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To repeal the trade adjustment assistance programs under the Trade Act of 1974.

Bill: 112-hr-2165
Sponsor: Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-12]
Introduced: 2011-06-14 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Trade adjustment assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-14
text: 
Amends the Trade Act of 1974 and certain other Acts to repeal authority for trade adjustment assistance (TAA) programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2011-06-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2011-06-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-14
text: Introduced in House
Foreign-Held Debt Transparency and Threat Assessment Act

Bill: 112-hr-2166
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3]
Introduced: 2011-06-14 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Asia
Budget deficits and national debt
China
Congressional oversight
Economic performance and conditions
Foreign loans and debt

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-14
text: 
Foreign-Held Debt Transparency and Threat Assessment Act - Expresses the sense of Congress about the growing federal debt of the United States, the increasing U.S. dependence on foreign creditors like the People's Republic of China, whose holdings could give China a tool with which to manipulate U.S. policymaking (including with respect to Taiwan) and pose a direct threat to the national economy and national security.
 
Directs the President to report quarterly to certain congressional committees on the risks posed by foreign holdings of U.S. debt instruments, and make such report public on the Internet.
 
Directs the President to formulate, report to the appropriate congressional committees, and implement a plan of action to reduce an unsustainable level of risk to an acceptable and sustainable level, in a manner that results in a reduction in federal spending, in any case in which the President makes specified determinations that a foreign country's holdings of U.S. debt instruments pose an unacceptable risk to long-term national security or economic stability of the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2011-06-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-14
text: Introduced in House
Naugatuck River Valley National Heritage Area Study Act

Bill: 112-hr-2174
Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2011-06-14 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Connecticut
Government studies and investigations
Historic sites and heritage areas

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-14
text: 
Naugatuck River Valley National Heritage Area Study Act - Instructs the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a study on the suitability and feasibility of establishing the Naugatuck River Valley National Heritage Area in Connecticut. Requires submission of the study's results to Congress. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2011-06-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2011-06-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-14
text: Introduced in House
Regulatory Balance Act

Bill: 112-hr-2175
Sponsor: Rep. Fincher, Stephen Lee [R-TN-8]
Introduced: 2011-06-14 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Department of Agriculture
Department of Health and Human Services
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-14
text: 
Regulatory Balance Act - Requires the Secretary of Agriculture, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to perform a cost-benefit analysis on any proposed regulation that is determined to be a significant regulatory action (as defined by Executive Order 12866) and submit such analysis to Congress before such regulation takes effect. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Credit.
action_date: 2011-06-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2011-06-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2011-06-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2011-06-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2011-06-14
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1091)
action_date: 2011-06-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-14
text: Introduced in House
Clean Energy Promotion Act

Bill: 112-hr-2176
Sponsor: Rep. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM-1]
Introduced: 2011-06-14 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Department of the Interior
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Executive agency funding and structure
Government trust funds
Intergovernmental relations
Licensing and registrations
State and local finance
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-14
text: 
Clean Energy Promotion Act - Requires the United States to annually deposit into the BLM Wind Energy and Solar Energy Permit Processing Improvement Fund up to $5 million received as annual wind energy and solar energy right-of-way authorization fees under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976.
 
Makes the amounts deposited available for salaries and expenses related to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) offices dedicated to the coordination and processing of wind energy and solar energy permit applications.
 
Authorizes the expenditure or transfer of such amounts as are necessary to: (1) the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), (2) the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and (3) state agencies involved in the processing of wind and solar permits on federal lands under the jurisdiction of the BLM. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-04-26
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2011-06-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2011-06-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2011-06-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2011-06-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-14
text: Introduced in House
Passport Acquisition Savings and Security Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2177
Sponsor: Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-27]
Introduced: 2011-06-14 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Appropriations
Department of State
Executive agency funding and structure
User charges and fees
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-14
text: 
Passport Acquisition Savings and Security Act of 2011 or the PASS Act of 2011 - Provides for the payment of passport fees directly to the Department of State rather than to the U.S. Treasury.
 
