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Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 [HB-5743]
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Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 - Title I: Intelligence Activities - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2013 for the conduct of intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the: (1) Office of the Director of National Intelligence; (2) Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); (3) Department of Defense (DOD); (4) Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA); (5) National Security Agency (NSA); (6) Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force; (7) Coast Guard; (8) Departments of State, the Treasury, Energy, and Justice; (9) Federal
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Rogers
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Select Committee On Intelligence. on 06/05/2012
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Rebuild America Act [HB-5727]
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Rebuild America Act - Establishes grant programs for investment in projects to: (1) modernize, renovate, and repair educational facilities; (2) renovate energy systems, including planning and assessment activities and implementation of energy efficiency and renewable energy projects; and (3) rebuild U.S. infrastructure. Directs the President to develop a comprehensive national manufacturing strategy. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to award grants to establish sectoral technology and innovation centers to assist small or medium-sized manufacturers
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 06/04/2012
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Safe, Accountable, Fair, and Efficient Banking Act of 2012 [HB-5714]
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Safe, Accountable, Fair, and Efficient Banking Act of 2012 or SAFE Banking Act of 2012 - Amends the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to prohibit a bank holding company from holding more than 10% of the total amount of deposits of insured depository institutions in the United States. Directs the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) to require any bank holding company having a deposit concentration in violation of specified interstate banking requirements to sell or transfer liabilities to unaffiliated firms to bring the company
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Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Capuano
Referred To The Subcommittee On Insurance, Housing And Community Opportunity. on 10/01/2012
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Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act of 2012 [HB-5652]
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Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act of 2012 - Title I: Agriculture - Agricultural Reconciliation Act of 2012 - (Sec. 102) Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to terminate the increase in the value of supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly the food stamp program) benefits for Puerto Rico and American Samoa on June 30, 2012. (Sec. 103) Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to limit categorical SNAP eligibility to households receiving specified other program benefits in cash. (Sec. 104) Eliminates
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Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Ryan
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 398. on 05/15/2012
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Consumer Financial Protection Oversight Act of 2011 [HB-557]
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Consumer Financial Protection Oversight Act of 2011 - Amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to transfer to the Department of the Treasury the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB) currently established as an independent bureau in the Federal Reserve System. Prohibits the Secretary of the Treasury from interfering with the autonomy granted the Bureau under such Act. Eliminates Bureau participation in both the Federal Reserve System Retirement Plan and in the Federal Reserve System Thrift Plan.
Sponsored by: Rep. Randy Neugebauer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Financial Institutions And Consumer Credit. on 03/23/2011
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Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012 [HB-4405]
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Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of State to publish and update a list of each person the Secretary has reason to believe: (1) is responsible for the detention, abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, participated in related liability concealment efforts, financially benefited from Sergei Magnitsky's detention, abuse, or death, or was involved in the criminal conspiracy uncovered by Sergei Magnitsky; or (2) is responsible for extrajudicial killings, torture, or other human rights violations committed against
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 06/07/2012
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National Financial Literacy Act of 2012 [HB-4394]
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National Financial Literacy Act of 2012 - Amends the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 to require federal financial supervisory agencies jointly to prescribe regulations establishing: (1) minimum standards to be met by a community-based financial literacy program in order to be eligible for consideration as a qualified community-based financial literacy program; (2) procedures for financial institutions to apply to a federal financial supervisory agency for approval of such a program; and (3) a requirement that financial institutions submit a regular
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eddie Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Financial Institutions And Consumer Credit. on 04/26/2012
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Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2012 [HB-4375]
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Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow businesses with average annual gross receipts of not more than $50,000 that prevail in an administrative or court proceeding involving the determination, collection, or refund of tax, interest, or penalty to recover their costs incurred in such proceedings; (2) increase the amount of civil damages against Internal Revenue Service (IRS) officers or employees for reckless, intentional, or negligent disregard of internal revenue laws and extend from
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sam Johnson
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 04/17/2012
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To prevent the Secretary of the Treasury from hiring new employees to enforce the individual health insurance mandate. [HB-434]
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Prohibits the Secretary of the Treasury from hiring any employee to carry out or enforce the provision of the Internal Revenue Code, as added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, that requires individuals and their dependents to maintain minimum essential health care coverage.
