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To amend section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, to require that annual budget submissions of the President to Congress provide certain information regarding companies in which the Government holds stock, and for other purposes.

Bill: 111-hr-4631
Sponsor: Rep. Alexander, Rodney [R-LA-5]
Introduced: 2010-02-22 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Budget process
Congressional oversight
Corporate finance and management
Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises

Summary:
action_date: 2010-02-22
text: 
Requires the President's annual budget submitted to Congress to include a statement that sets forth the debt of each bank, government-sponsored enterprise (GSE), and publicly traded or privately held company in which the government holds common stock, preferred stock, or warrants to purchase common stock (equity) equaling at least 10% of the company's total outstanding common stock.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-02-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
action_date: 2010-02-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-02-22
text: Introduced in House
REVAMP Act of 2010

Bill: 111-hr-4632
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1]
Introduced: 2010-02-22 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Building construction
Housing and community development funding
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2010-02-22
text: 
Renovate and Enhance Veterans' Meeting Halls and Posts Act of 2010 or the REVAMP Act of 2010 - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to make grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible veterans service organizations for repairs and rehabilitation of their existing facilities.
 
Defines &quot;eligible veterans service organization&quot; as: (1) a tax-exempt entity organized on a local or area basis; and (2) a local or area chapter, post, or other unit of a national, regional, statewide, or other larger entity of which local or area chapters, posts, or units are members (but not any such national, regional, statewide, or other larger entity itself).
 
 Prohibits an eligible veterans service organization from receiving such grant amounts, for any single fiscal year, in an amount exceeding the lesser of the cost of the proposed repair or rehabilitation or $200,000.
 
Makes a grant recipient ineligible to receive another such grant until after five succeeding fiscal years.
 

 
Prohibits the use of such grants for construction or acquisition of a new facility.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-02-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2010-02-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-02-22
text: Introduced in House
Back to Work Act of 2010

Bill: 111-hr-4633
Sponsor: Rep. Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1]
Introduced: 2010-02-22 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employment taxes
Government trust funds
Income tax credits
Social security and elderly assistance
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Unemployment
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2010-02-22
text: 
Back to Work Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) exempt for-profit and nonprofit employers from social security taxes in 2010 for new employees who are hired after February 3, 2010, and before January 1, 2011, and who certify that they have not worked more than 40 hours during the last 60 days; and (2) allow an increase in the general business tax credit for the retention of such employees for at least one year at specified wage levels. Prohibits a carryback of unused business tax credit amounts to previous taxable years. 
 
Appropriates to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund under title II of the Social Security Act amounts necessary to cover any reduction in revenues resulting from the tax exemptions provided by this Act. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-02-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2010-02-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-02-22
text: Introduced in House
Transparency in Job Loss from Fishery Closures Act of 2010

Bill: 111-hr-4634
Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1]
Introduced: 2010-02-22 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Department of Commerce
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Small business
Unemployment

Summary:
action_date: 2010-02-22
text: 
Transparency in Job Loss from Fishery Closures Act of 2010 - Prohibits the Secretary of Commerce from implementing a closure of a fishery pursuant to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act that would have a direct or indirect effect of at least $50,000 on each of more than 25 small businesses that do business related to the recreational, charter, or commercial fishing industries involved in the fishery being closed, unless the Secretary has certified that: (1) the closure is the only option available for maintaining the fishery at a sustainable level; (2) the stock assessment of the fishery has been updated and peer reviewed within the preceding three years; and (3) such assessment was developed using at least two models that were subjected to outside peer review. Requires the Secretary to review, in order to meet such requirements, any fishery closure for which notice was published within 12 months prior to the date of enactment of this Act, and to include in such review the effects of the closure on coastal communities.
 
Directs the Secretary to report to Congress on fishery closures established within five years prior to the enactment of this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-02-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife.
action_date: 2010-02-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2010-02-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-02-22
text: Introduced in House
Foreclosure Mandatory Mediation Act of 2010

Bill: 111-hr-4635
Sponsor: Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11]
Introduced: 2010-02-22 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Housing finance and home ownership

Summary:
action_date: 2010-02-22
text: 
Foreclosure Mandatory Mediation Act of 2010 - Amends the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 to require the mortgagee of certain one- to four-family residences, as a prerequisite to a foreclosure proceeding or a sheriff sale, and at the mortgagee's expense, to conduct a one-time mediation with the affected mortgagor and a housing counseling agency.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-06-10
text: Committee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2010-06-10
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2010-02-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2010-02-22
text: Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
action_date: 2010-02-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial 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: 2010-02-22
text: Referred to House Financial Services
action_date: 2010-02-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-02-22
text: Introduced in House
United Nations Voting Accountability Act of 2010

Bill: 111-hr-4636
Sponsor: Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1]
Introduced: 2010-02-22 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Foreign aid and international relief
International organizations and cooperation
United Nations

Summary:
action_date: 2010-02-22
text: 
United Nations Voting Accountability Act of 2010 - Prohibits specified U.S. assistance to a country that opposes the U.S. position in the United Nations.
 
