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SMASH Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-1391
Sponsor: Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11]
Introduced: 2009-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Marketing and advertising
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2009-03-09
text: 
Stop M-Spam Abuse as a Sales Industry Habit Act of 2009 or the SMASH Act of 2009 - Requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to issue regulations to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit, as an abusive telemarketing act or practice, the sending of any electronic commercial message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a telephone number that is assigned to a commercial mobile service and listed on the FTC's do-not-call registry.
 
Prohibits interpreting anything in this Act to preclude or override the applicability of specified provisions of the Communications Act of 1934 or the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 or rules prescribed under specified provisions of the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-03-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
action_date: 2009-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2009-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-03-09
text: Introduced in House
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure more appropriate payment amounts for drugs and biologicals under part B of the Medicare Program by excluding customary prompt pay discounts extended to wholesalers from the manufacturer's average sales price.

Bill: 111-hr-1392
Sponsor: Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29]
Introduced: 2009-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Medicare
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2009-03-09
text: 
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to the use of average sales price methodology for calculating payments for drugs and biologicals under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance).
 
Excludes from the manufacturer's average sales price when calculating such payments any customary prompt pay discounts extended to wholesalers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-03-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2009-03-09
text: Referred to House Ways and Means
action_date: 2009-03-09
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: 2009-03-09
text: Referred to House Energy and Commerce
action_date: 2009-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-03-09
text: Introduced in House
Clean Energy Corps Act

Bill: 111-hr-1394
Sponsor: Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1]
Introduced: 2009-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Disaster relief and insurance
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Energy efficiency and conservation
Forests, forestry, trees
Government information and archives
Higher education
Housing for the elderly and disabled
Infrastructure development
Intergovernmental relations
Military facilities and property
National and community service
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Solid waste and recycling
State and local government operations
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2009-03-09
text: 
Clean Energy Corps Act - Amends the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to direct the Corporation for National and Community Service to make grants to states and eligible entities for the creation or expansion of Clean Energy Corps programs, possibly including residential programs, with the following goals: (1) to promote clean energy use and preserve, protect, and sustain the environment; (2) to provide young adults with opportunities to become better citizens, students, and workers through meaningful service to their communities and the nation; (3) to mobilize youth and young adults, especially disadvantaged youth, to promote energy conservation and mitigate threats to the environment; and (4) to provide a pathway to responsible adulthood and productive, unsubsidized employment in the private sector.
 
 
Authorizes Corps programs to implement activities that: (1) meet an identifiable public need with specific emphasis on projects in support of energy conservation, infrastructure and transportation improvement, and emergency operations; and (2) provide opportunities for youth and young adults to be trained for careers related to such activities, including those in the emerging field of green collar jobs.
 
Limits enrollment of program participants to: (1) individuals between 18 and 25 years of age, in general; (2) individuals between 14 and 21 for summer programs; and (3) a limited number of special Corpsman over 25 with special skills. Requires Corps programs that receive assistance to ensure that at least 50% of the participants are economically disadvantage youth.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-04-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
action_date: 2009-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2009-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-03-09
text: Introduced in House
Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-1395
Sponsor: Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2]
Introduced: 2009-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Federal-Indian relations
Indian lands and resources rights
Labor-management relations

Summary:
action_date: 2009-03-09
text: 
Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2009 - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to provide that any enterprise or institution owned and operated by an Indian tribe and located on its Indian lands is not considered an employer for purposes of such Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-04-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2009-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2009-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-03-09
text: Introduced in House
LEAN Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-1398
Sponsor: Rep. Matheson, Jim [D-UT-2]
Introduced: 2009-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Consumer affairs
Federal preemption
Food industry and services
Nutrition and diet

Summary:
action_date: 2009-03-09
text: 
Labeling Education and Nutrition Act of 2009 or the LEAN Act of 2009 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize a food service establishment to provide nutrition information for a food item by: (1) providing calories and nutrient information required for food intended for human consumption; (2) disclosing such information in written form; and (3) making such disclosure available upon request prior to purchase.
 
Requires the labeling of a standard food item served or offered for sale in a food service establishment that is part of a chain that operates 20 or more establishments under the same trade name to disclose, in a clear and conspicuous manner, prior to the point of purchase: (1) the number of calories on a menu board, on a sign meeting certain requirements, in the menu, or as part of or supplement to the menu; (2) specified nutrient information, in writing and upon request; (3) a statement directing the consumer to the availability of additional nutrient information; and (4) a statement providing suggested daily caloric intake, on a menu or menu board that does not list calories.

Declares a person to have knowingly or willfully violated the requirements of this Act if the person: (1) purposefully fails to make a disclosure required by this Act; or (2) makes a disclosure with the intent to deceive.

