| HR67 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends Rule XXI (Restrictions on Certain Bills) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit any bill, joint resolution, or amendment that contains more than a single subject from being received or considered in the House. Permits a quest...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-26
To House Rules Committee |
| HB261 | Intro
Sine Die | No New Drilling Act of 2011 - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the issuance of any lease for the exploration, development, or production of oil, gas, or any other mineral on the outer Continental Shelf.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-26
To House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources |
| HB462 | Intro
Sine Die | Tax Code Termination Act - Terminates the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 after December 31, 2015, except for self-employment taxes, Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) taxes, and railroad retirement taxes. Requires a two-thirds majority vote in...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-26
To House Rules Committee |
| HB509 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide that such Act shall not apply to the gray wolf (canis lupus).
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-26
To House Natural Resources Committee |
| HB264 | Intro
Sine Die | Northern California Ocean and Coastal Protection Act - Prohibits oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in areas of the Outer Continental Shelf located off the coast of Mendocino, Humboldt, and Del Norte Counties in the state of Cali...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-26
To House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources |
| HB139 | Intro
Sine Die | Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act - Designates specified lands within Alaska in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) as wilderness and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-26
To House Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs |
| HB274 | Intro
Sine Die | Renames the National Park System unit known as Homestead National Monument of America and located near Beatrice, Nebraska, as the "Homestead National Historical Park."
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-26
To House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands |
| HB275 | Intro
Sine Die | Renames the National Park System unit known as Homestead National Monument of America and located near Beatrice, Nebraska, as the "Homestead National Historical Park."
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-26
To House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands |
| HB485 | Intro
Sine Die | Children's Hope Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit of up to $100 ($200 for joint returns) for charitable contributions to an education investment organization that disburses 90% of its contributions to provide grants...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-26
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| HB281 | Intro
Sine Die | Los Padres National Forest Land Exchange Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to convey specified National Forest System lands to the United Water Conservation District of California in exchange for the conveyance of specified non-federal la...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-26
To House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands |
| HB476 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the taxpayer election to deduct state and local general sales taxes in lieu of state and local income taxes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-26
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| HB500 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase from 200,000 to 500,000 the limit on the number of new qualified plug-in electric drive vehicles that may be manufactured for purposes of the phase-out of the tax credit for such vehicles.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-26
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| HB518 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to qualify Indian tribes as eligible recipients of tax deductible contributions of "apparently wholesome food," as defined by the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-26
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| HB294 | Intro
Sine Die | Museum of Ideas Act of 2011 - Establishes the Museum of Ideas Commission to develop a plan for establishing, in Washington, D.C., a museum that presents the history and evolution of human ideas.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-26
To House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands |
| HB163 | Intro
Sine Die | Central Idaho Economic Development and Recreation Act - Designates specified parcels of federal land in central Idaho as wilderness areas and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (NWPS). Repeals existing law requiring review ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-26
To House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands |
| HB296 | Intro
Sine Die | Salmon Lake Land Selection Resolution Act - Ratifies the Salmon Lake Area Land Ownership Consolidation Agreement, which was executed between the United States, the state of Alaska, and the Bering Straits Native Corporation on July 18, 2007. Requires...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-26
To House Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs |
| HR57 | Intro
Sine Die | Calls on the President to: (1) continue to oppose any effort to transfer control of the Internet to the United Nations (U.N.) or any other international governmental entity; (2) recognize the need for, and pursue a continuing and constructive dialogu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-26
To House Foreign Affairs Committee |
| HR58 | Intro
Sine Die | Supports the designation of National Congress on Your Corner Day. Urges all members of the House of Representatives to observe such a day to honor those who were killed or injured in Tucson, Arizona.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-26
To House Administration Committee |
| HR61 | Intro
Sine Die | Expresses support for the goals of Catholic Schools Week, an event cosponsored by the National Catholic Educational Association and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and established to recognize the vital contributions of the thousands...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-26
To House Education And The Workforce Committee |
| HR63 | Intro
Sine Die | Supports the goals and ideals of Student Financial Aid Awareness Month.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-26
To House Education And The Workforce Committee |
| HR64 | Intro
Sine Die | Honors the life and work of Robert Sargent Shriver and encourages all individuals to support and participate in the public service programs he promoted.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-26
To House Education And The Workforce Committee |
| HR65 | Intro
Sine Die | Recognizes the 16th anniversary of the Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) program, a federally-funded program providing high school students from the countries of the former Soviet Union with the opportunity to study and live in this country in order to ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-26
To House Foreign Affairs Committee |
| HR69 | Intro
Sine Die | Honors the contributions of school counselors to the success of students in our elementary and secondary schools. Encourages the observation of National School Counseling Week with ceremonies and activities that promote awareness of the crucial role ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-26
To House Education And The Workforce Committee |
| HR70 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends Rule XXI (Restrictions on Certain Bills) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to make it out of order to consider any bill or joint resolution that carries more than one subject.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-26
To House Rules Committee |
| HB192 | Intro
Sine Die | Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries Boundary Modification and Protection Act - Declares that it is U.S. policy to protect and preserve living and other resources of the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-26
To House Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs |
| HB508 | Intro
Sine Die | Child Tax Credit Preservation Act of 2011- Makes permanent the increases in the child tax credit enacted by the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003, and the Working Fami...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-26
