[House Calendars for December 13, 2010 - 111th Congress, 2nd Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
HISTORY OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
Numerical order of bills and resolutions which have been reported to
or considered by either or both Houses.
Note. Similar or identical bills, and bills having reference to each
other, are indicated by number in parentheses.
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No. Index Key and History of Bill
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HOUSE BILLS
H.R. 1 (H. Res. 88) (H. Res. 92) (H.R. 679) (H. Res. 168) (S. 336)
(S. 350).--Making supplemental appropriations for job
preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy
efficiency and science, assistance to the unemployed, and
State and local fiscal stabilization, for fiscal year ending
September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Referred to
Appropriations and in addition to the Budget Jan. 26, 2009.
Considered Jan. 27, 2009. Passed House amended Jan. 28, 2009;
Roll No. 46: 244-188. Received in Senate Jan. 29, 2009.
Considered Feb. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 2009. Passed Senate with
amendment Feb. 10, 2009; Roll No. 61: 61-37. Senate insisted
on its amendment and asked for a conference Feb. 10, 2009.
House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference
Feb. 10, 2009. Conference report filed in the House Feb. 12,
2009; Rept. 111-16. House agreed to conference report Feb. 13,
2009; Roll No. 70: 246-183. Senate agreed to conference report
Feb. 13, 2009; Roll No. 64: 60-38. Presented to the President
Feb. 16, 2009. Approved Feb. 17, 2009. Public Law 111-5.
H.R. 2 (H. Res. 52) (H. Res. 107) (S. 275).--To amend title XXI of
the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Children's
Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. Referred to
Energy and Commerce and in addition to Ways and Means, and
Education and Labor Jan. 13, 2009. Passed House Jan. 14, 2009;
Roll No. 16: 289-139. Received in Senate Jan. 14, 2009.
Ordered placed on the calendar Jan. 16, 2009. Considered Jan.
26, 27, 28, 2009. Passed Senate with amendment Jan. 29, 2009;
Roll No. 31: 66-32. Senate insisted on its amendment and asked
for a conference Jan. 29, 2009. House agreed to Senate
amendment Feb. 4, 2009; Roll No. 50: 290-135. Presented to the
President Feb. 4, 2009. Approved Feb. 4, 2009. Public Law 111-
3.
H.R. 11 (H. Res. 5) (S. 181).--To amend title VII of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employment
Act of 1967, and to modify the operation of the Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973,
to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or
other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each
time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory
compensation decision or other practice, and for other
purposes. Referred to Education and Labor Jan. 6, 2009. Passed
House Jan. 9, 2009; Roll No. 9: 247-171. Received in Senate
Jan. 12, 2009. Referred to Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions Feb. 11, 2009.
H.R. 12 (H. Res. 5) (S. 182).--To amend the Fair Labor Standards
Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of
discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex,
and for other purposes. Referred to Education and Labor Jan.
6, 2009. Passed House Jan. 9, 2009; Roll No. 8: 256-163. Laid
on the table pursuant to H. Res. 5 Jan. 9, 2009.
H.R. 20.--To provide for research on, and services for individuals
with, postpartum depression and psychosis. Referred to Energy
and Commerce Jan. 6, 2009. Reported amended Mar. 23, 2009;
Rept. 111-48. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended Mar. 30, 2009; Roll No. 164: 391-8. Received in Senate
and referred to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Mar.
31, 2009.
H.R. 22.--To amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, to
allow the United States Postal Service to pay its share of
contributions for annuitants' health benefits out of the
Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Jan. 6, 2009. Reported amended
July 21, 2009; Rept. 111-216. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended Sept. 15, 2009; Roll No. 701: 388-32.
Received in Senate Sept. 16, 2009. Referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs Oct. 15, 2009.
H.R. 23.--To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant
Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to
certain individuals who served in the United States merchant
marine (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval
Transport Service) during World War II. Referred to Veterans'
Affairs Jan. 6, 2009. Reported amended May 7, 2009; Rept. 111-
99. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended May
12, 2009. Received in Senate and referred to Veterans' Affairs
May 13, 2009.
H.R. 24.--To redesignate the Department of the Navy as the
Department of the Navy and Marine Corps. Referred to Armed
Services Jan. 6, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House May 4,
2010. Received in Senate and referred to Armed Services May 5,
2010.
H.R. 26.--To amend title V of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 to raise awareness of eating disorders
and to create educational programs concerning the same, and
for other purposes. Referred to Education and Labor Jan. 6,
2009.
H.R. 27.--To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
establish additional provisions to combat waste, fraud, and
abuse within the Medicare Program, and for other purposes.
Referred to Ways and Means and in addition to Energy and
Commerce Jan. 6, 2009.
H.R. 31 (H. Res. 490) (S. 1735).--To provide for the recognition
of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, and for other purposes.
Referred to Natural Resources Jan. 6, 2009. Reported amended
May 12, 2009; Rept. 111-103. Union Calendar. Passed House
amended June 3, 2009; Roll No. 297: 240-179. Received in
Senate June 4, 2009. Ordered placed on the calendar June 9,
2009.
H.R. 35.--To amend chapter 22 of title 44, United States Code,
popularly known as the Presidential Records Act, to establish
procedures for the consideration of claims of constitutionally
based privilege against disclosure of Presidential records.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Jan. 6, 2009.
Rules suspended. Passed House Jan. 7, 2009; Roll No. 5: 359-
58. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Jan. 8, 2009. Reported with amendment May
19, 2009; Rept. 111-21.
H.R. 36.--To amend title 44, United States Code, to require
information on contributors to Presidential library
fundraising organizations. Referred to Oversight and
Government Reform Jan. 6, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House
Jan. 7, 2009; Roll No. 6: 388-31. Received in Senate and
referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Jan. 8,
2009.
H.R. 42 (S. 69).--To establish a fact-finding Commission to extend
the study of a prior Commission to investigate and determine
facts and circumstances surrounding the relocation,
internment, and deportation to Axis countries of Latin
Americans of Japanese descent from December 1941 through
February 1948, and the impact of those actions by the United
States, and to recommend appropriate remedies, and for other
purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Jan. 6, 2009. Reported
amended Nov. 30, 2010; Rept. 111-666.
Union Calendar................................................Union 396
H.R. 44.--To implement the recommendations of the Guam War Claims
Review Commission. Referred to Natural Resources Jan. 6, 2009.
Rules suspended. Passed House Feb. 23, 2009; Roll No. 73: 299-
99. Received in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Feb. 24, 2009. Committee discharged Mar. 5, 2009.
Referred to the Judiciary Mar. 5, 2009.
H.R. 46.--To provide for payment of an administrative fee to
public housing agencies to cover the costs of administering
family self-sufficiency programs in connection with the
housing choice voucher program of the Department of Housing
and Urban Development. Referred to Financial Services Jan. 6,
2009. Considered under suspension of rules Apr. 28, 2009.
Rules suspended. Passed House Apr. 29, 2009; Roll No. 221:
397-19. Received in Senate and referred to Banking, Housing,
and Urban Affairs Apr. 30, 2009.
H.R. 49.--To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish and
implement a competitive oil and gas leasing program that will
result in an environmentally sound program for the
exploration, development, and production of the oil and gas
resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska, and for other
purposes. Referred to Energy and Commerce and in addition to
Science and Technology Jan. 6, 2009.
H.R. 80.--To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to treat
nonhuman primates as prohibited wildlife species under that
Act, to make corrections in the provisions relating to captive
wildlife offenses under that Act, and for other purposes.
Referred to Natural Resources Jan. 6, 2009. Considered under
suspension of rules Feb. 23, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed
House Feb. 24, 2009; Roll No. 76: 323-95. Received in Senate
Feb. 25, 2009. Referred to Environment and Public Works Mar.
12, 2009. Reported July 20, 2009; Rept. 111-53.
H.R. 81 (S. 850).--To amend the High Seas Driftnet Fishing
Moratorium Protection Act and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act to improve the conservation of
sharks. Referred to Natural Resources Jan. 6, 2009. Rules
suspended. Passed House Mar. 2, 2009. Received in Senate and
referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation Mar. 3, 2009.
H.R. 86.--To eliminate an unused lighthouse reservation, provide
management consistency by bringing the rocks and small islands
along the coast of Orange County, California, and meet the
original Congressional intent of preserving Orange County's
rocks and small islands, and for other purposes. Referred to
Natural Resources Jan. 6, 2009. Reported amended Nov. 16,
2009; Rept. 111-334. Union Calendar. Considered under
suspension of rules Dec. 7, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Dec. 9, 2009; Roll No. 946: 397-4. Received in
Senate and referred to Energy and Natural Resources Dec. 10,
2009. Reported Aug. 5, 2010; Rept. 111-269.
H.R. 118.--To authorize the addition of 100 acres to Morristown
National Historical Park. Referred to Natural Resources Jan.
6, 2009. Reported amended Nov. 16, 2009; Rept. 111-335. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Dec. 7, 2009.
Received in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Dec. 8, 2009.
H.R. 129.--To authorize the conveyance of certain National Forest
System lands in the Los Padres National Forest in California.
Referred to Natural Resources Jan. 6, 2009. Reported amended
July 10, 2009; Rept. 111-197. Union Calendar. Considered under
suspension of rules July 14, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended July 16, 2009; Roll No. 549: 422-0. Received in
Senate and referred to Energy and Natural Resources July 20,
2009. Reported with amendment Aug. 5, 2010; Rept. 111-270.
H.R. 131.--To establish the Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Jan. 6, 2009.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Mar. 9, 2009; Roll No.
112: 371-19. Received in Senate Mar. 10, 2009. Ordered placed
on the calendar Apr. 21, 2009. Passed Senate May 19, 2009.
Presented to the President May 21, 2009. Approved June 2,
2009. Public Law 111-25.
H.R. 146 (H. Res. 280).--To amend the American Battlefield
Protection Act of 1996 to establish a battlefield acquisition
grant program for the acquisition and protection of nationally
significant battlefields and associated sites of the
Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, and for other purposes.
Referred to Natural Resources Jan. 6, 2009. Considered under
suspension of rules Mar. 2, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Mar. 3, 2009; Roll No. 91: 394-13. Received in
Senate Mar. 4, 2009. Ordered placed on the calendar Mar. 5,
2009. Considered Mar. 17, 18, 2009. Passed Senate with
amendments Mar. 19, 2009; Roll No. 106: 77-20. House agreed to
Senate amendments Mar. 25, 2009; Roll No. 153: 285-140.
Presented to the President Mar. 30, 2009. Approved Mar. 30,
2009. Public Law 111-11.
H.R. 151.--To establish the Daniel Webster Congressional Clerkship
Program. Referred to House Administration Jan. 6, 2009.
Reported Mar. 30, 2009; Rept. 111-65. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House Mar. 31, 2009; Roll No. 173: 381-42.
Received in Senate and referred to Rules and Administration
Apr. 1, 2009.
H.R. 157.--To provide for the treatment of the District of
Columbia as a Congressional district for purposes of
representation in the House of Representatives, and for other
purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Jan. 6, 2009. Reported
amended Mar. 2, 2009; Rept. 111-22.
Union Calendar..................................................Union 8
H.R. 174.--To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to
establish a national cemetery for veterans in the southern
Colorado region. Referred to Veterans' Affairs and in addition
to Ways and Means Jan. 6, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House
Nov. 2, 2009. Received in Senate and referred to Veterans'
Affairs Nov. 3, 2009.
H.R. 200.--To amend title 11 of the United States Code with
respect to modification of certain mortgages on principal
residences, and for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary
Jan. 6, 2009. Reported amended Feb. 24, 2009; Rept. 111-19.
Union Calendar..................................................Union 7
H.R. 233 (S. 146).--To amend the Federal antitrust laws to provide
expanded coverage and to eliminate exemptions from such laws
that are contrary to the public interest with respect to
railroads. Referred to the Judiciary and in addition to
Transportation and Infrastructure Jan. 7, 2009. Reported
amended from the Judiciary Nov. 30, 2010; Rept. 111-669, Pt.
I. Transportation and Infrastructure discharged Nov. 30, 2010.
Union Calendar................................................Union 399
H.R. 305.--To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit the
transportation of horses in interstate transportation in a
motor vehicle containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of
one another. Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure
Jan. 8, 2009. Reported Sept. 28, 2010; Rept. 111-645.
Union Calendar................................................Union 385
H.R. 307.--To enhance and further research into paralysis and to
improve rehabilitation and the quality of life for persons
living with paralysis and other physical disabilities, and for
other purposes. Referred to Energy and Commerce Jan. 8, 2009.
Reported Mar. 23, 2009; Rept. 111-45.
Union Calendar.................................................Union 15
H.R. 310.--To provide for the conveyance of approximately 140
acres of land in the Ouachita National Forest in Oklahoma to
the Indian Nations Council, Inc., of the Boy Scouts of
America, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources
Jan. 8, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 8, 2009;
Roll No. 688: 388-0. Received in Senate and referred to
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Sept. 9, 2009. Reported
Dec. 16, 2009; no written report.
H.R. 320.--To amend the National Manufactured Housing Construction
and Safety Standards Act of 1974 to require that weather
radios be installed in all manufactured homes manufactured or
sold in the United States. Referred to Financial Services Jan.
8, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House Dec. 2, 2009. Received
in Senate and referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Dec. 3, 2009.
H.R. 324 (H. Res. 760).--To establish the Santa Cruz Valley
National Heritage Area, and for other purposes. Referred to
Natural Resources Jan. 8, 2009. Failed of passage under
suspension of the rules (two-thirds required) Sept. 8, 2009;
Roll No. 687: 249-145. Passed House amended Sept. 23, 2009;
Roll No. 728: 281-142. Received in Senate and referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Sept. 24, 2009.
H.R. 325.--To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater
Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the
Interior to participate in the Avra/Black Wash Reclamation and
Riparian Restoration Project. Referred to Natural Resources
Jan. 8, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House June 2, 2009.
Received in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural
Resources June 3, 2009.
H.R. 326.--To direct the Secretary of the Interior to take lands
in Yuma County, Arizona, into trust as part of the reservation
of the Cocopah Tribe of Arizona, and for other purposes.
Referred to Natural Resources Jan. 8, 2009. Rules suspended.
Passed House Mar. 2, 2009. Received in Senate and referred to
Indian Affairs Mar. 3, 2009.
H.R. 347 (S. 1055).--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. Referred to
Financial Services and in addition to House Administration
Jan. 8, 2009. Considered under suspension of rules May 13,
2009. Rules suspended. Passed House May 14, 2009; Roll No.
266: 411-0. Received in Senate and referred to Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs May 18, 2009.
H.R. 384 (H. Res. 53) (H. Res. 62).--To reform the Troubled Assets
Relief Program of the Secretary of the Treasury and ensure
accountability under such Program. Referred to Financial
Services and in addition to Ways and Means, and the Judiciary
Jan. 9, 2009. Considered Jan. 14, 15, 2009. Passed House
amended Jan. 21, 2009; Roll No. 26: 260-166. Received in
Senate and referred to Finance Jan. 22, 2009.
H.R. 388.--To assist in the conservation of cranes by supporting
and providing, through projects of persons and organizations
with expertise in crane conservation, financial resources for
the conservation programs of countries the activities of which
directly or indirectly affect cranes and the ecosystems of
cranes. Referred to Natural Resources Jan. 9, 2009. Rules
suspended. Passed House Apr. 21, 2009; Roll No. 193: 288-116.
Received in Senate and referred to Environment and Public
Works Apr. 22, 2009. Reported July 20, 2009; Rept. 111-54.
H.R. 391.--To amend the Clean Air Act to provide that greenhouse
gases are not subject to the Act, and for other purposes.
Referred to Energy and Commerce Jan. 9, 2009. Discharge
petition filed July 23, 2009; Pet. 111-5.
H.R. 402.--To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs
Outpatient Clinic in Knoxville, Tennessee, as the ``William C.
Tallent Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic''.
Referred to Veterans' Affairs Jan. 9, 2009. Rules suspended.
Passed House July 14, 2009; Roll No. 536: 419-0. Received in
Senate and referred to Veterans' Affairs July 15, 2009.
H.R. 403.--To provide housing assistance for very low-income
veterans. Referred to Financial Services and in addition to
Ways and Means Jan. 9, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House
June 16, 2009; Roll No. 344: 417-2. Received in Senate and
referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs June 17, 2009.
H.R. 409.--To provide for the conveyance of certain Bureau of Land
Management land in the State of Nevada to the Las Vegas Motor
Speedway, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural
Resources Jan. 9, 2009. Reported amended July 10, 2009; Rept.
111-199. Union Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules
July 14, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House amended July 16,
2009; Roll No. 551: 406-0. Received in Senate and referred to
Energy and Natural Resources July 20, 2009.
H.R. 411.--To assist in the conservation of rare felids and rare
canids by supporting and providing financial resources for the
conservation programs of nations within the range of rare
felid and rare canid populations and projects of persons with
demonstrated expertise in the conservation of rare felid and
rare canid populations. Referred to Natural Resources Jan. 9,
2009. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Apr. 21, 2009;
Roll No. 194: 290-118. Received in Senate and referred to
Environment and Public Works Apr. 22, 2009.
H.R. 415.--To provide Capitol-flown flags to the immediate family
of fire fighters, law enforcement officers, emergency medical
technicians, and other rescue workers who are killed in the
line of duty. Referred to House Administration Jan. 9, 2009.
Reported June 3, 2009; Rept. 111-132. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House July 27, 2010. Received in Senate and
referred to Rules and Administration July 28, 2010.
H.R. 445 (S. 679).--To establish a research, development,
demonstration, and commercial application program to promote
research of appropriate technologies for heavy duty plug-in
hybrid vehicles, and for other purposes. Referred to Science
and Technology Jan. 9, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended Sept. 9, 2009. Received in Senate and referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Sept. 10, 2009.
H.R. 448.--To protect seniors in the United States from elder
abuse by establishing specialized elder abuse prosecution and
research programs and activities to aid victims of elder
abuse, to provide training to prosecutors and other law
enforcement related to elder abuse prevention and protection,
to establish programs that provide for emergency crisis
response teams to combat elder abuse, and for other purposes.
Referred to the Judiciary Jan. 9, 2009. Considered under
suspension of rules Feb. 10, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Feb. 11, 2009; Roll No. 62: 397-25. Received in
Senate and referred to the Judiciary Feb. 12, 2009.
H.R. 466.--To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit
discrimination and acts of reprisal against persons who
receive treatment for illnesses, injuries, and disabilities
incurred in or aggravated by service in the uniformed
services. Referred to Veterans' Affairs Jan. 13, 2009.
Reported amended May 19, 2009; Rept. 111-118. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended June 8, 2009. Received
in Senate and referred to Veterans' Affairs June 9, 2009.
H.R. 469.--To encourage research, development, and demonstration
of technologies to facilitate the utilization of water
produced in connection with the development of domestic energy
resources, and for other purposes. Referred to Science and
Technology Jan. 13, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House Feb.
11, 2009. Received in Senate and referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Feb. 12, 2009.
H.R. 476.--To authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination
through the use of nationwide testing, to increase funds for
the Fair Housing Initiatives Program, and for other purposes.
Referred to Financial Services Jan. 13, 2009. Reported amended
Dec. 9, 2010; Rept. 111-678.
Union Calendar................................................Union 404
H.R. 479.--To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide a
means for continued improvement in emergency medical services
for children. Referred to Energy and Commerce Jan. 13, 2009.
Reported amended Mar. 23, 2009; Rept. 111-43. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Mar. 30, 2009; Roll No.
165: 390-6. Received in Senate and referred to Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions Mar. 31, 2009.
H.R. 481 (S. 553).--To revise the authorized route of the North
Country National Scenic Trail in northeastern Minnesota to
include existing hiking trails along Lake Superior's north
shore and in Superior National Forest and Chippewa National
Forest, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources
Jan. 13, 2009. Reported amended Oct. 8, 2009; Rept. 111-290.
Union Calendar................................................Union 160
H.R. 509.--To reauthorize the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of
2004. Referred to Natural Resources Jan. 14, 2009. Reported
amended July 10, 2009; Rept. 111-200. Union Calendar.
Considered under suspension of rules July 27, 2009. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended July 28, 2009; Roll No. 652:
354-72. Received in Senate and referred to Environment and
Public Works July 29, 2009. Reported Apr. 26, 2010; Rept. 111-
173.
H.R. 511.--To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to terminate
certain easements held by the Secretary on land owned by the
Village of Caseyville, Illinois, and to terminate associated
contractual arrangements with the Village. Referred to
Agriculture Jan. 14, 2009. Reported Sept. 10, 2009; Rept. 111-
253. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 15,
2009. Received in Senate and referred to Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry Sept. 16, 2009. Reported Dec. 16,
2009; no written report. Passed Senate Aug. 5, 2010. Presented
to the President Aug. 10, 2010. Approved Aug. 16, 2010. Public
Law 111-231.
H.R. 512.--To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to
prohibit certain State election administration officials from
actively participating in electoral campaigns. Referred to
House Administration Jan. 14, 2009. Reported amended Dec. 8,
2009; Rept. 111-363. Union Calendar. Considered under
suspension of rules Sept. 28, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Sept. 29, 2010; Roll No. 563: 296-129. Received
in Senate and referred to Rules and Administration Nov. 15,
2010.
H.R. 515.--To prohibit the importation of certain low-level
radioactive waste into the United States. Referred to Energy
and Commerce and in addition to Ways and Means Jan. 14, 2009.
Reported amended from Energy and Commerce Dec. 2, 2009; Rept.
111-348, Pt. I. Ways and Means discharged Dec. 2, 2009. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Dec. 2, 2009;
Roll No. 919: 309-112. Received in Senate and referred to
Environment and Public Works Dec. 3, 2009.
H.R. 548.--To assist citizens, public and private institutions,
and governments at all levels in planning, interpreting, and
protecting sites where historic battles were fought on
American soil during the armed conflicts that shaped the
growth and development of the United States, and for other
purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Jan. 15, 2009.
Considered under suspension of rules Mar. 2, 2009. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Mar. 3, 2009; Roll No. 92:
402-13. Received in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Mar. 4, 2009.
H.R. 549.--To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish
the Office for Bombing Prevention, to address terrorist
explosive threats, and for other purposes. Referred to
Homeland Security Jan. 15, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended Feb. 3, 2009. Received in Senate and referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Feb. 4, 2009.
H.R. 553.--To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to
develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of
homeland security and other information and to promote the
sharing of unclassified homeland security and other
information, and for other purposes. Referred to Homeland
Security Jan. 15, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House Feb. 3,
2009. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Feb. 4, 2009. Reported with amendment May
27 (Legislative day of May 26), 2010; Rept. 111-200. Passed
Senate with amendment Sept. 27, 2010. House agreed to Senate
amendment under suspension of the rules Sept. 28, 2010.
