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Diabetes Prevention Act of 2009

Bill: 111-s-2734
Sponsor: Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN]
Introduced: 2009-11-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Digestive and metabolic diseases
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical education
Medical research
Nutrition and diet
Physical fitness and lifestyle

Summary:
action_date: 2009-11-05
text: 
Diabetes Prevention Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to establish a national diabetes prevention program targeted at persons at high risk for diabetes. 
 
Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to recognized eligible entities to: (1) support community-based diabetes prevention model sites that work with the health care delivery system to identify such high risk persons and to refer them to, or provide them with, cost-effective group-based lifestyle intervention programs; and (2) evaluate methods for ensuring the scalability of recognized community-based diabetes prevention model sites nationally, the health and economic benefits of a national diabetes prevention program for high risk persons in certain age groups, emerging approaches to identify and engage persons at high risk in health care and community-based programs, novel strategies for linking community-based program delivery with existing clinical services, and the costs and cost effectiveness of clinic-community linkages.
 
Directs the Secretary to develop and implement: (1) a program under which the Secretary recognizes, annually, eligible entities that deliver community-based diabetes prevention services; (2) a curriculum development and training program for diabetes prevention master and lifestyle intervention instructors; (3) community outreach programs to identify community and provider groups to participate in the national diabetes prevention program and coordinate quality assurance programs at the local level in partnership with community-based organizations; and (4) a national partner outreach program to identify and work with national partners to identify workers in the community to complete instructor training and to facilitate the recognition of eligible entities to deliver community-based diabetes prevention programs. 
 
Requires the Secretary to: (1) provide quality assurance for each community-based diabetes prevention program model site funded under this Act and for other recognized community-based diabetes prevention programs; and (2) award grants to eligible entities to conduct diabetes prevention research. Authorizes the Secretary to conduct or support studies to manage, reduce, and prevent type-2 diabetes in at-risk populations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-11-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2009-11-05
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11212-11213)
action_date: 2009-11-05
text: Introduced in Senate
Gulf Oyster Protection Act of 2009

Bill: 111-s-2735
Sponsor: Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL]
Introduced: 2009-11-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Health and Human Services
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Seafood

Summary:
action_date: 2009-11-05
text: 
Gulf Oyster Protection Act of 2009 - Prohibits the use of federal funds to establish or implement any requirement for the control of Vibrio vulnificus applicable to the post-harvest processing of oysters that is in addition to federal requirements applicable to such processing as of the date of enactment of this Act.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-11-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2009-11-05
text: Introduced in Senate
Justice for Survivors of Sexual Assault Act of 2009

Bill: 111-s-2736
Sponsor: Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN]
Introduced: 2009-11-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Crime victims
Crimes against women
Criminal justice information and records
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Evidence and witnesses
Indian social and development programs
Law enforcement administration and funding
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Minority health
Nursing
Performance measurement
Sex offenses

Summary:
action_date: 2009-11-05
text: 
Justice for Survivors of Sexual Assault Act of 2009 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to: (1) require states receiving Edward Byrne Memorial justice assistance grants to certify the implementation of a policy for requiring all rape kits (DNA evidence relating to sexual assault) to be sent to crime laboratories for forensic analysis: (2) adjust the amount of such grants based upon compliance and noncompliance with rape kit backlog reduction requirements under this Act; (3) eliminate rape kit repayment requirements for sexual assault victims; and (4) provide for sexual assault forensic medical personnel examiners to collect and preserve evidence, provide expert testimony, and provide treatment of trauma relating to sexual assault.
 
Amends the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 to: (1) authorize funding to eliminate rape kit backlogs and ensure that DNA analyses of samples from rape kits are carried out in a timely manner; and (2) require states and local governments to adopt performance measures for reducing rape kit backlogs.
 
Directs the Comptroller General to study and report to Congress on the availability of sexual assault nurse examiners and trained examiners at all Indian Health Service facilities operated under contracts.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-11-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11214-11215)
action_date: 2009-11-05
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11213)
action_date: 2009-11-05
text: Introduced in Senate
Jerusalem Embassy Relocation Act of 2009

Bill: 111-s-2737
Sponsor: Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS]
Introduced: 2009-11-05 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Appropriations
Congressional oversight
Department of State
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government information and archives
Israel
Middle East
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status

Summary:
action_date: 2009-11-05
text: 
Jerusalem Embassy Relocation Act of 2009 - Amends the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 to eliminate the President's authority to waive certain funding limitations for Department of State acquisition and maintenance of buildings abroad until the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem has officially opened.
 
Limits appropriations that may be obligated in FY2012 for Department acquisition and maintenance of buildings abroad until the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem has officially opened.
 
