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A resolution expressing support for the designation of October 20, 2011, as the "National Day on Writing". [SR-298]
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Expresses the Senate's support for the designation of October 20, 2011, as the National Day on Writing. Encourages participation in the National Gallery of Writing, which is maintained by the National Council of Teachers of English and contains examples of writing by individuals throughout our country. Encourages educational institutions, businesses, community and civic associations, and other organizations to celebrate the writing of their members through individual submissions to the Gallery.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S6693; Text As Passed Senate: Cr S6693) on 10/18/2011
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A concurrent resolution to direct the Joint Committee on the Library to accept a statue depicting Frederick Douglass from the District of Columbia and display the statue in a suitable location in the Capitol. [SCR-49]
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Requires the Joint Committee on the Library to accept from the District of Columbia the donation of a statue depicting Frederick Douglass, subject to the terms and conditions that the Joint Committee considers appropriate. Requires: (1) the Joint Committee to place the statue in a suitable permanent location in the Capitol; and (2) all costs associated with the donation, including transportation of the statue to, and placement in, the Capitol, to be paid by the District.
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Durbin
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S4423) on 06/21/2012
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Art and Collectibles Capital Gains Tax Treatment Parity Act [S.930]
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Art and Collectibles Capital Gains Tax Treatment Parity Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) eliminate the 28% capital gains tax rate for collectibles, thus allowing gain from the sale of collectibles (including art works) to be taxed at the 15% tax rate applicable to other investment property; and (2) allow the creator of a literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly property a fair market value tax deduction for the donation of such property to a tax-exempt organization, if properly appraised and donated no sooner than 18 months after
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Sponsored by: Sen. Debbie Stabenow
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/10/2011
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Sportsmen's Act of 2012 [S.3525]
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Sportsmen's Act of 2012 - Amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to ensure that not less than 1.5% of the amounts made available for the Land and Water Conservation Fund for each fiscal year shall be made available for certain projects identified on an annual priority list to be developed pursuant to this Act. Requires such projects to secure, through rights-of-way or the acquisition of lands or interests from willing sellers, recreational public access
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Returned To The Calendar. Calendar No. 504. on 11/26/2012
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GAO Mandates Revision Act of 2012 [S.3315]
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GAO Mandates Revision Act of 2012 - Amends the Arizona-Idaho Conservation Act of 1988 to require audits of the transactions of the U.S. Capitol Preservation Commission at least once every three years, rather than annually, unless the Chairman or Ranking Member of the House Committee on House Administration or the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, the Secretary of the Senate, or the Clerk of the House of Representatives requests that an audit be conducted at an earlier date. Amends the federal judicial code to repeal the requirement that
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Became Public Law No: 112-234. on 12/28/2012
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Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2013 [S.3301]
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Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2013 - Title I: Department of the Treasury - Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2013 - Makes appropriations for FY2013 to the Department of the Treasury for: (1) departmental offices, (2) department-wide systems and capital investments programs, (3) the Office of Inspector General, (4) the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, (5) the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), (6) the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, (7) the Alcohol
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Durbin
Committee On Appropriations. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Durbin. With Written Report No. 112-177. on 06/14/2012
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 [S.3254]
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 - Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations - Title I: Procurement - Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2013 for the Department of Defense (DOD) for procurement for the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, Air Force, and defense-wide activities, in amounts specified in the funding table in Division D of this Act. Subtitle B: Army Programs - (Sec. 111) Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, beginning with the FY2013 program year, to enter into
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Sponsored by: Sen. Carl Levin
Pursuant To The Provisions Of H. Res. 829, Papers Are Returned To The Senate. on 12/12/2012
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Autism Spectrum Disorders Semipostal Stamp Act of 2012 [S.2472]
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Autism Spectrum Disorders Semipostal Stamp Act of 2012 - Requires the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to issue a semipostal for a five-year period, the proceeds of which shall be transferred to: (1) the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for research into autism spectrum disorders, and (2) the Administration on Developmental Disabilities for new demonstration projects that are projects of national significance described in the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 and that are designed to ensure that individuals with autism
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 04/26/2012
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National Program for Arts and Technology Act of 2012 [S.2263]
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National Program for Arts and Technology Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Education to establish and implement a national program for arts and technology that addresses the complex needs of the poor and undereducated by awarding competitive grants to qualified centers (private, nonprofit educational entities) and interested communities to provide: (1) financial support to establish new qualified centers, and (2) management expertise to guide such centers and communities. Prohibits federal funds received under this Act from being used for
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/29/2012
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Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act [S.2212]
