Rep. Alcee Hastings

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District HD-FL-20
Party Democrat
Bills Introduced 83

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To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2351 West Atlantic Boulevard in Pompano Beach, Florida, as the "Elijah Pat Larkins Post Office Building". [HB-1271]
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2351 West Atlantic Boulevard in Pompano Beach, Florida, as the "Elijah Pat Larkins Post Office Building."

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Castor Became Public Law No: 111-52. on 08/19/2009

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Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2009 [HB-1283]
Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2009 - Repeals current Department of Defense (DOD) policy concerning homosexuality in the Armed Forces. Prohibits the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation against any member of the Armed Forces or any person seeking to become a member. Authorizes the re-accession into the Armed Forces of otherwise qualified individuals previously separated for homosexuality, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 03/31/2009

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Commission on the Foreclosure and Mortgage Lending Crisis Act [HB-1285]
Commission on the Foreclosure and Mortgage Lending Crisis Act - Establishes in the legislative branch the Commission on the Foreclosure and Mortgage Lending Crisis to: (1) study and report to Congress on the current legal and regulatory framework governing the housing mortgage lending markets and how it contributed to the increased foreclosure rate; (2) recommend changes to the current framework to prohibit lending practices that have contributed to the mortgage lending crisis; (3) review the impact of subprime abuses and predatory lending practices; (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alcee Hastings Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 03/03/2009

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Access for All America Act [HB-1296]
Access for All America Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to: (1) increase and extend the authorization of appropriations for community health centers and for the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment program for FY2010-FY2015, and provide for increased funding for such programs in FY2016 and each subsequent fiscal year; and (2) revise and expand provisions allowing a community health center to provide services at different locations, adjust its operating plan and budget, enter into arrangements with other centers (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/05/2009

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Clean Water Protection Act [HB-1310]
Clean Water Protection Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to define "fill material" to mean any pollutant that replaces portions of waters of the United States with dry land or that changes the bottom elevation of a water body for any purpose and to exclude any pollutant discharged into the water primarily to dispose of waste.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 03/06/2009

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Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act of 2009 [HB-1324]
Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act of 2009 - Amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish science-based nutrition standards for foods served in schools other than foods served under the school lunch or breakfast programs. Applies such standards to all food sold outside such programs anywhere on school campuses during the extended school day, with the possible limited exemption of food sold at school fundraisers. Requires the Secretary to: (1) consider the recommendations of authoritative (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Healthy Families And Communities. on 04/29/2009

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Great Ape Protection Act of 2009 [HB-1326]
Great Ape Protection Act of 2009 - Prohibits: (1) conducting invasive research on great apes; (2) knowingly breeding, possessing, renting, loaning, donating, purchasing, selling, housing, maintaining, leasing, borrowing, transporting, moving, delivering, or receiving a great ape for the purpose of conducting such research; or (3) using federal funds to conduct such research. Defines "invasive research" as research that may cause death, bodily injury, pain, distress, fear, injury, or trauma to great apes, including drug testing or exposure to a substance (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/06/2009

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Iran Sanctions Enabling Act of 2009 [HB-1327]
Iran Sanctions Enabling Act of 2009 - (Sec. 3) States that it is the policy of the United States to support the decision of state and local governments and educational institutions to divest from, and to prohibit the investment of assets they control in, persons that the have investments of more than $20 million in Iran's energy sector. Authorizes a state or local government to adopt and enforce measures to divest its assets from, or prohibit their investment in, any person that the state or local government determines, using credible information (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 10/15/2009

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Federal Living Wage Responsibility Act [HB-1334]
Federal Living Wage Responsibility Act - Requires the federal government and any employer under a federal contract or subcontract exceeding $10,000 to pay each of their respective workers: (1) an hourly wage (or salary equivalent) necessary for such employee to earn, while working 40 hours a week on a full-time basis, not less than the amount of the federal poverty level for a family of four; and (2) an additional amount, based on the locality in which a worker resides, sufficient to cover the costs to such worker to obtain specified fringe benefits (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E580) on 03/05/2009

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Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 [HB-1346]
Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit specified provisions preempting state and local requirements for medical devices intended for human use from being construed to modify or otherwise affect any action for damages or the liability of any person under state law. Makes this Act effective as if it were included in the Medical Device Amendments of 1976 and applicable to any civil action pending or filed on or after the date of enactment of this Act.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 05/12/2009

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