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To designate the United States Courthouse to be constructed in Jackson, Mississippi, as the "R. Jess Brown United States Courthouse".

Bill: 111-hr-842
Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]
Introduced: 2009-02-03 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Mississippi

Summary:
action_date: 2009-02-03
text: 
Designates the U.S. courthouse to be constructed at a specified site in Jackson, Mississippi, as the &quot;R. Jess Brown United States Courthouse.&quot;

action_date: 2009-03-10
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
 Designates the U.S. courthouse to be constructed at a specified site in Jackson, Mississippi, as the &quot;R. Jess Brown United States Courthouse.&quot;


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-03-11
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2009-03-10
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2009-03-10
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 424 - 0 (Roll no. 115). (text: CR H3116)
action_date: 2009-03-10
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 424 - 0 (Roll no. 115).(text: CR H3116)
action_date: 2009-03-10
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3126-3127)
action_date: 2009-03-10
text: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
action_date: 2009-03-10
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 842.
action_date: 2009-03-10
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3116-3118)
action_date: 2009-03-10
text: Ms. Edwards (MD) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2009-03-10
text: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 19.
action_date: 2009-03-10
text: Reported by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 111-29.
action_date: 2009-03-10
text: Reported by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 111-29.
action_date: 2009-02-12
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2009-02-12
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2009-02-12
text: Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management Discharged.
action_date: 2009-02-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2009-02-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2009-02-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-02-03
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to repeal the long-term goal for reducing to zero the incidental mortality and serious injury of marine mammals in commercial fishing operations, and to modify the goal of take reduction plans for reducing such takings.

Bill: 111-hr-843
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2009-02-03 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Mammals
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2009-02-03
text: 
Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to repeal the long-term goal of reducing to zero the incidental mortality and serious injury of marine mammals in commercial fishing operations. Makes reduction of such incidental mortality and serious injury (but not to any specified percentage) the long-term goal.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-02-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife.
action_date: 2009-02-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2009-02-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-02-03
text: Introduced in House
Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Amendments of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-844
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2009-02-03 in the House
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Department of Commerce
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Government trust funds
Mammals
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2009-02-03
text: 
Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Amendments of 2009 - Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to require the collection and updating of existing practices and procedures for rescuing and rehabilitating stranded or entangled (under current law, only stranded) marine mammals. Authorizes entanglement response agreements.

action_date: 2009-03-02
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

 
Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Amendments of 2009 - Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to require the collection and updating of existing practices and procedures for rescuing and rehabilitating stranded or entangled (under current law, only stranded) marine mammals. Authorizes entanglement response agreements.
 
Authorizes appropriations (at an increased annual level) through FY2013 to carry out the existing John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program.
 
Authorizes cooperative agreements, contracts, or other agreements or arrangements to address stranding events requiring emergency assistance.
 
Authorizes appropriations through FY2013 to the Marine Mammal Unusual Mortality Event Fund.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-03-03
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2009-03-02
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2009-03-02
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2883-2884)
action_date: 2009-03-02
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2883-2884)
action_date: 2009-03-02
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 844.
action_date: 2009-03-02
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2883-2884)
action_date: 2009-03-02
text: Mr. Holt moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2009-02-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife.
action_date: 2009-02-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2009-02-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-02-03
text: Introduced in House
Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-845
Sponsor: Rep. Rehberg, Denny [R-MT-At Large]
Introduced: 2009-02-04 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Dams and canals
Government trust funds
Indian claims
Indian lands and resources rights
Indian social and development programs
Lakes and rivers
Montana
Water storage
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2009-02-04
text: 
Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2009 - Ratifies the water rights compact between the Crow Tribe and the state of Montana. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to promptly execute the compact and comply with applicable environmental statutes.
 
Requires the Secretary, through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to carry out activities necessary to: (1) rehabilitate and improve the water diversion and delivery features of the Crow Irrigation Project in accordance with an agreement to be negotiated with the Tribe; and (2) design and construct such features of the reservation's municipal, rural, and industrial water system.
 
