US Legislation | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress

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Bill	Status	Summary/Title	Last Action
SB1510	Pass	United States Secret Service Uniformed Division Modernization Act of 2010 - (Sec. 1) States as the purpose of this Act to transfer statutory entitlements to pay and hours of work for members of the U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division from laws cod... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-10-15 Became Public Law No: 111-282.
SB3196	Pass	(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on September 24, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Pre-Election Presidential Transition Act of 2010 - Amends the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 to direct th... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-10-15 Became Public Law No: 111-283.
HB5749	Intro Sine Die	Offshore Worker Whistleblower Protection Act - Prohibits an employer from discharging, discriminating, or engaging in retaliatory actions against specified employees who report to a government official any violation under the Outer Continental Shelf ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-10-13 To House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections
HB5817	Intro Sine Die	Fostering Success in Education Act - Requires each state receiving school improvement funds under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to ensure that its foster care children have the right to: (1) continue attendin... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-10-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
HB946	Pass	Plain Writing Act of 2010 - Requires the head of each executive agency to: (1) designate one or more senior officials within the agency to oversee the agency's implementation of this Act; (2) communicate this Act's requirements to the agency's employ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-10-13 Became Public Law No: 111-274.
HR1541	Intro Sine Die	Supports the designation of Jumpstart's Read for the Record Day. Commends Jumpstart's Read for the Record, which is now in its fifth year. (Jumpstart is a national nonprofit early childhood education organization.) Encourages adults to: (1) join chi... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-10-13 To House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education
HB6029	Intro Sine Die	Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2010 - Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (Act) to reauthorize juvenile delinquency prevention programs through FY2015. Requires the Administrator of ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-10-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
HB5647	Intro Sine Die	Responsible COBRA, Unemployment, and Poverty Extension 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 f... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-10-13 To House Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions
HB3219	Pass	Veterans' Benefits Act of 2010 - Title I: Employment, Small Business, and Education Matters - (Sec. 101) Extends through June 30, 2013, the authority for work-study as part of the veterans' educational assistance program provided through the Departme... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-10-13 Became Public Law No: 111-275.
HB4543	Pass	Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4285 Payne Avenue in San Jose, California, as the "Anthony J. Cortese Post Office Building." [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-10-13 Became Public Law No: 111-276.
HR297	Intro Sine Die	Recognizes: (1) National Missing Children's Day; and (2) that one of the most important tools for law enforcement to use in the case of a missing child is an up-to-date, good quality photograph (and urges all parents and guardians to follow this prec... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-10-13 To House Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions
HB5341	Pass	Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 Orndorf Drive in Brighton, Michigan, as the "Joyce Rogers Post Office Building." [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-10-13 Became Public Law No: 111-277.
HB3553	Pass	Indian Veterans Housing Opportunity Act of 2010 - Amends the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 to exclude from consideration as income any amounts received by a family from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) a... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-10-12 Became Public Law No: 111-269.
SB3397	Pass	Secure and Responsible Drug Disposal Act of 2010 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to allow an ultimate user of a controlled substance (or, if deceased, any person lawfully entitled to dispose of the ultimate user's property) who has lawfully ob... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-10-12 Became Public Law No: 111-273.
HB3689	Pass	Extends, to November 17, 2014, the legislative authority of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, Inc. to establish a Vietnam Veterans Memorial visitors center. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-10-12 Became Public Law No: 111-270.
HB3980	Pass	Redundancy Elimination and Enhanced Performance for Preparedness Grants Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to submit to the appropriate congressional committees... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-10-12 Became Public Law No: 111-271.
SB1132	Pass	Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act Improvements Act of 2010 - Amends the federal criminal code to include a law enforcement officer of the Amtrak Police Department and the Federal Reserve or a law enforcement or police officer of the executive branc... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-10-12 Became Public Law No: 111-272.
HB2923	Pass	Combat Methamphetamine Enhancement Act of 2010 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to require each regulated retail seller of any scheduled listed chemical product at retail (i.e., a product used to make methamphetamine) to submit a self-certifica... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-10-12 Became Public Law No: 111-268.
SB2868	Pass	Federal Supply Schedules Usage Act of 2010 - Authorizes the Administrator of General Services (GSA) to provide for the use of federal supply schedules by the American National Red Cross and other qualified organizations (as described in the Robert T.... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-10-08 Became Public Law No: 111-263.
HB714	Pass	Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, if the long-term benefit to the Virgin Islands National Park would be greater by entering into a lease than by authorizing a concession contract, to enter into a lease with the owner of the retained use estat... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-10-08 Became Public Law No: 111-261.
SB3751	Pass	Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2010 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005 to revise provisions related to the National Cord Blood Inventory (the Inventory), including to establish an inventory... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-10-08 Became Public Law No: 111-264.
HB1177	Pass	5-Star Generals Commemorative Coin Act - (Sec. 3) Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue $5 gold coins, $1 silver coins, and half-dollar clad coins in recognition of five United States Army Five-Star Generals: George Marshall, Dougl... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-10-08 Became Public Law No: 111-262.
SB3828	Pass	Amends the Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 (S. 3304), as engrossed by the Senate, to make certain technical corrections to it as well as to amendments it makes to the Communications Act of 1934. Requires the Vi... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-10-08 Became Public Law No: 111-265.
HB553	Pass	Reducing Over-Classification Act - (Sec. 4) Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (HSA) to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to designate a Classified Information Advisory Officer to develop and disseminate educational materials and ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-10-07 Became Public Law No: 111-258.
