US Legislation | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress | Introduced

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Bill	Status	Summary/Title	Last Action
HB6520	Intro Sine Die	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 rev... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-23 To House Subcommittee on Military Personnel
HR1461	Intro Sine Die	Expresses support for: (1) Olympic Day and the goals that Olympic Day pursues; and (2) the goals of World Fit.Congratulates: (1) Team USA on their Vancouver 2010 accomplishments; and (2) World Fit's participants on the 2010 results. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-22 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
HB6116	Intro Sine Die	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 us... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-22 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 410.
HB5498	Intro Sine Die	WMD Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2010 - Title I: Intelligence Matters - (Sec. 101) Requires the Director of National Intelligence to develop, implement, and report to Congress regarding: (1) a National Intelligence Strategy for Countering the T... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-22 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 411.
SR432	Intro Sine Die	Expresses support for the goals and ideals of the Year of the Lung (an initiative to raise awareness about lung health, initiate action worldwide, and advocate for resources to combat lung disease). [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-22 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S11057-11058)
SB2870	Intro Sine Die	International Fisheries Stewardship and Enforcement Act - Title I: Administration and Enforcement of Certain Fishery and Related Statutes - (Sec. 101) Directs the Secretary of Commerce (the Secretary) and the Secretary of the department in which the ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-22 By Senator Rockefeller from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 111-388.
SB2764	Intro Sine Die	Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2009 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to extend until December 31, 2014 (under current law, until December 31, 2009), the authorization for a multichannel video programming distributo... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-22 By Senator Rockefeller from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 111-385.
SB1274	Intro Sine Die	American Communities' Right to Public Information Act - Amends the SAFE Port Act with respect to existing prohibitions against the disclosure of information contained in maritime transportation security plans (including facility security plans, vesse... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-22 By Senator Rockefeller from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 111-387.
SB773	Intro Sine Die	Cybersecurity Act of 2010 - (Sec. 3) Defines "cybersecurity" as "information security" which is defined (in federal code provisions related to the coordination of federal information policy) as protecting information and informati... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-22 By Senator Rockefeller from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 111-384.
SB583	Intro Sine Die	Building a Stronger America Act - Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to direct the Secretary of Commerce to award grants for the development of feasibility studies and plans for the construction of new or expansion (includi... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-22 Star Print ordered on the reported bill.
HB5105	Intro Sine Die	Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) a Chief Veterinary Officer, who shall: (1) head the division of DHS with primary responsibility for veterinary issues, food defense, and agriculture se... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-22 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 412.
HB4678	Intro Sine Die	Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2010 - (Sec. 3) Directs the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (with respect to drugs, devices, cosmetics, and biological products), the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) (with respect to cons... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-22 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 413.
HB3376	Intro Sine Die	United States Mariner and Vessel Protection Act of 2009 - Shields an owner, operator, time charterer, master, or mariner who uses, or authorizes the use of, force to defend a vessel of the United States against piracy from liability for any resulting... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-22 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 414.
HB1425	Intro Sine Die	Wartime Treatment Study Act - Title I: Commission on Wartime Treatment of European Americans - (Sec. 101) Establishes the Commission on Wartime Treatment of European Americans to review U.S. government wartime treatment (beginning September 1, 1939, ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-22 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 415.
HB1174	Intro Sine Die	FEMA Independence Act of 2009 - Title I: Establishment of Federal Emergency Management Agency - (Sec. 101) Reestablishes the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as a cabinet-level independent establishment in the executive branch. Requires FEM... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-22 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 416.
HB1064	Intro Sine Die	Youth Prison Reduction through Opportunities, Monitoring, Intervention, Support, and Education Act or the Youth PROMISE Act - Title I: Federal Coordination of Local and Tribal Juvenile Justice Information and Efforts - (Sec. 101) Amends the Juvenile ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-22 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 417.
HR1782	Intro Sine Die	Sets forth the rule for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to the bill (H.B. 3082) making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fis... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-21 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
HR1781	Intro Sine Die	Sets forth the rule for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.B. 5116) to invest in innovation through research and development, to improve the competitiveness of the United States, and for other purposes; providing for consideration o... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-21 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
SB3302	Intro Sine Die	Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2010 - Title I: Vehicle Electronics and Safety Standards - (Sec. 101) Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT), acting through the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), to establ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-21 By Senator Rockefeller from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 111-381.
SB2982	Intro Sine Die	International Violence Against Women Act of 2010 - Title I: International Prevention of Violence Against Women and Girls - Subtitle A: Official Designations and Institutional Changes - (Sec. 101) Directs the Secretary of State to designate a senior D... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-21 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 725.
SB2889	Intro Sine Die	Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2009 - Title I: Administrative Provisions - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2010-FY2014 for the Surface Transportation Board. (Sec. 102) Increases Board membership from three to five memb... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-21 By Senator Rockefeller from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 111-380.
SB1633	Intro Sine Die	Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2010 - Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), in coordination with the Secretary of State, to: (1) establish the APEC Business Travel Program, under which the DHS Secretary ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-21 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 723.
HB5142	Intro Sine Die	Grow a Renewable Energy Economy Now--Jumpstart Other Biofuels Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a 30% energy tax credit for investments in qualified cellulosic and algae-based biofuel facilities; (2) extend through 2016 the... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-21 Rule H. Res. 1781 passed House.
HB2811	Intro Sine Die	Amends the federal criminal code to add the Burmese Python of the species Python molurus bivittatus and the African Rock Python of the species Python sebae to the list of injurious species that are prohibited from being shipped or imported into the U... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-21 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 409.
SB3973	Intro Sine Die	Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2010 - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize and extend funding for FY2012-FY2016 a grant program for reducing diesel emissions. Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-20 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 718.
