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SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-3083
Sponsor: Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7]
Introduced: 2011-10-03 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Citizenship and naturalization
Crime victims
Human trafficking
Immigrant health and welfare
Poverty and welfare assistance
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
User charges and fees
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2011-10-03
text: 
SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act of 2011 - Amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to extend through FY2012 the eligibility period for benefits under title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act for certain aliens and victims of trafficking. 
 
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a diversity immigrant VISA petition fee of $30, which shall be deposited directly in the general fund of the Treasury. Applies such fees only to petitions filed before October 1, 2013.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-10-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
action_date: 2011-10-05
text: Referred for a period ending not later than October 5 2011, (or for a later time if the Chairman so designates) to the Subcommittee on Human Resources, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the subcommittee concerned.
action_date: 2011-10-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and the Budget, 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: 2011-10-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and the Budget, 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: 2011-10-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and the Budget, 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: 2011-10-03
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (E1746)
action_date: 2011-10-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-10-03
text: Introduced in House
Mortgage Credit Availability Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-3084
Sponsor: Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
Introduced: 2011-10-03 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises
Housing finance and home ownership

Summary:
action_date: 2011-10-03
text: 
Mortgage Credit Availability Act of 2011 - Requires the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, for 2012-2014, to determine for each county witha population exceeding one million individuals whether a significant share of the county population resides, as of the commencement of each such year, in sub-areas of the county for which the median price for a one-, two-, three-, or four-family residence is more than three times the national median price for such a residence.
 
Authorizes the Director, with respect to any such county, to increase the limitation on the maximum original principal obligation of a mortgage that may be purchased by the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) for any size or sizes of residences for a contiguous, reasonably compact set of sub-areas within the county for which the median price exceeds three times the national price. Applies to an entire Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) any such increase in limitation if the county for which the limitation is increased is located in that MSA.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-10-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises.
action_date: 2011-10-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2011-10-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-10-03
text: Introduced in House
Emergency Transportation Safety Fund Act

Bill: 112-hr-3085
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Todd [R-IN-9]
Introduced: 2011-10-04 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government trust funds
Roads and highways
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2011-10-04
text: 
Emergency Transportation Safety Fund Act - Eliminates the transportation enhancement program.
 
Establishes the Emergency Transportation Safety Fund.
 
Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to compile a prioritized list of emergency transportation projects, which will guide the allocation of Fund amounts to the states.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-10-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2011-10-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2011-10-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-10-04
text: Introduced in House
Fair Wages for Workers with Disabilities Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-3086
Sponsor: Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6]
Introduced: 2011-10-04 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2011-10-04
text: 
Fair Wages for Workers with Disabilities Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Labor to discontinue issuing to any new profit or non-profit or governmental entity special wage certificates (which permit individuals with disabilities, including individuals employed in agriculture, to be paid at lower than minimum wages).
 
Prescribes requirements for a three-year phase-out of all certificates.
 
Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to repeal authority and requirements for the issuance of such certificates three years after enactment of this Act. Requires revocation of any certificates remaining at that time.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-10-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2011-10-04
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6521)
action_date: 2011-10-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-10-04
text: Introduced in House
Motorsports Fairness and Permanency Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-3087
Sponsor: Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-13]
Introduced: 2011-10-04 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Income tax deductions
Motor vehicles
Sports and recreation facilities

Summary:
action_date: 2011-10-04
text: 
Motorsports Fairness and Permanency Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the classification, for depreciation purposes, of any motorsports entertainment complex as seven-year property.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-10-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2011-10-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-10-04
text: Introduced in House
Cost of War Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-3088
Sponsor: Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5]
Introduced: 2011-10-04 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Afghanistan
Africa
Asia
Defense spending
Government information and archives
Iraq
Libya
Middle East
Military operations and strategy

Summary:
action_date: 2011-10-04
text: 
Cost of War Act of 2011 - Requires the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to post on the DOD public website the cost to each taxpayer of each of the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-10-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2011-10-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-10-04
text: Introduced in House
RELIEF Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-3089
Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT-5]
Introduced: 2011-10-04 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Floods and storm protection

