[House Calendars for May 29, 2012 - 112th Congress, 2nd Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
HISTORY OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
Numerical order of bills and resolutions which have been reported to
or considered by either or both Houses.
Note. Similar or identical bills, and bills having reference to each
other, are indicated by number in parentheses.
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No. Index Key and History of Bill
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HOUSE BILLS
H.R. 1 (H. Res. 92).-- Making appropriations for the Department of
Defense and the other departments and agencies of the
Government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, and
for other purposes. Referred to Appropriations and in addition
to the Budget Feb. 11, 2011. Considered Feb. 15, 16, 17, 2011.
Passed House amended Feb. 19 (Legislative day of Feb. 18),
2011; Roll No. 147: 235-189. Received in Senate Feb. 28, 2011.
Ordered placed on the calendar Mar. 1, 2011. Failed of passage
Mar. 9, 2011; Roll No. 36: 44-56. Returned to the calendar
Mar. 9, 2011.
H.R. 2 (H. Res. 26).-- To repeal the job-killing health care law
and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and
Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. Referred to Energy and
Commerce and in addition to Education and the Workforce, Ways
and Means, the Judiciary, Natural Resources, Rules, House
Administration, and Appropriations Jan. 5, 2011. Considered
Jan. 18, 2011. Passed House amended Jan. 19, 2011; Roll No.
14: 245-189. Received in Senate Jan. 25, 2011. Ordered placed
on the calendar Jan. 26, 2011.
H.R. 3 (H. Res. 237).-- To prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and
to provide for conscience protections, and for other purposes.
Referred to the Judiciary and in addition to Energy and
Commerce, and Ways and Means Jan. 20, 2011. Reported amended
from the Judiciary Mar. 17, 2011; Rept. 112-38, Pt. I.
Referral to Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means extended
Mar. 17, 2011 for a period ending not later than Apr. 7, 2011.
Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means discharged Apr. 7,
2011. Union Calendar. Passed House amended May 4, 2011; Roll
No. 292: 251-175. Received in Senate May 5, 2011. Ordered
placed on the calendar May 9, 2011.
H.R. 4 (H. Res. 129) (H.R. 705).-- To repeal the expansion of
information reporting requirements for payments of $600 or
more to corporations, and for other purposes. Referred to Ways
and Means Jan. 12, 2011. Reported Feb. 22, 2011; Rept. 112-15.
Union Calendar. Passed House amended Mar. 3, 2011; Roll No.
162: 314-112. Received in Senate Mar. 3, 2011. Ordered placed
on the calendar Mar. 4, 2011. Passed Senate Apr. 5, 2011; Roll
No. 49: 87-12. Presented to the President Apr. 6, 2011.
Approved Apr. 14, 2011. Public Law 112-9.
H.R. 5 (H. Res. 591).-- To improve patient access to health care
services and provide improved medical care by reducing the
excessive burden the liability system places on the health
care delivery system. Referred to the Judiciary and in
addition to Energy and Commerce Jan. 24, 2011. Reported
amended from the Judiciary Mar. 17, 2011; Rept. 112-39, Pt. I.
Referral to Energy and Commerce extended Mar. 17, 2011 for a
period ending not later than May 13, 2011. Referral to Energy
and Commerce extended May 13, 2011 for a period ending not
later than May 23, 2011. Reported amended from Energy and
Commerce May 23, 2011; Pt. II. Union Calendar. Supplemental
report filed from the Judiciary Mar. 16, 2012; Pt. III.
Considered Mar. 21, 2012. Passed House amended Mar. 22, 2012;
Roll No. 126: 223-181. Received in Senate Mar. 22, 2012.
Ordered placed on the calendar Mar. 26, 2012. Papers returned
to House pursuant to H.Res. 596 Mar. 28, 2012. Received in
Senate Mar. 29, 2012. Ordered placed on the calendar Apr. 16,
2012.
H.R. 7 (H. Res. 547).-- To authorize funds for Federal-aid
highway, public transportation, and highway and motor carrier
safety programs, and for other purposes. Referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure Jan. 31, 2012. Reported
amended Feb. 13, 2012; Rept. 112-397.
Union Calendar................................................Union 277
H.R. 9 (H. Res. 620).-- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to provide a deduction for domestic business income of
qualified small businesses. Referred to Ways and Means Mar.
21, 2012. Reported amended Apr. 10, 2012; Rept. 112-425. Union
Calendar. Passed House amended Apr. 19, 2012; Roll No. 177:
235-173. Received in Senate and referred to Finance Apr. 23,
2012.
H.R. 10 (H. Res. 479).-- To amend chapter 8 of title 5, United
States Code, to provide that major rules of the executive
branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution
of approval is enacted into law. Referred to the Judiciary and
in addition to Rules Jan. 20, 2011. Reported amended from the
Judiciary Nov. 10, 2011; Rept. 112-278, Pt. I. Referral to
Rules extended Nov. 10, 2011 for a period ending not later
than Nov. 22, 2011. Reported amended from Rules Nov. 18, 2011;
Pt. II. Union Calendar. Passed House amended Dec. 7, 2011;
Roll No. 901: 241-184. Received in Senate and referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Dec. 8, 2011.
H.R. 33.-- To amend the Securities Act of 1933 to specify when
certain securities issued in connection with church plans are
treated as exempted securities for purposes of that Act.
Referred to Financial Services Jan. 5, 2011. Reported amended
July 1, 2011; Rept. 112-131. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended July 18, 2011; Roll No. 601: 310-1.
Received in Senate and referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs July 19, 2011.
H.R. 200.-- To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a
study of water resources in the Rialto-Colton Basin in the
State of California, and for other purposes. Referred to
Natural Resources Jan. 6, 2011. Reported Jan. 18, 2012; Rept.
112-367.
Union Calendar................................................Union 248
H.R. 205.-- To amend the Act titled ``An Act to authorize the
leasing of restricted Indian lands for public, religious,
educational, recreational, residential, business, and other
purposes requiring the grant of long-term leases'', approved
August 9, 1955, to provide for Indian tribes to enter into
certain leases without prior express approval from the
Secretary of the Interior. Referred to Natural Resources Jan.
6, 2011. Reported amended Apr. 16, 2012; Rept. 112-427. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended May 15, 2012;
Roll No. 252: 400-0. Received in Senate and referred to Indian
Affairs May 16, 2012.
H.R. 241.-- To authorize the conveyance of certain National Forest
System lands in the Los Padres National Forest in California.
Referred to Natural Resources Jan. 7, 2011. Reported amended
Sept. 23, 2011; Rept. 112-216.
Union Calendar................................................Union 140
H.R. 258.-- To require the Office of Management and Budget to
prepare a crosscut budget for restoration activities in the
Chesapeake Bay watershed, to require the Environmental
Protection Agency to develop and implement an adaptive
management plan, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural
Resources and in addition to Transportation and Infrastructure
Jan. 7, 2011. Reported amended from Natural Resources Oct. 14,
2011; Rept. 112-245, Pt. I. Transportation and Infrastructure
discharged Oct. 14, 2011.
Union Calendar................................................Union 161
H.R. 290.-- To amend title 36, United States Code, to ensure that
memorials commemorating the service of the United States Armed
Forces may contain religious symbols, and for other purposes.
Referred to Natural Resources Jan. 12, 2011. Reported July 20,
2011; Rept. 112-156. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House Jan. 24, 2012. Received in Senate and referred to
Veterans' Affairs Jan. 26, 2012.
H.R. 292.-- To amend title 44, United States Code, to eliminate
the mandatory printing of bills and resolutions by the
Government Printing Office for the use of the House of
Representatives and Senate. Referred to House Administration
Jan. 12, 2011. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Jan. 18,
2011; Roll No. 12: 399-0. Received in Senate and referred to
Rules and Administration Jan. 25, 2011.
H.R. 295.-- To amend the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of
1998 to authorize funds to acquire hydrographic data and
provide hydrographic services specific to the Arctic for safe
navigation, delineating the United States extended continental
shelf, and the monitoring and description of coastal changes.
Referred to Natural Resources Jan. 12, 2011. Reported July 20,
2011; Rept. 112-157. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Oct. 24, 2011. Received in Senate and referred
to Commerce, Science and Transportation Oct. 31, 2011.
H.R. 298.-- To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 500 East Whitestone Boulevard in Cedar
Park, Texas, as the ``Army Specialist Matthew Troy Morris Post
Office Building''. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform
Jan. 18, 2011. Rules suspended. Passed House Nov. 14, 2011;
Roll No. 838: 391-0. Received in Senate and referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Nov. 15, 2011.
Reported Apr. 25, 2012; no written report. Passed Senate Apr.
26, 2012. Presented to the President May 8, 2012. Approved May
15, 2012. Public Law 112-107.
H.R. 306.-- To direct the Secretary of the Interior to enter into
an agreement to provide for management of the free-roaming
wild horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife
Refuge. Referred to Natural Resources Jan. 18, 2011. Reported
amended Dec. 1, 2011; Rept. 112-310. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Feb. 6, 2012. Received in
Senate and referred to Energy and Natural Resources Feb. 7,
2012. Committee discharged Mar. 21, 2012. Referred to
Environment and Public Works Mar. 21, 2012.
H.R. 313.-- To amend the Controlled Substances Act to clarify that
persons who enter into a conspiracy within the United States
to possess or traffic illegal controlled substances outside
the United States, or engage in conduct within the United
States to aid or abet drug trafficking outside the United
States, may be criminally prosecuted in the United States, and
for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary and in addition
to Energy and Commerce Jan. 18, 2011. Reported amended from
the Judiciary Dec. 12, 2011; Rept. 112-324, Pt. I. Energy and
Commerce discharged Dec. 12, 2011. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Dec. 13, 2011. Received in
Senate and referred to the Judiciary Dec. 14, 2011.
H.R. 320.-- To designate a Distinguished Flying Cross National
Memorial at the March Field Air Museum in Riverside,
California. Referred to Natural Resources Jan. 19, 2011.
Reported July 20, 2011; Rept. 112-170. House Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House Oct. 24, 2011; Roll No. 801: 392-1.
Received in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Oct. 31, 2011.
H.R. 347 (S. 1794).-- 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 Jan.
19, 2011. Reported Feb. 11, 2011; Rept. 112-9. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Feb. 28, 2011; Roll No.
149: 399-3. Received in Senate and referred to the Judiciary
Mar. 1, 2011. Reported with amendment Nov. 17, 2011; no
written report. Passed Senate with amendment Feb. 6, 2012.
House agreed to Senate amendment under suspension of the rules
Feb. 27, 2012; Roll No. 73: 388-3. Presented to the President
Mar. 1, 2012. Approved Mar. 8, 2012. Public Law 112-98.
H.R. 358 (H. Res. 430).-- To amend the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act to modify special rules relating to
coverage of abortion services under such Act. Referred to
Energy and Commerce Jan. 20, 2011. Reported amended Mar. 17,
2011; Rept. 112-40, Pt. I. Referred to Ways and Means Mar. 17,
2011 for a period ending not later than Apr. 15, 2011.
Referral extended Apr. 15, 2011 for a period ending not later
than May 20, 2011. Referral extended May 20, 2011 for a period
ending not later than Sept. 9, 2011. Referral extended Sept.
9, 2011 for a period ending not later than Sept. 12, 2011.
Ways and Means discharged Sept. 12, 2011. Union Calendar.
Passed House amended Oct. 13, 2011; Roll No. 789: 251-172.
Received in Senate and referred to Finance Oct. 17, 2011.
H.R. 359 (H. Res. 54) (H.R. 3463).-- To reduce Federal spending
and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of
presidential election campaigns and party conventions.
Referred to Ways and Means and in addition to House
Administration Jan. 20, 2011. Passed House amended Jan. 26,
2011; Roll No. 25: 239-160. Received in Senate Jan. 27, 2011.
Ordered placed on the calendar Feb. 15, 2011.
H.R. 362.-- To redesignate the Federal building and United States
Courthouse located at 200 East Wall Street in Midland, Texas,
as the ``George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush United States
Courthouse and George Mahon Federal Building''. Referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure Jan. 20, 2011. Reported Mar.
29, 2011; Rept. 112-42. House Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House May 2, 2011. Received in Senate and referred to
Environment and Public Works May 3, 2011.
H.R. 365 (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 Jan. 20, 2011. Reported amended May 11, 2012;
Rept. 112-478. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended May 15, 2012; Roll No. 250: 394-1. Received in Senate
May 16, 2012.
H.R. 366.-- 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. Referred to
Small Business Jan. 20, 2011. Rules suspended. Passed House
Jan. 25, 2011. Received in Senate Jan. 25 (Legislative day of
Jan. 5), 2011. Passed Senate Jan. 26, 2011. Presented to the
President Jan. 28, 2011. Approved Jan. 31, 2011. Public Law
112-1.
H.R. 368 (H.R. 1309).-- To amend title 28, United States Code, to
clarify and improve certain provisions relating to the removal
of litigation against Federal officers or agencies to Federal
courts, and for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary and
in addition to the Budget Jan. 20, 2011. Reported from the
Judiciary Feb. 28, 2011; Rept. 112-17, Pt. I. The Budget
discharged Feb. 28, 2011. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended Feb. 28, 2011; Roll No. 150: 396-4.
Received in Senate and referred to the Judiciary Mar. 1, 2011.
Reported Oct. 17, 2011; no written report. Passed Senate Oct.
31, 2011. Presented to the President Nov. 4, 2011. Approved
Nov. 9, 2011. Public Law 112-51.
H.R. 373.-- To amend the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 to
ensure that actions taken by regulatory agencies are subject
to that Act, and for other purposes. Referred to Oversight and
Government Reform and in addition to Rules, the Budget, and
the Judiciary Jan. 20, 2011. Reported amended from Oversight
and Government Reform May 16, 2012; Rept. 112-483, Pt. I.
Rules, the Budget, and the Judiciary discharged May 16, 2012.
Union Calendar................................................Union 338
H.R. 386.-- To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide
penalties for aiming laser pointers at airplanes, and for
other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary and in addition to
the Budget Jan. 20, 2011. Reported from the Judiciary Feb. 11,
2011; Rept. 112-11, Pt. I. The Budget discharged Feb. 11,
2011. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Feb. 28, 2011. Received in Senate and referred to the
Judiciary Mar. 1, 2011.
H.R. 394 (S. 1636).-- To amend title 28, United States Code, to
clarify the jurisdiction of the Federal courts, and for other
purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Jan. 24, 2011. Reported
Feb. 11, 2011; Rept. 112-10. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended Feb. 28, 2011; Roll No. 148: 402-0.
Received in Senate and referred to the Judiciary Mar. 1, 2011.
Reported with amendments Oct. 17, 2011; no written report.
Passed Senate with amendments Oct. 31, 2011. House agreed to
Senate amendments with amendment Nov. 18, 2011. Senate agreed
to House amendment to Senate amendment Nov. 30, 2011.
Presented to the President Dec. 2, 2011. Approved Dec. 7,
2011. Public Law 112-63.
H.R. 398.-- To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to toll,
during active-duty service abroad in the Armed Forces, the
periods of time to file a petition and appear for an interview
to remove the conditional basis for permanent resident status,
and for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary and in
addition to the Budget Jan. 24, 2011. Reported from the
Judiciary July 8, 2011; Rept. 112-141, Pt. I. The Budget
discharged July 8, 2011. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House Aug. 1, 2011; Roll No. 684: 426-0. Received in
Senate and referred to the Judiciary Aug. 1, 2011. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate Nov. 10, 2011. Presented to the
President Nov. 16, 2011. Approved Nov. 23, 2011. Public Law
112-58.
H.R. 440.-- To provide for the establishment of the Special Envoy
to Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the
Near East and South Central Asia. Referred to Foreign Affairs
Jan. 25, 2011. Considered under suspension of rules July 27,
2011. Rules suspended. Passed House amended July 29, 2011;
Roll No. 673: 402-20. Received in Senate July 29, 2011.
Ordered placed on the calendar Jan. 23, 2012.
H.R. 441.-- To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue
permits for a microhydro project in nonwilderness areas within
the boundaries of Denali National Park and Preserve, to
acquire land for Denali National Park and Preserve from Doyon
Tourism, Inc., and for other purposes. Referred to Natural
Resources Jan. 25, 2011. Reported amended July 20, 2011; Rept.
112-158. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Oct. 24, 2011. Received in Senate and referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Oct. 31, 2011. Reported Jan. 13, 2012; Rept.
112-129.
H.R. 443.-- To provide for the conveyance of certain property from
the United States to the Maniilaq Association located in
Kotzebue, Alaska. Referred to Natural Resources and in
addition to Energy and Commerce Jan. 25, 2011. Reported
amended from Natural Resources Dec. 8, 2011; Rept. 112-318,
Pt. I. Energy and Commerce discharged Dec. 8, 2011. Union
Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules Dec. 14, 2011.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Dec. 15, 2011; Roll No.
936: 407-4. Received in Senate and referred to Indian Affairs
Dec. 15, 2011.
H.R. 452.-- To repeal the provisions of the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act providing for the Independent Payment
Advisory Board. Referred to Ways and Means and in addition to
Rules, and Energy and Commerce Jan. 26, 2011. Reported amended
from Ways and Means Mar. 13, 2012; Rept. 112-412, Pt. I.
Referral to Rules and Energy and Commerce extended Mar. 13,
2012 for a period ending not later than Mar. 16, 2012.
Reported amended from Energy and Commerce Mar. 16, 2012; Pt.
II. Rules discharged Mar. 16, 2012.
Union Calendar................................................Union 284
H.R. 461 (S. 500).-- 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 Natural Resources Jan. 26,
2011. Reported amended Sept. 23, 2011; Rept. 112-217. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Oct. 24, 2011.
Received in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Oct. 31, 2011. Reported Jan. 13, 2012; Rept. 112-
130.
H.R. 470 (S. 519).-- To further allocate and expand the
availability of hydroelectric power generated at Hoover Dam,
and for other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources and in
addition to the Budget Jan. 26, 2011. Reported from Natural
Resources July 20, 2011; Rept. 112-159, Pt. I. The Budget
discharged July 20, 2011. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended Oct. 3, 2011. Received in Senate and
ordered placed on the calendar Oct. 4, 2011. Passed Senate
Oct. 18, 2011. Presented to the President Dec. 13, 2011.
Approved Dec. 20, 2011. Public Law 112-72.
H.R. 471 (H. Res. 186).-- To reauthorize the DC opportunity
scholarship program, and for other purposes. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Jan. 26, 2011. Reported
amended Mar. 17, 2011; Rept. 112-36. Union Calendar. Passed
House amended Mar. 30, 2011; Roll No. 204: 225-195. Received
in Senate Mar. 31, 2011. Ordered placed on the calendar Apr.
4, 2011.
H.R. 473.-- To provide for the conveyance of approximately 140
acres of land in the Ouachita National Forest in Oklahoma to
the Indian Nations Council, Inc., of the Boy Scouts of
America, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources
Jan. 26, 2011. Reported amended Sept. 23, 2011; Rept. 112-218.
Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Oct. 3,
2011. Received in Senate and referred to Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry Oct. 4, 2011. Committee discharged.
Passed Senate Mar. 15, 2012. Presented to the President Mar.
22, 2012. Approved Apr. 2, 2012. Public Law 112-103.
H.R. 489 (S. 201).-- 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 Natural
Resources Jan. 26, 2011. Reported July 20, 2011; Rept. 112-
160. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Oct. 3,
2011. Received in Senate and ordered placed on the calendar
Oct. 4, 2011. Passed Senate Oct. 18, 2011. Presented to the
President Oct. 31, 2011. Approved Nov. 7, 2011. Public Law
112-45.
H.R. 491.-- To modify the boundaries of Cibola National Forest in
the State of New Mexico, to transfer certain Bureau of Land
Management land for inclusion in the national forest, and for
other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Jan. 26, 2011.
Reported Apr. 16, 2012; Rept. 112-435. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House Apr. 24, 2012. Received in Senate and
referred to Energy and Natural Resources Apr. 25, 2012.
H.R. 514 (H. Res. 79) (H. Res. 93).-- To extend expiring
provisions of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization
Act of 2005 and Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention
Act of 2004 relating to access to business records, individual
terrorists as agents of foreign powers, and roving wiretaps
until December 8, 2011. Referred to the Judiciary and in
addition to Intelligence Jan. 26, 2011. Failed of passage
under suspension of the rules (two-thirds required) Feb. 8,
2011; Roll No. 26: 277-148. Passed House Feb. 14, 2011; Roll
No. 36: 275-144. Received in Senate and passed with amendment
Feb. 15, 2011; Roll No. 19: 86-12. House agreed to Senate
amendment Feb. 17, 2011; Roll No. 66: 279-143. Presented to
the President Feb. 23, 2011. Approved Feb. 25, 2011. Public
Law 112-3.
H.R. 515.-- To reauthorize the Belarus Democracy Act of 2004.
Referred to Foreign Affairs and in addition to the Judiciary,
and Financial Services Jan. 26, 2011. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended July 6, 2011. Received in Senate and referred to
Foreign Relations July 7, 2011. Committee discharged. Passed
Senate with amendments Dec. 14, 2011. House agreed to Senate
amendments under suspension of the rules Dec. 20, 2011.
