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Fairness for Military Recruiters Act

Bill: 111-hr-1026
Sponsor: Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-52]
Introduced: 2009-02-12 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Elementary and secondary education
Government information and archives
Higher education
Military personnel and dependents
Right of privacy
School administration

Summary:
action_date: 2009-02-12
text: 
Fairness for Military Recruiters Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to revise the process for blocking the access of military recruiters or institutions of higher education (IHEs) to secondary school student information. 
 
Requires ESEA-assisted local educational agencies (LEAs) to notify each secondary school student's parent of the option to submit a written request to the LEA that the student's name, address, and telephone listing not be released to military recruiters or IHEs without the parent's prior written consent. Prohibits LEAs from providing military recruiters or IHEs access to such information once they have received such a request, unless the student's parent provides written consent to such access. Gives students the rights accorded to their parents when they reach age 18.
 
Requires the Secretary of Defense to notify the Governor of the LEA's state and the Secretary of Education when an LEA denies access to military recruiters. Requires the Secretary of Education, upon receiving such notice, to determine whether: (1) the LEA has failed to comply substantially with the requirement to provide military recruiters with access to students and student information unless the parents have filed a prior consent request under this Act; and (2) the imposition of a penalty or remedy against the LEA is warranted.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-04-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2009-03-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2009-02-12
text: Referred to House Armed Services
action_date: 2009-02-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 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: 2009-02-12
text: Referred to House Education and Labor
action_date: 2009-02-12
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E255)
action_date: 2009-02-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-02-12
text: Introduced in House
Thrift Store Protection Act

Bill: 111-hr-1027
Sponsor: Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-15]
Introduced: 2009-02-12 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Consumer affairs
Government studies and investigations
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Product safety and quality
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2009-02-12
text: 
Thrift Store Protection Act - Allows, for two years after enactment of this Act, a secondhand reseller to sell, offer for sale, or distribute specified used products that are treated as a banned hazardous substances under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act: (1) because of the application of provisions of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 relating to lead in children's products or paint; or (2) because the products lack a label required by specified provisions of the Consumer Product Safety Act.
 
Defines &quot;specified used product&quot; as an article of clothing, a textile, shoes, or a book that, when sold or offered, has previously been purchased for use by a consumer.
 
Defines &quot;secondhand seller&quot; as: (1) a consignment shop, thrift shop, or similar enterprise; (2) an individual who uses the Internet, a yard sale, or other casual means of selling; or (3) a person who sells at an auction for the benefit of a nonprofit organization.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-02-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
action_date: 2009-02-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2009-02-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-02-12
text: Introduced in House
Support 21 Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-1028
Sponsor: Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-34]
Introduced: 2009-02-12 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Government information and archives
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical research

Summary:
action_date: 2009-02-12
text: 
Support 21 Act of 2009 - Requires the Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, to establish a program under which at least two campaigns in support of enforcement of the minimum legal drinking age will be implemented per year for each of 2010 through 2014 to: (1) educate the public about the public health and safety benefits and basis for age-21 minimum legal drinking age laws; and (2) build public and parental support for, and cooperation with, enforcement of such laws.
 
Authorizes the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (Administrator) to make supplemental grants to eligible entities to implement strategies to: (1) work with local pediatric health care providers to increase alcohol education, screening, and intervention provided to patients and persons under age 21; (2) give such providers access to the community sectors involved in collaborating on the implementation of comprehensive, community wide programs, strategies, and services to reduce underage alcohol use and abuse; (3) provide science-based alcohol information and education to caregivers of children and young adults through relevant community sectors; and (4) undertake activities to support the national campaigns.
 
Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary), acting through the Administrator, to make grants to professional pediatric medical organizations to increase effective practices to reduce the prevalence of alcohol use among individuals under the age of 21. 
 
Requires the Secretary to establish within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) a focus on underage drinking prevention, including activities for: (1) expanding and disseminating research on strategies for reducing underage drinking; and (2) public health and state-level surveillance of underage drinking.
 
Requires the National Academy of Sciences to review and report to Congress on research regarding the influence of drinking alcohol on the development of the adolescent brain and the public policy implications.
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-02-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2009-02-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2009-02-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-02-12
text: Introduced in House
Tom Lantos Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Education Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-1030
Sponsor: Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8]
Introduced: 2009-02-12 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Drug therapy
Government information and archives
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Medical education
Medical research

Summary:
action_date: 2009-02-12
text: 
Tom Lantos Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Education Act of 2009 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, should continue aggressive work on pulmonary hypertension; and (2) the Director of the Institute should continue research to expand the understanding of the causes of, and to find a cure for, pulmonary hypertension.
 
