Rep. Sam Farr
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District HD-CA-20
Party Democrat
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Sponsored Legislation
US Congress 111th Congress
Complete Streets Act of 2009 [HB-1443]
Complete Streets Act of 2009 - Requires each state to have in effect within two years a law, or each state department of transportation and metropolitan planning organization (MPO) an explicit policy statement, that requires all federally-funded transportation projects, with certain exceptions, to accommodate the safety and convenience of all users in accordance with certain complete streets principles. Defines "complete streets principles" as federal, state, local, or regional level transportation laws, policies, or principles which ensure that
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 03/12/2009
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Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2010 [HB-1454]
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 voluntary on the part of postal patrons. Requires proceeds from the sale of such stamp to be: (1) transferred to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to help fund the operations supported by the Multinational Species Conservation Funds; and (2) divided equally among the African Elephant Conservation
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Became Public Law No: 111-241. on 09/30/2010
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Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform Act of 2009 [HB-1520]
Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to develop a multipurpose cadastre of federal real property (an inventory of real property of the federal government) to assist with federal land management, resource conservation, environmental protection, and use of real property. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into cost-sharing agreements with states to include any non-federal lands in a state in such cadastre. Limits the federal share of any such agreement to 50% of the total cost to a state for the development
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Referred To The Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests And Public Lands. on 03/18/2009
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Export Freedom to Cuba Act of 2009 [HB-1528]
Export Freedom to Cuba Act of 2009 - Prohibits the President from regulating or prohibiting travel to or from Cuba by U.S. citizens or legal residents, or any of the transactions ordinarily incident to such travel relating to: (1) accompanied personal baggage; (2) payment of living expenses and the acquisition of personal-use goods or services; (3) travel arrangements; (4) nonscheduled air, sea, or land voyage transactions (such provision does not permit the carriage of articles other than accompanied baggage into Cuba or the United States); and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The House Committee On Foreign Affairs. on 03/16/2009
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Free Trade With Cuba Act [HB-1530]
Free Trade With Cuba Act - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to repeal the embargo on trade with Cuba. Prohibits the exercise by the President with respect to Cuba of certain authorities conferred by the Trading With the Enemy Act and exercised on July 1, 1977, as a result of a specified national emergency. Makes ineffective any prohibition on exports to Cuba under the Export Administration Act of 1979. Authorizes the President to impose export controls with respect to Cuba and exercise certain authorities under the International Emergency
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commerce, Trade And Consumer Protection. on 03/17/2009
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Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2009 [HB-1531]
Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2009 - Prohibits the President from restricting direct transfers from a Cuban depository institution to a U.S. depository institution in payment for a product authorized for sale under the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to provide information and technical assistance to U.S. agricultural producers, cooperative organizations, or state agencies to promote U.S. agricultural exports products to Cuba. Authorizes the issuance
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Committee On Foreign Affairs, And In Addition To The Committees On Ways And Means, The Judiciary, Agriculture, And Financial Services, 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 03/16/2009
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Pathway for Biosimilars Act [HB-1548]
Pathway for Biosimilars Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to allow a person to submit an application for licensure of a biological product based on its similarity to a licensed biological product (the reference product).Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to approve the application if: (1) the biological product is biosimilar to the reference product with respect to each condition of use for which the reference product is approved; and (2) the applicant consents to the inspection of the facility that is the subject of the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/18/2009
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Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2009 [HB-1549]
Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2009 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to deny an application for a new animal drug that is a critical antimicrobial animal drug unless the applicant demonstrates that there is a reasonably certainty of no harm to human health due to the development of antimicrobial resistance attributable to the nontherapeutic use of the drug. Defines "critical antimicrobial animal drug" as a drug intended for use in food-producing animals
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Committee Hearings Held. on 07/13/2009
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Responsible Education About Life Act [HB-1551]
Responsible Education About Life Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to states for sex education programs, including education on abstinence and contraception, to prevent teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. Expresses the sense of Congress that states are encouraged, although not required, to provide matching funds to receive such grants. Requires the Secretary to provide for a national evaluation of a representative sample of such programs for effectiveness in delaying the initiation of sexual
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/18/2009
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Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act of 2009 [HB-1558]
Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act of 2009 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit a group health plan from: (1) imposing any preexisting condition exclusion; or (2) providing for an affiliation period for coverage offered by a health maintenance organization (HMO). Defines an "affiliation period" as a period of time before health insurance coverage becomes effective. Requires each health insurance issuer offering coverage in the group
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/14/2009