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To prohibit funding to the United Nations Population Fund.

Bill: 112-hr-2059
Sponsor: Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2]
Introduced: 2011-05-31 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Family planning and birth control
Foreign aid and international relief
Human rights
International organizations and cooperation
Sex and reproductive health
United Nations
Women's rights

Summary:
action_date: 2011-05-31
text: 
Prohibits the Secretary of State from making a contribution to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).

action_date: 2012-01-17
text: 

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

 
Prohibits the Secretary of State from making a contribution to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-01-17
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 246.
action_date: 2012-01-17
text: Reported by the Committee on Foreign Affairs. H. Rept. 112-361.
action_date: 2012-01-17
text: Reported by the Committee on Foreign Affairs. H. Rept. 112-361.
action_date: 2011-10-05
text: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 17.
action_date: 2011-10-05
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2011-05-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2011-05-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-05-31
text: Introduced in House
Look-back Elimination Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2063
Sponsor: Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5]
Introduced: 2011-05-31 in the House
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Adoption and foster care
Department of Health and Human Services
Poverty and welfare assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2011-05-31
text: 
Look-back Elimination Act of 2011 - Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to eliminate the requirement that, to be eligible for foster care maintenance payments, a child would have been eligible for aid under the former Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program (predecessor of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families [TANF] program under part A of SSA title IV) at the time of removal from the home. 
 
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the AFDC eligibility requirement for federal foster care and adoption assistance benefits should be eliminated and replaced with income eligibility standards that are based on modern, balanced criteria that treat all children equally; and (2) the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) should collaborate with Members of Congress and child welfare advocates in developing any modification standards. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
action_date: 2011-05-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2011-05-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-05-31
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to allow employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of an employee from the time of application for employment.

Bill: 112-hr-2064
Sponsor: Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24]
Introduced: 2011-05-31 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Foreign labor
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2011-05-31
text: 
Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to allow employers to use the employment eligibility confirmation system to verify the identity and employment eligibility of an employee from the time of application for employment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-09-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
action_date: 2011-07-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
action_date: 2011-05-31
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2011-05-31
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2011-05-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-05-31
text: Introduced in House
Second Chance for Ex-Offenders Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2065
Sponsor: Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15]
Introduced: 2011-06-01 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal justice information and records
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Elementary and secondary education
Government information and archives
National and community service

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-01
text: 
Second Chance for Ex-Offenders Act of 2011 - Amends the federal criminal code to allow an individual to file a petition for expungement of a record of conviction for a nonviolent criminal offense if such individual has: (1) never been convicted of a violent offense and has never been convicted of a nonviolent offense other than the one for which expungement is sought; (2) fulfilled all requirements of the sentence of the court in which conviction was obtained; (3) remained free from dependency on or abuse of alcohol or a controlled substance for a minimum of one year and has been rehabilitated, to the court's satisfaction, if so required by the terms of supervised release; (4) obtained a high school diploma or completed a high school equivalency program; and (5) completed at least one year of community service.

Authorizes an individual convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor to file an expungement petition. Directs the court, in ruling on such petition, after determining petitioner eligibility, to weigh the petitioner's interests against the best interests of justice and public safety.
Authorizes the Department of Justice (DOJ) to maintain a nonpublic manual or computerized index of expunged records, to be made available only to federal and state law enforcement personnel who have custody of such records for limited disclosure purposes.
Requires the restoration of expunged records of individuals subsequently convicted of any federal or state offense.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-07-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2011-06-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-06-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-01
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 5, United States Code, to require that the Office of Personnel Management submit an annual report to Congress relating to the use of official time by Federal employees.

Bill: 112-hr-2066
Sponsor: Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-12]
Introduced: 2011-06-01 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-01
text: 
Requires the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to submit an annual report to Congress on the use of official time by federal employees. Defines &quot;official time&quot; as any period of time granted to a federal employee to perform representational or consultative functions and during which the employee would otherwise be in a duty status.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy     .
action_date: 2011-06-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2011-06-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-01
text: Introduced in House
Hurricane and Tornado Mitigation Investment Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2067
Sponsor: Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-9]
Introduced: 2011-06-01 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alabama
Arkansas
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Illinois
Income tax credits
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Natural disasters
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York State
North Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-01
text: 
Hurricane and Tornado Mitigation Investment Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual and business taxpayers in certain states a tax credit for 25% of their qualified hurricane and tornado mitigation property expenditures up to $5,000 for any taxable year. Defines such expenditures as expenditures in a dwelling unit to improve the strength of a roof deck attachment, create a secondary water barrier, improve the durability of a roof covering, brace gable-end walls, reinforce the connections between a roof and supporting wall, protect against windborne debris, or protect exterior doors and garages.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2011-06-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-01
text: Introduced in House
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Continuation Act

