[House Calendars for June 23, 2011 - 112th Congress, 1st Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


                    HISTORY OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

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    No.                                Index Key and History of Bill    
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                              SENATE BILLS

S. 23.--To amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for 
    patent reform. Referred to the Judiciary Jan. 25 (Legislative 
    day of Jan. 5), 2011. Reported amended Feb. 3, 2011; no 
    written report. Considered Feb. 28, Mar. 1, 2, 3, 7, 2011. 
    Passed Senate amended Mar. 8, 2011; Roll No. 35: 95-5. 
    Received in House and held at desk Mar. 9, 2011.
  
S. 49.--To amend the Federal antitrust laws to provide expanded 
    coverage and to eliminate exemptions from such laws that are 
    contrary to the public interest with respect to railroads. 
    Referred to the Judiciary Jan. 25 (Legislative day of Jan. 5), 
    2011. Reported Mar. 28, 2011; no written report.
  
S. 99.--To promote the production of molybdenum-99 in the United 
    States for medical isotope production, and to condition and 
    phase out the export of highly enriched uranium for the 
    production of medical isotopes. Referred to Energy and Natural 
    Resources Jan. 25 (Legislative day of Jan. 5), 2011. Reported 
    amended May 18, 2011; Rept. 112-17.
  
S. 109.--To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require 
    congressional approval of agreements for peaceful nuclear 
    cooperation with foreign countries, and for other purposes. 
    Referred to Finance Jan. 25 (Legislative day of Jan. 5), 2011. 
    Committee discharged Feb. 3, 2011. Referred to Foreign 
    Relations Feb. 3, 2011.
  
S. 126.--To reduce the amount of financial assistance provided to 
    the Government of Mexico in response to the illegal border 
    crossings from Mexico into the United States, which serve to 
    dissipate the political discontent with the higher 
    unemployment rate within Mexico. Referred to Rules and 
    Administration Jan. 25 (Legislative day of Jan. 5), 2011. 
    Committee discharged Feb. 3, 2011. Referred to Foreign 
    Relations Feb. 3, 2011.
  
S. 162.--To cut $500,000,000,000 in spending in fiscal year 2011. 
    Ordered placed on the calendar Jan. 26, 2011.
  
S. 163.--To require that the Government prioritize all obligations 
    on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt 
    limit is reached. Ordered placed on the calendar Jan. 26, 
    2011.
  
S. 188.--To designate the United States courthouse under 
    construction at 98 West First Street, Yuma, Arizona, as the 
    ``John M. Roll United States Courthouse''. Referred to 
    Environment and Public Works Jan. 26, 2011. Committee 
    discharged. Passed Senate Feb. 1, 2011. Received in House and 
    held at desk Feb. 8, 2011. Rules suspended. Passed House Feb. 
    9, 2011; Roll No. 27: 429-0. Presented to the President Feb. 
    11, 2011. Approved Feb. 17, 2011. Public Law 112-2.
  
S. 191.--To direct the Department of Homeland Security to 
    undertake a study on emergency communications. Referred to 
    Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Jan. 26, 2011. 
    Reported amended June 13, 2011; Rept. 112-22.
  
S. 192.--To repeal the job-killing health care law and health 
    care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education 
    Reconciliation Act of 2010. Ordered placed on the calendar 
    Jan. 27, 2011.
  
S. 193.--To extend the sunset of certain provisions of the USA 
    PATRIOT Act, and for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary 
    Jan. 26, 2011. Reported amended Mar. 17, 2011; Rept. 112-13.
  
S. 216.--To increase criminal penalties for certain knowing and 
    international violations relating to food that is misbranded 
    or adulterated. Referred to the Judiciary Jan. 27, 2011. 
    Reported amended Mar. 31, 2011; no written report. Passed 
    Senate amended Apr. 14, 2011. Received in House and referred 
    to Energy and Commerce and in addition to the Judiciary Apr. 
    15, 2011.
  
