| HB6330 | Intro
Sine Die | Protect Seniors Against Identity Theft and Fraud Act of 2012 - Amends the federal criminal code to authorize an additional term of imprisonment of not more than 10 years for perpetrators of the following offenses, if they result in harm to a person w...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-01
To House Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit |
| HB6331 | Intro
Sine Die | Panama-Pacific International Exposition and Panama Canal Commemorative Coins Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue, in commemoration of the centennial of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition and the Panama Canal: (1) $5...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-01
To House Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology |
| HB6337 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act to exempt from certain registration and disclosure requirements the sale or lease of a condominium unit not already exempt from coverage under such Act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-01
To House Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity |
| HB6298 | Intro
Sine Die | Stop Tenant Organizing Promotion Act - Prohibits the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) from carrying out, supporting, or otherwise providing any assistance to the Tenant Resource Network Program authorized under the Department of Veter...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-01
To House Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity |
| HB6273 | Intro
Sine Die | Know Before You Owe Private Student Loan Act of 2012 - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to require a lender, before issuing a private education loan for a student attending an institution of higher education (IHE), to obtain the IHE's certification of...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-01
To House Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit |
| HB6263 | Intro
Sine Die | Commission on Americans Living Abroad Act - Establishes the Commission on Americans Living Abroad which shall conduct a study of how federal laws and policies affect U.S. citizens living abroad, including civilians and members of the Armed Forces. Te...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-01
To House Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit |
| HB6204 | Intro
Sine Die | Investment Adviser Examination Improvement Act of 2012 - Declares the sense of Congress that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) should increase the number and frequency of examinations of investment advisers. Amends the Investment Advisers ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-01
To House Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises |
| HB6203 | Intro
Sine Die | Protect Our Schools from Tax Delinquents Act of 2012 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to require that each housing assistance payments contract entered into under the Section 8 rental assistance voucher program by a public housing agenc...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-01
To House Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity |
| HB6153 | Intro
Sine Die | Fast Help For Homeowners Act - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to require the servicer of a federally related mortgage, upon request by the mortgagor for a short sale of the dwelling or residential real property under the mortgage, to notify in writi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-01
To House Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit |
| HB6158 | Intro
Sine Die | Protecting Independence in the Education of Loan Originators Act of 2012 - Amends the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 to prohibit the courses offered by lenders for their own employees from satisfying the pre-licensing education or continuing...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-01
To House Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit |
| HB6139 | Intro
Sine Die | Consumer Credit Access, Innovation, and Modernization Act - Directs the Comptroller of the Currency to charter qualified nondepository creditors known as National Consumer Credit Corporations (Credit Corporations) to offer financial products or servi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-01
To House Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit |
| HB6105 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to make a state credit union eligible for membership in the Federal Home Loan Bank system.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-01
To House Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises |
| HB5331 | Intro
Sine Die | Violence Against Immigrant Women Act of 2012 - Amends provisions regarding violence against immigrant women in the following areas: (1) employment of Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and U-visa (victims of certain crimes) nonimmigrant aliens, (2) se...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-01
To House Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity |
| HB6050 | Intro
Sine Die | Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the National Taxpayer Advocate, to publish a summary statement of taxpayer rights and obligations. Authorizes the Se...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-01
To House Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit |
| HB6037 | Intro
Sine Die | Small Business Lending for Jobs Act of 2012 - Directs federal banking agencies to focus upon: (1) facilitating credit availability to customers of insured depository institutions, and (2) using regulatory policies and procedures that promote credit a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-01
To House Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit |
| HB6023 | Intro
Sine Die | Federal Reserve Independence Act - Amends the Federal Reserve Act regarding class A membership on the board of directors of a Federal Reserve Bank to require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve Board) to designate me...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-01
To House Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology |
| HB6017 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to exempt from the statutory 30-day waiting period for a new contract for flood insurance coverage the initial purchase of flood insurance coverage for private property if: (1) the Administrator of the ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-01
