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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-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-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-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-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-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-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-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-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-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-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-sconres-63 | 112 | sconres | 63 | A concurrent resolution correcting the enrollment of S. 2367. | Congress | 2012-12-18 | 2012-12-19 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | Senate | Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND] | ND | D | C000705 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Directs the Secretary of the Senate to make a technical correction in the enrollment of S. 2367 (21st Century Language Act of 2012). | 2022-02-03T05:54:26Z | |
| 112-sconres-64 | 112 | sconres | 64 | A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for the lying in state of the remains of the late Honorable Daniel K. Inouye. | Congress | 2012-12-18 | 2012-12-19 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | 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 use of the rotunda of the Capitol on December 20, 2012, for the lying in state of the remains of Daniel K. Inouye, a Senator from Hawaii and formerly a Representative from that state in recognition of the long and distinguished service rendered to the Nation by Senator Inouye. | 2019-02-20T22:45:59Z | |
| 112-sres-622 | 112 | sres | 622 | A resolution notifying the House of Representatives of the election of a President pro tempore. | Congress | 2012-12-18 | 2012-12-18 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8103; text as passed Senate: CR S8103; text of measure as introduced: CR S8139) | 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.) Notifies the House of Representatives of the election of the Honorable Patrick J. Leahy as President of the Senate pro tempore. | 2019-02-20T22:52:01Z | |
| 112-sres-623 | 112 | sres | 623 | A resolution notifying the President of the United States of the election of a President pro tempore. | Congress | 2012-12-18 | 2012-12-18 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8103-8104; text as passed Senate: CR S8104; text of measure as introduced: CR S8140) | 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.) Notifies the President of the United States of the election of the Honorable Patrick J. Leahy as President of the Senate pro tempore. | 2019-02-20T22:52:01Z | |
| 112-sres-624 | 112 | sres | 624 | A resolution relative to the death of the Honorable Daniel Ken Inouye, Senator from the State of Hawaii. | Congress | 2012-12-18 | 2012-12-18 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8152; text as passed Senate: CR S8152; text of measure as introduced: CR S8140) | Senate | Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] | HI | D | A000069 | 98 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Declares that the Senate has heard with profound sorrow and deep regret of the death of the Honorable Daniel K. Inouye, Senator from Hawaii. Declares that when the Senate adjourns December 18, 2012, it stand adjourned as a further mark of respect to the memory of the deceased Senator. | 2021-12-20T15:43:02Z | |
| 112-sres-619 | 112 | sres | 619 | A resolution to elect Patrick J. Leahy, a Senator from the State of Vermont, to be President Pro Tempore of the Senate of the United States. | Congress | 2012-12-17 | 2012-12-17 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8089; text as passed Senate: CR S8089; text of measure as introduced: CR S8073) | 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.) Elects Senator Patrick J. Leahy from Vermont as the President of the Senate pro tempore. | 2019-02-20T22:52:00Z | |
| 112-sres-620 | 112 | sres | 620 | A resolution to authorize Harry Reid, a Senator from the State of Nevada, to administer the oath of office of President of the Senate Pro Tempore to Patrick J. Leahy, a Senator from the State of Vermont. | Congress | 2012-12-17 | 2012-12-17 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8089; text as passed Senate: CR S8089; text of measure as introduced: CR S8073) | Senate | Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] | KY | R | M000355 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Authorizes Senator Harry Reid from Nevada to administer the oath of office of President of the Senate Pro Tempore to Senator Patrick J. Leahy from Vermont. | 2019-02-20T22:52:00Z | |
| 112-sres-616 | 112 | sres | 616 | A resolution to authorize the production of records by the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Congress | 2012-12-13 | 2012-12-13 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8046-8047; text as passed Senate: CR S8046-8047; text of measure as introduced: CR S8043) | 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 Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, acting jointly, to provide to law enforcement officials, regulatory agencies, and other entities or individuals duly authorized by federal, state, or foreign governments records of the Subcommittee's investigation into the anti-money laundering and terrorist financing vulnerabilities created when a global bank uses its U.S. affiliate to provide U.S. dollars and services, and access to the U.S. financial system, to high risk affiliates, correspondent banks, and clients. | 2022-02-03T05:54:27Z | |
| 112-hres-829 | 112 | hres | 829 | Returning several measures to the Senate. | Congress | 2012-12-12 | 2012-12-12 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. Camp, Dave [R-MI-4] | MI | R | C000071 | 0 | Returns to the Senate S. 3254 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013), including the Senate amendment to H.R. 4310 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013), because, in the opinion of the House of Representatives, they contravene the Constitution and infringe upon the privileges of the House. | 2022-03-02T16:39:41Z | |
| 112-hres-830 | 112 | hres | 830 | Designating the ranking of a certain named Member of a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives. | Congress | 2012-12-12 | 2012-12-12 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] | CT | D | L000557 | 0 | Provides that Mr. Michael Michaud shall rank above Ms. Corrine Brown on the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | 2019-02-20T20:02:27Z | |
| 112-hres-827 | 112 | hres | 827 | Providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules. | Congress | 2012-12-11 | 2012-12-12 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32] | TX | R | S000250 | 0 | Makes it in order at any time through the legislative day of December 28, 2012, for the Speaker of the House of Representatives to entertain motions that the House suspend the rules. | 2022-03-02T05:33:29Z | |
| 112-sres-612 | 112 | sres | 612 | A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Arlen Specter, distinguished former Senator for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. | Congress | 2012-12-10 | 2012-12-10 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7706-7707; text as passed Senate: CR S7706-7707; text of measure as introduced: CR S7704) | Senate | Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] | PA | D | C001070 | 99 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Declares that the Senate: (1) expresses profound sorrow at the death of the Honorable Arlen Specter, a former U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania; and (2) conveys its condolences to his family. Declares that when the Senate adjourns December 10, 2012, it stands adjourned as a further mark of respect to the memory of Arlen Specter. | 2021-12-20T15:42:39Z | |
| 112-hres-825 | 112 | hres | 825 | Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012 | Congress | 2012-12-05 | 2012-12-05 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2] | NJ | R | L000554 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Sets forth the rule for consideration of the Senate amendment to H.R. 2838 (Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012). | 2022-03-02T16:39:41Z | |
| 112-hres-824 | 112 | hres | 824 | Establishing a select committee to investigate and report on the attack on the United States consulate in Benghazi, Libya. | Congress | 2012-12-04 | 2012-12-04 | Referred to the House Committee on Rules. | House | Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] | VA | R | W000672 | 34 | Establishes in the House of Representatives a select Committee to investigate and report to the House on: any intelligence known to the United States relating to the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, on September 11, 2012; any requests for additional security, or actions taken by federal agencies to improve security at the consulate before the attack; a definitive timeline of it; how the relevant agencies and the executive branch responded to it and whether appropriate congressional notifications were made; any improper conduct by officials relating to the attack; recommendations on what steps Congress and the President should take to prevent future attacks; and any other relevant issues relating to the attack or the response to it. | 2022-03-02T05:33:29Z | |
