Rep. Zoe Lofgren

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District HD-CA-18
Party Democrat
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Bills Introduced 109

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US Congress 111th Congress

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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 07/30/2010

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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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Capuano Committee On Energy And Commerce Discharged. on 12/22/2010

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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. [HB-6150]
Increases from $200 million to $500 million the aggregate allowable amount that can be awarded (liability cap) for a single passenger rail accident or incident that was proximately caused by gross negligence or willful misconduct of a defendant. (Current law limits to $200 million the aggregate allowable award to all rail passengers, against all defendants, for all claims, including claims for punitive damages, arising from a single accident or incident.) Increases from $200 million to $500 million per accident or incident the mandatory total minimum (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On Railroads, Pipelines, And Hazardous Materials. on 09/17/2010

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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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Signed By President. on 10/29/2009

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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. (continued...)

  

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

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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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Signed By President. on 05/22/2009

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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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 07/21/2009

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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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 12/23/2010

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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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/27/2009

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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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E168) on 01/26/2009

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