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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-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 quali… 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-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… 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 grant… 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… 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 signi… 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-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. Amen… 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, prov… 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 persona… 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-hr-6522 111 hr 6522 End Tax Uncertainty Act of 2010 Taxation 2010-12-15 2010-12-15 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Bachmann, Michele [R-MN-6] MN R B001256 9 End Tax Uncertainty Act of 2010 - Makes permanent: (1) the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001; (2) provisions of the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 that reduce income tax rates on dividend and capital gains income; and (3) the repeal, after December 31, 2010, of the estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax. 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; (2) allow a permanent offset against the AMT for certain nonrefundable tax credits; and (3) reduce to 25% the maximum income tax rate for corporations, including personal service corporations. 2023-01-11T13:21:12Z  
111-hr-6523 111 hr 6523 Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 Armed Forces and National Security 2010-12-15 2011-01-07 Became Public Law No: 111-383. House Rep. Skelton, Ike [D-MO-4] MO D S000465 1 (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 22, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 - Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations - Title I: Procurement - Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2011 for the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, and Air Force for aircraft, missiles, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, shipbuilding and conversion, and other procurement. (Sec. 104) Authorizes appropriations for FY2011 for defense-wide procurement. Subtitle B: Navy Programs - (Sec. 111) Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to enter into a contract for detail design and construction of the LHA replacement ship designated LHA-7. (Sec. 112) Prohibits the Secretary of the Navy from retiring the EP-3E Airborne Reconnaissance Integrated Electronic System II or the Special Projects Aircraft platform. Requires such Secretary to continue to maintain and upgrade such System and platform to meet operational requirements. Requires an annual certification to Congress by the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) concerning the continued maintenance of such System and platform and any plan for their retirement or replacement. Terminates such requirements upon Navy fielding of platforms and sensors that are equivalent or superior to such System and platform. Provides a similar prohibition against retirement, continued maintenance, and certification requirements with respect to the Saber Focus unmanned aerial system. (Sec. 113) Requires a report on the missile defense requirements of the major combatant surface vessels. (Sec. 114) Requires the Secretary of the Navy to take specified measures before entering into a program to extend the service life of F/A-18 aircraft beyond 8,600 hours, including a business case analysis with respect to such extended life. Requires a report: (1) on such analysi… 2023-03-22T18:07:24Z  
111-hr-6524 111 hr 6524 To authorize issuance of certificates of documentation authorizing certain vessels to engage in coastwise trade in the carriage of natural gas, and for other purposes. Private Legislation 2010-12-15 2010-12-15 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. House Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1] PA D B001227 1 Authorizes the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to issue a certificate of documentation with a coastwise endorsement for the vessels LNG GEMINI, LNG LEO, and LNG VIRGO. Limits authorized coastwise trade for each vessel to the carriage of natural gas, as defined in the Deepwater Port Act of 1974. Prohibits a vessel transported in Dry Dock #2 (if, during such transportation, such dock remains connected by a utility or other connecting line to pierside moorage in Ketchikan, Alaska) from being considered merchandise for the purposes of certain coastwise trade requirements a vessel must otherwise meet before engaging in merchandise transportation. 2023-01-11T13:21:12Z  
111-hr-6525 111 hr 6525 Former Bennett Freeze Area Development Act Native Americans 2010-12-15 2010-12-15 Referred to House Financial Services House Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] AZ D K000368 0 Former Bennett Freeze Area Development Act - Requires the Commissioner of the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation (ONHIR), by request of the Navajo Nation or the Hopi Tribe by tribal resolution, to enter into a self-determination contract or contracts with the requesting Indian tribe to plan, conduct, and administer programs, functions, services, or activities, including construction programs administered by the Commissioner that pertain directly to the requesting Indian tribe. Establishes the Former Bennett Freeze Area Rehabilitation Trust Fund in the Treasury. Makes amounts in the Fund available to the Navajo Nation solely for purposes which will contribute to the continuing rehabilitation and improvement of the economic, housing, infrastructure, health, educational, and social condition of families, and Navajo communities, that have been affected by the former Bennett Freeze. Authorizes the Commissioner to carry out a rehabilitation program to redress the effects of federal development restrictions (Bennett Freeze) in the western portion of the Navajo Reservation, limited to housing construction and renovation, infrastructure improvements, and economic development initiatives. Repeals requirements that: (1) the United States be reimbursed for funds appropriated to the Navajo Rehabilitation Trust Fund before its termination; and (2) the income derived by the Navajo Tribe from the surface and mineral estates of certain lands located in New Mexico acquired for the Tribe's benefit be used to reimburse the General Fund of the U.S. Treasury. Reauthorizes the Fund. Grants the Navajo Nation the right to negotiate and approve an Accommodation Agreement with the Hopi Tribe for any Navajo head of household residing on Hopi Partitioned Land that has not otherwise entered into such Agreement but intends to remain on the Land. Amends the Navajo-Hopi Land Dispute Settlement Act of 1996 to grant any Navajo family that has entered into an Accommodation Agreement the right to: (1) relinquish that Agreement at any time … 2023-01-11T13:21:12Z  
111-hr-6526 111 hr 6526 To prohibit the payment of death gratuities to the surviving heirs of deceased Members of Congress. Congress 2010-12-15 2010-12-15 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. House Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-15] FL R P000599 4 Prohibits payments from the applicable accounts of the House of Representatives, the contingent fund of the Senate, or any other appropriated funds for a death gratuity payment to the widow, widower, or heirs-at-law of any Member of Congress who dies after the commencement of a Congress to which the Member has been elected. States that nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit or affect the payment to any individual of any unpaid balance or salary or other sums due to such a Member. 2023-01-11T13:21:12Z  
