Rep. Christopher Smith

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District HD-NJ-4
Party Republican
Bills Introduced 195

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US Congress 111th Congress

Protect America's Wildlife Act of 2009 [HB-3381]
Protect America's Wildlife Act of 2009 - Amends the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to impose criminal penalties on anyone who knowingly violates any regulation prohibiting the shooting or harassing of birds, fish, or other animals from aircraft (airborne hunting). Increases the monetary penalty for airborne hunting from $5,000 to $50,000. Expands the exceptions to the prohibition against airborne hunting to include enhancing the propagation and survival of wildlife or preventing the extinction of a species threatened or endangered under the Endangered (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Insular Affairs, Oceans And Wildlife. on 08/02/2009

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Empowering Patients First Act [HB-3400]
Empowering Patients First Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for qualified health insurance costs to residents of a state that implements a high-risk pool, a reinsurance pool, or other risk-adjustment mechanism. Amends the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment and governance of individual membership associations (IMAs) to make available health benefits coverage to IMA members and their dependents. Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2009 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 10/22/2009

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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the standard mileage rate for charitable purposes to the standard mileage rate established by the Secretary of the Treasury for business purposes. [HB-345]
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the standard mileage rate for the tax deduction for the charitable use of passenger automobiles from 14 cents per mile to the standard mileage rate prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury for business purposes (55 cents per mile in 2009).

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 01/08/2009

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Veterans Education Enhancement and Fairness Act of 2009 [HB-3467]
Veterans Education Enhancement and Fairness Act of 2009 - Provides for a monthly housing stipend under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program for individuals pursuing education programs offered through distance learning. Includes in the definition of "active duty" for purposes of Program eligibility for members of the Army National Guard or Air National Guard full-time duty, including duty in support of any homeland security operation, natural disaster related operation, counter-narcotic operation, or border security operation, and duty in (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Loebsack Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Opportunity. on 09/11/2009

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To grant the congressional gold medal, collectively, to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, United States Army, in recognition of their dedicated service during World War II. [HB-347]
Requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to make arrangements for the award of a congressional gold medal to the Army's 100th Infantry Battalion and 442nd Regimental Combat Team, collectively, in recognition of their dedicated service during World War II. Requires the Medal to be displayed at the Smithsonian Institution (Smithsonian) after its award. Expresses the sense of Congress that the Smithsonian should make the medal available for display elsewhere, particularly at locations associated (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 05/18/2009

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Nicole's Law [HB-3521]
Nicole's Law - Requires states to have in effect laws and policies to extend protections similar to those afforded to victims of domestic violence to victims of a sex offense who are not in a familiar or dating relationship with the perpetrator of such offense.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Smith Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 09/14/2009

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To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 427 Harrison Avenue in Harrison, New Jersey, as the "Patricia D. McGinty-Juhl Post Office Building". [HB-3539]
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 427 Harrison Avenue in Harrison, New Jersey, as the "Patricia D. McGinty-Juhl Post Office Building."

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Leonard Lance Became Public Law No: 111-132. on 01/29/2010

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Defund ACORN Act [HB-3571]
Defund ACORN Act - Prohibits any federal contract, grant, cooperative agreement, or other form of agreement from being awarded to, any federal funds in any other form from being provided to, or any federal employee or contractor from promoting any organization that: (1) has been indicted for a violation under any federal or state law governing the financing of a campaign for election for public office or any law governing the administration of such an election, including a voter registration law; (2) had its state corporate charter terminated due (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Referred To The Subcommittee On Government Management, Organization, And Procurement. on 10/23/2009

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To amend chapter 141 of title 10, United States Code, to include disclosures made by Department of Defense contract employees to their immediate employers in the provisions providing protections against reprisals for certain disclosures. [HB-3588]
Includes certain disclosures made by a Department of Defense (DOD) contract employee to his or her employer among those for which reprisal (discharge, demotion, or other discriminatory acts) is prohibited.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Smith Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E2295) on 09/16/2009

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National Oilheat Research Alliance Reauthorization Act of 2009 [HB-3589]
National Oilheat Research Alliance Reauthorization Act of 2009 - Amends the National Oilheat Research Alliance Act of 2000 to extend the national oilheat research alliance program until February 6, 2011.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Environment. on 09/17/2009

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