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Disclosure of Presidential Declassification of Intelligence Information Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-3849
Sponsor: Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14]
Introduced: 2009-10-20 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Executive Office of the President
Federal officials
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information

Summary:
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: 
Disclosure of Presidential Declassification of Intelligence Information Act of 2009 - Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to direct the President, no later than 15 days after the declassification of any intelligence by the President or Vice-President, to notify the congressional intelligence committees.
 
Directs the President to: (1) submit to such committees a list of each official of the Executive Office of the President who is authorized to declassify information other than information originally classified by such official; and (2) update such list upon any addition or removal of such an official.
 
Expresses the sense of Congress that any such notification should also be submitted to: (1) the Director of National Intelligence; (2) the Archivist of the United States; and (3) the heads of applicable elements of the intelligence community.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2577)
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Introduced in House
Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-3850
Sponsor: Rep. Kratovil, Frank,  Jr. [D-MD-1]
Introduced: 2009-10-20 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Chesapeake Bay
Delaware
Ecology
Louisiana
Mammals
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Maryland
Oregon
Virginia
Washington State
Wetlands

Summary:
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: 
Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2009 - Establishes a nutria eradication program under which the Secretary of the Interior may provide financial assistance to Maryland, Louisiana, Delaware, Oregon, Virginia, and Washington to eradicate or control nutria and restore nutria-damaged wetland.
 
Requires that the Maryland program consist of management, research, and public education activities carried out in accordance with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service's document &quot;Eradication Strategies for Nutria in the Chesapeake and Delaware Bay Watersheds.&quot; 
 

 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-07-27
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2009-10-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife.
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Introduced in House
Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-3851
Sponsor: Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6]
Introduced: 2009-10-20 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Health and Human Services
Government information and archives
Physical fitness and lifestyle

Summary:
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: 
Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Act of 2009 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to publish a report that contains physical activity information and guidelines for the general public that are based on the preponderance of current scientific and medical knowledge. Requires any federal agency that proposes to issue any physical activity guidance for the general population or identified subgroups to submit the text of such guidance to the Secretary for review. Prescribes review procedures.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Introduced in House
Chesapeake Clean Water and Ecosystem Restoration Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-3852
Sponsor: Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7]
Introduced: 2009-10-20 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Aquatic ecology
Chesapeake Bay
Delaware
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Fishes
Licensing and registrations
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Maryland
Virginia
Water quality
Watersheds

Summary:
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: 
Chesapeake Clean Water and Ecosystem Restoration Act of 2009 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to: (1) revise and expand definitions under the Chesapeake Bay Program; (2) expand the implementation and monitoring grant programs; and (3) require that at least 10% of funds for implementation grants be made available to the states of Delaware, New York, and West Virginia, and that at least 20% of such funds be made available to Chesapeake Bay States (i.e., Delaware, Maryland, New York, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and the District of Columbia) to provide technical assistance to agricultural producers and foresters.
 
Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) make public by March 31 of each year a Chesapeake Bay action plan to protect and restore the Chesapeake Bay; (2) establish a Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Grants Program; (3) establish minimum criteria for watershed implementation plans; (4) establish by December 31, 2010, a Chesapeake Bay-wide TMDL (total maximum daily load for nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment loading to the waters in the Chesapeake Bay); (5) establish by May 12, 2012, an interstate nitrogen and phosphorus trading program for the Chesapeake Bay; (6) designate the Asian oyster (species Crassostrea ariakensis) as a biological pollutant in the Chesapeake Bay; and (7) conduct a study on the impacts of the commercial harvesting of Menhaden (species Brevoortia tyrannus) on Chesapeake Bay water quality.
 
Requires each Chesapeake Bay State to: (1) submit to the Administrator by May 12, 2011, a watershed implementation plan to be fully implemented by May 12, 2025; and (2) institute a ban on phosphorus cleaning agents within three years after the enactment of this Act.
 
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to provide funds to the states of Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia to carry out a program to eradicate or control nutria (species Myocaster coypus) and restore marshland destroyed by nutria.
 
Authorizes appropriations for FY2010-FY2015 for nonpoint source management programs (reduction of water pollution from land use practices).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Introduced in House
Commercial Space Transportation Cooperative Research and Development Centers of Excellence Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-3853
Sponsor: Rep. Kosmas, Suzanne M. [D-FL-24]
Introduced: 2009-10-20 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Education programs funding
Higher education
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Space flight and exploration
Technology transfer and commercialization

Summary:
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: 
Commercial Space Transportation Cooperative Research and Development Centers of Excellence Act of 2009 - Directs the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to make grants to consortia of two or more institutions of higher education to establish and operate Commercial Space Transportation Cooperative Research and Development Centers of Excellence to enhance the development of commercial space transportation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics.
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science and Technology.
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Introduced in House
Every Person Counts Act

Bill: 111-hr-3855
Sponsor: Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43]
Introduced: 2009-10-20 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Census and government statistics
Citizenship and naturalization
Immigration status and procedures

Summary:
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: 
Every Person Counts Act - Requires the decennial census to tabulate the total number of persons in each state. Prohibits such census from including any question or otherwise eliciting any information regarding U.S. citizenship or immigration status.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-12-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives.
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Introduced in House
Bone Health Promotion and Research Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-3856
Sponsor: Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1]
Introduced: 2009-10-20 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical research
Musculoskeletal and skin diseases
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: 
Bone Health Promotion and Research Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to: (1) authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop and implement a National Bone Health Program for the control, prevention, and surveillance of osteoporosis and related bone diseases and to coordinate and carry out national education and outreach activities in support of such program; (2) authorize the Secretary to award grants to states and Indian tribes for comprehensive osteoporosis and related bone disease control and prevention programs; and (3) award grants or enter into cooperative agreements for the collection, analysis, and reporting of data on osteoporosis and related bone diseases. including osteogenesis imperfecta and Paget's disease of bone. 
 
Requires the Secretary to establish the Osteoporosis and Related Bone Disease Advisory Committee to advise the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary for Health on conducting activities related to the National Bone Health Program.
 
Directs the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to: (1) expand and intensify NIH research programs for osteoporosis and related bone diseases, including osteogenesis imperfecta, Paget's disease of bone, and rare bone diseases; and (2) award planning grants or contracts for the establishment or enhancement of research programs for osteoporosis and related bone diseases. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Introduced in House
Nonappropriated Fund Equity Act

Bill: 111-hr-3857
Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
Introduced: 2009-10-20 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Members of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: 
Nonappropriated Fund Equity Act - Allows a federal employee or Member of Congress who has five or more years of creditable civilian service for purposes of civil service retirement on the date of enactment of this Act to receive credit for service performed as an employee of a nonappropriated fund instrumentality after December 31, 1965, and before January 1, 1987. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-12-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Introduced in House
Democratizing the Federal Reserve System Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-3858
Sponsor: Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
Introduced: 2009-10-20 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation
Congressional oversight
Congressional-executive branch relations
Federal Reserve System
Federal officials

Summary:
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: 
Democratizing the Federal Reserve System Act of 2009 - Amends the Federal Reserve Act to reduce from 14 years to 7 years the term of office of the members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
 
Increases from two years to four years the post-service restriction which renders Board members ineligible to hold any office, position, or employment in any member bank.
 
Revises the terms for ongoing service on the Board with respect to its Chairman and Vice Chairman.
 
Requires the Speaker and the minority leader of the House of Representatives, the majority leader and minority leader of the Senate, and specified committee chairpersons and ranking members to create jointly a list of five candidates in rank order to present to the President for consideration for a Board vacancy if the President has not made a nomination to fill it within a specified time period.
 
Requires the President, no later than 30 days after the transmittal of such list, to nominate a person to fill the vacancy, whether from such list or another person. 
 
Increases the membership of the Federal Open Market Committee from five to six members. Revises the distribution of Federal Open Market Committee membership.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Introduced in House
Ethics in Foreign Lobbying Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-3859
Sponsor: Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
Introduced: 2009-10-20 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional elections
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Foreign and international corporations
Government information and archives
Public participation and lobbying

Summary:
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: 
Ethics in Foreign Lobbying Act of 2009 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit contributions and expenditures in federal elections by multicandidate political committees or separate segregated funds sponsored by foreign-controlled corporations and associations (at least 50% owned by a non-U.S. citizen or foreign national). Sets forth ownership and operating fund reporting requirements. 
 
Prohibits a foreign national from participating in the decision-making process of any person's election-related activities (such as those of a corporation, labor organization, or political committee). Establishes within the Federal Election Commission a clearinghouse of existing public information regarding the political activities of foreign principals and agents of foreign principals. Amends the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, to: (1) revise foreign agents' supplemental reporting requirements; and (2) provide civil penalties for specified reporting violations. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-01-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7634-7635)
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Referred to House Judiciary
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2009-10-20
text: Referred to House Administration
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on Propanenitrile, 3-ÝÝ4-Ý(substituted)azo¨phenyl¨ (substituted)amino¨-.

Bill: 111-hr-3860
Sponsor: Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12]
Introduced: 2009-10-20 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on Propanenitrile, 3-YY4-Y(substituted)azo?phenyl? (substituted)amino?-.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on 9,10-Anthracenedione, 1,1'-Ý(6-phenyl-1,3,5- triazine-2,4-diyl)diimino¨bisÝ3-acetyl-4-amino-.

