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Unlawful Border Entry Prevention Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-1091
Sponsor: Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-52]
Introduced: 2011-03-15 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Arizona
Border security and unlawful immigration
California
Latin America
Mexico
New Mexico
Texas

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: 
Unlawful Border Entry Prevention Act of 2011 - Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to construct an additional 350 or more miles of reinforced fencing along the southwest border.
 
Prohibits fencing or any other similar physical infrastructure along the southwest border in existence on December 31, 2010, from being considered in meeting such mileage requirement.
 
Requires the Secretary to submit a plan to Congress to gain operational control of any sector of the southwest border in which there has been a 40% increase over the preceding fiscal year of DHS apprehensions of individuals unlawfully entering the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: Introduced in House
Military Retirees Health Care Protection Act

Bill: 112-hr-1092
Sponsor: Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3]
Introduced: 2011-03-15 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Hospital care
Military medicine
Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves
Prescription drugs
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: 
Military Retirees Health Care Protection Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the Department of Defense (DOD) and the nation have a committed health benefits obligation to retired military personnel that exceeds the obligation of corporate employers to civilian employees; and (2) DOD has many additional options to constrain the growth of health care spending in ways that do not disadvantage beneficiaries, and should pursue such options rather than seeking large fee increases for beneficiaries.
 
Prohibits an increase after: (1) April 1, 2006, in a premium, deductible, copayment, or other charge prescribed by the Secretary of Defense for medical and dental health care coverage for military personnel; and (2) September 30, 2011, in the dollar amount of a cost-sharing requirement under the DOD pharmacy benefits program.
 
Prohibits: (1) charges for DOD inpatient care from exceeding $535 per day; and (2) beginning on October 1, 2011, an increase in premiums under TRICARE (a DOD managed health care program) for certain members of the Selected Reserve and Retired Reserve. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-04-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: Introduced in House
Federal Reserve Board Abolition Act

Bill: 112-hr-1094
Sponsor: Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14]
Introduced: 2011-03-15 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal Reserve System
Monetary policy

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: 
Federal Reserve Board Abolition Act - Abolishes the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and each federal reserve bank.

Repeals the Federal Reserve Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-05-08
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2011-04-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology.
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E485-486)
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: Introduced in House
Freedom to Bank Act

Bill: 112-hr-1095
Sponsor: Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14]
Introduced: 2011-03-15 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Consumer affairs
Financial services and investments

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: 
Freedom to Bank Act - Terminates any provision of federal law (other than the Internal Revenue Code) that subjects a consumer to a penalty for withdrawing or transferring funds from any transaction account or any savings or time deposit.
 
Declares that no creditor, depository institution, or credit union shall be required to provide periodic statements of account to a customer unless the customer has notified it of an election to receive such statements.
 
Requires such entities to establish a procedure for notifying customers of their right to elect to receive statements of account and the method for implementing such election.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-04-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E484)
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: Introduced in House
Sanctity of Life Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-1096
Sponsor: Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14]
Introduced: 2011-03-15 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Abortion
Federal district courts
Jurisdiction and venue
State and local government operations
Supreme Court

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: 
Sanctity of Life Act of 2011 - Deems human life to exist from conception, without regard to race, sex, age, health, defect, or condition of dependency and requires that the term &quot;person&quot; include all such human life. Recognizes that each state has authority to protect the lives of unborn children residing in the jurisdiction of that state.
 
Amends the federal judicial code to remove Supreme Court and district court jurisdiction to review cases arising out of any statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, or practice, or any act interpreting such a measure, on the grounds that such measure: (1) protects the rights of human persons between conception and birth; or (2) prohibits, limits, or regulates the performance of abortions or the provision of public funds, facilities, personnel, or other assistance for abortions.
 
Makes this Act and the amendments made by this Act applicable to any case pending on, or commenced on or after, the date of enactment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E489)
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: Introduced in House
Complete and Permanent Property Tax Deduction Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-1097
Sponsor: Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14]
Introduced: 2011-03-15 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Housing finance and home ownership
Income tax deductions
State and local taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: 
Complete and Permanent Property Tax Deduction Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) make the standard tax deduction for real property taxes permanent; and (2) repeal the dollar limitation on such deduction and the exclusion of foreign real property taxes. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: Introduced in House
Free Competition in Currency Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-1098
Sponsor: Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14]
Introduced: 2011-03-15 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Currency
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Metals
Sales and excise taxes
State and local taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: 
Free Competition in Currency Act of 2011- Repeals the federal law establishing U.S. coins, currency, and reserve notes as legal tender for all debts, public charges, taxes, and dues.
 
Prohibits any tax on any coin, medal, token, or gold, silver, platinum, palladium, or rhodium bullion issued by a state, the United States, a foreign government, or any other person. Prohibits states from assessing any tax or fee on any currency or other monetary instrument that is used in interstate or foreign commerce and that has legal tender status under the Constitution. 
 
