hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
CRE Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-1147
Sponsor: Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-21]
Introduced: 2011-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Income tax deductions
Industrial facilities

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-17
text: 
Community Recovery and Enhancement Act of 2011 or the CRE Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax deduction for payments made to reduce debt on eligible commercial property. Limits the amount of such deduction to the lesser of: (1) 50% of the excess of the amount of qualified debt secured by such property, (2) 50% of the fair market value of such property, (3) $10 million, or (4) the adjusted basis of such property at the close of the taxable year.
 
Defines "eligible commercial property" as any commercial real property if: (1) the amount of the qualified indebtedness secured by such property is at least 85% of the fair market value of the property, or (2) such property is, or is reasonably expected to be, treated as being in an in-substance foreclosure by the Comptroller of the Currency. 
 
Denies a tax deduction for debt reduction payments that are debt-financed. Requires a recapture in income of tax deduction amounts allowed by this Act if additional indebtedness is incurred within three years after a qualified debt reduction payment is made.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2011-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-17
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Clean Air Act to include algae-based biofuel in the renewable fuel program and amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include algae-based biofuel in the cellulosic biofuel producer credit.

Bill: 112-hr-1149
Sponsor: Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50]
Introduced: 2011-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Business investment and capital
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-17
text: 
Amends the Clean Air Act to include algae-based biofuel in the renewable fuel program. Defines "algae-based biofuel," for purposes of such Act, as liquid fuel derived from the biomass of single- or multi-cellular organisms which are inherently aquatic and classified as non-vascular plants and that have lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions that are at least 60% less than the baseline for such emissions.
 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) expand the definition of cellulosic biofuel to include algae-based biofuel for purposes of the cellulosic biofuel producer tax credit; and (2) allow accelerated depreciation of property used to produce algae-based biofuel. Defines "algae-based biofuel" as any liquid fuel which is produced from the biomass of an algal organism (i.e., an organism that is primarily aquatic and classified as a non-vascular plant).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
action_date: 2011-03-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2011-03-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2011-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-17
text: Introduced in House
Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-1150
Sponsor: Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-1]
Introduced: 2011-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Competition and antitrust
Health care costs and insurance
Insurance industry and regulation

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-17
text: 
Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2011 - Amends the McCarran-Ferguson Act to provide that nothing in that Act shall modify, impair, or supersede the operation of any of the antitrust laws with respect to the business of health insurance.
 
Applies prohibitions against using unfair methods of competition to the business of health insurance without regard to whether such business is carried on for profit.
 
Prohibits class action lawsuits on any claim against an insurer for a violation of the McCarran-Ferguson Act, except suits by: (1) the United States or any state, or (2) named individual claimants for their particular injuries.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet.
action_date: 2011-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-17
text: Introduced in House
Emergency Mortgage Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Programs Cost Recoupment Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-1151
Sponsor: Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4]
Introduced: 2011-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Financial services and investments
Housing and community development funding
Housing finance and home ownership
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-17
text: 
Emergency Mortgage Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Programs Cost Recoupment Act of 2011 - Amends the Dodd-Frank Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to direct the Secretary of the Treasury, in order to offset the costs of assistance under the Emergency Mortgage Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Programs, to make risk-based assessments in the total amount of $2.5 billion on financial companies: (1) that manage hedge funds with $10 billion or more in assets under management on a consolidated basis; or (2) with $50 billion or more in total consolidated assets.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2011-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-17
text: Introduced in House
Universal National Service Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-1152
Sponsor: Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15]
Introduced: 2011-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Executive Office of the President
Homeland security
Licensing and registrations
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health
Military operations and strategy
Military personnel and dependents
Military readiness
National and community service
War and emergency powers

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-17
text: 
Universal National Service Act of 2011 - Declares that it is the obligation of every U.S. citizen, and every other person residing in the United States, between the ages of 18 and 25 to perform a 2-year period of national service, unless exempted, either as a member of an active or reserve component of the Armed Forces or in a civilian capacity that promotes national defense. Requires induction into national service by the President. Allows persons to be inducted only: (1) under a declaration of war or national emergency, or (2) when members of the Armed Forces are engaged in a contingency operation. Requires each person, before induction, to be examined physically and mentally for classification for fitness to perform. Sets forth provisions governing: (1) induction deferments, postponements, and exemptions, including exemption of a conscientious objector from combatant training and military service; and (2) discharge following national service.
 