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Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act - Amends the federal judicial code with respect to denial of a foreign state's immunity from the jurisdiction of U.S. or state courts (under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act) in cases where rights in property taken in violation of international law are in issue and that property (or any property exchanged for it) is: (1) present in the United States in connection with a commercial activity carried on by the foreign state in the United States; or (2) owned by an agency or instrumentality
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S1848-1849) on 03/20/2012
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Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2012 [S.2071]
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Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2012 - Grants the Secretary of the Interior permanent authority to authorize any state to issue electronic duck stamps. Sets forth state electronic duck stamp application requirements. Allows the Secretary to determine the number of new states permitted per year to participate in the electronic duck stamp program. Instructs the Secretary to require electronic stamp revenue and customer information collected by each state to be transmitted in accordance with a written agreement between the Secretary and the
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Sponsored by: Sen. Roger F. Wicker
Committee On Environment And Public Works. Reported By Senator Boxer Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 112-212. on 09/19/2012
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Equity for Visual Artists Act of 2011 [S.2000]
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Equity for Visual Artists Act of 2011 - Requires, whenever a work of visual art is sold for at least $10,000 at an auction by someone other than the authoring artist, that the entity collecting the money or other consideration pay a royalty equal to 7% of the price to a visual artists' collecting society. Defines an "auction" as public sale run by an entity that: (1) sells to the highest bidder works of visual art in which the cumulative amount of such works sold during the previous year is over $25 million, and (2) does not solely conduct the
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Sponsored by: Sen. Herb Kohl
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S8681) on 12/15/2011
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Lena Horne Recognition Act [S.1993]
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Lena Horne Recognition Act - Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to make appropriate arrangements for the posthumous presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal of appropriate design in commemoration of Lena Horne in recognition of her achievements and contributions to American culture and the civil rights movement.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 12/14/2011
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Mark Twain Commemorative Coin Act [S.1929]
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Mark Twain Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue $5 gold coins and $1 silver coins in commemoration of Mark Twain. Limits issuance of such coins to calendar year 2016. Requires specified surcharges in the sale of such coins, which shall be promptly paid, in specified percentages, to: (1) the Mark Twain House & Museum in Hartford, Connecticut, to support restoration of the house and grounds, and ensure continuing growth and innovation in museum programming to research, promote, and educate on the legacy
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 11/30/2011
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National Women's History Museum and Federal Facilities Consolidation and Efficiency Act of 2011 [S.1870]
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National Women's History Museum and Federal Facilities Consolidation and Efficiency Act of 2011 - National Women's History Museum Act of 2011 - Directs the Administrator of General Services (GSA) to convey, by quitclaim deed, to the National Women's History Museum, Inc. (the Museum) specified property (commonly known as the "Cotton Annex" site) in the District of Columbia, on terms which the Administrator deems appropriate. Requires the purchase price for the property to be: (1) its market value based on its highest and best use, as determined
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Sponsored by: Sen. John Boozman
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S7453) on 11/15/2011
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Spending Reduction Act of 2011 [S.178]
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Spending Reduction Act of 2011 - Amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (CAA of 2011) to reduce FY2011 appropriations for nonsecurity discretionary spending to FY2008 levels. Requires funding at the lower amount of any project or activity whose FY2008 level is higher than the amount provided in appropriations Acts for FY2010. Continues discretionary spending at the current rate for operations specified in the security-related appropriations Acts for FY2010 listed in the CAA of 2011, including the rate specified in Division E of the Consolidated
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jim DeMint
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/25/2011
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Recognizing September 2012 as the 160th anniversary of the arrival in the United States of Constantino Brumidi, the artist who painted the Apotheosis of Washington. [HR-816]
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Recognizes the 160th anniversary of the arrival in the United States of Constantino Brumidi, who painted the Apotheosis of Washington.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bill Pascrell
Referred To The House Committee On Oversight And Government Reform. on 11/16/2012
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Expressing support for designating August 22, 2012, as national "Chuck Brown Day" and honoring Chuck Brown's contributions to music and to the District of Columbia. [HR-670]
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Supports the designation of a Chuck Brown Day (best known as the Godfather of the Go-Go musical genre) and honors his contributions to music and to the District of Columbia.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton
Referred To The House Committee On Oversight And Government Reform. on 05/30/2012
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Expressing support for designation of April 28, 2012, as "Jon Faddis Day", and honoring his contribution as both a jazz musician and educator. [HR-641]
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Supports the designation of a Jon Faddis Day (in honor of his contributions as a jazz musician and educator).
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The House Committee On Oversight And Government Reform. on 04/27/2012
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Honoring the life and work of Arab-American writer Ameen Rihani and celebrating the 100th anniversary of the publication of the first Arab-American novel, "The Book of Khalid", by Ameen Rihani. [HR-608]
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Honors the life and work of Arab-American writer Ameen Rihani. Celebrates the 100th anniversary of the publication of the first Arab-American novel, "The Book of Khalid," by Ameen Rihani.
Sponsored by: Rep. Keith Ellison
Referred To The House Committee On Oversight And Government Reform. on 03/29/2012