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House Bills

• HR 6360 : To increase accountability in contracts for overseas contingency operations, and for other purposes.
• HR 6359 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income any prizes or awards won in competition in the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.
• HR 6358 : To examine, label, and communicate adverse human biological effects associated with exposure to electromagnetic fields from cell phones and other wireless devices.
• HR 6357 : To prohibit the extrajudicial killing of United States citizens.
• HR 6356 : To amend title 49, United States Code, to change the membership of the Metropolitan Airports Authority Board of Directors.
• HR 6355 : To amend the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 to include the desecration of cemeteries among the many forms of violations of the right to religious freedom.
• HR 6354 : To correct the boundaries of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Unit P-31P.
• HR 6353 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for patent box profit from the use of United States patents.
• HR 6352 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions.
• HR 6351 : To amend chapter 1 of title 9 of United States Code with respect to arbitration.
• HR 6350 : To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to provide additional flexibility for fishery managers, additional transparency for fishermen, a referendum for catch shares, and additional sources for fishery survey funding.
• HR 6349 : To amend title 11 of the United States Code to increase the maximum amount that may be paid to trustees for services rendered; to repeal provisions relating the trustee administration of certain employee pension plans.
• HR 6348 : To direct the Secretary of the Army to prevent the spread of Asian carp in the Great Lakes and the tributaries of the Great Lakes.
• HR 6347 : To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require 20-year Congressional Budget Office cost estimates for bills or joint resolutions.
• HR 6346 : To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide a specific limited exemption from the overtime pay requirements of such Act for work related to insurance claims adjustment after a major disaster.
• HR 6345 : To amend section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act (relating to prevention of accidental releases).
• HR 6344 : To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey lands of the former Fort Bayard Military Reservation in Grant County, New Mexico, to the village of Santa Clara, the city of Bayard, or the county of Grant in that State, in tracts of not less than 40 acres, and at market price at its present state of use as agricultural grazing lands as determined by the Secretary, for business and community development.
• HR 6343 : To transfer certain facilities, easements, and rights-of-way to Fort Sumner Irrigation District, New Mexico.
• HR 6342 : To allow the importation, distribution, and sale of investigational drugs and devices intended for use by terminally ill patients who execute an informed consent document.
• HR 6341 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a partial exclusion under section 911 for foreign earned income of employees of United States Government contractors who do not fulfill their foreign country residency requirements by reason of an Armed Forces troop reduction or similar cause beyond the employer’s control.
• HR 6340 : To revoke a requirement of Executive Order 13618 with respect to the use of privately owned communications resources by the Secretary of Homeland Security.
• HR 6339 : To amend title 18, United States Code, regarding access to stored communications and customer records.
• HR 6338 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by requiring a Federal emission permit for the sale or use of covered substances, reduce the deficit, and return funds to the American people.
• HR 6337 : To amend the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act to clarify how the Act applies to condominiums.
• HR 6336 : To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to accept a statue depicting Frederick Douglass from the District of Columbia and to provide for the permanent display of the statue in Emancipation Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center.
• HR 6335 : To amend the Controlled Substances Act so as to exempt real property from civil forfeiture due to medical-marijuana-related conduct that is authorized by State law.
• HR 6334 : To provide that the individual mandate under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act shall not be construed as a tax.
• HR 6333 : To amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for Congressional oversight of agency rulemaking.
• HR 6332 : To establish a grant program to provide States with funds to detect fraud, waste, and abuse in the State Medicaid programs under title XIX of the Social Security Act and to recover improper payments resulting from such fraud, waste, and abuse.
• HR 6331 : To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition and the Panama Canal.
• HR 6330 : To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for sentencing enhancements for certain identity theft offenses victimizing the elderly.
• HR 6329 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the research credit permanent, to increase the research credit for businesses manufacturing in the United States, and to make the research credit refundable for small businesses.
• HR 6328 : To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to transfer unclaimed clothing recovered at airport security checkpoints to local veterans organizations and other local charitable organizations.
• HR 6327 : To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to improve eligibility requirements for uninsured individuals with a preexisting condition for coverage under the Preexisting Condition Insurance Program (PCIP).
• HR 6326 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit direct payment to pharmacies for certain compounded drugs that are prepared by the pharmacies for a specific beneficiary for use through an implanted infusion pump.
• HR 6325 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for higher education expenses in a program of study in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics.
• HR 6324 : To reduce the number of nonessential vehicles purchased and leased by the Federal Government.
• HR 6323 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the credit limitation for new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles.
