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Stop Taxpayer-Offensive Practices Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-979
Sponsor: Rep. Hare, Phil [D-IL-17]
Introduced: 2009-02-11 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Corporate finance and management
Employee benefits and pensions
Financial crises and stabilization
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2009-02-11
text: 
Stop Taxpayer-Offensive Practices Act of 2009 or the STOP Act - Amends the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) to instruct the Secretary of the Treasury to establish policies which prohibit excessive or luxury expenditures by any recipient of assistance under such Act in connection with: (1) entertainment or events; (2) office and facility renovations; (3) aviation or other transportation service; and (4) any other activity or event that is not a reasonable expenditure for any conference, staff development, performance incentive.
 
Requires the board of directors of each recipient to establish company-wide policies for limiting excessive or luxury expenditures that are not inconsistent with the policies established by the Secretary.
 
States that any policy established by the Secretary or any board of directors that is applicable to any recipient of EESA assistance remains effective while the assistance remains outstanding. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-02-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2009-02-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-02-11
text: Introduced in House
Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act

Bill: 111-hr-980
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14]
Introduced: 2009-02-11 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Air quality
Ecology
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Federal-Indian relations
Forests, forestry, trees
Idaho
Indian lands and resources rights
Montana
Oregon
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Roads and highways
Washington State
Water quality
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Wyoming

Summary:
action_date: 2009-02-11
text: Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act - Designates the following lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (System): (1) Greater Glacier/Northern Continental Divide ecosystem; (2) Greater Yellowstone ecosystem; (3) Greater Salmon/Selway ecosystem; (4) Greater Cabinet/Yaak/Selkirk ecosystem; (5) Greater Hells Canyon ecosystem; (6) Islands in the Sky Wilderness; and (7) Blackfeet Wilderness. 
Designates: (1) specified wild land areas as Biological Connecting Corridors to protect the life flow of the Northern Rockies Bioregion; (2) the inventoried roadless areas identified as part of the Corridors as wilderness and components of the System; and (3) certain biological connecting corridors as special corridor management areas. 
 
 
Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of specified rivers and creeks in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. 
Establishes the National Wildland Restoration and Recovery System and the National Wildland Recovery Corps.
Requires the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture to assure nonexclusive access to the specified areas and corridors designated by this Act by Native Americans for traditional cultural and religious purposes.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-05-05
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2009-02-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2009-02-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2009-02-11
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E243-244)
action_date: 2009-02-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-02-11
text: Introduced in House
Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-981
Sponsor: Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3]
Introduced: 2009-02-11 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arms control and nonproliferation
Congressional oversight
Defense spending
Military operations and strategy

Summary:
action_date: 2009-02-11
text: 
Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act of 2009 - Places specified restrictions on the use of cluster munitions.
 
Directs the President, within 90 days after the use of such munitions, to submit to the congressional defense, appropriations, and foreign relations committees a plan for cleaning up any such munitions or submunitions which fail to explode and continue to pose a hazard to civilians.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-02-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2009-02-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-02-11
text: Introduced in House
Tax Code Termination Act

Bill: 111-hr-982
Sponsor: Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6]
Introduced: 2009-02-11 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Economic performance and conditions
Employment taxes
Financial services and investments
Income tax rates
Legislative rules and procedure
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Tax reform and tax simplification
Tax treatment of families

Summary:
action_date: 2009-02-11
text: 
Tax Code Termination Act - Terminates the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 after December 31, 2012, except for self-employment taxes, Federal Insurance Contributions Act taxes, and railroad retirement taxes. Requires a two-thirds majority vote in Congress to change such termination date.

Declares that any new federal tax system should be a simple and fair system that: (1) applies a low rate to all Americans; (2) provides tax relief for working Americans; (3) protects the rights of taxpayers and reduces tax collection abuses; (4) eliminates the bias against savings and investment; (5) promotes economic growth and job creation; and (6) does not penalize marriage or families.

Requires that the new federal tax system be approved by Congress in its final form by July 4, 2012.

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-02-11
text: Referred to House Rules
action_date: 2009-02-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2009-02-11
text: Referred to House Ways and Means
action_date: 2009-02-11
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1204)
action_date: 2009-02-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-02-11
text: Introduced in House
Government Neutrality in Contracting Act

Bill: 111-hr-983
Sponsor: Rep. Sullivan, John [R-OK-1]
Introduced: 2009-02-11 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Labor-management relations
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2009-02-11
text: 
Government Neutrality in Contracting Act - Directs the head of any federal agency that awards or obligates funds for any construction contract, or that awards grants, provides financial assistance, or enters into cooperative agreements for construction projects, to ensure that bid specifications, project agreements, or other controlling documents do not: (1) require or prohibit a bidder, offeror, contractor, or subcontractor from entering into, or adhering to, agreements with a labor organization, with respect to that construction project or another related construction project; or (2) otherwise discriminate against such a party because it did or did not become a signatory or otherwise adhere to such an agreement. 
 
