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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President exercised the recess appointment power despite the fact that neither the House of Representatives nor the Senate have been adjourned for a period in excess of three days during the Second Session of the 112th Congress.

Bill: 112-hres-604
Sponsor: Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49]
Introduced: 2012-03-29 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional operations and organization
Congressional-executive branch relations
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Federal officials
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2012-03-29
text: 
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President exercised the recess appointment power despite the fact that neither the House nor the Senate have been adjourned for a period in excess of three days during the Second Session of the 112th Congress. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-04-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2012-03-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2012-03-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-03-29
text: Introduced in House
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Public Health Week.

Bill: 112-hres-605
Sponsor: Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-34]
Introduced: 2012-03-29 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Congressional tributes
Health care quality
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care

Summary:
action_date: 2012-03-29
text: 
Expresses support for the goals and ideals of National Public Health Week. 
 
Encourages increased efforts and resources to improve the health of people in the United States through: (1) interventions to promote community health and prevent disease and injury, and (2) the strengthening of the public health system.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-03-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2012-03-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2012-03-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-03-29
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the notice signed by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Lisa Jackson on March 27, 2012, entitled "Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions for New Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units".

Bill: 112-hres-606
Sponsor: Rep. Austria, Steve [R-OH-7]
Introduced: 2012-03-29 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Coal
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Economic performance and conditions
Electric power generation and transmission
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Public utilities and utility rates
Unemployment

Summary:
action_date: 2012-03-29
text: 
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) Americans rely on coal and the inexpensive energy it provides for nearly half of our energy needs; (2) the proposed rule entitled &quot;Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions for New Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units&quot; will likely lead to increased energy costs, resulting in the loss of American jobs, making American businesses less competitive, and damaging our nation's economic recovery; and (3) the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) should not be setting energy policy with environmental regulations that dictate fuel choices for new power plants.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-03-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
action_date: 2012-03-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2012-03-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-03-29
text: Introduced in House
Congratulating Western Washington University on winning its first Division II NCAA National Basketball Title in the school's 110-year history.

Bill: 112-hres-607
Sponsor: Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]
Introduced: 2012-03-29 in the House
Policy area: Sports and Recreation
Subjects: Athletes
Congressional tributes
Higher education
School athletics
Washington State

Summary:
action_date: 2012-03-29
text: 
Congratulates Western Washington University for winning the Division II NCAA men's basketball championship.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-03-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2012-03-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-03-29
text: Introduced in House
Honoring the life and work of Arab-American writer Ameen Rihani and celebrating the 100th anniversary of the publication of the first Arab-American novel, "The Book of Khalid", by Ameen Rihani.

Bill: 112-hres-608
Sponsor: Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3]
Introduced: 2012-03-29 in the House
Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion
Subjects: Art, artists, authorship
Books and print media
Commemorative events and holidays
Congressional tributes
Literature
Middle East
Racial and ethnic relations

Summary:
action_date: 2012-03-29
text: 
Honors the life and work of Arab-American writer Ameen Rihani. 
 
Celebrates the 100th anniversary of the publication of the first Arab-American novel, &quot;The Book of Khalid,&quot; by Ameen Rihani.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-03-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2012-03-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-03-29
text: Introduced in House
Expressing support for the people of Tibet.

Bill: 112-hres-609
Sponsor: Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5]
Introduced: 2012-03-29 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Asia
China
Congressional tributes
Detention of persons
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Human rights
International organizations and cooperation
News media and reporting
Protest and dissent
Religion
Tibet

Summary:
action_date: 2012-03-29
text: 
Mourns the death of Tibetans who have self-immolated and deplores the repressive policies targeting Tibetans.
 
Calls on China to: (1) suspend implementation of religious control regulations and resume a dialogue with Tibetan Buddhist leaders, including the Dalai Lama or his representatives; and (2) release all persons who have been arbitrarily detained and allow access by journalists, foreign diplomats, and international organizations to Tibet. 
 
Commends the Dalai Lama for his decision to devolve his political power in favor of a democratic system. 
 
Congratulates Tibetans living in exile for holding, on March 20, 2011, a free election that met international electoral standards. 
 
Reaffirms the friendship between the United States and Tibet. 
 
Calls on the Department of State to: (1) fully implement the Tibetan Policy Act of 2002, and (2) seek from China a full accounting of the forcible removal of monks from Kirti Monastery.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-05-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
action_date: 2012-03-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2012-03-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-03-29
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President and the Secretary of State should continue to press Russian authorities for a full and complete accounting regarding the fate of Raoul Wallenberg.