• HR 6322 : To require labor organizations to provide the notice to employees related to fees collection required pursuant to the Supreme Court cases Teachers Local No. 1 v. Hudson and Knox v. Service Employees International Union.
• HR 6321 : To terminate the Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation.
• HR 6320 : To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act so as to eliminate the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to limit the ability of medical providers to conduct lawful business.
• HR 6319 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for startup businesses to use a portion of the research and development credit to offset payroll taxes.
• HR 6318 : To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1 Walter Hammond Place in Waldwick, New Jersey, as the “Staff Sergeant Joseph D’Augustine Post Office Building”.
• HR 6317 : To amend the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to repeal certain designation authority of the Financial Stability Oversight Council, to repeal the Payment, Clearing, and Settlement Supervision Act of 2010.
• HR 6316 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from income and employment taxes real property tax abatements for seniors and disabled individuals in exchange for services.
• HR 6315 : To establish a commission to conduct a comprehensive review of Federal agencies and programs and to recommend the elimination or realignment of duplicative, wasteful, or outdated functions.
• HR 6314 : To enable the Department of Energy and a Commission on Energy Independence and Domestic Refining Capacity the ability to study, recommend, and implement Federal incentive packages that would sustain and increase domestic refining capacity.
• HR 6313 : To promote peaceful and collaborative resolution of maritime territorial disputes in the South China Sea and its environs and other maritime areas adjacent to the East Asian mainland.
• HR 6312 : To amend the Controlled Substances Act to place certain synthetic drugs in Schedule I.
• HR 6311 : To prevent deaths occurring from drug overdoses.
• HR 6310 : To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reassert the authority of Congress to restrict spending by corporations and labor organizations on campaigns for elections for Federal office.
• HR 6309 : To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the special diabetes programs for Type I diabetes and Indians under that Act.
• HR 6308 : To direct the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, to submit to Congress, and make available to the public on the Internet, a report on the animals killed under the Wildlife Services program of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
• HR 6307 : To make certain luggage and travel articles eligible for duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences.
• HR 6306 : To provide authorities for the appropriate conversion of temporary seasonal wildland firefighters and other temporary seasonal employees in Federal land management agencies who perform regularly recurring seasonal work to permanent seasonal positions.
• HR 6305 : To improve the efficiency of Federal Executive Boards to enhance the coordination, economy, and effectiveness of Federal agency activities, including emergency preparedness and continuity of operations, in geographic areas outside the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.
• HR 6304 : To designate the North American bison as the national mammal of the United States.
• HR 6303 : To establish the Global Science Program for Security, Competitiveness, and Diplomacy.
• HR 6302 : To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to prohibit funding under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance grant program and the Public Safety and Community Policing grant program to be provided to law enforcement agencies that use license plate readers unless certain conditions are met.
• HR 6301 : To amend title 39, United States Code, to provide that the United States Postal Service shall maintain the number of officers and employees necessary to meet its homeland security and natural disaster assistance responsibilities.
• HR 6300 : To provide adequate technical assistance and other support to States for long-term care partnership programs.
• HR 6299 : To repeal the Federally subsidized loan program for non-profit health insurance, to provide for association health plans.
• HR 6298 : To terminate the authority of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide assistance under the Tenant Resource Network Program.
• HR 6297 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a presumption of service connection for certain veterans with tinnitus or hearing loss.
• HR 6296 : To amend the Small Business Act to provide the interest rate for certain disaster related loans.
• HR 6295 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage the building of housing for moderate income seniors.
• HR 6294 : To amend titles 10, 32, and 37 of the United States Code to authorize the establishment of units of the National Guard in American Samoa.
• HR 6293 : To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act and title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision of civil relief to members of the uniformed services and to improve the enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of such members.
• HR 6292 : To deny entry into the United States of officials of any foreign government, including their immediate family members, who commit or who fail to rectify fundamental due process and human rights violations of imprisoned United States citizens.
• HR 6291 : To acknowledge donor contributions at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Visitor Center.
• HR 6290 : To prohibit the deployment of a unit or individual of the United States Armed Forces or element of the intelligence community in support of a North Atlantic Treaty Organization military operation absent express prior statutory authorization from Congress for such deployment.
• HR 6289 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand access to Coverdell education savings accounts.
• HR 6288 : To amend chapter V of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to permit provisional approval of fast track products.
• HR 6287 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income any prizes or awards won in competition in the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.
• HR 6286 : To establish the Clear Creek National Recreation Area in the State of California.
• HR 6285 : To provide for the conveyance of the former Mifflin County Army Reserve Center in Lewistown, Pennsylvania.
