jan. 29, 2013.
S. 166.-- To designate the new Interstate Route 70 bridge over the
Mississippi River connecting St. Louis, Missouri and
southwestern Illinois as the ``Stan Musial Memorial Bridge''.
Referred to Environment and Public Works Jan. 28, 2013.
Committee discharged. Passed Senate Mar. 11, 2013. Received in
House and referred to Transportation and Infrastructure Mar.
12, 2013.
S. 177.-- To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010
entirely. Ordered placed on the calendar Jan. 30, 2013.
S. 201.-- To prohibit the sale, lease, transfer, retransfer, or
delivery of F-16 aircraft, M1 tanks, or certain other defense
articles or services to the Government of Egypt. Ordered
placed on the calendar Feb. 4, 2013.
S. 204.-- To preserve and protect the free choice of individual
employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to
refrain from such activities. Ordered placed on the calendar
Feb. 4, 2013.
S. 209.-- 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. Ordered placed on the calendar Feb. 7, 2013.
S. 211.-- To amend certain definitions contained in the Provo
River Project Transfer Act for purposes of clarifying certain
property descriptions, and for other purposes. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Feb. 4, 2013. Reported June 27,
2013; Rept. 113-52.
S. 222.-- To amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act
of 1977 to clarify that uncertified States and Indian tribes
have the authority to use certain payments for certain noncoal
reclamation projects and acid mine remediation programs.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Feb. 4, 2013.
Reported Apr. 22, 2013; Rept. 113-20.
S. 225 (H.R. 520).-- To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to
conduct a study of alternatives for commemorating and
interpreting the role of the Buffalo Soldiers in the early
years of the National Parks, and for other purposes. Referred
to Energy and Natural Resources Feb. 4, 2013. Reported June
27, 2013; Rept. 113-53.
S. 227.-- To authorize the transfer of certain funds to improve
security at United States embassies and other diplomatic
facilities worldwide, and for other purposes. Passed Senate
Feb. 4, 2013. Received in House and held at desk Feb. 5, 2013.
S. 230.-- To authorize the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to
establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and
its environs, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Feb. 7, 2013. Reported Apr. 22, 2013; Rept.
113-21. Passed Senate June 19, 2013. Received in House and
referred to Natural Resources and in addition to the Budget
June 20, 2013.
S. 233.-- To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 815 County Road 23 in Tyrone, New York, as
the ``Specialist Christopher Scott Post Office Building''.
Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Feb. 7,
2013. Reported July 31, 2013; no written report. Passed Senate
Aug. 1, 2013. Received in House and referred to Oversight and
Government Reform Aug. 2, 2013.
S. 241.-- To establish the Rio Grande del Norte National
Conservation Area in the State of New Mexico, and for other
purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Feb. 7,
2013. Reported amended June 27, 2013; Rept. 113-54.
S. 244.-- To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to modify the
Pilot Project offices of the Federal Permit Streamlining Pilot
Project. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Feb. 7,
2013. Reported Apr. 22, 2013; Rept. 113-22. Passed Senate June
19, 2013. Received in House and held at desk June 20, 2013.
S. 247.-- To establish the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park
in Auburn, New York, and the Harriet Tubman Underground
Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, Dorchester, and
Talbot Counties, Maryland, and for other purposes. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Feb. 7, 2013. Reported amended
Apr. 22, 2013; Rept. 113-23.
S. 252.-- To reduce preterm labor and delivery and the risk of
pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy,
and to reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity. Referred
to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Feb. 7, 2013.
Reported Feb. 14, 2013; no written report.
S. 255.-- To withdraw certain Federal land and interests in that
land from location, entry, and patent under the mining laws
and disposition under the mineral and geothermal leasing laws.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Feb. 7, 2013.
Reported amended Sept. 10, 2013; Rept. 113-95.
S. 256.-- To amend Public Law 93-435 with respect to the Northern
Mariana Islands, providing parity with Guam, the Virgin
Islands, and American Samoa. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Feb. 7, 2013. Reported amended June 27, 2013; Rept.
