Rep. Artur Davis
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District HD-AL-7
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SAVE Act of 2009 [HB-3308]
Secure America Through Verification and Enforcement Act of 2009 or SAVE Act of 2009 - Sets forth border security and enforcement provisions, including provisions respecting: (1) increases in Border Patrol and investigative personnel; (2) recruitment of former military personnel; (3) use of Department of Defense (DOD) equipment; (4) infrastructure improvements; (5) aerial and other surveillance; (5) a national strategy to secure the borders; (6) accountable financing under the Secure Border Initiative; (7) emergency deployment of Border Patrol agents;
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition And Forestry. on 06/18/2010
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Preventing Unintended Pregnancies, Reducing the Need for Abortion, and Supporting Parents Act [HB-3312]
Preventing Unintended Pregnancies, Reducing the Need for Abortion, and Supporting Parents Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services ( HHS) to make matching grants for projects to provide comprehensive education on preventing teen pregnancies. Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to reauthorize appropriations for the 21st Century Community Learning Centers and the Carol M. White Physical Education Program. Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reauthorize appropriations for Federal TRIO Programs and Gaining
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition And Forestry. on 06/22/2010
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Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act [HB-333]
Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act - Amends federal military retired pay provisions to: (1) permit veterans with a service-connected disability of less than 50% to concurrently receive both retired pay and disability compensation; (2) eliminate provisions requiring a phase in between January 1, 2004, and December 31, 2013, of concurrent receipt of retired pay and disability compensation; (3) eliminate the four-year phase-in of concurrent receipt of retired pay and disability compensation for disabled veterans determined to be individually unemployable;
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 02/06/2009
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Older Driver and Pedestrian Safety and Roadway Enhancement Act of 2009 [HB-3355]
Older Driver and Pedestrian Safety and Roadway Enhancement Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to implement a roadway safety enhancement program for older drivers and pedestrians to: (1) improve roadway safety infrastructure in states that is consistent with recommendations of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in the "Highway Design Handbook for Older Drivers and Pedestrians"; and (2) achieve significant reductions in roadway fatalities and serious injuries among drivers and pedestrians 65 years old or older on all public
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Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 07/28/2009
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Heavy Duty Hybrid Truck Incentives Improvement Act of 2009 [HB-3367]
Heavy Duty Hybrid Truck Incentives Improvement Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend through 2014 the tax credit for the purchase of a new qualified hybrid motor vehicle; (2) increase the incremental cost levels for computing credit amounts for such vehicles; (3) allow a 10% credit for comparable vehicles that achieve an increased city fuel economy; and (4) allow a credit for electric vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of not less than 8,500 pounds.
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 07/28/2009
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Vessel Repair Enhancement Act of 2009 [HB-3370]
Vessel Repair Enhancement Act of 2009 - Expands, for capital construction fund provisions, the definition of "qualified vessel" to include: (1) a vessel documented under U.S. laws and maintained or repaired in a privately owned shipyard in the United States; and (2) any floating dry dock and related shipyard infrastructure (including marine railways) located in the United States and used to build, maintain, or repair U.S.-documented vessels. Amends federal merchant marine law and the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow capital construction funds
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Sponsored by: Rep. Charles Boustany
Referred To The Subcommittee On Coast Guard And Maritime Transportation. on 07/30/2009
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Advocates Dedicated to Older Child Parental Tax Credit (ADOPT) Act of 2009 [HB-3409]
Advocates Dedicated to Older Child Parental Tax Credit (ADOPT) Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a $2,000 tax credit for costs associated with the adoption of a child who has reached nine years of age before the adoption decree becomes final. Allows the credit each year until such child attains the age of 19.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 07/30/2009
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Disaster Assistance Voting Act of 2009 [HB-3416]
Disaster Assistance Voting Act of 2009 - Applies certain protections for absent military and overseas voters to individuals evacuated (eligible evacuees) as a result of a major disaster. Requires any eligible evacuee to be treated in the same manner as an absentee uniformed services voter and overseas voter for purposes of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act. Deems such an individual to be entitled to vote by absentee ballot for purposes of the National Voter Reigistration Act of 1993 and the Help America Vote Act of 2002. Directs
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Sponsored by: Rep. Susan Davis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings And Emergency Management. on 07/31/2009
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Generate Retirement Ownership Through Long-Term Holding Act of 2009 [HB-3429]
Generate Retirement Ownership Through Long-Term Holding Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that no gain shall be recognized on the receipt of a capital gain dividend distributed by a regulated investment company if such dividend is automatically reinvested in additional shares of the company pursuant to a dividend reinvestment plan.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brett Guthrie
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E2112) on 07/31/2009
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To grant the congressional gold medal, collectively, to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, United States Army, in recognition of their dedicated service during World War II. [HB-347]
Requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to make arrangements for the award of a congressional gold medal to the Army's 100th Infantry Battalion and 442nd Regimental Combat Team, collectively, in recognition of their dedicated service during World War II. Requires the Medal to be displayed at the Smithsonian Institution (Smithsonian) after its award. Expresses the sense of Congress that the Smithsonian should make the medal available for display elsewhere, particularly at locations associated
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 05/18/2009