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| 112-hr-6697 | 112 | hr | 6697 | Consumer Bounty Act | Law | 2012-12-20 | 2013-01-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] | OH | D | K000336 | 0 | Consumer Bounty Act - Directs courts to require defendants to pay a minimum of $10,000 to prevailing plaintiffs in civil actions brought under specified citizen suit provisions of: (1) the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); (2) the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977; (3) the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act); (4) the Safe Drinking Water Act; (5) the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972; (6) the Noise Control Act of 1972; (7) the Energy Policy and Conservation Act; (8) the Solid Waste Disposal Act; (9) the Clean Air Act; (10) the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA); (11) the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978; (12) the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986; (13) the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act; and (14) pipeline safety laws. Makes multiple defendants in such actions jointly and severally liable. | 2020-02-14T19:13:58Z | |
| 112-hr-6651 | 112 | hr | 6651 | Securing our Borders and our Data Act of 2011 | Law | 2012-12-12 | 2012-12-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security. | House | Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-17] | NY | D | E000179 | 0 | Securing Our Borders and Our Data Act of 2011 [sic] - Sets forth rules for the search or seizure at a U.S. border of digital electronic devices or digital storage media. Prohibits a search of the digital contents of such devices or media unless such search is based on: (1) a reasonable suspicion regarding the owner of such devices or media, and (2) an independent constitutional authority to make a seizure (other than the authority for border searches). Requires officers at U.S. borders to receive appropriate training to make searches of digital devices or media to minimize the possibility of irreparable damage to such devices or media. Allows the owners of such devices and media to request that searches be conducted out of public view. Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) make rules regarding border searches of digital devices and storage media, including rules to protect the integrity of digital data, for the retrieval of seized devices or media by owners, and for sharing such data with other governmental agencies; and (2) publish such rules on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) website. Requires the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to conduct an annual study of searches and seizures of digital devices and storage media at U.S. borders and report to Congress on such study. | 2019-11-15T21:32:35Z | |
| 112-hr-6622 | 112 | hr | 6622 | Officer Safety Act of 2012 | Law | 2012-11-30 | 2012-12-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law. | House | Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3] | CA | R | L000517 | 0 | Officer Safety Act of 2012 - Amends the federal judicial code to deem a law enforcement officer who is the defendant in a criminal prosecution to have been acting under the color of his office, solely for purposes of determining the propriety of removal of the case to U.S. district court, if the officer: (1) protected an individual in the officer's presence from a crime of violence; (2) provided immediate assistance to an individual who suffered, or who was threatened with, bodily harm; or (3) prevented the escape of any individual whom the officer reasonably believed to have committed, or was about to commit, in the officer's presence a crime of violence that resulted in, or that was likely to result in, death or serious bodily injury. | 2019-11-15T21:32:34Z | |
| 112-s-3618 | 112 | s | 3618 | Jury ACCESS Act | Law | 2012-09-21 | 2012-09-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] | NH | D | S001181 | 2 | Jury Access for Capable Citizens and Equality in Service Selection Act of 2012 or the Jury ACCESS Act - Amends the federal judicial code to prohibit the exclusion of citizens from service as a grand or petit juror in U.S. district courts or the Court of International Trade on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (thereby expanding the current prohibition on exclusion on account of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or economic status). | 2019-11-15T21:55:29Z | |
| 112-hr-6351 | 112 | hr | 6351 | Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act of 2012 | Law | 2012-08-02 | 2012-08-02 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | House | Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-39] | CA | D | S001156 | 3 | Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act of 2012 - Provides that a pre-dispute arbitration agreement between a long-term care facility and a resident (or anyone acting on the resident's behalf) shall not be valid or specifically enforceable. | 2021-09-28T12:35:56Z | |
| 112-s-3493 | 112 | s | 3493 | Free Press Act of 2012 | Law | 2012-08-02 | 2012-08-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5984-5985) | Senate | Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] | AZ | R | K000352 | 0 | Free Press Act of 2012 - Amends the federal judicial code to authorize a representative of the news media to file a special motion to dismiss any claim asserted against such representative in a civil action if the claim arises from an oral or written statement or other expression that is on a matter of public concern or that relates to a public official or figure (thereby establishing a judicial procedure to seek dismissal of what are commonly referred to as "Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation" [SLAPPs]). Places the burden on the party asserting the claim, after such a motion is properly brought, to prove the claim is legally sufficient and supported by facts sufficient to sustain a favorable judgment. Requires the dismissal with prejudice of any such claim challenged with a motion to dismiss for which the party asserting the claim fails to meet that burden. Prohibits such a special motion to dismiss from being filed against a claim: (1) brought by the federal government or a state attorney general, or (2) arising out of a statement offering or promoting the sale of the goods or services of the person making the statement. Authorizes a person whose personally identifying information is sought in connection with a claim that arises in whole or in part from an oral or written statement or other expression that is on a matter of public concern or that relates to a public official or figure, or a person from whom such information is sought in connection with such a claim, to file a special motion to quash the request or order to produce the information. Places a similar burden of proof on the party making the request for such information, after a special motion to quash is properly brought, to show that the claim is legally sufficient and supported by appropriate evidence. Permits a civil action in a state court that raises a claim arising out of speech on public issues to be removed to federal court by a party who seeks to file a special motion to dismiss asserting a colorable defense based o… | 2019-11-15T21:55:25Z | |
| 112-hr-6185 | 112 | hr | 6185 | Local Courthouse Safety Act of 2012 | Law | 2012-07-25 | 2012-09-12 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | House | Rep. Adams, Sandy [R-FL-24] | FL | R | A000366 | 12 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.) Local Courthouse Safety Act of 2012 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to permit the Director of the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Bureau of Justice Assistance to carry out a training and technical assistance program to teach employees of state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies how to anticipate, survive, and respond to violent encounters during the course of their duties, including duties relating to security at state, county, and tribal courthouses. Requires the Director to give preference for any courthouse security training program to employees of jurisdictions that have magnetometers available at their courthouses. (Sec. 3) Amends the State Justice Institute Act of 1984 to require the State Justice Institute (a private nonprofit organization established to improve judicial administration in state courts) to include courthouse safety as a factor in the national assistance program under which it provides funding to state courts and related national and nonprofit organizations. Permits state and local courts and other organizations awarded funds pursuant to Institute grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts to use such funds to improve safety and security in state and local courts. Requires, if such a grant is awarded to state or local courts without magnetometers, that specified matching funds be used acquire a magnetometer. (Sec. 4) Directs the Administrator of General Services (GSA) to ensure that state or local courthouses having less security equipment than such courthouses require have an opportunity to request surplus security equipment (metal detectors, wands, baggage screening devices) before such equipment is made available to any other individual or entity. Requires that priority be given to courthouses that have no security equipment. | 2022-03-02T05:13:14Z | |
| 112-hr-6116 | 112 | hr | 6116 | To amend the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands to provide for direct review by the United States Supreme Court of decisions of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court, and for other purposes. | Law | 2012-07-12 | 2012-12-28 | Became Public Law No: 112-226. | House | Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] | VI | D | C000380 | 33 | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on November 14, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands, with respect to the judicial procedure for appealing from the decisions of courts of the Virgin Islands to courts of the United States, to remove the temporary jurisdiction of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit to review by a writ of certiorari the final decisions of the highest court of the Virgin Islands. Authorizes final judgments or decrees rendered by the Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands to be reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court by writ of certiorari where the validity of a treaty or statute of the United States is drawn in question or where the validity of a statute of the Virgin Islands is drawn in question on the ground of its being repugnant to the Constitution, treaties, or laws of the United States, or where any title, right, privilege, or immunity is specially set up or claimed under the Constitution or the treaties or statutes of, or any commission held or authority exercised under, the United States. Applies such U.S. Supreme Court reviewing authority to cases commenced on or after enactment of this Act. | 2023-03-22T18:24:49Z | |
| 112-s-3365 | 112 | s | 3365 | State Court Interpreter Grant Program Act of 2012 | Law | 2012-07-10 | 2012-07-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4824-4825) | Senate | Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] | WI | D | K000305 | 1 | State Court Interpreter Grant Program Act of 2012 - Directs the Administrator of the Office of Justice Programs of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to make grants to state courts to develop and implement programs to assist individuals with limited English proficiency to access and understand state court proceedings in which they are a party. Authorizes the use of grant awards by state courts to: (1) develop or enhance a court interpreter program; (2) develop, institute, and administer language certification examinations; (3) recruit, train, and certify qualified court interpreters; (4) pay for salaries, transportation, and technology necessary to implement the court interpreter program; (5) provide for remote interpretation services to facilitate certified court interpretations when costs prohibit in-person interpretation; or (6) engage in other activities prescribed by the Attorney General. | 2022-02-03T05:53:53Z | |
| 112-hr-5956 | 112 | hr | 5956 | State Secrets Protection Act | Law | 2012-06-18 | 2012-06-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law. | House | Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8] | NY | D | N000002 | 6 | State Secrets Protection Act - Amends the Federal Rules of Evidence to declare that, in any civil action brought in federal or state court, the government has a privilege to refuse to give information and to prevent any person from giving information only if the government shows that public disclosure of the information that the government seeks to protect would be reasonably likely to cause significant harm to the national defense or the diplomatic relations of the United States. Requires the court to take steps, which may include in camera and ex parte hearings and other security procedures, to protect sensitive information that comes before it. Sets forth the court's authority regarding the participation of counsel, appointment of a guardian ad litem to represent an absent litigant's interests, and the disclosure of information when it presents a risk of harm. Provides for court-ordered presentation of adequate or nonprivileged substitutes (redacted copies, summary of information, stipulation of facts) for privileged information. Allows the government to: (1) assert the privilege in connection with any claim in a civil action to which it is a party, or (2) intervene in a civil action to which it is not a party in order to do so. Provides that once the government has asserted the privilege, and before the court makes any determinations, the court shall: (1) undertake a preliminary review of the information in question, and (2) provide the government an opportunity to seek protective measures under this Act. Establishes procedures and a standard for assessing the privilege claim. Requires the court, if it determines that the privilege is not validly asserted, to issue appropriate orders regarding the disclosure of the information to a nongovernmental party and its admission at trial, with the right to an interlocutory appeal for any such orders. Prohibits such disclosure or admission if the privilege is determined valid. Grants the courts of appeal jurisdiction of an appeal from a decision or order of a distric… | 2019-11-15T21:32:41Z | |
| 112-s-3293 | 112 | s | 3293 | Divisional Realignment Act of 2012 | Law | 2012-06-14 | 2012-06-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] | MO | D | M001170 | 3 | Divisional Realignment Act of 2012 - Amends the federal judicial code to realign counties comprising judicial divisions within the Eastern District of Missouri and the Northern District of Mississippi. | 2019-02-20T23:39:53Z | |
