[House Calendars for December 31, 2012 - 112th Congress, 2nd Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
HISTORY OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
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No. Index Key and History of Bill
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SENATE BILLS
S. 23.-- To amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for
patent reform. Referred to the Judiciary Jan. 25 (Legislative
day of Jan. 5), 2011. Reported amended Feb. 3, 2011; no
written report. Considered Feb. 28, Mar. 1, 2, 3, 7, 2011.
Passed Senate amended Mar. 8, 2011; Roll No. 35: 95-5.
Received in House and held at desk Mar. 9, 2011.
S. 27.-- To prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating
generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug
into the market. Referred to the Judiciary Jan. 25
(Legislative day of Jan. 5), 2011. Reported July 22, 2011; no
written report.
S. 46.-- To reauthorize the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000,
and for other purposes. Referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation Jan. 25 (Legislative day of Jan. 5), 2011.
Reported Sept. 12, 2012; Rept. 112-210.
S. 49.-- To amend the Federal antitrust laws to provide expanded
coverage and to eliminate exemptions from such laws that are
contrary to the public interest with respect to railroads.
Referred to the Judiciary Jan. 25 (Legislative day of Jan. 5),
2011. Reported Mar. 28, 2011; Rept. 112-38.
S. 50.-- To strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs
and activities with respect to commercially-marketed seafood
by directing the Secretary of Commerce to coordinate with the
Federal Trade Commission and other appropriate Federal
agencies to strengthen and coordinate those programs and
activities. Referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation
Jan. 25 (Legislative day of Jan. 5), 2011. Reported Jan. 26,
2012; Rept. 112-131.
S. 52.-- To establish uniform administrative and enforcement
procedures and penalties for the enforcement of the High Seas
Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act and similar
statutes, and for other purposes. Referred to Commerce,
Science and Transportation Jan. 25 (Legislative day of Jan.
5), 2011. Reported Jan. 26, 2012; Rept. 112-132.
S. 75.-- To restore the rule that agreements between manufacturers
and retailers, distributors, or wholesalers to set the minimum
price below which the manufacturer's product or service cannot
be sold violates the Sherman Act. Referred to the Judiciary
Jan. 25 (Legislative day of Jan. 5), 2011. Reported Nov. 3,
2011; no written report.
S. 76.-- To direct the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency to investigate and address cancer and
disease clusters, including in infants and children. Referred
to Environment and Public Works Jan. 25 (Legislative day of
Jan. 5), 2011. Reported Sept. 19, 2012; Rept. 112-213.
S. 97.-- To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to
establish a grant program to support the restoration of San
Francisco Bay. Referred to Environment and Public Works Jan.
25 (Legislative day of Jan. 5), 2011. Reported amended Jan.
26, 2012; Rept. 112-136.
S. 99.-- To promote the production of molybdenum-99 in the United
States for medical isotope production, and to condition and
phase out the export of highly enriched uranium for the
production of medical isotopes. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Jan. 25 (Legislative day of Jan. 5), 2011. Reported
amended May 18, 2011; Rept. 112-17. Passed Senate amended Nov.
17, 2011. Received in House and referred to Energy and
Commerce and in addition to Science, Space, and Technology,
and the Budget Nov. 18, 2011.
S. 109 (H.R. 1280).-- To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to
require congressional approval of agreements for peaceful
nuclear cooperation with foreign countries, and for other
purposes. Referred to Finance Jan. 25 (Legislative day of Jan.
5), 2011. Finance discharged Feb. 3, 2011. Rereferred to
Foreign Relations Feb. 3, 2011.
S. 114 (H.R. 3100).-- To authorize the Secretary of the Interior
to enter into a cooperative agreement for a park headquarters
at San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, to expand
the boundary of the Park, to conduct a study of potential land
acquisitions, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Jan. 25 (Legislative day of Jan. 5), 2011.
Reported amended Jan. 13, 2012; Rept. 112-103.
S. 126.-- To reduce the amount of financial assistance provided to
the Government of Mexico in response to the illegal border
crossings from Mexico into the United States, which serve to
dissipate the political discontent with the higher
unemployment rate within Mexico. Referred to Rules and
Administration Jan. 25 (Legislative day of Jan. 5), 2011.
Rules and Administration discharged Feb. 3, 2011. Rereferred
to Foreign Relations Feb. 3, 2011.
S. 134 (H.R. 1461).-- To authorize the Mescalero Apache Tribe to
lease adjudicated water rights. Referred to Indian Affairs
Jan. 25 (Legislative day of Jan. 5), 2011. Reported Sept. 19,
2012; Rept. 112-218.
S. 140.-- To designate as wilderness certain land and inland water
within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in the State
of Michigan, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Jan. 25 (Legislative day of Jan. 5), 2011.
Reported Jan. 13, 2012; Rept. 112-104.
S. 162.-- To cut $500,000,000,000 in spending in fiscal year 2011.
Ordered placed on the calendar Jan. 26, 2011.
S. 163.-- To require that the Government prioritize all
obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that
the debt limit is reached. Ordered placed on the calendar Jan.
26, 2011.
S. 179.-- To expand the boundaries of the Gulf of the Farallones
National Marine Sanctuary and the Cordell Bank National Marine
Sanctuary, and for other purposes. Referred to Commerce,
Science and Transportation Jan. 25 (Legislative day of Jan.
5), 2011. Reported Feb. 27, 2012; Rept. 112-149.
S. 183.-- To clarify the applicability of certain maritime laws
with respect to the blowout and explosion of the mobile
offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon. Referred to
Commerce, Science and Transportation Jan. 25 (Legislative day
of Jan. 5), 2011. Reported amended Nov. 14, 2012; Rept. 112-
245.
S. 188.-- To designate the United States courthouse under
construction at 98 West First Street, Yuma, Arizona, as the
``John M. Roll United States Courthouse''. Referred to
Environment and Public Works Jan. 26, 2011. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate Feb. 1, 2011. Received in House and
held at desk Feb. 8, 2011. Rules suspended. Passed House Feb.
9, 2011; Roll No. 27: 429-0. Presented to the President Feb.
11, 2011. Approved Feb. 17, 2011. Public Law 112-2.
S. 191.-- To direct the Department of Homeland Security to
undertake a study on emergency communications. Referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Jan. 26, 2011.
Reported amended June 13, 2011; Rept. 112-22.
S. 192.-- To repeal the job-killing health care law and health
care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education
Reconciliation Act of 2010. Ordered placed on the calendar
Jan. 27, 2011.
S. 193.-- To extend the sunset of certain provisions of the USA
PATRIOT Act, and for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary
Jan. 26, 2011. Reported amended Mar. 17, 2011; Rept. 112-13.
S. 201 (H.R. 489).-- To clarify the jurisdiction of the Secretary
of the Interior with respect to the C.C. Cragin Dam and
Reservoir, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Jan. 26, 2011. Reported Aug. 30 (Legislative
day of Aug. 2), 2011; Rept. 112-48.
S. 216.-- To increase criminal penalties for certain knowing and
international violations relating to food that is misbranded
or adulterated. Referred to the Judiciary Jan. 27, 2011.
Reported amended Mar. 31, 2011; no written report. Passed
Senate amended Apr. 14, 2011. Received in House and referred
to Energy and Commerce and in addition to the Judiciary Apr.
15, 2011.
S. 222.-- To limit investor and homeowner losses in foreclosures,
and for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Jan. 27,
2011. Reported Mar. 31, 2011; no written report.
S. 223.-- To modernize the air traffic control system, improve the
safety, reliability, and availability of transportation by air
in the United States, provide modernization of the air traffic
control system, reauthorize the Federal Aviation
Administration, and for other purposes. Ordered placed on the
calendar Jan. 27, 2011. Considered Feb. 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 14, 15,
16, 2011. Passed Senate amended Feb. 17, 2011; Roll No. 25:
87-8.
S. 225.-- To permit the disclosure of certain information for the
purpose of missing child investigations. Referred to the
Judiciary Jan. 31, 2011. Reported amended Aug. 2, 2012; no
written report.
S. 237.-- To amend title 31, United States Code, to enhance the
oversight authorities of the Comptroller General, and for
other purposes. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Jan. 31, 2011. Reported amended Apr. 24 (Legislative
day of Apr. 23), 2012; Rept. 112-159.
S. 241.-- To expand whistleblower protections to non-Federal
employees whose disclosures involve misuse of Federal funds.
Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Jan.
31, 2011. Reported amended Dec. 19, 2012; no written report.
S. 247.-- To establish the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park
in Auburn, New York, and the Harriet Tubman Underground
Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, Dorchester, and
Talbot Counties, Maryland, and for other purposes. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Feb. 1, 2011. Reported amended
Jan. 13, 2012; Rept. 112-105.
S. 248.-- To allow an earlier start for State health care coverage
innovation waivers under the Patient Protection and Affordable
Care Act. Referred to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Feb. 1, 2011. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
discharged Feb. 7, 2011. Rereferred to Finance Feb. 7, 2011.
S. 250.-- To protect crime victims' rights, to eliminate the
substantial backlog of DNA samples collected from crime scenes
and convicted offenders, to improve and expand the DNA testing
capacity of Federal, State, and local crime laboratories, to
increase research and development of new DNA testing
technologies, to develop new training programs regarding the
collection and use of DNA evidence, to provide post conviction
testing of DNA evidence to exonerate the innocent, to improve
the performance of counsel in State capital cases, and for
other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Feb. 1, 2011.
Reported amended June 21, 2012; no written report.
S. 264.-- To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the
State of Mississippi 2 parcels of surplus land within the
boundary of the Natchez Trace Parkway, and for other purposes.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Feb. 3, 2011.
Reported amended Jan. 13, 2012; Rept. 112-106.
S. 266.-- To redesignate the Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge as
the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge. Referred
to Environment and Public Works Feb. 3, 2011. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate Feb. 17, 2011. Received in House and
referred to Natural Resources Feb. 18, 2011. Reported July 20,
2011; Rept. 112-171.
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S. 270.-- To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey
certain Federal land to Deschutes County, Oregon. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Feb. 3, 2011. Reported amended
Aug. 30 (Legislative day of Aug. 2), 2011; Rept. 112-49.
Passed Senate amended Oct. 18, 2011. Received in House and
referred to Natural Resources Oct. 21, 2011. Reported July 9,
2012; Rept. 112-581. Union Calendar. Considered under
suspension of rules July 31, 2012. Rules suspended. Passed
House Aug. 1, 2012. Presented to the President Aug. 3, 2012.
Approved Aug. 10, 2012. Public Law 112-164.
S. 271.-- To require the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into a
property conveyance with the city of Wallowa, Oregon, and for
other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Feb.
3, 2011. Reported amended Aug. 30 (Legislative day of Aug. 2),
2011; Rept. 112-50. Passed Senate amended Nov. 2, 2011.
Received in House and referred to Natural Resources Nov. 3,
2011. Reported Apr. 16, 2012; Rept. 112-432. Union Calendar.
Considered under suspension of rules July 31, 2012. Rules
suspended. Passed House Aug. 1, 2012. Presented to the
President Aug. 3, 2012. Approved Aug. 10, 2012. Public Law
112-165.
S. 275.-- To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for
enhanced safety and environmental protection in pipeline
transportation, to provide for enhanced reliability in the
transportation of the Nation's energy products by pipeline,
and for other purposes. Referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation Feb. 3, 2011. Reported amended July 7, 2011;
Rept. 112-30. Passed Senate amended Oct. 17, 2011. Received in
House and held at desk Oct. 21, 2011.
S. 277.-- To amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish
hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to
veterans who were stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina,
while the water was contaminated at Camp Lejeune, and for
other purposes. Referred to Veterans' Affairs Feb. 3, 2011.
Reported amended Aug. 1, 2011; Rept. 112-42.
S. 278 (H.R. 643).-- To provide for the exchange of certain land
located in the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests in the State
of Colorado, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Feb. 3, 2011. Reported Aug. 30 (Legislative
day of Aug. 2), 2011; Rept. 112-51. Passed Senate Nov. 2,
2011. Received in House and held at desk Nov. 3, 2011.
Considered under suspension of rules Dec. 14, 2011. Rules
suspended. Passed House with amendment Dec. 16, 2011; Roll No.
940: 413-0. Senate agreed to House amendment Dec. 17, 2011.
Presented to the President Dec. 20, 2011. Approved Dec. 23,
2011. Public Law 112-79.
S. 285.-- For the relief of Sopuruchi Chukwueke. Referred to the
Judiciary Feb. 3, 2011. Reported amended July 19, 2012; no
written report. Passed Senate amended July 25, 2012. Received
in House and referred to the Judiciary July 26, 2012. Reported
with amendment Nov. 15, 2012; Rept. 112-695. Private Calendar.
Passed House Dec. 18, 2012. Presented to the President Dec.
20, 2012.
S. 289.-- To extend expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT
Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005, the Intelligence
Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, and the FISA
Amendments Act of 2008 until December 31, 2013, and for other
purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar Feb. 4, 2011.
S. 290.-- To extend the sunset of certain provisions of the USA
PATRIOT Act, and for other purposes. Ordered placed on the
calendar Feb. 4, 2011.
S. 291.-- To repeal the sunset provisions in the USA PATRIOT
Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and other related
provisions and permanently reauthorize the USA PATRIOT Act.
Ordered placed on the calendar Feb. 4, 2011.
S. 292.-- To resolve the claims of the Bering Straits Native
Corporation and the State of Alaska to land adjacent to Salmon
Lake in the State of Alaska and to provide for the conveyance
to the Bering Straits Native Corporation of certain other
public land in partial satisfaction of the land entitlement of
the Corporation under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Feb. 4, 2011.
Reported amended Aug. 30 (Legislative day of Aug. 2), 2011;
Rept. 112-52. Passed Senate amended Oct. 18, 2011. Received in
House and referred to Natural Resources Oct. 21, 2011.
Reported Apr. 16, 2012; Rept. 112-428. Union Calendar.
Considered under suspension of rules June 5, 2012. Rules
suspended. Passed House June 6, 2012. Presented to the
President June 7, 2012. Approved June 15, 2012. Public Law
112-133.
S. 300.-- To prevent abuse of Government charge cards. Referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Feb. 8, 2011.
Reported amended July 18, 2011; Rept. 112-37. Passed Senate
amended July 22, 2011. Received in House and referred to
Oversight and Government Reform and in addition to Armed
Services July 25, 2011. Reported from Oversight and Government
Reform Jan. 27, 2012; Rept. 112-376, Pt. I. Armed Services
discharged Jan. 27, 2012. Union Calendar. Considered under
suspension of rules July 31, 2012. Rules suspended. Passed
House with amendment Aug. 1, 2012. Senate agreed to House
amendment Sept. 22 (Legislative day of Sept. 21), 2012.
Presented to the President Sept. 25, 2012. Approved Oct. 5,
2012. Public Law 112-194.
S. 302.-- To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue
right-of-way permits for a natural gas transmission pipeline
in nonwilderness areas within the boundary of Denali National
Park, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Feb. 8, 2011. Reported Jan. 13, 2012; Rept. 112-107.
