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District of Columbia Employee Suitability Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-3285
Sponsor: Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49]
Introduced: 2011-10-31 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Criminal justice information and records
District of Columbia
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
State and local government operations
Subversive activities

Summary:
action_date: 2011-10-31
text: 
District of Columbia Employee Suitability Act of 2011 - Amends the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to establish criteria to determine whether an individual is suitable for employment with the District of Columbia government.
 
Authorizes the hiring authority involved, subject to exceptions, to find an individual unsuitable and take a suitability action only on the basis of: (1) misconduct or negligence in employment; (2) criminal or dishonest conduct; (3) material, intentional false statement, or deception or fraud in examination or appointment; (4) alcohol abuse of a specified character; (5) illegal use of narcotics, drugs, or other controlled substances without evidence of substantial rehabilitation; (6) knowing and willful engagement in acts or activities designed to overthrow the U.S. government by force; and (7) any statutory or regulatory bar preventing the lawful employment of the individual involved in the position in question.
 
Specifies additional factors the hiring authority may consider.
 
Prohibits a hiring authority from making a new determination under this Act for an individual who has already been determined suitable or fit based on character or conduct unless: (1) a new investigation is required under the District of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978 (Merit Personnel Act) or any successor law, or (2) no new investigation is required but the investigative record on file for the individual shows conduct incompatible with the core duties of the relevant covered position.
 
Makes such suitability determination factors: (1) applicable to any office in the District of Columbia executive branch and to any District of Columbia independent agency, and (2) inapplicable to the Council and courts of the District of Columbia.
 
Prohibits appointments to any position in the excepted service under the Merit Personnel Act unless the individual applies for and submits to a criminal background check in accordance with the Criminal Background Checks for the Protection of Children Act of 2004.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-11-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health Care, District of Columbia, Census and the National Archives.
action_date: 2011-10-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2011-10-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-10-31
text: Introduced in House
SEAL 401(k) Savings Act

Bill: 112-hr-3287
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3]
Introduced: 2011-11-01 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Consumer credit
Department of the Treasury
Employee benefits and pensions
Income tax exclusion

Summary:
action_date: 2011-11-01
text: 
Savings Enhancement by Alleviating Leakage in 401(k) Savings Act of 2011 or the SEAL 401(k) Savings Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to loans made from a qualified employer plan, to extend the period for repayment of loans if a plan terminates or a plan participant becomes unemployed.
 
Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to modify regulations governing hardship distributions from qualified employer plans to allow participants to make additional contributions to a plan during the six month period following a hardship distribution.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-11-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2011-11-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-11-01
text: Introduced in House
Safeguarding United States Satellite Leadership and Security Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-3288
Sponsor: Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28]
Introduced: 2011-11-01 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Africa
Asia
Caribbean area
China
Congressional oversight
Cuba
Iran
Latin America
Middle East
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
North Korea
Sanctions
Spacecraft and satellites
Sudan
Syria
Terrorism
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2011-11-01
text: 
Safeguarding United States Satellite Leadership and Security Act of 2011 - Authorizes the President to remove commercial satellites and related components from the United States Munitions List.
 
Prohibits any satellite or related component from being transferred, directly or indirectly, to: (1) the government of China (PRC) or any PRC entity or person; or (2) the government of Cuba, Iran, Sudan, Syria, or North Korea or any entity or person of Cuba, Iran, Sudan, Syria, or North Korea.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-11-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2011-11-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-11-01
text: Introduced in House
Veterans Health Care Stamp Act

Bill: 112-hr-3290
Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]
Introduced: 2011-11-01 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Postal service
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2011-11-01
text: 
Veterans Health Care Stamp Act - Requires the U.S. Postal Service to provide for the issuance and sale of a veterans health care stamp to help fund the medical care and treatment of veterans. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-11-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2011-11-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2011-11-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-11-01
text: Introduced in House
Healthy Foods for Healthy Living Act

Bill: 112-hr-3291
Sponsor: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2011-11-01 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Community life and organization
Food assistance and relief
Fruit and vegetables
Health promotion and preventive care
Medicaid
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Nutrition and diet
Physical fitness and lifestyle
Poverty and welfare assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2011-11-01
text: 
Healthy Foods for Healthy Living Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to make grants to community-based organizations and local redevelopment agencies operating in low-income communities to: (1) assist in purchasing appropriate equipment or in hiring and training personnel to expand the inventory of fresh fruits and vegetables or other healthy food alternatives available for residents of a low-income community, and (2) carry out related consumer education and outreach activities. 
 
