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Developing Innovative Partnerships and Learning Opportunities that Motivate Achievement Act

Bill: 112-hr-2637
Sponsor: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-32]
Introduced: 2011-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Child care and development
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Community life and organization
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Family relationships
Public-private cooperation

Summary:
action_date: 2011-07-25
text: 
Developing Innovative Partnerships and Learning Opportunities that Motivate Achievement Act or DIPLOMA Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award renewable five-year grants to states and, through them, subgrants to local consortia that include a local educational agency (LEA) and other community partners to: (1) ensure the academic, physical, social, emotional, and civic development of disadvantaged youth; and (2) strengthen their families and communities.
 
Requires each state grantee to develop and implement a state child and youth strategy that assesses children's needs and the assets within the state that can be mobilized, coordinated, and integrated to achieve quantifiable progress toward goals that include ensuring that: (1) children are ready for school; (2) students are engaged and achieving in school; (3) students are physically, mentally, socially, and emotionally healthy; (4) schools and neighborhoods are safe and provide a positive climate for learning; (5) families are supportive and engaged in their children's education; (6) students are ready for postsecondary education and 21st Century careers; and (7) students are contributing to their communities.
 
Directs the consortia to develop and implement a local child and youth strategy that integrates multiple private and public services into a comprehensive, coordinated continuum of services directed toward achieving quantifiable progress toward such goals. 
 
Requires the Secretary to award competitive grants directly to local consortia if appropriated funds fall below a specified amount.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-09-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2011-08-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-07-26
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5495)
action_date: 2011-07-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2011-07-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2011-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-07-25
text: Introduced in House
Military Families Act

Bill: 112-hr-2638
Sponsor: Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]
Introduced: 2011-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Asia
Immigration status and procedures
Military personnel and dependents
Philippines
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2011-07-25
text: 
Military Families Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to adjust the status of an eligible alien to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence if the alien: (1) applies for adjustment (with a time limit for an alien applying as a family member of a deceased Armed Forces member), (2) is admissible to the United States as an immigrant, and (3) is physically present in the United States.
 
Applies such provision to an alien who is: (1) a parent, spouse, child, son, daughter, or the legal guardian of a child of a living Armed Forces member or of a deceased Armed Forces member who died as a result of service-incurred injury or disease; or (2) the spouse, child, son, or daughter of an alien described in clause (1).
 
Defines &quot;Armed Forces member&quot; as a person who: (1) is, or was at the time of the person's death, a U.S. national or lawfully admitted permanent resident; (2) served honorably on or after October 7, 2001, as a member of the National Guard or the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve, or in an active-duty status in the U.S. military; and (3) if separated from service was separated under honorable conditions.
 
Waives specified grounds of inadmissibility and authorizes the waiver of additional grounds of inadmissibility.
 
Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt from worldwide or numerical limitations on immigrant visas the sons and daughters of Filipino World War II veterans who were naturalized under the Immigration Act of 1990 or other specified federal law.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-08-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
action_date: 2011-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-07-25
text: Introduced in House
Global Democracy Promotion Act

Bill: 112-hr-2639
Sponsor: Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18]
Introduced: 2011-07-25 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Foreign aid and international relief
Health promotion and preventive care
International organizations and cooperation
Public participation and lobbying
World health

Summary:
action_date: 2011-07-25
text: 
Global Democracy Promotion Act - States that in determining eligibility for assistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 foreign nongovernmental organizations shall not: (1) be ineligible for such assistance solely on the basis of health or medical services provided by such organizations with non-U.S. government funds if such services do not violate the laws of the country in which they are being provided and would not violate U.S. federal law if provided in the United States, and (2) be subject to requirements relating to the use of non-U.S. government funds for advocacy and lobbying activities other than those that apply to U.S. nongovernmental organizations receiving assistance under part I of such Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-10-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights.
action_date: 2011-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2011-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-07-25
text: Introduced in House
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 462 Washington Street in Woburn, Massachusetts, as the "Officer John Maguire Post Office Building".

Bill: 112-hr-2640
Sponsor: Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7]
Introduced: 2011-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Massachusetts
Postal service

Summary:
action_date: 2011-07-25
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 462 Washington Street in Woburn, Massachusetts, as the "Officer John Maguire Post Office Building."

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2011-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-07-25
text: Introduced in House
To authorize the Secretary of Commerce to convey real property, including improvements, of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Ketchikan, Alaska, and for other purposes.