S. 222.--To limit investor and homeowner losses in foreclosures, 
    and for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Jan. 27, 
    2011. Reported Mar. 31, 2011; no written report.
  
S. 223.--To modernize the air traffic control system, improve the 
    safety, reliability, and availability of transportation by air 
    in the United States, provide modernization of the air traffic 
    control system, reauthorize the Federal Aviation 
    Administration, and for other purposes. Ordered placed on the 
    calendar Jan. 27, 2011. Considered Feb. 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 14, 15, 
    16, 2011. Passed Senate amended Feb. 17, 2011; Roll No. 25: 
    87-8.
  
S. 248.--To allow an earlier start for State health care coverage 
    innovation waivers under the Patient Protection and Affordable 
    Care Act. Referred to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
    Feb. 1, 2011. Committee discharged Feb. 7, 2011. Referred to 
    Finance Feb. 7, 2011.
  
S. 266.--To redesignate the Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge as 
    the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge. Referred 
    to Environment and Public Works Feb. 3, 2011. Committee 
    discharged. Passed Senate Feb. 17, 2011. Received in House and 
    referred to Natural Resources Feb. 18, 2011.
  
S. 289.--To extend expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT 
    Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005, the Intelligence 
    Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, and the FISA 
    Amendments Act of 2008 until December 31, 2013, and for other 
    purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar Feb. 4, 2011.
  
S. 290.--To extend the sunset of certain provisions of the USA 
    PATRIOT Act, and for other purposes. Ordered placed on the 
    calendar Feb. 4, 2011.
  
S. 291.--To repeal the sunset provisions in the USA PATRIOT 
    Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and other related 
    provisions and permanently reauthorize the USA PATRIOT Act. 
    Ordered placed on the calendar Feb. 4, 2011.
  
S. 307.--To designate the Federal building and United States 
    courthouse located at 217 West King Street, Martinsburg, West 
    Virginia, as the ``W. Craig Broadwater Federal Building and 
    United States Courthouse''. Referred to Environment and Public 
    Works Feb. 8, 2011. Committee discharged. Passed Senate Feb. 
    17, 2011. Received in House and referred to Transportation and 
    Infrastructure Feb. 18, 2011. Reported Apr. 12, 2011; Rept. 
    112-59. House Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Apr. 12, 
    2011; Roll No. 255: 408-3. Presented to the President Apr. 14, 
    2011. Approved Apr. 25, 2011. Public Law 112-11.
  
S. 340.--To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the 
    funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway 
    Trust Fund, and for other purposes. Reported from Finance Feb. 
    14, 2011; Rept. 112-1.
  
S. 349.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal 
    Service located at 4865 Tallmadge Road in Rootstown, Ohio, as 
    the ``Marine Sgt. Jeremy E. Murray Post Office''. Referred to 
    Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Feb. 15, 2011. 
    Reported May 12, 2011; no written report. Passed Senate May 
    16, 2011. Received in House and referred to Oversight and 
    Government Reform May 23, 2011. Rules suspended. Passed House 
    June 21, 2011; Roll No. 462: 397-0.
  
S. 350.--To require restitution for victims of criminal violations 
    of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and for other 
    purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Feb. 15, 2011. Reported 
    May 19, 2011; no written report.
  
S. 365.--To make a technical amendment to the Education Sciences 
    Reform Act of 2002. Reported from Health, Education, Labor, 
    and Pensions Feb. 16, 2011; no written report. Passed Senate 
    Feb. 17, 2011. Received in House and referred to Education and 
    the Workforce Feb. 18, 2011.
  
S. 375.--To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture and the 
    Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements 
    with State foresters authorizing State foresters to provide 
    certain forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration and 
    protection services. Referred to Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
    Forestry Feb. 17, 2011. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 
    discharged Apr. 14, 2011. Rereferred to Energy and Natural 
    Resources Apr. 14, 2011.
  
S. 388.--To prohibit Members of Congress and the President from 
    receiving pay during Government shutdowns. Referred to 
    Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Feb. 17, 2011. 
    Committee discharged. Passed Senate Mar. 1, 2011. Received in 
    House and held at desk Mar. 2, 2011.
  
