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Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act [S.911]
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Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act - Title I: Reallocation of Public Safety Spectrum - (Sec. 101) Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reallocate the 700 MHz D block spectrum (between the frequencies from 758-763 and between 788-793 megahertz) for use by public safety entities. Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to increase the electromagnetic spectrum allocation for public safety services by 10 megahertz and reduce such allocation for commercial use by the same amount. (Sec. 102) Authorizes the FCC to allow
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Sponsored by: Sen. Kay Hutchison
By Senator Rockefeller From Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation Filed Written Report. Report No. 112-260. on 12/21/2012
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Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking Reauthorization Act [S.854]
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Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking Reauthorization Act or the STOP Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program to reduce underage drinking for FY2012-FY2016. Makes revisions to such program, including by: (1) revising reporting requirements on state programs on underage drinking; (2) expanding the national media campaign to prevent underage drinking; (3) requiring the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to make grants to professional pediatric provider organizations to
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Sponsored by: Sen. Frank Lautenberg
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/14/2011
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Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2011 [S.410]
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Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2011 - Authorizes the presiding judge of a U.S. appellate court or U.S. district court to permit the photographing, electronic recording, broadcasting, or televising to the public of court proceedings over which that judge presides, except when such action would constitute a violation of the due process rights of any party. Directs: (1) a district court, upon the request of any witness in a trial proceeding other than a party, to order the face and voice of the witness to be disguised or otherwise obscured to render
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Committee On The Judiciary Subcommittee On Administrative Oversight And The Courts. Hearings Held. on 12/06/2011
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Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012 [S.3521]
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Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2013 expiring tax expenditures for individuals, businesses, and the energy sector. Title I: Individual Tax Provisions - Subtitle A: Alternative Minimum Tax Relief - (Sec. 101) Extends through 2013 the increased alternative minimum tax (AMT) exemption amount for individual taxpayers and the offset against the AMT for certain nonrefundable personal tax credits. Subtitle B: Other Individual Tax Provisions - (Sec. 111) Extends through 2013: (1) the
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Sponsored by: Sen. Max Baucus
Motion To Proceed To Consideration Of Measure Made In Senate. (consideration: Cr S6393) on 09/19/2012
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National Park Service Study Act of 2012 [S.3399]
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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: Sen. Jeff Bingaman
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S5136-5138) on 07/18/2012
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Healthy Kids from Day One Act [S.2119]
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Healthy Kids from Day One Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award three-year competitive grants to five eligible entities to help reduce and prevent obesity among children from birth to age five in a state and to encourage parental engagement in child care settings outside a child's place of residence. Identifies as eligible entities: (1) a state health department or other appropriate child care licensing entities within the state, or (2) a nonprofit organization or a partnership
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Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Udall
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S852-853) on 02/16/2012
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A bill to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings. [S.1945]
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Requires the Supreme Court to permit television coverage of all open sessions of the Court unless it decides by majority vote that allowing such coverage in a particular case would violate the due process rights of any of the parties involved.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Committee On The Judiciary. Reported By Senator Leahy Without Amendment. Without Written Report. on 02/13/2012
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Spending Reduction Act of 2011 [S.178]
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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
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jim DeMint
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/25/2011
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Healthy Media for Youth Act [S.1354]
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Healthy Media for Youth Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to nonprofit organizations to provide for the establishment, operation, coordination, and evaluation of programs to: (1) increase the media literacy of girls and boys; and (2) support the empowerment of girls or boys, including through extracurricular activities and programs. Permits grants to nonprofit organizations only if the organization agrees to make nonfederal contributions available toward the costs of the program (at least $1 for every
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 07/13/2011
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A bill to amend Public Law 106-206 to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to require annual permits and assess annual fees for commercial filming activities on Federal land for film crews of 5 persons or fewer. [S.1136]
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Directs the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) (the Secretary with respect to lands under their respective jurisdiction), for any film crew of five persons or fewer, to require a permit and assess an annual fee of $200 for commercial filming activities or similar projects on federal land and waterways administered by the Secretary. Makes such a permit valid for such activities or projects that occur in areas designated for public use during public hours on all federal land and waterways administered by the Secretary
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jon Tester
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 05/26/2011
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Recognizing the immense impact that Bruce Jun Fan Lee had on American and global popular culture and the important role he played in creating a bridge between cultures, championing values of self-respect, self-discipline, and tolerance in our Nation, and pioneering and cultivating the genres of martial arts, martial arts films, fitness and philosophy in the United States and the world. [HR-654]
