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House Bills

• HR 6078  amends the Small Business Act to provide for higher goals for procurement contracts awarded to small business concerns.
• HR 6077  designate the Rachel Carson Nature Trail.
• HR 6076  amends the Fair Labor Standards Act to provide for the calculation of the minimum wage based on the Federal poverty threshold for a family of 2, as determined by the Bureau of the Census.
• HR 6075  permits the chief executive of a State to create an exemption from certain requirements of Federal environmental laws for producers of agricultural commodities.
• HR 6074  amends the tax code to deny the refundable portion of the child tax credit to individuals who are not authorized to be employed in the United States and terminates the use of certifying acceptance agents to facilitate the application process for ITINs.
• HR 6073  ensures that deceased veterans with no known next of kin can receive a dignified burial.
• HR 6072 provides for certain land conveyances in the State of Nevada.
• HR 6071 makes supplemental appropriations for medical and prosthetic research of the Department of Veterans Affairs for FY 2012.
• HR 6070 requires the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study to determine the impact on the United States of the policy announced by the Secretary of Homeland Security on June 15, 2012, concerning the exercise of prosecutorial discretion with respect to individuals who came to the United States illegally as children.
• HR 6069 provides protection for certain Federal employees with respect to implementation of the June 15, 2012, memorandum from Janet Napolitano, Secretary of Homeland Security, regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion with respect to individuals who came to the United States as children.
• HR 6068 provide for continued conservation efforts in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
• HR 6067 enhances the security of the Western Hemisphere and bolster regional capacity and cooperation to counter current and emerging threats, to promote cooperation in the Western Hemisphere to prevent the proliferation of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons, to secure universal adherence to agreements regarding nuclear nonproliferation.
• HR 6066 amends the tax code to extend the parity between the exclusion from income for employer-provided mass transit and parking benefits.
• HR 6065 make improvements to the Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act.
• HR 6064 Temporary Surface Transportation Extension Act provides an extension of Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund pending enactment of a multiyear law reauthorizing such programs.
• HR 6063 amends title 18, United States Code, with respect to child pornography and child exploitation offenses.
• HR 6062 The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program Reauthorization Act reauthorizes the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program through fiscal year 2017.
• HR 6061 The WIPA and PABSS Continuation of Services Actamends the Social Security Act to ensure the continuation of services under the Work Incentives Planning and Assistance program and the Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security program.
• HR 6060 The Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Extension Act maintains annual base funding for the Upper Colorado and San Juan fish recovery programs through fiscal year 2019.
• HR 6059 The Home Health Care Access Protection Act protect Medicare beneficiaries' access to home health services under the Medicare Program.
• HR 6058 The Temporary Surface Transportation Extension Actprovides an extension of Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund pending enactment of a multiyear law reauthorizing such programs.
• HR 6056   amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the energy efficient appliance credit.
• HR 6055 The Facilitating Access of Services and Trade Act (FAST Act) authorizes the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to enter into reimbursable fee agreements for the provision of customs services.
• HR 6054 The NObamacare Funds Act prohibits funding to implement any provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or of the health-related provisions of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.
• HR 6053 The NObamacare Act repeal the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the health-related provisions of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 not declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.
• HR 6052   prohibits the use of funds for the rule entitled “Provisional Unlawful Presence Waivers of Inadmissibility for Certain Immediate Relatives” published by the Department of Homeland Security on April 2, 2012.
• HR 6051 The Motor Vehicle Safety Act amends certain provisions of title 49, United States Code, relating to motor vehicle safety.
• HR 6050 The Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide taxpayer protection and assistance.
• HR 6049 The Save the La Jolla Post Office Act grants a right of first refusal to the La Jolla Historical Society with respect to the sale of the La Jolla Post Office.
• HR 6048 The Healthcare Tax Relief and Mandate Repeal Act amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the individual and employer health insurance mandates. (Read bill text.)
• HR 6047 The Phantom Fuel Reform Act amends the renewable fuel program under section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act to require the cellulosic biofuel requirement to be based on actual production.
• HR 6046 The Military Spouses Equal Treatment Act amends titles 10, 32, 37, and 38 of the United States Code, to add a definition of spouse for purposes of military personnel policies and military and veteran benefits that recognizes new State definitions of spouse.
• HR 6045 The Juvenile Accountability Block Grants Program Reauthorization Act amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize the juvenile accountability block grants program through fiscal year 2015.
• HR 6044 The Volunteer Veterans for Cemetery Service Act amends titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to accept voluntary services from veterans and veterans service organizations at national cemeteries.
• HR 6043   amends the Public Health Service Act and the Social Security Act to extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities.
• HR 6042   amends title 5, United States Code, to reform the Senior Executive Service.
• HR 6041 The Obtaining Information Through Leasing on Money and Disclosure Act (OIL Money Disclosure Act) provides that the Secretary of the Interior shall require the disclosure of political contributions as a condition of accepting bids for oil and gas leases of Federal onshore and offshore lands.
• HR 6040 The Continued Free Association with Palau Act approves the Agreement providing terms for a continuation of the free association between the United States and Palau.
• HR 6039 The Green Mountain Lookout Heritage Protection Act preserves the Green Mountain Lookout in the Glacier Peak Wilderness of the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest.
• HR 6038 The Global Conservation Act strengthens the role of the United States in the international community of nations in conserving natural resources to further global prosperity and security.
• HR 6037 The Small Business Lending for Jobs Act includes focusing on credit availability in the mission of each Federal banking regulator, to provide insured depository institutions with certain amortization authority and authority to include allowances for loan and lease losses when calculating the institution’s capital.
• HR 6036 The Haqqani Network Terrorist Designation Act requires a report by the Secretary of State on whether the Haqqani Network meets the criteria for designation as a foreign terrorist organization
