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Improving Health Care for All Americans Act

Bill: 111-hr-3218
Sponsor: Rep. Shadegg, John B. [R-AZ-3]
Introduced: 2009-07-14 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Income tax credits
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-14
text: 
Improving Health Care for All Americans Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for the amount paid by the taxpayer for qualified health insurance coverage, excluding any employer subsidized coverage, and for medical care. 
 
Amends the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment and governance of individual membership associations (IMAs) to make available health benefits coverage to all members of the IMA. Requires an IMA to be operated under the direction of an association which: (1) has been actively in existence for at least five years; (2) has been formed and maintained in good faith for purposes other than obtaining insurance; and (3) does not condition membership in the association on any health status-related factor relating to an individual.
 
Prohibits an IMA from offering health benefits coverage to a member of an IMA unless the same coverage is offered to all members of the IMA.
 
Sets forth requirements for health benefits coverage offered through an IMA, including that such coverage must be: (1) provided only through contracts with health insurance issuers with no risk assumed by the IMAs; and (2) underwritten by a health insurance issuer that is licensed and in compliance with state law.
 
Supersedes specified state laws related to health benefits coverage made available through an IMA.
 
Gives funds to states for a high-risk pool, a reinsurance pool, or other risk-adjustment mechanism used for the purpose of subsidizing the purchase of health insurance coverage for the high-risk population.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-07-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2009-07-14
text: Referred to House Ways and Means
action_date: 2009-07-14
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: 2009-07-14
text: Referred to House Energy and Commerce
action_date: 2009-07-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-07-14
text: Introduced in House
Medicare Home Oxygen Therapy Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-3220
Sponsor: Rep. Ross, Mike [D-AR-4]
Introduced: 2009-07-15 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Home and outpatient care
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-15
text: 
Medicare Home Oxygen Therapy Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise Medicare coverage and reimbursement requirements for home oxygen therapy services, providing separate coverage of home oxygen therapy services and payment for such services based on a single bundled payment rate.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-07-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2009-07-15
text: Referred to House Ways and Means
action_date: 2009-07-15
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: 2009-07-15
text: Referred to House Energy and Commerce
action_date: 2009-07-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-07-15
text: Introduced in House
AWARE Act

Bill: 111-hr-3222
Sponsor: Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-20]
Introduced: 2009-07-15 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Computer security and identity theft
Education programs funding
Educational technology and distance education
Elementary and secondary education
Government studies and investigations
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Law enforcement administration and funding
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-15
text: 
Adolescent Web Awareness Requires Education Act or the AWARE Act - Directs the Attorney General to award grants to local educational agencies (LEAs), partnerships between states and LEAs, nonprofit organizations, or consortia of elementary and secondary schools that collaborate with such entities to carry out an age-appropriate, research-based Internet safety education program that encourages safe and responsible Internet use. 
 
Requires such program to educate children, parents, and communities about how to prevent or respond to problems or dangers related to the Internet or new media.
 
Directs the Attorney General to: (1) enter into contracts with one or more private companies, government agencies, or nonprofit organizations to complete a study on Internet safety; and (2) provide technical assistance to grant recipients.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-07-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
action_date: 2009-07-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet.
action_date: 2009-07-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2009-07-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-07-15
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the Department of Veterans Affairs contracting goals and preferences for small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans.

Bill: 111-hr-3223
Sponsor: Rep. Buyer, Steve [R-IN-4]
Introduced: 2009-07-15 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Competition and antitrust
Department of Veterans Affairs
Government information and archives
Public contracts and procurement
Small business
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-15
text: 
Requires (under current law, allows) a contracting officer of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) award a contract to a small business concern owned and controlled by veterans using other than competitive procedures (often referred to as a sole source contract) in specified circumstances. 
 
Prohibits using ownership and control by a veteran or veterans of more than one small business as grounds for disqualification from inclusion in an existing database of veteran-owned businesses.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-09-24
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2009-07-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2009-07-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2009-07-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-07-15
text: Introduced in House
Community Gardens Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-3225
Sponsor: Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1]
Introduced: 2009-07-15 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural practices and innovations
Fruit and vegetables
Urban and suburban affairs and development

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-15
text: 
Community Gardens Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants to eligible entities to establish, build, or operate community gardens. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-06-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
action_date: 2010-06-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research.
action_date: 2009-07-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2009-07-15
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1784)
action_date: 2009-07-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-07-15
text: Introduced in House
Czar Accountability and Reform (CZAR) Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-3226
Sponsor: Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1]
Introduced: 2009-07-15 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Appropriations
Congressional oversight
Congressional-executive branch relations
Federal officials
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-15
text: 
Czar Accountability and Reform (CZAR) Act of 2009 - Prohibits appropriated funds from being used to pay salaries or expenses of any task force, council, or similar office established by or at the direction of the President, if the head of such entity: (1) is appointed (on other than an interim basis) without the Senate's advice and consent; (2) is excepted from the competitive service by reason of the confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating character of the position; and (3) performs or delegates functions that would otherwise be performed or delegated by an individual appointed by the President with the Senate's advice and consent.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement.
action_date: 2009-07-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2009-07-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-07-15
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend and expand the charitable deduction for contributions of food inventory.

