bill_id,congress,bill_type,bill_number,title,policy_area,introduced_date,latest_action_date,latest_action_text,origin_chamber,sponsor_name,sponsor_state,sponsor_party,sponsor_bioguide_id,cosponsor_count,summary_text,update_date,url
111-hjres-106,111,hjres,106,Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the use of foreign law as authority in Federal courts.,Law,2010-12-22,2010-12-22,Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.,House,"Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7]",TX,R,C001048,0,"Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits U.S. courts, including the Supreme Court, from basing opinions or rulings on international laws, treaties, or religious laws. Makes any action of a court in violation of such prohibition null and void.",2023-01-11T13:21:15Z,
111-hjres-107,111,hjres,107,"Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the effect of treaties, Executive orders, and agreements with other nations or groups of nations.",Law,2010-12-22,2010-12-22,Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.,House,"Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7]",TX,R,C001048,0,"Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits any treaty, executive order, or any agreement with any nation or group of nations or any of the provisions of such agreements, from being construed to diminish any of the rights or privileges guaranteed to U.S. citizens under the Constitution and federal law.",2023-01-11T13:21:15Z,
111-hr-6570,111,hr,6570,Respect for Rights of Conscience Act of 2010,Health,2010-12-22,2010-12-22,Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.,House,"Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1]",NE,R,F000449,0,"Respect for Rights of Conscience Act of 2010 - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to permit a health plan to decline coverage of specific items and services that are contrary to the religious beliefs of the sponsor, issuer, or other entity offering the plan or the purchaser or beneficiary (in the case of individual coverage) without penalty.  Declares that such plans are still considered to: (1) be providing the essential health benefits package or preventive health services, (2) be a qualified health plan, and (3) have fulfilled other requirements under PPACA.  Declares that nothing in PPACA shall be construed to authorize a health plan to require a provider to provide, participate in, or refer for a specific item or service contrary to the provider's religious beliefs or moral convictions. Prohibits a health plan from being considered to have failed to provide timely or other access to items or services or to fulfill any other requirement under PPACA because it has respected the rights of conscience of such a provider.  Prohibits an American Health Benefit Exchange or other official or entity acting in a governmental capacity in the course of implementing PPACA from discriminating against a health plan, plan sponsor, health care provider, or other person because of an unwillingness to provide coverage of, participate in, or refer for, specific items or services.  Creates a private cause of action for the protection of individual rights created under this Act. Authorizes any person or entity to assert a violation of this Act as a claim or defense in a judicial proceeding.  Designates the Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to receive and investigate complaints of discrimination based on this Act.  Makes this Act effective as if it were included in PPACA.",2023-01-11T13:21:11Z,
111-hres-1783,111,hres,1783,Making a technical correction to a cross-reference in the final regulations issued by the Office of Compliance to implement the Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 that apply to the House of Representatives and employees of the House of Representatives.,Congress,2010-12-22,2010-12-22,Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.,House,"Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1]",PA,D,B001227,0,"(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Makes a technical correction to delete a specified cross-reference in H.Res. 1757 (approving certain regulations issued by the Office of Compliance on March 21, 2008, applying certain veteran preference requirements of the Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 to the House of Representatives and House employees).",2023-01-11T13:21:09Z,
111-hres-1784,111,hres,1784,Appointing a committee to inform the President.,Congress,2010-12-22,2010-12-22,Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.,House,"Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7]",WA,D,M000404,0,(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Provides for appointment of a committee of two Members of the House of Representatives to inform the President that the House has completed its business of the session and is ready to adjourn.,2023-01-11T13:21:09Z,
111-s-4052,111,s,4052,A bill to require the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to fully insure Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts.,Finance and Financial Sector,2010-12-22,2010-12-22,"Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.",Senate,"Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]",OR,D,M001176,3,"Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, as amended by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to treat as a noninterest-bearing transaction account fully insurable by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) any Interest on Lawyers Trust Account (or functionally equivalent account) established by an attorney or law firm on behalf of a client.",2023-01-11T13:21:06Z,
111-s-4053,111,s,4053,SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2010,Commerce,2010-12-22,2010-12-22,Held at the desk.,Senate,"Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA]",LA,D,L000550,1,"SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2010 - Title I: Reauthorization of the SBIR and STTR Programs - (Sec. 101) Amends the Small Business Act (the Act) to reauthorize through FY2018 the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs of the Small Business Administration (SBA). (Sec. 102) Directs the SBA to maintain an Office of Technology to carry out oversight, reporting, and public database responsibilities as assigned by the SBA Administrator. (Sec. 103) Increases by 0.1% per year, from FY2011-FY2021, the percentage of participating federal agencies' extramural research budget to be set aside for SBIR program activities. Requires the Department of Defense (DOD) and Department of Energy (DOE) to use the increased amounts for activities in their departments that further the readiness levels of technologies developed under Phase II SBIR awards. (Sec. 104) Increases the set-aside allocation under the STTR from 0.3% to 0.6% by increasing such percentage by 0.1% every two years from FY2012-FY2016. (Sec. 105) Increases, for both the SBIR and STTR programs, the individual small business award levels from: (1) $100,000 to $150,000, for participation at the Phase I level; and (2) $750,000 to $1 million, for participation at the Phase II level. Changes from every five years to annually the required SBA inflation adjustment of such awards. Prohibits an agency from issuing an SBIR or STTR award if the award size exceeds established guidelines by more than 50%, and requires participating agencies to maintain specified information on awards exceeding such guidelines. (Sec. 106) Allows a small business that receives an: (1) SBIR award from one agency to receive an award for a subsequent phase from another agency, as long as the head of each agency determines that the topics of the relevant awards are the same; and (2) award under either the SBIR or STTR program to receive an award for a subsequent phase under either program. (Sec. 107) Requires federal agencies to conduct solicitations of Phase II SBIR and STTR proposals without any invitation, pre-screening, pre-selection, or down-selection process between the first and second phases. (Sec. 108) Authorizes the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Secretary of Energy, and the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF), 30 days after notifying the Administrator and the congressional small business committees, to award through competitive, merit-based procedures up to 25% of their respective SBIR funds to small businesses majority-owned by multiple venture capital companies. Permits other federal agencies to award up to 15% of their SBIR funds to such small businesses. Directs the Administrator to establish requirements relating to the affiliation of small businesses with venture capital companies for such purposes, and requires such small businesses to register with the SBA. Provides for federal agency compliance with such percentage limits. Directs the Administrator to post on the SBA website information on SBIR and STTR program affiliation rules. (Sec. 109) Requires federal agencies and federal prime contractors, to the greatest extent practicable, to issue Phase III awards relating to technology, including sole source awards, to the SBIR and STTR award recipients that developed the technology. (Sec. 110) Authorizes the head of each participating federal agency to issue SBIR and STTR awards to small businesses that have entered, or intend to enter, into a collaborative research and development (R&D) agreement with a federal laboratory or federally funded research and development center. Prohibits a federal agency from: (1) conditioning an award upon entering into such an agreement; (2) approving an agreement if the small business performs a lesser portion of the R&D activities than required by the Act and by SBIR and STTR Policy Directives; or (3) approving an agreement that violates any SBA provision or such Directives. Requires the Administrator to modify such Directives to ensure that small businesses may use the resources of federal laboratories or federally funded research and development centers without entering into such agreements. (Sec. 111) Requires any federal agency involved in a judicial or administrative case or controversy concerning the SBIR or STTR program to provide timely notice thereof to the Administrator. (Sec. 112) Allows a small business that receives a Phase II SBIR or STTR award to receive an additional Phase II SBIR or STTR award for that project. Title II: Outreach and Commercialization Initiatives - (Sec. 201) Reauthorizes through FY2014 the Federal and State Technology Partnership (FAST) program (a program of grants and cooperative agreements for strengthening the technological competitiveness of small businesses participating or desiring to participate in SBIR or STTR programs). Provides reduced matching funds requirements for FAST recipients in low-income and rural areas, recipients in one of the states receiving the fewest SBIR Phase I awards, and recipients in rural areas which are also in one of states receiving the fewest number of awards. Limits such grants and cooperative agreements to five years. Requires an annual report during such period from the Administrator to the small business committees on awards made and agreements entered into. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 202) Directs the Administrator to establish a SBIR-STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) workforce development grant pilot program to encourage the business community to provide workforce development opportunities for college students in such fields by providing an SBIR grant to be used for internships. Requires the Administrator to report to Congress on pilot program results. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 203) Increases the discretionary technical assistance that SBIR and STTR agencies can provide to awardees (by contracting out) from $4,000 to $5,000 for Phase I awards, and from $4,000 to $5,000 per year for Phase II awards. Allows awardees to use such amounts to select their own technical assistance contractor in lieu of the vendor selected by the agency. (Sec. 204) Makes permanent DOD's Commercialization Pilot Program (CPP), and extends such program to the STTR program. (Currently, the Commercialization Pilot Program is only authorized to be utilized under the SBIR program.) Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to establish goals for transitioning Phase III technologies in subcontracting plans for contracts of $100 million or more. Requires the Secretary to: (1) set a goal of increasing the number of Phase II SBIR and STTR contracts that lead to technology transition into DOD programs of record or fielded systems; (2) use incentives to encourage DOD agency program managers and prime contractors to meet such goal; and (3) include within annual congressional reporting requirements information on the status of projects funded through the CPP. (Sec. 205) Authorizes the head of each federal agency other than DOD to allocate up to 10% of SBIR and STTR funds for further technology development, testing, and evaluation of SBIR and STTR Phase II technologies. Prohibits a federal agency from establishing a pilot program for such purposes until 90 days after submitting to the Administrator a compelling reason that additional investment in SBIR or STTR technology is necessary. Allows qualifying agencies to make an award for such a pilot program of up to three times the amount generally established for Phase II awards. Requires any applicant receiving an award under such a pilot program to register with the SBA in a publicly-available registry. Terminates at the end of FY2014 the authority to establish such a pilot program. (Sec. 206) Establishes an advisory board at the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to conduct periodic SBIR program evaluations in order to improve program management through data-driven assessment. Requires the director of the NIH SBIR program to address gaps and deficiencies in data collection identified in a NAS report assessing the NIH's SBIR program. Authorizes such director to initiate a pilot program to spur innovation and test new strategies that may enhance the development of cures and therapies. Requires such director to report annually to Congress and the advisory board on NIH SBIR activities. Requires such director, to the greatest extent practicable, to reduce to 90 days the period between Phase I and II funding of grants under the NIH SBIR program. Terminates the requirements of this section five years after the enactment of this Act. (Sec. 207) Directs the head of each federal agency participating in an SBIR or STTR program to develop performance measures relating to commercializing research or research and development activities for SBIR or STTR participants that have been awarded multiple Phase I awards but have not been awarded Phase II awards. (Sec. 208) Further defines "Phase III" for purposes of the SBIR and STTR programs, including what will qualify as "commercialization" under such phase. (Sec. 209) Requires final decisions on SBIR or STTR program proposals or applications within 90 days after the close of solicitations, or within 180 days thereafter if extended by the Administrator. Allows the NIH Director to make an award under an NIH SBIR or STTR program if the application for the award has undergone technical and scientific peer review under requirements of the Public Health Service Act. Title III: Oversight and Evaluation - (Sec. 301) Directs the SBA, in currently-required annual reports concerning SBIR and STTR programs, to include information on: (1) proposals received from small businesses with venture capital investment; (2) efforts to increase outreach to small businesses owned and controlled by women and socially or economically disadvantaged individuals; (3) implementation and compliance with requirements concerning the allocation of funding to small businesses owned and controlled by multiple venture capital companies; and (4) appeals of Phase III awards, as well as notices of noncompliance with SBIR and STTR Policy Directives. Directs the SBA to coordinate the implementation of electronic databases at participating federal agencies. (Sec. 302) Requires agencies with an SBIR or STTR program to annually collect information similar to that outlined above for program assessment purposes. (Sec. 304) Requires specified information to be included in public and government databases maintained by the SBA concerning SBIR and STTR awardees. (Sec. 306) Directs the Comptroller General (CG), in each of the four years following the enactment of this Act, to: (1) conduct a fiscal and management audit of the SBIR and STTR programs; and (2) report audit results to the small business committees. (Sec. 307) Amends the Small Business Reauthorization Act of 2000 to continue NAS evaluation of the SBIR program, as well as reports on such evaluation from the National Research Council to participating agency heads and the small business committees. Requires updates every four years. (Sec. 308) Requires the SBA to include in an annual report to Congress specified information on Phase III awards issued by federal agencies participating in SBIR or STTR programs. (Sec. 309) Directs the CG to conduct a study of, and report to the small business committees on, federal agency compliance with data rights and technologies protection for SBIR awardees. (Sec. 310) Requires each federal agency conducting an SBIR or STTR program to obtain consent from program applicants to release their contact information to economic development organizations. (Sec. 311) Directs the Administrator to allow each federal agency required to conduct an SBIR program to use up to 3% of such funds for costs relating to administrative, oversight, and contract processing activities, including added costs necessitated by amendments made under this Act. (Sec. 312) Requires the CG to conduct a study of, and report to Congress on, the impact of requirements of this Act relating to venture capital company involvement in SBIR and STTR programs. (Sec. 313) Directs the Administrator to: (1) amend the SBIR and STTR Policy Directives to include measures to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse in SBIR and STTR programs; and (2) establish a telephone hotline for reporting such fraud, waste, and abuse. Requires the CG to: (1) conduct a study evaluating federal agency implementation of the amendments made to such Directives; and (2) report study results to the small business committees and SBIR/STTR-participating federal agencies. (Sec. 314) Requires the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to establish an Interagency SBIR/STTR Policy Committee to review, and make recommendations for improving the effectiveness and efficiency of, SBIR and STTR programs. Requires three reports from the Committee to the small business committees concerning such review and recommendations. Title IV: Policy Directives - (Sec. 401) Requires the Administrator to: (1) promulgate amendments to the SBIR and STTR Policy Directives to conform them to this Act and its amendments; and (2) publish the amended Directives in the Federal Register. Title V: Other Provisions - (Sec. 501) Directs federal agencies required to establish an SBIR or STTR program, when determining appropriate research topics, to give special priority to applications for the support of projects relating to nanotechnology, rare diseases, security, energy, transportation, or improving the security and quality of the water supply and the efficiency of water systems through the use of technology. Requires such agencies to: (1) give consideration to research topics identified by the NAS, the NIH, and the national nanotechnology strategic plan; and (2) encourage applications from small businesses located in underrepresented areas or areas with excessive unemployment rates, as well as small businesses owned and controlled by women, veterans, or Native Americans. Removes a requirement that certain specified DOD technology or research plans be utilized when identifying appropriate DOD research and development focus under SBIR or STTR programs. (Sec. 502) Directs each federal agency required to participate in an SBIR or STTR program to: (1) develop metrics to evaluate the effectiveness and benefit of such program; (2) conduct an annual evaluation of their program using such metrics; and (3) report evaluation results annually to the Administrator and the small business committees. (Sec. 503) Requires all SBIR or STTR funds to be awarded pursuant to competitive and merit-based selection procedures.",2023-01-11T13:21:06Z,
