| HB6473 | Intro
Sine Die | Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 500 North Brevard Avenue in Cocoa Beach, Florida, as the "Richard K. Salick Post Office."
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-20
To House Oversight And Government Reform Committee |
| HB5961 | Intro
Sine Die | Farmer's Privacy Act of 2012 - Prohibits the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in exercising any authority under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act), from conducting aerial surveil...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-20
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 493. |
| HB4278 | Intro
Sine Die | Preserving Rural Resources Act of 2012 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to replace a requirement that a permit be obtained for any discharge of dredged or fill material into the navigable waters...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-20
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 494. |
| HB6448 | Intro
Sine Die | Empowering Citizens Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to revise the system of public financing for presidential primary and general elections and to establish a system of public financing for congres...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-20
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| HB6452 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits amounts from being obligated or expended for any direct U.S. assistance, loan guarantee, or debt relief to Libya, Egypt, Pakistan, or a host country of a U.S. diplomatic facility that was attacked, trespassed upon, breached, or attempted to...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-20
To House Rules Committee |
| HB6445 | Intro
Sine Die | Recovering Service Members Disability Benefits Act - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to create an exception from the required waiting period for disability insurance benefits in the cas...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-20
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| HB6249 | Intro
Sine Die | Water Protection and Reinvestment Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish the Water Protection and Reinvestment Trust Fund to support investments in clean water infrastructure. Imposes through 2019 an excise tax on the sale of con...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-20
To House Subcommittee on Energy and Environment |
| HR785 | Intro
Sine Die | Condemns: (1) the commission of hate crimes against all Americans, including Sikh-Americans; and (2) acts of violence, bigotry, and discrimination against Sikh-Americans. Urges: (1) educators, counselors, and others to support educational efforts to ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-19
To House Subcommittee on the Constitution |
| HR776 | Intro
Sine Die | Recognizes the importance and dedication of federal law enforcement officers in protecting the United States.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-19
To House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security |
| HB6389 | Intro
Sine Die | Sequestration Prevention Act of 2012 - Title I: Fully Repeal the Sequestration Provision of Round 2 of the Budget Control Act - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm--Rudman-Hollings Act), as amended by the Budge...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-19
To House Subcommittee on the Constitution |
| HB6442 | Intro
Sine Die | Repeals the program of block grants to states for social services under title XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services) of the Social Security Act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-19
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| HB6439 | Intro
Sine Die | Keep the Forest in the Family Estate Tax Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) provide an exemption from the additional estate tax for the disposition or severance of standing timber on a qualified woodland for timber that is harvest...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-19
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| HB6438 | Intro
Sine Die | Member Pay Reduction and Responsibility Act of 2012 - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to require that, if any sequestration under it takes effect for FY2013, the presidential order impl...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-19
To House Budget Committee |
| HB6437 | Intro
Sine Die | Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax treatment of publicly traded partnerships as corporations, to expand the definition of "qualifying income" for such partnerships to include income and ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-19
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| HB6436 | Intro
Sine Die | Foreign Prison Conditions Improvement Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of State to report annually to Congress for 5 years describing prison and detention facility conditions in at least 30 countries receiving U.S. assistance or under U.S. sanctio...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-19
To House Foreign Affairs Committee |
| HB6432 | Intro
Sine Die | 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 and the Patent Law Treaty. (Both treaties were ratified by t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-19
To House Judiciary Committee |
| HR786 | Intro
Sine Die | Recognizes the selfless commitment to U.S. national security and to Libya's transitional democracy by the brave U.S. citizens who lost their lives in the unjustified attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Expresses deepest condolences to th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-19
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| HR792 | Intro
Sine Die | Recognizes and honors Rear Admiral Jonathan W. Bailey of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps (NOAA Corps) for his lifetime of commitment and service. (Rear Admiral Bailey is retiring after serving as the Dir...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-19
To House Natural Resources Committee |
| HR791 | Intro
Sine Die | Recognizes the extraordinary history and heritage of the state of New Mexico and honors and commends New Mexico and its people on the centennial anniversary of New Mexico's admission to the Union as the 47th state of the United States.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-19
To House Oversight And Government Reform Committee |
| HR790 | Intro
Sine Die | Supports the designation of Black Ribbon Day to recognize the victims of Soviet Communist and Nazi regimes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-19
To House Oversight And Government Reform Committee |
| HB5839 | Intro
Sine Die | Disaster Savings and Resilient Construction Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a business-related tax credit for the cost of constructing commercial and residential buildings that comply with resilient construction requirements i...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-19
CHANGE OF FIRST SPONSOR - Mr. Diaz-Balart asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 5839, originally introduced by Representative Geoff Davis (KY), for the purposes of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection. |
| HR774 | Intro
Sine Die | Commends the Boys & Girls Clubs of America for their work serving youth and strengthening our communities. Recognizes the importance of high-impact youth mentoring in ensuring positive outcomes for youth of all backgrounds. Supports youth mentori...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-19
To House Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement |
| HR526 | Intro
Sine Die | Supports: (1) strengthened U.S. engagements with Georgia aimed at helping Georgia enhance its security and to restore its territorial integrity through exclusively peaceful means, (2) implementation of the United States-Georgia Charter on Strategic P...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-19
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| HB2994 | Intro
Sine Die | Marine and Hydrokinetic Renewable Energy Promotion Act of 2011 - Amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to require the program of marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technology research, development, demonstration, and commercia...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-19
PERMISSION TO BE ADDED AS A COSPONSOR - Ms. Bonamici asked unanimous consent that she be added as a cosponsor of H.R. 2994 since the original sponsor is no longer a Member of Congress. Agreed to without objection. |
| HB6434 | Intro
Sine Die | Broadening Opportunities Through Education Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to states that make school attendance compulsory through age 17. Requires states to use their grant to improve their secondary school prog...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-19
To House Education And The Workforce Committee |
| HB6373 | Intro
