| HB6655 | Pass | Protect Our Kids Act of 2012 - Establishes the Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities to: (1) study the use of child protective services and child welfare services under titles IV and XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-14
Became Public Law No: 112-275. |
| HB6621 | Pass | Amends the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) to make technical changes regarding the transitional program for covered business method patents and joinder of parties. Applies, to any civil action commenced on or after enactment of this Act, the AI...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-14
Became Public Law No: 112-274. |
| HB6586 | Pass | Space Exploration Sustainability Act - Amends the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 to express the sense of Congress that the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shall procee...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-14
Became Public Law No: 112-273. |
| HB6364 | Pass | World War I Centennial Commission Act - Establishes the World War I Centennial Commission to: (1) plan, develop, and execute programs, projects, and activities to commemorate the centennial of World War I; (2) encourage private organizations and stat...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-14
Became Public Law No: 112-272. |
| HB6328 | Pass | Clothe a Homeless Hero Act - Directs the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration [TSA] ) to transfer unclaimed clothing recovered at airport security checkpoints to the local airport authority or other local a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-14
Became Public Law No: 112-271. |
| HB6060 | Pass | Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Extension Act of 2012 - Extends through FY2019 the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to use power revenues collected pursuant to the Colorado River Storage Project Act for annual base funding of endangered f...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-14
Became Public Law No: 112-270. |
| HB6029 | Pass | Foreign and Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012 - Amends the federal criminal code to increase the maximum fine for economic espionage (i.e., stealing or obtaining, duplicating or conveying, or buying or possessing trade secrets withou...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-14
Became Public Law No: 112-269. |
| HB4606 | Pass | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to issue right-of-way permits for natural gas pipelines (including all appurtenances used in their operation) that, as of March 1, 2012, are within the boundary of Glacier National Park in Montana. Specifies ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-14
Became Public Law No: 112-268. |
| HB4365 | Pass | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make Thrift Savings Fund accounts subject to a federal tax levy. Requires any revenue gain attributable to the enacment of this Act to be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury and used solely for deficit re...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-14
Became Public Law No: 112-267. |
| HB4212 | Pass | Drywall Safety Act of 2012 - (Sec. 2) Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Commerce should insist that: (1) the government of China, which has ownership interests in the companies that manufactured and exported problematic drywall to...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-14
Became Public Law No: 112-266. |
| HB2076 | Pass | Investigative Assistance for Violent Crimes Act of 2012 - Authorizes the Attorney General (AG), at the request of an appropriate law enforcement official of a state or political subdivision, to assist in the investigation of violent acts and shooting...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-14
Became Public Law No: 112-265. |
| HB1464 | Pass | North Korean Refugee Adoption Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of State to designate a representative to regularly brief Congress on U.S. efforts to advocate for the best interests of North Korean children and children of one North Korean parent, ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-14
Became Public Law No: 112-264. |
| HB443 | Pass | Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to convey specified property, including all land appurtenances, in Kotzebue, Alaska, to the Maniilaq Association for use in connection with health and social services programs. Requires such ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-14
Became Public Law No: 112-263. |
| HB6671 | Pass | Video Privacy Protection Act Amendments Act of 2012 - Amends provisions of the federal criminal code authorizing a video tape service provider to disclose personally identifiable information concerning any consumer to any person with the informed, wr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-10
Became Public Law No: 112-258. |
| HB6620 | Pass | Former Presidents Protection Act of 2012 - Amends the federal criminal code to eliminate certain limitations on the length of Secret Service protection for former Presidents and their spouses and children. Authorizes the Secret Service to protect: (1...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-10
Became Public Law No: 112-257. |
| HB6587 | Pass | Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 225 Simi Village Drive in Simi Valley, California, as the "Postal Inspector Terry Asbury Post Office Building."
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-10
Became Public Law No: 112-256. |
| HB6379 | Pass | Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6239 Savannah Highway in Ravenel, South Carolina, as the "Representative Curtis B. Inabinett, Sr. Post Office."
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-10
Became Public Law No: 112-255. |
| HB6260 | Pass | Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 211 Hope Street in Mountain View, California, as the "Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office."
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-10
Became Public Law No: 112-254. |
| HB6014 | Pass | Katie Sepich Enhanced DNA Collection Act of 2012 - Directs the Attorney General to make grants to assist states with the costs associated with the implementation of DNA arrestee collection processes. Defines "DNA arrestee collection process" to mean ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-10
Became Public Law No: 112-253. |
| HB5859 | Pass | Repeals the requirement that the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) prescribe regulations to require passenger motor vehicle dealers to distribute to prospective buyers information comparing insurance costs for different makes and models of passenger ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-10
Became Public Law No: 112-252. |
| HB4389 | Pass | Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 19 East Merced Street in Fowler, California, as the "Cecil E. Bolt Post Office."