Amends the Military Selective Service Act to authorize the military registration of females.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2011-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2011-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-17
text: Introduced in House
Ensuring the Collection of Critical Intelligence Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-1153
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21]
Introduced: 2011-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Military law
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-17
text: 
Ensuring the Collection of Critical Intelligence Act of 2011 - Requires the Attorney General, Deputy Attorney General, or the Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to consult with the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense (DOD) before allowing any DOJ officer or employee to institute a prosecution of an alien in a United States District Court for a terrorist offense or to interrogate any such alien in a criminal investigation or prosecution of a terrorist offense.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2011-06-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2011-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-17
text: Introduced in House
VETS Dogs Act

Bill: 112-hr-1154
Sponsor: Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31]
Introduced: 2011-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Department of Veterans Affairs
Disability and paralysis
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Mammals
Service animals

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-17
text: 
Veterans Equal Treatment for Service Dogs Act or VETS Dogs Act - Prohibits the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) from prohibiting the use of service dogs in or on any VA facility or property or any facility or property that receives VA funding.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-07-28
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2011-07-28
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2011-07-25
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2011-04-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2011-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-17
text: Introduced in House
Expedited Consideration of Terminations, Reductions, and Savings Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-1155
Sponsor: Rep. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI-9]
Introduced: 2011-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Congressional oversight
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Legislative rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-17
text: 
Expedited Consideration of Terminations, Reductions, and Savings Act of 2011 - Amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to authorize the President to propose to carry out all or part of the recommendations contained in the most recent Terminations, Reductions, and Savings prepared by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
 
Sets forth requirements for the President's transmittal to Congress of a special message regarding such proposal, including a draft bill or joint resolution to carry it out.
 
Prescribes procedures for expedited congressional consideration of the legislation.
 
Makes it out of order in both chambers to: (1) consider an amendment to such legislation; or (2) entertain a motion to suspend this prohibition, including by unanimous consent.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-17
text: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2011-03-17
text: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2011-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-17
text: Introduced in House
Accountability in Immigrant Repatriation Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-1156
Sponsor: Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15]
Introduced: 2011-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Immigration status and procedures
Sanctions
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-17
text: 
Accountability in Immigrant Repatriation Act of 2011 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Secretary of State, upon notice by the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) that a foreign government denies or unreasonably delays accepting the return of an alien who is a citizen, subject, national, or resident of that country, to order consular officers in that foreign country to stop granting immigrant visas or nonimmigrant visas to citizens, subjects, nationals, and residents of that country until the country has accepted the alien. (Under current law the Attorney General provides such notice to the Secretary of State.)
 
Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security, upon a determination that a foreign government denies or unreasonably delays accepting an alien who is a citizen, subject, national, or resident of that country after the alien has been ordered removed, to deny admission to any citizen, subject, national, or resident of such country who is seeking or has received a diplomatic nonimmigrant visa.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
action_date: 2011-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-17
text: Introduced in House
American Levee Certification Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-1157
Sponsor: Rep. Rehberg, Denny [R-MT-At Large]
Introduced: 2011-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance
Floods and storm protection
Government studies and investigations

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-17
text: 
American Levee Certification Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of the Army, upon receipt of a request from a non-federal interest, to conduct a levee system evaluation and certification of a federally authorized levee or a non-federally authorized levee for purposes of the National Flood Insurance Program.
 