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) and title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to cover additional primary and preventive services relating to obesity treatment and prevention, supervised exercise sessions, stress testing, lifestyle modification education, and culinary arts education to promote proper nutrition.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-11-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture .
action_date: 2011-11-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-11-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-11-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2011-11-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2011-11-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2011-11-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-11-01
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in Nevada except by express authorization of Congress.

Bill: 112-hr-3292
Sponsor: Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2]
Introduced: 2011-11-01 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Monuments and memorials
Nevada
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:
action_date: 2011-11-01
text: 
Prohibits any further extension or establishment of national parks and monuments in Nevada from being undertaken, except by express authorization of Congress. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-11-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2011-11-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2011-11-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-11-01
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense (and the Secretary of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard) to issue, at no cost to the United States, a military service identification card to persons who served in the Armed Forces.

Bill: 112-hr-3293
Sponsor: Rep. Bass, Charles F. [R-NH-2]
Introduced: 2011-11-01 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Government information and archives
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2011-11-01
text: 
Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD), and the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) with respect to the Coast Guard, to design a military service identification card to identify and recognize the service of a member of the Armed Forces after the retirement or other separation of the member from the Armed Forces.
 
Requires the card to include, at a minimum, the information contained on the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty.
 
Directs the Secretary concerned to: (1) establish an application process for a person to request such a card, and (2) make the card available to retired and former members of the Armed Forces who retired or were separated before enactment of this Act.
 
Conditions the issuance of the card upon the payment of an amount sufficient to cover the costs incurred by the United States to manufacture and issue it.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-12-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2011-11-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2011-11-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-11-01
text: Introduced in House
State Transportation Emergency Flexibility Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-3294
Sponsor: Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8]
Introduced: 2011-11-01 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Roads and highways
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2011-11-01
text: 
State Transportation Emergency Flexibility Act of 2011 - Authorizes a state, after declaring an emergency regarding any component of the National Highway System, to repair or replace such component using any funds apportioned to the state under: (1) the federal-aid highway program; or (2) the coordinated border infrastructure or safe routes to school programs under the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-11-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2011-11-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2011-11-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-11-01
text: Introduced in House
To amend the charter of the Archaeological Institute of America with respect to the principal office of the corporation.

Bill: 112-hr-3295
Sponsor: Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8]
Introduced: 2011-11-01 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Archaeology and anthropology
Federally chartered organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2011-11-01
text: 
Amends the Act entitled &quot;An Act Incorporating the Archaeological Institute of America&quot; concerning the location of the principal office of the Archaeological Institute of America. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-11-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-11-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-11-01
text: Introduced in House
Small Business Energy Improvements Financing Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-3296
Sponsor: Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3]
Introduced: 2011-11-01 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Energy efficiency and conservation
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2011-11-01
text: 
Small Business Energy Improvements Financing Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to make economic adjustment grants to support innovative, utility-administered energy efficiency programs for small business concerns.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-01-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.
action_date: 2011-11-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2011-11-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial 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: 2011-11-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial 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: 2011-11-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-11-01
text: Introduced in House
H.E.L.P. Act

Bill: 112-hr-3297
Sponsor: Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-11]
Introduced: 2011-11-01 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Caribbean area
Evidence and witnesses
Family relationships
Haiti
Immigration status and procedures
Latin America
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2011-11-01
text: 
Haitian Emergency Life Protection Act of 2011 or the H.E.L.P. Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to V-visa nonimmigrants (spouses and minor children of lawful permanent residents who come to the United States to wait for completion of the immigrant visa process) to include certain Haitian nationals whose petition for a family-sponsored immigrant visa was approved on or before January 12, 2010.
 
Authorizes the Secretary of State to use secondary evidence to verify eligibility for such status or for immediate relative status.
 
