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112-hres-845 112 hres 845 Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to establish a standing Committee on Repeals. Congress 2013-01-02 2013-01-02 Referred to the House Committee on Rules. House Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6] FL R S000822 0 Amends the Rules of the House of Representatives to establish a standing Committee on Repeals for the repeal of obsolete laws. A Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner who serves as a member of that committee may not serve simultaneously as a member of any other standing committee. 2020-12-10T08:31:30Z  
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-sres-630 112 sres 630 A resolution congratulating the Navy and the current and former officers and crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise (CVN 65) on completion of the 26th and final deployment of the vessel. Armed Forces and National Security 2013-01-02 2013-01-02 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8668; text as passed Senate: CR S8668; text of measure as introduced: CR S8666) Senate Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] VA D W000805 3 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Congratulates the Navy and the many crews of the U.S.S. Enterprise (CVN 65) (Enterprise) on having provided the United States an incalculable service in international relations and engagement and in the prevention and winning of armed conflicts over the 51-year period of its service. Honors the service and memory of: (1) the 117 sailors who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country while serving onboard the Enterprise, including the 30 who were killed in action during the Vietnam War; and (2) the 22 Enterprise sailors who were held as prisoners of war during the Vietnam War, the 3 who died while in captivity, and the 3 still listed as missing-in-action. Congratulates the nearly 100,000 current and former sailors and thousands of current and former Marines who have served on the Enterprise and thanks them for their selfless sacrifice in service to the United States. 2019-02-20T22:52:04Z  
112-hconres-147 112 hconres 147 Waiving the requirement that measures enrolled during the remainder of the One Hundred Twelfth Congress be printed on parchment. Congress 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 Message on Senate action sent to the House. House Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18] FL R R000435 0 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Waives a specified requirement that the enrollment of any bill or joint resolution be printed on parchment for the duration of the 112th Congress. Provides that the enrollment of any such measure shall be in such form as may be certified by the Clerk of the House of Representatives or the Secretary of the Senate (as applicable) to be a truly enrolled bill or joint resolution (as the case may be). 2019-02-20T19:54:51Z  
112-hr-6726 112 hr 6726 Congressional Pay Freeze and Fiscal Responsibility Act Government Operations and Politics 2013-01-01 2013-01-02 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. House Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8] PA R F000451 20 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Congressional Pay Freeze and Fiscal Responsibility Act - Amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011, as amended by the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 (P.L. 112-175), to extend the freeze on adjustments to pay of federal employees and officials, including Members of Congress, through December 31, 2013. Eliminates the delayed statutory pay adjustment contained in the Resolution that was permitted to take effect with the first applicable pay period beginning after March 27, 2013. 2019-11-15T21:09:02Z  
112-hr-6727 112 hr 6727 United States Job Creation and Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2013 Foreign Trade and International Finance 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Camp, Dave [R-MI-4] MI R C000071 3 United States Job Creation and Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2013 - Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend or reduce temporarily certain rates of duty on specified chemicals and other items. Extends through December 31, 2015, certain existing duty suspensions, reductions, and other modification fro specified chemicals, food, and other items. Directs U.S. Customs and Border Protection to liquidate or reliquidate certain entries of: (1) orange juice, (2) industrial nitrocellulose from the United Kingdom, (3) polyester fleece sheet sets, (4) top-of-the-stove stainless steel cooking ware from the Republic of Korea, and (5) digital still image video cameras. Makes a technical correction to the article description for stainless steel single-piece exhaust gas manifolds. 2022-03-02T15:36:55Z  
112-hr-6728 112 hr 6728 Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2012 Emergency Management 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. House Rep. Denham, Jeff [R-CA-19] CA R D000612 3 Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2012 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act) to direct the President, for purposes of hazard mitigation assistance, to ensure that: (1) environmental reviews and historic preservation reviews are completed on an expeditious basis, and (2) the shortest existing applicable process under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the National Historic Preservation Act is utilized. Authorizes the President to provide not more than 25% of the amount of the estimated cost of hazard mitigation measures to a state grantee before eligible costs are incurred. Requires the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to review, update, and revise factors relating to trauma to measure the severity, magnitude, and impact of a disaster. Authorizes the President, acting through the Administrator, to approve public assistance projects for major disasters or emergencies under alternative procedures with the goal of: (1) reducing the costs to the federal government of providing such assistance; (2) increasing flexibility in the administration of assistance; (3) expediting the provision of assistance to a state, tribal or local government, or owner or operator of a private nonprofit facility; and (4) providing financial incentives and disincentives for the timely and cost-effective completion of projects. Requires such alternative procedures, with respect to grants for facility repair, restoration, or replacement, to allow: (1) such grants to be made on the basis of fixed estimates if the state, tribal, or local government or the owner or operator of the private nonprofit facility agrees to be responsible for any actual costs that exceed the estimate; (2) a grantee to elect to receive an in-lieu contribution, without reduction, on the basis of estimates of the cost to repair, restore, reconstruct, or replace a facility and management expenses; (3) consolidating state, local, or tribal facilities as a single project; and (4… 2021-04-19T19:45:12Z  
112-hr-6729 112 hr 6729 To save at least $10,000,000,000 by consolidating some duplicative and overlapping Government programs. Government Operations and Politics 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. House Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7] TX R C001048 9 Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), not later than 150 days after the enactment of this Act, to coordinate with the heads of federal agencies to: (1) use available administrative authority to eliminate, consolidate, or streamline federal programs and agencies with duplicative and overlapping missions as identified in the February 2012 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report entitled "Opportunities to Reduce Duplication, Overlap and Fragmentation, Achieve Savings, and Enhance Revenue" and the March 2011 GAO report entitled "Opportunities to Reduce Potential Duplication in Government Programs, Save Tax Dollars, and Enhance Revenue" and apply any savings towards deficit reduction; (2) report to Congress any legislative changes required to further eliminate, consolidate, or streamline such programs and agencies; (3) determine the total cost savings to each agency from the implementation of this Act; and (4) rescind from appropriate accounts the greater of $10 billion or the total amount of such cost savings. 2019-11-15T21:09:02Z  
112-hres-844 112 hres 844 Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 8) to extend certain tax relief provisions enacted in 2001 and 2003, and to provide for expedited consideration of a bill providing for comprehensive tax reform, and for other purposes. Congress 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. House Rep. Dreier, David [R-CA-26] CA R D000492 0 Sets forth the rule for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 8) to extend certain tax relief provisions enacted in 2001 and 2003 and to provide for expedited consideration of a bill providing for comprehensive tax reform. 2022-03-02T05:33:29Z  
112-hr-6720 112 hr 6720 To provide that no pay adjustment for Members of Congress shall be made in fiscal year 2013 or 2014. Congress 2012-12-31 2012-12-31 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. House Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17] TX R F000461 0 Eliminates automatic cost of living adjustments to the rate of pay for Members of Congress during FY2013 or FY2014. 2019-11-15T21:09:02Z  
112-hr-6721 112 hr 6721 To provide that no pay adjustment for Members of Congress shall be made in fiscal year 2013 or 2014. Congress 2012-12-31 2012-12-31 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. House Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8] PA R F000451 35 Eliminates automatic cost of living adjustments to the rate of pay for Members of Congress during FY2013 or FY2014. 2019-11-15T21:09:02Z  