111-s-4054,111,s,4054,Notice Pleading Restoration Act of 2010,Law,2010-12-22,2010-12-22,Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.,Senate,"Sen. Specter, Arlen [D-PA]",PA,D,S000709,0,"Notice Pleading Restoration Act of 2010 - States that the law governing a dismissal or striking of all or any part of a pleading containing a claim for failure to state a claim, indefiniteness, or insufficiency or a judgment on the pleadings shall be in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure as interpreted by the Supreme Court in decisions issued before May 20, 2007, except as provided expressly by an Act of Congress enacted before, on, or after enactment of this Act, including the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. (Thus finds Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, decided on May 21, 2007, and Ashcroft v. Iqbal to be inconsistent with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and finds further that the appropriate procedure for disposing of factually unmeritorious claims is summary judgment as the Supreme Court held in Swierkiewicz v. Sorema N.A. and Leatherman v. Tarrant County.)",2023-01-11T13:21:06Z,
111-s-4055,111,s,4055,Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2010,Foreign Trade and International Finance,2010-12-22,2010-12-22,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.,Senate,"Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]",OH,D,B000944,4,"Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2010 - Amends the Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assistance Act of 2009 to extend trade adjustment assistance (TAA) programs through June 30, 2012. Extends TAA for firms and farmers through June 30, 2013. Extends the single transition deadline for implementing certain merit-based personnel staffing requirements for state administration of TAA to a date not earlier than June 30, 2012. Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to extend through June 30, 2012, the 80% tax credit for health insurance costs (including advance payments) for TAA (as well as Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation [PBGC] pension) recipients. Makes TAA recipients who are in a break in training under a training program, or who are receiving unemployment compensation, eligible for such tax credit for the period through June 30, 2012.  Amends the IRC, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) to extend through June 30, 2012, the TAA pre-certification period rule disregarding any 63-day lapse in creditable health care coverage for TAA workers. Extends the continued eligibility for the credit for qualifying family members and certain qualified TAA-eligible individuals and PBGC pension recipients for COBRA premium assistance through June 30, 2012. Extends through June 30, 2012, coverage under an employee benefit plan funded by a voluntary employees' beneficiary association established pursuant to an order of a bankruptcy court, or by agreement with an authorized representative. Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to expand the TAA grant program for community college and career training to include individuals who are, or are likely to become, eligible for unemployment compensation or who remain unemployed after exhausting their unemployment benefits.  Amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) to extend certain customs users fees for the processing of merchandise entered into the United States through March 31, 2020, and other specified customs users fees through April 30, 2020. Amends the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act to increase required estimated tax payments of corporations with at least $1 billion in assets in the third quarter of 2015 by 4.5% to 126.0% of such amount.",2023-01-11T13:21:06Z,
111-s-4056,111,s,4056,A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the disclosure of certain tax return information for the purposes of missing or exploited children investigations.,Taxation,2010-12-22,2010-12-22,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.,Senate,"Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]",PA,D,C001070,0,"Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit the disclosure of tax return information to officers and employees of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies who are involved in investigations of missing and exploited child cases.",2023-01-11T13:21:06Z,
111-s-4057,111,s,4057,State Leadership in Health Care Act,Health,2010-12-22,2010-12-22,"Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.",Senate,"Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]",VT,I,S000033,1,"State Leadership in Health Care Act - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to allow states to apply for a waiver of specified requirements under PPACA with respect to health insurance coverage within that state due to implementation of a state plan that provides comparable coverage for plan years beginning in 2014 (currently, 2017).. Permits the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) or the Secretary of the Treasury to deny waivers only if: (1) the state plan does not meet requirements for granting a waiver; (2) the Secretary of HHS or Treasury notifies the state in writing of the requirements that the state plan did not meet and provides the state with information used in making such a determination; and (3) the state is given an opportunity to appeal. Requires the Secretary of HHS or Treasury to reconsider the determination in the event of an appeal.",2023-01-11T13:21:06Z,
111-s-4058,111,s,4058,Helping Heroes Keep Their Homes Act of 2010,Armed Forces and National Security,2010-12-22,2010-12-29,Became Public Law No: 111-346.,Senate,"Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA]",MA,D,K000148,0,"(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)  Helping Heroes Keep Their Homes Act of 2010 - Amends the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 to extend through December 31, 2012, a specified protection for servicemembers against mortgage foreclosure, maintaining through such date the stay of proceedings period of 9 months (instead of 90 days, as under previous law).",2023-03-22T18:07:29Z,
111-s-4059,111,s,4059,Choice Neighborhoods Initiative Act of 2010,Housing and Community Development,2010-12-22,2010-12-22,"Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.",Senate,"Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]",NJ,D,M000639,0,"Choice Neighborhoods Initiative Act of 2010 - Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to make competitive grants to local governments, public housing agencies (PHAs), community development corporations, assisted housing owners, and other for-profit and nonprofit entities to implement transformational programs in eligible neighborhoods with a concentration of extreme poverty, severely distressed housing, and a potential for long-term viability, once certain key problems are addressed. Requires such programs to include neighborhoods with characteristics such as proximity to educational institutions, medical centers, central business districts, major employers, effective transportation alternatives (including public transit, walking, and bicycling), and low poverty neighborhoods. Prohibits the use of such grants for construction or rehabilitation of a K-12 school building or a higher educational institution. Limits the use of grants for certain non-housing activities and supportive services. Authorizes the Secretary to waive such limitations. Exempts from specified requirements of the United States Housing Act of 1937 the demolition and disposition of severely distressed public and assisted housing pursuant to a transformation plan.",2023-01-11T13:21:06Z,
111-sres-705,111,sres,705,A resolution providing for a technical correction to S. Res. 700.,Congress,2010-12-22,2010-12-22,"Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 11058; text as passed Senate: CR S11058; text of measure as introduced: CR S11038)",Senate,"Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]",NY,D,S000148,1,"(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Makes a technical correction to delete a certain cross reference in S.Res. 700 (approving specified regulations issued by the Office of Compliance on March 21, 2008, applying certain veteran preference requirements of the Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 to the Senate and Senate employees).",2017-12-13T21:32:39Z,
111-sres-706,111,sres,706,A resolution extending the authority for the Senate National Security Working Group.,Congress,2010-12-22,2010-12-22,"Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11058; text as passed Senate: CR S11058; text of measure as introduced: CR S11038)",Senate,"Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV]",NV,D,R000146,3,"(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends Senate Resolution 105 (101st Congress), as amended, to extend the authority for the Senate National Security Working Group from December 31, 2010, until December 31, 2012.",2017-12-13T21:32:40Z,
111-sres-707,111,sres,707,A resolution honoring Lula Davis.,Congress,2010-12-22,2010-12-22,"Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11058-11060; text as passed Senate: CR S11060; text of measure as introduced: CR S11038)",Senate,"Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV]",NV,D,R000146,0,(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Expresses the Senate's thanks to Lula Davis for her many years of outstanding service to the U.S. Senate and to the United States of America.,2017-12-13T21:32:40Z,
111-hr-6560,111,hr,6560,Removal Clarification Act of 2010,Law,2010-12-21,2010-12-22,Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.,House,"Rep. Johnson, Henry C. ""Hank,"" Jr. [D-GA-4]",GA,D,J000288,0,"(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Removal Clarification Act of 2010 - Revises the federal judicial code to provide that a civil action or criminal prosecution that is commenced in a state court and that is against or directed to the United States or a federal agency or officer, or specified others, may be removed to an appropriate U.S. district court.  Declares that civil actions and criminal prosecutions include any proceeding (whether or not ancillary to another proceeding) to the extent that in such proceeding a judicial order, including a subpoena for testimony or documents, is sought or issued. Limits removal of such a proceeding, if there is no other basis for removal, to only that specific proceeding, with the remainder of the civil action or criminal proceeding to remain in state court. Declares that the 30-day notice of removal requirement shall be satisfied in any such civil or criminal proceeding in which such a judicial order is sought, or issued, or sought to be enforced, if the person or entity desiring to remove the proceeding files notice of removal not later than 30 days after receiving, through service, notice of the proceeding.  Provides that the budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled "Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation" for this Act, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.",2023-01-11T13:21:11Z,
111-hr-6561,111,hr,6561,History Is Learned from the Living Act,Social Sciences and History,2010-12-21,2011-01-05,"Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.",House,"Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37]",CA,D,R000581,0,"History Is Learned from the Living Act - Establishes the History Is Learned from the Living grant program.  Requires the Secretary of the Interior to make one-year grants of $200,000 each to community groups, organizations, or institutions to carry out projects through which the community may learn about U.S. historical events in the past century through the oral histories of community members who participated in those events.",2023-01-11T13:21:11Z,
111-hr-6562,111,hr,6562,American Residential Housing Recovery Act of 2010,Housing and Community Development,2010-12-21,2010-12-21,Referred to House Ways and Means,House,"Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3]",FL,D,B000911,0,"American Residential Housing Recovery Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to carry out a shared equity appreciation financing pilot program to analyze the effectiveness of shared equity financing methods that stimulate the flow of private equity capital into the housing sector, while mitigating risk to borrowers.  Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for private investment in shared equity appreciation contracts.  Amends the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to: (1) treat shared equity appreciation contracts as a consumer financial product; and (2) provide for regulatory oversight of shared equity appreciation contracts by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.",2023-01-11T13:21:11Z,
111-hr-6563,111,hr,6563,Knowledge and Innovation for the Next Generation of Learning Act of 2010,Education,2010-12-21,2010-12-21,Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.,House,"Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12]",NJ,D,H001032,0,"Knowledge and Innovation for the Next Generation of Learning Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Education to establish the National Center for Knowledge Use (Center) within the Institute of Education Sciences to foster and support the use of scientifically valid education research to improve academic instruction and lifelong learning. Requires the Center to establish a Developing What Works Venture Fund program that awards competitive grants to entities that develop, bring to scale, and disseminate educational innovations based on scientifically valid research.  Directs the Center to provide grants to states to employ corps of Chief Knowledge Officers that connect educators and administrators with research-based solutions to the most critical problems of practice in local educational agencies and chronically low-performing schools. Makes each state's share of the grant funds equivalent to its share of school improvement funds under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Establishes the National Leadership Office for Research to Innovation in the Department of Education to: (1) ensure that educational practices, policies, and investments based on scientifically valid research are brought to scale and fully coordinated across the federal government; (2) encourage the use of new technologies in appropriate research-based educational efforts; (3) support the effective coordination of federally supported education research programs; and (4) promote the coordinated administration of research-based education programs and services by means of an interagency task force.",2023-01-11T13:21:11Z,
