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To provide that rates of pay for Members of Congress shall not be adjusted under section 601(a)(2) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 in the year following any fiscal year in which outlays of the United States exceeded receipts of the United States.

Bill: 111-hr-566
Sponsor: Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-13]
Introduced: 2009-01-15 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Members of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: 
Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to provide that pay for Members of Congress may not be increased by any adjustment scheduled to take effect in a calendar year if the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) determines that the federal aggregate outlays during the last completed fiscal year exceeded the federal aggregate receipts during such fiscal year.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2009-01-15
text: Referred to House Administration
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in certain water projects in California.

Bill: 111-hr-567
Sponsor: Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-44]
Introduced: 2009-01-15 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: California
Intergovernmental relations
Land transfers
State and local finance
Water quality
Water resources funding
Water use and supply
Watersheds

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: 
 Amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of: (1) projects to treat impaired surface water, reclaim and reuse impaired groundwater, and provide brine disposal within the Santa Ana Watershed, in cooperation with the Yucaipa Valley Water District; and (2) a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater, including degraded groundwaters, within and outside of the service area of the City of Corona Water Utility, in cooperation with the City of Corona Water Utility. Limits the federal share of each of the project costs to 25%. Prohibits the Secretary from using or providing funds under this Act for project operation or maintenance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-02-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Introduced in House
Veterans Health Care Quality Improvement Act

Bill: 111-hr-568
Sponsor: Rep. Costello, Jerry F. [D-IL-12]
Introduced: 2009-01-15 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Department of Veterans Affairs
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health care costs and insurance
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Licensing and registrations
Student aid and college costs
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: 
Veterans Health Care Quality Improvement Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to prescribe standards for appointment and practice as a physician within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Requires: (1) applicants to provide certain information, including each lawsuit, civil action, or other claim against the individual for medical malpractice or negligence, and their results; (2) each appointee to disclose any judgments against the individual for medical malpractice or negligence and any payments made; and (3) physicians already employed within the VHA to disclose such information. Prohibits a new appointment without approval of the director of the Veterans Integrated Services Network (Network) in which the individual will serve. Directs the Secretary to encourage directors to hire physicians who are board-eligible or board-certified.
 
Requires: (1) the VHA's Under Secretary of Health to designate a National Quality Assurance Officer for the VHA quality assurance program; (2) each Network regional director to appoint a quality assurance officer; and (3) the director of each VHA medical facility to appoint a quality assurance officer.
 
Directs the Secretary to review VA policies for maintaining health care quality and patient safety at VA medical facilities.
 
Requires the Secretary, in order to recruit and retain VHA physicians in hard-to-fill positions, to: (1) repay certain educational loans for individuals who agree to serve for at least three years as a VHA physician; (2) reimburse tuition for medical students who agree to serve as a VHA physician after such education; and (3) enroll in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program an individual who agrees to serve as a VHA physician for at least five days per month. Encourages the Secretary to undertake additional incentives to encourage individuals to serve or practice as VHA physicians.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-01-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2009-01-15
text: Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Introduced in House
Equal Justice for Our Military Act of 2010

Bill: 111-hr-569
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53]
Introduced: 2009-01-15 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Federal appellate courts
Judicial review and appeals
Military law
Military personnel and dependents
Supreme Court

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: 
Equal Justice for Our Military Act of 2009 - Amends the federal judicial code to allow for review by writ of certiorari of certain cases denied relief or review by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.

action_date: 2010-07-15
text: 
Equal Justice for Our Military Act of 2010 - Amends the federal judicial code to allow for review by writ of certiorari of certain cases denied relief or review by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.
 
