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To establish the Green Bank to assist in the financing of qualified clean energy projects and qualified energy efficiency projects.

Bill: 111-hr-1698
Sponsor: Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8]
Introduced: 2009-03-24 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises
Securities
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2009-03-24
text: 
Establishes the Green Bank as a federally owned independent corporation with a 20-year charter. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to issue Green Bonds to acquire the Bank's capital stock.
 
Requires the Bank to establish a program to provide, on a competitive basis, loans, loan guarantees, debt securitization, insurance, portfolio insurance, and other forms of financing support or risk management for qualifying clean energy or energy efficiency projects. Sets forth requirements for the provision of financial support from the Bank.
 
Requires the Bank to assess reasonable fees on its activities to cover its costs and expenses, provided the Bank operates as a not-for-profit.
 
Gives the Bank immunity from impairment, limitations, or restrictions by or under laws and administrative or other action. Authorizes the Bank to conduct its business without regard to state law relating to incorporation.
 
Exempts the Bank from all state or local taxation except real property taxation.
 
Requires the Chief Executive Officer of the Bank to set forth spending safeguards, including: (1) deobligating financial support to entities that demonstrate an insufficient level of performance or wasteful or fraudulent spending; and (2) creating a publicly available online database with information about financing support or risk management.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-03-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
action_date: 2009-03-24
text: Referred to House Energy and Commerce
action_date: 2009-03-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2009-03-24
text: Referred to House Ways and Means
action_date: 2009-03-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-03-24
text: Introduced in House
Patient Access to Critical Lab Tests Act

Bill: 111-hr-1699
Sponsor: Rep. Altmire, Jason [D-PA-4]
Introduced: 2009-03-25 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Health and Human Services
Health care coverage and access
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2009-03-25
text: 
Patient Access to Critical Lab Tests Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) where practical, Medicare regulations and policies should be written to promote development of and access to certain highly specialized laboratory tests; and (2) certain Medicare regulations should be revised to permit laboratories furnishing such tests to bill for and be paid directly by Medicare for furnishing them.
 
Declares that, whenever a laboratory performs a covered complex diagnostic laboratory test, with respect to a specimen collected from an individual during a period in which the individual is a hospital patient, if the test is performed after such period, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall treat such test, for purposes of making direct payment to the laboratory, as if the specimen had been collected by the laboratory directly.
 
Defines &quot;covered complex diagnostic laboratory test&quot; as: (1) an analysis of DNA, RNA, chromosomes, proteins, or metabolites that detects genotypes, mutations, chromosomal changes, biochemical changes, cell response, or gene expression or is a cancer chemotherapy sensitivity assay, with certain exceptions; (2) a diagnostic X-ray or other diagnostic test; (3) one developed and performed by a laboratory independent of the hospital in which the specimen involved was collected, and not under any arrangements with such hospital; and (4) one not furnished by such hospital, directly or under any arrangements made by it.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-03-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2009-03-25
text: Referred to House Ways and Means
action_date: 2009-03-25
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: 2009-03-25
text: Referred to House Energy and Commerce
action_date: 2009-03-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-03-25
text: Introduced in House
PTSD/TBI Guaranteed Review For Heroes Act

Bill: 111-hr-1701
Sponsor: Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3]
Introduced: 2009-03-25 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Department of Defense
Executive agency funding and structure
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health
Military medicine
Military personnel and dependents
Neurological disorders
Personnel records

Summary:
action_date: 2009-03-25
text: 
PTSD/TBI Guaranteed Review for Heroes Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish a special review board to review the discharge or dismissal (other than one by a sentence of a general court-martial) of a member of the Armed Forces who: (1) was deployed in support of a contingency operation; (2) was discharged or dismissed under a general or other than honorable condition; and (3) has been diagnosed by a health care professional with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Authorizes the board to undertake a review upon the request of the individual, their surviving spouse, next of kin, or legal representative, or a Member of Congress. Requires a review request to be made within 15 years of a discharge or dismissal.
 
Authorizes the board, after a review, to change the discharge or dismissal of the individual to honorable. Requires the Secretary of the military department concerned to correct the military records of the individual in accordance with such change.
 
