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Hybrid and Electric Trucks and Infrastructure Act

Bill: 112-s-1285
Sponsor: Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI]
Introduced: 2011-06-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Department of Energy
Energy efficiency and conservation
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Income tax credits
Motor carriers
Motor fuels

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-28
text: 
Hybrid and Electric Trucks and Infrastructure Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase and extend through 2015 the tax credit for new qualified hybrid motor vehicles; (2) allow such credit for certain fuel-efficient heavy trucks and heavy electric vehicles; (3) extend through 2014 the tax credit for alternative fuel vehicle refueling property expenditures; (4) expand the definition of refueling property for electric motor vehicles to include panel upgrades, wiring, conduit, trenching, pedestals, and related equipment; and (5) allow a new tax credit, through 2014, for 50% of the cost, up to $3,500, for electric idling reduction devices installed on heavy-duty diesel powered on-highway vehicles. 
 
Directs the Secretary of Energy to publish standards for certifying idling reduction devices.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2011-06-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011

Bill: 112-s-1286
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2011-06-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Agricultural trade
Employee benefits and pensions
Employment and training programs
Health care costs and insurance
Income tax credits
Trade adjustment assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-28
text: 
Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011 - Amends the Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assistance Act of 2009 to repeal the December 31, 2011, termination date for trade adjustment assistance (TAA) programs. 
 
Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to extend TAA programs through December 31, 2016.
 
Extends TAA through December 31, 2016, for: (1) workers, (2) firms, (3) farmers, and (4) communities.
 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through December 31, 2016, the 80% tax credit for health insurance costs (including advance payments) for TAA (as well as Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation [PBGC] pension) recipients.
 
Makes TAA recipients who are in a break in training under a training program, or who are receiving unemployment compensation, eligible for such tax credit for the period through December 31, 2016. 
 
Amends the IRC, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) to extend through December 31, 2016, the TAA pre-certification period rule disregarding any 63-day lapse in creditable health care coverage for TAA workers.
 
Extends the continued eligibility for the credit for qualifying family members and certain qualified TAA-eligible individuals and PBGC pension recipients for COBRA premium assistance through December 31, 2016.
 
Extends through December 31, 2016, coverage under an employee benefit plan funded by a voluntary employees' beneficiary association established pursuant to an order of a bankruptcy court, or by agreement with an authorized representative.
 
Expands rules for valuing assets in grantor retained annuity trusts to require: (1) that the right to receive fixed amounts from an annuity last for a term of not less than 10 years and that such fixed amounts not decrease during the first 10 years of the annuity term, and (2) that the remainder interest have a value greater than zero when transferred.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2011-06-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Sound Money Promotion Act

Bill: 112-s-1287
Sponsor: Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC]
Introduced: 2011-06-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Capital gains tax
Currency
Income tax exclusion
Metals

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-28
text: 
Sound Money Promotion Act - Exempts gold and silver coins declared to be legal tender by the federal government or any state government from taxation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2011-06-28
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to exempt certain class A CDL drivers from the requirement to obtain a hazardous material endorsement while operating a service vehicle with a fuel tank containing 3,785 liters (1,000 gallons) or less of diesel fuel.

Bill: 112-s-1288
Sponsor: Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS]
Introduced: 2011-06-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: General agriculture matters
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Licensing and registrations
Motor fuels
Motor vehicles
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-28
text: 
Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to exempt from the requirement to obtain a hazardous material (hazmat) endorsement all class A commercial driver's license (CDL) holders who are custom harvesters, agricultural retailers, agricultural business employees, agricultural cooperative employees, or agricultural producers who operate a service vehicle with a fuel tank containing 3,785 liters (1,000) gallons or less of diesel fuel if the tank is clearly marked with a placard reading &quot;Diesel Fuel.&quot;


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2011-06-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Taxpayer Advocacy and Government Accountability Promotion Act of 2011

Bill: 112-s-1289
Sponsor: Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2011-06-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Congressional oversight
Consumer credit
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Employee benefits and pensions
Employment taxes
Federal-Indian relations
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Housing finance and home ownership
Income tax credits
Income tax exclusion
Income tax rates
Insurance industry and regulation
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Medicaid
Medicare
Public contracts and procurement
Right of privacy
Securities
Small business
State and local taxation
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Tax reform and tax simplification
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-28
text: 
Taxpayer Advocacy and Government Accountability Promotion Act of 2011 or the TAX GAP Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) eliminate certain payment requirements for submitting offers-in-compromise of tax liability; (2) expand requirements for electronic filing of tax returns to certain large corporations and partnerships; (3) require additional information on tax returns relating to mortgage interest; (4) expand information reporting requirements for bank accounts, non-interest bearing deposits, and electronic filings by paid tax preparers; (5) expand withholding requirements with respect to payments to contractors and extend the continuous levy to cover payments to Medicaid and Medicare providers; (6) require the heads of the Federal Bureau of Prisons and state prisons to provide detailed information to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on certain inmates; (7) grant the IRS access to information in the National Directory of New Hires for tax administration purposes; and (8) increase and expand criminal and civil penalties for failure to comply with tax reporting and filing requirements, including requirements for electronic filing.
 
Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to make an apology payment to a taxpayer for any action or inaction by the IRS that has caused the taxpayer excess expense or undue burden. Excludes the amount of any such apology payment from taxpayer gross income.
 
Directs the Secretary to: (1) revise Schedule C of tax form 1040 (self-employment income) to require reporting of additional gross receipts and expense information by sole proprietors, and (2) report to Congress on efforts to improve voluntary compliance by sole proprietors.
 
Requires the Secretary to submit to Congress: (1) a report on taxpayer assistance and tax simplification, (2) comprehensive and detailed reports on a strategy for reducing the tax gap, (3) a study on revenue increases and costs with respect to tax gap legislation, and (4) reports on worker misclassification (e.g., employees classified as independent contractors). 
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2011-06-28
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a renewable electricity integration credit for a utility that purchases or produces renewable power.

Bill: 112-s-1291
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2011-06-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Electric power generation and transmission
Income tax credits
Public utilities and utility rates

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-28
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an electric utility: (1) a renewable electricity integration tax credit for the purchase or production of renewable power, or (2) a payment in lieu of such credit for sales of renewable electricity to retail customers. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2011-06-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Employment Protection Act of 2011

Bill: 112-s-1292
Sponsor: Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA]
Introduced: 2011-06-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Economic performance and conditions
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Licensing and registrations
Public participation and lobbying
Unemployment
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-29
text: 
Employment Protection Act of 2011 - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), prior to promulgating a regulation, policy statement, guidance document, or endangerment finding, implementing any new or substantially altered program, or issuing or denying any permit, to analyze the impact, disaggregated by state, of such requirements, policy statement, guidance, finding, program, permit, or permit denial on employment levels and economic activity. Requires such analysis to include estimated job losses and decreased economic activity due to the denial or issuance of permits, including permits issued under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act). 
 
Requires the Administrator to: (1) post such analysis on EPA's website and request governors of states experiencing more than a de minimis negative impact to post such analysis in their capitols; (2) hold public hearings in each state in which a requirement, program, or permit will have more than a de minimis negative impact on employment levels or economic activity; and (3) give notice of such impact in a state to such state's congressional delegation, governor, and legislature prior to the effective date of such requirement or program or the denial or issuance of a permit.
 
Defines "de minimis negative impact" to mean: (1) a loss of more than 100 jobs (offsetting job gains that result from the hypothetical creation of new jobs through new technologies or government employment may not be used in the job loss calculation); and (2) a decrease in economic activity of more than $1,000,000 in a year (offsetting economic activity that result from the hypothetical creation of new economic activity through new technologies or government employment may not be used in the economic activity calculation).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2011-06-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Native American Challenge Demonstration Project Act of 2011

Bill: 112-s-1293
Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
Introduced: 2011-06-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Economic development
Federal-Indian relations
Indian social and development programs
Public-private cooperation

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-29
text: 
Native American Challenge Demonstration Project Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish and implement the Native American Millennium Challenge Demonstration Project to provide coordinated and integrated federal economic development assistance to remote Native American communities.
 
Specifies: (1) the federal agencies that may coordinate such assistance, and (2) the programs that may be integrated. 
 
Requires the Secretary to provide unified accounting, budgeting, and auditing standards to an eligible Indian tribe, tribal organization, or Native Hawaiian organization with whom a compact is executed for a maximum period of 5 years (extendable for up to 10 years). Provides authority to integrate the services of various federal assistance programs into a single, coordinated program.
 
Directs the Secretary to develop an application and selection process for eligible entities to enter into such Native American Challenge compacts. Requires that priority be given to rural and remote eligible entities located in census districts with high Native American unemployment or poverty rates. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
action_date: 2011-06-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund Act of 2011

Bill: 112-s-1295
Sponsor: Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL]
Introduced: 2011-06-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Agricultural research
Agricultural trade
Animal and plant health
Congressional oversight
Fruit and vegetables
Government trust funds
Pest management
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Tariffs
Trade agreements and negotiations

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-29
text: 
Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund Act of 2011 - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to establish the Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund, consisting of revenues from duties paid on imported citrus or citrus products, to support scientific research, technical assistance, and development activities to combat both domestic and invasive citrus diseases and pests harming the United States.
 
