SMA Treatment Acceleration Act of 2009 [S.1158]
SMA Treatment Acceleration Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to establish a national clinical trials network for spinal muscular atrophy by upgrading and unifying spinal muscular atrophy clinical trial sites and recruiting new investigators and sites. Requires the Director to ensure that such network: (1) conducts coordinated, multisite, clinical trials of therapies and clinical approaches to the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy; and (2) rapidly and efficiently
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S.1158: SMA Treatment Acceleration Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/21/2009
Local Homeland Event Response Operations Grant Act of 2009 [S.1187]
Local Homeland Event Response Operations Grant Act of 2009 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to make grants to a law enforcement agency or fire department for overtime expenses relating to preparation for, and activities during or directly following, a special event. Authorizes the President or the Secretary to designate an event as a special event if it is an event of significant national importance that may require consultation, technical advice, and support to specific functional
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S.1187: Local Homeland Event Response Operations Grant Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Sen. Patty Murray
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 06/04/2009
Mobile Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2009 [S.1192]
Mobile Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2009 - Prohibits states or local governments from imposing any new discriminatory tax on mobile services, mobile service providers, or mobile service property for five years after the enactment of this Act. Defines "new discriminatory tax" as a tax imposed on mobile services, providers, or property that is not generally imposed on other types of services or property, or that is generally imposed at a lower rate.
S.1192: Mobile Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/04/2009
Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act of 2009 [S.1204]
Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act of 2009 - Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 to require a program under which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs provides chiropractic care and services to veterans through Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers and clinics to be carried out at: (1) no fewer than 75 medical centers by December 31, 2009; and (2) all medical centers by December 31, 2011.
S.1204: Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 10/21/2009
STEM Education Coordination Act of 2009 [S.1210]
STEM Education Coordination Act of 2009 - Requires the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to establish a committee under the National Science and Technology Council that has the responsibility of coordinating federal programs and activities in support of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education. Directs such committee to: (1) coordinate the STEM education activities and programs of federal agencies; (2) develop, implement through participating agencies, and update once every five years, a five-year
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S.1210: STEM Education Coordination Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Sen. Patty Murray
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S6271-6272) on 06/08/2009
S.1228: A bill to amend chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, to modify the rate of accrual of annual leave for administrative law judges, contract appeals board members, and immigration judges.
Sponsored by: Sen. Patty Murray
Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Referred To Subcommittee On Oversight Of Government Management, The Federal Workforce, And The District Of Columbia. on 07/16/2009
You have voted S.1228: A bill to amend chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, to modify the rate of accrual of annual leave for administrative law judges, contract appeals board members, and immigration judges..
Home Buyer Tax Credit Act of 2009 [S.1230]
Home Buyer Tax Credit Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to replace the current tax credit for first-time homebuyers with a one-time credit for 10% of the purchase price of a principal residence, up to $15,000. Requires repayment of credit amounts if the taxpayer sells or fails to occupy the residence within 24 months after the date of purchase.
S.1230: Home Buyer Tax Credit Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Sen. Lamar Alexander
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/10/2009
Homeless Veterans and Other Veterans Health Care Authorities Act of 2010 [S.1237]
Homeless Veterans and Other Veterans Health Care Authorities Act of 2010 - Title I: Homeless Veterans Matters - (Sec. 101) Allows grants made by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) for comprehensive services programs for veterans to be used for the construction of new facilities. Prohibits the Secretary from denying an application for a grant under such programs solely on the basis that the grant entity proposes to use funding from other private or public sources, as long as such entity demonstrates that a private nonprofit organization will
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S.1237: Homeless Veterans and Other Veterans Health Care Authorities Act of 2010
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Reported By Senator Akaka With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute And An Amendment To The Title. With Written Report No. 111-175. on 04/29/2010
Good Samaritan Hunger Relief Tax Incentive Extension Act of 2009 [S.1313]
Good Samaritan Hunger Relief Tax Incentive Extension Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) modify the tax deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory by limiting the reduction in such deduction to the amount by which the fair market valuation of the contributed food exceeds twice the basis of such food; and (2) make such deduction permanent.
S.1313: Good Samaritan Hunger Relief Tax Incentive Extension Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/22/2009
Troubled Asset Relief Program Transparency Reporting Act [S.133]
Troubled Asset Relief Program Transparency Reporting Act - Prohibits the use by a recipient or its subsidiary of Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) funds under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 for lobbying expenditures or political contributions. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury, through enhanced internal reporting and oversight requirements, to develop and publish corporate governance principles and ethical guidelines for such recipients, including specified restrictions. Sets forth recipient reporting and certifying requirements
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S.133: Troubled Asset Relief Program Transparency Reporting Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S114-115) on 01/06/2009