Declares that the time for application for such a writ shall be as prescribed by rules of the Supreme Court.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-07-15
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 312.
action_date: 2010-07-15
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 111-547.
action_date: 2010-07-15
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 111-547.
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2009-07-30
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2009-07-30
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2009-06-11
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2009-05-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy.
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Patients and Health Care Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-570
Sponsor: Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]
Introduced: 2009-01-15 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Health and Human Services
Disability and health-based discrimination
Executive agency funding and structure
Health personnel
Religion

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: 
Protecting Patients and Health Care Act of 2009 - Nullifies the regulations issued by the Secretary of Health and Human Services regarding conscience clause protections for health care workers and facilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-01-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles.

Bill: 111-hr-571
Sponsor: Rep. Delahunt, Bill [D-MA-10]
Introduced: 2009-01-15 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax deductions
Motor vehicles
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code with respect to the charitable tax deduction for contributions of qualified vehicles (i.e., highway motor vehicles, boats, or airplanes) to: (1) set forth revised acknowledgment requirements for vehicles valued at $2,500 or less and vehicles valued at more than $2,500; and (2) revise the penalty for submitting a fraudulent acknowledgment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Introduced in House
Contracting and Tax Accountability Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-572
Sponsor: Rep. Ellsworth, Brad [D-IN-8]
Introduced: 2009-01-15 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Public contracts and procurement
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: 
Contracting and Tax Accountability Act of 2009 - Prohibits any person who has a seriously delinquent tax debt from obtaining a federal government contract or grant. Requires federal agency heads to require prospective recipients of a contract or grant in excess of an amount equal to the simplified acquisition threshold to: (1) certify that they do not have such a debt; and (2) authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to disclose information describing whether they have such a debt. 

Defines &quot;seriously delinquent tax debt&quot; and an outstanding tax debt for which a notice of lien has been filed in public records.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the marketing of authorized generic drugs.

Bill: 111-hr-573
Sponsor: Rep. Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8]
Introduced: 2009-01-15 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: 
Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit a holder of a new, approved drug application from commencing to manufacture, market, sell, or distribute a generic version of such drug from the time of the receipt of notice from the generic manufacturer that an abbreviated new drug application has been submitted for approval until the expiration or forfeiture of the exclusivity period granted to the generic manufacturer. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-01-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Introduced in House
Medicare Home Infusion Therapy Coverage Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-574
Sponsor: Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-17]
Introduced: 2009-01-15 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug therapy
Home and outpatient care
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: 
Medicare Home Infusion Therapy Coverage Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage of home infusion therapy and home infusion drugs.
 
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to implement the Medicare home infusion therapy benefit in a manner that ensures that: (1) Medicare beneficiaries have timely and appropriate access to infusion therapy in their homes; and (2) there is rapid and seamless coordination between drug coverage under Medicare part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) and home infusion therapy services coverage under Medicare part B (Supplemental Security Income).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-01-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Referred to House Ways and Means
action_date: 2009-01-15
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: 2009-01-15
text: Referred to House Energy and Commerce
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Introduced in House
To increase the level of participation of the Small Business Administration in certain guaranteed loans for a period of one year, and for other purposes.

Bill: 111-hr-575
Sponsor: Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6]
Introduced: 2009-01-15 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: 
Increases, for one year after the enactment of this Act, the authorized level of participation (financing) by the Small Business Administration (SBA) in certain SBA-guaranteed loans made to small businesses.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Finance and Tax.
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Introduced in House
Solar Manufacturing Advancement Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-576
Sponsor: Rep. Giffords, Gabrielle [D-AZ-8]
Introduced: 2009-01-15 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Business investment and capital
Income tax credits
Manufacturing

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: 
Solar Manurfacturing Advancement Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow through 2016 a 30% energy tax credit for investment in property used to manufacture certain solar energy property; and (2) make such credit refundable. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Introduced in House
School Building Enhancement Act

Bill: 111-hr-579
Sponsor: Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12]
Introduced: 2009-01-15 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Elementary and secondary education
Energy efficiency and conservation
Motor fuels

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: 
School Building Enhancement Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to provide grants to: (1) states and local educational agencies (LEAs) for providing intensive technical assistance for, and assisting the implementation of, the EnergySmart Schools Program of the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Energy Star for K-12 School Districts program of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); (2) LEAs that become partners through such Energy Star program; and (3) states for use in the development, in partnership with DOE, of state-level school energy efficiency quality plans.
 
