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Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-191
Sponsor: Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2]
Introduced: 2009-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Alaska
Arizona
California
Federal appellate courts
Guam
Hawaii
Idaho
Judges
Judicial procedure and administration
Montana
Nevada
Northern Mariana Islands
Oregon
Washington State

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: 
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2009 - Divides the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit into: (1) the Ninth Circuit, composed of California, Guam, Hawaii, and Northern Mariana Islands; and (2) the Twelfth Circuit, composed of Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington.
 
Directs the President to appoint two additional judges for the former Ninth Circuit, three additional judges for the new Ninth Circuit, and two temporary judges for the former Ninth Circuit. 
 
Specifies the locations where new circuits are to hold regular sessions. 
 
Assigns active circuit judges of the former Ninth Circuit to the new circuits. Allows senior circuit judges of the former Ninth Circuit to elect assignment. 
 
Provides for the disposition of cases pending in the former Ninth Circuit before the effective date of this Act as follows: (1) proceedings in matters that have been submitted for decision shall continue without regard to this Act; (2) matters not yet submitted for decision must be transferred to the court to which they would have been submitted under this Act; and (3) proceedings on petitions for rehearing or rehearing en banc in matters submitted or decided shall continue without regard to this Act. 
 
Authorizes the temporary assignment of circuit and district judges of the former Ninth Circuit between the new circuits. Authorizes administrative coordination between any two contiguous new circuits. 
 
Directs that the former Ninth Circuit shall cease to exist for administrative purposes two years after enactment of this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-02-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
Central Idaho National Forest and Public Land Management Act

Bill: 111-hr-192
Sponsor: Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2]
Introduced: 2009-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Forests, forestry, trees
Horticulture and plants
Housing and community development funding
Idaho
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Livestock
Mining
Motor vehicles
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Pedestrians and bicycling
Roads and highways
Rural conditions and development
Water use and supply
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: 
Central Idaho National Forest and Public Land Management Act Act - Requires the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, and the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), to convey specified parcels of federal land to certain counties and cities in central Idaho. 

Requires the Secretary of the Interior to convey, to the state of Idaho a specified parcel or parcels of BLM land, including roads thereon, for a motorized recreation park. 

Designates specified parcels of federal land in central Idaho as wilderness areas to be managed as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (NWPS). 

 Repeals existing law requiring review of portions of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area (SNRA) for possible inclusion in the NWPS. 

Sets forth provisions concerning the management of federal lands in the Challis National Forest, the Sawtooth National Forest, SNRA, and the Challis District of the BLM that are not designated as wilderness areas under this Act or previous laws. 

Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to complete a study for establishing the Big Wood Backcountry Trail system for mechanized and nonmotorized recreation on a portion of the Rip and Tear Trail inside the SNRA. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-02-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
Informed Choice Act

Bill: 111-hr-195
Sponsor: Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6]
Introduced: 2009-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Abortion
Child health
Health care quality
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Insurance industry and regulation
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Sex and reproductive health
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: 
Informed Choice Act - Allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to nonprofit community based pregnancy help medical clinics for the purchase of ultrasound equipment. Requires each grantee to: (1) provide free ultrasound examinations to pregnant women; (2) show the visual image of the fetus from the ultrasound examination to each pregnant woman with a general anatomical and physiological description of the fetus; (3) give each pregnant woman the approximate age of the embryo or fetus; (4) provide information on abortion and alternatives to abortion, such as childbirth and adoption, and information concerning public and private agencies that will assist in those alternatives; and (5) obtain medical malpractice insurance. Limits each grant to the lesser of 50% of the purchase price of the ultrasound machine involved or $20,000. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-01-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
To provide that no Federal funds may be used for the design, renovation, construction, or rental of any headquarters for the United Nations in any location in the United States unless the President transmits to Congress a certification that the United Nations has adopted internationally-recognized best practices in contracting and procurement.

