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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny the deduction for direct to consumer advertising expenses for prescription pharmaceuticals and to provide a deduction for fees paid for the participation of children in certain organizations which promote physical activity.

Bill: 111-s-2842
Sponsor: Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK]
Introduced: 2009-12-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Child health
Income tax deductions
Marketing and advertising
Physical fitness and lifestyle
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2009-12-07
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) deny a tax deduction for expenses relating to direct-to-consumer advertising in any media for the sale and use of prescription pharmaceuticals; and (2) allow a tax deduction for fees, up to $500, for the participation of a child who is a dependent of a taxpayer in any organization that promotes or provides for the physical activity of children. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-12-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2009-12-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Terrorist Hoax Improvements Act of 2009

Bill: 111-s-2844
Sponsor: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2009-12-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Military operations and strategy
Military personnel and dependents
Postal service
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2009-12-07
text: 
Terrorist Hoax Improvements Act of 2009 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) extend the prohibition against conveying false information and hoaxes to include false information and hoaxes about any federal crime of terrorism; (2) increase maximum prison terms for hoaxes involving a member of the Armed Forces during war; (3) expand civil liability provisions relating to expenses incurred by emergency personnel in responding to a hoax; and (4) extend the prohibition against mailing threatening communications to include threats against corporations or governmental entities (as well as individuals).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-12-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2009-12-07
text: Introduced in Senate
False Travel Documents Prohibition Act of 2009

Bill: 111-s-2845
Sponsor: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2009-12-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Railroads
Transportation safety and security
Travel and tourism

Summary:
action_date: 2009-12-07
text: 
False Travel Documents Prohibition Act of 2009 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit the production, transfer, possession, and use of false travel documents. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-12-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2009-12-07
text: Introduced in Senate
United States War Bonds Act of 2009

Bill: 111-s-2846
Sponsor: Sen. Nelson, Ben [D-NE]
Introduced: 2009-12-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Afghanistan
Asia
Defense spending
Iraq
Middle East
Military operations and strategy
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2009-12-08
text: 
United States War Bonds Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to issue United States War Bonds to aid in the funding of the operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
 
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-12-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2009-12-08
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12710)
action_date: 2009-12-08
text: Introduced in Senate
Bottled Water Safety and Right to Know Act of 2009

Bill: 111-s-2848
Sponsor: Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2009-12-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Business records
Consumer affairs
Department of Health and Human Services
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Food industry and services
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Government information and archives
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Water quality
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2009-12-08
text: 
Bottled Water Safety and Right to Know Act of 2009 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to identify and establish standards for contaminants in bottled water that are at least as protective as standards established by: (1) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for national primary drinking water; or (2) the World Health Organization, the European Union, or the state of California. Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to states for the enforcement of standards adopted under this Act. 
Transfers all functions of the Secretary relating to inspections and enforcement concerning bottled water to the EPA if the Secretary fails to publish the final regulation concerning such standards within two years. 
Requires the Secretary to: (1) promulgate regulations that require each manufacturer of bottled water to submit reports on its water and display required information on bottle labels; (2) make such reports available to the public; (3) make certain additional information available to the public about the regulation of contaminants in bottled drinking water; (4) publish information regarding violations of bottled water regulations; and (5) establish a grant program to gather information on such violations. 
Prohibits a manufacturer of bottled water from failing to submit an annual report or to display the required information on bottle labels in accordance with this Act. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-12-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2009-12-08
text: Introduced in Senate
Arctic Deep Water Sea Port Act of 2009

Bill: 111-s-2849
Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
Introduced: 2009-12-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Alaska
Arctic Ocean
Arctic and polar regions
Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Marine and inland water transportation
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2009-12-08
text: 
Arctic Deep Water Sea Port Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study of, and report to Congress on, the feasibility and potential of establishing a deep water sea port in the Arctic to protect and advance U.S. strategic interests within the Arctic region.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-12-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2009-12-08
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12711)
action_date: 2009-12-08
text: Introduced in Senate
Chinese Drywall Homeowners Assistance Act

Bill: 111-s-2850
Sponsor: Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA]
Introduced: 2009-12-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Asia
China
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Housing and community development funding
Louisiana
Residential rehabilitation and home repair

Summary:
action_date: 2009-12-08
text: 
Chinese Drywall Homeowners Assistance Act - Permits the use of specified community development block grant (CDBG) funds under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, which have been given to the Road Home Program created by the Louisiana Recovery Authority, to provide any Louisiana resident, whether a participant or nonparticipant in the Road Home Program, with monetary assistance necessary to repair or replace tainted drywall that: (1) was manufactured in the People's Republic of China; (2) was imported into the United States between January 1, 2004, and December 31, 2008; and (3) contains elevated levels of sulphur or strontium.
 
 Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to permit any state or local government receiving such CDBG funds to use them to provide homeowners with monetary assistance to repair or replace such tainted drywall.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-12-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2009-12-08
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to make permanent certain education tax incentives, to modify rules relating to college savings plans, and for other purposes.

Bill: 111-s-2851
Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Introduced: 2009-12-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Computers and information technology
Educational facilities and institutions
Educational technology and distance education
Elementary and secondary education
Employee benefits and pensions
Financial services and investments
Higher education
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Indian social and development programs
Inflation and prices
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Medical education
Minority education
Securities
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2009-12-08
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase and make permanent the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning tax credits; (2) make permanent the tax deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers; (3) make permanent the issuance authority for qualified zone academy bonds and qualified school construction bonds; and (4) make permanent provisions of the qualified tuition program allowing payment of computer technology or equipment. 
 
Repeals the termination date (i.e., December 31, 2010) of the Economic Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act for the education provisions of that Act, including modifications to education individual retirement accounts and qualified tuition programs, employer-provided educational assistance, student loan assistance and forgiveness, arbitrage rebates for government financing of educational facilities, and tax deductions for higher education expenses.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-12-09
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12800-12801)
action_date: 2009-12-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12711-12712)
action_date: 2009-12-08
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12711)
action_date: 2009-12-08
text: Introduced in Senate
Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action Act of 2009

Bill: 111-s-2853
Sponsor: Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND]
Introduced: 2009-12-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Budget deficits and national debt
Budget process
Congressional operations and organization
Legislative rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2009-12-09
text: 
Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action Act of 2009 - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to establish in the legislative branch the Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action to address, and report to the President, the Vice President, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Majority and Minority Leaders of both chambers on, the nation's long-term fiscal imbalances, including federal expenditures and revenues and the current and long-term actuarial financial condition of the federal government.
 
Provides for expedited legislative consideration of Task Force recommendations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-12-10
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12840)
action_date: 2009-12-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
action_date: 2009-12-09
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the credit for new qualified hybrid motor vehicles, and for other purposes.

Bill: 111-s-2854
Sponsor: Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI]
Introduced: 2009-12-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Department of Energy
Energy efficiency and conservation
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Income tax credits
Motor carriers
Motor fuels

Summary:
action_date: 2009-12-09
text: 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase and extend through 2014 the tax credit for new qualified hybrid motor vehicles; (2) allow such credit for certain fuel-efficient heavy trucks and heavy electric vehicles; (3) extend through 2013 tax credits for alternative fuel vehicle refueling property expenditures; (4) expand the definition of refueling property for electric motor vehicles to include panel upgrades, wiring, conduit, trenching, pedestals, and related equipment; and (5) allow a new tax credit, through 2013, for 50% of the cost, up to $3,500, for electric idling reduction devices installed on heavy-duty diesel powered on-highway vehicles. 
 
Directs the Secretary of Energy to publish standards for certifying idling reduction devices.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-12-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2009-12-09
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12807-12808)
action_date: 2009-12-09
text: Introduced in Senate
CREATE Growth and Jobs Act

Bill: 111-s-2855
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2009-12-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Credit and credit markets
Financial crises and stabilization
Government lending and loan guarantees
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2009-12-09
text: 
Credit Retains Employees And Triggers Economic Growth and Jobs Act of 2009 or the CREATE Growth and Jobs Act - Authorizes the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to make a loan of up to $1.5 million for operation, acquisition, or expansion of an eligible small business concern that is fiscally sound and creditworthy but is not able to obtain credit elsewhere.
 
Sets forth maximum loan terms and conditions. Limits the total of such loans in any fiscal year to $10 billion.
 
Makes certain funds under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) available to implement this Act.
 

