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To make technical corrections to subtitle A of title VII of the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008, and for other purposes.

Bill: 111-hr-3770
Sponsor: Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large]
Introduced: 2009-10-08 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Economic performance and conditions
Immigration status and procedures
Northern Mariana Islands
U.S. territories and protectorates
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: 
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to report to the appropriate congressional committees regarding the economic situation in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). 
 
Extends by one year the date for beginning the transition period of U.S. immigration laws to the CNMI.
 
States that during such one-year period the CNMI visitor entry program shall be administered under CNMI law.
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
action_date: 2009-10-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife.
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: Referred to House Judiciary
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2009-10-08
text: Referred to House Natural Resources
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Small Business Act to establish mentorship and assistance programs designed to help minority, veteran-owned, and women-owned small businesses operate in the construction industry, and for other purposes.

Bill: 111-hr-3771
Sponsor: Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-11]
Introduced: 2009-10-08 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Building construction
Business investment and capital
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Public contracts and procurement
Small business
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Women in business

Summary:
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: 
Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish programs of grants to state and local government entities for the purpose of providing assistance to eligible small businesses to gain access to the specialized knowledge and professional services needed to operate small businesses in the construction industry, enhance their capacities and qualifications for financial and surety credit, and access and compete for construction contracting opportunities. Defines as eligible small businesses for such purposes: (1) those owned and controlled by women; (2) any socially and economically disadvantaged small business; and (3) those owned and controlled by veterans, especially service-disabled veterans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Contracting and Technology .
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: Introduced in House
Children's Budget Act

Bill: 111-hr-3772
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
Introduced: 2009-10-08 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Appropriations
Budget process
Child care and development
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Health programs administration and funding
Poverty and welfare assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: 
Children's Budget Act - Requires the President's annual budget to Congress to include a detailed, separate analysis for the prior fiscal year, the current fiscal year, the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted, and the ensuing fiscal year identifying the amounts of gross and net appropriations or obligational authority and outlays directed to children and children's programs within the United States and territories.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit, and for other purposes.

Bill: 111-hr-3773
Sponsor: Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4]
Introduced: 2009-10-08 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Housing finance and home ownership
Income tax credits
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: 
Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to the first-time homebuyer tax credit to: (1) extend such tax credit through May 31, 2010; (2) extend through December 31, 2009, the date until which purchases of a principal residence may be treated as made on December 31, 2008, for tax purposes; and (3) extend through May 31, 2010, the waiver of recapture requirements for residences purchased after December 31, 2008.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: Introduced in House
Energy Development Program Implementation Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-3774
Sponsor: Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1]
Introduced: 2009-10-08 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Arms control and nonproliferation
Congressional oversight
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Foreign aid and international relief
International exchange and broadcasting
International organizations and cooperation

Summary:
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: 
Directs the Secretary of Energy to develop and implement strategic plans for the energy development program consistent with title V (United States Assistance to Developing Countries) of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Act of 1978. 
 
Requires the Secretary to report to Congress respecting: (1) such plans; and (2) expanding specified cooperative activities into an international cooperative effort which shall include an analysis of an Alternative Energy Corps to encourage technically trained volunteers to live and work in developing countries. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: Introduced in House
Small Business SOX Compliance Relief Act

Bill: 111-hr-3775
Sponsor: Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5]
Introduced: 2009-10-08 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Business records
Corporate finance and management
Financial services and investments
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: 
Small Business SOX Compliance Relief Act - Directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to modify its regulations under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) for annual management assessments of, and reports on, internal financial controls.
 
