2012 Legislative Bulletin

Analysis of legislation considered on the House floor in 2012.

December 5, 2012
H.R. 6602 -
To make revisions in title 36, united States code, as necessary to keep the title current and make technical corrections and improvements
H.R. 6605 - To eliminate an unnecessary reporting requirement for an unfunded DNA Identification grant program 
H.R. 6620 - To eliminate certain limitations on the length of Secret Service Protection for former Presidents and for the children of Presidents 
H.R. 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, and for other purposes, as amended 
S. 3486 - Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act of 2012
S. 2367 - 21 Century Language Act of 2012
H.R. ___ - House Amendments to Senate Amendments to Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2011

December 4, 2012
H.R. 6582 -
American Energy manufacturing Technical Corrections Act

December 3, 2012
H.R. 5817 - Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act

November 29, 2012
H.R. 6374 - To designate the facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs located at 180 Martin Drive in Carrolton, Georgia, as the "Trinka Davis Veterans Village"
H.R. 5788 - To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 103 Center Street West in Eatonville, Washington, as the "National Park Ranger Margaret Anderson Post Office"
H.R. 5738 - To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 15285 Samohin Drive in Macomb, Michigan, as the "Lance Cpl. Anthony A. DiLisio Clinton-Macomb Carrier Annex"
H.R. 3892 - To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 8771 Auburn Folson Road in Rosebille, California, as the "Private First Class Victor A. Dew Post Office"
H.R. 2338 - To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6000 Florida Avenue in Cocoa, Florida, as the "Harry T. and Harriette Moore Post Office"
H.R. 3912 - To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 110 Mastic Road in Mastic Beach, New York, as the "Brigadier General Nathaniel Woodhull Post Office Building"
H.R. 5954 - To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 320 7th Street in Ellwood city, Pennsylvania, as the "Sergeant Leslie H. Sabo, Jr. Post Office Building"
H.R. 6429 - STEM Jobs Act 2012

November 27, 2012
H.R. 6025 - Mandatory Operational Control Reporting and Performance Measures Act of 2012
H.R. 5913 - DHS Accountability Act of 2012
H.R. 5997 - Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act
Senate Amendment to H.R. 915 - Jaime Zapata border Enforcement Security Task Force Act
H.R. 6328 - Clothe a Homeless Hero Act
H.R. ____ - To designate the federal building currently known as Federal office Building 8, located at 200 C Street Southwest in the Distrcit of Columbia, as the "Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. Federal Building"

November 15, 2012
H.R. 6156 - Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal Act of 2012

November 14, 2012
Concur in the Senate Amendments to H.R. 2606 -- New York City Natural Gas Supply Enhancement Act
H.R. 6570 - To amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to consolidate certain CBO reporting requirements
Concur in the Senate Amendment to H.R. 2453 -- Mark Twain Commemorative Coin Act
H.R. 6116 - To amend the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands to provide for direct appeals to the United States Supreme court of decisions of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court, as amended
H.R. 5934 - Stop Tobacco Smuggling in the Territories Act of 2012

November 13, 2012
H.R. 6190 - Asthma Inhalers Relief Act of 2012
H.R. 6371 - Streamlining Claims Processing for Federal Contractor Employees Act
S. 1956 - Eurpean Union Emissions Trading Scheme prohibition Act of 2011
H.R. 6586 - To Extend the Application of Certain Space Launch Liability Provisions Through 2014

September 21, 2012
H.R. 3409 - Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Energy Infrastructure Protection Act
Amendments to H.R. 3409 - Coal Miner Employment Domestic Energy Infrastructure Protection Act

September 20, 2012
H.J.Res. 118 - Congressional Disapproval of Waiver of Work Requirements
H.R. 6429 - STEM Jobs Act of 2012