112-hr-6722 112 hr 6722 To provide that no pay adjustment for Members of Congress shall be made in fiscal year 2013. Congress 2012-12-31 2012-12-31 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. House Rep. Bachmann, Michele [R-MN-6] MN R B001256 2 Eliminates automatic cost of living adjustments to the rate of pay for Members of Congress during FY2013. 2019-11-15T21:09:02Z  
112-hr-6723 112 hr 6723 Inspector General Improvement Act of 2012 Government Operations and Politics 2012-12-31 2012-12-31 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. House Rep. Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8] MO R E000172 0 Inspector General Improvement Act of 2012 - Requires the inspectors general of the following federal agencies, in addition to the other duties and responsibilities specified in the Inspector General Act of 1978, to supervise, direct, and control audit and investigative activities pertaining to programs and operations: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Department of Defense (DOD); Department of Education; Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA); Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); Department of Homeland Security (DHS); Department of the Interior; Department of Labor; Department of State; Department of the Treasury; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); General Services Administration (GSA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Intelligence Community; National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); and Smithsonian Institution. 2019-11-15T21:09:02Z  
112-hr-6724 112 hr 6724 Commercial Automotive Products Export Reform Act of 2012 International Affairs 2012-12-31 2012-12-31 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. House Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-3] PA R K000376 0 Commercial Automotive Products Export Reform Act of 2012 - Directs the President to issue proposed regulations to remove from the United States Munitions List and Commerce Control List all commercially-available automotive products and technologies, whether listed in sections of such lists devoted specifically to automotive products and technologies or otherwise controlled by such lists. Sets forth related reporting requirements. Excludes from such provisions a commercially-available automotive product or technology that would make a significant contribution to the military potential of another country or is contrary to U.S. national security interests. Directs the President to issue final regulations to remove from such Lists all commercially-available automotive products and technologies, whether listed in sections of such lists devoted specifically to automotive products and technologies or otherwise controlled by such lists. Excludes from such provisions a commercially-available automotive product or technology that: (1) is subject to the presidential determination under this Act not to remove the product or technology from such Lists, and (2) with respect to which the presidential report required under this Act has been submitted to Congress. States that nothing in this Act shall be construed to require the President to revoke or alter any restrictions imposed on exports or reexports involving countries, organizations, or individuals that are subject to U.S. trade sanctions. 2019-11-15T21:07:22Z  
112-hr-6725 112 hr 6725 NRA Members' Gun Safety Act of 2012 Crime and Law Enforcement 2012-12-31 2012-12-31 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. House Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] VA D M000933 0 NRA Members' Gun Safety Act of 2012 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit a person who is not a licensed firearms importer, manufacturer, or dealer from transferring a firearm to, or receiving a firearm from, another unlicensed person, except: (1) through a licensed dealer or a law enforcement agency, which shall conduct a background check through the national instant criminal background check system; and (2) after inspecting a permit that confirms that such background check has been conducted. Specifies exceptions, including for: (1) the transfer of a bona fide gift between immediate family members; (2) a transfer that occurs by operation of law or by an executor or trustee because of the death of another person; (3) a temporary transfer that occurs in the home of the unlicensed transferee who believes that possession of the firearm is necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm to the transferee; and (4) certain temporary transfers without the transfer of title at a shooting range, at a shooting competition, or while hunting, fishing, or trapping. Sets forth requirements for a licensed dealer or law enforcement agency that assists in such transfer, including requirements to: (1) notify the transferor and transferee of compliance with background check requirements and of the receipt of any notification from the background check system that a transfer is prohibited, and (2) report to the Attorney General on such a transfer and on transfers of two or more pistols and/or revolvers to the same unlicensed transferee during any five consecutive business days. Permits such dealer or law enforcement agency to assess a processing fee. Prohibits a licensed dealer from authorizing an employee to possess or transfer a firearm or ammunition in the course of employment unless such dealer has received a notice that the Attorney General has determined that receipt of a firearm by the employee would not be unlawful. Authorizes the Attorney General to deny the transfer of firearms or the issuance of a feder… 2019-11-15T21:32:37Z  
112-sres-628 112 sres 628 A resolution expressing the deep disappointment of the Senate in the enactment by the Russia Government of a law ending inter-country adoptions of Russia children by United States citizens and urging the Russia Government to reconsider the law and prioritize the processing of inter-country adoptions involving parentless Russin children who were already matched with United States families before the enactment of the law. International Affairs 2012-12-31 2013-01-01 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR 12/31/2012 S8609-8610; text as passed Senate: CR 12/31/2012 S8609-8610; text of measure as introduced: CR 12/31/2012 S8590) Senate Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] LA D L000550 12 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Affirms that all children deserve a permanent, protective family. Values the long tradition of the United States and Russia working together to find permanent homes for unparented children. Disapproves of the Russian law ending inter-country adoptions of Russian children by U.S. citizens because it primarily harms vulnerable and voiceless children. Urges Russia to reconsider the law on humanitarian grounds and prioritize the processing of inter-country adoptions of Russian children by U.S. citizens that were initiated before the law's enactment. 2019-02-20T22:52:04Z  
112-sres-629 112 sres 629 A resolution to authorize the production of records by the Committee on Armed Services. Congress 2012-12-31 2013-01-01 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 12/31/2012 S8610; text as passed Senate: CR 12/31/2012 S8610; text of measure as introduced: CR 12/31/2012 S8592) Senate Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] NV D R000146 1 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Authorizes the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, acting jointly, to provide, under appropriate security procedures, records from the Committee's executive sessions relating to Major General John D. Lavelle's 1972 nomination to those persons conducting the independent review of his case on behalf of the Air Force. 2019-02-20T22:52:04Z  
112-hr-6716 112 hr 6716 To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to eliminate the sequestrations for fiscal year 2013. Economics and Public Finance 2012-12-30 2012-12-30 Referred to the House Committee on the Budget. House Rep. Dicks, Norman D. [D-WA-6] WA D D000327 0 Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to eliminate automatic sequestrations for FY2013. (The Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act was amended by the Budget Control Act of 2011 to revise the discretionary spending limits and reduce the discretionary appropriations and direct spending specified in the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act unless a joint committee bill achieving an amount greater than $1.2 trillion in deficit reduction is enacted by January 15, 2012.) Prohibits the President from issuing a sequestration order to carry out any sequestration that the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) estimates is required for FY2013. 2019-02-20T22:44:33Z  
112-hr-6717 112 hr 6717 Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act Education 2012-12-30 2013-01-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. House Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] MI D C000714 3 Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act - Makes any institution of higher education (IHE) postsecondary program designed to prepare students for a recognized occupation or profession requiring licensing or other entry pre-conditions ineligible to participate in a federal financial assistance program, unless it meets specified student consumer protection requirements. Requires each program to: (1) fully prepare students to satisfy those entry pre-conditions in the state in which the program is operated and in any state the program claims a successful program graduate will be prepared to work in the particular occupation or profession involved; (2) provide timely placement of students in required pre-licensure positions, such as internships or apprenticeships; and (3) meet specialized state accreditation requirements, or notify students if the program has not yet been fully accredited. Requires an IHE to notify out-of-state applicants as to whether or not its program satisfies the requirements of the applicant's state. 2021-09-28T14:42:48Z  
