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West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-612
Sponsor: Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-10]
Introduced: 2011-02-10 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: California
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Oil and gas
Oregon
Pacific Ocean
Washington State

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: 
West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2011 - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing a lease for the exploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas in any area of the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of California, Oregon, or Washington.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Introduced in House
Airports, Highways, High-Speed Rail, Trains, and Transit: Make it in America Act

Bill: 112-hr-613
Sponsor: Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-10]
Introduced: 2011-02-10 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Buy American requirements
National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)
Public transit
Railroads
Roads and highways

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: 
Airports, Highways, High-Speed Rail, Trains, and Transit: Make it in America Act - Eliminates certain grounds for waiving Buy American requirements that the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) obligate federal funding for certain air navigation, highway, and rail activities and projects only if U.S. steel, iron, and manufactured goods are used in such projects. (Retains the current waiver of such Buy American requirements for any case where use of U.S. material will increase overall costs of a highway and roadway or highspeed rail project by more than 25%.)
 
Revises waiver of Buy American requirements. Authorizes the Secretary to waive such requirements if the cost of U.S. components and subcomponents is: (1) more than 60% of the cost of all components of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) facilities or equipment or rolling stock (buses and light and heavy rail trains), as under current law, in the case of obligations made on or before December 31, 2011; (2) more than 80% of the cost of all components of such items in the case of obligations made during calendar 2012; or (3) 100% of the cost of all components of such items in the case of obligations made after December 31, 2013.
 
Repeals the Secretary's authority to exempt Amtrak from Buy American requirements in certain circumstances.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2011-02-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2011-02-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Introduced in House
Post 9/11 G.I. Bill Dependent Coverage Improvement Act

Bill: 112-hr-614
Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
Introduced: 2011-02-10 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Family relationships
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: 
Post-9/11 G.I. Bill Dependent Coverage Improvement Act - Amends the veterans' post-9/11 educational assistance program to extend the age of eligibility of dependent children for receipt of transferred educational assistance under the program to such children under the age of 26 (under current law, under the age of 23).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Introduced in House
Collectible Firearms Protection Act

Bill: 112-hr-615
Sponsor: Rep. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY-At Large]
Introduced: 2011-02-10 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Firearms and explosives
Historical and cultural resources
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: 
Collectible Firearms Protection Act - Amends the Arms Export Control Act to allow the importation of certain firearms listed as curios or relics into the United States by a licensed importer without the requirement of an authorization from or payment to the Department of State or the Department of Defense (DOD) upon certification to the Attorney General that such firearms are lawfully possessed under the laws of the exporting country.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2011-02-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2011-02-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Introduced in House
Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-616
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14]
Introduced: 2011-02-10 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Adoption and foster care
Congressional agencies
Congressional officers and employees
Employee leave
Family relationships
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Library of Congress
National Guard and reserves
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: 
Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2011 - Allows federal employees to substitute any available paid leave for any leave without pay available for either the: (1) birth of a child; or (2) placement of a child with the employee for either adoption or foster care. Makes available (subject to specified requirements) for any of the 12 weeks of leave an employee is entitled to for such purposes: (1) four administrative weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth or placement involved; and (2) any accumulated annual or sick leave.
 
Authorizes the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to promulgate regulations to increase the amount of paid parental leave available to such an employee to a total of eight administrative workweeks, based on the consideration of: (1) the benefits to the federal government, including enhanced recruitment and employee retention; (2) the cost to the government; (3) trends in the private sector and in state and local governments; (4) the federal government's role as a model employer; and (5) the impact of increased paid parental leave on lower-income and economically disadvantaged employees and their children.
 
