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Preserving Public Access to Cape Hatteras Beaches Act of 2009

Bill: 111-s-1557
Sponsor: Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC]
Introduced: 2009-08-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Endangered and threatened species
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Judicial procedure and administration
Motor vehicles
North Carolina
Seashores and lakeshores

Summary:
action_date: 2009-08-03
text: 
Preserving Public Access to Cape Hatteras Beaches Act of 2009 - Requires the Cape Hatteras National Seashore in North Carolina to be managed in accordance with the Interim Protected Species Management Strategy/Environmental Assessment issued by the National Park Service (NPS) on June 13, 2007, during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on the date on which the Secretary, through the Director of the NPS, issues a special regulation and long term off-road vehicle management plan for the use of the Seashore. 
 
Invalidates the consent decree filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina regarding off-road vehicle use at the Seashore. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-08-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2009-08-03
text: Introduced in Senate
Travel Reimbursement for Inactive Duty Training Personnel (TRIP) Act of 2009

Bill: 111-s-1558
Sponsor: Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR]
Introduced: 2009-08-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves
Transportation costs

Summary:
action_date: 2009-08-03
text: 
 Travel Reimbursement for Inactive Duty Training Personnel (TRIP) Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Secretary of the military department concerned to reimburse a member of the reserves for transportation expenses incurred in connection with: (1) round-trip travel in excess of 100 miles to an inactive duty training location, regardless of the method of transportation; and (2) round-trip travel of any distance to an inactive duty training location, if such travel requires a commercial method of transportation other than ground transportation. Requires the Secretary, in determining the amount of the allowance or reimbursement, to use the reimbursement rate for the use of privately-owned vehicles by government employees on official business. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-08-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2009-08-03
text: Introduced in Senate
NATO-Western Balkans Support Act of 2009

Bill: 111-s-1559
Sponsor: Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2009-08-03 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Alliances
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Europe
Foreign aid and international relief
International organizations and cooperation
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Montenegro
Serbia

Summary:
action_date: 2009-08-03
text: 
NATO-Western Balkans Support Act of 2009 - States that Congress supports the commitment to further enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to include Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro.
 
Expresses the sense of Congress that the existing position of political advisor within the NATO Mission in Sarajevo should be filled by an ambassadorial-level U.S. diplomat as senior civilian representative to the NATO Mission in Sarajevo.
 
Deems Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro as eligible to receive assistance under the NATO Participation Act of 1994. 
 
States that such designation: (1) is in addition to the designation of Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Slovenia pursuant to the NATO Enlargement Facilitation Act of 1996, the designation of Romania, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Bulgaria pursuant to the European Security Act of 1998, and the designation of Slovakia pursuant to the Gerald B. H. Solomon Freedom Consolidation Act of 2002, and the designation of the Republic of Albania, the Republic of Croatia, Georgia, the Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), and Ukraine pursuant to the NATO Freedom Consolidation Act of 2007 as eligible to receive assistance under the NATO Participation Act of 1994; and (2) shall not preclude the designation by the President of other countries as eligible to receive assistance under the NATO Participation Act of 1994.
 
Authorizes FY2010 appropriations under the Arms Export Control Act for assistance to Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro.
 
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-08-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2009-08-03
text: Introduced in Senate
Alaska Adjacent Zone Revenue Sharing Act

Bill: 111-s-1560
Sponsor: Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK]
Introduced: 2009-08-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Alaska
Arctic Ocean
Arctic and polar regions
Budget deficits and national debt
Energy revenues and royalties
Land use and conservation
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Oil and gas
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2009-08-03
text: 
Alaska Adjacent Zone Revenue Sharing Act - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) to require that the state of Alaska receive 37.5% of: (1) any bonus bid paid for leasing rights for any area in the Alaska Adjacent Zone; and (2) specified post-leasing revenues including lease rental payments and lease royalty payments, as well as royalty proceeds from a sale of royalties taken in kind.
 
Sets forth an allocation scheme under which the Secretary of the Interior is directed to pay: (1) 20% of any allocable state share directly to coastal political subdivisions; (2) 33% of any allocable state share to certain Regional Corporations; and (3) 7% of any allocable state share directly to Indian tribes.
 
Instructs the Secretary to distribute 6.25% of certain federal royalty revenues into: (1) a specified land and water conservation fund to provide financial assistance to states; and (2) direct federal deficit reduction.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-08-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2009-08-03
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8685-8687)
action_date: 2009-08-03
text: Introduced in Senate
United States Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs Act of 2009

Bill: 111-s-1563
Sponsor: Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK]
Introduced: 2009-08-03 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arctic Ocean
Arctic and polar regions
Department of State
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
International organizations and cooperation

Summary:
action_date: 2009-08-03
text: 
United States Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs Act of 2009 - Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to establish within the Department of State an Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-08-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2009-08-03
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8685-8687)
action_date: 2009-08-03
text: Introduced in Senate
Arctic Oil Spill Research and Prevention Act of 2009

Bill: 111-s-1564
Sponsor: Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK]
Introduced: 2009-08-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Alaska
Arctic Ocean
Arctic and polar regions
Ecology
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Hydrology and hydrography
Marine pollution
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Oil and gas
Research administration and funding
Research and development

Summary:
action_date: 2009-08-03
text: 
Arctic Oil Spill Research and Prevention Act of 2009 - Directs the Commandant of the Coast Guard to assess and take action to reduce the risk of, and improve the U.S. capability to respond to, a maritime disaster in the United States Beaufort and Chukchi Sea, including the prioritization of resources to address such issues as: (1) oil spill response capabilities and infrastructure; (2) coordinating contingency plans and agreements with U.S. agencies, industry, and foreign governments to respond to an Arctic oil spill; and (3) expansion of search and rescue capabilities, infrastructure, and logistics.
 
