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Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 [S.1407]
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Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 - Title I: Department of Defense - Appropriates funds for FY2010 for the Department of Defense (DOD) for: (1) military construction for the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, and Air Force (military departments), DOD, the Army and Air National Guard, and the Army, Navy, and Air Force reserves; (2) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Security Investment Program; (3) family housing and related operation and maintenance for the military departments and DOD;
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Sponsored by: Sen. Tim Johnson
Committee On Appropriations. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Johnson. With Written Report No. 111-40. on 07/07/2009
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Calling on the President to support United Nations Security Council referrals of situations involving genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity to the International Criminal Court, to cooperate with investigations and prosecutions conducted by the International Criminal Court, and participate as an observer at meetings of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute. [HCR-97]
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Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should support U.N. Security Council referrals and prosecutions of situations involving genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity to the International Criminal Court (ICC), except where such a referral would not be in the U.S. national interest.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The House Committee On Foreign Affairs. on 04/02/2009
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Interrogation and Detention Reform Act of 2008 [HB-591]
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Interrogation and Detention Reform Act of 2008 [sic] - Requires a head of an element of the intelligence community who has custody or effective control of an detained individual to immediately notify the International Committee of the Red Cross of such custody or control and allow such Committee physical and repeat access to such individual. Repeals: (1) the Military Commissions Act of 2006; (2) additional punitive provisions relating to conspiracy to commit crimes against the law of war and additional prohibitions against cruel, inhuman, or degrading
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Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution, Civil Rights, And Civil Liberties. on 03/16/2009
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Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011 [HB-5822]
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Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011 - Title I: Department of Defense - Appropriates funds for FY2011 for the Department of Defense (DOD) for: (1) military construction for the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, and Air Force (military departments), DOD, the Army and Air National Guard, and the Army, Navy, and Air Force reserves; (2) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Security Investment Program; (3) family housing construction and related operation and maintenance for the military departments
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Sponsored by: Rep. Chet Edwards
Received In The Senate. Read Twice. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 494. on 07/29/2010
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American Self-Defense Protection Act of 2010 [HB-5351]
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American Self-Defense Protection Act of 2010 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the United States should not ratify, nor should the President submit for ratification, the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC); (2) the President and the Secretary of State should not undertake actions that could legitimize the ICC; (3) the President and the Secretary should lead a diplomatic effort to encourage additional countries to enter into agreements with the United States preventing the ICC from proceeding against U.S. personnel present
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Sponsored by: Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Referred To The House Committee On Foreign Affairs. on 05/20/2010
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Fair Access to Veterans Benefits Act of 2010 [HB-5064]
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Fair Access to Veterans Benefits Act of 2010 - Extends the 120-day limit for the filing of an appeal to the Court of Veterans Appeals after a final decision of the Board of Veterans' Appeals upon a showing of good cause for such time as justice may require. Considers as good cause the inability of a person to file within the 120-day period due to a service-connected disability. Makes such extension applicable to appeals of final Board decisions issued on or after July 24, 2008.
Sponsored by: Rep. Timothy Walz
Subcommittee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 07/27/2010
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Fair Access to Veterans Benefits Act of 2010 [HB-5045]
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Fair Access to Veterans Benefits Act of 2010 - Extends the 120-day limit for the filing of an appeal to the Court of Veterans Appeals after a final decision of the Board of Veterans' Appeals upon a showing of good cause for such time as justice may require. Makes such extension applicable to appeals of final Board decisions issued on or after July 24, 2008.
Sponsored by: Rep. John Adler
Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 04/16/2010
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Social Investment and Economic Development for the Americas Act of 2010 [HB-4368]
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Social Investment and Economic Development for the Americas Act of 2010 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to direct the President, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and working with governments and civil society in the Americas (the countries of North America, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean), to provide assistance to reduce poverty, expand the middle class, and foster increased economic opportunity. Directs the Secretary of State to establish an advisory group to consider the feasibility
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The House Committee On Foreign Affairs. on 12/16/2009
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Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2009 [HB-4121]
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Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2009 - Provides that if a veteran claimant submits evidence in support of a case for which a substantive appeal has been filed to the Board of Veterans' Appeals, such evidence shall be submitted directly to the Board and not to a regional office of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), unless the claimant requests that the evidence first be reviewed by the regional office. Empowers the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to affirm, modify, reverse, remand, or vacate and remand a decision
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Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 11/20/2009
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Ending Defensive Medicine and Encouraging Innovative Reforms Act of 2009 [HB-4039]
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Ending Defensive Medicine and Encouraging Innovative Reforms Act of 2009 - Provides for reform of health care lawsuits by: (1) allowing a party against whom a judgment for medical malpractice has been awarded to pay future damages of $50,000 or more in periodic payments; (2) making each party liable for that party's share of damages only; (3) requiring a court to appoint a qualified specialist to review a health care lawsuit and file a statement of opinion regarding whether such lawsuit has a reasonable and meritorious basis; (4) requiring the losing
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Sponsored by: Rep. Charles Dent
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 11/07/2009
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To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to 5 States to establish medical malpractice tribunal pilot programs, and for other purposes. [HB-4007]