| 112-hr-5904 | 112 | hr | 5904 | Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act | Law | 2012-06-06 | 2012-06-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. | House | Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3] | CA | R | L000517 | 1 | Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act - Amends the federal judicial code to include among the exceptions to U.S. jurisdictional immunity of foreign states any statutory or common law tort claim arising out of an act of extrajudicial killing, aircraft sabotage, hostage taking, terrorism, or the provision of material support or resources for such an act, or any claim for contribution or indemnity relating to a claim arising out of such an act. Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) impose liability on, and grant U.S. district courts personal jurisdiction over, any person who aids, abets, provides material support or resources to, or conspires with a person who commits an act of international terrorism that injures a U.S. national; (2) repeal provisions prohibiting civil actions against foreign states or foreign officials for damages related to acts of terrorism; and (3) extend from 4 to 15 years the limitation period for bringing an action for civil damages resulting from an act of international terrorism and allow previously time-barred cases that would have been timely filed under such extended limitation period to be refiled within 90 days of the enactment of this Act. | 2019-11-15T21:33:37Z | |
| 112-hres-677 | 112 | hres | 677 | Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the anniversary of the United States Supreme Court decision in the case of District of Columbia v. Heller. | Law | 2012-06-05 | 2012-06-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. | House | Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] | CO | R | L000564 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives, on the occasion of the fourth anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in District of Columbia v. Heller, that the House: (1) acknowledges that the Second Amendment to the Constitution protects the fundamental, individual right of all Americans to keep and bear arms; (2) reaffirms the continued importance of such right; and (3) pays tribute to the Court for upholding and calls on the Court to continue protecting such right. | 2019-11-15T21:34:09Z | |
| 112-hr-5848 | 112 | hr | 5848 | Juror Non-Discrimination Act of 2012 | Law | 2012-05-18 | 2012-06-04 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. | House | Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9] | NJ | D | R000462 | 6 | Juror Non-Discrimination Act of 2012 - Amends the federal judicial code to prohibit the exclusion of citizens from service as a grand or petit juror in U.S. district courts or the Court of International Trade on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (thereby expanding the current prohibition on exclusion on account of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or economic status). | 2021-04-19T19:37:25Z | |
| 112-hr-5593 | 112 | hr | 5593 | John Hope Franklin Tulsa-Greenwood Race Riot Claims Accountability Act of 2012 | Law | 2012-05-08 | 2012-05-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. | House | Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] | MI | D | C000714 | 1 | John Hope Franklin Tulsa-Greenwood Race Riot Claims Accountability Act of 2012 - Declares that any person (including the state of Oklahoma) who, in connection with the Greenwood community of Tulsa, Oklahoma, race riot of 1921 and its aftermath, acted under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage of the state of Oklahoma to subject, or cause to be subjected, any person to the deprivation, on account of race, of any right secured at the time of the deprivation by Oklahoma law, shall be liable to the party injured in a civil action for redress (thereby allowing claims for damages notwithstanding the federal court decision in Alexander v. State of Oklahoma, which found that such claims were time-barred and not to be determined on the merits). Prohibits the commencement of such a civil action more than five years after enactment of this Act. | 2019-11-15T21:34:09Z | |
| 112-hr-5512 | 112 | hr | 5512 | Divisional Realignment Act of 2012 | Law | 2012-05-07 | 2012-10-05 | Became Public Law No: 112-188. | House | Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] | MS | D | T000193 | 4 | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on May 30, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Divisional Realignment Act of 2012 - Amends the federal judicial code to realign counties comprising judicial divisions within the Eastern District of Missouri and the Northern District of Mississippi. Makes this Act effective 60 days after enactment. | 2023-03-22T18:24:48Z | |
| 112-hr-4967 | 112 | hr | 4967 | Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act of 2012 | Law | 2012-04-27 | 2012-05-25 | Became Public Law No: 112-121. | House | Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] | TX | R | S000583 | 3 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.) Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act of 2012 - (Sec. 2) Extends the temporary office of certain bankruptcy judgeships authorized or extended under the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 1992 and Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2005 until applicable vacancies identified in this Act occur in the office of a bankruptcy judge for specified districts in California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and Nevada. Prohibits filling specified bankruptcy judge vacancies in such districts occurring more than five years after enactment of this Act and resulting from the death, retirement, resignation, or removal of a bankruptcy judge (thus extending the lapse date under current law by five years). (Sec. 3) Increases by a specified amount the bankruptcy filing fee for a case commenced under chapter 11 (Reorganization) that does not concern a railroad. Requires that certain incremental amounts collected by reason of such increased fees be: (1) deposited in a special fund in the Treasury; and (2) made available to offset funds appropriated for the operation and maintenance of U.S. courts, but only to the extent specifically appropriated by an Act enacted after enactment of this Act. Reduces the percentage of such fees to be deposited as offsetting collections to the U.S. Trustee System Fund (funds available to the Attorney General for operations of U.S. trustees). Increases the percentage of chapter 7 (Liquidation) and 13 (Adjustment of Debts of an Individual with Regular Income) fees to be deposited as offsetting receipts to remain available to the Judiciary for expenses, services, and administration of U.S. courts. (Sec. 4) Requires Judiciary Committees of the House and Senate, prior to further reauthorization of any judgeship authorized by this Act, to: (1) conduct a review of the bank… | 2023-03-22T18:24:48Z | |
| 112-hr-5163 | 112 | hr | 5163 | Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2012 | Law | 2012-04-27 | 2012-05-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law. | House | Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3] | CA | R | L000517 | 3 | Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2012 - Authorizes the presiding judge of a U.S. appellate court (including the Supreme Court) or U.S. district court to permit the photographing, electronic recording, broadcasting, or televising to the public of court proceedings over which that judge presides, except when such action would constitute a violation of the due process rights of any party. Directs: (1) a district court, upon the request of any witness in a trial proceeding other than a party, to order the face and voice of the witness to be disguised or otherwise obscured to render the witness unrecognizable to the broadcast audience of the trial proceeding; and (2) the presiding judge in a trial proceeding to inform each witness who is not a party of the right to make such request. Authorizes the Judicial Conference to promulgate mandatory guidelines with respect to the management and administration of photographing, recording, broadcasting, or televising described in this Act. Terminates a district court's authority under this Act two years after enactment of this Act. | 2022-02-03T05:53:13Z | |
| 112-hr-4309 | 112 | hr | 4309 | Officer Safety Act of 2012 | Law | 2012-03-29 | 2012-03-29 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | House | Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8] | WA | R | R000578 | 6 | Officer Safety Act of 2012 - Amends the federal judicial code to deem a law enforcement officer who is the defendant in a criminal prosecution to have been acting under the color of his office (thus authorizing removal of the case to U.S. district court) if the officer: (1) protected an individual in the officer's presence from a crime of violence; (2) provided immediate assistance to an individual who suffered, or who was threatened with, bodily harm; or (3) prevented the escape of any individual whom the officer reasonably believed to have committed, or was about to commit, in the officer's presence, a crime of violence that resulted in, or that was likely to result in, death or serious bodily injury. | 2019-11-15T21:32:31Z | |
| 112-s-2276 | 112 | s | 2276 | Officer Safety Act of 2012 | Law | 2012-03-29 | 2012-05-23 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 413. | Senate | Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] | IA | R | G000386 | 8 | Officer Safety Act of 2012 - Amends the federal judicial code to deem a law enforcement officer who is the defendant in a criminal prosecution to have been acting under the color of his office (solely for purposes of determining the propriety of removal of the case to U.S. district court) if the officer: (1) protected an individual in the officer's presence from a crime of violence; (2) provided immediate assistance to an individual who suffered, or who was threatened with, bodily harm; or (3) prevented the escape of any individual whom the officer reasonably believed to have committed, or was about to commit, in the officer's presence, a crime of violence that resulted in, or that was likely to result in, death or serious bodily injury. | 2019-11-15T21:55:25Z | |
| 112-s-2212 | 112 | s | 2212 | Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act | Law | 2012-03-20 | 2012-03-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1849) | Senate | Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] | CA | D | F000062 | 5 | Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act - Amends the federal judicial code with respect to denial of a foreign state's immunity from the jurisdiction of U.S. or state courts (under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act) in cases where rights in property taken in violation of international law are in issue and that property (or any property exchanged for it) is: (1) present in the United States in connection with a commercial activity carried on by the foreign state in the United States; or (2) owned by an agency or instrumentality of the foreign state, and that agency or instrumentality is engaged in a commercial activity in the United States. Prohibits consideration as a commercial activity (excluded from jurisdictional immunity) any activity in the United States of a foreign state, or of any carrier, associated with a temporary exhibition or display if: (1) the work of art (or other object of cultural significance) in question is imported into the United States from any foreign country pursuant to an agreement for its temporary exhibit or display between a foreign state that is its owner or custodian and the United States or cultural or educational institutions within it; and (2) the President has determined, with notice in the Federal Register, that such work is culturally significant and its temporary exhibition or display is in the national interest. (Thus grants jurisdictional immunity to the foreign state and associated carrier for such works.) Denies application of this prohibition to cases in which: (1) the action filed is based upon a claim that the work was taken in Europe in violation of international law by the Nazi government of Germany or governments occupied, assisted, or allied by the Nazi government between January 30, 1933, and May 8, 1945; (2) the court determines that the activity associated with the exhibition or display is commercial; and (3) that determination is necessary for the court to exercise jurisdiction over the foreign state. | 2019-11-15T21:55:24Z | |
| 112-hr-4181 | 112 | hr | 4181 | To amend title 9, United States Code, to exclude employment contracts and employment disputes from such title. | Law | 2012-03-08 | 2012-03-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law. | House | Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] | NJ | D | A000210 | 0 | Amends federal arbitration law to exclude from the definition of "commerce" all contracts of employment. (Current law excludes only the employment contracts of seamen, railroad employees, and other classes of workers engaged in foreign or interstate commerce.) Declares that no predispute arbitration agreement shall be valid or enforceable if it requires arbitration of an employment dispute. Defines "employment dispute" as a dispute between an employer and employee arising out of the employer-employee relationship. Exempts from this Act arbitration provisions in a contract between an employer and a labor organization. Denies to any such arbitration provision, however, the effect of waiving the right of an employee to seek judicial enforcement of a right arising under the U.S. Constitution, a state constitution, a federal or state statute, or related public policy. | 2019-11-15T21:32:33Z | |
| 112-hr-4086 | 112 | hr | 4086 | Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act | Law | 2012-02-24 | 2012-03-20 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | House | Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] | OH | R | C000266 | 3 | Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act - Amends the federal judicial code with respect to denial of a foreign state's immunity from the jurisdiction of U.S. or state courts (under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act) in cases where rights in property taken in violation of international law are in issue and that property (or any property exchanged for it) is: (1) present in the United States in connection with a commercial activity carried on by the foreign state in the United States; or (2) owned by an agency or instrumentality of the foreign state, and that agency or instrumentality is engaged in a commercial activity in the United States. Prohibits consideration as a commercial activity (excluded from jurisdictional immunity) any activity in the United States of a foreign state, or of any carrier, associated with a temporary exhibition or display if: (1) the work of art (or other object of cultural significance) in question is imported into the United States from any foreign country pursuant to an agreement for its temporary exhibition or display between a foreign state that is its owner or custodian and the United States or cultural or educational institutions within it; and (2) the President has determined, with notice in the Federal Register, that such work is culturally significant and its temporary exhibition or display is in the national interest. (Thus grants jurisdictional immunity to the foreign state and associated carrier for such works.) Denies application of this prohibition to cases in which: (1) the civil action filed is based upon a claim that the work was taken in Europe in violation of international law by the Nazi government of Germany or governments occupied, assisted, or allied by the Nazi government between January 30, 1933, and May 8, 1945; (2) the court determines that the activity associated with the exhibition or display is commercial; and (3) that determination is necessary for the court to exercise jurisdiction over the foreign state. | 2023-01-11T13:23:01Z | |