Presented to the President Sept. 30, 2010. Approved Oct. 7,
2010. Public Law 111-258.
H.R. 554.--To authorize activities for support of nanotechnology
research and development, and for other purposes. Referred to
Science and Technology Jan. 15, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed
House Feb. 11, 2009. Received in Senate and referred to
Commerce, Science and Transportation Feb. 12, 2009.
H.R. 556.--To establish a program of research, recovery, and other
activities to provide for the recovery of the southern sea
otter. Referred to Natural Resources Jan. 15, 2009. Reported
amended June 23, 2009; Rept. 111-175. Union Calendar.
Considered under suspension of rules July 27, 2009. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended July 28, 2009; Roll No. 651:
316-107. Received in Senate and referred to Commerce, Science
and Transportation July 29, 2009.
H.R. 559.--To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish
an appeal and redress process for individuals wrongly delayed
or prohibited from boarding a flight, or denied a right,
benefit, or privilege, and for other purposes. Referred to
Homeland Security Jan. 15, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House
Feb. 3, 2009; Roll No. 49: 413-3. Received in Senate and
referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation Feb. 4, 2009.
H.R. 569.--To amend titles 28 and 10, United States Code, to allow
for certiorari review of certain cases denied relief or review
by the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.
Referred to the Judiciary Jan. 15, 2009. Reported amended July
15, 2010; Rept. 111-547.
Union Calendar................................................Union 312
H.R. 577.--To establish a grant program to provide vision care to
children, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and
Commerce Jan. 15, 2009. Reported amended Mar. 23, 2009; Rept.
111-46. Union Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules
Mar. 30, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Mar. 31,
2009; Roll No. 170: 404-17. Received in Senate and referred to
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Apr. 1, 2009.
H.R. 581.--To eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of
Congress, and for other purposes. Referred to House
Administration and in addition to Oversight and Government
Reform Jan. 15, 2009. Discharge petition filed Mar. 23, 2009;
Pet. 111-1.
H.R. 586.--To direct the Librarian of Congress and the Secretary
of the Smithsonian Institution to carry out a joint project at
the Library of Congress and the National Museum of African
American History and Culture to collect video and audio
recordings of personal histories and testimonials of
individuals who participated in the Civil Rights movement, and
for other purposes. Referred to House Administration Jan. 15,
2009. Rules suspended. Passed House Apr. 22, 2009; Roll No.
197: 422-0. Received in Senate Apr. 23, 2009. Passed Senate
Apr. 24, 2009. Presented to the President Apr. 30, 2009.
Approved May 12, 2009. Public Law 111-19.
H.R. 598.--To provide for a portion of the economic recovery
package relating to revenue measures, unemployment, and
health. Referred to Ways and Means and in addition to Energy
and Commerce, Science and Technology, Education and Labor, and
Financial Services Jan. 16, 2009. Reported amended from Ways
and Means Jan. 27, 2009; Rept. 111-8, Pt. I. Energy and
Commerce, Science and Technology, Education and Labor, and
Financial Services discharged Jan. 27, 2009.
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Supplemental report filed Jan. 28, 2009; Pt. II.
H.R. 601.--To provide for the conveyance of parcels of land to
Mantua, Box Elder County, Utah. Referred to Natural Resources
Jan. 16, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House Feb. 23, 2009;
Roll No. 74: 396-1. Received in Senate and referred to Energy
and Natural Resources Feb. 24, 2009. Reported Aug. 5, 2010;
Rept. 111-271.
H.R. 603.--To require the conveyance of certain public land within
the boundaries of Camp Williams, Utah, to support the training
and readiness of the Utah National Guard. Referred to Natural
Resources Jan. 16, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House Feb.
23, 2009. Received in Senate and referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Feb. 24, 2009.
H.R. 608.--To authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian
Institution to carry out certain construction projects, and
for other purposes. Referred to Transportation and
Infrastructure and in addition to House Administration Jan.
16, 2009. Reported from Transportation and Infrastructure Mar.
25, 2009; Rept. 111-53, Pt. I. Referral to House
Administration extended Mar. 25, 2009 for a period ending not
later than Apr. 24, 2009. House Administration discharged Apr.
24, 2009.
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H.R. 621.--To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins
in commemoration of the centennial of the establishment of the
Girl Scouts of the United States of America. Referred to
Financial Services Jan. 21, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Oct. 13, 2009. Received in Senate Oct. 14, 2009.
Passed Senate Oct. 19, 2009. Presented to the President Oct.
22, 2009. Approved Oct. 29, 2009. Public Law 111-86.
H.R. 626 (H. Res. 501).--To provide that 4 of the 12 weeks of
parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be
paid leave, and for other purposes. Referred to Oversight and
Government Reform and in addition to House Administration Jan.
22, 2009. Reported from Oversight and Government Reform May
18, 2009; Rept. 111-116, Pt. I. House Administration
discharged May 18, 2009. Union Calendar. Passed House amended
June 4, 2009; Roll No. 310: 258-154. Received in Senate and
referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs June 8,
2009.
H.R. 627 (H. Res. 379) (H. Res. 456).--To amend the Truth in
Lending Act to establish fair and transparent practices
relating to the extension of credit under an open end consumer
credit plan, and for other purposes. Referred to Financial
Services Jan. 22, 2009. Reported amended Apr. 27, 2009; Rept.
111-88. Union Calendar. Considered Apr. 29, 2009. Passed House
amended Apr. 30, 2009; Roll No. 228: 357-70. Received in
Senate and ordered placed on the calendar Apr. 30, 2009.
Considered May 11, 12, 13, 14, 2009. Passed Senate with
amendment May 19, 2009; Roll No. 194: 90-5. House agreed to
Senate amendment May 20, 2009. Presented to the President May
21, 2009. Approved May 22, 2009. Public Law 111-24.
H.R. 628.--To establish a pilot program in certain United States
district courts to encourage enhancement of expertise in
patent cases among district judges. Referred to the Judiciary
Jan. 22, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House Mar. 17, 2009;
Roll No. 130: 409-7. Received in Senate and referred to the
Judiciary Mar. 18, 2009.
H.R. 629.--To provide energy and commerce provisions of the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Referred to
Energy and Commerce and in addition to Ways and Means,
Education and Labor, and Science and Technology Jan. 22, 2009.
Reported amended from Energy and Commerce Jan. 26, 2009; Rept.
111-7, Pt. I. Ways and Means, Education and Labor, and Science
and Technology discharged Jan. 27, 2009.
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H.R. 631.--To increase research, development, education, and
technology transfer activities related to water use efficiency
and conservation technologies and practices at the
Environmental Protection Agency. Referred to Science and
Technology Jan. 22, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House Feb.
11, 2009. Received in Senate and referred to Environment and
Public Works Feb. 12, 2009.
H.R. 632.--To encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans
throughout the United States, to authorize grants for the
assistance of organizations to find missing adults, and for
other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Jan. 22, 2009. Rules
suspended. Passed House Feb. 10, 2009. Received in Senate and
referred to the Judiciary Feb. 11, 2009.
H.R. 637.--To authorize the Secretary, in cooperation with the
City of San Juan Capistrano, California, to participate in the
design, planning, and construction of an advanced water
treatment plant facility and recycled water system, and for
other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Jan. 22, 2009.
Considered under suspension of rules Feb. 23, 2009. Rules
suspended. Passed House Feb. 24, 2009; Roll No. 77: 402-16.
Received in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Feb. 25, 2009.
H.R. 663.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 12877 Broad Street in Sparta, Georgia, as
the ``Yvonne Ingram-Ephraim Post Office Building''. Referred
to Oversight and Government Reform Jan. 23, 2009. Considered
under suspension of rules Feb. 12, 2009. Rules suspended.
Passed House Feb. 13, 2009. Received in Senate and referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Feb. 13, 2009.
Reported May 20, 2009; no written report. Passed Senate May
21, 2009. Presented to the President June 9, 2009. Approved
June 19, 2009. Public Law 111-26.
H.R. 679 (H.R. 1) (S. 336).--Making supplemental appropriations
for job preservation and creation, infrastructure investment,
energy efficiency and science, assistance to the unemployed,
and State and local fiscal stabilization, for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Referred to
Appropriations Jan. 26, 2009. Reported Jan. 26, 2009; Rept.
111-4.
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H.R. 685.--To require a study of the feasibility of establishing
the United States Civil Rights Trail System, and for other
purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Jan. 26, 2009.
Reported amended Sept. 29, 2009; Rept. 111-267. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 29,
2009. Received in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Sept. 30, 2009. Reported Sept. 27, 2010; Rept. 111-
322.
H.R. 689.--To interchange the administrative jurisdiction of
certain Federal lands between the Forest Service and the
Bureau of Land Management, and for other purposes. Referred to
Natural Resources Jan. 26, 2009. Reported amended May 14,
2009; Rept. 111-108. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended June 2, 2009. Received in Senate and referred to
Energy and Natural Resources June 3, 2009. Reported with
amendment Mar. 2, 2010; Rept. 111-145. Passed Senate with
amendment May 7, 2010. House agreed to Senate amendment under
suspension of the rules July 13, 2010. Presented to the
President July 19, 2010. Approved July 27, 2010. Public Law
111-206.
H.R. 714.--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease
certain lands in Virgin Islands National Park, and for other
purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Jan. 27, 2009. Rules
suspended. Passed House Feb. 23, 2009. Received in Senate and
referred to Energy and Natural Resources Feb. 24, 2009.
Reported with amendments Mar. 2, 2010; Rept. 111-146. Passed
Senate with amendments May 13, 2010. House agreed to Senate
amendments under suspension of the rules Sept. 28, 2010.
Presented to the President Sept. 30, 2010. Approved Oct. 8,
2010. Public Law 111-261.
H.R. 715.--To expand the boundary of Saguaro National Park, to
study additional land for future adjustments to the boundary
of the Park, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural
Resources Jan. 27, 2009. Reported Oct. 21, 2009; Rept. 111-
310.
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H.R. 725 (S. 151).--To protect Indian arts and crafts through the
improvement of applicable criminal proceedings, and for other
purposes. Referred to Natural Resources and in addition to the
Judiciary Jan. 27, 2009. Reported from Natural Resources Jan.
15, 2010; Rept. 111-397, Pt. I. The Judiciary discharged Jan.
15, 2010. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended Jan. 19, 2010. Received in Senate Jan. 20, 2010.
Ordered placed on the calendar Mar. 26 (Legislative day of
Mar. 25), 2010. Passed Senate with amendment June 23, 2010.
House agreed to Senate amendment under suspension of the rules
July 21, 2010; Roll No. 455: 326-92. Presented to the
President July 27, 2010. Approved July 29, 2010. Public Law
111-211.
H.R. 729.--To help keep students safe on school-run, overnight,
off-premises field trips. Referred to Education and Labor Jan.
27, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House amended June 15, 2009;
Roll No. 338: 319-60. Received in Senate and referred to
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions June 16, 2009.
H.R. 730.--To strengthen efforts in the Department of Homeland
Security to develop nuclear forensics capabilities to permit
attribution of the source of nuclear material, and for other
purposes. Referred to Homeland Security and in addition to
Foreign Affairs Jan. 27, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House
Mar. 24, 2009; Roll No. 148: 402-16. Received in Senate and
referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Mar.
26, 2009. Reported with amendment Dec. 17, 2009; no written
report. Passed Senate with amendment Dec. 23, 2009. House
agreed to Senate amendment under suspension of the rules Jan.
21, 2010; Roll No. 16: 397-10. Presented to the President Feb.
4, 2010. Approved Feb. 16, 2010. Public Law 111-140.
H.R. 735.--To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
that penalties and interest will not be imposed on individuals
who are citizens of the United States. Referred to Ways and
Means Jan. 28, 2009. Discharge petition filed Mar. 31, 2009;
Pet. 111-2.
H.R. 738.--To encourage States to report to the Attorney General
certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the
custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes.
Referred to the Judiciary Jan. 28, 2009. Considered under
suspension of rules Feb. 3, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed
House Feb. 4, 2009; Roll No. 53: 407-1. Received in Senate and
referred to the Judiciary Feb. 5, 2009.
H.R. 748.--To establish and operate a National Center for Campus
Public Safety. Referred to the Judiciary Jan. 28, 2009. Rules
suspended. Passed House Feb. 3, 2009. Received in Senate and
referred to the Judiciary Feb. 4, 2009.
H.R. 749.--To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to
permit candidates for election for Federal office to designate
an individual who will be authorized to disburse funds of the
authorized campaign committees of the candidate in the event
of the death of the candidate. Referred to House
Administration Jan. 28, 2009. Reported Apr. 21, 2009; Rept.
111-77. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Apr. 22,
2009. Received in Senate and referred to Rules and
Administration Apr. 23, 2009.
H.R. 756.--To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to
pain care. Referred to Energy and Commerce Jan. 28, 2009.
Reported Mar. 23, 2009; Rept. 111-47. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Mar. 30, 2009. Received in
Senate and referred to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Mar. 31, 2009.
H.R. 758.--To amend title IV of the Public Health Service Act to
provide for the establishment of pediatric research consortia.
Referred to Energy and Commerce Jan. 28, 2009. Reported
amended Sept. 28, 2010; Rept. 111-640. Union Calendar.
Considered under suspension of rules Sept. 28, 2010. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 30 (Legislative day of
Sept. 29), 2010. Received in Senate and referred to Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions Nov. 15, 2010.
H.R. 762.--To validate final patent number 27-2005-0081, and for
other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Jan. 28, 2009.
Reported June 23, 2009; Rept. 111-178. Union Calendar.
Considered under suspension of rules July 14, 2009. Rules
suspended. Passed House July 15, 2009; Roll No. 542: 413-0.
Received in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural
Resources July 16, 2009. Reported Aug. 5, 2010; Rept. 111-272.
H.R. 774.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 46-02 21st Street in Long Island City, New
York, as the ``Geraldine Ferraro Post Office Building''.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Jan. 28, 2009.
Rules suspended. Passed House May 5, 2009. Received in Senate
and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs May
6, 2009. Reported July 30, 2009; no written report. Passed
Senate Aug. 4, 2009. Presented to the President Aug. 11, 2009.
Approved Aug. 19, 2009. Public Law 111-50.
H.R. 775.--To repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor
annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the
receipt of veterans dependency and indemnity compensation.
Referred to Armed Services Jan. 28, 2009. Discharge petition
filed Mar. 15, 2010; Pet. 111-10.
H.R. 780.--To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 to promote the safe use of the Internet by students, and
for other purposes. Referred to Education and Labor Jan. 28,
2009. Considered under suspension of rules June 15, 2009.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended June 16, 2009; Roll No.
341: 416-0. Received in Senate and referred to Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions June 17, 2009.
H.R. 786.--To make permanent the temporary increase in deposit
insurance coverage, and for other purposes. Referred to
Financial Services Feb. 2, 2009. Reported amended Feb. 23,
2009; Rept. 111-18.
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H.R. 787.--To make improvements in the Hope for Homeowners
Program, and for other purposes. Referred to Financial
Services Feb. 2, 2009. Reported amended Feb. 10, 2009; Rept.
111-12.
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H.R. 788.--To provide a safe harbor for mortgage servicers who
engage in specified mortgage loan modifications, and for other
purposes. Referred to Financial Services Feb. 2, 2009.
Reported amended Feb. 10, 2009; Rept. 111-13.
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H.R. 813.--To designate the Federal building and United States
courthouse located at 306 East Main Street in Elizabeth City,
North Carolina, as the ``J. Herbert W. Small Federal Building
and United States Courthouse''. Referred to Transportation and
Infrastructure Feb. 3, 2009. Reported Mar. 10, 2009; Rept.
111-27. House Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Mar. 10,
2009; Roll No. 114: 427-0. Received in Senate and referred to
Environment and Public Works Mar. 11, 2009. Reported June 11,
2009; no written report. Passed Senate June 17, 2009.
Presented to the President June 19, 2009. Approved June 30,
2009. Public Law 111-34.
H.R. 837.--To designate the Federal building located at 799 United
Nations Plaza in New York, New York, as the ``Ronald H. Brown
United States Mission to the United Nations Building''.
Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure Feb. 3, 2009.
Reported Mar. 10, 2009; Rept. 111-28. House Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House Mar. 10, 2009. Received in Senate and
referred to Environment and Public Works Mar. 11, 2009.
Reported June 11, 2009; no written report. Passed Senate June
17, 2009. Presented to the President June 19, 2009. Approved
June 30, 2009. Public Law 111-35.
H.R. 838 (S. 814).--To provide for the conveyance of a parcel of
land held by the Bureau of Prisons of the Department of
Justice in Miami Dade County, Florida, to facilitate the
construction of a new educational facility that includes a
secure parking area for the Bureau of Prisons, and for other
purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Feb. 3, 2009. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Mar. 31, 2009. Received in
Senate and referred to the Judiciary Apr. 1, 2009. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate July 28, 2009. Presented to the
President July 31, 2009. Approved Aug. 12, 2009. Public Law
111-48.
H.R. 842.--To designate the United States Courthouse to be
constructed in Jackson, Mississippi, as the ``R. Jess Brown
United States Courthouse''. Referred to Transportation and
Infrastructure Feb. 3, 2009. Reported Mar. 10, 2009; Rept.
111-29. House Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Mar. 10,
2009; Roll No. 115: 424-0. Received in Senate and referred to
Environment and Public Works Mar. 11, 2009.
H.R. 844.--To amend the provisions of law relating to the John H.
Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program, and
for other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Feb. 3,
2009. Rules suspended. Passed House Mar. 2, 2009. Received in
Senate and referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation
Mar. 3, 2009.
H.R. 847 (H. Res. 1674).--To amend the Public Health Service Act
to extend and improve protections and services to individuals
directly impacted by the terrorist attack in New York City on
September 11, 2001, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy
and Commerce and in addition to the Judiciary Feb. 4, 2009.
Reported amended from Energy and Commerce July 22, 2010; Rept.
111-560, Pt. I. Reported amended from the Judiciary July 22,
2010; Pt. II. Union Calendar. Failed of passage under
suspension of the rules (two-thirds required) July 29, 2010;
Roll No. 491: 255-159. Passed House amended Sept. 29, 2010;
Roll No. 550: 268-160. Received in Senate Sept. 29, 2010.
Ordered placed on the calendar Nov. 15, 2010.
H.R. 860.--To reauthorize the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000,
and for other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Feb. 4,
2009. Reported amended July 10, 2009; Rept. 111-196. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 22,
2009. Received in Senate and referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation Sept. 23, 2009.
H.R. 869.--To designate the Federal building and United States
courthouse located at 101 Barr Street in Lexington, Kentucky,
as the ``Scott Reed Federal Building and United States
Courthouse''. Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure
Feb. 4, 2009. Reported Mar. 10, 2009; Rept. 111-30. House
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Mar. 10, 2009.
Received in Senate and referred to Environment and Public
Works Mar. 11, 2009.
H.R. 885.--To elevate the Inspector General of certain Federal
entities to an Inspector General appointed pursuant to section
3 of the Inspector General Act of 1978. Referred to Oversight
and Government Reform Feb. 4, 2009. Reported amended May 18,
2009; Rept. 111-114. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended June 8, 2009. Received in Senate June 10, 2009.
Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs July
22, 2009. Reported with amendments Mar. 16, 2010; no written
report.
H.R. 887.--To designate the United States courthouse located at
131 East 4th Street in Davenport, Iowa, as the ``James A.
Leach United States Courthouse''. Referred to Transportation
and Infrastructure Feb. 4, 2009. Reported Mar. 10, 2009; Rept.
111-31. House Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Mar. 10,
2009. Received in Senate and referred to Environment and
Public Works Mar. 11, 2009.
H.R. 903.--To amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance the
roles of dentists and allied dental personnel in the Nation's
disaster response framework, and for other purposes. Referred
to Energy and Commerce Feb. 4, 2009. Reported amended Sept.
28, 2010; Rept. 111-647. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended Sept. 28, 2010. Received in Senate and
referred to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Sept. 29,
2010.
H.R. 905 (S. 380).--To expand the boundaries of the Thunder Bay
National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve, and for
other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Feb. 4, 2009.
Reported amended Sept. 29, 2009; Rept. 111-270. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 29,
2009; Roll No. 740: 286-107. Received in Senate and ordered
placed on the calendar Sept. 30, 2009.
H.R. 908.--To amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement
Act of 1994 to reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease
Patient Alert Program. Referred to the Judiciary Feb. 4, 2009.
Rules suspended. Passed House Feb. 10, 2009. Received in
Senate and referred to the Judiciary Feb. 11, 2009. Reported
June 25, 2010; no written report.
H.R. 911.--To require certain standards and enforcement provisions
to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs,
and for other purposes. Referred to Education and Labor Feb.
9, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House Feb. 23, 2009; Roll No.
72: 295-102. Received in Senate and referred to Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions Feb. 24, 2009.
H.R. 912.--To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to
clarify the eligibility requirements with respect to airline
flight crews. Referred to Education and Labor Feb. 9, 2009.
Rules suspended. Passed House Feb. 9, 2009. Received in Senate
and referred to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Feb.
10, 2009.
H.R. 915 (H. Res. 464).--To amend title 49, United States Code, to
authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation
Administration for fiscal years 2009 through 2012, to improve
aviation safety and capacity, to provide stable funding for
the national aviation system, and for other purposes. Referred
to Transportation and Infrastructure and in addition to
Science and Technology Feb. 9, 2009. Reported amended from
Transportation and Infrastructure May 19, 2009; Rept. 111-119,
Pt. I. Science and Technology discharged May 19, 2009. Union
Calendar. Supplemental report filed from Transportation and
Infrastructure May 21, 2009; Pt. II. Passed House amended May
21, 2009; Roll No. 291: 277-136. Received in Senate and
referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation June 1, 2009.
H.R. 918.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 300 East 3rd Street in Jamestown, New York,
as the ``Stan Lundine Post Office Building''. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Feb. 9, 2009. Rules suspended.
Passed House Mar. 23, 2009; Roll No. 145: 396-0. Received in
Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Mar. 26, 2009. Reported May 20, 2009; no written
report. Passed Senate May 21, 2009. Presented to the President
June 9, 2009. Approved June 19, 2009. Public Law 111-27.
H.R. 934.--To convey certain submerged lands to the Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands in order to give that
territory the same benefits in its submerged lands as Guam,
the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa have in their submerged
lands. Referred to Natural Resources Feb. 10, 2009. Reported
amended June 23, 2009; Rept. 111-176. Union Calendar.
Considered under suspension of rules July 14, 2009. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended July 15, 2009; Roll No. 541:
416-0. Received in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural
Resources July 16, 2009. Reported May 24, 2010; Rept. 111-197.
