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Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act of 2011 [S.1821]
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Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act of 2011 - Extends the temporary office of 30 bankruptcy judgeships authorized or extended under the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 1992 and Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2005 until applicable vacancies identified in this Act occur in the office of a bankruptcy judge for specified districts in California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and Nevada. Prohibits filling specified bankruptcy judge
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Committee On The Judiciary. Ordered To Be Reported With An Amendment Favorably. on 12/15/2011
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Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 [S.1255]
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Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012- Division B: Military Construction Authorizations - Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 - (Sec. 2002) Terminates all authorizations contained in Titles XXI through XXVII of this Act on October 1, 2014, or the date of enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for FY2015, whichever is later, with an exception. Title XXI [sic]: Army - (Sec. 2101) Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to acquire real property and carry out military construction
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Sponsored by: Sen. Carl Levin
Committee On Armed Services. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Levin. Without Written Report. on 06/22/2011
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 [S.1253]
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 - Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations - Title I: Procurement - Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2012 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: Navy Programs - (Sec. 121) Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to enter into one or more multiyear contracts, beginning
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Sponsored by: Sen. Carl Levin
Senate Committee On Armed Services. Hearings Held Prior To Introduction And/or Referral. Hearings Printed: S.hrg. 112-80, Pt. 2. on 07/13/2011
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Fulfilling U.S. Energy Leadership Act of 2011 [S.1220]
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Fulfilling U.S. Energy Leadership Act of 2011 - Sets forth energy production programs for: (1)advanced and plug-in vehicle deployment, (2) research and development (R&D) for advanced batteries and raw materials, (3) tax credits for advanced and fuel-efficient motor vehicles, (4) oil and gas development on the outer Continental Shelf (OCS), (5) alternative fuel deployment, (6) clean sources of electricity, (7) financing clean energy initiatives, and (8) rural energy savings. Directs the Secretary of Energy (Secretary) to conduct an R&D and commercial
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Sponsored by: Sen. Kent Conrad
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/16/2011
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Southeastern Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2011 [S.1205]
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Southeastern Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2011 - Extends certain disaster-related tax relief provisions to the Southeastern disaster area. Defines "Southeastern disaster area" as an area with respect to which a major disaster has been declared by the President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act due to severe storms, tornados, or flooding occurring after April 13, 2011, and before June 7, 2011, in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Tennessee. Rescinds $12
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Sponsored by: Sen. Claire McCaskill
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/15/2011
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National Heritage Area Authorizations Extension Act of 2012 [HB-6572]
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Amends the Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area Act of 2000 to extend through FY2016 the authority of the Secretary to provide grants or other assistance for the Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area in Pennsylvania. Amends the Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal Heritage Corridor Act of 1988 to extend through FY2016 the authorization of appropriations for the management action plan respecting the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor in Pennsylvania. Extends the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor
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Sponsored by: Rep. James P. McGovern
Referred To The Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests And Public Lands. on 10/23/2012
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VA Major Construction Authorization and Expiring Authorities Extension Act of 2012 [HB-6375]
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VA Major Construction Authorization and Expiring Authorities Extension Act of 2012 - Title I: Construction Authorizations - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out major medical facility projects (projects) in FY2013 at VA medical centers in: (1) Seattle, Washington; (2) Dallas, Texas; and (3) Miami, Florida. Authorizes appropriations for such projects. Provides project funding limitations. Title II: Extensions of Certain Expiring Authorities - Extends through FY2013 VA default procedures with respect to guaranteed loans to
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jeff Miller
Signed By President. on 10/05/2012
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To designate the facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs located at 180 Martin Drive in Carrollton, Georgia, as the "Trinka Davis Veterans Village". [HB-6374]
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Designates the facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) at 180 Martin Drive in Carrollton, Georgia as the "Trinka Davis Veterans Village."
