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For the relief of Esther Karinge.

Bill: 112-hr-316
Sponsor: Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7]
Introduced: 2011-01-18 in the House
Policy area: Private Legislation

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-18
text: Provides for the relief of Esther Karinge.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-12-05
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2012-12-04
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2012-12-04
text: On passage Passed without objection.
action_date: 2012-12-04
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.
action_date: 2012-12-04
text: Considered from the Private Calendar.
action_date: 2012-07-24
text: Placed on the Private Calendar, Calendar No. 6.
action_date: 2012-07-24
text: Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 112-622.
action_date: 2012-07-24
text: Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 112-622.
action_date: 2012-06-28
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2012-06-28
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2012-06-26
text: Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement Discharged.
action_date: 2011-02-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
action_date: 2011-01-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-01-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-18
text: Introduced in House
Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Grower Tax Incentive Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-317
Sponsor: Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43]
Introduced: 2011-01-19 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Fruit and vegetables
Income tax credits
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: 
Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Grower Tax Incentive Act of 2011- Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow farmers whose gross receipts attributable to fruit and vegetable farming were not more than $500,000 for the previous taxable year a business-related tax credit equal to the lesser of $10,000 or the taxable income attributable to fruit and vegetable farming. Defines "fruit and vegetable farming" as the farming and sale of fruits, vegetables, or both in fresh form generally considered as perishable, but not including any grains or any perishable fruits and vegetables which have been manufactured into articles of food of a different kind or character. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 18, United States Code, to punish threats to commit violent crimes against Members of Congress, and for other purposes.

Bill: 112-hr-318
Sponsor: Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1]
Introduced: 2011-01-19 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing
Members of Congress
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: 
Amends the federal criminal code to expand the prohibition against making threats against the President, Vice President, or other successor to the presidency to cover threats against any Member of Congress or Member-of-Congress-elect.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: Introduced in House
Veterans Day Off Act

Bill: 112-hr-319
Sponsor: Rep. Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1]
Introduced: 2011-01-19 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Commemorative events and holidays
Employee leave
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: 
Veterans Day Off Act - Entitles veterans who have been employed by an employer for at least 12 months, except those employed by a public agency, to leave from such employer on Veterans Day upon request if such veteran would otherwise be required to work on Veterans Day. Authorizes employers who employ 50 or more employees to deny leave if providing leave to veterans would negatively impact public health or safety or cause the employer significant economic or operational disruption.
 
Authorizes leave granted to consist of unpaid leave. Authorizes an employee to elect, or an employer to require the employee, to substitute accrued paid vacation leave or personal leave for leave provided under this Act.
 
Prohibits: (1) such employers from interfering with, restraining, or denying the taking of any leave provided under this Act; (2) such employers from discharging or discriminating against individuals for opposing practices made unlawful by this Act; and (3) any person from discharging or discriminating against individuals for filing any charge or instituting any proceeding under this Act, giving any information in connection with inquiries or proceedings relating to such leave, or testifying in inquiries or proceedings related to such leave.
 
Gives the Secretary of Labor investigative authority with respect to the provisions of this Act in the same manner and under the same terms and conditions as the investigative authority provided under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993.
 
 
Requires such employers to post in conspicuous places on their premises a notice with information pertaining to the filing of a charge under this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: Introduced in House
Equal Employment for All Act

Bill: 112-hr-321
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2011-01-19 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Consumer credit
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Personnel records

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: 
Equal Employment for All Act - Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit a current or prospective employer from using a consumer report or an investigative consumer report, or from causing one to be procured, for either employment purposes or for making an adverse action, if the report contains information that bears upon the consumer's creditworthiness, credit standing, or credit capacity.
 