Requires inclusion of information on the status of pulmonary hypertension research at NIH in biennial reports to Congress. 

Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to carry out an educational campaign to increase public awareness of pulmonary hypertension, which may include information on: (1) pulmonary hypertension and its symptoms; (2) the incidence and prevalence of pulmonary hypertension; (3) diseases and conditions that can lead to pulmonary hypertension as a secondary diagnosis; (4) the importance of early diagnosis; and (5) the availability of a range of treatment options.
 
Requires the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and the Director of CDC, to carry out an educational campaign to increase awareness of pulmonary hypertension among health care providers, which may include information on: (1) the symptoms of pulmonary hypertension; (2) the importance of early diagnosis; (3) current diagnostic criteria; and (4) Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved therapies for the disease. Requires such campaign to target health care providers, including cardiologists, pulmonologists, rheumatologists, primary care physicians, pediatricians, and nurse practitioners.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-02-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2009-02-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2009-02-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-02-12
text: Introduced in House
Health Information Technology Promotion Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-1031
Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]
Introduced: 2009-02-12 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Competition and antitrust
Federal preemption
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Home and outpatient care
Intergovernmental relations
Licensing and registrations
Medicaid
Medical ethics
Medicare
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2009-02-12
text: 
Health Information Technology Promotion Act of 2009 - Amends titles XI (General Provisions, Peer Review, and Administrative Simplification) and XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to create safe harbors from civil and criminal penalties in current anti-kickback laws for providing certain health information technology and training services.

Preempts state law imposing civil or criminal penalties where the conditions of this Act have been met.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to report to Congress on the impact of such safe harbors.

Directs the Secretary to encourage and facilitate the adoption of state reciprocity agreements for practitioner licensure in order to expedite the provision of telehealth services across state lines.

Requires the Secretary to report to Congress on: (1) including coverage for telehealth services as part of Medicare home health services; and (2) expanding the list of telehealth payment-eligible originating sites to include publicly funded mental health facilities.

Directs the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth, to report to Congress on the use of store and forward technologies in the provision of telehealth services.

Amends the Public Health Service Act to deem that any health care provider participating in certain government health programs meets any requirement for the maintenance of data in paper form if the required data is maintained in an electronic form.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) report to Congress on state, regional, and community health information exchanges; and (2) establish a project to demonstrate the impact of health information technology on disease management under state Medicaid plans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-02-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2009-02-12
text: Referred to House Ways and Means
action_date: 2009-02-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2009-02-12
text: Referred to House Energy and Commerce
action_date: 2009-02-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-02-12
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to temporary admission of nonimmigrant aliens to the United States for the purpose of receiving medical treatment, and for other purposes.

Bill: 111-hr-1033
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2009-02-12 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Family relationships
Health care coverage and access
Immigration status and procedures
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2009-02-12
text: 
 Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include among nonimmigrant classifications: (1) an alien seeking to enter the United States temporarily and solely to receive medical treatment (including participation in a research study) for a disease or condition that if untreated threatens to undermine the alien's survival or day-to-day functioning with an increased likelihood of progression to a more severe disease or condition; or (2) such alien's accompanying or following son, daughter, spouse, or parent.
 
Sets forth related conditions of admission.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-03-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
action_date: 2009-02-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2009-02-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-02-12
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 36, United States Code, to designate the Honor and Remember Flag created by Honor and Remember, Inc., as an official symbol to recognize and honor members of the Armed Forces who died in the line of duty, and for other purposes.

Bill: 111-hr-1034
Sponsor: Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4]
Introduced: 2009-02-12 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Military personnel and dependents
National symbols

Summary:
action_date: 2009-02-12
text: 
Designates the Honor and Remember Flag, created by Honor and Remember, Inc., as the official symbol of our country's concern and commitment to honoring and remembering all members of the Armed Forces who lost their lives in the line of duty.
 
Provides days of the year, and memorials and other locations, on or at which the Flag shall be displayed.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-03-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2009-02-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2009-02-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-02-12
text: Introduced in House
Veterans Physical Therapy Services Improvement Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-1036
Sponsor: Rep. Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [D-SD-At Large]
Introduced: 2009-02-12 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Veterans Affairs
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health personnel
Licensing and registrations
Medical education
Student aid and college costs
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2009-02-12
text: 
Veterans Physical Therapy Services Improvement Act of 2009 - Establishes in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA): (1) the position of Director of Physical Therapy Service; and (2) degree and license requirements for appointment to a physical therapist position.
 
