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46 unusual facts about 113th United States Congress


2012 U.S. Farm Bill

In January 2013, following the commencement of the 113th Congress, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid had demonstrated an interest in reintroducing the 112th Congress Senate Farm Bill in the new Congress and Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow openly supported Reid’s position.

Following the beginning of the second session of the 113th United States Congress in January 2014, negotiations over the final points of a new farm bill continued, with disagreements remaining related to dairy programs and payment limits.

2013 Department of Justice investigations of reporters

In 2013, the United States Department of Justice, under Attorney General Eric Holder, came under scrutiny from the media and some members of Congress for subpoenaing phone records from the Associated Press and naming Fox News reporter, James Rosen, a "criminal co-conspirator" under the Espionage Act of 1917 in order to gain access to his personal emails and phone records.

2013 State of the Union Address

Continuing with the tradition started in 2011, members of the 113th United States Congress sat together regardless of which party they were affiliated with.

Acts of the 113th United States Congress

The acts of the 113th United States Congress includes all Acts of Congress and ratified treaties by the 113th United States Congress, which lasts from January 3, 2013 to January 3, 2015.

Adam Kinzinger

Kinzinger sponsored the Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act of 2013, H.R. 235 in the 113th Congress.

An act to affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet governance

The bill H.R. 1580 (long title: "To affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet governance") was a bill introduced into the United States House of Representatives in the 113th United States Congress.

An Act to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to modify the Pilot Project offices

The bill H.R. 767, to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to modify the Pilot Project offices of the Federal Permit Streamlining Pilot Project, was a bill introduced into the United States House of Representatives in the 113th United States Congress by Rep. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) on February 15, 2013.

An Act to award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal award to victims of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing

The bill H.R. 360, which became Public Law 113-11, was a bill that was introduced into the United States House of Representatives during the 113th United States Congress.

An Act to exempt a particular class of securities from the Securities and Exchange Act

The bill H.R. 701, an act to amend a provision of the Securities Act of 1933 directing the Securities and Exchange Commission to add a particular class of securities to those exempted under such Act to provide a deadline for such action, was a bill introduced into the United States House of Representatives in the 113th United States Congress.

An act to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

The bill H.R. 45 (long title: To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010) is a bill that was introduced into the United States House of Representatives in the 113th United States Congress.

Arizona's 9th congressional district

Arizona began sending a ninth member to the House after the 2010 Census, the 2012 Congressional election, and the convening of the 113th Congress.

Birmingham Civil Rights Institute

On May 24th, 2013, President Barack Obama signed into law H.R. 360 from the 113th United States Congress, a bill which awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley to commemorate the lives they lost 50 years ago in the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church.

Bonneville Unit Clean Hydropower Facilitation Act

The Bonneville Unit Clean Hydropower Facilitation Act (H.R. 254) was a bill introduced in the 113th United States Congress which passed in the United States House of Representatives on April 9, 2013.

Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013

It was introduced into the United States Senate of the 113th United States Congress on April 16, 2013.

California's congressional districts

List of Members and their political ratings in the 113th United States Congress.

Cecil M. Harden

Harden was the only Republican woman to have represented the state of Indiana in the U.S. Congress until Susan Brooks and Jackie Walorski took seat in the 113th United States Congress in January 2013.

Cigarette smuggling

The proposed Stop Tobacco Smuggling in the Territories Act of 2013 (H.R. 338; 113th Congress), if it passes during the 113th United States Congress, would update the Contraband Cigarette Trafficking Act to include American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam, which were previously not covered by the law.

David Schweikert

In December 2012, Schweikert learned from news reports that he was going to lose his seat on the Committee on Financial Services for the 113th United States Congress; he joined Justin Amash of Michigan and Tim Huelskamp of Kansas in a letter to Speaker of the House John Boehner, demanding to know why they had lost their "plum" committee posts.

Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014

The Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 refers to appropriations bills introduced during the 113th United States Congress.

Illinois's 19th congressional district

The district became obsolete for 2013's 113th Congress, as population growth in Illinois was slower compared to other states.