113-55. Passed Senate amended Aug. 1, 2013. Received in House
and referred to Natural Resources and in addition to Education
and the Workforce Aug. 2, 2013. Rules suspended. Passed House
Sept. 10, 2013; Roll No. 454: 415-0. Presented to the
President Sept. 12, 2013. Approved Sept. 18, 2013. Public Law
113-34.
S. 276.-- To reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of
construction of a hydroelectric project involving the American
Falls Reservoir. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Feb.
11, 2013. Reported Apr. 22, 2013; Rept. 113-24. Passed Senate
June 19, 2013. Received in House and referred to Energy and
Commerce June 20, 2013.
S. 284.-- To transfer certain facilities, easements, and rights-
of-way to Fort Sumner Irrigation District, New Mexico.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Feb. 12, 2013.
Reported June 27, 2013; Rept. 113-56.
S. 285.-- To designate the Valles Caldera National Preserve as a
unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Feb. 12, 2013.
Reported amended Sept. 10, 2013; Rept. 113-96.
S. 287.-- To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the
definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits under
the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs,
and for other purposes. Referred to Veterans' Affairs Feb. 12,
2013. Reported amended Sept. 23, 2013; Rept. 113-110.
S. 289.-- To extend the low-interest refinancing provisions under
the Local Development Business Loan Program of the Small
Business Administration. Referred to Small Business and
Entrepreneurship Feb. 12, 2013. Reported amended Sept. 10,
2013; Rept. 113-89.
S. 298.-- To prevent nuclear proliferation in North Korea, and for
other purposes. Referred to Foreign Relations Feb. 13, 2013.
Reported amended Feb. 14, 2013; no written report. Passed
Senate amended Feb. 25, 2013. Received in House and referred
to Foreign Affairs Feb. 26, 2013.
S. 304.-- To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the
State of Mississippi 2 parcels of surplus land within the
boundary of the Natchez Trace Parkway, and for other purposes.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Feb. 13, 2013.
Reported Apr. 22, 2013; Rept. 113-25. Passed Senate June 19,
2013. Received in House and referred to Natural Resources June
20, 2013. Reported Sept. 10, 2013; Rept. 113-191. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 10, 2013; Roll
No. 453: 419-1. Presented to the President Sept. 12, 2013.
Approved Sept. 18, 2013. Public Law 113-35.
S. 305.-- To authorize the acquisition of core battlefield land at
Champion Hill, Port Gibson, and Raymond for addition to
Vicksburg National Military Park. Referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Feb. 13, 2013. Reported amended June 27,
2013; Rept. 113-57.
S. 306 (H.R. 678).-- To authorize all Bureau of Reclamation
conduit facilities for hydropower development under Federal
Reclamation law, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy
and Natural Resources Feb. 13, 2013. Reported amended May 13,
2013; Rept. 113-35.
S. 309.-- To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II
members of the Civil Air Patrol. Referred to Banking, Housing,
and Urban Affairs Feb. 13, 2013. Committee discharged. Passed
Senate amended May 20, 2013. Received in House and held at
desk May 21, 2013.
S. 311.-- To direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the
suitability and feasibility of designating sites in the Lower
Mississippi River Area in the State of Louisiana as a unit of
the National Park System, and for other purposes. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Feb. 13, 2013. Reported amended
Apr. 22, 2013; Rept. 113-26.
S. 312.-- To adjust the boundary of the Carson National Forest,
New Mexico. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Feb. 13,
2013. Reported June 27, 2013; Rept. 113-58.
S. 327.-- To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture and the
Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements
with State foresters authorizing State foresters to provide
certain forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration and
protection services. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources
Feb. 14, 2013. Reported amended Sept. 10, 2013; Rept. 113-97.
