| HB6678 | Intro
Sine Die | College Research Education and Teacher Excellence (CREATE) Opportunity Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make the research tax credit permanent. Makes 100% of a taxpayer's expenditures for qualified research at an institution of highe...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-18
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| HB6675 | Intro
Sine Die | Economic Stimulus, Tax Credit Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish a debit card stimulus program for issuing pre-loaded six-month debit cards to eligible taxpayers. Prescribes the amount on the debit card to be the sum of: (1)...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-18
To House Armed Services Committee |
| SB3689 | Intro
Sine Die | Senior Airman Michael Malarsie Act - Directs the Secretaries of Defense (DOD) and Veterans Affairs (VA) to jointly establish the Senior Airman Michael Malarsie Program for the awarding of grants to certain nonprofit organizations to assist them in es...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-18
To Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee |
| HR835 | Intro
Sine Die | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should: (1) adopt a target of 350 parts per million of atmospheric carbon dioxide by which to evaluate domestic and international climate change policies, and (2) develop dome...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-18
To House Foreign Affairs Committee |
| HR819 | Intro
Sine Die | Directs the Attorney General to transmit to the House of Representatives any documents and legal memoranda in the Attorney General's possession relating to the practice of targeted killing of United States citizens and targets abroad.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-18
Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 168. |
| HB6582 | Pass | American Energy Manufacturing Technical Corrections Act - (Sec. 2) Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) to exempt a walk-in cooler or walk-in freezer component manufactured on or after January 1, 2009, from the requirement that it con...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-18
Became Public Law No: 112-210. |
| SB3486 | Pass | Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act of 2012 - Amends federal patent law to implement the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs (Hague Treaty) and the Patent Law Treaty. (Both treaties wer...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-18
Became Public Law No: 112-211. |
| SB1792 | Engross
Sine Die | Strengthening Investigations of Sex Offenders and Missing Children Act of 2011 - Amends the federal judicial code to authorize the United States Marshals Service to investigate, at the request of another federal, state, or local law enforcement agenc...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-18
To House Judiciary Committee |
| SB1793 | Engross
Sine Die | Investigative Assistance for Violent Crimes Act of 2012 - Authorizes the Attorney General (AG), at the request of an appropriate law enforcement official of a state or political subdivision, to assist in the investigation of violent acts and shooting...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-18
Held at the desk. |
| HB3187 | Pass | March of Dimes Commemorative Coin Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue up to 500,000 $1 silver coins emblematic of the mission and programs of the March of Dimes. Requires the design of the coins to be emblematic of t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-18
Became Public Law No: 112-209. |
| SB3685 | Intro
Sine Die | Department of the Interior Tribal Self-Governance Act of 2012 - Amends the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to revise tribal self-governance requirements. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to carry out the Tribal Self-Gover...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-17
To Senate Indian Affairs Committee |
| HB6674 | Intro
Sine Die | Earnings Contingent Education Loans Act of 2012 or the ExCEL Act of 2012 - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make students ineligible to receive Direct Loans (DLs) on or after July 1, 2014. Makes certain exc...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-17
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| HB6673 | Intro
Sine Die | Parental Bereavement Act of 2012 or Sarah Grace Act of 2012 - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to entitle an eligible employee to up to 12 workweeks of leave during any 12-month period because of the death of a son or daughter. Allows ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-17
To House Administration Committee |
| SB3686 | Intro
Sine Die | Workplace Religious Freedom Act of 2013 - Amends provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 related to equal employment opportunities to include in the term "religion" all aspects of religious observance and practice, as well as belief, unless an emp...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-17
To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee |
| SB3688 | Intro
Sine Die | Stopping Tax Offenders and Prosecuting Identity Theft Act of 2012 or the STOP Identity Theft Act of 2012 - Calls for the Attorney General to: (1) make use of all existing resources of the Department of Justice (DOJ), including task forces, to bring m...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-17
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| HR833 | Intro
Sine Die | Condemns the senseless attack at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, on December 14, 2012. Offers condolences to all of the students, teachers, administrators, and faculty of Sandy Hook Elementary School, as well as their families, ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-17
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| SR619 | Intro
