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112-s-3716 112 s 3716 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include vaccines against seasonal influenza within the definition of taxable vaccines. Taxation 2013-01-02 2013-01-03 Held at the desk. Senate Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] MT D B000243 1 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) 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. 2019-02-20T23:45:11Z  
112-s-3714 112 s 3714 CALM Act Taxation 2012-12-30 2012-12-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] WV D M001183 0 Cliff Alleviation at Last Minute Act or the CALM Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) provide for a phased increase in income and capital gain tax rates beginning in 2013 through 2015, and (2) establish a permanent maximum estate tax rate of 45% and a unified estate and gift tax credit of $3.5 million. Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to authorize the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to determine which defense and nondefense accounts will be reduced in FY2013-FY2021 to meet deficit reduction requirements and to report to Congress on its recommendations. Sets forth a congressional disapproval procedure for overriding OMB's recommendations. Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to implement reforms under Medicare that result in reduced expenditures equal to $40 billion in each of FY2014-FY2023. Expresses the sense of the Senate that Congress should address comprehensive tax reform in the 113th Congress. 2019-11-15T21:52:20Z  
112-s-3715 112 s 3715 A bill to extend the limited antitrust exemption contained in the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Health 2012-12-30 2012-12-31 Held at the desk. Senate Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] IA D H000206 0 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Extends for one year the limited antitrust exemption under the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act for participating in meetings and consultations to discuss security countermeasures, qualified countermeasures, or qualified pandemic or epidemic product development. 2019-02-20T23:45:10Z  
112-s-3712 112 s 3712 Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act Finance and Financial Sector 2012-12-28 2012-12-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Nelson, Ben [D-NE] NE D N000180 0 Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue up to 350,000 $1 coins to commemorate the centennial of the founding of Father Flanagan's Boys Town. Requires the design of the coins to be emblematic of the 100 years of Boys Town, one of the largest nonprofit child care agencies in the United States. Permits issuance of such coins only between January 1, 2017, and December 31, 2018. Requires all such coin sales to include a surcharge of $10 per coin. Requires all surcharges received by the Secretary from coin sales to be paid to Boys Town to: (1) promote and provide for the cause of Boys Town, and (2) care and assist children and families in underserved communities across America. 2019-02-20T23:45:09Z  
112-s-3713 112 s 3713 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2012 Finance and Financial Sector 2012-12-28 2012-12-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL] AL R S000320 0 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2012 - Makes technical corrections to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, including certain Acts within it as well as other specified Acts, regarding definitions affecting regulation of advisers to hedge funds. Extends for one year the deadline for issuance of any rule or regulation, conduct of any study, or submission of any report required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, except any rules already finalized. 2019-02-20T23:45:09Z  
112-s-3710 112 s 3710 Career And Technical Innovation Fund Act of 2012 Labor and Employment 2012-12-27 2012-12-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] CT D B001277 0 Career And Technical Innovation Fund Act of 2012 - Amends the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to authorize the Secretary of Education to reserve a specified amount of funds appropriated for FY2013-FY2017 for certain activities of national significance, including: (1) capacity building, (2) technical assistance, (3) evaluation, and (4) dissemination of best practices. Directs the Secretary to award competitive grants, for a period of three years, to local educational agencies, area career and technical education schools, postsecondary vocational institutions and institutions of higher education, entities that carry out apprenticeship programs, and other partners to carry out specified programs and activities that meet certain performance standards to improve the effectiveness of career and technical education programs and teachers as well as increase student achievement to meet the needs of the future workforce. Requires the Secretary to set aside a specified amount of funds awarded to eligible entities for any fiscal year for projects to improve student outcomes in rural areas. Prescribes grant eligibility requirements. 2020-02-10T17:00:05Z  
112-s-3711 112 s 3711 Student Internship Opportunity Act Education 2012-12-27 2012-12-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] CT D B001277 1 Student Internship Opportunity Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award renewable, competitive grants to certain eligible entities for the development and implementation of districtwide opportunities for secondary school students to participate in an internship program as the culminating experience of a broader work-based learning continuum. Defines an "eligible entity" as one or more local educational agencies or area career and technical education schools that has entered into a memorandum of understanding with at least one business or industry partner in an in-demand industry sector or occupation, a state or local workforce board, a community-based or nonprofit organization, or a qualified intermediary. Allows the inclusion of an institution of higher education in such an entity. Requires the internships to: (1) reinforce students' academic and technical coursework and promote their development of college and career readiness skills; (2) compensate students for their work by providing them with secondary or postsecondary academic credit, payment for postsecondary education, a wage or stipend, payment for certification exams, or a combination thereof; and (3) provide a meaningful contribution to the organizational goals of the internship provider. Requires each grant applicant to identify program goals and performance indicators and have a plan to assess: (1) the performance of interns against college and career readiness skills and attributes; and (2) the quality of each internship program in the areas of internship experience, preparation, connection to an in-demand industry sector or occupation, responsibilities, and engagement. Directs each grantee to make an annual report available to the Secretary and the public, for each grant year, that includes information assessing the impact of the grant program on student learning and achievement. 2020-02-10T17:00:05Z  
112-s-3705 112 s 3705 Protect our Kids Act of 2012 Families 2012-12-21 2012-12-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] MT D B000243 6 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. 2022-02-03T05:53:17Z  
112-s-3706 112 s 3706 Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act Transportation and Public Works 2012-12-21 2012-12-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Senate Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] NY D S000148 7 Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act - Authorizes a rental company that receives a notification (approved by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [NHTSA]) from the manufacturer of a covered rental vehicle about any equipment defect, or noncompliance with federal motor vehicle safety standards, to rent or sell the vehicle or equipment only if the defect or noncompliance is remedied. Specifies any rental vehicle: (1) rated at 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight or less, (2) rented without a driver for an initial term of under 4 months, and (3) that is part of a motor vehicle fleet of 5 or more motor vehicles used for rental purposes by a rental company. Prescribes a special rule to require rental companies to comply with specified limitations on sale, lease, or rental of a motor vehicle as soon as practicable, but within 24 hours after the earliest receipt of the manufacturer's notification of a defect or noncompliance with vehicle safety standards, whether by electronic means or first class mail. Extends the 24-hour deadline for complying with such limitations to 48 hours if the notification covers more than 5,000 motor vehicles in the rental company's fleet. Permits a rental company to rent (but not sell or lease) a motor vehicle subject to recall if the defect or noncompliance remedy is not immediately available and the company takes any actions specified in the notice to alter the vehicle temporarily to eliminate the safety risk posed. Makes these special rules for rental companies inapplicable to junk automobiles. Prohibits a rental company from knowingly making inoperable any safety devices or elements of design installed on or in a compliant motor vehicle or vehicle equipment unless the company reasonably believes the vehicle or equipment will not be used when the devices or elements are inoperable. Authorizes the Secretary, upon request, to inspect records of a rental company with respect to a safety investigation. Authorizes the Secretary to require a rental company to keep records… 2020-02-12T18:54:42Z  
112-s-3707 112 s 3707 Utility Employee Background Check Act of 2012 Crime and Law Enforcement 2012-12-21 2012-12-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] NY D S000148 0 Utility Employee Background Check Act of 2012 - Requires the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to establish procedures for regional entities or users, owners, or operators of the bulk-power system under the Federal Power Act, owners and operators of a facility licensed pursuant to and covered by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, and owners and operators of a chemical facility subject to the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards to obtain national criminal history background checks, including a search of the Interstate Identification Index of the National Crime Information Centers, for employees who have access to the most sensitive areas of operation. Authorizes the Director to collect fees for such checks. Amends the Federal Power Act to direct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to order the Electric Reliability Organization to submit a proposed reliability standard that would require each such regional entity or user, owner, or operator of the bulk-power system to obtain a background check for every such employee. Amends the Atomic Energy Act to direct the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to require each such licensed facility to obtain a background check for every such employee. Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to require each such chemical facility to obtain a background check for every such employee. 2019-11-15T21:55:29Z  
112-s-3708 112 s 3708 SAFE Child Act Crime and Law Enforcement 2012-12-21 2012-12-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8365) Senate Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] AZ R K000352 0 Stop Abuse For Every Child Act of 2012 or the SAFE Child Act - Amends the federal criminal code to require the court to impose an additional special assessment equal to three times the amount assessed under current law on persons convicted of specified offenses (other than individuals convicted of an offense against the United States). Establishes a Surcharge Fund, to be administered by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), into which such assessments shall be deposited and from which the Secretary shall make a competitive grant every three years to a private nonprofit organization to operate a national child abuse hotline, encourage reporting of child abuse, and conduct public education on child abuse. Requires unobligated funds to be transferred to the Crime Victims Fund. 2019-11-15T21:55:29Z  
112-s-3709 112 s 3709 A bill to require a Government Accountability Office examination of transactions between large financial institutions and the Federal Government, and for other purposes. Finance and Financial Sector 2012-12-21 2012-12-27 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Senate Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] LA R V000127 2 (Sec. 1) Directs the Comptroller General to study any bank holding company having more than $500 billion in consolidated assets (covered institution) with respect to: favorable pricing of its debt relative to its risk profile resulting from the perception it will receive federal support in the event of any financial stress; any favorable funding or economic treatment resulting from an increase in its credit rating as a result of express, implied, or perceived federal support; any economic benefit resulting from the ownership of, or affiliation with, an insured depository institution; any economic benefit resulting from its status as a bank holding company, including access to federal deposit insurance and the discount window of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve Board) before enactment of this Act; any economic benefit received through extraordinary federal actions taken, such as specified actions by the Department of the Treasury, the Federal Reserve Board, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); any extraordinary assistance provided to American Insurance Group (AIG), but ultimately received by one of the covered institutions; and any government actions that resulted in the payment or nonpayment of credit default swap contracts entered into by a covered institution. Defines "economic benefit" as the difference between actual loan terms offered, debt or equity prices, or asset values and a reasonable estimate of what such terms, prices, or values might have been as determined by examining actual values of comparable transactions in the private markets or by estimating the values of comparable transactions priced to properly reflect associated risk. (Sec. 2) Requires the resulting report to Congress to redact any proprietary, sensitive, or confidential information in any release subsequently made electronically available to the public. 2019-11-15T20:53:14Z  
