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112-hr-6726 112 hr 6726 Congressional Pay Freeze and Fiscal Responsibility Act Government Operations and Politics 2013-01-01 2013-01-02 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. House Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8] PA R F000451 20 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) 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 officials, including Members of Congress, through December 31, 2013. Eliminates the delayed statutory pay adjustment contained in the Resolution that was permitted to take effect with the first applicable pay period beginning after March 27, 2013. 2019-11-15T21:09:02Z  
112-hr-6727 112 hr 6727 United States Job Creation and Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2013 Foreign Trade and International Finance 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Camp, Dave [R-MI-4] MI R C000071 3 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 December 31, 2015, certain existing duty suspensions, reductions, and other modification fro specified chemicals, food, and other items. Directs U.S. Customs and Border Protection to liquidate or reliquidate certain entries of: (1) orange juice, (2) industrial nitrocellulose from the United Kingdom, (3) polyester fleece sheet sets, (4) top-of-the-stove stainless steel cooking ware from the Republic of Korea, and (5) digital still image video cameras. Makes a technical correction to the article description for stainless steel single-piece exhaust gas manifolds. 2022-03-02T15:36:55Z  
112-hr-6728 112 hr 6728 Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2012 Emergency Management 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. House Rep. Denham, Jeff [R-CA-19] CA R D000612 3 Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2012 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act) to direct the President, for purposes of hazard mitigation assistance, to ensure that: (1) environmental reviews and historic preservation reviews are completed on an expeditious basis, and (2) the shortest existing applicable process under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the National Historic Preservation Act is utilized. Authorizes the President to provide not more than 25% of the amount of the estimated cost of hazard mitigation measures to a state grantee before eligible costs are incurred. Requires the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to review, update, and revise factors relating to trauma to measure the severity, magnitude, and impact of a disaster. Authorizes the President, acting through the Administrator, to approve public assistance projects for major disasters or emergencies under alternative procedures with the goal of: (1) reducing the costs to the federal government of providing such assistance; (2) increasing flexibility in the administration of assistance; (3) expediting the provision of assistance to a state, tribal or local government, or owner or operator of a private nonprofit facility; and (4) providing financial incentives and disincentives for the timely and cost-effective completion of projects. Requires such alternative procedures, with respect to grants for facility repair, restoration, or replacement, to allow: (1) such grants to be made on the basis of fixed estimates if the state, tribal, or local government or the owner or operator of the private nonprofit facility agrees to be responsible for any actual costs that exceed the estimate; (2) a grantee to elect to receive an in-lieu contribution, without reduction, on the basis of estimates of the cost to repair, restore, reconstruct, or replace a facility and management expenses; (3) consolidating state, local, or tribal facilities as a single project; and (4… 2021-04-19T19:45:12Z  
112-hr-6729 112 hr 6729 To save at least $10,000,000,000 by consolidating some duplicative and overlapping Government programs. Government Operations and Politics 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. House Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7] TX R C001048 9 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 streamline federal programs and agencies with duplicative and overlapping missions as identified in the February 2012 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report entitled "Opportunities to Reduce Duplication, Overlap and Fragmentation, Achieve Savings, and Enhance Revenue" and the March 2011 GAO report entitled "Opportunities to Reduce Potential Duplication in Government Programs, Save Tax Dollars, and Enhance Revenue" and apply any savings towards deficit reduction; (2) report to Congress any legislative changes required to further eliminate, consolidate, or streamline such programs and agencies; (3) determine the total cost savings to each agency from the implementation of this Act; and (4) rescind from appropriate accounts the greater of $10 billion or the total amount of such cost savings. 2019-11-15T21:09:02Z  
112-hr-6720 112 hr 6720 To provide that no pay adjustment for Members of Congress shall be made in fiscal year 2013 or 2014. Congress 2012-12-31 2012-12-31 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. House Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17] TX R F000461 0 Eliminates automatic cost of living adjustments to the rate of pay for Members of Congress during FY2013 or FY2014. 2019-11-15T21:09:02Z  
112-hr-6721 112 hr 6721 To provide that no pay adjustment for Members of Congress shall be made in fiscal year 2013 or 2014. Congress 2012-12-31 2012-12-31 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. House Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8] PA R F000451 35 Eliminates automatic cost of living adjustments to the rate of pay for Members of Congress during FY2013 or FY2014. 2019-11-15T21:09:02Z  
112-hr-6722 112 hr 6722 To provide that no pay adjustment for Members of Congress shall be made in fiscal year 2013. Congress 2012-12-31 2012-12-31 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. House Rep. Bachmann, Michele [R-MN-6] MN R B001256 2 Eliminates automatic cost of living adjustments to the rate of pay for Members of Congress during FY2013. 2019-11-15T21:09:02Z  
112-hr-6723 112 hr 6723 Inspector General Improvement Act of 2012 Government Operations and Politics 2012-12-31 2012-12-31 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. House Rep. Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8] MO R E000172 0 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 audit and investigative activities pertaining to programs and operations: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Department of Defense (DOD); Department of Education; Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA); Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); Department of Homeland Security (DHS); Department of the Interior; Department of Labor; Department of State; Department of the Treasury; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); General Services Administration (GSA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Intelligence Community; National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); and Smithsonian Institution. 2019-11-15T21:09:02Z  
112-hr-6724 112 hr 6724 Commercial Automotive Products Export Reform Act of 2012 International Affairs 2012-12-31 2012-12-31 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. House Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-3] PA R K000376 0 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, whether listed in sections of such lists devoted specifically to automotive products and technologies or otherwise controlled by such lists. Sets forth related reporting requirements. Excludes from such provisions a commercially-available automotive product or technology that would make a significant contribution to the military potential of another country or is contrary to U.S. national security interests. Directs the President to issue final regulations to remove from such Lists all commercially-available automotive products and technologies, whether listed in sections of such lists devoted specifically to automotive products and technologies or otherwise controlled by such lists. Excludes from such provisions a commercially-available automotive product or technology that: (1) is subject to the presidential determination under this Act not to remove the product or technology from such Lists, and (2) with respect to which the presidential report required under this Act has been submitted to Congress. States that nothing in this Act shall be construed to require the President to revoke or alter any restrictions imposed on exports or reexports involving countries, organizations, or individuals that are subject to U.S. trade sanctions. 2019-11-15T21:07:22Z  
112-hr-6725 112 hr 6725 NRA Members' Gun Safety Act of 2012 Crime and Law Enforcement 2012-12-31 2012-12-31 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. House Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] VA D M000933 0 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, except: (1) through a licensed dealer or a law enforcement agency, which shall conduct a background check through the national instant criminal background check system; and (2) after inspecting a permit that confirms that such background check has been conducted. Specifies exceptions, including for: (1) the transfer of a bona fide gift between immediate family members; (2) a transfer that occurs by operation of law or by an executor or trustee because of the death of another person; (3) a temporary transfer that occurs in the home of the unlicensed transferee who believes that possession of the firearm is necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm to the transferee; and (4) certain temporary transfers without the transfer of title at a shooting range, at a shooting competition, or while hunting, fishing, or trapping. Sets forth requirements for a licensed dealer or law enforcement agency that assists in such transfer, including requirements to: (1) notify the transferor and transferee of compliance with background check requirements and of the receipt of any notification from the background check system that a transfer is prohibited, and (2) report to the Attorney General on such a transfer and on transfers of two or more pistols and/or revolvers to the same unlicensed transferee during any five consecutive business days. Permits such dealer or law enforcement agency to assess a processing fee. Prohibits a licensed dealer from authorizing an employee to possess or transfer a firearm or ammunition in the course of employment unless such dealer has received a notice that the Attorney General has determined that receipt of a firearm by the employee would not be unlawful. Authorizes the Attorney General to deny the transfer of firearms or the issuance of a feder… 2019-11-15T21:32:37Z  
112-hr-6716 112 hr 6716 To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to eliminate the sequestrations for fiscal year 2013. Economics and Public Finance 2012-12-30 2012-12-30 Referred to the House Committee on the Budget. House Rep. Dicks, Norman D. [D-WA-6] WA D D000327 0 Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to eliminate automatic sequestrations for FY2013. (The Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act was amended by the Budget Control Act of 2011 to revise the discretionary spending limits and reduce the discretionary appropriations and direct spending specified in the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act unless a joint committee bill achieving an amount greater than $1.2 trillion in deficit reduction is enacted by January 15, 2012.) Prohibits the President from issuing a sequestration order to carry out any sequestration that the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) estimates is required for FY2013. 2019-02-20T22:44:33Z  
112-hr-6717 112 hr 6717 Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act Education 2012-12-30 2013-01-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. House Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] MI D C000714 3 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 to participate in a federal financial assistance program, unless it meets specified student consumer protection requirements. Requires each program to: (1) fully prepare students to satisfy those entry pre-conditions in the state in which the program is operated and in any state the program claims a successful program graduate will be prepared to work in the particular occupation or profession involved; (2) provide timely placement of students in required pre-licensure positions, such as internships or apprenticeships; and (3) meet specialized state accreditation requirements, or notify students if the program has not yet been fully accredited. Requires an IHE to notify out-of-state applicants as to whether or not its program satisfies the requirements of the applicant's state. 2021-09-28T14:42:48Z  
112-hr-6718 112 hr 6718 Early Intervention for Toddlers and Infants with Disabilities Act Education 2012-12-30 2012-12-30 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. House Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] CA D R000581 0 Early Intervention for Toddlers and Infants with Disabilities Act - Amends the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to reauthorize appropriations, for FY2014-FY2019, for the program providing early intervention services for disabled infants and toddlers. 2020-02-10T16:50:33Z  
112-hr-6719 112 hr 6719 Telehealth Promotion Act of 2012 Health 2012-12-30 2013-01-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. House Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-1] CA D T000460 0 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) as well as under federal employees health, dental, and vision benefit programs, TRICARE, and the program of health care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) shall be covered under such programs to the same extent as if furnished in the same location of the beneficiary. Amends SSA title XVIII to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), in order to provide a positive incentive for certain hospitals to lower their excess readmission ratios for inpatient services, to make an additional payment to a hospital in a proportion that provides for a sharing of the savings from better-than-expected performance between the hospital and the Medicare program. Authorizes the Secretary, in the case of a state that has amended its Medicaid plan to provide coordinated care through a health home for individuals with chronic conditions, to contract with the state medical assistance agency to serve eligible individuals with chronic conditions who select a designated provider, a team of health care professionals operating with such a provider, or a health team as the individual's health home. Authorizes the Secretary to contract with a national or multi-state regional center of excellence with a network of affiliated local providers to provide through one or more medical homes for targeted, accessible, continuous, and coordinated care to individuals under Medicare and Medicaid with a long-term illness or medical condition that requires regular medical treatment, advising, and monitoring. Authorizes an Accountable Care Organization to include coverage of telehealth and remote patient monitoring services as supplemental health care benefits to the same extent as a Medicare Advantage plan is permitted to provide such coverage. Recognizes telehealth services and re… 2022-01-06T17:18:07Z  