Provides that a reasonable basis determination of nutrition information shall be required only once per standard food item if certain requirements are met.

Preempts state laws not identical to this Act. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-03-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2009-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2009-03-09
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E597)
action_date: 2009-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-03-09
text: Introduced in House
Maple Tapping Access Program Act

Bill: 111-hr-1399
Sponsor: Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23]
Introduced: 2009-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Farmland
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Forests, forestry, trees
Land use and conservation

Summary:
action_date: 2009-03-09
text: 
Maple Tapping Access Program Act - Amends the the Food Security Act of 1985 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to support state and tribal government efforts to encourage owners and operators of privately held farm, ranch, and forest land to: (1) initiate or expand maple-tapping activities; or (2) voluntarily make the land available to the public for maple-tapping activities. 
 
Gives priority to states and tribal governments that propose to: (1) maximize participation by offering program terms likely to meet with landowner acceptance; (2) increase maple-tapping activities and maple syrup production; (3) ensure that enrolled land has appropriate tree stock; and (4) use additional federal, state, tribal, or private resources in carrying out the program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-04-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
action_date: 2009-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2009-03-09
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E592)
action_date: 2009-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-03-09
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 39, United States Code, to make cigarettes and certain other tobacco products nonmailable, and for other purposes.

Bill: 111-hr-1400
Sponsor: Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23]
Introduced: 2009-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Postal service

Summary:
action_date: 2009-03-09
text: 
Makes cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, and roll-your-own-tobacco nonmailable. 
 
Requires tobacco products attempted to be mailed to be disposed of as the Postal Service directs.
 
Imposes a civil penalty for each mailing violation.
 
Authorizes the Postal Service, on evidence satisfactory to the Postal Service that any person is engaged in the sending of such matter, to: (1) refuse to accept any mailing from that person or his representative unless the person or his representative establishes to the satisfaction of the postmaster that the mailing does not contain such matter; and (2) order the person to cease and desist from mailing such matter.
 
Authorizes civil actions by states to: (1) enjoin mailings to residents of that state; and (2) obtain damages.
 
Exempts from the prohibition the mailing of tobacco products: (1) for business purposes between businesses engaged in tobacco product manufacturing, distribution, wholesale, export, import, testing, investigation, or research; (2) for regulatory purposes between any such business and any government agency; or (3) for non-moneymaking purposes between individuals.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-03-10
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E619)
action_date: 2009-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2009-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-03-09
text: Introduced in House
VET Corps Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-1401
Sponsor: Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3]
Introduced: 2009-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Education programs funding
Employment and training programs
Health care costs and insurance
Higher education
Military personnel and dependents
National and community service
Performance measurement
Student aid and college costs
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2009-03-09
text: 
VET Corps Act of 2009 - Amends the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to direct the Corporation for National and Community Service to establish the Veterans Engaged for Tomorrow Corps (VET Corps), composed of veterans, retired military personnel, and their family members to: (1) help veterans, retired military personnel, and their family members obtain training, certification, or access to education or employers and otherwise to serve their communities through national and community service programs; (2) support existing outreach efforts to inform veterans about available services and benefits; (3) act as a clearinghouse for persons desiring to serve the veteran population; (4) coordinate with other departments and agencies to identify and address existing and future needs and challenges of veterans; and (5) provide veterans with opportunities to adjust to civilian life. Allows individuals to serve as VET Corps members for up to 24 months. Outlines VET Corps membership requirements and authorized benefits while performing or participating in VET Corps projects.
 
Directs the Corporation to make grants to veteran service organizations, nonprofit organizations, federal agencies, state or local governments, or institutions of higher education for establishing, operating, and supporting VET Corps projects.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-04-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
action_date: 2009-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2009-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-03-09
text: Introduced in House
Catalyst to Better Diabetes Care Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-1402
Sponsor: Rep. Space, Zachary T. [D-OH-18]
Introduced: 2009-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Government studies and investigations
Health information and medical records
Medical education
Medical tests and diagnostic methods

Summary:
action_date: 2009-03-09
text: 
Catalyst to Better Diabetes Care Act of 2009 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) to: (1) review uptake and utilization of diabetes screening benefits to identify and address problems with utilization and data collection mechanisms; (2) establish an outreach program to identify existing efforts to increase awareness among seniors and providers of such benefits; and (3) maximize cost-effectiveness in increasing utilization of such benefits.
 
Requires the Secretary to establish an advisory group to examine and recommend best practices of employee wellness and disease management programs.
 
Directs the Secretary to prepare a diabetes report card biennially for the nation and for each state.
 
Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to: (1) promote the education and training of physicians on how to properly complete birth and death certificates and the importance of such data; (2) encourage state adoption of the latest standard revisions of birth and death certificates; and (3) work with states to reengineer their vital statistics systems to provide cost-effective, timely, and vital systems data. Allows the Secretary to promote improvements to the collection of diabetes mortality data.

Requires the Secretary to conduct a study of the impact of diabetes on the practice of medicine in the United Sates and the level of diabetes medical education that should be required prior to licensure, board certification, and board recertification.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-03-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2009-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2009-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-03-09
text: Introduced in House
School Food Recovery Act

Bill: 111-hr-1403
Sponsor: Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10]
Introduced: 2009-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Elementary and secondary education
Food assistance and relief
Government information and archives
Poverty and welfare assistance
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2009-03-09
text: 
School Food Recovery Act - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require schools participating in the school lunch program to donate any excess food under such program to tax-exempt food banks or charitable organizations in their localities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-04-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2009-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2009-03-09
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E591)
action_date: 2009-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-03-09
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Head Start teachers the same above-the-line deduction for supplies as is allowed to elementary and secondary school teachers.

Bill: 111-hr-1405
Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Charles A. [D-OH-6]
Introduced: 2009-03-10 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax deductions
Preschool education
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2009-03-10
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to define a teacher who works in a Head Start program for at least 700 hours during a school year as an eligible educator for purposes of the tax deduction for educational supplies (books, computer equipment, and other equipment and supplementary materials used in the classroom).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-03-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2009-03-10
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3112)
action_date: 2009-03-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-03-10
text: Introduced in House
Stock Market Recovery Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-1406
Sponsor: Rep. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL-10]
Introduced: 2009-03-10 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Financial services and investments
Securities
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Summary:
action_date: 2009-03-10
text: 
Stock Market Recovery Act of 2009 - Directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to: (1) reinstate rule 10a-1 (the &quot;uptick rule,&quot; which prevents new short sales of a company's stock while its share price is falling); (2) rescind rule 201 of regulation SHO (which declares any short sale price test inapplicable to short sales in any security); and (3) reinstate price test restrictions that applied to short sales of securities before SEC action in a specified proceeding entitled &quot;Regulation SHO and Rule 10a-1,&quot; adopted June 28, 2007.
 
Directs the SEC to suspend the application of mark-to-market accounting principles with respect to any class or category of transaction necessary or appropriate in the public interest and consistent with the protection of investors.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-03-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2009-03-10
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3112, E613-614)
action_date: 2009-03-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-03-10
text: Introduced in House
Medicare Part D Home and Community Services Copayment Equity Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-1407
Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-25]
Introduced: 2009-03-10 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health facilities and institutions
Home and outpatient care
Medicare
Mental health

Summary:
action_date: 2009-03-10
text: 
Medicare Part D Home and Community Services Copayment Equity Act of 2009 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to eliminate part D cost-sharing for certain non-institutionalized full-benefit dual eligible individuals with income below 135% of the poverty line who: (1) reside in an assisted living facility, a resident care program facility, a board and care facility, or any other appropriate licenced or certified facility, including a community mental health center, a psychiatric health facility, a mental health rehabilitation center, and a mental retardation developmental disability facility; or (2) receive home and community-based services in a home setting under a home and community-based waiver. 
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-03-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2009-03-10
text: Referred to House Ways and Means
action_date: 2009-03-10
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: 2009-03-10
text: Referred to House Energy and Commerce
action_date: 2009-03-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-03-10
text: Introduced in House
Inclusive Home Design Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-1408
Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
Introduced: 2009-03-10 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Building construction
Civil actions and liability
Government lending and loan guarantees
Housing and community development funding
Housing finance and home ownership
Housing for the elderly and disabled
Housing industry and standards
Public housing
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Summary:
action_date: 2009-03-10
text: 
Inclusive Home Design Act of 2009 - Requires, with exceptions, newly constructed, federally assisted single family houses and town houses to include at least one level that complies with the following accessibility features for persons with disabilities: (1) accessible entrance; (2) accessible interior doors; (3) accessible environmental controls; and (4) accessible habitable space and an accessible bathroom.
 
Requires: (1) each applicant for federal financial assistance to submit compliance assurances to the relevant federal agency; and (2) each person who arranges for design or construction of a covered dwelling to submit architectural and construction plans for state or local approval. Prohibits federal financial assistance to a state or local government unit unless the recipient is taking certain enforcement actions with regard to covered dwellings.
 
Permits: (1) private civil actions in a U.S. district court or state court for violations under this Act; and (2) the Attorney General to commence civil actions or intervene in civil actions under this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-03-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2009-03-10
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E613)
action_date: 2009-03-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-03-10
text: Introduced in House