Bill: 112-hr-2641
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2011-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Alaska
Department of Commerce
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Land transfers

Summary:
action_date: 2011-07-25
text: 
Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to convey to a nonfederal entity specified real property, including improvements, located at 1010 Stedman Street in Ketchikan, Alaska, under the administrative jurisdiction of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), provided that the United States receive consideration of at least fair market value of the property or rights conveyed. Specifies acceptable forms of property, cash, and in-kind consideration.
 
Directs that any proceeds the United States receives as such consideration be available to the Secretary, subject to appropriation, for the acquisition, through lease or by purchase of real property, and associated design and construction of a new port facility in Ketchikan, Alaska, that is under the administrative jurisdiction of the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-07-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
action_date: 2011-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2011-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-07-25
text: Introduced in House
Hudson Valley VA Health Care System Campus Protection Act

Bill: 112-hr-2642
Sponsor: Rep. Hayworth, Nan A. S. [R-NY-19]
Introduced: 2011-07-26 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Veterans Affairs
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Health facilities and institutions
Land transfers
New York State
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2011-07-26
text: 
Hudson Valley VA Health Care System Campus Protection Act - Prohibits the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from declaring specified federal land and improvements as excess to the respective needs of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Hudson Valley Healthcare System's: (1) Franklin Delano Roosevelt Campus in Montrose, New York; and (2) Castle Point Campus in Castle Point, New York.
 
Precludes the Secretary from taking any action to lease, sell, exchange, trade, auction, transfer, or otherwise dispose of, or reduce the acreage of such land and improvements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-07-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2011-07-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-07-26
text: Introduced in House
Aviation Jobs and Safety Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2644
Sponsor: Rep. Costello, Jerry F. [D-IL-12]
Introduced: 2011-07-26 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Government trust funds
Motor fuels
Sales and excise taxes
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2011-07-26
text: 
Aviation Jobs and Safety Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through September 30, 2011, increased excise taxes on aviation fuels, the excise tax on air transportation of persons and property, and the expenditure authority for the Airport and Airway Trust Fund.
 
 Extends through September 30, 2011: (1) the authorization of appropriations for airport planning and development and noise compatibility planning projects (known as airport improvement projects [AIPs]), and (2) the authority of the Secretary of Transportation to make new AIP grants. 
 
Extends until October 1, 2011: (1) the pilot program for passenger facility fee authorizations at non-hub airports, and (2) disclosure requirements for large and medium hub airports applying for AIP grants. 
 
Directs the Secretary to extend through September 30, 2011, the termination date of insurance coverage for domestic or foreign-flag aircraft. Grants the Secretary discretionary authority to further extend such coverage through December 31, 2011. Extends through December 31, 2011, the authority of the Secretary to limit air carrier liability for claims arising out of acts of terrorism. 

 
Extends through September 30, 2011: (1) grant eligibility for airports located in the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau; (2) grants to state and local governments for land use compatibility AIPs; and (3) authority for approving an application of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority for an airport development grant or for permission to impose a passenger facility fee. 
 
Amends the Vision 100 - Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act to extend through September 30, 2011: (1) the temporary increase to 95% of the federal government's share of certain AIP costs, and (2) funding for airport development at Midway Island Airport.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-07-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2011-07-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2011-07-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2011-07-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-07-26
text: Introduced in House
Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act

Bill: 112-hr-2645
Sponsor: Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13]
Introduced: 2011-07-26 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2011-07-26
text: 
Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to Medicare supplemental (Medigap) policies to increase the minimum loss ratio required of such policies. (A loss ratio is the ratio of total losses paid out in insurance claims, plus adjustment expenses, divided by the total earned insurance premiums.)
 
Prohibits the issuance or renewal of a Medigap policy in any state unless the policy can be expected to return to policyholders in the form of aggregate benefits: (1) at least 85% (currently 75%) of the aggregate amount of premiums collected in the case of group policies, and (2) at least 80% (currently 65%) in the case of individual policies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-08-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-08-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-07-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2011-07-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2011-07-26
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1411-1412)
action_date: 2011-07-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-07-26
text: Introduced in House
Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2647
Sponsor: Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7]
Introduced: 2011-07-26 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Evidence and witnesses
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Law enforcement administration and funding
Organized crime
Performance measurement
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2011-07-26
text: 
Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2011 - Directs the Attorney General to: (1) make competitive grants to state, tribal, and local governments to establish or maintain programs to protect or assist witnesses in court proceedings involving homicide, a serious felony or drug offense, or gangs or organized crime; (2) evaluate grant applicants based on specified criteria, including the extent of witness intimidation and the number of serious crimes per capita with respect to such applicant; (3) provide technical assistance to grant applicants for establishing or maintaining a witness protection plan; and (4) develop and disseminate best practice models to assist states and other relevant entities in addressing witness safety, short-term and permanent witness relocation, financial and housing assistance, and other necessary services.

