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Assessing Progress in Haiti Act [S.1576]
Assessing Progress in Haiti Act - Directs the President to report to Congress on the status of post-earthquake humanitarian, reconstruction, and development efforts in Haiti, including efforts to prevent the spread of cholera and treat persons infected with the disease.
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International Cybercrime Reporting and Cooperation Act [S.1469]
International Cybercrime Reporting and Cooperation Act - Directs a presidentially-designated federal agency to report annually to Congress assessing: (1) the extent and nature of foreign cybercrime activities, their impact on the U.S. government, U.S. persons, or U.S. electronic commerce, and the adequacy of the legal, judicial, and law enforcement systems in such countries to combat cybercrime; and (2) multilateral efforts to prevent, investigate, and prosecute cybercrime, including U.S. efforts to encourage such cooperation. Directs the President
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Middle East and North Africa Transition and Development Act [S.1388]
Middle East and North Africa Transition and Development Act - States that it is U.S. policy to: (1) support a democratic transition in the Middle East and North Africa, including Egypt and Tunisia; and (2) increase economic prosperity in that region through financial investment and technical assistance and by utilizing the resources of appropriate multilateral development banks. States that U.S. negotiating objectives to expand the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development's (Bank) resources for countries in the Middle East or North Africa
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A bill to repeal the authority to provide certain loans to the International Monetary Fund, the increase in the United States quota to the Fund, and certain other related authorities, to rescind related appropriated amounts, and for other purposes. [S.1276]
Amends the Bretton Woods Agreements Act to repeal authority to: (1) provide certain loans to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), including loans related to the New Arrangements to Borrow (NAB); (2) increase the U.S. quota in the IMF; and (3) approve the sale of IMF gold. Rescinds related appropriations.
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the Government of Antigua and Barbuda and its actions relating to the Stanford Financial Group fraud. [HR-507]
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that all further assistance provided by the United States to Antigua and Barbuda should be suspended until Antigua and Barbuda provide complete redress of specified issues regarding an investigation of the Stanford Financial Group fraud. Includes among such redress: (1) an agreement by of Antigua and Barbuda to be subject to the jurisdiction and bound by the judgment of any U.S. court that adjudicates the claims relating to the Stanford Financial Group fraud; (2) the transfer of the assets seized
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Additional Continuing Appropriations Amendments, 2011 [HJR-48]
Additional Continuing Appropriations Amendments, 2011 - Amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (CAA of 2011) (P.L. 111-242) to extend through April 8, 2011, specified continuing appropriations for FY2011. Provides funding at a specified rate of operations for certain agricultural, conservation, and rural development programs. Eliminates specified funding for: (1) the Agricultural Research Service, (2) the Natural Resources Conservation Service, (3) the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, (4) the Federal Payment to
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Disapproving of the participation of the United States in the provision by the International Monetary Fund of a multibillion dollar funding package for the European Union, until the member states of the European Union comply with the economic requirements of membership in the European Union. [HCR-55]
Disapproves of U.S. participation in the provision by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) of a multibillion dollar funding package to the European Union (EU) until each EU member state complies with the economic requirements of EU membership, including specified deficit and public debt requirements.
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Global Partnerships Act of 2012 [HB-6644]
Global Partnerships Act of 2012 - Sets forth provisions regarding global poverty and related matters, including: (1) reduction of global poverty; (2) acceleration of economic growth; (3) micro enterprise and small and medium enterprise assistance; (4) food security; (5) child survival and maternal health; (6) combating disease; (7) family planning and reproductive health; (8) education; (9) the environment; (10) safe water, sanitation, and housing; (11) gender equality; (12) democratic governance; and (13) humanitarian and disaster assistance. Sets
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To provide flexibility with respect to United States support for assistance provided by international financial institutions for Burma, and for other purposes. [HB-6431]
Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury, upon a determination by the President that it is in the U.S. national interest to support assistance for Burma, to instruct the U.S. Executive Director at any international financial institution to vote in favor of assistance for Burma. Directs the President to provide Congress with written notice of any such determination. Requires that prior to the President making such determination the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury shall consult with Congress regarding assistance for Burma by an
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Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2012 [HB-6255]
Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2012 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) implementation of the United States National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security (NAP) is paramount in improving the lives of women around the world and increasing global stability and prosperity; (2) Congress is committed to advancing the goals of NAP; and (3) the President should designate a person on the staff of the National Security Council (NSC) to be responsible for promoting NAP. States that: (1) it is U.S. policy to implement NAP; (2) the Secretary
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To provide for supplemental appropriations for obesity programs of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and for other purposes. [HB-6143]
Makes: (1) emergency supplemental appropriations for obesity programs of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and (2) offsetting rescissions of prior year unobligated balances of specified accounts.
