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Prepare All Kids Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2331
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14]
Introduced: 2011-06-23 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Child care and development
Education programs funding
Government trust funds
Preschool education
School administration
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-23
text: 
Prepare All Kids Act of 2011 - Creates a part I (High Quality Full-Day Prekindergarten Programs) under title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Implements such part by requiring the Secretary of Education to establish a Prekindergarten Incentive Fund from which matching grants shall be awarded to states and, through them, subgrants to qualified prekindergarten providers to establish, expand, or enhance voluntary high quality full-day prekindergarten programs serving children ages 3-5.
 
Directs state grantees to set aside: (1) at least 15% of their grant for quality early childhood development programs for children ages 0-3, and (2) at least 10% of their grant to extend the hours of early childhood programs to create extended day and year programs.
 
Requires prekindergarten subgrantees to: (1) maintain a maximum class size of 20 children, with at least 1 prekindergarten teacher per classroom; and (2) ensure that the ratio of children to prekindergarten teachers and teacher aides does not exceed 10 to 1.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-09-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2011-06-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2011-06-23
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1181)
action_date: 2011-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-23
text: Introduced in House
Robin Danielson Act

Bill: 112-hr-2332
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14]
Introduced: 2011-06-23 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Business records
Cancer
Child health
Government information and archives
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical research
Product safety and quality
Research administration and funding
Sex and reproductive health
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-23
text: 
Robin Danielson Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to provide for the conduct or support of research on the extent to which additives in feminine hygiene products pose any risks to the health of women or the health of the children of women who use those products during or before the pregnancies involved.
 
Requires the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to: (1) collect, analyze, and make available data on toxic shock syndrome, including data on the causes of such syndrome; and (2) determine the national incidence and prevalence of such syndrome.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-06-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2011-06-23
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1174)
action_date: 2011-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-23
text: Introduced in House
Safe Drivers Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2333
Sponsor: Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4]
Introduced: 2011-06-23 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Transportation
Government studies and investigations
Intergovernmental relations
Motor vehicles
State and local government operations
Telephone and wireless communication
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-23
text: 
Safe Drivers Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to study distracted driving, including cognitive distraction when driving and driver distraction impacts on young, inexperienced drivers.
 
Requires the Secretary to withhold 25% of a state's apportionment of certain federal-aid highway program funds for the fiscal year if the state has not enacted or is not enforcing a law that: (1) prohibits, except in an emergency, an operator of a moving or idling motor vehicle on a public road from using a hand-held mobile device (other than a voice-activated, vehicle-integrated or similar device, or a global positioning system [GPS] which is not vehicle-integrated); and (2) requires, upon conviction of a violation of such prohibition, the imposition of certain minimum penalties.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2011-06-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2011-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-23
text: Introduced in House
Comprehensive Problem Gambling Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2334
Sponsor: Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8]
Introduced: 2011-06-23 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Gambling
Government information and archives
Health information and medical records
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical research
Mental health

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-23
text: 
Comprehensive Problem Gambling Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to: (1) establish and implement programs for the prevention, treatment, and research of pathological and other problem gambling; (2) carry out a national campaign to increase knowledge and raise awareness of problem gambling; and (3) establish and implement a national program of research on problem gambling.
 
Authorizes the Administrator, in carrying out the national campaign, to: (1) administer and coordinate the voluntary donation of resources to assist in implementing new programs and augmenting and supporting existing national campaigns, and (2) encourage media outlets to provide information aimed at preventing problem gambling. Requires the Administrator to target radio and television audiences of events including sporting and gambling events. 
 
