Midwifery Care Access and Reimbursement Equity Act of 2009 [HB-1101]
Midwifery Care Access and Reimbursement Equity Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for the coverage of and payment for certified midwife services. (Currently only certified nurse-midwife services are covered.)
HB-1101: Midwifery Care Access and Reimbursement Equity Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/23/2009
Keep Our PACT Act [HB-1102]
Keep Our Promise to America's Children and Teachers Act or the Keep Our PACT Act - Makes appropriations for: (1) programs under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 for FY2009-FY2014; and (2) the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, including specified amounts for FY2009-FY2016 and an amount determined pursuant to a specified formula (based on the number of children who received special education, the average per-pupil expenditure, and the rate of change in a state's population) for FY2017 and thereafter. Requires such appropriated
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HB-1102: Keep Our PACT Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 03/30/2009
Community Choice in Real Estate Act [HB-111]
Community Choice in Real Estate Act - Amends the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 and the Revised Statutes of the United States to prohibit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Secretary of the Treasury, respectively, from determining that real estate brokerage activity or real estate management activity is financial in nature, is incidental to any financial activity, or is complementary to a financial activity. (In effect, prohibits financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in
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HB-111: Community Choice in Real Estate Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 01/06/2009
Athletic Trainers' Equal Access to Medicare Act of 2009 [HB-1137]
Athletic Trainers' Equal Access to Medicare Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for: (1) access to outpatient occupational and physical therapy services provided incident to a physician's professional services if furnished by an educated or credentialed therapist who does not have a license; and (2) coverage of certified athletic trainer services under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of Medicare, including those provided in rural health clinics and federally qualified health centers.
HB-1137: Athletic Trainers' Equal Access to Medicare Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/24/2009
5-Star Generals Commemorative Coin Act [HB-1177]
5-Star Generals Commemorative Coin Act - (Sec. 3) Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue $5 gold coins, $1 silver coins, and half-dollar clad coins in recognition of five United States Army Five-Star Generals: George Marshall, Douglas MacArthur, Dwight Eisenhower, Henry "Hap" Arnold, and Omar Bradley, alumni of the United States Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. (Sec. 4) Requires the design of the coins to include portraits of the generals. (Sec. 5) Restricts the issuance of such coins to calendar
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HB-1177: 5-Star Generals Commemorative Coin Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Signed By President. on 10/08/2010
Primary Care Volunteer Incentive Act of 2009 [HB-1185]
Primary Care Volunteer Incentive Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a loan repayment program to repay up to $5,000 each year of an individual's graduate educational loans in exchange for such individual serving without pay as a primary care physician for at least four hours per week for five consecutive years at a community health center with a shortage of primary care physicians. Directs the Secretary to give priority to individuals who agree to serve in community
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HB-1185: Primary Care Volunteer Incentive Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/26/2009
Renewable Biomass Facilitation Act of 2009 [HB-1190]
Renewable Biomass Facilitation Act of 2009 - Amends the Clean Air Act to redefine the term "renewable biomass" as: (1) materials, precommercial thinnings, or exotic species that are removed as byproducts of preventive treatments to reduce hazardous fuels, to reduce or contain disease or insect infestation, or to restore ecosystem health, that would not otherwise be used for higher-value products, and that are harvested from National Forest System land or public lands in accordance with federal and state law, land management plans, and requirements
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HB-1190: Renewable Biomass Facilitation Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Environment. on 02/26/2009
Paycheck Fairness Act [HB-12]
Paycheck Fairness Act - (Sec. 3) Amends the portion of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) known as the Equal Pay Act to revise remedies for, enforcement of, and exceptions to prohibitions against sex discrimination in the payment of wages. Revises the exception to the prohibition for a wage rate differential based on any other factor other than sex. Limits such factors to bona fide factors, such as education, training, or experience. States that the bona fide factor defense shall apply only if the employer demonstrates that such factor:
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HB-12: Paycheck Fairness Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 03/06/2009
Federal and Military Retiree Health Care Equity Act [HB-1203]
Federal and Military Retiree Health Care Equity Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit: (1) federal civilian and military retirees to pay Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) and TRICARE supplemental premiums on a pretax basis (i.e., exclude premiums from gross income); and (2) a tax deduction (available to itemizers and nonitemizers) for TRICARE supplemental premiums or enrollment fees. Directs the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the Secretary of Defense to ensure that the option of paying FEHBP and
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HB-1203: Federal and Military Retiree Health Care Equity Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Workforce, Post Office, And The District Of Columbia. on 06/26/2009