| 112-sres-607 | 112 | sres | 607 | A resolution relative to the death of the Honorable George McGovern, former United States Senator and Congressman from the State of South Dakota. | Congress | 2012-11-30 | 2012-11-30 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7310; text as passed Senate: CR S7310; text of measure as introduced: CR S7306) | Senate | Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] | SD | D | J000177 | 99 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Declares that the Senate has heard with profound sorrow and deep regret of the passing of the Honorable George McGovern, a former U.S. Senator and Member of the House of Representatives from South Dakota. Extends heartfelt sympathy to his family and friends. Declares that when the Senate adjourns November 30, 2012, it stand adjourned as a further mark of respect to the memory of George McGovern. | 2021-12-20T15:42:30Z | |
| 112-hres-822 | 112 | hres | 822 | Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. | Congress | 2012-11-29 | 2012-11-29 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] | CT | D | L000557 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Elects specified named Members to the following House Committees: (1) Agriculture; and (2) Science, Space, and Technology. | 2019-02-20T20:02:23Z | |
| 112-sres-604 | 112 | sres | 604 | A resolution relative to the death of the Honorable Warren B. Rudman, former United States Senator for the State of New Hampshire. | Congress | 2012-11-29 | 2012-11-29 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7277-7278; text as passed Senate: CR S7278; text of measure as introduced: CR S7220) | Senate | Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] | NH | D | S001181 | 99 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Declares that the Senate has received with profound sorrow and deep regret the announcement of the passing of the Honorable Warren B. Rudman, a former Senator from New Hampshire. Declares that when the Senate adjourns on November 29, 2012, it stand adjourned as a further mark of respect to the memory of Senator Rudman. | 2022-02-03T05:54:27Z | |
| 112-hres-821 | 112 | hres | 821 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6429) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote innovation, investment, and research in the United States, to eliminate the diversity immigrant program, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules. | Congress | 2012-11-28 | 2012-11-29 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. Nugent, Richard B. [R-FL-5] | FL | R | N000185 | 0 | Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6429) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote innovation, investment, and research in the United States, to eliminate the diversity immigrant program, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules. | 2022-03-02T05:33:29Z | |
| 112-sconres-60 | 112 | sconres | 60 | A concurrent resolution providing for a conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate and an adjournment of the House of Representatives. | Congress | 2012-11-15 | 2012-11-16 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | 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.) Declares that when the Senate recesses or adjourns on any day from Thursday, November 15, 2012, through Friday, November 16, 2012, it stand recessed or adjourned until 12:00 noon on Monday, November 26, 2012. Declares that when the House adjourns on any legislative day from Friday, November 16, 2012, through Friday, November 23, 2012, it stand adjourned until 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 27, 2012. | 2019-02-20T22:45:55Z | |
| 112-sres-597 | 112 | sres | 597 | A resolution to permit the collection of clothing, toys, food, and housewares during the holiday season for charitable purposes in Senate buildings. | Congress | 2012-11-15 | 2012-11-15 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6871; text as passed Senate: CR S6871; text of measure as introduced: CR S6858) | Senate | Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] | WA | D | M001111 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Authorizes a Senator, officer, or employee of the Senate to: (1) collect from another such individual, within Senate buildings, nonmonetary donations of clothing, toys, food, and housewares for charitable purposes related to serving persons in need or members of the Armed Forces and the families of those members during the holiday season, if the charitable purposes do not otherwise violate any rule or regulation of the Senate or of federal law; and (2) work with a nonprofit organization with respect to the delivery of such donations. | 2019-02-20T22:51:49Z | |
| 112-sres-594 | 112 | sres | 594 | A resolution establishing a select committee of the Senate to make a thorough and complete investigation of the facts and circumstances surrounding, and the response of the United States Government to, the September 11, 2012, terrorist attacks against the United States consulate and personnel in Benghazi, Libya, and to make recommendations to prevent similar attacks in the future. | Congress | 2012-11-14 | 2012-11-14 | Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6802-6803) | Senate | Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] | AZ | R | M000303 | 2 | Establishes in the Senate the Select Committee on Investigation of the September 11, 2012, Terrorist Attacks in Benghazi, Libya to: investigate the facts and circumstances surrounding the September 11, 2012, terrorist attacks on the U.S. consulate and personnel in Benghazi, Libya; investigate federal response to those attacks; and make recommendations to guide executive and legislative changes to policy in light of such investigations. | 2021-07-10T18:50:38Z | |
| 112-sres-596 | 112 | sres | 596 | A resolution permitting the solicitation of donations in Senate buildings for the relief of victims of Superstorm Sandy. | Congress | 2012-11-14 | 2012-11-14 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6827; text as passed Senate: CR S6827; text of measure as introduced: CR S6806) | Senate | Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | L000123 | 15 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Authorizes a Senator, officer, or employee of the Senate to: (1) solicit another such individual, within Senate buildings, for nonmonetary donations for the relief of victims of Superstorm Sandy during the 30-day period beginning on which the Senate agrees to this resolution; and (2) work with a nonprofit organization with respect to the delivery of such donations. | 2019-02-20T22:51:49Z | |
| 112-hres-808 | 112 | hres | 808 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6156) to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to products of the Russian Federation and Moldova and to require reports on the compliance of the Russian Federation with its obligations as a member of the World Trade Organization, and for other purposes. | Congress | 2012-11-13 | 2012-11-15 | 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 bill (H.R. 6156) to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to products of the Russian Federation and Moldova and to require reports on the compliance of the Russian Federation with its obligations as a member of the World Trade Organization. | 2022-03-02T15:36:55Z | |
| 112-hr-6494 | 112 | hr | 6494 | Stewart Lee Udall Congressional Gold Medal Act | Congress | 2012-09-21 | 2012-10-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology. | House | Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-1] | CA | D | T000460 | 61 | Stewart Lee Udall Congressional Gold Medal Act - Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to make appropriate arrangements for the posthumous presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal of appropriate design in commemoration of Stewart Lee Udall, in recognition of his contributions to the nation. | 2021-09-28T14:41:39Z | |
