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JUSTICE Act

Bill: 112-hr-2704
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9]
Introduced: 2011-07-29 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Criminal justice information and records
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Medicaid
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Sex and reproductive health
Sex offenses
Sexually transmitted diseases
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2011-07-29
text: 
Justice for the Unprotected Against Sexually Transmitted Infections among the Confined and Exposed Act or the JUSTICE Act - Requires the Attorney General to direct the Bureau of Prisons to allow community organizations to distribute sexual barrier protection devices (e.g., condoms) and to engage in sexually transmitted infection (STI) counseling and prevention education in federal correctional facilities. Prohibits a federal correctional facility from taking adverse action against a prisoner who possesses or uses a sexual barrier protection device.

Expresses the sense of Congress that states should allow for the legal distribution of sexual barrier protection devices in their correctional facilities. 
 
Amends the Social Security Act to provide for automatic reinstatement of Medicaid benefits for ex-offenders upon their release from a public institution if such an offender: (1) was enrolled under the state plan immediately before becoming an inmate of such institution, or (2) is diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus. Increases the federal matching payments made to a state by five percentage points for a one-year period to provide for such benefits.
 
Directs the Attorney General to: (1) conduct a survey of all educational, testing, and other programs in federal and state correctional facilities for reducing the spread of STIs; and (2) develop and implement a five-year strategy to reduce the prevalence and spread of STIs in such facilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-08-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2011-08-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-07-29
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: 2011-07-29
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: 2011-07-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-07-29
text: Introduced in House
Education for All Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2705
Sponsor: Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18]
Introduced: 2011-07-29 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Elementary and secondary education
Executive agency funding and structure
Foreign aid and international relief
International organizations and cooperation
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

Summary:
action_date: 2011-07-29
text: 
Education for All Act of 2011 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to state that it is U.S. policy to work with foreign countries and international and civil society organizations to achieve universal basic education by: (1) assisting developing countries and nongovernmental and multilateral organizations to provide all children with a quality basic education, and (2) promoting education as the foundation for communities' development. 
 
Directs the President to develop a comprehensive U.S. strategy to promote quality universal basic education. 
 
Authorizes the President to provide funds and other assistance to qualifying foreign countries to create the policies, processes, and infrastructure to develop national basic quality education plans. 
 
Directs the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to designate a Coordinator of United States Government Actions to Provide Basic Education Assistance who shall have primary responsibility for the oversight and coordination of all U.S. government resources and international activities to promote quality universal basic education.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-07-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2011-07-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-07-29
text: Introduced in House
Agricultural Trade Facilitation Act

Bill: 112-hr-2707
Sponsor: Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-21]
Introduced: 2011-07-29 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Agricultural trade
Animal and plant health
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Trade agreements and negotiations
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2011-07-29
text: 
Agricultural Trade Facilitation Act - States that the overall trade negotiating objective of the United States with respect to the application of sanitary and phytosanitary measures to agricultural products for trade agreements between the United States and foreign countries is to secure more open and reciprocal market access by strengthening the rules governing such measures' application to agricultural products.
 
States that the principal trade negotiating objectives of the United States with respect to the application of sanitary and phytosanitary measures to agricultural products are to: (1) strengthen the requirement that the application of such measures is based on scientific evidence, (2) encourage parties to an agreement to participate actively in the development of international standards relating to such measures' application, (3) improve regulatory coherence and increase the use of systems-based approaches, (4) require greater transparency in such measures' development and implementation, (5) require parties to an agreement to carry out risk analysis in a timely manner consistent with international guidelines, (6) improve rules governing the testing of imported products, (7) promote harmonization of export certification requirements, and (8) ensure that new sanitary and phytosanitary trade obligations are fully enforceable through an effective dispute settlement process.
 
Makes this Act inapplicable to negotiations for: (1) The United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, (2) The United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement, (3) The United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement, and (4) The Doha Development Round of the World Trade Organization.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-08-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2011-07-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2011-07-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-07-29
text: Introduced in House
Keeping Social Security Solvent Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2708
Sponsor: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-21]
Introduced: 2011-07-29 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employment taxes
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2011-07-29
text: 
Keeping Social Security Solvent Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the taxes on employment and self-employment compensation, to repeal the limit on the amount of compensation subject to such taxes (i.e., the contribution and benefit base, currently $106,800 in 2011). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-07-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2011-07-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-07-29
text: Introduced in House
HIRE Now Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2709
Sponsor: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-21]
Introduced: 2011-07-29 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employment taxes
Income tax exclusion

