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112-hr-6726 112 hr 6726 Congressional Pay Freeze and Fiscal Responsibility Act Government Operations and Politics 2013-01-01 2013-01-02 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. House Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8] PA R F000451 20 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Congressional Pay Freeze and Fiscal Responsibility Act - Amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011, as amended by the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 (P.L. 112-175), to extend the freeze on adjustments to pay of federal employees and officials, including Members of Congress, through December 31, 2013. Eliminates the delayed statutory pay adjustment contained in the Resolution that was permitted to take effect with the first applicable pay period beginning after March 27, 2013. 2019-11-15T21:09:02Z  
112-hr-6729 112 hr 6729 To save at least $10,000,000,000 by consolidating some duplicative and overlapping Government programs. Government Operations and Politics 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. House Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7] TX R C001048 9 Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), not later than 150 days after the enactment of this Act, to coordinate with the heads of federal agencies to: (1) use available administrative authority to eliminate, consolidate, or streamline federal programs and agencies with duplicative and overlapping missions as identified in the February 2012 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report entitled "Opportunities to Reduce Duplication, Overlap and Fragmentation, Achieve Savings, and Enhance Revenue" and the March 2011 GAO report entitled "Opportunities to Reduce Potential Duplication in Government Programs, Save Tax Dollars, and Enhance Revenue" and apply any savings towards deficit reduction; (2) report to Congress any legislative changes required to further eliminate, consolidate, or streamline such programs and agencies; (3) determine the total cost savings to each agency from the implementation of this Act; and (4) rescind from appropriate accounts the greater of $10 billion or the total amount of such cost savings. 2019-11-15T21:09:02Z  
112-hr-6723 112 hr 6723 Inspector General Improvement Act of 2012 Government Operations and Politics 2012-12-31 2012-12-31 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. House Rep. Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8] MO R E000172 0 Inspector General Improvement Act of 2012 - Requires the inspectors general of the following federal agencies, in addition to the other duties and responsibilities specified in the Inspector General Act of 1978, to supervise, direct, and control audit and investigative activities pertaining to programs and operations: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Department of Defense (DOD); Department of Education; Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA); Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); Department of Homeland Security (DHS); Department of the Interior; Department of Labor; Department of State; Department of the Treasury; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); General Services Administration (GSA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Intelligence Community; National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); and Smithsonian Institution. 2019-11-15T21:09:02Z  
112-s-3690 112 s 3690 Government Contracting Improvement Act of 2012 Government Operations and Politics 2012-12-19 2012-12-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Senate Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] PA R T000461 0 Government Contracting Improvement Act of 2012 - Directs the Comptroller General to include in the annual report to Congress on the Government Accountability Office (GAO) a list of the most common grounds for sustaining protests relating to bids for contracts during the year. 2021-12-20T13:53:46Z  
112-s-3696 112 s 3696 New Columbia Admission Act Government Operations and Politics 2012-12-19 2012-12-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Senate Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] CT ID L000304 3 New Columbia Admission Act - Sets forth procedures for admission into the United States of the state of New Columbia. Requires the Mayor of the District of Columbia to: (1) submit to the eligible voters propositions for statehood and adoption of a State Constitution, and (2) issue a proclamation for the first elections to Congress of two Senators and one Representative of New Columbia. Requires the President, upon adoption of such propositions and certification of such elections, to issue a proclamation announcing the results and admitting New Columbia into the Union. Provides for conversion of District government offices to state offices. Provides that New Columbia shall consist of all territory of the District as of the enactment of this Act, excluding land within specified metes and bounds that shall remain the District of Columbia and that shall include the principal federal monuments, the White House, the Capitol Building, the Supreme Court Building, the federal executive, legislative, and judicial office buildings located adjacent to the Mall and the Capitol Building, and certain military property. Prohibits New Columbia from imposing taxes on federal property except as provided by Congress. Maintains the applicability to New Columbia of current District laws and continues pending judicial proceedings. Maintains: (1) the District of Columbia as the seat of the federal government, and (2) the federal government's authority over military lands and specified other property. Requires each state that is the last place an individual resided before residing in the District of Columbia to permit such individual to vote in federal elections by absentee ballot. Sets forth a rule for expedited consideration of a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution to repeal the 23d amendment (which provides for the appointment of electors for President and Vice President for the District). 2019-02-20T23:45:02Z  
112-s-3698 112 s 3698 FOR VETS Act of 2012 Government Operations and Politics 2012-12-19 2012-12-20 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Senate Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] ME R C001035 3 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Formerly Owned Resources for Veterans to Express Thanks for Service Act of 2012 or FOR VETS Act of 2012 - Authorizes the transfer of federal surplus property to a state agency for distribution through donation within the state for purposes of education or public health for organizations whose membership comprises substantially veterans and whose representatives are recognized by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) in the preparation, presentation, and prosecution of claims under laws administered by the Secretary. 2019-11-15T21:09:01Z  
112-hr-6681 112 hr 6681 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 815 County Road 23 in Tyrone, New York, as the "Specialist Christopher Scott Post Office Building". Government Operations and Politics 2012-12-18 2012-12-18 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. House Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-29] NY R R000585 29 Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 815 County Road 23 in Tyrone, New York, as the "Specialist Christopher Scott Post Office Building." 2019-11-15T21:09:01Z  
112-hr-6661 112 hr 6661 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14 Red River Avenue North in Cold Spring, Minnesota, as the "Officer Tommy Decker Memorial Post Office". Government Operations and Politics 2012-12-13 2012-12-13 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. House Rep. Bachmann, Michele [R-MN-6] MN R B001256 7 Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14 Red River Avenue North in Cold Spring, Minnesota, as the "Officer Tommy Decker Memorial Post Office." 2019-11-15T21:09:00Z  
112-hr-6668 112 hr 6668 Workers Solidarity Act of 2012 Government Operations and Politics 2012-12-13 2012-12-13 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. House Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] OH D K000336 0 Workers Solidarity Act of 2012 - Requires any person found by a final decision or order to have engaged in an unfair labor practice in violation of the National Labor Relations Act to: (1) be proposed for debarment for five years from any federal contract or grant, and (2) be ineligible for five years to receive a federal subsidy or loan. Requires revision of the Federal Acquisition Regulation to require each federal contract to require the contractor to include a clause in any subcontract certifying that the subcontractor has not been found to have engaged in an unfair labor practice in violation of the Act. 2019-11-15T21:09:00Z  
112-hr-6650 112 hr 6650 To amend title 39, United States Code, to allow the United States Postal Service to provide nonpostal services, and for other purposes. Government Operations and Politics 2012-12-12 2012-12-12 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. House Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] IN R B001149 0 Expands the enumerated powers of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to include the authority to provide nonpostal services. Removes existing conditions that limit nonpostal services to certain services offered as of January 1, 2006. Prohibits the USPS from entering into contracts with any corporation not incorporated in the United States. Directs the Postmaster General to report annually to Congress on the nonpostal services provided by the USPS during each preceding year with an analysis of the costs associated with, and the revenues generated by, each nonpostal service. 2019-11-15T21:09:00Z  
112-s-3676 112 s 3676 Reducing Duplication Overseas Act of 2012 Government Operations and Politics 2012-12-12 2012-12-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7981-7982) Senate Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] HI D A000069 0 Reducing Duplication Overseas Act of 2012 - Requires a federal agency that performs any foreign affairs functions and operates overseas to participate in the International Cooperative Administrative Support Services system for purposes of obtaining household furniture, furnishings, and appliance pools services, motor pool services, and management services unless such agency provides a detailed explanation that describes: (1) how such agency will provide the service outside the system, (2) the cost of the service, and (3) how providing the service outside the system will not increase overall costs. Requires such an agency to provide a detailed explanation certifying that the mission of the agency cannot be achieved by participation in the system. Requires the International Cooperative Administrative Support Services Executive Board to allow an agency to act as an alternative provider for administrative services at an overseas post in place of the system if the agency: (1) demonstratives that it can provide the administrative service more efficiently, and (2) agrees to provide the administrative service to all other International Cooperative Administrative Support Services customer agencies at the overseas post. Requires the Comptroller General (GAO) to submit a review of the system to specified congressional committees 2019-02-20T23:44:53Z  
112-hr-6648 112 hr 6648 POCAG Act Government Operations and Politics 2012-12-11 2012-12-11 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. House Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] OH D K000336 0 Post Office Consumer Action Group Act or the POCAG Act - Establishes as a nonprofit corporation the Post Office Consumer Action Group (POCAG) to represent and promote the interests of individual residential postal users. Grants POCAG the authority to: (1) intervene and participate in regulatory proceedings of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC); and (2) bring civil actions for the review or enforcement of decisions by USPS, PRC, or other public bodies pertaining to postal matters. Sets forth provisions relating to rights and powers of POCAG, its funding and membership structure, and the powers and duties of its board of directors. 2019-11-15T21:09:00Z  
112-hr-6633 112 hr 6633 To designate the United States courthouse located at 101 East Pecan Street in Sherman, Texas, as the "Paul Brown United States Courthouse". Government Operations and Politics 2012-12-05 2012-12-20 Received in the Senate. House Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4] TX R H000067 10 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates the U.S. courthouse located at 101 East Pecan Street in Sherman, Texas, as the "Paul Brown United States Courthouse." 2022-03-02T15:16:58Z  
112-hr-6634 112 hr 6634 To change the effective date for the Internet publication of certain financial disclosure forms. Government Operations and Politics 2012-12-05 2012-12-07 Became Public Law No: 112-207. House Rep. Cantor, Eric [R-VA-7] VA R C001046 0 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Postpones until April 15, 2013, the effective date of the requirement under the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012 (STOCK Act) that the Secretary of the Senate, the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate, and the Clerk of the House of Representatives ensure that financial disclosure forms filed by congressional officers and employees be made available to the public on the respective official Senate and House websites within 30 days after filing. Postpones until the same date the effective date of the requirement that the President ensure that financial disclosure forms filed by executive branch employees are publicly available on appropriate official websites of executive branch agencies within such period. Excludes from these effective date postponements the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, congressional candidates, and any officer occupying a position listed under Level I and Level II of the Executive Schedule having been nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate. (Thus maintains September 30, 2012, as the effective date of the requirement that such individuals make their financial disclosure forms available to the public.) 2023-03-22T18:24:50Z  
112-hr-6636 112 hr 6636 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3031 Veterans Road West in Staten Island, New York, as the "Leonard Montalto Post Office Building". Government Operations and Politics 2012-12-05 2012-12-05 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. House Rep. Grimm, Michael G. [R-NY-13] NY R G000569 23 Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3031 Veterans Road West in Staten Island, New York, as the "Leonard Montalto Post Office Building." 2019-11-15T21:09:00Z  
