Military Families Affordable Homes Act [HB-3641]
Military Families Affordable Homes Act - Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to tax-exempt facility bonds to expand the eligibility of military personnel for low-income residential rental housing financed by such bonds.
HB-3641: Military Families Affordable Homes Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 09/24/2009
You have voted HB-3668: To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the special diabetes programs for Type I diabetes and Indians under that Act..
Social Security COLA Fix for 2010 Act [HB-3672]
Social Security COLA Fix for 2010 Act - Authorizes an increase of $150 in Social Security benefits for one month in 2010 to compensate for the lack of a cost-of-living adjustment for that year. Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to require an annual adjustment in the OASDI contribution and benefit base regardless of whether a cost-of-living increase in benefits has occurred.
HB-3672: Social Security COLA Fix for 2010 Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Marcia Fudge
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 09/29/2009
White House Conference on Autism Act of 2009 [HB-3703]
White House Conference on Autism Act of 2009 - Requires the President, by December 31, 2010, to call the White House Conference on Autism (to be convened within 18 months of the selection of a Policy Committee) to make fundamental policy recommendations on ways to combat the autism epidemic in the United States. Sets forth as purposes of the Conference to: (1) galvanize a national effort to find the underlying causes of autism; (2) identify viable solutions and valuable services to help autistic individuals and their families; (3) bring together
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HB-3703: White House Conference on Autism Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Jackie Speier
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 10/02/2009
Green Taxis Act of 2009 [HB-3711]
Green Taxis Act of 2009 - Allows states or political subdivisions to prescribe requirements for fuel economy for taxicabs and other automobiles if such requirements are at least as stringent as federal requirements and if such vehicles: (1) are automobiles that are capable of transporting not more than 10 individuals, including the driver; (2) are commercially available or are designed and manufactured pursuant to a contract with such state or subdivision; (3) are operated for hire pursuant to a license, permit, or other authorization issued by
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HB-3711: Green Taxis Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Environment. on 10/02/2009
Urban Revitalization and Livable Communities Act [HB-3734]
Urban Revitalization and Livable Communities Act - Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to establish an urban revitalization and livable communities program to provide federal grants to eligible general purpose local governments for various park and recreation purposes, including grants for rehabilitation and construction, innovation, at-risk youth recreation, and recovery action programs. Requires the Secretary to publish in the Federal Register a list of such governments meeting specified criteria. Authorizes the Secretary
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HB-3734: Urban Revitalization and Livable Communities Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Healthy Families And Communities. on 11/16/2009
To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the reimbursement of mental health counselors under TRICARE, and for other purposes. [HB-3839]
Amends the TRICARE program (a Department of Defense [DOD] managed health care program) to authorize the provision of mental health counseling for TRICARE participants. Authorizes the provision of mental health services in DOD clinical trials. Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 to authorize the Secretary of Defense to enter into personal service contracts with mental health counselors. Includes mental health counselors within DOD licensure requirements for health-care professionals.
HB-3839: To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the reimbursement of mental health counselors under TRICARE, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 10/28/2009
You have voted HB-3839: To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the reimbursement of mental health counselors under TRICARE, and for other purposes..
Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 [HB-3905]
Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 - Repeals provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (EGTRRA) eliminating the tax on estates and generation-skipping transfers and the step-up in basis provisions for property acquired from a decedent for estates of decedents dying after 2009. Declares that the sunset provision (general terminating date of December 10, 2010) of EGTRRA shall not apply to title V of such Act (Estate, Gift, and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Provisions). Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow
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HB-3905: Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 10/22/2009
Pet Safety and Protection Act of 2009 [HB-3907]
Pet Safety and Protection Act of 2009 - Amends the Animal Welfare Act to list permissible sources of dogs and cats used by research facilities to include dogs and cats obtained: (1) from a licensed dealer; (2) from a publicly owned and operated pound or shelter that meets specified requirements; (3) by donation from a person who bred and raised the dog or cat or owned it for not less than one year; or (4) from a research facility licensed by the Secretary of Agriculture. Sets forth additional monetary penalties for related violations. Prohibits
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HB-3907: Pet Safety and Protection Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Livestock, Dairy, And Poultry. on 06/18/2010
Clean Energy Business Zone Act of 2009 [HB-3919]
Clean Energy Business Zone Act of 2009 and the Clean Energy Empowerment Zone Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to designate 40 clean energy business zones between 2009 and 2012; (2) allow an increased tax credit for wages paid in such a zone; (3) allow a work opportunity tax credit for wages paid to an employee in such a zone; (4) allow financing of any qualified Green building or clean energy facility with clean renewable energy bonds; (5) allow increased expensing of property in such
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HB-3919: Clean Energy Business Zone Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Polis
Referred To The Committee On Ways And Means, And In Addition To The Committee On Small Business, For A Period To Be Subsequently Determined By The Speaker, In Each Case For Consideration Of Such Provisions As Fall Within The Jurisdiction Of The Committee Concerned. on 10/23/2009