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To rename the Ocmulgee National Monument.

Bill: 111-hr-3603
Sponsor: Rep. Marshall, Jim [D-GA-8]
Introduced: 2009-09-17 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Georgia
Historical and cultural resources
Monuments and memorials

Summary:
action_date: 2009-09-17
text: 
Renames the Ocmulgee National Monument in Macon, Georgia, as the Ocmulgee Mounds National Monument.

action_date: 2009-12-07
text: 

 
Renames the Ocmulgee National Monument in Macon, Georgia, as the Ocmulgee Mounds National Monument. 

action_date: 2009-12-09
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on December 7, 2009. The summary of that version is repeated here.) 

 
Renames the Ocmulgee National Monument in Macon, Georgia, as the Ocmulgee Mounds National Monument. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-12-10
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2009-12-09
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2009-12-09
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 419 - 0 (Roll no. 944). (text: CR 12/07/2009 H13534)
action_date: 2009-12-09
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 419 - 0 (Roll no. 944).(text: CR 12/07/2009 H13534)
action_date: 2009-12-09
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H14407-14408)
action_date: 2009-12-07
text: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
action_date: 2009-12-07
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3603.
action_date: 2009-12-07
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H13534)
action_date: 2009-12-07
text: Ms. Bordallo moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2009-12-07
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 208.
action_date: 2009-12-07
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 111-356.
action_date: 2009-12-07
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 111-356.
action_date: 2009-11-18
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2009-11-18
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2009-11-18
text: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Discharged.
action_date: 2009-11-05
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2009-09-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2009-09-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2009-09-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-09-17
text: Introduced in House
Senior Citizenship Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-3604
Sponsor: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8]
Introduced: 2009-09-17 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Aging
Citizenship and naturalization
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Language arts
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2009-09-17
text: 
Senior Citizenship Act of 2009 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) exempt certain persons over the age of 75 from the U.S. history, government, and English language naturalization examination requirements; and (2) permit certain persons over the age of 65 to take such history and government examination in a language other than English.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
action_date: 2009-09-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2009-09-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-09-17
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 23, United States Code, to authorize States to issue special permits to allow the operation of vehicles of up to 95,000 pounds on Interstate System highways for the hauling of livestock.

Bill: 111-hr-3605
Sponsor: Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-16]
Introduced: 2009-09-17 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Intergovernmental relations
Licensing and registrations
Livestock
Motor carriers
Motor vehicles
Roads and highways
State and local government operations
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2009-09-17
text: 
Authorizes a state to allow, by special permit, the operation of vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of up to 95,000 pounds for the hauling of livestock. Limits the cost of a special permit for a livestock trailer to no more than $200 per year. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-09-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2009-09-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2009-09-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-09-17
text: Introduced in House
Tribal Health Benefits Clarification Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-3608
Sponsor: Rep. Becerra, Xavier [D-CA-31]
Introduced: 2009-09-21 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Income tax exclusion
Indian social and development programs
Minority health

Summary:
action_date: 2009-09-21
text: 
Tribal Health Benefits Clarification Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an exclusion from gross income for certain medical care or benefits provided to American Indians, including: (1) certain health services or benefits provided or purchased by the Indian Health Service; (2) specified medical care provided by an Indian tribe or tribal organization to a member of an Indian tribe; (3) the value of accident or health plan coverage provided by an Indian tribe or tribal organization for medical care to a member of an Indian tribe; and (4) any other medical care provided by an Indian tribe that supplements, replaces, or substitutes for federal programs and services provided to Indian tribes or Indians. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-09-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2009-09-21
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2322)
action_date: 2009-09-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-09-21
text: Introduced in House
Wetlands Conservation Investment Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-3609
Sponsor: Rep. Melancon, Charlie [D-LA-3]
Introduced: 2009-09-21 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Aquatic ecology
Capital gains tax
Income tax rates
Lakes and rivers
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Wetlands
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2009-09-21
text: 
Wetlands Conservation Investment Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat gain or loss from the sale or exchange of a mitigation bank credit by the sponsor of the mitigation bank (i.e., the wetland, stream, or other aquatic resource area that has been restored, established, enhanced, or preserved for the purpose of providing compensation for unavoidable impacts to aquatic resources) who earned such credit as the sale or exchange of a capital asset held for more than one year (thus allowing preferential tax treatment of such gain or loss).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-09-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2009-09-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-09-21
text: Introduced in House
Health Savings and Affordability Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-3610
Sponsor: Rep. Austria, Steve [R-OH-7]
Introduced: 2009-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Aging
Employee benefits and pensions
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health technology, devices, supplies
Income tax deductions
Income tax exclusion
Physical fitness and lifestyle
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2009-09-22
text: 
Health Savings and Affordability Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a tax deduction from gross income for the cost of health insurance coverage for individual taxpayers, their spouses, and dependents; (2) permit holders of health savings accounts (HSAs) and their spouses who are age 55 or older to make additional (catch-up) contributions to a joint HSA; (3) increase the allowable amount of the tax deduction for contributions to HSAs; (4) combine individual and family deductibles under high deductible health insurance plans; (5) allow for increased rollovers from flexible spending arrangements (FSAs) or health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) into HSAs; (6) allow the payment of premiums from HSAs for high deductible health plans; and (7) treat as medical care for purposes of the tax deduction for medical expenses certain exercise equipment and fees for physical fitness programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-09-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2009-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-09-22
text: Introduced in House
LIMITS Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-3611
Sponsor: Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10]
Introduced: 2009-09-22 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health facilities and institutions
Hospital care
International organizations and cooperation
New York City
Terrorism
Travel and tourism
United Nations

