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A bill to extend the National Flood Insurance Program until July 31, 2012.

Bill: 112-s-3051
Sponsor: Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA]
Introduced: 2012-05-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance
Floods and storm protection

Summary:
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: 
Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend the National Flood Insurance Program from September 30, 2011, through July 31, 2012.
 
Continues through July 31, 2012, the authority of the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), with the President's approval, to issue up to $20.725 billion in notes and obligations to finance the Program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide veterans, when such veterans electronically file claims for benefits under laws administered by the Secretary, with notice that relevant services may be available to the veterans from veterans service organizations, and for other purposes.

Bill: 112-s-3052
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2012-05-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Government information and archives
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' organizations and recognition
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: 
Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, during and as part of any electronic process for the filing of applications by claimants for benefits provided through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), to: (1) notify each claimant or claimant representative that application services may be available from veterans service organizations (VSOs), and (2) provide such claimant or representative with a list of such VSOs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-06-27
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-668.
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Introduced in Senate
EPA Regional Oversight Act of 2012

Bill: 112-s-3053
Sponsor: Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK]
Introduced: 2012-05-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials

Summary:
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: 
EPA Regional Oversight Act of 2012 - Requires each Regional Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. 
 
Permits individuals serving as Regional Administrators on the date of this Act's enactment to continue to serve until January 1, 2013.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3045)
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Army Arsenal Strategic Workload Enhancement Act of 2012

Bill: 112-s-3054
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2012-05-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Department of Defense
Manufacturing
Military facilities and property
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Performance measurement

Summary:
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: 
Army Arsenal Strategic Workload Enhancement Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Defense (Secretary) to develop and promulgate guidelines for the Department of Defense (DOD), defense agencies, and military services to have supplies, components, end items, parts, assemblies, and sub-assemblies (supplies and parts) made in factories or arsenals owned by the United States, to the extent that such factories or arsenals can make such supplies and parts on an economical basis while preserving the ability to provide an effective and timely response to mobilizations, national defense contingency situations, and other emergency requirements.
 
Requires the Secretary of the Army to: (1) assign government-owned and operated Army factories and arsenals sufficient workload to ensure cost efficiency and technical competence in peacetime, while preserving the response ability described above; and (2) make Army arsenals available to DOD, the defense agencies, and military services for the procurement of supplies, components, parts, systems, and subsystems.
 
Directs: (1) the Secretary to report annually to Congress on Army arsenal capabilities, workload, performance, and required capital investments; and (2) the Comptroller General to review each report for completeness and compliance and provide findings to the congressional defense committees.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as intoduced: CR S3046)
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3076)
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain leathered footwear for women.

Bill: 112-s-3055
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2012-05-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain leathered footwear for women.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain leathered footwear for men.

Bill: 112-s-3056
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2012-05-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain leathered footwear for men.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain leathered footwear for women.

Bill: 112-s-3057
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2012-05-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain leathered footwear for women.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain leathered footwear for men.

Bill: 112-s-3058
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2012-05-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain leathered footwear for men.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to reduce temporarily the duty on boys' knitted or crocheted shirts of man-made fibers.

Bill: 112-s-3059
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2012-05-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to reduce temporarily the duty on boys' knitted or crocheted shirts of man-made fibers.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to reduce temporarily the duty on girls' knitted or crocheted trousers and breeches of synthetic fibers.

Bill: 112-s-3060
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2012-05-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to reduce temporarily the duty on girls' knitted or crocheted trousers and breeches of synthetic fibers.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on women's sports bras of stretch fabric with textile or polymer-based electrodes knit into or attached to the fabric and that incorporate connectors designed to secure an electronic transmitter that transmits physiological information from the electrodes to a compatible monitor.

Bill: 112-s-3061
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2012-05-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on women's sports bras of stretch fabric with textile or polymer-based electrodes knit into or attached to the fabric and that incorporate connectors designed to secure an electronic transmitter that transmits physiological information from the electrodes to a compatible monitor.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on knit tank tops of stretch fabric with textile or polymer-based electrodes knit into or attached to the fabric and that incorporate connectors designed to secure an electronic transmitter that transmits physiological information from the electrodes to a compatible monitor.

Bill: 112-s-3062
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2012-05-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on knit tank tops of stretch fabric with textile or polymer-based electrodes knit into or attached to the fabric and that incorporate connectors designed to secure an electronic transmitter that transmits physiological information from the electrodes to a compatible monitor.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on knit garments of stretch fabric with textile or polymer-based electrodes knit into or attached to the fabric and that incorporate connectors designed to secure an electronic transmitter that transmits physiological information from the electrodes to a compatible monitor.

Bill: 112-s-3063
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2012-05-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on knit garments of stretch fabric with textile or polymer-based electrodes knit into or attached to the fabric and that incorporate connectors designed to secure an electronic transmitter that transmits physiological information from the electrodes to a compatible monitor.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to reduce temporarily the duty on girls' knitted or crocheted shorts of synthetic fibers.

Bill: 112-s-3064
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2012-05-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to reduce temporarily the duty on girls' knitted or crocheted shorts of synthetic fibers.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to reduce temporarily the duty on certain sports footwear for men with outer soles of rubber or plastics and uppers of textile materials.

