Rep. Gregory Meeks

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District HD-NY-5
Party Democrat
Bills Introduced 92

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US Congress 112th Congress

Continuum of Learning Act of 2011 [HB-2794]
Continuum of Learning Act of 2011 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to coordinate school improvement and professional development activities with early childhood development and education programs. Amends the school improvement program under part A of title I of the ESEA to require states to create or revise early learning guidelines for preschool age children and early learning standards for children in kindergarten through grade three. Requires the guidelines and standards to be developmentally appropriate and (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 09/08/2011

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Joint Select Committee on Job Creation Act of 2011 [HB-2835]
Joint Select Committee on Job Creation Act of 2011 - Establishes the Joint Select Committee on Job Creation, whose goal shall be to restore the nation's workforce to full employment over FY2012 and FY2013. Requires the joint committee to provide recommendations and legislative language that will significantly improve the short-term and long-term employment levels in the United States. Prescribes legislative procedures for consideration in both chambers of the Joint Committee's recommendations.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The House Committee On Rules. on 09/06/2011

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Putting America Back to Work Act of 2011 [HB-2862]
Putting America Back to Work Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend the tax deduction for dividends received from a controlled foreign corporation that are reinvested in the United States. Establishes in the Treasury the Jobs Trust Fund to fund infrastructure projects and improvements in the United States.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks Referred To The Subcommittee On Aviation. on 09/08/2011

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9/11 Memorial Cross National Monument Establishment Act of 2011 [HB-2865]
9/11 Memorial Cross National Monument Establishment Act of 2011 - Establishes the 9/11 Memorial Cross located at the National 9/11 Memorial Museum in the city of New York, New York, as a national monument. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to complete a general management plan for such monument. Terminates designation of such monument as a unit of the National Park System if federal funds are required for the operation and maintenance of the monument.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks Referred To The Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests And Public Lands. on 09/12/2011

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Fix America's Schools Today (FAST) Act of 2011 [HB-2948]
Fix America's Schools Today (FAST) Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Education to allocate grants to states and, through them, subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to modernize, renovate, or repair early learning or elementary or secondary education facilities. Requires the Secretary to allocate grants directly to the 100 LEAs with the largest numbers of children aged 5-17 living in poverty to modernize, renovate, or repair such facilities. Requires allocation of such funds among these LEAs in proportion to each LEA's respective share (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 11/18/2011

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Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2011 [HB-2954]
Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act, the Social Security Act, and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to expand the collection and analysis of data in programs of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Sets forth provisions to improve cultural competence in federal health care programs and services, including by establishing the Robert T. Matsui Center for Cultural and Linguistic Competence in Health Care. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary) to engage in (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 11/18/2011

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American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act of 2011 [HB-2966]
American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act of 2011 - Amends the Horse Protection Act to prohibit the shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to detain for examination, testing, or the taking of evidence: (1) any horse at any horse show, horse exhibition, or horse sale or auction that is sore or which the Secretary has probable cause to believe is sore; and (2) any horse or other equine (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Livestock, Dairy, And Poultry. on 10/04/2011

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Currency Optimization, Innovation, and National Savings Act [HB-2977]
Currency Optimization, Innovation, and National Savings Act - Requires the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve Board) to sequester all $1 coins bearing the design common to those $1 coins minted and issued from 1979-1981 and again in 1999. Allows the release of such sequestered coins to collectible coin dealers and countries that have adopted the U.S. dollar as their base unit of exchange. Directs the Federal Reserve Board to: (1) undertake efforts to improve, and remove barriers to, the circulation of the all other (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks Referred To The Subcommittee On Domestic Monetary Policy And Technology. on 10/04/2011

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Young Adults Financial Literacy Act [HB-300]
Young Adults Financial Literacy Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to make competitive grants to, and enter contracts with, eligible institutions to establish centers of excellence to support research, development and planning, implementation, and evaluation of effective programs in financial literacy education for young adults and families ages 15-24 years old. Defines "eligible institution" as any partnership consisting of an institution of higher education and any of the following: (1) one or more local educational agencies; (2) a (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Financial Institutions And Consumer Credit. on 03/23/2011

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Raoul Wallenberg Centennial Celebration Act [HB-3001]
Raoul Wallenberg Centennial Celebration Act - Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation on behalf of Congress of a gold medal of appropriate design to the next of kin or personal representative of Raoul Wallenberg in recognition of his achievements and heroic actions during the Holocaust.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Signed By President. on 07/26/2012

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