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Housing Opportunity and Mortgage Equity Act of 2010

Bill: 111-hr-6218
Sponsor: Rep. Cardoza, Dennis A. [D-CA-18]
Introduced: 2010-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises
Housing finance and home ownership
Interest, dividends, interest rates
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: 
Housing Opportunity and Mortgage Equity Act of 2010 - Directs the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) (government-sponsored enterprises or GSEs) each to carry out a one-year program providing for the refinancing of qualified single-family housing mortgages it owns through a refinancing mortgage (and for the purchase of and securitization of such refinancing mortgages) in accordance with this Act and the policies and procedures of the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
 
Defines a qualified mortgage as one, regardless of whether the mortgagor is current on payments due or in default, that: (1) is an existing first mortgage for purchase of, or refinancing another first mortgage on, a one- to four-family dwelling, including a condominium or a share in a cooperative ownership housing association, that is occupied by the mortgagor as principal residence; (2) is owned or guaranteed by the particular GSE; and (3) was originated on or before enactment of this Act.
 
Specifies the terms and conditions of a refinancing mortgage, including a 40-year term to maturity and a prohibition on borrower fees. Requires waiver or forgiveness of all fees and penalties related to any default or delinquency on the original mortgage.
 
Requires a GSE to pay a fee of up to $1,000 to the servicer of a qualified mortgage refinance.
 
 Prohibits any requirement of a property appraisal.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Introduced in House
Small Business Jobs Amendments Act of 2010

Bill: 111-hr-6219
Sponsor: Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4]
Introduced: 2010-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Business investment and capital
Credit and credit markets
Government trust funds
Indian social and development programs
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: 
Small Business Jobs Amendments Act of 2010 - Amends the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 with respect to the Small Business Lending Fund Program (Program) to: (1) remove the requirement that a community development loan fund (CDLF) be a tax-exempt entity; (2) include as an eligible institution under the Program any small business lending company that has total assets equal to or less than $10 billion; and (3) include as authorized small business lending nonowner-occupied commercial real estate loans. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to develop eligibility criteria to determine the financial ability of a CDLF to participate in the Program.
 
Allows CDLFs to apply to receive from the Small Business Lending Fund up to 10% (current law allows up to 5%) of the total assets of the CDLF for investment in small businesses.
 
Provides: (1) dividend and interest incentives for participating loan institutions based on increases in small business lending; and (2) an authorized alternative computation of small business lending by such institutions. Requires eligible institutions to: (1) provide Program outreach to Indian tribes; and (2) include on its Internet website a statement that the institution is seeking to make small business loans and may not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, or age. Requires the Secretary, in exercising loan authorities, to consider increasing the availability of credit for small businesses operating on tribal trust lands or other Indian areas.
 
Authorizes an eligible institution to temporarily amortize, for up to a 10-year period, any loan loss or write-down in order to increase the availability of credit for small businesses.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Introduced in House
Inform All Veterans Act

Bill: 111-hr-6220
Sponsor: Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]
Introduced: 2010-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Disability assistance
Government information and archives
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: 
Inform All Veterans Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), as part of outreach services provided to veterans, to make available at readily accessible locations in VA health care facilities, and to ask each visiting veteran if that veteran wishes to receive, written information concerning: (1) submitting a claim for compensation; (2) establishing a service connection for a disability; and (3) contact information about VA offices that may offer assistance with respect to service-connected disabilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-09-29
text: Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Health Prior to Referral.
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Introduced in House
Kantishna Hills Renewable Energy Act of 2010

Bill: 111-hr-6221
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2010-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Alaska
Electric power generation and transmission
Land transfers
Licensing and registrations
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: 
Kantishna Hills Renewable Energy Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to issue permits for a specified microhydro project in nonwilderness areas within the Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska. Defines &quot;microhydro project&quot; as a hydroelectric power generating facility with a maximum power generation capability of less than 100 kilowatts and includes any distribution or transmission line required to serve the Kantishna Hills area. 
 
Directs the Secretary to exchange approximately 18 acres of identified land within the boundary of the Park and Preserve for approximately 18 acres of land owned by Doyon Tourism, Inc. 
 
