Urban Jobs Act of 2011 [HB-683]
Urban Jobs Act of 2011 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to authorize the Secretary of Labor to make grants to the National Urban League to operate, through local affiliates, an Urban Jobs Program to provide job training, education, and support services and activities for eligible young adults to prepare them for entry into the workforce. Defines "eligible young adults" as individuals ages 18 to 24 who: (1) are not enrolled in secondary or post-secondary school, or (2) are or have been subject to the criminal justice process. Directs
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HB-683: Urban Jobs Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 03/04/2011
Teacher Tax Deduction Act of 2011 [HB-694]
Teacher Tax Deduction Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase from $250 to $500 the dollar limit on the tax deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers and to extend such deduction through 2012.
HB-694: Teacher Tax Deduction Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 02/14/2011
Recalcitrant Cancer Research Act of 2012 [HB-733]
Recalcitrant Cancer Research Act of 2012 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to develop a scientific framework for research on recalcitrant cancers (cancer with a 5-year relative survival rate below 50%), which includes: (1) a review of the status of research, such as a summary of findings, identification of promising scientific advances, a description of the availability of qualified scientific researchers, and the identification of resources available to facilitate research; (2)
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HB-733: Recalcitrant Cancer Research Act of 2012
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Received In The Senate. on 09/20/2012
Graduation Promise Act of 2011 [HB-778]
Graduation Promise Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to states and, through them, subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) for differentiated high school improvement systems targeting support to schools with low student achievement and graduation rates after such schools fail for two consecutive years to make adequate yearly progress (AYP) pursuant to state academic performance standards. Allots grant funds to states pursuant to a formula that favors states with low graduation rates and a high percentage of
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HB-778: Graduation Promise Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 03/04/2011
African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational Center Act [HB-784]
African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational Center Act - Establishes the African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational Center at the African Burial Ground National Monument in New York, New York. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, through the Director of the National Park Service (NPS), to: (1) acquire for the Museum property that is located adjacent to the National Monument or in any other area of the African Burial Ground National Historic Landmark in the city other than the location adjacent
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HB-784: African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational Center Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks
Referred To The Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests And Public Lands. on 02/24/2011
Prescribe A Book Act [HB-820]
Prescribe A Book Act - Creates a Pediatric Early Literacy program under which the Secretary of Education awards matching grants to nonprofit organizations for the implementation of three-part models through which: (1) health care providers encourage parents to read aloud to their children and offer them recommendations and strategies for doing so; (2) health care providers give each visiting child between the ages of six months and five-years a new, developmentally appropriate children's book to take home and keep; and (3) volunteers reading to
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HB-820: Prescribe A Book Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 03/04/2011
Puppy Uniform Protection and Safety Act [HB-835]
Puppy Uniform Protection and Safety Act - Amends the Animal Welfare Act to define a "high volume retail breeder" as a person who, in commerce, for compensation or profit: (1) has an ownership interest in or custody of one or more breeding female dogs; and (2) sells, via any means of conveyance, more than 50 of the offspring of such dogs for use as pets in any one-year period. Considers such a breeder of dogs to be a dealer. Requires dealers to include on licensing applications and annual renewals the total number of dogs exempted from exercise
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HB-835: Puppy Uniform Protection and Safety Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Livestock, Dairy, And Poultry. on 03/09/2011
HB-854: To authorize the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 10/04/2011
You have voted HB-854: To authorize the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes..
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles. [HB-860]
Amends the Internal Revenue Code with respect to the charitable tax deduction for contributions of qualified vehicles (i.e., highway motor vehicles, boats, or airplanes) to: (1) set forth revised acknowledgment requirements for vehicles valued at $2,500 or less and vehicles valued at more than $2,500; and (2) revise the penalty for submitting a fraudulent acknowledgment.
HB-860: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 03/01/2011
Humphrey-Hawkins 21st Century Full Employment and Training Act [HB-870]
Humphrey-Hawkins 21st Century Full Employment and Training Act or Work Opportunities and Revitalizing Our Communities Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish a Full Employment National Trust Fund with two separate accounts for: (1) Employment Opportunity Grants to states, local governments, and Indian tribes for job-creating activities in communities whose economy is not at a level of full employment; and (2) Workforce Investment programs. Directs the Secretary to convene a national employment conference to bring together leaders of small,
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HB-870: Humphrey-Hawkins 21st Century Full Employment and Training Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 03/21/2011