Ratifies tribal water rights, which shall be held in trust for the use and benefit of the Tribe. Grants the Tribe sole authority to allocate, distribute, and lease such rights, subject to specified limitations. Applies specified provisions of the Act of February 8, 1887, relating to using water for irrigation, to the tribal water rights.
 
Directs the Secretary to allocate to the Tribe 300,000 acre-feet per year of water stored in Bighorn Lake, under a water right held by the United States, as measured at the Yellowtail Dam outlet works.
 
Requires the Tribe, as a condition of receiving an allocation, to enter into an agreement with the Secretary to establish the terms and conditions. Declares that the benefits provided satisfy all claims of the Tribe and allottees.
 
Establishes in the Treasury the Crow Settlement Fund. Grants the Tribe the exclusive right to develop and market power generation as a water development project on the Yellowtail Afterbay Dam. 
 
Repeals this Act on January 1, 2015, if the Secretary does not publish by March 31, 2015, a statement of findings that specified conditions have been fulfilled (including court approval and ratification of the compact).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-02-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
action_date: 2009-02-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2009-02-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-02-04
text: Introduced in House
Accountability from Corporations for Outlays Under TARP Act

Bill: 111-hr-846
Sponsor: Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7]
Introduced: 2009-02-04 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Business records
Corporate finance and management
Financial crises and stabilization
Government information and archives
Marketing and advertising
Motor vehicles
Public participation and lobbying
Transportation costs
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2009-02-04
text: 
Accountability from Corporations for Outlays Under TARP Act, or the Account Act - Amends the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to require any financial institution that receives assistance under the Act to publicize prominently on its corporate website specified information on its expenditures, updated monthly, including total expenditures made for travel and lobbying. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-02-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2009-02-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-02-04
text: Introduced in House
Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-850
Sponsor: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2009-02-04 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Department of the Treasury
Employee benefits and pensions
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal preemption
Health care costs and insurance
Income tax credits
Insurance industry and regulation
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2009-02-04
text: 
Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009 or the Small Business CHOICE Act of 2009 - Provides for the establishment and governance of Fully Funded Small Business Health Insurance cooperatives, which are small businesses that form a captive insurance company chartered in a qualified state to provide excess claims coverage insurance that meets certain qualifications to its members.
 
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish an independent commission on Fully Funded Small Business Health Insurance Cooperatives to: (1) promote the development of such cooperatives; (2) make recommendations to the Secretary regarding minimum capital requirements; and (3) conduct oversight of such cooperatives.

Exempts such cooperatives from certain state laws, rules, regulations, or orders, including any that would: (1) prohibit the establishment of a cooperative; (2) impose any material requirements, procedures, or standards on a cooperative that are not generally applicable to other entities engaged in a substantially similar business; or (3) discriminate against a cooperative or any of its members.

 Preempts any state law that conflicts with, hinders, poses an obstacle to, or frustrates the purpose of this Act.

Sets forth provisions governing the provision of claims information, including protected health information, from health insurance issuers to cooperatives.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish the small business CHOICE tax credit for small employers for costs related to providing qualified employer-subsidized health coverage for employees and their families. Disallows such a credit unless the employee offers a qualified small business wellness program to covered employees and family members. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-02-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2009-02-04
text: Referred to House Ways and Means
action_date: 2009-02-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2009-02-04
text: Referred to House Energy and Commerce
action_date: 2009-02-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-02-04
text: Introduced in House
Executive Compensation and Corporate Governance Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-851
Sponsor: Rep. Giffords, Gabrielle [D-AZ-8]
Introduced: 2009-02-04 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Corporate finance and management
Financial crises and stabilization
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2009-02-04
text: 
Executive Compensation and Corporate Governance Act of 2009 - Amends the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to require any institution assisted under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) to meet specified standards for executive compensation and corporate governance while any assistance under TARP is outstanding. 
 
