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Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act

Bill: 111-s-3928
Sponsor: Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2010-09-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Aquaculture
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Department of Commerce
Department of Health and Human Services
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Foreign aid and international relief
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government studies and investigations
Marketing and advertising
Seafood
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2010-09-29
text: 
Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to strengthen federal activities for ensuring that commercially distributed seafood meets federal food quality and safety requirements.
 
Directs the Secretary and other appropriate federal agencies to enter into agreements to strengthen interagency cooperation on seafood safety, labeling, and fraud, including regarding examining and testing seafood imports, inspections of foreign facilities, establishing a distribution chain tracking system, data sharing, and public outreach.
 
 
Requires the Secretary, the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and heads of other appropriate federal agencies to submit an annual report to Congress concerning the implementation of such agreements and the budget, personnel, and any additional authorities necessary to improve seafood safety and labeling and prevent seafood fraud. 
 
Directs the Secretary and the Chairman to submit to Congress a joint report on consumer protection activities, enforcement measures, and coordination efforts with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Requires NOAA to report deceptive seafood marketing and fraud to the FTC. 
 
Directs the Secretary to increase the number of laboratories certified to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) standards.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to increase the number and capacity of laboratories operated by NOAA involved in testing and other activities under this Act.
 
Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), subject to exceptions, to: (1) refuse imports of seafood originating from certain countries or exporters; and (2) increase the percentage of seafood tested originating from such countries.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to send inspectors to an originating country or exporter to assess seafood practices and processes and to provide technical assistance related to U.S. requirements.
 
Requires the development and publication of an annual list of standardized names to identify seafood at the distribution, marketing, and consumer retail stages.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-09-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2010-09-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Cabin Fee Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3929
Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2010-09-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Alaska
Forests, forestry, trees
Housing finance and home ownership
Judicial review and appeals
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2010-09-29
text: 
Cabin Fee Act of 2010 - Defines: (1) "cabin user fee" as the annual fee paid to the United States by a cabin owner pursuant to an authorization for the use and occupancy of a cabin on National Forest System land derived from the public domain; (2) "cabin owner" as a person authorized to use and occupy a cabin on National Forest System land derived from the public domain or a trust, or an heir or assignee of such a person; and (3) "cabin" as a privately built and owned recreation residence and related improvements on National Forest System land derived from the public domain that is authorized for private use and occupancy and may be sold or transferred between private parties.
 
Requires the payment of an annual &quot;cabin user fee&quot; by a &quot;cabin owner.&quot; 
 
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to set such fee.
 
Requires a reduction in the cabin use fee to $100 per year if access to a cabin is significantly impaired, whether by catastrophic events, natural causes or governmental actions, such that the cabin is rendered unsafe or unable to be occupied.
 
Requires payment of a &quot;cabin transfer fee&quot; to the United States upon the transfer of a cabin between private parties for money or other consideration.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-09-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2010-09-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3930
Sponsor: Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2010-09-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Hawaii
Land transfers
Property rights
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2010-09-29
text: 
Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act of 2010 - Expands the boundaries of the Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge in Hawaii to include specified lands identified in the map entitled "Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Area."
 
Permits the Secretary of the Interior to acquire such lands by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange. Prohibits the acquisition of lands or interests in land under this Act without the owner's consent. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-09-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2010-09-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Guardians of Freedom Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3931
Sponsor: Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV]
Introduced: 2010-09-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Defense
Military command and structure
National Guard and reserves

Summary:
action_date: 2010-09-29
text: 
Guardians of Freedom Act of 2010 - Directs the Chief of the National Guard Bureau (Chief) to serve as an advocate and liaison for the National Guard of each state, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, Guam, and the Virgin Islands (the states and such areas) and inform such National Guards of all actions that could affect their federal or state missions, including any equipment level or force structure changes.
 
Requires the Chief to: (1) be a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, with responsibility for advocating for the National Guards of the states and such areas; and (2) consult with state governors and adjutant generals before any changes are made in National Guard force structure or equipment levels.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-09-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7834)
action_date: 2010-09-29
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7833-7834)
action_date: 2010-09-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Electricity Reliability Protection Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3933
Sponsor: Sen. Bunning, Jim [R-KY]
Introduced: 2010-09-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Appropriations
Army Corps of Engineers
Coal
Department of Defense
Department of the Interior
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Licensing and registrations
Mining
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2010-09-29
text: 
Electricity Reliability Protection Act of 2010 - Prohibits the use of funds made available to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Corps of Engineers, or the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) of the Department of the Interior to implement, administer, or enforce any policy or procedure set forth in either the memorandum entitled &quot;Enhanced Surface Coal Mining Pending Permit Coordination Procedures&quot; or the EPA guidance entitled &quot;Improving EPA Review of Appalachian Surface Coal Mining Operations under the Clean Water Act, National Environmental Policy Act, and the Environmental Justice Executive Order,&quot; until the EPA, the Corps of Engineers, or OSMRE promulgates regulations to implement it after providing notice and an opportunity for comment in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-09-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2010-09-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Gulf Coast Oil Recovery Zone Tax Relief and Economic Recovery Act

