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Territorial TANF Equity Act of 2012

Bill: 112-hr-5824
Sponsor: Resident Commissioner Pierluisi, Pedro R. [D-PR-At Large]
Introduced: 2012-05-17 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
American Samoa
Caribbean area
Child care and development
Guam
Poverty and welfare assistance
Puerto Rico
U.S. territories and protectorates
Virgin Islands

Summary:
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: 
Territorial TANF Equity Act of 2012 - Amends title XI of the Social Security Act (SSA) to remove the limitation on payments by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa under grants for assistance to the aged, the blind, and the permanently and totally disabled, including Supplemental Security Income (SSI) under SSA title XVI, as well as for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) under SSA title IV part A and for foster care and adoption assistance under SSA title IV part E.
 
Replaces entitlement to a matching grant with entitlement to a supplemental grant for such territories of: (1) 10% of the payable family assistance grant to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam; and (2) $100,000 to American Samoa.
 
Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of SSA title IV o make such territories: (1) eligible for the TANF Contingency Fund for State Welfare Programs; (2) Needy States if they satisfy alternative eligibility criteria established by the Secretary; and (3) eligible for child care entitlement funds. Prescribes a formula for allotment of child care entitlement funds to such territories.
 
Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of SSA title IV to increase the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) for foster care and adoption assistance in such territories.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-05-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2820-2821)
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: Introduced in House
Rural Energy Improvement Act

Bill: 112-hr-5825
Sponsor: Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large]
Introduced: 2012-05-17 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural conservation and pollution
Alternative and renewable resources
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy efficiency and conservation
Government lending and loan guarantees
Rural conditions and development
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: 
Rural Energy Improvement Act - Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 regarding the Rural Energy for America Program to: (1) extend the Program through FY2017, (2) create a tiered loan and grant application process that reflects project costs, and (3) prohibit requiring a second meter for on-farm residential portions of rural projects connected to the energy grid.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-05-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to permit an absentee ballot application submitted by an absent uniformed services voter or overseas voter with respect to an election for Federal office to serve as an absentee ballot application for each subsequent election for Federal office held in the State through the next regularly scheduled general election for Federal office.

Bill: 112-hr-5828
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14]
Introduced: 2012-05-18 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional elections
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Military personnel and dependents
Postal service
Voting rights

Summary:
action_date: 2012-05-18
text: 
Amends the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to permit a valid voter registration and absentee ballot request submitted by an absent U.S. military or civilian overseas voter with respect to an election for a U.S. federal office to be treated as a request for each subsequent election held in that person's normal state of residence through the next regularly scheduled general election. Provides an exception for voters changing their state of registration.
 
Prohibits a state from refusing to accept or process an otherwise valid absentee registration or ballot application from such voters on the grounds that it was submitted before the date on which such state accepts or processes such applications from domestic voters.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-05-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Elections.
action_date: 2012-05-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2012-05-18
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E862)
action_date: 2012-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-05-18
text: Introduced in House
Small Business Fairness Act of 2012

Bill: 112-hr-5829
Sponsor: Rep. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY-At Large]
Introduced: 2012-05-18 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Economic development
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Public contracts and procurement
Small business
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Women in business

Summary:
action_date: 2012-05-18
text: 
Small Business Fairness Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act to permit a contract between a federal agency and a small business teaming arrangement entity to be deemed awarded for purposes of the small business procurement and services contracting goals established by the head of that agency if the obligations of such entity are performed by a qualified HUBZone (historically underutilized business zone) small business or a small business owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, or women. 
 
Defines &quot;teaming arrangement entity&quot; as a prime contractor under a contractor team arrangement as defined under specified provisions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, as in effect on October 1, 2009.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-05-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2012-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-05-18
text: Introduced in House
Housing for Heroes Act

Bill: 112-hr-5830
Sponsor: Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8]
Introduced: 2012-05-18 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Homelessness and emergency shelter
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Summary:
action_date: 2012-05-18
text: 
Housing for Heroes Act - Prohibits grants made by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) under homeless veterans' comprehensive services programs (outreach, rehabilitation, vocational counseling and training, and transitional housing assistance) from exceeding 65% of the estimated cost of the project concerned. Prohibits the Secretary from denying applications for such grants solely on the basis that the grant entity proposes to use funding from other private or public sources, as long as such entity demonstrates that a private nonprofit organization will provide project oversight and site control.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-05-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2012-05-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2012-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-05-18
text: Introduced in House
Levee Vegetation Review Act of 2012

