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New Manhattan Project for Energy Independence

Bill: 112-hr-301
Sponsor: Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4]
Introduced: 2011-01-18 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Coal
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy research
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Motor fuels
Nuclear power
Radioactive wastes and releases
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Technology transfer and commercialization

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-18
text: 
New Manhattan Project for Energy Independence - Requires the President to convene a summit to review the progress and promise of, the interrelationship of, and the additional funding needed to accelerate the progress of: (1) developing alternative technology vehicles that are not more than 10% more expensive than comparable model year vehicles; (2) developing and building energy efficient buildings that use no more than 50% of the energy of buildings of similar size and type; (3) constructing a large scale solar thermal power plant or solar photovoltaic power plant capable of generating 300 megawatts or more at a cost of 10 cents or less per kilowatt-hour; (4) developing and producing biofuel that does not exceed 105% of the cost for the energy equivalent of unleaded gasoline; (5) developing and implementing a carbon capture and storage system for a large scale coal-burning power plant that does not increase operating costs more than 15% compared to a baseline design without carbon capture and storage while providing an estimated chance of carbon dioxide escape of no greater than 1% over 5,000 years; (6) developing both a process to remediate radioactive waste so that it is not harmful for at least 5,000 years and a model that accounts for the effects of nuclear waste in that process; and (7) developing a sustainable nuclear fusion reaction capable of providing a large-scale sustainable source of electricity for residential, commercial, or government entities.
 
Requires the Secretary of Energy to implement: (1) a program to support such technologies; and (2) a program to competitively award cash prizes to advance the research, development, demonstration, and commercial application necessary to advance such technologies.
 
Establishes the New Manhattan Project Commission on Energy Independence and sets forth its duties, including recommending to Congress steps to achieve 50% energy independence within 10 years and 100% energy independence within 20 years and assessing the impact of foreign energy dependence on national security. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
action_date: 2011-01-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2011-01-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-18
text: Introduced in House
Preserve Land Freedom For Americans Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-302
Sponsor: Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5]
Introduced: 2011-01-18 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of the Interior
Intergovernmental relations
Monuments and memorials
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-18
text: 
 Preserve Land Freedom For Americans Act of 2011 - Requires the President, prior to designating a national monument, to obtain a state's approval for a monument located on federal land within the state. 
 
Bars the Secretary of the Interior from implementing any restrictions on the public use of a national monument until the expiration of an appropriate review period providing for public input and state approval.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-09-13
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2011-01-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2011-01-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2011-01-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-18
text: Introduced in House
Retired Pay Restoration Act

Bill: 112-hr-303
Sponsor: Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-9]
Introduced: 2011-01-18 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-18
text: 
Retired Pay Restoration Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that military retired pay should not be reduced because a military retiree is also eligible for veterans' disability compensation awarded for a service-connected disability.
 
Allows the receipt of both military retired pay and veterans' disability compensation with respect to any service-connected disability (under current law, only a disability rated at 50% or more). Repeals provisions phasing in the full concurrent receipt of such pay through December 31, 2013.
 
Makes eligible for the full concurrent receipt of both veterans' disability compensation and either military retired pay or combat-related special pay those individuals who were retired or separated from military service due to a service-connected disability.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2011-02-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2011-01-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2011-01-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2011-01-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-18
text: Introduced in House
To amend the limitation on liability for certain passenger rail accidents or incidents under section 28103 of title 49, United States Code, and for other purposes.

Bill: 112-hr-304
Sponsor: Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-24]
Introduced: 2011-01-18 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Accidents
Civil actions and liability
Government liability
National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)
Railroads
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-18
text: 
Increases from $200 million to $275 million the aggregate allowable amount that can be awarded (liability cap) for a single passenger rail accident or incident that was proximately caused by gross negligence or willful misconduct of a defendant (except a defendant that is governmental entity such as Amtrak). (Current law limits to $200 million the aggregate allowable award to all rail passengers, against all defendants, for all claims, including claims for punitive damages, arising from a single accident or incident.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2011-01-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2011-01-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2011-01-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2011-01-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-18
text: Introduced in House
To waive the time limitations specified by law for the award of certain military decorations in order to allow the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor to Doris Miller for actions while a member of the Navy during World War II.

