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Investing in American Innovation Act of 2012

Bill: 112-hr-6109
Sponsor: Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-12]
Introduced: 2012-07-12 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Aviation and airports
Business investment and capital
Corporate finance and management
Department of the Treasury
Employment taxes
Foreign and international corporations
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
International law and treaties
Motor vehicles
Research and development
Taxation of foreign income

Summary:
action_date: 2012-07-12
text: 
Investing in American Innovation Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend through 2012 the tax credit for increasing research activities; (2) prohibit a reduction under any treaty of the United States of tax withholding for a tax deductible payment made between persons who are members of the same foreign controlled group of entities unless there would be a similar reduction for payments made directly to the foreign parent corporation of such entities; and (3) classify general aviation aircraft as seven-year property for purposes of the depreciation tax deduction (currently, expenses for aircraft can be deducted or expensed in the current taxable year). Defines "general aviation aircraft" as any airplane or helicopter not used in commercial or contract carrying of passengers or freight, but which primarily engages in the carrying of passengers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-07-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2012-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-07-12
text: Introduced in House
Customs Training Enhancement Act

Bill: 112-hr-6110
Sponsor: Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3]
Introduced: 2012-07-12 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Customs enforcement
Department of Homeland Security
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Summary:
action_date: 2012-07-12
text: 
Customs Training Enhancement Act - Directs the Commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to establish educational seminars at U.S. ports of entry to improve the ability of CBP personnel to classify and appraise articles imported into the United States in accordance with U.S. customs laws, including their ability to identify and prevent the mislabeling and transshipment of such articles.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-07-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2012-07-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2012-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-07-12
text: Introduced in House
Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act of 2012

Bill: 112-hr-6111
Sponsor: Rep. Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-3]
Introduced: 2012-07-12 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Disability assistance
Public housing
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2012-07-12
text: 
Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act of 2012 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to exclude as family income for Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) housing assistance purposes any Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) payments made to veterans in need of regular aid and attendance for expenses related to such aid and attendance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-09-14
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2012-07-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.
action_date: 2012-07-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2012-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-07-12
text: Introduced in House
Employee Verification Act

Bill: 112-hr-6112
Sponsor: Rep. Woodall, Rob [R-GA-7]
Introduced: 2012-07-12 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Employee hiring
Foreign labor
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2012-07-12
text: 
Employee Verification Act - Amends the the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to require federal contractors and subcontractors to participate in the E-Verify Program.
 
Exempts specified federal procurement contracts from E-Verify coverage.
 
Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to ensure that E-Verify is applied to: (1) all persons hired during the term of the grant, loan, loan guarantee, or cooperative agreement by the recipient of the federal benefit to perform employment duties within the United States; and (2) all employees assigned by the recipient of the federal benefit to perform work within the United States under the project or activity funded by the grant, loan, loan guarantee, or cooperative agreement.
 
Makes E-Verify permanent.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-07-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
action_date: 2012-07-12
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2012-07-12
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2012-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-07-12
text: Introduced in House
To repeal a limitation on annual payments under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977.

Bill: 112-hr-6113
Sponsor: Rep. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY-At Large]
Introduced: 2012-07-12 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Government trust funds
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Mining
Soil pollution
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2012-07-12
text: 
 Amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to repeal the $15 million limitation placed upon the total annual payment to certified states or Indian tribes in connection with abandoned mine reclamation.
 
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-07-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2012-07-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2012-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-07-12
text: Introduced in House
Surplus Property for Veterans Act of 2012

Bill: 112-hr-6114
Sponsor: Rep. Benishek, Dan [R-MI-1]
Introduced: 2012-07-12 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Government buildings, facilities, and property
State and local government operations
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2012-07-12
text: 
Surplus Property for Veterans Act of 2012 - Authorizes the transfer of federal surplus property to a state agency for distribution through donation within the state for purposes of education or public health for organizations whose membership comprises substantially veterans and whose representatives are recognized by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) in the preparation, presentation, and prosecution of claims under laws administered by the Secretary.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-07-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2012-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-07-12
text: Introduced in House
Give Families Better Tools to Save for Education Act of 2012

Bill: 112-hr-6115
Sponsor: Rep. Buerkle, Ann Marie [R-NY-25]
Introduced: 2012-07-12 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Elementary and secondary education
Income tax exclusion

Summary:
action_date: 2012-07-12
text: 
Give Families Better Tools to Save for Education Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the limitation on contributions to a tax-exempt Coverdell education savings account from $2,000 to $10,000.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-07-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2012-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-07-12
text: Introduced in House
Entrepreneur-in-Residence Act of 2012

