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Military Family Leave Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-3257
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]
Introduced: 2009-07-17 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Employee leave
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Military operations and strategy
Military personnel and dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-17
text: 
Military Family Leave Act of 2009 - Entitles an employed family member of a member of the Armed Forces who receives notification of a call or order to active duty in support of a contingency operation, or who is deployed in connection with a contingency operation, to two workweeks of leave per year for each family member who is so called or deployed. Allows such leave to: (1) be taken intermittently or on a reduced leave schedule; and (2) consist of paid or unpaid leave, as the employer considers appropriate.
 
Allows an employer to require certification of entitlement to such leave within a leave request.
 
Provides employment and benefits protection for employees upon their return from such leave. Prohibits an employer from interfering with or otherwise denying the exercise of such leave rights.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-02-25
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2009-07-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2009-07-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2009-07-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-07-17
text: Introduced in House
Establishing Grants for College Access and Completion Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-3259
Sponsor: Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1]
Introduced: 2009-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Higher education
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-20
text: 
Establishing Grants for College Access and Completion Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Education to award competitive five-year grants to certain nonprofit organizations for the provision of mentoring, support, outreach, and other services that encourage disadvantaged students to attend institutions of higher education.
 
Prohibits a grant from covering more than 85% of the cost of the services the grant supports.
 
Requires nonprofit applicants to have met certain requirements, including that they have provided scholarship and support programs to students in more than one state, and have a business plan in place to expand into other states.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
action_date: 2009-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2009-07-20
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1844)
action_date: 2009-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-07-20
text: Introduced in House
Brownfields Remediation Permanent Tax Incentive Act

Bill: 111-hr-3260
Sponsor: Rep. Becerra, Xavier [D-CA-31]
Introduced: 2009-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Income tax deductions
Industrial facilities
Pollution liability

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-20
text: 
Brownfields Remediation Permanent Tax Incentive Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the taxpayer election to expense (deduct in the current taxable year) expenditures for environmental remediation (i.e., abatement or control of hazardous substances at contaminated sites).
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2009-07-20
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1847)
action_date: 2009-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-07-20
text: Introduced in House
Access to Medical Treatment Act

Bill: 111-hr-3261
Sponsor: Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5]
Introduced: 2009-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Alternative treatments
Consumer affairs
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Government information and archives
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Marketing and advertising

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-20
text: 
Access to Medical Treatment Act - Gives an individual the right to be treated by a health care practitioner with any medical treatment that the individual desires, including a treatment that is not approved, certified, or licensed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), if: (1) the practitioner has personally examined the individual and agrees to treat the individual; and (2) the administration of such treatment does not violate licensing laws.
 
Authorizes health care practitioners to provide any method of treatment to such an individual if certain requirements are met, including that: (1) there is no reason to conclude that such treatment will cause danger to the individual; and (2) the patient is informed in writing that such treatment has not been approved, certified, or licensed by the Secretary. 
Requires a practitioner to report: (1) administering such treatment and discovering it to be a danger to an individual; and (2) the positive effects of an unconventional medical treatment for a life-threatening medical condition. 
Allows an individual to introduce or deliver into interstate commerce, or to produce, transport, receive, or hold, a food, drug, device, or equipment solely for use in accordance with this Act if there have been no advertising claims made by the manufacturer, distributor, or seller with respect to a medical treatment. 
States that nothing in this Act shall in any way adversely affect the distribution or sale of dietary supplements.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-07-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2009-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2009-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-07-20
text: Introduced in House
DSHEA Full Implementation and Enforcement Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-3262
Sponsor: Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5]
Introduced: 2009-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Alternative treatments
Consumer affairs
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Health programs administration and funding
Medical research
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Nutrition and diet
Research administration and funding
Research and development

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-20
text: 
DSHEA Full Implementation and Enforcement Act of 2009 - Authorizes and makes appropriations to: (1) carry out the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA) and all applicable regulatory requirements for dietary supplements under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; and (2) expand research and development of consumer information on dietary supplements by the Office of Dietary Supplements at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). 
 
Requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to fully and appropriately use such funds to regulate dietary supplements. 
 
