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Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 53 (113th)referred

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the effect of treaties, Executive orders, and agreements with other nations or groups of nations.

United States · United States Congress · 24 July 2013

Constitutional Amendment - States that no treaty, executive order, or any agreement with any nation or group of nations or any of the provisions of such agreements, shall be construed to diminish any of the rights or privileges guaranteed to U.S. citizens under the Constitution and federal law.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 52 (113th)referred

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States allowing the States to call a limited convention solely for the purposes of considering whether to propose a specific amendment to the Constitution.

United States · United States Congress · 24 July 2013

Constitutional Amendment - Requires Congress, on application of the legislatures of two-thirds of the several states, each of which contains an identical amendment to the Constitution, to call a convention solely to decide whether to propose that specific amendment to the states.

Bill· HRH.R. 2758 (113th)referred

Redistricting Reform Act of 2013

United States · United States Congress · 19 July 2013

Redistricting Reform Act of 2013 - Prohibits a state that has been redistricted after an apportionment from being redistricted again until after the next apportionment of Representatives, unless the state is ordered by a court to conduct such a subsequent redistricting in order to: (1) comply with the U.S. Constitution, or (2) enforce the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Requires such redistricting to be conducted according to: (1) a plan developed by the independent redistricting commission established in the state; or (2) if such plan is not enacted into law, the redistricting plan selected by the state's highest court or developed by a U.S. district court. Provides for: (1) establishment by each state of an independent redistricting commission; (2) development by such commission of a redistricting plan; (3) submission of the plan to, and consideration and enactment of a plan by, the state legislature; (4) selection of a plan by the state's highest court or development of a plan by the U.S. district court, under specified conditions; (5) special rules for redistricting conducted under a federal court order; (6) Election Assistance Commission payments to states for carrying out redistricting; (7) civil enforcement to carry out this Act; and (8) the right of civil action for a person who is aggrieved by a violation of this Act.

Record· CJCELEX 62011CJ0501decided

Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber), 18 July 2013.#Schindler Holding Ltd and Others v European Commission.#Appeal — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Market for the installation and maintenance of elevators and escalators — Liability of the parent company for infringements of the law on cartels committed by its subsidiary — Holding company — Internal compliance programme — Fundamental rights — Principles of the rule of law in the context of determination of the fines imposed — Separation of powers, and principles of legality, of non-retroactivity, of the protection of legitimate expectations and of fault — Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 — Article 23(2) — Validity — Legality of the 1998 Commission guidelines.#Case C‑501/11 P.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 18 July 2013

Question· writtenPQ 211asked

211. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on a statement made by the outgoing Ombudsman, Emily O’Reilly, that Ireland's treatment of asylum seekers may be in breach of not just our Constitution but also international human rights' conventions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35754/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 July 2013

211. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on a statement made by the outgoing Ombudsman, Emily O’Reilly, that Ireland's treatment of asylum seekers may be in breach of not just our Constitution but also international human rights' conventions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35754/13]

Bill· HRH.R. 2710 (113th)referred

Restoration of Parental Rights and State Sovereignty Act of 2013

United States · United States Congress · 17 July 2013

Restoration of Parental Rights and State Sovereignty Act of 2013 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to prohibit the Secretary of Education from forcing a state to satisfy any requirement imposed as a condition of receiving assistance under an ESEA grant program. Prohibits the Secretary from releasing assistance to a state under an ESEA grant program unless the state's legislature has by law expressly approved the program. Allows that approval to be accomplished by a vote to affirm a state budget that includes the use of such federal funds, but requires that budget to expressly include any requirement imposed as a condition on the state's receipt of those funds. Prohibits ESEA funds that are not allocated to a state due to the state's failure to affirmatively agree to their receipt from being reallocated among the other states. Expresses the intent of Congress that control over public education and parental rights to control their children's education is vested exclusively within the authority reserved to the states and individual Americans by the Constitution, except when states expressly approve federal terms or conditions on educational assistance or the federal government is obliged to enforce minimum federal equal protection or due process standards.

Question· writtenPQ 880asked

880. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made regarding the particular difficulty to be addressed in Ireland's consideration of the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence relating to reconciling property rights under the Irish constitution with the requirement under Article 52 of the convention, the availability of emergency barring orders. [34446/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2013

880. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made regarding the particular difficulty to be addressed in Ireland's consideration of the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence relating to reconciling property rights under the Irish constitution with the requirement under Article 52 of the convention, the availability of emergency barring orders. [34446/13]

Question· writtenPQ 857asked

857. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position on a referendum to provide for marriage equality in the Constitution (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34286/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2013

857. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position on a referendum to provide for marriage equality in the Constitution (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34286/13]

Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 20 (113th)referred

A joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 11 July 2013

Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits total outlays for a fiscal year (except those for repayment of debt principal) from exceeding total receipts for that fiscal year (except those derived from borrowing) unless Congress, by a three-fifths roll call vote of each chamber, authorizes a specific excess of outlays over receipts. Excludes receipts (including attributable interest) and outlays of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, or either of their successor funds, from consideration as receipts or outlays for purposes of this Amendment. Directs the President to submit a balanced budget to Congress annually. Authorizes waivers of these provisions when a declaration of war is in effect or under other specified circumstances involving military conflict. Prohibits Congress from passing any bill that provides a net reduction in individual income taxes for those with incomes over $1 million (as may be adjusted by Congress to account for inflation) if, after enactment, total outlays would exceed total receipts in any fiscal year affected by the bill. Prohibits a federal or state court from ordering any reduction in the Social Security benefits authorized by law, including any benefits provided from the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, or either of their successor funds.

Bill· HRH.R. 2674 (113th)referred

Job Creation Act of 2013

United States · United States Congress · 11 July 2013

Job Creation Act of 2013 - Title I: Trade - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) Congress should continue to work with the Administration to expand trading markets, (2) the future growth of the U.S. economy requires this pro-growth strategy, (3) China's intellectual property rights violations are a problem for the U.S. economy. Title II: Tax Reform - Expresses the sense of Congress that reforming the federal tax code will benefit taxpayers and the U.S. economy. Title III: Balanced Budget Amendment - Expresses the sense of Congress that it needs to pass a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution and send it to the states for ratification. Title IV: Energy - American Energy Independence and Price Reduction Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to implement a competitive leasing program for the exploration, development, and production of the oil and gas resources on the Coastal Plain of Alaska. Amends the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980 to repeal the prohibition against leasing or other development leading to production of oil and gas from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). Deems any oil and gas leasing programs and activities authorized by this Act to be in compliance with ANWR purposes. Authorizes the Secretary to designate up to 45,000 acres of the Coastal Plain as a Special Area, after consultation with the state of Alaska, the city of Kaktovik, and the North Slope Borough. Permits directional drilling in the Special Area. Prescribes procedures governing Coastal Plain lease sales, as well as terms and conditions, including: (1) environmental protection, (2) federal and state distribution of revenues, (3) rights-of-way, and (4) local government impact aid and community service assistance. Sets forth: (1) a "no significant adverse effect" standard to govern Coastal Plain activities, and (2) guidelines for expedited judicial review of complaints. Establishes the ANWR Alternative Energy Trust Fund. Title V: Northern Route Approval Act - Northern Route Approval Act - Declares that a presidential permit shall not be required for the pipeline described in the application filed on May 4, 2012, by TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P. to the Department of State for the Keystone XL pipeline, including the Nebraska reroute evaluated in the Final Evaluation Report issued by the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality in January 2013 and approved by the Nebraska governor. Deems the final environmental impact statement issued by the Secretary of State on August 26, 2011, coupled with such Final Evaluation Report, to satisfy all requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and of the National Historic Preservation Act. Grants original and exclusive jurisdiction to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to determine specified issues (except for review by the Supreme Court on writ of certiorari). Deems the Secretary of the Interior to have issued a written statement setting forth the Secretary's opinion that the Keystone XL pipeline project will not jeopardize the continued existence of the American burying beetle or destroy or adversely modify American burying beetle critical habitat. States that any taking of the American burying beetle that is incidental to the construction or operation and maintenance of the Keystone XL pipeline shall not be considered a prohibited taking of such species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Deems the Secretary to have issued: (1) a grant of right-of-way and temporary use permit pursuant to the Mineral Leasing Act and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, and (2) a special purpose permit under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (described in a certain application filed with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for the Keystone XL pipeline). Directs the Secretary of the Army to issue permits pursuant the Rivers and Harbors Appropriations Act of 1899 for the construction, operation, and maintenance of the Keystone XL pipeline. Authorizes such Secretary to waive any procedural requirement that the Secretary considers desirable in order to accomplish the purposes of this Act. Prohibits the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from prohibiting or restricting an activity or use of an area that is authorized under this Act. Requires a pipeline owner or operator required under federal law to develop an oil spill response plan for the Keystone XL pipeline to make such plan available to the governor of each state in which the pipeline operates. Requires a plan update to be submitted to the governor within seven days after it is made. Title VI: Repeal of Employer Health Insurance Mandate - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal provisions added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act requiring certain employers who have a workforce of 50 or more full-time employees to provide health insurance coverage for their employees. Title VII: Secret Ballot Protection Act - Secret Ballot Protection Act - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to make it an unfair labor practice for: (1) an employer to recognize or bargain collectively with a labor organization that has not been selected by a majority of the employees in a unit appropriate for such purposes in a secret ballot election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), or (2) a labor organization to cause or attempt to cause an employer to recognize or bargain collectively with a representative that has not been selected in such manner. Title VIII: Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Improvements - Amends Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (sanctions for filing a frivolous lawsuit) to: (1) require courts to award reasonable expenses, including attorney's fees, to a prevailing party in a Rule 11 proceeding (currently discretionary); and (2) eliminate the 21-day period allowed for withdrawing or correcting a claim deemed frivolous. Requires state courts to apply Rule 11 to actions in state courts that substantially affect interstate commerce. Limits venue for personal injury claims filed in state or federal courts to the county or district: (1) in which the plaintiff or defendant resides, (2) where the plaintiff resided at the time of the alleged injury, or (3) the district in which the defendant's principal place of business is located. Imposes additional sanctions: (1) on attorneys who are found to violate Rule 11 three or more times, and (2) for willful and intentional destruction of documents relevant to a pending action in federal court. Establishes a rebuttable presumption of a Rule 11 violation if a plaintiff attempts to litigate a claim that has already been litigated and lost on the merits. Prohibits a court in a Rule 11 proceeding from ordering the nondisclosure of the record of the proceeding unless the court makes a specific finding of fact that justifies such an order. Title IX: Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013 - Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2011 - Amends the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (RFA) to revise the definition of "rule" under such Act to exclude a rule of particular (and not general) applicability relating to rates, wages, and other financial indicators and to define "economic impact" with respect to a proposed or final rule as any direct economic effect on small entities from such rule and any indirect economic effect on small entities that is reasonably foreseeable and that results from such rule. Includes tribal organizations within the definition of "small governmental jurisdictions" for purposes of such Act. Requires initial and final regulatory flexibility analyses to: (1) describe alternatives to a proposed rule that minimize any adverse significant economic impact or maximize the beneficial significant economic impact on small entities, and (2) include revisions or amendments to a land management plan developed by the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior under specified Acts. Expands elements of initial and final regulatory flexibility analyses under RFA to include estimates and descriptions of the cumulative economic impact of a proposed rule on a small entity. Repeals provisions allowing a waiver or delay of the completion of an initial regulatory flexibility analysis. Requires the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to issue rules governing federal agency compliance with RFA requirements. Authorizes the Chief Counsel to modify or amend such rules, to intervene in agency adjudication relating to such rules, and to inform an agency of the impact of its rulemaking on small entities. Revises requirements for agency notification of the SBA Chief Counsel for Advocacy prior to the publication of any proposed rule. Requires agencies to provide the Chief Counsel with: (1) all materials prepared or utilized in making the proposed rule, and (2) information on the potential adverse and beneficial economic impacts of the proposed rule on small entities. Requires each agency to publish in the Federal Register a plan for the periodic review of existing and new rules that have a significant impact on a substantial number of small entities to determine whether such rules should be continued, changed, or rescinded. Provides for judicial review of an agency final rule for compliance with RFA requirements after the publication of such rule. Grants federal courts of appeal jurisdiction to review all final rules issued in accordance with RFA.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 45 (113th)referred

