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Federal Electronic Equipment Donation Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-3465
Sponsor: Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1]
Introduced: 2009-07-31 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Computers and information technology
Educational technology and distance education
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Poverty and welfare assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: 
Federal Electronic Equipment Donation Act of 2009 - Directs each federal agency to identify useful federal electronic equipment that the agency has determined is excess to its needs and to: (1) report such equipment to the Administrator of General Services (GSA) for processing for transfer to an educational recipient in accordance with provisions relating to the donation of personal property through state agencies; (2) transfer such equipment directly to such a recipient by arrangement with the Administrator; or (3) report such equipment to the Administrator as excess property if transfer is not practicable.

Provides procedures, in the transfer of such equipment, for refurbishing for classroom use and data removal.

Requires transferring agencies to give the highest preference to educational recipients located in an enterprise community or empowerment zone designated under the Internal Revenue Code or a qualifying small town or county (those with certain levels of poverty). Requires state plans of operation for property transfers to give the same preference.

Defines &quot;educational recipient&quot; as a school or community-based educational organization. Defines &quot;federal electronic equipment&quot; to include computers and peripheral equipment, fax machines, and software (where a license transfer is permitted).

Requires a report to Congress from the Administrator on equipment inventories and transfers not later than 18 months after enactment of this Act.

States that this Act supersedes Executive Order No. 12999 of April 17, 1996 (entitled &quot;Educational Technology: Ensuring Opportunity for All Children in the Next Century&quot;).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.

Bill: 111-hr-3466
Sponsor: Rep. Cao, Anh "Joseph" [R-LA-2]
Introduced: 2009-07-31 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance
Intergovernmental relations
State and local finance
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: 
Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President, upon determining that there is extensive damage resulting from a major disaster, to allow a state or local government or private nonprofit facility to consolidate contributions received as a lump sum payment to repair, restore, reconstruct, or replace more than one public facility. 

Allows a state or local government and a private nonprofit facility to choose whether or not to repair, restore, reconstruct, or replace one or more of such facilities after assessing the need.

Sets the federal cost share for a public facility at 100% of: (1) the federal estimate of the cost of repairing, restoring, reconstructing, or replacing the facilities; and (2) management expenses.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-08-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Introduced in House
Veterans Education Enhancement and Fairness Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-3467
Sponsor: Rep. Carney, Christopher P. [D-PA-10]
Introduced: 2009-07-31 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Educational technology and distance education
National Guard and reserves
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: 
Veterans Education Enhancement and Fairness Act of 2009 - Provides for a monthly housing stipend under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program for individuals pursuing education programs offered through distance learning.
 
Includes in the definition of &quot;active duty&quot; for purposes of Program eligibility for members of the Army National Guard or Air National Guard full-time duty, including duty in support of any homeland security operation, natural disaster related operation, counter-narcotic operation, or border security operation, and duty in the Active Guard Reserve.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-09-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Introduced in House
Promoting Health and Preventing Chronic Disease through Prevention and Wellness Programs for Employees, Communities, and Individuals Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-3468
Sponsor: Rep. Castle, Michael N. [R-DE-At Large]
Introduced: 2009-07-31 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Child health
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Employee benefits and pensions
Health care costs and insurance
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Income tax credits
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health
Nutrition and diet
Physical fitness and lifestyle

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: 
Promoting Health and Preventing Chronic Disease through Prevention and Wellness Programs for Employees, Communities, and Individuals Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers a 50% tax credit for the costs of providing employees with a qualified prevention and wellness program. Defines &quot;qualified prevention and wellness program&quot; as a program that is certified by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) and that includes three of the following components: a health awareness component, an employee engagement component, a behavioral change component, or a supportive environment component. Terminates such credit after 2017.
 
Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to institute an outreach program to inform businesses about the availability of the prevention and wellness program tax credit.
 
Amends the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) to require the HHS Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to award grants to plan and implement prevention and wellness programs that promote health and wellness and prevent chronic diseases.
 
Requires the HHS Secretary to encourage states to work with insurance companies on ways to promote and incentivize the participation of individuals and families in prevention and wellness programs.
 
Amends PHSA and Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to set forth conditions under which group health plans may establish premium discounts or rebates for modifying copayments or deductibles for participation in a wellness program. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-09-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Referred to House Education and Labor
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Referred to House Ways and Means
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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: 2009-07-31
text: Referred to House Energy and Commerce
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Introduced in House
Timely Due Process for People with Disabilities Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-3469
Sponsor: Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-11]
Introduced: 2009-07-31 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Disability and paralysis
Social Security Administration
Social security and elderly assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: 
Timely Due Process for People with Disabilities Act of 2009 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to direct the Commissioner of Social Security to: (1) establish time frames, within specified limits, to ensure timely disability determinations; and (2) establish a program for the monitoring of disability determinations in reconsideration. 
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Introduced in House
REAL ID Repeal and Identification Security Enhancement Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-3471
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2009-07-31 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Homeland Security
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Licensing and registrations
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: 
REAL ID Repeal and Identification Security Enhancement Act of 2009 - Repeals title II of the Real ID Act of 2005.
 
Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) establish by regulation minimum standards for acceptance of state-issued driver's licenses and personal identification cards by federal agencies; (2) establish a negotiated rulemaking process before publishing such standards; and (3) award grants to states to assist them in conforming to such standards. 

Prohibits federal agencies from accepting state-issued driver's licenses and personal identification cards after specified deadlines unless such identification conforms to the minimum standards promulgated under this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives.
action_date: 2009-09-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Referred to House Judiciary
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2009-07-31
text: Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Introduced in House
To provide for health insurance coverage premium discounts for healthy behavior and improvements toward healthy behavior.

