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Returning to Responsible Fiscal Policies Act

Bill: 112-hr-2041
Sponsor: Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1]
Introduced: 2011-05-26 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Appropriations
Budget deficits and national debt
Budget process
Economic performance and conditions
Executive agency funding and structure
Legislative rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: 
Returning to Responsible Fiscal Policies Act - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to require: (1) the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to estimate the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) outlay limit for the target fiscal year at the outset of the previous fiscal year, on April 30, on August 20, and 15 days after the conclusion of the fiscal year; (2) the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to provide advisory reports calculating the GDP outlay limit at identical times; and (3) a sequestration by OMB within 45 calendar days after the beginning of a fiscal year to eliminate the excess outlay amount.
 
Prescribes requirements for CBO and OMB advisory sequestration preview reports and an OMB final sequestration report, accompanied by a presidential order detailing the uniform spending reduction.
 
Requires the House and the Senate budget committees to report a resolution directing their committees to change the existing law to achieve the goals outlined in the OMB August 20 report if it projects a sequestration.
 
 States that if, after November 15, a bill resulting in outlays for the current fiscal year is enacted that causes excess outlays, the excess outlays for the next fiscal year shall be increased by the amount or amounts of that breach.
 
 
Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to make it out of order in both chambers to consider any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or conference report that includes any provision that would cause the most recently reported current GDP outlay limits in the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act to be exceeded. Prescribes procedures for waiver or suspension of this rule.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2011-05-26
text: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2011-05-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Introduced in House
Restoration of Civil Rights Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2043
Sponsor: Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2011-05-26 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Civil actions and liability

Summary:
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: 
Restoration of Civil Rights Act of 2011 - Amends the Revised Statutes to authorize vicarious liability (through any employee or agent) in certain civil actions by injured parties against any person who, under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage of any state, territory, or the District of Columbia, subjects, or causes to be subjected, any U.S. citizen or person within the jurisdiction of the United States to a deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the U.S. Constitution and laws.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-08-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Introduced in House
Health Freedom Act

Bill: 112-hr-2044
Sponsor: Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14]
Introduced: 2011-05-26 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Civil actions and liability
Consumer affairs
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Health promotion and preventive care
Marketing and advertising

Summary:
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: 
Health Freedom Act - Prohibits the federal government from preventing the use of a claim describing any nutrient in a food or dietary supplement as mitigating, treating, or preventing any disease, disease symptom, or health-related condition unless, in a final order following a trial on the merits, a federal court finds clear and convincing evidence, based on qualified expert opinion and published peer-reviewed scientific research, that: (1) the claim is false and misleading in a material respect; and (2) there is no less speech-restrictive alternative to claim suppression that can render the claim non-misleading. Defines the term "material" to mean that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has identified a competent consumer survey demonstrating that consumers decided to purchase the food or dietary supplement based on the portion of the claim alleged to be false or misleading.
 
Revokes all FDA rules prohibiting nutrient-disease relationship claims.
 
Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to deem a food to be misbranded only when its label includes a claim adjudicated to be false and misleading under this Act. Removes limits on health claims on food provided for in the FFDCA. 
 
Prohibits the government from preventing distribution of a publication concerning the sale of a food or dietary supplement unless: (1) it establishes that a claim contained in the publication names the specific food or supplement sold and represents that the food or supplement mitigates, treats, or prevents a disease; and (2) the claim is proven to be false and misleading in accordance with this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-05-27
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E972)
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Introduced in House
Freedom of Health Speech Act

Bill: 112-hr-2045
Sponsor: Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14]
Introduced: 2011-05-26 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Books and print media
Consumer affairs
Evidence and witnesses
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Government studies and investigations
Health technology, devices, supplies
Marketing and advertising
Medical research
Nutrition and diet

Summary:
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: 
Freedom of Health Speech Act - Amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to prohibit the content of any publication from being considered advertising regulated under the Act unless the content is intended by a product seller to promote that product's sale and the content includes the name of the product, an express offer to sell, and a purchase price. Prohibits any content excerpted in whole or part from a peer-reviewed scientific publication from being considered advertising regulated under the Act.
 
Prohibits the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from attributing to an advertiser any advertising statement not actually made by that advertiser.
 