112-s-3657 112 s 3657 LINE Act of 2012 Government Operations and Politics 2012-12-05 2012-12-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. Senate Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] CA D B000711 0 Lines Interfere with National Elections Act of 2012 or LINE Act of 2012 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require each state to provide for the minimum required number of voting systems, poll workers, and other election resources (including all other physical resources) for each voting site on the day of any federal election and on any days during which the state allows early voting for a federal election in accordance with standards established under this Act. Directs the Attorney General, to the maximum extent practicable in coordination with the Election Assistance Commission, to issue standards for a uniform and non-discriminatory distribution of such systems, workers, and other resources, taking into account with respect to any voting site, among other factors, the voting age population, the needs and numbers of disabled voters, and voters with limited English proficiency. Requires the standards, to the extent possible, to provide for a distribution of voting systems, poll workers, and other election resources with the goal of: (1) ensuring an equal waiting time for all voters in the state, and (2) preventing a waiting time of over one hour at any polling place. Requires each jurisdiction where a substantial number of voters waited more than 90 minutes to cast a vote in the federal election held on November 6, 2012, or any federal election held after that date, to comply with a state remedial plan to minimize voter waiting times. 2019-04-11T15:40:32Z  
112-s-3658 112 s 3658 A bill to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 300 Fayetteville Street in Raleigh, North Carolina, as the "Jesse Helms Federal Building and United States Courthouse". Government Operations and Politics 2012-12-05 2012-12-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] NC R B001135 0 Designates the federal building and U.S. courthouse located at 300 Fayetteville Street in Raleigh, North Carolina, as the "Jesse Helms Federal Building and United States Courthouse." 2019-02-20T23:44:39Z  
112-s-3662 112 s 3662 Lieutenant Ryan Patrick Jones Post Office Designation Act Government Operations and Politics 2012-12-05 2013-01-14 Became Public Law No: 112-280. Senate Sen. Brown, Scott P. [R-MA] MA R B001268 2 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Lieutenant Ryan Patrick Jones Post Office Designation Act - Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6 Nichols Street in Westminster, Massachusetts, as the "Lieutenant Ryan Patrick Jones Post Office Building." 2023-03-22T18:24:53Z  
112-hr-6632 112 hr 6632 Voting Line Reduction and Online Registration Act Government Operations and Politics 2012-12-04 2012-12-04 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. House Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] VA D M000933 2 Voting Line Reduction and Online Registration Act - Amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA) to require each state to make available official public websites for online voter registration. Authorizes automated voter registration of certain individuals and establishes other initiatives to promote voter registration, such as same day registration and voter registration of individuals under 18 years of age. Sets forth requirements for maintenance, privacy, and security of voter registration lists, including establishing deadlines for transmittal of change of address or other identifying information. Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA) to direct each state to provide, according to standards issued by the Election Assistance Commission, for the minimum required number of voting systems, poll workers, and other election resources (including all other physical resources) for each voting site on the day of any federal election and on any days during which such state allows early voting for a federal election. Require each state to submit a written plan to the Commission describing the measures it is implementing to ensure, to the greatest extent possible, an equitable waiting time for all voters in the state, and a waiting time of less than one hour at any polling place in the election. Requires each jurisdiction for which the Commission determines that a substantial number of voters waited more than 90 minutes to cast a vote in a federal election, or in which there were substantial violations of certain established standards, to comply with a state remedial plan established by the Commission to provide for the effective allocation of resources to administer elections in the state and to reduce voter waiting times. Requires provision of an emergency paper ballot to any requesting voter in the event of a failure of voting equipment or other circumstances at a polling place that causes an unreasonable delay. Requires each state to allow individuals to vote during the seven day period (or, at… 2022-01-06T17:18:07Z  
112-hr-6604 112 hr 6604 To designate the federal building currently known as Federal Office Building 8, located at 200 C Street Southwest in the District of Columbia, as the "Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. Federal Building". Government Operations and Politics 2012-11-27 2012-11-29 Received in the Senate. House Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-8] CA D P000197 1 Designates the federal building currently known as Federal Office Building 8, located at 200 C Street SW in the District of Columbia, as the "Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. Federal Building." 2022-03-02T15:16:58Z  
112-hr-6607 112 hr 6607 To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 300 Fayetteville Street in Raleigh, North Carolina, as the "Jesse Helms Federal Building and United States Courthouse". Government Operations and Politics 2012-11-27 2012-11-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. House Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2] NC R E000291 0 Designates the federal building and U.S. courthouse located at 300 Fayetteville Street in Raleigh, North Carolina, as the "Jesse Helms Federal Building and United States Courthouse." 2020-02-14T19:13:57Z  
112-hr-6593 112 hr 6593 Voter Fraud Prevention Act of 2012 Government Operations and Politics 2012-11-16 2012-11-16 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. House Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] TX R O000168 0 Voter Fraud Prevention Act of 2012 - Amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to: (1) increase from 5 to 10 years the length of imprisonment for criminal activities involving intimidation or fraud in connection with voter registration and voting, and (2) prohibit an individual involved in such activities from voting in subsequent federal elections. Amends the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to require the appropriate state election official, in transmitting balloting materials to absent uniformed services voters, to: (1) ensure that any tray or sack containing such materials is tagged with Tag 191 or some other similar tagging device to provide greater visibility to such containers, and (2) use IMb Tracing or other similar tracking methods to provide real-time tracking information for such materials. Directs the Postmaster General to report to Congress on the efforts undertaken to deter and prevent the loss and theft of balloting materials transmitted to or by absent uniformed services voters in elections for federal office. 2019-02-20T22:42:52Z  
112-hr-6594 112 hr 6594 Military Ballot Integrity Act of 2012 Government Operations and Politics 2012-11-16 2012-11-16 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. House Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] TX R O000168 0 Military Ballot Integrity Act of 2012 - Amends the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to require states which do not transmit to an absent uniformed services voter a validly requested absentee ballot for a federal election by the deadline required to delay the certification of the election results by the number of days by which the state missed such deadline with respect to the voter, except in elections subject to a state undue hardship waiver. Allows any person aggrieved by a violation of the Act to bring a civil action in an appropriate district court for necessary declaratory or injunctive relief. (Under current law, only the Attorney General may bring such an action.) Allows for the award of reasonable attorney's fees for the prevailing party. Requires a report from the Attorney General in each year in which a general election for federal office is scheduled on the number of attorneys and other staff within the Department of Justice (DOJ) assigned to enforce the Act, as well as a plan to detect noncompliance by state and local election officials with requirements of the Act. Requires the presidential designee responsible for federal functions under the Act to establish and operate a centralized mail forwarding database through which balloting materials for a member of a reserve component called or ordered to active duty are forwarded to the member's correct mailing address after the member is released from active duty. 2019-02-20T22:42:52Z  
112-hr-6602 112 hr 6602 To make revisions in title 36, United States Code, as necessary to keep the title current and make technical corrections and improvements. Government Operations and Politics 2012-11-16 2012-12-06 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. House Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] TX R S000583 1 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends title 36 of the United States Code (Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations) to revise and expand the tables of contents for such title and its subtitles, revise the formatting of the chapter headings, and make technical corrections to subtitle and chapter headings. 2019-11-15T21:55:28Z  
112-hr-6590 112 hr 6590 FAST Voting Act of 2012 Government Operations and Politics 2012-11-15 2012-12-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. House Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] VA D C001078 7 Fair, Accurate, Secure, and Timely Voting Act of 2012 or FAST Voting Act of 2012 - Directs the Attorney General to award grants, on a competitive basis, to enable states to: (1) invest in practices and technology designed to expedite voting at the polls, and (2) simplify voter registration. Requires the grant application to include a comprehensive and coherent plan for using funds to improve the applicant's performance on specified measures with respect to: (1) flexible registration opportunities, (2) early voting, (3) assistance to non-English speaking voters, and (4) other related matters. Requires each grantee to establish performance measures and targets, approved by the Attorney General, that track its progress in implementing its plan and expediting voting at the polls or simplifying voter registration, as applicable. 2021-04-19T19:44:29Z  
112-hr-6591 112 hr 6591 SIMPLE Voting Act Government Operations and Politics 2012-11-15 2012-11-15 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. House Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] CA D M000725 89 Streamlined and Improved Methods at Polling Locations and Early Voting Act or SIMPLE Voting Act - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require each state to allow individuals to vote in a federal election on each day during the 15-day period ending two days before the election date in the same manner as voting is allowed on election day. Requires a state to ensure that each polling place which allows early voting in a federal election is located within reasonable walking distance of a stop on a public transportation route. Requires the Election Assistance Commission to issue standards for the administration of early voting in a federal election. Requires each state to provide a sufficient number of voting systems, poll workers, and other election resources (including physical resources) at a polling place used in a federal election to ensure: (1) a fair and equitable waiting time for all voters in the state, and (2) that no individual will be required to wait longer than one hour to cast a ballot at the polling place. Requires each state to develop, and implement to the greatest extent practicable, a contingency plan under which it shall provide any polling place on a federal election day whose waiting times exceed one hour with additional poll workers, machines, ballots, and other equipment and supplies, including a polling place at which individuals may cast ballots before the election date. 2021-09-28T14:42:11Z  
112-s-3635 112 s 3635 FAST Voting Act of 2012 Government Operations and Politics 2012-11-15 2012-11-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. Senate Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] DE D C001088 3 Louis L. Redding Fair, Accurate, Secure, and Timely Voting Act of 2012 or FAST Voting Act of 2012 - Directs the Attorney General to award grants, on a competitive basis, to enable states to: (1) invest in practices and technology designed to expedite voting at the polls, and (2) simplify voter registration. Requires the grant application to include a comprehensive and coherent plan for using funds to improve the applicant's performance on specified measures with respect to: (1) flexible registration opportunities, (2) early voting, (3) assistance to non-English speaking voters, and (4) other related matters. Requires each grantee to establish performance measures and targets, approved by the Attorney General, that track its progress in implementing its plan and expediting voting at the polls or simplifying voter registration, as applicable. 2023-01-11T13:23:09Z  
112-hr-6589 112 hr 6589 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 321 East California Street in Gainesville, Texas, as the "Brig. Gen. Robert E. Galer Post Office Building". Government Operations and Politics 2012-11-14 2012-11-14 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. House Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] TX R B001248 18 Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 321 East California Street in Gainesville, Texas, as the "Brig. Gen. Robert E. Galer Post Office Building." 2019-11-15T21:08:59Z  
112-s-3630 112 s 3630 A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 218 North Milwaukee Street in Waterford, Wisconsin, as the "Captain Rhett W. Schiller Post Office". Government Operations and Politics 2012-11-14 2013-01-14 Became Public Law No: 112-279. Senate Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] WI R J000293 1 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 218 North Milwaukee Street in Waterford, Wisconsin, as the "Captain Rhett W. Schiller Post Office." 2023-03-22T18:24:53Z  
