Veterans Burial Benefits Improvement Act of 2009 [HB-4045]
Veterans Burial Benefits Improvement Act of 2009 - Increases the authorized allowance for burial and funeral expenses for deceased veterans who: (1) at the time of death were in receipt of veterans' disability compensation or veterans' pension benefits; or (2) were veterans of any war or were discharged or released from active military service for a service-connected disability and for whom there is no next of kin or sufficient resources to cover funeral and burial costs. Increases the burial plot allowance for veterans who, at the time of death,
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HB-4045: Veterans Burial Benefits Improvement Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 11/13/2009
Cold War Service Medal Act of 2009 [HB-4051]
Cold War Service Medal Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Secretary of the military department concerned to issue the Cold War Service Medal to members of the Armed Forces who were discharged or released under honorable conditions after having: (1) served on active duty for at least 24 consecutive months during the Cold War (September 2, 1945, through December 26, 1991); (2) deployed outside the continental United States for at least 30 days during such period; or (3) performed other Cold War service as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe. Expresses
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HB-4051: Cold War Service Medal Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 11/18/2009
Alice Paul Women's Suffrage Congressional Gold Medal Act [HB-406]
Alice Paul Women's Suffrage Congressional Gold Medal Act - Requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to make arrangements for the presentation of a congressional gold medal in commemoration of Alice Paul, to recognize her role in the women's suffrage movement and in advancing equal rights for women. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to strike and sell duplicates in bronze of such medal. Requires proceeds from the sale of such medals to be deposited into the U.S. Mint Public Enterprise
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HB-406: Alice Paul Women's Suffrage Congressional Gold Medal Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 01/09/2009
HB-4085: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an investment credit for property used to fabricate solar energy property, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Environment. on 11/18/2009
You have voted HB-4085: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an investment credit for property used to fabricate solar energy property, and for other purposes..
Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2009 [HB-4121]
Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2009 - Provides that if a veteran claimant submits evidence in support of a case for which a substantive appeal has been filed to the Board of Veterans' Appeals, such evidence shall be submitted directly to the Board and not to a regional office of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), unless the claimant requests that the evidence first be reviewed by the regional office. Empowers the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to affirm, modify, reverse, remand, or vacate and remand a decision
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HB-4121: Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 11/20/2009
Alzheimer's Treatment and Caregiver Support Act [HB-4123]
Alzheimer's Treatment and Caregiver Support Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make grants to public and nonprofit private health care providers to expand treatment services for patients with Alzheimer's disease and training and support services for families and caregivers of such patients.
HB-4123: Alzheimer's Treatment and Caregiver Support Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 12/01/2009
Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2009 [HB-413]
Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2009 - Provides collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by states or local governments. Directs the Federal Labor Relations Authority to determine whether state law provides specified rights and responsibilities for public safety officers, including: (1) granting public safety employees the right to form and join a labor organization which excludes management and supervisory employees, and which is, or seeks to be, recognized as the exclusive bargaining agent for such employees;
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HB-413: Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Hearings Held By The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions Prior To Referral. on 03/10/2010
Green Infrastructure for Clean Water Act of 2009 [HB-4202]
Green Infrastructure for Clean Water Act of 2009 - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to make competitive grants to eligible higher education institutions and research institutions to establish and maintain between three and five centers of excellence for green infrastructure. Defines "green infrastructure" as a stormwater management technique that preserves, restores, enhances, or mimics natural hydrology. Establishes the duties of each center, including: (1) researching green infrastructure; (2) developing
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HB-4202: Green Infrastructure for Clean Water Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Environment. on 12/24/2009
HB-422: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 01/09/2009
You have voted HB-422: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit..
Sustainable Property Grants Act of 2009 [HB-4256]
Sustainable Property Grants Act of 2009 - Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009 to allow real estate investment trusts to qualify for energy property grants under such Act without affecting limitations on dividend payments applicable to such trusts.
HB-4256: Sustainable Property Grants Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Environment. on 12/10/2009