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Big Oil Polluter Pays Act

Bill: 111-s-3345
Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]
Introduced: 2010-05-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Accidents
Civil actions and liability
Marine and inland water transportation
Marine pollution
Pollution liability
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2010-05-11
text: 
Big Oil Polluter Pays Act - Declares that, in any civil action for damages arising out of a maritime tort case, punitive damages may be assessed without regard to the amount of compensatory damages assessed in the action. (Thus, removes the cap ratio of 1:1 on punitive-to-compensatory damages established in the 
Exxon Shipping Co. v Baker 
case for the award of punitive damages.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-05-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2010-05-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3346
Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]
Introduced: 2010-05-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Crimes against animals and natural resources
Licensing and registrations
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine pollution
Oil and gas
Pollution liability

Summary:
action_date: 2010-05-11
text: 
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010 - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to increase from $20,000 per day to $75,000 per day the maximum civil liability for a person's failure to comply with such Act or any term of a lease, license, or permit issued pursuant to it, or any regulation or order issued under it, after expiration of any reasonable period allowed for corrective action. 
 
Requires a civil penalty of up to $150,000 per day for any such failure which constitutes a threat of serious, irreparable, or immediate harm or damage to life (including fish and other aquatic life), property, any mineral deposit, or the marine, coastal, or human environment. 
 
Increases from $100,000 to $10 million the criminal fine for violations under such Act. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-05-25
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-679, pt. 3.
action_date: 2010-05-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2010-05-11
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to extend the National Flood Insurance Program through December 31, 2010.

Bill: 111-s-3347
Sponsor: Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA]
Introduced: 2010-05-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance
Floods and storm protection

Summary:
action_date: 2010-05-11
text: 
Amends the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2010 and the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend the National Flood Insurance Program through December 31, 2010.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-05-12
text: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 372.
action_date: 2010-05-11
text: Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
action_date: 2010-05-11
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the treatment of documents that express disagreement with decisions of the Board of Veterans' Appeals and that are misfiled with the Board within 120 days of such decisions as motions for reconsideration of such decisions, and for other purposes.

Bill: 111-s-3348
Sponsor: Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2010-05-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Judicial review and appeals
Specialized courts
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2010-05-12
text: 
Provides that if a person adversely affected by a final decision of the Board of Veterans' Appeals who has not filed a notice of appeal with the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims within the required 120-day period files a document with the Board or the agency of original jurisdiction within 120 days after the Board's decision expressing disagreement with the decision, such document shall be treated as a motion for reconsideration by the Board.
 
Provides that such a document shall not be considered a motion for reconsideration if the Board or agency of original jurisdiction receives the document, determines that it expresses an intent to appeal the decision to the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, and forwards the document to such Court within the 120-day period.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-05-19
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-623.
action_date: 2010-05-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3646)
action_date: 2010-05-12
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3646)
action_date: 2010-05-12
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the nonbusiness energy property credit to include insulated siding.

Bill: 111-s-3349
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2010-05-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Building construction
Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental technology
Income tax credits
Residential rehabilitation and home repair

Summary:
action_date: 2010-05-12
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a nonbusiness energy tax credit for the installation of any building cladding system (including vinyl siding) with integral insulating material that has a minimum thermal resistance of R-2.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-05-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2010-05-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Municipal Bond Market Support Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3350
Sponsor: Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM]
Introduced: 2010-05-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax deductions
Income tax exclusion
Inflation and prices
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Securities
State and local finance
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2010-05-12
text: 
Municipal Bond Market Support Act of 2010 - Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to the small issuer exemption from interest expense allocation rules for financial institutions to: (1) permanently increase from $10 million to $30 million the annual limit on small issuers of tax-exempt municipal bonds; and (2) allow an inflation adjustment to such increased limit amount after 2011.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-05-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2010-05-12
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill for the relief of Marco Antonio Sanchez.

