Housing Disaster Area Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2009 [HB-906]
Housing Disaster Area Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury (Secretary) to take necessary steps to support the mortgage revenue bond market, including the use of certain funds made available under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) to purchase mortgage revenue bonds at an interest rate that makes housing programs carried out with the proceeds of such bonds economically feasible. Instructs the Secretary to implement a program to use specified TARP amounts to reduce the outstanding debt, in
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HB-906: Housing Disaster Area Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Polis
Referred To The Committee On Financial Services, And In Addition To The Committee On Ways And Means, 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 02/04/2009
Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Research, Cure, and Care Act of 2009 [HB-930]
Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Research, Cure, and Care Act of 2009 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to continue to expand and intensify research and related NIH activities with respect to psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. Requires the Directors of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to continue to conduct and support research to expand understanding
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HB-930: Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Research, Cure, and Care Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/11/2009
Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2009 [HB-948]
Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2009 - Provides that: (1) specified diseases, including heart disease, lung disease, tuberculosis, hepatatis, human immunodeficiency virus, and specified cancers, of federal employees in fire protection activities shall be presumed to be proximately caused by such employment; (2) the disability or death of such an employee due to such a disease shall be presumed to result from personal injury sustained while in the performance of duty; and (3) such presumptions may be rebutted by a preponderance of the evidence.
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HB-948: Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 03/23/2009
HB-950: To amend chapter 33 of title 38, United States Code, to increase educational assistance for certain veterans pursuing a program of education offered through distance learning.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Subcommittee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 03/04/2010
You have voted HB-950: To amend chapter 33 of title 38, United States Code, to increase educational assistance for certain veterans pursuing a program of education offered through distance learning..
HB-958: To amend title 5, United States Code, to make unused sick leave creditable, for purposes of the Federal Employees' Retirement System, in the same manner as provided for under the Civil Service Retirement System.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E235-236) on 02/10/2009
You have voted HB-958: To amend title 5, United States Code, to make unused sick leave creditable, for purposes of the Federal Employees' Retirement System, in the same manner as provided for under the Civil Service Retirement System..
Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2009 [HB-97]
Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2009 - Amends the federal criminal code to make it unlawful for anyone before or during a federal election to knowingly communicate, or attempt to communicate, false election-related information about that election, with the intent to prevent another person from exercising the right to vote. Increases from one year to five years' imprisonment the criminal penalty for intimidation of voters. Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to review and, if appropriate, amend the federal sentencing
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HB-97: Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution, Civil Rights, And Civil Liberties. on 06/12/2009
Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act of 2009 [HB-981]
Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act of 2009 - Places specified restrictions on the use of cluster munitions. Directs the President, within 90 days after the use of such munitions, to submit to the congressional defense, appropriations, and foreign relations committees a plan for cleaning up any such munitions or submunitions which fail to explode and continue to pose a hazard to civilians.
HB-981: Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The House Committee On Armed Services. on 02/11/2009
State Secret Protection Act of 2009 [HB-984]
State Secret Protection Act of 2009 - Declares that in any civil action brought in federal or state court the government has a privilege to refuse to give information and to prevent any person from giving information only if the government shows that public disclosure of the information that the government seeks to protect would be reasonably likely to cause significant harm to the national defense or the diplomatic relations of the United States. Requires the court to take steps, including in camera hearings and other proceedings, to protect sensitive
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HB-984: State Secret Protection Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 11/05/2009
Free Flow of Information Act of 2009 [HB-985]
Free Flow of Information Act of 2009 - Prohibits a federal entity (an entity or employee of the judicial or executive branch or an administrative agency of the federal government), in any matter arising under federal law, from compelling a covered person to testify or produce any document related to information obtained or created as part of engaging in journalism unless a court makes specified determinations by a preponderance of the evidence, including determinations that: (1) alternative sources have been exhausted; (2) the testimony or document
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HB-985: Free Flow of Information Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 04/01/2009
Physical Therapist Student Loan Repayment Eligibility Act of 2009 [HB-988]
Physical Therapist Student Loan Repayment Eligibility Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to include physical therapy within the definition of "primary health services" for purposes of provisions concerning the National Health Service Corps. Makes physical therapists eligible for repayment of their educational loans in order to ensure an adequate supply of physical therapists.
HB-988: Physical Therapist Student Loan Repayment Eligibility Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/12/2009