• HR 6284 : To establish a grant program for nebulizers in elementary and secondary schools.
• HR 6283 : To enable States to establish reinsurance programs or high risk pools to ensure that high risk individuals are able to access health insurance.
• HR 6282 : To direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land Management, to convey to the City of Carlin, Nevada, in exchange for consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States, to any Federal land within that city that is under the jurisdiction of that agency.
• HR 6281 : To increase Federal Pell Grants for the children of fallen police officers, firefighters, and other public safety officers.
• HR 6280 : To apply a Whole-of-Government Plan that integrates the full capabilities and authorities of each Federal department and agency, in coordination with the Government of Mexico, to combat Mexican-based transnational criminal organizations.
• HR 6279 : To repeal the Federal estate and gift taxes.
• HR 6278 : To optimize Federal data center usage and efficiency.
• HR 6277 : To prohibit the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security from purchasing equipment or military aircraft containing electronic components that are not manufactured in the United States.
• HR 6276 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for Commercial Fishing, Farm, and Ranch Risk Management Accounts.
• HR 6275 : To promote the domestic development and deployment of clean energy technologies required for the 21st century.
• HR 6274 : To amend the Indian Arts and Crafts Act to clarify the definition of Indian and Indian organization for the purposes of that Act.
• HR 6273 : To amend the Truth in Lending Act and the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require certain creditors to obtain certifications from institutions of higher education.
• HR 6272 The Trial and Experimental Studies Transparency Act (TEST Act): To amend title IV of the Public Health Service Act to expand the clinical trial registry data bank.
• HR 6271 The Family Farm and Small Business Tax Relief Act: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude certain farmland and family-owned business interests from the value of the gross estate of decedents.
• HR 6270 The Crop Insurance Subsidy Transparency Act: To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to require annual disclosure of crop insurance premium subsidies in the public interest.
• HR 6269 The Disabled Veterans Nutrition Fairness Act: To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to expand the eligibility of certain veterans while they have disability claims pending under title 38 of the United States Code.
• HR 6268 The Support Working Parents Act: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the phasedown of the credit percentage for the dependent care tax credit.
• HR 6267 The Olympic Tax Elimination Act: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the tax on Olympic medals won by United States athletes.
• HR 6266 The Military Health Care Protection Act: To amend title 10, United States Code, to limit increases in the certain costs of health care services under the health care programs of the Department of Defense.
• HR 6265 : To renew and modify the temporary duty suspensions on certain cotton shirting fabrics.
• HR 6264 The GSA Path to Privatization Act: To authorize a pilot program for Federal agencies to enter into contracts with the private sector for property management.
• HR 6263 The Commission on Americans Living Abroad Act: To establish a commission to study how Federal laws and policies affect United States citizens living in foreign countries.
• HR 6262 The Middle Class and Small Business Tax Relief Act: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax relief to middle-class families, small businesses, and family farms.
• HR 6261 The Armed Services Always Paid Act (ASAP Act): To amend title 37, United States Code, to provide for the continuance of pay and allowances for members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components thereof, during lapses in appropriations.
• HR 6259 The Campaign Sunlight Act: To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require the Federal Election Commission to establish and operate a website through which members of the public may view the contents of certain political advertisements, to require the sponsors of such advertisements to furnish the contents of the advertisements to the Commission.
• HR 6258 The Start Healthy Act: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide medical assistance to uninsured newborns under the Medicaid program.
• HR 6257 The United States Civil Rights Trail Special Resource Study Act: To require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study regarding the proposed United States Civil Rights Trail.
• HR 6256 The Recidivism Reduction Act: To ensure prompt access to Supplemental Security Income, Social Security disability, and Medicaid benefits for persons released from certain public institutions.
• HR 6255 The Women, Peace, and Security Act: To ensure that the United States promotes women’s meaningful inclusion and participation in mediation and negotiation processes undertaken in order to prevent, mitigate, or resolve violent conflict and implements the United States National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security.
• HR 6254 The Dam Rehabilitation and Repair Act: To amend the National Dam Safety Program Act to establish a program to provide grant assistance to States for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams.
• HR 6253 : To authorize the Maritime Administrator to make grants to States or port authorities to cover the cost of repair and construction activities relating to certain commercial strategic seaports.
• HR 6252 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income any prizes or awards won in competition in the Olympic Games.
• HR 6251 The Marine Debris Emergency Act: To amend the Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act to establish an expedited award process for grants to address marine debris emergencies.
• HR 6250 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income any prizes or awards won in competition in the Olympic Games.
• HR 6249 The Water Protection and Reinvestment Act: To establish a Water Protection and Reinvestment Fund to support investments in clean water infrastructure.
• HR 6248 The Wildfire Suppression Aircraft Transfer Act: To provide for the transfer of excess Department of Defense aircraft to the Forest Service for wildfire suppression activities.