112-s-3699 112 s 3699 Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2012 Health 2012-12-20 2012-12-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] DE D C000174 0 Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2012 -Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to include information on the coverage of intensive behavioral therapy for obesity in the "Medicare and You Handbook." Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to give Medicare beneficiaries, primary care physicians, and other appropriate service providers and suppliers distinct, written notification regarding the coverage of intensive behavioral therapy for obesity under Medicare as an additional preventive service. Directs the Secretary to develop and implement a plan to coordinate the efforts of all HHS offices and agencies to treat, reduce, and prevent obesity and overweight in the adult population. Authorizes the Secretary, in addition to qualified primary care physicians and other primary care practitioners, to allow other appropriate health care providers, instructors trained in lifestyle counseling programs such as the Diabetes Prevention Program, and programs recognized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide intensive behavioral therapy for obesity. Authorizes the Secretary to cover chronic weight management drugs under SSA title XVIII part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) if the Secretary determines that such coverage is appropriate. 2019-11-15T21:52:20Z  
112-s-3700 112 s 3700 Vested Employee Pension Benefit Protection Act Taxation 2012-12-20 2012-12-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] MO D M001170 0 Vested Employee Pension Benefit Protection Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employees in the building and construction industry to make distributions from their tax-exempt employer pension plans at age 55 if they are not separated from service at the time of such distributions and were participants in such plan on or before January 1, 2013. 2022-02-03T05:53:08Z  
112-s-3701 112 s 3701 Lyon County Economic Development and Conservation Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-12-20 2012-12-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] NV R H001041 1 Lyon County Economic Development and Conservation Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the city of Yerington, Nevada, identified federal land in Lyon and Mineral Counties. Designates identified federal land in Nevada managed by the Forest Service, to be known as the Wovoka Wilderness, as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Sets forth provisions for the management of the Wovoka Wilderness, including regarding livestock grazing, overflights, wildfire, insects, and diseases, water rights, and fish and wildlife. 2020-01-29T20:27:54Z  
112-s-3702 112 s 3702 SERV Act Armed Forces and National Security 2012-12-20 2012-12-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] MA D K000148 3 Services, Education, and Rehabilitation for Veterans Act or the SERV Act - Requires the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy to delegate to the Department of Justice (DOJ) the authority to administer the veteran's treatment courts program established by this Act. Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to states and other entities: (1) to develop, implement, or enhance veteran's treatment courts or to expand operational drug courts to serve veterans; and (2) for programs that involve continuing judicial supervision over nonviolent offenders with substance abuse or mental health problems who have served in the U.S. military. Requires such programs to include mandatory periodic testing for the use of drugs, substance abuse and mental health treatment, opportunities for diversion, probation, or supervised release, and programmatic, offender management, and aftercare services. Directs the National Drug Court Institute to conduct national training programs for state and local communities to improve the professional skills of drug court practitioners and provide comprehensive technical assistance to adult, juvenile, and family dependency drug courts. 2019-11-15T21:55:29Z  
112-s-3703 112 s 3703 Data Cap Integrity Act of 2012 Science, Technology, Communications 2012-12-20 2012-12-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Senate Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] OR D W000779 0 Data Cap Integrity Act of 2012 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) should continue its work to ensure that consumers of Internet services are clearly and consistently provided information describing the purchased services, including: (1) the cost of services; (2) the rate of upload and download speed for which the consumer is paying; (3) the service limits the Internet service provider (ISP) establishes for purposes of network management, including bandwidth throttling or rate limiting; (4) contract terms; and (5) legal and privacy policies. Prohibits an ISP from imposing a data cap on consumers unless the ISP is certified by the FCC. Defines "data cap" as a limit on, or a fee-based structure with the purpose of limiting, the amount of bits a consumer may download or upload during a period of time specified by the ISP. Directs the FCC, after considering any public comment, to establish standards for ISPs to accurately measure household data usage of consumers. Requires the FCC to certify an ISP if it determines that: (1) the ISP is accurately measuring household data usage consistent with such standards, and (2) the data cap proposed by the ISP functions to reasonably limit network congestion without unnecessarily restricting Internet use. Prohibits an ISP that imposes a data cap on consumers from providing preferential treatment based on the source or the content of the data. Directs such an ISP to identify commercially available tools allowing the consumer to: (1) monitor the amount of bits that the consumer has uploaded or downloaded and the relationship such information has to the terms of the data cap, and (2) control uploads and downloads on all wireline and wireless devices accessing the consumer's Internet network. Directs the FCC to establish enforcement procedures enabling individuals to file a complaint with the FCC to investigate the accuracy of an ISP's data use measurements. Authorizes the FCC to impose civil penalties on ISPs for inaccurate … 2022-01-12T15:18:13Z  
112-s-3704 112 s 3704 A bill to clarify the authorized uses of funds in the Crime Victims Fund. Crime and Law Enforcement 2012-12-20 2012-12-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8304) Senate Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] AZ R K000352 1 Amends the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to permit sums in the Crime Victims Fund that are not used for child abuse prevention and treatment grants to be used only to improve services for the benefit of crime victims in the federal criminal justice system and for a Victim Notification System. 2022-02-03T05:53:08Z  
112-s-3690 112 s 3690 Government Contracting Improvement Act of 2012 Government Operations and Politics 2012-12-19 2012-12-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Senate Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] PA R T000461 0 Government Contracting Improvement Act of 2012 - Directs the Comptroller General to include in the annual report to Congress on the Government Accountability Office (GAO) a list of the most common grounds for sustaining protests relating to bids for contracts during the year. 2021-12-20T13:53:46Z  
112-s-3691 112 s 3691 STRONG Act Science, Technology, Communications 2012-12-19 2012-12-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Senate Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] MA D K000148 2 Strengthening The Resiliency of Our Nation on the Ground Act or the STRONG Act - Requires the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to establish and chair an interagency working group with cabinet-level representation from all relevant federal agencies in order to: (1) provide a strategic vision of extreme weather resilience; (2) conduct a gap and overlap analysis of federal agencies' current and planned activities related to achieving short- and long-term resilience to extreme weather and its impacts on the United States, such as flooding and drought; and (3) develop a National Extreme Weather Resilience Plan. Requires the Plan to include the establishment of an online, publicly available information clearinghouse to be used by federal agencies and other stakeholders to inform resilience-enhancing efforts and to build off and complement existing federal efforts. Provides for a coordinating entity to establish and maintain such clearinghouse. Requires such coordinating entity to coordinate the implementation of the Plan and to track its progress. Requires the submission of specified reports. 2020-02-12T18:54:42Z  
112-s-3692 112 s 3692 Save Our Students Act Armed Forces and National Security 2012-12-19 2012-12-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. Senate Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] CA D B000711 0 Save Our Students Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to provide funds to states submitting specified plans for the National Guard to supplement state and local efforts to keep schools safe from violence. 2019-02-20T23:45:01Z  
112-s-3693 112 s 3693 School Safety Enhancements Act of 2012 Crime and Law Enforcement 2012-12-19 2012-12-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] CA D B000711 0 School Safety Enhancements Act of 2012 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize school security grants by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services to be used for the installation of surveillance equipment and the establishment of hotlines or tiplines for the reporting of potentially dangerous students and situations. Increases the maximum federal share of the costs of a program provided by a grant to 80%. Requires a grant application to be accompanied by a report that: (1) is signed by the heads of each law enforcement agency and school district with jurisdiction over the schools where the safety improvements will be implemented; and (2) demonstrates that each proposed use of the grant funds will be an effective means for improving school safety, as well as consistent with a comprehensive approach to preventing school violence and individualized to the needs of each school. Requires the Office Director and the Secretary of Education to establish an interagency task force to develop and promulgate a set of advisory school safety guidelines. Authorizes appropriations for such grant program for FY2013-FY2015. 2019-11-15T21:55:28Z  
112-s-3694 112 s 3694 Safe Building Code Incentive Act of 2012 Emergency Management 2012-12-19 2012-12-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Senate Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] NJ D M000639 0 Safe Building Code Incentive Act of 2012 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act) to authorize the President to increase the maximum total of contributions for a major disaster by an amount equal to 4% of the estimated aggregate amount of grants to be made under the Act if, at the time of a declaration of a major disaster, the affected state certifies that it has in effect and is actively enforcing a state building code that: (1) is consistent with the most recent version of a nationally recognized model building code, (2) has been adopted by the state within six years of the most recent version of the nationally recognized code, and (3) uses the nationally recognized code as a minimum standard. Directs the President to approve the additional assistance upon determining that such certification is sufficient and is submitted not later than 90 days after the date of a declared disaster. Requires the President, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to set appropriate standards for the periodic update, resubmittal, and approval of state building codes, consistent with similar mitigation planning requirements under the Stafford Act. Makes this Act applicable to major disasters declared on or after October 24, 2012. Allows 90 days from this Act's enactment for submission of the required certification for disasters declared between October 24, 2012, and such enactment. 2019-02-20T23:45:02Z  
112-s-3695 112 s 3695 EACH Act Taxation 2012-12-19 2012-12-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] CT ID L000304 6 Equitable Access to Care and Health Act or the EACH Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to minimum essential health care coverage requirements added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, to allow an additional religious exemption from such requirements for individuals whose sincerely held religious beliefs would cause them to object to medical health care provided under such coverage. Defines "medical health care" to mean voluntary health treatment by or supervised by a medical doctor that would be covered under minimum essential coverage that: (1) includes voluntary acute care treatment at hospital emergency rooms, walk-in clinics, or similar facilities; and (2) excludes treatment not administered or supervised by a medical doctor, physical examinations or treatment required by law or third parties, and vaccinations. 2019-11-15T21:52:20Z  
