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• Latest Action: Aug 10, 2012 Signed by President.

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• Committee Assignment: House Foreign Affairs

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• Committee Assignment: House Financial Services

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• Committee Assignment: House Oversight and Government Reform

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• Committee Assignment: House Judiciary

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• Committee Assignment: House Ways and Means

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• Committee Assignment: House Oversight and Government Reform - Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform

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• Committee Assignment: House Judiciary - Immigration Policy and Enforcement

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• Committee Assignment: House Ways and Means - Trade

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• Committee Assignment: Senate Foreign Relations

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This bill's most-recent vote occurred on December 14, 2011, with a roll call of 410 ayes, 11 nays, and 12 not voting.
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• On August 26, 2012, by stewey2000 - what is considered threatening? I am fine with nuclear power, but nuclear weapons are very different, do they say power is the same thing as trying to get a weapon?

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  As noted by stewey2000, a user on OpenCongress.org, on August 26, 2012, "what is considered threatening? I am fine with nuclear power, but nuclear weapons are very different, do they say power is the same thing as trying to get a weapon? "

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• Senate Approves Revisions to the Iran Sanctions : Global ... - May 24, 2012 by Greg Jacobs - This bill is the Senate counterpart to the "Iran Threat Reduction Act of 2011" (H.R. 1905), which passed the House in December. The two bills will have to be reconciled before reaching President Obama's desk for final ...

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  As noted by Greg Jacobs on May 24, 2012, "This bill is the Senate counterpart to the "Iran Threat Reduction Act of 2011" (H.R. 1905), which passed the House in December. The two bills will have to be reconciled before reaching President Obama's desk for final ..." (/url?q=http://www.globalregulatoryenforcementlawblog.com/2012/05/articles/export-customs-trade/senate-approves-revisions-to-the-iran-sanctions/&sa=U&ei=lZTAT7P3EYSA2gWch42HAQ&ved=0CC8QmAEwAg&usg=AFQjCNEk88-YKYCj8D8ChiZrAKTHS9D9Ow)
• Senate Approves Revisions to the Iran Sanctions : Global ... - May 23, 2012 by Greg Jacobs - This bill is the Senate counterpart to the "Iran Threat Reduction Act of 2011" (H.R. 1905), which passed the House in December. The two bills will have to be reconciled before reaching President Obama's desk for final ...

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  As noted by Greg Jacobs on May 23, 2012, "This bill is the Senate counterpart to the "Iran Threat Reduction Act of 2011" (H.R. 1905), which passed the House in December. The two bills will have to be reconciled before reaching President Obama's desk for final ..." (/url?q=http://www.globalregulatoryenforcementlawblog.com/2012/05/articles/export-customs-trade/senate-approves-revisions-to-the-iran-sanctions/&sa=U&ei=_PK9T5WVIMigsQKDj8gy&ved=0CC8QmAEwAg&usg=AFQjCNFjFCrjPBFpMI5yTgrJb2vL82DpSw)
• AIPAC's Statement About New Iran Sanctions « MJ Rosenberg - May 22, 2012 by mjayrosenberg - AIPAC urges the Senate and House to rapidly resolve the differences between S. 2101 and the Iran Threat Reduction Act (H.R. 1905) which the House passed 410-11 in December 2011. ###. Consistently ranked as the most ...

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  As noted by mjayrosenberg on May 22, 2012, "AIPAC urges the Senate and House to rapidly resolve the differences between S. 2101 and the Iran Threat Reduction Act (H.R. 1905) which the House passed 410-11 in December 2011. ###. Consistently ranked as the most ..." (/url?q=http://mjayrosenberg.com/2012/05/21/aipacs-statement-about-new-iran-sanctions/&sa=U&ei=lZTAT7P3EYSA2gWch42HAQ&ved=0CCsQmAEwAQ&usg=AFQjCNGFU5A9bT_NbsnlL4POHg3T41HIkA)

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• Bills of the 111th Congress Concerning Climate Change - October 19, 2012 by The Center for Climate and Energy Solutions - The bills, resolutions, and amendments of the 112th Congress dealing with climate change are divided into the following categories: H.R.300: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Act This bill would reestablish the National Oceanic and Atmosphe

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  As noted by The Center for Climate and Energy Solutions on October 19, 2012, "The bills, resolutions, and amendments of the 112th Congress dealing with climate change are divided into the following categories: H.R.300: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Act This bill would reestablish the National Oceanic and Atmosphe" (http://www.c2es.org/federal/congress/111/climate-change-legislative-proposals)
• US Realists, Neocons And The War In Syria – OpEd - August 18, 2012 by Eurasia Review - In US political circles, the Syria conflict is increasingly being presented as a discussion pertaining to Israeli interests. This attitude is not substantially different from the way US politicians and media weighed in on the Egyptian January 25 revoluti

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  As noted by Eurasia Review on August 18, 2012, "In US political circles, the Syria conflict is increasingly being presented as a discussion pertaining to Israeli interests. This attitude is not substantially different from the way US politicians and media weighed in on the Egyptian January 25 revoluti" (http://www.eurasiareview.com/18082012-us-realists-neocons-and-the-war-in-syria-oped/)
• Baroud: Neocons vs. the ‘Arab Spring’: Back on the Warpath - August 12, 2012 by The Federal Observer - The neoconservatives are back with a vengeance. While popular uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen and other Arab countries had briefly rendered them irrelevant in the region, Western intervention in Libya signaled a new opportunity. Now Syria promises to

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  As noted by The Federal Observer on August 12, 2012, "The neoconservatives are back with a vengeance. While popular uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen and other Arab countries had briefly rendered them irrelevant in the region, Western intervention in Libya signaled a new opportunity. Now Syria promises to " (http://www.federalobserver.com/2012/08/12/baroud-neocons-vs-the-%e2%80%98arab-spring%e2%80%99-back-on-the-warpath/)