Allows exemptions to avert an imminent threat to public health or safety or to serve national security. Allows additional exemptions for certain projects. 
Directs the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement this Act with respect to the applicable federal contracts.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-02-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement.
action_date: 2009-02-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2009-02-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-02-11
text: Introduced in House
State Secret Protection Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-984
Sponsor: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8]
Introduced: 2009-02-11 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Evidence and witnesses
Government information and archives
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Judicial procedure and administration
Judicial review and appeals
Jurisdiction and venue

Summary:
action_date: 2009-02-11
text: 
State Secret Protection Act of 2009 - Declares that in any civil action brought in federal or state court the government has a privilege to refuse to give information and to prevent any person from giving information only if the government shows that public disclosure of the information that the government seeks to protect would be reasonably likely to cause significant harm to the national defense or the diplomatic relations of the United States. 
 
Requires the court to take steps, including in camera hearings and other proceedings, to protect sensitive information that comes before it.
 
Sets forth rules regarding the participation of counsel or the disclosure of information when it presents a risk of harm. Provides for court-ordered presentation of adequate or nonprivileged substitutes for privileged information.
 
Allows the government to: (1) assert the privilege in connection with any claim in a civil action to which it is a party; or (2) intervene in a civil action to which it is not a party in order to do so.
 
Provides that once the government has asserted the privilege, and before the court makes any determinations, the court shall: (1) undertake a preliminary review of the information in question; and (2) provide the government an opportunity to seek protective measures under this Act.
 
Establishes procedures and a standard for assessing the privilege claim. 
 
Allows disclosure of information to a nongovernmental party, or admission at trial under the rules of evidence, if the court determines that the privilege is not validly asserted. Prohibits such disclosure or admission if the privilege is determined valid.
 
Grants the courts of appeal jurisdiction of an appeal by any party from any interlocutory decision or order of a U.S. district court.
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-11-05
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 12.
action_date: 2009-11-05
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2009-06-11
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2009-06-11
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2009-05-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2009-02-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2009-02-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-02-11
text: Introduced in House
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 28 Washington Street in Mount Holly, New Jersey, as the "Jim Saxton Post Office Building".

Bill: 111-hr-986
Sponsor: Rep. Adler, John H. [D-NJ-3]
Introduced: 2009-02-11 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
New Jersey
Postal service

Summary:
action_date: 2009-02-11
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 28 Washington Street in Mount Holly, New Jersey, as the "Jim Saxton Post Office Building."

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-02-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2009-02-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-02-11
text: Introduced in House
Physical Therapist Student Loan Repayment Eligibility Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-988
Sponsor: Rep. Berry, Marion [D-AR-1]
Introduced: 2009-02-11 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Education programs funding
Health personnel
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medical education
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2009-02-11
text: 
Physical Therapist Student Loan Repayment Eligibility Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to include physical therapy within the definition of &quot;primary health services&quot; for purposes of provisions concerning the National Health Service Corps. Makes physical therapists eligible for repayment of their educational loans in order to ensure an adequate supply of physical therapists.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-02-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2009-02-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2009-02-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-02-11
text: Introduced in House
Eagle Employers Act

Bill: 111-hr-989
Sponsor: Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6]
Introduced: 2009-02-11 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Corporate finance and management
Employee benefits and pensions
Health care costs and insurance
Income tax credits
National Guard and reserves
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2009-02-11
text: 
 Eagle Employers Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a taxpayer certified as an Eagle employer by the Secretary of the Treasury a tax credit for one percent of such employer's taxable income. Defines an &quot; Eagle employer&quot; as any taxpayer who: (1) maintains its headquarters in the United States; (2) pays at least 60% of the health care premiums of its employees; (3) maintains or increases the number of its full-time workers in the United States relative to its full-time workers outside of the United States; (4) provides full differential salary and insurance benefits for all National Guard and Reserve employees called to active duty; and (5) provides its employees with a certain level of compensation and retirement benefits.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-02-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2009-02-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-02-11
text: Introduced in House
ACCESS Act 2009

