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Sports Gaming Opportunity Act of 2012

Bill: 112-hr-3797
Sponsor: Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2]
Introduced: 2012-01-23 in the House
Policy area: Sports and Recreation
Subjects: Gambling
Professional sports
School athletics
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2012-01-23
text: 
Sports Gaming Opportunity Act of 2012 - Amends the federal judicial code to exempt a lottery, sweepstakes, or other betting, gambling, or wagering scheme authorized by a state by a statute enacted on or after January 1, 2012, and in effect not later than January 1, 2016, from the prohibition against a governmental entity, or a person acting pursuant to the law or compact of

 

a governmental entity, sponsoring, operating, advertising, or promoting sports gambling.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-01-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.
action_date: 2012-01-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2012-01-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-01-23
text: Introduced in House
Egg Products Inspection Act Amendments of 2012

Bill: 112-hr-3798
Sponsor: Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5]
Introduced: 2012-01-23 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural practices and innovations
Agricultural trade
Air quality
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Birds
California
Federal preemption
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Livestock
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2012-01-23
text: 
Egg Products Inspection Act Amendments of 2012 - Amends the Egg Products Inspection Act to revise housing and treatment of egg-laying hens and related enforcement provisions.
 
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to delegate to the California Department of Food and Agriculture certain enforcement authority with respect to eggs produced, shipped, handled, transported or received in California prior to the date that is 18 years after the date of enactment of this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-02-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
action_date: 2012-01-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2012-01-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-01-23
text: Introduced in House
Do Your Job Act

Bill: 112-hr-3799
Sponsor: Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-4]
Introduced: 2012-01-23 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Appropriations
Budget process
Congressional committees
Congressional officers and employees
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Members of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2012-01-23
text: 
Do Your Job Act - Prohibits the disbursement of funds for salaries and expenses for specified congressional offices and committees, if on or before May 15 of any year Congress does not adopt a budget resolution for the fiscal year that begins on October 1 of that year.
 
Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to deposit all payments otherwise required to be made for Members' compensation in an escrow account to be released to the Members only upon the adoption of such a resolution.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-01-23
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: 2012-01-23
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: 2012-01-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-01-23
text: Introduced in House
National Pro-Life Waiting Period Act of 2012

Bill: 112-hr-3802
Sponsor: Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3]
Introduced: 2012-01-23 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Abortion
Civil actions and liability
Medical ethics

Summary:
action_date: 2012-01-23
text: 
National Pro-Life Waiting Period Act of 2012 - Prohibits an abortion provider engaged in interstate or foreign commerce from performing an abortion without waiting 24 hours after obtaining a written certification from the pregnant woman certifying the date and time of her first in-person meeting with the provider to seek the abortion. 
 
Makes an exception if the abortion is necessary to save a mother whose life is endangered by a physical disorder, illness, or injury, including a physical condition arising from the pregnancy itself. Requires the provider to certify the specific medical conditions that support such determination and include the certification in the woman's medical file. 
 
Sets penalties for willfully falsifying such a certification or for otherwise violating this Act. Establishes a private right of action against a provider to any woman upon whom an abortion has been performed in violation of this Act.
 
States that this Act does not affect the duration of any waiting period required under state law that is equal to or longer than the waiting period required by this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-01-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2012-01-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-01-23
text: Introduced in House
American Opportunity and Freedom Act of 2012

Bill: 112-hr-3804
Sponsor: Rep. Huelskamp, Tim [R-KS-1]
Introduced: 2012-01-23 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Capital gains tax
Comprehensive health care
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Employee benefits and pensions
General taxation matters
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Income tax rates
Sales and excise taxes
Tax treatment of families
Transfer and inheritance taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2012-01-23
text: 
American Opportunity and Freedom Act of 2012 - Repeals the terminating date (i.e., December 31, 2012) of: (1) the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, thus making such Act permanent; and (2) provisions of the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 reducing tax rates on dividends and capital gains.
 
Repeals the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes for decedents dying and transfers made after December 31, 2010.
 
Repeals the alternative minimum tax (AMT) for individuals for taxable years beginning after 2010. 
 
