| 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 |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| SB1078 | Intro
Sine Die | AmericaView Geospatial Imagery Mapping Program Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Geological Survey (USGS), to establish and maintain a national remote sensing education, outreach, and resear... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-12-14 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 695. |
| SB674 | Intro
Sine Die | Federal Supervisor Training Act of 2010 - Revises provisions concerning training programs for federal agency managers. Requires the head of each federal agency to establish: (1) a training program for supervisors that includes developing and discussi... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-12-14 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 691. |
| HB848 | Intro
Sine Die | Performance Rights Act - (Sec. 2) Amends federal copyright law to: (1) grant performers of sound recordings equal rights to compensation from terrestrial broadcasters (AM and FM radio); and (2) modify the circumstances under which the public performa... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-12-14 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 405. |
| SB4023 | 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] | 2010-12-13 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 688. |
| SB3605 | Intro
Sine Die | America 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... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-12-10 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 687. |
| SB1748 | Intro
Sine Die | Southern Sea Otter Recovery and Research Act - (Sec. 3) Requires the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the United States Geological Survey (USGS), to carry out a Recovery and Research Pr... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-12-10 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 686. |
| SB787 | Intro
Sine Die | Clean Water Restoration Act - Reaffirms federal jurisdiction over all waters of the United States and overturns the decisions of the United States Supreme Court in Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County v. United States Army Corps of Engineers an... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-12-10 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 685. |
| SB4020 | Intro
Sine Die | Restoring the 10th Amendment Act - Authorizes a designated state official to file with the head of a federal agency proposing a rule, during the period when the proposed rule is required to be open for public comment, a legal brief challenging the co... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-12-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
| SB4022 | 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] | 2010-12-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. |
| SB4019 | Intro
Sine Die | Congressional Made in America Promise Act of 2010 - Amends the Buy American Act to apply Buy American requirements to articles, materials, and supplies acquired for the use of any legislative branch office, including the House of Representatives and ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2010-12-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. |