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Ensuring Safe Facilities and Equipment for American Troops Overseas Act

Bill: 111-s-358
Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2009-01-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Military facilities and property
Military operations and strategy
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-30
text: 
Ensuring Safe Facilities and Equipment for American Troops Overseas Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense, in order to ensure the safe utilization by the Armed Forces of expeditionary facilities, infrastructure, and equipment supporting U.S. military operations overseas, to certify to the congressional defense committees that: (1) generally accepted industry safety standards are incorporated into military regulations establishing requirements for such facilities, infrastructure, and equipment; (2) each contract or task or delivery order for the construction, installation, repair, maintenance, or operation of overseas expeditionary facilities incorporates such industry standards; and (3) such standards apply in all current and future U.S. military operations overseas.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-01-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2009-01-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Hawai'i Capital National Heritage Area Establishment Act

Bill: 111-s-359
Sponsor: Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2009-01-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Hawaii
Historic sites and heritage areas
Historical and cultural resources
Outdoor recreation

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-30
text: 
Hawai'i Capital National Heritage Area Establishment Act - Establishes the Hawai'i Capital National Heritage Area in Hawai'i which shall consist of portions of Honolulu and the Honolulu Ahupua'a. Designates the Hawai'i Capital Cultural Coalition as the local coordinating entity for the Area. Requires the Coalition to prepare and submit a management plan for the Area.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-01-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1125-1127)
action_date: 2009-01-30
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1125)
action_date: 2009-01-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Cap Executive Officer Pay Act of 2009

Bill: 111-s-360
Sponsor: Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO]
Introduced: 2009-01-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Department of the Treasury
Financial crises and stabilization
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-30
text: 
Cap Executive Officer Pay Act of 2009 - Limits the annual compensation of any employee of a financial institution or other entity that receives funds under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) established under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to the amount of compensation paid to the President of the United States. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-01-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2009-01-30
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1127)
action_date: 2009-01-30
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill for the relief of Guy Vang, Genevieve Chong Foung, Caroline Vang, and Meline "Melanie" Vang.

Bill: 111-s-361
Sponsor: Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI]
Introduced: 2009-01-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Private Legislation

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-30
text: Provides for the relief of Guy Vang, Genevieve Chong Foung, Caroline Vang, and Meline "Melanie" Vang.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-01-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2009-01-30
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the collective bargaining rights and procedures for review of adverse actions of certain employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Bill: 111-s-362
Sponsor: Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV]
Introduced: 2009-01-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Department of Veterans Affairs
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Judicial review and appeals
Labor-management relations

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-30
text: 
Repeals specified exceptions to rights of certain Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employees to engage in collective bargaining.
 
Requires a final decision of the VA with respect to the review of an adverse personnel action against a VA employee to be issued not later than 60 days after such action has been appealed. Subjects such decision to judicial review in the appropriate U.S. District Court or, if the decision is made by a labor arbitrator, in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-04-22
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-76.
action_date: 2009-01-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2009-01-30
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1127-1128)
action_date: 2009-01-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Trade CLAIM Act

Bill: 111-s-363
Sponsor: Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME]
Introduced: 2009-02-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Free trade and trade barriers
Government studies and investigations
Jurisdiction and venue
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Specialized courts
Trade agreements and negotiations

Summary:
action_date: 2009-02-02
text: 
Trade Complaint and Litigation Accountability Improvement Measures Act or the Trade CLAIM Act - Amends the federal judicial code to grant the Court of International Trade exclusive jurisdiction of any civil action commenced by a petitioner requesting de novo review of a U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) decision concerning the enforcement of U.S. trade rights.
 
Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to revise requirements concerning the enforcement of U.S. trade rights with respect to presidential authority and the responsibility of the USTR.
 
Permits the USTR to take further action to enforce U.S. rights, based on the USTR's monitoring, when a petitioner considers that the actions of a foreign country in implementing a measure have not been satisfactory.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-02-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2009-02-02
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1276-1277)
action_date: 2009-02-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Agriculture Competition Enhancement Act of 2009

Bill: 111-s-364
Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Introduced: 2009-02-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Competition and antitrust
Corporate finance and management
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Department of Agriculture
Department of Justice
Evidence and witnesses
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Food industry and services
Government studies and investigations
Meat

Summary:
action_date: 2009-02-03
text: 
Agriculture Competition Enhancement Act of 2009 - Establishes in the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice a Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Agricultural Antitrust Matters who shall: (1) be responsible for oversight and coordination of agriculture-related antitrust and related matters; and (2) work in coordination with the Task Force and the Department of Agriculture on all agricultural competition matters.

Establishes under the authority of the Attorney General the Agriculture Competition Task Force to examine problems in agricultural competition.