Bill: 112-hres-610
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
Introduced: 2012-03-29 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Detention of persons
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Europe
Government information and archives
Human rights
Hungary
Russia
Sweden
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
World history

Summary:
action_date: 2012-03-29
text: Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President and the Secretary of State should continue to press Russian authorities for a complete accounting of Raoul Wallenberg's fate.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-05-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and Eurasia.
action_date: 2012-05-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights.
action_date: 2012-03-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2012-03-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-03-29
text: Introduced in House
Promoting global energy supply security through increased cooperation among the United States, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Iraq, and Georgia.

Bill: 112-hres-611
Sponsor: Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6]
Introduced: 2012-03-29 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Asia
Azerbaijan
Congressional tributes
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Economic development
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Europe
Foreign aid and international relief
Georgia (Republic)
International organizations and cooperation
Iraq
Kazakhstan
Middle East
Oil and gas
Pipelines
Turkey

Summary:
action_date: 2012-03-29
text: 
 Commends Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iraq, and Kazakhstan for their contributions to the East-West Energy Corridor and to regional energy security. 
 
Supports the efforts of the United States Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy and encourages the continued engagement with the countries in the region, notably Azerbaijan, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Georgia, and Iraq. 
 
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that it is in the U.S. national interest to enhance Europe's energy security by working with the governments of Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Georgia and its partners to make additional gas and oil supplies available to that market.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-05-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and Eurasia.
action_date: 2012-05-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia .
action_date: 2012-05-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade.
action_date: 2012-03-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2012-03-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-03-29
text: Introduced in House
Honoring the life of 17-year-old, Trayvon Martin, urging the State of Florida and others to repeal the Stand Your Ground law, and admonishing involved parties to pursue full investigations into all homicides, regardless of defenses asserted by the offender.

Bill: 112-hres-612
Sponsor: Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]
Introduced: 2012-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Crimes against children
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Firearms and explosives
Florida
State and local government operations
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2012-03-30
text: 
Admonishes any state, local agency, or official acting to obstruct an open investigation or failing to fully execute official duties in the investigation of the events surrounding the death of Trayvon Martin.
 
Condemns: (1) parties for their roles in proposing Stand Your Ground and similar legislation, and (2) reliance on Stand Your Ground laws to protect actions that extend beyond historical use of self-defense.
 
Urges: (1) any state legislature considering Stand Your Ground legislation to reject it, and (2) the repeal of Stand Your Ground laws in every state.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-04-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2012-03-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2012-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-03-30
text: Introduced in House
Supporting the Office of Science and Technology Policy interagency working group to coordinate Federal investments in neuroscience research.

Bill: 112-hres-613
Sponsor: Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2]
Introduced: 2012-04-16 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Health programs administration and funding
Medical research
Neurological disorders
Presidential administrations
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2012-04-16
text: 
Applauds the establishment of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) interagency neuroscience working group.
 
Commends President Barack Obama for appointing Dr. Philip Rubin to lead the working group's efforts.
 
Encourages the effective use of federal research dollars. 
 
Acknowledges the need for increased investment in the neurosciences to advance scientific discovery and to improve the quality of life of Americans. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-04-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2012-04-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2012-04-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-04-16
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Members who vote in favor of the establishment of a public, Federal Government run health insurance option are urged to forgo their right to participate in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) and agree to enroll under that public option.

Bill: 112-hres-615
Sponsor: Rep. Fleming, John [R-LA-4]
Introduced: 2012-04-16 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Members of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2012-04-16
text: 
Urges Members of Congress who vote in favor of the establishment of a public, federal government run health insurance option to forgo their right to participate in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) and agree to enroll under that public option. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-04-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2012-04-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-04-16
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding United States relations with the People's Republic of China.

Bill: 112-hres-616
Sponsor: Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4]
Introduced: 2012-04-16 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arms control and nonproliferation
Asia
China
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Economic performance and conditions
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Human rights
Intellectual property
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
International law and treaties
International organizations and cooperation
Military readiness
Political movements and philosophies
Religion
Rule of law and government transparency
Spacecraft and satellites
Taiwan
Technology transfer and commercialization
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2012-04-16
text: 
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that U.S. policy toward China should be guided by the following strategic objectives to: (1) deploy defense and intelligence capabilities to resist any force or coercion that would jeopardize the peace of the Asia-Pacific region and the security of U.S. friends and allies; (2) treat Taiwan in strict accordance with the Taiwan Relations Act, the three United States-People's Republic of China Joint Communiques, and the Six Assurances; (3) pursue a diversified U.S. economy as the surest means of providing for leverage in interactions with China; (4) deploy counterintelligence capabilities to protect U.S. national security in the face of significant Chinese espionage efforts; (5) prevent the transfer of technology, intellectual property, or equipment that would substantially contribute to Chinese military or space capabilities; (6) encourage China to utilize its economic, political, and military power to contribute to the international system; (7) encourage China to support political reform and religious freedom; (8) encourage the peaceful resolution of maritime territorial disputes in the South China Sea and East China Sea; and (9) convey to China that responsible behavior will create the possibility for a genuine U.S. partnership on matters of mutual interest, while unacceptable behavior will incur costs that would outweigh any gains.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-05-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
action_date: 2012-04-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2012-04-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-04-16
text: Introduced in House
Recognizing the enduring cultural and historical significance of emancipation in the Nation's capital on the 150th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln's signing of the District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act, which established the "first freed" on April 16, 1862.

