North Korean Refugee Adoption Act of 2010 [HB-4986]
North Korean Refugee Adoption Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of State to develop a comprehensive strategy for facilitating the adoption of North Korean children by U.S. citizens.
HB-4986: North Korean Refugee Adoption Act of 2010
Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn
Referred To The House Committee On Foreign Affairs. on 03/25/2010
Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2010 [HB-4993]
Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2010 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise conditions of and limitations on payment for home health care services. Allows payment for home health services to Medicare beneficiaries by: (1) a nurse practitioner; (2) a clinical nurse specialist working in collaboration with a physician in accordance with state law; (3) a certified nurse-midwife; or (4) a physician assistant under a physician's supervision.
HB-4993: Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2010
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr H2699-2700) on 04/21/2010
Weekends Without Hunger Act [HB-5012]
Weekends Without Hunger Act - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture, subject to the availability of appropriations, to implement a pilot program providing commodities, on a competitive basis, to nonprofits for the provision of nutritious food to at-risk school children on weekends and during extended school holidays during the school year. (At-risk school children are those who participate in the school lunch program and reside in an area served by a school in which at least 50% of the students
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HB-5012: Weekends Without Hunger Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 12/09/2010
To require a plan for the safe, orderly, and expeditious redeployment of United States Armed Forces from Afghanistan. [HB-5015]
Directs the President, by the earlier of January 1, 2011, or 90 days after the enactment of this Act, to submit to Congress a plan for the safe, orderly, and expeditious redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces from Afghanistan, including military and security-related contractors, together with a timetable for the completion of such redeployment and information regarding variables that could alter that timetable. Requires plan updates every 90 days. Directs the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction to: (1) issue recommendations for increasing
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HB-5015: To require a plan for the safe, orderly, and expeditious redeployment of United States Armed Forces from Afghanistan.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr H2556) on 04/14/2010
Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2009 [HB-503]
Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2009 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine and/or prison term of up to three years for possessing, shipping, transporting, purchasing, selling, delivering, or receiving any horse, horse flesh, or carcass with the intent that it be used for human consumption. Reduces the prison term to one year if the offense involves less than five horses or less than 2,000 pounds of horse flesh or carcass and the offender has no prior conviction for this offense.
HB-503: Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 03/16/2009
Federal Research Public Access Act of 2009 [HB-5037]
Federal Research Public Access Act of 2009 [sic] - Requires each federal agency with extramural research expenditures of over $100 million to develop a specified federal research public access policy that is consistent with and advances the purposes of the agency. Makes each federal research public access policy applicable to: (1) researchers employed by the federal agency whose works remain in the public domain; and (2) researchers funded by the agency. Specifies exclusions.Requires the submission of annual reports by each federal agency on its
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HB-5037: Federal Research Public Access Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Capuano
Referred To The Subcommittee On Information Policy, Census, And National Archives. on 05/26/2010
Health Information Technology Extension for Behavioral Health Services Act of 2010 [HB-5040]
Health Information Technology Extension for Behavioral Health Services Act of 2010 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to expand the definition of "health care provider" for purposes of health information technology provisions to include a behavioral or mental health professional, a substance abuse professional, a psychiatric hospital, a behavioral and mental health clinic, and a substance abuse treatment facility. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology,
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HB-5040: Health Information Technology Extension for Behavioral Health Services Act of 2010
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/03/2010
San Francisco Bay Improvement Act of 2010 [HB-5061]
San Francisco Bay Improvement Act of 2010 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) establish a San Francisco Bay Program Office, to be located at EPA's region nine headquarters; and (2) appoint a Director of the Office. Requires the Administrator, acting through the Director, to: (1) assist and support the implementation of the comprehensive conservation and management plan for the San Francisco Bay; (2) provide funding
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HB-5061: San Francisco Bay Improvement Act of 2010
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr H2805) on 04/22/2010
Faster FOIA Act of 2010 [HB-5087]
Faster FOIA Act of 2010 - Establishes a 16-member Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays to conduct a study concerning methods to reduce delays in processing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests submitted to federal agencies.
HB-5087: Faster FOIA Act of 2010
Sponsored by: Rep. Zoe Lofgren
Referred To The Subcommittee On Information Policy, Census, And National Archives. on 05/26/2010
To amend section 48 (relating to depiction of animal cruelty) of title 18, United States Code, and for other purposes. [HB-5092]
Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine and/or maximum prison term of five years for anyone who knowingly sells or offers to sell an animal crush video in interstate or foreign commerce for commercial gain. States that this prohibition shall not be construed to prohibit the selling or offering to sell videos that depict hunting. Defines "animal crush video" as any visual depiction of animals being intentionally crushed, burned, drowned, or impaled that: (1) depicts actual conduct in which a living animal is tortured, maimed, or mutilated
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HB-5092: To amend section 48 (relating to depiction of animal cruelty) of title 18, United States Code, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 06/15/2010