Directs the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and in collaboration with other agencies with appropriate Arctic science expertise, to direct research and take action to improve the U.S. ability to conduct oil spill prevention, response, and recovery in Arctic waters.
 
Requires the Secretary to request that the National Research Council conduct a risk assessment to identify and evaluate existing spill prevention and response standards and develop recommendations that will enhance safety and lessen the potential adverse environmental impacts of industrial activities in Arctic waters.
 
Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to make specified sums in the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund available annually to the Coast Guard, NOAA, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Minerals Management Service for Arctic oil spill research and development for FY2010-FY2014.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-08-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2009-08-03
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8685-8687)
action_date: 2009-08-03
text: Introduced in Senate
Better Health in the Arctic Act

Bill: 111-s-1565
Sponsor: Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK]
Introduced: 2009-08-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Alaska
Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Arctic Ocean
Arctic and polar regions
Canada
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Environmental health
Executive agency funding and structure
Government studies and investigations
Health promotion and preventive care
International organizations and cooperation
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Minority health

Summary:
action_date: 2009-08-03
text: 
Better Health in the Arctic Act - Directs the Arctic Research Commission, in collaboration with federal health agencies, to prepare and submit to Congress a two-year study to examine the science base, gaps in knowledge, and strategies for the prevention and treatment of mental, behavioral, and physical health problems faced by populations in the Arctic, with a focus on Alaska.
 
Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH): (1) in collaboration with other governmental agencies and private and nonprofit entities involved in Arctic health issues, to develop a national Arctic health science policy; and (2) in developing the policy, to review and take into consideration the National Arctic Health Science Policy developed by the American Public Health Association Task Force in 1984.
 
Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish a Desk for Arctic Health within the Office of the Director's Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives, which shall: (1) work with the Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee to ensure adequate health representation from federal agencies; (2) collaborate and consult with governmental entities and U.S. nongovernmental organizations involved in Arctic health issues; and (3) collaborate with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research on indigenous Arctic people health issues.
 
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to establish a program at CDC's National Center of Environmental Health to foster advances and help provide technical support in the field of Arctic health impact assessments.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-08-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2009-08-03
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8685-8687)
action_date: 2009-08-03
text: Introduced in Senate
Arctic Climate Adaptation Act

Bill: 111-s-1566
Sponsor: Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK]
Introduced: 2009-08-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Alaska
Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Arctic Ocean
Arctic and polar regions
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Floods and storm protection
Infrastructure development
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2009-08-03
text: 
Arctic Climate Adaptation Act - Establishes in the Department of Commerce an American Arctic Adaptation Grant Program. Directs the Denali Commission to: (1) be the Alaska Project Coordinator for the Program; (2) select, administer, and coordinate projects awarded grants under the Program; (3) establish an Adaptation Advisory Committee to advise the Commission on climate adaptation needs and investments and on the award of grants under the Program; and (4) publish an annual work plan for the Program.
 
Permits the Commission to combine funds from the Program with awards from other appropriate federal or state infrastructure development, construction, or maintenance programs to provide funds to carry out an eligible project. Defines &quot;eligible project&quot; as a project to repair, replace, or maintain an element of public infrastructure in a coastal or remote Alaskan village damaged or threatened by the effects of climate change.
 
Requires the Commission, during FY2010 and in collaboration with the state of Alaska, the University of Alaska, and relevant U.S. agencies, to conduct research on best practices for climate related adaptation that are being used or researched by other polar nations or foreign or domestic research institutions or institutions of higher learning and that could be used by Arctic communities in Alaska.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-08-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2009-08-03
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8685-8687)
action_date: 2009-08-03
text: Introduced in Senate
Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2009

Bill: 111-s-1567
Sponsor: Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS]
Introduced: 2009-08-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Endangered and threatened species
Government trust funds
Postal service
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2009-08-03
text: 
Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2009 - Requires the United States Postal Service to issue and sell, at a premium, a Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp. 
 
Requires proceeds from the sale of such stamp to be: (1) transferred to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to help fund the operations supported by the Multinational Species Conservation Funds; and (2) divided equally among the African Elephant Conservation Fund, the Asian Elephant Conservation Fund, the Great Ape Conservation Fund, the Marine Turtle Conservation Fund, and the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Fund. Prohibits such proceeds from being taken into account in any decision relating to the level of appropriations or other federal funding to be furnished to the USFWS or such Funds. 
 
