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Servicemembers Access to Justice Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-1474
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Artur [D-AL-7]
Introduced: 2009-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Government information and archives
Government liability
Public contracts and procurement
State and local government operations
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2009-03-12
text: 
Servicemembers Access to Justice Act of 2009 - Waives a state's sovereign immunity with respect to the enforcement of uniformed services members' employment or reemployment rights or benefits under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA).
 
Makes unenforceable agreements between an employer and employee requiring arbitration of disputes arising under USERRA. Provides exceptions. Requires the validity and enforceability of such an agreement to be determined by a court (as opposed to the arbitrator).
 
Provides increased liquidated damages, and authorizes punitive damages, against state or private employer violations of USERRA. Provides a right to a jury trial in such cases.
 
Requires (under current law, authorizes) the award of attorney fees in actions to enforce USERRA.
 
Defines &quot;successor in interest&quot; for USERRA purposes.
 
Prohibits wage discrimination against members covered under USERRA.
 
Requires (under current law, authorizes) a court to use equitable relief, including injunctions and restraining orders when appropriate, for USERRA violations.
 
Amends the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to require federal procurement contracts to include a notice that the contractor may have USERRA obligations.
 
Requires a Comptroller General study on the effectiveness of federal education and outreach programs on employer obligations under USERRA. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-04-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2009-03-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2009-03-12
text: Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
action_date: 2009-03-12
text: Referred to House Armed Services
action_date: 2009-03-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2009-03-12
text: Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
action_date: 2009-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-03-12
text: Introduced in House
Federal Prison Work Incentive Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-1475
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
Introduced: 2009-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Employee benefits and pensions
Employment and training programs

Summary:
action_date: 2009-03-12
text: 
Federal Prison Work Incentive Act of 2009 - Amends the federal criminal code to allow reductions in the prison term of a federal prisoner whose record of conduct shows that such prisoner has substantially observed all prison regulations and has not been subjected to punishment.

Allows the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to grant a reduction in a prisoner's term for actual employment in an industry or camp or for exceptionally meritorious service or for performing duties of outstanding importance in connection with institutional operations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-04-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2009-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2009-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-03-12
text: Introduced in House
OFS Act

Bill: 111-hr-1476
Sponsor: Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-17]
Introduced: 2009-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Alternative and renewable resources
Department of Transportation
Manufacturing
Motor fuels
Motor vehicles

Summary:
action_date: 2009-03-12
text: 
Open Fuel Standard Act of 2009 or the OFS Act - Requires each light-duty automobile manufacturer's annual covered inventory to comprise at least: (1) 50% fuel choice-enabling automobiles in years 2012-2014; and (2) 80% fuel choice-enabling automobiles in 2015, and in each subsequent year.
 
Defines &quot;fuel choice-enabling automobile&quot; as: (1) a flexible fuel automobile capable of operating on gasoline, E85, and M85; or (2) an automobile capable of operating on biodiesel fuel.
 
Authorizes a manufacturer to request an exemption from such requirement from the Secretary of Transportation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-03-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
action_date: 2009-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2009-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-03-12
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exclusion from gross income for long-term capital gain on property acquired or disposed of during 2009 or 2010.

Bill: 111-hr-1477
Sponsor: Rep. Griffith, Parker [D-AL-5]
Introduced: 2009-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Capital gains tax
Income tax exclusion

Summary:
action_date: 2009-03-12
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income long-term gain on capital assets acquired or disposed of between January 1, 2009, and December 31, 2010.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2009-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-03-12
text: Introduced in House
Carmelo Rodriguez Military Medical Accountability Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-1478
Sponsor: Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22]
Introduced: 2009-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Government liability
Health care quality
Life, casualty, property insurance
Military medicine
Military personnel and dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2009-03-12
text: 
Carmelo Rodriguez Military Medical Accountability Act of 2009 - Amends the Federal Tort Claims Act to allow claims for damages to be brought against the United States for personal injury or death of a member of the Armed Forces arising out of a negligent or wrongful act or omission in the performance of medical, dental, or related health care functions that is provided by persons acting within the scope of their office or employment by or at the direction of the government inside the United States.
 
Requires a reduction of claims under this Act by the present value of other benefits attributable to such death or injury received by the member and by that member's estate, survivors, and beneficiaries pursuant to other federal law. 
 
Prohibits a claim under this Act from being reduced by the amount of any benefit received under Servicemembers Group Life Insurance.
 
Makes this Act inapplicable to any claim arising out of the combatant activities of the Armed Forces during the time of armed conflict. 

action_date: 2010-04-26
text: 
Carmelo Rodriguez Military Medical Accountability Act of 2009 - Amends the Federal Tort Claims Act to allow claims for damages to be brought against the United States for personal injury or death of a member of the Armed Forces arising out of a negligent or wrongful act or omission in the performance of medical, dental, or related health care functions that is provided by persons acting within the scope of their office or employment by or at the direction of the government.
 
