| HB6566 | Intro
Sine Die | Mass Fatality Planning and Religious Considerations Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide guidance to and coordination with appropriate individuals, in...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-11
To House Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications |
| HB6527 | Intro
Sine Die | Women Veterans and Other Health Care Improvements Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to facilitate collaborative research to meet the long-term reproductive health care needs of veterans who have a service-connected genitour...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-11
To House Subcommittee on Health |
| HB6464 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to accept any of the following as proof of service in determining the eligibility of an individual to receive amounts from the Filipino Veteran...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-11
To House Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs |
| HR802 | Intro
Sine Die | Commemorates the 71st anniversary of the creation of the Flying Tigers and the start of their combat operations in China during World War II. Commends the pilots and other members of the Flying Tigers who served as representatives of the American ide...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-11
To House Subcommittee on Military Personnel |
| HB6491 | Intro
Sine Die | Space Leadership Preservation Act of 2012 - Establishes a Board of Directors for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Sets forth Board membership and appointment criteria. Directs the President to appoint the NASA Administrator ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-10
To House Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics |
| HB6540 | Intro
Sine Die | Common Sense Utilization of Spaceport Assets Act or the Common Sense USA Act - Authorizes the Director of the Kennedy Space Center in Florida to convey excess real property to a state, or a subdivision of a state, for the development and operation of...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-10
To House Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics |
| HB6564 | Intro
Sine Die | EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2012 - Amends the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 to revise the process of selecting members of the Science Advisory Board, guidelines for participation in Boar...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-10
To House Subcommittee on Energy and Environment |
| HB6454 | Intro
Sine Die | Department of Energy High-End Computing Act of 2012 - Amends the Department of Energy High-End Computing Revitalization Act of 2004 with respect to: (1) exascale computing (computing system performance at or near 10 to the 18th power floating point o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-10
To House Subcommittee on Energy and Environment |
| HB6561 | Intro
Sine Die | Teachers and First Responders Back to Work Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Education to make grants to states to prevent teacher layoffs and support the creation of additional jobs in early childhood, elementary, and secondary public education...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-10
To House Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation |
| HB6518 | Intro
Sine Die | State Nutrition Assistance Flexibility Act of 2012 - States that the purpose of this Act is to provide federal financial assistance to the states in the form of a single grant to allow the states flexibility in providing, and in financing the provisi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-09
To House Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture |
| HB6519 | Intro
Sine Die | Defend Your Home Against Wildfire Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) and the Secretary of the Interior to establish a process for the expedited consideration of a permit application submitted by the owner of eligible private property t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-09
To House Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry |
| HB6513 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Highlands Conservation Act to extend, through FY2024, funding for: (1) land conservation partnership projects in the highlands regions of Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania; and (2) Forest Service and Department of Agricul...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-09
To House Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry |
| HB6457 | Intro
Sine Die | Preserving Healthy Food for the Hungry Act - Amends the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 to provide agricultural product market development grants to assist persons in preserving the quality and shelf-life of fruit and vegetable crops produce...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-09
To House Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture |
| HR797 | Intro
Sine Die | Celebrates the 50th anniversary of the enactment the McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act. Affirms the importance of the state-supported colleges and universities conducting forestry research and training supported by such Act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-09
To House Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry |
| HR804 | Intro
Sine Die | Recognizes the importance of animal-based protein as a component of the balanced diet of most individuals in the United States. Encourages the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to continue promoting the health benefits of, and consumption of, animal-...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-09
To House Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry |
| HB6568 | Intro
Sine Die | Back to Work Blueprint Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor to study the feasibility of establishing 10 pilot programs under the Workplace Investment Act of 1988 at one-stop centers in geographically distinct U.S. regions. Prescribes pilot program re...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-05
To House Education And The Workforce Committee |
| HB6569 | Intro
Sine Die | Survey Savings Accountability Act - Prohibits an executive agency from providing to an individual compensation that is (1) included with a survey or mailing to encourage the individual to return the survey or mailing, or (2) in exchange for a respons...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-05
