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Preparedness Coordination With Local Educational Agencies and School Districts Act

Bill: 112-hr-5804
Sponsor: Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37]
Introduced: 2012-05-17 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Elementary and secondary education
Emergency planning and evacuation
Homeland security
School administration
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: 
Preparedness Coordination With Local Educational Agencies and School Districts Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide guidance to and coordinate with local educational agencies and school districts that are at a high risk of acts of terrorism or other incidents in order to enhance domestic preparedness for and the collective response to such incidents.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-05-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications.
action_date: 2012-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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: 2012-05-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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: 2012-05-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: Introduced in House
Entrepreneurial Training Improvement Act of 2012

Bill: 112-hr-5805
Sponsor: Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-23]
Introduced: 2012-05-17 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Labor
Employment and training programs
Performance measurement
Self-employed
Small business
Unemployment

Summary:
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: 
Entrepreneurial Training Improvement Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Labor to: (1) establish alternate guidelines for measuring the progress of state and local performance of entrepreneurial training services to adults and dislocated workers under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, and (2) provide state and local Workforce Investment Boards with specific guidance on successful approaches to collecting performance information on entrepreneurial self-employment.
 
Directs the Secretary to issue a report on the progress of such boards in implementing new entrepreneurial training programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-09-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: Introduced in House
Outreach to People With Disabilities During Emergencies Act

Bill: 112-hr-5806
Sponsor: Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37]
Introduced: 2012-05-17 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Emergency planning and evacuation
Homeland security
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: 
Outreach to People With Disabilities During Emergencies Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in order to enhance domestic preparedness for and the collective response to terrorism and other incidents, to provide guidance to and coordinate with appropriate individuals, officials, and organizations to implement plans for outreach to people with disabilities during a terrorist or other incident.

action_date: 2012-12-21
text: 
Outreach to People With Disabilities During Emergencies Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), through the Disability Coordinator, in order to enhance domestic preparedness for a natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster, to provide guidance to and coordinate with appropriate individuals, officials, and organizations for outreach to people with disabilities during such an event.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-12-21
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 522.
action_date: 2012-12-21
text: Committee on Homeland Security discharged.
action_date: 2012-12-21
text: Committee on Homeland Security discharged.
action_date: 2012-12-21
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 112-719, Part I.
action_date: 2012-12-21
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 112-719, Part I.
action_date: 2012-08-01
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2012-08-01
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2012-06-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications.
action_date: 2012-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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: 2012-05-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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: 2012-05-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: Introduced in House
FEMA Regional Office Oversight Act

Bill: 112-hr-5807
Sponsor: Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37]
Introduced: 2012-05-17 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Department of Homeland Security
Disability and paralysis
Emergency communications systems
Emergency planning and evacuation
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government studies and investigations
Homeland security
Intergovernmental relations
Performance measurement
Public contracts and procurement
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: 
FEMA Regional Office Oversight Act - Directs the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to audit how all regional offices within the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are carrying out delegated authorities pursuant to the Post-Katrina Emergency Management and Reform Act of 2006 and a memorandum executed in July 2009 by the FEMA Administrator.
 
Requires the audit to assess: (1) the ability of each regional office to support federal preparedness, protection, response, recovery, and mitigation capabilities to respond to an act of terrorism, to foster better regional emergency communications capabilities, to oversee the use of funding to promote preparedness and response capabilities, to coordinate with state, local, and tribal governments and emergency response providers on regional priorities, to identify critical gaps in regional capabilities to respond to populations with special needs, to conduct all procurements in a timely and secure manner that prevents waste and fraud, and to engage in employment practices that are transparent, efficient, and ethical; (2) the impact of the delegation of authorities on the Administrator's ability to achieve consistency throughout the regions; (3) the adequacy of oversight by the Administrator of how the regions are executing the delegated authorities and carrying out assigned responsibilities; and (4) the impact of the delegation of authorities on FEMA and specific regions to address Office of Inspector General and Comptroller General (GAO) recommendations in a timely manner.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-06-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications.
action_date: 2012-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2012-05-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2012-05-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain horizontally-oriented lead shot machines.

Bill: 112-hr-5808
Sponsor: Rep. Costello, Jerry F. [D-IL-12]
Introduced: 2012-05-17 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain horizontally-oriented lead shot machines.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-05-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain cupping machines.

Bill: 112-hr-5809
Sponsor: Rep. Costello, Jerry F. [D-IL-12]
Introduced: 2012-05-17 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain cupping machines.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-05-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain tool blocks.

Bill: 112-hr-5810
Sponsor: Rep. Costello, Jerry F. [D-IL-12]
Introduced: 2012-05-17 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain tool blocks.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-05-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain parts of cupping presses.

