Issues
Legislation
Legislation Considered:
- Committee Report: The Citizen's Guide to Using the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act of 1974 to Request Government Records
- H.R. 4053, the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012
Legislation Considered:
- H.R. 459, The Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2011
- H.R. 4155, the Veteran Skills to Job Act
- H.R. 4631, the Government Spending Accountability Act of 2012
- H.R. 6016, the Government Employee Accountability Act
- Semi-annual Activity Report of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
- Postal Naming Bills
Legislation Considered:
- Report recommending that the House of Representatives find Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, in contempt of Congress
Legislation Considered:
- To amend title 5, United States Code, to comply with the reconciliation directive included in section 201 of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2013, H. Con. Res. 112
- H.R. 2008, the Keeping Politics Out of Federal Contracting Act of 2011
- H.R. 3609, the Taxpayers Right to Know Act
- H.R. 4078, the Regulatory Freeze for Jobs Act of 2012
- H.R. ___, the Midnight Rule Relief Act of 2012
- and S. 1302 - To authorize the Administrator of General Services to convey a parcel of real property in Tracy, California, to the City of Tracy
Legislation Considered:
- H.R. 538, the Federal Customer Service Enhancement Act
- H.R. 4257, the Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2012
- H.R. 4363, the Federal Employee Phased Retirement Act
- H.R. 4365, clarifying that Federal tax levies may be enforced against TSP accounts
- H.R. 4364, the Recess Appointment Restoration Act
Legislation Considered:
- H.R. 3813, the Securing Annuities for Federal Employees Act of 2012
- H.R. 3902, the District of Columbia Special Election Reform Act
- Postal Naming Bills
Legislation Considered:
- H.R. 373, The Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2011
- H.R. 3071, The Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2011
- H.R. 665, The Excess Federal Building and Property Disposal Act of 2011
- H.R. 3433, The Grant Reform and New Transparency (GRANT) Act of 2011
Legislation Considered:
- H.R. 3029 - The Reducing the Size of the Federal Government Through Attrition Act
- H.R. 3289 - The Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2011
- H.R. 3262 - The Government Results Transparency Act
- H.R. 3237 - The SOAR Technical Corrections Act
- H.R. 2297 - To promote the development of the Southwest waterfront in the District of Columbia and for other purposes
- Postal Naming Bills
Legislation Considered:
- H.R. 2309, the Issa-Ross Postal Reform Act
- H.R. 3124, the Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments of 2011
- S. 300, the Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2011
Legislation Considered:
- H.R. 373, the Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2011