| HB6665 | Intro
Sine Die | Farmers Protection Act of 2012 - Amends the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to permit the taking of any migratory game bird, including waterfowl, coots, and cranes, on or over land that: (1) is not a baited area; and (2) contains a standing crop (including...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-21
To House Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs |
| HB6666 | Intro
Sine Die | Healthy Communities through Helping to Offer Incentives and Choices to Everyone in Society Act - Expands coverage of obesity treatment under titles XVIII (Medicare), including part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program), and XIX (Medicaid) o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-21
To House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands |
| HB6670 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 to: (1) extend authority for the drought program under such Act through FY2017, (2) authorize appropriations for such Act through FY2017, and (3) require cooperative drought contingen...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-21
To House Subcommittee on Water and Power |
| HB5806 | Intro
Sine Die | Outreach to People With Disabilities During Emergencies Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), through the Disability Coordinator, in order to enhance domestic pr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-21
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 522. |
| HB4206 | Intro
Sine Die | Contracting Oversight for Small Business Jobs Act of 2012 - Amends the federal criminal code to include under penalties for misrepresentation the willful misrepresentation of status as a small business for the purpose of obtaining, retaining, or comp...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-21
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 531. |
| HB4118 | Intro
Sine Die | Small Business Procurement Improvement Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act to require (under current law, permit) federal agencies involved in procurement, to the maximum extent practicable, to include small businesses in multiple award contr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-21
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 529. |
| HB4121 | Intro
Sine Die | Early Stage Small Business Contracting Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish and carry out a program to provide increased access to federal contract opportuniti...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-21
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 530. |
| HB4081 | Intro
Sine Die | Contractor Opportunity Protection Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act to consolidate Small Business Administration (SBA) provisions relating to contract bundling (the consolidation of two or more procurement requirements into a solicitation f...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-21
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 528. |
| HB3980 | Intro
Sine Die | Small Business Opportunity Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act to replace the position of breakout procurement representative within the Small Business Administration (SBA) with the position of procurement center representative. Requires such...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-21
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 525. |
| HB3985 | Intro
Sine Die | Building Better Business Partnerships Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act to authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish a mentor-protege program for all small businesses. (Under current law, the SBA me...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-21
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 526. |
| HB3987 | Intro
Sine Die | Small Business Protection Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act to authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA), when establishing small business size standards, to establish or approve a single standard for a grouping...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-21
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 527. |
| HB3850 | Intro
Sine Die | Government Efficiency through Small Business Contracting Act of 2012 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Small Business Act to raise from 23% to 25% the governmentwide prime contract award goal for participation by small business concerns and to make the governmen...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-21
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 523. |
| HB3851 | Intro
Sine Die | Small Business Advocate Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act (the Act) to require the Director of the Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (established in each federal agency having procurement powers) to be compensated at least at the...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-21
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 524. |
| HB3116 | Intro
Sine Die | Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 -Title I: Policy, Management, and Efficiency - (Sec. 101) Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (HSA) to establish in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) the position of ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-21
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 520. |
| HB6702 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the National Organ Transplant Act to prohibit acquiring, receiving, or otherwise transferring a cord blood unit (the neonatal blood collected from the placenta and umbilical cord of a single newborn baby) for valuable consideration for use in ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-20
To House Energy And Commerce Committee |
| HB6700 | Intro
Sine Die | Stop Deducting Damages Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) deny a tax deduction for any amount paid or incurred for punitive damages in connection with any judgment in, or settlement of, any legal action; and (2) include any amount...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-20
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| HB6699 | Intro
Sine Die | Liquefied Natural Gas for NATO Act - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to treat each North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member nation as a nation with which there is in effect a free trade agreement and thus eligible for expedited appl...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-20
To House Foreign Affairs Committee |
| HB6698 | Intro
Sine Die | Walter Patterson Justice and Extradition Act - Directs the President to report to Congress regarding: (1) the number of fugitives currently residing in other countries whose extradition is sought by the United States and a list of such countries; (2)...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-20
To House Foreign Affairs Committee |
| HB6695 | Intro
Sine Die | Equitable Treatment of Investors Act - Amends the Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970 to revise the definition of "net equity." Bases the determination of net equity, the positions, options, and contracts of a customer reported to the custome...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-20
To House Financial Services Committee |
| HB6693 | Intro
Sine Die | Includes within the definition of an "animal" for purposes of the Animal Welfare Act a bird, rat of the genus Rattus, or mouse of the genus Mus that is being used, or is intended for use, as a pet or for research, testing, experimentation, ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-20
To House Agriculture Committee |
| HB6692 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to exempt the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration from being subject to automatic reductions to eliminate the excess budget deficit...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-20
To House Budget Committee |
| HB6691 | 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 Attorney General to establish and operate, within the Of...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-20
To House Judiciary Committee |
| HB6690 | Intro
Sine Die | Bars the Secretary of the Air Force from divesting, retiring, or transferring to any Air Force aircraft assigned to units of the Air National Guard or Air Force Reserve as of December 31, 2012, until Congress receives: (1) the reports required by the...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-20
To House Armed Services Committee |
| HR842 | Intro
Sine Die | Recognizes that Senator Joseph I. Lieberman is the Senate's greatest living champion of equal rights for the citizens of the District of Columbia in his pursuit of statehood, equal representation, and home rule for the District. Commends Senator Lieb...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-20
To House Oversight And Government Reform Committee |
| HR840 | Intro
Sine Die | Sets forth the rule for consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill (H.B. 4310) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activit...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-20
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| HR841 | Intro
Sine Die | Sets forth the rule for consideration of the Senate amendment to the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 66) approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and providing for consideration of the bill ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-20
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| HB6637 | Intro
Sine Die | Money Remittances Improvement Act of 2012 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury, with respect to compliance with reporting requirements for monetary instrument transactions of certain financial institutions, to rely upon examinations conducted b...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-20
To House Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit |
| HB6631 | Intro
Sine Die | Virgin Islands Energy Crisis Relief Act - Amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), through the Rural Utilities Service, to make a grant to the Water and Power Authority of the U.S. Virgin Islands for...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-20
To House Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity |
| HB6614 | Intro
Sine Die | Fire-Damaged Home Rebuilding Act of 2012 - Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to prohibit certain mandatory land use and control measures in an area from being considered to be in compliance with land management criteria for participatio...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-20
To House Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity |
| HB6613 | Intro
Sine Die | Markets and Trading Reorganization Act - Establishes the Securities and Derivatives Commission as an independent regulatory commission. Directs such Commission to establish three principal divisions: (1) a Markets and Trading Division with oversight ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-20
To House Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises |
| HB6588 | Intro
Sine Die | Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of a congressional gold medal to Malala Yousufzai in recognition of her devoted service to education, justice, and equalit...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-20
To House Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology |
| HB2919 | Intro
Sine Die | Community Shelter Protection Act of 2011 - Prohibits the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from requiring an educational institution (elementary or secondary school that is provided FEMA assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relie...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-20
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 517. |
| HB1073 | Intro
Sine Die | Designates the U.S. courthouse to be constructed at a specified site in Jackson, Mississippi, as the "R. Jess Brown United States Courthouse."
