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Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2009

Bill: 111-s-1089
Sponsor: Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT]
Introduced: 2009-05-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Agricultural trade
Aviation and airports
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Caribbean area
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Cuba
Foreign and international banking
Government trust funds
Health technology, devices, supplies
Intellectual property
Latin America
Property rights
Sales and excise taxes
Sanctions
Trade restrictions
Transportation costs
Travel and tourism
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2009-05-20
text: 
Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2009 - Prohibits the President from restricting direct transfers from a Cuban depository institution to a U.S. depository institution in payment for a product or agricultural commodity authorized for sale under the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000.
 
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to provide information and technical assistance to U.S. agricultural producers, cooperative organizations, or state agencies to promote U.S. agricultural exports products to Cuba. 
 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the airport ticket tax for transportation between the United States and Cuba by $1; and (2) establish in the Treasury the Agricultural Export Promotion Trust Fund.
 
Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of State should issue temporary entry visas to Cuban nationals whose itinerary documents an intent to conduct activities, including phytosanitary inspections, relating to the purchase of U.S. agricultural commodities or products. 
 
Amends the Democracy Act of 1992 to repeal the requirement for onsite verification of certain medical exports to Cuba.
 
Prohibits the President from regulating or prohibiting travel to or from Cuba by U.S. citizens or legal residents, or any of the transactions incident to such travel. 
 
States that: (1) any regulation restricting or prohibiting such travel shall have no effect; and (2) such prohibition shall not apply in time of war or armed hostilities between the United States and Cuba, or of imminent danger to the public health or the physical safety of U.S. citizens or legal residents.
 
Amends the Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 to repeal the prohibition on enforcement of rights to certain U.S. intellectual properties and such properties' transfer.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-05-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2009-05-20
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5704)
action_date: 2009-05-20
text: Introduced in Senate
REPAIR Act

Bill: 111-s-1090
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2009-05-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Electric power generation and transmission
Income tax credits

Summary:
action_date: 2009-05-20
text: 
Renewable Energy Parity and Investment Remedy Act or REPAIR Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate after 2010 the reduction in the rate of the tax credit for electricity produced from open-loop biomass, small irrigation power, landfill gas, trash combustion, and hydropower facilities (thus allowing the same credit rate for all renewable resource facilities).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-05-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5706)
action_date: 2009-05-20
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5704-5706)
action_date: 2009-05-20
text: Introduced in Senate
STORAGE Act of 2009

Bill: 111-s-1091
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2009-05-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Income tax credits
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2009-05-20
text: 
Storage Technology of Renewable and Green Energy Act of 2009 or the STORAGE Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a 20% energy tax credit for investment in energy storage property directly connected to the electrical grid (i.e., state systems of generators, transmission lines, and distribution facilities) and designed to receive, store, and convert energy to electricity and deliver such electricity for sale; (2) make such property eligible for new clean renewable energy bond financing; (3) allow a 30% energy tax credit for investment in energy storage property used at the site of energy storage; and (4) allow a 30% nonbusiness energy property tax credit for the installation of energy storage equipment in a principal residence.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-05-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5706-5707)
action_date: 2009-05-20
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5704-5706)
action_date: 2009-05-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Reenergize America Loan Program Act of 2009

Bill: 111-s-1092
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2009-05-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Energy efficiency and conservation
Government lending and loan guarantees
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2009-05-20
text: 
Reenergize America Loan Program Act of 2009 - Establishes: (1) within the Department of Energy (DOE) the Reenergize America Loan Program, under which the Secretary of Energy shall allocate funds to states for use in providing zero-interest loans to qualified persons to carry out residential, commercial, industrial, and transportation energy efficiency and renewable generation projects contained in approved state energy conservation plans; and (2) the Reenergize America Loan Program Fund. 
 
Requires the Secretary, in allocating funds, to consider: (1) the likely energy savings and renewable energy potential of the plans; (2) regional energy needs; and (3) the equitable distribution of funds among regions.
 
Requires states that seek to receive allocations to: (1) submit to the Secretary a five-year plan for the administration and distribution of funds; (2) agree to annual audits; and (3) reapply for a subsequent allocation at the end of the five-year period. Limits the amount of a loan provided by a state to $5 million and the term of a loan to four years.
 
Authorizes states that receive allocations to: (1) impose on loan recipients a fee to cover the costs incurred by the state in administering the loan; and (2) retain the return of principal from loans for the purpose of making additional loans. 
 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-05-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5707-5708)
action_date: 2009-05-20
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5704-5706)
action_date: 2009-05-20
text: Introduced in Senate
OILSAVE Act

Bill: 111-s-1093
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2009-05-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Climate change and greenhouse gases
Energy efficiency and conservation
Government information and archives
Income tax credits
Motor carriers
Motor fuels
Motor vehicles
Sales and excise taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2009-05-20
text: 
Oil Independence, Limiting Subsidies, and Accelerating Vehicle Efficiency Act or the OILSAVE Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a new tax credit for the purchase of fuel-efficient motor vehicles; (2) allow a business-related tax credit for the installation of fuel savings components in motor vehicles; and (3) revise the gas guzzler tax for automobiles with fuel economy ratings of less than 24.2 miles per gallon of gasoline (or equivalent amount of other fuel) consumed.
 
