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Military Tribunals for Terrorists Act 2011

Bill: 112-hr-478
Sponsor: Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-13]
Introduced: 2011-01-26 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing
Military law
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-26
text: 
Military Tribunals for Terrorists Act 2011 - Requires trial only by a military commission for any foreign national who: (1) engages or has engaged in an offense relating to a terrorist attack against persons or property in the United States or U.S. government property or personnel outside the United States; and (2) is subject to trial for that offense by a military commission under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2011-01-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2011-01-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2011-01-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-26
text: Introduced in House
To provide for the issuance of a commemorative postage stamp in honor of George Henry White.

Bill: 112-hr-479
Sponsor: Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1]
Introduced: 2011-01-26 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: House of Representatives
Members of Congress
North Carolina
Postal service
Racial and ethnic relations

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-26
text: 
Requires the Postmaster General to issue a commemorative postage stamp in honor of George Henry White.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy     .
action_date: 2011-01-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2011-01-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-26
text: Introduced in House
Complete America's Great Trails Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-481
Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
Introduced: 2011-01-26 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Government studies and investigations
Income tax credits
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-26
text: 
Complete America's Great Trails Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for the fair market value of any National Scenic Trail conservation contribution. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to study the efficacy of such tax credit in completing, extending, and increasing the number of National Scenic Trails. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2011-01-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2011-01-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2011-01-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-26
text: Introduced in House
Water Heater Rating Improvement Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-482
Sponsor: Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5]
Introduced: 2011-01-26 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Consumer affairs
Department of Energy
Energy efficiency and conservation
Lighting, heating, cooling

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-26
text: 
Water Heater Rating Improvement Act of 2011 - Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) to require the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to publish a rule that establishes a uniform efficiency descriptor and accompanying test methods for water heaters, storage water heaters, instantaneous water heaters, and unfired water storage tanks (covered heaters) no later than 180 days after this Act's enactment. Requires: (1) the efficiency descriptor and accompanying test method to apply to all water heating technologies in use and to future water heating technologies, and (2) the efficiency standard to be denominated according to the efficiency descriptor.
 
Sets forth provisions concerning a mathematical conversion factor for converting the measurement of efficiency for covered heaters from the test procedures in effect on the date of enactment of this Act to the new energy descriptor.
 
Authorizes the rule to exclude a specific category of covered water heaters from the uniform efficiency descriptor if the category of water heaters: (1) does not have a residential use and can be clearly described, and (2) are rated effectively using the thermal efficiency and standby loss descriptors applied to the category.
 
 
Requires the Secretary, in establishing the rule, to contract with the National Institute of Standards and Technology to conduct testing and simulation of alternative descriptors identified for consideration.
 
Considers a covered water heater to be in compliance with the rule and with any revised labeling requirements established by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to implement the rule if the covered water heater: (1) was manufactured prior to the effective date of the rule, and (2) complied with the efficiency standards and labeling requirements in effect prior to the rule.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
action_date: 2011-01-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2011-01-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-26
text: Introduced in House
Personal Privacy Clarification Act

Bill: 112-hr-484
Sponsor: Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-19]
Introduced: 2011-01-26 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Corporate finance and management
Criminal justice information and records
Federal appellate courts
Freedom of information
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-26
text: 
Personal Privacy Clarification Act - Revises an exemption from the disclosure requirements of the Freedom of Information Act to apply to records or information compiled for law enforcement purposes to the extent that the production of such information could reasonably be expected to constitute an unwarranted invasion of the privacy of any individual (currently, an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform     .
action_date: 2011-01-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2011-01-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-26
text: Introduced in House
Children's Hope Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-485
Sponsor: Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-2]
Introduced: 2011-01-26 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Education of the disadvantaged
Elementary and secondary education
Income tax credits
Income tax exclusion
State and local taxation
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-26
text: 
Children's Hope Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit of up to $100 ($200 for joint returns) for charitable contributions to an education investment organization that disburses 90% of its contributions to provide grants to students for elementary and secondary education expenses, if at least 50% of such disbursements go to students who qualify for free or reduced-cost school lunches. Requires a taxpayer claiming such credit, as a condition of eligibility to receive it, to first claim a state qualified scholarship tax credit.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-01-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2011-01-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-26
text: Introduced in House
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area Establishment Act

Bill: 112-hr-486
Sponsor: Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-10]
Introduced: 2011-01-26 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: California
Historic sites and heritage areas
Lakes and rivers

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-26
text: 
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area Establishment Act - Establishes the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area in California. 
 