• HR 6247 The Saving Our Dams and New Hydropower Development and Jobs Act: To protect the Federal Columbia River Power System, Power Marketing Administration customers, and Bureau of Reclamation dams and other facilities and to promote new Federal and other hydropower generation.
• HR 6246 The Verifying Official Totals for Elections Act: To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require the deposit in the National Software Reference Library of the National Institute of Standards and Technology of a copy of any election-dedicated voting system technology used in the operation of a voting system for an election for Federal office, to establish the conditions under which the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology may disclose the technology and information regarding the technology to other persons.
• HR 6245 The Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act: To amend chapter 29 of title 35, United States Code, to provide for the recovery of computer hardware and software patent litigation costs in cases where the court finds the claimant did not have a reasonable likelihood of succeeding.
• HR 6244 The Leave our Lakes Alone Act: To amend the Federal Power Act to permit States to prohibit the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission from enforcing certain requirements of a license.
• HR 6243 : To exempt certain air taxi services from taxes on transportation by air.
• HR 6242 : To direct the President to submit to Congress a report on actions the executive branch has taken relating to the resolution of the issue of Jewish refugees from Arab countries.
• HR 6241 The Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act: To require face to face purchases of ammunition, to require licensing of ammunition dealers, and to require reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition.
• HR 6240 The Manufacturing Comeback Act: To make reforms to taxes, regulations, and workforce development programs in order to increase employment in the manufacturing sector and overall economy.
• HR 6239 The SNAP Fraud Prevention Act: To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to prevent the payment of cash to recipients of supplemental nutrition assistance for the return of empty bottles and cans used to contain food purchased with benefits provided under such Act.
• HR 6238 The Community Post Office Relocation Act: To amend title 39, United States Code, to authorize the United States Postal Service to sell, at fair market value, any post office building subject to relocation.
• HR 6237 The Main Street Stabilization Act: To amend the Small Business Act to provide for grants to small business development centers.
• HR 6236 : To direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land Management and the Bureau of Reclamation, to convey, by quitclaim deed, to the City of Fernley, Nevada, all right, title, and interest of the United States, to any Federal land within that city that is under the jurisdiction of either of those agencies.
• HR 6235 : To delay further action on the proposed rule regarding well stimulation on Federal and Indian lands until such date the Secretary of the Interior submits a report examining certain effects of such rule.
• HR 6234 : To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for savings to the Federal Government by permitting pass-through funding for State authorized public entity health benefits pools.
• HR 6233 The Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act: To make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance available for fiscal year 2012 with the costs of such assistance offset by changes to certain conservation programs.
• HR 6232 The Medicare Better Health Rewards Program Act: To establish a program to provide incentive payments to participating Medicare beneficiaries who voluntarily establish and maintain better health.
• HR 6231 : To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to use funds derived from conservation-related programs executed on National Forest System lands to utilize the Agriculture Conservation Experienced Services Program.
• HR 6230 : To amend title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a Federal “Grow Your Own Teacher” program.
• HR 6229 US Fire Administration Reauthorization Act: To reauthorize the United States Fire Administration.
• HR 6228 : To provide a one-year extension of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, with certain modifications and exceptions, to make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance available for fiscal years 2012 and 2013.
• HR 6227 The Niblack Mining Area Road Authorization Act: To authorize the establishment of a Niblack mining area road corridor in the State of Alaska.
• HR 6226 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the nonbusiness energy property credit to include the insulation component of insulated siding.
• HR 6225 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for economic growth and personal financial liberty.
• HR 6224 The Providing Assistance with the Paperwork from Excessive Regulations Act: To amend title 44 of the United States Code, to provide for the suspension of fines under certain circumstances for first-time paperwork violations by small entities.
• HR 6223 : To amend section 1059(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 to clarify that a period of employment abroad by the Chief of Mission or United States Armed Forces as a translator, interpreter, or in an executive level security position is to be counted as a period of residence and physical presence in the United States for purposes of qualifying for naturalization if at least a portion of such period was spent in Iraq or Afghanistan.
• HR 6222 The Clean Heating Oil Act: To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the sulfur fuel content of heating oil.
• HR 6221 The Identifying Cybersecurity Risks to Critical Infrastructure Act: To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to research, identify, and evaluate cybersecurity risks to critical infrastructure.
• HR 6220 The Ban the Box Act: To prohibit an employer from inquiring whether an applicant for employment has been convicted of a criminal offense, except in certain circumstances.
• HR 6219 The Salamander Community Conservation Act: To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to halt the premature proposed listing of 4 central Texas salamander species resulting from a settlement agreement, and to take into account extensive, ongoing State and local conservation efforts.
• HR 6218 The Mary Colella Autoimmune Disease Awareness Act: To provide for the establishment of the Autoimmune Diseases Interdepartmental Coordinating Committee.