Expresses the sense of Congress that new revenues directed to the Department should be used to reduce passport costs for consumers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2011-06-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-14
text: Introduced in House
Passport Fee Relief Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2178
Sponsor: Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-27]
Introduced: 2011-06-14 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax credits
Terrorism
User charges and fees
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-14
text: 
Passport Fee Relief Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual taxpayers a refundable tax credit for the cost of obtaining travel documents necessary to comply with the terrorist travel and effective screening plan developed under the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2011-06-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-14
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to transfer unclaimed money recovered at airport security checkpoints to United Service Organizations, Incorporated, and for other purposes.

Bill: 112-hr-2179
Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1]
Introduced: 2011-06-14 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Currency
Military personnel and dependents
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-14
text: 
Directs the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration [TSA] ) to transfer annually, without further appropriation, unclaimed money recovered at airport security checkpoints to United Service Organizations (USO), Incorporated, for funding its activities in support of USO airport centers. (Currently, such moneys are retained by the TSA for civil aviation security.)

action_date: 2012-05-08
text: 
Directs the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration [TSA] ) to transfer annually, without further appropriation, unclaimed money recovered at airport security checkpoints to United Service Organizations (USO), Incorporated, for funding its activities in support of USO airport centers. (Currently, such moneys are retained by the TSA for civil aviation security.)
 
Directs the Assistant Secretary to transfer unclaimed clothing recovered at airport security checkpoints to local veterans organizations or other local charitable organizations for distribution to homeless or needy veterans and their families.
 
Amends the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2005 to repeal the requirement that the TSA Administrator report annually to Congress on the total amount of unclaimed money recovered at each airport and on how it is being used to provide civil aviation security.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-05-08
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 328.
action_date: 2012-05-08
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 112-468.
action_date: 2012-05-08
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 112-468.
action_date: 2012-03-28
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2012-03-28
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2012-03-07
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2012-03-07
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2011-06-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security.
action_date: 2011-06-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2011-06-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-14
text: Introduced in House
Shelter, Land, and Urban Management (SLUM) Assistance Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2180
Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Brad [D-NC-13]
Introduced: 2011-06-14 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Foreign aid and international relief
Housing supply and affordability
Property rights
Solid waste and recycling
Urban and suburban affairs and development
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-14
text: 
Shelter, Land, and Urban Management (SLUM) Assistance Act of 2011 - Authorizes the President to furnish technical assistance and financial support to developing countries for affordable housing and urban development.
 
Directs the President, through the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), to develop a strategy to provide affordable housing and sustainable urban development in developing countries.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2011-06-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-14
text: Introduced in House
To authorize National Mall Liberty Fund D.C. to establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor free persons and slaves who fought for independence, liberty, and justice for all during the American Revolution.

Bill: 112-hr-2181
Sponsor: Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10]
Introduced: 2011-06-14 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
District of Columbia
Europe
Military history
Military personnel and dependents
Monuments and memorials
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history
United Kingdom

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-14
text: 
Authorizes the National Mall Liberty Fund D.C. (previously the Black Revolutionary War Patriots Foundation) to establish a memorial on specified federal land in the District of Columbia to honor slaves and free black persons who served as soldiers and sailors or provided civilian assistance during the American Revolution. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-07-11
text: CHANGE OF PRIMARY SPONSOR REQUEST - Mr. Butterfield asked unanimous consent that he be considered the primary sponsor of H.R. 2181 in lieu of the late Donald Payne from New Jersey. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2011-06-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2011-06-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2011-06-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-14
text: Introduced in House
Generating Antibiotic Incentives Now Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2182
Sponsor: Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11]
Introduced: 2011-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Government studies and investigations
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Intellectual property
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Prescription drugs
Research and development

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: 
Generating Antibiotic Incentives Now Act of 2011 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to extend the exclusivity period for a new prescription drug by five years for a drug that the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) determines to be a qualified infectious disease product. Defines &quot;qualified infectious disease product&quot; to mean an antibiotic drug for treating, detecting, preventing, or identifying a qualifying pathogen (certain pathogens that are resistant to antibiotics). Excludes drugs that are: (1) a supplement to a new drug application for which an extension is in effect or has expired; or (2) a subsequent application for a change that results in a new indication, route of administration, dosing schedule, dosage form, delivery system, delivery device or strength, or a modification to the structure of the product that does not result in a change in safety or effectiveness.
 
