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For the relief of Allan Bolor Kelley.

Bill: 112-hr-794
Sponsor: Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-30]
Introduced: 2011-02-17 in the House
Policy area: Private Legislation

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-17
text: Provides for the relief of Allan Bolor Kelley.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-12-05
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2012-12-04
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2012-12-04
text: On passage Passed without objection.
action_date: 2012-12-04
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.
action_date: 2012-12-04
text: Considered from the Private Calendar.
action_date: 2012-07-24
text: Placed on the Private Calendar, Calendar No. 4.
action_date: 2012-07-24
text: Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 112-620.
action_date: 2012-07-24
text: Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 112-620.
action_date: 2012-06-28
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2012-06-28
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2012-06-26
text: Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement Discharged.
action_date: 2011-02-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
action_date: 2011-02-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-02-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-17
text: Introduced in House
Social Security Protection and Truth in Budgeting Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-796
Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
Introduced: 2011-02-18 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Employment taxes
Financial services and investments
Government trust funds
Social security and elderly assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-18
text: 
Social Security Protection and Truth in Budgeting Act of 2011 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to prohibit the receipts and disbursements of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund (Social Security trust funds) from being included in the federal budget baseline for any fiscal year and from being counted as new budget authority, outlays, receipts, or deficit or surplus for purposes of offsetting any tax decrease or spending increase. Excludes Social Security trust fund receipts and disbursements totals from official Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Congressional Budget Office (CBO) budget pronouncements.
 
Makes proceeds to the Social Security trust funds from Social Security taxes available solely for OASDI purposes. Prohibits their availability for the establishment or funding of private accounts.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-18
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: 2011-02-18
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: 2011-02-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-18
text: Introduced in House
No Loopholes in Social Security Taxes Act

Bill: 112-hr-797
Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
Introduced: 2011-02-18 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employment taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-18
text: 
No Loopholes in Social Security Taxes Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the definition of &quot;wages&quot; for employment tax purposes to increase the level of remuneration to which such taxes shall apply.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2011-02-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-18
text: Introduced in House
Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-798
Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
Introduced: 2011-02-18 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Aging
Consumer affairs
Inflation and prices
Medicare
Social security and elderly assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-18
text: 
Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act of 2011 - Directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor to prepare and publish a monthly Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers (CPIEC) that indicates changes over time in expenditures for consumption which are typical for individuals age 62 or older.
 
Amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) and XVIII (Medicare) to use such new CPIEC in the computation of cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits, replacing the CPI for All Urban Consumers (U.S. city average).
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-02-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2011-02-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-02-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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: 2011-02-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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: 2011-02-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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: 2011-02-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-18
text: Introduced in House
Colonel Charles Young Home Study Act

Bill: 112-hr-799
Sponsor: Rep. Austria, Steve [R-OH-7]
Introduced: 2011-02-18 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Historic sites and heritage areas
Military history
Ohio
Racial and ethnic relations

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-18
text: 
Colonel Charles Young Home Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the Colonel Charles Young Home, a National Historic Landmark in Xenia, Ohio, to determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the Home as a unit of the National Park System. (Colonel Charles Young was a distinguished African-American officer in the U.S. Army, a pioneer of techniques in military intelligence, as well as a commander of troops in combat in the Spanish-American War and the Mexican expedition against Pancho Villa.) 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2011-02-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2011-02-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-18
text: Introduced in House
Truck Weight Uniformity Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-801
Sponsor: Rep. Cravaack, Chip [R-MN-8]
Introduced: 2011-02-18 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Motor carriers
Motor vehicles
Roads and highways
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-18
text: 
Truck Weight Uniformity Act of 2011 - Allows a state to authorize a vehicle with a gross weight exceeding certain federal weight limitations to operate on Interstate Highway System routes in the state if: (1) the vehicle is equipped with at least six axles, (2) the weight carried on any single axle does not exceed 20,000 pounds, (3) the weight carried on any tandem axle does not exceed 34,000 pounds, (4) the weight carried on any group of 3 axles does not exceed 51,000 pounds, and (5) the gross weight of the vehicle does not exceed 99,000 pounds.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2011-02-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2011-02-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-18
text: Introduced in House
Equity for Injured Veterans Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-803
Sponsor: Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]
Introduced: 2011-02-18 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Child care and development
Disability assistance
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-18
text: 
Equity for Injured Veterans Act of 2011 - Extends the period of eligibility for training and rehabilitation through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for veterans with service-connected disabilities until the end of the 15 (under current law, 12) year period after the veteran's discharge from active-duty service.
 
