[House Calendars for February 13, 2012 - 112th Congress, 2nd 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. 27.--To prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating
generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug
into the market. Referred to the Judiciary Jan. 25
(Legislative day of Jan. 5), 2011. Reported July 22, 2011; no
written report.
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; Rept. 112-38.
S. 50.--To strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and
activities with respect to commercially-marketed seafood by
directing the Secretary of Commerce to coordinate with the
Federal Trade Commission and other appropriate Federal
agencies to strengthen and coordinate those programs and
activities. Referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation
Jan. 25 (Legislative day of Jan. 5), 2011. Reported Jan. 26,
2012; Rept. 112-131.
S. 52.--To establish uniform administrative and enforcement
procedures and penalties for the enforcement of the High Seas
Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act and similar
statutes, and for other purposes. Referred to Commerce,
Science and Transportation Jan. 25 (Legislative day of Jan.
5), 2011. Reported Jan. 26, 2012; Rept. 112-132.
S. 75.--To restore the rule that agreements between manufacturers
and retailers, distributors, or wholesalers to set the minimum
price below which the manufacturer's product or service cannot
be sold violates the Sherman Act. Referred to the Judiciary
Jan. 25 (Legislative day of Jan. 5), 2011. Reported Nov. 3,
2011; no written report.
S. 97.--To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to
establish a grant program to support the restoration of San
Francisco Bay. Referred to Environment and Public Works Jan.
25 (Legislative day of Jan. 5), 2011. Reported amended Jan.
26, 2012; Rept. 112-136.
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. Passed Senate amended Nov.
17, 2011. Received in House and referred to Energy and
Commerce and in addition to Science, Space, and Technology,
and the Budget Nov. 18, 2011.
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. 114.--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into
a cooperative agreement for a park headquarters at San Antonio
Missions National Historical Park, to expand the boundary of
the Park, to conduct a study of potential land acquisitions,
and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Jan. 25 (Legislative day of Jan. 5), 2011. Reported
amended Jan. 13, 2012; Rept. 112-103.
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. 140.--To designate as wilderness certain land and inland water
within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in the State
of Michigan, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Jan. 25 (Legislative day of Jan. 5), 2011.
Reported Jan. 13, 2012; Rept. 112-104.
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. 201 (H.R. 489).--To clarify the jurisdiction of the Secretary
of the Interior with respect to the C.C. Cragin Dam and
Reservoir, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Jan. 26, 2011. Reported Aug. 30 (Legislative
day of Aug. 2), 2011; Rept. 112-48.
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. 247.--To establish the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park
in Auburn, New York, and the Harriet Tubman Underground
Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, Dorchester, and
Talbot Counties, Maryland, and for other purposes. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Feb. 1, 2011. Reported amended
Jan. 13, 2012; Rept. 112-105.
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. 264.--To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the
State of Mississippi 2 parcels of surplus land within the
boundary of the Natchez Trace Parkway, and for other purposes.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Feb. 3, 2011.
Reported amended Jan. 13, 2012; Rept. 112-106.
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. Reported July 20,
2011; Rept. 112-171.
House Calendar.................................................House 56
S. 270.--To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain
Federal land to Deschutes County, Oregon. Referred to Energy
and Natural Resources Feb. 3, 2011. Reported amended Aug. 30
(Legislative day of Aug. 2), 2011; Rept. 112-49. Passed Senate
amended Oct. 18, 2011. Received in House and referred to
Natural Resources Oct. 21, 2011.
S. 271.--To require the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into a
property conveyance with the city of Wallowa, Oregon, and for
other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Feb.
3, 2011. Reported amended Aug. 30 (Legislative day of Aug. 2),
2011; Rept. 112-50. Passed Senate amended Nov. 2, 2011.
Received in House and referred to Natural Resources Nov. 3,
2011.
S. 275.--To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for
enhanced safety and environmental protection in pipeline
transportation, to provide for enhanced reliability in the
transportation of the Nation's energy products by pipeline,
and for other purposes. Referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation Feb. 3, 2011. Reported amended July 7, 2011;
Rept. 112-30. Passed Senate amended Oct. 17, 2011. Received in
House and held at desk Oct. 21, 2011.
S. 277.--To amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish
hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to
veterans who were stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina,
while the water was contaminated at Camp Lejeune, and for
other purposes. Referred to Veterans' Affairs Feb. 3, 2011.
Reported amended Aug. 1, 2011; Rept. 112-42.
S. 278 (H.R. 643).--To provide for the exchange of certain land
located in the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests in the State
of Colorado, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Feb. 3, 2011. Reported Aug. 30 (Legislative
day of Aug. 2), 2011; Rept. 112-51. Passed Senate Nov. 2,
2011. Received in House and held at desk Nov. 3, 2011.
Considered under suspension of rules Dec. 14, 2011. Rules
suspended. Passed House with amendment Dec. 16, 2011; Roll No.
940: 413-0. Senate agreed to House amendment Dec. 17, 2011.
Presented to the President Dec. 20, 2011. Approved Dec. 23,
2011. Public Law 112-79.
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. 292.--To resolve the claims of the Bering Straits Native
Corporation and the State of Alaska to land adjacent to Salmon
Lake in the State of Alaska and to provide for the conveyance
to the Bering Straits Native Corporation of certain other
public land in partial satisfaction of the land entitlement of
the Corporation under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Feb. 4, 2011.
Reported amended Aug. 30 (Legislative day of Aug. 2), 2011;
Rept. 112-52. Passed Senate amended Oct. 18, 2011. Received in
House and referred to Natural Resources Oct. 21, 2011.
S. 300.--To prevent abuse of Government charge cards. Referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Feb. 8, 2011.
Reported amended July 18, 2011; Rept. 112-37. Passed Senate
amended July 22, 2011. Received in House and referred to
Oversight and Government Reform and in addition to Armed
Services July 25, 2011. Reported from Oversight and Government
Reform Jan. 27, 2012; Rept. 112-376, Pt. I. Armed Services
discharged Jan. 27, 2012.