Bill: 112-hr-305
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]
Introduced: 2011-01-18 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Military personnel and dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-18
text: Waives certain time limitations with respect to the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor to Doris Miller for acts of heroism during World War II as a member of the United States Navy.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2011-01-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2011-01-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-18
text: Introduced in House
Seed Availability and Competition Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-307
Sponsor: Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
Introduced: 2011-01-18 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural practices and innovations
Agricultural trade
Genetics
Government trust funds
Horticulture and plants
Intellectual property
Tariffs
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-18
text: 
Seed Availability and Competition Act of 2011 - Permits a person who plants patented seed or seed derived from patented seed to retain harvested seed for replanting by such person if that person: (1) notifies the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) of the type and quantity of seed to be retained; and (2) pays the appropriate fee established by the Secretary. 
 
Establishes the Patented Seed Fund in the Treasury into which such fees shall be deposited and from which the Secretary shall pay appropriate fees to patent holders.
 
Imposes an additional duty on the imported product of exported genetically modified seed on which royalties or other fees are charged by the patent owner to purchasers of the seed in the United States and on which no fees or lesser fees are charged to purchasers of the exported seed in a foreign country. Requires that such duties be deposited in the Fund for distribution to the appropriate patent holders.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Rural Development, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture.
action_date: 2011-03-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture .
action_date: 2011-01-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2011-01-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2011-01-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-18
text: Introduced in House
Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act

Bill: 112-hr-308
Sponsor: Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4]
Introduced: 2011-01-18 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Firearms and explosives
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-18
text: 
Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to prohibit: (1) the transfer or possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding device, except for its lawful possession within the United States on or before the date of this Act's enactment; and (2) the importation or bringing into the United States of such a device.
 
Sets forth exceptions to such ban.
 
Sets penalties for violations.

Requires a large capacity ammunition feeding device manufactured after this Act's enactment to be identified by a serial number that clearly shows that the device was manufactured after enactment and such other identification as the Attorney General may prescribe.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2011-01-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-01-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-18
text: Introduced in House
Samuel B. Moody Bataan Death March Compensation Act

Bill: 112-hr-309
Sponsor: Rep. Mica, John L. [R-FL-7]
Introduced: 2011-01-18 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Asia
Conflicts and wars
Japan
Military history
Military personnel and dependents
Philippines
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-18
text: Samuel B. Moody Bataan Death March Compensation Act - Directs the Secretary of the military department concerned to pay certain compensation to individuals (or their survivors) who, as members of the Armed Forces during World War II: (1) were captured on the peninsula of Bataan or the island of Corregidor in the Philippines by Japanese forces; and (2) participated in and survived the Bataan Death March. 
Allows a survivor payment to be made to the nearest surviving relative of such individual.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2011-01-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2011-01-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-18
text: Introduced in House
SEAT Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-310
Sponsor: Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9]
Introduced: 2011-01-18 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Education programs funding
Higher education
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-18
text: 
Secure Education for Americans Today Act of 2011 or SEAT Act of 2011 - Prohibits the provision of federal funds to institutions of higher education that admit illegal aliens.
 
Prohibits such provision from being construed as denying federal student assistance to students attending such schools.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-01-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2011-01-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-18
text: Introduced in House
Social Security Number Fraudulent Use Notification Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-311
Sponsor: Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9]
Introduced: 2011-01-18 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Business records
Criminal justice information and records
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Social security and elderly assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-18
text: 
Social Security Number Fraudulent Use Notification Act of 2011 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to require the Commissioner of Social Security to notify an individual when: (1) the Social Security account number ascribed to the individual in the wage records provided by an employer to the Social Security Administration does not match relevant Administration records; or (2) the individual's Social Security account number has otherwise been used by any other person in a fraudulent or otherwise illegal manner.
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2011-01-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2011-01-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-18
text: Introduced in House
Securing the Homeland Through Agency Reporting Enhancement Act

Bill: 112-hr-312
Sponsor: Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9]
Introduced: 2011-01-18 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Business records
Foreign labor
Government information and archives
Social security and elderly assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-18
text: 
Securing the Homeland Through Agency Reporting Enhancement Act - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act with respect to any case in which the Social Security account number in the wage records of an employee provided by the employer to the Social Security Administration does not match relevant records otherwise maintained by the Administration.
 