112-hr-6718 112 hr 6718 Early Intervention for Toddlers and Infants with Disabilities Act Education 2012-12-30 2012-12-30 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. House Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] CA D R000581 0 Early Intervention for Toddlers and Infants with Disabilities Act - Amends the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to reauthorize appropriations, for FY2014-FY2019, for the program providing early intervention services for disabled infants and toddlers. 2020-02-10T16:50:33Z  
112-hr-6719 112 hr 6719 Telehealth Promotion Act of 2012 Health 2012-12-30 2013-01-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. House Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-1] CA D T000460 0 Telehealth Promotion Act of 2012 - Amends title XI of the Social Security Act (SSA) and other specified federal law to declare that services provided via telecommunications systems under Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP (SSA titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI) as well as under federal employees health, dental, and vision benefit programs, TRICARE, and the program of health care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) shall be covered under such programs to the same extent as if furnished in the same location of the beneficiary. Amends SSA title XVIII to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), in order to provide a positive incentive for certain hospitals to lower their excess readmission ratios for inpatient services, to make an additional payment to a hospital in a proportion that provides for a sharing of the savings from better-than-expected performance between the hospital and the Medicare program. Authorizes the Secretary, in the case of a state that has amended its Medicaid plan to provide coordinated care through a health home for individuals with chronic conditions, to contract with the state medical assistance agency to serve eligible individuals with chronic conditions who select a designated provider, a team of health care professionals operating with such a provider, or a health team as the individual's health home. Authorizes the Secretary to contract with a national or multi-state regional center of excellence with a network of affiliated local providers to provide through one or more medical homes for targeted, accessible, continuous, and coordinated care to individuals under Medicare and Medicaid with a long-term illness or medical condition that requires regular medical treatment, advising, and monitoring. Authorizes an Accountable Care Organization to include coverage of telehealth and remote patient monitoring services as supplemental health care benefits to the same extent as a Medicare Advantage plan is permitted to provide such coverage. Recognizes telehealth services and re… 2022-01-06T17:18:07Z  
112-hres-843 112 hres 843 Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules. Congress 2012-12-30 2012-12-30 Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 175. House Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32] TX R S000250 0 Waives a specified requirement of Rule XIII (Calendar and Committee Reports) to allow consideration of any resolution reported on December 31, 2012, on the same day it is presented to the House. 2022-03-02T05:33:29Z  
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-hr-6706 112 hr 6706 Fair Debt Collection Practices Technical Correction Act of 2012 Finance and Financial Sector 2012-12-27 2012-12-27 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. House Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] NC R J000255 0 Fair Debt Collection Practices Technical Correction Act of 2012 - Amends the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to exclude from the definition of "debt collector" any law firm or licensed attorney: (1) serving, filing, or conveying formal legal pleadings, discovery requests, or other documents pursuant to the applicable rules of civil procedure; or (2) communicating in, or at the direction of, a court of law or in depositions or settlement conferences, in connection with a pending legal action to collect a debt on behalf of a client. 2019-11-15T20:53:14Z  
112-hr-6707 112 hr 6707 Child Care and Resources Education Act of 2012 Families 2012-12-27 2012-12-27 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. House Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] CA D R000581 0 Child Care and Resources Education Act of 2012 - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to reserve at least $1 million of annual child care and development block grant appropriations for operation of a national toll-free hotline and website to develop and disseminate child care consumer education information for parents and help them access safe, affordable, and quality child care in their community. 2020-02-10T16:50:32Z  
112-hr-6708 112 hr 6708 To authorize certain appropriations under the Native American Programs Act of 1974. Native Americans 2012-12-27 2012-12-27 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. House Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] CA D R000581 0 Amends the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for FY2012-FY2015 for: (1) programs promoting economic and social self-sufficiency for Native Americans, (2) a program awarding grants to Indian tribes to improve their regulation of environmental quality, (3) a program awarding grants to public and nonprofit entities to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages, and (4) a demonstration project enabling Hawaii to establish a revolving fund providing loans or loan guarantees to Native Hawaiians organizations and individuals to promote economic development in Hawaii. 2020-02-10T16:50:32Z  
112-hr-6709 112 hr 6709 Course Material Pilot Grant Program Act Education 2012-12-27 2012-12-27 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. House Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] CA D R000581 0 Course Material Pilot Grant Program Act - Amends the Higher Education Opportunity Act to reauthorize appropriations for a pilot program awarding competitive grants to institutions of higher education to enable them to rent course materials to students from school bookstores. Amends the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 to reauthorize appropriations for a national study on the education of the deaf. (The study is tasked with identifying education-related factors that impede, and education-related factors that contribute to, successful postsecondary education experiences and employment for the deaf.) 2020-02-10T16:50:32Z  
112-hr-6710 112 hr 6710 Caring for an Aging America Act Health 2012-12-27 2012-12-27 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] CA D R000581 0 Caring for an Aging America Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to include geriatrics and gerontology within the definition of "primary health services" for purposes of the National Health Service Corps. 2019-11-15T21:15:58Z  
112-hr-6711 112 hr 6711 Keeping our Communities Safe by Strengthening Safety Standards for Chemical Facilities Act Emergency Management 2012-12-27 2012-12-27 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] CA D R000581 0 Keeping our Communities Safe by Strengthening Safety Standards for Chemical Facilities Act - Amends the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), in assigning a chemical facility to a risk tier under performance standards for the security of chemical facilities, to consider the proximity of the facility to population centers, schools, and other facilities at risk of creating a secondary explosion. 2019-11-15T21:15:58Z  
112-hr-6712 112 hr 6712 Elgin's Law Health 2012-12-27 2012-12-27 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] CA D R000581 0 Elgin Stafford Mental Illness Information Disclosure Act of 2012 or Elgin's Law - Requires a health care professional to disclose to a parent of a covered individual being treated for a mental illness any information regarding the mental illness and treatment which may be useful for the parent's appropriate involvement with the treatment. Excludes exceptional circumstances where parental involvement would be counter-productive to treatment. Makes such a disclosure permissible under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as not requiring consent of the covered individual. Applies this Act to a minor child, an uninsured adult under age 26, or an adult under age 26 who is included as a dependent under the parent's health benefits coverage. 2019-11-15T21:15:58Z  
112-hr-6713 112 hr 6713 Ensuring Scanned Containers Arrive in Ports Efficiently Act of 2012 Emergency Management 2012-12-27 2012-12-27 Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. House Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] CA D R000581 0 Ensuring Scanned Containers Arrive in Ports Efficiently Act of 2012 - Amends the Security and Accountability For Every Port Act of 2006 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), on order to extend the date after which all containers loaded on a vessel destined for the United States must be scanned in a foreign port, to submit a feasibility study, including a cost-benefit analysis and an available systems assessment, on meeting such requirement. 2019-11-15T21:11:39Z  