Summary:
action_date: 2011-07-29
text: 
HIRE Now Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend until January 1, 2012, the exemption from payment of employment taxes for individuals who begin employment after December 31, 2010.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-07-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2011-07-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-07-29
text: Introduced in House
Fair and Impartial Reform Tax Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2710
Sponsor: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-21]
Introduced: 2011-07-29 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Capital gains tax
Income tax deductions
Income tax exclusion
Income tax rates
Interest, dividends, interest rates

Summary:
action_date: 2011-07-29
text: 
Fair and Impartial Reform Tax Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) revise income tax rates for individuals and increase such rates for taxpayers with adjusted gross incomes in excess of $500,000, (2) impose limits on and phaseouts of personal exemptions and itemized deductions for high income taxpayers, (3) increase the tax rate on net capital gains and dividend income, and (4) increase the alternative minimum tax (AMT) on the net capital gains of noncorporate taxpayers for taxable years beginning after 2011. 
 
Makes the general terminating date of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act (EGTRRA) (i.e., December 31, 2012) applicable to the amendments made by this Act. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-07-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2011-07-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-07-29
text: Introduced in House
Supporting Our Seniors COLA Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2711
Sponsor: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-21]
Introduced: 2011-07-29 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Disability assistance
Employee benefits and pensions
Inflation and prices
Poverty and welfare assistance
Railroads
Social security and elderly assistance
Transportation employees
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2011-07-29
text: 
Seniors Protection Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, for each non-cost-of-living (non-COLA) year, to disburse a cash payment to recipients of Social Security, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) under title XVI of the Social Security Act, railroad retirement benefits, and veterans disability compensation or pension benefits.
 
Defines a non-COLA year as a 12-month period for which: (1) a cost-of-living adjustment is generally provided under the pertinent program in relation to an index; but (2) such an adjustment does not take effect by reason of the performance of that index.
 
Makes $250 the payment for any non-COLA year: (1) ending with or during 2011 or 2011, and (2) any non-COLA year not immediately preceded by another non-COLA year. 
 
Makes the payment for any non-COLA year ending after 2011 which is immediately preceded by another non-COLA year the same as the payment for that immediately preceding non-COLA year, plus $50.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-09-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2011-07-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2011-07-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2011-07-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2011-07-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2011-07-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-07-29
text: Introduced in House
Shuttle Workforce Revitalization Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2712
Sponsor: Rep. Adams, Sandy [R-FL-24]
Introduced: 2011-07-30 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Economic development
Florida
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2011-07-30
text: 
Shuttle Workforce Revitalization Act of 2011 - Requires, during the period beginning upon enactment of this Act and ending January 1, 2020, that any portion of Brevard County, Florida, not otherwise a HUBZone (heavily underutilized business zone), as such term is defined under the Small Business Act, be treated as a HUBZone for purposes of that Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-07-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2011-07-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-07-30
text: Introduced in House
Limiting Investor and Homeowner Loss in Foreclosure Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2713
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2011-07-30 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Bankruptcy
Housing finance and home ownership

Summary:
action_date: 2011-07-30
text: 
Limiting Investor and Homeowner Loss in Foreclosure Act of 2011 - Authorizes a bankruptcy court to establish a loss mitigation program for the negotiation of consensual alternatives to avoid foreclosure between an individual debtor and the holder of a claim secured by a security interest in the debtor's principal residence.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-08-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.
action_date: 2011-07-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-07-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-07-30
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow the transport, purchase, and sale of pelts of, and handicrafts, garments, and art produced from, Southcentral and Southeast Alaska northern sea otters that are taken for subsistence purposes.

Bill: 112-hr-2714
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2011-07-30 in the House
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Alaska
Mammals
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Trade restrictions
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2011-07-30
text: 
Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow the transport, purchase, or sale of: (1) any pelt of a Southcentral or Southeast Alaskan otter that is taken for subsistence purposes by any Indian, Aleut, or Eskimo who resides in Alaska and who dwells on the coast of the North Pacific Ocean or the Arctic Ocean; or (2) any handicraft, garment, or art produced from such a pelt, regardless of whether it is traditional or contemporary or altered or not altered significantly.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-10-25
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2011-08-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
action_date: 2011-07-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2011-07-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-07-30
text: Introduced in House
Caylee's Law of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2716
Sponsor: Rep. Kissell, Larry [D-NC-8]
Introduced: 2011-08-01 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Child care and development
Child safety and welfare
Crimes against children
Criminal justice information and records
Family relationships

Summary:
action_date: 2011-08-01
text: 
Caylee Anthony Caregiver Responsibility Act of 2011 or Caylee's Law of 2011 - Amends the federal criminal code to establish penalties to be imposed on a parent, legal guardian, or person with custody of a child who fails to report to the appropriate authorities that the child has been missing for more than 24 hours or has been dead for more than 1 hour.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-08-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2011-08-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-08-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-08-01
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to designate one city in the United States each year as an "American World War II City", and for other purposes.

