HB-3173: To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to reform the process for the enrollment, activation, issuance, and renewal of a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) to require, in total, not more than one in-person visit to a designated enrollment center.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 06/29/2012
You have voted HB-3173: To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to reform the process for the enrollment, activation, issuance, and renewal of a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) to require, in total, not more than one in-person visit to a designated enrollment center..
Smuggled Tobacco Prevention Act of 2011 [HB-3186]
Smuggled Tobacco Prevention Act of 2011 or the STOP Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to restrict the sale, lease, export or import, or delivery of tobacco production machines to persons lawfully engaged in: (1) the sale, lease, export or import, or delivery of such machines; (2) the manufacture or packaging of tobacco products or processed tobacco; or (3) the application of unique identification markings onto tobacco products or processed tobacco packages. Defines "tobacco production machine" as a machine used to manufacture or package tobacco
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HB-3186: Smuggled Tobacco Prevention Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 10/13/2011
March of Dimes Commemorative Coin Act of 2012 [HB-3187]
March of Dimes Commemorative Coin Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue up to 500,000 $1 silver coins emblematic of the mission and programs of the March of Dimes. Requires the design of the coins to be emblematic of the mission and programs of the March of Dimes and its record of generating Americans' support to protect our children's health. Permits issuance of such coins only during the one-year period beginning on January 1, 2015. Requires all surcharges received by the Secretary from the sale of such coins to
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HB-3187: March of Dimes Commemorative Coin Act of 2012
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Signed By President. on 12/18/2012
Homeless Children and Youth Act of 2011 [HB-32]
Amends the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to redefine "homeless," "homeless individual," or "homeless person" to include: (1) a child or youth who has been verified as homeless by a local educational agency (LEA) homeless liaison, and the family of such child or youth; (2) a youth verified as homeless by the director (or a designee) of a program funded under the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act; (3) a child verified as homeless by the program director (or designee) under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and the child's family;
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HB-32: Homeless Children and Youth Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Subcommittee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 02/07/2012
Local Flexibility for Transit Assistance Act [HB-3200]
Local Flexibility for Transit Assistance Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to make urbanized area formula grants for the operating costs of equipment and facilities for use in public transportation in an urbanized area with a population over 200,000 to a designated recipient, direct recipient, or subrecipient that provides public transportation in the area operating less than 100 buses in fixed-route service in the area during peak service hours. Authorizes a designated recipient or direct recipient that operates at least 100
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HB-3200: Local Flexibility for Transit Assistance Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 10/14/2011
American Mariners Job Protection Act [HB-3202]
American Mariners Job Protection Act - Amends federal shipping laws that require a determination by the Administrator of the Maritime Administration regarding the non-availability of qualified U.S. flag capacity to meet national defense requirements before the head of an agency responsible for the administration of navigation or vessel-inspection laws is authorized on its own initiative to waive compliance with such laws when it considers it necessary in the interest of national defense. Requires the Administrator, in making such determinations,
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HB-3202: American Mariners Job Protection Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Elijah Cummings
Referred To The Subcommittee On Seapower And Projection Forces. on 12/08/2011
Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act of 2011 [HB-3286]
Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act of 2011 - Provides for the inclusion of locally or regionally produced agricultural food products under specified agricultural, rural development, agricultural research, crop insurance, and nutrition programs. Directs the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation to offer a whole farm adjusted revenue risk management insurance plan that allows a producer to qualify for an indemnity if actual gross farm revenue is below 85% of the producer's average gross farm revenue. Prohibits the Corporation from requiring organic crop
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HB-3286: Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 11/18/2011
Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act [HB-329]
Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act - Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 to require a program under which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs provides chiropractic care and services to veterans through Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers and clinics to be carried out at: (1) no fewer than 75 medical centers by December 31, 2012; and (2) all medical centers by December 31, 2014. Includes chiropractic examinations and services within required VA medical, rehabilitative,
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HB-329: Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Alcee Hastings
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/25/2011
Small Business Energy Improvements Financing Act of 2011 [HB-3296]
Small Business Energy Improvements Financing Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to make economic adjustment grants to support innovative, utility-administered energy efficiency programs for small business concerns.
HB-3296: Small Business Energy Improvements Financing Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Sen. Peter Welch
Referred To The Subcommittee On Insurance, Housing And Community Opportunity. on 01/12/2012
Homes for Heroes Act of 2011 [HB-3298]
Homes for Heroes Act of 2011 - Amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to establish in the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) a Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs to: (1) ensure veterans fair access to HUD housing and homeless assistance programs, (2) coordinate all HUD programs and activities relating to veterans, and (3) serve as a HUD liaison with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Directs the Secretaries of HUD and VA to report annually to Congress with respect to veterans homelessness and housing
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HB-3298: Homes for Heroes Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Al Green
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 03/28/2012