Requires the Commissioner of Social Security, in such a case, to send a prompt written notice (&quot;no match&quot; letter): (1) informing the employer of the discrepancies; (2) requesting information that would assist the Commissioner in resolving the discrepancies; and (3) informing the employer that a copy of such notice is being forwarded to assist the Secretary of Homeland Security in the enforcement of applicable federal immigration laws relating to employment of individuals who are not authorized to work in the United States.
 
Requires the Commissioner to forward such a copy to the Secretary of Homeland Security, including the information in which discrepancies appear.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2011-01-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2011-01-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-18
text: Introduced in House
Medical Liability Procedural Reform Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-314
Sponsor: Rep. Thornberry, Mac [R-TX-13]
Introduced: 2011-01-18 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Civil actions and liability
Evidence and witnesses
Government studies and investigations
Health care quality
Judges
Judicial procedure and administration
Specialized courts
State and local courts

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-18
text: 
Medical Liability Procedural Reform Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to states to develop, implement, and evaluate health care tribunals. Defines &quot;health care tribunal&quot; to mean a trial court or administrative tribunal: (1) the sole function of which is to adjudicate disputes over injuries allegedly caused by health care providers; (2) to which all or a portion of such disputes within a jurisdiction are assigned; and (3) the judges for which have health care expertise and render decisions about the standard of care in dispute adjudication, with reliance on independent expert witnesses commissioned by such court or tribunal.
 
Permits the Attorney General to provide technical assistance to states to: (1) develop common definition, formats, and data collection infrastructure for states to use in reporting in order to facilitate aggregation and analysis of data within and between states; and (2) provide guidance about the identification and selection of heath care tribunal judges and independent expert witnesses, compensation of injured patients, and clinical resources relating to the standard of care. 
 
Requires the Attorney General to contract with a research organization to evaluate and report on the effectiveness of grants awarded, to include an analysis of the effect of such grants on: (1) the number, nature, and costs of health care liability claims; (2) the liability environment; (3) health care quality; and (4) patient safety.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2011-01-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-01-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-18
text: Introduced in House
Health Care Paperwork Reduction and Fraud Prevention Act

Bill: 112-hr-315
Sponsor: Rep. Thornberry, Mac [R-TX-13]
Introduced: 2011-01-18 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Department of Health and Human Services
Government information and archives
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Medicare
Right of privacy

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-18
text: 
Health Care Paperwork Reduction and Fraud Prevention Act - Establishes the Commission on Health Care Billing Codes and Forms Simplification which shall make recommendations regarding: (1) standardizing and simplifying credentialing and billing forms for health care claims; (2) reducing and simplifying billing codes; (3) reforming the Medicare regulatory and appeals processes to ensure that the Secretary of Health and Human Services provides appropriate guidance to providers for submitting Medicare claims and does not target inadvertent billing errors; and (4) updating electronic forms of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to ensure simplicity and privacy.
 
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a process under which a physician may request from a carrier written assistance in addressing questionable codes and procedures under the Medicare program. 
 
Prohibits the Administrator from implementing any new evaluation and management (E&M) guidelines under the Medicare program unless the Administrator: (1) has provided for an assessment of the proposed guidelines by physicians; (2) has established a plan that contains specific goals, including a schedule for improving participation of physicians in such assessment; (3) has carried out a minimum of four pilot projects in at least four different regions to test E&M guidelines; and (4) finds that specified objectives will be met in the implementation of such guidelines.
 
Sets forth provisions concerning: (1) physician participation and pilot program testing requirements and objectives for new E&M guidelines under Medicare; and (2) notice, administrative, and penalty requirements with respect to Medicare overpayments. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-01-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2011-01-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2011-01-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2011-01-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-18
text: Introduced in House