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iVETS Act

Bill: 111-hr-5225
Sponsor: Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-5]
Introduced: 2010-05-05 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Military personnel and dependents
Personnel records

Summary:
action_date: 2010-05-05
text: 
Improving Veterans' Electronic Transition Services Act or the iVETS Act - Directs the Secretaries of Defense (DOD) and Veterans Affairs (VA) to jointly: (1) develop and implement a system allowing a veteran to securely and electronically access his or her military personnel file; (2) conduct a study on establishing a veterans portal based on the knowledge online portals; and (3) report study results to the congressional defense and veterans committees.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-06-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2010-05-05
text: Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
action_date: 2010-05-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2010-05-05
text: Referred to House Armed Services
action_date: 2010-05-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-05-05
text: Introduced in House
Appalachian Veterans Outreach Improvement Act

Bill: 111-hr-5226
Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Charles A. [D-OH-6]
Introduced: 2010-05-05 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Appalachian Regional Commission
Higher education
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Rural conditions and development
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2010-05-05
text: 
Appalachian Veterans Outreach Improvement Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Appalachian Regional Commission to carry out a program of outreach to veterans who reside in the Appalachian region in order to increase their awareness, access, and use of federal, state, and local programs providing compensation and other benefits available as a result of service in the Armed Forces.

action_date: 2010-07-29
text: 

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

 
Appalachian Veterans Outreach Improvement Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Appalachian Regional Commission to carry out a program of outreach to veterans who reside in the Appalachian region in order to increase their awareness, access, and use of federal, state, and local programs providing compensation and other benefits available as a result of service in the Armed Forces.
 
Authorizes: (1) the Secretary to enter into agreements with federal and state agencies to carry out projects under such program; and (2) the Commission to provide technical assistance, award grants, enter into contracts, and otherwise provide amounts to persons and entities in that region for such projects and activities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-07-29
text: Reported by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 111-580, Part I.
action_date: 2010-07-29
text: Reported by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 111-580, Part I.
action_date: 2010-07-01
text: Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management Discharged.
action_date: 2010-07-01
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2010-07-01
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2010-05-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2010-05-06
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR  H3206)
action_date: 2010-05-05
text: Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
action_date: 2010-05-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2010-05-05
text: Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
action_date: 2010-05-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-05-05
text: Introduced in House
TWIC Delivery Act of 2010

Bill: 111-hr-5227
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2010-05-05 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Postal service
Transportation employees
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2010-05-05
text: 
TWIC Delivery Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to deliver biometric transportation security cards by U.S. mail to individuals who reside in a location where the nearest transportation security card enrollment center is not accessible by a state or federal road or is more than 100 miles away.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-05-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism.
action_date: 2010-05-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2010-05-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-05-05
text: Introduced in House
Poll Tape Transparency Act of 2010

Bill: 111-hr-5228
Sponsor: Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12]
Introduced: 2010-05-06 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional elections
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2010-05-06
text: 
Poll Tape Transparency Act of 2010 - Amends the Help America Vote Act with respect to the requirements for each voting system used in a federal election.
 
Requires the appropriate election official, upon the closing of the polls at each polling place, and under the observation of the certified tabulation observers admitted to the polling place, to: (1) announce the vote orally; (2) post a copy of the poll tape reflecting the totals from each voting machine in the polling place upon which votes were cast; (3) prepare and post a statement of the total number of individuals who appeared at the polling place to cast ballots; and (4) display by noon the following day, at a prominent public location, a copy of each poll tape and statement.
 
Requires display of such information also on the official public websites of the applicable local election official and chief state election official.
 
Specifies similar treatment of ballots cast at early voting sites, absentee ballots, and the daily count of provisional ballots. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-05-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2010-05-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-05-06
text: Introduced in House
Vote Tabulation Audit Act of 2010

Bill: 111-hr-5229
Sponsor: Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12]
Introduced: 2010-05-06 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional elections
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Intergovernmental relations
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2010-05-06
text: 
Vote Tabulation Audit Act of 2010 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require states to meet specified standards for transparent and accurate tabulation of votes and aggregation of vote counts in federal elections, including standards for: (1) the treatment of ballots cast at early voting sites as well as absentee ballots and provisional ballots; and (2) mandatory hand recount in case of unresolved discrepancy.
 