Bill: 111-s-3351
Sponsor: Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI]
Introduced: 2010-05-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Private Legislation

Summary:
action_date: 2010-05-12
text: Provides for the relief of Marco Antonio Sanchez.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-05-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2010-05-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Veterans Pensions Protection Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3352
Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2010-05-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Accidents
Civil actions and liability
Health care costs and insurance
Life, casualty, property insurance
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2010-05-12
text: 
Veterans Pensions Protection Act of 2010 - Excludes from annual income, for purposes of eligibility for pensions for veterans and their surviving spouses and children, reimbursements resulting from: (1) any accident; (2) any theft or loss; (3) any casualty loss; (4) medical expenses resulting from any such accident, theft, or loss; and (5) pain and suffering (including insurance settlement payments and general damages awarded by a court) related to such accident, theft, or loss.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-05-19
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-623.
action_date: 2010-05-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2010-05-12
text: Introduced in Senate
JUMP Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3353
Sponsor: Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2010-05-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Crime prevention
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Law enforcement administration and funding
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2010-05-12
text: 
Juvenile Mentoring Program Act of 2010 or JUMP Act of 2010 - Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to direct the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to award grants to and enter into contracts with state and local educational agencies or nonprofit organizations to implement mentoring programs that link at-risk youth with responsible adults who, on a one-to-one volunteer basis, provide such youth with supportive relationships and exposure to new experiences that enhance their ability to become responsible citizens.
 
Defines an &quot;at-risk youth&quot; as an individual under age 18 who is at risk of educational failure or involvement in delinquent activities.
 
Requires the Administrator to develop and distribute to program participants specific model guidelines for screening prospective program mentors.
 
Gives grant priority to applicants that: (1) serve at-risk youth in high crime areas; and (2) have at least 60% of their youth eligible to receive funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-05-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2010-05-12
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to redesignate the North Mississippi National Wildlife Refuges Complex as the Sam D. Hamilton North Mississippi National Wildlife Refuges Complex.

Bill: 111-s-3354
Sponsor: Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS]
Introduced: 2010-05-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Mississippi
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2010-05-12
text: 
Redesignates the North Mississippi National Wildlife Refuges Complex, consisting of the Dahomey National Wildlife Refuge, Tallahatchie National Wildlife Refuge, Coldwater National Wildlife Refuge, and Bear Lake Unit as the Sam D. Hamilton North Mississippi National Wildlife Refuges Complex. 

action_date: 2010-08-05
text: 

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

 
Redesignates the North Mississippi National Wildlife Refuges Complex, consisting of the Dahomey National Wildlife Refuge, Tallahatchie National Wildlife Refuge, Coldwater National Wildlife Refuge, and Bear Lake Unit as the Sam D. Hamilton North Mississippi National Wildlife Refuges Complex. 
 
Prohibits anything in this Act from preventing the Secretary of the Interior, in carrying out the mission of the National Wildlife Refuge System, from: (1) making adjustments to the boundaries of the Complex; or (2) adding new land or parcels of the System to such Complex. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-08-09
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2010-08-09
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2010-08-06
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2010-08-05
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6978-6979; text as passed Senate: CR S6978-6979)
action_date: 2010-08-05
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6978-6979; text as passed Senate: CR S6978-6979)
action_date: 2010-08-05
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 519.
action_date: 2010-08-05
text: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2010-08-05
text: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2010-06-30
text: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2010-05-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2010-05-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Veterans One Source Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3355
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2010-05-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Government information and archives
Small business
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2010-05-12
text: 
Veterans One Source Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish and maintain an Internet website that provides information on the benefits, resources, services, and opportunities available for veterans and their families and caregivers, including veterans' benefits provided through the VA and the Department of Labor, tax benefits, social security benefits, state and local resources, and small business assistance. Requires the website to: (1) consolidate, expand on, and improve information and links from other existing websites relating to such benefits, resources, services, and opportunities; and (2) integrate dynamic Internet features and virtual interface tools to provide a personalized, interactive, and user-centered Internet experience. Requires the Secretary to consult with specified federal officials in providing information on benefits and services.
 
Directs the Secretary to include, in a currently-required biennial plan on VA outreach activities, the VA's plans for improving and enhancing the website.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-05-19
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-623.
action_date: 2010-05-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2010-05-12
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program, and for other purposes.

Bill: 111-s-3356
Sponsor: Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI]
Introduced: 2010-05-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Child health
Executive agency funding and structure
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Military personnel and dependents
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Space flight and exploration
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2010-05-13
text: 
Increases to 26 the maximum age for certain children eligible for medical care under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA).
 
