Education for All Act of 2010 [S.3797]
Education for All Act of 2010 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to state that it is U.S. policy to work with foreign countries and international and civil society organizations to achieve universal basic education by: (1) assisting developing countries and nongovernmental and multilateral organizations to provide all children with a quality basic education; and (2) promoting education as the foundation for communities' development. Directs the President to develop a comprehensive U.S. strategy to promote quality universal basic education
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S.3797: Education for All Act of 2010
Sponsored by: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 09/16/2010
MediFair Act of 2009 [S.382]
MediFair Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a system for making adjustments to the amount of payment made to entities and individuals for items and services provided under the original Medicare fee-for-service program under parts A (Hospital Insurance) and B (Supplementary Medical Insurance). Requires such adjustments in order to make the state average per beneficiary amount equal to the national average per beneficiary amount. Directs the
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S.382: MediFair Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Sen. Patty Murray
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/04/2009
FERA [S.386]
Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 or FERA - (Sec. 2) Amends the federal criminal code to include within the definition of "financial institution" a mortgage lending business or any person or entity that makes, in whole or in part, a federally related mortgage loan. Defines "mortgage lending business" as an organization that finances or refinances any debt secured by an interest in real estate, including private mortgage companies and their subsidiaries, and whose activities affect interstate or foreign commerce. Extends the prohibition
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S.386: FERA
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Became Public Law No: 111-21. on 05/20/2009
Unemployment Insurance Stabilization Act of 2010 [S.3981]
Unemployment Insurance Stabilization Act of 2010 or USA Act - Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 with respect to the state-established individual emergency unemployment compensation account (EUCA). Extends the final date for entering a federal-state agreement under the Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) program through January 3, 2012. Postpones the termination of the program until June 9, 2012. Amends the Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act to extend until January 4, 2012, requirements that federal
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S.3981: Unemployment Insurance Stabilization Act of 2010
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S8343) on 12/01/2010
Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010 [S.4023]
Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010 - Provides for repeal of the current Department of Defense (DOD) policy concerning homosexuality in the Armed Forces, to be effective 60 days after the Secretary of Defense has received DOD's comprehensive review on the implementation of such repeal, and the President, Secretary, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) certify to the congressional defense committees that they have considered the report and proposed plan of action, that DOD has prepared the necessary policies and regulations to exercise
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S.4023: Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 688. on 12/13/2010
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2009 [S.407]
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to increase, as of December 1, 2009, the rates of veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children. Requires each such increase to be the same percentage as the increase in benefits provided under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act, on
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S.407: Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders
Became Public Law No: 111-37. on 06/30/2009
Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act of 2009 [S.416]
Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act of 2009 - Places specified restrictions on the use of cluster munitions. Directs the President, within 90 days after the use of such munitions, to submit to the congressional defense, appropriations, and foreign relations committees a plan for cleaning up any such munitions or submunitions which fail to explode and continue to pose a hazard to civilians.
S.416: Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S2153-2154) on 02/11/2009
Heart Disease Education, Analysis Research, and Treatment for Women Act [S.422]
Heart Disease Education, Analysis Research, and Treatment for Women Act or the HEART for Women Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to deny a new drug application if the application fails to include required information on clinical investigations.Directs the Secretary to: (1) require that a new drug application include any clinical data possessed by the applicant that relates to the safety and effectiveness of the drug involved by gender, age, and racial subgroup; and (2) develop
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S.422: Heart Disease Education, Analysis Research, and Treatment for Women Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S2230-2232) on 02/12/2009
Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009 [S.423]
Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009 - Requires, beginning with FY2011, a two-fiscal-year new discretionary budget authority for the following accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA): (1) Medical Services; (2) Medical Support and Compliance; and (3) Medical Facilities. Requires the Comptroller General to: (1) conduct a study on the adequacy and accuracy of VA baseline model projections for health care expenditures; and (2) report during 2011-2013 to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the congressional veterans,
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S.423: Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Measure Laid Before Senate By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S9058-9059) on 08/06/2009
Uniting American Families Act of 2009 [S.424]
Uniting American Families Act of 2009 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include a "permanent partner" within the scope of such Act. Defines a "permanent partner" as an individual 18 or older who: (1) is in a committed, intimate relationship with another individual 18 or older in which both individuals intend a lifelong commitment; (2) is financially interdependent with the other individual; (3) is not married to, or in a permanent partnership with, any other individual other than the individual; (4) is unable to contract with the other
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S.424: Uniting American Families Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S2233-2234) on 02/12/2009