S. 307.-- To designate the Federal building and United States
courthouse located at 217 West King Street, Martinsburg, West
Virginia, as the ``W. Craig Broadwater Federal Building and
United States Courthouse''. Referred to Environment and Public
Works Feb. 8, 2011. Committee discharged. Passed Senate Feb.
17, 2011. Received in House and referred to Transportation and
Infrastructure Feb. 18, 2011. Reported Apr. 12, 2011; Rept.
112-59. House Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Apr. 12,
2011; Roll No. 255: 408-3. Presented to the President Apr. 14,
2011. Approved Apr. 25, 2011. Public Law 112-11.
S. 322.-- To expand the Alpine Lakes Wilderness in the State of
Washington, to designate the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River and
Pratt River as wild and scenic rivers, and for other purposes.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Feb. 10, 2011.
Reported Jan. 13, 2012; Rept. 112-108.
S. 323.-- To establish the First State National Historical Park in
the State of Delaware, and for other purposes. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Feb. 10, 2011. Reported Jan. 13,
2012; Rept. 112-109.
S. 333.-- To reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of
construction of a hydroelectric project involving the Little
Wood River Ranch. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources
Feb. 14, 2011. Reported Aug. 30 (Legislative day of Aug. 2),
2011; Rept. 112-53. Passed Senate Oct. 18, 2011. Received in
House and referred to Energy and Commerce Oct. 21, 2011.
S. 334.-- To reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of
construction of a hydroelectric project involving the American
Falls Reservoir. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Feb.
14, 2011. Reported Aug. 30 (Legislative day of Aug. 2), 2011;
Rept. 112-54. Passed Senate Oct. 18, 2011. Received in House
and referred to Energy and Commerce Oct. 21, 2011.
S. 340.-- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the
funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway
Trust Fund, and for other purposes. Reported from Finance Feb.
14, 2011; Rept. 112-1.
S. 349.-- To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 4865 Tallmadge Road in Rootstown, Ohio, as
the ``Marine Sgt. Jeremy E. Murray Post Office''. Referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Feb. 15, 2011.
Reported May 12, 2011; no written report. Passed Senate May
16, 2011. Received in House and referred to Oversight and
Government Reform May 23, 2011. Rules suspended. Passed House
June 21, 2011; Roll No. 462: 397-0. Presented to the President
June 23, 2011. Approved June 29, 2011. Public Law 112-22.
S. 350.-- To require restitution for victims of criminal
violations of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and for
other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Feb. 15, 2011.
Reported May 19, 2011; no written report.
S. 357.-- To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to identify
and declare wildlife disease emergencies and to coordinate
rapid response to those emergencies, and for other purposes.
Referred to Environment and Public Works Feb. 15, 2011.
Reported amended Sept. 19, 2012; Rept. 112-214.
S. 363.-- To authorize the Secretary of Commerce to convey
property of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration to the City of Pascagoula, Mississippi, and for
other purposes. Referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation Feb. 16, 2011. Reported Nov. 8, 2011; Rept.
112-133. Passed Senate amended Nov. 10, 2011. Received in
House and referred to Natural Resources Nov. 14, 2011.
Reported from Natural Resources May 30, 2012; Rept. 112-502.
Union Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules June 5,
2012. Rules suspended. Passed House June 6, 2012. Presented to
the President June 7, 2012. Approved June 15, 2012. Public Law
112-134.
S. 365 (H. Res. 384) (H. Con. Res. 70).-- To make a technical
amendment to the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002.
Reported from Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Feb. 16,
2011; no written report. Passed Senate Feb. 17, 2011. Received
in House and referred to Education and the Workforce Feb. 18,
2011. Passed House with amendment Aug. 1, 2011; Roll No. 690:
269-161. Senate agreed to House amendment Aug. 2, 2011. Roll
No. 123: 74-26. Presented to the President Aug. 2, 2011.
Approved Aug. 2, 2011. Public Law 112-25.
S. 375.-- To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture and the
Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements
with State foresters authorizing State foresters to provide
certain forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration and
protection services. Referred to Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry Feb. 17, 2011. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
discharged Apr. 14, 2011. Rereferred to Energy and Natural
Resources Apr. 14, 2011.
S. 379.-- To extend Federal recognition to the Chickahominy Indian
Tribe, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe-Eastern Division, the
Upper Mattaponi Tribe, the Rappahannock Tribe, Inc., the
Monacan Indian Nation, and the Nansemond Indian Tribe.
Referred to Indian Affairs Feb. 17, 2011. Reported Aug. 2,
2012; Rept. 112-201.
S. 382 (H.R. 765).-- To amend the National Forest Ski Area Permit
Act of 1986 to clarify the authority of the Secretary of
Agriculture regarding additional recreational uses of National
Forest System land that is subject to ski area permits, and
for other permits. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources
Feb. 17, 2011. Reported Aug. 30 (Legislative day of Aug. 2),
2011; Rept. 112-55.
S. 384.-- To amend title 39, United States Code, to extend the
authority of the United States Postal Service to issue a
semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research. Referred
to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Feb. 17, 2011.
Reported Nov. 29, 2011; Rept. 112-97. Passed Senate Dec. 5,
2011. Received in House and held at desk Dec. 6, 2011.
Considered under suspension of rules Dec. 12, 2011. Rules
suspended. Passed House Dec. 13, 2011; Roll No. 921: 417-1.
Presented to the President Dec. 16, 2011. Approved Dec. 23,
2011. Public Law 112-80.
S. 388.-- To prohibit Members of Congress and the President from
receiving pay during Government shutdowns. Referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Feb. 17, 2011.
Committee discharged. Passed Senate Mar. 1, 2011. Received in
House and held at desk Mar. 2, 2011.
S. 394.-- To amend the Sherman Act to make oil-producing and
exporting cartels illegal. Referred to the Judiciary Feb. 17,
2011. Reported Apr. 7 (Legislative day of Apr. 5), 2011; no
written report.
S. 398.-- To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to
improve energy efficiency of certain appliances and equipment,
and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Feb. 17, 2011. Reported amended May 18, 2011; Rept.
112-18.
S. 401.-- To help Federal prosecutors and investigators combat
public corruption by strengthening and clarifying the law.
Referred to the Judiciary Feb. 17, 2011. Reported amended July
28, 2011; no written report.
S. 404.-- To modify a land grant patent issued by the Secretary of
the Interior. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Feb.
17, 2011. Reported Aug. 30 (Legislative day of Aug. 2), 2011;
Rept. 112-56. Passed Senate Oct. 18, 2011. Received in House
and referred to Natural Resources Oct. 21, 2011. Reported Apr.
16, 2012; Rept. 112-433. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House June 18, 2012; Roll No. 380: 380-0. Presented to
the President June 20, 2012. Approved June 27, 2012. Public
Law 112-137.
S. 409.-- To ban the sale of certain synthetic drugs. Referred to
the Judiciary Feb. 17, 2011. Reported July 28, 2011; no
written report.
S. 410.-- To provide for media coverage of Federal court
proceedings. Referred to the Judiciary Feb. 17, 2011. Reported
Apr. 7 (Legislative day of Apr. 5), 2011; no written report.
S. 414.-- To protect girls in developing countries through the
prevention of child marriage, and for other purposes. Referred
to Foreign Relations Feb. 17, 2011. Reported May 23, 2012;
Rept. 112-170. Passed Senate May 24, 2012. Received in House
and referred to Foreign Affairs May 29, 2012.
S. 418.-- To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II
members of the Civil Air Patrol. Referred to Banking, Housing,
and Urban Affairs Feb. 28, 2011. Committee discharged. Passed
Senate May 10, 2012. Received in House and held at desk May
15, 2012.
S. 432.-- To provide for environmental restoration activities and
forest management activities in the Lake Tahoe Basin, and for
other purposes. Referred to Environment and Public Works Mar.
2, 2011. Reported amended Feb. 7, 2012; Rept. 112-148.
S. 453.-- To improve the safety of motorcoaches, and for other
purposes. Referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation
Mar. 2, 2011. Reported amended Nov. 9, 2011; Rept. 112-93.
S. 473.-- To extend the chemical facility security program of the
Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Mar. 3,
2011. Reported amended Oct. 17, 2011; Rept. 112-90.
S. 485.-- To expand the boundaries of the Thunder Bay National
Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve, and for other
purposes. Referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation
Mar. 3, 2011. Reported amended Jan. 26, 2012; Rept. 112-134.
S. 493.-- To reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR programs,
and for other purposes. Referred to Small Business and
Entrepreneurship Mar. 4, 2011. Reported amended Mar. 9, 2011;
no written report. Considered Mar. 15, 16, 17, 28, 29, 30,
Apr. 5, 6 (Legislative day of Apr. 5), May 2, 2011.
S. 498.-- To ensure objective, independent review of task and
delivery orders. Referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Mar. 7, 2011. Reported amended May 9,
2011; Rept. 112-16. Passed Senate amended May 12, 2011.
Received in House and held at desk May 13, 2011.
S. 499 (H.R. 460).-- To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to
facilitate the development of hydroelectric power on the
Diamond Fork System of the Central Utah Project. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Mar. 7, 2011. Reported Jan. 13,
2012; Rept. 112-110.
S. 500 (H.R. 461).-- To direct the Secretary of the Interior to
convey certain Federal features of the electric distribution
system to the South Utah Valley Electric Service District, and
for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources
Mar. 7, 2011. Reported amended Jan. 13, 2012; Rept. 112-111.
S. 512.-- To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the
Secretary of Energy to carry out programs to develop and
demonstrate 2 small modular nuclear reactor designs, and for
other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Mar.
8, 2011. Reported amended Aug. 30 (Legislative day of Aug. 2),
2011; Rept. 112-57.
S. 519 (H.R. 470).-- To further allocate and expand the
availability of hydroelectric power generated at Hoover Dam,
and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Mar. 9, 2011. Reported amended Aug. 30 (Legislative
day of Aug. 2), 2011; Rept. 112-58.
S. 526.-- To provide for the conveyance of certain Bureau of Land
Management land in Mohave County, Arizona, to the Arizona Game
and Fish Commission, for use as a public shooting range.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Mar. 9, 2011.
Reported amended Jan. 13, 2012; Rept. 112-112.
S. 535.-- To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease
certain lands within Fort Pulaski National Monument, and for
other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Mar.
9, 2011. Reported Aug. 30 (Legislative day of Aug. 2), 2011;
Rept. 112-59. Passed Senate Nov. 2, 2011. Received in House
and referred to Natural Resources Nov. 3, 2011. Reported Dec.
1, 2011; Rept. 112-298. Union Calendar. Considered under
suspension of rules Dec. 5, 2011. Rules suspended. Passed
House Dec. 7, 2011. Presented to the President Dec. 9, 2011.
Approved Dec. 19, 2011. Public Law 112-69.
S. 538.-- To amend the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act
to reauthorize the Act. Referred to Environment and Public
Works Mar. 10, 2011. Reported amended Aug. 2, 2011; Rept. 112-
46.
S. 546.-- To extend the Federal recognition to the Little Shell
Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana, and for other purposes.
Referred to Indian Affairs Mar. 10, 2011. Reported Aug. 2,
2012; Rept. 112-198.
S. 550.-- To improve the provision of assistance to fire
departments, and for other purposes. Referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs Mar. 10, 2011. Reported
amended June 29, 2011; Rept. 112-28.
S. 572.-- To amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal the
prohibition on collective bargaining with respect to matters
and questions regarding compensation of employees of the
Department of Veterans Affairs other than rates of basic pay,
and for other purposes. Referred to Veterans' Affairs Mar. 14,
2011. Reported Sept. 6, 2011; Rept. 112-68.
S. 598.-- To repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect
for State regulation of marriage. Referred to the Judiciary
Mar. 16, 2011. Reported Nov. 10, 2011; no written report.
S. 605.-- To amend the Controlled Substances Act to place
synthetic drugs in Schedule I. Referred to the Judiciary Mar.
17, 2011. Reported July 29, 2011; no written report.
S. 618.-- To promote the strengthening of the private sector in
Egypt and Tunisia. Referred to Foreign Relations Mar. 17,
2011. Reported amended June 22, 2011; Rept. 112-25.
S. 623.-- To amend chapter 111 of title 28, United States Code,
relating to protective orders, sealing of cases, disclosures
of discovery information in civil actions, and for other
purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Mar. 17, 2011. Reported
amended May 19, 2011; Rept. 112-45.
S. 627 (H. Res. 375) (H. Res. 383) (S. 1466).-- To establish the
Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays.
Referred to the Judiciary Mar. 17, 2011. Reported amended Apr.
8, 2011; no written report. Passed Senate amended May 26,
2011. Received in House and referred to Oversight and
Government Reform May 27, 2011. Considered July 28, 2011.
Passed House with amendment July 29, 2011; Roll No. 677: 218-
210.
S. 629.-- To improve hydropower, and for other purposes. Referred
to Energy and Natural Resources Mar. 17, 2011. Reported
amended May 18, 2011; Rept. 112-19.
S. 630.-- To promote marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy
research and development, and for other purposes. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Mar. 17, 2011. Reported amended
July 11, 2011; Rept. 112-31.
S. 633.-- To prevent fraud in small business contracting, and for
other purposes. Referred to Small Business and
Entrepreneurship Mar. 17, 2011. Committee discharged. Passed
Senate amended Sept. 21, 2011. Received in House and referred
to Small Business Sept. 22, 2011.
S. 641.-- To provide 100,000,000 people with first-time access to
safe drinking water and sanitation on a sustainable basis
within six years by improving the capacity of the United
States Government to fully implement the Senator Paul Simon
Water for the Poor Act of 2005. Referred to Foreign Relations
Mar. 17, 2011. Reported July 31, 2012; Rept. 112-194.
S. 645.-- To amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to
establish a permanent background check system. Referred to the
Judiciary Mar. 17, 2011. Reported amended Sept. 19, 2012; no
written report.
S. 646 (H.R. 3479).-- To reauthorize Federal natural hazards
reduction programs, and for other purposes. Referred to
Commerce, Science and Transportation Mar. 17, 2011. Reported
amended Feb. 27, 2012; Rept. 112-150.
S. 655.-- To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 95 Dogwood Street in Cary, Mississippi, as
the ``Spencer Byrd Powers, Jr. Post Office''. Referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Mar. 28, 2011.
Reported May 12, 2011; no written report. Passed Senate May
16, 2011. Received in House and referred to Oversight and
Government Reform May 23, 2011. Rules suspended. Passed House
June 21, 2011. Presented to the President June 23, 2011.
Approved June 29, 2011. Public Law 112-23.
S. 657 (H.R. 365).-- To encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue
Alert plans throughout the United States in order to
disseminate information when a law enforcement officer is
seriously injured or killed in the line of duty. Referred to
the Judiciary Mar. 28, 2011. Reported amended Sept. 8, 2011;
no written report.
