| HB3408 | Intro
Sine Die | Title XIV [sic]: Keystone XL Pipeline - North American Energy Access Act - (Sec. 14002) Prohibits construction, operation, or maintenance of the oil pipeline and related facilities described in the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the K...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-03
Laid on the table. |
| SR630 | Intro
Sine Die | Congratulates the Navy and the many crews of the U.S.S. Enterprise (CVN 65) (Enterprise) on having provided the United States an incalculable service in international relations and engagement and in the prevention and winning of armed conflicts over ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-02
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8668; text as passed Senate: CR S8668; text of measure as introduced: CR S8666) |
| HR845 | Intro
Sine Die | Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to establish a standing Committee on Repeals.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-02
To House Rules Committee |
| HB6719 | Intro
Sine Die | Telehealth Promotion Act of 2012 - Amends title XI of the Social Security Act (SSA) and other specified federal law to declare that services provided via telecommunications systems under Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP (SSA titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI) a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-02
To House Subcommittee on Health |
| HB6717 | Intro
Sine Die | Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act - Makes any institution of higher education (IHE) postsecondary program designed to prepare students for a recognized occupation or profession requiring licensing or other entry pre-conditions ineligible...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-02
To House Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity |
| HB6701 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the Secretary of the Army (the Secretary) to offer to extend, for one or more periods of 15 years, the current lease involving a parcel of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land in Fairbanks, Alaska, that was withdrawn for military use and i...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-02
To House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands |
| HB6697 | Intro
Sine Die | Consumer Bounty Act - Directs courts to require defendants to pay a minimum of $10,000 to prevailing plaintiffs in civil actions brought under specified citizen suit provisions of: (1) the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); (2) the Surface Mining C...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-02
To House Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs |
| HB6696 | Intro
Sine Die | Blackwater Trading Post Land Transfer Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to take the Blackwater Trading Post lands in Pinal County, Arizona, into trust for the benefit of the Gila River Indian Community of the Gila River Indian Reservation a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-02
To House Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs |
| HB6689 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of, and land acquisition for, a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater in ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-02
To House Subcommittee on Water and Power |
| HB6580 | Intro
Sine Die | Veterans Dental and Vision Benefits Act of 2012 - Provides that, if the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines that a veteran who is enrolled in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system and obtaining supplemental dental or vision ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-02
To House Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs |
| HB6577 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011 to permit retraining assistance under the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program to be used by a veteran to pursue a program of education for training on a less than full-time basis if the program consists of...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-02
To House Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity |
| HCR138 | Intro
Sine Die | Recognizes Birmingham, Alabama, as the home to the first and longest running celebration of Veterans Day. Recognizes Raymond Weeks for his pioneering efforts in the establishment of Veterans Day. Honors the sacrifices and pays tribute to the men and ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-02
To House Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs |
| SB847 | Intro
Sine Die | Safe Chemicals Act of 2011 - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promulgate a rule that establishes: (1) the data that constitute the minimum data sets for chemica...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-02
An errata sheet on written report No. 112-264 was printed to include Minority views. |
| SB692 | Intro
Sine Die | National Hurricane Research Initiative Act of 2011 - Requires the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere (the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [NOAA]) to establish a National Hurricane Research Initi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-02
By Senator Rockefeller from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 112-266. |
| HR844 | Intro
Sine Die | Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.B. 8) to extend certain tax relief provisions enacted in 2001 and 2003, and to provide for expedited consideration of a bill providing for comprehensive tax reform, and for other pur...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-01
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| HB6729 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), not later than 150 days after the enactment of this Act, to coordinate with the heads of federal agencies to: (1) use available administrative authority to eliminate, consolidate, or...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-01
To House Appropriations Committee |
| HB6728 | Intro
Sine Die | Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2012
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-01
To House Transportation And Infrastructure Committee |
| HB6727 | Intro
Sine Die | United States Job Creation and Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2013 - Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend or reduce temporarily certain rates of duty on specified chemicals and other items. Extends through Decem...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-01
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| HR834 | Intro
Sine Die | Urges European governments and the European Union (EU) to: (1) designate Hizballah as a terrorist organization so that Hizballah cannot use EU territories for fund raising, recruitment, and propaganda; and (2) impose sanctions on Hizballah for provid...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-01
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| HR134 | Intro
Sine Die | Condemns the government of Iran for its state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights. Calls on the government of Iran to release imprisoned Baha'i leaders, educators, an...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-01
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| HB6725 | Intro
Sine Die | NRA Members' Gun Safety Act of 2012 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit a person who is not a licensed firearms importer, manufacturer, or dealer from transferring a firearm to, or receiving a firearm from, another unlicensed person, excep...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-31
To House Judiciary Committee |
| HB6724 | Intro
Sine Die | Commercial Automotive Products Export Reform Act of 2012 - Directs the President to issue proposed regulations to remove from the United States Munitions List and Commerce Control List all commercially-available automotive products and technologies, ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-31
To House Foreign Affairs Committee |
| HB6723 | Intro
Sine Die | Inspector General Improvement Act of 2012 - Requires the inspectors general of the following federal agencies, in addition to the other duties and responsibilities specified in the Inspector General Act of 1978, to supervise, direct, and control audi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-31
To House Oversight And Government Reform Committee |
| HB6722 | Intro
Sine Die | Eliminates automatic cost of living adjustments to the rate of pay for Members of Congress during FY2013.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-31
To House Oversight And Government Reform Committee |
| HB6721 | Intro
