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Emergency Health Services for Haitian Earthquake Victims Act of 2010

Bill: 111-hr-4577
Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3]
Introduced: 2010-02-03 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Caribbean area
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Foreign aid and international relief
Haiti
Health care costs and insurance
Health programs administration and funding
Latin America
Natural disasters
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2010-02-03
text: 
Emegency Health Services for Haitian Earthquake Victims Act of 2010 - Directs the President, acting through the National Disaster Medical System, to reimburse states for expenses incurred in providing treatment for health conditions and illnesses resulting from the earthquake in Haiti on January 12, 2010. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-02-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2010-02-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2010-02-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-02-03
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 23, United States Code, to allow vehicles operated by members of the Armed Forces (including reserve components thereof) serving on active duty and vehicles operated by law enforcement officials to use high occupancy vehicle facilities, and for other purposes.

Bill: 111-hr-4578
Sponsor: Rep. Cantor, Eric [R-VA-7]
Introduced: 2010-02-03 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Law enforcement officers
Military personnel and dependents
Roads and highways
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2010-02-03
text: 
Authorizes a state agency with jurisdiction over the operation of a high occupancy vehicle (HOV) facility to permit vehicles operated by active duty members of the Armed Forces (including reserve components) and vehicles operated by law enforcement officials to use HOV lane highways, subject to certain requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-02-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2010-02-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2010-02-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-02-03
text: Introduced in House
South San Diego County Water Reclamation Project of 2010

Bill: 111-hr-4579
Sponsor: Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]
Introduced: 2010-02-03 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: California
Water quality
Water resources funding
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2010-02-03
text: 
South San Diego County Water Reclamation Project of 2010 - Amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with the Sweetwater Authority, Otay Water District, and the city of Chula Vista, California, to participate in phase one of a project to design, plan, and construct permanent facilities needed to reclaim, reuse, and treat groundwater and wastewater in the service area of Sweetwater Authority, Otay Water District, and the city of Chula Vista. Limits the federal share of the project to 25% of the total cost.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-03-18
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2010-02-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
action_date: 2010-02-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2010-02-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-02-03
text: Introduced in House
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Accountability and Transparency for Taxpayers Act of 2010

Bill: 111-hr-4581
Sponsor: Rep. Biggert, Judy [R-IL-13]
Introduced: 2010-02-03 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Bankruptcy
Corporate finance and management
Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Housing finance and home ownership

Summary:
action_date: 2010-02-03
text: 
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Accountability and Transparency for Taxpayers Act of 2010 - Directs the Inspector General (IG) of the Federal Housing Finance Agency to submit quarterly reports to Congress on the IG's activities with respect to the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) and their activities and condition while they are in conservatorship status.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-02-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2010-02-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-02-03
text: Introduced in House
First Look for Primary Residence Act of 2010

Bill: 111-hr-4582
Sponsor: Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43]
Introduced: 2010-02-03 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Department of Agriculture
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Department of Veterans Affairs
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises
Housing finance and home ownership

Summary:
action_date: 2010-02-03
text: 
First Look for Primary Residence Act of 2010 - Requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) (covered entities) to make certain single-family housing properties they own available for purchase, for a period of at least 15 days, only by a preferred purchaser.
 
Defines preferred purchaser as: (1) an individual or family who indicates that upon purchase it will occupy the property as the principal residence for at least 90 days; or (2) a state or local governmental agency or other entity that purchases the property using funds made available through one or more specified housing programs. 
 
Prohibits the covered entities, during such period, from soliciting, receiving, considering, negotiating, or accepting any offer to purchase any such property except from a preferred purchaser.
 
Requires the covered entities to notify real estate brokers and other interested parties in writing of such purchase availability.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-02-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2010-02-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-02-03
text: Introduced in House
Stand By Your Ad Act of 2010

Bill: 111-hr-4583
Sponsor: Rep. Boccieri, John A. [D-OH-16]
Introduced: 2010-02-03 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional elections
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Political advertising
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2010-02-03
text: 
Stand By Your Ad Act of 2010 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require certain campaign-related communications which are paid for by certain tax-exempt organizations or political organizations to include a statement naming their five largest donors.
 
