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Permanent Prevention of Asian Carp Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3553
Sponsor: Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]
Introduced: 2010-06-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Aquatic ecology
Fishes
Floods and storm protection
Government studies and investigations
Great Lakes
Hydrology and hydrography
Illinois
Indiana
Lakes and rivers
Marine and inland water transportation
Mississippi River
Watersheds
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2010-06-30
text: 
Permanent Prevention of Asian Carp Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to study the watersheds of the Illinois, Chicago, and Calumet Rivers, including their tributaries, that drain directly into Lake Michigan to determine the feasibility and best means of implementing the hydrologic separation of the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River Basins to prevent the introduction or establishment of populations of aquatic nuisance species between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins through the Chicago Area Water System (CAWS) and other aquatic pathways.
 
Requires the study to: (1) include options to address flooding, Chicago wastewater and stormwater infrastructure, waterway safety operations, and barge and recreational vessel traffic alternatives; and (2) contain a detailed analysis of the environmental benefits and costs of each option.
 
Directs: (1) the Secretary to carry out this Act at full federal cost; and (2) the President, or the Council on Environmental Quality as a designee to the President, to oversee the study to ensure its thoroughness and timely completion.
 
Requires the Director of the United States Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to: (1) monitor and survey all waters that connect to the Great Lakes Basin or could connect to it due to flooding, underground hydrological connection, or human-made diversion to identify additional threats that could allow Asian Carp to enter the Basin; and (2) prioritize each threat and help identify means to impede the passage of Asian Carp to the Basin.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-06-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2010-06-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Stop Deceptive Advertising for Women's Services Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3554
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2010-06-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Abortion
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Consumer affairs
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Marketing and advertising

Summary:
action_date: 2010-06-30
text: 
Stop Deceptive Advertising for Women's Services Act of 2010 - Requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to: (1) promulgate rules prohibiting, as unfair and deceptive acts or practices, persons from advertising with the intent to deceptively create the impression that such persons provide abortion services if they do not provide such services; and (2) enforce violations of such rules as unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-06-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2010-06-30
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 515 9th Street in Rapid City, South Dakota, as the "Andrew W. Bogue Federal Building and United States Courthouse".

Bill: 111-s-3555
Sponsor: Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD]
Introduced: 2010-06-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Judges
South Dakota

Summary:
action_date: 2010-06-30
text: 
Designates the federal building and U.S. courthouse located at 515 9th Street in Rapid City, South Dakota, as the &quot;Andrew W. Bogue Federal Building and United States Courthouse.&quot;


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-06-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2010-06-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Hire A Hero Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3556
Sponsor: Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS]
Introduced: 2010-06-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax credits
National Guard and reserves
Small business
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2010-06-30
text: 
Hire A Hero Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow certain employers a work opportunity tax credit for hiring members of the Ready Reserve or National Guard.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-06-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2010-06-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Sandy Feldman Kindergarten Plus Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3557
Sponsor: Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT]
Introduced: 2010-06-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Preschool education
School administration
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2010-06-30
text: 
Sandy Feldman Kindergarten Plus Act of 2010 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to states to provide Kindergarten Plus (K+) programs of voluntary full days of kindergarten during the summer before and the summer after their traditional kindergarten school year.
 
Directs the Secretary to ensure, to the extent possible, that each grant is of sufficient size to enable the state to provide K+ to all eligible students served by the local educational agencies (LEAs) within the state with the highest concentrations of eligible students. Makes children eligible to participate in such programs if they are: (1) five-years old or will be eligible to attend kindergarten at the beginning of the next school year; (2) from a family with an income at or below 185% of the poverty line; and (3) not already served by a high-quality program in the summer before or the summer after the child enters kindergarten.
 
Requires states, in awarding subgrants, to give priority to LEAs that: (1) serve the greatest number or percentage of eligible students; and (2) propose to reduce class size and student-to-teacher ratios in K+ significantly below the average ratios in regular kindergarten classes served by the LEA. Provides for direct grants to LEAs whose states do not apply for grants. Sets forth K+ teacher and personnel quality standards.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-06-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2010-06-30
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5701)
action_date: 2010-06-30
text: Introduced in Senate
No Child Left Behind Reform Act

Bill: 111-s-3558
Sponsor: Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT]
Introduced: 2010-06-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Computers and information technology
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Licensing and registrations
Science and engineering education
Social Sciences and History
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2010-06-30
text: 
No Child Left Behind Reform Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to allow states to include measures of individual or cohort growth over time in determining whether students are making adequate yearly progress (AYP) toward state academic performance standards. Eliminates the consideration of student attendance rates.
 
Allows schools to be given credit for performing well on measures other than test scores when calculating student achievement.
 
Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive: (1) grants to state educational agencies to develop or increase the capacity of data systems for accountability purposes; and (2) subgrants to increase the capacity of local educational agencies to upgrade, create, or manage information databases for the purpose of measuring AYP.
 
 Revises the definition of highly qualified teacher to authorize states to: (1) use a generalist exam for middle school teachers; and (2) issue certificates that qualify teachers to teach a number of subjects in social studies or in science.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-06-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2010-06-30
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5701-5702)
action_date: 2010-06-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Mentoring America's Children Act of 2009

Bill: 111-s-3559
Sponsor: Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT]
Introduced: 2010-06-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Crime prevention
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Minority education
Performance measurement
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2010-06-30
text: 
Mentoring America's Children Act of 2009 [
sic
] - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to make miscellaneous changes to the Mentoring grant program under title IV that include: (1) improvement of school connectedness and character education among mentoring's purposes; (2) corporations, universities, foster care group homes, and other entities among program providers; (3) a requirement that mentors help children become responsible and successful adults; (4) foster youth, children with an incarcerated parent, suburban children in high crime areas, and children living in high gang involvement, drug use, dropout, or youth suicide areas among those most in need of mentoring; (5) children's participation in internships as a program goal; (6) mandatory assurances by grant applicants that each mentor will be assigned to no more than three children; (7) mandatory information by grant applicants about plans for monitoring mentor/mentee matches and the satisfaction of grant matching requirements that increase from 10% to 50% over the 3-year grant term; and (8) entities serving foster children or children living in high youth suicide areas as priority grant recipients.
 
Allows grantees to be considered for new grants if: (1) their prior performance was satisfactory; (2) they propose to use the new grant exclusively for expanded service to a new area or population; and (3) they are able to provide a 50% match to the new grant funds. 
 
Directs the Secretary of Education to: (1) provide training and technical assistance to grantees, and track and evaluate their performance; and (2) arrange for research on school-based mentoring, the results of which are to be provided to the mentoring community.
 
 Includes mentoring in ESEA programs for: (1) Indian, Native Hawaiian, and Alaskan Native education; (2) the transitioning of youth offenders into education; and (3) school violence and drug abuse prevention.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-06-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2010-06-30
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5702)
action_date: 2010-06-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Combating the Pakistani Taliban Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3560
Sponsor: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2010-06-30 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Asia
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Foreign and international banking
Pakistan
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2010-06-30
text: 
Combating the Pakistani Taliban Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of State to designate the Pakistani Taliban as a foreign terrorist organization under the Immigration and Nationality Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-06-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2010-06-30
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to rename the Homestead National Monument of America near Beatrice, Nebraska, as the Homestead National Historical Park.

Bill: 111-s-3562
Sponsor: Sen. Nelson, Ben [D-NE]
Introduced: 2010-06-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Historic sites and heritage areas
Land transfers
Monuments and memorials
Nebraska
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2010-06-30
text: 
 Redesignates the National Park System unit known as Homestead National Monument of America and near Beatrice, Nebraska, as the &quot;Homestead National Historical Park.&quot; 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-06-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2010-06-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Rebuilding Local Business Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3563
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2010-06-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Economic development
Economic performance and conditions
Public contracts and procurement
Small business
Unemployment

Summary:
action_date: 2010-06-30
text: 
Rebuilding Local Business Act of 2010 - Amends the Small Business Act to designate as a HUBZone (historically underutilized business zone), for purposes of assistance under such Act: (1) an initial period rebuilding county; and (2) an extension period rebuilding county.
 
Defines an initial period rebuilding county as a county, parish, or similar political subdivision: (1) for which the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) determines that the one-year unemployment rate is at least 120% of the one-year average unadjusted unemployment rate for the United States; (2) that is not a HUBZone or will cease to qualify as a HUBZone two years after such unemployment determination; and (3) during the three-year period beginning on the date of such unemployment determination.
 
Defines an extension rebuilding county as a county, parish, or political subdivision: (1) in which the Administrator has made the above unemployment determination; (2) for which the above three-year period has ended; (3) for which the Administrator determines that the unemployment rate as of a specified date is at least 140% of the average unadjusted unemployment rate; and (4) for which such designation extends for an additional specified period after the three-year period.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-06-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
action_date: 2010-06-30
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to promote the potential of women in academic science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

Bill: 111-s-3564
Sponsor: Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM]
Introduced: 2010-07-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Government information and archives
Higher education
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Science and engineering education
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Women's education
Women's employment

Summary:
action_date: 2010-07-12
text: 
Defines a &quot;federal STEM agency&quot; as any federal agency responsible for not less than 2% of total federal research and development funding in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) to institutions of higher education, according to National Science Foundation (NSF) data.
 