Sine Die | Elects Senator Patrick J. Leahy from Vermont as the President of the Senate pro tempore.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-17
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8089; text as passed Senate: CR S8089; text of measure as introduced: CR S8073) |
| SR620 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes Senator Harry Reid from Nevada to administer the oath of office of President of the Senate Pro Tempore to Senator Patrick J. Leahy from Vermont.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-17
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8089; text as passed Senate: CR S8089; text of measure as introduced: CR S8073) |
| SR621 | Intro
Sine Die | Condemns the senseless attack at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, on December 14, 2012. Offers condolences to all of the students, teachers, administrators, and faculty of Sandy Hook Elementary School, as well as their families, ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-17
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8089-8090; text as passed Senate: CR S8090; text of measure as introduced: CR S8073) |
| HB6651 | Intro
Sine Die | Securing Our Borders and Our Data Act of 2011 [sic] - Sets forth rules for the search or seizure at a U.S. border of digital electronic devices or digital storage media. Prohibits a search of the digital contents of such devices or media unless such ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-17
To House Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security |
| HB6642 | Intro
Sine Die | Customs Trade Facilitation and Enforcement Act of 2012 - Establishes U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), as the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency (CBPA), headed by the Commissioner of U.S. C...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-17
To House Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security |
| HB4362 | Engross
Sine Die | Stopping Tax Offenders and Prosecuting Identity Theft Act of 2012 or the STOP Identity Theft Act of 2012 - Calls for the Attorney General to: (1) make use of all existing resources of the Department of Justice (DOJ), including task forces, to bring m...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-17
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| HB3548 | Intro
Sine Die | North American Energy Access Act - (Sec. 2) Prohibits construction, operation, or maintenance of the oil pipeline and related facilities described in the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Keystone XL Pipeline Project issued by the De...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-17
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 515. |
| SB1223 | Intro
Sine Die | Location Privacy Protection Act of 2012 - (Sec. 3) Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit a covered entity from knowingly collecting, receiving, recording, obtaining, or disclosing to a nongovernmental individual or entity geolocation informati...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-17
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 567. |
| SB675 | Intro
Sine Die | Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2012 - (Sec. 5) Recognizes the right of the Native Hawaiian people to reorganize a Native Hawaiian governing entity to provide for their common welfare and to adopt an appropriate constitution and byla...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-17
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 568. |
| HB6156 | Pass | Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012 - Title I: Permanent Normal Trade Relations for the Russian Federation - (Sec. 102) Authorizes the President to: (1) determine that title IV (Jackson-...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-14
Became Public Law No: 112-208. |
| HB4297 | Intro
Sine Die | Workforce Investment Improvement Act of 2012 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) to revise requirements and reauthorize appropriations for: (1) WIA title I, workforce investment systems for job training and employment services; and (2...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-14
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 513. |
| HB3283 | Intro
Sine Die | Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act - (Sec. 2) Amends the Commodity Exchange Act regarding extra-territorial swap transactions between: (1) a registered swap dealer who is either a U.S. person or a person whose parent company is a U.S. person; and (2) a ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-14
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 512. |
| HB6658 | Intro
Sine Die | Urban Competitiveness Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income any capital gain from the sale or exchange of a stock, partnership, or business property interest invested in an enterprise zone area which had an average unemp...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-13
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| HB6659 | Intro
Sine Die | Urban Recovery and Growth Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to authorize the issuance of economic development extension bonds for the purpose of economic development or refinancing the indebtedness of a city that has an average unemployment rate...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-13
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| HB6660 | Intro
Sine Die | Personal Holding Company Tax Parity and Reinvestment Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude dividends received by a U.S. shareholder from a controlled foreign corporation from the definition of "personal holding company income" for purpose...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-13
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| HB6661 | Intro
Sine Die | Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14 Red River Avenue North in Cold Spring, Minnesota, as the "Officer Tommy Decker Memorial Post Office."