Requires organizations to include information on their largest donors in reports on independent expenditures and electioneering communications. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-02-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2010-02-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-02-03
text: Introduced in House
New Era Expansion Act

Bill: 111-hr-4584
Sponsor: Rep. Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1]
Introduced: 2010-02-03 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Alternative and renewable resources
Building construction
Education programs funding
Employment and training programs
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy research
Environmental technology
Higher education
Research administration and funding
Rural conditions and development
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2010-02-03
text: 
New Era Expansion Act - Requires the Secretary of Labor to establish the New Era Rural Workforce Training Program to award grants for worker training, technical development, and applied research in the wind energy industry production and energy efficient construction, retrofitting, and design industries.
 
Requires an eligible grant recipient to: (1) be an existing community college located in a rural area that participates in wind energy workforce development, wind energy research, or energy efficient construction, retrofitting, or design workforce development; (2) have a proven record of development and implementation of programs to meet the needs of students, educators, and business and industry to supply the wind energy field or energy efficient construction field with certified technicians; (3) have the ability to leverage existing partnerships and occupational outreach and training programs for secondary schools, four-year institutions, and relevant nonprofit organizations.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-02-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
action_date: 2010-02-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2010-02-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-02-03
text: Introduced in House
Small Business Job Creation Tax Act of 2010

Bill: 111-hr-4585
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14]
Introduced: 2010-02-03 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Employment taxes
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Income tax credits
Small business
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2010-02-03
text: 
Small Business Job Creation Tax Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers a credit against payroll tax liability for a payroll increase in a quarter over a corresponding quarter in the previous calendar year. Sets the amount of such credit at 20% of such increase for employers that employ fewer than 100 employees and 15% for employers that employ 100 or more employees in any quarter. Limits the total credit amount available for all quarters to $500,000.
 
Directs the Commissioner of Internal Revenue to: (1) notify all employers required to withhold employment taxes of the enactment and applicability of this Act; and (2) report to Congress on enforcement measures taken to prevent and penalize fraud related to the payroll credit allowed by this Act. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-02-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2010-02-03
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E146)
action_date: 2010-02-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-02-03
text: Introduced in House
Mortgage E-Verify Act of 2010

Bill: 111-hr-4586
Sponsor: Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24]
Introduced: 2010-02-03 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Financial services and investments
Foreign labor
Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Housing finance and home ownership
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2010-02-03
text: 
Mortgage E-Verify Act of 2010 - Amends the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act to require the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act (Freddie Mac) to confirm the identity and work eligibility of the mortgagor as a prerequisite to: (1) any refinancing, restructuring, or modification agreement governing a single-family housing mortgage that is held by, or that backs any security issued by, either Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac; or (2) any purchase of, or issuance of any security that is backed by, any single-family housing mortgage made for the refinancing, restructuring, or modification of the mortgagor's previous single-family housing mortgage on the same property.
 
 
Identifies the required inquiry as one made through the basic pilot E-Verify program under the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996.
 
Amends the National Housing Act to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to use the E-Verify program to confirm the identity and work eligibility of the mortgagor as a prerequisite to single-family housing mortgage insurance issued under the Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-02-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2010-02-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-02-03
text: Introduced in House
Cap Spending to Reduce Borrowing Act

Bill: 111-hr-4587
Sponsor: Rep. Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19]
Introduced: 2010-02-03 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Budget process
House of Representatives
Legislative rules and procedure
Senate

Summary:
action_date: 2010-02-03
text: 
 Cap Spending to Reduce Borrowing Act - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to make it out of order in the House of Representatives and in the Senate to consider any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or conference report increasing the statutory limit on the public debt unless such measure includes limits on the total level of discretionary and direct spending for each of 10 consecutive fiscal years beginning with the first fiscal year in which the increase would occur.
 
 Waives such prohibition for any measure increasing the statutory limit on the public debt if statutory limits are in place on the total level of such spending for each of 10 consecutive fiscal years beginning with the first fiscal year in which such increase would occur.
 
Repeals Rule XXVIII (Statutory Limit on Public Debt) of the Rules of the House (known as the &quot;Gephardt Rule&quot;) which provides for mandatory adjustment of the statutory limit on the public debt to conform to a budget resolution.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-02-03
text: Referred to House Budget
action_date: 2010-02-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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: 2010-02-03
text: Referred to House Rules
action_date: 2010-02-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-02-03
text: Introduced in House
Detainee Trials at Gitmo Act

Bill: 111-hr-4588
Sponsor: Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-16]
Introduced: 2010-02-03 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Caribbean area
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Cuba
Detention of persons
Latin America
Military facilities and property
Military law

Summary:
action_date: 2010-02-03
text: 
Detainee Trials at Gitmo Act - Provides that: (1) the detention facility at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, shall remain in use indefinitely by the United States as a detention facility; and (2) any individual who is detained at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, may only be tried by military commission which shall be conducted at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-04-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2010-02-03
text: Referred to House Judiciary
action_date: 2010-02-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2010-02-03
text: Referred to House Armed Services
action_date: 2010-02-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-02-03
text: Introduced in House
To provide consistent enforcement authority to the Bureau of Land Management, the National Park Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Forest Service to respond to violations of regulations regarding the management, use, and protection of public lands under the jurisdiction of these agencies, and for other purposes.