112-hr-6714 112 hr 6714 Cainaan Putuga Wendt Shock of Life Act Education 2012-12-27 2012-12-27 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. House Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] CA D R000581 0 Cainaan Putuga Wendt Shock of Life Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award matching grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to: (1) purchase automated external defibrillators (AEDs) for use in public or private secondary schools within their district, and (2) provide training to meet the grant requirement that at least five adult employees or volunteers at each school where a purchased AED is to be used are or will be certified in its use and in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Requires LEA grant applicants also to demonstrate that: (1) the AEDs are integrated into the schools' emergency response procedures, and (2) emergency services personnel are notified of their locations. Gives grant priority to LEAs that have secondary schools that: (1) lack an AED; (2) typically have a significant number of students, staff, and visitors present during the day; and (3) generally have a longer wait for emergency medical services than other public facilities in the community. 2020-02-10T16:50:32Z  
112-hr-6715 112 hr 6715 Protecting Our Protectors Act of 2012 Emergency Management 2012-12-27 2012-12-27 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. House Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] CA D R000581 0 Protecting Our Protectors Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), acting through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to make grants to state and local governments to assist in preparing for and responding to mass casualty incidents resulting from natural disasters and acts of terrorism and other man-made disasters. Requires the grants to be used to: (1) strengthen medical surge capacity; (2) strengthen mass prophylaxis capabilities, including the development and maintenance of an initial pharmaceutical stockpile sufficient to protect first responders, their families, and immediate victims from a chemical or biological event; and (3) procure home medical kits that are approved pursuant to the Federal Food, Drug, Cosmetic Act or the Public Health Service Act. Requires: (1) the Administrator to issue guidance on anthrax exposure and proper administration of the anthrax vaccine, and (2) the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to issue an annual report on the vaccination levels of emergency service providers. 2019-11-15T21:15:58Z  
112-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-hconres-146 112 hconres 146 Providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate. Congress 2012-12-21 2012-12-21 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. House Rep. Boehner, John A. [R-OH-8] OH R B000589 0 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Declares that when the House adjourns on the legislative day of Friday, December 21, 2012, it stand adjourned until 2 p.m. on Thursday, December 27, 2012. Declares that when the Senate recesses or adjourns on the legislative day of Friday, December 21, 2012, or Saturday, December 22, 2012, it stand recessed or adjourned until noon on Thursday, December 27, 2012. 2019-02-20T19:54:50Z  
112-hr-6703 112 hr 6703 METRICS Act Education 2012-12-21 2012-12-21 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. House Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] NJ D H001032 0 Measuring and Evaluating Trends for Reliability, Integrity, and Continued Success (METRICS) Act or METRICS Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to states, high-need local educational agencies (LEAs), or consortia of high-need LEAs that partner with external entities to improve access to, and the sharing and use of, education data to improve student outcomes. Requires states to use such grants to: (1) implement aligned statewide education longitudinal data systems; (2) define policies and procedures for the collection of, access to, and use of education data; (3) protect the privacy, security, and confidentiality of student and educator data; (4) link education data with workforce data; (5) match teachers with teacher preparation and certification information; (6) standardize education data through the use of openly developed common education data standards; and (7) meet federal reporting requirements. Requires high-need LEAs to use such grants to develop and implement a comprehensive plan to: (1) provide interested parties and the public with access to student education data in a manner that ensures its integrity and respects student and educator privacy; (2) improve the ability of school leaders to use student data to improve schools and classroom instruction; and (3) improve the ability of teachers effectively to use student data through on-going, sustainable, and high-quality training. Defines "aligned statewide education longitudinal data systems" as statewide data systems that house and link the longitudinal data of individual students, including their early childhood, elementary and secondary school, postsecondary education, and workforce data. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out specified national activities to improve the collection, quality, and use of education data. Directs the Secretary to make publicly available, within one year of this Act's enactment, a comprehensive and searchable description of all Department of Education reporting requirements that app… 2020-02-10T16:50:32Z  
112-hr-6704 112 hr 6704 To reauthorize the ban on undetectable firearms. Crime and Law Enforcement 2012-12-21 2012-12-21 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. House Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-2] NY D I000057 0 Amends the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988 to: (1) extend the Act for 10 years; and (2) expand such Act to prohibit the manufacture, import, sale, shipment, delivery, possession, transfer, or receipt of any receiver or barrel that is a major component of a firearm and that, when subjected to inspection by the types of x-ray machines commonly used at airports, does not generate an image that accurately depicts the shape of the component. Includes such a receiver or barrel within specified exceptions to such prohibition otherwise applicable to undetectable firearms. 2019-11-15T21:32:36Z  
112-hr-6705 112 hr 6705 Building Efficiently Act of 2012 Taxation 2012-12-21 2012-12-21 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] RI D L000559 1 Building Efficiently Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish, for depreciation purposes: (1) a 25-year recovery period for qualified energy efficient nonresidential real property, and (2) a 20-year recovery period for qualified energy efficient residential rental property. 2019-11-15T21:47:03Z  
112-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-sjres-51 112 sjres 51 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service of the Department of the Treasury relating to taxable medical devices. Taxation 2012-12-21 2012-12-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] KY R P000603 0 Disapproves and nullifies a rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that provides guidance on the excise tax imposed on the sale of certain medical devices. 2019-11-15T21:52:20Z  
112-hr-6690 112 hr 6690 To limit the Secretary of the Air Force from retiring or transferring certain aircraft of the Air National Guard or Air Force Reserve. Armed Forces and National Security 2012-12-20 2012-12-20 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. House Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-4] IA R L000111 11 Bars the Secretary of the Air Force from divesting, retiring, or transferring to any Air Force aircraft assigned to units of the Air National Guard or Air Force Reserve as of December 31, 2012, until Congress receives: (1) the reports required by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 concerning an analysis of the costs of deployable units of the active components and the reserve components of the Armed Forces, and (2) the report of the National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force required by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 concerning a comprehensive study on the structure of the Air Force. Allows the divestment or retirement of C-5A aircraft if such aircraft is replaced through a transfer of C-5B, C-5M, or C-17 mobility aircraft in order to maintain all Guard and Reserve units at current or higher assigned manpower levels to operate the aircraft so transferred. 2019-02-20T22:44:11Z  
112-hr-6691 112 hr 6691 CAMPUS Safety Act of 2012 Education 2012-12-20 2012-12-20 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. House Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] VA D S000185 2 Center to Advance, Monitor, and Preserve University Security Safety Act of 2012 or the CAMPUS Safety Act of 2012 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General to establish and operate, within the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, a National Center for Campus Public Safety. Tasks the Center with strengthening the safety and security of institutions of higher education (IHEs) by: (1) training IHE public safety personnel and their collaborative partners; (2) fostering relevant research; (3) collecting and disseminating information and best practices regarding campus safety; (4) developing protocols and best practices to prevent, protect against, and respond to dangerous and violent situations that threaten the campus community; and (5) promoting cooperation among public safety and emergency management personnel of IHEs and their collaborative partners, including law enforcement, emergency management, and mental health agencies. Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to IHEs and other nonprofit organizations for activities that will assist the Center in performing its functions. 2019-11-15T21:32:36Z  