Union Calendar................................................Union 257
S. 302.--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue
right-of-way permits for a natural gas transmission pipeline
in nonwilderness areas within the boundary of Denali National
Park, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Feb. 8, 2011. Reported Jan. 13, 2012; Rept. 112-107.
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. 322.--To expand the Alpine Lakes Wilderness in the State of
Washington, to designate the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River and
Pratt River as wild and scenic rivers, and for other purposes.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Feb. 10, 2011.
Reported Jan. 13, 2012; Rept. 112-108.
S. 323.--To establish the First State National Historical Park in
the State of Delaware, and for other purposes. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Feb. 10, 2011. Reported Jan. 13,
2012; Rept. 112-109.
S. 333.--To reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of
construction of a hydroelectric project involving the Little
Wood River Ranch. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources
Feb. 14, 2011. Reported Aug. 30 (Legislative day of Aug. 2),
2011; Rept. 112-53. Passed Senate Oct. 18, 2011. Received in
House and referred to Energy and Commerce Oct. 21, 2011.
S. 334.--To reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of
construction of a hydroelectric project involving the American
Falls Reservoir. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Feb.
14, 2011. Reported Aug. 30 (Legislative day of Aug. 2), 2011;
Rept. 112-54. Passed Senate Oct. 18, 2011. Received in House
and referred to Energy and Commerce Oct. 21, 2011.
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. Presented to the President
June 23, 2011. Approved June 29, 2011. Public Law 112-22.
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. 363.--To authorize the Secretary of Commerce to convey property
of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to the
City of Pascagoula, Mississippi, and for other purposes.
Referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation Feb. 16,
2011. Reported Nov. 8, 2011; Rept. 112-133. Passed Senate
amended Nov. 10, 2011. Received in House and referred to
Natural Resources Nov. 14, 2011.
S. 365 (H. Res. 384) (H. Con. Res. 70).--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. Passed House with amendment Aug. 1, 2011; Roll No. 690:
269-161. Senate agreed to House amendment Aug. 2, 2011. Roll
No. 123: 74-26. Presented to the President Aug. 2, 2011.
Approved Aug. 2, 2011. Public Law 112-25.
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. 382 (H.R. 765).--To amend the National Forest Ski Area Permit
Act of 1986 to clarify the authority of the Secretary of
Agriculture regarding additional recreational uses of National
Forest System land that is subject to ski area permits, and
for other permits. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources
Feb. 17, 2011. Reported Aug. 30 (Legislative day of Aug. 2),
2011; Rept. 112-55.
S. 384.--To amend title 39, United States Code, to extend the
authority of the United States Postal Service to issue a
semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research. Referred
to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Feb. 17, 2011.
Reported Nov. 29, 2011; Rept. 112-97. Passed Senate Dec. 5,
2011. Received in House and held at desk Dec. 6, 2011.
Considered under suspension of rules Dec. 12, 2011. Rules
suspended. Passed House Dec. 13, 2011; Roll No. 921: 417-1.
Presented to the President Dec. 16, 2011. Approved Dec. 23,
2011. Public Law 112-80.
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. 401.--To help Federal prosecutors and investigators combat
public corruption by strengthening and clarifying the law.
Referred to the Judiciary Feb. 17, 2011. Reported amended July
28, 2011; no written report.
S. 404.--To modify a land grant patent issued by the Secretary of
the Interior. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Feb.
17, 2011. Reported Aug. 30 (Legislative day of Aug. 2), 2011;
Rept. 112-56. Passed Senate Oct. 18, 2011. Received in House
and referred to Natural Resources Oct. 21, 2011.
S. 409.--To ban the sale of certain synthetic drugs. Referred to
the Judiciary Feb. 17, 2011. Reported July 28, 2011; no
written report.
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. 432.--To provide for environmental restoration activities and
forest management activities in the Lake Tahoe Basin, and for
other purposes. Referred to Environment and Public Works Mar.
2, 2011. Reported amended Feb. 7, 2012; Rept. 112-148.
S. 453.--To improve the safety of motorcoaches, and for other
purposes. Referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation
Mar. 2, 2011. Reported amended Nov. 9, 2011; Rept. 112-93.
S. 473.--To extend the chemical facility security program of the
Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Mar. 3,
2011. Reported amended Oct. 17, 2011; Rept. 112-90.
S. 485.--To expand the boundaries of the Thunder Bay National
Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve, and for other
purposes. Referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation
Mar. 3, 2011. Reported amended Jan. 26, 2012; Rept. 112-134.
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. 499.--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to facilitate
the development of hydroelectric power on the Diamond Fork
System of the Central Utah Project. Referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Mar. 7, 2011. Reported Jan. 13, 2012; Rept.
112-110.
S. 500 (H.R. 461).--To direct the Secretary of the Interior to
convey certain Federal features of the electric distribution
system to the South Utah Valley Electric Service District, and
for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources
Mar. 7, 2011. Reported amended Jan. 13, 2012; Rept. 112-111.
S. 512.--To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the
Secretary of Energy to carry out programs to develop and
demonstrate 2 small modular nuclear reactor designs, and for
other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Mar.
8, 2011. Reported amended Aug. 30 (Legislative day of Aug. 2),
2011; Rept. 112-57.
S. 519 (H.R. 470).--To further allocate and expand the
availability of hydroelectric power generated at Hoover Dam,
and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Mar. 9, 2011. Reported amended Aug. 30 (Legislative
day of Aug. 2), 2011; Rept. 112-58.
S. 526.--To provide for the conveyance of certain Bureau of Land
Management land in Mohave County, Arizona, to the Arizona Game
and Fish Commission, for use as a public shooting range.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Mar. 9, 2011.
Reported amended Jan. 13, 2012; Rept. 112-112.
S. 535.--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease
certain lands within Fort Pulaski National Monument, and for
other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Mar.
9, 2011. Reported Aug. 30 (Legislative day of Aug. 2), 2011;
Rept. 112-59. Passed Senate Nov. 2, 2011. Received in House
and referred to Natural Resources Nov. 3, 2011. Reported Dec.
1, 2011; Rept. 112-298. Union Calendar. Considered under
suspension of rules Dec. 5, 2011. Rules suspended. Passed
House Dec. 7, 2011. Presented to the President Dec. 9, 2011.
