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Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act of 2012

Bill: 112-hr-3658
Sponsor: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
Introduced: 2011-12-14 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Department of State
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Foreign aid and international relief
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health promotion and preventive care
Public-private cooperation
Solid waste and recycling
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
Water quality
Water use and supply
World health

Summary:
action_date: 2011-12-14
text: 
Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act of 2012 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to direct: (1) the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to designate a Global Water Coordinator to coordinate and oversee water, sanitation, and hygiene assistance, and (2) the Secretary of State to designate a Special Advisor for Water Resources to coordinate and oversee policy relating to water and sanitation assistance.
 
Sets forth principles to ensure that water, sanitation, and hygiene projects carried out under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 achieve maximum impact.
 
Amends the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 regarding the strategy to further the U.S. foreign assistance objective to provide access to safe water and sanitation in developing countries to: (1) transfer primary authority from the Secretary to USAID, (2) include hygiene, and (3) include designation of high priority countries.
 
Directs the Administrator to maintain a webpage for information on U.S. water, sanitation, and hygiene foreign assistance programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-12-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2011-12-14
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2254)
action_date: 2011-12-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-12-14
text: Introduced in House
Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act

Bill: 112-hr-3659
Sponsor: Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3]
Introduced: 2011-12-14 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Alcoholic beverages
Gambling
Government information and archives
Poverty and welfare assistance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2011-12-14
text: 
Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of SSA title IV to extend the TANF program through FY2012.
 
Directs the Secretary of HHS to designate standard data elements for any category of information required to be reported under TANF.
 
Requires states to maintain policies and practices necessary to prevent the use of state TANF assistance in any transaction in any: (1) liquor store; (2) casino, gambling casino, or gaming establishment; or (3) retail establishment which provides adult-oriented entertainment in which performers disrobe or perform in an unclothed state for entertainment.
 
Prescribes an administrative penalty for states which failure to enforce such requirement.

action_date: 2011-12-15
text: 
Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of SSA title IV to extend the TANF program through FY2012.
 
Directs the Secretary of HHS to designate standard data elements for any category of information required to be reported under TANF.
 
Requires states to maintain policies and practices necessary to prevent the use of state TANF assistance in any transaction in any: (1) liquor store; (2) casino, gambling casino, or gaming establishment; or (3) retail establishment which provides adult-oriented entertainment in which performers disrobe or perform in an unclothed state for entertainment.
 
Prescribes an administrative penalty for states which failure to enforce such requirement.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-12-15
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2011-12-15
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2011-12-15
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8984-8985)
action_date: 2011-12-15
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8984-8985)
action_date: 2011-12-15
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3659.
action_date: 2011-12-15
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8984-8990)
action_date: 2011-12-15
text: Mr. Paulsen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2011-12-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2011-12-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-12-14
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program.

Bill: 112-hr-3661
Sponsor: Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12]
Introduced: 2011-12-14 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax credits
Low- and moderate-income housing
Real estate business

Summary:
action_date: 2011-12-14
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) make permanent the low-income housing tax rate for new buildings that are not federally subsidized, and (2) establish a minimum 4% low-income tax credit rate for existing buildings that are not federally subsidized.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-12-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2011-12-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-12-14
text: Introduced in House
Down Payment to Protect National Security Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-3662
Sponsor: Rep. McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [R-CA-25]
Introduced: 2011-12-14 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Summary:
action_date: 2011-12-14
text: 
Down Payment to Protect National Security Act of 2011 - Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to determine the number of full-time employees employed in each federal agency. Prohibits a federal agency head from hiring more than 1 employee for every 3 full-time employees who leave employment in such agency until the OMB Director makes a determination that the number of full-time federal employees is 10% less than the initial level as determined by OMB. Allows a waiver of such workforce limitation by the President for national security reasons or in the case of an extraordinary emergency.
 
Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act), as amended by the Budget Control Act of 2011, to offset mandatory sequestration in security and nonsecurity categories in FY2013 with revenues resulting from reductions in the federal workforce under this Act. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-12-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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: 2011-12-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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: 2011-12-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-12-14
text: Introduced in House
Supporting Home Owner Rights Enforcement Act

Bill: 112-hr-3663
Sponsor: Rep. Hurt, Robert [R-VA-5]
Introduced: 2011-12-14 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Dams and canals
Electric power generation and transmission
Land use and conservation
Licensing and registrations
Outdoor recreation
Property rights
Water storage

Summary:
action_date: 2011-12-14
text: 
Supporting Home Owner Rights Enforcement Act - Amends the Federal Power Act, regarding the issue of licenses for construction of dams, conduits, and reservoirs, to direct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), when deciding whether to issue a license for project works, to give equal consideration to minimizing infringement on the useful exercise and enjoyment of property rights held by nonlicensees.
 
Requires the licensee, in developing any recreational resource within the project boundary, to consider private landownership as a means to encourage and facilitate private investment, increased tourism, and recreational use. 
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-12-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
action_date: 2011-12-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2011-12-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-12-14
text: Introduced in House
Solar Energy Regulatory Relief Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-3664
Sponsor: Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50]
Introduced: 2011-12-14 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Energy research
Licensing and registrations
Research administration and funding
Research and development
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2011-12-14
text: 
Solar Energy Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to: (1) establish a program to provide competitive grants and/or challenge grants to local governments that have adopted best practices for solar permitting for properties located in the United States, (2) provide voluntary certification and recognition for such governments, and (3) implement specified criteria for awarding such grants. 
 
Authorizes the use of funds for competitive grants for: (1) training and the development of materials and tools for making the local permitting process for solar energy systems more standardized, efficient, and less expensive; and (2) solar energy system deployment projects or programs to pilot new permitting strategies or processes. Authorizes the use of funds for challenge grants for: (1) solar energy system deployment projects, and (2) programs to pilot new permitting strategies or processes.
 
