Reform the Postal Service for the 21st Century Act [HB-1262]
Reform the Postal Service for the 21st Century Act - Urges the Postal Service to consider: (1) a simplified rate structure for election ballots sent by voters; (2) creating a Forever Box for customers to mail parcels of a certain size, analogous to the Forever Stamp; and (3) establishing and marketing packages of postal services and products. Requires the Postal Service to implement a plan to replace or convert, by January 1, 2017, 2,000 gasoline-powered delivery vehicles with electric vehicles manufactured in the United States. Authorizes the Post
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HB-1262: Reform the Postal Service for the 21st Century Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Workforce, U.s. Postal Service, And Labor Policy. on 04/01/2011
National Women's History Museum Act of 2011 [HB-1269]
National Women's History Museum Act of 2011 - Directs the Administrator of General Services (GSA) to convey, by quitclaim deed, to the National Women's History Museum, Inc. (the Museum) specified property in the District of Columbia, on terms which the Administrator deems appropriate. Requires the purchase price for the property to be: (1) its market value based on its highest and best use, as determined by an independent appraisal; and (2) paid into the Federal Buildings Fund. Requires the property to be dedicated for use as a site for a national
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HB-1269: National Women's History Museum Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings And Emergency Management. on 03/31/2011
Global Sexual and Reproductive Health Act of 2011 [HB-1319]
Global Sexual and Reproductive Health Act of 2011 - Authorizes the President to provide assistance to: (1) support the achievement of universal access to sexual and reproductive health in developing countries and to ensure that individuals and couples can freely and responsibly determine the number, timing, and spacing of their children and have the means to do so; (2) reduce the incidence of unsafe abortion in developing countries and provide care for women experiencing injury or illness from complications of unsafe abortion; (3) ensure that sexual
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HB-1319: Global Sexual and Reproductive Health Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Africa, Global Health, And Human Rights. on 05/13/2011
Social Security Fairness Act of 2011 [HB-1332]
Social Security Fairness Act of 2011 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to repeal: (1) government pension offset requirements applicable to husband's and wife's insurance benefits, widow's and widower's insurance benefits, and mother's and father's insurance benefits with respect to OASDI payments; and (2) windfall elimination requirements with respect to computation of an individual's primary insurance amount.
HB-1332: Social Security Fairness Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Social Security. on 04/07/2011
To designate the City of Salem, Massachusetts, as the Birthplace of the National Guard of the United States. [HB-1339]
Designates Salem, Massachusetts, as the Birthplace of the National Guard of the United States. Directs the Chief of the National Guard Bureau to provide military ceremonial support at the dedication of any monument, plaque, or other official recognition celebrating such designation. Prohibits federal funds from being used in connection with such recognition.
HB-1339: To designate the City of Salem, Massachusetts, as the Birthplace of the National Guard of the United States.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Became Public Law No: 112-241. on 01/10/2013
Local Taxpayer Relief Act [HB-1342]
Local Taxpayer Relief Act - Amends the Impact Aid program (which compensates local educational agencies [LEAs] for the financial burden of federal activities affecting their areas) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to alter the formula for determining the payments due LEAs for federal ownership of property when appropriations for a fiscal year are insufficient to provide them with full compensation. Prohibits an LEA from being paid amounts for federal ownership of property that exceeds its total current expenditures in the second
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HB-1342: Local Taxpayer Relief Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 04/15/2011
United States Postal Service Pension Obligation Recalculation and Restoration Act of 2011 [HB-1351]
United States Postal Service Pension Obligation Recalculation and Restoration Act of 2011 - Prescribes the "average pay" and the appropriate percentage thereof to be used in determining annuities for civilian employment with the United States Postal Service (USPS) for purposes of provisions relating to future benefits attributable to such employment in order to calculate the amount of any USPS surplus or supplemental liability under the Civil Service Retirement System. Requires the Office of Personnel Management (OPM): (1) within six months after
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HB-1351: United States Postal Service Pension Obligation Recalculation and Restoration Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Workforce, U.s. Postal Service, And Labor Policy . on 04/08/2011
Clean Water Protection Act [HB-1375]
Clean Water Protection Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to define "fill material" to mean any pollutant that replaces portions of waters of the United States with dry land or that changes the bottom elevation of a water body for any purpose and to exclude any pollutant discharged into the water primarily to dispose of waste.
HB-1375: Clean Water Protection Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 04/06/2011
New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011 [HB-1380]
New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow an excise tax credit through 2016 for alternative fuels and fuel mixtures involving compressed or liquefied natural gas; (2) allow an income tax credit through 2016 for alternative fuel motor vehicles powered by compressed or liquefied natural gas and make Indian tribal governments eligible for such credit; (3) modify the tax credit percentage for alternative fuel vehicles fueled by natural gas or liquefied natural gas; (4) allow
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HB-1380: New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Committee On Ways And Means, And In Addition To The Committees On Science, Space, And Technology, And Energy And Commerce, 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 04/06/2011