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A bill to designate the Department of the Interior Building in Washington, District of Columbia, as the "Stewart Lee Udall Department of the Interior Building".

Bill: 111-s-3248
Sponsor: Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM]
Introduced: 2010-04-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Department of the Interior
District of Columbia
Government buildings, facilities, and property

Summary:
action_date: 2010-04-22
text: 
Designates the Department of the Interior Building located at 1849 C Street, NW, in Washington, DC, as the &quot;Stewart Lee Udall Department of the Interior Building.&quot;

action_date: 2010-05-25
text: 
Designates the United States Department of the Interior Building located at 1849 C Street, NW, in Washington, DC, as the &quot;Stewart Lee Udall Department of the Interior Building.&quot;


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-05-25
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 407.
action_date: 2010-05-25
text: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. Without written report.
action_date: 2010-05-25
text: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. Without written report.
action_date: 2010-05-20
text: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2010-04-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2010-04-22
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2589-2590)
action_date: 2010-04-22
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to limit the liability of a State performing reclamation work under an approved State abandoned mine reclamation plan.

Bill: 111-s-3252
Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2010-04-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Coal
Government liability
Mining
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2010-04-22
text: 
Amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to extend a state's shield from federal liability (except for gross negligence or intentional misconduct) for costs or damages incurred as a result of actions taken or omitted while implementing a state abandoned mine reclamation plan to include a state's own reclamation activities conducted pursuant to an approved plan.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-04-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2010-04-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Custom Fabricated Prosthetic Breast Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3255
Sponsor: Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR]
Introduced: 2010-04-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cancer
Health technology, devices, supplies
Medicare
Surgery and anesthesia
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2010-04-22
text: 
Custom Fabricated Prosthetic Breast Act of 2010 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to extend coverage to custom fabricated breast prostheses after a mastectomy.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-04-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2010-04-22
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to require a study to determine the feasibility of mitigating damages relating to Federal navigation work conducted at Oklahoma Beach in the State of New York.

Bill: 111-s-3256
Sponsor: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2010-04-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Government studies and investigations
Navigation, waterways, harbors
New York State

Summary:
action_date: 2010-04-26
text: 
Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to study the feasibility of implementing measures for the prevention or mitigation of shore damage at Oklahoma Beach in New York state attributable to the federal navigation project to be carried out at Irondequioit Bay. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-04-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2010-04-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Voluntary Protection Program Act

Bill: 111-s-3257
Sponsor: Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY]
Introduced: 2010-04-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Labor
Small business
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2010-04-26
text: 
Voluntary Protection Program Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor to enter into cooperative agreements with employers to: (1) encourage establishment of comprehensive safety and health management systems to protect employees from occupational hazards; and (2) establish a voluntary protection program to encourage excellence and recognize its achievement in both the technical and managerial protection of employees from occupational hazards.
 
Requires the Secretary to take necessary steps for the orderly transition from Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cooperative agreements and voluntary protection programs existing before enactment of this Act to agreements and programs authorized under this Act.
 
Directs the Secretary to establish a program to increase small business participation in the voluntary protection program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-04-28
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2753-2754)
action_date: 2010-04-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2010-04-26
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2643-2644)
action_date: 2010-04-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Antitrust Criminal Penalties Enforcement and Reform Act of 2004 Extension Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3259
Sponsor: Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI]
Introduced: 2010-04-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Competition and antitrust
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Summary:
action_date: 2010-04-26
text: 
Antitrust Criminal Penalties Enforcement and Reform Act of 2004 Extension Act of 2010 - Amends the Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Act of 2004 to make permanent provisions of that Act limiting civil damages in antitrust enforcement actions involving conduct covered by antitrust leniency agreements.
 
Directs the Comptroller General to submit a report to the congressional Judiciary Committees on the effectiveness of the Antitrust Criminal Penalties Enforcement and Reform Act of 2004, both in criminal investigation and enforcement by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and in private civil actions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-04-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2650)
action_date: 2010-04-26
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2649-2650)
action_date: 2010-04-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Federal Response to Eliminate Eating Disorders Act

Bill: 111-s-3260
Sponsor: Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA]
Introduced: 2010-04-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Advisory bodies
Department of Health and Human Services
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Executive agency funding and structure
Government studies and investigations
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Higher education
Medicaid
Medical education
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Nutrition and diet
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2010-04-26
text: 
Federal Response to Eliminate Eating Disorders Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to expand, intensify, and coordinate eating disorder research. Authorizes the Director to award grants for consortia in eating disorder research.
 
