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Youth Corps Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3178
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2010-03-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Indian social and development programs
Land use and conservation
National and community service
Youth employment and child labor

Summary:
action_date: 2010-03-25
text: 
Youth Corps Act of 2010 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to authorize the Secretary of Labor to make grants to eligible public or private nonprofit agencies or organizations to carry out Youth Corps programs that utilize the Youth Corps model to provide eligible youth age 16 through 24 with education and work readiness training to enable them to find employment in the economy of the 21st century, and instill in them a sense of civic engagement and environmental stewardship.
 
Defines &quot;Youth Corps model&quot; as a youth education and training program for which an eligible entity provides eligible youth, among other things, with stipended or paid work experience and basic and technical skills training leading to: (1) enrollment in postsecondary education or training; (2) attainment of an industry-recognized certification or credential; (3) meaningful employment in the economy of the 21st century; or (4) military service.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-03-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2010-03-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Veterans Access to Care Act

Bill: 111-s-3179
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2010-03-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health facilities and institutions
Medical education
Student aid and college costs
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2010-03-25
text: 
Veterans Access to Care Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to designate medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) as health professional shortage areas.
 
Requires, for eligibility to participate in the National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program and the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, that an individual not be participating in the VA's Health Professionals Educational Assistance Program.
 
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), in carrying out the National Health Service Corps Program, to consult with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs regarding health professional shortage areas that are VA medical facilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-03-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2010-03-25
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to prohibit the use of funds for the termination of the Constellation Program of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and for other purposes.

Bill: 111-s-3180
Sponsor: Sen. LeMieux, George S. [R-FL]
Introduced: 2010-03-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Executive agency funding and structure
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Public contracts and procurement
Space flight and exploration
Spacecraft and satellites

Summary:
action_date: 2010-03-25
text: 
Requires the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to comply with the provision under the heading Exploration in the Science Appropriations Act, 2010 (title III of division B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010) relating to a prohibition on the use of funds for termination or elimination of any programs, projects, or activities of the architecture of NASA's Constellation Program. 
 
Bars use of the provisions of the Anti-Deficiency Act as a basis for terminating or eliminating any contracts, programs, projects, or activities of the Program. 
 
Requires the Comptroller General to submit a report on the Program to Congress. Requires such report to set forth a description and assessment of the contracts, programs, projects, and activities of the Program, if any, that are contrary to law or are experiencing waste, fraud, or abuse. 
 
Instructs the Administrator of NASA to ensure shuttle launch capability, including by not terminating any contractor support that will limit or impair the launching of, at a minimum, the payloads manifested for the shuttle. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-03-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2010-03-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Motor Vehicle Owners Right to Repair Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3181
Sponsor: Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]
Introduced: 2010-03-25 in the Senate
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: 2010-03-25
text: 
Motor Vehicle Owners Right to Repair Act of 2010 - Requires the manufacturer of a motor vehicle sold, leased, or otherwise introduced into commerce in the United States to provide to the owner of the motor vehicle and the service provider of the motor vehicle, using reasonable business means and on a non-discriminatory basis, all information and tools needed to diagnose, service, maintain, or repair the motor vehicle. Provides for enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Permits civil actions by: (1) states on behalf of the state's residents; and (2) consumers and service providers.
 
 
Provides for the protection of trade secrets, except that no information may be withheld by a manufacturer on the ground that it is a trade secret if that information is provided (directly or indirectly) to authorized dealers or service providers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-03-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2010-03-25
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (S2127)
action_date: 2010-03-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Equal Access to COBRA Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3182
Sponsor: Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]
Introduced: 2010-03-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Bankruptcy
Employee benefits and pensions
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Marriage and family status

Summary:
action_date: 2010-03-25
text: 
Equal Access to COBRA Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Public Health Service Act to extend COBRA coverage (health insurance continuation benefits) to qualified beneficiaries, defined to include domestic partners. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-03-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2010-03-25
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the nonbusiness energy property credit to roofs with pigmented coatings which meet Energy Star program requirements.

Bill: 111-s-3183
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2010-03-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Energy efficiency and conservation
Income tax credits
Residential rehabilitation and home repair

Summary:
action_date: 2010-03-25
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend the nonbusiness energy property tax credit to energy-efficient asphalt roofs with pigmented coatings.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-03-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2010-03-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Elko Motocross and Tribal Conveyance Act

Bill: 111-s-3185
Sponsor: Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV]
Introduced: 2010-03-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Indian lands and resources rights
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Motor vehicles
Nevada
Sports and recreation facilities

Summary:
action_date: 2010-03-25
text: 
Elko Motocross and Tribal Conveyance Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to Elko County, Nevada, without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to approximately 300 acres of land managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Elko District, Nevada, as depicted on the map as &quot;Elko Motocross Park.&quot; Requires the land conveyed to be used only: (1) as a motocross, off-highway vehicle, and stock car racing area; or (2) for any other public purpose consistent with the Recreation and Public Purposes Act.
 