• HR 6217 The Make it in America: Create Clean Energy Manufacturing Jobs in America Act: To require 85 percent domestic content in green technologies purchased by Federal agencies or by States with Federal funds and in property eligible for the renewable energy production or investment tax credits.
• HR 6216 The Make It In America, Create Transportation Manufacturing Jobs in America Act: To strengthen Buy America requirements applicable to airports, highways, high-speed rail, trains, and transit.
• HR 6215 : To amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to correct an error in the provisions relating to remedies for dilution.
• HR 6214 The HHS Employee Compensation Reform Act: To limit the number and pay of individuals serving as special consultants, fellows, or other employees pursuant to subsection (f) or (g) of section 207 of the Public Health Service Act.
• HR 6213 The No More Solyndras Act: To limit further taxpayer exposure from the loan guarantee program established under title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005.
• HR 6212 The Biogas Investment Tax Credit Act: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make qualified biogas property eligible for the energy credit and to permit new clean renewable energy bonds to finance qualified biogas property.
• HR 6211 Fair Minimum Wage Act: To amend the fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for increases in the minimum wage consistent with inflation.
• HR 6210 The American Investment and Job Creation Act: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for additional immigrant visas for certain entrepreneurs and job creators.
• HR 6209 The Student Loan Opportunity Act: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow qualified scholarship funding corporations to access tax-exempt financing for alternative private student loans.
• HR 6208 The Retaining Essential Environmental Fishing Structures Act (REEFS Act): To temporarily limit the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to require or authorize the removal or movement of offshore oil and gas facilities.
• HR 6207 The Children's Health Task Force Act: To provide for the establishment of the Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to Children.
• HR 6206 Build America Bonds Act: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the tax treatment for certain build America bonds.
• HR 6205 The Protect and Save Act: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent identity theft and tax fraud.
• HR 6204 The Investment Adviser Examination Improvement Act: To amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to require certain investment advisers to pay fees to help cover the costs of inspecting and examining investment advisers under such Act.
• HR 6203 Protect Our Schools from Tax Delinquents Act: To require each owner of a dwelling unit assisted under the section 8 rental assistance voucher program to remain current with respect to local property and school taxes and to authorize a public housing agency to use such rental assistance amounts to pay such tax debt of such an owner.
• HR 6202 The True Cost of Coal Act: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish the Coal Mitigation Trust Fund funded by the imposition of a tax on the extraction of coal.
• HR 6201 The Long Island Aviation History Act: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of alternatives for commemorating Long Island’s aviation history, including a determination of the suitability and feasibility of designating parts of the study area as a unit of the National Park System.
• HR 6200 Safety And Fraud Enforcement for Seafood Act: To strengthen Federal consumer protection and product traceability with respect to commercially marketed seafood.
• HR 6199 The Preserving American Privacy Act: To provide for limitations on the domestic use of drones in investigating regulatory and criminal offenses.
• HR 6198 The Give Workplace Gender Violence Victims Their Day in Court Act: To protect the civil rights of victims of gender-motivated violence and to promote public safety, health, and regulate activities affecting interstate commerce by creating employer liability for negligent conduct that results in an individual’s committing a gender-motivated crime of violence against another individual on premises controlled by the employer.
• HR 6197 The Candidate Accountability Act: To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to eliminate certain contribution limitations, to require political committees to post information on contributions received by the committees on the websites of such committees.
• HR 6196 : To eliminate the backlog in performing DNA analyses of DNA samples collected from convicted child sex offenders.
• HR 6195 : To combat illegal gun trafficking.
• HR 6194 : To ensure the viability and competitiveness of the United States agricultural sector.
• HR 6193 : To extend the special immigrant religious professionals program.
• HR 6192 : To extend certain of the supplemental agricultural disaster assistance programs through fiscal year 2012 and to continue to fund such assistance through the Agricultural Disaster Relief Trust Fund.
• HR 6191 The Cancer Free Label Act: To establish programs in the executive branch to permit the labeling of certain products that do not contain any carcinogens as “Cancer-Free”.
• HR 6190 The Asthma Inhalers Relief Act: To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to allow for the distribution, sale, and consumption in the United States of remaining inventories of over-the-counter CFC epinephrine inhalers.
• HR 6189 The Reporting Efficiency Improvement Act: To eliminate unnecessary reporting requirements for unfunded programs under the Office of Justice Programs.
• HR 6188 The Military Family Leave Act: To amend title 38, United States Code, to grant family of members of the uniformed services temporary annual leave during the deployment of such members.
• HR 6187 The Cure for AIDS Act: To establish a research program under the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program of the Department of Defense to discover a cure for HIV/AIDS.
• HR 6186 : To require a study of voluntary community-based flood insurance options and how such options could be incorporated into the national flood insurance program.
• HR 6185 The Local Courthouse Safety Act: To improve security at State and local courthouses.
• HR 6184 The Restoring Storey County Act: To quitclaim surface rights to certain Federal land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management in Virginia City, Nevada, to Storey County, Nevada, to resolve conflicting ownership and title claims.