September 19, 2012
H.R. 6324 – Cutting Federal Unnecessary and Expensive Leasing Act of 2012
H.R. 4158 – To confirm full ownership rights for certain United States astronauts to artifacts from the astronauts’ space missions
H.R. 6375 – To authorize certain Department of Veterans Affairs major medical facility projects and leases, to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend certain authorities of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes
H.R. 5948 – Veterans Fiduciary Reform Act of 2012
H.R. 5912 – To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions, and to provide for the return of previously distributed funds for deficit reduction, as amended.
H.R. 6296 – Disaster Loan Fairness Act of 2012, as amended
H.R. 6368 – Border Security Information Improvement Act of 2012
H.R. 4124 – Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act, as amended
H.R. 6163– National Pediatric Research Network Act, as amended
H.R. 6118 – Taking Essential Steps for Testing Act
H.R. 733 – Recalcitrant Cancer Research Act of 2012, as amended
H.R. 2827 – To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to clarify provisions relating to the regulation of municipal advisors, and for other purposes
H.R. 6361 – Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act of 2012, as amended
H.R. ___ – To provide flexibility with respect to U.S. support for assistance provided by international financial institutions for Burma, and for other purposes
H.R. 2903 – FEMA Reauthorization Act of 2011, as amended
H.R. 3110 – Grape Region Accelerated Production and Efficiency Act of 2011
H.R. 2440 – Market Transparency and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2011
H.R. 6410 – Buffet Rule Act of 2011
H.R. 5044 – Andrew P. Carpenter Tax Act
H.R. 6060 – Endangered Fish Recovery Programs extension Act of 2012
H.R. 5987 – Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act, as amended
H.R. 1461 – Mescalero Apache Tribe Leasing Authorization Act
H.R. 3319 – To allow the Pascua Yaqui Tribe to Determine the Requirements for Membership in that Tribe.
H.R. 5910 – Global Investment in American Jobs Act of 2012
H.R. 4112 – Contaminated Drywall Safety Act of 2012
H.R. 3783 – Countering Iran in the Western Hemisphere Act of 2012
H.Res.526 – Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect toward the establishment of a democratic and prosperous Republic of Georgia and the establishment of a peaceful and just resolution to the conflict with Georgia’s internationally recognized borders.
H.Res. 786 – Honoring the four United States public servants who died in Libya and condemning the attacks on United States diplomatic facilities in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen

September 14, 2012

H.R. 6213 - No More Solyndras Act & Amendments

September 13, 2012
H.R. 6365 - National Security and Job Protection Act
H.J.Res. 117 - Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013

September 12, 2012
H.R. 5544 - Minnesota Education Investment and Employment Act and Amendments
H.R. 5949 - FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization of 2012

September 11, 2012
H.R. 4631 - Government Spending Accountability Act of 2012
H.R. 538 - Government Customer Service Improvement Act
H.R. 4305 - Child and Elderly Missing Alert Program
H.R. 2800 - To amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program
H.R. 6185 - Local Courthouse Safety Act of 2012, as amended
H.R. 1775 - Stolen Valor Act of 2012
H.R. 6215 - To amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to correct an error in the provisions relating to remedies for dilution, as amended
S. 3245 - A bill to extend by 3 years the authorization of the EB-5 Regional Center Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program
H.R. 6189 - To eliminate unnecessary reporting requirements for unfunded programs under the Office of Justice Programs, as amended
H.R. 6080 - To make improvements in the enactment of title 41, United States Code, into a positive law title and to improve the code
H.R. 6131 - To extend the undertaking spam, spyware, and fraud enforcement with enforcers beyond border act of 2006, and for other purposes.
S. 710 - Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act
H.R. 5865 - American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2012
H.R. 1410 - Vietnam Human Rights Act of 2011
H. Res 484 - Calling on the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to respect basic human rights. . .
H.R. 1464 - North Korean refugee Adoption Act of 2012.
H.Res. 177 - Expressing support for internal rebuilding, resettlement, and reconciliation within Sri Lanka that are necessary to ensure a lasting peace.
S.Con.Res.17 - A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that Taiwan should be accorded observer status in the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
H.R. 6028 - No-Hassle Flying Act of 2012
H.R. 3857 - To amend the Implementing recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to include as an eligible use the sustainment of specialized operational teams used by local law enforcement under the Transit Security Grant Program, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4057 - Improving Transparency of Education Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2012.

