Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act [HB-3710]
Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act - Amends the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 to prohibit the use or possession of body-gripping traps in the National Wildlife Refuge System. Imposes on persons who possess or use such traps in the System: (1) for a first offense, a civil fine of up to $500 for each body-gripping trap possessed or used; and (2) for subsequent offenses, a civil fine of up to $1000 for each body-gripping trap possessed or used, imprisonment for up to 180 days, or both such a civil fine and imprisonment. Makes
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HB-3710: Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Insular Affairs, Oceans And Wildlife. on 10/06/2009
Small Business Tax Equalization and Compliance Act of 2009 [HB-3724]
Small Business Tax Equalization and Compliance Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend the tax credit for social security taxes paid for employee cash tips to employers of cosmetologists. Requires employers of cosmetologists to report income and tips of their cosmetologist employees and to provide income and tip information to self-employed cosmetologists to whom they pay more than $600 in the taxable year. Imposes similar reporting requirements upon individuals who rent chairs to cosmetologists. Requires such employers to provide
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HB-3724: Small Business Tax Equalization and Compliance Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E2460) on 10/06/2009
Urban Revitalization and Livable Communities Act [HB-3734]
Urban Revitalization and Livable Communities Act - Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to establish an urban revitalization and livable communities program to provide federal grants to eligible general purpose local governments for various park and recreation purposes, including grants for rehabilitation and construction, innovation, at-risk youth recreation, and recovery action programs. Requires the Secretary to publish in the Federal Register a list of such governments meeting specified criteria. Authorizes the Secretary
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HB-3734: Urban Revitalization and Livable Communities Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Healthy Families And Communities. on 11/16/2009
CAP Act [HB-3745]
Community Access Preservation Act or the CAP Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require, with a specified waiver authority, that public, educational, and government (PEG) channels be: (1) carried in the same channel capacity as local commercial television channels, or if no such stations are required to be carried, in the same channel capacity as network-affiliated commercial television stations carried on cable; and (2) provided to every cable subscriber without additional service or equipment charges. Requires a cable operator to:
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HB-3745: CAP Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications, Technology, And The Internet. on 10/08/2009
Civil Access to Justice Act of 2009 [HB-3764]
Civil Access to Justice Act of 2009 - Amends the Legal Services Corporation Act to reauthorize the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) at increased levels for FY2010-FY2015. Requires the LSC Board of Directors to include at least one individual with financial or audit experience. Eliminates state advisory councils. Increases the maximum pay level for LSC officers and employees. Requires the LSC to establish: (1) a protocol for the receipt of donations; (2) an audit committee, a finance committee, and a governance and performance review committee; (3)
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HB-3764: Civil Access to Justice Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Committee Hearings Held. on 04/27/2010
Bone Health Promotion and Research Act of 2009 [HB-3856]
Bone Health Promotion and Research Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to: (1) authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop and implement a National Bone Health Program for the control, prevention, and surveillance of osteoporosis and related bone diseases and to coordinate and carry out national education and outreach activities in support of such program; (2) authorize the Secretary to award grants to states and Indian tribes for comprehensive osteoporosis and related bone disease control and prevention
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HB-3856: Bone Health Promotion and Research Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 10/21/2009
Clean Cruise Ship Act of 2009 [HB-3888]
Clean Cruise Ship Act of 2009 - Declares the purpose of this Act to be the establishment of national standards and prohibitions for discharges from cruise vessels. Defines "cruise vessel" as a passenger vessel that is authorized to carry at least 250 passengers and has onboard sleeping facilities for each passenger. Excludes vessels owned or operated by federal, state, or local governments. Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to prohibit cruise vessels departing from, or calling on, a U.S. port
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HB-3888: Clean Cruise Ship Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 10/22/2009
Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act [HB-39]
Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act - Designates specified lands within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) as wilderness and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System.
HB-39: Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E20) on 01/06/2009
Overdraft Protection Act of 2009 [HB-3904]
Overdraft Protection Act of 2009 - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit a depository institution from engaging in unfair or deceptive acts or practices in connection with overdraft coverage, or in acts designed to evade the provisions of this Act. Requires each depository institution that provides overdraft coverage for transaction accounts to clearly and conspicuously disclose overdraft coverage fees. Subjects overdraft coverage fees to the consumer's written, electronic, or other consent. Requires a depository institution to provide specified
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HB-3904: Overdraft Protection Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 10/22/2009
Pet Safety and Protection Act of 2009 [HB-3907]
Pet Safety and Protection Act of 2009 - Amends the Animal Welfare Act to list permissible sources of dogs and cats used by research facilities to include dogs and cats obtained: (1) from a licensed dealer; (2) from a publicly owned and operated pound or shelter that meets specified requirements; (3) by donation from a person who bred and raised the dog or cat or owned it for not less than one year; or (4) from a research facility licensed by the Secretary of Agriculture. Sets forth additional monetary penalties for related violations. Prohibits
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HB-3907: Pet Safety and Protection Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Livestock, Dairy, And Poultry. on 06/18/2010