Water System Adaptation Partnerships Act of 2009 [HB-2969]
Water System Adaptation Partnerships Act of 2009 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to make grants to water systems to assist in planning, designing, constructing, implementing, or maintaining any program, strategy, or infrastructure improvement to: (1) conserve water or increase water use efficiency; (2) carry out water metering to measure water efficiency effectiveness of a water efficiency program; (3) preserve or improve water quality; (4) enhance water management by increasing source water preservation
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HB-2969: Water System Adaptation Partnerships Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Environment. on 06/23/2009
Cure and Understanding through Research for Alzheimer's Act of 2009 [HB-2987]
Cure and Understanding through Research for Alzheimer's Act of 2009 or La Cura Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to ensure sufficient resources for activities relating to Alzheimer's disease and Hispanic communities, including by: (1) increasing efforts in epidemiological work in Hispanic subgroups; (2) allocating resources to the National Institute on Aging Alzheimer's disease research centers and other academic centers involved in such research to increase participation
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HB-2987: Cure and Understanding through Research for Alzheimer's Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/23/2009
TRADE Act of 2009 [HB-3012]
Trade Reform, Accountability, Development, and Employment Act of 2009 or the TRADE Act of 2009 - Directs the Comptroller General to: (1) review biennially certain free trade agreements (including Uruguay Round Agreements) between the United States and foreign countries to evaluate their economic, environmental, national security, health, safety, and other effects; and (2) report on them to the Congressional Trade Agreement Review Committee (established by this Act), including analyses of specified aspects of each agreement and certain information
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HB-3012: TRADE Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Committee On Ways And Means, And In Addition To The Committee On Rules, 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 06/24/2009
Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 [HB-3017]
Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 - Prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity by covered entities (employers, employment agencies, labor organizations, or joint labor-management committees). Prohibits preferential treatment or quotas. Allows only disparate treatment claims. Prohibits related retaliation. Makes this Act inapplicable to: (1) religious organizations; and (2) the relationship between the United States and members of the Armed Forces. Declares that this Act
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HB-3017: Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Committee Hearings Held. on 09/23/2009
Forewarn Act [HB-3042]
Forewarn Act - Amends the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (the Act) to: (1) redefine the terms "employer," "plant closing," and "mass layoff" for purposes of the Act; and (2) among other things, apply it to employers of 75 or more employees (currently, 100 employees), including any parent company of which the business enterprise is a subsidiary. Requires an employer to: (1) give 90-day written notice (currently, 60-day) to employees and appropriate state and local governments before ordering a plant closing or mass layoff; (2)
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HB-3042: Forewarn Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The House Committee On Education And Labor. on 06/25/2009
Horse Transportation Safety Act of 2009 [HB-305]
Horse Transportation Safety Act of 2009 - Prohibits a person from transporting a horse in interstate commerce in a motor vehicle containing two or more levels stacked on top of one another. Sets forth civil penalties for persons who knowingly violate such prohibition.
HB-305: Horse Transportation Safety Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Reported By The Committee On Transportation. H. Rept. 111-645. on 09/28/2010
Families for Orphans Act of 2009 [HB-3070]
Families for Orphans Act of 2009 - Establishes within the Department of State the Office for Orphan Policy Diplomacy and Development which shall support: (1) the preservation and reunification of families; and (2) the provision of permanent parental care for orphans. Directs the President to establish the Policy Coordinating Committee which shall monitor and support international efforts in family preservation, family reunification, and permanent parental care for orphans. Authorizes the President to provide assistance to foreign countries: (1)
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HB-3070: Families for Orphans Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The House Committee On Foreign Affairs. on 06/26/2009
Global Food Security Act of 2009 [HB-3077]
Global Food Security Act of 2009 - Directs the President to designate an individual to serve as the Special Coordinator for Food Security to: (1) advise the President on international food security issues; (2) ensure coordination of global food security efforts and U.S. programs; and (3) oversee implementation of a comprehensive food security strategy to be headed by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Sets forth strategy elements. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to revise and extend bilateral agriculture,
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HB-3077: Global Food Security Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The House Committee On Foreign Affairs. on 06/26/2009
You have voted HB-3091: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide incentives for increased use of HIV screening tests under the Medicaid Program..
Lumbee Recognition Act [HB-31]
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on May 12, 2009. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Lumbee Recognition Act - Extends federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina. Prohibits the tribe from conducting gaming activities as a matter of claimed inherent authority or under the authority of any federal law. Requires North Carolina to exercise jurisdiction over all criminal offenses committed, and all civil actions that arise, on North Carolina lands owned by, or held in trust by the United
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HB-31: Lumbee Recognition Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 72. on 06/09/2009