H.R. 940.--To provide for the conveyance of National Forest System
land in the State of Louisiana. Referred to Agriculture Feb.
10, 2009. Reported Sept. 10, 2009; Rept. 111-250. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 15, 2009.
Received in Senate and referred to Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry Sept. 16, 2009.
H.R. 946.--To enhance citizen access to Government information and
services by establishing that Government documents issued to
the public must be written clearly, and for other purposes.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Feb. 10, 2009.
Reported amended Mar. 11, 2010; Rept. 111-432. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Mar. 17, 2010; Roll No.
126: 386-33. Received in Senate and ordered placed on the
calendar Mar. 18, 2010. Passed Senate with amendments Sept.
27, 2010. House agreed to Senate amendments under suspension
of the rules Sept. 29, 2010; Roll No. 562: 341-82. Presented
to the President Oct. 1, 2010. Approved Oct. 13, 2010. Public
Law 111-274.
H.R. 955.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 10355 Northeast Valley Road in Rollingbay,
Washington, as the ``John 'Bud' Hawk Post Office''. Referred
to Oversight and Government Reform Feb. 10, 2009. Rules
suspended. Passed House Mar. 17, 2009. Received in Senate and
referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Mar.
18, 2009. Reported Nov. 4, 2009; no written report. Passed
Senate Nov. 9, 2009. Presented to the President Nov. 20, 2009.
Approved Nov. 30, 2009. Public Law 111-99.
H.R. 957.--To authorize higher education curriculum development
and graduate training in advanced energy and green building
technologies. Referred to Science and Technology Feb. 10,
2009. Rules suspended. Passed House Apr. 22, 2009; Roll No.
199: 411-6. Received in Senate and referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Apr. 23, 2009.
H.R. 959.--To increase Federal Pell Grants for the children of
fallen public safety officers, and for other purposes.
Referred to Education and Labor and in addition to the
Judiciary Feb. 10, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
May 12, 2010. Received in Senate and referred to Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions May 17, 2010.
H.R. 965 (H. Res. 726) (S. 479).--To amend the Chesapeake Bay
Initiative Act of 1998 to provide for the continuing
authorization of the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails
Network. Referred to Natural Resources Feb. 10, 2009. Passed
House Sept. 10, 2009; Roll No. 695: 311-107. Received in
Senate Sept. 10, 2009. Referred to Environment and Public
Works Oct. 14, 2009.
H.R. 977.--To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to bring greater
transparency and accountability to commodity markets, and for
other purposes. Referred to Agriculture and in addition to
Financial Services Feb. 11, 2009. Reported amended from
Agriculture Dec. 19, 2009; Rept. 111-385, Pt. I. Referred to
the Judiciary Dec. 19, 2009 for a period ending not later than
Dec. 19, 2009. Financial Services and the Judiciary discharged
Dec. 19, 2009.
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H.R. 985.--To maintain the free flow of information to the public
by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure
of information by certain persons connected with the news
media. Referred to the Judiciary Feb. 11, 2009. Reported Mar.
30, 2009; Rept. 111-61. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House Mar. 31, 2009. Received in Senate and referred to
the Judiciary Apr. 1, 2009.
H.R. 987.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 601 8th Street in Freedom, Pennsylvania, as
the ``John Scott Challis, Jr. Post Office''. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Feb. 11, 2009. Rules
suspended. Passed House Mar. 16, 2009; Roll No. 125: 384-0.
Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Mar. 17, 2009. Reported July 30, 2009; no
written report. Passed Senate Aug. 4, 2009. Presented to the
President Aug. 11, 2009. Approved Aug. 19, 2009. Public Law
111-51.
H.R. 1002.--To adjust the boundaries of Pisgah National Forest in
McDowell County, North Carolina. Referred to Agriculture Feb.
11, 2009. Reported Sept. 10, 2009; Rept. 111-251. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 15, 2009.
Received in Senate and referred to Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry Sept. 16, 2009.
H.R. 1016 (H. Res. 804) (S. 423).--To amend title 38, United
States Code, to provide advance appropriations authority for
certain medical care accounts of the Department of Veterans
Affairs, and for other purposes. Referred to Veterans' Affairs
Feb. 12, 2009. Reported amended June 19, 2009; Rept. 111-171.
Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended June 23,
2009; Roll No. 420: 409-1. Received in Senate June 24, 2009.
Ordered placed on the calendar July 27, 2009. Passed Senate
with amendment Aug. 6, 2009. House agreed to Senate amendment
with an amendment pursuant to H.Res. 804 Oct. 8, 2009. Senate
agreed to House amendment to Senate amendment Oct. 13, 2009.
Presented to the President Oct. 16, 2009. Approved Oct. 22,
2009. Public Law 111-81.
H.R. 1017.--To amend the Department of Veterans Affairs Health
Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 and title 38, United
States Code, to require the provision of chiropractic care and
services to veterans at all Department of Veterans Affairs
medical centers and to expand access to such care and
services. Referred to Veterans' Affairs Feb. 12, 2009.
Reported amended May 20, 2010; Rept. 111-488. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended May 24, 2010; Roll No.
292: 365-6. Received in Senate and referred to Veterans'
Affairs May 25, 2010.
H.R. 1018 (H. Res. 653).--To amend the Wild Free-Roaming Horses
and Burros Act to improve the management and long-term health
of wild free-roaming horses and burros, and for other
purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Feb. 12, 2009.
Reported amended June 23, 2009; Rept. 111-177. Union Calendar.
Passed House amended July 17, 2009; Roll No. 577: 239-185.
Received in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural
Resources July 20, 2009.
H.R. 1029.--To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act and title
18, United States Code, to combat the crime of alien smuggling
and related activities, and for other purposes. Referred to
the Judiciary and in addition to Homeland Security Feb. 12,
2009. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Mar. 31, 2009.
Received in Senate and referred to the Judiciary Apr. 1, 2009.
H.R. 1032.--To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and
the Public Health Service Act to improve the prevention,
diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other
cardiovascular diseases in women. Referred to Energy and
Commerce Feb. 12, 2009. Reported amended Sept. 28, 2010; Rept.
111-639. Union Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules
Sept. 28, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 30
(Legislative day of Sept. 29), 2010. Received in Senate and
referred to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Nov. 15,
2010.
H.R. 1035 (H. Res. 806).--To amend the Morris K. Udall Scholarship
and Excellence in National Environmental and Native American
Public Policy Act of 1992 to honor the legacy of Stewart L.
Udall, and for other purposes. Referred to Education and Labor
and in addition to Natural Resources Feb. 12, 2009. Considered
under suspension of rules July 27, 2009. Rules suspended.
Passed House July 28, 2009. Received in Senate July 29, 2009.
Referred to Environment and Public Works Aug. 7, 2009.
Committee discharged. Passed Senate with amendment Sept. 23,
2009. House agreed to Senate amendment with an amendment
pursuant to H.Res. 806 Oct. 7, 2009.
H.R. 1037 (S. 728).--To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
to conduct a five-year pilot project to test the feasibility
and advisability of expanding the scope of certain qualifying
work-study activities under title 38, United States Code.
Referred to Veterans' Affairs Feb. 12, 2009. Reported amended
June 18, 2009; Rept. 111-162. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended July 14, 2009; Roll No. 535: 422-0.
Received in Senate and referred to Veterans' Affairs July 15,
2009. Committee discharged. Passed Senate with amendment Oct.
7, 2009.
H.R. 1043.--To provide for a land exchange involving certain
National Forest System lands in the Mendocino National Forest
in the State of California, and for other purposes. Referred
to Natural Resources Feb. 12, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Sept. 8, 2009. Received in Senate and referred
to Energy and Natural Resources Sept. 9, 2009. Reported with
amendment Aug. 5, 2010; Rept. 111-273.
H.R. 1044.--To provide for the administration of Port Chicago
Naval Magazine National Memorial as a unit of the National
Park System, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural
Resources and in addition to Armed Services Feb. 12, 2009.
Considered under suspension of rules July 14, 2009. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended July 15, 2009; Roll No. 540:
415-3. Received in Senate and referred to Armed Services July
16, 2009.
H.R. 1053.--To require the Office of Management and Budget to
prepare a crosscut budget for restoration activities in the
Chesapeake Bay watershed, to require the Environmental
Protection Agency to develop and implement an adaptive
management plan, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural
Resources and in addition to Transportation and Infrastructure
Feb. 12, 2009. Reported amended from Natural Resources Sept.
29, 2009; Rept. 111-272, Pt. I. Transportation and
Infrastructure discharged Sept. 29, 2009. Union Calendar.
Considered under suspension of rules Sept. 29, 2009. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 30, 2009; Roll No. 745:
418-1. Received in Senate and referred to Environment and
Public Works Oct. 1, 2009.
H.R. 1061 (S. 443).--To transfer certain land to the United States
to be held in trust for the Hoh Indian Tribe, to place land
into trust for the Hoh Indian Tribe, and for other purposes.
Referred to Natural Resources Feb. 13, 2009. Reported amended
Oct. 21, 2009; Rept. 111-306. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended June 8, 2010; Roll No. 337: 347-0.
Received in Senate and ordered placed on the calendar June 9,
2010. Passed Senate with amendment Sept. 29, 2010.
H.R. 1065 (H. Res. 1017) (S. 313).--To resolve water rights claims
of the White Mountain Apache Tribe in the State of Arizona,
and for other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Feb. 13,
2009. Reported amended Jan. 12, 2010; Rept. 111-391. Union
Calendar. Passed House amended Jan. 21, 2010; Roll No. 14:
262-147. Received in Senate Jan. 22, 2010. Ordered placed on
the calendar Mar. 26 (Legislative day of Mar. 25), 2010.
H.R. 1080.--To strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal,
unreported, and unregulated fishing, and for other purposes.
Referred to Natural Resources Feb. 13, 2009. Reported amended
July 24, 2009; Rept. 111-228. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended Sept. 22, 2009. Received in Senate and
referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation Sept. 23,
2009.
H.R. 1084.--To require the Federal Communications Commission to
prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being
broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they
accompany. Referred to Energy and Commerce Feb. 13, 2009.
Reported amended Dec. 14, 2009; Rept. 111-374. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Dec. 15, 2009. Received
in Senate and referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation
Dec. 16, 2009.
H.R. 1088.--To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for
a one-year period for the training of new disabled veterans'
outreach program specialists and local veterans' employment
representatives by National Veterans' Employment and Training
Services Institute. Referred to Veterans' Affairs Feb. 13,
2009. Reported May 14, 2009; Rept. 111-110. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House May 19, 2009. Received in Senate
and referred to Veterans' Affairs May 20, 2009.
H.R. 1089.--To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for
the enforcement through the Office of Special Counsel of the
employment and unemployment rights of veterans and members of
the Armed Forces employed by Federal executive agencies, and
for other purposes. Referred to Veterans' Affairs Feb. 13,
2009. Reported amended May 14, 2009; Rept. 111-111. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended May 19, 2009;
Roll No. 270: 423-0. Received in Senate and referred to
Veterans' Affairs May 20, 2009.
H.R. 1105 (H. Res. 184).--Making omnibus appropriations for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.
Referred to Appropriations and in addition to the Budget Feb.
23, 2009. Passed House amended Feb. 25, 2009; Roll No. 86:
245-178. Received in Senate Feb. 25, 2009. Ordered placed on
the calendar Feb. 26, 2009. Considered Mar. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9,
2009. Passed Senate Mar. 10, 2009. Presented to the President
Mar. 11, 2009. Approved Mar. 11, 2009. Public Law 111-8.
H.R. 1106 (H. Res. 190) (H. Res. 205) (S. 895) (S. 896).--To
prevent mortgage foreclosures and enhance mortgage credit
availability. Referred to Financial Services and in addition
to the Judiciary, and Veterans' Affairs Feb. 23, 2009.
Considered Feb. 26, 2009. Passed House amended Mar. 5, 2009;
Roll No. 104: 234-191. Received in Senate Mar. 9, 2009.
Referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Mar. 11, 2009.
H.R. 1107.--To enact certain laws relating to public contracts as
title 41, United States Code, ``Public Contracts''. Referred
to the Judiciary Feb. 23, 2009. Reported Mar. 23, 2009; Rept.
111-42. House Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House May 6,
2009. Received in Senate and referred to the Judiciary May 7,
2009. Committee discharged. Passed Senate with amendments Dec.
2, 2010.
H.R. 1110.--To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent
caller ID spoofing, and for other purposes. Referred to the
Judiciary Feb. 23, 2009. Reported amended Nov. 2, 2009; Rept.
111-321. Union Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules
Dec. 15, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Dec. 16,
2009; Roll No. 986: 418-1. Received in Senate and referred to
the Judiciary Dec. 16, 2009.
H.R. 1120.--To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater
Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the
Interior to participate in the Central Texas Water Recycling
and Reuse Project, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural
Resources Feb. 23, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House June 2,
2009. Received in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural
Resources June 3, 2009.
H.R. 1121.--To authorize a land exchange to acquire lands for the
Blue Ridge Parkway from the Town of Blowing Rock, North
Carolina, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural
Resources Feb. 23, 2009. Reported amended July 24, 2009; Rept.
111-227. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
July 27, 2009; Roll No. 649: 377-0. Received in Senate and
referred to Energy and Natural Resources July 28, 2009.
Reported Mar. 2, 2010; Rept. 111-147. Passed Senate May 7,
2010. Presented to the President May 13, 2010. Approved May
24, 2010. Public Law 111-167.
H.R. 1127.--To extend certain immigration programs. Referred to
the Judiciary Feb. 23, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House
Mar. 4, 2009. Received in Senate Mar. 5, 2009. Passed Senate
Mar. 11, 2009. Presented to the President Mar. 18, 2009.
Approved Mar. 20, 2009. Public Law 111-9.
H.R. 1129.--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide
an annual grant to facilitate an iron working training program
for Native Americans. Referred to Natural Resources Feb. 23,
2009. Rules suspended. Passed House July 7, 2009; Roll No.
479: 329-75. Received in Senate and referred to Indian Affairs
July 8, 2009. Reported with amendments Sept. 30, 2009; Rept.
111-84.
H.R. 1139.--To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets
Act of 1968 to enhance the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program, and
for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Feb. 23, 2009.
Reported amended Apr. 21, 2009; Rept. 111-78. Union Calendar.
Considered under suspension of rules Apr. 22, 2009. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Apr. 23, 2009; Roll No. 206:
342-78. Received in Senate and referred to the Judiciary Apr.
23, 2009.
H.R. 1145 (H. Res. 352).--To implement a National Water Research
and Development Initiative, and for other purposes. Referred
to Science and Technology Feb. 24, 2009. Reported amended Apr.
21, 2009; Rept. 111-76. Union Calendar. Passed House amended
Apr. 23, 2009; Roll No. 205: 413-10. Received in Senate and
referred to Environment and Public Works Apr. 23, 2009.
H.R. 1147 (S. 592).--To implement the recommendations of the
Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress
regarding low-power FM service. Referred to Energy and
Commerce Feb. 24, 2009. Reported amended Dec. 14, 2009; Rept.
111-375. Union Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules
Dec. 15, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Dec. 16,
2009. Received in Senate Dec. 17, 2009. Referred to Commerce,
Science and Transportation Dec. 24, 2009.
H.R. 1148.--To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to
conduct a program in the maritime environment for the mobile
biometric identification of suspected individuals, including
terrorists, to enhance border security. Referred to Homeland
Security Feb. 24, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House Mar. 24,
2009. Received in Senate and referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation Mar. 26, 2009.
H.R. 1168.--To amend chapter 42 of title 38, United States Code,
to provide certain veterans with employment training
assistance. Referred to Veterans' Affairs Feb. 25, 2009.
Reported amended Nov. 2, 2009; Rept. 111-323. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Nov. 2, 2009; Roll No.
832: 356-0. Received in Senate and referred to Veterans'
Affairs Nov. 3, 2009.
H.R. 1170.--To amend chapter 21 of title 38, United States Code,
to establish a grant program to encourage the development of
new assistive technologies for specially adapted housing.
Referred to Veterans' Affairs Feb. 25, 2009. Reported amended
May 14, 2009; Rept. 111-109. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended May 19, 2009. Received in Senate and
referred to Veterans' Affairs May 20, 2009.
H.R. 1171.--To amend title 38, United States Code, to reauthorize
the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program for fiscal years
2010 through 2014. Referred to Veterans' Affairs Feb. 25,
2009. Reported amended Mar. 26, 2009; Rept. 111-54. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Mar. 30, 2009.
Received in Senate and referred to Veterans' Affairs Mar. 31,
2009.
H.R. 1172.--To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include
on the Internet website of the Department of Veterans Affairs
a list of organizations that provide scholarships to veterans
and their survivors. Referred to Veterans' Affairs Feb. 25,
2009. Reported amended June 18, 2009; Rept. 111-164. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended June 23, 2009;
Roll No. 422: 411-0. Received in Senate and referred to
Veterans' Affairs June 24, 2009.
H.R. 1174.--To establish the Federal Emergency Management Agency
as a cabinet-level independent agency in the executive branch,
and for other purposes. Referred to Transportation and
Infrastructure and in addition to Homeland Security Feb. 25,
2009. Reported amended from Transportation and Infrastructure
Apr. 13, 2010; Rept. 111-459, Pt. I. Referral to Homeland
Security extended Apr. 13, 2010 for a period ending not later
than Sept. 30, 2010. Referral to Homeland Security extended
Sept. 30, 2010 for a period ending not later than Dec. 3,
2010. Referral to Homeland Security extended Dec. 3, 2010 for
a period ending not later than Dec. 17, 2010.
H.R. 1177.--To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins
in recognition of 5 United States Army 5-Star Generals, George
Marshall, Douglas MacArthur, Dwight Eisenhower, Henry ``Hap''
Arnold, and Omar Bradley, alumni of the United States Army
Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas,
to coincide with the celebration of the 132nd Anniversary of
the founding of the United States Army Command and General
Staff College. Referred to Financial Services Feb. 25, 2009.
Considered under suspension of rules May 19, 2010. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended May 20, 2010. Received in
Senate and referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs May
24, 2010. Committee discharged. Passed Senate Sept. 28, 2010.
Presented to the President Sept. 30, 2010. Approved Oct. 8,
2010. Public Law 111-262.
H.R. 1178.--To direct the Comptroller General of the United States
to conduct a study on the use of Civil Air Patrol personnel
and resources to support homeland security missions, and for
other purposes. Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure
and in addition to Homeland Security Feb. 25, 2009. Reported
amended from Transportation and Infrastructure May 4, 2009;
Rept. 111-93, Pt. I. Referral to Homeland Security extended
May 4, 2009 for a period ending not later than June 3, 2009.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended May 12, 2009. Received
in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs May 13, 2009.
H.R. 1196.--To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer of the
House of Representatives to carry out a series of
demonstration projects to promote the use of innovative
technologies in reducing energy consumption and promoting
energy efficiency and cost savings in the House of
Representatives. Referred to House Administration Feb. 25,
2009. Reported July 16, 2009; Rept. 111-210.
Union Calendar................................................Union 114
H.R. 1209.--To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins
in recognition and celebration of the establishment of the
Medal of Honor in 1861, America's highest award for valor in
action against an enemy force which can be bestowed upon an
individual serving in the Armed Services of the United States,
to honor the American military men and women who have been
recipients of the Medal of Honor, and to promote awareness of
what the Medal of Honor represents and how ordinary Americans,
through courage, sacrifice, selfless service and patriotism,
can challenge fate and change the course of history. Referred
to Financial Services Feb. 26, 2009. Considered under
suspension of rules May 13, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed
House May 14, 2009. Received in Senate and referred to
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs May 18, 2009. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate Oct. 22, 2009. Presented to the
President Oct. 29, 2009. Approved Nov. 6, 2009. Public Law
111-91.
H.R. 1210.--To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for
arthritis research and public health, and for other purposes.
Referred to Energy and Commerce Feb. 26, 2009. Reported
amended Sept. 28, 2010; Rept. 111-638. Union Calendar.
Considered under suspension of rules Sept. 28, 2010. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 30 (Legislative day of
Sept. 29), 2010. Received in Senate and referred to Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions Nov. 15, 2010.
H.R. 1211.--To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and
improve health care services available to women veterans,
especially those serving in Operation Enduring Freedom and
Operation Iraqi Freedom, from the Department of Veterans
Affairs, and for other purposes. Referred to Veterans' Affairs
Feb. 26, 2009. Reported amended June 18, 2009; Rept. 111-165.
Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended June 23,
2009; Roll No. 421: 408-0. Received in Senate and referred to
Veterans' Affairs June 24, 2009.
H.R. 1216.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 1100 Town and Country Commons in
Chesterfield, Missouri, as the ``Lance Corporal Matthew P.
Pathenos Post Office Building''. Referred to Oversight and
Government Reform Feb. 26, 2009. Considered under suspension
of rules Mar. 17, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House Mar. 19,
2009. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Mar. 19, 2009.
H.R. 1217.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 15455 Manchester Road in Ballwin, Missouri,
as the ``Specialist Peter J. Navarro Post Office Building''.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Feb. 26, 2009.
Rules suspended. Passed House Mar. 16, 2009; Roll No. 126:
384-0. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs Mar. 17, 2009.
H.R. 1218.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 112 South 5th Street in Saint Charles,
Missouri, as the ``Lance Corporal Drew W. Weaver Post Office
Building''. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Feb.
26, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House Mar. 23, 2009; Roll
No. 146: 399-0. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs Mar. 26, 2009.
H.R. 1219.--To make amendments to the Reclamation Projects
Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992. Referred to Natural
Resources Feb. 26, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House Apr.
21, 2009; Roll No. 195: 362-43. Received in Senate and
referred to Energy and Natural Resources Apr. 22, 2009.
H.R. 1230.--To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for
the establishment of a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure
Disease Registry, to authorize research on acquired bone
marrow failure diseases, and for other purposes. Referred to
Energy and Commerce Feb. 26, 2009. Reported amended Sept. 28,
2010; Rept. 111-637. Union Calendar. Considered under
suspension of rules Sept. 28, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Sept. 30 (Legislative day of Sept. 29), 2010.
Received in Senate and referred to Health, Education, Labor,
and Pensions Nov. 15, 2010.
H.R. 1242.--To amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of
2008 to provide for additional monitoring and accountability
of the Troubled Assets Relief Program. Referred to Financial
Services Mar. 2, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Dec. 2, 2009; Roll No. 921: 421-0. Received in Senate Dec. 3,
2009. Referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Dec. 23,
2009.
H.R. 1243.--To provide for the award of a gold medal on behalf of
Congress to Arnold Palmer in recognition of his service to the
Nation in promoting excellence and good sportsmanship in golf.
