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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the payment of unemployment compensation to individuals discharged for drug or alcohol use.

Bill: 112-hr-2001
Sponsor: Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-9]
Introduced: 2011-05-26 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Unemployment

Summary:
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny payment of unemployment compensation to employees who are discharged from employment for: (1) being under the influence of, or consuming or otherwise using, alcohol or any controlled substance while performing services for an employer; (2) possessing any controlled substance on the premises of an employer; (3) refusing a request to take a drug test; or (4) testing positive for illegal use of a controlled substance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 38, United States Code, to permit disabled or injured members of the Armed Forces to transfer Post 9/11 Educational Assistance benefits after retirement, and for other purposes.

Bill: 112-hr-2002
Sponsor: Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3]
Introduced: 2011-05-26 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: 
Permits the posthumous transfer of Post 9/11 Educational Assistance (an educational assistance entitlement for certain members of the Armed Forces serving on or after September 11, 2001) to the spouse or children of eligible Armed Forces members when the application of a member electing to transfer such assistance was not approved before the member died in the line of duty.
 
Allows transfers of such entitlements by individuals honorably discharged or released from active duty in the Armed Forces due to a service-connected disability or after sustaining an injury in line of duty requiring hospital, nursing home, or domiciliary care or treatment. (Current law requires an individual to be serving as a member of the Armed Forces when the transfer is executed.) Sets forth extended and alternative eligibility periods for such individuals.
 
Applies this Act to individuals who become eligible to transfer such benefits on or after August 1, 2009.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Introduced in House
Taxing Speculators out of the Oil Market Act

Bill: 112-hr-2003
Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
Introduced: 2011-05-26 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Commodities markets
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Energy prices
Executive agency funding and structure
Financial services and investments
Oil and gas
Sales and excise taxes
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: 
Taxing Speculators out of the Oil Market Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) impose an 0.01% excise tax on transactions in oil futures, options, and swaps, to be paid by the trading facility on which the transactions occur or by the buyer of the transaction; and (2) require withholding of such tax if the buyer is a foreign person. Exempts from such tax certain commercial oil traders and bona fide hedging transactions.
 
Amends the Commodity Exchange Act to credit tax revenues from this Act as offsetting collections to appropriations to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Requires any unexpended amounts to be used to reduce the public debt. 
 
Requires the CFTC to: (1) subject each bank holding company that engages in trading in oil futures, options, and swaps, and each hedge fund that buys or sells a contract of sale of oil for future delivery, to the rules applicable to noncommercial participants in the markets for the contracts; and (2) revoke immediately each staff no-action letter that covers a foreign board of trade that has established a trading terminal in the United States for selling contracts to or from U.S. investors and engages in trading in oil futures, options, and swaps.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2011-05-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2011-05-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Introduced in House
National Autism Spectrum Disorders Initiative Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2006
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
Introduced: 2011-05-26 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Department of Health and Human Services
Executive agency funding and structure
Health programs administration and funding
Hereditary and development disorders
Medical research
Neurological disorders
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: 
National Autism Spectrum Disorders Initiative Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the National Autism Spectrum Disorders Initiative in the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to improve the lives of persons with autism spectrum disorders through research focused on prevention, treatment, services, and cures. Requires the Secretary to: (1) act as the primary federal official with responsibility for overseeing all NIH research on autism spectrum disorders; (2) approve the autism spectrum disorder research strategic plan developed by the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee and be responsible for its implementation; (3) receive directly from the President and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) all funds available for autism spectrum disorder activities of NIH; (4) allocate such funds in accordance with the strategic plan; (5) allocate amounts within 30 days after receipt, to the extent practicable; (6) have authority to reallocate up to 3% of the total amount allocated as needs change and opportunities arise; (7) plan and evaluate NIH research and other activities related to autism spectrum disorders; (8) maintain communications with all relevant federal departments and agencies to ensure the timely transmission of information concerning autism spectrum disorders; and (9) carry out this Act in consultations with the heads of NIH agencies and their advisory councils and the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee. Terminates such provisions seven years after the date of enactment of this Act.
 
