hyperdemocracy/usc-billstatus huggingface dataset:
Sunshine on Government Act of 2012

Bill: 112-hr-4404
Sponsor: Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1]
Introduced: 2012-04-19 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media

Summary:
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: 
Sunshine on Government Act of 2012 - Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), in consultation with the Executive Chair of the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, to create a separate website apart from the OMB website about the reports issued by each Office of Inspector General. Requires such website to include: (1) a general description of the role of the Office of Inspector General, (2) a description of the types of reports issued by the Office of Inspector General, (3) a list of each federal agency that has an Office of Inspector General, and (4) a link to a website containing Inspector General reports.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Introduced in House
Stop Invasive Species Act

Bill: 112-hr-4406
Sponsor: Rep. Camp, Dave [R-MI-4]
Introduced: 2012-04-19 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aquatic ecology
Fishes
Great Lakes
Hydrology and hydrography
Illinois
Indiana
Lakes and rivers
Marine and inland water transportation
Mississippi River
Watersheds
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: 
Stop Invasive Species Act - Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to: (1) expedite a feasibility study under the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 on the range of options and technologies available to prevent the spread of aquatic nuisance species (including Asian carp) between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins through the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and other aquatic pathways; and (2) if the project is justified, proceed directly to project preconstruction engineering and design.
 
Requires the report on the study to focus on: (1) such prevention as the permanent hydrological separation of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins, and (2) specified watersheds of rivers and tributaries in Illinois and Indiana associated with the Chicago Area Waterway System (CAWS).
 
Defines &quot;hydrological separation&quot; as a physical separation on the CAWS that would disconnect the Mississippi River watershed from the Lake Michigan watershed and prevent the transfer of all aquatic species between such bodies of water.
 
Requires, within 90 days after enactment of this Act, an interim report to Congress on milestones that will be met prior to final completion of the study. Requires the final report to be completed within 18 months.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-04-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Introduced in House
Base Redevelopment and Indemnification Correction Act

Bill: 112-hr-4407
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Todd [R-IN-9]
Introduced: 2012-04-19 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Government liability
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Land transfers
Legal fees and court costs
Military facilities and property
Pollution liability

Summary:
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: 
Base Redevelopment and Indemnification Correction Act - Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 to expand the indemnification responsibilities of the Department of Defense (DOD) with respect to transferred property at former military installations to include all military installations closed since October 24, 1988, the date of enactment of the Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-07-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Sikes Act to promote the use of cooperative agreements under such Act for land management related to Department of Defense installations and to amend title 10, United States Code, to facilitate interagency cooperation in conservation programs.

Bill: 112-hr-4408
Sponsor: Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large]
Introduced: 2012-04-19 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Intergovernmental relations
Land use and conservation
Military facilities and property
Military readiness
State and local government operations
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: 
Amends the Sikes Act (conservation programs on federal lands) to allow funds appropriated to the Department of Defense (DOD) to be obligated for funding an endowment for the costs of cooperative agreements for maintenance and improvement of natural resources located off of military installations and state-owned National Guard installations but that are related to current or anticipated military activities.
 
Allows the recipient of funds provided by the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of the military department concerned under a natural resources cooperative agreement to use such funds to satisfy any matching funds or cost-sharing requirement of the Departments of Agriculture (USDA), Commerce, or the Interior.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-07-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
action_date: 2012-04-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Introduced in House
Government Agency Reform Act of 2012

Bill: 112-hr-4409
Sponsor: Rep. Barrow, John [D-GA-12]
Introduced: 2012-04-19 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Executive agency funding and structure
Legislative rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: 
Government Agency Reform Act of 2012 - Defines "efficiency-enhancing plan," for purposes of executive authority to reorganize federal executive agencies, as a reorganization plan that the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) determines will or is likely to result in a decrease in the number of agencies and cost savings in performing the functions that are the subject of the plan.
 
Expands executive authority to reorganize agencies by allowing: (1) the renaming of an existing executive department, (2) the abolition or transfer of an executive department or independent regulatory agency, or (3) the consolidation of two or more executive departments or two or more independent regulatory agencies.
 
Allows a provision in a reorganization plan to take effect only if such plan is transmitted to Congress within two years of the enactment of this Act and is an efficiency-enhancing plan.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government.
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Introduced in House
To extend the temporary reduction of duty on acrylic or modacrylic staple fibers.

Bill: 112-hr-4410
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2]
Introduced: 2012-04-19 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the temporary reduction of duty on acrylic or modacrylic staple fibers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-04-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Introduced in House
To extend the temporary reduction of duty on certain polyacrylonitrile tow.

Bill: 112-hr-4411
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2]
Introduced: 2012-04-19 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the temporary reduction of duty on certain polyacrylonitrile tow.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-04-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Introduced in House
To extend temporarily the reduction of duty on certain dyed acrylic staple fibers.

Bill: 112-hr-4412
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2]
Introduced: 2012-04-19 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the temporary reduction of duty on certain dyed acrylic staple fibers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-04-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Introduced in House
To extend temporarily the reduction of duty on certain undyed acrylic staple fibers.

