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Economic Disaster Prevention Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3096
Sponsor: Sen. Bennett, Robert F. [R-UT]
Introduced: 2010-03-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Appropriations
Budget deficits and national debt
Budget process
Congressional oversight
Government trust funds
Legislative rules and procedure
Social security and elderly assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2010-03-10
text: 
Economic Disaster Prevention Act of 2010 - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to establish non-defense discretionary spending limits for FY2011-FY2020.
 
Prohibits the total level of direct spending for all direct spending programs, projects, and activities for FY2011-FY2020 from exceeding the respective total levels for the previous fiscal year after the direct spending for each such program, project, or activity is increased by a specified calculation.
 
Requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to issue non-defense discretionary spending limit and direct spending limit sequestration preview reports, including updates.
 
Requires the OMB report to explain: (1) any differences between OMB and CBO estimates of any net direct spending change, any excess deficit, any breach, and any required sequestration percentage; and (2) differences in the amount of sequesterable resources for any budget account to be reduced if such difference is greater than $5 million.
 
Requires the President to issue a sequestration order, effective on issuance, if OMB in its Final Sequestration Report estimates that any sequestration is required.
 
Requires the Comptroller General, upon request of the congressional budget committees, to report to Congress and the President on the extent to which each such issued presidential order or OMB or CBO report complies with all of the requirements contained in this Act.
 
Requires CBO to send Congress a low-growth report if real economic growth is projected or estimated to be less than zero with respect to each of any two consecutive quarters within a specified period.
 
Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 with respect to enforcement mechanisms for: (1) non-defense discretionary spending limits; (2) direct spending limits; and (3) sequestration orders.
 
Amends the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act to prescribe administrative and legislative procedures for spending reduction orders to eliminate breaches of non-defense discretionary spending limits and direct spending limits.
 
Makes it out of order to consider in the Senate or the House of Representatives any legislation that increases the level of direct spending for an existing program or creates new direct spending unless it provides that the increased or new direct spending expires 10 years after its effective date.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-03-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
action_date: 2010-03-10
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1360-1362)
action_date: 2010-03-10
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to correct an error in the enrollment of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010.

Bill: 111-s-3097
Sponsor: Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]
Introduced: 2010-03-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Firearms and explosives
National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)
Railroads
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2010-03-10
text: 
Makes a technical correction in the enrollment of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010 with respect to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) report to Congress on Amtrak's proposed guidance and procedures necessary for it to implement a new checked firearms program.
 
Requires the scope of such guidance and procedures to include any other measures needed to ensure the safety and security of Amtrak employees, passengers, and infrastructure, including: (1) requiring inspections of any container that carries a firearm or ammunition; and (2) the temporary suspension of firearm carriage service if credible intelligence information indicates a threat related to the national rail system or specific routes or trains.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-03-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2010-03-10
text: Introduced in Senate
PROP Trading Act

Bill: 111-s-3098
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2010-03-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation
Financial services and investments
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2010-03-10
text: 
Protect Our Recovery Through Oversight of Proprietary Trading Act of 2010 or the PROP Trading Act - Amends the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to prohibit a banking entity from: (1) engaging in proprietary trading; or (2) having an ownership interest in or sponsoring a hedge fund or a private equity fund.
 
 Subjects any specified nonbank financial company holding such proprietary trading and ownership interests to additional capital requirements and additional quantitative limits.
 
Directs the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to adopt rules jointly to implement this Act.
 
Authorizes the Board and the FDIC to exclude from such prohibitions specified transactions or activities, including: (1) the purchase or sale of obligations of the United States or any federal agency; (2) instruments issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac); and (3) obligations of any state or its political subdivision.
 
Prohibits from the class of excluded activities any transactions that would: (1) result in a material conflict of interest between the banking entity or the nonbank financial company and its clients, customers, or counterparties; (2) result in exposure to high risk assets or high risk trading strategies; (3) threaten the safety and soundness of a banking entity or the nonbank financial company; or (4) threaten the financial stability of the United States.
 