Presented to the President Dec. 23, 2011. Approved Jan. 3,
2012. Public Law 112-82.
H.R. 519.-- To secure the return to the United States the $179
million overpaid into the United Nations Tax Equalization Fund
as of December 31, 2009, and for other purposes. Referred to
Foreign Affairs Feb. 8, 2011. Failed of passage under
suspension of the rules (two-thirds required) Feb. 9, 2011;
Roll No. 28: 259-169.
H.R. 525.-- To amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance and
increase the number of veterinarians trained in veterinary
public health. Referred to Energy and Commerce Feb. 8, 2011.
Reported Mar. 2, 2011; Rept. 112-22. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House Mar. 8, 2011; Roll No. 164: 280-138.
Received in Senate and referred to Health, Education, Labor,
and Pensions Mar. 9, 2011.
H.R. 527 (H. Res. 477).-- To amend chapter 6 of title 5, United
States Code (commonly known as the Regulatory Flexibility
Act), to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on
small entities of rules, and for other purposes. Referred to
the Judiciary and in addition to Small Business Feb. 8, 2011.
Reported amended from the Judiciary Nov. 16, 2011; Rept. 112-
289, Pt. I. Reported amended from Small Business Nov. 16,
2011; Pt. II. Union Calendar. Supplemental report filed from
the Judiciary Nov. 29, 2011; Pt. III. Passed House amended
Dec. 1, 2011; Roll No. 880: 263-159. Received in Senate and
referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Dec. 5,
2011.
H.R. 528.-- To require the submission of a report to the Congress
on parasitic disease among poor Americans. Referred to Energy
and Commerce Feb. 8, 2011. Reported Mar. 2, 2011; Rept. 112-
23.
Union Calendar.................................................Union 11
H.R. 570.-- To amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance the
roles of dentists and allied dental personnel in the Nation's
disaster response framework, and for other purposes. Referred
to Energy and Commerce Feb. 9, 2011. Reported Mar. 2, 2011;
Rept. 112-24. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House
Mar. 8, 2011; Roll No. 163: 401-12. Received in Senate and
referred to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Mar. 9,
2011.
H.R. 585.-- To amend the Small Business Act to provide for the
establishment and approval of small business concern size
standards by the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small
Business Administration. Referred to Small Business Feb. 9,
2011. Reported Nov. 16, 2011; Rept. 112-288.
Union Calendar................................................Union 190
H.R. 588.-- To redesignate the Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge as
the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge. Referred
to Natural Resources Feb. 9, 2011. Reported Nov. 10, 2011;
Rept. 112-279. House Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House
Nov. 14, 2011. Received in Senate and referred to Environment
and Public Works Nov. 15, 2011. Committee discharged. Passed
Senate Feb. 1, 2012. Presented to the President Feb. 6, 2012.
Approved Feb. 14, 2012. Public Law 112-94.
H.R. 643 (S. 278).-- 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 Natural
Resources Feb. 10, 2011. Reported amended July 20, 2011; Rept.
112-161.
Union Calendar................................................Union 106
H.R. 658 (H. Res. 189) (H. Res. 533).-- To amend title 49, United
States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Federal
Aviation Administration for fiscal years 2011 through 2014, to
streamline programs, create efficiencies, reduce waste, and
improve aviation safety and capacity, to provide stable
funding for the national aviation system, and for other
purposes. Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure Feb.
11, 2011. Reported amended from Transportation and
Infrastructure Mar. 10, 2011; Rept. 112-29, Pt. I. Referred to
Science, Space, and Technology and the Judiciary Mar. 10, 2011
for a period ending not later than Mar. 23, 2011. Supplemental
report filed from Transportation and Infrastructure Mar. 16,
2011; Pt. II. Science, Space, and Technology and the Judiciary
discharged Mar. 23, 2011. Union Calendar. Considered Mar. 31,
2011. Passed House amended Apr. 1, 2011; Roll No. 220: 223-
196. Received in Senate Apr. 4, 2011. Passed Senate with
amendment Apr. 7 (Legislative day of Apr. 5), 2011. Senate
insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference Apr. 7
(Legislative day of Apr. 5), 2011. House disagreed to Senate
amendment and agreed to a conference Jan. 31, 2012. Conference
report filed in the House Feb. 1, 2012; Rept. 112-381. House
agreed to conference report Feb. 3, 2012; Roll No. 33: 248-
169. Senate agreed to conference report Feb. 6, 2012; Roll No.
15: 75-20. Presented to the President Feb. 8, 2012. Approved
Feb. 14, 2012. Public Law 112-95.
H.R. 662 (H. Res. 128) (H.R. 4239).-- To provide an extension of
Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety,
transit, and other programs funded out of the Highway Trust
Fund pending enactment of a multiyear law reauthorizing such
programs. Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure and in
addition to Ways and Means, and Natural Resources Feb. 11,
2011. Reported from Transportation and Infrastructure Feb. 28,
2011; Rept. 112-18, Pt. I. Referred to the Budget Feb. 28,
2011 for a period ending not later than Feb. 28, 2011. Ways
and Means, Natural Resources, and the Budget discharged Feb.
28, 2011. Union Calendar. Passed House amended Mar. 2, 2011;
Roll No. 160: 421-4. Received in Senate Mar. 2, 2011. Passed
Senate Mar. 3, 2011. Presented to the President Mar. 3, 2011.
Approved Mar. 4, 2011. Public Law 112-5.
H.R. 665.-- To establish a pilot program for the expedited
disposal of Federal real property. Referred to Oversight and
Government Reform Feb. 11, 2011. Reported amended Feb. 27,
2012; Rept. 112-402. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Mar. 20, 2012; Roll No. 114: 403-0. Received in
Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Mar. 21, 2012.
H.R. 670.-- To convey certain submerged lands to the Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands in order to give that
territory the same benefits in its submerged lands as Guam,
the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa have in their submerged
lands. Referred to Natural Resources Feb. 11, 2011. Reported
July 20, 2011; Rept. 112-162. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House Oct. 3, 2011; Roll No. 744: 397-0. Received in
Senate and referred to Energy and Natural Resources Oct. 4,
2011.
H.R. 672.-- To terminate the Election Assistance Commission, and
for other purposes. Referred to House Administration and in
addition to Science, Space, and Technology Feb. 11, 2011.
Reported amended from House Administration June 2, 2011; Rept.
112-100, Pt. I. Science, Space, and Technology discharged June
2, 2011.
Union Calendar.................................................Union 55
Considered under suspension of rules June 21, 2011. Failed of passage
under suspension of the rules (two-thirds required) June 22, 2011; Roll No.
466: 235-187.
H.R. 674 (H. Res. 448) (H.R. 2576).-- To amend the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the imposition of 3 percent
withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government
entities. Referred to Ways and Means Feb. 11, 2011. Reported
Oct. 18, 2011; Rept. 112-253. Union Calendar. Passed House
amended Oct. 27, 2011; Roll No. 815: 405-16. Received in
Senate Oct. 31, 2011. Ordered placed on the calendar Nov. 1,
2011. Considered Nov. 8, 9, 2011. Passed Senate with amendment
Nov. 10, 2011; Roll No. 204: 95-0. House agreed to Senate
amendment under suspension of the rules Nov. 16, 2011; Roll
No. 853: 422-0. Presented to the President Nov. 19, 2011.
Approved Nov. 21, 2011. Public Law 112-56.
H.R. 686.-- To require the conveyance of certain public land
within the boundaries of Camp Williams, Utah, to support the
training and readiness of the Utah National Guard. Referred to
Natural Resources Feb. 14, 2011. Reported amended July 20,
2011; Rept. 112-163. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Oct. 3, 2011; Roll No. 742: 400-0. Received in
Senate and referred to Energy and Natural Resources Oct. 4,
2011.
H.R. 704.-- To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to
eliminate the diversity immigrant program. Referred to the
Judiciary Feb. 15, 2011. Reported Nov. 10, 2011; Rept. 112-
275.
Union Calendar................................................Union 185
H.R. 705 (H. Res. 129) (H.R. 4).-- To amend the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 to repeal the expansion of information reporting
requirements to payments made to corporations, payments for
property and other gross proceeds, and rental property expense
payments, and for other purposes. Referred to Ways and Means
Feb. 15, 2011. Reported amended Feb. 22, 2011; Rept. 112-16.
Union Calendar..................................................Union 7
H.R. 754 (H. Res. 264).-- 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. Referred to
Intelligence Feb. 17, 2011. Reported amended May 3, 2011;
Rept. 112-72. Union Calendar. Considered May 12, 2011. Passed
House amended May 13, 2011; Roll No. 329: 392-15. Received in
Senate May 16, 2011. Ordered placed on the calendar May 18,
2011. Passed Senate May 26, 2011. Presented to the President
June 1, 2011. Approved June 8, 2011. Public Law 112-18.
H.R. 765 (S. 382).-- 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 purposes. Referred to Agriculture and in addition to
Natural Resources Feb. 17, 2011. Reported from Natural
Resources July 20, 2011; Rept. 112-164, Pt. I. Rules
suspended. Passed House Oct. 3, 2011; Roll No. 743: 394-0.
Received in Senate and ordered placed on the calendar Oct. 4,
2011. Passed Senate Oct. 18, 2011. Presented to the President
Oct. 31, 2011. Approved Nov. 7, 2011. Public Law 112-46.
H.R. 771.-- To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 1081 Elbel Road in Schertz, Texas, as the
``Schertz Veterans Post Office''. Referred to Oversight and
Government Reform Feb. 17, 2011. Rules suspended. Passed House
June 21, 2011; Roll No. 461: 398-0. Received in Senate and
referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs June
22, 2011. Committee discharged. Passed Senate Oct. 4, 2011.
Presented to the President Oct. 6, 2011. Approved Oct. 12,
2011. Public Law 112-38.
H.R. 789.-- To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 20 Main Street in Little Ferry, New Jersey,
as the ``Sergeant Matthew J. Fenton Post Office''. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Feb. 17, 2011. Considered
under suspension of rules July 28, 2011. Rules suspended.
Passed House July 29, 2011. Received in Senate and referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs July 29, 2011.
Reported Dec. 15, 2011; no written report. Passed Senate Dec.
17, 2011. Presented to the President Dec. 23, 2011. Approved
Jan. 3, 2012. Public Law 112-83.
H.R. 793.-- To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 12781 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard in
Inverness, California, as the ``Specialist Jake Robert Velloza
Post Office''. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform
Feb. 17, 2011. Rules suspended. Passed House Mar. 14, 2011;
Roll No. 175: 394-0. Received in Senate and referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Mar. 15, 2011.
Reported May 12, 2011; no written report. Passed Senate May
16, 2011. Presented to the President May 26, 2011. Approved
May 31, 2011. Public Law 112-15.
H.R. 795.-- To expand small-scale hydropower. Referred to Energy
and Commerce and in addition to Transportation and
Infrastructure, and Natural Resources Feb. 18, 2011. Reported
amended from Natural Resources Sept. 23, 2011; Rept. 112-219,
Pt. I.
H.R. 802.-- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to
establish a VetStar Award Program. Referred to Veterans'
Affairs Feb. 18, 2011. Reported amended May 20, 2011; Rept.
112-80. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
June 1, 2011; Roll No. 383: 408-11. Received in Senate and
referred to Veterans' Affairs June 6, 2011.
H.R. 818.-- 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 Natural
Resources Feb. 18, 2011. Reported Oct. 14, 2011; Rept. 112-
247. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Oct. 24,
2011. Received in Senate and ordered placed on the calendar
Oct. 31, 2011. Passed Senate Nov. 3, 2011. Presented to the
President Nov. 4, 2011. Approved Nov. 9, 2011. Public Law 112-
52.
H.R. 822 (H. Res. 463).-- To amend title 18, United States Code,
to provide a national standard in accordance with which
nonresidents of a State may carry concealed firearms in the
State. Referred to the Judiciary Feb. 18, 2011. Reported
amended Nov. 10, 2011; Rept. 112-277. Union Calendar. Passed
House amended Nov. 16, 2011; Roll No. 852: 272-154. Received
in Senate and referred to the Judiciary Nov. 17, 2011.
H.R. 828.-- To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that
persons having seriously delinquent tax debts shall be
ineligible for Federal employment. Referred to Oversight and
Government Reform Feb. 28, 2011. Reported amended June 23,
2011; Rept. 112-115.
Union Calendar.................................................Union 66
H.R. 830 (H. Res. 150) (H.R. 1315).-- To rescind the unobligated
funding for the FHA Refinance Program and to terminate the
program. Referred to Financial Services Feb. 28, 2011.
Reported amended Mar. 7, 2011; Rept. 112-25. Union Calendar.
Passed House amended Mar. 10, 2011; Roll No. 171: 256-171.
Received in Senate and referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs Mar. 14, 2011.
H.R. 836 (H. Res. 151).-- To rescind the unobligated funding for
the Emergency Mortgage Relief Program and to terminate the
program. Referred to Financial Services Feb. 28, 2011.
Reported amended Mar. 7, 2011; Rept. 112-26. Union Calendar.
Passed House amended Mar. 11, 2011; Roll No. 174: 242-177.
Received in Senate and referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs Mar. 14, 2011.
H.R. 839 (H. Res. 170).-- To amend the Emergency Economic
Stabilization Act of 2008 to terminate the authority of the
Secretary of the Treasury to provide new assistance under the
Home Affordable Modification Program, while preserving
assistance to homeowners who were already extended an offer to
participate in the Program, either on a trial or permanent
basis. Referred to Financial Services Feb. 28, 2011. Reported
amended Mar. 11, 2011; Rept. 112-31. Union Calendar.
Supplemental report filed Mar. 14, 2011; Pt. II. Passed House
amended Mar. 29, 2011; Roll No. 198: 252-170. Received in
Senate and referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Mar. 30, 2011.
H.R. 850.-- To facilitate a proposed project in the Lower St.
Croix Wild and Scenic River, and for other purposes. Referred
to Natural Resources Mar. 1, 2011. Reported amended Dec. 1,
2011; Rept. 112-309.
Union Calendar................................................Union 209
H.R. 861 (H. Res. 170).-- To rescind the third round of funding
for the Neighborhood Stabilization Program and to terminate
the program. Referred to Financial Services Mar. 1, 2011.
Reported amended Mar. 11, 2011; Rept. 112-32. Union Calendar.
Supplemental report filed Mar. 14, 2011; Pt. II. Passed House
amended Mar. 16, 2011; Roll No. 188: 242-182. Received in
Senate and referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Mar. 17, 2011.
H.R. 872.-- To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to
clarify Congressional intent regarding the regulation of the
use of pesticides in or near navigable waters, and for other
purposes. Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure and in
addition to Agriculture Mar. 2, 2011. Reported amended from
Transportation and Infrastructure Mar. 29, 2011; Rept. 112-43,
Pt. I. Reported amended from Agriculture Mar. 29, 2011; Pt.
II. Union Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules Mar.
30, 2011. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Mar. 31, 2011;
Roll No. 206: 292-130. Received in Senate and referred to
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Apr. 4, 2011. Reported
June 21 (Legislative day of June 16), 2011; no written report.
H.R. 886.-- To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins
in commemoration of the 225th anniversary of the establishment
of the Nation's first Federal law enforcement agency, the
United States Marshals Service. Referred to Financial Services
Mar. 2, 2011. Considered under suspension of rules Dec. 13,
2011. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Dec. 15, 2011;
Roll No. 934: 412-1. Received in Senate Dec. 15, 2011.
Referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Dec. 17, 2011.
Committee discharged. Passed Senate with amendment Mar. 15,
2012. House agreed to Senate amendment under suspension of the
rules Mar. 21, 2012; Roll No. 120: 409-2. Presented to the
President Mar. 23, 2012. Approved Apr. 2, 2012. Public Law
112-104.
H.R. 899.-- To amend title 41, United States Code, to extend the
sunset date for certain protests of task and deliver order
contracts. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Mar. 3,
2011. Reported Mar. 17, 2011; Rept. 112-37.
Union Calendar.................................................Union 18
H.R. 901.-- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to codify
the requirement that the Secretary of Homeland Security
maintain chemical facility anti-terrorism security
regulations. Referred to Homeland Security and in addition to
Energy and Commerce Mar. 3, 2011. Reported amended from
Homeland Security Sept. 26, 2011; Rept. 112-224, Pt. I.
Referral to Energy and Commerce extended Sept. 26, 2011 for a
period ending not later than Nov. 11, 2011. Referral to Energy
and Commerce extended Nov. 11, 2011 for a period ending not
later than Jan. 6, 2012. Referral to Energy and Commerce
extended Jan. 6, 2012 for a period ending not later than Jan.
20, 2012. Referral to Energy and Commerce extended Jan. 20,
2012 for a period ending not later than Mar. 1, 2012. Referral
to Energy and Commerce extended Mar. 1, 2012 for a period
ending not later than Mar. 9, 2012. Referral to Energy and
Commerce extended Mar. 9, 2012 for a period ending not later
than June 8, 2012.
H.R. 908.-- To extend the authority of the Secretary of Homeland
Security to maintain the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism
Standards program. Referred to Energy and Commerce Mar. 3,
2011. Reported amended Sept. 19, 2011; Rept. 112-211.
Union Calendar................................................Union 139
H.R. 910 (H. Res. 203).-- To amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from
promulgating any regulation concerning, taking action relating
to, or taking into consideration the emission of a greenhouse
gas to address climate change, and for other purposes.
Referred to Energy and Commerce Mar. 3, 2011. Reported amended
Apr. 1, 2011; Rept. 112-50. Union Calendar. Considered Apr. 6,
2011. Passed House amended Apr. 7, 2011; Roll No. 249: 255-
172. Received in Senate and referred to Environment and Public
Works Apr. 8, 2011.
H.R. 915.-- To establish a Border Enforcement Security Task Force
program to enhance border security by fostering coordinated
efforts among Federal, State, and local border and law
enforcement officials to protect United States border cities
and communities from trans-national crime, including violence
associated with drug trafficking, arms smuggling, illegal
alien trafficking and smuggling, violence, and kidnapping
along and across the international borders of the United
States, and for other purposes. Referred to Homeland Security
Mar. 3, 2011. Reported amended Nov. 4, 2011; Rept. 112-268.
Union Calendar................................................Union 179
H.R. 940.-- To establish standards for covered bond programs and a
covered bond regulatory oversight program, and for other
purposes. Referred to Financial Services and in addition to
Ways and Means Mar. 8, 2011. Reported amended from Financial
Services Mar. 5, 2012; Rept. 112-407, Pt. I. Referral to Ways
and Means extended Mar. 5, 2012 for a period ending not later
than Mar. 30, 2012. Referral to Ways and Means extended Mar.
30, 2012 for a period ending not later than May 18, 2012.
Referral to Ways and Means extended May 18, 2012 for a period
ending not later than June 29, 2012.
H.R. 944.-- To eliminate an unused lighthouse reservation, provide
management consistency by incorporating the rocks and small
islands along the coast of Orange County, California, into the
California Coastal National Monument managed by the Bureau of
Land Management, and meet the original Congressional intent of
preserving Orange County's rocks and small islands, and for
other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Mar. 8, 2011.
Reported July 20, 2011; Rept. 112-165. Union Calendar.
Considered under suspension of rules Dec. 5, 2011. Rules
suspended. Passed House Dec. 7, 2011. Received in Senate and
referred to Energy and Natural Resources Dec. 8, 2011.
H.R. 963.-- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide
immunity for reports of suspected terrorist activity or
suspicious behavior and response. Referred to the Judiciary
Mar. 8, 2011. Reported Sept. 12, 2011; Rept. 112-204.
Union Calendar................................................Union 131
H.R. 966.-- To amend Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure to improve attorney accountability, and for other
purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Mar. 9, 2011. Reported
amended July 21, 2011; Rept. 112-174.
Union Calendar................................................Union 114
H.R. 970.-- To reauthorize the civil aviation research and
development projects and activities of the Federal Aviation
Administration, and for other purposes. Referred to Science,
Space, and Technology Mar. 9, 2011. Reported amended Apr. 4,
2011; Rept. 112-52.
Union Calendar.................................................Union 26
H.R. 991.-- To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to
allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts
in Canada before the date the polar bear was determined to be
a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
Referred to Natural Resources Mar. 9, 2011. Reported amended
Dec. 1, 2011; Rept. 112-308.
Union Calendar................................................Union 208
H.R. 1002.-- To restrict any State or local jurisdiction from
imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services,
providers, or property. Referred to the Judiciary Mar. 10,
2011. Reported amended July 29, 2011; Rept. 112-188. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Nov. 1, 2011.
Received in Senate and referred to Finance Nov. 2, 2011.
H.R. 1016.-- To measure the progress of relief, recovery,
reconstruction, and development efforts in Haiti following the
earthquake of January 12, 2010, and for other purposes.
Referred to Foreign Affairs Mar. 10, 2011. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended May 10, 2011. Received in Senate and
referred to Foreign Relations May 11, 2011. Reported Apr. 26,
2012; no written report.
H.R. 1021 (H.R. 4967) (S. 1821).-- To prevent the termination of
the temporary office of bankruptcy judges in certain judicial
districts. Referred to the Judiciary Mar. 10, 2011. Reported
amended July 19, 2011; Rept. 112-152. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Dec. 6, 2011. Received in
Senate Dec. 7, 2011. Referred to the Judiciary Dec. 8, 2011.
