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Environment and Public Health Restoration Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-585
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9]
Introduced: 2009-01-15 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Endangered and threatened species
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Federal-Indian relations
Forests, forestry, trees
Intergovernmental relations
International organizations and cooperation
Land use and conservation
State and local government operations
Water quality
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: 
Environment and Public Health Restoration Act of 2009 - States that it is U.S. government policy to work with states, territories, tribal governments, international organizations, and foreign governments to act as a steward of the environment for the benefit of public health, to maintain air quality and water quality, to sustain the diversity of plant and animal species, to combat global climate change, and to protect the environment for future generations.
 
Requires the President to enter into an arrangement under which the National Academy of Sciences will: (1) study and report to the public, Congress, and implementing agencies on the impact on public health, air quality, water quality, wildlife, and the environment of specified clean water, clean air, and forest, land management, and endangered species regulations, laws, proposed laws, and guidance documents; and (2) make recommendations to maintain, restore, or improve protections for public health, air quality, water quality, wildlife, or the environment for each of such regulations, laws, proposed laws, or documents.
 
Requires the head of each federal agency that issued or implemented such laws or regulations to submit to Congress a plan describing steps to restore or improve such protections.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-04-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
action_date: 2009-01-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
action_date: 2009-01-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Referred to House Energy and Commerce
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Referred to House Agriculture
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Referred to House Natural Resources
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Science and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Energy and Commerce, 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: 2009-01-15
text: Referred to House Science and Technology
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Introduced in House
To increase the loan limits for the FHA single family housing mortgage insurance programs and reverse mortgage program and for the conforming loan limits for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during 2009.

Bill: 111-hr-587
Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Gary G. [R-CA-42]
Introduced: 2009-01-15 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Housing finance and home ownership

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: 
Increases the loan limits during calendar 2009 for: (1) the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) single family housing mortgage insurance programs and the reverse mortgage program; and (2) the conforming loan limits for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during 2009. 
 
Declares that, if the dollar amount limitation on the principal obligation of a mortgage for which the mortgagee issues credit approval during 2009 for any size residence for any area is less than the dollar amount limitation in effect for 2008 under the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, the maximum dollar amount limitation on the principal obligation of such a mortgage shall be considered to be the dollar amount limitation in effect for 2008.
 
Declares that, if the conforming loan limitation on the maximum original principal obligation of a mortgage originated during 2009 that may purchased by the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) for any size residence for any area is less than the maximum original principal obligation limitation in effect for 2008 under the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, the conforming loan limitation shall be the maximum in effect for 2008.
 
Declares that, for a home equity conversion mortgage (reverse mortgage) for which the mortgagee issues credit approval during 2009, the maximum dollar amount limitation on mortgage insurance benefits shall be considered to require that in no case may such benefits exceed 150% of the limitation on the maximum original principal obligation in effect for conventional mortgages under the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Introduced in House
10k Run for the Border Act

Bill: 111-hr-588
Sponsor: Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9]
Introduced: 2009-01-15 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Civil actions and liability
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Detention of persons
Foreign labor
Intergovernmental relations
Law enforcement administration and funding
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: 
10k Run for the Border Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase employer civil fines for: (1) hiring, or recruiting or referring for a fee, an alien that the employer knows is not authorized for employment; and (2) continuing to employ such alien.
 
Sets forth a federal-state (and local) allocation of such additional penalty funds. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-03-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Introduced in House
Securing the Homeland Through Agency Reporting Enhancement Act

Bill: 111-hr-589
Sponsor: Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9]
Introduced: 2009-01-15 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Business records
Foreign labor
Government information and archives
Social security and elderly assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: 
Securing the Homeland Through Agency Reporting Enhancement Act - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act with respect to any case in which the Social Security account number in the wage records of an employee provided by the employer to the Social Security Administration does not match relevant records otherwise maintained by the Administration.
 
Requires the Commissioner of Social Security, in such a case, to send a prompt written notice (&quot;no match&quot; letter): (1) informing the employer of the discrepancies; (2) requesting information that would assist the Commissioner in resolving the discrepancies; and (3) informing the employer that a copy of such notice is being forwarded to assist the Secretary of Homeland Security in the enforcement of applicable federal immigration laws relating to employment of individuals who are not authorized to work in the United States.
 
Requires the Commissioner to forward such a copy to the Secretary of Homeland Security, including the information in which discrepancies appear.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Introduced in House
Charitable Driving Tax Relief Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-590
Sponsor: Rep. Petri, Thomas E. [R-WI-6]
Introduced: 2009-01-15 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax exclusion
Motor vehicles
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Tax-exempt organizations
Transportation costs

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: 
Charitable Driving Tax Relief Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that volunteers who use their automobiles for the benefit of a charitable organization may exclude from their gross income reimbursements for their automobile operating expenses at the same level as business employees (i.e., 55 cents per mile in 2009).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E96-97)
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Introduced in House
E-Centives Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-592
Sponsor: Rep. Schwartz, Allyson Y. [D-PA-13]
Introduced: 2009-01-15 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health information and medical records
Medicaid
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: 
E-Centives Act of 2009 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for payments to each state that provides incentive payments to physicians, hospitals, community health centers, rural health clinics, and community mental health centers that exhibit meaningful use of certified health information technology.
 
Directs the Secretary to provide for payments to each state that establishes a program to: (1) design, develop, install, maintain, and operate electronic information and eligibility systems and patient registries for the purpose of disease screening; (2) coordinate benefits and services under Medicare and Medicaid for full-benefit dual eligible individuals under the state plan; and (3) train providers in the use of such systems and registries. 
 
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to submit to Congress a report on Medicaid transformation payments to states for the adoption of innovative methods to improve effectiveness and efficiency in providing medical assistance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-01-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand the authorized concurrent receipt of disability severance pay from the Department of Defense and compensation for the same disability under any law administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs to cover all veterans who have a combat-related disability, as defined under section 1413a of such title.

Bill: 111-hr-593
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]
Introduced: 2009-01-15 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Disability assistance
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: 
Extends the authorized concurrent receipt of disability severance pay from the Department of Defense (DOD) and compensation for the same disability under any law administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to include all veterans with a combat-related disability. (Under current law, such concurrent receipt is limited to those veterans who incur a disability in the line of duty in a combat zone or during the performance of duty in combat-related operations.)
 
Makes such amendment effective as of January 28, 2008 (the date of enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-02-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Introduced in House
Save Our Climate Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-594
Sponsor: Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13]
Introduced: 2009-01-15 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Coal
Economic performance and conditions
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Government studies and investigations
Oil and gas
Sales and excise taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: 
Save Our Climate Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose an excise tax on the carbon content of any taxable fuel sold by a manufacturer, producer, or importer. Sets the amount of such tax at $10 per ton of the carbon content in such fuel, with annual increases in the amount of such tax until the second year after the level of carbon dioxide emissions in the United States for the calendar year does not exceed 20% of the level for 1990. Defines &quot;taxable fuel&quot; as coal (including lignite and peat), petroleum and any petroleum product, and natural gas. Exempts from such tax the sale or in-kind exchange of fuel for deposit in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and certain exports or resales of such fuel.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E100-101)
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Introduced in House
Economic Recovery Through Increased Feeding Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-596
Sponsor: Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9]
Introduced: 2009-01-15 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Food assistance and relief
Government information and archives
Poverty and welfare assistance
Unemployment

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: 
Economic Recovery Through Increased Feeding Act of 2009 - Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (the Food Stamp Act of 1977 as renamed by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) to increase to 12 months the amount of time certain work capable adults can receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits (formerly, food stamp benefits). 
 
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to require appropriate states to: (1) submit to the Secretary reports identifying SNAP participation in the 25 largest U.S. cities; and (2) implement practices to increase program participation in cities where eligible household participation is less than 85%.
 
Increases funding for grants to increase program participation.
 
Directs the Secretary to carry out a program to support the use of electronic benefits transfers for federal nutrition programs at farmers' markets. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-04-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Introduced in House
Access to Complete Education Act

Bill: 111-hr-597
Sponsor: Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6]
Introduced: 2009-01-15 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Art, artists, authorship
Child health
Community life and organization
Earth sciences
Economic theory
Elementary and secondary education
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Health promotion and preventive care
Historical and cultural resources
Libraries and archives
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Music
Performing arts
Physical fitness and lifestyle
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: 
Access to Complete Education Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to promote and strengthen as an integral part of the curriculum one or more of the subjects of music and arts, foreign languages, civics and government, economics, history, geography, and physical education and health.
 
Gives priority to LEAs that have the greatest numbers or percentages of children from families below the poverty line.
 
Requires grantees to coordinate, to the extent practicable, their programs to promote or strengthen education in such subjects with opportunities provided by public or private cultural entities, including museums, education associations, libraries, and theaters.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Introduced in House
Championship Fairness Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-599
Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Gary G. [R-CA-42]
Introduced: 2009-01-16 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding
Higher education
School athletics

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-16
text: 
Championship Fairness Act of 2009 - Prohibits an institution of higher education from receiving federal funds for any fiscal year during which it has a football team participating in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, unless such Subdivision's national championship game is the final game of a single elimination post-season playoff system.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-01-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2009-01-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-16
text: Introduced in House
FHA Seller-Financed Downpayment Reform Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-600
Sponsor: Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
Introduced: 2009-01-16 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Government lending and loan guarantees
Housing finance and home ownership
Real estate business

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-16
text: 
FHA Seller-Financed Downpayment Reform Act of 2009 - Amends the National Housing Act to make exceptions to the prohibition against mortgage insurance for mortgages involving a downpayment using funds furnished by: (1) the seller or any party that benefits financially from the transaction (seller-financed downpayment); or (2) any third party that is reimbursed by the seller or any such party.
 
Makes eligible for mortgage insurance, in spite of a seller-financed downpayment, any mortagors with credit scores equivalent to a FICO score of: (1) 680 or more; (2) at least 620 but less than 680; or (3) 619 or less. Prescribes conditions for mortgage insurance in the latter two situations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-01-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2009-01-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-16
text: Introduced in House
To provide for the conveyance of the Bureau of Land Management parcels known as the White Acre and Gambel Oak properties and related real property to Park City, Utah, and for other purposes.

Bill: 111-hr-602
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1]
Introduced: 2009-01-16 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Land transfers
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Utah

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-16
text: 
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) convey to Park City, Utah, two parcels of property located in Park City that are currently under the management jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and known as the White Acre and Gambel Oak properties; and (2) offer for sale two specified parcels of property located in Park City that are currently under the management jurisdiction of the BLM. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-02-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2009-01-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2009-01-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-16
text: Introduced in House
Bountiful City Land Consolidation Act

Bill: 111-hr-604
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1]
Introduced: 2009-01-16 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Forests, forestry, trees
Land transfers
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Utah

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-16
text: 
Bountiful City Land Consolidation Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture, if the city of Bountiful, Utah, conveys three parcels of land consisting of a total of approximately 1,680 acres to the Secretary, to convey to the city, in exchange for such land, certain federal land identified as Shooting Range Special Use Permit Area on the map entitled &quot;Bountiful City Land Consolidation Act, &quot; dated October 15, 2007. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-02-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2009-01-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
action_date: 2009-01-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2009-01-16
text: Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
action_date: 2009-01-16
text: Referred to House Energy and Commerce
action_date: 2009-01-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2009-01-16
text: Referred to House Natural Resources
action_date: 2009-01-16
text: For further action see P.L. 111-11, Title III, Subtitle D, Section 3307.
action_date: 2009-01-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-16
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to issue guidance on the interpretation of fair value accounting.

Bill: 111-hr-607
Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Gary G. [R-CA-42]
Introduced: 2009-01-16 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Government information and archives
Securities
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-16
text: 
Directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to issue guidance on the interpretation of the fair value accounting standards set forth by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), including the SEC interpretation and application of FASB Statement Number 157.
 
Requires the SEC to report to specified congressional committees on any FASB actions taken relating to the SEC recommendations submitted to Congress on December 30, 2008.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-01-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2009-01-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-16
text: Introduced in House
Right to Clean Vehicles Act

Bill: 111-hr-609
Sponsor: Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-27]
Introduced: 2009-01-16 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Air quality
California
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Federal preemption
Intergovernmental relations
Motor vehicles
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-16
text: 
Right to Clean Vehicles Act - Amends the Clean Air Act to approve the application of the state of California for a waiver of federal preemption of its motor vehicle emission standards. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-01-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
action_date: 2009-01-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2009-01-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-16
text: Introduced in House