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Anti-hunger Empowerment Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-350
Sponsor: Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-16]
Introduced: 2011-01-19 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Alaska
California
Caribbean area
Child health
Congressional oversight
Connecticut
District of Columbia
Food assistance and relief
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Georgia
Government information and archives
Illinois
Indiana
Intergovernmental relations
Iowa
Kentucky
Maryland
Missouri
New York City
New York State
Nutrition and diet
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Performance measurement
Poverty and welfare assistance
Puerto Rico
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Texas
Virginia
West Virginia
Wisconsin

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: 
Anti-hunger Empowerment Act of 2011 - Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (formerly known as the Food Stamp Act of 1977) to replace current Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly food stamps) administrative cost provisions with provisions authorizing 75% reimbursement for specified state activities to increase program access.
 
States that fingerprinting shall not be required for program participation.
 
Beyond the Soup Kitchen Grants Program Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a Beyond the Soup Kitchen pilot program to provide grants: (1) to a primary community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group in each designated pilot community to allocate subgrants to other nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger groups in such community, and (2) for technical assistance grants.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture .
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: Introduced in House
Medicaid Newborn Coverage Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-351
Sponsor: Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-16]
Introduced: 2011-01-19 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Child health
Citizenship and naturalization
Family relationships
Immigrant health and welfare
Immigration status and procedures
Medicaid

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: 
Medicaid Newborn Coverage Act of 2011 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to waive the requirement for proof of citizenship during the first year of life for children born in the United States to a Medicaid-eligible mother.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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
To permit members of the House of Representatives to donate used computer equipment to public elementary and secondary schools designated by the members.

Bill: 112-hr-352
Sponsor: Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-16]
Introduced: 2011-01-19 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Computers and information technology
Congressional operations and organization
Educational technology and distance education
Elementary and secondary education
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Members of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: 
Amends the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1987 to allow the Clerk of the House of Representatives, at the request of a Member of the House, to donate computers and related peripheral tools previously used by the Member to a public elementary or secondary school designated by such Member without regard to whether the donation: (1) is a cost to the government; or (2) has a recoverable value. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: Introduced in House
Glaucoma Screening Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-353
Sponsor: Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-16]
Introduced: 2011-01-19 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Hearing, speech, and vision care
Medical education
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Minority health

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: 
Glaucoma Screening Act of 2011 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to expand coverage of screening for glaucoma to include individuals who are both older than 49 years of age and Hispanic.
 
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a program to award a grant to an eligible entity to provide glaucoma screenings to individuals determined to be at high risk. Requires such an entity to: (1) utilize mobile screening units to test for glaucoma and other eye diseases; (2) target screening activities to populations primarily consisting of high-risk individuals; (3) form partnerships with federally-qualified health centers to increase awareness of the need for glaucoma screenings and to provide screenings for high-risk individuals; and (4) provide grants to approved medical residency training programs to permit participating students to conduct such screenings.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2011-01-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2011-01-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: Introduced in House
For the relief of Lauli'i Matu'u.

Bill: 112-hr-354
Sponsor: Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]
Introduced: 2011-01-19 in the House
Policy area: Private Legislation

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: Provides for the relief of Lauli'i Matu'u.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
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 the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: Introduced in House
For the relief of Pablo Eduardo Perrone and Maria Cristina Lemos.

Bill: 112-hr-355
Sponsor: Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]
Introduced: 2011-01-19 in the House
Policy area: Private Legislation

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: Provides for the relief of Pablo Eduardo Perrone and Maria Cristina Lemos.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
action_date: 2011-01-24
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E102)
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
For the relief of Flavia Maboloc Cahoon.

Bill: 112-hr-356
Sponsor: Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]
Introduced: 2011-01-19 in the House
Policy area: Private Legislation

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: Provides for the relief of Flavia Maboloc Cahoon.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
action_date: 2011-01-24
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E103)
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
For the relief of Corina de Chalup Turcinovic.

Bill: 112-hr-357
Sponsor: Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3]
Introduced: 2011-01-19 in the House
Policy area: Private Legislation

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: Provides for the relief of Corina de Chalup Turcinovic.

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. 5.
action_date: 2012-07-24
text: Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 112-621.
action_date: 2012-07-24
text: Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 112-621.
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: 2011-01-19
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
To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for participation in the Exchange of the President, Vice-President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff.

Bill: 112-hr-360
Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]
Introduced: 2011-01-20 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional officers and employees
Federal officials
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Members of Congress
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-20
text: 
Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to require any employer contribution made on behalf of the President, Vice President, or any political appointee to be paid only to the issuer of a plan through an American Health Benefit Exchange (a state health insurance exchange created under PPACA), and not through the federal employees health benefit program. (Currently, this requirement applies to Members of Congress and congressional staff.)
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy     .
action_date: 2011-02-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-01-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and 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: 2011-01-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and 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: 2011-01-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and 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: 2011-01-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-20
text: Introduced in House
Abortion Non-Discrimination Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-361
Sponsor: Rep. Fleming, John [R-LA-4]
Introduced: 2011-01-20 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Abortion
Administrative remedies
Civil actions and liability
Department of Health and Human Services
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Licensing and registrations
Medical education
Medical ethics

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-20
text: 
Abortion Non-Discrimination Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to codify provisions that prohibit the federal government and any state or local government that receives federal financial assistance from subjecting any health professional, a hospital, a provider sponsored organization, a health maintenance organization, an accountable care organization, a health insurance plan, or any other kind of health care facility, organization, or plan to discrimination on the basis that the entity refuses to participate in abortion-related activities. 
 
 
Creates a cause of action for any violation of the abortion discrimination provisions. Gives federal courts jurisdiction to prevent and redress actual or threatened violations of such provisions by issuing any form of legal or equitable relief, including injunctions and orders preventing the disbursement of all or a portion of federal financial assistance until the prohibited conduct has ceased. Gives standing to institute an action to affected health care entities and the Attorney General.
 
 Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to designate the Director of the Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to receive and investigate complaints alleging a violation of abortion discrimination provisions.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-01-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2011-01-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-20
text: Introduced in House
Housing Opportunity and Mortgage Equity Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-363
Sponsor: Rep. Cardoza, Dennis A. [D-CA-18]
Introduced: 2011-01-20 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises
Housing finance and home ownership
Interest, dividends, interest rates
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-20
text: 
Housing Opportunity and Mortgage Equity Act of 2011 - Directs the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) (government-sponsored enterprises or GSEs) each to carry out a one-year program providing for the refinancing of qualified single-family housing mortgages it owns through a refinancing mortgage (and for the purchase of and securitization of such refinancing mortgages) in accordance with this Act and the policies and procedures of the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
 
Defines a qualified mortgage as one, regardless of whether the mortgagor is current on payments due or in default, that: (1) is an existing first mortgage for purchase of, or refinancing another first mortgage on, a one- to four-family dwelling, including a condominium or a share in a cooperative ownership housing association, that is occupied by the mortgagor as principal residence; (2) is owned or guaranteed by the particular GSE; and (3) was originated on or before enactment of this Act.
 
Specifies the terms and conditions of a refinancing mortgage, including a 40-year term to maturity and a prohibition on borrower fees. Requires waiver or forgiveness of all fees and penalties related to any default or delinquency on the original mortgage.
 
Requires a GSE to pay a fee of up to $1,000 to the servicer of a qualified mortgage refinance.
 
 Prohibits any requirement of a property appraisal.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises.
action_date: 2011-01-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2011-01-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-20
text: Introduced in House
Freedom to Serve Without Fear Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-367
Sponsor: Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37]
Introduced: 2011-01-20 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional elections
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Firearms and explosives
Intergovernmental relations
Law enforcement administration and funding
Members of Congress
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-20
text: 
Freedom to Serve Without Fear Act of 2011 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit any person from knowingly carrying a firearm in, or within 250 feet of an entrance to or exit from, a building or structure, or at, or within 500 feet of, any other place, where a Member of Congress is performing an official and representational duty or engaging in campaign activity as a candidate for federal, state, or local office, if there are visible at such distances signs which clearly and conspicuously state that a Member will be present and the time the Member will be present. Specifies exceptions, including pursuant to the express written permission of the Member or the chief of police of the locality involved.
 