Authorizes: (1) the Secretary of State to exempt a country from such prohibition if, as a result of government or policy change, the country will no longer oppose such U.S. position; and (2) the President to exempt a country from such prohibition if in the U.S. national interest. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-02-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2010-02-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-02-22
text: Introduced in House
Help Small Businesses Start and Grow Act of 2010

Bill: 111-hr-4637
Sponsor: Rep. Hall, John J. [D-NY-19]
Introduced: 2010-02-22 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Income tax deductions
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2010-02-22
text: 
Help Small Businesses Start and Grow Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow an increased tax deduction for business start-up expenditures in 2009, 2010, or 2011; (2) allow a standard tax deduction for the business use of a home; (3) increase the rate of the tax deduction for business meals and entertainment expenses; and (4) extend bonus depreciation allowances through 2012.
 
Directs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to: (1) establish and carry out a small business direct lending program; (2) report to the House and Senate Small Business Committees on the loan program, including the number and amount of loans made under the program. Requires the Comptroller General to evaluate the effectiveness of the program and identify any waste or abuse relating to the program. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-02-22
text: Referred to House Small Business
action_date: 2010-02-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, 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: 2010-02-22
text: Referred to House Ways and Means
action_date: 2010-02-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Finance and Tax.
action_date: 2010-02-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-02-22
text: Introduced in House
Healthy Start Act

Bill: 111-hr-4638
Sponsor: Rep. Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [D-SD-At Large]
Introduced: 2010-02-22 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Food assistance and relief
Poverty and welfare assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2010-02-22
text: 
Healthy Start Act - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to deliver commodity assistance to states for their school breakfast programs. (Currently, commodity assistance is delivered to states for their school lunch programs.)
 
Sets forth the formula for determining the amount of such assistance to be provided to each state for its school breakfast program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
action_date: 2010-02-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2010-02-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-02-22
text: Introduced in House
Corporal Dustin Lee Memorial Act

Bill: 111-hr-4639
Sponsor: Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3]
Introduced: 2010-02-22 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Military personnel and dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2010-02-22
text: 
Corporal Dustin Lee Memorial Act - Provides that, for purposes of determining the appropriateness of the adoption of a military working dog (dog) before the end of the dog's useful life, the unusual or extraordinary circumstances that must exist in such case may include situations in which the handler is killed in action, dies of wounds received in action, or is so seriously wounded in action that the member will, or most likely will, receive a medical discharge. Provides that, under such circumstances, if the Secretary of the military department concerned determines that an adoption is justified, the dog will be made available for adoption only by the immediate family of such member.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-03-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
action_date: 2010-02-23
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H733)
action_date: 2010-02-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2010-02-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-02-22
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 44, United States Code, to eliminate the mandatory printing of bills and resolutions by the Government Printing Office for the use of the House of Representatives and Senate.

Bill: 111-hr-4640
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Christopher J. [R-NY-26]
Introduced: 2010-02-22 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Legislative rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2010-02-22
text: 
Eliminates the mandatory printing of bills and resolutions by the Government Printing Office (GPO) for the use of Congress. Requires the Public Printer to make bills and resolutions available for the use of Congress only in an electronic format accessible through the Internet.
 
Requires the Public Printer, at the request of a Member or a congressional committee (including a joint committee), to provide the Member or committee with a printed copy of a bill or resolution.
 
Directs the Joint Committee on Printing to study and report to Congress on the effect of this Act on the rules and regulations of the House of Representatives and Senate.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-02-22
text: Referred to House Rules
action_date: 2010-02-22
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2010-02-22
text: Referred to House Administration
action_date: 2010-02-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-02-22
text: Introduced in House
Robocall Privacy Act of 2010

Bill: 111-hr-4641
Sponsor: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16]
Introduced: 2010-02-22 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2010-02-22
text: 
Robocall Privacy Act of 2010 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine on any individual who knowingly makes or causes to be made a political robocall during a specified period prior to a general, special, run-off, or primary election, to any person between 9 p.m. and 8 a.m. or to the same telephone number more than twice on the same day. Exempts calls in which there is a disclosure at the beginning of the call of the name of the sponsor or originator of the call and that the call is a recorded message. Defines &quot;political robocall&quot; as any outbound telephone call which plays a recorded message that promotes, supports, attacks, or opposes a candidate for federal office and in which a person is not available to speak with the person answering the call. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-04-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2010-02-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2010-02-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-02-22
text: Introduced in House
Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Act of 2010

Bill: 111-hr-4642
Sponsor: Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18]
Introduced: 2010-02-22 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Domestic violence and child abuse
Health promotion and preventive care

Summary:
action_date: 2010-02-22
text: 
Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Act of 2010 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through various federal agencies, to develop a national Shaken Baby Syndrome public health campaign. Requires the Secretary to: (1) develop a National Action Plan and effective strategies to increase awareness of opportunities to prevent Shaken Baby Syndrome; and (2) coordinate the Plan and strategies with evidence-based strategies and efforts that support families with infants and other young children. 
 
