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Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations Act of 2010

Bill: 111-hr-5042
Sponsor: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-35]
Introduced: 2010-04-15 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2010-04-15
text: 
Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations Act of 2010 - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to subject to liability in a private civil action any person that knowingly or recklessly provides substantial assistance to another person (aids and abets) in violation of such Act.
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-07-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy.
action_date: 2010-04-15
text: Referred to House Judiciary
action_date: 2010-04-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
action_date: 2010-04-15
text: Referred to House Financial Services
action_date: 2010-04-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-04-15
text: Introduced in House
Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2010

Bill: 111-hr-5043
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2010-04-15 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Bankruptcy
Higher education
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2010-04-15
text: 
Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2010 - Amends the federal bankruptcy code to remove qualified educational loans as an exception to discharge from bankruptcy.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-09-15
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 6 - 3 .
action_date: 2010-04-22
text: Committee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2010-04-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
action_date: 2010-04-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2010-04-15
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E570)
action_date: 2010-04-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-04-15
text: Introduced in House
Medicare Fraud Enforcement and Prevention Act of 2010

Bill: 111-hr-5044
Sponsor: Rep. Klein, Ron [D-FL-22]
Introduced: 2010-04-15 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Business ethics
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Criminal justice information and records
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government studies and investigations
Judicial procedure and administration
Medicaid
Medicare
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2010-04-15
text: 
Medicare Fraud Enforcement and Prevention Act of 2010 - Amends title XI of the Social Security Act (SSA) to increase criminal penalties for both felony and misdemeanor fraud under SSA titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid). 
 
Adds a new offense of distribution of two or more Medicare or Medicaid beneficiary identification numbers or billing privileges with the intent to defraud.
 
Applies civil monetary penalties to: (1) conspiracy to make false statements or commit other specified offenses with respect to Medicare or Medicaid claims; and (2) knowing creation or use of false records or statements with respect to the transmission of money or property to a federal health care program. Extends the statute of limitations from six to 10 years after presentation of a claim.
 
Amends SSA title XVIII (Medicare), as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), to revise screening requirements.
 
Amends SSA title XI, as amended by PPACA, to require the access to claims and payment data granted to Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Attorney General to include access to real time claims and payment data.
 
Requires the HHS Inspector General to implement mechanisms for the sharing of information about suspected fraud relating to the federal health care programs under Medicare, Medicaid, and SSA title XXI (Children's Health Insurance Program) (CHIP) with other appropriate law enforcement officials.
 
Directs the HHS Secretary to carry out a five-year pilot program that implements biometric technology to ensure that individuals entitled to benefits under Medicare part A or enrolled under Medicare part B are physically present at the time and place of receipt of certain items and services for which payment may be made. 
 
Requires the Comptroller General to study and report to Congress on Medicare administrative contractors, including Recovery Audit Contractors. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-05-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2010-04-15
text: Referred to House Ways and Means
action_date: 2010-04-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
action_date: 2010-04-15
text: Referred to House Energy and Commerce
action_date: 2010-04-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-04-15
text: Introduced in House
Fair Access to Veterans Benefits Act of 2010

Bill: 111-hr-5045
Sponsor: Rep. Adler, John H. [D-NJ-3]
Introduced: 2010-04-15 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Judicial review and appeals
Specialized courts
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2010-04-15
text: 
Fair Access to Veterans Benefits Act of 2010 - Extends the 120-day limit for the filing of an appeal to the Court of Veterans Appeals after a final decision of the Board of Veterans' Appeals upon a showing of good cause for such time as justice may require.
 
Makes such extension applicable to appeals of final Board decisions issued on or after July 24, 2008.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-04-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2010-04-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2010-04-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-04-15
text: Introduced in House
Census Clarification and Privacy Act

Bill: 111-hr-5046
Sponsor: Rep. Akin, W. Todd [R-MO-2]
Introduced: 2010-04-15 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Census and government statistics
Civil actions and liability
Government information and archives
Right of privacy

Summary:
action_date: 2010-04-15
text: 
Census Clarification and Privacy Act - Requires the Secretary of Commerce to include on the front of the questionnaire used in the decennial census and on the American Community Survey a statement that constitutionally, the recipient is only required to provide the number of individuals living in his or her residence and that all other questions are optional. 
 