112-hr-6706 112 hr 6706 Fair Debt Collection Practices Technical Correction Act of 2012 Finance and Financial Sector 2012-12-27 2012-12-27 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. House Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] NC R J000255 0 Fair Debt Collection Practices Technical Correction Act of 2012 - Amends the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to exclude from the definition of "debt collector" any law firm or licensed attorney: (1) serving, filing, or conveying formal legal pleadings, discovery requests, or other documents pursuant to the applicable rules of civil procedure; or (2) communicating in, or at the direction of, a court of law or in depositions or settlement conferences, in connection with a pending legal action to collect a debt on behalf of a client. 2019-11-15T20:53:14Z  
112-hr-6707 112 hr 6707 Child Care and Resources Education Act of 2012 Families 2012-12-27 2012-12-27 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. House Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] CA D R000581 0 Child Care and Resources Education Act of 2012 - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to reserve at least $1 million of annual child care and development block grant appropriations for operation of a national toll-free hotline and website to develop and disseminate child care consumer education information for parents and help them access safe, affordable, and quality child care in their community. 2020-02-10T16:50:32Z  
112-hr-6708 112 hr 6708 To authorize certain appropriations under the Native American Programs Act of 1974. Native Americans 2012-12-27 2012-12-27 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. House Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] CA D R000581 0 Amends the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for FY2012-FY2015 for: (1) programs promoting economic and social self-sufficiency for Native Americans, (2) a program awarding grants to Indian tribes to improve their regulation of environmental quality, (3) a program awarding grants to public and nonprofit entities to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages, and (4) a demonstration project enabling Hawaii to establish a revolving fund providing loans or loan guarantees to Native Hawaiians organizations and individuals to promote economic development in Hawaii. 2020-02-10T16:50:32Z  
112-hr-6709 112 hr 6709 Course Material Pilot Grant Program Act Education 2012-12-27 2012-12-27 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. House Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] CA D R000581 0 Course Material Pilot Grant Program Act - Amends the Higher Education Opportunity Act to reauthorize appropriations for a pilot program awarding competitive grants to institutions of higher education to enable them to rent course materials to students from school bookstores. Amends the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 to reauthorize appropriations for a national study on the education of the deaf. (The study is tasked with identifying education-related factors that impede, and education-related factors that contribute to, successful postsecondary education experiences and employment for the deaf.) 2020-02-10T16:50:32Z  
112-hr-6710 112 hr 6710 Caring for an Aging America Act Health 2012-12-27 2012-12-27 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] CA D R000581 0 Caring for an Aging America Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to include geriatrics and gerontology within the definition of "primary health services" for purposes of the National Health Service Corps. 2019-11-15T21:15:58Z  
112-hr-6711 112 hr 6711 Keeping our Communities Safe by Strengthening Safety Standards for Chemical Facilities Act Emergency Management 2012-12-27 2012-12-27 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] CA D R000581 0 Keeping our Communities Safe by Strengthening Safety Standards for Chemical Facilities Act - Amends the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), in assigning a chemical facility to a risk tier under performance standards for the security of chemical facilities, to consider the proximity of the facility to population centers, schools, and other facilities at risk of creating a secondary explosion. 2019-11-15T21:15:58Z  
112-hr-6712 112 hr 6712 Elgin's Law Health 2012-12-27 2012-12-27 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] CA D R000581 0 Elgin Stafford Mental Illness Information Disclosure Act of 2012 or Elgin's Law - Requires a health care professional to disclose to a parent of a covered individual being treated for a mental illness any information regarding the mental illness and treatment which may be useful for the parent's appropriate involvement with the treatment. Excludes exceptional circumstances where parental involvement would be counter-productive to treatment. Makes such a disclosure permissible under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as not requiring consent of the covered individual. Applies this Act to a minor child, an uninsured adult under age 26, or an adult under age 26 who is included as a dependent under the parent's health benefits coverage. 2019-11-15T21:15:58Z  
112-hr-6713 112 hr 6713 Ensuring Scanned Containers Arrive in Ports Efficiently Act of 2012 Emergency Management 2012-12-27 2012-12-27 Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. House Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] CA D R000581 0 Ensuring Scanned Containers Arrive in Ports Efficiently Act of 2012 - Amends the Security and Accountability For Every Port Act of 2006 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), on order to extend the date after which all containers loaded on a vessel destined for the United States must be scanned in a foreign port, to submit a feasibility study, including a cost-benefit analysis and an available systems assessment, on meeting such requirement. 2019-11-15T21:11:39Z  
112-hr-6714 112 hr 6714 Cainaan Putuga Wendt Shock of Life Act Education 2012-12-27 2012-12-27 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. House Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] CA D R000581 0 Cainaan Putuga Wendt Shock of Life Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award matching grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to: (1) purchase automated external defibrillators (AEDs) for use in public or private secondary schools within their district, and (2) provide training to meet the grant requirement that at least five adult employees or volunteers at each school where a purchased AED is to be used are or will be certified in its use and in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Requires LEA grant applicants also to demonstrate that: (1) the AEDs are integrated into the schools' emergency response procedures, and (2) emergency services personnel are notified of their locations. Gives grant priority to LEAs that have secondary schools that: (1) lack an AED; (2) typically have a significant number of students, staff, and visitors present during the day; and (3) generally have a longer wait for emergency medical services than other public facilities in the community. 2020-02-10T16:50:32Z  
112-hr-6715 112 hr 6715 Protecting Our Protectors Act of 2012 Emergency Management 2012-12-27 2012-12-27 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. House Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] CA D R000581 0 Protecting Our Protectors Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), acting through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to make grants to state and local governments to assist in preparing for and responding to mass casualty incidents resulting from natural disasters and acts of terrorism and other man-made disasters. Requires the grants to be used to: (1) strengthen medical surge capacity; (2) strengthen mass prophylaxis capabilities, including the development and maintenance of an initial pharmaceutical stockpile sufficient to protect first responders, their families, and immediate victims from a chemical or biological event; and (3) procure home medical kits that are approved pursuant to the Federal Food, Drug, Cosmetic Act or the Public Health Service Act. Requires: (1) the Administrator to issue guidance on anthrax exposure and proper administration of the anthrax vaccine, and (2) the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to issue an annual report on the vaccination levels of emergency service providers. 2019-11-15T21:15:58Z  
112-hr-6703 112 hr 6703 METRICS Act Education 2012-12-21 2012-12-21 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. House Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] NJ D H001032 0 Measuring and Evaluating Trends for Reliability, Integrity, and Continued Success (METRICS) Act or METRICS Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to states, high-need local educational agencies (LEAs), or consortia of high-need LEAs that partner with external entities to improve access to, and the sharing and use of, education data to improve student outcomes. Requires states to use such grants to: (1) implement aligned statewide education longitudinal data systems; (2) define policies and procedures for the collection of, access to, and use of education data; (3) protect the privacy, security, and confidentiality of student and educator data; (4) link education data with workforce data; (5) match teachers with teacher preparation and certification information; (6) standardize education data through the use of openly developed common education data standards; and (7) meet federal reporting requirements. Requires high-need LEAs to use such grants to develop and implement a comprehensive plan to: (1) provide interested parties and the public with access to student education data in a manner that ensures its integrity and respects student and educator privacy; (2) improve the ability of school leaders to use student data to improve schools and classroom instruction; and (3) improve the ability of teachers effectively to use student data through on-going, sustainable, and high-quality training. Defines "aligned statewide education longitudinal data systems" as statewide data systems that house and link the longitudinal data of individual students, including their early childhood, elementary and secondary school, postsecondary education, and workforce data. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out specified national activities to improve the collection, quality, and use of education data. Directs the Secretary to make publicly available, within one year of this Act's enactment, a comprehensive and searchable description of all Department of Education reporting requirements that app… 2020-02-10T16:50:32Z  
112-hr-6704 112 hr 6704 To reauthorize the ban on undetectable firearms. Crime and Law Enforcement 2012-12-21 2012-12-21 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. House Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-2] NY D I000057 0 Amends the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988 to: (1) extend the Act for 10 years; and (2) expand such Act to prohibit the manufacture, import, sale, shipment, delivery, possession, transfer, or receipt of any receiver or barrel that is a major component of a firearm and that, when subjected to inspection by the types of x-ray machines commonly used at airports, does not generate an image that accurately depicts the shape of the component. Includes such a receiver or barrel within specified exceptions to such prohibition otherwise applicable to undetectable firearms. 2019-11-15T21:32:36Z  
112-hr-6705 112 hr 6705 Building Efficiently Act of 2012 Taxation 2012-12-21 2012-12-21 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] RI D L000559 1 Building Efficiently Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish, for depreciation purposes: (1) a 25-year recovery period for qualified energy efficient nonresidential real property, and (2) a 20-year recovery period for qualified energy efficient residential rental property. 2019-11-15T21:47:03Z  
112-hr-6690 112 hr 6690 To limit the Secretary of the Air Force from retiring or transferring certain aircraft of the Air National Guard or Air Force Reserve. Armed Forces and National Security 2012-12-20 2012-12-20 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. House Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-4] IA R L000111 11 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 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 concerning an analysis of the costs of deployable units of the active components and the reserve components of the Armed Forces, and (2) the report of the National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force required by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 concerning a comprehensive study on the structure of the Air Force. Allows the divestment or retirement of C-5A aircraft if such aircraft is replaced through a transfer of C-5B, C-5M, or C-17 mobility aircraft in order to maintain all Guard and Reserve units at current or higher assigned manpower levels to operate the aircraft so transferred. 2019-02-20T22:44:11Z  
