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Better Health in the Arctic Act

Bill: 112-s-1227
Sponsor: Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK]
Introduced: 2011-06-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Alaska
Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Arctic Ocean
Arctic and polar regions
Canada
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Environmental health
Executive agency funding and structure
Government studies and investigations
Health promotion and preventive care
International organizations and cooperation
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health
Minority health

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-16
text: 
Better Health in the Arctic Act - Directs the Arctic Research Commission to examine the science base, gaps in knowledge, and strategies for the prevention and treatment of mental, behavioral, and physical health problems faced by populations in the Arctic, with a focus on Alaska.
 
Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop a national Arctic health science policy, reviewing and taking into consideration the National Arctic Health Science Policy developed by the American Public Health Association Task Force in 1984.
 
Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish a Desk for Arctic Health to: (1) work with the Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee to ensure adequate health representation from federal agencies, (2) collaborate and consult with governmental entities and U.S. nongovernmental organizations involved in Arctic health issues, and (3) collaborate with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research on indigenous Arctic people health issues.
 
Directs the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to establish a program at the National Center of Environmental Health to foster advances and help provide technical support in the field of Arctic health impact assessments.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2011-06-16
text: Introduced in Senate
United States Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs Act of 2011

Bill: 112-s-1229
Sponsor: Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK]
Introduced: 2011-06-16 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arctic Ocean
Arctic and polar regions
Department of State
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
International organizations and cooperation

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-16
text: 
United States Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs Act of 2011 - Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to establish within the Department of State an Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2011-06-16
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to modify the definition of fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to exclude appraisers of employee stock ownership plans.

Bill: 112-s-1232
Sponsor: Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH]
Introduced: 2011-06-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Employee benefits and pensions
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-20
text: 
Amends the Employee Retirement Income and Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to exclude appraisers of employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) from the the meaning of a fiduciary subject to ERISA.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2011-06-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Commercial Motor Vehicle Advanced Safety Technology Tax Act of 2011

Bill: 112-s-1233
Sponsor: Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]
Introduced: 2011-06-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax credits
Motor carriers
Motor vehicles
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-20
text: 
Commercial Motor Vehicle Advanced Safety Technology Tax Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a general business tax credit for 50% of the cost of placing in service any qualified commercial vehicle advanced safety system. Defines &quot;qualified commercial vehicle advanced safety system&quot; as a manufacturer-certified brake stroke monitoring system, lane departure warning system, collision warning system, or vehicle stability system identified by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration or the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration as significantly enhancing the safety or security of commercial drivers, vehicles, or passengers. Terminates such credit after 2016.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2011-06-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Partners for Stable Families and Foster Youth Affected by Methamphetamine or Other Substance Abuse Act

Bill: 112-s-1234
Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Introduced: 2011-06-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Child safety and welfare
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Government information and archives
Poverty and welfare assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-20
text: 
Partners for Stable Families and Foster Youth Affected by Metamphetamine or Other Substance Abuse Act - Amends part B (Child and Family Services) of title IV of the Social Security Act to reauthorize grants to assist children affected by methamphetamine or other substance abuse.
 
Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to renew a five-year grant for up to an additional two years. Specifies the federal share of services or activities covered by such a grant for the sixth and seventh fiscal year.
 
Directs the Secretary to reserve a certain portion of appropriations for awarding grants for each of FY2012-FY2016 to regional partnerships that have not been awarded such a grant in any of FY2007-FY2011.
 
Limits the amount of funds reserved for awarding such grants that may be used for the Secretary's administrative expenses.
 
Requires the Secretary to evaluate the effectiveness of such grants awarded to regional partnerships and report the results on the HHS website. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2011-06-20
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3930-3931)
action_date: 2011-06-20
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to recognize the memorial at the Navy UDT-SEAL Museum in Fort Pierce, Florida, as the official national memorial of Navy SEALS and their predecessors.

