BILLS PASSED IN CONGRESS
The following are the bills the House and Senate passed last month. The bills were passed by voice vote except where indicated. Roll call votes for the House are found here, and for the Senate here. The descriptions of bills are essentially taken verbatim from the Congressional Record Daily Digest (Index).
Page numbers of bills are based on the pdf display of the latest version from the Government Printing Office.
SENATE 14 bills, 1,324 pages
Former Charleston Naval Base Land Exchange Act: Senate passed S. 2061, to provide for an exchange of land between the Department of Homeland Security and the South Carolina State Ports Authority, after agreeing to the committee amendments. 8 pages
Large Air Tankers: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry was discharged from further consideration of S. 3261, to allow the Chief of the Forest Service to award certain contracts for large air tankers, and the bill was then passed. 4 pages
Making a Technical Correction: Senate passed H.R. 5883, to make a technical correction in Public Law 112-108. 4 pages
Making a Technical Correction: Senate passed H.R. 5890, to correct a technical error in Public Law 112-122. 4 pages
Intelligence or Intelligence-Related Activity Funds: Senate passed S. 3314, to specifically authorize certain funds for an intelligence or intelligence-related activity. 4 pages
Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act: By 64 yeas to 35 nays (Vote No. 164), Senate passed S. 3240, to reauthorize agricultural programs through 2017, by the order of the Senate of Monday, June 18, 2012, 60 Senators having voted in the affirmative, 1,092 pages
Church Plan Investment Clarification Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 33, to amend the Securities Act of 1933 to specify when certain securities issued in connection with church plans are treated as exempted securities for purposes of that Act, and the bill was then passed. 4 pages
Pilot's Bill of Rights: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation was discharged from further consideration of S. 1335, to amend title 49, United States Code, to provide rights for pilots, and the bill was then passed, 16 pages
Highway Trust Fund: Senate passed H.R. 6064, 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. 36 pages
United States-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act: Senate passed S. 2165, to enhance strategic cooperation between the United States and Israel, after agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 12 pages
David F. Winder Department of Veterans Affairs Community Based Outpatient Clinic: Committee on Veterans' Affairs was discharged from further consideration of S. 3238, to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs community based outpatient clinic in Mansfield, Ohio, as the David F. Winder Department of Veterans Affairs Community Based Outpatient Clinic, and the bill was then passed. 4 pages
National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center Commemorative Coin Surcharges: Senate passed S. 3363, to provide for the use of National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center Commemorative Coin surcharges. 4 pages
Veteran Skills to Jobs Act: Senate passed S. 2239, to direct the head of each agency to treat relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy training or D684certification requirements for Federal licenses, after agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 4 pages
Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act–Conference Report: By 74 yeas to 19 nays, 1 responding present (Vote No. 172), Senate agreed to the conference report to accompany H.R. 4348, to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, by the order of the Senate of Friday, June 29, 2012, 60 Senators having voted in the affirmative, after agreeing to the title amendment. 130 pages
House 45 bills, 1354 pages
Central Oregon Jobs and Water Security Act: H.R. 2060, amended, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to adjust the Crooked River boundary, to provide water certainty for the City of Prineville, Oregon; 10 pages
Three Kids Mine Remediation and Reclamation Act: H.R. 2512, amended, to provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land in Clark County, Nevada, for the environmental remediation and reclamation of the Three Kids Mine Project Site; 10 pages
Lake Thunderbird Efficient Use Act: H.R. 3263, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to allow the storage and conveyance of nonproject water at the Norman project in Oklahoma; 4 pages
Authorizing the conveyance of certain National Forest System lands in the Los Padres National Forest in California: H.R. 241, amended, to authorize the conveyance of certain National Forest System lands in the Los Padres National Forest in California; 6 pages
Amending 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. 1740, amended, 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; 6 pages
York River Wild and Scenic River Study Act: H.R. 2336, amended, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the York River and associated tributaries for study for potential inclusion in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; 6 pages
Providing 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: H.R. 4222, amended, 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; 4 pages
International Child Support Recovery Improvement Act of 2012: H.R. 4282, amended, to amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act to ensure that the United States can comply fully with the obligations of the Hague Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance. 18 pages
Correcting a technical error in Public Law 112-122: The House agreed to discharge and pass H.R. 5890, to correct a technical error in Public Law 112-122. 4 pages
Making a technical correction in Public Law 112-108: The House agreed to discharge and pass H.R. 5883, to make a technical correction in Public Law 112-108. 4 pages
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013: The House passed H.R. 5325, making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, by a yea-and-nay vote of 255 yeas to 165 nays, Roll No. 342. Consideration of the measure began on Thursday, May 31st. 64 pages
Authorizing the Secretary of Commerce to convey property of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to the City of Pascagoula, Mississippi: S. 363, to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to convey property of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to the City of Pascagoula, Mississippi 6 pages
Salmon Lake Land Selection Resolution Act: S. 292, to resolve the claims of the Bering Straits Native Corporation and the State of Alaska to land adjacent to Salmon Lake in the State of Alaska and to provide for the conveyance to the Bering Straits Native Corporation of certain other public land in partial satisfaction of the land entitlement of the Corporation under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. 6 pages
Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2012: The House passed H.R. 436, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on medical devices, by a yea-and-nay vote of 270 yeas to 146 nays, Roll No. 361. 8 pages
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013: The House passed H.R. 5855, making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, by a yea-and-nay vote of 234 yeas to 182 nays, Roll No. 370. Consideration of the measure began yesterday, June 6th. 104 pages
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2013: The House passed H.R. 5882, making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, by a yea-and-nay vote of 307 yeas to 102 nays, Roll No. 377. 38 pages
Allowing the Chief of the Forest Service to award certain contracts for large air tankers: The House agreed to discharge and pass S. 3261, to allow the Chief of the Forest Service to award certain contracts for large air tankers. 4 pages
Amending the Omnibus Indian Advancement Act to allow certain land to be used to generate income to provide funding for academic programs: 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; 4 pages
Clarifying 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. 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''; 8 pages
Providing for the conveyance of certain parcels of land to the town of Alta, Utah: S. 684, to provide for the conveyance of certain parcels of land to the town of Alta, Utah, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 383 yeas to 3 nays, Roll No. 379; 6 pages
Modifying a land grant patent issued by the Secretary of the Interior: S. 404, to modify a land grant patent issued by the Secretary of the Interior, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 380 yeas with none voting “nay'', Roll No. 380; 6 pages
East Bench Irrigation District Water Contract Extension Act: S. 997, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to extend a water contract between the United States and the East Bench Irrigation District; 4 pages
Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act: H.R. 3668, amended, to prevent trafficking in counterfeit drugs; 6 pages
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Judgment Fund Distribution Act of 2012: H.R. 1272, amended, to provide for the use and distribution of the funds awarded to the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, et al, by the United States Court of Federal Claims in Docket Numbers 19 and 188. 10 pages
Amending the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act related to a segment of the Lower Merced River in California: The House passed H.R. 2578, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act related to a segment of the Lower Merced River in California, by a yea-and-nay vote of 232 yeas to 188 nays, Roll No. 387. 106 pages
Gila Bend Indian Reservation Lands Replacement Clarification Act: H.R. 2938, amended, to prohibit certain gaming activities on certain Indian lands in Arizona, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 343 yeas to 78 nays with 2 answering “present'', Roll No. 388. 8 pages
Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act: S. 3187, amended, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices and to establish user-fee programs for generic drugs and biosimilars. 390 pages
Strategic Energy Production Act of 2012: The House passed H.R. 4480, to provide for the development of a plan to increase oil and gas exploration, development, and production under oil and gas leases of Federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary of Defense in response to a drawdown of petroleum reserves from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, by a recorded vote of 248 ayes to 163 noes, Roll No. 410. 56 pages
Enabling Energy Saving Innovations Act: H.R. 4850, to allow for innovations and alternative technologies that meet or exceed desired energy efficiency goals; 4 pages
Collinsville Renewable Energy Promotion Act: H.R. 5625, to reinstate and transfer certain hydroelectric licenses and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of certain hydroelectric projects; 6 pages
Safe Doses Act: H.R. 4223, amended, to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit theft of medical products; 12 pages
Promoting the Development of the Southwest Waterfront in the District of Columbia: Concurred in the Senate amendment to H.R. 2297, to promote the development of the Southwest waterfront in the District of Columbia. 6 pages
Public Safety Officers' Benefits Improvements Act of 2012: H.R. 4018, amended, to improve the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program. 18 pages
Securing Maritime Activities through Risk-based Targeting for Port Security Act: H.R. 4251, amended, to authorize, enhance, and reform certain port security programs through increased efficiency and risk-based coordination within the Department of Homeland Security, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 402 yeas to 21 nays, Roll No. 438; 42 pages
Gauging American Port Security Act: H.R. 4005, amended, to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a study and report to Congress on gaps in port security in the United States and a plan to address them, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 411 yeas to 9 nays, Roll No. 439; 4 pages
Nuclear Terrorism Conventions Implementation and Safety of Maritime Navigation Act of 2012: H.R. 5889, amended, to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for protection of maritime navigation and prevention of nuclear terrorism; 34 pages
Sergeant Richard Franklin Abshire Post Office Building Designation Act: 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''; 4 pages
SPC Nicholas Scott Hartge Post Office Designation Act: 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''; 4 pages
First Sergeant Landres Cheeks Post Office Building Designation Act: 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''; 4 pages
Reverend Abe Brown Post Office Building Designation Act: 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''; 4 pages
Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act: H.R. 1447, amended, to amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to establish an Aviation Security Advisory Committee; 10 pages
Amending 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. 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; 4 pages
Directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to reform the process for the enrollment, activation, issuance, and renewal of a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC): H.R. 3173, amended, 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. 8 pages
Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012, Part II–Conference Report: The House agreed to the conference report to accompany H.R. 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, by a yea-and-nay vote of 373 yeas to 52 nays, Roll No. 451. 130 pages
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013: The House passed H.R. 5972, making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, by a yea-and-nay vote of 261 yeas to 163 nays, Roll No. 450. Consideration of the measure began on Tuesday, June 26th. 154 pages