Drug Shortage Prevention Act of 2012 [HB-3839]
Drug Shortage Prevention Act of 2012 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: (1) define the term "critical drug" based on the medical necessity and vulnerability to shortage of a drug or biological product; (2) establish, make publicly available, and update semiannually a list identifying each critical drug and its manufacturers; (3) promptly remove from such list any drug or biological product that no longer meets such definition; and (4) establish, make publicly available,
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HB-3839: Drug Shortage Prevention Act of 2012
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 02/16/2012
Peace Stamp for the Peace Corps Act [HB-384]
Peace Stamp for the Peace Corps Act - Directs the U.S. Postal Service to issue a semipostal (a postage stamp sold at a premium in order to help provide funding for certain causes) to benefit the Peace Corps.
HB-384: Peace Stamp for the Peace Corps Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Workforce, U.s. Postal Service, And Labor Policy . on 02/08/2011
Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act [HB-3855]
Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act regarding the visa waiver program to: (1) authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to designate any country as a program country; (2) adjust visa refusal rate criteria, including addition of a 3% maximum overstay rate; and (3) revise probationary and termination provisions.
HB-3855: Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration Policy And Enforcement. on 02/16/2012
HB-3858: To provide that Members of Congress shall not receive a cost of living adjustment in pay during 2013.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Committee On House Administration, And In Addition To The Committee On Oversight And Government Reform, 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 01/31/2012
Enhancing the Quality of Parental Legal Representation Act of 2011 [HB-3873]
Enhancing the Quality of Parental Legal Representation Act of 2011 - Amends title IV (Temporary Aid to Needy Families) (TANF) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make grants to the highest state courts to enable them to provide legal representation for parents and legal guardians with respect to child welfare cases. Increases funding for discretionary and targeted grants.
HB-3873: Enhancing the Quality of Parental Legal Representation Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Gwen Moore
Referred To The Subcommittee On Human Resources. on 02/09/2012
Paying a Fair Share Act of 2012 [HB-3903]
Paying a Fair Share Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require an individual taxpayer whose adjusted gross income exceeds $1 million to pay a minimum tax rate of 30% of the excess of the taxpayer's adjusted gross income over the taxpayer's modified charitable contribution deduction for the taxable year (tentative fair share tax). Establishes the amount of such tax as the excess (if any) of the tentative fair share tax over the excess of: (1) the sum of the taxpayer's regular tax liability, the alternative minimum tax (AMT) amount,
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HB-3903: Paying a Fair Share Act of 2012
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr H522) on 02/07/2012
HB-3912: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 110 Mastic Road in Mastic Beach, New York, as the "Brigadier General Nathaniel Woodhull Post Office Building".
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks
Signed By President. on 12/28/2012
You have voted HB-3912: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 110 Mastic Road in Mastic Beach, New York, as the "Brigadier General Nathaniel Woodhull Post Office Building"..
Smarter Approach to Nuclear Expenditures Act [HB-3974]
Smarter Approach to Nuclear Expenditures Act - Prohibits using funds appropriated to the Department of Defense (DOD) for FY2013 or thereafter: (1) to arm a B-2 or B-52 aircraft with a nuclear weapon; (2) for the research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E) or procurement of a long-range penetrating bomber aircraft; (3) to make the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft capable of carrying nuclear weapons; or (4) for the B61 or W78 life extension program. Requires that, beginning in FY2013, the Navy shall include no more than eight operational
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HB-3974: Smarter Approach to Nuclear Expenditures Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Strategic Forces. on 02/23/2012
DISCLOSE 2012 Act [HB-4010]
Disclosure of Information on Spending on Campaigns Leads to Open and Secure Elections Act of 2012 or DISCLOSE 2012 Act - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to redefine the term "independent expenditure" as an expenditure by a person that, when taken as a whole, expressly advocates the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate, or is the functional equivalent of express advocacy because it can be interpreted by a reasonable person only as advocating the election or defeat of a candidate, taking into account whether the communication
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HB-4010: DISCLOSE 2012 Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Motion To Discharge Committee Filed By Mr. Van Hollen. Petition No: 112-4. ( ">discharge Petition Text With Signatures.) on 07/12/2012
American Anti-Torture Act of 2012 [HB-4011]
American Anti-Torture Act of 2012 - Amends the Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 to prohibit any person in the custody or control of the United States (under current law, the Department of Defense [DOD]) from being subject to any treatment or technique of interrogation not authorized by and listed in the U.S. Army Field Manual on Human Intelligence Collector Operations. Makes such prohibition inapplicable with respect to any person in the custody or control of the United States (under current law, DOD) pursuant to a U.S. criminal or immigration law.
HB-4011: American Anti-Torture Act of 2012
Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 02/16/2012