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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the requirements for windows, doors, and skylights to be eligible for the credit for nonbusiness energy property.

Bill: 111-hr-4112
Sponsor: Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3]
Introduced: 2009-11-18 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Energy efficiency and conservation
Income tax credits
Residential rehabilitation and home repair

Summary:
action_date: 2009-11-18
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the qualification standard for exterior windows (including skylights) and exterior doors for purposes of the tax credit for nonbusiness energy property to require such standard to meet criteria established by the 2010 Energy Star Program.
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-11-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2009-11-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-11-18
text: Introduced in House
Justice for Survivors of Sexual Assault Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-4114
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14]
Introduced: 2009-11-19 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Crime victims
Crimes against women
Criminal justice information and records
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Evidence and witnesses
Indian social and development programs
Law enforcement administration and funding
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Minority health
Nursing
Performance measurement
Sex offenses

Summary:
action_date: 2009-11-19
text: 
Justice for Survivors of Sexual Assault Act of 2009 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to: (1) require states receiving Edward Byrne Memorial justice assistance grants to certify the implementation of a policy for requiring all rape kits (DNA evidence relating to sexual assault) to be sent to crime laboratories for forensic analysis: (2) adjust the amount of such grants based upon compliance and noncompliance with rape kit backlog reduction requirements under this Act; (3) eliminate rape kit repayment requirements for sexual assault victims; and (4) provide for sexual assault forensic medical personnel examiners to collect and preserve evidence, provide expert testimony, and provide treatment of trauma relating to sexual assault.
 
Amends the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 to: (1) authorize funding to eliminate rape kit backlogs and ensure that DNA analyses of samples from rape kits are carried out in a timely manner; and (2) require states and local governments to adopt performance measures for reducing rape kit backlogs.
 
Directs the Comptroller General to study and report to Congress on the availability of sexual assault nurse examiners and trained examiners at all Indian Health Service facilities operated under contracts.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-11-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2009-11-19
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2823)
action_date: 2009-11-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-11-19
text: Introduced in House
Open Access to Courts Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-4115
Sponsor: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8]
Introduced: 2009-11-19 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Federal district courts
Judicial procedure and administration

Summary:
action_date: 2009-11-19
text: 
Open Access to Courts Act of 2009 - Prohibits a U.S. district court from dismissing a complaint: (1) unless it appears beyond doubt that the plaintiff can prove no set of facts in support of the claim which would entitle the plaintiff to relief; or (2) on the basis of a determination by the judge that the factual contents of the complaint do not show the plaintiff's claim to be plausible or are insufficient to warrant a reasonable interference that the defendant is liable for the misconduct alleged. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-12-16
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2009-12-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy.
action_date: 2009-11-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2009-11-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-11-19
text: Introduced in House
FVPSA Reauthorization Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-4116
Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
Introduced: 2009-11-19 in the House
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Crime prevention
Crime victims
Domestic violence and child abuse
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Racial and ethnic relations

Summary:
action_date: 2009-11-19
text: 
FVPSA Reauthorization Act of 2009 - Revises requirements for and reauthorizes the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act at increased levels for FY2010-FY2014.
 
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish grant programs for: (1) specialized services for abused parents and their children; (2) domestic violence prevention enhancement and leadership through alliances; and (3) enhancement of culturally competent services for adult and youth victims of domestic violence from racial and ethnic minority groups.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-01-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
action_date: 2009-11-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2009-11-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-11-19
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act to clarify that the delivery of milk to a handler under a Federal milk marketing order occurs when the raw milk is received at the producer's farm, and the producer may not be charged for transportation-related costs incurred by a handler after the raw milk leaves the farm, and for other purposes.

Bill: 111-hr-4117
Sponsor: Rep. Arcuri, Michael A. [D-NY-24]
Introduced: 2009-11-19 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural marketing and promotion
Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Transportation costs

Summary:
action_date: 2009-11-19
text: 
Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act, reenacted with amendments by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, to state that: (1) the delivery by a producer or association of producers of raw milk to a handler under a federal milk marketing order shall be deemed to occur when the raw milk is received at the producer's farm, whether directly by the handler or by a transportation agent acting on behalf of the handler; and (2) the producer may not be charged for transportation-related costs, including hauling fees, stop fees, and fuel surcharges, incurred by a handler or the transportation agent after the raw milk leaves the farm.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-03-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
action_date: 2009-11-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2009-11-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-11-19
text: Introduced in House
Taxpayer Investment Protection Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-4118
Sponsor: Rep. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL-10]
Introduced: 2009-11-19 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Budget deficits and national debt
Business investment and capital
Congressional oversight
Financial crises and stabilization
Financial services and investments
Insurance industry and regulation
Manufacturing
Motor vehicles

Summary:
action_date: 2009-11-19
text: 
Taxpayer Investment Protection Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to divest, by December 31, 2010, the federal ownership interest in certain troubled assets purchased by the Secretary under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA).
 