Expands authorized research for centers of excellence for autism spectrum disorders to include translational research. Requires the Director of NIH to provide for a program under which biosamples relevant to environmental exposures that are of use in research on autism spectrum disorders are donated, collected, preserved, and made available for such research. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Introduced in House
Autism Spectrum Disorders Services Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2007
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
Introduced: 2011-05-26 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Allied health services
Child care and development
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Department of Health and Human Services
Disability assistance
Education programs funding
Employment and training programs
Executive agency funding and structure
Government studies and investigations
Health programs administration and funding
Hereditary and development disorders
Higher education
Housing for the elderly and disabled
Lawyers and legal services
Neurological disorders
Research administration and funding
Special education
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: 
Autism Spectrum Disorders Services Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to revise provisions related to the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee, including to: (1) expand activities to include coordinating efforts of all federal agencies (currently, only efforts within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)); (2) include in the strategic plan services and supports for families of individuals with autism spectrum disorder; and (3) require the Committee to establish specified subcommittees.
 
 Requires the Comptroller General to report on: (1) federal progress in implementing the strategic plan for autism spectrum disorder research and services and supports for individuals with autism spectrum disorder and the families of such individuals; and (2) the provision of autism services and treatments and how such services and treatments are financed.
 
 Requires the Secretary of HHS to establish grant programs related to autism spectrum disorders, including programs to: (1) provide services to children, transitioning youth, and adults with autism spectrum disorders; (2) establish and maintain a national technical assistance center; (3) provide individuals with interdisciplinary training, continuing education, technical assistance, and information for the purpose of improving services rendered to individuals with autism spectrum disorders and the families of such individuals; and (4) establish new University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service.
 
 Amends the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 to require the Secretary to make grants to enable protection and advocacy systems to address the needs of individuals with autism spectrum disorders.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Introduced in House
Fuel Feedstock Freedom Act

Bill: 112-hr-2009
Sponsor: Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50]
Introduced: 2011-05-26 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Intergovernmental relations
Motor fuels
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: 
Fuel Feedstock Freedom Act - Amends the Clean Air Act to revise the renewable fuel program by: (1) requiring the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to ensure that transportation fuel sold or introduced into commerce in the United States, on an annual average basis, contains at least the applicable volume of "next generation biofuel" (currently "cellulosic biofuel"); and (2) replacing the term &quot;cellulosic biofuel&quot; with &quot;next generation biofuel.&quot; Defines &quot;next generation biofuel&quot; to mean: (1) renewable fuel that is derived from any cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin, or algae that is derived from renewable biomass; or (2) nonethanol renewable fuel that is derived from renewable biomass.
 
Directs the Administrator to allow states that enact a law that elects to not participate in the applicable volume of renewable to not so participate, other than the applicable volumes of renewable fuel required for advanced biofuel, next generation biofuel, and biomass-based diesel.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Introduced in House
Foster Care Mentoring Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2012
Sponsor: Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-33]
Introduced: 2011-05-26 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: 
Foster Care Mentoring Act of 2011 - Amends part B (Child-Welfare Services) of title IV of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to states to support the establishment or expansion and operation of programs using networks of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care. Authorizes a grant award directly to a political subdivision if the subdivision serves a substantial number of foster care youth.
 
Prescribes program implementation guidelines, including: (1) application requirements, (2) training, (3) screening, (4) educational requirements, (5) federal and nonfederal share of funds for the program, (6) considerations in awarding grants, and (7) use of funds.
 
Sets forth a maximum grant amount to be awarded to a state or political subdivision.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to award a competitive grant to an eligible entity to establish a National Hotline Service or website to provide information to individuals interested in becoming mentors to youth in foster care.
 