112-hr-6587 112 hr 6587 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 225 Simi Village Drive in Simi Valley, California, as the "Postal Inspector Terry Asbury Post Office Building". Government Operations and Politics 2012-11-13 2013-01-10 Became Public Law No: 112-256. House Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-24] CA R G000021 48 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 225 Simi Village Drive in Simi Valley, California, as the "Postal Inspector Terry Asbury Post Office Building." 2023-03-22T18:24:49Z  
112-hjres-121 112 hjres 121 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to increase by 29 votes the number of electoral votes awarded to the candidate for President who receives the largest percentage of the popular vote. Government Operations and Politics 2012-10-23 2012-11-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. House Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-2] NY D I000057 0 Constitutional Amendment - Increases by 29 electoral votes the number of electoral votes awarded to the candidate for President who receives the largest percentage of the total popular vote. Declares that these votes shall not be considered votes cast by Electors and shall not affect the total number of votes necessary to constitute a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed. 2019-11-15T21:33:26Z  
112-hr-6569 112 hr 6569 Survey Savings Accountability Act Government Operations and Politics 2012-10-05 2012-10-05 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. House Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3] CO R T000470 0 Survey Savings Accountability Act - Prohibits an executive agency from providing to an individual compensation that is (1) included with a survey or mailing to encourage the individual to return the survey or mailing, or (2) in exchange for a response to a survey or mailing. 2019-11-15T21:08:59Z  
112-s-3625 112 s 3625 A bill to change the effective date for the internet publication of certain information to prevent harm to the national security or endangering the military officers and civilian employees to whom the publication requirement applies, and for other purposes. Government Operations and Politics 2012-09-22 2012-09-28 Became Public Law No: 112-178. Senate Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] CT ID L000304 1 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Postpones until December 8, 2012, the requirement under the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012 (STOCK Act) that the Secretary of the Senate, the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate, and the Clerk of the House of Representatives ensure that financial disclosure forms filed by congressional officers and employees be made available to the public on the respective official Senate and House websites within 30 days after filing. Postpones until the same date the requirement that the President ensure that financial disclosure forms filed by executive branch employees are publicly available on appropriate official websites of executive branch agencies within such period. Excludes from these effective date postponements, however, the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, candidates for Congress, and any officer occupying a position listed under Level I and Level II of the Executive Schedule having been nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate. (Thus maintains September 30, 2012, as the effective date of the requirement that such individuals make their financial disclosure forms available to the public.) Requires the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to contract with the National Academy of Public Administration to study issues raised by the website publication of financial disclosure forms. Requires the Academy to report and make recommendations to Congress and the President for ways to avoid or mitigate the risks identified in its study. Postpones until January 1, 2013, the requirement that Members of Congress and congressional officers and employees file financial periodic transaction reports (PTRs) with the Clerk of the House that include information on the sources of income of their spouses or children, but only with respect to any transaction exceeding $1,000 in stocks, bonds, commodities futures, and other forms of securities. Postpones until the same date … 2023-03-22T18:24:53Z  
112-hr-6486 112 hr 6486 To amend title 5, United States Code, to decrease the annual effect on the economy that a rule must have to be a major rule from $100,000,000 to $50,000,000 for the purpose of increasing the number of rules for which Congress can use the resolution of disapproval procedure to disapprove a major rule, and for other purposes. Government Operations and Politics 2012-09-21 2012-11-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law. House Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] WV R M001180 3 Amends the definition of "major rule" for purposes of provisions relating to congressional review of such a rule to reduce from $100 million to $50 million the annual effect which a major rule must have on the economy before it is subject to review. Modifies the definition of "significant regulatory action" under Executive Order 12866, relating to regulatory planning and review, to reduce from $100 million to $50 million the amount of the annual effect on the economy which a regulatory action must have before it is deemed significant. 2019-11-15T21:32:36Z  
112-hr-6505 112 hr 6505 SEEED Commission Act of 2012 Government Operations and Politics 2012-09-21 2012-09-21 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. House Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] RI D C001084 0 Social Enterprise Ecosystem and Economic Development Commission Act of 2012 or the SEEED Commission Act of 2012 - Establishes the Commission on the Advancement of Social Enterprise to examine and make recommendations on ways the federal government can support and utilize social enterprises. Requires the Commission to: (1) establish criteria for identifying social enterprises for purposes of federal programs, and (2) identify opportunities for the federal government to engage social enterprises in creating jobs and strengthening local economies. 2019-11-15T21:09:02Z  
112-hr-6520 112 hr 6520 No Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying Act Government Operations and Politics 2012-09-21 2012-09-21 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. House Rep. Hurt, Robert [R-VA-5] VA R H001060 0 No Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying Act - Prohibits the use of appropriated funds for publicity or propaganda purposes, for the preparation, distribution, or use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, electronic communication, radio, television, or video presentation that is designed to support or defeat the enactment of federal, state, or local legislation or the promulgation of proposed or pending regulations, administrative actions, or orders issued by the executive branch of any state or local government. Imposes the same prohibition on the use of appropriated funds for payment of salaries or expenses of federal grant or contract recipients who are attempting to influence legislation and regulatory actions. Extends such prohibitions to any activity to advocate or promote tax increases, restrictions on legal consumer products, or gun control. 2019-11-15T21:09:02Z  
112-hr-6528 112 hr 6528 Audit the Pentagon Act of 2012 Government Operations and Politics 2012-09-21 2012-09-21 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. House Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] CA D L000551 7 Audit the Pentagon Act of 2012 - Requires, on March 2 of FY2013 and each subsequent fiscal year, a 5% reduction in the discretionary budget authority of a federal agency that is identified by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as required to have an audited financial statement: (1) that has not submitted a financial statement for the previous fiscal year, or (2) whose statement has not received either an unqualified or a qualified audit opinion by an independent external auditor. Excludes from such reduction accounts for military, reserve and National Guard personnel and the Defense Health Program account of the Department of Defense (DOD). Authorizes the President to waive a reduction in discretionary budget authority if such reduction would harm national security or members of the Armed Forces who are in combat. Requires a report to Congress listing required DOD reports that would no longer be necessary if the financial statements of DOD were audited with an unqualified opinion or that interfere with DOD's capacity to achieve an audit of its financial statements with an unqualified opinion. Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) congressional defense committees and DOD should not endanger the nation's troops by reducing wounded warrior accounts or vital protection for members of the Armed Forces in harm's way, (2) the valuation of legacy assets by DOD should be simplified without compromising essential controls or generally accepted government auditing standards, and (3) this Act should not be construed to require or permit the declassification of accounting details about classified defense programs and DOD should ensure financial accountability in such programs. . 2019-11-15T21:09:02Z  
112-s-3608 112 s 3608 Voter Empowerment Act of 2012 Government Operations and Politics 2012-09-21 2012-09-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. Senate Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] NY D G000555 5 Voter Empowerment Act of 2012 - Voter Registration Modernization Act of 2012 - Amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA) to require each state to make available official public websites for online voter registration. Authorizes automated voter registration of certain individuals and establishes other initiatives to promote voter registration, such as same day registration and voter registration of individuals under 18 years of age. Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit hindering, interfering with, or preventing voter registration. Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA) to establish requirements for states to promote access to voter registration and voting for individuals with disabilities, including a single office for providing related information. Directs the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to make grants to eligible states to conduct pilot programs enabling individuals with disabilities to register to vote and vote privately and independently at their own residences (including by telephone). Amends HAVA to reauthorize the program of grants to state and local governments to assure voting access for individuals with disabilities. Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit state or local election officials from preventing an individual from registering or voting in any federal election (voter caging), or from permitting a formal challenge under state law to an individual's registration status or eligibility to vote, if the basis for such decision is evidence consisting of: (1) a voter caging document or voter caging list, (2) an unverified match list, (3) an error or omission on voter application or registration documents that is not material to an individual's eligibility to vote, or (4) any other evidence so designated by the Commission. Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit a person, including an election official, from knowingly and willfully attempting to or depriving or defrauding the residents of a state of their free and fair exercise of the right to vote by … 2022-01-12T15:03:30Z  
112-s-3611 112 s 3611 Buy Fairly Trade Goods Act of 2012 Government Operations and Politics 2012-09-21 2012-09-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Senate Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] OR D W000779 1 Buy Fairly Trade Goods Act of 2012 - Directs the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation to: (1) prohibit executive agencies from procuring imported merchandise subject to an antidumping or countervailing duty order, and (2) require that the terms of a contract or other agreement entered into between an agency and energy provider prohibit the provider from use of such merchandise in the performance of the contract or agreement. Allows the President to waive such requirement if it is in the U.S. national security interests. Requires the Council to ensure that such amendments are consistent with U.S. obligations under any international agreements. 2022-02-03T05:53:29Z  
112-hr-6448 112 hr 6448 Empowering Citizens Act Government Operations and Politics 2012-09-20 2012-09-20 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. House Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] NC D P000523 8 Empowering Citizens Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to revise the system of public financing for presidential primary and general elections and to establish a system of public financing for congressional elections. Increases the amount of matching funds for presidential primaries from a one-to-one match to a five-to-one match for contributions of $250 or less from individuals. Limits the total amount of payments to a primary candidate to $100 million. Requires presidential primary candidates who opt to participate in the public financing system to certify to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) that they have raised $25,000 (currently, $5,000) in each of 20 states, with individual contributions limited to $250. Requires such candidates to commit to accept public financing in both the primary and general elections. Limits contributions to presidential primary candidates who participate in the public financing system to $1,250 from individual contributors (currently, $2,500). Prohibits primary candidates from accepting contributions or bundled contributions (i.e., combining small contributions into one large contribution) from lobbyists or political action committees (PACs). Eliminates expenditure limitations for presidential primary and general elections. Changes the period for payment of matching funds to presidential primary candidates from January 1 of the election year to six months prior to the date of the earliest state primary election. Revises general election payment provisions to allow a grant of $50 million to candidates and an additional $150 million in matching funds based upon a five-to-one match of contributions raised after June 1 of the general election year from individual donors giving up to $250 each. Increases to $50 million the limit on coordinated spending by a national party and its presidential candidate in a general election campaign. Eliminates public financing for national party conventions. Allows individual contributions up to $… 2019-11-15T21:47:01Z  