Requires such regulations to exempt a non-accelerated filer of a required annual report from the requirement that each registered public accounting firm that prepares or issues the audit report for a securities issuer attest to, and report on, the assessment by the issuer's management of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting (thereby extending the current moratorium on such requirement for small businesses).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: Introduced in House
Helping Make Health Insurance Affordable for Individuals and Small Businesses Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-3776
Sponsor: Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6]
Introduced: 2009-10-08 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Income tax deductions

Summary:
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: 
 Helping Make Health Insurance Affordable for Individuals and Small Businesses Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax deduction from gross income for the health insurance costs of an individual taxpayer, the taxpayer's spouse, and dependents (available whether or not a taxpayer itemizes deductions).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: Introduced in House
Drug Price Competition Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-3777
Sponsor: Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23]
Introduced: 2009-10-08 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Intellectual property
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: 
Drug Price Competition Act of 2009 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to expand the definition of &quot;first applicant&quot; under such Act to allow a generic drug manufacturer that is currently considered an applicant subsequent to a brand-name manufacturer's 180-day exclusivity period to qualify as a first applicant for purposes of filing an abbreviated application for a new drug. Requires such applicant to submit a substantially complete application that contains and lawfully maintains a certification for such drug.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2487-2488)
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: Introduced in House
Medical Education Development Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-3778
Sponsor: Rep. Kanjorski, Paul E. [D-PA-11]
Introduced: 2009-10-08 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Education programs funding
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Medical education
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: 
Medical Education Development Act of 2000 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a program of grants to newly accredited allopathic medical schools to support scholarships, develop residencies, build infrastructure, recruit and retain faculty, and develop research programs, for the purpose of increasing the supply of physicians. 
 
Directs the Secretary to: (1) give first priority to schools accredited to admit students from FY2009-FY2014; (2) provide increased funding to schools that enroll larger classes while maintaining competitive faculty-to-student ratios; and (3) allocate funds to only schools that provide accountability and transparency in expending such funds.
 
Requires: (1) each school to report annually on the specific uses of funds received and on how the grant has benefited the region and the nation; and (2) the Secretary to report annually on the extent to which such grants have increased the supply of physicians, resulted in greater access to health care, enabled the creation of new care models, provided economic regional benefits, and increased the focus on medical students' communications skills.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: Introduced in House
Homebuyer Tax Credit Fairness Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-3779
Sponsor: Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7]
Introduced: 2009-10-08 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Appropriations
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Housing finance and home ownership
Income tax credits
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Military personnel and dependents
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: 
Homebuyer Tax Credit Fairness Act of 2009 - Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to the first-time homebuyer tax credit to: (1) extend such credit to all purchasers of a principal residence (currently, limited to first-time purchasers); (2) increase the maximum amount of such credit to $15,000; (3) repeal the income-based phaseout of such credit; (4) waive recapture provisions of such credit for members of the uniformed services and the Foreign Service of the United States and for employees of the intelligence community on official extended duty service; and (5) extend such credit through November 30, 2010. 
 
Rescinds all unobligated balances of the discretionary appropriations made available by division A of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: Referred to House Appropriations
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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: 2009-10-08
text: Referred to House Ways and Means
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: Introduced in House
Service Members' Homebuyer Tax Credit Extension Act 2009

Bill: 111-hr-3780
Sponsor: Rep. Maffei, Daniel B. [D-NY-25]
Introduced: 2009-10-08 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Housing finance and home ownership
Income tax credits
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Military personnel and dependents
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: 
Service Members' Homebuyer Tax Credit Extension Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit and related provisions through November 30, 2009, for members of the uniformed services, members of the Foreign Service of the United States, and employees of the intelligence community serving on official extended duty outside the United States for at least 180 days in 2009.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: Introduced in House
Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act

Bill: 111-hr-3781
Sponsor: Rep. Markey, Betsy [D-CO-4]
Introduced: 2009-10-08 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Firearms and explosives
Forests, forestry, trees
Government liability
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Outdoor recreation
Solid waste and recycling
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: 
Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act - Amends the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to: (1) authorize a state to pay up to 90% of the costs of acquiring land for, expanding, or constructing a public target range; (2) authorize a state to elect to allocate 10% of a specified amount apportioned to it from the federal aid to wildlife restoration fund for such costs; (3) limit the federal share of such costs under such Act to 90%; and (4) require amounts provided for such costs under such Act to remain available for expenditure and obligation for five fiscal years.
 
