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Veterans and Survivors Behavioral Health Awareness Act

Bill: 111-hr-2698
Sponsor: Rep. Giffords, Gabrielle [D-AZ-8]
Introduced: 2009-06-04 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Education programs funding
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Medical education
Mental health
Military personnel and dependents
Student aid and college costs
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: 
 Veterans and Survivors Behavioral Health Awareness Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide scholarships to individuals pursuing education or training in behavioral health care specialties that are critical to the operations of Vet Centers (centers for readjustment counseling and related mental health services for veterans) in order to recruit and retain individuals with such specialties for service in Vet Centers. Conditions the scholarship on the recipient's agreeing to serve in such a capacity for whatever period the Secretary specifies in the agreement.
 
Directs the Secretary, on receipt of a request for counseling from an individual who has been discharged or released from active service, to: (1) provide referrals to assist the individual in obtaining mental health care and services outside the VA; and (2) if pertinent, advise such individual of the individual's rights to apply for review of the discharge or release.
 
Directs the Secretary to award grants to nonprofit organizations that provide emotional support services for survivors of deceased members of the Armed Forces and deceased veterans through the survivors' peers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-03-25
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2009-06-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-06-03
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2698)
Armed Forces Behavioral Health Awareness Act

Bill: 111-hr-2699
Sponsor: Rep. Giffords, Gabrielle [D-AZ-8]
Introduced: 2009-06-04 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Afghanistan
Asia
Conflicts and wars
Health programs administration and funding
Iraq
Mental health
Middle East
Military medicine
Military operations and strategy
Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves
Terrorism
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: 
Armed Forces Behavioral Health Awareness Act - Makes any member of the Armed Forces who is deployed in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom or Enduring Freedom eligible for readjustment counseling and related mental health services through Vet Centers (centers for such counseling and services for veterans), regardless of the member's duty status.
 
Directs the Secretary of Defense to award grants to nonprofit organizations that provide emotional support services for family members of members of the Armed Forces, including members of the reserves.
 
Requires the Secretary of the Army to carry out a pilot program to enhance awareness of post-traumatic-stress-disorder (PTSD) among members of the Army.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-03-25
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2009-06-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2009-06-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
action_date: 2009-06-04
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: 2009-06-04
text: Referred to House Armed Services
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-06-03
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2698)
Suspend Brazil GSP Act

Bill: 111-hr-2702
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
Introduced: 2009-06-04 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Brazil
Congressional oversight
Crimes against children
Free trade and trade barriers
International law and treaties
Latin America
Normal trade relations, most-favored-nation treatment
Sanctions
Separation, divorce, custody, support

Summary:
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: 
Suspend Brazil GSP Act - Declares that it is the purpose of this Act to: (1) attain the immediate return of Sean Goldman and all children of the United States who are being held wrongfully in Brazil in contravention of the Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (Hague Convention); and (2) impress upon Brazil the importance of abiding by their obligations under the Hague Convention with respect to international child abduction cases involving children from the United States.
 
Directs the President to: (1) notify World Trade Organization (WTO) member countries, not later than seven days after enactment of this Act, that the United States is suspending the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) for Brazil; and (2) suspend, not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, GSP and duty-free treatment for Brazil.
 
Authorizes the President to reinstate GSP and duty-free treatment for Brazil if he certifies to Congress that Brazil is complying with the Hague Convention.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from obligating or expending funds for the National Applications Office of the Department of Homeland Security.

Bill: 111-hr-2703
Sponsor: Rep. Harman, Jane [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2009-06-04 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Department of Homeland Security
Executive agency funding and structure
Homeland security
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Law enforcement administration and funding
Right of privacy
Spacecraft and satellites

Summary:
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: 
 Prohibits the Secretary of Homeland Security from obligating or expending funds for the National Applications Office of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or for any DHS office tasked to process requests for classified satellite information for civil, homeland security, or law enforcement purposes. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-06-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment.
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1314)
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to close the National Applications Office of the Department of Homeland Security.

Bill: 111-hr-2704
Sponsor: Rep. Harman, Jane [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2009-06-04 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Department of Homeland Security
Executive agency funding and structure
Homeland security
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Right of privacy
Spacecraft and satellites

Summary:
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: 
Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to immediately close the National Applications Office of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-06-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment.
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1314)
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: Introduced in House
Advance Directive Incentive Act

Bill: 111-hr-2705
Sponsor: Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7]
Introduced: 2009-06-04 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Health information and medical records
Income tax credits
Legal fees and court costs
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care

Summary:
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: 
Advance Directive Incentive Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual taxpayers a refundable tax credit for 30% of the cost of legal fees incurred for establishing an advance directive, up to $500. Defines &quot;advance directive&quot; as a written document recognized by state law specifying the provision of medical care for incapacitated individuals.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: Introduced in House
Young Children Social Security Number Protection Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-2706
Sponsor: Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24]
Introduced: 2009-06-04 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Computer security and identity theft
Social security and elderly assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: 
Young Children's Social Security Number Protection Act of 2009 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to direct the Commissioner of Social Security to issue a new Social Security number to a child in cases where confidentality has been compromised by reason of theft of related documentation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: Introduced in House
National Freight Mobility Infrastructure Act

Bill: 111-hr-2707
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]
Introduced: 2009-06-04 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Government trust funds
Infrastructure development
Motor carriers
Railroads
Roads and highways
Sales and excise taxes
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: 
National Freight Mobility Infrastructure Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a program to award grants, on a competitive basis, to states and designated entities for projects to improve the efficiency of freight mobility in the United States.
 
