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Nurse Education, Expansion, and Development Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-2043
Sponsor: Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18]
Introduced: 2009-04-22 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Health programs administration and funding
Higher education
Medical education
Nursing
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2009-04-22
text: 
Nurse Education, Expansion, and Development Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), to award a grant to each eligible school of nursing to increase the number of nursing faculty and students.
 
Requires such schools to formulate and implement a plan to accomplish at least two of specified goals, which include: (1) establishing or significantly expanding an accelerated baccalaureate degree nursing program designed to graduate new nurses in 12 to 18 months; (2) establishing cooperative interdisciplinary training between schools of nursing and other specified health related fields; (3) increasing admissions, enrollment, and retention of qualified individuals who are financially disadvantaged; (4) increasing enrollment of minority and diverse student populations; (5) increasing enrollment of new graduate baccalaureate nursing students in graduate programs that educate nurse faculty members; (6) developing post-baccalaureate residency programs to prepare nurses for practice in specialty areas where nursing shortages are more severe; and (7) increasing integration of geriatric content into the core curriculum.
 
Requires the Comptroller General to study ways to increase participation in the nurse faculty profession and to submit a report to Congress that includes: (1) a discussion of the master's degree and doctoral degree programs that are successful in placing graduates as faculty in schools of nursing; and (2) an examination of compensation disparities throughout the nursing profession and between higher education instructional faculty generally and higher education instructional nursing faculty.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-04-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2009-04-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2009-04-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-04-22
text: Introduced in House
Stop Obesity in Schools Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-2044
Sponsor: Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18]
Introduced: 2009-04-22 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Nutrition and diet
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2009-04-22
text: 
Stop Obesity in Schools Act of 2009 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop a national strategy to reduce childhood obesity that: (1) provides for the reduction of childhood obesity rates by 10% by the year 2013; (2) addresses short-term and long-term solutions; (3) identifies how the federal government can work effectively with entities to implement the strategy; and (4) includes measures to identify and overcome obstacles.
 
Requires the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to: (1) make matching grants to local educational agencies to reduce childhood obesity by adopting wellness policies and anti-obesity initiatives; (2) arrange for the evaluation of a wide variety of existing programs designed to prevent obesity in children and adolescents to determine their effectiveness, factors contributing to their effectiveness, and the feasibility of replicating the programs in other locations; and (3) make matching grants to state governments, local governments, and consortia of local governments to reduce childhood obesity through establishing or expanding healthy living and wellness coordinating councils (that are charged to increase healthy living and reduce obesity in elementary and secondary schools) and supporting regional workshops.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-04-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2009-04-22
text: Referred to House Education and Labor
action_date: 2009-04-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2009-04-22
text: Referred to House Energy and Commerce
action_date: 2009-04-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-04-22
text: Introduced in House
Child Care Affordability Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-2045
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14]
Introduced: 2009-04-22 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Adult day care
Child care and development
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Inflation and prices

Summary:
action_date: 2009-04-22
text: 
Child Care Affordability Act of 2009- Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a tax deduction for expenses paid for household and dependent care services necessary for gainful employment; (2) increase the dollar limitation on the tax credit for such expenses; (3) provide for an inflation adjustment after 2010 to the dollar amounts for such tax deduction and tax credit; and (4) make such tax credit refundable. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-04-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2009-04-22
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E931)
action_date: 2009-04-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-04-22
text: Introduced in House
Bottle Recycling Climate Protection Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-2046
Sponsor: Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7]
Introduced: 2009-04-22 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Civil actions and liability
Consumer affairs
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Retail and wholesale trades
Solid waste and recycling
State and local government operations
State and local taxation
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2009-04-22
text: 
Bottle Recycling Climate Protection Act of 2009 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to prohibit retailers and distributors from selling beverages in containers that do not display a statement of a refund value of five cents. Defines &quot;beverage&quot; as an alcoholic or non-alcoholic, carbonated or uncarbonated liquid that is intended for human consumption. 
Requires: (1) distributors to collect the refund value for each beverage sold to retailers by a deposit initiator; and (2) retailers to collect the refund value for each beverage sold to consumers. Requires: (1) retailers to pay the refund on returned unbroken containers of brands sold for up to a specified number of containers per day based on the square footage of the retailer's space (excluding any container contaminated by a hazardous waste); and (2) distributors to pay the refund on returned containers of brands sold, plus at least three cents per container for handling costs. 
Directs each deposit initiator to pay to a state, quarterly, unclaimed refund amounts, which shall be available to the state for programs designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. 
Prohibits distributors and retailers from intentionally disposing of containers subject to this Act or any metal, glass, or plastic from such containers (other than the top or seal) in landfills or solid waste disposal facilities. 
Exempts states that have implemented laws requiring beverage container deposits or that have demonstrated achievement of specified recycling, reuse, or recovery rates for beverage containers. 
Prohibits states or political subdivisions that impose taxes on the sale of beverage containers from imposing any tax on the amount attributable to the refund value of such containers. 
Provides for the adjustment for inflation of the refund amounts at ten-year intervals. 
Prescribes civil penalties for violations of this Act.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-04-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
action_date: 2009-04-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2009-04-22
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E934-935)
action_date: 2009-04-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-04-22
text: Introduced in House
To authorize appropriations for Operation Stonegarden of the Department of Homeland Security.

