Timber Revitalization and Economic Enhancement Act II of 2009 [S.316]
Timber Revitalization and Economic Enhancement Act II of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent: (1) the reduction in the rate of tax on the net timber gain of corporations; and (2) rules for the treatment of timber real estate investment trust (REIT) gains, mineral royalty income, and prohibited transactions.
S.316: Timber Revitalization and Economic Enhancement Act II of 2009
Sponsored by: Sen. Lamar Alexander
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S834) on 01/26/2009
A bill to clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage. [S.3162]
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to include children of Vietnam War and certain Korean War veterans receiving care and services through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for spina bifida-related medical conditions and children of women Vietnam veterans born with certain birth defects as meeting the definition of minimum essential coverage under requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).
S.3162: A bill to clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Pursuant To The Provisions Of H. Res. 1653, Papers Are Returned To The Senate. on 09/23/2010
Polluter Pays Restoration Act [S.3164]
Polluter Pays Restoration Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code by reinstating until January 1, 2017, the Hazardous Substance Superfund financing rate and the corporate environmental income tax.
S.3164: Polluter Pays Restoration Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/25/2010
S.3169: A bill to require the Attorney General to make recommendations to the Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision on policies and minimum standards to better protect public and officer safety.
Sponsored by: Sen. Patty Murray
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 03/25/2010
You have voted S.3169: A bill to require the Attorney General to make recommendations to the Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision on policies and minimum standards to better protect public and officer safety..
Department of Justice Global Advisory Committee Authorization Act of 2010 [S.3176]
Department of Justice Global Advisory Committee Authorization Act of 2010 - Authorizes the Attorney General to provide technical and financial assistance and support to the Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative Advisory Committee. Expands the activities of the Committee to include the gathering of views from federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement and other agencies that work to support public safety and justice and to provide recommendations for improving the administration of justice and the protection of the public through information
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S.3176: Department of Justice Global Advisory Committee Authorization Act of 2010
Sponsored by: Sen. Patty Murray
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S2120) on 03/25/2010
Child Protection Compact Act of 2010 [S.3184]
Child Protection Compact Act of 2010 - (Sec. 4) Authorizes the Secretary of State, through the Ambassador-at-Large of the Department of State's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, to provide assistance (grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts with eligible entities) for an eligible country with a significant prevalence of trafficking in children that enters into a Child Protection Compact with the United States to support policies and programs to eradicate the trafficking of children. Specifies an eligible entity to be: (1)
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S.3184: Child Protection Compact Act of 2010
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Committee On Foreign Relations. Reported By Senator Kerry Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 111-337. on 09/28/2010
TRICARE Dependent Coverage Extension Act [S.3201]
TRICARE Dependent Coverage Extension Act - Deems the following individuals as dependents, for purposes of dependent coverage under TRICARE (a Department of Defense [DOD] managed health care program): (1) a child who has not yet attained age 26 and is not eligible to enroll in any employer-sponsored plan; or (2) a person who is in the legal custody of the covered member, has not attained age 26, is not eligible to enroll in any employer-sponsored plan, resides with the member, is not otherwise a dependent under TRICARE, and is not the child of another
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S.3201: TRICARE Dependent Coverage Extension Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S2297-2298) on 04/14/2010
Keep Our Educators Working Act of 2010 [S.3206]
Keep Our Educators Working Act of 2010 - Appropriates funds for an Education Jobs Fund. Allocates the bulk of such Fund for grants to states pursuant to a formula that considers each state's share of individuals age 5 through 24 and each state's share of the nation's total population. Authorizes states to reserve a portion of the grant funds for administrative costs and for retaining or creating state education positions. Requires states to use the bulk of the grant to award subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) and public institutions
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S.3206: Keep Our Educators Working Act of 2010
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/14/2010
POWER Act [S.3207]
Protect Our Workers from Exploitation and Retaliation Act or the POWER Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exclude from the definition of "immigrant" under such Act a nonimmigrant alien who files a petition for status if the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) determines that the alien: (1) has suffered abuse or harm as a result of having been a victim of criminal activity; (2) has suffered substantial abuse or harm related to specified labor or employment violations related to a workplace claim (workplace violation); (3) is a victim
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S.3207: POWER Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 04/14/2010
Veteran Employment Assistance Act of 2010 [S.3234]
Veteran Employment Assistance Act of 2010 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Associate Administrator for Veterans Business Development (Associate Administrator) of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish an online mechanism to: (1) provide information that assists veterans' assistance providers in carrying out veterans' assistance activities; and (2) coordinate and leverage the work of such providers. Includes as veterans' assistance providers: (1) a veterans' business center (center); (2) employees of the SBA's
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S.3234: Veteran Employment Assistance Act of 2010
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Reported By Senator Akaka Under Authority Of The Order Of The Senate Of 08/05/2010 With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 111-285. on 09/02/2010