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RDOCS Act of 2012

Bill: 112-hr-6400
Sponsor: Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7]
Introduced: 2012-09-13 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Education programs funding
Health care coverage and access
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Medical education
Rural conditions and development
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2012-09-13
text: 
Restoring the Doctors of Our Country through Scholarships Act of 2012 or the RDOCS Act of 2012 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make grants under which states provide RDOCS scholarships, paying all costs of a student's undergraduate medical education, to provide for the increased availability of primary health care services in health professional shortage areas.
 
Requires the scholarship recipient to agree to residency training in a primary care specialty and a five-year post-graduate period of service in a health professional shortage area.
 
Requires that preference be given in award of scholarships to applicants enrolled in: (1) an accelerated track family-medicine program (an integrated course of study allowing completion of undergraduate medical education and graduate medical education in six years), or (2) a program that includes clinical training in rural or underserved urban communities. 
Sets a minimum rate at which federal funding must be matched.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-09-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2012-09-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2012-09-13
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1524)
action_date: 2012-09-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-09-13
text: Introduced in House
To require the Secretary of Labor to carry out a pilot program on providing veterans with access at One-Stop Centers to Internet websites to facilitate online job searches, and for other purposes.

Bill: 112-hr-6401
Sponsor: Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7]
Introduced: 2012-09-13 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Department of Veterans Affairs
Disability and paralysis
Employee hiring
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health personnel
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Nursing
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2012-09-13
text: 
Directs the Secretary of Labor to commence a one-year pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of providing veterans seeking employment with access to computing facilities in order to facilitate their access to websites that: (1) match such veterans with available jobs based on skills acquired as members of the Armed Forces, and (2) allow employers to post information about available jobs. Requires the Secretary to provide such veterans with assistance in using such facilities.
 
Repeals a required annual report from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) on the use of authorities for retaining experienced nurses in the Veterans Health Administration.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-09-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2012-09-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2012-09-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-09-13
text: Introduced in House
Surveillance, Tracking, Observation, and Prevention of Obesity Act of 2012

Bill: 112-hr-6402
Sponsor: Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8]
Introduced: 2012-09-13 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Government information and archives
Health information and medical records
Nutrition and diet

Summary:
action_date: 2012-09-13
text: 
Surveillance, Tracking, Observation, and Prevention of Obesity Act of 2012 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make demonstration project grants for the expansion of state registries on childhood immunization or health to include data on body mass index collected and submitted by health care providers.
 
Requires the Secretary to study and report on the demonstration projects, including an analysis of their effectiveness.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-09-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2012-09-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2012-09-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-09-13
text: Introduced in House
MADE Act of 2012

Bill: 112-hr-6403
Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT-5]
Introduced: 2012-09-13 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Energy efficiency and conservation
Income tax deductions
Industrial facilities
Manufacturing

Summary:
action_date: 2012-09-13
text: 
Manufacturing Assistance Driving Efficiency Act of 2012 or MADE Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to provide grants to manufacturers who place energy efficient commercial building property in service: (1) during 2012 or 2013; or (2) after 2013 and before 2016, provided the construction of such property began during 2012 or 2013. Limits such a grant to: (1) the basis of such property, or (2) 50% of any excess of the rate to be paid under a power purchase agreement for renewable energy resources for use in such property over the standard electrical rate, and (3) the allowable income tax deduction for the cost of energy efficient commercial building property placed in service during a taxable year.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-09-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
action_date: 2012-09-13
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: 2012-09-13
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: 2012-09-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-09-13
text: Introduced in House
Delphi Pensions Restoration Act of 2012

Bill: 112-hr-6404
Sponsor: Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-17]
Introduced: 2012-09-13 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Corporate finance and management
Employee benefits and pensions
Financial crises and stabilization
Government trust funds
Motor vehicles
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2012-09-13
text: 
Delphi Pensions Restoration Act of 2012 - Amends the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to require transfer to the Delphi Retired Employees Fund of all proceeds from the sale or transfer, after enactment of this Act, of any stock, warrant, or financial instrument acquired by the Secretary of the Treasury in connection with providing financial assistance to the General Motors Corporation (GM).
 