| 112-sres-376 | 112 | sres | 376 | A resolution commemorating the 225th anniversary of the signing of the Constitution of the United States and recognizing the contributions of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution and the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution. | Law | 2012-02-15 | 2012-06-29 | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S4780-4781) | Senate | Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] | MS | R | W000437 | 2 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Commemorates the 225th anniversary of the signing of the Constitution and the sacrifices by the people who made the signing possible. Applauds the continuing contributions made by the members, volunteers, and staff of U.S. historical, educational, and patriotic societies in promoting patriotism and the values embodied in the Constitution. | 2022-02-03T05:54:26Z | |
| 112-hr-4022 | 112 | hr | 4022 | Structured Settlement Claimants Rights Act of 2012 | Law | 2012-02-14 | 2012-02-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law. | House | Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-27] | NY | D | H001038 | 2 | Structured Settlement Claimants Rights Act of 2012 - Amends the federal judicial code to declare that a claimant in any civil action before a federal court shall have the right to retain a structured settlement broker to act on behalf of that claimant for purposes of negotiating a schedule of payments or other terms of payment previously agreed to paid by or on behalf of the defendant in satisfaction of a judgment against that defendant or in accordance with the terms of a settlement. Requires that a party to an administrative proceeding have the same right to retain such a structured settlement broker for negotiations with other parties. Directs: (1) the court or the agency in an administrative proceeding to inform the claimant of this right at the appropriate time, and (2) the defendant to provide timely notice of any current or previous professional relationship between the defendant and the broker. | 2019-11-15T21:32:29Z | |
| 112-s-2076 | 112 | s | 2076 | Local Courthouse Safety Act of 2012 | Law | 2012-02-07 | 2012-05-24 | Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. | Senate | Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] | MN | D | F000457 | 10 | Local Courthouse Safety Act of 2012 - Authorizes the Attorney General, as part of the Preventing Violence Against Law Enforcement and Ensuring Officer Resilience and Survivability Initiative (VALOR) of the Department of Justice (DOJ), to provide safety training and technical assistance to local law enforcement agencies. Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to permit states and other grant recipients under the State Homeland Security Grant Program, the Urban Area Security Initiative, and Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program to use grant funds to improve security at state or local government courthouses. Directs the Administrator of General Services (GSA) to ensure that state or local governments have an opportunity to request excess security equipment (metal detectors, wands, baggage screening devices) for state or local courthouses having less security equipment than such courthouses require before such equipment is made available to any other individual or entity. Requires that priority be given to courthouses that have no security equipment. | 2022-02-03T05:57:00Z | |
| 112-hr-3890 | 112 | hr | 3890 | Emergency Judicial Relief Act of 2012 | Law | 2012-02-02 | 2012-02-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law. | House | Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3] | CA | R | L000517 | 2 | Emergency Judicial Relief Act of 2012 - Directs the President to appoint, by and with the Senate's advice and consent, specified additional permanent district judges for various federal judicial districts in Arizona, California, Minnesota, and Texas. Converts certain existing temporary judgeships for the district of Arizona and the central district of California to permanent judgeships. Increases the filing fee for most civil actions to $360 (currently, $350). Adds Bakersfield, California, to the places where the eastern district of California is required to hold court. | 2019-11-15T21:32:32Z | |
| 112-hconres-98 | 112 | hconres | 98 | To express the sense of the Congress that any Executive order that infringes on the powers and duties of the Congress under article I, section 8 of the Constitution, or that would require the expenditure of Federal funds not specifically appropriated for the purpose of the Executive order, is advisory only and has no force or effect unless enacted as law. | Law | 2012-01-31 | 2012-02-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. | House | Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2] | KS | R | J000290 | 18 | Expresses the sense of Congress that any executive order issued by the President before, on, or after the approval of this resolution that infringes on the powers and duties of Congress under article I, section 8 of the Constitution, or that would require the expenditure of federal funds not specifically appropriated for such executive order, is advisory only and has no force or effect unless enacted as law. | 2019-11-15T21:33:26Z | |
| 112-s-2042 | 112 | s | 2042 | A bill to reinstate the reporting provision relating to fees and expenses awarded to prevailing parties in civil actions involving the United States. | Law | 2012-01-30 | 2012-01-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] | MT | D | T000464 | 0 | Amends the federal judicial code to require the Attorney General to submit to Congress and make publicly available online an annual report regarding the amount of attorney's fees, expenses for expert witnesses, and other fees and expenses awarded during the preceding fiscal year to certain prevailing parties other than the United States in civil actions (other than tort cases) brought by or against the United States. | 2019-11-15T21:55:24Z | |
| 112-hr-3646 | 112 | hr | 3646 | Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2011 | Law | 2011-12-13 | 2012-01-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture . | House | Rep. Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13] | OH | D | S001174 | 28 | Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2011 - Directs the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (with respect to drugs, devices, cosmetics, and biological products), the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) (with respect to consumer products), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (with respect to chemical substances, new chemical substances, and pesticides), and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) (with respect to a motor vehicle or motor vehicle products) to require foreign manufacturers and producers of such products (or components used to manufacture them), in excess of a minimum value, quantity, and frequency of importation, to register an agent in the United States who is authorized to accept service of process on their behalf for the purpose of any state or federal regulatory proceeding or civil action in state or federal court. Deems a foreign manufacturer or producer of products covered under this Act that registers an agent to consent to the personal jurisdiction of the state or federal courts of the state in which the agent is located for the purpose of any judicial proceeding. Requires any person who imports into the United States a covered product manufactured or produced outside the United States to make to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) a declaration that, to the best of the person's knowledge, with respect to the importation of each covered product, the foreign manufacturer or producer of the product has registered an agent in the United States. Subjects to certain penalties an importer who fails to provide this or files a false declaration. Requires foreign manufacturers or producers of a covered product to report within five business days to the head of the applicable agency their determination to conduct a safety recall or other safety campaign of a covered product that is identical or substantially similar to a covered product offered for sale in the United States. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture and the Commissioner of Food and Dru… | 2021-09-28T14:20:37Z | |
| 112-hr-3572 | 112 | hr | 3572 | Cameras in the Courtroom Act of 2011 | Law | 2011-12-06 | 2011-12-06 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | House | Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] | VA | D | C001078 | 23 | The Cameras in the Courtroom Act of 2011 - Requires the Supreme Court to permit television coverage of all open sessions of the Court unless it decides by majority vote that allowing such coverage in a particular case would violate the due process rights of any of the parties involved. | 2019-02-20T21:52:34Z | |
| 112-s-1945 | 112 | s | 1945 | A bill to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings. | Law | 2011-12-05 | 2012-02-13 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 319. | Senate | Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] | IL | D | D000563 | 9 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Requires the Supreme Court to permit television coverage of all open sessions of the Court unless it decides by majority vote that allowing such coverage in a particular case would violate the due process rights of any of the parties involved. | 2023-01-11T13:22:58Z | |
| 112-s-1946 | 112 | s | 1946 | Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2011 | Law | 2011-12-05 | 2011-12-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] | RI | D | W000802 | 10 | Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2011 - Expresses the sense of Congress with respect to jurisdiction of courts in the United States over foreign manufacturers that import products into the United States. Directs the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (with respect to drugs, devices, cosmetics, and biological products), the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) (with respect to consumer products), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (with respect to chemical substances, new chemical substances, and pesticides) to require foreign manufacturers and producers of such products (or components used to manufacture them), in excess of a minimum value or quantity, to establish a registered agent in the United States authorized to accept service of process on their behalf for the purpose of any state or federal regulatory proceeding or civil action in state or federal court. Deems a foreign manufacturer or producer of products covered under this Act that registers an agent to consent to the personal jurisdiction of the state or federal courts of the state in which the agent is located for the purpose of any civil or regulatory proceeding. Requires any person who imports into the United States a covered product manufactured or produced outside the United States to provide to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) a declaration that to the best of the person's knowledge, with respect to the importation of each covered product, the foreign manufacturer or producer of the product has registered an agent in the United States. Directs the CBP Commissioner to prescribe related regulations. Subjects an importer who fails to provide or files a false declaration to certain penalties. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture and the Commissioner of Food and Drugs jointly to study the feasibility and advisability of requiring foreign producers of food distributed in commerce to establish a registered agent in the United States who is authorized to accept service of process on behalf of such producers f… | 2023-01-11T13:22:58Z | |
| 112-hres-478 | 112 | hres | 478 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Justices of the United States Supreme Court should make themselves subject to the existing and operative ethics guidelines set out in the Code of Conduct for United States Judges, most of which are already legally binding on them. | Law | 2011-11-29 | 2011-12-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law. | House | Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] | DC | D | N000147 | 2 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court should make themselves subject to the existing and operative ethics guidelines set out in the Code of Conduct for U.S. Judges, most of which are already legally binding on them. | 2021-04-19T17:27:13Z | |
| 112-s-1894 | 112 | s | 1894 | Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act | Law | 2011-11-17 | 2012-09-20 | Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. | Senate | Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] | NY | D | S000148 | 9 | Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act - Amends the federal judicial code to include among the exceptions to U.S. jurisdictional immunity of foreign states any statutory or common law tort claim arising out of an act of extrajudicial killing, aircraft sabotage, hostage taking, terrorism, or the provision of material support or resources for such an act, or any claim for contribution or indemnity relating to a claim arising out of such an act. Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) impose liability on, and grant U.S. district courts personal jurisdiction over, any person who aids, abets, provides material support or resources to, or conspires with a person who commits an act of international terrorism that injures a U.S. national; (2) repeal provisions prohibiting civil actions against foreign states or foreign officials for damages related to acts of terrorism; and (3) extend from 4 to 15 years the limitation period for bringing an action for civil damages resulting from an act of international terrorism and allow previously time-barred cases that would have been timely filed under such extended limitation period to be refiled within 90 days of the enactment of this Act. | 2019-11-15T21:55:28Z | |
