hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Poison-Free Poultry Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-1487
Sponsor: Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-2]
Introduced: 2011-04-12 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Food supply, safety, and labeling
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances

Summary:
action_date: 2011-04-12
text: 
Poison-Free Poultry Act of 2011 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem the arsenic compound known as roxarsone to be an unsafe food additive.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-04-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-04-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2011-04-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-04-12
text: Introduced in House
Freedom from Discrimination in Credit Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-1488
Sponsor: Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-2]
Introduced: 2011-04-12 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Consumer credit
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Summary:
action_date: 2011-04-12
text: 
Freedom from Discrimination in Credit Act of 2011 - Amends the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to prohibit discrimination on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit. 
 
Defines: (1) &quot;gender identity&quot; as the gender-related identity, appearance, or mannerisms or other gender-related characteristics of an individual with or without regard to the individual's designated sex at birth; (2) &quot;person&quot; as a natural person, corporation, government or governmental subdivision or agency, trust, estate, partnership, cooperative, or association; and (3) &quot;sexual orientation&quot; as homosexuality, heterosexuality, or bisexuality.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-05-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
action_date: 2011-04-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2011-04-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-04-12
text: Introduced in House
Return to Prudent Banking Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-1489
Sponsor: Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
Introduced: 2011-04-12 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Corporate finance and management
Department of the Treasury
Federal Reserve System
Federal appellate courts
Federal district courts
Financial services and investments
Securities
Supreme Court

Summary:
action_date: 2011-04-12
text: 
Return to Prudent Banking Act of 2011 - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA) to prohibit an insured depository institution from being an affiliate of any broker or dealer, investment adviser, investment company, or any other person or entity engaged principally in the issue, flotation, underwriting, public sale, or distribution of stocks, bonds, debentures, notes, or other securities.
 
Prohibits officers, directors and employees of securities firms from simultaneous service on the boards of depository institutions, except in specified circumstances.
 
Requires any such individual serving as an officer, director, employee, or other institution-affiliated party of any insured depository institution to terminate such service as soon as practicable after enactment of this Act. Requires an insured depository institution to wind-down in an orderly manner and terminate any affiliation prohibited by this Act. 
 
Amends the Banking Act of 1933 (Glass-Steagall Act) to expand its prohibition against the transaction of banking activities by securities firms.
 
Declares that Congress ratifies the interpretation by the Supreme Court of specified statutory language in the case of 
Investment Company Institute v. Camp
 (
 ICI vs. Camp
) regarding permissible activities of banks and securities firms. 
 
Declares that the reasoning of the Court in that case shall continue to apply to the limitations placed upon security affiliations under the FDIA as enacted by this Act. Prohibits a federal banking agency or federal court from issuing an interpretation regarding such security affiliations that is narrower than that of Court in 
ICI vs. Camp
.
 
Makes technical and conforming changes to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, the Revised Statutes of the United States, and specified federal law.
 
Requires the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Comptroller of the Currency, or another appropriate federal banking agency to report to Congress a detailed description of the basis for its decision each time it makes a determination or grants an extension concerning an affiliation between insured depository institutions and investment banks or securities firms.
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-05-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises.
action_date: 2011-05-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
action_date: 2011-04-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2011-04-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-04-12
text: Introduced in House
Federal Supervisor Training Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-1492
Sponsor: Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8]
Introduced: 2011-04-12 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
Performance measurement

Summary:
action_date: 2011-04-12
text: 
Federal Supervisor Training Act of 2011 - Expands requirements relating to specific training programs for federal agency supervisors by requiring the head of each federal agency to establish: (1) a program to train supervisors in carrying out their duties, including mentoring and motivating employees, fostering a employee-friendly work environment, and effectively managing employees with unacceptable performance ratings; (2) a program to train supervisors on prohibited personnel practices. employee collective bargaining and union participation rights, and the procedures and processes used to enforce employee rights; and (3) a program under which experienced supervisors mentor new supervisors. 
 
Requires: (1) the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to issue guidance to federal agencies on competencies supervisors are expected to meet in order to effectively manage, and be accountable for managing, the performance of employees; and (2) each agency to assess the performance of its supervisors and the overall capacity of its supervisors, based on such guidance. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-04-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy     .
action_date: 2011-04-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2011-04-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-04-12
text: Introduced in House
Fair Pay Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-1493
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2011-04-12 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Legal fees and court costs
Racial and ethnic relations
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2011-04-12
text: 
Fair Pay Act of 2011 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages on account of sex, race, or national origin. (Allows payment of different wages under seniority systems, merit systems, systems that measure earnings by quantity or quality of production, or differentials based on bona fide factors that the employer demonstrates are job-related or further legitimate business interests.)
 
