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Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.
- People's Vote
- NO
- Gov Vote
- NONE
- Outcome
- NONE
Week of September 21st
On going programs to include loan guarantees are continued but the level of operations is reduced under the bill by 1.409%. The reduction applies to Defense programs and other programs sustained by the Full-year Continuing Appropriations act passed last year. While the list of program impacted is lengthy, they are not necessarily controversial although the bill shifts funding around. The bill
To amend part B of title IV of the Social Security Act to extend the child and family services program through fiscal year 2016, and for other purposes.
- People's Vote
- YES
- Gov Vote
- YES
- Outcome
- YES
Week of September 21st
The bill looks to providing for the developmental needs of very young children, protocol for using psychotropic drugs on young children, data sources for child death reporting by state agencies, and improved caseworker coverage of large caseloads. The bill also provides grants to states regarding youth populations at the greatest risk of maltreatment, support services to families with at-risk ch
To authorize certain Department of Veterans Affairs major medical facility projects and leases, to extend certain expiring provisions of law, and to modify certain authorities of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
- People's Vote
- YES
- Gov Vote
- YES
- Outcome
- YES
Week of September 21st
The bill (1) authorize a major medical facility project in Seattle, WA, in an amount not to exceed $51,800,000 and in West Los Angeles, CA, in an amount not to exceed $35,500,000; (2) modify the authorization for the following major medical facility projects previously authorized: Fayetteville, AR, increasing the authorization amount from $56,163,000 to $90,600,000; Orlando, FL, including the
To require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions of the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes.
- People's Vote
- NO
- Gov Vote
- YES
- Outcome
- NO
Week of September 21st
The analysis must estimate the rules’ impact on US global economic competitiveness, the cost of electricity and fuel, employment, and the reliability of bulk power. The bill also requires discussion of the impact on consumers, small business, regional economies, state, local, and tribal governments, local an industry-specific labor markets and agriculture. The bill also increases and ext
To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes.
- People's Vote
- YES
- Gov Vote
- YES
- Outcome
- YES
Week of September 21st
The bill follows the questionable death of an inmate in a Florida detention center and requires states that receive some criminal justice grants to report quarterly to the Justice Department regarding the death of any detained person or person en route to detention. Heads of federal law enforcement agencies must also report to the US Attorney General, annually, information on the death of indi
To reauthorize the Combating Autism Act of 2006.
- People's Vote
- YES
- Gov Vote
- NONE
- Outcome
- NONE
Week of September 21st
The bill would spend: “`(a) Developmental Disabilities Surveillance and Research Program- To carry out section 399AA, there is authorized to be appropriated $22,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2014. `(b) Autism Education, Early Detection, and Intervention- To carry out section 399BB, there is authorized to be appropriated $48,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 through 20
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals.
- People's Vote
- YES
- Gov Vote
- NONE
- Outcome
- NONE
Week of September 21st
The Children's Hospital Graduate Medical Education Program (CHGME) was enacted in 1999 as part of the Healthcare Research and Quality Act (P.L. 106-129) to provide freestanding children's hospitals with discretionary Federal support for direct and indirect expenses associated with operating medical residency training programs. Since few children's hospitals receive Medicare funds, th
To reauthorize the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998, and for other purposes.
- People's Vote
- YES
- Gov Vote
- YES
- Outcome
- YES
Week of September 14th
The bill makes some technical changes to current law: A commissioner may not hold a seat more than two terms; To be re-appointed a commissioner must have attended at least 75 percent of meetings; The commission must comply with all federal anti-discrimination laws; A report is required on the effectiveness of the commission; and $3 million is appropriated to fund the commission.
Relating to the disapproval of the President's exercise of authority to increase the debt limit, as submitted under section 3101A of title 31, United States Code, on August 2, 2011.
- People's Vote
- NO
- Gov Vote
- YES
- Outcome
- NO
Week of September 14th
The resolution expresses disapproval of the president's decision to raise the debt increase despite Congress having agreed to the increase prior to August 2011.
To amend title 28, United States Code, to clarify the time limits for appeals in civil cases to which United States officers or employees are parties.
- People's Vote
- YES
- Gov Vote
- YES
- Outcome
- YES
Week of September 14th
Appellate Rule 4 and Sec. 2107 currently provide that the time to appeal is 30 days for most civil cases, but that the appeal time for all parties is 60 days when the parties to the case include `the United States,' a United States `officer,' or a United States `agency.' Current law is not clear concerning the applicability of the longer period in cases in which the Federal party is
To prohibit the National Labor Relations Board from ordering any employer to close, relocate, or transfer employment under any circumstance.
