US Congress Senate Bill 2009 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on July 26 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-07-26 - Became Public Law No: 112-149.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Insular Areas Act of 2011 - Amends the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 to direct the Secretary of Energy (DOE), beginning on January 1, 2012, to periodically conduct (not less frequently than every four years): (1) a visual study of the concrete exterior of the Cactus Crater containment structure on Runit Island, and (2) a radiochemical analysis of the groundwater surrounding and in such structure. Requires the Secretary to submit to the House Committee on Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources a report containing a description of the results of the study and analysis and a determination of any significant change in the health risks to the people of Enewetak (atoll in Marshall Islands) from the contaminants within such structure. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to make funds available to DOE to conduct such analyses. Amends the federal judicial code to allow the temporary assignment of a magistrate or territorial judge as a judge of any duly constituted court of the freely associated compact states. Amends the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 to: (1) require increases in the minimum wage in American Samoa to be made on a triennial basis (currently, increases are made annually); (2) disallow any increase in 2012, 2013, and 2014; and (3) delay the subsequent reports of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on the impact of minimum wage increases until April 1, 2014, and every three years thereafter (currently, April 1, 2013, and every two years thereafter).

Insular Areas Act of 2011

Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D-NM]

Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK]

2012-07-17 - House - On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass (Y: 378 N: 11 NV: 42 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-07-17 - House - On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass (Y: 378 N: 11 NV: 42 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-07-26	House	Became Public Law No: 112-149.
2012-07-26	House	Signed by President.
2012-07-19	House	Presented to President.
2012-07-17	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2012-07-17	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 378 - 11 (Roll no. 470). (text: CR H4889)
2012-07-17	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4893-4894)
2012-07-17	House	At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
2012-07-17	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2009.
2012-07-17	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4888-4892)
2012-07-17	House	Ms. Ros-Lehtinen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2012-01-06	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.
2011-12-16	House	Referred to House Education and the Workforce
2011-12-16	House	Referred to House Judiciary
2011-12-16	House	Referred to House Foreign Affairs
2011-12-16	House	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2011-12-16	House	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2011-12-16	House	Received in the House.
2011-12-16	Senate	Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8702-8703; text as passed Senate: CR S8703)

SB342 (Related) 2011-02-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S689-690)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/2009/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s2009/BILLS-112s2009es.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s2009/BILLS-112s2009cps.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s2009/BILLS-112s2009enr.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2012470