Sunsets the provisions of this Act two years after its enactment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-11-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
action_date: 2011-11-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-11-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-11-01
text: Introduced in House
To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to apply to retiree-only health plans the extension of dependent health coverage for individuals through 26 years of age provided for by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Bill: 112-hr-3299
Sponsor: Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22]
Introduced: 2011-11-01 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Family relationships
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access

Summary:
action_date: 2011-11-01
text: 
Amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Internal Revenue Code to apply the requirement for a health plan to provide dependent coverage until an adult child turns 26 years of age to plans that do not have any participants who are current employees (retiree-only plans).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-11-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-11-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-11-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 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: 2011-11-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 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: 2011-11-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 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: 2011-11-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-11-01
text: Introduced in House
Half in Ten Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-3300
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9]
Introduced: 2011-11-01 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Child safety and welfare
Department of Health and Human Services
Economic performance and conditions
Employment and training programs
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Government information and archives
Performance measurement
Poverty and welfare assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2011-11-01
text: 
Half in Ten Act of 2011 - Establishes within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) a Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty, which shall develop a National Plan or Strategy to reduce the number of persons living in poverty in America in half within 10 years after release of the 2011 Census report on Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-11-03
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7262)
action_date: 2011-11-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2011-11-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-11-01
text: Introduced in House
Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-3301
Sponsor: Rep. Rehberg, Denny [R-MT-At Large]
Introduced: 2011-11-01 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Dams and canals
Forests, forestry, trees
Government trust funds
Indian claims
Indian lands and resources rights
Lakes and rivers
Montana
Water storage
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2011-11-01
text: 
Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, in providing to the Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of Montana the St. Mary River water right, to allocate to the Tribe 50,000 acre-feet per year of stored water in Lake Sherburne Reservoir as part of the tribal water right. Exempts the Tribe from any requirement to pay any costs associated with the allocation. Prohibits the allocation from being increased by any year-to-year carryover storage. 
 
Requires the Tribe and the Secretary to enter into an agreement to lease the water allocated to the Tribe for use by the Secretary for the Milk River Project. 
 
Requires, as part of the tribal water right, the Secretary to allocate permanently to the Tribe all remaining unallocated water in Lake Elwell. Exempts the Tribe from any requirement to pay any costs associated with the allocation. Prohibits the allocation from being increased by any year-to-year carryover storage.
 
Directs the Secretary to carry out activities necessary to: (1) planning, design, and construction for rehabilitation and improvement of the Blackfeet Irrigation Project; (2) the completion to authorized acreage of the Blackfeet Irrigation Project; and (3) planning, design, and construction for rehabilitation and improvement of the Four Horns Dam and Reservoir and associated delivery systems of the Blackfeet Irrigation Project.
 
Authorizes, ratifies, and confirms a specified compact and the Birch Creek Agreement.
 
Holds the tribal water right in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe. 
 
Establishes: (1) the Blackfeet Land and Water Development Fund, and (2) the Birch Creek Mitigation Fund.
 
Sets forth requirements concerning: (1) water rights in the Lewis and Clark National Forest, and (2) Milk River water rights.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-11-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
action_date: 2011-11-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2011-11-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-11-01
text: Introduced in House
Hotels for Heroes Act

Bill: 112-hr-3303
Sponsor: Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2]
Introduced: 2011-11-01 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Military medicine
Military operations and strategy
Military personnel and dependents
Transportation costs
Travel and tourism

Summary:
action_date: 2011-11-01
text: 
Hotels for Heroes Act - Expands the authority of the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to accept travel benefits to facilitate the travel of members of the Armed Forces during leave from active duty to include, as part of such benefits, points or awards for free or reduced-cost hotel accommodations.
 
Includes as benefits purposes: (1) providing humanitarian support to members and eligible beneficiaries receiving care through the military health care system, and (2) support to allow participation by members and their families in DOD-sponsored and authorized programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-11-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2011-11-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2011-11-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-11-01
text: Introduced in House
Northern Mariana Islands Federal Depository Library Act

Bill: 112-hr-3304
Sponsor: Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large]
Introduced: 2011-11-01 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Government information and archives
Libraries and archives
Northern Mariana Islands
U.S. territories and protectorates

Summary:
action_date: 2011-11-01
text: 
Northern Mariana Islands Federal Depository Library Act - Authorizes the Delegate of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to designate two libraries in the Northern Mariana Islands as federal depository libraries. 
 
Requires the distribution of U.S. government publications selected from lists prepared by the Superintendent of Documents to such libraries upon request. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-11-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2011-11-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-11-01
text: Introduced in House