Repeals provisions of the federal criminal code relating to uttering coins of gold, silver, or other metal for use as current money and making or possessing likenesses of such coins. Abates any current prosecution under such provisions and nullifies any previous convictions.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-09-13
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2011-06-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2011-04-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology.
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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: 2011-03-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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: 2011-03-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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: 2011-03-15
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E483-484)
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: Introduced in House
Taxpayers' Freedom of Conscience Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-1099
Sponsor: Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14]
Introduced: 2011-03-15 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Abortion
Family planning and birth control
Foreign aid and international relief
Health programs administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: 
Taxpayers' Freedom of Conscience Act of 2011 - Prohibits a federal official from expending federal funds for any foreign or domestic population control or population planning program or family planning activity (including any abortion procedure).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights.
action_date: 2011-03-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E491)
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: Introduced in House
Tsunami Forecasting and Warning Improvement Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-1100
Sponsor: Resident Commissioner Pierluisi, Pedro R. [D-PR-At Large]
Introduced: 2011-03-15 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Caribbean area
Emergency communications systems
Emergency planning and evacuation
Natural disasters
Puerto Rico
U.S. territories and protectorates

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: 
Tsunami Forecasting and Warning Improvement Act of 2011 - Amends the Tsunami Warning and Education Act to direct the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), through the National Weather Service, to establish or maintain a Caribbean Tsunami Warning Center in Puerto Rico. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-04-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation.
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: Introduced in House
End the Mandate Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-1101
Sponsor: Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14]
Introduced: 2011-03-15 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: 
End the Mandate Act of 2011 - Repeals provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 that require individuals to maintain minimum essential health care coverage and require large employers to offer their full-time employees the opportunity to enroll in minimum essential coverage. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-04-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2011-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-03-15
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: 2011-03-15
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: 2011-03-15
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E487)
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: Introduced in House
Affordable Gas Price Act

Bill: 112-hr-1102
Sponsor: Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14]
Introduced: 2011-03-15 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Alaska
Appropriations
Asia
Business investment and capital
Energy prices
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Industrial facilities
Judicial review and appeals
Kazakhstan
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Motor fuels
Normal trade relations, most-favored-nation treatment
Oil and gas
Russia
Sales and excise taxes
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: 
Affordable Gas Price Act - Declares without force or effect all provisions of existing federal law that prohibit spending appropriated funds to conduct oil or natural gas leasing and preleasing activities for any area of the Outer Continental Shelf.
 
Revokes all existing withdrawals by the President under the authority of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act.
 
Amends the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act to repeal: (1) the withdrawal of public lands within the Coastal Plain from entry or appropriation under federal mining or mineral leasing laws; and (2) the prohibition against the production, leasing, and development of oil and gas from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR).
 
Amends the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to shield from judicial review mandatory statements by certain federal officials regarding the environmental impact of federal actions upon the quality of the human environment.
 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) set forth additional incentives for investment in oil refineries; (2) suspend the tax on highway motor fuels when retail gasoline exceeds a certain benchmark; and (3) increase mileage reimbursement rates.
 
Authorizes the President to extend normal trade relations treatment to the products of the Russian Federation and Kazakhstan.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2011-03-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2011-03-15
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E487-488)
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: Introduced in House
American Memorial Park Tinian Annex Act

Bill: 112-hr-1103
Sponsor: Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large]
Introduced: 2011-03-15 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Asia
Conflicts and wars
Historic sites and heritage areas
Japan
Military history
Monuments and memorials
Northern Mariana Islands
Parks, recreation areas, trails
U.S. territories and protectorates

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: 
American Memorial Park Tinian Annex Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to develop an annex in Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, as an extension of the American Memorial Park on the island of Saipan. 
 
Requires the annex to be used to interpret the important aspects of the North Field Tinian by highlighting the historic events related to the Mariana Islands Campaign during World War II and to serve as a curatorial storage of artifacts of World War II. 

action_date: 2012-07-17
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
American Memorial Park Tinian Annex Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to develop an annex in Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, as an extension of the American Memorial Park on the island of Saipan. 
 
Requires the annex to be used to interpret the important aspects of the North Field Tinian by highlighting the historic events related to the Mariana Islands Campaign during World War II and to serve as a curatorial storage of artifacts of World War II. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-07-17
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 433.
action_date: 2012-07-17
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-597.
action_date: 2012-07-17
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-597.
action_date: 2012-06-07
text: Ordered to be Reported.
action_date: 2012-06-07
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2012-06-07
text: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Discharged.
action_date: 2012-05-17
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2011-03-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E494-495)
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: Introduced in House
Representation for Farmers Act

Bill: 112-hr-1104
Sponsor: Rep. Stutzman, Marlin A. [R-IN-3]
Introduced: 2011-03-15 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Agricultural conservation and pollution
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: 
Representation for Farmers Act - Amends the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 to modify the provision governing the composition of the membership of the Science Advisory Board to provide for the appointment of up to three Board members based on a recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-04-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: Introduced in House
TWIC Program Act

Bill: 112-hr-1105
Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]
Introduced: 2011-03-15 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Homeland security
Marine and inland water transportation
Transportation employees
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: 
Transitioning With an Improved Credential Program Act or TWIC Program Act - Declares that a valid Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) issued before enactment of this Act to a person requiring unescorted access to secure areas of vessels, facilities, and Outer Continental Shelf facilities shall not expire before the earlier of: (1) the deadline for full implementation of a final rule issued by the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) for electronic readers designed to work with TWICs as an access control and security measure; or (2) December 31, 2014.
 
Declares that this Act shall not be construed to affect the Secretary's authority to revoke a TWIC because: (1) a TWIC holder is not qualified to hold it; or (2) the credential is lost, damaged, or stolen.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security.
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E495)
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-15
text: Introduced in House