Repeals: (1) the increase in the excise tax rate on tobacco products, and (2) revenue offset provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and other tax provisions relating to the individual and employer mandate requiring the purchase of health insurance under PPACA. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-03-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2012-01-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2012-01-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2012-01-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2012-01-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-01-23
text: Introduced in House
Ultrasound Informed Consent Act

Bill: 112-hr-3805
Sponsor: Rep. Jordan, Jim [R-OH-4]
Introduced: 2012-01-23 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Abortion
Civil actions and liability
Health information and medical records
Medical ethics
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Sex and reproductive health
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2012-01-23
text: 
Ultrasound Informed Consent Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require abortion providers, before a woman gives informed consent to any part of an abortion, to perform an obstetric ultrasound on the pregnant woman, provide a simultaneous explanation of what the ultrasound is depicting, display the ultrasound images so the woman may view them, and provide a complete medical description of the images, including the dimensions of the embryo or fetus, cardiac activity if present and visible, and the presence of external members and internal organs if present and viewable. 
 
Prohibits construing this Act to require a woman to view the images or penalizing the provider or the woman if she declines to look at the images.
 
Exempts an abortion provider if the abortion is necessary to save the life of a mother whose life is endangered by a physical disorder, physical illness, or physical injury, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself. Requires the provider to include in the woman's medical file a truthful and accurate certification of the specific medical circumstances that support such determination.
 
Authorizes the Attorney General to commence a civil action in federal court against any abortion provider who knowingly violates this Act. Prescribes penalties. Directs the Attorney General to notify the appropriate state medical licensing authority of penalties assessed. Authorizes a woman upon whom an abortion has been performed in violation of this Act to commence a civil action against the provider for actual and punitive damages.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-01-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2012-01-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-01-23
text: Introduced in House
One Subject at a Time Act

Bill: 112-hr-3806
Sponsor: Rep. Marino, Tom [R-PA-10]
Introduced: 2012-01-23 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Appropriations
Government liability
Legislative rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2012-01-23
text: 
One Subject at a Time Act - Requires: (1) each bill or joint resolution to embrace no more than one subject, and (2) the subject to be clearly and descriptively expressed in the measure's title.
 
Prohibits an appropriations bill from containing any general legislation or change of existing law requirement, if its subject is not germane to the subject of such bill.
 
Declares void: (1) an entire Act or joint resolution if its title addresses two or more unrelated subjects, (2) provisions in legislation not clearly and descriptively expressed in the measure's title, (3) appropriation provisions in legislation outside the relevant subcommittee's jurisdiction, and (4) provisions of appropriation bills not germane to their subject matter.
 
Grants aggrieved persons and Members of Congress the right to bring an action against the United States to seek appropriate relief, including an injunction against the enforcement of any law, the passage of which did not conform to this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-01-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2012-01-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2012-01-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-01-23
text: Introduced in House
Guaranteed Energy Assistance Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-3807
Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT-5]
Introduced: 2012-01-23 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Energy assistance for the poor and aged
Government trust funds
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Oil and gas
Sales and excise taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2012-01-23
text: 
Guaranteed Energy Assistance Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose an excise tax on each barrel of oil extracted pursuant to any lease of federal onshore lands under the Mineral Leasing Act, the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands, or any other federal law, or any lease under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. Establishes the amount of such tax at the lesser of 50 cents per barrel or such amount as the Secretary of the Treasury estimates would result in aggregate revenue for a fiscal year equal to the excess of $5.1 billion over the amount appropriated for such fiscal year for providing assistance under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981. 
 
Establishes in the Treasury the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program Trust Fund (LIHEAP Trust Fund) to provide assistance under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981. Limits the amount of such assistance to $5.1 billion in any fiscal year. Dedicates revenues from the tax on oil under this Act to such Fund. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-03-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
action_date: 2012-01-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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: 2012-01-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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: 2012-01-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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: 2012-01-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-01-23
text: Introduced in House
Scott Gardner Act

Bill: 112-hr-3808
Sponsor: Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9]
Introduced: 2012-01-23 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Criminal justice information and records
Detention of persons
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Immigration status and procedures
Intergovernmental relations
Law enforcement administration and funding
State and local finance
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2012-01-23
text: 
 Scott Gardner Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Attorney General (DOJ) to take into custody an alien who is unlawfully in the United States and is arrested by a state or local law enforcement officer for driving while intoxicated or a similar violation. Directs the officer, upon reasonable grounds to believe the individual is an alien, to: (1) verify the individual's immigration status, and (2) take into custody for federal transfer an individual who is unlawfully in the United States.
 
Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to reimburse states and localities for related transportation costs when such transportation is not done in the course of normal duties.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-03-07
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2012-01-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
action_date: 2012-01-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2012-01-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-01-23
text: Introduced in House
New Jersey Betting and Equal Treatment Act of 2012

Bill: 112-hr-3809
Sponsor: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6]
Introduced: 2012-01-23 in the House
Policy area: Sports and Recreation
Subjects: Gambling
New Jersey
Professional sports
School athletics
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2012-01-23
text: 
New Jersey Betting and Equal Treatment Act of 2012 - Amends the federal judicial code to exempt a lottery, sweepstakes, or other betting, gambling, or waging scheme operating exclusively in New Jersey, to the extent such scheme is approved by that state's legislature by statute, from the prohibition against a governmental entity, or a person acting pursuant to the law or compact of

 

a governmental entity, sponsoring, operating, advertising, or promoting sports gambling.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-01-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.
action_date: 2012-01-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2012-01-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-01-23
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 23, United States Code, to modify a provision relating to minimum penalties for repeat offenders for driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence, and for other purposes.

Bill: 112-hr-3810
Sponsor: Rep. Petri, Thomas E. [R-WI-6]
Introduced: 2012-01-23 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Licensing and registrations
Roads and highways
State and local government operations
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2012-01-23
text: 
Amends the federal-aid highway program to modify the minimum penalties states are required to impose on motorists convicted multiple times for driving while intoxicated or under the influence of alcohol.
 
Requires repeat offenders to have: (1) all their driving privileges suspended (currently, a driver's license suspension) for at least one year; or (2) their unlimited driving privileges suspended for one year, with limited driving privileges permitted, subject to restrictions and limited exemptions established under state law, if an ignition interlock device is installed for at least one year on each of the motor vehicles they own or operate.
 
Eliminates the current alternative of a combination of suspension of all driving privileges for the first 45 days of the suspension period followed by a reinstatement of limited driving privileges for the purpose of getting to and from work, school, or an alcohol treatment program if an ignition interlock device is installed on each of the motor vehicles owned or operated, or both, by the individual.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-01-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2012-01-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2012-01-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-01-23
text: Introduced in House
Keystone For a Secure Tomorrow Act

Bill: 112-hr-3811
Sponsor: Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2]
Introduced: 2012-01-24 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Canada
Congressional oversight
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Historic sites and heritage areas
Intergovernmental relations
Licensing and registrations
Nebraska
Oil and gas
Pipelines
State and local government operations
Water quality
Watersheds

Summary:
action_date: 2012-01-24
text: Keystone For a Secure Tomorrow Act - Approves a specified permit regarding certain energy-related facilities and land transportation crossings on the international boundaries of the United States for the Keystone XL pipeline project. 
Prescribes permit requirements, including: (1) reconsideration of routing of the Keystone XL pipeline within Nebraska; (2) a review period during which routing within Nebraska may be reconsidered and the route of the Keystone XL pipeline through the state altered with any accompanying modification to a specified Plan; and (3) the obligation of the President to coordinate review with the state of Nebraska, provide necessary data and reasonable technical assistance material to the review process, and approve the route within Nebraska submitted by its governor to the Secretary of State.
 
Deems approved, within 10 days after its date of submission, the route submitted by the governor of Nebraska pursuant to the permit approved under this Act if the President does not approve that route. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-01-31
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H189-190)
action_date: 2012-01-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2012-01-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Natural Resources, 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: 2012-01-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Natural Resources, 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: 2012-01-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Natural Resources, 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: 2012-01-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-01-24
text: Introduced in House
Supplemental Security Income Equality Act

Bill: 112-hr-3812
Sponsor: Resident Commissioner Pierluisi, Pedro R. [D-PR-At Large]
Introduced: 2012-01-24 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: American Samoa
Caribbean area
Guam
Poverty and welfare assistance
Puerto Rico
U.S. territories and protectorates
Virgin Islands

Summary:
action_date: 2012-01-24
text: 
Supplemental Security Income Equality Act - Amends the Social Security Amendments of 1972 to extend the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program under title XVI of the Social Security Act to Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-02-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
action_date: 2012-01-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2012-01-24
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H130)
action_date: 2012-01-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-01-24
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit the Department of Justice from tracking and cataloguing the purchases of multiple rifles and shotguns.

Bill: 112-hr-3814
Sponsor: Rep. Amash, Justin [R-MI-3]
Introduced: 2012-01-24 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal justice information and records
Firearms and explosives
Law enforcement administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2012-01-24
text: 
Prohibits the use of federal funds to require a person licensed to deal in firearms to report information to the Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding the sale of multiple rifles or shotguns to the same person.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-02-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2012-01-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2012-01-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-01-24
text: Introduced in House