National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 [HB-2600]
National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make a payment for each fiscal year from FY2012-FY2018 to the State Lead Center in each state for implementation of the National Acquired Brain Injury Plan, as developed by the International Advisory Board of the Sarah Jane Brain Foundation.
HB-2600: National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/29/2011
New York City Natural Gas Supply Enhancement Act [HB-2606]
New York City Natural Gas Supply Enhancement Act - (Sec. 3) Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to issue permits for rights-of way or other necessary authorizations to allow the Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Company, LLC (Transco) to construct, operate, and maintain a natural gas pipeline and related facilities within the Gateway National Recreation Area (GNRA), New York. Requires such permit to be: (1) consistent with the laws and regulations generally applicable to utility rights-of-way within units of the National Park System (NPS), and
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HB-2606: New York City Natural Gas Supply Enhancement Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks
Became Public Law No: 112-197. on 11/27/2012
PREEMIE Reauthorization Act [HB-2679]
Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Reauthorization Act or the PREEMIE Reauthorization Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to expand, intensify, and coordinate NIH activities with respect to research on the causes of preterm labor and delivery, tools to detect, prevent, or reduce prevalence of preterm labor and delivery, and the care and treatment of preterm infants.
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HB-2679: PREEMIE Reauthorization Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 08/01/2011
Affordable Footwear Act of 2011 [HB-2697]
Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain footwear, and for other purposes.
HB-2697: Affordable Footwear Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Trade. on 08/05/2011
Lumbee Recognition Act [HB-27]
Lumbee Recognition Act - Extends federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, which makes its members eligible for the services and benefits provided to Indians because of their status as members of a federally recognized tribe. Deems members of the Tribe residing in Robeson, Cumberland, Hoke, and Scotland Counties in North Carolina to be within the delivery area for such services. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for the Tribe. Prohibits the Tribe from conducting gaming activities. Requires North Carolina
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HB-27: Lumbee Recognition Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee Indian And Alaska Native Affairs. on 01/26/2011
HB-2717: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to designate one city in the United States each year as an "American World War II City", and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Wittman
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 03/29/2012
You have voted HB-2717: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to designate one city in the United States each year as an "American World War II City", and for other purposes..
Youth Prison Reduction through Opportunities, Mentoring, Intervention, Support, and Education Act [HB-2721]
Youth Prison Reduction through Opportunities, Mentoring, Intervention, Support, and Education Act or the Youth Promise Act - Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to establish a PROMISE Advisory Panel to assist the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention in: (1) assessing and developing standards and evidence-based practices to prevent juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity, and (2) collecting data in designated geographic areas to assess the needs and existing resources for juvenile delinquency
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HB-2721: Youth Prison Reduction through Opportunities, Mentoring, Intervention, Support, and Education Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 09/08/2011
Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2011 [HB-2758]
Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2011 - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include lactation (i.e., breastfeeding or the expressing of milk from the breast) as protected conduct under such Act (specifically, an amendment to such Act commonly known as the Pregnancy Discrimination Act). Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to extend the requirement that certain employers provide reasonable break time for an employee to express breast milk for her nursing child to bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity employees or
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HB-2758: Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 09/08/2011
Overseas Private Investment Corporation Reauthorization Act of 2011 [HB-2762]
Overseas Private Investment Corporation Reauthorization Act of 2011 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to extend Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) authority to make loans and issue investment insurance and investment guarantees.
HB-2762: Overseas Private Investment Corporation Reauthorization Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks
Referred To The Subcommittee On Terrorism, Nonproliferation, And Trade. on 10/25/2011