Amends the Clayton Act to revise the defendant's burden of proof in agribusiness mergers in which the plaintiff is: (1) the federal or state government; or (2) any other plaintiff.

Directs the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to: (1) draft agriculture-specific guidelines to use when reviewing agriculture mergers; and (2) conduct post merger reviews of certain agribusiness mergers five years after approval.

Establishes within the Department of Agriculture the Office of Competition and Fair Practices to be headed by a Special Counsel for Competition Matters who shall: (1) analyze mergers within the food and agricultural sectors; and (2) investigate and prosecute violations of the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921. 

Provides for agribusiness merger review and enforcement by the Department of Agriculture.

Authorizes appropriations for additional staff for the Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration to investigate the competitive implications of structural changes in the meat packing and poultry industries. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-02-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2009-02-03
text: Introduced in Senate
Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Task Force Act of 2009

Bill: 111-s-365
Sponsor: Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL]
Introduced: 2009-02-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Department of Justice
Executive agency funding and structure
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Housing finance and home ownership
Intergovernmental relations
Licensing and registrations

Summary:
action_date: 2009-02-03
text: 
Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Task Force Act of 2009 - Establishes in the Department of Justice (DOJ) a Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Task Force to: (1) establish branches in the 10 states with the highest concentration of mortgage fraud; (2) establish coordinating entities, and solicit the voluntary participation of federal, state, and local law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies, to organize initiatives to address mortgage fraud; (3) train such agencies; (4) collect and disseminate mortgage fraud data; and (5) perform other related functions.
 
Authorizes the Task Force, including its branches, to perform other functions as well, including: (1) initiating federal mortgage fraud investigations and coordinating state and local investigations; (2) establishing a toll-free hotline; and (3) creating a database of mortgage industry license suspensions and revocations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-02-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2009-02-03
text: Introduced in Senate
Social Security and Medicare Improved Burn Injury Treatment Access Act of 2009

Bill: 111-s-366
Sponsor: Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2009-02-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Medicare
Social security and elderly assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2009-02-03
text: 
Social Security and Medicare Improved Burn Injury Treatment Access Act of 2009 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to direct the Commissioner of Social Security to waive the application of the five-month Social Security disability waiting period in cases of individuals with disabling burn injuries.
 
Eliminates the 24-month Medicare disability waiting period in cases of individuals with disabling burn injuries.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-02-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2009-02-03
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1432-1433)
action_date: 2009-02-03
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill for the relief of Perlat Binaj, Almida Binaj, Erina Binaj, and Anxhela Binaj.

Bill: 111-s-367
Sponsor: Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI]
Introduced: 2009-02-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Private Legislation

Summary:
action_date: 2009-02-03
text: Provides for the relief of Perlat Binaj, Almida Binaj, Erina Binaj, and Anxhela Binaj.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-02-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2009-02-03
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill for the relief of Alemseghed Mussie Tesfamical.

Bill: 111-s-368
Sponsor: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2009-02-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Private Legislation

Summary:
action_date: 2009-02-03
text: Provides for the relief of Alemseghed Mussie Tesfamical.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-02-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2009-02-03
text: Introduced in Senate
Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility Safe Closure Act of 2009

Bill: 111-s-370
Sponsor: Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK]
Introduced: 2009-02-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Appropriations
Caribbean area
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Cuba
Executive agency funding and structure
Latin America
Military facilities and property

Summary:
action_date: 2009-02-03
text: 
Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility Safe Closure Act of 2009 - Prohibits federal funds from being used to: (1) transfer any detainee at the Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to any facility in the United States or its territories; (2) construct or enhance any facility in the United States in order to house any such detainee; or (3) house or otherwise incarcerate any such detainee in the United States or its territories.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-07-29
text: Star Print ordered on the bill.
action_date: 2009-02-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2009-02-03
text: Introduced in Senate
Respecting States Rights and Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2009

Bill: 111-s-371
Sponsor: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]
Introduced: 2009-02-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Firearms and explosives
Intergovernmental relations
Licensing and registrations

Summary:
action_date: 2009-02-03
text: 
Respecting States Rights and Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2009 - Amends the federal criminal code to provide for reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms in different states by persons who are not prohibited by federal law from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm and who are: (1) carrying a valid state license or permit for carrying a concealed firearm; or (2) otherwise entitled to carry a concealed firearm in their state of residence. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-02-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2009-02-03
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to include constrictor snakes of the species Python genera as an injurious animal.