To House Oversight And Government Reform Committee |
| HB6532 | Intro
Sine Die | Directs the Secretary of the Interior, at the request of the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, to convey to such Indians all interest of the United States in approximately 40.852 acres of specified federal land in El Dorado County, California, u...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-05
To House Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs |
| HB6449 | Intro
Sine Die | Air Travelers' Bill of Rights Act of 2012 - Directs the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration [TSA]) to: (1) establish an air travelers' bill of rights for air passengers screened at primary airports, and (2...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-05
To Committee |
| HB6393 | Intro
Sine Die | Veterans Health Access Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, when it is determined that Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities are not capable of furnishing economic hospital care or medical services because of geographical inacces...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-05
To House Subcommittee on Military Personnel |
| HR777 | Intro
Sine Die | Commends the 5 living and 80 original members of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders for their participation in the Tokyo, Japan, bombing raid of April 18, 1942. Recognizes the valor, skill, and courage of the Raiders that proved invaluable to the eventual ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-05
To House Subcommittee on Military Personnel |
| HB6367 | Intro
Sine Die | Man in the Sea Memorial Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to permit a third party to establish and maintain, at a suitable location at the former Navy Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard (District of Columbia) a memorial to honor members...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-05
To House Subcommittee on Military Personnel |
| HB6484 | Intro
Sine Die | Shielding Against Flood Emergencies Levee Act or SAFE Levee Act - Amends the Calfed Bay-Delta Authorization Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) establish a program to provide assistance to non-federal interests for stability maintenan...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-04
To House Subcommittee on Water and Power |
| HB6497 | Intro
Sine Die | Nevada Mining Townsite Conveyance Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), to convey, to the counties in which they are situated, all interest of the United States in certain mining town...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-04
To House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands |
| HB6475 | Intro
Sine Die | Digital Coast Act of 2012 - Defines "Digital Coast" as a constituent-driven effort led by the Secretary of Commerce, through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), to provide an enabling platform integrating geospatial ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-03
To House Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs |
| HB6460 | Intro
Sine Die | Strengthening Refugee Resettlement Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to work with the heads of other relevant federal agencies to conduct a review of refugee processing with the goal of streamlining processing, consistent with ma...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-03
To House Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement |
| HB6465 | Intro
Sine Die | Preventing Access to Driver's Licenses for Illegal Immigrants Act - Requires a state to return any unobligated Community Oriented Policing Services Program (COPS) funds within 30 days after issuing a driver's license to any alien granted deferred act...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-03
To House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security |
| HB6529 | Intro
Sine Die | ECPA 2.0 Act of 2012 - Amends the federal criminal code to authorize a governmental entity to require the disclosure of the contents of any wire or electronic communication that is stored, held, or maintained by an electronic communication service or...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-03
To House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security |
| HB6530 | Intro
Sine Die | Global Free Internet Act of 2012 - Establishes a Task Force on the Global Internet to be hosted by the Department of Commerce. Requires the Task Force to develop and implement strategies in response to foreign and domestic government policies that: (...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-03
To House Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet |
| HB6480 | Intro
Sine Die | Internet Radio Fairness Act of 2012 - Amends federal copyright law to direct the President, with advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint the three Copyright Royalty Judges (CRJs) who serve on the Copyright Royalty Board. (Currently, the Libraria...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-02
To House Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet |
| HCR140 | Intro
Sine Die | Requests that: (1) the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) report to Congress on the status of the criminal investigation into the Pan Am 103 bombing, and (2) Libya grant the United States permission to investiga...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-02
To House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security |
| HR794 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the House of Representatives, when the legislatures of an additional three states ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (prohibits discrimination on account of sex) to the Constitution, to take any legislative action necessary to verify the rati...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-02
To House Subcommittee on the Constitution |
| HR799 | Intro
Sine Die | Affirms that it is U.S. policy to provide for the ability of members of the uniformed services to exercise their constitutional right to vote and acknowledges that particular consideration be given to them due to restrictions, uncertainties, and risk...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-02
To House Subcommittee on the Constitution |
| HR803 | Intro