Bill: 112-s-1235
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2011-06-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Florida
Military personnel and dependents
Monuments and memorials
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-20
text: 
Recognizes the Navy UDT-SEAL Museum in Fort Pierce, Florida, as the official national memorial of Navy SEALs and their predecessors, including the Underwater Demolition Teams, Naval Combat Demolition Units, and Amphibious Scouts and Raiders. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2011-06-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Manufacturing Reinvestment Account Act of 2011

Bill: 112-s-1237
Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced: 2011-06-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Income tax deductions
Income tax exclusion
Manufacturing

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: 
Manufacturing Reinvestment Account Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish tax-exempt manufacturing reinvestment accounts (MRAs) for taxpayers engaged in a manufacturing business. Allows such manufacturers to make tax deductible cash payments into an MRA of the lesser of their domestic manufacturing gross receipts for the taxable year or $500,000. Permits expenditures from an MRA for expenses for property to be used in the manufacturing business and expenses for employee job training and workforce development. Imposes a 10% tax on amounts in an MRA that are not distributed within 7 years. Terminates the tax deduction for payments to an MRA 10 years after the enactment of this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: Introduced in Senate
Currency Exchange Rate Transparency Act

Bill: 112-s-1238
Sponsor: Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME]
Introduced: 2011-06-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Congressional oversight
International monetary system and foreign exchange
Legislative rules and procedure
Senate
Trade agreements and negotiations

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: 
Currency Exchange Rate Transparency Act - Subjects any bill implementing a trade agreement between the United States and another country (or extending permanent normal trade relations) to a point of order unless the bill is accompanied by a Presidential certification, approved by Congress, stating that, in the 10 years prior to the certification, the government of the country has not engaged in the intervention or manipulation of the rate of exchange between its currency and the U.S. dollar in order to prevent effective balance of payments adjustments or gain unfair competitive advantage in international trade.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: Introduced in Senate
Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Act

Bill: 112-s-1239
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2011-06-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Crime victims
Department of Defense
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Monuments and memorials
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
New York City
Pennsylvania
Terrorism
Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: 
Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Act - Authorizes the President to award a Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Congressional Medal to: (1) the Flight 93 National Memorial in Pennsylvania, (2) the National September 11 Memorial and Museum in New York, and (3) the Pentagon Memorial.
 
Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to strike three designs of such gold medal to honor, respectively: (1) those who lost their lives in the the attack at the World Trade Center, (2) the passengers and crew aboard United Airlines Flight 93 that was brought down in rural Pennsylvania, and (3) those who lost their lives at the Pentagon.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to strike and sell bronze duplicates of such medals and to distribute any funds from such sales exceeding costs equally between the three memorial sites.

action_date: 2011-09-09
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Act - Authorizes the President to award a Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Congressional Medal to: (1) the Flight 93 National Memorial in Pennsylvania, (2) the National September 11 Memorial and Museum in New York, and (3) the Pentagon Memorial.
 
Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to strike three designs of such gold medal to honor, respectively: (1) those who lost their lives in the the attack at the World Trade Center, (2) the passengers and crew aboard United Airlines Flight 93 that was brought down in rural Pennsylvania, and (3) those who lost their lives at the Pentagon.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to strike and sell bronze duplicates of such medals and to distribute any funds from such sales exceeding costs equally between the three memorial sites.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-09-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2011-09-12
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2011-09-09
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2011-09-09
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S5480)
action_date: 2011-09-09
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S5480)
action_date: 2011-09-09
text: Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5479-5480)
action_date: 2011-09-09
text: Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5479-5480)
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: Introduced in Senate
Teachers Professional Development Institutes Act

Bill: 112-s-1240
Sponsor: Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT]
Introduced: 2011-06-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Connecticut
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Higher education
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: 
Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to: (1) award grants to encourage the establishment and operation of Teachers Institutes; and (2) provide technical assistance, all or some of which may be provided through the Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute, to assist local educational agencies (LEAs) and institutions of higher education (IHEs) in establishing and operating Teachers Institutes.
 
 Sets forth selection criteria, including consideration of the extent to which the proposed Institute will serve schools that have a significant low-income population.
 
Defines a Teachers Institute as a partnership or joint venture between one or more IHEs and one or more LEAs serving one or more schools with significant low-income populations that is established to improve the quality of teaching and learning through collaborative seminars.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3973-3974)
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3972-3973)
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: Introduced in Senate
Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act

Bill: 112-s-1241
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2011-06-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Abortion
Child health
Civil actions and liability
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Family relationships
Health personnel
Separation, divorce, custody, support
Teenage pregnancy

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: 
Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit transporting a minor child across a state line to obtain an abortion (deems such transporting to be a de facto abridgment of the right of a parent under any law in the minor&#146;s state of residence that requires parental involvement in the minor&#146;s abortion decision). Makes an exception for an abortion necessary to save the life of the minor. 
 
Makes it an affirmative defense to a prosecution or civil action under this Act that a defendant: (1) reasonably believed that before the minor obtained the abortion, the required parental consent or notification or judicial authorization took place; or (2) was presented with documentation showing that a court waived parental notification requirements or authorized the minor's abortion.