Bill: 111-hr-2047
Sponsor: Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10]
Introduced: 2009-04-22 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Department of Homeland Security
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal-Indian relations
Homeland security
Intergovernmental relations
Law enforcement administration and funding
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2009-04-22
text: 
Authorizes appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS's) Operation Stonegarden (provides funding to designated localities to enhance cooperation and coordination between federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies in a joint mission to secure U.S. borders).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-05-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism.
action_date: 2009-04-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2009-04-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-04-22
text: Introduced in House
To authorize appropriations for the Office of Detention and Removal of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Bill: 111-hr-2048
Sponsor: Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10]
Introduced: 2009-04-22 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Department of Homeland Security
Detention of persons
Executive agency funding and structure
Immigration status and procedures
Law enforcement administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2009-04-22
text: 
Authorizes appropriations for the Office of Detention and Removal of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-05-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
action_date: 2009-04-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2009-04-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-04-22
text: Introduced in House
Ambulatory Surgical Center Access Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-2049
Sponsor: Rep. Meek, Kendrick B. [D-FL-17]
Introduced: 2009-04-22 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Health technology, devices, supplies
Home and outpatient care
Medicare
Surgery and anesthesia

Summary:
action_date: 2009-04-22
text: 
Ambulatory Surgical Center Access Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise the requirements and the formula for payments for services, including an implantable medical device, furnished to individuals in ambulatory surgical centers.
 
Revises requirements for the reporting of data by ambulatory surgical centers and hospital outpatient departments. 
 
Directs the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MEDPAC) to study and report to Congress on outpatient surgical services.
 
Requires the expert outside advisory panel the Secretary of Health and Human Services is required to consult with respect to the clinical integrity of the groups and payment weights to include at least one ambulatory surgical center representative.
 
States that the conditions for coverage of ambulatory surgical center services specified by the Secretary shall not prohibit ambulatory surgical centers from providing individuals with any notice of rights or other required notice on the date of a procedure if more advanced notice is not feasible under the circumstances, including when a procedure is scheduled and performed on the same day. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-04-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2009-04-22
text: Referred to House Ways and Means
action_date: 2009-04-22
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: 2009-04-22
text: Referred to House Energy and Commerce
action_date: 2009-04-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-04-22
text: Introduced in House
Protect Children from Dangerous Lighters Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-2050
Sponsor: Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2]
Introduced: 2009-04-22 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Fires
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Product safety and quality

Summary:
action_date: 2009-04-22
text: 
Protect Children from Dangerous Lighters Act of 2009 - Treats certain novelty lighters as banned hazardous substances under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act, and applies to them the Act's prohibitions (in effect banning their introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce).
 
Defines as a &quot;novelty lighter&quot; a lighter that has a toy-like appearance, has entertaining audio or visual effects, or resembles in any way in form or function an item that is commonly recognized as appealing, attractive, or intended for use by children of 10 years of age or younger. Excludes from that term standard disposable and refillable lighters that are printed or decorated with logos, labels, decals, artwork, or heat shrinkable sleeves.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-04-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
action_date: 2009-04-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2009-04-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-04-22
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize extended benefits for certain autistic dependents of certain retirees.

Bill: 111-hr-2051
Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1]
Introduced: 2009-04-22 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Child health
Hereditary and development disorders
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Military medicine
Military personnel and dependents
Neurological disorders
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2009-04-22
text: 
Revises TRICARE (a Department of Defense [DOD] managed health care program) to authorize the Secretary of Defense to provide extended health care services and treatment, by way of contract with private providers, for dependent autism-diagnosed children of military retirees not entitled to hospital insurance benefits under Part A (Hospital Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act and not enrolled under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of such title.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-04-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2009-04-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-04-22
text: Introduced in House
Greensburg, Kansas Recovery Extension Act

Bill: 111-hr-2052
Sponsor: Rep. Moran, Jerry [R-KS-1]
Introduced: 2009-04-22 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance
Employment and training programs
Kansas
Natural disasters

