This week, the House is expected to consider eight bills, ranging from animal welfare to appropriations.
Legislation under consideration this week includes:
H.R. 1919: establishes a national system for tracking and tracing pharmaceuticals. Under this system, all members of the pharmaceutical distribution supply chain — including manufacturers, wholesale distributors, pharmacies and repackagers — would keep detailed records of transactions made between them when drugs change hands.
Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Reauthorization Act of 2013 (S. 622): reauthorizes the FDA to collect user fees through FY 2018 for applications and supplemental applications for animal drugs and generic drugs that fall under the product approval requirements of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.
Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act (H.R. 126): directs the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to enter into an agreement with the Corolla Wild Horse Fund to provide for management of the free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge in North Carolina.
Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2013 (H.R. 1206): authorizes the Interior Department to permanently continue the electronic duck stamp program and permits the department to allow any state to participate in the program.
San Antonio Missions National Historic Park Boundary Expansion Act of 2013 (H.R. 885): modifies the boundaries of the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park in San Antonio, Texas, to include 137 acres that are currently adjacent to parklands, to be obtained through donation or land exchange.
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 (H.R. 2216): appropriates $157.8 billion in Fiscal Year 2014 for military construction projects and programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs – 2% more than was appropriated for Fiscal Year 2013. This includes funding for VA medical programs, VA compensation and benefits, and funding to reduce the VA claims backlog.
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2014 (H.R. 2217): appropriates $46.1 billion in Fiscal Year 2014 for the Department of Homeland Security – 2% less than was appropriated for Fiscal Year 2013. This includes funding for customs enforcement, the Transportation Security Administration, and disaster relief programs.
Ruth Moore Act of 2013 (H.R. 671): encourages the Department of Veterans Affairs to update its regulations regarding military sexual trauma (MST) to ensure MST is recognized as an in-service stressor in determining service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and to recognize the full range of mental and physical disorders that can result from MST.