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Medical Liability Procedural Reform Act of 2009 [HB-2787]
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Medical Liability Procedural Reform Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to states to develop, implement, and evaluate health care tribunals. Defines "health care tribunal" to mean a trial court or administrative tribunal: (1) the sole function of which is to adjudicate disputes over injuries allegedly caused by health care providers; (2) to which all or a portion of such disputes within a jurisdiction are assigned; and (3) the judges for which have health care expertise and render decisions about the standard of care in
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Sponsored by: Rep. Don Young
Referred To The House Committee On The Judiciary. on 06/10/2009
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Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011 [HB-2410]
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Division A: Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011- Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011- Title I: Authorization of Appropriations - (Sec. 101) Authorizes FY2010-FY2011 appropriations for the Department of State (Department) to carry diplomatic and consular affairs, including: (1) worldwide security protection; (2) public diplomacy; (3) the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; (4) the Capital Investment Fund; (5) embassy security, construction, and maintenance; (6) educational and cultural
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Sponsored by: Rep. Howard Berman
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 06/22/2009
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SERV Act [HB-2138]
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Services, Education, and Rehabilitation for Veterans Act or the SERV Act - Requires the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy to delegate to the Department of Justice (DOJ) the authority to administer the veteran's treatment courts program established by this Act. Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to states and other entities: (1) to develop, implement, or enhance veteran's treatment courts or to expand operational drug courts to serve veterans; and (2) for programs that involve continuing judicial supervision over
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Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Courts And Competition Policy. on 05/26/2009
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Safe and Secure America Act of 2009 [HB-1467]
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Safe and Secure America Act of 2009 - Amends the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 to extend through 2019 provisions which: (1) authorize the use of multipoint or roving wiretaps for national security and intelligence investigations; and (2) allow the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to apply to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to grant government access to tangible items (books, records, etc.) in foreign intelligence, international terrorism, and clandestine intelligence cases. Amends the Intelligence Reform
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve King
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 04/27/2009
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Terrorist Detainees Procedures Act of 2009 [HB-1315]
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Terrorist Detainees Protection Act of 2009 - Directs the President to ensure that by the end of calendar 2009 no person alleged to be an unlawful enemy combatant is detained at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Requires a status review by a panel of three military judges of any Guantanamo detainee suspected of being an unlawful enemy combatant. Requires that any person determined, pursuant to such a review, to be an unlawful enemy combatant to be: (1) transferred to a military or civilian detention facility in the United States, charged with
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Sponsored by: Sen. Adam Schiff
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution, Civil Rights, And Civil Liberties. on 03/16/2009
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Peremptory Challenge Act of 2009 [HB-1306]
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Peremptory Challenge Act of 2009 - Amends the federal judicial code to require: (1) reassignment to another appropriate judicial officer of any civil or criminal case to be tried in a federal district court, the United States Court of Federal Claims, or a bankruptcy court if all parties on one side file a reassignment request within 20 days (with certain exceptions) after initial assignment of a judicial officer; and (2) the chief judge of the court of appeals for the circuit in which the case is to be tried, or another judge designated by the chief
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Sponsored by: Rep. Trent Franks
Referred To The Subcommittee On Courts And Competition Policy. on 08/19/2009
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Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 [HB-1106]
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Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 - Title I: Prevention of Mortgage Foreclosures - Subtitle A: Modification of Residential Mortgages - (Sec. 101) Amends federal bankruptcy law governing a Chapter 13 debtor (adjustment of debts of an individual with regular income) to exclude from the computation of debts the secured or unsecured portions of: (1) debts secured by the debtor's principal residence if the value of the residence is less than the applicable maximum amount of noncontingent, liquidated, secured debts; or (2) debts secured or
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Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commercial And Administrative Law. on 07/23/2009
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Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 [HB-1105]
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Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 - (Sec. 4) Declares that the explanatory statement regarding this Act printed in the House of Representatives section of the Congressional Record on or about February 23, 2009, by the Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations of the House shall have the same effect with respect to the allocation of funds and implementation of this Act as if it were a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference. (Sec. 5) Makes the following appropriations for FY2009. Division A: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Obey
Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 03/11/2009
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Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act [HB-8337]