Holds in trust by the United States for the benefit and use of the Te-moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada and makes a part of the Tribe's reservation approximately 373 acres of BLM administered land identified on a specified map as &quot;Lands to be Held in Trust.&quot; Prohibits class II or III gaming on such land. Limits the use of such land to: (1) traditional and customary uses; (2) stewardship conservation for the benefit of the Tribe; and (3) residential or recreational development, or commercial use.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-04-28
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held.
action_date: 2010-03-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2128-2129)
action_date: 2010-03-25
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2127-2128)
action_date: 2010-03-25
text: Introduced in Senate
American Renewable Biomass Heating Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3188
Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Introduced: 2010-03-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Energy efficiency and conservation
Income tax credits
Lighting and heating
Lighting, heating, cooling

Summary:
action_date: 2010-03-25
text: 
American Renewable Biomass Heating Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a 30% energy tax credit for investment in biomass heating property placed in service before January 1, 2014. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-03-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2129)
action_date: 2010-03-25
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2129)
action_date: 2010-03-25
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to allow for additional transportation assistance grants.

Bill: 111-s-3189
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2010-03-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Climate change and greenhouse gases
Energy efficiency and conservation
Public transit
Transportation programs funding
Urban and suburban affairs and development

Summary:
action_date: 2010-03-26
text: 
Expands the urbanized area formula grants program to include public transit projects in urbanized areas with specified population ranges if the state or regional authority that provides public transportation for the area operates less than 100 buses in fixed-route service in the area during peak service hours. Separates population categories by graduated increases of 200,000, starting with between 200,000 and 400,000, and capping at a minimum of 1 million. 
 
Establishes certain grant use limits for the operating costs of public transportation equipment and facilities in such projects, beginning with 50% of grant funds for certain activities and declining gradually to 30% for certain other activities.
 
Revises grant eligibility requirements for FY2010-FY2015 for such projects in urbanized areas with a population of at least 200,000.
 
Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation, during FY2010-FY2015, to award an additional grant to a designated recipient for the operating cost of public transportation equipment and facilities under this Act if the recipient: (1) was awarded a grant under the Transit Investments for Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction (TIGGER) program; and (2) demonstrates that it has achieved specified energy savings and total greenhouse gas emission reduction as a result of a TIGGER grant project.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-03-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2010-03-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Small Business Programs Parity Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3190
Sponsor: Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA]
Introduced: 2010-03-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Economic development
Public contracts and procurement
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2010-03-26
text: 
Small Business Programs Parity Act of 2010 - Amends the Small Business Act to authorize (current law requires) a contract to be awarded on the basis of competition restricted to qualified HUBZone (heavily underutilized business zone) small businesses if the contracting officer reasonably expects that at least two qualified HUBZone small businesses will submit offers and that the award can be made at a fair market price.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-03-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2163)
action_date: 2010-03-26
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2163)
action_date: 2010-03-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Fair Access to Veterans Benefits Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3192
Sponsor: Sen. Specter, Arlen [D-PA]
Introduced: 2010-04-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Judicial review and appeals
Specialized courts
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2010-04-12
text: 
Fair Access to Veterans Benefits Act of 2010 - Extends the 120-day limit for the filing of an appeal to the Court of Veterans Appeals after a final decision of the Board of Veterans' Appeals upon a showing of good cause for such time as justice may require.
 
Makes such extension applicable to appeals of final Board decisions issued on or after July 24, 2008.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-05-19
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-623.
action_date: 2010-04-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2010-04-12
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2209-2210)
action_date: 2010-04-12
text: Introduced in Senate
International Cyberspace and Cybersecurity Coordination Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3193
Sponsor: Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2010-04-12 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Department of State
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
International law and treaties
International organizations and cooperation

Summary:
action_date: 2010-04-12
text: 
International Cyberspace and Cybersecurity Coordination Act of 2010 - Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to establish within the office of the Secretary of State a Coordinator for Cyberspace and Cybersecurity Issues who shall: (1) be the principal official within senior Department management responsible for cyberspace and cybersecurity issues; (2) provide strategic direction and coordination for U.S. policy and programs addressing cyberspace and cybersecurity issues overseas; (3) coordinate with relevant federal departments and agencies and the intelligence community to develop interagency cyberspace and cybersecurity plans; and (4) build multilateral cooperation to develop international policies and responses to secure the integrity of cyberspace.
 