Committee discharged. Passed Senate with amendment Apr. 19,
2012.
H.R. 1022.-- To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct
a study of alternatives for commemorating and interpreting the
role of the Buffalo Soldiers in the early years of the
National Parks, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural
Resources Mar. 10, 2011. Reported July 20, 2011; Rept. 112-
166. Union Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules Jan.
24, 2012. Rules suspended. Passed House Jan. 25, 2012; Roll
No. 10: 338-70. Received in Senate and referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Jan. 26, 2012.
H.R. 1025.-- To amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize
the service in the reserve components of certain persons by
honoring them with status as veterans under law. Referred to
Veterans' Affairs Mar. 10, 2011. Reported Oct. 5, 2011; Rept.
112-233. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Oct.
11, 2011. Received in Senate and referred to Veterans' Affairs
Oct. 12, 2011.
H.R. 1034.-- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend
the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and
Airway Trust Fund. Referred to Ways and Means and in addition
to Transportation and Infrastructure Mar. 11, 2011. Reported
from Ways and Means Mar. 29, 2011; Rept. 112-44, Pt. I.
Transportation and Infrastructure discharged Mar. 29, 2011.
Union Calendar.................................................Union 22
H.R. 1038.-- To authorize the conveyance of two small parcels of
land within the boundaries of the Coconino National Forest
containing private improvements that were developed based upon
the reliance of the landowners in an erroneous survey
conducted in May 1960. Referred to Natural Resources Mar. 11,
2011. Reported amended Apr. 16, 2012; Rept. 112-436. Union
Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules Apr. 24, 2012.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Apr. 25, 2012; Roll No.
181: 421-1. Received in Senate and referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Apr. 26, 2012.
H.R. 1059.-- To protect the safety of judges by extending the
authority of the Judicial Conference to redact sensitive
information contained in their financial disclosure reports,
and for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Mar. 14,
2011. Reported July 29, 2011; Rept. 112-189. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 12, 2011; Roll No. 701:
384-0. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs Sept. 13, 2011. Reported with
amendment Nov. 15, 2011; no written report. Passed Senate with
amendment Nov. 17, 2011. House agreed to Senate amendment
under suspension of the rules Dec. 20, 2011. Presented to the
President Dec. 23, 2011. Approved Jan. 3, 2012. Public Law
112-84.
H.R. 1062.-- To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and
Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain additional
disclosure requirements, and for other purposes. Referred to
Financial Services Mar. 14, 2011. Reported July 12, 2011;
Rept. 112-142.
Union Calendar.................................................Union 90
H.R. 1070.-- To amend the Securities Act of 1933 to authorize the
Securities and Exchange Commission to exempt a certain class
of securities from such Act. Referred to Financial Services
Mar. 14, 2011. Reported amended Sept. 14, 2011; Rept. 112-206.
Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Nov. 2,
2011; Roll No. 820: 421-1. Received in Senate Nov. 3, 2011.
Ordered placed on the calendar Nov. 7, 2011.
H.R. 1076 (H. Res. 174).-- To prohibit Federal funding of National
Public Radio and the use of Federal funds to acquire radio
content. Referred to Energy and Commerce Mar. 15, 2011. Passed
House Mar. 17, 2011; Roll No. 192: 228-192. Received in Senate
and referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation Mar. 17,
2011.
H.R. 1079.-- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend
the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and
Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49, United States Code, to
extend the airport improvement program, and for other
purposes. Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure and in
addition to Ways and Means Mar. 15, 2011. Reported from
Transportation and Infrastructure Mar. 29, 2011; Rept. 112-41,
Pt. I. Ways and Means discharged Mar. 29, 2011. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Mar. 29, 2011.
Received in Senate and passed Mar. 29, 2011. Presented to the
President Mar. 30, 2011. Approved Mar. 31, 2011. Public Law
112-7.
H.R. 1082.-- To amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to
provide a registration exemption for private equity fund
advisers, and for other purposes. Referred to Financial
Services Mar. 15, 2011. Reported amended July 12, 2011; Rept.
112-143.
Union Calendar.................................................Union 91
H.R. 1121.-- To replace the Director of the Bureau of Consumer
Financial Protection with a five person Commission. Referred
to Financial Services Mar. 16, 2011. Reported amended June 16,
2011; Rept. 112-107.
Union Calendar.................................................Union 61
Supplemental report filed July 19, 2011; Pt. II.
H.R. 1141.-- To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study
the suitability and feasibility of designating prehistoric,
historic, and limestone forest sites on Rota, Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands, as a unit of the National Park
System. Referred to Natural Resources Mar. 16, 2011. Reported
July 20, 2011; Rept. 112-167. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House Jan. 23, 2012; Roll No. 6: 278-100. Received in
Senate and referred to Energy and Natural Resources Jan. 24,
2012.
H.R. 1148.-- To prohibit commodities and securities trading based
on nonpublic information relating to Congress, to require
additional reporting by Members and employees of Congress of
securities transactions, and for other purposes. Referred to
Financial Services and in addition to Agriculture, House
Administration, the Judiciary, and Ethics Mar. 17, 2011.
Committees discharged. Rereferred to Financial Services and in
addition to Agriculture, House Administration, the Judiciary,
Ethics, and Rules Mar. 29, 2011. Discharge petition filed Feb.
1, 2012; Pet. 112-3.
H.R. 1158.-- To authorize the conveyance of mineral rights by the
Secretary of the Interior in the State of Montana, and for
other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Mar. 17, 2011.
Reported amended Dec. 1, 2011; Rept. 112-299.
Union Calendar................................................Union 199
H.R. 1160.-- To require the Secretary of the Interior to convey
the McKinney Lake National Fish Hatchery to the State of North
Carolina, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural
Resources Mar. 17, 2011. Reported July 20, 2011; Rept. 112-
168. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Oct. 24, 2011; Roll No. 802: 395-0. Received in Senate and
referred to Environment and Public Works Oct. 31, 2011.
H.R. 1162.-- To provide the Quileute Indian Tribe Tsunami and
Flood Protection, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural
Resources Mar. 17, 2011. Reported amended Feb. 3, 2012; Rept.
112-387. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Feb. 6, 2012; Roll No. 35: 381-7. Received in Senate Feb. 7,
2012. Passed Senate Feb. 13, 2012. Presented to the President
Feb. 16, 2012. Approved Feb. 27, 2012. Public Law 112-97.
H.R. 1165.-- To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish
an Ombudsman Office within the Transportation Security
Administration for the purpose of enhancing transportation
security by providing confidential, informal, and neutral
assistance to address work-place related problems of
Transportation Security Administration employees, and for
other purposes. Referred to Homeland Security Mar. 17, 2011.
Reported amended Nov. 4, 2011; Rept. 112-270.
Union Calendar................................................Union 181
H.R. 1173 (H. Res. 522).-- To repeal the CLASS program. Referred
to Energy and Commerce and in addition to Ways and Means Mar.
17, 2011. Reported amended from Energy and Commerce Dec. 23,
2011; Rept. 112-342, Pt. I. Referral to Ways and Means
extended Dec. 23, 2011 for a period ending not later than Feb.
1, 2012. Reported from Ways and Means Jan. 23, 2012; Pt. II.
Union Calendar. Passed House amended Feb. 1, 2012; Roll No.
18: 267-159. Received in Senate Feb. 2, 2012. Ordered placed
on the calendar Feb. 28, 2012.
H.R. 1194.-- To renew the authority of the Secretary of Health and
Human Services to approve demonstration projects designed to
test innovative strategies in State child welfare programs.
Referred to Ways and Means and in addition to the Budget Mar.
17, 2011. Rules suspended. Passed House May 31, 2011. Received
in Senate and referred to Finance June 6, 2011.
H.R. 1213 (H. Res. 236).-- To repeal mandatory funding provided to
States in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to
establish American Health Benefit Exchanges. Referred to
Energy and Commerce Mar. 29, 2011. Reported Apr. 27, 2011;
Rept. 112-65. Union Calendar. Passed House May 3, 2011; Roll
No. 285: 238-183. Received in Senate May 4, 2011. Ordered
placed on the calendar May 5, 2011.
H.R. 1214 (H. Res. 236).-- To repeal mandatory funding for school-
based health center construction. Referred to Energy and
Commerce and in addition to Education and the Workforce Mar.
29, 2011. Reported from Energy and Commerce Apr. 27, 2011;
Rept. 112-66, Pt. I. Education and the Workforce discharged
Apr. 27, 2011. Union Calendar. Considered May 3, 2011. Passed
House May 4, 2011; Roll No. 290: 235-191. Received in Senate
and referred to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions May 5,
2011.
H.R. 1215.-- To amend title V of the Social Security Act to
convert funding for personal responsibility education programs
from direct appropriations to an authorization of
appropriations. Referred to Energy and Commerce Mar. 29, 2011.
Reported Apr. 27, 2011; Rept. 112-63.
Union Calendar.................................................Union 31
H.R. 1216 (H. Res. 269).-- To amend the Public Health Service Act
to convert funding for graduate medical education in qualified
teaching health centers from direct appropriations to an
authorization of appropriations. Referred to Energy and
Commerce Mar. 29, 2011. Reported Apr. 27, 2011; Rept. 112-64.
Union Calendar. Considered May 24, 2011. Passed House amended
May 25, 2011; Roll No. 340: 234-185. Received in Senate and
referred to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions May 26,
2011.
H.R. 1217 (H. Res. 219).-- To repeal the Prevention and Public
Health Fund. Referred to Energy and Commerce Mar. 29, 2011.
Reported Apr. 11, 2011; Rept. 112-57. Union Calendar. Passed
House amended Apr. 13, 2011; Roll No. 264: 236-183. Received
in Senate and referred to Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions Apr. 14, 2011.
H.R. 1221.-- To suspend the current compensation packages for the
senior executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and establish
compensation for such positions in accordance with rates of
pay for senior employees in the Executive Branch of the
Federal Government, and for other purposes. Referred to
Financial Services and in addition to Oversight and Government
Reform Mar. 29, 2011. Reported amended from Financial Services
Jan. 17, 2012; Rept. 112-366, Pt. I. Oversight and Government
Reform discharged Jan. 17, 2012.
Union Calendar................................................Union 247
H.R. 1229 (H. Res. 245).-- To amend the Outer Continental Shelf
Lands Act to facilitate the safe and timely production of
American energy resources from the Gulf of Mexico. Referred to
Natural Resources and in addition to the Judiciary Mar. 29,
2011. Reported amended from Natural Resources May 2, 2011;
Rept. 112-67, Pt. I. The Judiciary discharged May 2, 2011.
Union Calendar. Considered May 10, 2011. Passed House amended
May 11, 2011; Roll No. 309: 263-163. Received in Senate May
12, 2011. Ordered placed on the calendar May 16, 2011.
H.R. 1230 (H. Res. 245).-- To require the Secretary of the
Interior to conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales,
and for other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Mar. 29,
2011. Reported May 2, 2011; Rept. 112-68. Union Calendar.
Passed House May 5, 2011; Roll No. 298: 266-149.
H.R. 1231 (H. Res. 257).-- To amend the Outer Continental Shelf
Lands Act to require that each 5-year offshore oil and gas
leasing program offer leasing in the areas with the most
prospective oil and gas resources, to establish a domestic oil
and natural gas production goal, and for other purposes.
Referred to Natural Resources Mar. 29, 2011. Reported amended
May 2, 2011; Rept. 112-69. Union Calendar. Considered May 11,
2011. Passed House amended May 12, 2011; Roll No. 320: 243-
179. Received in Senate May 16, 2011. Ordered placed on the
calendar May 17, 2011.
H.R. 1232.-- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
eliminate certain tax benefits relating to abortion. Referred
to Ways and Means Mar. 29, 2011. Reported amended Apr. 6,
2011; Rept. 112-55.
Union Calendar.................................................Union 27
H.R. 1246.-- To reduce the amounts otherwise authorized to be
appropriated to the Department of Defense for printing and
reproduction. Referred to Armed Services Mar. 29, 2011. Rules
suspended. Passed House Apr. 4, 2011; Roll No. 225: 393-0.
Received in Senate and referred to Armed Services Apr. 5,
2011.
H.R. 1249 (H. Res. 316).-- To amend title 35, United States Code,
to provide for patent reform. Referred to the Judiciary and in
addition to the Budget Mar. 30, 2011. Reported amended from
the Judiciary June 1, 2011; Rept. 112-98, Pt. I. The Budget
discharged June 1, 2011. Union Calendar. Considered June 22,
2011. Passed House amended June 23, 2011; Roll No. 491: 304-
117. Received in Senate June 27, 2011. Ordered placed on the
calendar June 28, 2011. Considered Sept. 7, 2011. Passed
Senate Sept. 8, 2011; Roll No. 129: 89-9. Presented to the
President Sept. 12, 2011. Approved Sept. 16, 2011. Public Law
112-29.
H.R. 1254.-- To amend the Controlled Substances Act to place
synthetic drugs in Schedule I. Referred to Energy and Commerce
and in addition to the Judiciary Mar. 30, 2011. Reported
amended from Energy and Commerce Nov. 22, 2011; Rept. 112-295,
Pt. I. Reported amended from the Judiciary Nov. 22, 2011; Pt.
II. Union Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules Dec.
7, 2011. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Dec. 8, 2011;
Roll No. 904: 317-98. Received in Senate and referred to the
Judiciary Dec. 8, 2011.
H.R. 1255 (H. Res. 194).-- To prevent a shutdown of the government
of the United States, and for other purposes. Referred to
Appropriations and in addition to Oversight and Government
Reform, House Administration, and the Budget Mar. 30, 2011.
Passed House Apr. 1, 2011; Roll No. 224: 221-202. Received in
Senate Apr. 4, 2011. Ordered placed on the calendar Apr. 8,
2011.
H.R. 1258.-- To provide for the conveyance of parcels of land to
Mantua, Box Elder County, Utah. Referred to Natural Resources
Mar. 30, 2011. Reported Sept. 23, 2011; Rept. 112-220.
Union Calendar................................................Union 143
H.R. 1263.-- To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to
provide surviving spouses with certain protections relating to
mortgages and mortgage foreclosures. Referred to Veterans'
Affairs Mar. 30, 2011. Reported amended Oct. 5, 2011; Rept.
112-234. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Oct. 11, 2011. Received in Senate and referred to Veterans'
Affairs Oct. 12, 2011.
H.R. 1264.-- To designate the property between the United States
Federal Courthouse and the Ed Jones Building located at 109
South Highland Avenue in Jackson, Tennessee, as the ``M.D.
Anderson Plaza'' and to authorize the placement of a
historical/identification marker on the grounds recognizing
the achievements and philanthropy of M.D. Anderson. Referred
to Transportation and Infrastructure Mar. 30, 2011. Reported
Dec. 12, 2011; Rept. 112-325. House Calendar. Considered under
suspension of rules Dec. 12, 2011. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Dec. 14, 2011; Roll No. 930: 418-1. Received in
Senate Dec. 15, 2011. Passed Senate Dec. 17, 2011. Presented
to the President Dec. 23, 2011. Approved Jan. 3, 2012. Public
Law 112-85.
H.R. 1297.-- To appropriate such funds as may be necessary to
ensure that members of the Armed Forces, including reserve
components thereof, continue to receive pay and allowances for
active service performed when a funding gap caused by the
failure to enact interim or full-year appropriations for the
Armed Forces occurs, which results in the furlough of non-
emergency personnel and the curtailment of Government
activities and services. Referred to Armed Services and in
addition to Transportation and Infrastructure Mar. 31, 2011.
Discharge petition filed July 14, 2011; Pet. 112-2.
H.R. 1299.-- To achieve operational control of and improve
security at the international land borders of the United
States, and for other purposes. Referred to Homeland Security
Mar. 31, 2011. Reported amended Nov. 10, 2011; Rept. 112-274.
Union Calendar................................................Union 184
H.R. 1308.-- To amend the Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission Act
to extend the termination date for the Commission, and for
other purposes. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform
Apr. 1, 2011. Rules suspended. Passed House Apr. 12, 2011;
Roll No. 254: 394-18. Received in Senate Apr. 13, 2011. Passed
Senate Apr. 14, 2011. Presented to the President May 2, 2011.
Approved May 12, 2011. Public Law 112-13.
H.R. 1309 (H. Res. 340) (H. Res. 368).-- To extend the
authorization of the national flood insurance program, to
achieve reforms to improve the financial integrity and
stability of the program, and to increase the role of private
markets in the management of flood insurance risk, and for
other purposes. Referred to Financial Services Apr. 1, 2011.
Reported amended June 9, 2011; Rept. 112-102. Union Calendar.
Passed House amended July 12, 2011; Roll No. 562: 406-22.
Received in Senate and referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs July 13, 2011. House requested return of papers
pursuant to H.Res 368 July 25, 2011. Committee discharged July
26, 2011. Senate returned papers to House July 27, 2011.
Received in Senate July 27, 2011. Referred to Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs July 27, 2011.
H.R. 1315 (H. Res. 358) (H.R. 830).-- To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall
Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to strengthen the
review authority of the Financial Stability Oversight Council
of regulations issued by the Bureau of Consumer Financial
Protection. Referred to Financial Services Apr. 1, 2011.
Reported amended May 25, 2011; Rept. 112-89. Union Calendar.
Supplemental report filed July 19, 2011; Pt. II. Passed House
amended July 21, 2011; Roll No. 621: 241-173. Received in
Senate and referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
July 22, 2011.
H.R. 1335.-- To revise the boundaries of the Gettysburg National
Military Park to include the Gettysburg Train Station, and for
other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Apr. 1, 2011.
Reported amended Apr. 19, 2012; Rept. 112-449.
Union Calendar................................................Union 313
H.R. 1339.-- To amend title 32, United States Code, the body of
laws of the United States dealing with the National Guard, to
recognize the City of Salem, Massachusetts, as the Birthplace
of the National Guard of the United States. Referred to Armed
Services Apr. 1, 2011. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Mar. 28, 2012; Roll No. 141: 413-6. Received in Senate and
referred to Armed Services Mar. 29, 2012.
H.R. 1343.-- To return unused or reclaimed funds made available
for broadband awards in the American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act of 2009 to the Treasury of the United States. Referred to
Energy and Commerce and in addition to Agriculture Apr. 4,
2011. Reported amended from Energy and Commerce Sept. 29,
2011; Rept. 112-228, Pt. I. Agriculture discharged Sept. 29,
2011. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Oct. 5, 2011. Received in Senate and referred to Commerce,
Science and Transportation Oct. 6, 2011.
H.R. 1363 (H. Res. 206).-- Making appropriations for the
Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2011, and for other purposes. Referred to Appropriations and
in addition to the Budget Apr. 4, 2011. Passed House Apr. 7,
2011; Roll No. 247: 247-181. Received in Senate and ordered
placed on the calendar Apr. 7 (Legislative day of Apr. 5),
2011. Passed Senate with amendment Apr. 8, 2011. House agreed
to Senate amendment Apr. 9 (Legislative day of Apr. 8), 2011;
Roll No. 253: 348-70. Presented to the President Apr. 9, 2011.
Approved Apr. 9, 2011. Public Law 112-8.
H.R. 1383.-- To temporarily preserve higher rates for tuition and
fees for programs of education at non-public institutions of
higher learning pursued by individuals enrolled in the Post-9/
11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of
Veterans Affairs before the enactment of the Post-9/11
Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010, and
for other purposes. Referred to Veterans' Affairs Apr. 6,
2011. Reported amended May 20, 2011; Rept. 112-81. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended May 23, 2011;
Roll No. 331: 389-0. Received in Senate and referred to
Veterans' Affairs May 24, 2011. Committee discharged. Passed
Senate with amendments July 21, 2011. House agreed to Senate
amendments under suspension of the rules July 26, 2011; Roll
No. 638: 424-0. Presented to the President July 28, 2011.
Approved Aug. 3, 2011. Public Law 112-26.
H.R. 1407 (S. 894).-- To increase, effective as of December 1,
2011, 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 Apr. 6, 2011. Reported amended May 20, 2011; Rept.
112-82. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
May 23, 2011. Received in Senate and referred to Veterans'
Affairs May 24, 2011.
H.R. 1408.-- To provide for the settlement of certain claims under
the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and for other
purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Apr. 6, 2011. Reported
amended Nov. 10, 2011; Rept. 112-280.
Union Calendar................................................Union 188
H.R. 1421.-- To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1986
to clarify the role of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma with
regard to the maintenance of the W.D. Mayo Lock and Dam in
Oklahoma. Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure and in
addition to Natural Resources Apr. 7, 2011. Reported from
Natural Resources Sept. 23, 2011; Rept. 112-221, Pt. I.
H.R. 1423.-- To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 115 4th Avenue Southwest in Ardmore,
Oklahoma, as the ``Specialist Micheal E. Phillips Post
Office''. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Apr. 7,
2011. Rules suspended. Passed House May 2, 2011; Roll No. 278:
399-0. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs May 3, 2011. Reported Apr. 25, 2012;
no written report. Passed Senate Apr. 26, 2012. Presented to
the President May 8, 2012. Approved May 15, 2012. Public Law
112-108.
