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State Admission Day Recognition Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-1835
Sponsor: Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3]
Introduced: 2011-05-11 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
National symbols
State and local government operations
U.S. Capitol
U.S. history
U.S. territories and protectorates

Summary:
action_date: 2011-05-11
text: 
State Admission Day Recognition Act of 2011 - Requires the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) to honor a state's anniversary of admission to the Union by flying its flag over the Capitol each year on that anniversary.
 
Requires the AOC to fly the first such flag on the first December 7 which occurs after the enactment of this Act in honor of the admission anniversary of Delaware, the first state admitted to the Union.
 
Authorizes the House Committee on House Administration and the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration to promulgate jointly such regulations as may be appropriate to carry out this Act, including regulations permitting the AOC to honor the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands by flying the flag of each such jurisdiction over the Capitol each year on an appropriate date for that jurisdiction.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-05-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2011-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-05-11
text: Introduced in House
To establish appropriate procedures and sanctions to ensure that unpaid parking fines and penalties owed to New York City by foreign countries are paid.

Bill: 112-hr-1836
Sponsor: Rep. Grimm, Michael G. [R-NY-13]
Introduced: 2011-05-11 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Foreign aid and international relief
Licensing and registrations
Motor vehicles
New York City
Sanctions
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2011-05-11
text: 
Requires the Secretary of State to impose certain sanctions against a foreign country that owes unpaid fully adjudicated parking fines and penalties to New York City, New York, including to: (1) deny the issuance or renewal of any diplomatic license plates for vehicles for that country, (2) withhold certain foreign assistance funds from such country, and (3) reappropriate certain unobligated foreign assistance funds available for the country to pay fully adjudicated parking fines and penalties it owes to New York City.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-05-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2011-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-05-11
text: Introduced in House
Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-1839
Sponsor: Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9]
Introduced: 2011-05-11 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Competition and antitrust
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Health facilities and institutions
Prescription drugs
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2011-05-11
text: 
Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2011 - Entitles independent pharmacies negotiating contract terms with a health plan for the provision of health care items or services to the same treatment under the antitrust laws as the treatment to which bargaining units recognized under the National Labor Relations Act are entitled. Treats such a pharmacy as an employee engaged in concerted activities in connection with such negotiations. 
 
Exempts actions taken in good faith reliance on this Act from being subject to criminal sanctions or civil penalties beyond actual damages incurred. 
 
Provides that this Act does not exempt from application of antitrust laws any agreement or unlawful conspiracy that: (1) would have the effect of boycotting any independent pharmacy; (2) would exclude, limit the participation or reimbursement of, or otherwise limit the scope of services to be provided by any independent pharmacy or group of independent pharmacies with respect to the performance of services that are within their scope of practice as defined or permitted by relevant law or regulation; (3) allocates a market among competitors; (4) unlawfully ties the sale or purchase of one product or service to the sale or purchase of another product or service; or (5) monopolizes or attempts to monopolize a market.
 
Provides that this Act shall not apply to negotiations between pharmacies and health plans regarding benefits provided under specified federal programs, including Medicaid, veterans' medical care, and the federal employees' health benefits program.
 
Requires the Comptroller General to study the impact of this Act after five years.

Provides that this Act does not preclude the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) or the Department of Justice (DOJ) from overseeing the conduct of independent pharmacies covered under this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-08-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet.
action_date: 2011-05-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-05-11
text: Introduced in House
To improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders.

Bill: 112-hr-1840
Sponsor: Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11]
Introduced: 2011-05-11 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Commodities markets
Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Summary:
action_date: 2011-05-11
text: 
Amends the Commodity Exchange Act to revise the requirement that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), before promulgating a regulation or issuing an order, consider the costs and benefits of the action. Requires the CFTC, through the Office of the Chief Economist, to: (1) assess the costs and benefits, both qualitative and quantitative, of an intended regulation; and (2) propose or adopt a regulation only on a reasoned determination that the benefits justify the costs.
 
Lists additional mandatory considerations for the CFTC to evaluate in making a reasoned determination of the costs and the benefits, including the impact on market liquidity in the futures and swaps markets, as well as alternatives to direct regulation.

action_date: 2012-05-16
text: 

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

 
Amends the Commodity Exchange Act to revise the requirement that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), before promulgating a regulation or issuing an order, consider the costs and benefits of the action. Requires the CFTC, through the Office of the Chief Economist, to: (1) assess the costs and benefits, both qualitative and quantitative, of an intended regulation; and (2) propose or adopt a regulation only on a reasoned determination that the benefits justify the costs.
 
