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Rural Revitalization Act of 2009 [S.323]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
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[Community Development ]
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[Housing ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
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Rural Revitalization Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow the issuance, through December 31, 2010, of tax-exempt facility bonds to finance qualified electric transmission facilities; and (2) extend issuance authority for qualified zone academy bonds and permit bond proceeds to be used for construction. Amends the Federal Power Act to revise the Secretary of Energy's authority to designate national interest electric transmission corridors. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer funds for: (1) electrification loans
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Growing Safe Food Act of 2009 [S.2758]
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[Small Business ]
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Growing Safe Food Act of 2009 - Amends the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants for food safety training, education, extension, outreach, and technical assistance, with respect to foods under the authority of the Commissioner of Food and Drugs (FDA), to: (1) farm owners and operators; (2) small food processors; and (3) small fruit and vegetable merchant wholesalers. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to farms that have, or are transitioning to, certified organic
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Energy and Technology Advancement Act of 2009 [S.223]
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[Manufacturing ]
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Energy and Technology Advancement Act of 2009 - Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of Agriculture, in order to further the adoption of technologies developed by the Department of Agriculture (USDA), to establish criteria and procedures to facilitate and encourage businesses and other organizations to: (1) rent government equipment and property for the development of new and improved products and processes; (2) authorize USDA and private sector employees to work together in experimental or production
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Weapons of Mass Destruction Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2009 [S.1649]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[International ]
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Weapons of Mass Destruction Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2009 or the WMD Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2009 - Title I: Enhanced Biosecurity - (Sec. 101) Amends the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) and the Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002 to direct the Secretaries of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Agriculture respectively, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), to designate as "Tier I agents" those agents and toxins which have clear potential to be used effectively in a biological attack that
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Gold Hill-Wakamatsu Preservation Act [S.1596]
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Gold Hill-Wakamatsu Preservation Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire the Gold Hill Ranch in Coloma, California, including any interest in the Ranch, by purchase from a willing seller with donated or appropriated funds, donation, or exchange. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into a cooperative agreement with public or nonprofit entities to interpret the history of the Wakamatsu Tea and Silk Farm Colony and related pioneer history associated with Japanese immigration to the area, including the history of traditional Japanese
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A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to designate the Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Birthplace and Childhood Home in Cresco, Iowa, as a National Historic Site and as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes. [S.1537]
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Requires, if the Secretary of the Interior acquires by donation from the Borlaug Heritage Foundation fee simple and unencumbered title to the Norman E. Borlaug Birthplace site and the Norman E. Borlaug Childhood Home site (both in Cresco, Iowa) and any related personal property, designation of all such property as a National Historic Site and as a unit of the National Park System, to be known as the "Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Birthplace Home National Historic Site."
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National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments Act of 2009 [S.1482]
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[Energy ]
[Water ]
[Agriculture ]
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[Environmental ]
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[Small Business ]
National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments Act of 2009 - Amends the 21st Century Nanotechology Research and Development Act to expand the scope of the National Nanotechnology Program (the Program), including directing the Program to utilize the perspectives of the industrial community to promote the rapid commercial development of nanoscale-enabled devices, systems, and technologies and to coordinate research in determining the key physical and chemical characteristics of nanoparticles and nanomaterials that may pose environmental, health, and
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Community College Energy Training Act of 2009 [S.1097]
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Community College Energy Training Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Energy, in coordination with the Secretary of Labor, to create a program awarding grants to community colleges to provide workforce training and education in sustainable energy industries and practices, such as: (1) alternative energy; (2) energy efficient construction, retrofitting, and design; (3) sustainable energy technologies; (4) water and energy conservation; (5) recycling and waste reduction; and (6) sustainable agriculture and farming. Requires at least one-half of
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Congratulating the National Association of Farm Service Agency County Office Employees (NASCOE) on its 50th anniversary and its role in support of American agriculture. [HR-889]
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Congratulates the National Association of Farm Service Agency County Office Employees (NASCOE) on its 50th anniversary. Thanks NASCOE members for their public service to rural America.