Instructs the Secretary of Education to implement a program to provide for the discharge or cancellation of the federal student loan indebtedness of an eligible mentor.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-09-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
action_date: 2011-09-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2011-06-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2011-05-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2011-05-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Introduced in House
Propane Green Autogas Solutions Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2014
Sponsor: Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31]
Introduced: 2011-05-26 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Income tax credits
Motor fuels
Oil and gas

Summary:
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: 
Propane Green Autogas Solutions Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2016: (1) the excise tax credits for alternative fuels and fuel mixtures for any sale or use involving liquefied petroleum gas (propane), (2) the new qualified alternative fuel motor vehicle tax credit for vehicles powered by liquefied petroleum gas, and (3) the alternative fuel vehicle refueling property tax credit for property relating to liquefied petroleum gas. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Introduced in House
Herb Vederman Commission on American Discoveries and American Jobs Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2015
Sponsor: Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2]
Introduced: 2011-05-26 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Government studies and investigations
Intellectual property
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Science and engineering education
Technology transfer and commercialization

Summary:
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: 
American Discoveries and American Jobs Commission Act of 2011 or Herb Vederman Commission on American Discoveries and American Jobs Act of 2011 - Establishes the Commission on American Discoveries and American Jobs to study: (1) the state of technology transfer from federally funded research to the private sector; (2) the possibilities for the federal government to collect royalties from early research that leads to the commercialization of a profitable product or technology; (3) the potential adverse consequences of such royalties on technology transfer, commercialization, and economic growth; and (4) the potential benefits of reinvesting revenues from federal royalties into science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and seeding future federally funded research. 
 
Requires submission to Congress of recommendations of specified regulatory and statutory changes. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Introduced in House
Transportation Opportunity and Accountability Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2019
Sponsor: Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37]
Introduced: 2011-05-26 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Employment discrimination and employee rights
Government information and archives
Government liability
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Public contracts and procurement
Racial and ethnic relations
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: 
Transportation Opportunity and Accountability Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to ensure administrative compliance with title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibiting discrimination by recipients of federal transportation funding.
 
Allows a person aggrieved by violation of such nondiscrimination regulations to bring a civil action in federal or state court for equitable or legal relief, including reasonable attorney's fees, expert fees, and costs.
 
Directs the Secretary to carry out research and demonstration activities relating to the impact of transportation planning, investment, and operations on low-income and minority populations, including populations that are transit dependent.
 
Directs the Secretary to assess the extent to which nondiscrimination and equal opportunity exist in the United States in the construction and operation of federally-funded transportation projects.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-07-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2011-05-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2011-05-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2011-05-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Introduced in House
Preservation of Access to Osteoporosis Testing for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2020
Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]
Introduced: 2011-05-26 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care coverage and access
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Musculoskeletal and skin diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: 
Preservation of Access to Osteoporosis Testing for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2011 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to extend through 2013 the minimum payment amount for dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) services for bone mass measurement.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-06-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-05-26
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: 2011-05-26
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: 2011-05-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Introduced in House
To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study on the recruitment and retention of foster parents in the United States.

Bill: 112-hr-2022
Sponsor: Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-33]
Introduced: 2011-05-26 in the House
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations

Summary:
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: 
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to study the recruitment and retention of foster parents of children served by any foster care program funded under part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Introduced in House
Veterans' Memorials, Boy Scouts, Public Seals, and Other Public Expressions of Religion Protection Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2023
Sponsor: Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5]
Introduced: 2011-05-26 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises
Government liability
Legal fees and court costs
Military facilities and property
Monuments and memorials
National symbols
Religion

Summary:
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: 
Veterans' Memorials, Boy Scouts, Public Seals, and Other Public Expressions of Religion Protection Act of 2011 - Amends the Revised Statutes of the United States to limit the remedy, in a civil action against a state or local official for deprivation of civil rights, to injunctive and declaratory relief, and deny attorneys' fees, where the deprivation consists of a violation of a prohibition in the Constitution against the establishment of religion, including violations relating to: (1) religious words or imagery in veterans' memorials, public buildings, or official seals of states or their subdivisions; and (2) the chartering of Boy Scout units by states or their subdivisions and the Boy Scouts' using public buildings.
 
Imposes the same limits regarding such an action against the United States or any U.S. agency or official acting in his or her official capacity.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-07-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Introduced in House