Bill: 111-s-3934
Sponsor: Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]
Introduced: 2010-09-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Accidents
Alabama
Business investment and capital
Disaster relief and insurance
Employee benefits and pensions
Florida
Gulf of Mexico
Income tax deductions
Income tax exclusion
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Louisiana
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine pollution
Mississippi
Oil and gas
Pollution liability
Securities
Unemployment
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2010-09-29
text: 
Gulf Coast Oil Recovery Zone Tax Relief and Economic Recovery Act - Allows non-recognition, for income tax purposes, of proceeds or payments from insurance received in connection with the Gulf oil spill or any payment for damages attributable to the oil spill under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 that are invested within six months after receipt in a trade or business located in the recovery zone. Defines: (1) &quot;Gulf oil spill' as the discharge of oil by reason of the explosion on, and sinking of, the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon; and (2) &quot;recovery zone&quot; as certain counties in Florida, Mississippi, and Alabama and specified parishes in Louisiana that were affected by the oil spill.
 
Allows: (1) a carryback for a five-year period of net operating losses incurred by a recovery zone trade or business; (2) penalty-free distributions, up to $100,000, from a tax-exempt retirement plan made on or after April 20, 2010, and before January 1, 2012, to residents in the recovery zone and recognition in income of such distributions ratably over a three-year period; (3) an increased (from $50,000 to $100,000) tax exemption for loans from qualified employer plans to certain individuals residing in the recovery zone; (4) a work opportunity tax credit for hiring an employee who resides in and is hired for a position in the recovery zone; (5) a special depreciation allowance for property used by a business in the recovery zone which is acquired on or after April 20, 2010; (6) accelerated depreciation (15-year recovery period) for qualified leasehold, restaurant, and retail improvement property placed in service in the recovery zone after April 20, 2010, and before January 1, 2013; (7) tax-exempt bond financing of property in the recovery zone and advance refundings of bonds issued by a recovery zone state; and (8) an exemption from rules for the allocation of the interest expense of financial institutions for exempt recovery zone bonds and advance refunding bonds issued by a recovery zone state.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-09-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2010-09-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Advanced Energy Tax Incentives Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3935
Sponsor: Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM]
Introduced: 2010-09-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Business investment and capital
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Lighting and heating
Lighting, heating, cooling
Manufacturing
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Motor vehicles
Oil and gas
Pipelines
Public utilities and utility rates
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2010-09-29
text: 
Advanced Energy Tax Incentives Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase and extend the tax credit for new energy efficient homes; (2) increase the rate of the tax deduction for energy efficient commercial buildings; and (3) increase capacity limitations for purposes of the energy tax credit for combined heat and power system property.
 
Allows: (1) a new tax credit for the cost of home energy ratings; (2) a business-related tax credit for the training and certification costs of home energy performance auditors and for motor energy efficiency improvements; (3) a 50% tax credit for performance-based home energy improvements; (4) a tax credit for investment in a qualifying efficient industrial process water use project; (5) a new tax credit for chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) chiller replacement; (6) accelerated depreciation for certain alternative energy property and natural gas distribution facilities; and (7) a new tax credit for the cost of an idling reduction device installed on a heavy-duty diesel-powered on-highway vehicle.
 
Increases the limitation on allocations for the qualifying advanced energy project tax credit. Allows a tax credit for investment in a qualifying industrial energy efficiency project (a project that reduces energy inputs for a given level of production by capital expenditures).
 
Allows: (1) a 20% energy tax credit for investment in energy storage property directly connected to the power grid: (2) financing of such property with new clean renewable energy bonds; (3) a 30% energy tax credit for investment in qualified onsite energy storage property; and (4) a 30% nonbusiness energy property tax credit for qualified residential energy storage equipment. Extends through 2012 the tax credit for producing electricity from offshore wind facilities. 
 
Increases and expands the tax credit for carbon dioxide sequestration.
 
Modifies the definition of &quot;cellulosic biofuel&quot; for purposes of the cellulosic biofuel producer tax credit and the special depreciation allowance to mean any liquid fuel that is derived solely from qualified feedstocks (defined as any lignocellulosic or hemicellulosic matter that is available on a renewable or recurring basis and any cultivated algae, cyanobacteria, or lemna).
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-09-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2010-09-29
text: Introduced in Senate
States as Energy Leaders for the Future Act

Bill: 111-s-3936
Sponsor: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]
Introduced: 2010-09-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy efficiency and conservation
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Income tax deductions
Oil and gas
Rural conditions and development
State and local taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2010-09-29
text: 
States as Energy Leaders for the Future Act or SELF Act - Establishes in the Department of Energy (DOE) a program to provide grants to eligible entities, on a competitive basis, to develop and carry out clean energy and carbon reduction measures, such as renewable electricity standards, regional or statewide climate action plans, and participation in a regional greenhouse gas reduction program.
 