Approved Dec. 19, 2011. Public Law 112-69.
S. 538.--To amend the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act
to reauthorize the Act. Referred to Environment and Public
Works Mar. 10, 2011. Reported amended Aug. 2, 2011; Rept. 112-
46.
S. 550.--To improve the provision of assistance to fire
departments, and for other purposes. Referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs Mar. 10, 2011. Reported
amended June 29, 2011; Rept. 112-28.
S. 572.--To amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal the
prohibition on collective bargaining with respect to matters
and questions regarding compensation of employees of the
Department of Veterans Affairs other than rates of basic pay,
and for other purposes. Referred to Veterans' Affairs Mar. 14,
2011. Reported Sept. 6, 2011; Rept. 112-68.
S. 598.--To repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect
for State regulation of marriage. Referred to the Judiciary
Mar. 16, 2011. Reported Nov. 10, 2011; no written report.
S. 605.--To amend the Controlled Substances Act to place synthetic
drugs in Schedule I. Referred to the Judiciary Mar. 17, 2011.
Reported July 29, 2011; no written report.
S. 618.--To promote the strengthening of the private sector in
Egypt and Tunisia. Referred to Foreign Relations Mar. 17,
2011. Reported amended June 22, 2011; Rept. 112-25.
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; Rept. 112-45.
S. 627 (H. Res. 375) (H. Res. 383) (S. 1466).--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. Considered July 28, 2011.
Passed House with amendment July 29, 2011; Roll No. 677: 218-
210.
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. 630.--To promote marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy
research and development, and for other purposes. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Mar. 17, 2011. Reported amended
July 11, 2011; Rept. 112-31.
S. 633.--To prevent fraud in small business contracting, and for
other purposes. Referred to Small Business and
Entrepreneurship Mar. 17, 2011. Committee discharged. Passed
Senate amended Sept. 21, 2011. Received in House and referred
to Small Business Sept. 22, 2011.
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. Presented to the President June 23, 2011.
Approved June 29, 2011. Public Law 112-23.
S. 657.--To encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans
throughout the United States in order to disseminate
information when a law enforcement officer is seriously
injured or killed in the line of duty. Referred to the
Judiciary Mar. 28, 2011. Reported amended Sept. 8, 2011; no
written report.
S. 667.--To establish the Rio Grande del Norte National
Conservation Area in the State of New Mexico, and for other
purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Mar. 29,
2011. Reported Jan. 13, 2012; Rept. 112-113.
S. 671.--To authorize the United States Marshals Service to issue
administrative subpoenas in investigations relating to
unregistered sex offenders. Referred to the Judiciary Mar. 29,
2011. Reported amended Dec. 1, 2011; no written report.
S. 678.--To increase the penalties for economic espionage.
Referred to the Judiciary Mar. 30, 2011. Reported amended Dec.
8, 2011; no written report.
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. Considered June 22, 23, 28, 2011. Passed
Senate amended June 29, 2011; Roll No. 101: 79-20. Received in
House and held at desk July 1, 2011.
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. 683.--To provide for the conveyance of certain parcels of land
to the town of Mantua, Utah. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Mar. 30, 2011. Reported amended Aug. 30 (Legislative
day of Aug. 2), 2011; Rept. 112-60. Passed Senate amended Nov.
2, 2011. Received in House and held at desk Nov. 3, 2011.
Considered under suspension of rules Dec. 5, 2011. Rules
suspended. Passed House Dec. 7, 2011. Presented to the
President Dec. 9, 2011. Approved Dec. 19, 2011. Public Law
112-70.
S. 684.--To provide for the conveyance of certain parcels of land
to the town of Alta, Utah. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Mar. 30, 2011. Reported amended Aug. 30 (Legislative
day of Aug. 2), 2011; Rept. 112-61. Passed Senate amended Nov.
2, 2011. Received in House and referred to Natural Resources
Nov. 3, 2011.
S. 699.--To authorize the Secretary of Energy to carry out a
program to demonstrate the commercial application of
integrated systems for long-term geological storage of carbon
dioxide, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Mar. 31, 2011. Reported amended July 11,
2011; Rept. 112-32.
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. Passed Senate Aug. 2,
2011. Received in House and held at desk Aug. 5, 2011.
S. 714.--To reauthorize the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation
Act, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Apr. 4, 2011. Reported amended Sept. 6, 2011; Rept.
112-69.
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. 734.--To provide for a program of research, development,
demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle
technologies at the Department of Education. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Apr. 6 (Legislative day of Apr.
5), 2011. Reported amended Sept. 6, 2011; Rept. 112-70.
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. 745.--To amend title 38, United States Code, to protect certain
veterans who would otherwise be subject to a reduction in
educational assistance benefits, and for other purposes.
Referred to Veterans' Affairs Apr. 6 (Legislative day of Apr.
5), 2011. Reported amended July 19, 2011; no written report.
S. 757.--To provide incentives to encourage the development and
implementation of technology to capture carbon dioxide from
dilute sources on a significant scale using direct air capture
technologies. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Apr. 7
(Legislative day of Apr. 5), 2011. Reported amended July 11,
2011; Rept. 112-33.
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. 765.--To modify the boundary of the Oregon Caves National
Monument, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Apr. 7 (Legislative day of Apr. 5), 2011.
Reported Jan. 13, 2012; Rept. 112-114.
S. 766.--To provide for the designation of the Devil's Staircase
Wilderness Area in the State of Oregon, to designate segments
of Wasson and Franklin Creeks in the State of Oregon as wild
rivers, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Apr. 7 (Legislative day of Apr. 5), 2011. Reported
Jan. 13, 2012; Rept. 112-115.
S. 768.--To provide for continuing operations of Government in a
fiscally responsible manner. Ordered placed on the calendar
Apr. 8, 2011.
S. 779.--To authorize the acquisition and protection of nationally
significant battlefields and associated sites of the
Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American
Battlefield Protection Program. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Apr. 8, 2011. Reported Jan. 13, 2012; Rept. 112-116.
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. 802.--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to allow the
storage and conveyance of nonproject water at the Norman
project in Oklahoma, and for other purposes. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Apr. 13, 2011. Reported Jan. 13,
2012; Rept. 112-117.