Expressing the sense of Congress that President Barack Obama has violated section 3 of article II of the Constitution by refusing to enforce the employer mandate provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

United States · United States Congress · 10 July 2013

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the President has violated Section 3 of Article II of the Constitution by refusing to enforce the employer mandate provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA); (2) republican government depends upon the rule of law; (3) the executive branch, which has no constitutional authority to write or rewrite law at whim, has invaded upon the exclusive legislative power of Congress; and (4) PPACA has proven to be unworkable and should be repealed by Congress immediately.

Bill· HRH.R. 2633 (113th)referred

Thirteenth Amendment Commemorative Coin Act

United States · United States Congress · 9 July 2013

Thirteenth Amendment Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue the following coins in commemoration of the sesquicentennial anniversary of the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution (formally abolished slavery in the United States): up to 250,000 $50 bi-metallic platinum and gold coins, up to 250,000 $20 gold coins, and up to 500,000 $1 silver coins. Requires such coins to be considered legal tender and numismatic items. Permits the Secretary to issue such coins only during the calendar year beginning January 1, 2016, except that sales may be initiated, without issuance, before such date. Requires specified surcharges received by the Secretary from the sale of such coins to be paid to the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Directs the Secretary to ensure that: (1) the minting and issuing of such coins will not result in any net cost to the U.S. government; and (2) no funds, including applicable surcharges, are disbursed to the Museum until the total cost of designing and issuing all such coins is recovered by the Treasury.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 291 (113th)referred

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Republic of Argentina's membership in the G20 should be conditioned on its adherence to international norms of economic relations and commitment to the rule of law.