112-hr-6473 112 hr 6473 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 500 North Brevard Avenue in Cocoa Beach, Florida, as the "Richard K. Salick Post Office". Government Operations and Politics 2012-09-20 2012-09-20 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. House Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-15] FL R P000599 0 Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 500 North Brevard Avenue in Cocoa Beach, Florida, as the "Richard K. Salick Post Office." 2019-11-15T21:09:01Z  
112-hr-6478 112 hr 6478 Denali Commission Reauthorization Act of 2012 Government Operations and Politics 2012-09-20 2012-09-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. House Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] AK R Y000033 0 Denali Commission Reauthorization Act of 2012 - Amends the Denali Commission Act of 1998 (the Act) to revise requirements concerning the composition of the membership of the Denali Commission. Appoints Commission members to four-year terms. Directs the Commission, in carrying out construction projects or activities under the Act, to require a cost share of: (1) up to 50% of the total cost of the project or activity; or (2) up to 20% of the total cost of a project or activity carried out in a distressed community. Exempts preconstruction procedures from such cost share requirements. Requires the Commission to seek comments from rural Alaska communities and other stakeholder groups regarding rural development needs. Rewrites the duties of the Commission. Instructs Commission members to: (1) advise the Commission regarding coordinated infrastructure planning among and for rural Alaskan communities, the state of Alaska, federal agencies, and other governmental and nongovernmental entities; (2) annually establish a list of priorities of the Commission for such communities; and (3) review ongoing and completed Commission-funded projects and programs. Makes the Cochairperson responsible for Commission operational matters, including budgetary matters. Revises requirements regarding demonstration health projects. Authorizes appropriations. Rewrites provisions concerning the powers of the Commission. Requires the Commission to use the services of the Inspector General of the Department of Commerce. Makes permanent the authorization of appropriations for the Commission to carry out the Act. Repeals provisions regarding: (1) the exemption of the Commission from the Federal Advisory Committee Act, and (2) the Economic Development Committee. Requires the federal Cochairperson to establish a Budget Committee to serve the Commission. 2020-02-14T19:13:57Z  
112-hres-799 112 hres 799 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that it is not a violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment for a State to extend particular consideration to members of the uniformed services and overseas citizens to ensure that such individuals are able to exercise their rights to vote in elections for public office. Government Operations and Politics 2012-09-20 2012-10-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. House Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-3] OH R T000463 11 Affirms that it is U.S. policy to provide for the ability of members of the uniformed services to exercise their constitutional right to vote and acknowledges that particular consideration be given to them due to restrictions, uncertainties, and risks, such as deployment, that present a challenge in voting. Recognizes the legislative and judicial precedent of granting particular consideration to members of the uniformed services and overseas citizens regarding absentee voting. Affirms that while the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects against arbitrary classifications, and requires that similarly situated persons be treated equally, members of the uniformed services and overseas citizens are not similarly situated, and that the restrictions, uncertainties, and risks that members of the uniformed services face warrant consideration that is not arbitrary. 2019-11-15T21:33:26Z  
112-s-3585 112 s 3585 Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Government Operations and Politics 2012-09-20 2012-09-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Senate Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] MT D T000464 0 Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act - Makes an employee of a land management agency who served under a time-limited appointment in the competitive service eligible to compete for a permanent appointment in the agency if the original appointment was competitive, totaled a period of at least 24 months, and the employee's performance was satisfactory. Requires such an employee's appointment to a full-time position, if such a position is offered and the employee agrees to such employment, if the original position stated that there was the potential for the position to become permanent. 2019-02-20T23:43:54Z  
112-s-3590 112 s 3590 Denali Commission Reauthorization Act of 2012 Government Operations and Politics 2012-09-20 2012-09-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] AK D B001265 1 Denali Commission Reauthorization Act of 2012 - Amends the Denali Commission Act of 1998 (the Act) to revise requirements concerning the composition of the membership of the Denali Commission. Appoints Commission members to four-year terms. Directs the Commission, in carrying out construction projects or activities under the Act, to require a cost share of: (1) up to 50% of the total cost of the project or activity; or (2) up to 20% of the total cost of a project or activity carried out in a distressed community. Exempts preconstruction procedures from such cost share requirements. Requires the Commission to seek comments from rural Alaska communities and other stakeholder groups regarding rural development needs. Rewrites the duties of the Commission. Instructs Commission members to: (1) advise the Commission regarding coordinated infrastructure planning among and for rural Alaskan communities, the state of Alaska, federal agencies, and other governmental and nongovernmental entities; (2) annually establish a list of priorities of the Commission for such communities; and (3) review ongoing and completed Commission-funded projects and programs. Makes the Cochairperson responsible for Commission operational matters, including budgetary matters. Revises requirements regarding demonstration health projects. Authorizes appropriations. Rewrites provisions concerning the powers of the Commission. Requires the Commission to use the services of the Inspector General of the Department of Commerce. Makes permanent the authorization of appropriations for the Commission to carry out the Act. Repeals provisions regarding: (1) the exemption of the Commission from the Federal Advisory Committee Act, and (2) the Economic Development Committee. Requires the federal Cochairperson to establish a Budget Committee to serve the Commission. 2019-02-20T23:43:55Z  
112-s-3600 112 s 3600 Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2012 Government Operations and Politics 2012-09-20 2012-09-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Senate Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] VA D W000805 1 Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2012 - Amends the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 to revise the contents of the existing single updated searchable public website. Requires the website to include for all federal funding for each federal agency, component of an agency, appropriations account, program activity, object class, and other accounts or data as appropriate the amount: budget authority available and the amount obligated, outlays, any federal funds reprogrammed or transferred, and expired and unexpired unobligated balances. Authorizes the website to use as data sources the Payment Automation Manager and Federal Information Repository, other Department of the Treasury data or databases, and other data from federal agencies collected and identified by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Requires the website to: (1) be updated at least once each quarter with information relating to federal funds, (2) enable the separate search requirement for such funds, and (3) have the ability to aggregate data for the categories described in the Act without double-counting data. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to: collect and make available to OMB financial and payment data from federal agencies to assist OMB in carrying out this Act; establish specified government-wide financial data standards for federal funds; issue guidance on the data standards to federal agencies within one year after enactment of this Act; and use such collected data and other available data (including from state and local governments) to detect, prevent, and recover improper payments through pre-award, post-award pre-payment, and post-payment analysis. Requires upon the Secretary's request: the Commissioner of Social Security to make available the Social Security earnings information of a living or deceased employee, the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to make available information relating to federal prisoners, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to make a… 2019-02-20T23:43:58Z  
112-sres-572 112 sres 572 A resolution designating September 2012 as the "National Month of Voter Registration". Government Operations and Politics 2012-09-20 2012-09-20 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6555-6556) Senate Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] MD D C000141 5 Designates September 2012 as the National Month of Voter Registration. Calls on state and local election officials to conduct public outreach and take affirmative steps to encourage voter registration. Encourages states to be fully compliant with the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 and other federal voting rights laws as election day approaches. 2019-11-15T21:55:28Z  
112-hr-6430 112 hr 6430 Public Buildings Reform Act of 2012 Government Operations and Politics 2012-09-19 2012-09-20 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote . House Rep. Mica, John L. [R-FL-7] FL R M000689 1 Public Buildings Reform Act of 2012 - Sets forth new requirements for the purchase or lease of federal office space, for limiting rental costs for such space, and for suspending the construction of new courthouses after November 1, 2012. Requires that the acquisition of new federal office space through lease or purchase be offset by the elimination of at least a corresponding amount of space, and that such space be reduced by a minimum of 1 million square feet in each calendar year through 2016. Requires the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA) to: (1) use commercial real estate management services to reduce the cost of federal office space, and (2) reduce the total number of full time employees of the Public Buildings Service (PBS) to 6,000 by FY2015. Suspends until October 1, 2014, the authority to use funds in the Federal Buildings Fund for bonuses, performance awards, or similar expenditures for members of the Senior Executive Service (SES). Requires the Administrator to notify specified congressional committees before entering into any contract related to a conference and to report on expenditures for such conference. Prohibits PBS, through FY2015, from hiring more than 50 individuals for an intern program, recent graduate program, Presidential Management Fellow program, or similar program. Requires the Inspector General of GSA to review PBS internship programs and report on the costs and benefits of such programs. Requires GSA to submit a detailed budget for PBS, including a breakdown of salaries, bonuses, travel and transportation, training, and conferences. Prohibits the Administrator from constructing, repairing, altering, or acquiring by lease, purchase, or otherwise a public building or space unless specifically authorized to do so by Congress. Requires the Administrator to report to Congress on: (1) utilization rates of owned and leased public buildings, (2) vacant public buildings, and (3) any increase or decrease of 5% or more in the cost of public projects. 2022-03-02T15:16:58Z  
112-hr-6419 112 hr 6419 America Votes Act of 2012 Government Operations and Politics 2012-09-14 2012-09-14 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. House Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] WA D L000560 43 America Votes Act of 2012 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to permit an individual required to present identification as a condition for voting in a federal election to meet the requirement by presenting the appropriate state or local election official with an affidavit, signed by the individual under penalty of perjury, attesting to the individual's identification and that he or she is registered to vote in the election. Allows an individual desiring to vote by mail to submit such an affidavit with the ballot. Prohibits a state from requiring an individual who presents or submits such an affidavit to cast a provisional ballot in the election. Excepts first-time voters registering by mail from application of this Act. Requires states requiring an individual to present identification as a condition of receiving and casting a ballot in a federal election to include the use of an affidavit in voting information posted at polling places. 2021-09-28T14:40:57Z  
112-hr-6420 112 hr 6420 Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 2012 Government Operations and Politics 2012-09-14 2012-09-14 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. House Rep. Clarke, Hansen [D-MI-13] MI D C001085 4 Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 2012 - Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to direct, coordinate, and assist federal agencies in implementing: (1) a common application and reporting system and uniform administrative rules for federal financial assistance programs; and (2) an interagency process for addressing ways to streamline and simplify federal financial assistance administrative procedures and reporting requirements for state and local governments and nonprofit organizations (non-federal entities), improved interagency and intergovernmental coordination of information collection and data sharing, and improvements in the timeliness, completeness, and quality of information received by agencies from recipients of federal financial assistance. Authorizes the Director to exempt any federal agency or federal financial assistance program from the requirements of this Act if the Director determines that the agency does not have a significant number of federal financial assistance programs. 2019-11-15T21:09:00Z  