Referred to Financial Services Mar. 2, 2009. Rules suspended.
Passed House Apr. 28, 2009; Roll No. 210: 422-1. Received in
Senate and referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Apr. 29, 2009. Committee discharged. Passed Senate Sept. 9,
2009. Presented to the President Sept. 21, 2009. Approved
Sept. 30, 2009. Public Law 111-65.
H.R. 1246.--To amend the Public Health Service Act regarding early
detection, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing loss. Referred
to Energy and Commerce Mar. 2, 2009. Reported Mar. 23, 2009;
Rept. 111-44. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House
Mar. 30, 2009. Received in Senate and referred to Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions Mar. 31, 2009.
H.R. 1253.--To require that limitations and restrictions on
coverage under group health plans be timely disclosed to group
health plan sponsors and timely communicated to participants
and beneficiaries under such plans in a form that is easily
understandable. Referred to Energy and Commerce and in
addition to Education and Labor, and Ways and Means Mar. 3,
2009. Reported from Energy and Commerce Mar. 30, 2009; Rept.
111-62, Pt. I. Education and Labor and Ways and Means
discharged Mar. 30, 2009. Union Calendar. Considered under
suspension of rules Mar. 30, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed
House Mar. 31, 2009; Roll No. 171: 422-3. Received in Senate
and referred to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Apr. 1,
2009.
H.R. 1256 (H. Res. 307) (H. Res. 532).--To protect the public
health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with
certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Referred to
Energy and Commerce and in addition to Oversight and
Government Reform Mar. 3, 2009. Reported from Energy and
Commerce Mar. 26, 2009; Rept. 111-58, Pt. I. Reported amended
from Oversight and Government Reform Mar. 26, 2009; Pt. II.
Union Calendar. Considered Apr. 1, 2009. Passed House amended
Apr. 2, 2009; Roll No. 187: 298-112. Received in Senate Apr.
2, 2009. Ordered placed on the calendar Apr. 20, 2009.
Considered June 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 2009. Passed Senate with
amendment June 11, 2009; Roll No. 207: 79-17. House agreed to
Senate amendment June 12, 2009; Roll No. 335: 307-97.
Presented to the President June 16, 2009. Approved June 22,
2009. Public Law 111-31.
H.R. 1258 (S. 30).--To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to
prohibit manipulation of caller identification information,
and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Commerce Mar.
3, 2009. Reported amended Apr. 13, 2010; Rept. 111-461. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Apr. 14, 2010.
Received in Senate and ordered placed on the calendar Apr. 15,
2010.
H.R. 1259.--To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with
respect to the distribution of the drug dextromethorphan, and
for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Commerce Mar. 3,
2009. Reported Mar. 24, 2009; Rept. 111-49. Union Calendar.
Considered under suspension of rules Mar. 30, 2009. Rules
suspended. Passed House Mar. 31, 2009; Roll No. 167: 407-8.
Received in Senate and referred to Health, Education, Labor,
and Pensions Apr. 1, 2009.
H.R. 1262 (H. Res. 235).--To amend the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act to authorize appropriations for State water
pollution control revolving funds, and for other purposes.
Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure Mar. 3, 2009.
Reported amended Mar. 9, 2009; Rept. 111-26. Union Calendar.
Passed House amended Mar. 12, 2009; Roll No. 123: 317-101.
Received in Senate and referred to Environment and Public
Works Mar. 16, 2009.
H.R. 1264 (H. Res. 1549).--To amend the National Flood Insurance
Act of 1968 to provide for the national flood insurance
program to make available multiperil coverage for damage
resulting from windstorms or floods, and for other purposes.
Referred to Financial Services Mar. 3, 2009. Reported July 19,
2010; Rept. 111-551.
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H.R. 1271.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 2351 West Atlantic Boulevard in Pompano
Beach, Florida, as the ``Elijah Pat Larkins Post Office
Building''. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Mar.
3, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House May 5, 2009. Received
in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs May 6, 2009. Reported July 30, 2009; no written
report. Passed Senate Aug. 4, 2009. Presented to the President
Aug. 11, 2009. Approved Aug. 19, 2009. Public Law 111-52.
H.R. 1275.--To direct the exchange of certain land in Grand, San
Juan, and Uintah Counties, Utah, and for other purposes.
Referred to Natural Resources Mar. 3, 2009. Reported amended
June 23, 2009; Rept. 111-179. Union Calendar. Considered under
suspension of rules July 7, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended July 8, 2009; Roll No. 481: 423-0. Received in
Senate and referred to Energy and Natural Resources July 9,
2009. Reported Aug. 4, 2009; Rept. 111-67. Passed Senate Aug.
5, 2009. Presented to the President Aug. 11, 2009. Approved
Aug. 19, 2009. Public Law 111-53.
H.R. 1280.--To modify a land grant patent issued by the Secretary
of the Interior. Referred to Natural Resources Mar. 3, 2009.
Rules suspended. Passed House June 2, 2009. Received in Senate
and referred to Energy and Natural Resources June 3, 2009.
H.R. 1284.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 103 West Main Street in McLain,
Mississippi, as the ``Major Ed W. Freeman Post Office''.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Mar. 3, 2009.
Rules suspended. Passed House Mar. 16, 2009; Roll No. 127:
384-0. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs Mar. 17, 2009. Reported May 20, 2009;
no written report. Passed Senate May 21, 2009. Presented to
the President June 9, 2009. Approved June 19, 2009. Public Law
111-28.
H.R. 1287.--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter
into a partnership with the Porter County Convention,
Recreation and Visitor Commission regarding the use of the
Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center as a visitor center for
the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, and for other purposes.
Referred to Natural Resources Mar. 3, 2009. Rules suspended.
Passed House Sept. 8, 2009. Received in Senate and referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Sept. 9, 2009. Reported Mar. 2,
2010; Rept. 111-148.
H.R. 1293.--To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for
an increase in the amount payable by the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs to veterans for improvements and structural
alterations furnished as part of home health services.
Referred to Veterans' Affairs Mar. 4, 2009. Reported July 23,
2009; Rept. 111-226. Union Calendar. Considered under
suspension of rules July 27, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed
House July 28, 2009; Roll No. 650: 426-0. Received in Senate
and referred to Veterans' Affairs July 29, 2009.
H.R. 1299 (H. Res. 896).--To make technical corrections to the
laws affecting certain administrative authorities of the
United States Capitol Police, and for other purposes. Referred
to House Administration Mar. 4, 2009. Reported Mar. 30, 2009;
Rept. 111-66. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House
Mar. 31, 2009; Roll No. 174: 416-1. Received in Senate and
referred to Rules and Administration Apr. 1, 2009. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate with amendment Oct. 29, 2009. House
agreed to Senate amendment with an amendment pursuant to
H.Res. 896 Nov. 6, 2009. Senate agreed to House amendment to
Senate amendment Feb. 25, 2010. Roll No. 28: 78-18. Presented
to the President Mar. 2, 2010. Approved Mar. 4, 2010. Public
Law 111-145.
H.R. 1319.--To prevent the inadvertent disclosure of information
on a computer through the use of certain ``peer-to-peer'' file
sharing software without first providing notice and obtaining
consent from the owner or authorized user of the computer.
Referred to Energy and Commerce Mar. 5, 2009. Reported amended
Dec. 8, 2009; Rept. 111-361. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended Dec. 8, 2009. Received in Senate and
referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation Dec. 9, 2009.
H.R. 1320.--To amend the Federal Advisory Committee Act to
increase the transparency and accountability of Federal
advisory committees, and for other purposes. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Mar. 5, 2009. Reported June 4,
2009; Rept. 111-135. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended July 26, 2010; Roll No. 467: 250-124. Received
in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs July 27, 2010.
H.R. 1323.--To require the Archivist of the United States to
promulgate regulations regarding the use of information
control designations, and for other purposes. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Mar. 5, 2009. Reported Mar.
16, 2009; Rept. 111-38. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended Mar. 17, 2009. Received in Senate and
referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Mar.
18, 2009.
H.R. 1327.--To authorize State and local governments to direct
divestiture from, and prevent investment in, companies with
investments of $20,000,000 or more in Iran's energy sector,
and for other purposes. Referred to Financial Services Mar. 5,
2009. Considered under suspension of rules Oct. 13, 2009.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Oct. 14, 2009; Roll No.
776: 414-6. Received in Senate and referred to Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs Oct. 15, 2009.
H.R. 1333.--To amend chapter 40 of title 18, United States Code,
to exempt the transportation, shipment, receipt, or
importation of explosive materials for delivery to a federally
recognized Indian tribe or an agency of such a tribe from
various Federal criminal prohibitions relating to explosives.
Referred to the Judiciary Mar. 5, 2009. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended Sept. 30, 2009. Received in Senate and
referred to the Judiciary Oct. 1, 2009.
H.R. 1345.--To amend title 5, United States Code, to eliminate the
discriminatory treatment of the District of Columbia under the
provisions of law commonly referred to as the ``Hatch Act''.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Mar. 5, 2009.
Reported June 19, 2009; Rept. 111-172. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House Sept. 8, 2009. Received in Senate and
referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Sept.
9, 2009. Reported with amendments Sept. 28, 2010; Rept. 111-
339.
H.R. 1347.--To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to
provide for the establishment and implementation of concussion
management guidelines with respect to school-aged children,
and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Commerce Mar.
5, 2009. Reported amended Sept. 28, 2010; Rept. 111-632. Union
Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules Sept. 28, 2010.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 30 (Legislative
day of Sept. 29), 2010. Received in Senate and referred to
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Nov. 15, 2010.
H.R. 1362.--To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for
the establishment of permanent national surveillance systems
for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other
neurological diseases and disorders. Referred to Energy and
Commerce Mar. 5, 2009. Reported amended Sept. 28, 2010; Rept.
111-636. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Sept. 28, 2010. Received in Senate and referred to Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions Sept. 29, 2010.
H.R. 1376.--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to
establish the Waco Mammoth National Monument in the State of
Texas. Referred to Natural Resources Mar. 6, 2009. Reported
amended July 24, 2009; Rept. 111-229. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended July 27, 2009; Roll No. 648:
308-74. Received in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural
Resources July 28, 2009. Reported Mar. 2, 2010; Rept. 111-149.
H.R. 1377.--To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand
veteran eligibility for reimbursement by the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs for emergency treatment furnished in a non-
Department facility, and for other purposes. Referred to
Veterans' Affairs Mar. 6, 2009. Reported amended Mar. 26,
2009; Rept. 111-55. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Mar. 30, 2009. Received in Senate and referred
to Veterans' Affairs Mar. 31, 2009. Committee discharged.
Passed Senate Dec. 18, 2009. Presented to the President Jan.
20, 2010. Approved Feb. 1, 2010. Public Law 111-137.
H.R. 1380.--To establish a grant program for automated external
defibrillators in elementary and secondary schools. Referred
to Education and Labor and in addition to Energy and Commerce
Mar. 6, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House June 2, 2009.
Received in Senate and referred to Health, Education, Labor,
and Pensions June 3, 2009.
H.R. 1385 (H. Res. 490) (S. 1178).--To extend Federal recognition
to the Chickahominy Indian Tribe, the Chickahominy Indian
Tribe-Eastern Division, the Upper Mattaponi Tribe, the
Rappahannock Tribe, Inc., the Monacan Indian Nation, and the
Nansemond Indian Tribe. Referred to Natural Resources Mar. 9,
2009. Reported amended May 12, 2009; Rept. 111-104. Union
Calendar. Passed House amended June 3, 2009. Received in
Senate and referred to Indian Affairs June 4, 2009.
H.R. 1387.--To amend title 44, United States Code, to require
preservation of certain electronic records by Federal
agencies, to require a certification and reports relating to
Presidential records, and for other purposes. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Mar. 9, 2009. Reported amended
Jan. 27, 2010; Rept. 111-406. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended Mar. 17, 2010. Received in Senate and
referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Mar.
18, 2010.
H.R. 1388 (H. Res. 250) (H. Res. 296).--To reauthorize and reform
the national service laws. Referred to Education and Labor
Mar. 9, 2009. Reported amended Mar. 16, 2009; Rept. 111-37.
Union Calendar. Passed House amended Mar. 18, 2009; Roll No.
140: 321-105. Received in Senate and ordered placed on the
calendar Mar. 19, 2009. Considered Mar. 24, 25, 2009. Passed
Senate with amendments Mar. 26, 2009; Roll No. 115: 79-19.
House agreed to Senate amendments Mar. 31, 2009; Roll No. 169:
275-149. Presented to the President Apr. 20, 2009. Approved
Apr. 21, 2009. Public Law 111-13.
H.R. 1393.--To amend the Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources
Conservation and Improvement Act of 2000 to authorize
additional projects and activities under that Act, and for
other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Mar. 9, 2009.
Rules suspended. Passed House June 2, 2009. Received in Senate
and referred to Energy and Natural Resources June 3, 2009.
H.R. 1397.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 41 Purdy Avenue in Rye, New York, as the
``Caroline O'Day Post Office Building''. Referred to Oversight
and Government Reform Mar. 9, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed
House May 5, 2009. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs May 6, 2009. Reported July
30, 2009; no written report. Passed Senate Aug. 4, 2009.
Presented to the President Aug. 11, 2009. Approved Aug. 19,
2009. Public Law 111-54.
H.R. 1404 (H. Res. 281).--To authorize a supplemental funding
source for catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression
activities on Department of the Interior and National Forest
System lands, to require the Secretary of the Interior and the
Secretary of Agriculture to develop a cohesive wildland fire
management strategy, and for other purposes. Referred to
Natural Resources and in addition to Agriculture, and the
Budget Mar. 10, 2009. Considered Mar. 25, 2009. Passed House
amended Mar. 26, 2009; Roll No. 162: 412-3. Received in Senate
and referred to Energy and Natural Resources Mar. 26, 2009.
H.R. 1429.--To provide for an effective HIV/AIDS program in
Federal prisons. Referred to the Judiciary Mar. 11, 2009.
Rules suspended. Passed House Mar. 17, 2009. Received in
Senate and referred to the Judiciary Mar. 18, 2009.
H.R. 1442.--To provide for the sale of the Federal Government's
reversionary interest in approximately 60 acres of land in
Salt Lake City, Utah, originally conveyed to the Mount Olivet
Cemetery Association under the Act of January 23, 1909.
Referred to Natural Resources Mar. 11, 2009. Reported amended
July 10, 2009; Rept. 111-198. Union Calendar. Considered under
suspension of rules July 14, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended July 16, 2009; Roll No. 548: 422-0. Received in
Senate and referred to Energy and Natural Resources July 20,
2009. Reported Mar. 2, 2010; Rept. 111-150. Passed Senate May
7, 2010. Presented to the President May 13, 2010. Approved May
24, 2010. Public Law 111-168.
H.R. 1454.--To provide for the issuance of a Multinational Species
Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp. Referred to Oversight and
Government Reform and in addition to Natural Resources Mar.
12, 2009. Reported amended from Natural Resources Dec. 7,
2009; Rept. 111-358, Pt. I. Oversight and Government Reform
discharged Dec. 7, 2009. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended Dec. 7, 2009. Received in Senate and
referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Dec. 8,
2009. Reported with amendment July 27, 2010; Rept. 111-234.
Passed Senate with amendment July 29, 2010. House agreed to
Senate amendment under suspension of the rules Sept. 22, 2010.
Presented to the President Sept. 23, 2010. Approved Sept. 30,
2010. Public Law 111-241.
H.R. 1469.--To amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to
establish a permanent background check system. Referred to the
Judiciary Mar. 12, 2009. Considered under suspension of rules
July 20, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed House amended July 22,
2010; Roll No. 462: 413-4. Received in Senate and referred to
the Judiciary July 26, 2010.
H.R. 1471.--To expand the boundary of the Jimmy Carter National
Historic Site in the State of Georgia, to redesignate the unit
as a National Historical Park, and for other purposes.
Referred to Natural Resources Mar. 12, 2009. Reported amended
Oct. 21, 2009; Rept. 111-307. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended Oct. 26, 2009. Received in Senate Oct.
27, 2009. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Dec. 14,
2009.
H.R. 1478.--To amend chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code,
to allow members of the Armed Forces to sue the United States
for damages for certain injuries caused by improper medical
care, and for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Mar.
12, 2009. Reported amended Apr. 26, 2010; Rept. 111-466.
Union Calendar................................................Union 267
H.R. 1506.--To provide that claims of the United States to certain
documents relating to Franklin Delano Roosevelt shall be
treated as waived and relinquished in certain circumstances.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Mar. 12, 2009.
Rules suspended. Passed House Nov. 16, 2009. Received in
Senate Nov. 17, 2009. Ordered placed on the calendar Dec. 11,
2009.
H.R. 1511 (S. 2839).--To amend the Torture Victims Relief Act of
1998 to authorize appropriations to provide assistance for
domestic and foreign programs and centers for the treatment of
victims of torture, and for other purposes. Referred to
Foreign Affairs and in addition to Energy and Commerce Mar.
16, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House July 22, 2009.
Received in Senate and referred to Foreign Relations July 23,
2009.
H.R. 1512.--To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend
the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and
Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49, United States Code, to
extend authorizations for the airport improvement program, and
for other purposes. Referred to Transportation and
Infrastructure and in addition to Ways and Means Mar. 16,
2009. Rules suspended. Passed House Mar. 18, 2009. Received in
Senate and passed Mar. 18, 2009. Presented to the President
Mar. 24, 2009. Approved Mar. 30, 2009. Public Law 111-12.
H.R. 1513 (H.R. 4667) (S. 407).--To increase, effective as of
December 1, 2009, the rates of disability compensation for
veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of
dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain
service-connected disabled veterans, and for other purposes.
Referred to Veterans' Affairs Mar. 16, 2009. Reported Mar. 26,
2009; Rept. 111-56. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House Mar. 30, 2009. Received in Senate and referred to
Veterans' Affairs Mar. 31, 2009.
H.R. 1514.--To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets
Act of 1968 to reauthorize the juvenile accountability block
grants program through fiscal year 2014. Referred to the
Judiciary Mar. 16, 2009. Considered under suspension of rules
May 18, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed House May 19, 2010; Roll
No. 276: 364-45. Received in Senate and referred to the
Judiciary May 20, 2010.
H.R. 1516.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 37926 Church Street in Dade City, Florida,
as the ``Sergeant Marcus Mathes Post Office''. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Mar. 16, 2009. Rules
suspended. Passed House Apr. 21, 2009. Received in Senate and
referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Apr.
22, 2009. Reported Nov. 4, 2009; no written report. Passed
Senate Nov. 9, 2009. Presented to the President Nov. 20, 2009.
Approved Nov. 30, 2009. Public Law 111-100.
H.R. 1517.--To allow certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection
employees who serve under an overseas limited appointment for
at least 2 years, and whose service is rated fully successful
or higher throughout that time, to be converted to a permanent
appointment in the competitive service. Referred to Homeland
Security and in addition to Oversight and Government Reform
Mar. 16, 2009. Reported amended from Homeland Security Dec.
14, 2009; Rept. 111-373, Pt. I. Oversight and Government
Reform discharged Dec. 14, 2009. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Dec. 15, 2009; Roll No. 972:
414-1. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs Dec. 16, 2009. Reported with
amendment Aug. 5, 2010; Rept. 111-248. Passed Senate with
amendment Aug. 5, 2010. House agreed to Senate amendment under
suspension of the rules Sept. 23, 2010. Presented to the
President Sept. 28, 2010. Approved Oct. 5, 2010. Public Law
111-252.
H.R. 1541.--To provide for an additional temporary extension of
programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business
Investment Act of 1958, and for other purposes. Referred to
Small Business Mar. 17, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House
Mar. 17, 2009. Received in Senate and passed Mar. 17, 2009.
Presented to the President Mar. 19, 2009. Approved Mar. 20,
2009. Public Law 111-10.
H.R. 1554.--To take certain property in McIntosh County, Oklahoma,
into trust for the benefit of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, and
for other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Mar. 17,
2009. Reported amended June 28, 2010; Rept. 111-513. Union
Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules June 29, 2010.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended June 30, 2010; Roll No.
411: 421-1. Received in Senate and referred to Environment and
Public Works July 12, 2010.
H.R. 1575.--To authorize the Attorney General to limit or recover
excessive compensation paid or payable by entities that have
received Federal financial assistance on or after September 1,
2008. Referred to the Judiciary Mar. 17, 2009. Reported Mar.
24, 2009; Rept. 111-50.
Union Calendar.................................................Union 20
Failed of passage under suspension of the rules (two-thirds required) Apr.
1, 2009; Roll No. 178: 223-196.
H.R. 1580 (S. 1397).--To authorize the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency to award grants for electronic
waste reduction research, development, and demonstration
projects, and for other purposes. Referred to Science and
Technology Mar. 18, 2009. Reported amended Apr. 21, 2009;
Rept. 111-75. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended Apr. 22, 2009. Received in Senate and referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Apr. 23, 2009.
H.R. 1585.--To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 to improve standards for physical education. Referred to
Education and Labor Mar. 18, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Apr. 21, 2010. Received in Senate and referred
to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Apr. 22, 2010.
H.R. 1586 (H. Res. 1212) (H. Res. 1606).--To impose an additional
tax on bonuses received from certain TARP recipients. Referred
to Ways and Means Mar. 18, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House
Mar. 19, 2009; Roll No. 143: 328-93. Received in Senate Mar.
19, 2009. Ordered placed on the calendar Mar. 23, 2009.
Considered Mar. 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 19, (Legislative day of
Mar. 19), 2010. Passed Senate with amendments Mar. 22
(Legislative day of Mar. 19), 2010; Roll No. 61: 93-0. House
agreed to Senate amendments with amendment Mar. 25, 2010; Roll
No. 190: 276-145. Senate agreed to House amendment to Senate
amendment with amendment Aug. 5, 2010. Roll No. 228: 61-39.
House agreed to Senate amendment to House amendment to Senate
amendment Aug. 10, 2010; Roll No. 518: 247-161. Presented to
the President Aug. 10, 2010. Approved Aug. 10, 2010. Public
Law 111-226.
H.R. 1593.--To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a
segment of Illabot Creek in Skagit County, Washington, as a
component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
Referred to Natural Resources Mar. 18, 2009. Reported amended
Oct. 8, 2009; Rept. 111-291. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended Oct. 13, 2009. Received in Senate and
referred to Energy and Natural Resources Oct. 14, 2009.
Reported with amendment Mar. 2, 2010; Rept. 111-151.
H.R. 1595.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 3245 Latta Road in Rochester, New York, as
the ``Brian K. Schramm Post Office Building''. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Mar. 18, 2009. Rules
suspended. Passed House Apr. 28, 2009; Roll No. 215: 420-0.
Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Apr. 29, 2009. Reported May 20, 2009; no
written report. Passed Senate May 21, 2009. Presented to the
President June 9, 2009. Approved June 19, 2009. Public Law
111-29.
H.R. 1604.--To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow
all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections.
Referred to House Administration Mar. 19, 2009. Reported
amended July 16, 2009; Rept. 111-211.
Union Calendar................................................Union 115
H.R. 1612 (H. Res. 1192).--To amend the Public Lands Corps Act of
1993 to expand the authorization of the Secretaries of
Agriculture, Commerce, and the Interior to provide service-
learning opportunities on public lands, help restore the
nation's natural, cultural, historic, archaeological,
recreational, and scenic resources, train a new generation of
public land managers and enthusiasts, and promote the value of
public service. Referred to Natural Resources and in addition
to Agriculture, and Education and Labor Mar. 19, 2009.
Reported amended from Natural Resources Oct. 23, 2009; Rept.
111-312, Pt. I. Agriculture and Education and Labor discharged
Oct. 23, 2009. Union Calendar. Passed House amended Mar. 20,
2010; Roll No. 151: 288-116. Received in Senate and referred
to Energy and Natural Resources Mar. 26 (Legislative day of
Mar. 25), 2010. Reported with amendment Sept. 27, 2010; Rept.
111-323.
H.R. 1617.--To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide
for a privacy official within each component of the Department
of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. Referred to
Homeland Security Mar. 19, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House
Mar. 24, 2009; Roll No. 147: 412-3. Received in Senate and
referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Mar.
26, 2009.
H.R. 1622.--To provide for a program of research, development, and
demonstration on natural gas vehicles. Referred to Science and
Technology Mar. 19, 2009. Reported amended July 14, 2009;
Rept. 111-206. Union Calendar. Considered under suspension of
rules July 20, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
July 21, 2009; Roll No. 598: 393-35. Received in Senate and
referred to Energy and Natural Resources July 22, 2009.
H.R. 1626.--To make technical amendments to laws containing time
periods affecting judicial proceedings. Referred to the
Judiciary and in addition to Energy and Commerce Mar. 19,
2009. Rules suspended. Passed House Apr. 22, 2009. Received in
Senate Apr. 23, 2009. Passed Senate Apr. 27, 2009. Presented
to the President Apr. 30, 2009. Approved May 7, 2009. Public
Law 111-16.
H.R. 1641.--To amend the National Trails System Act to provide for
a study of the Cascadia Marine Trail. Referred to Natural
Resources Mar. 19, 2009. Reported amended Oct. 8, 2009; Rept.
111-292. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Oct. 26, 2009. Received in Senate and referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Oct. 27, 2009.
H.R. 1662.--To amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant
Act of 1990 to require child care providers to provide to
parents information regarding whether such providers carry
current liability insurance. Referred to Education and Labor
Mar. 23, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House June 2, 2009.
Received in Senate and referred to Health, Education, Labor,
and Pensions June 3, 2009.
H.R. 1664 (H. Res. 306).--To amend the executive compensation
provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and
compensation not based on performance standards. Referred to
Financial Services Mar. 23, 2009. Reported amended Mar. 30,
2009; Rept. 111-64. Union Calendar. Passed House amended Apr.
1, 2009; Roll No. 182: 247-171. Received in Senate Apr. 2,
2009. Ordered placed on the calendar Apr. 23, 2009.
H.R. 1665.--To structure Coast Guard acquisition processes and
policies, and for other purposes. Referred to Transportation
and Infrastructure Mar. 23, 2009. Reported July 20, 2009;
Rept. 111-215. Union Calendar. Considered under suspension of
rules July 28, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
July 29, 2009; Roll No. 658: 426-0. Received in Senate and
referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation July 30,
2009.
H.R. 1672 (S. 668).--To reauthorize the Northwest Straits Marine
Conservation Initiative Act to promote the protection of the
resources of the Northwest Straits, and for other purposes.
Referred to Natural Resources Mar. 23, 2009. Reported amended
Dec. 7, 2009; Rept. 111-354. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended Dec. 7, 2009. Received in Senate and
ordered placed on the calendar Dec. 8, 2009.
H.R. 1674.--To amend the National Consumer Cooperative Bank Act to
allow for the treatment of the nonprofit corporation affiliate
of the Bank as a community development financial institution
for purposes of the Community Development Banking and
Financial Institutions Act of 1994. Referred to Financial
Services Mar. 23, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House June 16,
2009. Received in Senate and referred to Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs June 17, 2009.
H.R. 1675.--To amend section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National
Affordable Housing Act to improve the program under such
section for supportive housing for persons with disabilities.
Referred to Financial Services Mar. 23, 2009. Considered under
suspension of rules July 20, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed
House July 22, 2009; Roll No. 607: 376-51. Received in Senate
and referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs July 23,
2009.
H.R. 1676.--To prevent tobacco smuggling, to ensure the collection
of all tobacco taxes, and for other purposes. Referred to the
Judiciary Mar. 23, 2009. Reported amended May 18, 2009; Rept.
111-117. Union Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules
May 19, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House amended May 21,
2009; Roll No. 287: 397-11. Received in Senate and referred to
the Judiciary June 1, 2009.
H.R. 1679.--To provide for the replacement of lost income for
employees of the House of Representatives who are members of a
reserve component of the Armed Forces who are on active duty
for a period of more than 30 days, and for other purposes.
Referred to House Administration and in addition to Standards
of Official Conduct Mar. 24, 2009. Reported from House
Administration Apr. 22, 2009; Rept. 111-85, Pt. I. Standards
of Official Conduct discharged Apr. 22, 2009. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House Apr. 22, 2009; Roll No. 196:
423-0. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs Apr. 23, 2009.
H.R. 1687.--To designate the Federal building and United States
courthouse located at McKinley Avenue and Third Street, SW.,
Canton, Ohio, as the ``Ralph Regula Federal Building and
United States Courthouse''. Referred to Transportation and
Infrastructure Mar. 24, 2009. Reported amended June 8, 2009;
Rept. 111-140. House Calendar. Considered under suspension of
rules June 9, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House amended June
11, 2009; Roll No. 330: 416-0. Received in Senate and referred
to Environment and Public Works June 15, 2009. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate Sept. 24, 2009. Presented to the
President Oct. 7, 2009. Approved Oct. 19, 2009. Public Law
111-74.
H.R. 1694.--To amend the American Battlefield Protection Act of
1996 to establish a battlefield acquisition grant program for
the acquisition and protection of nationally significant
battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and
the War of 1812, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural
Resources Mar. 24, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Apr. 21, 2009. Received in Senate and referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Apr. 22, 2009. Reported with amendments Mar.
2, 2010; Rept. 111-152.
H.R. 1700 (S. 2129).--To authorize the Administrator of General
Services to convey a parcel of real property in the District
of Columbia to provide for the establishment of a National
Women's History Museum. Referred to Transportation and
Infrastructure Mar. 25, 2009. Reported amended Oct. 8, 2009;
Rept. 111-295. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended Oct. 14, 2009. Received in Senate and referred to
Environment and Public Works Oct. 15, 2009. Reported with
amendments June 28, 2010; Rept. 111-217.
H.R. 1709.--To establish a committee under the National Science
and Technology Council with the responsibility to coordinate
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education
activities and programs of all Federal agencies, and for other
purposes. Referred to Science and Technology and in addition
to Education and Labor Mar. 25, 2009. Reported amended from
Science and Technology June 2, 2009; Rept. 111-130, Pt. I.
Education and Labor discharged June 2, 2009. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended June 8, 2009; Roll No.
312: 353-39. Received in Senate and referred to Commerce,
Science and Transportation June 9, 2009.
H.R. 1713.--To name the South Central Agricultural Research
Laboratory of the Department of Agriculture in Lane, Oklahoma,
and the facility of the United States Postal Service located
at 310 North Perry Street in Bennington, Oklahoma, in honor of
former Congressman Wesley ``Wes'' Watkins. Referred to
Agriculture and in addition to Oversight and Government Reform
Mar. 25, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 16, 2009.
Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Sept. 17, 2009. Reported Nov. 4, 2009; no
written report. Passed Senate Nov. 9, 2009. Presented to the
President Nov. 20, 2009. Approved Nov. 30, 2009. Public Law
111-101.
H.R. 1722 (H. Res. 1509) (H. Res. 1721).--To improve teleworking
in executive agencies by developing a telework program that
allows employees to telework at least 20 percent of the hours
worked in every 2 administrative workweeks, and for other
purposes. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Mar. 25,
2009. Reported amended May 4, 2010; Rept. 111-474. Union
Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules May 5, 2010.
Failed of passage under suspension of the rules (two-thirds
required) May 6, 2010; Roll No. 251: 268-147. Passed House
amended July 14, 2010; Roll No. 441: 290-131. Received in
Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs July 15, 2010. Committee discharged. Passed Senate
with amendment Sept. 29, 2010. House agreed to Senate
amendment Nov. 18, 2010; Roll No. 578: 254-152. Presented to
the President Nov. 29, 2010. Approved Dec. 9, 2010. Public Law
111-292.
H.R. 1727 (S. 1684).--To establish guidelines and incentives for
States to establish criminal arsonist and criminal bomber
registries and to require the Attorney General to establish a
national criminal arsonist and criminal bomber registry
program, and for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary
Mar. 26, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 30,
2009. Received in Senate and referred to the Judiciary Oct. 1,
2009.
H.R. 1728 (H. Res. 400) (H. Res. 406).--To amend the Truth in
Lending Act to reform consumer mortgage practices and provide
accountability for such practices, to provide certain minimum
standards for consumer mortgage loans, and for other purposes.
Referred to Financial Services Mar. 26, 2009. Reported amended
May 4, 2009; Rept. 111-94. Union Calendar. Considered May 6,
2009. Passed House amended May 7, 2009; Roll No. 242: 300-114.
Received in Senate and referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs May 12, 2009.
H.R. 1736.--To provide for the establishment of a committee to
identify and coordinate international science and technology
cooperation that can strengthen the domestic science and
technology enterprise and support United States foreign policy
goals. Referred to Science and Technology Mar. 26, 2009.
Reported amended May 21, 2009; Rept. 111-128. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended June 8, 2009; Roll No.
311: 341-52. Received in Senate and referred to Commerce,
Science and Transportation June 9, 2009.
H.R. 1741.--To require the Attorney General to make competitive
grants to eligible State, tribal, and local prosecutors to
establish and maintain certain protection and witness
assistance programs. Referred to the Judiciary Mar. 26, 2009.
Reported amended June 8, 2009; Rept. 111-138. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended June 9, 2009; Roll No.
315: 412-11. Received in Senate and referred to the Judiciary
June 10, 2009. Reported with amendment Mar. 22 (Legislative
day of Mar. 19), 2010; no written report.
H.R. 1745.--To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide
liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health
centers under section 330 of such Act. Referred to Energy and
Commerce Mar. 26, 2009. Reported amended Sept. 16, 2010; Rept.
111-607. Union Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules
Sept. 22, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Sept.
23, 2010; Roll No. 543: 417-1. Received in Senate and referred
to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Sept. 24, 2010.
H.R. 1746.--To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act to reauthorize the pre-disaster
mitigation program of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure Mar. 26, 2009.
Reported Apr. 23, 2009; Rept. 111-83. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House Apr. 27, 2009; Roll No. 208: 339-56.
Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Apr. 28, 2009.
H.R. 1747.--To authorize appropriations for the design,
acquisition, and construction of a combined buoy tender-
icebreaker to replace icebreaking capacity on the Great Lakes.
Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure Mar. 26, 2009.
Reported Apr. 21, 2009; Rept. 111-81. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House Apr. 27, 2009. Received in Senate and
referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation Apr. 28,
2009.
H.R. 1748.--To amend title 18, United States Code, to enhance the
investigation and prosecution of mortgage fraud and financial
institution fraud, and for other purposes. Referred to the
Judiciary and in addition to Oversight and Government Reform,
and Financial Services Mar. 26, 2009. Reported amended from
the Judiciary May 4, 2009; Rept. 111-95, Pt. I. Oversight and
Government Reform and Financial Services discharged May 4,
2009.
Union Calendar.................................................Union 43
H.R. 1752.--To provide that the usual day for paying salaries in
or under the House of Representatives may be established by
regulations of the Committee on House Administration. Referred
to House Administration Mar. 26, 2009. Reported amended June
19, 2009; Rept. 111-173.
Union Calendar.................................................Union 89
Considered under suspension of rules July 28, 2009. Failed of passage
under suspension of the rules (two-thirds required) July 30, 2009; Roll No.
681: 282-144.
H.R. 1769 (S. 721).--To expand the Alpine Lakes Wilderness in the
State of Washington, to designate the Middle Fork Snoqualmie
River and Pratt River as wild and scenic rivers, and for other
purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Mar. 26, 2009.
Reported amended Mar. 11, 2010; Rept. 111-434. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Mar. 18, 2010. Received
in Senate and ordered placed on the calendar Mar. 19, 2010.
H.R. 1771 (S. 1224).--To reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Office of
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for
other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Mar. 26, 2009.
Reported amended Sept. 29, 2009; Rept. 111-271. Union
Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules Sept. 29, 2009.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 30, 2009; Roll No.
744: 338-78. Received in Senate and referred to Commerce,
Science and Transportation Oct. 1, 2009.
H.R. 1777.--To make technical corrections to the Higher Education
Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Referred to Education and
Labor Mar. 30, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House Mar. 30,
2009. Received in Senate and referred to Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions Mar. 31, 2009. Committee discharged.
Passed Senate with amendment June 23, 2009. House agreed to
Senate amendment under suspension of the rules June 23, 2009;
Roll No. 423: 411-0. Presented to the President June 26, 2009.
Approved July 1, 2009. Public Law 111-39.
H.R. 1788.--To amend the provisions of title 31, United States
Code, relating to false claims to clarify and make technical
amendments to those provisions, and for other purposes.
Referred to the Judiciary Mar. 30, 2009. Reported May 5, 2009;
Rept. 111-97.
Union Calendar.................................................Union 44
H.R. 1796.--To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to require
residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet the applicable
ANSI/UL standard by treating that standard as a consumer
product safety rule, to encourage States to require the
installation of such detectors in homes, and for other
purposes. Referred to Energy and Commerce Mar. 30, 2009.
Reported amended July 27, 2010; Rept. 111-573. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended July 28, 2010. Received
in Senate July 29, 2010. Referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation Aug. 5, 2010.
H.R. 1803.--To amend the Small Business Act to establish a
Veterans Business Center program, and for other purposes.
Referred to Small Business Mar. 31, 2009. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended July 28, 2009. Received in Senate and
referred to Small Business and Entrepreneurship July 29, 2009.
H.R. 1804.--To amend title 5, United States Code, to make certain
modifications in the Thrift Savings Plan, the Civil Service
Retirement System, and the Federal Employees' Retirement
System, and for other purposes. Referred to Oversight and
Government Reform and in addition to Armed Services Mar. 31,
2009. Rules suspended. Passed House Apr. 1, 2009. Laid on the
table pursuant to H. Res. 307 Apr. 2, 2009.
H.R. 1807.--To provide distance learning to potential and existing
entrepreneurs, and for other purposes. Referred to Small
Business Mar. 31, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
July 28, 2009. Received in Senate and referred to Small
Business and Entrepreneurship July 29, 2009.
H.R. 1817.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 116 North West Street in Somerville,
Tennessee, as the ``John S. Wilder Post Office Building''.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Mar. 31, 2009.
Considered under suspension of rules June 3, 2009. Rules
suspended. Passed House June 4, 2009; Roll No. 302: 420-0.
Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs June 8, 2009. Reported Dec. 17, 2009; no
written report. Passed Senate Dec. 21 (Legislative day of Dec.
20), 2009. Presented to the President Jan. 20, 2010. Approved
Jan. 29, 2010. Public Law 111-128.
H.R. 1824.--To provide assistance to Best Buddies to support the
expansion and development of mentoring programs, and for other
purposes. Referred to Education and Labor Mar. 31, 2009. Rules
suspended. Passed House Apr. 22, 2009. Received in Senate and
referred to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Apr. 23,
2009.
H.R. 1834.--To amend the Small Business Act to expand and improve
the assistance provided to Indian tribe members, Alaska
Natives, and Native Hawaiians, and for other purposes.
Referred to Small Business Apr. 1, 2009. Considered under
suspension of rules Nov. 18, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Nov. 19, 2009; Roll No. 910: 343-55. Received in
Senate and referred to Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Nov. 20, 2009.
H.R. 1838.--To amend the Small Business Act to modify certain
provisions relating to women's business centers, and for other
purposes. Referred to Small Business Apr. 1, 2009. Considered
under suspension of rules Nov. 6, 2009. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended Nov. 7, 2009; Roll No. 877: 428-4.
Received in Senate and referred to Small Business and
Entrepreneurship Nov. 9, 2009.
H.R. 1839.--To amend the Small Business Act to improve SCORE, and
for other purposes. Referred to Small Business Apr. 1, 2009.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Nov. 18, 2009. Received
in Senate and referred to Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Nov. 19, 2009.
H.R. 1842.--To amend the Small Business Act to improve the Small
Business Administration's entrepreneurial development
programs, and for other purposes. Referred to Small Business
Apr. 1, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Nov. 18,
2009. Received in Senate and referred to Small Business and
Entrepreneurship Nov. 19, 2009.
H.R. 1845.--To amend the Small Business Act to modernize Small
Business Development Centers, and for other purposes. Referred
to Small Business Apr. 1, 2009. Considered under suspension of
rules Nov. 6, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Nov.
7, 2009; Roll No. 878: 412-20. Received in Senate and referred
to Small Business and Entrepreneurship Nov. 9, 2009.
H.R. 1849.--To designate the Liberty Memorial at the National
World War I Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, as the National
World War I Memorial, to establish the World War I centennial
commission to ensure a suitable observance of the centennial
of World War I, and for other purposes. Referred to Oversight
and Government Reform and in addition to Natural Resources
Apr. 1, 2009. Reported amended from Oversight and Government
Reform Nov. 5, 2009; Rept. 111-329, Pt. I. Natural Resources
discharged Nov. 5, 2009. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended Nov. 5, 2009; Roll No. 862: 418-1.
Received in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Nov. 6, 2009.
H.R. 1854.--To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1992
to modify an environmental infrastructure project for Big Bear
Lake, California. Referred to Transportation and
Infrastructure Apr. 1, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House
Dec. 8, 2009. Received in Senate and referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Dec. 9, 2009. Committee discharged Jan. 20,
2010. Referred to Environment and Public Works Jan. 20, 2010.
H.R. 1855.--To promote industry growth and competitiveness and to
improve worker training, retention, and advancement, and for
other purposes. Referred to Education and Labor and in
addition to Ways and Means, and the Judiciary Apr. 1, 2009.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended July 19, 2010. Received
in Senate and referred to Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions July 20, 2010.
H.R. 1858.--To provide for a boundary adjustment and land
conveyances involving Roosevelt National Forest, Colorado, to
correct the effects of an erroneous land survey that resulted
in approximately 7 acres of the Crystal Lakes Subdivision,
Ninth Filing, encroaching on National Forest System land, and
for other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Apr. 1,
2009. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 8, 2009.
Received in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Sept. 9, 2009.
H.R. 1875.--To establish an Emergency Commission To End the Trade
Deficit. Referred to Ways and Means Apr. 2, 2009. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended July 28, 2010. Received in
Senate July 29, 2010. Referred to Finance Aug. 5, 2010.
H.R. 1879.--To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for
employment and reemployment rights for certain individuals
ordered to full-time National Guard duty. Referred to
Veterans' Affairs Apr. 2, 2009. Reported amended Mar. 22,
2010; Rept. 111-450. Union Calendar. Considered under
suspension of rules Mar. 22, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Mar. 24, 2010; Roll No. 184: 416-1. Received in
Senate and referred to Veterans' Affairs Mar. 25, 2010.
H.R. 1881.--To enhance the transportation security functions of
the Department of Homeland Security by providing for an
enhanced personnel system for employees of the Transportation
Security Administration, and for other purposes. Referred to
Homeland Security and in addition to Oversight and Government
Reform Apr. 2, 2009. Reported from Homeland Security Sept. 29,
2009; Rept. 111-273, Pt. I. Reported from Oversight and
Government Reform Sept. 29, 2009; Pt. II.
Union Calendar................................................Union 154
H.R. 1886 (H. Res. 522).--To authorize democratic, economic, and
social development assistance for Pakistan, to authorize
security assistance for Pakistan, and for other purposes.
Referred to Foreign Affairs and in addition to Rules Apr. 2,
2009. Reported amended from Foreign Affairs May 22, 2009;
Rept. 111-129, Pt. I. Referred to Armed Services May 22, 2009
for a period ending not later than June 5, 2009. Rules
discharged May 22, 2009. Armed Services discharged June 2,
2009. Union Calendar. Passed House amended June 11, 2009; Roll
No. 333: 234-185. Laid on table June 11, 2009. See H.R. 2410
for further action.
H.R. 1913 (H. Res. 372).--To provide Federal assistance to States,
local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate
crimes, and for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Apr.
2, 2009. Reported amended Apr. 27, 2009; Rept. 111-86. Union
Calendar. Supplemental report filed Apr. 28, 2009; Pt. II.
Passed House Apr. 29, 2009; Roll No. 223: 249-175. Received in
Senate and referred to the Judiciary Apr. 30, 2009.
H.R. 1933.--To direct the Attorney General to make an annual grant
to the A Child Is Missing Alert and Recovery Center to assist
law enforcement agencies in the rapid recovery of missing
children, and for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary
Apr. 2, 2009. Considered under suspension of rules July 20,
2009. Rules suspended. Passed House July 21, 2009; Roll No.
603: 417-5. Received in Senate and referred to the Judiciary
July 22, 2009. Reported July 13, 2010; no written report.
H.R. 1945.--To require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a
study on the feasibility and suitability of constructing a
storage reservoir, outlet works, and a delivery system for the
Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule River Reservation in the
State of California to provide a water supply for domestic,
municipal, industrial, and agricultural purposes, and for
other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Apr. 2, 2009.
Considered under suspension of rules July 7, 2009. Rules
suspended. Passed House July 8, 2009; Roll No. 482: 417-3.
Received in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural
Resources July 9, 2009. Reported Mar. 2, 2010; Rept. 111-153.
H.R. 1995.--To amend the Public Health Service Act to prevent and
treat diabetes, to promote and improve the care of individuals
with diabetes, and to reduce health disparities, relating to
diabetes, within racial and ethnic minority groups, including
the African-American, Hispanic American, Asian American,
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and American
Indian and Alaskan Native communities. Referred to Energy and
Commerce Apr. 21, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Sept. 28, 2010. Received in Senate and referred to Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions Sept. 29, 2010.
