Firearms Fairness and Affordability Act [S.632]
Firearms Fairness and Affordability Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require excise taxes on recreational equipment to be due and payable on the date for filing the return for such taxes.
S.632: Firearms Fairness and Affordability Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S3376) on 03/18/2009
FIT Kids Act [S.634]
Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act or the FIT Kids Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to require annual state and local educational agency report cards to include specified information on school health and physical education programs. Includes the promotion of healthy, active lifestyles by students within ESEA grant programs that support school counseling, smaller learning communities, community learning centers, and parental involvement in their childrens' education. Revises the professional development
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S.634: FIT Kids Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/18/2009
S.635: A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of Illabot Creek in Skagit County, Washington, as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
Sponsored by: Sen. Patty Murray
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources Subcommittee On National Parks. Hearings Held. on 07/22/2009
You have voted S.635: A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of Illabot Creek in Skagit County, Washington, as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System..
Financial and Economic Literacy Improvement Act of 2009 [S.638]
Financial and Economic Literacy Improvement Act of 2009 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award formula matching grants to states or partnerships between states, experienced nonprofit providers of financial and economic literacy education, and experienced nonprofit providers of teacher training in such fields. Requires grantees to use 25% of the grant funds to: (1) develop financial and economic literacy standards and assessments for at least three grade levels; (2) create teacher
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S.638: Financial and Economic Literacy Improvement Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Sen. Patty Murray
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S3552-3553) on 03/19/2009
S.645: A bill to amend title 32, United States Code, to modify the Department of Defense share of expenses under the National Guard Youth Challenge Program.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 03/19/2009
You have voted S.645: A bill to amend title 32, United States Code, to modify the Department of Defense share of expenses under the National Guard Youth Challenge Program..
Community Coalitions for Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2009 [S.652]
Community Coalitions for Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to assist in developing integrated health care delivery systems to serve defined communities of individuals to: (1) improve efficiency and coordination among providers; (2) assist local communities in developing programs targeted toward preventing and managing chronic diseases; and (3) expand and enhance services provided. Authorizes the Secretary, in awarding grants, to accord priority to: (1) applicants that
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S.652: Community Coalitions for Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Sen. Patty Murray
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/19/2009
Equity and Access for Podiatric Physicians Under Medicaid Act [S.654]
Equity and Access for Podiatric Physicians Under Medicaid Act - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to include podiatrists as physicians in order to cover their services under the Medicaid program.
S.654: Equity and Access for Podiatric Physicians Under Medicaid Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S3565) on 03/19/2009
Midwifery Care Access and Reimbursement Equity Act of 2009 [S.662]
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.)
S.662: Midwifery Care Access and Reimbursement Equity Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S3574) on 03/19/2009
Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2009 [S.663]
Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2009 - Establishes in the Treasury the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund for payments by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of a monthly benefit of $1,000 to each individual who, between December 7, 1941, and December 31, 1946, was a documented member of the U.S. merchant marine (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) serving as a crewmember of a vessel that was operated in U.S. waters by the War Shipping Administration or the Office of Defense
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S.663: Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 04/29/2009
Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2009 [S.668]
Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2009 - Amends the Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Act to define "Northwest Straits" as the marine waters of the Strait of Juan de Fuca and of Puget Sound from the Canadian border to the south end of Snohomish County, Washington. Sets forth the membership of the Northwest Straits Advisory Commission. Directs the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, to appoint an employee of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
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S.668: Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Sen. Patty Murray
Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. Reported By Senator Rockefeller With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 111-90. on 10/21/2009