Bill: 112-hr-2068
Sponsor: Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-11]
Introduced: 2011-06-01 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Federal officials
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
Nuclear power

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-01
text: 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Continuation Act - Amends the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 to permit any Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) member appointed and confirmed before enactment of this Act, and not removed for cause by the President, to continue to serve until the earlier of: (1) the date on which the member's successor has been appointed and confirmed, or (2) the beginning of the first new Congress after the date on which the member's term expires.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
action_date: 2011-06-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2011-06-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-01
text: Introduced in House
Safe Building Code Incentive Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2069
Sponsor: Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-21]
Introduced: 2011-06-01 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance
Housing industry and standards
Intergovernmental relations
Natural disasters
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-01
text: 
Safe Building Code Incentive Act of 2011 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President to increase the maximum total of contributions for a major disaster by an amount equal to 4% of the estimated aggregate amount of grants to be made under the Act, if at the time of a declaration of a major disaster the affected state has in effect and is actively enforcing an approved state building code. 

Requires a state, to be eligible for the increased federal share, to submit its state building code to the President for approval.

Directs the President to approve a state building code submitted upon determining that it: (1) is consistent with the most recent version of a nationally recognized model building code, (2) has been adopted by the state within six years of the most recent version of the nationally recognized code, and (3) uses the nationally recognized code as a minimum standard.

Requires the President, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to set appropriate standards for the periodic update, resubmittal, and approval of state building codes, consistent with similar mitigation planning requirements under the Stafford Act.

Authorizes the use by states and local governments of technical and financial assistance to implement predisaster hazard mitigation measures to establish and operate a building department and carry out enforcement activities to implement an approved state building code.

Directs the President, in determining whether to provide technical and financial assistance to a state or local government, to take into account the extent to which that government is carrying out activities to implement an approved state building code.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2011-06-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2011-06-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-01
text: Introduced in House
United States Optimal Use of Trade to Develop Outerwear and Outdoor Recreation Act

Bill: 112-hr-2071
Sponsor: Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8]
Introduced: 2011-06-01 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Outdoor recreation
Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-01
text: 
United States Optimal Use of Trade to Develop Outerwear and Outdoor Recreation Act or U.S. OUTDOOR Act - Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide for the duty-free treatment of certain recreational performance outerwear.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2011-06-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2011-06-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-01
text: Introduced in House
Country-of-Origin Labeling for Fuels Act

Bill: 112-hr-2073
Sponsor: Rep. Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1]
Introduced: 2011-06-01 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Consumer affairs
Department of Energy
Motor fuels
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-01
text: 
Country-of-Origin Labeling for Fuels Act - Directs the Secretary of Energy to study and report to Congress with recommendations for appropriate methods and standards for requiring: (1) motor vehicle fuel suppliers to disclose to the next person in the motor vehicle fuel supply chain information regarding each country in which the fuel or any of its components were extracted, refined, or otherwise processed; and (2) motor vehicle retailers to disclose this information to consumers.
 
Requires the Secretary to prescribe regulations requiring disclosure of country-of-origin information by motor vehicle fuel suppliers and retailers in accordance with such recommendations. Prohibits such regulations, however, from requiring the listing of more than one country-of-origin for a fuel blend containing fuel 70% or more of which originated in a single country.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to impose a civil penalty of up to $10,000 on any person that knowingly violates such regulations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
action_date: 2011-06-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2011-06-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-01
text: Introduced in House
Dry Cask Storage Act

Bill: 112-hr-2075
Sponsor: Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-17]
Introduced: 2011-06-01 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Radioactive wastes and releases

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-01
text: 
Dry Cask Storage Act - Requires spent nuclear fuel that has been contained in storage pools and designated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) as qualified to be placed in certified dry storage casks to be moved from such pools and placed in such certified dry casks.
 
Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to: (1) determine the costs required for compliance with this Act by the owner of spent nuclear fuel, and (2) reduce by that amount the fees due from such owner to the Nuclear Waste Fund pursuant to the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
action_date: 2011-06-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2011-06-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-01
text: Introduced in House
MLR Repeal Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2077
Sponsor: Rep. Price, Tom [R-GA-6]
Introduced: 2011-06-01 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Business records
Corporate finance and management
Health care costs and insurance
Insurance industry and regulation

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-01
text: 
MLR Repeal Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to repeal provisions requiring a health plan (including a grandfathered health plan) to: (1) submit to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) a report concerning the ratio of the incurred loss (or incurred claims) plus the loss adjustment expense (or change in contract reserves) to earned premiums; and (2) provide an annual rebate to each enrollee if the ratio of the amount of premium revenue expended by the issuer on reimbursement for clinical services provided to enrollees and activities that improve health care quality to the total amount of premium revenue for the plan year is less than a 85% for large group markets or 80% for small group or individual markets. Repeals a requirement that each U.S. hospital establish and make public a list of its standard charges for items and services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-06-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2011-06-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-01
text: Introduced in House
Homeowners Flood Insurance Awareness Act

Bill: 112-hr-2078
Sponsor: Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2]
Introduced: 2011-06-01 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Disaster relief and insurance
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Floods and storm protection
Government information and archives
Government liability

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-01
text: 
Homeowners Flood Insurance Awareness Act - Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to publicize determinations of proposed flood elevations (including during the 90-day period for appeals) by notifying: (1) a prominent local television and radio station, and (2) each Member of the House of Representatives and each Senator that represents any part of such community.
 
Requires the Administrator to extend the 90-day period for appeals for 90 additional days if an affected community certifies that it: (1) believes there are property owners or lessees in the community who are unaware of such period for appeals, and (2) will use such extension to notify affected property owners or lessees of the period for appeals and the opportunity to appeal the proposed determinations.
 
Allows reimbursement of expenses for the services of surveyors, engineers, or similar services (but not legal services) incurred in effecting a successful petition to dispute the designation of a property as being located in an area with a special flood hazard.
 
Directs the Administrator to: (1) revise annually each flood insurance rate map to permanently remove any property whose owner or lessee (or a community) successfully petitions to remove the designation of such property as being located in an area with a special flood hazard, and (2) ensure that each such map indicates no history of such property being designated as located in a special flood hazard area.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-07-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.
action_date: 2011-06-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2011-06-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-01
text: Introduced in House
Evacuees Tax Relief Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2080
Sponsor: Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14]
Introduced: 2011-06-01 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Accidents
Emergency planning and evacuation
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Natural disasters
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-01
text: 
Evacuees Tax Relief Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual taxpayers to elect either a tax credit or tax deduction for up to $5,000 of their voluntary or mandatory evacuation expenses due to a disaster.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2011-06-01
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1010)
action_date: 2011-06-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-01
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to replace the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection with the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as a member of the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Bill: 112-hr-2081
Sponsor: Rep. Renacci, James B. [R-OH-16]
Introduced: 2011-06-01 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Department of the Treasury
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Federal Reserve System

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-01
text: 
Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to remove the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) from membership on the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and substitute the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or a designee).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-02-08
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2011-10-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
action_date: 2011-06-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2011-06-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-01
text: Introduced in House
Work Opportunity Credit Improvements Act

Bill: 112-hr-2082
Sponsor: Rep. Schock, Aaron [R-IL-18]
Introduced: 2011-06-01 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Income tax credits
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Wages and earnings
Youth employment and child labor

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-01
text: 
Work Opportunity Credit Improvements Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend through 2014 the work opportunity tax credit, (2) allow employers to certify certain employees as members of a targeted group for purposes of such credit in lieu of obtaining certification from a state employment security agency, (3) expand the definition of &quot;qualified veteran&quot; for purposes of such credit to include any recently discharged veteran and any veteran receiving specified benefits, and (4) allow such credit for the hiring of high-risk youth who begin work during the period of 2009 through 2014.
 
Directs the Department of Defense (DOD) or the National Guard, as applicable, to provide individuals discharged or released from the Armed Forces or the National Guard with information and documentation necessary for qualifying for the work opportunity tax credit as a recently discharged veteran. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2011-06-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2011-06-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2011-06-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-01
text: Introduced in House