111-hr-6519 111 hr 6519 Railroad Hours of Service Act of 2010 Transportation and Public Works 2010-12-14 2010-12-14 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. House Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] MN D O000006 0 Railroad Hours of Service Act of 2010 - Extends railroad hours of services requirements and limitations to cover yardmaster employees who supervise and coordinate the activities of workers engaged in railroad traffic operations, including making up or breaking up trains and switching inbound or outbound traffic. Revises the prohibition against a railroad carrier's requiring or allowing a train employee to remain or go on duty unless that employee has had at least 10 consecutive hours off duty during the prior 24 hours. Prohibits requiring or allowing an employee (including a yardmaster employee) from initiating an on duty period unless the employee has had at least 10 consecutive hours off duty immediately prior to going on duty. Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to prescribe regulations to: (1) require all deadhead transportation in excess of a specific number of hours to be counted as time on duty; and (2) reset the calendar day clock. Revises the rule that an interim period available for at least 4 hours rest at a place with suitable facilities for food and lodging is not time on duty. Repeals the current list of causes for prevention of a return to duty. Requires a train employee to be notified before going off duty whether such period off duty is an interim release. Prohibits a railroad carrier from requiring or allowing an employee to exceed 2 hours in deadhead transportation per each tour of duty. Revises the limitations on the duty hours of signal employees. Specifies that time on duty spent performing any service for the railroad carrier during a 24-hour period in which the employee is engaged in installing, repairing, or maintaining signal systems includes all work where there is a potential to interact or otherwise come into contact with safety-critical devices or circuits. Treats as service covered by hours of duty limitations the operation by signal employees of motor vehicles requiring a commercial driver's license while on duty. Extends to yardmaster employees certain limitations on t… 2023-01-11T13:21:12Z  
111-hr-6520 111 hr 6520 Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010 Armed Forces and National Security 2010-12-14 2010-12-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. House Rep. Murphy, Patrick J. [D-PA-8] PA D M001168 78 Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010 - Provides for repeal of the current Department of Defense (DOD) policy concerning homosexuality in the Armed Forces, to be effective 60 days after the Secretary of Defense has received DOD's comprehensive review on the implementation of such repeal, and the President, Secretary, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) certify to the congressional defense committees that they have considered the report and proposed plan of action, that DOD has prepared the necessary policies and regulations to exercise the discretion provided by such repeal, and that implementation of such policies and regulations is consistent with the standards of military readiness and effectiveness, unit cohesion, and military recruiting and retention. Provides that, until such time as the above conditions are met, the current policy shall remain in effect. 2023-01-11T13:21:12Z  
111-hr-6521 111 hr 6521 International Prevention of Child Marriage Act of 2010 International Affairs 2010-12-14 2010-12-14 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. House Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18] FL R R000435 22 International Prevention of Child Marriage Act of 2010 - Directs the President, through the Secretary of State, to establish a multi-year strategy to prevent child marriage in developing countries and to promote the empowerment of girls at risk of child marriage. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require that Department of State country reports on human rights practices include a description of the status of child marriage for countries with specified rates of child marriage. Defines "child marriage" as the marriage of a girl or boy not yet the minimum age for marriage stipulated in law in the country in which the girl or boy is a resident, or where there is no such law, under the age of 18. 2023-01-11T13:21:12Z  
111-hr-6516 111 hr 6516 To make technical corrections to provisions of law enacted by the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010. Transportation and Public Works 2010-12-13 2010-12-22 Became Public Law No: 111-330. House Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] MN D O000006 0 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Makes technical and conforming changes to the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010. 2023-03-22T18:07:24Z  
111-hr-6517 111 hr 6517 Omnibus Trade Act of 2010 Foreign Trade and International Finance 2010-12-13 2010-12-29 Became Public Law No: 111-344. House Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-12] MI D L000263 4 Omnibus Trade Act of 2010 - Title I: Extension of Trade Adjustment Assistance and Health Coverage Improvement - Subtitle A: Extension of Trade Adjustment Assistance - (Sec. 101) Amends the Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assistance Act of 2009 to extend trade adjustment assistance (TAA) programs through February 12, 2011. Requires funding levels for TAA programs under prior law to apply beginning February 13, 2011, as if the amendments made by this Act had never been enacted. Amends the Trade Act of 1974, however, to authorize appropriations through February 12, 2012 for: (1) TAA programs for workers, firms, and farmers; and (2) alternative TAA for older workers. Limits for FY2010, and the six-week period January 1, 2011-February 12, 2011, the total amount of payments that may be made by the Secretary of Labor for training assistance for workers. Authorizes appropriations for the reemployment TAA program through February 12, 2011. Authorizes the Secretary for FY2010, and the six-week period January 1, 2011- February 12, 2011, to make certain TAA funds available for grants to assist eligible communities to develop strategic plans for their economic adjustment to the impact of trade . Extends permanently certain reporting requirements under: (1) the Community College and Career Training Grant program, and (2) the Industry or Sector Partnership Grant program for communities impacted by trade. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary for FY2010, and the six-week period January 1, 2011-February 12, 2011, to carry out the Sector Partnership Grant program. (Sec. 102) Extends the single transition deadline for implementing certain merit-based personnel staffing requirements for state administration of TAA to a date not earlier than February 12, 2011. Subtitle B: Health Coverage Improvement - (Sec. 111) Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to extend through February 12, 2011, the 80% tax credit for health insurance costs (including advance payments) for TAA (as well as Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation [PBGC] p… 2023-03-22T18:07:24Z  