Directs the Secretary to carry out communication, education, and training about Shaken Baby Syndrome prevention, including efforts to communicate with the general public, such as by: (1) disseminating effective prevention practices and techniques to parents and caregivers; (2) producing evidence-based educational and information materials; and (3) carrying out training.
 
Requires the Secretary to work to ensure that the parents and caregivers of children are connected to effective supports through the coordination of existing programs and networks or the establishment of new programs.
 
Establishes a Shaken Baby Awareness Advisory Council to develop recommendations: (1) regarding the National Action Plan and effective strategies; and (2) related to support services for families and caregivers of young children.
 
Requires the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to conduct a study on the collection of data related to Shaken Baby Syndrome.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-02-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2010-02-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2010-02-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-02-22
text: Introduced in House
Public Transportation Safety Program Act of 2010

Bill: 111-hr-4643
Sponsor: Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8]
Introduced: 2010-02-22 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Transportation
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Federal preemption
Government studies and investigations
Public transit
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2010-02-22
text: 
Public Transportation Safety Program Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a federal public transportation safety program to improve the safety of, and reduce the number of accidents involving, rail fixed guideway public transportation systems and public transportation bus systems that receive federal assistance. 
 
Requires the Secretary to promulgate regulations to establish a federal certification program for employees and contractors who carry out state public transportation safety program activities in compliance with this Act. Delineates requirements for state preemption of federal law with respect to public transportation safety.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to carry out certain public transportation safety program activities, including inspection and testing of public transportation systems and accident prevention and investigation.
 
Allows a state to establish a state public transportation safety program that complies with federal regulations and policies issued by the Secretary. Authorizes the Secretary to award grants or enter into agreements to carry out such state programs, including to: (1) train employees to administer the program; and (2) enforce federal and state public transportation safety laws and regulations.
 
Grants the Secretary enforcement authority for violations of public transportation safety, including alcohol and controlled substances testing.
 
Authorizes the Secretary immediately, without regard to ordinary administrative procedure, to order restrictions and prohibitions to abate an emergency situation.
 

 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-02-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2010-02-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2010-02-22
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E193-194)
action_date: 2010-02-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-02-22
text: Introduced in House
Fairness in Corporate Campaign Spending Act of 2010

Bill: 111-hr-4644
Sponsor: Rep. Sestak, Joe [D-PA-7]
Introduced: 2010-02-22 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Corporate finance and management
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation

Summary:
action_date: 2010-02-22
text: 
Fairness in Corporate Campaign Spending Act of 2010 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit a corporation from making any independent expenditure or disbursing funds for any electioneering communication without obtaining the prior approval of a majority of its shareholders. Subjects officers and directors of a corporation to personal liability for civil money penalties for violating this prohibition.
 
Exempts from this prohibition any corporation whose aggregate disbursements for electioneering communications during a year: (1) are less than $8,000, if the corporation has fewer than 100 full-time-equivalent (FTE) employees; or (2) are less than $20,000, if the corporation has more than 100 FTE employees.
 
Declares that nothing in this Act shall affect political disbursements by a separate segregated fund established by a corporation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-02-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2010-02-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-02-22
text: Introduced in House
Debt Free America Act

Bill: 111-hr-4646
Sponsor: Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2]
Introduced: 2010-02-23 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Congressional operations and organization
Government studies and investigations
Income tax credits
Legislative rules and procedure
Sales and excise taxes
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2010-02-23
text: 
Debt Free America Act - States as purposes of this Act the raising of sufficient revenue from a fee on transactions to eliminate the national debt within seven years and the phasing out of the individual income tax. 
 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a 1% fee, offset by a corresponding nonrefundable income tax credit, on transactions that use a payment instrument, including any check, cash, credit card, transfer of stock, bonds, or other financial instrument. Defines &quot;transaction&quot; to include retail and wholesale sales, purchases of intermediate goods, and financial and intangible transactions. 
 
Establishes in the legislative branch the Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action to review the fiscal imbalance of the federal government and make recommendations to improve such imbalance. Provides for expedited consideration by Congress of Task Force recommendations.
 
Repeals after 2017 the individual income tax, refundable and nonrefundable personal tax credits, and the alternative minimum tax (AMT) on individuals.
 
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) prioritize the repayment of the national debt to protect the fiscal stability of the United States; and (2) study and report to Congress on the implementation of this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-02-23
text: Referred to House Appropriations
action_date: 2010-02-23
text: Referred to House Rules
action_date: 2010-02-23
text: Referred to House Budget
action_date: 2010-02-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, Rules, and Appropriations, 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: 2010-02-23
text: Referred to House Ways and Means
action_date: 2010-02-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-02-23
text: Introduced in House