H.R. 1425.-- To reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR
programs, and for other purposes. Referred to Science, Space,
and Technology Apr. 7, 2011. Rereferred to Small Business and
in addition to Science, Space, and Technology, and Armed
Services May 3, 2011. Reported amended from Science, Space,
and Technology May 26, 2011; Rept. 112-90, Pt. I. Reported
amended from Small Business July 1, 2011; Pt. II. Armed
Services discharged July 1, 2011.
Union Calendar.................................................Union 85
H.R. 1433.-- To protect private property rights. Referred to the
Judiciary Apr. 7, 2011. Reported amended Feb. 17, 2012; Rept.
112-401. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Feb. 28, 2012. Received in Senate and referred to the
Judiciary Feb. 29, 2012.
H.R. 1439.-- To regulate certain State taxation of interstate
commerce, and for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary
Apr. 8, 2011. Reported Oct. 21, 2011; Rept. 112-257.
Union Calendar................................................Union 173
H.R. 1447.-- To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the
Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation
Security Administration) to establish an Aviation Security
Advisory Committee, and for other purposes. Referred to
Homeland Security Apr. 8, 2011. Reported Nov. 4, 2011; Rept.
112-269.
Union Calendar................................................Union 180
H.R. 1461.-- To authorize the Mescalero Apache Tribe to lease
adjudicated water rights. Referred to Natural Resources Apr.
8, 2011. Reported Dec. 1, 2011; Rept. 112-307.
Union Calendar................................................Union 207
H.R. 1466.-- To resolve the status of certain persons legally
residing in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
under the immigration laws of the United States. Referred to
Natural Resources and in addition to the Judiciary Apr. 8,
2011. Reported from Natural Resources Dec. 8, 2011; Rept. 112-
319, Pt. I. The Judiciary discharged Dec. 8, 2011.
Union Calendar................................................Union 217
H.R. 1470.-- To amend title 5, United States Code, to extend the
probationary period applicable to appointments in the civil
service, and for other purposes. Referred to Oversight and
Government Reform Apr. 8, 2011. Reported amended June 23,
2011; Rept. 112-116.
Union Calendar.................................................Union 67
H.R. 1473 (H. Res. 218).-- Making appropriations for the
Department of Defense and the other departments and agencies
of the Government for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2011, and for other purposes. Referred to Appropriations and
in addition to the Budget, and Ways and Means Apr. 11, 2011.
Passed House Apr. 14, 2011; Roll No. 268: 260-167. Received in
Senate and passed Apr. 14, 2011; Roll No. 61: 81-19. Presented
to the President Apr. 15, 2011. Approved Apr. 15, 2011. Public
Law 112-10.
H.R. 1484.-- To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the
appeals process of the Department of Veterans Affairs and to
establish a commission to study judicial review of the
determination of veterans' benefits. Referred to Veterans'
Affairs Apr. 12, 2011. Reported amended May 20, 2011; Rept.
112-83. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
May 31, 2011; Roll No. 377: 419-1. Received in Senate and
referred to Veterans' Affairs June 6, 2011.
H.R. 1505.-- To prohibit the Secretaries of the Interior and
Agriculture from taking action on public lands which impede
border security on such lands, and for other purposes.
Referred to Natural Resources and in addition to Agriculture,
and Homeland Security Apr. 13, 2011. Reported amended from
Natural Resources Apr. 17, 2012; Rept. 112-448, Pt. I.
Agriculture and Homeland Security discharged Apr. 17, 2012.
Union Calendar................................................Union 312
H.R. 1539.-- To repeal section 939G of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street
Reform and Consumer Protection Act and to restore Securities
and Exchange Commission Rule 436(g) repealed by such section.
Referred to Financial Services Apr. 14, 2011. Reported Aug.
12, 2011; Rept. 112-196.
Union Calendar................................................Union 125
H.R. 1540 (H. Res. 269) (H. Res. 276) (H. Res. 493) (S. 1867).--
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for military
activities of the Department of Defense and for military
construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for
fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes. Referred to Armed
Services Apr. 14, 2011. Reported amended May 17, 2011; Rept.
112-78. Union Calendar. Supplemental report filed May 23,
2011; Pt. II. Considered May 24, 25, 2011. Passed House
amended May 26, 2011; Roll No. 375: 322-96. Received in Senate
and referred to Armed Services June 6, 2011. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate with amendment Dec. 1, 2011. Senate
insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference Dec. 1,
2011. House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a
conference Dec. 7, 2011. Conference report filed in the House
Dec. 12, 2011; Rept. 112-329. House agreed to conference
report Dec. 14, 2011; Roll No. 932: 283-136. Senate agreed to
conference report Dec. 15, 2011; Roll No. 230: 86-13.
Presented to the President Dec. 21, 2011. Approved Dec. 31,
2011. Public Law 112-81.
H.R. 1545.-- To establish the Waco Mammoth National Monument in
the State of Texas, and for other purposes. Referred to
Natural Resources Apr. 14, 2011. Reported amended Apr. 16,
2012; Rept. 112-430.
Union Calendar................................................Union 297
H.R. 1550.-- To establish programs in the Department of Justice
and in the Department of Homeland Security to help States that
have high rates of homicide and other violent crime, and for
other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Apr. 14, 2011.
Reported amended Nov. 22, 2011; Rept. 112-293.
Union Calendar................................................Union 194
H.R. 1556.-- To amend the Omnibus Indian Advancement Act to allow
certain land to be used to generate income to provide funding
for academic programs, and for other purposes. Referred to
Natural Resources Apr. 14, 2011. Reported Dec. 1, 2011; Rept.
112-306.
Union Calendar................................................Union 206
H.R. 1560.-- To amend the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama and
Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act to allow the
Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Tribe to determine blood quantum
requirement for membership in that tribe. Referred to Natural
Resources Apr. 14, 2011. Reported Sept. 23, 2011; Rept. 112-
222. Union Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules Dec.
5, 2011. Rules suspended. Passed House Dec. 7, 2011. Received
in Senate and referred to Indian Affairs Dec. 8, 2011.
H.R. 1573.-- To facilitate implementation of title VII of the
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act,
promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption.
Referred to Financial Services and in addition to Agriculture
Apr. 15, 2011. Reported amended from Financial Services June
16, 2011; Rept. 112-109, Pt. I. Reported amended from
Agriculture June 16, 2011; Pt. II.
Union Calendar.................................................Union 63
H.R. 1627.-- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for
certain requirements for the placement of monuments in
Arlington National Cemetery, and for other purposes. Referred
to Veterans' Affairs and in addition to Armed Services Apr.
15, 2011. Reported amended from Veterans' Affairs May 20,
2011; Rept. 112-84, Pt. I. Armed Services discharged May 20,
2011. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
May 23, 2011; Roll No. 330: 380-0. Received in Senate and
referred to Veterans' Affairs May 24, 2011.
H.R. 1632.-- To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 5014 Gary Avenue in Lubbock, Texas, as the
``Sergeant Chris Davis Post Office''. Referred to Oversight
and Government Reform Apr. 15, 2011. Rules suspended. Passed
House June 21, 2011; Roll No. 460: 396-0. Received in Senate
and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
June 22, 2011. Committee discharged. Passed Senate Oct. 4,
2011. Presented to the President Oct. 6, 2011. Approved Oct.
12, 2011. Public Law 112-39.
H.R. 1633 (H. Res. 487).-- To establish a temporary prohibition
against revising any national ambient air quality standard
applicable to coarse particulate matter, to limit Federal
regulation of nuisance dust in areas in which such dust is
regulated under State, tribal, or local law, and for other
purposes. Referred to Energy and Commerce Apr. 15, 2011.
Reported amended Dec. 6, 2011; Rept. 112-316. Union Calendar.
Passed House amended Dec. 8, 2011; Roll No. 912: 268-150.
Received in Senate Dec. 12, 2011. Ordered placed on the
calendar Dec. 13, 2011.
H.R. 1657.-- To amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the
enforcement penalties for misrepresentation of a business
concern as a small business concern owned and controlled by
veterans or as a small business concern owned and controlled
by service-disabled veterans. Referred to Veterans' Affairs
Apr. 15, 2011. Reported May 20, 2011; Rept. 112-85. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House May 23, 2011; Roll No.
332: 385-1. Received in Senate and referred to Veterans'
Affairs May 24, 2011.
H.R. 1667.-- To postpone the date for the transfer of functions to
the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection if the Bureau does
not yet have a Director in place. Referred to Financial
Services May 2, 2011. Reported May 27, 2011; Rept. 112-93.
Union Calendar.................................................Union 51
Supplemental report filed July 19, 2011; Pt. II.
H.R. 1670.-- To amend the Sikes Act to improve the application of
that Act to State-owned facilities used for the national
defense. Referred to Natural Resources and in addition to
Armed Services May 2, 2011. Reported amended from Natural
Resources July 21, 2011; Rept. 112-175, Pt. I. Armed Services
discharged July 21, 2011.
Union Calendar................................................Union 115
H.R. 1734 (H. Res. 537).-- To decrease the deficit by realigning,
consolidating, selling, disposing, and improving the
efficiency of federal buildings and other civilian real
property, and for other purposes. Referred to Transportation
and Infrastructure and in addition to Oversight and Government
Reform, and Rules May 4, 2011. Reported amended from
Transportation and Infrastructure Feb. 1, 2012; Rept. 112-384,
Pt. I. Oversight and Government Reform and Rules discharged
Feb. 1, 2012. Union Calendar. Considered Feb. 6, 2012. Passed
House amended Feb. 7, 2012; Roll No. 38: 259-164. Received in
Senate and referred to Environment and Public Works Feb. 9,
2012.
H.R. 1740.-- 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 Natural Resources May 5, 2011. Reported amended
Dec. 8, 2011; Rept. 112-320.
Union Calendar................................................Union 218
H.R. 1741.-- To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security and
the Secretary of State to refuse or revoke visas to aliens if
in the security or foreign policy interests of the United
States, to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to
review visa applications before adjudication, to provide for
the immediate dissemination of visa revocation information,
and for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary and in
addition to Homeland Security May 5, 2011. Reported amended
from the Judiciary Mar. 8, 2012; Rept. 112-411, Pt. I.
Homeland Security discharged Mar. 8, 2012.
Union Calendar................................................Union 283
H.R. 1745.-- To improve jobs, opportunity, benefits, and services
for unemployed Americans, and for other purposes. Referred to
Ways and Means and in addition to the Budget May 5, 2011.
Reported amended from Ways and Means May 23, 2011; Rept. 112-
87, Pt. I. The Budget discharged May 23, 2011.
Union Calendar.................................................Union 48
H.R. 1751.-- To amend the National Manufactured Housing
Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 to require that
weather radios be installed in all manufactured homes
manufactured or sold in the United States. Referred to
Financial Services May 5, 2011. Reported Aug. 1, 2011; Rept.
112-191.
Union Calendar................................................Union 124
H.R. 1791.-- To designate the United States courthouse under
construction at 101 South United States Route 1 in Fort
Pierce, Florida, as the ``Alto Lee Adams, Sr., United States
Courthouse''. Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure
May 5, 2011. Reported Nov. 14, 2011; Rept. 112-282. House
Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules Nov. 14, 2011.
Rules suspended. Passed House Nov. 16, 2011. Received in
Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Nov. 17, 2011. Committee discharged Jan. 24, 2012.
Referred to Environment and Public Works Jan. 24, 2012.
H.R. 1800.-- To temporarily extend expiring provisions of the USA
PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 relating
to access to business records and roving wiretaps and to
permanently extend expiring provisions of the Intelligence
Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 relating to
individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers. Referred to
the Judiciary and in addition to Intelligence May 6, 2011.
Reported from the Judiciary May 18, 2011; Rept. 112-79, Pt. I.
Intelligence discharged May 18, 2011.
Union Calendar.................................................Union 40
H.R. 1801.-- To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for
expedited security screenings for members of the Armed Forces.
Referred to Homeland Security May 10, 2011. Reported amended
Nov. 4, 2011; Rept. 112-271. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended Nov. 29, 2011; Roll No. 862: 404-0.
Received in Senate and referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation Nov. 30, 2011. Committee discharged. Passed
Senate with amendment Dec. 12, 2011. House agreed to Senate
amendment under suspension of the rules Dec. 20, 2011.
Presented to the President Dec. 23, 2011. Approved Jan. 3,
2012. Public Law 112-86.
H.R. 1815.-- To posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to
Lena Horne in recognition of her achievements and
contributions to American culture and the civil rights
movement. Referred to Financial Services May 10, 2011.
Considered under suspension of rules Apr. 16, 2012. Rules
suspended. Passed House Apr. 17, 2012; Roll No. 157: 410-2.
Received in Senate and referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs Apr. 18, 2012.
H.R. 1837 (H. Res. 566).-- To address certain water-related
concerns on the San Joaquin River, and for other purposes.
Referred to Natural Resources May 11, 2011. Reported amended
Feb. 27, 2012; Rept. 112-403. Union Calendar. Passed House
amended Feb. 29, 2012; Roll No. 91: 246-175. Received in
Senate Mar. 1, 2012. Ordered placed on the calendar Mar. 5,
2012.
H.R. 1838.-- To repeal a provision of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street
Reform and Consumer Protection Act prohibiting any Federal
bailout of swap dealers or participants. Referred to Financial
Services and in addition to Agriculture May 11, 2011. Reported
amended from Financial Services May 11, 2012; Rept. 112-476,
Pt. I. Referral to Agriculture extended May 11, 2012 for a
period ending not later than May 30, 2012.
H.R. 1840.-- To improve consideration by the Commodity Futures
Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its
regulations and orders. Referred to Agriculture May 11, 2011.
Reported May 16, 2012; Rept. 112-482.
Union Calendar................................................Union 337
H.R. 1843.-- To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 489 Army Drive in Barrigada, Guam, as the
``John Pangelinan Gerber Post Office Building''. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform May 11, 2011. Considered under
suspension of rules July 28, 2011. Rules suspended. Passed
House July 30, 2011; Roll No. 680: 414-3. Received in Senate
and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
July 30, 2011. Reported Oct. 19, 2011; no written report.
Passed Senate Oct. 20, 2011. Presented to the President Oct.
31, 2011. Approved Nov. 7, 2011. Public Law 112-47.
H.R. 1852 (S. 958).-- To amend the Public Health Service Act to
reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in
children's hospitals. Referred to Energy and Commerce May 11,
2011. Reported Sept. 12, 2011; Rept. 112-205. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 20, 2011. Received in
Senate and ordered placed on the calendar Sept. 21, 2011.
H.R. 1864.-- To limit the authority of States to tax certain
income of employees for employment duties performed in other
States. Referred to the Judiciary May 12, 2011. Reported
amended Feb. 3, 2012; Rept. 112-386. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended May 15, 2012. Received in
Senate and referred to Finance May 16, 2012.
H.R. 1874.-- To amend title 5, United States Code, to increase the
maximum age limit for an original appointment to a position as
a Federal law enforcement officer in the case of any
individual who has been discharged or released from active
duty in the armed forces under honorable conditions, and for
other purposes. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform
May 12, 2011.
H.R. 1891.-- To repeal ineffective or unnecessary education
programs in order to restore the focus of Federal programs on
quality elementary and secondary education programs for
disadvantaged students. Referred to Education and the
Workforce May 13, 2011. Reported amended June 14, 2011; Rept.
112-106.
Union Calendar.................................................Union 60
H.R. 1892 (H. Res. 392).-- 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. Referred to
Intelligence May 13, 2011. Reported amended Sept. 2, 2011;
Rept. 112-197. Union Calendar. Passed House amended Sept. 9,
2011; Roll No. 698: 384-14. Received in Senate and ordered
placed on the calendar Sept. 12, 2011. Passed Senate with
amendment Dec. 14, 2011. House agreed to Senate amendment
under suspension of the rules Dec. 16, 2011; Roll No. 939:
396-23. Presented to the President Dec. 23, 2011. Approved
Jan. 3, 2012. Public Law 112-87.
H.R. 1893.-- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend
the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and
Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49, United States Code, to
extend the airport improvement program, and for other
purposes. Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure and in
addition to Ways and Means May 13, 2011. Rules suspended.
Passed House May 23, 2011. Received in Senate and passed May
24, 2011. Presented to the President May 26, 2011. Approved
May 31, 2011. Public Law 112-16.
H.R. 1904 (H. Res. 444).-- To facilitate the efficient extraction
of mineral resources in southeast Arizona by authorizing and
directing an exchange of Federal and non-Federal land, and for
other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources May 13, 2011.
Reported amended Oct. 14, 2011; Rept. 112-246. Union Calendar.
Passed House amended Oct. 26, 2011; Roll No. 809: 235-186.
Received in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Oct. 31, 2011.
H.R. 1905.-- To strengthen Iran sanctions laws for the purpose of
compelling Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and
other threatening activities, and for other purposes. Referred
to Foreign Affairs and in addition to Financial Services,
Oversight and Government Reform, the Judiciary, and Ways and
Means May 13, 2011. Considered under suspension of rules Dec.
13, 2011. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Dec. 14, 2011;
Roll No. 927: 410-11. Received in Senate and referred to
Foreign Relations Dec. 14, 2011. Committee discharged. Passed
Senate with amendment May 21, 2012.
H.R. 1932.-- To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to
provide for extensions of detention of certain aliens ordered
removed, and for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary May
23, 2011. Reported amended Oct. 18, 2011; Rept. 112-255.
Union Calendar................................................Union 171
H.R. 1933.-- To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to
modify the requirements for admission of nonimmigrant nurses
in health professional shortage areas. Referred to the
Judiciary May 23, 2011. Reported amended July 19, 2011; Rept.
112-153. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Aug. 1, 2011; Roll No. 685: 407-17. Received in Senate and
referred to the Judiciary Aug. 1, 2011.
H.R. 1934.-- To improve certain administrative operations of the
Library of Congress, and for other purposes. Referred to House
Administration May 23, 2011. Reported June 14, 2011; Rept.
112-105. Union Calendar. Passed House June 16, 2011. Received
in Senate and referred to Rules and Administration June 16,
2011.
H.R. 1938 (H. Res. 370).-- To direct the President to expedite the
consideration and approval of the construction and operation
of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, and for other purposes.
Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure and in addition
to Energy and Commerce, and Natural Resources May 23, 2011.
Reported amended from Energy and Commerce July 8, 2011; Rept.
112-140, Pt. I. Passed House amended July 26, 2011; Roll No.
650: 279-147. Received in Senate July 27, 2011. Ordered placed
on the calendar July 28, 2011.
H.R. 1954 (S. 1326).-- To implement the President's request to
increase the statutory limit on the public debt. Referred to
Ways and Means May 24, 2011. Failed of passage under
suspension of the rules (two-thirds required) May 31, 2011;
Roll No. 379: 97-318.
H.R. 1965.-- To amend the securities laws to establish certain
thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other
purposes. Referred to Financial Services May 24, 2011. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Nov. 2, 2011; Roll No. 819:
420-2. Received in Senate Nov. 3, 2011. Ordered placed on the
calendar Nov. 7, 2011.
H.R. 1975.-- To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 281 East Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena,
California, as the ``First Lieutenant Oliver Goodall Post
Office Building''. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform
May 24, 2011. Considered under suspension of rules July 28,
2011. Rules suspended. Passed House July 30, 2011; Roll No.
679: 416-0. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs July 30, 2011. Reported Oct.
19, 2011; no written report. Passed Senate Oct. 20, 2011.
Presented to the President Oct. 31, 2011. Approved Nov. 7,
2011. Public Law 112-48.
H.R. 1981.-- To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect
to child pornography and child exploitation offenses. Reported
amended from the Judiciary Nov. 10, 2011; Rept. 112-281, Pt.
I. Referred to Energy and Commerce Nov. 10, 2011 for a period
ending not later than Dec. 9, 2011. Referral extended Dec. 9,
2011 for a period ending not later than Dec. 16, 2011. Energy
and Commerce discharged Dec. 16, 2011.
Union Calendar................................................Union 224
H.R. 2005 (S. 1094).-- To reauthorize the Combating Autism Act of
2006. Referred to Energy and Commerce May 26, 2011. Rules
suspended. Passed House Sept. 20, 2011. Received in Senate and
ordered placed on the calendar Sept. 21, 2011. Passed Senate
Sept. 26, 2011. Presented to the President Sept. 29, 2011.
Approved Sept. 30, 2011. Public Law 112-32.
H.R. 2011.-- To require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct
an assessment of the capability of the Nation to meet our
current and future demands for the minerals critical to United
States manufacturing competitiveness and economic and national
security in a time of expanding resource nationalism, and for
other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources May 26, 2011.
Reported amended Oct. 14, 2011; Rept. 112-248.
Union Calendar................................................Union 164
H.R. 2017 (H. Res. 287).-- Making appropriations for the
Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2012, and for other purposes. Reported from
Appropriations May 26, 2011; Rept. 112-91. Union Calendar.