Applies penalties for failing or neglecting to answer census or Survey questions only to an individual who: (1) willfully gives a false answer; or (2) refuses or willfully neglects to answer a question regarding the number of persons living in such individual's residence.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-05-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives.
action_date: 2010-04-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2010-04-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-04-15
text: Introduced in House
National Heroes Credit Protection Act

Bill: 111-hr-5048
Sponsor: Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1]
Introduced: 2010-04-15 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Consumer affairs
Consumer credit
Military personnel and dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2010-04-15
text: 
National Heroes Credit Protection Act - Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to authorize a servicemember, after having served on active duty for more than 180 days, to request that a consumer reporting agency (CRA) include in that servicemember's file a military service deployment alert. Requires the CRA to: (1) provide the alert to each person who requests the credit score or consumer report of such servicemember; and (2) develop and maintain procedures for referral of such alert to other CRAs.
 
Requires: (1) a reseller of credit reporting information to include in any report on a servicemember any alert placed in such servicemember's file by another CRA; and (2) any user of a consumer credit report containing such alert to acknowledge to the servicemember the receipt of the alert.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-04-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2010-04-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2010-04-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-04-15
text: Introduced in House
Military Families Financial Preparedness Act

Bill: 111-hr-5049
Sponsor: Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7]
Introduced: 2010-04-15 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Financial services and investments
Housing finance and home ownership
Military personnel and dependents
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2010-04-15
text: 
Military Families Financial Preparedness Act - Requires the following information to be included as part of preseparation counseling provided to members of the Armed Forces and their spouses: (1) survivor benefits available through the Secretary of Defense (DOD) or Veterans Affairs (VA); (2) budgeting, saving, credit, loans, and taxes; (3) home loan services and housing assistance available through DOD or the VA and counseling on responsible borrowing practices; and (4) additional counseling regarding the member's actual entitlement to benefits and how to apply for such benefits.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-04-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2010-04-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2010-04-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-04-15
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an election for unmarried, nonitemizing individuals to have their returns prepared by the Secretary of the Treasury, and for other purposes.

Bill: 111-hr-5050
Sponsor: Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5]
Introduced: 2010-04-15 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2010-04-15
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow unmarried individuals who do not have gross income from a trade or business and who do not itemize their tax deductions to elect to have the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) prepare their income tax returns.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-04-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2010-04-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-04-15
text: Introduced in House
To amend Public Law 110-36 to clarify that a period of employment by the Chief of Mission or United States Armed Forces as a security advisor, translator, or interpreter in Iraq or Afghanistan is to be counted as a period of residence and physical presence in the United States for purposes of qualifying for naturalization.

Bill: 111-hr-5052
Sponsor: Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15]
Introduced: 2010-04-15 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Afghanistan
Asia
Citizenship and naturalization
Foreign labor
Iraq
Middle East
Military operations and strategy

Summary:
action_date: 2010-04-15
text: 
Considers the period spent by an alien working as an interpreter or translator with the U.S. Armed Forces or federal agencies under the Chief of Mission in Afghanistan and Iraq as a period of residence and physical presence in the United States for naturalization purposes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-06-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
action_date: 2010-04-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2010-04-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-04-15
text: Introduced in House
Prevent IRS Overreach Act of 2010

Bill: 111-hr-5054
Sponsor: Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4]
Introduced: 2010-04-15 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Sales and excise taxes
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2010-04-15
text: 
Prevent IRS Overreach Act of 2010 - Prohibits the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from filling any position, by transfer or any other appointment taking effect on or after the enactment of this Act, if the duties and responsibilities of such position include the enforcement of any provision of, or amendment made by, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) or the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-04-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2010-04-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-04-15
text: Introduced in House
College Debt Swap Act of 2010

Bill: 111-hr-5055
Sponsor: Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11]
Introduced: 2010-04-15 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Appropriations
Education programs funding
Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2010-04-15
text: 
College Debt Swap Act of 2010 - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow certain borrowers to consolidate their private education loans as Direct Consolidation Loans.
 
Limits such borrowers to those who: (1) are not in default on a loan made, insured, or guaranteed under title IV, except in certain instances of economic hardship; (2) were enrolled, between July 1, 1994, and July 1, 2010, as students eligible for unsubsidized Stafford loans or PLUS loans under the Federal Family Education Loan or Direct Loan programs; (3) borrowed at least one private education loan during such enrollment period; (4) are repaying their private education loan or are in a grace period preceding such repayment; (5) do not have an adverse credit history; and (6) have not previously obtained a Direct Consolidated Loan under title IV.
 
Makes the program applicable only to private education loans disbursed to borrowers between July 1, 1994, and July 1, 2010.
 
Directs the Secretary of Education to inform and educate students and their families about this loan consolidation program.
 
Terminates the authority to make Consolidation loans under such program on June 30, 2012.
 
Authorizes and appropriates additional funds for Pell Grant increases for FY2011-FY2012.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-04-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
action_date: 2010-04-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2010-04-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-04-15
text: Introduced in House
To authorize and request the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Major Dominic S. Gentile of the United States Army Air Forces for acts of valor during the World War II.

Bill: 111-hr-5056
Sponsor: Rep. Kilroy, Mary Jo [D-OH-15]
Introduced: 2010-04-15 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Congressional tributes
Europe
Germany
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2010-04-15
text: 
Authorizes and requests the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to former Major Dominic S. Gentile, U.S. Army Air Forces, for acts of valor as a pilot during World War II.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-04-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2010-04-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2010-04-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-04-15
text: Introduced in House
Ponzi Scheme Victims' Tax Relief Act of 2010

Bill: 111-hr-5058
Sponsor: Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-8]
Introduced: 2010-04-15 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Crime victims
Employee benefits and pensions
Financial services and investments
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Income tax deductions
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Transfer and inheritance taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2010-04-15
text: 
Ponzi Scheme Victims' Tax Relief Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) a special theft loss tax deduction for qualified fraudulent investment losses and for such losses in connection with assets held in an individual retirement account (IRA); (2) a carryback of net operating losses which are qualified fraudulent investment losses for up to 10 years; (3) withdrawals from tax-exempt retirement plans for a 10-year period without penalty to replace qualified fraudulent investment losses; (4) catch-up contributions to retirement plans to compensate for fraudulent investment losses; and (5) an extension of the limitation period for filing refund claims for overpayments of tax in connection with gifts and bequests of an interest in an investment for which there is a qualified fraudulent investment loss. 
 
Defines &quot;qualified fraudulent investment loss&quot; as a loss discovered in 2008 or 2009 resulting from a fraudulent arrangement in which a person receives cash or property from investors, purports to earn income for investors, reports partially or wholly fictitious income to such investors, makes payments to some investors from payments made by other investors, and appropriates some or all of the investors' cash or property. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-04-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2010-04-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-04-15
text: Introduced in House
Central Rockies Land Exchange and National Park System Enhancement Act of 2010

Bill: 111-hr-5059
Sponsor: Rep. Salazar, John T. [D-CO-3]
Introduced: 2010-04-15 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Colorado
Forests, forestry, trees
Land transfers
Monuments and memorials
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Pipelines
Roads and highways
Travel and tourism
Utah
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2010-04-15
text: 
Central Rockies Land Exchange and National Park System Enhancement Act of 2010 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary), if the Bear Ranch, LLC, offers to convey all interest in specified non-federal parcels of land within the Curecanti National Recreation Area in Gunnison County, Colorado, and Dinosaur National Monument in Uintah County, Utah, for inclusion in the National Park System, to accept the offer and the Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to convey to the Ranch all interest of the United States in specified federal land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) or the United States Forest Service. 
 
Requires the USDA Secretary, if the Darien Ranch offers to convey all interest in certain non-federal land in Gunnison County, to accept the offer, and upon receipt of such land, to convey to the Ranch a permanent right-of-way of no more than 200 feet in width for a water intake on Rapid Creek and water pipeline (and access to such intake and pipeline) running along an existing irrigation ditch from the Creek to private land. 
 
Requires the values of the federal and non-federal lands in each separate land exchange to be equal and to be determined by appraisals performed in accordance with this Act. 
 
Requires lands acquired by the Secretary and the USDA Secretary, respectively, to become part of: (1) the Curecanti National Recreation Area or Dinosaur National Monument; and (2) the unit of the National Forest System in which the land is located.
 
 
Requires implementation of a travel management plan for the design, construction, improvement, replacement, or other siting of roads, trails, and trailheads in the Anthracite-Spring Creek Travel Planning Area.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-04-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2010-04-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2010-04-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-04-15
text: Introduced in House
Education, Achievement, and Opportunity Act

Bill: 111-hr-5060
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
Introduced: 2010-04-15 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Elementary and secondary education
Income tax credits

Summary:
action_date: 2010-04-15
text: 
Education, Achievement, and Opportunity Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a refundable tax credit for the qualified education expenses of children attending a public, private, parochial, or religious school providing elementary or secondary education. Defines &quot;qualified education expenses&quot; as amounts paid for tuition and fees, computers, educational software, computer support services, required books, academic tutoring, special needs services for children with disabilities, transportation fees, and academic testing services. Limits the annual amount of such credit to $2,500 for a child enrolled in an elementary school and $3,500 for a child enrolled in a secondary school, and reduces such credit for taxpayers whose modified adjusted gross income exceeds $75,000 ($150,000 in the case of a joint return). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-04-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2010-04-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-04-15
text: Introduced in House