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Consumer Rental-Purchase Agreement Act of 2011 [S.881]
[Consumer Protection ]
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[Crime ]
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Consumer Rental-Purchase Agreement Act of 2011- Amends the Consumer Credit Protection Act to prescribe consumer protection guidelines for rental-purchase transactions, including: (1) the determination of rental-purchase cost; (2) disclosure requirements; (3) prohibitions against confessions of judgment, wage assignments, and waiver of consumer claims or defenses; (4) furnishing of statements of account; (5) point-of-rental disclosures; and (6) rental-purchase advertising disclosures. Declares that an action for civil liability may be brought against
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Sponsored by: Sen. Roger F. Wicker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 05/04/2011
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Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act Amendments of 2011 [S.669]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act Amendments of 2011 - Amends the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act to declare that it is the intent of Congress that: (1) in a claim brought under such Act, the facts are not to be given a broad liberal construction in favor of the employee or of the employer; (2) the laws pertaining to the claim are to be construed in accordance with the basic principles of statutory construction and not liberally in favor of either the employee or employer; and (3) the system established under the Act
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Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Isakson
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/29/2011
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Oil Spill Victims Redress Act [S.594]
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[Energy ]
[Water ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Oil Spill Victims Redress Act - Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to: (1) require all claims against each responsible party for removal costs or damages under such Act to be presented first to the responsible party or guarantor of the source of the discharge or threat; (2) authorize a state court to award damages or other relief to any person for claims under state law against any responsible party or other person; (3) provide that a civil action brought in state court with respect to a discharge of oil into or on the navigable waters, adjoining
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Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 03/16/2011
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Implementation of National Consensus Appliance Agreements Act of 2011 [S.398]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Environmental ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Science ]
Implementation of National Consensus Appliance Agreements Act of 2011 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) to expand the definition of "energy conservation standard" under such Act to mean one or more performance or design requirements relating to energy and water efficiency. Establishes energy conservation standards for: (1) central air conditioners and heat pumps; (2) through-the-wall central air conditioners; (3) through-the-wall central air conditiioning heat pumps; (4) small duct, high velocity systems; and (5) non-weatherized
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Bingaman With Amendments. With Written Report No. 112-18. on 05/18/2011
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Church Plan Clarification Act of 2012 [S.3532]
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[Taxes ]
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Church Plan Clarification Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to declare that an organization otherwise eligible to participate in a church plan shall not be aggregated with another such organization and treated as a single employer with it unless: (1) one organization provides directly or indirectly at least 80% of the operating funds for the other one during the recipient organization's preceding tax year, and (2) there is a degree of common management or supervision between the organizations. Preempts any state law which would directly
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Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S6272) on 09/12/2012
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Sequestration Prevention Act of 2012 [S.3473]
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[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Food ]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Health ]
[Defense ]
[Insurance ]
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Sequestration Prevention Act of 2012 - Title I: Fully Repeal the Sequestration Provision of Round 2 of the Budget Control Act - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm--Rudman-Hollings Act), as amended by the Budget Control Act of 2011, to repeal its budget goal enforcement requirements (sequestration mandate). Title II: Repeal of Health Care Law - Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act - Repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), and restores or revives any provisions of law amended
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Sponsored by: Sen. James M. Inhofe
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S5880-5882) on 08/01/2012
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CSA2012 [S.3414]
[Cybersecurity ]
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[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Science ]
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[Public Safety ]
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Cybersecurity Act of 2012 or the CSA2012 - Establishes a National Cybersecurity Council, to be chaired by the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) (the Secretary), to: (1) conduct sector-by-sector risk assessments; (2) identify categories of critical cyber infrastructure (CCI categories); (3) coordinate the adoption of private-sector recommended voluntary outcome-based cybersecurity practices; (4) establish an incentives-based voluntary cybersecurity program for critical infrastructure to encourage owners of critical infrastructure to adopt such
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Motion To Proceed To Consideration Of The Motion To Reconsider The Vote By Which The Motion To Invoke Cloture On The Bill S.3414 Was Not Invoked (roll Call Vote No. 187) Agreed To In Senate By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S6774-6784) on 11/14/2012
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Egg Products Inspection Act Amendments of 2012 [S.3239]
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[Animals ]
[Food ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Egg Products Inspection Act Amendments of 2012 - Amends the Egg Products Inspection Act to revise housing and treatment of egg-laying hens and related enforcement provisions. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to delegate to the California Department of Food and Agriculture certain enforcement authority with respect to eggs produced, shipped, handled, transported or received in California prior to the date that is 18 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. Hearings Held. on 07/26/2012
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Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2011 [S.319]
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[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Trade ]
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Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2011 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to revise provisions governing the importation of prescription drugs. Waives the limitation on importation of prescription drugs that have been exported from the United States. Prohibits the importation of a qualifying drug unless such drug is imported by a registered importeror an individual for personal use. Establishes registration conditions for importers and exporters. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S644-645) on 02/10/2011
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Air Ambulance Services Clarification Act [S.2376]
[Healthcare ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Health ]
Air Ambulance Services Clarification Act - Requires that with respect to an air ambulance and the medical services provided within an air ambulance, the term "law, regulation, or other provision having the force and effect of law related to a price, route, or service of an air carrier," for federal preemption purposes, may not be construed to include any medical care-related license and certification requirements based on medical standards effectuated pursuant to a state's authority over the licensure and regulation of health care within its borders.