112-hr-6424 112 hr 6424 End the Congressional Revolving Door Act Government Operations and Politics 2012-09-14 2012-09-14 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. Posey, Bill [R-FL-15] FL R P000599 0 End the Congressional Revolving Door Act - Prohibits a former Member of Congress or former congressional employee who is a registered lobbyist, and entitled to compensation as such, from being eligible for any benefits beginning after enactment of this Act under: the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS), including the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP); the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS), including the TSP; the Federal Employees' Health Benefits (FEHB) Program, including federal enhanced dental and vision benefits; or the Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) Program. States that nothing in this Act shall be considered to prevent the payment of any: (1) CSRS or FERS lump-sum credit to which an individual is entitled, or (2) nonforfeitable amount in an individual's Thrift Savings Fund account. 2019-11-15T21:09:00Z  
112-hr-6426 112 hr 6426 Grassroots Democracy Act of 2012 Government Operations and Politics 2012-09-14 2012-09-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. House Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] MD D S001168 42 Grassroots Democracy Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a refundable credit of up to $25 ($50 in the case of a joint return), adjusted for inflation, for qualified grassroots federal congressional campaign contributions paid by the taxpayer during the taxable year. Directs the Grassroots Democracy Advisory Commission (GDAC, established by this Act) to establish a pilot program under which a qualified individual shall be provided with a "Grassroots Democracy Coupon" during the election cycle, which will be assigned a routing number and, at the individual's option, provided in either paper or electronic form. Authorizes the individual to: (1) submit the Coupon, using the routing number, in either electronic or paper form to qualified federal election candidates, and (2) allocate portions of the Coupon's value in $5 increments to a candidate (up to a maximum of $50 per candidate). Requires the GDAC to pay the candidate who transmits the Coupon to it the portion of the Coupon's value that the individual allocated to the candidate, which shall be considered a contribution under the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA). Amends FECA with respect to: (1) benefits for participating congressional candidates; (2) Federal Election Commission (FEC) payments to such candidates; (3) candidate use of payments; (4) qualified grassroots contribution, expenditure, and fundraising requirements; (5) certification of participating congressional candidates; (6) campaign administration; (7) prevention of the unnecessary spending of public funds; (8) remittal to the Grassroots Democracy Fund of unspent funds after an election; (9) eligibility of participating candidates for payments; (10) establishment of the Grassroots Democracy Fund in the Treasury and of a Grassroots Democracy Advisory Commission in the FEC; and (11) civil penalties for violation of contribution and expenditure requirements. Prohibits use of contributions by a participating candidate for any purposes other than an election campaign. Revi… 2022-01-06T17:18:07Z  
112-hjres-120 112 hjres 120 Providing for the appointment of Barbara Barrett as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Government Operations and Politics 2012-09-13 2012-09-13 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. House Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3] TX R J000174 2 Appoints Barbara Barrett as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. 2022-03-02T04:41:01Z  
112-hr-6406 112 hr 6406 Non-Federal Employee Whistleblower Protection Act of 2012 Government Operations and Politics 2012-09-13 2012-09-13 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Education and the Workforce, 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. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-12] CA D S001175 1 Non-Federal Employee Whistleblower Protection Act of 2012 - Repeals and replaces provisions prohibiting reprisals against employees of civilian and defense contractors for disclosing to a federal official information relating to a substantial violation of law related to a public contract. Prohibits an employee of any non-federal employer receiving covered funds (i.e., a contract, grant, or other payment any portion of which is provided by the federal government) from being discharged, demoted, or discriminated against as a reprisal for initiating or participating in any proceeding related to the misuse of federal funds, reasonably opposing the misuse of federal funds, or disclosing to specified federal agencies or officials information that the employee reasonably believes is evidence of: (1) gross mismanagement of an agency contract or grant relating to covered funds; (2) a gross waste of covered funds; (3) a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety, or an abuse of authority, related to the implementation or use of covered funds; or (4) a violation of a law, rule, or regulation related to an agency contract, subcontract, or grant relating to covered funds. Sets forth provisions on: (1) time limitations for determinations by inspector generals on whether to conduct or continue an investigation of a reprisal complaint, (2) access by a complainant to the inspector general's investigative file, (3) the standard of proof for showing the occurrence of a reprisal, (4) agency actions to deny relief or remedy a reprisal, (5) the exhaustion of administrative remedies authorizing civil action by a complainant, and (6) nonenforceability of waivers and arbitration of disputes. 2020-02-10T16:50:31Z  
112-hr-6408 112 hr 6408 Federal Election Integrity Act of 2012 Government Operations and Politics 2012-09-13 2012-09-13 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. House Rep. Walsh, Joe [R-IL-8] IL R W000811 1 Federal Election Integrity Act of 2012 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit the appropriate state or local election official from providing a federal election ballot to an individual who desires to vote in person unless: (1) the individual presents to the official a government-issued, current, and valid photo identification (ID), and (2) the election official verifies that the ID is of the individual who requests the ballot. Requires an individual who does not present such an ID to be permitted to cast a provisional ballot in such an election. Requires such individual, however, to present the required ID within 48 hours after casting the provisional ballot, or the appropriate state or local election official shall not determine the individual's eligibility to vote. Requires verification of the photo ID by the election official. Requires individuals who vote other than in person in a federal election (for example, by mail) to submit a copy of such a photo ID with a ballot, or the appropriate official shall not accept the ballot. Requires verification of the photo ID by the election official. Exempts from this photo ID requirement the absentee ballot of any eligible overseas military voter absent from the United States by reason of active duty or service. Prohibits the appropriate state or local election official from providing a ballott for voting other than in person to an individual who requests such a ballot in person unless: (1) the individual presents the official a government-issued, current, and valid photo ID; and (2) the election official verifies it. Requires states to establish a program to provide photo IDs in accordance with this Act to individuals who desire to vote but do not otherwise possess a government-issued photo ID. Prohibits any such photo ID from serving as a government-issued photo identification for purposes of operating a motor vehicle or any related purpose. Prescribes requirements for any state fee for providing such a photo ID. Requires the Election Assistance Commi… 2019-02-20T22:40:55Z  
112-s-3540 112 s 3540 Reduction in Federal Advertising Budgets Act of 2012 Government Operations and Politics 2012-09-13 2012-09-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Senate Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] MT D T000464 0 Reduction in Federal Advertising Budgets Act of 2012 - Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to issue a directive limiting agency expenditures for advertising in FY2013 to not more than 50% of the amount of such expenditures during FY2012. 2019-02-20T23:43:30Z  
112-hr-6379 112 hr 6379 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6239 Savannah Highway in Ravenel, South Carolina, as the "Representative Curtis B. Inabinett, Sr. Post Office". Government Operations and Politics 2012-09-12 2013-01-10 Became Public Law No: 112-255. House Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6] SC D C000537 5 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6239 Savannah Highway in Ravenel, South Carolina, as the "Representative Curtis B. Inabinett, Sr. Post Office." 2023-03-22T18:24:49Z  
112-hr-6383 112 hr 6383 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2825 Oak Lawn Avenue in Dallas, Texas, as the "William H. 'Bill' Nelson Post Office Building". Government Operations and Politics 2012-09-12 2012-09-12 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. House Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] TX D J000126 0 Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2825 Oak Lawn Avenue in Dallas, Texas, as the "William H. 'Bill' Nelson Post Office Building." 2019-11-15T21:08:59Z  
112-hr-6386 112 hr 6386 Voter Registration Integrity Act Government Operations and Politics 2012-09-12 2012-09-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Elections. House Rep. Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10] MI R M001150 2 Voter Registration Integrity Act - Amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require a state motor vehicle authority to require each individual applying for a motor vehicle driver's license in the state to: (1) indicate whether the individual resides in another state or resided in another state before applying for the license, and, if so, to identify the state involved; and (2) indicate whether the individual intends for the new state to serve as the individual's residence for federal voter registration purposes. Requires the motor vehicle authority, if an individual indicates an intention for the new state to serve as the individual's residence for federal voter registration purposes, to notify the motor vehicle authority of the former state of residence, which shall notify the chief state election official of that state that the individual no longer intends for it to serve as the individual's residence for federal voter registration purposes. 2019-11-15T21:11:24Z  
112-hr-6371 112 hr 6371 Streamlining Claims Processing for Federal Contractor Employees Act Government Operations and Politics 2012-09-11 2012-11-14 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. House Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-7] MI R W000798 0 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Streamlining Claims Processing for Federal Contractor Employees Act - Transfers authority from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to the Department of Labor for processing claims for wages due to laborers and mechanics hired by contractors on public works projects. 2022-03-01T06:06:59Z  
112-hr-6360 112 hr 6360 Oversight and Accountability in Wartime Contracting Act of 2012 Government Operations and Politics 2012-08-07 2012-08-07 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Oversight and Government Reform, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. House Rep. Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6] MA D T000266 0 Oversight and Accountability in Wartime Contracting Act of 2012 - Directs the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to: (1) limit contracts entered into in connection with an overseas contingency operation (OCO) to three years for competitively bid contracts and one year for non-competitively bid contracts and competitively bid contracts for which only one offer was received; (2) limit any contract for services in connection with an OCO to a single tier of subcontractors; and (3) require contractors, subcontractors, and related entities to consent to personal jurisdiction in covered civil actions (e.g., civil actions alleging rape or serious bodily injury, wrongful death, or breach of contract) involving overseas contracts valued at not less than $1 million. Requires the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council to develop a strategy for ensuring that timely, accurate, and complete information on contractor performance is included in past performance databases used by executive agencies for making source selection decisions. Requires the Secretaries of Defense (DOD) and State, and the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to certify to specified congressional committees that a country for which funds have been appropriated for a capital project with an estimated value in excess of $1 million has the capability (in both financial and human resources) to effectively maintain and utilize the project. Establishes offices to oversee contingency contracting in DOD, the Department of State, and USAID. Requires the Inspectors General of DOD, the Department of State, and USAID to review and evaluate noncompetitive contracts and one-offer contracts and to submit annual reports on such contracts to specified committees of Congress. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) exclude from the gross income of DOD civilian employees compensation for active service in a combat zone, and (2) allow such employees a reduced estate tax rate and an exemp… 2019-11-15T21:46:58Z  
112-hconres-136 112 hconres 136 Expressing the sense of Congress that the census surveys and the information derived from those surveys are crucial to the national welfare. Government Operations and Politics 2012-08-02 2012-08-03 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1443) House Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] NY D M000087 12 Encourages: (1) the people of the United States to respond to all census surveys conducted by the Bureau of the Census; and (2) the Bureau of the Census to provide households and businesses with information regarding the community, economic, and fiscal benefits to be gained from participation in the American Community Survey and the Economic Census, to use the most current methodologies and technologies to reduce the burden of responding to the Census, and to continue to innovate its methods, processes, and products. 2023-01-11T13:23:08Z  