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-13
To House Oversight And Government Reform Committee |
| HB6667 | Intro
Sine Die | Financial Consumers Association Act of 2012 - Authorizes the establishment of, and sets forth operational requirements for, a nonprofit corporation to be known as the Financial Consumers Association whose mission shall be to advance the rights and re...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-13
To House Financial Services Committee |
| HB6668 | Intro
Sine Die | Workers Solidarity Act of 2012 - Requires any person found by a final decision or order to have engaged in an unfair labor practice in violation of the National Labor Relations Act to: (1) be proposed for debarment for five years from any federal con...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-13
To House Oversight And Government Reform Committee |
| HB6669 | Intro
Sine Die | Foster Youth Higher Education Opportunities Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to inform students who indicate on their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-13
To House Education And The Workforce Committee |
| HB6663 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes permanent: (1) the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, and (2) provisions of the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 that reduce tax rates on capital gain and dividend income.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-13
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| SB3678 | Intro
Sine Die | FHA Emergency Fiscal Solvency Act of 2012 - Amends the National Housing Act (NHA) to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) (who currently is authorized) to establish and collect additional annual premium payments for the first 1...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-13
To Senate Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Committee |
| SB3679 | Intro
Sine Die | Indian Trust Asset Reform Act - Reaffirms the federal government's fiduciary responsibilities to Indians. States that: (1) the most exacting common law fiduciary standards governing private trustees also govern the federal government when it manages...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-13
To Senate Indian Affairs Committee |
| HB6654 | Intro
Sine Die | Foreign Counterfeit Merchandise Prevention Act - Amends the federal criminal code to provide that it shall not be a violation of the prohibition against a federal employee disclosing trade secrets or other confidential or proprietary information for ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-13
To House Judiciary Committee |
| HB6657 | Intro
Sine Die | Egypt Accountability and Democracy Promotion Act - States that U.S. policy shall be to use its foreign assistance for Egypt to advance U.S. national security interests in Egypt, including encouraging the advancement of political, economic, and religi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-13
To House Foreign Affairs Committee |
| SB3681 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Small Business Act to prohibit the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA), in obtaining the best available collateral for a disaster loan of not more than $200,000 relating to damage to or destruction of property or econo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-13
To Senate Small Business And Entrepreneurship Committee |
| SB3682 | Intro
Sine Die | Center to Advance, Monitor, and Preserve University Security Safety Act of 2012 or the CAMPUS Safety Act of 2012 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Se...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-13
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB3683 | Intro
Sine Die | Green Mountain Lookout Heritage Protection Act - Amends the Washington State Wilderness Act of 1984, with respect to certain lands in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie and Wenatchee National Forests in the state of Washington designated as part of the Glaci...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-13
To Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee |
| SR616 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, acting jointly, to provide to law enforcement officials, regulatory agencies, and othe...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-13
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8046-8047; text as passed Senate: CR S8046-8047; text of measure as introduced: CR S8043) |
| SB3680 | Intro
Sine Die | 2013 Making Working Pay Credit Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) revive in calendar year 2013 the making work pay tax credit, (2) establish the amount of such credit as the lesser of 6.0% of earned income or $800 in a taxable year ($1,60...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-13
To Senate Finance Committee |
| HR832 | Intro
Sine Die | Recognizes the 100th birthday of civil rights icon Rosa Parks. Commemorates the legacy of Rosa Parks to inspire all people of the United States to stand up for freedom and the principles of the Constitution.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-13
To House Judiciary Committee |
| HR831 | Intro
Sine Die | Honors and recognizes David "Dave" Warren Brubeck for his legacy in music composition and jazz, and his contributions to the international community.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-13
To House Education And The Workforce Committee |
| SB3672 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Small Business Act to prohibit the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA), in obtaining the best available collateral for a disaster loan of not more than $200,000 relating to damage to or destruction of property or econo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-13
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. |
| SB3637 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Federal Credit Union Act to extend through December 31, 2014, the transaction account guarantee program (TAG) established by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to provide unl...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-13
S.AMDT.3315 SA 3315 fell when SA 3314 fell. |
| HB5817 | Engross
Sine Die | Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act - Amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to exempt from its annual privacy policy notice requirement any financial institution which: (1) provides nonpublic personal information only in accordance with specified requ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-13
To Senate Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Committee |