Sine Die | Recognizes National Emancipation Day, marking the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the end of slavery in areas of rebellion, and the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation in the struggle for the equal rights and freedoms afforded to all ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-02
To House Subcommittee on the Constitution |
| HR789 | Intro
Sine Die | Reaffirms the importance of religion in the lives of U.S. citizens and their freedom to exercise those beliefs peacefully. Recognizes that Judeo-Christian heritage has played a strong role in the development of the United States and in the lives of ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-02
To House Subcommittee on the Constitution |
| HB6412 | Intro
Sine Die | Attracting the Best and Brightest Act of 2012 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make up to 50,000 visas available to qualified immigrants who: (1) possess a graduate degree at the level of master's or higher in a field of science, techn...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-02
To House Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement |
| HB6409 | Intro
Sine Die | Private Sector Whistleblower Protection Streamlining Act of 2012 - Sets forth whistleblower protections for private sector, state, and municipal employees who are retaliated or discriminated against by an employer for disclosing threats to public saf...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-02
To House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security |
| HB6469 | Intro
Sine Die | Soledad Canyon Mine Mitigation and Relocation Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), to begin a study of the legal and administrative steps, including obtaining sufficient funding, necessary ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-01
To House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources |
| HB6453 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Lincoln County Land Act of 2000 (the Act) to require implementation of a multispecies habitat conservation plan in Lincoln County, Nevada. Amends the Act and the Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2004 to make ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-01
To House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands |
| HB6414 | Intro
Sine Die | Renovate and Enhance Veterans' Meeting Halls and Posts Act of 2012 or REVAMP Act of 2012 - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to make grants, on a competitive basis...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-01
To House Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity |
| HB6415 | Intro
Sine Die | Claims Licensing Advancement for Interstate Matters Act or CLAIM Act - Authorizes an independent claims adjuster meeting specified requirements to adjust claims for losses related to any disaster occurring in any jurisdiction designated by the Presid...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-01
To House Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity |
| HB6416 | Intro
Sine Die | Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2012 - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend the requirements for consideration as rural areas with respect to assistance for farm housing. Makes any area eligible for rural housing programs authorized under the A...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-01
To House Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity |
| HB6423 | Intro
Sine Die | Insurance Consumer Protection and Solvency Act of 2012 - Amends the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to exclude an insurance company from the definition of a "financial company" for purposes of such Act (thus removi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-01
To House Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity |
| HB6428 | Intro
Sine Die | Responsible Homeowner Refinancing Act of 2012 - Requires the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) (government sponsored enterprises or GSEs), in carrying out the Home Affordable R...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-01
To House Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises |
| HB6397 | Intro
Sine Die | Defending American Taxpayers From Abusive Government Takings Act of 2012 - Amends the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act to prohibit the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) from purchasing any mortgage secured by a struc...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-01
To House Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises |
| HB6395 | Intro
Sine Die | Foreclosure Accountability and Transparency Act - Prohibits commencement of a foreclosure action with respect to a federally related residential mortgage loan secured by a first or subordinate lien unless the person commencing the foreclosure complie...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-01
To House Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit |
| HB6394 | Intro
Sine Die | Affordable Housing Regulation Simplification Act of 2012 - Amends the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act to authorize the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act to authori...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-01
To House Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises |
| HB6381 | Intro
Sine Die | Housing Assistance for Veterans Act of 2012 or HAVEN Act - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit organizations that primarily serve veterans or low-income individuals. R...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-01
To House Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity |
| HB6363 | Intro
Sine Die | Credit Access and Inclusion Act - Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act, with respect to the responsibilities of furnishers of information to consumer reporting agencies, to declare that nothing in the Act or related regulations shall be construed as ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-01
To House Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit |
| HB6366 | Intro
Sine Die | Flexible Refinancing for American Families Act of 2012 - Directs the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) (government-sponsored enterprises or GSEs) each to carry out a one-ye...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-01
To House Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises |
