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A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a conservation program under which the Secretary shall make payments to assist owners and operators of muck land to conserve and improve the soil, water, and wildlife resources of the land.

Bill: 111-s-3809
Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2010-09-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural conservation and pollution
Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Farmland
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2010-09-21
text: 
Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to provide payments to owners and operators of qualifying muck land (as determined by the Secretary) in agricultural production to conserve and improve such land's soil, water, and wildlife resources.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-09-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2010-09-21
text: Introduced in Senate
Gulf Security and Iran Sanctions Enforcement Act

Bill: 111-s-3810
Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2010-09-21 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arms control and nonproliferation
Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Foreign and international corporations
International organizations and cooperation
Iran
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Middle East
Nuclear weapons
Oil and gas
Sanctions
Terrorism
U.S. and foreign investments

Summary:
action_date: 2010-09-21
text: 
Gulf Security and Iran Sanctions Enforcement Act - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to include in each lease issued after enactment of this Act that authorizes oil and gas drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf a provision that requires: (1) the lessee to certify annually to the Secretary that it does not engage in any activity for which sanctions may be imposed under the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996; and (2) the Secretary to cancel the lease if the lessee fails to make such a certification or makes a false one.
 
Requires such a lease also to require the lessee to disclose to the Secretary any participation in any energy-related joint venture, investment, or partnership located outside Iran that involves: (1) any person whose property and property interests are blocked pursuant to Executive Orders 13224 (for transacting business with persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism) or 13382 (because they are weapons of mass destruction proliferators or their supporters); or (2) any entity on a specified list relating to Iranian Transactions Regulations. Requires cancellation of any lease whose lessee has failed to make such a disclosure or makes a false disclosure.
 
Allows a national interest waiver of these requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-09-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2010-09-21
text: Introduced in Senate
Military Family-Friendly Employer Award Act

Bill: 111-s-3811
Sponsor: Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR]
Introduced: 2010-09-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Defense
Employee leave
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Military personnel and dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2010-09-21
text: 
Military Family-Friendly Employer Award Act - Establishes in the Department of Defense (DOD) an annual award to be known as the Military Family-Friendly Employer Award (Award) for non-federal employers that have developed and implemented workplace flexibility policies and practices: (1) to assist the working spouses and caregivers of members of the Armed Forces who are deployed away from home, and to assist such members upon their return from deployment; and (2) that reflect a deep awareness and commitment in response to the needs of the military family unit.
 
Establishes in DOD a Military Family-Friendly Special Task Force to provide specified assistance in the making of such Awards. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-09-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2010-09-21
text: Introduced in Senate
Billfish Conservation Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3812
Sponsor: Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA]
Introduced: 2010-09-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Fishes
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2010-09-21
text: 
Billfish Conservation Act of 2010 - Prohibits any person from offering billfish (except swordfish) or billfish products for sale, selling, importing, or exporting them, or having custody, control, or possession of them for purposes of offering them for sale, selling, importing, or exporting them.
 
Treats a violation of this Act as an act prohibited by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Subjects a person to a maximum civil penalty of $100,000 for each violation.
 
Defines &quot;billfish&quot; as any of the following: (1) blue marlin; (2) striped marlin; (3) black marlin; (4) sailfish: (5) shortbill spearfish; (6) white marlin; (7) roundscale spearfish; (8) Mediterranean spearfish; or (9) longbill spearfish.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-09-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2010-09-21
text: Introduced in Senate
Creating American Jobs and Ending Offshoring Act

Bill: 111-s-3816
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2010-09-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employment taxes
Foreign and international corporations
Government trust funds
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Social security and elderly assistance
Taxation of foreign income
Unemployment

Summary:
action_date: 2010-09-21
text: 
Creating American Jobs and Ending Offshoring Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) exempt from employment taxes for a 24-month period employers who hire a employee who replaces another employee who is not a citizen or permanent resident of the United States and who performs similar duties overseas; (2) deny any tax deduction, deduction for loss, or tax credit for the cost of an American jobs offshoring transaction (defined as any transaction in which a taxpayer reduces or eliminates the operation of a trade or business in connection with the start-up or expansion of such trade or business outside the United States); and (3) eliminate the deferral of tax on income of a controlled foreign corporation attributable to property imported into the United States by such corporation or a related person, except for property exported before substantial use in the United States and for agricultural commodities not grown in the United States in commercially marketable quantities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Cloture on the motion to proceed to the bill not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 45. Record Vote Number: 242. (consideration: CR S7584-7585; text: CR S7584)
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S7580-7585)
action_date: 2010-09-27
text: Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7461-7498)
action_date: 2010-09-24
text: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S7438)
action_date: 2010-09-24
text: Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the bill presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S7438; text: CR S7438)
action_date: 2010-09-24
text: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S7438)
action_date: 2010-09-22
text: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 578.
action_date: 2010-09-21
text: Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7278-7279)
action_date: 2010-09-21
text: Introduced in Senate
Help Veterans Own Franchises Act

Bill: 111-s-3818
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2010-09-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Government information and archives
Income tax credits
Retail and wholesale trades
Small business
User charges and fees
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2010-09-22
text: 
Help Veterans Own Franchises Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow business franchisors and veterans who purchase a franchise tax credits for a specified percentage of the fees paid to purchase the franchise.
 
Requires the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide information about the tax credits in this Act to veterans service organizations and advocacy groups.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-09-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2010-09-22
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the mileage threshold for the deduction for National Guard and Reservists overnight travel expenses.

Bill: 111-s-3819
Sponsor: Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR]
Introduced: 2010-09-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax deductions
National Guard and reserves
Transportation costs

Summary:
action_date: 2010-09-22
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce from 100 miles to 50 miles the distance from home threshold for allowing members of a reserve component of the Armed Forces to claim a tax deduction for their expenses paid or incurred in connection with their military service.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-09-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2010-09-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Kantishna Hills Renewable Energy Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3820
Sponsor: Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK]
Introduced: 2010-09-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Alaska
Electric power generation and transmission
Land transfers
Licensing and registrations
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:
action_date: 2010-09-22
text: 
Kantishna Hills Renewable Energy Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to issue permits for a specified microhydro project in nonwilderness areas within the Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska. Defines &quot;microhydro project&quot; (generally) as a hydroelectric power generating facility with a maximum power generation capability of less than 100 kilowatts.
 
Directs the Secretary to exchange approximately 18 acres of identified land within the boundary of the Park and Preserve for approximately 18 acres of land owned by Doyon Tourism, Inc. 
 
Requires the land acquired by the Secretary to be administered as part of the Park and Preserve. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-09-29
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held.
action_date: 2010-09-29
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
action_date: 2010-09-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2010-09-22
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7353)
action_date: 2010-09-22
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit discrimination on the ground of religion in educational program or activities.

Bill: 111-s-3821
Sponsor: Sen. Specter, Arlen [D-PA]
Introduced: 2010-09-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Education programs funding
Higher education
Religion

Summary:
action_date: 2010-09-22
text: 
Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit any person, on the ground of religion, from being excluded from participation in, being denied the benefits of, or being subjected to discrimination under an educational program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.
 
States rules of construction concerning religious affiliation of educational institutions, accommodation of students' religious obligations, and the exercise of freedom of expressive association by expressive organizations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-09-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2010-09-22
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7353-7354)
action_date: 2010-09-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Carson National Forest Boundary Adjustment Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3822
Sponsor: Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM]
Introduced: 2010-09-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Forests, forestry, trees
New Mexico

Summary:
action_date: 2010-09-22
text: 
Carson National Forest Boundary Adjustment Act of 2010 - Adjusts the boundary of the Carson National Forest in New Mexico to incorporate approximately 4,990 acres of land identified as the Miranda Canyon Boundary on the map entitled &quot;Carson National Forest Boundary Adjustment&quot; and dated September 21, 2010. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-09-29
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held.
action_date: 2010-09-29
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
action_date: 2010-09-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2010-09-22
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to remove preferential treatment for sleeping bags under the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes.

Bill: 111-s-3823
Sponsor: Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL]
Introduced: 2010-09-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2010-09-22
text: 
 Removes duty-free or other preferential treatment eligibility under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) for certain imported sleeping bags.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-09-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2010-09-22
text: Introduced in Senate
State Wolf Management Act

Bill: 111-s-3825
Sponsor: Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID]
Introduced: 2010-09-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Endangered and threatened species
Idaho
Mammals
Montana
Oregon
Utah
Washington State

Summary:
action_date: 2010-09-22
text: 
State Wolf Management Act - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide that the inclusion of the portion of the distinct population segment of the Rocky Mountain gray wolf located in Idaho, Montana, or specified areas of Washington, Oregon, and Utah on any list of threatened or endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 shall have no force or effect.
 
Permits the Secretary of the Interior, five years after this Act's enactment, to initiate a process to include the Rocky Mountain gray wolf on such a list upon certifying to Congress that a state, by and through its management plan, has not provided for the maintenance within the state of not fewer than 10 breeding pairs and an aggregate of 100 Rocky Mountain gray wolves.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-09-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2010-09-22
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7358-7359)
action_date: 2010-09-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3826
Sponsor: Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC]
Introduced: 2010-09-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Congressional-executive branch relations
Legislative rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2010-09-22
text: 
Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2010 - Rewrites provisions regarding congressional review of agency rulemaking to require congressional approval of major rules of the executive branch before they may take effect (currently, major rules take effect unless Congress passes and the President signs a joint resolution disapproving them). 

Provides that if a joint resolution of approval of a major rule is not enacted by the end of 90 session days or legislative days after such resolution is introduced, the rule shall be deemed not to be approved and shall not take effect. Permits a major rule to take effect for 90 calendar days without such approval if the President determines such rule is necessary because of an imminent threat to health or safety or other emergency, for the enforcement of criminal laws, for national security, or to implement an international trade agreement.

Sets forth procedures of the House of Representatives and the Senate for joint resolutions: (1) approving major rules; and (2) disapproving nonmajor rules.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-09-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2010-09-22
text: Introduced in Senate
DREAM Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3827
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2010-09-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Border security and unlawful immigration
Citizenship and naturalization
Department of Homeland Security
Education programs funding
Foreign labor
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Immigration status and procedures
Military personnel and dependents
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2010-09-22
text: 
Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2010 or DREAM Act of 2010 - Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to repeal the provision making unlawful aliens ineligible for higher education benefits based on state residence unless a U.S. citizen or national is eligible for such benefits without regard to state residence.
 
Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to cancel the removal of, and adjust to conditional permanent resident status, an alien who: (1) entered the United States before his or her 16th birthday and has been present in the United States for at least five years immediately preceding this Act's enactment; (2) is a person of good moral character; (3) is not inadmissible or deportable under specified grounds of the Immigration and Nationality Act; (4) has been admitted to an institution of higher education (IHE) or has earned a high school or equivalent diploma; (5) from the age of 16 and older, has never been under a final order of exclusion, deportation, or removal; and (6) was under age 35 on the date of this Act's enactment.
 
Requires aliens to apply for such adjustment of status within one year of being admitted to an IHE or earning a high school or equivalent diploma. 
 
Sets forth conditions for maintaining such status and having its conditional basis removed.
 
Authorizes an alien who has satisfied the appropriate requirements before this Act's enactment to petition the Secretary for conditional permanent resident status. 
 
Provides for: (1) exclusive jurisdiction; (2) penalties for false application statements; (3) confidentiality; (4) higher education assistance; and (5) a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report respecting the number of aliens adjusted under this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-09-23
text: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 583.
action_date: 2010-09-22
text: Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7359-7361)
action_date: 2010-09-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Long-Term Care Bailout Prevention Act

Bill: 111-s-3829
Sponsor: Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC]
Introduced: 2010-09-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Health care costs and insurance
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care

Summary:
action_date: 2010-09-23
text: 
 Long-Term Care Bailout Prevention Act - Repeals provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act entitled the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act, or the CLASS Act, which establish a national, voluntary insurance program for purchasing community living assistance services and supports in order to provide individuals with functional limitations with tools that will allow them to maintain their personal and financial independence and live in the community.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-09-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2010-09-23
text: Introduced in Senate
Undergraduate Scholarship Awards in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics Act

Bill: 111-s-3830
Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2010-09-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Education programs funding
Higher education
Science and engineering education
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2010-09-23
text: 
Undergraduate Scholarship Awards in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics Act or US-STEM Act - Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to award merit scholarships covering students' final two years of undergraduate studies in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics at four-year institutions of higher education.
 
Restricts scholarship eligibility to students: (1) from families whose taxable income for 2010 did not exceed $75,000, adjusted annually thereafter for inflation; and (2) who maintain at least a 3.0 grade point average, on a scale of 4.0.
 
Allows the Director to award up to 2,500 scholarships each year.
 
Requires the Director to establish an advisory board for the scholarship program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-09-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2010-09-23
text: Introduced in Senate
Ensuring Greater Food Safety Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3832
Sponsor: Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK]
Introduced: 2010-09-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2010-09-23
text: 
 Ensuring Greater Food Safety Act of 2010 - Requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA): (1) within 60 days after enactment of this Act, to establish a plan to ensure effective information sharing regarding the regulation and inspection of food products and facilities, including violations, in which the FDA and USDA share joint, overlapping or similar responsibility; and (2) within one year after enactment of this Act, to issue a joint report to Congress summarizing the effectiveness or lack of effectiveness of this new information sharing arrangement.
 
Requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO), within six months after such joint report is issued, to report to Congress on whether any inefficiencies or other challenges remain regarding the sharing of information.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-09-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2010-09-23
text: Introduced in Senate