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Seniors Emergency Hardship Relief Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2385
Sponsor: Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3]
Introduced: 2011-06-24 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance
Employee benefits and pensions
Health care costs and insurance
Housing finance and home ownership
Income tax exclusion
Residential rehabilitation and home repair

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: 
Seniors Emergency Hardship Relief Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude a qualified senior distribution from gross income for income tax purposes. Defines a &quot;qualified senior distribution&quot; as any distribution to an individual from a tax-exempt retirement plan if such individual is at least age 65 at the time of the distribution and the distribution does not exceed the lesser of $10,000 or an amount equal to the sum of necessary repairs to the taxpayer's principal residence, medical care not compensated for by insurance, and expenses incurred in a disaster area in which the taxpayer's principal residence is located.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Introduced in House
Oil Spill Victims Redress Act

Bill: 112-hr-2386
Sponsor: Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7]
Introduced: 2011-06-24 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Federal preemption
Jurisdiction and venue
Marine pollution
Oil and gas
Pollution liability
State and local courts

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: 
Oil Spill Victims Redress Act - Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to: (1) require all claims against each responsible party for removal costs or damages under such Act to be presented first to the responsible party or guarantor of the source of the discharge or threat; (2) authorize a state court to award damages or other relief to any person for claims under state law against any responsible party or other person; (3) provide that a civil action brought in state court with respect to a discharge of oil into or on the navigable waters, adjoining shorelines, or the state's exclusive economic zone is not within the original jurisdiction of the U.S. district courts, and is therefore not removable, unless a federal claim is pleaded in addition to claims arising under state law or the action is otherwise removable based on diversity of citizenship; and (4) provide that nothing in such Act shall affect or preempt the authority of any state from imposing on any responsible party or other person any additional liability or requirement with respect to the discharge of oil occurring within the state, pollution by oil having effects within the state, or any removal activities in connection with such discharge.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2011-06-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1205)
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Introduced in House
SAVE Act

Bill: 112-hr-2387
Sponsor: Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7]
Introduced: 2011-06-24 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Asia
Congressional oversight
Free trade and trade barriers
Government studies and investigations
Manufacturing
Philippines
Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: 
Save Our Industries Act of 2011 or SAVE Act - Grants duty-free treatment, subject to specified conditions, to certain apparel wholly assembled in the United States or the Philippines, or both, and components of such apparel consisting entirely of: (1) fabric cut in the United States or the Philippines, or both, from fabric wholly formed in the United States from yarns wholly formed in the United States; (2) components knit-to-shape in the United States from yarns wholly formed in the United States; or (3) any combination of such fabric or components. 
 
Prescribes single transformation duty-free rules for specified apparel articles, regardless of the source of the fabric, fabric components, components knit-to-shape, or yarns from which the articles are made, if they: (1) are cut and wholly assembled, or knit-to-shape, in the Philippines from any combination of such components; and (2) are imported directly into the United States from the Philippines.
 
Prescribes requirements for review and enforcement of the program.
 
Prescribes penalties for exporters and importers who engage in the transshipment of apparel that has been afforded preferential treatment under this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-07-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Introduced in House
Access to Timely Information Act

Bill: 112-hr-2388
Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1]
Introduced: 2011-06-24 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Health information and medical records
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: 
Access to Timely Information Act - Deems the submission of information by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of either the House of Representatives or the Senate in response to a request by the chairman or ranking member (or designee) of such Committees or of a subcommittee such Committees to be: (1) a covered disclosure of certain records maintained on individuals submitted without the written request or prior written consent of the individual to whom the record pertains; and (2) a permitted disclosure under regulations promulgated under specified provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, including certain authorized oversight activities.
 