Establishes the Delphi Retired Employees Fund in the Treasury for payments to eligible employees separated from Delphi Corporation who participated in a now terminated Delphi-sponsored defined benefit plan, but who are not covered by any agreement between GM and participants in another defined benefit plan under which GM pays covered participants nonforfeitable benefits equal to the amount they would have been entitled to receive under the plan but for the plan's termination.
 
Makes the Fund available to pay each eligible separated employee an amount equal to such nonforfeitable benefits, reduced by any amounts already paid the employee by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) under the Employee Retirement Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-09-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2012-09-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2012-09-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-09-13
text: Introduced in House
College Student Rebate Act of 2012

Bill: 112-hr-6407
Sponsor: Rep. Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6]
Introduced: 2012-09-13 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Corporate finance and management
Education programs funding
Higher education
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Marketing and advertising
Public participation and lobbying
School administration
Student aid and college costs
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2012-09-13
text: 
College Student Rebate Act of 2012 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require proprietary institutions of higher education that participate in title IV (Student Assistance) programs to: (1) spend at least 80% of their revenue each fiscal year on educational and related expenses, or (2) rebate to students the shortfall between what they spend for educational and related expenses and 80% of their revenue.
 
Directs the Secretary of Education to define &quot;educational and related expenses,&quot; but excludes revenue spent for advertising and promotion, recruiting, lobbying, shareholder payments, and excessive administrative costs (including excessive executive compensation).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-09-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2012-09-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-09-13
text: Introduced in House
Federal Election Integrity Act of 2012

Bill: 112-hr-6408
Sponsor: Rep. Walsh, Joe [R-IL-8]
Introduced: 2012-09-13 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional elections
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Military personnel and dependents
Photography and imaging
Poverty and welfare assistance
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2012-09-13
text: 
Federal Election Integrity Act of 2012 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit the appropriate state or local election official from providing a federal election ballot to an individual who desires to vote in person unless: (1) the individual presents to the official a government-issued, current, and valid photo identification (ID), and (2) the election official verifies that the ID is of the individual who requests the ballot.
 
Requires an individual who does not present such an ID to be permitted to cast a provisional ballot in such an election. Requires such individual, however, to present the required ID within 48 hours after casting the provisional ballot, or the appropriate state or local election official shall not determine the individual's eligibility to vote. Requires verification of the photo ID by the election official. 
 
Requires individuals who vote other than in person in a federal election (for example, by mail) to submit a copy of such a photo ID with a ballot, or the appropriate official shall not accept the ballot. Requires verification of the photo ID by the election official. Exempts from this photo ID requirement the absentee ballot of any eligible overseas military voter absent from the United States by reason of active duty or service. Prohibits the appropriate state or local election official from providing a ballott for voting other than in person to an individual who requests such a ballot in person unless: (1) the individual presents the official a government-issued, current, and valid photo ID; and (2) the election official verifies it.
 
Requires states to establish a program to provide photo IDs in accordance with this Act to individuals who desire to vote but do not otherwise possess a government-issued photo ID. Prohibits any such photo ID from serving as a government-issued photo identification for purposes of operating a motor vehicle or any related purpose.
 
Prescribes requirements for any state fee for providing such a photo ID.
 
Requires the Election Assistance Commission to make payments to states to cover the costs incurred in providing photo IDs to individuals unable to afford the fee.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-09-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2012-09-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-09-13
text: Introduced in House
Private Sector Whistleblower Protection Streamlining Act of 2012

Bill: 112-hr-6409
Sponsor: Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6]
Introduced: 2012-09-13 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Department of Labor
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Evidence and witnesses
Executive agency funding and structure
Government studies and investigations
Judicial review and appeals
Right of privacy
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2012-09-13
text: 
Private Sector Whistleblower Protection Streamlining Act of 2012 - Sets forth whistleblower protections for private sector, state, and municipal employees who are retaliated or discriminated against by an employer for disclosing threats to public safety or violations of federal law. Authorizes a whistleblower who has been discharged or discriminated against by an employer to seek appropriate relief either by: (1) filing a complaint with the Secretary of Labor; or (2) bringing an action at law or equity in the appropriate U.S. district court.
 
Prohibits restrictions on whistleblowing and relief provided under this Act.
 
Establishes the Whistleblower Protection Office in the Department of Labor.
 