Senate Bills

• S 3520 : A bill to require a portion of closing costs to be paid by the enterprises with respect to certain refinanced mortgage loans.
• S 3519 : A bill to require sponsoring Senators to pay the printing costs of ceremonial and commemorative Senate resolutions.
• S 3518 : A bill to make it a principal negotiating objective of the United States in trade negotiations to eliminate government fisheries subsidies.
• S 3517 : A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition and the Panama Canal.
• S 3516 : A bill to encourage spectrum licenses to make unused spectrum available for use by rural and smaller carriers in order to expand wireless coverage.
• S 3515 : A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to provide additional protections for privacy.
• S 3514 : A bill to repeal a limitation on annual payments under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977.
• S 3513 : A bill to promote the development of local strategies to coordinate use of assistance under sections 8 and 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 with public and private resources, to enable eligible families to achieve economic independence and self-sufficiency.
• S 3512 : A bill to amend subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act to facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels.
• S 3511 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to transport individuals to and from facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs in connection with rehabilitation, counseling, examination, treatment, and care.
• S 3509 : A bill to amend the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 to provide for expedited project implementation relating to the comprehensive Everglades restoration plan.
• S 3508 : A bill to strengthen resources for entrepreneurs by improving the SCORE program.
• S 3507 : A bill to renew the temporary suspension of duty on ceiling fans for permanent installation.
• S 3506 : A bill to eliminate requirements to undertake duplicative clinical testing of new pharmaceutical drugs, vaccines, biological products, or medical devices, when such duplication is inconsistent with relevant ethical norms.
• S 3505 : A bill to ensure the efficient use of taxpayer dollars in construction-related contracts for reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan by requiring reporting to Congress by Federal agencies that refuse to implement, or only partially concur with, SIGAR recommendations to seek reimbursement for failure by a contractor or subcontractor to successfully complete a contract due to poor contractor performance, cost overruns, or other reasons.
• S 3504 : A bill to help fulfill the Federal mandate to provide higher educational opportunities for Native Americans.
• S 3503 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision of work-study allowances by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to individuals who are pursuing programs of rehabilitation, education, or training under laws administered by the Secretary.
• S 3502 : A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit rental of motor vehicles under a safety recall because of a defect related to motor vehicle safety or noncompliance with an applicable motor vehicle safety standard until the defect or noncompliance is remedied.
• S 3501 : A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marihuana.
• S 3500 : A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements.
• S 3499 : A bill to amend the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act to clarify how the Act applies to condominiums.
• S 3498 : A bill to provide humanitarian assistance and support a democratic transition in Syria.
• S 3497 : A bill to amend the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to repeal certain designation authority of the Financial Stability Oversight Council, to repeal the Payment, Clearing, and Settlement Supervision Act of 2010.
• S 3496 : A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit direct payment to pharmacies for certain compounded drugs that are prepared by the pharmacies for a specific beneficiary for use through an implanted infusion pump.
• S 3495 : A bill to direct the President to establish an interagency mechanism to coordinate United States development programs and private sector investment activities.
• S 3494 : A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to qualify formerly homeless individuals who are full-time students for purposes of low income housing tax credit.
• S 3493 : A bill to protect first amendment rights of journalists and internet service providers by preventing States and the United States from allowing meritless lawsuits arising from acts in furtherance of those rights, commonly called “Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation” or “SLAPPs”.
• S 3492 : A bill to provide for exemptions from municipal advisor registration requirements.
• S 3491 : A bill to cut taxes for innovative businesses that produce renewable chemicals.
• S 3490 : A bill to dedicate funds from the Crime Victims Fund to victims of elder abuse.
• S 3489 : A bill to protect senior citizens, disabled persons, veterans, and other beneficiaries and customers of the Social Security Administration by performing the process for closure of field offices.
• S 3488 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide additional educational assistance under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance to veterans pursuing a degree in science, technology, engineering, or math.
• S 3487 : A bill to provide for auditable financial statements for the Department of Defense.
• S 3486 : A bill to implement the provisions of the Hague Agreement and the Patent Law Treaty.
• S 3485 : A bill to limit the authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States.
• S 3484 : A bill to amend the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 to provide an exception from the definition of loan originator for certain loans made with respect to manufactured homes, to amend the Truth in Lending Act to modify the definition of a high-cost mortgage.
• S 3483 : A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to adjust the Crooked River boundary, to provide water certainty for the City of Prineville, Oregon.
• S 3482 : A bill to cut, cap, and balance the Federal budget.
• S 3481 : A bill to appropriately limit the authority to award bonuses to employees and to require approval of high cost Government conferences and reporting regarding Government conferences.
• S 3480 : A bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
• S 3479 : A bill to strengthen manufacturing in the United States through improved training, retention, and recruitment of workers, to deter evasion of antidumping and countervailing duty orders, and to promote United States exports.
• S 3478 : A bill to amend the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 to provide improvements to such Act.