Summary:
action_date: 2011-10-04
text: 
Rebuilding the Economy and Limiting the Impacts of Expected Flooding Act of 2011 or the RELIEF Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to make grants to local governments for flood mitigation projects. Directs the Administrator to give priority to: (1) projects that will resolve the greatest safety and property hazards, and (2) projects with significant capacities for job creation. Allows the Administrator to provide such grant assistance to a local government without regard to its eligibility to receive financial assistance for the project under another federal program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-10-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2011-10-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2011-10-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-10-04
text: Introduced in House
EDA Elimination Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-3090
Sponsor: Rep. Pompeo, Mike [R-KS-4]
Introduced: 2011-10-04 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Department of Commerce
Economic development
Executive agency funding and structure

Summary:
action_date: 2011-10-04
text: 
EDA Elimination Act of 2011 - Terminates the Economic Development Administration (EDA).
 
Repeals the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965. 
 
Directs the Secretary of Commerce to take such actions as necessary and appropriate to conclude the outstanding affairs of the EDA, including dispositions of personnel, assets, and obligations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-10-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology.
action_date: 2011-10-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2011-10-04
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: 2011-10-04
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: 2011-10-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-10-04
text: Introduced in House
To make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends.

Bill: 112-hr-3091
Sponsor: Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6]
Introduced: 2011-10-04 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Capital gains tax
Income tax rates
Interest, dividends, interest rates

Summary:
action_date: 2011-10-04
text: 
Repeals the termination date in the Jobs Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 for provisions reducing individual tax rates on capital gains and dividend income.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-10-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2011-10-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-10-04
text: Introduced in House
Local School Foods Act

Bill: 112-hr-3092
Sponsor: Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large]
Introduced: 2011-10-04 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Food assistance and relief
Fruit and vegetables
Poverty and welfare assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2011-10-04
text: 
Local School Foods Act - Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to conduct a pilot program under which the Secretary will give not more than three participating states the option of receiving a grant (in an amount equal to the value of USDA commodities that the participating state would otherwise receive for each of FY2012 and FY2013) to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables for distribution to schools and service institutions participating in food service programs under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-10-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2011-10-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2011-10-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-10-04
text: Introduced in House
For the relief of Dmitry Efimovich Lyusin.

Bill: 112-hr-3093
Sponsor: Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1]
Introduced: 2011-10-04 in the House
Policy area: Private Legislation

Summary:
action_date: 2011-10-04
text: Provides for the relief of Dmitry Efimovich Lyusin.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-10-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-10-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-10-04
text: Introduced in House
Renewable Fuel Standard Flexibility Act

Bill: 112-hr-3097
Sponsor: Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6]
Introduced: 2011-10-05 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Motor fuels

Summary:
action_date: 2011-10-05
text: 
Renewable Fuel Standard Flexibility Act - Amends the Clean Air Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): (1) by August 1 and by the end of November each year, to determine and publish the U.S. corn stocks-to-use ratio for the current crop year; and (2) to waive the renewable fuel program's requirements for the rest of the calendar year following the August determination or for the next calendar year following the November determination by reducing the national quantity of renewable fuel otherwise required by specified amounts based on the ratio determined.
 
Prohibits: (1) waivers granted under this Act from affecting the volume of advanced biofuel under such program, or (2) the Administrator from allowing any volume of conventional biofuel to be used to satisfy the requirement for advanced biofuel. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-10-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
action_date: 2011-10-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2011-10-05
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1779-1780)
action_date: 2011-10-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-10-05
text: Introduced in House
Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act

Bill: 112-hr-3098
Sponsor: Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6]
Introduced: 2011-10-05 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Motor fuels

Summary:
action_date: 2011-10-05
text: 
Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act - Amends the Clean Air Act to repeal the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) renewable fuel program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-10-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
action_date: 2011-10-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2011-10-05
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1779-1780)
action_date: 2011-10-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-10-05
text: Introduced in House
Buffett Rule Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-3099
Sponsor: Rep. Scalise, Steve [R-LA-1]
Introduced: 2011-10-05 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2011-10-05
text: 
Buffett Rule Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow taxpayers to donate an amount (not less than $1), in addition to any tax owed, which shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury and transferred to an account used to reduce the public debt. Requires such donation to be designated on a taxpayer's income tax return at the time such return is filed.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-10-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2011-10-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-10-05
text: Introduced in House
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Boundary Expansion Act

Bill: 112-hr-3100
Sponsor: Rep. Canseco, Francisco "Quico" [R-TX-23]
Introduced: 2011-10-05 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Government studies and investigations
Historic sites and heritage areas
Land transfers
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Texas

Summary:
action_date: 2011-10-05
text: 
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Boundary Expansion Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to study lands within Bexar and Wilson Counties in Texas, to identify lands that would be suitable for inclusion in the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park. 
 
