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HB396Intro

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TBI Treatment Act - Directs the Secretaries of Defense (DOD) and Veterans Affairs (Secretaries) to carry out a five-year pilot program under which each Secretary establishes a process for providing payments to facilities for treatments of traumatic b...
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2011-02-25
To House Subcommittee on Health
HB36Intro

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Eating Disorders Awareness, Prevention, and Education Act of 2011 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the use of innovative assistance funds for programs to: (1) improve identification of students with eating diso...
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2011-02-25
To House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education
HB42Intro

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Health Care Incentive Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor to allow any employer in interstate commerce that is required by federal or state law to pay a minimum wage rate higher than the current federal rate under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 193...
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2011-02-25
To House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections
HB770Intro

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Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act of 2011 - Establishes in United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) a Border Enforcement Security Task Force (BEST) program to enhance border security by addressing and reducing border security ...
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2011-02-24
To House Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security
HB799Intro

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Colonel Charles Young Home Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the Colonel Charles Young Home, a National Historic Landmark in Xenia, Ohio, to determine the suitability and feasibility of designati...
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2011-02-24
To House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands
HB784Intro

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African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational Center Act - Establishes the African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational Center at the African Burial Ground National Monument in New York, New York. Directs...
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2011-02-24
To House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands
HB766Intro

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Mowa Band of Choctaw Indians Recognition Act - Extends federal recognition and associated services and benefits to the Mowa Band of Choctaw Indians of Alabama. Restores federal rights and privileges abrogated by earlier statutes. Approves and ratifi...
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2011-02-23
To House Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs
HB787Intro

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No Social Security for Illegal Immigrants Act of 2011 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to exclude from creditable wages and self-employment income any wages earned for services by alie...
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2011-02-23
To House Subcommittee on Social Security
HB705Intro

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Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal requirements for the reporting to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of payments of $600 or more to co...
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2011-02-22
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 7.
HB801Intro

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Truck Weight Uniformity Act of 2011 - Allows a state to authorize a vehicle with a gross weight exceeding certain federal weight limitations to operate on Interstate Highway System routes in the state if: (1) the vehicle is equipped with at least six...
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2011-02-21
To House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit
HB633Intro

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Orphan Earmarks Act of 2011 - Rescinds any earmark of funds provided for any federal agency with more than 90% of the appropriated amount remaining available for obligation at the end of the 9th fiscal year after it was first made available. Authoriz...
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2011-02-18
To House Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency, and Financial Management
HR101Intro

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Expresses appreciation for the Republic of India as a democratic ally, key economic partner, and a rising global power. Supports India's inclusion as a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council.
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2011-02-18
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E263)
HB549Intro

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Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to establish a program to reduce or remove lead from the emissions of piston engine aircraft.
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2011-02-18
To House Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics
HB79Intro

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Dependent Care Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide health care for the physical and mental injuries suffered by a spouse, child, or dependent parent victim of abuse by a veteran who is enrolled in the VA patient en...
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2011-02-18
To House Subcommittee on Health
HB603Intro

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Transition toward Excellence, Achievement, and Mobility through Empowerment Act of 2011 or the TEAM-Empowerment Act of 2011 - Amends the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 to direct the Secretary of Health and Human ...
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2011-02-18
To House Subcommittee on Health
HR107Intro

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Provides amounts for the expenses of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce for the 112th Congress.
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2011-02-18
To House Administration Committee
HB797Intro

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No Loopholes in Social Security Taxes Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the definition of "wages" for employment tax purposes to increase the level of remuneration to which such taxes shall apply.
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2011-02-18
To House Ways And Means Committee
HB115Intro

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CHAMPVA Children's Protection Act of 2011 - Increases from 23 to 26 the maximum age of eligibility for certain dependent children of veterans for medical care under CHAMPVA (the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affair...
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2011-02-18
To House Subcommittee on Health
HB117Intro

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Housing, Employment, and Living Programs for Veterans Act of 2011 or HELP Veterans Act of 2011 - Changes the standard of visual acuity required for eligibility for veterans' specially adapted housing assistance provided through the Department of Vete...
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2011-02-18
To House Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity
HB617Intro

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Radioactive Import Deterrence Act - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to prohibit the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) from issuing a license authorizing the importation into the United States of: (1) low-level radioactive waste; or (2) specifi...
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2011-02-18
To House Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy
HB792Intro

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Residential and Commuter Toll Fairness Act of 2011 - Grants a public authority the authority to carry out a program that offers discounts in transportation tolls to individuals who are residents of, or regular commuters to, a U.S. locality on an isla...
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2011-02-18
To House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit
HB697Intro

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Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2271 Lake Avenue in Altadena, California, as the "First Lieutenant Oliver Goodall Post Office."
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2011-02-18
To House Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy
HB611Intro

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Building Effective Strategies To Promote Responsibility Accountability Choice Transparency Innovation Consumer Expectations and Safeguards Act or the BEST PRACTICES Act - Defines "covered entity" as a person engaged in interstate commerce t...
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2011-02-18
To House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade
HB610Intro

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Making Investments Now for Dementia Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury (the Secretary) to issue bonds to aid in the funding of Alzheimer's research in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Dire...
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2011-02-18
To House Subcommittee on Health
HB136Intro

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Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish in the Treasury the Homeless Veterans Assistance Fund and to allow individual taxpayers to designate on their tax returns $3.00 of income taxes ($6.00 in the case of joint returns) to be paid over to such...
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2011-02-18
To House Subcommittee on Health
HB622Intro