Extends such period of exclusivity an additional six months for a sponsor or manufacturer of a qualified infectious disease product that identifies a companion diagnostic test. 
 
Requires the Secretary to give priority review to any drug determined to be a qualified infectious disease product.
 
Includes qualified infectious disease products as fast track products for which the Secretary shall facilitate development and expedite review.
 
Directs the Comptroller General to study the need for incentives to encourage the research, development, and marketing of qualified infectious disease biological products.
 
Requires the Secretary to: (1) review Food and Drug Administration (FDA) guidelines for clinical trials of antibiotic drugs; and (2) revise such guidelines, as appropriate, to reflect developments in scientific and medical information and technology and to ensure clarity regarding the procedures and requirements for approval of an antibiotic drug.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: Introduced in House
CDBG Public Services Flexibility Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2183
Sponsor: Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18]
Introduced: 2011-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Child care and development
Crime prevention
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Education programs funding
Employment and training programs
Energy efficiency and conservation
Health programs administration and funding
Housing and community development funding
Law enforcement administration and funding
Poverty and welfare assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: 
CDBG Public Services Flexibility Act of 2011 - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to revise requirements for activities eligible for community development block grant (CDBG) assistance.
 
Increases from 15% to 25% the limitation on the amount of CDBG assistance that may be used to provide public services (e.g., those concerned with employment, crime prevention, child care, health, drug abuse, education, energy conservation, welfare or recreation needs).
 
(Currently, only the city and county of Los Angeles, California, and the city of Miami, Florida, are favored with the 25% limit on the amount of CDBG assistance that may be used to provide public services.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-07-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: Introduced in House
Rare Earth Policy Task Force and Materials Act

Bill: 112-hr-2184
Sponsor: Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6]
Introduced: 2011-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advanced technology and technological innovations
Advisory bodies
Department of the Interior
Executive agency funding and structure
Materials
Metals
Mining
Solid waste and recycling
State and local government operations
Strategic materials and reserves
Technology transfer and commercialization

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: 
Rare Earth Policy Task Force and Materials Act - Establishes within the Department of the Interior the Rare Earth Policy Task Force to assist federal agencies in reviewing federal, state, local, and tribal laws, regulations, and policies that discourage investment, exploration, and development of domestic rare earths.
 
Instructs the Secretary to: (1) submit biennially to certain congressional committees a plan for research, development, demonstration, and commercial application to ensure the long-term, secure, and sustainable supply of rare earth materials; and (2) support new or significantly improved processes and technologies in the rare earth materials industry.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to collaborate with the agencies of foreign countries with interests relating to rare earth materials.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2011-06-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2011-06-15
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1099)
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: Introduced in House
Nurse Staffing Standards for Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2187
Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
Introduced: 2011-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Department of Health and Human Services
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Hospital care
Medicare
Nursing

Summary:
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: 
 Nurse Staffing Standards for Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require hospitals to implement a staffing plan that includes a minimum direct care registered nurse-to-patient ratio by unit, adjustments above the minimum ratio under appropriate circumstances, and compliance with minimum licensed practical nurse staffing requirements. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop a national acuity tool to establish nurse staffing requirements above minimum ratios.
 
Directs the Secretary to adjust Medicare payments to hospitals to cover additional costs incurred in providing services to Medicare beneficiaries that are attributable to compliance with such ratios.
 
Authorizes a nurse to object to, or refuse to participate in, any activity, policy, practice, assignment or task if in good faith it would violate minimum ratios under this Act or if the nurse is not prepared by education, training, or experience to fulfill the assignment without compromising the safety of any patient or jeopardizing the license of the nurse. Prohibits a hospital from: (1) taking specified actions against a nurse based on the nurse's refusal to accept an assignment for such a reason; or (2) discriminating against any patient, employee, or any other individual for good faith complaints or grievances relating to the care, services, or conditions of the hospital or of any affiliated or related facilities. Prohibits actions by hospitals to restrain such rights. Sets forth enforcement provisions.
 
Applies provisions of this Act through federal health programs, including Medicare, Medicaid, and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health benefits programs.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-06-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2011-06-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2011-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-06-15
text: Introduced in House