World War II Memorial Prayer Act of 2012 [HB-2070]
World War II Memorial Prayer Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to install at the World War II memorial in the District of Columbia a suitable plaque or an inscription with the words that President Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed with the nation on June 6, 1944, the morning of D-Day.
HB-2070: World War II Memorial Prayer Act of 2012
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 01/26/2012
Protecting Academic Freedom in Higher Education Act [HB-2117]
Protecting Academic Freedom in Higher Education Act - Repeals certain Department of Education regulations that for purposes of determining whether a school is eligible to participate in programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA): (1) require institutions of higher education and postsecondary vocational institutions (except religious schools) to be legally authorized by the state in which they are situated, (2) delineate what such legal authorization requires of states and schools, and (3) define "credit hour." Prohibits the Secretary
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HB-2117: Protecting Academic Freedom in Higher Education Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/29/2012
Protect HUBZones Act of 2011 [HB-2131]
Protect HUBZones Act of 2011 - Amends the Small Business Act to revise the definition of "redesignated area" for HUBZone designation purposes to extend the time period during which a census tract or nonmetropolitan county that loses its HUBZone status due to the 2010 census may be so designated.
HB-2131: Protect HUBZones Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Wittman
Referred To The House Committee On Small Business. on 06/03/2011
Lions Clubs International Century of Service Commemorative Coin Act [HB-2139]
Lions Clubs International Century of Service Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue as legal tender up to 400,000 $1 coins in commemoration of the centennial of the founding of the Lions Clubs International. Requires the design of the coins to be emblematic of the centennial. Permits the Secretary to issue such coins only during calendar 2017. Requires coin sales to include a surcharge of $10 per coin, to be paid by the Secretary to the Lions Clubs International Foundation. Subjects such Foundation to specified
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HB-2139: Lions Clubs International Century of Service Commemorative Coin Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Signed By President. on 10/05/2012
Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act [HB-217]
Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Service (HHS) from providing any federal family planning assistance to an entity unless the entity certifies that, during the period of such assistance, the entity will not perform, and will not provide any funds to any other entity that performs, an abortion. Excludes an abortion where: (1) the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or an act of incest against a minor; or (2) a physician certifies that the woman suffered
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HB-217: Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/01/2011
Auto Enroll Repeal Act [HB-2206]
Auto Enroll Repeal Act - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to repeal provisions requiring employers that have more than 200 full-time employees and that offer employees enrollment in one or more health plans to automatically enroll new full-time employees in a health care plan and provide notice of the opportunity to opt-out of such coverage.
HB-2206: Auto Enroll Repeal Act
Sponsored by: Rep. David Roe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 09/08/2011
Debt Elimination By Tax-Deductible Contribution Act of 2011 [HB-2214]
Debt Elimination By Tax-Deductible Contribution Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow taxpayers to designate a specified portion (not less than $1) of their income tax liability for deposit in the general fund of the Treasury to reduce the public debt. Allows any such gift to the United States for reduction of the public debt to be treated as a tax deductible charitable contribution.
HB-2214: Debt Elimination By Tax-Deductible Contribution Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 06/16/2011
HB-2257: To waive the requirement that existing traffic signs meet minimum retroreflectivity standards on or before the compliance dates established by the Federal Highway Administration.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Roe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 06/22/2011
You have voted HB-2257: To waive the requirement that existing traffic signs meet minimum retroreflectivity standards on or before the compliance dates established by the Federal Highway Administration..
Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2011 [HB-2267]
Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2011 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise conditions of and limitations on payment for home health care services. Allows payment for home health services to Medicare beneficiaries by: (1) a nurse practitioner, (2) a clinical nurse specialist working in collaboration with a physician in accordance with state law, (3) a certified nurse-midwife, or (4) a physician assistant under a physician's supervision.
HB-2267: Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/07/2011
Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act [HB-2299]
Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit transporting a minor child across a state line to obtain an abortion (deems such transporting to be a de facto abridgment of the right of a parent under any law in the minor’s state of residence that requires parental involvement in the minor’s abortion decision). Makes an exception for an abortion necessary to save the life of the minor. Makes it an affirmative defense to a prosecution or civil action under this Act that a defendant: (1) reasonably
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