Prohibits a claim under this Act from being reduced by the amount of any benefit received under Servicemembers Group Life Insurance.
 
Makes this Act inapplicable to any claim arising out of the combatant activities of the Armed Forces during the time of armed conflict.
 

 
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-04-26
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 267.
action_date: 2010-04-26
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 111-466.
action_date: 2010-04-26
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 111-466.
action_date: 2009-10-07
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 14 - 12.
action_date: 2009-10-07
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2009-05-19
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) .
action_date: 2009-05-19
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2009-03-24
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2009-03-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
action_date: 2009-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2009-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-03-12
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to require that certain laminated woven bags be marked with the country of origin.

Bill: 111-hr-1480
Sponsor: Rep. Kagen, Steve [D-WI-8]
Introduced: 2009-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Consumer affairs
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2009-03-12
text: 
Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to require that certain laminated woven bags be marked with the country of origin.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2009-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-03-12
text: Introduced in House
Solid Waste Compact Act

Bill: 111-hr-1481
Sponsor: Rep. Kanjorski, Paul E. [D-PA-11]
Introduced: 2009-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Government information and archives
Intergovernmental relations
Solid waste and recycling
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2009-03-12
text: 
Solid Waste Compact Act - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to allow states with approved state solid waste management plans to prohibit the importation of solid waste from outside the state. 
 
Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to identify alternative solid waste disposal methods and establish and publish technical guidance regarding their implementation.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-03-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
action_date: 2009-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2009-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-03-12
text: Introduced in House
Consumer Reasonable Energy Price Protection Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-1482
Sponsor: Rep. Kanjorski, Paul E. [D-PA-11]
Introduced: 2009-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Energy assistance for the poor and aged
Energy revenues and royalties
Oil and gas
Sales and excise taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2009-03-12
text: 
Consumer Reasonable Energy Price Protection Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a windfall profit tax on crude oil, natural gas, or fuel which is the product of crude oil or natural gas. Defines &quot;windfall profit&quot; as so much of the profit as exceeds a reasonable profit. Establishes a Reasonable Profits Board to determine reasonable profit. Dedicates the proceeds of such tax to the low-income home energy assistance program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-03-12
text: Referred to House Appropriations
action_date: 2009-03-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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: 2009-03-12
text: Referred to House Ways and Means
action_date: 2009-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-03-12
text: Introduced in House
National Neurotechnology Initiative Act

Bill: 111-hr-1483
Sponsor: Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1]
Introduced: 2009-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Department of Health and Human Services
Executive agency funding and structure
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Medical education
Medical research
Mental health
Neurological disorders
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Technology assessment

Summary:
action_date: 2009-03-12
text: 
National Neurotechnology Initiative Act - Defines &quot;neurotechnology&quot; to mean the science and technology that allows an individual to analyze, understand, treat, and heal the brain and nervous system.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to implement a National Neurotechnology Initiative, under which the Secretary shall: (1) establish goals, priorities, and metrics for evaluation for federal neurotechnology research, development, and commercialization; (2) increase the investment in federal research, development, and translational programs in neurotechnology to achieve such goals; and (3) increase interagency coordination.

Requires the Secretary to establish the National Neurotechnology Coordination Office and the National Neurotechnology Advisory Council.

Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop the Blueprint for Neuroscience Research to: (1) identify pervasive challenges in neuroscience and any technological barriers to solving such challenges; and (2) support the development of new tools, training opportunities, and other resources to assist neuroscientists in basic and clinical research. 

Directs the Commissioner of Food and Drugs to require the Directors of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, and the Center for Devices and Radiological Health to improve the timelines of the review process for neurology and psychiatry.

Requires the Director of the National Neurotechnology Coordination Office to establish the American Neurotechnology Study Center.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-03-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2009-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2009-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-03-12
text: Introduced in House
Rabbi Arthur Schneier Congressional Gold Medal Act

Bill: 111-hr-1484
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14]
Introduced: 2009-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Human rights
Religion

Summary:
action_date: 2009-03-12
text: 
Rabbi Arthur Schneier Congressional Gold Medal Act - Awards the Congressional Gold Medal to Rabbi Arthur Schneier in recognition of his pioneering role in promoting religious freedom and human rights throughout the world for close to half a century.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2009-03-12
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E661)
action_date: 2009-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-03-12
text: Introduced in House
Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-1485
Sponsor: Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-5]
Introduced: 2009-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Business records
Civil actions and liability
Coast guard
Consumer affairs
Crimes against women
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Emergency communications systems
Evidence and witnesses
Fires
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Jurisdiction and venue
Law enforcement officers
Marine and inland water transportation
Marine pollution
Sex offenses
Terrorism
Transportation safety and security
Travel and tourism
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2009-03-12
text: 
Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act of 2009 - Sets forth cruise vessel security and safety requirements concerning: (1) vessel design and construction; (2) crew access to passenger staterooms; (3) log book entry and reporting of deaths, missing individuals, and alleged crimes; (4) a database of crewmembers terminated due to commission of a crime; (5) maintenance of rape kits on board; (6) crime scene investigation training and certification for vessel crewmembers; (7) video surveillance to monitor crime; and (8) posting of certain safety information.
 