112-s-3696 112 s 3696 New Columbia Admission Act Government Operations and Politics 2012-12-19 2012-12-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Senate Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] CT ID L000304 3 New Columbia Admission Act - Sets forth procedures for admission into the United States of the state of New Columbia. Requires the Mayor of the District of Columbia to: (1) submit to the eligible voters propositions for statehood and adoption of a State Constitution, and (2) issue a proclamation for the first elections to Congress of two Senators and one Representative of New Columbia. Requires the President, upon adoption of such propositions and certification of such elections, to issue a proclamation announcing the results and admitting New Columbia into the Union. Provides for conversion of District government offices to state offices. Provides that New Columbia shall consist of all territory of the District as of the enactment of this Act, excluding land within specified metes and bounds that shall remain the District of Columbia and that shall include the principal federal monuments, the White House, the Capitol Building, the Supreme Court Building, the federal executive, legislative, and judicial office buildings located adjacent to the Mall and the Capitol Building, and certain military property. Prohibits New Columbia from imposing taxes on federal property except as provided by Congress. Maintains the applicability to New Columbia of current District laws and continues pending judicial proceedings. Maintains: (1) the District of Columbia as the seat of the federal government, and (2) the federal government's authority over military lands and specified other property. Requires each state that is the last place an individual resided before residing in the District of Columbia to permit such individual to vote in federal elections by absentee ballot. Sets forth a rule for expedited consideration of a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution to repeal the 23d amendment (which provides for the appointment of electors for President and Vice President for the District). 2019-02-20T23:45:02Z  
112-s-3697 112 s 3697 Mercury Use Reduction Act of 2012 Environmental Protection 2012-12-19 2012-12-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] RI D W000802 4 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… 2019-02-20T23:45:03Z  
112-s-3698 112 s 3698 FOR VETS Act of 2012 Government Operations and Politics 2012-12-19 2012-12-20 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Senate Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] ME R C001035 3 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Formerly Owned Resources for Veterans to Express Thanks for Service Act of 2012 or FOR VETS Act of 2012 - Authorizes the transfer of federal surplus property to a state agency for distribution through donation within the state for purposes of education or public health for organizations whose membership comprises substantially veterans and whose representatives are recognized by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) in the preparation, presentation, and prosecution of claims under laws administered by the Secretary. 2019-11-15T21:09:01Z  
112-s-3689 112 s 3689 Senior Airman Michael Malarsie Act Armed Forces and National Security 2012-12-18 2012-12-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Senate Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] MA D K000148 0 Senior Airman Michael Malarsie Act - Directs the Secretaries of Defense (DOD) and Veterans Affairs (VA) to jointly establish the Senior Airman Michael Malarsie Program for the awarding of grants to certain nonprofit organizations to assist them in establishing and operating programs to provide assistance dogs to certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans who have certain visual, hearing, or mobility disabilities. Requires such Secretaries to determine whether such assistance for members or veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury would be appropriate, taking into account the findings of a specified study conducted under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010. Defines the term "assistance dog" to mean a dog specifically trained to perform physical tasks to mitigate the effects of such a disability, except that such term does not include a dog specifically trained for comfort or personal defense. 2019-02-20T23:45:00Z  
112-s-3684 112 s 3684 Senior Navigation and Planning Act of 2012 Health 2012-12-17 2012-12-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] VA D W000805 0 Senior Navigation and Planning Act of 2012 - Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to provide for Medicare and Medicaid coverage of advanced illness care coordination services. Amends the Public Health Services Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), directly or through grants, to conduct a national public education campaign to: (1) raise public awareness of the importance of planning for care through the life cycle and as illness progress; (2) explain the need for readily available legal documents and medical orders that express an individual's wishes through advance directives and other planning tools; and (3) educate the public about the availability of advanced illness care, palliative care, and hospice care. Directs the Secretary to provide for multiple, innovative communications resources, including a toll-free information line, that the public and health care professionals may access to find out state-specific information regarding advance directives and end-of-life decisions. Includes advanced care planning materials in the "Medicare and You Handbook." Directs the Secretary to establish the Senior Navigation Advisory Board. Requires that a service provider, Medicare+Choice organization, or prepaid or eligible organization maintain written policies and procedures with respect to all adult individuals receiving medical care by or through them to provide each individual with the opportunity to discuss issues relating to the information provided to that individual on the individual's rights with an appropriately trained professional. Requires a service provider, Medicare Advantage organization, or prepaid or eligible organization to give effect to an advance directive or order validy executed outside the state in which such directive is presented (portability). Imposes similar requirements for facilities. Directs the Secretary to study the extent to which the assessment of individuals by hospitals, skilled nursing facililties, ho… 2019-11-15T21:52:19Z  
112-s-3685 112 s 3685 Department of the Interior Tribal Self-Governance Act of 2012 Native Americans 2012-12-17 2012-12-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Senate Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] HI D A000069 1 Department of the Interior Tribal Self-Governance Act of 2012 - Amends the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to revise tribal self-governance requirements. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to carry out the Tribal Self-Governance Program. Authorizes the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Office of Self-Governance, to select up to 50 new Indian tribes per year from those eligible to participate in self-governance. 2019-06-21T11:05:56Z  
112-s-3686 112 s 3686 Workplace Religious Freedom Act of 2013 Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 2012-12-17 2012-12-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] MA D K000148 0 Workplace Religious Freedom Act of 2013 - Amends provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 related to equal employment opportunities to include in the term "religion" all aspects of religious observance and practice, as well as belief, unless an employer demonstrates that the employer is unable, after initiating and engaging in an affirmative and bona fide effort, to reasonably accommodate to an employee's or prospective employee's religious observance or practice without undue hardship on the conduct of the employer's business. (Current law makes no reference to an employer's affirmative and bona fide effort.) Provides that an employer's accommodation of an employee's practice of wearing religious clothing or a religious hairstyle, or of taking time off for a religious reason, imposes an undue hardship on the conduct of an employer's business in accommodating such practice only if the accommodation imposes a significant difficulty or expense on the conduct of the employer's business when considered in light of specified factors set forth in the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, including: (1) the nature and cost of the accommodation needed, (2) the financial resources and size of the business, and (3) the type of operation of the business. Requires an employer's accomodation, before it may be considered a reasonable accomodation, to remove the conflict between employment requirements and the employee's religious practice. Prohibits an accomodation from being a reasonable accomodation if it requires an employee to be segregated from customers or the general public. 2020-02-10T17:00:04Z  
112-s-3687 112 s 3687 A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program, to designate certain Federal buildings, and for other purposes. Environmental Protection 2012-12-17 2012-12-28 Became Public Law No: 112-237. Senate Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] CA D B000711 0 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate passed version is repeated here.) Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to revise the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program to: (1) limit grants by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to no more than 75% of project costs, and (2) authorize the appropriation of the amount appropriated for FY2009 for each of FY2013-FY2017. (Sec. 2) Designates: (1) the EPA headquarters located at 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W., Washington, DC, known as the Ariel Rios Building, as the "William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building," (2) the federal building and U.S. courthouse located at 200 East Wall Street in Midland, Texas, known as the George Mahon Federal Building, as the "George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush United States Courthouse and George Mahon Federal Building," and (3) the federal building currently known as Federal Office Building 8, located at 200 C Street SW, Washington, DC, as the "Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. Federal Building." (Sec. 5) Makes the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 and provisions of the federal criminal code prohibiting importation of injurious animals inapplicable to any water transfer by the North Texas Municipal Water District and the Greater Texoma Utility Authority using only closed conveyance systems from the Lake Texoma raw water intake structure to treatment facilities at which all zebra mussels are extirpated and removed from the transferred water. (Sec. 6) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey the McKinney Lake National Fish Hatchery in Richmond County, North Carolina, to the state of North Carolina to be used by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission as a component of the fish and wildlife management program of the state. Requires the state to allow the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to use such property for the propagation of any critically important aquatic resource held in public trust to ad… 2023-03-22T18:24:54Z  
112-s-3688 112 s 3688 STOP Identity Theft Act of 2012 Crime and Law Enforcement 2012-12-17 2012-12-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] MN D K000367 1 Stopping Tax Offenders and Prosecuting Identity Theft Act of 2012 or the STOP Identity Theft Act of 2012 - Calls for the Attorney General to: (1) make use of all existing resources of the Department of Justice (DOJ), including task forces, to bring more perpetrators of tax return identity theft to justice; and (2) take into account the need to concentrate efforts in areas of the country where the crime is most frequently reported, to coordinate with state and local authorities to prosecute and prevent such crime, and to protect vulnerable groups from becoming victims or otherwise being used in the offense. Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) include organizations as victims for purposes of prohibitions against identity theft or aggravated identity theft, and (2) subject an identity theft offense committed during and in relation to tax fraud to a fine and/or up to 20 years' imprisonment. Directs the Attorney General to include in the first annual DOJ performance report made more than nine months after the date of this Act's enactment information as to progress in implementing this Act regarding: (1) information readily available to DOJ about trends in the incidence of tax return identity theft, (2) the effectiveness of statutory tools in aiding DOJ in prosecuting it, (3) recommendations on additional statutory tools that would aid in removing barriers to effective prosecution, and (4) the status of implementing DOJ's March 2010 audit report on DOJ efforts to combat identity theft. 2022-02-03T05:54:25Z  
112-s-3678 112 s 3678 FHA Emergency Fiscal Solvency Act of 2012 Housing and Community Development 2012-12-13 2012-12-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] PA R T000461 3 FHA Emergency Fiscal Solvency Act of 2012 - Amends the National Housing Act (NHA) to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) (who currently is authorized) to establish and collect additional annual premium payments for the first 11 years of the term of an insured mortgage in an amount between 0.55% and 2% of the remaining insured principal balance (with certain adjustments) for certain periods. Increases from 1.55% to 2.05% the 30-year annual premium for an insured mortgage whose original principal obligation exceeds 95% of the remaining principal balance. Revises conditions for the Secretary's exercise of authority to require indemnification for an insurance loss claim paid on a mortgage insured by a mortgagee to which the Secretary delegated insuring authority. Extends the Secretary's authority to require such an indemnification to a mortgage executed by a mortgagee approved under the direct endorsement program. Revises the conditions invoking indemnification authority to cover a circumstance where the mortgagee knew, or should have known, of a serious or material violation of the pertinent mortgage requirements, regardless of whether the violation caused the mortgage default. Makes similar revisions to the Secretary's indemnification authority in the circumstance where fraud or misrepresentation was involved in connection with the origination or underwriting and the mortgagee knew or should have known about it. Directs the Secretary to establish a process for mortgagees to appeal indemnification determinations. Directs the Secretary to establish a program to: (1) review the cause of each early period delinquency on a mortgage that is an obligation of the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund (Fund); (2) require indemnification of the Secretary for a loss associated with any such delinquency that results from a material violation of any guideline established or promulgated under NHA; and (3) report publicly a summary of the results of all early period reviewed delinquencies, any indemnifications re… 2021-12-20T13:53:45Z  