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Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make grants to five states to establish pilot programs under which: (1) each medical malpractice case is heard in the first instance by a medical tribunal composed of a state trial court judge, a physician, and a lawyer; and (2) the tribunal shall hear all evidence that would be admissible in state court and determine whether it would be sufficient to support a finding for the plaintiff. Permits the plaintiff to pursue a case through the state's usual judicial process: (1) if the tribunal
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Sponsored by: Rep. Duncan Hunter
Referred To The House Committee On The Judiciary. on 11/03/2009
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FISA Amendments Act of 2009 [HB-3846]
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FISA Amendments Act of 2009 - Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) to repeal title VIII (Protection of Persons Assisting the Government) of FISA. Requires a certification made by the Attorney General and the Director of National Intelligence under provisions of title VII of FISA (Additional Procedures Regarding Certain Persons Outside the United States) concerning authorizing the targeting of persons outside the United States other than U.S. persons to acquire foreign intelligence information to include a certification
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Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 01/04/2010
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Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010 [HB-3619]
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Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010- Title I: Authorization - (Sec. 101) Authorizes FY2011 appropriations for the Coast Guard, including for: (1) operation and maintenance; (2) acquisition, construction, rebuilding, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore and offshore facilities, vessels, and aircraft; (3) research, development, test, and evaluation of technologies, materials, and human factors relating to the Coast Guard's mission in search and rescue, aids to navigation, marine safety, marine environmental protection, enforcement of laws
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Sponsored by: Rep. Elijah Cummings
Became Public Law No: 111-281. on 10/15/2010
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Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010 [HB-3326]
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Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010 - Division A: Department of Defense Appropriations - Title I: Military Personnel - Appropriates funds for FY2010 for active-duty and reserve personnel in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force (the military departments), and for National Guard personnel in the Army and Air Force. Title II: Operation and Maintenance - Appropriates funds for FY2010 for operation and maintenance (O&M) for the military departments, the defense agencies, the reserve components, and the Army and Air National Guard. Appropriates
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Sponsored by: Rep. John Murtha
Considered By Senate (message From The House With Respect To H.r. 3326). (consideration: Cr S13472-13477) on 12/19/2009
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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010 [HB-3288]
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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010 - (Sec. 4) Makes the following appropriations for FY2010. Division A: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 - Title I: Department of Transportation - Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2010 - Makes appropriations for FY2010 to the Department of Transportation (DOT), including: (1) the Office of the Secretary; (2) the Federal Aviation Administration
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Sponsored by: Rep. John Olver
Signed By President. on 12/16/2009
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Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2010 [HB-3170]
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- Sets forth permissions for and restrictions upon the use of funds under this Act. (Sec. 606) Prohibits the expenditure of funds under this Act by an entity unless it agrees that such expenditure will comply with the Buy American Act. (Sec. 607) Prohibits the availability of funds under this Act to any person or entity that has been convicted of violating the Buy American Act. (Sec. 610) Prohibits the availability of funds under this Act for use by the Executive Office of the President to request from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) any
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jose Serrano
Received In The Senate. Read Twice. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 115. on 07/20/2009
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To confer upon the United States Court of Federal Claims jurisdiction to hear, determine, and render final judgment on any legal or equitable claim against the United States to receive just compensation for the taking of certain lands in the State of Missouri, and for other purposes. [HB-3122]
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Confers upon the U.S. Court of Federal Claims jurisdiction to hear, determine, and render final judgment on any legal or equitable claim against the United States to receive just compensation for the taking of certain lands in the state of Missouri by reason of the decision and notice of interim trail use or abandonment authorized by the National Trails System Act and decided by the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) on March 25, 1992.
Sponsored by: Rep. W. Todd Akin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, And International Law. on 08/19/2009
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Continuing Appropriations and Surface Transportation Extensions Act, 2011 [HB-3082]
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Continuing Appropriations and Surface Transportation Extensions Act, 2011 - Continuing Appropriations Amendments, 2011 - Title I: Continuing Appropriations Amendments - (Sec. 1) Amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (P.L. 111-242) to extend through March 4, 2011, specified continuing appropriations for FY2011. Declares that no statutory pay adjustment which would otherwise take effect between January 1, 2011, and December 31, 2012, shall be made. (Thus freezes the pay of certain federal civilian employees for two calendar years.) Prohibits,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Chet Edwards
Signed By President. on 12/22/2010
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Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 [HB-3081]
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Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 - Makes continuing appropriations for FY2011. (Sec. 101) Appropriates amounts for continuing operations, projects, or activities conducted in FY2010, at the same rate as for FY2010, for which appropriations, funds, or other authority were made available in: (1) the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 (P.L. 111-80); (2) Division A of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010 (division A of P.L. 111-118); (3) the Energy and Water Development
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Sponsored by: Rep. Nita Lowey
Became Public Law No: 111-242. on 09/30/2010
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Support Investment Protection for Customers Reform Act of 2009 [HB-2798]
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Support Investment Protection for Customers Reform Act of 2009 - Amends the Securities Investor Protection Act to increase from $100,000 to $250,000 (with inflation adjustments) the amount of an investor's net equity claim for cash that the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) (a nonprofit, nongovernment, membership corporation funded by its broker-dealer members) insures in the event the investor's broker-dealer becomes insolvent. Increases the federal line of credit available to the SIPC. Increases from $150 to $1,000 the minimum
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Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Maffei
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 06/10/2009