Subjects all auction purchases of troubled assets to the prohibition against senior executive employment contract provision of golden parachutes. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-02-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2009-02-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-02-04
text: Introduced in House
Re-Build America Bond Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-852
Sponsor: Rep. Sanchez, Loretta [D-CA-47]
Introduced: 2009-02-04 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Government trust funds
Infrastructure development
Public transit
Railroads
Roads and highways
Securities
Transportation programs funding
Water resources funding

Summary:
action_date: 2009-02-04
text: 
Re-Build America Bond Act of 2009 - Establishes the Re-Build America Trust Fund. 
 
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue Re-Build America Bonds.
 
Makes appropriations to the Trust Fund of amounts equivalent to all revenues derived from proceeds from the sale and issuance of such bonds, in order to make expenditures for rail, transit, water, highway, bridge, or road infrastructure projects.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-12-02
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1252)
action_date: 2009-02-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2009-02-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2009-02-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2009-02-04
text: Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
action_date: 2009-02-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2009-02-04
text: Referred to House Ways and Means
action_date: 2009-02-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-02-04
text: Introduced in House
Suzanne Gonzales Suicide Prevention Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-853
Sponsor: Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2]
Introduced: 2009-02-04 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2009-02-04
text: 
Suzanne Gonzales Suicide Prevention Act of 2009 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit the use of any facility of interstate or foreign commerce to teach a person how to commit suicide, or to provide such person with material support or resources in committing suicide, knowing such person is likely to use such assistance to commit suicide. Imposes a fine and/or prison term of not more than five years for violations. Increases the prison term to any number of years or life if a violation results in a death.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-07-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2009-02-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2009-02-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-02-04
text: Introduced in House
Over-Classification Reduction Act

Bill: 111-hr-854
Sponsor: Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1]
Introduced: 2009-02-04 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
National Archives and Records Administration

Summary:
action_date: 2009-02-04
text: 
Over-Classification Reduction Act - Requires the Archivist of the United States to promulgate regulations to prevent the over-classification of information.

 Requires the Inspector General of each federal agency that employs an individual with original or derivative classification authority to randomly audit classified information from each agency component with employees that have classification authority. 

Directs the Archivist: (1) to require, at the time of classification of information, personal identifiers or unique agency identifiers of the individual applying classification markings, including the individual's agency, office, and position, to appear on the information; (2) when implementing the security education and training program pursuant to specified executive orders, to integrate training about the prevention of over-classification of information, the proper use of classification markings, the consequences of over-classification, and the lessons learned from implementation of the regulations; and (3) to implement a detailee program to detail federal agency personnel, on a nonreimbursable basis, to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) for training.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-02-11
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2009-02-11
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2009-02-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2009-02-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-02-04
text: Introduced in House
Enhancing Safety in Medicine Utilizing Leading Advanced Simulation Technologies to Improve Outcomes Now Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-855
Sponsor: Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4]
Introduced: 2009-02-04 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Advisory bodies
Computers and information technology
Department of Health and Human Services
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Medical education
Medical research
Research administration and funding
Research and development

Summary:
action_date: 2009-02-04
text: 
Enhancing Safety in Medicine Utilizing Leading Advanced Simulation Technologies to Improve Outcomes Now Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to conduct and support research, evaluations, initiatives, and demonstration projects, and provide grants or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements, to enhance the deployment of medical simulation technologies and the incorporation of such technologies and equipment into medical, nursing, allied health, podiatric, osteopathic, and dental education and training protocols.

Requires the Director to: (1) establish medical simulation centers of excellence; (2) promote innovation by conducting and supporting research on complex or challenging medical simulation and interdisciplinary simulation technologies and developing an electronic clearinghouse of such technologies; and (3) award grants for purchasing, incorporating, and deploying such technologies for training of physicians, nurses, allied health professionals, and qualified students. 

Establishes within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) the Federal Medical Simulation Coordinating Council. Requires the Director to establish an advisory panel to make recommendations on how to structure programs established by this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-02-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2009-02-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2009-02-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-02-04
text: Introduced in House