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To provide an election to terminate certain capital construction funds without penalties.

Bill: 112-hr-2241
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2011-06-16 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine and inland water transportation
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-16
text: 
Permits any person who entered into a capital construction fund agreement (an agreement to provide replacement vessels, additional vessels, or reconstructed vessels) with respect to certain vessels operated in the fisheries of the United States to make an election to terminate the capital construction fund established under such agreement. Sets forth provisions concerning the effect of such election, including the distribution and taxation of such funds, on individuals and entities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2011-06-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2011-06-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2011-06-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-16
text: Introduced in House
Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2242
Sponsor: Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]
Introduced: 2011-06-20 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Smuggling and trafficking

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-20
text: 
Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2011 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate increased and mandatory minimum penalties for drug offenses involving mixtures or substances which contain cocaine base (i.e., crack cocaine).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-08-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2011-06-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-06-20
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: 2011-06-20
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: 2011-06-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-20
text: Introduced in House
Veterans Employment Promotion Act

Bill: 112-hr-2243
Sponsor: Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-11]
Introduced: 2011-06-21 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Government information and archives
Public contracts and procurement
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: 
Veterans Employment Promotion Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish and maintain an Internet website to publicly disclose information concerning the number of veterans employed under federal contracts of $100,000 or more for the procurement of personal property and nonpersonal services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-07-28
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2011-07-28
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2011-07-20
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2011-06-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: Introduced in House
Preserving Access to Life-Saving Medications Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2245
Sponsor: Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]
Introduced: 2011-06-21 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Manufacturing
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: 
Preserving Access to Life-Saving Medications Act of 2011 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the manufacturer of a prescription drug marketed in interstate commerce to notify the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) of a discontinuance or interruption in the manufacture of such drug. Requires the notification to be submitted six months prior to the date of a discontinuance or interruption, if possible. 
 
Allows the reduction of the notification period if the manufacturer certifies to the Secretary that good cause exists for the reduction. Authorizes the Secretary to reduce the notification period based on the type of discontinuance or interruption at issue or any other factor.
 
Treats any information provided to the Secretary under this Act as a trade secret or confidential information.
 
Establishes civil monetary penalties for violations.
 
Requires the Secretary to publish on the website of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and distribute to the appropriate health care providers and patient organizations information on discontinuances, interruptions, and drug shortages.
 
Requires the Secretary to notify a manufacturer of: (1) any determination by the Secretary that a drug may be vulnerable to a drug shortage, and (2) the Secretary's duty to collaborate to improve continuity of supply. Prohibits the Secretary from requiring a manufacturer to: (1) manufacture a drug in the event of a discontinuance or interruption, or (2) delay or alter a discontinuance or interruption.
 
Declares that no provision of federal law shall be construed to prohibit a manufacturer from, or penalize a manufacturer for, allocating distribution of its products in order to manage an actual or potential drug shortage. 
 
Requires the Comptroller General to examine issues related to drug shortages.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: Introduced in House
Brazilian Foreign Aid Fairness Act

Bill: 112-hr-2246
Sponsor: Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-17]
Introduced: 2011-06-21 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Brazil
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Foreign aid and international relief
Latin America
Sanctions

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: 
Brazilian Foreign Aid Fairness Act - Prohibits assistance to Brazil until the President certifies to Congress that the government of Brazil has removed the prohibition on extradition of Brazilian nationals to other countries.
 
Authorizes the President to waive such prohibition on a case-by-case basis if in the U.S. national interest.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: Introduced in House
Innovation Inspiration School Grant Program Act

Bill: 112-hr-2247
Sponsor: Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-17]
Introduced: 2011-06-21 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Government information and archives
Science and engineering education
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Women's education

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: 
Innovation Inspiration School Grant Program Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive matching grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to: (1) promote science, technology, engineering (including robotics), and mathematics (STEM) in secondary schools; (2) support the participation of secondary school students in nontraditional STEM teaching methods; and (3) broaden secondary school students' access to STEM careers.
 