August 2, 2012
H.R. 6233Agriculture Disaster Assistance Act
H.R. 6169
Pathway to Job Creation through a Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act
H.R. 2139 -
Lions Clubs International Century of Service Commemorative Coin Act
H.R. 5986 - To amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act to extend the third-country fabric program and to add South Sudan to the list of countries eligible for designation under that Act, to make technical corrections to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States relating to the textile and apparel rules of origin for the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement, to approve the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and for other purposes
H.Res.755
In the matter of allegations relating to Representative Laura Richardson (Privileged Resolution)

August 1, 2012
Amendment to the Senate Amendments to H.R. 1905 - Iran Threat Reduction Act of 2011
H.Con.Res. 127 -
Expressing the sense of Congress regarding actions to preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived
H.R. 4273 -
Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2012
H.R. 897 -
Residential and Commuter Toll Fairness Act of 2011
H.R. 5797
- Mille Lacs Lake Freedom To Fish Act of 2012
H.R. 3158 - Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship Act
H.R. 1171
- Marine Debris Act Amendments of 2012
H.R. 2446 - RESPA Home Warranty Clarification Act of 2011
S. 3363 -
A bill to provide for the use of National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center Commemorative Coin surcharges, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2139 -
Lions Clubs International Century of Service Commemorative Coin Act
H.R. 3187 -
March of Dimes Commemorative Coin Act of 2011
H.R. 4104 -
Pro Football Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act
H.R. 8 - Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act
H.R. 6169—Pathway to Job Creation through a Simpler, Fairer Tax Code

July 31, 2012
H.R. 828 –
Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2011, as amended
S. 679
– Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011
H.R. 4365
– To amend title 5, United States Code, to make clear that accounts in the Thrift Savings Funds are subject to certain Federal tax levies, as amended
S. 300
– Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2011, as amended
Concur in the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1627
– Honoring American Veterans Act of 2011
H.R. 4073
–To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to accept the quitclaim, disclaimer, and relinquishment of a railroad right of way within and adjacent to Pike National Forest in El Paso County, Colorado, originally granted to the Mt. Manitou Park and Incline Railway Company pursuant to the Act of March 3, 1875
H.R. 4606
– To authorize the issuance of right-of-way permits for natural gas pipelines in Glacier National Park, and for other purposes
H.R. 3641
– Pinnacles National Park Act
H.R. 3706
– To create the Office of Chief Financial Officer of the Government of the Virgin Islands, and for other purposes
S. 270
– La Pine Land Conveyance Act
S. 271
–Wallowa Forest Service Compound Conveyance Act
H.R. 3803 –
District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act
H.R. 1950
– To enact title 54, United States Code, “National Park System,” as positive law, as amended
H.R. 3120
– Student Visa Reform Act
H.R. 6029 –
Foreign and Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012
H.R. 6063 –
Child Protection Act of 2012
H.R. 4362 –
STOP Identity Theft Act of 2012
H.R. 3796 –
Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of 2012, as amended
H.R. 6062 –
Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2011, as amended
H.R. 1550
– Federal Law Enforcement Recruitment and Retention Act of 2011, as amended

July 25, 2012
H.R. 4078 - Regulatory Freeze for Jobs Act of 2012
Amendments to H.R. 4078 - Regulatory Freeze for Jobs Act of 2012


July 24, 2012
H.R. 459
– Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2011
H.R. 4157
– Preserving America’s Family Farms Act
H.R. 5986 - To amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act to extend the third-country fabric program and to add South Sudan to the list of countries eligible for designation under that Act, to make technical corrections to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States relating to the textile and apparel rules of origin for the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement, to approve the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and for other purposes
H.R. 6082 & Amendments - Congressional Replacement of President Obama's Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan

July 23, 2012
H.R. 1237 -
To provide for a land exchange with the Trinity Public Utilities District of Trinity County, California, involving the transfer of land to the Bureau of Land Management and the Six Rivers National Forest in exchange for National Forest System land in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, and for other purposes, as amended
H.R. 4484-
Y Mountain Access Enhancement Act
H.R. 2467 -
Bridgeport Indian Colony Land Trust, Health, and Economic Development Act of 2011, as amended
H.R. 2362
- Indian Tribal Trade and Investment Demonstration Project Act of 2011
H.R. 3388 -
Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Protection Act
H.R. 5958 -
To name 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
H.R. 5859 -
To repeal an obsolete provision in title 49, United States Code, requiring motor vehicle insurance cost reporting
S. 1335
- Pilot's Bill of Rights
H.R. 4347 -
Robert Boochever United States Courthouse
H.R. 3356 -
To designate the new United States courthouse in Buffalo, New York, as the "Robert H. Jackson United States Courthouse"
H.R. 3742 -
To designate the United States courthouse located at 100 North Church Street in Las Cruces, New Mexico, as the "Edwin L. Mechem United States Courthouse”
S. 2039 -
A bill to allow a State or local government to construct levees on certain properties otherwise designated as open space lands
H.R. 3870 -
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6083 Highway 36 West in Rose Bud, Arkansas, as the "Nicky 'Nick' Daniel Bacon Post Office”
H.R. 5837 -
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 26 East Genesee Street in Baldwinsville, New York, as the "Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office Building"
H.R. 3593 -
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 787 State Route 17M in Monroe, New York, as the "National Clandestine Service of the Central Intelligence Agency NCS Officer Gregg David Wenzel Memorial Post Office"
H.R. 3477 -
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 133 Hare Road in Crosby, Texas, as the Army First Sergeant David McNerney Post Office Building
H.R. 2896 -
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 369 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Jersey City, New Jersey, as the "Judge Shirley A. Tolentino Post Office Building"
H.R. 1369 -
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1021 Pennsylvania Avenue in Hartshorne, Oklahoma, as the "Warren Lindley Post Office"

July 19, 2012
Amendments to H.R. 5856 Part 5 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013

July 18, 2012
H.R. 5856
FY 2013 Department of Defense Appropriations Act
Amendments to H.R. 5856 Part 1
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013
Amendments to H.R. 5856 Part 2
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013
Amendments to H.R. 5856 Part 3
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013
Amendments to H.R. 5856 Part 4 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013

July 17, 2012
S. 2039 - A bill to allow a State or local government to construct levees on certain properties otherwise designated as open space lands
S. 1959 - Haqqani Network Terrorist Designation Act of 2011, as amended
H.R. 6018 - To authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal year 2013, and for other purposes, as amended
S. 2165 - United States-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act of 2012
S. 2009 - Insular Areas Act of 2011
H.R. 5872—Budget and Accounting Transparency Act

July 12, 2012
Amendments to H.R. 4402-National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2012
H.R. 4402 - National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2012

July 10, 2012

H.R. 6079- Repeal of Obamacare Act

July 9, 2012
H.R. 4155 – Veteran Skills to Jobs Act
H.R. 4114 – Veteran Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2012
H.R. 4367 - To amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to limit the fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine
H.R. 6019 – Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Reauthorization and the Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act of 2012, as amended
S. 1959 – Haqqani Network Terrorist Designation Act of 2011
S. 2061 – Former Charleston Naval Base Land Exchange Act of 2012
H.R. 5892 - Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2012

June 29, 2012
Conference Report for H.R. 4348 -
Surface Transportation Extension Act June 28, 2012

June 28, 2012
Amendments to H.R. 5972 Part III
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013
H. Res. 711  - Resolution recommending that the House of Representatives find Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
H. Res. 706 - Authorizing the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain subpoenas

June 27, 2012
Hahn Motion to Instruct Conferees on H.R. 4348
Surface Transportation Extension Act of 20122, Part II
Critz Motion to Instruct Conferees on H.R. 4348
Surface Transportation Extension Act of 20122, Part II
Amendments to H.R. 5972 Part II
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act


