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Here is the list of newly introduced bills -- one of the most popular requests among POPVOX users. We hope you'll weigh in on these bills and share the list with your friends and networks.

House Bills

• HR 6163 The National Pediatric Research Network Act: To amend title IV of the Public Health Service Act to provide for a National Pediatric Research Network, including with respect to pediatric rare diseases or conditions.
• HR 6162 The Ensuring Women's Access to Free- Market Healthcare Act: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit health plans without a deductible for prenatal, labor and delivery, and postpartum care to be treated as high deductible plans with respect to health savings accounts.
• HR 6161 The Fostering Innovation Act: To provide an exemption for low-revenue companies from certain SEC regulations.
• HR 6160 The Stop Tampering of Prescription Pills Act: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to incentivize the development of tamper-resistant drugs.
• HR 6159 The Flight School Security Act: To amend title 49, United States Code, to require that individuals seeking training in the operation of certain aircraft be checked against the terrorist watchlist to ensure that such individuals are non-threats to aviation.
• HR 6158 The Protecting Independence in the Education of Loan Originators Act: To amend the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 to specify that courses offered by lenders for their own employees may not satisfy the pre-licensing education or continuing education requirement.
• HR 6157 The Patient Centered Quality Care for Life Act: To create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients through the establishment of a stakeholder strategic summit, quality of life education and awareness initiative, health care workforce training, an advisory committee, and palliative care focused research.
• HR 6156 The Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal Act: 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.
• HR 6155 The Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act: To amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the number of permanent faculty in palliative care at accredited allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, to promote education in palliative care and hospice, and to support the development of faculty careers in academic palliative medicine.
• HR 6154 The Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act: To promote the development of renewable energy on public lands.
• HR 6153 The Fast Help For Homeowners Act: To require the holder of a subordinate lien on the property that secures a federally related mortgage loan, upon a request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a timely decision whether to allow the sale.
• HR 6152 The Bring Jobs Home Act: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing.
• HR 6151 The Rehabilitation of Historic Schools Act: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow rehabilitation expenditures for public school buildings to qualify for rehabilitation credit.
• HR 6150  : To reauthorize appropriations for the National Women’s Rights History Project Act.
• HR 6149 The Russian World Trade Organization Commitments Verification Act: To require the United States Trade Representative to take action to obtain the full compliance of the Russian Federation with its commitments under the protocol on the accession of the Russian Federation to the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization.
• HR 6148 The Families Saving for Education Act: To make permanent the EGTRRA improvements to Coverdell education savings accounts.
• HR 6147  : To designate the exclusive economic zone of the United States as the “Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States”.
• HR 6146  : To permit pass-through payment for reasonable costs of certified registered nurse anesthetist services in critical access hospitals notwithstanding the reclassification of such hospitals as urban hospitals, including hospitals located in “Lugar counties”, and for on-call and standby costs for such services.
• HR 6145 The New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park Resources Assistance Act: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide preservation and interpretation assistance for resources associated with the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
• HR 6144  : To reduce amounts available to the General Services Administration for the acquisition of new vehicles for the Federal fleet.
• HR 6143  : To provide for supplemental appropriations for obesity programs of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
• HR 6142 The Assuring Medicare Stability and Access for Seniors Act: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend Medicare physician payment rates for 1 year.
• HR 6141  : To provide for the addition of certain real property to the reservation of the Siletz Tribe in the State of Oregon.
• HR 6140 The Preserving Work Requirements for Welfare Programs Act: To prohibit waivers relating to compliance with the work requirements for the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families.
• HR 6139 The Consumer Credit Access, Innovation, and Modernization Act: To create a Federal charter for National Consumer Credit Corporations.
• HR 6138 The Ending the HIV/AIDS Epidemic Act: To bring an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the United States and around the world.
• HR 6137 The Helping Save Americans' Health Care Choices Act : To repeal provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act relating to health savings accounts.
• HR 6136 The Congressional Budget Office Transparency Act: To require the Director of the Congressional Budget Office to make all data and other information relating to the estimating of the cost of legislation available on its public website.
• HR 6135 The Transferring Credits for College Completion Act: To increase transparency and reduce students’ burdens related to transferring credits between institutions of higher education.
• HR 6134 The Truth in Trials Act: to provide an affirmative defense for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States.
• HR 6133  : To provide clarity on the use of National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center Commemorative Coin surcharges, the use of Abraham Lincoln Commemorative Coin surcharges.
• HR 6132 The American Clothing for American Olympians Act: To amend the Federal charter of the United States Olympic Committee to require the United States Olympic Committee to ensure that goods donated or supplied to athletes are substantially made in the United States.
• HR 6131  : To extend the Undertaking Spam, Spyware, And Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers beyond Borders Act of 2006.

