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Gulf Coast Health Monitoring and Research Program Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-832
Sponsor: Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-23]
Introduced: 2011-02-28 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Accidents
Advisory bodies
Alabama
Environmental health
Florida
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Genetics
Government information and archives
Gulf of Mexico
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Health information and medical records
Immunology and vaccination
Louisiana
Marine pollution
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health
Mississippi
Oil and gas
Seafood
Sex and reproductive health
Texas
Water quality
Water use and supply
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-28
text: 
Gulf Coast Health Monitoring and Research Program Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a short-term and long-term comprehensive health screening, monitoring, and research program of: (1) oil spill workers and vulnerable residents, and (2) food safety affected by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
 
Directs the Secretary to appoint the Gulf Coast Health Research Advisory Committee in order to: (1) offer high-quality scientific research advice to the program established under this Act, including proactive advice regarding each federal agency's long-term monitoring and research objectives relating to workers and vulnerable residents at risk from the Deepwater Horizon disaster and other oil spills; and (2) provide a forum for ensuring that health concerns of workers and the public are considered in determining the priorities for scientific research. Requires the Secretary to ensure that members of the Advisory Committee do not have any conflicts of interest. 
 
Requires the Advisory Committee to: (1) provide advice on the development and implementation of the health research program; (2) respond to requests for advice from the appropriate federal official on matters within the Advisory Committee's expertise; and (3) as appropriate, review reports or other documents submitted to the appropriate federal officials pursuant to this Act to obtain information on protecting the health and safety of cleanup workers and vulnerable communities.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to compel BP PLC to provide health-related data and information collected by or on behalf of BP PLC, except to the extent such data or information is protected from disclosure under federal law.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-02-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2011-02-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-28
text: Introduced in House
Agricultural Export Enhancement Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-833
Sponsor: Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11]
Introduced: 2011-02-28 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural trade
Caribbean area
Cuba
Foreign and international banking
Latin America
Sanctions
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-28
text: 
Agricultural Export Enhancement Act of 2011 - Amends the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 to define &quot;payment of cash in advance&quot; as the payment by the purchaser of an agricultural commodity or product and the receipt of such payment by the seller prior to: (1) the transfer of title of such commodity or product to the purchaser, and (2) the release of control of such commodity or product to the purchaser.
 
Prohibits the President from restricting direct transfers from a Cuban financial institution to a U.S. financial institution executed in payment for a product authorized for sale under such Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-04-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade.
action_date: 2011-02-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Agriculture, 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: 2011-02-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Agriculture, 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: 2011-02-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Agriculture, 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: 2011-02-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-28
text: Introduced in House
Veterans Home Loan Refinance Opportunity Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-834
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53]
Introduced: 2011-02-28 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Housing finance and home ownership
Income tax exclusion
Inflation and prices
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Securities
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-28
text: 
Veterans Home Loan Refinance Opportunity Act of 2011- Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to tax-exempt veterans' mortgage bonds to permit: (1) proceeds from such bonds to refinance residences of veterans (currently, bond financing limited to new mortgages); (2) an annual inflation adjustment after 2011 to the amounts of veterans' mortgage bonds that states may issue; and (3) an increase from 1.125 % to 1.50% in the amount by which interest on veterans' mortgages may exceed the yield on a bond issue. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2011-02-28
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E331)
action_date: 2011-02-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-28
text: Introduced in House
Puppy Uniform Protection and Safety Act

Bill: 112-hr-835
Sponsor: Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6]
Introduced: 2011-02-28 in the House
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Department of Agriculture
Licensing and registrations
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-28
text: 
Puppy Uniform Protection and Safety Act - Amends the Animal Welfare Act to define a &quot;high volume retail breeder&quot; as a person who, in commerce, for compensation or profit: (1) has an ownership interest in or custody of one or more breeding female dogs; and (2) sells, via any means of conveyance, more than 50 of the offspring of such dogs for use as pets in any one-year period. Considers such a breeder of dogs to be a dealer. 
 
Requires dealers to include on licensing applications and annual renewals the total number of dogs exempted from exercise on the premises of the dealer in the preceding year by a licensed veterinarian.
 
