Ending Tax Breaks for Discrimination Act of 2012 [HB-4376]
Ending Tax Breaks for Discrimination Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny the tax deduction for business expenses (including advertising expenses) associated with the use of a private club that discriminates on the basis of sex, race, or color.
HB-4376: Ending Tax Breaks for Discrimination Act of 2012
Sponsored by: Rep. Carolyn Maloney
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E558) on 04/17/2012
Women's Option to Raise Kids Act [HB-4379]
Women's Option to Raise Kids Act - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to increase from 12 to 36 months the child's age limit for exemption by a state of single parents with children from TANF requirements.
HB-4379: Women's Option to Raise Kids Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 09/26/2012
Child Care Affordability Act of 2012 [HB-4397]
Child Care Affordability Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a tax deduction for expenses paid for household and dependent care services necessary for gainful employment, (2) increase the dollar limitation on the tax credit for such expenses, (3) provide for an inflation adjustment beginning after 2013 to the dollar amounts for such tax deduction and tax credit, and (4) make such tax credit refundable.
HB-4397: Child Care Affordability Act of 2012
Sponsored by: Rep. Carolyn Maloney
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E572) on 04/18/2012
To provide for the establishment of the Special Envoy to Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia. [HB-440]
(Sec. 2) Directs the President to appoint a Special Envoy to Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia within the Department of State. (Sec. 3) Requires the Special Envoy to: (1) promote the right of religious freedom of religious minorities in the countries of the Near East and South Central Asia, denounce the violation of such right, and recommend appropriate U.S government responses to such violations; (2) monitor and combat acts of religious intolerance and incitement targeted against such religious
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HB-440: To provide for the establishment of the Special Envoy to Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 292. on 01/23/2012
You have voted HB-440: To provide for the establishment of the Special Envoy to Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia..
Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012 [HB-4405]
Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of State to publish and update a list of each person the Secretary has reason to believe: (1) is responsible for the detention, abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, participated in related liability concealment efforts, financially benefited from Sergei Magnitsky's detention, abuse, or death, or was involved in the criminal conspiracy uncovered by Sergei Magnitsky; or (2) is responsible for extrajudicial killings, torture, or other human rights violations committed against
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HB-4405: Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 06/07/2012
Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 [HB-451]
Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 - Prohibits any person from making any deceptive or misleading statement, or engaging in any deceptive or misleading act, that: (1) misrepresents whether such person holds a state health care license; or (2) misrepresents such person's education, training, degree, license, or clinical expertise. Requires any person who is advertising health care services provided by such person to disclose the applicable license under which such person is authorized to provide those services. Deems a violation of this
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HB-451: Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/09/2011
Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act of 2011 [HB-456]
Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act of 2011 - Directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor to prepare and publish a monthly Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers (CPI) that indicates changes over time in expenditures for consumption which are typical for individuals aged 62 years of age or older. Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) to provide for the use of such new CPI in the computation of cost-of-living increases for Social Security benefits.
HB-456: Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Referred To The Subcommittee On Social Security. on 02/04/2011
High School Athletics Accountability Act of 2011 [HB-458]
High School Athletics Accountability Act of 2011 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to direct coeducational elementary and secondary schools that participate in any ESEA program to: (1) report annually certain information on equality in their school athletic programs to the Commissioner for Educational Statistics; and (2) make such information available, upon request, to their students, potential students, and the public. Directs the Commissioner to ensure that such data are posted on the Department of Education's
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HB-458: High School Athletics Accountability Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 02/25/2011
Social Security Equality Act of 2012 [HB-4609]
Social Security Equality Act of 2012 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to authorize the treatment of permanent partnerships between individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of determining entitlement to OASDI benefits.
HB-4609: Social Security Equality Act of 2012
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Social Security. on 05/02/2012
HB-466: To amend title 39, United States Code, to extend the authority of the United States Postal Service to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/09/2011
You have voted HB-466: To amend title 39, United States Code, to extend the authority of the United States Postal Service to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research..