| 112-s-1842 | 112 | s | 1842 | Restoring the 10th Amendment Act | Law | 2011-11-10 | 2011-11-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] | MS | R | W000437 | 0 | Restoring the 10th Amendment Act - Authorizes a designated state official to file with the head of a federal agency proposing a rule, during the period when the proposed rule is required to be open for public comment, a legal brief challenging the constitutionality of the rule under the Tenth Amendment. Directs the agency head: (1) to notify the designated official of each state within 15 days after such a brief is filed; (2) to post prominently on the agency's website a link to the brief; and (3) within 15 days after posting such link, to certify in writing that such rulemaking does not violate the Tenth Amendment and post the certification prominently on the agency's website next to the briefs pertaining to the rule, unless the agency determines it will not put the proposed rule into effect. Authorizes a state official who decides to challenge a federal rule on the grounds that it violates the Tenth Amendment to elect to file a legal action in U.S. district court for the district in which the official's place of business is located. Directs the relevant U.S. Court of Appeals, at the request of a designated state official, to grant expedited review of a decision by a district court in such a case. | 2019-02-20T23:20:45Z | |
| 112-s-1821 | 112 | s | 1821 | Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act of 2011 | Law | 2011-11-08 | 2011-12-15 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 261. | Senate | Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] | DE | D | C001088 | 12 | Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act of 2011 - Extends the temporary office of 30 bankruptcy judgeships authorized or extended under the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 1992 and Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2005 until applicable vacancies identified in this Act occur in the office of a bankruptcy judge for specified districts in California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and Nevada. Prohibits filling specified bankruptcy judge vacancies in such districts occurring more than five years after enactment of this Act and resulting from the death, retirement, resignation, or removal of a bankruptcy judge (thus extending the lapse date under current law by five years). Increases by a specified amount the bankruptcy filing fee for a case commenced under chapter 11 (Reorganization) that does not concern a railroad. Requires that incremental amounts collected by reason of such increased fees be: (1) deposited in a special fund in the Treasury; and (2) made available to offset funds appropriated for the operation and maintenance of U.S. courts, but only to the extent specifically appropriated by an Act enacted after enactment of this Act. | 2023-01-11T13:22:59Z | |
| 112-hr-3356 | 112 | hr | 3356 | ACCESS (ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services) Act of 2011 | Law | 2011-11-03 | 2012-06-27 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3] | CA | R | L000517 | 17 | ACCESS (ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services) Act of 2011 - Amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to prohibit an aggrieved person from commencing a civil action for discrimination based on the failure to remove a structural barrier to entry into an existing public accommodation unless the owner or operator of such accommodation: (1) is provided a written notice specific enough to identify such barrier; and (2) has, within specified time periods, either failed to provide the aggrieved person with a written description outlining improvements that will be made to remove such barrier or provided such description and failed to remove such barrier. | 2022-03-02T05:13:14Z | |
| 112-s-1744 | 112 | s | 1744 | Guardian Accountability and Senior Protection Act | Law | 2011-10-20 | 2012-07-12 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 450. | Senate | Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] | MN | D | K000367 | 4 | Guardian Accountability and Senior Protection Act - Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize the Assistant Secretary of Aging in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make grants to and enter into contracts with states and other specified public and private recipients for: (1) assessing the fairness, effectiveness, timeliness, safety, integrity, and accessibility of adult guardianship and conservatorship proceedings; and (2) implementing necessary changes as a result of the assessments. Requires the Assistant Secretary to submit to the State Justice Institute recommendations for the awarding of such grants and contracts. Authorizes the award of grants to enable the highest court of each state to: (1) conduct assessments used with respect to a full, limited, or temporary adult guardianship or conservatorship; (2) implement necessary changes in light of them; and (3) collect necessary data regarding those proceedings and the impact of the necessary changes. Requires the Assistant Secretary to set aside 25% of amounts made available for grants in each fiscal year to enable courts to implement or improve systems to conduct background checks on prospective guardians and conservators. | 2023-01-11T13:21:58Z | |
| 112-hr-3196 | 112 | hr | 3196 | Peremptory Challenge Act of 2011 | Law | 2011-10-13 | 2011-10-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law. | House | Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3] | CA | R | L000517 | 1 | Peremptory Challenge Act of 2011 - Amends the federal judicial code to require: (1) reassignment to another appropriate judicial officer of any civil or criminal case to be tried in a federal district court, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, or a bankruptcy court if all parties on one side file a reassignment request within 20 days (with certain exceptions) after initial assignment of a judicial officer; and (2) the chief judge of the court of appeals for the circuit in which the case is to be tried, or another judge designated by the chief judge, to determine any question arising as to which parties should be grouped together as a side for such purpose. | 2023-01-11T13:22:06Z | |
| 112-s-1712 | 112 | s | 1712 | Transparency in Judgment Payments Act of 2011 | Law | 2011-10-13 | 2011-10-13 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Brown, Scott P. [R-MA] | MA | R | B001268 | 3 | Transparency in Judgment Payments Act of 2011 - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury, not later than 30 days after the payment of a final judgment, award, or compromise settlement involving a federal agency, to publish electronically: (1) the agency responsible for the payment; (2) a citation to the law under which the claim was made; (3) the amount to be paid, including any interest and attorney fees; and (4) the court in which such claim was filed and the court case number. Requires each federal agency to submit annual reports to Congress describing: (1) any civil action filed or pending against such agency or an agency employee, and (2) any settlements entered by, or final judgments entered against, such agency or an agency employee. | 2023-01-11T13:21:58Z | |
| 112-hr-3133 | 112 | hr | 3133 | Equal Justice for Our Military Act of 2011 | Law | 2011-10-06 | 2011-10-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law. | House | Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] | CA | D | D000598 | 2 | Equal Justice for Our Military Act of 2011 - Amends the federal judicial code to allow for review by writ of certiorari of certain cases denied relief or review by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. Declares that the time for application for such a writ shall be as prescribed by rules of the Supreme Court. | 2023-01-11T13:22:09Z | |
| 112-s-1664 | 112 | s | 1664 | Equal Justice for Our Military Act of 2011 | Law | 2011-10-06 | 2011-10-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6334) | Senate | Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] | CA | D | F000062 | 0 | Equal Justice for Our Military Act of 2011 - Amends the federal judicial code to allow for review by writ of certiorari of certain cases denied relief or review by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. Declares that the time for application for such a writ shall be as prescribed by rules of the Supreme Court. | 2023-01-11T13:22:00Z | |
| 112-s-1652 | 112 | s | 1652 | Consumer Mobile Fairness Act of 2011 | Law | 2011-10-04 | 2011-10-13 | Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-177. | Senate | Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] | CT | D | B001277 | 2 | Consumer Mobile Fairness Act of 2011 - Renders invalid or unenforceable any pre-dispute arbitration agreement between an individual and a provider of commercial mobile service or mobile broadband Internet access service. Defines a "pre-dispute arbitration agreement" as an agreement to arbitrate a dispute that has not yet arisen at the time of the making of such agreement. | 2023-01-11T13:22:00Z | |
| 112-s-1636 | 112 | s | 1636 | Federal Courts Jurisdiction and Venue Clarification Act of 2011 | Law | 2011-10-03 | 2011-10-17 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 198. | Senate | Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] | MN | D | K000367 | 2 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Federal Courts Jurisdiction and Venue Clarification Act of 2011 - Title I: Jurisdictional Improvements - (Sec. 101) Amends the federal judicial code to declare that, with respect to diversity of citizenship, the U.S. district courts shall not have original jurisdiction of any civil action between citizens of a state and citizens or subjects of a foreign state who are lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States and are domiciled in the same state. (Sec. 102) Modifies the citizenship rules to treat corporations as citizens of any foreign state: (1) by which it has been incorporated, and (2) where it has its principal place of business. Treats insurers as citizens of any foreign state: (1) of which the insured is a citizen, (2) by which the insurer has been incorporated, and (3) where the insurer has its principal place of business. (Sec. 103) Separates the removal requirements governing civil cases and those governing criminal cases into two separate categories. Declares that, upon removal of any civil action with both removable and nonremovable claims, the district court shall sever from the action all nonremovable claims and remand them to the state court from which the action was removed. Requires only defendants against whom a removable claim has been asserted to join in or consent to removal of the action. Prescribes requirements for filing notices of removal, including assertion in the notice of the amount in controversy, when it exceeds the necessary amount, if the initial pleading seeks: (1) nonmonetary relief; or (2) a money judgment, but the state practice either does not permit demand for a specific sum or permits recovery of damages in excess of the amount demanded. Allows removal of a case based on diversity of citizenship more than one year after commencement of the action if the district court finds that the plaintiff has acted in bad faith in order to … | 2023-01-11T13:22:01Z | |
| 112-s-1637 | 112 | s | 1637 | Appeal Time Clarification Act of 2011 | Law | 2011-10-03 | 2011-11-29 | Became Public Law No: 112-62. | Senate | Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] | MN | D | K000367 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Appeal Time Clarification Act of 2011 -Amends federal judicial code requirements concerning the time limits for the filing of appeals to any judgment, order, or decree in a civil action, suit, or proceeding in which the United States or a U.S. officer or agency is a party. Revises the requirement that an appeal in any such action, suit, or proceeding be filed within 60 days after entry of judgment, order, or decree. Extends application of the 60-day filing deadline to any civil action, suit, or proceeding in which one of the parties is: (1) a U.S. employee sued in an official capacity; or (2) a current or former U.S. officer or employee sued in an individual capacity for an act or omission occurring in connection with duties performed on behalf of the United States, including all instances in which the United States represents that officer or employee when the judgment, order, or decree is entered or files the appeal for that person. Sets forth the finding of Congress that the application of the 60-day deadline: (1) is not limited to civil actions in which representation of the United States is provided by the Department of Justice (DOJ); and (2) includes all civil actions in which the representation of the United States is provided by a federal legal officer acting in an official capacity, including civil actions in which a Member, officer, or employee of the Senate or the House of Representatives is represented by the Office of Senate Legal Counsel or the House's Office of General Counsel. | 2023-09-06T22:28:05Z | |
| 112-hr-3041 | 112 | hr | 3041 | Federal Consent Decree Fairness Act | Law | 2011-09-23 | 2012-02-03 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] | TN | D | C000754 | 3 | Federal Consent Decree Fairness Act - Amends the federal judicial code to authorize any state or local government or related official (or successor) to file a motion to modify or terminate a federal consent decree upon the earliest of: (1) four years after the consent decree is originally entered; (2) in the case of a civil action in which a state or state official, or a local government or local government official, is a party, the expiration date of the term of office of the highest state or local government official who is a party to the consent decree; or (3) a date otherwise provided by law. Places the burden of proof with respect to such motions on the party originally filing the action to demonstrate that the denial of the motion to modify or terminate a consent decree (or any part of it) is necessary to prevent the violation of a federal requirement that was: (1) actionable by such party, and (2) addressed in the consent decree. Requires a court, within 30 days after the filing of a motion, to enter a scheduling order that: (1) limits the time of the parties to file motions and complete discovery, and (2) sets the date or dates of any necessary hearings. Authorizes a court to stay the injunctive or prospective relief set forth in the consent decree if a party opposing the motion to modify or terminate it seeks any continuance or delay that prevents the court from entering a final ruling on the motion within 180 days after its filing. | 2023-01-11T13:22:21Z | |
