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Mining Jobs Protection Act

Bill: 112-hr-960
Sponsor: Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5]
Introduced: 2011-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Government information and archives
Licensing and registrations
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Mining
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Solid waste and recycling
Water quality
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-08
text: 
Mining Jobs Protection Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to repeal provisions that require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to consult with the Secretary of the Army before denying or restricting the use of specified areas as disposal sites for discharges of dredged or fill material into waters of the United States.
 
Requires the Administrator to provide, within specified timeframes, to: (1) the Secretary notice of any concerns with respect to a specification for a disposal site proposed to be issued under a permit to discharge into navigable waters; and (2) the Secretary and permit applicants the reasons for any disapproval of permits. 
 
Removes the Administrator's authority to prohibit the specification of any defined area as a disposal site: (1) 60 days after the Administrator receives the proposed specification from the Secretary for review; and (2) once the Secretary has issued a permit for dredged or fill material. Authorizes the Secretary to reevaluate and reissue, or to elect not to reissue, a specification in any case in which, before the enactment of this Act, the Administrator disproved of a specification after it was issued by the Secretary.
 
Sets forth requirements that must be met before the Administrator or the head of another agency requests that a proposed permit for dredged or fill material receive a higher level of review by the Secretary.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2011-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2011-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-08
text: Introduced in House
Safe Haven for Heros Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-961
Sponsor: Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2]
Introduced: 2011-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Cemeteries and funerals
Military personnel and dependents
Protest and dissent

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-08
text: 
Safe Haven for Heros Act of 2011 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit for 5 hours (currently, 60 minutes) before and after a funeral of a member of the Armed Forces that is not located at a cemetery under the control of the National Cemetery Administration or part of Arlington National Cemetery: (1) activity that disturbs the peace or good order of that funeral, and (2) activity within 2500 (currently, 300) feet of the boundary of the location of such funeral that impedes access to or egress from such location.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2011-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-08
text: Introduced in House
Forgotten Funds Act

Bill: 112-hr-962
Sponsor: Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2011-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Appropriations
Budget deficits and national debt

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-08
text: 
The Forgotten Funds Act - Rescinds all unobligated balances of the discretionary appropriations made available in FY2008 and earlier.
 
Requires deposit of such rescinded appropriations in the general fund of the Treasury for federal budget deficit reduction.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
action_date: 2011-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-08
text: Introduced in House
See Something, Say Something Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-963
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21]
Introduced: 2011-03-08 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Law enforcement officers
Legal fees and court costs
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-08
text: 
See Something, Say Something Act of 2011 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to grant immunity from civil liability to persons who, in good faith and based on an objectively reasonable suspicion, report suspicious activity indicating that an individual may be engaging, or preparing to engage, in a violation of law relating to an act of terrorism.

Grants qualified immunity from civil liability to any authorized official who observes, or receives a report of, such activity and takes reasonable action in good faith to respond, consistent with applicable law in the relevant jurisdiction. Provides that an authorized official not entitled to assert the defense of qualified immunity shall nonetheless be immune from civil immunity if that official takes reasonable action, in good faith, to respond to the reported activity.

action_date: 2011-09-12
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

 
See Something, Say Something Act of 2011 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to grant immunity from civil liability to persons who, in good faith and based on an objectively reasonable suspicion, report suspicious activity indicating that an individual may be engaging, or preparing to engage, in a violation of law relating to an act of terrorism.
 
Grants an authorized official who observes, or receives a report of, such activity and takes reasonable action in good faith to respond qualified immunity from civil liability for such action. Provides that an authorized official not entitled to assert the defense of qualified immunity shall nonetheless be immune from civil immunity if that official takes reasonable action, in good faith, to respond to the reported activity.
 