Establishes the National Freight Mobility Infrastructure Fund to carry out projects under this Act.
 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a tax on taxable ground transportation of property equal to 1% of the fair market value of such transportation.
 
Requires deposit into the Fund of amounts equivalent to the tax imposed on taxable ground transportation of property.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-06-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2009-06-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2009-06-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2009-06-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: Referred to House Ways and Means
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2009-06-04
text: Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: Introduced in House
Enhancing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-2710
Sponsor: Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15]
Introduced: 2009-06-04 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Department of Education
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Executive Office of the President
Executive agency funding and structure
Higher education
Libraries and archives
Performance measurement
Science and engineering education
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: 
Enhancing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education Act of 2009 - Requires the President to establish, in the Office of Science and Technology Policy, a Committee on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education (STEM education) within the National Science and Technology Council. 
 
Establishes an Office of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education in the Department of Education, to be administered by an Assistant Secretary. Requires the Assistant Secretary to conduct at least every five years an evaluation of the STEM education programs administered by the department.
 
Requires the Secretary of Education to award a grant to establish a voluntary State Consortium on STEM Education and a grant to the National Science Digital Library to establish the STEM Education Resource Alliance. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-07-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2009-06-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Science Education.
action_date: 2009-06-08
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1340)
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: Referred to House Science and Technology
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2009-06-04
text: Referred to House Education and Labor
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: Introduced in House
Detainee Photographic Records Protection Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-2712
Sponsor: Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11]
Introduced: 2009-06-04 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Detention of persons
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Freedom of information
Government information and archives
Human rights
Military operations and strategy
Photography and imaging

Summary:
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: 
Detainee Photographic Records Protection Act of 2009 - Requires the Secretary of Defense to submit a certification to the President for any photograph relating to the treatment of individuals engaged, captured, or detained after September 11, 2001, by the U.S. Armed Forces in operations outside of the United States if the Secretary determines that disclosure of such photograph would endanger U.S. citizens or members of the Armed Forces or U.S. government employees deployed outside the United States.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to submit a renewal of a certification at any time. Provides that a certification or a renewal shall expire five years after submission.
 
Exempts such a certified photograph from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: Referred to House Armed Services
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2009-06-04
text: Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: Introduced in House
Disabled Veterans Life Insurance Enhancement Act

Bill: 111-hr-2713
Sponsor: Rep. Donnelly, Joe [D-IN-2]
Introduced: 2009-06-04 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Life, casualty, property insurance
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: 
Disabled Veterans Life Insurance Enhancement Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide a two-year period, beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, to allow a person who was eligible for service disabled veterans life insurance but did not apply within the required two-year period after their disability was determined to apply for such insurance.
 
Increases from: (1) $10,000 to $100,000 the maximum authorized amount of U.S. government or National Service life insurance; and (2) $20,000 to $50,000 the maximum authorized amount of supplemental insurance for totally disabled veterans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-06-24
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2009-06-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: Introduced in House
To ensure pay parity for Federal employees serving at Joint Base McGuire/Dix/Lakehurst.

Bill: 111-hr-2714
Sponsor: Rep. Adler, John H. [D-NJ-3]
Introduced: 2009-06-04 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Department of Defense
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
New Jersey

Summary:
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: 
Requires the pay schedules and rates to be used for purposes of any determination of pay for a federal employee serving at Joint Base McGuire/Dix/Lakehurst to be the same as if such employee were serving in the pay locality, wage area, or other area or locality that includes Ocean County, New Jersey.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: Introduced in House
Taxpayer Protection and Anti-Fraud Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-2715
Sponsor: Rep. Bachmann, Michele [R-MN-6]
Introduced: 2009-06-04 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government lending and loan guarantees
Housing and community development funding
Housing finance and home ownership
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: 
Taxpayer Protection and Anti-Fraud Act of 2009 - Amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to prohibit the distribution of any Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) financial assistance to: (1) any organization that has been indicted for a violation under federal or state law relating to an election for federal or state office; or (2) any organization that employs, in a permanent or temporary capacity, any individual indicted for such a violation, has under contract or retains such an individual, or has such an individual acting on the organization's behalf or with its express or apparent authority.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: Introduced in House
To exempt guides for hire and other operators of uninspected vessels on Lake Texoma from Coast Guard and other regulations, and for other purposes.

Bill: 111-hr-2717
Sponsor: Rep. Boren, Dan [D-OK-2]
Introduced: 2009-06-04 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Intergovernmental relations
Lakes and rivers
Licensing and registrations
Marine and inland water transportation
Oklahoma
Outdoor recreation
Texas
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: 
Exempts residents or nonresidents who assist, accompany, transport, guide, or aid persons in the taking of fish for monetary or other consideration on Lake Texoma (located on the border between Texas and Oklahoma): (1) who are licensed by the state in which they are operating from any related requirement established or administered by the Coast Guard; and (2) who are licensed by the Coast Guard from state regulation so long as the Coast Guard license remains valid.
 
Prohibits an individual with a license, certificate of registry, or merchant mariners document and serving under the authority of such license, certificate, or document on a vessel that is required to have a vessel security plan from entering an area designated as a secure area in such a plan unless the individual has (or is accompanied by an individual who has) a biometric transportation security card issued by the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating. (Current law contains the same prohibition, but without referring to serving under the authority of such license, certificate, or document.)
 
Removes a provision prohibiting an individual engaged on a towing vessel that pushes, pulls, or hauls alongside a tank vessel from entering a secured area without having (or without being accompanied by an individual who has) such a card.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-06-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism.
action_date: 2009-06-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: Referred to House Homeland Security
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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: 2009-06-04
text: Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: Introduced in House