Requires the Secretary to rescind grant funds provided to any grant recipient that receives funds based on a commitment to adopt best practices for solar permitting but that is unable to implement the steps necessary to adopt such practices.
 
Makes each eligible entity receiving funds responsible for a matching amount not to exceed 50% of the funds provided.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-12-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
action_date: 2011-12-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
action_date: 2011-12-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2011-12-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2011-12-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-12-14
text: Introduced in House
Wall Street Accountability through Sustainable Funding Act

Bill: 112-hr-3665
Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2011-12-14 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Appropriations
Commodities markets
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Executive agency funding and structure
Financial services and investments
Securities
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2011-12-14
text: 
Wall Street Accountability through Sustainable Funding Act - Amends the Commodity Exchange Act to require the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to impose a fee on each agreement, contract, or transaction that is a contract of sale of a commodity for future delivery, an option on such a contract, or a swap to recover the government's cost of the annual CFTC appropriation for the fiscal year.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-01-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
action_date: 2011-12-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2011-12-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-12-14
text: Introduced in House
VALOR Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-3666
Sponsor: Rep. Hultgren, Randy [R-IL-14]
Introduced: 2011-12-14 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Transportation
Licensing and registrations
Motor carriers
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2011-12-14
text: 
Veterans Accelerated License Obtainment and Recertification Act of 2011 or VALOR Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to establish accelerated licensing procedures to assist veterans to acquire commercial driver's licenses.
 
Requires such procedures to apply to any veteran attempting to acquire a commercial driver's license who, during military service, obtained driving experience that makes the use of accelerated licensing procedures appropriate.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-12-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2011-12-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2011-12-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-12-14
text: Introduced in House
Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-3667
Sponsor: Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5]
Introduced: 2011-12-14 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Hospital care
Medical education
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2011-12-14
text: 
Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to conduct a pilot project under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to test models for providing payment for direct graduate medical education (GME) and indirect medical education (IME) to medical education entities (MEEs), not otherwise eligible to receive such payments, for the costs of training primary care residents.
 
Requires testing of two of the following model MEEs: (1) a community-based independent corporate entity collaborating with two or more hospitals to operate one or more primary care graduate medical residency training programs (training hospitals); (2) a MEE, with at least one community representative on its board, which is established by two or more training hospitals which may be the sole corporate members of the MEE; (3) a hospital subsidiary or independent corporation, with community participation in its governance, that operates one or more training programs for a hospital; or (4) a MEE (including a university or school of medicine) independent of any hospital but collaborating with one in operating one or more primary care graduate medical residency training programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-12-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-12-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-12-14
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: 2011-12-14
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: 2011-12-14
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8914-8915)
action_date: 2011-12-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-12-14
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit an increase in the compensation of Members of Congress from taking effect unless Congress consents to the increase by concurrent resolution.

Bill: 112-hr-3673
Sponsor: Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6]
Introduced: 2011-12-15 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Legislative rules and procedure
Members of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2011-12-15
text: 
Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to prohibit the pay for Members of Congress from being increased by any adjustment scheduled to take effect in a calendar year unless, before January 1 of such year, each chamber, by a roll call vote, adopts a concurrent resolution agreeing to such increase.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-12-15
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and 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: 2011-12-15
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and 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: 2011-12-15
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and 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: 2011-12-15
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2270-2271)
action_date: 2011-12-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-12-15
text: Introduced in House
To amend the detainee provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 to specifically state that United States citizens may not be detained against their will without all the rights of due process afforded to citizens in a court ordained or established by or under Article III of the Constitution of the United States.

Bill: 112-hr-3676
Sponsor: Rep. Landry, Jeffrey M. [R-LA-3]
Introduced: 2011-12-15 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Detention of persons
Due process and equal protection
Military law
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2011-12-15
text: 
Amends detainee and military custody provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, with respect to the authority of the President and the U.S. Armed Forces pursuant the Authorization for Use of Military Force (P.L. 107-40), to specify that no U.S. citizen may be detained against his or her will without all the rights of due process afforded to the citizen in a court ordained or established by or under Article III of the U.S. Constitution.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-12-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2011-12-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2011-12-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-12-15
text: Introduced in House
National Cooperative Development Act

Bill: 112-hr-3677
Sponsor: Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2]
Introduced: 2011-12-15 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Community life and organization
Economic development
Housing and community development funding
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Women in business

Summary:
action_date: 2011-12-15
text: 
National Cooperative Development Act - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to: (1) establish a National Cooperative Development Program to create jobs and increase economic development in underserved areas by promoting cooperative development; and (2) select, through a competitive process and enter into a grant agreement with, a national cooperative development center.
 
 Defines &quot;cooperative organization&quot; as an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social, and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically controlled enterprise.
 
Defines &quot;cooperative development&quot; as specified technical assistance for the establishment of cooperative organizations.
 
Requires the national center to select local cooperative development centers.
 
Authorizes the national center to establish up to three local cooperative development centers in each of FY2012-FY2016.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-01-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.
action_date: 2011-12-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2011-12-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-12-15
text: Introduced in House
Fairness for Family Farmers Act

Bill: 112-hr-3678
Sponsor: Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-11]
Introduced: 2011-12-15 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Animal and plant health
Department of Agriculture

Summary:
action_date: 2011-12-15
text: 
 Fairness for Family Farmers Act - Amends the Plant Protection Act to provide assistance to certain owners as compensation for economic losses due to quarantine.
 
Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to eliminate the requirement that a person demonstrate an inability to obtain credit elsewhere in order to qualify for a family farm emergency loan.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-01-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture .
action_date: 2011-12-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2011-12-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-12-15
text: Introduced in House