Considered June 1, 2011. Passed House amended June 2, 2011;
Roll No. 409: 231-188. Received in Senate and referred to
Appropriations June 6, 2011. Reported with amendment Sept. 7,
2011; Rept. 112-74. Passed Senate with amendments Sept. 26,
2011. House agreed to Senate amendments Sept. 29, 2011.
Presented to the President Sept. 29, 2011. Approved Sept. 30,
2011. Public Law 112-33.
H.R. 2018 (H. Res. 347).-- To amend the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act to preserve the authority of each State to make
determinations relating to the State's water quality
standards, and for other purposes. Referred to Transportation
and Infrastructure May 26, 2011. Reported amended July 8,
2011; Rept. 112-139. Union Calendar. Passed House amended July
13, 2011; Roll No. 573: 239-184. Received in Senate July 14,
2011. Ordered placed on the calendar July 18, 2011.
H.R. 2021 (H. Res. 316).-- To amend the Clean Air Act regarding
air pollution from Outer Continental Shelf activities.
Referred to Energy and Commerce May 26, 2011. Reported June
16, 2011; Rept. 112-108. Union Calendar. Passed House June 22,
2011; Roll No. 478: 253-166. Received in Senate June 23, 2011.
Ordered placed on the calendar June 27, 2011.
H.R. 2042 (S. 1487).-- To require the Secretary of Homeland
Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to
establish a program to issue Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
Business Travel Cards, and for other purposes. Referred to
Homeland Security May 26, 2011. Rules suspended. Passed House
Oct. 25, 2011. Received in Senate Oct. 31, 2011. Ordered
placed on the calendar Nov. 3, 2011.
H.R. 2050.-- To authorize the continued use of certain water
diversions located on National Forest System land in the Frank
Church-River of No Return Wilderness and the Selway-Bitterroot
Wilderness in the State of Idaho, and for other purposes.
Referred to Natural Resources May 26, 2011. Reported Apr. 16,
2012; Rept. 112-437. Union Calendar. Considered under
suspension of rules Apr. 24, 2012. Rules suspended. Passed
House Apr. 26, 2012. Received in Senate May 7, 2012. Ordered
placed on the calendar May 8, 2012.
H.R. 2055 (H. Res. 288) (H. Res. 500).-- Making appropriations for
military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2012, and for other purposes. Reported from Appropriations May
31, 2011; Rept. 112-94. Union Calendar. Considered June 2, 13,
2011. Passed House amended June 14, 2011; Roll No. 418: 411-5.
Received in Senate and referred to Appropriations June 15,
2011. Reported with amendment June 30, 2011; Rept. 112-29.
Ordered placed on the calendar June 30, 2011. Considered July
14, 18, 19, 2011. Passed Senate with amendment July 20
(Legislative day of July 19), 2011. Senate insisted on its
amendment and asked for a conference July 20 (Legislative day
of July 19), 2011. House disagreed to Senate amendment and
agreed to a conference Dec. 7, 2011. Conference report filed
in the House Dec. 15, 2011; Rept. 112-331. House agreed to
conference report Dec. 16, 2011; Roll No. 941: 296-121. Senate
agreed to conference report Dec. 17, 2011; Roll No. 235: 67-
32. Presented to the President Dec. 21, 2011. Approved Dec.
23, 2011. Public Law 112-74.
H.R. 2056.-- To instruct the Inspector General of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation to study the impact of insured
depository institution failures, and for other purposes.
Referred to Financial Services May 31, 2011. Reported amended
July 26, 2011; Rept. 112-182. Union Calendar. Considered under
suspension of rules July 26, 2011. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended July 28, 2011. Received in Senate and referred
to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs July 29, 2011.
Committee discharged. Passed Senate with amendments Nov. 17,
2011. House agreed to Senate amendments under suspension of
the rules Dec. 20, 2011. Presented to the President Dec. 23,
2011. Approved Jan. 3, 2012. Public Law 112-88.
H.R. 2059.-- To prohibit funding to the United Nations Population
Fund. Referred to Foreign Affairs May 31, 2011. Reported Jan.
17, 2012; Rept. 112-361.
Union Calendar................................................Union 246
H.R. 2060.-- To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to adjust the
Crooked River boundary, to provide water certainty for the
City of Prineville, Oregon, and for other purposes. Referred
to Natural Resources May 31, 2011. Reported amended Apr. 16,
2012; Rept. 112-438.
Union Calendar................................................Union 305
H.R. 2061 (H. Con. Res. 86).-- To authorize the presentation of a
United States flag at the funeral of Federal civilian
employees who are killed while performing official duties or
because of their status as a Federal employee. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform May 31, 2011. Reported amended
July 18, 2011; Rept. 112-149. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended Nov. 2, 2011; Roll No. 818: 425-0.
Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Nov. 3, 2011. Committee discharged.
Passed Senate Dec. 8, 2011. Presented to the President Dec.
13, 2011. Approved Dec. 20, 2011. Public Law 112-73.
H.R. 2062.-- To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 45 Meetinghouse Lane in Sagamore Beach,
Massachusetts, as the ``Matthew A. Pucino Post Office''.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform May 31, 2011.
Considered under suspension of rules July 28, 2011. Rules
suspended. Passed House July 30, 2011. Received in Senate and
referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Aug. 1,
2011. Reported Oct. 19, 2011; no written report. Passed Senate
Oct. 20, 2011. Presented to the President Oct. 31, 2011.
Approved Nov. 7, 2011. Public Law 112-49.
H.R. 2070.-- To direct the Secretary of the Interior to install in
the area of the World War II Memorial in the District of
Columbia a suitable plaque or an inscription with the words
that President Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed with the nation on
June 6, 1944, the morning of D-Day. Referred to Natural
Resources June 1, 2011. Reported amended Jan. 18, 2012; Rept.
112-368. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Jan. 24, 2012; Roll No. 8: 386-26. Received in Senate and
referred to Energy and Natural Resources Jan. 26, 2012.
H.R. 2072.-- To reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United
States, and for other purposes. Referred to Financial Services
June 1, 2011. Reported amended Sept. 8, 2011; Rept. 112-201.
Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended May 9,
2012; Roll No. 224: 330-93. Received in Senate and ordered
placed on the calendar May 9, 2012. Passed Senate May 15,
2012; Roll No. 96: 78-20. Presented to the President May 21,
2012.
H.R. 2074.-- To amend title 38, United States Code, to require a
comprehensive policy on reporting and tracking sexual assault
incidents and other safety incidents that occur at medical
facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Referred to
Veterans' Affairs June 1, 2011. Reported amended Oct. 5, 2011;
Rept. 112-235. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended Oct. 11, 2011. Received in Senate and referred to
Veterans' Affairs Oct. 12, 2011.
H.R. 2076 (S. 1793).-- 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 June 1, 2011. Reported
amended July 29, 2011; Rept. 112-186. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 12, 2011; Roll No. 699:
358-9. Received in Senate and referred to the Judiciary Sept.
13, 2011. Reported with amendment Nov. 17, 2011; no written
report.
H.R. 2079.-- To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 10 Main Street in East Rockaway, New York,
as the ``John J. Cook Post Office''. Referred to Oversight and
Government Reform June 1, 2011. Considered under suspension of
rules Feb. 14, 2012. Rules suspended. Passed House Feb. 15,
2012; Roll No. 52: 418-2. Received in Senate and referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Feb. 16, 2012.
Reported Apr. 25, 2012; no written report. Passed Senate Apr.
26, 2012. Presented to the President May 8, 2012. Approved May
15, 2012. Public Law 112-109.
H.R. 2087 (H. Res. 587).-- To remove restrictions from a parcel of
land situated in the Atlantic District, Accomack County,
Virginia. Referred to Natural Resources June 2, 2011. Reported
amended Jan. 18, 2012; Rept. 112-369. Union Calendar. Passed
House amended Mar. 20, 2012; Roll No. 117: 240-164. Received
in Senate and referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation
Mar. 21, 2012.
H.R. 2096.-- To advance cybersecurity research, development, and
technical standards, and for other purposes. Referred to
Science, Space, and Technology June 2, 2011. Reported amended
Oct. 31, 2011; Rept. 112-264. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended Apr. 27, 2012; Roll No. 193: 395-10.
Received in Senate and referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation May 7, 2012.
H.R. 2105.-- To provide for the application of measures to foreign
persons who transfer to Iran, North Korea, and Syria certain
goods, services, or technology, and for other purposes.
Referred to Foreign Affairs and in addition to Oversight and
Government Reform, the Judiciary, Ways and Means, Science,
Space, and Technology, Financial Services, and Transportation
and Infrastructure June 3, 2011. Considered under suspension
of rules Dec. 13, 2011. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Dec. 14, 2011; Roll No. 928: 418-2. Received in Senate and
referred to Foreign Relations Dec. 14, 2011.
H.R. 2112 (H. Res. 300) (H. Res. 467).-- Making appropriations for
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration,
and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2012, and for other purposes. Reported from
Appropriations June 3, 2011; Rept. 112-101. Union Calendar.
Considered June 14, 15, 2011. Passed House amended June 16,
2011; Roll No. 459: 217-203. Received in Senate and referred
to Appropriations June 16, 2011. Reported with amendment Sept.
7, 2011; Rept. 112-73. Considered Oct. 17, 18, 19, 20, 2011.
Passed Senate with amendments Nov. 1, 2011; Roll No. 194: 69-
30. House disagreed to Senate amendments and asked for a
conference Nov. 3, 2011. Senate insisted on its amendments and
agreed to a conference Nov. 3, 2011. Conference report filed
in the House Nov. 14, 2011; Rept. 112-284. House agreed to
conference report Nov. 17, 2011; Roll No. 857: 298-121. Senate
agreed to conference report Nov. 17, 2011; Roll No. 208: 70-
30. Presented to the President Nov. 17, 2011. Approved Nov.
18, 2011. Public Law 112-55.
H.R. 2117 (H. Res. 563).-- To prohibit the Department of Education
from overreaching into academic affairs and program
eligibility under title IV of the Higher Education Act of
1965. Referred to Education and the Workforce June 3, 2011.
Reported amended July 22, 2011; Rept. 112-177. Union Calendar.
Passed House amended Feb. 28, 2012; Roll No. 79: 303-114.
Received in Senate and referred to Health, Education, Labor,
and Pensions Feb. 29, 2012.
H.R. 2146.-- To amend title 31, United States Code, to require
accountability and transparency in Federal spending, and for
other purposes. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform
June 13, 2011. Reported amended Oct. 25, 2011; Rept. 112-260.
Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Apr. 25,
2012. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Apr. 26, 2012.
H.R. 2149.-- To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 4354 Pahoa Avenue in Honolulu, Hawaii, as
the ``Cecil L. Heftel Post Office Building''. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform June 13, 2011. Rules
suspended. Passed House July 28, 2011. Received in Senate and
referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs July
29, 2011. Reported Oct. 19, 2011; no written report. Passed
Senate Oct. 20, 2011. Presented to the President Oct. 31,
2011. Approved Nov. 7, 2011. Public Law 112-50.
H.R. 2150.-- To amend the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act
of 1976 to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct an
expeditious program of competitive leasing of oil and gas in
the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, including at least
one lease sale in the Reserve each year in the period 2011
through 2021, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural
Resources June 13, 2011. Reported Oct. 14, 2011; Rept. 112-
249.
Union Calendar................................................Union 165
H.R. 2157.-- To facilitate a land exchange involving certain
National Forest System lands in the Inyo National Forest, and
for other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources June 13,
2011. Reported Apr. 16, 2012; Rept. 112-439. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House Apr. 24, 2012; Roll No. 178:
376-2. Received in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Apr. 25, 2012.
H.R. 2158.-- To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 14901 Adelfa Drive in La Mirada,
California, as the ``Wayne Grisham Post Office''. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform June 13, 2011. Rules
suspended. Passed House Dec. 12, 2011; Roll No. 914: 353-1.
Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Dec. 13, 2011.
H.R. 2167.-- To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to
change the threshold number of shareholders for required
registration under that Act. Referred to Financial Services
June 14, 2011. Reported amended Dec. 12, 2011; Rept. 112-327.
Union Calendar................................................Union 223
H.R. 2170.-- Streamlining Federal review to facilitate renewable
energy projects. Referred to Natural Resources June 14, 2011.
Reported amended Oct. 14, 2011; Rept. 112-250.
Union Calendar................................................Union 166
H.R. 2171.-- To promote timely exploration for geothermal
resources under existing geothermal leases, and for other
purposes. Referred to Natural Resources June 14, 2011.
Reported amended Oct. 14, 2011; Rept. 112-251.
Union Calendar................................................Union 167
H.R. 2172.-- To facilitate the development of wind energy
resources on Federal lands. Referred to Natural Resources and
in addition to Agriculture June 14, 2011. Reported amended
from Natural Resources Dec. 1, 2011; Rept. 112-300, Pt. I.
Agriculture discharged Dec. 1, 2011.
Union Calendar................................................Union 200
H.R. 2173.-- To facilitate the development of offshore wind energy
resources. Referred to Natural Resources June 14, 2011.
Reported amended Oct. 14, 2011; Rept. 112-252.
Union Calendar................................................Union 168
H.R. 2179.-- To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the
Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation
Security Administration) to transfer unclaimed money recovered
at airport security checkpoints to United Service
Organizations, Incorporated, and for other purposes. Referred
to Homeland Security June 14, 2011. Reported amended May 8,
2012; Rept. 112-468.
Union Calendar................................................Union 328
H.R. 2189.-- To encourage States to report to the Attorney General
certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the
custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes.
Referred to the Judiciary June 15, 2011. Reported Sept. 7,
2011; Rept. 112-198. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House Sept. 20, 2011; Roll No. 713: 398-18. Received in Senate
and referred to the Judiciary Sept. 21, 2011. Reported Nov.
17, 2011; no written report.
H.R. 2192.-- To exempt for an additional 4-year period, from the
application of the means-test presumption of abuse under
chapter 7, qualifying members of reserve components of the
Armed Forces and members of the National Guard who, after
September 11, 2001, are called to active duty or to perform a
homeland defense activity for not less than 90 days. Referred
to the Judiciary June 15, 2011. Reported Oct. 18, 2011; Rept.
112-256. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Nov.
29, 2011; Roll No. 861: 407-1. Received in Senate Nov. 30,
2011. Passed Senate Dec. 1, 2011. Presented to the President
Dec. 7, 2011. Approved Dec. 13, 2011. Public Law 112-64.
H.R. 2213.-- To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 801 West Eastport Street in Iuka,
Mississippi, as the ``Sergeant Jason W. Vaughn Post Office''.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform June 16, 2011.
Considered under suspension of rules July 28, 2011. Rules
suspended. Passed House July 29, 2011; Roll No. 678: 420-0.
Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs July 29, 2011. Reported Apr. 25, 2012; no
written report. Passed Senate Apr. 26, 2012. Presented to the
President May 8, 2012. Approved May 15, 2012. Public Law 112-
110.
H.R. 2218 (H. Res. 392).-- To amend the charter school program
under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
Referred to Education and the Workforce June 16, 2011.
Reported amended July 22, 2011; Rept. 112-178. Union Calendar.
Considered Sept. 8, 2011. Passed House amended Sept. 13, 2011;
Roll No. 705: 365-54. Received in Senate and referred to
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Sept. 14, 2011.
H.R. 2219 (H. Res. 320).-- Making appropriations for the
Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2012, and for other purposes. Reported from Appropriations
June 16, 2011; Rept. 112-110. Union Calendar. Considered June
23, July 6, 7, 2011. Passed House amended July 8, 2011; Roll
No. 532: 336-87. Received in Senate and referred to
Appropriations July 11, 2011. Reported with amendment Sept.
15, 2011; Rept. 112-77.
H.R. 2236.-- To provide for the issuance of a Wildlife Refuge
System Conservation Semipostal Stamp. Referred to Oversight
and Government Reform and in addition to Natural Resources
June 16, 2011. Reported from Natural Resources Jan. 18, 2012;
Rept. 112-372, Pt. I.
H.R. 2240.-- To authorize the exchange of land or interest in land
between Lowell National Historical Park and the city of Lowell
in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and for other purposes.
Referred to Natural Resources June 16, 2011. Reported amended
Apr. 19, 2012; Rept. 112-450. Union Calendar. Considered under
suspension of rules Apr. 24, 2012. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Apr. 26, 2012. Received in Senate May 7, 2012.
Ordered placed on the calendar May 8, 2012.
H.R. 2244.-- To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 67 Castle Street in Geneva, New York, as
the ``Corporal Steven Blaine Riccione Post Office''. Referred
to Oversight and Government Reform June 21, 2011. Considered
under suspension of rules July 28, 2011. Rules suspended.
Passed House July 29, 2011; Roll No. 674: 418-1. Received in
Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs July 29, 2011. Reported Apr. 25, 2012; no written
report. Passed Senate Apr. 26, 2012. Presented to the
President May 8, 2012. Approved May 15, 2012. Public Law 112-
111.
H.R. 2250 (H. Res. 419).-- To provide additional time for the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to issue
achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and
institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators, and
for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Commerce June 21,
2011. Reported amended Sept. 26, 2011; Rept. 112-225. Union
Calendar. Considered Oct. 6, 11, 12, 2011. Passed House
amended Oct. 13, 2011; Roll No. 791: 275-142. Received in
Senate Oct. 17, 2011. Ordered placed on the calendar Oct. 18,
2011.
H.R. 2273 (H. Res. 431).-- To amend subtitle D of the Solid Waste
Disposal Act to facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and
provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials
generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels.
Referred to Energy and Commerce June 22, 2011. Reported
amended Sept. 26, 2011; Rept. 112-226. Union Calendar. Passed
House amended Oct. 14, 2011; Roll No. 800: 267-144. Received
in Senate Oct. 17, 2011. Ordered placed on the calendar Oct.
18, 2011.
H.R. 2278 (H. Res. 328).-- To limit the use of funds appropriated
to the Department of Defense for United States Armed Forces in
support of North Atlantic Treaty Organization Operation
Unified Protector with respect to Libya, unless otherwise
specifically authorized by law. Referred to Armed Services
June 22, 2011. Failed of passage June 24, 2011; Roll No. 494:
180-238.
H.R. 2279.-- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend
the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and
Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49, United States Code, to
extend the airport improvement program, and for other
purposes. Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure and in
addition to Ways and Means June 22, 2011. Committees
discharged. Passed House June 24, 2011. Received in Senate and
passed June 27, 2011. Presented to the President June 28,
2011. Approved June 29, 2011. Public Law 112-21.
H.R. 2297.-- To promote the development of the Southwest
waterfront in the District of Columbia, and for other
purposes. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform June 22,
2011. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Dec. 6, 2011.
Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Dec. 7, 2011. Reported Mar. 29, 2012;
Rept. 112-154. Passed Senate with amendment Mar. 29, 2012.
H.R. 2302.-- To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to notify Congress of
conferences sponsored by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Referred to Veterans' Affairs June 22, 2011. Reported amended
Oct. 5, 2011; Rept. 112-236. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended Oct. 11, 2011. Received in Senate and
referred to Veterans' Affairs Oct. 12, 2011.
H.R. 2308.-- To improve the consideration by the Securities and
Exchange Commission of the costs and benefits of its
regulations and orders. Referred to Financial Services June
23, 2011. Reported amended Apr. 25, 2012; Rept. 112-453.
Union Calendar................................................Union 317
H.R. 2309.-- To restore the financial solvency of the United
States Postal Service and to ensure the efficient and
affordable nationwide delivery of mail. Referred to Oversight
and Government Reform and in addition to Rules June 23, 2011.
Reported amended from Oversight and Government Reform Jan. 17,
2012; Rept. 112-363, Pt. I. Referral to Rules extended Jan.
17, 2012 for a period ending not later than Mar. 1, 2012.
Referral to Rules extended Mar. 1, 2012 for a period ending
not later than Mar. 30, 2012. Reported amended from Rules Mar.
29, 2012; Pt. II.
Union Calendar................................................Union 291
H.R. 2336.-- To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate
segments of the York River and associated tributaries for
study for potential inclusion in the National Wild and Scenic
Rivers System. Referred to Natural Resources June 23, 2011.
Reported amended Jan. 18, 2012; Rept. 112-370.
Union Calendar................................................Union 251
H.R. 2349.-- To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to annually assess the skills of
certain employees and managers of the Veterans Benefits
Administration, and for other purposes. Referred to Veterans'
Affairs June 24, 2011. Reported amended Oct. 6, 2011; Rept.
112-241. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Oct. 11, 2011. Received in Senate and referred to Veterans'
Affairs Oct. 12, 2011.
H.R. 2351.-- To direct the Secretary of the Interior to continue
stocking fish in certain lakes in the North Cascades National
Park, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, and Lake Chelan
National Recreation Area. Referred to Natural Resources June
24, 2011. Reported Dec. 1, 2011; Rept. 112-305. Union
Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules Dec. 5, 2011.
Rules suspended. Passed House Dec. 7, 2011. Received in Senate
and referred to Energy and Natural Resources Dec. 8, 2011.
H.R. 2354 (H. Res. 337).-- Making appropriations for energy and
water development and related agencies for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes. Reported
from Appropriations June 24, 2011; Rept. 112-118. Union
Calendar. Considered July 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 2011. Passed
House amended July 15, 2011; Roll No. 600: 219-196. Received
in Senate and referred to Appropriations July 18, 2011.
Reported with amendment Sept. 7, 2011; Rept. 112-75.