| 112-hres-788 | 112 | hres | 788 | Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 118) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of Family Assistance of the Administration for Children and Families of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to waiver and expenditure authority under section 1115 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1315) with respect to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3409) to limit the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to issue regulations before December 31, 2013, under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977; and providing for proceedings during the period from September 22, 2012, through November 12, 2012. | Congress | 2012-09-19 | 2012-09-20 | 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 joint resolution (H.J. Res. 118) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of Family Assistance of the Administration for Children and Families of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to waiver and expenditure authority under section 1115 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1315) with respect to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3409) to limit the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to issue regulations before December 31, 2013, under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977; and providing for proceedings during the period from September 22, 2012, through November 12, 2012. | 2022-03-02T05:33:29Z | |
| 112-hres-778 | 112 | hres | 778 | Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 117) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2013, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6365) to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to replace the sequester established by the Budget Control Act of 2011. | Congress | 2012-09-12 | 2012-09-13 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. Woodall, Rob [R-GA-7] | GA | R | W000810 | 0 | Sets forth the rule for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 117) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2013, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6365) to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to replace the sequester established by the Budget Control Act of 2011. | 2022-03-02T05:33:29Z | |
| 112-hres-779 | 112 | hres | 779 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6213) to limit further taxpayer exposure from the loan guarantee program established under title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules. | Congress | 2012-09-12 | 2012-09-13 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32] | TX | R | S000250 | 0 | Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6213) to limit further taxpayer exposure from the loan guarantee program established under title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules. | 2022-03-02T05:39:26Z | |
| 112-s-3528 | 112 | s | 3528 | A bill to repeal the authorization to provide office space, a furnishings allowance, congressional franking privileges, and staff assistance to former Speakers of the House of Representatives. | Congress | 2012-09-11 | 2012-09-11 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. | Senate | Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] | MT | D | T000464 | 0 | Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1971 to repeal the authorization to provide former Speakers of the House of Representatives, following expiration of their term, with: (1) a federal furnished office in their congressional district, (2) an allowance equal to the "Members' Representational Allowance" for such office and other related expenses, (3) franked mail and printing privileges, and (4) the availability of the contingent fund of the House for compensation of staff assistance. | 2019-04-11T15:40:32Z | |
| 112-hres-773 | 112 | hres | 773 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5544) to authorize and expedite a land exchange involving National Forest System land in the Laurentian District of the Superior National Forest and certain other National Forest System land in the State of Minnesota that has limited recreational and conservation resources and lands owned by the State of Minnesota in trust for the public school system that are largely scattered in checkerboard fashion within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and have important recreational, scenic, and conservation resources, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5949) to extend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 for five years. | Congress | 2012-09-10 | 2012-09-11 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. Nugent, Richard B. [R-FL-5] | FL | R | N000185 | 0 | Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5544) to authorize and expedite a land exchange involving National Forest System land in the Laurentian District of the Superior National Forest and certain other National Forest System land in the State of Minnesota that has limited recreational and conservation resources and lands owned by the State of Minnesota in trust for the public school system that are largely scattered in checkerboard fashion within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and have important recreational, scenic, and conservation resources, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5949) to extend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 for five years. | 2022-03-02T05:33:29Z | |
| 112-hr-6336 | 112 | hr | 6336 | To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to accept a statue depicting Frederick Douglass from the District of Columbia and to provide for the permanent display of the statue in Emancipation Hall of the United States Capitol. | Congress | 2012-08-02 | 2012-09-20 | Became Public Law No: 112-174. | House | Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3] | CA | R | L000517 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on September 10, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Requires the Joint Committee on the Library to accept from the District of Columbia the donation of a statue depicting Frederick Douglass, subject to the terms and conditions that the Joint Committee considers appropriate. Requires the Joint Committee to place the statue in a suitable permanent location in Emancipation Hall of the U.S. Capitol. | 2023-03-22T18:24:49Z | |
| 112-hr-6347 | 112 | hr | 6347 | To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require 20-year Congressional Budget Office cost estimates for bills or joint resolutions. | Congress | 2012-08-02 | 2012-08-02 | Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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. Rehberg, Denny [R-MT-At Large] | MT | R | R000571 | 0 | Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to revise the current requirement that the Director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) prepare an estimate for a bill or joint resolution of the cost which would be incurred in carrying out such legislation in the fiscal year in which it is to become effective and in each of the 4 ensuing fiscal years. Increases from 4 to 19 the number of ensuing fiscal years. (Thus requires 20-year instead of 5-year CBO cost estimates for legislation.) Makes a conforming amendment to the Rules of the House of Representatives. | 2022-03-02T05:33:29Z | |
| 112-hres-755 | 112 | hres | 755 | In the matter of Representative Laura Richardson. | Congress | 2012-08-02 | 2012-08-02 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. Bonner, Jo [R-AL-1] | AL | R | B001244 | 0 | Requires the House to adopt the report of the House Committee on Ethics dated August 1, 2012, in the matter of Representative Laura Richardson. | 2019-02-20T20:01:53Z | |
| 112-hres-768 | 112 | hres | 768 | Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to expand the jurisdiction of the Committee on Small Business to include nonprofit organizations. | Congress | 2012-08-02 | 2012-08-02 | Referred to the House Committee on Rules. | House | Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] | MN | D | M001143 | 0 | Amends Rule X (Organization of Committees) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to rename the House Committee on Small Business to the House Committee on Small Business and Nonprofit Organizations. Expands the jurisdiction of such Committee to nonprofit organizations and related matters. | 2022-03-02T05:33:29Z | |
| 112-s-3519 | 112 | s | 3519 | Pay for Printing Act | Congress | 2012-08-02 | 2012-09-10 | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 501. | Senate | Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC] | SC | R | D000595 | 9 | Pay for Printing Act - Requires the sponsor of a ceremonial or commemorative Senate resolution to reimburse the Government Printing Office (GPO) for the total costs of printing the resolution out of the sponsor's Members' Representative Allowance. Excludes from such requirement a resolution sponsored by at least two-thirds of Senators. | 2021-12-20T15:58:00Z | |
| 112-sconres-56 | 112 | sconres | 56 | A concurrent resolution providing for a conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate and an adjournment of the House of Representatives. | Congress | 2012-08-02 | 2012-08-02 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | Senate | Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] | NV | D | R000146 | 1 | Declares that when the Senate recesses or adjourns on any day from Thursday, August 2, 2012, through Monday, August 6, 2012, it stand recessed or adjourned until 12:00 noon on Monday, September 10, 2012. Declares that when the House adjourns on any legislative day from Thursday, August 2, 2012, through Monday, August 6, 2012, it stand adjourned until 2:00 p.m. on Monday, September 10, 2012. | 2019-02-20T22:45:51Z | |