• HR 6035 The Protecting Adoption and Promoting Responsible Fatherhood Act promotes permanent families for children, privacy and safety for unwed mothers, responsible fatherhood, and security for adoptive parents by establishing a National Responsible Father Registry and encouraging States to enter into agreements to contribute the information contained in the State’s Responsible Father Registry to the National Responsible Father Registry.
• HR 6034 The Advancing Agricultural Floodplain Management Act provides for the establishment of a task force to conduct a study to analyze the challenges faced by agricultural areas and rural communities designated as an area having special flood hazards for purposes of the National Flood Insurance Program.
• HR 6033 The Prostate Cancer Detection Research and Education Act provides for research and education to improve screening, detection and diagnosis of prostate cancer.
• HR 6032 The Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act modifies the boundary of the Shiloh National Military Park located in Tennessee and Mississippi, to establish Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield as an affiliated area of the National Park System.
• HR 6031 The Wind Powering American Jobs Act amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the production and investment tax credits for wind facilities and to modify the foreign tax credit rules applicable to major integrated oil companies which are dual capacity taxpayers.
• HR 6030 The Hire Now Act provides a temporary tax credit for increased payroll, to eliminate certain tax benefits for major integrated oil companies.
• HR 6029 The Foreign and Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act amends title 18, United States Code, to provide for increased penalties for foreign and economic espionage.
• HR 6028 The No-Hassle Flying Act authorizes the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to modify screening requirements for checked baggage arriving from preclearance airports.
• HR 6027 The Intercountry Adoption Universal Accreditation Act provides for universal intercountry adoption accreditation standards.
• HR 6026 The Dredging for Restoration and Economic Development for Global Exports (DREDGE) Act modifies the project for navigation, Mississippi River Ship Channel, Gulf of Mexico to Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
• HR 6025 The Mandatory Operational Control Reporting and Performance Measures Act provides for annual reports on the status of operational control of the international land and maritime borders of the United States and unlawful entries.
• HR 6024 The Hydro 2.0 Act authorizes development of hydropower and efficiencies at existing Bureau of Reclamation facilities.
• HR 6023 The Federal Reserve Independence Act restricts conflicts of interest on the boards of directors of Federal reserve banks.
• HR 6022 The Containing Risk, Offering Protection Act amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to expand coverage under plans of insurance available under such Act to include losses to an insured commodity when, as a result of a federally-imposed quarantine, the commodity must be destroyed.
• HR 6021 The Rehab and Ahmed Amer Foster Care Improvement Act amends part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to require States to follow certain procedures in placing a child who has been removed from the custody of his or her parents.
• HR 6020 makes appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013
• HR 6019 The Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Reauthorization and the Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to enhance the use of Juvenile Accountability Block Grants for programs to prevent and address occurrences of bullying and to reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program.
• HR 6018 The Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2013 authorizes appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal year 2013.
• HR 6017 authorizes the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to waive the 30-day waiting period for flood insurance policies purchased for private properties affected by wildfire on Federal lands.
• HR 6016 The Government Employee Accountability Act amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for administrative leave requirements with respect to Senior Executive Service employees.
• HR 6015 The Servicemembers Access to Justice Act amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services.
• HR 6014 The Katie Sepich Enhanced DNA Collection Act authorizes the Attorney General to award grants for States to implement minimum and enhanced DNA collection processes.
• HR 6013 amends the tax code to extend the time period for contributing military death gratuities to Roth IRAs and Coverdell education savings accounts.
• HR 6012 authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide to owners of certain intellectual property rights information on, and unredacted samples and images of, semiconductor chip products suspected of being imported in violation of the rights of the owner of a registered mark or the owner of a mask work.
• HR 6011 The Kidney Disease Equitable Access, Prevention, and Research Act amends title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve Medicare benefits for individuals with kidney disease.
• HR 6010 amends the tax code to increase the income limitations for the student loan interest deduction.
• HR 6009 The Self-Sufficient Community Lands Act establishes a program that will generate dependable economic activity for counties and local governments containing National Forest System land through a management-focused approach.
• HR 6008 The Vocational Employment and Technical Skills Act amends title 38, United States Code, to ensure that a State participating in certain grant programs takes into consideration the training received by a veteran while on active duty when granting certain State certifications or licenses.
• HR 6007 The North Texas Zebra Mussel Barrier Act exempt from the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 certain water transfers by the North Texas Municipal Water District and the Greater Texoma Utility Authority.
• HR 6006 The Early Treatment for HIV Act amends title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit States the option to provide Medicaid coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV.
• HR 6005 The Long-Term Care and Retirement Security Act amends the tax code to allow individuals a deduction for qualified long-term care insurance premiums, use of such insurance under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements, and a credit for individuals with long-term care needs.
• HR 6004 amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to give preference to local contractors.
• HR 6003 The Empowering Local Partners to Prevent Terrorism Act amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to prevent terrorism, including terrorism associated with homegrown violent extremism and domestic violent extremism.
• HR 6002 The Airline Maintenance Safety Act amends the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 with respect to maintenance providers.
• HR 6001 The Equal Protection for American Workers Act prohibits the Secretary of Homeland Security from granting a work authorization to an alien found to have been unlawfully present in the United States.
• HR 6000 The Validating Entitlement Recipients Through Indicated Federal Immigration Status Act requires verification of the immigration status of recipients of Federal benefit programs.
• HR 5999 The Housing for Blinded Veterans Act improves the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide specially adapted housing assistance to blind veterans.
• HR 5998 The USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act amends title IX of the Public Health Service Act to revise the operations of the United States Preventive Services Task Force.
• HR 5997 The Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to codify authority under existing grant guidance authorizing use of Urban Area Security Initiative and State Homeland Security Grant Program funding for enhancing medical preparedness, medical surge capacity, and mass prophylaxis capabilities.
