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Fairness in Taxation Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-1124
Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
Introduced: 2011-03-16 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Capital gains tax
Income tax rates

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-16
text: 
Fairness in Taxation Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase individual income tax rates for taxpayers whose taxable income exceeds $1 million, and (2) provide for an adjustment in the capital gains tax of taxpayers whose taxable income is subject to the 45% tax bracket. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2011-03-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-16
text: Introduced in House
Disposal of Excess Federal Lands Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-1126
Sponsor: Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3]
Introduced: 2011-03-16 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Arizona
Colorado
Idaho
Land transfers
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Mexico
Oregon
Utah
Wyoming

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-16
text: 
Disposal of Excess Federal Lands Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to offer for disposal by competitive sale certain federal lands in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming, previously identified as suitable for disposal in the report submitted to Congress on May 27, 1997, pursuant to the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-10-25
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2011-03-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2011-03-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2011-03-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-16
text: Introduced in House
Homeland Security Grant Management Improvement Act

Bill: 112-hr-1129
Sponsor: Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37]
Introduced: 2011-03-16 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Government studies and investigations
Homeland security
Law enforcement administration and funding
Urban and suburban affairs and development

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-16
text: 
Homeland Security Grant Management Improvement Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to prohibit the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from requiring the recipient of a grant under the Urban Area Security Initiative or the State Homeland Security Grant Program to use a specified percentage of such grant for any one of the specified permitted uses.

Directs the Administrator to: (1) study the use of grant funds for administrative expenses; (2) determine whether 3% of the grant amount is adequate to ensure proper oversight, management, and administration of the grant; and (3) report recommendations on whether such percentage should be adjusted to better reflect administrative costs to grant recipients. 

Requires the Administrator to study the feasibility, advantages, and disadvantages of issuing multiyear program guidance for such grants.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-12-08
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2011-12-08
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2011-03-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications.
action_date: 2011-03-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2011-03-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-16
text: Introduced in House
Education Assistance to Realign New Eligibilities for Dependents (EARNED) Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-1130
Sponsor: Rep. Alexander, Rodney [R-LA-5]
Introduced: 2011-03-16 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Family relationships
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-16
text: 
Education Assistance to Realign New Eligibilities for Dependents (EARNED) Act of 2011 - Allows any former member of the Armed Forces who has 20 years of active-duty service as of any date between September 11, 2001, and ending September 30, 2011, including at least 90 days of such service after September 10, 2001, to transfer to their dependents any remaining entitlement to educational assistance under the post-9/11 veterans' educational assistance program.
 
Allows such a transfer, during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on December 31, 2012, in the case of an individual entitled to post-9/11 veterans' educational assistance who completed at least 20 years of active-duty service and was discharged or released under honorable conditions before September 30, 2011.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-04-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2011-03-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2011-03-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-16
text: Introduced in House
Preventing Homeowners from Foreclosure Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-1131
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2011-03-16 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Housing and community development funding
Housing finance and home ownership

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-16
text: 
Preventing Homeowners from Foreclosure Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to implement a competitive grants program for states and local governmental entities to establish mediation programs to assist mortgagors under home mortgages facing foreclosure on such mortgages.
 
Requires the program to provide the mortgagor with a referral and contact information for a paid or pro bono attorney or a HUD-certified housing counselor.
 
Requires grant recipients to establish an outreach program to raise homeowner awareness of the existence of the foreclosure mediation program, including a telephone hotline, a World Wide Web site, or both.
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-04-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.
action_date: 2011-03-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2011-03-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-16
text: Introduced in House
Critical Infrastructure Earthquake Preparedness Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-1132
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2011-03-16 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Building construction
Emergency planning and evacuation
Health facilities and institutions
Health programs administration and funding
Natural disasters
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-16
text: 
Critical Infrastructure Earthquake Preparedness Act of 2011 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish a program to make grants to state and local governments to assist them in projects that improve the ability of trauma center hospitals and/or airports in hazardous seismic zones to withstand an earthquake.
 