| 112-hr-2932 | 112 | hr | 2932 | Free Flow of Information Act of 2011 | Law | 2011-09-14 | 2011-09-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. | House | Rep. Pence, Mike [R-IN-6] | IN | R | P000587 | 0 | Free Flow of Information Act of 2011 - Prohibits a federal entity (an entity or employee of the judicial or executive branch or an administrative agency of the federal government), in any matter arising under federal law, from compelling a covered person to testify or produce any document related to information obtained or created as part of engaging in journalism unless a court makes specified determinations by a preponderance of the evidence, including determinations that: (1) alternative sources have been exhausted; (2) the testimony or document sought is critical to the investigation, prosecution, or defense of a crime or the successful completion of a noncriminal matter; (3) disclosure of an information source's identity is necessary to prevent an act of terrorism, harm to national security, imminent death, significant bodily harm or to identify a person who has disclosed a trade secret, individually identifiable health information, or certain nonpublic personal information; and (4) the public interest in compelling disclosure of the information or document involved outweighs the public interest in gathering or disseminating news or information. Allows a court, in making the last of those determinations, to consider the extent of any harm to national security. Defines "covered person" as a person who regularly gathers, photographs, records, writes, edits, reports, or publishes information concerning matters of public interest for dissemination to the public for a substantial portion of the person's livelihood or substantial financial gain, including a supervisor, employer, parent, subsidiary, or affiliate of such a person. Excludes from that definition foreign powers and their agents and certain terrorist organizations and individuals. Requires the content of compelled testimony or documents to be limited and narrowly tailored. Prohibits this Act from being construed as applying to civil defamation, slander, or libel claims or defenses under state law. Exempts certain criminal or tortious conduct. … | 2023-01-11T13:22:24Z | |
| 112-sres-265 | 112 | sres | 265 | A resolution honoring the lifetime achievements of E. Thom Rumberger. | Law | 2011-09-13 | 2011-09-13 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5584-5585; text as passed Senate: CR S5585; text of measure as introduced: CR S5583) | Senate | Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] | FL | D | N000032 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Recognizes and honors E. Thom Rumberger's professional success and his dedication to the protection of the Florida Everglades. | 2019-02-20T22:48:34Z | |
| 112-hjres-75 | 112 | hjres | 75 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the use of foreign law as authority in Federal courts. | Law | 2011-08-05 | 2011-08-05 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | House | Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7] | TX | R | C001048 | 0 | Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits U.S. courts, including the Supreme Court, from basing opinions or rulings on international laws, treaties, or religious laws. Makes any action of a court in violation of such prohibition null and void. | 2023-01-11T13:22:34Z | |
| 112-hjres-76 | 112 | hjres | 76 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the effect of treaties, Executive orders, and agreements with other nations or groups of nations. | Law | 2011-08-05 | 2011-08-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. | House | Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7] | TX | R | C001048 | 0 | Constitutional Amendment - States that no treaty, executive order, or any agreement with any nation or group of nations or any of the provisions of such agreements shall be construed to diminish any of the rights or privileges guaranteed to U.S. citizens under the Constitution and federal law. | 2023-01-11T13:22:34Z | |
| 112-hr-2802 | 112 | hr | 2802 | Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2011 | Law | 2011-08-05 | 2011-08-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law. | House | Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] | OH | R | C000266 | 3 | Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2011 - Authorizes the presiding judge of a U.S. appellate court (including the Supreme Court) or U.S. district court to permit the photographing, electronic recording, broadcasting, or televising to the public of court proceedings over which that judge presides, except when such action would constitute a violation of the due process rights of any party. Directs: (1) a district court, upon the request of any witness in a trial proceeding other than a party, to order the face and voice of the witness to be disguised or otherwise obscured to render the witness unrecognizable to the broadcast audience of the trial proceeding; and (2) the presiding judge in a trial proceeding to inform each witness who is not a party of the right to make such request. Authorizes the Judicial Conference to promulgate mandatory guidelines with respect to the management and administration of photographing, recording, broadcasting, or televising described in this Act. | 2023-01-11T13:22:31Z | |
| 112-hres-390 | 112 | hres | 390 | Honoring the achievements of E. Thom Rumberger. | Law | 2011-08-05 | 2011-09-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23] | FL | D | H000324 | 7 | Recognizes and honors E. Thom Rumberger's professional success and his lifelong dedication to the protection of the Florida Everglades. | 2023-01-11T13:22:20Z | |
| 112-hr-2774 | 112 | hr | 2774 | To repeal the Legal Services Corporation Act. | Law | 2011-08-01 | 2011-08-01 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | House | Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] | GA | R | S001189 | 14 | Repeals the Legal Services Corporation Act (established a federally funded nonprofit corporation to provide financial support for legal assistance in noncriminal matters to persons financially unable to afford such assistance). | 2023-01-11T13:22:32Z | |
| 112-sres-249 | 112 | sres | 249 | A resolution honoring the achievements of E. Thom Rumberger. | Law | 2011-08-01 | 2011-08-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5196) | Senate | Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] | FL | D | N000032 | 1 | Recognizes and honors E. Thom Rumberger's professional success and his dedication to the protection of the Florida Everglades. | 2023-01-11T13:22:28Z | |
| 112-hr-2633 | 112 | hr | 2633 | Appeal Time Clarification Act of 2011 | Law | 2011-07-25 | 2011-10-17 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 199. | House | Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6] | NC | R | C000556 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on September 12, 2011. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Appeal Time Clarification Act of 2011 - Amends federal judicial code requirements concerning the time limits for the filing of appeals to any judgment, order, or decree in a civil action, suit, or proceeding. Revises the requirement that an appeal in any such action, suit, or proceeding in which the United States or a U.S. officer or agency is a party be filed within 60 days after entry of judgment, order or decree. Extends application of the 60-day filing deadline to any civil action, suit, or proceeding in which one of the parties is: (1) a U.S. employee sued in an official capacity; or (2) a current or former U.S. officer or employee sued in an individual capacity for an act or omission occurring in connection with duties performed on behalf of the United States, including any instance in which the United States represents that person when the judgment, order, or decree is entered or files the appeal for that person. Sets forth the finding of Congress that the application of the 60-day deadline: (1) is not limited to civil actions in which representation of the United States is provided by the Department of Justice (DOJ); and (2) includes all civil actions in which the representation of the United States is provided by a federal legal officer acting in an official capacity, including civil actions in which a Member, officer, or employee of the Senate or the House of Representatives is represented by the Office of Senate Legal Counsel or the House's Office of General Counsel. | 2023-01-11T13:22:13Z | |
| 112-hr-2365 | 112 | hr | 2365 | Southwest Border Judgeship Expansion Act of 2011 | Law | 2011-06-24 | 2011-08-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law. | House | Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15] | TX | D | H000636 | 13 | Southwest Border Judgeship Expansion Act of 2011 - Directs the President to appoint, by and with the Senate's advice and consent, specified additional: (1) permanent district judges for various federal judicial districts in Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas; and (2) temporary district judges for various federal districts in such states. Prohibits, for each of the districts in which a temporary district judge is required to be appointed under this Act, filling the first vacancy arising on such a district court 10 years or more after a judge is first confirmed to fill the temporary district judgeship created in that district. Converts to permanent judgeships certain existing temporary judgeships for the district of Arizona, the central district of California, the district of New Mexico, and the eastern district of Texas. | 2021-09-28T13:53:19Z | |
| 112-hr-2270 | 112 | hr | 2270 | To amend section 1605A of title 28, United States Code, to provide that the statute of limitations must be raised as an affirmative defense. | Law | 2011-06-22 | 2011-08-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law. | House | Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18] | FL | R | R000435 | 0 | Amends the federal judicial code to provide that the statute of limitations applicable for commencing actions by certain terrorism victims against foreign states (and employees of such states) designated as state sponsors of terrorism is an affirmative defense that is waived by such foreign state or employee if not timely raised in a responsive pleading. | 2019-11-15T21:32:45Z | |
| 112-s-1186 | 112 | s | 1186 | Fair Arbitration Act of 2011 | Law | 2011-06-13 | 2011-06-13 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL] | AL | R | S001141 | 0 | Fair Arbitration Act of 2011 - Requires a contract containing an arbitration clause, in order to be binding on the parties, to: (1) have a heading "ARBITRATION CLAUSE" printed in bold, capital letters; (2) state explicitly whether participation in arbitration is mandatory or optional; (3) identify a source that a consumer or employee can contact for additional information regarding the arbitration program; and (4) provide notice that all parties retain the right to resolve a dispute in a small claims court for a claim of $50,000 or less. Entitles each party under arbitration to: (1) a competent, neutral arbitrator and independent, neutral administration of the dispute; (2) representation by an attorney or other representative at such party's expense; (3) a fair arbitration hearing; (4) a face-to-face hearing; (5) the right to present evidence and cross examine witnesses; (6) a written explanation of the basis for the arbitrator's decision; and (7) the right to opt out of binding arbitration and into the small claims court (for claims of $50,000 or less). Prescribes procedures for complaints by any party of denial of rights by the other party or the arbitrator. | 2023-01-11T13:22:54Z | |
| 112-hr-2023 | 112 | hr | 2023 | Veterans' Memorials, Boy Scouts, Public Seals, and Other Public Expressions of Religion Protection Act of 2011 | Law | 2011-05-26 | 2011-07-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. | House | Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] | IN | R | B001149 | 14 | Veterans' Memorials, Boy Scouts, Public Seals, and Other Public Expressions of Religion Protection Act of 2011 - Amends the Revised Statutes of the United States to limit the remedy, in a civil action against a state or local official for deprivation of civil rights, to injunctive and declaratory relief, and deny attorneys' fees, where the deprivation consists of a violation of a prohibition in the Constitution against the establishment of religion, including violations relating to: (1) religious words or imagery in veterans' memorials, public buildings, or official seals of states or their subdivisions; and (2) the chartering of Boy Scout units by states or their subdivisions and the Boy Scouts' using public buildings. Imposes the same limits regarding such an action against the United States or any U.S. agency or official acting in his or her official capacity. | 2019-11-15T21:34:22Z | |
| 112-hr-2032 | 112 | hr | 2032 | To protect the interests of each resident of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in class action lawsuits by federally-funded entities involving such residents and in Department of Justice actions that could result in an agreement to move such a resident from that resident's facility. | Law | 2011-05-26 | 2011-08-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. | House | Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] | MA | D | F000339 | 80 | Prohibits any entity that receives funds from the federal government from using such funds to file a class action lawsuit involving the residents of an intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded (ICF/MR) unless the resident (or the resident's legal representative), after receiving notice of the proposed class action lawsuit, has the opportunity to elect not to have the action apply to the resident. Directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to consult with ICF/MR residents among all other interested parties before taking actions (including investigations and actions under the Americans with Disabilities Act and Civil Rights for Institutionalized Persons Act) involving such residents. Permits a resident to intervene in any such DOJ action. Prohibits this Act from requiring a state to include ICFs/MR services as an option under its Medicaid plan under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act. | 2021-04-19T18:46:37Z | |
| 112-s-1032 | 112 | s | 1032 | A bill to provide for additional Federal district judgeships. | Law | 2011-05-19 | 2011-05-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] | NM | D | B000468 | 1 | Directs the President to appoint, by and with the Senate's advice and consent, specified additional: (1) permanent district judges for various federal judicial districts in Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas; and (2) temporary district judges for various federal districts in such states. Prohibits, for each of the districts in which a temporary district judge is required to be appointed under this Act, filling the first vacancy arising on such a district court 10 years or more after a judge is first confirmed to fill the temporary district judgeship created in that district. Converts to permanent judgeships certain existing temporary judgeships for the district of Arizona, the central district of California, the district of New Mexico, and the eastern district of Texas. | 2019-02-20T23:07:54Z | |
