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Medicare Quality Improvement Organization Modernization Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-2858
Sponsor: Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]
Introduced: 2009-06-12 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Medicaid
Medicare
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2009-06-12
text: 
Medicare Quality Improvement Organization Modernization Act of 2009 - Amends title XI of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require utilization and quality control peer review organizations to offer quality improvement assistance to providers, practitioners, Medicare Advantage organizations under part C (Medicare+Choice) of title XVIII (Medicare), and prescription drug sponsors under part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of such title.
 
Allows an organization to provide de-identified patient data to providers treating the same population of patients for the purpose of measuring and improving the safety, quality, and effectiveness of patient transitions from one service provider to another. 
 
Requires the organization to establish a Medicare quality accountability program.
 
Adds a program administration component under part B (Peer Review) of SSA title XI. Directs the Secretary to ensure that Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs) are provided maximum freedom in designing and applying intervention strategies for local quality improvement.
 
Revises requirements for the quality improvement program, including use of evaluation and competition, quality improvement funding, and qualifications for QIOs.
 
Amends SSA title XIX (Medicaid) to require state medical assistance plans to provide for an alternative quality improvement program.
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-06-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2009-06-12
text: Referred to House Ways and Means
action_date: 2009-06-12
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: 2009-06-12
text: Referred to House Energy and Commerce
action_date: 2009-06-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-06-12
text: Introduced in House
Strengthening Medicaid for America's Children Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-2859
Sponsor: Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-5]
Introduced: 2009-06-12 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Health care coverage and access
Intergovernmental relations
Medicaid
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2009-06-12
text: 
Strengthening Medicaid for America's Children Act of 2009 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require an increased federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) for children in certain states that implement at least three of nine specified policies regarding medical assistance to children. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-06-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2009-06-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2009-06-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-06-12
text: Introduced in House
Medicare Drug Savings Through Choice Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-2860
Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT-5]
Introduced: 2009-06-12 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Manufacturing
Medicare
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2009-06-12
text: 
Medicare Drug Savings Through Choice Act of 2009 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) offer a Medicare operated prescription drug plan with a service area that consists of the entire United States; (2) negotiate with pharmaceutical manufacturers to reduce the purchase cost of covered Medicare part D drugs; and (3) encourage the use of more affordable therapeutic equivalents.
 
Requires the monthly beneficiary premium charged under such a plan to be uniform nationally. Requires adjustment of such premium amount in case of supplemental prescription drug coverage.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-06-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2009-06-12
text: Referred to House Ways and Means
action_date: 2009-06-12
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: 2009-06-12
text: Referred to House Energy and Commerce
action_date: 2009-06-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-06-12
text: Introduced in House
Shareholder Empowerment Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-2861
Sponsor: Rep. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI-9]
Introduced: 2009-06-12 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Business ethics
Corporate finance and management
Employee benefits and pensions
Financial services and investments
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Performance measurement
Securities
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2009-06-12
text: 
Shareholder Empowerment Act of 2009 - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to prohibit national securities exchanges and associations from listing the securities of any issuer unless, to the extent permitted by state law, such issuer requires: (1) the election of directors who receive the majority of votes in uncontested elections or a plurality of votes in contested elections; and (2) directors who are not reelected to offer to tender their resignations.
 
Directs the SEC to: (1) require issuers to identify and provide security holders with an opportunity to vote on director candidates who have been nominated by holders of at least 1% of the issuer's voting securities for at least two years, provided security holders have nominated fewer than a majority of the directors then authorized to serve; (2) prohibit brokers from voting securities on an uncontested election to the board of directors without having received specific instructions from the securities' beneficial owners; and (3) requires listed issuers, to the extent possible, to have an independent chairman of their board of directors who has not served as an executive of the issuer.
 
Requires any proxy or consent or authorization for an annual or other meeting of a securities issuer to permit a separate shareholder vote on executive compensation, though such vote shall not be binding on its board of directors.
 
Directs the SEC to direct the national securities exchanges and national securities associations to prohibit: (1) issuers from retaining advisors in negotiating executive employment or compensation agreements that are not independent or are protected from liability by such issuers; (2) the listing of issuers that do not have a (clawback) policy of recovering executive payments that were unearned due to fraud, faulty financial statements, or some other cause; and (3) the listing of issuers that provide severance payments to senior executives who are terminated for poor performance.
 