Requires the FTC to notify an advertiser of a dietary supplement before authorizing an investigation of false advertisement and include a date by which the advertiser may voluntarily discontinue use of the statement. Prohibits the FTC from beginning an investigation of possible false advertising regarding a dietary supplement or a dietary ingredient unless the FTC already possesses clear and convincing evidence that the advertisement is false and misleading. 
Places the burden of proof on the FTC to show, by clear and convincing evidence, that an advertisement for a dietary supplement or dietary ingredient is false, that the advertisement actually caused consumers to be misled into believing to be true that which is false, and that, but for the false advertising content, the consumer would not have made the purchase at the price paid. Requires the FTC to prove that a health claim alleged to be false advertising is false based on expert scientific opinion and published peer-reviewed scientific evidence.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
action_date: 2011-05-27
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E972)
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that members of the Armed Forces who are being separated from active duty receive comprehensive employment assistance, job training assistance, and other transitional services.

Bill: 112-hr-2046
Sponsor: Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15]
Introduced: 2011-05-26 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Employment and training programs
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: 
Modifies the requirement that the Secretary concerned provide preseparation counseling to members of the Armed Forces whose discharge or release from active duty is anticipated as of a specific date.
 
Directs the Secretary concerned, including the Secretary of Defense (DOD) and the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), to require such members to receive, as part of their preseparation counseling, employment assistance, job training assistance, and other transitional services under a specified program established by the Secretary of Labor.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Introduced in House
To expand the eligibility for the provision of Government headstones, markers, and medallions for veterans buried at private cemeteries.

Bill: 112-hr-2048
Sponsor: Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-17]
Introduced: 2011-05-26 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cemeteries and funerals

Summary:
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: 
Amends the Dr. James Allen Veteran Vision Equity Act of 2007 to apply specified provisions of the Veterans Education and Benefits Expansion Act of 2001 and the Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006 concerning the provision of government markers for marked graves of veterans at private cemeteries to headstones, markers, and medallions for individuals dying before, on, or after November 1, 1990. (Current law applies only to headstones and markers for individuals dying on or after that date.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the limitation on capital losses to $10,500 and to index such limitation to inflation.

Bill: 112-hr-2049
Sponsor: Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5]
Introduced: 2011-05-26 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Financial services and investments
Income tax deductions
Inflation and prices
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the limit on the deductibility of losses from the sale or exchange of capital assets for individual taxpayers to $10,500 (50% of such amount for married individuals filing a separate tax return), adjusted for inflation after 2011. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Introduced in House
Veterans Missing in America Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2051
Sponsor: Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12]
Introduced: 2011-05-26 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cemeteries and funerals
Congressional tributes
Government information and archives
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Veterans' organizations and recognition
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: 
Veterans Missing in America Act of 2011 - Recognizes the tireless work and dedication of the Missing in America Project, in conjunction with numerous veterans service organizations, in identifying unclaimed remains of veterans.
 
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to cooperate with such organizations to assist entities in possession of unclaimed or abandoned human remains in determining if any such remains are the remains of veterans or other individuals eligible for burial in a national cemetery. Requires the Secretary, upon a positive determination with respect to any such remains, to provide for and cover the cost of the burial and funeral expenses if the Secretary determines that: (1) there is no next of kin or other person claiming the remains, and (2) there are no other sufficient resources to cover such expenses.
 
Directs the Secretary to establish a publicly accessible database of the names of any veteran or other individual so identified.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-03-29
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Introduced in House
Fort McClellan Health Registry Act

Bill: 112-hr-2052
Sponsor: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-21]
Introduced: 2011-05-26 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Alabama
Disability assistance
Government information and archives
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Military facilities and property
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: 
Fort McClellan Health Registry Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish and maintain a special record to be known as the Fort McClellan Health Registry containing the name of each individual who, while serving in the Armed Forces, was stationed at Fort McClellan, Alabama, during the period beginning on January 1, 1935, and ending on May 20, 1999, and who: (1) applies for care or services from the VA; (2) files a claim for compensation on the basis of any disability which may be associated with such service; (3) dies and is survived by a spouse, child, or parent who files a claim for dependency and indemnity compensation on the basis of such service; (4) requests a health examination from the VA; or (5) receives such health examination and requests inclusion in the Registry. Requires the Secretary, upon request, to provide such health examination, as well as consultation and counseling with respect to examination results. 
 