S. 330 (H.R. 698).-- To amend the Public Health Service Act to
establish safeguards and standards of quality for research and
transplantation of organs infected with human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV). Referred to Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions Feb. 14, 2013. Reported amended May 21, 2013; no
written report. Passed Senate amended June 17, 2013. Received
in House and referred to Energy and Commerce and in addition
to the Judiciary June 18, 2013.
S. 340 (H.R. 740).-- To provide for the settlement of certain
claims under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and for
other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Feb.
14, 2013. Reported amended Sept. 10, 2013; Rept. 113-98.
S. 341.-- To designate certain lands in San Miguel, Ouray, and San
Juan Counties, Colorado, as wilderness, and for other
purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Feb. 14,
2013. Reported amended Sept. 10, 2013; Rept. 113-99.
S. 342.-- To designate the Pine Forest Range Wilderness area in
Humboldt County, Nevada. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Feb. 14, 2013. Reported June 27, 2013; Rept. 113-59.
S. 347.-- To establish the First State National Historical Park in
the State of Delaware, and for other purposes. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Feb. 14, 2013. Reported amended
Apr. 22, 2013; Rept. 113-27.
S. 349.-- To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a
segment of the Beaver, Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck
Rivers in the States of Connecticut and Rhode Island for study
for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers
System, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Feb. 14, 2013. Reported June 27, 2013; Rept. 113-60.
S. 352.-- To provide for the designation of the Devil's Staircase
Wilderness Area in the State of Oregon, to designate segments
of Wasson and Franklin Creeks in the State of Oregon as wild
rivers, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Feb. 14, 2013. Reported Apr. 22, 2013; Rept. 113-28.
Passed Senate June 19, 2013. Received in House and referred to
Natural Resources June 20, 2013.
S. 353.-- To designate certain land in the State of Oregon as
wilderness, to make additional wild and scenic river
designations in the State of Oregon, and for other purposes.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Feb. 14, 2013.
Reported amended Sept. 10, 2013; Rept. 113-100.
S. 354.-- To modify the boundary of the Oregon Caves National
Monument, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Feb. 14, 2013. Reported Apr. 22, 2013; Rept.
113-29.
S. 357 (H.R. 180).-- To encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue
Alert plans throughout the United States in order to
disseminate information when a law enforcement officer is
seriously injured or killed in the line of duty. Referred to
the Judiciary Feb. 14, 2013. Reported Sept. 19, 2013; no
written report.
S. 360.-- To amend the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to expand
the authorization of the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce,
and the Interior to provide service opportunities for young
Americans; help restore the nation's natural, cultural,
historic, archaeological, recreational and scenic resources;
train a new generation of public land managers and
enthusiasts; and promote the value of public service. Referred
to Energy and Natural Resources Feb. 14, 2013. Reported
amended Sept. 10, 2013; Rept. 113-101.
S. 363.-- To expand geothermal production, and for other purposes.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Feb. 14, 2013.
Reported July 15, 2013; Rept. 113-72.
S. 368.-- To reauthorize the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation
Act, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Feb. 14, 2013. Reported amended June 27, 2013; Rept.
113-61.
S. 371.-- To establish the Blackstone River Valley National
Historical Park, to dedicate the Park to John H. Chafee, and
for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources
Feb. 14, 2013. Reported June 27, 2013; Rept. 113-62.
S. 374.-- To ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited
from buying a firearm are listed in the national instant
criminal background check system and require a background
check for every firearm sale. Referred to the Judiciary Feb.
25, 2013. Reported amended Mar. 12, 2013; no written report.
S. 375.-- To require Senate candidates to file designations,
statements, and reports in electronic form. Referred to Rules
and Administration Feb. 25, 2013. Reported July 24, 2013; no
written report.
S. 383.-- To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a
segment of Illabot Creek in Skagit County, Washington, as a
component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Feb. 26, 2013.
Reported Apr. 22, 2013; Rept. 113-30. Passed Senate June 19,
2013. Received in House and held at desk June 20, 2013.
S. 388.-- To appropriately limit sequestration, to eliminate tax
loopholes, and for other purposes. Ordered placed on the
calendar Feb. 26, 2013.