Considered Nov. 14, 15, 16, 2011. Returned to the calendar
Jan. 31, 2012.
H.R. 2360.-- To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to
extend the Constitution, laws, and jurisdiction of the United
States to installations and devices attached to the seabed of
the Outer Continental Shelf for the production and support of
production of energy from sources other than oil and gas, and
for other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources June 24,
2011. Reported Dec. 1, 2011; Rept. 112-304. Union Calendar.
Considered under suspension of rules Dec. 5, 2011. Rules
suspended. Passed House Dec. 7, 2011. Received in Senate and
referred to Energy and Natural Resources Dec. 8, 2011.
H.R. 2362.-- To facilitate economic development by Indian tribes
and encourage investment by Turkish enterprises. Referred to
Natural Resources June 24, 2011. Reported Apr. 19, 2012; Rept.
112-451.
Union Calendar................................................Union 315
H.R. 2369.-- To amend title 36, United States Code, to provide for
an additional power for the American Legion under its Federal
charter. Referred to the Judiciary June 24, 2011. Reported
Dec. 5, 2011; Rept. 112-313.
Union Calendar................................................Union 212
H.R. 2401 (H. Res. 406).-- To require analyses of the cumulative
and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions of the
Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes.
Referred to Energy and Commerce June 24, 2011. Reported
amended Sept. 15, 2011; Rept. 112-208. Union Calendar.
Considered Sept. 22, 2011. Passed House amended Sept. 23,
2011; Roll No. 741: 249-169. Received in Senate and referred
to Environment and Public Works Sept. 26, 2011.
H.R. 2405 (S. 1855).-- To reauthorize certain provisions of the
Public Health Service Act and the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act relating to public health preparedness and
countermeasure development, and for other purposes. Referred
to Energy and Commerce June 28, 2011. Reported amended Nov.
16, 2011; Rept. 112-286. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended Dec. 6, 2011. Received in Senate and
referred to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Dec. 7,
2011.
H.R. 2415.-- To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 11 Dock Street in Pittston, Pennsylvania,
as the ``Trooper Joshua D. Miller Post Office Building''.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform July 6, 2011.
Considered under suspension of rules Nov. 14, 2011. Rules
suspended. Passed House Nov. 16, 2011. Received in Senate and
referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Nov.
17, 2011. Reported May 16, 2012; no written report. Passed
Senate May 17, 2012.
H.R. 2417.-- To repeal certain amendments to the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act with respect to lighting energy efficiency,
and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Commerce July
6, 2011. Considered under suspension of rules July 11, 2011.
Failed of passage under suspension of the rules (two-thirds
required) July 12, 2011; Roll No. 563: 233-193.
H.R. 2422.-- To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 45 Bay Street, Suite 2, in Staten Island,
New York, as the ``Sergeant Angel Mendez Post Office''.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform July 6, 2011.
Rules suspended. Passed House Nov. 14, 2011; Roll No. 839:
390-0. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs Nov. 15, 2011. Reported Dec. 15,
2011; no written report. Passed Senate Dec. 17, 2011.
Presented to the President Dec. 23, 2011. Approved Jan. 3,
2012. Public Law 112-89.
H.R. 2433.-- To amend title 38, United States Code, to make
certain improvements in the laws relating to the employment
and training of veterans, and for other purposes. Referred to
Veterans' Affairs and in addition to Armed Services July 7,
2011. Reported amended from Veterans' Affairs Oct. 11, 2011;
Rept. 112-242, Pt. I. Armed Services discharged Oct. 11, 2011.
Union Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules Oct. 11,
2011. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Oct. 12, 2011;
Roll No. 785: 418-6. Received in Senate and referred to
Veterans' Affairs Oct. 13, 2011.
H.R. 2434 (S. 1573).-- Making appropriations for financial
services and general government for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2012, and for other purposes. Reported from
Appropriations July 7, 2011; Rept. 112-136.
Union Calendar.................................................Union 86
H.R. 2445.-- To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
of 1965 to provide States and local educational agencies with
maximum flexibility in using Federal funds provided under such
Act, and for other purposes. Referred to Education and the
Workforce July 7, 2011. Reported amended July 25, 2011; Rept.
112-180.
Union Calendar................................................Union 119
H.R. 2447.-- To grant the congressional gold medal to the Montford
Point Marines. Referred to Financial Services July 7, 2011.
Rules suspended. Passed House Oct. 25, 2011; Roll No. 804:
422-0. Received in Senate and referred to Banking, Housing,
and Urban Affairs Oct. 31, 2011. Committee discharged. Passed
Senate Nov. 9, 2011. Presented to the President Nov. 15, 2011.
Approved Nov. 23, 2011. Public Law 112-59.
H.R. 2453.-- To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint
coins in commemoration of Mark Twain. Referred to Financial
Services July 7, 2011. Considered under suspension of rules
Apr. 16, 2012. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Apr. 18,
2012; Roll No. 171: 408-4. Received in Senate and referred to
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Apr. 19, 2012.
H.R. 2465.-- To amend the Federal Employees' Compensation Act.
Referred to Education and the Workforce July 8, 2011. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Nov. 29, 2011. Received in
Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Nov. 30, 2011.
H.R. 2471.-- To amend section 2710 of title 18, United States
Code, to clarify that a video tape service provider may obtain
a consumer's informed, written consent on an ongoing basis and
that consent may be obtained through the Internet. Referred to
the Judiciary July 8, 2011. Reported amended Dec. 2, 2011;
Rept. 112-312. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended Dec. 6, 2011; Roll No. 891: 303-116. Received in
Senate and referred to the Judiciary Dec. 7, 2011.
H.R. 2480.-- To amend title 5, United States Code, to authorize
appropriations for the Administrative Conference of the United
States for fiscal years 2012, 2013, and 2014, and for other
purposes. Referred to the Judiciary July 8, 2011. Reported
amended July 19, 2011; Rept. 112-154. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Aug. 1, 2011; Roll No. 691:
382-23. Received in Senate and referred to the Judiciary Aug.
2, 2011. Reported with amendment Sept. 22, 2011; no written
report.
H.R. 2484.-- To reauthorize the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia
Research and Control Act of 1998 to include a comprehensive
and integrated strategy to address harmful algal blooms and
hypoxia, to provide for the development and implementation of
a comprehensive research plan and action strategy to reduce
harmful algal blooms and hypoxia, and for other purposes.
Referred to Science, Space, and Technology and in addition to
Natural Resources July 11, 2011. Reported amended from
Science, Space, and Technology Dec. 16, 2011; Rept. 112-333,
Pt. I. Referral to Natural Resources extended Dec. 16, 2011
for a period ending not later than Feb. 9, 2012. Natural
Resources discharged Feb. 9, 2012.
Union Calendar................................................Union 271
H.R. 2527.-- To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint
coins in recognition and celebration of the National Baseball
Hall of Fame. Referred to Financial Services and in addition
to the Budget July 14, 2011. Considered under suspension of
rules Oct. 25, 2011. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Oct. 26, 2011; Roll No. 812: 416-3. Received in Senate and
referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Oct. 31, 2011.
H.R. 2548.-- To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 6310 North University Street in Peoria,
Illinois, as the ``Charles 'Chip' Lawrence Chan Post Office
Building''. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform July
14, 2011. Rules suspended. Passed House July 28, 2011.
Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs July 29, 2011.
H.R. 2551 (H. Res. 359).-- Making appropriations for the
Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2012, and for other purposes. Reported from Appropriations
July 15, 2011; Rept. 112-148. Union Calendar. Considered July
21, 2011. Passed House amended July 22, 2011; Roll No. 629:
252-159. Received in Senate and referred to Appropriations
July 22, 2011. Reported with amendment Sept. 15, 2011; Rept.
112-80.
H.R. 2552.-- To amend title 18, United States Code, to change the
state of mind requirement for certain identity theft offenses,
and for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary July 15,
2011. Reported Sept. 8, 2011; Rept. 112-202.
Union Calendar................................................Union 130
H.R. 2553 (H. Res. 357).-- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the
Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49, United
States Code, to extend the airport improvement program, and
for other purposes. Referred to Transportation and
Infrastructure and in addition to Ways and Means July 15,
2011. Passed House July 20, 2011; Roll No. 611: 243-177.
Received in Senate July 20 (Legislative day of July 19), 2011.
Ordered placed on the calendar July 22, 2011. Passed Senate
Aug. 5 (Legislative day of Aug. 2), 2011. Presented to the
President Aug. 5, 2011. Approved Aug. 5, 2011. Public Law 112-
27.
H.R. 2560 (H. Res. 355).-- To cut, cap, and balance the Federal
budget. Referred to the Budget and in addition to Rules, and
Ways and Means July 15, 2011. Passed House July 19, 2011; Roll
No. 606: 234-190. Received in Senate and ordered placed on the
calendar July 20 (Legislative day of July 19), 2011.
H.R. 2576 (H. Res. 448).-- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 to modify the calculation of modified adjusted gross
income for purposes of determining eligibility for certain
healthcare-related programs. Referred to Ways and Means July
18, 2011. Reported Oct. 18, 2011; Rept. 112-254. Union
Calendar. Passed House Oct. 27, 2011; Roll No. 813: 262-157.
Laid on the table pursuant to H. Res. 448 Oct. 27, 2011. See
H.R. 674 for further action.
H.R. 2578.-- To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act related to a
segment of the Lower Merced River in California, and for other
purposes. Referred to Natural Resources July 18, 2011.
Reported Dec. 1, 2011; Rept. 112-303.
Union Calendar................................................Union 203
H.R. 2583.-- To authorize appropriations for the Department of
State for fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes. Referred
to Foreign Affairs July 19, 2011. Reported amended Sept. 23,
2011; Rept. 112-223.
Union Calendar................................................Union 145
H.R. 2584 (H. Res. 363).-- Making appropriations for the
Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other
purposes. Reported from Appropriations July 19, 2011; Rept.
112-151.
Union Calendar.................................................Union 97
Considered July 25, 26, 27, 28, 2011.
H.R. 2586.-- To refine the definition of swap execution facility
in the provisions regulating swap markets added by title VII
of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection
Act. Referred to Financial Services and in addition to
Agriculture July 19, 2011. Reported amended from Financial
Services Dec. 23, 2011; Rept. 112-345, Pt. I. Referral to
Agriculture extended Dec. 23, 2011 for a period ending not
later than Feb. 1, 2012. Referral to Agriculture extended Feb.
1, 2012 for a period ending not later than Feb. 8, 2012.
Reported amended from Agriculture Feb. 8, 2012; Pt. II.
Union Calendar................................................Union 266
H.R. 2587 (H. Res. 372).-- To prohibit the National Labor
Relations Board from ordering any employer to close, relocate,
or transfer employment under any circumstance. Referred to
Education and the Workforce July 19, 2011. Reported amended
July 25, 2011; Rept. 112-179. Union Calendar. Passed House
amended Sept. 15, 2011; Roll No. 711: 238-186. Received in
Senate Sept. 15, 2011. Ordered placed on the calendar Sept.
16, 2011.
H.R. 2594.-- To prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the United
States from participating in the European Union's emissions
trading scheme, and for other purposes. Referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure and in addition to Foreign
Affairs July 20, 2011. Reported from Transportation and
Infrastructure Oct. 5, 2011; Rept. 112-232, Pt. I. Foreign
Affairs discharged Oct. 5, 2011. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House Oct. 24, 2011. Received in Senate Oct.
31, 2011. Referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation
Dec. 17, 2011.
H.R. 2596 (S. 1572).-- 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 July 20, 2011; Rept.
112-169.
Union Calendar................................................Union 113
H.R. 2606.-- To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to allow
the construction and operation of natural gas pipeline
facilities in the Gateway National Recreation Area, and for
other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources July 21, 2011.
Reported amended Jan. 23, 2012; Rept. 112-373. Union Calendar.
Considered under suspension of rules Feb. 6, 2012. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Feb. 7, 2012. Received in
Senate and referred to Energy and Natural Resources Feb. 9,
2012.
H.R. 2608 (H. Res. 405) (H. Res. 412) (H. Con. Res. 81) (H. Con.
Res. 83).-- 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.
Referred to Small Business July 21, 2011. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended July 26, 2011. Received in Senate July
27, 2011. Passed Senate with amendment July 28, 2011. House
agreed to Senate amendment with amendment Sept. 23
(Legislative day of Sept. 22), 2011; Roll No. 727: 219-203.
Senate agreed to House amendment to Senate amendment with
amendment Sept. 26, 2011. Roll No. 153: 79-12. House agreed to
Senate amendment to House amendment to Senate amendment Oct.
4, 2011; Roll No. 745: 352-66. Presented to the President Oct.
4, 2011. Approved Oct. 5, 2011. Public Law 112-36.
H.R. 2621.-- To establish the Chimney Rock National Monument in
the State of Colorado, and for other purposes. Referred to
Natural Resources July 21, 2011. Reported amended May 10,
2012; Rept. 112-473. Union Calendar. Considered under
suspension of rules May 15, 2012. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended May 16, 2012. Received in Senate and referred to
Energy and Natural Resources May 17, 2012.
H.R. 2633 (S. 1637).-- To amend title 28, United States Code, to
clarify the time limits for appeals in civil cases to which
United States officers or employees are parties. Referred to
the Judiciary July 25, 2011. Reported Sept. 7, 2011; Rept.
112-199. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Sept. 12, 2011; Roll No. 700: 384-0. Received in Senate and
referred to the Judiciary Sept. 13, 2011. Reported Oct. 17,
2011; no written report.
H.R. 2646.-- To authorize certain Department of Veterans Affairs
major medical facility projects and leases, to extend certain
expiring provisions of law, and to modify certain authorities
of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Referred to Veterans' Affairs July 26, 2011. Reported amended
Sept. 15, 2011; Rept. 112-209. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 20, 2011; Roll No. 714:
412-3. Received in Senate Sept. 21, 2011. Passed Senate Sept.
23, 2011. Presented to the President Sept. 27, 2011. Approved
Oct. 5, 2011. Public Law 112-37.
H.R. 2660.-- To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 122 North Holderrieth Boulevard in Tomball,
Texas, as the ``Tomball Veterans Post Office''. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform July 26, 2011. Considered
under suspension of rules Nov. 14, 2011. Rules suspended.
Passed House Nov. 16, 2011. Received in Senate and referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Nov. 17, 2011.
Reported Apr. 25, 2012; no written report. Passed Senate Apr.
26, 2012. Presented to the President May 8, 2012. Approved May
15, 2012. Public Law 112-112.
H.R. 2668.-- To designate the station of the United States Border
Patrol located at 2136 South Naco Highway in Bisbee, Arizona,
as the ``Brian A. Terry Border Patrol Station''. Referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure July 27, 2011. Reported Dec.
12, 2011; Rept. 112-326. House Calendar. Considered under
suspension of rules Dec. 12, 2011. Rules suspended. Passed
House Dec. 14, 2011. Received in Senate and referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Dec. 15, 2011.
Reported May 7, 2012; no written report. Passed Senate May 8,
2012. Presented to the President May 14, 2012. Approved May
15, 2012. Public Law 112-113.
H.R. 2681 (H. Res. 419).-- To provide additional time for the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to issue
achievable standards for cement manufacturing facilities, and
for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Commerce July 28,
2011. Reported amended Sept. 26, 2011; Rept. 112-227. Union
Calendar. Considered Oct. 5, 2011. Passed House amended Oct.
6, 2011; Roll No. 764: 262-161. Received in Senate Oct. 11,
2011. Ordered placed on the calendar Oct. 12, 2011.
H.R. 2682.-- To provide end user exemptions from certain
provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, and for other purposes. Referred to
Financial Services and in addition to Agriculture July 28,
2011. Reported from Financial Services Dec. 23, 2011; Rept.
112-343, Pt. I. Referral to Agriculture extended Dec. 23, 2011
for a period ending not later than Feb. 1, 2012. Referral to
Agriculture extended Feb. 1, 2012 for a period ending not
later than Feb. 8, 2012. Reported amended from Agriculture
Feb. 8, 2012; Pt. II. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Mar. 26, 2012; Roll No. 128: 370-24. Received in
Senate Mar. 27, 2012. Ordered placed on the calendar Mar. 28,
2012.
H.R. 2693.-- To cut spending, maintain existing commitments, and
for other purposes. Referred to Rules and in addition to the
Budget, Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, Ways
and Means, and Science, Space, and Technology July 28, 2011.
Failed of passage under suspension of the rules (two-thirds
required) July 30, 2011; Roll No. 682: 173-246.
H.R. 2715.-- To provide the Consumer Product Safety Commission
with greater authority and discretion in enforcing the
consumer product safety laws, and for other purposes. Referred
to Energy and Commerce Aug. 1, 2011. Rules suspended. Passed
House Aug. 1, 2011; Roll No. 683: 421-2. Received in Senate
and passed Aug. 1, 2011. Presented to the President Aug. 5,
2011. Approved Aug. 12, 2011. Public Law 112-28.
H.R. 2719.-- To ensure public access to the summit of Rattlesnake
Mountain in the Hanford Reach National Monument for
educational, recreational, historical, scientific, cultural,
and other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Aug. 1,
2011. Reported Dec. 8, 2011; Rept. 112-321. Union Calendar.
Considered under suspension of rules Dec. 14, 2011. Rules
suspended. Passed House Dec. 15, 2011; Roll No. 935: 416-0.
Received in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Dec. 15, 2011.
H.R. 2745.-- To amend the Mesquite Lands Act of 1986 to facilitate
implementation of a multispecies habitat conservation plan for
the Virgin River in Clark County, Nevada. Referred to Natural
Resources Aug. 1, 2011. Reported amended May 10, 2012; Rept.
112-474. Union Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules
May 15, 2012. Rules suspended. Passed House amended May 16,
2012. Received in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural
Resources May 17, 2012.
H.R. 2752.-- To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to authorize the
Secretary of the Interior to conduct onshore oil and gas lease
sales through Internet-based live lease sales, and for other
purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Aug. 1, 2011. Reported
amended Jan. 18, 2012; Rept. 112-371.
Union Calendar................................................Union 252
H.R. 2764.-- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to
establish weapons of mass destruction intelligence and
information sharing functions of the Office of Intelligence
and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security and to
require dissemination of information analyzed by the
Department to entities with responsibilities relating to
homeland security, and for other purposes. Referred to
Homeland Security Aug. 1, 2011. Reported amended May 8, 2012;
Rept. 112-466.
Union Calendar................................................Union 326
H.R. 2767.-- To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 8 West Silver Street in Westfield,
Massachusetts, as the ``William T. Trant Post Office
Building''. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Aug.
1, 2011. Considered under suspension of rules Dec. 12, 2011.
Rules suspended. Passed House Dec. 13, 2011; Roll No. 924:
420-0. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs Dec. 14, 2011. Reported Apr. 25,
2012; no written report. Passed Senate Apr. 26, 2012.
Presented to the President May 8, 2012. Approved May 15, 2012.
Public Law 112-114.
H.R. 2779.-- To exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain
regulatory requirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall
Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Referred to
Financial Services and in addition to Agriculture Aug. 1,
2011. Reported amended from Financial Services Dec. 23, 2011;
Rept. 112-344, Pt. I. Referral to Agriculture extended Dec.
23, 2011 for a period ending not later than Feb. 1, 2012.
Referral to Agriculture extended Feb. 1, 2012 for a period
ending not later than Feb. 8, 2012. Reported amended from
Agriculture Feb. 8, 2012; Pt. II. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Mar. 26, 2012; Roll No. 127:
357-36. Received in Senate Mar. 27, 2012. Ordered placed on
the calendar Mar. 28, 2012.
H.R. 2803.-- To direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting
through the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and
Enforcement, to conduct a technological capability assessment,
survey, and economic feasibility study regarding recovery of
minerals, other than oil and natural gas, from the shallow and
deep seabed of the United States. Referred to Natural
Resources Aug. 5, 2011. Reported amended Dec. 1, 2011; Rept.
112-302.
Union Calendar................................................Union 202
H.R. 2815.-- 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 Aug. 9,
2011. Reported Dec. 5, 2011; Rept. 112-314.
Union Calendar................................................Union 213
H.R. 2829.-- To promote transparency, accountability, and reform
within the United Nations system, and for other purposes.
Referred to Foreign Affairs Aug. 30, 2011. Reported amended
Dec. 8, 2011; Rept. 112-323.
Union Calendar................................................Union 221
H.R. 2832 (H. Res. 418) (H. Res. 425).-- To extend the Generalized
System of Preferences, and for other purposes. Referred to
Ways and Means Sept. 6, 2011. Rules suspended. Passed House
Sept. 7, 2011. Received in Senate Sept. 8, 2011. Ordered
placed on the calendar Sept. 14, 2011. Considered Sept. 20,
21, 2011. Passed Senate with amendment Sept. 22, 2011; Roll
No. 150: 70-27. House agreed to Senate amendment Oct. 12,
2011; Roll No. 784: 307-122. Presented to the President Oct.
13, 2011. Approved Oct. 21, 2011. Public Law 112-40.
H.R. 2838 (H. Res. 455).-- To authorize appropriations for the
Coast Guard for fiscal years 2012 through 2015, and for other
purposes. Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure Sept.
