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HB6533PassLocal Community Radio Act of 2010 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 to require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to modify the rules authorizing t...
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2011-01-04
Became Public Law No: 111-371.
HB5809PassDiesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2010 - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize and extend funding for a grant program for reducing diesel emissions. Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) provi...
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2011-01-04
Became Public Law No: 111-364.
HB5133PassDesignates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 331 1st Street in Carlstadt, New Jersey, as the "Staff Sergeant Frank T. Carvill and Lance Corporal Michael A. Schwarz Post Office Building."
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2011-01-04
Became Public Law No: 111-359.
HB5116PassAmerica COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 or America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science Reauthorization Act of 2010 - Title I: Office of Science and Technology Policy - (Sec. 101) Requir...
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2011-01-04
Became Public Law No: 111-358.
HB4973PassNational Wildlife Refuge Volunteer Improvement Act of 2010 - Amends the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (the Act) to authorize appropriations for FY2011-FY2014 to the Secretary of the Interior to carry out certain activities and services related to fis...
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2011-01-04
Became Public Law No: 111-357.
HB4748PassNorthern Border Counternarcotics Strategy Act of 2010 - Amends the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006 to require the Director of National Drug Control Policy, not later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act and...
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2011-01-04
Became Public Law No: 111-356.
HB4602PassDesignates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1332 Sharon Copley Road in Sharon Center, Ohio, as the "Emil Bolas Post Office."
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2011-01-04
Became Public Law No: 111-355.
HB4445PassIndian Pueblo Cultural Center Clarification Act - Repeals a restriction on treating as Indian country certain lands held in trust for Indian pueblos within Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico. Prohibits gaming on such land.
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2011-01-04
Became Public Law No: 111-354.
HB2751PassFDA Food Safety Modernization Act - Title I: Improving Capacity to Prevent Food Safety Problems - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to expand the food safety activities of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), includ...
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2011-01-04
Became Public Law No: 111-353.
HB2142PassGPRA Modernization Act of 2010 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 to require each executive agency to make its strategic plan available on its public website and to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on the fi...
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2011-01-04
Became Public Law No: 111-352.
HB1746PassPredisaster Hazard Mitigation Act of 2010 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to: (1) increase the amount guaranteed to each state under the predisaster hazard mitigation program to $575,000; (2) require the P...
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2011-01-04
Became Public Law No: 111-351.
HB1107PassEnacts title 41 of the United States Code into positive law to be entitled "Public Contracts." Makes technical and conforming amendments. Increases the micro-purchase threshold for executive agency procurement purposes to $3,000 (currently...
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2011-01-04
Became Public Law No: 111-350.
HB628PassEstablishes a pilot program in certain U.S. district courts under which: (1) those district judges who request to hear cases involving patent or plant variety protection issues are designated by the chief judge to hear them; (2) such cases are random...
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2011-01-04
Became Public Law No: 111-349.
HB81PassTitle I: Shark Conservation Act of 2010 - Shark Conservation Act of 2010 - (Sec. 102) Amends the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act to direct the Secretary of Commerce to urge international fishery management organizations to which ...
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2011-01-04
Became Public Law No: 111-348.
HB847PassJames Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010 - Title I: World Trade Center Health Program - (Sec. 101) Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the World Trade Center Health Program (WTC Program) within the Department of Health and...
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2011-01-02
Became Public Law No: 111-347.
HB6520Intro

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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...
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2010-12-23
To House Subcommittee on Military Personnel
HCR275Engross

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Supports the designation of the week beginning on the second Sunday of September as Arts in Education Week.
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2010-12-23
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
HR1461Intro

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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.
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2010-12-22
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
HB6473PassAirport and Airway Extension Act of 2010, Part IV - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through March 31, 2011: (1) increased excise taxes on aviation fuels and the excise tax on air transportation of persons and property; and (2) the expendit...
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2010-12-22
Became Public Law No: 111-329.
HB6278PassKingman and Heritage Islands Act of 2010 - Amends the National Children's Island Act of 1995 to allow the District of Columbia to use the lands conveyed (Kingman and Heritage Islands) and the related easements granted under such Act for recreational,...
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2010-12-22
Became Public Law No: 111-328.
HB6116Intro