Directs the Secretary to: (1) notify individuals in the Registry of significant developments in research on the health consequences of potential exposure to a toxic substance or environmental hazard related to service at Fort McClellan; and (2) carry out appropriate outreach activities with respect to such health examinations, consultation, and counseling.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 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: 2011-05-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 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: 2011-05-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Introduced in House
Veterans' Disability Claims Efficiency Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2053
Sponsor: Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1]
Introduced: 2011-05-26 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Congressional oversight
Department of Veterans Affairs
Disability assistance
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Performance measurement
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: 
Veterans' Disability Claims Efficiency Act of 2011 - Allows the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), in the case of a disability claim with multiple conditions, to assign an interim disability rating for the condition(s) that can be assigned without further development and to continue development of the remaining condition(s). Requires an interim disability rating to remain in effect unless the Secretary later assigns an increased rating for such condition. Prohibits the continuation of such rating if the rating was based on fraud or the condition improves.
 
Directs the Secretary to establish a process for the rapid identification of initial claims for disability compensation that should, in adjudication, receive priority in the order of review. Requires the Secretary to identify whether claims have the potential of being adjudicated quickly, the claims qualify for priority treatment, and a temporary disability rating could be assigned for such claims. Authorizes the Secretary to provide priority based on the effect such priority would have on a claimant.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Introduced in House
Energy and Revenue Enrichment Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2054
Sponsor: Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1]
Introduced: 2011-05-26 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Government trust funds
Metals
Nuclear power
Public contracts and procurement
Radioactive wastes and releases

Summary:
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: 
Energy and Revenue Enrichment Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to contract with a qualified operator for a 24-month pilot program for the reenrichment at an enrichment plant of certain depleted uranium, beginning no later than June 1, 2012. 
 
Authorizes the Secretary to sell the reenriched uranium generated under the contract and allocate the proceeds according to a certain scheme.
 
Directs the Secretary to assume title to, and responsibility for, the disposition of depleted uranium so generated.
 
Prohibits the Secretary from selling, each year during the pilot program and the subsequent 24 months after program completion, an amount of uranium exceeding 15% of the U.S. domestic uranium supply. Prohibits the sale of more than 10% of the U.S. domestic uranium supply during any year after such 48-month period, unless such sales will have no significant effect on uranium markets.
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-07-27
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2011-07-27
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2011-06-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Introduced in House
Mobilizing Against Sanctuary Cities Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2057
Sponsor: Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11]
Introduced: 2011-05-31 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Congressional oversight
Intergovernmental relations
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2011-05-31
text: 
Mobilizing Against Sanctuary Cities Act of 2011 - Prohibits a state or local government from receiving federal financial assistance for a minimum of one year if such jurisdiction restricts or prohibits a government entity or official from: (1) sending to or receiving from the responsible federal immigration agency information regarding an individual's citizenship or immigration status, or (2) maintaining or exchanging information about an individual's status.
 
 
Restores assistance eligibility upon a determination by the Attorney General (DOJ) that the jurisdiction no longer restricts or prohibits such actions.
 
Directs the Attorney General to report each year to Congress regarding state or local jurisdictions that restrict or prohibit such actions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-07-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
action_date: 2011-06-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform .
action_date: 2011-05-31
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2011-05-31
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2011-05-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-05-31
text: Introduced in House
Wetlands Conservation Investment Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2058
Sponsor: Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-7]
Introduced: 2011-05-31 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Aquatic ecology
Capital gains tax
Income tax rates
Lakes and rivers
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
U.S. and foreign investments
Wetlands
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2011-05-31
text: 
Wetlands Conservation Investment Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat gain or loss from the sale or exchange of a mitigation bank credit by the sponsor of the mitigation bank (i.e., the wetland, stream, or other aquatic resource area that has been restored, established, enhanced, or preserved for the purpose of providing compensation for unavoidable impacts to aquatic resources) who earned such credit as the sale or exchange of a capital asset held for more than one year (thus allowing preferential tax treatment of such gain or loss). Exempts from tax withholding requirements any gain from sales of mitigation bank credits. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-05-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2011-05-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-05-31
text: Introduced in House