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American Land Act

Bill: 112-hr-2588
Sponsor: Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2]
Introduced: 2011-07-19 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Forests, forestry, trees
Land transfers

Summary:
action_date: 2011-07-19
text: 
American Land Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), for FY2012-FY2016, to offer for competitive sale by auction 8% of the federal lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and 8% of the National Forest System lands. 
 
Requires the lands to be sold to be configured so as to maximize their marketability or to achieve management objectives. 
 
Permits either Secretary to include the mineral rights in a sale of land under this Act for not more than 50% of the total acreage sold, if such inclusion is likely to maximize that land's marketability. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-07-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
action_date: 2011-07-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2011-07-20
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5241)
action_date: 2011-07-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2011-07-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2011-07-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-07-19
text: Introduced in House
Antiboycott Act

Bill: 112-hr-2589
Sponsor: Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28]
Introduced: 2011-07-19 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arab-Israeli relations
Business ethics
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Federal preemption
Government information and archives
Human rights
International organizations and cooperation
Israel
Middle East
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2011-07-19
text: 
Antiboycott Act - States that: (1) the Arab League boycott of Israel and the secondary boycott of U.S. firms that have commercial ties with Israel are an impediment to economic development and peace in the Middle East and North Africa; and (2) the President, the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of Commerce should seek an end to the Arab League boycott of Israel. 
 
 
Directs the Secretary of Commerce to issue regulations prohibiting, with specified exceptions, any U.S. person from taking specified actions that support any boycott imposed by a foreign country against a country that is friendly to the United States and is not itself the object of any form of boycott pursuant to United States law or regulation.
 
Sets forth criminal and civil penalties for violations of such regulations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-10-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia .
action_date: 2011-07-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2011-07-19
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1361)
action_date: 2011-07-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-07-19
text: Introduced in House
Seniors Protection Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2590
Sponsor: Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-7]
Introduced: 2011-07-19 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Disability assistance
Employee benefits and pensions
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Income tax credits
Inflation and prices
Poverty and welfare assistance
Railroads
Social security and elderly assistance
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2011-07-19
text: 
Seniors Protection Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to disburse a $250 payment to recipients of Social Security, SSI (Supplemental Security Income under title XVI of the Social Security Act), railroad retirement benefits, and veterans disability compensation or pension benefits if no cost-of-living adjustment is payable in 2011.
 
Allows a tax credit for $250 ($500 in the case of a joint return if both spouses are eligible) for certain federal, state, and territorial retirees.
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-07-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2011-07-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2011-07-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2011-07-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2011-07-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-07-19
text: Introduced in House
Muscogee Nation of Florida Federal Recognition Act

Bill: 112-hr-2591
Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1]
Introduced: 2011-07-19 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Federal-Indian relations
Florida
Indian lands and resources rights
Land transfers

Summary:
action_date: 2011-07-19
text: 
Muscogee Nation of Florida Federal Recognition Act - Extends federal recognition to the Muscogee Nation of Florida (the Nation).
 
Makes the Nation and its members eligible for all services and benefits provided by the federal government to federally recognized Indian tribes. Considers the service area of the Nation, for the delivery of federal services to members, to be: (1) the community of Bruce in Walton County, Florida; and (2) an area in Florida in which members reside that is bordered on the west by the Escambia River and on the east by the St. Marks River. 
 
Requires that the constitution and bylaws of the Nation be the constitution and bylaws of the Nation's Tribal Council dated January 21, 2001 (including amendments). Instructs the Secretary of the Interior, upon receipt of a written request of the Tribal Council, to hold a referendum for members to adopt a new constitution and bylaws.
 
Specifies the role and duties of the Tribal Council. 
 
Requires that the membership roll of the Nation be determined in accordance with the membership criteria established by the ordinance of the Nation numbered 04-01-100 and dated February 7, 2004. 
 
