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Fairness and Transparency in Contracting Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-3184
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]
Introduced: 2011-10-13 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Buy American requirements
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Public contracts and procurement
Small Business Administration
Small business
U.S. and foreign investments

Summary:
action_date: 2011-10-13
text: 
Fairness and Transparency in Contracting Act of 2011 - Amends the Small Business Act to exclude as a small business, for purposes of meeting federal agency contracting goals with small businesses, any small business (or subsidiary thereof) that is publicly traded, or any business (or subsidiary thereof) with more than 50% non-U.S. citizen ownership. Requires the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to notify the head of each federal department or agency regarding this Act and its amendments, and the department or agency head to then notify its contractors.
 
Directs the Administrator to: (1) publish a report regarding federal prime contracts awarded to businesses identified as small businesses for purposes of achieving small business contracting goals; and (2) establish procedures to ensure that the Central Contractor Registration database provides an adequate warning regarding criminal penalties for misrepresenting the status of a small business or person in order to obtain federal contracts.
 
Provides for enforcement of complaints about the classification of a business for such purposes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-11-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform     .
action_date: 2011-10-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2011-10-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2011-10-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-10-13
text: Introduced in House
To provide that the rules of the Environmental Protection Agency entitled "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines" have no force or effect with respect to existing stationary compression and spark ignition reciprocating internal combustion engines operated by certain persons and entities for the purpose of generating electricity or operating a water pump.

Bill: 112-hr-3185
Sponsor: Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5]
Introduced: 2011-10-13 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Agricultural equipment and machinery
Air quality
Electric power generation and transmission
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Public utilities and utility rates
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2011-10-13
text: 
 Provides that: (1) the final rule published by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on March 3, 2010, entitled &quot;National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines&quot; and any subsequent regulation that is substantially the same shall have no force or effect with respect to existing stationary compression ignition reciprocating internal combustion engines operated for generating electricity or operating a water pump by a state or local government, a public or cooperative utility, or persons or entities engaged in the production of agricultural commodities, including livestock; and (2) the final rule of the same title published by EPA on August 20, 2010, the direct final action published by the EPA on March 9, 2011, entitled &quot;National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines,&quot; and any subsequent regulation that is substantially the same shall have no force or effect with respect to existing stationary spark ignition reciprocating internal combustion engines operated for such purposes by such entities. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-10-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
action_date: 2011-10-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2011-10-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-10-13
text: Introduced in House
STOP Act

Bill: 112-hr-3186
Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-25]
Introduced: 2011-10-13 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Business records
Department of the Treasury
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Indian lands and resources rights
Law enforcement administration and funding
Licensing and registrations
Manufacturing
Retail and wholesale trades
Sales and excise taxes
Smuggling and trafficking
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2011-10-13
text: 
Smuggled Tobacco Prevention Act of 2011 or the STOP Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to restrict the sale, lease, export or import, or delivery of tobacco production machines to persons lawfully engaged in: (1) the sale, lease, export or import, or delivery of such machines; (2) the manufacture or packaging of tobacco products or processed tobacco; or (3) the application of unique identification markings onto tobacco products or processed tobacco packages. Defines "tobacco production machine" as a machine used to manufacture or package tobacco products or processed tobacco or to apply unique identification markings or other tax-payment indicia to packages of tobacco products or processed tobacco. Extends record keeping requirements to wholesalers and retailers of tobacco products and processed tobacco. 
 
Requires manufacturers and importers of tobacco products to affix a unique identification marking to each package of tobacco products or processed tobacco prior to sale or distribution in the United States or prior to export. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to design a system of unique identification markings that does not interfere with state, local, or tribal tax stamps and markings.
 
Requires wholesalers of tobacco products to obtain permits for selling or exporting tobacco products.
 
Establishes new criminal offenses relating to the licensing and distribution of tobacco products or processed tobacco. Increases the civil penalty for tobacco-related infractions from $1,000 to $10,000.
 
Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to coordinate with other federal agencies and officials to prevent and reduce tobacco tax evasion and contraband trafficking in tobacco products and processed tobacco.
 
Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to impose a civil penalty for the importation of tobacco products and cigarette papers and tubes by fraudulent means.
 
Provides for the enforcement of this Act in Indian tribal areas.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-10-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2011-10-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-10-13
text: Introduced in House
Teaching Children to Save Lives Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-3189
Sponsor: Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-23]
Introduced: 2011-10-13 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child health
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies

Summary:
action_date: 2011-10-13
text: 
Teaching Children to Save Lives Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award grants to local educational agencies or public elementary or secondary schools to implement nationally recognized cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillator (AED) training courses.
 
Allows a grant to be used to purchase an AED training device if the grantee implements or has implemented an AED training program in conjunction with a CPR training program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-11-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2011-10-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2011-10-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2011-10-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-10-13
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to prohibit insured depository institutions from charging consumers fees for the use of debit cards.

Bill: 112-hr-3190
Sponsor: Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
Introduced: 2011-10-13 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Civil actions and liability
Consumer affairs
Financial services and investments
Legal fees and court costs
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2011-10-13
text: 
Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to prohibit an insured depository institution from charging a fee to any consumer for receiving or using a debit card.
 
Subjects violators of such prohibition to civil liability for: (1) actual damages sustained by the consumer of between $100 and $1,000, (2) such punitive damages as the court may allow, and (3) the costs of a successful action together with reasonable attorney's fees to enforce liability.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-10-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
action_date: 2011-10-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2011-10-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-10-13
text: Introduced in House
John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park Establishment Act

Bill: 112-hr-3191
Sponsor: Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
Introduced: 2011-10-13 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Historic sites and heritage areas
Industrial facilities
Lakes and rivers
Massachusetts
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Rhode Island

Summary:
action_date: 2011-10-13
text: 
John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park Establishment Act - Establishes the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park in the states of Massachusetts and Rhode Island as a unit of the National Park System. 
 
 Requires the Secretary of the Interior, through the National Park Service (NPS), to prepare a general management plan for the Park. Requires the plan to consider ways for using pre-existing and/or planned facilities and recreational opportunities in the John. H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor. 
 
Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) enter into cooperative agreements with the states, political subdivisions of the states, nonprofits (including Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, Inc.), and private property owners to provide technical assistance and interpretation in the Park and Corridor; and (2) provide financial assistance on a matching basis for activities to protect the Corridor's resources. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-10-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2011-10-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2011-10-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-10-13
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the United States in Laos during the Vietnam War era.

Bill: 112-hr-3192
Sponsor: Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-20]
Introduced: 2011-10-13 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Asia
Cemeteries and funerals
Conflicts and wars
Laos
Military personnel and dependents
Vietnam

Summary:
action_date: 2011-10-13
text: 
Makes eligible for interment in a national cemetery any individual who: (1) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) determines served in combat support of the Armed Forces in Laos during the period beginning on February 28, 1961, and ending on May 15, 1975; and (2) at the time of death was a U.S. citizen or lawfully admitted alien.
 
Applies this Act to any qualifying individual who dies on or after January 1, 2011.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-10-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2011-10-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2011-10-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-10-13
text: Introduced in House
Welfare Integrity Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-3193
Sponsor: Rep. Fincher, Stephen Lee [R-TN-8]
Introduced: 2011-10-13 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Poverty and welfare assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2011-10-13
text: 
Welfare Integrity Act of 2011 - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to require state TANF programs to operate a program to conduct random testing of TANF applicants and recipients for illegal drug use.
 
Requires state TANF programs to deny assistance to individuals who test positive for illegal drugs and individuals convicted of drug-related crimes.
 
