Fairness to Pet Owners Act of 2011 [HB-1406]
Fairness to Pet Owners Act of 2011 - Requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to promulgate rules relating to veterinary prescriptions, including rules requiring the prescriber of an animal drug to: (1) provide the pet owner a copy of the veterinary prescription and a written disclosure that the pet owner may fill the prescription through the prescriber (if available) or through another pharmacy determined by the pet owner; and (2) provide or verify the prescription by electronic or other means consistent with applicable state law, if requested
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HB-1406: Fairness to Pet Owners Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Walter Jones
Referred To The House Committee On Energy And Commerce. on 04/06/2011
Gas Accessibility and Stabilization Act of 2011 [HB-1412]
Gas Accessibility and Stabilization Act of 2011 or the GAS Act of 2011 - Amends the Clean Air Act to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to waive a control or prohibition respecting the use of a fuel or fuel additive if: (1) it is in the public interest to grant such a waiver; and (2) the Administrator determines, and the Secretary of Energy (DOE) concurs, that extreme and unusual fuel or fuel additive supply circumstances exist that are the result of an unexpected problem with distribution or delivery equipment
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HB-1412: Gas Accessibility and Stabilization Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Latta
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Power. on 04/11/2011
Battlefield Excellence through Superior Training Practices Act [HB-1417]
Battlefield Excellence through Superior Training Practices Act or BEST Practices Act - Requires the Secretary of Defense (DOD), no later than: (1) October 1, 2014, to develop, test, and validate human-based training methods for training members of the Armed Forces in the treatment of combat injuries, with the goal of replacing live animal-based training methods; and (2) October 1, 2016, to use only use human-based training methods for such purposes. Prohibits the use of animals in such training after the latter date. Requires an annual report from
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HB-1417: Battlefield Excellence through Superior Training Practices Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 05/18/2011
Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011 [HB-1418]
Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011 - Amends the Federal Credit Union Act to prohibit an insured credit union from making any member business loan that would result in the total amount of such loans outstanding at that credit union at any one time exceeding either: (1) 1.75 times the actual net worth of the credit union, or (2) 12.25% of the total assets of the credit union. Authorizes the National Credit Union Administration Board to approve an application by an insured credit union to make one or more member business loans that would
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HB-1418: Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 10/12/2011
Creating Jobs Through Small Business Innovation Act of 2011 [HB-1425]
Creating Jobs Through Small Business Innovation Act of 2011 - Title I: Reauthorization of the SBIR and STTR Programs - (Sec. 101) Amends the Small Business Act (the Act) to reauthorize through FY2014 the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs of the Small Business Administration (SBA). (Sec. 102) Increases, for both the SBIR and STTR programs, the individual small business award levels from: (1) $100,000 to $150,000, for participation at the Phase I level; and (2) $750,000 to $1 million,
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HB-1425: Creating Jobs Through Small Business Innovation Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Nita Lowey
Placed On The Union Calendar, Calendar No. 85. on 07/01/2011
Physical Therapist Student Loan Repayment Eligibility Act of 2011 [HB-1426]
Physical Therapist Student Loan Repayment Eligibility Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to include physical therapy within the definition of "primary health services" for purposes of the National Health Service Corps. Makes physical therapists eligible for repayment of their educational loans in order to ensure an adequate supply of physical therapists.
HB-1426: Physical Therapist Student Loan Repayment Eligibility Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/11/2011
Grassroots Rural and Small Community Water Systems Assistance Act of 2011 [HB-1427]
Grassroots Rural and Small Community Water Systems Assistance Act of 2011 - Calls for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to prioritize the type of technical assistance to enable small public water systems to comply with national primary drinking water regulations that small communities find is the most beneficial. Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to: (1) authorize appropriations to the Administrator of EPA for FY2011-FY2016 for such assistance; and (2) authorize the Administrator to provide such assistance to organizations providing onsite
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HB-1427: Grassroots Rural and Small Community Water Systems Assistance Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment And The Economy. on 04/15/2011
Private Property Rights Protection Act of 2012 [HB-1433]
Private Property Rights Protection Act of 2012 - (Sec. 2) Prohibits a state or political subdivision from exercising its power of eminent domain, or allowing the exercise of such power by delegation, over property to be used for economic development or over property that is used for economic development within seven years after that exercise, if the state or political subdivision receives federal economic development funds during any fiscal year in which the property is so used or intended to be used. Defines "economic development," generally, as
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HB-1433: Private Property Rights Protection Act of 2012
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 02/29/2012