United States-Mexico Cross-Border Security Act of 2012 [HB-6280]
United States-Mexico Cross-Border Security Act of 2012 - Directs the President, through the National Security Council Interagency Group, to develop a Whole-of-Government Plan in coordination with the government of Mexico to combat Mexican-based transnational criminal organizations. Establishes the National Security Council Interagency Group composed of representatives at the Deputy Secretary level from the Department of State, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Department of the Treasury, the Department
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HB-6280: United States-Mexico Cross-Border Security Act of 2012
Sponsored by: Rep. Gus Bilirakis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Border And Maritime Security. on 08/15/2012
Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2011 [HB-642]
Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2011 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from having the authority to require broadcasters to present opposing viewpoints on controversial issues of public importance, commonly referred to as the Fairness Doctrine.
HB-642: Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 02/18/2011
STEM Jobs Act of 2012 [HB-6429]
STEM Jobs Act of 2012 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make up to 55,000 visas available in FY2014 and subsequent fiscal years to qualified immigrants who: (1) have a doctorate degree in a field of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM degree) from a U.S. doctoral institution of higher education; and (2) have taken all doctoral courses in a STEM field, including all courses taken by correspondence or by distance education, while physically present in the United States. Defines "United States doctoral institution
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HB-6429: STEM Jobs Act of 2012
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 559. on 12/04/2012
Second Amendment Enforcement Act [HB-645]
Second Amendment Enforcement Act - Amends specified law prohibiting the killing of wild birds and wild animals in the District of Columbia to declare that nothing in it or any other provision of law shall authorize or be construed to permit the Council, the Mayor, or any governmental or regulatory authority of the District to prohibit, constructively prohibit, or unduly burden the ability of persons otherwise not prohibited from possessing firearms under federal law from acquiring, possessing in their homes or businesses, transporting for legitimate
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HB-645: Second Amendment Enforcement Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The House Committee On Oversight And Government Reform. on 02/10/2011
Space Leadership Preservation Act of 2012 [HB-6491]
Space Leadership Preservation Act of 2012 - Establishes a Board of Directors for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Sets forth Board membership and appointment criteria. Directs the President to appoint the NASA Administrator and Deputy Administrator from among a list of nominees provided by the Board. Requires the Board to provide: (1) NASA's proposed annual budget; (2) annual reports on spaceflight infrastructure, unique space capabilities, and the workforce necessary to maintain such infrastructure and capabilities; (3)
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HB-6491: Space Leadership Preservation Act of 2012
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Wittman
Referred To The Subcommittee On Space And Aeronautics. on 10/10/2012
HB-6511: To require investigations into and a report on the September 11-13, 2012, attacks on the United States missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn
Referred To The Committee On Foreign Affairs, And In Addition To The Committee On Intelligence (permanent Select), 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 09/21/2012
You have voted HB-6511: To require investigations into and a report on the September 11-13, 2012, attacks on the United States missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen, and for other purposes..
HB-6589: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 321 East California Street in Gainesville, Texas, as the "Brig. Gen. Robert E. Galer Post Office Building".
Sponsored by: Rep. Al Green
Referred To The House Committee On Oversight And Government Reform. on 11/14/2012
You have voted HB-6589: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 321 East California Street in Gainesville, Texas, as the "Brig. Gen. Robert E. Galer Post Office Building"..
Save Our States Act [HB-663]
Save Our States Act - Delays the effective date of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the health care provisions of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, and prohibits the federal government from promulgating any further regulations or otherwise preparing to implement the the provisions of such Acts, until the U.S. Supreme Court renders a judgment that includes a holding on the constitutionality of the requirement to maintain minimum essential coverage in any case pending before a federal court on the date of
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HB-663: Save Our States Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Coffman
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/04/2011
Foreign Counterfeit Merchandise Prevention Act [HB-6654]
Foreign Counterfeit Merchandise Prevention Act - Amends the federal criminal code to provide that it shall not be a violation of the prohibition against a federal employee disclosing trade secrets or other confidential or proprietary information for an officer or employee of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP): (1) at the time that merchandise is presented for examination and thereafter, to provide the owner of a copyright or a registered mark or any person who may be injured by a circumvention of copyright protection systems with any information
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HB-674: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the imposition of 3 percent withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities, to modify the calculation of modified adjusted gross income for purposes of determining eligibility for certain healthcare-related programs, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Became Public Law No: 112-56. on 11/21/2011
You have voted HB-674: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the imposition of 3 percent withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities, to modify the calculation of modified adjusted gross income for purposes of determining eligibility for certain healthcare-related programs, and for other purposes..