111-hr-6564,111,hr,6564,Oil Independence for a Stronger America Act of 2010,Energy,2010-12-21,2010-12-21,Referred to House Natural Resources,House,"Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1]",WA,D,I000026,1,"Oil Independence for a Stronger America Act of 2010 - Establishes in the Executive Office of the President a national energy security program to coordinate federal activities and policies to reduce oil consumption by 8 million barrels per day by calendar 2030. Directs the President to develop a national oil independence plan to meet or exceed such goal. Establishes also in the Executive Office a National Energy Security Council to assist and advise the President in setting and meeting the national oil independence goal. Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promulgate joint regulations establishing fuel efficiency standards and greenhouse gas emissions limitations to maximize reductions in oil consumption and greenhouse gas emissions for each class of automobiles subject to fuel economy regulations and manufactured for each of model years 2017 through 2030 and for nonroad vehicles.  Establishes within the Department of Energy (DOE) a national plug-in electric drive vehicle deployment program and a targeted electric drive vehicle deployment communities program. Directs the Secretary to: (1) develop and publish guidance for model building codes for the inclusion of separate circuits for charging infrastructure in new construction and major renovations of private residences, buildings, or other structures; and (2) award grants to institutions to provide training and education for vocational workforce development to ensure skills needed to work on and maintain plug-in electric drive vehicles and the infrastructure required to support them. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a refundable personal tax credit to a qualified deployment community taxpayer who purchases a new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicle and resides in a selected deployment community; (2) revise the new qualified hybrid motor vehicle credit; and (3) extend and revise the credit for alternative fuel vehicle refueling property. Creates tax-exempt qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicle refueling property bonds. Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to authorize the Secretary to make guarantees for charging infrastructure and networks of charging infrastructure for plug-in drive electric vehicles, if the infrastructure will be operational prior to December 31, 2016. Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) to require each electric utility to develop a plan to support the use of plug-in electric drive vehicles. Requires the Federal Energy Management Program and the General Services Administration (GSA) to assess the conversion of federal government fleets to plug-in electric drive vehicles. Directs the GSA Administrator to acquire such vehicles and charging infrastructure and deploy them in a range of locations in the federal fleet. Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish the Advanced Batteries for Tomorrow Prize to advance research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of a 500-mile vehicle battery. Creates in the Treasury a 500-mile Battery Fund. Requires the Secretary of Energy to establish a research and development funding program for advanced batteries, plug-in electric drive vehicle components, plug-in electric drive infrastructure, and other related technologies. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to study and report to Congress on: (1) the raw materials needed for the manufacture of components for plug-in electric drive vehicles; and (2) the infrastructure needed to support such vehicles. Establishes the Plug-in Electric Drive Vehicle Technical Advisory Committee. Directs the President to establish the Plug-in Electric Drive Vehicle Interagency Task Force. Requires disposal of an advanced battery from a plug-in electric drive vehicle in accordance with the Solid Waste Disposal Act. Amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to direct the Secretary of Energy to guarantee loans to eligible entities for the aggregate purchase of not fewer than 200 qualified automotive batteries (designed for use in qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles but purchased for nonautomotive applications) in a calendar year with a total minimum power rating of one megawatt and advanced battery technology. Directs the Secretary to develop and publish model building codes for the inclusion of separate circuits for charging infrastructure in new construction and major renovations of private residences, buildings, or other structures; (2) model construction permitting or inspection processes that allow for the expedited installation of charging infrastructure for purchasers of plug-in electric drive vehicles; and (3) model zoning, parking rules, or other local ordinances that facilitate the installation of, and access to, charging infrastructure. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for grid-interactive plug-in vehicles. Directs the Secretary to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences for a study of the data that may be collected from plug-in electric drive vehicles. Amends the Clean Air Act to direct the EPA Administrator to promulgate regulations to establish: (1) national transportation-related goals for reducing oil consumption and greenhouse gas emissions; and (2) standardized models and related methods for states, metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), and air quality agencies to address oil savings and emission reduction goals. Requires the Secretary of Transportation to promulgate regulations concerning the consideration of oil consumption and greenhouse gas emissions in transportation planning. Requires metropolitan planning areas and states to develop surface transportation-related oil savings and greenhouse gas emission reduction targets, as well as strategies to meet those targets. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to distribute funds to states and MPOs for investing in transportation greenhouse gas emission reduction programs. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase to $230 the amount of qualified transportation fringe (commuter) benefits excluded from an employee's gross income. Makes it the goal of the United States to shift at least 10% of freight shipped by truck to rail or marine shipping by calendar 2020. Directs the Secretary to: (1) develop a national freight transportation options plan; and (2) make grants to states for the capital costs of facilities, infrastructure, and equipment for high priority rail corridor projects necessary to reduce congestion in freight rail transportation. Requires the Comptroller General to study and report on the benefits and costs of electrification of rail corridors. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an investment tax credit for advanced biofuel facilities as well as grants in lieu of credits for advanced biofuel facility property (under division B of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009). Includes algae-based biofuel in the definition of cellulosic biofuel. Extends: (1) the cellulosic biofuel producer credit; (2) the special allowance for cellulosic biofuel plant property; (3) certain credits for biodiesel and renewable diesel; (4) alcohol fuels tax credits; and (5) alternative fuel excise tax credits. Allows a tax credit for qualified natural gas motor vehicles and creates tax-exempt natural gas vehicle bonds. Allows an expensing deduction for manufacturing facilities producing vehicles fueled by compressed or liquefied natural gas. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to promulgate regulations for environmental best management practices of oil and gas operators on federal lands. Directs the GSA Administrator to study and report to Congress on means of increasing the number of light-, medium-, and heavy-duty natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas vehicles in the federal fleet. Establishes in DOE an Energy Efficiency Improvement for Heating Oil, Propane, and Kerosene Program to fund state participation in programs operated by a national oilheat research alliance or the Propane Education and Research Council to carry out cost-effective energy efficiency programs for homes and buildings that use home heating oil, propane, and kerosene. Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a renewable biomass thermal energy loan program of grants to states to support financial assistance by qualified program delivery entities to replace with certain wood or wood-pellet fired boilers any thermal energy systems in commercial or multifamily residential buildings that use heating oil or another petroleum product. Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to: (1) extend the placed-in-service dates applicable to specified alternative energy property eligible for grants in lieu of tax credits; and (2) allow such grants to state utilities with service obligations and mutual or cooperative electric companies.",2023-01-11T13:21:11Z,
111-hr-6565,111,hr,6565,Global Water Access and Equity Act,International Affairs,2010-12-21,2010-12-21,Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.,House,"Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]",TX,D,J000032,4,"Global Water Access and Equity Act - Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to establish within the Department of State a Coordinator of United States Government Diplomatic Initiatives to Provide Safe Water and Sanitation Globally, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Directs the Coordinator to: (1) be the Secretary of State's principal advisor on efforts to ensure that developing countries have affordable and equitable access to safe water and sanitation; and (2) monitor U.S. diplomatic policy and formulate ways in which such policy may be used to further the goal of ensuring that developing countries have access to safe water and sanitation, including the objectives expressed in the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005. Amends the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 to establish within the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) a Bureau for Global Water Aid which shall be responsible for the oversight and coordination of all activities to provide safe water and sanitation to developing countries. Expresses the sense of Congress that U.S. policy should promote more efficient use of existing water supplies in developing countries, as well as the development of additional reliable water supplies.",2023-01-11T13:21:11Z,
111-hr-6566,111,hr,6566,Preventing Sex Offenders Access to Children in Our Communities Act of 2010,Crime and Law Enforcement,2010-12-21,2010-12-21,Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform,House,"Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-3]",NY,R,K000210,1,"Preventing Sex Offenders Access to Children in Our Communities Act of 2010 - Amends the Sex Offender Notification and Registration Act to require jurisdictions subject to such Act (i.e., states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and certain Indian tribes) to prohibit registered sex offenders from: (1) accepting a position of employment, including a volunteer position, which by the inherent nature of the position places such sex offender in direct and substantial contact with minors; or (2) obtaining a permit or permission to carry out an activity or performance that would present direct and substantial contact with minors.  Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants and enter into contracts with public agencies or nonprofit private organizations to establish a community accessible sex offender tips and support program to provide for anonymous or confidential tips regarding sex offenders who are not complying with registration or other applicable requirements. Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to: (1) coordinate with the head of each executive agency to determine which government publications could be made available on government web sites and no longer printed; (2) devise a strategy to reduce overall government printing costs by not less than $15 million over a five-year period beginning with FY2011; and (3) ensure that essential printed documents continue to be made available to Social Security and Medicare beneficiaries and individuals living in areas with limited Internet access or use.",2023-01-11T13:21:11Z,
111-hr-6567,111,hr,6567,"To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and make permanent the Department of Veterans Affairs loan guarantee for the purchase of residential cooperative housing units, and for other purposes.",Armed Forces and National Security,2010-12-21,2010-12-21,Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.,House,"Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14]",NY,D,M000087,0,"Revises the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) program which guarantees veterans' loans for the purchase of residential cooperative housing to remove a provision which limits to five years after a loan is guaranteed the use of loan proceeds to purchase stock or membership in a cooperative housing corporation. Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that a loan used for such purchase in a corporation that has been reviewed and approved by a lender approved by the Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA, a/k/a Fannie Mae) is not denied solely because such corporation: (1) is not preapproved by FNMA; or (2) is an affordable limited equity cooperative.",2023-01-11T13:21:11Z,
111-hr-6568,111,hr,6568,Oil Spill Victims Redress Act,Environmental Protection,2010-12-21,2010-12-21,Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.,House,"Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7]",MA,D,M000133,1,"Oil Spill Victims Redress Act - Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to: (1) require all claims against each responsible party for removal costs or damages under such Act to be presented first to the responsible party or guarantor of the source of the discharge or threat; (2) authorize a state court to award damages or other relief to any person for claims under state law against any responsible party or other person; (3) provide that a civil action brought in state court is not within the original jurisdiction of the U.S. district courts, and is therefore not removable, unless a federal claim is pleaded in addition to claims arising under state law or otherwise removable based on diversity of citizenship; and (4) provide that nothing in such Act shall affect or preempt the authority of any state from imposing on any responsible party or other person any additional liability or requirement with respect to the discharge of oil or other pollution by oil within such state or any removal activities in connection with such discharge.",2023-01-11T13:21:11Z,
111-hr-6569,111,hr,6569,Equity in Social Security Act of 2010,Social Welfare,2010-12-21,2010-12-21,Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.,House,"Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-39]",CA,D,S001156,0,"Equity in Social Security Act of 2010 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to authorize the treatment of permanent partnerships between individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of determining entitlement to OASDI benefits.",2023-01-11T13:21:11Z,
111-hres-1781,111,hres,1781,"Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 5116) to invest in innovation through research and development, to improve the competitiveness of the United States, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R.2751) to accelerate motor fuel savings nationwide and provide incentives to registered owners of high polluting automobiles to replace such automobiles with new fuel efficient and less polluting automobiles; and providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 2142) to require quarterly performance assessments of Government programs for purposes of assessing agency performance and improvement, and to establish agency performance improvement officers and the Performance Improvement Council.",Congress,2010-12-21,2010-12-21,Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.,House,"Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3]",MA,D,M000312,0,"Sets forth the rule for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 5116) to invest in innovation through research and development, to improve the competitiveness of the United States, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R.2751) to accelerate motor fuel savings nationwide and provide incentives to registered owners of high polluting automobiles to replace such automobiles with new fuel efficient and less polluting automobiles; and providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 2142) to require quarterly performance assessments of Government programs for purposes of assessing agency performance and improvement, and to establish agency performance improvement officers and the Performance Improvement Council.",2023-01-11T13:21:09Z,
111-hres-1782,111,hres,1782,"Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 3082) making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.",Congress,2010-12-21,2010-12-21,Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.,House,"Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2]",CO,D,P000598,0,"Sets forth the rule for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 3082) making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010.",2023-01-11T13:21:09Z,
111-s-4051,111,s,4051,Espionage Statutes Modernization Act of 2010,Crime and Law Enforcement,2010-12-21,2010-12-21,Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10931-10932),Senate,"Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]",MD,D,C000141,0,"Espionage Statutes Modernization Act of 2010 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine and/or prison term of up to five years on a covered individual who intentionally discloses, delivers, communicates, or transmits classified information, without authorization, knowing or having reason to know that such action is a violation of the terms of the classified information nondisclosure agreement entered into by such individual.  Defines ""covered individual"" as an officer, employee, contractor, or consultant of a federal agency who agrees to be legally bound by the terms of a classified information nondisclosure agreement.  Exempts from such prohibition disclosures made in accordance with a federal whistleblower protection statute or regulation. Directs the United States Sentencing Commission to review and, if appropriate, amend federal sentencing guidelines and policy statements applicable to a person convicted of an offense under this Act.",2023-01-11T13:21:06Z,