Directs the SEC to require additional disclosure of specific performance targets issuers use in determining a senior executive's eligibility for bonuses, equity, and incentive compensation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-06-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2009-06-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-06-12
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to provide education and resources to small business concerns that assist such concerns to protect themselves from phishing, and for other purposes.

Bill: 111-hr-2862
Sponsor: Rep. Space, Zachary T. [D-OH-18]
Introduced: 2009-06-12 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government studies and investigations
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2009-06-12
text: 
Requires the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish and carry out a program for providing education and resources to small business concerns that assists them in: (1) understanding the dangers and identification of phishing; (2) training employees to understand those dangers and identification; and (3) determining methods to protect such concerns from phishing. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-06-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Contracting and Technology .
action_date: 2009-06-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2009-06-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-06-12
text: Introduced in House
Worker-Executive Parity Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-2863
Sponsor: Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6]
Introduced: 2009-06-12 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Corporate finance and management
Employee benefits and pensions
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2009-06-12
text: 
Worker-Executive Parity Act of 2009 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), in instances where a single-employer defined benefit pension plan is subject to certain funding-based limits on benefits and benefit accruals under the Pension Protection Act of 2006, to prohibit: (1) the accrual of deferred compensation to a disqualified individual pursuant to a covered deferred executive compensation arrangement during a plan year; and (2) the distribution of accrued deferred compensation to such individual during a plan year when such arrangements are established during or after the one-year period preceding the plan year.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-06-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2009-06-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-06-12
text: Introduced in House
Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment Implementation Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-2865
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2009-06-12 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Arctic Ocean
Arctic and polar regions
Canada
Denmark
Iceland
International law and treaties
International organizations and cooperation
Marine and inland water transportation
Marine pollution
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Norway
Russia
Transportation safety and security
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2009-06-12
text: 
Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment Implementation Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to work through the International Maritime Organization to establish agreements to promote coordinated action among the United States, Russia, Canada, Iceland, Norway, and Denmark and other seafaring and Arctic nations to ensure in the Arctic: (1) placement and maintenance of aids to navigation; (2) appropriate icebreaking escort, tug, and salvage capabilities; (3) oil spill prevention and response capability; (4) maritime domain awareness, including long-range vessel tracking; and (5) search and rescue.
 
Directs the Committee on the Maritime Transportation System to coordinate the establishment of domestic transportation policies in the Arctic necessary to carry out this Act.
 
Authorizes the Secretary, subject to the availability of appropriations, to enter into cooperative agreements, contracts, or other agreements with, or make grants to, individuals and governments to carry out this Act or any agreements.
 
Directs the Secretary to promote safe commercial maritime navigation by means of icebreaking when necessary.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to enter into such agreements or contracts with, or make such grants to, individuals to conduct demonstration projects to reduce emissions or discharges from vessels operating in the Arctic.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-06-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2009-06-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2009-06-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-06-12
text: Introduced in House
Improving Access to Clinical Trials Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-2866
Sponsor: Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7]
Introduced: 2009-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Medical research
Poverty and welfare assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2009-06-15
text: 
Improving Access to Clinical Trials Act of 2009 - Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act to disregard for SSI income eligibility purposes any compensation in the amount of the first $2,000 per year received by an individual for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2009-06-15
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1419-1420)
action_date: 2009-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-06-15
text: Introduced in House
Digital TV Transition Fairness Act

Bill: 111-hr-2867
Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
Introduced: 2009-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Government information and archives
Government trust funds
Telecommunication rates and fees
Television and film

Summary:
action_date: 2009-06-15
text: 
Digital TV Transition Fairness Act - Requires the Department of Commerce to implement and administer a program to obtain coupons that can be applied toward: (1) the cost to install a digital-to-analog converter box; (2) the purchase and installation of an indoor or outdoor antenna, or both if needed, to facilitate the reception and display of signals of channels broadcast in digital television service; and (3) the cost to install, or the cost of any other equipment needed to receive and display, basic broadcast television service.
 
Sets forth consumer and product eligibility criteria.
 