Directs the Secretary, when responding to a request for information by such a member other than a chairman, to also submit such information to the relevant House or Senate Committee chairman. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-07-28
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2011-07-28
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2011-07-20
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2011-07-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Introduced in House
Environmental Review Cooperation Act

Bill: 112-hr-2389
Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Gary G. [R-CA-42]
Introduced: 2011-06-24 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Intergovernmental relations
Roads and highways
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: 
Environmental Review Cooperation Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to carry out a demonstration program to allow a state or local government to assume the Secretary's responsibilities for environmental review and approval of highway projects under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 through implementation of the state's environmental laws instead of federal environmental laws.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to allow a state or local government to participate in the demonstration program only if: (1) the state's environmental laws provide a substantially equivalent level of environmental protection as applicable federal laws, (2) program participation by the state or local government will not diminish protection of the environment, and (3) the head of the state agency or local government with primary jurisdiction over highway matters enters into a written agreement with the Secretary.
 
Revises and makes permanent the surface transportation project delivery pilot program. 
 
Prohibits the Secretary from requiring a state, as a condition of participation in the program, to forego project delivery methods otherwise permissible for highway projects. 
 
Authorizes a state to assume highway project responsibilities administered by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), but not the responsibilities of any other modal administration within DOT.
 
Repeals the limitation to Alaska, California, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Texas of state participation in the program. Allows program participation by all states. Prescribes a special rule to permit a state participating in the program on September 30, 2009, to continue in the program and not be required to submit an application.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 40, United States Code, to eliminate the leasing authority of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and for other purposes.

Bill: 112-hr-2390
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2011-06-24 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Government buildings, facilities, and property
Public contracts and procurement
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: 
Prohibits the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from entering into a lease for general purpose office space except through the General Services Administration (GSA).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Introduced in House
Renewable Energy for a Brighter Future Act

Bill: 112-hr-2391
Sponsor: Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3]
Introduced: 2011-06-24 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Electric power generation and transmission
Income tax credits
Public utilities and utility rates

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: 
Renewable Energy for a Brighter Future Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an electric utility: (1) a renewable electricity integration tax credit for the purchase or production of renewable power, or (2) a payment in lieu of such credit for sales of renewable electricity to retail customers. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Introduced in House
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into building leasing agreements.

Bill: 112-hr-2392
Sponsor: Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7]
Introduced: 2011-06-24 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Department of Agriculture
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: 
Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to enter into certain building leasing agreements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency, and Financial Management     .
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Introduced in House
Federal Grant Solicitations Improvement Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2393
Sponsor: Resident Commissioner Pierluisi, Pedro R. [D-PR-At Large]
Introduced: 2011-06-24 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Appropriations
Government information and archives
Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: 
Federal Grant Solicitations Improvement Act of 2011 - Requires the head of each federal agency to submit to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), not later than November 30 of each fiscal year, a forecast of all grant solicitations that such agency expects to issue for that fiscal year and to revise such forecast as required. Requires the Director to: (1) publish and update such forecast on a website available to the public, and (2) issue standards to ensure uniformity in the format and submission of such forecasts by agency heads. 
 
Requires such forecasts to include: (1) the scheduled dates for the issuance of the solicitation and application, the application submission deadline, and the deadline for agency review; (2) a link to a website where the solicitation and application are available to the public; (3) estimates of the average grant amount and the total number of grants to be made; (4) contact information for the agency awarding the grant; and (5) the expected date of notification of grant award decisions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform     .
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Introduced in House
Rebuilding America's Schools Act

Bill: 112-hr-2394
Sponsor: Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15]
Introduced: 2011-06-24 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Building construction
Education of the disadvantaged
Educational facilities and institutions
Elementary and secondary education
Income tax credits
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: 
Rebuilding America's Schools Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend through 2015 the qualified school construction bond program and the national limitation amounts for bonds issued under the qualified zone academy bond (QZAB) program, (2) allow the issuer of a QZAB to receive a direct payment in lieu of the tax credit for interest payments with respect to such bonds, (3) permit private entities to waive the 10% matching requirement for QZABs, and (4) permit QZAB proceeds to be used for constructing a public school facility in which such an academy is established.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to permit the establishment of Jobs Corps centers in territories of the United States.