S. 393.-- To designate additional segments and tributaries of
White Clay Creek, in the States of Delaware and Pennsylvania,
as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Feb. 27, 2013.
Reported Apr. 22, 2013; Rept. 113-31. Passed Senate June 19,
2013. Received in House and referred to Natural Resources June
20, 2013.
S. 394.-- To prohibit and deter the theft of metal, and for other
purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Feb. 27, 2013. Reported
amended June 17, 2013; no written report.
S. 415.-- To clarify the collateral requirement for certain loans
under section 7(d) of the Small Business Act, to address
assistance to out-of-State small business concerns, and for
other purposes. Referred to Small Business and
Entrepreneurship Feb. 28, 2013. Reported amended July 31,
2013; Rept. 113-84.
S. 437.-- To authorize the Department of Housing and Urban
Development to transform neighborhoods of extreme poverty into
sustainable, mixed-income neighborhoods with access to
economic opportunities, by revitalizing severely distressed
housing, and investing and leveraging investments in well-
functioning services, education opportunities, public assets,
public transportation, and improved access to jobs. Referred
to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Mar. 4, 2013.
Committee discharged Apr. 22, 2013. Referred to Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs Apr. 22, 2013.
S. 447 (H.R. 291).-- To provide for the conveyance of certain
cemeteries that are located on National Forest System land in
Black Hills National Forest, South Dakota. Referred to Energy
and Natural Resources Mar. 5, 2013. Reported June 27, 2013;
Rept. 113-63.
S. 459.-- To modify the boundary of the Minuteman Missile National
Historic Site in the State of South Dakota, and for other
purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Mar. 5,
2013. Reported Apr. 22, 2013; Rept. 113-32. Passed Senate June
19, 2013. Received in House and referred to Natural Resources
June 20, 2013. Reported Sept. 10, 2013; Rept. 113-193. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 10, 2013; Roll
No. 455: 414-5. Presented to the President Sept. 12, 2013.
Approved Sept. 18, 2013. Public Law 113-36.
S. 476.-- To amend the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Development Act
to extend to the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical
Park Commission. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Mar.
6, 2013. Reported amended June 27, 2013; Rept. 113-64.
S. 486.-- To authorize pedestrian and motorized vehicular access
in Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area, and for
other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Mar.
7, 2013. Reported amended Sept. 10, 2013; Rept. 113-102.
S. 505.-- To prohibit the use of drones to kill citizens of the
United States within the United States. Ordered placed on the
calendar Mar. 11, 2013.
S. 507.-- To establish the Manhattan Project National Historical
Park in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Los Alamos, New Mexico, and
Hanford, Washington, and for other purposes. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Mar. 7, 2013. Reported amended
June 27, 2013; Rept. 113-65.
S. 511.-- To amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to
enhance the Small Business Investment Company Program, and for
other purposes. Referred to Small Business and
Entrepreneurship Mar. 11, 2013. Reported amended Sept. 10,
2013; Rept. 113-90.
S. 534 (H.R. 1155).-- To reform the National Association of
Registered Agents and Brokers, and for other purposes.
Referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Mar. 12, 2013.
Reported amended July 29, 2013; Rept. 113-82.
S. 537.-- To require the Small Business Administration to make
information relating to lenders making covered loans publicly
available, and for other purposes. Referred to Small Business
and Entrepreneurship Mar. 12, 2013. Reported amended Sept. 10,
2013; Rept. 113-91.
S. 540.-- To designate the air route traffic control center
located in Nashua, New Hampshire, as the ``Patricia Clark
Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center''. Referred to
Commerce, Science and Transportation Mar. 12, 2013. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate Mar. 21, 2013. Received in House and
referred to Transportation and Infrastructure Mar. 25, 2013.
S. 545.-- To improve hydropower, and for other purposes. Referred
to Energy and Natural Resources Mar. 13, 2013. Reported
amended May 13, 2013; Rept. 113-36.