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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...
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2010-12-22
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 410.
HB5367Engross

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D.C. Courts and Public Defender Service Act of 2010 - Amends the District of Columbia Official Code to require the chief judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals to: (1) call biennial or, as under current law, annual judicial conferences; a...
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2010-12-22
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
HB5498Intro

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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...
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2010-12-22
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 411.
HB3082PassContinuing Appropriations and Surface Transportation Extensions Act, 2011 - Continuing Appropriations Amendments, 2011 - Title I: Continuing Appropriations Amendments - (Sec. 1) Amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (P.L. 111-242) to extend ...
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2010-12-22
Became Public Law No: 111-322.
HB5105Intro

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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...
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2010-12-22
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 412.
HB4678Intro

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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...
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2010-12-22
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 413.
HB4337PassRegulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise the tax treatment of regulated investment companies (RICs). Title I: Capital Loss Carryovers of Regulated Investment Companies - (Sec. 101) Sets for...
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2010-12-22
Became Public Law No: 111-325.
HB3376Intro

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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...
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2010-12-22
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 414.
HB2965PassDon'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...
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2010-12-22
Became Public Law No: 111-321.
HB2941PassAmends the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations for FY2012-FY2014 to carry out the national public awareness campaign for gynecologic cancers (Johanna's law). Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to consult with...
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2010-12-22
Became Public Law No: 111-324.
HB1425Intro

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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, ...
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2010-12-22
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 415.
HB1174Intro

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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...
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2010-12-22
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 416.
HB1064Intro

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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 ...
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2010-12-22
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 417.
HB1061PassHoh Indian Tribe Safe Homelands Act - Declares that certain federal land in the state of Washington shall be: (1) held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Hoh Indian Tribe: and (2) part of the Tribe's reservation. Excludes such land ...
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2010-12-22
Became Public Law No: 111-323.
HR1782Intro

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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...
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2010-12-21
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
HR1781Intro

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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...
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2010-12-21
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
HB5142Intro

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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...
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2010-12-21
Rule H. Res. 1781 passed House.
HB2811Intro

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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...
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2010-12-21
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 409.
HR1666Intro

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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...
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2010-12-20
To House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
HB6497Intro

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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...
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2010-12-20
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
HB6296Intro

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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...
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2010-12-20
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
HB6327Intro

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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...
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2010-12-20
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
HB4915Engross

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(Sec. 1) Makes technical amendments to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), as amended by the Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010 (PACMBP...
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2010-12-20
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
HB5281Engross

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Removal Clarification Act of 2010 - Revises the federal judicial code to provide that a civil action or criminal prosecution that is commenced in a state court and that is against or directed to the United States or a federal agency or officer, or sp...
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2010-12-18
Cloture on the motion to agree to House amendment to Senate amendment numbered 3 not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 55 - 41. Record Vote Number: 278. (consideration: CR S10665-10666; text: CR S10665)
HB3237PassEnacts title 51 of the United States Code into positive law to be entitled "National and Commercial Space Programs." Makes conforming changes to existing law and repeals specified provisions of specified laws.
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2010-12-18
Became Public Law No: 111-314.
HB2480PassTruth in Fur Labeling Act of 2010 - Amends the Fur Products Labeling Act to eliminate the exemption to fur labeling requirements for products containing relatively small amounts of fur. Exempts from such Act a fur product: (1) the fur of which was o...
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2010-12-18
Became Public Law No: 111-313.
HB6556Intro

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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...
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2010-12-17
To House Transportation And Infrastructure Committee
HR1377Intro

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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 ...
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2010-12-17
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
HR20Intro

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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...
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2010-12-17
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
HB4853PassTax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 - Title I: Temporary Extension of Tax Relief - Extends through December 31, 2012: (1) the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (EGTRRA), Public Law ...
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2010-12-17
Became Public Law No: 111-312.
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