Requires all repayments of obligations arising under EESA, and all proceeds from the sale of assets acquired by the federal government under EESA, to be paid into the general fund of the Treasury for reduction of the public debt.
 
Instructs the Secretary to report periodically to Congress on plans for compliance with this Act, providing detail on equity divestiture plans and return of capital for the following corporate investments: (1) Bank of America; (2) Chrysler; (3) General Motors; (4) Citigroup; (5) American International Group, Inc. (AIG); (6) Hartford Financial Services; (7) Lincoln National Corporation; and (8) GMAC (formerly General Motors Acceptance Corporation).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-11-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2009-11-19
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2821)
action_date: 2009-11-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-11-19
text: Introduced in House
Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-4119
Sponsor: Rep. Rehberg, Denny [R-MT-At Large]
Introduced: 2009-11-19 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Electric power generation and transmission
Missouri River
Montana
North Dakota
Water resources funding
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2009-11-19
text: 
Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a cooperative agreement to provide federal assistance for the planning, design, and construction of the Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System for specified counties in Montana and North Dakota.
 
Lists agreement requirements. Limits the federal share of planning, design, and construction of the System to 75% of the total cost. Delineates the components of System facilities for which federal funds may be expended and the System's service area. Limits the obligation of funds for construction. Provides that any cost relating to the System's operation, maintenance, or replacement shall not be a federal responsibility and shall be paid by the System.
 
Directs the Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration to make available to the System a quantity of power required, up to one and a half megawatt capacity, to meet the System's pumping and incidental operation requirements between May 1 and October 31 of each year from the water intake facilities and through all pumping stations, water treatment facilities, reservoirs, storage tanks, and pipelines up to the point of delivery of water by the water supply system to all storage reservoirs and tanks and each entity that distributes water at retail to individual users. Makes the System eligible to receive power only if it operates on a nonprofit basis and is constructed pursuant to the agreement. Sets forth provisions regarding the purchase of additional power and the Authority's responsibility for power charges, non-federal delivery costs, and non-federal transmission and distribution system delivery and service arrangements.
 
Directs the Authority to develop a water conservation plan containing a description of water conservation objectives and measures and a schedule for carrying out such measures. Requires the plan to be designed to ensure that users of water provided by the System use the best practical technology and management techniques to conserve water.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-11-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
action_date: 2009-11-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2009-11-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-11-19
text: Introduced in House
Keep Terrorists Out of the Midwest Act

Bill: 111-hr-4120
Sponsor: Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-4]
Introduced: 2009-11-19 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Arkansas
Caribbean area
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Cuba
Detention of persons
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Latin America
Military facilities and property
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
North Dakota
Ohio
South Dakota
Wisconsin

Summary:
action_date: 2009-11-19
text: 
Keep Terrorists Out of the Midwest Act - Prohibits an individual detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, from being: (1) transferred to or housed in a facility in a Midwestern state; or (2) prosecuted or tried for any offense against the United States in any Midwestern state.
 
Defines &quot;Midwestern state&quot; as Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Arkansas, South Dakota, North Dakota, Wisconsin, Indiana, Nebraska, and Kansas.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-01-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2009-11-19
text: Referred to House Judiciary
action_date: 2009-11-19
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: 2009-11-19
text: Referred to House Armed Services
action_date: 2009-11-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-11-19
text: Introduced in House
Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-4121
Sponsor: Rep. Hall, John J. [D-NY-19]
Introduced: 2009-11-19 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Advisory bodies
Department of Veterans Affairs
Evidence and witnesses
Judicial review and appeals
Jurisdiction and venue
Specialized courts
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2009-11-19
text: 
Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2009 - Provides that if a veteran claimant submits evidence in support of a case for which a substantive appeal has been filed to the Board of Veterans' Appeals, such evidence shall be submitted directly to the Board and not to a regional office of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), unless the claimant requests that the evidence first be reviewed by the regional office.
 
Empowers the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to affirm, modify, reverse, remand, or vacate and remand a decision of the Board after deciding all relevant assignments of error raised on appeal. Provides that whenever the Court reverses a decision on the merits of a particular claim and orders an award of benefits, the Court need not decide any additional assignments of error relating to that claim.
 
Establishes the Veterans Judicial Review Commission to evaluate and make specific decisions to improve the administrative and judicial appellate review processes of veterans' and survivors' benefits determinations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-11-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2009-11-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2009-11-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-11-19
text: Introduced in House
Alzheimer's Treatment and Caregiver Support Act

Bill: 111-hr-4123
Sponsor: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-35]
Introduced: 2009-11-19 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Aging
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Neurological disorders

Summary:
action_date: 2009-11-19
text: 
Alzheimer's Treatment and Caregiver Support Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make grants to public and nonprofit private health care providers to expand treatment services for patients with Alzheimer's disease and training and support services for families and caregivers of such patients. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-12-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2009-11-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2009-11-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-11-19
text: Introduced in House
Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Procurement Reform Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-4125
Sponsor: Rep. Nye, Glenn C. [D-VA-2]
Introduced: 2009-11-19 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Department of Veterans Affairs
Disability and paralysis
Executive agency funding and structure
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Public contracts and procurement
Small business
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2009-11-19
text: 
Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Procurement Reform Act of 2009 - Amends the Small Business Act to subject to certain penalties any person misrepresenting the status of a business or person as a small business owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans in order to obtain a federal procurement contract.
 
Directs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish an Office of Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Procurement to: (1) provide oversight of the procurement program for small businesses owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans; and (2) report to the Administrator on program performance.
 
Directs the Administrator to establish an Office of Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Development to, among other things, promote business opportunities for small businesses owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans.
 
Requires the Administrator to appoint in each SBA regional office a veterans procurement specialist.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-11-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Contracting and Technology .
action_date: 2009-11-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2009-11-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-11-19
text: Introduced in House
Retirement Fairness Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-4126
Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-25]
Introduced: 2009-11-19 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Temporary and part-time employment

Summary:
action_date: 2009-11-19
text: 
Retirement Fairness Act of 2009 - Amends pension plan provisions of the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) require plans to include certain part-time employees who are not highly compensated in meeting minimum coverage requirements; and (2) determine non-discrimination compliance by considering only vested pension plan benefits and contributions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-11-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2009-11-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-11-19
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that alien unprivileged enemy belligerents may only be tried by military commissions if tried for alleged conduct for which a term of incarceration or the death penalty may be sought.

Bill: 111-hr-4127
Sponsor: Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1]
Introduced: 2009-11-19 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Military law

Summary:
action_date: 2009-11-19
text: 
Requires trial by military commission when an unprivileged enemy belligerent is being tried for alleged conduct for which a term of incarceration or the death penalty may be sought or obtained.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-11-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2009-11-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-11-19
text: Introduced in House
Runaway Reporting Improvement Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-4129
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14]
Introduced: 2009-11-19 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Crimes against children
Criminal justice information and records
Government information and archives
Law enforcement administration and funding
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2009-11-19
text: 
Runaway Reporting Improvement Act of 2009 - Amends the Crime Control Act of 1990 with respect to the reporting of missing children to require: (1) federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to certify to the Attorney General compliance with requirements to report missing children to the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database; and (2) state and local law enforcement officers to give a written information sheet to each individual who reports a missing child that includes the toll-free phone numbers of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the National Runaway Switchboard and a description of services provided by such organizations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-01-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2009-11-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2009-11-19
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2835)
action_date: 2009-11-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-11-19
text: Introduced in House
Share the Sacrifice Act of 2010

Bill: 111-hr-4130
Sponsor: Rep. Obey, David R. [D-WI-7]
Introduced: 2009-11-19 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Afghanistan
Asia
Defense spending
Economic performance and conditions
Income tax exclusion
Income tax rates
Military operations and strategy
Military personnel and dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2009-11-19
text: 
Share the Sacrifice Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a temporary income-based surtax beginning after 2010 on the net income tax liability of individual taxpayers, trusts, estates, and corporations to cover federal expenditures for the war in Afghanistan. Exempts members of the Armed Forces who have received combat zone compensation, family members of such members who received a death gratuity on or after September 11, 2001, and taxpayers whose adjusted gross income does not exceed $30,000. Authorizes the President to delay the implementation of such tax for up to one year if the President determines that the U.S. economy is too weak to absorb it.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-11-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2009-11-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-11-19
text: Introduced in House