Bill: 112-hr-4413
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2]
Introduced: 2012-04-19 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the temporary reduction of duty on certain undyed acrylic staple fibers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-04-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Introduced in House
To extend temporarily the reduction of duty on certain dyed polyacrylonitrile staple.

Bill: 112-hr-4414
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2]
Introduced: 2012-04-19 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the temporary reduction of duty on certain dyed polyacrylonitrile staple.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-04-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Introduced in House
To extend temporarily the reduction of duty on certain undyed polyacrylonitrile staple.

Bill: 112-hr-4415
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2]
Introduced: 2012-04-19 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the temporary reduction of duty on certain undyed polyacrylonitrile staple.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-04-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain acrylic filament tow.

Bill: 112-hr-4416
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2]
Introduced: 2012-04-19 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain acrylic filament tow.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-04-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain acrylic filament tow.

Bill: 112-hr-4417
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2]
Introduced: 2012-04-19 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain acrylic filament tow.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-04-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain acrylic staple fibers.

Bill: 112-hr-4418
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2]
Introduced: 2012-04-19 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain acrylic staple fibers.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-04-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain acrylic filament tow.

Bill: 112-hr-4419
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2]
Introduced: 2012-04-19 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain acrylic filament tow.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-04-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain acrylic filament tow.

Bill: 112-hr-4420
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2]
Introduced: 2012-04-19 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain acrylic filament tow.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-04-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Introduced in House
Easy Earned Income Tax Credit Act of 2012

Bill: 112-hr-4421
Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3]
Introduced: 2012-04-19 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax credits
Poverty and welfare assistance
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: 
Easy Earned Income Tax Credit Act of 2012 - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) modify income tax forms to incorporate information currently required on the separate earned income tax credit form (Form EIC), and (2) provide a notice on such forms and in the instructions for such forms that the Secretary will compute the taxpayer's earned income tax credit upon request. 
 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a taxpayer to elect not to compute the amount of such taxpayer's earned income tax credit, in which case the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) shall compute such credit amount.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Introduced in House
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on certain staple fibers of viscose rayon.

Bill: 112-hr-4422
Sponsor: Rep. Carney, John C., Jr. [D-DE-At Large]
Introduced: 2012-04-19 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the temporary suspension of duty on certain staple fibers of viscose rayon.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-04-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on cyan 854 inkjet printing ink.

Bill: 112-hr-4423
Sponsor: Rep. Carney, John C., Jr. [D-DE-At Large]
Introduced: 2012-04-19 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on cyan 854 inkjet printing ink.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-04-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on cyan 1 RO inkjet printing ink.

Bill: 112-hr-4424
Sponsor: Rep. Carney, John C., Jr. [D-DE-At Large]
Introduced: 2012-04-19 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on cyan 1 RO inkjet printing ink.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-04-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on black 661 inkjet printing ink.

Bill: 112-hr-4425
Sponsor: Rep. Carney, John C., Jr. [D-DE-At Large]
Introduced: 2012-04-19 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on black 661 inkjet printing ink.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-04-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on black 820 inkjet printing ink.

Bill: 112-hr-4426
Sponsor: Rep. Carney, John C., Jr. [D-DE-At Large]
Introduced: 2012-04-19 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on black 820 inkjet printing ink.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-04-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Introduced in House
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Phenyl (4,6-dimethoxy-pyrimidin-2-yl) carbamate.

Bill: 112-hr-4427
Sponsor: Rep. Carney, John C., Jr. [D-DE-At Large]
Introduced: 2012-04-19 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the temporary suspension of duty on Phenyl (4,6-dimethoxy-pyrimidin-2-yl) carbamate.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-04-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Introduced in House
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on certain mixtures of methyl 2-[[[[[4-(dimethylamino)-6-(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy)-1,3,5- triazin-2-yl]amino]carbonyl]amino]-sulfonyl]-3- methylbenzoate.

Bill: 112-hr-4428
Sponsor: Rep. Carney, John C., Jr. [D-DE-At Large]
Introduced: 2012-04-19 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the temporary suspension of duty on certain mixtures of methyl 2-[[[[[4-(dimethylamino)-6-(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy)-1,3,5- triazin-2-yl]amino]carbonyl]amino]-sulfonyl]-3- methylbenzoate.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-04-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Introduced in House
To temporarily suspend the duty on certain lamps used in liquid chromatographs or spectrophotometry.

Bill: 112-hr-4429
Sponsor: Rep. Carney, John C., Jr. [D-DE-At Large]
Introduced: 2012-04-19 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to temporarily suspend the duty on certain lamps used in liquid chromatographs or spectrophotometry.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-04-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Introduced in House
To extend the temporary reduction of duty on Pyrithiobac-sodium.

Bill: 112-hr-4430
Sponsor: Rep. Carney, John C., Jr. [D-DE-At Large]
Introduced: 2012-04-19 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the temporary reduction of duty on pyrithiobac-sodium.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-04-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Introduced in House
To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Ethyl 2-(Isocyanatosulfonyl)benzoate.

Bill: 112-hr-4431
Sponsor: Rep. Carney, John C., Jr. [D-DE-At Large]
Introduced: 2012-04-19 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the temporary suspension of duty on Ethyl 2-(Isocyanatosulfonyl)benzoate.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-04-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Introduced in House