• HR 5996 The Mental Health First Aid Higher Education Act authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, in coordination with the Secretary of Education, to carry out a 5-year demonstration program to fund mental health first aid training programs at 10 institutions of higher education to improve student mental health.
• HR 5995 The Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act designates and expands wilderness areas in Olympic National Forest in the State of Washington, and to designate certain rivers in Olympic National Forest and Olympic National Park as wild and scenic rivers.
• HR 5994 The Choice in Healthcare Act provides a demonstration project under which Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries are provided the choice of health benefits coverage and access to a debit style card for the purpose of purchasing qualified health benefits coverage and paying for other health care expenses.
• HR 5993 The Syria Non-Intervention Act prohibits the use of funds available to the Department of Defense or an element of the intelligence community for the purpose or which would have the effect of supporting, directly or indirectly, military or paramilitary operations in Syria by any nation, group, organization, movement, or individual.
• HR 5992 The Samish Indian Nation Homelands Act directs the Secretary of the Interior to place certain lands in Skagit and San Juan Counties, Washington, into trust for the Samish Indian Nation.
• HR 5991 promotes the development of renewable energy on public lands.
• HR 5990 The Farm Tax Parity Act amends the tax code to exclude certain farm rental income from net earnings from self-employment if the taxpayer enters into a lease agreement relating to such income.
• HR 5989 The Excellence in Mental Health Act increases access to community behavioral health services for all Americans and to improve Medicaid reimbursement for community behavioral health services.
• HR 5988 authorizes 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.
• HR 5987 The Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act establishes the Manhattan Project National Historical Park in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Los Alamos, New Mexico, and Hanford, Washington.
• HR 5986 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.
• HR 5985 designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3700 Riverside Drive in Columbus, Ohio, as the "Master Sergeant Jeffery J. Rieck and Veterans Memorial Post Office".
• HR 5982 amends the tax code to provide that the value of certain historic property shall be determined using an income approach in determining the taxable estate of a decedent.
• HR 5981 amends title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide for a guarantee by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation for qualified preretirement survivor annuities under insolvent or terminated multiemployer pension plans.
• HR 5980 amends the National Trails System Act to revise the route of the North Country National Scenic Trail in northeastern Minnesota to include existing hiking trails along Lake Superior's north shore and in Superior National Forest and Chippewa National Forest.
• HR 5979 The Medicaid Accountability and Care Act amends title XIX of the Social Security Act to reform payment to States under the Medicaid program.
• HR 5978 Equal Employment Opportunity Restoration Actrestores the effective use of group actions for claims arising under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, title V of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, section 1977 of the Revised Statutes, and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008.
• HR 5977 The Collectible Coin Protection Actamends the Hobby Protection Act to make unlawful the provision of assistance or support in violation of that Act.
• HR 5976 TIGER Grants for Job Creation Act making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for the TIGER Discretionary Grant program.
• HR 5975 The Workforce Infrastructure for Skilled Employees Investment Act (WISE Investment Act) amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to provide for the establishment of the Small Business Liaison Pilot Program.
• HR 5974 The Invest in America Now Act amends the tax code to extend bonus depreciation.
• HR 5971 The Federal Election Integrity Act amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require each individual who desires to vote in an election for Federal office to provide the appropriate election official with a government-issued photo identification.
• HR 5970 The Protecting In-Home Care from Government Intrusion Act prohibits the Secretary of Labor from finalizing a proposed rule relating to the application of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to domestic service employees.
• HR 5969 The Ensuring Access to Affordable and Quality Companion Care Act preserves the companionship services exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.
• HR 5968 The Services to Allow New Destinations for Tourism Act (STAND for Tourism Act) amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 to authorize the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to enter into reimbursable fee agreements for the provision of additional services at Customs ports of entry.
• HR 5967 The American Renewable Energy and Efficiency Act amends title VI of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal renewable electricity and energy efficiency standard for certain electric utilities.
• HR 5966 The Professional Boxing Amendments Act Establishes a United States Boxing Commission to administer the Professional Boxing Safety Act.
• HR 5965 Requires the Chief of the Forest Service to make the Forest Service First and Second Generation Modular Airborne FireFighting System (MAFFS) units available to units of the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve that have the aircraft capability and pilot and crew member training adequate for utilizing such firefighting systems to help alleviate the shortage of air tankers to fight wildfires.
• HR 5964 The Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act provides for alternative financing arrangements for the provision of certain services and the construction and maintenance of infrastructure at land border ports of entry.
• HR 5963 The Home School Equity Act for Tax Relief amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for 1 year the deduction for expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers and to allow such deduction with respect to home school expenses.
• HR 5962 The Organic Standards Protection Act amends the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 to require recordkeeping and authorize investigations and enforcement actions for violations of such Act.
• HR 5961 The Farmer's Privacy Act provides reasonable limits, control, and oversight over the Environmental Protection Agency's use of aerial surveillance of America's farmers.
• HR 5960 Amends the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to improve the response to insect infestations and related diseases and to change the funding source for the Healthy Forests Reserve Program, to codify the stewardship end result contracting and good neighbor authorities, and to amend the emergency watershed protection program to improve post fire rehabilitation.
• HR 5959 The Appalachian Communities Health Emergency Act (ACHE Act) places a moratorium on permitting for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are conducted by the Department of Health and Human Services.
• HR 5958 Names the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Visitor Contact Station of the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge unit of Gateway National Recreation Area in honor of James L. Buckley.
• HR 5957 Prohibits the Secretary of Homeland Security from granting deferred action or otherwise suspending the effectiveness or enforcement of the immigration laws.