 Establishes the Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund Advisory Board.
 
Makes Fund amounts available to the Secretary of Agriculture to develop a coordinated program of research and product development relating to: (1) scientific research of both domestic and invasive diseases and pests afflicting the citrus industry; and (2) support for the dissemination and commercialization of relevant information, techniques, and technologies discovered through Fund research or other research projects intended to solve problems caused by citrus production diseases and invasive pests.
 
Requires the President to notify certain congressional committees before entering into a trade agreement that could result in a decrease in the amount of: (1) duties paid on imported citrus or citrus products, and (2) funds transferred into the Fund.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2011-06-29
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to preserve State and institutional authority relating to State authorization and the definition of credit hour.

Bill: 112-s-1297
Sponsor: Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC]
Introduced: 2011-06-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Education
Education programs funding
Higher education
Intergovernmental relations
School administration
State and local government operations
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-29
text: 
Repeals certain Department of Education regulations that for purposes of determining whether a school is eligible to participate in programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA): (1) require institutions of higher education and postsecondary vocational institutions (except religious schools) to be legally authorized by the state in which they are situated, (2) delineate what such legal authorization requires of states and schools, and (3) define &quot;credit hour.&quot;
 
Prohibits the Secretary of Education from promulgating or enforcing any regulation or rule that defines &quot;credit hour&quot; for any purpose under the HEA.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2011-06-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Land Transfer Act

Bill: 112-s-1298
Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
Introduced: 2011-06-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Alaska
Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Health facilities and institutions
Land transfers

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-29
text: 
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Land Transfer Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to convey to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium specified property in Anchorage, Alaska, for use in connection with health and related programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
action_date: 2011-06-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Lions Clubs International Century of Service Commemorative Coin Act

Bill: 112-s-1299
Sponsor: Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]
Introduced: 2011-06-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Currency
Disability and paralysis
Disaster relief and insurance
Hearing, speech, and vision care
International organizations and cooperation
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-29
text: 
Lions Clubs International Century of Service Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue as legal tender $1 coins in commemoration of the centennial of the founding of the Lions Clubs International. Requires the design of the coins to be emblematic of the centennial.
 
Permits the Secretary to issue such coins only during calendar 2017.
 
Requires sales of the coins to include a surcharge of $10 per coin, to be paid by the Secretary to the Lions Clubs International Foundation.
 

 

action_date: 2012-07-26
text: 

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

 
Lions Clubs International Century of Service Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue as legal tender $1 coins in commemoration of the centennial of the founding of the Lions Clubs International. Requires the design of the coins to be emblematic of the centennial.
 
Permits the Secretary to issue such coins only during calendar 2017.
 
Requires sales of the coins to include a surcharge of $10 per coin, to be paid by the Secretary to the Lions Clubs International Foundation.
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-07-30
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2012-07-30
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2012-07-30
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2012-07-26
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S5625-5626)
action_date: 2012-07-26
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S5625-5626)
action_date: 2012-07-26
text: Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5625-5626)
action_date: 2012-07-26
text: Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5625-5626)
action_date: 2011-06-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2011-06-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Fort Monroe National Historical Park Establishment Act of 2011

Bill: 112-s-1303
Sponsor: Sen. Webb, Jim [D-VA]
Introduced: 2011-06-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Historic sites and heritage areas
Land transfers
Military history
Outdoor recreation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-29
text: 
Fort Monroe National Historical Park Establishment Act of 2011 - Establishes the Fort Monroe National Historical Park as a unit of the National Park System in Virginia. 
 
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements with the Commonwealth of Virginia or any other party under which the Secretary may identify, interpret, and provide assistance for the preservation of non-federal properties within the boundary of the Park or in the historic area. 
 
Authorizes the Secretary to enter into a partnership agreement with the Fort Monroe Foundation that would benefit the preservation and interpretation of resources within the Park. 
 
Authorizes the Secretary to provide technical assistance and public interpretation of resources within the historic area and at any sites in close proximity to the Park outside of such area that are related to events or persons associated with the Fort , including encampments and cemeteries of formerly enslaved persons freed at the Fort during the Civil War. 
 
Allows the Secretary to provide for the coordination of interpretation between the Park and the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail for any resources within the Park that may relate to the Trail. 
 
Directs the Secretary and the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to enter into an interagency agreement for the long-term protection and public interpretation of the Old Point Comfort Lighthouse. 
 
Requires the Secretary to complete a general management plan for the Park. 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-10-19
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-224.
action_date: 2011-06-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2011-06-29
text: Introduced in Senate