Allows a service-disabled veteran a subsistence allowance for six (under current law, two) months of full-time employment training following completion of a vocational rehabilitation program. Allows such a veteran who has unused VA educational assistance entitlement to use such assistance to pursue a program of education as part of a vocational rehabilitation program, as long as the Secretary of Veterans Affairs approves the educational, professional, or vocational objective chosen by the veteran.
 
Directs the Secretary to provide reimbursement for the actual cost of child care provided by a licensed provider to a veteran who is participating in a vocational rehabilitation program, is the sole caretaker of a child, and would not otherwise be able to afford such care.
 
Requires the Secretary to include in annual budget materials submitted to Congress information on veterans receiving vocational rehabilitation assistance who: (1) became employed, and (2) achieved independence in daily living.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2011-02-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2011-02-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-18
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the eligibility of certain veterans who serve in support of Operation New Dawn for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Bill: 112-hr-804
Sponsor: Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]
Introduced: 2011-02-18 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Iraq
Middle East
Military operations and strategy
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-18
text: 
Considers military service in Operation New Dawn as service in a theater of operations for purposes of eligibility for veterans' hospital and nursing home care and medical services through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-02-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2011-02-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-18
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to educate certain staff of the Department of Veterans Affairs and to inform veterans about the Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights, and for other purposes.

Bill: 112-hr-805
Sponsor: Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]
Introduced: 2011-02-18 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-18
text: 
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that an Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights is printed on signage in accessible formats and displayed prominently and conspicuously in each Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) prosthetics and orthotics clinic. Requires VA employees who work at such clinics, as well as patient advocates of veterans who receive care there, to receive training on such Bill of Rights. Directs the Secretary to conduct outreach to inform veterans of such Bill of Rights.
 
Includes in the Bill of Rights the right to: (1) access the highest quality prosthetic and orthotic care; (2) select the practitioner that best meets their prosthetic and orthotic needs; (3) timely and efficient prosthetic and orthotic care; and (4) transition and readjust to civilian life in an honorable manner, including by having ample access to vocational rehabilitation, employment programs, and housing assistance.
 
Directs: (1) the Secretary to collect information relating to the alleged mistreatment of injured and amputee veterans; (2) the veteran liaison at each VA medical center to submit quarterly to the VA's Chief Consultant of Prosthetics and Sensory Aids a report on such information; and (3) the Chief Consultant to investigate and address such information.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-02-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2011-02-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-18
text: Introduced in House
End Veteran Homelessness Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-806
Sponsor: Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]
Introduced: 2011-02-18 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Veterans Affairs
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-18
text: 
End Veteran Homelessness Act of 2011 - Extends through FY2011, and increases the amount of, the authorization of appropriations for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans.
 
Revises provisions concerning payments for providing services for homeless veterans to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to annually adjust the rate of such payment to reflect anticipated changes in the cost of furnishing services and to take into account the cost of providing services in a particular geographic area. Directs the Secretary to make such payments quarterly, while requiring quarterly statements from recipients on amounts expended.
 
Requires the Secretary to ensure that each VA medical center that provides treatment and services under the supported housing program of the United States Housing Act of 1937 employs or provides one or more specialists to handle program issues and to conduct outreach to landlords to encourage and facilitate program participation. Directs the Secretary to coordinate with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to provide assistance to homeless veterans in accessing HUD's Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program.
 
Authorizes appropriations for FY2012 and thereafter for VA financial assistance for supportive services for very low-income veteran families occupying permanent housing.
 
