Employing Youth for the American Dream Act of 2010 [HB-4920]
Employing Youth for the American Dream Act of 2010 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to expand to age 24 the age eligibility requirements under the youth opportunity grants program for youth activities. Directs the Secretary of Labor (Secretary) to make certain allotments to states for summer jobs programs for disconnected youth (youth age 16 to 24 who are not regularly employed or attending school). Requires the Secretary to award grants to states to carry out employment programs for the partial reimbursement of wages paid by employers
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HB-4920: Employing Youth for the American Dream Act of 2010
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, And Competitiveness. on 04/30/2010
Renewable Fuels Reinvestment Act [HB-4940]
Renewable Fuels Reinvestment Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2015 the income and excise tax credits for alcohol used as fuel, the cellulosic biofuel producer tax credit, and the reduced credit for ethanol blenders. Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend until 2016 the additional tariff on ethyl alcohol blends (ethanol) used as fuel.
HB-4940: Renewable Fuels Reinvestment Act
Sponsored by: Rep. David Loebsack
Referred To The Subcommittee On Trade. on 04/09/2010
Greening Food Deserts Act [HB-4971]
Greening Food Deserts Act - Amends the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish the Office of Urban Agriculture which shall coordinate Department of Agriculture (USDA) activities related to urban agriculture and nutrition. Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to direct the Secretary to provide technical assistance in support of backyard conservation and community gardening programs involving small-scale subsistence and personal-use agriculture. Amends the Cooperative Forestry Assistance
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HB-4971: Greening Food Deserts Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition And Forestry. on 06/18/2010
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
Great Lakes Collaboration Implementation Act [HB-500]
Great Lakes Collaboration Implementation Act - Amends the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to: (1) require certain vessels operating in U.S. waters to have invasive species management plans; (2) direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish vessel performance requirements, including provisions for ballast water exchange, treatment, and discharge, and civil and criminal penalties for violations; (3) require federal agencies to restrict the importation of live aquatic organisms of species not in trade without
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HB-500: Great Lakes Collaboration Implementation Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Referred To The Subcommittee On Insular Affairs, Oceans And Wildlife. on 02/04/2009
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
HB-5020: To require the Federal Communications Commission to extend the time period for filing petitions to deny, oppositions, and comments in the proceeding relating to the proposed merger of Comcast and NBC Universal.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The House Committee On Energy And Commerce. on 04/14/2010
You have voted HB-5020: To require the Federal Communications Commission to extend the time period for filing petitions to deny, oppositions, and comments in the proceeding relating to the proposed merger of Comcast and NBC Universal..
Right to Rent Act of 2010 [HB-5028]
Right to Rent Act of 2010 - Grants eligible mortgagors subject to foreclosure proceedings the right to continue to occupy foreclosed properties subject to the payment of fair market rent for a period of five years that begins upon the commencement of occupancy of such property. Instructs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to: (1) monitor compliance with this Act; (2) provide assistance to eligible mortgagors in exercising their rights under this Act; and (3) conduct outreach activities to inform eligible mortgagors of this Act.
HB-5028: Right to Rent Act of 2010
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 04/15/2010
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
SEAM Act of 2010 [HB-5041]
Security in Energy and Manufacturing Act of 2010 or the SEAM Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the qualifying advanced energy project credit by allocating in 2010 $5 billion of grants or tax credit amounts to manufacturers of goods and components (other than for assembly of components) in the United States that are used in alternative energy projects.
HB-5041: SEAM Act of 2010
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 04/15/2010