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TARP Executive Disclosure Act

Bill: 111-hr-3436
Sponsor: Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7]
Introduced: 2009-07-31 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Business ethics
Business records
Corporate finance and management
Financial crises and stabilization
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: 
TARP Executive Disclosure Act - Requires each chief executive officer of any financial institution that receives federal assistance under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA), or other specified federal law, to report to the Secretary of the Treasury specified financial information required under the Ethics in Government Act of 1978. 
 
Treats the Secretary as the designated agency ethics official for purposes of: (1) taking any action under the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 with respect to any person who fails to file such a report, or who files a false report; (2) acting as custodian of, and providing public access, to reports filed under this Act; and (3) reviewing such reports.
 
Authorizes the Secretary, in addition to any other specified action against an individual who fails to comply with this reporting requirement, to terminate and require the repayment of the assistance provided to a financial institution which gave rise to the reporting requirement with respect to any of its senior executive officers.
 
Requires the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to carry out the Secretary's determination with respect to any assistance to the financial institution the Board or the FDIC provided.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-09-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Referred to House Judiciary
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and 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: 2009-07-31
text: Referred to House Financial Services
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Introduced in House
Smart Housing in Disasters Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-3437
Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]
Introduced: 2009-07-31 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Accidents
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Disaster relief and insurance
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Government information and archives
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Natural disasters
Public contracts and procurement
Solid waste and recycling
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: 
Smart Housing in Disasters Act of 2009 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to cover as a major disaster any &quot;catastrophic incident&quot; as defined by the Homeland Security Act, namely any natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster that results in extraordinary levels of casualties or damage or disruption severely affecting the population (including mass evacuations), infrastructure, environment, economy, national morale, or government functions in an area.
 
Amends the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 to direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to develop, as an annex to the National Disaster Housing Strategy, lifecycle plans and tracking procedures for housing units provided to individuals and households affected by an emergency or major disaster that establishes policies for procurement, delivery, installation, maintenance, deactivation, and disposal of the units.
 
Requires the plan to: (1) emphasize the acquisition of housing units that can be recycled and reused for multiple emergencies or major disasters; and (2) include a process for the Administrator to track each housing unit from its date of acquisition through its date of disposal.
 
Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to direct the President to alter any housing unit unsuitable for habitation, before its disposal through sale to a recycler or other purchaser, in a manner that will prevent the unit from being used for habitation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-09-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response.
action_date: 2009-08-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Referred to House Homeland Security
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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: 2009-07-31
text: Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Introduced in House
Access to Insurance for all Americans Act

Bill: 111-hr-3438
Sponsor: Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49]
Introduced: 2009-07-31 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Income tax deductions
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: 
Access to Insurance for all Americans Act - Directs the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to administer a health insurance program for non-federal employees and to apply to such program the provisions governing the federal employee health insurance program to the greatest extent practicable.
 
Requires OPM, for each calendar year, to enter into a contract with one or more carriers to make health benefits plans available to eligible individuals. Allows any individual to enroll in such a plan unless the individual: (1) is enrolled or eligible to enroll for coverage under a public health insurance program (including Medicaid or Medicare) or under the federal employee health insurance program; or (2) is a member of the uniformed services.
 
Allows rates and premiums for such a plan to differ among geographic regions. Makes such premiums tax deductible. 
 
Provides that no government contribution shall be made for any individual enrolled in such a plan. Directs OPM to ensure that covered individuals are in a risk pool separate from that maintained for federal employees.
 

 
Requires the Director of OPM to submit a comprehensive plan to Congress that provides for the orderly implementation of the amendments made by this Act, including a schedule of actions to be taken to provide for that implementation. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Referred to House Ways and Means
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2009-07-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Introduced in House
Close the SILO/LILO Loophole Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-3439
Sponsor: Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5]
Introduced: 2009-07-31 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation
Business investment and capital
Income tax deductions
Lawyers and legal services
Sales and excise taxes
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: 
Close the SILO/LILO Loophole Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) impose a 100% excise tax on any income or benefits received from a SILO (sale-in/lease-out) or LILO (lease-in/lease-out) transaction involving a financial institution and a public entity; and (2) deny a tax deduction for attorney fees or other costs incurred by a party to a SILO or LILO transaction seeking to enforce the terms of such transaction.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow dealers in real estate to use the installment sales method.

Bill: 111-hr-3440
Sponsor: Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-8]
Introduced: 2009-07-31 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Real estate business
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the prohibition against dealers in real property using the installment method for reporting income from an installment sale. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Introduced in House
To provide for automatic enrollment of veterans returning from combat zones into the VA medical system, and for other purposes.

Bill: 111-hr-3441
Sponsor: Rep. Arcuri, Michael A. [D-NY-24]
Introduced: 2009-07-31 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Military operations and strategy
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: 
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to automatically enroll in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical system certain veterans who served on active duty in combat operations during a period of war after the Persian Gulf War or in combat against a hostile force during a period of hostilities after November 11, 1998. Gives such veterans the option of declining enrollment. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2009-09-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to establish discretionary spending caps for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2013.

Bill: 111-hr-3442
Sponsor: Rep. Hodes, Paul W. [D-NH-2]
Introduced: 2009-07-31 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Budget process
Legislative rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: 
Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to extend through FY2013 the spending limits (spending caps) for the discretionary categories in new budget authority and outlays.
 
Repeals provisions terminating Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) enforcement mechanisms under such Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the private activity bond rules to except certain uses of intellectual property from the definition of private business use.