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 04/26/2012
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Defending America's Affordable Energy and Jobs Act [S.228]
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[Climate Change ]
[Air Quality ]
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Defending America's Affordable Energy and Jobs Act - Prohibits the President or any federal agency head from promulgating regulations providing for the control of emissions of a greenhouse gas (GHG), enforcing or implementing any law enacted as of the date of enactment of this Act that provides for the control of GHG emissions, taking action relating to or taking into consideration the climate effects of GHG emissions, considering climate effects in implementing or enforcing laws, or conditioning or denying any approval based on climate effects,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 01/31/2011
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Cybersecurity Act of 2012 [S.2105]
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[Defense ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Energy ]
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Cybersecurity Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), in consultation with owners and operators of critical infrastructure, the Critical Infrastructure Partnership Advisory Council, and other federal agencies and private sector entities, to: (1) to conduct a top-level assessment of cybersecurity risks to determine which sectors face the greatest immediate risk, and beginning with the sectors identified as having the highest priority, conduct, on a sector-by-sector basis, cyber risk assessments of the critical infrastructure;
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. Hearings Held. Hearings Printed: S.hrg. 112-524. on 02/16/2012
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District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act [S.2103]
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[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit any person from performing or attempting to perform an abortion within the District of Columbia except in conformity with this Act's requirements. Requires the physician to first make a determination of the probable post-fertilization age of the unborn child, or reasonably rely upon such a determination made by another physician, by making inquiries of the pregnant woman and performing such medical examinations and tests as a reasonably
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Referred To Subcommittee On Oversight Of Government Management, The Federal Workforce, And The District Of Columbia. on 03/13/2012
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Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2012 [S.2102]
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Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2012 - Authorizes private entities to monitor information systems for cybersecurity threats and operate countermeasures for protection, including the information systems of third parties authorizing such measures. Allows private entities to disclose lawfully obtained cybersecurity threat indicators to any other private entity, provided that the entities: (1) make efforts to safeguard information that can be used to identify specific persons, (2) comply with lawful use or disclosure restrictions, (3) not use
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S568-569) on 02/13/2012
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Keeping Families in their Home Act of 2012 [S.2080]
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[Finance ]
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Preempts any federal or state law that would: (1) restrict the time during which a depository institution or its affiliate may hold or lease property, or (2) prohibit a depository institution or its affiliate from leasing property. Directs the federal banking agencies to prescribe specified joint safety and soundness regulations, including minimum capital requirements for such institutions or affiliates. Permits extension of such a lease beyond five years if any federal or state law, including the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, so permits. Applies
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dean Heller
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S496-497) on 02/09/2012
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Clean Ports Act of 2011 [S.2011]
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Clean Ports Act of 2011 - Declares that federal preemption of state and local law relating to a price, route, or service of any motor carrier of property shall not apply to the authority of a state, local government, or the political authority of two or more states to adopt requirements for motor carriers providing services at port facilities that are reasonably related to the reduction of environmental pollution, traffic congestion, the improvement of highway safety, or the efficient utilization of such port facilities, provided adoption or enforcement
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 12/16/2011
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Underground Gas Storage Facility Safety Act of 2011 [S.1924]
[Energy ]
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Underground Gas Storage Facility Safety Act of 2011 - Revises federal pipeline safety requirements to authorize states to enforce state requirements for the safe construction and operation of underground gas storage wellbores and underground hazardous liquid storage wellbores if: (1) the requirement has been approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), or (2) FERC fails to approve such requirement within 30 days after its submission.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jerry Moran
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 11/30/2011
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Automatic IRA Act of 2011 [S.1557]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Retirement ]
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[Small Business ]
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Automatic IRA Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) require certain employers who do not maintain qualified 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 automatic IRS arrangements and to establish a program to assist employers in
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Sponsored by: Sen. John F. Kerry
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S5625-5626) on 09/14/2011
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Data Security Act of 2011 [S.1434]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
[Law Enforcement ]
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Data Security Act of 2011 - Prescribes security procedures which an entity that maintains or communicates sensitive account or personal information must implement and enforce in order to protect the information from an unauthorized use likely to result in substantial harm or inconvenience to the consumer. Grants exclusive enforcement powers to specified federal regulatory agencies with oversight of financial institutions. Denies a private right of action, including a class action, regarding any act or practice regulated under this Act. Prohibits
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Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas R. Carper
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 07/28/2011
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Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011 [S.1207]
[Cybersecurity ]
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[Nonprofit ]
Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011 - Requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to promulgate regulations requiring each covered entity (proprietorships, partnerships, estates, trusts, cooperatives, and nonprofit and for-profit corporations) that owns or possesses data containing personal information to implement policies and procedures regarding information security practices for the treatment and protection of such information. Sets forth additional requirements for information brokers, including requiring brokers to: (1) submit
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Sponsored by: Sen. John D. Rockefeller
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 06/15/2011