Equity and Access for Podiatric Physicians Under Medicaid Act [HB-3364]
Equity and Access for Podiatric Physicians Under Medicaid Act - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to include podiatrists as physicians in order to cover their services under the Medicaid program.
HB-3364: Equity and Access for Podiatric Physicians Under Medicaid Act
Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Referred To The House Committee On Energy And Commerce. on 11/04/2011
High-Performance Federal Buildings Act of 2011 [HB-3371]
High-Performance Federal Buildings Act of 2011 - Requires federal agency heads involved in the construction of new federal buildings for which estimated construction costs exceed $1 million and are comprised by federal funding of greater than 50% to ensure that the life-cycle cost (i.e., the sum of investment, capital, installation, energy, operating, maintenance, and replacement costs) of such building is considered during its design. Requires the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA) to issue regulations establishing federal
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HB-3371: High-Performance Federal Buildings Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings And Emergency Management. on 11/07/2011
Viral Hepatitis Testing Act of 2011 [HB-3381]
Viral Hepatitis Testing Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to carry out surveillance, education, and testing programs with respect to hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV) virus infections. Requires the Secretary to establish a national system with respect to HBV and HCV to: (1) determine the prevalence of such infections, (2) carry out testing programs to increase the number of individuals who are aware of their infection, (3) disseminate public information and education
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HB-3381: Viral Hepatitis Testing Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The House Committee On Energy And Commerce. on 11/04/2011
Discount Pricing Consumer Protection Act of 2011 [HB-3406]
Discount Pricing Consumer Protection Act of 2011 - Provides that any agreement setting a price below which a product or service may not be sold by a retailer, wholesaler, or distributor violates the Sherman Act.
HB-3406: Discount Pricing Consumer Protection Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Intellectual Property, Competition And The Internet. on 11/21/2011
Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Act [HB-3421]
Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Act - Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the award of congressional gold medals in honor of the men and women who perished as a result of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States to the Flight 93 National Memorial in Pennsylvania, the National September 11 Memorial and Museum in New York, and the Pentagon Memorial at the Pentagon. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to strike and sell bronze duplicates of such medals, with
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HB-3421: Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Signed By President. on 12/23/2011
Sexual Assault Training Oversight and Prevention Act [HB-3435]
Sexual Assault Training Oversight and Prevention Act or STOP Act - Establishes a Sexual Assault Oversight and Response Council, composed mainly of civilians, as an independent entity from the chain of command of the Department of Defense (DOD). Directs the Council to: (1) appoint personnel to the Sexual Assault Oversight and Response Office, and advise such Office; (2) appoint the Director of Military Prosecutions (Director); (3) review each request of the Director with respect to a case stemming from a sexual-related offense that has been referred
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HB-3435: Sexual Assault Training Oversight and Prevention Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 02/07/2012
Eva M. Clayton Fellows Program Act [HB-3437]
Eva M. Clayton Fellows Program Act - Amends the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to require the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to establish the Eva M. Clayton Fellows Program to provide for fellowships to conduct research and education on the eradication of world hunger and malnutrition. Requires the President to use U.S. influence at the United Nations (U.N.) to urge the creation within the Food and Agriculture Organization of fellowship positions for Clayton Fellows to conduct research and education
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HB-3437: Eva M. Clayton Fellows Program Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition And Horticulture . on 12/19/2011
Defense Supply Chain and Industrial Base Security Act [HB-3449]
Defense Supply Chain and Industrial Base Security Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to: (1) develop a defense supply chain and industrial base strategy, and subsequent plan, designed to secure the supply chain and industrial base sectors determined to be critical to U.S. national security; (2) review the strategy and plan on a biennial basis; and (3) report to Congress on the strategy and plan, as well as on the results of each review.
HB-3449: Defense Supply Chain and Industrial Base Security Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Referred To The House Committee On Armed Services. on 11/16/2011
National Forest Roadless Area Conservation Act [HB-3465]
National Forest Roadless Area Conservation Act - Identifies roadless areas within the National Forest System set forth in specified maps as National Forest Inventoried Roadless Areas, and directs the Secretary of Agriculture to manage such Areas to maintain their roadless character. Authorizes the Forest Service to modify such maps for the sole purpose of improving their accuracy or inclusiveness. Requires any substantial modification of those maps to be made through the national forest management planning process and documented in an environmental
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HB-3465: National Forest Roadless Area Conservation Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation, Energy, And Forestry. on 12/19/2011
Veterans Education Equity Act of 2011 [HB-3483]
Veterans Education Equity Act of 2011 - Revises the formula for the payment by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) of tuition and fees for individuals entitled to educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program and pursuing programs of education at public institutions of higher learning to include, as an additional payment formula, the greater of: (1) the actual net costs for in-state tuition after applying the receipt of any tuition waivers, reductions, scholarships, or other assistance; or (2) $17,500 for the academic
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HB-3483: Veterans Education Equity Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 03/08/2012