US Legislation | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress

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Bill	Status	Summary/Title	Last Action
HB109	Intro Sine Die	Establishes the National Commission on Presidential War Powers and Civil Liberties to investigate, and report to the President and Congress on, the broad range of executive branch national security policies undertaken since the terrorist attacks of S... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-01-24 To House Subcommittee on the Constitution
HB112	Intro Sine Die	National Silver Alert Act of 2011 - Directs the Attorney General to: (1) establish a national Silver Alert communications network within the Department of Justice (DOJ) to assist regional and local search efforts for missing seniors; (2) assign a DOJ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-01-24 To House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
HB125	Intro Sine Die	Enumerated Powers Act - Requires each Act of Congress to contain a concise and definite statement of the constitutional authority relied upon for the enactment of each portion of that Act. Declares that failure to comply with this requirement shall g... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-01-24 To House Subcommittee on the Constitution
HB126	Intro Sine Die	Fairness in Firearm Testing Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) to make a video recording of the entire process of its examination and testing of an item for the purp... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-01-24 To House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
HB140	Intro Sine Die	Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to consider a person born in the United States "subject to the jurisdiction" of the United States for citizenship at birth purposes if the person is born in the... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-01-24 To House Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement
HB162	Intro Sine Die	Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2011 - Divides the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit into: (1) the Ninth Circuit, composed of California, Guam, Hawaii, and Northern Mariana Islands; and (2) the Twelfth Cir... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-01-24 To House Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law
HB196	Intro Sine Die	Simplifying The Ambiguous Law, Keeping Everyone Reliably Safe Act of 2011 or the STALKERS Act of 2011 - Amends the federal criminal code to revise the definition of stalking and impose criminal penalties on anyone who, with intent to kill, physically... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-01-24 To House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
HB197	Intro Sine Die	Confers upon the U.S. Court of Federal Claims jurisdiction to hear, determine, and render final judgment on any legal or equitable claim against the United States to receive just compensation for the taking of certain lands in the state of Missouri b... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-01-24 To House Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement
HB212	Intro Sine Die	Sanctity of Human Life Act - Declares that: (1) the right to life guaranteed by the Constitution is vested in each human and is the person's paramount and most fundamental right; (2) each human life begins with fertilization, cloning, or its function... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-01-24 To House Subcommittee on the Constitution
HB218	Intro Sine Die	People Resolved to Obtain an Understanding of Democracy Act or the P.R.O.U.D. Act - Amends the Immigration and Naturalization Act to provide for the naturalization of certain graduates of U.S. high schools who are under 25 years of age on the date of... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-01-24 To House Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement
HB324	Intro Sine Die	Directs the Secretary of Defense to authorize a Department of Defense (DOD) law enforcement officer to: (1) execute and serve a warrant or other process; (2) make an arrest without a warrant for any offense committed in the presence of the officer, o... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-01-24 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E99)
HB221	Intro Sine Die	Noose Hate Crime Act of 2011 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine and/or prison term of up to two years on anyone who, with intent to harass or intimidate any person because of that person's race, religion, or national origin, displays... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-01-24 To House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
HB328	Intro Sine Die	Safety, Efficiency, and Accountability in Transportation Projects Through Public Inspection Act of 2011 - Requires public employees to perform construction inspections on all surface transportation projects receiving federal funding. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-01-24 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E98)
HB223	Intro Sine Die	Federal Prison Bureau Nonviolent Offender Relief Act of 2011 - Amends the federal criminal code to direct the Bureau of Prisons, pursuant to a good time policy, to release a prisoner who has served one half or more of his or her term of imprisonment ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-01-24 To House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
HB224	Intro Sine Die	David Ray Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2011 or David's Law - Amends the federal criminal code to impose penalties for willfully causing bodily injury to any person or, through the use of fire, a firearm, or an explosive device, attempting to cause s... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-01-24 To House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
HB330	Intro Sine Die	Homebuyer Tax Credit Renewal Act of 2011- Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reinstate the first-time homebuyer tax credit for one year beginning on the enactment date of this Act. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-01-24 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E96)