Bill: 112-hres-617
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2012-04-16 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
District of Columbia
Intergovernmental relations
Racial and ethnic relations
State and local government operations
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2012-04-16
text: 
Recognizes District of Columbia Emancipation Day, the 150th anniversary of the end of slavery in the District of Columbia, and the aspirations of citizens of the District of Columbia for the same rights and freedoms afforded to all U.S. citizens. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-04-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2012-04-16
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E527)
action_date: 2012-04-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-04-16
text: Introduced in House
Expressing support for designation of 2012-2013 as the "Year of the Korean War Veteran" and recognizing the 60th anniversary of Korean War.

Bill: 112-hres-618
Sponsor: Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15]
Introduced: 2012-04-16 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Asia
Commemorative events and holidays
Conflicts and wars
Congressional tributes
Military history
North Korea
South Korea
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2012-04-16
text: 
Recognizes, on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Korean War, the importance of the contributions and sacrifices made by Korean War veterans.
 
Supports the designation of 2012-2013 as the Year of the Korean War Veteran.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-04-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2012-04-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2012-04-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-04-16
text: Introduced in House
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4348) to provide an extension of Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund pending enactment of a multiyear law reauthorizing such programs, and for other purposes.

Bill: 112-hres-619
Sponsor: Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5]
Introduced: 2012-04-17 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: House of Representatives
Legislative rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2012-04-17
text: Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4348) to provide an extension of Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund pending enactment of a multiyear law reauthorizing such programs.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-04-18
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2012-04-18
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 246 - 177 (Roll no. 166). (text: CR H1925)
action_date: 2012-04-18
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 246 - 177 (Roll no. 166).(text: CR H1925)
action_date: 2012-04-18
text: On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 243 - 180 (Roll no. 165). (consideration: CR H1930-1931)
action_date: 2012-04-18
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 619.
action_date: 2012-04-18
text: Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H1925-1932)
action_date: 2012-04-17
text: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 125.
action_date: 2012-04-17
text: The resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the bill, and provisions in the bill. The resolution waives all points of order against the amendments printed in the report.
action_date: 2012-04-17
text: The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 112-446, by Ms. Foxx.
action_date: 2012-04-17
text: The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 112-446, by Ms. Foxx.
action_date: 2012-04-17
text: Introduced in House
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a deduction for domestic business income of qualified small businesses.

Bill: 112-hres-620
Sponsor: Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32]
Introduced: 2012-04-17 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: House of Representatives
Legislative rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2012-04-17
text: Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a deduction for domestic business income of qualified small businesses.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: On agreeing to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by recorded vote: 234 - 178 (Roll no. 173).
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by recorded vote: 234 - 178 (Roll no. 173).
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 234 - 179 (Roll no. 172). (consideration: CR H1988)
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 620.
action_date: 2012-04-19
text: Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H1981-1989; text of measure as reported in House: CR H1981)
action_date: 2012-04-17
text: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 126.
action_date: 2012-04-17
text: The resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The resolution provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute, now printed in the bill, shall be considered as adopted. The resolutions waives all points of order against provisions of the bill, as amended. The resolution makes in order the amendment in the nature of a substitute, for 20 minutes of debate, which shall not be subject to amendment.
action_date: 2012-04-17
text: The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 112-447, by Mr. Sessions.
action_date: 2012-04-17
text: The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 112-447, by Mr. Sessions.
action_date: 2012-04-17
text: Introduced in House
Recognizing the significance of Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month in May as an important time to celebrate the significant contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to the Nation's history.

Bill: 112-hres-621
Sponsor: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-32]
Introduced: 2012-04-17 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Asia
Commemorative events and holidays
Congressional tributes
Racial and ethnic relations

Summary:
action_date: 2012-04-17
text: 
Recognizes the significance of Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month as an important time to celebrate the contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to our nation's history. 
 
Recognizes that Asian American and Pacific Islander communities enhance the rich diversity of the United States. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-04-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2012-04-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-04-17
text: Introduced in House