Requires the Director of Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to develop a policy for federal STEM agencies to carry out a program of workshops that educate program officers, members of grant review panels, and institution of higher education (IHE) STEM department chairs on how to implement methods that minimize the influence of gender bias in the evaluation of federal research grants and in the related academic advancement of the recipients of these grants. 
 
Authorizes federal STEM agencies to make grants to eligible organizations to carry out workshops. 
 
Requires the Secretary of Commerce to support at least one workshop every two years among the federal STEM agencies. 
 
Requires the Director to transmit a report to Congress determining such program's effectiveness. 
 
Requires the Secretary to develop a policy to extend research grant support for federally funded researchers who are caregivers.
 
Requires federal STEM agencies to collect specified standardized annual demographic data for all applications and proposals for STEM research and development grants to IHEs. Provides for the publication of such data. 
 
 Requires NSF to report statistical summary data on the demographics of STEM faculty at IHEs in the United States and report to Congress on how NSF will gather such data. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-07-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2010-07-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Mohave Valley Land Conveyance Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3565
Sponsor: Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ]
Introduced: 2010-07-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Arizona
Firearms and explosives
Land transfers
Outdoor recreation

Summary:
action_date: 2010-07-12
text: 
Mohave Valley Land Conveyance Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), to convey specified federal land in Mohave County, Arizona, to the Arizona Game and Fish Commission for use as a public shooting range. 
 
 Requires the Arizona Game and Fish Commission to pay all administrative costs necessary for the preparation and completion of any patents of, and transfer of title to, the federal land. 
 
Requires the land conveyed under this Act to the Arizona Game and Fish Commission to be managed for recreation or other public purposes. 


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: 2010-07-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2010-07-12
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5746)
action_date: 2010-07-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3568
Sponsor: Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL]
Introduced: 2010-07-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Agricultural research
Agricultural trade
Animal and plant health
Congressional oversight
Fruit and vegetables
Government trust funds
Pest management
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Tariffs
Trade agreements and negotiations

Summary:
action_date: 2010-07-12
text: 
Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund Act of 2010 - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to establish the Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund, consisting of revenues from duties paid on imported citrus and citrus products, to support scientific research, technical assistance, and development activities to combat both domestic and invasive citrus diseases and pests harming the United States.
 
Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to issue an order to: (1) subject domestic citrus producers to the requirements of this Act; and (2) establish a Citrus Research and Development Board.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to provide grants to the Board to develop a coordinated program of research and product development relating to: (1) scientific research of both domestic and invasive diseases and pests afflicting the citrus industry; and (2) support for the dissemination and commercialization of relevant information, techniques, and technologies discovered through Fund research or other research projects intended to solve problems caused by citrus production diseases and invasive pests.
 
Requires the President to notify certain congressional committees before entering into a trade agreement that could result in a decrease in the amount of: (1) duties paid on imported citrus and citrus products; and (2) funds transferred into the Fund.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-07-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2010-07-12
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5746-5747)
action_date: 2010-07-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Subsea Hydrocarbon Imagery and Planning Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3569
Sponsor: Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL]
Introduced: 2010-07-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Accidents
Atmospheric science and weather
Department of Commerce
Ecology
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Environmental technology
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Government studies and investigations
Government trust funds
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine pollution
Oil and gas
Seafood
Technology assessment

Summary:
action_date: 2010-07-12
text: 
 Subsea Hydrocarbon Imagery and Planning Act of 2010 - Directs the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to conduct a comprehensive review of the current state of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and its capacity to monitor, map, and track subsea hydrocarbons.
 
Sets forth required elements of the review, including reviews of technological capabilities relevant to identifying releases of oil or natural gas after a spill and recommendations for long-term monitoring and assessment.
 
Requires the Under Secretary, not later than one year after enactment of this Act, to establish a hydrocarbon monitoring and assessment program based on the recommendations developed under the comprehensive review.
 
 Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer to the Secretary of Commerce, out of any funds in the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund not otherwise appropriated, $15 million to carry out this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-07-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5748)
action_date: 2010-07-12
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5747-5748)
action_date: 2010-07-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Hydropower Renewable Energy Development Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3571
Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
Introduced: 2010-07-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Dams and canals
Electric power generation and transmission
Income tax credits

Summary:
action_date: 2010-07-13
text: 
Hydropower Renewable Energy Development Act of 2010 - Includes hydroelectric energy generated in the United States by a hydroelectric facility within the definition of &quot;renewable energy&quot; for purposes of any federal program or standard.
 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) classify certain hydropower production facilities as a renewable resource for purposes of the tax credit for producing electricity from renewable resources; and (2) eliminate the one-half reduction in the tax credit rate for hydropower facilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-07-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5790-5791)
action_date: 2010-07-13
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5790)
action_date: 2010-07-13
text: Introduced in Senate