S. 394.--To amend the Sherman Act to make oil-producing and 
    exporting cartels illegal. Referred to the Judiciary Feb. 17, 
    2011. Reported Apr. 7 (Legislative day of Apr. 5), 2011; no 
    written report.
  
S. 398.--To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to 
    improve energy efficiency of certain appliances and equipment, 
    and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural 
    Resources Feb. 17, 2011. Reported amended May 18, 2011; Rept. 
    112-18.
  
S. 410.--To provide for media coverage of Federal court 
    proceedings. Referred to the Judiciary Feb. 17, 2011. Reported 
    Apr. 7 (Legislative day of Apr. 5), 2011; no written report.
  
S. 493.--To reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR programs, 
    and for other purposes. Referred to Small Business and 
    Entrepreneurship Mar. 4, 2011. Reported amended Mar. 9, 2011; 
    no written report. Considered Mar. 15, 16, 17, 28, 29, 30, 
    Apr. 5, 6 (Legislative day of Apr. 5), May 2, 2011.
  
S. 498.--To ensure objective, independent review of task and 
    delivery orders. Referred to Homeland Security and 
    Governmental Affairs Mar. 7, 2011. Reported amended May 9, 
    2011; Rept. 112-16. Passed Senate amended May 12, 2011. 
    Received in House and held at desk May 13, 2011.
  
S. 623.--To amend chapter 111 of title 28, United States Code, 
    relating to protective orders, sealing of cases, disclosures 
    of discovery information in civil actions, and for other 
    purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Mar. 17, 2011. Reported 
    amended May 19, 2011; no written report.
  
S. 627.--To establish the Commission on Freedom of Information Act 
    Processing Delays. Referred to the Judiciary Mar. 17, 2011. 
    Reported amended Apr. 8, 2011; no written report. Passed 
    Senate amended May 26, 2011. Received in House and referred to 
    Oversight and Government Reform May 27, 2011.
  
S. 629.--To improve hydropower, and for other purposes. Referred 
    to Energy and Natural Resources Mar. 17, 2011. Reported 
    amended May 18, 2011; Rept. 112-19.
  
S. 655.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal 
    Service located at 95 Dogwood Street in Cary, Mississippi, as 
    the ``Spencer Byrd Powers, Jr. Post Office''. Referred to 
    Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Mar. 28, 2011. 
    Reported May 12, 2011; no written report. Passed Senate May 
    16, 2011. Received in House and referred to Oversight and 
    Government Reform May 23, 2011. Rules suspended. Passed House 
    June 21, 2011.
  
S. 679.--To reduce the number of executive positions subject to 
    Senate confirmation. Referred to Homeland Security and 
    Governmental Affairs Mar. 30, 2011. Reported amended June 13, 
    2011; Rept. 112-24.
  
S. 680.--To authorize the Administrator of General Services to 
    convey a parcel of real property in the District of Columbia 
    to provide for the establishment of a National Women's History 
    Museum. Referred to Environment and Public Works Mar. 30, 
    2011. Reported amended May 2, 2011; Rept. 112-14.
  
S. 706.--To stimulate the economy, produce domestic energy, and 
    create jobs at no cost to the taxpayers, and without borrowing 
    money from foreign governments for which our children and 
    grandchildren will be responsible, and for other purposes. 
    Ordered placed on the calendar Apr. 4, 2011.
  
S. 710.--To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to direct the 
    Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
    establish a hazardous waste electronic manifest system. 
    Referred to Environment and Public Works Mar. 31, 2011. 
    Reported June 7, 2011; Rept. 112-20.
  
S. 719.--To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2011 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. Reported from Intelligence Apr. 4, 
    2011; Rept. 112-12.
  
S. 739.--To authorize the Architect of the Capitol to establish 
    battery recharging stations for privately owned vehicles in 
    parking areas under the jurisdiction of the Senate at no net 
    cost to the Federal Government. Referred to Rules and 
    Administration Apr. 6 (Legislative day of Apr. 5), 2011. 
    Reported May 12, 2011; no written report.
  