- People's Vote
- NO
- Gov Vote
- YES
- Outcome
- NO
Week of September 14th
The bill amends the National Labor Relations Act to remove the National Labor Relations Board's power to: order an employer to restore or reinstate any work, product, production line, or equipment; to rescind any relocation, transfer, subcontracting, outsourcing, or other change regarding the location, entity, or employer who shall be engaged in production or other business opera
To amend title 28, United States Code, to clarify the statutory authority for the longstanding practice of the Department of Justice of providing investigatory assistance on request of State and local authorities with respect to certain serious violent crimes, and for other purposes.
- People's Vote
- YES
- Gov Vote
- YES
- Outcome
- YES
Week of September 14th
Additionally, this bill raises from $2,000,000 to $3,000,000, the maximum amount of a reward that could be paid pursuant to public advertisements for assistance to the Department of Justice. The offering or awarding of an amount of $250,000 or more will still require the personal approval of the President or the Attorney General and requires written notice to Congress including to the Chairman a
To protect the safety of judges by extending the authority of the Judicial Conference to redact sensitive information contained in their financial disclosure reports, and for other purposes.
- People's Vote
- YES
- Gov Vote
- YES
- Outcome
- YES
Week of September 14th
H.R. 1059 would repeal the sunset provision of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 involving the financial disclosure requirements for judges. The bill would prevent public disclosure of certain information if it is determined that such disclosure could endanger the individual. Under current law, those provisions expire at the end of calendar year 2011. Based on information from the Administrat
To extend the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes.
- People's Vote
- NO
- Gov Vote
- YES
- Outcome
- NO
Week of September 7th
To be eligible for duty-free treatment pursuant to GSP, an import must meet the following requirements (described in more detail below): (1) It must be included in the list of GSP-eligible articles; (2) It must be imported directly from a Beneficiary Developing Country; (3) The BDC must be eligible for GSP treatment for that article; (4) The article must be the growth, product, or manufactur
Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run.
- People's Vote
- YES
- Gov Vote
- YES
- Outcome
- YES
To amend the charter school program under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
- People's Vote
- NO
- Gov Vote
- YES
- Outcome
- NO
Week of September 7th
The charter school grant program is removed and replaced with a program that awards grants to state educational agencies, state charter school boards, and governors. Those entities can then award sub-grants to charter school developers opening new charter schools and expanding or replicating high-quality charter schools. Applications will undergo a peer-review process. Ten percent of the grant
To authorize the presentation of a United States flag on behalf of Federal civilian employees who die of injuries in connection with their employment.
- People's Vote
- YES
- Gov Vote
- YES
- Outcome
- YES
Week of September 7th
The Federal Government's unique mission places some Federal civilian employees in dangerous situations. Sadly, nearly 3,000 Federal civilian workers have died on the job since 1992, the bill report explained. The head of an executive agency is authorized to pay the expenses for the presentation of a flag, furnish a flag for a deceased employee upon request of the employee’s next of k
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.
- People's Vote
- NO
- Gov Vote
- YES
- Outcome
- NO
Week of September 7th
Due to its classified nature, bill information is limited. The agencies and departments are: Office of Director of National Intelligence; Central Intelligence Agency; Department of Defense; Defense Intelligence Agency; National Security Agency; Departments of Army, Navy, and Air Force; Coast Guard; Department of State, Treasury, Energy, and Justice; Federal Bureau of Investigation; Drug En
To provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, and for other purposes.
- People's Vote
- NO
- Gov Vote
- YES
- Outcome
- NO
Week of July 27th
Such bills are common when time does not allow the attention larger changes would make to the Programs, but the bill requires the repeal of several programs: Central European Small Business Enterprise Development Commission- Section 25 of the Small Business Act is repealed. Paul D. Coverdell Drug-Free Workplace Program is repealed. Pilot Technology Access Program is repealed. National Ve
To instruct the Inspector General of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to study the impact of insured depository institution failures, and for other purposes.
- People's Vote
- YES
- Gov Vote
- NONE
- Outcome
- NONE
Week of July 27th
More specifically the study will look at: The impact of loss-sharing on the insured depository institutions that survive and the borrowers of insured depository institutions that fail, The effect of FDIC policies and procedures regarding maturing LSAs, Methods of ensuring the orderly end of expiring LSAs to prevent any adverse impact on borrowing, real estate industry and the Depositors In