• HR 5956 The State Secrets Protection Act provides safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secrets privilege.
• HR 5955 Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to improve energy programs.
• HR 5953 Prohibiting Back-door Amnesty ActProhibits the implementation of certain policies regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion by the Secretary of Homeland Security.
• HR 5952 Requires each Federal agency to submit and obtain approval from the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy of guidelines for ensuring and maximizing the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of scientific information relied upon by the agency.
• HR 5951 Amends title 5, United States Code, to restore to Members of the House of Representatives an election to decline coverage under the Federal Employees' Retirement System.
• HR 5950 The No Armed Drones (NADA) ActAmends the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 to establish prohibitions to prevent the use of unmanned aircraft systems as weapons while operating in the national airspace system.
• HR 5949 The FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act extends the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 for five years.
• HR 5948 The Veterans Fiduciary Reform Act improve the supervision of fiduciaries of veterans under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
• HR 5947 The Justice Exists for All of Us Act encourages States to prohibit "Stand Your Ground" laws and require Neighborhood Watch programs to register with local law enforcement agencies and the Department of Justice.
• HR 5946 The Military Savings Act directs the Undersecretary of Defense (Comptroller) to carry out a pilot program to develop innovative consumer financial products that encourage savings and wealth-creation among active-duty servicemembers.
• HR 5945 For the relief of Jing Roberts
• HR 5944 strengthens entrepreneurial education.
• HR 5943 amends title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an extension of the Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and the increased payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program.
• HR 5942 repeals certain changes to contracts with Medicare Quality Improvement Organizations.
• HR 5941 obtains an unqualified audit opinion, and improve financial accountability and management at the Department of Homeland Security.
• HR 5940 establishes pilot programs to encourage the use of shared appreciation mortgage modifications.
• HR 5938 amends the tax code to increase the dollar limitation on the exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance.
• HR 5937 amends the Public Health Service Act to raise awareness of, and to educate breast cancer patients anticipating surgery regarding, the availability and coverage of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options.
• HR 5936 The Civil Liberties Act amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 to provide for the trial of covered persons detained in the United States pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military Force or the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 and to repeal the requirement for military custody.
• HR 5935 prohibits the Secretary of Energy from enforcing regulations pertaining to certain battery chargers.
• HR 5934 The Stop Tobacco Smuggling in the Territories Act amends title 18, United States Code, to include certain territories and possessions of the United States in the definition of State for the purposes of chapter 114, relating to trafficking in contraband cigarettes and smokeless tobacco.
• HR 5933 amends section 1120A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to modify the comparability of services requirements.
• HR 5932 amends the tax code to allow 529 tuition programs with respect to elementary and secondary education expenses.
• HR 5931 The National Mitigation Fisheries Coordination Act ensures the continuation of successful fisheries mitigation programs.
• HR 5930 The Preserving America's Downtowns and Heritage Act amends the tax code to increase the rehabilitation credit for commercial buildings and to provide a rehabilitation credit for principal residences.
• HR 5929 The Next Steps for Credit Availability Act amends the Investment Company Act of 1940 to change the asset coverage ratio and treatment of preferred stock for business development companies, to allow business development companies to purchase, otherwise acquire, or hold certain securities, and to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise rules under the Securities Act of 1933 relating to business development companies.
• HR 5928 The Mount Chosin Few Act designates a peak in the State of Alaska as “Mount Chosin Few.”
• HR 5927 authorizes the Secretary of Interior to carry out projects and conduct research on water resources in the Hudson-Mohawk River Basin, to establish a Hudson-Mohawk River Basin Commission.
• HR 5926 authorizes and requests the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Major Dominic S. Gentile of the United States Army Air Forces for acts of valor during World War II.
• HR 5925 The Preserving Freedom from Unwarranted Surveillance Act protects individual privacy against unwarranted governmental intrusion through the use of the unmanned aerial vehicles commonly called drones.
• HR 5924 provides that no United States assistance may be provided to Pakistan until Dr. Shakil Afridi is freed.
• HR 5923 The Stopping Non-Native Animals from Killing Endangered Species Act directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a grant program to eradicate non-native constrictor snakes from ecosystems in which they exist in sustainable populations.
• HR 5920 The Creating Manufacturing Jobs and Promoting Fair Trade Act creates jobs and promotes fair trade by increasing duties on certain foreign goods imported into the United States.
• HR 5916 The International Science and Technology Cooperation Act provides for the establishment of a body to identify and coordinate international science and technology cooperation that can strengthen the domestic science and technology enterprise and support United States foreign policy goals.
• HR 5915 The Research Fairness Act amends the Fair Labor Standards Act to exempt marketing research participants and mystery shoppers from certain provisions of that Act.
• HR 5914 The National Desert Storm and Desert Shield War Memorial Act authorizes the National Desert Storm Memorial Association to establish the National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial as a commemorative work in the District of Columbia.
• HR 5913 The DHS Accountability Act creates an independent advisory panel to comprehensively assess the management structure and capabilities related to the Department of Homeland Security and make recommendations to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the management of the Department.
• HR 5912 amends the tax code to prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions, and to provide for the return of previously distributed funds for deficit reduction.
• HR 5911 The Lead Exposure Reduction Amendments Act amends the Toxic Substances Control Act relating to lead-based paint renovation and remodeling activities.
• HR 5910 The Global Investment in American Jobs Act directs the Secretary of Commerce, in coordination with the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, to produce a report on enhancing the competitiveness of the United States in attracting foreign direct investment.
• HR 5909 The Comprehensive Dental Reform Act improves access to oral health care for vulnerable and underserved populations.
• HR 5908 The Purchasing American Generates Employment Act requires the Federal Government to buy paper and paper products from American sources.
• HR 5907 The Yosemite National Park Boundary Expansion Act modifies the boundary of Yosemite National Park.
• HR 5906 amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on medical devices.
• HR 5905 combats international violence against women and girls.