112-hr-6691 112 hr 6691 CAMPUS Safety Act of 2012 Education 2012-12-20 2012-12-20 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. House Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] VA D S000185 2 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 Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, a National Center for Campus Public Safety. Tasks the Center with strengthening the safety and security of institutions of higher education (IHEs) by: (1) training IHE public safety personnel and their collaborative partners; (2) fostering relevant research; (3) collecting and disseminating information and best practices regarding campus safety; (4) developing protocols and best practices to prevent, protect against, and respond to dangerous and violent situations that threaten the campus community; and (5) promoting cooperation among public safety and emergency management personnel of IHEs and their collaborative partners, including law enforcement, emergency management, and mental health agencies. Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to IHEs and other nonprofit organizations for activities that will assist the Center in performing its functions. 2019-11-15T21:32:36Z  
112-hr-6692 112 hr 6692 To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to exempt the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) from sequestration. Economics and Public Finance 2012-12-20 2012-12-20 Referred to the House Committee on the Budget. House Rep. Clarke, Hansen [D-MI-13] MI D C001085 5 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 (sequestration). 2021-04-19T19:45:07Z  
112-hr-6693 112 hr 6693 To amend the Animal Welfare Act to provide for the protection of birds, rats, and mice, and for other purposes. Animals 2012-12-20 2012-12-20 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. House Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] VA D C001078 1 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, or exhibition purposes. 2019-11-15T20:44:33Z  
112-hr-6694 112 hr 6694 To amend the definition of mortgage originator under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to include certain employees of a retailer of manufactured homes. Housing and Community Development 2012-12-20 2012-12-21 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1987-1988) House Rep. Fincher, Stephen Lee [R-TN-8] TN R F000458 0 Amends the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act, title XIV of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to reverse the exclusion from treatment as a mortgage originator, and recognize as a mortgage originator, an employee of a retailer of manufactured homes who receives compensation or gain for taking a residential mortgage loan application, assisting a consumer in obtaining or applying to obtain a residential mortgage loan, or offering or negotiating the terms of such a loan, if the compensation or gain exceeds that received in a comparable cash transaction. 2019-11-15T20:53:14Z  
112-hr-6695 112 hr 6695 Equitable Treatment of Investors Act Finance and Financial Sector 2012-12-20 2012-12-20 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. House Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5] NJ R G000548 0 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 customer as held by the debtor, and any indebtedness of the customer to the debtor, upon: (1) the information contained in the last statement issued by the debtor to the customer before the filing date; and (2) any additional written confirmations of the customer's positions, options, contracts, or indebtedness received after such last statement but before the filing date. Makes an exception to this requirement when a debtor's recorders indicate a higher value. Requires determination of the customer's net equity using the debtor's books and records instead of the customer's last statement when the debtor's books and records indicate that the net value of a customer's positions, options, and contracts reported to the customer as held by the debtor, and any indebtedness of the customer to the debtor, is greater than the customer's net value as calculated on the basis specified by this Act. Prohibits reliance on the final statement of the debtor to customer, however, if the customer: (1) knew the debtor was involved in fraudulent activity with respect to any of its customers which reasonably indicated a fraud adversely affecting a substantial number of customers; or (2) as a registered broker, dealer, or investment adviser under specified securities laws, or a person required to be so registered, knew, or should have known, that the debtor was involved in a fraudulent activity and did not notify the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), or law enforcement personnel. Prohibits a trustee in bankruptcy in a liquidation proceeding from recovering any property transferred by the debtor to a customer before the filing date unless, at the time of such transfer, the customer meets the same criteria regarding actual or construc… 2019-11-15T20:53:14Z  
112-hr-6696 112 hr 6696 Blackwater Trading Post Land Transfer Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-12-20 2013-01-02 Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs. House Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-1] AZ R G000565 1 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 after the Community: (1) conveys such lands to the Secretary; (2) requests the Secretary to take such lands into trust for the Community; (3) if a survey is necessary, conducts one pursuant to this Act; and (4) pays the cost of any such survey. Treats the lands that are taken into trust as a part of the Gila River Indian Reservation. Prohibits the Community from conducting gaming on such lands. 2019-11-15T21:24:28Z  
112-hr-6697 112 hr 6697 Consumer Bounty Act Law 2012-12-20 2013-01-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs. House Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] OH D K000336 0 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 Control and Reclamation Act of 1977; (3) the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act); (4) the Safe Drinking Water Act; (5) the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972; (6) the Noise Control Act of 1972; (7) the Energy Policy and Conservation Act; (8) the Solid Waste Disposal Act; (9) the Clean Air Act; (10) the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA); (11) the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978; (12) the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986; (13) the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act; and (14) pipeline safety laws. Makes multiple defendants in such actions jointly and severally liable. 2020-02-14T19:13:58Z  
112-hr-6698 112 hr 6698 Walter Patterson Justice and Extradition Act International Affairs 2012-12-20 2012-12-20 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. House Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] NJ R S000522 0 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) diplomatic and other efforts the United States has undertaken to secure the return of such fugitives; (3) the average length of time these cases have been outstanding; (4) how many of these cases have been resolved to the satisfaction of the United States; (5) factors that have been barriers to the resolution of such cases; and (6) information on the number of U.S. citizens whose extradition has been sought by other countries during the past five years, a list of those countries seeking extradition, and the outcomes of such requests. 2019-11-15T21:07:22Z  
112-hr-6699 112 hr 6699 Liquefied Natural Gas for NATO Act Foreign Trade and International Finance 2012-12-20 2012-12-20 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. House Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-3] OH R T000463 0 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 application and approval for the importation or exportation of natural gas. 2019-11-15T21:15:57Z  
112-hr-6700 112 hr 6700 Stop Deducting Damages Act of 2012 Taxation 2012-12-20 2012-12-20 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] VT D W000800 2 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 paid as punitive damages in gross income for income tax purposes. 2019-11-15T21:47:02Z  
112-hr-6701 112 hr 6701 To provide for the continued lease or eventual conveyance of certain Federal land within the boundaries of Fort Wainwright Military Reservation in Fairbanks, Alaska. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-12-20 2013-01-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. House Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] AK R Y000033 0 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 is administered as a part of Fort Wainwright Military Reservation and that contains a 400-home rental housing community (the covered land). Requires the Secretary, if the Secretary intends to offer any extension of the lease, to provide a written notice of such offer to the current lessee and the Secretary of the Interior before the lease expires. Authorizes the Secretary, upon the expiration of the lease, to convey the covered land, if the lease is not extended. Requires the concurrence of the Secretary of the Interior for such conveyance. Allows the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to waive such conveyance requirement if it is determined that the retention and military use of the covered land are in the national security interests of the United States. 2019-11-15T21:28:20Z  
112-hr-6702 112 hr 6702 To amend the National Organ Transplant Act to prevent the sale of bone marrow and umbilical cord blood, and for other purposes. Health 2012-12-20 2012-12-20 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Rep. Young, C. W. Bill [R-FL-10] FL R Y000031 1 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 human transplantation if the transfer affects interstate commerce. 2019-11-15T21:15:57Z  
112-hr-6683 112 hr 6683 Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief Act of 2012 Taxation 2012-12-19 2012-12-19 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-8] NJ D P000096 26 Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide tax benefits for individuals and businesses affected by Hurricane Sandy, including: an exemption from the gross income limitation for deducting casualty losses attributable to Hurricane Sandy; expensing allowances for Hurricane Sandy disaster expenses, disaster assistance property, and environmental remediation expenses; treatment of losses attributable to Hurricane Sandy as net operating losses; suspension of mortgage revenue bond requirements for residences located in the Hurricane Sandy disaster area; an increased charitable tax deduction for Hurricane Sandy disaster relief contributions; a special allocation of the new markets tax credit for investments in community development entities serving the disaster area; special adjustments to the earned income tax credit and the child tax credit for individuals living in the disaster area; a work opportunity tax credit for hiring employees residing in the disaster area; authorization for issuance of Hurricane Sandy bonds to finance disaster relief projects; and an additional allocation of low-income housing credits in states affected by Hurricane Sandy. 2019-11-15T21:47:02Z  
112-hr-6684 112 hr 6684 Spending Reduction Act of 2012 Economics and Public Finance 2012-12-19 2012-12-21 Received in the Senate. House Rep. Cantor, Eric [R-VA-7] VA R C001046 0 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) 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) benefits for Puerto Rico and American Samoa on March 1, 2013. (Sec. 102) Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to limit categorical SNAP eligibility to households receiving specified other program benefits in cash. (Sec. 103) Eliminates the requirement that a state agency using a standard utility allowance provide such allowance to a household that receives assistance under the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 or other energy assistance program if such household incurs out-of-pocket heating or cooling expenses exceeding such assistance. (Sec. 104) Eliminates: (1) administrative cost sharing to states for certain employment and training programs, (2) state bonus programs for effective SNAP administration, and (3) indexing for the nutrition education and obesity prevention grant program. Reduces FY2013 funding for employment and training programs. (Sec. 108) Authorizes FY2013 appropriations to carry out the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008. (Sec. 109) States that this title and the amendments made by this title shall take effect on enactment of this Act, and shall apply only with respect to certification periods that begin on or after such date. Title II: Committee on Energy and Commerce - Subtitle A: Repeal of Certain ACA Funding Provisions - (Sec. 201) Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to repeal provisions: (1) appropriating funds to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to states for activities (including planning activities) related to establishing an American Health Benefit Exchange (a state health insurance exchange), (2) establishing and appropriating funds to … 2022-03-02T15:36:55Z  
112-hr-6685 112 hr 6685 PLEA Act Crime and Law Enforcement 2012-12-19 2012-12-19 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. House Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-17] NY D E000179 0 Protect Law Enforcement Armor Act or the PLEA Act - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) expand the definition of "armor piercing ammunition" to include a projectile that may be used in a handgun and that is determined by the Attorney General to be capable of penetrating body armor; and (2) require the Attorney General to promulgate standards for the uniform testing of projectiles against Body Armor Exemplar (body armor that the Attorney General determines meets minimum standards for the protection of law enforcement officers), taking into account variations in performance related to the type of handgun used, the length of the barrel, the amount and kind of powder used to propel the projectile, and the projectile's design. Prohibits the manufacture, sale, possession, or transfer of the Fabrique Nationale Herstal Five-seveN Pistol, 5.7 x 28mm SS190, SS192, SS195LF, SS196, or SS197 cartridges, or any other handgun that uses armor piercing ammunition, except: (1) where manufactured and sold exclusively to U.S. military, law enforcement, or intelligence agencies; and (2) by a licensed manufacturer or contractor for the purpose of examining and testing to determine whether such prohibition applies. 2019-11-15T21:32:36Z  