Bill: 112-hr-2395
Sponsor: Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large]
Introduced: 2011-06-24 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: American Samoa
Caribbean area
Employment and training programs
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico
U.S. territories and protectorates
Virgin Islands

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: 
Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to permit the establishment of Job Corps centers in outlying areas (U.S. territories).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-09-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Introduced in House
Congressional Retirement Age Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2397
Sponsor: Rep. Schilling, Robert T. [R-IL-17]
Introduced: 2011-06-24 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Members of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: 
Congressional Retirement Age Act of 2011 - Prohibits a Member of Congress serving on or after the enactment of this Act from being eligible for an annuity under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) or the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS), unless he or she is separated from the service after attaining retirement age under the Social Security Act and completing five years of service.
 
Makes a Member serving on or after the enactment of this Act ineligible for a CSRS or FERS deferred retirement annuity, unless the Member is separated from the service, or transferred to a position in which the individual does not continue subject to CSRS or FERS annuity requirements, after completing five years of service. 
 
Denies an early retirement annuity under FERS to any Member serving on or after enactment of this Act who otherwise meets FERS early retirement requirements. Delays entitlement to a FERS annuity until after attaining retirement age under the Social Security Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy     .
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2011-06-24
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2011-06-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Introduced in House
Firearm Recidivist Sentencing Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2398
Sponsor: Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]
Introduced: 2011-06-24 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Firearms and explosives
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: 
Firearm Recidivist Sentencing Act of 2011 - Amends the federal criminal code to provide that individuals are subject to the 25-year mandatory minimum prison term for carrying or using a firearm while committing a violent crime or drug trafficking offense only if they have been previously convicted of such offense and such conviction has become final. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-08-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Introduced in House
Heavy Duty Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2399
Sponsor: Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5]
Introduced: 2011-06-24 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy research
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Manufacturing
Product development and innovation
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Technology transfer and commercialization

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: 
Heavy Duty Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to establish a competitive program to provide between three and seven grants of up to $3 million to each recipient for each of three years to advance research and development and to demonstrate technologies, including plug-in hybrid technology, for advanced heavy duty hybrid vehicles (vehicles with a gross weight between 14,000 and 56,000 pounds that are fueled, in part, by a rechargeable energy storage system, excluding truck tractors).
 
Requires that each grant recipient complete two phases: (1) phase one, research and demonstration of advanced hybrid technology by producing or retrofitting one or more advanced heavy duty hybrid vehicles; and (2) phase two, demonstration of advanced manufacturing processes and technologies by producing or retrofitting a minimum of 50 advanced heavy duty hybrid vehicles.
 
Directs the Secretary to: (1) conduct research into alternative power train designs for use in advanced heavy duty hybrid vehicles; and (2) establish a pilot program through the National Laboratories and Technology Centers of the Department of Energy to research and test the effects on the domestic electric power grid of the widespread use of plug-in hybrid vehicles, including plug-in hybrid vehicles that are advanced heavy duty hybrid vehicles. 
 
Amends the United States Energy Storage Competitiveness Act of 2007 to direct the Secretary to conduct an applied research program on energy storage systems to support vehicles with a gross weight over 16,000 pounds. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Introduced in House
Religious and Parental Rights Defense Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2400
Sponsor: Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-27]
Introduced: 2011-06-24 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Federal preemption
Religion
Surgery and anesthesia

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: 
 Religious and Parental Rights Defense Act of 2011 - Prohibits a state or a political subdivision from adopting or continuing in force a law, regulation, or order that prohibits or regulates the circumcision of males who have not attained the age of 18 years and whose parent or guardian has consented to the circumcision, unless such law, regulation, or order applies to all such circumcisions performed in the state and is limited to ensuring that all such circumcisions are performed in a hygienic manner.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Introduced in House