111-hr-6518 111 hr 6518 To direct the Secretary of Transportation to study the feasibility of more widespread use of in-vehicle technology to prevent alcohol-impaired driving, to require a Federal motor vehicle safety standard related to rollover prevention and crash mitigation, and for other purposes. Transportation and Public Works 2010-12-13 2010-12-13 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] IL D R000515 0 Research of Alcohol Detection Systems for Stopping Alcohol-related Fatalities Everywhere Act of 2010 or ROADS SAFE Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), to carry out a collaborative research effort to continue to explore the feasibility and the potential benefits of, and the public policy challenges associated with, more widespread deployment of in-vehicle technology to prevent alcohol-impaired driving. Directs the Secretary to initiate a rulemaking proceeding to prescribe certain performance standards to reduce commercial motor vehicle rollover and loss of control crashes and associated deaths and injuries for air-braked truck tractors and motorcoaches with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 26,000 pounds. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress regarding the quality of data collected through the National Automotive Sampling System, including the Special Crash Investigations, as well as recommendation for improvements to the data collection program. Requires the Secretary to establish and publicize a hotline for mechanics, passenger motor vehicle dealership personnel, and passenger motor vehicle manufacturer personnel to contact NHTSA confidentially regarding potential passenger motor vehicle safety defects. Requires the Secretary to establish within NHTSA an honors program for the recruitment of engineering, computer science, and other students interested in training with engineers and other safety officials for a career in vehicle safety. Revises requirements for rules on early warning reporting by motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment manufacturers about vehicle or equipment defects. Requires early warning reports to include information on consumer complaints, warranty claims, field reports, or technical service bulletins. Requires all early warning report information to be made available to the public, unless exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Presu… 2023-01-11T13:21:13Z  
111-hr-6508 111 hr 6508 Custodial Interrogation Recording Act Crime and Law Enforcement 2010-12-09 2010-12-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. House Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] CA D R000581 0 Custodial Interrogation Recording Act - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to direct the Attorney General to make grants to states and local governments for the complete and accurate recording, by both audio and video means, of every custodial interrogation occurring within the state or unit of local government. 2023-01-11T13:21:13Z  
111-hr-6509 111 hr 6509 To designate a portion of Interstate Route 710 located in Los Angeles County, California, as the "Jenny Oropeza Highway". Transportation and Public Works 2010-12-09 2010-12-09 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. House Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] CA D R000581 0 Designates a certain portion of Interstate Route 710 located in Los Angeles County, California, as the Jenny Oropeza Highway. 2023-01-11T13:21:13Z  
111-hr-6510 111 hr 6510 To direct the Administrator of General Services to convey a parcel of real property in Houston, Texas, to the Military Museum of Texas, and for other purposes. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2010-12-09 2011-01-04 Became Public Law No: 111-370. House Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] TX D J000032 10 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.) Directs the Administrator of General Services (GSA) to convey, at a specified market value, to the Military Museum of Texas all U.S. right, title, and interest in and to a certain parcel of real property located at 8611 Wallisville Road in Houston, Texas. Requires an independent appraisal of the market value of the real property, to be paid for by the Military Museum. Requires the conveyance to include improvements, structures, and fixtures located on the conveyed real property and related personal property. Directs the Military Museum to use and maintain the conveyed property, for a minimum period of 30 years, in a manner consistent with the use of it at the time it is conveyed. Reverts, at the option of the Administrator, all or any portion of the conveyed property in its then existing condition to the United States if it ceases to be used or maintained as described above. Permits the Military Museum to seek abrogation of such use restriction by obtaining advance written consent of the Administrator and by payment of the fair market value of the property to be released. Requires the Military Museum to submit annual reports, for a period of 30 years, on the Military Museum's use and maintenance of the conveyed property and any other reports required by the Administrator to evidence the Museum's continuous use of such property. Requires the Administrator to conduct inspections on the conveyed property to confirm the information provided in such reports every 5 years for a period of 30 years. Makes the Military Museum responsible for all reasonable and necessary costs associated with the conveyance, including real estate transaction and environmental documentation costs. Bars anything in this Act being construed to affect or limit the application of or obligation to comply with any environmental law, including requirements under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensati… 2023-03-22T18:07:24Z  
111-hr-6511 111 hr 6511 Ensuring Affordable Energy Act Environmental Protection 2010-12-09 2010-12-09 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] TX R P000592 26 Ensuring Affordable Energy Act - Prohibits any funds appropriated or otherwise available for the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from being used to implement or enforce: (1) a cap-and-trade program; or (2) any statutory or regulatory requirement pertaining to emissions of one or more greenhouse gases from stationary sources that is issued or becomes applicable or effective after January 1, 2011. Defines: (1) "cap-and-trade program" as any regulatory program established after the date of enactment of this Act that provides for the sale, auction, or other distribution of a limited amount of allowances that permit the emission of one or more greenhouse gases; and (2) "greenhouse gas" to include carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, sulfur hexafluoride, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, or any other designated anthropogenic gas. 2023-01-11T13:21:13Z  
111-hr-6512 111 hr 6512 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prevent the catastrophic loss of wage index reclassification. Health 2010-12-09 2010-12-09 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Space, Zachary T. [D-OH-18] OH D S001173 2 Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to extend through FY2013 the reclassification to a specific Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) or New England County Metropolitan Area of any hospital so reclassified for FY2010 by the Medicare Geographic Classification Review Board, if: (1) that hospital would no longer qualify for such reclassification for FY2011; and (2) for FY2011 the average wage index for the geographic area in which such hospital is located is at least 0.1 less than the hospital's average wage index for FY2010. Declares that such extension shall not result in the recalculation of any diluted wage index for hospitals otherwise utilizing the wage index of the geographic area to which such hospital is reclassified. 2023-01-11T13:21:13Z  
111-hr-6513 111 hr 6513 To amend title 38, United States Code, to allow for the transfer of educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program to certain dependents to be used for special education. Armed Forces and National Security 2010-12-09 2010-12-09 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. House Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] NE R F000449 1 Allows veterans' educational benefits that are transferred to an intellectually or developmentally disabled dependent to be used for special education, even if the dependent has not earned a secondary school diploma or equivalency certificate. Directs the Secretary of Defense to prescribe regulations to determine whether those dependents must enroll in the exceptional family member program of the Department of Defense (DOD). Prohibits payment of the monthly stipend to such dependents if the Secretary determines that it is not relevant to their special education. Prohibits this Act's special education benefits from affecting a dependent's receipt of, or eligibility for, other federal educational benefits. 2023-01-11T13:21:13Z  