Requires the Secretary to give priority to projects to provide assistance to school districts with a demonstrated need for energy efficiency improvement.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E100)
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Introduced in House
Purchasing Low-Emission Vehicles for Use in Government (PLUG) Act

Bill: 111-hr-580
Sponsor: Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-2]
Introduced: 2009-01-15 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Buy American requirements
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: 
Purchasing Low-Emission Vehicles for Use in Government (PLUG) Act - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to instruct the Secretary of Energy to ensure that the federal government acquires not fewer than 100,000 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles manufactured in the United States by U.S. entities.
 
Defines a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle as a light duty vehicle propelled by an internal combustion engine or heat engine using: (1) a combustible fuel; (2) an on-board, rechargeable storage device; and (3) a device that collects electricity from an off-board source.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-02-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement.
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Introduced in House
To eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress, and for other purposes.

Bill: 111-hr-581
Sponsor: Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5]
Introduced: 2009-01-15 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Members of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-03-23
text: Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Latta. Petition No: 111-1. (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/111/lrc/pd/Petitions/Dis1.htm">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.)
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2009-01-15
text: Referred to House Administration
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Introduced in House
Public Housing Drug Elimination Program Reauthorization Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-582
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9]
Introduced: 2009-01-15 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Child care and development
Crime prevention
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Housing and community development funding
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Public housing
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Public Housing Drug Elimination Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 - Amends the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 to authorize appropriations for the assisted housing drug elimination program. 
Limits activities for programs designed to reduce drug use in and around assisted low-income housing to: (1) providing drug abuse treatment through rehabilitation or relapse prevention; (2) providing education about the dangers and consequences of drug use or violent crime; (3) identifying drug users, and assisting drug use discontinuance through education or treatment programs; (4) providing after school youth activities; and (5) providing capital improvements and security services to discourage or eliminate drug use or violent crime.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Introduced in House
Community Partners Next Door Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-583
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9]
Introduced: 2009-01-15 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Fires
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government information and archives
Health personnel
Housing and community development funding
Housing finance and home ownership
Law enforcement officers
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: 
Community Partners Next Door Act of 2009 - Amends the National Housing Act to provide: (1) a 50% discount for teachers, teacher assistants, administrators, and public safety officers purchasing certain eligible asset properties for use as their primary residence; (2) a $100 downpayment on any related insured mortgage; and (3) a higher Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loan limit for such purchases in high-cost areas.
 
Authorizes such sales directly to a qualifying individual or to a unit of local government or a nonprofit organization for resale to such individual.
 
Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to carry out a program to inform teachers and public safety officers about such program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Introduced in House
Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-584
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9]
Introduced: 2009-01-15 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Aging
Employee benefits and pensions
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Medicaid
Medicare
Veterans' medical care
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: 
Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act of 2009 - Amends the Social Security Act to include coverage of hormone replacement therapy for menopausal symptoms and alternative treatments for such therapy under Medicare (title XVIII of the Act). Includes alternative treatments for hormone replacement therapy for menopausal symptoms under Medicaid (title XIX of the Act).
 
Requires coverage of hormone replacement therapy for menopausal symptoms and alternative treatments for such therapy on the same basis as outpatient prescription drugs under: (1) the Public Health Service Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) (group health plans and group and individual health insurance); (2) the Internal Revenue Code (group health plans); and (3) federal employee health benefit plans.
 
Includes alternative treatments for hormone replacement therapy for menopausal symptoms under veterans' benefits.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-01-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2009-01-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Referred to House Education and Labor
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Referred to House Ways and Means
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, Oversight and Government Reform, and 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: 2009-01-15
text: Referred to House Energy and Commerce
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Introduced in House