3.0.0 6293 2021-04-19T19:42:38Z 2021-04-19T19:42:38Z House H HR 2012-08-02 112 [Pages H5708-H5709]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GARAMENDI:H.R. 6293.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8:The Congress shall have power To lay and collect Taxes,Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide forthe common defence and general Welfare of the United States;but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniformthroughout the United States;[[Page H5709]]To borrow Money on the credit of the United States;To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among theseveral States, and with the Indian Tribes;To establish a uniform Rule of Naturalization, and uniformLaws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the UnitedStates;To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreignCoin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures;To provide for the Punishment of counterfeiting theSecurities and current coin of the United States;To establish Post Offices and post Roads;To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, bysecuring for limited Times to Authors and Inventors theexclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries;To constitute Tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court;To define and punish Piracies and Felonies committed on thehigh Seas, and Offenses against the Law of Nations;To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, andmake Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water;To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Moneyto that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years;To provide and maintain a Navy;To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the landand naval Forces;To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute theLaws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repelInvasions;To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, theMilitia, and for governing such Part of them as may beemployed in the Service of the United States, reserving tothe States respectively, the Appointment of the Officers, andthe Authority of training the Militia according to thediscipline prescribed by Congress;To exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever,over such District (not exceeding ten Miles square) as may,by Cession of particular States, and the Acceptance ofCongress, become the Seat of the Government of the UnitedStates, and to exercise like Authority over all Placespurchased by the Consent of the Legislature of the State inwhich the Same shall be, for the Erection of Forts,Magazines, Arsenals, dock-Yards, and other needfulBuildings;--AndTo make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper forcarrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all otherPowers vested by this Constitution in the Government of theUnited States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee Referred to 2012-09-21T14:52:02Z Referred to 2012-08-02T13:04:15Z Servicemembers Rights Enforcement Improvement Act of 2012 112 2299 S 2012-06-13 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-567. Related bill CRS 2012-09-21 hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. Committee 2012-08-02 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2012-08-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2012-08-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000559 Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-10] John Garamendi D CA 10 N R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 15 2012-08-02 True M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 3 2012-08-02 True C001072 Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] Andre Carson D IN 7 2012-08-02 True C001067 Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-11] Yvette Clarke D NY D. 11 2012-08-02 True S000810 Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] PETE STARK D CA 13 2012-09-10 False B001245 Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] Madeleine Bordallo D GU Z. 0 2012-09-10 False J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2012-09-21 False H001042 Rep. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI-2] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2 2012-09-21 False H001050 Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen W. [D-HI-1] Colleen Hanabusa D HI W. 1 2012-11-02 False Armed Forces and National Security Civil actions and liability Employment discrimination and employee rights Evidence and witnesses Government studies and investigations Military personnel and dependents Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2012-08-02 Introduced in House 2012-10-31T12:44:06Z Servicemembers Rights Enforcement Improvement Act of 2012 - Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (the Act) concerning the protection of servicemembers against default judgments to require a plaintiff, before filing an affidavit, to conduct a diligent and reasonable investigation to determine whether or not the defendant is in military service, including a search of available records of the Department of Defense (DOD) and any other available information.

Doubles the penalties for first and subsequent violations of the Act.

Allows a veteran on whose behalf a complaint of a violation of employment or reemployment rights is made by the Attorney General (AG) to intervene in such action, and to obtain appropriate relief. Requires the AG, within 60 days after receiving a referral of an unsuccessful attempt to resolve a complaint relating to a state or private employer, to notify the person on whose behalf the complaint is submitted of either the decision to commence such an action or of when such decision is expected to be made. Requires, in the latter case, such decision to be made within an additional 30 days. Requires the AG to commence such an action when there is reasonable cause to believe that a state or private employer is engaged in a pattern or practice of resistance to the full enjoyment of such employment and reemployment rights and benefits, and that the pattern or practice is intended to deny the full exercise of such rights and benefits.

Provides the Special Counsel with subpoena power to require the attendance and testimony of, and production of documents from, federal employees, to be enforced through the Merit Systems Protection Board.

Authorizes the AG to issue and serve a civil investigative demand for the production of documentary material relevant to an investigation under the Act.

]]> Servicemembers Rights Enforcement Improvement Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Servicemembers Rights Enforcement Improvement Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act and title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision of civil relief to members of the uniformed services and to improve the enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of such members, and for other purposes. Display Title Servicemembers Rights Enforcement Improvement Act of 2012 Introduced in House 2012-08-02T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr6293ih/xml/BILLS-112hr6293ih.xml 2012-09-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. 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.