Bill: 111-hr-4589
Sponsor: Rep. Salazar, John T. [D-CO-3]
Introduced: 2010-02-03 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Crimes against animals and natural resources
Department of Agriculture
Department of the Interior
Fires
Forests, forestry, trees
Land use and conservation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2010-02-03
text: 
Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, the National Park Service Organic Act, the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966, and other federal law to provide that: (1) any person who knowingly violates or fails to comply with any of the provisions of such an Act or any regulation issued under such an Act concerning the management, use, and protection of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands, National Park System lands, National Wildlife Refuge lands, and National Forest lands shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor, subject to fine and/or imprisonment as provided under federal criminal law; and (2) any person who otherwise violates or fails to comply with any of the provisions of such an Act or any regulation issued under such an Act concerning the management, use, and protection of such lands shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor, subject to fine and/or imprisonment as provided under federal criminal law. Permits requiring persons adjudged guilty of a: (1) Class B misdemeanor on BLM or National Park System lands to pay all costs of the proceedings; and (2) a Class A or Class B misdemeanor on National Wildlife Refuge or National Forest lands to pay all costs of the proceedings. 
 
 
Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, the National Park Service Organic Act, and other federal law to set a minimum fine of $500 for certain fire usage violations on BLM, National Park System, and National Forest lands.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-06-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
action_date: 2010-02-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife.
action_date: 2010-02-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2010-02-03
text: Referred to House Agriculture
action_date: 2010-02-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2010-02-03
text: Referred to House Natural Resources
action_date: 2010-02-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-02-03
text: Introduced in House
School Meal Safety and Standards Act

Bill: 111-hr-4590
Sponsor: Rep. Sestak, Joe [D-PA-7]
Introduced: 2010-02-03 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Agriculture
Elementary and secondary education
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Poverty and welfare assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2010-02-03
text: 
School Meal Safety and Standards Act - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) develop guidelines for determining when it is appropriate to institute an administrative hold on suspect food and commodities being used in school meal programs; (2) work with states to increase the timeliness and completeness of their notifications to schools and school food authorities of food and commodity holds and recalls; (3) improve the timeliness and completeness of direct notifications to states, schools, and school food authorities about holds and recalls; (4) establish a timeframe for improving commodity hold and recall procedures so that they address the role of processors and distributors and facilitate the provision of more timely and complete information to states, schools, and school food authorities; (5) revise procedures to provide states with more specific instructions for schools and school food authorities about how to dispose of recalled foods and commodities and obtain timely reimbursement; (6) institute a systematic quality check procedure to ensure that holds and recalls on foods and commodities used by schools are carried out effectively; (7) study existing commercial practices and standards regarding food quality, safety, and testing; and (8) implement regulations that require the Department of Agriculture to meet or exceed, with respect to the school meal programs, commercial practices and standards.
 
Directs the Secretary, within one year of this Act's enactment, to revise the procedures of the Food Safety and Inspection Service to ensure that schools are included in recall effectiveness checks.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-02-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
action_date: 2010-02-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2010-02-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-02-03
text: Introduced in House
Older Worker Opportunity Act of 2010

Bill: 111-hr-4591
Sponsor: Rep. Sestak, Joe [D-PA-7]
Introduced: 2010-02-03 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Aging
Employee benefits and pensions
Executive agency funding and structure
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Income tax credits
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2010-02-03
text: 
Older Worker Opportunity Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers who provide health and retirement benefits to their employees a tax credit for 25% of the first $6,000 of wages paid to individuals age 62 or older participating in a flexible work program. Terminates such credit after 2012. 
 
Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish a Federal Task Force on Older Workers to promote the hiring and retention of older workers. Requires the Task Force to organize a Conference on the Aging Workforce, which shall include the participation of senior, business, labor, and other interested organizations.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-02-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2010-02-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
action_date: 2010-02-03
text: Referred to House Education and Labor
action_date: 2010-02-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2010-02-03
text: Referred to House Ways and Means
action_date: 2010-02-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-02-03
text: Introduced in House