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry C. Johnson
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 11/29/2012
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National Park Service Study Act of 2012 [HB-6175]
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National Park Service Study Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct special resource studies of: (1) the Kau coast, on the island of Hawaii; (2) on request, the island of Rota in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; (3) sites in Alaska associated with the forced abandonment of the Aleut villages of Makushin, Kashega, and Biorka around Unalaska Island and Attu on Attu Island during World War II; (4) the five relocation sites in Alaska at Funter Bay, Burnett Inlet, Killisnoo, Ward Lake and the Wrangell Institute;
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests And Public Lands. on 07/26/2012
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To provide clarity on the use of National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center Commemorative Coin surcharges, the use of Abraham Lincoln Commemorative Coin surcharges, and for other purposes. [HB-6133]
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Amends the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center Commemorative Coin Act to require surcharges on coins issued under such Act to be used, in part, for retirement of debt associated with building the existing National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center. Amends the Abraham Lincoln Commemorative Coin Act to require surcharges on coins issued under such Act to be used, in part, for the preservation and maintenance of: (1) the Ford's Theater Society, (2) the National Trust for Historic Preservation President Lincoln's Cottage fund, and (3) the Abraham
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jerrold Nadler
Referred To The Subcommittee On Domestic Monetary Policy And Technology. on 07/31/2012
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National Mitigation Fisheries Coordination Act [HB-5931]
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National Mitigation Fisheries Coordination Act - Directs the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to impose a charge for conducting mitigation fishery activities in connection with federal water resources development projects carried out by water development agencies (Army Corps of Engineers, the Bureau of Reclamation, or the Tennessee Valley Authority [TVA]). Requires such agencies to pay the charge in accordance with a fishery mitigation plan developed and approved by the USFWS Director and the agency head. Defines "mitigation fishery activities"
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eric A. Crawford
Referred To The Subcommittee On Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, And Insular Affairs. on 06/14/2012
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Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2012 [HB-5103]
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Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2012 - Modifies the boundary of the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park in Georgia to include approximately eight acres identified as the Wallis House and Harriston Hill on the map entitled "Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, Proposed Boundary Adjustment," and dated February 2010. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire land or interests, by donation or exchange, from willing sellers only. Requires acquired lands and interests to be administered
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Sponsored by: Rep. John Lewis
Referred To The Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests And Public Lands. on 05/07/2012
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Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act of 2012 [HB-4967]
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Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act of 2012 - (Sec. 2) Extends the temporary office of certain bankruptcy judgeships authorized or extended under the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 1992 and Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2005 until applicable vacancies identified in this Act occur in the office of a bankruptcy judge for specified districts in California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and Nevada. Prohibits filling specified
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen
Signed By President. on 05/25/2012
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Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area Boundary Study Act of 2012 [HB-4630]
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Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area Boundary Study Act of 2012 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of including approximately 45 miles of the Chattahoochee River and lands along the river corridor from the southern boundary of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area south to the junction of Coweta, Heard, and Carroll Counties, Georgia, within the boundary of the Recreation Area. Requires such study to include an analysis of the feasibility of administering the study area as part of
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Scott
Referred To The Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests And Public Lands. on 05/01/2012
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To prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to invalidate specified State laws that support the enforcement of Federal immigration laws. [HB-3842]
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Prohibits federal funds from being used by a federal agency or instrumentality to participate in a lawsuit to overturn, enjoin, or otherwise invalidate specified immigration-related laws in Oklahoma, Missouri, Arizona, Utah, Indiana, Alabama, South Carolina, or Georgia.
Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration Policy And Enforcement. on 02/16/2012
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Anti-hunger Empowerment Act of 2011 [HB-350]
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Anti-hunger Empowerment Act of 2011 - Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (formerly known as the Food Stamp Act of 1977) to replace current Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly food stamps) administrative cost provisions with provisions authorizing 75% reimbursement for specified state activities to increase program access. States that fingerprinting shall not be required for program participation. Beyond the Soup Kitchen Grants Program Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a Beyond the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition And Horticulture . on 03/09/2011
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Fort Pulaski National Monument Lease Authorization Act [HB-2687]
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Fort Pulaski National Monument Lease Authorization Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to lease to the Savannah Bar Pilots Association or a successor organization up to 30,000 square feet of land and improvements in Fort Pulaski National Monument in Georgia at the location on Cockspur Island that has been used continuously by the Association since 1940.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jack Kingston
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 09/15/2011
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Veterans Health Care Facilities Capital Improvement Act of 2011 [HB-2646]
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Veterans Health Care Facilities Capital Improvement Act of 2011 - (Sec. 2) Authorizes, within specified amounts, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out certain FY2012 major medical facility construction projects (projects) at Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers in Seattle, Washington and West Los Angeles, California. (Sec. 3) Modifies authorizations for certain previously authorized projects in Fayetteville, Arkansas, the Orlando, Florida area, Palo Alto, California, San Juan, Puerto Rico, and St. Louis, Missouri. (Sec.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Bill Johnson
Became Public Law No: 112-37. on 10/05/2011
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Southeastern Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2011 [HB-2321]
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Southeastern Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2011 - Extends certain disaster-related tax relief provisions to the Southeastern disaster area. Defines "Southeastern disaster area" as an area with respect to which a major disaster has been declared by the President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act due to severe storms, tornados, or flooding occurring after April 13, 2011, and before June 7, 2011, in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Tennessee. Rescinds $12
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Sponsored by: Rep. David P. Roe
Referred To The Committee On Ways And Means, And In Addition To The Committee On Appropriations, 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 06/23/2011
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Hurricane and Tornado Mitigation Investment Act of 2011 [HB-2067]
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Hurricane and Tornado Mitigation Investment Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual and business taxpayers in certain states a tax credit for 25% of their qualified hurricane and tornado mitigation property expenditures up to $5,000 for any taxable year. Defines such expenditures as expenditures in a dwelling unit to improve the strength of a roof deck attachment, create a secondary water barrier, improve the durability of a roof covering, brace gable-end walls, reinforce the connections between a roof and supporting wall,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Castor
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 06/01/2011