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Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-1244
Sponsor: Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8]
Introduced: 2011-03-29 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Department of the Treasury
Employee benefits and pensions
Executive agency funding and structure
Income tax deductions
Income tax deferral
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Securities
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-29
text: 
Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend to all domestic corporations, including S corporations, provisions allowing deferral of tax on gain from the sale of employer securities to an S corporation-sponsored employer stock ownership plan (ESOP); and (2) allow a tax deduction for 50% of the interest incurred on loans to S corporation-sponsored ESOPs for the purchase of employer securities.
 
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish the S Corporation Employee Ownership Assistance Office to foster increased employee ownership of S corporations.
 
Amends the Small Business Act to define &quot;ESOP business concern&quot; and allow such a concern to continue to qualify for loans, preferences, and other programs under such Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-04-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2011-03-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and Small Business, 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: 2011-03-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and Small Business, 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: 2011-03-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and Small Business, 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: 2011-03-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-29
text: Introduced in House
To recognize the memorial at the Navy UDT-SEAL Museum in Fort Pierce, Florida, as the official national memorial of Navy SEALS and their predecessors.

Bill: 112-hr-1245
Sponsor: Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-16]
Introduced: 2011-03-29 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Florida
Military personnel and dependents
Monuments and memorials
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-29
text: 
Recognizes the Navy UDT-SEAL Museum in Fort Pierce, Florida, as the official national memorial of Navy SEALs and their predecessors, including the Underwater Demolition Teams, Naval Combat Demolition Units, and Amphibious Scouts and Raiders. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2011-03-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2011-03-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-29
text: Introduced in House
To reduce the amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense for printing and reproduction.

Bill: 112-hr-1246
Sponsor: Rep. West, Allen B. [R-FL-22]
Introduced: 2011-03-29 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Defense spending
Department of Defense
Executive agency funding and structure

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-29
text: 
Reduces by 10% the amounts authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense (DOD) for FY2012 for printing and reproduction under Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and defense-wide operation and maintenance funds.

action_date: 2011-04-04
text: 

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

 
Reduces by 10% the amounts authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense (DOD) for FY2012 for printing and reproduction under Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and defense-wide operation and maintenance funds.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
action_date: 2011-04-05
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2011-04-04
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2011-04-04
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 393 - 0 (Roll no. 225). (text: CR H2273)
action_date: 2011-04-04
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 393 - 0 (Roll no. 225).(text: CR H2273)
action_date: 2011-04-04
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2274-2275)
action_date: 2011-04-04
text: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
action_date: 2011-04-04
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1246.
action_date: 2011-04-04
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2273-2274)
action_date: 2011-04-04
text: Mr. West moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2011-03-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2011-03-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-29
text: Introduced in House
To reduce the amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense for studies, analysis, and evaluations.

Bill: 112-hr-1247
Sponsor: Rep. West, Allen B. [R-FL-22]
Introduced: 2011-03-29 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Defense spending
Department of Defense
Executive agency funding and structure

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-29
text: 
Reduces by 10% the amounts authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense (DOD) for FY2012 for studies, analysis, and evaluations under Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and defense-wide operation and maintenance funds.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
action_date: 2011-03-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2011-03-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-29
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that civilian employees of the Department of Defense performing unsatisfactory work shall not be eligible for annual nationwide adjustments to pay schedules.

Bill: 112-hr-1248
Sponsor: Rep. West, Allen B. [R-FL-22]
Introduced: 2011-03-29 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Department of Defense
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Performance measurement

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-29
text: 
Denies a pay adjustment to civilian employees of the Department of Defense (DOJ) who have an unacceptable performance rating.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-04-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy.
action_date: 2011-03-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2011-03-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-29
text: Introduced in House
Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-1250
Sponsor: Rep. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI-2]
Introduced: 2011-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Congressional oversight
Department of the Interior
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal-Indian relations
Gambling
Hawaii
Indian lands and resources rights
Indian social and development programs
Land transfers
Land use and conservation

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-30
text: 
Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2011 - Establishes the U.S. Office for Native Hawaiian Relations within the Office of the Secretary of the Interior. 
 