Makes exceptions to such prohibition for employment: (1) which requires a national security or Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) clearance; (2) with a state or local government agency which otherwise requires use of a consumer report; or (3) in a supervisory, managerial, professional, or executive position at a financial institution.
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: Introduced in House
Dangerous Products Warning Act

Bill: 112-hr-322
Sponsor: Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14]
Introduced: 2011-01-19 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Employment discrimination and employee rights
Product safety and quality
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: 
Dangerous Products Warning Act - Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine and/or prison term of up to 5 years on any business entity or product supervisor with respect to a product or business practice who knows of a serious danger associated with such product or business practice and knowingly fails within 15 days after discovering such danger to inform an appropriate federal agency in writing, warn affected employees in writing, and inform other affected individuals. Imposes a fine and/or prison term of up to 1 year on any individual who intentionally discriminates against an employee who informs a federal agency or warns employees of a serious danger associated with a product or business practice. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.
action_date: 2011-02-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: Introduced in House
Corporate Crime Database Act

Bill: 112-hr-323
Sponsor: Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14]
Introduced: 2011-01-19 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Business ethics
Corporate finance and management
Criminal justice information and records
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: 
Corporate Crime Database Act - Directs the Attorney General to: (1) acquire data, for each calendar year, regarding all administrative, civil, and criminal judical proceedings against any corporation or corporate official involving a felony or misdemeanor or civl charge where potential fines may be $1,000 or more; (2) establish and maintain a publicly available website on improper conduct by all corporations with annual revenues of more than $1 billion; and (3) prepare an annual report to Congress detailing the number of civil, administrative, and criminal enforcement actions brought against any corporation or corporate official and the final dispositions of such actions. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2011-02-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform     .
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2011-01-19
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2011-01-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide police officers, criminal investigators, and game law enforcement officers of the Department of Defense with authority to execute warrants, make arrests, and carry firearms.

Bill: 112-hr-324
Sponsor: Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]
Introduced: 2011-01-19 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Defense
Firearms and explosives
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: 
 Directs the Secretary of Defense to authorize a Department of Defense (DOD) law enforcement officer to: (1) execute and serve a warrant or other process; (2) make an arrest without a warrant for any offense committed in the presence of the officer, or for any felony if the officer has probable cause to believe that the person arrested has committed or is committing the felony; and (3) carry firearms. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-01-24
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E99)
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: Introduced in House
FAIR (Foreign Air Impact Regulation) AIR Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-325
Sponsor: Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]
Introduced: 2011-01-19 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Air quality
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
International organizations and cooperation

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: 
FAIR (Foreign Air Impact Regulation) AIR Act of 2011 - Amends the Clean Air Act to delay the effective date of reclassification of a nonattainment area to a higher classification of nonattainment for failing to meet national ambient air quality standards by applicable deadlines if: (1) the area is adjacent to a foreign country; and (2) the state in which the area is located submits a claim to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that the area would have attained the relevant standard by the attainment date but for emissions emanating from outside the United States.
 
Prohibits such reclassification from taking effect unless: (1) the Secretary of State has entered into negotiations with the foreign country involved to develop an air quality improvement plan for the international area encompassing the nonattainment area and submitted that plan to Congress; and (2) taking such plan into consideration, the Administrator has taken appropriate action to improve air quality in the nonattainment area.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
action_date: 2011-01-24
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E101)
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: Introduced in House
Mobile Home Protection Act

Bill: 112-hr-326
Sponsor: Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]
Introduced: 2011-01-19 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Low- and moderate-income housing
Poverty and welfare assistance
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: 
Mobile Home Protection Act - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 (section 8 voucher program) to require a public housing agency (PHA) to contract to make section 8 rental assistance payments directly to a low-income family (rather than to the owner of the real property on which the family's manufactured [mobile] home is located) that owns a manufactured home, rents the real property on which it is located, and is a family to whom assistance under such Act has been made available, if: (1) the owner of the real property refuses to enter into a contract to receive assistance payments, (2) the family was residing in the manufactured home on the real property at the time such assistance was initially made available on the family's behalf, (3) the family provides assurances to the agency that amounts from the assistance payments are used for rental of the real property, and (4) such rental otherwise complies with the Act's requirements for assistance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.
action_date: 2011-01-24
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E100)
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: Introduced in House
Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act