112-s-3679 112 s 3679 Indian Trust Asset Reform Act Native Americans 2012-12-13 2012-12-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Senate Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] ID R C000880 1 Indian Trust Asset Reform Act - Reaffirms the federal government's fiduciary responsibilities to Indians. States that: (1) the most exacting common law fiduciary standards governing private trustees also govern the federal government when it manages Indian Trust Assets, and (2) those standards are not limited to the express terms of statutes and regulations. Indian Trust Asset Management Demonstration Project Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish an eight-year Indian trust asset management demonstration project that allows Indian tribes to propose, for the Secretary's approval, Indian trust asset management plans. Allows participating Indian tribes that contract or compact trust management functions or activities under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to develop and carry out trust asset management systems, practices, and procedures that differ from the Secretary's. Requires each plan to: (1) be consistent with all tribal laws and all federal treaties, statutes, executive orders, and court decisions applicable to the trust assets and their management; (2) establish procedures for nonbinding mediation or resolution of any plan-related disputes between the Indian tribe and the federal government; (3) include an annual evaluation by the Indian tribe and affected federal agencies of the plan's implementation; and (4) identify any federal regulations that the plan will supersede. Prohibits the approval of any plan that does not: (1) protect trust assets from loss, waste, and unlawful alienation; and (2) promote the interests of the trust asset's beneficial owner. Establishes, in the Department of the Interior, an Under Secretary for Indian Affairs who is to report directly to the Secretary and assume the functions of the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs and the Office of Special Trustee for American Indians. Requires the Office of the Under Secretary to carry out additional duties relating to the management of Indian trust assets and resources through an Off… 2019-06-21T11:05:56Z  
112-s-3680 112 s 3680 2013 Making Working Pay Credit Act Taxation 2012-12-13 2012-12-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] IA D H000206 2 2013 Making Working Pay Credit Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) revive in calendar year 2013 the making work pay tax credit, (2) establish the amount of such credit as the lesser of 6.0% of earned income or $800 in a taxable year ($1,600 for married couples filing jointly), and (3) require a reduction of such credit for taxpayers whose modified adjusted gross income exceeds $60,000 ($90,000 for married couples filing jointly). 2019-11-15T21:52:19Z  
112-s-3681 112 s 3681 A bill to clarify the collateral requirement for certain loans under section 7(d) of the Small Business Act, and for other purposes. Commerce 2012-12-13 2012-12-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8043) Senate Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] LA D L000550 0 Amends the Small Business Act to prohibit the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA), in obtaining the best available collateral for a disaster loan of not more than $200,000 relating to damage to or destruction of property or economic injury to a small business, from requiring the small business owner to use his or her primary residence as collateral if the Administrator determines that the owner has other assets with a value equal to or greater than the loan amount that could be used as collateral. 2019-11-15T21:58:54Z  
112-s-3682 112 s 3682 CAMPUS Safety Act of 2012 Education 2012-12-13 2012-12-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] VA D W000805 7 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 Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services to establish and operate 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 Director to award grants to IHEs and other nonprofit organizations for activities that will assist the Center in performing its functions. 2019-11-15T21:55:28Z  
112-s-3683 112 s 3683 Green Mountain Lookout Heritage Protection Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-12-13 2012-12-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] WA D M001111 1 Green Mountain Lookout Heritage Protection Act - Amends the Washington State Wilderness Act of 1984, with respect to certain lands in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie and Wenatchee National Forests in the state of Washington designated as part of the Glacier Peak Wilderness, to specifically allow the operation and maintenance of Green Mountain Lookout. Prohibits the Chief of the Forest Service from moving the Lookout from its current location on Green Mountain in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest unless the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) determines that its move is necessary to preserve the Lookout or to ensure the safety of individuals on or around Green Mountain. Requires the Secretary, if such a determination is made, to move the Lookout to a location outside of the lands described in this Act, above. 2020-01-29T20:27:54Z  
112-s-3670 112 s 3670 Conditioning United States-Egypt Military Exercises Act of 2012 Armed Forces and National Security 2012-12-12 2012-12-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. Senate Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] PA R T000461 0 Conditioning United States-Egypt Military Exercises Act of 2012 - Prohibits FY2013 funds from being used for U.S. participation in joint military exercises with Egypt if, during FY2013, Egypt abrogates, terminates, or withdraws from the 1979 Egypt-Israel peace treaty. Authorizes the President to waive such limitation if the President certifies to Congress that the waiver is in U.S. national security interests. 2021-12-20T13:53:44Z  
112-s-3671 112 s 3671 A bill to provide certain assistance to North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies. Foreign Trade and International Finance 2012-12-12 2012-12-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] IN R L000504 0 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. 2019-02-20T23:44:49Z  
112-s-3672 112 s 3672 A bill to clarify the collateral requirement for certain loans under section 7(d) of the Small Business Act, and for other purposes. Commerce 2012-12-12 2012-12-13 Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Senate Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] LA D L000550 0 Amends the Small Business Act to prohibit the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA), in obtaining the best available collateral for a disaster loan of not more than $200,000 relating to damage to or destruction of property or economic injury to a small business, from requiring the small business owner to use his or her primary residence as collateral if the Administrator determines that the owner has other assets with a value equal to or greater than the loan amount that could be used as collateral. 2022-02-03T05:53:08Z  
112-s-3673 112 s 3673 Dollar for Dollar Act of 2012 Economics and Public Finance 2012-12-12 2012-12-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Corker, Bob [R-TN] TN R C001071 1 Dollar for Dollar Act of 2012 - Amends title XI of the Social Security Act (SSA) to authorize a five-year renewable comprehensive Medicaid waiver to allow a state to elect to provide medical assistance under SSA title XIX (Medicaid), directly or by contract, to eligible individuals pursuant to the comprehensive waiver in lieu of providing such assistance under an approved state plan or an approved waiver. Allows a state to elect also to treat under the same comprehensive Medicaid waiver individuals eligible for child health assistance under SSA title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) (CHIP). Makes a state conducting a comprehensive Medicaid waiver eligible for a shared savings bonus of 25% of the waiver savings. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a template for determining the aggregate spending cap for each state for each period for which the state conducts a comprehensive Medicaid waiver. Amends SSA title XIX to phase-in elimination of allowable provider taxes under the Medicaid program. Medicare Total Health Act of 2012 - Amends SSA title XVIII (Medicare) to establish the Medicare Total Health Program. Sunsets Medicare Advantage (Medicare+Choice) plans under SSA title XVIII part C on January 1, 2017. Includes in a qualified Total Health benefits package: (1) standard health benefits coverage (as under the original Medicare fee-for-service program option) with access to negotiated process, and (2) alternative Total Health benefits coverage with at least actuarially equivalent benefits and access to negotiated prices. Allows a qualified Total Health benefits package to include supplemental health benefits coverage consisting of either or both of certain reductions in cost-sharing or additional benefits not covered under the original Medicare fee-for-service program option, which might be prescription drug coverage under Medicare part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefits Program). Directs the Secretary to establish larger-than-county Total Health regions as serv… 2019-11-15T21:52:19Z  
112-s-3674 112 s 3674 Farmers Protection Act of 2012 Animals 2012-12-12 2012-12-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] AR D P000590 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. 2019-02-20T23:44:50Z  
112-s-3675 112 s 3675 HUBZone Expansion Act of 2012 Commerce 2012-12-12 2012-12-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Senate Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] ME R C001035 1 HUBZone Expansion Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act to include as a base closure area for purposes of the HUBZONE (historically underutilized business zone) program of the Small Business Administration (SBA) a military installation's municipality, county, census tract, or contiguous census tract having a total population of no more than 50,000, as determined by the most recent census. 2019-11-15T21:58:54Z  
112-s-3676 112 s 3676 Reducing Duplication Overseas Act of 2012 Government Operations and Politics 2012-12-12 2012-12-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7981-7982) Senate Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] HI D A000069 0 Reducing Duplication Overseas Act of 2012 - Requires a federal agency that performs any foreign affairs functions and operates overseas to participate in the International Cooperative Administrative Support Services system for purposes of obtaining household furniture, furnishings, and appliance pools services, motor pool services, and management services unless such agency provides a detailed explanation that describes: (1) how such agency will provide the service outside the system, (2) the cost of the service, and (3) how providing the service outside the system will not increase overall costs. Requires such an agency to provide a detailed explanation certifying that the mission of the agency cannot be achieved by participation in the system. Requires the International Cooperative Administrative Support Services Executive Board to allow an agency to act as an alternative provider for administrative services at an overseas post in place of the system if the agency: (1) demonstratives that it can provide the administrative service more efficiently, and (2) agrees to provide the administrative service to all other International Cooperative Administrative Support Services customer agencies at the overseas post. Requires the Comptroller General (GAO) to submit a review of the system to specified congressional committees 2019-02-20T23:44:53Z  
112-s-3677 112 s 3677 A bill to make a technical correction to the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973. Finance and Financial Sector 2012-12-12 2013-01-14 Became Public Law No: 112-281. Senate Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] SD D J000177 1 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 to apply escrow requirements for flood insurance payments to residential improved real estate or a mobile home (currently, such requirements apply to improved real estate or a mobile home). 2023-03-22T18:24:54Z  
112-s-3669 112 s 3669 A bill to provide assistance for watersheds adversely affected by qualifying natural disasters. Agriculture and Food 2012-12-11 2012-12-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Senate Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] CO D B001267 1 Provides assistance, from Treasury funds not otherwise appropriated, for watersheds adversely affected by qualifying natural disasters. 2019-11-15T21:44:06Z  
112-s-3667 112 s 3667 A bill to rename section 219(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as the Kay Bailey Hutchison Spousal IRA. Taxation 2012-12-10 2012-12-30 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Senate Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] MD D M000702 1 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) 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. 2019-11-15T21:52:20Z  
112-s-3668 112 s 3668 Bradley Fighting Vehicle Sustainment Act of 2012 Armed Forces and National Security 2012-12-10 2012-12-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. Senate Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] PA R T000461 1 Bradley Fighting Vehicle Sustainment Act of 2012 - Requires the Secretary of the Army to conduct a study on the quantitative and qualitative impacts of a production break for the Bradley Fighting Vehicle. 2021-12-20T13:53:44Z  