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Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2013 [HB-5857]
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2013 - Makes FY2013 appropriations for the Department of State (Department) for: administration of foreign affairs and diplomatic and consular programs; the Capital Investment Fund; the Office of Inspector General; educational and cultural exchange programs; representation allowances; protection of foreign missions and officials; U.S. embassy security, construction, and maintenance; emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service; the repatriation loans program
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End Polluter Welfare Act of 2012 [HB-5745]
End Polluter Welfare Act of 2012 - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act and the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to repeal the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to reduce or eliminate royalty payments for oil and natural gas leases in the Outer Continental Shelf. Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to increase minimum royalty payments for coal, oil, and natural gas leases. Repeals the program for ultra-deepwater and unconventional natural gas and other petroleum resource exploration and production. Amends the Oil Pollution Act to eliminate
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To prohibit United States contributions to the International Fund for Ireland. [HB-464]
Prohibits U.S. contributions from being made to the International Fund for Ireland as of FY2012.
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Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2012 [HB-4221]
Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2012 - Directs the President to establish a comprehensive U.S. strategy for public and private investment, trade, and development in Africa (including the Republic of South Sudan) that focuses, among other things, on: (1) increasing exports of U.S. goods and services to Africa by 200% in real dollar value within 10 years, (2) coordinating U.S. commercial interests with development priorities in Africa, (3) improving the competitiveness of U.S. businesses in Africa, and (4) encouraging
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Haiti Empowerment, Assistance, and Rebuilding Act of 2012 [HB-3771]
Haiti Empowerment, Assistance, and Rebuilding Act of 2012 - States that it is U.S. policy, in partnership with the government of Haiti and in coordination with the international community, to support the sustainable recovery and rebuilding of Haiti. Directs the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to submit to Congress a multi-year strategy to provide assistance in support of Haiti's reconstruction. Authorizes FY2013-FY2014 appropriations for assistance to Haiti under this Act.
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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 [HB-3671]
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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Supporting Economic and National Security by Maintaining U.S. Leadership in Multilateral Development Banks Act [HB-3188]
Supporting Economic and National Security by Maintaining U.S. Leadership in Multilateral Development Banks Act - Amends the Bretton Woods Agreements Act, the Inter-American Development Bank Act, the African Development Bank Act, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Act to authorize the U.S. Governors of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Inter-American Development Bank, the African Development Bank, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to vote for specified increases in the capital
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Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 [HB-3159]
Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 - Directs the President to establish guidelines regarding the establishment of measurable goals, performance metrics, and monitoring and evaluation plans for U.S. foreign assistance. Requires such guidelines to provide direction to federal departments and agencies that administer U.S. foreign assistance relating to: (1) resource monitoring, (2) project and program evaluation, and (3) analysis of findings and generalizations and their applicability to proposed project and program design. Requires:
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To repeal the authority to provide certain loans to the International Monetary Fund, the increase in the United States quota in that Fund, and certain other authorities, and to rescind related appropriations. [HB-2313]
Amends the Bretton Woods Agreements Act to repeal authority to: (1) provide certain loans to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), including loans related to the New Arrangements to Borrow (NAB); (2) increase the U.S. quota in the IMF; and (3) approve the sale of IMF gold. Rescinds related appropriations.