112-hr-6686 112 hr 6686 Mercury Use Reduction Act of 2012 Environmental Protection 2012-12-19 2012-12-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy. House Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-14] CA D E000215 0 Mercury Use Reduction Act of 2012 - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to redefine “mercury” as: (1) elemental mercury, (2) a mercury compound, and (3) a mixture that contains elemental mercury or a mercury compound that is mixed with any other material. Prohibits, beginning on January 1, 2014, the: (1) production of mercury from the extraction, beneficiation, and processing of mercury-containing ores and minerals (specifies that such prohibition does not prohibit the production of mercury from mining of other ores if the mercury is produced incidentally from the beneficiation or processing of that ore or related pollution control activities); (2) production of vinyl chloride monomer using a mercury-added feedstock or catalyst; (3) manufacturing, processing, or distribution in commerce of certain mercury-added measuring devices, a mercury-added pesticide, a mercury-added thermostat, or a mercury-added relay or mercury-added switch; and (4) export of certain mercury compounds or such mercury-added products. Prohibits, beginning on January 1, 2015, the: (1) manufacturing, processing, or distribution in commerce of a mercury-added battery, individually or as a component of a product; and (2) exporting of such mercury-added batteries. Sets forth exemptions to such prohibitions. Amends the Mercury-Containing and Rechargeable Battery Management Act to repeal provisions concerning phasing out the use of batteries that contain mercury. Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) report on the use of mercury to produce polyurethane products; (2) publish an inventory of mercury supply, use, and trade by April 1, 2014, and every three years thereafter; and (3) publish a list of such compounds the export of which is prohibited. Establishes reporting requirements for manufactures of mercury or mercury-added products and manufacturers that intentionally use mercury in a manufacturing process. Authorizes elemental mercury to be stored on a long-term basis at a fa… 2019-11-15T21:21:57Z  
112-hr-6687 112 hr 6687 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include vaccines against seasonal influenza within the definition of taxable vaccines. Taxation 2012-12-19 2012-12-19 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6] PA R G000549 1 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to add vaccines against seasonal influenza to the list of those vaccines subject to the excise tax on taxable vaccines. 2019-11-15T21:47:02Z  
112-hr-6688 112 hr 6688 Averting the Fiscal Cliff Act Economics and Public Finance 2012-12-19 2012-12-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. House Rep. Jordan, Jim [R-OH-4] OH R J000289 22 Averting the Fiscal Cliff Act - Title I: Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act - Subtitle A: Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act - Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act of 2012 - Makes permanent: (1) the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, and (2) provisions of the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 that reduce tax rates on capital gain and dividend income. Extends through 2013 the estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer provisions of the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2013: (1) the increased expensing allowance for depreciable business assets, and (2) the increased alternative minimum tax (AMT) exemption amount for individual taxpayers. Subtitle B: Pathway to Job Creation Through a Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act - Pathway to Job Creation through a Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act of 2012 - States that the purpose of this Subtitle is to provide for the enactment of comprehensive tax reform in 2013. Defines a "tax reform bill" as a bill of the 113th Congress that is introduced in the House of Representatives by the chair of the Committee on Ways and Means not later than April 30, 2013 (or the first legislative day thereafter if the House is not in session on that day), the title of which is "a bill to provide for comprehensive tax reform." Requires the chair of the Joint Committee on Taxation to notify the House and Senate upon determining that such an introduced bill contains proposals to: (1) consolidate the 6 current individual income tax brackets into a maximum of 2 brackets (of 10% and not higher than 25%), (2) reduce the corporate income tax rate to not more than 25%, (3) repeal the alternative minimum tax (AMT), (4) broaden the tax base to maintain revenue between 18% and 19% of the economy, and (5) change from a worldwide to a territorial system of taxation. Provides for expedited consideration of such bill in the House of Representatives and t… 2022-03-02T05:33:29Z  
112-hr-6689 112 hr 6689 To amend 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 the South Sacramento County Agriculture and Habitat Lands Water Recycling Project in Sacramento County, California. Water Resources Development 2012-12-19 2013-01-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. House Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-5] CA D M001163 0 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 Sacramento County, California. Requires the project to consist of three phases, the first of which shall include the planning, design, and construction of water conveyance and related infrastructure to provide recycled water to irrigate approximately 4,500 acres of land in southern Sacramento County. 2019-11-15T21:24:28Z  
112-hr-6675 112 hr 6675 Economic Stimulus, Tax Credit Act of 2012 Economics and Public Finance 2012-12-18 2012-12-18 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. House Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] NJ D A000210 0 Economic Stimulus, Tax Credit Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish a debit card stimulus program for issuing pre-loaded six-month debit cards to eligible taxpayers. Prescribes the amount on the debit card to be the sum of: (1) $5,000 for a taxpayer who filed a joint income tax return for the first taxable year beginning in 2011; (2) $3,000 for a taxpayer who filed an individual income tax return for the same taxable year; plus (3) $500, but only if the taxpayer uses the debit card to acquire a new U.S.-manufactured passenger automobile by way of an 18-month lease (renewable at the lessee's option). Limits a debit card to taxpaying U.S. citizens whose gross income does not exceed $50,000 ($75,000 for those filing joint returns), plus a phaseout amount calculated according to a specified formula. Excludes individuals claimed as dependents on another taxpayer's income tax return. Allows use of the debit card to purchase durable goods, clothes, services (other than medical and business-related legal services) performed within the United States, and the residential home mortgage payments of a debtor at least three months in arrears. Prohibits the use of a debit card for any purchase of a good or service, or the acquisition of a passenger automobile under a lease, if its cost is greater than the amount provided under the debit card stimulus program. Prescribes certain other restrictions on the use of a debit card. Allows an income tax employee retention credit to an employer of any qualified retained employee: (1) whose hiring date with the employer follows the beginning of the debit card stimulus program and who first begins work before the end of the program; and (2) who, without a break in service, performs services in the United States for the employer for the six months following the end of the debit card stimulus program (employee retention period). Sets the amount of an employee retention credit at the excess (if any) of: (1) $3,000 multiplied by the number of qualified retained employees… 2019-11-15T21:47:01Z  
112-hr-6676 112 hr 6676 Drone Aircraft Privacy and Transparency Act of 2012 Transportation and Public Works 2012-12-18 2012-12-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. House Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] MA D M000133 0 Drone Aircraft Privacy and Transparency Act of 2012 - Amends the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 to direct the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to study and identify any potential threats to privacy protections posed by the integration of unmanned aircraft (drone) systems into the national airspace system, including any potential violations of privacy principles. Directs the Secretary to establish certain procedures to allow for civil operation in the national airspace system of small drone systems that do not meet expedited operational authorization requirements. Requires such procedures to ensure that the integration of drone systems into the national airspace system is done in compliance with privacy principles. Prohibits the Secretary from approving, issuing, or awarding any certificate, license, or other grant of authority to operate a drone system in the national airspace system unless the application for it includes a data collection statement, meeting certain requirements, that provides reasonable assurance that the applicant will operate the drone system in accordance with privacy principles. Applies the same privacy principles requirement to any drone system to be operated by a law enforcement agency or a law enforcement agency contractor or subcontractor, except that the application for it shall include a data minimization statement, meeting certain requirements, instead of a data collection statement. Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to make any approved certificate, license, or other grant of authority, plus other specified information, available in a searchable format on the public FAA website. Prohibits any person or entity from using a drone system for protective activities, or for law enforcement or intelligence purposes, except pursuant to a warrant issued using the procedures described in the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure (or, in the case of a state court, issued using state warrant procedures) by a court of competent jurisdiction, or as oth… 2020-02-14T19:13:57Z  
112-hr-6677 112 hr 6677 Common Sense Housing Investment Act of 2012 Taxation 2012-12-18 2012-12-18 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. House Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] MN D E000288 1 Common Sense Housing Investment Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax deduction for mortgage interest, to: (1) allow, in lieu of such deduction, a tax credit for 20% of mortgage interest paid in a taxable year for the taxpayer's principal residence and one other residence; (2) provide for a phaseout of the tax deduction for mortgage interest between 2013 and 2017; (3) allow a deduction for interest and taxes relating to land for dwelling purposes owned or leased by cooperative housing corporations; and (4) increase the state housing credit ceiling for the low-income housing tax credit. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to apply the savings from the enactment of this Act to the Housing Trust Fund, for assistance under the Section 8 low-income housing program, and for the Public Housing Capital Fund. 2019-11-15T21:47:01Z  
112-hr-6678 112 hr 6678 College Research Education and Teacher Excellence (CREATE) Opportunity Act of 2012 Taxation 2012-12-18 2012-12-18 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. House Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] NJ D H001032 0 College Research Education and Teacher Excellence (CREATE) Opportunity Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make the research tax credit permanent. Makes 100% of a taxpayer's expenditures for qualified research at an institution of higher education eligible for the research tax credit. (Currently, 65% of those expenditures are eligible.) Considers research in the social sciences to be qualified research, eligible for the research tax credit. Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow the Secretary of Education to award a student two Pell Grants during a single award year if the student is enrolled in an associate degree or certificate program at a junior or community college on at least a half-time basis for the equivalent of more than one academic year during the Pell Grant award year. Treats a Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant as a Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan only in proportion to the extent to which its recipient fails to comply with the Grant's service obligation. (TEACH Grants are provided to students who agree to teach for four years in a high-need field at an elementary or secondary school that serves a high number or percentage of low-income students.)   2020-02-10T16:50:32Z  
112-hr-6679 112 hr 6679 Tim Fagan's Law Health 2012-12-18 2012-12-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. House Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-2] NY D I000057 0 Tim Fagan's Law or Counterfeit Drug Enforcement Act of 2012 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish a criminal fine and/or imprisonment for a person who: (1) knowingly causes a prescription drug to be adulterated, misbranded, or misrepresented as an approved prescription drug and sells or trades the drug; or (2) purchases or trades for such drug knowing or having reason to know that the drug was knowingly adulterated, misbranded, or misrepresented. Requires a manufacturer of a drug to notify the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) within 48 hours after first receiving or becoming aware of information that reasonably suggests that such a violation may have occurred. Deems a drug to be misbranded if it is not manufactured in accordance with the use of technologies that the Secretary determines are technically feasible and will assist in preventing such violations. Requires the Secretary to establish alternative requirements to the extent that such requirements provide greater certainty on the chain of custody and are technically feasible. Increases funding for Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspections, examinations, and investigations. Requires the Secretary to educate the public and health care professionals on counterfeit drugs. Directs the Secretary: (1) upon a finding that a drug intended for human use may constitute a threat to the public health to issue an order requiring the appropriate person (including the manufacturers, importers, distributors, or retailers of the drug) to cease distribution of the drug and to notify and instruct health professionals to cease administering, distributing, selling, or prescribing the drug; and (2) amend the order to include a recall if necessary. 2019-11-15T21:18:16Z  