HB331	Intro Sine Die	Fair Taxes for Seniors Act of 2011- Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide a one-time increase (from $250,000 to $500,000, or from $500,000 to $1 million for married taxpayers filing joint returns) in the exclusion of gain from the sale of a pri... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-01-24 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E97)
HB227	Intro Sine Die	Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act of 2011 - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to: (1) raise the age of handgun eligibility to 21 (currently, 18); and (2) prohibit persons under age 21 from possessing semiautomatic assault ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-01-24 To House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
HJR3	Intro Sine Die	Constitutional Amendment - States that the liberty of parents to direct the upbringing and education of their children is a fundamental right. States that neither the United States nor any state shall infringe upon this right without demonstrating th... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-01-24 To House Subcommittee on the Constitution
HJR4	Intro Sine Die	Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits outlays for a fiscal year (except those for repayment of debt principal) from exceeding total receipts for that fiscal year (except those derived from borrowing) unless Congress, by a three-fifths rollcall vote of... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-01-24 To House Subcommittee on the Constitution
HJR5	Intro Sine Die	Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits outlays for a fiscal year (except those for repayment of debt principal) from exceeding one-fifth of economic output of the United States, unless two-thirds of each chamber provide for a specific increase of outla... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-01-24 To House Subcommittee on the Constitution
HJR6	Intro Sine Die	Constitutional Amendment - Waives application of the First Amendment to the political speech of any corporation, partnership, business trust, association, or other business organization with respect to the making of contributions, expenditures, or ot... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-01-24 To House Subcommittee on the Constitution
HJR7	Intro Sine Die	Constitutional Amendment - Waives application of the First Amendment to the political speech of any corporation, partnership, business trust, association, or other business organization with respect to the making of contributions, expenditures, or ot... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-01-24 To House Subcommittee on the Constitution
HJR8	Intro Sine Die	Constitutional Amendment - Grants Congress the power to set limits on the amounts of contributions and expenditures with respect to candidates in a federal election. Grants a state the power to set limits on the amounts of contributions and expenditu... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-01-24 To House Subcommittee on the Constitution
HJR10	Intro Sine Die	Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits outlays for a fiscal year (except those for repayment of debt principal) from exceeding total receipts for that fiscal year (except those derived from borrowing) unless Congress, by a three-fifths rollcall vote of... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-01-24 To House Subcommittee on the Constitution
HJR11	Intro Sine Die	Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits all outlays for a fiscal year (including those for debt service and other debt functions) from exceeding total receipts for that fiscal year (except those derived from borrowing) unless Congress, by a two-thirds r... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-01-24 To House Subcommittee on the Constitution
HJR13	Intro Sine Die	Constitutional Amendment - Grants Congress the power to prohibit the physical desecration of the U.S. flag. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-01-24 To House Subcommittee on the Constitution
HJR14	Intro Sine Die	Constitutional Amendment - Requires Congress and the President to agree annually on an estimate of total receipts (except those derived from borrowing) for a fiscal year by enactment into law of a joint resolution devoted solely to that subject. Proh... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-01-24 To House Subcommittee on the Constitution
HJR15	Intro Sine Die	Constitutional Amendment - Authorizes the President, in the case of any bill, order, resolution, or vote presented by Congress, to decline to approve in whole any dollar amount of discretionary budget authority, any item of new direct spending, or an... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-01-24 To House Subcommittee on the Constitution
HJR16	Intro Sine Die	Constitutional Amendment - Repeals the Sixteenth Amendment to the Constitution (authorizing taxation of income). [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-01-24 To House Subcommittee on the Constitution
HJR17	Intro Sine Die	Constitutional Amendment - Repeals the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution (thereby removing the limitation on the number of terms an individual may serve as President). [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-01-24 To House Subcommittee on the Constitution
HJR18	Intro Sine Die	Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits outlays for a fiscal year (except those for repayment of debt principal) from exceeding total receipts for that fiscal year (except those derived from borrowing) unless Congress, by a three-fifths rollcall vote of... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-01-24 To House Subcommittee on the Constitution
HB40	Intro Sine Die	Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act - Establishes the Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans to examine slavery and discrimination in the colonies and the United States from 1619 to the present a... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-01-24 To House Subcommittee on the Constitution