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| HR71 | Intro
Sine Die | Mourns Dr. D. James Kennedy's passing and expresses deepest condolences to his family. Honors his lifetime of service and sacrifice to his God, his country, Christian ideals, and his work that provided hope to millions and inspired them to build comm...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-26
To House Oversight And Government Reform Committee |
| HB433 | Intro
Sine Die | Natomas Basin Flood Protection Improvements Act of 2011 - Modifies the project for flood damage reduction, American and Sacramento Rivers, California, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct improvements to flood damage reduction faciliti...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-26
To House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment |
| HB468 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the income tax deduction for business meals and entertainment expenses from 50 to 75% of such expenses in calendar year 2011 and 80% in 2012 and thereafter.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-26
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| HB242 | Intro
Sine Die | Bars the use of any funds available to the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to implement or enforce Subpart B of the Travel Management Rule relating to the designation of roads, trails, and areas for motor vehicle use in an administrative unit of the ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-26
To House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands |
| HB247 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires retention of the name of Mount McKinley in Alaska.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-26
To House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands |
| HB477 | Intro
Sine Die | Back to Work Extension Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend for one year the exemption from employment and railroad retirement taxes for employers who hire certain unemployed individuals prior to January 1, 2012 (currently, Januar...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-26
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| HB251 | Intro
Sine Die | General Slocum Memorial Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to study in Bronx County, New York, the shoreline of the area roughly bounded by 149th Street on the west and Oak Poi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-26
To House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands |
| HB372 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to deny an oil and gas lease, or an exploration, development, or production permit under such a lease, to any person that has engaged in activities with the gove...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-26
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H474) |
| HB510 | Intro
Sine Die | Idaho and Montana Wolf Management Act of 2011 - Prohibits any wolf (species, subspecies, or population segment of Canis lupus) in Idaho or Montana from being treated under any status of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, including as an endangered s...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-26
To House Natural Resources Committee |
| HB425 | Intro
Sine Die | Great Lakes Water Protection Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to prohibit publicly owned treatment works (POTWs) from intentionally diverting waste streams to bypass any portion of the treat...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-26
To House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment |
| HB27 | Intro
Sine Die | Lumbee Recognition Act - Extends federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, which makes its members eligible for the services and benefits provided to Indians because of their status as members of a federally recognized tribe. Deems ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-26
To House Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs |
| HR62 | Intro
Sine Die | Elects specified named Members to the following House Committees: (1) Ethics, (2) Small Business, and (3) Veterans' Affairs.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-26
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| HB52 | Intro
Sine Die | Oil Pollution Environmental Review Act or OPERA - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require the head of any federal agency to treat the issuance of any exploration plans, development production plans, development operation coordination ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-26
To House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources |
| HB454 | Intro
Sine Die | Directs the Chief of the United States Capitol Police to reimburse a local law enforcement agency for the reasonable costs incurred by the agency in providing protective services at an official public congressional event pursuant to a written agreeme...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-26
To House Administration Committee |
| HB56 | Intro
Sine Die | Gulf Coast Restoration Act - Establishes the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force, which shall: (1) consult with, and provide recommendations to, the Chair of the Task Force regarding approval of State Coastal Ecosystem Restoration Plans submi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-26
To House Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs |
| HB467 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the restrictions on the tax deduction for the travel expenses of a taxpayer's spouse, dependent, or other individual accompanying the taxpayer on business travel.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-26
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| HB494 | Intro
Sine Die | 21st Century Civilian Conservation Corps Act - Authorizes the President, in order to relieve widespread unemployment, restore depleted natural resources in the United States, and advance public works programs, to establish a Civilian Conservation Cor...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-26
To House Education And The Workforce Committee |
| HR49 | Intro
Sine Die | Staff Sergeant Salvatore A. Giunta Medal of Honor Flag Resolution - Provides that, upon request of a Medal of Honor (Medal) recipient or immediate family member, the Representative of such recipient or family member may provide to the recipient or fa...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-25
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| HR52 | Intro
Sine Die | Elects specified named Members to the following House Committees: (1) the Budget, (2) Foreign Affairs, (3) House Administration, and (4) Veterans' Affairs.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-25
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| HR53 | Intro
Sine Die | Elects specified named Members to the following House Committees: (1) the Budget, and (2) Homeland Security.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-25
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| HB421 | Intro
Sine Die | Full Faith and Credit Act - Requires the authority of the Department of the Treasury to pay the principal and interest on debt held by the public to take priority over all other obligations incurred by the government in the event the federal debt rea...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-25
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| HB292 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the Public Printer to make bills and resolutions available for the use of offices of Members of Congress only in an electronic format accessible through the Internet.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-25
To Senate Rules And Administration Committee |
| HR56 | Intro
Sine Die | Congratulates the Florida International University (FIU) Golden Panthers football team for their first bowl victory in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl and their outstanding performance during the 2010 season. Salutes FIU wide receiver Eugene "T.Y...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-25
To House Education And The Workforce Committee |
| HB413 | Intro
Sine Die | Defense and Deficit Reduction Act - Prohibits the aggregate funds appropriated or otherwise made available for military functions administered by the Department of Defense (DOD) from exceeding: (1) in the case of FY2011, the aggregate for FY2008; and...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-25
To House Armed Services Committee |