S. 808.--To direct the Secretary of the Interior to allow for
prepayment of repayment contracts between the United States
and the Uintah Water Conservancy District. Referred to Energy
and Natural Resources Apr. 13, 2011. Reported Aug. 30
(Legislative day of Aug. 2), 2011; Rept. 112-62. Passed Senate
Nov. 2, 2011. Received in House and held at desk Nov. 3, 2011.
S. 839.--To ban the sale of certain synthetic drugs. Referred to
the Judiciary Apr. 14, 2011. Reported July 28, 2011; no
written report.
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. 846.--To designate the United States courthouse located at 80
Lafayette Street in Jefferson City, Missouri, as the
Christopher S. Bond United States Courthouse. Referred to
Environment and Public Works Apr. 14, 2011. Reported July 22,
2011; no written report. Passed Senate July 26, 2011. Received
in House and referred to Transportation and Infrastructure
July 27, 2011. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 21, 2011;
Roll No. 718: 407-2. Presented to the President Sept. 22,
2011. Approved Sept. 23, 2011. Public Law 112-31.
S. 869.--To provide for an exchange of land between the Department
of Homeland Security and the South Carolina State Ports
Authority. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources May 3,
2011. Committee discharged July 12, 2011. Referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs July 12, 2011.
S. 883.--To authorize National Mall Liberty Fund D.C. to establish
a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to
honor free persons and slaves who fought for independence,
liberty, and justice for all during the American Revolution.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources May 4, 2011. Reported
Jan. 13, 2012; Rept. 112-118.
S. 888.--To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a
segment of Illabot Creek in Skagit County, Washington, as a
component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources May 5, 2011. Reported
Jan. 13, 2012; Rept. 112-119.
S. 890.--To establish the supplemental fraud fighting account, and
for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary May 5, 2011.
Reported May 19, 2011; Rept. 112-142.
S. 893.--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide
financial assistance to the State of Louisiana for a pilot
program to develop measures to eradicate or control feral
swine and to assess and restore wetlands damaged by feral
swine. Referred to Environment and Public Works May 5, 2011.
Reported Jan. 26, 2012; Rept. 112-137.
S. 894 (H.R. 1407).--To amend title 38, United States Code, to
provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2011, in the
rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected
disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity
compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans,
and for other purposes. Referred to Veterans' Affairs May 5,
2011. Reported Aug. 1, 2011; Rept. 112-44. Passed Senate Oct.
19, 2011. Received in House and held at desk Oct. 21, 2011.
Rules suspended. Passed House Nov. 2, 2011. Presented to the
President Nov. 3, 2011. Approved Nov. 9, 2011. Public Law 112-
53.
S. 896.--To amend the Public Land Corps Act of 1993 to expand the
authorization of the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, and
the Interior to provide service opportunities for young
Americans; help restore the nation's natural, cultural,
historic, archaeological, recreational and scenic resources;
train a new generation of public land managers and
enthusiasts; and promote the value of public service. Referred
to Energy and Natural Resources May 5, 2011. Reported amended
Jan. 13, 2012; Rept. 112-120.
S. 897.--To amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act
of 1977 to clarify that uncertified States and Indian tribes
have the authority to use certain payments for certain noncoal
reclamation projects and acid mine remediation programs.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources May 5, 2011. Reported
Aug. 30 (Legislative day of Aug. 2), 2011; Rept. 112-63.
Passed Senate Nov. 2, 2011. Received in House and referred to
Natural Resources Nov. 3, 2011.
S. 899.--To provide fo the eradication and control of nutria.
Referred to Environment and Public Works May 5, 2011. Reported
amended Nov. 15, 2011; Rept. 112-94.
S. 914.--To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the
waiver of the collection of copayments for telehealth and
telemedicine visits of veterans, and for other purposes.
Referred to Veterans' Affairs May 9, 2011. Reported amended
Oct. 11, 2011; Rept. 112-88.
S. 916.--To facilitate appropriate oil and gas development on
Federal land and waters, to limit dependence of the United
States on foreign sources of oil and gas, and for other
purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources May 9,
2011. Reported amended Aug. 30 (Legislative day of Aug. 2),
2011; Rept. 112-64.
S. 925.--To designate Mt. Andrea Lawrence. Referred to Energy and
Natural Resources May 9, 2011. Committee discharged. Passed
Senate Oct. 18, 2011. Received in House and referred to
Natural Resources Oct. 21, 2011.
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. 951.--To improve the provision of Federal transition,
rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to
members of the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other
purposes. Referred to Veterans' Affairs May 11, 2011. Reported
amended July 7, 2011; Rept. 112-36.
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. 954.--To promote the strengthening of the Haitian private
sector. Referred to Foreign Relations May 11, 2011. Reported
Aug. 30 (Legislative day of Aug. 2), 2011; Rept. 112-67.
S. 958 (H.R. 1852).--To amend the Public Health Service Act to
reauthorize the program of payments to children's hospitals
that operate graduate medical education programs. Referred to
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions May 12, 2011. Reported
Sept. 12, 2011; no written report.
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; Rept. 112-39.
S. 970.--To designate additional segments and tributaries of White
Clay Creek, in the States of Delaware and Pennsylvania, as a
component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources May 12, 2011.
Reported Jan. 13, 2012; Rept. 112-121.
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. 997.--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to extend a
water contract between the United States and the East Bench
Irrigation District. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources
May 12, 2011. Reported Aug. 30 (Legislative day of Aug. 2),
2011; Rept. 112-65. Passed Senate Nov. 2, 2011. Received in
House and referred to Natural Resources Nov. 3, 2011.
S. 1000.--To promote energy savings in residential and commercial
buildings and industry, and for other purposes. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources May 16, 2011. Reported amended
Sept. 6, 2011; Rept. 112-71.
S. 1001.--To reduce oil consumption and improve energy security,
and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources May 16, 2011. Reported amended Sept. 6, 2011; Rept.
112-72.
S. 1014.--To provide for additional Federal district judgeships.
Referred to the Judiciary May 17, 2011. Reported amended Oct.
