William Orton Law Library Improvement and Modernization Act [HB-2728]
William Orton Law Library Improvement and Modernization Act - Authorizes appropriations to the Library of Congress for the maintenance and administration of the operations of the Law Library of the Library of Congress, including the cataloguing of the collections of the Law Library. Directs the Law Library to electronically catalog and archive material in its collections in a nonproprietary and nondiscriminatory format. Requires the separation of the salaries and expenses of the Law Library from other salaries and expenses of the Library of Congress
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HB-2728: William Orton Law Library Improvement and Modernization Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Zoe Lofgren
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Rules And Administration. on 08/03/2009
Child Protection Compact Act of 2009 [HB-2737]
Child Protection Compact Act of 2009 - 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) 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.
HB-2737: Child Protection Compact Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The House Committee On Foreign Affairs. on 06/04/2009
IDEA Fairness Restoration Act [HB-2740]
IDEA Fairness Restoration Act - Amends the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to include expert witness fees, including the reasonable costs of any test or evaluation necessary for the preparation of the parent or guardian's case in the action or proceeding, within the definition of "attorneys' fees" that may be awarded to the prevailing party in a civil action brought under such Act.
HB-2740: IDEA Fairness Restoration Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 07/23/2009
To amend title 49, United States Code, to allow for additional transportation assistance grants. [HB-2746]
Expands the urbanized area formula grants program to include public transit projects: (1) in urbanized areas with a population of at least 200,000, and urbanized areas with a population of between 200,000 and 400,000, if the state or regional authority that provides public transportation for the area operates less than 100 buses in fixed-route service in the area during peak service hours; and (2) in urbanized areas with graduated populations of between 400,000 and capping out at 1 million or more. Establishes certain grant limits for such projects.
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HB-2746: To amend title 49, United States Code, to allow for additional transportation assistance grants.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 06/09/2009
HB-2760: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1615 North Wilcox Avenue in Los Angeles, California, as the "Johnny Grant Hollywood Post Office Building".
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Became Public Law No: 111-104. on 11/30/2009
You have voted HB-2760: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1615 North Wilcox Avenue in Los Angeles, California, as the "Johnny Grant Hollywood Post Office Building"..
Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2009 [HB-2766]
Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2009 - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to: (1) repeal the exemption from restrictions on underground injection of fluids near drinking water sources granted to hydraulic fracturing operations under such Act; and (2) require oil and gas companies to disclose the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations.
HB-2766: Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Environment. on 06/10/2009
America's Wildlife Heritage Act [HB-2807]
America's Wildlife Heritage Act - Sets forth requirements concerning the maintenance of viable populations of existing native and desired non-native species within each planning area in the National Forest System's or the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) public lands. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to adopt and implement a strategically targeted monitoring program for determining the status and trends of native and desired non-native species populations on System and BLM lands. Defines: (1) native species
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HB-2807: America's Wildlife Heritage Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition And Forestry. on 06/22/2010
Roadmap Act of 2009 [HB-2817]
Roadmap to End Global Hunger and Promote Food Security Act of 2009 or the Roadmap Act of 2009 - Declares that it shall be U.S. policy to reduce global hunger, advance nutrition, increase food security, and ensure that relevant federal policies and programs: (1) provide emergency response and direct support to vulnerable populations in times of need; (2) increase resilience to and reduce, limit, or mitigate the impact of shocks on vulnerable populations; (3) increase and build the capacity of people and governments to sustainably feed themselves;
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HB-2817: Roadmap Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Committee On Foreign Affairs, And In Addition To The Committees On Agriculture, And Rules, For A Period To Be Subsequently Determined By The Speaker, In Each Case For Consideration Of Such Provisions As Fall Within The Jurisdiction Of The Committee Concerned. on 06/11/2009
Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2009 [HB-2819]
Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2009 - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include lactation (i.e., breastfeeding or the expressing of milk from the breast) as protected conduct under such Act. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers a business-related tax credit for 50% of their qualified breastfeeding promotion and support expenditures, up to $10,000 for any taxable year. Defines "qualified breastfeeding promotion and support expenditures" as business expenses incurred for breast pumps and other equipment specially designed to assist
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HB-2819: Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commerce, Trade And Consumer Protection. on 06/12/2009
Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act [HB-2835]
Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act - Transfers marijuana from schedule I to schedule II of the Controlled Substances Act.Provides that no provision of the Controlled Substances Act or the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act shall prohibit or otherwise restrict, in a state in which marijuana may, under state law, be prescribed or recommended by a physician for medical use: (1) a physician from prescribing or recommending marijuana for medical use; (2) an individual from obtaining, possessing, transporting, manufacturing, or using marijuana
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HB-2835: Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/12/2009