Limits the non-federal share of the cost of carrying out a levee system evaluation and certification to 35% of the total cost, but requires the Secretary to adjust the non-federal share to zero if: (1) the non-federal interest is located in an area with a population of 10,000 or fewer individuals, or (2) the division of the non-federal interest with responsibility for the applicable levee is staffed by individuals operating on a volunteer basis.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-04-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.
action_date: 2011-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2011-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-17
text: Introduced in House
To repeal certain provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act relating to the limitation on the Medicare exception to the prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals and to transparency reports and reporting of physician ownership or investment interests.

Bill: 112-hr-1159
Sponsor: Rep. Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4]
Introduced: 2011-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Health technology, devices, supplies
Manufacturing
Medical ethics
Medicare
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-17
text: 
Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to repeal: (1) the prohibition against Medicare participation by physician-owned hospitals that do not have a provider agreement by August 1, 2010, which nonetheless allows their Medicare participation under a rural provider and hospital exception to a specified ownership or investment prohibition if they meet certain requirements; and (2) the requirement that drug, device, biological and medical supply manufacturers report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) any transfers of value made to a physician, physician medical practice, a physician group practice, and/or teaching hospital, as well as information on any physician ownership or investment interest in the manufacturer. 
 
Restores or revives related previous law amended or repealed by PPACA as if PPACA had not been enacted.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-03-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2011-03-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2011-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-17
text: Introduced in House
Community Alcohol Regulatory Effectiveness Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-1161
Sponsor: Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3]
Introduced: 2011-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Alcoholic beverages
Food industry and services
Intergovernmental relations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-17
text: 
Community Alcohol Regulatory Effectiveness Act of 2011 - Amends the Webb-Kenyon Act to: (1) state that it is the policy of Congress to recognize and reaffirm that alcohol is different from other consumer products and that it should continue to be regulated by the states, and (2) prohibit states or territories from discriminating against out-of-state producers of alcoholic beverages in favor of in-state or in-territory producers unless such states or territories can demonstrate that that such discrimination advances a legitimate local purpose that cannot be adequately served by reasonable nondiscriminatory alternatives.
 
Amends the Wilson Act to eliminate the requirement that a state or territory regulate all fermented, distilled, or other intoxicating liquors or liquids transported into such jurisdiction to the same extent and in the same manner as such liquors or liquids produced in such jurisdiction.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.
action_date: 2011-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-17
text: Introduced in House
Patriot Corporations of America Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-1163
Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
Introduced: 2011-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Business ethics
Consumer affairs
Corporate finance and management
Employee benefits and pensions
Environmental regulatory procedures
Foreign and international corporations
Health care costs and insurance
Income tax rates
Industrial policy and productivity
Labor-management relations
Manufacturing
Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves
Pollution liability
Public contracts and procurement
Research and development
Taxation of foreign income
Wages and earnings
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-17
text: 
Patriot Corporations of America Act of 2011- Grants after 2011 a preference to Patriot corporations in the evaluation of bids or proposals for federal contracts. Defines &quot;Patriot corporation&quot; as a corporation which: (1) produces at least 90% of its goods and services in the United States; (2) does not pay its its management-level employees at a rate more than 10,000% of the compensation of its lowest paid employee; (3) conducts at least 50% of its research and development in the United States; (4) contributes at least 5% of its payroll to a portable pension fund for its employees; (5) pays at least 70% of its employees' health insurance costs; (6) maintains a policy of neutrality in employee organizing drives; (7) provides full differential salary and insurance benefits for all National Guard and Reserve employees who are called to active duty; and (8) has not violated federal regulations, including regulations relating to the environment, workplace safety, labor relations, and consumer protections.
 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) reduce the income tax rate for Patriot corporations; (2) reclassify foreign corporations created or organized to avoid federal taxation as domestic corporations for income tax purposes; and (3) increase, for the period between January 1, 2011, and December 31, 2012, the income tax rate for individual taxpayers with adjusted gross incomes of $500,000 or more ($1 million or more for joint returns). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-04-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform .
action_date: 2011-03-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2011-03-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2011-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-17
text: Introduced in House