GI Bill Consumer Awareness Act of 2012 [S.2241]
GI Bill Consumer Awareness Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Secretary), on an ongoing basis, to make available to veterans, members of the Armed Forces (members), and spouses and dependents eligible to receive, or who are receiving, educational assistance through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) or the Department of Defense (DOD) specified information about educational institutions and the programs of education available to such veterans and members. Directs the Secretary of Defense, on an ongoing basis, to make available
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S.2241: GI Bill Consumer Awareness Act of 2012
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Ordered To Be Reported Without Amendment Favorably. on 09/12/2012
Access to Information About Missing Children Act of 2012 [S.225]
Access to Information About Missing Children Act of 2012 - Amends the federal criminal code to require, upon the grant of an ex parte order by a federal judge or magistrate, an individual's mailing address held by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to be open to inspection by, or disclosure to, any federal law enforcement officer who is directly engaged in an investigation, judicial or administrative proceeding, or federal grand jury proceeding relating to the case of a missing or exploited child. Prohibits such federal law enforcement officer from
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S.225: Access to Information About Missing Children Act of 2012
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Committee On The Judiciary. Ordered To Be Reported With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute Favorably. on 08/02/2012
Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act [S.2250]
Mortgage Foregiveness Tax Relief Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2014 the exclusion from gross income of income attributable to the discharge of indebtedness on a principal residence.
S.2250: Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/29/2012
Excellence in Mental Health Act [S.2257]
Excellence in Mental Health Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) to set forth criteria for the certification of federally-qualified community behavioral health centers. Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to make such centers eligible for payments for services under Medicaid. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award matching grants to states or Indian tribes to expend funds for the construction or modernization of facilities used to provide mental health and substance abuse services to
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S.2257: Excellence in Mental Health Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S2248-2250) on 03/29/2012
Officer Safety Act of 2012 [S.2276]
Officer Safety Act of 2012 - Amends the federal judicial code to deem a law enforcement officer who is the defendant in a criminal prosecution to have been acting under the color of his office (solely for purposes of determining the propriety of removal of the case to U.S. district court) if the officer: (1) protected an individual in the officer's presence from a crime of violence; (2) provided immediate assistance to an individual who suffered, or who was threatened with, bodily harm; or (3) prevented the escape of any individual whom the officer
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S.2276: Officer Safety Act of 2012
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Committee On The Judiciary. Reported By Senator Leahy With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 05/23/2012
R.M.S. Titanic Maritime Memorial Preservation Act of 2012 [S.2279]
R.M.S. Titanic Maritime Memorial Preservation Act of 2012 - Amends the R.M.S. Titanic Maritime Memorial Act of 1986 (the Act) to provide for the scope and applicability of the Act, including persons and vessels subject to U.S. jurisdiction. Makes it unlawful for any such person or vessel to: (1) engage in an activity that disturbs, removes, or damages Titanic property; (2) engage in an activity at the Titanic wreck site that poses a significant threat to public safety; (3) engage in an activity that violates any provision of the Act; (4) sell, purchase,
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S.2279: R.M.S. Titanic Maritime Memorial Preservation Act of 2012
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
By Senator Rockefeller From Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation Filed Written Report. Report No. 112-247. on 12/05/2012
Know Before You Owe Private Student Loan Act of 2012 [S.2280]
Know Before You Owe Private Student Loan Act of 2012 - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to require a lender, before issuing a private education loan for a student attending an institution of higher education (IHE), to obtain the IHE's certification of: (1) the student's enrollment status, (2) the student's cost of attendance, and (3) the difference between that cost and the student's estimated financial assistance. Eliminates the requirement that such lenders obtain a self-certification form from the private education loan applicant. Allows a lender
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S.2280: Know Before You Owe Private Student Loan Act of 2012
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S2254-2255) on 03/29/2012
Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic River Act [S.2286]
Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic River Act - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate specified segments of the Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook in Connecticut as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to manage: (1) the river segments in accordance with the Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Management Plan, dated June 2011; and (2) coordinate the management responsibilities of the Secretary under this Act relating to such segments with the Lower
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S.2286: Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic River Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources Subcommittee On National Parks. Hearings Held. With Printed Hearing: S.hrg. 112-578. on 06/27/2012
National Parent Helpline Act [S.2293]
National Parent Helpline Act - Amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award a grant to one or more nonprofit entities to: (1) provide for the establishment and ongoing operation of a national, toll-free telephone parent helpline to give information and assistance to parents to prevent child abuse and strengthen families; and (2) create an Internet website with vital information and resources for parents and caregivers to address a broad spectrum of family issues related
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S.2293: National Parent Helpline Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/18/2012
Patient Safety and Generic Labeling Improvement Act [S.2295]
Patient Safety and Generic Labeling Improvement Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow the holder of an approved abbreviated new drug application (generic drug approval) to change the labeling of a drug so approved in the same manner authorized by regulation for the holder of an approved new drug application. Allows conforming changes to be ordered to the labeling of the equivalent listed drug and each drug approved under the abbreviated new drug application process that corresponds to such listed drug.
S.2295: Patient Safety and Generic Labeling Improvement Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S2497-2498, S2499-2500) on 04/18/2012