Summary:
action_date: 2009-09-22
text: 
Limiting the Intrusive Miles of International Terrorist Sponsors Act of 2009 or LIMITS Act of 2009 - Directs the President to restrict to a specified designated area the travel of officials and representatives of countries that are designated as state sponsors of terrorism who are visiting the U.N. headquarters complex in connection with official business. 
 
Authorizes presidential waiver of such restriction upon submission of a report to Congress explaining why it is in the national interest to do so.
 
Excludes from such restriction: (1) direct travel to and from John F. Kennedy International Airport or LaGuardia Airport to the designated area in connection with official business at the U.N. headquarters complex; (2) land travel to and from any lodgings or other hotel accommodations in which an official or representative is staying if such lodging or other hotel accommodation is within the designated area; and (3) travel to and from New York University medical center or Bellevue Hospital Center for emergency medical care.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-09-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2009-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-09-22
text: Introduced in House
Retirement Savings Access Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-3612
Sponsor: Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10]
Introduced: 2009-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Sales and excise taxes
Unemployment

Summary:
action_date: 2009-09-22
text: 
Retirement Savings Access Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow certain individuals who have received federal or state unemployment compensation for 26 consecutive weeks to take penalty-free distributions from tax-exempt retirement plans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-09-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2009-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-09-22
text: Introduced in House
Transparency and Executive Accountability Act

Bill: 111-hr-3613
Sponsor: Rep. Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19]
Introduced: 2009-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Executive Office of the President
Federal officials
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2009-09-22
text: 
Transparency and Executive Accountability Act - Amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require individuals subject to financial disclosure filing requirements by virtue of an appointment to a position in the Executive Office of the President to file required reports with the Director of the Office of Government Ethics (curently, with the ethics official of the individual's employing agency).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
action_date: 2009-09-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2009-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-09-22
text: Introduced in House
Home Office Deduction Simplification Act

Bill: 111-hr-3615
Sponsor: Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5]
Introduced: 2009-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Housing finance and home ownership
Income tax deductions

Summary:
action_date: 2009-09-22
text: 
Home Office Deduction Simplification Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a taxpayer who uses a residence to conduct a trade or business a standard tax deduction equal to the lesser of $1,500 or the taxpayer's gross trade or business income derived from the business use of such residence.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-09-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2009-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-09-22
text: Introduced in House
Federal Exploration and Production Reform Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-3616
Sponsor: Rep. Fallin, Mary [R-OK-5]
Introduced: 2009-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Aquatic ecology
Department of the Interior
Licensing and registrations
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine pollution
Mining
Oil and gas
Pollution liability
Public contracts and procurement
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2009-09-22
text: 
Federal Exploration and Production Reform Act of 2009 - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to revise requirements for review and approval of outer Continental Shelf (OCS) plans for geological and geophysical exploration on any area under an oil and gas lease. Repeals the requirement that approval be denied if: (1) any proposed activity under the plan would result in serious harm or damage to life (including fish and other aquatic life), to property, to any mineral, to the national security or defense, or to the marine, coastal, or human environment; and (2) such proposed activity cannot be modified to avoid such harm or damage.
 
Repeals the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to cancel the lease or permit if the plan is disapproved.
 
Revises requirements for review and approval of OCS oil and gas development and production plans. Requires the Secretary to seek and accept the assistance of the Department of Defense in the review of any plan prepared for a lease containing military operating stipulations or other restrictions.
 
Repeals the requirement that the Secretary require modification of a plan without adequate provision for safe operations on the lease area or for protection of the human, marine, or coastal environment.
 
Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to revise requirements for regulation of surface-disturbing activities, including preparation of exploration and development and production plans.
 