17, 2011; no written report.
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. 1047.--To amend the Reclamation Projects Authorization and
Adjustment of 1992 to require the Secretary of the Interior,
acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to take actions to
improve environmental conditions in the vicinity of the
Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel in Lake County, Colorado, and
for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources
May 23, 2011. Reported Jan. 13, 2012; Rept. 112-122.
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. 1067.--To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the
Secretary of Energy to carry out a research and development
and demonstration program to reduce manufacturing and
construction costs relating to nuclear reactors, and for other
purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources May 25,
2011. Reported amended Aug. 30 (Legislative day of Aug. 2),
2011; Rept. 112-66.
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. 1090.--To designate as wilderness certain public land in the
Cherokee National Forest in the State of Tennessee, and for
other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources May
26, 2011. Reported Jan. 13, 2012; Rept. 112-123.
S. 1094 (H.R. 2005).--To reauthorize the Combating Autism Act of
2006 (Public Law 109-416). Referred to Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions May 26, 2011. Reported Sept. 12, 2011; no
written report.
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. Passed
Senate amended July 21, 2011. Received in House and referred
to the Judiciary July 21, 2011. Rules suspended. Passed House
July 25, 2011. Presented to the President July 26, 2011.
Approved July 26, 2011. Public Law 112-24.
S. 1108.--To provide local communities with tools to make solar
permitting more efficient, and for other purposes. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources May 26, 2011. Reported amended
Feb. 7, 2012; Rept. 112-144.
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.
S. 1134.--To authorize the St. Croix River Crossing Project with
appropriate mitigation measures to promote river values.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources May 26, 2011.
Reported amended Dec. 16, 2011; Rept. 112-124. Passed Senate
amended Jan. 23, 2012. Received in House and referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure and in addition to Natural
Resources, and the Budget Jan. 24, 2012.
S. 1142.--To promote the mapping and development of the United
States geothermal resources by establishing a direct loan
program for high risk geothermal exploration wells, to amend
the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to improve
geothermal energy technology and demonstrate the use of
geothermal energy in large scale thermal applications, and for
other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources May
26, 2011. Reported amended Feb. 7, 2012; Rept. 112-145.
S. 1145.--To amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify and
expand Federal criminal jurisdiction over Federal contractors
and employees outside the United States, and for other
purposes. Referred to the Judiciary June 6, 2011. Reported
amended June 23, 2011; no written report.
S. 1149.--To expand geothermal production, and for other purposes.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources June 7, 2011.
Reported amended Feb. 7, 2012; Rept. 112-146.
S. 1151.--To prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure
privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to
enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and
other protections against security breaches, fraudulent
access, and misuse of personally identifiable information.
Referred to the Judiciary June 7, 2011. Reported amended Sept.
22, 2011; Rept. 112-91.
S. 1160.--To improve the administration of the Department of
Energy, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources June 8, 2011. Reported amended Feb. 7, 2012; Rept.
112-147.
S. 1188.--To require the purchase of domestically made flags of
the United States of America for use by the Federal
Government. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs June 14, 2011. Committee discharged. Passed Senate
amended July 27, 2011. Received in House and referred to
Oversight and Government Reform July 28, 2011.
S. 1228.--To prohibit trafficking in counterfeit military goods or
services. Referred to the Judiciary June 16, 2011. Reported
amended July 21, 2011; no written report.
S. 1231.--To reauthorize the Second Chance Act of 2007. Referred
to the Judiciary June 20 (Legislative day of June 16), 2011.
Reported amended July 21, 2011; no written report.
S. 1236.--To reduce the trafficking of drugs and to prevent human
smuggling across the Southwest Border by deterring the
construction and use of border tunnels. Referred to the
Judiciary June 20 (Legislative day of June 16), 2011. Reported
Dec. 15, 2011; no written report. Passed Senate Jan. 30, 2012.
Received in House and held at desk Jan. 31, 2012.
S. 1239 (H.R. 3421).--To provide for a medal of appropriate design
to be awarded by the President to the memorials established at
the 3 sites honoring the men and women who perished as a
result of the terrorist attacks on the United States on
September 11, 2001. Referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs June 21 (Legislative day of June 16), 2011. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate Sept. 9, 2011. Received in House and
referred to Financial Services Sept. 12, 2011.
S. 1253.--To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such
fiscal year, and for other purposes. Reported from Armed
Services June 22, 2011; Rept. 112-26.
S. 1254.--To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for
military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes. Reported from Armed Services June 22, 2011; no
written report.
S. 1255.--To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for
military construction, and for other purposes. Reported from
Armed Services June 22, 2011; no written report.
S. 1256.--To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for
defense activities of the Department of Energy, and for other
purposes. Reported from Armed Services June 22, 2011; no
written report.
S. 1276.--To repeal the authority to provide certain loans to the
International Monetary Fund, the increase in the United States
quota to the Fund, and certain other related authorities, to
rescind related appropriated amounts, and for other purposes.
Ordered placed on the calendar June 27, 2011.
S. 1280 (S. Con. Res. 31).--To amend the Peace Corps Act to
require sexual assault risk-reduction and response training,
the development of sexual assault protocol and guidelines, the
establishment of victims advocates, the establishment of a
Sexual Assault Advisory Council, and for other purposes.
Referred to Foreign Relations June 27, 2011. Reported amended
Sept. 21, 2011; Rept. 112-82. Passed Senate amended Sept. 26,
2011. Received in House and referred to Foreign Affairs Sept.
29, 2011. Rules suspended. Passed House Nov. 1, 2011; Roll No.
817: 406-0. Presented to the President Nov. 14, 2011. Approved
Nov. 21, 2011. Public Law 112-57.
S. 1296.--To revise the boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal
Barrier Resources System Sachuest Point Unit RI-04P, Easton
Beach Unit RI-05P, Almy Pond Unit RI-06, and Hazards Beach
Unit RI-07 in the State of Rhode Island. Referred to
Environment and Public Works June 29, 2011. Reported Jan. 26,
2012; Rept. 112-138. Passed Senate Feb. 1, 2012. Received in
House and held at desk Feb. 2, 2012.