• S 3477 : A bill to ensure that the United States promotes women’s meaningful inclusion and participation in mediation and negotiation processes undertaken in order to prevent, mitigate, or resolve violent conflict and implements the United States National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security.
• S 3476 : A bill to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to ensure access to high-quality child care for homeless children and families.
• S 3475 : A bill to increase the participation of historically underrepresented demographic groups in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education and industry.
• S 3474 : A bill to provide consumer protection for students.
• S 3473 : A bill to replace automatic spending cuts with targeted reforms.
• S 3472 : A bill to amend the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 to provide improvements to such Act.
• S 3471 : A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the tax on Olympic medals won by United States athletes.
• S 3470 : A bill to permanently extend the private mortgage insurance tax deduction.
• S 3469 : A bill to establish a new organization to manage nuclear waste, provide a consensual process for siting nuclear waste facilities, ensure adequate funding for managing nuclear waste.
• S 3468 : A bill to affirm the authority of the President to require independent regulatory agencies to comply with regulatory analysis requirements applicable to executive agencies.
• S 3467 : A bill to establish a moratorium on aerial surveillance conducted by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
• S 3466 : A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for employer-provided job training.
• S 3465 : A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to define care coordination, include care coordination as a fully restorative service, and detail the care coordination functions of the Assistant Secretary.
• S 3464 : A bill to amend the Mni Wiconi Project Act of 1988 to facilitate completion of the Mni Wiconi Rural Water Supply System.
• S 3463 : A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the incidence of diabetes among Medicare beneficiaries.
• S 3462 The Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act: A bill to provide anti-retaliation protections for antitrust whistleblowers.
• S 3461 The National Pediatric Research Network Act: A bill to amend title IV of the Public Health Service Act to provide for a National Pediatric Research Network, including with respect to pediatric rare diseases or conditions.
• S 3460 The Startup Innovation Credit Act: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for startup businesses to use a portion of the research and development credit to offset payroll taxes.
• S 3459 The Department of Energy High-End Computing Improvement Act: A bill to amend the Department of Energy High-End Computing Revitalization Act of 2004 to improve the high-end computing research and development program of the Department of Energy.
• S 3458 The Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act: A bill to require face to face purchases of ammunition, to require licensing of ammunition dealers, and to require reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition.
• S 3457 The Veterans Jobs Corps Act: A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a veterans jobs corps.
• S 3456 : A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to child pornography and child exploitation offenses.
• S 3455 : A bill to require the establishment of customer service standards for Federal agencies.
• S 3454 The Intelligence Authorization Act: A bill 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.
• S 3453 The Fair Minimum Wage Act: A bill to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage.
• S 3452 The Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act: A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish a national usury rate for consumer credit transactions.
• S 3451 : A bill to exempt certain air taxi services from taxes on transportation by air.
• S 3450 The Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Energy Infrastructure Protection Act: A bill to limit the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to issue regulations before December 31, 2013, under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977.
• S 3449 The China Fair Trade Act: A bill to prohibit purchases by the Federal Government of Chinese goods and services until the People’s Republic of China becomes a party to the Agreement on Government Procurement.
• S 3448 The Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act: A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement to provide for management of the free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge.
• S 3447 The Disability Pension Fairness Act: A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to permit access to certain disability benefits without penalty.
• S 3446 The Salamander Community Conservation Act: A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to halt the premature proposed listing of 4 central Texas salamander species resulting from a settlement agreement, and to take into account extensive ongoing State and local conservation efforts.
• S 3445 : A bill to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline, to provide for the development of a plan to increase oil and gas exploration, development, and production under oil and gas leases of Federal land.
• S 3444 The Wear American Act: A bill to require that textile and apparel articles acquired for use by executive agencies be manufactured from articles, materials, or supplies entirely grown, produced, or manufactured in the United States.
• S 3443 The Robert C. Byrd Mine and Workplace Safety and Health Act: A bill to improve compliance with mine and occupational safety and health laws, empower workers to raise safety concerns, prevent future mine and other workplace tragedies, and establish rights of families of victims of workplace accidents.
• S 3442 The Success Ultimately Comes from Capital, Contracting, Education, Strategic Partnerships, and Smart Regulations (SUCCESS) Act: A bill to provide tax incentives for small businesses, improve programs of the Small Business Administration.
• S 3441 : A bill to provide for the transfer of excess Department of Defense aircraft to the Forest Service for wildfire suppression activities.
• S 3440 : A bill to extend estate and gift tax rules for 1 year.
• S 3439 The Federal Wi-Net Act: A bill to amend title 40, United States Code, to direct the Administrator of General Services to install Wi-Fi hotspots and wireless neutral host systems in all Federal buildings in order to improve in-building wireless communications coverage and commercial network capacity by offloading wireless traffic onto wireline broadband networks.
• S 3438 The Offshore Petroleum Expansion Now Act: A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to implement the Proposed Final Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program: 2012-2017 and conduct additional oil and gas lease sales to promote offshore energy development in the United States for a more secure energy future.