Eliminates the requirement of an adequate bond, surety, or other financial arrangement before commencement of surface-disturbing activities on any lease to ensure reclamation of the lease tract, and restoration of any lands or surface waters adversely affected by lease operations after abandonment or cessation of oil and gas operations on the lease. Repeals the prohibition against issuance of a lease, or approval of its assignment, if reclamation requirements and other related standards have not been complied with.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-09-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2009-09-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2009-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-09-22
text: Introduced in House
Hiring Heroes Tax Incentive Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-3620
Sponsor: Rep. Alexander, Rodney [R-LA-5]
Introduced: 2009-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax credits
National Guard and reserves
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2009-09-22
text: 
Hiring Heroes Tax Incentive Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers a tax credit for up to 15% of the first $10,000 of wages paid to a Ready Reserve-National Guard employee or a recently-separated veteran (i.e., honorably discharged within the past five years). Terminates such credit after 2012. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-09-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2009-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-09-22
text: Introduced in House
Call Center Consumer's Right to Know Act

Bill: 111-hr-3621
Sponsor: Rep. Altmire, Jason [D-PA-4]
Introduced: 2009-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Consumer affairs
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Marketing and advertising
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2009-09-22
text: 
Call Center Consumer's Right to Know Act - Directs each U.S. corporation or subsidiary that utilizes a call center to initiate telephone calls to, or receive calls from, individuals located in the United States to require each call center employee to disclose the physical location of such employee at the beginning of such call.
 
Requires such corporation or subsidiary to annually certify to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) their compliance with such requirement. Subjects noncomplying corporations or subsidiaries to such civil penalties as the FTC may prescribe.
 
Directs the FTC to prescribe rules for effective monitoring and compliance with such requirement.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-09-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
action_date: 2009-09-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2009-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-09-22
text: Introduced in House
Ponds and Water-Based Conservation Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-3622
Sponsor: Rep. Bright, Bobby [D-AL-2]
Introduced: 2009-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Fishes
Floods and storm protection
Income tax credits
Lakes and rivers
Water storage
Wetlands
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2009-09-22
text: 
Ponds and Water-Based Conservation Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for 50% of qualified pond construction expenditures, up to $50,000 in a taxable year. Defines &quot;qualified pond construction expenditures&quot; as amounts, including labor costs, incurred to construct a body of water to promote stormwater management and conservation or foster expansion of water-based habitat for wildlife or fish.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-09-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2009-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-09-22
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to provide funding for successful claimants following a determination on the merits of Pigford claims related to racial discrimination by the Department of Agriculture.

Bill: 111-hr-3623
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Artur [D-AL-7]
Introduced: 2009-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Civil actions and liability
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Legal fees and court costs
Racial and ethnic relations

Summary:
action_date: 2009-09-22
text: 
Amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to make it unlawful for a person to knowingly commit specified fraudulent acts relating to a 
Pigford 
claim (relating to racial discrimination by the Department of Agriculture). Subjects a violator to criminal fine and/or up to five years in prison.
 
Provides for: (1) access to the permanent judgment fund for additional claims payments or debt relief after the expenditure of amounts otherwise made available for claims payments; and (2) reasonable attorney fees, administrative costs, and expenses to be paid from such fund.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2009-10-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
action_date: 2009-09-22
text: Referred to House Agriculture
action_date: 2009-09-22
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2009-09-22
text: Referred to House Judiciary
action_date: 2009-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-09-22
text: Introduced in House
Poison-Free Poultry Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-3624
Sponsor: Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-2]
Introduced: 2009-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Food supply, safety, and labeling
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances

Summary:
action_date: 2009-09-22
text: 
Poison-Free Poultry Act of 2009 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem the arsenic compound known as roxarsone to be an unsafe food additive.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-09-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2009-09-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2009-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-09-22
text: Introduced in House
Food Marketing in Schools Assessment Act

Bill: 111-hr-3625
Sponsor: Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4]
Introduced: 2009-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Child health
Elementary and secondary education
Food industry and services
Government studies and investigations
Marketing and advertising
Nutrition and diet

Summary:
action_date: 2009-09-22
text: 
Food Marketing in Schools Assessment Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to study and report to the Congress on the marketing of food and beverages in elementary and secondary schools.
 
Requires such study to assess the nutritional quality of such foods, the media through which they are marketed to children in such schools, and mechanisms that regulate such marketing.
 
Directs the Secretary to collaborate in the conduct of such study with the Division of Adolescent and School Health of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-11-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
action_date: 2009-09-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2009-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-09-22
text: Introduced in House
Exemplary Breastfeeding Support Act

Bill: 111-hr-3626
Sponsor: Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4]
Introduced: 2009-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Child health
Food assistance and relief
Nutrition and diet
Poverty and welfare assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2009-09-22
text: 
Exemplary Breastfeeding Support Act - Amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to implement programs in support of breastfeeding in the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-11-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
action_date: 2009-09-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2009-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-09-22
text: Introduced in House