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Provides continuing FY2021 appropriations to federal agencies and extends expiring programs that address health care, surface transportation, agriculture, veterans benefits, and other issues. DIVISION A--CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2021 Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 This division provides continuing FY2021 appropriations to federal agencies through December 11, 2020. It is known as a continuing resolution (CR) and prevents a government shutdown that would otherwise occur if the FY2021 appropriations bills have not been enacted when FY2021
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Sponsored by: Rep. Nita Lowey
Became Public Law No: 116-159. (txt | Pdf) on 10/01/2020
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Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act [HB-8319]
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Provides continuing FY2021 appropriations to federal agencies through December 11, 2020, and extends several programs. It is known as a continuing resolution (CR) and prevents a government shutdown that would otherwise occur if the FY2021 appropriations bills have not been enacted when FY2021 begins on October 1, 2020. The CR funds most programs and activities at the FY2020 levels with several exceptions that provide funding flexibility and additional appropriations to various programs. In addition, the bill extends several authorities and programs,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Nita Lowey
Rule H. Res. 1129 Passed House. on 09/23/2020
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Tenant Protection Act [S.4471]
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Prohibits a credit reporting agency from creating a report containing a landlord-tenant court or other housing court record unless the case resulted in a judgment of possession, the decision is not being appealed, and the record is not more than three years old. If a person takes an adverse action against a consumer based upon a housing court record contained in a credit report, the person must provide the consumer a free copy of the report. A person who willfully creates a credit report that contains an inaccurate housing record is civilly liable
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 08/06/2020
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Strengthening America’s Families Act of 2020 [HB-7868]
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To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the health and well-being of maltreated infants and toddlers through the implementation of infant-toddler court teams within States, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Introduced In House on 07/30/2020
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We Need Eviction Data Now Act of 2020 [HB-7743]
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To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a national evictions database, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 07/23/2020
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Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2021 [HB-7668]
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Provides FY2021 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies, including the Department of the Treasury, the Executive Office of the President, the judiciary, the District of Columbia, and several independent agencies. The independent agencies funded in the bill include the Administrative Conference of the United States, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the Election Assistance Commission, the Federal Communications Commission, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Election Commission, the Federal Labor Relations
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley
The House Committee On Appropriations Reported An Original Measure, H. Rept. 116-456, By Mr. Quigley. on 07/17/2020
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Veterans Court of Appeals Support Act of 2020 [S.3464]
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Permanently increases the maximum number of judges presiding over the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to nine judges.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeanne Shaheen
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 03/12/2020
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USA FREEDOM Reauthorization Act of 2020 [HB-6172]
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Reauthorizes through December 1, 2023, provisions related to intelligence gathering under the Foreign Intelligence and Surveillance Act (FISA) and amends FISA-related provisions. The Federal Bureau of Investigation may not seek certain FISA-authorized orders to obtain (1) call detail records on an ongoing basis, (2) a tangible thing where a person has a reasonable expectation of privacy and a warrant would typically be required, or (3) cellular or GPS location information. A tangible thing obtained under FISA may be retained for no longer than five
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jerrold Nadler
Message On House Action Received In Senate And At Desk: House Requests A Conference. on 06/01/2020
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USA FREEDOM Reauthorization Act of 2020 [S.3421]
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A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to prohibit the production of certain business records, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 03/09/2020
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USA FREEDOM Extension and Amici Curiae Reform Act of 2020 [S.3420]
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Expands the role and authority of amici curiae (outside parties appointed to assist courts in deciding certain cases) in proceedings before courts established under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA). The bill also extends certain FISA-authorized investigative powers, including the power to access certain business records for foreign intelligence and international terrorism investigations, to June 19, 2020. The bill expands the circumstances under which a FISA court shall appoint an amicus, such as when a case involves (1)
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 03/09/2020
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Legal Assistance to Prevent Evictions Act of 2020 [HB-5884]
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Requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development to award grants to nonprofit and governmental entities to provide free legal assistance to eligible low-income tenants at risk of, or subject to, eviction.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 02/13/2020
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Opposing kleptocracy around the world and supporting efforts to develop an effective, independent International Anti-Corruption Court. [HR-856]
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This resolution expresses the House of Representatives' opposition to kleptocracy and grand corruption and its support for U.S. efforts to engage in the development of an International Anti-Corruption Court.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 02/12/2020