Lynn Jenkins

As of the 113th Congress, she is the senior member of Kansas' House delegation and the Vice Chair of the House Republican Conference.

Jenkins is the Vice Chair of the House Republican Conference for the 113th Congress.

Massachusetts's 10th congressional district

The District existed since 1795, but became obsolete for the 113th Congress in 2013 as district lines were redrawn to accommodate the loss of the seat due to apportionment as a result of the 2010 Census.

Michigan's 11th congressional district election, 2012

Michigan's 11th congressional district election will be held on November 6, 2012, for a seat in the 113th United States Congress alongside a presidential election, other elections to the United States House of Representatives and elections for class I of the United States Senate.

Mo Cowan

He was one of two African-American senators in the 113th Congress, along with Republican South Carolina Senator Tim Scott, who was also appointed to fill a vacancy.

National Blue Alert Act of 2013

The National Blue Alert Act of 2013 (H.R.180) is a bill that was introduced in the United States House of Representatives of the 113th United States Congress on January 4, 2013.

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014

During the 113th United States Congress, four separate bills titled the "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 were introduced.

New Jersey's 10th congressional district

For the 113th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2010 Census), the district will contain portions of 3 counties and all or portions of 18 municipalities.

New Jersey's 6th congressional district

For the 113th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2010 Census), the congressional district contains all or portions of two counties and 32 municipalities of New Jersey.

New Jersey's 8th congressional district

For the 108th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2010 Census), the congressional district contains portions of 4 counties and 15 municipalities.

North Carolina's 11th congressional district

Starting in the 113th Congress, it is represented by Mark Meadows, a Republican.

Park Hills, Kentucky

Park Hills is located in Kentucky's 4th Congressional District, currently represented in the 113th United States Congress by Thomas Massie (R).

Politics and government of Arkansas

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Politics and government of North Carolina

In the 113th Congress, the state is represented by four Democratic and nine Republican members of congress, plus one Republican and one Democratic Senator.

Public Health Service Act

The Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2013 (H.R. 297; 113th Congress) is a bill in the 113th United States Congress that would amend the Public Health Service Act to extend and reauthorize appropriations for payments to children's hospitals for expenses associated with operating approved graduate medical residency training programs.

Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act

The bill was introduced into the United States House of Representatives of the 113th United States Congress on January 15, 2013, and it passed the House on February 13, 2013 by a vote of 422-0.

Resolution Copper

The proposed land swap was readdressed during the 113th United States Congress when Rep. Paul A. Gosar (R, AZ-4) introduced the Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013 (H.R. 687; 113th Congress).

Senate Concurrent Resolution 10 of the 113th Congress

The bill Senate Concurrent Resolution 10, "A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for an event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha", was introduced into the United States Senate in the 113th United States Congress on March 22, 2013.

Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act

One proposed amendment to the Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistant Act is the Federal Disaster Assistance Nonprofit Fairness Act of 2013 (H.R. 592), a bill that passed in the United States House of Representatives on February 13, 2013, during the 113th United States Congress.

Stop Court-Packing Act

Stop Court-Packing Act (H.R. 2239) is legislation that was introduced in the 113th United States Congress on June 4, 2013, with the full title of the bill stating to "reduce the number of Federal judgeships for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit".

Support for United States-Republic of Korea Civil Nuclear Cooperation Act

The bill passed both the House and the Senate during the 113th United States Congress.

United States farm bill

In the 113th United States Congress both chambers took up separate proposed farm bills.

United States House of Representatives election in Alaska, 2012

The 2012 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 to elect the U.S. Representative from Alaska's at-large congressional district, who will represent the state of Alaska in the 113th United States Congress.

United States House of Representatives election in American Samoa, 2012

The non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives is elected for two-year terms; the winner, incumbent Rep. Eni Faleomavaega of the Democratic Party, will serve in the 113th Congress from January 3, 2013 until January 3, 2015.

United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 2014

Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected will serve in the 113th Congress from January 2013 until January 2015.