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To clarify the transitional status of certain aliens not provided for in subtitle A of title VII of the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008, and for other purposes.

Bill: 111-hr-4397
Sponsor: Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large]
Introduced: 2009-12-16 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Family relationships
Immigration status and procedures
Northern Mariana Islands
U.S. territories and protectorates
User charges and fees
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2009-12-16
text: 
Amends the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 to admit to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMA) as an immigrant subject to specified conditions an alien who was residing in the CNMA as of May 8, 2008, and who was: (1) born in the CNMA between January 1, 1974, and January 9, 1978; (2) a permanent resident (as defined by the Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Code in effect on May 8, 2008); (3) an immediate relative of a U.S. citizen (as defined by the Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Code in effect on May 8, 2008); or (4) the spouse or child of such an alien.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-03-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
action_date: 2010-01-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife.
action_date: 2009-12-16
text: Referred to House Judiciary
action_date: 2009-12-16
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: 2009-12-16
text: Referred to House Natural Resources
action_date: 2009-12-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-12-16
text: Introduced in House
National Forest Insect and Disease Emergency Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-4398
Sponsor: Rep. Salazar, John T. [D-CO-3]
Introduced: 2009-12-16 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Arizona
California
Colorado
Ecology
Fires
Forests, forestry, trees
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
Oregon
Public contracts and procurement
South Dakota
Utah
Washington State
Watersheds
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Wyoming

Summary:
action_date: 2009-12-16
text: 
National Forest Insect and Disease Emergency Act of 2009 - Designates certain areas of National Forest System land in the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming as insect and disease emergency areas. Allows the designation of an area of System land as an additional insect and disease emergency area if the land: (1) is located in an affected state; and (2) is subject to an insect and disease infestation emergency. Excludes certain lands from inclusion in an insect and disease emergency area. 
 
 Sets forth requirements for the duration of insect and disease emergency areas designated under this Act. 
 
Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture (the Secretary), in implementing the emergency forest restoration program, to make payments to owners of nonindustrial private forest land to carry out emergency measures in response to an insect and disease infestation emergency under this Act. 
 
Authorizes the: (1) Secretary to offer to enter into any contracts or other agreements with the state of Colorado to perform watershed restoration and protection services on System land in the state when similar and complementary restoration and protection services are being carried out on adjacent state or private land; and (2) Secretary of the Interior to carry out such activities on public land located in Colorado. 
 
 Extends permanently the authority under which the Forest Service may enter into such contracts with private persons and entities to perform services to achieve land management goals for the national forests that meet local and rural communities' needs. Bars the Forest Service from obligating funds to cover the costs of canceling Forest Service multiyear stewardship end result contracts until the date on which they are canceled. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-06-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
action_date: 2010-01-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2009-12-16
text: Referred to House Natural Resources
action_date: 2009-12-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2009-12-16
text: Referred to House Agriculture
action_date: 2009-12-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-12-16
text: Introduced in House
Nonprofit Mortgage Licensing Clarification Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-4400
Sponsor: Rep. Shuler, Heath [D-NC-11]
Introduced: 2009-12-16 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Housing finance and home ownership
Housing for the elderly and disabled
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Licensing and registrations
Low- and moderate-income housing
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2009-12-16
text: 
Nonprofit Mortgage Licensing Clarification Act of 2009 - Amends the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 to permit a state to exempt from certain registration or licensing requirements any charitable organization exempt from federal tax (including their employees and agents acting as loan originators), if the organization: (1) executes loan originations in order to promote or facilitate homeownership for certain low-income, disabled, or other disadvantaged persons or families; (2) offers loans at interest rates lower than the bank prime loan rate, or that are no-interest loans or loans with interest rates significantly below those for loans to purchase generally available single-family housing; and (3) does not otherwise engage in the business of a loan originator or mortgage broker.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-12-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2009-12-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-12-16
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Act of August 9, 1955, to modify a provision relating to leases involving certain Indian tribes.

Bill: 111-hr-4401
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]
Introduced: 2009-12-16 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Indian lands and resources rights
Washington State

Summary:
action_date: 2009-12-16
text: 
Permits land held in trust for the Kalispel Tribe of Indians to be leased for a term of greater than 25 years.
 
Includes the Puyallup Tribe, the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, or the Kalispel Tribe of Indians among those tribes and tribal organizations permitted to lease restricted lands under specified conditions without the Secretary of the Interior's approval.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-12-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2009-12-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-12-16
text: Introduced in House
Access to Nutritious Meals for Young Children Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-4402
Sponsor: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-21]
Introduced: 2009-12-16 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Adult day care
Child care and development
Education of the disadvantaged
Food assistance and relief
Nutrition and diet
Poverty and welfare assistance
Preschool education

Summary:
action_date: 2009-12-16
text: 
Access to Nutritious Meals for Young Children Act of 2009 - Amends the the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to increase reimbursement rates for free, reduced price, and paid meals and snacks served under the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) at nonresidential child care centers and family or group day care homes.
 