June 26, 2012
H.R. 5972 -
FY 2013 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
Amendments to H.R. 5972 -
Transportation, House and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
H.R. 3173-
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to reform the process for the enrollment, activation, issuance, and renewal of a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) to require, in total, not more than one in-person visit to a designated enrollment center.
H.R. 3857 -
Public Transit Security and Local Law Enforcement Support Act
H.R. 4251 -
Securing Maritime Activities through Risk-based Targeting for Port Security Act (Candice Miller)
H.R. 5843 -
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to permit use of certain grant funds for training conducted in conjunction with a national laboratory or research facility
H.R. 1129 -
Homeland Security Grant Management Improvement Act
H.R. 4005 -
GAPS Act (Hahn)
H.R. 1447 -
Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act of 2011
H.R. 1165 -
Transportation Security Administration Ombudsman Act of 2011
H.R. 4850 -
Enabling Energy Saving Innovations Act
H.R. 5625 -
Collinsville Renewable Energy Promotion Act
H.R. 5889
Nuclear Terrorism Conventions Implementation and Safety of Maritime Navigation Act of 2012, as amended
H.R. 4223
– Safe Doses Act
H.R. 4018
Public Safety Officer’s Benefits Improvements Act of 2012, as amended
H.R. 2297
To promote the development of the Southwest waterfront in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes
H.R. 3870 - To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6083 Highway 36 West in Rose Bud, Arkansas, as the “Nicky ‘Nick’ Daniel Bacon Post Office”
H.R. 3501
- To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 125 Kerr Avenue in Rome City, Indiana, as the “SPC Nicholas Scott Hartge Post Office”
H.R. 3276
- To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2810 East Hillsborough Avenue in Tampa, Florida, as the “Reverend Abe Brown Post Office Building”
H.R. 3412
- To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1421 Veterans Memorial Drive in Abbeville, Louisiana, as the “Sergeant Richard Franklin Abshire Post Office Building”
H.R. 3593
- To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 787 State Route 17M in Monroe, New York, as the “National Clandestine Service of the Central Intelligence Agency NCS Officer Gregg David Wenzel Memorial Post Office”
H.R. 3772 - To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 150 South Union Street in Canton, Mississippi, as the “First Sergeant Landres Cheeks Post Office Building”

June 21, 2012
Black Motion to Instruct Conferees on H.R. 4348
– Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012, Part II
Hoyer Motion to Instruct Conferees on H.R. 4348
– Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012, Part II

June 20, 2012

House Amendments to S. 3187 - Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act of 2012
McKinley Motion to Instruct Conferees on H.R. 4348 Surface Transportation Extension Act of 20122, Part II
HR. 4480 - Strategic Energy Production Act of 2012
Amendments to H.R. 4480 - Strategic Energy Production Act of 2012

June 19, 2012
Walz Motion to Instruct Conferees on H.R. 4348 - Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012, Part II
H.R. 2578 - To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act related to a segment of the Lower Merced River in California, and for other purposes
Amendments to H.R. 2578 - To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act related to a segment of the Lower Merced River in California, and for other purposes

June 18, 2012
H.R. 4027
– To clarify 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, and for other purposes"
H.R. 1272 – Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Judgment Fund Distribution Act of 2012
H.R. 1556 – To amend the Omnibus Indian Advancement Act to allow certain land to be used to
generate income to provide funding for academic programs, and for other purposes
S. 684 – A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain parcels of land to the town of Alta, Utah
S. 404 – A bill to modify a land grant patent issued by the Secretary of the Interior
S. 997 – East Bench Irrigation District Water Contract Extension Act
H.R. 2938 – Gila Bend Indian Reservation Lands Replacement Clarification Act
H. Res. 683 - Expressing 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
H.R. 3668 - Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012, as amended

June 8, 2012
H.R. 5882
- FY 2013 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act

June 7, 2012
H.R. 5855 - FY 2013 Homeland Security Appropriations Act
Amendments to H.R. 5855 - FY 2013 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, Part III
Broun Motion to Instruct Conferees on H.R. 4348 - Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012, Part II
H.R. 436 - Health Care Cost Reduction Act of 2012

June 6, 2012
Amendments to H.R. 5325 - FY 2013 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
Amendments to H.R. 5325 - FY 2013 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, Part II
Amendments to H.R. 5325 - FY 2013 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, Part III
Motions to Instruct Conferees on H.R. 4348 - Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012, Part II
H.R. 436 - Health Care Cost Reduction Act of 2012
Amendments to H.R. 5855 - FY 2013 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act
Amendments to H.R. 5855 - FY 2013 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, Part II

