Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2009 [HB-2324]
Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2009 - Amends the federal criminal code to make it unlawful for any person to operate a gun show unless such person: (1) has attained 21 years of age; (2) is not prohibited from transporting, shipping, or receiving firearms and has not violated any federal firearms requirements; (3) has registered with the Attorney General as a gun show operator and has provided a photograph and fingerprints; (4) has not concealed material information nor made false statements in connection with a gun show operator registration;
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HB-2324: Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 06/12/2009
You have voted HB-2329: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers..
Social Security Fairness Act of 2009 [HB-235]
Social Security Fairness Act of 2009 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to repeal: (1) government pension offset requirements applicable to husband's and wife's insurance benefits, widow's and widower's insurance benefits, and mother's and father's insurance benefits with respect to OASDI payments; and (2) windfall elimination requirements with respect to computation of an individual's primary insurance amount.
HB-235: Social Security Fairness Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 01/07/2009
Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act of 2009 [HB-2350]
Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act of 2009 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award recruitment incentive grants or contracts to graduate medical schools to enable them to improve primary care education and training for medical students. Amends the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to: (1) award grants to critical shortage health facilities to enable
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HB-2350: Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, And Competitiveness. on 06/11/2009
SHOP Act [HB-2360]
Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2009 or the SHOP Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to designate an office within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to administer a health insurance program for small businesses and self-employed individuals to purchase health insurance coverage meeting certain requirements. Establishes a Small Business Health Board to monitor the implementation of the program and make recommendations for improvements. Requires the Administrator
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HB-2360: SHOP Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/11/2009
Scleroderma Research and Awareness Act of 2010 [HB-2408]
Scleroderma Research and Awareness Act of 2010 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to expand, intensify, and coordinate NIH activities with respect to scleroderma, with particular emphasis on: (1) research focused on the etiology of scleroderma and the development of new treatment options; (2) clinical research to evaluate new treatments options; and (3) basic research on the relationship between scleroderma and secondary conditions, such as pulmonary hypertension, gastroparesis,
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HB-2408: Scleroderma Research and Awareness Act of 2010
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 11/15/2010
Mother's Day Centennial Commemorative Coin Act [HB-2421]
Mother's Day Centennial Commemorative Coin Act - Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than 400,000 $1 coins emblematic of the 100th anniversary of President Wilson's proclamation designating the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day. Authorizes the Secretary to issue such coins beginning January 1, 2014, except that the Secretary may initiate sales of such coins, without issuance, before such date. Terminates such minting authority after December 31, 2014. Requires coin sales to include a $10 surcharge per coin, with
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HB-2421: Mother's Day Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 05/06/2010
Net Operating Loss (NOL) Carryback Act [HB-2452]
Net Operating Loss (NOL) Carryback Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a five-year carryback of net operating losses, including the operating losses of life insurance companies, incurred in 2008 and 2009. Denies such extended loss carryover period to: (1) taxpayers in whom the federal government acquires an equity interest under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008; (2) the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac); and (3) members of certain affiliated
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HB-2452: Net Operating Loss (NOL) Carryback Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E1180) on 05/15/2009
To amend the Whale Conservation and Protection Study Act to promote international whale conservation, protection, and research, and for other purposes. [HB-2455]
Amends the Whale Conservation and Protection Study Act to rename it as the International Whale Conservation and Protection Act of 2009. Requires the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary), in cooperation with the Secretary of State, to: (1) restate strong U.S. opposition to commercial whaling and to refuse to engage in any negotiation or reinterpretation of the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling that would weaken the moratorium on commercial whaling, create new categories of whaling, condone lethal scientific whaling, or weaken whale
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HB-2455: To amend the Whale Conservation and Protection Study Act to promote international whale conservation, protection, and research, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Insular Affairs, Oceans And Wildlife. on 05/21/2009
You have voted HB-2455: To amend the Whale Conservation and Protection Study Act to promote international whale conservation, protection, and research, and for other purposes..
Judgment Evading Foreign States Accountability Act of 2009 [HB-2493]
Judgment Evading Foreign States Accountability Act of 2009 - States the policy of the United States regarding: (1) advocacy within the governing bodies of international organizations and other foreign policy settings for the full compensation and fair treatment of persons in whose favor judgments have been awarded by U.S. courts; (2) protection of economic interests of persons and nations that benefit from a reliable flow of foreign capital by restricting the access to U.S. capital markets of judgment evading foreign states (foreign states that
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HB-2493: Judgment Evading Foreign States Accountability Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Referred To The Committee On Financial Services, And In Addition To The Committee On Foreign Affairs, For A Period To Be Subsequently Determined By The Speaker, In Each Case For Consideration Of Such Provisions As Fall Within The Jurisdiction Of The Committee Concerned. on 05/19/2009