S. 667.-- To establish the Rio Grande del Norte National
Conservation Area in the State of New Mexico, and for other
purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Mar. 29,
2011. Reported Jan. 13, 2012; Rept. 112-113.
S. 671.-- To authorize the United States Marshals Service to issue
administrative subpoenas in investigations relating to
unregistered sex offenders. Referred to the Judiciary Mar. 29,
2011. Reported amended Dec. 1, 2011; no written report.
S. 675.-- To express the policy of the United States regarding the
United States relationship with Native Hawaiians and to
provide a process for the recognition by the United States of
the Native Hawaiian governing entity. Referred to Indian
Affairs Mar. 30, 2011. Reported amended Dec. 17, 2012; Rept.
112-251.
S. 676.-- To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the
authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into
trust for Indian tribes. Referred to Indian Affairs Mar. 30,
2011. Reported amended May 17, 2012; Rept. 112-166.
S. 678.-- To increase the penalties for economic espionage.
Referred to the Judiciary Mar. 30, 2011. Reported amended Dec.
8, 2011; no written report.
S. 679.-- To reduce the number of executive positions subject to
Senate confirmation. Referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Mar. 30, 2011. Reported amended June 13,
2011; Rept. 112-24. Considered June 22, 23, 28,, 2011. Passed
Senate amended June 29, 2011; Roll No. 101: 79-20. Received in
House and held at desk July 1, 2011. Rules suspended. Passed
House July 31, 2012; Roll No. 537: 261-116. Presented to the
President Aug. 2, 2012. Approved Aug. 10, 2012. Public Law
112-166.
S. 680.-- To authorize the Administrator of General Services to
convey a parcel of real property in the District of Columbia
to provide for the establishment of a National Women's History
Museum. Referred to Environment and Public Works Mar. 30,
2011. Reported amended May 2, 2011; Rept. 112-14.
S. 683.-- To provide for the conveyance of certain parcels of land
to the town of Mantua, Utah. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Mar. 30, 2011. Reported amended Aug. 30 (Legislative
day of Aug. 2), 2011; Rept. 112-60. Passed Senate amended Nov.
2, 2011. Received in House and held at desk Nov. 3, 2011.
Considered under suspension of rules Dec. 5, 2011. Rules
suspended. Passed House Dec. 7, 2011. Presented to the
President Dec. 9, 2011. Approved Dec. 19, 2011. Public Law
112-70.
S. 684.-- To provide for the conveyance of certain parcels of land
to the town of Alta, Utah. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Mar. 30, 2011. Reported amended Aug. 30 (Legislative
day of Aug. 2), 2011; Rept. 112-61. Passed Senate amended Nov.
2, 2011. Received in House and referred to Natural Resources
Nov. 3, 2011. Reported Apr. 16, 2012; Rept. 112-434. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House June 18, 2012; Roll
No. 379: 383-3. Presented to the President June 20, 2012.
Approved June 27, 2012. Public Law 112-138.
S. 692.-- To improve hurricane preparedness by establishing the
National Hurricane Research Initiative, and for other
purposes. Referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation
Mar. 30, 2011. Reported amended Nov. 14, 2012; no written
report.
S. 699.-- To authorize the Secretary of Energy to carry out a
program to demonstrate the commercial application of
integrated systems for long-term geological storage of carbon
dioxide, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Mar. 31, 2011. Reported amended July 11,
2011; Rept. 112-32.
S. 706.-- To stimulate the economy, produce domestic energy, and
create jobs at no cost to the taxpayers, and without borrowing
money from foreign governments for which our children and
grandchildren will be responsible, and for other purposes.
Ordered placed on the calendar Apr. 4, 2011.
S. 710.-- To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to direct the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to
establish a hazardous waste electronic manifest system.
Referred to Environment and Public Works Mar. 31, 2011.
Reported June 7, 2011; Rept. 112-20. Passed Senate Aug. 2,
2011. Received in House and held at desk Aug. 5, 2011.
Referred to Energy and Commerce July 24, 2012. Reported with
amendment Sept. 10, 2012; Rept. 112-654. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House with amendment Sept. 11, 2012. Senate
agreed to House amendment Sept. 22 (Legislative day of Sept.
21), 2012. Presented to the President Sept. 25, 2012. Approved
Oct. 5, 2012. Public Law 112-195.
S. 714.-- To reauthorize the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation
Act, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Apr. 4, 2011. Reported amended Sept. 6, 2011; Rept.
112-69.
S. 719.-- To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2011 for
intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United
States Government, the Community Management Account, and the
Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System,
and for other purposes. Reported from Intelligence Apr. 4,
2011; Rept. 112-12.
S. 734.-- To provide for a program of research, development,
demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle
technologies at the Department of Education. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Apr. 6 (Legislative day of Apr.
5), 2011. Reported amended Sept. 6, 2011; Rept. 112-70.
S. 739.-- To authorize the Architect of the Capitol to establish
battery recharging stations for privately owned vehicles in
parking areas under the jurisdiction of the Senate at no net
cost to the Federal Government. Referred to Rules and
Administration Apr. 6 (Legislative day of Apr. 5), 2011.
Reported May 12, 2011; no written report. Passed Senate
amended May 24, 2012. Received in House and held at desk May
29, 2012. Passed House Aug. 2, 2012. Presented to the
President Aug. 3, 2012. Approved Aug. 10, 2012. Public Law
112-167.
S. 743 (H.R. 3289).-- To amend chapter 23 of title 5, United
States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information
protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a
statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements
that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain
disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the
Special Counsel, and for other purposes. Referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs Apr. 6 (Legislative day of
Apr. 5), 2011. Reported amended Apr. 19, 2012; Rept. 112-155.
Passed Senate amended May 8, 2012. Received in House and
referred to Oversight and Government Reform and in addition to
Intelligence, and Homeland Security May 9, 2012. Committees
discharged. Passed House with amendment Sept. 28, 2012. Senate
agreed to House amendment Nov. 13, 2012. Presented to the
President Nov. 16, 2012. Approved Nov. 27, 2012. Public Law
112-199.
S. 745.-- To amend title 38, United States Code, to protect
certain veterans who would otherwise be subject to a reduction
in educational assistance benefits, and for other purposes.
Referred to Veterans' Affairs Apr. 6 (Legislative day of Apr.
5), 2011. Reported amended July 19, 2011; no written report.
S. 757.-- To provide incentives to encourage the development and
implementation of technology to capture carbon dioxide from
dilute sources on a significant scale using direct air capture
technologies. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Apr. 7
(Legislative day of Apr. 5), 2011. Reported amended July 11,
2011; Rept. 112-33.
S. 762.-- To improve the Federal Acquisition Institute. Referred
to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Apr. 7
(Legislative day of Apr. 5), 2011. Reported June 9, 2011;
Rept. 112-21.
S. 765.-- To modify the boundary of the Oregon Caves National
Monument, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Apr. 7 (Legislative day of Apr. 5), 2011.
Reported Jan. 13, 2012; Rept. 112-114.
S. 766.-- To provide for the designation of the Devil's Staircase
Wilderness Area in the State of Oregon, to designate segments
of Wasson and Franklin Creeks in the State of Oregon as wild
rivers, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Apr. 7 (Legislative day of Apr. 5), 2011. Reported
Jan. 13, 2012; Rept. 112-115.
S. 768.-- To provide for continuing operations of Government in a
fiscally responsible manner. Ordered placed on the calendar
Apr. 8, 2011.
S. 772.-- To protect Federal employees and visitors, improve the
security of Federal facilities and authorize and modernize the
Federal Protective Service. Referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Apr. 8, 2011. Reported amended Aug. 2,
2012; Rept. 112-202.
S. 779 (H.R. 2489).-- To authorize the acquisition and protection
of nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of
the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American
Battlefield Protection Program. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Apr. 8, 2011. Reported Jan. 13, 2012; Rept. 112-116.
S. 782.-- To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act
of 1965 to reauthorize that Act, and for other purposes.
Referred to Environment and Public Works Apr. 8, 2011.
Reported amended May 2, 2011; Rept. 112-15. Considered June 8,
9, 14, 15, 16, 21 (Legislative day of June 16), 2011.
S. 783.-- To provide an extension of time for filing individual
income tax returns in the case of a Federal Government
shutdown. Ordered placed on the calendar Apr. 12, 2011.
S. 792.-- To authorize the waiver of certain debts relating to
assistance provided to individuals and households since 2005.
Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Apr.
12, 2011. Reported amended July 31, 2012; no written report.
S. 802 (H.R. 3263).-- To authorize the Secretary of the Interior
to allow the storage and conveyance of nonproject water at the
Norman project in Oklahoma, and for other purposes. Referred
to Energy and Natural Resources Apr. 13, 2011. Reported Jan.
13, 2012; Rept. 112-117.
S. 808.-- To direct the Secretary of the Interior to allow for
prepayment of repayment contracts between the United States
and the Uintah Water Conservancy District. Referred to Energy
and Natural Resources Apr. 13, 2011. Reported Aug. 30
(Legislative day of Aug. 2), 2011; Rept. 112-62. Passed Senate
Nov. 2, 2011. Received in House and held at desk Nov. 3, 2011.
S. 810.-- To prohibit the conducting of invasive research on great
apes, and for other purposes. Referred to Environment and
Public Works Apr. 13, 2011. Reported amended Nov. 30, 2012;
Rept. 112-242.
S. 839.-- To ban the sale of certain synthetic drugs. Referred to
the Judiciary Apr. 14, 2011. Reported July 28, 2011; no
written report.
S. 840.-- To establish customs user fees for commercial trucks
transporting foreign municipal solid waste, and for other
purposes. Referred to Environment and Public Works Apr. 14,
2011. Environment and Public Works discharged May 18, 2011.
Rereferred to Finance May 18, 2011.
S. 846.-- To designate the United States courthouse located at 80
Lafayette Street in Jefferson City, Missouri, as the
Christopher S. Bond United States Courthouse. Referred to
Environment and Public Works Apr. 14, 2011. Reported July 22,
2011; no written report. Passed Senate July 26, 2011. Received
in House and referred to Transportation and Infrastructure
July 27, 2011. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 21, 2011;
Roll No. 718: 407-2. Presented to the President Sept. 22,
2011. Approved Sept. 23, 2011. Public Law 112-31.
S. 847.-- To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to ensure that
risks from chemicals are adequately understood and managed,
and for other purposes. Referred to Environment and Public
Works Apr. 14, 2011. Reported amended Dec. 27, 2012; Rept.
112-264.
S. 869.-- To provide for an exchange of land between the
Department of Homeland Security and the South Carolina State
Ports Authority. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources May
3, 2011. Committee discharged July 12, 2011. Referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs July 12, 2011.
S. 883.-- To authorize National Mall Liberty Fund D.C. to
establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of
Columbia to honor free persons and slaves who fought for
independence, liberty, and justice for all during the American
Revolution. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources May 4,
2011. Reported Jan. 13, 2012; Rept. 112-118.
S. 888.-- To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a
segment of Illabot Creek in Skagit County, Washington, as a
component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources May 5, 2011. Reported
Jan. 13, 2012; Rept. 112-119.
S. 890.-- To establish the supplemental fraud fighting account,
and for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary May 5, 2011.
Reported May 19, 2011; Rept. 112-142.
S. 893.-- To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide
financial assistance to the State of Louisiana for a pilot
program to develop measures to eradicate or control feral
swine and to assess and restore wetlands damaged by feral
swine. Referred to Environment and Public Works May 5, 2011.
Reported Jan. 26, 2012; Rept. 112-137.
S. 894 (H.R. 1407).-- To amend title 38, United States Code, to
provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2011, in the
rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected
disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity
compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans,
and for other purposes. Referred to Veterans' Affairs May 5,
2011. Reported Aug. 1, 2011; Rept. 112-44. Passed Senate Oct.
19, 2011. Received in House and held at desk Oct. 21, 2011.
Rules suspended. Passed House Nov. 2, 2011. Presented to the
President Nov. 3, 2011. Approved Nov. 9, 2011. Public Law 112-
53.
S. 896.-- To amend the Public Land Corps Act of 1993 to expand the
authorization of the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, and
the Interior to provide service opportunities for young
Americans; help restore the nation's natural, cultural,
historic, archaeological, recreational and scenic resources;
train a new generation of public land managers and
enthusiasts; and promote the value of public service. Referred
to Energy and Natural Resources May 5, 2011. Reported amended
Jan. 13, 2012; Rept. 112-120.
S. 897.-- To amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act
of 1977 to clarify that uncertified States and Indian tribes
have the authority to use certain payments for certain noncoal
reclamation projects and acid mine remediation programs.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources May 5, 2011. Reported
Aug. 30 (Legislative day of Aug. 2), 2011; Rept. 112-63.
Passed Senate Nov. 2, 2011. Received in House and referred to
Natural Resources Nov. 3, 2011. Reported Apr. 16, 2012; Rept.
112-429.
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S. 899.-- To provide fo the eradication and control of nutria.
Referred to Environment and Public Works May 5, 2011. Reported
amended Nov. 15, 2011; Rept. 112-94.
S. 911.-- To establish the sense of Congress that Congress should
enact, and the President should sign, bipartisan legislation
to strengthen public safety and to enhance wireless
communications. Referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation May 9, 2011. Reported amended Nov. 14, 2012;
Rept. 112-260.
S. 914.-- To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the
waiver of the collection of copayments for telehealth and
telemedicine visits of veterans, and for other purposes.
Referred to Veterans' Affairs May 9, 2011. Reported amended
Oct. 11, 2011; Rept. 112-88.
S. 916.-- To facilitate appropriate oil and gas development on
Federal land and waters, to limit dependence of the United
States on foreign sources of oil and gas, and for other
purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources May 9,
2011. Reported amended Aug. 30 (Legislative day of Aug. 2),
2011; Rept. 112-64.
S. 925 (H.R. 1818).-- To designate Mt. Andrea Lawrence. Referred
to Energy and Natural Resources May 9, 2011. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate Oct. 18, 2011. Received in House and
referred to Natural Resources Oct. 21, 2011. Reported May 30,
2012; Rept. 112-506. House Calendar. Considered under
suspension of rules Dec. 19, 2012. Rules suspended. Passed
House Dec. 20, 2012; Roll No. 648: 408-7.
S. 940.-- To reduce the Federal budget deficit by closing big oil
tax loopholes, and for other purposes. Ordered placed on the
calendar May 11, 2011.
S. 951.-- To improve the provision of Federal transition,
rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to
members of the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other
purposes. Referred to Veterans' Affairs May 11, 2011. Reported
amended July 7, 2011; Rept. 112-36.
S. 953.-- To authorize the conduct of certain lease sales in the
Outer Continental Shelf, to amend the Outer Continental Shelf
Lands Act to modify the requirements for exploration, and for
other purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar May 12, 2011.
