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US Congress 112th Congress

To revise the authority of the Librarian of Congress to accept gifts and bequests on behalf of the Library, and for other purposes. [HB-6122] [Libraries ] [Arts and Culture ]
Allows the Librarian of Congress to accept in the interest of the Library of Congress, its collections, or its service, personal property valued at $25,000 or less, nonpersonal services, or voluntary and uncompensated personal services. Requires the Librarian, in the case of a gift of securities, to sell the gift and provide the donor with a receipt from the proceeds of the sale. Requires inclusion, in each Annual Report of the Library, of a description of each gift or bequest accepted during the year involved that is valued at $1,000 or more.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Lungren Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Rules And Administration. on 09/11/2012

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Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2013 [HB-5882] [Budget and Spending ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Libraries ] [Funding ]
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2013 - Title I: Legislative Branch - Makes appropriations to the Senate for FY2013 for: (1) expense allowances; (2) representation allowances for the Majority and Minority Leaders; (3) salaries of specified officers, employees, and committees (including the Committee on Appropriations); (4) agency contributions for employee benefits; (5) inquiries and investigations; (6) the U.S. Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control; (7) the Offices of the Secretary and of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ander Crenshaw Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 466. on 08/02/2012

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Let's Grow Act of 2012 [HB-4351] [Agriculture ] [Food ] [Community Development ] [Energy ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Children and Youth ] [Education ] [Nonprofit ] [Poverty ] [Public Health ] [Small Business ] [Native American Affairs ]
Let's Grow Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) (Secretary) to carry out the Green and Healthy Corner Store Initiative to assist qualified convenience stores expand their offering of fruits and vegetables. Directs the Secretary to make grants to provide access to farmers' markets for communities with limited access to affordable and nutritious food, particularly areas of predominantly lower-income communities. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a pilot grant program to allow local and tribal (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 09/26/2012

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Spending Reduction Act of 2011 [HB-408] [Agriculture ] [Budget and Spending ] [Education ] [Energy ] [Healthcare ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Real Estate ] [Taxes ] [Unemployment ] [Food ]
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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake Referred To The Subcommittee On Capital Markets And Government Sponsored Enterprises. on 03/23/2011

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DRIVES Act of 2012 [HB-3833] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Infrastructure ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Budget and Spending ] [Science ] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Driving Research through Innovative Viable Economic Solutions Act of 2012 or DRIVES Act of 2012 - Amends federal transportation law related to: (1) surface transportation research, (2) technology deployment, (3) transportation training and education, (4) intelligent transportation systems, (5) University Transportation Centers, and (6) the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Reauthorizes appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) for up to 80% of the costs of those programs and entities for FY2013-FY2016. Allows the Secretary to carry (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Lamar Smith Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 01/30/2012

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Investing for Tomorrow's Schools Act of 2012 [HB-3793] [Education ] [Libraries ] [Construction ] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Infrastructure ] [Budget and Spending ]
Investing for Tomorrow's Schools Act of 2012 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to enter into cooperative agreements with states to establish state and multistate infrastructure banks that make loans to local educational agencies, public libraries, and charter schools or their developers to construct or renovate public elementary or secondary schools and public libraries. Grants congressional consent to states for interstate compacts to establish multistate infrastructure banks. Directs the Secretary to make grants to such banks to provide (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Heath Shuler Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 03/29/2012

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SKILLS Act [HB-3776] [Education ] [Libraries ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Telecommunications ] [Children and Youth ]
Strengthening Kids' Interest in Learning and Libraries Act or SKILLS Act - Amends part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to require the inclusion of effective school library programs in school improvement programs. Defines an "effective school library program" as one that: (1) is staffed by a state sanctioned school librarian; (2) has up-to-date materials and technology, including broadband; (3) includes regular collaboration between teachers and school librarians concerning school reform efforts; and (4) (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 03/29/2012

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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 [HB-3671] [Defense ] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Finance ] [Healthcare ] [International ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Veterans ] [Budget and Spending ] [Military ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [National Security ] [Education ]
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 (continued...)

  

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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To amend the Abraham Lincoln Commemorative Coin Act to adjust how surcharges are distributed. [HB-3512] [Arts and Culture ]
Amends the Abraham Lincoln Commemorative Coin Act to modify the distribution of coin surcharges, specifying certain amounts for: (1) the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Foundation, (2) Ford's Theater, (3) President Lincoln's Cottage at the Soldiers' Home, and (4) the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jerrold Nadler Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 11/30/2011

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Northern Mariana Islands Federal Depository Library Act [HB-3304] [Libraries ]
Northern Mariana Islands Federal Depository Library Act - Authorizes the Delegate of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to designate two libraries in the Northern Mariana Islands as federal depository libraries. Requires the distribution of U.S. government publications selected from lists prepared by the Superintendent of Documents to such libraries upon request.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gregorio Sablan Referred To The House Committee On House Administration. on 11/01/2011