Bill: 111-hr-3472
Sponsor: Rep. Dahlkemper, Kathleen A. [D-PA-3]
Introduced: 2009-07-31 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Health care costs and insurance
Health information and medical records
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Nutrition and diet

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: 
 Requires a group health plan, and a health insurance issuer offering group health insurance coverage in the group market or health insurance coverage in the individual market, for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2010, to provide premium discounts for healthy behavior and improvements toward healthy behavior.
 
Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to conclude a rulemaking procedure to determine the appropriate premium discount applicable to each healthy behavior and each improvement toward healthy behavior.
 
 Describes &quot;healthy behavior&quot; (and improvements toward such behavior) as indicated by factors related to smoking, blood pressure, body mass index, lipoprotein levels, and hemoglobin A1c levels.
 
 Requires any healthy behavior or improvement toward healthy behavior to be supported by medical test result information which is certified by a licensed physician, and the individual to whom it relates, as being complete, accurate, and current. Imposes civil penalties for false certifications.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2009-09-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Referred to House Education and Labor
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Referred to House Ways and Means
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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: 2009-07-31
text: Referred to House Energy and Commerce
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9210)
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Presidential designee under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to carry out pilot programs to permit States to test the feasibility of using alternative methods, including the use of advanced electronic technologies and the Internet, to enable absent uniformed services voters to register to vote and vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.

Bill: 111-hr-3473
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Artur [D-AL-7]
Introduced: 2009-07-31 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Military personnel and dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: 
Directs the Presidential designee under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to carry out a series of pilot programs to test the feasibility of using alternative methods, including advanced electronic technologies and the Internet, to enable absent uniformed services voters to register to vote and vote in federal.
 
Specifies criteria for a state to be eligible to participate in such a pilot program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Introduced in House
Safe Babies Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-3474
Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2009-07-31 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Child health
Child safety and welfare
Criminal justice information and records
Domestic violence and child abuse
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Judicial procedure and administration
Law enforcement administration and funding
Mental health

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: 
Safe Babies Act of 2009 - Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to authorize the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to create, and provide technical assistance to, local court teams to promote the well-being of maltreated infants and toddlers and their families, prevent the recurrence of child abuse and neglect, and promote timely reunification of families. Defines &quot;maltreated infant or toddler&quot; as any child three years of age or younger who is the victim of a substantiated case of physical abuse, neglect, medical neglect, sexual abuse, or emotional abuse.
 
Directs the Administrator to award a grant to establish a National Court Teams for Maltreated Infants and Toddlers Resource Center to provide information, training, and other assistance to local court teams and to establish a uniform data collection system related to the operation and outcomes of projects initiated by such teams.
 
Sets forth required activities for local court teams, including: (1) conducting monthly reviews of cases handled by such teams; (2) incorporating child-focused services into case plans for maltreated infants and toddlers; (3) organizing training of community members working with court teams; (4) identifying areas for improvement in providing mental health and substance abuse treatment for families; and (5) prioritizing after-care services for families.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Introduced in House
Accelerate Cures for Patients Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-3475
Sponsor: Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4]
Introduced: 2009-07-31 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Department of Health and Human Services
Executive agency funding and structure
Health programs administration and funding
Medical research
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: 
Accelerate Cures for Patients Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize additional appropriations to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to conduct or support medical research that relates to cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, or other diseases or conditions and that has the greatest potential for near-term clinical benefit in human patients, as indicated by substantial evidence from basic research or by substantial clinical evidence. Allows such evidence to include: (1) evidence of improvement in one or more human patients suffering from illness or injury, as documented in reports by professional medical or scientific associations or in peer-reviewed medical or scientific literature; and (2) approval for use in human trials by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-09-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Introduced in House
To reauthorize the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Citizen Advisory Commission.

Bill: 111-hr-3476
Sponsor: Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5]
Introduced: 2009-07-31 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Advisory bodies
New Jersey
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Pennsylvania

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: 
Amends Public Law 100-573 (relating to the establishment of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Citizens Advisory Commission) to terminate the Commission 30 years after the enactment of such law. Deems this Act to have taken effect on October 30, 2008.

action_date: 2009-10-13
text: 

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

 
Amends Public Law 100-573 (relating to the establishment of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Citizens Advisory Commission) to terminate the Commission 30 years after the enactment of such law. Deems this Act to have taken effect on October 30, 2008.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-14
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2009-10-13
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2009-10-13
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 384 - 1 (Roll no. 773). (text: CR H11179)
action_date: 2009-10-13
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): 384 - 1 (Roll no. 773).(text: CR H11179)
action_date: 2009-10-13
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H11260-11261)
action_date: 2009-10-13
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: 2009-10-13
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3476.
action_date: 2009-10-13
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H11179-11180)
action_date: 2009-10-13
text: Mr. Sablan moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2009-08-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Introduced in House
Congressional Hope for Uniform Recognition of Christian Heritage (CHURCH) Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-3477
Sponsor: Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1]
Introduced: 2009-07-31 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Monuments and memorials
Public contracts and procurement
Religion
U.S. Capitol

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: 
Congressional Hope for Uniform Recognition of Christian Heritage (CHURCH) Act of 2009 - Requires the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) to enter into an agreement with a private entity for the design and fabrication of a historical plaque to be permanently displayed in National Statuary Hall recognizing the seven decades of Christian church services being held in the Capitol from 1800 to 1868.
 
Authorizes the AOC to use National Statuary Hall for a presentation ceremony for the plaque.
 
Requires the AOC upon receiving such plaque to display it permanently in a place of prominence in National Statuary Hall.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Introduced in House