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To amend section 8007 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to extend eligibility for emergency and modernization grants to local educational agencies in which at least 10 percent of the property in each such agency is nontaxable due to the presence of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.

Bill: 112-hr-3896
Sponsor: Rep. Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4]
Introduced: 2012-02-03 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Building construction
Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Elementary and secondary education
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Indian lands and resources rights
State and local taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2012-02-03
text: 
Amends the Impact Aid program (which compensates local educational agencies [LEAs] for the financial burden of federal activities affecting their areas) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to make certain LEAs eligible for emergency school repair grants and school modernization grants if they serve areas where at least 10% of the property is nontaxable due to the federal government's presence.
 
Prohibits the Secretary of Education from requiring: (1) those LEAs to serve areas where more than 10% of the property is nontaxable due to the federal government's presence, or (2) other LEAs (those currently eligible for such grants by reason of having a student enrollment at least 40% of which resides on Indian lands) to have a student enrollment more than 40% of which resides on Indian lands before being deemed eligible for such grants.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-03-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2012-02-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2012-02-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-02-03
text: Introduced in House
Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 2012

Bill: 112-hr-3897
Sponsor: Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1]
Introduced: 2012-02-03 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Health and Human Services
Family planning and birth control
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health promotion and preventive care
Religion

Summary:
action_date: 2012-02-03
text: 
Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 2012 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit any guideline or regulation issued relating to the coverage of preventive health services under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) or any other provision of PPACA to: (1) require any individual or entity to offer, provide, or purchase coverage for a contraceptive or sterilization service, or related education or counseling, to which that individual or entity is opposed on the basis of religious belief; or (2) require any individual or entity opposed by reason of religious belief to provide coverage of a contraceptive or sterilization service or to engage in government-mandated speech regarding such a service.
 
Declares that nothing in PPACA and no regulations or guidelines issued under PPACA shall be construed to authorize the imposition of a sanction or otherwise disadvantage an individual or entity on the basis of a religiously based decision made by that individual or entity to not offer, provide, or purchase coverage or a contraceptive or sterilization service, or to engage in a government-mandated speech regarding such service.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-02-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2012-02-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2012-02-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-02-03
text: Introduced in House
Sunlight Act of 2012

Bill: 112-hr-3898
Sponsor: Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-5]
Introduced: 2012-02-03 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional elections
Congressional officers and employees
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Financial services and investments
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
House of Representatives
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Legislative rules and procedure
Members of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2012-02-03
text: 
Sunlight Act of 2012 - Amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require annual financial disclosure statements of Members of Congress and congressional officers and employees to include the exact dollar amount.
 
Requires such reports filed with the Clerk of the House or the Secretary of the Senate (as well as travel-related information) to be made available to the general public on the Internet.
 
Amends Rule II (Other Officers and Officials) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to require, during general debate on any measure, the Clerk to project on a wall of the Hall of the House the subject matter of that debate so that it is visible to Members and to visitors in the gallery.
 
Amends Rule XXI (Restrictions on Certain Bills) to make it out of order to consider: (1) any bill, joint resolution, or conference report unless it is made available to Members and the general public on the Internet for at least 48 hours before its consideration; or (2) any amendment unless it is made available on the Internet within one hour after it is filed (if made in order by a rule) or immediately (if offered under an open rule).
 
Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require all mandatory reports to be filed in an electronic form accessible by computers.
 
Revises requirements for mandatory reports on contributions made to any political committee shortly before an election. Extends from 20 days before to 30 days before the election the beginning of the look-back period for such contributions, and from 48 hours before the election to the closing of the polls the end of the look-back period. Applies the requirements to any contribution (currently, only those of $1,000 or more). Requires such reports to be made within 24 hours after receipt or, if earlier, by midnight of the day on which the contribution is deposited (currently, within 48 hours after receipt).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-02-03
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2012-02-03
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2012-02-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-02-03
text: Introduced in House
To provide for rollover treatment to traditional IRAs of amounts received in airline carrier bankruptcy.

Bill: 112-hr-3899
Sponsor: Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5]
Introduced: 2012-02-03 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Bankruptcy
Employee benefits and pensions
Income tax exclusion
Transportation employees

Summary:
action_date: 2012-02-03
text: Allows a current or former employee of a commercial passenger airline who receives a payment of any money or other property payable by an airline pursuant to a court order filed in a bankruptcy case after September 11, 2001, and before January 1, 2007 (airline payment amount), to: (1) make a tax-free rollover of such amount to a traditional individual retirement account (IRA) within 180 days of receipt (or within 180 days of the enactment of this Act, if later); and (2) transfer, without tax penalty, an airline payment amount contributed to a Roth IRA to a traditional IRA if such transfer is made within 180 days after the enactment of this Act. Excludes from the gross income of an airline employee amounts transferred to a traditional IRA under this Act. Imposes a limit on the aggregate amount transferrable to a traditional IRA.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-02-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2012-02-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-02-03
text: Introduced in House
To ensure that oil transported through the Keystone XL pipeline is used to reduce United States dependence on Middle Eastern oil.