Bill: 112-hr-5831
Sponsor: Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-5]
Introduced: 2012-05-18 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Dams and canals
Department of Defense
Floods and storm protection
Government information and archives
Horticulture and plants
Hydrology and hydrography
Watersheds
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2012-05-18
text: 
Levee Vegetation Review Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of the Army to undertake a comprehensive review of the Corps of Engineers policy guidelines on vegetation management for levees in order to determine whether current federal policy is appropriate for all regions of the United States. Requires the Secretary to examine the guidelines in view of factors including: (1) the varied interests and responsibilities in managing flood risks; (2) preserving, protecting, and enhancing natural resources; (3) protecting the rights of Native Americans pursuant to treaties and statutes; and (4) factors that promote and allow for consideration of potential variances from national guidelines on a regional or watershed basis.
 
Directs Corps of Engineers Regional Integration Teams representing districts, divisions, and headquarters, in consultation with state and federal resources agencies and with participation by local agencies, to recommend to the Chief of Engineers vegetation management policies for levees that conform with state and federal laws and other applicable requirements.
 
Directs the Secretary to: (1) solicit and consider the views of the National Academy of Engineering on the engineering, environmental, and institutional considerations underlying the guidelines; and (2) revise the guidelines based on the results of the review and report to Congress. Requires the revised guidelines to: (1) provide a practical process for approving regional or watershed variances from the national guidelines, and (2) be incorporated into a proposed manual.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-05-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2012-05-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2012-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-05-18
text: Introduced in House
Transfer Control of Ontario Airport Now Act

Bill: 112-hr-5832
Sponsor: Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43]
Introduced: 2012-05-18 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Aviation and airports
California
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Land transfers
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2012-05-18
text: 
Transfer Control of Ontario Airport Now Act - Directs the city of Los Angeles to transfer the LA/Ontario International Airport to the city of Ontario, California, within 60 days of a determination by the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) authorizing such transfer.
 
Declares that if the transfer does not occur within the 60-day period: (1) the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) shall be prohibited from approving an airport improvement project (AIP) grant to the Los Angeles World Airports (LAX) until such transfer takes place or the sale of the airport is finalized, and (2) an arbitration commission shall be established to determine the fair market value of the LA/Ontario International Airport.
 
Requires the city of Los Angeles to sell such airport to the city of Ontario no later than 60 days after the Administrator's determination prohibiting the transfer of such airport to the city of Ontario and establishment of its fair market value. Directs the Secretary to continue to withhold AIP grants from LAX until such airport is sold to the city of Ontario.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-05-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2012-05-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2012-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-05-18
text: Introduced in House
Veterans Burial Benefits Improvement Act of 2012

Bill: 112-hr-5833
Sponsor: Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1]
Introduced: 2012-05-18 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cemeteries and funerals
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Summary:
action_date: 2012-05-18
text: 
Veterans Burial Benefits Improvement Act of 2012 - Increases the authorized allowance for burial and funeral expenses for deceased veterans who: (1) at the time of death were in receipt of veterans' disability compensation or veterans' pension benefits, or (2) were veterans of any war or were discharged or released from active military service for a service-connected disability and have no next of kin or sufficient resources to cover funeral and burial costs. Increases the burial and funeral allowances for veterans who: (1) at the time of death, were receiving hospital or nursing home care in or through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA); or (2) die as a result of a service-connected disability. Authorizes the annual adjustment of such allowances by the same percentage increase as adjustments to benefit amounts payable under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act.
 
Authorizes a burial plot allowance, as well as reimbursement for a burial headstone or marker, for a veteran of any war.
 
Authorizes the VA to cover the burial and funeral expenses of a deceased veteran: (1) who is homeless, has no next of kin or other person claiming the body, and does not have sufficient resources to cover such expenses; (2) whose service in the Armed Forces was not during wartime; and (3) who was either discharged under honorable conditions or died during a period deemed to be active service. Prohibits any deduction from the burial allowance because of a veteran's assets or because of any contribution toward the burial and funeral expenses, unless the expenses incurred are covered by the United States, a state, an agency or political subdivision of the United States or a state, or the veteran's employer.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-06-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2012-05-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2012-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-05-18
text: Introduced in House
National Education for Service Heritage Act