Gives priority to grant applications that target: (1) a rural or urban school, (2) a low-performing school or LEA, or (3) an LEA or school that serves students who are eligible for free or reduced price lunches under the school lunch program.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to waive all or part of the matching requirement for financially-strapped LEAs.
 
Directs the Secretary to evaluate the efficacy of the grant program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-09-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: Introduced in House
Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2248
Sponsor: Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large]
Introduced: 2011-06-21 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Inflation and prices
Medicare
Prescription drugs
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: 
Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2011 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to negotiate with pharmaceutical manufacturers the prices that may be charged to Medicare part D prescription drug plan (PDP) sponsors and MedicareAdvantage (MA) organizations for covered part D drugs for part D eligible individuals who are enrolled under a PDP or under an MA-Prescription Drug (MA-PD) plan.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-07-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-06-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-06-21
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: 2011-06-21
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: 2011-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: Introduced in House
Fair Competition for Hospitals Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2249
Sponsor: Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1]
Introduced: 2011-06-21 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Health facilities and institutions
Hospital care
Medicare
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: 
Fair Competition for Hospitals Act of 2011 - Requires the wage index applying to a certain kind of subsection (d) hospital under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to be the highest wage index assigned to hospitals in the core-based statistical area in which the hospital is located (regardless of which state the hospital is located in) as a result of the requirement of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 that the area wage index applicable to any hospital which is not located in a rural area be not less than the area wage index applicable to hospitals located in rural areas in the state in which the hospital is located.
 
(Generally, a subsection [d] hospital is an acute care hospital, particularly one that receives payments under Medicare's inpatient prospective payment system [IPPS] when providing covered inpatient services to eligible beneficiaries.)
 
Limits the application of this Act to a subsection (d) hospital: (1) located in a core-based statistical area comprising counties from more than one state, but (2) not located in a core-based statistical area in which one or more hospitals are subject to a specified minimum wage index, and (3) not located in a core-based statistical area in which the highest wage index applies to hospitals covered by this Act under a state Medicare reimbursement system.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-07-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to amend Regulation D to increase the transaction limits on passbook savings, statement savings, and money market deposit accounts.

Bill: 112-hr-2251
Sponsor: Rep. Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19]
Introduced: 2011-06-21 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Federal Reserve System

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: 
Directs the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to amend &quot;Regulation D&quot; (Reserve Requirements of Depository Institutions) to revise the definition of &quot;savings deposit&quot; with respect to a passbook savings account, statement savings account, or a money market deposit account.
 
Requires the Board to increase from 6 to 30 the number of transfers and withdrawals a depositor may make per calendar month (or statement cycle or similar period of at least four weeks) to another account of the depositor at the same institution or to a third party by specified means.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-07-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: Introduced in House
Citizens' Self-Defense Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2252
Sponsor: Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6]
Introduced: 2011-06-21 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Firearms and explosives
Lawyers and legal services
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: 
Citizens' Self-Defense Act of 2011 - Declares that a person not prohibited under the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act from receiving a firearm shall have the right to obtain firearms for security and to use firearms in defense of: (1) self or family against a reasonably perceived threat of imminent and unlawful infliction of serious bodily injury, (2) self or family in the course of the commission by another person of a violent felony against the person or a member of the person's family, and (3) the person's home in the course of the commission of a felony by another person. 

Authorizes persons whose rights under this Act have been violated to bring an action in U.S. district court against the United States, any state, or any person for damages, injunctive relief, and such other relief as the court deems appropriate.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-08-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: Introduced in House
To establish within the Department of Education the Innovation Inspiration school grant program, and for other purposes.

Bill: 112-hr-2253
Sponsor: Rep. Bass, Charles F. [R-NH-2]
Introduced: 2011-06-21 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Government information and archives
Science and engineering education
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Women's education

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: 
Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive matching grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to: (1) promote science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in secondary schools; (2) support the participation of secondary school students in nonprofit robotics or STEM competitions; and (3) broaden secondary school students' access to STEM careers.
 