112-hr-6680 112 hr 6680 Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2012 Crime and Law Enforcement 2012-12-18 2012-12-18 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. House Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] IL D R000515 0 Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2012 - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to prohibit a person from possessing a firearm unless that person has been issued a firearm license under this Act or a state system certified under this Act and such license has not been invalidated or revoked. Prescribes license application, issuance, and renewal requirements. Prohibits transferring or receiving a qualifying firearm unless the recipient presents a valid firearms license, the license is verified, and the dealer records a tracking authorization number. Prescribes firearms transfer reporting and record keeping requirements. Directs the Attorney General to establish and maintain a federal record of sale system.Prohibits: (1) transferring a firearm to any person other than a licensee, unless the transfer is processed through a licensed dealer in accordance with national instant criminal background check system requirements, with exceptions; (2) a licensed manufacturer or dealer from failing to comply with reporting and record keeping requirements of this Act; (3) failing to report the loss or theft of the firearm to the Attorney General within 72 hours; (4) failing to report to the Attorney General an address change within 60 days; or (5) keeping a loaded firearm, or an unloaded firearm and ammunition for the firearm, knowingly or recklessly disregarding the risk that a child is capable of gaining access, if a child uses the firearm and causes death or serious bodily injury.Prescribes criminal penalties for violations of firearms provisions covered by this Act. Directs the Attorney General to: (1) establish and maintain a firearm injury information clearinghouse, (2) conduct continuing studies and investigations of firearm-related deaths and injuries, and (3) collect and maintain current production and sales figures of each licensed manufacturer. Authorizes the Attorney General to certify state firearm licensing or record of sale systems. 2019-11-15T21:32:35Z  
112-hr-6681 112 hr 6681 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 815 County Road 23 in Tyrone, New York, as the "Specialist Christopher Scott Post Office Building". Government Operations and Politics 2012-12-18 2012-12-18 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. House Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-29] NY R R000585 29 Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 815 County Road 23 in Tyrone, New York, as the "Specialist Christopher Scott Post Office Building." 2019-11-15T21:09:01Z  
112-hr-6682 112 hr 6682 Standard DATA Act of 2012 Social Welfare 2012-12-18 2012-12-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. House Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-29] NY R R000585 1 Standard Data and Technology Advancement Act of 2012 or Standard DATA Act of 2012 - Amends part A of title XI of the Social Security Act to direct the head of the department or agency responsible for administering certain human services programs to designate, by rule, nonproprietary and interoperable data exchange standards for any category of information required to be reported. 2019-11-15T21:47:01Z  
112-hr-6671 112 hr 6671 Video Privacy Protection Act Amendments Act of 2012 Crime and Law Enforcement 2012-12-17 2013-01-10 Became Public Law No: 112-258. House Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6] VA R G000289 10 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) 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, written consent of the consumer to: (1) allow such consent to be provided through an electronic means using the Internet; (2) require such consent to be in a form distinct and separate from any form setting forth other legal or financial obligations of the consumer; (3) allow such consent to be given in advance for a set period of time, not to exceed two years or until consent is withdrawn by the consumer, whichever is sooner; and (4) require the video tape service provider to provide an opportunity for the consumer to withdraw such consent on a case-by-case basis or to withdraw from ongoing disclosures, at the consumer's election. 2023-03-22T18:24:50Z  
112-hr-6672 112 hr 6672 Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2012 Health 2012-12-17 2013-01-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. House Rep. Rogers, Mike J. [R-MI-8] MI R R000572 8 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) 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 and Human Services (HHS) to submit the National Health Security Strategy to the relevant congressional committees in 2014. Makes one of the Strategy's preparedness goals ensuring that the periodic evaluations of federal, state, local and tribal preparedness and response capabilities include drills and exercises to ensure medical surge capacity for events without notice. Requires the Strategy also to include: (1) requirements for increasing the preparedness, response capabilities, and surge capacity of ambulatory care facilities, dental health facilities, and critical care service systems; (2) plans for optimizing a coordinated and flexible approach to the medical surge capacity of hospitals, other health care facilities, critical care, and trauma care and emergency medical systems; (3) requirements for taking into account the unique needs of individuals with disabilities in a public health emergency; and (4) strategic initiatives to advance countermeasures to diagnose, mitigate, prevent, or treat harm from any biological agent or toxin or any chemical, radiological, or nuclear agent or agents, whether naturally occurring, unintentional, or deliberate. Directs the Secretary to: (1) monitor emerging issues and concerns as they relate to medical and public health preparedness and response for at-risk individuals in the event of a public health emergency; (2) disseminate and update novel and best practices of outreach to and care of at-risk individuals before, during, and following public health emergencies in as timely a manner as is practicable, including from the time a public health threat is identified; and (3) ensure that public health and… 2022-03-01T06:10:55Z  
112-hr-6673 112 hr 6673 Sarah Grace Act of 2012 Labor and Employment 2012-12-17 2012-12-17 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. House Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-2] NY D I000057 0 Parental Bereavement Act of 2012 or Sarah Grace Act of 2012 - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to entitle an eligible employee to up to 12 workweeks of leave during any 12-month period because of the death of a son or daughter. Allows such an employee to substitute any available paid leave for any leave without pay. Applies the same leave entitlement to federal employees. 2020-02-10T16:50:32Z  
112-hr-6674 112 hr 6674 ExCEL Act of 2012 Education 2012-12-17 2012-12-17 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. House Rep. Petri, Thomas E. [R-WI-6] WI R P000265 0 Earnings Contingent Education Loans Act of 2012 or the ExCEL Act of 2012 - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make students ineligible to receive Direct Loans (DLs) on or after July 1, 2014. Makes certain exceptions for student borrowers who have an outstanding balance on their DLs or Federal Family Education Loans (FFELs), as of that date, and later apply for a Direct Unsubsidized, PLUS, or Consolidation Loan. Establishes an Income Dependent Education Assistance (IDEA) Loan program, effective July 1, 2014, making federal funds available for loans to student borrowers. Sets the interest rate on IDEA Loans at the bond equivalent rate of ten-year Treasury bills, plus 3%. Caps the total amount of interest that can accrue during a borrower's grace and repayment periods at 50% of the total amount of their IDEA Loan. Blocks the accrual of interest on IDEA Loans for active duty military personnel. Allows student borrowers to consolidate FFELs, DLs, and Perkins Loans into IDEA Consolidation Loans that bear interest at an annual rate that equals the weighted average of the interest rates on the loans consolidated. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish an IDEA Loan Repayment Program that: (1) repays IDEA loans through wage withholding and quarterly estimated tax payments, and (2) provides the Secretary of Education with the tax return information for each borrower that is necessary to determine the borrower's income-based repayment obligation. Sets the annual repayment obligation for borrowers at an amount equal to 15% of the excess of their taxable income over the sum of: (1) an exemption amount equal to 150% of the federal poverty level for their household; and (2) the lesser $3,000 or specified income other than wages, salaries, tips and other employee compensation. Sets the income-based repayment obligation of individuals who are not required to file a tax return at zero. Directs the Secretary of Education to provide borrowers, through the Internet, with a tool th… 2022-01-06T17:18:07Z  
112-hr-6654 112 hr 6654 Foreign Counterfeit Merchandise Prevention Act Crime and Law Enforcement 2012-12-13 2012-12-13 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. House Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] TX R P000592 6 Foreign Counterfeit Merchandise Prevention Act - Amends the federal criminal code to provide that it shall not be a violation of the prohibition against a federal employee disclosing trade secrets or other confidential or proprietary information for an officer or employee of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP): (1) at the time that merchandise is presented for examination and thereafter, to provide the owner of a copyright or a registered mark or any person who may be injured by a circumvention of copyright protection systems with any information appearing on the merchandise, including its retail packaging, or a sample or image of such merchandise and its retail packaging, for the purposes of determining whether the merchandise or its packaging infringes the copyright, bears or consists of a counterfeit mark of the registered mark, or is a violation of copyright protection systems; or (2) after seizing merchandise determined to be in violation of copyright protection systems, to provide certain information to persons injured by such violation, including the date of importation, the port of entry, a description of the merchandise, the country of origin of the merchandise, the names and addresses of the foreign manufacturer, the exporter, and the importer, and a photographic or digital image of the merchandise. Applies such exemption only with respect to tangible goods presented to the CBP for importation into, or exportation from, the United States. Amends the Lanham Act to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) (the Secretary) to record and transmit to customs officers any contact information, documentation of the locality in which goods were manufactured, and copies of trademark registrations furnished by domestic or eligible foreign manufacturers or traders for the purpose of aiding the enforcement of a prohibition on the importation of goods bearing infringing marks or names. (Currently, such activities are performed by the Secretary of the Treasury.) Requires the Secretary, if the CBP detains c… 2021-09-28T14:42:33Z  
112-hr-6655 112 hr 6655 Protect our Kids Act of 2012 Families 2012-12-13 2013-01-14 Became Public Law No: 112-275. House Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-25] TX D D000399 17 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) 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) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to reduce fatalities from child abuse and neglect; (2) develop recommendations to reduce such fatalities for federal, state, and local agencies, and private sector and nonprofit organizations, including recommendations to implement a comprehensive national strategy for such purpose; and (3) develop guidelines for the type of information that should be tracked to improve interventions to prevent such fatalities. Requires any federal agency affected by a recommendation to report to Congress its response and plans to address it. Amends SSA title IV part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) to make an adjustment to the Contingency Fund for State Welfare Programs with respect to deposits for FY2013-FY2014, reserving a specified amount for Commission activities. 2023-03-22T18:24:50Z  
112-hr-6656 112 hr 6656 Customs Enhanced Enforcement and Trade Facilitation Act of 2012 Foreign Trade and International Finance 2012-12-13 2012-12-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security. House Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] WA D M000404 1 Customs Enhanced Trade Facilitation and Enforcement Act of 2012 - Establishes U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), as the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency (CBPA), headed by the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Transfers specified functions, assets, liabilities, and duties of the U.S. Customs Service formally to the CBPA. Requires the President to separate budget requests for CBPA commercial operations and for the enforcement of U.S. customs and trade laws by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Amends the Customs Procedural Reform and Simplification Act of 1978 to authorize appropriations to ICE for FY2013-FY2015. Directs the CBPA Commissioner and the Director of ICE to develop jointly and submit to Congress a Joint Strategic Plan for enforcing U.S. customs and trade laws and for facilitating U.S. international trade. Requires the DHS Secretary to consult with specified congressional committees before negotiating and before entering Mutual Recognition Arrangements or similar agreements between the United States and and a foreign government providing for mutual recognition of supply chain security programs and customs revenue functions. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury and the DHS Secretary to establish jointly a Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee. Amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 to extend through FY2015 the requirement for deposit of customs user fees in the Customs Commercial and Homeland Security Automation Account. Increases the annual amount of such deposits. Specifies a certain amount of appropriations authorized through FY2015 to complete the development, establishment, and implementation of the Automated Commercial Environment computer system for the processing of entered or released merchandise and for other DHS purposes. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to require the Secretary of the Treasury to ensure that each agency participating in the International Trade D… 2022-03-02T15:36:55Z  
