| HB6665 | Intro
Sine Die | Farmers Protection Act of 2012 - Amends the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to permit the taking of any migratory game bird, including waterfowl, coots, and cranes, on or over land that: (1) is not a baited area; and (2) contains a standing crop (including...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-21
To House Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs |
| HB6666 | Intro
Sine Die | Healthy Communities through Helping to Offer Incentives and Choices to Everyone in Society Act - Expands coverage of obesity treatment under titles XVIII (Medicare), including part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program), and XIX (Medicaid) o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-21
To House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands |
| HB6670 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 to: (1) extend authority for the drought program under such Act through FY2017, (2) authorize appropriations for such Act through FY2017, and (3) require cooperative drought contingen...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-21
To House Subcommittee on Water and Power |
| HB6684 | Engross
Sine Die | Spending Reduction Act of 2012 - Title I: Agriculture - (Sec. 101) Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to terminate the increase in the value of supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly the food stamp program) b...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-21
Received in the Senate. |
| SR613 | Intro
Sine Die | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Urges European governments and the European Union (EU) to: (1) designate Hizballah as a terrorist organization so th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-21
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice. (text: CR S8379-8380) |
| HB6443 | Engross
Sine Die | Designates the facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) at 9800 West Commercial Boulevard in Sunrise, Florida, as the "William 'Bill' Kling VA Clinic."
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-21
To Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee |
| HB5806 | Intro
Sine Die | Outreach to People With Disabilities During Emergencies Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), through the Disability Coordinator, in order to enhance domestic pr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-21
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 522. |
| SB2388 | Engross
Sine Die | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Amendments Act of 2012 - Reauthorizes and amends authorities relating to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Commissioned Officer Corps (NOAA Corps). (Sec. ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-21
Held at the desk. |
| HB4206 | Intro
Sine Die | Contracting Oversight for Small Business Jobs Act of 2012 - Amends the federal criminal code to include under penalties for misrepresentation the willful misrepresentation of status as a small business for the purpose of obtaining, retaining, or comp...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-21
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 531. |
| HB4118 | Intro
Sine Die | Small Business Procurement Improvement Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act to require (under current law, permit) federal agencies involved in procurement, to the maximum extent practicable, to include small businesses in multiple award contr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-21
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 529. |
| HB4121 | Intro
Sine Die | Early Stage Small Business Contracting Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish and carry out a program to provide increased access to federal contract opportuniti...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-21
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 530. |
| HB4081 | Intro
Sine Die | Contractor Opportunity Protection Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act to consolidate Small Business Administration (SBA) provisions relating to contract bundling (the consolidation of two or more procurement requirements into a solicitation f...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-21
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 528. |
| HB3980 | Intro
Sine Die | Small Business Opportunity Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act to replace the position of breakout procurement representative within the Small Business Administration (SBA) with the position of procurement center representative. Requires such...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-21
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 525. |
| HB3985 | Intro
Sine Die | Building Better Business Partnerships Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act to authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish a mentor-protege program for all small businesses. (Under current law, the SBA me...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-21
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 526. |
| HB3987 | Intro
Sine Die | Small Business Protection Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act to authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA), when establishing small business size standards, to establish or approve a single standard for a grouping...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-21
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 527. |
| HB3850 | Intro
Sine Die | Government Efficiency through Small Business Contracting Act of 2012 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Small Business Act to raise from 23% to 25% the governmentwide prime contract award goal for participation by small business concerns and to make the governmen...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-21
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 523. |
| HB3851 | Intro
Sine Die | Small Business Advocate Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act (the Act) to require the Director of the Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (established in each federal agency having procurement powers) to be compensated at least at the...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-21
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 524. |
| HB3378 | Engross
Sine Die | Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 220 Elm Avenue in Munising, Michigan, as the "Elizabeth L. Kinnunen Post Office Building."
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-21
Received in the Senate. |
| HB3197 | Engross
Sine Die | Designates the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical center in Spokane, Washington, as the "Mann-Grandstaff Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center."
