| HB1798 | Intro
Sine Die | Judgment Evading Foreign States Accountability Act of 2011 - States the policy of the United States regarding: (1) advocacy within the governing bodies of international organizations and other foreign policy settings for the full compensation and fai... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-11-29 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote . |
| HB6607 | Intro
Sine Die | Designates the federal building and U.S. courthouse located at 300 Fayetteville Street in Raleigh, North Carolina, as the "Jesse Helms Federal Building and United States Courthouse." [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-11-28 To House Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management |
| HB6603 | Intro
Sine Die | Tapping America's Energy Potential through Research and Development Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Energy (Secretary), acting through the Assistant Secretary of Energy for Fossil Energy, to implement research, development, and demonstration (... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-11-27 To House Science, Space, And Technology Committee |
| HB6599 | Intro
Sine Die | Stop Subsidizing Childhood Obesity Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny a tax deduction for expenses related to advertising and marketing primarily directed at children to promote the consumption by children of: (1) food from any fast food ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-11-16 To House Ways And Means Committee |
| HB6598 | Intro
Sine Die | Electronic Health Records Improvement Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to exempt certain eligible physicians in solo practice and physicians near early retirement age from the application of the Medicare payment adjustme... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-11-16 To House Ways And Means Committee |
| HB6597 | Intro
Sine Die | Equitable Access to Care and Health Act or the EACH Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to minimum essential health care coverage requirements added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, to allow an additional religious ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-11-16 To House Ways And Means Committee |
| HB6595 | Intro
Sine Die | Joint Military Heritage Preservation Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to submit to the congressional defense committees an assessment of the feasibility and advisability of establishing a joint Army-Navy storage and preservation f... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-11-16 To House Armed Services Committee |
| HB6594 | Intro
Sine Die | Military Ballot Integrity Act of 2012 - Amends the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to require states which do not transmit to an absent uniformed services voter a validly requested absentee ballot for a federal election by the dea... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-11-16 To House Administration Committee |
| HB6593 | Intro
Sine Die | Voter Fraud Prevention Act of 2012 - Amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to: (1) increase from 5 to 10 years the length of imprisonment for criminal activities involving intimidation or fraud in connection with voter registration and v... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-11-16 To House Administration Committee |
| HB6592 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) to comply with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (which governs the government's purchase of goods and services). [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-11-16 To House Subcommittee on Aviation |
| HB1838 | Intro
Sine Die | Swaps Bailout Prevention Act - Amends the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to revise the prohibition against federal government assistance to (bailouts of) registered swap dealers, security-based swap dealers, major swap part... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-11-16 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 508. |
| HB6591 | Intro
Sine Die | Streamlined and Improved Methods at Polling Locations and Early Voting Act or SIMPLE Voting Act - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require each state to allow individuals to vote in a federal election on each day during the 15-day period e... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-11-15 To House Administration Committee |
| HB1206 | Intro
Sine Die | Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to exclude remuneration paid for licensed independent insurance producers from administrative cost calculations for purposes of calculating the medica... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-11-15 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 507. |
| HB6589 | Intro
Sine Die | Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 321 East California Street in Gainesville, Texas, as the "Brig. Gen. Robert E. Galer Post Office Building." [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-11-14 To House Oversight And Government Reform Committee |
| HB6481 | Intro
Sine Die | School Food Modernization Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to issue loan guarantees to local educational agencies, tribal organizations, or consortia of such entities to finance the construction, remodeling, or expansion of infrastructure o... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-11-14 To House Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management |
| HB6470 | Intro
Sine Die | Pest Elimination Services Transparency and Terminology or the PESTT Act - Amends the Rural Development, Agriculture, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1988, with respect to nuisance animal control activities and agreements of the Department of... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-11-14 To House Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture |
| HB6585 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to extend to U.S. territories a program requiring the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a temporary high risk health insurance pool program to provide health insurance cove... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-11-09 To House Subcommittee on Health |