Bill: 111-hr-3861
Sponsor: Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12]
Introduced: 2009-10-20 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on 9,10-Anthracenedione, 1,1'-Y(6-phenyl-1,3,5- triazine-2,4-diyl)diimino?bisY3-acetyl-4-amino-.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on BenzÝcd¨indolium, 1-ethyl-2-Ý1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1- (2-hydroxyethyl)-2,2,4-trimethyl-6-quinolinyl¨-,chloride.

Bill: 111-hr-3862
Sponsor: Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12]
Introduced: 2009-10-20 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on BenzYcd?indolium, 1-ethyl-2-Y1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1- (2-hydroxyethyl)-2,2,4-trimethyl-6-quinolinyl?-,chloride.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on Chromate(3-), bisÝ3-(hydroxy-kO)-4-ÝÝ2- (hydroxy-kO)-1-naphthalenyl¨azo-kN1¨-7-nitro-1-naphthalenesu fonato(3-)¨-, trisodium.

Bill: 111-hr-3863
Sponsor: Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12]
Introduced: 2009-10-20 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on Chromate(3-), bisY3-(hydroxy-kO)-4-YY2- (hydroxy-kO)-1-naphthalenyl?azo-kN1?-7-nitro-1-naphthalenesu fonato(3-)?-, trisodium.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on (Alkylamino-hydroxyphenyl)azo-hydroxysubstituted benzene, substituted Ý(hydroxy-naphthalenyl) hydroxybenzene¨, chromium complex, sodium salt.

Bill: 111-hr-3864
Sponsor: Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12]
Introduced: 2009-10-20 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on (Alkylamino-hydroxyphenyl)azo-hydroxysubstituted benzene, substituted Y(hydroxy-naphthalenyl) hydroxybenzene?, chromium complex, sodium salt.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on 1-Propanaminium, 3,3'-Ý(9,10-dihydro-9,10-dioxo- 1,4-anthracenediyl)diimino¨bisÝN,N,N-triethyl-, bis(ethyl sulfate).

Bill: 111-hr-3865
Sponsor: Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12]
Introduced: 2009-10-20 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on 1-Propanaminium, 3,3'-Y(9,10-dihydro-9,10-dioxo- 1,4-anthracenediyl)diimino?bisYN,N,N-triethyl-, bis(ethyl sulfate).

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on 1H-Pyrazole-3-carboxylic acid, 4-ÝÝ4-ÝÝ(2,3-dichloro- 6-quinoxalinyl)carbonyl¨amino¨-2-sulfophenyl¨azo¨-4,5-dihydr -5-oxo-1-(4- sulfophenyl)-, trisodium salt.

Bill: 111-hr-3866
Sponsor: Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12]
Introduced: 2009-10-20 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on 1H-Pyrazole-3-carboxylic acid, 4-YY4-YY(2,3-dichloro- 6-quinoxalinyl)carbonyl?amino?-2-sulfophenyl?azo?-4,5-dihydr -5-oxo-1-(4- sulfophenyl)-, trisodium salt.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on Cuprate(4-), Ý2-ÝÝ3-ÝÝsubstituted¨-1,3,5-triazin- 2-yl¨amino¨-2-hydroxy-5-sulfophenyl¨(substituted)azo¨, sodium salt.

Bill: 111-hr-3867
Sponsor: Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12]
Introduced: 2009-10-20 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on Cuprate(4-), Y2-YY3-YYsubstituted?-1,3,5-triazin- 2-yl?amino?-2-hydroxy-5-sulfophenyl?(substituted)azo?, sodium salt.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on 9,10-Anthracenedione, 1,5(or 1,8)-diamino-2-bromo- 4,8(or 4,5)-dihydroxy-.

Bill: 111-hr-3868
Sponsor: Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12]
Introduced: 2009-10-20 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on 9,10-Anthracenedione, 1,5(or 1,8)-diamino-2-bromo- 4,8(or 4,5)-dihydroxy-.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Introduced in House
To suspend temporarily the duty on Ethanol, 2,2'-Ý Ý6,13-dichloro-3,10-bisÝÝ2- (sulfooxy)ethyl¨amino¨triphenodioxazinediyl¨bis(sulfonyl)¨ bis-, bis(hydrogen sulfate) (ester), potassium sodium salt.

Bill: 111-hr-3869
Sponsor: Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12]
Introduced: 2009-10-20 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on Ethanol, 2,2'-Y Y6,13-dichloro-3,10-bisYY2- (sulfooxy)ethyl?amino?triphenodioxazinediyl?bis(sulfonyl)? bis-, bis(hydrogen sulfate) (ester), potassium sodium salt.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-10-20
text: Introduced in House