111-hr-6514 111 hr 6514 Protecting Jobs in Your State Act of 2010 Commerce 2010-12-09 2010-12-09 Referred to House Financial Services House Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] OH R L000566 1 Protecting Jobs in Your State Act of 2010 - Prohibits a state or a political subdivision from using funds made available under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act, Public Law 111-226 (relating to education jobs and Medicaid payments to states), the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010, or the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, or funds for disaster relief administered by the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), as an incentive for a business to: (1) relocate a plant, facility, or other operation from one state to another; or (2) expand an operation in a state in a manner that will result in a reduction in such an operation in another state. Authorizes a political subdivision to submit to the state governor a petition stating that it has been adversely affected by a violation of such prohibition and requesting that the governor submit to the Secretary of Commerce a petition for an investigation. Provides that if the Secretary determines that a violation has occurred, the state in which such a violation was committed shall be liable to the United States for the amount of funds involved. Prohibits such a state from receiving any other funds under such Acts until it fully repays such amount to the United States. Directs the Comptroller General, biannually during the period that ends five years after this Act's enactment, to submit to specified committees a report on the impact of such provisions, including: (1) a statement of the number of petitions received by the Secretary of Commerce and a summary of the disposition of such petitions; (2) a list of U.S. claims that arose, were outstanding, or were collected; and (3) a list of any funds withheld. 2023-01-11T13:21:13Z  
111-hr-6515 111 hr 6515 American Microturbine Manufacturing and Clean Energy Deployment Act of 2010 Taxation 2010-12-09 2010-12-09 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-39] CA D S001156 0 American Microturbine Manufacturing and Clean Energy Deployment Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1)  allow a 30% energy tax credit for qualified microturbine property; (2) revise the definition of "qualified microturbine property" to increase the maximum nameplate capacity of such property to 5,000 kilowatts; and (3) eliminate the limitation on such credit based upon kilowatt capacity. 2023-01-11T13:21:13Z  
111-hr-6500 111 hr 6500 Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) Act Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 2010-12-08 2010-12-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. House Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8] NY D N000002 6 Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) Act - Amends the Fair Housing Act to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, source of income, or marital status in housing sales and rentals, residential real estate-related transactions, and brokerage services. Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1968 to prohibit the intimidation, interference, or injury of individuals because of their sexual orientation, gender identity, source of income, or marital status. Redefines "discriminatory housing practice" to specify that the definition: (1) applies regardless of whether the discriminatory practices occur pre- or post-acquisition; and (2) includes a failure to comply with administrative requirements of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), including related regulations, in a manner affirmatively to further nondiscrimination policies. Redefines "familial status" to include individuals (under age 18) residing with: (1) a foster parent or another person having physical custody of such individuals; or (2) anyone standing in loco parentis of such individuals (currently, the designee of such parent or other person having such custody, with the parent's or other person's written permission). Amends the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and the Fair Housing Act to grant the Attorney General pre-litigation subpoena power if there is reason to believe that any person may be in possession, custody, or control of any documentary material or information relevant to an investigation under the respective Act. States that discrimination against a person because of a handicap includes the failure, in connection with a real estate-related transaction, to make reasonable accommodations for such persons. Revises the limitations on filing complaints and commencing civil actions by certain individuals alleging discriminatory housing practices to deem that the failure to design and construct a dwelling that meets requirements for reasonable modifications for handicapped persons shall co… 2023-01-11T13:21:13Z  
111-hr-6501 111 hr 6501 To establish a national commission on presidential war powers and civil liberties. Government Operations and Politics 2010-12-08 2010-12-08 Referred to House Intelligence (Permanent) House Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] MI D C000714 2 Establishes the National Commission on Presidential War Powers and Civil Liberties to investigate, and report to the President and Congress on, the broad range of executive branch national security policies undertaken since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, including: (1) detention by the Armed Forces and the intelligence community; (2) the use by such entities of enhanced interrogation techniques or techniques not authorized by the Uniform Code of Military Justice; (3) "ghosting" or other policies intended to conceal an individual's capture or detention; (4) extraordinary rendition; (5) domestic warrantless electronic surveillance; (6) targeted killings away from conventional battlefields; and (7) the use of state secrets or other litigation tactics or privileges to avoid judicial review of national security actions. 2023-01-11T13:21:13Z  
111-hr-6502 111 hr 6502 Medicare Beneficiary Preservation of Choice Act of 2010 Health 2010-12-08 2010-12-08 Referred to House Energy and Commerce House Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20] TX D G000544 1 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. 2023-01-11T13:21:13Z  
111-hr-6503 111 hr 6503 To require reports on the management of Arlington National Cemetery. Armed Forces and National Security 2010-12-08 2010-12-08 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. House Rep. Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1] IA D B001259 0 Directs the Secretary of the Army to submit to specified congressional committees: (1) a one-time report on the management and oversight of contracts at Arlington National Cemetery, requiring, among other things, certain information concerning burial operations and errors in burials; and (2) biennial reports on the execution of and compliance with Army Directive 2010-04, Enhancing the Operations and Oversight of the Army National Cemeteries Program. 2023-01-11T13:21:13Z  
111-hr-6504 111 hr 6504 Homebuyer Tax Credit Renewal Act of 2010 Taxation 2010-12-08 2010-12-08 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] CA D F000116 0 Homebuyer Tax Credit Renewal Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reinstate the first-time homebuyer tax credit for one year beginning on the enactment date of this Act. 2023-01-11T13:21:13Z  
