Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act [HB-139]
Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act - Designates specified lands within Alaska in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) as wilderness and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System.
HB-139: Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests And Public Lands. on 01/26/2011
Employment Non-Discrimination Act [HB-1397]
Employment Non-Discrimination Act - Prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity by covered entities (employers, employment agencies, labor organizations, or joint labor-management committees). Prohibits preferential treatment or quotas. Allows only disparate treatment claims. Prohibits related retaliation. Makes this Act inapplicable to: (1) religious organizations, and (2) the relationship between the United States and members of the Armed Forces. Declares that this Act does not
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HB-1397: Employment Non-Discrimination Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution. on 07/11/2011
Democratizing the Federal Reserve System Act of 2011 [HB-1401]
Democratizing the Federal Reserve System Act of 2011 - Amends the Federal Reserve Act to reduce from 14 years to 7 years the term of office of the members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Increases from two years to four years the post-service restriction which renders Board members ineligible to hold any office, position, or employment in any member bank. Revises the terms for ongoing service on the Board with respect to its Chairman and Vice Chairman. Requires the Speaker and the minority leader of the House of Representatives,
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HB-1401: Democratizing the Federal Reserve System Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Peter DeFazio
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 05/08/2012
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
Drug Safety Enhancement Act of 2011 [HB-1483]
Drug Safety Enhancement Act of 2011 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to expand drug establishment registration requirements to include foreign drug establishments and establishments manufacturing, preparing, propagating, compounding, or processing excipients of drugs (i.e., inactive drug additives). Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to collect registration fees. Requires drug manufacturers to: (1) implement an effective quality system that requires compliance with current good manufacturing practices
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HB-1483: Drug Safety Enhancement Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/15/2011
Return to Prudent Banking Act of 2011 [HB-1489]
Return to Prudent Banking Act of 2011 - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA) to prohibit an insured depository institution from being an affiliate of any broker or dealer, investment adviser, investment company, or any other person or entity engaged principally in the issue, flotation, underwriting, public sale, or distribution of stocks, bonds, debentures, notes, or other securities. Prohibits officers, directors and employees of securities firms from simultaneous service on the boards of depository institutions, except in specified
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HB-1489: Return to Prudent Banking Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Financial Institutions And Consumer Credit. on 05/02/2011
Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act of 2011 [HB-1513]
Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act of 2011 - Prohibits: (1) conducting invasive research on great apes; (2) possessing, maintaining, or housing a great ape for the purpose of conducting invasive research; (3) using federal funds to conduct such research on a great ape or to support an entity conducting or facilitating invasive research on a great ape either within or outside of the United States; (4) knowingly breeding a great ape for the purpose of conducting or facilitating such research; (5) transporting, moving, delivering receiving,
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HB-1513: Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/18/2011
Paycheck Fairness Act [HB-1519]
Paycheck Fairness Act - Amends the portion of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) known as the Equal Pay Act to revise remedies for, enforcement of, and exceptions to prohibitions against sex discrimination in the payment of wages. Revises the exception to the prohibition for a wage rate differential based on any other factor other than sex. Limits such factors to bona fide factors, such as education, training, or experience. States that the bona fide factor defense shall apply only if the employer demonstrates that such factor: (1) is not
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HB-1519: Paycheck Fairness Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 05/20/2011
Short Sea Shipping Act of 2011 [HB-1533]
Short Sea Shipping Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from the harbor maintenance tax commercial cargo (other than bulk cargo) loaded at: (1) a port in the U.S. mainland and unloaded at another such port after transport solely by coastal route or river or unloaded at a port in Canada located in the Great Lakes Saint Lawrence Seaway System, or (2) such a port in Canada and unloaded at a port in the U.S. mainland. Defines the "Great Lakes Saint Lawrence Seaway System" as the waterway between Duluth, Minnesota, and Nova Scotia,
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HB-1533: Short Sea Shipping Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Castor
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 04/14/2011
Right to Rent Act of 2011 [HB-1548]
Right to Rent Act of 2011 - Grants eligible mortgagors subject to foreclosure proceedings the right to continue to occupy foreclosed properties subject to the payment of fair market rent for a period of five years that begins upon the commencement of occupancy of such property. Instructs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to: (1) monitor compliance with this Act, (2) provide assistance to eligible mortgagors in exercising their rights under this Act, and (3) conduct outreach activities to inform eligible mortgagors of this Act.
HB-1548: Right to Rent Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Insurance, Housing And Community Opportunity. on 05/02/2011