2, 2011. Reported amended Oct. 3, 2011; Rept. 112-229. Union
Calendar. Considered Nov. 4, 2011. Passed House amended Nov.
15, 2011. Received in Senate and referred to Commerce, Science
and Transportation Nov. 16, 2011.
H.R. 2839.-- To suppress the threat of piracy on the high seas,
and for other purposes. Referred to Transportation and
Infrastructure and in addition to Armed Services Sept. 6,
2011. Reported from Transportation and Infrastructure Nov. 10,
2011; Rept. 112-273, Pt. I. Armed Services discharged Nov. 10,
2011.
Union Calendar................................................Union 183
H.R. 2840.-- To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to
regulate discharges from commercial vessels, and for other
purposes. Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure Sept.
6, 2011. Reported amended Nov. 3, 2011; Rept. 112-266.
Union Calendar................................................Union 178
H.R. 2842 (H. Res. 570).-- To authorize all Bureau of Reclamation
conduit facilities for hydropower development under Federal
Reclamation law, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural
Resources Sept. 6, 2011. Reported amended Dec. 1, 2011; Rept.
112-301. Union Calendar. Considered Mar. 6, 2012. Passed House
amended Mar. 7, 2012; Roll No. 100: 265-154. Received in
Senate and referred to Energy and Natural Resources Mar. 8,
2012.
H.R. 2845.-- 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 Transportation and
Infrastructure and in addition to Energy and Commerce Sept. 7,
2011. Reported amended from Transportation and Infrastructure
Dec. 1, 2011; Rept. 112-297, Pt. I. Energy and Commerce
discharged Dec. 1, 2011. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended Dec. 12, 2011. Received in Senate and
passed Dec. 13, 2011. Presented to the President Dec. 23,
2011. Approved Jan. 3, 2012. Public Law 112-90.
H.R. 2867.-- To reauthorize the International Religious Freedom
Act of 1998, and for other purposes. Referred to Foreign
Affairs Sept. 8, 2011. Considered under suspension of rules
Sept. 14, 2011. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Sept.
15, 2011; Roll No. 709: 391-21. Received in Senate and
referred to Foreign Relations Sept. 15, 2011. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate with amendments Dec. 13, 2011. House
agreed to Senate amendments under suspension of the rules Dec.
16, 2011. Presented to the President Dec. 19, 2011. Approved
Dec. 23, 2011. Public Law 112-75.
H.R. 2883.-- To amend part B of title IV of the Social Security
Act to extend the child and family services program through
fiscal year 2016, and for other purposes. Referred to Ways and
Means and in addition to the Budget Sept. 12, 2011. Reported
amended from Ways and Means Sept. 19, 2011; Rept. 112-210, Pt.
I. The Budget discharged Sept. 19, 2011. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 21, 2011; Roll No. 720:
395-25. Received in Senate and passed Sept. 22, 2011.
Presented to the President Sept. 27, 2011. Approved Sept. 30,
2011. Public Law 112-34.
H.R. 2887.-- To provide an extension of surface and air
transportation programs, and for other purposes. Referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure and in addition to Ways and
Means Sept. 12, 2011. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 13,
2011. Received in Senate Sept. 13, 2011. Ordered placed on the
calendar Sept. 14, 2011. Passed Senate Sept. 15, 2011; Roll
No. 138: 92-6. Presented to the President Sept. 16, 2011.
Approved Sept. 16, 2011. Public Law 112-30.
H.R. 2915.-- To repeal the Western Area Power Administration
borrowing authority, and for other purposes. Referred to
Natural Resources Sept. 14, 2011. Reported Apr. 16, 2012;
Rept. 112-431.
Union Calendar................................................Union 298
H.R. 2930 (H. Res. 453).-- To amend the securities laws to provide
for registration exemptions for certain crowdfunded
securities, and for other purposes. Referred to Financial
Services Sept. 14, 2011. Reported amended Oct. 31, 2011; Rept.
112-262. Union Calendar. Passed House amended Nov. 3, 2011;
Roll No. 825: 407-17. Received in Senate Nov. 7, 2011. Ordered
placed on the calendar Nov. 8, 2011.
H.R. 2937.-- 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 Transportation and
Infrastructure and in addition to Energy and Commerce Sept.
15, 2011. Reported amended from Energy and Commerce Nov. 16,
2011; Rept. 112-287, Pt. I.
H.R. 2938.-- To prohibit certain gaming activities on certain
Indian lands in Arizona. Referred to Natural Resources Sept.
15, 2011. Reported amended Apr. 16, 2012; Rept. 112-440.
Union Calendar................................................Union 307
H.R. 2940 (H. Res. 453).-- To direct the Securities and Exchange
Commission to eliminate the prohibition against general
solicitation as a requirement for a certain exemption under
Regulation D. Referred to Financial Services Sept. 15, 2011.
Reported amended Oct. 31, 2011; Rept. 112-263. Union Calendar.
Passed House amended Nov. 3, 2011; Roll No. 828: 413-11.
Received in Senate Nov. 7, 2011. Ordered placed on the
calendar Nov. 8, 2011.
H.R. 2943.-- To extend the program of block grants to States for
temporary assistance for needy families and related programs
through December 31, 2011. Referred to Ways and Means and in
addition to the Budget Sept. 15, 2011. Rules suspended. Passed
House Sept. 21, 2011. Received in Senate Sept. 22, 2011.
Passed Senate Sept. 23, 2011. Presented to the President Sept.
27, 2011. Approved Sept. 30, 2011. Public Law 112-35.
H.R. 2944.-- To provide for the continued performance of the
functions of the United States Parole Commission, and for
other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Sept. 15, 2011.
Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 20, 2011; Roll No. 712:
415-0. Received in Senate Sept. 21, 2011. Passed Senate with
amendment Oct. 6, 2011. House agreed to Senate amendment Oct.
12, 2011. Presented to the President Oct. 13, 2011. Approved
Oct. 21, 2011. Public Law 112-44.
H.R. 2947.-- To provide for the release of the reversionary
interest held by the United States in certain land conveyed by
the United States in 1950 for the establishment of an airport
in Cook County, Minnesota. Referred to Natural Resources Sept.
15, 2011. Reported Apr. 16, 2012; Rept. 112-441. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Apr. 24, 2012.
Received in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Apr. 25, 2012. Committee discharged May 16, 2012.
Referred to Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry May 16, 2012.
Committee discharged. Passed Senate May 24, 2012.
H.R. 3001.-- To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Raoul
Wallenberg, in recognition of his achievements and heroic
actions during the Holocaust. Referred to Financial Services
Sept. 21, 2011. Rules suspended. Passed House Apr. 16, 2012;
Roll No. 152: 377-0. Received in Senate Apr. 17, 2012.
H.R. 3004.-- To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 260 California Drive in Yountville,
California, as the ``Private First Class Alejandro R. Ruiz
Post Office Building''. Referred to Oversight and Government
Reform Sept. 21, 2011. Considered under suspension of rules
Nov. 14, 2011. Rules suspended. Passed House Nov. 16, 2011.
Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Nov. 17, 2011. Reported Apr. 25, 2012; no
written report. Passed Senate Apr. 26, 2012. Presented to the
President May 8, 2012. Approved May 15, 2012. Public Law 112-
115.
H.R. 3010 (H. Res. 477).-- To reform the process by which Federal
agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance
documents. Referred to the Judiciary Sept. 22, 2011. Reported
amended Nov. 22, 2011; Rept. 112-294. Union Calendar. Passed
House amended Dec. 2, 2011; Roll No. 888: 253-167. Received in
Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Dec. 5, 2011.
H.R. 3012.-- To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to
eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-
based immigrants, to increase the per-country numerical
limitation for family-sponsored immigrants, and for other
purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Sept. 22, 2011. Reported
amended Nov. 18, 2011; Rept. 112-292. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Nov. 29, 2011; Roll No. 860:
389-15. Received in Senate Nov. 30, 2011. Ordered placed on
the calendar Jan. 23, 2012.
H.R. 3029.-- To reduce the size of the Federal workforce through
attrition, and for other purposes. Referred to Oversight and
Government Reform Sept. 22, 2011. Reported amended Dec. 19,
2011; Rept. 112-334.
Union Calendar................................................Union 225
H.R. 3069.-- To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to
reduce predation on endangered Columbia River salmon and other
nonlisted species, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural
Resources Sept. 29, 2011. Reported Dec. 8, 2011; Rept. 112-
322.
Union Calendar................................................Union 220
H.R. 3078 (H. Res. 425) (S. 1641).-- To implement the United
States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement. Referred to Ways
and Means Oct. 3, 2011. Reported Oct. 6, 2011; Rept. 112-237.
Union Calendar. Considered Oct. 11, 2011. Passed House Oct.
12, 2011; Roll No. 781: 262-167. Received in Senate and passed
Oct. 12, 2011; Roll No. 163: 66-33. Presented to the President
Oct. 13, 2011. Approved Oct. 21, 2011. Public Law 112-42.
H.R. 3079 (H. Res. 425) (S. 1643).-- To implement the United
States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement. Referred to Ways and
Means Oct. 3, 2011. Reported Oct. 6, 2011; Rept. 112-238.
Union Calendar. Considered Oct. 11, 2011. Passed House Oct.
12, 2011; Roll No. 782: 300-129. Received in Senate and passed
Oct. 12, 2011; Roll No. 162: 77-22. Presented to the President
Oct. 13, 2011. Approved Oct. 21, 2011. Public Law 112-43.
H.R. 3080 (H. Res. 425) (S. 1642).-- To implement the United
States-Korea Free Trade Agreement. Referred to Ways and Means
Oct. 3, 2011. Reported Oct. 6, 2011; Rept. 112-239. Union
Calendar. Considered Oct. 11, 2011. Passed House Oct. 12,
2011; Roll No. 783: 278-151. Received in Senate and passed
Oct. 12, 2011; Roll No. 161: 83-15. Presented to the President
Oct. 13, 2011. Approved Oct. 21, 2011. Public Law 112-41.
H.R. 3094 (H. Res. 470).-- To amend the National Labor Relations
Act with respect to representation hearings and the timing of
elections of labor organizations under that Act. Referred to
Education and the Workforce Oct. 5, 2011. Reported amended
Nov. 10, 2011; Rept. 112-276. Union Calendar. Passed House
amended Nov. 30, 2011; Roll No. 869: 235-188. Received in
Senate Dec. 1, 2011. Ordered placed on the calendar Dec. 16,
2011.
H.R. 3117.-- To grant the Secretary of the Interior permanent
authority to authorize States to issue electronic duck stamps,
and for other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Oct. 6,
2011. Reported amended Jan. 23, 2012; Rept. 112-374. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Jan. 23, 2012;
Roll No. 5: 373-1. Received in Senate and referred to
Environment and Public Works Jan. 24, 2012.
H.R. 3140.-- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct
the Secretary of Homeland Security to prioritize the
assignment of officers and analysts to certain State and urban
area fusion centers to enhance the security of mass transit
systems. Referred to Homeland Security Oct. 6, 2011. Reported
May 8, 2012; Rept. 112-467.
Union Calendar................................................Union 327
H.R. 3220.-- To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 170 Evergreen Square SW in Pine City,
Minnesota, as the ``Master Sergeant Daniel L. Fedder Post
Office''. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Oct. 14,
2011. Rules suspended. Passed House Dec. 12, 2011; Roll No.
913: 351-0. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs Dec. 13, 2011. Reported May
16, 2012; no written report. Passed Senate May 17, 2012.
H.R. 3237.-- To amend the SOAR Act by clarifying the scope of
coverage of the Act. Referred to Oversight and Government
Reform Oct. 18, 2011. Reported amended Dec. 6, 2011; Rept.
112-315. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Dec. 6, 2011. Received in Senate Dec. 7, 2011. Referred to
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Dec. 17, 2011.
Committee discharged. Passed Senate Jan. 23, 2012. Presented
to the President Jan. 26, 2012. Approved Feb. 1, 2012. Public
Law 112-92.
H.R. 3246.-- To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 15455 Manchester Road in Ballwin, Missouri,
as the ``Specialist Peter J. Navarro Post Office Building''.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Oct. 24, 2011.
Considered under suspension of rules Dec. 12, 2011. Rules
suspended. Passed House Dec. 13, 2011; Roll No. 920: 415-0.
Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Dec. 14, 2011. Reported Apr. 25, 2012; no
written report. Passed Senate Apr. 26, 2012. Presented to the
President May 8, 2012. Approved May 15, 2012. Public Law 112-
116.
H.R. 3247.-- To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 1100 Town and Country Commons in
Chesterfield, Missouri, as the ``Lance Corporal Matthew P.
Pathenos Post Office Building''. Referred to Oversight and
Government Reform Oct. 24, 2011. Considered under suspension
of rules Feb. 14, 2012. Rules suspended. Passed House Feb. 15,
2012; Roll No. 53: 419-0. Received in Senate and referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Feb. 16, 2012.
Reported Apr. 25, 2012; no written report. Passed Senate Apr.
26, 2012. Presented to the President May 8, 2012. Approved May
15, 2012. Public Law 112-117.
H.R. 3248.-- To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 112 South 5th Street in Saint Charles,
Missouri, as the ``Lance Corporal Drew W. Weaver Post Office
Building''. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Oct.
24, 2011. Considered under suspension of rules Feb. 14, 2012.
Rules suspended. Passed House Feb. 15, 2012; Roll No. 54: 412-
0. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Feb. 16, 2012. Reported Apr. 25, 2012; no
written report. Passed Senate Apr. 26, 2012. Presented to the
President May 8, 2012. Approved May 15, 2012. Public Law 112-
118.
H.R. 3263 (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 Natural Resources Oct. 26, 2011. Reported Apr. 16, 2012;
Rept. 112-442.
Union Calendar................................................Union 309
H.R. 3283.-- To amend the Commodity Exchange Act and the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide an exemption for
certain swaps and security-based swaps involving Non-U.S.
persons, and for other purposes. Referred to Financial
Services and in addition to Agriculture Oct. 31, 2011.
Reported amended from Financial Services May 11, 2012; Rept.
112-477, Pt. I. Referral to Agriculture extended May 11, 2012
for a period ending not later than May 30, 2012.
H.R. 3298.-- To establish the position of Special Assistant for
Veterans Affairs in the Department of Housing and Urban
Development, and for other purposes. Referred to Financial
Services Nov. 1, 2011. Considered under suspension of rules
Mar. 26, 2012. Rules suspended. Passed House Mar. 27, 2012;
Roll No. 133: 414-5. Received in Senate and referred to
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Mar. 28, 2012.
H.R. 3309 (H. Res. 595).-- To amend the Communications Act of 1934
to provide for greater transparency and efficiency in the
procedures followed by the Federal Communications Commission.
Referred to Energy and Commerce Nov. 2, 2011. Reported amended
Mar. 19, 2012; Rept. 112-414. Union Calendar. Passed House
amended Mar. 27, 2012; Roll No. 138: 247-174. Received in
Senate and referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation
Mar. 28, 2012.
H.R. 3310.-- To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to
consolidate the reporting obligations of the Federal
Communications Commission in order to improve congressional
oversight and reduce reporting burdens. Referred to Energy and
Commerce Nov. 2, 2011. Reported amended Apr. 16, 2012; Rept.
112-443.
Union Calendar................................................Union 310
H.R. 3321 (S. 1759).-- 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, and for other purposes. Referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure Nov. 2, 2011. Rules
suspended. Passed House Nov. 4, 2011; Roll No. 831: 387-2.
Received in Senate and ordered placed on the calendar Nov. 7,
2011. Passed Senate with amendment Nov. 17, 2011. House agreed
to Senate amendment Nov. 18, 2011. Presented to the President
Nov. 19, 2011. Approved Nov. 29, 2011. Public Law 112-61.
H.R. 3336.-- To ensure the exclusion of small lenders from certain
regulations of the Dodd-Frank Act. Referred to Agriculture
Nov. 3, 2011. Reported amended Feb. 8, 2012; Rept. 112-390.
Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Apr. 25,
2012; Roll No. 180: 312-111. Received in Senate and referred
to Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Apr. 26, 2012.
H.R. 3407.-- To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish
and implement a competitive oil and gas leasing program for
the exploration, development, and production of the oil and
gas resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska, to ensure secure
energy supplies for the continental Pacific Coast of the
United States, lower prices, and reduce imports, and for other
purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Nov. 14, 2011.
Reported amended Feb. 9, 2012; Rept. 112-393.
Union Calendar................................................Union 273
H.R. 3408 (H. Res. 547).-- To set clear rules for the development
of United States oil shale resources, to promote shale
technology research and development, and for other purposes.
Referred to Natural Resources Nov. 14, 2011. Reported amended
Feb. 9, 2012; Rept. 112-392. Union Calendar. Considered Feb.
15, 2012. Passed House amended Feb. 16, 2012; Roll No. 71:
237-187.
H.R. 3410.-- To require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct
certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, to provide fair and
equitable revenue sharing for all coastal States, to formulate
future offshore energy development plans in areas with the
most potential, to generate revenue for American
infrastructure, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural
Resources Nov. 14, 2011. Reported amended Feb. 9, 2012; Rept.
112-395.
Union Calendar................................................Union 275
H.R. 3413.-- To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 1449 West Avenue in Bronx, New York, as the
``Private Isaac T. Cortes Post Office''. Referred to Oversight
and Government Reform Nov. 14, 2011. Rules suspended. Passed
House Mar. 5, 2012. Received in Senate and referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Mar. 6, 2012.
Reported May 16, 2012; no written report. Passed Senate May
17, 2012.
H.R. 3421 (S. 1239).-- To award Congressional Gold Medals in honor
of the men and women who perished as a result of the terrorist
attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001. Referred
to Financial Services Nov. 14, 2011. Considered under
suspension of rules Dec. 13, 2011. Rules suspended. Passed
House Dec. 14, 2011; Roll No. 929: 416-0. Received in Senate
Dec. 14, 2011. Passed Senate Dec. 15, 2011. Presented to the
President Dec. 19, 2011. Approved Dec. 23, 2011. Public Law
112-76.
H.R. 3433.-- To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide
transparency and require certain standards in the award of
Federal grants, and for other purposes. Referred to Oversight
and Government Reform Nov. 16, 2011. Reported amended May 16,
2012; Rept. 112-484.
Union Calendar................................................Union 339
H.R. 3452.-- To provide for the sale of approximately 30 acres of
Federal land in Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Salt
Lake County, Utah, to permit the establishment of a minimally
invasive transportation alternative for skiers, called
``SkiLink'', to connect two ski resorts in the Wasatch
Mountains, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural
Resources Nov. 17, 2011. Reported amended Apr. 19, 2012; Rept.
112-452.
Union Calendar................................................Union 316
H.R. 3463 (H. Res. 477) (H.R. 359).-- To reduce Federal spending
and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of
presidential election campaigns and party conventions and by
terminating the Election Assistance Commission. Referred to
House Administration and in addition to Ways and Means Nov.
17, 2011. Passed House Dec. 1, 2011; Roll No. 873: 235-190.
Received in Senate and referred to Rules and Administration
Dec. 5, 2011.
H.R. 3521 (H. Res. 540).-- To amend the Congressional Budget and
Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for a legislative
line-item veto to expedite consideration of rescissions, and
for other purposes. Referred to the Budget and in addition to
Rules Nov. 30, 2011. Reported amended from the Budget Jan. 17,
2012; Rept. 112-364, Pt. I. Referral to Rules extended Jan.
17, 2012 for a period ending not later than Feb. 3, 2012.
Reported amended from Rules Feb. 2, 2012; Pt. II. Union
Calendar. Passed House amended Feb. 8, 2012; Roll No. 46: 254-
173. Received in Senate and referred to the Budget Feb. 9,
2012.
H.R. 3523 (H. Res. 631).-- To provide for the sharing of certain
cyber threat intelligence and cyber threat information between
the intelligence community and cybersecurity entities, and for
other purposes. Referred to Intelligence Nov. 30, 2011.
Reported amended Apr. 17, 2012; Rept. 112-445. Union Calendar.
Passed House amended Apr. 26, 2012; Roll No. 192: 248-168.
Received in Senate and referred to Intelligence May 7, 2012.
H.R. 3527.-- To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to clarify the
definition of swap dealer. Referred to Agriculture Nov. 30,
2011. Reported amended Feb. 8, 2012; Rept. 112-391.
Union Calendar................................................Union 270
H.R. 3534.-- To amend title 31, United States Code, to revise
requirements related to assets pledged by a surety, and for
other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Dec. 1, 2011.
Reported amended Apr. 27, 2012; Rept. 112-460. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended May 15, 2012. Received
in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs May 16, 2012.
H.R. 3556.-- To designate the new United States courthouse in
Buffalo, New York, as the ``Robert H. Jackson United States
Courthouse''. Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure
Dec. 2, 2011. Reported Apr. 27, 2012; Rept. 112-456.
House Calendar................................................House 128
H.R. 3567.-- To amend title IV of the Social Security Act to
require States to implement policies to prevent assistance
under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
program from being used in strip clubs, casinos, and liquor
stores. Referred to Ways and Means Dec. 6, 2011. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Feb. 1, 2012; Roll No. 20:
395-27. Received in Senate and referred to Finance Feb. 2,
2012.