112-hr-6278 112 hr 6278 Data Center Optimization Act Government Operations and Politics 2012-08-02 2012-08-02 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. House Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] VA D C001078 1 Data Center Optimization Act - Directs the chief information officer of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) (Federal CIO) to: (1) develop and implement an initiative to optimize the usage and efficiency of federal data centers, (2) submit to Congress a consolidated plan for implementation of the initiative by each agency, and (3) submit a consolidated report each year that assesses agency progress in carrying out the initiative and that updates such plan. Requires agency implementation plans to: (1) include descriptions of how agencies will use reductions in floor space, energy use, infrastructure, equipment, applications, personnel, increases in multi-organizational use, and other appropriate methods to meet initiative requirements; and (2) be included in, and consistent with, the President's annual budget submission materials. Requires each agency included in the initiative to: (1) meet or exceed 75% average server utilization in agency data centers by 2015; (2) achieve an average power utilization effectiveness for its data centers of 1.2 or less by 2015; (3) establish methods to obtain accurate data to measure power utilization effectiveness; (4) use desktop virtualization with existing workstations to the extent practicable; and (5) give high priority to replacement of data center servers and other information technology equipment with more efficient equipment, using a baseline including the physical to virtual consolidation ratio and other criteria developed by the Federal CIO. Authorizes the establishment at the Department of Defense (DOD) of a pilot program aimed at researching innovation ways to achieve full metering. Requires such agencies to: (1) track costs and savings resulting from implementation of the initiative and report on those costs and savings annually to the Federal CIO, (2) determine net costs and net savings from data consolidation on an annual basis, (3) use the most cost effective measures to implement the initiative, (4) use resulting savings to offset implementation costs and t… 2022-02-03T05:53:54Z  
112-hr-6301 112 hr 6301 To amend title 39, United States Code, to provide that the United States Postal Service shall maintain the number of officers and employees necessary to meet its homeland security and natural disaster assistance responsibilities, and for other purposes. Government Operations and Politics 2012-08-02 2012-08-02 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. House Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3] FL D B000911 0 Directs the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), as an employer, to maintain a workforce of officers and employees necessary to meet its responsibilities with respect to homeland security, including the rapid residential delivery of medical countermeasures in the event of a biohazard attack against the United States, and natural disaster assistance. 2019-11-15T21:09:02Z  
112-hr-6305 112 hr 6305 Federal Executive Board Efficiency Act Government Operations and Politics 2012-08-02 2012-08-02 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. House Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] VA D C001078 1 Federal Executive Board Efficiency Act - Requires the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to establish Federal Executive Boards, which are defined as interagency entities established in a geographic area with a high concentration of federal employees outside the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area to strengthen the management and administration of agency activities and coordination among local federal officers to implement national initiatives in that area. Requires each Board for a geographic area to consist of a senior officer for each agency in that area. Requires the Director to: (1) consider specified factors in determining the location for establishment of such Boards, such as whether a geographic area has a strong, viable, and active Federal Executive Association and whether such Association petitions to become a Board; and (2) provide for the administration and oversight of such Boards, including by establishing staffing and communications policies and performance standards for Board staff. Requires each Board to: (1) serve as an instrument of outreach for the national headquarters of agencies relating to agency activities in the geographic area; (2) provide a forum for the exchange of information relating to programs and management methods and problems between the national headquarters of agencies and the field; (3) develop local coordinated approaches to the development and operation of programs that have common characteristics; (4) communicate management initiatives and other concerns from federal officers and employees in the Washington, D.C. area to federal officers and employees in the geographic area to achieve better mutual understanding and support; (5) develop relationships with state and local governments and nongovernmental organizations to help fulfill the roles and responsibilities of that Board; and (6) facilitate communication, collaboration, and training to prepare the federal workforce for emergencies and continuity of operations. Requires the Director to: (1) establish a… 2019-11-15T21:08:59Z  
112-hr-6306 112 hr 6306 Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Government Operations and Politics 2012-08-02 2012-08-02 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. House Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] VA D C001078 3 Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act - Makes an employee of a land management agency who served under a time-limited appointment in the competitive service eligible to compete for a permanent appointment in the agency if the original appointment was competitive, totaled a period of at least 24 months, and the employee's performance was satisfactory. Requires such an employee's appointment to a full-time position, if such a position is offered and the employee agrees to such employment, if the original position stated that there was the potential for the position to become permanent. 2019-11-15T21:08:59Z  
112-hr-6310 112 hr 6310 Restoring Confidence in Our Democracy Act Government Operations and Politics 2012-08-02 2012-08-02 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. House Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-15] MI D D000355 32 Restoring Confidence in Our Democracy Act - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to set forth special rules for electioneering communications, especially targeted communications, which national banks, corporations, and labor organizations are prohibited from paying for. Defines "targeted communications" as electioneering communications distributed from a television or radio broadcast station or provider of cable or satellite television service and, in the case of a communication which refers to a candidate for an office other than President or Vice President, is targeted to the relevant electorate. Prohibits independent expenditures by national banks, corporations, and labor organizations. Applies certain limitations on contributions made by any person to a political committee to any contribution to a political committee which accepts donations or contributions that do not comply with contribution or source prohibitions (or made to any account of a political committee established to accept such noncompliant donations or contributions). 2021-04-19T19:42:42Z  
112-hr-6315 112 hr 6315 REDUCE Government Act Government Operations and Politics 2012-08-02 2012-08-02 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. House Rep. Fleming, John [R-LA-4] LA R F000456 0 Realign and Eliminate Duplicative Unnecessary Costly Excess in Government Act of 2012 or the REDUCE Government Act - Establishes the Federal Realignment and Closure Commission to assess the effectiveness and accountability of federal agency programs.  Requires the Commission, during 2013, 2014, and 2015, to: (1) evaluate all agencies and programs to eliminate duplicative functions and wasteful or inefficient spending or mismanagement; and (2) recommend the realignment or elimination of agencies or programs that have completed their intended purpose, have become irrelevant, or have failed to meet their objectives.  Requires the President to: (1) transmit to the Commission and to Congress a report containing the President's approval or disapproval of the Commission's plan and recommendations, and (2) eliminate or realign all agencies and programs pursuant to the Commission's recommendations approved by the President unless Congress enacts a resolution disapproving such recommendations. Makes rescissions from specified federal programs to offset the cost of this Act. 2022-03-02T05:33:29Z  
112-hr-6318 112 hr 6318 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1 Walter Hammond Place in Waldwick, New Jersey, as the "Staff Sergeant Joseph D'Augustine Post Office Building". Government Operations and Politics 2012-08-02 2012-08-02 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. House Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5] NJ R G000548 11 Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1 Walter Hammond Place in Waldwick, New Jersey, as the "Staff Sergeant Joseph D'Augustine Post Office Building." 2019-11-15T21:09:01Z  
112-hr-6324 112 hr 6324 Cutting FUEL Act Government Operations and Politics 2012-08-02 2012-09-20 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. House Rep. Hanna, Richard L. [R-NY-24] NY R H001051 1 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Cutting Federal Unnecessary and Expensive Leasing Act of 2012 or the Cutting FUEL Act - Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to determine: (1) the number of civilian vehicles purchased and leased by each executive agency in FY2010, (2) the total dollar amounts obligated by each agency to purchase and to lease civilian vehicles in FY2010, and (3) the amount that would be 20% less than those combined totals. Prohibits each agency from obligating more than such amount to purchase and lease civilian vehicles in each of FY2013-FY2017. Exempts the purchase or procurement of any vehicle determined by the President to be essential for reasons of national security. Directs the Administrator of General Services (GSA) to ensure that agencies may share excess or unused vehicles for temporary or long-term use through the Federal Fleet Management System. 2022-03-02T05:25:07Z  
112-hr-6333 112 hr 6333 Sunset Act of 2012 Government Operations and Politics 2012-08-02 2012-09-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law. House Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-5] IA R K000362 0 Sunset Act of 2012 - Revises provisions relating to congressional review of agency rulemaking to require federal agencies to submit to Congress and the Comptroller General (GAO) a report every three months containing a copy of any rule made during that three month period and information relating to such rule. Prohibits the implementation of a proposed rule prior to the submission of such report. Requires Congress to enact a joint resolution of approval of any agency rule and sets forth approval procedures. Revises the definition of "rule" for purposes of this Act to exclude: (1) any rule of particular applicability, including a rule that approves or prescribes for the future rates, wages, prices, services, or allowances therefore, corporate or financial structures, reorganizations, mergers, or acquisitions thereof, or accounting practices or disclosures bearing on any of the foregoing; (2) any rule relating to agency management or personnel; or (3) any rule of agency organization, procedure, or practice that does not substantially affect the rights or obligations of non-agency parties. Permits judicial review of whether an agency has completed the necessary requirements for a rule to take effect. Requires agencies to designate not less than 10% of their eligible rules for review during each of the next ten years. Terminates any such rule for which Congress has not enacted a joint resolution of approval within 10 years after enactment of this Act. Terminates an agency rule for which Congress has enacted a joint resolution of approval 10 years after the enactment of such resolution. Authorizes the President to exempt a rule from termination if such rule is: (1) necessary because of an imminent threat to health or safety or other emergency, for the enforcement of criminal law, or for national security; or (2 ) issued to implement an international trade agreement. 2022-03-02T05:33:29Z  
112-hres-757 112 hres 757 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Members of Congress should support and promote the respectful and dignified disposal of worn and tattered American flags. Government Operations and Politics 2012-08-02 2012-08-02 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. House Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] IL D L000563 4 Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) elected Members of Congress should work to promote public awareness of the importance of proper flag etiquette, including the proper disposal of worn and tattered American flags; (2) they should work to aid the respectful and dignified disposal of such flags in their districts and among their constituents, and should cooperate with the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Boy Scouts of America, and other such organizations in their efforts; (3) such organizations that conduct respectful ceremonies disposing of the flags should be commended for the public service they perform for all U.S. citizens; and (4) the city of Chicago, Illinois, should be commended for its policies regarding flag disposal, making it easy and convenient for its citizens to properly dispose of their flags. 2019-11-15T21:32:36Z  
112-hres-758 112 hres 758 Designating a "National Month of Voter Registration". Government Operations and Politics 2012-08-02 2012-08-03 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1423-1424) House Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] MI D C000714 44 Urges designation of a National Month of Voter Registration to encourage every voting age citizen to register to vote, confirm their voting information with their local board of elections, confirm they have everything in hand required on election day to vote, and confirm their polling place for each day. 2021-09-28T12:46:39Z  
