Halt Index Trading of Energy Commodities (HITEC) Act [HB-5186]
Halt Index Trading of Energy Commodities (HITEC) Act - Amends the Commodity Exchange Act to declare unlawful for: (1) a commodity index fund to engage in an energy commodity transaction if any person investing in the fund is an excluded investor, (2) an energy commodity index fund to accept an investment from a person who is an excluded investor, or (3) a commodity index fund to hold an investment in an energy commodity if any person investing in the fund is an excluded investor. Defines "excluded investor" as a person with respect to whom there
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HB-5186: Halt Index Trading of Energy Commodities (HITEC) Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On General Farm Commodities And Risk Management. on 05/10/2012
Preserving Our Promise to Seniors Act [HB-539]
Preserving Our Promise to Seniors Act - Directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the Department of Labor to prepare and publish for each calendar month a Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers (CPIEC) that indicates changes over time in consumption expenditures typical for individuals in the United States 62 years of age or older. Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to tie the CPIEC to computation of cost-of-lving increases in OASDI benefits. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury
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HB-539: Preserving Our Promise to Seniors Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 03/15/2011
Bring Jobs Home Act [HB-5542]
Bring Jobs Home Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) grant business taxpayers a tax credit for up to 20% of insourcing expenses incurred for eliminating a business located outside the United States and relocating it within the United States, and (2) deny a tax deduction for outsourcing expenses incurred in relocating a U.S. business outside the United States. Requires an increase in the taxpayer's employment of full-time employees in the United States in order to claim the tax credit for insourcing expenses.
HB-5542: Bring Jobs Home Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 05/08/2012
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act [HB-5647]
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act - Declares it an unlawful employment practice for employers, employment agencies, labor organizations, and other specified entities to: (1) not make reasonable accommodations to known limitations related to the pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions of job applicants or employees, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on such an entity's business operation; (2) deny employment opportunities based on the need of the entity to make such reasonable accommodations; (3) require such job applicants
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HB-5647: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 09/26/2012
Overdraft Protection Act of 2012 [HB-5691]
Overdraft Protection Act of 2012 - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit a depository institution from engaging in unfair or deceptive acts or practices in connection with overdraft coverage, or in acts designed to evade the provisions of this Act. Requires each depository institution that provides overdraft coverage for transaction accounts clearly and conspicuously to disclose overdraft coverage fees and that, if a consumer does not opt-in to such overdraft coverage: (1) the consumer's transaction may be declined if there are insufficient
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HB-5691: Overdraft Protection Act of 2012
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Financial Institutions And Consumer Credit. on 06/01/2012
Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2012 [HB-5741]
Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2012 or the JOLT Act of 2012 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Secretary of State (Secretary) to establish a pilot fee-based premium processing service to expedite visa interview appointments. Authorizes the Secretary to collect and set fee amounts. Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to admit into the United States a qualifying Canadian citizen over 50 years old and spouse for a period not to exceed 240 days if the person maintains a Canadian residence and owns
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HB-5741: Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2012
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley
Referred To The Subcommittee On Border And Maritime Security. on 06/06/2012
Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 2012 [HB-5742]
Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 2012 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend through FY2016 the grant program for armor vests for law enforcement officers.
HB-5742: Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 2012
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Referred To The House Committee On The Judiciary. on 05/15/2012
Voter Empowerment Act of 2012 [HB-5799]
Voter Empowerment Act of 2012 - Voter Registration Modernization Act of 2012 - Amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA) to require each state to make available official public websites for online voter registration. Authorizes automated voter registration of certain individuals and establishes other initiatives to promote voter registration, such as same day registration and voter registration of individuals under 18 years of age. Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit hindering, interfering with, or preventing voter registration.
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HB-5799: Voter Empowerment Act of 2012
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 09/26/2012
Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2011 [HB-5816]
Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2011 [sic] - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA) to revise requirements for the audit capacity of voting systems, particularly those for a permanent paper record. Requires the voting system to require the use of an individual, durable, voter-verified paper ballot of the voter's vote that shall be marked and made available for inspection by the voter before the voter's vote is cast and counted, and which shall be counted by hand or read by an optical scanner or other counting device.
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HB-5816: Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Technology And Innovation. on 06/18/2012
National Park Service 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act [HB-5840]
National Park Service 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue gold, silver, and half-dollar clad coins in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the National Park Service (NPS). Authorizes the issuance of coins under this Act only for a one-year period, beginning on January 1, 2016. Requires all sales of coins minted under this Act to include a surcharge of $35 per gold coin, $10 per silver coin, and $5 per half-dollar clad coin. Requires all of the surcharges received
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HB-5840: National Park Service 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Domestic Monetary Policy And Technology. on 07/11/2012