Establishes the Interagency Eating Disorders Coordinating Council within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
 
Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to: (1) improve the collection, analysis and reporting of state epidemiological data on eating disorders; (2) study the economic costs of eating disorders; and (3) award grants for programs to prevent eating disorders and obesity and to promote health body image and appropriate eating behaviors.
 
Directs the National Center for Health Statistics and the National Center for Education Statistics to study jointly the impact eating disorders have on educational advancement and achievement.
 
Requires the Director of CDC to study mandatory reporting of body mass index.
 
Requires the Secretary to provide for public service announcements on eating disorders.
 
Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to award grants for training and education programs to provide health professions students or residents with an understanding of, and clinical skills pertinent to identifying and treating, eating disorders.
 
Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to permit funds made available to local education agencies for innovative assistance programs to be used for eating disorder programs.
 
Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to expand coverage for eating disorders.
 
Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, to award grants for patient advocacy to help individuals with eating disorders obtain adequate health care services and insurance coverage.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-04-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2650-2654)
action_date: 2010-04-26
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2650)
action_date: 2010-04-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area Act

Bill: 111-s-3261
Sponsor: Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX]
Introduced: 2010-04-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Historic sites and heritage areas
Texas

Summary:
action_date: 2010-04-27
text: 
Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area Act - Establishes the Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area in Texas. Designates the Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area Corporation as the management entity for the Heritage Area. Requires the Corporation to submit a management plan for the Heritage Area. 
 
Requires the federal cost share of any activity carried out using assistance under this Act to be half of that activity's cost. 
 
Sets forth requirements for the approval or disapproval of the management plan by the Secretary of the Interior. 
 
Specifies this Act's effect on private property protections and water rights with regard to the Heritage Area. Bars anything in this Act from being meant as modifying the Rio Grande Natural Area Act. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-09-29
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held.
action_date: 2010-09-29
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
action_date: 2010-04-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2010-04-27
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2709)
action_date: 2010-04-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investment Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3262
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2010-04-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Infrastructure development
Securities
Solid waste and recycling
State and local finance
Water quality
Water resources funding
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2010-04-27
text: 
 Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investment Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from state volume caps private facility bonds for sewage and water supply facilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-04-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2010-04-27
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to establish a Chief Veterinary Officer in the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.

Bill: 111-s-3263
Sponsor: Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2010-04-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Department of Homeland Security
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Medical research
Research and development
Terrorism
Veterinary medicine and animal diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2010-04-27
text: 
Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) a Chief Veterinary Officer, who shall: (1) head the division of DHS with primary responsibility for veterinary issues, food defense, and agriculture security; and (2) have primary responsibility within DHS for responsibilities relating to veterinary medicine and veterinary public health.
 
Requires that such Officer: (1) be a veterinarian who possesses a demonstrated ability in and knowledge of veterinary public health and emergency preparedness; (2) be appointed by the DHS Secretary; and (3) report directly to the Chief Medical Officer (or to the Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs if the Assistant Secretary is not serving as Chief Medical Officer).
 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-04-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2709-2710)
action_date: 2010-04-27
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2709)
action_date: 2010-04-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Debt Settlement Consumer Protection Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3264
Sponsor: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2010-04-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Civil actions and liability
Consumer credit
Contracts and agency
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Summary:
action_date: 2010-04-27
text: 
Debt Settlement Consumer Protection Act of 2010 - Amends the Consumer Credit Protection Act to prohibit debt settlement providers from providing a debt settlement service or receiving a fee from a consumer without a signed written contract meeting specified requirements. 
 
Prohibits debt settlement providers from engaging in certain acts or practices, including: (1) making loans or offering credit or soliciting or accepting any note, mortgage, or negotiable instrument other than a check signed by the consumer and dated no later than the date of signature; (2) taking a confession of judgment or power of attorney to confess judgment against the consumer or appearing as the consumer or on the consumer's behalf in any judicial or non-judicial proceedings; (3) taking any release or waiver of an obligation to be performed on the part of the debt settlement provider or any right of the consumer; (4) receiving any third-party compensation for providing the consumer with a debt settlement service; or (5) purchasing debts or engaging in debt collection.
 
Permits debt settlement providers to charge enrollment and settlement fees, but no others.
 
Requires a debt settlement provider who receives funds from a consumer to hold them for a consumer settlement account in a properly designated trust account in a federally insured depository institution not affiliated with the provider. 
 
Permits a consumer to cancel a contract with a debt settlement provider at any time, in accordance with specified requirements and procedures.
 
Declares void and unenforceable: (1) a consumer's waiver of any consumer protection or right provided under this Act; and (2) any contract for a debt settlement service that does not comply with this Act.
 
Prohibits a debt settlement provider from engaging in certain advertising, marketing, or other communication practices except in accordance with specified requirements.
 
Authorizes the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to prescribe rules governing advertising and marketing practices, record retention, and provision of accountings to consumers, as well as debt relief service rules.
 
Subjects a debt settlement provider to civil liability (including punitive damages) for noncompliance with this Act.
 
Empowers the FTC to enforce this Act. Authorizes a state to bring a civil action in federal court on behalf of its residents for noncompliance with this Act.
 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-04-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2010-04-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Rural Housing Preservation and Stabilization Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3266
Sponsor: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]
Introduced: 2010-04-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Budget process
Government lending and loan guarantees
Housing and community development funding
Rural conditions and development
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2010-04-27
text: 
Rural Housing Preservation and Stabilization Act of 2010 - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 and the Doug Bereuter Section 502 Single Family Housing Loan Guarantee Act to increase from up to 1% to up to 4.05% the guarantee fee on loans for housing and buildings on adequate farms.
 
Amends the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 2001 to repeal the maximum limit on the loan guarantee fee of 2%.
 
Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to authorize the Secretary to guarantee such loans in aggregate amounts of up to $30 billion for FY2010.
 
Declares that the budgetary effects of this Act, in order to comply with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled &quot;Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation&quot; for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives, provided that such statement has been submitted before the vote on passage.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-04-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2010-04-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Motor Vehicle Safety Integrity Employment Act

Bill: 111-s-3268
Sponsor: Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]
Introduced: 2010-04-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Department of Transportation
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government studies and investigations
Manufacturing
Motor vehicles
Roads and highways
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2010-04-28
text: 
Motor Vehicle Safety Integrity Employment Act - Prohibits National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) employees, during the 36-month period following the employee's termination of employment with NHTSA, from commencing employment with, or otherwise advising, assisting, or representing for compensation a manufacturer or other person subject to federal motor vehicle safety regulation, if such position or activity involves: (1) communicating with NHTSA regarding motor vehicle safety compliance; (2) representing or advising a manufacturer regarding compliance with motor vehicle safety or average fuel economy standards; or (3) assisting a manufacturer in responding to a NHTSA request for information.
 
Prohibits a motor vehicle manufacturer or other person from employing NHTSA employees in any such prohibited capacity during the 36-month period following the employee's termination of employment with NHTSA.
 
Prescribes civil penalties for violations of this Act.
 
Directs the Inspector General of the Department of Transportation (DOT) to study and report to specified congressional committees on DOT policies and procedures regarding: (1) official communication with former motor vehicle safety employees concerning motor vehicle safety compliance matters for which they had responsibility during the last 12 months of their tenure at DOT; and (2) post-employment restrictions on employees who perform transportation safety functions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-04-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2010-04-28
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2759-2760)
action_date: 2010-04-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Safe Teen and Novice Driver Uniform Protection Act of 2010

Bill: 111-s-3269
Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2010-04-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Intergovernmental relations
Licensing and registrations
Motor vehicles
Roads and highways
State and local government operations
Telephone and wireless communication
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2010-04-28
text: 
Safe Teen and Novice Driver Uniform Protection Act of 2010 or the STANDUP Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to award incentive grants to states with graduated driver licensing laws that require novice drivers younger than age 21 to comply with a two-stage licensing process before receiving an unrestricted driver's license.
 
Requires such laws, at a minimum, to include: (1) a learner's permit stage that commences at age 16 or older, lasts at least six months, prohibits driver use of a cellular phone or other communications device in nonemergency situations, prohibits nighttime driving, and remains in effect until commencement of the intermediate stage or the driver attains age 18; (2) an intermediate stage in effect until the driver attains age 18 that commences immediately after expiration of the learner's permit stage, lasts at least six months, prohibits driver use of a cellular phone or other communications device in nonemergency situations, prohibits nighttime driving, prohibits more than one non-familial passenger under age 21 unless there is a licensed driver at least age 21 present in the vehicle; and (3) any other requirement that the Secretary may require.
 
Directs the Secretary to withhold a certain percentage of federal-aid highway funds from states that do not comply with the requirements of this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-04-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2010-04-28
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to include the county of Mohave, in the State of Arizona, as an affected area for purposes of making claims under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act based on exposure to atmospheric nuclear testing.

Bill: 111-s-3270
Sponsor: Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ]
Introduced: 2010-04-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Arizona
Cancer
Government liability
Nuclear weapons
Radiation

Summary:
action_date: 2010-04-28
text: 
Amends the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to include the county of Mohave, Arizona, among affected areas for purposes of payments to individuals with certain medical conditions who were exposed to fallout emitted during the U.S. government's atmospheric nuclear tests.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-04-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2010-04-28
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2760-2761)
action_date: 2010-04-28
text: Introduced in Senate