111-s-4050,111,s,4050,Classified Information Procedures Reform and Improvement Act of 2010,Crime and Law Enforcement,2010-12-20,2010-12-20,Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10816-10817),Senate,"Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]",MD,D,C000141,0,"Classified Information Procedures Reform and Improvement Act of 2010 - Amends the Classified Information Procedures Act, with respect to the use and disclosure of classified information in legal proceedings, to: (1) allow ex parte pretrial conferences to protect national security; (2) expand protective orders to limit the use of or access to classified information; (3) expand discovery rules to restrict access to classified information, other than documents; (4) expand a defendant's notice requirement to include intent to use classified information; (5) establish additional standards for the admissibility, use, and disclosure of classified information at trial; (6) expand the interlocutory appeal rights of the United States; and (7) allow a court to fashion alternative procedures to prevent unnecessary disclosures of classified information at trial.",2023-01-11T13:21:06Z,
111-s-4049,111,s,4049,Forest Jobs and Recreation Act of 2010,Public Lands and Natural Resources,2010-12-18,2010-12-18,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.,Senate,"Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]",MT,D,T000464,0,"Forest Jobs and Recreation Act of 2010 - Establishes the Montana Forest Jobs and Restoration Pilot Initiative under which the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall implement authorized forest and watershed restoration projects and other land management projects on certain eligible lands within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge and Kootenai National Forests in Montana to achieve the specified purposes of the Initiative and specified performance requirements within such forests.  Permits the inclusion of the Seeley Ranger District of the Lolo National Forest within the Initiative.  Requires the identification of one or more collaborative groups or resource advisory committees for each national forest within the Initiative.  Requires the Secretary to provide annual summaries to Congress on the Initiative's progress, and every five years, reports assessing such progress.  Requires the Secretary to: (1) annually implement one or more authorized forest and watershed restoration projects on the eligible lands; and (2) implement in, one or more certain watershed areas, those projects that provide landscape-scale work in order to minimize entries into the watershed or watersheds; and (3) enter into stewardship contracts or agreements to carry out authorized forest and watershed restoration projects.  Designates specified lands administered by the Forest Service or the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Montana as wilderness areas and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (NWPS).  Releases: (1) certain BLM wilderness study areas from further study for designation as wilderness; and (2) the Sapphire and West Pioneer Wilderness Study Areas from further study for inclusion as components of the NWPS.  Designates specified federal lands in Montana as special management or recreation management areas.  Requires a specified all-terrain vehicle study and report.",2023-01-11T13:21:06Z,
111-sres-703,111,sres,703,A resolution recognizing and honoring Bob Feller and expressing the condolences of the Senate to his family on his death.,Sports and Recreation,2010-12-18,2010-12-18,"Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10703; text as passed Senate: CR S10703; text of measure as introduced: CR S10693-10694)",Senate,"Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA]",IA,D,H000206,4,(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Recognizes Feller as one of the greatest baseball players of all time. Honors Feller for transcending the sport of baseball in service to the United States and the cause of democracy and freedom in World War II.,2017-12-13T21:32:38Z,
111-sres-704,111,sres,704,A resolution to authorize the printing of a revised edition of the Senate Election Law Guidebook.,Congress,2010-12-18,2010-12-18,"Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10698; text as passed Senate: CR S10698; text of measure as introduced: CR S10694)",Senate,"Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]",NY,D,S000148,1,(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Authorizes the Committee on Rules and Administration to prepare a revised edition of the Senate Election Law Guidebook.,2017-12-13T21:32:39Z,
111-hconres-336,111,hconres,336,Providing for the sine die adjournment of the second session of the One Hundred Eleventh Congress.,Congress,2010-12-17,2010-12-22,Message on Senate action sent to the House.,House,"Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2]",CO,D,P000598,0,"(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Declares that when the House adjourns on any legislative day from Friday, December 17, 2010, through Friday, December 24, 2010, it stand adjourned sine die. Declares that when the Senate adjourns on any day from Sunday, December 19, 2010, through 11:59 a.m. on Monday, January 3, 2011, it stand adjourned sine die.",2023-01-11T13:21:15Z,
111-hjres-105,111,hjres,105,"Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2011, and for other purposes.",Economics and Public Finance,2010-12-17,2010-12-18,Became Public Law No: 111-317.,House,"Rep. Obey, David R. [D-WI-7]",WI,D,O000007,0,"(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (P.L. 111-242) to extend through December 21, 2010, specified continuing appropriations for FY2011.",2023-03-22T18:07:15Z,
111-hr-6540,111,hr,6540,Defense Level Playing Field Act,Armed Forces and National Security,2010-12-17,2010-12-23,Referred to the Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces.,House,"Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1]",WA,D,I000026,5,"(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Defense Level Playing Field Act - Requires the Secretary of Defense (DOD), in evaluating offers to award a contract for the KC-X aerial refueling aircraft program, to consider any unfair advantage that an offeror may possess. Directs the Secretary to: (1) report to the congressional defense committees on any such advantage; and (2) take into account the findings of such report in awarding a contract.",2023-01-11T13:21:12Z,
111-hr-6541,111,hr,6541,RIPE Act of 2010,Energy,2010-12-17,2010-12-17,Referred to House Energy and Commerce,House,"Rep. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ-6]",AZ,R,F000444,0,"Remove Incentives for Producing Ethanol Act of 2010 or the RIPE Act of 2010 - Amends the Clean Air Act to repeal the renewable fuel standard. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to terminate the excise tax credit for alcohol fuel mixtures and the income tax credit for alcohol used as fuel.Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide for the duty free treatment for ethyl alcohol or a mixture containing ethyl alcohol if it is to be used as fuel. Applies such treatment to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouses for consumption, on or after the 15th day after this Act's enactment.",2023-01-11T13:21:12Z,
111-hr-6542,111,hr,6542,Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act of 2010,Crime and Law Enforcement,2010-12-17,2010-12-17,Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.,House,"Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]",TX,D,J000032,4,Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act of 2010 - Amends the Omnnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to: (1)  allow the use of juvenile accountability block grants for bullying prevention and intervention programs; (2) require the Attorney General to establish voluntary guidelines for use by states and local governments in developing such programs; and (3) authorize appropriations for FY2011-FY2015 for the juvenile accountability block grant program. ,2023-01-11T13:21:12Z,
111-hr-6543,111,hr,6543,Drug Safety Enhancement Act of 2011,Health,2010-12-17,2010-12-17,Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.,House,"Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-15]",MI,D,D000355,3,"Drug Safety Enhancement Act of 2011 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to expand safety and inspection requirements for the manufacture and importation of drugs by: (1) expanding registration requirements for foreign and domestic drug producers; (2) requiring drug manufacturers to have in effect and implement an effective quality system; (3) expanding and equalizing inspection requirements for foreign and domestic drug producers; (4) imposing additional requirements relating to the notification, nondistribution, and recall of adulterated or misbranded drugs; (5) permitting the detention of drugs found to be in violation of drug safety requirements; (6) allowing for the destruction of drugs that pose a significant adverse health effect; (7) providing enhanced civil and criminal penalties and forfeiture for violations of drug safety requirements and enhanced subpoena authority for investigating violations; (8) prohibiting the importation of drugs into the United States lacking documentation of safety; (9) requiring unique identification numbers for drug establishments and importers; and (10) expanding protections for whistleblowers who refuse to violate, or who disclose violations of, this Act.",2023-01-11T13:21:12Z,
111-hr-6544,111,hr,6544,Dangerous Products Warning Act,Crime and Law Enforcement,2010-12-17,2010-12-17,Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.,House,"Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14]",MI,D,C000714,0,"Dangerous Products Warning Act - Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine and/or prison term of up to 5 years on any business entity or product supervisor with respect to a product or business practice who knows of a serious danger associated with such product or business practice and knowingly fails within 15 days after discovering such danger to inform an appropriate federal agency in writing, warn affected employees in writing, and inform other affected individuals.  Imposes a fine and/or prison term of up to 1 year on any individual who intentionally discriminates against an employee who informs a federal agency or warns employees of a serious danger associated with a product or business practice. ",2023-01-11T13:21:12Z,
111-hr-6545,111,hr,6545,Corporate Crime Database Act,Crime and Law Enforcement,2010-12-17,2010-12-17,Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform,House,"Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14]",MI,D,C000714,0,"Corporate Crime Database Act - Directs the Attorney General to: (1) acquire data, for each calendar year, regarding all administrative, civil, and criminal judical proceedings against any corporation or corporate official involving a felony or misdemeanor or civl charge where potential fines may be $1,000 or more; (2) establish and maintain a publicly available website on improper conduct by all corporations with annual revenues of more than $1 billion; and (3) prepare an annual report to Congress detailing the number of civil, administrative, and criminal enforcement actions brought against any corporation or corporate official and the final dispositions of such actions.  ",2023-01-11T13:21:12Z,
111-hr-6546,111,hr,6546,Transportation Infrastructure Improvements on Federal Lands Act of 2010,Transportation and Public Works,2010-12-17,2010-12-18,Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.,House,"Rep. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI-2]",HI,D,H001042,0,"Transportation Infrastructure Improvements on Federal Lands Act of 2010 - Makes eligible for federal-aid highway assistance preventive maintenance activities on federal lands highways the appropriate federal land management agency demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) are a cost-effective means of extending the useful life of such a highway. Authorizes the use of Federal Lands Highway Program funds for: (1) trails used primarily for transportation; and (2) maintenance of highways, roads, parkways, and trails used primarily for transportation located on public lands, national parks, and Indian reservations, provided such maintenance will improve the asset management of such facilities.  Sets the federal share of the cost of a high priority project located on public lands or an Indian reservation, or in a national park or wildlife refuge, at 100%. Makes eligible for federal-aid highway assistance any projects in the vicinity of a federally owned or managed park, refuge, or recreational area open to the general public (Paul S. Sarbanes Transit in Parks Program) that: (1) are part of an alternative transportation program in which implementation is expected to last more than one year; or (2) involve capital investment grants financing operating costs of fixed guideway projects and systems, buses and related equipment, and bus-related facilities for which capital investment grant assistance has been provided.  Earmarks 60% of funds made available to the Paul S. Sarbanes Transit in Parks Program each fiscal year for qualified alternative transportation projects in national parks.",2023-01-11T13:21:12Z,
111-hr-6547,111,hr,6547,Protecting Students from Sexual and Violent Predators Act,Education,2010-12-17,2010-12-22,"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.",House,"Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7]",CA,D,M000725,2,"(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Protecting Students from Sexual and Violent Predators Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require each state receiving funds under that Act to have in effect policies and procedures that: (1) require criminal background checks for school employees, including searches of state criminal registries or repositories, state-based child abuse and neglect registries and databases, the National Crime Information Center of the Department of Justice, the National Sex Offender Registry, and the Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); and (2) prohibit the employment of school employees who refuse to consent to a criminal background check, make false statements in connection with one, or have been convicted of one of a list of felonies or any other crime that is a violent or sexual crime against a child. Lists those felonies as: (1) homicide; (2) child abuse or neglect; (3) crimes against children; (4) spousal abuse; (5) crimes involving rape or sexual assault; (6) kidnapping; (7) arson; and (8) physical assault, battery, or drug-related offenses, committed within the past five years. Requires local educational agencies (LEAs) or state educational agencies (SEAs) to report to local law enforcement any applicants for school employment who are discovered to be sexual predators. Requires periodic repetitions of such criminal background checks. Requires such states to provide for a timely process under which school employees may: (1) appeal the results of a criminal background check to challenge the accuracy or completeness of the information produced; and (2) seek appropriate relief for any final employment decision based on materially inaccurate or incomplete information produced. Requires this appeals process, however, to deny the individual employment as a school employee during the process.",2023-01-11T13:21:11Z,
111-hr-6548,111,hr,6548,Fair Sentencing Clarification Act of 2010,Crime and Law Enforcement,2010-12-17,2010-12-17,Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.,House,"Rep. Scott, Robert C. ""Bobby"" [D-VA-3]",VA,D,S000185,1,"Fair Sentencing Clarification Act of 2010 - Provides for the retroactive application of the penalty amendments of the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 to cocaine base offenses committed prior to the enactment of such Act. Authorizes a court to reduce the term of imprisonment consistent with the amendments made by such Act for a person convicted of  the crime of possession of a substance which contains cocaine base committed before August 3, 2010.",2023-01-11T13:21:11Z,
111-hr-6549,111,hr,6549,Enforcing Orders and Reducing Customs Evasion Act of 2010,Foreign Trade and International Finance,2010-12-17,2010-12-17,Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.,House,"Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-39]",CA,D,S001156,2,"Enforcing Orders and Reducing Customs Evasion Act of 2010 - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to require the Commissioner responsible for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to initiate, upon petition or a referral from another federal agency, an investigation into claims of evasion of antidumping or countervailing duties (including any cash deposits or other security) with respect to covered merchandise imported into the United States.  Requires the Commissioner, in the case of an affirmative preliminary determination, to: (1) suspend liquidation of each entry of the covered merchandise, and reopen and hold in suspension any liquidated entry; (2) notify the administering authority (Secretary of Commerce, or other responsible U.S. officer) of the determination and request identification of the applicable cash deposit rate to apply to the entries at issue; and (3) require the posting of such deposit for each entry. Requires the Commissioner, in the case of an affirmative final determination, to: (1) suspend or continue to suspend liquidation of each entry of covered merchandise; (2) notify the administering authority of the determination and request identification of the applicable antidumping or countervailing duties or cash deposit rate for such entries; (3) require the posting of cash deposits and assess duties; (4) review and reassess the amount of bond or other security posted for covered merchandise entered on or after the date of such determination; and (5) take appropriate additional enforcement measures. Requires the administering authority to apply the highest applicable cash deposit or antidumping or countervailing duty in cases where the producer or exporter of covered merchandise is unknown. Requires the Commissioner, to the maximum extent practicable, to ensure that CBP employs and assigns sufficient personnel to prevent the importation of merchandise in a manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty orders or findings. Requires the Commissioner to hire at least an additional 100 full-time equivalent personnel to serve as Commercial Enforcement Officers within the Office of Field Operations.  Applies the amendments made by this Act to goods from Canada and Mexico.",2023-01-11T13:21:11Z,