Summary:
action_date: 2009-04-22
text: 
Greensburg, Kansas Recovery Extension Act - Requires funds from any national emergency grant made under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to address the effects of the May 4, 2007, Greensburg, Kansas, tornado to remain available for expenditure through June 30, 2010.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-05-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
action_date: 2009-05-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
action_date: 2009-05-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2009-04-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2009-04-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-04-22
text: Introduced in House
No Child Left Inside Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-2054
Sponsor: Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3]
Introduced: 2009-04-22 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Higher education
Nutrition and diet
Outdoor recreation
Preschool education
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2009-04-22
text: 
No Child Left Inside Act of 2009 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require states, as a prerequisite to receiving implementation grants, to develop environmental literacy plans, approved by the Secretary of Education, for pre-kindergarten through grade 12 that include environmental education standards and teacher training.
 
Directs the Secretary to award Environmental Education Professional Development Grants to states and, through them, competitive subgrants to partnerships that include an LEA and, permissibly, institutions of higher education (IHE), other educational entities, or federal, state, regional, or local natural resource or environmental agencies, for activities involving, among other things, teacher training and the development of more rigorous environmental education curricula that advance the teaching of interdisciplinary courses.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to award competitive matching grants to partnerships that include an LEA and, permissibly, IHEs, other educational entities, federal, state, regional, or local natural resource or environmental agencies, or park and recreation departments, for activities to improve and support environmental education that include: (1) advancing content and achievement standards; (2) developing or disseminating innovations or model programs; and (3) research.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2009-04-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2009-04-22
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4667)
action_date: 2009-04-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-04-22
text: Introduced in House
Pacific Salmon Stronghold Conservation Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-2055
Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-1]
Introduced: 2009-04-22 in the House
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Alaska
Asia
California
Canada
Fishes
Idaho
Japan
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Oregon
Russia
South Korea
Washington State
Watersheds
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2009-04-22
text: 
Pacific Salmon Stronghold Conservation Act of 2009 - Establishes the Salmon Stronghold Partnership as a cooperative, incentive-based, public-private partnership working across political boundaries and land ownerships to identify and conserve salmon strongholds. Requires that its board include representatives of Alaska, California, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington state, as well as representatives from specified entities.
 
Requires the Assistant Administrator for the National Marine Fisheries Service of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to carry out specific information and assessment functions associated with salmon strongholds.
 
Establishes a salmon stronghold watershed grants and technical assistance program.
 
Authorizes the sharing of status and trends data, innovative conservation strategies, conservation planning methodologies, and other information with North Pacific countries, including Canada, Japan, Russia, and South Korea, and appropriate international entities to promote salmon conservation and habitat. 
 
Prohibits acquiring private property without the owner's consent.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-06-16
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2009-04-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife.
action_date: 2009-04-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2009-04-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-04-22
text: Introduced in House
Motor Vehicle Owners Right to Repair Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-2057
Sponsor: Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10]
Introduced: 2009-04-22 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Civil actions and liability
Consumer affairs
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Manufacturing
Motor vehicles
Trade secrets and economic espionage

Summary:
action_date: 2009-04-22
text: 
Motor Vehicle Owners Right to Repair Act of 2009 - Requires the manufacturer of a motor vehicle sold, leased, or otherwise introduced into U.S. commerce to: (1) provide to the vehicle owner and service providers all information necessary to diagnose, service, maintain, or repair the vehicle; (2) offer for sale to the vehicle owner and service providers any related tool or equipment; and (3) provide the information that enables aftermarket tool companies to manufacture tools with the same functional characteristics. Exempts trade secrets, so long as the information is not disclosed to authorized dealers or service providers. 
 
Authorizes enforcement of this Act by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and civil actions by state attorneys general, consumers, and service providers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-04-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
action_date: 2009-04-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2009-04-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-04-22
text: Introduced in House
Post-Deployment Health Assessment Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-2058
Sponsor: Rep. Rehberg, Denny [R-MT-At Large]
Introduced: 2009-04-23 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health
Military medicine
Military operations and strategy
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2009-04-23
text: 
Post-Deployment Health Assessment Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Defense to issue guidance for the provision of an in-person mental health screening for each member of the Armed Forces deployed in connection with a contingency operation, in order to identify post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), suicidal tendencies, and other behavioral health issues for which additional care and treatment may be necessary. Excludes from such screenings members not subjected or exposed to combat stress during their deployment.
 
Requires the Secretary to share screening results with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in order to ensure continuity of mental health care and treatment for such members during their transition from health care and treatment provided by the Department of Defense (DOD) to health care and treatment provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-04-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2009-04-23
text: Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
action_date: 2009-04-23
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: 2009-04-23
text: Referred to House Armed Services
action_date: 2009-04-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-04-23
text: Introduced in House