111-hr-6505 111 hr 6505 Pakistani Temporary Protected Status Act of 2010 Immigration 2010-12-08 2010-12-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. House Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] TX D G000553 8 Pakistani Temporary Protected Status Act of 2010 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the extraordinary and temporary conditions caused by flooding in Pakistan qualifies Pakistan for designation under the Immigration and Nationality Act pursuant to which its nationals would be eligible for temporary protected status (TPS) in the United States. Designates Pakistan as a TPS-eligible country for an initial 12-month period. Sets forth related TPS eligibility requirements, including continuous U.S. presence since July 22, 2010. Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to give prior consent to such aliens for temporary trips abroad in emergency and extenuating circumstances. 2023-01-11T13:21:13Z  
111-hr-6506 111 hr 6506 Securing Human Intelligence and Enforcing Lawful Dissemination Act Crime and Law Enforcement 2010-12-08 2010-12-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. House Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-3] NY R K000210 3 Securing Human Intelligence and Enforcing Lawful Dissemination Act or the SHIELD Act - Amends the federal criminal code to expand the prohibition against disclosure of classified information to include: (1) disclosures of classified information that benefit a transnational threat; and (2) any classified information concerning the human intelligence activities of the United States or any foreign government or concerning the identity of a classified source or informant of an element of the U.S. intelligence community. Defines "transnational threat" as: (1) any activity, including international terrorism, narcotics trafficking, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and the delivery systems for such weapons, or organized crime, that threatens the national security of the United States; or (2) any individual or group that engages such activity. 2023-01-11T13:21:13Z  
111-hr-6507 111 hr 6507 To designate the buildings occupied by the Department of Transportation located at 1200 New Jersey Avenue, Southeast, and 1201 4th Street, Southeast, in the District of Columbia as the "James L. Oberstar United States Department of Transportation Building Complex". Government Operations and Politics 2010-12-08 2010-12-08 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. House Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] IL D L000563 47 Designates buildings occupied by the Department of Transportation (DOT) located at 1200 New Jersey Avenue, Southeast, and 1201 4th Street, Southeast, in the District of Columbia as the James L. Oberstar United States Department of Transportation Building Complex for the period the buildings are occupied by the DOT. 2023-01-11T13:21:13Z  
111-hr-6496 111 hr 6496 To require reports on the management of Arlington National Cemetery. Armed Forces and National Security 2010-12-07 2010-12-07 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. House Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] IL D R000515 11 Directs the Secretary of the Army to submit to specified congressional committees: (1) a one-time report on the management and oversight of contracts at Arlington National Cemetery, requiring, among other things, certain information concerning burial operations and errors in burials; and (2) biennial reports on the execution of and compliance with Army Directive 2010-04, Enhancing the Operations and Oversight of the Army National Cemeteries Program. 2023-01-11T13:21:13Z  
111-hr-6497 111 hr 6497 DREAM Act of 2010 Immigration 2010-12-07 2010-12-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. House Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28] CA D B000410 1 Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2010 or DREAM Act of 2010 - Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to cancel the removal of, and adjust to conditional nonimmigrant status, an alien who: (1) entered the United States before his or her 16th birthday and has been present in the United States for at least five years immediately preceding this Act's enactment; (2) is a person of good moral character; (3) is not inadmissible or deportable under specified grounds of the Immigration and Nationality Act; (4) has not participated in the persecution of any person on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion; (5) has not been convicted of certain offenses under federal or state law; (6) has been admitted to an institution of higher education (IHE) or has earned a high school diploma or general education development certificate in the United States; (7) has never been under a final order of exclusion, deportation, or removal unless the alien has remained in the United States under color of law after such order's issuance, or received the order before attaining the age of 16; and (8) was under age 30 on the date of this Act's enactment. Authorizes the Secretary to waive specified grounds of inadmissibility or deportability for humanitarian, family unity, or public interest purposes. Provides for a $525 application surcharge (in addition to other applicable application fees). Requires an alien to apply for cancellation of removal and conditional nonimmigrant status within one year after the later of: (1) earning a high school diploma or general education development certificate in the United States; or (2) the effective date of related interim regulations. Requires prior to cancellation of removal or granting of conditional nonimmigrant status: (1) an alien to submit biometric and biographic data; and (2) completion of security and law enforcement background checks. Requires an alien applying for relief to: (1) register under t… 2023-01-11T13:21:13Z  
111-hr-6498 111 hr 6498 Protecting Children Across State Lines Act Families 2010-12-07 2010-12-07 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4] NY D M000309 0 Protecting Children Across State Lines Act - Amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to authorize the continuing interdisciplinary program of research of the Secretary of Heatlh and Human Services (HHS) to focus on the extent to which reports of suspected or known instances of child abuse or neglect involving a potential combination of jurisdictions (intrastate, interstate, federal-state, and state-tribal) are being screened out solely on the basis of cross-jurisdictional complications. Authorizes the Secretary of HHS to award grants to public or private organizations to develop best practices for the handling of reports of suspected or known child abuse or neglect related fatalities involving a potential combination of jurisdictions. Requires each state receiving a grant for child abuse and neglect prevention and treatment programs to include in its annual report the number of children reported during the year as abused or neglected who were screened out because of cross-jurisdictional complications. Authorizes the Secretary of HHS to make grants to assist states in developing, establishing, and operating programs designed to improve the handling of reports of suspected or known instances of child abuse or neglect, including reports involving a potential combination of jurisdictions, in a manner that ensures appropriate action is taken to protect children. Requires the state multidisciplinary task force on children's justice to review comprehensively every three years the handling of reports of suspected or known instances of child abuse or neglect involving a potential combination of jurisdictions, including efforts to coordinate and ensure appropriate action is taken. 2023-01-11T13:21:13Z  