Requires the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to promulgate requirements for the exercise of dogs at facilities owned or operated by a dealer, including requiring daily access to exercise that: (1) allows the dogs to move sufficiently in a way that is not forced, repetitive, or restrictive; and (2) is in an area that is spacious, cleaned at least once a day, free of infestation by pests or vermin, and designed to prevent the dogs from escaping. Allows an exemption if: (1) a licensed veterinarian determines that a dog should not exercise because of the health, condition, or well-being of the dog; and (2) such determination is reviewed and updated at least once every 30 days by the veterinarian, unless the basis for the determination is a permanent condition. Subjects such a determination to review and approval by the Secretary.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
action_date: 2011-02-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2011-02-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-28
text: Introduced in House
Meeting the Inpatient Health Care Needs of Far South Texas Veterans Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-837
Sponsor: Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15]
Introduced: 2011-02-28 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Health facilities and institutions
Hospital care
Texas
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-28
text: 
Meeting the Inpatient Health Care Needs of Far South Texas Veterans Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) ensure that the South Texas Veterans Affairs Health Care Center in Harlingen, Texas, includes a full-service VA inpatient health care facility; and (2) if needed, modify the existing facility to meet this requirement.
 
Requires the Secretary to report on specific actions to be taken to satisfy such requirement.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-02-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2011-02-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-28
text: Introduced in House
Western Great Lakes Wolf Management Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-838
Sponsor: Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2]
Introduced: 2011-02-28 in the House
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Endangered and threatened species
Intergovernmental relations
Mammals
Michigan
Minnesota
State and local government operations
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Wisconsin

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-28
text: 
Western Great Lakes Wolf Management Act of 2011 - Prohibits any wolf (species, subspecies, or population segment of Canis lupus) in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan from being treated under any status of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, including as an endangered species, a threatened species, an essential experimental population, or a nonessential experimental population.
 
Provides that each state shall have exclusive jurisdiction over the management of wolves within its borders.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2011-02-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-28
text: Introduced in House
SECURE Act

Bill: 112-hr-840
Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18]
Introduced: 2011-02-28 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Licensing and registrations
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Oil and gas

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-28
text: 
Safe Exploration Coming from Underwater Reserves of Energy Act or the SECURE Act - Permits each holder of a permit to drill for oil or natural gas that was approved by the Minerals Management Service before May 3, 2010, to conduct all operations authorized under the terms of the permit: (1) without further review by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement; and (2) without further review or delay under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 or any other similar statutes such as the Federal Water Pollution Control Act or the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2011-03-01
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1394-1395)
action_date: 2011-02-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2011-02-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-28
text: Introduced in House
Legislative Transparency Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-841
Sponsor: Rep. Owens, William L. [D-NY-23]
Introduced: 2011-02-28 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Legislative rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-28
text: 
Legislative Transparency Act of 2011 - Prohibits an Act of Congress from being revised or amended by mere reference to it.
 
Requires every bill or joint resolution that amends an existing section, subsection, or other subdivision of any Act to set forth the section, subsection, or other subdivision sufficiently to enable the intent and effect of the legislation to be clearly understood. Requires deleted matter to be enclosed in brackets and added matter to be in italics.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-02-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-28
text: Introduced in House
Valley-Wide Noise Relief Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-842
Sponsor: Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-29]
Introduced: 2011-02-28 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Consumer affairs
Noise pollution

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-28
text: 
Valley-Wide Noise Relief Act of 2011 - Permits an airport sponsor to implement a total mandatory nighttime curfew (no aircraft operations during the 9-hour period beginning at 10 p.m.) if it: (1) had a voluntary curfew in effect for certain aircraft on November 5, 1990; and (2) was created by an intergovernmental agreement established by a state statute enacted before that date that, along with the statute, imposes noise mitigation obligations.
 
Permits the sponsor of an airport meeting other criteria to implement a partial mandatory nighttime curfew (no operations for certain aircraft for not longer than the 9-hour period beginning at 10 p.m.) if it: (1) had a partial curfew in effect before November 5, 1990; (2) operates under the supervision of a board of airport commissioners that, on January 1, 2010, oversaw operation of three or more airports, at least two of which have airport operating certificates; and (3) on January 1, 2010, failed to comply with a cumulative noise standard established by state law.
 