112-hr-6657 112 hr 6657 Egypt Accountability and Democracy Promotion Act International Affairs 2012-12-13 2012-12-13 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. House Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18] FL R R000435 0 Egypt Accountability and Democracy Promotion Act - States that U.S. policy shall be to use its foreign assistance for Egypt to advance U.S. national security interests in Egypt, including encouraging the advancement of political, economic, and religious freedom in Egypt. Limits specified security and economic assistance to Egypt unless the Secretary of State certifies to Congress every six months that the Egyptian government: (1) is not controlled by or under the influence of a foreign terrorist organization, or that no supporter of a foreign terrorist organization serves in a policy-making position in the government; (2) has implemented legal reforms that protect the political, economic, and religious freedoms and human rights of all citizens and residents of Egypt; (3) is fully implementing the Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty; and (4) is taking verifiable steps to destroy the smuggling network and tunnels between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, and is cracking down on extremist groups in the Sinai Peninsula. Provides for a limited national security waiver of such restrictions. Sets forth reporting requirements. 2019-11-15T21:07:21Z  
112-hr-6658 112 hr 6658 Urban Competitiveness Act Taxation 2012-12-13 2012-12-13 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Clarke, Hansen [D-MI-13] MI D C001085 6 Urban Competitiveness Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income any capital gain from the sale or exchange of a stock, partnership, or business property interest invested in an enterprise zone area which had an average unemployment rate of not less than 150% of the national average rate during the preceding calendar year and which experienced a population loss of at least 20% during the 10-year period beginning in 2000. 2019-11-15T21:47:00Z  
112-hr-6659 112 hr 6659 Urban Recovery and Growth Act Taxation 2012-12-13 2012-12-13 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Clarke, Hansen [D-MI-13] MI D C001085 6 Urban Recovery and Growth Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to authorize the issuance of economic development extension bonds for the purpose of economic development or refinancing the indebtedness of a city that has an average unemployment rate of not less than 150% of the national average in the preceding calendar year and that has lost at least 20% of its population between 2000 and 2010. 2019-11-15T21:47:00Z  
112-hr-6660 112 hr 6660 Personal Holding Company Tax Parity and Reinvestment Act Taxation 2012-12-13 2012-12-13 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8] WA R R000578 8 Personal Holding Company Tax Parity and Reinvestment Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude dividends received by a U.S. shareholder from a controlled foreign corporation from the definition of "personal holding company income" for purposes of personal holding company taxation. 2019-11-15T21:47:00Z  
112-hr-6661 112 hr 6661 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14 Red River Avenue North in Cold Spring, Minnesota, as the "Officer Tommy Decker Memorial Post Office". Government Operations and Politics 2012-12-13 2012-12-13 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. House Rep. Bachmann, Michele [R-MN-6] MN R B001256 7 Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14 Red River Avenue North in Cold Spring, Minnesota, as the "Officer Tommy Decker Memorial Post Office." 2019-11-15T21:09:00Z  
112-hr-6662 112 hr 6662 To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a pilot program to study alternatives to the current system of taxing motor vehicle fuels, including systems based on the number of miles traveled by each vehicle. Transportation and Public Works 2012-12-13 2012-12-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. House Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] OR D B000574 0 Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) establish a pilot program to be known as the Road User Fee Pilot Project to study alternatives to the system of taxing motor vehicle fuels, including alternatives based upon the mileage of vehicles subject to tax (miles based program); (2) coordinate with technology, transportation system, and environmental working groups in carrying out the pilot program; and (3) establish a grant program to aid in the development of onboard technologies necessary for a miles based program. 2020-02-14T19:13:57Z  
112-hr-6663 112 hr 6663 To permanently extend the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts. Taxation 2012-12-13 2012-12-13 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5] AL R B001274 0 Makes permanent: (1) the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, and (2) provisions of the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 that reduce tax rates on capital gain and dividend income. 2019-11-15T21:47:00Z  
112-hr-6664 112 hr 6664 To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to the State of California all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to certain National Forest System land to facilitate the relocation of the South Operations Coordination Center, and for other purposes. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-12-13 2012-12-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. House Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-44] CA R C000059 0 Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to convey to the state of California a parcel of approximately 12.55 acres of National Forest System land in the Pacific Southwest Region to permit the state to use such land to relocate the South Operations Coordination Center. Defines "South Operations Coordination Center" as the state facility that is jointly operated by the state and the Forest Service and is used for providing emergency support for wildland fires and other emergencies. Requires the state, as consideration for the conveyance of the land, to pay an amount equal to the fair market value of the conveyed land. Requires the state to cover the costs to be incurred by the Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary for the costs incurred in carrying out such conveyance. Subjects such conveyance to valid existing rights. 2019-11-15T21:28:20Z  
112-hr-6665 112 hr 6665 Farmers Protection Act of 2012 Animals 2012-12-13 2012-12-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs. House Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] AR R C001087 3 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 an aquatic crop), standing, flooded, or manipulated natural vegetation, flooded harvested cropland, or an area on which seed or grain has been scattered solely as the result of a normal agricultural practice. 2019-11-15T21:24:28Z  
112-hr-6666 112 hr 6666 Healthy Communities through Helping to Offer Incentives and Choices to Everyone in Society Act Health 2012-12-13 2012-12-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. House Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] WI D K000188 0 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) of the Social Security Act. Sets forth requirements to expand training of health professionals and the community on treating and preventing obesity. Requires activities to encourage physical activity, including the development of assessment tools on barriers in communities to physical activity, planning and implementing model communities of play that increase physical activity, the development of state and national strategies to encourage Americans to be physically active outdoors, and dissemination of best practices to encourage physical activity outdoors. Sets forth requirements to address physical education in schools, including to: (1) issue guidelines for physical education in elementary and secondary schools; (2) revise the definition of “core academic subject” to include physical education; (3) issue physical activity guidelines for preschool children and recommend that each Head Start agency implement such guidelines; (4) promote healthy, active lifestyles by students within specified educational grant programs; and (5) revise the professional development program for teachers and principals to include training for physical and health education teachers and training on improving students' health habits and participation in physical activities. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the gross income of employees: (1) the value of any on-premises employer-provided athletic facility; and (2) fees, dues, or membership expenses paid to an athletic or fitness facility by an employer for its employees. Allows employers a tax deduction for fees, dues, or membership expenses paid to an athletic or fitness facility. Allows a medical care tax deduction for qualified sports and fitness expenses. Revives a grant program for the administration of natio… 2020-02-14T19:13:57Z  
112-hr-6667 112 hr 6667 Financial Consumers Association Act of 2012 Finance and Financial Sector 2012-12-13 2012-12-13 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. House Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] OH D K000336 0 Financial Consumers Association Act of 2012 - Authorizes the establishment of, and sets forth operational requirements for, a nonprofit corporation to be known as the Financial Consumers Association whose mission shall be to advance the rights and remedies available to consumers with respect to financial services, by developing initiatives to reduce the use of dangerous features in financial products and services, and to improve the flow of accurate information to consumers. Includes among the Association's duties to: (1) represent and promote the interests of financial services consumers and negotiate on their behalf, (2) take affirmative measures to encourage membership by low- and moderate-income and minority consumers and disseminate information and advice, (3) monitor the availability and quality of financial services to low- and moderate-income constituencies and the elderly, and (4) develop data to assist financial services consumers in making informed decisions in the marketplace. Gives the Association the right to include inserts in financial services mailings, in paper or by electronic means, that inform customers about the Association and its representation of financial services consumers and solicit information and contributions or membership fees. Requires annual reports to the President and Congress on the Association's activities of the preceding year. 2019-11-15T20:53:14Z  
112-hr-6668 112 hr 6668 Workers Solidarity Act of 2012 Government Operations and Politics 2012-12-13 2012-12-13 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. House Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] OH D K000336 0 Workers Solidarity Act of 2012 - Requires any person found by a final decision or order to have engaged in an unfair labor practice in violation of the National Labor Relations Act to: (1) be proposed for debarment for five years from any federal contract or grant, and (2) be ineligible for five years to receive a federal subsidy or loan. Requires revision of the Federal Acquisition Regulation to require each federal contract to require the contractor to include a clause in any subcontract certifying that the subcontractor has not been found to have engaged in an unfair labor practice in violation of the Act. 2019-11-15T21:09:00Z  
112-hr-6669 112 hr 6669 Foster Youth Higher Education Opportunities Act Education 2012-12-13 2012-12-13 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. House Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] GA D L000287 22 Foster Youth Higher Education Opportunities Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to inform students who indicate on their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form that they are or were in the foster care system of their potential eligibility for federal student aid, including the specific federal programs under which they may be eligible for assistance. Requires the Secretary to provide foster youth with that same information on the Department of Education's website. 2021-09-28T14:42:37Z  
112-hr-6670 112 hr 6670 To amend the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 for the purposes of extending the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 through 2017, and for other purposes. Water Resources Development 2012-12-13 2012-12-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. House Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] MA D M000133 5 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 contingency plans under such Act to provide for periodic review to address projected long-term climate variability and change. 2021-09-28T14:42:38Z  
112-hr-6650 112 hr 6650 To amend title 39, United States Code, to allow the United States Postal Service to provide nonpostal services, and for other purposes. Government Operations and Politics 2012-12-12 2012-12-12 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. House Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] IN R B001149 0 Expands the enumerated powers of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to include the authority to provide nonpostal services. Removes existing conditions that limit nonpostal services to certain services offered as of January 1, 2006. Prohibits the USPS from entering into contracts with any corporation not incorporated in the United States. Directs the Postmaster General to report annually to Congress on the nonpostal services provided by the USPS during each preceding year with an analysis of the costs associated with, and the revenues generated by, each nonpostal service. 2019-11-15T21:09:00Z  
