Diagnostic Imaging Services Access Protection Act of 2011 [HB-3269]
Diagnostic Imaging Services Access Protection Act of 2011 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) from applying a multiple procedure payment reduction policy to the professional component of imaging services furnished: (1) in 2012; or (2) in 2013 or a subsequent year unless the reduction is based on the data, analysis, and conclusions of a study completed by an expert panel of physician members from a national medical speciality society expert in the field of diagnostic
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HB-3269: Diagnostic Imaging Services Access Protection Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 10/28/2011
Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act of 2011 [HB-3286]
Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act of 2011 - Provides for the inclusion of locally or regionally produced agricultural food products under specified agricultural, rural development, agricultural research, crop insurance, and nutrition programs. Directs the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation to offer a whole farm adjusted revenue risk management insurance plan that allows a producer to qualify for an indemnity if actual gross farm revenue is below 85% of the producer's average gross farm revenue. Prohibits the Corporation from requiring organic crop
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HB-3286: Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 11/18/2011
Half in Ten Act of 2011 [HB-3300]
Half in Ten Act of 2011 - Establishes within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) a Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty, which shall develop a National Plan or Strategy to reduce the number of persons living in poverty in America in half within 10 years after release of the 2011 Census report on Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010.
HB-3300: Half in Ten Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr H7262) on 11/03/2011
Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act [HB-3313]
Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a .03% excise tax on the purchase of a security: (1) if such purchase occurs on a trading facility located in the United States, or (2) the purchaser or seller is a U.S. person. Defines "security" to include: (1) stocks, partnership interests, notes, bonds, debentures, or other evidences of indebtedness; and (2) interests in a derivative financial instrument (i.e., any option, forward contract, futures contract, notional principal contract, or any similar financial
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HB-3313: Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 11/02/2011
Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of 2011 [HB-3324]
Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of 2011 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award competitive grants to enable eligible entities to carry out programs to provide adolescents with comprehensive sex education that: (1) replicate evidence-based sex education programs, (2) substantially incorporate elements of evidence-based sex education programs, or (3) create a demonstration project based on generally accepted characteristics of effective sex education programs. Sets forth provisions regarding evaluation of such programs.
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HB-3324: Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 11/18/2011
Livable Communities Act of 2011 [HB-3325]
Livable Communities Act of 2011 - Establishes in the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) an Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities (OSHC). Requires the OSHC Director to establish a program to make comprehensive planning grants to eligible entities (partnerships between a consortium of units of general local government and an eligible partner or an Indian tribe that meets specified requirements). Defines "eligible partner" as a metropolitan planning organization, a rural planning organization, or a regional council, or one of
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HB-3325: Livable Communities Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Insurance, Housing And Community Opportunity. on 01/12/2012
Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act [HB-333]
Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act - Amends federal military retired pay provisions to: (1) permit veterans with a service-connected disability of less than 50% to concurrently receive both retired pay and disability compensation; (2) eliminate provisions requiring a phase in between January 1, 2004, and December 31, 2013, of concurrent receipt of retired pay and disability compensation; (3) eliminate a phase-in of concurrent receipt of retired pay and disability compensation for disabled veterans determined to be individually unemployable; and
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HB-333: Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 02/25/2011
Open Burn Pit Registry Act of 2011 [HB-3337]
Open Burn Pit Registry Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) establish and maintain an open pit burn registry for members of the Armed Forces deployed in a contingency operation in Iraq or Afghanistan who may have been exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes caused by open burn pits used for disposing solid waste, (2) include in such registry information necessary to ascertain and monitor the health effects of such exposure, (3) develop a public information campaign to inform eligible individuals about the registry, and
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HB-3337: Open Burn Pit Registry Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Subcommittee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 06/29/2012
Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2011 [HB-3346]
Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2011 - Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 with respect to the state-established individual emergency unemployment compensation account (EUCA). Extends the final date for entering a federal-state agreement under the Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) program through January 3, 2013. Postpones the termination of the program until June 8, 2013. Amends the Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act to extend until January 4, 2013, requirements that federal payments
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HB-3346: Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Human Resources. on 11/10/2011
Child Marriage Violates the Human Rights of Girls Act of 2011 [HB-3357]
Child Marriage Violates the Human Rights of Girls Act of 2011 - Defines "child marriage" as the marriage of a girl or boy not yet the minimum age for marriage stipulated in law in the country in which the girl or boy is a resident, or where there is no such law, under the age of 18. Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) child marriage is a violation of human rights and its prevention and elimination should be a U.S. foreign policy goal; and (2) educational opportunities for girls, economic opportunities for women, and reducing maternal and child
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HB-3357: Child Marriage Violates the Human Rights of Girls Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Africa, Global Health, And Human Rights. on 02/03/2012