Senate Bills

• S 3363 provide for the use of National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center Commemorative Coin surcharges.
• S 3362 The Dam Safety Act reauthorizes the National Dam Safety Program Act.
• S 3361 The Write the Laws Act ends the unconstitutional delegation of legislative power which was exclusively vested in the Senate and House of Representatives by article I, section 1 of the Constitution of the United States, and directs the Comptroller General of the United States to issue a report to Congress detailing the extent of the problem of unconstitutional delegation to the end that such delegations can be phased out, thereby restoring the constitutional principle of separation of power set forth in the first sections of the Constitution of the United States.
• S 3360 The Read the Bills Act preserves the constitutional authority of Congress and ensure accountability and transparency in legislation.
• S 3359 The One Subject at a Time Act ends the practice of including more than one subject in a single bill by requiring that each bill enacted by Congress be limited to only one subject.
• S 3358 amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to provide social services agencies with the resources to provide services to meet the unique needs of the Holocaust survivors to age in place with dignity, comfort, security, and quality of life.
• S 3357 The San Juan County Federal Land Conveyance Act authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal land in San Juan County, New Mexico.
• S 3356 The Global Conservation Act strengthens the role of the United States in the international community of nations in conserving natural resources to further global prosperity and security.
• S 3355 amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide taxpayer protection and assistance.
• S 3354 The Transition Assistance Advisor Act authorizes the Transition Assistance Advisor program of the Department of Defense.
• S 3353 amends title 38, United States Code, to require States to recognize the military experience of veterans when issuing licenses and credentials to veterans.
• S 3352 The Expanding Industrial Energy and Water Efficiency Incentives Act amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve and extend certain energy-related tax provisions.
• S 3351 The Protect Our Health Privacy Act amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act with respect to the privacy of protected health information.
• S 3350 The End Debt Collector Abuse Act makes improvements to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
• S 3349 The Zero Tolerance for Veterans Homelessness Act amends title 38, United States Code, and the United States Housing Act of 1937 to enhance and expand the assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Housing and Urban Development to homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness.
• S 3348 amends title 38, United States Code, to improve the multifamily transitional housing loan program of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
• S 3347 The 21st Century Trade Agreements and Market Access Act requires reports on countries with which the United States negotiates trade agreements, to establish terms for future trade agreements, and to enhance the promotion of exports of United States goods and services.
• S 3346 provides for certain land conveyances in the State of Nevada.
• S 3345 The Prostate Cancer Detection Research and Education Act provides for research and education to improve screening, detection and diagnosis of prostate cancer.
• S 3344 increases immunization rates.
• S 3343 The Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act amends the Consumer Product Safety Act to require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet the applicable ANSI/UL standard by treating that standard as a consumer product safety rule, encourages States to require the installation of such detectors in homes.
• S 3342 The SECURE IT Act improves information security.
• S 3341 The Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review Act requires a quadrennial diplomacy and development review.
• S 3340 The Mental Health Access to Continued Care and Enhancement of Support Services Act (Mental Health ACCESS Act) improves and enhances the programs and activities of the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs regarding suicide prevention and resilience and behavioral health disorders for members of the Armed Forces and veterans.
• S 3339 The Indonesian Family Refugee Protection Act allows certain Indonesian citizens to file a motion to reopen their asylum claims.
• S 3338 The Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act amends the Public Health Service Act and title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly.
• S 3337 The Access to Physicians in Medicare Act amends title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the elimination of the Medicare sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula to ensure access to physicians’ services for Medicare beneficiaries.
• S 3336 authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a major medical facility project lease for a Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic at Ewa Plain, Oahu, Hawaii.
• S 3335 The Effective Administration of Criminal Justice Act ensures the effective administration of criminal justice.
• S 3334 The Protection of Homes, Small Businesses, and Private Property Act protects homes, small businesses, and other private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain.
• S 3333 The Data Security and Breach Notification Act requires certain entities that collect and maintain personal information of individuals to secure such information and to provide notice to such individuals in the case of a breach of security involving such information.
• S 3332 The Vessel Incidental Discharge Act provides for the establishment of nationally uniform and environmentally sound standards governing discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel in the navigable waters of the United States.
• S 3331 The Intercountry Adoption Universal Accreditation Act provides for universal intercountry adoption accreditation standards.
• S 3330 The Niblack Mining Area Road Authorization Act authorizes the establishment of a Niblack mining area road corridor in the State of Alaska.
• S 3329 The Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act designates and expands wilderness areas in Olympic National Forest in the State of Washington, and to designate certain rivers in Olympic National Forest and Olympic National Park as wild and scenic rivers.
• S 3328 The Juvenile Mentoring Program Reauthorization Act (JUMP Reauthorization Act) provides grants for juvenile mentoring.
• S 3327 The Russian World Trade Organization Commitments Verification Act requires the United States Trade Representative to take action to obtain the full compliance of the Russian Federation with its commitments under the protocol on the accession of the Russian Federation to the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization.
• S 3326 amends 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.
• S 3325 The Mental Health First Aid Higher Education Act authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, in coordination with the Secretary of Education, to carry out a 5-year demonstration program to fund mental health first aid training programs at 10 institutions of higher education to improve student mental health.
• S 3324 The Housing for Families of Ill and Injured Veterans Act authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award grants to nonprofit organizations for the construction of facilities for temporary lodging in connection with the examination, treatment, or care of a veteran under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
• S 3323 The Military Family Home Protection Act amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to improve the protections for servicemembers against mortgage foreclosures.
• S 3322 The Servicemembers' Protection Act strengthens enforcement and clarify certain provisions of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, and chapter 43 of title 38, United States Code, and to reconcile, restore, clarify, and conform similar provisions in other related civil rights statutes.
