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Maintaining Agency Direction on Financial Fraud Act

Bill: 112-hr-2603
Sponsor: Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-15]
Introduced: 2011-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Civil actions and liability
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Government information and archives
Securities
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Summary:
action_date: 2011-07-20
text: 
Maintaining Agency Direction on Financial Fraud Act - Prohibits any interpretive guidance issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) which relates to &quot;Commission Guidance Regarding Disclosure Related to Climate Change&quot; from taking effect with respect to any person on or after February 2, 2010.
 
Prohibits the SEC from issuing interpretive guidance: (1) with respect to disclosures related to climate change after this Act's effective date; and (2) that would establish any requirements with respect to the content of or format for any disclosures related to climate change voluntarily submitted by any entity to the SEC after such date.
 
Prohibits the SEC from initiating any civil or administrative action or proceeding pertaining to disclosures related to climate change after this Act's enactment and terminates any such actions or proceedings that are pending.
 
Prohibits this Act from being construed as: (1) prohibiting the SEC from issuing interpretive guidance with respect to disclosures related to non-anthropogenic or natural climate variability observed over comparable time periods; or (2) terminating an administrative action or proceeding pertaining to such disclosures.
 


Legislative actions:
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
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of securities of a controlled corporation exchanged for assets in certain reorganizations.

Bill: 112-hr-2604
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-28]
Introduced: 2011-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Corporate finance and management
Income tax exclusion
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2011-07-20
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow nonrecognition of gain in a corporate reorganization for corporations that exchange property solely for stock other than nonqualified preferred stock. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2011-07-20
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1371)
action_date: 2011-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-07-20
text: Introduced in House
Protect Spending Priorities Act

Bill: 112-hr-2605
Sponsor: Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-4]
Introduced: 2011-07-21 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Appropriations
Budget deficits and national debt
Coast guard
Congressional oversight
Defense spending
Department of Defense
Department of Homeland Security
Disability assistance
Executive agency funding and structure
Health programs administration and funding
Medicare
Military personnel and dependents
Social security and elderly assistance
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2011-07-21
text: 
Protect Spending Priorities Act - Requires amounts necessary for incurred federal obligations, in the event that the public debt reaches the statutory limit, to be made available to certain obligations, in prioritized order, before all other obligations.
 
Prioritizes such obligations in the following descending order: (1) amounts necessary to carry out the authority of the Department of the Treasury to pay with legal tender the principal and interest on public debt; (2) amounts determined by the Secretary of Defense (DOD) (and the Secretary of Homeland Security [DHS] in the case of the Coast Guard) to be necessary to continue to provide pay and allowances (without interruption) to members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, including their reserve components, who perform active service; (3) amounts necessary for the Commissioner of Social Security to pay monthly old-age, survivors', and disability insurance benefits under title II of the Social Security Act (SSA); (4) amounts necessary for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to pay compensation related to a veteran's service-connected disability or death; (5) amounts certified to Congress by the President as necessary to carry out vital national security priorities; (6) amounts necessary to make payments under the Medicare program under SSA title XVIII; and (7) sability or death; (5) amounts certified to Congress by the President as necessary to carry out government functions necessary for protecting public health and public safety.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-07-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2011-07-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-07-21
text: Introduced in House
HELP Separated Children Act

Bill: 112-hr-2607
Sponsor: Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6]
Introduced: 2011-07-21 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Aging
Border security and unlawful immigration
Child safety and welfare
Crime victims
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Department of Homeland Security
Detention of persons
Disability and paralysis
Family relationships
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Immigrant health and welfare
Immigration status and procedures
Lawyers and legal services
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Right of privacy

Summary:
action_date: 2011-07-21
text: 
Humane Enforcement and Legal Protections for Separated Children Act or the HELP Separated Children Act - Sets forth: (1) apprehension procedures for immigration enforcement-related activities engaged in by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or by other entities under agreement with DHS, and (2) related protections for apprehended persons who belong to specified vulnerable population groups.
 
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) authorize an alien who has been arrested or detained pending a removal determination to be represented by counsel (at no cost to the government), and (2) require that an alien who has been in such custody for more that 48 hours be brought for a custody determination not later than 72 hours after commencement of detention.
 
Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to require that state plans for foster care and adoption assistance include provisions regarding foster care children with a parent, legal guardian, or primary caregiver relative who is in immigration detainment or has been removed from the United States.
 
Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) mandate vulnerable population and child welfare training for immigration enforcement personnel, and (2) ensure that immigration detention facilities take steps to preserve family unity.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-08-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
action_date: 2011-07-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
action_date: 2011-07-21
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2011-07-21
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2011-07-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-07-21
text: Introduced in House
Enhancing Livability for All Americans Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2609
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2011-07-21 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Community life and organization
Department of Transportation
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Land use and conservation
Pedestrians and bicycling
Performance measurement
Public transit
Roads and highways
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security
Urban and suburban affairs and development
Water quality
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2011-07-21
text: 
Enhancing Livability for All Americans Act of 2011 - Establishes within the Office of the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) an Office of Livability.
 
Requires the Office Director to establish a program to award competitive grants to eligible entities to assist: (1) capital investments in surface transportation projects with a significant impact on enhancing the livability in a region, metropolitan area, community, or neighborhood; and (2) communities in developing strategic growth plans that provide a vision and goals for development over a minimum 20-year period and integrate long-term innovative transportation and land use planning.
 
Requires priority be given to: (1) investment projects that increase the number of transportation options, improve access to housing, jobs, and services, and reduce greenhouse gas; and (2) innovative planning applicants who have proposed strategic growth plans for communities with transportation systems characterized by poor access to job centers and schools, limited transportation options for residents, and significant traffic congestion.
 
