Clean Ports Act of 2010 [HB-5967]
Clean Ports Act of 2010 - Declares that federal preemption of state and local law relating to a price, route, or service of any motor carrier of property shall not apply to the authority of a state, local government, or the political authority of two or more states to adopt requirements for motor carriers providing services at port facilities that are reasonably related to the reduction of environmental pollution, traffic congestion, the improvement of highway safety, or the efficient utilization of such port facilities, provided such requirements
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HB-5967: Clean Ports Act of 2010
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 07/30/2010
Fair Elections Now Act [HB-6116]
Fair Elections Now Act - Title I: Fair Elections Financing of House Election Campaigns - (Sec. 101) Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) to provide certified participating House of Representatives candidates with payments, to be used only for authorized election expenditures, consisting of allocations from the Fair Elections Fund (Fund) as well as Fund payments to match 400% of the amount of certain small dollar contributions (aggregating no more than $100 per contributor per election). Sets forth formulae for determining such
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HB-6116: Fair Elections Now Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Capuano
Committee On Energy And Commerce Discharged. on 12/22/2010
HB-6150: To amend the limitation on liability for certain passenger rail accidents or incidents under section 28103 of title 49, United States Code, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Railroads, Pipelines, And Hazardous Materials. on 09/17/2010
You have voted HB-6150: To amend the limitation on liability for certain passenger rail accidents or incidents under section 28103 of title 49, United States Code, and for other purposes..
Girl Scouts USA Centennial Commemorative Coin Act [HB-621]
Girl Scouts USA Centennial Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue up to 350,000 $1 coins in commemoration of the centennial of the founding of the Girl Scouts of the USA. Requires the coin design to be emblematic of the centennial of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America. Restricts issuance of such coins to calendar year 2013. Subjects coin sales to a surcharge of $10 per coin. Requires payment of such surcharges to the Girl Scouts of the United States of America for Girl Scout program development
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HB-621: Girl Scouts USA Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Signed By President. on 10/29/2009
Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2009 [HB-626]
Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2009 - Allows federal employees to substitute any available paid leave for any leave without pay available for either the: (1) birth of a child; or (2) placement of a child with the employee for either adoption or foster care. Makes available (subject to specified requirements) for any of the 12 weeks of leave an employee is entitled to for such purposes: (1) four administrative weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth or placement involved; and (2) any accumulated annual or sick leave.
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HB-626: Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Referred To Subcommittee On Oversight Of Government Management, The Federal Workforce, And The District Of Columbia. on 10/19/2009
Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 [HB-627]
Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 or the Credit CARD Act of 2009 - (Sec. 2) Authorizes the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve Board) to issue rules and publish model forms to implement this Act. (Sec. 3) Makes this Act effective nine months after its enactment. Title I: Consumer Protection - (Sec. 101) Amends the Truth in Lending Act (TILA), with respect to credit card accounts under an open end consumer credit plan, to require a creditor to provide written notice not later than
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HB-627: Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Signed By President. on 05/22/2009
Grand Canyon Watersheds Protection Act of 2009 [HB-644]
Grand Canyon Watersheds Protection Act of 2009 - Withdraws the approximately 1,068,908 acres of the Tusayan Ranger District and federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in the vicinity of Kanab Creek and in House Rock Valley from: (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) operation of the mineral leasing, geothermal leasing, and mineral materials laws. Subjects such withdrawal to valid, existing rights.
HB-644: Grand Canyon Watersheds Protection Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 07/21/2009
Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010 [HB-6520]
Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010 - Provides for repeal of the current Department of Defense (DOD) policy concerning homosexuality in the Armed Forces, to be effective 60 days after the Secretary of Defense has received DOD's comprehensive review on the implementation of such repeal, and the President, Secretary, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) certify to the congressional defense committees that they have considered the report and proposed plan of action, that DOD has prepared the necessary policies and regulations to exercise
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HB-6520: Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 12/23/2010
Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act [HB-676]
United States National Health Care Act or the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act - Establishes the United States National Health Care (USNHC) Program to provide all individuals residing in the United States and U.S. territories with free health care that includes all medically necessary care, such as primary care and prevention, prescription drugs, emergency care, long-term care, mental health services, dental services, and vision care.Prohibits an institution from participating unless it is a public or nonprofit institution. Allows nonprofit
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HB-676: Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/27/2009
Huntington's Disease Parity Act of 2009 [HB-678]
Huntington's Disease Parity Act of 2009 - Directs the Commissioner of Social Security to revise the medical criteria for evaluating disability caused by adult-onset and juvenile Huntington's Disease. Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to eliminate the 24-month waiting period for Medicare eligibility for individuals disabled by Huntington's Disease.
HB-678: Huntington's Disease Parity Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E168) on 01/26/2009