112-hr-6692 112 hr 6692 To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to exempt the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) from sequestration. Economics and Public Finance 2012-12-20 2012-12-20 Referred to the House Committee on the Budget. House Rep. Clarke, Hansen [D-MI-13] MI D C001085 5 Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to exempt the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration from being subject to automatic reductions to eliminate the excess budget deficit (sequestration). 2021-04-19T19:45:07Z  
112-hr-6693 112 hr 6693 To amend the Animal Welfare Act to provide for the protection of birds, rats, and mice, and for other purposes. Animals 2012-12-20 2012-12-20 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. House Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] VA D C001078 1 Includes within the definition of an "animal" for purposes of the Animal Welfare Act a bird, rat of the genus Rattus, or mouse of the genus Mus that is being used, or is intended for use, as a pet or for research, testing, experimentation, or exhibition purposes. 2019-11-15T20:44:33Z  
112-hr-6694 112 hr 6694 To amend the definition of mortgage originator under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to include certain employees of a retailer of manufactured homes. Housing and Community Development 2012-12-20 2012-12-21 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1987-1988) House Rep. Fincher, Stephen Lee [R-TN-8] TN R F000458 0 Amends the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act, title XIV of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to reverse the exclusion from treatment as a mortgage originator, and recognize as a mortgage originator, an employee of a retailer of manufactured homes who receives compensation or gain for taking a residential mortgage loan application, assisting a consumer in obtaining or applying to obtain a residential mortgage loan, or offering or negotiating the terms of such a loan, if the compensation or gain exceeds that received in a comparable cash transaction. 2019-11-15T20:53:14Z  
112-hr-6695 112 hr 6695 Equitable Treatment of Investors Act Finance and Financial Sector 2012-12-20 2012-12-20 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. House Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5] NJ R G000548 0 Equitable Treatment of Investors Act - Amends the Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970 to revise the definition of "net equity." Bases the determination of net equity, the positions, options, and contracts of a customer reported to the customer as held by the debtor, and any indebtedness of the customer to the debtor, upon: (1) the information contained in the last statement issued by the debtor to the customer before the filing date; and (2) any additional written confirmations of the customer's positions, options, contracts, or indebtedness received after such last statement but before the filing date. Makes an exception to this requirement when a debtor's recorders indicate a higher value. Requires determination of the customer's net equity using the debtor's books and records instead of the customer's last statement when the debtor's books and records indicate that the net value of a customer's positions, options, and contracts reported to the customer as held by the debtor, and any indebtedness of the customer to the debtor, is greater than the customer's net value as calculated on the basis specified by this Act. Prohibits reliance on the final statement of the debtor to customer, however, if the customer: (1) knew the debtor was involved in fraudulent activity with respect to any of its customers which reasonably indicated a fraud adversely affecting a substantial number of customers; or (2) as a registered broker, dealer, or investment adviser under specified securities laws, or a person required to be so registered, knew, or should have known, that the debtor was involved in a fraudulent activity and did not notify the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), or law enforcement personnel. Prohibits a trustee in bankruptcy in a liquidation proceeding from recovering any property transferred by the debtor to a customer before the filing date unless, at the time of such transfer, the customer meets the same criteria regarding actual or construc… 2019-11-15T20:53:14Z  
112-hr-6696 112 hr 6696 Blackwater Trading Post Land Transfer Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-12-20 2013-01-02 Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs. House Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-1] AZ R G000565 1 Blackwater Trading Post Land Transfer Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to take the Blackwater Trading Post lands in Pinal County, Arizona, into trust for the benefit of the Gila River Indian Community of the Gila River Indian Reservation after the Community: (1) conveys such lands to the Secretary; (2) requests the Secretary to take such lands into trust for the Community; (3) if a survey is necessary, conducts one pursuant to this Act; and (4) pays the cost of any such survey. Treats the lands that are taken into trust as a part of the Gila River Indian Reservation. Prohibits the Community from conducting gaming on such lands. 2019-11-15T21:24:28Z  
112-hr-6697 112 hr 6697 Consumer Bounty Act Law 2012-12-20 2013-01-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs. House Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] OH D K000336 0 Consumer Bounty Act - Directs courts to require defendants to pay a minimum of $10,000 to prevailing plaintiffs in civil actions brought under specified citizen suit provisions of: (1) the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); (2) the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977; (3) the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act); (4) the Safe Drinking Water Act; (5) the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972; (6) the Noise Control Act of 1972; (7) the Energy Policy and Conservation Act; (8) the Solid Waste Disposal Act; (9) the Clean Air Act; (10) the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA); (11) the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978; (12) the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986; (13) the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act; and (14) pipeline safety laws. Makes multiple defendants in such actions jointly and severally liable. 2020-02-14T19:13:58Z  
112-hr-6698 112 hr 6698 Walter Patterson Justice and Extradition Act International Affairs 2012-12-20 2012-12-20 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. House Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] NJ R S000522 0 Walter Patterson Justice and Extradition Act - Directs the President to report to Congress regarding: (1) the number of fugitives currently residing in other countries whose extradition is sought by the United States and a list of such countries; (2) diplomatic and other efforts the United States has undertaken to secure the return of such fugitives; (3) the average length of time these cases have been outstanding; (4) how many of these cases have been resolved to the satisfaction of the United States; (5) factors that have been barriers to the resolution of such cases; and (6) information on the number of U.S. citizens whose extradition has been sought by other countries during the past five years, a list of those countries seeking extradition, and the outcomes of such requests. 2019-11-15T21:07:22Z  
112-hr-6699 112 hr 6699 Liquefied Natural Gas for NATO Act Foreign Trade and International Finance 2012-12-20 2012-12-20 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. House Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-3] OH R T000463 0 Liquefied Natural Gas for NATO Act - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to treat each North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member nation as a nation with which there is in effect a free trade agreement and thus eligible for expedited application and approval for the importation or exportation of natural gas. 2019-11-15T21:15:57Z  
112-hr-6700 112 hr 6700 Stop Deducting Damages Act of 2012 Taxation 2012-12-20 2012-12-20 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] VT D W000800 2 Stop Deducting Damages Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) deny a tax deduction for any amount paid or incurred for punitive damages in connection with any judgment in, or settlement of, any legal action; and (2) include any amount paid as punitive damages in gross income for income tax purposes. 2019-11-15T21:47:02Z  
112-hr-6701 112 hr 6701 To provide for the continued lease or eventual conveyance of certain Federal land within the boundaries of Fort Wainwright Military Reservation in Fairbanks, Alaska. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-12-20 2013-01-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. House Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] AK R Y000033 0 Authorizes the Secretary of the Army (the Secretary) to offer to extend, for one or more periods of 15 years, the current lease involving a parcel of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land in Fairbanks, Alaska, that was withdrawn for military use and is administered as a part of Fort Wainwright Military Reservation and that contains a 400-home rental housing community (the covered land). Requires the Secretary, if the Secretary intends to offer any extension of the lease, to provide a written notice of such offer to the current lessee and the Secretary of the Interior before the lease expires. Authorizes the Secretary, upon the expiration of the lease, to convey the covered land, if the lease is not extended. Requires the concurrence of the Secretary of the Interior for such conveyance. Allows the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to waive such conveyance requirement if it is determined that the retention and military use of the covered land are in the national security interests of the United States. 2019-11-15T21:28:20Z  
