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Let the People Decide Clean Campaign Act

Bill: 111-hr-158
Sponsor: Rep. Obey, David R. [D-WI-7]
Introduced: 2009-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional elections
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government information and archives
Government trust funds
House of Representatives
Income tax rates
Legislative rules and procedure
Political advertising
Political parties and affiliation
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: 
Let the People Decide Clean Campaign Act - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) to set forth specified expenditure limitations for House of Representatives general elections.
 
Permits additional expenditures by eligible major party, third party, and independent candidates.
 
Establishes in the Treasury the Grassroots Good Citizenship Fund, which shall provide public funding for House candidates' expenditures. Authorizes certain additional amounts from state and national party committees.
 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) authorize taxpayers to designate specified overpayments and contributions for the Fund; and (2) increase corporate tax rates on taxable income above $10 million, and require payment of the amounts received by reason of such increase to the Fund. 
 
Amends FECA to: (1) ban independent expenditures in House elections; (2) ban the use of nonfederal funds for certain disbursements; and (3) set forth specified House limitations for expenditures for elections other than general elections.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Referred to House Rules
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Referred to House Ways and Means
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Rules, 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: 2009-01-06
text: Referred to House Administration
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an above-the-line deduction against individual income tax for interest on indebtedness and for State and local sales and excise taxes with respect to the purchase of certain motor vehicles.

Bill: 111-hr-159
Sponsor: Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-8]
Introduced: 2009-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Consumer credit
Income tax deductions
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Motor vehicles
Sales and excise taxes
State and local taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual taxpayers a deduction from gross income for: (1) interest paid on indebtedness (up to $49,500) incurred after November 12, 2008, and before January 1, 2010, for the purchase of a motor vehicle (i.e., passenger automobile or light truck) with a gross vehicle weight rating of not more than 8,500 pounds; and (2) state and local sales and excise taxes imposed on the purchase of such a motor vehicle.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
Social Security for Americans Only Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-160
Sponsor: Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14]
Introduced: 2009-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Foreign labor
International law and treaties
Social security and elderly assistance
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: 
Social Security for Americans Only Act of 2009 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) prohibit the wages earned, and self-employment income derived, by individuals who are not U.S. citizens or nationals from being credited for coverage under the OASDI program; and (2) authorize the President to enter into (totalization) agreements with other nations to resolve entitlement and participation questions about their respective social security systems, taking into account such limitation on the crediting of wages and self-employment. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E10)
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
Social Security Beneficiary Tax Reduction Act

Bill: 111-hr-161
Sponsor: Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14]
Introduced: 2009-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax rates
Social security and elderly assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Social Security Beneficiary Tax Reduction Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal, effective January 1, 2009, the 1993 increase in income taxes on Social Security benefits.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1)
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act

Bill: 111-hr-162
Sponsor: Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14]
Introduced: 2009-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Appropriations
Employee benefits and pensions
Government trust funds
Income tax exclusion
Income tax rates
Railroads
Social security and elderly assistance
Transportation employees

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: 
Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the inclusion of any social security or tier I railroad retirement benefits in gross income.
 
Appropriates funds to cover reductions in transfers to the Social Security and Railroad Retirement Trust Funds resulting from the enactment of this Act. Expresses the sense of Congress against using tax increases to provide revenue necessary to carry out this Act. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
Prescription Drug Affordability Act

Bill: 111-hr-163
Sponsor: Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14]
Introduced: 2009-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Income tax credits
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Licensing and registrations
Prescription drugs
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: 
Prescription Drug Affordability Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a nonrefundable tax credit for 80 percent of the amount paid for a prescribed drug during the taxable year (and not compensated for by insurance or otherwise) by a taxpayer who has attained social security retirement age.

Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to repeal provisions restricting the importation of prescription drugs. Allows a person who meets applicable legal requirements to be an importer of prescription drugs upon application to the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Requires the Secretary to approve such an application if the drug meets all FFDCA requirements for admission into the United States, including that the drug has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and is not adulterated or misbranded.

Prohibits the Secretary from taking any action against any of the persons involved with the interstate sale of a prescription drug through an Internet site if: (1) the sale was made in compliance with FFDCA, the Controlled Substances Act, and applicable state laws; and (2) accurate information regarding compliance with such laws is posted on the Internet site.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-01-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Referred to House Ways and Means
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2009-01-06
text: Referred to House Energy and Commerce
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E5)
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
Seniors' Health Care Freedom Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-164
Sponsor: Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14]
Introduced: 2009-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Contracts and agency
Medicare
Social security and elderly assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: 
Seniors' Health Care Freedom Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to remove the affidavit requirement applicable to the use of private contracts with practitioners under Medicare.
 
Declares that no persons otherwise eligible for old-age benefits under Social Security shall be denied such benefits because of their voluntary refusal to participate in any part of the Medicare program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-01-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Referred to House Energy and Commerce
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2009-01-06
text: Referred to House Ways and Means
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E15)
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
Lifetime Innovations of Thomas Edison

Bill: 111-hr-165
Sponsor: Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10]
Introduced: 2009-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Historic sites and heritage areas
New Jersey
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: 
Act Commemorating the LITE, or Lifetime Innovations of Thomas Edison - Establishes the Thomas Edison National Historical Park in New Jersey as a unit of the National Park System. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-02-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
To authorize the expansion of the Fort Davis National Historic Site in Fort Davis, Texas, and for other purposes.

