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LESS Government Act

Bill: 112-hr-2188
Sponsor: Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-4]
Introduced: 2011-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Appropriations
Budget deficits and national debt
Department of Defense
Executive agency funding and structure
Performance measurement

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: 
LESS Government Act - Requires the head of each federal agency to describe the implementation of continuous process improvement in the agency's periodic update on agency performance. Defines "continuous process improvement" as a management methodology (commonly referred to as lean six sigma) that combines tools to improve process speed, reduce waste, and incorporate requirements with data driven project analysis to provide products and services with improved quality at lower cost.
 
Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to: (1) make available on the OMB website a description of the results of the government-wide implementation of such process, and (2) appoint an expert on such process as a member of the Performance Improvement Council to advise on its implementation across agencies. 
 
Requires: (1) each agency's Chief Operating Officer to implement such process, and (2) each agency's Performance Improvement Officer to advise and assist the agency head and Chief Operating Officer in implementing such process. 
 
Requires the Director to designate a center of excellence for process training, from within the Department of Defense (DOD).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency, and Financial Management     .
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: Introduced in House
Medicare Drug Savings Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2190
Sponsor: Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-30]
Introduced: 2011-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Medicaid
Medicare
Prescription drugs
Public contracts and procurement
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: 
Medicare Drug Savings Act of 2011 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require drug manufacturers to pay the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) drug rebates for rebate eligible (low-income) individuals. Excludes from Medicare coverage as a part D drug any drug or biological manufactured by a manufacturer that has not entered into and have in effect a rebate agreement with the Secretary.
 
Requires a rebate agreement to require a drug or biological manufacturer to provide to the Secretary a rebate, determined according to a specified formula, for each rebate period ending after December 31, 2011, for any covered Medicare part D drug dispensed after that date to any rebate eligible individual for which payment was made by a prescription drug plan (PDP) sponsor or MedicareAdvantage (MA) organization for such period. 
 
Specifies a formula for determination of Medicaid rebate amounts for such drugs or biologicals.
 
Amends SSA title XIX (Medicaid) to exclude any amounts paid under a rebate agreement from the determination of best price and average manufacturer price under the Medicaid program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-06-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: Introduced in House
Home Inspection Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2191
Sponsor: Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1]
Introduced: 2011-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Federal Reserve System
Government information and archives
Housing finance and home ownership
Licensing and registrations
Real estate business
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: 
Home Inspection Act of 2011 - Directs the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB) of the Federal Reserve System to prescribe regulations to prohibit any lender from making any federally related mortgage loan under which a home inspection is conducted in connection with settlement of the mortgage loan unless the inspection is conducted by a home inspector licensed, certified, approved, or otherwise regulated by the inspector's home state or the state in which the real property is located.
 
Amends the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974, as amended by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to direct the CFPB to include home inspection information in settlement forms.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-07-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: Introduced in House
GEDI Act

Bill: 112-hr-2194
Sponsor: Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-17]
Introduced: 2011-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Sex and reproductive health
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: 
Gestational Diabetes Act of 2011 or the GEDI Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop a multisite gestational diabetes research project within the diabetes program of the CDC to expand and enhance surveillance data and public health research on gestational diabetes. 
 
Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to expand and intensify public health research on gestational diabetes, including; (1) developing and testing novel approaches for improving postpartum testing or screening and for preventing type 2 diabetes in women with a history of gestational diabetes; and (2) conducting research to further understanding of the factors and health systems that influence the risk of gestational diabetes and the development of type 2 diabetes in women with a history of gestational diabetes. 
 
Requires the Director to: (1) award grants for demonstration projects to reduce the incidence of gestational diabetes, the recurrence of such disease in subsequent pregnancies, and the development of type 2 diabetes in women with a history of gestational diabetes; and (2) work with state and Indian tribal-based diabetes prevention and control programs assisted by the CDC to encourage postpartum follow-up after gestational diabetes to reduce the incidence of gestational diabetes and its recurrence, the development of type 2 diabetes in at-risk women, and related complications.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: Introduced in House
Medicare Home Infusion Therapy Coverage Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2195
Sponsor: Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-17]
Introduced: 2011-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug therapy
Home and outpatient care
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: 
Medicare Home Infusion Therapy Coverage Act of 2011 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to authorize Medicare coverage of home infusion therapy and home infusion drugs.
 
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to implement the Medicare home infusion therapy benefit in a manner that ensures that: (1) Medicare beneficiaries have timely and appropriate access to infusion therapy in their homes, and (2) there is rapid and seamless coordination between drug coverage under Medicare part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) and home infusion therapy services coverage under Medicare part B (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-06-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: Introduced in House
FREE Act

Bill: 112-hr-2196
Sponsor: Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7]
Introduced: 2011-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Indian lands and resources rights
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: 
 Federal Renewable Energy Expansion Act or FREE Act - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 with respect to renewable energy purchase requirements for the federal government.
 
Directs the President, utilizing the Western Area Power Administration for electric energy procurement when practicable, to increase the maximum percentage of electric energy the federal government consumes during any fiscal year which must be renewable energy. Specifies increasing percentages from FY2014 up to FY2025 and beyond.
 
Instructs the Secretary of the Interior to seek to maximize the amounts of renewable energy produced on federal lands and Indian land for compliance with this Act.
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform     .
action_date: 2011-06-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2011-06-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: Introduced in House
Justice for Rape Victims and Improving Use of DNA Evidence Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2197
Sponsor: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8]
Introduced: 2011-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Crime victims
Crimes against women
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Evidence and witnesses
Government studies and investigations
Law enforcement administration and funding
Sex offenses
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: 
Justice for Rape Victims and Improving Use of DNA Evidence Act of 2011 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to increase by 10% grants under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program for states or local governments that had in effect for the previous fiscal year: (1) a process to provide a victim of sexual assault with an examination by a qualified sexual assault nurse examiner for purposes of collecting a rape kit from such victim and to provide the results of rape kit testing to the victim within 180 days, and (2) an online rape kit database containing specified information.

