US Legislation | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress | House | Bills

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Bill	Status	Summary/Title	Last Action
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.
HB3408	Intro Sine Die	Title XIV [sic]: Keystone XL Pipeline - North American Energy Access Act - (Sec. 14002) Prohibits construction, operation, or maintenance of the oil pipeline and related facilities described in the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the K... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-01-03 Laid on the table.
HB6726	Engross Sine Die	Congressional Pay Freeze and Fiscal Responsibility Act - Amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011, as amended by the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 (P.L. 112-175), to extend the freeze on adjustments to pay of federal employees and ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-01-02 To Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee
HB6719	Intro Sine Die	Telehealth Promotion Act of 2012 - Amends title XI of the Social Security Act (SSA) and other specified federal law to declare that services provided via telecommunications systems under Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP (SSA titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI) a... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-01-02 To House Subcommittee on Health
HB6717	Intro Sine Die	Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act - Makes any institution of higher education (IHE) postsecondary program designed to prepare students for a recognized occupation or profession requiring licensing or other entry pre-conditions ineligible... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-01-02 To House Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity
HB6701	Intro Sine Die	Authorizes the Secretary of the Army (the Secretary) to offer to extend, for one or more periods of 15 years, the current lease involving a parcel of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land in Fairbanks, Alaska, that was withdrawn for military use and i... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-01-02 To House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands
HB6697	Intro Sine Die	Consumer Bounty Act - Directs courts to require defendants to pay a minimum of $10,000 to prevailing plaintiffs in civil actions brought under specified citizen suit provisions of: (1) the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); (2) the Surface Mining C... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-01-02 To House Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs
HB6696	Intro Sine Die	Blackwater Trading Post Land Transfer Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to take the Blackwater Trading Post lands in Pinal County, Arizona, into trust for the benefit of the Gila River Indian Community of the Gila River Indian Reservation a... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-01-02 To House Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs
HB6689	Intro Sine Die	Amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of, and land acquisition for, a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater in ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-01-02 To House Subcommittee on Water and Power
HB6672	Engross Sine Die	Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2012 - Title I: Strengthening National Preparedness and Response for Public Health Emergencies - (Sec. 101) Amends the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) to require the Secretary of Health an... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-01-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
HB6580	Intro Sine Die	Veterans Dental and Vision Benefits Act of 2012 - Provides that, if the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines that a veteran who is enrolled in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system and obtaining supplemental dental or vision ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-01-02 To House Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs
HB6577	Intro Sine Die	Amends the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011 to permit retraining assistance under the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program to be used by a veteran to pursue a program of education for training on a less than full-time basis if the program consists of... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-01-02 To House Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity
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.
HB6729	Intro Sine Die	Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), not later than 150 days after the enactment of this Act, to coordinate with the heads of federal agencies to: (1) use available administrative authority to eliminate, consolidate, or... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-01-01 To House Appropriations Committee
HB6728	Intro Sine Die	Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2012 [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-01-01 To House Transportation And Infrastructure Committee
HB6727	Intro Sine Die	United States Job Creation and Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2013 - Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend or reduce temporarily certain rates of duty on specified chemicals and other items. Extends through Decem... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-01-01 To House Ways And Means Committee
HB6649	Engross Sine Die	Naval Vessels Transfer Act of 2012 - Authorizes the President to transfer on a grant basis to: (1) Mexico, the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY class guided missile frigates CURTS and MCCLUSKY; (2) Thailand, the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY class guided missile frigates R... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-01-01 Received in the Senate.
HB6612	Engross Sine Die	Redesignates: (1) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Hugh L. Dryden Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, as the "NASA Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center," and (2) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-01-01 To Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
HB459	Engross Sine Die	Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2012 - Directs the Comptroller General to: (1) complete, within 12 months of enactment of this Act, the required audit of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) and of the Federal Reserve Bank... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-01-01 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 580.