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Indian Tribal Federal Recognition Administrative Procedures Act

Bill: 111-hr-3690
Sponsor: Del. Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS-At Large]
Introduced: 2009-10-01 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Evidence and witnesses
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal-Indian relations
Government information and archives
Indian social and development programs

Summary:
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: 
Indian Tribal Federal Recognition Administrative Procedures Act - Establishes the Commission on Recognition of Indian Tribes. Sets forth procedures for an Indian group to submit letters of intent and a petition to the Commission requesting federal recognition as an Indian tribe (effectively transferring the federal recognition process from the Bureau of Indian Affairs [BIA]to the Commission). 
 
Specifies the requirements of a petition for recognition. 
 
Requires the Commission upon receiving a petition to: (1) send acknowledgment of receipt in writing to the petitioner; and (2) conduct a review to determine whether the petitioner is entitled to be recognized as an Indian tribe. 
 
Authorizes the petitioner or any interested party to file a request for reconsideration with the Commission of a final determination with respect to a petition submitted under this Act. Requires the Commission to review all requests for reconsideration, as specified in this Act. Grants the Commission the authority to review determinations of a Commission panel. 
 
Makes an Indian tribe upon recognition by the Commission: (1) eligible for services and benefits from the federal government that are available to other federally recognized Indian tribes by virtue of their status as Indian tribes with a government-to-government relationship with the United States; (2) have responsibilities, obligations, privileges, and immunities of those Indian tribes; and (3) included on the list of federally recognized tribes under the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994. 
 
Allows the recognition or restoration of Indian tribes by: (1) federal law; (2) the Commission; (3) reorganization under the Indian Reorganization Act or the Alaska Indian Reorganization Act; and (4) any final decision of a U.S. court. 
 
Applies the Indian Reorganization Act to all tribes recognized by the Commission, regardless as to whether they were under federal jurisdiction on June 18, 1934. 
 
Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to Indian groups seeking federal recognition as Indian tribes to enable them to conduct research to substantiate, and prepare documentation necessary for submission of, documented petitions under this Act. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2425)
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: Introduced in House
Seniors and Veterans Economic Stimulus Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-3691
Sponsor: Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5]
Introduced: 2009-10-01 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Appropriations
Disability assistance
Financial crises and stabilization
Poverty and welfare assistance
Railroads
Social security and elderly assistance
Transportation employees
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: 
Seniors and Veterans Economic Stimulus Act of 2009 - Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to extend through the first three months of 2010 the Secretary of the Treasury's authority to make a payment of $250 to each eligible individual age 18 or over who, during the three-month period immediately preceding enactment of such Act (for purposes of payments made for calendar year 2009), or the three-month period beginning with December 2009 (for purposes of payments made for calendar year 2010), was entitled to Social Security benefits, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits, railroad retirement benefits, or veterans disability compensation or pension benefits.
 
Repeals the limitation to one payment only to an individual regardless of whether the individual is entitled to, or eligible for, more than one benefit or cash payment. Entitles such individual to a payment in each of calendar years 2009 and 2010.
 
Rescinds from the unobligated balance of the discretionary appropriations made available by division A of such Act the amount determined by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to be required to offset the increase in spending resulting from this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: Referred to House Appropriations
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Appropriations, 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: 2009-10-01
text: Referred to House Ways and Means
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: Introduced in House
National Forest Roadless Area Conservation Act

Bill: 111-hr-3692
Sponsor: Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1]
Introduced: 2009-10-01 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Forests, forestry, trees
Government information and archives
Land use and conservation
Roads and highways

Summary:
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: 
National Forest Roadless Area Conservation Act - Identifies roadless areas within the National Forest System set forth in specified maps as National Forest Inventoried Roadless Areas, and directs the Secretary of Agriculture to manage such Areas to maintain their roadless character. Authorizes the Forest Service to modify such maps for the sole purpose of improving their accuracy or inclusiveness. Requires any substantial modification of those maps to be made through the national forest management planning process and documented in an environmental impact statement. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-06-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
action_date: 2009-10-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: Referred to House Natural Resources
action_date: 2009-10-01
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: 2009-10-01
text: Referred to House Agriculture
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2427)
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: Introduced in House
Removing Excess Litigation Involving Energy on Federal Lands Act

Bill: 111-hr-3694
Sponsor: Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10]
Introduced: 2009-10-01 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: District of Columbia
Evidence and witnesses
Federal district courts
Judicial procedure and administration
Jurisdiction and venue
Land transfers
Legal fees and court costs
Oil and gas
Public contracts and procurement
Supreme Court

Summary:
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: 
Removing Excess Litigation Involving Energy on Federal Lands Act or the RELIEF Act - Establishes judicial procedures for causes and claims relating to any action or decision by a federal official regarding the leasing of federal lands (including submerged lands) for the exploration, development, production, processing, or transmitting of oil, natural gas, or any other source or form of energy.
 