S. 762.--To improve the Federal Acquisition Institute. Referred to 
    Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Apr. 7 (Legislative 
    day of Apr. 5), 2011. Reported June 9, 2011; Rept. 112-21.
  
S. 768.--To provide for continuing operations of Government in a 
    fiscally responsible manner. Ordered placed on the calendar 
    Apr. 8, 2011.
  
S. 782.--To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 
    1965 to reauthorize that Act, and for other purposes. Referred 
    to Environment and Public Works Apr. 8, 2011. Reported amended 
    May 2, 2011; Rept. 112-15. Considered June 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 
    21 (Legislative day of June 16), 2011.
  
S. 783.--To provide an extension of time for filing individual 
    income tax returns in the case of a Federal Government 
    shutdown. Ordered placed on the calendar Apr. 12, 2011.
  
S. 840.--To establish customs user fees for commercial trucks 
    transporting foreign municipal solid waste, and for other 
    purposes. Referred to Environment and Public Works Apr. 14, 
    2011. Environment and Public Works discharged May 18, 2011. 
    Rereferred to Finance May 18, 2011.
  
S. 890.--To establish the supplemental fraud fighting account, and 
    for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary May 5, 2011. 
    Reported May 19, 2011; no written report.
  
S. 940.--To reduce the Federal budget deficit by closing big oil 
    tax loopholes, and for other purposes. Ordered placed on the 
    calendar May 11, 2011.
  
S. 953.--To authorize the conduct of certain lease sales in the 
    Outer Continental Shelf, to amend the Outer Continental Shelf 
    Lands Act to modify the requirements for exploration, and for 
    other purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar May 12, 2011.
  
S. 968.--To prevent online threats to economic creativity and 
    theft of intellectual property, and for other purposes. 
    Referred to the Judiciary May 12, 2011. Reported amended May 
    26, 2011; no written report.
  
S. 978.--To amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal 
    infringement of a copyright, and for other purposes. Referred 
    to the Judiciary May 12, 2011. Reported June 20 (Legislative 
    day of June 16), 2011; no written report.
  
S. 990 (H. Res. 281) (S. 1082).--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. Ordered placed on the calendar May 16, 2011. Passed 
    Senate amended May 19, 2011. Received in House and held at 
    desk May 23, 2011. Rules suspended. Passed House with 
    amendment May 24, 2011. Senate agreed to House amendment with 
    amendment May 26, 2011. Roll No. 84: 72-23. House agreed to 
    Senate amendment to House amendment May 26, 2011; Roll No. 
    376: 250-153. Presented to the President May 26, 2011. 
    Approved May 26, 2011. Public Law 112-14.
  
S. 1022.--To extend expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT 
    Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and the 
    Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 until 
    December 31, 2014, and for other purposes. Ordered placed on 
    the calendar May 19, 2011.
  
S. 1050.--To modify the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 
    1978 and to require judicial review of National Security 
    Letters and Suspicious Activity Reports to prevent 
    unreasonable searches and for other purposes. Ordered placed 
    on the calendar May 24, 2011.
  
S. 1057.--To repeal the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit. 
    Ordered placed on the calendar May 25, 2011.
  
S. 1082 (S. 990).--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. 
    Passed Senate May 26, 2011. Received in House and held at desk 
    May 26, 2011. Rules suspended. Passed House May 31, 2011; Roll 
    No. 378: 387-33. Presented to the President June 1, 2011. 
    Approved June 1, 2011. Public Law 112-17.
  
S. 1103.--To extend the term of the incumbent Director of the 
    Federal Bureau of Investigation. Referred to the Judiciary May 
    26, 2011. Reported amended June 16, 2011; Rept. 112-23.
  
S. 1125.--To improve national security letters, the authorities 
    under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and 
    for other purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar June 6, 
    2011.
  
  
  
  
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