Directs the Administrator to require each state and local government, as a condition for receiving a grant, to submit to the Administrator: (1) a comprehensive strategic earthquake response plan for such facility, and (2) a list of grant activities that analyzes their impact.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2011-03-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2011-03-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-16
text: Introduced in House
Helping Our Homeless Veterans Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-1133
Sponsor: Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]
Introduced: 2011-03-16 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Homelessness and emergency shelter
Housing and community development funding
Rural conditions and development
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-16
text: 
Helping Our Homeless Veterans Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to enter into agreements with state or local government agencies, tribal organizations, and nonprofit organizations to collaborate in the provision of case management services to expand and improve the provision of supported housing services and related outreach to veterans, including veterans in rural areas or underserved veterans who live in metropolitan areas or on Indian lands. Outlines support services to be provided, including the maintenance of referral networks for homeless veterans. Requires each entity chosen to report annually to the Secretary on collaborative services undertaken.
 
Includes within case management services personal health and development assistance and housing assistance for veterans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-04-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.
action_date: 2011-04-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-03-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2011-03-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2011-03-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-16
text: Introduced in House
Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act

Bill: 112-hr-1134
Sponsor: Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-52]
Introduced: 2011-03-16 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Intergovernmental relations
Law enforcement administration and funding
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-16
text: 
 Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make a state or local subdivision ineligible for state criminal alien assistance program (SCAAP) funding if such state or subdivision: (1) has in effect any law, policy, or procedure prohibiting or restricting communication with the Immigration and Naturalization Service or other government entity regarding an individual's citizenship or immigration status; or (2) prohibits state or local law enforcement officials from gathering information regarding an individual's citizenship or immigration status.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
action_date: 2011-03-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-03-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-16
text: Introduced in House
Small Business Credit Card Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-1137
Sponsor: Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18]
Introduced: 2011-03-16 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Consumer affairs
Consumer credit
Credit and credit markets
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-16
text: 
 Small Business Credit Card Act of 2011 - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to cover any qualified small business as a consumer with respect to a credit card account under an open end credit plan (thereby extending credit card protections under such Act to small businesses).
 
Defines &quot;qualified small business&quot; under the Act as any business concern having 50 or fewer employees, whether or not: (1) the credit card account is in the name of an individual or a business entity, and (2) any credit transaction involving such account is for business or personal purposes.
 
Permits a qualified small business to elect to opt out of coverage by the Act.
 
Exempts from coverage by the Act any credit transaction in which the total amount financed exceeds $50,000 (currently $25,000).
 
Requires certain creditor disclosures before opening any account under an open end consumer credit plan for a qualified small business.
 
Prohibits a creditor from: (1) discriminating against any business concern having 50 or fewer employees in connection with any credit card account under an open end credit plan; or (2) requiring any qualified small business to make an opt-out election as a condition for opening a credit card account, or for providing more advantageous terms for such an account.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-04-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
action_date: 2011-03-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2011-03-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-16
text: Introduced in House
School Social Workers Improving Student Success Act

Bill: 112-hr-1138
Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
Introduced: 2011-03-16 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Child care and development
Child safety and welfare
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-16
text: 
School Social Workers Improving Student Success Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award renewable grants to high-need local educational agencies (LEAs) to retain or hire additional school social workers.
 
Permits grantees to use the funds to reimburse school social workers for expenses they incur in rendering services.
 
Requires grant-funded social workers to target their services to the highest-need students.
 
Directs the Secretary to provide technical assistance to high-need LEAs in applying for such grants.
 
Prohibits the grant funds from being used to supplant other federal, state, or local funds used for hiring and retaining school social workers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-04-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2011-03-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2011-03-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-16
text: Introduced in House
Tax Free Tips Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-1139
Sponsor: Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14]
Introduced: 2011-03-16 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employment taxes
Income tax exclusion
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-16
text: 
Tax Free Tips Act of 2011- Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt tips from the income tax, social security and railroad retirement taxes, unemployment taxes, and tax withholding. Defines &quot;tips&quot; as any gratuity provided to a salaried employee by a customer or client of the employer's business. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2011-03-16
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E506)
action_date: 2011-03-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-16
text: Introduced in House
Senior Citizens Income Security Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-1140
Sponsor: Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-15]
Introduced: 2011-03-16 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Appropriations
Capital gains tax
Employee benefits and pensions
Employment taxes
Government trust funds
Income tax exclusion
Income tax rates
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Medicare
Social security and elderly assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-16
text: 
Senior Citizens Income Security Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) to replace the formula for including social security benefits in gross income for income tax purposes with the formula in existence prior to the enactment of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993; (2) eliminate mandatory withdrawals from retirement accounts after age 70-1/2; (3) eliminate employment taxes on individuals receiving social security retirement and Medicare benefits; and (4) allow an exclusion from gross income, up to $250 ($500 for joint returns), for dividends, interest, and capital gains. Appropriates additional amounts to the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund to compensate for losses in revenue resulting from the revision of the formula for including social security benefits in gross income. 
 