Directs the Secretary of DOE, in establishing criteria for grants, to take into account: (1) regional disparities in the ways in which energy is produced and used; and (2) the clean energy resource potential of the measures. 
 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the definition of &quot;domestic production gross receipts&quot; for purposes of the tax deduction for income attributable to domestic production, the gross receipts of a major integrated oil company which are derived from oil related qualified production activities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-09-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2010-09-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Suburban Core Opportunity, Restoration, and Enhancement (SCORE) Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3937
Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2010-09-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Economic development
Farmland
Historic sites and heritage areas
Housing and community development funding
Housing supply and affordability
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Infrastructure development
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Public transit
Real estate business
Retail and wholesale trades
Roads and highways
State and local government operations
Transportation costs
Urban and suburban affairs and development
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2010-09-29
text: 
Suburban Core Opportunity, Restoration, and Enhancement (SCORE) Act of 2010 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to designate one or more SCORE project areas.
 
Conditions such a designation on whether: (1) the area is nominated by one or more local governments, including municipal and county authorities; and (2) the local government provides written assurances that it convened a SCORE advisory committee to enter into a collaborative community planning process to determine the SCORE project area to be nominated, and meets other related criteria.
 
 
Authorizes the Secretary to award competitive grants to local governments to: (1) create strategic plans for SCORE project areas; and (2) fund activities to revitalize such areas. 
 
Requires a local government receiving a revitalization grant to establish a separate SCORE Reinvestment Fund. Requires such a grant to be used to: (1) acquire real, commercial, or industrial property and existing structures within a SCORE project area; (2) pay for engineers to develop or redevelop the property and structures; and (3) pay for property and structure construction, reconstruction, alteration, or rehabilitation, or to make substantial improvements to them.
 
 
Deems a business located within a SCORE project area and receiving community block grant funds under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (HCDA) to have met specified requirements for any job creation or job retention effort undertaken with such funds, including the one that assisted activities benefit persons of low and moderate income.
 
Exempts any economic development project located within a SCORE project area receiving HCDA funds from HCDA public benefit standards.
 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) a three-year work opportunity tax credit for the hiring of employees who perform services for a trade or business located in a SCORE project area; and (2) an additional depreciation allowance for business or investment property located in such an area.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-09-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2010-09-29
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to designate the airport traffic control tower located at Spokane International Airport in Spokane, Washington, as the "Ray Daves Airport Traffic Control Tower".

Bill: 111-s-3938
Sponsor: Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]
Introduced: 2010-11-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Washington State

Summary:
action_date: 2010-11-15
text: 
Designates the airport traffic control tower located at Spokane International Airport in Spokane, Washington, and any successor airport traffic control tower at that location, as the Ray Daves Airport Traffic Control Tower.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-11-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7902)
action_date: 2010-11-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Earmark Reform and Federal Spending Transparency and Accountability Act of 2011

Bill: 111-s-3939
Sponsor: Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK]
Introduced: 2010-11-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Appropriations
Budget process
Congressional officers and employees
Congressional oversight
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government information and archives
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Income tax exclusion
Legislative rules and procedure
Public contracts and procurement
Senate
Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2010-11-15
text: 
Earmark Reform and Federal Spending Transparency and Accountability Act of 2011 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit, between January 1 of an odd-numbered year and December 31 of the next even-numbered year, an earmark beneficiary from making contributions aggregating more than $5,000 to any requesting candidate with respect to such earmark beneficiary. Defines &quot;requesting candidate&quot; as any Senator or Member who requested a congressionally directed spending item, limited tax benefit, or limited tariff benefit (earmark) which benefits the earmark beneficiary.
 
Prohibits the employees of the personal staff of a Member of Congress, except for one designee, from attending a political fund raiser held on the Member's behalf.
 
Requires the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives each to post on the respective public website a link to the earmark database maintained by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
 
Requires the head of each federal department and agency to post on the respective public website a link to a searchable database that lists each contract, grant, cooperative agreement, and other expenditure made by the department or agency.
 
Amends Rule XLIV (Congressionally Directed Spending and Related Items) of the Standing Rules of the Senate to require a Senator requesting an earmark in any legislation or an accompanying joint statement of managers to certify in the required written statement to the chairman and ranking member of the committee of jurisdiction that the earmark recipient is qualified to handle the project.
 
Requires the Comptroller General, in an annual report to Congress, to use the OMB database to: (1) randomly select a percentage of each of the programs and projects funded through earmarks in the preceding fiscal year; (2) audit each selected one; and (3) provide a detailed accounting of how, if it does so, the earmark contributes to an already existing program or project.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-11-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
action_date: 2010-11-15
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7902-7907)
action_date: 2010-11-15
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 700 Grant Street in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as the "Richard Lewis Thornburgh Courthouse".

Bill: 111-s-3940
Sponsor: Sen. Specter, Arlen [D-PA]
Introduced: 2010-11-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Pennsylvania

Summary:
action_date: 2010-11-15
text: 
Designates the United States courthouse located at 700 Grant Street in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as the &quot;Richard Lewis Thornburgh Courthouse.&quot;


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-11-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2010-11-15
text: Introduced in Senate