112-s-3663 112 s 3663 A bill to reassert the proper role of Congress in closing or realigning military installations. Armed Forces and National Security 2012-12-06 2012-12-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. Senate Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] ME R S000663 1 Revises provisions concerning a required congressional notification and waiting period prior to the closure or realignment of a military installation by the Department of Defense (DOD) to instead prohibit, absent specific legislative authorization, any realignment involving a reduction of the lesser of: (1) 100 or more combined military and civilian personnel, or (2) 50% of the highest number of such personnel assigned to that installation during any of the previous four years. Allows only the Secretary of Defense (under current law, either such Secretary or the Secretary of the military department concerned) to provide such notification, and to include a description of the alternatives considered, an estimate of the number of military, civilian, and contractor personnel affected, and a plan to provide support for affected communities. Excepts from such requirements the relocation of personnel or functions required to support the deployment of members of the Armed Forces, as long as such personnel and functions are returned to the installation after the deployment. Includes as a military installation, for purposes of such requirements: (1) any public land under Bureau of Land Management control that is withdrawn and reserved for military training and testing, and (2) any leased space in which more than 300 combined military and civilian personnel are housed. 2022-02-03T05:53:22Z  
112-s-3664 112 s 3664 A bill to provide for debt limit extensions. Economics and Public Finance 2012-12-06 2012-12-10 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 560. Senate Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] NV D R000146 0 Authorizes an increase in the public debt limit by an Executive order of the President. (Currently, a public debt increase is limited to the congressional budget process, a presidential modification of the debt ceiling procedures subject to a joint resolution of disapproval, or otherwise.) 2019-02-20T23:44:44Z  
112-s-3665 112 s 3665 Foster Youth Higher Education Opportunities Act Education 2012-12-06 2012-12-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] MA D K000148 10 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. 2022-02-03T05:54:25Z  
112-s-3666 112 s 3666 A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to modify the definition of "exhibitor". Animals 2012-12-06 2013-01-10 Became Public Law No: 112-261. Senate Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] LA R V000127 0 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the Animal Welfare Act to exclude from the definition of "exhibitor," for purposes of the licensing and other regulatory requirements of the Act, owners of common, domesticated household pets who derive less than a substantial portion of income from a nonprimary source for exhibiting an animal that exclusively resides at the residence of the pet owner. 2023-03-22T18:24:54Z  
112-s-3657 112 s 3657 LINE Act of 2012 Government Operations and Politics 2012-12-05 2012-12-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. Senate Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] CA D B000711 0 Lines Interfere with National Elections Act of 2012 or LINE Act of 2012 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require each state to provide for the minimum required number of voting systems, poll workers, and other election resources (including all other physical resources) for each voting site on the day of any federal election and on any days during which the state allows early voting for a federal election in accordance with standards established under this Act. Directs the Attorney General, to the maximum extent practicable in coordination with the Election Assistance Commission, to issue standards for a uniform and non-discriminatory distribution of such systems, workers, and other resources, taking into account with respect to any voting site, among other factors, the voting age population, the needs and numbers of disabled voters, and voters with limited English proficiency. Requires the standards, to the extent possible, to provide for a distribution of voting systems, poll workers, and other election resources with the goal of: (1) ensuring an equal waiting time for all voters in the state, and (2) preventing a waiting time of over one hour at any polling place. Requires each jurisdiction where a substantial number of voters waited more than 90 minutes to cast a vote in the federal election held on November 6, 2012, or any federal election held after that date, to comply with a state remedial plan to minimize voter waiting times. 2019-04-11T15:40:32Z  
112-s-3658 112 s 3658 A bill to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 300 Fayetteville Street in Raleigh, North Carolina, as the "Jesse Helms Federal Building and United States Courthouse". Government Operations and Politics 2012-12-05 2012-12-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] NC R B001135 0 Designates the federal building and U.S. courthouse located at 300 Fayetteville Street in Raleigh, North Carolina, as the "Jesse Helms Federal Building and United States Courthouse." 2019-02-20T23:44:39Z  
112-s-3659 112 s 3659 Quality Improvement Organization Program Restoration Act Health 2012-12-05 2012-12-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND] ND D C000705 2 Quality Improvement Organization Program Restoration Act - Amends the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011 to repeal its revisions to requirements for contracts with Medicare Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs). Amends title XI of the Social Security Act to specify expenditures or funding for: (1) 3-year QIO contracts for contract periods beginning on or after August 1, 2014, and ending on or before July 31, 2021, but with a certain reduction in aggregate funds payable after October 1, 2014; and (2) contracts with utilization and quality control peer review organizations for any contract period beginning on or after August 1, 2014. 2019-11-15T21:52:19Z  
112-s-3660 112 s 3660 Middle Class & Small Business Tax Cut Act of 2012 Taxation 2012-12-05 2012-12-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] PA D C001070 0 Middle Class & Small Business Tax Cut Act of 2012 - Amends the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 to extend through 2013 the reductions in employment and self-employment tax rates. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow nongovernmental employers a credit against employment tax liability equal to 10% of the increase in any quarterly payroll over a payroll in a corresponding quarter in the previous calendar year. Limits the allowable amount of such credit to $500,000 for all quarters. Directs the Commissioner of Internal Revenue to: (1) notify all employers required to withhold employment taxes of the enactment and applicability of the payroll increase tax credit, and (2) report to Congress on enforcement measures taken to prevent and penalize fraud related to such tax credit. 2019-11-15T21:52:19Z  
112-s-3661 112 s 3661 Space Exploration Sustainability Act Science, Technology, Communications 2012-12-05 2012-12-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Senate Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] FL D N000032 1 Space Exploration Sustainability Act - Amends the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 to make it: (1) a long-term goal for the National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA) to sustainably expand permanent human presence beyond low-Earth orbit and to expand economic activity in space, and (2) a key objective of the United States to expand throughout cis-lunar space (the region of space from the Earth out to and including the region around the surface of the Moon) and beyond. Requires the Administrator of NASA to submit to Congress a strategy for achieving the long-term goal of sustainably expanding a human presence beyond low-Earth orbit through robust use of cis-lunar space. Instructs NASA to proceed with the utilization of the International Space Station, technology development, and follow-on transportation systems, including the space launch system and the multi-purpose crew vehicle. 2020-02-12T18:54:42Z  
112-s-3662 112 s 3662 Lieutenant Ryan Patrick Jones Post Office Designation Act Government Operations and Politics 2012-12-05 2013-01-14 Became Public Law No: 112-280. Senate Sen. Brown, Scott P. [R-MA] MA R B001268 2 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Lieutenant Ryan Patrick Jones Post Office Designation Act - Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6 Nichols Street in Westminster, Massachusetts, as the "Lieutenant Ryan Patrick Jones Post Office Building." 2023-03-22T18:24:53Z  
112-s-3651 112 s 3651 Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act Social Welfare 2012-12-04 2012-12-04 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] AK D B001265 0 Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act - Directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the Department of Labor to prepare and publish for each calendar month a Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers (CPIEC) that indicates changes over time in consumption expenditures typical for individuals in the United States age 62 or older. Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to make the CPIEC the applicable Consumer Price Index (CPI) for computation of cost-of-lving increases in OASDI benefits for such individuals. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to prescribe special rules for the determination of wages and self-employment income above the contribution and benefit base after 2012. Amends SSA title II to include surplus average indexed monthly earnings (AIME) in the determination of primary OASDI amounts. 2019-11-15T21:52:19Z  
112-s-3652 112 s 3652 Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act of 2012 Commerce 2012-12-04 2012-12-04 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7403) Senate Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] VT D L000174 1 Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act of 2012 - Allows the holder or successor of an acceleration certificate issued pursuant to the Patents for Humanity Program (a pilot awards program established by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office [USPTO] entitling awardees to accelerate certain USPTO proceedings for patented technologies addressing humanitarian needs among an impoverished population or for further research on humanitarian technologies) to transfer, including by sale, the entitlement to such certificate to another person. 2019-11-15T21:55:27Z  
112-s-3653 112 s 3653 National Child Protection Training Act Social Welfare 2012-12-04 2012-12-04 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] MN D K000367 3 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. 2019-11-15T21:55:27Z  
112-s-3654 112 s 3654 A bill to create equal footing for tribal economic development. Native Americans 2012-12-04 2012-12-04 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7403) Senate Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] NV D R000146 0 Amends the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act to repeal the prohibition on the Alabama-Coushatta Indian Tribe conducting on its reservation or lands gaming activities that are prohibited by Texas. 2019-06-21T11:05:56Z  
112-s-3655 112 s 3655 Superstorm Sandy Unemployment Relief Act of 2012 Labor and Employment 2012-12-04 2012-12-04 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] NJ D L000123 3 Superstorm Sandy Unemployment Relief Act of 2012 - Directs the President, in the case of an individual eligible to receive unemployment assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act as a result of the disaster declaration made for Hurricane Sandy after October 20, 2012, to make such assistance available for 39 weeks after the date of the declaration (currently limited to 26 weeks). Requires the payments to a state to equal 100% of the amount of unemployment compensation paid under state law to affected individuals in each affected state or any area within it. Makes payments available until July 23, 2013. Makes appropriations necessary to carry out this Act. 2019-11-15T21:52:19Z  
112-s-3656 112 s 3656 A bill to repeal an obsolete provision in title 49, United States Code, requiring motor vehicle insurance cost reporting. Transportation and Public Works 2012-12-04 2012-12-04 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Senate Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] MN D K000367 1 Repeals the requirement that the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) prescribe regulations to require passenger motor vehicle dealers to distribute to prospective buyers information comparing insurance costs for different makes and models of passenger motor vehicles based on damage susceptibility and crashworthiness. Declares any regulations promulgated pursuant to that requirement to have no force or effect. Directs the Secretary, after providing for public comment, to study and report to Congress on the most useful data, format, and method for providing simple and understandable damage susceptibility information to consumers. 2020-02-12T18:54:42Z  