• S 3321 The Protecting Adoption and Promoting Responsible Fatherhood Act promotes permanent families for children, privacy and safety for unwed mothers, responsible fatherhood, and security for adoptive parents by establishing a National Responsible Father Registry and encouraging States to enter into agreements to contribute the information contained in the State's Responsible Father Registry to the National Responsible Father Registry.
• S 3320 authorizes the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to waive the 30-day waiting period for flood insurance policies purchased for private properties affected by wildfire on Federal lands.
• S 3319 amends the National Trails System Act to revise the route of the North Country National Scenic Trail in northeastern Minnesota to include existing hiking trails along the north shore of Lake Superior, in the Superior National Forest, and in the Chippewa National Forest.
• S 3318 The GI Bill Protection Act amends title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the use of the phrases GI Bill and Post-9/11 GI Bill to give a false impression of approval or endorsement by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
• S 3317 The Equal Employment Opportunity Restoration Act restores the effective use of group actions for claims arising under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, title V of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, section 1977 of the Revised Statutes, and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008.
• S 3316 requires the Secretary of Labor to carry out a pilot program on providing veterans with access at One-Stop Centers to Internet websites to facilitate online job searches.
• S 3315 The GAO Mandates Revision Act repeals or modifies certain mandates of the Government Accountability Office.
• S 3313 Women Veterans and Other Health Care Improvements Act amends 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.
• S 3312 The Presidential Funding Act amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the system of public financing for Presidential elections.
• S 3310 The Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act directs 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.
• S 3309 The Homeless Veterans Assistance Improvement ActAmends title 38, United States Code, to improve the assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to homeless veterans.
• S 3308 Amends title 38, United States Code, to improve the furnishing of benefits for homeless veterans who are women or who have dependents.
• S 3307 The 21st Century Investment ActAmends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the credit for increasing research activities, to increase such credit for amounts paid or incurred for qualified research occurring in the United States, and to increase the domestic production activities deduction for the manufacture of property substantially all of the research and development of which occurred in the United States.
• S 3306 The Professional Boxing Amendments ActEstablishes a United States Boxing Commission to administer the Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996.
• S 3305 Clarifies authority granted under the Act entitled “An Act to define the exterior boundary of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in the State of Utah".
• S 3304 The Federal Buildings Designation Act redesignates 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.
• S 3303 requires security screening of passengers at airports to be carried out by private screening companies.
• S 3302 The Air Travelers' Bill of Rights Act establishes an air travelers' bill of rights, to implement those rights.
• S 3301 makes appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013.
• S 3300 The Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act establishes the Manhattan Project National Historical Park in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Los Alamos, New Mexico, and Hanford, Washington.
• S 3299 amends the tax cod to allow Indian tribes to receive charitable contributions of apparently wholesome food.
• S 3298 The Oil Spill Technology and Research Act establishes the Federal Oil Spill Research Committee, and amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to include in a response plan certain planned and demonstrated investments in research relating to discharges of oil.
• S 3297 The Forewarn Act amends the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act to minimize the adverse effects of employment dislocation.
• S 3296 The Flag Protection Act provides for the protection of the flag of the United States.
• S 3295 makes appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013
• S 3294 The Stop Abuse, Violence, and Exploitation of Elders Act (SAVE Elders Act) dedicate funds from the Crime Victims Fund to victims of elder abuse.
• S 3293 The Divisional Realignment Act realign divisions within two judicial districts.
• S 3292 The Temporary Duty Suspension Process Act requires the United States International Trade Commission to recommend temporary duty suspensions and reductions to Congress.
• S 3291 The Fair Telephone Billing Act prohibits unauthorized third-party charges on wireline telephone bills.
• S 3290 The Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) prohibits discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex or gender.
• S 3289 The Children's Mental Health Accessibility Act expands the Medicaid home and community-based services waiver to include young individuals who are in need of services that would otherwise be required to be provided through a psychiatric residential treatment facility, and changes references in Federal law to mental retardation to references to an intellectual disability.
• S 3288 The Black Hills Cemetery Act provides for the conveyance of certain cemeteries that are located on National Forest System land in Black Hills National Forest, South Dakota.
• S 3287 The Preserving Freedom from Unwarranted Surveillance Act protects individual privacy against unwarranted governmental intrusion through the use of the unmanned aerial vehicles commonly called drones.
• S 3286 The Comprehensive Contingency Contracting Reform Act enhances security, increase accountability, and improve the contracting of the Federal Government for overseas contingency operations.
• S 3285 authorizes the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to products of the Russian Federation.
• S 3284 The South Carolina Offshore Drilling Act amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to provide for the inclusion of areas off the coast of South Carolina in the outer Continental Shelf leasing program for fiscal years 2012 through 2017.
• S 3283 The Ending Housing Discrimination Against Servicemembers and Veterans Act amends the Fair Housing Act to protect servicemembers and veterans from housing discrimination.
• S 3282 reauthorizes the Veterans' Advisory Committee on Education.
• S 3281 terminates the Federal authorization of the National Veterans Business Development Corporation.
• S 3280 The Companionship Exemption Protection Act preserves the companionship services exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.
• S 3279 The Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act provides for alternative financing arrangements for the provision of certain services and the construction and maintenance of infrastructure at land border ports of entry.
• S 3278 The Rural Educator and American Community Housing Act amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to provide and improve housing in rural areas for educators, public safety officers, and medical providers, and their households.
• S 3277 The Go Global Act encourages exporting by small business concerns.
• S 3276 The FAA Sunsets Extension Act extends certain amendments made by the FISA Amendments Act of 2008.
• S 3275 The Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels.
• S 3274 The Global Investment in American Jobs Act directs the Secretary of Commerce, in coordination with the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, to produce a report on enhancing the competitiveness of the United States in attracting foreign direct investment.
• S 3273 The Youth Summer Jobs Act establishes a youth summer employment program.
• S 3272 The Comprehensive Dental Reform Actimproves access to oral health care for vulnerable and underserved populations.
• S 3271 The Equal Access to Medicare Options Act provides all Medicare beneficiaries with the right to guaranteed issue of a Medicare supplemental policy.