Provides for a website and telephone hotline to provide relevant information to assist consumers that have degraded or lost signals or channels as a result of the full power transition from analog to digital television that is to occur on February 17, 2009.
 
Requires the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to develop anti-fraud measures and procedures to ensure that only eligible households and individuals receive a coupon.
 
Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to promulgate rules requiring that each multichannel video programming distributor providing broadcast television for a local market provide to eligible consumers in that local market access to basic broadcast television service. Requires the FCC to develop anti-fraud measures and procedures to ensure that only eligible consumers are provided access to basic broadcast television service.
 
Directs the FCC to carry out an education and outreach campaign to inform and educate consumers on the availability, benefits, and advantages of the programs and requirements established under this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-06-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet.
action_date: 2009-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2009-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-06-15
text: Introduced in House
Energy Market Manipulation Prevention Act

Bill: 111-hr-2869
Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
Introduced: 2009-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation
Commodities markets
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Energy prices
Oil and gas

Summary:
action_date: 2009-06-15
text: 
Energy Market Manipulation Prevention Act - Directs the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to eliminate excessive speculation in energy contract markets, unwarranted energy price fluctuations, or other unlawful activities that prevent energy prices from accurately reflecting supply and demand.
 
Requires the Commission to: (1) classify immediately each bank holding company engaged in energy futures trading as a noncommercial participant subject to strict position limits; (2) require immediately hedge funds engaged in energy futures trading to register as noncommercial participants subject to strict speculation limits; (3) eliminate conflicts of interest in which one entity has a hand in predicting oil prices, operating oil assets, and buying or selling oil derivatives; and (4) revoke immediately each staff no-action letter that covers a foreign board of trade that has established trading terminals in this country to trade U.S. commodities to U.S. investors.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-06-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
action_date: 2009-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2009-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-06-15
text: Introduced in House
Securing Cabin Baggage Act

Bill: 111-hr-2870
Sponsor: Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3]
Introduced: 2009-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Aviation and airports
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Transportation
Government information and archives
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2009-06-15
text: 
Securing Cabin Baggage Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) (TSA), to issue regulations to limit: (1) the size of baggage and personal items carried on board a passenger aircraft; and (2) a passenger to only one carry-on bag and one personal item.
 
Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to modify certain federal regulations regarding carry-on baggage to require air carrier carry-on baggage programs to limit each passenger boarding an aircraft to one piece of carry-on baggage and one personal item. Authorizes air carriers to establish smaller size limitations for such items. Specifies items and persons to be excluded from TSA and FAA carry-on baggage limitations, including cockpit and cabin crew in uniform.
 
Requires the TSA and FAA to notify passengers via their websites of federal carry-on baggage and personal item limitations.
 
Requires the TSA to: (1) to install a template with a maximum depth and width to prevent the conveyor belt passage at each checkpoint of carry-on baggage or personal items that exceed federal size limitations; and (2) require passengers with carry-on baggage or personal items that exceed such limitations to check them in.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-06-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection.
action_date: 2009-06-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2009-06-15
text: Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
action_date: 2009-06-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2009-06-15
text: Referred to House Homeland Security
action_date: 2009-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-06-15
text: Introduced in House
Captain Scott Corwin Armed Forces Protection Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-2871
Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18]
Introduced: 2009-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing
Military personnel and dependents
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2009-06-15
text: 
Captain Scott Corwin Armed Forces Protection Act of 2009 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) provide enhanced criminal penalties for killing, or conspiring or attempting to kill, any member of the Armed Forces; and (2) add as an aggravating factor in death penalty deliberations the killing of a member of the Armed Forces.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-07-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2009-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2009-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-06-15
text: Introduced in House
Medicare Quality Cancer Care Demonstration Project Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-2872
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Artur [D-AL-7]
Introduced: 2009-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cancer
Health care quality
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2009-06-15
text: 
Medicare Quality Cancer Care Demonstration Project Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a quality cancer care demonstration project for the purpose of establishing quality metrics and aligning payment incentives under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act in the areas of treating planning and end-of-life care for Medicare beneficiaries with cancer.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-06-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2009-06-15
text: Referred to House Ways and Means
action_date: 2009-06-15
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: 2009-06-15
text: Referred to House Energy and Commerce
action_date: 2009-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-06-15
text: Introduced in House