Requires, if an appropriate health care official determines in an examination that a member who was deployed in support of a contingency operation has (or may have) PTSD or a TBI, the Secretary concerned to: (1) refer the member for an evaluation by a physical evaluation board; and (2) not separate the member until after considering the results of the evaluation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-04-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2009-03-30
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4106)
action_date: 2009-03-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2009-03-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-03-25
text: Introduced in House
Shelter, Land, and Urban Management (SLUM) Assistance Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-1702
Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Brad [D-NC-13]
Introduced: 2009-03-25 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Foreign aid and international relief
Housing supply and affordability
Property rights
Solid waste and recycling
Urban and suburban affairs and development
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2009-03-25
text: 
Shelter, Land, and Urban Management (SLUM) Assistance Act of 2009 - Directs the President, through the Secretary of State and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), to develop a strategy to provide affordable housing and sustainable urban development in developing countries.
 
Authorizes the President to provide technical assistance and financial support to developing countries for: (1) basic shelter and affordable housing, particularly for residents of impoverished urban areas; (2) safe water, sanitation, and solid waste removal services; (3) real property use and ownership rights; and (4) governmental urban planning. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-03-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2009-03-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-03-25
text: Introduced in House
Comprehensive Transform America Transaction Fee Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-1703
Sponsor: Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2]
Introduced: 2009-03-25 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Financial services and investments
Government studies and investigations
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Tax reform and tax simplification
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2009-03-25
text: 
Comprehensive Transform America Transaction Fee Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to conduct an in-depth study on the implementation of a transaction fee in the United States to replace all existing federal taxes. Sets forth guidelines for such study, including: (1) an identification of the transactions to which such fee would apply; (2) exclusions from such fee; (3) the rate of such fee; (4) potential uses for revenue from such fee; (5) progressivity standards; and (6) general matters, including point of liability for such fee and responsibility for collection. 
 
Requires the Secretary to report to Congress on the results of such study within one year after the enactment of this Act with a comprehensive analysis of various aspects of the transaction fee, including revenue generation, impact on the national economy, and implementation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-03-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2009-03-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-03-25
text: Introduced in House
Mental Health on Campus Improvement Act

Bill: 111-hr-1704
Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
Introduced: 2009-03-25 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Education programs funding
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Higher education
Mental health

Summary:
action_date: 2009-03-25
text: 
Mental Health on Campus Improvement Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, to award grants to eligible institutions of higher education to improve mental and behavioral health services and outreach on college and university campuses.
 
Directs the Secretary to give special consideration to programs that: (1) demonstrate the greatest need; (2) propose effective approaches for initiating or expanding campus services; (3) target underserved and at-risk populations; (4) coordinate with a community mental health center or other community mental health resources; (5) identify how the college or university will address psychiatric emergencies; and (6) demonstrate the greatest potential for replication and dissemination.
 
Allows the Secretary to provide technical assistance to grantees.
 
Requires the Secretary, acting through the Administrator, to convene an interagency, public-private sector working group to plan, establish, and begin coordinating and evaluating a targeted public education campaign that is designed to focus on mental and behavioral health on college campuses.
 
Requires the Secretary to establish the College Campus Task Force to discuss mental and behavioral health concerns on college and university campuses. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-05-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
action_date: 2009-03-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2009-03-25
text: Referred to House Education and Labor
action_date: 2009-03-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2009-03-25
text: Referred to House Energy and Commerce
action_date: 2009-03-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-03-25
text: Introduced in House
Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-1705
Sponsor: Rep. Delahunt, Bill [D-MA-10]
Introduced: 2009-03-25 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Consumer affairs
Consumer credit
Executive agency funding and structure
Financial services and investments
Government studies and investigations

Summary:
action_date: 2009-03-25
text: 
Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2009 - Establishes the Financial Product Safety Commission to: (1) promulgate consumer financial product safety rules; (2) establish a best practices guide for all providers of consumer financial products; (3) conduct continuing studies and investigations of consumer financial products industry practices; (4) award grants or enter into contracts for the conduct of such studies and investigations; (5) assist public and private organizations or groups of consumer financial product providers, administratively and technically, in the development of safety standards or guidelines that would assist them in complying with any Commission rule; (6) comment on selected agency rulemakings affecting consumer financial products; and (7) establish a consumer financial product customer hotline.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-03-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2009-03-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-03-25
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-1706
Sponsor: Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
Introduced: 2009-03-25 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Competition and antitrust
Contracts and agency
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Intellectual property
Marketing and advertising
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2009-03-25
text: 
Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2009 - Prohibits, as an unfair and deceptive act or practice and an unfair method of competition in or affecting interstate commerce, any person from being a party to any agreement resolving or settling a patent infringement claim in which: (1) an abbreviated new drug (generic) application filer receives anything of value; and (2) such filer agrees not to research, develop, manufacture, market or sell the generic drug. Excludes a resolution or settlement that includes no more than: (1) the right to market the generic drug before the expiration of the patent or other exclusivity period; or (2) the waiver of a patent infringement claim for damages. 
 
