Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act [S.940]
Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act - Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the President and Administration should be commended for recognizing the severity of high gas prices and for taking appropriate actions to help reduce gas prices; (2) Congress should take additional actions to complement the efforts of the President; (3) the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) should contribute to the stabilization of world oil markets and prices and reduce the burden of high gasoline prices by using existing idle oil production capacity
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S.940: Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Motion To Proceed To Consideration Of Measure By Senator Reid Made In Senate. (consideration: Cr S3013-3039) on 05/17/2011
National Oilheat Reauthorization Act of 2011 [S.949]
National Oilheat Research Alliance Reauthorization Act of 2011 - Renames the National Oilheat Research Alliance Act of 2000 the National Oilheat Research, Consumer Education, and Efficiency Act of 2011. Revises criteria for membership in the National Oilheat Research Alliance. Directs the Alliance to: (1) submit proposed biennial (currently, annual) budgets to the Secretary of Energy (DOE); and (2) maintain a data collection process to track equipment, service, and related safety issues. Authorizes the Secretary to recommend changes to budget programs
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S.949: National Oilheat Reauthorization Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 05/11/2011
Hiring Heroes Act of 2011 [S.951]
Hiring Heroes Act of 2011- (Sec. 2) Amends the Wounded Warriors Act to extend through 2014 the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide the same rehabilitation and vocational benefits to members of the Armed Forces (members) with severe injuries or illnesses as are provided to veterans. (Sec. 3) Authorizes the VA Secretary to make payments to employers to provide on-job training to veterans who have not been rehabilitated to the point of employability. (Sec. 4) Entitles certain veterans with service-connected disabilities who
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S.951: Hiring Heroes Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
By Senator Murray From Committee On Veterans' Affairs Filed Written Report. Report No. 112-36. on 07/18/2011
Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2011 [S.952]
Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2011 or DREAM Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to cancel the removal of, and adjust to the status of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence on a conditional basis, an alien who: (1) entered the United States on or before his or her 15th birthday and has been present in the United States for five years preceding this Act's enactment; (2) is a person of good moral character; (3) is not inadmissible under specified grounds of the Immigration and
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S.952: Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Committee On The Judiciary Subcommittee On Immigration, Refugees And Border Security . Hearings Held. on 06/28/2011
Veterans' Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitative Services' Improvements Act of 2011 [S.957]
Veterans' Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitative Services' Improvements Act of 2011 - Includes within a program of individualized rehabilitation and reintegration plans for veterans with traumatic brain injury (TBI): (1) the goal of maximizing the individual's independence and quality of life, and (2) improving such veterans' behavioral and mental health functioning. Requires the inclusion of rehabilitative services in a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) comprehensive program of long-term care for veterans' TBI that has residential, community,
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Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2011 [S.958]
Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to extend and reauthorize appropriations for payments associated with operating approved graduate medical residency training programs.
S.958: Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. Reported By Senator Harkin Without Amendment. Without Written Report. on 09/12/2011
Reconnecting Youth to Prevent Homelessness Act of 2011 [S.961]
Reconnecting Youth to Prevent Homelessness Act of 2011 - Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require State part E plans to provide that the state shall have in effect such laws and procedures as are necessary to ensure that: (1) a child may not be placed in foster care under state responsibility solely because the family with which the child is living is homeless or living in substandard housing, and (2) the state will work with the family and state housing authorities to secure permanent
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S.961: Reconnecting Youth to Prevent Homelessness Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S2933) on 05/12/2011
Regulation of Mortgage Servicing Act of 2011 [S.967]
Regulation of Mortgage Servicing Act of 2011 - Requires a mortgage servicer to assign one case manager to each borrower that seeks a mortgage loan modification or an alternative to foreclosure. Requires the case manager to: (1) manage the communication between the servicer and the borrower, and (2) make decisions about the borrower's eligibility for a loan modification or an alternative to foreclosure. Prohibits a servicer from initiating a foreclosure action against a borrower unless the servicer has performed specified tasks related to offering
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S.967: Regulation of Mortgage Servicing Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 05/12/2011
Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011 [S.968]
Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011 or the PROTECT IP Act of 2011 - (Sec. 3) Authorizes the Attorney General (AG) to commence: (1) an in personam action against a registrant of a nondomestic domain name (NDN) used by an Internet site dedicated to infringing activities (ISDIA) or an owner or operator of an ISDIA accessed through an NDN; or (2) if such individuals are unable to be found by the AG or have no address within a U.S. judicial district, an in rem action (against a domain name
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S.968: Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Cloture Motion On The Motion To Proceed To S. 968 Withdrawn By Unanimous Consent In Senate. (consideration: Cr S13) on 01/23/2012
National Endowment for the Oceans Act [S.973]
National Endowment for the Oceans Act - Establishes in the Treasury the National Endowment for the Oceans which shall fund grants for programs to restore, protect, maintain, or understand living marine resources and their habitats, and ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources, including baseline scientific research, ocean observing, and other programs in coordination with federal and state agencies. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to make grants for such purposes. Requires state matching funds for specified projects. States that programs
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S.973: National Endowment for the Oceans Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S2941-2942) on 05/12/2011