112-s-3647 112 s 3647 Military Sexual Assault Prevention Act of 2012 Armed Forces and National Security 2012-11-29 2012-11-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. Senate Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] MN D K000367 2 Military Sexual Assault Prevention Act of 2012 - Prohibits any person convicted under federal or state law of rape, sexual assault, forcible sodomy, or incest from being commissioned or enlisting in the Armed Forces. Requires administrative separation from the Armed Forces, when not punitively discharged, for any member of the Armed Forces (member) on active duty, and any reserve member in an active status, who is convicted of rape, sexual assault, forcible sodomy, or an attempt thereof (covered offenses). Allows the Secretary of the military department concerned to waive such a separation in the interests of national security on a case-by-case basis. Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD), with respect to any charge under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) that alleges any of the covered offenses, to require the military department Secretaries to restrict disposition authority to specified high-command officers authorized to convene special courts-martial under the UCMJ. States as the policy of the United States that any charge regarding the covered offenses should be disposed of by court-martial rather than non-judicial punishment or administrative action. Requires inclusion in a member's personnel service record of a substantiated complaint of a sexual-related offense. Requires commanding officer review of a member's history of substantiated sexual offenses upon a member's transfer to the new command. Requires sexual assault forms and records to be retained for at least 50 years. Amends the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 to add additional required information within annual reports on sexual assaults involving members. Establishes an independent panel to review and assess UCMJ judicial proceedings involving sexual assault and related offenses for purposes of developing potential improvements to such proceedings. Directs the Secretary to develop a comprehensive policy to prevent and respond to sexual harassment in the Armed Forces. Requires related reports. 2023-01-11T13:23:09Z  
112-s-3648 112 s 3648 A bill to exclude from gross income for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 any payments made from the Aurora Victim Relief Fund to the victims of the tragic event at the Century 16 Cinema in Aurora, Colorado, on July 20, 2012. Taxation 2012-11-29 2012-11-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] CO D B001267 1 Excludes from gross income, for income tax purposes, any amount received from the Aurora Victim Relief Fund established by the tax-exempt Community First Foundation, if such amount is paid on account of the mass shooting at the Century 16 Cinema in Aurora, Colorado, on July 20, 2012. 2023-01-11T13:23:08Z  
112-s-3649 112 s 3649 Superfund Emergency Response Act of 2012 Environmental Protection 2012-11-29 2012-11-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] NJ D L000123 2 Superfund Emergency Response Act of 2012 - Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to carry out any assessment, monitoring, remediation, repair, or construction activity determined to be necessary at a site that: (1) is proposed to be listed on, is listed on, or has been deleted from the National Priorities List (NPL) under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA); and (2) is located in an area that the President has declared a major disaster in accordance with the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. Amends CERCLA to authorize a state governor or senator to request that the Administrator carry out an assessment and report on the impacts of a major disaster on any proposed or listed NPL site located in a major disaster area. Requires the assessment to include: (1) an evaluation of whether the disaster resulted in the release of any contaminants into the ambient environment that threaten public health and the environment; (2) an assessment of any actions necessary to mitigate a toxic release, repair any damage, or provide monitoring in response to disaster damage; (3) a list of actions already taken by Administrator to prevent, mitigate, or remediate any disaster damage at the site; and (4) any information needed to alert the public to any threat to public health and the environment relating to the release of contaminants at the site. Directs the Administrator to study and report on: (1) an assessment of the vulnerability of each property that, due to an extreme weather event, is proposed to be listed, is listed, or is removed from the NPL; (2) an evaluation of the quantity of properties proposed or listed on the NPL in areas that are prone to flooding as a result of such an event; and (3) recommendations relating to emergency response protocols in such an event to prevent any release of contaminants into the ambient environment, strategies to improve the resiliency of assessments, monitoring, or constr… 2023-01-11T13:23:09Z  
112-s-3650 112 s 3650 Ditch and Irrigation Company Tax Reform Act Taxation 2012-11-29 2012-11-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7219-7220) Senate Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO] CO D U000038 4 Ditch and Irrigation Company Tax Reform Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit tax-exempt mutual ditch or irrigation companies to earn income from dispositions of certain real property and stock interests without affecting their tax-exempt status. Requires that such income be used to pay the operational and maintenance expenses of such a company. 2023-01-11T13:23:09Z  
112-s-3643 112 s 3643 A bill to amend section 1059(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 to clarify that a period of employment abroad by the Chief of Mission or United States Armed Forces as a translator, interpreter, or in a security-related position in an executive or managerial capacity is to be counted as a period of residence and physical presence in the United States for purposes of qualifying for naturalization, and for other purposes. Immigration 2012-11-28 2012-11-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] PA R T000461 0 Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 to consider a period of time working abroad for the Chief of Mission or U.S. Armed Forces as a translator, interpreter, or in a security-related position in an executive or managerial capacity as a period of U.S. residence and physical presence for naturalization purposes if at least a portion of such period was spent working directly in such capacity for the Chief of Mission or U.S. Armed Forces. 2023-01-11T13:23:09Z  
112-s-3644 112 s 3644 Base Redevelopment and Indemnification Correction Act of 2012 Armed Forces and National Security 2012-11-28 2012-11-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. Senate Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN] IN R C000542 0 Base Redevelopment and Indemnification Correction Act of 2012 - Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 to expand the indemnification responsibilities of the Department of Defense (DOD) with respect to transferred property at former military installations to include all military installations closed since October 24, 1988, the date of enactment of the Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act. 2023-01-11T13:23:09Z  
112-s-3645 112 s 3645 Strategic Response to Asian Carp Invasion Act Water Resources Development 2012-11-28 2012-11-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] OH D B000944 5 Strategic Response to Asian Carp Invasion Act - Requires the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), in coordination with the Chief of Engineers, the National Park Service (NPS), and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), to lead a multiagency effort to slow the spread of Asian Carp in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River basins and tributaries by providing support to state and local governments in carrying out activities designed to slow, and eventually eliminate, the threat posed by such carp. 2023-01-11T13:23:09Z  
112-s-3646 112 s 3646 Afghan Women and Girls Security Promotion Act of 2012 International Affairs 2012-11-28 2012-11-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Senate Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] PA D C001070 7 Afghan Women and Girls Security Promotion Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Defense to submit to the congressional defense and foreign relations committees a Department of Defense (DOD) strategy to promote the security of Afghan women during the security transition process. Requires such strategy to include a strategy to: (1) monitor and respond to changes in women's security conditions in areas undergoing transition, (2) increase gender awareness and responsiveness among Afghan National Army (ANA) and Afghan National Police (ANP) personnel, and (3) increase the number of female members of the ANA and ANP. Directs the Secretary to include in each report on progress toward security and stability in Afghanistan (as required under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008) a description of actions taken to implement the above strategy. 2023-01-11T13:23:09Z  
112-s-3639 112 s 3639 ACHIEVE Act Immigration 2012-11-27 2012-11-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] TX R H001016 2 Assisting Children and Helping them Improve their Educational Value for Employment Act or the ACHIEVE Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a nonimmigrant W-1 visa for an alien whose status in the United States is on a conditional basis and who: was younger than 14 years old upon entering the United States; has maintained a continuous physical presence in the United States during the five-year period immediately preceding the date of the enactment of this Act; initially entered the United States on a date that was prior to the date that was five years prior to the date of the enactment of the this Act; has been a person of good moral character; is not inadmissible or deportable under specified grounds; has not been convicted of a felony, a crime of moral turpitude, or a misdemeanor under federal or state law punishable by imprisonment for more than 30 days; has not ordered or otherwise participated in the persecution of any person on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion; has earned a U.S. high school diploma or obtained a U.S. general education development certificate and is enlisted, or is intending to enlist in the Armed Forces, is admitted as a student to a U.S. institution of higher education, has earned a bachelor's degree or an associate's degree from an institution of higher education, or has served for at least four years in the Armed Forces; has never been under a final administrative or judicial order of exclusion, deportation, or removal, unless he or she remained in the United States under the color of law after the order was issued, or received the order before reaching age 16; and was younger than 29 years old on the date of the enactment of the this Act, or in the case of an alien who had earned a bachelor's degree or an associate's degree prior to such date of enactment from an institution of higher education, was younger than 32 years of age on such date of enactment; Establishes a nonimmigrant W… 2023-01-11T13:23:09Z  
112-s-3640 112 s 3640 Clothe a Homeless Hero Act Transportation and Public Works 2012-11-27 2012-11-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Senate Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] PA R T000461 1 Clothe a Homeless Hero Act - Directs the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration [TSA] ) to transfer unclaimed clothing recovered at airport security checkpoints to local veterans organizations or other local charitable organizations for distribution to homeless or needy veterans and their families. Authorizes the Assistant Secretary to enter into agreements with airport authorities for disposing of such clothing. 2023-01-11T13:23:09Z  
112-s-3641 112 s 3641 Family Asthma Act Health 2012-11-27 2012-11-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] NJ D L000123 1 Family Asthma Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to collaborate with state and local health departments to: (1) conduct activities regarding asthma, including deterring the harmful consequences of uncontrolled asthma, and disseminating health education and information regarding prevention of asthma episodes and strategies for managing asthma; and (2) develop state plans incorporating public health responses to reduce the burden of asthma, particularly regarding disproportionately affected populations. Revises and expands requirements for asthma surveillance activities. Requires the Director to coordinate data collection activities to maximize the comparability of results. Requires the Secretary to submit an assessment of current activities related to asthma prevention, management and surveillance along with recommendations for the future direction of asthma activities. 2023-01-11T13:23:09Z  
112-s-3642 112 s 3642 Theft of Trade Secrets Clarification Act of 2012 Crime and Law Enforcement 2012-11-27 2012-12-28 Became Public Law No: 112-236. Senate Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] VT D L000174 1 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Theft of Trade Secrets Clarification Act of 2012 - Amends the Economic Espionage Act of 1996 to apply the prohibition against the theft of trade secrets to a trade secret that is related to a product or service used in or intended for use in interstate or foreign commerce (currently, a trade secret that is related to or included in a product that is produced for or placed in interstate or foreign commerce). 2023-03-22T18:24:53Z  
112-s-3636 112 s 3636 Gift Card Consumer Protection Act of 2012 Finance and Financial Sector 2012-11-26 2012-11-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] CT D B001277 2 Gift Card Consumer Protection Act of 2012 - Amends the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to repeal the exclusion from, and so include within, the definitions of "general-use prepaid card," "gift certificate," and "store gift card" a loyalty, award, or promotional gift card (thus extending to the latter the same consumer protections). Repeals exceptions to the prohibitions against: (1) imposition of a dormancy fee, an inactivity fee, or a service fee in connection with a gift certificate, store gift card, or general-use prepaid card; and (2) the sale of gift cards with expiration dates. (Thereby renders such fees and expiration dates unlawful without exception.) Makes it unlawful for a person that has filed for federal bankruptcy protection to either sell, resell, issue, or reissue a gift certificate or store gift card. Amends federal bankruptcy law to declare that the filing of a petition in bankruptcy shall not operate as a stay against the presentation or redemption of a gift certificate or store gift card at full value. Requires the trustee in bankruptcy, if the debtor's business is authorized to be operated, unless the court orders otherwise, to: (1) honor at full value a gift certificate or store gift card issued by the debtor, and (2) treat the gift certificate or gift card the same as cash. 2023-01-11T13:23:09Z  