Bill: 112-hr-327
Sponsor: Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]
Introduced: 2011-01-19 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Department of the Treasury
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Law enforcement officers
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: 
Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act - Amends the definition of the term "law enforcement officer" under provisions of the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) and the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) to include: (1) federal employees not otherwise covered by such term whose duties include the investigation or apprehension of suspected or convicted individuals and who are authorized to carry a firearm; and (2) such employees of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) whose duties are primarily the collection of delinquent taxes and the securing of delinquent returns.
 
Requires such service that is performed by an incumbent law enforcement officer: (1) on or after enactment of this Act to be treated for all purposes other than retirement as service performed as a law enforcement officer; and (2) before, on, or after enactment of this Act to be treated for federal retirement purposes as service performed as such an officer only if an appropriate written election is submitted to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) within five years after enactment of this Act or before separation from government service, whichever is earlier. 
Provides that nothing under current law respecting mandatory separation from government service under CSRS or FERS shall cause the involuntary separation of an officer before the end of the three-year period following enactment.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy     .
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: Introduced in House
Safety, Efficiency, and Accountability in Transportation Projects Through Public Inspection Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-328
Sponsor: Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]
Introduced: 2011-01-19 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Government studies and investigations
Roads and highways
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: 
Safety, Efficiency, and Accountability in Transportation Projects Through Public Inspection Act of 2011 - Requires public employees to perform construction inspections on all surface transportation projects receiving federal funding. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-01-24
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E98)
action_date: 2011-01-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: Introduced in House
Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act

Bill: 112-hr-329
Sponsor: Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]
Introduced: 2011-01-19 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Alternative treatments
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Musculoskeletal and skin diseases
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: 
Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act - Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 to require a program under which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs provides chiropractic care and services to veterans through Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers and clinics to be carried out at: (1) no fewer than 75 medical centers by December 31, 2012; and (2) all medical centers by December 31, 2014.
 
Includes chiropractic examinations and services within required VA medical, rehabilitative, and preventive health care services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: Introduced in House
Homebuyer Tax Credit Renewal Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-330
Sponsor: Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]
Introduced: 2011-01-19 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Housing finance and home ownership
Income tax credits

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: 
Homebuyer Tax Credit Renewal Act of 2011- Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reinstate the first-time homebuyer tax credit for one year beginning on the enactment date of this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-01-24
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E96)
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: Introduced in House
Fair Taxes for Seniors Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-331
Sponsor: Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]
Introduced: 2011-01-19 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Aging
Capital gains tax
Housing finance and home ownership
Income tax exclusion

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: Fair Taxes for Seniors Act of 2011- Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide a one-time increase (from $250,000 to $500,000, or from $500,000 to $1 million for married taxpayers filing joint returns) in the exclusion of gain from the sale of a principal residence by a taxpayer who has attained the age of 50 before such sale. Provides that in the case of a joint return, only one spouse need satisfy the age requirement.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-01-24
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E97)
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: Introduced in House
Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act

Bill: 112-hr-333
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2]
Introduced: 2011-01-19 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: 
Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act - Amends federal military retired pay provisions to: (1) permit veterans with a service-connected disability of less than 50% to concurrently receive both retired pay and disability compensation; (2) eliminate provisions requiring a phase in between January 1, 2004, and December 31, 2013, of concurrent receipt of retired pay and disability compensation; (3) eliminate a phase-in of concurrent receipt of retired pay and disability compensation for disabled veterans determined to be individually unemployable; and (4) require a limited reduction in retired pay for qualified disability retirees with less than 20 years of retirement-creditable service.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2011-02-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2011-01-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2011-01-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: Introduced in House