Directs: (1) the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop a treatment improvement protocol for problem gambling; and (2) the Administrator to integrate problem gambling into existing alcohol, tobacco, and other drug prevention programs where practical.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-06-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2011-06-23
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR  E1191-1192)
action_date: 2011-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-23
text: Introduced in House
Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2335
Sponsor: Rep. Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large]
Introduced: 2011-06-23 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Federal-Indian relations
Indian lands and resources rights
Labor-management relations

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-23
text: 
Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2011 - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to provide that any enterprise or institution owned and operated by an Indian tribe and located on its lands is not considered an employer (thus excluding such enterprises or institutions from coverage by such Act).
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-09-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2011-06-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2011-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-23
text: Introduced in House
Lobbyist Disclosure Enhancement Act

Bill: 112-hr-2339
Sponsor: Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
Introduced: 2011-06-23 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Business records
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Justice
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Licensing and registrations
Public participation and lobbying

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-23
text: 
Lobbyist Disclosure Enhancement Act - Requires the Attorney General to establish the Lobbying Disclosure Act Enforcement Task Force. Grants such Task Force primary responsibility for investigating and prosecuting each case referred to the Attorney General under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995. Requires such Task Force to: (1) collect and disseminate information on the enforcement of such Act; (2) audit at least annually the extent of compliance with such Act; and (3) establish, publicize, and operate a toll-free telephone hotline for members of the public to report noncompliance with lobbyist disclosure requirements.
 
Amends the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to: (1) require notifications of noncompliance of lobbyist diclosure requirements to the Attorney General (instead of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia); (2) amend the definition of "lobbyist" under such Act to eliminate the exemption from such Act of certain lobbyists who work for a client on a part-time basis; (3) require lobbyists to register with the Senate and House of Representatives within 5 days after a lobbying contact (currently, 45 days); and (4) expand disclosure requirements relating to contacts with executive and legislative branch officials and political contributions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-08-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2011-06-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-23
text: Introduced in House
Direct Care Job Quality Improvement Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2341
Sponsor: Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-39]
Introduced: 2011-06-23 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Allied health services
Census and government statistics
Employment and training programs
Government information and archives
Health personnel
Home and outpatient care
Labor standards
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicaid
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-23
text: 
Direct Care Job Quality Improvement Act of 2011 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 with respect to the exemption from minimum wage and maximum hour requirements of any employee employed on a casual basis in domestic service employment to provide companionship services for individuals who because of age or infirmity are unable to care for themselves. Extends the same exemption to a casual employee in domestic service employment to provide companionship services for disabled individuals unable to care for themselves.
 
 Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop a direct care workforce monitoring program. 
 
Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require a state Medicaid plan to require the state to report annually to the Secretary on the adequacy of its direct care workforce to provide long-term care (LTC) services.
 
Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to require the National Health Care Workforce Commission, as a high priority, to review, analyze, and report annually to Congress and the Health Resources and Services Administration on the current and projected direct care workforce supply and demand.
 
Directs the Secretary to award grants to states, Indian tribes, and tribal organizations to develop data collection and monitoring systems to assess the adequacy of a state's or tribe's direct care workforce to meet current and future demand for LTC services.
 
Directs the Secretary to award competitive three-year grants to states and other eligible entities to improve the recruitment, retention, and education of direct care workers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-09-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-06-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2011-06-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2011-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-23
text: Introduced in House
CAMPUS Safety Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2342
Sponsor: Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]
Introduced: 2011-06-23 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Crime prevention
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Justice
Education programs funding
Emergency planning and evacuation
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Higher education
Mental health
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-23
text: 
Center to Advance, Monitor, and Preserve University Security Safety Act of 2011 or CAMPUS Safety Act of 2011 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services to establish and operate a National Center for Campus Public Safety.
 
Tasks the Center with strengthening the safety and security of institutions of higher education (IHEs) by: (1) training IHE public safety agencies and their collaborative partners; (2) fostering relevant research; (3) collecting, coordinating, and disseminating information and best practices regarding campus safety; (4) developing protocols to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from natural and man-made emergencies that threaten the campus community; and (5) increasing cooperation between IHEs and the law enforcement, mental health, and other agencies and jurisdictions that serve them.
 