 

 
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-12-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2009-12-09
text: Introduced in Senate
International Fisheries Agreement Clarification Act

Bill: 111-s-2856
Sponsor: Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME]
Introduced: 2009-12-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Canada
International law and treaties
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries

Summary:
action_date: 2009-12-09
text: 
International Fisheries Agreement Clarification Act - Amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to recognize the United States-Canada Transboundary Resource Sharing Understanding (and other similar fishery management Understandings) as an international agreement under such Act. 
 
 
States that: (1) annual fishing level recommendations for fishery stocks under such Understandings may be exceeded as long as the fishing mortality level allows for progress toward rebuilding affected fish stocks; (2) the 10-year fishery rebuilding requirement shall not apply to stocks covered by such Understandings; and (3) this Act shall apply to fishing years beginning after April 30, 2010.
 

action_date: 2010-05-24
text: 
International Fisheries Agreement Clarification Act - Amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to recognize the United States-Canada Transboundary Resource Sharing Understanding (and other related fishery management Understandings and decisions made under such Understandings) as an international agreement under such Act. 
 
States that: (1) annual fishing level recommendations for fishery stocks in any given year under such Understandings may be exceeded as long as the fishing mortality level allows for progress toward rebuilding affected fish stocks; (2) the 10-year fishery rebuilding requirement shall not apply to stocks covered by such Understandings; and (3) this Act shall apply to fishing years beginning after April 30, 2010.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-05-24
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 402.
action_date: 2010-05-24
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Rockefeller with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 111-194.
action_date: 2010-05-24
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Rockefeller with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 111-194.
action_date: 2009-12-17
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2009-12-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2009-12-09
text: Introduced in Senate
American Clean Technology Manufacturing Leadership Act

Bill: 111-s-2857
Sponsor: Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM]
Introduced: 2009-12-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Income tax credits
Manufacturing

Summary:
action_date: 2009-12-09
text: 
American Clean Technology Manufacturing Leadership Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase to $4.8 billion the limitation on allocations of credits for the advanced energy project investment program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-12-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12808)
action_date: 2009-12-09
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12808)
action_date: 2009-12-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Brittany Wilkinson Mitochondrial Disease Research and Treatment Enhancement Act

Bill: 111-s-2858
Sponsor: Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]
Introduced: 2009-12-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cell biology and embryology
Department of Health and Human Services
Executive agency funding and structure
Genetics
Government information and archives
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Medical research
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2009-12-09
text: 
Brittany Wilkinson Mitochondrial Disease Research and Treatment Enhancement Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the Office of Mitochondrial Disease within the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Requires the Director of the Office to develop, make publicly available, and implement a written plan to facilitate and coordinate research into mitochondrial disease.
 
Authorizes the Director to award grants for: (1) integrated, multi-project research programs related to mitochondrial disease and planning activities associated with such programs; and (2) the establishment of Mitochondrial Disease Centers of Excellence to promote interdisciplinary research and training related to mitochondrial disease.
 
Requires the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to establish: (1) a national registry of medical information collected from patients with mitochondrial disease for research purposes; and (2) a national biodepository of tissues and DNA collected from patients with mitochondrial disease for research purposes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-12-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2009-12-09
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12808-12809)
action_date: 2009-12-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Small Business Trade Representation Act of 2009

Bill: 111-s-2861
Sponsor: Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME]
Introduced: 2009-12-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Free trade and trade barriers
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2009-12-09
text: 
Small Business Trade Representation Act of 2009 - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to establish within the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) the position of Assistant USTR for Small Business to promote the trade interests of small businesses.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-12-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12811)
action_date: 2009-12-09
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12810-12811)
action_date: 2009-12-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Emergency Response Act of 2009

Bill: 111-s-2863
Sponsor: Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR]
Introduced: 2009-12-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health information and medical records
Homeland security
Intergovernmental relations
Natural disasters
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2009-12-10
text: 
Emergency Response Act of 2009 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to redefine &quot;major disaster&quot; as any natural disaster (including pandemics), act of terrorism, or other manmade disaster (under current law, any natural catastrophe) in any part of the United States that, in the determination of the President, causes damage of sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant major disaster assistance to supplement the efforts and resources of states, local governments, and disaster relief organizations.
 
Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to designate a representative to lead a working group with national organizations that represent state, local, and tribal government interests to prepare best practice recommendations for facilitating the flow of public health information to state fusion centers and the greater homeland security community.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-12-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2009-12-10
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12911-12912)
action_date: 2009-12-10
text: Introduced in Senate