| 112-sconres-58 | 112 | sconres | 58 | A concurrent resolution directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 4240. | Congress | 2012-08-02 | 2012-08-07 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | Senate | Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000148 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 4240 (Ambassador James R. Lilley and Congressman Stephen J. Solarz North Korea Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2012). | 2019-02-20T22:45:52Z | |
| 112-sconres-59 | 112 | sconres | 59 | A concurrent resolution providing for a conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate and an adjournment of the House of Representatives. | Congress | 2012-08-02 | 2012-08-07 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | 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.) Declares that when the Senate recesses or adjourns on any day from Thursday, August 2, 2012, through Tuesday, August 7, 2012, it stand recessed or adjourned until 12:00 noon on Monday, September 10, 2012. Declares that when the House adjourns on any legislative day from Thursday, August 2, 2012, through Tuesday, August 7, 2012, it stand adjourned until 2:00 p.m. on Monday, September 10, 2012. | 2022-02-03T05:54:26Z | |
| 112-hres-750 | 112 | hres | 750 | Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 1905, with an amendment. | Congress | 2012-08-01 | 2012-08-01 | On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 421 - 6 (Roll no. 546). (text: CR H5552-5567) | 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.) Sets forth the rule for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to H.R. 1905 (Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012). | 2022-03-02T15:36:55Z | |
| 112-hres-751 | 112 | hres | 751 | Electing a Member to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives. | Congress | 2012-08-01 | 2012-08-01 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. Scott, Tim [R-SC-1] | SC | R | S001184 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Elects a specified named Member to the House Committee on Financial Services. | 2019-02-20T20:01:50Z | |
| 112-hres-752 | 112 | hres | 752 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6233) to make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance available for fiscal year 2012 with the costs of such assistance offset by changes to certain conservation programs, and for other purposes. | Congress | 2012-08-01 | 2012-08-02 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] | NC | R | F000450 | 0 | Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6233) to make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance available for fiscal year 2012 with the costs of such assistance offset by changes to certain conservation programs. | 2022-03-02T05:33:29Z | |
| 112-sconres-55 | 112 | sconres | 55 | A concurrent resolution directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 1627. | Congress | 2012-08-01 | 2012-08-01 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | 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.) Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 1627 (furnishing hospital care and medical services to veterans who were stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, while the water was contaminated there and to improve the provision of housing assistance to veterans and their families) by changing the spelling of a last name in the short title of title II. | 2019-02-20T22:45:49Z | |
| 112-hconres-135 | 112 | hconres | 135 | Authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for the presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, in recognition of her leadership and perseverance in the struggle for freedom and democracy in Burma. | Congress | 2012-07-31 | 2012-08-03 | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | House | Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-7] | NY | D | C001038 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Authorizes the use of the Capitol rotunda on September 19, 2012, for the presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in recognition of her leadership and perseverance in the struggle for freedom and democracy in Burma. | 2023-01-11T13:23:08Z | |
| 112-hres-746 | 112 | hres | 746 | Prohibiting the consideration of a concurrent resolution providing for adjournment or adjournment sine die unless a law is enacted to provide for the extension of certain expired or expiring tax provisions that apply to middle-income taxpayers. | Congress | 2012-07-31 | 2012-07-31 | Referred to the House Committee on Rules. | House | Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-28] | NY | D | S000480 | 0 | Makes it out of order to consider a concurrent resolution providing for adjournment or adjournment sine die unless the House has been notified that the President has signed a bill to extend for one year certain expired or expiring tax provisions that apply to middle-income taxpayers with income below $250,000 for married couples filing jointly (below $200,000 for single filers), including marginal rate reductions, capital gains and dividend rate preferences, alternative minimum tax relief, marriage penalty relief, and expanded tax relief for working families with children and college students. | 2022-03-02T05:33:29Z | |
| 112-hres-747 | 112 | hres | 747 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6169) to provide for expedited consideration of a bill providing for comprehensive tax reform; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8) to extend certain tax relief provisions enacted in 2001 and 2003, and for other purposes; providing for proceedings during the period from August 3, 2012, through September 7, 2012; providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules; and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules. | Congress | 2012-07-31 | 2012-08-01 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. Scott, Tim [R-SC-1] | SC | R | S001184 | 0 | Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6169) to provide for expedited consideration of a bill providing for comprehensive tax reform; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8) to extend certain tax relief provisions enacted in 2001 and 2003, and for other purposes; providing for proceedings during the period from August 3, 2012, through September 7, 2012; providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules; and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules. | 2022-03-02T15:36:55Z | |
| 112-hres-741 | 112 | hres | 741 | Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 4078) to provide that no agency may take any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than 6.0 percent. | Congress | 2012-07-25 | 2012-07-26 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] | NC | R | F000450 | 0 | Sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 4078 (Regulatory Freeze for Jobs Act of 2012). | 2022-03-02T05:33:29Z | |
| 112-hres-739 | 112 | hres | 739 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6083) to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2017, and for other purposes. | Congress | 2012-07-24 | 2012-09-13 | Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Braley (IA). Petition No: 112-5. | House | Rep. Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1] | IA | D | B001259 | 0 | Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6083) to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2017. | 2022-03-02T05:33:29Z | |
| 112-hres-738 | 112 | hres | 738 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4078) to provide that no agency may take any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than 6.0 percent, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6082) to officially replace, within the 60-day Congressional review period under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, President Obama's Proposed Final Outer Continental Shelf Oil & Gas Leasing Program (2012-2017) with a congressional plan that will conduct additional oil and natural gas lease sales to promote offshore energy development, job creation, and increased domestic energy production to ensure a more secure energy future in the United States, and for other purposes. | Congress | 2012-07-23 | 2012-07-24 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] | NC | R | F000450 | 0 | Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4078) to provide that no agency may take any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than 6.0 percent, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6082) to officially replace, within the 60-day Congressional review period under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, President Obama's Proposed Final Outer Continental Shelf Oil & Gas Leasing Program (2012-2017) with a congressional plan that will conduct additional oil and natural gas lease sales to promote offshore energy development, job creation, and increased domestic energy production to ensure a more secure energy future in the United States. | 2022-03-02T05:33:29Z | |