HR1666	Intro Sine Die	Expresses support for the designation of Crime Prevention Month and participation in Celebrate Safe Communities during Crime Prevention Month. Commends the efforts of local law enforcement agencies and their community partners in the fight against cr... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-20 To House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
HB6497	Intro Sine Die	Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2010 or DREAM Act of 2010 - Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to cancel the removal of, and adjust to conditional nonimmigrant status, an alien who: (1) entered the United S... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
HB6296	Intro Sine Die	Stop Iran's Nuclear Weapons Program Act of 2010 - Subjects a parent entity, with specified exceptions, to penalties for violations of certain sanctions regarding Iran committed by a subsidiary outside of the United States that would be subject to pro... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
HB6327	Intro Sine Die	Citizenship and Service Act of 2010 - Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to cancel the removal of, and adjust to conditional permanent resident status, an alien who: (1) entered the United States prior to his or her sixteenth birthda... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
SB3235	Intro Sine Die	Helping Expedite and Advance Responsible Tribal Homeownership Act of 2010 or HEARTH Act of 2010 - Extends to any Indian tribe the discretion granted under current law only to the Navajo Nation to lease restricted lands for business, agricultural, pub... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-20 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 719.
SB1619	Intro Sine Die	Livable Communities Act of 2010 - (Sec. 5) Establishes in the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) an Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities (OSHC). Requires the OSHC Director to: (1) carry out the grant programs established under... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-19 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 716.
HB6556	Intro Sine Die	Emergency Unemployment Compensation Expansion Act - Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 with respect to the state-established individual emergency unemployment compensation account (EUCA). Extends the final date for entering a federal-st... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-17 To House Transportation And Infrastructure Committee
SB3597	Intro Sine Die	Securing Health for Ocean Resources and Environment Act or the SHORE Act - Title I: Improving National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Oil Spill Response, Prevention, and Restoration Capacity - (Sec. 101) Requires the Under Secretary for Ocean... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-17 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 713.
SB1649	Intro Sine Die	Weapons of Mass Destruction Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2009 or the WMD Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2009 - Title I: Enhanced Biosecurity - (Sec. 101) Amends the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) and the Agricultural Bioterrorism Protecti... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-17 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 705.
SB1102	Intro Sine Die	Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2009 - (Sec. 2) States as the purpose of this Act to apply the same employment benefits and obligations to federal employees in same-sex domestic partnerships and to their domestic partners as appl... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-17 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 704.
HR1377	Intro Sine Die	Honors the accomplishments and legacy of Norman Yoshio Mineta for his groundbreaking contributions to the Asian American and Pacific Islander community and for his dedication and service to the United States.Memorializes the sacrifices and suffering ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-17 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
HR20	Intro Sine Die	Encourages the Department of State to place Vietnam on the list of "Countries of Particular Concern" for particularly severe violations of religious freedom. Condemns the ongoing and egregious violations of religious freedom in Vietnam, inc... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-17 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
HB3890	Intro Sine Die	Accountability and Transparency in Rating Agencies Act - (Sec. 2) Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to review credit ratings issued by each nationally recognized statistical rating organ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-17 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 406.
HB3818	Intro Sine Die	Private Fund Investment Advisers Registration Act of 2009 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to repeal the exemption for, and apply registration requirements to, a private fund investment adviser. Exempts from such registration req... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-17 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 407.
HB3817	Intro Sine Die	Investor Protection Act of 2009 - Title I: Disclosure - (Sec. 101) Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to establish the Investor Advisory Committee to advise and consult with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on: (1) regulatory prio... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-17 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 408.
HB6536	Intro Sine Die	Voluntary Protection Program Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor to enter into cooperative agreements with employers to: (1) encourage establishment of comprehensive safety and health management systems to protect employees from occupational hazards... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-16 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
HR1766	Intro Sine Die	Sets forth the rule for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to the bill (H.B. 4853) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the airport and Airway ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-16 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
HR1764	Intro Sine Die	Sets forth the rule for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.B. 2965) to amend the Small Business Act with respect to the Small Business Innovation Research Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer Program. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-15 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
SB3297	Intro Sine Die	Zimbabwe Transition to Democracy and Economic Recovery Act of 2010 - (Sec. 5) Authorizes the President to provide technical assistance to ministries of the transitional government of Zimbabwe and to the Parliament of Zimbabwe for economic, political,... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-15 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 699.
SB4026	Intro Sine Die	Minority Business Development Improvements Act of 2010 - Requires the Director of the Minority Business Development Agency to establish the Minority Business Development Program to provide qualified minority businesses with technical assistance and c... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
HB6521	Intro Sine Die	International Prevention of Child Marriage Act of 2010 - Directs the President, through the Secretary of State, to establish a multi-year strategy to prevent child marriage in developing countries and to promote the empowerment of girls at risk of ch... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-14 To House Foreign Affairs Committee
SJR34	Intro Sine Die	States that Congress favors the proposed agreement for cooperation between the United States and the Russian Federation pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 and transmitted to Congress by the President on May 10, 2010. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-14 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 690.
SB3490	Intro Sine Die	Spectrum Relocation Improvement Act of 2010 - (Sec. 2) Amends the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to require the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to post on its website deta... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-14 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 696.
SB3454	Intro Sine Die	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 - Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations - Title I: Procurement - Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2011 for procurement for the ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-14 Senate Committee on Armed Services. Hearings held prior to introduction and/or referral. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-701, pt. 1.
SB3335	Intro Sine Die	Earmark Transparency Act - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require the Secretary of the Senate, the Senate Sergeant of Arms, and the Clerk of the House of Representatives to begin the development of a single free public searchable webs... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-12-14 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 692.