Amends the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 and the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to allow the same substitution for covered congressional employees, Government Accountability Office (GAO) employees, and Library of Congress employees. Counts certain service by an employee of the executive branch, Congress, GAO, or the Library of Congress while on active duty as a member of the National Guard or Reserves as service for that branch or agency for purposes of determining such employee's eligibility to take or substitute leave as provided under this Act. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2011-02-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2011-02-10
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E197)
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Introduced in House
Radioactive Import Deterrence Act

Bill: 112-hr-617
Sponsor: Rep. Matheson, Jim [D-UT-2]
Introduced: 2011-02-10 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Licensing and registrations
Radioactive wastes and releases
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: 
Radioactive Import Deterrence Act - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to prohibit the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) from issuing a license authorizing the importation into the United States of: (1) low-level radioactive waste; or (2) specific radioactive waste streams exempted from regulation by the NRC.
 
Exempts from such prohibition low-level radioactive waste: (1) being returned to a federal or military facility which is authorized to possess the material; or (2) resulting from the use in a foreign country of nuclear material obtained by the foreign user from an entity in the United States that is being returned to the United States for management and disposal.

Authorizes the President to waive such prohibition and authorize the grant of a specific license to import materials only after finding that such importation would meet an important national or international policy goal, such as the use of waste for research purposes.

Grandfathers certain licenses issued before the date of enactment of this Act, but prohibits their extension or amendment with respect to the amount of material permitted to be imported.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Introduced in House
Rare Earths and Critical Materials Revitalization Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-618
Sponsor: Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3]
Introduced: 2011-02-10 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Earth sciences
Europe
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
International organizations and cooperation
Materials
Mining
Public-private cooperation
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Science and engineering education
Solid waste and recycling
Strategic materials and reserves
Technology transfer and commercialization

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: 
Rare Earths and Critical Materials Revitalization Act of 2011 - Establishes in the Department of Energy (DOE) a research, development, and commercial application program to assure the long-term, secure, and sustainable supply of rare earth materials to satisfy the national security, economic well-being, and industrial production needs of the United States.
 
Directs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) support new or significantly improved processes and technologies (as compared to those currently in use in the rare earth materials industry), (2) encourage multidisciplinary collaborations and opportunities for students at institutions of higher education, and (3) submit an implementation plan to Congress.
 
Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to authorize the Secretary to make loan guarantee commitments for the commercial application of new or significantly improved technologies for specified projects.
 
Amends the National Materials and Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980 to: (1) instruct the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to coordinate federal materials research and development through the National Science and Technology Council (instead of, as currently required, the Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering, and Technology, which is now defunct); (2) modify the duties of the Secretary of Commerce regarding critical needs assessment; and (3) repeal specified reporting and other duties of the Secretaries of Defense and of the Interior.
 
Repeals the National Critical Materials Act of 1984.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Introduced in House
Surface Transportation Savings Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-619
Sponsor: Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3]
Introduced: 2011-02-10 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Appropriations
Department of Transportation
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Motor vehicles
Public transit
Research administration and funding
Roads and highways
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: 
Surface Transportation Savings Act of 2011 - Rescinds specified amounts authorized for FY2010 and for October 1, 2010-March 4, 2011, under the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) for: (1) safety belt performance grants; (2) administrative expenses of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); (3) the National Driver Register; (4) NHTSA operations and research; and (5) transit formula and bus grants.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Introduced in House
Recovering Excessive Stimulus Expenditures for Taxpayers (RESET) Act

Bill: 112-hr-620
Sponsor: Rep. Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7]
Introduced: 2011-02-10 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Appropriations
Budget deficits and national debt

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: 
Recovering Excessive Stimulus Expenditures for Taxpayers (RESET) Act - Rescinds all unobligated balances of the discretionary appropriations made available by division A of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (stimulus funds).
 
Requires deposit of such rescinded appropriations in the general fund of the Treasury for federal budget deficit reduction.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Introduced in House
National Emergency Selective Service Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-621
Sponsor: Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6]
Introduced: 2011-02-10 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Defense spending
Department of Defense
Executive agency funding and structure
Military readiness
Selective Service System

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: 
National Emergency Selective Service Act of 2011 - Deauthorizes the Military Selective Service Act (requiring registration under the Selective Service System [System] for possible military induction) except during a period of national emergency declared by the President. 
 