Establishes the Native Hawaiian Interagency Coordinating Group. 
 
Recognizes the right of the qualified Native Hawaiian constituents to reorganize the single Native Hawaiian governing entity to provide for their common welfare and to adopt appropriate organic governing documents. 
 
Establishes a Commission to: (1) prepare and maintain a roll of such constituents, and (2) certify that individuals on the roll meet the definition of qualified Native Hawaiian. 
 
Outlines the process for the reorganization, which includes forming a Native Hawaiian Interim Governing Council. 
 
Reaffirms the special political and legal relationship between the United States and the Native Hawaiian people upon the Secretary's approval of the organic governing documents and the installation of officers elected to the Native Hawaiian governing entity. Extends federal recognition to the governing entity as the representative sovereign governing body of the Native Hawaiian people. 
 
Authorizes the United States, upon the reaffirmation of such political and legal relationship, together with the state of Hawaii, to enter into negotiations with the governing entity for an agreement addressing matters that include: (1) land, natural resource, and asset transfers; (2) governing powers and responsibilities; and (3) grievances.
 
Prohibits Native Hawaiians or their governing entity from conducting gaming activities as a matter of claimed inherent authority or under the authority of federal law.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2011-03-30
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2045-2046)
action_date: 2011-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-30
text: Introduced in House
More Water for Our Valley Act, 2011

Bill: 112-hr-1251
Sponsor: Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-20]
Introduced: 2011-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Aquaculture
Aquatic ecology
California
Endangered and threatened species
Fishes
Water use and supply
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-30
text: 
More Water for Our Valley Act, 2011 - Deems requirements of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 relating to operations of the Central Valley Project and the California State Water Project to be satisfied with regard to the species and their critical habitat covered by the biological opinions for the operations of such Projects issued by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service if: (1) the alternatives described in that portion of the biological opinions entitled "Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives" are implemented, and (2) the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce carry out flow and pumping operation mandates established by this Act with respect to reverse flow in the Old and Middle Rivers between December 1 and June 30, rates of export between April 1 and May 31, and monthly average X2 between September 1 and November 30.
 
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to modify such mandates upon recommendations of the National Research Council Committee on Sustainable Water and Environmental Management in the California Bay-Delta, if such modifications would: (1) provide greater benefits to the species covered by such biological opinions; and (2) not reduce the water delivery capability of such Projects more than their delivery capability allowed under such mandates.
 
Requires such Secretaries to: (1) establish a fish hatchery program or refuge to preserve and restore the delta smelt in collaboration with the governor of California; (2) implement a habitat program under which each Secretary shall identify, prioritize, and implement key ecosystem restoration and fish passage projects in the ecosystem of, and on tributaries to, the California Bay-Delta to help ensure the viability of at-risk species and threatened or endangered species; and (3) install the Head of Old River Barrier during the April-May pulse flow, as set forth in California State Water Resources Control Board Water Rights Decision 1641.
 
Preempts any state law that authorizes the imposition of restrictions on the operation of the Projects in a manner that is more restrictive than this Act.
 
Terminates this Act on March 1, 2015.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2011-03-30
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2050)
action_date: 2011-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-30
text: Introduced in House
Medicare Information Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-1252
Sponsor: Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5]
Introduced: 2011-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Government information and archives
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-30
text: 
Medicare Information Act of 2011 - Amends part A of title XI of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide to each eligible individual annually a statement of Medicare part A (Hospital Insurance) contributions and benefits in coordination with the annual mailing of Social Security account statements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-04-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-04-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-03-30
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: 2011-03-30
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: 2011-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-30
text: Introduced in House
Medicare Physician Payment Transparency and Assessment Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-1256
Sponsor: Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7]
Introduced: 2011-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Government studies and investigations
Health personnel
Medicare
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-30
text: 
Medicare Physician Payment Transparency and Assessment Act of 2011 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to identify physician services annually (currently, periodically) as being potentially misvalued using specified criteria.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to use existing processes to receive recommendations on the review and appropriate adjustment of potentially misvalued physician services, but only to the extent consistent with the use of analytic contractors.
 