Authorizes the Secretary to take land into trust on behalf of the Nation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-07-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
action_date: 2011-07-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2011-07-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-07-19
text: Introduced in House
Charitable Contribution Parity and Enhancement Act

Bill: 112-hr-2592
Sponsor: Rep. Schock, Aaron [R-IL-18]
Introduced: 2011-07-19 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax deductions
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2011-07-19
text: 
Charitable Contribution Parity and Enhancement Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend the tax deduction for charitable contributions of ordinary income property to all trades and businesses (currently limited to corrporations other than S corporations). Limits the amount of such deduction for taxpayers other than C corporations to not more than 10% of their aggregate net income for a taxable year from all trades or businesses. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-07-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2011-07-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-07-19
text: Introduced in House
Wasteful Presidential Coin Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2593
Sponsor: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-12]
Introduced: 2011-07-19 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Currency
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2011-07-19
text: 
Wasteful Presidential Coin Act of 2011 - Terminates the program for redesign and issuance of circulating $1 coins honoring each of the Presidents of the United States (Presidential $1 Coin Program).
 
Prohibits the minting or issuance of any $1 coin during any period in which the number of $1 coins issued, but not in circulation, is more than 10% of the number in circulation.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-08-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology.
action_date: 2011-07-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2011-07-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-07-19
text: Introduced in House
National Neurological Diseases Surveillance System Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2595
Sponsor: Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8]
Introduced: 2011-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Government information and archives
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Medical research
Neurological disorders

Summary:
action_date: 2011-07-20
text: 
National Neurological Diseases Surveillance System Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to: (1) enhance and expand infrastructure and activities to track the epidemiology of neurological diseases, including multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease; and (2) incorporate information obtained through such activities into a National Neurological Diseases Surveillance System. Requires the Secretary to ensure that the System is designed in a manner that facilitates further research on neurological diseases.
 
Requires the Secretary to provide for the collection and storage of information on the incidence and prevalence of neurological diseases in the United States and other information on neurological diseases, such as demographics information, risk factors, or diagnosis and progression markers. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) provide for the collection and storage of information relevant to analysis on neurological diseases, such as information concerning the epidemiology, natural history, prevention, detection, management, and treatment of the diseases and the development of outcomes measures; and (2) address issues identified through consultations with individuals with appropriate expertise.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, public or private nonprofit entities to carry out activities under this Act.
 
Requires the Secretary to: (1) make information and analysis in the System available to federal agencies and to the public, including researchers; and (2) ensure that privacy and security protections applicable to the System are at least as stringent as the protections under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-07-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2011-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-07-20
text: Introduced in House
American-Owned Property in Occupied Cyprus Claims Act

Bill: 112-hr-2597
Sponsor: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6]
Introduced: 2011-07-20 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Civil actions and liability
Cyprus
Department of Justice
Europe
Federal district courts
Government liability
Government trust funds
International law and treaties
Jurisdiction and venue
Legal fees and court costs
Middle East
Property rights
Turkey

Summary:
action_date: 2011-07-20
text: 
American-Owned Property in Occupied Cyprus Claims Act - Amends the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949 to urge the President to authorize the Secretary of State to begin negotiations with Turkey to allow for certain claims by U.S. nationals respecting real property in the Turkish-held portions of Cyprus.
 
Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to establish in the Treasury a Claims Fund for the payment of unsatisfied claims of U.S. nationals against Turkey. Sets forth payment procedures.
 
Grants U.S. district court jurisdiction for civil actions against any private person by a U.S. national who owns property in the Turkish-held portion of Cyprus.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-10-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and Eurasia.
action_date: 2011-07-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2011-07-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2011-07-20
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1366-1367)
action_date: 2011-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-07-20
text: Introduced in House
STEM Master Teacher Corps Act

Bill: 112-hr-2598
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1]
Introduced: 2011-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Performance measurement
Science and engineering education
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2011-07-20
text: 
STEM Master Teacher Corps Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award competitive, matching five-year grants to consortia of local educational agencies (LEAs) or states, acting in partnership with institutions of higher education or nonprofit organizations to establish a STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) Master Teacher Corps program.
 
Requires grantees to: (1) select exemplary elementary and secondary school STEM teachers for membership in the STEM Master Teacher Corps; (2) provide those teachers with compensation that supplements their base salaries; (3) provide, and track the effectiveness of, research-based training for Corps members; (4) provide discretionary resources for Corps members at high-need schools to use; (5) help coordinate instructional leadership and mentoring roles for Corps members; and (6) facilitate efforts by Corps members to inform STEM education policy at the national, state, and local levels.
 
Gives grant priority to applicants that intend to include: (1) large numbers of teachers in the STEM Master Teacher Corps; and (2) rural schools, particularly high-need rural schools, in the area they serve.
 