Lists additional mandatory considerations for the CFTC to evaluate in making a reasoned determination of the costs and the benefits, including the impact on market liquidity in the futures and swaps markets, as well as alternatives to direct regulation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-05-16
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 337.
action_date: 2012-05-16
text: Reported by the Committee on Agriculture. H. Rept. 112-482.
action_date: 2012-05-16
text: Reported by the Committee on Agriculture. H. Rept. 112-482.
action_date: 2012-01-25
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2012-01-25
text: Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management Discharged.
action_date: 2012-01-25
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2011-06-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
action_date: 2011-05-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2011-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-05-11
text: Introduced in House
Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA) of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-1841
Sponsor: Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6]
Introduced: 2011-05-11 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Business records
Civil actions and liability
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Consumer affairs
Consumer credit
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Federal preemption
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government studies and investigations
Health information and medical records
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Right of privacy
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2011-05-11
text: 
Data Accountability and Trust Act of 2011 - Requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to promulgate regulations requiring each person engaged in interstate commerce that owns or possesses electronic data containing personal information to establish security policies and procedures.
 
Authorizes the FTC to require a standard method or methods for destroying obsolete nonelectronic data.
 
Requires information brokers to submit their security policies to the FTC in conjunction with a security breach notification or on FTC request. Requires the FTC to conduct or require an audit of security practices when information brokers are required to provide notification of such a breach. Authorizes additional audits after a breach. 
 
Requires information brokers to: (1) establish procedures to verify the accuracy of information that identifies individuals, (2) provide to individuals whose personal information it maintains a means to review it, (3) place notice on the Internet instructing individuals how to request access to such information, and (4) correct inaccurate information.
 
Directs the FTC to require information brokers to establish measures which facilitate the auditing or retracing of access to, or transmissions of, electronic data containing personal information. 
 
Prohibits information brokers from obtaining or disclosing personal information by false pretenses (pretexting).
 
Prescribes procedures for notification to the FTC and affected individuals of information security breaches. Sets forth special notification requirements for breaches: (1) by contractors who maintain or process electronic data containing personal information, (2) involving telecommunications and computer services, and (3) of health information.
 
Terminates this Act effective September 30, 2016.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-05-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
action_date: 2011-05-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2011-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-05-11
text: Introduced in House
NOA Act

Bill: 112-hr-1844
Sponsor: Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-7]
Introduced: 2011-05-11 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Homeland security
Marine and inland water transportation

Summary:
action_date: 2011-05-11
text: 
Notice of Arrival Act or NOA Act - Amends the Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006 to require a notice of arrival (NOA) on the Outer Continental Shelf from certain U.S. documented vessels only if they arrive from a foreign port or place.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-05-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2011-05-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2011-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-05-11
text: Introduced in House
Highway Trust Fund Reform Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-1846
Sponsor: Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5]
Introduced: 2011-05-11 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Public contracts and procurement
Public transit
Roads and highways
Transportation programs funding
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2011-05-11
text: 
Highway Trust Fund Reform Act of 2011 - Repeals the Davis-Bacon Act (which requires that the locally prevailing wage rate be paid to laborers and mechanics working on federal-aid highway construction projects and public transportation construction projects).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-05-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
action_date: 2011-05-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2011-05-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2011-05-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2011-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-05-11
text: Introduced in House
Domestic Fuel for Enhancing National Security Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-1847
Sponsor: Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1]
Introduced: 2011-05-11 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2011-05-11
text: 
Domestic Fuel for Enhancing National Security Act of 2011 - Amends the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 and federal defense provisions to extend to 15 the number of years that a federal or Department of Defense (DOD) multiyear contract may be entered into in the case of the purchase of advanced biofuel. (Under current law, federal and DOD multiyear procurement contracts are limited to a five-year period.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-05-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
action_date: 2011-05-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform     .
action_date: 2011-05-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 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: 2011-05-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 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: 2011-05-11
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E856, E864)
action_date: 2011-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-05-11
text: Introduced in House
One Percent Spending Reduction Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-1848
Sponsor: Rep. Mack, Connie [R-FL-14]
Introduced: 2011-05-11 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
House of Representatives
Legislative rules and procedure
Senate

Summary:
action_date: 2011-05-11
text: 
One Percent Spending Reduction Act of 2011 - Amends the Balance Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to establish the aggregate projected outlay (outlay cap) (less net interest payments) for FY2012 at $3.382 billion, less 1%.
 
