Affordable Footwear Act of 2011 [HB-2697]
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain footwear, and for other purposes.
HB-2697: Affordable Footwear Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Trade. on 08/05/2011
Strengthening the Child Welfare Response to Human Trafficking Act of 2011 [HB-2730]
Strengthening the Child Welfare Response to Human Trafficking Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop guidelines for use by state child welfare agencies in training appropriate child welfare employees and court employees in identifying, documenting, educating, and counseling children at risk of becoming victims of trafficking or who are human trafficking victims who may need to be in the care of the child welfare system. Requires the Secretary to develop guidelines that contain recommendations on how state
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HB-2730: Strengthening the Child Welfare Response to Human Trafficking Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Human Resources. on 08/05/2011
BLM Live Internet Auctions Act [HB-2752]
BLM Live Internet Auctions Act - Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct onshore oil and gas lease sales through Internet-based bidding methods. Requires each individual Internet-based lease sale to be concluded within seven days. Directs the Secretary to analyze and report on the first 10 such lease sales, including estimates of: (1) increases or decreases in such lease sales compared to sales conducted by oral bidding; and (2) the total cost or savings to the Department of the Interior as a result of
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HB-2752: BLM Live Internet Auctions Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Gosar
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-371. on 01/18/2012
United Nations Transparency, Accountability, and Reform Act of 2011 [HB-2829]
United Nations Transparency, Accountability, and Reform Act of 2011 - Title I: Funding of the United Nations - (Sec. 102) Directs the President to use U.S. influence at the United Nations (U.N.) to shift the funding mechanism for the regular budget of the U.N. from an assessed to a voluntary basis. Withholds up to 50% of nonvoluntary U.S. contributions to the regular budget of the U.N. unless the Secretary of State certifies to Congress that at least 80% of the total regular budget of the U.N. is apportioned on a voluntary basis. (Sec. 103) Requires
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HB-2829: United Nations Transparency, Accountability, and Reform Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Foreign Affairs. H. Rept. 112-323. on 12/08/2011
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2011 [HB-2830]
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Secretary of State to: (1) limit to one year or such period of time as appropriate the period of validity of a passport issued to a sex offender, and (2) revoke the passport or passport card of an individual who has been convicted by a court of competent jurisdiction in a foreign country of a sex offense. Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA) to rename the State Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking as the Office to Monitor and Combat
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HB-2830: Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Committee On Commission On Security And Cooperation In Europe. Hearings Held. on 11/02/2011
Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Act [HB-2864]
Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Act - Authorizes the President to award a Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Congressional Medal to: (1) the Flight 93 National Memorial in Pennsylvania, (2) the National September 11 Memorial and Museum in New York, and (3) the Pentagon Memorial. Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to strike three designs of such gold medal to honor, respectively: (1) those who lost their lives in the the attack at the World Trade Center, (2) the passengers and crew aboard United Airlines Flight 93 that was brought down in rural Pennsylvania, and (3)
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HB-2864: Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Referred To The Subcommittee On Domestic Monetary Policy And Technology. on 10/04/2011
Abstinence Education Reallocation Act of 2011 [HB-2874]
Abstinence Education Reallocation Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to award grants for qualified sexual risk avoidance education to youth and their parents. Requires such education to meet certain criteria, including: (1) being age-appropriate, medically accurate, and evidence-based; (2) having as its sole purpose the teaching of the skills and benefits of sexual abstinence as the optimal sexual health behavior for youth; and (3) teaching the benefits of refraining from nonmarital
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HB-2874: Abstinence Education Reallocation Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 09/20/2011
Help Veterans Own Franchises Act [HB-2888]
Help Veterans Own Franchises Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a business-related tax credit for 25% of a qualified franchise fee of up to $400,000 paid or incurred by a veteran for the purchase of a franchise. Directs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide information about the tax credit allowed by this Act to veterans service organizations and veteran advocacy groups.
HB-2888: Help Veterans Own Franchises Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 09/12/2011
Regulation Moratorium and Jobs Preservation Act of 2011 [HB-2898]
Regulation Moratorium and Jobs Preservation Act of 2011 - Prohibits any federal agency from taking any significant regulatory action until the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports a monthly unemployment rate equal to or less than 7.7%. Defines as "significant" any regulatory action that is likely to: (1) have an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more or adversely affect the economy, productivity, competition, jobs, the environment, public health or safety, small entities, or state, local, or tribal governments or communities;
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HB-2898: Regulation Moratorium and Jobs Preservation Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Referred To The Subcommittee On Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus Oversight And Government Spending . on 10/03/2011
Secure Access to Firearms Enhancement (SAFE) Act of 2011 [HB-2900]
Secure Access to Firearms Enhancement (SAFE) Act of 2011 - Amends the federal criminal code to provide for reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms in different states by persons who are not prohibited by federal law from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm and who are: (1) carrying a valid state license or permit for carrying a concealed firearm, or (2) otherwise entitled to carry a concealed firearm in their state of residence.
HB-2900: Secure Access to Firearms Enhancement (SAFE) Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Harris
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 09/23/2011