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-20
Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 173. |
| HB1063 | Intro
Sine Die | Strengthening Medicare And Repaying Taxpayers Act of 2012 - (Sec. 2) Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to reimbursement to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) by a health plan for any conditional Medic...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-20
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 112-715, Part I. |
| HB6688 | Intro
Sine Die | Averting the Fiscal Cliff Act - Title I: Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act - Subtitle A: Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act - Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act of 2012 - Makes permanent: (1) the Economic Growth and Tax Re...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-19
To House Rules Committee |
| HB6687 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to add vaccines against seasonal influenza to the list of those vaccines subject to the excise tax on taxable vaccines.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-19
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| HB6686 | Intro
Sine Die | Mercury Use Reduction Act of 2012
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-19
To House Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy |
| HB6685 | Intro
Sine Die | Protect Law Enforcement Armor Act or the PLEA Act - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) expand the definition of "armor piercing ammunition" to include a projectile that may be used in a handgun and that is determined by the Attorney G...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-19
To House Judiciary Committee |
| HB6683 | Intro
Sine Die | Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide tax benefits for individuals and businesses affected by Hurricane Sandy, including: an exemption from the gross income limitation for deducting casualty losses att...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-19
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| HB6682 | Intro
Sine Die | Standard Data and Technology Advancement Act of 2012 or Standard DATA Act of 2012 - Amends part A of title XI of the Social Security Act to direct the head of the department or agency responsible for administering certain human services programs to d...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-19
To House Subcommittee on Health |
| HB6679 | Intro
Sine Die | Tim Fagan's Law or Counterfeit Drug Enforcement Act of 2012 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish a criminal fine and/or imprisonment for a person who: (1) knowingly causes a prescription drug to be adulterated, misbranded, o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-19
To House Subcommittee on Health |
| HB6676 | Intro
Sine Die | Drone Aircraft Privacy and Transparency Act of 2012 - Amends the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 to direct the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to study and identify any potential threats to privacy protections posed by the integration of u...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-19
To House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade |
| HB6662 | Intro
Sine Die | Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) establish a pilot program to be known as the Road User Fee Pilot Project to study alternatives to the system of taxing motor vehicle fuels, including alternatives based upon the mileage of vehicles subjec...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-19
To House Subcommittee on Energy and Power |
| HR839 | Intro
Sine Die | Declares that the House of Representatives has heard with profound sorrow and deep regret the announcement of the death of the Honorable Daniel K. Inouye, a Senator from Hawaii. Declares that when the House adjourns on December 19, 2012, it stand ad...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-19
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| HB6645 | Intro
Sine Die | Save and Strengthen Medicare Act of 2012 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to add a new Medicare part E (Unified Medicare with Choice and Competition) which prohibits benefit coverage for an individual under either Medi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-19
To House Subcommittee on Health |
| HR836 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides for the printing of a revised edition of the Rules and Manual of the House of Representatives for the 113th Congress to be printed as a House document, including 3,000 additional copies.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-19
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| HR837 | Intro
Sine Die | Declares that the House of Representatives has heard with profound sorrow and deep regret the announcement of the death of the Honorable Daniel K. Inouye, a Senator from Hawaii. Declares that when the House adjourns on December 19, 2012, it stand ad...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-19
To House Administration Committee |
| HR838 | Intro
Sine Die | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of State should take the appropriate steps in the United Nations (U.N.) to amend Article 22 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice to move the seat of the court from...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-19
To House Foreign Affairs Committee |
| HR668 | Intro
Sine Die | Refers H.B. 5862, relating to members of the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma (O-Gah-Pah), to the chief judge of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims for a determination as to whether the Tribe and its members have Indian trust-related legal or equitable claims ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-19
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 398 - 5 (Roll no. 635). (text: CR H7280-7281) |
| HB6681 | Intro
Sine Die | Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 815 County Road 23 in Tyrone, New York, as the "Specialist Christopher Scott Post Office Building."
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-18
To House Oversight And Government Reform Committee |
