A bill to require the President to report to Congress on issues related to Syria. [S.2224]
Directs the President to submit a report to Congress, within 15 days after enactment of this Act, describing all known Syrian opposition groups, both independent and state-sponsored and inside and outside of Syria, operating to oppose the government of Syria. Requires such report to include: (1) assessments of their composition and military, financial, and political capacities; and (2) an assessment of the relationship between each opposition group and the Muslim Brotherhood, al Qaeda, Hezbollah, Hamas, and other groups that have promoted an agenda
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S.2224: A bill to require the President to report to Congress on issues related to Syria.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Cornyn
Received In The House. on 05/10/2012
Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2012 [S.2242]
Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and (2) make permanent the maximum 35% gift tax rate and a $5 million lifetime gift tax exemption.
S.2242: Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2012
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/28/2012
Preserve the Waters of the United States Act [S.2245]
Preserve the Waters of the United States Act - Prohibits the Secretary of the Army and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from: (1) finalizing the proposed guidance described in the notice of availability and request for comments entitled "EPA and Army Corps of Engineers Guidance Regarding Identification of Waters Protected by the Clean Water Act"; or (2) using such guidance, or any substantially similar guidance, as the basis for any decision regarding the scope of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known
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S.2245: Preserve the Waters of the United States Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 03/28/2012
Federal Reserve Modernization Act of 2012 [S.2247]
Federal Reserve Modernization Act of 2012 - Amends the Federal Reserve Act (FRA) to direct the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) and the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) to: (1) promote the goal of long-term price stability, and (2) establish metrics to evaluate whether long-term price stability is being achieved. Prescribes procedures for the establishment and evaluation of such metrics. Directs the Board and the FOMC to: (1) make such information available to the public on a website, and (2) report to Congress each time
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S.2247: Federal Reserve Modernization Act of 2012
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 03/28/2012
Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act [S.2248]
Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act - Grants any state sole authority to promulgate or enforce any regulation, guidance, or permit requirement with regard to the underground injection of fluids or propping agents pursuant to the hydraulic fracturing process, or any component of such process, relating to oil, gas, or geothermal production activities on or under land within the boundaries of that state. Makes the underground injection of fluids or propping agents pursuant to such process, or any components of such process, relating
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S.2248: Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S2166-2167) on 03/28/2012
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
A bill to clarify that the revocation of an alien's visa or other documentation is not subject to judicial review. [S.226]
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit judicial review of visa or document revocation. (Judicial review is currently permitted in a deportation proceeding if such revocation is the sole ground for deportation.) States that this Act shall: (1) take effect on the date of its enactment, and (2) apply to all visas issued before, on, or after such date.
S.226: A bill to clarify that the revocation of an alien's visa or other documentation is not subject to judicial review.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 01/31/2011
Defending America's Affordable Energy and Jobs Act [S.228]
Defending America's Affordable Energy and Jobs Act - Prohibits the President or any federal agency head from promulgating regulations providing for the control of emissions of a greenhouse gas (GHG), enforcing or implementing any law enacted as of the date of enactment of this Act that provides for the control of GHG emissions, taking action relating to or taking into consideration the climate effects of GHG emissions, considering climate effects in implementing or enforcing laws, or conditioning or denying any approval based on climate effects,
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S.228: Defending America's Affordable Energy and Jobs Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 01/31/2011
International Boundary and Water Commission Reimbursement Act [S.2290]
International Boundary and Water Commission Reimbursement Act - Authorizes the Commissioner of the United States Section, International Boundary and Water Commission to reimburse states and local government units for expenses incurred in designing, constructing, and rehabilitating water projects that are under the Commission's jurisdiction and are designed, constructed, or rehabilitated before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act.
S.2290: International Boundary and Water Commission Reimbursement Act
Sponsored by: Sen. John Cornyn
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 04/17/2012
Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2012 [S.2291]
Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow businesses with average annual gross receipts of not more than $50,000 that prevail in an administrative or court proceeding involving the determination, collection, or refund of tax, interest, or penalty to recover their costs incurred in such proceedings; (2) increase the amount of civil damages against Internal Revenue Service (IRS) officers or employees for reckless, intentional, or negligent disregard of internal revenue laws and extend from
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S.2291: Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2012
Sponsored by: Sen. John Cornyn
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S2395-2396) on 04/17/2012