Requires a 10% reduction in funds a state would receive for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program for a fiscal year if the state fails to have in effect by the specified compliance date laws and policies that similarly prohibit individuals from knowingly possessing firearms near a venue at which an elected or appointed state or local official is performing an official and representational duty or campaigning for public office.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2011-01-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-01-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-20
text: Introduced in House
Health Savings and Affordability Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-369
Sponsor: Rep. Austria, Steve [R-OH-7]
Introduced: 2011-01-20 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Aging
Employee benefits and pensions
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health technology, devices, supplies
Income tax deductions
Income tax exclusion
Physical fitness and lifestyle
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-20
text: 
Health Savings and Affordability Act of 2011- Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a tax deduction from gross income for the cost of health insurance coverage for individual taxpayers, their spouses, and dependents; (2) permit holders of health savings accounts (HSAs) and their spouses who are age 55 or older to make additional (catch-up) contributions to a joint HSA; (3) increase the allowable amount of the tax deduction for contributions to HSAs; (4) combine individual and family deductibles under high deductible health insurance plans; (5) allow for increased rollovers from flexible spending arrangements (FSAs) or health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) into HSAs; (6) allow the payment of premiums from HSAs for high deductible health plans; and (7) treat as medical care for purposes of the tax deduction for medical expenses certain exercise equipment and fees for physical fitness programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-01-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2011-01-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-20
text: Introduced in House
PASS Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-370
Sponsor: Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43]
Introduced: 2011-01-20 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Aging
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Civil actions and liability
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer affairs
Federal Reserve System
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Income tax deductions

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-20
text: 
Preventing Affinity Scams for Seniors Act of 2011 or PASS Act of 2011 - Defines &quot;affinity scam&quot; as a transaction in which a person trusted by a senior, such as a caregiver, relative, guardian, &quot;new friend,&quot; or service provider, claims to share similar interests or values and establishes a relationship with the senior, then uses the relationship to defraud the senior.
 
Requires each financial institution to: (1) educate its staff about affinity scams and how to identify transactions that may be part of an affinity scam, (2) train staff members on educating seniors about affinity scams, (3) provide senior depositors with educational materials on how to identify affinity scams, and (4) offer seniors a &quot;senior protection (checking) account.&quot;
 
Directs the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB) to: (1) issue implementing regulations, and (2) audit financial institutions periodically to ensure compliance with them.
 
Sets forth senior protection account requirements, including protective measures to block and investigate transactions suspected of being an affinity scam.
 
Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish an income tax deduction of .77% of the average of the amount of deposits held by a financial institution in senior protection accounts.
 
 
Subjects a noncompliant financial institution to a civil liability with respect to a senior who has sustained actual damage as a result of the institution's failure to comply with this Act.
 
Directs the Secretary to require each financial institution, and each of its directors, officers, employees, or agents, to report any suspicious transaction relevant to a possible affinity scam.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
action_date: 2011-01-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2011-01-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2011-01-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-20
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to deny leases and permits to persons who engage in activities with the government of any foreign country that is subject to any sanction or an embargo established by the Government of the United States.

Bill: 112-hr-372
Sponsor: Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-13]
Introduced: 2011-01-20 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Licensing and registrations
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Oil and gas
Sanctions
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-20
text: 
Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to deny an oil and gas lease, or an exploration, development, or production permit under such a lease, to any person that has engaged in activities with the government of a foreign country subject to a U.S. sanction or embargo, including one established under the Emergency Economic Powers Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-01-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2011-01-26
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H474)
action_date: 2011-01-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2011-01-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-20
text: Introduced in House