Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act [HB-639]
Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to include as a "countervailable subsidy" requiring action under a countervailing duty or antidumping duty proceeding the benefit conferred on merchandise imported into the United States from foreign countries with fundamentally undervalued currency. Defines "benefit conferred," in cases where the currency of a foreign country is exchanged for foreign currency (i.e., U.S. dollars) obtained from export transactions, as the difference between: (1) the amount of currency provided by
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HB-639: Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Trade. on 02/14/2011
Constitution and Citizenship Day Act of 2012 [HB-6390]
Constitution and Citizenship Day Act of 2012 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to establish a Constitution Day Grant Program awarding competitive grants to local educational agencies and charter schools to commemorate, and enhance educational programs that teach students about, the U.S. Constitution and their state constitution. Requires such program to occur annually on Constitution Day, September 17, or the following Monday if that day falls on a weekend, and give students the ability
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HB-6390: Constitution and Citizenship Day Act of 2012
Sponsored by: Rep. Judy Chu
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr H6004) on 09/14/2012
Bone Marrow Failure Disease Research and Treatment Act of 2011 [HB-640]
Bone Marrow Failure Disease Research and Treatment Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to: (1) develop a system to collect data on acquired bone marrow failure diseases, (2) establish the National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Registry, and (3) establish the Advisory Committee on Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Diseases to provide recommendations to the Secretary on the Registry. Allows
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HB-640: Bone Marrow Failure Disease Research and Treatment Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/18/2011
Attracting the Best and Brightest Act of 2012 [HB-6412]
Attracting the Best and Brightest Act of 2012 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make up to 50,000 visas available to qualified immigrants who: (1) possess a graduate degree at the level of master's or higher in a field of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM degree) from a qualifying U.S. research institution of higher education; (2) have an employment offer from a U.S. employer in a field related to such degree; (3) are the subject of an approved labor certification; and (4) will receive a wage for such employment
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HB-6412: Attracting the Best and Brightest Act of 2012
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration Policy And Enforcement. on 10/02/2012
Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's History Museum Act of 2012 [HB-6421]
Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's History Museum Act of 2012 - Establishes the Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's History Museum to submit to the President and Congress a report containing recommendations with respect to a plan of action for the establishment and maintenance of a National Women's History Museum in Washington, D.C. Requires the Commission to be composed of eight members. Directs the Senate Majority Leader, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Senate Minority Leader,
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HB-6421: Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's History Museum Act of 2012
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests And Public Lands. on 09/21/2012
SAFE Levee Act [HB-6484]
Shielding Against Flood Emergencies Levee Act or SAFE Levee Act - Amends the Calfed Bay-Delta Authorization Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) establish a program to provide assistance to non-federal interests for stability maintenance and improvement on levees within the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta that facilitate Bureau of Reclamation water deliveries to Central Valley Project (CVP) contractors, and (2) prioritize projects based on the extent to which the levees covered are necessary for Bureau water deliveries. Permits: (1)
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HB-6484: SAFE Levee Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Jerry McNerney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water And Power. on 10/04/2012
Stewart Lee Udall Congressional Gold Medal Act [HB-6494]
Stewart Lee Udall Congressional Gold Medal Act - Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to make appropriate arrangements for the posthumous presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal of appropriate design in commemoration of Stewart Lee Udall, in recognition of his contributions to the nation.
HB-6494: Stewart Lee Udall Congressional Gold Medal Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Domestic Monetary Policy And Technology. on 10/23/2012
United States-Afghanistan Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) Act of 2011 [HB-651]
United States-Afghanistan Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) Act of 2011 - Directs the President to seek to enter into a bilateral status of forces agreement with the government of Afghanistan which shall: (1) prohibit the permanent basing or military presence of U.S. Armed Forces in Afghanistan; (2) provide, no later than one year after the date on which such agreement is entered into, for the complete redeployment from Afghanistan of the U.S. Armed Forces and Department of Defense (DOD) civilian employees and contractors; and (3) establish that
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HB-651: United States-Afghanistan Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The House Committee On Foreign Affairs. on 02/10/2011
STEM Network Act [HB-6517]
STEM Network Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award matching grants to state-based STEM networks or similar organizations to increase elementary and secondary school students' achievement in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) disciplines, particularly in rural and low-income schools. Includes among grant uses: testing, sharing, and scaling up STEM education research, promising practices, and exemplary programs; identifying state STEM education weaknesses and prioritizing strategies to address them;
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HB-6517: STEM Network Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The House Committee On Education And The Workforce. on 09/21/2012
HB-6587: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 225 Simi Village Drive in Simi Valley, California, as the "Postal Inspector Terry Asbury Post Office Building".
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Signed By President. on 01/10/2013
You have voted HB-6587: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 225 Simi Village Drive in Simi Valley, California, as the "Postal Inspector Terry Asbury Post Office Building"..