Rep. Henry Johnson

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District HD-GA-4
Party Democrat
Bills Introduced 113

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US Congress 112th Congress

TIGER Grants for Job Creation Act [HB-5976]
TIGER Grants for Job Creation Act - Makes supplemental appropriations of $500 million for each of FY2013 and FY2014 for the Department of Transportation (DOT) for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) competitive grant program for national infrastructure investment projects for states, local governments, and transit agencies.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The Committee On Appropriations, And In Addition To The Committee On The Budget, 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 06/20/2012

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Equal Employment Opportunity Restoration Act of 2012 [HB-5978]
Equal Employment Opportunity Restoration Act of 2012 - Amends the federal judicial code to permit one or more members of a group seeking relief for discriminatory employment practices under specified provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Rehabilitation Act of 1973, equal rights laws under the Revised Statutes, or the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 to sue on behalf of all members of the group if the representative party shows, by a reasonable inference, that: (1) members of the group (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution. on 06/28/2012

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Global Conservation Act of 2012 [HB-6038]
Global Conservation Act of 2012 - Requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to audit, and report to Congress on, existing U.S. international conservation policies and programs to determine the extent to which such programs are: (1) addressing natural resource challenges to ensure healthy and sustainable supplies of water, wildlife, fish, forests, plants, and other critical resources; (2) advancing U.S. foreign policy priorities in areas such as security, democratization, sustainable food production, and clean water; (3) enhancing economic (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The House Committee On Foreign Affairs. on 06/27/2012

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Military Spouses Equal Treatment Act of 2012 [HB-6046]
Military Spouses Equal Treatment Act of 2012 - Considers a person a spouse, for purposes of military personnel policies and military and veterans' benefits, if the marriage of the individual is valid in the state in which the marriage was entered into or, in the case of a marriage entered into outside any state, if the marriage is valid in the place in which the marriage was entered into and the marriage could have been entered into in a state. Includes as a state the District of Columbia, the Commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 07/19/2012

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To amend the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands to provide for direct review by the United States Supreme Court of decisions of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court, and for other purposes. [HB-6116]
Amends the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands, with respect to the judicial procedure for appealing from the decisions of courts of the Virgin Islands to courts of the United States, to remove the temporary jurisdiction of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit to review by a writ of certiorari the final decisions of the highest court of the Virgin Islands. Authorizes final judgments or decrees rendered by the Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands to be reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court by writ of certiorari where the validity of (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Signed By President. on 12/28/2012

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Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act of 2012 [HB-6117]
Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act of 2012 - Amends federal bankruptcy law governing expenses and claims to increase to $20,000: (1) allowed unsecured claims in the fourth order of priority (wages, salaries, or commissions); and (2) the factor multiplied by the number of employees covered with respect to employee benefit plan contributions in the fifth order of priority. Includes within the scope of a claim in bankruptcy certain equity securities held in a defined contribution plan for the benefit of certain individuals, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Courts, Commercial And Administrative Law. on 07/19/2012

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Help Separated Families Act of 2012 [HB-6128]
Help Separated Families Act of 2012 - Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to: (1) require state child protection standards to ensure that the immigration status alone of a parent, legal guardian, or relative shall not disqualify the parent, legal guardian, or relative from being a placement for a child; and (2) require the state procedures for criminal records checks to require the state to accept foreign identification documents as sufficient identification for purposes of initiating a criminal (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Human Resources. on 07/17/2012

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Ending the HIV/AIDS Epidemic Act of 2012 [HB-6138]
Ending the HIV/AIDS Epidemic Act of 2012 - Sets forth provisions addressing HIV/AIDS, including through: the authorization of additional appropriations for AIDS Drug Assistance Program treatments; public health surveillance; strategies to address issues that impede disease status awareness and linkage to and retention in appropriate care; operational and translational research on HIV; workforce initiatives to increase the capacity of the health workforce focusing primarily on HIV/AIDS; educational loan repayment of health professionals; activities (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Insurance, Housing And Community Opportunity. on 10/23/2012

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To reauthorize appropriations for the National Women's Rights History Project Act. [HB-6150]
Reauthorizes appropriations through FY2018 for the Votes for Women History Trail Route in the state of New York, the National Women's Rights History Project Registry, and the National Women's Rights History Project Partnership Network.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests And Public Lands. on 07/24/2012

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To require the holder of a subordinate lien on the property that secures a federally related mortgage loan, upon a request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a timely decision whether to allow the sale. [HB-6153]
Fast Help For Homeowners Act - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to require the servicer of a federally related mortgage, upon request by the mortgagor for a short sale of the dwelling or residential real property under the mortgage, to notify in writing each holder of a subordinate lien on the property securing the loan of such request, together with a copy of it. Requires a subordinate lien holder that is so notified to respond in writing to the servicer within 45 days after receiving the notification. Considers the request approved by the holder (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On Financial Institutions And Consumer Credit. on 10/01/2012

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