Bill: 111-hr-990
Sponsor: Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6]
Introduced: 2009-02-11 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Consumer affairs
Terrorism
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2009-02-11
text: 
Airport Master Plan Customer Convenience Enhancement, Security, and Sustainability Act of 2009 or the ACCESS Act 2009 - Encourages airport sponsors and state and local officials in the development of their airport master plans to take into account as additional goals: (1) customer convenience and access to airport facilities; and (2) threats of a terrorist attack, including the need to continually adjust plans to address new terrorist threats.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-02-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2009-02-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2009-02-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-02-11
text: Introduced in House
Consumer Fairness Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-991
Sponsor: Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4]
Introduced: 2009-02-11 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Consumer affairs
Consumer credit
Contracts and agency
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2009-02-11
text: 
Consumer Fairness Act of 2009 - Amends the Consumer Credit Protection Act to treat as an unfair and deceptive trade act or practice under federal or state law any written provision in a consumer transaction or contract which requires binding arbitration to resolve a controversy arising out of or related to the transaction or contract, or the failure to perform any part.
 
Declares such a provision unenforceable.
 
Permits a written agreement to determine an existing controversy by binding arbitration if the parties agree after the controversy has arisen.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-02-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2009-02-11
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E245)
action_date: 2009-02-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-02-11
text: Introduced in House
James Madison Memorial Commission Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-992
Sponsor: Rep. Hill, Baron P. [D-IN-9]
Introduced: 2009-02-11 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Constitution and constitutional amendments
District of Columbia
House of Representatives
Members of Congress
Monuments and memorials
Presidential administrations

Summary:
action_date: 2009-02-11
text: 
James Madison Memorial Commission Act of 2009 - Establishes the James Madison Memorial Commission to plan for the design and construction of a memorial in Washington, D.C., as a tribute to the many accomplishments of James Madison, who was the fourth President of the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-02-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2009-02-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2009-02-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-02-11
text: Introduced in House
Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty Land Claims Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-993
Sponsor: Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3]
Introduced: 2009-02-11 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Government liability
Government studies and investigations
International law and treaties
Land transfers
Latin America
Mexico
New Mexico
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2009-02-11
text: 
Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty Land Claims Act of 2009 - Establishes the Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty Land Claims Commission to determine the validity of land claims arising out of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo of 1848. 
 
Authorizes three or more eligible descendants of the same community land grant to petition the Commission on behalf of themselves and all other descendants. Directs the Commission to recommend appropriate relief to a valid petition, including whether the community land grant should be reconstituted and its non-federal lands restored. 
 
Directs the Commission to establish a Community Land Grant Study Center at the Onate Center in Alcalde, New Mexico, to assist the Commission with necessary research and investigations. 
Directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to make necessary personnel, equipment, and facilities available to the Commission. 
Terminates the Commission 180 days the Commission submits its final report as required by this Act.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-02-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2009-02-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2009-02-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-02-11
text: Introduced in House
Loophole Elimination and Verification Enforcement Act

Bill: 111-hr-994
Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Gary G. [R-CA-42]
Introduced: 2009-02-11 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Border security and unlawful immigration
California
Citizenship and naturalization
Civil actions and liability
Congressional operations and organization
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Criminal justice information and records
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Department of Homeland Security
Detention of persons
Evidence and witnesses
Financial services and investments
Foreign labor
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Higher education
Housing finance and home ownership
Income tax credits
Intergovernmental relations
International law and treaties
Latin America
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Licensing and registrations
Low- and moderate-income housing
Mexico
Motor vehicles
New Mexico
Postal service
Poverty and welfare assistance
Public contracts and procurement
Public housing
Smuggling and trafficking
Social security and elderly assistance
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Student aid and college costs
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Texas
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2009-02-11
text: 
Loophole Elimination and Verification Enforcement Act or the LEAVE Act - Revises immigration- and alien-related provisions regarding: (1) alien smuggling and related offenses; (2) identity security; (3) birthright citizenship; (4) housing and homeownership; (5) taxes and social security; (6) employee verification; (7) financial services; (8) border and law enforcement; (9) state and local government authority; and (10) in-state tuition.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-03-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
action_date: 2009-03-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
action_date: 2009-02-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism.
action_date: 2009-02-11
text: Referred to House Ways and Means
action_date: 2009-02-11
text: Referred to House Homeland Security
action_date: 2009-02-11
text: Referred to House Financial Services
action_date: 2009-02-11
text: Referred to House Administration
action_date: 2009-02-11
text: Referred to House Education and Labor
action_date: 2009-02-11
text: Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
action_date: 2009-02-11
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, Education and Labor, House Administration, Financial Services, Homeland Security, and 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: 2009-02-11
text: Referred to House Judiciary
action_date: 2009-02-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-02-11
text: Introduced in House