Prohibits the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) from obligating or expending any amount to support a human lunar mission, including any mission under NASA's Constellation Program. Provides an exception for amounts used to wind down any activity or operations related to such a mission.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-05-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2010-05-13
text: Introduced in Senate
Access to Birth Control Act

Bill: 111-s-3357
Sponsor: Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2010-05-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Family planning and birth control
Health care coverage and access
Health technology, devices, supplies

Summary:
action_date: 2010-05-13
text: 
Access to Birth Control Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require pharmacies to comply with certain rules related to contraceptives, including: (1) providing a customer a contraceptive without delay if it is in stock; (2) immediately informing a customer if the contraceptive is not in stock and either transferring the prescription to a pharmacy that has the contraceptive in stock or expediting the ordering of the contraceptive and notifying the customer when it arrives, based on customer preference, except for pharmacies that do not ordinarily stock contraceptives in the normal course of business; and (3) ensuring that pharmacy employees do not take certain actions relating to a request for contraception, including intimidating, threatening, or harassing customers, interfering with or obstructing the delivery of services, intentionally misrepresenting or deceiving customers about the availability of contraception or its mechanism of action, breaching or threatening to breach medical confidentiality, or refusing to return a valid, lawful prescription. 
 
Provides that a pharmacy is not prohibited from refusing to provide a contraceptive to a customer if: (1) it is unlawful to dispense the contraceptive to the customer without a valid, lawful prescription and no such prescription is presented; (2) the customer is unable to pay for the contraceptive; or (3) the employee of the pharmacy refuses to provide the contraceptive on the basis of a professional clinical judgment.
 
Provides that this Act does not preempt state law or any professional obligation of a state board that provides greater protections for customers.
 
Sets forth civil penalties and establishes a a private cause of action for violations of this Act. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-05-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2010-05-13
text: Introduced in Senate
West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3358
Sponsor: Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]
Introduced: 2010-05-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: California
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Oil and gas
Oregon
Pacific Ocean
Washington State

Summary:
action_date: 2010-05-13
text: 
West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010 - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit Secretary of the Interior from issuing a lease for the exploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas in any area of the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of California, Oregon, or Washington.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-05-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2010-05-13
text: Introduced in Senate
Veterans' Disability Compensation Automatic COLA Act

Bill: 111-s-3359
Sponsor: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]
Introduced: 2010-05-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Disability assistance
Inflation and prices
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2010-05-13
text: 
Veterans' Disability Compensation Automatic COLA Act - Requires that, whenever there is an increase in benefit amounts payable under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) shall increase by the same percentage the amounts payable as veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain disabled adult children, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-05-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2010-05-13
text: Introduced in Senate
Text a Tip Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3360
Sponsor: Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2010-05-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Crime prevention
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Law enforcement administration and funding
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2010-05-13
text: 
Text a Tip Act of 2010 - Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to state or local police departments to implement an anonymous tip program using cell phone text messaging to assist police in preventing and solving crimes. Sets forth requirements for such program, including that: (1) state or local law police departments shall administer the program; (2) incoming text message shall be stripped of any identifying information and the text tip shall not be traceable by any means; (3) police departments shall train sufficient personnel to intercept and respond to text tips; (4) the program shall be made compatible with most mobile phone providers; and (5) police departments shall promote the participation of citizens, especially youth, in the program.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-05-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2010-05-13
text: Introduced in Senate
Fair Defense Competition Act

Bill: 111-s-3361
Sponsor: Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS]
Introduced: 2010-05-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Free trade and trade barriers
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2010-05-13
text: 
Fair Defense Competition Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD), in awarding a contract for any major defense acquisition program and conducting the cost or price evaluation of any proposal for that contract, to take into account any final panel report that concludes that an illegal subsidy (inconsistent with the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures) has been provided with respect to: (1) any merchandise or major component of such program; or (2) the development of any merchandise or major component thereof.
 
Requires the Secretary, if the illegal subsidy has not been withdrawn, to increase the cost or price of the proposal by the amount of the subsidy.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-05-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2010-05-13
text: Introduced in Senate