| HB6694 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act, title XIV of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to reverse the exclusion from treatment as a mortgage originator, and recognize as a mortgage originator, an employ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-21
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1987-1988) |
| HCR146 | Intro
Sine Die | Declares that when the House adjourns on the legislative day of Friday, December 21, 2012, it stand adjourned until 2 p.m. on Thursday, December 27, 2012. Declares that when the Senate recesses or adjourns on the legislative day of Friday, December ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-21
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| HB6664 | Intro
Sine Die | Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to convey to the state of California a parcel of approximately 12.55 acres of National Forest System land in the Pacific Southwest Region to permit the state to use such land to relocate the South Operation...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-21
To House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands |
| 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 |
| HB6684 | Engross
Sine Die | Spending Reduction Act of 2012 - Title I: Agriculture - (Sec. 101) Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to terminate the increase in the value of supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly the food stamp program) b...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-21
Received in the Senate. |
| HB6443 | Engross
Sine Die | Designates the facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) at 9800 West Commercial Boulevard in Sunrise, Florida, as the "William 'Bill' Kling VA Clinic."
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-21
To Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee |
| 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. |
| HB3378 | Engross
Sine Die | Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 220 Elm Avenue in Munising, Michigan, as the "Elizabeth L. Kinnunen Post Office Building."
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-21
Received in the Senate. |
| HB3197 | Engross
Sine Die | Designates the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical center in Spokane, Washington, as the "Mann-Grandstaff Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center."
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-21
To Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee |
| 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. |
| HB1509 | Engross
Sine Die | Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish cost-effective procedures to ensure that: (1) a Social Security account number (or any derivative) is not displayed, coded, or embe...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-21
To Senate Finance Committee |
| 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 |
| HB6633 | Engross
Sine Die | Designates the U.S. courthouse located at 101 East Pecan Street in Sherman, Texas, as the "Paul Brown United States Courthouse."
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-20
Received in the Senate. |
| 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 |
| HB6166 | Engross
Sine Die | Designates the U.S. courthouse located at 333 West Broadway Street in San Diego, California, as the "James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep United States Courthouse."
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-20
Received in the Senate. |
| HB6016 | Engross
Sine Die | Government Employee Accountability Act - Sets forth investigative leave requirements for federal employees in the competitive service and Senior Executive Service (SES) career employees. Defines "investigative leave" as a temporary absence without du...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-20
To Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee |
| HB4367 | Pass | Amends the Electronic Fund Transfer Act with respect to mandatory fee disclosures on automated teller machines (ATMs) operated by a person other than a financial institution holding a consumer's account. Repeals the requirement that such a fee discl...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-20
Became Public Law No: 112-216. |
| HB4062 | Engross
Sine Die | Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1444 Main Street in Ramona, California, as the "Nelson 'Mac' MacWilliams Post Office Building."
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-20
Received in the Senate. |
| HB4014 | Pass | Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to make the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) a "covered agency" that may share information with another covered agency or any other federal agency without waiving any privilege applicable ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-20
Became Public Law No: 112-215. |
| HB3319 | Pass | Makes any U.S. citizen of Pascua Yaqui blood who is enrolled by the Pascua Yaqui Tribe eligible for the federal services and benefits made available to members of federally recognized tribes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-20
Became Public Law No: 112-214. |
| 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. |
| HB2838 | Pass | Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012 - Title I: Authorization - (Sec. 101) Authorizes FY2013-FY2014 appropriations for the Coast Guard for: (1) operation and maintenance; (2) acquisition, construction, rebuilding, and improvement of na...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-20
Became Public Law No: 112-213. |
| HB2467 | Pass | Bridgeport Indian Colony Land Trust, Health, and Economic Development Act of 2012 - Declares approximately 39.36 acres of federal land in Mono County, California, to be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Bridgeport Indian Colon...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-20
Became Public Law No: 112-212. |
| HB2471 | Engross
Sine Die | Title I: Video Privacy Protection - Video Privacy Protection Act Amendments Act of 2012 - (Sec. 102) Amends provisions of the federal criminal code authorizing a video tape service provider to disclose personally identifiable information concerning a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-20
By Senator Leahy from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 112-258. Additional views filed. |