Prohibits any banking entity that serves, directly or indirectly, as the investment manager or investment adviser to a hedge fund or private equity fund from entering into a covered transaction with, or provide custody, securities lending, or other prime brokerage services to, such person. Treats a banking entity that serves as investment manager or investment adviser to a hedge fund or private equity fund as if: (1) it were a member bank subject to the Federal Reserve Act; and (2) the hedge fund or private equity fund were an affiliate thereof.
 
Amends the Securities Act of 1933 to prohibit an underwriter, placement agent, initial purchaser, or sponsor of an asset-backed security, while the security is outstanding and held by unaffiliated investors, from engaging in any transaction that would: (1) give rise to any material conflict of interest with respect to any investor; or (2) undermine the value, risk, or performance of such security
 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-03-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2010-03-10
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the American Falls Reservoir.

Bill: 111-s-3099
Sponsor: Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID]
Introduced: 2010-03-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Electric power generation and transmission
Idaho
Licensing and registrations

Summary:
action_date: 2010-03-10
text: 
Directs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), upon the request of the licensee for the project numbered 12423 (American Falls Reservoir, Idaho), to reinstate the license and extend for three years after enactment of this Act the time period during which the licensee is required to commence the construction of project works.

action_date: 2010-05-24
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Directs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), upon the request of the licensee for the project numbered 12423 (American Falls Reservoir, Idaho), to reinstate the license and extend for three years after enactment of this Act the time period during which the licensee is required to commence the construction of project works.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-05-24
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 403.
action_date: 2010-05-24
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman without amendment. With written report No. 111-195.
action_date: 2010-05-24
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman without amendment. With written report No. 111-195.
action_date: 2010-05-06
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2010-04-27
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 111-619.
action_date: 2010-03-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2010-03-10
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the Little Wood River Ranch.

Bill: 111-s-3100
Sponsor: Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID]
Introduced: 2010-03-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Electric power generation and transmission
Idaho
Licensing and registrations

Summary:
action_date: 2010-03-10
text: 
 Directs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), upon the request of the licensee for the project numbered 12063 (Little Wood River Ranch, Idaho), to: (1) extend for three years after enactment of this Act the time period during which the licensee is required to commence the construction of project works; or (2) if the license for Project No. 12063 has been terminated, reinstate the license and extend for three years after enactment of this Act the time period during which the licensee is required to commence the construction of project works.

action_date: 2010-05-24
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Directs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), upon the request of the licensee for the project numbered 12063 (Little Wood River Ranch, Idaho), to: (1) extend for three years after enactment of this Act the time period during which the licensee is required to commence the construction of project works; or (2) if the license for Project No. 12063 has been terminated, reinstate the license and extend for three years after enactment of this Act the time period during which the licensee is required to commence the construction of project works. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-05-24
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 404.
action_date: 2010-05-24
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman without amendment. With written report No. 111-196.
action_date: 2010-05-24
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman without amendment. With written report No. 111-196.
action_date: 2010-05-06
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2010-04-27
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 111-619.
action_date: 2010-03-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2010-03-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Rural Energy Savings Program Act

Bill: 111-s-3102
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2010-03-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy efficiency and conservation
Government lending and loan guarantees
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2010-03-10
text: 
Rural Energy Savings Program Act - Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture (through the Rural Utilities Service) to make interest-free loans to eligible entities for loans to qualified consumers to implement energy efficiency measures. Directs the Secretary to make grants to such entities to defray related costs, including costs for equipment and labor.
 
Directs the Secretary to contact with a qualified entity to provide: (1) verification and measurement activities for the Rural Utilities Service, including training; and (2) technical assistance and training for employees of eligible entities. 
 
Directs the Secretary to enter into agreements with eligible entities, or groups of eligible entities, that have specified energy efficiency programs for energy efficiency loan demonstration projects.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-06-17
text: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held.
action_date: 2010-03-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1363-1364)
action_date: 2010-03-10
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1363)
action_date: 2010-03-10
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to expand the scope of the definition of airport planning to include waste management planning.

Bill: 111-s-3105
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2010-03-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Solid waste and recycling
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2010-03-11
text: 
Includes in airport planning a plan for solid waste recycling with respect to allowable project costs under an airport improvement program (AIP) grant.
 
Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to approve the application for an AIP project grant for airports with master plans only if the plans address solid waste recycling.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-03-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2010-03-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Nonprofit Mortgage Licensing Clarification Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3106
Sponsor: Sen. Hagan, Kay R. [D-NC]
Introduced: 2010-03-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Housing finance and home ownership
Housing for the elderly and disabled
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Licensing and registrations
Low- and moderate-income housing
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2010-03-11
text: 
Nonprofit Mortgage Licensing Clarification Act of 2010 - Amends the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 to permit a state to exempt from certain registration or licensing requirements any charitable organization exempt from federal tax (including their employees and agents acting as loan originators), if the organization: (1) executes loan originations in order to promote or facilitate homeownership for certain low-income, disabled, or other disadvantaged persons or families; (2) offers loans at interest rates lower than the bank prime loan rate, or that are no-interest loans or loans with interest rates significantly below those for loans to purchase generally available single-family housing; and (3) does not otherwise engage in the business of a loan originator or mortgage broker.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-03-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2010-03-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3107
Sponsor: Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2010-03-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Disability assistance
Inflation and prices
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2010-03-11
text: 
 Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to increase, as of December 1, 2010, the rates of veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children.
 
Requires each such increase to be the same percentage as the increase in benefits provided under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act, on the same effective date.

action_date: 2010-08-05
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
 Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to increase, as of December 1, 2010, the rates of veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children.
 
Requires each such increase to be the same percentage as the increase in benefits provided under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act, on the same effective date.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-09-22
text: Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 550. (consideration: CR S7364)
action_date: 2010-09-22
text: The bill was read for a third time.
action_date: 2010-09-22
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7363-7364)
action_date: 2010-08-05
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 550.
action_date: 2010-08-05
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Akaka without amendment. With written report No. 111-281.
action_date: 2010-08-05
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Akaka without amendment. With written report No. 111-281.
action_date: 2010-08-05
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2010-05-19
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-623.
action_date: 2010-03-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1461)
action_date: 2010-03-11
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1460-1461)
action_date: 2010-03-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Children's Budget Act

Bill: 111-s-3108
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2010-03-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Appropriations
Budget process
Child care and development
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Health programs administration and funding
Poverty and welfare assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2010-03-11
text: 
Children's Budget Act - Requires the President's annual budget to Congress to include a detailed, separate analysis for the prior fiscal year, the current fiscal year, the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted, and the ensuing fiscal year identifying the amounts of gross and net appropriations or obligational authority and outlays directed to children and children's programs within the United States and territories.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-03-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
action_date: 2010-03-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Rural Community Flood Protection Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3109
Sponsor: Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT]
Introduced: 2010-03-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance
Floods and storm protection
Government studies and investigations

Summary:
action_date: 2010-03-11
text: 
Rural Community Flood Protection Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of the Army, upon receipt of a request from a non-federal interest, to conduct a levee system evaluation and certification of a federally authorized levee or a non-federally authorized levee for purposes of the National Flood Insurance Program.
 
Limits the non-federal share of the cost of carrying out a levee system evaluation and certification to 35% of the total cost, but requires the Secretary to adjust the non-federal share to zero if: (1) the non-federal interest is located in an area with a population of 10,000 or fewer individuals; or (2) the division of the non-federal interest with responsibility for the applicable levee is staffed by individuals operating on a volunteer basis.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-03-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2010-03-11
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1461-1462)
action_date: 2010-03-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Broadband Service Consumer Protection Act

Bill: 111-s-3110
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2010-03-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Consumer affairs
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Marketing and advertising
Performance measurement
Telecommunication rates and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2010-03-15
text: 
Broadband Service Consumer Protection Act - Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to start a rulemaking to assist consumers: (1) in making realistic assumptions, before they purchase broadband service, about the actual speeds that may reasonably be expected and how those assumptions may be affected by the consumer's hardware, peak service periods, and other factors; and (2) in determining, after they purchase broadband service, whether they are getting the level of broadband service for which they are paying. 
 
Requires the FCC, in those regulations, to establish, and revise as needed, technical standards for quantifying broadband service measures of performance and other features.
 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-03-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2010-03-15
text: Introduced in Senate