Makes conforming whistleblower amendments to the Occupational Safety and Health Act, the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, the federal criminal code with respect to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974.
 
Establishes in the Department of Labor an Administrative Review Board with jurisdiction and authority to decide appeals from administrative decisions and issue final agency decisions on behalf of the Secretary. Declares that this Board supersedes the one established by the Secretary pursuant to an administrative order.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-10-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2012-09-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
action_date: 2012-09-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and 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: 2012-09-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and 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: 2012-09-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and 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: 2012-09-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-09-13
text: Introduced in House
Buffett Rule Act of 2012

Bill: 112-hr-6410
Sponsor: Rep. Scalise, Steve [R-LA-1]
Introduced: 2012-09-14 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2012-09-14
text: 
Buffett Rule Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow taxpayers to donate an amount (not less than $1), in addition to any tax owed, which shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury and transferred to an account used to reduce the public debt. Requires such donation to be designated on a taxpayer's income tax return at the time such return is filed.

action_date: 2012-09-19
text: 

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

 
Buffett Rule Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow taxpayers to donate an amount (not less than $1), in addition to any tax owed, which shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury and transferred to an account used to reduce the public debt. Requires such donation to be designated on a taxpayer's income tax return at the time such return is filed.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-09-20
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2012-09-19
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2012-09-19
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6099)
action_date: 2012-09-19
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6099)
action_date: 2012-09-19
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6410.
action_date: 2012-09-19
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6099-6101)
action_date: 2012-09-19
text: Mr. Camp moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2012-09-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2012-09-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-09-14
text: Introduced in House
Inclusive Prosperity Act

Bill: 112-hr-6411
Sponsor: Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]
Introduced: 2012-09-14 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Financial services and investments
Income tax credits
Sales and excise taxes
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2012-09-14
text: 
Inclusive Prosperity Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) impose a tax on the transfer of ownership in certain securities, including any share of stock in a corporation, any partnership or beneficial interest in a partnership or trust, any note, bond, debenture, or other evidence of indebtedness (excluding tax-exempt municipal bonds), or derivative financial instruments; and (2) allow an individual taxpayer whose modified adjusted gross income does not exceed $50,000 a tax credit for the amount of tax paid on financial transactions under this Act. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-09-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2012-09-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-09-14
text: Introduced in House
Medicare Transitional Care Act of 2012

Bill: 112-hr-6413
Sponsor: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
Introduced: 2012-09-14 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care quality
Home and outpatient care
Hospital care
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2012-09-14
text: 
Medicare Transitional Care Act of 2012 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to cover transitional care services for qualified individuals provided by a transitional care clinician acting as an employee of a qualified transitional care entity, such as a hospital (or a critical care hospital), a home health agency, a primary care practice, a federally qualified health center, a long-term care facility, a medical home, an appropriate community-based organization, an assisted living center, or an accountable care organization.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-09-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2012-09-14
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: 2012-09-14
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: 2012-09-14
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1533-1534)
action_date: 2012-09-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-09-14
text: Introduced in House
Renovate and Enhance Veterans' Meeting Halls and Posts Act of 2012

Bill: 112-hr-6414
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1]
Introduced: 2012-09-14 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Building construction
Housing and community development funding
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2012-09-14
text: 
Renovate and Enhance Veterans' Meeting Halls and Posts Act of 2012 or REVAMP Act of 2012 - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to make grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible veterans service organizations for repairs and rehabilitation of their existing facilities.
 
Defines &quot;eligible veterans service organization&quot; as: (1) a tax-exempt entity organized on a local or area basis; and (2) a local or area chapter, post, or other unit of a national, regional, statewide, or other larger entity of which local or area chapters, posts, or units are members (but not any such national, regional, statewide, or other larger entity itself).
 
 Prohibits an eligible veterans service organization from receiving such grant amounts, for any single fiscal year, in an amount exceeding the lesser of the cost of the proposed repair or rehabilitation or $200,000.
 
Makes a grant recipient ineligible to receive another such grant until after five succeeding fiscal years.
 
Prohibits the use of such grants for construction or acquisition of a new facility.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-10-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.
action_date: 2012-09-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2012-09-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-09-14
text: Introduced in House