HB43	Intro Sine Die	Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program and provide an equal number of annual immigrant visas (55,000) to certain employment-based aliens who obtain an advanced degree in the United States. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-01-24 To House Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement
HB45	Intro Sine Die	Criminal Alien Accountability Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish minimum imprisonment terms for specified categories of aliens subject to criminal fines, imprisonment, or both, for reentry as removed aliens. (Such provision... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-01-24 To House Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement
HB407	Intro Sine Die	Requires the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to give a Member, officer, or employee of either chamber of Congress carrying out official duties outside the United States a written statement of the cost of any DOD-provided transportation within 10 days afte... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-01-24 Referred to House Administration
HB46	Intro Sine Die	Fallen Heroes Family Act of 2011 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include as a nonimmigrant alien an alien who is the parent of a child who: (1) is a U.S. citizen; (2) was born outside the United States and its outlying possessions; an... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-01-24 To House Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement
HJR20	Intro Sine Die	Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits a person from serving more than two full consecutive terms as a Senator or six full consecutive terms as a Representative. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-01-24 To House Subcommittee on the Constitution
HB58	Intro Sine Die	Firearms Interstate Commerce Reform Act - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) allow licensed firearms importers, manufacturers, dealers, or collectors (licensees) to sell or deliver any firearm (currently, rifles or shotguns) to a resident of a ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-01-24 To House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
HR43	Intro Sine Die	Sets forth the rule for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 38) to reduce spending through a transition to non-security spending at fiscal year 2008 levels. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-01-24 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
HR46	Intro Sine Die	States that provisions of H. Res. 5 (relating to budget enforcement powers of the chair of the Committee on the Budget) shall have no force or effect during the remainder of the 112th Congress. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-01-20 To House Rules Committee
HR48	Intro Sine Die	Establishes a select committee in the House of Representatives to review national security laws, policies, and practices and make recommendations about the effectiveness of past and present U.S. law enforcement, national security, and intelligence ac... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-01-20 To House Rules Committee
HB341	Intro Sine Die	Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2011 or TIFIA of 2011 - Revises terms of secured loans and lines of credit used to finance certain transportation infrastructure projects to increase the maximum loan amount for such project... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-01-20 To House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit
HB348	Intro Sine Die	Prohibits the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration from requiring the replacement of street and highway signs that are in upper case letters with signs that are in mixed case lettering with the initial letter in upper case followed by ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-01-20 To House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit
HB369	Intro Sine Die	Health Savings and Affordability Act of 2011- Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a tax deduction from gross income for the cost of health insurance coverage for individual taxpayers, their spouses, and dependents; (2) permit holders of he... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-01-20 To House Ways And Means Committee
HB374	Intro Sine Die	Life at Conception Act - Declares that the right to life guaranteed by the Constitution is vested in each human being beginning at the moment of fertilization, cloning, or other moment at which an individual comes into being. Prohibits construing thi... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-01-20 To House Judiciary Committee
HB380	Intro Sine Die	Pursuit of International Education (PIE) Act of 2011 - Prohibits the use of funds made available to the Department of the Treasury to implement, administer, or enforce regulations to require specific licenses for travel-related transactions directly ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-01-20 To House Foreign Affairs Committee
HB382	Intro Sine Die	Income Equity Act of 2011- Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) deny employers a tax deduction for payments of excessive compensation to any full-time employee (i.e., compensation for services exceeding the greater of 25 times the lowest compensa... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-01-20 To House Ways And Means Committee
HB385	Intro Sine Die	Poverty Impact Trigger Act of 2011 - Amends Rule XXI (Restrictions on Certain Bills) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to make it out of order to consider a public bill or joint resolution authorizing an appropriation of $10 million or mor... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-01-20 To House Budget Committee
HB387	Intro Sine Die	Charitable Driving Tax Relief Act of 2011- Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that volunteers who use their automobiles for the benefit of a charitable organization may exclude from their gross income reimbursements for their automobile oper... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-01-20 To House Ways And Means Committee