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to report to Congress on the implementation and enforcement of DSHEA.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-07-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2009-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2009-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-07-20
text: Introduced in House
Dietary Supplement Tax Fairness Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-3263
Sponsor: Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5]
Introduced: 2009-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alternative treatments
Health care costs and insurance
Income tax deductions
Nutrition and diet

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-20
text: 
Dietary Supplement Tax Fairness Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat amounts paid for foods for special dietary use, dietary supplements, and medical foods as medical expenses for purposes of the medical expense tax deduction. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2009-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-07-20
text: Introduced in House
Federal Internship Improvement Act

Bill: 111-hr-3264
Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
Introduced: 2009-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-20
text: 
Federal Internship Improvement Act - Directs the head of each federal agency operating an internship program to: (1) appoint an internship coordinator within the agency; and (2) make publicly available on the Internet such coordinator's name and contact information and information regarding application procedures and deadlines for the program. 
 
Directs the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to: (1) make publicly available on the Internet links to the websites where such information is displayed; and (2) establish and maintain a centralized electronic database that contains the names, contact information, and relevant skills of individuals who have completed or are nearing completion of an internship program and are currently seeking full-time federal employment.
 
Authorizes agencies to make noncompetitive appointments leading to conversion to term, career, or career-conditional employment of individuals who have completed an internship program. Permits an intern appointed to term employment to subsequently be converted noncompetitively to a career or career-conditional appointment before the term appointment expires.
 
Directs each agency to report to OPM annually on its internship program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-05-27
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) .
action_date: 2010-05-27
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
action_date: 2009-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2009-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-07-20
text: Introduced in House
Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-3265
Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
Introduced: 2009-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Chesapeake Bay
Forests, forestry, trees
Licensing and registrations
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine pollution
Water quality
Watersheds

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-20
text: 
Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act of 2009 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require, by January 1, 2009, that each local governmental unit within the Chesapeake Bay watershed that discharges stormwater through a storm sewer system obtain and comply with a permit for municipal or industrial stormwater discharges under such Act.
 
Requires such permit to include requirements to ensure that a project to develop land within that unit's jurisdiction, which affects land more than one acre in size and less than 5% covered by impervious surfaces prior to the project, is carried out in a manner that not less than the volume of the 95th percentile precipitation event (the event whose precipitation total is greater than or equal to 95% of all 24-hour storm events on an annual basis) shall infiltrate, evapotranspirate from, or be harvested and used on such site after the project is completed.
 
Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to make grants to a local governmental unit with such a permit, which may be used for costs associated with: (1) complying with such permit; and (2) implementing a project designed, constructed, and maintained to meet the relevant performance standard. Prohibits a grant for costs associated with implementing a low impact development project from exceeding 75% of such costs.
 
Requires the Administrator, by: (1) June 1, 2010, to issue guidance regarding the implementation of practices that retain stormwater on-site through infiltration, evapotranspiration, or harvesting, to assist entities affected by the permit to meet its requirements; and (2) January 1, 2012, to coordinate with heads of other federal agencies to develop plans to maximize forest cover on government-owned land in the watershed through the preservation of existing forest cover and the development of reforestation plans for land that has previously been disturbed or developed.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-07-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2009-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2009-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-07-20
text: Introduced in House
To establish a grant program to encourage the use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans.

Bill: 111-hr-3266
Sponsor: Rep. Klein, Ron [D-FL-22]
Introduced: 2009-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Disability assistance
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-20
text: 
Directs the Secretaries of Defense (DOD) and Veterans Affairs (VA) to jointly establish the Wounded Warrior K-9 Corps program for the awarding of grants to nonprofits to assist them in establishing programs to provide assistance dogs to certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans who have certain disabilities. Defines the term &quot;assistance dog&quot; to mean a dog specifically trained to perform physical tasks to mitigate the effects of such a disability, except that such term does not include a dog specifically trained for comfort or personal defense. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-07-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2009-07-20
text: Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
action_date: 2009-07-20
text: Referred to House Armed Services
action_date: 2009-07-20
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: 2009-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-07-20
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide relief with respect to the children of members of the Armed Forces of the United States who die as a result of service in a combat zone.

Bill: 111-hr-3267
Sponsor: Rep. Meek, Kendrick B. [D-FL-17]
Introduced: 2009-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Child care and development
Income tax credits
Military personnel and dependents
Tax treatment of families

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-20
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase to $5,000 the maximum dollar amount of the child tax credit for the surviving spouse and children of a member of the Armed Forces who dies while serving in a combat zone; and (2) waive the adjusted gross income limitation applicable to the child tax credit for such military families. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2009-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-07-20
text: Introduced in House
New York Fair Fishing Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-3270
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1]
Introduced: 2009-07-21 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
New York State

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-21
text: 
New York Fair Fishing Act of 2009 - Amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to add New York State as a member of the New England Fishery Management Council. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-07-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife.
action_date: 2009-07-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2009-07-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-07-21
text: Introduced in House
Green Routes to Work Act

Bill: 111-hr-3271
Sponsor: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
Introduced: 2009-07-21 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Commuting
Computers and information technology
Employee benefits and pensions
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Income tax exclusion
Pedestrians and bicycling
Public transit
Self-employed
Transportation costs

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-21
text: 
Green Routes to Work Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) equalize and increase to $230 the tax exclusion for both transportation and parking fringe benefits; (2) make the increased transportation fringe benefit available to federal employees; (3) make self-employed individuals eligible for transit pass fringe benefits; (4) include employer-established parking cash-out programs as a qualified transportation fringe benefit; (5) allow a general business tax credit for 10% of the cost of a commuter van , with a seating capacity of between 8 and 15 adults that is placed in service before 2013; (6) allow employers a refundable tax credit for providing tax-free transit passes to employees; (7) allow a general business tax credit for expenditures to improve access for bicycle commuters; (8) allow employees to receive transit passes and reimbursements of bicycle commuting expenses as tax-exempt employer-provided fringe benefits in the same month; (9) allow an empoyer's election to expense the cost of removing architectural and transportation barriers to bicycle commuter access to employer facilities; and (10) allow a tax credit for teleworking expenses, up to $400 per year.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-07-21
text: Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
action_date: 2009-07-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2009-07-21
text: Referred to House Ways and Means
action_date: 2009-07-21
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1858-1859)
action_date: 2009-07-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-07-21
text: Introduced in House
Corporate Governance Reform Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-3272
Sponsor: Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]
Introduced: 2009-07-21 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Corporate finance and management
Financial services and investments
Government studies and investigations
Licensing and registrations
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-21
text: 
Corporate Governance Reform Act of 2009 - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to: (1) require the chairman of the board of directors of an issuer of securities to be independent; (2) prohibit simultaneous service as an executive officer and chairman of the board; (3) require each member of the risk management committee of an issuer to be independent; (4) require such risk management committee to review periodically the issuer's risk management policies; and (5) require each issuer to have a chief risk officer to establish, evaluate, and enforce risk management, and report directly to the risk management committee.
 
Requires: (1) each member of the compensation committee of an issuer to be independent; and (2) the compensation committee to review periodically all compensation practices and structures.
 
Requires any proxy, consent, or authorization for a shareholder meeting to include a separate resolution subject to shareholder approval on the compensation of executives, including compensation discussion, analysis, and compensation tables.
 

 
Directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to study and report to certain congressional committees on the feasibility of requiring SEC certification of an individual as qualified to perform the functions of a member of the board of directors of an issuer.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-07-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2009-07-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-07-21
text: Introduced in House
Ensuring One Level of Aviation Safety Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-3273
Sponsor: Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12]
Introduced: 2009-07-21 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Aviation and airports
Congressional oversight
Department of Transportation
Labor standards
Licensing and registrations
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-21
text: 
Ensuring One Level of Aviation Safety Act of 2009 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to: (1) implement certain aviation safety recommendations of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); and (2) notify Congress, within 180 days after the NTSB provides the Administrator with a safety recommendation, of determinations with respect to future and pending NTSB recommendations.
 
Directs the Administrator to: (1) submit to Congress a plan that contains a process for each air carrier to certify to the FAA that it has received an airworthiness directive or other FAA issued order, including a plan for ensuring air carrier compliance with such directives and orders; and (2) perform, at least annually, random, unannounced, onsite inspections of regional air carriers to ensure their compliance with FAA safety standards.
 
Requires the Administrator to: (1) issue a final rule with respect to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking published in the Federal Register on January 12, 2009, regarding training programs for flight crewmembers and aircraft dispatchers; (2) revise federal aviation safety regulations to increase the minimum number of hours of flight experience required for pilots to conduct flight operations; (3) prescribe regulations to limit the number of hours allowed for pilots to address pilot fatigue problems as well as to provide guidance to air carriers to develop, and submit to the FAA, fatigue management plans; and (4) submit to Congress a plan for overseeing federally-certified pilot training schools.
 
Requires an air carrier, before allowing an individual to begin service as a pilot, to request and receive from the FAA records pertaining to any failed attempt of the individual to pass a practical test required to obtain a certificate or type rating under federal regulations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-07-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2009-07-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2009-07-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-07-21
text: Introduced in House