112-s-3637 112 s 3637 A bill to temporarily extend the transaction account guarantee program, and for other purposes. Finance and Financial Sector 2012-11-26 2012-12-13 Motion by Senator Reid to commit to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs with instructions to report back forthwith with amendment SA 3316 fell when the bill was committed in Senate. (consideration: CR S8001) Senate Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] NV D R000146 8 Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Federal Credit Union Act to extend through December 31, 2014, the transaction account guarantee program (TAG) established by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to provide unlimited deposit insurance for noninterest-bearing transaction accounts (NIBTAs). Cites January 1, 2015, as the effective date upon which the net amount of insured deposit due to a depositor at an insured depository institution reverts to the standard statutory maximum ($250,000) for deposit insurance. Requires the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), to fully offset, in each calendar year, any estimated losses that may occur to the Deposit Insurance Fund and to the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund, respectively, as a result of this Act by: (1) estimating the losses, if any, that are expected to occur for each calendar year; and (2) collecting an amount equal to such estimated losses by September 30 of the calendar year, in addition to the assessments that would otherwise be collected by either the FDIC or the NCUA with respect to such year for insured depository institutions. 2022-02-03T05:53:08Z  
112-s-3638 112 s 3638 TEAM Act of 2012 Commerce 2012-11-26 2012-11-29 Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Senate Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] LA D L000550 3 Today's Entrepreneurs are Advancing Mentorship Act of 2012 or TEAM Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act to establish within the Small Business Administration (SBA) an Office of Entrepreneurial Support, headed by a Director, to develop and provide innovative entrepreneurial information, education, and resources to promote both prospective entrepreneurs and successful small businesses. Requires: (1) the SBA's Associate Administrator for Entrepreneurial Development to establish a program of technical assistance grants for the development and implementation of curricula and mentoring programs designed to promote entrepreneurship, and (2) the Director to report to the congressional small business committees on best practices of U.S. entrepreneurial education and training programs. Directs the SBA Administrator to establish an Emerging Leaders Program of specialized training and executive-level mentoring to certain small businesses, with an emphasis on small businesses in emerging, underserved, rural, and urban markets. Requires: (1) the Administrator to develop performance measures for the Emerging Leaders and Entrepreneurial Support Programs, and (2) the Comptroller General to submit to the small business committees a comprehensive analysis of the economic impact of such Programs. 2023-01-11T13:23:09Z  
112-s-3631 112 s 3631 Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2012 Crime and Law Enforcement 2012-11-15 2012-11-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] MN D K000367 2 Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2012 - Prohibits stealing specified metal being used in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, the theft of which harms critical infrastructure, including metal used as part of an electrical substation, power line, cellular tower, telephone land line, highway equipment and facilities, railroad equipment and facilities, water well, reservoir, or sewage line. Sets penalties of a fine, 10 years' imprisonment, or both, for violations. Defines "specified metal" to include metal that is: (1) marked with the name, logo, or initials of a city, county, state, or federal government entity, a railroad, an electric, gas, or water company, a telephone company, a cable company, a retail establishment, or a public utility; (2) part of certain infrastructure items, such as a street light pole, guard rail, storm water grate, or grave marker; (3) a wire or cable commonly used by communications and electrical utilities; or (4) copper, aluminum, and other metal that is valuable for recycling or reuse as raw metal (except for aluminum cans). Prohibits a recycling agent from purchasing such metal: (1) unless the seller provides documentation of ownership of, or other proof of the authority of the seller to sell, such metal and there is a reasonable basis to believe that the documentation provided is valid (does not require the agent to independently verify such validity); or (2) that the agent knows, or has a reasonable basis to believe, to be stolen. Subjects violators to a civil penalty of up to $10,000 per violation. Sets forth recycling agent record-keeping and confidentiality requirements. Prohibits a recycling agent from paying cash for a single purchase of such metal of more than $100. Considers more than 1 purchase in any 48-hour period from the same seller to be a single purchase. Exempts from such documentation requirements or purchase limits any recycling agent that is subject to a state or local law that requires obtaining such documentation or that limits such purchases. Auth… 2023-01-11T13:23:09Z  
112-s-3632 112 s 3632 Kosher and Halal Food Act of 2012 Agriculture and Food 2012-11-15 2012-11-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Senate Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] NY D G000555 0 Kosher and Halal Food Act of 2012 - Amends the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to provide for the increased purchase of Kosher and Halal food and to modify the labeling of the commodities list under the emergency food assistance program to enable Kosher and Halal food bank operators to identify which commodities to obtain from local food banks. 2023-01-11T13:23:09Z  
112-s-3633 112 s 3633 Anchorage Land Conveyance Act of 2012 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-11-15 2012-11-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] AK R M001153 1 Anchorage Land Conveyance Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey, without consideration, to the city of Anchorage, Alaska, the reversionary interests of the United States in specified parcels of non-federal land in order to unencumber the title to such land to enable the economic development of such land. Requires the city to pay all costs associated with such conveyance. 2023-01-11T13:23:09Z  
112-s-3634 112 s 3634 Joint Military Heritage Preservation Act of 2012 Armed Forces and National Security 2012-11-15 2012-11-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. Senate Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] PA R T000461 1 Joint Military Heritage Preservation Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to submit to the congressional defense committees an assessment of the feasibility and advisability of establishing a joint Army-Navy storage and preservation facility at the United States Army Heritage and Education Center, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, including for purposes of the storage and preservation of materials under the responsibility of the Naval History and Heritage Command. 2023-01-11T13:23:09Z  
112-s-3635 112 s 3635 FAST Voting Act of 2012 Government Operations and Politics 2012-11-15 2012-11-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. Senate Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] DE D C001088 3 Louis L. Redding Fair, Accurate, Secure, and Timely Voting Act of 2012 or FAST Voting Act of 2012 - Directs the Attorney General to award grants, on a competitive basis, to enable states to: (1) invest in practices and technology designed to expedite voting at the polls, and (2) simplify voter registration. Requires the grant application to include a comprehensive and coherent plan for using funds to improve the applicant's performance on specified measures with respect to: (1) flexible registration opportunities, (2) early voting, (3) assistance to non-English speaking voters, and (4) other related matters. Requires each grantee to establish performance measures and targets, approved by the Attorney General, that track its progress in implementing its plan and expediting voting at the polls or simplifying voter registration, as applicable. 2023-01-11T13:23:09Z  
112-s-3627 112 s 3627 Overseas Private Investment Corporation Reauthorization Act of 2012 International Affairs 2012-11-14 2012-11-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Senate Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] MA D K000148 0 Overseas Private Investment Corporation Reauthorization Act of 2012 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to extend, until 2015, Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) authority to make loans and issue investment insurance and investment guarantees. 2023-01-11T13:23:10Z  
112-s-3628 112 s 3628 Breast Cancer Patient Education Act of 2012 Health 2012-11-14 2012-11-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] MO R B000575 3 Breast Cancer Patient Education Act of 2012 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide for the planning and implementation of an education campaign to inform breast cancer patients anticipating surgery regarding the availability and coverage of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options. Requires such campaign to include dissemination of the following information: (1) breast reconstruction is possible at the time of breast cancer surgery or in a delayed fashion; (2) prostheses or breast forms may be available; (3) federal law mandates that both public and private health plans include coverage of breast reconstruction and prostheses; (4) the patient has a right to choose the provider of reconstructive care, including the potential transfer of care to a surgeon that provides breast reconstructive care; and (5) the patient may opt to undergo breast reconstruction in a delayed fashion for personal reasons or after completion of all other breast cancer treatments. Prohibits such campaign from specifying, or being designed to serve as a tool to limit, the health care providers available to patients. 2023-01-11T13:23:09Z  
112-s-3629 112 s 3629 Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Act of 2012 Energy 2012-11-14 2012-11-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] AK D B001265 0 Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Act of 2012 - Amends the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act to redefine the term "Alaska natural gas transportation project" to include in the natural gas pipeline system carrying Alaska natural gas to a market any pipeline segment that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) finds could feasibly be incorporated into, and serve as an integrated segment of, that system regardless of whether the segment: (1) is proposed and constructed before the construction of the system, or (2) initially transports Alaska natural gas solely for delivery to consumers within Alaska. Confers upon the Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects responsibility for providing federal agencies with comprehensive information about Alaska natural gas transportation projects, including industry developments, market factors, technology, and regulatory issues that could affect such projects. Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the accelerated cost recovery system, to redefine the term "Alaska natural gas pipeline" as the natural gas pipeline system: (1) located in the area of Alaska lying north of 64 degrees North latitude, and (2) carrying Alaska natural gas from the area of the United States lying north of 64 degrees North latitude to a market. Removes from qualified enhanced oil recovery costs, with respect to the qualified enhanced oil recovery tax credit, any amount paid or incurred during the taxable year to construct a gas treatment plant which: (1) is located in the area of the United States lying north of 64 degrees North latitude, (2) prepares Alaska natural gas for transportation through a pipeline with a capacity of at least 2 trillion Btu of natural gas per day, and (3) produces carbon dioxide which is injected into hydrocarbon-bearing geological formations. 2023-01-11T13:23:09Z  
112-s-3630 112 s 3630 A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 218 North Milwaukee Street in Waterford, Wisconsin, as the "Captain Rhett W. Schiller Post Office". Government Operations and Politics 2012-11-14 2013-01-14 Became Public Law No: 112-279. Senate Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] WI R J000293 1 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 218 North Milwaukee Street in Waterford, Wisconsin, as the "Captain Rhett W. Schiller Post Office." 2023-03-22T18:24:53Z  