Requires the land acquired by the Secretary to be administered as part of the Park and Preserve.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-10-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Introduced in House
Permanent End to TARP Act

Bill: 111-hr-6225
Sponsor: Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3]
Introduced: 2010-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Business investment and capital
Financial crises and stabilization
Housing finance and home ownership

Summary:
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: 
Permanent End to TARP Act - Amends the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) to terminate the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury with respect to the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) on October 3, 2010.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Introduced in House
Small Business Fairness Act of 2010

Bill: 111-hr-6226
Sponsor: Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-14]
Introduced: 2010-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Economic development
Indian social and development programs
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Public contracts and procurement
Small business
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Women in business

Summary:
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: 
Small Business Fairness Act of 2010 - Amends the Small Business Act to permit a federal agency to count toward its federal small business procurement and services contracting goals a contract between that agency and a small business teaming arrangement entity, to the extent that the obligations of such entity are performed by a qualified HUBZone small business or a small business owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, or women. Includes as a qualified HUBZone small business an Alaska Native Corporation and a small business wholly owned by one or more Indian tribal governments.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Introduced in House
Extended TRICARE Coverage for Military Families Now Act

Bill: 111-hr-6227
Sponsor: Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-9]
Introduced: 2010-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Health care coverage and access
Military medicine
Military personnel and dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: 
Extended TRICARE Coverage for Military Families Now Act - Prohibits terminating the eligibility of an individual who qualifies for treatment as a dependent under TRICARE (a Department of Defense [DOD] managed care program) solely by reason of exceeding the age limit of 21 years, or 23 years if enrolled in a full-time course of study at an approved institution of higher learning and is, or was at the time of the member's or former member's death, in fact dependent on the member or former member for over one-half of the child's support. Requires the continuation of such coverage for the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on the earlier of September 30, 2011, or the effective date of the extension of dependent coverage under TRICARE to individuals up to the age of 26.
 
Provides for the reenrollment of individuals whose eligibility ceased during the period beginning on June 1, 2010, and ending on the date of enactment of this Act by reason of exceeding such age limit.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-10-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Introduced in House
LEVEL Act

Bill: 111-hr-6228
Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]
Introduced: 2010-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Government studies and investigations
Motor fuels
Product safety and quality

Summary:
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: 
Leave Ethanol Volumes at Existing Levels Act or the LEVEL Act - Amends the Clean Air Act to revise the renewable fuel program, including by: (1) redefining &quot;renewable fuel&quot;; (2) reducing the percentage of renewable fuel that is required to be in gasoline sold or introduced into commerce in the United States (from 9% to 5.4% in 2008, 11.1% to 6.1% in 2009, 12.95% to 6.8% in 2010, 13.95% to 7.4% in 2011, and 15.2% to 7.5% in 2012); (3) revoking the renewable fuel standard for 2013-2022; (4) requiring the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration to provide to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) an estimate of the volumes of gasoline (currently of transportation fuel, biomass-based diesel, and cellulosic biofuel) projected to be sold or introduced into commerce in the following year; (5) making one gallon of cellulosic biomass ethanol or waste derived ethanol equivalent to 2.5 gallons of renewable fuel; (6) repealing provisions concerning cellulosic biofuel and biomass-based diesel; and (7) repealing a requirement that the Administrator of EPA promulgate fuel regulations to implement measures to mitigate adverse impacts on air quality as the result of renewable fuel requirements.
 
Amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to repeal provisions requiring EPA to report to Congress on current and future impacts of the renewable fuel requirements on environmental issues, resource conservation issues, and the growth and use of cultivated invasive or noxious plants and their impacts on the environment and agriculture.
 
Prohibits the Administrator from permitting or authorizing the introduction into commerce of an ethanol-gasoline blend containing greater than 10% ethanol by volume that is intended for general use in conventional gasoline-powered vehicles or engines.
 
Requires the Administrator to study: (1) the effects of the introduction into commerce of an ethanol-gasoline blend on consumer products; (2) the impact of such blend on engine performance of conventional gasoline-powered vehicles and nonroad engines, emissions from the use of the blend, and materials compatibility and consumer safety issues associated with the use of such blend; and (3) the ability of wholesale and retail gasoline distribution infrastructure to introduce such blend into commerce without widespread misfueling by consumers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-09-29
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1767-1768)
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Introduced in House
DIPLOMA Act

Bill: 111-hr-6229
Sponsor: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-32]
Introduced: 2010-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Child health
Child safety and welfare
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Family relationships
Public-private cooperation

Summary:
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: 
Developing Innovative Partnerships and Learning Opportunities that Motivate Achievement Act or DIPLOMA Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award renewable five year grants to states and, through them, subgrants to local consortia that include a local educational agency (LEA) and other community partners to: (1) ensure the academic, physical, social, emotional, and civic development of disadvantaged youth; and (2) strengthen their families and communities.
 
Requires each state grantee to develop and implement a state child and youth strategy that assesses children's needs and the assets within the state that can be mobilized, coordinated, and integrated to achieve quantifiable progress toward goals that include ensuring that: (1) children are ready for school; (2) students are engaged and achieving in school; (3) students are physically, mentally, socially, and emotionally healthy; (4) schools and neighborhoods are safe and provide a positive climate for learning; (5) families are supportive and engaged in their children's education; (6) students are ready for postsecondary education and 21st Century careers; and (7) students are contributing to their communities.
 