S. 954.-- To promote the strengthening of the Haitian private
sector. Referred to Foreign Relations May 11, 2011. Reported
Aug. 30 (Legislative day of Aug. 2), 2011; Rept. 112-67.
S. 958 (H.R. 1852).-- To amend the Public Health Service Act to
reauthorize the program of payments to children's hospitals
that operate graduate medical education programs. Referred to
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions May 12, 2011. Reported
Sept. 12, 2011; no written report.
S. 962.-- To reauthorize the Northwest Straits Marine Conservation
Initiative Act to promote the protection of the resources of
the Northwest Straits, and for other purposes. Referred to
Commerce, Science and Transportation May 12, 2011. Reported
Feb. 27, 2012; Rept. 112-151.
S. 968.-- To prevent online threats to economic creativity and
theft of intellectual property, and for other purposes.
Referred to the Judiciary May 12, 2011. Reported amended May
26, 2011; Rept. 112-39.
S. 970.-- To designate additional segments and tributaries of
White Clay Creek, in the States of Delaware and Pennsylvania,
as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources May 12, 2011.
Reported Jan. 13, 2012; Rept. 112-121.
S. 978.-- To amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal
infringement of a copyright, and for other purposes. Referred
to the Judiciary May 12, 2011. Reported June 20 (Legislative
day of June 16), 2011; no written report.
S. 990 (H. Res. 281) (S. 1082).-- To provide for an additional
temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act
and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, and for other
purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar May 16, 2011. Passed
Senate amended May 19, 2011. Received in House and held at
desk May 23, 2011. Rules suspended. Passed House with
amendment May 24, 2011. Senate agreed to House amendment with
amendment May 26, 2011. Roll No. 84: 72-23. House agreed to
Senate amendment to House amendment May 26, 2011; Roll No.
376: 250-153. Presented to the President May 26, 2011.
Approved May 26, 2011. Public Law 112-14.
S. 997.-- To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to extend a
water contract between the United States and the East Bench
Irrigation District. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources
May 12, 2011. Reported Aug. 30 (Legislative day of Aug. 2),
2011; Rept. 112-65. Passed Senate Nov. 2, 2011. Received in
House and referred to Natural Resources Nov. 3, 2011. Reported
June 15, 2012; Rept. 112-527. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House June 18, 2012. Presented to the President June
20, 2012. Approved June 27, 2012. Public Law 112-139.
S. 1000.-- To promote energy savings in residential and commercial
buildings and industry, and for other purposes. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources May 16, 2011. Reported amended
Sept. 6, 2011; Rept. 112-71.
S. 1001.-- To reduce oil consumption and improve energy security,
and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources May 16, 2011. Reported amended Sept. 6, 2011; Rept.
112-72.
S. 1002.-- To prohibit theft of medical products, and for other
purposes. Referred to the Judiciary May 16, 2011. Reported
amended Aug. 28, 2012; Rept. 112-204.
S. 1014.-- To provide for additional Federal district judgeships.
Referred to the Judiciary May 17, 2011. Reported amended Oct.
17, 2011; no written report.
S. 1022.-- To extend expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT
Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and the
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 until
December 31, 2014, and for other purposes. Ordered placed on
the calendar May 19, 2011.
S. 1023.-- To authorize the President to provide assistance to the
Government of Haiti to end within 5 years the deforestation in
Haiti and restore within 30 years the extent of tropical
forest cover in existence in Haiti in 1990, and for other
purposes. Referred to Foreign Relations May 18, 2011. Reported
May 15, 2012; Rept. 112-165.
S. 1039.-- To impose sanctions on persons responsible for the
detention, abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, for the
conspiracy to defraud the Russian Federation of taxes on
corporate profits through fraudulent transactions and lawsuits
against Hermitage, and for other gross violations of human
rights in the Russian Federation, and for other purposes.
Referred to Foreign Relations May 19, 2011. Reported amended
July 23, 2012; Rept. 112-191.
S. 1047.-- To amend the Reclamation Projects Authorization and
Adjustment of 1992 to require the Secretary of the Interior,
acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to take actions to
improve environmental conditions in the vicinity of the
Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel in Lake County, Colorado, and
for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources
May 23, 2011. Reported Jan. 13, 2012; Rept. 112-122.
S. 1050.-- To modify the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of
1978 and to require judicial review of National Security
Letters and Suspicious Activity Reports to prevent
unreasonable searches and for other purposes. Ordered placed
on the calendar May 24, 2011.
S. 1057.-- To repeal the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit.
Ordered placed on the calendar May 25, 2011.
S. 1065.-- To settle land claims within the Fort Hall Reservation.
Referred to Indian Affairs May 25, 2011. Reported amended Aug.
2, 2012; Rept. 112-199.
S. 1067.-- To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the
Secretary of Energy to carry out a research and development
and demonstration program to reduce manufacturing and
construction costs relating to nuclear reactors, and for other
purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources May 25,
2011. Reported amended Aug. 30 (Legislative day of Aug. 2),
2011; Rept. 112-66.
S. 1082 (S. 990).-- To provide for an additional temporary
extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the
Small Business Investment Act of 1958, and for other purposes.
Passed Senate May 26, 2011. Received in House and held at desk
May 26, 2011. Rules suspended. Passed House May 31, 2011; Roll
No. 378: 387-33. Presented to the President June 1, 2011.
Approved June 1, 2011. Public Law 112-17.
S. 1090.-- To designate as wilderness certain public land in the
Cherokee National Forest in the State of Tennessee, and for
other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources May
26, 2011. Reported Jan. 13, 2012; Rept. 112-123.
S. 1094 (H.R. 2005).-- To reauthorize the Combating Autism Act of
2006 (Public Law 109-416). Referred to Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions May 26, 2011. Reported Sept. 12, 2011; no
written report.
S. 1100 (H.R. 2008).-- To amend title 41, United States Code, to
prohibit inserting politics into the Federal acquisition
process by prohibiting the submission of political
contribution information as a condition of receiving a Federal
contract. Reported amended from Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Dec. 19, 2012; no written report.
S. 1103.-- To extend the term of the incumbent Director of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation. Referred to the Judiciary May
26, 2011. Reported amended June 16, 2011; Rept. 112-23. Passed
Senate amended July 21, 2011. Received in House and referred
to the Judiciary July 21, 2011. Rules suspended. Passed House
July 25, 2011. Presented to the President July 26, 2011.
Approved July 26, 2011. Public Law 112-24.
S. 1108.-- To provide local communities with tools to make solar
permitting more efficient, and for other purposes. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources May 26, 2011. Reported amended
Feb. 7, 2012; Rept. 112-144.
S. 1119.-- To reauthorize and improve the Marine Debris Research,
Prevention, and Reduction Act, and for other purposes.
Referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation May 26, 2011.
Reported amended Apr. 25, 2012; Rept. 112-161.
S. 1125.-- To improve national security letters, the authorities
under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and
for other purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar June 6,
2011.
S. 1134.-- To authorize the St. Croix River Crossing Project with
appropriate mitigation measures to promote river values.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources May 26, 2011.
Reported amended Dec. 16, 2011; Rept. 112-124. Passed Senate
amended Jan. 23, 2012. Received in House and referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure and in addition to Natural
Resources, and the Budget Jan. 24, 2012. Considered under
suspension of rules Feb. 29, 2012. Rules suspended. Passed
House Mar. 1, 2012; Roll No. 93: 339-80. Presented to the
President Mar. 6, 2012. Approved Mar. 14, 2012. Public Law
112-100.
S. 1142.-- To promote the mapping and development of the United
States geothermal resources by establishing a direct loan
program for high risk geothermal exploration wells, to amend
the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to improve
geothermal energy technology and demonstrate the use of
geothermal energy in large scale thermal applications, and for
other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources May
26, 2011. Reported amended Feb. 7, 2012; Rept. 112-145.
S. 1145.-- To amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify and
expand Federal criminal jurisdiction over Federal contractors
and employees outside the United States, and for other
purposes. Referred to the Judiciary June 6, 2011. Reported
amended June 23, 2011; no written report.
S. 1149.-- To expand geothermal production, and for other
purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources June 7,
2011. Reported amended Feb. 7, 2012; Rept. 112-146.
S. 1151.-- To prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure
privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to
enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and
other protections against security breaches, fraudulent
access, and misuse of personally identifiable information.
Referred to the Judiciary June 7, 2011. Reported amended Sept.
22, 2011; Rept. 112-91.
S. 1160.-- To improve the administration of the Department of
Energy, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources June 8, 2011. Reported amended Feb. 7, 2012; Rept.
112-147.
S. 1188.-- To require the purchase of domestically made flags of
the United States of America for use by the Federal
Government. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs June 14, 2011. Committee discharged. Passed Senate
amended July 27, 2011. Received in House and referred to
Oversight and Government Reform July 28, 2011.
S. 1201.-- To conserve fish and aquatic communities in the United
States through partnerships that foster fish habitat
conservation, to improve the quality of life for the people of
the United States, and for other purposes. Referred to
Environment and Public Works June 15, 2011. Reported July 17,
2012; Rept. 112-187.
S. 1218.-- To provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of
North Carolina, and for other purposes. Referred to Indian
Affairs June 16, 2011. Reported Aug. 2, 2012; Rept. 112-200.
S. 1223.-- To address voluntary location tracking of electronic
communications devices, and for other purposes. Referred to
the Judiciary June 16, 2011. Reported amended Dec. 17, 2012;
no written report.
S. 1228.-- To prohibit trafficking in counterfeit military goods
or services. Referred to the Judiciary June 16, 2011. Reported
amended July 21, 2011; no written report.
S. 1231.-- To reauthorize the Second Chance Act of 2007. Referred
to the Judiciary June 20 (Legislative day of June 16), 2011.
Reported amended July 21, 2011; no written report.
S. 1236 (H.R. 4119).-- To reduce the trafficking of drugs and to
prevent human smuggling across the Southwest Border by
deterring the construction and use of border tunnels. Referred
to the Judiciary June 20 (Legislative day of June 16), 2011.
Reported Dec. 15, 2011; no written report. Passed Senate Jan.
30, 2012. Received in House and held at desk Jan. 31, 2012.
S. 1239 (H.R. 3421).-- To provide for a medal of appropriate
design to be awarded by the President to the memorials
established at the 3 sites honoring the men and women who
perished as a result of the terrorist attacks on the United
States on September 11, 2001. Referred to Banking, Housing,
and Urban Affairs June 21 (Legislative day of June 16), 2011.
Committee discharged. Passed Senate Sept. 9, 2011. Received in
House and referred to Financial Services Sept. 12, 2011.
S. 1253.-- To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such
fiscal year, and for other purposes. Reported from Armed
Services June 22, 2011; Rept. 112-26.
S. 1254.-- To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for
military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes. Reported from Armed Services June 22, 2011; no
written report.
S. 1255.-- To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for
military construction, and for other purposes. Reported from
Armed Services June 22, 2011; no written report.
S. 1256.-- To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for
defense activities of the Department of Energy, and for other
purposes. Reported from Armed Services June 22, 2011; no
written report.
S. 1262.-- To improve Indian education, and for other purposes.
Referred to Indian Affairs June 23, 2011. Reported amended
Dec. 21, 2012; Rept. 112-262.
S. 1266.-- To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a
program to build on and help coordinate funding for the
restoration and protection efforts of the 4-State Delaware
River Basin region, and for other purposes. Referred to
Environment and Public Works June 23, 2011. Reported amended
July 16, 2012; Rept. 112-183.
S. 1268.-- To increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the
Government by providing for greater interagency experience
among national security and homeland security personnel
through the development of a national security and homeland
security human capital strategy and interagency rotational
service by employees, and for other purposes. Referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs June 23, 2011.
Reported amended Nov. 13, 2012; Rept. 112-235.
S. 1276.-- To repeal the authority to provide certain loans to the
International Monetary Fund, the increase in the United States
quota to the Fund, and certain other related authorities, to
rescind related appropriated amounts, and for other purposes.
Ordered placed on the calendar June 27, 2011.
S. 1280 (S. Con. Res. 31).-- To amend the Peace Corps Act to
require sexual assault risk-reduction and response training,
the development of sexual assault protocol and guidelines, the
establishment of victims advocates, the establishment of a
Sexual Assault Advisory Council, and for other purposes.
Referred to Foreign Relations June 27, 2011. Reported amended
Sept. 21, 2011; Rept. 112-82. Passed Senate amended Sept. 26,
2011. Received in House and referred to Foreign Affairs Sept.
29, 2011. Rules suspended. Passed House Nov. 1, 2011; Roll No.
817: 406-0. Presented to the President Nov. 14, 2011. Approved
Nov. 21, 2011. Public Law 112-57.
S. 1296.-- To revise the boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal
Barrier Resources System Sachuest Point Unit RI-04P, Easton
Beach Unit RI-05P, Almy Pond Unit RI-06, and Hazards Beach
Unit RI-07 in the State of Rhode Island. Referred to
Environment and Public Works June 29, 2011. Reported Jan. 26,
2012; Rept. 112-138. Passed Senate Feb. 1, 2012. Received in
House and held at desk Feb. 2, 2012.
S. 1299 (H.R. 2139).-- To require the Secretary of the Treasury to
mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the
establishment of Lions Clubs International. Referred to
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs June 29, 2011. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate July 26, 2012. Received in House and
held at desk July 30, 2012.
S. 1301.-- To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2012 to
2015 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, to
enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons, and for
other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary June 29, 2011.
Reported amended Oct. 13, 2011; Rept. 112-96.
S. 1302.-- To authorize the Administrator of General Services to
convey a parcel of real property in Tracy, California, to the
City of Tracy. Referred to Environment and Public Works June
29, 2011. Reported July 28, 2011; Rept. 112-40. Passed Senate
Aug. 2, 2011. Received in House and referred to Oversight and
Government Reform and in addition to Transportation and
Infrastructure Aug. 5, 2011. Rules suspended. Passed House May
7, 2012. Presented to the President May 10, 2012. Approved May
15, 2012. Public Law 112-119.
S. 1307.-- To authorize the Secretary of Commerce to convey real
property, including improvements, of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration in Ketchikan, Alaska, and for other
purposes. Referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation
June 30, 2011. Reported Nov. 14, 2012; Rept. 112-239.
S. 1313.-- To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to
reauthorize the National Estuary Program, and for other
purposes. Referred to Environment and Public Works June 30,
2011. Reported amended July 28, 2011; Rept. 112-41.
S. 1317.-- To allow individuals to choose to opt out of the
Medicare part A benefit. Ordered placed on the calendar June
30, 2011.
S. 1323.-- To express the sense of the Senate on shared sacrifice
in resolving the budget deficit. Ordered placed on the
calendar June 30, 2011. Considered July 11, 12, 13, 25, 2011.
