| HB25 | Intro
Sine Die | Fair Tax Act of 2011 - Repeals the income tax, employment tax, and estate and gift tax. Redesignates the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as the Internal Revenue Code of 2011. Imposes a national sales tax on the use or consumption in the United State...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-05
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| HR1 | Intro
Sine Die | Elects the following officers of the House of Representatives: (1) Karen L. Haas as Clerk; (2) Wilson S. Livingood as Sergeant at Arms; (3) Daniel J. Strodel as Chief Administrative Officer; and (4) Father Daniel P. Coughlin as Chaplain.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-05
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| HR2 | Intro
Sine Die | Informs the Senate that John A. Boehner has been elected Speaker of the House and that Karen L. Haas has been elected Clerk.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-05
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| HR3 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides for appointment of a House of Representatives committee joined with a Senate committee to notify the President that a quorum of each House has assembled.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-05
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| HR4 | Intro
Sine Die | Instructs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to inform the President that John A. Boehner has been elected Speaker of the House and that Karen L. Haas has been elected Clerk.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-05
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| HR5 | Intro
Sine Die | (Sec. 2) Adopts the Rules of the House of Representatives for the 111th Congress as the Rules for the 112th Congress, with amendments. Prohibits the introduction of any bill or joint resolution unless the sponsor submits for printing in the Congressi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-05
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| HB35 | Intro
Sine Die | Teacher Tax Reduction Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase from $250 to $500 the dollar limit on the tax deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers and to extend such deduction through 2013.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-05
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| HR6 | Intro
Sine Die | Elects specified Members to the House Committees on: (1) Agriculture; (2) Appropriations; (3) Armed Services; (4) the Budget; (5) Education and the Workforce; (6) Energy and Commerce; (7) Ethics; (8) Financial Services; (9) Foreign Affairs; (10) Home...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-05
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| HR7 | Intro
Sine Die | Elects specified Members to the House Committees on: (1) Agriculture; (2) Appropriations; (3) Armed Services; (4) the Budget; (5) Education and the Workforce; (6) Energy and Commerce; (7) Ethics; (8) Financial Services; (9) Foreign Affairs; (10) Home...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-05
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| HB37 | Intro
Sine Die | 401Kids Family Savings Act of 2011 - Amends the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 to extend through 2015 provisions allowing increased annual contributions to Coverdell education savings accounts. Amends the Internal Revenue ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-05
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| HR8 | Intro
Sine Die | Names individuals to fill six specified minority party employee positions authorized by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929. Authorizes the minority leader to appoint and set the annual rate of pay for up to three further minority employees.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-05
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| HB39 | Intro
Sine Die | Polar Bear Delisting Act - Provides that the determination by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service of the threatened status of the polar bear under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 and the listing of such species as threatened shall have no ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-05
To House Natural Resources Committee |
| HR10 | Intro
Sine Die | Fixes the daily hour of meeting for the House of Representatives for the first session of the 112th Congress.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-05
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| HR11 | Intro
Sine Die | Recognizes the 50th anniversary of the Peace Corps and congratulates the volunteers who have dedicated their lives to make a difference in the world. Supports the designation of March 2011 as Peace Corps Month. Renews the U.S. commitment to world pe...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-05
To House Foreign Affairs Committee |
| HR15 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends Rule XXI (Restrictions on Certain Bills) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to make it out of order in the House to consider any legislation containing appropriations within the jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Military Constructi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-05
To House Rules Committee |
| HB47 | Intro
Sine Die | Classified Information Accountability Act of 2011 or CIA Act - Provides a civil penalty of up to $10,000 against a member of the intelligence community who, as part of a communication to a U.S. Senator or Representative that involves classified mater...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-05
To House Intelligence Committee |
| HR19 | Intro
Sine Die | Calls for the adoption of a smart security platform for the 21st century that: (1) promotes security by strengthening international institutions and respect for the rule of law; (2) reduces the threat and stops the spread of weapons of mass destructi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-05
To House Foreign Affairs Committee |
| HB53 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny a tax deduction for the removal costs and damages assessed for a discharge of oil under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-05
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| SCR1 | Engross
Sine Die | Declares that when the Senate adjourns or recesses on any day from Wednesday, January 5, 2011, through Monday, January 10, 2011, it stand adjourned or recessed until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, January 25, 2011. Declares that: (1) when the House adjourns on...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-05
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| HB60 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal a provision (added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) that extends to corporations that are not tax-exempt the requirement to report payments of $600 or more.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-05
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| SR1 | Intro
Sine Die | Informs the President that a quorum of each House of Congress has assembled.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-05
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6; text as passed Senate: CR S6; text of measure as introduced: CR S64) |
| HB62 | Intro
Sine Die | International Tax Competitiveness Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) treat foreign corporations that are managed, directly or indirectly, within the United States as domestic corporations for U.S. tax purposes; (2) make certain ro...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-05
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| SR2 | Intro
Sine Die | Informs the House of Representatives that a quorum of the Senate is assembled.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-05
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6; text as passed Senate: CR S6; text of measure as introduced: CR S64) |
| SR3 | Intro
Sine Die | Sets the daily meeting of the Senate at 12 Noon unless otherwise ordered.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-05
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6; text as passed Senate: CR S6; text of measure as introduced: CR S64) |
| HB64 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit a reduction under any treaty of the United States of tax withholding for a tax deductible payment made between persons who are members of the same foreign controlled group of entities unless there would be...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-05
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| SR4 | Intro
Sine Die | Recognizes and honors Senator Barbara Mikulski for becoming the longest-serving female Senator in history.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2011-01-05
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6-13; text as passed Senate: CR S6-7; text of measure as introduced: CR S64) |