Reduces each outlay cap for FY2013-FY2017 by 1% of the previous fiscal year's outlay cap.
 
Requires the outlay cap for FY2018 and each subsequent fiscal year to be 18% of the gross domestic product (GDP) for that fiscal year as estimated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
 
Prohibits the outlay caps from being less than those for the preceding fiscal year for FY2019 and any ensuing fiscal year.
 
Requires a sequestration by OMB within 45 days after the beginning of a fiscal year to eliminate any excess outlay amount.
 
Prescribes requirements for Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and OMB sequestration preview reports and an OMB final sequestration report, accompanied by a presidential order detailing uniform spending reductions equal to the excess outlay amount.
 
Requires the House and the Senate budget committees to report a resolution directing the committees of their respective chambers to change existing law to achieve the spending reductions outlined in the OMB August 20 report to meet the outlay limits, if a sequestration is projected.
 
States that if, after November 15, a bill resulting in outlays for the current fiscal year is enacted that causes excess outlays, the excess outlays for the next fiscal year shall be increased by the amount or amounts of that breach.
 
Repeals provisions of the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act terminating Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) enforcement mechanisms under such Act.
 
Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to make it out of order in both chambers to consider any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or conference report that includes any provision that would cause the most recently reported, current outlay limits in the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act to be exceeded. Prescribes procedures for waiver or suspension of this rule. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-05-11
text: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2011-05-11
text: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2011-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-05-11
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 23, United States Code, to make the funding available for carrying out section 140 of title 23 mandatory instead of discretionary.

Bill: 112-hr-1849
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2011-05-11 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Employment discrimination and employee rights
Roads and highways
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2011-05-11
text: 
Changes from discretionary to mandatory the funding of nondiscrimination requirements for federal-aid highway projects under the surface transportation and bridge programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-05-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2011-05-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2011-05-11
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E857)
action_date: 2011-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-05-11
text: Introduced in House
To expand retroactive eligibility of the Army Combat Action Badge to include members of the Army who participated in combat during which they personally engaged, or were personally engaged by, the enemy at any time on or after December 7, 1941.

Bill: 112-hr-1850
Sponsor: Rep. Nugent, Richard B. [R-FL-5]
Introduced: 2011-05-11 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Conflicts and wars
Military personnel and dependents
Military procurement, research, weapons development

Summary:
action_date: 2011-05-11
text: 
Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to award the Army Combat Action Badge to any member of the Army who participated in combat during which the person actually engaged, or was personally engaged by, the enemy at any time between December 7, 1941, and September 18, 2001, as long as such person has not been previously recognized for such participation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-05-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2011-05-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2011-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-05-11
text: Introduced in House
Land-In-Trust Schools and Local Governments Equitable Compensation Act

Bill: 112-hr-1851
Sponsor: Rep. Owens, William L. [D-NY-23]
Introduced: 2011-05-11 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Indian lands and resources rights
Intergovernmental relations
State and local finance
State and local taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2011-05-11
text: 
Land-In-Trust Schools and Local Governments Equitable Compensation Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to attempt to negotiate an agreement among a local educational agency (LEA) or local government, the Secretary, the state, and, if appropriate, a federally recognized Indian tribe or individual Indian under which the parties agree that payments representing property tax revenues lost as a result of the Secretary's taking land into trust for such tribe or Indian shall be: (1) waived in whole or in part; (2) limited for an agreed upon number of years; or (3) otherwise adjusted, including the timing of such payments.
 
Directs the Secretary to pay each LEA or local government for each fiscal year for which such an agreement is not in effect amounts necessary to ensure that the LEA or local government receives full payment for the amount of property tax revenues lost as a result of lands being held in trust by the Secretary for the benefit of a federally recognized Indian tribe or an individual Indian.
 
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer the amounts necessary for such payments directly to the Secretary from the Treasury's general fund without further appropriation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-05-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
action_date: 2011-05-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2011-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-05-11
text: Introduced in House