111-hr-6499 111 hr 6499 For the relief of Celina Hernandez. Private Legislation 2010-12-07 2010-12-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. House Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] MI D C000714 0 Provides for the relief of Celina Hernandez. 2023-01-11T13:21:13Z  
111-hr-6495 111 hr 6495 Robert C. Byrd Mine Safety Protection Act of 2010 Labor and Employment 2010-12-03 2010-12-08 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 214 - 193 (Roll no. 616). (text: CR H8131-8140) House Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] CA D M000725 1 Robert C. Byrd Mine Safety Protection Act of 2010 - Amends the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (this Act) to require the Secretary of Labor (Secretary), in conducting health and safety related accident investigations in coal or other mines, to: (1) determine why an accident occurred and whether there were violations of law, mandatory health and safety standards, or other requirements; (2) in cases involving violations of federal criminal law, refer them to the Attorney General; and (3) make recommendations to avoid any recurrence. Requires an independent accident investigation by an independent panel appointed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) for any accident: (1) involving three or more deaths; or (2) whose severity or scale merits an independent investigation. Authorizes: (1) the Secretary's representatives and attorneys to question any individual privately during an inspection or investigation; and (2) any individual willing to speak with or provide a statement to such representatives or attorneys to do so without the presence, involvement, or knowledge of the mine operator or mine operator's agents or attorneys. Allows the closest relative of a miner who is entrapped or otherwise prevented by an accident to designate a representative for the miner to participate in a mine inspection. Requires mine inspections to be conducted during various shifts and days of the week when miners are normally present. Directs the Secretary, upon the request of the mine operator, to review with appropriate mine officials the Secretary's most recent evaluation for pattern (of violation) status during the course of a regular mine inspection, or at the Secretary's discretion, during the pre-inspection conference. Prohibits an attorney from representing both a mine operator and miner during an inspection, investigation, or litigation, unless such miner knowingly waives all possible conflicts of interest. Prescribes requirements for mine operators having a pattern of recurring citations, withdrawal ord… 2023-01-11T13:21:13Z  
111-hr-6473 111 hr 6473 Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2010, Part IV Transportation and Public Works 2010-12-02 2010-12-22 Became Public Law No: 111-329. House Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] MN D O000006 5 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2010, Part IV - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through March 31, 2011: (1) increased excise taxes on aviation fuels and the excise tax on air transportation of persons and property; and (2) the expenditure authority for the Airport and Airway Trust Fund. Makes funds available for the six-month period beginning on October 1, 2010, for airport planning and development and noise compatibility planning projects. Prescribes a formula for calculating funding apportionments and meeting certain other requirements for the six-month period, including a 50% reduction in these apportionments and specified other amounts. Extends through March 31, 2011, the authority of the Secretary of Transportation to make airport improvement project (AIP) grants. Extends through March 31, 2011: (1) the pilot programs for passenger facility fee authorizations at non-hub airports; and (2) disclosure requirements for large and medium hub airports applying for AIP grants. Directs the Secretary to extend through March 31, 2011, the termination date of insurance coverage for domestic or foreign-flag aircraft. Grants the Secretary discretionary authority to further extend such coverage through June 30, 2011. Extends through June 30, 2011, the authority of the Secretary to limit air carrier liability for claims arising out of acts of terrorism. Extends through March 31, 2011: (1) grant eligibility for airports located in the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau; (2) grants to state and local governments for land use compatibility projects under an AIP; and (3) authority for approving an application of the Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority for an airport development project grant or for permission to impose a passenger facility fee. Amends the Vision 100--Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act to extend through March 31, 2011: (1) the temporary increase to 95% of the federal gover… 2023-03-22T18:07:24Z  
111-hr-6474 111 hr 6474 To direct the Secretary of the Army to cease construction of a temporary causeway in connection with the project for the Renard Island Confined Disposal Facility, Green Bay Harbor, Wisconsin, until certain conditions are met, and for other purposes. Transportation and Public Works 2010-12-02 2010-12-02 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. House Rep. Kagen, Steve [D-WI-8] WI D K000365 0 Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to cease construction of a temporary causeway in connection with the project for the Renard Island Confined Disposal Facility, Green Bay Harbor, Wisconsin, until the Secretary: (1) conducts a review of all bids submitted for construction of the Renard Island Temporary Causeway, Final Cover and Grading element of such project; and (2) submits to specified congressional committees a report on the results of that review. 2023-01-11T13:21:14Z  
111-hr-6475 111 hr 6475 To suspend temporarily the duty on certain work footwear for men. Foreign Trade and International Finance 2010-12-02 2010-12-02 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3] MO D C001060 0 Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain work footwear for men. 2023-01-11T13:21:14Z  
111-hr-6476 111 hr 6476 To suspend temporarily the duty on certain work footwear for women. Foreign Trade and International Finance 2010-12-02 2010-12-02 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3] MO D C001060 0 Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain work footwear for women. 2023-01-11T13:21:14Z  
111-hr-6477 111 hr 6477 To suspend temporarily the duty on certain work footwear for women covering the ankle. Foreign Trade and International Finance 2010-12-02 2010-12-02 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3] MO D C001060 0 Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain work footwear for women covering the ankle. 2023-01-11T13:21:14Z  
111-hr-6478 111 hr 6478 To suspend temporarily the duty on certain work footwear for men covering the ankle. Foreign Trade and International Finance 2010-12-02 2010-12-02 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3] MO D C001060 0 Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain work footwear for men covering the ankle. 2023-01-11T13:21:14Z  
111-hr-6479 111 hr 6479 To suspend temporarily the duty on certain work boots for men. Foreign Trade and International Finance 2010-12-02 2010-12-02 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3] MO D C001060 0 Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain work boots for men. 2023-01-11T13:21:14Z  
111-hr-6480 111 hr 6480 To suspend temporarily the duty on certain work boots for women. Foreign Trade and International Finance 2010-12-02 2010-12-02 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3] MO D C001060 0 Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain work boots for women. 2023-01-11T13:21:14Z  
