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  <congress>113</congress>
  <years>2013-2014</years>
  <date>Updated May 16, 2013</date>
  <volume>7</volume>
  <issue>18</issue>
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      <name>Air traffic controllers</name>
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      <house>
        <article advanced="yes">H.R.1765</article>
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      <public>
        <article>P.L.113-9</article>
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      <name>Assault weapons</name>
      <senate>
        <article>S.150</article>
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      <house>
        <article>H.R.437</article>
      </house>
      <public/>
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    <item>
      <name>Background checks for firearm sales</name>
      <senate>
        <article>S.374</article>
        <amendment>
          <article failed="yes">S.Amdt.715</article>
          <article>S.649</article>
        </amendment>
      </senate>
      <house>
        <article>H.R.21</article>
        <article>H.R.137</article>
      </house>
      <public/>
      <notes>SEE:
        <hook name="gun_legislation">Gun legislation</hook>
      </notes>
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    <item>
      <name>Balanced budget amendment</name>
      <senate>
        <article>S.J.Res.1</article>
        <article>S.J.Res.6</article>
        <article>S.J.Res.7</article>
      </senate>
      <house>
        <article>H.J.Res.1</article>
        <article>H.J.Res.2</article>
        <article>H.J.Res.4</article>
        <article>H.J.Res.5</article>
        <article>H.J.Res.6</article>
        <article>H.J.Res.10</article>
        <article>H.J.Res.11</article>
        <article>H.J.Res.17</article>
        <article>H.J.Res.18</article>
      </house>
      <public/>
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    <item>
      <name>Campaign finance, disclosure requirements</name>
      <senate/>
      <house>
        <article>H.R.148</article>
      </house>
      <public/>
      <notes/>
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    <item>
      <name>Cybersecurity</name>
      <senate/>
      <house>
        <article advanced="yes">H.R.624</article>
        <article advanced="yes">H.R.756</article>
        <article advanced="yes">H.R.967</article>
        <article advanced="yes">H.R.1163</article>
      </house>
      <public/>
      <notes/>
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    <item>
      <name>Debt limit, suspend until May 19, 2013</name>
      <senate/>
      <house>
        <article advanced="yes">H.R.325</article>
      </house>
      <public>
        <article>P.L.113-3</article>
      </public>
      <notes/>
    </item>
    <item>
      <name>Farm bill</name>
      <senate>
        <article action="yes" chamber="s">S.954</article>
      </senate>
      <house>
        <article>H.R.1947</article>
      </house>
      <public/>
      <notes/>
    </item>
    <item>
      <name anchor="gun_legislation">Gun legislation</name>
      <senate/>
      <house>
        <article>S.649</article>
      </house>
      <public/>
      <notes/>
    </item>
    <item>
      <name>Health care overhaul, repeal</name>
      <senate/>
      <house>
        <article action="yes" chamber="h">H.R.45</article>
      </house>
      <public/>
      <notes/>
    </item>
    <item>
      <name>Hurricane Sandy, increase Flood Insurance borrowing authority</name>
      <senate/>
      <house>
        <article advanced="yes">H.R.41</article>
      </house>
      <public>
        <article>P.L.113-1</article>
      </public>
      <notes/>
    </item>
    <item>
      <name>Immigration reform</name>
      <senate>
        <article>S.744</article>
      </senate>
      <house>
        <article/>
      </house>
      <public/>
      <notes/>
    </item>
    <item>
      <name>Internet sales tax</name>
      <senate>
        <article>S.743</article>
      </senate>
      <house>
        <article/>
      </house>
      <public/>
      <notes/>
    </item>
    <item>
      <name>Minimum wage, increase the Federal minimum wage</name>
      <senate>
        <article>S.460</article>
      </senate>
      <house>
        <article>H.R.1010</article>
      </house>
      <public/>
      <notes/>
    </item>
    <item>
      <name>Pay freeze for Federal and Congressional employees, extend through December 31, 2013</name>
      <senate/>
      <house>
        <article advanced="yes">H.R.273</article>
      </house>
      <public/>
      <notes/>
    </item>
    <item>
      <name>Pay of Members of Congress, eliminate automatic adjustment</name>
      <senate>
        <article>S.65</article>
      </senate>
      <house>
        <article>H.R.134</article>
        <article>H.R.196</article>
      </house>
      <public/>
      <notes/>