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Amends the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA) to extend duty-free treatment or other preferential treatment of the products of Colombia and Ecuador through June 30, 2011. Extends the President's authority to take bilateral emergency action to grant d...
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2011-02-18
To House Subcommittee on Trade
HB618Intro

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Rare Earths and Critical Materials Revitalization Act of 2011 - Establishes in the Department of Energy (DOE) a research, development, and commercial application program to assure the long-term, secure, and sustainable supply of rare earth materials ...
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2011-02-18
To House Subcommittee on Energy and Environment
HB642Intro

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Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2011 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from having the authority to require broadcasters to present opposing viewpoints on controversial issues of public importa...
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2011-02-18
To House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
HB671Intro

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Ensuring Continuous Coverage under SCHIP Act of 2011 - Amends title XXI (Children's Health Insurance) (CHIP, formerly known as SCHIP) of the Social Security Act (SSA) with respect to a state plan that provides child health insurance through a means o...
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2011-02-18
To House Subcommittee on Health
HB725Intro

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Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4865 Tallmadge Road in Rootstown, Ohio, as the "Marine Sgt. Jeremy E. Murray Post Office."
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2011-02-18
To House Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy
HB755Intro

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Investing in Our Future Act of 2011- Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose an excise tax on currency transactions exceeding $10,000 equal to 0.005% of the value of the currency acquired in the transaction (currency transaction tax). Establishes ...
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2011-02-18
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E262-263)
HB605Intro

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Patients' Freedom to Choose Act - Repeals provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 that: (1) restrict payments from health savings accounts, medical savings accounts, an...
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2011-02-18
To House Subcommittee on Health
HB159Intro

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TBI Treatment Act - Directs the Secretaries of Defense (DOD) and Veterans Affairs (Secretaries) to carry out a five-year pilot program under which each Secretary establishes a process for providing payments to facilities for treatments of traumatic b...
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2011-02-18
To House Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs
HB168Intro

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Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) develop treatment protocols and related tools for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); (2) improve biomedical and prosthetic resea...
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2011-02-18
To House Subcommittee on Health
HB556Intro

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Preserving Patients' Choices Act - Repeals provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act providing for the establishment and funding of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to identify priorities for, and establish, update,...
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2011-02-18
To House Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation
HB735Intro

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Government Neutrality in Contracting Act - Directs the head of any federal agency that awards or obligates funds for any construction contract, or that awards grants, provides financial assistance, or enters into cooperative agreements for constructi...
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2011-02-18
To House Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform
HB579Intro

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Requires the Secretary of the Interior to establish a team of technical, policy, and financial experts to: (1) develop an energy action plan addressing the energy needs of each of the insular areas (the American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, P...
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2011-02-18
To House Subcommittee on Energy and Power
HB654Intro

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Do Not Track Me Online Act - Requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to promulgate regulations to establish standards for the required use of an online opt-out mechanism to allow a consumer to prohibit the collection or use of any covered informa...
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2011-02-18
To House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade
HB796Intro

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Social Security Protection and Truth in Budgeting Act of 2011 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to prohibit the receipts and disbursements of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance...
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2011-02-18
To House Budget Committee
HB717Intro

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Save our Border Communities Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to provide payment to first responders for costs associated with providing emergency services at U.S. international borders, but only to the extent that such c...
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2011-02-18
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E314)
HB183Intro

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Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out, and report to Congress on, a study on the acquisition of a specified parcel of land in Beaufort, South Carolina, to be used for expansion of the Beaufort National Cemetery.
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2011-02-18
To House Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs
HB664Intro

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Chiropractic Membership in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to make chiropractic personnel eligible for appointment in the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. Requires...
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2011-02-18
To House Subcommittee on Health
HB186Intro

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Extends through 2013 eligibility for the concurrent receipt of military retired pay and veterans' disability compensation for veterans who were retired or separated due to physical disability, regardless of their disability rating or years of service...
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2011-02-18
To House Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs
HB761Intro

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San Joaquin Valley Transportation Enhancement Act of 2011 - Allows stimulus funds made available to California for highspeed rail service development under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) to be used for any project to improv...
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2011-02-18
To House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit
HB640Intro

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Bone Marrow Failure Disease Research and Treatment Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to...
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2011-02-18
To House Subcommittee on Health
HB657Intro

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Federal Workforce Reduction Act of 2011- Prohibits the head of an executive agency from appointing any individual to a position in the agency in any fiscal year for which the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) projects a federal bu...
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2011-02-18
To House Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy
HB210Intro

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Filipino Veterans Fairness Act of 2011 - Deems certain service performed before July 1, 1946, in the organized military forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts as active military service for purposes of eligibility for veterans' benefits ...
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2011-02-18
To House Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs
HR102Intro

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Congratulates the city of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and its citizens on the 100th anniversary of the city's incorporation.
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2011-02-18
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E269)
HR104Intro

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Supports the goals and ideals of National Engineers Week. Declares that the House of Representatives continues to work with the engineering community to ensure that the creativity and contributions made by engineers can be expressed through research...
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2011-02-18
To House Science, Space, And Technology Committee
HB775Intro

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Requires any organization that is established to raise funds for a presidential archival depository or depository facilities to submit by each January 31 to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), the House Committee on Oversight and...
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2011-02-18
To House Subcommittee on Health Care, District of Columbia, Census and the National Archives
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