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Commission on Catastrophic Disaster Risk and Insurance Act of 2009

Bill: 111-s-1487
Sponsor: Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL]
Introduced: 2009-07-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Alabama
Disaster relief and insurance
Florida
Government trust funds
Housing industry and standards
Income tax deferral
Income tax exclusion
Insurance industry and regulation
Life, casualty, property insurance
Louisiana
Mississippi
Natural disasters
Texas

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-21
text: 
Commission on Catastrophic Disaster Risk and Insurance Act of 2009 - Establishes the bipartisan Commission on Catastrophic Disaster Risk and Insurance to assess: (1) the condition of the property and casualty insurance and reinsurance markets in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma in 2005, and the four major hurricanes that struck the United States in 2004; (2) the ongoing exposure of the United States to earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, and floods; and (3) recommend and report legislative and regulatory changes that will improve the domestic and international financial health and competitiveness of such markets.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-07-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7790-7792)
action_date: 2009-07-21
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7784-7785)
action_date: 2009-07-21
text: Introduced in Senate
COBRA Coverage Extension Act of 2009

Bill: 111-s-1488
Sponsor: Sen. Burris, Roland [D-IL]
Introduced: 2009-07-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-21
text: 
COBRA Coverage Extension Act of 2009 - Extends COBRA coverage (health insurance continuation benefits) that would currently end before the 12-month period following enactment of this Act because of the 18-month coverage limitation to the earlier of: (1) the end of the 12 calendar months following the date of enactment of this Act; or (2) 24 months after the date of the qualifying event.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-07-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2009-07-21
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7792)
action_date: 2009-07-21
text: Introduced in Senate
Small Business Contracting Programs Parity Act of 2009

Bill: 111-s-1489
Sponsor: Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME]
Introduced: 2009-07-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Economic development
Public contracts and procurement
Small business
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Women in business

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-21
text: 
Small Business Contracting Programs Parity Act of 2009 - Amends the Small Business Act with respect to the HUBZone (historically underutilized business zone) program to authorize (current law requires) a contracting opportunity to be awarded under the program on the basis of competition restricted to qualified HUBZone small businesses if the contracting officer expects that not less than two qualified HUBZone small businesses will submit offers and that the award can be made at a fair market price.
 
Includes within HUBZone federal procurement small business contract participation goals small business subcontracting participation goals.
 
Authorizes the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish mentor-protege programs for small businesses owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans and women, and HUBZone small businesses, modeled on the SBA mentor-protege program for small businesses participating in the 8(a) general small business development program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-07-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
action_date: 2009-07-21
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (S7792-7793)
action_date: 2009-07-21
text: Introduced in Senate
Ending Excessive Corporate Deductions for Stock Options Act

Bill: 111-s-1491
Sponsor: Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI]
Introduced: 2009-07-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Income tax deductions
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-22
text: 
Ending Excessive Corporate Deductions for Stock Options Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) limit the employer tax deduction for stock options granted to its employees to the value of such options as recorded on the employer's books at the time such options are granted; and (2) apply the $1 million limitation on the employer tax deduction for employee remuneration to stock option compensation. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-07-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7884)
action_date: 2009-07-22
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7880-7884)
action_date: 2009-07-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Alzheimer's Breakthrough Act of 2009

Bill: 111-s-1492
Sponsor: Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD]
Introduced: 2009-07-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Aging
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Department of Health and Human Services
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government information and archives
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical education
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Neurological disorders
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-22
text: 
Alzheimer's Breakthrough Act of 2009 - Authorizes appropriations for conducting and supporting research on Alzheimer's disease in FY2010-FY2014.
 
Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institute on Aging to: (1) give priority to conducting and supporting Alzheimer's disease research; (2) increase the emphasis on the need to conduct Alzheimer's disease prevention trials within the National Institutes of Health (NIH); (3) ensure that Alzheimer's disease is maintained as a high priority for NIH's neuroscience initiative; and (4) conduct and support cooperative clinical research regarding Alzheimer's disease.
 
Requires the Director to conduct research related to: (1) the early detection, diagnosis, and prevention of Alzheimer's disease and its potential precursors; (2) early onset Alzheimer's disease and related dementias; (3) the relationship of vascular disease and Alzheimer's disease; and (4) interventions designed to help caregivers and improve patient outcomes.
 
Authorizes the Director to establish a National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center to facilitate collaborative research among the Alzheimer's Disease Centers and Alzheimer's Disease Research Centers.
 
Expands the research of Alzheimer's Disease Centers to include outcome measures and disease management.
 
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to convene a National Summit on Alzheimer's Disease.
 
Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to conduct activities related to risk factors and early recognition of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.
 
Requires the Secretary, acting through the Administration on Aging, to award a cooperative grant for the establishment and operation of an Alzheimer's Call Center.
 
Extends and expands demonstration projects relating to Alzheimer's disease.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-07-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7885-7887)
action_date: 2009-07-22
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7884-7885)
action_date: 2009-07-22
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to designate the current and future Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Louisville, Kentucky, as the "Robley Rex Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center".

Bill: 111-s-1493
Sponsor: Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY]
Introduced: 2009-07-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Health facilities and institutions
Kentucky
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-22
text: 
Designates the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center in Louisville, Kentucky, and any successor to such medical center, as the &quot;Robley Rex Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center.&quot; 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-07-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2009-07-22
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7887)
action_date: 2009-07-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Service Dogs for Veterans Act of 2009

Bill: 111-s-1495
Sponsor: Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN]
Introduced: 2009-07-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Government studies and investigations
Mammals
Neurological disorders
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-22
text: 
Service Dogs for Veterans Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to commence a three-year pilot program to assess the benefits, feasibility, and advisability of using service dogs for the treatment or rehabilitation of veterans with physical or mental injuries or disabilities, including post-traumatic stress disorder. Requires related reports to Congress.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-07-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2009-07-22
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow tax-exempt bond financing for fixed-wing emergency medical aircraft.

Bill: 111-s-1497
Sponsor: Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]
Introduced: 2009-07-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Income tax exclusion
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-22
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt fixed-wing aircraft used to provide acute care emergency medical services from certain restrictions on tax-exempt bond financing. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-07-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7888)
action_date: 2009-07-22
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7887-7888)
action_date: 2009-07-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009

Bill: 111-s-1498
Sponsor: Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]
Introduced: 2009-07-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Government trust funds
Public contracts and procurement
Roads and highways
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-22
text: 
Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009 - Authorizes appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) for certain federal-aid highway programs under the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) for: (1) FY2010; and (2) the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on March 31, 2011.

action_date: 2009-07-22
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

 
Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009 - Authorizes appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) (other than the Mass Transit Account) for the federal-aid highway, surface transportation research, and transportation planning programs under the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) for: (1) FY2010, with a limit on obligational authority for the programs equal to the total authorized for such programs for FY2009; and (2) the period from October 1, 2010, through March 31, 2011, with a limit on obligational authority for the programs equal to one-half of the total amount authorized for such programs for 2009. Sets forth certain exceptions to such limits.
 
Requires authorizations of appropriations for FY2010 and the period from October 1, 2010, through March 31, 2011, to be allocated to a state for certain federal-aid highway programs in the same proportion as the amount apportioned to the state for that program for FY2009 bears to amounts apportioned to the state for FY2009 for all programs.
 
Authorizes appropriations out of the HTF (other than the Mass Transit Account) for administrative expenses of the federal-aid highway program for FY2010 and the period from October 1, 2010, through March 31, 2011.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-07-22
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 126.
action_date: 2009-07-22
text: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Boxer. With written report No. 111-59.
action_date: 2009-07-22
text: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Boxer. With written report No. 111-59.
action_date: 2009-07-22
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to expand eligibility for free school meals to certain families in areas with greater than fair market rent.

Bill: 111-s-1499
Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2009-07-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education of the disadvantaged
Elementary and secondary education
Food assistance and relief
Housing supply and affordability
Poverty and welfare assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-22
text: 
Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to expand eligibility for free school lunches to children who are from areas with greater than fair market rent, if their family income does not exceed 185% of the poverty level. (Currently, children are eligible for free school lunches if their family income does not exceed 130% of the poverty level.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-07-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2009-07-22
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to prohibit schools that participate in the Federal school meal programs from serving foods that contain trans fats derived from partially hydrogenated oils.

Bill: 111-s-1500
Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2009-07-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Child health
Department of Agriculture
Education of the disadvantaged
Elementary and secondary education
Food assistance and relief
Nutrition and diet
Poverty and welfare assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-22
text: 
Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to prohibit schools and service institutions that participate in the School Lunch program or the School Breakfast program, under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, from serving food that contains trans fats.
 
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) give such schools and service institutions five years to phase-out trans-fatty foods; (2) establish a process for granting hardship waivers to schools or service institutions that face difficulties in meeting such deadline due to contractual obligations or significant financial hardship; and (3) prepare guidance to assist schools and service institutions in transitioning from trans-fatty to healthy oils.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-07-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2009-07-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Community Forestry Conservation Act of 2009

Bill: 111-s-1501
Sponsor: Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]
Introduced: 2009-07-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Forests, forestry, trees
Income tax exclusion
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-22
text: 
Community Forestry Conservation Act of 2009 - Provides for the treatment of qualified forest conservation bonds as tax-exempt facility bonds under the Internal Revenue Code. Defines &quot;qualified forest conservation bonds&quot; as bonds issued for certain forestry organizations within 48 months after the enactment of this Act. Requires 95 percent or more of the net proceeds of such bonds to be used for specified forestry project costs, including the acquisition of forest lands subject to a conservation restriction. 
 
Exempts from income tax income, gains, and other tax incidents generated by certain harvesting activity on forest lands purchased with qualified forest conservation bonds.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-07-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2009-07-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Carbon Storage Stewardship Trust Fund Act of 2009

Bill: 111-s-1502
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2009-07-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Earth sciences
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Government trust funds
Pipelines
Pollution liability
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-22
text: 
Carbon Storage Stewardship Trust Fund Act of 2009 - Makes the Secretary of Energy responsible for the long-term stewardship of a carbon dioxide storage facility upon the issuance of a certificate of closure for the facility. Authorizes a state to request that the stewardship of a facility located in the state be transferred to the state. Directs the Secretary, in coordination with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to establish standards for monitoring, measurement, verification, and site remediation activities necessary to protect health, safety, and the environment during such stewardship.
 
Establishes in the Department of Energy (DOE) the Carbon Storage Stewardship and Trust Fund Program. Directs the Secretary to require operators of carbon dioxide storage facilities to: (1) maintain adequate liability insurance during the phases of the facility through receipt of a certificate of closure; and (2) pay a risk-based fee for each ton of carbon dioxide injected by the facility into geological storage units. 
 
Establishes in the Treasury a Carbon Storage Trust Fund, which shall be used to pay long-term stewardship costs, Program administrative costs, and civil claims brought against a facility after closure. Sets forth provisions concerning limitations on, funding of, and adjudication of such claims.
 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-07-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7889-7890)
action_date: 2009-07-22
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7888-7889)
action_date: 2009-07-22
text: Introduced in Senate
IMPACT Act

Bill: 111-s-1503
Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2009-07-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Government studies and investigations
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical education
Medical research
Mental health
Nutrition and diet
Pedestrians and bicycling
Physical fitness and lifestyle
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-22
text: 
Improved Nutrition and Physical Activity Act or the IMPACT Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to expand an existing grant program for training for health profession students to include training on the treatment of individuals who are overweight, obese, or have eating disorders. 
 
Allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants for the training of primary care physicians and other health professions on how to identify, properly refer, treat, and prevent obesity or eating disorders and aid individuals who are overweight or obese or who suffer from eating disorders. 
Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to award grants for programs to: (1) promote healthy eating behaviors, physical activity, emotional wellness, and healthy living; and (2) prevent eating disorders, obesity, being overweight, and related serious and chronic medical conditions. 
Allows the Secretary, acting through the National Center for Health Statistics, to provide for: (1) data collection of fitness levels and physical activity and nutritional behaviors of students from grades 1-12; (2) collection and analysis of data determining the connection between children's and youth's physical and emotional health; and (3) analysis of data collected as part of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. 
Requires the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to review research under this Act to determine if particular information may be important for the health disparities report. 
 
 Permits states to use preventive health and health services block grants for activities and community education programs designed to address and prevent overweight, obesity, and eating disorders through programs to promote healthy eating, exercise habits, and behaviors and emotional and social wellness.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-07-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2009-07-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Notice Pleading Restoration Act of 2009

Bill: 111-s-1504
Sponsor: Sen. Specter, Arlen [D-PA]
Introduced: 2009-07-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Judicial procedure and administration

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-22
text: 
Notice Pleading Restoration Act of 2009 - Prohibits a federal court from dismissing a complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, or because it is so vague or ambiguous that a party cannot reasonably be required to frame a responsive pleading, except under the standards set forth by the Supreme Court in 
Conley v. Gibson 
(thus restoring the system of notice pleading previously used).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-07-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2009-07-22
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7890-7891)
action_date: 2009-07-22
text: Introduced in Senate
National Metro Safety Act

Bill: 111-s-1506
Sponsor: Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD]
Introduced: 2009-07-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Transportation
Public transit
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-23
text: 
National Metro Safety Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation, notwithstanding certain prohibitions, to: (1) develop, implement, and enforce national safety standards for transit agencies operating heavy rail on fixed guideways; and (2) require such standards to include National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recommendations to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) regarding crashworthiness, emergency access and egress, event recorders, and hours of service.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-11-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2009-11-04
text: Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2009-11-04
text: Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2009-07-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8042)
action_date: 2009-07-23
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8041-8042)
action_date: 2009-07-23
text: Introduced in Senate