Bill: 112-hr-3900
Sponsor: Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7]
Introduced: 2012-02-03 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Canada
Energy prices
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Oil and gas
Pipelines
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2012-02-03
text: 
Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to ensure that any crude oil and bitumen transported by the Keystone XL pipeline, and all refined petroleum products whose origin was via importation of crude oil or bitumen by the Keystone XL pipeline, will be entered into domestic commerce for final disposition.
 
Authorizes the President to waive such requirement in the national interest under specified conditions, including where: (1) an exchange of crude oil or refined product provides for no net loss of crude oil or refined product consumed domestically, or (2) a waiver is necessary under the Constitution, a law, or an international agreement. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-02-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
action_date: 2012-02-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2012-02-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-02-03
text: Introduced in House
For the relief of Dr. Shakeel Afridi.

Bill: 112-hr-3901
Sponsor: Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-46]
Introduced: 2012-02-03 in the House
Policy area: Private Legislation

Summary:
action_date: 2012-02-03
text: Provides for the relief of Dr. Shakeel Afridi.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-06-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
action_date: 2012-02-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2012-02-03
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E134)
action_date: 2012-02-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-02-03
text: Introduced in House
Paying a Fair Share Act of 2012

Bill: 112-hr-3903
Sponsor: Rep. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI-2]
Introduced: 2012-02-06 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Employment taxes
Income tax deductions
Income tax rates
Inflation and prices
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Tax reform and tax simplification

Summary:
action_date: 2012-02-06
text: 
Paying a Fair Share Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require an individual taxpayer whose adjusted gross income exceeds $1 million to pay a minimum tax rate of 30% of the excess of the taxpayer's adjusted gross income over the taxpayer's modified charitable contribution deduction for the taxable year (tentative fair share tax). Establishes the amount of such tax as the excess (if any) of the tentative fair share tax over the excess of: (1) the sum of the taxpayer's regular tax liability, the alternative minimum tax (AMT) amount, and the payroll tax for the taxable year; over (2) certain tax credits. Provides for a phase-in of such tax. Requires an inflation adjustment to the $1 million income threshold for taxable years beginning after 2013.
 
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should enact tax reform that repeals unfair and unnecessary tax loopholes and expenditures, simplifies the tax system, and makes sure that the wealthiest taxpayers pay a fair share of taxes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-02-07
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H522)
action_date: 2012-02-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2012-02-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-02-06
text: Introduced in House
Keep America's Promises Act

Bill: 112-hr-3904
Sponsor: Rep. Rehberg, Denny [R-MT-At Large]
Introduced: 2012-02-06 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2012-02-06
text: 
Keep America's Promises Act - Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 to include under the temporary early retirement authority provided under amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 those members of the Armed Forces who: (1) were separated on or after March 1, 2011, but before the effective date of the amendments (December 31, 2011); and (2) had at least 15 years of service on their date of separation.
 
States that this Act will protect 157 Air Force officers who were involuntarily separated as a result of a March 2011 continuation board.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-02-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2012-02-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2012-02-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-02-06
text: Introduced in House
Veterans Gardens Employment and Opportunity Act

Bill: 112-hr-3905
Sponsor: Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43]
Introduced: 2012-02-06 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Fruit and vegetables
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2012-02-06
text: 
Veterans Gardens Employment and Opportunity Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to award grants to eligible entities to establish gardens that are fully operated by veterans and are designed to produce food that can be sold to individuals, schools, and restaurants through farmers' markets or otherwise. 
 
Gives priority to entities seeking to establish a garden located on, or convenient to, the grounds of a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facility.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-02-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2012-02-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-02-06
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act to allow  recreational fishing for Atlantic Striped Bass in the Block  Island Sound transit zone.

Bill: 112-hr-3906
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1]
Introduced: 2012-02-06 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean
Fishes
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Outdoor recreation
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2012-02-06
text: 
Amends the Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act to permit recreational fishing for Atlantic Striped Bass in the Block Island Sound transit zone, except for seasonal or other temporary limitations on fishing that are specifically necessary for the conservation and management of Atlantic striped bass.
 
