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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HB-5652: Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act of 2012
Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Ryan
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 398. on 05/15/2012
Consolidate Heavy-handed and Outdated Programs Act of 2012 [HB-4295]
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Consolidate Heavy-handed and Outdated Programs Act of 2012 - Consolidates the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish the Department of Energy and the Environment (DEE), with the primary mission of ensuring U.S. security and prosperity by: (1) protecting human health; (2) safeguarding the natural environment; and (3) addressing U.S. energy, environmental, and nuclear challenges through transformative science and technology solutions. Transfers to the DEE Secretary all of the functions of the EPA Administrator
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HB-4295: Consolidate Heavy-handed and Outdated Programs Act of 2012
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Environment. on 04/27/2012
Energy Assistance for American Families Act [HB-4026]
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Energy Assistance for American Families Act - Amends the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 to authorize appropriations for FY2013-FY2016. Permits a state to use any allotment from such appropriations to assist households whose income does not exceed 75% of the state median income.
HB-4026: Energy Assistance for American Families Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 03/29/2012
Guaranteed Energy Assistance Act of 2011 [HB-3807]
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Guaranteed Energy Assistance Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose an excise tax on each barrel of oil extracted pursuant to any lease of federal onshore lands under the Mineral Leasing Act, the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands, or any other federal law, or any lease under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. Establishes the amount of such tax at the lesser of 50 cents per barrel or such amount as the Secretary of the Treasury estimates would result in aggregate revenue for a fiscal year equal to the excess of $5.1 billion
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HB-3807: Guaranteed Energy Assistance Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Sen. Christopher Murphy
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 03/29/2012
LIHEAP Protection Act [HB-3626]
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LIHEAP Protection Act - Makes appropriations for FY2012 for the Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). Expresses the sense of Congress that this Act should be implemented in a manner consistent with the Budget Control Act of 2011, and that the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) should: (1) continue and expedite efforts to identify best practices used by LIHEAP grant recipients; (2) provide training and technical assistance to such grant recipients; (3) recommend policy changes, and assess and mitigate risk at governmental levels
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HB-3626: LIHEAP Protection Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 03/29/2012
To revise the formula for allocating funding to States under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981. [HB-3574]
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Amends the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 to revise the formula for a state's allotment percentage for low-income home energy assistance to make it the percentage the state would have received under such Act as originally enacted in the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981.
HB-3574: To revise the formula for allocating funding to States under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981.
Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Tonko
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 03/29/2012
Stop Green Initiative Abuse Act of 2011 [HB-3441]
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Stop Green Initiative Abuse Act of 2011 - Amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act to repeal provisions concerning the Department of Energy's (DOE's) weatherization assistance program for low-income persons to increase energy efficiency of dwellings.
HB-3441: Stop Green Initiative Abuse Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. David Roe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Power. on 11/18/2011
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 [HB-3070]
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 - Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2012 - Makes appropriations for FY2012 to the Department of Labor (DOL). Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations Act, 2012 - Makes appropriations for FY2012 to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2012 - Makes appropriations for FY2012 to the Department Education. Makes appropriations for FY2012 to: (1) the Committee for Purchase
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HB-3070: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012
Sponsored by: Rep. Denny Rehberg
Referred To The House Committee On Appropriations. on 09/29/2011
To amend the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 to provide for an additional allocation of funds to the insular areas. [HB-3063]
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Amends the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), beginning in FY2013 and for each subsequent fiscal year, to allocate not less than 30 percent of the amount appropriated for the fiscal year for home energy grants to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to provide supplementary funds on the basis of need among such areas.
HB-3063: To amend the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 to provide for an additional allocation of funds to the insular areas.
Sponsored by: Rep. Luis Gutierrez
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 11/18/2011
You have voted HB-3063: To amend the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 to provide for an additional allocation of funds to the insular areas..