Shields the United States from any civil action or claim for money damages for injury to or loss of property, personal injury, or death caused by an activity occurring at a public target range that is funded by the federal government pursuant to such Act or located on federal land, except to the extent provided under the Federal Tort Claims Act with respect to the exercise or performance of a discretionary function.
 
Urges the Chief of the Forest Service and the Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to cooperate with state and local authorities and other entities to carry out waste removal and other activities on any federal land used as a public target range in order to encourage its continued use for target practice or marksmanship training.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife.
action_date: 2009-10-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: Referred to House Judiciary
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2009-10-08
text: Referred to House Natural Resources
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: Introduced in House
Universal Prekindergarten and Early Childhood Education Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-3782
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2009-10-08 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding
Preschool education
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: 
Universal Prekindergarten and Early Childhood Education Act of 2009 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow local educational agencies (LEAs) that receive funds for 21st Century Community Learning Center activities to use them also for educational activities for children four years of age or younger, if the LEA agrees to phase in, where possible, a prekindergarten program taught by teachers with qualifications equivalent or similar to those teaching other grades in the school involved.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-11-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: Introduced in House
SEC Delinquent Judgment Collection Act

Bill: 111-hr-3783
Sponsor: Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-15]
Introduced: 2009-10-08 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Financial services and investments
Lawyers and legal services
Public contracts and procurement
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Summary:
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: 
SEC Delinquent Judgment Collection Act - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to authorize the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to contract for the collection of delinquent claims resulting from judgments or orders it obtains.
 
Extends such authority to the retention of private legal counsel to furnish legal services, including representation in litigation, negotiation, compromise, and settlement.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: Introduced in House
HIRE America Act

Bill: 111-hr-3784
Sponsor: Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-16]
Introduced: 2009-10-08 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Child care and development
Disability and paralysis
Employee benefits and pensions
Employment and training programs
Income tax credits
Temporary and part-time employment
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Wages and earnings
Youth employment and child labor

Summary:
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: 
Helping Invigorate and Revive our Economy Act of 2009 or the HIRE America Act - Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to the work opportunity tax credit to: (1) increase the rate of such credit to 50% for members of a targeted group and allow a credit for 30% of wages paid to individuals who are not members of a targeted group; (2) increase the rate of such credit for part-time workers; (3) increase the dollar limitation on the wages eligible for such credit for disabled veterans and summer youth employees; and (4) make such credit permanent. 
 
Increases the rate of the tax credit for employer-provided child care. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: Introduced in House
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area Boundary Study Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-3785
Sponsor: Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13]
Introduced: 2009-10-08 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Georgia
Government studies and investigations
Lakes and rivers
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: 
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area Boundary Study Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of including approximately 45 miles of the Chattahoochee River and lands along the river corridor from the southern boundary of the Recreation Area south to the junction of Coweta, Heard, and Carroll Counties, Georgia, within the boundary of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area. Requires such study to include an analysis of the feasibility of administering the study area as part of the Recreation Area. 

action_date: 2010-09-16
text: 

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

 
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area Boundary Study Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to study and report to Congress on the suitability and feasibility of including approximately 45 miles of the Chattahoochee River and lands along the river corridor from the southern boundary of the Recreation Area south to the junction of Coweta, Heard, and Carroll Counties, Georgia, within the boundary of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area. Requires such study to include an analysis of the feasibility of administering the study area as part of the Recreation Area. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-09-16
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 342.
action_date: 2010-09-16
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 111-597.
action_date: 2010-09-16
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 111-597.
action_date: 2010-07-22
text: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2010-07-22
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2010-07-22
text: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Discharged.
action_date: 2010-06-10
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2009-10-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-10-08
text: Introduced in House