Increases civil penalties for violations of manufacturer corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards.
 
Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require: (1) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to implement a program to support deployment of low-greenhouse gas and fuel-saving technologies; and (2) the Secretary of Commerce to define and collect data on characteristics of the U.S. truck fleet, with emphasis on data relating to fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas performance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-05-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5708-5710)
action_date: 2009-05-20
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5704-5706)
action_date: 2009-05-20
text: Introduced in Senate
REAP Act

Bill: 111-s-1094
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2009-05-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Income tax credits
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2009-05-20
text: 
Renewable Energy Alternative Production Act or the REAP Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) a new tax credit for the production of non-electric energy from renewable resources; (2) an energy tax credit for investment in property used to replace non-electric energy at the production site for such energy; and (3) new clean renewable energy bond financing for renewable non-electiric energy production property.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-05-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5710-5711)
action_date: 2009-05-20
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5704-5706)
action_date: 2009-05-20
text: Introduced in Senate
America's Low-Carbon Fuel Standard Act of 2009

Bill: 111-s-1095
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2009-05-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Summary:
action_date: 2009-05-20
text: 
America's Low-Carbon Fuel Standard Act of 2009 - Amends the Clean Air Act to replace the renewable fuel program with a low-carbon transportation fuel program beginning on January 1, 2015. Defines &quot;low-carbon fuel&quot; as transportation fuel (including renewable fuel, electricity, hydrogen, and other forms of energy) that achieves a specified percentage of lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions below a baseline established for transportation fuel sold or distributed in 2005.
 
Requires reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from transportation fuels by an increasing percentage of the baseline between 2015 and 2030 (20% in 2015 to 42.5% in 2030). Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to set percentages for 2031 and thereafter using specified criteria.
 
Requires 10% of transportation fuel sold or introduced into U.S. commerce in 2015 to be low-carbon fuel. Increases such percentage by 1.5% each year until 2030. Requires the Administrator to determine percentages for 2031 and subsequent years using specified criteria.
 
Authorizes the Administrator to adjust or waive low-carbon fuel requirements under certain conditions. Allows for the generation of credits for excess production of low-carbon fuel and the transfer of such credits to another person for the purpose of complying with low carbon fuel requirements.
 
Requires the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration to assist the EPA Administrator in determining low-carbon fuel requirements by providing an estimate in each year between 2005 and 2021 of the volumes of transportation fuel and low-carbon fuel projected to be sold or introduced into commerce in the United States.
 
Requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to perform a market concentration analysis of low-carbon fuel production, import, and distribution industries to determine whether there is sufficient competition among industry participants to avoid price-setting and other anticompetitive behavior.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-05-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5711-5713)
action_date: 2009-05-20
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5704-5706)
action_date: 2009-05-20
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to establish an EnergyGrant Competitive Education Program to competitively award grants to consortia of institutions of higher education in regions to conduct research, extension, and education programs relating to the energy needs of the region.

Bill: 111-s-1096
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2009-05-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Department of Energy
Education programs funding
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy research
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Executive agency funding and structure
Higher education
Research administration and funding
Research and development

Summary:
action_date: 2009-05-20
text: 
Directs the Secretary of Energy to award competitive matching grants to consortia of institutions of higher education (IHEs) located in at least six regions covering all the states to conduct research, extension, and education programs relating to the energy needs of such regions.
 
Includes among such needs: (1) the promotion of low-carbon clean and green energy and related jobs; (2) the development of low-carbon green fuels to reduce dependency on oil; (3) the development of energy storage and energy management innovations for intermittent renewable technologies; and (4) the accelerated deployment of efficient-energy technologies in buildings and manufacturing facilities.
 
Allows federally funded research and development centers to be members of such consortia.
 
Requires each grantee to maintain an Energy Analysis Center to provide the IHEs in the region with analysis and data management support.
 
Authorizes appropriations for this Act's grant program and the Department of Energy's Sun Grant program, which supports research involving bioenergy and biofuels production.
 