112-hr-6651 112 hr 6651 Securing our Borders and our Data Act of 2011 Law 2012-12-12 2012-12-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security. House Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-17] NY D E000179 0 Securing Our Borders and Our Data Act of 2011 [sic] - Sets forth rules for the search or seizure at a U.S. border of digital electronic devices or digital storage media. Prohibits a search of the digital contents of such devices or media unless such search is based on: (1) a reasonable suspicion regarding the owner of such devices or media, and (2) an independent constitutional authority to make a seizure (other than the authority for border searches). Requires officers at U.S. borders to receive appropriate training to make searches of digital devices or media to minimize the possibility of irreparable damage to such devices or media. Allows the owners of such devices and media to request that searches be conducted out of public view. Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) make rules regarding border searches of digital devices and storage media, including rules to protect the integrity of digital data, for the retrieval of seized devices or media by owners, and for sharing such data with other governmental agencies; and (2) publish such rules on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) website. Requires the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to conduct an annual study of searches and seizures of digital devices and storage media at U.S. borders and report to Congress on such study. 2019-11-15T21:32:35Z  
112-hr-6652 112 hr 6652 MUSIC Act Foreign Trade and International Finance 2012-12-12 2012-12-12 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. House Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8] NY D N000002 0 Making United States Independents Competitive Act or MUSIC Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to provide assistance to U.S. independent music label companies to facilitate exports of recorded music by those companies. Requires the Secretary to give priority to assisting U.S. independent music label companies and their musical recording artists in attending international music trade shows, including support for admission costs, travel, booth construction, and touring expenses. 2019-11-15T21:07:21Z  
112-hr-6653 112 hr 6653 Independent Contractor Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2012 Taxation 2012-12-12 2012-12-12 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3] MN R P000594 0 Independent Contractor Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to set forth criteria for classifying a worker as an employee or an independent contractor. Prohibits: (1) any retroactive assessment of employment tax, except with respect to certain skilled workers, for tax periods after December 31, 1978, unless the employer had no reasonable basis for not treating a worker as an employee, and (2) the issuance, after the enactment of this Act, of Treasury regulations with respect to the employment status of any individual for purposes of the employment tax. Establishes safe harbor provisions upon which a service recipient or payor may rely in classifying a service provider as an independent contractor rather than as an employee where the service provider: (1) incurs significant financial responsibility for providing and maintaining equipment and facilities to perform work under a contract; (2) incurs unreimbursed expenses or risks income fluctuations because remuneration is directly related to sales or other output rather than solely to the number of hours actually worked or expenses incurred; (3) is compensated on factors related to the work performed and not solely on the basis of hours or time expended; and (4) substantially controls the means and manner of performing the contract services, the specifications of the service recipient or payor, and any additional contractual requirements. 2019-11-15T21:47:00Z  
112-hr-6644 112 hr 6644 Global Partnerships Act of 2012 International Affairs 2012-12-11 2012-12-11 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Oversight and Government Reform, Armed Services, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. House Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28] CA D B000410 1 Global Partnerships Act of 2012 - Sets forth provisions regarding global poverty and related matters, including: (1) reduction of global poverty; (2) acceleration of economic growth; (3) micro enterprise and small and medium enterprise assistance; (4) food security; (5) child survival and maternal health; (6) combating disease; (7) family planning and reproductive health; (8) education; (9) the environment; (10) safe water, sanitation, and housing; (11) gender equality; (12) democratic governance; and (13) humanitarian and disaster assistance. Sets forth provisions regarding advancing peace and mitigating conflict, including: (1) peacekeeping and related missions, (2) strategies and assessments, and (3) organizations and personnel. Sets forth provisions regarding human rights and democracy, including: (1) violence against women and girls, (2) the rule of law, and (3) child protection. Sets forth provisions regarding strategic partnerships, including: (1) the Economic Support Fund, (2) security partnership assistance, (3) drawdown authority, (4) defense article loans and stockpiling, (5) foreign military financing, (6) international military education and training, (7) excess defense article transfers, (8) cooperative project agreements, (9) foreign military sales, (10) arms export controls, (11) defense article leases and retransfers, (12) enforcement and monitoring of arms sales, (13) congressional review of arms sales, and (14) land mines and cluster munitions. Sets forth provisions regarding transnational threats, including: (1) nuclear, missile, and chemical and biological nonproliferation; and (2) counter-narcotics and counter-terrorism authorities. Sets forth provisions regarding the global environment, including: (1) debt-for-nature exchanges, and (2) commercial debt-for-nature exchanges. Sets forth provisions regarding trade and investment, including: (1) the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), (2) the United States Trade and Development Agency, and (3) enterprise funds. Sets forth provisions … 2022-03-02T05:33:29Z  
112-hr-6645 112 hr 6645 Save and Strengthen Medicare Act of 2012 Health 2012-12-11 2012-12-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. House Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] CA R H000528 0 Save and Strengthen Medicare Act of 2012 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to add a new Medicare part E (Unified Medicare with Choice and Competition) which prohibits benefit coverage for an individual under either Medicare part A (Hospital Insurance) or Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) unless the individual (with certain exceptions) is both entitled (or enrolled) for benefits under Medicare part A and enrolled under Medicare part B. Entitles an individual who is enrolled under Medicare part B, but is not entitled to hospital insurance benefits under Medicare part A, to benefits under Medicare part B only if the individual enrolls under Medicare part A. Directs the Medicare Choices Commission (MC Commission), established by this Act, to devise a process for enrollment in a prescription drug plan (PDP), meeting certain beneficiary premium criteria, under SSA title XVIII part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) by Medicare part A and/or part B enrollees who have not enrolled under part D. Requires states to elect one of several specified maintenance of effort options, including: (1) contribution towards an individual's health investment retirement account (HIRA), established under this Act; (2) enrollment of dual eligibles under Medicare and SSA title XIX (Medicaid) in a comprehensive Medicaid managed care plan; and (3) payment to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) for payment to an HIRA. Amends SSA title II to define "preferred Medicare age" as: (1) 65 for anyone who attains age 65 before January 1, 2016; (2) 65 plus a number of months specified for the preferred age phase-in factor for anyone who attains age 65 between December 31, 2016, and January 1, 2026; and (3) 67 increased by a specified life expectancy increase factor for anyone who attains age 65 during a 10-year period beginning January 1, 2026. Amends SSA title II to define "Medicare eligibility age" as 65, the preferred Medicare age, or any age between 65 and … 2022-03-02T05:33:29Z  
112-hr-6646 112 hr 6646 To prohibit United States assistance to the country of Egypt. International Affairs 2012-12-11 2012-12-11 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. House Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-13] FL R B001260 18 Prohibits any funds made available after FY2012 to any federal department or agency from being used to provide assistance to Egypt. 2019-11-15T21:07:21Z  
112-hr-6647 112 hr 6647 To rename section 219(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as the Kay Bailey Hutchison Spousal IRA. Taxation 2012-12-11 2012-12-11 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3] TX R J000174 2 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to rename the section heading of Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to the individual retirement accounts (IRAs) of married individuals as the Kay Bailey Hutchison Spousal IRA. 2019-11-15T21:46:59Z  
112-hr-6648 112 hr 6648 POCAG Act Government Operations and Politics 2012-12-11 2012-12-11 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. House Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] OH D K000336 0 Post Office Consumer Action Group Act or the POCAG Act - Establishes as a nonprofit corporation the Post Office Consumer Action Group (POCAG) to represent and promote the interests of individual residential postal users. Grants POCAG the authority to: (1) intervene and participate in regulatory proceedings of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC); and (2) bring civil actions for the review or enforcement of decisions by USPS, PRC, or other public bodies pertaining to postal matters. Sets forth provisions relating to rights and powers of POCAG, its funding and membership structure, and the powers and duties of its board of directors. 2019-11-15T21:09:00Z  
112-hr-6649 112 hr 6649 Naval Vessels Transfer Act of 2012 International Affairs 2012-12-11 2013-01-01 Received in the Senate. House Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18] FL R R000435 1 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 RENTZ and VANDEGRIFT; and (3) Turkey, the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY class guided missile frigates HALYBURTON and THACH. Authorizes the President to transfer on a sale basis the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY class guided missile frigates TAYLOR, GARY, CARR, and ELROD to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office of the United States (which is the Taiwan instrumentality designated pursuant to the Taiwan Relations Act). Authorizes the President to transfer any vessel named in this Act to any country named in this Act such that the total number of vessels transferred to such country does not exceed the total number of vessels authorized for transfer to such country by this Act. States that: (1) the value of such vessels transferred on a grant basis shall not be counted against the aggregate value of excess defense articles transferred to countries in any fiscal year under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; (2) transfer costs shall be charged to the recipient; and (3) to the maximum extent practicable, the country to which a vessel is transferred shall have necessary vessel repair and refurbishment carried out at U.S. shipyards (including U.S. Navy shipyards). Terminates transfer authority three years after enactment of this Act. 2022-03-01T16:39:55Z  
112-hr-6642 112 hr 6642 Customs Trade Facilitation and Enforcement Act of 2012 Foreign Trade and International Finance 2012-12-07 2012-12-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security. House Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8] TX R B000755 0 Customs Trade Facilitation and Enforcement Act of 2012 - Establishes U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), as the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency (CBPA), headed by the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Transfers specified functions, assets, liabilities, and duties of the U.S. Customs Service formally to the CBPA. Establishes an interagency Customs Review Board. Requires the President to separate budget requests for CBPA commercial operations and for the enforcement of U.S. customs and trade laws by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Amends the Customs Procedural Reform and Simplification Act of 1978 to authorize appropriations to ICE for FY2013-FY2015. Directs the CBPA Commissioner and the Director of ICE to develop jointly and submit to Congress a Joint Strategic Plan for enforcing U.S. customs and trade laws and for facilitating U.S. international trade. Requires the DHS Secretary to consult with specified congressional committees before negotiating and before entering Mutual Recognition Arrangements or similar agreements between the United States and and a foreign government providing for mutual recognition of supply chain security programs and customs revenue functions. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury and the DHS Secretary to establish jointly a Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee. Amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 to extend through FY2015 the requirement for deposit of customs user fees in the Customs Commercial and Homeland Security Automation Account. Increases the annual amount of such deposits. Specifies a certain amount of appropriations authorized through FY2015 to complete the development, establishment, and implementation of the Automated Commercial Environment computer system for the processing of entered or released merchandise and for other DHS purposes. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to require the Secretary of the Treasury to ensure that each agency pa… 2022-03-02T15:36:55Z  
112-hr-6643 112 hr 6643 Ending Fiscal Cliffs Act of 2012 Economics and Public Finance 2012-12-07 2012-12-07 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2] PA D F000043 0 Ending Fiscal Cliffs Act of 2012 - Authorizes an increase or decrease in the public debt limit, as necessary, by the amount determined by the Secretary of the Treasury to be required to meet existing commitments after enactment of any Act of Congress that provides budget authority or reduces revenues. 2019-11-15T21:46:59Z  