Bill: 111-hr-3443
Sponsor: Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]
Introduced: 2009-07-31 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Government buildings, facilities, and property
Intellectual property
Research and development
Securities
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: 
Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to tax-exempt private activity bond financing to exempt from the definition of &quot;private business use&quot; rights to intellectual property created by scientific research conducted by a governmental unit or tax-exempt organization.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Introduced in House
Pinnacles National Park Act

Bill: 111-hr-3444
Sponsor: Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-17]
Introduced: 2009-07-31 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Birds
California
Endangered and threatened species
Forests, forestry, trees
Historical and cultural resources
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Monuments and memorials
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Watersheds
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: 
Pinnacles National Park Act - Establishes Pinnacles National Park in California to: (1) preserve and interpret for the benefit of future generations the chaparral, grasslands, blue oak woodlands, and majestic valley oak savanna ecosystems of the park's area, the areas's geomorphology, riparian watersheds, unique flora and fauna, and the ancestral and cultural history of native Americans, settlers and explorers; and (2) interpret the recovery program for the California Condor and the international significance of that program. 
 
Abolishes Pinnacles National Monument and includes the lands and interests therein in Pinnacles National Park. 
 
Redesignates the Pinnacles Wilderness as the Hain Wilderness.
 
Designates specified lands comprising approximately 2,905 acres as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Deems such lands as being part of the Hain Wilderness.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-11-17
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2009-08-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow baby formula to be reimbursed under a health flexible spending arrangement if the mother has had a mastectomy and is medically unable to breastfeed.

Bill: 111-hr-3445
Sponsor: Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-20]
Introduced: 2009-07-31 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Child health
Employee benefits and pensions
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Income tax exclusion
Nutrition and diet

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow reimbursement for baby formula under a health flexible spending arrangement (FSA) where the mother has had a mastectomy and is medically unable to breastfeed. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Introduced in House
Clean Low-Emission Authorization Nationwide (CLEAN) Ports Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-3446
Sponsor: Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37]
Introduced: 2009-07-31 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Air quality
Energy efficiency and conservation
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Marine and inland water transportation
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: 
Clean Low-Emission Authorization Nationwide (CLEAN) Ports Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to award competitive grants to seaport governing bodies (including harbor commissions and port authorities) for the acquisition of fuel efficient and low-emission equipment and systems at port facilities, with a preference to seaport governing bodies that can demonstrate a pattern of successful implementation of energy use and pollution reduction activities.
 
Sets aside up to 10% of federal funding to carry out this Act for research and development of fuel efficient port vehicle or vessel technologies that reduce carbon dioxide emissions, increase fuel efficiency in local port fleets, and lead to increased domestic production of fuel efficient or clean vehicles.
 
Sets the federal share of costs for such activities at no more than 90%.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-08-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation.
action_date: 2009-08-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2009-08-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Referred to House Science and Technology
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Science and Technology, 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: 2009-07-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Introduced in House
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Reform Act

Bill: 111-hr-3447
Sponsor: Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37]
Introduced: 2009-07-31 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Government trust funds
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: 
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Reform Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to provide that amounts in the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund shall be available for expenditures, without further appropriation.
 
Requires the Secretary of the Army to submit to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works an annual report on expenditures from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund and the economic benefits of harbor dredging projects. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-08-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Referred to House Ways and Means
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2009-07-31
text: Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Introduced in House
Ensuring Military Readiness Through Stability and Predictability Deployment Policy Act

Bill: 111-hr-3449
Sponsor: Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1]
Introduced: 2009-07-31 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Afghanistan
Asia
Conflicts and wars
Iraq
Middle East
Military operations and strategy
Military personnel and dependents
Military readiness
National Guard and reserves

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: 
Ensuring Military Readiness Through Stability and Predictability Deployment Policy Act - Prohibits any unit of the regular Armed Forces from being deployed for Operations Iraqi Freedom or Enduring Freedom unless the period between the most recent previous deployment and a subsequent deployment is equal to or longer than the period of the most recent previous deployment. Expresses the sense of Congress that the optimal minimum period between such deployments should be equal to or longer than twice the period of the most recent previous deployment.
 
Prohibits any unit of the reserves from being deployed for such Operations unless the period between the most recent previous deployment and a subsequent deployment is at least three times longer than the period of the most recent previous deployment. Expresses the sense of Congress that units of the reserves should not be mobilized continuously for more than one year, and that the optimal minimum period between such deployments should be five years.
 
Provides exceptions from deployment requirements.
 
Authorizes the President or chief of staff of the military department concerned to waive such requirements under certain circumstances.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Introduced in House
Automobile Dealers Fair Competition Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-3450
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2009-07-31 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Bankruptcy
Contracts and agency
Manufacturing
Motor vehicles
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: 
Automobile Dealers Fair Competition Act of 2009 - Makes it unlawful for any new automobile manufacturer to unreasonably discriminate against or deny a franchise to an automobile dealer who applies for the retention of its franchise. Permits an automobile dealer to file an expedited action in a U.S. district court to restore its franchise.
 
Defines: (1) &quot;new automobile manufacturer&quot; as an automobile manufacturing company established in 2009 that is the successor to another automobile manufacturing company and acquires the assets of the predecessor company in an transaction governed by federal bankruptcy law; and (2) &quot;automobile dealer&quot; as any automobile dealer in the United States that, on January 1, 2009, held a franchise granted by an automobile manufacturing company that was the predecessor company to a new automobile manufacturer to sell that company's automobiles, but has not entered into an agreement with the new manufacturer to continue serving as a franchisee.
 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-09-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR  H9264)
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-07-31
text: Introduced in House