H.R. 1997.--To direct the Secretary of Transportation to update a
research report and issue guidance to the States with respect
to reducing lighting on the Federal-aid system during periods
of low traffic density, and for other purposes. Referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure and in addition to Science
and Technology Apr. 21, 2009. Reported from Transportation and
Infrastructure Sept. 22, 2010; Rept. 111-614, Pt. I. Referral
to Science and Technology extended Sept. 22, 2010 for a period
ending not later than Nov. 15, 2010. Science and Technology
discharged Nov. 15, 2010.
Union Calendar................................................Union 393
H.R. 2004.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 4282 Beach Street in Akron, Michigan, as
the ``Akron Veterans Memorial Post Office''. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Apr. 21, 2009. Rules
suspended. Passed House Sept. 8, 2009. Received in Senate and
referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Sept.
9, 2009. Reported Nov. 4, 2009; no written report. Passed
Senate Nov. 9, 2009. Presented to the President Nov. 20, 2009.
Approved Nov. 30, 2009. Public Law 111-102.
H.R. 2008.--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to
facilitate the development of hydroelectric power on the
Diamond Fork System of the Central Utah Project. Referred to
Natural Resources Apr. 21, 2009. Reported amended Oct. 21,
2009; Rept. 111-308. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended June 8, 2010. Received in Senate and referred to
Energy and Natural Resources June 9, 2010. Reported Aug. 5,
2010; Rept. 111-274.
H.R. 2020.--To amend the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 to
authorize activities for support of networking and information
technology research, and for other purposes. Referred to
Science and Technology Apr. 22, 2009. Reported amended May 12,
2009; Rept. 111-102. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended May 12, 2009. Received in Senate and referred to
Commerce, Science and Transportation May 13, 2009.
H.R. 2034.--To permit refinancing of certain loans under the Rural
Housing Service program for guaranteed loans for rural
housing, and for other purposes. Referred to Financial
Services Apr. 22, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House July 29,
2009. Received in Senate and referred to Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs July 30, 2009.
H.R. 2039.--To clarify the applicability of the Buy American Act
to products purchased for the use of the legislative branch,
to prohibit the application of any of the exceptions to the
requirements of such Act to products bearing a Congressional
seal, and for other purposes. Referred to House Administration
and in addition to Oversight and Government Reform Apr. 22,
2009. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 15, 2010;
Roll No. 521: 371-36. Received in Senate and referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Sept. 16, 2010.
H.R. 2053.--To designate the United States courthouse located at
525 Magoffin Avenue in El Paso, Texas, as the ``Albert
Armendariz, Sr., United States Courthouse''. Referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure Apr. 22, 2009. Reported July
31, 2009; Rept. 111-241. House Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House Sept. 9, 2009. Received in Senate and referred to
Environment and Public Works Sept. 10, 2009. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate Sept. 24, 2009. Presented to the
President Oct. 7, 2009. Approved Oct. 19, 2009. Public Law
111-75.
H.R. 2062.--To amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to provide for
penalties and enforcement for intentionally taking protected
avian species, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural
Resources Apr. 23, 2009. Reported amended Dec. 7, 2009; Rept.
111-355. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Dec. 7, 2009. Received in Senate and referred to Environment
and Public Works Dec. 8, 2009.
H.R. 2090.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 431 State Street in Ogdensburg, New York,
as the ``Frederic Remington Post Office Building''. Referred
to Oversight and Government Reform Apr. 23, 2009. Rules
suspended. Passed House June 3, 2009. Received in Senate and
referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs June 4,
2009. Reported July 30, 2009; no written report. Passed Senate
Aug. 4, 2009. Presented to the President Aug. 11, 2009.
Approved Aug. 19, 2009. Public Law 111-55.
H.R. 2092.--To amend the National Children's Island Act of 1995 to
expand allowable uses for Kingman and Heritage Islands by the
District of Columbia, and for other purposes. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Apr. 23, 2009. Reported
amended Sept. 29, 2009; Rept. 111-275. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Oct. 7, 2009. Received in
Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Oct. 8, 2009. Reported with amendments Sept. 22, 2010;
Rept. 111-300. Passed Senate with amendments Sept. 27, 2010.
H.R. 2093 (S. 878).--To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control
Act relating to beach monitoring, and for other purposes.
Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure Apr. 23, 2009.
Reported amended July 20, 2009; Rept. 111-214. Union Calendar.
Considered under suspension of rules July 28, 2009. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended July 29, 2009. Received in
Senate July 30, 2009. Referred to Environment and Public Works
Aug. 7, 2009.
H.R. 2097.--To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins
in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the
Star-Spangled Banner, and for other purposes. Referred to
Financial Services Apr. 23, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed
House Sept. 9, 2009; Roll No. 691: 419-1. Received in Senate
and referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Sept. 10,
2009. Committee discharged. Passed Senate Aug. 2, 2010.
Presented to the President Aug. 10, 2010. Approved Aug. 16,
2010. Public Law 111-232.
H.R. 2101 (S. 454).--To promote reform and independence in the
oversight of weapons system acquisition by the Department of
Defense. Referred to Armed Services Apr. 27, 2009. Reported
amended May 12, 2009; Rept. 111-101. Union Calendar. Passed
House amended pursuant to H. Res. 432 May 13, 2009. Laid on
table May 13, 2009. See S. 454 for further action.
H.R. 2121.--To provide for the transfer of certain Federal
property to the Galveston Historical Foundation. Referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure Apr. 27, 2009. Reported
amended Sept. 8, 2009; Rept. 111-246. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 9, 2009. Received in
Senate and referred to Environment and Public Works Sept. 10,
2009. Committee discharged. Passed Senate Sept. 24, 2009.
Presented to the President Oct. 7, 2009. Approved Oct. 19,
2009. Public Law 111-76.
H.R. 2131.--To amend the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring
Act of 1998 to reauthorize the United States Advisory
Commission on Public Diplomacy. Referred to Foreign Affairs
Apr. 27, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 23,
2009. Received in Senate and referred to Foreign Relations
Sept. 24, 2009. Committee discharged. Passed Senate Sept. 29,
2009. Presented to the President Sept. 30, 2009. Approved Oct.
9, 2009. Public Law 111-70.
H.R. 2134.--To establish the Western Hemisphere Drug Policy
Commission. Referred to Foreign Affairs and in addition to the
Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce Apr. 28, 2009. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Dec. 8, 2009. Received in
Senate and referred to Foreign Relations Dec. 9, 2009.
H.R. 2136.--To establish the Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones Fire
Suppression Demonstration Incentive Program within the
Department of Education to promote installation of fire
sprinkler systems, or other fire suppression or prevention
technologies, in qualified student housing and dormitories,
and for other purposes. Referred to Education and Labor Apr.
28, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House May 19, 2010. Received
in Senate and referred to Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions May 20, 2010.
H.R. 2142.--To require the review of Government programs at least
once every 5 years for purposes of assessing their performance
and improving their operations, and to establish the
Performance Improvement Council. Referred to Oversight and
Government Reform Apr. 28, 2009. Reported amended June 14,
2010; Rept. 111-504. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended June 16, 2010. Received in Senate and referred
to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs June 17, 2010.
Reported with amendment Dec. 7, 2010; no written report.
H.R. 2162.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 123 11th Avenue South in Nampa, Idaho, as
the ``Herbert A Littleton Postal Station''. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Apr. 29, 2009. Considered
under suspension of rules May 12, 2009. Rules suspended.
Passed House May 13, 2009; Roll No. 248: 420-0. Received in
Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs May 14, 2009. Reported July 30, 2009; no written
report. Passed Senate Aug. 4, 2009. Presented to the President
Aug. 11, 2009. Approved Aug. 19, 2009. Public Law 111-56.
H.R. 2173.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 1009 Crystal Road in Island Falls, Maine,
as the ``Carl B. Smith Post Office''. Referred to Oversight
and Government Reform Apr. 29, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed
House June 3, 2009. Received in Senate and referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs June 4, 2009.
H.R. 2174.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 18 Main Street in Howland, Maine, as the
``Clyde Hichborn Post Office''. Referred to Oversight and
Government Reform Apr. 29, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House
Oct. 7, 2009. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs Oct. 8, 2009.
H.R. 2180.--To amend title 38, United States Code, to waive
housing loan fees for certain veterans with service-connected
disabilities called to active service. Referred to Veterans'
Affairs Apr. 29, 2009. Reported June 18, 2009; Rept. 111-163.
Union Calendar.................................................Union 81
H.R. 2182.--To amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of
2009 to provide for enhanced State and local oversight of
activities conducted pursuant to such Act, and for other
purposes. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Apr. 29,
2009. Reported May 18, 2009; Rept. 111-115. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House May 19, 2009. Received in Senate
May 20, 2009. Ordered placed on the calendar July 27, 2009.
H.R. 2187 (H. Res. 427).--To direct the Secretary of Education to
make grants to State educational agencies for the
modernization, renovation, or repair of public school
facilities, and for other purposes. Referred to Education and
Labor Apr. 30, 2009. Reported amended May 11, 2009; Rept. 111-
100. Union Calendar. Considered May 13, 2009. Passed House
amended May 14, 2009; Roll No. 259: 275-155. Received in
Senate and referred to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
May 18, 2009.
H.R. 2188.--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, through
the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to conduct a
Joint Venture Program to protect, restore, enhance, and manage
migratory bird populations, their habitats, and the ecosystems
they rely on, through voluntary actions on public and private
lands, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources
Apr. 30, 2009. Reported amended July 10, 2009; Rept. 111-201.
Union Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules July 14,
2009. Rules suspended. Passed House amended July 16, 2009;
Roll No. 550: 400-0. Received in Senate and referred to
Environment and Public Works July 20, 2009. Reported Dec. 21
(Legislative day of Dec. 20), 2009; Rept. 111-111.
H.R. 2190.--To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to phase out
the use of mercury in the manufacture of chlorine and caustic
soda, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Commerce
Apr. 30, 2009. Reported amended Dec. 16, 2009; Rept. 111-381.
Union Calendar................................................Union 222
H.R. 2194.--To amend the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 to enhance
United States diplomatic efforts with respect to Iran by
expanding economic sanctions against Iran. Referred to Foreign
Affairs and in addition to Financial Services, Oversight and
Government Reform, and Ways and Means Apr. 30, 2009. Reported
amended from Foreign Affairs Nov. 19, 2009; Rept. 111-342, Pt.
I. Referral to Financial Services, Oversight and Government
Reform, and Ways and Means extended Nov. 19, 2009 for a period
ending not later than Dec. 4, 2009. Financial Services and
Oversight and Government Reform discharged Dec. 4, 2009.
Referral to Ways and Means extended Dec. 4, 2009 for a period
ending not later than Dec. 11, 2009. Ways and Means discharged
Dec. 11, 2009. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended Dec. 15, 2009; Roll No. 975: 412-12. Received in
Senate and referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Dec. 16, 2009. Committee discharged. Passed Senate with
amendment Mar. 11, 2010. Senate insisted on its amendment and
asked for a conference Mar. 11, 2010. House disagreed to
Senate amendment and agreed to a conference Apr. 22, 2010.
Conference report filed in the House June 23, 2010; Rept. 111-
512. Senate agreed to conference report June 24, 2010; Roll
No. 199: 99-0. House agreed to conference report under
suspension of the rules June 24, 2010; Roll No. 394: 408-8.
Presented to the President June 28, 2010. Approved July 1,
2010. Public Law 111-195.
H.R. 2200 (H. Res. 474).--To authorize the Transportation Security
Administration's programs relating to the provision of
transportation security, and for other purposes. Referred to
Homeland Security Apr. 30, 2009. Reported amended May 19,
2009; Rept. 111-123. Union Calendar. Passed House amended June
4, 2009; Roll No. 307: 397-25. Received in Senate and referred
to Commerce, Science and Transportation June 8, 2009.
H.R. 2215.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 140 Merriman Road in Garden City, Michigan,
as the ``John J. Shivnen Post Office Building''. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Apr. 30, 2009. Considered
under suspension of rules Sept. 22, 2009. Rules suspended.
Passed House Sept. 23, 2009; Roll No. 725: 423-0. Received in
Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Sept. 24, 2009. Reported Nov. 4, 2009; no written
report. Passed Senate Nov. 9, 2009. Presented to the President
Nov. 20, 2009. Approved Nov. 30, 2009. Public Law 111-103.
H.R. 2221.--To protect consumers by requiring reasonable security
policies and procedures to protect computerized data
containing personal information, and to provide for nationwide
notice in the event of a security breach. Referred to Energy
and Commerce Apr. 30, 2009. Reported amended Dec. 8, 2009;
Rept. 111-362. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended Dec. 8, 2009. Received in Senate and referred to
Commerce, Science and Transportation Dec. 9, 2009.
H.R. 2245 (S. 951).--To authorize the President, in conjunction
with the 40th anniversary of the historic and first lunar
landing by humans in 1969, to award gold medals on behalf of
the United States Congress to Neil A. Armstrong, the first
human to walk on the moon; Edwin E. ``Buzz'' Aldrin, Jr., the
pilot of the lunar module and second person to walk on the
moon; Michael Collins, the pilot of their Apollo 11 mission's
command module; and, the first American to orbit the Earth,
John Herschel Glenn, Jr. Referred to Financial Services May 5,
2009. Rules suspended. Passed House July 20, 2009; Roll No.
595: 390-0. Received in Senate and passed July 21, 2009.
Presented to the President July 27, 2009. Approved Aug. 7,
2009. Public Law 111-44.
H.R. 2247.--To amend title 5, United States Code, to make
technical amendments to certain provisions of title 5, United
States Code, enacted by the Congressional Review Act. Referred
to the Judiciary May 5, 2009. Reported June 12, 2009; Rept.
111-150. Union Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules
June 15, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House amended June 16,
2009; Roll No. 343: 414-0. Received in Senate and referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs June 17, 2009.
H.R. 2265 (S. 745).--To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the
Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Magna Water
District water reuse and groundwater recharge project, and for
other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources May 6, 2009.
Reported Sept. 21, 2009; Rept. 111-258. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House Sept. 22, 2009. Received in Senate and
referred to Energy and Natural Resources Sept. 23, 2009.
H.R. 2267.--To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for
the licensing of Internet gambling activities by the Secretary
of the Treasury, to provide for consumer protections on the
Internet, to enforce the tax code, and for other purposes.
Referred to Financial Services and in addition to Energy and
Commerce, and the Judiciary May 6, 2009. Reported amended from
Financial Services Sept. 29, 2010; Rept. 111-656, Pt. I.
Referral to Energy and Commerce and the Judiciary extended
Sept. 29, 2010 for a period ending not later than Nov. 19,
2010. The Judiciary discharged Nov. 19, 2010. Referral to
Energy and Commerce extended Nov. 19, 2010 for a period ending
not later than Nov. 30, 2010. Energy and Commerce discharged
Nov. 30, 2010.
Union Calendar................................................Union 398
H.R. 2278.--To direct the President to transmit to Congress a
report on anti-American incitement to violence in the Middle
East, and for other purposes. Referred to Foreign Affairs May
6, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Dec. 8, 2009;
Roll No. 936: 395-3. Received in Senate and referred to
Foreign Relations Dec. 9, 2009.
H.R. 2288 (S. 1453).--To amend Public Law 106-392 to maintain
annual base funding for the Upper Colorado and San Juan fish
recovery programs through fiscal year 2023. Referred to
Natural Resources May 6, 2009. Reported amended May 18, 2010;
Rept. 111-481. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended May 18, 2010; Roll No. 273: 264-122. Received in
Senate and ordered placed on the calendar May 19, 2010.
H.R. 2294.--To require the approval of the relevant State governor
and legislature and the President's notification and
certification before the transfer or release of an individual
currently detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to a location in
the United States, and for other purposes. Referred to Armed
Services May 7, 2009. Discharge petition filed Nov. 18, 2009;
Pet. 111-7.
H.R. 2314 (H. Res. 1083) (S. 1011).--To express the policy of the
United States regarding the United States relationship with
Native Hawaiians and to provide a process for the recognition
by the United States of the Native Hawaiian governing entity.
Referred to Natural Resources May 7, 2009. Reported Feb. 22,
2010; Rept. 111-412. Union Calendar. Passed House amended Feb.
23, 2010; Roll No. 59: 245-164. Received in Senate Feb. 24,
2010. Ordered placed on the calendar Mar. 16, 2010.
H.R. 2325.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 1300 Matamoros Street in Laredo, Texas, as
the ``Laredo Veterans Post Office''. Referred to Oversight and
Government Reform May 7, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House
June 15, 2009; Roll No. 337: 374-0. Received in Senate and
referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs June
16, 2009. Reported July 30, 2009; no written report. Passed
Senate Aug. 4, 2009. Presented to the President Aug. 11, 2009.
Approved Aug. 19, 2009. Public Law 111-57.
H.R. 2330.--To direct the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a
study to determine the suitability and feasibility of
establishing Camp Hale as a unit of the National Park System.
Referred to Natural Resources May 7, 2009. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended June 2, 2009. Received in Senate and
referred to Energy and Natural Resources June 3, 2009.
Reported with amendment Mar. 2, 2010; Rept. 111-154.
H.R. 2336.--To encourage energy efficiency and conservation and
development of renewable energy sources for housing,
commercial structures, and other buildings, and to create
sustainable communities. Referred to Financial Services May 7,
2009. Reported amended Sept. 22, 2010; Rept. 111-619.
Union Calendar................................................Union 361
H.R. 2340 (S. 522).--To resolve the claims of the Bering Straits
Native Corporation and the State of Alaska to land adjacent to
Salmon Lake in the State of Alaska and to provide for the
conveyance to the Bering Straits Native Corporation of certain
other public land in partial satisfaction of the land
entitlement of the Corporation under the Alaska Native Claims
Settlement Act. Referred to Natural Resources May 7, 2009.
Reported amended June 28, 2010; Rept. 111-514. Union Calendar.
Considered under suspension of rules June 29, 2010. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended July 1, 2010; Roll No. 416:
410-0. Received in Senate and ordered placed on the calendar
July 12, 2010.
H.R. 2344.--To amend section 114 of title 17, United States Code,
to provide for agreements for the reproduction and performance
of sound recordings by webcasters. Referred to the Judiciary
May 12, 2009. Reported June 8, 2009; Rept. 111-139. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House June 9, 2009. Received
in Senate June 10, 2009. Passed Senate June 17, 2009.
Presented to the President June 19, 2009. Approved June 30,
2009. Public Law 111-36.
H.R. 2346 (H. Res. 434) (H. Res. 545) (S. 1054).--Making
supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Reported from
Appropriations May 12, 2009; Rept. 111-105. Union Calendar.
Passed House amended May 14, 2009; Roll No. 265: 368-60.
Received in Senate and ordered placed on the calendar May 14,
2009. Considered May 19, 20, 2009. Passed Senate with
amendment May 21, 2009; Roll No. 202: 86-3. Senate insisted on
its amendment and asked for a conference May 21, 2009. House
disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference June
11, 2009. Conference report filed in the House June 12, 2009;
Rept. 111-151. House agreed to conference report June 16,
2009; Roll No. 348: 226-202. Conference report considered in
Senate June 17, 2009. Senate agreed to conference report June
18, 2009; Roll No. 210: 91-5. Presented to the President June
19, 2009. Approved June 24, 2009. Public Law 111-32.
H.R. 2352 (H. Res. 457).--To amend the Small Business Act, and for
other purposes. Referred to Small Business May 12, 2009.
Reported amended May 15, 2009; Rept. 111-112. Union Calendar.
Passed House amended May 20, 2009; Roll No. 281: 406-15.
Received in Senate and referred to Small Business and
Entrepreneurship May 21, 2009.
H.R. 2377.--To direct the Secretary of Education to establish and
administer an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited
by public school system employees providing services to
students in pre-kindergarten through higher education.
Referred to Education and Labor May 12, 2009. Rules suspended.
Passed House Mar. 15, 2010. Received in Senate and referred to
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Mar. 16, 2010.
H.R. 2378 (H. Res. 1674).--To amend title VII of the Tariff Act of
1930 to clarify that fundamental exchange-rate misalignment by
any foreign nation is actionable under United States
countervailing and antidumping duty laws, and for other
purposes. Referred to Ways and Means May 13, 2009. Reported
amended Sept. 28, 2010; Rept. 111-646. Union Calendar. Passed
House amended Sept. 29, 2010; Roll No. 554: 348-79. Received
in Senate and referred to Finance Sept. 29, 2010.
H.R. 2392.--To improve the effectiveness of the Government's
collection, analysis, and dissemination of business
information by using modern interactive data technologies.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform May 13, 2009.
Reported amended July 30, 2009; Rept. 111-239.
Union Calendar................................................Union 133
H.R. 2393.--To amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee
Voting Act to improve procedures for the collection and
delivery of marked absentee ballots of absent overseas
uniformed services voters, and for other purposes. Referred to
House Administration May 13, 2009. Reported Oct. 1, 2009;
Rept. 111-281.
Union Calendar................................................Union 158
H.R. 2408.--To expand the research and awareness activities of the
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin
Diseases and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
with respect to scleroderma, and for other purposes. Referred
to Energy and Commerce May 14, 2009. Reported amended Sept.
28, 2010; Rept. 111-631. Union Calendar. Considered under
suspension of rules Sept. 28, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Sept. 30 (Legislative day of Sept. 29), 2010.
Received in Senate and referred to Health, Education, Labor,
and Pensions Nov. 15, 2010.
H.R. 2410 (H. Res. 522) (H.R. 1886).--To authorize appropriations
for the Department of State and the Peace Corps for fiscal
years 2010 and 2011, to modernize the Foreign Service, and for
other purposes. Referred to Foreign Affairs May 14, 2009.
Reported amended June 4, 2009; Rept. 111-136. Union Calendar.
Passed House amended June 10, 2009; Roll No. 328: 235-187.
Received in Senate and referred to Foreign Relations June 22,
2009.
H.R. 2421.--To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins
in commemoration of the centennial of the establishment of
Mother's Day. Referred to Financial Services May 14, 2009.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended May 5, 2010. Received in
Senate and referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs May
6, 2010.
H.R. 2422.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 702 East University Avenue in Georgetown,
Texas, as the ``Kyle G. West Post Office Building''. Referred
to Oversight and Government Reform May 14, 2009. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended June 15, 2009. Received in
Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs June 16, 2009. Reported July 30, 2009; no written
report. Passed Senate Aug. 4, 2009. Presented to the President
Aug. 11, 2009. Approved Aug. 19, 2009. Public Law 111-58.