To House Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity |
| HB5714 | Intro
Sine Die | Safe, Accountable, Fair, and Efficient Banking Act of 2012 or SAFE Banking Act of 2012 - Amends the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to prohibit a bank holding company from holding more than 10% of the total amount of deposits of insured depository i...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-01
To House Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit |
| HB3609 | Intro
Sine Die | Taxpayers Right-To-Know Act - Requires the head of each federal agency, on an annual basis, to: (1) identify and describe every program administered by such agency; (2) determine the total administrative expenses and expenditures for services for eac...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-01
Committee on House Administration discharged. |
| HB3289 | Intro
Sine Die | Platts-Van Hollen Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2011 - Title I: Protection of Certain Disclosures of Information by Federal Employees - (Sec. 101) Amends federal personnel law relating to whistleblower protections to provide that such p...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-01
Committee on Intelligence (Permanent) discharged. |
| HB1974 | Intro
Sine Die | Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act - (Sec. 2) Requires the Public Printer (GPO) to establish and maintain a website accessible by the public for obtaining electronic copies of all congressionally mandated reports in one place. Prohibits G...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-01
Committee on House Administration discharged. |
| HB1280 | Intro
Sine Die | (Sec. 1) Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to include as requirements to be met by a cooperating party to an agreement for peaceful nuclear cooperation (section 123 agreement) in order to secure congressional approval of the agreement: (1) a prohi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-10-01
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 502. |
| HB6565 | Intro
Sine Die | Leadership Invests in the Future Through Helping Individuals Gain Higher Education and Retraining Act of 2012 or the LIFT HIGHER Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow applicants to a graduate school program an income-based refundabl...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-28
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| HB6531 | Intro
Sine Die | Bottle Recycling Climate Protection Act of 2012 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to prohibit retailers and distributors from selling beverages in containers that do not display a statement of a refund value of five cents. Defines "beverage&...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-26
To House Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy |
| HB6526 | Intro
Sine Die | Restore Effective Statistics to the Calculation of USF Expenditures Act of 2012 or the RESCUE Act of 2012 - Prohibits the Order of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the Matter of Connect America Fund and High-Cost Universal Service Suppo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-26
To House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology |
| HB6509 | Intro
Sine Die | Reducing food-based Inorganic and Organic Compounds Exposure Act of 2012 or the RICE Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to promulgate a final regulation under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act establishing the minim...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-26
To House Subcommittee on Health |
| HB6508 | Intro
Sine Die | Ensuring Shoppers Transparency in Online Pricing Act of 2012 or the E-STOP Act - Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to promulgate rules requiring an Internet merchant with annual gross revenue of more than $1 million to disclose to each consu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-26
To House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade |
| HB6507 | Intro
Sine Die | Promoting Nuanced Taconite Regulations Act of 2012 - Amends the Clean Air Act (CAA) to consider as approved with respect to a taconite ore processing facility, under ambient air quality standard implementation plans for a state, any implementation pl...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-26
To House Subcommittee on Energy and Power |
| HB6502 | Intro
Sine Die | Life-Threatening Diseases Compassion through Combination Therapy Act of 2012 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to designate a combination of drugs as a significant drug com...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-26
To House Subcommittee on Health |
| HB6498 | Intro
Sine Die | Medicaid Integrity Act of 2012 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act with respect to a state's option to use Medicaid managed care organizations and primary care case managers. Requires a state, acting through the state medical ass...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-26
To House Subcommittee on Health |
| HB6476 | Intro
Sine Die | Medicare Adult Day Services Act of 2012 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) cover certified adult day services furnished in a certified adult day services center and meeting specified requirements; and (2) require the S...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-26
To House Subcommittee on Health |
| HB6501 | Intro
Sine Die | Energy Consumer Protection Act of 2012 - Prohibits the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from finalizing a proposed rule under the Clean Air Act that imposes any performance standard for emissions of any greenhouse gas from a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-26
To House Subcommittee on Energy and Power |
| HB6461 | Intro
Sine Die | Measures to Prevent Childhood Obesity Act of 2012 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require: (1) each health care provider that administers a vaccine set forth in the Vaccine Injury Table to record in the vaccinated person's medical record th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-26
To House Subcommittee on Health |
| HB6446 | Intro