111-hr-6550,111,hr,6550,National Emergency Employment Defense Act of 2010,Economics and Public Finance,2010-12-17,2010-12-17,Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.,House,"Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10]",OH,D,K000336,0,"National Emergency Employment Defense Act of 2010 - Replaces Federal Reserve notes with United States Money. Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to originate United States Money to address any negative fund balances resulting from a shortfall in available government receipts to fund government appropriations. Subjects to criminal and civil penalties any person who creates or originates United States Money by lending against deposits through "fractional reserve banking." Prohibits borrowing by the Secretary or by any federal agency or department, independent establishment of the executive branch, or any other instrumentality of the United States (other than a national bank, federal savings association, or federal credit union) from any source other than the Secretary. Requires the Secretary to begin to retire all outstanding instruments of U.S. indebtedness by payment in full of the amount legally due the bearer in United States Money. Prescribes requirements for the entry of United States Money into circulation. Directs the Secretary to purchase all net assets in the Federal Reserve System, including the Federal reserve banks. Requires return to any member bank in the form of United States Money of any reserves held by any Federal reserve bank. Establishes: (1) the Monetary Authority to establish monetary supply policy and monitor the nation's monetary status; (2) the Bureau of the Federal Reserve to administer the origination and entry into circulation of United States Money; (3) the Emergency Board to recommend to Congress when a national emergency requires the President to issue a certification of emergency for the exercise of authority by the Monetary Authority as lender of last resort; and (4) a revolving loan fund in the Treasury for relending to banking institutions. Sets forth a conversion process to replace fractional reserve banking with the lending of United States Money. Sets a ceiling on interest rates. Requires the Monetary Authority to instruct the Secretary to disperse monetary grants to states for public infrastructure, education, health care and rehabilitation, pensions, and paying for unfunded federal mandates. Directs the Secretary to make recommendations to Congress for payment of a tax-free Citizens Dividend to all U.S. citizens residing in the United States in order to provide liquidity to the banking system at the commencement of this Act, before governmental infrastructure expenditures have had a chance to work into circulation. Prescribes requirements for federal funding of education programs, coverage of any deficits in Social Security Trust Fund account, a universal health care plan, resolution of aspects of the mortgage crisis, and a program of interest-free lending of United States Money to state and local governmental entities.",2023-01-11T13:21:11Z,
111-hr-6551,111,hr,6551,"Safe Schools, Healthy Kids Act of 2010",Education,2010-12-17,2010-12-17,Referred to House Energy and Commerce,House,"Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-7]",NY,D,C001038,2,"Safe Schools, Healthy Kids Act of 2010 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to states and local educational agencies for the abatement, removal, and interim control of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in public school facilities. Requires grantees to notify students and their families, staff and school employees, and other relevant parties in the community of the work to be undertaken. Directs the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide the Secretary with the necessary guidance to ensure safe school conditions and effective abatement, removal, or interim controls.",2023-01-11T13:21:11Z,
111-hr-6552,111,hr,6552,Single Food Safety Agency Act of 2010,Agriculture and Food,2010-12-17,2010-12-17,Referred to House Agriculture,House,"Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]",CT,D,D000216,0,"Single Food Safety Agency Act of 2010 - Establishes the Food Safety Administration as an independent agency within the executive branch.  Requires the Administrator to: (1) administer and enforce food safety laws; (2) serve as a representative to international food safety bodies and discussions; and  (3) oversee federal food safety efforts.  Transfers all federal food safety duties to the Administration.  Requires the Administrator to: (1)  administer a national food safety program to protect public health, and (2) ensure that persons who produce or process food comply with federal laws and regulations to prevent or minimize food safety hazards related to their products.  Establishes civil penalties for violations of food safety laws.  Escalates civil and criminal penalties for knowingly violating food safety laws.  Requires the President to submit a reorganization plan for the transfer of agencies, personnel, assets, and obligations to the Administration.",2023-01-11T13:21:11Z,
111-hr-6553,111,hr,6553,Hospital Energy Conservation Act,Energy,2010-12-17,2010-12-17,Referred to House Appropriations,House,"Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-17]",NY,D,E000179,1,"Hospital Energy Conservation Act - Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to establish a pilot program to award grants and loan guarantees to no more than six hospitals during FY2011-FY2012 to carry out energy conservation projects for: (1) significantly improving energy efficiency; and (2) encouraging on-site power generation and energy storage, capable of operating independent of the grid, and providing sufficient on-site emergency backup power for essential hospital functions.",2023-01-11T13:21:11Z,
111-hr-6554,111,hr,6554,Domestic Fuel for Enhancing National Security Act of 2010,Government Operations and Politics,2010-12-17,2010-12-17,Referred to House Armed Services,House,"Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1]",WA,D,I000026,0,"Domestic Fuel for Enhancing National Security Act of 2010 - Amends the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 and federal defense provisions to extend to 15 the number of years that a federal or Department of Defense (DOD) multiyear contract may be entered into in the case of the purchase of advanced biofuel. (Under current law, federal and DOD multiyear procurement contracts are limited to a five-year period.)",2023-01-11T13:21:11Z,
111-hr-6555,111,hr,6555,To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.,Health,2010-12-17,2010-12-17,Referred to House Rules,House,"Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-5]",IA,R,K000362,1,"Repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, effective as of their enactment. Restores provisions of law amended by such Acts.",2023-01-11T13:21:11Z,
111-hr-6556,111,hr,6556,Emergency Unemployment Compensation Expansion Act,Labor and Employment,2010-12-17,2010-12-17,Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure,House,"Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9]",CA,D,L000551,5,"Emergency Unemployment Compensation Expansion Act - Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 with respect to the state-established individual emergency unemployment compensation account (EUCA). Extends the final date for entering a federal-state agreement under the Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) program through January 3, 2012. Postpones the termination of the program until June 9, 2012. Amends the Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act to extend until January 4, 2012, requirements that federal payments to states cover 100% of EUC. Amends the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008 to exempt weeks of unemployment between enactment of this Act and June 10, 2012, from the prohibition in the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 against federal matching payments to a state for the first week in an individual's eligibility period for which extended compensation or sharable regular compensation is paid if the state law provides for payment of regular compensation to an individual for his or her first week of otherwise compensable unemployment. (Thus allows temporary federal matching for the first week of extended benefits for states with no waiting period.)  Amends the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 to authorize a state by law to apply certain requirements of the Act, with specified substitutions, for determining an extended unemployment compensation period. Requires the state's "on" and "off" indicators to be based on its rate of insured unemployment and rate of total unemployment for the period between enactment of this Act (or, if later, the date established pursuant to state law), and ending on or before December 31, 2011. Revises the formula for making Tier-1 credits in an applicant's emergency unemployment compensation account (EUCA) for a benefit year. Increases the figures in the formula (the lesser of which shall be the amount credited): (1) from 80% to 131% of the total amount of regular compensation (including dependents' allowances) payable to the individual during the benefit year; and (2) from 20 to 34 times the individual's average weekly benefit amount for the benefit year. Authorizes a state to elect to pay Tier-2 EUC before payment of an increased Tier-1 EUC until the state determines that such increased Tier-1 EUC may be paid without undue delay. Amends the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 to make a technical correction regarding the limitation on distributions relating to repeal of a continued dumping and subsidy offset. Requires that no payments be distributed under certain provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 with respect to entries of any goods that are: (1) unliquidated; (2) not in litigation; and (currently, or) (3) under an order of liquidation from the Department of Commerce. Amends the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act to extend through December 31, 2011, the temporary increase in extended unemployment benefits for employees with 10 or more years of service and for those with less than 10.",2023-01-11T13:21:11Z,
111-hr-6557,111,hr,6557,Presidential Succession Act of 2010,Government Operations and Politics,2010-12-17,2010-12-17,Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.,House,"Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-27]",CA,D,S000344,0,"Presidential Succession Act of 2010 - Revises provisions governing presidential succession to: (1) provide that the person next in line to succeed the President after the Vice President (currently, the Speaker of the House of Representatives) shall be the individual whose name is submitted by the President to the Clerk of the House from among the Speaker of the House, the Majority Leader of the House, or the Minority Leader of the House (or the Speaker until the President submits such name); (2) provide that the person next in line (currently the President Pro Tempore of the Senate) after such designated House leader shall be the individual whose name is submitted by the President to the Secretary of the Senate from among the Majority Leader of the Senate, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, or the Minority Leader of the Senate (or the Majority Leader of the Senate until the President submits such name); (3) include in the succession list, after the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Ambassadors to the United Nations, Great Britain, Russia, China, and France, in that order; and (4) provide that the taking of the oath of office by an individual specified in the succession list shall not require resignation from the office qualifying such individual for succession. Permits the succession list to include only such officers that are: (1) eligible to the office of President under the Constitution; (2) not under impeachment by the House of Representatives; and (3) except for the designated House or Senate leader, appointed to the office involved, by and with the Senate's advice and consent, prior to succession.  Expresses the sense of Congress regarding: (1) to whom electors should give their votes in the event of the death or incapacity of nominees for President and Vice President; and (2) nomination by a President who will not be serving a succeeding term of individuals selected by the President-elect for offices that fall within the line of succession, confirmation of such nominees by the Senate, and the signing and delivery of commissions to all such approved nominations, before the inauguration of the President-elect, to ensure continuity of government.",2023-01-11T13:21:11Z,
111-hr-6558,111,hr,6558,For the relief of Bernard Didier Pastor.,Private Legislation,2010-12-17,2010-12-17,Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.,House,"Rep. Driehaus, Steve [D-OH-1]",OH,D,D000609,0,Provides for the relief of Bernard Didier Pastor.,2023-01-11T13:21:11Z,
111-hr-6559,111,hr,6559,For the relief of Selvin Arevalo.,Private Legislation,2010-12-17,2010-12-17,Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.,House,"Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]",ME,D,P000597,0,Provides for the relief of Selvin Arevalo.,2023-01-11T13:21:11Z,
111-hres-1775,111,hres,1775,Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United Nations and other international governmental organizations shall not be allowed to exercise control over the Internet.,International Affairs,2010-12-17,2010-12-17,Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.,House,"Rep. Bono Mack, Mary [R-CA-45]",CA,R,B001228,0,"Calls on the President to: (1) continue to oppose any effort to transfer control of the Internet to the United Nations or any other international governmental entity; (2) recognize the need for, and pursue a continuing and constructive dialogue with the international community on, the future of Internet governance; and (3) advance the values of a free Internet in the broader trade and diplomatic conversations of the United States.",2023-01-11T13:21:09Z,
111-hres-1776,111,hres,1776,"Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 105) making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2011, and for other purposes.",Congress,2010-12-17,2010-12-17,Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.,House,"Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2]",CO,D,P000598,0,Sets forth the rule for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 105) making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2011.,2023-01-11T13:21:09Z,
111-hres-1777,111,hres,1777,Raising awareness of school pushout and promoting dignity in schools.,Education,2010-12-17,2010-12-21,Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2210),House,"Rep. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT-5]",CT,D,M001169,22,"States that the House of Representatives: (1) promotes a heightened awareness by educators and the public about the spectrum of policies and practices that lead to school pushout (students being effectively pushed out of school); (2) commits to working with states, local educational agencies, and schools to reduce or eliminate school suspensions, expulsions, arrests, corporal punishment, and placements in disciplinary alternative schools; (3) understands that proper behavior is not implicit but should be taught from an early age; (4) acknowledges that continuous teacher training and support enables teachers to give students the social skills and behaviors that improve the teaching and learning environment; (5) recognizes the need to improve the collection and use of school climate and disciplinary data; and (6) supports community collaborations and meaningful parental involvement to ensure that schools are safe, respectful, responsible, and effective teaching and learning environments.",2023-01-11T13:21:09Z,
111-hres-1778,111,hres,1778,"Congratulating Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., on the historic milestone of 100 years of serving local and international communities, maintaining a commitment to the betterment of mankind, and enriching the lives of collegiate men throughout the United States.",Education,2010-12-17,2010-12-17,Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.,House,"Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14]",MI,D,C000714,5,"Congratulates Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., on 100 years of serving local communities and enriching the lives of collegiate men throughout the nation.",2023-01-11T13:21:09Z,
111-hres-1779,111,hres,1779,Honoring the 50th anniversary of the Freedom Rides.,"Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues",2010-12-17,2010-12-22,Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.,House,"Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5]",GA,D,L000287,0,(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Honors the 50th anniversary of the Freedom Rides and recognizes the leadership and sacrifice of the Freedom Riders in their commitment to ending racial segregation in America.,2023-01-11T13:21:09Z,
111-hres-1780,111,hres,1780,"Supporting the goals and ideals of ""National Nonviolence Week"" to raise awareness of youth violence in the United States.",Crime and Law Enforcement,2010-12-17,2010-12-17,Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.,House,"Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5]",GA,D,L000287,0,"Expresses support for "National Nonviolence Week" to raise awareness of youth violence and encourages government officials, schools, law enforcement agencies, and other interested groups to observe the week with appropriate programs and activities.",2023-01-11T13:21:09Z,