H.R. 2423.--To designate the Federal building and United States
courthouse located at 1300 Victoria Street in Laredo, Texas,
as the ``George P. Kazen Federal Building and United States
Courthouse'', and to designate the jury room in that Federal
building and United States courthouse as the ``Marcel C.
Notzon II Jury Room''. Referred to Transportation and
Infrastructure May 14, 2009. Reported amended Sept. 16, 2009;
Rept. 111-257. House Calendar. Considered under suspension of
rules Oct. 14, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Oct. 15, 2009; Roll No. 785: 421-0. Received in Senate and
referred to Environment and Public Works Oct. 15, 2009.
H.R. 2430.--To direct the Secretary of the Interior to continue
stocking fish in certain lakes in the North Cascades National
Park, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, and Lake Chelan
National Recreation Area. Referred to Natural Resources May
14, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House June 2, 2009. Received
in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural Resources June 3,
2009. Reported with amendment Sept. 27, 2010; Rept. 111-324.
H.R. 2442 (H. Res. 830).--To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to expand the Bay Area
Regional Water Recycling Program, and for other purposes.
Referred to Natural Resources May 14, 2009. Reported Sept. 29,
2009; Rept. 111-268. Union Calendar. Considered under
suspension of rules Sept. 29, 2009. Failed of passage under
suspension of the rules (two-thirds required) Sept. 30, 2009;
Roll No. 743: 240-170. Passed House amended Oct. 15, 2009;
Roll No. 789: 241-173. Received in Senate and referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Oct. 19, 2009. Reported with
amendment Sept. 27, 2010; Rept. 111-325.
H.R. 2454 (H. Res. 587).--To create clean energy jobs, achieve
energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and
transition to a clean energy economy. Referred to Energy and
Commerce and in addition to Foreign Affairs, Financial
Services, Education and Labor, Science and Technology,
Transportation and Infrastructure, Natural Resources,
Agriculture, and Ways and Means May 15, 2009. Education and
Labor and Foreign Affairs discharged June 5, 2009. Reported
amended from Energy and Commerce June 5, 2009; Rept. 111-137,
Pt. I. Referral to Financial Services, Science and Technology,
Transportation and Infrastructure, Natural Resources,
Agriculture, and Ways and Means extended June 5, 2009 for a
period ending not later than June 19, 2009. Financial
Services, Science and Technology, Transportation and
Infrastructure, Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Ways and
Means discharged June 19, 2009. Union Calendar. Passed House
amended June 26, 2009; Roll No. 477: 219-212. Received in
Senate July 6, 2009. Ordered placed on the calendar July 7,
2009.
H.R. 2470.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 19190 Cochran Boulevard FRNT in Port
Charlotte, Florida, as the ``Lieutenant Commander Roy H. Boehm
Post Office Building''. Referred to Oversight and Government
Reform May 18, 2009. Considered under suspension of rules June
15, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House June 16, 2009; Roll
No. 340: 417-0. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs June 17, 2009. Reported July
30, 2009; no written report. Passed Senate Aug. 4, 2009.
Presented to the President Aug. 11, 2009. Approved Aug. 19,
2009. Public Law 111-59.
H.R. 2476 (S. 607).--To amend the National Forest Ski Area Permit
Act of 1986 to clarify the authority of the Secretary of
Agriculture regarding additional recreational uses of National
Forest System land that are subject to ski area permits, and
for other purposes. Referred to Agriculture and in addition to
Natural Resources May 19, 2009. Reported amended from Natural
Resources July 13, 2010; Rept. 111-533, Pt. I. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended July 30 (Legislative day of
July 29), 2010. Received in Senate Aug. 2, 2010. Ordered
placed on the calendar Sept. 30, 2010.
H.R. 2480.--To improve the accuracy of fur product labeling, and
for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Commerce May 19,
2009. Reported amended July 27, 2010; Rept. 111-571. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended July 28, 2010.
Received in Senate July 29, 2010. Referred to Commerce,
Science and Transportation Aug. 5, 2010. Committee discharged.
Passed Senate Dec. 7, 2010. Presented to the President Dec. 9,
2010.
H.R. 2489.--To authorize a comprehensive national cooperative
geospatial imagery mapping program through the United States
Geological Survey, to promote use of the program for
education, workforce training and development, and applied
research, and to support Federal, State, tribal, and local
government programs. Referred to Natural Resources May 19,
2009. Reported amended Oct. 21, 2009; Rept. 111-309. Union
Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules Oct. 26, 2009.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Oct. 27, 2009; Roll No.
817: 379-33. Received in Senate Oct. 28, 2009. Referred to
Commerce, Science and Transportation Dec. 24, 2009.
H.R. 2498.--To designate the Federal building located at 844 North
Rush Street in Chicago, Illinois, as the ``William O. Lipinski
Federal Building''. Referred to Transportation and
Infrastructure May 19, 2009. Reported July 20, 2009; Rept.
111-213. House Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept.
9, 2009; Roll No. 692: 419-0. Received in Senate and referred
to Environment and Public Works Sept. 10, 2009. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate Sept. 24, 2009. Presented to the
President Oct. 7, 2009. Approved Oct. 19, 2009. Public Law
111-77.
H.R. 2499 (H. Res. 1305).--To provide for a federally sanctioned
self-determination process for the people of Puerto Rico.
Referred to Natural Resources May 19, 2009. Reported amended
Oct. 8, 2009; Rept. 111-294. Union Calendar. Passed House
amended Apr. 29, 2010; Roll No. 242: 223-169. Received in
Senate and referred to Energy and Natural Resources Apr. 30,
2010.
H.R. 2510.--To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to
reimburse States for the costs incurred in establishing a
program to track and confirm the receipt of voted absentee
ballots in elections for Federal office and make information
on the receipt of such ballots available by means of online
access, and for other purposes. Referred to House
Administration May 20, 2009. Reported June 19, 2009; Rept.
111-169. Union Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules
July 28, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House July 30, 2009.
Received in Senate and referred to Rules and Administration
Aug. 3, 2009.
H.R. 2517.--To provide certain benefits to domestic partners of
Federal employees. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform
and in addition to House Administration, and the Judiciary May
20, 2009. Reported amended from Oversight and Government
Reform Jan. 22, 2010; Rept. 111-400, Pt. I. Referral to House
Administration and the Judiciary extended Jan. 22, 2010 for a
period ending not later than Jan. 29, 2010. House
Administration and the Judiciary discharged Jan. 29, 2010.
Union Calendar................................................Union 239
H.R. 2522.--To raise the ceiling on the Federal share of the cost
of the Calleguas Municipal Water District Recycling Project,
and for other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources May 20,
2009. Reported Sept. 21, 2009; Rept. 111-259. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 22, 2009. Received in
Senate and referred to Energy and Natural Resources Sept. 23,
2009. Reported Sept. 27, 2010; Rept. 111-326.
H.R. 2529.--To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to
authorize depository institutions and depository institution
holding companies to lease foreclosed property held by such
institutions and companies for up to 5 years, and for other
purposes. Referred to Financial Services May 20, 2009. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended July 29, 2009. Received in
Senate and referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
July 30, 2009.
H.R. 2546.--To ensure that the right of an individual to display
the Service flag on residential property not be abridged.
Referred to Financial Services May 21, 2009. Rules suspended.
Passed House May 19, 2010. Received in Senate and referred to
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs May 20, 2010.
H.R. 2554.--To reform the National Association of Registered
Agents and Brokers, and for other purposes. Referred to
Financial Services May 21, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended Mar. 3, 2010. Received in Senate and referred to
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Mar. 4, 2010.
H.R. 2555.--To ensure the availability and affordability of
homeowners' insurance coverage for catastrophic events.
Referred to Financial Services May 21, 2009. Reported amended
July 13, 2010; Rept. 111-534.
Union Calendar................................................Union 306
H.R. 2571.--To streamline the regulation of nonadmitted insurance
and reinsurance, and for other purposes. Referred to Financial
Services and in addition to the Judiciary May 21, 2009. Rules
suspended. Passed House Sept. 9, 2009. Received in Senate and
referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Sept. 10,
2009.
H.R. 2611.--To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to
authorize the Securing the Cities Initiative of the Department
of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. Referred to
Homeland Security May 21, 2009. Reported amended Jan. 12,
2010; Rept. 111-389. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Jan. 20, 2010. Received in Senate and referred
to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Jan. 21, 2010.
H.R. 2623.--To amend the Federal securities laws to clarify and
expand the definition of certain persons under those laws.
Referred to Financial Services May 21, 2009. Rules suspended.
Passed House July 29, 2009. Received in Senate and referred to
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs July 30, 2009.
H.R. 2632.--To amend title 4, United States Code, to encourage the
display of the flag of the United States on National Korean
War Veterans Armistice Day. Referred to the Judiciary May 21,
2009. Considered under suspension of rules July 20, 2009.
Rules suspended. Passed House July 21, 2009; Roll No. 604:
421-0. Received in Senate July 22, 2009. Passed Senate July
24, 2009. Presented to the President July 27, 2009. Approved
July 27, 2009. Public Law 111-41.
H.R. 2646 (S. 2991).--To amend title 31, United States Code, to
enhance the oversight authorities of the Comptroller General,
and for other purposes. Referred to Oversight and Government
Reform June 2, 2009. Reported amended Dec. 19, 2009; Rept.
111-387, Pt. I. Referred to Financial Services Dec. 19, 2009
for a period ending not later than Dec. 19, 2009. Financial
Services discharged Dec. 19, 2009. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House Jan. 13, 2010. Received in Senate and
referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Jan.
20, 2010.
H.R. 2647 (H. Res. 572) (H.R. 2990) (H. Res. 808) (S. 1390).--To
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for military
activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military
personnel strengths for fiscal year 2010, and for other
purposes. Referred to Armed Services June 2, 2009. Reported
amended June 18, 2009; Rept. 111-166. Union Calendar.
Supplemental report filed June 23, 2009; Pt. II. Considered
June 24, 2009. Passed House amended June 25, 2009; Roll No.
460: 389-22. Received in Senate and ordered placed on the
calendar July 6, 2009. Passed Senate with amendment July 23,
2009. Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a
conference July 23, 2009. House disagreed to Senate amendment
and agreed to a conference Oct. 6, 2009. Conference report
filed in the House Oct. 7, 2009; Rept. 111-288. House agreed
to conference report Oct. 8, 2009; Roll No. 770: 281-146.
Conference report considered in Senate Oct. 20, 21, 2009.
Senate agreed to conference report Oct. 22, 2009; Roll No.
327: 68-29. Presented to the President Oct. 26, 2009. Approved
Oct. 28, 2009. Public Law 111-84.
H.R. 2650.--To amend title 14, United States Code, to modernize
the leadership of the Coast Guard, to modernize the
administration of marine safety by the Coast Guard, and for
other purposes. Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure
June 2, 2009. Reported Dec. 3, 2009; Rept. 111-352.
Union Calendar................................................Union 203
H.R. 2651.--To amend title 46, United States Code, to direct the
Secretary of Transportation to establish a maritime career
training loan program, and for other purposes. Referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure June 2, 2009. Reported July
31, 2009; Rept. 111-243. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended Oct. 14, 2009. Received in Senate and
referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation Oct. 15,
2009.
H.R. 2652.--To amend title 46, United States Code, to improve
vessel safety, and for other purposes. Referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure June 2, 2009. Reported
amended Dec. 3, 2009; Rept. 111-351.
Union Calendar................................................Union 202
H.R. 2661.--To amend title 18, United States Code, to increase the
penalty for violations of section 119 (relating to protection
of individuals performing certain official duties). Referred
to the Judiciary June 2, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended June 15, 2009. Received in Senate and referred to the
Judiciary June 16, 2009.
H.R. 2664.--To require annual oral testimony before the Financial
Services Committee of the Chairperson or a designee of the
Chairperson of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the
Financial Accounting Standards Board, and the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board, relating to their efforts to
promote transparency in financial reporting. Referred to
Financial Services June 2, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House
Sept. 9, 2009. Received in Senate and referred to Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs Sept. 10, 2009.
H.R. 2675 (H.R. 5330).--To amend title II of the Antitrust
Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Act of 2004 to extend
the operation of such title for a 1-year period ending June
22, 2010. Referred to the Judiciary June 3, 2009. Rules
suspended. Passed House June 9, 2009. Received in Senate June
10, 2009. Passed Senate June 17, 2009. Presented to the
President June 19, 2009. Approved June 19, 2009. Public Law
111-30.
H.R. 2693.--To amend title VII of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990,
and for other purposes. Referred to Science and Technology
June 3, 2009. Reported amended July 21, 2010; Rept. 111-553.
Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended July 21,
2010. Received in Senate and referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation July 22, 2010.
H.R. 2701 (H. Res. 618) (H. Res. 1105) (H. Res. 1113) (H. Res.
1674) (S. 1494) (S. 3611).--To authorize appropriations for
fiscal year 2010 for intelligence and intelligence-related
activities of the United States Government, the Community
Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency
Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.
Referred to Intelligence June 4, 2009. Reported amended June
26, 2009; Rept. 111-186. Union Calendar. Considered Feb. 25,
2010. Passed House amended Feb. 26, 2010; Roll No. 73: 235-
168. Received in Senate Sept. 24, 2010. Received in Senate
Sept. 24, 2010. Passed Senate with amendment Sept. 27, 2010.
House agreed to Senate amendment Sept. 29, 2010; Roll No. 558:
244-181. Presented to the President Oct. 1, 2010. Approved
Oct. 7, 2010. Public Law 111-259.
H.R. 2710.--To stimulate collaboration with respect to, and
provide for coordination and coherence of, the Nation's
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education
initiatives. Referred to Education and Labor and in addition
to Science and Technology June 4, 2009. Received in Senate
Sept. 24, 2010.
H.R. 2711.--To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for
the transportation of the dependents, remains, and effects of
certain Federal employees who die while performing official
duties or as a result of the performance of official duties.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform June 4, 2009.
Reported amended Sept. 29, 2009; Rept. 111-274. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Dec. 8, 2009.
Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Dec. 9, 2009. Reported with amendments
Dec. 17, 2009; no written report. Passed Senate with
amendments May 14, 2010. House agreed to Senate amendments
under suspension of the rules May 25, 2010; Roll No. 299: 416-
0. Presented to the President June 1, 2010. Approved June 9,
2010. Public Law 111-178.
H.R. 2728.--To provide financial support for the operation of the
law library of the Library of Congress, and for other
purposes. Referred to House Administration June 4, 2009.
Reported amended June 19, 2009; Rept. 111-170. Union Calendar.
Considered under suspension of rules July 28, 2009. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended July 30, 2009; Roll No. 678:
383-44. Received in Senate and referred to Rules and
Administration Aug. 3, 2009.
H.R. 2729.--To authorize the designation of National Environmental
Research Parks by the Secretary of Energy, and for other
purposes. Referred to Science and Technology June 4, 2009.
Reported amended July 14, 2009; Rept. 111-207. Union Calendar.
Considered under suspension of rules July 20, 2009. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended July 21, 2009; Roll No. 597:
330-96. Received in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural
Resources July 22, 2009.
H.R. 2741.--To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater
Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the
Interior to participate in the City of Hermiston, Oregon,
water recycling and reuse project, and for other purposes.
Referred to Natural Resources June 4, 2009. Reported Sept. 21,
2009; Rept. 111-260. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House Sept. 22, 2009. Received in Senate and referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Sept. 23, 2009. Reported Aug. 5,
2010; Rept. 111-275.
H.R. 2746.--To amend title 49, United States Code, to allow for
additional transportation assistance grants. Referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure June 8, 2009.
H.R. 2749 (H. Res. 691).--To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of food in the global
market, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and
Commerce June 8, 2009. Reported amended July 29, 2009; Rept.
111-234. Union Calendar. Failed of passage under suspension of
the rules (two-thirds required) July 29, 2009; Roll No. 657:
280-150. Passed House amended July 30, 2009; Roll No. 680:
283-142. Received in Senate and referred to Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions Aug. 3, 2009.
H.R. 2751.--To accelerate motor fuel savings nationwide and
provide incentives to registered owners of high polluting
automobiles to replace such automobiles with new fuel
efficient and less polluting automobiles. Referred to Energy
and Commerce and in addition to Ways and Means June 8, 2009.
Rules suspended. Passed House June 9, 2009; Roll No. 314: 298-
119. Received in Senate June 10, 2009. Ordered placed on the
calendar June 11, 2009.
H.R. 2760.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 1615 North Wilcox Avenue in Los Angeles,
California, as the ``Johnny Grant Hollywood Post Office
Building''. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform June
8, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 8, 2009. Received
in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Sept. 9, 2009. Reported Nov. 4, 2009; no written
report. Passed Senate Nov. 9, 2009. Presented to the President
Nov. 20, 2009. Approved Nov. 30, 2009. Public Law 111-104.
H.R. 2765.--To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit
recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments
and certain foreign judgments against the providers of
interactive computer services. Referred to the Judiciary June
9, 2009. Reported June 15, 2009; Rept. 111-154. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended June 15, 2009.
Received in Senate and referred to the Judiciary June 16,
2009. Reported with amendment July 14, 2010; Rept. 111-224.
Passed Senate with amendment July 19, 2010. House agreed to
Senate amendment under suspension of the rules July 27, 2010.
Presented to the President July 29, 2010. Approved Aug. 10,
2010. Public Law 111-223.
H.R. 2770.--To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify and
update provisions of law relating to nonprofit research and
education corporations, and for other purposes. Referred to
Veterans' Affairs June 9, 2009. Reported amended July 23,
2009; Rept. 111-225. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended July 27, 2009. Received in Senate and referred
to Veterans' Affairs July 28, 2009.
H.R. 2780.--To correct and simplify the drafting of section 1752
(relating to restricted buildings or grounds) of title 18,
United States Code. Referred to the Judiciary June 9, 2009.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended July 27, 2010. Received
in Senate and referred to the Judiciary July 28, 2010.
H.R. 2781 (H. Res. 908) (S. 1369).--To amend the Wild and Scenic
Rivers Act to designate segments of the Molalla River in
Oregon, as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers
System, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources
June 9, 2009. Reported amended Nov. 16, 2009; Rept. 111-336.
Union Calendar. Passed House amended Nov. 19, 2009; Roll No.
905: 292-133. Received in Senate and referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Nov. 20, 2009.
H.R. 2788.--To designate a Distinguished Flying Cross National
Memorial at the March Field Air Museum in Riverside,
California. Referred to Natural Resources June 10, 2009.
Reported Mar. 11, 2010; Rept. 111-435. Union Calendar.
Considered under suspension of rules Mar. 18, 2010. Rules
suspended. Passed House Mar. 19, 2010; Roll No. 138: 410-0.
Received in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Mar. 22 (Legislative day of Mar. 19), 2010.
H.R. 2802.--To provide for an extension of the legislative
authority of the Adams Memorial Foundation to establish a
commemorative work in honor of former President John Adams and
his legacy, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural
Resources June 10, 2009. Reported amended Sept. 21, 2009;
Rept. 111-261. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended Sept. 22, 2009. Received in Senate and referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Sept. 23, 2009. Reported Mar. 2,
2010; Rept. 111-155. Passed Senate May 7, 2010. Presented to
the President May 13, 2010. Approved May 24, 2010. Public Law
111-169.
H.R. 2806.--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to adjust
the boundary of the Stephen Mather Wilderness and the North
Cascades National Park in order to allow the rebuilding of a
road outside of the floodplain while ensuring that there is no
net loss of acreage to the Park or the Wilderness, and for
other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources June 10, 2009.
Reported Oct. 8, 2009; Rept. 111-293. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Oct. 26, 2009. Received in
Senate and referred to Energy and Natural Resources Oct. 27,
2009.
H.R. 2818.--To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for
the establishment of a drug-free workplace information
clearinghouse, to support residential methamphetamine
treatment programs for pregnant and parenting women, to
improve the prevention and treatment of methamphetamine
addiction, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and
Commerce June 11, 2009. Reported amended Sept. 28, 2010; Rept.
111-641. Union Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules
Sept. 28, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 30
(Legislative day of Sept. 29), 2010. Received in Senate and
referred to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Nov. 15,
2010.
H.R. 2843.--To provide for the joint appointment of the Architect
of the Capitol by the Speaker of the House of Representatives,
the President pro tempore of the Senate, the Majority and
Minority Leaders of the House of Representatives and Senate,
and the chairs and ranking minority members of the committees
of Congress with jurisdiction over the Office of the Architect
of the Capitol, and for other purposes. Referred to House
Administration and in addition to Transportation and
Infrastructure June 12, 2009. Reported from House
Administration Dec. 10, 2009; Rept. 111-372, Pt. I.
Transportation and Infrastructure discharged Dec. 10, 2009.
Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Feb. 3,
2010. Received in Senate and referred to Rules and
Administration Feb. 4, 2010.
H.R. 2847 (H. Res. 544) (H. Res. 552) (H. Res. 976) (H.R. 3288)
(H. Res. 1137).--Making appropriations for the Departments of
Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other
purposes. Reported from Appropriations June 12, 2009; Rept.
111-149. Union Calendar. Considered June 16, 17, 2009. Passed
House amended June 18, 2009; Roll No. 408: 259-157. Received
in Senate and referred to Appropriations June 22, 2009.
Reported with amendment June 25, 2009; Rept. 111-34.
Considered Oct. 7, 8, 13, 2009. Passed Senate with amendment
Nov. 5, 2009; Roll No. 340: 71-28. Senate insisted on its
amendment and asked for a conference Nov. 5, 2009. House
agreed to Senate amendment with amendment Dec. 16, 2009; Roll
No. 991: 217-212. Senate agreed to House amendment to Senate
amendment with amendment Feb. 24, 2010. Roll No. 25: 70-28.
House agreed to Senate amendment to House amendment to Senate
amendment with amendment Mar. 4, 2010; Roll No. 90: 217-201.
Senate agreed to House amendment to Senate amendment to House
amendment to Senate amendment Mar. 17, 2010. Roll No. 55: 68-
29. Presented to the President Mar. 17, 2010. Approved Mar.
18, 2010. Public Law 111-147.
H.R. 2853.--To require the purchase of domestically made flags of
the United States of America for use by the Federal
Government. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform June
12, 2009. Reported amended Sept. 14, 2010; Rept. 111-586.
Union Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules Sept. 28,
2010. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 30
(Legislative day of Sept. 29), 2010. Received in Senate and
referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Nov.
15, 2010.
H.R. 2864.--To amend the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of
1998 to authorize funds to acquire hydrographic data and
provide hydrographic services specific to the Arctic for safe
navigation, delineating the United States extended continental
shelf, and the monitoring and description of coastal changes.