Grants the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia exclusive jurisdiction to hear all causes and claims that arise from any covered energy project.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy.
action_date: 2009-10-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit recipients of TARP assistance from funding ACORN, and for other purposes.

Bill: 111-hr-3696
Sponsor: Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6]
Introduced: 2009-10-01 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Community life and organization
Financial crises and stabilization
Public contracts and procurement
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: 
Amends the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) to prohibit any entity in receipt of financial assistance under the Trouble Asset Relief Program (TARP) (or any other program enacted by the Secretary under EESA authorities) from providing any direct or indirect assistance to, funding, promoting, or in any way contributing to the activities of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) or an ACORN-related affiliate.
 
Exempts from this prohibition any entity that has repaid all outstanding amounts of TARP or related financial assistance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes.

Bill: 111-hr-3697
Sponsor: Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4]
Introduced: 2009-10-01 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Federal-Indian relations
Indian lands and resources rights

Summary:
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: 
Amends the Act commonly known as the Indian Reorganization Act to apply the Act to all federally recognized Indian tribes, regardless of when any tribe became recognized. (This effectively overrules the Supreme Court's decision in 
Carcieri v. Salazar, 
which held that the Secretary of the Interior could not take land into trust for a specified tribe because that tribe had not been under federal jurisdiction when the Act was enacted.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-11-04
text: Committee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: Introduced in House
Kelsey Smith Law Enforcement Training Grant Program Act

Bill: 111-hr-3698
Sponsor: Rep. Moran, Jerry [R-KS-1]
Introduced: 2009-10-01 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Crimes against children
Emergency communications systems
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: 
Kelsey Smith Law Enforcement Training Grant Program Act - Directs the Attorney General to award two-year grants to state and local law enforcement training centers to provide annual training to state and local law enforcement agencies and officers on communicating with telecommunications carriers in emergency situations, including situations involving missing persons and child abductions. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit any increase in the number of members of the United States Armed Forces serving in Afghanistan.

Bill: 111-hr-3699
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9]
Introduced: 2009-10-01 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Afghanistan
Asia
Congressional oversight
Defense spending
Military operations and strategy
Military personnel and dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: 
Prohibits any funds from being obligated or expended to increase the number of U.S. Armed Forces serving in Afghanistan on the date of enactment of this Act. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: Introduced in House
Health Care Bill of Rights Act

Bill: 111-hr-3700
Sponsor: Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11]
Introduced: 2009-10-01 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Aging
Border security and unlawful immigration
Budget deficits and national debt
Civil actions and liability
Disability and health-based discrimination
Employee benefits and pensions
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Immigrant health and welfare
Medicare
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: 
Health Care Bill of Rights Act or 10 Prescriptions for a Healthy America Act - Prohibits Congress and the President from enacting health reform legislation that: (1) includes government-run health insurance; (2) reduces benefits for seniors under Medicare; (3) increases the federal deficit; (4) imposes new taxes; (5) allows the federal government to ration care: (6) imposes a mandate on individuals to purchase health care coverage or on employers to provide such coverage; or (7) provides taxpayer-funded health insurance to illegal immigrants.
 
Requires Congress and the President to enact health reform legislation on or before December 31, 2009, that: (1) protects individuals with preexisting conditions; (2) reforms medical liability law and curbs abusive litigation; and (3) reduces the overall cost of health care for all. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: Introduced in House
More Books for Africa Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-3701
Sponsor: Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]
Introduced: 2009-10-01 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Adult education and literacy
Africa
Books and print media
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Elementary and secondary education
Foreign aid and international relief
Higher education
Libraries and archives
Public-private cooperation
Religion
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: 
More Books for Africa Act of 2009 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the availability of textbooks and library books is a critical component of the U.S. investment in primary, secondary, higher, and adult community education; and (2) the donation of textbooks and library books is a powerful diplomatic tool. 
 
Directs the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to establish the More Books for Africa Program to facilitate the donation and distribution of not fewer than 3 million text and library books per year to African schools, libraries, and community learning centers in partnership with U.S.-based entities.
 