Requires the Director to: (1) develop statistical and analytical capabilities to ascertain specified transportation data; and (2) collaborate with other federal agencies to carry out activities that promote the development of livable communities, increase transportation choices, and improve the environment, public health, and quality of life.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-07-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2011-07-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2011-07-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2011-07-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-07-21
text: Introduced in House
Asset Forfeiture Fund Reform and Distribution Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2610
Sponsor: Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4]
Introduced: 2011-07-21 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Department of Commerce
Economic performance and conditions
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government trust funds
Judges
Legal fees and court costs
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries

Summary:
action_date: 2011-07-21
text: 
Asset Forfeiture Fund Reform and Distribution Act of 2011 - Amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to require the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) or the Secretary of the Treasury, after September 30, 2011, to use each of the sums received as fines, penalties, and forfeitures of property for violations of any provisions of such Act, or of any other fishery resource law enforced by the Secretary, to make a payment to: (1) the state in which the violation occurred, (2) the state in which the vessel involved in the violation is homeported if the violation did not occur in a state, or (3) the state most directly affected by a violation neither occurring in a state nor involving a vessel. (Current law authorizes using such sums for certain civil and criminal enforcement costs.)
 
Directs states to use such amounts for specified research and monitoring activities. 
 
Sets forth transitional rules authorizing the Secretary to use such amounts received before October 1, 2011, to reimburse appropriate legal fees and costs, up to $200,000 per person, to specified persons the Secretary directed to receive a remittance of at least a portion of a fisheries enforcement penalty.
 
Prohibits the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) from assigning specified rulemaking or adjudication proceedings to an individual who has served as an NOAA administrative law judge for at least a five-year period if such proceeding pertains to the same fishery management region to which the majority of such proceedings that the individual presided over within the period pertained.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-12-01
text: Committee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2011-07-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2011-07-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-07-21
text: Introduced in House
Promoting Partnerships to Transform Opportunities Act

Bill: 112-hr-2611
Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]
Introduced: 2011-07-21 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Computers and information technology
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Employment and training programs
Financial literacy
Health promotion and preventive care
Higher education
Language arts
Minority education
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2011-07-21
text: 
Promoting Partnerships to Transform Opportunities Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to direct the Secretary of Labor to make competitive grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, nonprofit organizations in partnership with one or more minority-serving institutions to provide support services, job training, and education to individuals with multiple barriers to employment, especially underrepresented minorities, to help prepare them to enter the workforce.
 
Requires such nonprofit organizations to submit a program plan to the Secretary in order to receive a grant or enter into such a contract or cooperative agreement.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-09-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
action_date: 2011-07-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2011-07-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-07-21
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal the authority of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to prohibit certain acts or practices.

Bill: 112-hr-2612
Sponsor: Rep. Mack, Connie [R-FL-14]
Introduced: 2011-07-21 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer affairs
Consumer credit
Financial services and investments
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Marketing and advertising

Summary:
action_date: 2011-07-21
text: 
Amends the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal the authority of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to: (1) prohibit unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts or practices in connection with any transaction with a consumer for, or the offering of, a consumer financial product or service; and (2) promulgate regulations to prevent such practices.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-08-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
action_date: 2011-07-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
action_date: 2011-07-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2011-07-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2011-07-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-07-21
text: Introduced in House
Citizens Protection Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2613
Sponsor: Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14]
Introduced: 2011-07-21 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Educational facilities and institutions
Elementary and secondary education
Firearms and explosives
Higher education

Summary:
action_date: 2011-07-21
text: 
Citizens Protection Act of 2011 - Repeals provisions of the federal criminal code that prohibit the possession of a firearm in a school zone.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-08-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
action_date: 2011-07-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-07-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-07-21
text: Introduced in House
Entrepreneurship Tax Cut Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2614
Sponsor: Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14]
Introduced: 2011-07-21 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Capital gains tax
Employee benefits and pensions
Income tax exclusion
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2011-07-21
text: 
Entrepreneurship Tax Cut Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income amounts distributed from tax-exempt retirement plans, health savings accounts, Roth individual retirement accounts (IRAs), and qualified tuition programs to acquire an ownership interest (at least 40%) in an entity in connection with beginning an active trade or business. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-07-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2011-07-21
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1384)
action_date: 2011-07-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-07-21
text: Introduced in House
Second Amendment Protection Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2615
Sponsor: Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14]
Introduced: 2011-07-21 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Criminal justice information and records
Firearms and explosives
Government information and archives
Historical and cultural resources
Licensing and registrations
Product safety and quality
Sales and excise taxes
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2011-07-21
text: 
Second Amendment Protection Act of 2011 - Repeals the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act and the Federal Firearms License Reform Act of 1993. Restores and revives any provisions amended or repealed by such Acts as if such Acts had not been enacted. 

Repeals provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and the federal criminal code distinguishing firearms used or suitable for sporting, recreational, or cultural purposes from firearms used generally.

Repeals the Child Safety Lock Act of 2005 and other provisions of the federal criminal code relating to gun storage and gun safety devices.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-08-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2011-07-21
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2011-07-21
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2011-07-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-07-21
text: Introduced in House
Anti-Terrorism Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2616
Sponsor: Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14]
Introduced: 2011-07-21 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Firearms and explosives
Law enforcement officers
Terrorism
Transportation employees
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2011-07-21
text: 
Anti-Terrorism Act of 2011 - Bars a federal agency from prohibiting an airline pilot, copilot, or navigator, or law enforcement person specifically detailed for protection of an aircraft from carrying a firearm.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-07-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security.
action_date: 2011-07-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2011-07-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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: 2011-07-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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: 2011-07-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-07-21
text: Introduced in House