House Resolutions

• HRes 723 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the classification of Dr. Shakil Afridi as a refugee of special humanitarian concern to the United States.
• HRes 722 Expressing support for designation of July as National Sarcoma Awareness Month.
• HRes 721 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that bolstering literacy among African-American and Hispanic men is an urgent national priority.
• HRes 720 Recognizing the 150th anniversary of the Rock Island Arsenal and the men and women who currently and have previously worked on Arsenal Island.
• HRes 719 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should initiate negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement with Tunisia.
• HRes 718 Raising a question of the privileges of the House.
• HRes 717 Providing for consideration of the bill (HR 5856) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (HR 6020) making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill (HR 4348) to provide an extension of Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund pending enactment of a multiyear law reauthorizing such programs.
• HRes 716 Expressing support for designation of August 1, 2012, as “National Eagle Scout Day”.
• HRes 715 Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Sagamore Hill Historic Site.
• HRes 714 Expressing support to end commercial whaling in all of its forms and to strengthen measures to conserve whale populations.
• HRes 713 Expressing support for the XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012) 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 710 Congratulating Ichiro Suzuki, outfielder for the Seattle Mariners, for becoming the third fastest player in the history of Major League Baseball to amass 2,500 hits.
• HRes 709 Welcoming His Holiness, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the worldwide spiritual and administrative head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, to Washington, DC, and recognizing his commitment to world peace, justice, nonviolence, human rights, religious freedom, and democracy.
• HRes 706 Authorizing the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain subpoenas.
• HRes 705 Expressing support for the designation of a “Buy American Week”.
• HRes 704 Commending Rotary International and others for their efforts to prevent and eradicate polio.
• HRes 703 Congratulating the Miami Heat on their 2012 National Basketball Association Championship.
• HRes 702 Recognizing Major League Baseball as an important part of the cultural history of American society, celebrating the 2012 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, and honoring Kansas City, Missouri, as the host city of the 83rd All-Star Game.
• HRes 701 Recognizing the teams and players of the Negro Baseball Leagues for their achievements, dedication, sacrifices, and contributions to both baseball and the Nation.
• HRes 700 Recognizing the 40th anniversary of the enactment of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in Federally funded education programs or activities.
• HRes 699 Congratulating the University of Washington Huskies Men's Crew Team on winning the 110th Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships (IRAs).
• HRes 698 Recognizing the significance of the 30th anniversary of Vincent Chin's death.
• HRes 696 Recognizing the 70th anniversary of the Guadalcanal campaign during World War II.
• HRes 695 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on the appointment by the Attorney General of an outside special counsel to investigate certain recent leaks of apparently classified and highly sensitive information on United States military and intelligence plans, programs, and operations.
• HRes 694 Recognizing the 40th anniversary of title IX, the Federal law that prohibits sex discrimination in education, including high school and college sports and other activities.
• HRes 693 Expresses support for designation of June as “National Family Reunification Month”.
• HRes 692 Recognizes the 30th Anniversary of the United States Air Force Space Command headquartered at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado.
• HRes 690 Recognizes the Proclamation of the Refugee Congress.
• HRes 689 Honors Catholic sisters for their contributions to the United States.
• HRes 687 Calls for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to be tried before the International Criminal Court for committing crimes against humanity.
• HRes 686 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Republic of Argentina's membership in the G20 should be conditioned on its adherence to international norms of economic relations and commitment to the rule of law.
• HRes 685 recognizies the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812 and the ensuing 200 years of peace and cooperation between the United States and Canada.
• HRes 684 expresses support for designation of March 29 as Vietnam Veterans Day.
• HRes 683 expresses the regret of the House of Representatives for the passage of laws that adversely affected the Chinese in the United States, including the Chinese Exclusion Act.
• HRes 682 expresses the sense of the House of Representatives supporting the Federal workforce.
• HRes 681 expresses support for designation of the Thursday before Thanksgiving as Children’s Grief Awareness Day.
• HRes 680 expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that, as part of any agreement on Medicare reform, Medicare should not be changed for any citizens of the United States over the age of 55 and any agreement should provide a detailed plan to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse in the program.