Designates the Delta Protection Commission as the management entity for the Heritage Area. 
 
Requires the Commission to submit a proposed management plan for the Heritage Area to the Secretary of the Interior for approval. 
 
Bars approval of the management plan until the Secretary has received certification from the Commission that the Delta Stewardship Council has reviewed such plan for consistency with the plan adopted by the Council pursuant to state law. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2011-01-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2011-01-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-26
text: Introduced in House
Manufacture Renewable Energy Systems: Make it in America Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-487
Sponsor: Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-10]
Introduced: 2011-01-26 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Business investment and capital
Buy American requirements
Electric power generation and transmission
Environmental technology
Income tax credits
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-26
text: 
Manufacture Renewable Energy Systems: Make it in America Act of 2011- Authorizes federal acquisition of, or the provision of federal funds to states for purchase of, only green technologies that are 100% manufactured in the United States from articles, materials, or supplies that are 100% grown, produced, or manufactured in the United States beginning in the fourth fiscal year after enactment of this Act. Provides that such percentage shall be 30% in the first fiscal year after enactment, 50% in the second fiscal year, and 80% in the third fiscal year. 
 
Defines "green technologies" to mean renewable energy and energy efficiency products and services that: (1) reduce dependence on unreliable sources of energy by encouraging the use of sustainable biomass, wind, small-scale hydroelectric, solar, geothermal, and other renewable energy and energy efficiency products and services, and (2) use hybrid fossil-renewable energy systems.
 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit treating any facility originally placed in service after the enactment of this Act as a qualified facility for purposes of the renewable energy production and investment tax credits unless such facility is 100% manufactured in the United States from articles, materials, or supplies that are 100% grown, produced, or manufactured in the United States. Provides that such percentage shall be 30% for a facility placed in service during 2011, 50% for a facility placed in service during 2012, and 80% for a facility placed in service during 2013.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform     .
action_date: 2011-01-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2011-01-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2011-01-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-26
text: Introduced in House
Save Our Medical Devices Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-488
Sponsor: Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6]
Introduced: 2011-01-26 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Health technology, devices, supplies
Sales and excise taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-26
text: 
Save Our Medical Devices Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the excise tax on medical devices.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-01-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2011-01-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-26
text: Introduced in House
To modify the boundaries of Cibola National Forest in the State of New Mexico, to transfer certain Bureau of Land Management land for inclusion in the Manzano Mountain Wilderness, and for other purposes.

Bill: 112-hr-490
Sponsor: Rep. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM-1]
Introduced: 2011-01-26 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Forests, forestry, trees
Land transfers
New Mexico
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-26
text: 
Expands the boundaries of the Cibola National Forest in New Mexico to include the Manzano Wilderness Study Area. 
 
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to transfer administrative jurisdiction over any such land under the Secretary's jurisdiction to the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) and makes such land subject to the laws and regulations that pertain to the National Forest System. 
 
Requires the Manzano Wilderness Study Area to be designated as wilderness and added to the Manzano Mountain Wilderness. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-10-25
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2011-02-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2011-01-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2011-01-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-26
text: Introduced in House
Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-492
Sponsor: Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12]
Introduced: 2011-01-26 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Marine pollution
Oil and gas
Pollution liability

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-26
text: 
Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2011 - Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to remove the limit on liability (currently, the total of all removal costs plus $75 million) of a party responsible for an offshore facility except a deepwater port, from which oil is discharged into or upon navigable waters or adjoining shorelines.
 
Makes this Act effective on April 15, 2010.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-01-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2011-01-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2011-01-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-26
text: Introduced in House
Military Retiree Survivor Comfort Act

Bill: 112-hr-493
Sponsor: Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3]
Introduced: 2011-01-26 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-26
text: 
Military Retiree Survivor Comfort Act - Requires the United States to forgive any overpayment of military retired or retainer pay for any period after the death of the recipient through the last day of the month in which such death occurs, if such payment is electronically deposited to a joint account bearing the name of the decedent and the decedent's designated beneficiary.
 
