3.0.0 2042 2023-01-11T13:22:14Z 2023-01-11T13:22:14Z House H HR 2011-05-26 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LARSEN of Washington:H.R. 2042.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Under Article 1, Section 2 of the Constitution, ``the Houseof Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen everysecond Year by the People of the several States.'' Asdescribed in Article 1, Section 1 ``all legislative powersherein granted shall be vested in a Congress.'' I was electedin 2010 to serve in the 112th Congress as certified by theSecretary of State of Washington state.Article III, Section 2 states that the Supreme Court has``the judicial power'' that ``shall extend to all cases, inlaw and equity, arising under this Constitution, the laws ofthe United States.'' Article II, Section 1 of theConstitution provides that the Supreme Court is the supremelaw of the land when stating ``The judicial power of theUnited States, shall be vested in one supreme Court.''The power of judicial review of the Supreme Court wasupheld in Marbury v Madison in 1803, giving the Supreme Courtthe authority to strike down any law it deemsunconstitutional. Members of Congress, having been electedand taken the oath of office, are given the authority tointroduce legislation and only the Supreme Court, asestablished by the Constitution and precedent, can determinethe Constitutionality of this authority.[Page H3757]]]> hshm00 Homeland Security Committee House Standing hshm11 Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2011-06-17T19:42:01Z Referred to 2011-05-26T14:04:50Z Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2011 112 1487 S 2011-11-12 Became Public Law No: 112-54. Related bill CRS Related bill House 2011-11-03 Senate Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 217. Calendars 2011-10-31 Senate Received in the Senate. IntroReferral 2011-10-25 14:01:14 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2011-10-25 14:01:09 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7034) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2011-10-25 14:01:09 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7034) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2011-10-25 13:48:00 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2042. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2011-10-25 13:47:58 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7034-7036) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2011-10-25 13:47:30 Mr. Turner (NY) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2011-06-17 hshm11 Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security. Committee 2011-05-26 Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 2011-05-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-05-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000560 Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] RICK LARSEN D WA 2 N H000528 Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] WALLY HERGER R CA 2 2011-05-26 True C001038 Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-7] JOSEPH CROWLEY D NY 7 2011-05-26 True B000755 Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8] KEVIN BRADY R TX 8 2011-05-26 True L000517 Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3] DANIEL LUNGREN R CA EDWARD 3 2011-05-26 True M001138 Rep. Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16] DONALD MANZULLO R IL 16 2011-06-21 False M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 2011-06-23 False P000594 Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3] Erik Paulsen R MN 3 2011-07-07 False S000030 Rep. Sanchez, Loretta [D-CA-47] LORETTA SANCHEZ D CA 47 2011-07-14 False F000010 Del. Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS-At Large] Eni Faleomavaega D AS F. H. 0 2011-09-08 False R000578 Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8] David Reichert R WA G. 8 2011-09-08 False M001137 Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-6] GREGORY MEEKS D NY W. 6 2011-09-08 False K000188 Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] RON KIND D WI 3 2011-09-14 False C000059 Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-44] KEN CALVERT R CA 44 2011-09-14 False L000263 Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-12] SANDER LEVIN D MI M. 12 2011-09-29 False C000071 Rep. Camp, Dave [R-MI-4] DAVE CAMP R MI 4 2011-10-12 False B001255 Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-7] Charles Boustany R LA W. 7 2011-10-12 False I000026 Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1] JAY INSLEE D WA 1 2011-10-24 False H001042 Rep. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI-2] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2 2011-10-24 False K000210 Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-3] PETER KING R NY T. 3 2011-10-24 False Immigration Administrative law and regulatory procedures Asia Department of Homeland Security Federal officials Free trade and trade barriers Homeland security International organizations and cooperation Latin America Public-private cooperation Travel and tourism User charges and fees Visas and passports Immigration 00 2011-05-26 Introduced in House 2011-06-23T21:05:13Z Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), by November 11, 2011, to establish the APEC Business Travel Program to issue Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards (ABTCs) to eligible U.S. citizen business leaders and senior U.S. government officials actively engaged in Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) business.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) integrate application procedures for and issuance of ABTCs with other international registered traveler programs of DHS, such as Global Entry, NEXUS, and SENTRI; and (2) work in conjunction with private sector entities to ensure that applicants satisfy ABTC requirements. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) utilize such entities to enroll and issue ABTCs, and (2) impose and modify an ABTC issuance fee.

]]> 81 2011-10-25 Passed House without amendment 2011-11-04T11:29:29Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), by November 11, 2011, to establish the APEC Business Travel Program to issue Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards (ABTCs) to eligible U.S. citizen business leaders and senior U.S. government officials actively engaged in Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) business.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) integrate application procedures for and issuance of ABTCs with other international registered traveler programs of DHS, such as Global Entry, NEXUS, and SENTRI; and (2) work in conjunction with private sector entities to ensure that applicants satisfy ABTC requirements. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) utilize such entities to enroll and issue ABTCs, and (2) impose and modify an ABTC issuance fee.

]]> Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2011 Display Title Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2011 Short Titles as Passed House Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2011 H House Official Title as Introduced To require the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to establish a program to issue Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards, and for other purposes. Placed on Calendar Senate 2011-11-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr2042pcs/xml/BILLS-112hr2042pcs.xml Engrossed in House 2011-10-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr2042eh/xml/BILLS-112hr2042eh.xml Introduced in House 2011-05-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr2042ih/xml/BILLS-112hr2042ih.xml 2011-11-03 Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 217. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.