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Honors the life and impact of Bruce Jun Fan Lee (a martial arts expert and movie actor), an American success story whose legacy of persistence and honor resonates and inspires millions of citizens today. Recognizes the profound importance of Bruce Lee's teachings as a catalyst for popular culture and Chinese American history in the United States.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The House Committee On Oversight And Government Reform. on 05/10/2012
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Honoring RSU Public Television on the occasion of its 25th anniversary. [HR-634]
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Honors RSU Public Television (public education television station licensed to Rogers State University) on the occasion of its 25th anniversary.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Boren
Referred To The House Committee On Education And The Workforce. on 04/26/2012
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American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 [HB-8]
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American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 - Title I: General Extensions - (Sec. 101) Makes permanent the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 for individual taxpayers whose taxable income is at or below a $400,000 threshold amount ($450,000 for married couples filing a joint return). Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) revise income tax rates for individual taxpayers whose taxable income is at or below the $400,000 threshold amount ($450,000 for married couples filing a joint return) and increase the rate to 39.6% for taxpayers
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sam Graves
Became Public Law No: 112-240. on 01/02/2013
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Implementation of Simpson-Bowles Spending Reductions Act of 2012 [HB-6474]
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Implementation of Simpson-Bowles Spending Reductions Act of 2012 - Prohibits the total amount of appropriations to the White House for the Executive Office of the President, to the President, and to Congress for FY2012-FY2016 from exceeding 85% of the total amount of such appropriations for FY2011. Eliminates cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) for Members of Congress during FY2013-FY2015. Amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 to extend through December 31, 2015, the freeze on any COLA to the pay of certain federal civilian employees (thus
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Sponsored by: Rep. Dennis Ross
Referred To The Committee On Ways And Means, And In Addition To The Committees On Oversight And Government Reform, House Administration, Rules, And 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 09/20/2012
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National Park Service Study Act of 2012 [HB-6175]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
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[Recreation ]
[Mining ]
[Veterans ]
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[Water ]
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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 Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests And Public Lands. on 07/26/2012
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the election to treat the cost of qualified film and television productions as an expense which is not chargeable to capital account. [HB-5793]
[Film Production ]
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Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2013 the taxpayer election to expense qualified film or television production costs in the current taxable year.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Dreier
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 05/17/2012
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Smith-Mundt Modernization Act of 2012 [HB-5736]
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[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[International ]
[Human Rights ]
Smith-Mundt Modernization Act of 2012 - Amends the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 to authorize the Secretary of State and the Broadcasting Board of Governors to provide for the preparation and dissemination of information intended for foreign audiences abroad about the United States, including about its people, its history, and the federal government's policies, through press, publications, radio, motion pictures, the Internet, and other information media, including social media, and through information centers and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Adam Smith
Referred To The House Committee On Foreign Affairs. on 05/10/2012
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Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2012 [HB-5163]
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[Law Enforcement ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2012 - Authorizes the presiding judge of a U.S. appellate court (including the Supreme Court) or U.S. district court to permit the photographing, electronic recording, broadcasting, or televising to the public of court proceedings over which that judge presides, except when such action would constitute a violation of the due process rights of any party. Directs: (1) a district court, upon the request of any witness in a trial proceeding other than a party, to order the face and voice of the witness to be disguised
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Sponsored by: Rep. Theodore Deutch
Referred To The Subcommittee On Courts, Commercial And Administrative Law. on 05/18/2012
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To require the Secretary of Defense to provide an annual certification that all programming on the American Forces Radio and Television Service represents the best-faith efforts by the Department of Defense to provide programming for members of the Armed Forces and their families that communicates the policies, priorities, programs, goals, and initiatives of the Department while avoiding airing programming that exhibits values contrary to the values of the Armed Forces and the United States. [HB-4189]
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Expresses the sense of Congress that programs broadcast by the American Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) should reflect the values, including equality, freedom, and service, to which members of the Armed Forces and Americans aspire, and that the AFRTS should avoid airing programming that has a history of being contrary to such values. Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to certify annually to Congress that such AFRTS-broadcast programming represents best-faith efforts to communicate the DOD's policies, priorities, programs, goals,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 03/23/2012
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Spending Reduction Act of 2011 [HB-408]
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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
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake
Referred To The Subcommittee On Capital Markets And Government Sponsored Enterprises. on 03/23/2011