| 112-s-1014 | 112 | s | 1014 | Emergency Judicial Relief Act of 2011 | Law | 2011-05-17 | 2011-11-15 | Star Print ordered on the reported bill. | Senate | Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] | CA | D | F000062 | 7 | Emergency Judicial Relief Act of 2011 - (Sec. 2) Directs the President to appoint, by and with the Senate's advice and consent, specified additional permanent district judges for various federal judicial districts in Arizona, California, Minnesota, and Texas. Converts certain existing temporary judgeships for the district of Arizona and the central district of California to permanent judgeships. Increases the filing fee for most civil actions or proceedings, excluding a writ of habeas corpus, to $360 (currently, $350). Requires that incremental amounts collected by reason of enactment of this Act be deposited in a special fund in the Treasury to offset funds appropriated for the operation and maintenance of U.S. courts to the extent specifically appropriated by an Act of Congress after enactment of this Act. (Sec. 3) Prohibits any judicial branch officer, employee, agent, contractor, or subcontractor from discharging, demoting, threatening, suspending, harassing, or otherwise discriminating against an employee in the terms and conditions of employment because of any lawful act by the employee to provide information, cause information to be provided, or otherwise assist in an investigation regarding any possible violation of federal law or regulation, or misconduct, by a judge, justice, or any other employee in the judicial branch, which may assist in the investigation of the possible violation or misconduct. Authorizes an employee injured by such a prohibited act to obtain appropriate relief in a civil action. | 2023-01-11T13:22:01Z | |
| 112-hr-1873 | 112 | hr | 1873 | Arbitration Fairness Act of 2011 | Law | 2011-05-12 | 2011-06-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law. | House | Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] | GA | D | J000288 | 81 | Arbitration Fairness Act of 2011 - Declares that no predispute arbitration agreement shall be valid or enforceable if it requires arbitration of an employment, consumer, or civil rights dispute. Declares, further, that the validity and enforceability of an agreement to arbitrate shall be determined by a court, under federal law, rather than an arbitrator, irrespective of whether the party resisting arbitration challenges the arbitration agreement specifically or in conjunction with other terms of the contract containing such agreement. Exempts from this Act arbitration provisions in a contract between an employer and a labor organization or between labor organizations. Denies to any such arbitration provision, however, the effect of waiving the right of an employee to seek judicial enforcement of a right arising under the U.S. Constitution, a state constitution, a federal or state statute, or related public policy. | 2021-09-28T13:41:43Z | |
| 112-s-968 | 112 | s | 968 | PROTECT IP Act of 2011 | Law | 2011-05-12 | 2012-01-23 | Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to S. 968 withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate. (consideration: CR S13) | Senate | Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] | VT | D | L000174 | 41 | Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011 or the PROTECT IP Act of 2011 - (Sec. 3) Authorizes the Attorney General (AG) to commence: (1) an in personam action against a registrant of a nondomestic domain name (NDN) used by an Internet site dedicated to infringing activities (ISDIA) or an owner or operator of an ISDIA accessed through an NDN; or (2) if such individuals are unable to be found by the AG or have no address within a U.S. judicial district, an in rem action (against a domain name itself, in lieu of such individuals) against the NDN used by an ISDIA. Defines ISDIA as a site that: (1) has no significant use other than engaging in or facilitating copyright infringement, circumventing technology controlling access to copyrighted works, or selling or promoting counterfeit goods or services; or (2) is designed, operated, or marketed and used to engage in such activities. Defines NDN as a domain name for which the registry that issued the domain name and operates the relevant top level domain, and the registrar for the domain name, are located outside the United States. Allows the court, upon application by the AG after an NDN-related in personam or in rem action is commenced under this section, to issue a temporary restraining order or an injunction against the NDN, registrant, owner, or operator to cease and desist further ISDIA activity if the NDN is used within the United States to access an ISDIA directing business to U.S. residents and harming U.S. intellectual property right holders. Directs the AG to identify and provide advance notice to operators of nonauthoritative domain name system servers (NDNSSs), financial transaction providers (FTPs), Internet advertising services (IASs), and providers of information location tools (ILTs), including search engines, online directories, and other indexes with hypertext links or referrals to online locations, whose action may be required to prevent such NDN-related ISDIA activity. Sets forth the preventa… | 2022-02-03T05:53:22Z | |
| 112-s-987 | 112 | s | 987 | Arbitration Fairness Act of 2011 | Law | 2011-05-12 | 2011-10-13 | Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-177. | Senate | Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] | MN | D | F000457 | 17 | Arbitration Fairness Act of 2011 - Declares that no predispute arbitration agreement shall be valid or enforceable if it requires arbitration of an employment, consumer, or civil rights dispute. Declares, further, that the validity and enforceability of an agreement to arbitrate shall be determined by a court, under federal law, rather than an arbitrator, irrespective of whether the party resisting arbitration challenges the arbitration agreement specifically or in conjunction with other terms of the contract containing such agreement. Exempts from this Act arbitration provisions in a contract between an employer and a labor organization or between labor organizations. Denies to any such arbitration provision, however, the effect of waiving the right of an employee to seek judicial enforcement of a right arising under the U.S. Constitution, a state constitution, a federal or state statute, or related public policy. | 2022-02-03T05:54:25Z | |
| 112-hjres-57 | 112 | hjres | 57 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States allowing the States to call a limited convention solely for the purposes of considering whether to propose a specific amendment to the Constitution. | Law | 2011-05-10 | 2011-06-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. | House | Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7] | TX | R | C001048 | 1 | Constitutional Amendment - Requires Congress, on application of the legislatures of two-thirds of the several states, each of which contains an identical amendment to the Constitution, to call a convention solely to decide whether to propose that specific amendment to the states. | 2019-11-15T21:34:25Z | |
| 112-s-890 | 112 | s | 890 | Fighting Fraud to Protect Taxpayers Act of 2011 | Law | 2011-05-05 | 2012-01-30 | By Senator Leahy from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 112-142. | Senate | Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] | VT | D | L000174 | 3 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Fighting Fraud to Protect Taxpayers Act of 2011 - (Sec. 2) Amends the 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act to establish, as a separate account in the Department of Justice (DOJ) Working Capital Fund, a supplemental fraud fighting account. Authorizes the Attorney General to: (1) credit, as an offsetting collection to that account, up to .5% of all amounts collected pursuant to DOJ civil debt collection litigation activities; and (2) use amounts in that account for the cost of the investigation and conduct of criminal, civil, or administrative proceedings relating to fraud offenses. Rescinds all unobligated balances in the debt collection management account and the supplemental fraud fighting account (covered amounts) in excess of $175 million at the end of FY2012 and the end of each fiscal year thereafter. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to rescind sums from the debt collection management account and the supplemental fraud fighting account in a ratio of six dollars to one dollar, respectively. Directs the Attorney General to submit an annual report that identifies, for the most recent fiscal year before the date of the report: (1) the amount credited to the debt collection management account and the amount credited to the supplemental fraud fighting account from civil debt collection litigation, (2) the amount expended from the debt collection management account for civil debt collection, (3) the amounts expended from the supplemental fraud fighting account and the justification for the expenditure of such amounts, and (4) the unobligated balance in the debt collection management account and the unobligated balance in the supplemental fraud fighting account at the end of the fiscal year. (Sec. 3) Amends the False Claims Act to provide that the cost of prosecutions under such Act shall be credited to the appropriations accounts of the executive age… | 2022-02-03T05:54:13Z | |
| 112-hr-1608 | 112 | hr | 1608 | Mohave County Radiation Compensation Act of 2011 | Law | 2011-04-15 | 2011-06-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement. | House | Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-2] | AZ | R | F000448 | 1 | Mohave County Radiation Compensation Act of 2011 - Amends the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to include the county of Mohave, Arizona, among affected areas for purposes of payments to individuals with certain medical conditions who were exposed to fallout emitted during the U.S. government's atmospheric nuclear tests. | 2019-11-15T21:36:26Z | |
| 112-sconres-11 | 112 | sconres | 11 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the Obama administration's discontinuing to defend the Defense of Marriage Act. | Law | 2011-04-06 | 2011-04-06 | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2212) | Senate | Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] | OK | R | I000024 | 0 | Condemns the Obama administration's direction that the Department of Justice (DOJ) should discontinue defending the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and demands that the DOJ continue to defend DOMA in all instances. | 2022-02-03T05:54:26Z | |
| 112-s-671 | 112 | s | 671 | Finding Fugitive Sex Offenders Act of 2011 | Law | 2011-03-29 | 2011-12-01 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 247. | Senate | Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL] | AL | R | S001141 | 21 | Finding Fugitive Sex Offenders Act of 2011 - Amends the federal judicial code and the federal criminal code to authorize the United States Marshals Service to issue administrative subpoenas solely for the investigation of unregistered sex offenders. Directs the Attorney General to report annually on: (1) the number of such subpoenas issued, (2) the crime being investigated pursuant to each subpoena, and (3) the number of unregistered sex offenders arrested subsequent to the issuance of such a subpoena and the information that led to each individual's arrest. | 2023-01-11T13:22:59Z | |
| 112-hr-1145 | 112 | hr | 1145 | Good Samaritan Protection for Construction, Architectural, and Engineering Volunteers Act | Law | 2011-03-17 | 2011-06-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. | House | Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8] | WA | R | R000578 | 13 | Good Samaritan Protection for Construction, Architectural, and Engineering Volunteers Act - Grants construction companies and architectural and engineering firms and their employees immunity from liability for negligence, except for gross negligence or willful misconduct, when providing emergency assistance on a voluntary basis in response to a declared emergency or disaster, in good faith, and without expectation of compensation. | 2023-01-11T13:20:19Z | |
| 112-hr-1166 | 112 | hr | 1166 | No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act | Law | 2011-03-17 | 2011-06-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet. | House | Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49] | CA | R | I000056 | 39 | No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act - Amends the Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 to prohibit U.S. courts from recognizing, enforcing, or otherwise validating any assertion of rights by an individual (under current law, by a designated Cuban national) of a mark, trade name, or commercial name that was used in connection with a business or assets that were confiscated by the Cuban government unless the original owner of such mark or name, or such owner's bona fide successor, has expressly consented. Applies such prohibition only if the individual asserting the rights knew or had reason to know at the time of acquiring the rights asserted that the mark or name was the same or substantially similar to the mark or name used in connection with the business or assets that were confiscated. | 2023-01-11T13:20:18Z | |
| 112-hr-1193 | 112 | hr | 1193 | Holocaust Rail Justice Act | Law | 2011-03-17 | 2011-06-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law. | House | Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] | NY | D | M000087 | 55 | Holocaust Rail Justice Act - Grants U.S. district courts original jurisdiction over any civil action for damages for personal injury or death that: (1) arose from the deportation of persons to Nazi concentration camps between January 1, 1942, and December 31, 1944; and (2) is brought by or on behalf of such person against a railroad that owned or operated the trains on which the persons were deported and that was organized as a separate legal entity. Declares that: (1) no law limiting the jurisdiction of the U.S. courts shall preclude any such action; and (2) no such action shall be barred because a statute of limitations has expired. Makes this Act applicable to any action pending on or commenced after January 1, 2002. Directs the Secretary of State to report to Congress on the extent to which the public has access to records, including archived information, with respect to the deportation of such persons to Nazi concentration camps on such trains. | 2023-01-11T13:20:17Z | |
| 112-s-623 | 112 | s | 623 | Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2011 | Law | 2011-03-17 | 2011-08-02 | By Senator Leahy from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 112-45. Minority views filed. | Senate | Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] | WI | D | K000305 | 3 | Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2011 - (Sec. 2) Amends the federal judicial code to prohibit a court, in any civil action in which the pleadings state facts relevant to protecting public health or safety, from entering an order restricting the disclosure of information obtained through discovery, approving a settlement agreement that would restrict such disclosure, or restricting access to court records, subject to exceptions, unless the court has first made independent findings of fact that: (1) the order would not restrict the disclosure of information relevant to the protection of public health or safety; or (2) the public interest in the disclosure of past, present, or potential health or safety hazards is outweighed by a specific and substantial interest in maintaining the confidentiality of the information, and the requested protective order is no broader than necessary to protect the confidentiality interest asserted. Prohibits a court from approving any party's stipulation or request to stipulate to an order that would violate this Act. Prohibits such a court from: (1) approving or enforcing any provision of an agreement between or among parties, or an order entered under this Act, to the extent that it restricts a party from disclosing information to any federal or state agency with authority to enforce laws regulating an activity relating to such information (requires such information disclosed to a federal or state agency to be confidential to the extent provided by law); or (2) enforcing any provision of a settlement agreement described under this Act between or among parties to such civil action that prohibits a party from disclosing that a settlement was reached or the terms of the settlement, other than the amount paid, or from discussing the civil action, or evidence produced in it, that involves matters relevant to the protection of public health or safety. Excepts from this enforcement prohibition (thus allowing enforcement of) a settlement agreement provision about which the court finds that the… | 2022-02-03T05:53:21Z | |