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 [HB-2055]
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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 - Division A: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012 - Title I: Military Personnel - Appropriates funds for FY2012 for active-duty and reserve personnel in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force (the military departments), and for National Guard personnel in the Army and Air Force. Title II: Operation and Maintenance - Appropriates funds for FY2012 for operation and maintenance (O&M) for the military departments, the defense agencies, the reserve
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HB-2055: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012
Sponsored by: Rep. John Culberson
Signed By President. on 12/23/2011
Pain at the Pump Act [HB-1959]
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Pain at the Pump Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal certain tax incentives for oil and gas companies, including: (1) the tax credit for enhanced oil recovery, (2) the tax credit for producing oil and gas from marginal wells, (3) the expensing allowance for intangible drilling and development costs, (4) the tax deduction for tertiary injectant expenses, (5) the exception to passive loss limitations for working interests in oil and gas properties, and (6) percentage depletion for oil and gas wells. Denies a tax deduction for income attributable
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HB-1959: Pain at the Pump Act
Sponsored by: Rep. John Lewis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 09/08/2011
Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 [HB-1473]
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Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 - Division A: Department of Defense Appropriations, 2011 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2011- Title I: Military Personnel - Appropriates funds for FY2011 for active-duty and reserve personnel in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force (the military departments), and for National Guard personnel in the Army and Air Force. Title II: Operation and Maintenance - Appropriates funds for FY2011 for operation and maintenance (O&M) for the military departments, the defense
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HB-1473: Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Harold Rogers
Presented To President. on 04/15/2011
Welfare Reform Act of 2011 [HB-1167]
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Welfare Reform Act of 2011 - Welfare Reform Restoration Act - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to revise the TANF program by: (1) eliminating the temporary modification of the caseload reduction credit, and (2) reducing funding of state family assistance grants. Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to: (1) restore its former name, the Food Stamp Act of 1977, and restore its text as if the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 had not been enacted; (2) rename supplemental
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HB-1167: Welfare Reform Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition And Horticulture . on 03/29/2011
Welfare Reform Act of 2011 [HB-1135]
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Welfare Reform Act of 2011 - Welfare Reform Restoration Act - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to revise the TANF program by: (1) eliminating the temporary modification of the caseload reduction credit, and (2) reducing funding of state family assistance grants. Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to: (1) restore its former name, the Food Stamp Act of 1977, and restore its text as if the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 had not been enacted; (2) rename supplemental
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HB-1135: Welfare Reform Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Jim Jordan
Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition And Horticulture . on 03/29/2011
Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 [HB-1]
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Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 - Makes supplemental disaster assistance appropriations to certain federal departments and agencies for expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy. Title I - Makes supplemental disaster assistance appropriations to the Department of Agriculture for: (1) the emergency conservation and forest restoration programs of the Farm Service Agency, (2) the emergency watershed protection program of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, and (3) the commodity assistance program of the Food and Nutrition
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HB-1: Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Harold Rogers
Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 12/30/2012
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011 [S.3686]
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011 - Makes appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for FY2011. Title I: Department of Labor - Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2011 - Makes appropriations for FY2011 to the Department of Labor for: (1) the Employment and Training Administration, including training and employment services; (2) the Office of the Job Corps; (3) community service employment for older Americans;
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S.3686: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011
Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Harkin
Committee On Appropriations. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Harkin. With Written Report No. 111-243. on 08/02/2010
Carbon Limits and Energy for America's Renewal (CLEAR) Act [S.2877]
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Carbon Limits and Energy for America's Renewal (CLEAR) Act - Requires the President to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions relative to 2005 levels by 20% by 2020, 30% by 2025, 42% by 2030, and 83% by 2050 through this Act. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a program to reduce the emission of GHGs by: (1) placing a gradually declining limitation on the quantity of fossil carbon (carbon) permitted to be sold; and (2) requiring each first seller to surrender periodically to the Secretary a number of carbon shares equal to the quantity
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S.2877: Carbon Limits and Energy for America's Renewal (CLEAR) Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S13036) on 12/11/2009
A bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to modify the conditions for the release of products from the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve Account, and for other purposes. [S.283]
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Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to revise requirements for the sale by the Secretary of Energy of products from the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve. Authorizes the Secretary to sell from the Reserve if the President finds that: (1) there is a severe energy supply interruption (as under existing law); or (2) the price of home heating oil threatens the health and safety of residents of the Northeast. Requires the Secretary to sell specified percentages of the quantity of products in the Reserve as of November 1 of a fiscal year if
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S.283: A bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to modify the conditions for the release of products from the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve Account, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Kerry
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. Hearings Printed: S.hrg. 111-67. on 05/12/2009
You have voted S.283: A bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to modify the conditions for the release of products from the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve Account, and for other purposes..
A bill to amend the Energy Conservation and Production Act to improve weatherization for low-income persons, and for other purposes. [S.2818]
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Amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act to revise the meaning of "weatherization materials" for purposes of the program for the weatherization of low-income dwelling units to include pre-disaster hazard mitigation home improvements designed to decrease the loss of life or property resulting from a natural disaster if the improvements result in increased energy efficiency or weatherization, including wind resistant and energy efficient windows, window coverings, doors, and roofing (including secondary roof water barriers).
S.2818: A bill to amend the Energy Conservation and Production Act to improve weatherization for low-income persons, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. George LeMieux
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 11/30/2009
You have voted S.2818: A bill to amend the Energy Conservation and Production Act to improve weatherization for low-income persons, and for other purposes..
American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009 [S.1462]
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American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009 - Title I: Clean Energy Technology Deployment - Subtitle A: Clean Energy Financing - (Sec. 103) Establishes in the Treasury the Clean Energy Investment Fund, consisting of: (1) amounts appropriated for administrative expenses to implement a loan guarantee program that provides incentives for innovative technologies; and (2) amounts deposited in or appropriated for the Fund. Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to revise provisions concerning such program, including by revising the definition of "commercial
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S.1462: American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Bingaman
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Bingaman. With Written Report No. 111-48. on 07/16/2009