Prescribes an administrative penalty for failure to implement illegal drug use testing.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-10-17
text: Referred for a period ending not later than October 17, 2011, (or for a later time if the Chairman so designates) to the Subcommittee on Human Resources, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the subcommittee concerned.
action_date: 2011-10-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2011-10-13
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1864-1865)
action_date: 2011-10-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-10-13
text: Introduced in House
Job Creation and Regulatory Freeze Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-3194
Sponsor: Rep. Griffin, Tim [R-AR-2]
Introduced: 2011-10-13 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Congressional oversight
Economic performance and conditions
Environmental regulatory procedures
Unemployment

Summary:
action_date: 2011-10-13
text: 
Job Creation and Regulatory Freeze Act of 2011 - Prohibits a federal agency from issuing a covered regulation for the period beginning 30 days after the enactment of this Act and ending January 20, 2013. Defines a "covered regulation" as a final regulation that did not take effect before September 1, 2011, that directly or indirectly increases costs on businesses in a manner that will have an adverse effect on job creation, job retention, productivity, competitiveness, or the efficient functioning of the economy, and that is likely to: (1) have an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more; (2) adversely affect in a material way the economy, productivity, competition, jobs, the environment, public health or safety, or state, local, or tribal governments or communities; (3) create a serious inconsistency or otherwise interfere with an action by another agency; (4) materially alter the budgetary impact of entitlements, grants, user fees, or loan programs or the rights and obligations of recipients; or (5) raise novel legal or policy issues.
 
Allows agency heads to exempt covered regulations that: (1) are necessary due to an imminent threat to human health or safety or any other emergency; (2) are necessary to enforce criminal laws, (3) foster private sector job creation; (4) encourage economic growth; (5) reduce regulatory burdens; (6) pertain to a military or foreign affairs function; or (7) are limited to interpreting, implementing, or administering the Internal Revenue Code.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-11-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus Oversight and Government Spending     .
action_date: 2011-10-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.
action_date: 2011-10-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2011-10-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2011-10-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-10-13
text: Introduced in House
Civil Rights Tax Relief Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-3195
Sponsor: Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5]
Introduced: 2011-10-13 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Income tax exclusion
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2011-10-13
text: 
Civil Rights Tax Relief Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) an exclusion from gross income for amounts received on account of an unlawful discrimination claim, (2) income averaging for backpay and frontpay amounts received from such claims, and (3) an exemption from the alternative minimum tax (AMT) for any tax benefit resulting from the income averaging of amounts received from an unlawful discrimination claim.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-10-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2011-10-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-10-13
text: Introduced in House
Peremptory Challenge Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-3196
Sponsor: Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3]
Introduced: 2011-10-13 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Bankruptcy
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Federal appellate courts
Federal district courts
Judges
Judicial procedure and administration
Specialized courts

Summary:
action_date: 2011-10-13
text: 
Peremptory Challenge Act of 2011 - Amends the federal judicial code to require: (1) reassignment to another appropriate judicial officer of any civil or criminal case to be tried in a federal district court, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, or a bankruptcy court if all parties on one side file a reassignment request within 20 days (with certain exceptions) after initial assignment of a judicial officer; and (2) the chief judge of the court of appeals for the circuit in which the case is to be tried, or another judge designated by the chief judge, to determine any question arising as to which parties should be grouped together as a side for such purpose.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-10-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.
action_date: 2011-10-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-10-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-10-13
text: Introduced in House
To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Spokane, Washington, as the "Mann-Grandstaff Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center".

Bill: 112-hr-3197
Sponsor: Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5]
Introduced: 2011-10-13 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Health facilities and institutions
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' medical care
Washington State

Summary:
action_date: 2011-10-13
text: 
Designates the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical center in Spokane, Washington, as the &quot;Mann-Grandstaff Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center.&quot;

action_date: 2012-12-20
text: 

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

 
Designates the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical center in Spokane, Washington, as the &quot;Mann-Grandstaff Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center.&quot;


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-12-21
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2012-12-20
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2012-12-20
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 421 - 1 (Roll no. 646). (text: CR 12/19/2012 H7330)
action_date: 2012-12-20
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 421 - 1 (Roll no. 646).(text: CR 12/19/2012 H7330)
action_date: 2012-12-20
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7413-7414)
action_date: 2012-12-19
text: At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Michaud objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
action_date: 2012-12-19
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3197.
action_date: 2012-12-19
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7330-7331)
action_date: 2012-12-19
text: Mr. Miller (FL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2011-10-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-10-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2011-10-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-10-13
text: Introduced in House