Requires the Secretary of HHS to use analytic contractors to identify, and analyze services identified as being, potentially misvalued physician services, and perform related tasks as currently authorized.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-04-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-04-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-03-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2011-03-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2011-03-30
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E569)
action_date: 2011-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-30
text: Introduced in House
Protect America from U.S. Military Expenses in Libya Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-1257
Sponsor: Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6]
Introduced: 2011-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Africa
Appropriations
Budget deficits and national debt
Defense spending
Libya
Middle East
Military operations and strategy

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-30
text: 
Protect America from U.S. Military Expenses in Libya Act of 2011 - Directs the President, in order to ensure that the cost of Operation Odyssey Dawn (international military operation in Libya) (Operation) does not increase the federal deficit or reduce the capability of U.S. Armed Forces, to submit to Congress a list of recommendations for specific rescissions of nonsecurity discretionary appropriations for FY2011, for purposes of reappropriation to accounts of the Department of Defense (DOD) to replace amounts obligated for such Operation. Requires the aggregate amount of the recommended rescissions to be at least equal to the projected cost of such Operation.
 
Directs the Secretary of Defense to prepare and submit to Congress and the President the projected cost of such Operation through May 15, 2011.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-30
text: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, 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: 2011-03-30
text: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, 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: 2011-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-30
text: Introduced in House
Box Elder Utah Land Conveyance Act

Bill: 112-hr-1258
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1]
Introduced: 2011-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Forests, forestry, trees
Land transfers
Utah

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-30
text: 
Box Elder Utah Land Conveyance Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to convey to the town of Mantua, Utah, all interest of the United States in and to parcels of National Forest System land in the Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Box Elder County, Utah, that are labeled as parcels A, B, and C on the map entitled &quot;Box Elder Utah Land Conveyance Act&quot; and dated July 14, 2008.
 
Requires the town to use the land conveyed under this Act for public purposes. 

action_date: 2011-09-23
text: 

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

 
Box Elder Utah Land Conveyance Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to convey to the town of Mantua, Utah, all interest of the United States in and to parcels of National Forest System land in the Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Box Elder County, Utah, that are labeled as parcels A, B, and C on the map entitled &quot;Box Elder Utah Land Conveyance Act&quot; and dated July 14, 2008.
 
Requires the town to use the land conveyed under this Act for public purposes. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-09-23
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 143.
action_date: 2011-09-23
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-220.
action_date: 2011-09-23
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-220.
action_date: 2011-07-20
text: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2011-07-20
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2011-07-20
text: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Discharged.
action_date: 2011-06-14
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2011-04-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2011-03-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2011-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-30
text: Introduced in House
Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-1259
Sponsor: Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8]
Introduced: 2011-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Transfer and inheritance taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-30
text: 
Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and (2) make permanent the maximum 35% gift tax rate and a $5 million lifetime gift tax exemption.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2011-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-30
text: Introduced in House
Support for Survivors Act

Bill: 112-hr-1260
Sponsor: Rep. Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1]
Introduced: 2011-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Crime victims
Crimes against women
Department of Defense
Department of Veterans Affairs
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Evidence and witnesses
Government information and archives
Military personnel and dependents
Right of privacy
Sex offenses
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-30
text: 
Support for Survivors Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to identify the most appropriate and effective means for the preservation by the Department of Defense (DOD) of documentary evidence of incidents of sexual assault or harassment in which a member of the Armed Forces is the victim (covered incidents), which shall be the sole means used by all the military departments. Requires the means identified to be in electronic form and to include the full protection of the victim's privacy and lifetime access to such evidence.
 
Directs the Secretary and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a joint task force to determine whether to establish a documentary evidence form, report, or document in lieu of forms, reports, and documents currently generated by DOD.
 
Requires the Secretary to: (1) report to Congress on the means of preservation identified; and (2) provide for the implementation of such means by the military departments within 18 months after the enactment of this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2011-04-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-03-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2011-03-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2011-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-30
text: Introduced in House