112-hr-6702 112 hr 6702 To amend the National Organ Transplant Act to prevent the sale of bone marrow and umbilical cord blood, and for other purposes. Health 2012-12-20 2012-12-20 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Rep. Young, C. W. Bill [R-FL-10] FL R Y000031 1 Amends the National Organ Transplant Act to prohibit acquiring, receiving, or otherwise transferring a cord blood unit (the neonatal blood collected from the placenta and umbilical cord of a single newborn baby) for valuable consideration for use in human transplantation if the transfer affects interstate commerce. 2019-11-15T21:15:57Z  
112-hres-842 112 hres 842 Recognizing the contributions of Senator Joseph I. Lieberman to the nation and to the equal rights and general welfare of the citizens of District of Columbia. Congress 2012-12-20 2012-12-20 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. House Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] DC D N000147 0 Recognizes that Senator Joseph I. Lieberman is the Senate's greatest living champion of equal rights for the citizens of the District of Columbia in his pursuit of statehood, equal representation, and home rule for the District. Commends Senator Lieberman for his dedicated service not only to his own state and to the United States, but also for his achievements and support for equal citizenship rights for the citizens of the District , who have no representation in the U.S. Senate. 2021-04-19T17:27:43Z  
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-sres-626 112 sres 626 A resolution designating April 24, 2014, as "Jan Karski Day". International Affairs 2012-12-20 2012-12-20 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8305) Senate Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] IN R L000504 0 Designates April 24, 2014, as Jan Karski Day. Recognizes the life and legacy of Dr. Karski and expresses gratitude for his efforts in informing the free world of the atrocities committed by Nazi and totalitarian forces in Poland during World War II. Applauds the awarding of the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Jan Karski for his efforts during World War II, and in reaffirming the importance of the U.S.-Polish relationship. 2019-11-15T21:55:29Z  
112-sres-627 112 sres 627 A resolution designating the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations. Congress 2012-12-20 2012-12-20 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8320; text as passed Senate: CR S8320; text of measure as introduced: CR S8305) Senate Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] NV D R000146 0 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates Senator Barbara Mikulski as Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations. 2019-02-20T22:52:03Z  
112-hr-6683 112 hr 6683 Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief Act of 2012 Taxation 2012-12-19 2012-12-19 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-8] NJ D P000096 26 Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide tax benefits for individuals and businesses affected by Hurricane Sandy, including: an exemption from the gross income limitation for deducting casualty losses attributable to Hurricane Sandy; expensing allowances for Hurricane Sandy disaster expenses, disaster assistance property, and environmental remediation expenses; treatment of losses attributable to Hurricane Sandy as net operating losses; suspension of mortgage revenue bond requirements for residences located in the Hurricane Sandy disaster area; an increased charitable tax deduction for Hurricane Sandy disaster relief contributions; a special allocation of the new markets tax credit for investments in community development entities serving the disaster area; special adjustments to the earned income tax credit and the child tax credit for individuals living in the disaster area; a work opportunity tax credit for hiring employees residing in the disaster area; authorization for issuance of Hurricane Sandy bonds to finance disaster relief projects; and an additional allocation of low-income housing credits in states affected by Hurricane Sandy. 2019-11-15T21:47:02Z  
112-hr-6684 112 hr 6684 Spending Reduction Act of 2012 Economics and Public Finance 2012-12-19 2012-12-21 Received in the Senate. House Rep. Cantor, Eric [R-VA-7] VA R C001046 0 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Spending Reduction Act of 2012 - Title I: Agriculture - (Sec. 101) Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to terminate the increase in the value of supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly the food stamp program) benefits for Puerto Rico and American Samoa on March 1, 2013. (Sec. 102) Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to limit categorical SNAP eligibility to households receiving specified other program benefits in cash. (Sec. 103) Eliminates the requirement that a state agency using a standard utility allowance provide such allowance to a household that receives assistance under the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 or other energy assistance program if such household incurs out-of-pocket heating or cooling expenses exceeding such assistance. (Sec. 104) Eliminates: (1) administrative cost sharing to states for certain employment and training programs, (2) state bonus programs for effective SNAP administration, and (3) indexing for the nutrition education and obesity prevention grant program. Reduces FY2013 funding for employment and training programs. (Sec. 108) Authorizes FY2013 appropriations to carry out the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008. (Sec. 109) States that this title and the amendments made by this title shall take effect on enactment of this Act, and shall apply only with respect to certification periods that begin on or after such date. Title II: Committee on Energy and Commerce - Subtitle A: Repeal of Certain ACA Funding Provisions - (Sec. 201) Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to repeal provisions: (1) appropriating funds to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to states for activities (including planning activities) related to establishing an American Health Benefit Exchange (a state health insurance exchange), (2) establishing and appropriating funds to … 2022-03-02T15:36:55Z  
112-hr-6685 112 hr 6685 PLEA Act Crime and Law Enforcement 2012-12-19 2012-12-19 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. House Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-17] NY D E000179 0 Protect Law Enforcement Armor Act or the PLEA Act - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) expand the definition of "armor piercing ammunition" to include a projectile that may be used in a handgun and that is determined by the Attorney General to be capable of penetrating body armor; and (2) require the Attorney General to promulgate standards for the uniform testing of projectiles against Body Armor Exemplar (body armor that the Attorney General determines meets minimum standards for the protection of law enforcement officers), taking into account variations in performance related to the type of handgun used, the length of the barrel, the amount and kind of powder used to propel the projectile, and the projectile's design. Prohibits the manufacture, sale, possession, or transfer of the Fabrique Nationale Herstal Five-seveN Pistol, 5.7 x 28mm SS190, SS192, SS195LF, SS196, or SS197 cartridges, or any other handgun that uses armor piercing ammunition, except: (1) where manufactured and sold exclusively to U.S. military, law enforcement, or intelligence agencies; and (2) by a licensed manufacturer or contractor for the purpose of examining and testing to determine whether such prohibition applies. 2019-11-15T21:32:36Z  
112-hr-6686 112 hr 6686 Mercury Use Reduction Act of 2012 Environmental Protection 2012-12-19 2012-12-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy. House Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-14] CA D E000215 0 Mercury Use Reduction Act of 2012 - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to redefine “mercury” as: (1) elemental mercury, (2) a mercury compound, and (3) a mixture that contains elemental mercury or a mercury compound that is mixed with any other material. Prohibits, beginning on January 1, 2014, the: (1) production of mercury from the extraction, beneficiation, and processing of mercury-containing ores and minerals (specifies that such prohibition does not prohibit the production of mercury from mining of other ores if the mercury is produced incidentally from the beneficiation or processing of that ore or related pollution control activities); (2) production of vinyl chloride monomer using a mercury-added feedstock or catalyst; (3) manufacturing, processing, or distribution in commerce of certain mercury-added measuring devices, a mercury-added pesticide, a mercury-added thermostat, or a mercury-added relay or mercury-added switch; and (4) export of certain mercury compounds or such mercury-added products. Prohibits, beginning on January 1, 2015, the: (1) manufacturing, processing, or distribution in commerce of a mercury-added battery, individually or as a component of a product; and (2) exporting of such mercury-added batteries. Sets forth exemptions to such prohibitions. Amends the Mercury-Containing and Rechargeable Battery Management Act to repeal provisions concerning phasing out the use of batteries that contain mercury. Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) report on the use of mercury to produce polyurethane products; (2) publish an inventory of mercury supply, use, and trade by April 1, 2014, and every three years thereafter; and (3) publish a list of such compounds the export of which is prohibited. Establishes reporting requirements for manufactures of mercury or mercury-added products and manufacturers that intentionally use mercury in a manufacturing process. Authorizes elemental mercury to be stored on a long-term basis at a fa… 2019-11-15T21:21:57Z  