Expresses the sense of Congress that states and relevant entities should use the best practice models developed by the Attorney General to evaluate, improve, and develop witness protection or witness assistance programs.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-08-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2011-07-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-07-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-07-26
text: Introduced in House
Hawaiian Homeownership Opportunity Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2648
Sponsor: Rep. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI-2]
Introduced: 2011-07-26 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Government lending and loan guarantees
Hawaii
Housing and community development funding
Housing finance and home ownership
Low- and moderate-income housing

Summary:
action_date: 2011-07-26
text: 
Hawaiian Homeownership Opportunity Act of 2011 - Amends the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 and the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 to extend through FY2016 the authorization of appropriations for housing assistance for Native Hawaiians and loan guarantees for Native Hawaiian housing.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-08-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.
action_date: 2011-07-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2011-07-26
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1408)
action_date: 2011-07-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-07-26
text: Introduced in House
Personal Health Investment Today Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2649
Sponsor: Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8]
Introduced: 2011-07-26 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Health promotion and preventive care
Income tax deductions
Physical fitness and lifestyle

Summary:
action_date: 2011-07-26
text: 
Personal Health Investment Today Act of 2011 or the PHIT Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a medical care tax deduction for up to $1,000 ($2,000 for married couples filing jointly or heads of household) of qualified sports and fitness expenses. Defines "qualified sports and fitness expenses" as amounts paid for fitness center memberships, physical exercise programs, and exercise equipment. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-07-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2011-07-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-07-26
text: Introduced in House
To designate the United States courthouse under construction at 510 19th Street, Bakersfield, California, as the Myron Donovan Crocker United States Courthouse.

Bill: 112-hr-2650
Sponsor: Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-20]
Introduced: 2011-07-26 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: California
Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property

Summary:
action_date: 2011-07-26
text: 
Designates the U.S. courthouse under construction at 510 19th Street, Bakersfield, California, as the &quot;Myron Donovan Crocker United States Courthouse.&quot;


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-07-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2011-07-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2011-07-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-07-26
text: Introduced in House
To require that the United States Government prioritize all obligations on the debt held by the public, Social Security benefits, and military pay in the event that the debt limit is reached, and for other purposes.

Bill: 112-hr-2651
Sponsor: Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2011-07-26 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Military personnel and dependents
Social security and elderly assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2011-07-26
text: 
Ensuring the Full Faith and Credit of the United States and Protecting America's Soldiers and Seniors Act - Requires the following to take equal priority over all other federally incurred obligations in the event that the public debt reaches the statutory limit: (1) the authority of the Department of the Treasury to pay with legal tender the principal and interest on debt held by the public; (2) the authority of the Commissioner of Social Security to pay monthly Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance benefits under title II of the Social Security Act; and (3) the payment of pay and allowances for members of the Armed Forces on active duty.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-07-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2011-07-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-07-26
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that Members must complete 12 years of creditable service in order to be vested in an annuity under the Federal Employee Retirement System, and for other purposes.

Bill: 112-hr-2652
Sponsor: Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6]
Introduced: 2011-07-26 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Members of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2011-07-26
text: 
Requires Members of Congress to complete at least 12 years of creditable service in order to be vested in an annuity under the Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-07-26
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2011-07-26
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2011-07-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-07-26
text: Introduced in House
Stop Pay for Members Act

Bill: 112-hr-2653
Sponsor: Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5]
Introduced: 2011-07-26 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Members of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2011-07-26
text: 
Stop Pay for Members Act - Prohibits the liquidation of the obligation to pay basic pay of Members of Congress, if the U.S. public debt reaches the public debt limit, until: (1) all other obligations of the U.S. government then due have been liquidated; or (2) if earlier, the ability of the U.S. Treasury to liquidate the such obligations in timely manner is restored, whether by an increase in the public debt limit or otherwise.
 
Declares that each Member of Congress consents and agrees that payment of basic pay in accordance with this Act shall constitute a full and complete discharge and acquittance of all claims and demands for service as such a Member during the period covered by the payment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-07-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2011-07-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-07-26
text: Introduced in House