111-hr-6481 111 hr 6481 Disability Integration and Coordination Improvement Act Emergency Management 2010-12-02 2010-12-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response. House Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] CA D R000581 1 Disability Integration and Coordination Improvement Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to: (1) establish an Office of Disability Integration and Coordination; (2) use such Office to implement strategies and activities in support of the responsibilities of the Disability Coordinator, who shall serve as the Director of the Office. and (3) establish specific, measurable, achievable, and relevant performance measures for the Office, including to ensure the integration of people with disabilities into emergency, preparedness, protection, mitigation, evacuation, sheltering, transition, resiliency, and recovery plans. Directs the Administrator to contract with the National Academy of Public Administration to: (1) conduct an assessment of the efficacy of state, local, and tribal governments' and nonprofits' registries of people with disabilities to guide planning and preparedness during local, state, and national disasters or emergencies resulting from a natural disaster, an act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster; and (2) provide recommendations for establishing a federal disabilities registry. 2023-01-11T13:21:14Z  
111-hr-6482 111 hr 6482 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2010 Environmental Protection 2010-12-02 2010-12-02 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] CA D R000581 1 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2010 - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize and extend funding for a grant program for reducing diesel emissions. Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) provide contracts and rebates to eligible entities to achieve significant reductions in diesel emissions; and (2) support rebate programs administered by states that are designed to achieve such reductions. Includes among entities eligible to receive funding for reducing diesel emissions any private individual or entity that is the owner of a diesel vehicle or fleet operated pursuant to a contract, license, or lease with a federal, regional, state, local, or tribal agency or port authority with jurisdiction over transportation or air quality and that meets such requirements as the Administrator may establish for vehicle use and for notice to and approval by the agency with respect to a contract, license, or lease. Includes Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands within the meaning of "state" under such Act. Revises provisions concerning the distribution and use of, and applications for, funds. 2023-01-11T13:21:14Z  
111-hr-6483 111 hr 6483 TIFIA Expansion Act of 2010 Transportation and Public Works 2010-12-02 2010-12-02 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. House Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] CA D R000581 0 TIFIA Expansion Act of 2010 - Revises Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) program requirements to make eligible for TIFIA funding any projects that: (1) are for the design, acquisition, construction, or rehabilitation of one or more transportation projects that reduce emissions of greenhouse gases or have a positive impact on traffic congestion; and (2) receive not more than 30% of their funding for capital costs from federal public transportation grant funds. Defines "master credit agreement" as one entered into between the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) and an obligor for such projects that: (1) makes contingent commitments of one or more secured loans or other federal credit instruments at future dates; (2) establishes the amounts and general terms and conditions of such loans or other instruments as well as identifies dedicated revenue sources that will secure their repayment; and (3) provides for the obligation of funds for the loans or other instruments after certain federal requirements have been met. Requires such projects to meet certain planning and programming requirements (as under current law) at the time that loan proceeds are disbursed or other credit assistance is provided pursuant to the master credit agreement. Makes projects with eligible costs reasonably anticipated to equal or exceed $1 billion (mega transportation projects) eligible for federal transportation infrastructure funding. Revises terms of secured loans and lines of credit used to finance certain transportation infrastructure projects to increase the maximum loan amount for such projects from the lesser of 33% to the lesser of 49% of the reasonably anticipated eligible project costs or (as under current law), if the loan does not receive an investment grade rating, the amount of the senior project obligations. Authorizes appropriations for FY2011-FY2015 for such projects. 2023-01-11T13:21:14Z  
111-hr-6484 111 hr 6484 Public Employee Pension Transparency Act Taxation 2010-12-02 2010-12-02 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-21] CA R N000181 6 Public Employee Pension Transparency Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny tax benefits relating to bonds issed by a state or political subdivision during any period in which such state or political subdivision is noncompliant with specified reporting requirements for state or local government employee pension benefit plans. Requires plan sponsors of a state or local government employee pension benefit plan to file with the Secretary of the Treasury an annual report setting forth: (1) a schedule of the funding status of the plan; (2) a schedule of contributions by the plan sponsor for the plan year; (3) alternative projections for each of the next 20 plan years relating to the amount of annual conotributions, the fair market value of plan assets, current liability, the funding percentage, and other matters specified by the Secretary; (4) a statement of the actuarial assumptions used for the plan year; (5) a statement of the number of plan participants who are retired or separated from service and are either receiving benefits or are entitled to future benefits and those who are active under the plan; (6) a statement of the plan's investment returns; (7) a statement of the degree to which unfunded liabilities are expected to be eliminated; and (8) a statement of the amount of pension obligation bonds outstanding. Directs the Secretary  to develop model reporting statements and create and maintain a public website, with searchable capabilities, for purposes of posting plan information required by this Act. 2023-01-11T13:21:14Z  
111-hr-6485 111 hr 6485 State Sovereignty Wildlife Management Act Animals 2010-12-02 2010-12-02 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. House Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] UT R B001250 8 State Sovereignty Wildlife Management Act - Provides that the inclusion of the gray wolf (Canis lupus), including any gray wolf designated as "nonessential experimental," on any list of endangered or threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 shall have no force or effect. 2023-01-11T13:21:14Z  
111-hr-6486 111 hr 6486 State of Utah Wildlife Management Sovereignty Act Animals 2010-12-02 2010-12-02 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. House Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] UT R B001250 1 State of Utah Wildlife Management Sovereignty Act - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide that the inclusion of the gray wolf, or any distinct population segment of gray wolf, in Utah on any list of endangered or threatened species shall have no force or effect. 2023-01-11T13:21:14Z  