Authorizes the Director to award grants to IHEs and other nonprofit organizations for activities that will assist the Center in performing its functions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-08-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2011-06-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-06-23
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1188-1189)
action_date: 2011-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-23
text: Introduced in House
Literacy, Education, and Rehabilitation Act

Bill: 112-hr-2343
Sponsor: Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]
Introduced: 2011-06-23 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Mental health
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-23
text: 
Literacy, Education, and Rehabilitation Act - Amends the federal criminal code to allow a prisoner serving a term of imprisonment of more than one year to receive credit beyond time already served for up to 60 days each year, in addition to any credit received for satisfactory behavior, for earning a certificate of completion in, or for participating in or teaching, a designated program that benefits prisoners or the Bureau of Prisons, including specified educational and vocational, treatment, and work and developmental programs.
 
Requires the Director of the Bureau to establish the number of days of credit a prisoner may be awarded considering the difficulty, time required, responsibility expected, and rehabilitative benefits of the program.
 
 Makes any person sentenced to a term of imprisonment under the Attorney General's custody eligible for the credits, including prisoners transferred from foreign countries.
 
Allows: (1) federal prisoners to earn up to 54 days of credit toward the service of a sentence for each year of the prisoner's sentence imposed by the court if the Bureau determines the prisoner has displayed exemplary compliance with institutional disciplinary regulations; and (2) the Bureau to restore credit previously denied to a prisoner, based on such prisoner maintaining good behavior.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-08-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2011-06-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-23
text: Introduced in House
Prisoner Incentive Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2344
Sponsor: Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]
Introduced: 2011-06-23 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Criminal procedure and sentencing

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-23
text: 
Prisoner Incentive Act of 2011 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) allow federal prisoners to earn up to 54 days of credit toward the service of a sentence for each year of the prisoner's sentence imposed by the court if the Bureau of Prisons determines the prisoner has displayed exemplary compliance with institutional disciplinary regulations; and (2) authorize the Bureau to restore credit previously denied to a prisoner, based on such prisoner maintaining good behavior. Makes this Act applicable to each prison sentence that has not been completed before the date of enactment, except any sentence imposed before November 1, 1987.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-08-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2011-06-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-23
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authorization of appropriations for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay a monthly assistance allowance to disabled veterans training or competing for the Paralympic Team and the authorization of appropriations for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide assistance to United States Paralympics, Inc.

Bill: 112-hr-2345
Sponsor: Rep. Stutzman, Marlin A. [R-IN-3]
Introduced: 2011-06-23 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Athletes
Disability assistance
Olympic games
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-23
text: 
Extends, until FY2018, the yearly: (1) $2 million appropriations authorization for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to pay a monthly assistance allowance to disabled veterans training or competing for the Paralympic Team; and (2) $8 million appropriations authorization, with amounts appropriated remaining available without fiscal year limitation, for grants to U.S. Paralympics, Inc.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-07-21
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2011-07-21
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2011-07-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2011-07-07
text: Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Prior to Referral.
action_date: 2011-06-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2011-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-23
text: Introduced in House
Alaska Railroad Right of Way Extension Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2347
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2011-06-23 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Alaska
Land transfers
Railroads

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-23
text: 
Alaska Railroad Right of Way Extension Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, and other appropriate federal officials, to convey to the Alaska Railroad Corporation all rights, title, and interests of the United States to certain land located between North Pole, Alaska, and Delta Junction, Alaska, for the purpose of constructing a railroad corridor extension and related support areas and structures. 
 
Requires Surface Transportation Board approval for the phased construction of such extension.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-07-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2011-06-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2011-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-23
text: Introduced in House
EMP Weapons Accountability Assessment Act

Bill: 112-hr-2348
Sponsor: Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5]
Introduced: 2011-06-24 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Military procurement, research, weapons development

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: 
EMP Weapons Accountability Assessment Act - Requires the Director of National Intelligence to report to the congressional intelligence and defense committees on the research, development, testing, and deployment programs of foreign countries relating to electromagnetic pulse (EMP) weapons and associated delivery systems and platforms. Directs that such report identify each country pursuing an EMP weapons program and describe the scope of each such program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Introduced in House