June 5, 2012
H.R. 2060 - Central Oregon Jobs and Water Security Act
H.R. 2336 - York River Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2011
H.R. 1740 - To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of Illabot Creek in Skagit County, Washington, as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System
H.R. 3263 - Lake Thunderbird Efficient Use Act of 2011
H.R. 241 - To authorize the conveyance of certain National Forest System lands in the Los Padres National Forest in California
H.R. 2512 - Three Kids Mine Remediation and Reclamation Act
H.R. 4222 - To provide for the conveyance of certain land inholdings owned by the United States to the Tucson Unified School District and to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona, and for other purposes
S. 363 - A bill to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to convey property of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to the City of Pascagoula, Mississippi, and for other purposes
S. 292- Salmon Lake Land Selection Resolution Act
H.R. 4282 - International Child Support Recovery Improvement Act of 2012
 
June 1, 2012
H.R. 5325 - FY 2013 Energy and Water Appropriations Act
H.R. 5325 Amendments - FY 2013 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act

May 31, 2012
H.R. 5854 - FY 2013 Military Construction- Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act
H.R. 5854 Amendments - FY 2013 Military Construction- Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, Part 1
H.R. 5743 - Intelligence Authorization Act for FY 2013
H.R. 5743 Amendments - Intelligence Authorization Act for FY 2013
Motions to Instruct Conferees on H.R. 4348 - Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012, Part II

May 30, 2012
H.R. 3541 - Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act of 2011
H.R. 5512 - Divisional Realignment Act of 2012, as amended
H.R. 5651 - Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012, as amended
H.R. 3310 - Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2012, as amended
H.R. 4201 - The Servicemember Family Protection Act
H.R. 1299 - The Secure Border Act of 2011
H.R. 3670 - To require the Transportation Security Administration to comply with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act
H.R. 2764 - The WMD Intelligence and Information Sharing Act of 2011
H.R. 915 - The Jaime Zapata Border Security Task Force Act
H.R. 3140 - The Mass Transit Intelligence Prioritization Act
Concur in the Senate Amendment to H.R. 5740 - National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act
H.R. 4041 - Export Promotion Reform Act


May 17, 2012
Democratic Motions to Instruct Conferees on H.R. 4348 - Surface Transportation Extension Act of 20122, Part II
H.R. 4310 Amendments - Part I (1-39)
H.R. 4310 Amendments - Part II (39-69)
H.R. 4310 Amendments - Part III (includes all, 1-141)

May 16, 2012
H.R. 4310 - Fiscal Year 2013 National Defense Authorization Act
H.R. 4970 - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012
H.R. __ - To Extend the National Flood Insurance Program

May 15, 2012
H.R. 365 - National Blue Alert Act of 2011, as amended
H.R. 1864 - Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2011, as amended
H.R. 3534 - Security in Bonding Act of 2011, as amended
H.R. 4119 - Border Tunnel Prevention Act of 2012
H.R. 2621 - Chimney Rock National Monument Establishment Act
H.R. 2745 - To amend the Mesquite Lands Act of 1986 to facilitate implementation of a multispecies habitat conservation plan for the Virgin River in Clark County, Nevada, as amended
H.R. 3874 - Black Hills Cemetery Act
H.R. 205 - HEARTH Act of 2011
H.R. 4240 - Ambassador James R. Lilley and Congressman Stephen J. Solarz North Korea Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2012, as amended
H.Res. 568 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the importance of preventing the Government of Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapons capability, as amended
H.R. 4045 - To modify the Department of Defense Program Guidance relating to the award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence administrative absence days to members of the reserve components to exempt any member whose qualified mobilization commenced before October 1, 2011, and continued on or after that date, from the changes to the program guidance that took effect on that date, as amended

May 10, 2012
H.R. 5652 - Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act of 2012

May 9, 2012
H.R. 2072 -  Securing American Jobs Through Exports Act
H.R. 4133 - United States-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act of 2012

May 8, 2012
Amendments to H.R. 5326 (Part I) - FY 2013 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2013
Amendments to H.R. 5326 (Part II) - FY 2013 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2013
Amendments to H.R. 5326 (Part III) - FY 2013 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2013
Amendments to H.R. 5326 (Part IV) - FY 2013 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2013
Amendments to H.R. 5326 (Part V) - FY 2013 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2013
Amendments to H.R. 5326 (Part VI) - FY 2013 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2013

