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To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to adjust the boundary of the Stephen Mather Wilderness and the North Cascades National Park in order to allow the rebuilding of a road outside of the floodplain while ensuring that there is no net loss of acreage to the Park or the Wilderness, and for other purposes.

Bill: 112-hr-2352
Sponsor: Rep. Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4]
Introduced: 2011-06-24 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Land transfers
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Roads and highways
Washington State
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: 
Amends the Washington Park Wilderness Act of 1988 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to adjust the boundaries of the North Cascades National Park and the Stephen Mather Wilderness in Washington state in order to provide a 100-foot wide corridor along which the Stehekin Valley Road may be rebuilt: (1) outside of the floodplain between mileposts 12.9 and 22.8, (2) within the boundaries of the Park, and (3) outside of the boundaries of the Wilderness. 
 
Requires that the boundary adjustments be such that equal acreage amounts are exchanged between the Wilderness and the Park. 

action_date: 2012-06-15
text: 

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

 
Amends the Washington Park Wilderness Act of 1988 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to adjust the boundaries of the North Cascades National Park and the Stephen Mather Wilderness in Washington state in order to provide a 100-foot wide corridor along which the Stehekin Valley Road may be rebuilt: (1) outside of the floodplain between mileposts 12.9 and 22.8, (2) within the boundaries of the Park, and (3) outside of the boundaries of the Wilderness. 
 
Requires that the boundary adjustments be such that equal acreage amounts are exchanged between the Wilderness and the Park. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-06-15
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 380.
action_date: 2012-06-15
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-532.
action_date: 2012-06-15
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-532.
action_date: 2011-10-05
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2011-10-05
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2011-10-05
text: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Discharged.
action_date: 2011-09-15
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2011-07-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Introduced in House
Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Reauthorization Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2353
Sponsor: Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
Introduced: 2011-06-24 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee benefits and pensions
Fires
First responders and emergency personnel
Health personnel
Income tax exclusion
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: 
Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Reauthorization Act of 2011 - Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions allowing a tax exclusion for benefits paid to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical providers by states and local government by: (1) increasing the amount of benefits excludible, and (2) extending such tax exclusion through 2015.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Introduced in House
Hallowed Grounds Act

Bill: 112-hr-2355
Sponsor: Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4]
Introduced: 2011-06-24 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cemeteries and funerals
Sex offenses
Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: 
Hallowed Grounds Act - Prohibits the remains of persons convicted of certain sex offenses (tier III sex offenders for purposes of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act) from being interred or memorialized in Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) national cemeteries or in the Arlington National Cemetery.
 
Applies such restrictions to interments and memorializations occurring on or after enactment of this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-06-06
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2011-07-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2011-07-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Introduced in House
Fighting Fraud in Transportation Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2357
Sponsor: Rep. Guinta, Frank C. [R-NH-1]
Introduced: 2011-06-24 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Civil actions and liability
Department of Transportation
Government studies and investigations
Licensing and registrations
Life, casualty, property insurance
Motor carriers
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: 
Fighting Fraud in Transportation Act of 2011 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to establish procedures to screen annually its list of registered motor carriers, brokers, and freight forwarders to: (1) ensure the list accurately reflects only those entities with currently active operating authority; and (2) show as inactive any motor carriers, brokers, or freight forwarders that are no longer active or in compliance with federal registration and security requirements. 

Requires the FMCSA Administrator to issue a distinctive registration number for each activity or service of a person (including motor carrier, freight forwarder, or broker) registered to provide one or more such activities or services. Requires a registrant to specify, in writing, the authority under which it is providing required services for each shipment for which it seeks compensation.
 
Revises federal motor carrier registration requirements to prohibit a motor carrier from brokering transportation services unless registered as a broker. 
 
Revises and consolidates federal registration and security requirements for freight forwarders and brokers. Prohibits a person from acting as a freight forwarder or broker unless that person: (1) holds a freight forwarder's permit or broker's license issued by the FMCSA; and (2) furnishes a bond, insurance policy, or other type of security from a provider determined by the FMCSA Administrator to be adequate to insure financial responsibility of $100,000.
 
Prohibits a person acting as a broker (other than a non-vessel-operating common carrier), or an ocean freight forwarder providing brokerage as part of an international through movement involving ocean transportation between the United States and a foreign port, from providing interstate brokerage services unless that person: (1) is registered under and in compliance with this Act, and (2) has satisfied financial security requirements. Prescribes civil penalties for violators of such requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Introduced in House
Reengaging Americans in Serious Education by Uniting Programs Act

Bill: 112-hr-2358
Sponsor: Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5]
Introduced: 2011-06-24 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Performance measurement
Public-private cooperation
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: 
Reengaging Americans in Serious Education by Uniting Programs Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor to award competitive, renewable, five-year grants to eligible partnerships to assist them in providing disconnected youth with the support needed to: (1) attain a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent; (2) attain a postsecondary credential, including those offered by institutions of higher education, industry groups, or registered apprenticeship programs; and (3) secure and succeed in a family-supporting career. 
 
Requires each eligible partnership to consist of entities or individuals qualified to represent the community assisted, including: (1) the head of the local government, (2) a local educational agency, (3) a local workforce system, (4) a representative from certain state and local service agencies serving young people, (5) an institution of higher education, (6) a representative of a community-based organization, (7) a representative from business or industry, (8) a representative with expertise in labor management relations, and (9) a disconnected youth and his or her caregivers
 
Requires grantees to award subgrants and contracts to community-based organizations and other entities for the provision of a comprehensive array of coordinated services to disconnected youth that include workforce preparation, education support, and youth support services.
 