S. 558.-- To prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency from awarding any grant, contract,
cooperative agreement, or other financial assistance under
section 103 of the Clean Air Act for any program, project, or
activity outside the United States. Ordered placed on the
calendar Mar. 14, 2013.
S. 559.-- To establish a fund to make payments to the Americans
held hostage in Iran, and to members of their families, who
are identified as members of the proposed class in case number
1:08-CV-00487 (EGS) of the United States District Court for
the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. Referred to
Foreign Relations Mar. 13, 2013. Reported amended Sept. 12,
2013; Rept. 113-104.
S. 572.-- To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the
conditions under which certain persons may be treated as
adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes.
Referred to Veterans' Affairs Mar. 14, 2013. Reported Sept. 4,
2013; Rept. 113-86.
S. 579.-- To direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy
to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial
International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly, and for
other purposes. Referred to Foreign Relations Mar. 14, 2013.
Reported June 13, 2013; Rept. 113-42. Passed Senate June 19,
2013. Received in House and held at desk June 20, 2013.
S. 582.-- To approve the Keystone XL Pipeline. Ordered placed on
the calendar Mar. 18, 2013.
S. 583.-- To implement equal protection under the 14th article of
amendment to the Constitution for the right to life of each
born and preborn human person. Ordered placed on the calendar
Mar. 18, 2013.
S. 601.-- To provide for the conservation and development of water
and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army
to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and
harbors of the United States, and for other purposes. Referred
to Environment and Public Works Mar. 18, 2013. Reported
amended Apr. 22, 2013; Rept. 113-13. Considered May 7, 8, 9,
14,, 2013. Passed Senate amended May 15, 2013; Roll No. 124:
83-14. Received in House and held at desk May 15, 2013.
S. 607.-- To improve the provisions relating to the privacy of
electronic communications. Referred to the Judiciary Mar. 19,
2013. Reported amended Apr. 25, 2013; Rept. 113-34.
S. 609.-- To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey
certain Federal land in San Juan County, New Mexico, and for
other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Mar.
19, 2013. Reported amended June 27, 2013; Rept. 113-66.
S. 622.-- To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to
reauthorize user fee programs relating to new animal drugs and
generic new animal drugs. Reported from Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions Mar. 20, 2013; no written report. Passed
Senate May 8, 2013. Received in House and held at desk May 9,
2013. Rules suspended. Passed House June 3, 2013; Roll No.
185: 390-12. Presented to the President June 6, 2013. Approved
June 13, 2013. Public Law 113-14.
S. 649.-- To ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited
from buying a firearm are listed in the national instant
criminal background check system and require a background
check for every firearm sale, and for other purposes. Ordered
placed on the calendar Mar. 22, 2013. Considered Apr. 11, 16,
17, 18, 2013.
S. 659.-- To reauthorize the Reclamation States Emergency Drought
Relief Act of 1991, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy
and Natural Resources Mar. 22, 2013. Reported amended July 15,
2013; Rept. 113-73.
S. 668.-- To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 14 Main Street in Brockport, New York, as
the ``Staff Sergeant Nicholas J. Reid Post Office Building''.
Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Apr. 8,
2013. Reported July 31, 2013; no written report. Passed Senate
Aug. 1, 2013. Received in House and referred to Oversight and
Government Reform Aug. 2, 2013.
S. 680.-- To rescind amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2013 for
the Department of Defense for the Medium Extended Air Defense
System, and for other purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar
Apr. 10, 2013.
S. 684.-- To amend the Mni Wiconi Project Act of 1988 to
facilitate completion of the Mni Wiconi Rural Water Supply
System, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Apr. 9, 2013. Reported amended July 15, 2013; Rept.
113-74.
S. 689.-- To reauthorize and improve programs related to mental
health and substance use disorders. Referred to Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions Apr. 9, 2013. Reported amended
Apr. 11, 2013; no written report.
S. 691.-- To regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices.
Ordered placed on the calendar Apr. 10, 2013.
