Short Line Railroad Rehabilitation and Investment Act of 2011 [HB-721]
Short Line Railroad Rehabilitation and Investment Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for railroad track maintenance, to: (1) expand the types of maintenance expenditures eligible for such credit, and (2) extend such credit through 2017.
HB-721: Short Line Railroad Rehabilitation and Investment Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 02/15/2011
Airline Passenger Bill of Rights Act of 2011 [HB-729]
Airline Passenger Bill of Rights Act of 2011 - Requires each air carrier and airport operator to submit for approval by the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) a proposed contingency plan meeting minimum standards established by the Secretary. Requires an air carrier to provide passengers on a departure- or arrival-delayed grounded aircraft with: (1) adequate food, water, restrooms, ventilation, and medical services; as well as (2) a time frame under which passengers may deplane a delayed aircraft after three hours, except in specified circumstances.
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HB-729: Airline Passenger Bill of Rights Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Aviation. on 02/16/2011
Recalcitrant Cancer Research Act of 2012 [HB-733]
Recalcitrant Cancer Research Act of 2012 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to develop a scientific framework for research on recalcitrant cancers (cancer with a 5-year relative survival rate below 50%), which includes: (1) a review of the status of research, such as a summary of findings, identification of promising scientific advances, a description of the availability of qualified scientific researchers, and the identification of resources available to facilitate research; (2)
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HB-733: Recalcitrant Cancer Research Act of 2012
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Received In The Senate. on 09/20/2012
Mental Health in Schools Act of 2011 [HB-751]
Mental Health in Schools Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to revise a community children and violence program to assist local communities and schools in applying a public health approach to mental health services, including by: (1) revising eligibility requirements for a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement; and (2) providing for comprehensive school mental health programs that are culturally and linguistically appropriate and age appropriate. Makes only a partnership between a local educational agency and at least one community
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HB-751: Mental Health in Schools Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/28/2011
HB-793: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 12781 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard in Inverness, California, as the "Specialist Jake Robert Velloza Post Office".
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Became Public Law No: 112-15. on 05/31/2011
You have voted HB-793: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 12781 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard in Inverness, California, as the "Specialist Jake Robert Velloza Post Office"..
Agent Orange Equity Act of 2011 [HB-812]
Agent Orange Equity Act of 2011 - Includes as part of the Republic of Vietnam, for purposes of the presumption of service connection for diseases associated with exposure by veterans to certain herbicide agents while in Vietnam, such Republic's inland waterways, ports, harbors, waters offshore, and airspace. Includes as veterans eligible for such presumption those who: (1) served on Johnston Island during the period beginning on April 1, 1972, and ending on September 30, 1977; or (2) received the Vietnam Service Medal or the Vietnam Campaign Medal.
HB-812: Agent Orange Equity Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 03/15/2011
Puppy Uniform Protection and Safety Act [HB-835]
Puppy Uniform Protection and Safety Act - Amends the Animal Welfare Act to define a "high volume retail breeder" as a person who, in commerce, for compensation or profit: (1) has an ownership interest in or custody of one or more breeding female dogs; and (2) sells, via any means of conveyance, more than 50 of the offspring of such dogs for use as pets in any one-year period. Considers such a breeder of dogs to be a dealer. Requires dealers to include on licensing applications and annual renewals the total number of dogs exempted from exercise
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HB-835: Puppy Uniform Protection and Safety Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Livestock, Dairy, And Poultry. on 03/09/2011
HB-854: To authorize the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 10/04/2011
You have voted HB-854: To authorize the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes..
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles. [HB-860]
Amends the Internal Revenue Code with respect to the charitable tax deduction for contributions of qualified vehicles (i.e., highway motor vehicles, boats, or airplanes) to: (1) set forth revised acknowledgment requirements for vehicles valued at $2,500 or less and vehicles valued at more than $2,500; and (2) revise the penalty for submitting a fraudulent acknowledgment.
HB-860: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 03/01/2011