Prohibits the discharge of, or any other discrimination against, an individual for opposing any act or practice made unlawful by this Act, or for assisting in an investigation or proceeding under it. 
Directs courts, in any action brought under this Act for violation of such prohibition, to allow expert fees as part of the costs awarded to prevailing plaintiffs. Allows any such action to be maintained as a class action. 
Directs the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to: (1) undertake studies and provide information and technical assistance to employers, labor organizations, and the general public concerning effective means available to implement this Act; and (2) carry on a continuing program of research, education, and technical assistance with specified components related to the purposes of this Act. 
Makes conforming amendments relating to congressional and executive branch employees to the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 and the Presidential and Executive Office Accountability Act.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-05-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
action_date: 2011-04-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2011-04-12
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E700-701)
action_date: 2011-04-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-04-12
text: Introduced in House
Making appropriations to provide pay and allowances to members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components thereof, and death gratuities on behalf of deceased members and other eligible persons notwithstanding a Government shutdown.

Bill: 112-hr-1494
Sponsor: Rep. Owens, William L. [D-NY-23]
Introduced: 2011-04-12 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Appropriations
Coast guard
Defense spending
Department of Defense
Department of Homeland Security
Executive agency funding and structure
Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves
Veterans' pensions and compensation
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2011-04-12
text: 
Appropriates amounts to the Secretary of Defense (DOD) (and the Secretary of Homeland Security [DHS] with respect to the Coast Guard) during a funding gap impacting the Armed Forces to allow for the timely payment of pay and allowances, and for death gratuities under specified code provisions addressing death benefits for deceased military personnel.
 
Defines &quot;funding gap&quot; as any period during FY2011 for which interim or full-year appropriations (other than as provided by this Act) for the personnel accounts of the Armed Forces for that fiscal year have not been enacted.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-04-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
action_date: 2011-04-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-04-12
text: Introduced in House
Gold Reserve Transparency Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-1495
Sponsor: Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14]
Introduced: 2011-04-12 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Metals
Strategic materials and reserves

Summary:
action_date: 2011-04-12
text: 
Gold Reserve Transparency Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to conduct a full assay, inventory, and audit of federal gold reserves, including an analysis of the sufficiency of the measures taken for their security.
 
Directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review the results of the assay, inventory, audit, and analysis.
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-23
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2011-05-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology.
action_date: 2011-04-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2011-04-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-04-12
text: Introduced in House
Federal Reserve Transparency Act

Bill: 112-hr-1496
Sponsor: Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14]
Introduced: 2011-04-12 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Congressional oversight
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal Reserve System
Government studies and investigations
Monetary policy

Summary:
action_date: 2011-04-12
text: 
Federal Reserve Transparency Act - Directs the Comptroller General to complete, within 12 months after enactment of this Act, an audit of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and of the federal reserve banks, followed by a detailed report to Congress.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-04-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency, and Financial Management.
action_date: 2011-04-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2011-04-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-04-12
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Secretary of Defense to take whatever steps may be necessary to exhume and transfer the remains of certain deceased members of the Armed Forces buried in Tripoli, Libya, and for other purposes.

Bill: 112-hr-1497
Sponsor: Rep. Rogers, Mike J. [R-MI-8]
Introduced: 2011-04-12 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Africa
Cemeteries and funerals
Libya
Middle East
Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2011-04-12
text: 
Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to take all necessary steps to: (1) exhume the remains of 13 deceased U.S. sailors buried in or near Protestant Cemetery and Tripoli Castle in Tripoli, Libya; (2) transfer such remains for laboratory identification; (3) in the case of identified remains, transport such remains to a veterans cemetery located near the closest living family member of the deceased (or to another cemetery, as determined by the Secretary); (4) in the case of identified remains, provide a military funeral and burial; and (5) in the case of unidentified remains, transport such remains to Arlington National Cemetery for interment at the Tomb of the Unknowns.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2011-04-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2011-04-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2011-04-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2011-04-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-04-12
text: Introduced in House
Prompt Decision for Qualification of Short Sale Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-1498
Sponsor: Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-16]
Introduced: 2011-04-12 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Housing finance and home ownership

Summary:
action_date: 2011-04-12
text: 
Prompt Decision for Qualification of Short Sale Act of 2011 - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to consider approved a mortgagor's written request to a mortgage loan servicer for a short sale of a dwelling or residential real property if the mortgagor has not received, within 45 days after the servicer's receipt of the request, a written notification of whether the request has been approved, specified changes are required, or additional information is required.
 