S. 693.-- To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater
Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the
Interior to participate in the City of Hermiston, Oregon,
water recycling and reuse project, and for other purposes.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Apr. 10, 2013.
Reported amended July 15, 2013; Rept. 113-75.
S. 716.-- To modify the requirements under the STOCK Act regarding
online access to certain financial disclosure statements and
related forms. Passed Senate Apr. 11, 2013. Received in House
and held at desk Apr. 11, 2013. Passed House Apr. 12, 2013.
Presented to the President Apr. 12, 2013. Approved Apr. 15,
2013. Public Law 113-7.
S. 718.-- 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, and for other purposes. Referred
to Foreign Relations Apr. 11, 2013. Reported amended Sept. 10,
2013; Rept. 113-103.
S. 729.-- To protect law abiding citizens by preventing criminals
from obtaining firearms. Ordered placed on the calendar Apr.
16, 2013.
S. 730.-- To prevent criminals from obtaining firearms through
straw purchasing and trafficking. Ordered placed on the
calendar Apr. 16, 2013.
S. 736.-- To establish a maximum amount for special use permit
fees applicable to certain cabins on National Forest System
land in the State of Alaska. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Apr. 16, 2013. Reported amended June 27, 2013; Rept.
113-67.
S. 743.-- To restore States' sovereign rights to enforce State and
local sales and use tax laws, and for other purposes. Ordered
placed on the calendar Apr. 17, 2013. Considered Apr. 24, 25,
2013. Passed Senate amended May 6, 2013; Roll No. 113: 69-27.
Received in House and held at desk May 7, 2013. Referred to
the Judiciary May 20, 2013.
S. 744.-- To provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for
other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Apr. 17, 2013.
Reported amended May 28, 2013; Rept. 113-40. Considered June
11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 2013. Passed
Senate amended June 27, 2013; Roll No. 168: 68-32.
S. 757.-- To provide for the implementation of the multispecies
habitat conservation plan for the Virgin River, Nevada, and
Lincoln County, Nevada, to extend the authority to purchase
certain parcels of public land, and for other purposes.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Apr. 17, 2013.
Reported June 27, 2013; Rept. 113-68.
S. 761 (S. 1392).-- To promote energy savings in residential and
commercial buildings and industry, and for other purposes.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Apr. 18, 2013.
Reported amended May 13, 2013; Rept. 113-37.
S. 783.-- To amend the Helium Act to improve helium stewardship,
and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Apr. 23, 2013. Reported amended July 29, 2013; Rept.
113-83.
S. 788.-- To suspend the fiscal year 2013 sequester and establish
limits on war-related spending. Ordered placed on the calendar
Apr. 24, 2013.
S. 793.-- To support revitalization and reform of the Organization
of American States, and for other purposes. Referred to
Foreign Relations Apr. 24, 2013. Reported June 13, 2013; Rept.
113-43. Passed Senate July 8, 2013. Received in House and
referred to Foreign Affairs July 9, 2013. Rules suspended.
Passed House with amendment Sept. 17, 2013; Roll No. 462: 383-
24.
S. 796.-- To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 302 East Green Street in Champaign,
Illinois, as the ``James R. Burgess Jr. Post Office
Building''. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Apr. 24, 2013. Reported July 31, 2013; no written
report. Passed Senate Aug. 1, 2013. Received in House and
referred to Oversight and Government Reform Aug. 2, 2013.
S. 799.-- To provide for a sequester replacement. Ordered placed
on the calendar Apr. 25, 2013.
S. 815.-- To prohibit the employment discrimination on the basis
of sexual orientation or gender identity. Referred to Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions Apr. 25, 2013. Reported amended
Sept. 12, 2013; Rept. 113-105.
S. 851.-- To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend to all
veterans with a serious service-connected injury eligibility
to participate in the family caregiver services program.
Referred to Veterans' Affairs Apr. 25, 2013. Reported Sept.
17, 2013; Rept. 113-107.