Bill: 111-hr-3227
Sponsor: Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-12]
Introduced: 2009-07-15 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Food assistance and relief
Income tax deductions
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-15
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) make permanent the tax deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory by certain noncorporate taxpayers; (2) set forth rules for determining the basis and fair market value of contributed food; and (3) limit the reduction of such deduction in 2009 and 2010 to the amount by which the fair market value of the contributed food exceeds twice the basis of such food. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-07-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2009-07-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-07-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-07-09
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1693)
Collinsville Renewable Energy Promotion Act

Bill: 111-hr-3228
Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT-5]
Introduced: 2009-07-15 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Connecticut
Electric power generation and transmission
Licensing and registrations

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-15
text: 
Collinsville Renewable Energy Promotion Act - Directs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to: (1) reinstate the licenses for FERC projects numbered 10822 and 10823, effective as of the date of their termination; and (2) extend the time period during which the licensee must commence project construction to February 23, 2011.
 
Requires FERC to transfer such licenses, without delay or the institution of any proceedings, to the Town of Canton, Connecticut, by 30 days after enactment of this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-07-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
action_date: 2009-07-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2009-07-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-07-15
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to recognize Alexander Creek as a Native village, and for other purposes.

Bill: 111-hr-3229
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2009-07-15 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Alaska
Federal-Indian relations
Government trust funds
Indian claims
Indian lands and resources rights
Land transfers

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-15
text: 
Amends the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) to recognize the village of Alexander Creek, Alaska, as eligible for land and benefits under the Act, notwithstanding specified provisions of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act.
 
Establishes in the Treasury the Alexander Creek account and makes the account's funds available to Alexander Creek Incorporated for purchasing property sold at public sale. Increases the existing CIRI Property Account's balance by the subsurface value of Alexander Creek's selections.
 
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to negotiate for a land exchange to acquire the surface estate in lands not in any conservation system unit from Alaska or the Mantanuska-Susitna Borough to enable Alexander Creek to obtain additional public lands in Alexander Creek's original withdrawal area in Alaska.
 
Requires the subsurface estate to the lands conveyed to Alexander Creek to be conveyed to CIRI. 
 
Deems Alexander Creek, on completion (and acceptance by Alexander Creek) of an appraisal, to have accepted the terms of this Act in lieu of any other land entitlement it could have received as a village under ANCSA. Requires that such acceptance satisfy all claims of Alexander Creek against the United States. 
 
Requires Alexander Creek to notify each Alexander Creek member that the members will cease to receive benefits from CIRI as at-large shareholders and that all future resource payments from the Region will be made to the Village Corporation. Relieves CIRI from liability under any state, federal, or local law for damages related to that payment cessation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-07-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2009-07-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-07-15
text: Introduced in House
To establish within the National Science Foundation the Innovation Inspiration school grant program, and for other purposes.

Bill: 111-hr-3230
Sponsor: Rep. Hodes, Paul W. [D-NH-2]
Introduced: 2009-07-16 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Science and engineering education
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-16
text: 
Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to establish an Innovation Inspiration school grant program to make grants to eligible entities for the promotion of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and for participation in robotics and STEM competitions. 
 
Specifies that the goals of such grant program are to: (1) support eligible entities in non-traditional STEM education teaching methods; (2) support participation by student teams in certain not-for-profit STEM robotics competitions; (3) foster innovation and broaden access to careers in STEM by engaging students in after-school programs; and (4) encourage collaboration between students, engineers, and professional mentors in designing, building, programming, and competing in challenges with sophisticated robots. 
 
Instructs the Director to establish: (1) a communications and outreach program publicizing the grant program; and (2) an evaluation and monitoring program for determining the efficacy of the grant program. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-07-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Science Education.
action_date: 2009-07-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science and Technology.
action_date: 2009-07-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-07-16
text: Introduced in House
Durban Taxpayer Refund Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-3231
Sponsor: Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18]
Introduced: 2009-07-16 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Africa
Appropriations
Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Human rights
International organizations and cooperation
Israel
Middle East
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
South Africa

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-16
text: 
Durban Taxpayer Refund Act of 2009 - Finds that the goals of the 2001 United Nations World Conference Against Racism held in Durban, South Africa, and commonly referred to as the Durban Conference, were undermined by hateful, anti-Jewish rhetoric and anti-Israel political agendas, prompting both Israel and the United States to withdraw their delegations from the Conference.
 