S. 1301.--To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2012 to
2015 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, to
enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons, and for
other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary June 29, 2011.
Reported amended Oct. 13, 2011; Rept. 112-96.
S. 1302.--To authorize the Administrator of General Services to
convey a parcel of real property in Tracy, California, to the
City of Tracy. Referred to Environment and Public Works June
29, 2011. Reported July 28, 2011; Rept. 112-40. Passed Senate
Aug. 2, 2011. Received in House and referred to Oversight and
Government Reform and in addition to Transportation and
Infrastructure Aug. 5, 2011.
S. 1313.--To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to
reauthorize the National Estuary Program, and for other
purposes. Referred to Environment and Public Works June 30,
2011. Reported amended July 28, 2011; Rept. 112-41.
S. 1317.--To allow individuals to choose to opt out of the
Medicare part A benefit. Ordered placed on the calendar June
30, 2011.
S. 1323.--To express the sense of the Senate on shared sacrifice
in resolving the budget deficit. Ordered placed on the
calendar June 30, 2011. Considered July 11, 12, 13, 25, 2011.
S. 1325.--To direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the
suitability and feasibility of designating sites in the Lower
Mississippi River Area in the State of Louisiana as a unit of
the National Park System, and for other purposes. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources July 5, 2011. Reported amended
Jan. 13, 2012; Rept. 112-125.
S. 1326 (H.R. 1954).--To implement the President's request to
increase the statutory limit on the public debt. Ordered
placed on the calendar July 6, 2011.
S. 1340.--To cut, cap, and balance the Federal budget. Ordered
placed on the calendar July 11, 2011.
S. 1342.--To amend the Federal Power Act to protect the bulk-power
system and electric infrastructure critical to the defense of
the United States against cybersecurity and other threats and
vulnerabilities. Reported from Energy and Natural Resources
July 11, 2011; Rept. 112-34.
S. 1343.--To provide for the conduct of an analysis of the impact
of energy development and production on the water resources of
the United States, and for other purposes. Reported from
Energy and Natural Resources July 11, 2011; Rept. 112-35.
S. 1344.--To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to take immediate
action to recover ecologically and economically from a
catastrophic wildfire in the State of Arizona, and for other
purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources July 11,
2011. Reported amended Jan. 13, 2012; Rept. 112-126.
S. 1400.--To restore the natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries,
marine and wildlife habitats, beaches, and coastal wetlands of
Gulf Coast States, to create jobs and revive the economic
health of communities adversely affected by the explosion on,
and sinking of, the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater
Horizon, and for other purposes. Referred to Environment and
Public Works July 21, 2011. Reported amended Dec. 8, 2011;
Rept. 112-100.
S. 1401.--To conserve wild Pacific salmon, and for other purposes.
Referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation July 21,
2011. Reported amended Jan. 30, 2012; Rept. 112-140.
S. 1406.--To designate the United States courthouse under
construction at 510 19th Street, Bakersfield, California, as
the Myron Donovan Crocker United States Courthouse. Referred
to Environment and Public Works July 22, 2011. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate July 26, 2011. Received in House and
referred to Transportation and Infrastructure July 27, 2011.
S. 1408.--To require Federal agencies, and persons engaged in
interstate commerce, in possession of data containing
sensitive personally identifiable information, to disclose any
breach of such information. Referred to the Judiciary July 22,
2011. Reported amended Feb. 6, 2012; no written report.
S. 1412.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 462 Washington Street, Woburn,
Massachusetts, as the ``Officer John Maguire Post Office''.
Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs July
25, 2011. Reported Oct. 19, 2011; no written report. Passed
Senate Oct. 20, 2011. Received in House and referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Oct. 21, 2011. Rules
suspended. Passed House Nov. 14, 2011; Roll No. 837: 385-0.
Presented to the President Nov. 17, 2011. Approved Nov. 23,
2011. Public Law 112-60.
S. 1420.--To require that the United States Government prioritize
all obligations on the debt held by the public, Social
Security benefits, and military pay in the event that the debt
limit is reached, and for other purposes. Ordered placed on
the calendar July 27, 2011.
S. 1421.--To authorize the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to
establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and
its environs, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and
Natural Resources July 26, 2011. Reported Jan. 13, 2012; Rept.
112-127.
S. 1430.--To authorize certain maritime programs of the Department
of Transportation, and for other purposes. Referred to
Commerce, Science and Transportation July 27, 2011. Reported
amended Dec. 7, 2011; Rept. 112-99.
S. 1458.--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. Reported from Intelligence Aug. 1,
2011; Rept. 112-43.
S. 1466 (S. 627).--To establish the Commission on Freedom of
Information Act Processing Displays. Passed Senate Aug. 1,
2011. Received in House and held at desk Aug. 2, 2011.
S. 1478.--To modify the boundary of the Minuteman Missile National
Historic Site in the State of South Dakota, and for other
purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Aug. 2,
2011. Reported Jan. 13, 2012; Rept. 112-128.
S. 1487 (H.R. 2042).--To authorize the Secretary of Homeland
Security, in coordination with the Secretary of State, to
establish a program to issue Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
Business Travel Cards, and for other purposes. Referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Aug. 2, 2011.
Reported amended Nov. 3, 2011; Rept. 112-92. Passed Senate
amended Nov. 3, 2011. Received in House and held at desk Nov.
3, 2011. Passed House Nov. 4, 2011. Presented to the President
Nov. 10, 2011. Approved Nov. 12, 2011. Public Law 112-54.
S. 1510.--To promote the domestic development and deployment of
clean energy technologies, and for other purposes. Reported
from Energy and Natural Resources Aug. 30 (Legislative day of
Aug. 2), 2011; Rept. 112-47.
S. 1525.--To extend the authority of Federal-aid highway programs.
Reported from Environment and Public Works Sept. 8, 2011; no
written report.
S. 1535.--To protect consumers by mitigating the vulnerability of
personally identifiable information to theft through a
security breach, providing notice and remedies to consumers in
the wake of such a breach, holding companies accountable for
preventable breaches, facilitating the sharing of post-breach
technical information between companies, and enhancing
criminal and civil penalties and other protections against the
unauthorized collection or use of personally identifiable
information. Referred to the Judiciary Sept. 8, 2011. Reported
amended Sept. 22, 2011; no written report.