Sine Die | Improving Diagnostic Innovations Act of 2012 - Sets forth additional factors for the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to consider in determining the payment amount for new clinical diagnostic laboratory tests under gap filling procedures ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-26
To House Subcommittee on Health |
| HB6444 | Intro
Sine Die | Stop RIN Fraud Act of 2012 - Amends the Clean Air Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), by January 1, 2013, to establish and maintain a system under which: (1) the Administrator certifies, or authorizes accred...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-26
To House Subcommittee on Energy and Power |
| HB6435 | Intro
Sine Die | Medicare Secondary Payer and Late Enrollment Penalty Family Fairness Act of 2012 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to apply the eligibility requirements of Medicare special enrollment periods, secondary payer rules, and late ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-26
To House Subcommittee on Health |
| HR795 | Intro
Sine Die | Expresses support for the goals and ideals of Red Ribbon Week. Encourages: (1) children and teens to live drug-free lives, and (2) people in the United States to promote drug-free communities and to participate in drug prevention activities.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-26
To House Subcommittee on Health |
| HR796 | Intro
Sine Die | Declares that the federal government has a responsibility to: (1) raise awareness and improve education about inflammatory breast cancer, (2) encourage the American Medical Association to take steps to increase awareness of the disease among physicia...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-26
To House Subcommittee on Health |
| HR800 | Intro
Sine Die | Expresses support for: (1) the designation of Stomach Cancer Awareness Month, and (2) efforts to educate the people of the United States about stomach cancer.Recognizes the need for additional research into early diagnosis and treatment.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-26
To House Subcommittee on Health |
| HR787 | Intro
Sine Die | Expresses support for the designation of National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. Declares that steps should be taken to: (1) raise awareness about prostate cancer screening and treatment; (2) support research so that the screening and treatment of ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-26
To House Subcommittee on Health |
| HB6346 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt from maximum hours requirements any employee who: (1) works as an insurance claims adjuster for at least $591 per week during the 24-month period after a major disaster; and (2) is employed as an ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-26
To House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections |
| HB6321 | Intro
Sine Die | Repeals the Christopher Columbus Fellowship Act. (The Act established the Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation, an independent establishment of the executive branch authorized to award fellowships to outstanding individuals to encourage new dis...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-26
To House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training |
| HB6284 | Intro
Sine Die | Breath of Fresh Air Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award matching grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to: (1) purchase nebulizers for use in their schools, and/or (2) tr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-26
To House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education |
| HB6283 | Intro
Sine Die | Guaranteed Access to Health Insurance Act of 2012 - Repeals the health insurance and health coverage expansion provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and related provisions of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-26
To House Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions |
| HB6281 | Intro
Sine Die | Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act of 2012 - Amends the Higher Educaton Act of 1965 to eliminate the expected family contribution used in determining Pell Grant eligibility in the case of a student applicant whose parent or guardian died as a ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-26
To House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training |
| HB6240 | Intro
Sine Die | Manufacturing Comeback Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend through 2016 the tax credit for research expenditures; (2) increase to 25% the rate for the alternative simplified research tax credit; (3) extend through 2013 the 1...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-26
To House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training |
| HB6230 | Intro
Sine Die | Grow Your Own Teacher Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to establish a Grow Your Own Teacher program making competitive grants to eligible entities to train and employ certain individ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-26
To House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training |
| HB6220 | Intro
Sine Die | Ban the Box Act - Makes it an unlawful employment practice for certain employers to seek information concerning a job applicant's conviction for a criminal offense. Sets forth exceptions authorizing an employer to seek such information: (1) after a c...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-26
To House Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions |
| HB6211 | Intro
Sine Die | Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2012 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to increase the federal minimum wage for employees to: (1) $8.10 an hour on the first day of the third month after the enactment of this Act; (2) $8.95 an hour after o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-26
To House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections |
| HB6198 | Intro
Sine Die | Give Workplace Gender Violence Victims Their Day in Court Act of 2012 - Makes an employer liable to a party injured in a crime of violence motivated by gender if: (1) the employer's business is in or affects interstate or foreign commerce, and (2) th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-09-26
To House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections |
