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National Security Letters Reform Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-1800
Sponsor: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8]
Introduced: 2009-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Evidence and witnesses
First Amendment rights
Government information and archives
Government liability
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Judicial review and appeals
Right of privacy

Summary:
action_date: 2009-03-30
text: 
National Security Letters Reform Act of 2009 - Prohibits a national security letter (letter) (a request for information sought by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in connection with a criminal investigation) from being issued unless the issuing official certifies specific facts providing reason to believe that the information or records sought pertain to a foreign power or agent thereof. Prohibits a letter from being issued in connection with an investigation of a U.S. person solely upon the basis of activities protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution.
 
Prohibits: (1) a letter from containing unreasonable requirements or requiring privileged matter; or (2) disclosing to a person that the FBI has sought or obtained access to information under a letter for 30 days after receipt of the FBI's request for such information. Authorizes judicial review for the modification or revocation of a letter.
 
Provides limited uses of information acquired through a letter. Allows persons against whom evidence obtained from a letter is to be used to file a motion to suppress.
 
Provides a civil cause of action for the misuse of letters. Requires the authority to issue letters to revert, five years after the enactment of this Act, to that provided by law on October 25, 2001.
 
Requires the Attorney General to: (1) undertake minimization and destruction procedures with respect to information acquired through letters; and (2) report semiannually on the number and use of letters. Requires the disposal of wrongly acquired information.
 
Revises requirements relating to claims of emergency in connection with certain letters. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-04-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2009-04-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2009-03-30
text: Referred to House Financial Services
action_date: 2009-03-30
text: Referred to House Judiciary
action_date: 2009-03-30
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2009-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-03-30
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a 70 percent tax on certain compensation received from certain companies receiving Federal bailout funds.

Bill: 111-hr-1801
Sponsor: Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-27]
Introduced: 2009-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Corporate finance and management
Financial crises and stabilization
Income tax rates
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2009-03-30
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a 70% tax on compensation in excess of $1 million received by an employee from an employer who has received, in the aggregate, economic assistance of more than $500 million under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 or the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008. Exempts employees who return such compensation to their employer or who receive such compensation as a commissioned sales person.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-03-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2009-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-03-30
text: Introduced in House
Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies Act

Bill: 111-hr-1802
Sponsor: Rep. Tiahrt, Todd [R-KS-4]
Introduced: 2009-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Budget deficits and national debt
Congressional oversight
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Legislative rules and procedure
Performance measurement

Summary:
action_date: 2009-03-30
text: 
Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies Act - Establishes the Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies to: (1) evaluate executive agencies and their programs; and (2) submit to Congress a plan recommending agencies and programs that should be realigned or eliminated and proposing implementing legislation. 

 

Requires the Commission to recommend: (1) realignment where a function performed by two or more agencies or programs can be consolidated; (2) realignment or elimination of any agency or program that has wasted federal funds; and (3) elimination of any agency or program that has completed its purpose, become irrelevant, or failed to meet objectives.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-05-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement.
action_date: 2009-03-30
text: Referred to House Rules
action_date: 2009-03-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2009-03-30
text: Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
action_date: 2009-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-03-30
text: Introduced in House
American Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-1805
Sponsor: Rep. Wamp, Zach [R-TN-3]
Introduced: 2009-03-31 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Higher education
Housing finance and home ownership
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
State and local taxation
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2009-03-31
text: 
American Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the tax deductions for state and local sales taxes, qualified tuition and related expenses, and mortgage insurance premiums.
 
Modifies the first-time homebuyer tax credit by: (1) allowing all purchasers of a principal residence, not just first-time homebuyers, to claim such credit; (2) eliminating the requirement to repay credit amounts over a 15-year period; and (3) imposing a recapture requirement for taxpayers who dispose of a residence within 36 months after purchase. Extends such credit through December 31, 2009.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-03-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2009-03-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-03-31
text: Introduced in House
Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-1806
Sponsor: Rep. Meek, Kendrick B. [D-FL-17]
Introduced: 2009-03-31 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Infrastructure development
Railroads

Summary:
action_date: 2009-03-31
text: 
Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) a tax credit for 25% of the cost of new qualified freight rail infrastructure property and qualified locomotive property; and (2) a taxpayer election to expense the cost of qualified freight rail infrastructure property (i.e., deduct all costs in the current taxable year). Terminates such credit and expensing election after 2015. 
 
Requires compliance with federal wage rate requirements under the Davis-Bacon Act as a condition of eligibility for the tax credit and expensing allowance provided by this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-03-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2009-03-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-03-31
text: Introduced in House
Clean Car Rebate Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-1808
Sponsor: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-12]
Introduced: 2009-03-31 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Energy efficiency and conservation
Income tax credits
Motor vehicles

Summary:
action_date: 2009-03-31
text: 
Clean Car Rebate Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a refundable tax credit for the purchase of new fuel-efficient passenger motor vehicles. Allows a $1,000 tax credit for vehicles purchased in 2009 that achieve a mile per gallon (mpg) rating of 28, and increases such credit amount to $2,500 for an mpg rating of more than 32. Increases required mpg ratings in 2010 and directs the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to prescribe mpg ratings for such credit for taxable years beginning after 2010 to achieve specified fuel economy goals by 2015. Terminates such credit after December 31, 2014.
 
Directs the Secretary to establish a program for making advance payments of credit amounts to individuals who purchase vehicles that meet the mpg ratings established by this Act. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-03-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2009-03-31
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4139)
action_date: 2009-03-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-03-31
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand the geographical coverage of TRICARE Prime to include Puerto Rico and Guam.

Bill: 111-hr-1809
Sponsor: Resident Commissioner Pierluisi, Pedro R. [D-PR-At Large]
Introduced: 2009-03-31 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Caribbean area
Guam
Health care coverage and access
Military medicine
Puerto Rico

Summary:
action_date: 2009-03-31
text: 
Includes Puerto Rico and Guam within the coverage area of TRICARE Prime (a Department of Defense [DOD] managed health care program).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-04-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2009-03-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2009-03-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-03-31
text: Introduced in House
Fast Track Shale Act

Bill: 111-hr-1810
Sponsor: Rep. Bachmann, Michele [R-MN-6]
Introduced: 2009-03-31 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Alternative and renewable resources
Department of the Interior
Energy research
Land transfers
Oil and gas
Research and development

Summary:
action_date: 2009-03-31
text: 
Fast Track Shale Act - Repeals the prohibition under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 on the use of funds to: (1) prepare or publish final regulations regarding a commercial leasing program for oil shale (and tar sands) resources on public lands; or (2) conduct an oil shale lease sale pursuant to such Act. 
 
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to issue all regulations necessary to implement the Oil Share, Tar Sands, and Other Strategic Unconventional Fuels Act of 2005 with respect to oil shale.
 
Directs the Secretary, immediately after issuing such regulations, to offer for leasing: (1) additional 160-acre tracts of lands the Secretary considers necessary for research and development of oil shale resources; and (2) public lands, for commercial exploration, development, and production of oil shale resources, in states for which the Secretary finds sufficient support and interest. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-04-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2009-03-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2009-03-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-03-31
text: Introduced in House
Getting Resources Efficiently and Effectively Now Act

Bill: 111-hr-1811
Sponsor: Rep. Bachmann, Michele [R-MN-6]
Introduced: 2009-03-31 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Federal preemption
Government studies and investigations
Judicial review and appeals
Land transfers
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Oil and gas

Summary:
action_date: 2009-03-31
text: 
Getting Resources Efficiently and Effectively Now Act or the GREEN Act - Directs the President (or a designee) to review all projects for the exploration, development, or production of oil and gas resources under federal leases for lands (or submerged lands) located onshore or offshore to determine whether the projects comply with federal laws. 
 
Requires the projects to be approved and authorized to proceed upon a written finding by the President (or the designee) that they serve the public interest in responsible domestic oil and gas development and comply with federal laws.
 
Shields decisions of the President from further administrative or judicial review, stay, or injunction, except with respect to an appeal filed by the applicant or permittee.
 
Declares that the President's (or designee's) determinations pre-empt any state law.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-04-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2009-03-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2009-03-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-03-31
text: Introduced in House
Promoting New American Energy Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-1812
Sponsor: Rep. Bachmann, Michele [R-MN-6]
Introduced: 2009-03-31 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Business investment and capital
Electric power generation and transmission
Environmental technology
Income tax deductions
Nuclear power
Oil and gas
Public utilities and utility rates

Summary:
action_date: 2009-03-31
text: 
Promoting New American Energy Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to classify as three-year property for depreciation purposes: (1) any industrial steam and electric generation and/or distribution system, electric utility nuclear or steam production plant, electric utility transmission and distribution plant, or electric utility combustion turbine production plant fueled by natural gas that is described in the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Revenue Procedure 87-56; (2) certain pollution control equipment; and (3) certain solar energy property. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-03-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2009-03-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-03-31
text: Introduced in House
Consumer Product Safety Solutions Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-1815
Sponsor: Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6]
Introduced: 2009-03-31 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Child safety and welfare
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Consumer affairs
Government information and archives
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Manufacturing
Product safety and quality
Retail and wholesale trades
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2009-03-31
text: 
Consumer Product Safety Solutions Act of 2009 - Amends the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 to apply the limits on lead in children's products and phthalates in any children's toy or child care article: (1) for a limited time, only to items manufactured after a certain date; and (2) thereafter, to all such items regardless of when manufactured. Requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to issue a rule on related testing methodologies. 
 