Bill: 112-hr-6119
Sponsor: Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15]
Introduced: 2012-07-12 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Public-private cooperation
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2012-07-12
text: 
Entrepreneur-in-Residence Act of 2012 - Directs the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to establish an entrepreneur-in-residence program to appoint in-house entrepreneurs who have demonstrated success in working with business concerns and entrepreneurs to: (1) assist federal agencies in improving outreach to business concerns and entrepreneurs, (2) provide recommendations on inefficient or duplicative agency programs and on methods to improve agency efficiency, (3) facilitate meetings and forums to educate business concerns and entrepreneurs on agency programs and initiatives, and (4) provide technical assistance or mentorship. Limits to 10 the number of entrepreneurs-in-residence that the Director may appoint in any year. 
 
Authorizes the Director to establish an informal working group to allow entrepreneurs-in-residence to meet to discuss best practices, experiences, and recommendations in order to create an informal knowledge base for current and future entrepreneurs-in-residence. 
 
Terminates such program after FY2016. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-07-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2012-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-07-12
text: Introduced in House
Scaling Up Manufacturing Act of 2012

Bill: 112-hr-6120
Sponsor: Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15]
Introduced: 2012-07-12 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Building construction
Business investment and capital
Income tax credits
Industrial facilities
Manufacturing

Summary:
action_date: 2012-07-12
text: 
 Scaling Up Manufacturing Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow certain start-up companies that are headquartered in the United States a tax credit for up to 25% of their costs for the construction of a manufacturing facility and for the purchase of specialized equipment for use at such facility. 
 
Defines a &quot;start-up company&quot; as any corporation or partnership that: (1) first has both gross receipts and qualified research expenses in a taxable year beginning after December 31, 2012, or (2) has both gross receipts and qualified research expenses in fewer than three taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012, and before January 1, 2018. 
 

 
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-07-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2012-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-07-12
text: Introduced in House
Victory for Veterans Stamp Act of 2012

Bill: 112-hr-6121
Sponsor: Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
Introduced: 2012-07-12 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Department of Veterans Affairs
Executive agency funding and structure
Postal service
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2012-07-12
text: 
Victory for Veterans Stamp Act of 2012 - Directs the Postal Service to issue a special stamp, to be called the Victory for Veterans Stamp, at a cost of 25 cents each. Makes such Stamp invalid for postage.
 
Requires Stamp sale proceeds to be used as follows: (1) one-third for funding Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) veterans' vocational rehabilitation programs, (2) one-third to the general fund of the Treasury for deficit reduction, and (3) one-third for the Postal Service for modernization and fiscal administration.
 
Requires such Stamp to be made available to the public within six months after the enactment of this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-07-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2012-07-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2012-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-07-12
text: Introduced in House
Fulfilling Our Promise to Student Veterans Act of 2012

Bill: 112-hr-6123
Sponsor: Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-5]
Introduced: 2012-07-12 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Military personnel and dependents
Personnel records
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2012-07-12
text: 
Fulfilling Our Promise to Student Veterans Act of 2012 - Amends the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 to include among the members and former members of the Armed Forces authorized to request the correction of erroneous Army College Fund benefit amounts those members serving on active duty at the time the request is submitted.
 
Reauthorizes through 2015 any payments required in connection with such corrections.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-07-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2012-07-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2012-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-07-12
text: Introduced in House
Families Flying Together Act of 2012

Bill: 112-hr-6124
Sponsor: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8]
Introduced: 2012-07-12 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Aviation and airports
Department of Transportation
Family relationships
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2012-07-12
text: 
Families Flying Together Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to issue regulations directing each air carrier to: (1) establish a policy to ensure that a family that purchases tickets for a flight is seated together during that flight, and (2) make the policy available to the public on the air carrier's website.
 
Defines &quot;family&quot; to mean a grouping of individuals that, at a minimum, includes: (1) a child age 12 years or younger; and (2) an individual age 18 years or older and responsible for accompanying that child, including a parent or legal guardian of that child.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-07-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2012-07-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2012-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-07-12
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Federal Credit Union Act with respect to privilege of information provided to Federal and State agencies, and for other purposes.

Bill: 112-hr-6125
Sponsor: Rep. Renacci, James B. [R-OH-16]
Introduced: 2012-07-12 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer credit
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2012-07-12
text: 
Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Federal Credit Union Act to declare that certain federal agencies (&quot;covered agencies&quot;) shall not be deemed to have waived any confidentiality applicable to information by either transferring such information to, or permitting it to be used by, another covered agency or specified federal agencies. 
 