Authorizes, in connection with VA authority to advertise in the national media concerning available VA benefits, a special emphasis to be placed on promoting awareness of assistance for homeless women veterans and homeless veterans with children.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-02-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2011-02-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-18
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal the prohibition on collective bargaining with respect to matters and questions regarding compensation of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs other than rates of basic pay, and for other purposes.

Bill: 112-hr-807
Sponsor: Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]
Introduced: 2011-02-18 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Veterans Affairs
Employee benefits and pensions
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Labor-management relations

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-18
text: 
Prohibits collective bargaining with respect to matters and questions concerning rates of basic pay (under current law, concerning compensation) of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). (Permits collective bargaining concerning compensation, other than basic rates of pay, with respect to such employees.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-02-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2011-02-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-18
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to display in each facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs a Women Veterans Bill of Rights.

Bill: 112-hr-809
Sponsor: Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]
Introduced: 2011-02-18 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Veterans Affairs
Disability and paralysis
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government information and archives
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' pensions and compensation
Women's health
Women's rights

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-18
text: 
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that the Women Veterans Bill of Rights is displayed prominently in each VA facility and distributed widely to such veterans.
 
Enumerates health care rights to be included in the Bill of Rights, including the right to: (1) coordinated, comprehensive, primary women's health care at every VA medical facility; (2) treatment by clinicians with specific training and experience in women's health issues; and (3) gender equity in access to and the provision of clinical health care services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-02-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2011-02-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-18
text: Introduced in House
Fair Access to Veterans Benefits Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-810
Sponsor: Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]
Introduced: 2011-02-18 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Judicial review and appeals
Specialized courts
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-18
text: 
Fair Access to Veterans Benefits Act of 2011 - Extends the 120-day limit for the filing of an appeal to the Court of Veterans Appeals after a final decision of the Board of Veterans' Appeals upon a showing of good cause for such time as justice may require. Considers as good cause the inability of a person to file within the 120-day period due to a service-connected disability.
 
Makes such extension applicable to appeals of final Board decisions issued on or after July 24, 2008.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2011-02-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2011-02-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-18
text: Introduced in House
Providing Military Honors for our Nation's Heroes Act

Bill: 112-hr-811
Sponsor: Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]
Introduced: 2011-02-18 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cemeteries and funerals
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Transportation costs

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-18
text: 
Providing Military Honors for our Nation's Heroes Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to reimburse a member of a veterans' service organization or other organization approved by the Secretary for transportation and other appropriate expenses incurred in connection with the voluntary provision of a funeral honors detail at the funeral of a veteran, including when requested by a funeral home.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-05-03
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2011-02-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2011-02-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-18
text: Introduced in House
Agent Orange Equity Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-812
Sponsor: Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]
Introduced: 2011-02-18 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Asia
Conflicts and wars
Disability assistance
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Veterans' pensions and compensation
Vietnam

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-18
text: 
Agent Orange Equity Act of 2011 - Includes as part of the Republic of Vietnam, for purposes of the presumption of service connection for diseases associated with exposure by veterans to certain herbicide agents while in Vietnam, such Republic's inland waterways, ports, harbors, waters offshore, and airspace.
 
Includes as veterans eligible for such presumption those who: (1) served on Johnston Island during the period beginning on April 1, 1972, and ending on September 30, 1977; or (2) received the Vietnam Service Medal or the Vietnam Campaign Medal.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2011-02-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2011-02-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-18
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 38, United States Code, to reduce the period of time for which a veteran must be totally disabled before the veteran's survivors are eligible for the benefits provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for survivors of certain veterans rated totally disabled at time of death.

Bill: 112-hr-813
Sponsor: Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]
Introduced: 2011-02-18 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Disability assistance
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-18
text: 
Allows veterans' disability compensation benefits to be paid to the survivor of a veteran whose service-connected disability was continuously rated totally disabling for at least one year immediately preceding death. (Current law allows such survivor right of payment if the disability was rated total for periods of up to ten years under various circumstances.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2011-02-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2011-02-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-18
text: Introduced in House