Bill: 112-hr-5811
Sponsor: Rep. Costello, Jerry F. [D-IL-12]
Introduced: 2012-05-17 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain parts of cupping presses.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-05-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: Introduced in House
Investing in Our Student's Future Act

Bill: 112-hr-5812
Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
Introduced: 2012-05-17 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Income tax rates
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: 
Investing in Our Student's Future Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make the 3.4% interest rate on Direct Stafford loans first disbursed to undergraduate students between July 1, 2011, and July 1, 2012, applicable to Direct Stafford loans first disbursed to undergraduate students on or after July 1, 2012. 
 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the top marginal income tax rate for individuals by 1%, beginning in calendar year 2013.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-09-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
action_date: 2012-05-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2012-05-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2012-05-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: Introduced in House
Ports as Small Business Incubators Act of 2012

Bill: 112-hr-5813
Sponsor: Rep. Hahn, Janice [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2012-05-17 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Air quality
Environmental technology
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Small business
Transportation programs funding
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Water quality
Women in business

Summary:
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: 
Ports as Small Business Incubators Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish the Ports as Small Business Incubators Program. Requires the Administrator to award grants of at least $300,000 and up to $500,000 to port authorities selected by the Administrator.
 
Allows grant funds to be used only for the costs of providing selected small businesses with access to commercial real property. Requires each Program participant, in providing such access, to give a priority to small businesses owned and controlled by women, veterans, or socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, as well as those that the participant determines would create "green" jobs (jobs involving the development of clean energy and the improvement of air and water quality).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E837)
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: Introduced in House
Poll Tape Transparency Act of 2012

Bill: 112-hr-5814
Sponsor: Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12]
Introduced: 2012-05-17 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional elections
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: 
Poll Tape Transparency Act of 2012 - Amends the Help America Vote Act with respect to the requirements for each voting system used in a federal election.
 
Requires the appropriate election official, upon the closing of the polls at each polling place, and under the observation of the certified tabulation observers admitted to the polling place, to: (1) announce the vote orally; (2) post a copy of the poll tape reflecting the totals from each voting machine in the polling place upon which votes were cast; (3) prepare and post a statement of the total number of individuals who appeared at the polling place to cast ballots; and (4) display by noon the following day, at a prominent public location, a copy of each poll tape and statement.
 
Requires display of such information also on the official public websites of the applicable local election official and chief state election official.
 
Specifies similar treatment of ballots cast at early voting sites, absentee ballots, and the daily count of provisional ballots. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-05-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Elections.
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: Introduced in House
Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2012

Bill: 112-hr-5815
Sponsor: Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12]
Introduced: 2012-05-17 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Civil actions and liability
Congressional elections
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Department of Justice
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Voting rights

Summary:
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: 
Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2012 - Amends the Revised Statutes and federal criminal law to prohibit any person, whether acting under color of law or otherwise, from knowingly deceiving any other person regarding: (1) the time, place, or manner of conducting any federal election; or (2) the qualifications for or restrictions on voter eligibility for any such election. Creates a private right of action for any person aggrieved by a violation of such prohibition.
 
Prescribes a criminal penalty for such deceptive acts.
 
Authorizes any person to report to the Assistant Attorney General of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice certain acts of deception involving federal elections.
 
Requires the Assistant Attorney General, within 48 hours after receiving such a report, to investigate it and, if an act of deception occurred, to: (1) undertake all effective measures necessary to provide correct information to voters affected by the deception, and (2) refer the matter to the appropriate federal and state authorities for criminal prosecution. 
 
Directs the Attorney General to study the feasibility of providing such corrective information through public service announcements, the emergency alert system, or other forms of public broadcast.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-06-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain fitness equipment.

Bill: 112-hr-5818
Sponsor: Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7]
Introduced: 2012-05-17 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain fitness equipment.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-05-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain suspension system stabilizer bars.

Bill: 112-hr-5819
Sponsor: Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7]
Introduced: 2012-05-17 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain suspension system stabilizer bars.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-05-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: Introduced in House
To modify the provisions of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States relating to returned property.

Bill: 112-hr-5820
Sponsor: Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7]
Introduced: 2012-05-17 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify the article description relating to the duty-free treatment of U.S. products returned after being exported to include products previously exported from the United States if returned within three years of being exported.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-05-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: Introduced in House
To provide for duty free treatment for certain United States Government property returned to the United States.

Bill: 112-hr-5821
Sponsor: Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7]
Introduced: 2012-05-17 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: 
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide duty-free treatment for certain federal property returned to the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-05-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: Introduced in House
Boko Haram Terrorist Designation Act of 2012

Bill: 112-hr-5822
Sponsor: Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7]
Introduced: 2012-05-17 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Africa
Congressional oversight
Nigeria
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: 
Boko Haram Terrorist Designation Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of State to report to Congress on whether the Nigerian organization People Committed to the Propagation of the Prophet's Teachings and Jihad (Boko Haram) meets the criteria for designation as a foreign terrorist organization. 
 
States that nothing in this Act may be construed to infringe upon Nigeria's sovereignty to combat militant or terrorist groups operating inside its boundaries.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-06-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: Introduced in House
Saving Taxpayers from Unnecessary GSE Bulk Sale Programs Act of 2012

Bill: 112-hr-5823
Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Gary G. [R-CA-42]
Introduced: 2012-05-17 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: California
Federal Housing Finance Agency
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises
Housing finance and home ownership
Real estate business

Summary:
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: 
Saving Taxpayers from Unnecessary GSE Bulk Sale Programs Act of 2012 - Prohibits the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency from: (1) disposing of any real estate owned by it, by the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), or by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) located in California under any initiative for bulk sales of such real estate; and (2) carrying out such initiative.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-07-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises.
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: Introduced in House