Directs the Secretary to award planning grants to eligible partnerships to enable them to submit competitive applications for grants to support disconnected youth.
 
Establishes an accountability system for measuring the performance of each grantee against specified interim, transitional, and long-term indicators of success.
 
Directs the Secretary to: (1) award a grant or contract to an entity outside the Department of Labor for an evaluation of grant-assisted activities; (2) disseminate best practices that emerge from the partnership grant program; and (3) provide training, technical assistance, and professional development for organizations serving disconnected youth, including organizations that do not receive funding under this Act.
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-09-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
action_date: 2011-09-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Introduced in House
Fair Debt Collection Improvement Act

Bill: 112-hr-2361
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2011-06-24 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Consumer affairs
Consumer credit

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: 
Fair Debt Collection Improvement Act - Amends the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to prohibit a debt collector from bringing, or threatening to bring, legal action against any consumer on a debt in which the statute of limitations has expired.
 
Requires a debt collector, in connection with the collection of debt in which the statute of limitations has expired, to disclose to the consumer that: (1) the debt has been transferred to the debt collector, (2) the creditor no longer holds the debt, (3) the debt collector may not bring legal action against the consumer to collect the debt because the statute of limitations has expired, and (4) any payment by the consumer towards the debt may cause the statute of limitations to reset.
 
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-07-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Introduced in House
Health Care OverUse Reform Today Act (HealthCOURT Act) of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2363
Sponsor: Rep. Price, Tom [R-GA-6]
Introduced: 2011-06-24 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Civil actions and liability
Department of Health and Human Services
Health care quality
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: 
Health Care OverUse Reform Today Act (HealthCOURT Act) of 2011 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide for the selection and issuance of best practice guidelines for treatment of medical conditions.
 
Requires the Secretary to contract with a qualified physician consensus-building organization to develop guidelines and issue a rule that provides for the establishment of such guidelines. Prohibits the Secretary from making a rule that includes guidelines other than those submitted by such organization.
 
Requires the Secretary to routinely review guidelines and, as necessary, enter into additional contracts to issue guidelines.
 
Prohibits a court from awarding noneconomic damages or punitive damages in any health care lawsuit with respect to treatment that is consistent with a guideline issued under this Act.
 
Prohibits guidelines from being introduced as evidence of negligence or deviation in the standard of care in any health care lawsuit unless such guidelines have previously been introduced by the defendant.
 
Declares that there shall be no presumption of negligence if a health care provider provides treatment in a manner inconsistent with such guidelines.
 
Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary to award grants to states for the development, implementation, and evaluation of administrative health care tribunals for the resolution of disputes concerning injuries allegedly caused by health care providers. Sets forth provisions governing the operation of such tribunals, including requiring a review of allegations by an expert panel to assess liability. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Introduced in House
Family and Medical Leave Inclusion Act

Bill: 112-hr-2364
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14]
Introduced: 2011-06-24 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Employee leave
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Home and outpatient care
Marriage and family status
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: 
Family and Medical Leave Inclusion Act - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to provide for employee leave to care for a domestic partner or his or her child, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, grandparent, grandchild, son-in-law, or daughter-in-law (as well as for a spouse, child, or parent), if such person has a serious health condition.
 
Amends federal civil service law to apply the same leave allowance to federal employees.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-09-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
action_date: 2011-06-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy     .
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1199)
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Introduced in House
Southwest Border Judgeship Expansion Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2365
Sponsor: Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15]
Introduced: 2011-06-24 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Arizona
California
Federal district courts
Judges
New Mexico
Texas

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: 
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.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-08-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Introduced in House
Government Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Extension Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2367
Sponsor: Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2]
Introduced: 2011-06-24 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: New Mexico
Radioactive wastes and releases

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: 
Government Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Extension Act of 2011- Directs the Secretary of Energy to manage the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in such a way as to include the transportation and disposal of any non-defense federally-owned transuranic waste meeting certain criteria described in the document entitled &quot;Transuranic Waste Acceptance Criteria For The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant,&quot; published by the Department of Energy (DOE) on April 21, 2011.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-08-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Introduced in House
Put America to Work Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2368
Sponsor: Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]
Introduced: 2011-06-24 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Building construction
Child care and development
Education of the disadvantaged
Educational facilities and institutions
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Energy efficiency and conservation
Food assistance and relief
Health care coverage and access
Housing and community development funding
Libraries and archives
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Poverty and welfare assistance
Preschool education
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Rural conditions and development
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Unemployment
Urban and suburban affairs and development

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: 
Put America to Work Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Labor to make grants to states, local government units, and Indian tribes to create employment opportunities for unemployed and underemployed residents of distressed communities.
 
Specifies grant uses, including funding of fast-track jobs for: (1) painting and repair of schools, community centers, and libraries; (2) restoration of abandoned and vacant properties; (3) expansion of emergency food programs to reduce hunger; (4) augmentation of staffing in Head Start and other early childhood education programs; and (5) renovation and maintenance of parks, playgrounds, and other public spaces. 
 
Requires grant recipients to use remaining grant funds to make grants to public entities, nonprofit organizations, public-private partnerships, or small businesses to create employment opportunities in: (1) construction, rehabilitation, and improvements in energy efficiency of residences or public facilities; (2) the provision of human services; (3) remediation and demolition of vacant and abandoned properties; and (4) programs that provide opportunities for employment, education, and training for disadvantaged youth.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-09-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Introduced in House