| 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15 years, the current lease involving a parcel of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land in Fairbanks, Alaska, that was withdrawn for military use and i...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. |
| HCR145 | Engross
Sine Die | Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the North Korean missile launch of December 12, 2012, represents a flagrant violation of specified U.N. Security Council resolutions; (2) North Korea continues to defy the U.N., its Six-Party partners, and th... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-02 Received in the Senate. |
| 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 |
| HCR138 | Intro
Sine Die | Recognizes Birmingham, Alabama, as the home to the first and longest running celebration of Veterans Day. Recognizes Raymond Weeks for his pioneering efforts in the establishment of Veterans Day. Honors the sacrifices and pays tribute to the men and ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-02 To House Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs |
| 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. |
| SB3313 | Engross
Sine Die | Women Veterans and Other Health Care Improvements Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish fertility counseling and treatment, including assisted reproductive technology, to a spouse or surrogate of a severely wounded, ill, ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-02 To House Subcommittee on Health |
| SB3250 | Engross
Sine Die | Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Reporting Act of 2012 or the SAFER Act of 2012 - (Sec. 2) Amends the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 to authorize the Attorney General to make Debbie Smith grants under such Act to states or local governm... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-02 Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill. |
| 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. |
| SB2045 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires that the principal office of the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC) be in the metropolitan area of Washington, DC, but allows the CAVC to sit any place within the United States. Requires judges in active service on the CAVC to:... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-02 To House Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs |
| SB847 | Intro
Sine Die | Safe Chemicals Act of 2011 - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promulgate a rule that establishes: (1) the data that constitute the minimum data sets for chemica... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-02 An errata sheet on written report No. 112-264 was printed to include Minority views. |
| SB692 | Intro
Sine Die | National Hurricane Research Initiative Act of 2011 - Requires the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere (the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [NOAA]) to establish a National Hurricane Research Initi... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-02 By Senator Rockefeller from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 112-266. |
| SB140 | Engross
Sine Die | Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act - Designates specified land and inland water within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Michigan as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-02 To House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands |
| HR844 | Intro
Sine Die | Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.B. 8) to extend certain tax relief provisions enacted in 2001 and 2003, and to provide for expedited consideration of a bill providing for comprehensive tax reform, and for other pur... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-01 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| HCR147 | Engross
Sine Die | Waives a specified requirement that the enrollment of any bill or joint resolution be printed on parchment for the duration of the 112th Congress. Provides that the enrollment of any such measure shall be in such form as may be certified by the Clerk... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-01 Message on Senate action sent to the House. |
| 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 |
| HR834 | Intro
Sine Die | Urges European governments and the European Union (EU) to: (1) designate Hizballah as a terrorist organization so that Hizballah cannot use EU territories for fund raising, recruitment, and propaganda; and (2) impose sanctions on Hizballah for provid... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-01 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| 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 |
| HR134 | Intro
Sine Die | Condemns the government of Iran for its state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights. Calls on the government of Iran to release imprisoned Baha'i leaders, educators, an... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-01 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| SB302 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to issue right-of-way permits, subject to certain terms and conditions, for: (1) a high-pressure natural gas transmission pipeline (including appurtenances) in nonwilderness areas within the boundary of Denali... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2013-01-01 Held at the desk. |
| 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. |
| HB6725 | Intro
Sine Die | NRA Members' Gun Safety Act of 2012 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit a person who is not a licensed firearms importer, manufacturer, or dealer from transferring a firearm to, or receiving a firearm from, another unlicensed person, excep... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-31 To House Judiciary Committee |
| HB6724 | Intro
Sine Die | Commercial Automotive Products Export Reform Act of 2012 - Directs the President to issue proposed regulations to remove from the United States Munitions List and Commerce Control List all commercially-available automotive products and technologies, ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-31 To House Foreign Affairs Committee |
| HB6723 | Intro
Sine Die | Inspector General Improvement Act of 2012 - Requires the inspectors general of the following federal agencies, in addition to the other duties and responsibilities specified in the Inspector General Act of 1978, to supervise, direct, and control audi... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-31 To House Oversight And Government Reform Committee |