H.R. 3575.-- To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to
establish joint resolutions on the budget, and for other
purposes. Referred to Rules and in addition to the Budget Dec.
7, 2011. Reported amended from Rules Jan. 31, 2012; Rept. 112-
379, Pt. I. The Budget discharged Jan. 31, 2012.
Union Calendar................................................Union 260
H.R. 3578 (H. Res. 534).-- To amend the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to reform the budget
baseline. Referred to the Budget Dec. 7, 2011. Reported
amended Jan. 30, 2012; Rept. 112-378. Union Calendar.
Considered Feb. 2, 2012. Passed House amended Feb. 3, 2012;
Roll No. 32: 235-177. Received in Senate and referred to the
Budget Feb. 6, 2012.
H.R. 3581 (H. Res. 539).-- To amend the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to increase transparency
in Federal budgeting, and for other purposes. Referred to the
Budget and in addition to Oversight and Government Reform, and
Ways and Means Dec. 7, 2011. Reported amended from the Budget
Jan. 31, 2012; Rept. 112-380, Pt. I. Oversight and Government
Reform and Ways and Means discharged Jan. 31, 2012. Union
Calendar. Passed House amended Feb. 7, 2012; Roll No. 42: 245-
180. Received in Senate and referred to the Budget Feb. 9,
2012.
H.R. 3582 (H. Res. 534).-- To amend the Congressional Budget Act
of 1974 to provide for macroeconomic analysis of the impact of
legislation. Referred to the Budget and in addition to Rules
Dec. 7, 2011. Reported amended from the Budget Jan. 30, 2012;
Rept. 112-377, Pt. I. Rules discharged Jan. 30, 2012. Union
Calendar. Passed House amended Feb. 2, 2012; Roll No. 30: 242-
179. Received in Senate and referred to the Budget Feb. 6,
2012.
H.R. 3606 (H. Res. 572).-- To increase American job creation and
economic growth by improving access to the public capital
markets for emerging growth companies. Referred to Financial
Services Dec. 8, 2011. Reported amended Mar. 1, 2012; Rept.
112-406. Union Calendar. Supplemental report filed Mar. 6,
2012; Pt. II. Considered Mar. 7, 2012. Passed House amended
Mar. 8, 2012; Roll No. 110: 390-23. Received in Senate Mar. 8,
2012. Ordered placed on the calendar Mar. 13, 2012. Considered
Mar. 15, 19, 20, 21, 2012. Passed Senate with amendment Mar.
22, 2012; Roll No. 55: 73-26. House agreed to Senate amendment
under suspension of the rules Mar. 27, 2012; Roll No. 132:
380-41. Presented to the President Mar. 27, 2012. Approved
Apr. 5, 2012. Public Law 112-106.
H.R. 3630 (H. Res. 491) (H. Res. 502) (H. Res. 554).-- To provide
incentives for the creation of jobs, and for other purposes.
Referred to Ways and Means and in addition to Energy and
Commerce, Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, Transportation
and Infrastructure, Agriculture, Oversight and Government
Reform, House Administration, the Budget, Natural Resources,
Rules, and Intelligence Dec. 9, 2011. Passed House amended
Dec. 13, 2011; Roll No. 923: 234-193. Received in Senate and
ordered placed on the calendar Dec. 14, 2011. Passed Senate
with amendments Dec. 17, 2011. House disagreed to Senate
amendments and asked for a conference Dec. 20, 2011; Roll No.
946: 229-193. Senate insisted on its amendments and agreed to
a conference Dec. 23, 2011. Conference report filed in the
House Feb. 16, 2012; Rept. 112-399. House agreed to conference
report Feb. 17, 2012; Roll No. 72: 293-132. Senate agreed to
conference report Feb. 17, 2012; Roll No. 22: 60-36. Presented
to the President Feb. 22, 2012. Approved Feb. 22, 2012. Public
Law 112-96.
H.R. 3637.-- To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 401 Old Dixie Highway in Jupiter, Florida,
as the ``Roy Schallern Rood Post Office Building''. Referred
to Oversight and Government Reform Dec. 12, 2011. Rules
suspended. Passed House Mar. 5, 2012; Roll No. 95: 362-2.
Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Mar. 6, 2012.
H.R. 3659.-- To reauthorize the program of block grants to States
for temporary assistance for needy families through fiscal
year 2012, and for other purposes. Referred to Ways and Means
Dec. 14, 2011. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Dec. 15,
2011. Received in Senate and referred to Finance Dec. 15,
2011.
H.R. 3670.-- To require the Transportation Security Administration
to comply with the Uniformed Services Employment and
Reemployment Rights Act. Referred to Homeland Security and in
addition to Veterans' Affairs Dec. 14, 2011. Reported from
Veterans' Affairs May 18, 2012; Rept. 112-487, Pt. I.
H.R. 3672 (H. Res. 500).-- Making appropriations for disaster
relief requirements for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2012, and for other purposes. Referred to Appropriations and
in addition to the Budget Dec. 14, 2011. Passed House Dec. 16,
2011; Roll No. 943: 351-67. Received in Senate and passed Dec.
17, 2011. Presented to the President Dec. 21, 2011. Approved
Dec. 23, 2011. Public Law 112-77.
H.R. 3765.-- To extend the payroll tax holiday, unemployment
compensation, Medicare physician payment, provide for the
consideration of the Keystone XL pipeline, and for other
purposes. Referred to Ways and Means and in addition to Energy
and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Natural
Resources, Foreign Affairs, Financial Services, and the Budget
Dec. 23, 2011. Committees discharged. Passed House Dec. 23,
2011. Received in Senate and passed Dec. 23, 2011. Presented
to the President Dec. 23, 2011. Approved Dec. 23, 2011. Public
Law 112-78.
H.R. 3800.-- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend
the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and
Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49, United States Code, to
extend authorizations for the airport improvement program, and
for other purposes. Referred to Transportation and
Infrastructure and in addition to Ways and Means Jan. 23,
2012. Rules suspended. Passed House Jan. 24, 2012. Received in
Senate and passed Jan. 26, 2012. Presented to the President
Jan. 30, 2012. Approved Jan. 31, 2012. Public Law 112-91.
H.R. 3801 (S. 1974).-- 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. Referred to Ways and Means and in addition to
Armed Services Jan. 23, 2012. Rules suspended. Passed House
Jan. 25, 2012; Roll No. 11: 408-0. Received in Senate and
passed Jan. 26, 2012. Presented to the President Jan. 30,
2012. Approved Feb. 10, 2012. Public Law 112-93.
H.R. 3813 (H. Res. 547).-- To amend title 5, United States Code,
to secure the annuities of Federal civilian employees, and for
other purposes. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform
and in addition to House Administration Jan. 24, 2012.
Reported amended from Oversight and Government Reform Feb. 9,
2012; Rept. 112-394, Pt. I. House Administration discharged
Feb. 9, 2012.
Union Calendar................................................Union 274
H.R. 3834.-- To amend the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991
to authorize activities for support of networking and
information technology research, and for other purposes.
Referred to Science, Space, and Technology Jan. 27, 2012.
Reported amended Mar. 22, 2012; Rept. 112-420. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Apr. 27, 2012. Received
in Senate and referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation
May 7, 2012.
H.R. 3835.-- To extend the pay limitation for Members of Congress
and Federal employees. Referred to Oversight and Government
Reform and in addition to House Administration Jan. 27, 2012.
Rules suspended. Passed House Feb. 1, 2012; Roll No. 19: 309-
117. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Feb. 2, 2012.
H.R. 3864.-- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend
authorities relating to the Highway Trust Fund, to provide
revenues for highway programs, and for other purposes.
Referred to Ways and Means and in addition to Transportation
and Infrastructure Feb. 1, 2012. Reported from Ways and Means
Feb. 9, 2012; Rept. 112-396, Pt. I. Transportation and
Infrastructure discharged Feb. 9, 2012.
Union Calendar................................................Union 276
H.R. 3874.-- To provide for the conveyance of eight cemeteries
that are located on National Forest System land in Black Hills
National Forest, South Dakota. Referred to Natural Resources
Feb. 1, 2012. Reported amended May 10, 2012; Rept. 112-475.
Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended May 15,
2012; Roll No. 251: 400-1. Received in Senate and referred to
Energy and Natural Resources May 16, 2012.
H.R. 3902.-- To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to
revise the timing of special elections for local office in the
District of Columbia. Referred to Oversight and Government
Reform Feb. 6, 2012. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Feb. 29, 2012. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs Mar. 1, 2012.
H.R. 3989.-- To support State and local accountability for public
education, inform parents of their schools' performance, and
for other purposes. Referred to Education and the Workforce
Feb. 9, 2012. Reported amended Apr. 27, 2012; Rept. 112-458.
Union Calendar................................................Union 320
H.R. 3990.-- To encourage effective teachers in the classrooms of
the United States and innovative education programs in our
Nation's schools. Referred to Education and the Workforce and
in addition to Armed Services, and Financial Services Feb. 9,
2012. Reported amended from Education and the Workforce Apr.
27, 2012; Rept. 112-459, Pt. I. Armed Services and Financial
Services discharged Apr. 27, 2012.
Union Calendar................................................Union 321
H.R. 3992.-- To allow otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to
receive E-2 nonimmigrant visas if similarly situated United
States nationals are eligible for similar nonimmigrant status
in Israel. Referred to the Judiciary Feb. 9, 2012. Reported
Mar. 8, 2012; Rept. 112-410. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House Mar. 19, 2012; Roll No. 111: 371-0. Received in
Senate and referred to the Judiciary Mar. 20, 2012. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate May 24, 2012.
H.R. 4014.-- To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with
respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer
Financial Protection. Referred to Financial Services Feb. 13,
2012. Reported Mar. 20, 2012; Rept. 112-417. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House Mar. 26, 2012. Received in
Senate Mar. 27, 2012. Ordered placed on the calendar Mar. 28,
2012.
H.R. 4040.-- To provide for the award of a gold medal on behalf of
Congress to Jack Nicklaus in recognition of his service to the
Nation in promoting excellence and good sportsmanship in golf.
Referred to Financial Services Feb. 15, 2012. Rules suspended.
Passed House Apr. 16, 2012; Roll No. 153: 373-4. Received in
Senate and referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Apr. 17, 2012.
H.R. 4045.-- To modify the Department of Defense Program Guidance
relating to the award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite
Absence administrative absence days to members of the reserve
components to exempt any member whose qualified mobilization
commenced before October 1, 2011, and continued on or after
that date, from the changes to the program guidance that took
effect on that date. Referred to Armed Services Feb. 15, 2012.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended May 15, 2012. Received
in Senate May 16, 2012. Received in Senate May 16, 2012.
Passed Senate May 17, 2012. Presented to the President May 18,
2012.
H.R. 4078.-- To provide that no agency may take any significant
regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or
less than 6.0 percent. Referred to Oversight and Government
Reform and in addition to the Judiciary Feb. 17, 2012.
Reported amended from the Judiciary Apr. 27, 2012; Rept. 112-
461, Pt. I.
H.R. 4086.-- To amend chapter 97 of title 28, United States Code,
to clarify the exception to foreign sovereign immunity set
forth in section 1605(a)(3) of such title. Referred to the
Judiciary Feb. 24, 2012. Reported amended Mar. 19, 2012; Rept.
112-413. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Mar. 19, 2012. Received in Senate and referred to the
Judiciary Mar. 20, 2012.
H.R. 4089 (H. Res. 614).-- To protect and enhance opportunities
for recreational hunting, fishing and shooting. Referred to
Natural Resources and in addition to Agriculture, and Energy
and Commerce Feb. 27, 2012. Reported amended from Natural
Resources Apr. 13, 2012; Rept. 112-426, Pt. I. Agriculture and
Energy and Commerce discharged Apr. 13, 2012. Union Calendar.
Passed House amended Apr. 17, 2012; Roll No. 164: 274-146.
Received in Senate Apr. 18, 2012.
H.R. 4097.-- To amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act to authorize
appropriations for the John F. Kennedy Center for the
Performing Arts, and for other purposes. Referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure Feb. 28, 2012. Reported Apr.
27, 2012; Rept. 112-457. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House May 7, 2012. Received in Senate May 8, 2012.
Passed Senate May 23, 2012.
H.R. 4105 (S. 2153).-- To apply the countervailing duty provisions
of the Tariff Act of 1930 to nonmarket economy countries, and
for other purposes. Referred to Ways and Means Feb. 29, 2012.
Rules suspended. Passed House Mar. 6, 2012; Roll No. 96: 370-
39. Received in Senate and passed Mar. 7, 2012. Presented to
the President Mar. 8, 2012. Approved Mar. 13, 2012. Public Law
112-99.
H.R. 4114.-- To increase, effective as of December 1, 2012, 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 Feb. 29,
2012. Reported May 18, 2012; Rept. 112-486.
Union Calendar................................................Union 340
H.R. 4119 (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 and in addition to Ways and Means, and
Homeland Security Mar. 1, 2012. Reported from the Judiciary
Mar. 21, 2012; Rept. 112-418, Pt. I. Ways and Means and
Homeland Security discharged Mar. 21, 2012. Union Calendar.
Considered under suspension of rules May 15, 2012. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended May 16, 2012; Roll No. 256:
416-4. Received in Senate and passed May 17, 2012.
H.R. 4133.-- To express the sense of Congress regarding the United
States-Israel strategic relationship, to direct the President
to submit to Congress reports on United States actions to
enhance this relationship and to assist in the defense of
Israel, and for other purposes. Referred to Foreign Affairs
Mar. 5, 2012. Rules suspended. Passed House amended May 9,
2012; Roll No. 225: 411-2. Received in Senate and referred to
Foreign Relations May 10, 2012.
H.R. 4201.-- To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to
provide for the protection of child custody arrangements for
parents who are members of the Armed Forces. Referred to
Veterans' Affairs Mar. 16, 2012. Reported May 18, 2012; Rept.
112-488.
Union Calendar................................................Union 341
H.R. 4235.-- To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the
Commodity Exchange Act to repeal the indemnification
requirements for regulatory authorities to obtain access to
swap data required to be provided by swaps entities under such
Acts. Referred to Agriculture and in addition to Financial
Services Mar. 21, 2012. Reported amended from Financial
Services May 9, 2012; Rept. 112-471, Pt. I.
H.R. 4239 (H.R. 662).-- To provide an extension of Federal-aid
highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and
other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund pending
enactment of a multiyear law reauthorizing such programs.
Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure and in addition
to Ways and Means, Natural Resources, Science, Space, and
Technology, and Energy and Commerce Mar. 22, 2012. Considered
under suspension of rules Mar. 27, 2012. Failed of passage
under suspension of the rules (two-thirds required) Mar. 29,
2012.
H.R. 4240.-- To reauthorize the North Korean Human Rights Act of
2004, and for other purposes. Referred to Foreign Affairs Mar.
22, 2012. Rules suspended. Passed House amended May 15, 2012.
Received in Senate and referred to Foreign Relations May 16,
2012.
H.R. 4257.-- To amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code,
to revise requirements relating to Federal information
security, and for other purposes. Referred to Oversight and
Government Reform Mar. 26, 2012. Reported amended Apr. 26,
2012; Rept. 112-455. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Apr. 26, 2012. Received in Senate and referred
to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs May 7, 2012.
H.R. 4281 (H. Res. 600).-- To provide an extension of Federal-aid
highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and
other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund pending
enactment of a multiyear law reauthorizing such programs.
Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure and in addition
to Ways and Means, Natural Resources, Science, Space, and
Technology, and Energy and Commerce Mar. 28, 2012. Passed
House Mar. 29, 2012; Roll No. 147: 266-158. Received in Senate
and passed Mar. 29, 2012. Presented to the President Mar. 29,
2012. Approved Mar. 30, 2012. Public Law 112-102.
H.R. 4310 (H. Res. 656) (H. Res. 661).-- To authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for military activities of
the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel
strengths for fiscal year 2013, and for other purposes.
Referred to Armed Services Mar. 29, 2012. Reported amended May
11, 2012; Rept. 112-479. Union Calendar. Supplemental report
filed May 15, 2012; Pt. II. Considered May 16, 17, 2012.
Passed House amended May 18, 2012; Roll No. 291: 299-120.
H.R. 4348 (H. Res. 619).-- To provide an extension of Federal-aid
highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and
other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund pending
enactment of a multiyear law reauthorizing such programs, and
for other purposes. Referred to Transportation and
Infrastructure and in addition to Ways and Means, Natural
Resources, Science, Space, and Technology, and Energy and
Commerce Apr. 16, 2012. Passed House amended Apr. 18, 2012;
Roll No. 170: 293-127. Received in Senate Apr. 19, 2012.
Passed Senate with amendment Apr. 24 (Legislative day of Apr.
23), 2012. Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a
conference Apr. 24 (Legislative day of Apr. 23), 2012. House
disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference Apr.
25, 2012.
H.R. 4628 (H. Res. 631).-- To extend student loan interest rates
for undergraduate Federal Direct Stafford Loans. Referred to
Education and the Workforce and in addition to Energy and
Commerce, and the Budget Apr. 25, 2012. Passed House Apr. 27,
2012; Roll No. 195: 215-195. Received in Senate May 7, 2012.
Ordered placed on the calendar May 8, 2012.
H.R. 4849.-- To direct the Secretary of the Interior to issue
commercial use authorizations to commercial stock operators
for operations in designated wilderness within the Sequoia and
Kings Canyon National Parks, and for other purposes. Referred
to Natural Resources Apr. 26, 2012. Committee discharged.
Passed House amended Apr. 27, 2012. Received in Senate May 7,
2012. Ordered placed on the calendar May 8, 2012. Passed
Senate with amendment May 17, 2012. House agreed to Senate
amendment May 18, 2012.
H.R. 4966.-- To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985 to replace the sequester established by
the Budget Control Act of 2011. Referred to the Budget and in
addition to Rules Apr. 27, 2012. Reported amended from the
Budget May 9, 2012; Rept. 112-469, Pt. I. Rules discharged May
9, 2012.
Union Calendar................................................Union 329
H.R. 4967 (H.R. 1021) (S. 1821).-- To prevent the termination of
the temporary office of bankruptcy judges in certain judicial
districts. Referred to the Judiciary Apr. 27, 2012. Committee
discharged. Passed House May 9, 2012. Received in Senate and
passed May 10, 2012. Presented to the President May 18, 2012.
H.R. 4970 (H. Res. 656).-- To reauthorize the Violence Against
Women Act of 1994. Referred to the Judiciary and in addition
to Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, and
Financial Services Apr. 27, 2012. Reported amended from the
Judiciary May 15, 2012; Rept. 112-480, Pt. I. Energy and
Commerce, Education and the Workforce, and Financial Services
discharged May 15, 2012. Union Calendar. Passed House amended
May 16, 2012; Roll No. 258: 222-205. Received in Senate and
ordered placed on the calendar May 21, 2012.
H.R. 5325 (S. 2465).-- Making appropriations for energy and water
development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2013, and for other purposes. Reported from
Appropriations May 2, 2012; Rept. 112-462.
Union Calendar................................................Union 323
H.R. 5326 (H. Res. 643) (S. 2323).-- Making appropriations for the
Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related
Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and
for other purposes. Reported from Appropriations May 2, 2012;
Rept. 112-463. Union Calendar. Considered May 8, 9, 2012.
Passed House amended May 10, 2012; Roll No. 249: 247-163.
Received in Senate and ordered placed on the calendar May 14,
2012.
H.R. 5651.-- To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to
revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs
and for medical devices, to establish user-fee programs for
generic drugs and biosimilars, and for other purposes.
Referred to Energy and Commerce May 9, 2012. Reported May 25,
2012; Rept. 112-495.
Union Calendar................................................Union 348
H.R. 5652 (H. Res. 648).-- To provide for reconciliation pursuant
to section 201 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for
fiscal year 2013. Reported from the Budget May 9, 2012; Rept.
112-470. Union Calendar. Passed House amended May 10, 2012;
Roll No. 247: 218-199. Received in Senate May 14, 2012.
Ordered placed on the calendar May 15, 2012.
H.R. 5740.-- To extend the National Flood Insurance Program, and
for other purposes. Referred to Financial Services May 15,
2012. Considered under suspension of rules May 16, 2012. Rules
suspended. Passed House May 17, 2012; Roll No. 262: 402-18.
Received in Senate and ordered placed on the calendar May 21,
2012. Passed Senate with amendment May 24, 2012.
H.R. 5743.-- To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 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. Referred to Intelligence May 15, 2012.
Reported amended May 22, 2012; Rept. 112-490.
Union Calendar................................................Union 343
H.R. 5854.-- Making appropriations for military construction, the
Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes.
Reported from Appropriations May 23, 2012; Rept. 112-491.
Union Calendar................................................Union 344
H.R. 5855.-- Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland
Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and
for other purposes. Reported from Appropriations May 23, 2012;
Rept. 112-492.
Union Calendar................................................Union 345
H.R. 5856.-- Making appropriations for the Department of Defense
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other
purposes. Reported from Appropriations May 25, 2012; Rept.
112-493.
Union Calendar................................................Union 346
H.R. 5857 (S. 3241).-- Making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes.
Reported from Appropriations May 25, 2012; Rept. 112-494.
Union Calendar................................................Union 347
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