112-s-3626 112 s 3626 Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2012 Water Resources Development 2012-11-13 2012-11-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] OR D M001176 2 Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2012 - Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to make a direct loan, including a subordinated loan, or a loan guarantee to an eligible entity to carry out activities for an eligible project. Defines an "eligible entity" to include: (1) an entity that owns or operates a treatment works that serves the general public, including a municipal or regional separate storm sewer system management agency; and (2) an entity that owns or operates a community water system. Defines an "eligible project" to include: (1) a capital project to construct, replace, or rehabilitate a treatment works or community water system, to reduce energy consumption needs of a treatment works or a community water system, to increase water efficiency, reduce the demand for water, or reduce the demand for treatment works or community water system capacity, to manage or control storm water, to re-use municipal wastewater, or to increase drinking water source protection; and (2) an associated non-capital project that promotes the use of environmentally sustainable projects, including utility-backed storm water and water efficiency retrofit programs. Directs an eligible entity to use amounts received under this Act for eligible projects to: (1) carry out development phase, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, and replacement activities and environmental mitigation and construction contingencies; (2) acquire real property and equipment; (3) provide for any funding mechanisms necessary to meet market or affordability requirements, reasonably required reserve funds, capitalized interest issuance expenses, and other carrying costs during project construction; and (4) refinance interim construction financing, long-term project obligations, or direct loans or loan guarantees made under this Act. Requires the Administrator to select eligible projects to receive assistance based on specified factors, including: (1) the significance of the infras… 2023-01-11T13:23:09Z  
112-s-3622 112 s 3622 Protecting Patients and Hospitals From Price Gouging Act Health 2012-09-22 2012-09-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] NY D S000148 2 Protecting Patients and Hospitals From Price Gouging Act - Authorizes the President to issue an executive order declaring a market shortage for six months with regard to one or more vital drugs if the total supply of all clinically interchangeable versions of a drug regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is inadequate to meet the current or projected demand at the user level. Defines a "vital drug" as any drug or biologic used to prevent or treat a serious or life-threatening disease or medical condition, for which there is no other available source with sufficient supply available. Makes it unlawful, when the President issues such an executive order, for any person to sell vital drugs at a price that: (1) is unreasonably excessive, and (2) indicates that the seller is taking unfair advantage of the circumstances related to a market shortage to increase prices unreasonably during that period. Gives the Attorney General authority to enforce penalties under this Act. Makes any person who sells, or offers to sell, any vital drug during a declared market shortage with the knowledge and intent to charge a price unreasonably excessive under the circumstances guilty of an offense and subject to injunction and penalties. Applies such sanctions, except to a hospital or a physician, in the geographical area where the vital drug market shortage has been declared and to all wholesalers and distributors in the chain of distribution. Sets forth factors for the Attorney General to consider in determining whether an alleged violator's price was unreasonably excessive. Makes a declaration under this Act terminate if: (1) there is enacted a law terminating the market shortage after a national market shortage is declared, or (2) the President issues a proclamation terminating the declaration. Authorizes the President to renew such a market shortage declaration if the severe shortage continues to affect the health and well-being of citizens beyond the initial six-month period. 2020-02-10T17:00:05Z  
112-s-3623 112 s 3623 National Heritage Area Authorizations Extension Act of 2012 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-09-22 2012-09-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] RI D R000122 10 National Heritage Area Authorizations Extension Act of 2012 - Extends through FY2016 the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to make grants or provide assistance for the: (1) National Coal Heritage Area (West Virginia), (2) Tennessee Civil War Heritage Area, (3) Augusta Canal National Heritage Area (Georgia), (4) Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area (Pennsylvania), (5) Essex National Heritage Area (Massachusetts), (6) South Carolina National Heritage Corridor, (7) America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership (Iowa), (8) Ohio & Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor, and (9) Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area (New York). Amends the Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area Act of 2000 to extend through FY2016 the authority of the Secretary to provide grants or other assistance for the Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area in Pennsylvania. Amends the Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal Heritage Corridor Act of 1988 to extend through FY2016 the authorization of appropriations for the management action plan respecting the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor in Pennsylvania. Extends the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Commission (Massachusetts and Rhode Island) through FY2016. 2020-01-29T20:27:54Z  
112-s-3624 112 s 3624 Military Commercial Driver's License Act of 2012 Transportation and Public Works 2012-09-22 2012-10-19 Became Public Law No: 112-196. Senate Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] ME R S000663 10 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Military Commercial Driver's License Act of 2012 - Revises certain commercial driver's license (CDL) requirements with which a state must comply in order to avoid the administrative penalty of a withholding by the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) of a percentage of the state's apportionment of certain federal-aid highway program funds. Permits a state to issue a CDL to an individual who operates or will operate a commercial motor vehicle and who: (1) is an active duty member of the Armed Forces, including the military reserves, National Guard, U.S. Coast Guard, or Coast Guard Auxiliary; and (2) is not domiciled in the state, but whose temporary or permanent duty station is located there. 2023-03-22T18:24:53Z  
112-s-3625 112 s 3625 A bill to change the effective date for the internet publication of certain information to prevent harm to the national security or endangering the military officers and civilian employees to whom the publication requirement applies, and for other purposes. Government Operations and Politics 2012-09-22 2012-09-28 Became Public Law No: 112-178. Senate Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] CT ID L000304 1 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Postpones until December 8, 2012, 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 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, however, the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, candidates for Congress, 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.) Requires the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to contract with the National Academy of Public Administration to study issues raised by the website publication of financial disclosure forms. Requires the Academy to report and make recommendations to Congress and the President for ways to avoid or mitigate the risks identified in its study. Postpones until January 1, 2013, the requirement that Members of Congress and congressional officers and employees file financial periodic transaction reports (PTRs) with the Clerk of the House that include information on the sources of income of their spouses or children, but only with respect to any transaction exceeding $1,000 in stocks, bonds, commodities futures, and other forms of securities. Postpones until the same date … 2023-03-22T18:24:53Z  
112-s-3608 112 s 3608 Voter Empowerment Act of 2012 Government Operations and Politics 2012-09-21 2012-09-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. Senate Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] NY D G000555 5 Voter Empowerment Act of 2012 - Voter Registration Modernization Act of 2012 - Amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA) to require each state to make available official public websites for online voter registration. Authorizes automated voter registration of certain individuals and establishes other initiatives to promote voter registration, such as same day registration and voter registration of individuals under 18 years of age. Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit hindering, interfering with, or preventing voter registration. Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA) to establish requirements for states to promote access to voter registration and voting for individuals with disabilities, including a single office for providing related information. Directs the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to make grants to eligible states to conduct pilot programs enabling individuals with disabilities to register to vote and vote privately and independently at their own residences (including by telephone). Amends HAVA to reauthorize the program of grants to state and local governments to assure voting access for individuals with disabilities. Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit state or local election officials from preventing an individual from registering or voting in any federal election (voter caging), or from permitting a formal challenge under state law to an individual's registration status or eligibility to vote, if the basis for such decision is evidence consisting of: (1) a voter caging document or voter caging list, (2) an unverified match list, (3) an error or omission on voter application or registration documents that is not material to an individual's eligibility to vote, or (4) any other evidence so designated by the Commission. Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit a person, including an election official, from knowingly and willfully attempting to or depriving or defrauding the residents of a state of their free and fair exercise of the right to vote by … 2022-01-12T15:03:30Z  
112-s-3609 112 s 3609 Internet Radio Fairness Act of 2012 Commerce 2012-09-21 2012-09-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] OR D W000779 0 Internet Radio Fairness Act of 2012 - Amends federal copyright law to direct the President, with advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint the three Copyright Royalty Judges (CRJs) who serve on the Copyright Royalty Board. (Currently, the Librarian of Congress appoints CRJs after consultation with the Register of Copyrights.) Increases the years of legal experience and other qualifications necessary to serve as a CRJ. Amends the Digital Millennium Copyright Act with respect to the standards applied by CRJs to establish compulsory licensing royalty rates for the public performance of sound recordings by noninteractive digital audio services. Replaces the standard that CRJs apply to establish rates for eligible nonsubscription transmissions (including Internet radio, commonly referred to as webcasting) and new subscription services with the standard currently used to establish rates for subscription services (digital cable radio) and satellite digital audio radio services (satellite radio) existing on or before July 31, 1998. (Replaces a standard based on the rates and terms that would have been negotiated in the marketplace between a willing buyer and seller with a standard that requires CRJs to consider a broader set of objectives.) Authorizes a minimum annual administrative fee of up to $500 to be included in such rates. Sets forth a similar rate-setting methodology for compulsory licenses of ephemeral recordings (reproductions of sound recordings used by licensees to facilitate transmission) with authorization for a minimum annual fee (currently, a requirement for a fee of unspecified duration). Places the burden of proof on sound recording copyright owners to establish that the fees and terms they are seeking satisfy the requirements amended by this Act and do not exceed the fees to which most copyright owners and users would agree under competitive market circumstances. Defines "competitive market circumstances" as circumstances in which a licensee enters into a license for the noninteractive… 2022-01-12T15:02:57Z  
112-s-3610 112 s 3610 Investment Tax Credit Integrity Act Taxation 2012-09-21 2012-09-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] OR D W000779 1 Investment Tax Credit Integrity Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the energy tax credit, to exclude from the basis of energy property for purposes of determining the amount of such credit, the amount of any antidumping or countervailing duty imposed on such property under the Tariff Act of 1930. 2019-11-15T21:52:20Z  
112-s-3611 112 s 3611 Buy Fairly Trade Goods Act of 2012 Government Operations and Politics 2012-09-21 2012-09-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Senate Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] OR D W000779 1 Buy Fairly Trade Goods Act of 2012 - Directs the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation to: (1) prohibit executive agencies from procuring imported merchandise subject to an antidumping or countervailing duty order, and (2) require that the terms of a contract or other agreement entered into between an agency and energy provider prohibit the provider from use of such merchandise in the performance of the contract or agreement. Allows the President to waive such requirement if it is in the U.S. national security interests. Requires the Council to ensure that such amendments are consistent with U.S. obligations under any international agreements. 2022-02-03T05:53:29Z  
112-s-3612 112 s 3612 Commemorative Coins Reform Act of 2012 Finance and Financial Sector 2012-09-21 2012-09-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC] SC R D000595 7 Commemorative Coins Reform Act of 2012 - Prohibits surcharges generated by the sale of any numismatic item or commemorative coin program from being paid to a non-federal organization, except with respect to sales and production costs. Requires that surcharges be used to recover all numismatic operation and program costs allocable to the program under which a numismatic item is produced and sold. Requires the transfer of any excess surcharges to the general fund of the Treasury for deficit reduction purposes. 2022-02-03T05:53:27Z  

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