| HB6722 | Intro
Sine Die | Eliminates automatic cost of living adjustments to the rate of pay for Members of Congress during FY2013. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-31 To House Oversight And Government Reform Committee |
| HB6721 | Intro
Sine Die | Eliminates automatic cost of living adjustments to the rate of pay for Members of Congress during FY2013 or FY2014. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-31 To House Oversight And Government Reform Committee |
| HB6720 | Intro
Sine Die | Eliminates automatic cost of living adjustments to the rate of pay for Members of Congress during FY2013 or FY2014. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-31 To House Oversight And Government Reform Committee |
| SB3715 | Engross
Sine Die | Extends for one year the limited antitrust exemption under the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act for participating in meetings and consultations to discuss security countermeasures, qualified countermeasures, or qualified pandemic or epidemic... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-31 Held at the desk. |
| SB3563 | Engross
Sine Die | Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to revise the Federal Permit Streamlining Pilot Project offices to: (1) specify Field Office for each of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Offices designated; and (2) replace the Miles City, Montana, field offic... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-31 Held at the desk. |
| HB4194 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) to recognize Alexander Creek, Alaska, as a Native village eligible for land and benefits under the Act. Requires Alexander Creek to file any amendments to its corporate charter in Alaska that are... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-31 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 538. |
| HB4019 | Intro
Sine Die | Federal Forests County Revenue, Schools, and Jobs Act of 2012 - Title I: County, Schools, and Revenue Trust for Federal Forest Land - (Sec. 102) Establishes the County, Schools, and Revenue Trust to provide a dependable source of revenue for each par... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-31 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 539. |
| SB2015 | Engross
Sine Die | Powell Shooting Range Land Conveyance Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Powell Recreation District in Wyoming, without consideration, the land managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in the Wind River District and id... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-31 Held at the desk. |
| HB3159 | Engross
Sine Die | Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 - Directs the President to establish guidelines regarding the establishment of measurable goals, performance metrics, and monitoring and evaluation plans for U.S. foreign assistance. Requires s... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-31 Received in the Senate. |
| SB1478 | Engross
Sine Die | Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Boundary Modification Act - Amends the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Establishment Act of 1999 to modify the boundary of the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site in South Dakota by including in ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-31 Held at the desk. |
| SB1421 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to establish a commemorative work on federal land in the District of Columbia to commemorate the mission of the Peace Corps and the ideals on which it was founded. Requires the commemorative work t... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-31 Held at the desk. |
| SB1047 | Engross
Sine Die | Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel Act of 2011 - Amends the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 to expand requirements for the operation and maintenance of the Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel, Colorado, to require the Secretary o... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-31 Held at the desk. |
| SB970 | Engross
Sine Die | White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic River Expansion Act of 2011 - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate additional segments and tributaries of the White Clay Creek in Delaware and Pennsylvania as components of the National Wild and Scenic R... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-31 Held at the desk. |
| HR193 | Intro
Sine Die | Calls on government officials and competent courts in Egypt to assist in the safe and immediate return of Noor and Ramsay Bower to the United States. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-31 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. |
| HB940 | Intro
Sine Die | United States Covered Bond Act of 2011 - (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a regulatory oversight program for specified recourse debt obligations of an eligible issuer (covered bonds) that provides for such bonds to be maint... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-31 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 542. |
| SB499 | Engross
Sine Die | Bonneville Unit Clean Hydropower Facilitation Act - (Sec. 3) Declares that, in order to facilitate hydropower development on the Diamond Fork System (Utah), a certain amount of reimbursable costs allocated to project power in the Power Appendix of th... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-31 Held at the desk. |
| HB752 | Intro
Sine Die | Molalla River Wild and Scenic Rivers Act - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate specified segments of the Molalla River in Oregon as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-31 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 537. |
| SB264 | Engross
Sine Die | Natchez Trace Parkway Land Conveyance Act of 2011 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to convey to Mississippi, by quitclaim deed and without consideration, all interest of the United States in two parcels of land totaling approximately 67 acres... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-31 Held at the desk. |
| SB114 | Engross
Sine Die | San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Boundary Expansion Act of 2012 - Modifies the boundary of the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park located in Bexar and Wilson Counties, Texas, to include approximately 137 acres of additional id... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-31 Held at the desk. |