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    <item>
      <name>Pay of Members of Congress, hold in escrow if budget resolution not adopted by April 15, 2013</name>
      <senate/>
      <house>
        <article advanced="yes">H.R.325</article>
      </house>
      <public>
        <article>P.L.113-3</article>
      </public>
      <notes/>
    </item>
    <item>
      <name>Sequester, replace</name>
      <senate>
        <article failed="yes">S.388</article>
        <article failed="yes">S.16</article>
      </senate>
      <house/>
      <public/>
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    <item>
      <name>Senate rules, changes related to bipartisan cloture motions and conference motions</name>
      <senate>
        <article advanced="yes">S.Res.16</article>
      </senate>
      <house/>
      <public/>
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      <name>Senate rules, changes related to motions to proceed, amendments and nominations</name>
      <senate>
        <article advanced="yes">S.Res.15</article>
      </senate>
      <house/>
      <public/>
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    <item>
      <name>Senate rules, cloture invoked with less than a three-fifths majority</name>
      <senate>
        <article failed="yes">S.Res.5</article>
      </senate>
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    <item>
      <name>Stolen Valor</name>
      <senate>
        <article>S.210</article>
      </senate>
      <house>
        <article>H.R.258</article>
      </house>
      <public/>
      <notes/>
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    <item>
      <name>Straw purchases of firearms</name>
      <senate>
        <article>S.54</article>
      </senate>
      <house>
        <article>H.R.404</article>
      </house>
      <public/>
      <notes>SEE:
        <hook name="gun_legislation">Gun legislation</hook>
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    <item>
      <name>Student loans, prevent doubling of interest rate on July 1, 2013</name>
      <senate>
        <article>S.953</article>
      </senate>
      <house>
        <article>H.R.1911</article>
      </house>
      <public/>
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    <item>
      <name>TANF, extend the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program through September 31, 2013</name>
      <senate/>
      <house>
        <note>Sec. 1522, </note>
        <article advanced="yes">H.R.933</article>
      </house>
      <public>
      <article>P.L.113-6</article>
      </public>
      <notes/>
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    <item>
      <name>TANF, extend the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program through December 31, 2013</name>
      <senate/>
      <house>
        <note>Sec. 3, </note>
        <article advanced="yes">H.R.890</article>
      </house>
      <public/>
      <notes/>
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    <item>
      <name>Welfare waivers, prohibit HHS from granting a waiver relating to compliance with the work requirements</name>
      <senate/>
      <house>
        <note>Sec. 2, </note>
        <article advanced="yes">H.R.890</article>
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      <name>Trafficking Victims Protection Act, FY 2014-2017</name>
      <senate>
        <article advanced="yes">S.47</article>
      </senate>
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        <note>Subtitle C, </note>
        <article>P.L.113-4</article>
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      <senate>
        <article advanced="yes">S.47</article>
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        <article>P.L.113-4</article>
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      <name>Water Resources Development Act of 2013 (WRDA)</name>
      <senate>
        <article action="yes" advanced="yes" chamber="s">S.601</article>
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      <name>Budget resolution, FY 2014</name>
      <senate>
        <article advanced="yes">S.Con.Res.8</article>
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        <article advanced="yes">H.Con.Res.25</article>
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      <name>FY 2013 Consolidated and Further Continuing appropriations</name>
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        <article advanced="yes">H.R.933</article>
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        <article>P.L.113-6</article>
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      <name>FY 2013 Supplemental appropriations, Hurricane Sandy disaster assistance</name>
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      <house>
        <article advanced="yes">H.R.152</article>
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        <article>P.L.113-2</article>
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