Sine Die | Eliminates automatic cost of living adjustments to the rate of pay for Members of Congress during FY2013 or FY2014.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-31
To House Oversight And Government Reform Committee |
| HB6720 | Intro
Sine Die | Eliminates automatic cost of living adjustments to the rate of pay for Members of Congress during FY2013 or FY2014.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-31
To House Oversight And Government Reform Committee |
| HB4194 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) to recognize Alexander Creek, Alaska, as a Native village eligible for land and benefits under the Act. Requires Alexander Creek to file any amendments to its corporate charter in Alaska that are...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-31
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 538. |
| HB4019 | Intro
Sine Die | Federal Forests County Revenue, Schools, and Jobs Act of 2012 - Title I: County, Schools, and Revenue Trust for Federal Forest Land - (Sec. 102) Establishes the County, Schools, and Revenue Trust to provide a dependable source of revenue for each par...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-31
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 539. |
| HR193 | Intro
Sine Die | Calls on government officials and competent courts in Egypt to assist in the safe and immediate return of Noor and Ramsay Bower to the United States.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-31
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. |
| HB940 | Intro
Sine Die | United States Covered Bond Act of 2011 - (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a regulatory oversight program for specified recourse debt obligations of an eligible issuer (covered bonds) that provides for such bonds to be maint...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-31
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 542. |
| HB752 | Intro
Sine Die | Molalla River Wild and Scenic Rivers Act - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate specified segments of the Molalla River in Oregon as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-31
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 537. |
| HB6718 | Intro
Sine Die | Early Intervention for Toddlers and Infants with Disabilities Act - Amends the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to reauthorize appropriations, for FY2014-FY2019, for the program providing early intervention services for disabled infants an...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-30
To House Education And The Workforce Committee |
| HR843 | Intro
Sine Die | Waives a specified requirement of Rule XIII (Calendar and Committee Reports) to allow consideration of any resolution reported on December 31, 2012, on the same day it is presented to the House.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-30
Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 175. |
| HB6716 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to eliminate automatic sequestrations for FY2013. (The Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act was amended by the Budget Control Act of 2011 to revise the discretionar...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-30
To House Budget Committee |
| HB6708 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for FY2012-FY2015 for: (1) programs promoting economic and social self-sufficiency for Native Americans, (2) a program awarding grants to Indian tribes to improve their regul...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-27
To House Education And The Workforce Committee |
| HB6715 | Intro
Sine Die | Protecting Our Protectors Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), acting through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to make grants to state and local governments to assist in preparing for and...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-27
To House Homeland Security Committee |
| HB6714 | Intro
Sine Die | Cainaan Putuga Wendt Shock of Life Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award matching grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to: (1) purchase automated external defibrillators (AEDs) for use in public or private secondary schools within ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-27
To House Energy And Commerce Committee |
| HB6713 | Intro
Sine Die | Ensuring Scanned Containers Arrive in Ports Efficiently Act of 2012 - Amends the Security and Accountability For Every Port Act of 2006 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), on order to extend the date after which all containers loaded...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-27
To House Homeland Security Committee |
| HB6712 | Intro
Sine Die | Elgin Stafford Mental Illness Information Disclosure Act of 2012 or Elgin's Law - Requires a health care professional to disclose to a parent of a covered individual being treated for a mental illness any information regarding the mental illness and ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-27
To House Energy And Commerce Committee |
| HB6711 | Intro
Sine Die | Keeping our Communities Safe by Strengthening Safety Standards for Chemical Facilities Act - Amends the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), in assigning a chemical facility to a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-27
To House Energy And Commerce Committee |
| HB6710 | Intro
Sine Die | Caring for an Aging America Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to include geriatrics and gerontology within the definition of "primary health services" for purposes of the National Health Service Corps.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-27
To House Energy And Commerce Committee |
| HB6709 | Intro
Sine Die | Course Material Pilot Grant Program Act - Amends the Higher Education Opportunity Act to reauthorize appropriations for a pilot program awarding competitive grants to institutions of higher education to enable them to rent course materials to student...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-27
To House Education And The Workforce Committee |
| HB6707 | Intro
Sine Die | Child Care and Resources Education Act of 2012 - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to reserve at least $1 million of annual child care and development block grant ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-27
To House Education And The Workforce Committee |
| HB6706 | Intro
Sine Die | Fair Debt Collection Practices Technical Correction Act of 2012 - Amends the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to exclude from the definition of "debt collector" any law firm or licensed attorney: (1) serving, filing, or conveying formal l...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-27
To House Financial Services Committee |
| SB2326 | Intro
Sine Die | Designates the U.S. courthouse located at 2 Niagara Square, Buffalo, New York, as the "Robert H. Jackson United States Courthouse."
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-27
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 577. |
| SB2251 | Intro
Sine Die | Designates the U.S. courthouse located at 709 West 9th Street, Juneau, Alaska, as the "Robert Boochever United States Courthouse."
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-27
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 576. |
| HB4203 | Intro
Sine Die | Women's Procurement Program Improvement Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act with respect to the procurement program for women-owned small businesses (providing a federal procurement contracting preference to such businesses) to remove current...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-27
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 535. |
| HB3893 | Intro
Sine Die | Subcontracting Transparency and Reliability Act of 2012 - Title I: Limitations on Subcontracting - (Sec. 101) Amends the Small Business Act to prohibit a small business receiving a guaranteed loan through the Small Business Administration (SBA) from ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-27
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 534. |
| SB1763 | Intro
Sine Die | Stand Against Violence and Empower Native Women Act or the SAVE Native Women Act - Title I: Grant Programs - (Sec. 101) Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include sex trafficking as a target of the grants to Indian triba...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-27
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 579. |
| HB6656 | Intro
Sine Die | Customs Enhanced 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 ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-26
To House Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security |