States that, for each of FY2010-FY2011, of funds authorized to be appropriated for Department acquisition and maintenance of buildings abroad, necessary sums should be made available until expended only for construction and other costs associated with the establishment in Jerusalem of the U.S. Embassy in Israel.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-11-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2009-11-05
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11215-11216)
action_date: 2009-11-05
text: Introduced in Senate
National Liberty Memorial Act

Bill: 111-s-2738
Sponsor: Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT]
Introduced: 2009-11-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
District of Columbia
Europe
Military history
Military personnel and dependents
Monuments and memorials
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history
United Kingdom

Summary:
action_date: 2009-11-05
text: 
National Liberty Memorial Act - Authorizes the National Mall Liberty Fund D.C. (previously the Black Revolutionary War Patriots Foundation) to establish a memorial on specified federal land in the District of Columbia to honor slaves and free black persons who served as soldiers and sailors or provided civilian assistance during the American Revolution.

action_date: 2010-08-05
text: 
Authorizes the National Mall Liberty Fund D.C. (previously the Black Revolutionary War Patriots Foundation) to establish a memorial on specified federal land in the District of Columbia to honor slaves and free black persons who served as soldiers and sailors or provided civilian assistance during the American Revolution. 
 
Prohibits the National Mall Liberty Fund D.C. from using federal funds for the establishment of such memorial. 
 
Repeals P.L. 99-558 and P.L. 100-625 relating to the establishment and approval of the location of a black revolutionary war patriots memorial.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-08-05
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 533.
action_date: 2010-08-05
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with amendments. With written report No. 111-263.
action_date: 2010-08-05
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with amendments. With written report No. 111-263.
action_date: 2010-06-21
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
action_date: 2009-12-03
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 111-318.
action_date: 2009-11-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2009-11-05
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11216)
action_date: 2009-11-05
text: Introduced in Senate
Literacy Education for All, Results for the Nation Act

Bill: 111-s-2740
Sponsor: Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]
Introduced: 2009-11-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Government information and archives
Language arts
Preschool education
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2009-11-05
text: 
 Literacy Education for All, Results for the Nation Act (LEARN Act) - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award grants to states for comprehensive planning to improve the literacy of children from birth through grade 12. 
 
Directs the Secretary to award competitive grants to states to implement their comprehensive literacy plans for such children through: (1) competitive subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) or early learning programs to carry out certain high quality early literacy initiatives for children from birth through kindergarten entry; (2) competitive subgrants to LEAs or LEAs in partnership with nonprofit literacy organizations for certain initiatives to improve the literacy of students in kindergarten through grade 12, provided such LEAs have jurisdiction over a significant number or percentage of underperforming schools and serve high need areas; and (3) state activities that include providing technical assistance to subgrantees, coordinating literacy programs and resources throughout the state, disseminating information on promising literacy programs, and enhancing the credentials of literacy instructors. 
 
Gives subgrant priority to applicants serving a high number or percentage of impoverished children and, for those serving students from kindergarten through grade 12, a high number or percentage of students reading and writing below grade level.
 
Requires the Secretary to: (1) contract with an independent organization for a five-year national evaluation of the implementation and effect of the literacy initiatives supported by this Act; and (2) provide technical assistance and information on literacy instruction to educational entities.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to withhold this Act's funding from states and subgrantees, and states to withhold funding from subgrantees, whose initiatives are not making significant progress in improving student literacy.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-11-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2009-11-05
text: Introduced in Senate
Rural Telemedicine Enhancing Community Health (TECH) Act of 2009

Bill: 111-s-2741
Sponsor: Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM]
Introduced: 2009-11-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Department of Health and Human Services
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Indian social and development programs
Medicare
Minority health
Neurological disorders
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2009-11-05
text: 
Rural Telemedicine Enhancing Community Health (TECH) Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish telehealth pilot projects for the purpose of analyzing the clinical outcomes and cost effectiveness associated with telehealth services in a variety of geographic areas. 
 
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) provide for expansion of originating telehealth sites for stroke telehealth services; (2) provide access to store-and-forward telehealth services in facilities of the Indian Health Service and federally qualified health centers; and (3) direct the Secretary to establish reasonable regulations to consider the remote credentialing and privileging standards for originating sites with respect to telehealth services. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-11-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2009-11-05
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11216-11217)
action_date: 2009-11-05
text: Introduced in Senate
Cold War Service Medal Act of 2009

Bill: 111-s-2743
Sponsor: Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME]
Introduced: 2009-11-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Military history
Military personnel and dependents
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2009-11-05
text: 
Cold War Service Medal Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Secretary of the military department concerned to issue the Cold War Service Medal to members of the Armed Forces who were discharged or released under honorable conditions after having: (1) served on active duty for at least 24 consecutive months during the Cold War (September 2, 1945, through December 26, 1991); (2) deployed outside the continental United States for at least 30 days during such period; or (3) performed other Cold War service as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe.
 
Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary should expedite the design of the Medal as well its issuance to eligible members.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-11-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2009-11-05
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11217)
action_date: 2009-11-05
text: Introduced in Senate
Carbon Dioxide Capture Technology Act of 2009

Bill: 111-s-2744
Sponsor: Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY]
Introduced: 2009-11-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental technology

Summary:
action_date: 2009-11-05
text: 
Carbon Dioxide Capture Technology Act of 2009 - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to: (1) direct the Secretary of Energy to establish and award competitive technology financial awards for the development and implementation of technology to capture carbon dioxide from dilute sources; and (2) establish the Carbon Dioxide Capture Technology Advisory Board to advise the Secretary in carrying out duties under this Act. Terminates the Board and all authorities under this Act on December 31, 2020.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-12-08
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 111-330.
action_date: 2009-11-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2009-11-05
text: Introduced in Senate
Distracted Flying Act

Bill: 111-s-2745
Sponsor: Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND]
Introduced: 2009-11-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Aviation and airports
Department of Transportation
Telephone and wireless communication
Transportation employees
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2009-11-05
text: 
Distracted Flying Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to initiate a rulemaking for regulations prohibiting, except for operational, emergency safety-related, or employment- related communications, commercial flight crew members from using personal wireless communications devices or laptop computers while on duty on the flight deck of an aircraft that is in operation.
 
Subjects persons to certain penalties for violations of the requirements of this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-11-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2009-11-05
text: Introduced in Senate
Too Big to Fail, Too Big to Exist Act

Bill: 111-s-2746
Sponsor: Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
Introduced: 2009-11-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation
Congressional oversight
Financial crises and stabilization
Financial services and investments
Insurance industry and regulation

Summary:
action_date: 2009-11-05
text: 
Too Big to Fail, Too Big to Exist Act - Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) submit to Congress, within 90 days after enactment of this Act, a list of all commercial banks, investment banks, hedge funds, and insurance companies that the Secretary believes are too big to fail (&quot; Too Big To Fail List&quot;); and (2) break up entities included on such list so that their failure would no longer cause a catastrophic effect on the United States or global economy without a taxpayer bailout.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-11-06
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11241-11242)
action_date: 2009-11-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2009-11-05
text: Introduced in Senate
Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2009

Bill: 111-s-2747
Sponsor: Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM]
Introduced: 2009-11-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Government trust funds
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:
action_date: 2009-11-06
text: 
Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2009 - Amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to make permanent the authorization for the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
 
Makes monies covered into the Fund available for expenditure to carry out the purposes of the Act without further appropriation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-11-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11254-11255)
action_date: 2009-11-06
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11254)
action_date: 2009-11-06
text: Introduced in Senate
Small Business and Military Family Assistance Act of 2009

Bill: 111-s-2748
Sponsor: Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2009-11-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax credits
Military personnel and dependents
Small business
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2009-11-06
text: 
Small Business and Military Family Assistance Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2010 the tax credit for differential wages paid to employees while on active duty in the uniformed services for a period of more than 30 days.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-11-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2009-11-06
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11255)
action_date: 2009-11-06
text: Introduced in Senate
Access to Nutritious Meals for Young Children Act of 2009

Bill: 111-s-2749
Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2009-11-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Adult day care
Child care and development
Education of the disadvantaged
Food assistance and relief
Nutrition and diet
Poverty and welfare assistance
Preschool education

Summary:
action_date: 2009-11-06
text: 
Access to Nutritious Meals for Young Children Act of 2009 - Amends the the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to increase reimbursement rates for free, reduced price, and paid meals and snacks served under the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) at nonresidential child care centers and family or group day care homes.
 
Allows such providers to be reimbursed for the service of three meals and a snack. (Currently, reimbursement is provided for two meals and a snack.)
 
Lowers the percentage of children or school children in an area that must be eligible for free or reduced price meals under the school lunch or breakfast programs to make family or group day care homes in the area eligible for higher CACFP reimbursement rates as tier I homes. 
 
Increases the maximum monthly administrative payment per home provided to sponsors of family or group day care homes.
 
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to improve the ability of the CACFP to reach low-income families by streamlining program and paperwork requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-11-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2009-11-06
text: Introduced in Senate
Student-to-School Nurse Ratio Improvement Act of 2009

Bill: 111-s-2750
Sponsor: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2009-11-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Nursing

Summary:
action_date: 2009-11-06
text: 
Student-to-School Nurse Ratio Improvement Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to make demonstration grants to states in which the student-to-school nurse ratio in public secondary schools, elementary schools, and kindergarten is 750 or more students to every school nurse to reduce such ratio.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-11-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2009-11-06
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Big Spring, Texas, as the George H. O'Brien, Jr., Department of Veterans Medical Center.

Bill: 111-s-2751
Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2009-11-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Health facilities and institutions
Texas
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2009-11-09
text: 
Designates the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Big Spring, Texas, as the &quot;George H. O'Brien, Jr., Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center.&quot; 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-05-19
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-623.
action_date: 2009-11-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2009-11-09
text: Introduced in Senate