Energy Conservation Through Trees Act [HB-2095]
Energy Conservation Through Trees Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to provide financial, technical, and related assistance to retail power providers to assist with the establishment of new, or continued operation of existing, targeted residential tree-planting programs. Requires the Secretary to create a national public recognition initiative to encourage participation in tree-planting programs by such providers. Limits assistance provided under this Act to programs that utilize targeted, strategic tree-siting guidelines to plant
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HB-2095: Energy Conservation Through Trees Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Power. on 06/03/2011
Filipino Veterans Fairness Act of 2011 [HB-210]
Filipino Veterans Fairness Act of 2011 - Deems certain service performed before July 1, 1946, in the organized military forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts as active military service for purposes of eligibility for veterans' benefits through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in determining eligibility under this Act, to take into account any relevant service documentation, including documentation other than the Missouri List (the list of all discharged and deceased veterans from the
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HB-210: Filipino Veterans Fairness Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 02/18/2011
Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011 [HB-2104]
Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require personnel who perform or plan the technical component of either medical imaging examinations or radiation therapy procedures for medical purposes to possess, effective January 1, 2014: (1) certification in each medical imaging or radiation therapy modality and service they plan or perform from a certification organization designated by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS); or (2)
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HB-2104: Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/06/2011
Lions Clubs International Century of Service Commemorative Coin Act [HB-2139]
Lions Clubs International Century of Service Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue as legal tender up to 400,000 $1 coins in commemoration of the centennial of the founding of the Lions Clubs International. Requires the design of the coins to be emblematic of the centennial. Permits the Secretary to issue such coins only during calendar 2017. Requires coin sales to include a surcharge of $10 per coin, to be paid by the Secretary to the Lions Clubs International Foundation. Subjects such Foundation to specified
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HB-2139: Lions Clubs International Century of Service Commemorative Coin Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Signed By President. on 10/05/2012
HB-2158: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14901 Adelfa Drive in La Mirada, California, as the "Wayne Grisham Post Office".
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Referred To Subcommittee On Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, And International Security. on 03/14/2012
You have voted HB-2158: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14901 Adelfa Drive in La Mirada, California, as the "Wayne Grisham Post Office"..
Broadband Affordability Act of 2011 [HB-2163]
Broadband Affordability Act of 2011 - Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish a broadband lifeline program enabling qualifying low-income customers residing in urban and rural areas to purchase broadband service at reduced charges by reimbursing providers for each such customer served. Requires that the program: (1) be similar in structure to the Lifeline program for basic telephone service, (2) prevent awarding duplicative subsidies for an individual eligible household, and (3) promote competition from broadband service
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HB-2163: Broadband Affordability Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Anna Eshoo
Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 06/16/2011
Generating Antibiotic Incentives Now Act of 2011 [HB-2182]
Generating Antibiotic Incentives Now Act of 2011 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to extend the exclusivity period for a new prescription drug by five years for a drug that the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) determines to be a qualified infectious disease product. Defines "qualified infectious disease product" to mean an antibiotic drug for treating, detecting, preventing, or identifying a qualifying pathogen (certain pathogens that are resistant to antibiotics). Excludes drugs that are: (1) a supplement to a new drug
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HB-2182: Generating Antibiotic Incentives Now Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/16/2011
Grants for Renewable Energy Education for the Nation Act [HB-2207]
Grants for Renewable Energy Education for the Nation Act or the GREEN Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to partnerships of local educational agencies (LEAs), postsecondary institutions, and clean and renewable energy industry representatives to develop programs of study focused on emerging careers and jobs in the fields of clean and renewable energy. Requires a priority be given to grant applications that: (1) use online learning or other innovative methods to deliver a program of study to individuals outside
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HB-2207: Grants for Renewable Energy Education for the Nation Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 09/08/2011
Next Generation Wireless Disclosure Act [HB-2281]
Next Generation Wireless Disclosure Act - Requires a person selling advanced wireless mobile broadband service (4G service or a successor technology) directly to a consumer to prominently, clearly, and accurately disclose service terms and conditions in marketing materials and upon sale. Excludes from such requirements transactions in which the consumer receives a device allowing access to a specified quantity of prepaid advanced wireless mobile broadband service when the average consumer would not expect the selling agents to have expertise regarding
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HB-2281: Next Generation Wireless Disclosure Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Referred To The House Committee On Energy And Commerce. on 06/22/2011