To restrict assistance to foreign organizations that perform or actively promote abortions. [HB-708]
Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to prohibit the availability of appropriated funds for population activities to any private, nongovernmental, or multilateral organization until it certifies that it will not during the period for which funds are made available: (1) directly or through a subcontractor or subgrantee perform abortions in any foreign country except if the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term or in cases of forcible rape or incest; or (2) violate the laws of a foreign country regarding the
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HB-708: To restrict assistance to foreign organizations that perform or actively promote abortions.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Referred To The House Committee On Foreign Affairs. on 01/27/2009
Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2009 [HB-734]
Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to study and report to Congress on the minimum level of sound that is necessary to be emitted from a motor vehicle, or some other method, to alert blind and other pedestrians of the presence of operating motor vehicles while traveling.
HB-734: Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commerce, Trade And Consumer Protection. on 02/02/2009
Pancreatic Cancer Research and Education Act [HB-745]
Pancreatic Cancer Research and Education Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative to assist in coordinating activities to address the high mortality rate associated with pancreatic cancer. Requires the Secretary to establish the Interdisciplinary Pancreatic Cancer Coordinating Committee to: (1) provide advice on overall research objectives and benchmarks for pancreatic cancer research; (2) develop and annually update a strategic plan
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HB-745: Pancreatic Cancer Research and Education Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/02/2009
Sewage Overflow Community Right-to-Know Act [HB-753]
Sewage Overflow Community Right-to-Know Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to require owners or operators of publicly owned treatment works to: (1) institute monitoring systems to provide timely alerts of sewer overflows; (2) notify the public, not later than 24 hours after receiving knowledge, of such overflows in areas where human health is potentially affected; (3) notify public health authorities and other affected entities, in the case of an overflow that may imminently and substantially
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HB-753: Sewage Overflow Community Right-to-Know Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 01/29/2009
Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act [HB-775]
Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act - Repeals certain provisions which require the offset of amounts paid in dependency and indemnity compensation from Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) annuities for the surviving spouses of former military personnel who are entitled to military retired pay or who would be entitled to retired pay except for being under 60 years of age. Prohibits requiring repayment of certain amounts previously paid to SBP recipients in the form of a retired pay refund. Repeals the optional authority of (and instead requires) the Secretary
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HB-775: Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Motion To Discharge Committee Filed By Mr. Jones. Petition No: 111-10. (discharge Petition Text With Signatures.) on 03/15/2010
Brewers Excise and Economic Relief Act of 2009 [HB-836]
Brewers Excise and Economic Relief Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) reduce from $18 to $9 ( the pre-1991 level) the per-barrel tax on beer; and (2) allow a further reduction in such tax for brewers who produce not more than 2 million barrels annually.
HB-836: Brewers Excise and Economic Relief Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 02/03/2009
James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010 [HB-847]
James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010 - Title I: World Trade Center Health Program - (Sec. 101) Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the World Trade Center Health Program (WTC Program) within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide: (1) medical monitoring and treatment benefits to eligible emergency responders and recovery and cleanup workers (including those who are federal employees) who responded to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks; and (2) initial health evaluation, monitoring, and
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HB-847: James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Became Public Law No: 111-347. on 01/02/2011
Direct Support Professionals Fairness and Security Act of 2009 [HB-868]
Direct Support Professionals Fairness and Security Act of 2009 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide funds to states to enable them to increase the wages paid to targeted direct support professionals in providing services to individuals with disabilities under the Medicaid program. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services, to audit a sample from among the states in order to assess the effectiveness of progress made in reducing or
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HB-868: Direct Support Professionals Fairness and Security Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/09/2009
Medicare Medically Necessary Dental Care Act of 2009 [HB-870]
Medicare Medically Necessary Dental Care Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of medically necessary dental procedures.
HB-870: Medicare Medically Necessary Dental Care Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/09/2009
Patients First Act of 2009 [HB-877]
Patients First Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct and support basic and applied research to develop techniques for the isolation, derivation, production, testing, and human clinical use of stem cells that may result in improved understanding of, or treatments for, diseases and other adverse health conditions, including pluripotent stem cells that have the flexibility of embryonic stem cells (whether or not such pluripotent stem cells have an embryonic source), provided
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HB-877: Patients First Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Wittman
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/09/2009