Amends title II (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Benefits) of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a procedure for allowing Medicare beneficiaries to waive Medicare entitlements and be automatically enrolled in the Medicare Alternative Voucher Program established by this Act.
 
Requires the authority of the Department of the Treasury to pay the principal and interest on debt held by the public, and the authority of the Commissioner of Social Security to pay monthly old-age, survivors', and disability insurance benefits under title II of the Social Security Act, to take priority over all other obligations incurred by the government in the event the federal debt reaches the statutory limit.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-03-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2011-03-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2011-03-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-16
text: Introduced in House
Global Combat Zone Recognition Act

Bill: 112-hr-1142
Sponsor: Rep. West, Allen B. [R-FL-22]
Introduced: 2011-03-16 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Arkansas
Crime victims
Department of Defense
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Disability assistance
Europe
Germany
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Military medicine
Military personnel and dependents
Terrorism
Texas
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' pensions and compensation
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-16
text: 
Global Combat Zone Recognition Act - Treats a member of the Armed Forces (member) or civilian employee of the Department of Defense (DOD) (employee) who is killed or wounded in an attack outside a combat zone as a member killed or wounded in a combat zone or an employee killed or wounded while serving with the Armed Forces in a contingency operation, respectively, for purposes of all applicable federal laws, regulations, and policies.
 
Excludes from such consideration any member or employee whose death or injury is the result of misconduct, as determined by the Secretary of Defense.
 
Provides retroactive coverage under this Act with respect to victims of attacks at: (1) Fort Hood, Texas, on November 5, 2009; (2) a recruiting station in Little Rock, Arkansas, on June 1, 2009; and (3) the Frankfurt Airport, Germany, on March 2, 2011.
 
Directs the Secretary to notify appropriate members and employees or their next-of-kin of the availability of benefits as the result of this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-04-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2011-03-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2011-03-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-16
text: Introduced in House
TWIC Delivery Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-1143
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2011-03-16 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Postal service
Transportation employees
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-16
text: 
TWIC Delivery Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to deliver biometric transportation security cards by U.S. mail to individuals who reside in a location where the nearest transportation security card enrollment center is not accessible by a state or federal road or is more than 100 miles away.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
action_date: 2011-03-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security.
action_date: 2011-03-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2011-03-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-16
text: Introduced in House
Good Samaritan Protection for Construction, Architectural, and Engineering Volunteers Act

Bill: 112-hr-1145
Sponsor: Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8]
Introduced: 2011-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Building construction
Civil actions and liability
Disaster relief and insurance
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-17
text: 
Good Samaritan Protection for Construction, Architectural, and Engineering Volunteers Act - Grants construction companies and architectural and engineering firms and their employees immunity from liability for negligence, except for gross negligence or willful misconduct, when providing emergency assistance on a voluntary basis in response to a declared emergency or disaster, in good faith, and without expectation of compensation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2011-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-17
text: Introduced in House
American Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2009

Bill: 112-hr-1146
Sponsor: Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14]
Introduced: 2011-03-17 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: International organizations and cooperation
Military command and structure
United Nations

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-17
text: American Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2009 [
sic
]- Repeals the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 and other specified related laws. Directs the President to terminate U.S. participation in the United Nations (U.N.), including any organ, specialized agency, commission, or other affiliated body. Requires closure of the U.S. Mission to the United Nations. 
Prohibits: (1) the authorization of funds for the U.S. assessed or voluntary contribution to the United Nations, (2) the authorization of funds for any U.S. contribution to any U.N. military operation, and (3) the expenditure of funds to support the participation of U.S. Armed Forces as part of any U.N. military or peacekeeping operation. Bars U.S. Armed Forces from serving under U.N. command.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2011-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-17
text: Introduced in House