Directs the consortia to develop and implement a local child and youth strategy that integrates multiple private and public services into a comprehensive, coordinated continuum of services directed toward achieving quantifiable progress toward such goals. 
 
Requires the Secretary to award competitive grants directly to local consortia if appropriated funds fall below a specified amount.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-11-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Referred to House Energy and Commerce
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Referred to House Education and Labor
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 37, United States Code, to exclude bonus payments made by a State or political subdivision thereof to a member of the Armed Forces, including a reserve component member, on account of the service of the member in the Armed Forces from consideration in determining the eligibility of the member (or the member's spouse or family) for benefits or assistance, or the amount or extent of benefits or assistance, under any Federal program or under any State or local program financed in whole or in part with Federal funds.

Bill: 111-hr-6230
Sponsor: Rep. Driehaus, Steve [D-OH-1]
Introduced: 2010-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves
Poverty and welfare assistance
Veterans' pensions and compensation
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: 
Excludes bonus payments made by a state or political subdivision thereof to a member of the Armed Forces, including a reserve member, on account of military service from consideration as income in determining the member's eligibility (or the member's spouse or family) for benefits or assistance, or the amount or extent of benefits or assistance, under any federal, state, or local program financed in whole or in part with federal funds.
 
Provides that if a bonus payment is paid to another person on behalf of a deceased member, such exclusion shall apply to that recipient.
 
Applies such exclusion retroactively to any bonus paid: (1) during the period beginning on August 2, 1990, and ending on March 3, 1991; and (2) since September 11, 2001.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-10-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Introduced in House
American Jobs Through Exports Act of 2010

Bill: 111-hr-6231
Sponsor: Rep. Giffords, Gabrielle [D-AZ-8]
Introduced: 2010-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Budget process
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Department of Commerce
Executive agency funding and structure
Government studies and investigations
Trade agreements and negotiations

Summary:
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: 
American Jobs Through Exports Act of 2010 - Amends the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 to revise the duties of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee (TPCC). 
 
Requires the TPCC to review the proposed annual budget of each federal agency, before it is submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the President, when (as required by current law) assessing the appropriate levels and allocation of resources among such agencies in support of export promotion and export financing.
 
Requires the governmentwide strategic plan for federal trade promotion efforts, in conducting the review of current federal programs designed to promote the sale of U.S. exports and developing a plan to bring such activities into line with specified priorities, to take into account recommendations from a representative number of U.S. exporters, particularly small business and medium-sized businesses, and representatives of U.S. workers.
 
Directs the President to issue an executive order and necessary regulations to provide the TPCC chairperson with the authority to ensure that the TPCC carries out each of its duties and develops and implements the strategic plan.
 
Requires the Secretary of Commerce to: (1) conduct at least once every five years a global assessment of overseas markets to determine those with the greatest potential for increasing U.S. exports, and (2) redeploy U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service personnel and other resources on the basis of that assessment.
 
Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to require each chief of mission to a foreign country to develop an approved plan for effective diplomacy to remove or reduce obstacles to exports of U.S. goods and services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Introduced in House
Haitian Educational Empowerment Act of 2010

Bill: 111-hr-6232
Sponsor: Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23]
Introduced: 2010-09-28 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Caribbean area
Foreign aid and international relief
Haiti
Higher education
Latin America
Natural disasters
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: 
Haitian Educational Empowerment Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of State, through the Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs, to establish a scholarship program for qualifying Haitian undergraduate or graduate students whose studies were interrupted as a result of the January 12, 2010, earthquake.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-09-29
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1773-1774)
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Introduced in House
Native American Small Business Assistance and Entrepreneurial Growth Act of 2010

Bill: 111-hr-6233
Sponsor: Rep. Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [D-SD-At Large]
Introduced: 2010-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Federal-Indian relations
Indian social and development programs
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Public contracts and procurement
Small Business Administration
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: 
Native American Small Business Assistance and Entrepreneurial Growth Act of 2010 - Amends the Small Business Act to establish within the Small Business Administration (SBA) the Office of Native American Affairs, headed by an Associate Administrator, to implement SBA programs for the development of business enterprises by Native Americans. Requires the Office to assist Native American entrepreneurs to: (1) develop small businesses; (2) develop management and technical skills; (3) seek federal procurement opportunities; (4) increase Native American employment opportunities; and (5) increase Native American access to capital markets.
 
Requires: (1) SBA to provide financial assistance to tribal colleges, certain nonprofit organizations, and small business development or women's business centers to create Native American business centers; (2) each business center to conduct five-year projects for business education aid to such entities; and (3) each assistance applicant to submit a five-year plan on proposed assistance and training activities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-09-28
text: Introduced in House