Establishes the Department of Veterans Affairs Geriatric, Amputee, Polytrauma, and Rehabilitation Research Fellowships Program to assist in the recruitment of qualified physical therapists for VHA positions specializing in the areas of geriatrics, amputee rehabilitation, polytrauma care, and rehabilitation research. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2009-02-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2009-02-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2009-02-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-02-12
text: Introduced in House
Shingles Prevention Act

Bill: 111-hr-1038
Sponsor: Rep. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI-2]
Introduced: 2009-02-12 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug therapy
Medicare
Musculoskeletal and skin diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2009-02-12
text: 
Shingles Prevention Act - Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of the shingles vaccine and its administration. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-02-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2009-02-12
text: Referred to House Ways and Means
action_date: 2009-02-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2009-02-12
text: Referred to House Energy and Commerce
action_date: 2009-02-12
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E265)
action_date: 2009-02-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-02-12
text: Introduced in House
Freedom Flat Tax Act

Bill: 111-hr-1040
Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]
Introduced: 2009-02-12 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employment taxes
Income tax deductions
Income tax rates
Legislative rules and procedure
Tax reform and tax simplification
Transfer and inheritance taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2009-02-12
text: Freedom Flat Tax Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to authorize an individual or a person engaged in business activity to make an irrevocable election to be subject to a flat tax (in lieu of the existing tax provisions) of 19% for the first two years after an election is made, and 17% thereafter. 
 Calculates taxable income for individual taxpayers by subtracting a basic standard deduction and an additional standard deduction for each dependent from the total of wages, retirement distributions, and unemployment compensation. Defines &quot;business taxable income&quot; to mean gross active income reduced by the cost of certain business inputs. 
Imposes an employer tax on the value of excludable compensation provided to employees not engaged in business activity of 19% for the first two years after an election is made under this Act and 17% thereafter. 
Repeals the estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes. 
Requires a two-thirds vote of the House of Representatives or the Senate to increase the flat tax rate proposed by this Act or to reduce the amount of the standard deduction or business-related deductions allowed by this Act.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-02-12
text: Referred to House Rules
action_date: 2009-02-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2009-02-12
text: Referred to House Ways and Means
action_date: 2009-02-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-02-12
text: Introduced in House
Lower Mississippi River National Historic Site Study Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-1041
Sponsor: Rep. Melancon, Charlie [D-LA-3]
Introduced: 2009-02-12 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Government studies and investigations
Lakes and rivers
Louisiana
Mississippi River
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:
action_date: 2009-02-12
text: 
Lower Mississippi River National Historic Site Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, through the Director of the National Park Service (NPS), to complete a special resource study that evaluates the national significance of the Lower Mississippi River area in Louisiana and the suitability and feasibility of designating such area as a unit of the National Park System, which shall be known as the &quot;Lower Mississippi River National Park.&quot; 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-02-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2009-02-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2009-02-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-02-12
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit the provision of medical treatment to enemy combatants detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in the same facility as a member of the Armed Forces or Department of Veterans Affairs medical facility.

Bill: 111-hr-1042
Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1]
Introduced: 2009-02-12 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Caribbean area
Cuba
Detention of persons
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Latin America
Military facilities and property
Military medicine
Terrorism
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2009-02-12
text: 
Prohibits an enemy combatant detained by the United States at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, from receiving medical treatment at: (1) a military medical facility of the Department of Defense (DOD) that provides medical treatment to members of the Armed Forces; or (2) a medical facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-02-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2009-02-12
text: Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
action_date: 2009-02-12
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: 2009-02-12
text: Referred to House Armed Services
action_date: 2009-02-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-02-12
text: Introduced in House
District of Columbia Budget Autonomy Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-1045
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2009-02-12 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Budget process
Congressional oversight
District of Columbia
Intergovernmental relations
State and local finance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2009-02-12
text: 
District of Columbia Budget Autonomy Act of 2009 - Amends the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to eliminate, with respect to each fiscal year that is not a control year, all federally-imposed mandates over the District of Columbia's: (1) local budget process, financial management, audits, and accountability requirements; and (2) short-term borrowing of money, with specified exceptions.
 
Declares that the process by which the District develops and enacts the District government's budget for a fiscal year, the activities carried out regarding financial management of the District government, and the process and rules by which the District issues bonds or otherwise borrows money shall be established under laws enacted by the District.
 
Provides that Acts adopting the District government's annual budget for FY2010 and succeeding non-control fiscal years shall take effect upon their prescribed dates. (Thus eliminates congressional review of such Acts).
 
Repeals the federal cap on amounts the District may borrow (other than in a control year).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-11-18
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2009-05-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
action_date: 2009-02-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2009-02-12
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E266)
action_date: 2009-02-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-02-12
text: Introduced in House