S. 853 (H.R. 1765).-- To provide the Secretary of Transportation
with the flexibility to transfer certain funds to prevent
reduced operations and staffing of the Federal Aviation
Administration, and for other purposes. Passed Senate Apr. 25,
2013. Received in House and held at desk Apr. 26, 2013. Senate
requested return of papers Apr. 30, 2013. Papers returned to
Senate Apr. 30, 2013. Passed Senate Apr. 30, 2013. Received in
House and held at desk May 3, 2013.
S. 885.-- To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 35 Park Street in Danville, Vermont, as the
``Thaddeus Stevens Post Office''. Referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs May 7, 2013. Reported July
31, 2013; no written report. Passed Senate Aug. 1, 2013.
Received in House and referred to Oversight and Government
Reform Aug. 2, 2013.
S. 888.-- To provide end user exemptions from certain provisions
of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934. Ordered placed on the calendar May 8, 2013.
S. 893.-- To provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2013,
in the rates of compensation for veterans with service-
connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and
indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled
veterans, and for other purposes. Referred to Veterans'
Affairs May 8, 2013. Reported Sept. 4, 2013; Rept. 113-87.
S. 933.-- To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 to extend the authorization of the
Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program through fiscal year
2018. Referred to the Judiciary May 13, 2013. Reported Aug. 1,
2013; no written report.
S. 953.-- To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the
reduced interest rate for undergraduate Federal Direct
Stafford Loans, to modify required distribution rules for
pension plans, to limit earnings stripping by expatriated
entities, to provide for modifications related to the Oil
Spill Liability Trust Fund, and for other purposes. Ordered
placed on the calendar May 15, 2013.
S. 954 (H.R. 2642).-- To reauthorize agricultural programs through
2018. Reported from Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry May
14, 2013; Rept. 113-88. Considered May 20, 21, 22, 23, June 3,
4, 6, 2013. Passed Senate amended June 10, 2013; Roll No. 145:
66-27. Received in House and held at desk June 11, 2013.
S. 959.-- To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with
respect to compounding drugs. Referred to Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions May 15, 2013. Reported amended June 19,
2013; no written report.
S. 960.-- To foster stability in Syria, and for other purposes.
Referred to Foreign Relations May 15, 2013. Reported amended
July 24, 2013; Rept. 113-79.
S. 982.-- To prohibit the Corps of Engineers from taking certain
actions to establish a restricted area prohibiting public
access to waters downstream of a dam, and for other purposes.
Passed Senate May 16, 2013. Received in House and held at desk
May 20, 2013. Rules suspended. Passed House May 21, 2013.
Presented to the President May 22, 2013. Approved June 3,
2013. Public Law 113-13.
S. 993.-- To authorize and request the President to award the
Medal of Honor to James Megellas, formerly of Fond du Lac,
Wisconsin, and currently of Colleyville, Texas, for acts of
valor on January 28, 1945, during the Battle of the Bulge in
World War II. Referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
May 21, 2013. Committee discharged June 4, 2013. Referred to
Armed Services June 4, 2013.
S. 1003.-- To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reset
interest rates for new student loans. Ordered placed on the
calendar May 22, 2013.
S. 1004.-- To permit voluntary economic activity. Ordered placed
on the calendar May 22, 2013.
S. 1072 (H.R. 1848).-- To ensure that the Federal Aviation
Administration advances the safety of small airplanes and the
continued development of the general aviation industry, and
for other purposes. Referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation May 23, 2013. Reported amended Sept. 17, 2013;
Rept. 113-108.
S. 1093.-- To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 130 Caldwell Drive in Hazlehurst,
Mississippi, as the ``First Lieutenant Alvin Chester Cockrell,
Jr. Post Office Building''. Referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs June 4, 2013. Reported July 31, 2013; no
written report. Passed Senate Aug. 1, 2013. Received in House
and referred to Oversight and Government Reform Aug. 2, 2013.
