Stop Outsourcing Security Act [HB-4650]
Stop Outsourcing Security Act - Directs the Secretary of State to ensure that only government personnel provide security services at U.S. diplomatic or consular missions in Iraq or Afghanistan. Requires the President to report to Congress, by June 1, 2010, on the status of planning for the use, by January 1, 2011, of government and military personnel instead of private contractors for mission critical or emergency essential functions in all conflict zones where Congress has authorized the use of force. Directs any individual or entity under contract
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HB-4650: Stop Outsourcing Security Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Committee On Foreign Affairs, And In Addition To The Committees On Armed Services, And Intelligence (permanent Select), 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 02/23/2010
Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act of 2010 [HB-4677]
Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act of 2010 - Amends federal bankruptcy law governing expenses and claims to increase to $20,000: (1) allowed unsecured claims in the fourth order of priority (wages, salaries, or commissions); and (2) the factor multiplied by the number of employees covered with respect to employee benefit plan contributions in the fifth order of priority. Includes within the scope of a claim in bankruptcy certain equity securities held in a defined contribution plan for the benefit of certain individuals,
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HB-4677: Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act of 2010
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Forwarded By Subcommittee To Full Committee (amended) By The Yeas And Nays: 8 - 4 . on 09/15/2010
Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2010 [HB-4678]
Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2010 - (Sec. 3) Directs the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (with respect to drugs, devices, cosmetics, and biological products), the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) (with respect to consumer products), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (with respect to chemical substances, new chemical substances, and pesticides), and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) (with respect to a motor vehicle or motor vehicle products) to require foreign manufacturers and producers
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HB-4678: Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2010
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Placed On The Union Calendar, Calendar No. 413. on 12/22/2010
National September 11 Memorial & Museum Commemorative Medal Act of 2010 [HB-4684]
National September 11 Memorial & Museum Commemorative Medal Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to strike and make available for sale not more than 2 million silver national medals, containing one ounce of silver each, in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States and the establishment of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center. Declares that all sales of medals under this Act shall include a surcharge of $10 per medal, which shall be paid
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HB-4684: National September 11 Memorial & Museum Commemorative Medal Act of 2010
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Signed By President. on 08/06/2010
Safe Affordable Small Dollar Loan Act of 2010 [HB-4694]
Safe Affordable Small Dollar Loan Act of 2010 - Amends the Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 to require the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund to make grants to community development financial institutions or to any related partnership in order to enable such institutions to establish a loan-loss reserve fund to defray the costs of a small dollar loan program. Requires a community development financial institution to provide non-federal matching funds equal to 50% of the amount of any grant received.
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HB-4694: Safe Affordable Small Dollar Loan Act of 2010
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 02/25/2010
Active Community Transportation Act of 2010 [HB-4722]
Active Community Transportation Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to carry out an active transportation investment program to encourage a mode shift to active transportation within selected communities that have development plans that provide safe and convenient opportunities to travel by bicycling and walking. Requires the Secretary to make grants to communities through local or regional governmental organizations, multi-county special districts, or Indian tribes to carry out active transportation (bicycling and walking) infrastructure
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HB-4722: Active Community Transportation Act of 2010
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 03/03/2010
Keep Kids Safe Act of 2010 [HB-4727]
Keep Kids Safe Act of 2010 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit the possession of a firearm by, or the sale or transfer of a firearm to, any person who has been convicted in any court of a misdemeanor sex offense against a minor.
HB-4727: Keep Kids Safe Act of 2010
Sponsored by: Rep. Alcee Hastings
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 04/26/2010
Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act [HB-4733]
Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act - Declares that it is U.S. policy that the raising of livestock for food production shall be consistent with the basic principles of animal welfare. Prohibits a federal agency from purchasing any food product derived from a pig during pregnancy, a calf raised for veal, or an egg-laying hen used or intended for use in food production (covered animal) unless that animal, during the entire period covered by that definition, was provided adequate space to stand up, lie down, turn around freely, and fully extend
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HB-4733: Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Livestock, Dairy, And Poultry. on 06/18/2010
Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2010 [HB-4752]
Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2010 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to negotiate with pharmaceutical manufacturers the prices that may be charged to Medicare part D prescription drug plan (PDP) sponsors and MedicareAdvantage (MA) organizations for covered part D drugs for part D eligible individuals who are enrolled under a PDP or under an MA-Prescription Drug (MA-PD) plan.
HB-4752: Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2010
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/08/2010