S. 1324.-- To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to prohibit
the importation, exportation, transportation, and sale,
receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign
commerce, of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife
species, and for other purposes. Referred to Environment and
Public Works July 5, 2011. Reported July 17, 2012; Rept. 112-
188.
S. 1325.-- To direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the
suitability and feasibility of designating sites in the Lower
Mississippi River Area in the State of Louisiana as a unit of
the National Park System, and for other purposes. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources July 5, 2011. Reported amended
Jan. 13, 2012; Rept. 112-125.
S. 1326 (H.R. 1954).-- To implement the President's request to
increase the statutory limit on the public debt. Ordered
placed on the calendar July 6, 2011.
S. 1335 (S. 3268).-- To amend title 49, United States Code, to
provide rights for pilots, and for other purposes. Referred to
Commerce, Science and Transportation July 6, 2011. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate amended June 29, 2012. Received in
House and referred to Transportation and Infrastructure June
29, 2012. Rules suspended. Passed House July 23, 2012.
Presented to the President July 26, 2012. Approved Aug. 3,
2012. Public Law 112-153.
S. 1340.-- To cut, cap, and balance the Federal budget. Ordered
placed on the calendar July 11, 2011.
S. 1342.-- To amend the Federal Power Act to protect the bulk-
power system and electric infrastructure critical to the
defense of the United States against cybersecurity and other
threats and vulnerabilities. Reported from Energy and Natural
Resources July 11, 2011; Rept. 112-34.
S. 1343.-- To provide for the conduct of an analysis of the impact
of energy development and production on the water resources of
the United States, and for other purposes. Reported from
Energy and Natural Resources July 11, 2011; Rept. 112-35.
S. 1344.-- To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to take
immediate action to recover ecologically and economically from
a catastrophic wildfire in the State of Arizona, and for other
purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources July 11,
2011. Reported amended Jan. 13, 2012; Rept. 112-126.
S. 1379.-- To amend title 11, District of Columbia Official Code,
to revise certain administrative authorities of the District
of Columbia courts, and to authorize the District of Columbia
Public Defender Service to provide professional liability
insurance for officers and employees of the Service for claims
relating to services furnished within the scope of employment
with the Service. Referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs July 18, 2011. Reported amended June 25,
2012; Rept. 112-178. Passed Senate amended July 9, 2012.
Received in House and referred to Oversight and Government
Reform July 10, 2012. Rules suspended. Passed House Dec. 13,
2012. Presented to the President Dec. 17, 2012.
S. 1400.-- To restore the natural resources, ecosystems,
fisheries, marine and wildlife habitats, beaches, and coastal
wetlands of Gulf Coast States, to create jobs and revive the
economic health of communities adversely affected by the
explosion on, and sinking of, the mobile offshore drilling
unit Deepwater Horizon, and for other purposes. Referred to
Environment and Public Works July 21, 2011. Reported amended
Dec. 8, 2011; Rept. 112-100.
S. 1401.-- To conserve wild Pacific salmon, and for other
purposes. Referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation
July 21, 2011. Reported amended Jan. 30, 2012; Rept. 112-140.
S. 1406.-- To designate the United States courthouse under
construction at 510 19th Street, Bakersfield, California, as
the Myron Donovan Crocker United States Courthouse. Referred
to Environment and Public Works July 22, 2011. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate July 26, 2011. Received in House and
referred to Transportation and Infrastructure July 27, 2011.
S. 1408.-- To require Federal agencies, and persons engaged in
interstate commerce, in possession of data containing
sensitive personally identifiable information, to disclose any
breach of such information. Referred to the Judiciary July 22,
2011. Reported amended Feb. 6, 2012; no written report.
S. 1409 (H.R. 4053).-- To intensify efforts to identify, prevent,
and recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse within
Federal spending. Referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs July 22, 2011. Reported amended July 12,
2012; Rept. 112-181. Passed Senate amended Aug. 1, 2012.
Received in House and referred to Oversight and Government
Reform Aug. 2, 2012.
S. 1412.-- To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 462 Washington Street, Woburn,
Massachusetts, as the ``Officer John Maguire Post Office''.
Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs July
25, 2011. Reported Oct. 19, 2011; no written report. Passed
Senate Oct. 20, 2011. Received in House and referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Oct. 21, 2011. Rules
suspended. Passed House Nov. 14, 2011; Roll No. 837: 385-0.
Presented to the President Nov. 17, 2011. Approved Nov. 23,
2011. Public Law 112-60.
S. 1420.-- To require that the United States Government prioritize
all obligations on the debt held by the public, Social
Security benefits, and military pay in the event that the debt
limit is reached, and for other purposes. Ordered placed on
the calendar July 27, 2011.
S. 1421.-- To authorize the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation
to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia
and its environs, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy
and Natural Resources July 26, 2011. Reported Jan. 13, 2012;
Rept. 112-127.
S. 1430.-- To authorize certain maritime programs of the
Department of Transportation, and for other purposes. Referred
to Commerce, Science and Transportation July 27, 2011.
Reported amended Dec. 7, 2011; Rept. 112-99.
S. 1440.-- To reduce preterm labor and delivery and the risk of
pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy,
and to reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity. Referred
to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions July 28, 2011.
Reported amended Sept. 19, 2012; no written report. Passed
Senate amended Nov. 15, 2012. Received in House and referred
to Energy and Commerce Nov. 16, 2012. Rules suspended. Passed
House with amendments Dec. 19, 2012.
S. 1449.-- To authorize the appropriation of funds for highway
safety programs and for other purposes. Referred to Commerce,
Science and Transportation July 29, 2011. Reported amended
Nov. 14, 2012; Rept. 112-261.
S. 1458.-- To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for
intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United
States Government, the Community Management Account, and the
Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System,
and for other purposes. Reported from Intelligence Aug. 1,
2011; Rept. 112-43.
S. 1466 (S. 627).-- To establish the Commission on Freedom of
Information Act Processing Displays. Passed Senate Aug. 1,
2011. Received in House and held at desk Aug. 2, 2011.
S. 1478.-- To modify the boundary of the Minuteman Missile
National Historic Site in the State of South Dakota, and for
other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Aug.
2, 2011. Reported Jan. 13, 2012; Rept. 112-128.
S. 1487 (H.R. 2042).-- To authorize the Secretary of Homeland
Security, in coordination with the Secretary of State, to
establish a program to issue Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
Business Travel Cards, and for other purposes. Referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Aug. 2, 2011.
Reported amended Nov. 3, 2011; Rept. 112-92. Passed Senate
amended Nov. 3, 2011. Received in House and held at desk Nov.
3, 2011. Passed House Nov. 4, 2011. Presented to the President
Nov. 10, 2011. Approved Nov. 12, 2011. Public Law 112-54.
S. 1494.-- To reauthorize and amend the National Fish and Wildlife
Foundation Establishment Act. Referred to Environment and
Public Works Aug. 2, 2011. Reported amended Sept. 19, 2012;
Rept. 112-215.
S. 1510.-- To promote the domestic development and deployment of
clean energy technologies, and for other purposes. Reported
from Energy and Natural Resources Aug. 30 (Legislative day of
Aug. 2), 2011; Rept. 112-47.
S. 1515.-- To permit certain members of the United States Secret
Service and certain members of the United States Secret
Service Uniformed Division who were appointed in 1984, 1985,
or 1986 to elect to be covered under the District of Columbia
Police and Firefighter Retirement and Disability System in the
same manner as members appointed prior to 1984. Referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Sept. 6, 2011.
Reported amended Aug. 28, 2012; Rept. 112-205.
S. 1525.-- To extend the authority of Federal-aid highway
programs. Reported from Environment and Public Works Sept. 8,
2011; no written report.
S. 1535.-- To protect consumers by mitigating the vulnerability of
personally identifiable information to theft through a
security breach, providing notice and remedies to consumers in
the wake of such a breach, holding companies accountable for
preventable breaches, facilitating the sharing of post-breach
technical information between companies, and enhancing
criminal and civil penalties and other protections against the
unauthorized collection or use of personally identifiable
information. Referred to the Judiciary Sept. 8, 2011. Reported
amended Sept. 22, 2011; no written report.
S. 1541.-- To revise the Federal charter for the Blue Star Mothers
of America, Inc. to reflect a change in eligibility
requirements for membership. Referred to the Judiciary Sept.
12, 2011. Committee discharged. Passed Senate Nov. 18, 2011.
Received in House and held at desk Nov. 25, 2011. Rules
suspended. Passed House Dec. 6, 2011. Presented to the
President Dec. 8, 2011. Approved Dec. 13, 2011. Public Law
112-65.
S. 1546.-- To authorize certain programs of the Department of
Homeland Security, and for other purposes. Referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Sept. 13, 2011.
Reported amended Dec. 13, 2012; Rept. 112-249.
S. 1547.-- To reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United
States, and for other purposes. Reported from Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs Sept. 13, 2011; no written report.
S. 1549.-- To provide tax relief for American workers and
businesses, to put workers back on the job while rebuilding
and modernizing America, and to provide pathways back to work
for Americans looking for jobs. Ordered placed on the calendar
Sept. 14, 2011.
S. 1572 (H.R. 2596).-- Making appropriations for Departments of
Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other
purposes. Reported from Appropriations Sept. 15, 2011; Rept.
112-78.
S. 1573 (H.R. 2434).-- Making appropriations for financial
services and general government for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. Reported from
Appropriations Sept. 15, 2011; Rept. 112-79.
S. 1596.-- Making appropriations for the Departments of
Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and
for other purposes. Reported from Appropriations Sept. 21,
2011; Rept. 112-83.
S. 1599.-- Making appropriations for Departments of Labor, Health
and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other
purposes. Reported from Appropriations Sept. 22, 2011; Rept.
112-84.
S. 1601.-- Making appropriations for the Department of State,
foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes. Reported
from Appropriations Sept. 22, 2011; Rept. 112-85.
S. 1612.-- To provide the Department of Justice with additional
tools to target extraterritorial drug trafficking activity.
Referred to the Judiciary Sept. 22, 2011. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate amended Dec. 15, 2011. Received in
House and referred to the Judiciary and in addition to Energy
and Commerce Dec. 16, 2011.
S. 1619.-- To provide for identification of misaligned currency,
require action to correct the misalignment, and for other
purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar Sept. 23, 2011.
Considered Oct. 4, 5, 6, 2011. Passed Senate Oct. 11, 2011;
Roll No. 159: 63-35. Received in House and held at desk Oct.
12, 2011.
S. 1636 (H.R. 394).-- To amend title 28, United States Code, to
clarify the jurisdiction of the Federal courts, and for other
purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Oct. 3, 2011. Reported
Oct. 17, 2011; no written report.
S. 1637 (H.R. 2633).-- To clarify appeal time limits in civil
actions to which United States officers or employees are
parties. Referred to the Judiciary Oct. 3, 2011. Reported Oct.
17, 2011; no written report. Passed Senate Oct. 31, 2011.
Received in House and held at desk Nov. 1, 2011. Passed House
Nov. 18, 2011. Presented to the President Nov. 18, 2011.
Approved Nov. 29, 2011. Public Law 112-62.
S. 1639.-- To amend title 36, United States Code, to authorize the
American Legion under its Federal charter to provide guidance
and leadership to the individual departments and posts of the
American Legion, and for other purposes. Referred to the
Judiciary Oct. 3, 2011. Committee discharged. Passed Senate
Oct. 6, 2011. Received in House and referred to the Judiciary
Oct. 11, 2011. Rules suspended. Passed House Dec. 6, 2011.
Presented to the President Dec. 8, 2011. Approved Dec. 13,
2011. Public Law 112-66.
S. 1641 (H.R. 3078).-- To implement the United States-Colombia
Trade Promotion Agreement. Referred to Finance Oct. 3, 2011.
Reported Oct. 11, 2011; Rept. 112-222.
S. 1642 (H.R. 3080).-- To implement the United States-Korea Free
Trade Agreement. Referred to Finance Oct. 3, 2011. Reported
Oct. 11, 2011; Rept. 112-223.
S. 1643 (H.R. 3079).-- To implement the United States-Panama Trade
Promotion Agreement. Referred to Finance Oct. 3, 2011.
Reported Oct. 11, 2011; Rept. 112-224.
S. 1657.-- To amend the provisions of law relating to sport fish
restoration and recreational boating safety, and for other
purposes. Referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation
Oct. 5, 2011. Reported Jan. 30, 2012; Rept. 112-141.
S. 1660.-- To provide tax relief for American workers and
businesses, to put workers back on the job while rebuilding
and modernizing America, and to provide pathways back to work
for Americans looking for jobs. Ordered placed on the calendar
Oct. 6, 2011.
S. 1665.-- To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for
fiscal years 2012 and 2013, and for other purposes. Referred
to Commerce, Science and Transportation Oct. 6, 2011. Reported
amended Jan. 26, 2012; Rept. 112-135.
S. 1673.-- To establish the Office of Agriculture Inspection
within the Department of Homeland Security, which shall be
headed by the Assistant Commissioner for Agriculture
Inspection, and for other purposes. Referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs Oct. 6, 2011. Reported
amended Nov. 26, 2012; Rept. 112-240.
S. 1684.-- To amend the Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-
Determination Act of 2005, and for other purposes. Referred to
Indian Affairs Oct. 12, 2011. Reported amended Dec. 21, 2012;
Rept. 112-263.
S. 1701 (H.R. 2484).-- To amend the Harmful Algal Blooms and
Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998, and for other
purposes. Referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation
Oct. 13, 2011. Reported amended Nov. 13, 2012; Rept. 112-237.
S. 1710.-- To designate the United States courthouse located at
222 West 7th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska, as the James M.
Fitzgerald United States Courthouse. Referred to Environment
and Public Works Oct. 13, 2011. Committee discharged. Passed
Senate Dec. 17, 2011. Received in House and referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure Dec. 19, 2011. Rules
suspended. Passed House Mar. 5, 2012. Presented to the
President Mar. 7, 2012. Approved Mar. 14, 2012. Public Law
112-101.
S. 1720.-- To provide American jobs through economic growth.
Ordered placed on the calendar Oct. 18, 2011.
S. 1721.-- To amend section 402 of the Personal Responsibility and
Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to extend the
eligibility period for supplemental security income benefits
for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian
immigrants, and for other purposes. Passed Senate Oct. 17,
2011. Received in House and held at desk Oct. 21, 2011.
S. 1723.-- To provide for teacher and first responder
stabilization. Ordered placed on the calendar Oct. 18, 2011.
S. 1726.-- To repeal the imposition of withholding on certain
payments made to vendors by government entities. Ordered
placed on the calendar Oct. 18, 2011.
S. 1735.-- To approve the transfer of Yellow Creek Port properties
in Iuka, Mississippi. Referred to Environment and Public Works
Oct. 19, 2011. Reported Nov. 30, 2012; Rept. 112-243.
S. 1740.-- To amend the Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act of 1998 to
provide for the reauthorization of the Chesapeake Bay Gateways
and Watertrails Network. Referred to Environment and Public
Works Oct. 19, 2011. Reported Jan. 26, 2012; Rept. 112-139.