Provides a special effective date for the first annuity payment to a survivor under the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) when an overpayment is so forgiven.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2011-01-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2011-01-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-26
text: Introduced in House
21st Century Civilian Conservation Corps Act

Bill: 112-hr-494
Sponsor: Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
Introduced: 2011-01-26 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Animal and plant health
Employment and training programs
Fires
Floods and storm protection
Forests, forestry, trees
Land use and conservation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Unemployment
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-26
text: 
21st Century Civilian Conservation Corps Act - Authorizes the President, in order to relieve widespread unemployment, restore depleted natural resources in the United States, and advance public works programs, to establish a Civilian Conservation Corps to employ unemployed or underemployed U.S. citizens in the construction, maintenance, and carrying on of works of a public nature, such as forestation of U.S. and state lands, prevention of forest fires, floods, and soil erosion, and construction and repair of National Park System paths and trails.
 
Authorizes the President to extend Corps activities to state- and private-owned lands to prevent and control forest fires and floods and attacks of forest tree pests and diseases.
 
Requires the President, based on certain criteria, to give preference to the employment of additional persons in the Corps in the following order: (1) unemployed Armed Forces veterans (including Reserve members); (2) unemployed U.S. citizens who have exhausted their unemployment compensation; (3) unemployed U.S. citizens who are eligible for unemployment compensation immediately before employment in the Corps, including any additional compensation or extended compensation; and (4) other unemployed or underemployed U.S. citizens.
 
Authorizes the President to provide housing and transportation for Corps employees. Prohibits discrimination in the hiring of Corps employees.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-01-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2011-01-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-26
text: Introduced in House
See Something, Say Something Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-495
Sponsor: Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-3]
Introduced: 2011-01-26 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Law enforcement officers
Legal fees and court costs
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-26
text: 
See Something, Say Something Act of 2011 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to grant immunity from civil liability to persons who, in good faith and based on an objectively reasonable suspicion, report suspicious activity indicating that an individual may be engaging, or preparing to engage, in a violation of law relating to an act of terrorism.
 
Grants qualified immunity from civil liability to any authorized official who observes, or receives a report of, such activity and takes reasonable action in good faith to respond, consistent with applicable law in the relevant jurisdiction. Provides that an authorized official not entitled to assert the defense of qualified immunity shall nonetheless be immune from civil liability if that official takes reasonable action, in good faith, to respond to the reported activity.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2011-01-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-01-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-26
text: Introduced in House
Securing Citizens' Protection at Federal Events Act

Bill: 112-hr-496
Sponsor: Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-3]
Introduced: 2011-01-26 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional elections
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Federal officials
Firearms and explosives
Members of Congress
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-26
text: 
Securing Citizens' Protection at Federal Events Act - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit any person from carrying a firearm at a place which the person knows is a restricted firearms zone. 
 
Defines &quot;restricted firearms zone&quot; to mean within 1,000 feet of any structure in which, or at any other fixed place where: (1) a senior federal official is, within 30 minutes will be, or within the past 30 minutes was, holding an official event that is open to the public or carrying out an official or representational duty; or (2) such an official or a candidate for election for federal office is, will be, or was engaging in campaign activity as a candidate for election for federal office.
 
Includes as affirmative defenses: (1) the person was a law enforcement officer, a designated federal protectee, or an individual employed and authorized by the employer to carry the firearm; (2) the person was carrying the firearm only on real property owned or rented by the person; and (3) the firearm was unloaded and in a locked container or otherwise not readily accessible for use and any ammunition was in a locked container separate from the firearm.
 
Establishes penalties for violations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2011-01-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-01-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-26
text: Introduced in House
Ronald Reagan Commemorative Coin Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-497
Sponsor: Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5]
Introduced: 2011-01-26 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Currency
Government trust funds
Military personnel and dependents
Presidential administrations
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-26
text: 
Ronald Reagan Commemorative Coin Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue $5 gold coins and $1 silver coins in commemoration Ronald Wilson Reagan, the 40th President of the United States. 
 
Authorizes the issuance of such coins beginning on January 1, 2017, except that sales of such coins may be initiated, without issuance, before such date. Prohibits the minting of such coins after December 31, 2017. 
 
Requires all sales of coins minted under this Act to include a surcharge of: (1) $35 per coin for the $5 coin; and (2) $10 per coin for the $1 coin. 
 
Requires the proceeds from the surcharges received from the sale of such coins to be paid promptly to the Army Emergency Relief to be used to provide financial assistance to certain soldiers and their dependents and the surviving spouses or dependent children of deceased soldiers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology.
action_date: 2011-01-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2011-01-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-26
text: Introduced in House