Requires an airport sponsor to provide airport users and other interested parties reasonable notice of the terms of the curfew, including the penalties for curfew violations, no later than 90 days before its implementation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2011-02-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2011-02-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-28
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to promulgate a rule to improve the daytime and nighttime visibility of agricultural equipment that may be operated on a public road.

Bill: 112-hr-843
Sponsor: Rep. Schock, Aaron [R-IL-18]
Introduced: 2011-02-28 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Agricultural equipment and machinery
Department of Transportation
Lighting, heating, cooling
Motor vehicles
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-28
text: 
Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to promulgate a rule to: (1) improve the daytime and nighttime visibility of agricultural equipment operating on public roads, and (2) establish minimum lighting and marking standards for such equipment.
 
Requires the Secretary to review and revise such standards at least once every five years to reflect the latest revision of American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) Standard 279 entitled &quot;Lighting and Marking of Agricultural Equipment on Highways.&quot;


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2011-02-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2011-02-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-28
text: Introduced in House
Empowering States to Innovate Act

Bill: 112-hr-844
Sponsor: Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large]
Introduced: 2011-02-28 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Comprehensive health care
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-28
text: 
Empowering States to Innovate Act - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to: (1) allow states to apply for waivers of certain health insurance coverage requirements in such Act (including requirements for the establishment of qualified health plans and health insurance exchanges) for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2014 (currently, January 1, 2017), and (2) require the waiver application process to begin not later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-03-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-02-28
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: 2011-02-28
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: 2011-02-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-28
text: Introduced in House
Montana Land Sovereignty Act

Bill: 112-hr-845
Sponsor: Rep. Rehberg, Denny [R-MT-At Large]
Introduced: 2011-03-01 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Montana
Monuments and memorials
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-01
text: 
Montana Land Sovereignty Act - Prohibits any further extension or establishment of national parks and monuments in Montana, except by express authorization of Congress. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-09-13
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2011-03-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2011-03-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2011-03-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-01
text: Introduced in House
Idaho Land Sovereignty Act

Bill: 112-hr-846
Sponsor: Rep. Labrador, Raul R. [R-ID-1]
Introduced: 2011-03-01 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Idaho
Monuments and memorials
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-01
text: 
Idaho Land Sovereignty Act - Prohibits any further extension or establishment of national parks and monuments in Idaho, except by express authorization of Congress. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-09-13
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2011-03-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2011-03-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2011-03-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-01
text: Introduced in House
Kelsey Smith Act

Bill: 112-hr-847
Sponsor: Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2]
Introduced: 2011-03-01 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Business records
Department of Justice
Emergency communications systems
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Fires
Government information and archives
Intergovernmental relations
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
State and local government operations
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-01
text: 
Kelsey Smith Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require telecommunication carriers to provide, at the request of a law enforcement agency, call location information of users of a commercial mobile service or an IP-enabled voice service (e.g., cell phones) to such agencies and other public safety agencies to respond to emergency situations. 
 
Directs the Attorney General (DOJ), under the Byrne Law Enforcement Grant Program, to: (1) provide education and training to state and local law enforcement agencies and officials to collect and use call location information in emergency situations, and (2) develop and disseminate procedures to ensure that such agencies and officials have the necessary contact information to request and obtain call location information. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2011-03-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2011-03-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2011-03-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2011-03-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-01
text: Introduced in House
To require the Forest Service to accommodate, to the extent consistent with the management objectives and limitations applicable to the National Forest System lands at issue, individuals with mobility disabilities who need to use a power-driven mobility device for reasonable access to such lands.

Bill: 112-hr-848
Sponsor: Rep. Alexander, Rodney [R-LA-5]
Introduced: 2011-03-01 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Forests, forestry, trees
Government information and archives
Motor vehicles

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-01
text: 
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), through the Chief of the Forest Service, to require Forest Service personnel, in the implementation of off-road vehicle management under the Forest Service Travel Management Rule, to endeavor to accommodate individuals with mobility disabilities who would need to use a power-driven mobility device for access to such lands. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
action_date: 2011-03-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2011-03-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2011-03-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2011-03-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-01
text: Introduced in House