Bill: 112-s-3065
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2012-05-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to reduce temporarily the duty on certain sports footwear for men with outer soles of rubber or plastics and uppers of textile materials.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain sports footwear with cleats valued at $10/pair or more but not over $13/pair.

Bill: 112-s-3066
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2012-05-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain sports footwear with cleats valued at $10/pair or more but not over $13/pair.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain sports footwear with cleats valued at $6.50/pair or more but not over $10/pair.

Bill: 112-s-3067
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2012-05-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain sports footwear with cleats valued at $6.50/pair or more but not over $10/pair.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain footwear with open toes or open heels or of the slip-on type.

Bill: 112-s-3068
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2012-05-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain footwear with open toes or open heels or of the slip-on type.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to reduce temporarily the duty on certain sports footwear valued over $6.50 but not over $12/pair.

Bill: 112-s-3069
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2012-05-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to reduce temporarily the duty on certain sports footwear valued over $6.50 but not over $12/pair.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on mixtures comprising titanium dioxide and decyl(trimethoxy)silane.

Bill: 112-s-3070
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2012-05-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on mixtures comprising titanium dioxide and decyl(trimethoxy)silane.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on manganese ferrite carrier covered with acrylic resin.

Bill: 112-s-3071
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2012-05-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on manganese ferrite carrier covered with acrylic resin.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on mixtures comprising poly(methyl methacrylate) and zinc acetate.

Bill: 112-s-3072
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2012-05-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on mixtures comprising poly(methyl methacrylate) and zinc acetate.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to clarify the classification of recreational performance outerwear, and for other purposes.

Bill: 112-s-3073
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2012-05-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to specify the classification of recreational performance outerwear.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Password Protection Act of 2012

Bill: 112-s-3074
Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced: 2012-05-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Right of privacy

Summary:
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: 
Password Protection Act of 2012 - Amends the federal criminal code to subject to a fine any employer who knowingly and intentionally: (1) compels or coerces any person to provide the employer with a password or similar information to access a protected computer not owned by such employer; or (2) discharges, disciplines, discriminates, or threatens to take such actions, against any person who fails to authorize access to such computer, has filed a complaint or instituted a proceeding regarding such action, or testified or is about to testify in any such proceeding.
 
Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the authority of a court of competent jurisdiction to grant equitable relief in a civil action, if the court believes that the information sought to be obtained is relevant to protecting the intellectual property, a trade secret, or confidential business information of the party seeking relief.
 
Exempts an employer's actions from such prohibition if: (1) the employer discharges or disciplines an individual for good cause; (2) a state enacts a law that specifically waives such prohibition with respect to a particular class of state or agency employees and the employer's action relates to an employee in such class; or (3) an executive agency, military department, or other executive branch entity specifically waives the prohibition with respect to a particular class of employees who may have access to classified information.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on mixtures comprising titanium dioxide, silica, and decyl(trimethoxy)silane.

Bill: 112-s-3075
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2012-05-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on mixtures comprising titanium dioxide, silica, and decyl(trimethoxy)silane.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2012-05-09
text: Introduced in Senate
FACT Act

Bill: 112-s-3076
Sponsor: Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK]
Introduced: 2012-05-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Bankruptcy
Civil actions and liability
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances

Summary:
action_date: 2012-05-10
text: 
Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act of 2012 or FACT Act - Amends federal bankruptcy law concerning a trust formed under a plan of reorganization following the discharge in bankruptcy of a debtor corporation in order to assume the debtor's liability with respect to claims seeking recovery for personal injury, wrongful death, or property damage allegedly caused by the presence of, or exposure to, asbestos or asbestos-containing products. 
 
Requires such a trust to file with the bankruptcy court and the U.S. Trustee quarterly reports, available on the public docket, which describe each demand the trust has received from a claimant and the basis for any payment made to that claimant (excluding any confidential medical record or the claimant's full Social Security number).
 
Requires such reports also to provide any information relating to payment from, and demands for payment from, the trust to any party to any action in law or equity if the subject concerns liability for asbestos exposure.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-05-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2012-05-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Pro Football Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act

Bill: 112-s-3077
Sponsor: Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH]
Introduced: 2012-05-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Currency
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Professional sports

Summary:
action_date: 2012-05-10
text: 
Pro Football Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than 50,000 $5-gold coins, 400,000 $1-silver coins, and 750,000 half-dollar coins emblematic of the game of professional football. 
 
 Requires all sales of such coins to include specified surcharges, which shall be paid by the Secretary to the Pro Football Hall of Fame to help finance the construction of a new building and the renovation of existing Pro Football Hall of Fame facilities.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-05-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2012-05-10
text: Introduced in Senate
World War II Memorial Prayer Act of 2012

Bill: 112-s-3078
Sponsor: Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH]
Introduced: 2012-05-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
District of Columbia
Europe
Military history
Monuments and memorials
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Religion
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2012-05-10
text: 
World War II Memorial Prayer Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to install at the World War II memorial in the District of Columbia a suitable plaque or an inscription with the words that President Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed with the United States on June 6, 1944, the morning of D-Day.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-06-27
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-578.
action_date: 2012-05-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2012-05-10
text: Introduced in Senate