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To direct the Federal Communications Commission to revisit the universal service support program under section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse, and for other purposes. [HB-3118] [Telecommunications ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Budget and Spending ] [Consumer Protection ] [Cybersecurity ] [Funding ] [Public Safety ]
Prohibits the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from forbearing from requirements specified in the Communications Act of 1934 with respect to the designation of eligible telecommunications carriers (ETC) to receive support under the universal service support program. Directs the FCC, within 120 days, to suspend ETC designations received through forbearance of such requirements. Requires an eligible ETC, in advertising the availability of services supported by federal universal service support mechanisms, to specify that the service charges (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Harris Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 10/07/2011

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Congress Leads by Example Act of 2011 [HB-3108] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Law Enforcement ] [Disabilities ] [Human Rights ] [Human Services ] [Public Safety ] [Ethics ]
Congress Leads by Example Act of 2011 - Amends the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to grant the General Counsel of the Office of Compliance (OOC) subpoena authority for inspections and investigations in the legislative branch under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA). Subjects each employing office in the legislative branch to OSHA recordkeeping requirements. Prohibits retaliation by any employing office against an employee for requesting the OOC General Counsel to take authorized action related to, or for instituting (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly Referred To The Subcommittee On Courts, Commercial And Administrative Law. on 10/24/2011

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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 [HB-3070] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Budget and Spending ] [Social Security ] [Education ] [Funding ] [Human Services ] [Libraries ]
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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Denny Rehberg Referred To The House Committee On Appropriations. on 09/29/2011

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James Monroe Commemorative Coin Act [HB-2968] [Arts and Culture ]
James Monroe Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue $50 gold coins, $1 silver coins, and half-dollar clad coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the election of President James Monroe, the fifth President of the United States. Authorizes the issuance of such coins only during the one-year period beginning on January 1, 2016. Requires all sales of coins minted under this Act to include specified surcharges, which shall be promptly paid to the James Monroe Memorial Foundation for specified uses.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Wittman Referred To The Subcommittee On Domestic Monetary Policy And Technology. on 10/04/2011

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United States Library Trust Fund Act [HB-257] [Libraries ] [Taxes ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Education ]
United States Library Trust Fund Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) establish in the Treasury the United States Library Trust Fund (Fund), and (2) allow taxpayers to designate a portion of any tax overpayment (not less than $1) to the Fund. Authorizes public libraries or public school libraries to receive grants from the Fund.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jose Serrano Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 02/25/2011

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Mark Twain Commemorative Coin Act [HB-2453] [Arts and Culture ] [Funding ]
Mark Twain Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue $5 gold coins and $1 silver coins emblematic of the life and legacy 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 the continued restoration of the house and grounds, and ensure continuing growth and innovation in museum programming to research, promote, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise Became Public Law No: 112-201. on 12/04/2012

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Put America to Work Act of 2011 [HB-2368] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Community Development ] [Construction ] [Energy ] [Housing ] [Small Business ] [Human Services ] [Education ] [Children and Youth ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Poverty ] [Public Safety ] [Economic Development ]
Put America to Work Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Labor to make grants to states, local government units, and Indian tribes to create employment opportunities for unemployed and underemployed residents of distressed communities. Specifies grant uses, including funding of fast-track jobs for: (1) painting and repair of schools, community centers, and libraries; (2) restoration of abandoned and vacant properties; (3) expansion of emergency food programs to reduce hunger; (4) augmentation of staffing in Head Start and other early childhood (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 09/08/2011

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To improve certain administrative operations of the Library of Congress, and for other purposes. [HB-1934] [Libraries ]
Authorizes the Librarian of Congress to dispose of surplus or obsolete personal property of the Library of Congress by interagency transfer, donation, sale, trade-in, or other appropriate method. Requires proceeds from such disposition to be: (1) credited to the funds available for the Library's operations; and (2) made available to acquire the same or similar property during the fiscal year in which the amounts are received, including the following fiscal year.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Lungren Mr. Lungren, Daniel E. Asked Unanimous Consent To Consider As Introduced. on 06/16/2011

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Setting New Priorities in Education Spending Act [HB-1891] [Education ] [Budget and Spending ] [Children and Youth ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Libraries ] [Mental Health ] [Native American Affairs ] [Public Health ] [Arts and Culture ]
Setting New Priorities in Education Spending Act - Repeals specified provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Lists the repealed provisions as those pertaining to: the Early Reading First program, under subpart 2 of part B of title I; the William F. Goodling Even Start Family Literacy programs, under subpart 3 of part B of title I; improving literacy through school libraries, under subpart 4 of part B of title I; demonstration projects of innovative practices for enabling children to meet state academic content and achievement (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Reported (amended) By The Committee On Education And The Workforce. H. Rept. 112-106. on 06/14/2011

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USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2011 [HB-1805] [Cybersecurity ] [Data Privacy ] [Law Enforcement ] [National Security ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Criminal Justice ]
USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2011 - Amends the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 to extend until December 31, 2013, provisions: (1) authorizing roving electronic surveillance of a foreign power or an agent of a foreign power under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA), (2) authorizing the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to apply for an order requiring the production of tangible things for foreign intelligence and international terrorism investigations, (3) requiring the Attorney (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky Referred To The Subcommittee On Financial Institutions And Consumer Credit. on 07/29/2011

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