Allows such providers to be reimbursed for the service of three meals and a snack. (Currently, reimbursement is provided for two meals and a snack.)
 
Lowers the percentage of children or school children in an area that must be eligible for free or reduced price meals under the school lunch or breakfast programs to make family or group day care homes in the area eligible for higher CACFP reimbursement rates as tier I homes. 
 
Increases the maximum monthly administrative payment per home provided to sponsors of family or group day care homes.
 
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to improve the ability of the CACFP to reach low-income families by streamlining program and paperwork requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-02-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
action_date: 2009-12-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2009-12-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-12-16
text: Introduced in House
Securing Patriots Access to Convenient and Economic Air Travel Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-4403
Sponsor: Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1]
Introduced: 2009-12-16 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Military personnel and dependents
Transportation costs
Travel and tourism

Summary:
action_date: 2009-12-16
text: 
Securing Patriots Access to Convenient and Economic Air Travel Act of 2009 or SPACE-A Travel Act of 2009 - Requires transportation on Department of Defense (DOD) aircraft, on a space-available basis and on the same basis as a spouse of a retired member of the Armed Forces, for: (1) the unremarried surviving spouse of a retired member; (2) the unremarried surviving spouse of a former member who is entitled to dependency and indemnity compensation; and (3) any dependents accompanied by such surviving spouses.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-01-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
action_date: 2009-12-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2009-12-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-12-16
text: Introduced in House
Minority Diabetes Initiative Act

Bill: 111-hr-4404
Sponsor: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-35]
Introduced: 2009-12-16 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Digestive and metabolic diseases
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Hearing, speech, and vision care
Minority health

Summary:
action_date: 2009-12-16
text: 
Minority Diabetes Initiative Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make grants to public and nonprofit private health care providers to provide treatment for diabetes in minority communities. Requires the Secretary to ensure that such grants cover a variety of diabetes-related health care services, including routine care for diabetic patients, public education on diabetes prevention and control, eye care, foot care, and treatment for kidney disease and other complications of diabetes. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-12-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2009-12-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2009-12-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-12-16
text: Introduced in House
Jubilee Act for Responsible Lending and Expanded Debt Cancellation of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-4405
Sponsor: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-35]
Introduced: 2009-12-16 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Border security and unlawful immigration
Defense spending
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Economic development
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Environmental health
Foreign aid and international relief
Foreign loans and debt
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government studies and investigations
Human rights
Human trafficking
International organizations and cooperation
Multilateral development programs
Poverty and welfare assistance
Public participation and lobbying
Rule of law and government transparency
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2009-12-16
text: 
Jubilee Act for Responsible Lending and Expanded Debt Cancellation of 2009 - Amends the International Financial Institutions Act to direct the Secretary of the Treasury, within the Paris Club of Official Creditors, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and other defined international financial institutions, to: (1) provide for debt cancellation of eligible low-income countries to such institutions and to the United States; (2) ensure that the provision of debt cancellation to such countries is not followed by a reduction in the provision of any other development assistance; and (3) encourage such countries' governments to allocate at least 20% of their national budgets towards poverty-alleviation programs. 
 
Directs the Secretary to begin efforts to: (1) promote greater transparency within such institutions; (2) establish a responsible lending framework; and (3) ensure that debt cancellation to eligible low-income governments is subject only to specified conditions. 
 
Directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to: (1) audit the debt portfolios of previous governments in countries such as South Africa and the Democratic Republic of Congo where there is significant evidence that onerous or illegal loans were made to the government; and (2) report to Congress.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-12-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2009-12-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-12-16
text: Introduced in House
To render nationals of Israel eligible to enter the United States as nonimmigrant traders and investors.

Bill: 111-hr-4406
Sponsor: Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9]
Introduced: 2009-12-16 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Immigration status and procedures
Israel
Middle East
U.S. and foreign investments
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2009-12-16
text: 
Makes Israeli nationals eligible to enter the United States as nonimmigrant traders and investors as provided for under the Immigration and Nationality Act if Israel extends reciprocal nonimmigrant treatment to U.S. nationals.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-03-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
action_date: 2009-12-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2009-12-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-12-16
text: Introduced in House
Within Our Means Budget (WOMB) Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-4408
Sponsor: Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1]
Introduced: 2009-12-19 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Appropriations
Budget deficits and national debt
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Housing and community development funding
Inflation and prices

Summary:
action_date: 2009-12-19
text: 
Within Our Means Budget (WOMB) Act of 2009 - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to eliminate sequential and cumulative adjustments for inflation from Congressional Budget Office (CBO) baseline projections for discretionary appropriations with respect to: (1) expiring housing contracts and social insurance administrative expenses; (2) offset pay absorption and pay annualization; (3) inflation; and (4) any accounting for changes required by law in the level of agency payments for personnel benefits other than pay.
 