| 112-s-634 | 112 | s | 634 | Holocaust Rail Justice Act | Law | 2011-03-17 | 2012-06-20 | Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-551. | Senate | Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] | NY | D | S000148 | 19 | Holocaust Rail Justice Act - Grants U.S. district courts original jurisdiction over any civil action for damages for personal injury or death that: (1) arose from the deportation of persons to Nazi concentration camps between January 1, 1942, and December 31, 1944; and (2) is brought by or on behalf of such person against a railroad that owned or operated the trains on which the persons were deported and that was organized as a separate legal entity. Declares that: (1) no law limiting the jurisdiction of the U.S. courts shall preclude any such action; and (2) no such action shall be barred because a statute of limitations has expired. Makes this Act applicable to any action pending on or commenced after January 1, 2002. Directs the Secretary of State to report to Congress on the status of access to wartime records and archives concerning the wartime activities of any such railroad that engaged in the deportation of such persons to Nazi concentration camps. | 2019-11-15T22:01:16Z | |
| 112-hr-1116 | 112 | hr | 1116 | Respect for Marriage Act | Law | 2011-03-16 | 2011-06-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. | House | Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8] | NY | D | N000002 | 160 | Respect for Marriage Act - Amends the Defense of Marriage Act to repeal a provision that prohibited a state, territory, possession, or Indian tribe from being required to recognize any public act, record, or judicial proceeding of any other state, territory, possession, or tribe respecting a same sex marriage. Amends the federal rules of construction added by such Act concerning the definitions of "marriage" and "spouse" to provide that, for purposes of any federal law in which marital status is a factor, an individual shall be considered married if that individual's marriage is valid in the state where the marriage was entered into or, in the case of a marriage entered into outside any state, if the marriage is valid in the place where entered into and the marriage could have been entered into in a state. Removes the definition of "spouse" (currently, a person of the opposite sex who is a husband or a wife). | 2023-01-11T13:20:20Z | |
| 112-s-598 | 112 | s | 598 | Respect for Marriage Act of 2011 | Law | 2011-03-16 | 2011-11-10 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 228. | Senate | Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] | CA | D | F000062 | 32 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Respect for Marriage Act of 2011 - Amends the Defense of Marriage Act to repeal a provision that prohibited a state, territory, possession, or Indian tribe from being required to recognize any public act, record, or judicial proceeding of any other state, territory, possession, or tribe respecting a same sex marriage. Amends the federal rules of construction added by such Act concerning the definitions of "marriage" and "spouse" to provide that, for purposes of any federal law in which marital status is a factor, an individual shall be considered married if that individual's marriage is valid in the state where the marriage was entered into or, in the case of a marriage entered into outside any state, if the marriage is valid in the place where entered into and the marriage could have been entered into in a state. Removes the definition of "spouse" (currently, a person of the opposite sex who is a husband or a wife). | 2022-02-03T05:53:58Z | |
| 112-s-603 | 112 | s | 603 | A bill to modify the prohibition on recognition by United States courts of certain rights relating to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names. | Law | 2011-03-16 | 2011-03-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] | FL | D | N000032 | 8 | Amends the Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 to prohibit U.S. courts from recognizing, enforcing, or otherwise validating any assertion of rights by an individual (under current law, by a designated Cuban national) of a mark, trade name, or commercial name that was used in connection with a business or assets that were confiscated by the Cuban government unless the original owner of such mark or name, or such owner's bona fide successor, has expressly consented. Applies such prohibition only if the individual asserting the rights knew or had reason to know at the time of acquiring the rights asserted that the mark or name was the same or substantially similar to the mark or name used in connection with the business or assets that were confiscated. | 2022-02-03T05:53:39Z | |
| 112-hr-1059 | 112 | hr | 1059 | To protect the safety of judges by extending the authority of the Judicial Conference to redact sensitive information contained in their financial disclosure reports, and for other purposes. | Law | 2011-03-14 | 2012-01-03 | Became Public Law No: 112-84. | House | Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] | MI | D | C000714 | 2 | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on November 15, 2011. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Revises the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to extend until December 31, 2017, the Judicial Conference's authority to redact financial disclosure reports filed by a judicial officer or employee if it finds that revealing personal and sensitive information could endanger that individual or a family member of that individual. | 2023-09-06T22:26:52Z | |
| 112-hr-1060 | 112 | hr | 1060 | Prevent Lockout of Athletes this Year Act of 2011 | Law | 2011-03-14 | 2011-03-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet. | House | Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] | MI | D | C000714 | 0 | Prevent Lockout of Athletes this Year Act of 2011 - Amends the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961 to eliminate the antitrust exemption for professional football sponsored telecasting agreements. | 2023-01-11T13:20:22Z | |
| 112-s-569 | 112 | s | 569 | Federal Judicial Fairness Act of 2011 | Law | 2011-03-14 | 2011-03-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (consideration: CR S1606) | Senate | Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] | CA | D | F000062 | 10 | Federal Judicial Fairness Act of 2011 - Repeals the requirement limiting salary increases for federal judges or Supreme Court justices to those specifically authorized by Act of Congress. Amends the federal judicial code to apply the same automatic annual cost-of-living adjustment to judicial salaries as takes effect under the General Schedule for civilian federal employees. | 2022-02-03T05:53:52Z | |
| 112-hr-1032 | 112 | hr | 1032 | Removing Excess Litigation Involving Energy on Federal Lands Act | Law | 2011-03-11 | 2011-03-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law. | House | Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10] | GA | R | B001262 | 12 | Removing Excess Litigation Involving Energy on Federal Lands Act or RELIEF Act - Requires all causes and claims that arise from a covered energy project to be filed within 60 days after a federal action or decision that constitutes the covered energy project concerned. (Defines a covered energy project as a federal action or decision concerning the leasing of federal lands, including submerged lands, for the exploration, development, production, processing, or transmission of any source or form of energy, including actions and decisions regarding the selection or offering of federal lands for such leasing.) Bars any cause or claim that is not filed within such time period. Requires all such proceedings to: (1) be resolved within 180 days after the cause or claim is filed, and (2) take precedence over other pending matters before the district court. Confers exclusive appellate jurisdiction for such actions upon the U.S. Supreme Court. Presumes the correctness of any administrative findings and conclusions relating to a challenged federal action under this Act unless the administrative record shows otherwise by clear and convincing evidence. Requires prospective relief to: (1) be narrowly drawn, (2) extend no further than necessary to correct the violation of a federal law requirement, and (3) be the least intrusive means necessary to correct the violation. Requires a petitioner seeking judicial review of any action, or failure to act, under this Act who is not a prevailing party to pay to the prevailing parties (including intervening parties), other than the United States, fees and other expenses incurred in connection with such review, unless the Court finds that the petitioner was either substantially justified or that special circumstances make an award unjust. | 2023-01-11T13:20:23Z | |
| 112-hr-1010 | 112 | hr | 1010 | To provide for expedited consideration by the Supreme Court of certain actions challenging the constitutionality of certain provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. | Law | 2011-03-10 | 2011-03-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law. | House | Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4] | VA | R | F000445 | 0 | Directs the Supreme Court to expedite the disposition of any action and appeal challenging the constitutionality of any provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act if a petition for writ of certiori is filed under Rule 11 of the Rules of the Supreme Court on or before the enactment of this Act. | 2023-01-11T13:20:23Z | |
| 112-hr-1021 | 112 | hr | 1021 | Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act of 2011 | Law | 2011-03-10 | 2012-04-23 | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | House | Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] | TX | R | S000583 | 3 | Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act of 2011 - (Sec. 2) Extends the temporary office of 30 bankruptcy judgeships authorized or extended under the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 1992 and Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2005 until applicable vacancies identified in this Act occur in the office of a bankruptcy judge for specified districts in California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and Nevada. Prohibits filling specified bankruptcy judge vacancies in such districts occurring more than five years after enactment of this Act and resulting from the death, retirement, resignation, or removal of a bankruptcy judge (thus extending the lapse date under current law by five years). (Sec. 3) Increases by a specified amount the bankruptcy filing fee for a case commenced under chapter 11 (Reorganization) that does not concern a railroad. Requires that certain incremental amounts collected by reason of such increased fees be: (1) deposited in a special fund in the Treasury; and (2) made available to offset funds appropriated for the operation and maintenance of U.S. courts, but only to the extent specifically appropriated by an Act enacted after enactment of this Act. Reduces the percentage of such fees to be deposited as offsetting collections to the U.S. Trustee System Fund (funds available to the Attorney General for operations of U.S. trustees). Increases the percentage of chapter 7 (Liquidation) and 13 (Adjustment of Debts of an Individual with Regular Income) fees to be deposited as offsetting receipts to remain available to the Judiciary for expenses, services, and administration of U.S. courts. (Sec. 4) Requires Judiciary Committees of the House and Senate, prior to further reauthorization of any judgeship authorized by this Act, to: (1) conduct a review of the bankruptcy judgeships authorized by this Act to determine the need for continued reauthorization of each judgeship; (2) evaluate any chang… | 2023-01-11T13:20:23Z | |
| 112-s-549 | 112 | s | 549 | Casting Light on EAJA Agency Records for Oversight Act of 2011 | Law | 2011-03-10 | 2011-03-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV] | NV | R | E000194 | 7 | Casting Light on EAJA Agency Records for Oversight Act of 2011 - Directs the Attorney General (DOJ) to issue an annual online report to Congress and the public on the amount of attorney fees and other expenses awarded during the preceding fiscal year pursuant to the law commonly known as the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA). Directs the Comptroller General to commence an audit of the EAJA for 1995 through the end of the calendar year in which this Act is enacted, and report to Congress on the audit results. | 2019-11-15T22:01:14Z | |
| 112-s-553 | 112 | s | 553 | Detention of Unprivileged Enemy Belligerents Act | Law | 2011-03-10 | 2011-03-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] | SC | R | G000359 | 4 | Detention of Unprivileged Enemy Belligerents Act - Reaffirms that: (1) the United States is in an armed conflict with the Taliban, al Qaeda, and associated forces and that those entities continue to pose a threat to the United States and its citizens, both domestically and abroad; and (2) the President is authorized to detain unprivileged enemy belligerents in connection with the continuing armed conflict with the Taliban, al Qaeda, and associated forces, regardless of the place of capture, until the termination of hostilities. Sets forth standards for habeas corpus review for any individual who is held by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, or whom the United States otherwise holds or seeks to hold as an unprivileged enemy belligerent, and who is subject to the habeas corpus jurisdiction of the federal courts (covered individual). Defines "unprivileged enemy belligerent" as an individual who has engaged in hostilities against the United States or its coalition partners, who has purposefully and materially supported hostilities against the United States or its coalition partners, or who was a member of, part of, or operated in a clandestine, covert, or military capacity on behalf of, the Taliban, al Qaeda, or associated forces. Grants the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia exclusive jurisdiction and venue for consideration of applications for habeas corpus by or on behalf of a covered individual. Limits the scope of such jurisdiction to challenges to the legality of the continued detention of a covered individual, excluding claims relating to the detention, transfer, treatment, trial, or conditions of confinement of such individual, or any other action against the United States or its agents. Sets forth requirements and criteria relating to: (1) the federal government's burden of proof in habeas corpus proceedings involving a covered individual; (2) discovery of documents and protection of national security information; (3) evidentiary matters, including the exclusion of state… | 2022-02-03T05:53:23Z | |