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-10
Became Public Law No: 112-251. |
| HB4073 | Pass | Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to accept the quitclaim, disclaimer, and relinquishment by the Manitou and Pikes Peak Railway Company of a specified right-of-way adjacent to Pike National Forest that was originally granted to the Mt. Manitou ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-10
Became Public Law No: 112-250. |
| HB4057 | Pass | Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to develop a comprehensive policy to improve outreach and transparency to veterans and members of the Armed Forces (members) through the provision of information on institutions of higher learning. Requi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-10
Became Public Law No: 112-249. |
| HB4053 | Pass | Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012 - (Sec. 3) Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to: (1) identify, annually, a list of high-priority federal programs for greater levels of oversight and ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-10
Became Public Law No: 112-248. |
| HB3892 | Pass | Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 8771 Auburn Folsom Road in Roseville, California, as the "Lance Corporal Victor A. Dew Post Office."
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-10
Became Public Law No: 112-247. |
| HB3869 | Pass | Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 600 East Capitol Avenue in Little Rock, Arkansas, as the "Sidney 'Sid' Sanders McMath Post Office Building."
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-10
Became Public Law No: 112-246. |
| HB3641 | Pass | Pinnacles National Park Act - Establishes Pinnacles National Park in California to: (1) preserve and interpret for the benefit of future generations the chaparral, grasslands, blue oak woodlands, and majestic valley oak savanna ecosystems of the park...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-10
Became Public Law No: 112-245. |
| HB3263 | Pass | Lake Thunderbird Efficient Use Act of 2012 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to amend an existing contract or enter into one or more new contracts with the Central Oklahoma Master Conservancy District for the storage and conveyance of nonpro...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-10
Became Public Law No: 112-244. |
| HB2338 | Pass | Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 600 Florida Avenue in Cocoa, Florida, as the "Harry T. and Harriette Moore Post Office."
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-10
Became Public Law No: 112-243. |
| HB1845 | Pass | Medicare IVIG Access and Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers Act of 2012 - Title I: Medicare IVIG Access - (Sec. 101) Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a three-year demonstration project under part B (Sup...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-10
Became Public Law No: 112-242. |
| HB1339 | Pass | Designates Salem, Massachusetts, as the Birthplace of the National Guard of the United States. Directs the Chief of the National Guard Bureau to provide military ceremonial support at the dedication of any monument, plaque, or other official recognit...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-10
Became Public Law No: 112-241. |
| HB8 | Pass | American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 - Title I: General Extensions - (Sec. 101) Makes permanent the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 for individual taxpayers whose taxable income is at or below a $400,000 threshold amount ($4...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-02
Became Public Law No: 112-240. |
| HB4310 | Pass | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 - Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations - Title I: Procurement - Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2013 for the Department of De...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-02
Became Public Law No: 112-239. |
| HB5949 | Pass | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on August 2, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.) FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012 - Amends the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend until December ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-30
Became Public Law No: 112-238. |
| HJR122 | Pass | Requires the meeting of the Senate and House of Representatives to be held in January 2013 to count the electoral votes for President and Vice President cast by the electors in December 2012 to be held on January 4, 2013.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-28
Became Public Law No: 112-228. |
| HB6223 | Pass | Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 to consider the period of time that a person was employed by the Chief of Mission or the U.S. Armed Forces, under contract with the Chief of Mission or the U.S. Armed Forces, or was e...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-28
Became Public Law No: 112-227. |
| HB6116 | Pass | Amends the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands, with respect to the judicial procedure for appealing from the decisions of courts of the Virgin Islands to courts of the United States, to remove the temporary jurisdiction of the U.S. Court of Ap...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-28
Became Public Law No: 112-226. |
| HB5954 | Pass | Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 320 7th Street in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, as the "Sergeant Leslie H. Sabo, Jr. Post Office Building."
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-28
Became Public Law No: 112-225. |
| HB5837 | Pass | Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 26 East Genesee Street in Baldwinsville, New York, as the "Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office Building."
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-28
Became Public Law No: 112-224. |
| HB5738 | Pass | Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 15285 Samohin Drive in Macomb, Michigan, as the "Lance Cpl. Anthony A. DiLisio Clinton-Macomb Carrier Annex."
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-28
Became Public Law No: 112-223. |
| HB3912 | Pass | Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 110 Mastic Road in Mastic Beach, New York, as the "Brigadier General Nathaniel Woodhull Post Office Building."
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-28
Became Public Law No: 112-222. |
| HB3870 | Pass | Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6083 Highway 36 West in Rose Bud, Arkansas, as the "Nicky 'Nick' Daniel Bacon Post Office."
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-28
Became Public Law No: 112-221. |
| HB3783 | Pass | Countering Iran in the Western Hemisphere Act of 2012 - States that it is U.S. policy to use a comprehensive strategy to counter Iran's growing hostile presence in the Western Hemisphere by working together with U.S. allies and partners in the region...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-28
Became Public Law No: 112-220. |
| HB3477 | Pass | Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 133 Hare Road in Crosby, Texas, as the Army First Sergeant David McNerney Post Office Building.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-28
Became Public Law No: 112-219. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| HB6582 | Pass | American Energy Manufacturing Technical Corrections Act - (Sec. 2) Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) to exempt a walk-in cooler or walk-in freezer component manufactured on or after January 1, 2009, from the requirement that it con...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-18
Became Public Law No: 112-210. |