Defines &quot;Block Island Sound transit zone&quot; as the area of the exclusive economic zone within Block Island Sound, north of a line connecting Montauk Light, Montauk Point, New York, and Block Island Southeast Light, Block Island, Rhode Island, and west of a line connecting Point Judith Light, Point Judith, Rhode Island, and Block Island Southeast Light, Block Island, Rhode Island.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-07-19
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2012-02-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
action_date: 2012-02-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2012-02-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-02-06
text: Introduced in House
North Maui Coastal Preservation Act of 2012

Bill: 112-hr-3907
Sponsor: Rep. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI-2]
Introduced: 2012-02-06 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Government studies and investigations
Hawaii
Historic sites and heritage areas
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Monuments and memorials
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Seashores and lakeshores
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2012-02-06
text: 
North Maui Coastal Preservation Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to study the feasibility of designating certain lands on the northern coast of Maui, Hawaii, as a National Seashore, National Historical Park, National Recreation Area, National Monument, National Preserve, or other unit of the National Park System. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-02-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2012-02-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2012-02-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-02-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-02-03
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E138)
Ka'u Coast Preservation Act

Bill: 112-hr-3908
Sponsor: Rep. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI-2]
Introduced: 2012-02-06 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Government studies and investigations
Hawaii
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:
action_date: 2012-02-06
text: 
Ka'u Coast Preservation Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating the Ka'u Coast from Kapaoo Point to Kahuku Point, Hawaii, as a unit of the National Park System. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-02-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2012-02-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2012-02-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-02-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-02-03
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E127-128)
Targeting Transnational Drug Trafficking Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-3909
Sponsor: Rep. Marino, Tom [R-PA-10]
Introduced: 2012-02-06 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Smuggling and trafficking

Summary:
action_date: 2012-02-06
text: 
Targeting Transnational Drug Trafficking Act of 2011 [
sic
] - Amends the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to prohibit the manufacture or distribution of a controlled substance in schedule I or II, flunitrazepam, or a listed chemical by individuals having reasonable cause to believe that such substance or chemical will be unlawfully imported into the United States or into waters within 12 miles of the U.S. coast.
 
Prohibits the manufacture or distribution of a listed chemical: (1) intending or knowing that it will be used to manufacture a controlled substance; and (2) intending, knowing, or having reasonable cause to believe that the substance will be unlawfully imported into the United States.
 
Makes it sufficient to prove a conspiracy to commit an offense that requires the person to intend, know, or have reasonable cause to believe that a controlled substance will be unlawfully imported into the United States if only one member of the conspiracy had such intention, knowledge, or reasonable cause to believe.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-02-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2012-02-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2012-02-06
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2012-02-06
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2012-02-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-02-06
text: Introduced in House
Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program Expansion Act of 2012

Bill: 112-hr-3910
Sponsor: Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7]
Introduced: 2012-02-06 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: California
Water resources funding
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2012-02-06
text: 
Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program Expansion Act of 2012 - Amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of: (1) recycled water system facilities in California in cooperation with the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District, the Dublin San Ramon Services District, the Delta Diablo Sanitation District, the cities of Redwood City, Palo Alto, Hayward, Mountain View, and Pleasanton, the San Jose Water Company, and the Town of Yountville; and (2) recycled water distribution systems in California in cooperation with the Ironhouse Sanitary District. Limits the federal share of each project to 25%. Prohibits the Secretary from providing funds for project operation and maintenance. 
 
Directs the Secretary to enter into individual agreements with the San Francisco Bay Area Regional Water Coalition participating agencies to fund projects under such Act. Allows the Secretary to include in such agreements a provision for the reimbursement of construction costs, including those construction costs incurred prior to this Act's enactment.
 
Increases the authorization of appropriations for the design, planning, and construction of: (1) recycled water system facilities in cooperation with the city of Antioch, California; and (2) recycled water treatment facilities in cooperation with the city of San Jose, California, and the Santa Clara Valley Water District.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-02-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
action_date: 2012-02-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2012-02-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-02-06
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit the permanent relocation of C-130 aircraft assigned to Pittsburgh 911th Airlift Wing.

Bill: 112-hr-3911
Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18]
Introduced: 2012-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Military facilities and property
Pennsylvania

Summary:
action_date: 2012-02-07
text: 
Prohibits the Secretary of the Air Force from planning or executing the permanent relocation of any C-130 aircraft assigned to Pittsburgh IAP Air Reserve Station (Pennsylvania) as of the date of enactment of this Act.
 
Directs such Secretary to ensure that the number of such aircraft so assigned as of September 30, 2012, equals or exceeds the number assigned as of October 1, 2011.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-02-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
action_date: 2012-02-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2012-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-02-07
text: Introduced in House