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A bill to treat certain hospital support organizations as qualified organizations for purposes of determining acquisition indebtedness.

Bill: 112-s-59
Sponsor: Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2011-01-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Financial services and investments
Health facilities and institutions
Real estate business
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow certain support organizations for tax-exempt teaching hospitals to acquire debt secured by income-producing real property used to provide financial support for such hospitals.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S173)
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S172-173)
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to provide relief to the Pottawatomi Nation in Canada for settlement of certain claims against the United States.

Bill: 112-s-60
Sponsor: Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2011-01-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Canada
Government liability
Indian claims

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: 
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to pay a specified sum to the Pottawatomi Nation in Canada in settlement and full satisfaction of certain claims.
 
Excludes such payment from the provisions of the Indian Tribal Judgment Funds Use or Distribution Act. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S174)
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S173-174)
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Native American Economic Advisory Council Act of 2011

Bill: 112-s-61
Sponsor: Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2011-01-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Economic development
Employment and training programs
Federal-Indian relations
Indian social and development programs
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Minority education

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: 
Native American Economic Advisory Council Act of 2011 - Establishes the Native American Economic Advisory Council to assist the Executive Office of the President and federal agencies to ensure that Native Americans have: (1) the means and capacity to benefit from economic stimulus and growth, and (2) opportunities to participate in federal economic development and job growth programs.
 
Directs the Council to: (1) prepare a compilation of successful business enterprises and joint ventures conducted by Native American organizations, including ventures of Native Corporations in Alaska; and (2) periodically sponsor and arrange conferences and training workshops on Native American business activities. 
 
Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the head of a federal agency, in preparing the President's comments and recommendations to Congress about proposed legislation, to include an assessment of the legislation's economic impact on Native Americans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S175-176)
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S174-175)
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Indian Reservation Bank Branch Act of 2009

Bill: 112-s-62
Sponsor: Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2011-01-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation
Indian lands and resources rights

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: 
Indian Reservation Bank Branch Act of 2009 [
sic
] - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Revised Statutes of the United States to set forth conditions under which Indian tribes may permit branching of banks on Indian reservations.
 
Permits approval of a state bank application to establish and operate a de novo branch within the boundaries of one or more Indian reservations (regardless of whether the Indian reservations are located within the state bank's home state), if the host reservation enacts a law meeting specified requirements. Exempts such a state bank from certain requirements and conditions governing an application for an interstate merger transaction.
 
Prohibits specified state nonmember banks that establish or operate a branch on Indian reservations, except in certain circumstances, from establishing additional branches outside of such reservations in any state in which the Indian reservation is located. 
 
Amends the Revised Statutes of the United States to authorize the Comptroller of the Currency to approve an application of a national bank to establish and operate a de novo branch within the boundaries of an Indian reservation, subject to the same requirements, conditions, and prohibitions of this Act with regard to state banks.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S176-177)
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S176)
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to determine the validity of the claims of certain Filipinos that they performed military service on behalf of the United States during World War II.

Bill: 112-s-63
Sponsor: Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2011-01-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Military history
Philippines
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: 
Directs the Secretary of the Army to issue a certificate of service to any Filipino national who the Secretary determines performed any military service in the Philippine Islands during World War II qualifying such person or such person's survivor to receive any military, veterans', or other benefits under U.S. laws.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S178)
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S177)
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Latin Americans of Japanese Descent Act

Bill: 112-s-64
Sponsor: Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2011-01-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Asia
Conflicts and wars
Government liability
Government studies and investigations
Human rights
Immigration status and procedures
Latin America
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: 
Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Latin Americans of Japanese Descent Act - Establishes the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Latin Americans of Japanese descent.
 
Directs the Commission to: (1) extend the study of the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians to investigate U.S. relocation, internment, and (in some cases) deportation to Axis countries of Latin Americans of Japanese descent held in U.S. custody from December 1941 through February 1948; and (2) recommend appropriate remedies to Congress based on preliminary findings by the original Commission and new discoveries.
 
