Nursing Relief Act of 2009 [HB-1001]
Nursing Relief Act of 2009 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a nonimmigrant visa category (W-visa) for an alien coming to the United States to work as a professional nurse. Sets forth employer petition provisions.
HB-1001: Nursing Relief Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, And International Law. on 03/16/2009
Fairness for Military Recruiters Act [HB-1026]
Fairness for Military Recruiters Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to revise the process for blocking the access of military recruiters or institutions of higher education (IHEs) to secondary school student information. Requires ESEA-assisted local educational agencies (LEAs) to notify each secondary school student's parent of the option to submit a written request to the LEA that the student's name, address, and telephone listing not be released to military recruiters or IHEs without the parent's prior written
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HB-1026: Fairness for Military Recruiters Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 04/27/2009
Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2009 [HB-1050]
Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2009 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit any public or private person or entity, in or affecting interstate commerce, from: (1) performing or attempting to perform human cloning; (2) participating in an attempt to perform human cloning; or (3) shipping, receiving, or importing the product of human cloning for any purpose. Sets forth criminal and civil penalties for violations.Provides that nothing in this Act shall restrict areas of scientific research not specifically prohibited by this Act, including
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HB-1050: Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve King
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 03/16/2009
White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 [HB-1065]
White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 - (Sec. 4) Authorizes, ratifies, and confirms the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Agreement and amendments made to such Agreement by this Act. Requires the Secretary of the Interior, in implementing the Agreement, to comply with all requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and all other applicable environmental laws. (Sec. 5) Requires the water rights of the Tribe to be held in trust by the United
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HB-1065: White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Read Twice. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 340. on 03/26/2010
Firearms Interstate Commerce Reform Act [HB-1074]
Firearms Interstate Commerce Reform Act - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) allow licensed firearms importers, manufacturers, dealers, or collectors (licensees) to sell or deliver any firearm (currently, rifles or shotguns) to a resident of a state other than the state in which the licensee is located or temporarily located if the licensee meets with the purchaser to complete the sale or delivery and the transaction complies with the laws of the state in which the transfer is conducted and the purchaser's state of residence; and (2) eliminate
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HB-1074: Firearms Interstate Commerce Reform Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 03/16/2009
Health Care Choices for Seniors Act [HB-1118]
Health Care Choices for Seniors Act - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivor's and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a procedure under which an individual otherwise entitled to benefits under part A (Hospital Insurance) of SSA title XVIII (Medicare) may waive such entitlement and be automatically enrolled in the Medicare Alternative Voucher Program (MAV Program). Directs the Secretary to establish the MAV Program, under which a voucher may be used as a contribution
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HB-1118: Health Care Choices for Seniors Act
Sponsored by: Rep. David Roe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/24/2009
To provide for audits of programs, projects, and activities funded through earmarks. [HB-113]
Requires the Comptroller General to develop and implement a systematic process to: (1) review audits by Inspectors General or external auditors of executive agency and government corporation programs, projects, and activities funded through earmarks; and (2) conduct annually an appropriate number of Government Accountability Office (GAO) audits of such earmark-funded programs, projects, and activities. Requires the Comptroller General to report to Congress on the results of: (1) audits of executive agency and government corporation financial statements
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HB-113: To provide for audits of programs, projects, and activities funded through earmarks.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve King
Referred To The Subcommittee On Government Management, Organization, And Procurement. on 05/04/2009
Secret Ballot Protection Act [HB-1176]
Secret Ballot Protection Act - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to make it an unfair labor practice for: (1) an employer to recognize or bargain collectively with a labor organization that has not been selected by a majority of the employees in a secret ballot election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board; and (2) a labor organization to cause or attempt to cause an employer to recognize or bargain collectively with a representative that has not been selected in such manner.
HB-1176: Secret Ballot Protection Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/22/2009
HB-1180: To amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from receiving common stock or certain other voting stock under the Troubled Asset Relief Program, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Wittman
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 02/25/2009
You have voted HB-1180: To amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from receiving common stock or certain other voting stock under the Troubled Asset Relief Program, and for other purposes..