| 112-hconres-132 | 112 | hconres | 132 | Providing funding to ensure the printing and production of the authorized number of copies of the revised and updated version of the House document entitled "Hispanic Americans in Congress", and for other purposes. | Congress | 2012-07-17 | 2012-09-11 | Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. | House | Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3] | CA | R | L000517 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Provides additional funding for the printing as a House document of an updated version of House Document 103-299 (as revised by the Library of Congress) entitled "Hispanic Americans in Congress." Requires the Public Printer, upon the request of the House Committee on House Administration, to publish and disseminate an electronic version of: (1) such House Document; (2) House Document 108-223, entitled "Women in Congress, 1917-2006"; and (3) House Document 108-224, entitled "Black Americans in Congress, 1870-2007." | 2022-03-02T04:41:01Z | |
| 112-hconres-133 | 112 | hconres | 133 | Authorizing the use of the rotunda of the United States Capitol for an event to present the Congressional Gold Medal to Arnold Palmer, in recognition of his service to the Nation in promoting excellence and good sportsmanship in golf. | Congress | 2012-07-17 | 2012-07-27 | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | House | Rep. Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18] | PA | R | M001151 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Authorizes the use of the rotunda of the United States Capitol on September 12, 2012, for the presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal to Arnold Palmer, in recognition of his service to the nation in promoting excellence and good sportsmanship in golf. | 2022-03-02T04:41:01Z | |
| 112-hr-6108 | 112 | hr | 6108 | To reduce the pay of Members of Congress who miss votes because of campaigning for election to another office. | Congress | 2012-07-12 | 2012-07-12 | 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 | Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to reduce the rate of pay otherwise applicable to Members of Congress for any month, during a Congress, by the Member's missed vote percentage for the most recent month before such month if the individual missed votes because of campaigning for election to another office. Applies this requirement to a vote taken in the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union unless the Member of the House of Representatives did not engage in any campaign-related activity on the date of the vote. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer from the general fund of the Treasury to a specified mandatory account to reduce the public debt the difference between the aggregate amount expended for pay of Members of Congress for the fiscal year and the aggregate amount that would have been expended but for the reduction in pay. | 2019-11-15T21:16:28Z | |
| 112-hr-6122 | 112 | hr | 6122 | To revise the authority of the Librarian of Congress to accept gifts and bequests on behalf of the Library, and for other purposes. | Congress | 2012-07-12 | 2012-09-11 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. | House | Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3] | CA | R | L000517 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Allows the Librarian of Congress to accept in the interest of the Library of Congress, its collections, or its service, personal property valued at $25,000 or less, nonpersonal services, or voluntary and uncompensated personal services. Requires the Librarian, in the case of a gift of securities, to sell the gift and provide the donor with a receipt from the proceeds of the sale. Requires inclusion, in each Annual Report of the Library, of a description of each gift or bequest accepted during the year involved that is valued at $1,000 or more. | 2022-03-02T04:41:01Z | |
| 112-hres-726 | 112 | hres | 726 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4402) to require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to more efficiently develop domestic sources of the minerals and mineral materials of strategic and critical importance to United States economic and national security and manufacturing competitiveness. | Congress | 2012-07-10 | 2012-07-11 | 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 bill (H.R. 4402) to require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to more efficiently develop domestic sources of the minerals and mineral materials of strategic and critical importance to United States economic and national security and manufacturing competitiveness. | 2022-03-02T05:33:29Z | |
| 112-hres-727 | 112 | hres | 727 | Congressional Research Service Electronic Accessibility Resolution of 2012 | Congress | 2012-07-10 | 2012-07-10 | Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. | House | Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7] | NJ | R | L000567 | 6 | Public Access to Congressional Research Service Reports Resolution of 2012 or the Congressional Research Service Electronic Accessibility Resolution of 2012 - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives, in consultation with the Director of the Congressional Research Service (CRS), to establish and maintain a centralized, searchable, bulk downloadable, electronic database consisting of: (1) CRS Issue Briefs, Reports, Authorization of Appropriations Products and Appropriations Products, and other materials intended or available for general congressional distribution through the CRS website; and (2) an index of such information. Exempts: (1) any information determined to be confidential by the CRS Director or the head of the agency that provided it to CRS; and (2) any document produced in response to a confidential research request made by a House Member, officer, employee, or office, provided that the document has not been distributed and is not intended for distribution to anyone other than the individual or office making the request. Directs the Clerk, in addition to the database, to establish and maintain contemporaneously a website containing a searchable, sortable index of all of the information in the database in both human- and machine-readable formats (such as Extensible Markup Language [XML]). Authorizes the Clerk, on the basis of information provided by the Director, to: (1) remove from the database, and from related CRS products, the name and contact information of CRS employees or material that may infringe the copyright of a protected work; and (2) make any changes that the Director determines are necessary to ensure that information in the database is accurate and current. Requires each official public website of a House Member, House committee, or joint committee of Congress to permit public use to obtain the information contained in such database to the same extent as House users may obtain such information through the CRS website. | 2022-01-06T17:18:01Z | |
| 112-hr-6085 | 112 | hr | 6085 | To amend section 40 of the Revised Statutes of the United States to clarify that for purposes of determining whether a Member of the House of Representatives is subject to a deduction from in pay by reason of absence from the House on a day, the Member shall be considered to be absent if the Member misses any vote held in the House on that day, and for other purposes. | Congress | 2012-07-09 | 2012-07-09 | Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. | House | Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-7] | LA | R | B001255 | 8 | Amends the Revised Statutes of the United States with respect to the requirement that the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives deduct from the monthly payments of each Member of the House (or Delegate) the amount of the Member's salary for each day of absence from the House, except in the case of the Member's sickness or the sickness of a family member. Adds Resident Commissioner to Member and Delegate under such requirement. Considers a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner (Member) to be absent from the House on a day if the individual does not cast a vote on any vote taken in the House (including any vote taken in the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union) on that day. Requires a written notice to the Speaker of the House about the Member's or family member's sickness under the exception. Requires the Chief Administrative Officer, within five days after the end of each month, to publish on the House official public Internet site a list showing: (1) specified information regarding each Member whose pay was subject to such a deduction for the month; and (2) each Member who submitted a written notice to the Speaker during the month, together with a copy of the notice. | 2019-02-20T22:36:43Z | |
