Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act [HB-2299]
Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit transporting a minor child across a state line to obtain an abortion (deems such transporting to be a de facto abridgment of the right of a parent under any law in the minor’s state of residence that requires parental involvement in the minor’s abortion decision). Makes an exception for an abortion necessary to save the life of the minor. Makes it an affirmative defense to a prosecution or civil action under this Act that a defendant: (1) reasonably
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Hallowed Grounds Act [HB-2355]
Hallowed Grounds Act - Prohibits the remains of persons convicted of certain sex offenses (tier III sex offenders for purposes of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act) from being interred or memorialized in Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) national cemeteries or in the Arlington National Cemetery. Applies such restrictions to interments and memorializations occurring on or after enactment of this Act.
HB-2355: Hallowed Grounds Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 06/06/2012
To redesignate the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps. [HB-24]
Redesignates: (1) the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps; and (2) the Secretary of the Navy as the Secretary of the Navy and Marine Corps. Makes similar redesignations with respect to the Department Under Secretary, the Department Assistant Secretaries, and the General Counsel.
HB-24: To redesignate the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The House Committee On Armed Services. on 01/05/2011
HALT Act [HB-2497]
Hinder the Administration's Legalization Temptation Act or the HALT Act - Suspends until January 21, 2013, authority under the Immigration and Nationality Act for: (1) waiver of inadmissibility of aliens unlawfully present in the United States; (2) cancellation of removal and adjustment of status for certain non-permanent residents; (3) temporary parole into the United States, except for parole entries for humanitarian, law enforcement, or security purposes; and (4) designation of a country for temporary protected status. Revises, until January
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HB-2497: HALT Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve King
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 07/26/2011
Fair Tax Act of 2011 [HB-25]
Fair Tax Act of 2011 - Repeals the income tax, employment tax, and estate and gift tax. Redesignates the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as the Internal Revenue Code of 2011. Imposes a national sales tax on the use or consumption in the United States of taxable property or services. Sets the sales tax rate at 23% in 2013, with adjustments to the rate in subsequent years. Allows exemptions from the tax for property or services purchased for business, export, or investment purposes, and for state government functions. Sets forth rules relating to:
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HB-25: Fair Tax Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 01/05/2011
Equal Access and Parity for Multi-Campus Hospitals Act [HB-2500]
Equal Access and Parity for Multi-Campus Hospitals Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA), with respect to payments to hospitals for inpatient hospital services, to prescribe a special rule for applying Medicare electronic health record (EHR) incentive payments, at the election of a qualified main hospital, to its remote inpatient locations. Prohibits administrative or judicial review of: (1) the methodology and standards for determining a remote inpatient location, a qualified remote inpatient location, a component
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HB-2500: Equal Access and Parity for Multi-Campus Hospitals Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/20/2011
National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act [HB-2527]
National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than 50,000 $5 gold coins, 400,000 $1 silver coins, and 750,000 half-dollar coins in recognition of the National Baseball Hall of Fame during the one-year period beginning on January 1, 2014. Directs the Secretary to: (1) hold a competition to determine the design of the common obverse of the coins, with such design being emblematic of the game of baseball; and (2) determine compensation for the winning design, which shall be
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HB-2527: National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Became Public Law No: 112-152. on 08/03/2012
Restoring Access to Medication Act [HB-2529]
Restoring Access to Medication Act - Repeals provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that limited payments for medications from health savings accounts, medical savings accounts, and health flexible spending arrangements to only prescription drugs or insulin. Rescinds appropriated but unobligated discretionary funds determined by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to be equal to the reduction in tax revenues resulting from the repeal in this Act. Requires the Director to report to the Secretary of the
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HB-2529: Restoring Access to Medication Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Wittman
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/20/2011
HB-2542: To withhold twenty percent of United States assessed and voluntary contributions to the Organization of American States (OAS) for every permanent council meeting that takes place where Article 20 of the Inter-American Charter is not invoked with regard to Venezuela's recent constitutional reforms, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 12/15/2011
You have voted HB-2542: To withhold twenty percent of United States assessed and voluntary contributions to the Organization of American States (OAS) for every permanent council meeting that takes place where Article 20 of the Inter-American Charter is not invoked with regard to Venezuela's recent constitutional reforms, and for other purposes..