Sine Die | Family Farm Relief Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a process for receiving H-2A nonimmigrant visas (temporary agricultural workers) which shall ensure that that petitioners may file such petitions over the Inter...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-19
To House Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement |
| HB6194 | Intro
Sine Die | U.S. Agricultural Sector Relief Act of 2012 - Amends the Clean Air Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), pursuant to an application submitted by any person, to seek a critical use exemption under the Montreal ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-19
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 491. |
| HB6391 | Intro
Sine Die | Terminates the Islamic Republic of Pakistan's designation as a major non-NATO ally. Prohibits the President from issuing a separate designation of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan as a major non-NATO ally. Directs the President to submit an annual re...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-19
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6074) |
| HB6370 | Intro
Sine Die | Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to convey the Forest Service Lake Hill Administrative Site in Summit County, Colorado.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-17
To House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands |
| HB6392 | Intro
Sine Die | Negotiating for Seniors Act - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to repeal the prohibition against: (1) interference by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) wit...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-14
To House Subcommittee on Health |
| HB6396 | Intro
Sine Die | End Radon in Schools Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to review, update, revise, and publish the Radon Measurements In Schools Guidelines with current information and guidance on radon testing in public ele...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-14
To House Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy |
| HB6400 | Intro
Sine Die | Restoring the Doctors of Our Country through Scholarships Act of 2012 or the RDOCS Act of 2012 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make grants under which states provide RDOCS scholars...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-14
To House Subcommittee on Health |
| HB6402 | Intro
Sine Die | Surveillance, Tracking, Observation, and Prevention of Obesity Act of 2012 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make demonstration project grants for the expansion of state registries on...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-14
To House Subcommittee on Health |
| HB6403 | Intro
Sine Die | Manufacturing Assistance Driving Efficiency Act of 2012 or MADE Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to provide grants to manufacturers who place energy efficient commercial building property in service: (1) during 2012 or 2013; or (2)...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-14
To House Subcommittee on Energy and Power |
| HB6405 | Intro
Sine Die | Waterfront Brownfields Revitalization Act - Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) to require the President to establish a grant program for reuse planning, site characterization and assessme...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-14
To House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment |
| HB6426 | Intro
Sine Die | Grassroots Democracy Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a refundable credit of up to $25 ($50 in the case of a joint return), adjusted for inflation, for qualified grassroots federal congressional campaign contributions paid by t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-14
To House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology |
| HB6424 | Intro
Sine Die | End the Congressional Revolving Door Act - Prohibits a former Member of Congress or former congressional employee who is a registered lobbyist, and entitled to compensation as such, from being eligible for any benefits beginning after enactment of th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-14
To House Oversight And Government Reform Committee |
| HB6420 | Intro
Sine Die | Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 2012 - Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to direct, coordinate, and assist federal agencies in implementing: (1) a common application and reporting system and...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-14
To House Oversight And Government Reform Committee |
| HB6419 | Intro
Sine Die | America Votes Act of 2012 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to permit an individual required to present identification as a condition for voting in a federal election to meet the requirement by presenting the appropriate state or local elect...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-14
To House Administration Committee |
| HB6418 | Intro
Sine Die | No Hungry Kids Act - Nullifies the rule published by the Department of Agriculture on January 26, 2012, establishing nutrition standards for the school lunch and breakfast programs. (This rule is summarized as requiring most schools to increase the a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-14
To House Education And The Workforce Committee |
| HB6417 | Intro
Sine Die | Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Research and Education Act of 2011 [sic] - Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to expand, intensify, and coordinate programs for the conduct and support of research on triple-negative breast ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-14
To House Subcommittee on Health |
| HB6411 | Intro
Sine Die | Inclusive Prosperity Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) impose a tax on the transfer of ownership in certain securities, including any share of stock in a corporation, any partnership or beneficial interest in a partnership or trust, any ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-14
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| HB2299 | Intro
Sine Die | Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit transporting a minor child across a state line to obtain an abortion (deems such transporting to be a de facto abridgment of the right of a parent under any law...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-14
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 483. |
| HB6413 | Intro
Sine Die | Medicare Transitional Care Act of 2012 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to cover transitional care services for qualified individuals provided by a transitional care clinician acting as an employee of a qualified transitiona...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-14
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| HB6377 | Intro
Sine Die | Mobile Device Privacy Act - Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to promulgate regulations requiring sellers or manufacturers of mobile devices and software, providers of mobile services, and operators of online services offering downloads of m...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-14
To House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade |
| HB6378 | Intro
Sine Die | Air and Health Quality Empowerment Zone Designation Act of 2012 - Allows the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to designate an area as an air and health quality empowerment zone if the air pollution control district or other ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-14
To House Subcommittee on Energy and Power |
| HB6385 | Intro
Sine Die | Strategic Response to Asian Carp Invasion Act - Requires the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), in coordination with the Army Corps of Engineers, the National Park Service (NPS), and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), to lead a m...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-14
To House Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs |
| HB6427 | Intro
Sine Die | Capitalizing Workforce Development Act of 2012 - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award competitive grants to support t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-14
To House Education And The Workforce Committee |
| HR782 | Intro
Sine Die | Expresses support for the goals and ideals of National Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month and efforts to raise awareness and improve outreach to persons at risk for suicide, especially veterans and members of the Armed Forces. Encourages the peop...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-14
To House Subcommittee on Health |
| HB6111 | Intro
Sine Die | Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act of 2012 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to exclude as family income for Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) housing assistance purposes any Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) paymen...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-14
Subcommittee Hearings Held. |