Exempts from the requirement that budgetary resources (other than unobligated balances) be at the level available in the current year any resources designated as an emergency requirement or provided in supplemental appropriations laws.
 
Prohibits adjustments for inflation or or any other factor.
 
Amends the Act to extend indefinitely the formula used to calculate the baseline.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-12-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
action_date: 2009-12-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-12-19
text: Introduced in House
Community-Based Residency Training Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-4409
Sponsor: Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29]
Introduced: 2009-12-19 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Education programs funding
Health programs administration and funding
Home and outpatient care
Medical education
Minority health

Summary:
action_date: 2009-12-19
text: 
Community-Based Residency Training Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a program for the training of medical residents in community-based settings. Requires the Secretary to make grants to, or enter into contracts with, eligible entities (i.e., entities designated as eligible to receive payment for the direct costs of medical education under provisions of the Social Security Act pertaining to payment to nonhospital providers) to: (1) plan and develop a new primary care residency training program; and (2) operate or participate in an established primary care residency training program.
 
Directs the Secretary to give preference to entities that: (1) support teaching programs that address the health care needs of vulnerable populations; (2) are a federally qualified health center or a rural health clinic; or (3) have a demonstrated record of training a high or significantly improved percentage of health professionals who provide primary care, individuals who are from disadvantaged backgrounds, or individuals who practice in settings having the principal focus of serving underserved areas or populations experiencing health disparities.
 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-12-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2009-12-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2009-12-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-12-19
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 31, United States Code, to require that a vacancy in the position of Comptroller General be filled only by an individual who is a licensed certified public accountant and who meets other qualification requirements.

Bill: 111-hr-4410
Sponsor: Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7]
Introduced: 2009-12-19 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Congressional agencies
Federal officials
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Licensing and registrations

Summary:
action_date: 2009-12-19
text: 
Requires that a vacancy in the position of Comptroller General be filled only by an individual who: (1) is licensed or certified as a certified public accountant in a state, the District of Columbia, or a U.S. territory; (2) has significant management experience, including experience in government service; (3) has significant government auditing and accounting experience; (4) has a post-graduate degree; (5) has a professional accreditation issued by a professional association; and (6) has such other qualifications as the commission established to recommend individuals to the President for appointment to vacancies in the office of Comptroller General or Deputy Comptroller General may establish.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-12-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2009-12-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-12-19
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent accelerated depreciation of natural gas distribution property and to clarify to which property such treatment applies.

Bill: 111-hr-4411
Sponsor: Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6]
Introduced: 2009-12-19 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Income tax deductions
Oil and gas
Pipelines

Summary:
action_date: 2009-12-19
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax deduction for accelerated depreciation, to rename natural gas distribution lines as natural gas distribution facilities and make permanent the classification of such facilities as 15-year property for depreciation purposes. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-12-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2009-12-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-12-19
text: Introduced in House
Wall Street Bonus Tax Act

Bill: 111-hr-4412
Sponsor: Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large]
Introduced: 2009-12-19 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Corporate finance and management
Financial crises and stabilization
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government trust funds
Sales and excise taxes
Small business
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2009-12-19
text: 
Wall Street Bonus Tax Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) impose an excise tax on 50% of any bonus exceeding $50,000 paid during 2010 by a recipient of financial assistance under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) to a current or former employee; and (2) establish in the Treasury the Small Business Growth Fund to hold revenues from such tax. 
 
Requires the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish and carry out a program to make loans directly to small business concerns. Makes amounts from such Fund available to carry out such program. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-12-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Finance and Tax.
action_date: 2009-12-19
text: Referred to House Small Business
action_date: 2009-12-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, 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: 2009-12-19
text: Referred to House Ways and Means
action_date: 2009-12-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-12-19
text: Introduced in House
Science Parks Research and Innovative New Technologies Act

Bill: 111-hr-4413
Sponsor: Rep. Giffords, Gabrielle [D-AZ-8]
Introduced: 2010-01-12 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Government lending and loan guarantees
Research administration and funding
Research and development

Summary:
action_date: 2010-01-12
text: 
 Science Parks Research and Innovative New Technologies Act - Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to direct the Secretary of Commerce to award grants for the development of feasibility studies and plans for the construction of new or the expansion, including renovation and modernization, of existing science parks. 
 
Allows the Secretary to guarantee up to 80% of the loan amount for projects for the construction or the expansion, including renovation and modernization, of such infrastructure. 
 
 Directs the Secretary to enter into an agreement with the Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) under which the Board shall: (1) conduct an evaluation of such development under this Act; and (2) review and recommend best practices for the development of U.S. science parks, including metrics for their success.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-01-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation.
action_date: 2010-01-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science and Technology.
action_date: 2010-01-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-01-12
text: Introduced in House