Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2009 [HB-1298]
Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2009 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to revise provisions governing the importation of prescription drugs. Waives the limitation on importation of prescription drugs that have been exported from the United States. Prohibits the importation of a qualifying drug unless such drug is imported by: (1) a registered importer; or (2) an individual for personal use. Establishes registration conditions for importers and exporters. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services
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HB-1298: Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/05/2009
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.
HB-1310: Clean Water Protection Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 03/06/2009
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
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HB-1324: Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Healthy Families And Communities. on 04/29/2009
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
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HB-1326: Great Ape Protection Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/06/2009
National Neurological Diseases Surveillance System Act of 2010 [HB-1362]
National Neurological Diseases Surveillance System Act of 2010 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to: (1) enhance and expand infrastructure and activities to track the epidemiology of neurological diseases, including multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease; and (2) incorporate information obtained through such activities into a National Neurological Diseases Surveillance System. Requires the Secretary
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HB-1362: National Neurological Diseases Surveillance System Act of 2010
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 09/29/2010
Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act [HB-1404]
Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act or FLAME Act - (Sec. 2) Establishes in the Treasury the Federal Land Assistance, Management, and Enhancement Fund (Flame Fund). Requires amounts in the Flame Fund to be made available to the Secretaries of the Interior and of Agriculture (the Secretaries) to pay the costs of catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities that are separate from amounts annually appropriated for the predicted annual workload for such activities. Requires that such authorized suppression activities
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HB-1404: Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 07/21/2009
Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 [HB-1409]
Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to require the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to certify a bargaining representative without directing an election if a majority of the bargaining unit employees have authorized designation of the representative (card-check) and there is no other individual or labor organization currently certified or recognized as the exclusive representative of any of the employees in the unit. Sets forth special procedural requirements for reaching an initial collective bargaining
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HB-1409: Employee Free Choice Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/29/2009
Newborn, Child, and Mother Survival Act of 2009 [HB-1410]
Newborn, Child, and Mother Survival Act of 2009 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President to furnish assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers in developing countries. Directs the President to develop a comprehensive U.S. government strategy to reduce mortality and improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers in developing countries. Establishes the Interagency Task Force on Child Survival and Maternal Health in Developing Countries.
HB-1410: Newborn, Child, and Mother Survival Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The House Committee On Foreign Affairs. on 03/10/2009
Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2009 [HB-1549]
Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2009 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to deny an application for a new animal drug that is a critical antimicrobial animal drug unless the applicant demonstrates that there is a reasonably certainty of no harm to human health due to the development of antimicrobial resistance attributable to the nontherapeutic use of the drug. Defines "critical antimicrobial animal drug" as a drug intended for use in food-producing animals
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HB-1549: Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Committee Hearings Held. on 07/13/2009
Responsible Education About Life Act [HB-1551]
Responsible Education About Life Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to states for sex education programs, including education on abstinence and contraception, to prevent teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. Expresses the sense of Congress that states are encouraged, although not required, to provide matching funds to receive such grants. Requires the Secretary to provide for a national evaluation of a representative sample of such programs for effectiveness in delaying the initiation of sexual
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HB-1551: Responsible Education About Life Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/18/2009