Bill: 111-hr-166
Sponsor: Rep. Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-23]
Introduced: 2009-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Historic sites and heritage areas
Land transfers
Military facilities and property
Military history
Texas

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: 
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire additional acreage to increase the size of the Fort Davis National Historic Site near the town of Fort Davis, Texas, by acquiring certain land from willing sellers. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-02-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River Extension Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-167
Sponsor: Rep. Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-23]
Introduced: 2009-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Texas
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: 
Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River Extension Act of 2009 - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to modify the boundary of the Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River.

Prohibits anything in this Act from being construed to conflict with specified treaties between the United States and Mexico. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-02-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
Housing Opportunities Made Easier Act

Bill: 111-hr-168
Sponsor: Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9]
Introduced: 2009-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Housing and community development funding
Low- and moderate-income housing
Poverty and welfare assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: 
Housing Opportunities Made Easier Act or the HOME Act - Instructs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to: (1) provide 150,000 incremental vouchers to public housing agencies in FY2009 for tenant-based rental housing assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937; and (2) renew such vouchers in each ensuing fiscal year.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve Act of 2000 to explain the purpose and provide for the administration of the Baca National Wildlife Refuge.

Bill: 111-hr-169
Sponsor: Rep. Salazar, John T. [D-CO-3]
Introduced: 2009-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Aquatic ecology
Birds
Colorado
Land use and conservation
Water use and supply
Wetlands
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: 
Amends the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve Act of 2000 to provide that the purpose of the Baca National Wildlife Refuge shall be to restore, enhance, and maintain wetland, upland, riparian, and other habitats for native wildlife, plant, and fish species in the San Luis Valley. Instructs the Secretary of the Interior, in administering the Refuge, to: (1) emphasize migratory bird conservation; and (2) take into consideration the role of the Refuge in broader landscape conservation efforts. Provides for the Secretary, in administering water resources for the Refuge, to use decreed water rights on the Refuge in approximately the same manner that the water rights have been used historically. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-02-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife.
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area and Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Area Act

Bill: 111-hr-170
Sponsor: Rep. Salazar, John T. [D-CO-3]
Introduced: 2009-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Colorado
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: 
Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area and Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Area Act - Establishes the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area in Colorado to conserve and protect the unique and nationally important values of certain public land in Mesa, Montrose, and Delta Counties and the water resources of area streams that are necessary to support aquatic, riparian, and terrestrial species and communities. 

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) develop a comprehensive management plan for the long-range protection and management of the Conservation Area; and (2) establish the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area Advisory Council to advise the Secretary on the preparation and implementation of the management plan.

Designates certain lands in Mesa, Montrose, and Delta Counties as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to be known as the Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Area. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-02-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area Act

Bill: 111-hr-171
Sponsor: Rep. Salazar, John T. [D-CO-3]
Introduced: 2009-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Colorado
Historic sites and heritage areas

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: 
Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area Act - Establishes the Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area in Colorado. Designates the Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area Board of Directors as the management entity for the Heritage Area. Requires the Board to prepare and submit a management plan for the Heritage Area. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-02-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
Arkansas Valley Conduit Act of 2008

Bill: 111-hr-172
Sponsor: Rep. Salazar, John T. [D-CO-3]
Introduced: 2009-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Colorado
Dams and canals
Pipelines
Water resources funding
Water storage
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: 
Arkansas Valley Conduit Act of 2008 [
sic
] - Provides for the payment of not more than 35% of the cost of the Arkansas Valley Conduit, Colorado, by the Secretary of the Interior.
 
Requires revenue derived from contracts for the use of Fryingpan-Arkansas project excess capacity or exchange contracts using project facilities to be credited towards payment of the actual cost of Ruedi Dam and Reservoir, the Fountain Valley Pipeline, and the South Outlet Works at Pueblo Dam and Reservoir, until the date on which the payments for the Conduit begin, and then towards payment of the actual cost of the Conduit. 

Requires any rates charged for water for municipal, domestic, or industrial use or for the use of facilities for the storage or delivery of water to be adjusted to reflect the estimated revenue derived from contracts for the use of Fryingpan-Arkansas project excess capacity or exchange contracts using project facilities.

Authorizes appropriations for the construction of the Conduit. Prohibits such sums from being used for its operation or maintenance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-02-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain farmland from the estate tax.

Bill: 111-hr-173
Sponsor: Rep. Salazar, John T. [D-CO-3]
Introduced: 2009-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Farmland
Land transfers
Transfer and inheritance taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the gross estate of a decedent the value of farmland used by an heir of the decedent for farming purposes. Imposes a recapture tax on an heir who disposes of such farmland after the decedent's death or who ceases to use it for farming purposes. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery for veterans in the southern Colorado region.

Bill: 111-hr-174
Sponsor: Rep. Salazar, John T. [D-CO-3]
Introduced: 2009-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cemeteries and funerals
Colorado
Land transfers

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: 
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery in El Paso County, Colorado.

action_date: 2009-11-02
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

 
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery in El Paso County, Colorado.
 
Requires a report from the Secretary to Congress on such establishment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-11-03
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2009-11-02
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2009-11-02
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H12168)
action_date: 2009-11-02
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H12168)
action_date: 2009-11-02
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 174.
action_date: 2009-11-02
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H12168-12170)
action_date: 2009-11-02
text: Mr. Walz moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2009-09-28
text: Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Discharged.
action_date: 2009-01-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Referred to House Ways and Means
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2009-01-06
text: Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 40, United States Code, to provide additional authority and definitions relating to public utility contracts.

Bill: 111-hr-175
Sponsor: Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-29]
Introduced: 2009-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Public contracts and procurement
Public utilities and utility rates

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: 
Authorizes a contract for renewable energy public utility services for an executive agency to be made for up to 30 years (a contract for public utility services is limited to 10 years).



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-02-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement.
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House