Allows secondary schools to apply for such grants if their LEA does not.
 
Gives priority to grant applications that address the needs of: (1) rural or urban schools, (2) low-performing schools or school districts, or (3) LEAs or schools that serve at least 10,000 poor children or a student population at least 20% of which is poor.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to waive all or part of the matching requirement for financially-strapped LEAs or schools.
 
Directs the Secretary to: (1) publicize the grant program and nontraditional STEM teaching methods, (2) evaluate the efficacy of the grant program, and (3) evaluate existing federal STEM education programs to determine whether there are duplicative programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-09-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 23, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish national tunnel inspection standards for the proper safety inspection and evaluation of all highway tunnels, and for other purposes.

Bill: 112-hr-2254
Sponsor: Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8]
Introduced: 2011-06-21 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Employment and training programs
Roads and highways
Transportation employees
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: 
Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to establish: (1) a national highway tunnel inspection program, including standards for the proper safety inspection and evaluation of all highway tunnels; (2) a training and certification program for highway tunnel inspectors; and (3) a national inventory of highway tunnels. 
 
Includes tunnel construction, rehabilitation, and operational improvements (including safety inspection of such tunnels) as eligible projects under the federal surface transportation program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: Introduced in House
Teachers Professional Development Institutes Act

Bill: 112-hr-2255
Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2011-06-21 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Connecticut
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Higher education
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: 
Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to: (1) award grants to encourage the establishment and operation of Teachers Institutes; and (2) provide technical assistance, all or some of which may be provided through the Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute, to assist local educational agencies (LEAs) and institutions of higher education (IHEs) in establishing and operating Teachers Institutes.
 
 Sets forth selection criteria, including consideration of the extent to which the proposed Institute will serve schools that have a significant low-income population.
 
Defines a Teachers Institute as a partnership or joint venture between one or more IHEs and one or more LEAs serving one or more schools with significant low-income populations that is established to improve the quality of teaching and learning through collaborative seminars.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-09-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: Introduced in House
Pet Safety and Protection Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2256
Sponsor: Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14]
Introduced: 2011-06-21 in the House
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Mammals
Medical research

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: 
Pet Safety and Protection Act of 2011 - Amends the Animal Welfare Act to list permissible sources of dogs and cats used by research facilities to include dogs and cats obtained: (1) from a licensed dealer, (2) from a publicly owned and operated pound or shelter that meets specified requirements, (3) by donation from a person who bred and raised the dog or cat or owned it for not less than one year, or (4) from a research facility licensed by the Secretary of Agriculture. Sets forth additional monetary penalties for related violations. 
 
Prohibits federal facilities from purchasing or otherwise acquiring dogs or cats for exhibition purposes (currently, for research, experimentation, or exhibition purposes) except from: (1) the operator of an auction that comports with legal requirements, or (2) a person holding a valid dealer or exhibitor license.
 
Prohibits dealers from selling or otherwise providing any research facility (currently, any individual or entity) with random source dogs or cats unless specified certification requirements are met.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-07-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: Introduced in House
To waive the requirement that existing traffic signs meet minimum retroreflectivity standards on or before the compliance dates established by the Federal Highway Administration.

Bill: 112-hr-2257
Sponsor: Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3]
Introduced: 2011-06-21 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Transportation
Roads and highways
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: 
Waives compliance with Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) minimum retroreflectivity standards by existing traffic control devices on or before the compliance dates established by the FHWA. Exempts from this waiver (thus requiring compliance with such standards by) traffic control devices installed on or after enactment of this Act.
 (Replacement of regulatory, warning, and post-mounted guide [except street name] signs is required by January 22, 2015. Replacement of street name signs and overhead guide signs is required by January 22, 2018.)

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4340)
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-21
text: Introduced in House