May 8, 2012
H.R. 5326 - FY 2013 Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act

May 7, 2012
H.R. 4097 - John F. Kennedy Center Reauthorization Act
H.Con. Res. 106 - Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby
H.Con. Res. 117 - Concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service
H.Con. Res. 118 - Concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run
H.Con.Res. 105 - Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for an event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha
Senate Amendment to H.R. 2297 – To promote the development of the Southwest waterfront in the District of Columbia - Concur in the Senate Amendment
S. 1302 – A bill to authorize the Administrator of General Services to convey a parcel of real property in Tracy, California, to the City of Tracy

April 27, 2012
H.R. 4628 - Interest Rate Reduction Act

April 26, 2012
H.R. 3523 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act
H.R. 2096- Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2011
H.R. 3834- Advancing America's Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act of 2012
H.R. 4257 - Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2012

April 25, 2012
H.R. 2146 -
Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2011 or DATA Act
H.R. 3336 - Small Business Credit Availability

April 24, 2012
H.R. 1038 - To authorize the conveyance of two small parcels of land within the boundaries of the Coconino National Forest containing private improvements that were developed based upon the reliance of the landowners in an erroneous survey conducted in May 1960
H.R. 2050 - Idaho Wilderness Water Resources Protection Act
H.R. 2157 - To facilitate a land exchange involving certain National Forest System lands in the Inyo National Forest, and for other purposes
H.R. 2947 - To provide for the release of the reversionary interest held by the United States in certain land conveyed by the United States in 1950 for the establishment of an airport in Cook County, Minnesota
H.R. 491 - To modify the boundaries of Cibola National Forest in the State of New Mexico, to transfer certain Bureau of Land Management land for inclusion in the national forest, and for other purposes
H.R. 2240 - Lowell National Historical Park Land Exchange Act of 2011
H.R. 1335 - To revise the boundaries of the Gettysburg National Military Park to include the Gettysburg Train Station, and for other purposes.

April 19, 2012
H.R. 9 - Small Business Tax Cut Act

April 18, 2012
H.R. 4348 -
Surface Transportation Extension Act, Part II
Amendments to H.R. 4348 - Surface Transportation Extension Act, Part II

April 17, 2012
H.R. 4089 - Sportsmen's Heritage Act of 2012
Amendments to H.R. 4089 - Sportsmen's Heritage Act of 2012

April 16, 2012
H.R. 3001 – Raoul Wallenberg Centennial Celebration Act
H.R. 1815 –
Lena Horne Recognition Act
H.R. 4040 – To provide for the award of a gold medal on behalf of Congress to Jack Nicklaus in recognition of his service to the Nation in promoting excellence and good sportsmanship in golf
H.R. 2453 – Mark Twain Commemorative Coin Act

March 29, 2012
H.R. 4281 - Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012

March 28, 2012
H.R. 1339 -
To amend Title 32, United States Code, the body of laws of the United States dealing with the National Guard, to recognize the city of Salem, Massachusetts, as the birthplace of the National Guard of the United States
H.R. 4239 - Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012
Amendments to H.R. 3309 - Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2012 
Senate Amendment to H.R. 3606 – Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011  
H.Con.Res. 112 - FY 2013 Budget Resolution

March 27, 2012
H.R. 3309 - Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2012

March 26, 2012
H.R. 2779 - To exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, as amended
H.R. 2682 - Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011, as amended
H.R. 4014 - To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection
H.R. 3298 - Homes for Heroes Act of 2011
H.R. 4239 - Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012

March 21, 2012
H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Health Care Act (PATH Act)
Concurring in Senate Amendment to H.R. 886 - United States Marshals Service 225th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act

March 20, 2012
H.R. 2087 - To remove restrictions from a parcel of land situated in the Atlantic District, Accomack County, Virginia.
H.R. 665 - Excess Federal Building and Property Disposal Act of 2011

March 19, 2012
H.R. 4086 - Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act
H.R. 3992 - To allow otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to receive E-2 nonimmigrant visas if similarly situated United States nationals are eligible for similar nonimmigrant status in Israel

March 7, 2012
H.R. 3606 - Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011
Amendments to H.R. 3606 - Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011

March 6, 2012
H.R. 4105 – To apply the countervailing duty provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 to nonmarket economy countries, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2842 - Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act of 2011

March 5, 2012
H.R. 3637 - To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 401 Old Dixie Highway in Jupiter, Florida, as the ‘‘Roy Schallern Rood Post Office Building.’’
H.R. 3413 - To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1449 West Avenue in Bronx, New York, as the ‘‘Private Isaac T. Cortes Post Office.’’
S. 1710 - To designate the United States courthouse located at 222 West 7th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska, as the James M. Fitzgerald United States Courthouse.