Requires the Election Assistance Commission to: (1) reimburse states to cover the costs of carrying out tabulations at certain polling places of votes cast on paper optical scan ballots; and (2) adopt a model format for the posting of the tabulation of votes and aggregate vote counts.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-05-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2010-05-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-05-06
text: Introduced in House
Military Energy Security Act

Bill: 111-hr-5230
Sponsor: Rep. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM-1]
Introduced: 2010-05-06 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Electric power generation and transmission
Energy research
Military facilities and property

Summary:
action_date: 2010-05-06
text: 
Military Energy Security Act or the MESA Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to carry out a collaborative energy security pilot program involving one or more partnerships between a military installation and a national laboratory, for the purpose of evaluating and validating secure, salable microgrid components and systems for deployment. Requires the Secretary and the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to jointly select a military installation and national laboratory for such purposes.
 
Requires an initial and final pilot program report from the Secretary to the congressional defense and energy committees.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-06-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
action_date: 2010-05-06
text: Referred to House Science and Technology
action_date: 2010-05-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Science and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2010-05-06
text: Referred to House Armed Services
action_date: 2010-05-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-05-06
text: Introduced in House
Drug Trafficking Safe Harbor Elimination Act of 2010

Bill: 111-hr-5231
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21]
Introduced: 2010-05-06 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Jurisdiction and venue

Summary:
action_date: 2010-05-06
text: 
Drug Trafficking Safe Harbor Elimination Act of 2010 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to provide that anyone who enters into a conspiracy within the United States to possess or traffic in controlled substances outside the United States, or aids or abets such offenses, shall be subject to the same penalties for conspiracy as if the criminal acts resulting from such conspiracy took place within the United States. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-06-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2010-05-06
text: Referred to House Energy and Commerce
action_date: 2010-05-06
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2010-05-06
text: Referred to House Judiciary
action_date: 2010-05-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-05-06
text: Introduced in House
Sex Crime Re-Entry EvaluatioN (SCREEN) Act of 2010

Bill: 111-hr-5232
Sponsor: Rep. Kratovil, Frank,  Jr. [D-MD-1]
Introduced: 2010-05-06 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Crimes against children
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Sex offenses
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2010-05-06
text: 
Sex Crime Re-Entry EvaluatioN (SCREEN) Act of 2010 - Amends the federal criminal code to allow a court to impose on a defendant who has been convicted of a serious sex crime, including aggravated sexual abuse, sex-related murder, and sexual exploitation of children, a term of special confinement, in addition to the sentence for the underlying crime, to prevent sexual predation. Authorizes the term of such confinement to be the life of the defendant. Allows such defendant the right to one hearing per year after confinement to determine whether such defendant is a sexually dangerous person.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-06-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2010-05-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2010-05-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-05-06
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 10, United States Code, to recognize the contributions made by the spouses of members of the Armed Forces who serve in combat through the presentation of an official lapel button, and for other purposes.

Bill: 111-hr-5233
Sponsor: Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1]
Introduced: 2010-05-06 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2010-05-06
text: 
Directs that a lapel button be designed, as approved by the Secretary of Defense (DOD), to identify and recognize the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who is serving or has served in a combat zone for more than 30 days. Requires such button to be known as the spouse-of-a-combat-veteran lapel button.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to use appropriated funds to procure such buttons, and to provide for their presentation to eligible spouses.
 
States that the 30-day service period shall not apply if the member is killed or wounded before its expiration.
 
Expresses the sense of Congress that, as soon as the buttons become available, the Secretary should: (1) widely announce their availability through military and public information channels; and (2) encourage commanders at all levels to conduct ceremonies recognizing the support provided by such spouses and to use such ceremonies as an opportunity for members to present their spouses with the button.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-06-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2010-05-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2010-05-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-05-06
text: Introduced in House
Medicare Access to Diabetes Supplies Act

Bill: 111-hr-5235
Sponsor: Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large]
Introduced: 2010-05-06 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Digestive and metabolic diseases
Health technology, devices, supplies
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Public contracts and procurement
Retail and wholesale trades
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2010-05-06
text: 
Medicare Access to Diabetes Supplies Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to exempt from Medicare competitive acquisition programs blood glucose self-testing equipment and supplies furnished by small retail community pharmacies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-05-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2010-05-06
text: Referred to House Ways and Means
action_date: 2010-05-06
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: 2010-05-06
text: Referred to House Energy and Commerce
action_date: 2010-05-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-05-06
text: Introduced in House
Aerotropolis Act of 2010

Bill: 111-hr-5236
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2010-05-06 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Railroads
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2010-05-06
text: 
Aerotropolis Act of 2010 - Amends the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) to extend the eligibility for projects of national and regional significance under the surface transportation grant program to certain aerotropolis transportation system projects.
 