Allows the CPSC to exclude a specific item from the lead limits if the the CPSC finds that the lead in the item will not result in the absorption of lead into the human body in excess of the limits. (Current law allows the CPSC to so exclude if it will not result in the absorption of any lead into the human body.)
 
Allows a manufacturer to not test for or certify lead or phthalate limit compliance if each component of the product has been tested and certified by the component's manufacturer.
 
Authorizes the CPSC to exempt a product or product category from a current requirement to certify compliance with all rules, bans, standards, or regulations under any Act the CPSC enforces if the requirement is unduly burdensome or cost prohibitive in relationship to the product or product category's risk, or not practical due to the product or product category's intended use.
 
Allows the CPSC to extend the application of, or exempt manufacturers, distributors, or retailers from, any provision of the Act or its amendments if a delay or exemption would better promote public safety and be in the public interest.
 
Requires the CPSC to develop and make available on its website a guide to assist small businesses in complying with any Act enforced by the CPSC.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-04-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
action_date: 2009-03-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2009-03-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-03-31
text: Introduced in House
Ovarian Cancer Biomarker Research Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-1816
Sponsor: Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28]
Introduced: 2009-03-31 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cancer
Department of Health and Human Services
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Sex and reproductive health
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2009-03-31
text: 
Ovarian Cancer Biomarker Research Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Cancer Institute to enter into cooperative agreements with, or make grants to, public or nonprofit entities to establish and operate Ovarian Cancer Biomarker Centers of Excellence to conduct research on biomarkers for use in risk stratification for, and the early detection and screening of, ovarian cancer, focusing on translational research of such biomarkers. Permits federal funds to be used for research on: (1) the development and characterization of new biomarkers and the refinement of existing biomarkers; (2) the clinical and laboratory validation of such biomarkers; (3) the development and implementation of clinical and epidemiological research on the utilization of such biomarkers; (4) the development and implementation of repositories for new tissue, urine, serum, and other biological specimens; and (5) genetics, proteomics, and pathways of ovarian cancer as they relate to the discovery and development of biomarkers. 
 
Requires the Director to: (1) make available for research banked serum and tissue specimens from clinical research regarding ovarian cancer that was funded by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); and (2) establish an Ovarian Cancer Biomarker Clinical Trial Committee to assist in designing and implementing national clinical trials to determine the utility of using such biomarkers. 
 
Requires a national data center to be established in, and supported by, the Institute to conduct statistical analyses of trial data and to store such analyses and data, which shall be used to establish clinical guidelines to provide the medical community with information regarding the use of validated biomarkers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-04-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2009-03-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2009-03-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-03-31
text: Introduced in House
Disabled Veterans Commissary and Exchange Store Benefits Act

Bill: 111-hr-1818
Sponsor: Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5]
Introduced: 2009-03-31 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Disability assistance
Military facilities and property
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2009-03-31
text: 
Disabled Veterans Commissary and Exchange Store Benefits Act - Permits a veteran with any compensable service-connected disability (and the veteran's dependents) to use commissary and exchange stores on the same basis as a member of the Armed Forces entitled to retired or retainer pay.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-04-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2009-03-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2009-03-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-03-31
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to extend the interoperable emergency communications grant program through fiscal year 2012.

Bill: 111-hr-1819
Sponsor: Rep. Cao, Anh "Joseph" [R-LA-2]
Introduced: 2009-03-31 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Emergency communications systems
Government trust funds

Summary:
action_date: 2009-03-31
text: 
Amends the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to extend through FY2012 (under current law, through FY2010) the requirement that the Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information of the Department of Commerce make payments from the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Fund for a grant program to assist public safety agencies in the the acquisition of, deployment of, or training for the use of interoperable communications equipment that utilizes reallocated public safety spectrum for radio communication.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: FOR FURTHER ACTION, see H.R. 3633.
action_date: 2009-04-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet.
action_date: 2009-03-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2009-03-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-03-31
text: Introduced in House
To redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2777 Logan Avenue in San Diego, California, as the "Cesar E. Chavez Post Office".

Bill: 111-hr-1820
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53]
Introduced: 2009-03-31 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: California
Congressional tributes
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
Postal service

Summary:
action_date: 2009-03-31
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2777 Logan Avenue in San Diego, California, as the "Cesar E. Chavez Post Office."

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-03-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2009-03-31
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E825)
action_date: 2009-03-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-03-31
text: Introduced in House