| HB6493 | Intro
Sine Die | Global Investments in America's Cities Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to set aside at least 3,000 employment creation immigrant visas each fiscal year for qualified immigrants seeking to invest in a new commercial enterprise which w... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-11-06 To House Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement |
| HB6479 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides for the relief of Humaira Khalid Lateef, Muhammad Nadeem Aslam, Maheen Nadeem, and Daniyal Muhammad Nadeem. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-11-06 To House Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement |
| HB6486 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the definition of "major rule" for purposes of provisions relating to congressional review of such a rule to reduce from $100 million to $50 million the annual effect which a major rule must have on the economy before it is subject t... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-11-06 To House Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law |
| HB6496 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to authorize appropriations for FY2013-FY2017 to: (1) the Attorney General for protection and assistance for aliens who are victims of trafficking, and (2) the Director of the Federal Bureau of In... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-11-06 To House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security |
| HB6584 | Intro
Sine Die | Verifying Authority and Legality In Drug Compounding Act of 2012 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) with respect to the regulation of compounding drugs. Eliminates authority for compounding pharmacies to: (1) compound drugs bef... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-11-02 To House Subcommittee on Health |
| HB6583 | Intro
Sine Die | Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to implement a program to prevent the fraudulent use of taxpayer identification numbers of residents of U.S. territories and possessions to obtain federal tax refunds or credits. Requires the program to include a... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-11-02 To House Ways And Means Committee |
| HB6581 | Intro
Sine Die | Hurricane Sandy Recovery and Rebuilding Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2013 - Makes supplemental appropriations for FY2013 for: (1) the Department of Defense (DOD) for the Corps of Engineers for flood control and coastal emergencies for recovery fr... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-11-02 To House Budget Committee |
| HB6579 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny a business expense tax deduction for any compensatory payments made to any person or governmental entity on account of the explosion on and sinking of the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon on Apr... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-26 To House Ways And Means Committee |
| HB6578 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to exempt decorative hearth products from consideration as direct heating equipment subject to the Act's energy efficiency standards. Defines a "decorative hearth product" as a vented gas firepl... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-26 To House Subcommittee on Energy and Power |
| HB6575 | Intro
Sine Die | Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a process under which the number of additional documentation requests made by a Medicare contractor pursuant to a complex prepayment or pos... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-26 To House Subcommittee on Health |
| HB6571 | Intro
Sine Die | Korean Immigration Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, during the one-year period beginning January 1, 2018, to mint and issue $5 gold coins and $1 silver coins emblematic of the immigration of Koreans into the United Stat... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-23 To House Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology |
| HB6572 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area Act of 2000 to extend through FY2016 the authority of the Secretary to provide grants or other assistance for the Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area in Pennsylvania. Amends the Delaware and L... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-23 To House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands |
| HB6516 | Intro
Sine Die | Tuscarora Nation Congressional Gold Medal Act - Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to make appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal in commemora... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-23 To House Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology |
| HB6512 | Intro
Sine Die | Credible Ratings Act of 2012 - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require the annual internal controls report of each nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO) to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to contain ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-23 To House Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises |
| HB6494 | Intro
Sine Die | Stewart Lee Udall Congressional Gold Medal Act - Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to make appropriate arrangements for the posthumous presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-23 To House Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology |
| HB6495 | Intro
Sine Die | Commemorative Coins Reform Act of 2012 - Prohibits surcharges generated by the sale of any numismatic item or commemorative coin program from being paid to a non-federal organization, except with respect to sales and production costs. Requires that ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-23 To House Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology |
| HB6483 | Intro
Sine Die | Stopping Abuse and Fraud in Electronic Lending Act of 2012 or SAFE Lending Act of 2012 - Amends the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to authorize the issuance of remotely created checks only if the consumer has designated in writing a person to issue the... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-23 To House Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit |
| HB6477 | Intro
Sine Die | Taxpayer Protection Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish the National Commission on Natural Catastrophe Preparation and Protection to advise the Secretary regarding the estimated loss costs associated with reinsurance prot... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-23 To House Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity |
| HB6467 | Intro
Sine Die | Rebuilding Equity Act of 2012 - Requires the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) (government sponsored enterprises or GSEs) each to establish a voluntary program for eligible... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-23 To House Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises |
| HB6138 | Intro
Sine Die | Ending the HIV/AIDS Epidemic Act of 2012 - Sets forth provisions addressing HIV/AIDS, including through: the authorization of additional appropriations for AIDS Drug Assistance Program treatments; public health surveillance; strategies to address ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-23 To House Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity |
| HB6067 | Intro
Sine Die | Western Hemisphere Security Cooperation Act of 2012 - Sets forth U.S. policy statements regarding: (1) the threat posed by Iran and deterrence of Western Hemisphere cooperation in enhancing Iran's development of nuclear, biological, or chemical weapo... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-23 To House Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology |
| HB3973 | Intro
Sine Die | Native American Energy Act - (Sec. 3) Amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to allow the Secretary of the Interior, an affected Indian tribe, or a certified third-party appraiser under contract with the Indian tribe to appraise Indian land or trust as... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-23 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 506. |
| HB6563 | Intro
Sine Die | Veterans Jobs Corps Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) (Secretary) to establish a veteran jobs corps to employ veterans: (1) in conservation, resource management, and historic preservation projects on public lands and mainte... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-19 To House Subcommittee on Military Personnel |
| HB6503 | Intro
Sine Die | Clean Fuels Innovation Act of 2012 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) complete the Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Solar Energy Development in Six Southwestern States in accordance with the National Environmental P... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-19 To House Subcommittee on Readiness |
| HB6534 | Intro
Sine Die | Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish and maintain a special record to be known as the Canadian Forces Base Gagetown Health Registry containing the name of each individual who, while serving in the Armed Forces, was stationed at... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-19 To House Subcommittee on Military Personnel |
| HB6555 | Intro
Sine Die | Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to ensure that category 0 and category I special nuclear material of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is protected by the Armed Forces in accordance with the level of protection that is equiva... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-19 To House Subcommittee on Strategic Forces |
| HB6488 | Intro
Sine Die | Permits a member of the Armed Forces (member) who is involuntarily separated from active duty or the Selected Reserve and who has a service-connected disability (and the member's dependents) to use commissary and exchange stores on the same basis as ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-19 To House Subcommittee on Military Personnel |
| HB6471 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the Secretary of the military department concerned, if more than 15% of the qualified students at a secondary educational institution are enrolled in its Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) unit and the institution has fewer th... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-19 To House Subcommittee on Military Personnel |
| HB6455 | Intro
Sine Die | Veterans Jobs Corps Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) (Secretary) to establish a veteran jobs corps to employ veterans: (1) in conservation, resource management, and historic preservation projects on public lands and mainte... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-19 To House Subcommittee on Military Personnel |
| HB3605 | Intro
Sine Die | Global Online Freedom Act of 2011 - Makes it U.S. policy to: (1) promote the freedom to seek, receive, and impart information and ideas through any media; (2) use all appropriate instruments of U.S. influence to support the free flow of information w... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-19 Committee on Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe. Joint hearings held. |
| HB6576 | Intro
Sine Die | Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to provide transportation on scheduled and unscheduled military flights within the United States and on scheduled overseas flights on a space-available basis for veterans with a service-connected disability rate... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-16 To House Armed Services Committee |
| HB6573 | Intro
Sine Die | Trafficking in Organs Victims Protection Act - States that it shall be U.S. policy to: (1) end the offensive practice of exploiting the poor and vulnerable for the purpose of harvesting and trafficking their organs, and (2) combat criminal trade in h... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-12 To House Foreign Affairs Committee |
| HB6574 | Intro
Sine Die | Servicemember Mental Health Review Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to establish within each military department a board of review to review determinations previously made that covered individuals separated from the Armed Forces have a me... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-12 To House Armed Services Committee |