| 112-hres-724 | 112 | hres | 724 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6079) to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. | Congress | 2012-07-09 | 2012-07-10 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32] | TX | R | S000250 | 0 | Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6079) to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. | 2022-03-02T05:33:29Z | |
| 112-hres-718 | 112 | hres | 718 | Raising a question of the privileges of the House. | Congress | 2012-06-29 | 2012-06-29 | On motion to table the measure Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 259 - 161 (Roll no. 443). (consideration: CR H4615) | House | Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] | TX | D | J000032 | 0 | Disapproves of the behavior of the chair of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform for: (1) interfering with ongoing criminal investigations; (2) insisting on a personal attack against the Attorney General; and (3) calling him a liar on national television without corroborating evidence, thereby bringing discredit to the integrity of the House. | 2019-02-20T20:01:32Z | |
| 112-sconres-51 | 112 | sconres | 51 | A concurrent resolution providing for a conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate and an adjournment of the House of Representatives. | Congress | 2012-06-29 | 2012-06-29 | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | 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.) Declares that when the Senate recesses or adjourns on any day from Friday, June 29, 2012, through Monday, July 2, 2012, it stand recessed or adjourned until 12:00 noon on Monday, July 9, 2012. Declares that when the House adjourns on any legislative day from Friday, June 29, 2012, through Friday, July 6, 2012, it stand adjourned until 2:00 p.m. on Monday, July 9, 2012. | 2019-02-20T22:45:47Z | |
| 112-hres-711 | 112 | hres | 711 | Recommending that the House of Representatives find Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | Congress | 2012-06-28 | 2012-06-28 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49] | CA | R | I000056 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Finds Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General of the United States, to be in contempt of Congress for failure to comply with a congressional subpoena. Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives to certify the report of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, detailing the refusal of Mr. Holder to produce documents to the Committee as directed by subpoena, to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, to the end that Mr. Holder be proceeded against in the manner and form provided by law. Directs the Speaker to otherwise take all appropriate action to enforce the subpoena. | 2022-03-02T05:33:29Z | |
| 112-hres-712 | 112 | hres | 712 | Recommending that the Speaker of the House of Representatives not move to proceed to the consideration of the House Resolution finding Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, in contempt of Congress pursuant to the report of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | Congress | 2012-06-28 | 2012-06-28 | Referred to the House Committee on Rules. | House | Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] | TX | D | J000032 | 6 | Recommends that the Speaker of the House of Representatives not move to proceed to the consideration of the resolution finding Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General of the United States, in contempt of Congress pursuant to the report of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform dated June 22, 2012 (H.Rept. 112-546). Resolves that the Committee should use its investigatory powers to intercede on behalf of the American people and return to addressing issues such as those pertaining to job creation, improvements to education, and enhancing and protecting the health of the American people. | 2022-03-02T05:33:29Z | |
| 112-hres-717 | 112 | hres | 717 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5856) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6020) making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 4348) to provide an extension of Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund pending enactment of a multiyear law reauthorizing such programs, and for other purposes. | Congress | 2012-06-28 | 2012-06-29 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-8] | FL | R | W000806 | 0 | Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5856) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6020) making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 4348) to provide an extension of Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund pending enactment of a multiyear law reauthorizing such programs. | 2022-03-02T05:33:29Z | |
| 112-s-3359 | 112 | s | 3359 | One Subject at a Time Act | Congress | 2012-06-28 | 2012-06-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. | Senate | Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] | KY | R | P000603 | 0 | One Subject at a Time Act - Requires: (1) each bill or joint resolution to embrace no more than one subject, and (2) the subject to be clearly and descriptively expressed in the measure's title. Prohibits an appropriations bill from containing any general legislation or change of existing law requirement, if its subject is not germane to the subject of such bill. Declares void: (1) an entire Act or joint resolution if its title addresses two or more unrelated subjects, (2) provisions in legislation not clearly and descriptively expressed in the measure's title, (3) appropriation provisions in legislation outside the relevant subcommittee's jurisdiction, and (4) provisions of appropriation bills not germane to their subject matter. Grants aggrieved persons and Members of Congress the right to bring an action against the United States to seek appropriate relief, including an injunction against the enforcement of any law, the passage of which did not conform to this Act. | 2019-04-11T15:42:14Z | |
| 112-s-3360 | 112 | s | 3360 | Read the Bills Act | Congress | 2012-06-28 | 2012-06-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. | Senate | Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] | KY | R | P000603 | 0 | Read the Bills Act - Requires any bill or resolution introduced in either chamber of Congress to contain a provision citing the specific powers granted to Congress in the Constitution to enact the proposed measure, including all of its provisions. Requires any measure introduced in either chamber, designed to amend or modify the effect of, or which would have such an effect, any current provision of law, including its expiration date, to set forth: (1) the current version of the entire section of the Act of Congress being amended, verbatim; (2) the amendments being proposed by the bill; and (3) the current section of law as it would read as modified by such amendments. Excludes measures which would strike the text of an entire section of an Act of Congress. Prohibits the Clerk of the House of Representatives or the Secretary of the Senate from accepting legislation if it is noncompliant with these requirements. Applies such requirements to any legislation presented for consideration on the floor of either chamber. Prohibits any noncompliant measure from being submitted for a vote on final passage. Prohibits either chamber of Congress jointly from waiving or modifying these requirements. Bars a vote on final passage of a measure (except private bills) from occurring in either chamber, unless: (1) the full text of the measure is published at least seven days before the vote on an official website of each chamber, (2) public notice of the specific calendar week during which the vote is scheduled to take place is posted on the respective website within six days before the Monday of such week, and (3) there is a reading of its full text verbatim by the Clerk or the Secretary to the respective chamber. Requires a Member of Congress, before voting in favor of final passage of any measure (except a private bill) to sign an affidavit, executed under penalty of perjury, that the Member either: (1) was present throughout the entire reading of each such measure, and listened attentively to such reading in its entirety; (2) b… | 2019-04-11T15:42:14Z | |
| 112-hres-708 | 112 | hres | 708 | Relating to the consideration of House Report 112-546 and an accompanying resolution, and providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 706) authorizing the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain subpoenas. | Congress | 2012-06-27 | 2012-06-28 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. Nugent, Richard B. [R-FL-5] | FL | R | N000185 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Sets forth the rule for consideration of H.Rept. 112-546, and an accompanying resolution, concerning compliance by Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General of the United States, with subpoenas related to investigation by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform into the Department of Justice (DOJ) operation known as "Fast and Furious." Sets forth the rule for consideration of H.Res. 706, authorizing the Committee to initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings in any federal court of competent jurisdiction to enforce such subpoenas. | 2022-03-02T05:33:29Z | |
