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PA Bill Number: HB2235

Title: Providing for regulation of the meat packing and food processing industry by creating facility health and safety committees in the workplace; ...

Description: Providing for regulation of the meat packing and food processing industry by creating facility health and safety committees in the workplace; ... ...

Last Action: Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY

Last Action Date: Apr 25, 2024

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Proposed Federal House Legislation HB1793

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Military ammunition restrictions on sale to US citizens.

Legislation Overview

Title: Global Partnerships Act of 2013

Subject: Abortion: Advisory bodies: Africa: Agricultural conservation and pollution: Agricultural research: Alliances: Alternative and renewable resources: Argentina: Arms control and nonproliferation: Asia: Aviation and airports: Bahrain: Business investment and capital: Chemical and biological weapons: Child health: Child safety and welfare: Climate change and greenhouse gases: Collective security: Conflicts and wars: Congressional oversight: Crime prevention: Crime victims: Crimes against children: Crimes against women: Currency: Cyprus: Department of State: Detention of persons: Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad: Disaster relief and insurance: Drug trafficking and controlled substances: Ecology: Education programs funding: Egypt: Electric power generation and transmission: Emergency medical services and trauma care: Energy efficiency and conservation: Environmental assessment, monitoring, research: Europe: Executive agency funding and structure: Family planning and birth control: Federal officials: Food assistance and relief: Food supply, safety, and labeling: Foreign aid and international relief: Foreign loans and debt: Forests, forestry, trees: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management: Government studies and investigations: Greece: HIV/AIDS: Hazardous wastes and toxic substances: Higher education: Housing supply and affordability: Human rights: Human trafficking: Infectious and parasitic diseases: International law and treaties: International organizations and cooperation: Jordan: Judicial procedure and administration: Kuwait: Latin America: Law enforcement administration and funding: Law enforcement officers: Licensing and registrations: Marine and coastal resources, fisheries: Marriage and family status: Middle East: Military assistance, sales, and agreements: Military education and training: Military procurement, research, weapons development: Morocco: Multilateral development programs: Nuclear weapons: Nutrition and diet: Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC): Pakistan: Philippines: Public contracts and procurement: Public-private cooperation: Racial and ethnic relations: Refugees, asylum, displaced persons: Religion: Rule of law and government transparency: Sanctions: Sex and reproductive health: Sex offenses: Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination: Small business: Smuggling and trafficking: Solid waste and recycling: Spacecraft and satellites: Student aid and college costs: Terrorism: Thailand: Trade and Development Agency: Trade restrictions: Turkey: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID): U.S. and foreign investments: United Nations: War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity: Water quality: Water use and supply: Wildlife conservation and habitat protection: Women in business: Women's education: Women's health: Women's rights: World health: Israel: International affairs

Description: Global Partnerships Act of 2013 - Sets forth provisions regarding global poverty and related matters, including: (1) reduction of global poverty; (2) acceleration of economic growth; (3) micro enterprise and small and medium enterprise assistance; (4) food security; (5) child survival and maternal health; (6) combating disease; (7) family planning and reproductive health; (8) education; (9) the environment; (10) safe water, sanitation, and housing; (11) gender equality; (12) democratic governance; and (13) humanitarian and disaster assistance. Sets forth provisions regarding advancing peace and mitigating conflict, including: (1) peacekeeping and related missions, (2) strategies and assessments, and (3) organizations and personnel. Sets forth provisions regarding human rights and democracy, including: (1) violence against women and girls, (2) the rule of law, and (3) child protection. Sets forth provisions regarding strategic partnerships, including: (1) the Economic Support Fund, (2) security partnership assistance, (3) drawdown authority, (4) defense article loans and stockpiling, (5) foreign military financing, (6) international military education and training, (7) excess defense article transfers, (8) cooperative project agreements, (9) foreign military sales, (10) arms export controls, (11) defense article leases and retransfers, (12) enforcement and monitoring of arms sales, (13) congressional review of arms sales, and (14) land mines and cluster munitions. Sets forth provisions regarding transnational threats, including: (1) nuclear, missile, and chemical and biological nonproliferation; and (2) counter-narcotics and counter-terrorism authorities. Sets forth provisions regarding the global environment, including: (1) debt-for-nature exchanges, and (2) commercial debt-for-nature exchanges. Sets forth provisions regarding trade and investment, including: (1) the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), (2) the United States Trade and Development Agency, and (3) enterprise funds. Sets forth provisions regarding strategic planning, monitoring and evaluation, reporting, and congressional notification. Sets forth provisions regarding policy restrictions and special authorities with respect to: (1) human rights; (2) non-proliferation; (3) narcotics; (4) terrorism, including in the Middle East; (5) trade and commerce; and (6) policy authorities. Sets forth provisions regarding organization, management, and human resources, including the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Revises specified provisions of the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Act of 2003, the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003, the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962, and the Fulbright-Hays Act.

Session: 113th Congress

Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

Last Action Date: June 3, 2013

Link: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:HN01793:@@@L&summ2=m&

Sponsors

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4 sponsors: Connolly, Gerald E. "Gerry"; Bass, Karen; Blumenauer, Earl; Moran, James P.

History
Chamber Date Action
House Jun 3 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
House Apr 26 2013 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, Rules, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
House Apr 26 2013 Referred to House Foreign Affairs
House Apr 26 2013 Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
House Apr 26 2013 Referred to House Rules
House Apr 26 2013 Referred to House Ways and Means
Texts
Type Date Federal Link Text
Introduced Apr 27 2013 federal bill text bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
Committee

Chamber: H

Committee Name: Ways And Means

Votes

There have not been any votes on this bill

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