112-hr-6687 112 hr 6687 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include vaccines against seasonal influenza within the definition of taxable vaccines. Taxation 2012-12-19 2012-12-19 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6] PA R G000549 1 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to add vaccines against seasonal influenza to the list of those vaccines subject to the excise tax on taxable vaccines. 2019-11-15T21:47:02Z  
112-hr-6688 112 hr 6688 Averting the Fiscal Cliff Act Economics and Public Finance 2012-12-19 2012-12-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. House Rep. Jordan, Jim [R-OH-4] OH R J000289 22 Averting the Fiscal Cliff Act - Title I: Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act - Subtitle A: Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act - Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act of 2012 - Makes permanent: (1) the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, and (2) provisions of the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 that reduce tax rates on capital gain and dividend income. Extends through 2013 the estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer provisions of the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2013: (1) the increased expensing allowance for depreciable business assets, and (2) the increased alternative minimum tax (AMT) exemption amount for individual taxpayers. Subtitle B: Pathway to Job Creation Through a Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act - Pathway to Job Creation through a Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act of 2012 - States that the purpose of this Subtitle is to provide for the enactment of comprehensive tax reform in 2013. Defines a "tax reform bill" as a bill of the 113th Congress that is introduced in the House of Representatives by the chair of the Committee on Ways and Means not later than April 30, 2013 (or the first legislative day thereafter if the House is not in session on that day), the title of which is "a bill to provide for comprehensive tax reform." Requires the chair of the Joint Committee on Taxation to notify the House and Senate upon determining that such an introduced bill contains proposals to: (1) consolidate the 6 current individual income tax brackets into a maximum of 2 brackets (of 10% and not higher than 25%), (2) reduce the corporate income tax rate to not more than 25%, (3) repeal the alternative minimum tax (AMT), (4) broaden the tax base to maintain revenue between 18% and 19% of the economy, and (5) change from a worldwide to a territorial system of taxation. Provides for expedited consideration of such bill in the House of Representatives and t… 2022-03-02T05:33:29Z  
112-hr-6689 112 hr 6689 To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of the South Sacramento County Agriculture and Habitat Lands Water Recycling Project in Sacramento County, California. Water Resources Development 2012-12-19 2013-01-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. House Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-5] CA D M001163 0 Amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of, and land acquisition for, a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater in Sacramento County, California. Requires the project to consist of three phases, the first of which shall include the planning, design, and construction of water conveyance and related infrastructure to provide recycled water to irrigate approximately 4,500 acres of land in southern Sacramento County. 2019-11-15T21:24:28Z  
112-hres-836 112 hres 836 Providing for the printing of a revised edition of the Rules and Manual of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress. Congress 2012-12-19 2012-12-19 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. House Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] TX R O000168 0 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Provides for the printing of a revised edition of the Rules and Manual of the House of Representatives for the 113th Congress to be printed as a House document, including 3,000 additional copies. 2019-02-20T20:02:31Z  
112-hres-837 112 hres 837 Relating to the death of the Honorable Daniel K. Inouye, a Senator from the State of Hawaii. Congress 2012-12-19 2012-12-19 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. House Rep. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI-2] HI D H001042 45 Declares that the House of Representatives has heard with profound sorrow and deep regret the announcement of the death of the Honorable Daniel K. Inouye, a Senator from Hawaii. Declares that when the House adjourns on December 19, 2012, it stand adjourned as a further mark of respect to the memory of Senator Inouye. 2021-04-19T17:46:24Z  
112-hres-838 112 hres 838 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of State should seek to amend Article 22 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice to move the seat of the Court from the Netherlands. International Affairs 2012-12-19 2012-12-19 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. House Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] NJ R S000522 0 Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of State should take the appropriate steps in the United Nations (U.N.) to amend Article 22 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice to move the seat of the court from the Netherlands to a more appropriate venue. 2019-11-15T21:07:22Z  
112-hres-839 112 hres 839 Relating to the death of the Honorable Daniel K. Inouye, a Senator from the State of Hawaii. Congress 2012-12-19 2012-12-19 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. House Rep. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI-2] HI D H001042 0 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Declares that the House of Representatives has heard with profound sorrow and deep regret the announcement of the death of the Honorable Daniel K. Inouye, a Senator from Hawaii. Declares that when the House adjourns on December 19, 2012, it stand adjourned as a further mark of respect to the memory of Senator Inouye. 2019-02-20T20:02:33Z  
112-hres-840 112 hres 840 Providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 4310) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. Congress 2012-12-19 2012-12-20 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. House Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] UT R B001250 0 Sets forth the rule for consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 4310) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year. 2022-03-02T16:39:41Z  
112-hres-841 112 hres 841 Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 66) approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6684) to provide for spending reduction. Congress 2012-12-19 2012-12-20 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. House Rep. Dreier, David [R-CA-26] CA R D000492 0 Sets forth the rule for consideration of the Senate amendment to the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 66) approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6684) to provide for spending reduction. 2022-03-02T05:33:29Z  
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-sconres-65 112 sconres 65 A concurrent resolution congratulating the Navy and the current and former officers and crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise (CVN 65) on completion of the 25th and final deployment of the vessel. Armed Forces and National Security 2012-12-19 2012-12-19 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8206) Senate Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] VA D W000805 2 Congratulates the Navy and the many crews of the U.S.S. Enterprise (CVN 65) (Enterprise) on having provided the United States an incalculable service in international relations and engagement and in the prevention and winning of armed conflicts over the 51-year period of its service. Honors the service and memory of: (1) the 121 sailors who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country while serving onboard the Enterprise, including the 30 that were killed in action during the Vietnam War; and (2) the 20 Enterprise sailors who were held as prisoners of war during the Vietnam War, the 3 who died while in captivity, and the 5 still listed as missing-in-action. Congratulates the nearly 100,000 current and former sailors who have served on the Enterprise and thanks them for their selfless sacrifice in service to the United States. 2019-02-20T22:45:59Z  
112-sres-625 112 sres 625 A resolution recognizing the January 12, 2013, opening of the United States Freedom Pavilion: The Boeing Center at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana, and supporting plans for other educational pavilions and initiatives. Armed Forces and National Security 2012-12-19 2012-12-19 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8233-8234; text as passed Senate: CR S8233-8234; text of measure as introduced: CR S8205-8206) Senate Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] LA D L000550 1 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Recognizes and applauds the planned January 12, 2013, opening of the United States Freedom Pavilion: the Boeing Center, an iconic pavilion and a major feature of the America's National World War II Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana. Recognizes the generous assistance received from private individuals and specified private and public entities committed to offering a lasting tribute to the achievements of the United States in World War II. Expresses support for the mission of the National World War II Museum as to the preservation of democratic values, the understanding of U.S. history and founding principles, and the education of future generations about the relevance of the War experience to the past and future of the United States. 2019-02-20T22:52:02Z  