Senate Bills

• S 3415 : A bill to require the disclosure of all payments made under the Equal Access to Justice Act.
• S 3414 : A bill to enhance the security and resiliency of the cyber and communications infrastructure of the United States.
• S 3413 : A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to temporarily extend tax relief provisions enacted in 2001 and 2003, to provide for temporary alternative minimum tax relief, to extend increased expensing limitations, and to provide instructions for tax reform.
• S 3412 : A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax relief to middle-class families.
• S 3411 : A bill to provide that the individual mandate under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act shall not be construed as a tax.
• S 3410 : A bill to extend the Undertaking Spam, Spyware, And Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers beyond Borders Act of 2006.
• S 3409 : A bill to address the forest health, public safety, and wildlife habitat threat presented by the risk of wildfire, including catastrophic wildfire, on National Forest System land and public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management by requiring the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to expedite forest management projects relating to hazardous fuels reduction, forest health, and economic development.
• S 3408 : A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Energy from enforcing regulations pertaining to certain battery chargers.
• S 3407 : A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the number of permanent faculty in palliative care at accredited allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, to promote education in palliative care and hospice, and to support the development of faculty careers in academic palliative medicine.
• S 3406 : 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.
• S 3405 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to treat small businesses bequeathed to spouses and dependents by members of the Armed Forces killed in line of duty as small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans for purposes of Department of Veterans Affairs contracting goals and preferences.
• S 3404 : A bill to establish within the Department of Energy an Office of Federal Energy Production.
• S 3403 : A bill to repeal the Federal estate and gift taxes.
• S 3402 The US Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act: A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to maintain a publicly available list of all employers that relocate a call center overseas, to make such companies ineligible for Federal grants or guaranteed loans, and to require disclosure of the physical location of business agents engaging in customer service communications.
• S 3401 The Tax Relief Act: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to temporarily extend tax relief provisions enacted in 2001 and 2003, to provide for temporary alternative minimum tax relief, to extend increased expensing limitations, and to provide instructions for tax reform.
• S 3400 The Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection Act: A bill to designate certain Federal land in the San Juan National Forest in the State of Colorado as wilderness.
• S 3399 The National Park Service Study Act: A bill to authorize studies of certain areas for possible inclusion in the National Park System.
• S 3398 The National Park Service Critical Authorities Act: A bill to provide for several critical National Park Service authorities.
• S 3397 The Preserving Work Requirements for Welfare Programs Act: A bill to prohibit waivers relating to compliance with the work requirements for the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families.
• S 3396 The Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Research Act: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a national campaign to increase public awareness and knowledge of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia.
• S 3395 The Wildfire and Drought Relief for Ranchers and Farmers Act: A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster assistance programs.
• S 3394  : A bill to address fee disclosure requirements under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection
• S 3393 The Middle Class Tax Cut Act: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax relief to middle-class families.
• S 3392 The Outsourcing Accountability Act: A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, to require the disclosure of the total number of the domestic and foreign employers of issuers.
• S 3391 The Taking Essential Steps for Testing Act (TEST Act): A bill to amend section 353 of the Public Health Service Act with respect to suspension, revocation, and limitation of laboratory certification.
• S 3390  : A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to Miami-Dade County certain Federal land in the State of Florida for the purpose of building a fire station.
• S 3389 The Protecting American Trade Secrets and Innovation Act: A bill to modify chapter 90 of title 18, United States Code, to provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets.
• S 3388 The Sewage Overflow Community Right-to-Know Act: A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to ensure that sewage treatment plants monitor for and report discharges of raw sewage.
• S 3387 Team USA Made in America Act: A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to require the United States Olympic Committee to adopt a policy that requires ceremonial uniforms purchased or otherwise obtained by the Committee to be produced in the United States.
• S 3385  A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to use designated funding to pay for construction of authorized rural water projects.

House Resolutions

• HRes 737 Supporting the goals and ideals of National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day.
• HRes 736 Expressing opposition to the use of carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, nitrous oxide, argon, or other gases to euthanize shelter animals and support for State laws that require the use of the more humane euthanasia by injection method.
• HRes 735 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2009 violates article I, section 7, clause 1 of the United States Constitution because it was a “Bill for raising Revenue” that did not originate in the House of Representatives.
• HRes 734 Recognizing the importance of frontline health workers toward accelerating progress on global health and saving the lives of women and children.
• HRes 733 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that any deal replacing the Budget Control Act of 2011 should contain serious revenue increases and no Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security benefit cuts.
• HRes 732 Calling for the protection of the rights and freedoms of religious minorities in the Arab world.
• HRes 731 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that clothing issued to athletes representing the United States of America should be made in America.

Senate Resolutions

House Concurrent Resolutions

(used to take action or express opinion on behalf of both the House and the Senate)

• HConRes 132 Providing funding to ensure the printing and production of the authorized number of copies of the revised and updated version of the House document entitled “Hispanic Americans in Congress”.

Senate Concurrent Resolutions

(used to take action or express opinion on behalf of both the House and the Senate)

• SCRes 52  A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2013 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2014 through 2022.

House Joint Resolutions

(used to pose constitutional amendments, fix technical errors or to appropriate)

Senate Joint Resolutions

(used to pose constitutional amendments, fix technical errors or to appropriate)