HB-3033: To amend the Anti-Smuggling Act to subject vehicles, other conveyances, and instruments of international traffic to seizure and forfeiture for smuggling, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Darrell Issa
Referred For A Period Ending Not Later Than September 28, 2011, (or For A Later Time If The Chairman So Designates) To The Subcommittee On Trade, In Each Case For Consideration Of Such Provisions As Fall Within The Jurisdiction Of The Subcommittee Concerned. on 09/28/2011
You have voted HB-3033: To amend the Anti-Smuggling Act to subject vehicles, other conveyances, and instruments of international traffic to seizure and forfeiture for smuggling, and for other purposes..
FEMA Flexibility Act of 2011 [HB-3058]
FEMA Flexibility Act of 2011 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to permit a class deviation to the Federal Acquisition Regulation with respect to the micropurchase threshold in order to support domestic emergency operations. Prohibits such threshold from exceeding $15,000 in any such deviation. Defines "domestic emergency operation" to mean assistance activities carried out in support of: (1) an emergency or major disaster as defined in the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
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HB-3058: FEMA Flexibility Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Peter King
Referred To The Subcommittee On Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations And Procurement Reform . on 10/03/2011
Creating Hope Act of 2011 [HB-3059]
Creating Hope Act of 2011 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise the priority review voucher program for tropical diseases to: (1) include rare pediatric diseases; (2) allow unlimited transfers of vouchers under the program; and (3) require a sponsor intending to use a voucher to notify the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) at least 90 days (currently, 365 days) before submission of the application. Revises provisions regarding the priority review user fee, including to make it payable upon notification of the Secretary
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HB-3059: Creating Hope Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 09/26/2011
Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 [HB-3116]
Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 -Title I: Policy, Management, and Efficiency - (Sec. 101) Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (HSA) to establish in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) the position of Under Secretary for Policy, which shall serve as the principal policy advisor to the Secretary of DHS and shall conduct long-range, risk-based, strategic planning for DHS. (Sec. 102) Directs the Secretary of DHS to designate a DHS official to coordinate efforts to counter homegrown violent Islamic extremism
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HB-3116: Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
Sponsored by: Rep. Gus Bilirakis
Committee On Energy And Commerce Discharged. on 12/21/2012
Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 [HB-3159]
Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 - Directs the President to establish guidelines regarding the establishment of measurable goals, performance metrics, and monitoring and evaluation plans for U.S. foreign assistance. Requires such guidelines to provide direction to federal departments and agencies that administer U.S. foreign assistance relating to: (1) resource monitoring, (2) project and program evaluation, and (3) analysis of findings and generalizations and their applicability to proposed project and program design. Requires:
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HB-3159: Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Received In The Senate. on 12/31/2012
HB-3173: To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to reform the process for the enrollment, activation, issuance, and renewal of a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) to require, in total, not more than one in-person visit to a designated enrollment center.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 06/29/2012
You have voted HB-3173: To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to reform the process for the enrollment, activation, issuance, and renewal of a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) to require, in total, not more than one in-person visit to a designated enrollment center..
March of Dimes Commemorative Coin Act of 2012 [HB-3187]
March of Dimes Commemorative Coin Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue up to 500,000 $1 silver coins emblematic of the mission and programs of the March of Dimes. Requires the design of the coins to be emblematic of the mission and programs of the March of Dimes and its record of generating Americans' support to protect our children's health. Permits issuance of such coins only during the one-year period beginning on January 1, 2015. Requires all surcharges received by the Secretary from the sale of such coins to
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HB-3187: March of Dimes Commemorative Coin Act of 2012
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Signed By President. on 12/18/2012
Cultivating Scientific Expertise to Foster Innovation for Patients Act of 2011 [HB-3206]
Cultivating Scientific Expertise to Foster Innovation for Patients Act of 2011 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise provisions related to financial interests of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committee members to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to ensure that individual appointments to advisory committees are made to promote scientific and technical expertise while at the same time minimizing any potential conflicts of interest. Requires the Secretary to consider, with respect to any financial
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HB-3206: Cultivating Scientific Expertise to Foster Innovation for Patients Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 10/18/2011
Enhanced Border Security Act [HB-3401]
Enhanced Border Security Act - Directs the Secretary of State to submit to Congress a counterinsurgency strategy that: (1) outlines the transnational criminal organizations in Mexico; (2) assesses Mexico's capabilities to counter such organizations; (3) describes such organizations' operations in the United States and at the U.S. and international borders, and presents a plan to combat their operations and financial networks; and (4) utilizes all such information to combat the terrorist insurgency in Mexico. Requires the Secretary and the Office
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HB-3401: Enhanced Border Security Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Gus Bilirakis
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 12/15/2011