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-21
To Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee |
| SB1684 | Intro
Sine Die | Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2012 - Title I: Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments - (Sec. 101) Amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to require the Secretary of the Interio...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-21
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 575. |
| HB3116 | Intro
Sine Die | Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 -Title I: Policy, Management, and Efficiency - (Sec. 101) Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (HSA) to establish in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) the position of ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-21
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 520. |
| SB1449 | Intro
Sine Die | Motor Vehicle and Highway Safety Improvement Act of 2011 [sic] or Mariah's Act - Title I: Highway Safety - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) (other than the Mass Transit Account) for FY2012 and FY2013 for Nation...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-21
By Senator Rockefeller from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 112-261. |
| SB1262 | Intro
Sine Die | Native Culture, Language, and Access for Success in Schools Act - Title I: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 - Subtitle A: Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged - (Sec. 111) Amends part A of title I (Improving the Acade...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-21
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 574. |
| SB911 | Intro
Sine Die | Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act - Title I: Reallocation of Public Safety Spectrum - (Sec. 101) Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reallocate the 700 MHz D block spectrum (between the frequencies from 758-763 and...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-21
By Senator Rockefeller from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 112-260. |
| HB1509 | Engross
Sine Die | Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish cost-effective procedures to ensure that: (1) a Social Security account number (or any derivative) is not displayed, coded, or embe...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-21
To Senate Finance Committee |
| SB3702 | Intro
Sine Die | Services, Education, and Rehabilitation for Veterans Act or the SERV Act - Requires the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy to delegate to the Department of Justice (DOJ) the authority to administer the veteran's treatment courts p...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-20
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB3699 | Intro
Sine Die | Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2012 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to include information on the coverage of intensive behavioral therapy for obesity in the "Medicare and You Handbook." Directs the Secreta...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-20
To Senate Finance Committee |
| HB6702 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the National Organ Transplant Act to prohibit acquiring, receiving, or otherwise transferring a cord blood unit (the neonatal blood collected from the placenta and umbilical cord of a single newborn baby) for valuable consideration for use in ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-20
To House Energy And Commerce Committee |
| HB6700 | Intro
Sine Die | Stop Deducting Damages Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) deny a tax deduction for any amount paid or incurred for punitive damages in connection with any judgment in, or settlement of, any legal action; and (2) include any amount...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-20
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| HB6699 | Intro
Sine Die | Liquefied Natural Gas for NATO Act - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to treat each North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member nation as a nation with which there is in effect a free trade agreement and thus eligible for expedited appl...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-20
To House Foreign Affairs Committee |
| HB6698 | Intro
Sine Die | Walter Patterson Justice and Extradition Act - Directs the President to report to Congress regarding: (1) the number of fugitives currently residing in other countries whose extradition is sought by the United States and a list of such countries; (2)...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-20
To House Foreign Affairs Committee |
| HB6695 | Intro
Sine Die | Equitable Treatment of Investors Act - Amends the Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970 to revise the definition of "net equity." Bases the determination of net equity, the positions, options, and contracts of a customer reported to the custome...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-20
To House Financial Services Committee |
| HB6693 | Intro
Sine Die | Includes within the definition of an "animal" for purposes of the Animal Welfare Act a bird, rat of the genus Rattus, or mouse of the genus Mus that is being used, or is intended for use, as a pet or for research, testing, experimentation, ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-20
To House Agriculture Committee |
| HB6692 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to exempt the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration from being subject to automatic reductions to eliminate the excess budget deficit...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-20
To House Budget Committee |
| HB6691 | Intro
Sine Die | Center to Advance, Monitor, and Preserve University Security Safety Act of 2012 or the CAMPUS Safety Act of 2012 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General to establish and operate, within the Of...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-20
To House Judiciary Committee |
| HB6690 | Intro
Sine Die | Bars the Secretary of the Air Force from divesting, retiring, or transferring to any Air Force aircraft assigned to units of the Air National Guard or Air Force Reserve as of December 31, 2012, until Congress receives: (1) the reports required by the...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-20
To House Armed Services Committee |
| SR626 | Intro
Sine Die | Designates April 24, 2014, as Jan Karski Day. Recognizes the life and legacy of Dr. Karski and expresses gratitude for his efforts in informing the free world of the atrocities committed by Nazi and totalitarian forces in Poland during World War II....
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-20
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| HR842 | Intro
Sine Die | Recognizes that Senator Joseph I. Lieberman is the Senate's greatest living champion of equal rights for the citizens of the District of Columbia in his pursuit of statehood, equal representation, and home rule for the District. Commends Senator Lieb...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-20
To House Oversight And Government Reform Committee |
| SR627 | Intro
Sine Die | Designates Senator Barbara Mikulski as Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-20
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8320; text as passed Senate: CR S8320; text of measure as introduced: CR S8305) |
| HR840 | Intro
Sine Die | Sets forth the rule for consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill (H.B. 4310) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activit...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-20
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| HR841 | Intro
Sine Die | Sets forth the rule for consideration of the Senate amendment to the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 66) approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and providing for consideration of the bill ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-20
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| SB3698 | Engross
Sine Die | Formerly Owned Resources for Veterans to Express Thanks for Service Act of 2012 or FOR VETS Act of 2012 - Authorizes the transfer of federal surplus property to a state agency for distribution through donation within the state for purposes of educati...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-20
To House Oversight And Government Reform Committee |
| SR617 | Intro
Sine Die | Congratulates Johnny Manziel for winning the 2012 Heisman Memorial Trophy.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-20
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S8320) |
| HB6637 | Intro
Sine Die | Money Remittances Improvement Act of 2012 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury, with respect to compliance with reporting requirements for monetary instrument transactions of certain financial institutions, to rely upon examinations conducted b...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-20
To House Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit |
| HB6633 | Engross
Sine Die | Designates the U.S. courthouse located at 101 East Pecan Street in Sherman, Texas, as the "Paul Brown United States Courthouse."
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-20
Received in the Senate. |
| HB6631 | Intro
Sine Die | Virgin Islands Energy Crisis Relief Act - Amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), through the Rural Utilities Service, to make a grant to the Water and Power Authority of the U.S. Virgin Islands for...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-20
To House Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity |
| HB6614 | Intro
Sine Die | Fire-Damaged Home Rebuilding Act of 2012 - Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to prohibit certain mandatory land use and control measures in an area from being considered to be in compliance with land management criteria for participatio...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-20
To House Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity |
| HB6613 | Intro
Sine Die | Markets and Trading Reorganization Act - Establishes the Securities and Derivatives Commission as an independent regulatory commission. Directs such Commission to establish three principal divisions: (1) a Markets and Trading Division with oversight ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-20
To House Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises |
| HB6588 | Intro
Sine Die | Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of a congressional gold medal to Malala Yousufzai in recognition of her devoted service to education, justice, and equalit...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-20
To House Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology |
| SB3542 | Pass | No-Hassle Flying Act of 2012 - Authorizes the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration [TSA]) to determine whether checked baggage on a flight or flight segment originating at an airport outside the United Stat...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-12-20
Became Public Law No: 112-218. |