S. 1541.--To revise the Federal charter for the Blue Star Mothers
of America, Inc. to reflect a change in eligibility
requirements for membership. Referred to the Judiciary Sept.
12, 2011. Committee discharged. Passed Senate Nov. 18, 2011.
Received in House and held at desk Nov. 25, 2011. Rules
suspended. Passed House Dec. 6, 2011. Presented to the
President Dec. 8, 2011. Approved Dec. 13, 2011. Public Law
112-65.
S. 1547.--To reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United
States, and for other purposes. Reported from Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs Sept. 13, 2011; no written report.
S. 1549.--To provide tax relief for American workers and
businesses, to put workers back on the job while rebuilding
and modernizing America, and to provide pathways back to work
for Americans looking for jobs. Ordered placed on the calendar
Sept. 14, 2011.
S. 1572 (H.R. 2596).--Making appropriations for Departments of
Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other
purposes. Reported from Appropriations Sept. 15, 2011; Rept.
112-78.
S. 1573 (H.R. 2434).--Making appropriations for financial services
and general government for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2010, and for other purposes. Reported from Appropriations
Sept. 15, 2011; Rept. 112-79.
S. 1596.--Making appropriations for the Departments of
Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and
for other purposes. Reported from Appropriations Sept. 21,
2011; Rept. 112-83.
S. 1599.--Making appropriations for Departments of Labor, Health
and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other
purposes. Reported from Appropriations Sept. 22, 2011; Rept.
112-84.
S. 1601.--Making appropriations for the Department of State,
foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes. Reported
from Appropriations Sept. 22, 2011; Rept. 112-85.
S. 1612.--To provide the Department of Justice with additional
tools to target extraterritorial drug trafficking activity.
Referred to the Judiciary Sept. 22, 2011. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate amended Dec. 15, 2011. Received in
House and referred to the Judiciary and in addition to Energy
and Commerce Dec. 16, 2011.
S. 1619.--To provide for identification of misaligned currency,
require action to correct the misalignment, and for other
purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar Sept. 23, 2011.
Considered Oct. 4, 5, 6, 2011. Passed Senate Oct. 11, 2011;
Roll No. 159: 63-35. Received in House and held at desk Oct.
12, 2011.
S. 1636 (H.R. 394).--To amend title 28, United States Code, to
clarify the jurisdiction of the Federal courts, and for other
purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Oct. 3, 2011. Reported
Oct. 17, 2011; no written report.
S. 1637 (H.R. 2633).--To clarify appeal time limits in civil
actions to which United States officers or employees are
parties. Referred to the Judiciary Oct. 3, 2011. Reported Oct.
17, 2011; no written report. Passed Senate Oct. 31, 2011.
Received in House and held at desk Nov. 1, 2011. Passed House
Nov. 18, 2011. Presented to the President Nov. 18, 2011.
Approved Nov. 29, 2011. Public Law 112-62.
S. 1639.--To amend title 36, United States Code, to authorize the
American Legion under its Federal charter to provide guidance
and leadership to the individual departments and posts of the
American Legion, and for other purposes. Referred to the
Judiciary Oct. 3, 2011. Committee discharged. Passed Senate
Oct. 6, 2011. Received in House and referred to the Judiciary
Oct. 11, 2011. Rules suspended. Passed House Dec. 6, 2011.
Presented to the President Dec. 8, 2011. Approved Dec. 13,
2011. Public Law 112-66.
S. 1641 (H.R. 3078).--To implement the United States-Colombia
Trade Promotion Agreement. Referred to Finance Oct. 3, 2011.
Reported Oct. 11, 2011; no written report.
S. 1642 (H.R. 3080).--To implement the United States-Korea Free
Trade Agreement. Referred to Finance Oct. 3, 2011. Reported
Oct. 11, 2011; no written report.
S. 1643 (H.R. 3079).--To implement the United States-Panama Trade
Promotion Agreement. Referred to Finance Oct. 3, 2011.
Reported Oct. 11, 2011; no written report.
S. 1657.--To amend the provisions of law relating to sport fish
restoration and recreational boating safety, and for other
purposes. Referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation
Oct. 5, 2011. Reported Jan. 30, 2012; Rept. 112-141.
S. 1660.--To provide tax relief for American workers and
businesses, to put workers back on the job while rebuilding
and modernizing America, and to provide pathways back to work
for Americans looking for jobs. Ordered placed on the calendar
Oct. 6, 2011.
S. 1665.--To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for
fiscal years 2012 and 2013, and for other purposes. Referred
to Commerce, Science and Transportation Oct. 6, 2011. Reported
amended Jan. 26, 2012; Rept. 112-135.
S. 1710.--To designate the United States courthouse located at 222
West 7th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska, as the James M. Fitzgerald
United States Courthouse. Referred to Environment and Public
Works Oct. 13, 2011. Committee discharged. Passed Senate Dec.
17, 2011. Received in House and referred to Transportation and
Infrastructure Dec. 19, 2011.
S. 1720.--To provide American jobs through economic growth.
Ordered placed on the calendar Oct. 18, 2011.
S. 1721.--To amend section 402 of the Personal Responsibility and
Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to extend the
eligibility period for supplemental security income benefits
for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian
immigrants, and for other purposes. Passed Senate Oct. 17,
2011. Received in House and held at desk Oct. 21, 2011.
S. 1723.--To provide for teacher and first responder
stabilization. Ordered placed on the calendar Oct. 18, 2011.
S. 1726.--To repeal the imposition of withholding on certain
payments made to vendors by government entities. Ordered
placed on the calendar Oct. 18, 2011.
S. 1740.--To amend the Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act of 1998 to
provide for the reauthorization of the Chesapeake Bay Gateways
and Watertrails Network. Referred to Environment and Public
Works Oct. 19, 2011. Reported Jan. 26, 2012; Rept. 112-139.
S. 1759 (H.R. 3321).--To facilitate the hosting in the United
States of the 34th America's Cup by authorizing certain
eligible vessels to participate in activities related to the
competition. Referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation
Oct. 20, 2011. Reported Nov. 3, 2011; no written report.
