Adoption Tax Relief Guarantee Act of 2009 [HB-213]
Adoption Tax Relief Guarantee Act of 2009 - Exempts provisions expanding the adoption tax credit and adoption assistance programs enacted by the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 from the general terminating (sunset) provisions of that Act.
HB-213: Adoption Tax Relief Guarantee Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 01/06/2009
Initiating Foreign Assistance Reform Act of 2009 [HB-2139]
Initiating Foreign Assistance Reform Act of 2009 - Directs the President to develop and implement: (1) a National Strategy for Global Development to further the U.S. foreign policy objective of reducing poverty and contributing to economic growth in developing countries, including responding to humanitarian crises; and (2) a system to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of U.S. foreign assistance. Expresses the sense of Congress that American taxpayers and foreign assistance recipients should have, to the maximum extent practicable, full access
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HB-2139: Initiating Foreign Assistance Reform Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E1002) on 04/28/2009
SMA Treatment Acceleration Act of 2009 [HB-2149]
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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HB-2149: SMA Treatment Acceleration Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/29/2009
Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2009 [HB-2159]
Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2009 - Amends the federal criminal code to grant the Attorney General the authority to deny the transfer of firearms or the issuance of a federal firearms and explosives license to any individual if the Attorney General: (1) determines that such individual has been engaged in or has provided material support or resources for terrorist activities; and (2) has a reasonable belief that such individual may use a firearm or explosive in connection with terrorism. Allows any individual whose
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HB-2159: Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 06/12/2009
Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Enhancement Act of 2009 [HB-2160]
Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Enhancement Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) study the uses and capabilities of amateur radio communications in emergencies and disaster relief; (2) use the expertise of the American Radio Relay League in the study; and (3) report to Congress.
HB-2160: Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Enhancement Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen
Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications, Technology, And The Internet. on 05/01/2009
Family and Medical Leave Restoration Act [HB-2161]
Family and Medical Leave Restoration Act - Requires the Secretary of Labor to revise regulations promulgated under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) governing coverage and employee leave entitlements. Repeals certain regulations promulgated on November 17, 2008, and restores those promulgated on January 6, 1996. Directs the Secretary to revise regulations regarding an employer's request for recertification of a medical condition whose minimum duration is more than 30 days for leave taken because of an employee's own serious health
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HB-2161: Family and Medical Leave Restoration Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 06/04/2009
HB-2195: To amend the Federal Power Act to provide additional authorities to adequately protect the critical electric infrastructure against cyber attack, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, And Science And Technology. on 05/26/2009
You have voted HB-2195: To amend the Federal Power Act to provide additional authorities to adequately protect the critical electric infrastructure against cyber attack, and for other purposes..
United States Postal Service Financial Relief Act of 2009 [HB-22]
United States Postal Service Financial Relief Act of 2009 - Reduces the amount the United States Postal Service must pay into the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund by September 30, 2009, from $5.4 billion to $1.4 billion.
HB-22: United States Postal Service Financial Relief Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Referred To Subcommittee On Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, And International Security. on 12/07/2009
Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries Boundary Modification and Protection Act [HB-223]
Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries Boundary Modification and Protection Act - Declares that it is U.S. policy to protect and preserve living and other resources of the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary (Farallones NMS) and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary (Cordell Bank NMS) marine environments. Makes certain adjustments to expand the boundaries of the Farallones NMS and the Cordell NMS. Prohibits the issuance of a lease or permit authorizing mineral or hydrocarbon exploration, development, production,
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HB-223: Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries Boundary Modification and Protection Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Insular Affairs, Oceans And Wildlife. on 02/04/2009
Single Parent Protection Act of 2009 [HB-2244]
Single Parent Protection Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow individual taxpayers who are entitled to receive child support a refundable tax credit for any unpaid portion of such support; and (2) increase the income tax liability of any individual required to pay child support by the amount of the unpaid child support allowed as a tax credit by this Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Zoe Lofgren
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 05/05/2009