| 112-hres-706 | 112 | hres | 706 | Authorizing the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain subpoenas. | Congress | 2012-06-26 | 2012-06-28 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49] | CA | R | I000056 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Authorizes the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings in any federal court of competent jurisdiction on behalf of the Committee to seek declaratory judgments affirming the duty of Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr., to comply with any subpoena that is a subject of the resolution accompanying H.Rept. 112-546 issued to him by the Committee as part of its investigation into the Department of Justice (DOJ) operation known as "Fast and Furious" and related matters, and to seek appropriate ancillary relief, including injunctive relief. Requires the Committee to report as soon as practicable to the House with respect to any such judicial proceedings it initiates or in which it intervenes. Directs the House Office of General Counsel, at the authorization of the Speaker, to represent the Committee in any litigation pursuant to this resolution. Requires the Speaker, in giving such authorization, to consult with the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group. | 2022-03-03T21:31:41Z | |
| 112-hres-707 | 112 | hres | 707 | Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. | Congress | 2012-06-26 | 2012-06-26 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] | CT | D | L000557 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Elects a specified named Member to the following House Committees: (1) Armed Services, and (2) Homeland Securities. | 2022-03-02T16:39:41Z | |
| 112-sres-506 | 112 | sres | 506 | A resolution to authorize legal representation in Bilbrey v. Tyler. | Congress | 2012-06-26 | 2012-06-26 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4642-4644; text as passed Senate: CR S4642; text of measure as introduced: CR S4639) | 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: (1) the Senate Legal Counsel to represent Senator Bayh and former employees of his Senate office in Bilbrey v. Tyler and related proceedings; and (2) Senator Bayh's former director of constituent services, Karen Railing, to submit a declaration in this case. | 2019-02-20T22:50:55Z | |
| 112-hres-697 | 112 | hres | 697 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5973) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5972) making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes. | Congress | 2012-06-21 | 2012-06-26 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] | NC | R | F000450 | 0 | Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5973) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5972) making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013. | 2022-03-02T05:33:29Z | |
| 112-sconres-49 | 112 | sconres | 49 | A concurrent resolution to direct the Joint Committee on the Library to accept a statue depicting Frederick Douglass from the District of Columbia and display the statue in a suitable location in the Capitol. | Congress | 2012-06-21 | 2012-06-21 | Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4423) | Senate | Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] | NY | D | S000148 | 1 | Requires the Joint Committee on the Library to accept from the District of Columbia the donation of a statue depicting Frederick Douglass, subject to the terms and conditions that the Joint Committee considers appropriate. Requires: (1) the Joint Committee to place the statue in a suitable permanent location in the Capitol; and (2) all costs associated with the donation, including transportation of the statue to, and placement in, the Capitol, to be paid by the District. | 2022-02-03T05:53:52Z | |
| 112-s-3315 | 112 | s | 3315 | GAO Mandates Revision Act of 2012 | Congress | 2012-06-20 | 2012-12-28 | Became Public Law No: 112-234. | Senate | Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] | DE | D | C000174 | 2 | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate September 22, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.) GAO Mandates Revision Act of 2012 - Amends the Arizona-Idaho Conservation Act of 1988 to require audits of the transactions of the U.S. Capitol Preservation Commission at least once every three years, rather than annually, unless the Chairman or Ranking Member of the House Committee on House Administration or the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, the Secretary of the Senate, or the Clerk of the House of Representatives requests that an audit be conducted at an earlier date. Amends the federal judicial code to repeal the requirement that the Comptroller General (GAO) review contributions to the Judicial Survivors' Annuities Fund at the end of each three-fiscal year period. Changes reporting and audit requirements of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) to require: (1) reports on the strategy of ONDCP's national media campaign on February 1, 2013, and every three years thereafter, rather than annually, and (2) audits of the programs and operations of ONDCP not later than December 31, 2013, and every three years thereafter, rather than annually. Amends the Veterans' Benefits Act of 2010 to modify the annual GAO reporting requirement for the demonstration project for referral of claims under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 to the Office of Special Counsel to require only one annual report after the commencement of the demonstration project. Amends the Semipostal Authorization Act to repeal the requirement that GAO issue an interim report four years after a semipostal stamp is first made available to the public and a final report not later than six months before the semipostal stamp's scheduled expiration date. Amends the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act to eliminate the annual GAO review requirement for the Earned Import Allowance Program for imports of textiles. Eliminates requirements that the American Battle Mo… | 2023-03-22T18:24:53Z | |
| 112-hres-691 | 112 | hres | 691 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4480) to provide for the development of a plan to increase oil and gas exploration, development, and production under oil and gas leases of Federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary of Defense in response to a drawdown of petroleum reserves from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. | Congress | 2012-06-19 | 2012-06-20 | 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 bill (H.R. 4480) to provide for the development of a plan to increase oil and gas exploration, development, and production under oil and gas leases of Federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary of Defense in response to a drawdown of petroleum reserves from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. | 2022-03-02T05:33:29Z | |
| 112-hres-688 | 112 | hres | 688 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2578) to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act related to a segment of the Lower Merced River in California, and for other purposes. | Congress | 2012-06-18 | 2012-06-19 | 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 bill (H.R. 2578) to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act related to a segment of the Lower Merced River in California. | 2022-03-02T16:39:41Z | |
| 112-hr-5951 | 112 | hr | 5951 | To amend title 5, United States Code, to restore to Members of the House of Representatives an election to decline coverage under the Federal Employees' Retirement System. | Congress | 2012-06-15 | 2012-06-15 | 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. Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-3] | NV | R | H001055 | 3 | Redefines "Member of Congress" under the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) with respect to the exclusion from the meaning of "Member" as any Member of the House of Representatives, including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to Congress, who opts out of FERS, but only if he or she served as a Member before the enactment of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2004. Repeals the requirement of service before enactment of such Act. (Thus, allows Members to opt out of FERS benefits regardless of when they have been elected.) | 2019-11-15T21:16:31Z | |