111-hr-6487 111 hr 6487 Preserving Foreign Criminal Assets for Forfeiture Act of 2010 Law 2010-12-02 2010-12-02 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. House Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-32] CA D C001080 2 Preserving Foreign Criminal Assets for Forfeiture Act of 2010 - Amends federal forfeiture law regarding the enforcement of a foreign judgment to allow the U.S. government to apply for, and a U.S. district court to issue, a restraining order to preserve the availability of property located in the United States that is subject to civil or criminal forfeiture under foreign law, at any time before or after the initiation of forfeiture proceedings by a foreign nation. (Current law allows a restraining order before or after the United States files an application on behalf of a foreign nation seeking to enforce a foreign forfeiture or confiscation judgment.) 2023-01-11T13:21:13Z  
111-hr-6488 111 hr 6488 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to coordinate the reduction in the American Opportunity Tax Credit with Federal Pell Grants, to the extent such grants are attributable to expenses not eligible for such credit. Taxation 2010-12-02 2010-12-02 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] IL D D000096 0 Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the American Opportunity Tax Credit, to provide that any credit amount which is attributable to a federal Pell Grant under the Higher Education Act of 1965 shall be reduced by the  amount of expenses (other than qualified tuition and related expenses) which are taken into account in determining the cost of attendance at an institution of higher education for the academic period for which the credit amount is being determined.  Modifies the definition of "qualified scholarship," for purposes of the tax exclusion for such scholarships, to eliminate the requirement that such scholarships be used for qualified tuition and related expenses and to include a federal Pell Grant as a qualified scholarship. 2023-01-11T13:21:13Z  
111-hr-6489 111 hr 6489 Native Hawaiian Medicaid Coverage Act of 2010 Health 2010-12-02 2010-12-02 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Rep. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI-2] HI D H001042 0 Native Hawaiian Medicaid Coverage Act of 2010 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide full reimbursement (100% of the federal medical assistance percentage or FMAP) for medical assistance given to a Native Hawaiian through a federally-qualified health center or a Native Hawaiian health care system. 2023-01-11T13:21:14Z  
111-hr-6490 111 hr 6490 To amend the Soda Ash Royalty Reduction Act of 2006 to extend the reduced royalty rate for soda ash. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2010-12-02 2010-12-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. House Rep. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY-At Large] WY R L000571 1 Amends the Soda Ash Royalty Reduction Act of 2006 to extend from October 12, 2011, through October 12, 2016, the reduced (2%) royalty rate for soda ash. 2023-01-11T13:21:13Z  
111-hr-6491 111 hr 6491 Human Trafficking Fraud Enforcement Act of 2010 Taxation 2010-12-02 2010-12-02 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] NY D M000087 0 Human Trafficking Fraud Enforcement Act of 2010 - Authorizes appropriations in FY2011 to establish an office within the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to investigate and prosecute violations of internal revenue laws by persons that appear to be engaged in sex trafficking of children, transportation and coercion of individuals and minors for the purpose of prostitution, racketeering, forced labor and trafficking in slavery, and importation of aliens for prostitution. Makes victims of sex trafficking eligible for whistleblower awards. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase criminal penalties and fines for: (1) attempts to evade or defeat tax attributable to human trafficking and commercial sex acts; (2) willful failure to file returns for tax attributable to income derived from human trafficking and commercial sex acts; and (3) fraud and false statements with respect to tax attributable to human trafficking and commercial sex acts. 2023-01-11T13:21:13Z  
111-hr-6492 111 hr 6492 Voter Integrity Act Government Operations and Politics 2010-12-02 2010-12-02 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. House Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] TX R P000592 10 Voter Integrity Act - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit a grant under the Act to any state that does not certify that its laws prohibit an alien from voting in local or state elections. 2023-01-11T13:21:13Z  
111-hr-6493 111 hr 6493 Curecanti National Recreation Area Boundary Establishment Act of 2010 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2010-12-02 2010-12-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. House Rep. Salazar, John T. [D-CO-3] CO D S001158 0 Curecanti National Recreation Area Boundary Establishment Act of 2010 - Establishes a boundary for the Curecanti National Recreation Area in Colorado and designates it as a unit of the National Park System. Establishes a conservation opportunity area within the Recreation Area. Withdraws all federal lands within the Recreation Area from specified public land, mining, and mineral and geothermal leasing laws. Requires the National Park Service (NPS) to develop a general management plan for the Recreation Area. 2023-01-11T13:21:13Z  
111-hr-6494 111 hr 6494 To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 to improve the Littoral Combat Ship program of the Navy. Armed Forces and National Security 2010-12-02 2010-12-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. House Rep. Taylor, Gene [D-MS-4] MS D T000074 15 Amends provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 relating to the Navy's littoral combat ship program to: (1) increase from 10 to 20 the number of such ships authorized to be procured, including any ship control and weapons systems that the Secretary of the Navy determines necessary for such ships; (2) allow one or more contracts to be entered into for such procurement; and (3) require the government to be permitted to conduct a competition for an additional shipyard for ship construction, to build a design specification for that ship. 2023-01-11T13:21:13Z  
111-hr-6463 111 hr 6463 Keeping Kids Safe Act of 2010 Commerce 2010-12-01 2010-12-01 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-7] NY D C001038 0 Keeping Kids Safe Act of 2010 - Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to promulgate regulations requiring warning labels on baby monitors to alert users that video and audio from such devices may be intercepted and viewed or heard by potential intruders outside their home. 2023-01-11T13:21:14Z  
111-hr-6464 111 hr 6464 Firefighter Safety Enhancement Act of 2010 Emergency Management 2010-12-01 2010-12-01 Referred to the House Committee on Science and Technology. House Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] MN D O000006 0 Firefighter Safety Enhancement Act of 2010 - Amends the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to authorize the use of firefighter assistance grant funds to repair, construct, and reconstruct fire stations, fire training facilities, and other facilities to protect the health and safety of firefighting personnel. Requires the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to require a fire department or organization that applies for such a grant to comply with standards applicable to recipients of financial contributions for emergency preparedness purposes under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. Authorizes appropriations for FY2011-FY2014 and requires up to a specified amount to be available to modify, repair, construct, and reconstruct fire stations, fire training facilities, and other facilities. 2023-01-11T13:21:14Z  

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