Bill: 111-s-373
Sponsor: Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL]
Introduced: 2009-02-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Reptiles
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2009-02-03
text: 
Amends the federal criminal code to add the constrictor snake of the species Python genera to the list of injurious species that are prohibited from being shipped or imported into the United States.

action_date: 2010-05-05
text: 
Amends the federal criminal code to expand the prohibition against the importation or shipment into the United States, or its territories and possessions, of any injurious animals to include any existing or subsequently discovered member of the species Python molurus (including Python bivittatus [also known as Python molurus bivittatus]), Broghammerus reticulatus (also known as Python reticulatus), Python sebae, Python natalensis (also known as Python sebae natalensis), Boa constrictor, Eunectes notaeus, Eunectes deschauenseei, Eunectes murinus, or Eunectes beniensis.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-05-05
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 365.
action_date: 2010-05-05
text: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 111-180. Minority views filed.
action_date: 2010-05-05
text: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 111-180. Minority views filed.
action_date: 2009-12-10
text: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2009-12-03
text: Committee on Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife. Hearings held.
action_date: 2009-02-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1438)
action_date: 2009-02-03
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1438)
action_date: 2009-02-03
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to provide regulatory relief to small and family-owned businesses.

Bill: 111-s-374
Sponsor: Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC]
Introduced: 2009-02-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Consumer affairs
Department of Justice
Government information and archives
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Product safety and quality
Retail and wholesale trades
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2009-02-04
text: 
Amends the Consumer Product Safety Act to allow a secondhand seller to sell, offer for sale, or distribute a product or substance that is not in conformity with a consumer product safety rule relating to lead in children's products or to currently-required labeling for children's products. Defines &quot;secondhand seller&quot; to include: (1) a consignment or thrift shop; (2) an individual who uses the Internet, a yard sale, or other casual means; or (3) a person who sells such a product at an auction to benefit a nonprofit organization.

Delays by six months each required step down in the allowed lead level in children's products. Applies this change as though it had taken effect on August 15, 2008.

Prevents a specified requirement for third-party children's product safety testing from going into effect before August 9, 2009. Applies this change as though it had taken effect on August 15, 2008.

Relieves a manufacturer from the requirement to test or certify a product regarding lead content if the manufacturer has tested and certifies each component of the product.

Prohibits either the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) or any state attorney general from initiating an enforcement proceeding under the Consumer Product Safety Act or the Federal Hazardous Substances Act regarding product certification and labeling and children's products containing lead until 30 days after the issuance of final rules, regulations, or guidance.

Requires the CPSC to waive any civil penalty for a good faith first violation of a prohibition under the Act.

Requires the CPSC to develop, publish, and distribute a guide to assist small enterprises in complying with the requirements of the Consumer Product Safety Act and other Acts enforced by the CPSC.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-02-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2009-02-04
text: Introduced in Senate
Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit Improvement Act of 2009

Bill: 111-s-376
Sponsor: Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]
Introduced: 2009-02-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Financial crises and stabilization
Financial services and investments
Housing finance and home ownership
Income tax rates
Real estate business

Summary:
action_date: 2009-02-04
text: 
Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit Improvement Act of 2009 - Establishes special rules for modification or disposition of a troubled asset (qualified mortgages or foreclosure property) under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) by real estate mortgage investment conduits (REMICs).
 
Declares that: (1) such a modification or disposition shall not be treated as a prohibited transaction under the Internal Revenue Code; (2) an interest in the REMIC shall not fail to be treated as a regular interest solely because of such modification or disposition; and (3) any proceeds resulting from such modification or disposition shall be treated as amounts received under qualified mortgages.
 
Specifies terms of the instruments governing the conduct of servicers or trustees with respect to qualified mortgages which shall terminates a REMIC.
 
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish and implement a home mortgage loan relief program under TARP.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-02-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced:  CR S1544)
action_date: 2009-02-04
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1543-1544)
action_date: 2009-02-04
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to designate the United States courthouse located at 131 East 4th Street in Davenport, Iowa, as the "James A. Leach United States Courthouse".

Bill: 111-s-377
Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Introduced: 2009-02-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
House of Representatives
Iowa
Members of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2009-02-04
text: 
Designates the U.S. courthouse located at 131 East 4th Street in Davenport, Iowa, as the &quot;James A. Leach United States Courthouse.&quot;
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-02-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2009-02-04
text: Introduced in Senate
Money Laundering Control Enhancement Act of 2009

Bill: 111-s-378
Sponsor: Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN]
Introduced: 2009-02-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing
Currency
Government studies and investigations
Organized crime

Summary:
action_date: 2009-02-04
text: 
Money Laundering Control Enhancement Act of 2009 - Amends the federal criminal code relating to laundering of monetary instruments to expand the concept of monetary proceeds to include gross receipts. 

Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to amend its sentencing guidelines to incorporate the amendment made by this Act. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-02-10
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2072-2073)
action_date: 2009-02-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2009-02-04
text: Introduced in Senate