| 112-hres-679 | 112 | hres | 679 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 436) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on medical devices, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5882) making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes. | Congress | 2012-06-06 | 2012-06-07 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. Scott, Tim [R-SC-1] | SC | R | S001184 | 0 | Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 436) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on medical devices, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5882) making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013. | 2022-03-02T05:33:29Z | |
| 112-sres-485 | 112 | sres | 485 | A resolution to authorize representation by the Senate Legal Counsel in the case of Common Cause, et al. v. Joseph R. Biden, et al. | Congress | 2012-06-06 | 2012-06-06 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3799; text as passed Senate: CR S3799; text of measure as introduced: CR S3783) | 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 Senate Legal Counsel to represent in the case of Common Cause, et al. v. Joseph R. Biden, et al.: (1) Joseph R. Biden, Jr., the Vice President of the United States; (2) Nancy Erickson, Secretary of the Senate; (3) Terrance W. Gainer, Senate Sergeant at Arms; and (4) Elizabeth MacDonough, Senate Parliamentarian. | 2019-02-20T22:50:46Z | |
| 112-sconres-45 | 112 | sconres | 45 | A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for an event to award the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the Montford Point Marines. | Congress | 2012-06-05 | 2012-06-06 | Held at the desk. | Senate | Sen. Hagan, Kay R. [D-NC] | NC | D | H001049 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Authorizes Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center to be used on June 27, 2012, for an event to award the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the Montford Point Marines. (Camp Montford Point, North Carolina, was the site for the training of the first African-American Marines.) | 2022-02-03T05:54:26Z | |
| 112-hr-5882 | 112 | hr | 5882 | Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2013 | Congress | 2012-06-01 | 2012-08-02 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 466. | House | Rep. Crenshaw, Ander [R-FL-4] | FL | R | C001045 | 0 | Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2013 - Title I: Legislative Branch - Makes appropriations to the Senate for FY2013 for: (1) expense allowances; (2) representation allowances for the Majority and Minority Leaders; (3) salaries of specified officers, employees, and committees (including the Committee on Appropriations); (4) agency contributions for employee benefits; (5) inquiries and investigations; (6) the U.S. Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control; (7) the Offices of the Secretary and of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate; (8) miscellaneous items; (9) the Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account; and (10) official mail costs. Makes appropriations to the House of Representatives for FY2013 for: (1) salaries and/or expenses of the House leadership offices, committees (including the Committee on Appropriations), officers and employees; and (2) Members' representational allowances. (Sec. 101) Requires deposit in the Treasury of any amounts of a Member's representational allowance remaining after all payments are made, to be used for federal deficit reduction, or, if there is no deficit, federal debt reduction. (Sec. 102) Amends the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1998 to require reimbursement to the Secretary of Labor for unemployment compensation payments to former House employees out of the House account for making payments to the Employees' Compensation Fund. (Sec. 103) Amends the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1993, with respect to authorized transfer of amounts appropriated for any fiscal year among specified headings, to add "Joint Items" (to the extent that amounts appropriated to a joint committee are disbursed by the House Chief Administrative Officer) and "Office of the Attending Physician" to the current list consisting of "House Leadership Offices," "Members' Representational Allowances," "Committee Employees," "Salaries, Officers, and Employees," and "Allowances and Expenses." (Sec. 104) Requires the Hous… | 2022-03-02T05:33:29Z | |
| 112-hconres-128 | 112 | hconres | 128 | Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for an event to award the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the Montford Point Marines. | Congress | 2012-05-30 | 2012-06-15 | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | House | Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3] | FL | D | B000911 | 5 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Authorizes Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center to be used on June 27, 2012, for an event to award the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the Montford Point Marines. (Camp Montford Point, North Carolina, was the site for the training of the first African-American Marines.) | 2022-02-03T05:57:46Z | |
| 112-hres-667 | 112 | hres | 667 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5743) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5854) making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5855) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5325) making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes. | Congress | 2012-05-30 | 2012-05-31 | Pursuant to a previous special order, amendments numbered 4 and 6 printed in House Report 112-504 are modified to include amendatory instructions. | House | Rep. Nugent, Richard B. [R-FL-5] | FL | R | N000185 | 0 | Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5743) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5854) making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5855) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5325) making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013. | 2022-03-02T05:39:26Z | |
| 112-sres-475 | 112 | sres | 475 | A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable E. James Abdnor, former United States Senator and Congressman from the State of South Dakota. | Congress | 2012-05-24 | 2012-05-25 | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate | Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] | SD | R | T000250 | 99 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Expresses profound sorrow and deep regret regarding the death of the Honorable James Abdnor, former member of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives for South Dakota, on May 16, 2012. Declares that when the Senate adjourns on May 24, 2012, it stand adjourned as a further mark of respect to the memory of the former Member of Congress. | 2021-12-20T15:41:10Z | |
| 112-hconres-125 | 112 | hconres | 125 | Celebrating the centennial of the birth of Senator Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson. | Congress | 2012-05-18 | 2012-05-18 | Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. | House | Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] | WA | D | L000560 | 4 | Celebrates the centennial of the birth of Senator Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson. | 2021-04-19T17:29:39Z | |
| 112-hres-661 | 112 | hres | 661 | Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 4310) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2013, and for other purposes. | Congress | 2012-05-16 | 2012-05-17 | 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 H.R. 4310 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013). | 2022-03-02T16:39:41Z | |
| 112-hres-656 | 112 | hres | 656 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4970) to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4310) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2013, and for other purposes. | Congress | 2012-05-15 | 2012-05-16 | On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 235 - 186, 1 Present (Roll no. 255). (text: CR H2726) | House | Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] | NC | R | F000450 | 0 | Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4970) to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4310) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2013. | 2022-03-02T16:39:41Z | |
| 112-hr-5737 | 112 | hr | 5737 | Congressional Double Dipping Pension Prevention Act | Congress | 2012-05-11 | 2012-05-11 | 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. Israel, Steve [D-NY-2] | NY | D | I000057 | 0 | Congressional Double Dipping Pension Prevention Act - Prohibits any former Member of Congress who is registered as a lobbyist from receiving pension benefits under either the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) or the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) while such former Member is employed as a lobbyist and is receiving an annual income from lobbying activities in excess of $1 million. | 2019-11-15T21:16:31Z |
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