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-05-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5713-5714)
action_date: 2009-05-20
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5704-5706)
action_date: 2009-05-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Community College Energy Training Act of 2009

Bill: 111-s-1097
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2009-05-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Agricultural education
Agricultural practices and innovations
Alternative and renewable resources
Education programs funding
Employment and training programs
Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental technology
Higher education
Solid waste and recycling
Vocational and technical education
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2009-05-20
text: 
Community College Energy Training Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Energy, in coordination with the Secretary of Labor, to create a program awarding grants to community colleges to provide workforce training and education in sustainable energy industries and practices, such as: (1) alternative energy; (2) energy efficient construction, retrofitting, and design; (3) sustainable energy technologies; (4) water and energy conservation; (5) recycling and waste reduction; and (6) sustainable agriculture and farming.
 
Requires at least one-half of the grant funds to be awarded to community colleges with existing sustainability programs leading to certificates or degrees in one or more of the industries or practices listed above.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-05-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5714)
action_date: 2009-05-20
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5704-5706)
action_date: 2009-05-20
text: Introduced in Senate
EnergySmart Transport Corridors Act of 2009

Bill: 111-s-1098
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2009-05-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental technology
Motor carriers
Motor vehicles
Roads and highways
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2009-05-20
text: 
EnergySmart Transport Corridors Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to: (1) establish an EnergySmart Transport Corridor program; and (2) coordinate the planning and deployment of measures, as well as designate EnergySmart transport corridors, to increase the energy efficiency of the Interstate System and reduce the emission of greenhouse gases and other environmental pollutants. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to states to assist in the development of corridors.
 
Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to authorize appropriations through FY2015 for the Idle Reduction and Energy Conservation Deployment Program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-05-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5714-5715)
action_date: 2009-05-20
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5704-5706)
action_date: 2009-05-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Detainee Photographic Records Protection Act of 2009

Bill: 111-s-1100
Sponsor: Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT]
Introduced: 2009-05-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Detention of persons
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Freedom of information
Government information and archives
Human rights
Military operations and strategy
Photography and imaging

Summary:
action_date: 2009-05-20
text: 
Detainee Photographic Records Protection Act of 2009 - Requires the Secretary of Defense to submit a certification to the President for any photograph relating to the treatment of individuals engaged, captured, or detained after September 11, 2001, by the U.S. Armed Forces in operations outside of the United States if the Secretary determines that disclosure of such photograph would endanger U.S. citizens or members of the Armed Forces or U.S. government employees deployed outside the United States.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to submit a renewal of a certification at any time. Provides that a certification or a renewal shall expire five years after submission.
 
Exempts such a certified photograph from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-05-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2009-05-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Food Protection Training Institute Act of 2009

Bill: 111-s-1101
Sponsor: Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]
Introduced: 2009-05-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Health and Human Services
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care

Summary:
action_date: 2009-05-20
text: 
Food Protection Training Institute Act of 2009 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: (1) create a list of uniform food protection training standards for federal, state, and local food regulatory officials and food protection officials as part of overall regulatory program standards; and (2) ensure funding is used to advance food protection and effectiveness and equivalency throughout the food protection system.
 
Directs the Secretary to provide assistance to establish and maintain a Food Protection Training Institute to conduct activities to improve the safety of the U.S. food supply, including: (1) improving the response and prevention controls capabilities of the national food protection system; and (2) acting as a clearinghouse for research, studies, and findings concerning all aspects of food protection programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-05-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2009-05-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Voter Fraud Prevention Act

Bill: 111-s-1103
Sponsor: Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA]
Introduced: 2009-05-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2009-05-20
text: 
Voter Fraud Prevention Act - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prescribe standards for paid distribution of voter registration application forms and registration requirements for organizations.
 
Prohibits any individual from distributing, for compensation, a voter registration application form for federal elections in a state if the individual: (1) has been convicted of a felony under any state or federal law; (2) does not sign and print legibly the individual's name on the form; (3) does not provide identifying information to the proper election official; or (4) does not certify, under penalty of perjury, that he or she has not received financial compensation based on the number of voter registration application forms submitted by the individual to an election official upon completion by the applicant, and that the information provided by the individual is accurate to the best of the individual's knowledge. 
 
Excepts from this prohibition the distribution of a voter registration application form by an individual who is not compensated directly or indirectly for it.
 
Imposes criminal penalties upon: (1) individuals not meeting such standards; and (2) anyone who employs such an individual knowingly, or who should reasonably be expected to know the individual is ineligible.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-05-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
action_date: 2009-05-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Investment Act of 2009

Bill: 111-s-1104
Sponsor: Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2009-05-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Mental health
Nursing

Summary:
action_date: 2009-05-20
text: 

 

 

 

 
Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Investment Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants for operating nurse-managed health clinics. Defines &quot;nurse-managed health clinic&quot; as a nurse-practice arrangement that provides primary care or wellness services to underserved or vulnerable populations regardless of insurance status or ability to pay and that is associated with an educational institution, health center, or social services agency. Requires the Secretary to provide technical assistance and services to such clinics in meeting the requirements of this Act and to develop and implement a plan for evaluating such clinics. 
 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-05-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2009-05-20
text: Introduced in Senate