Includes among &quot;covered agencies&quot;: (1) the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), (2) state bank and financial company supervisors, and (3) certain licensing and registry systems established under the Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008. 
 
Defines &quot;confidentiality&quot; to include any work-product, attorney-client, or other privilege recognized under federal or state law.
 
Shields also from the waiver of confidentiality any information submitted by a person to either a federal banking agency, the CFPB, a state bank supervisor, or foreign banking authority in the course of its supervisory or regulatory process. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-07-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
action_date: 2012-07-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2012-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-07-12
text: Introduced in House
For the relief of Azucena Salazar Bazan.

Bill: 112-hr-6126
Sponsor: Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]
Introduced: 2012-07-12 in the House
Subjects: Private Legislation

Summary:
action_date: 2012-07-12
text: Provides for the relief of Azucena Salazar Bazan.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-07-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
action_date: 2012-07-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2012-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-07-12
text: Introduced in House
Liquidity Enhancement for Small Public Companies Act

Bill: 112-hr-6127
Sponsor: Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10]
Introduced: 2012-07-13 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Financial services and investments
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Summary:
action_date: 2012-07-13
text: 
Liquidity Enhancement for Small Public Companies Act - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from proposing, adopting, maintaining, or enforcing any rule, regulation, policy, or procedure that bars a national securities exchange from implementing a program under which either the exchange, an entity that lists securities on a national securities exchange, an entity determined appropriate by the SEC, or any other entity determined appropriate by a national securities exchange provides financial incentives to market makers that adhere to standards of market quality established by the rules of the exchange.
 
Prohibits a registered national securities association from adopting, maintaining, or proposing any rule, regulation, policy, or procedure that bars a national securities exchange from implementing a program under which the securities of an issuer determined appropriate by the SEC for listing on a national securities exchange provides financial incentives to market makers that adhere to standards of market quality established by the exchange.
 
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-07-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises.
action_date: 2012-07-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2012-07-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-07-13
text: Introduced in House
Help Separated Families Act of 2012

Bill: 112-hr-6128
Sponsor: Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-34]
Introduced: 2012-07-13 in the House
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Border security and unlawful immigration
Criminal justice information and records
Family relationships
Immigration status and procedures
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2012-07-13
text: 
Help Separated Families Act of 2012 - Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to: (1) require state child protection standards to ensure that the immigration status alone of a parent, legal guardian, or relative shall not disqualify the parent, legal guardian, or relative from being a placement for a child; and (2) require the state procedures for criminal records checks to require the state to accept foreign identification documents as sufficient identification for purposes of initiating a criminal records check or a fingerprint-based check.
 
Expresses the sense of Congress that the child welfare agency of a state, or of any county or other political subdivision of a state, should grant a waiver of any requirement which would prevent the placement of a child with a relative of the child, on the basis of a minor legal infraction, if the relative would otherwise be considered eligible for such a placement.
 
Requires the state plan for foster care and adoption assistance to notify relatives seeking placement of a child that their immigration status will not be questioned, except to the extent necessary in determining eligibility for relevant services or programs.
 
Prohibits a state or local government agency from filing for termination of parental rights in foster care cases based on the removal of the parent from the United States or the parent's involvement in an immigration proceeding, unless: (1) the state (or local agency) has made reasonable efforts to notify of the intention to file such a petition any parent of the child who has been removed from the United States, and any adult relative of the child, including through the diplomatic or consular offices of the country to which the parent was removed, and to reunify the child with any such parent or relative; or (2) the parent is unfit or unwilling to be a parent of the child.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-07-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
action_date: 2012-07-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2012-07-13
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1249)
action_date: 2012-07-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-07-13
text: Introduced in House
Ban the Use of Credit Scores in Auto Insurance Act

Bill: 112-hr-6129
Sponsor: Rep. Clarke, Hansen [D-MI-13]
Introduced: 2012-07-13 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Consumer affairs
Consumer credit
Life, casualty, property insurance
Motor vehicles

Summary:
action_date: 2012-07-13
text: 
Ban the Use of Credit Scores in Auto Insurance Act - Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit: (1) a consumer reporting agency from furnishing a consumer report or consumer information to any person for use in making a decision to underwrite or rate auto insurance, and (2) any person from either using or obtaining a consumer report or consumer information in connection with the underwriting or rating of any consumer regarding an auto insurance transaction.
 
Exempts from this ban property loss data regarding auto insurance as well as information on driver history, such as accidents or moving violations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-07-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
action_date: 2012-07-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.
action_date: 2012-07-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2012-07-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-07-13
text: Introduced in House