Senate Resolutions

• SRes 518 resolution congratulating the Southern Baptist Convention for election Reverend Fred Luter, Jr., as the president of the Southern Baptist Convention, acknowledging Reverend Luter's unique role as the first African-American leader of the Southern Baptist Convention, and honoring the commitment of the Southern Baptist Convention to an inclusive faith-based community and society.
• SRes 517 resolution congratulating the Northwestern Wildcats Women's Lacrosse Team on winning the 2012 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship.
• SRes 516 resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the restitution of or compensation for property seized during the Nazi and Communist eras.
• SRes 515 A resolution honoring Catholic Sisters for their contributions to the United States.
• SRes 513 A resolution recognizing the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812, which was fought between the United States of American and Great Britain beginning on June 18, 1812, in response to British violations of neutral rights of the United States, seizure of ships of the United States, restriction of trade between the United States and other countries, and the impressment of sailors of the United States into the Royal Navy.
• SRes 505 congratulating His Holiness Dorje Chang Buddha III and The Honorable Benjamin A. Gilman on being awarded the 2010 World Peace Prize.
• SRes 494 condemning the Government of the Russian Federation for providing weapons to the regime of President Bashar al-Assad of Syria.
• SRes 493 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.
• SRes 490 designating the week of September 16, 2012, as "Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week", reaffirming the importance of an enhanced and coordinated research effort on mitochondrial diseases, and commending the National Institutes of Health for its efforts to improve the understanding of mitochondrial diseases.
• SRes 489 expressing the sense of the Senate on the appointment by the Attorney General of an outside special counsel to investigate certain recent leaks of apparently classified and highly sensitive information on United States military and intelligence plans, programs, and operations.
• SRes 487 expresses the sense of the Senate that the ambush marketing adversely affects Team USA and the Olympic and Paralympic Movements and should not be condoned.
• SRes 486 condemns the PKK and expresses solidarity with Turkey.

House Concurrent Resolutions

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

• HCRes 130 Honoring and praising the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on the occasion of its 103rd anniversary.
• HCR 129 recognizes 375 years of service of the National Guard and affirming congressional support for a permanent Operational Reserve as a component of the Armed Forces.

Senate Concurrent Resolutions

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

• SCR 49 directs the Joint Committee on the Library to accept a statue depicting Frederick Douglass from the District of Columbia and display the statue in a suitable location in the Capitol.
• SCR 48 recognizing 375 years of service of the National Guard and affirming congressional support for a permanent Operational Reserve as a component of the Armed Forces.

House Joint Resolutions

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

• HJRes 114  Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to construing provisions of law as having been enacted pursuant to the power of Congress to lay and collect taxes.
• HJRes 113 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rules submitted by the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service relating to the reporting requirements for interest that relate.
• HJRes 112 disapproves the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to the health insurance premium tax credit.
• HJRes 111 proposes an amendment to the US Constitution relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns.

Senate Joint Resolutions

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

• SJRes 46 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rules submitted by the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service relating to the reporting requirements for interest that relates to deposits maintained at United States offices of certain financial institutions and is paid to certain nonresident alien individuals.
• SJRes 45 amending title 36, United States Code, to designate June 19 as “Juneteenth Independence Day”.
• SJRes 44 granting the consent of Congress to the State and Province Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of Understanding.
• SJRes 43 approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003.