Declares this Act inapplicable to certain residential mortgages entered into before enactment of this Act which explicitly provide a procedure or terms for a short sale approval.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-05-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
action_date: 2011-04-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2011-04-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-04-12
text: Introduced in House
SDHV Energy Efficiency Standards for America Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-1499
Sponsor: Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-19]
Introduced: 2011-04-12 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Energy
Energy efficiency and conservation
Lighting, heating, cooling

Summary:
action_date: 2011-04-12
text: 
SDHV Energy Efficiency Standards for America Act of 2011 - Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) to revise energy conservation standards for central air conditioners and central air conditioning heat pumps by requiring: (1) the seasonal energy efficiency ratio of small-duct, high-velocity systems to be no less than 11.00 for products manufactured on or after January 23, 2006; and (2) the heating seasonal performance factor of such systems to be 6.8 for products manufactured on or after such date. 
 
Defines "small-duct, high-velocity systems" to mean a heating and cooling product that contains a blower and indoor coil combination that: (1) is designed for, and produces, at least 1.2 inches of external static pressure when operated at the certified air volume rate of 220-350 cubic feet per minute per rated ton of cooling; and (2) when applied in the field, uses high velocity room outlets generally greater than 1,000 feet per minute that have less than 6.0 square inches of free area.
 
Authorizes the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to amend by rule the standards established for such systems. Prohibits amended standards from taking effect less than five years after the final rule making the amendment is published. Requires the Secretary to determine whether standards for such systems should be amended no later than June 30, 2012.
 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-04-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
action_date: 2011-04-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2011-04-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-04-12
text: Introduced in House
Salem Maritime National Historic Site Boundary Study Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-1500
Sponsor: Rep. Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6]
Introduced: 2011-04-12 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Government studies and investigations
Historic sites and heritage areas
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Massachusetts

Summary:
action_date: 2011-04-12
text: 
Salem Maritime National Historic Site Boundary Study Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a boundary study of the lands and waters in the greater Salem Sound, including the city of Salem, to determine the suitability and feasibility of including portions of Salem Sound within the Salem Maritime National Historic Site in Massachusetts. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-04-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2011-04-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2011-04-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-04-12
text: Introduced in House
To withhold United States contributions to the United Nations until the United Nations formally retracts the final report of the "United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict".

Bill: 112-hr-1501
Sponsor: Rep. Walsh, Joe [R-IL-8]
Introduced: 2011-04-12 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arab-Israeli relations
Gaza Strip
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
International organizations and cooperation
Israel
Middle East
Military operations and strategy
Palestinians
United Nations
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity

Summary:
action_date: 2011-04-12
text: 
Expresses the sense of Congress that now that evidence is available that nullifies the most controversial aspects of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (the Goldstone Report) the United Nations (U.N.) should formally retract the Report.
 
Directs the Secretary of State to withhold U.S. contributions to the regularly assessed U.N. biennial budget until the U.N. formally retracts the Report. 
 
Defines &quot;formally retracts&quot; as a U.N.-adopted resolution stating that insufficient information relating to the Report's subject matter was available before its release and that the Report is annulled.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-04-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2011-04-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-04-12
text: Introduced in House
Team B Act

Bill: 112-hr-1502
Sponsor: Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10]
Introduced: 2011-04-12 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2011-04-12
text: 
Team B Act - Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to establish the Counterterrorism Competitive Analysis Council to: (1) advise the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) on all policy matters relating to threats of international terrorism and domestic radicalization based on all-source information; (2) prepare a competitive analysis of each national intelligence estimate concerning al Qaeda and other foreign terrorist organizations, and submit each analysis to the DNI and the National Intelligence Council; and (3) report annually to Congress on trends in counterterrorism and domestic radicalization.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-04-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).
action_date: 2011-04-12
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E695-696)
action_date: 2011-04-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-04-12
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain hydrogenated polymers of norbornene derivatives.

Bill: 112-hr-1503
Sponsor: Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3]
Introduced: 2011-04-12 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2011-04-12
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain hydrogenated polymers of norbornene derivatives.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-04-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2011-04-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2011-04-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-04-12
text: Introduced in House
Altamont Corridor Rail Improvement Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-1504
Sponsor: Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-11]
Introduced: 2011-04-13 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: California
Railroads
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2011-04-13
text: 
Altamont Corridor Rail Improvement Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Altamont Corridor Rail Project (California) for final design and construction of a new fixed guideway for FY2011-FY2021.
 
Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to make allocations for capital investment grants for such fiscal years for any remaining preliminary engineering and final design and construction of the Project.
 
Allows for the use of any alternative analysis or environmental impact report relating the Project to satisfy Federal Railroad Administration capital assistance requirements for new fixed guideway capital projects.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-04-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2011-04-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2011-04-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-04-13
text: Introduced in House