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Honoring the life and achievements of Dr. Norman E. Borlaug for his many contributions to alleviating world hunger. [HR-739]
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[Human Rights ]
[International ]
Honors the life and achievements of Dr. Norman E. Borlaug for his many contributions to alleviating world hunger.
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Supporting the goals and ideals of National Community Gardening Awareness Month. [HR-649]
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Supports the goals and ideals of National Community Gardening Awareness Month.
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal Government should encourage organic farming, gardening, local food production, and farmers' markets. [HR-458]
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Recognizes the contributions that organic farming, gardening, local food production, and farmers' markets make to the Nation's safe and abundant food supply. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the federal government should encourage organic farming, gardening, local food production, and farmers' markets.
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Commending the members of the 45th Agri-Business Development Team of the Oklahoma National Guard, for their efforts to modernize agriculture and sustainable farming practices in Afghanistan and their dedication and service to the United States. [HR-1110]
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[Veterans ]
Commends the members of the 45th Agri-Business Development Team of the Oklahoma National Guard for their efforts to modernize agriculture and sustainable farming practices in Afghanistan and their dedication and service to the United States.
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Commending the members of the Agri-business Development Teams of the National Guard and the National Guard Bureau for their efforts, together with personnel of the Department of Agriculture and the United States Agency for International Development, to modernize agriculture practices and increase food production in war-torn countries. [HR-1075]
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Commends the members of the Agri-business Development Teams of the National Guard and the National Guard Bureau for their efforts, together with Department of Agriculture (USDA) and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) personnel, to modernize agriculture practices and increase food production in war-torn countries.
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Recognizing the contributions of Dr. Norman E. Borlaug to the United States and the world. [HCR-183]
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[International ]
Recognizes Dr. Norman E. Borlaug for the years of service to the United States and the world.
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Supporting the goals of Smart Irrigation Month, which recognizes the advances in irrigation technology and practices that help raise healthy plants and increase crop yields while using water resources more efficiently and encourages the adoption of smart irrigation practices throughout the United States to further improve water-use efficiency in agricultural, residential, and commercial activities. [HCR-118]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
Supports the goals of Smart Irrigation Month to: (1) recognize the advances in irrigation technology and practices that help raise healthy plants and increase crop yields while using water resources more efficiently; and (2) encourage the adoption of smart irrigation practices throughout the United States.
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Gold Hill-Wakamatsu Preservation Act [HB-5653]
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Gold Hill-Wakamatsu Preservation Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), to acquire the Gold Hill Ranch in Coloma, California, that was the location of the founding of Wakamatsu Tea and Silk Farm Colony in 1869. Permits the acquisition of the land or interests in Gold Hill Ranch only from willing sellers by donation or by purchase with donated or appropriated funds.
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To repeal the National Organic Certification Cost-Share Program. [HB-5326]
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[Food ]
Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to repeal the national organic certification cost-share program.
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Healthy Communities through Helping to Offer Incentives and Choices to Everyone in Society Act of 2010 [HB-5209]
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[Food ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Health ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
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[Education ]
[Taxes ]
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[Native American Affairs ]
Healthy Communities through Helping to Offer Incentives and Choices to Everyone in Society Act of 2010 - Revises federal health law to address obesity, including through: (1) routine collection of data needed to calculate body mass index (BMI); (2) expansion of coverage for obesity under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP, formerly known as SCHIP); (3) programs to promote healthy eating behaviors and physical activity; and (4) training of health care professionals on how to treat and prevent obesity and aid individuals
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Weapons of Mass Destruction Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2010 [HB-5057]
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[National Security ]
[Healthcare ]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Agriculture ]
[Defense ]
[International ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Weapons of Mass Destruction Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2010 or the WMD Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2010 - Amends the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) and the Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002 to direct the Secretaries of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Agriculture respectively, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), to designate as "Tier I agents" those agents and toxins which have clear potential to be used effectively in a biological attack that causes significant casualties and for which
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