Passed Senate amended Nov. 3, 2011. Received in House and held
at desk Nov. 3, 2011.
S. 1769.--To put workers back on the job while rebuilding and
modernizing America. Ordered placed on the calendar Nov. 1,
2011.
S. 1786.--To facilitate job creation by reducing regulatory
uncertainty, providing for rational evaluation of regulations,
providing flexibilities to States and localities, providing
for infrastructure spending, and for other purposes. Ordered
placed on the calendar Nov. 2, 2011.
S. 1789.--To improve, sustain, and transform the United States
Postal Service. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Nov. 2, 2011. Reported amended Jan. 26, 2012; Rept.
112-143.
S. 1792.--To clarify the authority of the United States Marshal
Service to assist other Federal, State, and local law
enforcement agencies in the investigation of cases involving
sex offenders and missing children. Referred to the Judiciary
Nov. 2, 2011. Reported Dec. 1, 2011; no written report.
S. 1793 (H.R. 2076).--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. Referred to the Judiciary Nov. 2, 2011. Reported
Nov. 17, 2011; no written report.
S. 1794 (H.R. 347).--To correct and simplify the drafting of
section 1752 (relating to restricted buildings or grounds) of
title 18, United States Code. Referred to the Judiciary Nov.
2, 2011. Reported amended Nov. 17, 2011; no written report.
Passed Senate amended Feb. 6, 2012. Received in House and held
at desk Feb. 7, 2012.
S. 1813.--To reauthorize Federal-aid highway and highway safety
construction programs, and for other purposes. Referred to
Environment and Public Works Nov. 7, 2011. Reported amended
Feb. 6, 2012; no written report. Considered Feb. 9, 2012.
S. 1821 (H.R. 1021).--To prevent the termination of the temporary
office of bankruptcy judges in certain judicial districts.
Referred to the Judiciary Nov. 8, 2011. Reported amended Dec.
15, 2011; no written report.
S. 1855.--To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize
various programs under the Pandemic and All-Hazards
Preparedness Act. Referred to Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions Nov. 10, 2011. Reported amended Dec. 16, 2011; no
written report.
S. 1867 (H.R. 1540).--To authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2012 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for
military construction, and for defense activities of the
Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.
Reported from Armed Services Nov. 15, 2011; no written report.
Considered Nov. 17, 18, 28, 29, 30 2011. Passed Senate amended
Dec. 1, 2011; Roll No. 218: 93-7.
S. 1874.--To require the timely identification of qualified census
tracts for purposes of the HUBZone program, and for other
purposes. Referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Nov.
15, 2011. Committee discharged. Passed Senate Dec. 17, 2011.
Received in House and held at desk Dec. 19, 2011.
S. 1886.--To prevent trafficking in counterfeit drugs. Referred to
the Judiciary Nov. 17, 2011. Reported Dec. 8, 2011; no written
report.
S. 1917.--To create jobs by providing payroll tax relief for
middle class families and businesses, and for other purposes.
Ordered placed on the calendar Nov. 29, 2011.
S. 1925.--To reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.
Referred to the Judiciary Nov. 30, 2011. Reported amended Feb.
7, 2012; no written report.
S. 1930.--To prohibit earmarks. Ordered placed on the calendar
Dec. 1, 2011.
S. 1931.--To provide civilian payroll tax relief, to reduce the
Federal budget deficit, and for other purposes. Ordered placed
on the calendar Dec. 1, 2011.
S. 1932.--To require the Secretary of State to act on a permit for
the Keystone XL pipeline. Ordered placed on the calendar Dec.
1, 2011.
S. 1940.--To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, to
restore the financial solvency of the flood insurance fund,
and for other purposes. Reported from Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs Dec. 5, 2011; Rept. 112-98.
S. 1944.--To create jobs by providing payroll tax relief for
middle class families and businesses, and for other purposes.
Ordered placed on the calendar Dec. 6, 2011.
S. 1958.--To extend the National Flood Insurance Program until May
31, 2012. Passed Senate Dec. 7, 2011. Received in House and
referred to Financial Services Dec. 8, 2011.
S. 1959.--To require a report on the designation of the Haqqani
Network as a foreign terrorist organization and for other
purposes. Referred to Foreign Relations Dec. 7, 2011.
Committee discharged. Passed Senate amended Dec. 17, 2011.
Received in House and referred to the Judiciary Dec. 19, 2011.
S. 1974 (H.R. 3801).--To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to clarify
the definition of aircraft and the offenses penalized under
the aviation smuggling provisions under that Act, and for
other purposes. Passed Senate Dec. 8, 2011. Received in House
and held at desk Dec. 12, 2011.
S. 2009.--To improve the administration of programs in the insular
areas, and for other purposes. Passed Senate Dec. 16, 2011.
Passed Senate Dec. 16, 2011. Received in House and referred to
Foreign Affairs and in addition to the Judiciary, and
Education and the Workforce Dec. 16, 2011.
S. 2038.--To prohibit Members of Congress and employees of
Congress from using nonpublic information derived from their
official positions for personal benefit, and for other
purposes. Reported from Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Jan. 26, 2012; no written report. Considered Jan. 31,
Feb. 1, 2012. Passed Senate amended Feb. 2, 2012; Roll No. 14:
96-3. Received in House and held at desk Feb. 6, 2012. Rules
suspended. Passed House with amendment Feb. 9, 2012; Roll No.
47: 417-2.
S. 2039.--To allow a State or local government to construct levees
on certain properties otherwise designated as open space
lands. Received in Senate Jan. 26, 2012. Passed Senate amended
Jan. 26, 2012. Received in House and referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure Jan. 27, 2012.
S. 2041.--To approve the Keystone XL pipeline project and provide
for environmental protection and government oversight. Ordered
placed on the calendar Jan. 31, 2012.
S. 2064.--To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate
certain energy tax subsidies and lower the corporate income
tax rate. Ordered placed on the calendar Feb. 6, 2012.
S. 2079.--To extend the pay limitation for Members of Congress and
Federal employees. Ordered placed on the calendar Feb. 9,
2012.
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