Entitles any authorized official or other person found to be immune from civil liability under this Act to recover all reasonable costs and attorney fees in any action against such official.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-09-12
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 131.
action_date: 2011-09-12
text: Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 112-204.
action_date: 2011-09-12
text: Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 112-204.
action_date: 2011-07-20
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2011-07-20
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Committee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2011-03-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2011-03-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-03-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-08
text: Introduced in House
Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act

Bill: 112-hr-964
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1]
Introduced: 2011-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Consumer affairs
Energy prices
Government trust funds
Oil and gas
War and emergency powers

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-09
text: 
Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act - Makes it unlawful for any person, during a proclaimed international crisis affecting the oil market, to sell gasoline or any other petroleum distillate at a price that: (1) is unconscionably excessive; and (2) indicates the seller is taking unfair advantage of the circumstances of the crisis to increase prices unreasonably. 
 
Authorizes the President to issue such a proclamation citing the geographic area, gasoline or other petroleum distillate, and time period (not to exceed 30 consecutive days) covered. Permits such a proclamation to be renewed as the President determines appropriate and to include a period of up to one week preceding a reasonably foreseeable emergency. 
 
Sets forth factors to be considered in determining if a violation of this Act has occurred. Requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to enforce a violation of this Act as an unfair or deceptive act or practice and to give priority to enforcement actions concerning companies with U.S. sales over $10 billion per year. Prescribes civil and criminal penalties for violations, but limits the criminal penalty to criminal actions brought by the Department of Justice (DOJ).
 
Authorizes a state to bring a civil action to enforce this Act.
 
Declares that nothing in this Act preempts any state law.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
action_date: 2011-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2011-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-09
text: Introduced in House
Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-965
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-28]
Introduced: 2011-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Drug therapy
Legislative rules and procedure
Livestock
Veterinary medicine and animal diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-09
text: 
Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2011 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to deny an application for a new animal drug that is a critical antimicrobial animal drug unless the applicant demonstrates that there is a reasonably certainty of no harm to human health due to the development of antimicrobial resistance attributable to the nontherapeutic use of the drug. Defines &quot;critical antimicrobial animal drug&quot; as a drug intended for use in food-producing animals that contains specified antibiotics or other drugs used in humans to treat or prevent disease or infection caused by microorganisms.
 
Requires the Secretary to withdraw approval of a nontherapeutic use of such drugs in food-producing animals two years after the date of enactment of this Act unless certain safety requirements are met. Directs specified congressional committees to hold hearings on the implementation of such a withdrawal of approval.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-03-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2011-03-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2011-03-09
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E437-438)
action_date: 2011-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-09
text: Introduced in House
Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-966
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21]
Introduced: 2011-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Judicial procedure and administration
Lawyers and legal services
Legal fees and court costs

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-09
text: 
Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2011 - Amends the sanctions provisions in Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to require the court to impose an appropriate sanction on any attorney, law firm, or party that has violated, or is responsible for the violation of, the rule with regard to representations to the court. Requires any sanction to compensate parties injured by the conduct in question.
 
 
Removes a provision that prohibits filing a motion for sanctions if the challenged paper, claim, defense, contention, or denial is withdrawn or appropriately corrected within 21 days after service or within another time the court sets. 
 
Authorizes the court to impose additional sanctions, including striking the pleadings, dismissing the suit, nonmonetary directives, or penalty payments if warranted for effective deterrence.

action_date: 2011-07-21
text: 
Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2011 - Amends the sanctions provisions in Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to require the court to impose an appropriate sanction on any attorney, law firm, or party that has violated, or is responsible for the violation of, the rule with regard to representations to the court. Requires any sanction to compensate parties injured by the conduct in question.
 
 
Removes a provision that prohibits filing a motion for sanctions if the challenged paper, claim, defense, contention, or denial is withdrawn or appropriately corrected within 21 days after service or within another time the court sets. 
 
Authorizes the court to impose additional sanctions, including striking the pleadings, dismissing the suit, nonmonetary directives, or penalty payments if warranted for effective deterrence.
 
Prohibits this Act from being construed as barring or impeding the assertion or development of new claims, defenses, or remedies under federal, state, or local laws, including civil rights laws, or under the Constitution.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-07-21
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 114.
action_date: 2011-07-21
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 112-174.
action_date: 2011-07-21
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 112-174.
action_date: 2011-07-07
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 13.
action_date: 2011-07-07
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2011-05-27
text: Subcommittee on the Constitution Discharged.
action_date: 2011-03-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2011-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-09
text: Introduced in House
Bed Bug Management, Prevention, and Research Act

Bill: 112-hr-967
Sponsor: Rep. Schmidt, Jean [R-OH-2]
Introduced: 2011-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Housing and community development funding
Research administration and funding
Residential rehabilitation and home repair

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-09
text: 
Bed Bug Management, Prevention, and Research Act - Amends the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to: (1) award grants for bed bug management and eradication, (2) appoint a bed bug task force, and (3) award grants for related research projects. 
 
 Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to include bed bugs in the definition of &quot;vector.&quot;
 
 Requires the submission and evaluation of efficacy data if a pesticide is labeled for or proposed to be labeled for the control of a public health pest. Prohibits the sale or distribution of any product that is marketed, distributed, or sold with a claim that such product will control a public health pest if the submitted data does not support such claim.
 
 
Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to award grants through September 30, 2017, to three state agencies for a pilot program under which state subdivisions and housing authorities use such funds to supplement ongoing bed bug prevention and mitigation activities. (Requires at least one of the three grants to be awarded to a state agency that before November 1, 2009, submitted a public health exemption request which proposed a pesticide use to control bed bugs but which was voluntarily canceled.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture .
action_date: 2011-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2011-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-09
text: Introduced in House
Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-969
Sponsor: Rep. Price, Tom [R-GA-6]
Introduced: 2011-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Health personnel
Licensing and registrations
Medicaid
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-09
text: 
Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2011 - Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) or any state from requiring any health care provider to participate in any health plan as a condition of licensure of the provider in any state.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2011-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-09
text: Introduced in House
Critical Care Assessment and Improvement Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-971
Sponsor: Rep. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI-2]
Introduced: 2011-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Emergency planning and evacuation
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical research
Natural disasters
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-09
text: 
Critical Care Assessment and Improvement Act of 2011 - Requires studies on critical care in the United States by the Institute of Medicine and the Comptroller General. 
 
 
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to establish the Critical Care Coordinating Council to coordinate the collection and analysis of information on current NIH research relating to the care of the critically ill and injured, identify gaps in such research, and make recommendations to the Director of NIH on how to improve such research.
 
Requires the Secretary to report to Congress on the adequacy of the number of critical care practitioners in disaster medical assistance teams, the Medical Reserve Corps, and the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.
 
Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, to develop guidelines or best practices for the evacuation of intensive care units during a national health emergency, including a pandemic or natural disaster, that ensure the safe and effective evacuation of all individuals regardless of age, disability, or life expectancy.
 
Requires the Secretary to establish the Panel on Emergency Preparedness Databases to: (1) assess the adequacy of existing national preparedness databases in facilitating effective and coordinated medical responses during a national health emergency; (2) identify gaps in existing information networks; and (3) recommend specific ways to improve awareness of the availability of resources before, during, and after an incident.
 
Prohibits the Secretary from using any finding or recommendation developed under this Act in making coverage, reimbursement, or incentive determinations under any program in a a manner that precludes or discourages an individual from choosing a health care treatment based on how the individual values the tradeoff between extending the length of life and the risk of disability.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2011-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-09
text: Introduced in House
Secret Ballot Protection Act

Bill: 112-hr-972
Sponsor: Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1]
Introduced: 2011-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Labor-management relations
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-09
text: 
Secret Ballot Protection Act - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to make it an unfair labor practice for: (1) an employer to recognize or bargain collectively with a labor organization that has not been selected by a majority of the employees in a unit appropriate for such purposes in a secret ballot election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), and (2) a labor organization to cause or attempt to cause an employer to recognize or bargain collectively with a representative that has not been selected in such manner.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2011-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2011-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-09
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 28, United States Code, to prevent the misuse of foreign law in Federal courts, and for other purposes.

Bill: 112-hr-973
Sponsor: Rep. Adams, Sandy [R-FL-24]
Introduced: 2011-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Federal appellate courts
Federal district courts
Judicial procedure and administration
Supreme Court

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-09
text: 
Amends the federal judicial code to prohibit federal courts from deciding any issue on the authority of foreign law, except to the extent that the Constitution or an Act of Congress requires such consideration.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2011-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-09
text: Introduced in House