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Lifelong Learning Accounts Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-1869
Sponsor: Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
Introduced: 2011-05-12 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Income tax credits
Student aid and college costs
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2011-05-12
text: 
Lifelong Learning Accounts Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) establish tax-exempt lifelong learning accounts to pay certain educational expenses, including tuition, fees, books, supplies, and information technology devices required for the education of, or courses of instruction of, the account beneficiary; (2) allow individuals between ages 18 and 71 an income-based tax credit for cash contributions to their lifelong learning accounts; (3) exclude from employee gross income employer contributions to a lifelong learning account; and (4) allow employers a tax credit for contributions made to the lifelong learning accounts of their employees and for administrative costs associated with small employer lifelong learning accounts. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-09-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
action_date: 2011-05-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2011-05-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2011-05-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-05-12
text: Introduced in House
Wounded Warrior Tax Equity Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-1871
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3]
Introduced: 2011-05-12 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Military medicine
Military operations and strategy
Military personnel and dependents
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2011-05-12
text: 
Wounded Warrior Tax Equity Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to prevent any extension of the tax collection period after assessment for taxpayers who are members of the Armed Forces due to a hospitalization for combat zone injuries. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-05-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2011-05-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-05-12
text: Introduced in House
Arbitration Fairness Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-1873
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]
Introduced: 2011-05-12 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Consumer affairs
Contracts and agency
Labor-management relations

Summary:
action_date: 2011-05-12
text: 
Arbitration Fairness Act of 2011 - Declares that no predispute arbitration agreement shall be valid or enforceable if it requires arbitration of an employment, consumer, or civil rights dispute.
 
Declares, further, that the validity and enforceability of an agreement to arbitrate shall be determined by a court, under federal law, rather than an arbitrator, irrespective of whether the party resisting arbitration challenges the arbitration agreement specifically or in conjunction with other terms of the contract containing such agreement.
 
Exempts from this Act arbitration provisions in a contract between an employer and a labor organization or between labor organizations. Denies to any such arbitration provision, however, the effect of waiving the right of an employee to seek judicial enforcement of a right arising under the U.S. Constitution, a state constitution, a federal or state statute, or related public policy.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.
action_date: 2011-05-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-05-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-05-12
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 5, United States Code, to increase the maximum age limit for an original appointment to a position as a Federal law enforcement officer in the case of any individual who has been discharged or released from active duty in the armed forces under honorable conditions, and for other purposes.

Bill: 112-hr-1874
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1]
Introduced: 2011-05-12 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Law enforcement officers
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2011-05-12
text: 
Sets a maximum age limit of 40 years for an original appointment to a position as a federal law enforcement officer in the case of individuals who have been discharged or released from active duty in the Armed Forces under honorable conditions. Increases the age at which such an individual must be separated from service as an officer to 60 years of age, with an authorized exemption until age 63.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-05-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy     .
action_date: 2011-05-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2011-05-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-05-12
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Secretary of Defense to prohibit family members of individuals detained at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, from visiting such individuals.

Bill: 112-hr-1877
Sponsor: Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-52]
Introduced: 2011-05-12 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Caribbean area
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Cuba
Detention of persons
Family relationships
Latin America
Military facilities and property
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2011-05-12
text: 
Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to ensure that no family member of an individual detained at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (Guantanamo), is permitted to visit such individual.
 
Includes as an individual detained at Guantanamo one located there on or after March 7, 2011, who: (1) is not a citizen of the United States or a member of the U.S. Armed Forces, and (2) is in the custody or control of DOD.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-05-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2011-05-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-05-12
text: Introduced in House
To require that the same access to transportation and public accommodations that is afforded to individuals with disabilities who use service animals under the Americans with Disabilities Act be afforded to certified trainers of service animals.

Bill: 112-hr-1878
Sponsor: Rep. Kissell, Larry [D-NC-8]
Introduced: 2011-05-12 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Disability and health-based discrimination
Public transit
Service animals

Summary:
action_date: 2011-05-12
text: 
Requires the same right of access to public transportation, accommodations, and private entity transportation services to be afforded to licensed or certified trainers of service animals (or appropriately credentialed handlers such animals) as is afforded under specified provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to individuals with disabilities who use such service animals.
 
Declares it discriminatory under the ADA to afford such a trainer, when accompanied by a service animal, with any service, facility, privilege, advantage, or accommodation that is unequal to that afforded to other individuals.
 
Defines &quot;service animal&quot; as a guide dog, signal dog, or other animal individually trained or being trained to assist a disabled individual and distinguished by wearing a collar, leash, harness, or cape identifying the animal as a service animal in training, regardless of whether such animal has been licensed or certified by a state or local government. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-07-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2011-05-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2011-05-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2011-05-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2011-05-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-05-12
text: Introduced in House
United States Ferry Systems Investment Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-1879
Sponsor: Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]
Introduced: 2011-05-12 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Department of Transportation
Education programs funding
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Higher education
Marine and inland water transportation
Motor fuels
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Public-private cooperation
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2011-05-12
text: 
United States Ferry Systems Investment Act of 2011 - Makes funds available from the Highway Trust Fund to the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) for FY2012-FY2018 for construction of ferry vessels and ferry terminal facilities. Revises general requirements and the formula for the allocation of such funds to ferry systems and public entities responsible for developing ferries.
 
Includes ferries within the federal clean fuels grant program.
 
Directs the Secretary to establish within the Department of Transportation (DOT) a Ferry Joint Program Office to: (1) coordinate federal programs affecting ferry vessel and ferry facility construction, maintenance, operations, and security; and (2) promote ferry service as a component of the U.S. transportation system.
 
Requires the Secretary to: (1) ensure that the national ferry database is consistent with the national transit database maintained by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA); and (2) award a grant to a college to establish a National Ferry Transportation Institute for research, development, and training programs relating to U.S. ferry transportation systems.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-05-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2011-05-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2011-05-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-05-12
text: Introduced in House
Status Report on the 30th Anniversary of HIV/AIDS Act

Bill: 112-hr-1880
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9]
Introduced: 2011-05-12 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Drug therapy
Foreign aid and international relief
HIV/AIDS
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical research
Minority health
World health

Summary:
action_date: 2011-05-12
text: 
Status Report on the 30th Anniversary of HIV/AIDS Act - Directs the President to transmit to Congress and make publicly available: (1) a report on the status of the implementation of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy, and (2) a report on the status of international progress towards achieving universal access to HIV/AIDS treatment for people living with HIV/AIDS.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-08-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights.
action_date: 2011-05-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-05-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign 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: 2011-05-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign 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: 2011-05-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-05-12
text: Introduced in House
Community College Energy Training Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-1881
Sponsor: Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3]
Introduced: 2011-05-12 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Agricultural education
Agricultural practices and innovations
Alternative and renewable resources
Building construction
Education programs funding
Employment and training programs
Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental technology
Higher education
Solid waste and recycling
Vocational and technical education
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2011-05-12
text: 
Community College Energy Training Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE), in coordination with the Secretary of Labor, to create a program awarding grants to community colleges to provide workforce training and education in sustainable energy industries and practices, such as: (1) alternative energy; (2) high-performance green building construction, design, and redevelopment; (3) sustainable energy technologies; (4) water, energy, and resource conservation; (5) recycling and waste reduction; and (6) sustainable agriculture and farming.
 
Requires at least one-half of the grant funds to be awarded to community colleges with existing sustainability programs leading to certificates, credentials, or degrees in one or more of these industries or practices.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-09-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
action_date: 2011-05-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2011-05-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-05-12
text: Introduced in House
Land-In-Trust Schools and Local Governments Equitable Compensation Act

Bill: 112-hr-1882
Sponsor: Rep. Owens, William L. [D-NY-23]
Introduced: 2011-05-12 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Indian lands and resources rights
Intergovernmental relations
State and local finance
State and local taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2011-05-12
text: 
Land-In-Trust Schools and Local Governments Equitable Compensation Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to attempt to negotiate an agreement among a local educational agency (LEA) or local government, the Secretary, the state, and, if appropriate, a federally recognized Indian tribe or individual Indian under which the parties agree that payments representing property tax revenues lost as a result of the Secretary's taking land into trust for such tribe or Indian shall be: (1) waived in whole or in part; (2) limited for an agreed upon number of years; or (3) otherwise adjusted, including the timing of such payments.
 
Directs the Secretary to pay each LEA or local government for each fiscal year for which such an agreement is not in effect amounts necessary to ensure that the LEA or local government receives full payment for the amount of property tax revenues lost as a result of lands being held in trust by the Secretary for the benefit of a federally recognized Indian tribe or an individual Indian.
 
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer the amounts necessary for such payments directly to the Secretary from the Treasury's general fund without further appropriation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-05-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
action_date: 2011-05-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2011-05-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-05-12
text: Introduced in House
Investing in U.S. Territories, Not Corporations Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-1883
Sponsor: Resident Commissioner Pierluisi, Pedro R. [D-PR-At Large]
Introduced: 2011-05-12 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alcoholic beverages
Food industry and services
Puerto Rico
Sales and excise taxes
Virgin Islands

Summary:
action_date: 2011-05-12
text: 
Investing in U.S. Territories, Not Corporations Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to shipments of rum to the United States from Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, to: (1) limit during a two-year period the amount of direct and indirect government assistance by the governments of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands to rum producers from rum excise taxes covered-over into the treasuries of such governments to 15% of the amounts covered-over, (2) impose limitations on the allocation of rum excise taxes between Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, and (3) deny any payment of rum excise taxes covered over into the treasuries of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands for rum redistilled into cane neutral spirits after being brought into the United States. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-05-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2011-05-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-05-12
text: Introduced in House
White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic River Expansion Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-1884
Sponsor: Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16]
Introduced: 2011-05-12 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Delaware
Pennsylvania
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2011-05-12
text: 
White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic River Expansion Act of 2011 - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate additional segments and tributaries of the White Clay Creek in Delaware and Pennsylvania as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2011-05-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2011-05-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-05-12
text: Introduced in House
Citizens Right to Know Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-1885
Sponsor: Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2]
Introduced: 2011-05-12 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal justice information and records
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Government information and archives
Law enforcement administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2011-05-12
text: 
Citizens Right to Know Act of 2011 - Requires a state or local pretrial services agency that receives federal financial assistance to report to the Attorney General: (1) on a monthly basis, about individuals who are released by such agency into a pretrial release program, and (2) on an annual basis, on the agency's budget for that year. 
 
Requires such monthly report to include: (1) the number of individuals and of indigent individuals reviewed for pretrial release, (2) the number and names of individuals assigned to pretrial services, (3) the number and names of indigent individuals accepted into a pretrial release program, (4) a list of each charge filed against, and all prior criminal convictions of, each individual accepted into a pretrial release program, (5) a list of the court appearances required of each individual accepted into a pretrial release program and of each instance on which such an individual failed to appear at a scheduled court appearance, and (6) a list of all warrants issued or arrests made of each individual accepted into a pretrial release program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-08-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2011-05-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-05-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-05-12
text: Introduced in House
Export Freedom to Cuba Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-1886
Sponsor: Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15]
Introduced: 2011-05-12 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Caribbean area
Cuba
Latin America
Travel and tourism

Summary:
action_date: 2011-05-12
text: 
Export Freedom to Cuba Act of 2011 - Prohibits the President from regulating or prohibiting travel to or from Cuba by U.S. citizens or legal residents, or any of the transactions ordinarily incident to such travel relating to: (1) accompanied personal baggage; (2) payment of living expenses and the acquisition of personal-use goods or services; (3) travel arrangements; (4) nonscheduled air, sea, or land voyage transactions (such provision does not permit the carriage of articles other than accompanied baggage into Cuba or the United States); and (5) normal banking transactions. 
 
Prohibits the above provisions from: (1) restricting presidential authority in time of war or armed hostilities between the United States and Cuba, or of imminent danger to the public health or the physical safety of U.S. travelers; and (2) authorizing U.S. importation of personal consumption goods acquired in Cuba.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-05-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2011-05-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-05-12
text: Introduced in House