Help HAITI Act of 2010 [HB-5283]
Help Haitian Adoptees Immediately to Integrate Act of 2010 or Help HAITI Act of 2010 - Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to adjust to permanent resident status an alien who: (1) was granted parole admission into the United States pursuant to the humanitarian parole policy for certain Haitian orphans announced on January 18, 2010, and suspended as to new applications on April 15, 2010; (2) is physically present in the United States; (3) is admissible as an immigrant; and (4) files an application for adjustment not later than three
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HB-5283: Help HAITI Act of 2010
Sponsored by: Rep. Yvette Clarke
Became Public Law No: 111-293. on 12/09/2010
Get the Lead Out Act [HB-5289]
Get the Lead Out Act - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to exempt from prohibitions on the use or sale of lead pipes, solder, and flux: (1) pipes or pipe or plumbing fittings or fixtures, including backflow preventers, that are used exclusively for nonpotable services such as manufacturing, industrial processing, irrigation, outdoor watering or any other uses where the water is not anticipated to be used for human consumption; or (2) toilets, bidets, urinals, fill valves, flushometer valves, tub fillers, shower valves, service saddles, or water
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HB-5289: Get the Lead Out Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The House Committee On Energy And Commerce. on 05/12/2010
HB-5293: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3270 Firestone Boulevard in South Gate, California, as the "Henry C. Gonzalez Post Office Building".
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E831) on 05/12/2010
You have voted HB-5293: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3270 Firestone Boulevard in South Gate, California, as the "Henry C. Gonzalez Post Office Building"..
Patent and Trademark Office Funding Stabilization Act of 2010 [HB-5322]
Patent and Trademark Office Funding Stabilization Act of 2010 - Authorizes the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (Director) to set or adjust patent and trademark fees in order to recover costs, including administrative costs, for patent and trademark processing, activities, services, and materials. Reduces such fees for micro and small entities. Terminates the Director's authority to establish and adjust fees upon the expiration of the 10-year period beginning on
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HB-5322: Patent and Trademark Office Funding Stabilization Act of 2010
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E867-868) on 05/18/2010
Improving Nutrition for America's Children Act [HB-5504]
Improving Nutrition for America's Children Act - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to revise the school lunch and breakfast programs, the summer food service program, the child and adult care food program (CACFP), and the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC program). Reauthorizes appropriations for such programs through FY2015. Includes among such revisions: (1) encouraging the direct certification of children who receive other public assistance as
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HB-5504: Improving Nutrition for America's Children Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Healthy Families And Communities. on 09/13/2010
Southern Sea Otter Recovery and Research Act [HB-556]
Southern Sea Otter Recovery and Research Act - (Sec. 2) Requires the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the United States Geological Survey (USGS), to carry out a Recovery and Research Program for southern sea otter populations along the coast of California that includes: (1) monitoring, analysis, and assessment of population demographics, health, mortality, and life history parameters; and (2) implementation of measures to reduce or eliminate potential factors limiting populations that
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HB-556: Southern Sea Otter Recovery and Research Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 07/29/2009
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles. [HB-571]
Amends the Internal Revenue Code with respect to the charitable tax deduction for contributions of qualified vehicles (i.e., highway motor vehicles, boats, or airplanes) to: (1) set forth revised acknowledgment requirements for vehicles valued at $2,500 or less and vehicles valued at more than $2,500; and (2) revise the penalty for submitting a fraudulent acknowledgment.
HB-571: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 01/15/2009
Vision Care for Kids Act of 2009 [HB-577]
Vision Care for Kids Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to award matching grants to states to complement existing state efforts to: (1) provide comprehensive eye examinations from a licensed optometrist or ophthalmologist to eligible children who have been previously identified through a vision screening or eye examination by a licensed health care provider or vision screener as needing such
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HB-577: Vision Care for Kids Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/01/2009
Home Health Care Access Protection Act of 2010 [HB-5803]
Home Health Care Access Protection Act of 2010 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, with respect to the prospective payment system (PPS) for home health services and adjustments to it for case mix changes. Requires for years beginning with 2011 that any evaluation of case mix changes and any such adjustment be made using standards developed consistent with specified processes, taking certain criteria into account. Directs the Secretary to convene a Technical Advisory
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HB-5803: Home Health Care Access Protection Act of 2010
Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Referred To The Committee On Ways And Means, And In Addition To The Committee On Energy And Commerce, 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 07/21/2010
Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2010 [HB-5809]
Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2010 - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize and extend funding for a grant program for reducing diesel emissions. Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) provide rebates, on a competitive basis, including through contracts for the administration of programs for providing rebates and loans, to eligible entities to achieve significant reductions in diesel emissions; and (2) support rebate programs administered by states that are designed to achieve significant
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HB-5809: Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2010
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Became Public Law No: 111-364. on 01/04/2011