112-hjres-122 112 hjres 122 Establishing the date for the counting of the electoral votes for President and Vice President cast by the electors in December 2012. Congress 2012-12-18 2012-12-28 Became Public Law No: 112-228. House Rep. Denham, Jeff [R-CA-19] CA R D000612 0 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Requires the meeting of the Senate and House of Representatives to be held in January 2013 to count the electoral votes for President and Vice President cast by the electors in December 2012 to be held on January 4, 2013. 2023-03-22T18:24:42Z  
112-hr-6675 112 hr 6675 Economic Stimulus, Tax Credit Act of 2012 Economics and Public Finance 2012-12-18 2012-12-18 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. House Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] NJ D A000210 0 Economic Stimulus, Tax Credit Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish a debit card stimulus program for issuing pre-loaded six-month debit cards to eligible taxpayers. Prescribes the amount on the debit card to be the sum of: (1) $5,000 for a taxpayer who filed a joint income tax return for the first taxable year beginning in 2011; (2) $3,000 for a taxpayer who filed an individual income tax return for the same taxable year; plus (3) $500, but only if the taxpayer uses the debit card to acquire a new U.S.-manufactured passenger automobile by way of an 18-month lease (renewable at the lessee's option). Limits a debit card to taxpaying U.S. citizens whose gross income does not exceed $50,000 ($75,000 for those filing joint returns), plus a phaseout amount calculated according to a specified formula. Excludes individuals claimed as dependents on another taxpayer's income tax return. Allows use of the debit card to purchase durable goods, clothes, services (other than medical and business-related legal services) performed within the United States, and the residential home mortgage payments of a debtor at least three months in arrears. Prohibits the use of a debit card for any purchase of a good or service, or the acquisition of a passenger automobile under a lease, if its cost is greater than the amount provided under the debit card stimulus program. Prescribes certain other restrictions on the use of a debit card. Allows an income tax employee retention credit to an employer of any qualified retained employee: (1) whose hiring date with the employer follows the beginning of the debit card stimulus program and who first begins work before the end of the program; and (2) who, without a break in service, performs services in the United States for the employer for the six months following the end of the debit card stimulus program (employee retention period). Sets the amount of an employee retention credit at the excess (if any) of: (1) $3,000 multiplied by the number of qualified retained employees… 2019-11-15T21:47:01Z  
112-hr-6676 112 hr 6676 Drone Aircraft Privacy and Transparency Act of 2012 Transportation and Public Works 2012-12-18 2012-12-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. House Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] MA D M000133 0 Drone Aircraft Privacy and Transparency Act of 2012 - Amends the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 to direct the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to study and identify any potential threats to privacy protections posed by the integration of unmanned aircraft (drone) systems into the national airspace system, including any potential violations of privacy principles. Directs the Secretary to establish certain procedures to allow for civil operation in the national airspace system of small drone systems that do not meet expedited operational authorization requirements. Requires such procedures to ensure that the integration of drone systems into the national airspace system is done in compliance with privacy principles. Prohibits the Secretary from approving, issuing, or awarding any certificate, license, or other grant of authority to operate a drone system in the national airspace system unless the application for it includes a data collection statement, meeting certain requirements, that provides reasonable assurance that the applicant will operate the drone system in accordance with privacy principles. Applies the same privacy principles requirement to any drone system to be operated by a law enforcement agency or a law enforcement agency contractor or subcontractor, except that the application for it shall include a data minimization statement, meeting certain requirements, instead of a data collection statement. Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to make any approved certificate, license, or other grant of authority, plus other specified information, available in a searchable format on the public FAA website. Prohibits any person or entity from using a drone system for protective activities, or for law enforcement or intelligence purposes, except pursuant to a warrant issued using the procedures described in the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure (or, in the case of a state court, issued using state warrant procedures) by a court of competent jurisdiction, or as oth… 2020-02-14T19:13:57Z  
112-hr-6677 112 hr 6677 Common Sense Housing Investment Act of 2012 Taxation 2012-12-18 2012-12-18 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. House Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] MN D E000288 1 Common Sense Housing Investment Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax deduction for mortgage interest, to: (1) allow, in lieu of such deduction, a tax credit for 20% of mortgage interest paid in a taxable year for the taxpayer's principal residence and one other residence; (2) provide for a phaseout of the tax deduction for mortgage interest between 2013 and 2017; (3) allow a deduction for interest and taxes relating to land for dwelling purposes owned or leased by cooperative housing corporations; and (4) increase the state housing credit ceiling for the low-income housing tax credit. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to apply the savings from the enactment of this Act to the Housing Trust Fund, for assistance under the Section 8 low-income housing program, and for the Public Housing Capital Fund. 2019-11-15T21:47:01Z  
112-hr-6678 112 hr 6678 College Research Education and Teacher Excellence (CREATE) Opportunity Act of 2012 Taxation 2012-12-18 2012-12-18 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. House Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] NJ D H001032 0 College Research Education and Teacher Excellence (CREATE) Opportunity Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make the research tax credit permanent. Makes 100% of a taxpayer's expenditures for qualified research at an institution of higher education eligible for the research tax credit. (Currently, 65% of those expenditures are eligible.) Considers research in the social sciences to be qualified research, eligible for the research tax credit. Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow the Secretary of Education to award a student two Pell Grants during a single award year if the student is enrolled in an associate degree or certificate program at a junior or community college on at least a half-time basis for the equivalent of more than one academic year during the Pell Grant award year. Treats a Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant as a Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan only in proportion to the extent to which its recipient fails to comply with the Grant's service obligation. (TEACH Grants are provided to students who agree to teach for four years in a high-need field at an elementary or secondary school that serves a high number or percentage of low-income students.)   2020-02-10T16:50:32Z  
112-hr-6679 112 hr 6679 Tim Fagan's Law Health 2012-12-18 2012-12-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. House Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-2] NY D I000057 0 Tim Fagan's Law or Counterfeit Drug Enforcement Act of 2012 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish a criminal fine and/or imprisonment for a person who: (1) knowingly causes a prescription drug to be adulterated, misbranded, or misrepresented as an approved prescription drug and sells or trades the drug; or (2) purchases or trades for such drug knowing or having reason to know that the drug was knowingly adulterated, misbranded, or misrepresented. Requires a manufacturer of a drug to notify the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) within 48 hours after first receiving or becoming aware of information that reasonably suggests that such a violation may have occurred. Deems a drug to be misbranded if it is not manufactured in accordance with the use of technologies that the Secretary determines are technically feasible and will assist in preventing such violations. Requires the Secretary to establish alternative requirements to the extent that such requirements provide greater certainty on the chain of custody and are technically feasible. Increases funding for Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspections, examinations, and investigations. Requires the Secretary to educate the public and health care professionals on counterfeit drugs. Directs the Secretary: (1) upon a finding that a drug intended for human use may constitute a threat to the public health to issue an order requiring the appropriate person (including the manufacturers, importers, distributors, or retailers of the drug) to cease distribution of the drug and to notify and instruct health professionals to cease administering, distributing, selling, or prescribing the drug; and (2) amend the order to include a recall if necessary. 2019-11-15T21:18:16Z  

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