S. 1744.-- To provide funding for State courts to assess and
improve the handling of proceedings relating to adult
guardianship and conservatorship, to authorize the Attorney
General to carry out a pilot program for the conduct of
background checks on individuals to be appointed as guardians
or conservators, and to promote the widespread adoption of
information technology to better monitor, report, and audit
conservatorships of protected persons. Referred to the
Judiciary Oct. 20, 2011. Reported amended July 12, 2012; no
written report.
S. 1759 (H.R. 3321).-- To facilitate the hosting in the United
States of the 34th America's Cup by authorizing certain
eligible vessels to participate in activities related to the
competition. Referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation
Oct. 20, 2011. Reported Nov. 3, 2011; Rept. 112-246. Passed
Senate amended Nov. 3, 2011. Received in House and held at
desk Nov. 3, 2011.
S. 1763.-- To decrease the incidence of violent crimes against
Indian women, to strengthen the capacity of Indian tribes to
exercise the sovereign authority of Indian tribes to respond
to violent crimes committed against Indian women, and to
ensure that perpetrators of violent crimes committed against
Indian women are held accountable for that criminal behavior,
and for other purposes. Referred to Indian Affairs Oct. 31,
2011. Reported amended Dec. 27, 2012; Rept. 112-265.
S. 1769.-- To put workers back on the job while rebuilding and
modernizing America. Ordered placed on the calendar Nov. 1,
2011.
S. 1786.-- To facilitate job creation by reducing regulatory
uncertainty, providing for rational evaluation of regulations,
providing flexibilities to States and localities, providing
for infrastructure spending, and for other purposes. Ordered
placed on the calendar Nov. 2, 2011.
S. 1789.-- To improve, sustain, and transform the United States
Postal Service. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Nov. 2, 2011. Reported amended Jan. 26, 2012; Rept.
112-143. Considered Apr. 17, 19, 24 (Legislative day of Apr.
23),, 2012. Passed Senate amended Apr. 25, 2012; Roll No. 82:
62-37. Received in House and held at desk Apr. 26, 2012.
S. 1792.-- To clarify the authority of the United States Marshals
Service to assist other Federal, State, and local law
enforcement agencies in the investigation of cases involving
sex offenders and missing children. Referred to the Judiciary
Nov. 2, 2011. Reported Dec. 1, 2011; no written report. Passed
Senate Dec. 17, 2012. Received in House and referred to the
Judiciary Dec. 18, 2012.
S. 1793 (H.R. 2076).-- To amend title 28, United States Code, to
clarify the statutory authority for the longstanding practice
of the Department of Justice of providing investigatory
assistance on request of State and local authorities with
respect to certain serious violent crimes, and for other
purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Nov. 2, 2011. Reported
Nov. 17, 2011; no written report. Passed Senate amended Dec.
17, 2012. Received in House and held at desk Dec. 18, 2012.
S. 1794 (H.R. 347).-- To correct and simplify the drafting of
section 1752 (relating to restricted buildings or grounds) of
title 18, United States Code. Referred to the Judiciary Nov.
2, 2011. Reported amended Nov. 17, 2011; no written report.
Passed Senate amended Feb. 6, 2012. Received in House and held
at desk Feb. 7, 2012.
S. 1813.-- To reauthorize Federal-aid highway and highway safety
construction programs, and for other purposes. Referred to
Environment and Public Works Nov. 7, 2011. Reported amended
Feb. 6, 2012; no written report. Considered Feb. 9, 15, 16,
17, 28, 29, Mar. 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 13, 2012. Passed Senate
amended Mar. 14, 2012; Roll No. 48: 74-22.
S. 1821 (H.R. 1021) (H.R. 4967).-- To prevent the termination of
the temporary office of bankruptcy judges in certain judicial
districts. Referred to the Judiciary Nov. 8, 2011. Reported
amended Dec. 15, 2011; no written report.
S. 1855 (H.R. 2405).-- To amend the Public Health Service Act to
reauthorize various programs under the Pandemic and All-
Hazards Preparedness Act. Referred to Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions Nov. 10, 2011. Reported amended Dec. 16,
2011; no written report. Passed Senate amended Mar. 7, 2012.
Received in House and held at desk Mar. 8, 2012.
S. 1867 (H.R. 1540).-- To authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2012 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for
military construction, and for defense activities of the
Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.
Reported from Armed Services Nov. 15, 2011; no written report.
Considered Nov. 17, 18, 28, 29, 30 2011. Passed Senate amended
Dec. 1, 2011; Roll No. 218: 93-7.
S. 1874.-- To require the timely identification of qualified
census tracts for purposes of the HUBZone program, and for
other purposes. Referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs Nov. 15, 2011. Committee discharged. Passed Senate
Dec. 17, 2011. Received in House and held at desk Dec. 19,
2011.
S. 1886 (H.R. 3668).-- To prevent trafficking in counterfeit
drugs. Referred to the Judiciary Nov. 17, 2011. Reported Dec.
8, 2011; no written report. Passed Senate amended Mar. 6,
2012. Received in House and referred to the Judiciary Mar. 7,
2012.
S. 1910.-- To provide benefits to domestic partners of Federal
employees. Reported amended from Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Dec. 19, 2012; Rept. 112-257.
S. 1917.-- To create jobs by providing payroll tax relief for
middle class families and businesses, and for other purposes.
Ordered placed on the calendar Nov. 29, 2011.
S. 1925.-- To reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.
Referred to the Judiciary Nov. 30, 2011. Reported amended Feb.
7, 2012; Rept. 112-153. Considered Apr. 25,, 2012. Passed
Senate amended Apr. 26, 2012; Roll No. 87: 68-31.
S. 1930.-- To prohibit earmarks. Ordered placed on the calendar
Dec. 1, 2011.
S. 1931.-- To provide civilian payroll tax relief, to reduce the
Federal budget deficit, and for other purposes. Ordered placed
on the calendar Dec. 1, 2011.
S. 1932.-- To require the Secretary of State to act on a permit
for the Keystone XL pipeline. Ordered placed on the calendar
Dec. 1, 2011.
S. 1940.-- To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, to
restore the financial solvency of the flood insurance fund,
and for other purposes. Reported from Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs Dec. 5, 2011; Rept. 112-98. Considered June 25,
2012.
S. 1944.-- To create jobs by providing payroll tax relief for
middle class families and businesses, and for other purposes.
Ordered placed on the calendar Dec. 6, 2011.
S. 1945.-- To permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings.
Referred to the Judiciary Dec. 5, 2011. Reported Feb. 13,
2012; no written report.
S. 1947.-- To prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture,
and for other purposes. Referred to Agriculture, Nutrition,
and Forestry Dec. 6, 2011. Committee discharged. Passed Senate
amended Dec. 4, 2012. Received in House and referred to
Agriculture and in addition to the Judiciary Dec. 7, 2012.
S. 1950.-- To amend title 49, United States Code, to improve
commercial motor vehicle safety and reduce commercial motor
vehicle-related accidents and fatalities, to authorize the
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, and for other
purposes. Referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation
Dec. 7, 2011. Reported amended Nov. 13, 2012; Rept. 112-238.
S. 1952.-- To improve hazardous materials transportation safety
and for other purposes. Referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation Dec. 7, 2011. Reported Apr. 25, 2012; Rept.
112-162.
S. 1953.-- To reauthorize the Research and Innovative Technology
Administration, to improve transportation research and
development, and for other purposes. Referred to Commerce,
Science and Transportation Dec. 7, 2011. Reported Nov. 13,
2012; Rept. 112-236.
S. 1956 (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
Commerce, Science and Transportation Dec. 7, 2011. Reported
amended Aug. 2, 2012; Rept. 112-195. Passed Senate amended
Sept. 22 (Legislative day of Sept. 21), 2012. Received in
House and held at desk Sept. 25, 2012. Rules suspended. Passed
House Nov. 13, 2012. Presented to the President Nov. 16, 2012.
Approved Nov. 27, 2012. Public Law 112-200.
S. 1958.-- To extend the National Flood Insurance Program until
May 31, 2012. Passed Senate Dec. 7, 2011. Received in House
and referred to Financial Services Dec. 8, 2011.
S. 1959.-- To require a report on the designation of the Haqqani
Network as a foreign terrorist organization and for other
purposes. Referred to Foreign Relations Dec. 7, 2011.
Committee discharged. Passed Senate amended Dec. 17, 2011.
Received in House and referred to the Judiciary Dec. 19, 2011.
Rules suspended. Passed House with amendment July 17, 2012.
Senate agreed to House amendment July 26, 2012. Presented to
the President Aug. 2, 2012. Approved Aug. 10, 2012. Public Law
112-168.
S. 1974 (H.R. 3801).-- To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to clarify
the definition of aircraft and the offenses penalized under
the aviation smuggling provisions under that Act, and for
other purposes. Passed Senate Dec. 8, 2011. Received in House
and held at desk Dec. 12, 2011.
S. 1980.-- To prevent, deter, and eliminate illegal, unreported,
and unregulated fishing through port State measures. Referred
to Commerce, Science and Transportation Dec. 12, 2011.
Reported Nov. 14, 2012; Rept. 112-255.
S. 1998.-- To obtain an unqualified audit opinion, and improve
financial accountability and management at the Department of
Homeland Security. Referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Dec. 15, 2011. Reported amended Nov. 2,
2012; Rept. 112-230. Passed Senate amended Nov. 28, 2012.
Received in House and referred to Homeland Security and in
addition to Oversight and Government Reform Nov. 29, 2012.
Rules suspended. Passed House Dec. 12, 2012. Presented to the
President Dec. 14, 2012. Approved Dec. 20, 2012. Public Law
112-217.
S. 2009.-- To improve the administration of programs in the
insular areas, and for other purposes. Passed Senate Dec. 16,
2011. Passed Senate Dec. 16, 2011. Received in House and
referred to Foreign Affairs and in addition to the Judiciary,
and Education and the Workforce Dec. 16, 2011. Rules
suspended. Passed House July 17, 2012; Roll No. 470: 378-11.
Presented to the President July 19, 2012. Approved July 26,
2012. Public Law 112-149.
S. 2018.-- To amend and reauthorize certain provisions relating to
Long Island Sound restoration and stewardship. Referred to
Environment and Public Works Dec. 16, 2011. Reported July 16,
2012; Rept. 112-184.
S. 2024.-- To make technical amendment to the T'uf Shur Bien
Preservation Trust Area Act, and for other purposes. Referred
to Indian Affairs Dec. 16, 2011. Reported amended Dec. 11,
2012; no written report.
S. 2038.-- To prohibit Members of Congress and employees of
Congress from using nonpublic information derived from their
official positions for personal benefit, and for other
purposes. Reported from Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Jan. 26, 2012; Rept. 112-244. Considered Jan. 31, Feb.
1,, 2012. Passed Senate amended Feb. 2, 2012; Roll No. 14: 96-
3. Received in House and held at desk Feb. 6, 2012. Rules
suspended. Passed House with amendment Feb. 9, 2012; Roll No.
47: 417-2. Senate agreed to House amendment Mar. 22, 2012.
Presented to the President Mar. 28, 2012. Approved Apr. 4,
2012. Public Law 112-105.
S. 2039.-- To allow a State or local government to construct
levees on certain properties otherwise designated as open
space lands. Received in Senate Jan. 26, 2012. Passed Senate
amended Jan. 26, 2012. Received in House and referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure Jan. 27, 2012. Failed of
passage under suspension of the rules (two-thirds required)
July 23, 2012; Roll No. 500: 126-254.
S. 2041.-- To approve the Keystone XL pipeline project and provide
for environmental protection and government oversight. Ordered
placed on the calendar Jan. 31, 2012.
S. 2045.-- To amend title 38, United States Code, to require
judges of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans
Claims to reside within fifty miles of the District of
Columbia, and for other purposes. Referred to Veterans'
Affairs Jan. 31, 2012. Committee discharged. Passed Senate
amended Dec. 13, 2012. Received in House and referred to
Veterans' Affairs Dec. 17, 2012.
S. 2061.-- To provide for an exchange of land between the
Department of Homeland Security and the South Carolina State
Ports Authority. Referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Feb. 1, 2012. Reported amended May 24,
2012; Rept. 112-171. Passed Senate amended June 5, 2012.
Received in House and referred to the Judiciary June 6, 2012.
Rules suspended. Passed House July 9, 2012. Presented to the
President July 12, 2012. Approved July 18, 2012. Public Law
112-146.
S. 2064.-- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate
certain energy tax subsidies and lower the corporate income
tax rate. Ordered placed on the calendar Feb. 6, 2012.
S. 2071 (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 Environment
and Public Works Feb. 6, 2012. Reported Sept. 19, 2012; Rept.
112-212.
S. 2076 (H.R. 6185).-- To improve security at State and local
courthouses. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Feb. 7, 2012. Committee discharged Mar. 19, 2012.
Referred to the Judiciary Mar. 19, 2012.
S. 2079.-- To extend the pay limitation for Members of Congress
and Federal employees. Ordered placed on the calendar Feb. 9,
2012.
S. 2090.-- To amend the Indian Law Enforcement Reform Act to
extend the period of time provided to the Indian Law and Order
Commission to produce a required report, and for other
purposes. Referred to Indian Affairs Feb. 9, 2012. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate July 24, 2012. Received in House and
held at desk July 25, 2012.
S. 2101.-- To strengthen the multilateral sanctions regime with
respect to Iran, to expand sanctions relating to the energy
sector of Iran, the proliferation of weapons of mass
destruction by Iran, and human rights abuses in Iran, and for
other purposes. Reported from Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs Feb. 13, 2012; no written report.
S. 2104.-- To amend the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to
reauthorize grants for and require applied water supply
research regarding the water resources research and technology
institutes established under that Act. Referred to Environment
and Public Works Feb. 14, 2012. Reported July 19, 2012; Rept.
112-189.
S. 2105.-- To enhance the security and resiliency of the cyber and
communications infrastructure of the United States. Ordered
placed on the calendar Feb. 15, 2012.
S. 2111.-- To enhance punishment for identity theft and other
violations of data privacy and security. Ordered placed on the
calendar Feb. 16, 2012.
S. 2118.-- To remove unelected, unaccountable bureaucrats from
seniors' personal health decisions by repealing the
Independent Payment Advisory Board. Ordered placed on the
calendar Feb. 17, 2012.
S. 2132.-- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
for the extension of highway-related taxes and trust fund
expenditures, to provide revenues for highway programs, and
for other purposes. Reported from Finance Feb. 27, 2012; Rept.
112-152.
S. 2152.-- To promote United States policy objectives in Syria,
including the departure from power of President Bashar Assad
and his family, the effective transition to a democratic,
free, and secure country, and the promotion of a prosperous
future in Syria. Referred to Finance Mar. 2, 2012. Committee
discharged Mar. 7, 2012. Referred to Foreign Relations Mar. 7,
2012.
