Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2009 [HB-1806]
Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) a tax credit for 25% of the cost of new qualified freight rail infrastructure property and qualified locomotive property; and (2) a taxpayer election to expense the cost of qualified freight rail infrastructure property (i.e., deduct all costs in the current taxable year). Terminates such credit and expensing election after 2015. Requires compliance with federal wage rate requirements under the Davis-Bacon Act as a condition of eligibility
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HB-1806: Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 03/31/2009
Fair Elections Now Act [HB-1826]
Fair Elections Now Act - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) with respect to: (1) eligibility and qualifying contribution requirements and benefits of fair elections financing of House of Representatives election campaigns; (2) establishment of a Fair Elections Fund; (3) eligibility for Fund allocations; (4) contribution and expenditure requirements; (5) a public debate requirement; (6) certification of whether or not a federal election candidate is a participating candidate; (7) benefits for participating candidates; (8) matching
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HB-1826: Fair Elections Now Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Committee Hearings Held. on 07/30/2009
Conservation Easement Incentive Act of 2009 [HB-1831]
Conservation Easement Incentive Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the tax deduction for charitable contributions by individuals and corporations of real property interests for conservation purposes.
HB-1831: Conservation Easement Incentive Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 03/31/2009
Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2009 [HB-1848]
Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2009 - Authorizes appropriations for FY2009 to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation for specified mortgage foreclosure mitigation (namely housing counseling) activities.
HB-1848: Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The House Committee On Appropriations. on 04/01/2009
World War I Memorial and Centennial Act of 2009 [HB-1849]
World War I Memorial and Centennial Act of 2009 - Designates the Liberty Memorial at the National World War I Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, as the National World War I Memorial. Establishes the World War I Centennial Commission to: (1) plan, develop, and execute programs, projects, and activities to commemorate the centennial of World War I; (2) encourage private organizations and state and local governments to organize and participate in such activities; (3) facilitate and coordinate such activities throughout the United States; and (4) serve
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HB-1849: World War I Memorial and Centennial Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources Subcommittee On National Parks. Hearings Held. on 12/03/2009
SECTORS Act of 2010 [HB-1855]
Strengthening Employment Clusters to Organize Regional Success Act of 2010 or SECTORS Act of 2010 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to require the Secretary of Labor to award renewable three-year competitive industry or sector partnership grants to eligible entities to develop strategies that: (1) encourage growth and competitiveness through work with employers within a targeted industry cluster; (2) help workers move toward economic self-sufficiency and ensure that they have access to supportive services; (3) address the needs of firms
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HB-1855: SECTORS Act of 2010
Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 07/20/2010
White House Conference on Food and Nutrition [HB-1869]
The White House Conference on Food and Nutrition - Directs: (1) the President to call the White House Conference on Food and Nutrition to be convened in order to make fundamental policy recommendations on ways to end hunger and to improve nutrition in the United States; and (2) the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of the Treasury to plan and conduct the Conference. Sets forth Conference provisions.
HB-1869: White House Conference on Food and Nutrition
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition And Forestry. on 04/28/2009
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for relief to surviving spouses and children. [HB-1870]
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to allow a surviving spouse of a U.S. citizen who was married for less than two years at the time of the citizen's death who proves by a preponderance of the evidence that the marriage was entered into in good faith and not for the purpose of obtaining an immigration benefit to self-petition (within the required two years) for continued immediate relative status. (Applies such provision to applications and petitions pending on or after the date of enactment of this Act.) Extends the petition filing deadline
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HB-1870: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for relief to surviving spouses and children.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, And International Law. on 05/26/2009
Juvenile Justice Improvement Act of 2009 [HB-1873]
Juvenile Justice Improvement Act of 2009 - Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to: (1) revise and add definitions under such Act relating to the treatment of juveniles held in custody while awaiting trial for criminal offenses; (2) require state plans under such Act to separate juveniles from the adult prison population, monitor for and eliminate the use of dangerous practices, unnecessary isolation, unnecessary room time, and unreasonable restraint for holding juveniles in custody, and provide training of prison staff
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HB-1873: Juvenile Justice Improvement Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Referred To The Subcommittee On Healthy Families And Communities. on 05/14/2009
Transportation Security Workforce Enhancement Act of 2009 [HB-1881]
Transportation Security Workforce Enhancement Act of 2009 - Terminates certain authorities under the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) personnel management system with respect to TSA employees under the Aviation and Transportation Security Act and related law, including all authority to establish or adjust a human resources management system. Subjects TSA employees (including screeners) to the protections of the federal civil service system, including the right to collective bargaining, compensation, leave, health, and other employee
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HB-1881: Transportation Security Workforce Enhancement Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Reported By The Committee On Homeland Security. H. Rept. 111-273, Part I. on 09/29/2009