Stop the Rate Hike Act of 2012 [HB-4816]
Stop the Rate Hike Act of 2012 - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make the 3.4% interest rate on Direct Stafford loans first disbursed to undergraduate students between July 1, 2011, and July 1, 2012, applicable to Direct Stafford loans first disbursed to undergraduate students between July 1, 2011, and July 1, 2013. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny the major integrated oil companies the tax deduction for income attributable to the domestic production of oil and gas.
HB-4816: Stop the Rate Hike Act of 2012
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 09/26/2012
21st Century Civilian Conservation Corps Act [HB-494]
21st Century Civilian Conservation Corps Act - Authorizes the President, in order to relieve widespread unemployment, restore depleted natural resources in the United States, and advance public works programs, to establish a Civilian Conservation Corps to employ unemployed or underemployed U.S. citizens in the construction, maintenance, and carrying on of works of a public nature, such as forestation of U.S. and state lands, prevention of forest fires, floods, and soil erosion, and construction and repair of National Park System paths and trails.
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HB-494: 21st Century Civilian Conservation Corps Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The House Committee On Education And The Workforce. on 01/26/2011
Gluten in Medicine Identification Act of 2012 [HB-4972]
Gluten in Medicine Identification Act of 2012 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem to be misbranded any drug intended for human use that contains an ingredient (other than a polyol) that constitutes or is derived from a grain or starch-containing ingredient and whose label fails to include a parenthetical statement identifying the source of the ingredient so constituted or derived.
HB-4972: Gluten in Medicine Identification Act of 2012
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The House Committee On Energy And Commerce. on 04/27/2012
Implementing the Recommendations of the BP Oil Spill Commission Act of 2011 [HB-501]
Implementing the Recommendations of the BP Oil Spill Commission Act of 2011 - Establishes in the Department of the Interior: (1) a Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to administer a program of offshore energy and mineral resources management on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS); (2) a Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement to administer safety and environmental enforcement activities related to such resources; (3) a National Oil and Gas Health and Safety Academy to train Department of the Interior personnel; and (4) an Office of Natural Resources
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HB-501: Implementing the Recommendations of the BP Oil Spill Commission Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 02/25/2011
Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Act of 2011 [HB-502]
Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Act of 2011 - Requires the Secretary of Commerce to: (1) establish a Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund, to be administered through the International Trade Administration, to ensure that U.S. clean energy technology firms have the information and assistance they need to be competitive and to create clean energy technology sector jobs; and (2) administer the Fund to promote policies that will reduce production costs and encourage innovation, investment, and
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HB-502: Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. David Cicilline
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Power. on 02/09/2011
Assessment Accuracy and Improvement Act [HB-507]
Assessment Accuracy and Improvement Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow states to require the use of adaptive assessments of student progress toward state academic performance standards that accurately assess student achievement above and below grade level while also measuring grade-level performance. Defines an "adaptive assessment" as one that changes in difficulty in accordance with a student's performance, but reports its outcome on a scale common to all students.
HB-507: Assessment Accuracy and Improvement Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 02/25/2011
Military Families Financial Preparedness Act [HB-535]
Military Families Financial Preparedness Act - Requires the following information to be included as part of preseparation counseling provided to members of the Armed Forces and their spouses: (1) survivor benefits available through the Secretary of Defense (DOD) or Veterans Affairs (VA); (2) budgeting, saving, credit, loans, and taxes; (3) home loan services and housing assistance available through DOD or the VA and counseling on responsible borrowing practices; and (4) additional counseling regarding the member's actual entitlement to benefits
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HB-535: Military Families Financial Preparedness Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 03/03/2011
Preserving Our Promise to Seniors Act [HB-539]
Preserving Our Promise to Seniors Act - Directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the Department of Labor to prepare and publish for each calendar month a Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers (CPIEC) that indicates changes over time in consumption expenditures typical for individuals in the United States 62 years of age or older. Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to tie the CPIEC to computation of cost-of-lving increases in OASDI benefits. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury
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HB-539: Preserving Our Promise to Seniors Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 03/15/2011
Honor and Remember Flag Recognition Act [HB-546]
Honor and Remember Flag Recognition Act - Designates the Honor and Remember Flag, created by Honor and Remember, Inc., as the official symbol of our country's concern and commitment to honoring and remembering all members of the Armed Forces who lost their lives in the line of duty. Provides days of the year, and memorials and other locations, on or at which the Flag shall be displayed.
HB-546: Honor and Remember Flag Recognition Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The House Committee On The Judiciary. on 02/08/2011
Universal Prekindergarten Act [HB-555]
Universal Prekindergarten Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide grants to a designated state agency for development of universal prekindergaten programs for all children three, four, and five years old in the state. Requires the state to: (1) match federal funds by at least 20%; and (2) submit with its grant application a plan to establish, coordinate, and implement a statewide universal prekindergarten program. Authorizes state agencies to set aside up to 5% of a grant for ongoing professional development activities
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HB-555: Universal Prekindergarten Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 03/04/2011