Bill: 111-hr-196
Sponsor: Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6]
Introduced: 2009-01-06 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Appropriations
Congressional oversight
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Public contracts and procurement
United Nations

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: 
Prohibits the use of federal funds for the design, renovation, construction, or rental of any U.N. headquarters in the United States unless the President transmits to Congress a certification that the United Nations has adopted internationally-recognized best practices in contracting and procurement. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-197
Sponsor: Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6]
Introduced: 2009-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Firearms and explosives
Intergovernmental relations
Licensing and registrations

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: 
National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2009 - Amends the federal criminal code to establish a national standard for the carrying of concealed firearms (other than a machinegun or destructive device) by non-residents. Authorizes a person who has a valid permit to carry a concealed firearm in one state and who is not prohibited from carrying a firearm under federal law to carry a concealed firearm in another state in accordance with the restrictions of that state or as specified under this Act. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-02-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
Health Care Tax Deduction Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-198
Sponsor: Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6]
Introduced: 2009-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Income tax deductions
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Health Care Tax Deduction Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individuals a tax deduction from gross income for health insurance premiums and unreimbursed prescription drug expenses paid for the benefit of the taxpayer, the taxpayer's spouse and dependents.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
Simple Savings Tax Relief Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-199
Sponsor: Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6]
Introduced: 2009-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax exclusion
Inflation and prices
Interest, dividends, interest rates

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Simple Savings Tax Relief Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income up to $400 (twice such amount on a joint return) of interest income annually. Provides for an inflation adjustment to such exclusion amount beginning after 2010.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
Deficit Accountability Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-201
Sponsor: Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6]
Introduced: 2009-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Inflation and prices
Members of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: 
Deficit Accountability Act of 2009 - Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to provide that pay for Members of Congress may not be increased by any adjustment scheduled to take effect in a calendar year if the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) determines there was a deficit in the preceding fiscal year.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Referred to House Administration
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
Museum of Ideas Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-202
Sponsor: Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6]
Introduced: 2009-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Archaeology and anthropology
Behavioral sciences
District of Columbia
Economic theory
Historical and cultural resources
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Policy sciences
Research and development

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: 
Museum of Ideas Act of 2009 - Establishes the Museum of Ideas Commission to develop a plan for establishing in Washington, D.C., a museum that presents the history and evolution of human ideas. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-02-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Referred to House Administration
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2009-01-06
text: Referred to House Natural Resources
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
Medicare Fraud Prevention Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-203
Sponsor: Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6]
Introduced: 2009-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Health technology, devices, supplies
Medicare
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: 
Medicare Fraud Prevention Act of 2009 - Amends title XI of the Social Security Act (SSA) to increase civil money penalties, criminal fines, and prison sentences for fraud and abuse under the SSA title XVIII (Medicare) program.
 
Amends SSA title XVIII to increase the amount of the surety bond required for suppliers of durable medical equipment (DME). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-01-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Referred to House Energy and Commerce
action_date: 2009-01-06
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: 2009-01-06
text: Referred to House Ways and Means
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
Northern California Ocean and Coastal Protection Act

Bill: 111-hr-204
Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-1]
Introduced: 2009-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: California
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Oil and gas
Pacific Ocean

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: 
Northern California Ocean and Coastal Protection Act - Prohibits oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in areas of the Outer Continental Shelf located off the coast of Mendocino, Humboldt, and Del Norte Counties in the state of California.

Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to exclude such areas from a mandatory inventory of reserves in the Outer Continental Shelf.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-02-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
Death Tax Repeal Act

Bill: 111-hr-205
Sponsor: Rep. Thornberry, Mac [R-TX-13]
Introduced: 2009-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Transfer and inheritance taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: 
Death Tax Repeal Act - Repeals the federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
State Defense Force Improvement Act

Bill: 111-hr-206
Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]
Introduced: 2009-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Homeland security
Intergovernmental relations
Military facilities and property
Military readiness
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: 
State Defense Force Improvement Act - Recognizes state defense forces as integral military components of the homeland security effort of the United States, while reaffirming that such forces remain entirely state regulated, organized, and equipped, and recognizing that they will be used for homeland security purposes exclusively at the local level under state law.
 
Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to coordinate homeland security efforts with, and provide assistance (including the use of Department of Defense (DOD) property, arms, equipment, and facilities) to, a state defense force, upon request. Leaves participation by a state defense force in a DOD or Department of Homeland Security (DHS) training program to state discretion. Requires a state to reimburse DOD for training assistance costs. Provides that funds available to DOD may not be made available to a state defense force. Makes the state liable for any injuries or damages incurred by a defense force member while engaged in training activities or state active duty.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-01-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities.
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
To amend the National Guard Youth Challenge Program under title 32, United States Code, to exclude nondefense funds made available by other Federal agencies for the Program from the matching requirements of the Program.

Bill: 111-hr-207
Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]
Introduced: 2009-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Defense spending
Department of Defense
Education of the disadvantaged
Elementary and secondary education
Executive agency funding and structure
Intergovernmental relations
National Guard and reserves
National and community service
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: 
Excludes funds provided for the National Guard Youth Challenge Program by federal agencies other than the Department of Defense (DOD) from the matching-funds requirement.
 
 Authorizes appropriations for FY2010 to the Secretary of Defense to carry out the Program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-01-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
National Guardsmen and Reservists Parity for Patriots Act

Bill: 111-hr-208
Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]
Introduced: 2009-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Afghanistan
Asia
Iraq
Middle East
Military operations and strategy
National Guard and reserves
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: 
National Guardsmen and Reservists Parity for Patriots Act - Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 to back-date to September 11, 2001, the period of active duty or performed active service, in support of a contingency operation or in other emergency situations, for which members of Ready Reserve components of the armed forces shall receive credit in determining eligibility for early receipt of non-regular service retired pay.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-01-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
Helping Our Students Communicate Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-209
Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]
Introduced: 2009-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Hearing, speech, and vision care
Higher education
Language arts
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: 
Helping Our Students Communicate Act of 2009 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education to assume or cancel loans made under the Federal Family Education Loan or the Direct Loan programs to individuals who have been employed for five consecutive complete school years as full-time speech-language pathologists: (1) principally at elementary and secondary schools whose enrollment of disadvantaged students exceeds 30%; and (2) have at least a graduate degree in speech-language pathology, or communication sciences and disorders.
 
Caps loan forgiveness at $17,500.
 
Limits the benefits of this Act to new borrowers on or after the date that is 90 days after the date of this Act's enactment. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-03-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study on the acquisition of a parcel of land adjacent to Beaufort National Cemetery, Beaufort, South Carolina.

Bill: 111-hr-210
Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]
Introduced: 2009-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cemeteries and funerals
Government studies and investigations
Land transfers
South Carolina

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: 
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct, and report to Congress on, a study on the acquisition of a specified parcel of land in Beaufort, South Carolina, to be used for expansion of the Beaufort National Cemetery.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-01-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
Calling for 2-1-1 Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-211
Sponsor: Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-14]
Introduced: 2009-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Employment and training programs
Government information and archives
Health care coverage and access
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: 
Calling for 2-1-1 Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award a grant to each state to carry out a program for making available throughout that state the 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services. Requires a participating state to ensure that at least 50% of the resources of the program funded by the grant will be derived from other sources. Requires a state seeking a grant to carry out its activities through a lead entity to be known as a 2-1-1 Collaborative.
 
Requires grant amounts to be used solely to make available to a state 2-1-1 telephone service for community information and referral on human services to all citizens of that state with phone access, including telephone connections between families and individuals seeking services and the service providers.
 
Requires grant recipients to: (1) abide by the Key Standards for 2-1-1 Centers; and (2) collaborate with human service organizations to provide an exhaustive database of services with which to provide information or referral to individuals utilizing the 2-1-1 service.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-09-15
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2009-01-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House