111-s-4040,111,s,4040,A bill to preserve Medicare beneficiary choice by restoring and expanding the Medicare open enrollment and disenrollment opportunities repealed by section 3204(a) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.,Health,2010-12-17,2010-12-17,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.,Senate,"Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]",PA,D,C001070,0,"Medicare Beneficiary Preservation of Choice Act of 2010 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, to repeal the allowance for disenrollment, between January 1 and March 15 of each year, only from an MedicareAdvantage plan to elect enrollment in the original Medicare fee-for-service program. Restores the option under previous law to elect to change from a MedicareAdvantage to the original Medicare fee-for-service plan, or from the original Medicare fee-for-service to a MedicareAdvantage plan, once a year during the first three months.",2023-01-11T13:21:07Z,
111-s-4041,111,s,4041,Prepaid Card Consumer Protection Act of 2010,Finance and Financial Sector,2010-12-17,2010-12-17,"Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.",Senate,"Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]",NJ,D,M000639,2,"Prepaid Card Consumer Protection Act of 2010 - Amends the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to extend its coverage to spending card accounts (prepaid cards) established by a consumer (or on a consumer's behalf): (1) to which recurring electronic fund transfers may be made, at the consumer's direction, and (2) from which payments may be made, at the consumer's direction, through the use of a card, code, or device. Treats as a spending card account any similar asset account operated or managed by a financial institution, or any other person, whose funds: (1) are pooled with the funds of a person other than the one who established the account, or (2) are held in a name other than that of the person who established the account. Excludes from the meaning of spending card account: (1) any nonreloadable general-use prepaid card in an amount under $250; and (2) any general-use prepaid card solely associated with a certain kind of health plan, a qualified transportation fringe, a health savings account or any other healthcare benefit account, a gift certificate, a store gift card, an electronic promise, plastic card, or payment code, or device, a nonreloadable card labeled as a gift card and marketed solely as such, or a nonreloadable loyalty, rebate, or promotional card. Requires a financial institution to offer electronic fund transfer services in connection with a spending card account only if the account is insured under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and complies with its pass-through deposit insurance requirements. Requires any person that accepts funds in connection with an electronic fund transfer to a spending card account to: (1) transfer them, within 24 hours after accepting them, to an account at an insured depository institution; or (2) credit the spending card account an amount equal to the amount of such funds. Waives the requirement for providing a consumer with a periodic statement if a financial institution, among other things, provides the consumer with access to the account balance through a readily available telephone line and the Internet and at an electronic terminal or other device (ATM machine) that allows the consumer to make a balance inquiry. Prohibits the charging of fees for services required to meet these requirements, other than $1 for an optional periodic statement. Specifies other fees which may and may not be charged in connection with a spending account card.",2023-01-11T13:21:07Z,
111-s-4042,111,s,4042,Access to Information About Missing Children Act of 2010,Crime and Law Enforcement,2010-12-17,2010-12-17,Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.,Senate,"Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]",MN,D,K000367,2,"Access to Information About Missing Children Act of 2010 - Amends the federal criminal code to allow, upon ex parte application to a federal judge or magistrate, the disclosure of any information held by any federal agency to federal officers or employees who are personally and directly engaged in an investigation, judicial or administrative proceeding, or federal grand jury proceeding relating to the case of a missing or exploited child.  Prohibits the disclosure of information that would identify a confidential informant or seriously impair a civil or cirminal investigation.",2023-01-11T13:21:07Z,
111-s-4043,111,s,4043,Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act Reauthorization of 2010,Health,2010-12-17,2010-12-17,"Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.",Senate,"Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT]",CT,D,D000388,3,"Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act Reauthorization of 2010 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and revise a research, training, and technical assistance resource center to prevent suicides. Expands the program's focus from youth suicides to suicides among all ages, particularly among groups that are at high risk for suicide.  Reauthorizes a program of grants for the development of state or tribal youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies. Reauthorizes and revises a grant program to enhance services for students with mental health or substance use disorders at institutions of higher education. Requires (current law authorizes) the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the Center for Mental Health Services, to award grants to enhance such services and to develop best practices for the delivery of such services. Permits grant funds to be used for the provision of such services to students and to employ appropriately trained staff. Requires the Secretary to give special consideration to applications for grants that describe programs that demonstrate the greatest need for new or additional mental and substance use disorder services and the greatest potential for replication. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, to convene an interagency, public-private sector working group to plan, establish, and begin coordinating and evaluating a targeted public education campaign that is designed to focus on mental health and substance use disorders on college campuses. Requires the Secretary to establish a College Campus Task Force to discuss mental health and substance use disorder concerns on college and university campuses.",2023-01-11T13:21:07Z,
111-s-4044,111,s,4044,Combating Autism Reauthorization Act of 2010,Health,2010-12-17,2010-12-17,"Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.",Senate,"Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT]",CT,D,D000388,1,"Combating Autism Reauthorization Act of 2010 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the National Institute of Autism Spectrum Disorders for 10 years to conduct and support research, training, the dissemination of health information, and other programs with respect to autism spectrum disorders.  Sets forth the duties of the Director of the Institute, which include making recommendations regarding the consolidation of programs of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).  Transfers NIH activities on autism spectrum disorders to the Institute.  Expands such activities to include translational research.  Authorizes the Director of NIH to transfer personnel, permit use of facilities, and obtain administrative support for the Institute.  Extends grants and programs for autism spectrum disorders and developmental disabilities.  Extends and revises provisions related to the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee.  Requires the Comptroller General to study federal progress on autism spectrum disorders and autism services, interventions, and treatments.  Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish grant programs related to autism spectrum disorders, including to: (1) provide services to children, transitioning youth, and adults with autism spectrum disorders; (2) carry out multimedia campaigns; and (3) establish and maintain a national technical assistance center.  Amends the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 to require the Secretary to make grants to enable protection and advocacy systems to address the needs of individuals with autism spectrum disorders.",2023-01-11T13:21:07Z,
111-s-4045,111,s,4045,Armed Career Criminal Sentencing Act of 2010,Crime and Law Enforcement,2010-12-17,2010-12-17,Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.,Senate,"Sen. Specter, Arlen [D-PA]",PA,D,S000709,0,Armed Career Criminal Sentencing Act of 2010 - Amends the federal criminal code to revise provisions relating to the sentencing of repeat offenders who commit a serious drug offense or a violent crime using a firearm that is punishable by imprisonment for a term of more than one year.  Requires the United States Attorney prosecuting a repeat offender to file a written notice of the previous convictions being relied upon to obtain an increased sentence against such offender. Directs the United States Sentencing Commmission to review and amend federal sentencing guidelines and policy statements to reflect the amendments made by this Act.,2023-01-11T13:21:06Z,
111-s-4046,111,s,4046,Workplace Religious Freedom Act of 2010,"Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues",2010-12-17,2010-12-17,"Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10518)",Senate,"Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA]",MA,D,K000148,0,"Workplace Religious Freedom Act of 2010 - Amends provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 related to equal employment opportunities to include in the term "religion" all aspects of religious observance and practice, as well as belief, unless an employer demonstrates that the employer is unable, after initiating and engaging in an affirmative and bona fide effort to reasonably accommodate to an employee's or prospective employee's religious observance or practice without undue hardship on the conduct of the employer's business. (Current law makes no reference to an employer's affirmative and bona fide effort.) Provides that an employer's accommodation of an employee's practice of wearing religious clothing or a religious hairstyle, or of taking time off for a religious reason, imposes an undue hardship on the conduct of an employer's business in accommodating such practice only if the accommodation imposes a significant difficulty or expense on the conduct of the employer's business when considered in light of specified factors set forth in the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, including: (1) the nature and cost of the accommodation needed; (2) the financial resources and size of the business; and (3) the type of operation of the business.  Requires an employer's accomodation, before it may be considered a reasonable accomodation, to remove the conflict between employment requirements and the employee's religious practice. Prohibits an accomodation from being a reasonable accomodation if it requires an employee to be segregated from customers or the general public.",2023-01-11T13:21:07Z,
111-s-4047,111,s,4047,FAST Deployment Act of 2010,"Science, Technology, Communications",2010-12-17,2010-12-17,"Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.",Senate,"Sen. Bennett, Robert F. [R-UT]",UT,R,B000382,0,Federal Acceleration of State Technologies Deployment Act of 2009 or the FAST Deployment Act of 2010 - Directs the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development to establish a Federal Acceleration of State Technologies (FAST) Deployment Program to distribute matching federal funds to qualifying states.  Requires each qualified state to use FAST grant funds exclusively for making assistance grants to small manufacturing enterprises for approved technology development projects. Establishes a national manufacturing technology database to disseminate to U.S. manufacturers information related to new U.S. manufacturing technologies. Requires an annual assessment of small manufacturing technology needs and information from such assessment to be incorporated into the database.,2023-01-11T13:21:06Z,
111-s-4048,111,s,4048,FISA Sunsets Extension Act of 2010,Crime and Law Enforcement,2010-12-17,2010-12-17,Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.,Senate,"Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]",CA,D,F000062,1,"FISA Sunsets Extension Act of 2010 - Amends the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 to extend through December 31, 2013, a provision granting roving electronic surveillance authority. Amends the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to extend until December 31, 2013, a provision revising the definition of an "agent of a foreign power" to include any non-U.S. person who engages in international terrorism or preparatory activities ("lone wolf" provision). Amends the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend through December 31, 2013, certain additional procedures concerning the electronic surveillance of certain persons outside the United States for foreign intelligence information purposes.",2023-01-11T13:21:06Z,
111-sconres-78,111,sconres,78,A concurrent resolution honoring the work and mission of the Delta Regional Authority on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Federal-State partnership created to uplift the 8-State Delta region.,Economics and Public Finance,2010-12-17,2010-12-23,Message on Senate action sent to the House.,Senate,"Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS]",MS,R,C000567,1,"(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)Recognizes the 10th anniversary of the founding of the Delta Regional Authority.Honors the Authority's first decade of work to improve the economy and well-being of the eight-state Delta region (Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee) and the promise of its continued work in the future.",2023-01-11T13:21:06Z,
111-hconres-335,111,hconres,335,"Honoring the exceptional achievements of Ambassador Richard Holbrooke and recognizing the significant contributions he has made to United States national security, humanitarian causes, and peaceful resolutions of international conflict.",International Affairs,2010-12-16,2010-12-20,Message on Senate action sent to the House.,House,"Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18]",NY,D,L000480,3,"(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on December 17, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Honors the exceptional achievements of Ambassador Richard Holbrooke and recognizes the significant contributions he has made to United States national security, humanitarian causes, and peaceful resolutions of international conflict.",2023-01-11T13:21:15Z,
111-hr-6527,111,hr,6527,"To provide the Quileute Indian Tribe Tsunami and Flood Protection, and for other purposes.",Native Americans,2010-12-16,2010-12-16,Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.,House,"Rep. Dicks, Norman D. [D-WA-6]",WA,D,D000327,0,"Designates specified federal land within Olympic National Park, Washington, as wilderness or potential wilderness. Incorporates them within the Olympic Wilderness. Removes certain federal land within the Park's Olympic Wilderness from inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System. Places specified federal land within the Park and specified nonfederal land owned by the Quileute Indian Tribe in trust for the Tribe. Includes those lands in the Quileute Indian Reservation.  Subjects portions of the federal land conveyed to the Tribe to easements and conditions that preserve the natural condition of the land and provide the public with recreational access to the land and Park.  Exempts land conveyed to the Tribe along the southern boundary of the Reservation from any easements or conditions. Allows that land to be altered to allow for the relocation of Tribe members and structures outside the tsunami and Quillayute River flood zones.  Extinguishes the Tribe's claims against the United States relating to the Park's past or present ownership, entry, use, surveys, or other activities upon the conveyance of the land to the Tribe and a formal Tribal Council resolution.",2023-01-11T13:21:12Z,
111-hr-6528,111,hr,6528,"Field EMS Quality, Innovation, and Cost Effectiveness Improvements Act of 2010",Health,2010-12-16,2010-12-16,Referred to House Ways and Means,House,"Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1]",MN,D,W000799,1,"Field EMS Quality, Innovation, and Cost Effectiveness Improvements Act of 2010 - Designates the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) as the primary federal agency for field emergency medical services (field EMS). Defines "field EMS" as emergency medical services provided to patients prior to or outside a medical facility or other clinical setting.  Requires the Administrator of NHTSA to develop and implement a cohesive national strategy to strengthen the development of field EMS at the federal, state, and local levels. Directs the Administrator to establish: (1) the EQUIP grant program to promote excellence, quality, universal access, innovation, and preparedness in field EMS;  (2) the SPIA grant program to improve field EMS system performance, integration, and accountability; and (3) national guidelines for medical oversight of field EMS.  Authorizes the Administrator to maintain, improve, and expand the National EMS Information System, including the National EMS Database, to insure that database information is available to federal and state policymakers, EMS stakeholders, and researchers. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to make grants for the development, availability, and dissemination of field EMS education programs and courses for field EMS personnel. Directs the Secretary to: (1) complete an evaluation of alternative delivery models for medical care through field EMS and the integration of field EMS patients with other medical providers and facilities; and (2) conduct or support up to five demonstration projects to evaluate alternative dispositions of field EMS patients (e.g., transporting such patients by ambulance to alternative medical facilities). Amends title XI (General Provisions) of the Social Security Act to include field EMS as a model for testing by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation. Amends the Public Health Service Act to require: (1)  the Director of the Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to establish a Field EMS Evidence-Based Practice Center to support research to promote the highest quality of emergency medical care in field EMS and the most effective delivery system for such care; and (2) the HHS Secretary to establish an Emergency Care Coordination Center to promote and fund research, collaboration, and preparedness in emergency medicine and trauma health care. Requires the Administrator to establish and administer a National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council to provide advice and recommendations to federal agencies and a national forum to deliberate on field EMS. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) establish the Emergency Medical Services Trust Fund; and (2) allow taxpayers to designate a portion of any income tax overpayment and make additional contributions to finance such Fund.",2023-01-11T13:21:12Z,
111-hr-6529,111,hr,6529,Federal License for Reinsurers Act of 2010,Finance and Financial Sector,2010-12-16,2010-12-16,Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.,House,"Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3]",KS,D,M001140,0,"Federal License for Reinsurers Act of 2010 - Requires the Director of the Federal Insurance Office, in the Department of the Treasury, to fix the number of employees of the Office and their compensation. Authorizes the Director to provide additional compensation and benefits if the same types are then being provided or, if not, could be provided by any federal banking agency.  Grants the Office general licensure and regulatory oversight over the business of national reinsurance. Requires the Director to establish criteria necessary for the licensing and operation of a national reinsurer. Makes both U.S. and non-U.S. entities with U.S. branches eligible to obtain a federal license. Authorizes a national reinsurer to convert to a state-licensed reinsurer, subject to the Director's approval. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury and the United States Trade Representative (USTR), jointly, to enter into supervisory arrangements for the recognition of qualified reinsurance supervisory authorities of non-U.S. jurisdictions that provide a level of protection for U.S. reinsurance consumers that is substantially equivalent to the level of protection achieved under federal regulation.  Amends the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to reflect the provisions of this Act.",2023-01-11T13:21:12Z,
111-hr-6530,111,hr,6530,"To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish a position for a representative of Indian Tribes on the Joint Board overseeing the implementation of universal service, and for other purposes.","Science, Technology, Communications",2010-12-16,2010-12-16,Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.,House,"Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1]",WA,D,I000026,6,Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require one member of the Federal-State Joint Board on universal service (recommends changes to universal service implementation regulations) to be a Tribal representative who is nominated by the Federal Communication Commission's (FCC) Office of Native Affairs and Policy and appointed by the FCC.,2023-01-11T13:21:12Z,
111-hr-6531,111,hr,6531,Equitable Treatment of Investors Act,Finance and Financial Sector,2010-12-16,2010-12-16,Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.,House,"Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5]",NJ,R,G000548,2,"Equitable Treatment of Investors Act - Amends the Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970 to revise the definition of "net equity."  Declares also that, in determining net equity, the positions, options, and contracts of a customer held by the debtor, and any indebtedness of the customer to the debtor, shall be determined based on: (1) the information contained in the last statement received by the customer from the debtor before the filing date; and (2) any additional specific confirmations of the customer's positions, options, contracts, or indebtedness received after such last statement but before the filing date. Prohibits reliance on the final statement of the debtor to customer, however, if the customer: (1) knew the debtor was involved in fraudulent activity with respect to any of its customers; or (2) as a registrant under the securities laws, or a person required to be so registered, knew, or should have known, that the debtor was involved in such a fraudulent activity and did not notify the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC), the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC), or law enforcement personnel that the debtor was so involved. Prohibits a trustee in a liquidation proceeding from recovering any property transferred by the debtor to a customer before the filing date unless, at the time of such transfer, the customer meets the same critieria. Transfers from SIPC to the SEC authority to nominate to a court persons for appointment as trustee for the liquidation of a debtor's business and as attorney for the trustee.",2023-01-11T13:21:12Z,
111-hr-6532,111,hr,6532,Procedures for Sanctions Against Charities Act,International Affairs,2010-12-16,2010-12-16,Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.,House,"Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]",MN,D,E000288,0,"Procedures for Sanctions Against Charities Act - Amends the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to allow a sanction to be imposed that blocks the property of a charity only pursuant to a warrant obtained in the same manner as provided for a search warrant under the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. Permits a court to issue such warrant if the United States demonstrates that there is probable cause to believe that: (1) the property with respect to which the warrant is sought is subject to the sanction; and (2) the property may be moved outside the jurisdiction of the United States. Permits imposing a sanction prior to applying to the court for a warrant if there is reason to believe that delay may have an adverse result, including: (1) endangering the life or physical safety of an individual; (2) flight from prosecution; (3) destruction of or tampering with evidence; (4) intimidation of potential witnesses; or (5) otherwise seriously jeopardizing an investigation. Directs the President to establish specified procedures with respect to the imposition of a sanction that blocks the property of a charity. Sets forth appeal procedures for affected charities.",2023-01-11T13:21:12Z,
111-hr-6533,111,hr,6533,Local Community Radio Act of 2010,"Science, Technology, Communications",2010-12-16,2011-01-04,Became Public Law No: 111-371.,House,"Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14]",PA,D,D000482,1,"(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.) Local Community Radio Act of 2010 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 to require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to modify the rules authorizing the operation of low-power FM radio stations, as proposed in MM Docket No. 99-25, to: (1) prescribe protection for co-channels and first- and second-adjacent channels; and (2) prohibit any applicant from obtaining a low-power FM license if the applicant has engaged in any manner in the unlicensed operation of any station in violation of the Communications Act of 1934. (Current law is the same, except that clause (1) instead requires prescribing minimum distance separations for third-adjacent channels, as well as for co-channels and first- and second-adjacent channels.) States that any license that was issued by the FCC to a low-power FM station prior to April 2, 2001, and that does not comply with the modifications adopted by the Commission in the above docket on April 2, 2001, shall remain invalid.  Eliminates provisions prohibiting the FCC from extending the eligibility for application for low-power FM stations beyond the organizations and entities as proposed in the above docket. (Sec. 3) Requires the FCC to eliminate third-adjacent minimum distance separation requirements between: (1) low-power FM stations; and (2) full-service FM stations, FM translator stations, and FM booster stations. Prohibits the FCC from reducing the minimum co-channel and first- and second-adjacent channel distance separation requirements in effect on the date of enactment of this Act between: (1) low-power FM stations; and (2) full-service FM stations. Authorizes a waiver of the second-adjacent channel distance separation requirement to any low-power FM station that establishes that its proposed operations will not interfere with any authorized radio service, provided that, upon notification by the FCC that it is causing certain interference, such station must: (1) suspend operation; and (2) resume operation only after interference has been eliminated or it demonstrates that such interference was not due to the low-power FM station's emissions. (Sec. 4) Requires the FCC to comply with its existing minimum distance separation requirements for full-service FM stations, FM translator stations, and FM booster stations that broadcast radio reading services via an analog subcarrier frequency to avoid potential interference by low-power FM stations. (Sec. 5) Requires the FCC, when licensing new FM translator stations, FM booster stations, and low-power FM stations, to ensure that: (1) licenses are available to FM translator stations, FM booster stations, and low-power FM stations; (2) such decisions are made based on the needs of the local community; and (3) FM translator stations, FM booster stations, and low-power FM stations remain equal in status and secondary to existing and modified full-service FM stations. (Sec. 6) Requires the FCC to modify its rules to address the potential for predicted interference to FM translator input signals on third-adjacent channels set forth in a specified technical report. (Sec. 7) Requires the FCC to modify the interference complaint process in specified ways. (Sec. 8) Requires the FCC to study and report to Congress on the impact that low-power FM stations will have on full-service commercial FM stations.",2023-03-22T18:07:24Z,
111-hr-6534,111,hr,6534,National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act,Sports and Recreation,2010-12-16,2010-12-16,Referred to House Budget,House,"Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14]",PA,D,D000482,191,"National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than 50,000 $5 gold coins, 400,000 $1 silver coins, and 750,000 half dollar coins in recognition of the National Baseball Hall of Fame during the one-year period beginning on January 1, 2015.  Directs the Secretary to hold a competition to design the obverse of the coins. Requires the design on the reverse side to depict a baseball similar to those used by Major League Baseball.  Requires all sales of such coins to include specified surcharges, which shall be paid by the Secretary to the National Baseball Hall of Fame to help finance its operations. Requires the budgetary effects of this Act to be determined by reference to the latest statement titled "Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation" for this Act, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.",2023-01-11T13:21:12Z,
111-hr-6535,111,hr,6535,"United States-Africa Trade, Development, and Diaspora Relations Promotion Act",International Affairs,2010-12-16,2010-12-16,Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.,House,"Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]",IL,D,R000515,0,"United States-Africa Trade, Development, and Diaspora Relations Promotion Act - Directs the President to appoint a Special Representative for United States-Africa Trade, Development, and Diaspora Affairs within the Department of State. States that the Special Representative should be a person of distinction, culturally sensitive to the underserved African Diaspora in the United States, with substantial experience in matters of trade or economic development and in matters relating to African Diaspora relations with Africa.  Directs the Secretary of State to establish, within the Department of State, the Office of United States-Africa Trade, Development, and Diaspora Affairs, with the Special Representative as its head. Directs the Special Representative to establish five regional United States-Africa Trade, Development, and Diaspora Affairs public outreach, education, and liaison centers. Requires the Special Representative and the Office to: (1) promote U.S.-African trade and investment relations and foster socioeconomic development and economic growth; (2) design and implement public outreach, education, and liaison programs and activities intended to foster U.S.-African economic, technical, social, and cultural ties; (3) facilitate and increase the number of international learning exchange, professional, training, and educational programs between Africa and the United States; (4) establish a publicly accessible database through which U.S. and African businesses, academics, and organizations can communicate and establish ties; and (5) consult with African governments, the African Union, African intergovernmental subregional organizations, public-private partnership entities, private businesses and foundations, nongovernmental organizations, and United Nations (U.N.) agencies with respect to matters of Africa-related trade, economic development, and African-African Diaspora relations.",2023-01-11T13:21:12Z,
111-hr-6536,111,hr,6536,Voluntary Protection Program Act,Labor and Employment,2010-12-16,2010-12-16,Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.,House,"Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29]",TX,D,G000410,0,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.,2023-01-11T13:21:12Z,
111-hr-6537,111,hr,6537,Improving Care for Kidney Patients Act of 2010,Health,2010-12-16,2010-12-16,Referred to House Ways and Means,House,"Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5]",GA,D,L000287,0,"Improving Care for Kidney Patients Act of 2010 - Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act with respect to kidney disease benefits. Sets at 100% the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) with respect to the placement of an arteriovenous fistula or graft in the hemodialysis treatment of Medicaid beneficiaries.  Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, to study and report to Congress on: (1) the social, behavioral, and biological factors leading to kidney disease; (2) efforts to slow the progression of kidney disease in minority populations that are disproportionately affected by it; and (3) research gaps in the development of quality measures and care management for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), including pediatric patients. Amends the Social Security Act, with respect to criminal penalties for certain acts, to exclude from the meaning of illegal remuneration the waiver of any fee or cost-sharing by a renal dialysis facility (RDF) in providing chronic kidney disease screening that meets certain criteria. Treats as a hospital for Medicare purposes an institution providing Medicare or Medicaid patients diagnosed with stage IV or stage V kidney disease with educational materials about treatment. Treats as a person qualified to furnish kidney disease education services an RDF meeting specified criteria. Makes eligible to participate in a shared savings program as an accountable care organization (ACO) a group consisting of RDFs, nephrologists, and other service providers and suppliers that treat patients with kidney disease. Prescribes Medicare requirements for coordination of care between hospitals and RDFs for the discharge planning process for an ESRD patient. Specifies Medicare coverage to specialized occlusive dressings used by a patient receiving dialysis treatment for protection against life threatening catheter-related infections during maintenance of personal hygiene at home.  Directs the Comptroller General to evaluate and report to Congress on the transportation barriers facing dialysis patients that result in less than 100% compliance with a Medicare plan of care. Directs the Secretary, in specified circumstances, to accept the results of a state licensure survey for purposes of determining federal certification of an RDF's compliance with the conditions of Medicare participation.  Directs the Secretary of HHS to report to Congress on the benefits of recognizing dialysis vascular and peritoneal dialysis access care service sites in order to receive Medicare reimbursement. Revises Medicare requirements for group health plans to: (1) extend the period during which they are primary payers (and Medicare the secondary payer) for ESRD patients; and (2) prohibit denial of a Medigap policy to a ESRD patient.  Amends the Public Health Service Act, as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, to allow a group health plan or health insurance issuer to impose restrictions for kidney failure treatment on a participant, beneficiary, or enrollee only if they are reasonable and assure adequate access to out-of-network providers.",2023-01-11T13:21:12Z,