112-s-3481 112 s 3481 Stop Wasteful Federal Bonuses and Conferences Act of 2012 Government Operations and Politics 2012-08-02 2012-08-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Senate Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] MO D M001170 1 Stop Wasteful Federal Bonuses and Conferences Act of 2012 - Prohibits a federal agency from awarding a bonus to any employee for two years after the end of a fiscal year in which the Inspector General of the agency or the Comptroller General (GAO) makes a finding that conduct of the employee resulted in fraud, waste, abuse, or a violation of contracting requirements (adverse finding).  Requires repayment of a bonus awarded in any year in which an adverse finding is made. Prohibits an agency from sponsoring a conference that is expected to cost more than $200,000 without the agency head's approval.  2019-02-20T23:42:50Z  
112-s-3505 112 s 3505 Afghanistan Contractor Accountability Act of 2012 Government Operations and Politics 2012-08-02 2012-08-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Senate Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] NH D S001181 1 Afghanistan Contractor Accountability Act of 2012 - Requires the head of an executive agency that fails to respond to a covered final audit report issued by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, or that responds with a non-concur or partial concur response, to report to Congress with an explanation of the failure to respond or the non-concur or partial concur response.  Defines "covered final audit report" as a final audit report issued by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction that includes a recommendation for an executive agency to seek reimbursement for failure by a contractor or subcontractor to successfully complete a construction contract due to poor contractor performance, cost-overruns, or other reasons that would, if implemented, result in at least $500,000 in savings. 2019-02-20T23:42:59Z  
112-s-3510 112 s 3510 A bill to prevent harm to the national security or endangering the military officers and civilian employees to whom internet publication of certain information applies, and for other purposes. Government Operations and Politics 2012-08-02 2012-08-16 Became Public Law No: 112-173. 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 ) Amends the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012 (STOCK Act) to extend through September 30, 2012, the requirement that the Secretary of the Senate, the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate, and the Clerk of the House of Representatives ensure that financial disclosure forms filed by Members, candidates for Congress, and congressional officers and employees, in calendar year 2012 and subsequent years be made available to the public on the respective official Senate and House websites within 30 days after filing. Extends through the same date the requirement that the President ensure that financial disclosure forms filed in calendar year 2012 and subsequent years by executive branch employees are publicly available on appropriate official websites of executive branch agencies within 30 days after such forms are filed. Declares that, effective September 30, 2012, with respect to the requirements of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, as added by the STOCK Act, that Members of Congress and congressional officers and employees required to file periodic transaction reports (PTRs) with the Clerk of the House file promptly reports on certain financial transactions, such PTRs shall include information on the sources of income of their spouses or children, but only with respect to any transaction exceeding $1,000 in stocks, bonds, commodities futures, and other forms of securities. 2023-03-22T18:24:53Z  
112-sconres-57 112 sconres 57 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the census surveys and the information derived from those surveys are crucial to the national welfare. Government Operations and Politics 2012-08-02 2012-08-29 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security. Senate Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] WV D R000361 0 Encourages: (1) the people of the United States to respond to all census surveys conducted by the Bureau of the Census; and (2) the Bureau of the Census to provide households and businesses with information regarding the community, economic, and fiscal benefits to be gained from participation in the American Community Survey and the Economic Census, to use the most current methodologies and technologies to reduce the burden of responding to the Census, and to continue to innovate its methods, processes, and products. 2019-11-15T21:50:22Z  
112-hr-6246 112 hr 6246 Verifying Official Totals for Elections Act Government Operations and Politics 2012-08-01 2012-08-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation. House Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] GA D J000288 16 Verifying Official Totals for Elections Act - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit a voting system used in a federal election from containing or using any election-dedicated voting system technology which is not deposited by the state (or at the state's option by the vendor of the technology) with the National Software Reference Library of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) before the election. Requires the Director of NIST to: (1) hold the technology in escrow; and (2) disclose it and information about it to a qualified person who has entered into a nondisclosure agreement with respect to it, or to whom the Director is permitted or required to disclose the technology under state law. 2021-04-19T19:42:17Z  
112-hr-6259 112 hr 6259 Campaign Sunlight Act of 2012 Government Operations and Politics 2012-08-01 2012-08-01 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. House Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-19] FL D D000610 0 Campaign Sunlight Act of 2012 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to direct the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to establish and operate a website (Campaign Accountability Site) through which members of the public may view the contents of political advertisements. Requires the sponsor of a political advertisement to submit its contents to the FEC in a format the FEC may require. Requires the format to make the sources of such contents available on the website directly or through hyperlinks to the sources. Requires the sponsor to submit an advertisement to the FEC within: (1) 24 hours after its dissemination, if it is disseminated during the 7 days before the election involved; or (2) 72 hours after dissemination during any other period. 2022-01-06T17:18:07Z  
112-hr-6260 112 hr 6260 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 211 Hope Street in Mountain View, California, as the "Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office". Government Operations and Politics 2012-08-01 2013-01-10 Became Public Law No: 112-254. House Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-14] CA D E000215 51 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 211 Hope Street in Mountain View, California, as the "Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office." 2023-03-22T18:24:49Z  
112-hr-6264 112 hr 6264 GSA Path to Privatization Act Government Operations and Politics 2012-08-01 2012-08-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. House Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9] NC R M001134 1 GSA Path to Privatization Act - Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to: (1) establish and conduct a pilot program to be known as the Federal Real Property Management Privatization Pilot Program to allow certain federal agencies to contract with the private sector to plan, acquire, manage, and dispose of leased federal property; (2) develop a management plan for such program; (3) issue guidance to federal agencies on participation in the program; and (4) issue a solicitation for contracts with the private sector for services under the program. Terminates the program 15 years after the enactment of this Act. 2020-02-14T19:13:58Z  
112-s-3468 112 s 3468 Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2012 Government Operations and Politics 2012-08-01 2012-08-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Senate Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] OH R P000449 2 Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2012 - Authorizes the President to require an independent regulatory agency to: (1) comply, to the extent permitted by law, with regulatory analysis requirements applicable to other federal agencies; (2) provide the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs with an assessment of the costs and benefits of a proposed or final significant rule (i.e., a rule that is likely to have an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more and is likely to adversely affect sectors of the economy in a material way) and an assessment of costs and benefits of alternatives to the rule; and (3) submit to the Administrator for review any proposed or final significant rule. Prohibits judicial review of the compliance or noncompliance of an independent regulatory agency with the requirements of this Act. 2019-02-20T23:42:44Z  
112-sjres-49 112 sjres 49 A joint resolution providing for the appointment of Barbara Barrett as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Government Operations and Politics 2012-08-01 2013-01-10 Became Public Law No: 112-262. Senate Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] VT D L000174 2 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Appoints Barbara Barrett as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. 2023-03-22T18:24:50Z  
112-hr-6238 112 hr 6238 Community Post Office Relocation Act Government Operations and Politics 2012-07-31 2012-07-31 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. House Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] CA D D000598 2 Community Post Office Relocation Act - Authorizes the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to sell, at fair market value, to certain tax-exempt private organizations fee simple title to USPS-owned post office buildings containing an office subject to relocation. Requires such tax-exempt private organizations, in order to be considered an eligible buyer, to have operated primarily within the geographic area served by the relevant post office building for at least five years prior to a USPS announcement that the building will be available for sale. Sets forth a procedure for the USPS to enter negotiations with eligible buyers in the order in which buyers submit their offers. Directs the USPS to sell such a building to the first organization submitting an offer for fair market value if all other relevant conditions are met within specified time periods. Permits the USPS, after the sale of a building under this Act, to lease the building from the buyer at fair market value for purposes of operating a post office. Requires the USPS, if a buyer under this Act makes the building available for sale, to maintain a right of first refusal to purchase the building back from the buyer at the lesser of fair market value or the purchase price plus any improvements. 2019-11-15T21:09:01Z  
112-s-3455 112 s 3455 Government Customer Service Improvement Act of 2012 Government Operations and Politics 2012-07-30 2012-07-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Senate Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] VA D W000805 1 Government Customer Service Improvement Act of 2012 - Directs the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to: (1) develop performance measures to determine whether federal agencies are providing high-quality, timely, customer service and improving delivery service, (2) develop customer service and service delivery standards for such agencies, and (3) include achievements in meeting such performance measures and standards in agency performance updates. Requires the head of each federal agency to designate an agency employee to be its service improvement officer, who shall issue guidelines to implement customer service standards and publish customer service contact information. Directs the OMB Deputy Director of Management to establish a two-year Service Improvement Unit Pilot Program to provide assistance to agencies that do not meet such customer service standards and performance measures. Requires the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to: (1) report to Congress and the Comptroller General (GAO) on information submitted by each federal agency on its employees who are retiring, and (2) establish a timetable for the completion of its retirement systems modernization project. 2023-01-11T13:23:06Z  
112-hr-6217 112 hr 6217 Make it in America: Create Clean Energy Manufacturing Jobs in America Act Government Operations and Politics 2012-07-26 2012-07-26 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. House Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-10] CA D G000559 4 Make it in America: Create Clean Energy Manufacturing Jobs in America Act - Authorizes federal acquisition of, or the provision of federal funds to states for purchase of, only green technologies that are 85% manufactured in the United States from articles, materials, or supplies that are 85% grown, produced, or manufactured in the United States beginning in the fourth fiscal year after enactment of this Act. Provides that such percentage shall be 30% in the first fiscal year after enactment, 50% in the second fiscal year, and 80% in the third fiscal year. Defines "green technologies" to mean renewable energy and energy efficiency products and services that: (1) reduce dependence on unreliable sources of energy by encouraging the use of sustainable biomass, wind, small-scale hydroelectric, solar, geothermal, and other renewable energy and energy efficiency products and services; and (2) use hybrid fossil-renewable energy systems. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit treating any facility originally placed in service after the enactment of this Act as a qualified facility for purposes of the renewable energy production and investment tax credits unless such facility is 85% manufactured in the United States from articles, materials, or supplies that are 85% grown, produced, or manufactured in the United States. Provides that such percentage shall be 30% for a facility placed in service during 2012, 50% for a facility placed in service during 2013, and 80% for a facility placed in service during 2014. 2019-11-15T21:16:33Z  
112-s-3444 112 s 3444 Wear American Act of 2012 Government Operations and Politics 2012-07-26 2012-07-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5726-5727) Senate Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] OH D B000944 1 Wear American Act of 2012 - Directs the Federal Acquisition Regulation Council to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to require federal agencies to procure textiles and apparel articles, including components for such articles, that are manufactured in the United States wholly from articles, materials, or supplies mined, produced or manufactured in the United States. 2023-01-11T13:23:07Z  