Terminates the Commission 90 days after submission of such report.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S178-180)
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S178)
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Hawaiian Homeownership Opportunity Act of 2011

Bill: 112-s-65
Sponsor: Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2011-01-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Government lending and loan guarantees
Hawaii
Housing and community development funding
Housing finance and home ownership
Low- and moderate-income housing

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: 
Hawaiian Homeownership Opportunity Act of 2011 - Amends the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 and the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 to extend through FY2015 the authorization of appropriations for housing assistance for Native Americans and loan guarantees for Native Hawaiian housing.
 
Amends the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 to: (1) make the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands of the state of Hawaii eligible for loan guarantees; and (2) extend through FY2015 the authorization of appropriations for the credit subsidy to cover the costs of federal guarantees for financing for tribal housing activities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-09-20
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S180)
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S180)
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Reauthorization Act of 2011

Bill: 112-s-66
Sponsor: Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2011-01-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Alternative treatments
Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Hawaii
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health programs administration and funding
Medical education
Minority health
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: 
Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Reauthorization Act of 2011 - Reauthorizes for FY2011-FY2016 and revises the Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act. Requires any Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) grant to or contract with Papa Ola Lokahi (an organization of public agencies and private organizations focused on improving the health status of Native Hawaiians) to support community-based initiatives that reflect holistic approaches to health. 
 
Requires Papa Ola Lokahi to report to Congress on the impact of federal and state health care financing mechanisms and policies on the health and well-being of Native Hawaiians. 
Makes Papa Ola Lokahi eligible to receive research endowments under the Public Health Service Act. 
Adds to authorized services the support of culturally appropriate activities enhancing health and wellness, including land-, water-, ocean-, and spiritually-based projects and programs. 
Allows a priority for Native Hawaiian health scholarships to be provided to employees of the Native Hawaiian Health Care Systems and the Native Hawaiian Health Centers. Allows the provision of financial assistance to a scholarship recipient during the period of obligated service in any of such health care systems or health centers. 
Authorizes Papa Ola Lokahi to provide fellowships to Native Hawaiian health professionals. 
Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to allocate funds to carry out Native Hawaiian demonstration projects of national significance, including the establishment of specified Native Hawaiian Centers of Excellence. Deems the Papa Ola Lokahi as a qualified Center of Excellence.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit former members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability rated as total to travel on military aircraft in the same manner and to the same extent as retired members of the Armed Forces are entitled to travel on such aircraft.

Bill: 112-s-67
Sponsor: Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2011-01-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Disability and paralysis
Disability assistance
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: 
Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to permit any former member of the armed forces who is entitled to compensation for a service-connected disability rated total by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to travel on military aircraft to the same extent as retired members of the Armed Forces.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S180)
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S180)
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize certain disabled former prisoners of war to use Department of Defense commissary and exchange stores.

Bill: 112-s-68
Sponsor: Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2011-01-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Defense
Disability and paralysis
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: 
Authorizes use of Department of Defense (DOD) commissary and exchange stores by former prisoners of war who have been honorably separated from service and have a service-connected disability rated at 30% or more. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S181)
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S180)
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Common Sense in Consumer Product Safety Act of 2011

Bill: 112-s-69
Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2011-01-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Child health
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Product safety and quality

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: 
Common Sense in Consumer Product Safety Act of 2011 - Amends the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 to: (1) provide that neither any sale after the first retail sale of a children's product that exceeds the lead limit nor the repair of such a product shall be considered an introduction into interstate commerce of a banned hazardous substance under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act; and (2) exclude as a children's product to which such lead limit applies any vehicle designed or intended primarily for children six years of age or older.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2052-2053)
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S181)
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to restore the traditional day of observance of Memorial Day, and for other purposes.