Bill: 112-hr-5834
Sponsor: Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3]
Introduced: 2012-05-18 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding
Higher education
Military personnel and dependents
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2012-05-18
text: 
National Education for Service Heritage Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to require each state that receives assistance under the HEA to charge the dependent children of individuals domiciled in the state who have served on active duty in the Armed Forces for at least 15 years no more than the in-state tuition for attending a public institution of higher education in the state.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-09-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
action_date: 2012-05-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2012-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-05-18
text: Introduced in House
Veterans Access to Capital Act of 2012

Bill: 112-hr-5835
Sponsor: Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3]
Introduced: 2012-05-18 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Business investment and capital
Energy efficiency and conservation
Government lending and loan guarantees
Manufacturing
Small business
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Summary:
action_date: 2012-05-18
text: 
Veterans Access to Capital Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA), using up to 20% of annual amounts available for SBA loans to state and local development companies, to make loans directly to small businesses owned and controlled by veterans to be used on projects having a sound business purpose. Provides loan limits and requires partial project funding by such small business.
 
Amends the Small Business Act to authorize the Administrator to make up to 20% of the annual amounts available for SBA section 7(a) general small business loans available for loans to veteran-owned small businesses.
 
Directs the Administrator, for purposes of loans or loan guarantees to veteran- or disabled veteran-owned small businesses, to reduce any applicable requirement relating to the veteran's credit score, as long as the veteran has complied with other conditions that the Administrator may require.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-05-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2012-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-05-18
text: Introduced in House
Veterans and Service Members Educational Benefits Safety Act

Bill: 112-hr-5836
Sponsor: Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3]
Introduced: 2012-05-18 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding
Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Military personnel and dependents
Student aid and college costs
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2012-05-18
text: 
Veterans and Service Members Educational Benefits Safety Act - Makes institutions of higher education that have a cohort default rate equal to or greater than 30% for each of the three most recent fiscal years ineligible to participate in military and veterans' educational assistance programs. (The cohort default rate represents the percentage of a school's current and former students who begin to repay Federal Family Education Loans [FFELs] in a fiscal year, but default on those loans before the end of the second fiscal year following the fiscal year they began repaying them.)
 
Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require proprietary institutions of higher education to derive not less than 10% of their revenue from sources other than veterans' education benefits or, as under current law, title IV, or become ineligible for title IV funding (90/10 rule).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-09-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
action_date: 2012-07-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2012-06-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2012-05-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and 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: 2012-05-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and 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: 2012-05-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and 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: 2012-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-05-18
text: Introduced in House
Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2012

Bill: 112-hr-5838
Sponsor: Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14]
Introduced: 2012-05-18 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Competition and antitrust
Health care costs and insurance
Insurance industry and regulation

Summary:
action_date: 2012-05-18
text: 
Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2012 - Prohibits the McCarran-Ferguson Act from being construed to permit issuers of health or medical malpractice insurance to engage in any form of price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations in connection with the conduct of the business of providing health insurance coverage or coverage of medical malpractice claims or actions.
 
Amends such Act to provide that nothing in it shall modify, impair, or supersede the operation of any of the antitrust laws with respect to the business of health insurance.
 
Applies prohibitions against using unfair methods of competition to the business of health insurance without regard to whether such business is carried on for profit.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-06-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet.
action_date: 2012-05-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2012-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-05-18
text: Introduced in House
Disaster Savings and Resilient Construction Act of 2012

Bill: 112-hr-5839
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Geoff [R-KY-4]
Introduced: 2012-05-18 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Building construction
Housing industry and standards
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Industrial facilities
Natural disasters
Residential rehabilitation and home repair

Summary:
action_date: 2012-05-18
text: 
Disaster Savings and Resilient Construction Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a business-related tax credit for the cost of constructing commercial and residential buildings that comply with resilient construction requirements in a federally-declared major disaster area. Defines "resilient construction requirements" as requirements that ensure that such buildings: (1) can resist hazards brought on by a major disaster and can continue to provide their primary functions after a major disaster, (2) can reduce the magnitude or duration of a disruptive event, and (3) have the absorptive capacity, adaptive capacity, and recoverability to withstand a potentially disruptive event. 
 
Terminates such credit for any any property for which a certificate of occupancy is issued after December 31, 2015.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-09-19
text: CHANGE OF FIRST SPONSOR - Mr. Diaz-Balart asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 5839, originally introduced by Representative Geoff Davis (KY), for the purposes of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2012-05-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2012-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-05-18
text: Introduced in House