Sponsored by: Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 01/25/2011
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Export-Import Bank Termination Act of 2012 [HB-4268]
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Export-Import Bank Termination Act of 2012 - Abolishes the Export-Import Bank of the United States three years after enactment of this Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake
Referred To The Subcommittee On International Monetary Policy And Trade. on 04/26/2012
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Mutual Community Bank Competitive Equality Act [HB-4217]
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Mutual Community Bank Competitive Equality Act - Amends the Revised Statutes of the United States to authorize the Comptroller of the Currency to charter mutual national banks either de novo or through a conversion of any insured depository institution or any state mutual bank or credit union. Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to authorize a mutual depository to issue Mutual Investment Certificates, to be included as Tier 1 capital for purposes of any capital standards issued by an appropriate federal banking agency. Amends the Home Owners'
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Sponsored by: Rep. Peter King
Referred To The Subcommittee On Financial Institutions And Consumer Credit. on 04/26/2012
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Fair Playing Field Act of 2012 [HB-4123]
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Fair Playing Field Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the classification of workers for employment tax purposes, to: (1) repeal the prohibition against issuance of regulations and guidance by the Secretary of the Treasury on workers' employment tax status (i.e., as an employee or as an independent contractor) enacted by the Revenue Act of 1978; (2) direct the Secretary to issue regulations and other guidance to clarify the proper employment status of workers for employment tax purposes; (3) prohibit a retroactive assessment
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Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 03/01/2012
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Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act of 2012 [HB-4050]
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Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the 10% cap on the qualified percentage of an employee's compensation as the standard for an employer's contribution to an automatic cash or deferred contribution arrangement under the alternative method for meeting nondiscrimination requirements. Authorizes regulations to increase the qualified percentage. Revises the period of service requirements for a qualified cash or deferred arrangement to cover long-term part-time employees working at
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Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Neal
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/29/2012
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Automatic IRA Act of 2012 [HB-4049]
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Automatic IRA Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) require certain employers who do not maintain qualifying retirement plans or arrangements to make available to their eligible employees a payroll deposit individual retirement account (IRA) arrangement (automatic IRA arrangement) which grants such employees the right to opt-out of participation; (2) require the Secretary of the Treasury to provide employers with a model notice for notifying employees of their opportunity to participate in such an arrangement and to provide participants
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Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/29/2012
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To require the imposition of sanctions on foreign financial institutions that are members of an entity that provides services relating to secure communications, electronic funds transfers, or cable transfers to the Central Bank of Iran or sanctioned financial institutions. [HB-3880]
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Amends the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 to impose sanctions on a foreign financial institution that employs a member of the board of directors of an entity that provides, or facilitates access to, services relating to secure communications, electronic funds transfers, or cable transfers to the Central Bank of Iran or a sanctioned financial institution. Prohibits the Secretary of the Treasury from prohibiting or conditioning the opening or maintaining in the United States of a correspondent account or
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Chabot
Referred To The Subcommittee On Financial Institutions And Consumer Credit. on 02/23/2012
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Pursuit of International Education (PIE) Act of 2011 [HB-380]
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Pursuit of International Education (PIE) Act of 2011 - Prohibits the use of funds made available to the Department of the Treasury to implement, administer, or enforce regulations to require specific licenses for travel-related transactions directly related to educational activities in Cuba.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The House Committee On Foreign Affairs. on 01/20/2011
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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 [HB-3671]
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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 - Division A: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012 - Makes appropriations to the Department of Defense and related agencies for FY2012. Division B: Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2012 - Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2012 - Makes appropriations for FY2012 to the Corps of Engineers-Civil, Department of the Army, the Department of the Interior, the Department of Energy, and certain independent agencies. Division C: Financial
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Sponsored by: Rep. Harold Rogers
Referred To The Committee On Appropriations, And In Addition To The Committee On The Budget, 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. on 12/14/2011
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Contingency Operations Oversight and Interagency Enhancement Act of 2011 [HB-3660]
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Contingency Operations Oversight and Interagency Enhancement Act of 2011 - Establishes as an independent entity the United States Office for Contingency Operations (Office), which shall report to the Department of Defense (DOD) and the State Department. Transfers to the Office various authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of specified federal departments and agencies. Provides for an Office Director, Deputy Director, Associate Directors, and an Inspector General. Requires the Office, among other duties, to: (1) monitor political and economic
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Referred To The Committee On Foreign Affairs, And In Addition To The Committees On Armed Services, And Oversight And Government Reform, 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. on 12/14/2011
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Small Business Pension Promotion Act of 2011 [HB-3561]
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Small Business Pension Promotion Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to take steps to address any significant and broadly applicable decrease in the value of investments held by defined contribution plans and individual retirement accounts (IRAs), including by allowing: (1) taxpayers to use a later asset valuation date than otherwise required, and (2) additional time for making distributions from such plans and accounts. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a deduction in computing the net earnings from self-employment
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gwen Moore
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/29/2012
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Job Creation Act of 2011 [HB-3487]
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Job Creation Act of 2011 - Title I: Trade - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) Congress should continue to work with the Administration to expand trading markets; (2) the President should pursue quick entry into force of the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement, and the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement; and (3) the future growth of the U.S. economy requires this pro-growth strategy. Expresses the sense of Congress that China's intellectual property rights violations are
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Sponsored by: Rep. Vern Buchanan
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/29/2012