Instructs the Secretary, in such study, to include an estimate of the costs the federal government is expected to incur and to denote those lands that could be acquired by donation. 
 
Modifies the boundary of the Park to include approximately 151 acres of additional identified land. Bars the use of condemnation authority by the Secretary for the acquisition of lands and interests under this Act. 

action_date: 2012-06-18
text: 
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Boundary Expansion Act - Modifies the boundary of the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park to include approximately 151 acres of additional identified land. Bars the use of condemnation authority by the Secretary of the Interior for the acquisition of lands and interests within the boundaries of the park, authorizing acquisition by donation only.
 
Prohibits this Act, or the park's establishment or management plan, from being construed to create buffer zones outside of the park. Allows the conduct of activities or uses outside the park even if they can be seen or heard from within the park.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-06-18
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 386.
action_date: 2012-06-18
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-538.
action_date: 2012-06-18
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-538.
action_date: 2012-06-07
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2012-06-07
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2012-06-07
text: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Discharged.
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2011-10-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2011-10-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2011-10-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-10-05
text: Introduced in House
To repeal a limitation on Federal procurement of certain fuels.

Bill: 112-hr-3101
Sponsor: Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11]
Introduced: 2011-10-05 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Motor fuels
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2011-10-05
text: 
Repeals a provision of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 which prohibits a federal agency from entering into a contract for procurement of an alternative or synthetic fuel unless the contract specifies that the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions associated with such fuel are less than or equal to emissions from the equivalent conventional fuel produced from conventional petroleum sources. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-11-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform     .
action_date: 2011-10-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2011-10-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-10-05
text: Introduced in House
Breast Density and Mammography Reporting Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-3102
Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2011-10-05 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cancer
Health information and medical records
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2011-10-05
text: 
Breast Density and Mammography Reporting Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require mammography facilities to include information regarding the patient's individual measure of breast density in both the written report of the results of a mammography examination provided to the patient's physician and the summary of that written report given to patients. Requires the summary to: (1) convey the patient's risk of developing breast cancer associated with below, above, and average levels of breast density; and (2) include language communicating that individuals with more dense breasts may benefit from supplemental screening tests and should talk with their physicians about any questions or concerns regarding the summary.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-10-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-10-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2011-10-05
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1778-1779)
action_date: 2011-10-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-10-05
text: Introduced in House
Hardship Outlays to protect Mortgagee Equity Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-3104
Sponsor: Rep. Graves, Tom [R-GA-9]
Introduced: 2011-10-05 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Housing finance and home ownership
Income tax exclusion

Summary:
action_date: 2011-10-05
text: 
Hardship Outlays to protect Mortgagee Equity Act of 2011 or the HOME Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow taxpayers to withdraw amounts from their tax-exempt pension and retirement plans, without incurring the 10% penalty otherwise imposed on such withdrawals, to make mortgage payments on their principal residences.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-10-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2011-10-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-10-05
text: Introduced in House
Fairness in the American Tax Code Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-3105
Sponsor: Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23]
Introduced: 2011-10-05 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax rates

Summary:
action_date: 2011-10-05
text: 
Fairness in the American Tax Code Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose an additional tax for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2011, on individual taxpayers equal to: (1) 5% of modified adjusted gross income exceeding $350,000, up to $500,000; (2) 10% of such income exceeding $500,00, up to $1 million; (3) 15% of such income exceeding $1 million, up to $10 million; and (4) 20% of such income exceeding $10 million. Defines "modified adjusted gross income" as adjusted gross income reduced by any deduction allowed for investment interest. Provides for a cost-of-living adjustment to the income levels subject to additional tax for taxable years beginning after 2011.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-10-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2011-10-05
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1774-1775)
action_date: 2011-10-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-10-05
text: Introduced in House