This week, the House is expected to consider 13 bills, ranging from transportation security to hydropower development.
Legislation under consideration this week includes:
The Space Launch Liability Indemnification Extension Act (H.R. 3547): extends for one year federal indemnification of commercial space launch companies against third-party claims associated with launch accidents.
H.R. __: extends for another 10 years the Undetectable Firearms Act, which bans the manufacture, importation, sale, shipment, delivery, possession, transfer or receipt of firearms that are undetectable by metal detectors at security checkpoints.
H.R. 3588: adds fire hydrants to the list of plumbing fittings and fixtures that are to be exempt from the new, lower lead-free content requirements set by the 2011 Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Act.
TSA Loose Change Act (H.R. 1095): directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to transfer unclaimed money recovered at airport security checkpoints to nonprofit organizations that provide places of rest and recuperation at U.S. airports for members of the armed forces and their families.
The Transportation Acquisition Security Reform Act (H.R. 2719): requires the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to implement best practices and improve transparency with regard to its technology acquisition programs, including by developing a multi-year technology plan, reporting on its acquisitions at multiple points and improving inventory tracking.
The Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act of 2013 (H.R. 1204): formally establishes the Aviation Security Advisory Committee (ASAC) within the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and requires TSA to consult with the advisory committee on aviation security matters. The committee, at the request of the TSA, would be required to develop recommendations to improve aviation security while adhering to sensitive security guidelines.
H.R. 255: provides for the title transfer of the modified Provo Reservoir Canal from the federal government to the Provo River Water Users Association.
H.R. 2388: takes 40.852 acres of federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management in El Dorado County, Calif., into trust for the benefit of the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians.
H.R. 1963: authorizes the development of non-federal hydropower projects, along with the issuance of leases of power privileges, at Bureau of Reclamation projects constructed under the Water Conservation and Utilization Act, thereby opening up 11 bureau facilities to development that were not covered under the hydropower law enacted earlier this year.
H.R. 1241: permits the U.S. Forest Service to convey 20 acres of land now within the Inyo National Forest in exchange for non-federal lands that are currently owned by the Mammoth Mountain Ski Area.
H.R. 1846: amends the 1998 law (PL 105-378) that established the Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site to add another five-story tenement building to the historic site, the tenement at 103 Orchard St. that houses the offices of the Lower East Side Tenement Museum, a visitors center and an education center.
H.R. 2650: allows the Fond du Lac Band of Superior Chippewa, without further approval by Congress, to lease, sell, convey or transfer any land that is owned by the tribe but not held in trust by the federal government for the tribe's benefit.
H.R. 1105: exempts certain advisers of private equity funds from registering with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as investment advisers under the 1940 Investment Advisers Act, as is currently required by the 2010 Dodd-Frank law. Specifically, it exempts advisers to private equity funds that do not have an outstanding borrowing debt greater than twice the amount of capital investments that have been made by the fund. This brings private equity requirements into line with those for venture capital, neither of which have a systemic impact on the economy.