Defines &quot;abortion&quot; as the termination of a pregnancy with an intention other than to increase the probability of a live birth, preserve the life or health of the child after live birth, remove a dead unborn child who died as the result of a spontaneous abortion, accidental trauma, or a criminal assault on the pregnant female or her unborn child. 

Imposes a fine and/or prison term of up to one year on a physician who performs or induces an abortion on an out-of-state minor in violation of parental notification requirements. Requires such physician to give 24-hour actual or constructive notice to a parent of the minor seeking an abortion, subject to certain exceptions. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3974-3975)
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: Introduced in Senate
Fair Competition for Hospitals Act of 2011

Bill: 112-s-1242
Sponsor: Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV]
Introduced: 2011-06-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Health facilities and institutions
Hospital care
Medicare
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: 
Fair Competition for Hospitals Act of 2011 - Requires the wage index applying to a certain kind of subsection (d) hospital under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to be the highest wage index assigned to hospitals in the core-based statistical area in which the hospital is located (regardless of which state the hospital is located in) as a result of the requirement of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 that the area wage index applicable to any hospital which is not located in a rural area be not less than the area wage index applicable to hospitals located in rural areas in the state in which the hospital is located.
 
(Generally, a subsection [d] hospital is an acute care hospital, particularly one that receives payments under Medicare's inpatient prospective payment system [IPPS] when providing covered inpatient services to eligible beneficiaries.)
 
Limits the application of this Act to a subsection (d) hospital: (1) located in a core-based statistical area comprising counties from more than one state, but (2) not located in a core-based statistical area in which one or more hospitals are subject to a specified minimum wage index, and (3) not located in a core-based statistical area in which the highest wage index applies to hospitals covered by this Act under a state Medicare reimbursement system.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3975)
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: Introduced in Senate
AMERICA Works Act

Bill: 112-s-1243
Sponsor: Sen. Hagan, Kay R. [D-NC]
Introduced: 2011-06-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Employment and training programs
Government information and archives
Manufacturing
Trade adjustment assistance
Vocational and technical education
Youth employment and child labor

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: 
American Manufacturing Efficiency and Retraining Investment Collaboration Achievement Works Act or AMERICA Works Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, with respect to statewide and local adult and youth workforce investment employment and training programs, to require a one-stop delivery system, in selecting and approving training services, or programs of training services, to give priority consideration to state- and local board-approved services and programs that lead to an industry-recognized and nationally portable credential that is in demand in the local area served and listed in the skill credential registry created under this Act.
 
Amends the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 and the Trade Act of 1974 to require the same priority consideration in the state and local plans for career and technical education programs as well as in tech prep programs and trade adjustment assistance (TAA) programs.
 
Requires that funds allocated for local area youth activities be used, in part, for training programs, giving priority consideration to those that lead to a registry-listed credential in high demand in the local area served.
 
Requires the Secretary of Labor to: (1) create a registry of skill credentials; and (2) list in the registry credentials that are required by federal or state law for an occupation, are from the Manufacturing Institute-Endorsed Manufacturing Skills Certification System, and are industry-recognized and nationally portable credentials consistent with established industry competency models as well as consistently updated to reflect changing industry competencies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3975-3976)
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: Introduced in Senate
SAVE Act

Bill: 112-s-1244
Sponsor: Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2011-06-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Asia
Congressional oversight
Free trade and trade barriers
Government studies and investigations
Manufacturing
Philippines
Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-22
text: 
Save Our Industries Act of 2011 or SAVE Act - Grants duty-free treatment, subject to specified conditions, to certain apparel wholly assembled in the United States or the Philippines, or both, and components of such apparel consisting entirely of: (1) fabric cut in the United States or the Philippines, or both, from fabric wholly formed in the United States from yarns wholly formed in the United States; (2) components knit-to-shape in the United States from yarns wholly formed in the United States; or (3) any combination of such fabric or components. 
 
Prescribes single transformation duty-free rules for specified apparel articles, regardless of the source of the fabric, fabric components, components knit-to-shape, or yarns from which the articles are made, if they: (1) are cut and wholly assembled, or knit-to-shape, in the Philippines from any combination of such components; and (2) are imported directly into the United States from the Philippines.
 
Prescribes requirements for review and enforcement of the program.
 
Prescribes penalties for exporters and importers who engage in the transshipment of apparel that has been afforded preferential treatment under this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4026-4028)
action_date: 2011-06-22
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4025-4026)
action_date: 2011-06-22
text: Introduced in Senate