Sets forth penalties for violations of this Act.
 
Amends the Ports and Waterways Safety Act to revise the authority of the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating (Secretary) to dispatch Coast Guard personnel on vessels to deter or respond to terrorism or transportation security incidents. Authorizes use of such personnel to act as: (1) environmental observers to monitor compliance with federal laws regarding the discharge of waste into U.S. waters; and (2) public safety officers to assist vessel passengers and crew with reporting and investigation of crimes, securing of suspects, and collection of crime evidence.
 
Directs the Secretary to study and report to Congress on the security needs of a passenger vessel depending on the number of passengers on the vessel, with recommendations for security improvements.
 
Amends the Death on the High Seas Act to extend from 3 to 12 miles from the U.S. shore the high seas jurisdiction wherein a death by a wrongful act, neglect, or default of a person or vessel will allow the personal representative of the decedent to bring a civil action in admiralty.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-03-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2009-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2009-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-03-12
text: Introduced in House
Mortgage Credit Repair Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-1486
Sponsor: Rep. Meek, Kendrick B. [D-FL-17]
Introduced: 2009-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Bankruptcy
Consumer affairs
Consumer credit
Housing finance and home ownership

Summary:
action_date: 2009-03-12
text: 
Mortgage Credit Repair Act of 2009 - Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to define &quot;front end ratio&quot; as a ratio that indicates what portion of an individual's income is used to make mortgage payments, calculated by dividing an individual's gross monthly income by their housing expenses, particularly the mortgage principal, interest, taxes, and insurance (PITI).
 
Prohibits a consumer reporting agency from making a consumer report containing cases under title 11 or under the Bankruptcy Act that antedate the report by more than three years when certain criteria are met. Includes among such criteria that a consumer's front-end debt ratio on a mortgage instrument originated or refinanced on or after January 1, 2003, was 37% or higher for at least six months before and continuing through the time that the bankruptcy is filed.
 
Prohibits a consumer reporting agency from making a consumer report containing any adverse information excluding bankruptcy, but including closed accounts, amounts in collections, accounts charged to profit or loss, repossessions, and foreclosures, if certain circumstances have occurred. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2009-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-03-12
text: Introduced in House
Overdraft Fee Notification Act

Bill: 111-hr-1487
Sponsor: Rep. Meek, Kendrick B. [D-FL-17]
Introduced: 2009-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Consumer affairs
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2009-03-12
text: 
Overdraft Fee Notification Act - Amends the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to prohibit a financial institution from imposing any fee or charge for consumer overdraft protection unless it notifies the consumer, in a specified manner, of the fee or charge for such protection before the transaction that would result in an overdraft is completed. Requires such notice for all in-person, automated, telephonic, and Internet-based financial transactions. 
 
Requires financial institutions to disclose to the consumer in periodic statements the annual percentage rate of interest which any overdraft protection fee or charge represents. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2009-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-03-12
text: Introduced in House
Consumer Checking Fairness Act

Bill: 111-hr-1488
Sponsor: Rep. Meek, Kendrick B. [D-FL-17]
Introduced: 2009-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Consumer affairs
Federal Reserve System

Summary:
action_date: 2009-03-12
text: 
Consumer Checking Fairness Act - Amends the Expedited Funds Availability Act to require depository institutions to: (1) post checks presented for payment against checking accounts used primarily for personal, family, or household purposes after the close of any business day in the numerical order of the checks, beginning with the lowest number; (2) notify accountholders of, and require their written consent for, an alternate posting order; and (3) credit all deposits to such accounts after the close of any business day before debiting any check drawn on the account and presented for payment.
 
Directs the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to prescribe implementing regulations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2009-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-03-12
text: Introduced in House
To extend Corridor O of the Appalachian Development Highway System from its current southern terminus at I-68 near Cumberland to Corridor H, which stretches from Weston, West Virginia, to Strasburg, Virginia.

Bill: 111-hr-1489
Sponsor: Rep. Mollohan, Alan B. [D-WV-1]
Introduced: 2009-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Maryland
Roads and highways
Rural conditions and development
Transportation programs funding
West Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2009-03-12
text: 
Designates a segment from Interstate Route 68 to Corridor H as an addition to Corridor O of the Appalachian Development Highway System in Maryland and West Virginia.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-03-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2009-03-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2009-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2009-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-03-12
text: Introduced in House