Requires the stamp to: (1) be made available to the public for at least five years; and (2) depict images of flagship multinational species.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-09-08
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security.
action_date: 2009-08-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2009-08-03
text: Introduced in Senate
National Museum of Industrial History Act

Bill: 111-s-1568
Sponsor: Sen. Specter, Arlen [D-PA]
Introduced: 2009-08-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion
Subjects: Historic sites and heritage areas
Manufacturing
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Pennsylvania

Summary:
action_date: 2009-08-03
text: 
National Museum of Industrial History Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to offer to enter into an agreement with an appropriate entity under which to provide federal assistance for the development and operation of an interpretive center and museum on the former Bethlehem Steel Plant Site in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, to preserve, display, and interpret historical resources relating to industrialization in the United States and to promote other historical and cultural resources in the region through activities conducted at the interpretive center and museum. 
 
Sets forth covered and prohibited uses of such financial assistance, including prohibiting the use of assistance for the acquisition of any item for the museum's collection. 
 
Provides for a non-federal match from each party to an agreement. 
 
 Requires the Secretary to submit annual reports to Congress that describe: (1) the current status of the development of the interpretive center and museum; (2) each project and activity funded; and (3) the unexpended balance, if any, of amounts made available to carry out this Act. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-08-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2009-08-03
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8687-8688)
action_date: 2009-08-03
text: Introduced in Senate
Medicare Graduate Nursing Education Act

Bill: 111-s-1569
Sponsor: Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]
Introduced: 2009-08-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Medical education
Medicare
Nursing

Summary:
action_date: 2009-08-03
text: 
Medicare Graduate Nursing Education Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to declare reasonable for Medicare payment purposes the educational and related costs of expanded advanced practice nurse training programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-08-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2009-08-03
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8688)
action_date: 2009-08-03
text: Introduced in Senate
Elimination of Double Subsidies for the Hardrock Mining Industry Act of 2009

Bill: 111-s-1570
Sponsor: Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI]
Introduced: 2009-08-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Government trust funds
Income tax deductions
Land use and conservation
Mining
Solid waste and recycling
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2009-08-04
text: 
Elimination of Double Subsidies for the Hardrock Mining Industry Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to disallow the percentage depletion allowance for hardrock mines located on land currently subject to the general mining laws, or on land patented under such laws.
 
 Establishes in the Treasury the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Trust Fund. Appropriates to such Fund amounts equal to 50% of the additional revenues received due to the disallowance of the depletion allowance for hardrock mines by this Act. Prescribes guidelines under which such Fund shall be available to the Secretary of the Interior for reclamation and restoration of lands and water resources adversely affected by mineral and mineral material mining (excluding coal and fluid minerals). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-08-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2009-08-04
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8767-8768)
action_date: 2009-08-04
text: Introduced in Senate
Deafy Glade Land Exchange Act

Bill: 111-s-1571
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2009-08-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: California
Forests, forestry, trees
Land transfers

Summary:
action_date: 2009-08-04
text: 
 Deafy Glade Land Exchange Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to Solano County, California, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the parcel of approximately 82 acres of land in the Mendocino National Forest and known as the Fouts Springs Ranch, as depicted on the map entitled &quot;Fouts Springs-Deafy Glade Federal and Non-Federal Lands&quot; and dated July 17, 2008, if the county conveys to the Secretary all right, title, and interest of the county in and to four parcels of land comprising approximately 160 acres as identified on such map. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-04-28
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held.
action_date: 2009-08-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8768-8769)
action_date: 2009-08-04
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8768)
action_date: 2009-08-04
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to provide for a point of order against any legislation that eliminates or reduces the ability of Americans to keep their health plan or their choice of doctor or that decreases the number of Americans enrolled in private health insurance, while increasing the number of Americans enrolled in government-managed health care.

Bill: 111-s-1572
Sponsor: Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC]
Introduced: 2009-08-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Legislative rules and procedure
Senate

Summary:
action_date: 2009-08-04
text: 
Makes it out of order in the Senate to consider legislation that: (1) eliminates or reduces the ability of Americans to keep their health plan or their choice of doctor; or (2) decreases the number of Americans enrolled in private health insurance, while increasing the number of Americans enrolled in government-managed health care.
 
Suspends such point of order upon certification by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) that the legislation does not cause such actions.
 
Permits waiver or suspension of such prohibition, or successful appeals from rulings of the Chair, only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths (60) of the Senate. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-08-05
text: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 152.
action_date: 2009-08-04
text: Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
action_date: 2009-08-04
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the city of Hermiston, Oregon, water recycling and reuse project, and for other purposes.

Bill: 111-s-1573
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2009-08-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Oregon
Water resources funding
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2009-08-04
text: 
Amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in design, planning, and construction of permanent facilities to reclaim and reuse water in the City of Hermiston, Oregon. Limits the federal share of project costs to 25% of the total. Prohibits the Secretary from providing funds for project operation and maintenance. 


Legislative actions:
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: 2009-08-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2009-08-04
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8769)
action_date: 2009-08-04
text: Introduced in Senate