Vision Care for Kids Act of 2009 [HB-577]
Vision Care for Kids Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to award matching grants to states to complement existing state efforts to: (1) provide comprehensive eye examinations from a licensed optometrist or ophthalmologist to eligible children who have been previously identified through a vision screening or eye examination by a licensed health care provider or vision screener as needing such
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HB-577: Vision Care for Kids Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/01/2009
Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2010 [HB-6083]
Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2010 - Amends the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005 to revise the National Cord Blood Inventory Program, including to: (1) remove the cap of 150,000 new units of cord blood to be made available for transplantation under the Program; and (2) require an application under the Program to include a plan for, and demonstration of, ongoing measurable progress toward achieving self-sufficiency of cord blood unit collection and banking operations. Extends financial support provided under
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HB-6083: Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2010
Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Lipinski
Referred To The House Committee On Energy And Commerce. on 08/10/2010
Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act [HB-614]
Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Service from providing any federal family planning assistance to an entity unless the entity certifies that, during the period of such assistance, the entity will not perform, and will not provide any funds to any other entity that performs, an abortion. Excludes an abortion where: (1) the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or an act of incest against a minor; or (2) a physician certifies that the woman suffered from
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HB-614: Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/22/2009
Antifreeze Bittering Act of 2009 [HB-615]
Antifreeze Bittering Act of 2009 - Requires engine coolant or antifreeze that is manufactured six months after the enactment of this Act, and that contains more than 10% ethylene glycol, to include denatonium benzoate at a minimum of 30 parts per million and a maximum of 50 parts per million as a bittering agent so as to render the coolant or antifreeze unpalatable. Requires a coolant or antifreeze manufacturer to maintain records of compliance with this Act. Limits the liability of manufacturers, distributors, recyclers, or sellers of engine coolant
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HB-615: Antifreeze Bittering Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commerce, Trade And Consumer Protection. on 01/22/2009
Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act [HB-634]
Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit transporting a minor child across a state line to obtain an abortion (deems such transporting to be a de facto abridgment of the right of a parent under any law in the minor’s state of residence that requires parental involvement in the minor’s abortion decision). Makes an exception for an abortion necessary to safe the life of the minor. Makes it an affirmative defense to a prosecution or civil action under this Act that a defendant: (1) reasonably
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Positive Alternatives Act [HB-636]
Positive Alternatives Act - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to allow the use of TANF funds for alternative-to-abortion services, including: (1) information or counseling that promotes childbirth instead of abortion; and (2) other services designed to assist a woman to carry her unborn child to term.
HB-636: Positive Alternatives Act
Sponsored by: Rep. David Roe
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 01/22/2009
Ultrasound Informed Consent Act [HB-649]
Ultrasound Informed Consent Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require abortion providers, before a woman gives informed consent to any part of an abortion, to perform an obstetric ultrasound on the pregnant woman, explain the results, display the ultrasound images so the woman may view them, and provide a medical description of the ultrasound images, including the dimensions of the embryo or fetus and the presence of external members and internal organs, if present and viewable. Provides for: (1) civil penalties for willful failure to
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HB-649: Ultrasound Informed Consent Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/23/2009
International Prevention of Child Marriage Act of 2010 [HB-6521]
International Prevention of Child Marriage Act of 2010 - Directs the President, through the Secretary of State, to establish a multi-year strategy to prevent child marriage in developing countries and to promote the empowerment of girls at risk of child marriage. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require that Department of State country reports on human rights practices include a description of the status of child marriage for countries with specified rates of child marriage. Defines "child marriage" as the marriage of a girl or boy
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HB-6521: International Prevention of Child Marriage Act of 2010
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The House Committee On Foreign Affairs. on 12/14/2010
HB-657: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 369 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Jersey City, New Jersey, as the "Bishop Ralph E. Brower Post Office Building".
Sponsored by: Rep. Leonard Lance
Referred To The House Committee On Oversight And Government Reform. on 01/22/2009
You have voted HB-657: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 369 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Jersey City, New Jersey, as the "Bishop Ralph E. Brower Post Office Building"..
Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act [HB-673]
Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act - Amends the definition of the term "law enforcement officer" under provisions of the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) and the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) to include: (1) federal employees not otherwise covered by such term whose duties include the investigation or apprehension of suspected or convicted individuals and who are authorized to carry a firearm; and (2) such employees of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) whose duties are primarily the collection of delinquent taxes and the securing
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HB-673: Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Judy Chu
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Workforce, Post Office, And The District Of Columbia. on 05/04/2009