Authorizes the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to exempt agreements in furtherance of market competition and for the benefit of consumers.
 
Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide that a generic drug applicant forfeits market exclusivity for failing to market the drug 75 days after: (1) a court dismisses a declaratory judgment action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction; or (2) the applicant files with the Secretary of Health and Human Services a covenant that the patent owner will not sue the applicant for patent infringement. Deems an applicant to have forfeited market exclusivity if the applicant enters into an agreement that violates this Act.
 
Amends the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to revise reporting requirements related to agreements between a generic drug applicant and a brand name drug company to include: (1) a description of the subject matter of other agreements between the parties; and (2) a certification that the materials filed represent the complete, final, and exclusive agreement between the parties.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-06-03
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 16 - 10 .
action_date: 2009-06-03
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2009-03-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
action_date: 2009-03-25
text: Referred to House Judiciary
action_date: 2009-03-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2009-03-25
text: Referred to House Energy and Commerce
action_date: 2009-03-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-03-25
text: Introduced in House
Helping HANDS for Autism Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-1707
Sponsor: Rep. Granger, Kay [R-TX-12]
Introduced: 2009-03-25 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Education programs funding
Employment and training programs
Health programs administration and funding
Housing and community development funding
Housing for the elderly and disabled
Neurological disorders

Summary:
action_date: 2009-03-25
text: 
Helping Housing, Awareness, and Navigation Demonstration Services for Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorders Act of 2009 or the Helping HANDS for Autism Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a demonstration program to award grants to eligible entities to develop an autism navigator program to create a more efficient, effective, coordinated use of the health, housing, education, and social service systems for individuals with an autism spectrum disorder.
 
Directs the Secretary to determine the functions of autism navigators, which may include: (1) case management and psychosocial assessment and care; (2) notifying individuals of autism clinical trials; (3) helping individuals overcome barriers in accessing and securing appropriate services in a timely manner; and (4) coordinating with relevant departments providing services to individuals with an autism spectrum disorder and their families. 
 
Requires a navigator program to provide centralized access for individuals with an autism spectrum disorder to multiple federal and state activities and programs related to autism spectrum disorders.
 
Requires grantees to collect autism data and ensure confidentiality.
 
Directs the Secretary to: (1) disseminate a standard curriculum for training first responders in assisting individuals with autism and other cognitive behavioral disabilities and their families during emergencies; and (2) award grants to states and local governments for such training.
 
Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide for a program for adults with autism spectrum disorder with the goal of providing individualized housing and services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-03-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2009-03-25
text: Referred to House Financial Services
action_date: 2009-03-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2009-03-25
text: Referred to House Energy and Commerce
action_date: 2009-03-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-03-25
text: Introduced in House
Ending the Medicare Disability Waiting Period Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-1708
Sponsor: Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29]
Introduced: 2009-03-25 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Health care coverage and access
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical research
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2009-03-25
text: 
Ending the Medicare Disability Waiting Period Act of 2009 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) phase out the waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for benefits under SSA title XVIII (Medicare); and (2) eliminate the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions to become eligible for such benefits. 
 
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to request the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences to study the range of disability conditions that can be delayed or prevented if individuals receive access to health care services and coverage before a condition reaches disability levels.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-03-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2009-03-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2009-03-25
text: Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
action_date: 2009-03-25
text: Referred to House Energy and Commerce
action_date: 2009-03-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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: 2009-03-25
text: Referred to House Ways and Means
action_date: 2009-03-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-03-25
text: Introduced in House
To include family therapists on the list of professionals recognized to provide public school mental health services under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

Bill: 111-hr-1710
Sponsor: Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3]
Introduced: 2009-03-25 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Child health
Elementary and secondary education
Family relationships
Health personnel
Mental health

Summary:
action_date: 2009-03-25
text: 
Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to include family therapists among the professionals authorized to provide services under the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities program and the Elementary and Secondary School Counseling programs.
 
Includes family therapists as pupil services personnel authorized to provide services as part of a comprehensive program to meet student needs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-05-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2009-03-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2009-03-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-03-25
text: Introduced in House