Defines &quot;aerotropolis transportation system&quot; as a planned and coordinated multimodal freight and passenger transportation network that provides efficient, sustainable, and intermodal connectivity to a defined region of economic significance centered around a major airport.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-05-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2010-05-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2010-05-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-05-06
text: Introduced in House
Terrorist Expatriation Act

Bill: 111-hr-5237
Sponsor: Rep. Altmire, Jason [D-PA-4]
Introduced: 2010-05-06 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Citizenship and naturalization
Immigration status and procedures
Military operations and strategy
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2010-05-06
text: 
Terrorist Expatriation Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include among those voluntary acts for which a U.S. national (by birth or naturalization) will be subject to loss of U.S. nationality: (1) providing material support or resources to a foreign terrorist organization as designated by the Secretary of State; (2) engaging in, or purposefully and materially supporting, hostilities against the United States; or (3) engaging in, or purposefully and materially supporting, hostilities against any country or armed force that is directly engaged along with, or that is providing direct operational support to, the United States in hostilities engaged in by the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-06-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
action_date: 2010-05-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2010-05-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-05-06
text: Introduced in House
Utah Laboratory of Democracy Act of 2010

Bill: 111-hr-5238
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1]
Introduced: 2010-05-06 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Elementary and secondary education
Higher education
Intergovernmental relations
Medicaid
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Transportation programs funding
Utah

Summary:
action_date: 2010-05-06
text: 
Utah Laboratory of Democracy Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretaries of Education, of Transportation, and of Health and Human Services to seek to enter into an agreement with the state of Utah under which the state will assume all responsibility for the administration within the state of federal programs in the areas of education, transportation, and Medicaid.
 
Requires the transfer to Utah each calendar year, if such an agreement is entered into, of an amount equivalent to the portion of the estimated federal tax revenues to be paid that year by Utah citizens that would be returned to the state through federal education, transportation, and Medicaid programs in the absence of the agreement.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-05-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
action_date: 2010-05-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2010-05-06
text: Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
action_date: 2010-05-06
text: Referred to House Energy and Commerce
action_date: 2010-05-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2010-05-06
text: Referred to House Education and Labor
action_date: 2010-05-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-05-06
text: Introduced in House
Homeowner Tax Assistance Act

Bill: 111-hr-5239
Sponsor: Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3]
Introduced: 2010-05-06 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Housing finance and home ownership
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2010-05-06
text: 
Homeowner Tax Assistance Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase by 25% the allowable tax deduction for mortgage interest on a principal residence until 2014; and (2) waive the requirement to repay credit amounts under the first-time homebuyer tax credit for residences purchased on or after April 9, 2008.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-05-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2010-05-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-05-06
text: Introduced in House
BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010

Bill: 111-hr-5241
Sponsor: Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-23]
Introduced: 2010-05-06 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Accidents
Department of the Interior
Ecology
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Government studies and investigations
Gulf of Mexico
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine pollution
Oil and gas
Pollution liability
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2010-05-06
text: 
BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010 - Establishes the BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission to investigate: (1) the performance of BP Exploration and Production, Inc., Transocean, Ltd., and other entities affiliated with the Mobile Drilling Unit Deepwater Horizon; (2) their compliance with federal, state, and local laws and regulations (including their conformance with their own practices and industry practices); (3) the performance of federal, state, and local agencies responsible for oversight, inspection, and enforcement; and (4) the compliance of such agencies with federal, state, and local laws and regulations governing their actions.
 
Requires the Commission to evaluate: (1) current and future impact of the oil disaster on the environment, economy, and public health; (2) the adequacy of the response to the oil disaster; (3) the implications of the oil disaster, and any risk of other such disasters, for offshore oil and gas activities by the United States; and (4) the availability and accuracy of baseline data against which the impact of the oil disaster may be measured.
 
Requires the Commission to develop recommendations to: (1) improve the response to the oil disaster, including through modification of proposed plans to mitigate and monitor its impact; and (2) minimize the risk and mitigate the impact of future such disasters (including changes to federal law and regulations and improvements in industry practices).
 
Sets forth powers of the Commission, including subpoena powers.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-05-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2010-05-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2010-05-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2010-05-06
text: Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
action_date: 2010-05-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2010-05-06
text: Referred to House Natural Resources
action_date: 2010-05-06
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR  H3206)
action_date: 2010-05-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-05-06
text: Introduced in House