Responsible Government Empowerment Act of 2009 [HB-534]
Responsible Government Empowerment Act of 2009 - Establishes the Federal Agency Sunset Commission to review and report to Congress on the efficiency and public need for each federal agency, recommending abolishment or reorganization. Provides for relocation of federal employees if their agency is abolished. Directs the Comptroller General and the Director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), in cooperation with the Director of the Congressional Research Service (CRS), to prepare an inventory of federal programs within each agency. Makes it
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HB-534: Responsible Government Empowerment Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Walter Jones
Referred To The Subcommittee On Government Management, Organization, And Procurement. on 02/24/2009
Local Education Authority Returns Now Act [HB-5340]
Local Education Authority Returns Now Act - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to make an annual determination of states that have chosen to opt-out of K-12 education grant programs. Requires the Secretary of Education to determine credits due to states as opt-out state education amounts. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual taxpayers in states that opt-out a refundable tax credit for a share of the opt-out amount creditable to such states.
HB-5340: Local Education Authority Returns Now Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 06/29/2010
War is Making You Poor Act [HB-5353]
War is Making You Poor Act - Limits amounts made available to the Department of Defense (DOD) in any appropriations Act for fiscal year 2011 that may be available for the base budget or for overseas contingency operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, or Pakistan. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual taxpayers whose modified adjusted gross income is $35,000 or less ($70,000 for married couples) a tax credit (designated as the War is Making You Poor Tax Credit) equal to their net income tax liability for the first taxable year beginning in
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HB-5353: War is Making You Poor Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr H3729-3730) on 05/24/2010
HB-5357: To provide for the deployment of additional National Guard troops along the international border between the United States and Mexico in support of the border control activities of the United States Customs and Border Protection of the Department of Homeland Security.
Sponsored by: Rep. Walter Jones
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E906) on 05/20/2010
You have voted HB-5357: To provide for the deployment of additional National Guard troops along the international border between the United States and Mexico in support of the border control activities of the United States Customs and Border Protection of the Department of Homeland Security..
We the People Act [HB-539]
We the People Act - Prohibits the Supreme Court and each federal court from adjudicating any claim or relying on judicial decisions involving: (1) state or local laws, regulations, or policies concerning the free exercise or establishment of religion; (2) the right of privacy, including issues of sexual practices, orientation, or reproduction; or (3) the right to marry without regard to sex or sexual orientation where based upon equal protection of the laws. Allows the Supreme Court and the federal courts to determine the constitutionality of federal
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HB-539: We the People Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Courts And Competition Policy. on 06/12/2009
Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act [HB-5482]
Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement with the Corolla Wild Horse Fund in the County of Currituck, North Carolina, and the state of North Carolina to provide for the management of free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge. Specifies that such agreement: (1) allow a herd of not less than 110 free-roaming wild horses in and around the Refuge; (2) provide for cost-effective management of such horses; and (3) provide for the introduction of a small number
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HB-5482: Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 07/27/2010
Firearms Excise Tax Improvement Act of 2010 [HB-5552]
Firearms Excise Tax Improvement Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require: (1) excise taxes on recreational equipment to be due and payable on the date for filing the return for such taxes (i.e., quarterly); and (2) the Secretary of the Treasury to assess and collect, in the same manner as delinquent taxes are assessed and collected, mandatory orders of restitution for victims of crime. Increases by 0.25% in the third quarter of 2015 the estimated tax payments of corporations with assets of not less than $1 billion. Provides for
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HB-5552: Firearms Excise Tax Improvement Act of 2010
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Signed By President. on 08/16/2010
Animal Crush Video Prohibition Act of 2010 [HB-5566]
Animal Crush Video Prohibition Act of 2010 - Amends the federal criminal code to revise the prohibition against depictions of animal cruelty to prohibit anyone from knowingly creating an animal crush video if: (1) such person intends or has reason to know that such video will be distributed in, or using a means or facility of, interstate or foreign commerce; or (2) such video is distributed in, or using a means or facility of, interstate or foreign commerce. Prohibits the sale, marketing, exchange, or distribution of such videos in interstate or
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HB-5566: Animal Crush Video Prohibition Act of 2010
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Became Public Law No: 111-294. on 12/09/2010
National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2010 [HB-5569]
National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2010 - Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend the National Flood Insurance Program from September 30, 2008, through September 30, 2010. Reduces the total amount of notes and obligations which the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) may through FY2010, with the President's approval, issue to finance the Program. Deems the amendments made by this Act to have taken effect on May 31, 2010. States that, to comply with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, the
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HB-5569: National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2010
Sponsored by: Rep. Alcee Hastings
Signed By President. on 07/02/2010