S. 1121.-- To stop the National Security Agency from spying on
citizens of the United States and for other purposes. Ordered
placed on the calendar June 10, 2013.
S. 1197 (H.R. 1960).-- To authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2014 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for
military construction, and for defense activities of the
Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.
Reported from Armed Services June 20, 2013; Rept. 113-44.
S. 1238.-- To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the
current reduced interest rate for undergraduate Federal Direct
Stafford Loans for 1 year, to modify required distribution
rules for pension plans, and for other purposes. Ordered
placed on the calendar June 27, 2013.
S. 1241.-- To establish the interest rate for certain Federal
student loans, and for other purposes. Ordered placed on the
calendar June 27, 2013.
S. 1243.-- Making appropriations for the Departments of
Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and
for other purposes. Reported from Appropriations June 27,
2013; Rept. 113-45. Considered July 23, 24, 25, 29, 30, 31,
2013.
S. 1244.-- Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related
Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2014, and for other purposes. Reported from Appropriations
June 27, 2013; Rept. 113-46.
S. 1245.-- Making appropriations for energy and water development
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2014, and for other purposes. Reported from Appropriations
June 27, 2013; Rept. 113-47.
S. 1283.-- Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other
purposes. Reported from Appropriations July 11, 2013; Rept.
113-70.
S. 1284.-- Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor,
Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other
purposes. Reported from Appropriations July 11, 2013; Rept.
113-71.
S. 1292.-- To prohibit the funding of the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act. Ordered placed on the calendar July 16,
2013.
S. 1294.-- To designate as wilderness certain public land in the
Cherokee National Forest in the State of Tennessee, and for
other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources July
15, 2013. Committee discharged July 24, 2013. Referred to
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry July 24, 2013.
S. 1315.-- To prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from
enforcing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and
the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.
Ordered placed on the calendar July 18, 2013.
S. 1316.-- To repeal the provisions of the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act providing for the Independent Payment
Advisory Board. Ordered placed on the calendar July 18, 2013.
S. 1329.-- Making appropriations for Departments of Commerce and
Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes. Reported
from Appropriations July 18, 2013; Rept. 113-78.
S. 1334.-- To establish student loan interest rates, and for other
purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar July 18, 2013.
S. 1335.-- To protect and enhance opportunities for recreational
hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes.
Ordered placed on the calendar July 18, 2013.
S. 1336.-- To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to
permit States to require proof of citizenship for registration
to vote in elections for Federal office. Ordered placed on the
calendar July 18, 2013.
S. 1348.-- To reauthorize the Congressional Award Act. Referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs July 23, 2013.
Reported Sept. 23, 2013; Rept. 113-109.
S. 1371.-- Making appropriations for financial services and
general government for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2014, and for other purposes. Reported from Appropriations
July 25, 2013; Rept. 113-80.
S. 1372.-- Making appropriations for the Department of State,
foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes. Reported
from Appropriations July 25, 2013; Rept. 113-81.
S. 1392 (S. 761).-- To promote energy savings in residential
buildings and industry, and for other purposes. Ordered placed
on the calendar July 31, 2013. Considered Sept. 11, 12, 17,
18, 19, 2013.
S. 1427.-- To amend title 11 of the United States Code to clarify
the rule allowing discharge as a nonpriority claim of
governmental claims arising from the disposition of farm
assets under chapter 12 bankruptcies. Referred to Finance Aug.
1, 2013. Committee discharged Sept. 10, 2013. Referred to the
Judiciary Sept. 10, 2013.
S. 1429.-- Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other
purposes. Reported from Appropriations Aug. 1, 2013; Rept.
113-85.
S. 1513.-- To amend the Helium Act to complete the privatization
of the Federal helium reserve in a competitive market fashion
that ensures stability in the helium markets while protecting
the interests of American taxpayers, and for other purposes.
Ordered placed on the calendar Sept. 18, 2013.
S. 1514.-- To save coal jobs, and for other purposes. Ordered
placed on the calendar Sept. 18, 2013.
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