S. 2153 (H.R. 4105).-- To apply the countervailing duty provisions
of the Tariff Act of 1930 to nonmarket economy countries, and
for other purposes. Passed Senate Mar. 5, 2012.
S. 2156.-- To amend the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation
Stamp Act to permit the Secretary of the Interior, in
consultation with the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission,
to set prices for Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and
Conservation Stamps and make limited waivers of stamp
requirements for certain users. Referred to Environment and
Public Works Mar. 6, 2012. Reported amended Sept. 19, 2012;
Rept. 112-216.
S. 2159.-- To extend the authorization of the Drug-Free
Communities Support Program through fiscal year 2017. Referred
to the Judiciary Mar. 6, 2012. Reported amended Mar. 29, 2012;
no written report.
S. 2165 (H.R. 4133).-- To enhance strategic cooperation between
the United States and Israel, and for other purposes. Referred
to Foreign Relations Mar. 6, 2012. Reported amended June 27,
2012; Rept. 112-179. Ordered placed on the calendar June 27,
2012. Passed Senate amended June 29, 2012. Received in House
and held at desk July 9, 2012. Rules suspended. Passed House
July 17, 2012. Presented to the President July 19, 2012.
Approved July 27, 2012. Public Law 112-150.
S. 2170.-- To amend the provisions of title 5, United States Code,
which are commonly referred to as the ``Hatch Act'' to
eliminate the provision preventing certain State and local
employees from seeking elective office, clarify the
application of certain provisions to the District of Columbia,
and modify the penalties which may be imposed for certain
violations under subchapter III of chapter 73 of that title.
Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Mar. 7,
2012. Reported amended Sept. 13, 2012; Rept. 112-211. Passed
Senate amended Nov. 30, 2012. Received in House and referred
to Oversight and Government Reform Dec. 3, 2012. Rules
suspended. Passed House Dec. 19, 2012. Presented to the
President Dec. 20, 2012.
S. 2173.-- To preserve and protect the free choice of individual
employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to
refrain from such activities. Ordered placed on the calendar
Mar. 8, 2012.
S. 2178.-- To require the Federal Government to expedite the sale
of underutilized Federal real property. Referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs Mar. 8, 2012. Reported
amended Nov. 27, 2012; Rept. 112-241.
S. 2186 (S. 2191).-- To amend the Americans with Disabilities Act
of 1990 to prohibit the Attorney General from administering or
enforcing certain accessibility regulations relating to pools
at public accommodations or provided by public entities.
Ordered placed on the calendar Mar. 13, 2012.
S. 2191 (S. 2186).-- To amend the Americans with Disabilities Act
of 1990 to prohibit the Attorney General from administering or
enforcing certain accessibility regulations relating to pools
at public accommodations or provided by public entities.
Ordered placed on the calendar Mar. 15, 2012.
S. 2204.-- To eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote
renewable energy and energy conservation. Ordered placed on
the calendar Mar. 20, 2012. Considered Mar. 27, 29, 2012.
S. 2215.-- To create jobs in the United States by increasing
United States exports to Africa by at least 200 percent in
real dollar value within 10 years, and for other purposes.
Referred to Foreign Relations Mar. 21, 2012. Reported amended
Nov. 13, 2012; Rept. 112-231.
S. 2218.-- To reauthorize the United States Fire Administration,
and for other purposes. Referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Mar. 21, 2012. Reported July 12, 2012;
Rept. 112-180.
S. 2224.-- To require the President to report to Congress on
issues related to Syria. Referred to Foreign Relations Mar.
22, 2012. Reported Apr. 26, 2012; no written report. Passed
Senate amended May 9, 2012. Received in House and referred to
Foreign Affairs May 10, 2012.
S. 2230.-- To reduce the deficit by imposing a minimum effective
tax rate for high-income taxpayers. Ordered placed on the
calendar Mar. 26, 2012.
S. 2231.-- To amend the Federal Credit Union Act, to advance the
ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and
economic development opportunities, and for other purposes.
Ordered placed on the calendar Mar. 26, 2012.
S. 2234.-- To prevent human trafficking in government contracting.
Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Mar.
26, 2012. Reported amended Dec. 19, 2012; no written report.
S. 2237.-- To provide a temporary income tax credit for increased
payroll and extend bonus depreciation for an additional year,
and for other purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar Mar.
27, 2012. Considered July 11, 12, 2012. Returned to the
calendar July 12, 2012.
S. 2239 (H.R. 4155).-- To direct the head of each agency to treat
relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy training
or certification requirements for Federal licenses. Referred
to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Mar. 27, 2012.
Reported amended June 29, 2012; no written report. Passed
Senate amended June 29, 2012. Received in House and held at
desk July 9, 2012.
S. 2251.-- To designate the United States courthouse located at
709 West 9th Street, Juneau, Alaska, as the Robert Boochever
United States Courthouse. Referred to Environment and Public
Works Mar. 29, 2012. Reported Dec. 27, 2012; no written
report.
S. 2276.-- To permit Federal officers to remove cases involving
crimes of violence to Federal court. Referred to the Judiciary
Mar. 29, 2012. Reported amended May 23, 2012; no written
report.
S. 2279.-- To amend the R.M.S. Titanic Maritime Memorial Act of
1986 to provide additional protection for the R.M.S. Titanic
and its wreck site, and for other purposes. Referred to
Commerce, Science and Transportation Mar. 29, 2012. Reported
Nov. 14, 2012; Rept. 112-247.
S. 2282.-- To extend the authorization of appropriations to carry
out approved wetlands conservation projects under the North
American Wetlands Conservation Act through fiscal year 2017.
Referred to Environment and Public Works Mar. 29, 2012.
Reported Sept. 19, 2012; Rept. 112-217.
S. 2318.-- To authorize the Secretary of State to pay a reward to
combat transnational organized crime and for information
concerning foreign nationals wanted by international criminal
tribunals, and for other purposes. Referred to Foreign
Relations Apr. 19, 2012. Reported amended Nov. 13, 2012; Rept.
112-232. Passed Senate amended Dec. 19, 2012. Received in
House and referred to Foreign Affairs Dec. 20, 2012.
Considered under suspension of rules Dec. 30, 2012.
S. 2322 (H.R. 5972).-- Making appropriations for the Departments
of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2013, and for other purposes. Reported from Appropriations
Apr. 19, 2012; Rept. 112-157.
S. 2323 (H.R. 5326).-- Making appropriations for Departments of
Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other
purposes. Reported from Appropriations Apr. 19, 2012; Rept.
112-158.
S. 2326 (H.R. 3556).-- To designate the new United States
courthouse in Buffalo, New York, as the ``Robert H. Jackson
United States Courthouse''. Referred to Environment and Public
Works Apr. 19, 2012. Reported Dec. 27, 2012; no written
report.
S. 2327.-- To prohibit direct foreign assistance to the Government
of Egypt until the President makes certain certifications
related to treatment of nongovernmental organization workers,
and for other purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar Apr.
23, 2012.
S. 2338.-- To reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.
Ordered placed on the calendar Apr. 24 (Legislative day of
Apr. 23), 2012.
S. 2343.-- To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the
reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans, and
for other purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar Apr. 24
(Legislative day of Apr. 23), 2012. Failed of passage in
Senate (60 votes required) by Yea-Nay Vote: 51 - 43 (Roll No.
113) May 24, 2012. Returned to the calendar May 24, 2012.
S. 2344.-- To extend the National Flood Insurance Program until
December 31, 2012. Ordered placed on the calendar Apr. 24
(Legislative day of Apr. 23), 2012.
S. 2366.-- To extend student loan interest rates for undergraduate
Federal Direct Stafford Loans. Ordered placed on the calendar
Apr. 25, 2012.
S. 2367 (S. Con. Res. 63).-- To strike the word ``lunatic'' from
Federal law, and for other purposes. Referred to Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs Apr. 25, 2012. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate May 23, 2012. Received in House and
referred to the Judiciary and in addition to Financial
Services May 25, 2012. Rules suspended. Passed House Dec. 5,
2012; Roll No. 619: 398-1. Presented to the President Dec. 20,
2012.
S. 2370.-- To amend title 11, United States Code, to make
bankruptcy organization more efficient for small business
debtors, and for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary
Apr. 26, 2012. Reported May 24, 2012; no written report.
S. 2375 (H.R. 5973).-- Making appropriations for Agriculture,
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and related
Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2013, and for other purposes. Reported from Appropriations
Apr. 26, 2012; Rept. 112-163.
S. 2388.-- To reauthorize and amend the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of
2002, and for other purposes. Referred to Commerce, Science
and Transportation Apr. 26, 2012. Reported amended Nov. 14,
2012; Rept. 112-256. Passed Senate amended Dec. 20, 2012.
Received in House and held at desk Dec. 21, 2012.
S. 2389.-- To deem the submission of certain claims to an Indian
Health Service contracting officer as timely. Referred to
Indian Affairs Apr. 26, 2012. Reported Sept. 13, 2012; Rept.
112-228.
S. 2465 (H.R. 5325).-- 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 Apr. 26, 2012; Rept. 112-164.
S. 2516 (S. 3187).-- To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act to revise and extend the user-fee programs for
prescription drugs and medical devices, to establish user-fee
programs for generic drugs and biosimilars, and for other
purposes. Reported from Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
May 7, 2012; no written report.
S. 2554.-- To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 to extend the authorization of the
Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program through fiscal year
2017. Referred to the Judiciary May 7, 2012. Reported amended
May 17, 2012; Rept. 112-182.
S. 3187 (S. 2516).-- To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act to revise and extend the user-fee programs for
prescription drugs and medical devices, to establish user-fee
programs for generic drugs and biosimilars, and for other
purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar May 16, 2012.
Considered May, 2012. Passed Senate amended May 24, 2012; Roll
No. 111: 96-1. Received in House and held at desk May 25,
2012. Rules suspended. Passed House with amendment June 20,
2012. Considered June 26, 2012. Senate agreed to House
amendment June 26, 2012. Roll No. 168: 92-4. Presented to the
President June 28, 2012. Approved July 9, 2012. Public Law
112-144.
S. 3193.-- To make technical corrections to the legal description
of certain land to be held in trust for the Barona Band of
Mission Indians, and for other purposes. Referred to Indian
Affairs May 16, 2012. Reported Aug. 28, 2012; Rept. 112-207.
Passed Senate amended Sept. 22 (Legislative day of Sept. 21),
2012. Received in House and referred to Natural Resources
Sept. 25, 2012. Reported Dec. 17, 2012; Rept. 112-702. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Dec. 17, 2012; Roll
No. 628: 306-0. Presented to the President Dec. 19, 2012.
S. 3202.-- To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that
deceased veterans with no known next of kin can receive a
dignified burial, and for other purposes. Referred to
Veterans' Affairs May 17, 2012. Committee discharged. Passed
Senate amended Dec. 19, 2012. Received in House and referred
to Veterans' Affairs and in addition to Armed Services, and
the Budget Dec. 20, 2012. Rules suspended. Passed House Dec.
30, 2012; Roll No. 651: 393-0.
S. 3215.-- 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 22, 2012; Rept. 112-168.
S. 3216.-- Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland
Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and
for other purposes. Reported from Appropriations May 22, 2012;
Rept. 112-169.
S. 3220.-- To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to
provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination
in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other
purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar May 23, 2012.
S. 3221.-- To amend the National Labor Relations Act to permit
employers to pay higher wages to their employees. Ordered
placed on the calendar May 23, 2012.
S. 3238.-- To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs
community based outpatient clinic in Mansfield, Ohio, as the
David F. Winder Department of Veterans Affairs Community Based
Outpatient Clinic, and for other purposes. Referred to
Veterans' Affairs May 24, 2012. Committee discharged. Passed
Senate June 29, 2012. Received in House and referred to
Veterans' Affairs July 9, 2012.
S. 3240.-- To reauthorize agricultural programs through 2017, and
for other purposes. Reported from Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry May 24, 2012; Rept. 112-203. Considered June 12, 13,
19, 20, 2012. Passed Senate amended June 21, 2012; Roll No.
164: 64-35. Received in House and held at desk June 26, 2012.
S. 3241 (H.R. 5857).-- 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 24, 2012; Rept. 112-172.
S. 3245.-- To permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center
Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant
Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30
J-1 Visa Waiver Program. Referred to the Judiciary May 24,
2012. Committee discharged. Passed Senate amended Aug. 2,
2012. Received in House and referred to the Judiciary and in
addition to Education and the Workforce Aug. 3, 2012.
Considered under suspension of rules Sept. 11, 2012. Rules
suspended. Passed House Sept. 13, 2012; Roll No. 580: 412-3.
Presented to the President Sept. 20, 2012. Approved Sept. 28,
2012. Public Law 112-176.
S. 3254 (H.R. 4310) (H. Res. 829).-- To authorize appropriations
for fiscal year 2013 for military activities of the Department
of Defense, for military construction, and for defense
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other
purposes. Reported from Armed Services June 4, 2012; Rept.
112-173. Considered Nov. 28, 29, 30, Dec. 3, 2012. Passed
Senate amended Dec. 4, 2012; Roll No. 221: 98-0. Received in
House and held at desk Dec. 7, 2012. Papers returned to Senate
pursuant to H. Res. 829 Dec. 12, 2012.
S. 3261.-- To allow the Chief of the Forest Service to award
certain contracts for large air tankers. Referred to
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry June 4, 2012. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate June 7, 2012. Received in House and
referred to Agriculture June 7, 2012. Committee discharged.
Passed House June 8, 2012. Presented to the President June 12,
2012. Approved June 13, 2012. Public Law 112-132.
S. 3264.-- To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to
reauthorize the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program.
Referred to Environment and Public Works June 5, 2012.
Reported July 16, 2012; Rept. 112-185.
S. 3268 (S. 1335).-- To amend title 49, United States Code, to
provide rights for pilots, and for other purposes. Ordered
placed on the calendar June 7, 2012.
S. 3269.-- To provide that no United States assistance may be
provided to Pakistan until Dr. Shakil Afridi is freed. Ordered
placed on the calendar June 7, 2012.
S. 3276.-- To extend certain amendments made by the FISA
Amendments Act of 2008, and for other purposes. Reported from
Intelligence June 7, 2012; Rept. 112-174. Referred to the
Judiciary June 29, 2012. Reported amended July 19, 2012; Rept.
112-229.
S. 3295.-- Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor,
Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other
purposes. Reported from Appropriations June 14, 2012; Rept.
112-176.
S. 3301.-- Making appropriations for financial services and
general government for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2013, and for other purposes. Reported from Appropriations
June 14, 2012; Rept. 112-177.
S. 3304.-- To redesignate the Environmental Protection Agency
Headquarters located at 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W. in
Washington, D.C., as the ``William Jefferson Clinton Federal
Building'', 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'', and to
designate the Federal building housing the Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Headquarters located at 99
New York Avenue N.E., Washington D.C., as the ``Eliot Ness ATF
Building'', and for other purposes. Referred to Environment
and Public Works June 18, 2012. Reported July 10, 2012; no
written report.