Provides for the suspension of local military selection boards, appeal boards, and other selective service system agencies and activities during non-emergency periods. Requires the Secretary of Defense (DOD), when System operations are suspended, to assume responsibility for the security of System databases.
 
Suspends sanctions against persons failing to register under the System, unless such failure occurs during a national emergency.
 
Allows for the authorization of appropriations under the Military Selective Service Act only during periods of national emergency.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E197)
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Introduced in House
To extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for other purposes.

Bill: 112-hr-622
Sponsor: Rep. Camp, Dave [R-MI-4]
Introduced: 2011-02-10 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Appropriations
Bolivia
Colombia
Congressional oversight
Ecuador
Education programs funding
Employment and training programs
Latin America
Manufacturing
Normal trade relations, most-favored-nation treatment
Peru
Tariffs
Trade adjustment assistance
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: 
Amends the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA) to extend duty-free treatment or other preferential treatment of the products of Colombia and Ecuador through June 30, 2011.
 
Extends the President's authority to take bilateral emergency action to grant duty-free treatment of certain apparel articles imported from an ATPDEA beneficiary country.
 
Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to decrease the appropriation of funds for the community college and career training grant program for FY2014. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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: 2011-02-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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: 2011-02-10
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E214-215)
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Introduced in House
National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-623
Sponsor: Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43]
Introduced: 2011-02-10 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Disability assistance
Employee benefits and pensions
Government studies and investigations

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: 
National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act of 2011 - Establishes the National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws.
 
Requires the Commission to: (1) review the findings and recommendations of the previous National Commission on State Workmen's Compensation Laws, and (2) study and evaluate state workers' compensation laws to determine their adequacy and whether additional remedies should be available to ensure the payment of benefits and medical care.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Introduced in House
First State National Historical Park Act

Bill: 112-hr-624
Sponsor: Rep. Carney, John C., Jr. [D-DE-At Large]
Introduced: 2011-02-10 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Delaware
Government studies and investigations
Historic sites and heritage areas
Land transfers
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Travel and tourism

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: 
First State National Historical Park Act - Establishes the First State National Historical Park in Delaware, to be administered as a unit of the National Park System. 
 
Specifies that the purpose of the Park is the preservation, protection, and interpretation of the nationally significant cultural and historic resources associated with early Dutch, Swedish, and English settlement of the colony of Delaware and Delaware's role as the first state to ratify the Constitution. 
 
Requires the completion of a management plan for the Park. 
 
Requires completion of a study assessing the historical significance of additional properties in Delaware associated with the Park. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-06-28
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2011-02-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Introduced in House
Fort Hood Victims and Families Benefits Protection Act

Bill: 112-hr-625
Sponsor: Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31]
Introduced: 2011-02-10 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Crime victims
Department of Defense
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Military facilities and property
Military personnel and dependents
Terrorism
Texas
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: 
Fort Hood Victims and Families Benefits Protection Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) any member of the Armed Forces who was killed or wounded in the attack at Fort Hood, Texas, on November 5, 2009, and the family members of those victims, should receive the same treatment and benefits as the victims and families of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States; (2) such members and families have made tremendous sacrifices, and the United States should provide them with the maximum level of benefits available, identical to that available to those killed or wounded in an overseas combat zone such as Iraq or Afghanistan; and (3) the Department of Defense (DOD) should honor the Americans killed or injured in such attack with awards that recognize their sacrifices, including the Purple Heart for members and the Secretary of Defense Medal for the Defense of Freedom for civilian DOD employees.
 
Treats members and DOD civilian employees killed or wounded in the shootings at Fort Hood, Texas, as members killed or wounded in a combat zone or civilian employees killed or wounded in a terrorist attack or while serving in a contingency operation, respectively, for purposes of specified laws, regulations, and policies concerning compensation, awards, and other benefits for which such members and employees are eligible.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Introduced in House