2013: List of Pro-Liberty Bills in Congress

[FrankRep]

2013: List of Pro-Liberty Bills in Congress


Updated: Jan 15, 2013


H.R. 23: Sanctity of Human Life Act (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr23)
To provide that human life shall be deemed to begin with fertilization.

H.R. 24: Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2013 (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr24)
To require a full audit of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal reserve banks by the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes.

H.R. 25: Abolish the IRS (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr25)
To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the States.

H.R. 33 (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr33): To amend title 31, United States Code, to reform the manner in which the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is audited by the Comptroller General of the United States and the manner in which such audits are reported, and for other purposes.

H.R. 35 (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr35): To restore safety to America’s schools.

H.R. 45: Repeal ObamaCare (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr45)
To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.

H.R. 46 (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr46): To repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

H.R. 73: Federal Reserve Board Abolition Act (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr73) To abolish the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal reserve banks, to repeal the Federal Reserve Act, and for other purposes.

H.R. 75: American Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2013 (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr75)
To end membership of the United States in the United Nations.

H.R. 77: Free Competition in Currency Act of 2013 (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr77)
To repeal the legal tender laws, to prohibit taxation on certain coins and bullion, and to repeal superfluous sections related to coinage.

H.R. 109 (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr109): To require Congress to specify the source of authority under the United States Constitution for the enactment of laws, and for other purposes.

H.R. 127 (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr127): To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment.

H.R. 132: Repeal ObamaCare (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr132)
To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.

H.R. 133 (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr133): To repeal the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 and amendments to that Act.

H.R. 147 (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr147): To repeal the Federal estate and gift taxes.

H.R. 156: Repeal NAFTA (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr156)
To provide for the withdrawal of the United States from the North American Free Trade Agreement.

H.R. 191 (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr191): To assess the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), to require further negotiation of certain provisions of the NAFTA, and to provide for the withdrawal from the NAFTA unless certain conditions are met.

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H.Con.Res. 3 (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hconres3): Expressing the sense of Congress that the use of offensive military force by a President without prior and clear authorization of an Act of Congress constitutes an impeachable high crime and misdemeanor under article II, section 4 of the Constitution.

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H.J.Res. 16 (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hjres16): Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the sixteenth article of amendment.


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If I made a mistake, just let me know and I'll correct the list.

[FrankRep]

New Bills...


H.R. 220: Stop the Coin Act (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr220)
To amend section 5112 of title 31, United States Code, to limit the face value of coins that the Secretary of the Treasury may issue, and for other purposes.

H.R. 221: SMART SALE Act of 2013 (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr221)
To require reports on the acquisitions by certain foreign persons of companies that have received American taxpayer research and development funding, and for other purposes.

H.R. 224: Stop Tenant Organizing Promotion Act (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr224)
To terminate the authority of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide assistance under the Tenant Resource Network Program.

H.R. 228: SNAP Fraud Prevention Act of 2013 (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr228)
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to prevent the payment of cash to recipients of supplemental nutrition assistance for the return of empty bottles and cans used to contain food purchased with benefits provided under such Act.

H.R. 234: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Investigative Commission Act (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr234)
To establish the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Investigative Commission to investigate the policies and practices engaged in by officers and directors at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac responsible for making the decisions that led to the enterprises' financial instability and the subsequent Federal conservatorship of such enterprises.

H.R. 237: Federal Hiring Freeze Act of 2013 (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr237)
To amend title 5, United States Code, to reduce the number of civil service positions within the executive branch, and for other purposes.

H.R. 243: Bowles-Simpson Plan of Lowering America’s Debt Act (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr243)
To adopt the seven immediate reforms recommended by the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform to reduce spending and make the Federal Government more efficient.

H.R. 246: RATE Act of 2013 (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr246)
To require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to collect, publish, and keep current an objective index of dollar-denominated loan interest rates of various maturities, and for other purposes.

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H.R. 256: Stop Wasting Archive Grants Act of 2013 (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr256)
To amend title 44, United States Code, to repeal the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, and for other purposes.

H.R. 259: Energy Freedom and Economic Prosperity Act (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr259)
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the corporate income tax rate.

H.R. 260: (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr260) To reduce Federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns and party conventions and by terminating the Election Assistance Commission.

H.R. 276: (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr276) To prohibit United States assistance to the country of Egypt.

H.R. 294: (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr294) To revoke a requirement of Executive Order 13618 with respect to the use of privately owned communications resources by the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.

H.R. 309: (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr309) To require the periodic review and automatic termination of Federal regulations.

[cindy25]

shouldn't there also be a list of anti-liberty bills that need to be opposed?

[FrankRep]

H.R. 313: Government Spending Accountability Act of 2013 (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr313)
To amend title 5, United States Code, to institute spending limits and transparency requirements for Federal conference and travel expenditures, and for other purposes.

H.R. 317: Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2013 (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr317)
To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for transparency of payments made from the Judgment Fund.

H.R. 328: Excess Federal Building and Property Disposal Act of 2013 (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr328)
To establish a pilot program for the expedited disposal of Federal real property.

H.R. 334: Keystone For a Secure Tomorrow Act (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr334)
To approve the Keystone XL pipeline project permit.

H.R. 352: Tax Code Termination Act (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr352)
To terminate the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

H.R. 396: Congressional Pay Adjustment Act (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr396)
To reduce the annual rates of pay for Members of Congress by 20 percent, and to prohibit an adjustment in such rates during a year unless the Federal government did not run a deficit in the previous fiscal year.

H.R. 398: Congressional Halt in Pay Increases and Cut Congressional Pay Act (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr398)
To reduce the rate of pay for Members of Congress by 10 percent and to eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members.

H.R. 408: EXPENSE Act of 2013 (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr408)
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal certain limitations on the expensing of section 179 property, to allow taxpayers to elect shorter recovery periods for purposes of determining the deduction for depreciation, and for other purposes.

H.R. 410: Restore the Constitution Act of 2013 (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr410)
To provide that any executive action infringing on the Second Amendment has no force or effect, and to prohibit the use of funds for certain purposes.

H.R. 434: Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr434)
To make the moratorium on Internet access taxes and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce permanent.