March 1, 2012
H.Res. 562 - Directing the Office of the Historian to compile oral histories from Members of the House of Representatives involved in the historic and annual Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, marches, as well as the civil rights movement in general, for the purposes of expanding or augmenting the historic record and for public dissemination and education

February 29, 2012
H.R. 1837 - San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act (Nunes, R-CA)
H.R. 3902 - To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to revise the timing of special elections for local office in the District of Columbia, as amended
S. 1134 - St. Croix River Crossing Project Authorization Act
H.Res. 556 - Condemning the Government of Iran for its continued persecution, imprisonment, and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy, as amended

February 28, 2012
H.R. 2117 - Protecting Academic Freedom in Higher Education Act

February 27, 2012
H.R. 1433 - Private Property Rights Protection Act of 2012
Concur in the Senate Amendment to H.R. 347 - Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of 2012

February 17, 2012
H.R. 3630 -Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011

February 16, 2012

H.R. 2079
- To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10 Main Street in East Rockaway, New York, as the “John J. Cook Post Office”
H.R. 3247
- To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1100 Town and Country Commons in Chesterfield, Missouri, as the “Lance Corporal Matthew P. Pathenos Post Office Building”
H.R. 3248
- To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 112 South 5th Street in Saint Charles, Missouri, as the “Lance Corporal Drew W. Weaver Post Office Building”     

February 15, 2012

H.R. 3408 - Protecting Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, Energy, and Resource Security Act
Amendments to H.R. 3408 -  Protecting Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, Energy, and Resource Security Act
H.R. 3813 - The Security Annuities for Federal Employees Act of 2012

February 9, 2012

S. 2038
- The Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012

February 8, 2012

H.R. 3521
- Expedited Legislative Line Item Veto and Rescission Act

February 7, 2012
Amendments to H.R. 1734
- Civilian Property Realignment Act
H.R. 3581
- Budget and Accounting Transparency Act

February 6, 2012

H.R. 306 - Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act
H.R. 1162
- To provide the Quileute Indian Tribe Tsunami and Flood Protection, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2606 - New York City Natural Gas Supply Enhancement Act
H.R. 1734 - Civilian Property Realignment Act

February 3, 2012
H.R. 658 Conference Report
- FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act

February 2, 2012
H.R. 3582
- Pro-Growth Budgeting Act of 2011
H.R. 3578
- Baseline Reform Act of 2011

February 1, 2012

H.R. 3567
- Welfare Integrity Now for Children and Families Act of 2011
H.R. 3835
- To extend the pay limitation for Members of Congress and Federal employee
H. Res. 496
- Adjusting the amount provided for the expenses of certain committees of the House of Representatives in the One Hundred Twelfth Congress
H.R. 1173 - Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011

January 25, 2012
H.R. 3801
- To include ultralight aircraft under the definition of aircraft for purposes of the aviation smuggling provisions under that Act

January 24, 2012
H.R. 2070
- World War II Memorial Prayer Act of 2011
H.R. 290 - War Memorial Protection Act
H.R. 1022 - Buffalo Soldiers in the National Parks Study Act
H.R. 3800 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49, United States Code, to extend authorizations for the airport improvement program, and for other purposes
H.Res. 516 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal budget is of national importance

January 23, 2012
H.R. 1141
- Rota Cultural and Natural Resources Study Act
H.R. 3117
- Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2011

January 18, 2012
H.J.Res. 98
- Relating to the disapproval of the President's exercise of authority to increase the debt limit, as submitted under section 3101A of title 31, United States Code, and January 12, 2012.

January 17, 2012
H.Res. XX
- Privileged Resolution Electing the Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Representatives