Amends the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 to require the Attorney General to conduct an annual study and report to Congress on the extent of the backlog in the United States relating to the analysis of DNA samples collected from crime scenes, victims, suspects, arrestees, and convicted offenders.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-08-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the alternative tax liability limitation for small property and casualty insurance companies.

Bill: 112-hr-2198
Sponsor: Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3]
Introduced: 2011-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Insurance industry and regulation
Life, casualty, property insurance
Small business
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the eligibility of certain small insurance companies (other than life insurance companies) for the alternative corporate income tax by increasing the premium limitation used to determine such eligibility to $2.025 million (from $1.2 million), with an annual inflation adjustment after 2012.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: Introduced in House
Deport Convicted Foreign Criminals Act

Bill: 112-hr-2199
Sponsor: Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2]
Introduced: 2011-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Criminal justice information and records
Immigration status and procedures
Sanctions
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: 
 Deport Convicted Foreign Criminals Act - Amends the the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) prohibit issuance of visas to citizens, subjects, nationals, or residents of a country listed in the most recent quarterly delayed repatriation report until the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) notifies the Secretary of State that the country is no longer listed, or each alien listed in the report with respect to such country has been removed from the United States; and (2) deny entrance to visa holders who are citizens, subjects, nationals, residents, or government officials of such a country. 
 
 Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to notify the chief law enforcement officer of the state and of the local jurisdiction in which an alien who has been detained by the United States is released. Defines &quot;alien&quot; as an individual who: (1) is listed in the most recent quarterly report, or (2) has received a final order of removal and has not been removed from the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-08-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: Introduced in House
To limit assistance to Honduras unless the President certifies to Congress that the Government of Honduras has settled all outstanding expropriation claims brought by United States companies against the Government of Honduras.

Bill: 112-hr-2200
Sponsor: Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-46]
Introduced: 2011-06-15 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Foreign aid and international relief
Foreign and international corporations
Government liability
Honduras
Latin America
Sanctions
U.S. and foreign investments

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: 
Limits fiscal year assistance to Honduras unless the President certifies to Congress for such fiscal year that the government of Honduras has settled all outstanding expropriation claims brought by U.S. companies against the government of Honduras.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: Introduced in House
MediFair Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2201
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]
Introduced: 2011-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Health care costs and insurance
Health care quality
Medicare
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: 
MediFair Act of 2011 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a system for making adjustments to the amount of payment made to entities and individuals for items and services provided under the original Medicare fee-for-service program under parts A (Hospital Insurance) and B (Supplementary Medical Insurance). Requires such adjustments in order to make the state average per beneficiary amount equal to the national average per beneficiary amount.
 
Directs the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MEDPAC) to develop recommendations on policies and practices that would encourage: (1) healthy outcomes and quality care under the Medicare program in states with respect to which payments are reduced under such system, and (2) the efficient use of payments made under the Medicare program in such states.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-06-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-06-15
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: 2011-06-15
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: 2011-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: Introduced in House
Essex National Heritage Area Reauthorization Act

Bill: 112-hr-2202
Sponsor: Rep. Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6]
Introduced: 2011-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Historic sites and heritage areas
Massachusetts

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: 
Essex National Heritage Area Reauthorization Act - Amends the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to: (1) extend the authority for the Secretary of the Interior to make grants or provide assistance with respect to the Essex National Heritage Area until September 30, 2027, and (2) increase the total amount that may be appropriated for the Area under the Act to $20 million.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: Introduced in House
Alaska Hero's Card Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2203
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2011-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Alaska
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Hospital care
Indian social and development programs
Medicaid
Medicare
Military medicine
Minority health
Rural conditions and development
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: 
Alaska Hero's Card Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a two-year pilot program assessing the feasibility and advisability of carrying out a program by which certain veterans entitled to VA services residing in communities in the state of Alaska that are inaccessible by motor vehicle can, subject to exceptions, receive necessary hospital care or medical services at any hospital or medical facility or from any medical provider eligible to receive payments under: (1) titles XVIII (Medicare) or XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act, (2) the TRICARE program (a Department of Defense [DOD] managed health care program), or (3) the Indian health program.
 
Requires the cost of any hospital care or medical service provided under the pilot program to be borne by the United States from amounts other than amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for an Indian health program. Directs the Secretary to take measures ensuring that covered veterans are not billed for hospital care and medical services received under the pilot program.
 
Requires the Secretary, in carrying out the pilot program, to issue to each covered veteran a card to be known as an &quot;Alaska Hero Card&quot; that such veteran may present to an authorized provider to establish the covered veteran's eligibility for hospital care and medical services under the pilot program.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to establish a list of authorized providers from whom a covered veteran may receive hospital care and medical services under the pilot program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: Introduced in House
Employment Impact Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2204
Sponsor: Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2]
Introduced: 2011-06-16 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Economic performance and conditions
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Unemployment

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-16
text: 
Employment Impact Act of 2011 - Requires federal agencies to: (1) assess the impact of federal actions on jobs and job opportunities, (2) include in every recommentation or report on legislative proposals and regulartory actions a jobs impact statement, and (3) review their statutory authority, regulations, and policies and procedures to ensure compliance with the purposes and provisions of this Act. 
 
Exempts implementation of this Act, including such job impact statements, from judicial review.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus Oversight and Government Spending.
action_date: 2011-06-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2011-06-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-16
text: Introduced in House