Bill: 112-hr-2717
Sponsor: Rep. McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7]
Introduced: 2011-08-01 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Congressional tributes
Military history
North Carolina
Urban and suburban affairs and development
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2011-08-01
text: 
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to designate one city in the United States each year as an &quot;American World War II City&quot; based on: (1) contributions to the war effort during World War II; and (2) efforts to preserve the history of such contributions, including preservation organizations or museums, restoration of World War II facilities, and recognition of World War II veterans.
 
Designates Wilmington, North Carolina, as the first such city.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-03-29
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2011-09-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2011-08-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2011-08-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-08-01
text: Introduced in House
Disaster Tax Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2718
Sponsor: Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]
Introduced: 2011-08-01 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alabama
Business investment and capital
Disaster relief and insurance
Gambling
Housing and community development funding
Housing finance and home ownership
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Louisiana
Mississippi
Securities
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Sports and recreation facilities

Summary:
action_date: 2011-08-01
text: 
Disaster Tax Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to disaster tax relief provisions, to: (1) provide for an increase in the tax deduction for losses attributable to a federally declared disaster, (2) make permanent expensing provisions for qualified disaster expenses and qualified disaster assistance property and for net operating losses attributable to federally declared disasters, (3) waive specified requirements for the issuance of mortgage revenue bonds in disaster areas, (4) increase the limit for charitable contributions for disaster relief for individuals and corporations, and (5) increase the new markets tax credit for low-income community investments within a disaster area.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-08-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2011-08-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-08-01
text: Introduced in House
To clarify the role of the Department of Veterans Affairs in providing a benefit or service related to the interment or funeral of a veteran, and for other purposes.

Bill: 112-hr-2720
Sponsor: Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7]
Introduced: 2011-08-01 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cemeteries and funerals
Department of Veterans Affairs
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Religion
Right of privacy
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2011-08-01
text: 
Limits the role of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in interments or funerals, memorial services, or ceremonies of deceased veterans to providing: (1) such veterans with benefits earned by serving the United States, (2) any necessary maintenance of national cemeteries and other facilities under control of the National Cemetery Administration, and (3) any necessary security or traffic control with respect to such services at national cemeteries and facilities under such Administration's control.
 
Directs the Secretary to ensure that: (1) a suitable chapel is provided to the deceased's family, and (2) any requested honor guard or other nongovernmental group is provided access to such services and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care facilities.
 
Requires each VA cemetery director to be a veteran.
 
Prohibits federal government officials, including the Secretary, from interfering with the content and creed of such services, as expressed by the last will and testament of the individual or as determined by the family or agent of the individual, as provided under state law.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-06-06
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2011-09-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2011-08-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2011-08-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-08-01
text: Introduced in House
Youth Promise Act

Bill: 112-hr-2721
Sponsor: Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]
Introduced: 2011-08-01 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Child care and development
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Crime prevention
Criminal justice information and records
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Government information and archives
Higher education
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Law enforcement administration and funding
Mental health
Performance measurement
Preschool education
Public-private cooperation
Research administration and funding
Teenage pregnancy
Youth employment and child labor

Summary:
action_date: 2011-08-01
text: 
Youth Prison Reduction through Opportunities, Mentoring, Intervention, Support, and Education Act or the Youth Promise Act - Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to establish a PROMISE Advisory Panel to assist the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention in: (1) assessing and developing standards and evidence-based practices to prevent juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity, and (2) collecting data in designated geographic areas to assess the needs and existing resources for juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention.
 
Authorizes the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to award grants to local governments and Indian tribes to: (1) plan and assess evidence-based and promising practices for juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention, especially for at-risk youth; and (2) implement PROMISE plans, developed by local PROMISE Coordinating Councils (PCCs), for coordinating and supporting the delivery of juvenile delinquency and gang prevention and intervention programs in local communities. 
 
Establishes a National Research Center for Proven Juvenile Justice Practices to provide PCCs and the public with research and other information about evidence-based practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang prevention and intervention. 
 
Directs the Administrator to award grants to institutions of higher education to serve as regional research partners with PCCs that are located in the same geographic region as the educational institution.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-09-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2011-08-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2011-08-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-08-01
text: Introduced in House