Provides that: (1) Program books may come only from unrestricted donations from citizens, not-for-profits, educational institutions, libraries, and private companies; (2) the Program shall encourage partnerships with faith-based organizations, community organizations, K-12 educational institutions, and private companies; (3) the Program shall encourage partnerships with African ministries of education; and (4) the Program shall encourage U.S. Ambassadors to African countries to make the establishment of libraries and donations of books to schools on behalf of the United States a priority.
 
Provides for Program monitoring.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: Introduced in House
Stop Marketing Illegal Drugs to Minors Act

Bill: 111-hr-3702
Sponsor: Rep. Boozman, John [R-AR-3]
Introduced: 2009-10-01 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Crimes against children
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Summary:
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: 
 Stop Marketing Illegal Drugs to Minors Act - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to impose increased prison terms on individuals who manufacture, create, distribute, or possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance that is flavored, colored, packaged, or otherwise altered in a way that is designed to appeal to a person under 21 years or age (or who attempt or conspire to do so). Provides for enhanced penalties for repeat offenses involving the marketing of methamphetamine to minors.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2009-10-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: Referred to House Energy and Commerce
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2009-10-01
text: Referred to House Judiciary
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: Introduced in House
White House Conference on Autism Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-3703
Sponsor: Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5]
Introduced: 2009-10-01 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Child health
Government studies and investigations
Health programs administration and funding
Medical research
Neurological disorders

Summary:
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: 
White House Conference on Autism Act of 2009 - Requires the President, by December 31, 2010, to call the White House Conference on Autism (to be convened within 18 months of the selection of a Policy Committee) to make fundamental policy recommendations on ways to combat the autism epidemic in the United States.
 
Sets forth as purposes of the Conference to: (1) galvanize a national effort to find the underlying causes of autism; (2) identify viable solutions and valuable services to help autistic individuals and their families; (3) bring together the best scientific minds to chart a comprehensive research agenda; (4) bring together parents of autistic children and leaders in the fields of education and social services to begin a national dialogue on the challenges faced by these children and their families; (5) highlight emerging and innovative programs that effectively serve the needs of autistic children and adults; and (6) review the effectiveness of existing legislation and programs that provide autism research services and develop recommendations for legislative action for improvements. 
 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H10487-10488)
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: Introduced in House
To authorize a Department of Veterans Affairs major medical facility lease in Atlanta, Georgia.

Bill: 111-hr-3704
Sponsor: Rep. Deal, Nathan [R-GA-9]
Introduced: 2009-10-01 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Georgia
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Health facilities and institutions
Public contracts and procurement
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: 
Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a major medical facility lease for a Specialty Care Clinic in Atlanta, Georgia, in an amount up to $5,172,000.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: Introduced in House
Expand School Meals Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-3705
Sponsor: Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]
Introduced: 2009-10-01 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education of the disadvantaged
Elementary and secondary education
Food assistance and relief
Poverty and welfare assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: 
Expand School Meals Act of 2009 - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to expand eligibility for free meals under the school lunch and breakfast programs to children whose family income falls at or below 185% of the federal poverty guidelines. (This makes children who are currently eligible for reduced price meals eligible for free meals.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-11-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: Introduced in House
FHA Taxpayer Protection Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-3706
Sponsor: Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5]
Introduced: 2009-10-01 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Government trust funds
Housing finance and home ownership
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: 
FHA Taxpayer Protection Act of 2009 - Amends the National Housing Act to increase the downpayment requirement for a Federal Housing Administration (FHA) mortgage loan from 3.5% to 5%.
 
Repeals the current inclusion in the principal amount of an FHA mortgage loan of any initial service charges, appraisal, inspection, and other fees that the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) approves. Prohibits the inclusion of such charges and fees in the principal amount of an FHA mortgage loan.
 
Directs the Comptroller General to study and report to Congress on the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund and the mortgage insurance programs under which the insurance obligations are obligations of such Fund.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: Introduced in House
Armed Forces Tax Relief Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-3707
Sponsor: Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5]
Introduced: 2009-10-01 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Appropriations
Employment taxes
Government trust funds
Income tax exclusion
Military personnel and dependents
Social security and elderly assistance
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: 
Armed Forces Tax Relief Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from employment taxes combat zone compensation of members of the Armed Forces which is excludable from gross income. Appropriates amounts to cover Social Security trust fund deficits resulting from such tax exemption.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-10-01
text: Introduced in House