| 112-hr-966 | 112 | hr | 966 | Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2011 | Law | 2011-03-09 | 2011-07-21 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 114. | House | Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] | TX | R | S000583 | 4 | Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2011 - Amends the sanctions provisions in Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to require the court to impose an appropriate sanction on any attorney, law firm, or party that has violated, or is responsible for the violation of, the rule with regard to representations to the court. Requires any sanction to compensate parties injured by the conduct in question. Removes a provision that prohibits filing a motion for sanctions if the challenged paper, claim, defense, contention, or denial is withdrawn or appropriately corrected within 21 days after service or within another time the court sets. Authorizes the court to impose additional sanctions, including striking the pleadings, dismissing the suit, nonmonetary directives, or penalty payments if warranted for effective deterrence. Prohibits this Act from being construed as barring or impeding the assertion or development of new claims, defenses, or remedies under federal, state, or local laws, including civil rights laws, or under the Constitution. | 2023-01-11T13:22:40Z | |
| 112-hr-973 | 112 | hr | 973 | To amend title 28, United States Code, to prevent the misuse of foreign law in Federal courts, and for other purposes. | Law | 2011-03-09 | 2011-03-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. | House | Rep. Adams, Sandy [R-FL-24] | FL | R | A000366 | 91 | Amends the federal judicial code to prohibit federal courts from deciding any issue on the authority of foreign law, except to the extent that the Constitution or an Act of Congress requires such consideration. | 2021-04-19T18:16:45Z | |
| 112-s-533 | 112 | s | 533 | Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2011 | Law | 2011-03-09 | 2011-03-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] | IA | R | G000386 | 2 | Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2011 - Amends the sanctions provisions in Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to require the court to impose an appropriate sanction on any attorney, law firm, or party that has violated, or is responsible for the violation of, the rule with regard to representations to the court. Requires any sanction to compensate parties injured by the conduct in question. Removes a provision that prohibits filing a motion for sanctions if the challenged paper, claim, defense, contention, or denial is withdrawn or appropriately corrected within 21 days after service or within another time the court sets. Authorizes the court to impose additional sanctions, including striking the pleadings, dismissing the suit, nonmonetary directives, or penalty payments if warranted for effective deterrence. | 2019-11-15T22:01:15Z | |
| 112-hr-958 | 112 | hr | 958 | We the People Act | Law | 2011-03-08 | 2011-03-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. | House | Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14] | TX | R | P000583 | 0 | We the People Act - Prohibits the Supreme Court and each federal court from adjudicating any claim or relying on judicial decisions involving: (1) state or local laws, regulations, or policies concerning the free exercise or establishment of religion; (2) the right of privacy, including issues of sexual practices, orientation, or reproduction; or (3) the right to marry without regard to sex or sexual orientation where based upon equal protection of the laws. Allows the Supreme Court and the federal courts to determine the constitutionality of federal statutes, administrative rules, or procedures in considering cases arising under the Constitution. Prohibits the Supreme Court and the federal courts from issuing any ruling that appropriates or expends money, imposes taxes, or otherwise interferes with the legislative functions or administrative discretion of the states. Authorizes any party or intervener in matters before any federal court, including the Supreme Court, to challenge the jurisdiction of the court under this Act. Provides that the violation of this Act by any justice or judge is an impeachable offense and a material breach of good behavior subject to removal. Negates as binding precedent on the state courts any federal court decision that relates to an issue removed from federal jurisdiction by this Act or otherwise interfering with the legislative functions or administrative discretion of the states. | 2019-11-15T21:34:24Z | |
| 112-hr-963 | 112 | hr | 963 | See Something, Say Something Act of 2011 | Law | 2011-03-08 | 2011-09-12 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 131. | House | Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] | TX | R | S000583 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) See Something, Say Something Act of 2011 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to grant immunity from civil liability to persons who, in good faith and based on an objectively reasonable suspicion, report suspicious activity indicating that an individual may be engaging, or preparing to engage, in a violation of law relating to an act of terrorism. Grants an authorized official who observes, or receives a report of, such activity and takes reasonable action in good faith to respond qualified immunity from civil liability for such action. Provides that an authorized official not entitled to assert the defense of qualified immunity shall nonetheless be immune from civil immunity if that official takes reasonable action, in good faith, to respond to the reported activity. Entitles any authorized official or other person found to be immune from civil liability under this Act to recover all reasonable costs and attorney fees in any action against such official. | 2023-01-11T13:22:20Z | |
| 112-s-505 | 112 | s | 505 | See Something, Say Something Act of 2011 | Law | 2011-03-08 | 2011-03-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] | ME | R | C001035 | 1 | See Something, Say Something Act of 2011 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to grant immunity from civil liability to persons who, in good faith and based on an objectively reasonable suspicion, report suspicious activity indicating that an individual may be engaging, or preparing to engage, in a violation of law relating to an act of terrorism.Grants qualified immunity from civil liability to any authorized official who observes, or receives a report of, such activity and takes reasonable action in good faith to respond, consistent with applicable law in the relevant jurisdiction. Provides that an authorized official not entitled to assert the defense of qualified immunity shall nonetheless be immune from civil immunity if that official takes reasonable action, in good faith, to respond to the reported activity. | 2022-02-03T05:53:09Z | |
| 112-hconres-25 | 112 | hconres | 25 | Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the Obama administration's discontinuing to defend the Defense of Marriage Act. | Law | 2011-03-03 | 2011-03-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. | House | Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] | MO | R | H001053 | 122 | Condemns the Obama administration's direction that the Department of Justice (DOJ) should discontinue defending the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and demands that the DOJ continue to defend DOMA in all instances. | 2023-01-11T13:20:24Z | |
| 112-hr-896 | 112 | hr | 896 | Medical Justice Act of 2011 | Law | 2011-03-03 | 2011-03-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. | House | Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] | TX | R | B001248 | 12 | Medical Justice Act of 2011 - Sets forth provisions regulating civil actions for an injury or death as the result of health care. Sets forth limits on: (1) the non-economic damages that an individual may recover from health care practitioners and health care institutions, and (2) the total damages that a person may recover from any single liable health care practitioner. Declares that an insurer of a health care practitioner or health care institution that rejects a reasonable settlement offer within policy limits is not, by reason of such rejection, liable for damages in excess of the liability of the insured. Sets forth requirements for qualified expert reports. Allows periodic or accrual payment for future damages. Prohibits a jury from awarding punitive or exemplary damages against a health care practitioner or health care institution unless the jury is unanimous. Makes each person liable only for a proportionate share of the total damages that directly corresponds to that person's responsibility. Makes a person liable for litigation costs incurred after rejection of a settlement offer if such person receives a judgment at trial that is significantly less favorable than the terms of the settlement offer. Sets forth a time frame within which claims related to any health care act or omission must be brought. Makes a health care practitioner or health care institution that provides emergency health care on a Good Samaritan basis immune from liability for damages caused by that care, except for willful or wanton negligence or more culpable misconduct. | 2019-11-15T21:34:24Z | |
| 112-hr-875 | 112 | hr | 875 | Marriage Protection Act of 2011 | Law | 2011-03-02 | 2011-03-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. | House | Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] | IN | R | B001149 | 27 | Marriage Protection Act of 2011 - Amends the federal judicial code to deny federal courts jurisdiction to hear or decide any question pertaining to the interpretation, or the validity under the Constitution, of the provision of the Defense of Marriage Act declaring that no state shall be required to give effect to any marriage between persons of the same sex under the laws of any other state. | 2019-11-15T21:34:23Z | |
| 112-hr-881 | 112 | hr | 881 | ADA Notification Act of 2011 | Law | 2011-03-02 | 2011-03-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. | House | Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-52] | CA | R | H001048 | 11 | ADA Notification Act of 2011 - Amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to deny jurisdiction to a state or federal court in a civil action a plaintiff commences for remedies for disability discrimination in public accommodations and certain services provided by private entities unless: (1) the plaintiff notified the defendant in writing of the alleged violations prior to filing the complaint, (2) the notice identified the specific facts that constitute the alleged violation, (3) a remedial period of 90 days elapses after the notice, (4) the notice informed the defendant that the civil action could not be commenced for 90 days, and (5) the complaint states that the defendant has not corrected the alleged violation. | 2019-11-15T21:34:24Z | |
| 112-s-466 | 112 | s | 466 | Restoration of Legal Rights for Claimants under Holocaust-Era Insurance Policies Act of 2011 | Law | 2011-03-02 | 2012-06-20 | Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-551. | Senate | Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] | FL | D | N000032 | 4 | Restoration of Legal Rights for Claimants under Holocaust-Era Insurance Policies Act of 2011 - Allows a beneficiary (including an heir, assignee, or legal representative of a named insured or beneficiary) of a Holocaust-era life, dowry, education, annuity, property, or other insurance policy to bring a civil action in a U.S. district court against the insurer for the covered policy (or a related company of the insurer) to recover proceeds due or otherwise to enforce any rights under the policy. Covers any such policy issued to a policyholder domiciled in any area that was occupied or controlled by Nazi Germany (or by an ally or friendly government) or the territorial jurisdiction of Switzerland. Requires the award to a prevailing beneficiary of the amount of the proceeds due under the policy, plus prejudgment interest at 6% per year, compounded annually, calculated from the date the amount was originally due. Requires the award of treble damages against any insurer or related company that acted in bad faith. Sets a 10-year statute of limitations for claims filed under this Act. Prohibits any prior judgment or release entered for any claim arising under a covered policy in any civil action in a federal or state court from impairing any claim brought under this Act. Declares that any executive agreement between the United States and a foreign government entered into, or any executive foreign policy of the U.S. government established, before, on, or after the enactment of this Act, shall not supercede or preempt any state law or compromise, settle, extinguish, waive, preclude, bar, or foreclose any claim brought under this Act. | 2019-11-15T22:01:06Z | |
| 112-hr-858 | 112 | hr | 858 | To provide for the conversion of a temporary judgeship for the district of Hawaii to a permanent judgeship. | Law | 2011-03-01 | 2011-03-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law. | House | Rep. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI-2] | HI | D | H001042 | 0 | Converts a temporary judgeship for the district of Hawaii to a permanent judgeship. | 2019-11-15T21:32:44Z | |
| 112-hr-862 | 112 | hr | 862 | Supreme Court Transparency and Disclosure Act of 2011 | Law | 2011-03-01 | 2011-03-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law. | House | Rep. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT-5] | CT | D | M001169 | 32 | Supreme Court Transparency and Disclosure Act of 2011 - Applies to Supreme Court justices the same code of conduct that applies to U.S. circuit and district judges. Directs the U.S. Judicial Conference to establish procedures under which complaints alleging that a justice violated such code of conduct may be filed with and investigated by the Conference. Requires a justice to publicly disclose the reasons for: (1) disqualifying himself or herself, under specified provisions of the federal judicial code, from any case in which his or her impartiality might reasonably be questioned; or (2) denying a party's motion for such disqualification. Directs the Conference to establish a process in which other justices or federal judges decide whether a justice should be disqualified when a party who is denied such a motion seeks further review. | 2022-02-03T05:53:34Z |
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