111-hr-6538,111,hr,6538,Permanent Tax Relief Act of 2010,Taxation,2010-12-16,2010-12-16,Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.,House,"Rep. Mack, Connie [R-FL-14]",FL,R,M001155,0,"Permanent Tax Relief Act of 2010 - Makes permanent: (1) the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001; and (2) provisions of the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 that reduce income tax rates on dividend and capital gains income. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) provide for annual increases, between 2010 and 2020, in the amount of the alternative minimum tax (AMT) exemption amount for single and married taxpayers; and (2) allow a permanent offset against the AMT for certain nonrefundable tax credits.",2023-01-11T13:21:12Z,
111-hr-6539,111,hr,6539,Reducing American Hunger Act,Agriculture and Food,2010-12-16,2010-12-16,Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.,House,"Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9]",NY,D,W000792,0,"Reducing American Hunger Act - Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (the Food Stamp Act of 1977 as renamed by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) to provide that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits (formerly, food stamp benefits) shall be: (1) redeemable by the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) at face value increased by an amount equal to 100% of benefits used to purchase produce; and (2) used to purchase produce at 50% of the prevailing produce prices in participating retail food stores.   States that fingerprinting or other forms of biometric testing of household members shall not be required for SNAP participation. Directs the Secretary to require appropriate states to: (1) submit to the Secretary reports identifying SNAP participation in the 25 largest U.S. cities; and (2) implement practices to increase program participation in cities where eligible household participation is less than 85%. Increases funding for grants to increase program participation. Directs the Secretary to carry out a program to support the use of electronic benefits transfers for federal nutrition programs at farmers' markets.",2023-01-11T13:21:12Z,
111-hres-1770,111,hres,1770,"Honoring the passing of the Honorable Richard Charles Albert Holbrooke, a top ranking United States diplomat, magazine editor, author, professor, Peace Corps official, and investment banker.",International Affairs,2010-12-16,2010-12-16,Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.,House,"Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-3]",OH,R,T000463,0,"Honors the passing of the Honorable Richard Charles Albert Holbrooke, a distinguished diplomat and public servant.",2023-01-11T13:21:09Z,
111-hres-1771,111,hres,1771,"Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules, and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules.",Congress,2010-12-16,2010-12-21,Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.,House,"Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3]",MA,D,M000312,0,"Waives specified requirements of Rule XIII (Calendar and Committee Reports) to allow consideration of resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules through the legislative day of December 24, 2010, on the same day they are presented to the House. Makes it in order at any time through such date for the Speaker of the House to entertain motions that the House suspend the rules.",2023-01-11T13:21:09Z,
111-hres-1772,111,hres,1772,Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require House officers and employees to take annual factual training on the Constitution.,Congress,2010-12-16,2010-12-16,Referred to the House Committee on Rules.,House,"Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5]",NJ,R,G000548,25,"Amends Rule XI (Procedures of Committees and Unfinished Business) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to require the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties of the Committee on the Judiciary to offer annual factual training on the Constitution to each House officer and employee. Requires the individuals to certify annually to the Subcommittee that they attended such training.",2023-01-11T13:21:09Z,
111-hres-1773,111,hres,1773,Recognizing the need to improve physical access to many United States postal facilities for all people in the United States in particular disabled citizens.,Government Operations and Politics,2010-12-16,2010-12-16,Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure,House,"Rep. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT-5]",CT,D,M001169,4,"Recommends that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and other public agencies install power-assisted doors to ensure equal access to all people, including disabled U.S. citizens. Reaffirms support of the Architectural Barriers Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act and pledges to continue rectifying barriers that prevent equal access to federal government services.",2023-01-11T13:21:09Z,
111-hres-1774,111,hres,1774,Recognizing Cuban-Americans in the United States.,Social Sciences and History,2010-12-16,2010-12-16,Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.,House,"Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18]",FL,R,R000435,3,Celebrates the vast contributions of Cuban-Americans to the strength and culture of the United States.,2023-01-11T13:21:09Z,
111-s-4034,111,s,4034,SMART Act,Transportation and Public Works,2010-12-16,2010-12-16,"Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.",Senate,"Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]",OH,D,B000944,1,"Strengthening Manufacturing and Rebuilding Transit Act of 2010 or SMART Act - Requires the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to give preference to the award of discretionary or competitive grants, loans, loan guarantees, and lines of credit to transportation infrastructure projects, including the purchase of transit vehicle rolling stock, rail, and supporting equipment, in which manufactured goods to be purchased have a domestic content percentage that: (1) exceeds applicable federal requirements; and (2) in the case of rolling stock, is consistent with industry-recognized standards, if available.  Directs the Secretary to establish a centralized website that provides rules and guidance, waiver notices, and agency actions of the domestic content standards (Buy America) for DOT federal-aid programs. Requires a federal agency head to subject to public notice and comment any request for waiver, and to publication in the Federal Register and notification to Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) of any waiver, of Buy America requirements involving: (1) federal-aid highway and public transportation projects, (2) AMTRAK acquisition and maintenance of equipment and facilities, and (3) intercity passenger rail service corridor capital assistance projects. Directs the DOT Inspector General to report annually to Congress on acquisitions funded by federal transportation infrastructure investments that do not comply with Buy American requirements. Authorizes the Secretary to work with the Hollings Manufacturing Partnership Program and other manufacturing-related local intermediaries to develop a multi-agency comprehensive plan to expand domestic manufacturer rail and transit vehicle supply chains.",2023-01-11T13:21:07Z,
111-s-4035,111,s,4035,Community-Based Mental Health Infrastructure Improvements Act,Health,2010-12-16,2010-12-16,"Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10411-10412)",Senate,"Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]",RI,D,R000122,1,"Community-Based Mental Health Infrastructure Improvements Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to eligible entities for the construction or modernization of facilities to provide mental health and substance abuse services to individuals. Defines an "eligible entity" as: (1) a state that is the recipient of a Community Mental Health Services Block Grant and a Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant under such Act; or (2) an Indian tribe or a tribal organization. Includes among grant application requirements assurances that facilities will be used for not less than 10 years for community-based mental health or substance abuse services for those who cannot pay for such services. Permits a grant recipient to request permission to transfer such 10-year obligation to another facility.Authorizes a state that receives a grant to award a subgrant to a qualified community program for activities such as: (1) the construction, expansion, and modernization of mental health and substance abuse facilities; (2) the construction and structural modification of facilities to permit the integrated delivery of behavioral health and primary care of specialty medical services to individuals with co-occurring mental illnesses and chronic medical or surgical diseases at a single service site; and (3) acquiring information technology required to accommodate the clinical needs of primary and specialty care professionals. Requires a grant recipient to agree to make available nonfederal contributions matching federal funds provided.",2023-01-11T13:21:07Z,
111-s-4036,111,s,4036,A bill to clarify the National Credit Union Administration authority to make stabilization fund expenditures without borrowing from the Treasury.,Finance and Financial Sector,2010-12-16,2011-01-04,Became Public Law No: 111-382.,Senate,"Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT]",CT,D,D000388,0,"(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.) Amends the Federal Credit Union Act regarding repayment to the Treasury of advances to the Temporary Corporate Credit Union Stabilization Fund (Stabilization Fund) for payments connected to the conservatorship, liquidation, or threatened conservatorship or liquidation, of a corporate credit union.  Revises requirements for assessments on federally insured credit unions by the National Credit Union Administration Board to ensure that the Stabilization Fund will have sufficient funds to make scheduled repayments to the Treasury. Authorizes the Board to assess a special premium on each insured credit union in an aggregate amount reasonably calculated to make any pending or future expenditure from the Stabilization Fund. Makes the premium due and payable by 60 days after the assessment date. Requires the Board, in setting the amount of any such assessment, to take into consideration any potential impact on credit union earnings that such an assessment may have.  Requires calculation of the equity ratio of the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund (Insurance Fund), for timing and assessment of premium charges, to use the financial statements of the Insurance Fund alone, without any consolidation or combination with the financial statements of any other fund or entity. Revises the definition of net worth with respect to any insured credit union to include, at Board discretion, and subject to Board rules and regulations, special assistance to an insured credit union to avoid liquidation that is provided to facilitate a least-cost resolution consistent with the best interests of the credit union system. Directs the Comptroller General to study and report to Congress and the Financial Stability Oversight Council on the supervision of corporate credit unions and implementation of prompt corrective action by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA). Requires the Council to report to Congress within six months after receiving the Comptroller General's report on any actions taken in response to it, including any recommendations issued to NCUA under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to apply new or heightened standards and safeguards to insured credit unions for financial stability purposes.",2023-03-22T18:07:29Z,
111-s-4037,111,s,4037,Security Screening Confidential Data Privacy Act,Crime and Law Enforcement,2010-12-16,2010-12-16,Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.,Senate,"Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]",NY,D,S000148,9,Security Screening Confidential Data Privacy Act - Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine and/or prison term of up to one year on any individual who: (1) photographs or otherwise records an image produced using advanced imaging technology during the screening of an individual at an airport or upon entry into any building owned or operated by the federal government without express authorization pursuant to a federal law or regulation; or (2) distributes such image to any individual who is not authorized pursuant to a federal law or regulation to receive it.   Exempts: (1) individuals who record or distribute an image soley to be used in a criminal investigation or prosecution; and (2) journalists who publish an image in good faith that the image was not recorded or distributed in violation of such prohibition.,2023-01-11T13:21:07Z,
111-s-4038,111,s,4038,Excellence in Mental Health Act,Health,2010-12-16,2010-12-16,"Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.",Senate,"Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]",MI,D,S000770,1,"Excellence in Mental Health Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) to set forth criteria for the certification of federally-qualified community behavioral health centers. Amends the PHSA and titles XIX (Medicaid) and XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to make such centers eligible for certain federal programs, including: (1) payments for services under Medicaid; (2) incentives for the adoption of health information technology; and (3) payments for the provision of telehealth services. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award matching grants to states or Indian tribes to expend funds for the construction or modernization of facilities used to provide mental health and substance abuse services to individuals. Expands the 340B drug discount program (a program limiting the cost of covered outpatient drugs to certain federal grantees) to allow participation by entities providing community mental health services or providing treatment services for substance abuse.",2023-01-11T13:21:07Z,
111-s-4039,111,s,4039,Campus SaVE Act,Education,2010-12-16,2010-12-16,"Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.",Senate,"Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]",PA,D,C001070,1,"Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act or Campus SaVE Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require each institution of higher education (IHE) participating in a title IV program (except foreign schools) to include in its annual security report a statement of policy regarding its sexual assault and other intimate partner violence programs and the procedures it follows when such an offense occurs. Requires such procedures to include the provision, in writing, to students or employees that report to the IHE that they have been the victim of such an offense: (1) an explanation of their right to notify proper law enforcement authorities and their option to be assisted by campus authorities in doing so; (2) an explanation of their right to obtain protective orders or enforce protective orders that are already in existence, which the IHE must honor; and (3) contact information for victim services on-campus and in the locality. Requires an IHE's policy regarding sexual assault and other intimate partner violence to include: (1) education that promotes awareness of the offenses; (2) possible sanctions imposed following disciplinary action; (3) procedures victims should follow after such an offense occurs; (4) on-campus disciplinary procedures; and (5) the notification of victims regarding their options for, and assistance in, changing academic, living, transportation, and working situations. Directs the Secretary of Education to seek the Attorney General's counsel regarding the development, and dissemination to IHEs, of best practices for preventing and responding to sex offenses and other intimate partner violence.",2023-01-11T13:21:07Z,
111-sjres-42,111,sjres,42,"A joint resolution to extend the continuing resolution until February 18, 2011.",Economics and Public Finance,2010-12-16,2010-12-17,Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 703.,Senate,"Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY]",KY,R,M000355,16,"Amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (P.L. 111-242) to extend through February 18, 2011, specified continuing appropriations for FY2011.",2022-02-03T06:06:07Z,
111-sres-702,111,sres,702,A resolution recognizing the work and importance of special education teachers.,Education,2010-12-16,2010-12-16,"Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10367; text as passed Senate: CR S10367; text of measure as introduced: CR S10412)",Senate,"Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS]",KS,R,R000307,3,"(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Recognizes the amount of work required to be a special education teacher. Commends special education teachers for their sacrifices and dedication to preparing individuals with special needs for high school graduation, college success, and rewarding careers.",2023-01-11T13:21:06Z,
111-hconres-334,111,hconres,334,Expressing the sense of the Congress that the current Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home should not be further restricted.,Taxation,2010-12-15,2010-12-15,Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.,House,"Rep. Miller, Gary G. [R-CA-42]",CA,R,M001139,0,Expresses the sense of Congress that the current federal income tax deduction for mortgage interest paid on a first or second home should not be further restricted.,2023-01-11T13:21:15Z,
111-hjres-104,111,hjres,104,Disapproving the issuance of a letter of offer with respect to a certain proposed sale of defense articles and defense services to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.,International Affairs,2010-12-15,2010-12-15,Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.,House,"Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9]",NY,D,W000792,2,Prohibits issuance of a letter of offer respecting a specified proposed sale of defense articles and services to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.,2023-01-11T13:21:15Z,