112-hr-6633 112 hr 6633 To designate the United States courthouse located at 101 East Pecan Street in Sherman, Texas, as the "Paul Brown United States Courthouse". Government Operations and Politics 2012-12-05 2012-12-20 Received in the Senate. House Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4] TX R H000067 10 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates the U.S. courthouse located at 101 East Pecan Street in Sherman, Texas, as the "Paul Brown United States Courthouse." 2022-03-02T15:16:58Z  
112-hr-6634 112 hr 6634 To change the effective date for the Internet publication of certain financial disclosure forms. Government Operations and Politics 2012-12-05 2012-12-07 Became Public Law No: 112-207. House Rep. Cantor, Eric [R-VA-7] VA R C001046 0 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Postpones until April 15, 2013, the effective date of the requirement under the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012 (STOCK Act) that the Secretary of the Senate, the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate, and the Clerk of the House of Representatives ensure that financial disclosure forms filed by congressional officers and employees be made available to the public on the respective official Senate and House websites within 30 days after filing. Postpones until the same date the effective date of the requirement that the President ensure that financial disclosure forms filed by executive branch employees are publicly available on appropriate official websites of executive branch agencies within such period. Excludes from these effective date postponements the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, congressional candidates, and any officer occupying a position listed under Level I and Level II of the Executive Schedule having been nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate. (Thus maintains September 30, 2012, as the effective date of the requirement that such individuals make their financial disclosure forms available to the public.) 2023-03-22T18:24:50Z  
112-hr-6635 112 hr 6635 TRICARE Protection Act Armed Forces and National Security 2012-12-05 2012-12-05 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. House Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2] OR R W000791 2 TRICARE Protection Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to report to the congressional defense committees setting forth Department of Defense (DOD) policy on the future availability of TRICARE Prime (a DOD managed health care program) for eligible beneficiaries in all TRICARE regions. Directs the Secretary to: (1) identify beneficiaries whom the Secretary determines will not retain primary care provider access under newly awarded TRICARE contracts, and (2) implement a plan to ensure that such beneficiaries will retain access that meets TRICARE access standards. 2019-02-20T22:43:30Z  
112-hr-6636 112 hr 6636 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3031 Veterans Road West in Staten Island, New York, as the "Leonard Montalto Post Office Building". Government Operations and Politics 2012-12-05 2012-12-05 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. House Rep. Grimm, Michael G. [R-NY-13] NY R G000569 23 Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3031 Veterans Road West in Staten Island, New York, as the "Leonard Montalto Post Office Building." 2019-11-15T21:09:00Z  
112-hr-6637 112 hr 6637 Money Remittances Improvement Act of 2012 Finance and Financial Sector 2012-12-05 2012-12-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit. House Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] MN D E000288 1 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 by the relevant state supervisory agency if: (1) the category of financial institution is required by state law to comply with federal requirements, or (2) the state supervisory agency is authorized to ensure that the financial institution complies with such federal requirements. Empowers the Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCen) to furnish research, analytical, and informational services to foreign regulatory agencies in the interest of detection, prevention, and prosecution of terrorism, organized crime, money laundering, and other financial crimes. 2019-11-15T20:54:37Z  
112-hr-6638 112 hr 6638 S.A.F.E. Compounded Drugs Act of 2012 Health 2012-12-05 2012-12-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. House Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] CT D D000216 1 Supporting Access to Formulated and Effective Compounded Drugs Act of 2012 or S.A.F.E. Compounded Drugs Act of 2012 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) with respect to the regulation of compounded drugs. Eliminates authority for compounding pharmacies to compound any drug product that is a copy of a commercially available drug. Establishes notification requirements before a patient is prescribed, dispensed, or administered a compounded drug, which must include providing the patient a document concerning the availability, safety, and production of such drugs. Requires a drug product compounded under the FFDCA to be clearly labeled as a “non-FDA approved compounded drug product.” Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish different labeling requirements for compounded drugs. Requires the Secretary to establish a process for pharmacies to register as compounding pharmacies. Exempts pharmacies that employ fewer than 20 full-time employees and perform traditional compounding of drug products for use in a single state. Requires the Secretary to: (1) establish a database of information on compounding pharmacies licensed in more than one state for oversight purposes, (2) establish minimum standards for the safe production of compounded drugs as well as for which drugs must meet those standards, and (3) conduct regional training for state agencies that regulate compounding pharmacies. Directs the Secretary to establish advisory committees on labeling of compounded drugs and on the database under this Act. Requires the Secretary to convene an Advisory Committee on Pharmacy Compounding as appropriate to consider issues related to the safety and availability of compounded drugs. 2019-11-15T21:18:15Z  
112-hr-6639 112 hr 6639 To amend the Wildfire Suppressing Aircraft Transfer Act of 1996 to facilitate inter-agency agreements with the Air National Guard and the Air Force Reserve to secure Defense Support to Civil Authority (DSCA) missions in the initial airborne response to fighting wildfires. Emergency Management 2012-12-05 2012-12-05 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. House Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-24] CA R G000021 0 Amends the Wildfire Suppressing Aircraft Transfer Act of 1996 to provide that provisions permitting an agency to order goods or services from that or another agency only if such goods or services cannot be provided as conveniently or cheaply by a commercial enterprise shall not limit the use of interagency agreements with the Air National Guard or Air Force Reserve to procure the services of a unit of the Guard or Reserve to conduct Defense Support to Civil Authority missions utilizing military fixed wing aerial firefighting aircraft, including Modular Airborne Firefighting System (MAFFS) units, in the initial airborne response to fighting wildfires. Makes such limitation inapplicable only when the Incident Commander determines: (1) that privately contracted fixed-wing aerial firefighting aircraft are unavailable, (2) it is necessary for military fixed-wing aerial firefighting aircraft including MAFFS units to perform an initial airborne response, or (3) that military fixed-wing aerial firefighting aircraft including MAFFS units are needed to supplement privately contracted fixed-wing aerial firefighting aircraft. 2019-11-15T21:09:00Z  
112-hr-6640 112 hr 6640 To authorize a land exchange involving the acquisition of private land adjacent to the Cibola National Wildlife Refuge in Arizona for inclusion in the refuge in exchange for certain Bureau of Land Management lands in Riverside County, California, and for other purposes. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-12-05 2012-12-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. House Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] AZ D G000551 1 Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to River Bottom Farms of La Paz County, Arizona, specified Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land in Riverside County, California, in exchange for two specified parcels of non-federal land in the county from River Bottoms Farms that are contiguous to the Cibola National Wildlife Refuge. Subjects the conveyed federal land to valid existing rights, including easements, rights-of-way, utility lines, and any other valid encumbrances on the such land as of the date of conveyance. Requires the values of the federal and non-federal lands to be exchanged to be equal, or equalized, by a cash payment to the Secretary or River Bottom Farms, as appropriate. Requires the acquired non-federal land to become a part of the Cibola National Wildlife Refuge. 2021-09-28T12:36:21Z  
112-hr-6641 112 hr 6641 To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to establish a pilot program to study the benefits of using hair specimens for preemployment controlled substances tests of commercial motor vehicle operators, and for other purposes. Transportation and Public Works 2012-12-05 2012-12-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. House Rep. Ribble, Reid J. [R-WI-8] WI R R000587 1 Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to carry out a pilot program to study the benefits of using hair specimens to conduct preemployment controlled substances tests of commercial motor vehicle operators. Directs the Secretary to develop guidelines, protocols, and standards for such tests. 2020-02-14T19:13:57Z  
112-hr-6628 112 hr 6628 SAFER Act of 2012 Crime and Law Enforcement 2012-12-04 2012-12-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. House Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] TX R P000592 4 Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry Act of 2012 or the SAFER Act of 2012 - 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 governments to conduct audits of samples of sexual assault evidence that are awaiting testing, provided such government submits an audit plan that includes a good-faith estimate of the number of such samples. Requires between 5% and 10% of Debbie Smith grant funds distributed in FY2014-FY2018 to be awarded for such purpose if sufficient applications to justify such amounts are received by the Attorney General, provided such award doesn't decrease funds for other distribution requirements. Requires the Attorney General to establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry that: (1) allows state and local governments to enter specified information about samples of sexual assault evidence in their possession that are awaiting testing, and (2) tracks the testing and processing of such samples. Requires such a government: (1) to complete a funded audit and enter such information about the sample into the Registry within one year after receiving a grant under this Act; (2) within 21 days after receiving a sample that was not in such government's possession at the time of the initiation of such audit, to enter information about such sample into the Registry; (3) to update the status of a sample within 30 days after any change; (4) to provide that the chief law enforcement officer of such government is the individual responsible for such government's compliance with registry requirements; and (5) to assign each sample a unique numeric or alphanumeric identifier. Exempts from such Registry-requirements samples that are not considered criminal evidence or that relate to a sexual assault for which the prosecution of each perpetrator is barred by a statute of limitations. Requires the Attorney General to make publicly available on a website aggregate non-individualized and non-personally ide… 2019-11-15T21:32:34Z  
112-hr-6629 112 hr 6629 National Child Protection Training Act Social Welfare 2012-12-04 2012-12-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. House Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] MN D W000799 2 National Child Protection Training Act - Directs the Attorney General, through the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, to establish a program to sustain at least four university, college, or community college affiliated regional training centers in coordination with the National Child Protection Training Center. Requires the regional training centers to: (1) develop model inter-disciplinary undergraduate curricula on recognizing and responding to cases of child maltreatment that consists of at least a three-course certificate program or minor degree; (2) develop related model graduate curricula for medical schools, law schools, seminaries, and other institutions of higher education that instruct students likely to become child protection professionals or other professionals required by law to report cases of child maltreatment; (3) disseminate such curricula, upon the Attorney General's approval, to community colleges, colleges, university, law schools, medical schools, and other institutions of higher education; (4) develop "laboratory" training facilities that allow for simulated, interactive, and intensive training of students preparing for child protection careers as well as child protection professionals currently in the field; (5) assist communities in developing evidence-based prevention programs; and (6) assist states in developing and maintaining forensic interview training programs. 2020-02-10T16:50:31Z  
112-hr-6630 112 hr 6630 Fort Hood Casualties Benefits Clarification Act Armed Forces and National Security 2012-12-04 2012-12-04 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. House Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] TX R C001051 0 Fort Hood Casualties Benefits Clarification Act - Requires that members of the Armed Forces or civilian employees of the Department of Defense (DOD) who were killed or wounded in the attack that occurred at Fort Hood, Texas, on November 5, 2009, and their family members be accorded the same treatment, benefits, and honors as were accorded the victims and the families of victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. 2019-11-15T21:09:00Z  

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