Bill: 112-s-70
Sponsor: Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2011-01-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Conflicts and wars

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: Restores the observance of Memorial Day from the last Monday in May to May 30th of each year.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S181)
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S181)
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Health Data Act of 2011

Bill: 112-s-71
Sponsor: Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2011-01-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
American Samoa
Government studies and investigations
Guam
Hawaii
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Health promotion and preventive care
Marshall Islands
Micronesia
Minority health
Northern Mariana Islands
Virgin Islands

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: 
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Health Data Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the National Center for Health Statistics and other HHS agencies, to develop and implement an ongoing and sustainable national strategy for identifying and evaluating the health status and health care needs of Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders (NHOPI) populations living in the continental United States, Hawaii, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, the Republic of Palau, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
 
Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director, to conduct a preliminary health survey to identify the major areas and regions in which NHOPI people reside. Requires the survey to include health data and other data the Secretary determines to be: (1) useful in determining health status and health care needs, or (2) required for developing or implementing the national strategy.
 
Directs the Secretary to enter into an agreement with the Institute of Medicine to conduct a study on: (1) the standards and definitions of health care applied to health care systems in insular areas; (2) the status and performance of health care systems in such areas; (3) the effectiveness of donor aid in addressing health care needs and priorities in such areas; and (4) progress toward implementing recommendations of the Institute's Committee on Health Care Services in the United States-Associated Pacific Basin that are set forth in the 1998 report, "Pacific Partnerships for Health; Charting a New Course for the 21st Century."


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011

Bill: 112-s-72
Sponsor: Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT]
Introduced: 2011-01-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business records
Corporate finance and management
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: 
Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal a provision (added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) that extends to corporations that are not tax-exempt the requirement to report payments of $600 or more.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: Introduced in Senate
State Leadership in Health Care Act

Bill: 112-s-73
Sponsor: Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
Introduced: 2011-01-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: 
State Leadership in Health Care Act - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to allow states to apply for a waiver of specified requirements under PPACA with respect to health insurance coverage within that state due to implementation of a state plan that provides comparable coverage for plan years beginning in 2014 (currently, 2017). Permits the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) or the Secretary of the Treasury to deny waivers only if: (1) the state plan does not meet requirements for granting a waiver, (2) the Secretary of HHS or Treasury notifies the state in writing of the requirements that the state plan did not meet and provides the state with information used in making such a determination, and (3) the state is given an opportunity to appeal.
 
Requires the Secretary of HHS or Treasury to reconsider the determination in the event of an appeal and issue a written decision within 60 days.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Discount Pricing Consumer Protection Act

Bill: 112-s-75
Sponsor: Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI]
Introduced: 2011-01-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Competition and antitrust
Contracts and agency
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: 
Discount Pricing Consumer Protection Act - Amends the Sherman Act to declare that any contract, combination, conspiracy, or agreement setting a minimum price below which a product or service cannot be sold by a retailer, wholesaler, or distributor violates the Act.

action_date: 2011-11-03
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Discount Pricing Consumer Protection Act - Amends the Sherman Act to declare that any contract, combination, conspiracy, or agreement setting a minimum price below which a product or service cannot be sold by a retailer, wholesaler, or distributor violates the Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-11-03
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 215.
action_date: 2011-11-03
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2011-11-03
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2011-11-03
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S186)
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S185-186)
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Pollution and Costs Reduction Act

Bill: 112-s-77
Sponsor: Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]
Introduced: 2011-01-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Building construction
Energy efficiency and conservation
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: 
Pollution and Costs Reduction Act - Amends the Clean Air Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a Building Pollution Reduction Program to provide assistance to building owners to reduce the emission of air pollutants and building operating costs by constructing highly efficient buildings and increasing the efficiency of, and reducing the emissions associated with, existing buildings.
 
Requires the Administrator to: (1) provide such assistance to building owners based on the extent to which projects relating to the buildings of the owners result in verifiable, additional, and enforceable reductions in emissions of air pollutants through operational improvements such as improved energy efficiency, increased water-use efficiency, and use of renewable energy sources; and (2) give priority to projects that achieve minimum scores in energy performance evaluations and result in measurable pollution reduction benefits not encompassed within the metrics of the Energy Star program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: Introduced in Senate