United States · United States Congress · 9 July 2013

Finds that Argentina has failed to meet G20 membership responsibilities. Calls upon the President and the Secretary of the Treasury to work the G20 members to terminate Argentina's participation until Argentina has: (1) reversed efforts to expropriate foreign investment, (2) satisfied U.S. court judgements against it, (3) honored awards of international arbitral panels against it, and (4) complied with Financial Action Task Force recommendations. Conditions Argentina's G20 membership on its adherence to international norms of economic relations and commitment to the rule of law.

Question· Schriftliche Anfrage15486/Jschriftliche anfrage

Verankerung der Menschenwürde in der Verfassung

Austria · National Council · 5 July 2013

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Franz-Joseph Huainigg, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundeskanzler betreffend Verankerung der Menschenwürde in der Verfassung

Question· Schriftliche Anfrage15459/Jschriftliche anfrage

direkte Demokratie und Bürgerkarte

Austria · National Council · 5 July 2013

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Daniela Musiol, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundeskanzler betreffend direkte Demokratie und Bürgerkarte

Question· Schriftliche Anfrage15460/Jschriftliche anfrage

direkte Demokratie und Bürgerkarte

Austria · National Council · 5 July 2013

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Daniela Musiol, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für europäische und internationale Angelegenheiten betreffend direkte Demokratie und Bürgerkarte

Report· Ausschussbericht2573 d.B.ausschussbericht

Unvereinbarkeits- und Transparenz-Gesetz (Unv-Transparenz-G) und Bezügebegrenzungs-BVG

Austria · National Council · 28 June 2013

Bericht des Verfassungsausschusses über den Antrag 2241/A der Abgeordneten Dr. Johannes Jarolim, Mag. Peter Michael Ikrath, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend ein Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Bundesgesetz über die Transparenz und Unvereinbarkeiten für oberste Organe und sonstige öffentliche Funktionäre (Unvereinbarkeits- und Transparenz-Gesetz (Unv-Transparenz-G)) und das Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Bezügebegrenzungs-BVG geändert werden

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 51 (113th)referred

Marriage Protection Amendment

United States · United States Congress · 28 June 2013

Constitutional Amendment - Marriage Protection Amendment - Defines marriage in the United States as consisting only of the union of a man and a woman. Prohibits either the U.S. Constitution or the constitution of any state from being construed to require that marriage or the legal incidents of marriage be conferred upon any other union.

Report· Ausschussbericht2514 d.B.ausschussbericht

Bankwesengesetz, Bausparkassengesetz, Börsegesetz 1989, E-Geldgesetz 2010, Finanzkonglomerategesetz, Finanzmarktaufsichtsbehördengesetz, Finanzmarktstabilitätsgesetz, Finanzsicherheiten-Gesetz, Immobilien-Investmentfondsgesetz u.a.

Austria · National Council · 27 June 2013

Bericht des Finanzausschusses über die Regierungsvorlage (2438 d.B.): Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Bankwesengesetz, das Bausparkassengesetz, das Börsegesetz 1989, das E-Geldgesetz 2010, das Finanzkonglomerategesetz, das Finanzmarktaufsichtsbehördengesetz, das Finanzmarktstabilitätsgesetz, das Finanzsicherheiten-Gesetz, das Immobilien-Investmentfondsgesetz, das Investmentfondsgesetz 2011, das Kapitalmarktgesetz, das Nationalbankgesetz 1984, das Sparkassengesetz, das Stabilitätsabgabegesetz, das Wertpapieraufsichtsgesetz 2007, das Zahlungsdienstegesetz, das Pensionskassengesetz, das Betriebliche Mitarbeiter- und Selbständigenvorsorgegesetz und das Versicherungsaufsichtsgesetz geändert werden

Report· Ausschussbericht2537 d.B.ausschussbericht

ZDG-Novelle 2013

Austria · National Council · 27 June 2013

Bericht des Ausschusses für innere Angelegenheiten über die Regierungsvorlage (2406 d.B.): Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Zivildienstgesetz 1986, das Arbeitsmarktpolitik-Finanzierungsgesetz, das Freiwilligengesetz und das Familienlastenausgleichsgesetz 1967 geändert werden (ZDG-Novelle 2013) sowie über den Anträge <br><br>1898/A(E) der Abgeordneten Tanja Windbüchler-Souschill, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Absicherung der Gedenk- Sozial- und Friedensdienste als Zivilersatzdienst <br><br>und <br><br>2196/A(E) der Abgeordneten Tanja Windbüchler-Souschill, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Auslandsdienste auf eigene finanzielle Beine stellen und für Frauen und Männer öffnen

Resolution· Unselbständiger Entschließungsantrag1069/UEAunselbständiger entschließungsantrag

Verankerung des Kostendeckungsprinzips für Gebühren in der Verfassung

Austria · National Council · 27 June 2013

Unselbständiger Entschließungsantrag der Abgeordneten Josef Bucher, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Einbringung einer Regierungsvorlage zur Verankerung des Kostendeckungsprinzips für Gebühren in der Verfassung

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