HB2701	Pass	Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 - Title I: Budget and Personnel Authorizations - (Sec. 101) Permits, for purposes of provisions of the National Security Act of 1947 concerning the funding of intelligence activities, appropriated f... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-10-07 Became Public Law No: 111-259.
HB1517	Pass	Authorizes the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to convert an employee serving under an overseas limited appointment for at least two years of current continuous service, whose service is rated at least fully successful throug... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-10-05 Became Public Law No: 111-252.
SB2781	Pass	Rosa's Law - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Public Health Service Act, the Health Professions Education... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-10-05 Became Public Law No: 111-256.
SB1055	Pass	Requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to make arrangements for the award of a congressional gold medal to the Army's 100th Infantry Battalion, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and the Milita... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-10-05 Became Public Law No: 111-254.
SB846	Pass	Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation on behalf of Congress of a gold medal of appropriate design to Dr. Muhammad Yunus in recognition of his many enduring cont... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-10-05 Became Public Law No: 111-253.
SB1674	Pass	Improving Access to Clinical Trials Act of 2009 - Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to exclude from income for SSI eligibility purposes any compensation in the amount of the first $2,000 per year r... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-10-05 Became Public Law No: 111-255.
SB3814	Pass	National Flood Insurance Program Reextension Act of 2010 - Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend the National Flood Insurance Program from September 30, 2010, through September 30, 2011. Continues through FY2011 the authority of t... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-09-30 Became Public Law No: 111-250.
HB3562	Pass	Directs the Administrator of General Services (GSA) to ensure that the federally occupied building located at 1220 Echelon Parkway in Jackson, Mississippi, is designated as the "James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, Michael Schwerner, and Roy K. Moore F... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-09-30 Became Public Law No: 111-243.
HB6190	Pass	Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2010, Part III - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through December 31, 2010: (1) increased excise taxes on aviation fuels and the excise tax on air transportation of persons and property; and (2) the expe... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-09-30 Became Public Law No: 111-249.
HB3081	Pass	Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 - Makes continuing appropriations for FY2011. (Sec. 101) Appropriates amounts for continuing operations, projects, or activities conducted in FY2010, at the same rate as for FY2010, for which appropriations, funds,... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-09-30 Became Public Law No: 111-242.
HB4667	Pass	Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to increase, as of December 1, 2010, the rates of veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing al... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-09-30 Became Public Law No: 111-247.
HR1617	Intro Sine Die	Supports the goals and purpose of Gold Star Mothers Day, a day observed in remembrance of the supreme sacrifice made by mothers who lose a son or daughter serving in the Armed Forces. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-09-30 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
HB3940	Pass	Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of the Interior may provide technical assistance to the government of Guam for public education regarding political status options only if those options are consistent with the U.S. Constitution. Ame... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-09-30 Became Public Law No: 111-244.
HB2476	Engross Sine Die	Ski Area Recreational Opportunity Enhancement Act of 2010 - Amends the National Forest Ski Area Permit Act of 1986 to require the term and acreage of permits for the operation of ski areas and associated facilities (under current law, for the operati... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-09-30 Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 636.
HB6301	Intro Sine Die	Prevention of Unreasonable Fees Act - Prohibits an operator of a transportation terminal that uses federal funds for terminal construction, or for the purchase or lease of equipment installed there, from charging a fee to a provider of pre-arranged g... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-09-30 To House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit
HB3978	Pass	First Responder Anti-Terrorism Training Resources Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to: (1) authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to accept gifts of property and services for otherwise authorized activities of the Center for... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-09-30 Became Public Law No: 111-245.
HB4505	Pass	Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to permit a state home to provide VA nursing home care to parents who had any children who died while serving in the Armed Forces. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-09-30 Became Public Law No: 111-246.
HB1454	Pass	Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2010 - Requires the United States Postal Service to issue and sell, at a premium, a Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp. Requires the use of such a stamp to be vol... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-09-30 Became Public Law No: 111-241.
SB3899	Intro Sine Die	Violence Against Children Act of 2010 - Directs the Attorney General to: (1) provide technical, forensic, prosecutorial, or other assistance to state, local, or Indian tribal governments in the criminal investigation or prosecution of felonies agains... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-09-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
HB1995	Engross Sine Die	Diabetes in Minority Populations Evaluation Act of 2010 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to submit to Congress a report on the research and other public health activities of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) with ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-09-29 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
HB903	Engross Sine Die	Dental Emergency Responder Act of 2010 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the inclusion of dental health facilities in the National Health Security Strategy for purposes of preparedness during public health emergencies. Includes dent... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-09-29 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
HB5360	Engross Sine Die	Housing, Employment, and Living Programs for Veterans Act of 2010 or HELP Veterans Act of 2010 - (Sec. 3) Changes from "5/200 visual acuity or less" to "central visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with the use of standard... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-09-29 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
SB3744	Intro Sine Die	Pinnacles National Park Act - Establishes Pinnacles National Park in California to: (1) preserve and interpret for the benefit of future generations the chaparral, grasslands, blue oak woodlands, and majestic valley oak savanna ecosystems of the park... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-09-29 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held.
HB6383	Intro Sine Die	Bed Bug Prevention and Mitigation Pilot Program Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to make a grant to the state of Ohio to support a pilot program under which its political subdivisions and housing authoritie... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-09-29 To House Energy And Commerce Committee
HB4072	Engross Sine Die	American Manufacturing Efficiency and Retraining Investment Collaboration Achievement Works Act or AMERICA Works Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, with respect to statewide and local adult and youth workforce investment employment an... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-09-29 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
SR278	Intro Sine Die	Recognizes and honors the Hudson River School painters for their contributions to the United States. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2010-09-29 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S7770)