Requires grantees to ensure that at least 75% of their STEM Master Teacher Corps are teachers at high-need schools.
 
Directs the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, to: (1) evaluate the STEM Master Teacher Corps program; (2) identify optimal strategies for designing and advancing such program; and (3) identify best practices for developing, supporting, and retaining STEM teachers based on lessons learned from the program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-09-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2011-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2011-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-07-20
text: Introduced in House
PACE Assessment Protection Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2599
Sponsor: Rep. Hayworth, Nan A. S. [R-NY-19]
Introduced: 2011-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Energy efficiency and conservation
Housing finance and home ownership
Intergovernmental relations
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
State and local government operations
State and local taxation
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2011-07-20
text: 
PACE Assessment Protection Act of 2011 - Requires the Director of the Federal Housing Agency (FHA) to direct the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) to issue guidance providing that the levy of a PACE (property assessed clean energy) assessment and the creation of a PACE lien do not constitute a default on any loan secured by one of its uniform instruments, and do not trigger the exercise of remedies with respect to any provision of the instrument, if the PACE assessment and the PACE lien meet specified requirements. 
 
Lists as PACE improvements any qualified clean energy improvements, energy conservation and efficiency improvements, and water conservation and efficiency improvements.
 
Prohibits the FHA Director, the Comptroller of the Currency, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and all federal agencies and entities chartered or otherwise established under federal law from discriminating in any manner against state or local governments implementing or participating in a PACE program, or against any property that is obligated to pay a PACE assessment or is subject to a PACE lien. 
 
Specifies requirements a PACE program, and any related PACE assessment and PACE lien, must meet to be entitled to the protections of this Act.
 
Details obligations of property owners with respect to PACE assessments, and requires the local government to disclose to the participating property owner the costs and risk associated with participating in the PACE program.
 
Prescribes requirements for: (1) non-residential properties; and (2) qualifying PACE improvements, qualifying contractors, and financing terms for residential properties.
 
Limits the total amount of PACE assessments for a property to 10% of its estimated value. Requires the property owner to have equity in the property of at least 15%.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-08-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.
action_date: 2011-08-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises.
action_date: 2011-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2011-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-07-20
text: Introduced in House
National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2600
Sponsor: Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7]
Introduced: 2011-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Health programs administration and funding
Neurological disorders

Summary:
action_date: 2011-07-20
text: 
National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make a payment for each fiscal year from FY2012-FY2018 to the State Lead Center in each state for implementation of the National Acquired Brain Injury Plan, as developed by the International Advisory Board of the Sarah Jane Brain Foundation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-07-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2011-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-07-20
text: Introduced in House
Forest Stewardship and Fire Fuels Reductions Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2601
Sponsor: Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3]
Introduced: 2011-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Forests, forestry, trees
Land use and conservation
Public contracts and procurement
Public-private cooperation

Summary:
action_date: 2011-07-20
text: 
 Forest Stewardship and Fire Fuels Reductions Act of 2011 - Amends the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 to make permanent the authority of the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to enter into stewardship end result contracting projects with private persons or other public or private entities to perform services to achieve land management goals for national forests and public lands that meet local and rural community needs. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-07-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
action_date: 2011-07-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2011-07-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2011-07-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2011-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-07-20
text: Introduced in House
Fiscal Accountability and Transparency in Infrastructure Spending Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2602
Sponsor: Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3]
Introduced: 2011-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Budget process
Infrastructure development
Intergovernmental relations
Public contracts and procurement
Public transit
Roads and highways
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2011-07-20
text: 
Fiscal Accountability and Transparency in Infrastructure Spending Act of 2011 - Requires each executive agency to obtain a life-cycle cost analysis for each major infrastructure project prior to obligating funds. Defines "life-cycle cost analysis" as a process for evaluating the total economic worth of an infrastructure project by analyzing specified costs over a minimum 50-year period.
 
Authorizes the use of alternate infrastructure type bidding procedures for awarding contracts for projects on the National Highway System and for major infrastructure projects. 
 
Requires the Secretary of Transportation to require states to utilize the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (developed under the National Cooperative Highway Research Program Project I-37A) for the initial design phase of all authorized highway projects.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-07-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2011-07-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2011-07-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2011-07-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2011-07-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2011-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2011-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-07-20
text: Introduced in House