112-hr-6197 112 hr 6197 Candidate Accountability Act Government Operations and Politics 2012-07-25 2012-07-25 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. House Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3] CA R L000517 0 Candidate Accountability Act - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to limit to $50,000 in a federal election the aggregate contributions any person may make to any candidate and the candidate's authorized committees during the 5-day period ending on the election date. Sunsets all other current federal election contributions limits as of December 31, 2012. Repeals current restrictions and requirements on independent and coordinated election expenditures by political party committees after the party nominates a candidate. Replaces them with a special rule for direct costs of communications. Subjects to specified limitations the direct costs incurred by a political committee of a political party for a communication made in connection with the campaign of a candidate for federal office only if the communication is controlled by, or made at the direction of, the candidate or an authorized committee of the candidate. Requires each political committee to post mandatory contribution information on its public website: (1) within 7 days after receiving the contribution, or (2) within 2 days if the aggregate contributions of the contributor exceed $10,000. 2022-01-06T17:18:07Z  
112-s-3435 112 s 3435 A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 26 East Genesee Street in Baldwinsville, New York, as the "Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office Building". Government Operations and Politics 2012-07-25 2012-08-29 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security. Senate Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] NY D G000555 1 Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 26 East Genesee Street in Baldwinsville, New York, as the "Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office Building." 2023-01-11T13:23:07Z  
112-s-3439 112 s 3439 Federal Wi-Net Act Government Operations and Politics 2012-07-25 2012-07-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] ME R S000663 1 Federal Wi-Net Act - Directs the Administrator of General Services (GSA) to: (1) install Wi-Fi hotspots (areas where the public can access a wireless Internet connection) in all publicly accessible federal buildings constructed after enactment of this Act; (2) allow for the installation of wireless neutral host systems (small cellular communications base stations for improved cellular coverage within a building) by any eligible carriers upon request in all publicly accessible federal buildings; and (3) by December 31, 2015, retrofit all federal buildings constructed prior to enactment of this Act. Makes specified amounts available from the Federal Buildings Fund to carry out this Act. 2023-01-11T13:23:07Z  
112-hr-6166 112 hr 6166 To designate the United States courthouse located at 333 West Broadway Street in San Diego, California, as the "James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep United States Courthouse". Government Operations and Politics 2012-07-23 2012-12-20 Received in the Senate. House Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] CA D D000598 32 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates the U.S. courthouse located at 333 West Broadway Street in San Diego, California, as the "James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep United States Courthouse." 2022-03-02T15:16:58Z  
112-s-3414 112 s 3414 CSA2012 Government Operations and Politics 2012-07-19 2012-11-14 Upon reconsideration, cloture on the bill not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 202. (consideration: CR S6784; text: CR S6784) Senate Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] CT ID L000304 227 Cybersecurity Act of 2012 or the CSA2012 - Establishes a National Cybersecurity Council, to be chaired by the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) (the Secretary), to: (1) conduct sector-by-sector risk assessments; (2) identify categories of critical cyber infrastructure (CCI categories); (3) coordinate the adoption of private-sector recommended voluntary outcome-based cybersecurity practices; (4) establish an incentives-based voluntary cybersecurity program for critical infrastructure to encourage owners of critical infrastructure to adopt such practices; (5) develop procedures to inform critical infrastructure owners and operators of cyber threats, vulnerabilities, and consequences; and (6) provide any technical guidance or assistance requested by owners and operators. Directs the Council to designate an agency to: (1) conduct top-level cybersecurity assessments of cyber risks to critical infrastructure with voluntary participation from private sector entities; and (2) prioritize ongoing, sector-by-sector assessments beginning with sectors posing the greatest immediate risk. Requires the Council to submit each risk assessment to the President and appropriate federal agencies and congressional committees. Directs the Council to: (1) identify CCI categories within each sector of critical infrastructure and critical infrastructure owners within each category, and (2) establish a procedure for owners of critical cyber infrastructure to challenge the identification. Directs the Council to identify CCI categories as a critical cyber infrastructures only if damage or unauthorized access could reasonably result in: (1) the interruption of life-sustaining services (including energy, water, transportation, emergency services, or food) sufficient to cause a mass casualty event or mass evacuations; (2) catastrophic economic damage to the United States, including financial markets, transportation systems, or other systemic, long-term damage; or (3) severe degradation of national security. Requires the Council to establi… 2019-03-04T19:13:06Z  
112-s-3415 112 s 3415 Government Transparency and Recordkeeping Act of 2012 Government Operations and Politics 2012-07-19 2012-07-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] OK R I000024 2 Government Transparency and Recordkeeping Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to make available to Congress and the public all records of individual payments made since January 1, 2003, from a permanent appropriation of funds (commonly referred to as the Judgment Fund) available to the federal government to pay certain final judgments, awards, and compromise settlements (including appropriate attorney's fees, interest, and costs under the Equal Access to Justice Act [EAJA]) resulting from claims against the United States. Requires the publicly available records to be updated annually to include payments made during the previous year. Requires such records, including a payment breakdowns showing the specific amount of the damages, interest, and attorneys' fees, to be maintained on a publicly accessible Internet website. Prohibits records from being made available under this Act if: (1) the payment was not the result of any executive branch, federal agency, or instrumentality statutory or regulatory approval or permit related case, court order, consent decree, or settlement; or (2) the disclosure of the information is otherwise prohibited by law or court order, or is not in the best interest of national security. 2023-01-11T13:23:08Z  
112-hr-6144 112 hr 6144 To reduce amounts available to the General Services Administration for the acquisition of new vehicles for the Federal fleet. Government Operations and Politics 2012-07-18 2012-07-18 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. House Rep. Barrow, John [D-GA-12] GA D B001252 1 Limits the amount of funding available to the General Services Administration (GSA) for FY2012 and for each fiscal year thereafter for the acquisition of new vehicles for the federal fleet to 80% of the amount available for such vehicles for FY2011. Exempts from such limitation amounts for the acquisition of new vehicles for national security purposes. 2019-11-15T21:16:34Z  
112-s-3386 112 s 3386 A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 320 7th Street in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, as the "Sergeant Leslie H. Sabo, Jr. Post Office Building". Government Operations and Politics 2012-07-16 2012-07-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Senate Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] PA D C001070 0 Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 320 7th Street in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, as the "Sergeant Leslie H. Sabo, Jr. Post Office Building." 2019-02-20T23:40:45Z  
112-hr-6114 112 hr 6114 Surplus Property for Veterans Act of 2012 Government Operations and Politics 2012-07-12 2012-07-12 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. House Rep. Benishek, Dan [R-MI-1] MI R B001271 0 Surplus Property for Veterans Act of 2012 - Authorizes the transfer of federal surplus property to a state agency for distribution through donation within the state for purposes of education or public health for organizations whose membership comprises substantially veterans and whose representatives are recognized by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) in the preparation, presentation, and prosecution of claims under laws administered by the Secretary. 2019-11-15T21:16:28Z  
112-hr-6119 112 hr 6119 Entrepreneur-in-Residence Act of 2012 Government Operations and Politics 2012-07-12 2012-07-12 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. House Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] CA D H001034 2 Entrepreneur-in-Residence Act of 2012 - Directs the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to establish an entrepreneur-in-residence program to appoint in-house entrepreneurs who have demonstrated success in working with business concerns and entrepreneurs to: (1) assist federal agencies in improving outreach to business concerns and entrepreneurs, (2) provide recommendations on inefficient or duplicative agency programs and on methods to improve agency efficiency, (3) facilitate meetings and forums to educate business concerns and entrepreneurs on agency programs and initiatives, and (4) provide technical assistance or mentorship. Limits to 10 the number of entrepreneurs-in-residence that the Director may appoint in any year. Authorizes the Director to establish an informal working group to allow entrepreneurs-in-residence to meet to discuss best practices, experiences, and recommendations in order to create an informal knowledge base for current and future entrepreneurs-in-residence. Terminates such program after FY2016. 2021-09-28T14:38:19Z  
112-hr-6121 112 hr 6121 Victory for Veterans Stamp Act of 2012 Government Operations and Politics 2012-07-12 2012-07-12 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. House Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] CT D L000557 116 Victory for Veterans Stamp Act of 2012 - Directs the Postal Service to issue a special stamp, to be called the Victory for Veterans Stamp, at a cost of 25 cents each. Makes such Stamp invalid for postage. Requires Stamp sale proceeds to be used as follows: (1) one-third for funding Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) veterans' vocational rehabilitation programs, (2) one-third to the general fund of the Treasury for deficit reduction, and (3) one-third for the Postal Service for modernization and fiscal administration. Requires such Stamp to be made available to the public within six months after the enactment of this Act. 2021-09-28T14:38:20Z  
112-s-3380 112 s 3380 Victory for Veterans Stamp Act of 2012 Government Operations and Politics 2012-07-12 2012-07-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Senate Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] CT D B001277 6 Victory for Veterans Stamp Act of 2012 - Directs the Postal Service to issue a special stamp, to be called the Victory for Veterans Stamp, at a cost of 25 cents each. Makes such Stamp invalid for postage. Requires Stamp sale proceeds to be used as follows: (1) one-third for funding Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) veterans' vocational rehabilitation programs, (2) one-third to the general fund of the Treasury for deficit reduction, and (3) one-third for the Postal Service for modernization and fiscal administration. Requires such Stamp to be made available to the public within six months after the enactment of this Act. 2019-02-20T23:40:43Z  
112-s-3382 112 s 3382 Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2012 Government Operations and Politics 2012-07-12 2012-07-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] IA R G000386 6 Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2012 - Defines a "covered civil action" as a civil action seeking to compel agency action and alleging that an agency is unlawfully withholding or unreasonably delaying an agency action relating to a regulatory action that would affect: (1) the rights of private persons other than the person bringing the action; or (2) a state, local, or tribal government. Defines a "covered settlement agreement" as: (1) a consent decree or settlement agreement entered into a covered civil action, and (2) any other consent decree or settlement agreement that requires agency action relating to such a regulatory action. Requires an agency against which a covered civil action is brought to publish the complaint in a readily accessible manner and to provide interested parties an opportunity to intervene and to conduct settlement negotiations through mediation. Requires an agency seeking to enter a covered settlement agreement to publish such agreement in the Federal Register and online not later than 60 days before it is filed with the court. Provides for public comment and public hearings on such agreement. Requires the Attorney General or an agency head, if an agency is litigating a matter independently, to certify to the court that the Attorney General or the agency head approves of any proposed covered settlement agreement that includes terms that: (1) convert into a duty a discretionary authority of an agency to propose, promulgate, revise, or amend regulations; (2) commit an agency to expend funds that have not been appropriated and budgeted; (3) commit an agency to seek a particular appropriation or budget authorization; (4) divest an agency of discretion committed to it by statute or the Constitution; or (5) otherwise afford any relief that the court could not enter under its own authority. Requires a court to grant de novo review of a covered settlement agreement if an agency files a motion to modify such agreement on the basis that its terms are no … 2019-02-20T23:40:44Z  

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