House Resolutions

• HRes 772 : Condemning the Kurdistan Workers’ Party and supporting a peaceful dialogue with Turkey.
• HRes 771 : Expressing support for the designation of February 14th as National Solidarity Day for Compassionate Patient Care to promote national awareness of the importance of compassionate and respectful relationships between health care professionals and their patients as reflected in attitudes that are sensitive to the values, autonomy, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds of patients and families.
• HRes 770 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that President Barack Obama should request authorization before sending the United States Armed Forces into Syria.
• HRes 769 : Expressing support for Lunchtime Music on the Mall in Washington, DC, and honoring the public service of the performers and sponsors.
• HRes 768 : Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to expand the jurisdiction of the Committee on Small Business to include nonprofit organizations.
• HRes 767 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives relating to increased transparency in the negotiations of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement.
• HRes 766 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on the restitution of or compensation for property seized during the Nazi and Communist eras.
• HRes 765 : Recognizing the significance of the 50th anniversary of Trinidad and Tobago’s independence to the people of Trinidad and Tobago and supporting the goals and ideals of Trinidad and Tobago’s Independence Day.
• HRes 764 : Recognizing and celebrating the 50th anniversary of Jamaica’s independence.
• HRes 763 : Condemning the targeted violence of vulnerable minority faith communities in Syria and calling on the United States Government to prioritize the safety and security of these communities.
• HRes 762 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding community-based civil defense and power generation.
• HRes 761 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the practice of gassing stray cats and dogs.
• HRes 760 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Congress should reject the provisions of H.R. 6083, as ordered reported by the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives, that reduce the availability or amount of benefits provided under the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) in effect under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.
• HRes 759 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that supporting seniors and individuals with disabilities is an important responsibility of the United States, and that a comprehensive approach to expanding and supporting a strong home care workforce and making long-term services and supports affordable and accessible in communities is necessary to uphold the right of seniors and individuals with disabilities in the United States to a dignified quality of life.
• HRes 758 : Designating a “National Month of Voter Registration”.
• HRes 757 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Members of Congress should support and promote the respectful and dignified disposal of worn and tattered American flags.
• HRes 756 : Expressing support for designation of the week of September 10, 2012, as National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week.
• HRes 754 : Expressing support for the designation of the third week in October as National School Bus Safety Week.
• HRes 753 : Recognizing that the occurrence of prostate cancer in African-American men has reached epidemic proportions and urging Federal agencies to address that health crisis by supporting education, awareness outreach, and research specifically focused on how prostate cancer affects African-American men.
• HRes 749 : Expressing support for the XIX International AIDS Conference and the sense of the House of Representatives that continued commitment by the United States to HIV/AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs is crucial to protecting global health.
• HRes 748 : Expressing support for designation of September 2012 as National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.
• HRes 746 : Prohibiting the consideration of a concurrent resolution providing for adjournment or adjournment sine die unless a law is enacted to provide for the extension of certain expired or expiring tax provisions that apply to middle-income taxpayers.
• HRes 745 : Expressing concern regarding the conditions of democracy, freedom of the press, human rights, business and investment climate, counternarcotics cooperation, and the relationship with Iran, in Ecuador prior to the July 31, 2013, expiration of the Andean Trade Preference Act and the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act.
• HRes 744 : Recognizing the 75th anniversary of the enactment of the National Apprenticeship Act of 1937 and supporting the goals and ideals of National Registered Apprenticeship Month.
• HRes 743 : Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative stamp honoring the Nation’s coal miners.
• HRes 742 : Condemning the Government of the Russian Federation for providing weapons to the regime of President Bashar al-Assad of Syria.
• HRes 740 : Expressing support for the designation of March 13 as “K-9 Veterans Day”, in order to recognize the service and improve the treatment of military working dogs.

Senate Resolutions

• SRes 543 : A resolution to express the sense of the Senate on international parental child abduction.
• SRes 542 : A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States Government should continue to support democracy and human rights in Taiwan following the January 2012 presidential and legislative elections in Taiwan.
• SRes 541 : A resolution condemning the Government of Vietnam for human rights violations.
• SRes 535 : A resolution recognizing the goals and ideals of the Movement is Life Caucus.
• SRes 534 : A resolution congratulating the Navy Dental Corps on its 100th anniversary.
• SRes 532 : A resolution expressing support for the XIX International AIDS Conference and the sense of the Senate that continued commitment by the United States to HIV/AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs is crucial to protecting global health.

House Concurrent Resolutions

(used to take action or express opinion on behalf of both the House and the Senate)

• HCRes 136 : Expressing the sense of Congress that the census surveys and the information derived from those surveys are crucial to the national welfare.

Senate Concurrent Resolutions

(used to take action or express opinion on behalf of both the House and the Senate)

• SCRes 59 : A concurrent resolution providing for a conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate and an adjournment of the House of Representatives.
• SCRes 58 : A concurrent resolution directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 4240.
• SCRes 57 : A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the census surveys and the information derived from those surveys are crucial to the national welfare.
• SCRes 54 : A concurrent resolution stating that it is the policy of the United States to oppose the sale, shipment, performance of maintenance, refurbishment, modification, repair, and upgrade of any military equipment from or by the Russian Federation to or for the Syrian Arab Republic.

House Joint Resolutions

(used to pose constitutional amendments, fix technical errors or to appropriate)

• HJRes 116 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States which requires (except during time of war and subject to suspension by Congress) that the total amount of money expended by the United States during any fiscal year not exceed the amount of certain revenue received by the United States during such fiscal year and not exceed 20 percent of the gross domestic product of the United States during the previous calendar year.

Senate Joint Resolutions

(used to pose constitutional amendments, fix technical errors or to appropriate)

• SJRes 49 : A joint resolution providing for the appointment of Barbara Barrett as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
• SJRes 48 : A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to the health insurance premium tax credit.
• SJRes 47 : A joint resolution amending title 36, United States Code, to designate July 26 as United States Intelligence Professionals Day.