Urges the Secretary to designate an employee to have primary responsibility for matters relating to cyberspace and cybersecurity policy in each country or region that is significant to U.S. cybersecurity efforts.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-04-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2010-04-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2009

Bill: 111-s-3194
Sponsor: Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV]
Introduced: 2010-04-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Civil actions and liability
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Federal Labor Relations Authority
Fires
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health personnel
Labor-management relations
Law enforcement officers
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2010-04-12
text: 
Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2009 - Declares that it is the purpose of this Act to provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by states or local governments.
 
Directs the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) to determine whether a state substantially provides for specified rights and responsibilities for public safety officers, including: (1) granting public safety employees the right to form and join a labor organization which excludes management, supervisory, and confidential employees, and which is, or seeks to be, recognized as the exclusive bargaining agent for such employees; and (2) requiring public safety employers to recognize and agree to bargain with the employees' labor organization. 
Requires the FLRA to issue, in accordance with the public safety employee rights and responsibilities, regulations establishing collective bargaining procedures for public safety employers and employees in states that do not substantially provide for such rights and responsibilities. 
Directs the FLRA, in such cases, to: (1) determine the appropriateness of units for labor organization representation; (2) supervise or conduct elections to determine whether a labor organization has been selected as an exclusive representative by a voting majority of the employees in an appropriate unit; (3) resolve issues relating to the duty to bargain in good faith; (4) conduct hearings and resolve complaints of unfair labor practices; and (5) resolve exceptions to arbitrators' awards. Grants a public safety employer, employee, or labor organization the right to seek enforcement of FLRA regulations and orders through appropriate state courts. 
Prohibits public safety employers, employees, and labor organizations from engaging in lockouts, sickouts, work slowdowns, or strikes. Waives federal preemption of state law governing strikes by public safety officers. 
Provides that existing collective bargaining units and agreements shall not be invalidated by this Act.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-04-13
text: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 343.
action_date: 2010-04-12
text: Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2210-2212)
action_date: 2010-04-12
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to prohibit air carriers from charging fees for carry-on baggage and to require disclosure of passenger fees, and for other purposes.

Bill: 111-s-3195
Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
Introduced: 2010-04-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Aviation and airports
Consumer affairs
Department of Transportation
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2010-04-12
text: 
Directs the Secretary of Transportation to complete a rulemaking that: (1) prohibits air carriers from charging fees for carry-on baggage that fall within weight, size, or number of bags restrictions imposed by the air carrier; (2) requires such air carriers to notify air passengers of such baggage restrictions before they arrive at the airport for a schedule departure on the air carrier; and (3) requires air carriers to make available to the public and to the Secretary a list of all passenger fees and charges (other than airfare) imposed by the air carrier.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-04-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2010-04-12
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to require a plan for the safe, orderly, and expeditious redeployment of United States Armed Forces from Afghanistan.

Bill: 111-s-3197
Sponsor: Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI]
Introduced: 2010-04-14 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Afghanistan
Asia
Congressional oversight
Military operations and strategy
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2010-04-14
text: 
Directs the President, by the earlier of January 1, 2011, or 90 days after the enactment of this Act, to submit to Congress a plan for the safe, orderly, and expeditious redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces from Afghanistan, including military and security-related contractors, together with a timetable for the completion of such redeployment and information regarding variables that could alter that timetable. Requires plan updates every 90 days.
 
Directs the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction to: (1) issue recommendations for increasing oversight of contractors in Afghanistan that have a record of engaging in waste, fraud, or abuse; and (2) report on the status of efforts of the Department of Defense (DOD) and the State Department to implement existing recommendations regarding oversight of such contractors. Requires the recommendations issued to include recommendations for reducing U.S. reliance on security contractors or subcontractors responsible for the deaths of Afghan civilians and on Afghan militias, contractors, subcontractors, or other armed groups that are not part of the Afghan National Security Forces.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-04-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2010-04-14
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2296-2297)
action_date: 2010-04-14
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to provide that Members of Congress shall not receive a cost of living adjustment in pay during fiscal year 2011.

Bill: 111-s-3198
Sponsor: Sen. Nelson, Ben [D-NE]
Introduced: 2010-04-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Inflation and prices
Members of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2010-04-14
text: 
Eliminates automatic cost of living adjustments for Members of Congress during FY2011.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-04-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2010-04-14
text: Introduced in Senate