S. 3310.-- To direct the President, in consultation with the
Department of State, United States Agency for International
Development, Millennium Challenge Corporation, and the
Department of Defense, to establish guidelines for United
States foreign assistance programs, and for other purposes.
Referred to Foreign Relations June 19, 2012. Reported amended
Nov. 13, 2012; Rept. 112-233.
S. 3311.-- To designate the United States courthouse located at
2601 2nd Avenue North, Billings, Montana, as the ``James F.
Battin United States Courthouse''. Referred to Environment and
Public Works June 19, 2012. Reported July 10, 2012; no written
report. Passed Senate Sept. 22 (Legislative day of Sept. 21),
2012. Received in House and referred to Transportation and
Infrastructure Sept. 25, 2012. Rules suspended. Passed House
Dec. 19, 2012. Presented to the President Dec. 20, 2012.
S. 3313.-- To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the
assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to
women veterans, to improve health care furnished by the
Department, and for other purposes. Referred to Veterans'
Affairs June 19, 2012. Reported amended Dec. 13, 2012; no
written report. Passed Senate amended Dec. 13, 2012. Received
in House and referred to Veterans' Affairs Dec. 17, 2012.
S. 3314.-- To specifically authorize certain funds for an
intelligence or intelligence-related activity and for other
purposes. Passed Senate June 19, 2012. Received in House and
held at desk June 20, 2012.
S. 3315.-- To repeal or modify certain mandates of the Government
Accountability Office. Referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs June 20, 2012. Reported amended Sept. 19,
2012; Rept. 112-219. Passed Senate amended Sept. 22
(Legislative day of Sept. 21), 2012. Received in House and
held at desk Sept. 25, 2012. Rules suspended. Passed House
Dec. 13, 2012. Presented to the President Dec. 17, 2012.
S. 3326.-- To amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act to
extend the third-country fabric program and to add South Sudan
to the list of countries eligible for designation under that
Act, to make technical corrections to the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States relating to the textile and
apparel rules of origin for the Dominican Republic-Central
America-United States Free Trade Agreement, to approve the
renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese
Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and for other purposes.
Referred to Finance June 21, 2012. Reported July 18, 2012;
Rept. 112-225. Passed Senate Aug. 2, 2012.
S. 3331.-- To provide for universal intercountry adoption
accreditation standards, and for other purposes. Referred to
Foreign Relations June 21, 2012. Reported Nov. 13, 2012; Rept.
112-234. Passed Senate amended Dec. 5, 2012. Received in House
and referred to Foreign Affairs Dec. 7, 2012. Considered under
suspension of rules Dec. 30, 2012.
S. 3341.-- To require a quadrennial diplomacy and development
review, and for other purposes. Referred to Foreign Relations
June 26, 2012. Reported Sept. 19, 2012; Rept. 112-220. Passed
Senate Sept. 22 (Legislative day of Sept. 21), 2012. Received
in House and referred to Foreign Affairs Sept. 25, 2012.
S. 3342.-- To improve information security, and for other
purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar June 28, 2012.
S. 3363.-- To provide for the use of National Infantry Museum and
Soldier Center Commemorative Coin surcharges, and for other
purposes. Passed Senate June 29, 2012. Received in House and
held at desk July 9, 2012. Passed House Aug. 1, 2012.
Presented to the President Aug. 3, 2012. Approved Aug. 10,
2012. Public Law 112-169.
S. 3364.-- To provide an incentive for businesses to bring jobs
back to America. Ordered placed on the calendar July 10, 2012.
S. 3369.-- To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to
provide for additional disclosure requirements for
corporations, labor organizations, Super PACs and other
entities, and for other purposes. Ordered placed on the
calendar July 11, 2012.
S. 3370.-- To authorize the Administrator of General Services to
convey a parcel of real property in Albuquerque, New Mexico,
to the Amy Biehl High School Foundation. Referred to
Environment and Public Works July 11, 2012. Reported Aug. 1,
2012; no written report.
S. 3391 (H.R. 6118).-- To amend section 353 of the Public Health
Service Act with respect to suspension, revocation, and
limitation of laboratory certification. Referred to Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions July 17, 2012. Reported Sept.
19, 2012; no written report.
S. 3393.-- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
tax relief to middle-class families. Ordered placed on the
calendar July 18, 2012.
S. 3401.-- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
temporarily extend tax relief provisions enacted in 2001 and
2003, to provide for temporary alternative minimum tax relief,
to extend increased expensing limitations, and to provide
instructions for tax reform. Ordered placed on the calendar
July 19, 2012.
S. 3406.-- To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory
treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to products of
the Russian Federation and Moldova, to require reports on the
compliance of the Russian Federation with its obligations as a
member of the World Trade Organization, and to impose
sanctions on persons responsible for gross violations of human
rights, and for other purposes. Reported from Finance July 19,
2012; Rept. 112-226.
S. 3410.-- To extend the Undertaking Spam, Spyware, And Fraud
Enforcement With Enforcers beyond Borders Act of 2006, and for
other purposes. Referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation July 19, 2012. Reported July 31, 2012; Rept.
112-248.
S. 3412.-- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
tax relief to middle-class families. Ordered placed on the
calendar July 19, 2012. Passed Senate July 25, 2012; Roll No.
184: 51-48.
S. 3413.-- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
temporarily extend tax relief provisions enacted in 2001 and
2003, to provide for temporary alternative minimum tax relief,
to extend increased expensing limitations, and to provide
instructions for tax reform. Ordered placed on the calendar
July 19, 2012.
S. 3414.-- To enhance the security and resiliency of the cyber and
communications infrastructure of the United States. Ordered
placed on the calendar July 23, 2012. Considered July 31,
2012.
S. 3420.-- To permanently extend the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts, to
provide for the permanent alternative minimum tax relief, and
to repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes,
and for other purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar July
24, 2012.
S. 3429 (S. 3457).-- To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
to establish a veterans jobs corps, and for other purposes.
Ordered placed on the calendar July 25, 2012.
S. 3454.-- To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for
intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United
States Government and the Office of the Director of National
Intelligence, the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and
Disability System, and for other purposes. Reported from
Intelligence July 30, 2012; Rept. 112-192. Passed Senate
amended Dec. 28, 2012. Received in House and held at desk Dec.
30, 2012.
S. 3457 (S. 3429).-- To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
to establish a veterans jobs corps, and for other purposes.
Ordered placed on the calendar July 31, 2012. Considered Sept.
12, 19, 2012. Returned to the calendar Sept. 19, 2012.
S. 3472.-- To amend the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
of 1974 to provide improvements to such Act. Referred to
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Aug. 1, 2012. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate amended Dec. 17, 2012. Received in
House and referred to Education and the Workforce Dec. 17,
2012. Considered under suspension of rules Dec. 30, 2012.
S. 3486.-- To implement the provisions of the Hague Agreement and
the Patent Law Treaty. Referred to the Judiciary Aug. 2, 2012.
Reported amended Sept. 20, 2012; no written report. Passed
Senate amended Sept. 22 (Legislative day of Sept. 21), 2012.
Received in House and referred to the Judiciary Sept. 25,
2012. Rules suspended. Passed House Dec. 5, 2012. Presented to
the President Dec. 10, 2012. Approved Dec. 18, 2012. Public
Law 112-211.
S. 3510.-- To prevent harm to the national security or endangering
the military officers and civilian employees to whom internet
publication of certain information applies, and for other
purposes. Passed Senate Aug. 2, 2012. Received in House and
passed Aug. 2, 2012. Presented to the President Aug. 7, 2012.
Approved Aug. 16, 2012. Public Law 112-173.
S. 3519.-- To require sponsoring Senators to pay the printing
costs of ceremonial and commemorative Senate resolutions.
Ordered placed on the calendar Sept. 10, 2012.
S. 3521.-- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend
certain expiring provisions. Reported from Finance Aug. 28,
2012; Rept. 112-208.
S. 3522.-- To provide for the expansion of affordable refinancing
of mortgages held by the Federal National Mortgage Association
and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation. Ordered placed
on the calendar Sept. 11, 2012.
S. 3523.-- To amend title 17, United States Code, to extend
protection to fashion design, and for other purposes. Referred
to the Judiciary Sept. 10, 2012. Reported Dec. 20, 2012; Rept.
112-259.
S. 3524.-- To deter the evasion of antidumping and countervailing
duty orders, and for other purposes. Reported from Finance
Sept. 10, 2012; Rept. 112-209.
S. 3525.-- To protect and enhance opportunities for recreational
hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes.
Ordered placed on the calendar Sept. 11, 2012. Considered Nov.
13, 15, 26, 2012. Returned to the calendar Nov. 26, 2012.
S. 3542 (H.R. 6028).-- To authorize the Assistant Secretary of
Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to
modify screening requirements for checked baggage arriving
from preclearance airports, and for other purposes. Referred
to Commerce, Science and Transportation Sept. 13, 2012.
Committee discharged. Passed Senate amended Nov. 29, 2012.
Received in House and held at desk Nov. 30, 2012. Rules
suspended. Passed House Dec. 12, 2012. Presented to the
President Dec. 14, 2012. Approved Dec. 20, 2012. Public Law
112-218.
S. 3546.-- To amend the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to
reauthorize a provision to ensure the survival and continuing
vitality of Native American languages. Referred to Indian
Affairs Sept. 13, 2012. Reported Dec. 11, 2012; no written
report.
S. 3548.-- To clarify certain provisions of the Native American
Veterans' Memorial Establishment Act of 1994. Referred to
Indian Affairs Sept. 13, 2012. Reported Dec. 11, 2012; no
written report.
S. 3552.-- To reauthorize the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act. Passed Senate Sept. 13, 2012. Received in
House and passed Sept. 14, 2012. Presented to the President
Sept. 20, 2012. Approved Sept. 28, 2012. Public Law 112-177.
S. 3564.-- To extend the Public Interest Declassification Act of
2000 until 2018 and for other purposes. Referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs Sept. 19, 2012. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate amended Dec. 11, 2012. Received in
House and referred to Oversight and Government Reform Dec. 12,
2012. Rules suspended. Passed House Dec. 19, 2012; Roll No.
637: 409-1. Presented to the President Dec. 20, 2012.
S. 3566.-- To provide for scientific frameworks with respect to
recalcitrant cancers. Reported from Health, Education, Labor,
and Pensions Sept. 19, 2012; no written report.
S. 3568.-- To create a Citrus Disease Research and Development
Trust Fund to support research on diseases impacting the
citrus industry, to renew and modify the temporary duty
suspensions on certain cotton shirting fabrics, and to modify
and extend the Wool Apparel Manufacturers Trust Fund, and for
other purposes. Reported from Finance Sept. 19, 2012; Rept.
112-227.
S. 3576.-- To provide limitations on United States assistance, and
for other purposes. Ordered placed on the calendar Sept. 20,
2012. Failed of passage Sept. 22 (Legislative day of Sept.
21), 2012; Roll No. 196: 10-81. Returned to the calendar Sept.
22 (Legislative day of Sept. 21), 2012.
S. 3578.-- To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965. Reported from Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Sept. 20, 2012; Rept. 112-221.
S. 3607.-- To approve the Keystone XL Pipeline. Ordered placed on
the calendar Sept. 21, 2012.
S. 3624.-- To amend section 31311 of title 49, United States Code,
to permit States to issue commercial driver's licenses to
members of the Armed Forces whose duty station is located in
the State. Passed Senate Sept. 22 (Legislative day of Sept.
21), 2012. Received in House and referred to Transportation
and Infrastructure Sept. 25, 2012. Committee discharged.
Passed House Sept. 28, 2012. Presented to the President Oct.
9, 2012. Approved Oct. 19, 2012. Public Law 112-196.
S. 3625.-- To change the effective date for the internet
publication of certain information to prevent harm to the
national security or endangering the military officers and
civilian employees to whom the publication requirement
applies, and for other purposes. Passed Senate Sept. 22
(Legislative day of Sept. 21), 2012. Received in House and
held at desk Sept. 25, 2012. Passed House Sept. 28, 2012.
Presented to the President Sept. 28, 2012. Approved Sept. 28,
2012. Public Law 112-178.
S. 3630.-- To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 218 North Milwaukee Street in Waterford,
Wisconsin, as the ``Captain Rhett W. Schiller Post Office''.
Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Nov.
14, 2012. Committee discharged. Passed Senate Dec. 19, 2012.
Received in House and referred to Oversight and Government
Reform Dec. 20, 2012.
S. 3637.-- To temporarily extend the transaction account guarantee
program, and for other purposes. Ordered placed on the
calendar Nov. 27, 2012. Considered Dec. 11, 13, 2012.
S. 3642.-- To clarify the scope of the Economic Espionage Act of
1996. Passed Senate Nov. 27, 2012. Received in House and
referred to the Judiciary Nov. 28, 2012. Rules suspended.
Passed House Dec. 18, 2012; Roll No. 632: 388-4. Presented to
the President Dec. 20, 2012.
S. 3662.-- To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 6 Nichols Street in Westminster,
Massachusetts, as the ``Lieutenant Ryan Patrick Jones Post
Office Building''. Referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Dec. 5, 2012. Committee discharged.
Passed Senate Dec. 19, 2012. Received in House and referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Dec. 20, 2012.
S. 3664.-- To provide for debt limit extensions. Ordered placed on
the calendar Dec. 10, 2012.
S. 3666.-- To amend the Animal Welfare Act to modify the
definition of ``exhibitor''. Passed Senate Dec. 6, 2012.
Received in House and referred to Agriculture Dec. 7, 2012.
S. 3667.-- To rename section 219(c) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 as the Kay Bailey Hutchison Spousal IRA. Referred to
Finance Dec. 10, 2012. Committee discharged. Passed Senate
Dec. 27, 2012. Received in House and referred to Ways and
Means Dec. 30, 2012.
S. 3677.-- To make a technical correction to the Flood Disaster
Protection Act of 1973. Passed Senate Dec. 12, 2012. Received
in House and referred to Financial Services Dec. 13, 2012.
S. 3687.-- To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to
reauthorize the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program,
to designate certain Federal buildings, and for other
purposes. Passed Senate Dec. 17, 2012. Received in House and
referred to Transportation and Infrastructure and in addition
to Natural Resources, and the Judiciary Dec. 17, 2012.
Committees discharged. Passed House Dec. 18, 2012. Presented
to the President Dec. 20, 2012.
S. 3698.-- To amend title 40, United States Code, to improve
veterans service organizations access to Federal surplus
personal property. Passed Senate Dec. 19, 2012. Received in
House and referred to Oversight and Government Reform Dec. 20,
2012.
S. 3709.-- To require a Government Accountability Office
examination of transactions between large financial
institutions and the Federal Government, and for other
purposes. Passed Senate amended Dec. 21, 2012. Received in
House and referred to Financial Services Dec. 27, 2012.
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