States that it shall be U.S. policy to lead a diplomatic effort to: (1) encourage other countries to not fund any portion of the Durban Review Conference; and (2) explore alternative forums for combating racism and related intolerance.
 
 
Directs the Secretary of State to withhold from the U.S. contribution to the regularly assessed biennial budget of the United Nations an amount equal to the percentage of such contribution that the Secretary determines would be or has been allocated by the United Nations for the Durban Review Conference or its preparatory or follow-on activities.
 
Provides that: (1) until the Secretary makes a specified certification to the appropriate congressional committees the United States shall withhold from its contribution to such budget an amount equal to the percentage of such contribution that the Secretary determines has been allocated by the United Nations for any conference, other multilateral forum, or related preparatory or follow-on activity of any conference or other multilateral forum under U.N. aegis; and (2) withheld appropriations shall revert to the Treasury if no such certification is made within one year after the appropriation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-07-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2009-07-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-07-16
text: Introduced in House
PROFIT Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-3232
Sponsor: Rep. Kilroy, Mary Jo [D-OH-15]
Introduced: 2009-07-16 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Financial crises and stabilization
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-16
text: 
Provide a Return on Financial Investment for the Taxpayer Act of 2009 or the PROFIT Act of 2009 - Amends the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) to require the Secretary of the Treasury to sell through a public auction any warrants associated with EESA assistance each time a financial institution makes a repayment of such assistance.
 
Exempts from such requirement warrants associated with a repayment made by a financial institution that has received less than $250 million of such assistance.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-07-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2009-07-16
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1824)
action_date: 2009-07-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-07-16
text: Introduced in House
Predictable, Equitable, and Transparent (PET) Project Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-3233
Sponsor: Rep. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY-At Large]
Introduced: 2009-07-16 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Appropriations
Budget process
Government information and archives
House of Representatives
Legislative rules and procedure
Members of Congress
Senate

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-16
text: 
Predictable, Equitable, and Transparent (PET) Project Act of 2009 - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to limit to 1/2 of 1% the allocation solely to appropriation earmarks of the amount allocated to the Senate and House appropriations committees for the first fiscal year of a budget resolution. Entitles each Senator to 1/100th of the Senate earmark allocation and each Member of the House to 1/441 of the House earmark allocation.
 

 

 
Makes it out of order in either chamber to consider any measure that would cause the level of total new budget authority or total outlays for appropriation earmarks, as adjusted, set forth in the applicable budget resolution to exceed or breach such limitations.
 
Requires a Member or Senator requesting an appropriation earmark, within five legislative days after making such request, to: (1) submit the amount requested, the project name, and a project description of its subject matter to the appropriate Clerk for posting on the Clerk's website; and (2) insert in the Congressional Record a written statement that includes such information and certifies that neither the Member, Senator, or any family member has any financial interest in the earmark.
 
Requires each Clerk's website to include an up-to-date, comprehensive, and searchable database comprising all such requests for the current fiscal year and the budget year.
 
Makes a conforming amendment to Rule XXI (Restrictions on Certain Bills) of the Rules of the House
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-07-16
text: Referred to House Budget
action_date: 2009-07-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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: 2009-07-16
text: Referred to House Rules
action_date: 2009-07-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-07-16
text: Introduced in House
Community-Based Health Care Retraining Act

Bill: 111-hr-3234
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]
Introduced: 2009-07-16 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Education programs funding
Employment and training programs
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-16
text: 
Community-Based Health Care Retraining Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to require the Secretary of Labor to establish and carry out a health professions training demonstration project that awards matching grants to eligible entities to train certain unemployed workers for employment as health care professionals in communities: (1) with a significant percentage decline in rates of employment and a health care professional shortage; or (2) that are underserved by the health care structure.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
action_date: 2009-07-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2009-07-16
text: Referred to House Energy and Commerce
action_date: 2009-07-16
text: Referred to House Education and Labor
action_date: 2009-07-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2009-07-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-07-16
text: Introduced in House
American Commercial Ethanol Fairness Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-3235
Sponsor: Rep. Schauer, Mark H. [D-MI-7]
Introduced: 2009-07-16 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Income tax credits
Manufacturing

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-16
text: 
American Commercial Ethanol Fairness Act of 2009- Amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the tax credit for alcohol used as fuel to include ethanol used in tetra ethyl ortho silicate (TEOS) production. Allows taxpayers a credit for 45 cents per gallon of alcohol which is ethanol used in the production of TEOS. Requires that the TEOS be manufactured in the United States and sold in a trade or business of the taxpayer. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-07-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2009-07-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-07-16
text: Introduced in House