Referred to Natural Resources June 12, 2009. Reported amended
July 13, 2010; Rept. 111-532. Union Calendar. Considered under
suspension of rules July 13, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended July 14, 2010; Roll No. 439: 420-0. Received in
Senate and referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation
July 15, 2010.
H.R. 2868 (H. Res. 885).--To amend the Homeland Security Act of
2002 to extend, modify, and recodify the authority of the
Secretary of Homeland Security to enhance security and protect
against acts of terrorism against chemical facilities, and for
other purposes. Referred to Homeland Security and in addition
to Energy and Commerce June 15, 2009. Reported amended from
Homeland Security July 13, 2009; Rept. 111-205, Pt. I.
Referral to Energy and Commerce extended July 13, 2009 for a
period ending not later than July 31, 2009. Referred to the
Judiciary July 13, 2009 for a period ending not later than
July 31, 2009. Referral to Energy and Commerce and the
Judiciary extended July 31, 2009 for a period ending not later
than Sept. 30, 2009. Referral to Energy and Commerce and the
Judiciary extended Sept. 30, 2009 for a period ending not
later than Oct. 23, 2009. Reported amended from Energy and
Commerce Oct. 23, 2009; Pt. II. The Judiciary discharged Oct.
23, 2009. Union Calendar. Considered Nov. 5, 2009. Passed
House amended Nov. 6, 2009; Roll No. 875: 230-193. Received in
Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Nov. 9, 2009.
H.R. 2873.--To provide enhanced enforcement authority to the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Referred to Financial
Services June 15, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Dec. 2, 2009. Received in Senate and referred to Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs Dec. 3, 2009.
H.R. 2877.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 76 Brookside Avenue in Chester, New York,
as the ``1st Lieutenant Louis Allen Post Office''. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform June 15, 2009. Rules
suspended. Passed House Oct. 13, 2009. Received in Senate and
referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Oct.
14, 2009. Reported Dec. 17, 2009; no written report. Passed
Senate Dec. 21 (Legislative day of Dec. 20), 2009. Presented
to the President Jan. 20, 2010. Approved Jan. 29, 2010. Public
Law 111-129.
H.R. 2888 (S. 1272).--To provide for the designation of the
Devil's Staircase Wilderness Area in the State of Oregon, to
designate segments of Wasson and Franklin Creeks in the State
of Oregon as wild or recreation rivers, and for other
purposes. Referred to Natural Resources June 16, 2009.
Reported amended Nov. 16, 2009; Rept. 111-337.
Union Calendar................................................Union 195
H.R. 2889 (S. 1270).--To modify the boundary of the Oregon Caves
National Monument, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural
Resources June 16, 2009. Reported amended May 28, 2010; Rept.
111-500.
Union Calendar................................................Union 285
H.R. 2892 (H. Res. 573) (H. Res. 829) (S. 1298).--Making
appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.
Reported from Appropriations June 16, 2009; Rept. 111-157.
Union Calendar. Passed House amended June 24, 2009; Roll No.
450: 389-37. Received in Senate and ordered placed on the
calendar July 6, 2009. Considered July 7, 8, 2009. Passed
Senate with amendment July 9, 2009; Roll No. 229: 84-6. Senate
insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference July 9,
2009. House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a
conference Oct. 1, 2009. Conference report filed in the House
Oct. 13, 2009; Rept. 111-298. House agreed to conference
report Oct. 15, 2009; Roll No. 784: 307-114. Senate agreed to
conference report Oct. 20, 2009; Roll No. 323: 79-19.
Presented to the President Oct. 22, 2009. Approved Oct. 28,
2009. Public Law 111-83.
H.R. 2913.--To designate the United States courthouse located at
301 Simonton Street in Key West, Florida, as the ``Sidney M.
Aronovitz United States Courthouse''. Referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure June 17, 2009. Reported July
31, 2009; Rept. 111-240. House Calendar. Passed House July 31,
2009. Received in Senate Aug. 3, 2009. Referred to Environment
and Public Works Aug. 7, 2009. Committee discharged. Passed
Senate Sept. 24, 2009. Presented to the President Oct. 7,
2009. Approved Oct. 19, 2009. Public Law 111-78.
H.R. 2918 (H. Res. 559) (H. Res. 772).--Making appropriations for
the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2010, and for other purposes. Reported from Appropriations
June 17, 2009; Rept. 111-160. Union Calendar. Passed House
amended June 19, 2009; Roll No. 413: 232-178. Received in
Senate and ordered placed on the calendar June 22, 2009.
Considered June 25, 2009. Passed Senate with amendment July 6,
2009; Roll No. 217: 67-25. Senate insisted on its amendment
and asked for a conference July 6, 2009. House disagreed to
Senate amendment and agreed to a conference Sept. 23, 2009.
Conference report filed in the House Sept. 24, 2009; Rept.
111-265. House agreed to conference report Sept. 25, 2009;
Roll No. 739: 217-190. Senate agreed to conference report
Sept. 30, 2009; Roll No. 302: 62-38. Presented to the
President Sept. 30, 2009. Approved Oct. 1, 2009. Public Law
111-68.
H.R. 2920 (H. Res. 665) (H.R. 3961) (H.R. 4154).--To reinstitute
and update the Pay-As-You-Go requirement of budget neutrality
on new tax and mandatory spending legislation, enforced by the
threat of annual, automatic sequestration. Referred to the
Budget June 17, 2009. Passed House amended July 22, 2009; Roll
No. 612: 265-166. Received in Senate and referred to the
Budget July 23, 2009.
H.R. 2923.--To enhance the ability to combat methamphetamine.
Referred to Energy and Commerce and in addition to the
Judiciary June 17, 2009. Reported from Energy and Commerce
Sept. 22, 2010; Rept. 111-615, Pt. I. The Judiciary discharged
Sept. 22, 2010. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended Sept. 22, 2010. Received in Senate Sept. 23, 2010.
Passed Senate Sept. 27, 2010. Presented to the President Sept.
30, 2010. Approved Oct. 12, 2010. Public Law 111-268.
H.R. 2938.--To extend the deadline for commencement of
construction of a hydroelectric project. Referred to Energy
and Commerce June 18, 2009. Considered under suspension of
rules July 21, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House July 22,
2009; Roll No. 608: 418-0. Received in Senate and referred to
Energy and Natural Resources July 23, 2009. Reported Aug. 4,
2009; Rept. 111-68. Passed Senate Aug. 5, 2009. Presented to
the President Aug. 11, 2009. Approved Aug. 19, 2009. Public
Law 111-60.
H.R. 2941.--To reauthorize and enhance Johanna's Law to increase
public awareness and knowledge with respect to gynecologic
cancers. Referred to Energy and Commerce June 18, 2009.
Reported amended Sept. 28, 2010; Rept. 111-635. Union
Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules Sept. 28, 2010.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 30 (Legislative
day of Sept. 29), 2010. Received in Senate and referred to
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Nov. 15, 2010. Reported
with amendment Dec. 6, 2010; no written report.
H.R. 2947.--To amend the Federal securities laws to make technical
corrections and to make conforming amendments related to the
repeal of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935.
Referred to Financial Services June 18, 2009. Rules suspended.
Passed House Sept. 15, 2009. Received in Senate and referred
to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Sept. 16, 2009.
H.R. 2950 (S. 1757).--To direct the Secretary of the Interior to
allow for prepayment of repayment contracts between the United
States and the Uintah Water Conservancy District. Referred to
Natural Resources June 18, 2009. Reported amended Sept. 29,
2009; Rept. 111-269. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Sept. 29, 2009. Received in Senate and referred
to Energy and Natural Resources Sept. 30, 2009.
H.R. 2965 (H. Res. 610) (S. 1233).--To amend the Small Business
Act with respect to the Small Business Innovation Research
Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer Program,
and for other purposes. Referred to Small Business and in
addition to Science and Technology June 19, 2009. Reported
amended from Small Business June 26, 2009; Rept. 111-190, Pt.
I. Referral to Science and Technology extended June 26, 2009
for a period ending not later than July 7, 2009. Reported
amended from Science and Technology July 7, 2009; Pt. II.
Union Calendar. Passed House amended July 8, 2009; Roll No.
486: 386-41. Received in Senate July 9, 2009. Passed Senate
with amendment July 13, 2009.
H.R. 2971 (S. 1314).--To designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 630 Northeast Killingsworth
Avenue in Portland, Oregon, as the ``Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr. Post Office''. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform
June 19, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 22, 2009;
Roll No. 721: 411-0. Received in Senate and referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Sept. 23, 2009.
H.R. 2972.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 115 West Edward Street in Erath, Louisiana,
as the ``Conrad DeRouen, Jr. Post Office''. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform June 19, 2009. Considered
under suspension of rules July 21, 2009. Rules suspended.
Passed House July 22, 2009; Roll No. 615: 424-0. Received in
Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs July 23, 2009. Reported Nov. 4, 2009; no written
report. Passed Senate Nov. 9, 2009. Presented to the President
Nov. 20, 2009. Approved Nov. 30, 2009. Public Law 111-105.
H.R. 2974.--To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow
individuals eligible for veterans health benefits to
contribute to health savings accounts. Referred to Ways and
Means June 19, 2009.
H.R. 2989.--To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
of 1974 to provide special reporting and disclosure rules for
individual account plans and to provide a minimum investment
option requirement for such plans, to amend such Act to
provide for independent investment advice for participants and
beneficiaries under individual account plans, and to amend
such Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
transitional relief under certain pension funding rules added
by the Pension Protection Act of 2006. Referred to Education
and Labor and in addition to Ways and Means June 23, 2009.
Reported amended from Education and Labor July 31, 2009; Rept.
111-244, Pt. I. Referral to Ways and Means extended July 31,
2009 for a period ending not later than Oct. 16, 2009.
Referral to Ways and Means extended Oct. 16, 2009 for a period
ending not later than Nov. 13, 2009. Referral to Ways and
Means extended Nov. 13, 2009 for a period ending not later
than Dec. 11, 2009. Referral to Ways and Means extended Dec.
11, 2009 for a period ending not later than Jan. 19, 2010.
Referral to Ways and Means extended Jan. 19, 2010 for a period
ending not later than Feb. 26, 2010. Referral to Ways and
Means extended Feb. 26, 2010 for a period ending not later
than Mar. 26, 2010. Referral to Ways and Means extended Mar.
26, 2010 for a period ending not later than Apr. 30, 2010.
Referral to Ways and Means extended Apr. 30, 2010 for a period
ending not later than May 28, 2010. Ways and Means discharged
May 28, 2010.
Union Calendar................................................Union 284
H.R. 2990 (H. Res. 572) (H.R. 2647).--To provide special pays and
allowances to certain members of the Armed Forces, expand
concurrent receipt of military retirement and VA disability
benefits to disabled military retirees, and for other
purposes. Referred to Armed Services and in addition to
Oversight and Government Reform, Natural Resources, and
Veterans' Affairs June 23, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House
June 24, 2009; Roll No. 433: 404-0. Laid on the table pursuant
to H. Res. 572 June 25, 2009. See H.R. 2647 for further
action.
H.R. 2994.--To reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and
Reauthorization Act of 2004, and for other purposes. Referred
to Energy and Commerce June 23, 2009. Reported amended Dec. 2,
2009; Rept. 111-349.
Union Calendar................................................Union 201
H.R. 2996 (H. Res. 578) (H. Res. 876).--Making appropriations for
the Department of the Interior, environment, and related
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and
for other purposes. Reported from Appropriations June 23,
2009; Rept. 111-180. Union Calendar. Considered June 25, 2009.
Passed House amended June 26, 2009; Roll No. 475: 254-173.
Received in Senate and referred to Appropriations July 6,
2009. Reported with amendment July 7, 2009; Rept. 111-38.
Considered Sept. 17, 21, 22, 23, 2009. Passed Senate with
amendment Sept. 24, 2009; Roll No. 298: 77-21. Senate insisted
on its amendment and asked for a conference Sept. 24, 2009.
House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference
Oct. 26, 2009. Conference report filed in the House Oct. 28,
2009; Rept. 111-316. House agreed to conference report Oct.
29, 2009; Roll No. 826: 247-178. Senate agreed to conference
report Oct. 29, 2009; Roll No. 331: 72-28. Presented to the
President Oct. 30, 2009. Approved Oct. 30, 2009. Public Law
111-88.
H.R. 2997 (H. Res. 609) (H. Res. 799) (S. 1406).--Making
appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.
Reported from Appropriations June 23, 2009; Rept. 111-181.
Union Calendar. Considered July 8, 2009. Passed House amended
July 9, 2009; Roll No. 510: 266-160. Received in Senate and
ordered placed on the calendar July 10, 2009. Considered July
30, 31, Aug. 3, 2009. Passed Senate with amendment Aug. 4,
2009; Roll No. 261: 80-17. Senate insisted on its amendment
and asked for a conference Aug. 4, 2009. House disagreed to
Senate amendment and agreed to a conference Sept. 29, 2009.
Conference report filed in the House Sept. 30, 2009; Rept.
111-279. House agreed to conference report Oct. 7, 2009; Roll
No. 761: 263-162. Senate agreed to conference report Oct. 8,
2009; Roll No. 318: 76-22. Presented to the President Oct. 16,
2009. Approved Oct. 21, 2009. Public Law 111-80.
H.R. 2999.--To amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance and
increase the number of veterinarians trained in veterinary
public health. Referred to Energy and Commerce June 23, 2009.
Reported amended Sept. 28, 2010; Rept. 111-634. Union
Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules Sept. 28, 2010.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 30 (Legislative
day of Sept. 29), 2010. Received in Senate and referred to
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Nov. 15, 2010.
H.R. 3014.--To amend the Small Business Act to provide loan
guarantees for the acquisition of health information
technology by eligible professionals in solo and small group
practices, and for other purposes. Referred to Small Business
June 24, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Nov. 18,
2009. Received in Senate and referred to Small Business and
Entrepreneurship Nov. 19, 2009.
H.R. 3029.--To establish a research, development, and technology
demonstration program to improve the efficiency of gas
turbines used in combined cycle power generation systems.
Referred to Science and Technology June 24, 2009. Reported
amended Dec. 1, 2009; Rept. 111-343. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Dec. 1, 2009; Roll No. 911:
266-118. Received in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Dec. 2, 2009.
H.R. 3040.--To prevent mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud
targeting seniors in the United States, to promote efforts to
increase public awareness of the enormous impact that mail,
telemarketing, and Internet fraud have on seniors, to educate
the public, seniors, their families, and their caregivers
about how to identify and combat fraudulent activity, and for
other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary and in addition to
Energy and Commerce June 25, 2009. Considered under suspension
of rules July 27, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
July 29, 2010; Roll No. 487: 335-81. Received in Senate July
30, 2010. Referred to the Judiciary Aug. 5, 2010.
H.R. 3045.--To reform the housing choice voucher program under
section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937. Referred
to Financial Services June 25, 2009. Reported amended Sept.
30, 2009; Rept. 111-277.
Union Calendar................................................Union 157
H.R. 3072.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 9810 Halls Ferry Road in St. Louis,
Missouri, as the ``Coach Jodie Bailey Post Office Building''.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform June 26, 2009.
Considered under suspension of rules July 27, 2009. Rules
suspended. Passed House July 29, 2009. Received in Senate and
referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs July
30, 2009. Reported Dec. 17, 2009; no written report. Passed
Senate Dec. 21 (Legislative day of Dec. 20), 2009. Presented
to the President Jan. 20, 2010. Approved Jan. 29, 2010. Public
Law 111-130.
H.R. 3081 (H. Res. 617) (H.R. 3288) (H. Res. 1682) (S. 1434).--
Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign
operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. Reported from
Appropriations June 26, 2009; Rept. 111-187. Union Calendar.
Passed House amended July 9, 2009; Roll No. 525: 318-106.
Received in Senate and ordered placed on the calendar July 13,
2009. Passed Senate with amendments Sept. 29, 2010; Roll No.
247: 69-30. House agreed to Senate amendments Sept. 30
(Legislative day of Sept. 29), 2010; Roll No. 564: 228-194.
Presented to the President Sept. 30, 2010. Approved Sept. 30,
2010. Public Law 111-242.
H.R. 3082 (H. Res. 622) (H.R. 3288) (H. Res. 1755) (S. 1407).--
Making appropriations for military construction, the
Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.
Reported from Appropriations June 26, 2009; Rept. 111-188.
Union Calendar. Passed House amended July 10, 2009; Roll No.
529: 415-3. Received in Senate and ordered placed on the
calendar July 13, 2009. Considered Nov. 5, 6, 9, 10, 16, 2009.
Passed Senate with amendment Nov. 17, 2009; Roll No. 348: 100-
0. Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference
Nov. 17, 2009. See H.R. 3288 for further action. House agreed
to Senate amendment with amendment Dec. 8, 2010; Roll No. 622:
212-206.
H.R. 3101.--To ensure that individuals with disabilities have
access to emerging Internet Protocol-based communication and
video programming technologies in the 21st Century. Referred
to Energy and Commerce June 26, 2009. Reported amended July
26, 2010; Rept. 111-563. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended July 26, 2010; Roll No. 469: 348-23.
Received in Senate July 27, 2010. Ordered placed on the
calendar Aug. 5, 2010.
H.R. 3105.--To provide that operations of the Central Valley
Project shall not be restricted pursuant to any biological
opinion issued under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, if
such restrictions would result in levels of export less than
the historical maximum level of export. Referred to Natural
Resources June 26, 2009. Discharge petition filed Dec. 2,
2009; Pet. 111-8.
H.R. 3113.--To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a
segment of the Elk River in the State of West Virginia for
study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic
Rivers System, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural
Resources July 7, 2009. Reported Sept. 21, 2009; Rept. 111-
262. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 22,
2009. Received in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Sept. 23, 2009. Reported Mar. 2, 2010; Rept. 111-
156.
H.R. 3114 (S. 1358).--To authorize the Director of the United
States Patent and Trademark Office to use funds made available
under the Trademark Act of 1946 for patent operations in order
to avoid furloughs and reductions-in-force, and for other
purposes. Referred to the Judiciary July 7, 2009. Rules
suspended. Passed House July 7, 2009. Received in Senate July
8, 2009. Passed Senate July 16, 2009. Presented to the
President July 27, 2009. Approved Aug. 7, 2009. Public Law
111-45.
H.R. 3116.--To prohibit the Department of Homeland Security from
procuring certain items directly related to the national
security unless the items are grown, reprocessed, reused, or
produced in the United States, and for other purposes.
Referred to Homeland Security July 7, 2009. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended Sept. 15, 2010. Received in Senate and
referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Sept.
16, 2010.
H.R. 3119.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 867 Stockton Street in San Francisco,
California, as the ``Lim Poon Lee Post Office''. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform July 7, 2009. Considered under
suspension of rules July 21, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed
House July 22, 2009; Roll No. 613: 426-0. Received in Senate
and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
July 23, 2009. Reported Nov. 4, 2009; no written report.
Passed Senate Nov. 9, 2009. Presented to the President Nov.
20, 2009. Approved Nov. 30, 2009. Public Law 111-106.
H.R. 3123 (S. 3404).--To direct the Secretary of the Interior,
acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to remedy problems
caused by a collapsed drainage tunnel in Leadville, Colorado,
and for other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources July 8,
2009. Failed of passage under suspension of the rules (two-
thirds required) Sept. 8, 2009; Roll No. 689: 206-191. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 29, 2009. Received in
Senate Sept. 30, 2009. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Oct. 13, 2009.
H.R. 3125.--To require an inventory of radio spectrum bands
managed by the National Telecommunications and Information
Administration and the Federal Communications Commission.
Referred to Energy and Commerce July 8, 2009. Reported amended
Apr. 13, 2010; Rept. 111-462. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended Apr. 14, 2010; Roll No. 201: 394-18.
Received in Senate and ordered placed on the calendar Apr. 15,
2010.
H.R. 3126.--To establish the Consumer Financial Protection Agency,
and for other purposes. Referred to Financial Services and in
addition to Energy and Commerce July 8, 2009. Reported amended
from Energy and Commerce Dec. 9, 2009; Rept. 111-367, Pt. I.
H.R. 3137.--To amend title 39, United States Code, to provide
clarification relating to the authority of the United States
Postal Service to accept donations as an additional source of
funding for commemorative plaques. Referred to Oversight and
Government Reform July 9, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House
Sept. 15, 2009; Roll No. 702: 414-0. Received in Senate and
referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Sept.
16, 2009.
H.R. 3139.--To extend the authorization of the National Flood
Insurance Program, and for other purposes. Referred to
Financial Services July 9, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended July 29, 2009. Received in Senate and referred to
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs July 30, 2009.
H.R. 3146.--To make improvements to the FHA mortgage insurance
programs of the Department of Housing and Urban Development,
and for other purposes. Referred to Financial Services July 9,
2009. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 15, 2009.
Received in Senate and referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs Sept. 16, 2009.
H.R. 3155.--To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide
certain caregivers of veterans with training, support, and
medical care, and for other purposes. Referred to Veterans'
Affairs July 9, 2009. Reported amended July 23, 2009; Rept.
111-224. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
July 27, 2009. Received in Senate and referred to Veterans'
Affairs July 28, 2009.
H.R. 3157.--To name the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient
clinic in Alexandria, Minnesota, as the ``Max J. Beilke
Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic''. Referred
to Veterans' Affairs July 9, 2009. Considered under suspension
of rules Nov. 2, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House Nov. 3,
2009; Roll No. 839: 398-0. Received in Senate and referred to
Veterans' Affairs Nov. 4, 2009.
H.R. 3165.--To provide for a program of wind energy research,
development, and demonstration, and for other purposes.
Referred to Science and Technology July 9, 2009. Reported
amended Sept. 8, 2009; Rept. 111-248. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 9, 2009. Received in
Senate and referred to Energy and Natural Resources Sept. 10,
2009.
H.R. 3170 (H. Res. 644) (H.R. 3288) (S. 1432).--Making
appropriations for financial services and general government
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other
purposes. Reported from Appropriations July 10, 2009; Rept.
111-202. Union Calendar. Passed House amended July 16, 2009;
Roll No. 571: 219-208. Received in Senate and ordered placed
on the calendar July 20, 2009. See H.R. 3288 for further
action.
H.R. 3175.--To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to
Miami-Dade County certain federally owned land in Florida, and
for other purposes. Referred to Agriculture July 10, 2009.
Reported Sept. 10, 2009; Rept. 111-252. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House Sept. 15, 2009. Received in Senate and
referred to Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Sept. 16,
2009.
H.R. 3179.--To amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of
2008 to require the Special Inspector General for the Troubled
Asset Relief Program to include the effect of the Troubled
Asset Relief Program on small businesses in the oversight,
audits, and reports provided by the Special Inspector General,
and for other purposes. Referred to Financial Services July
10, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 15,
2009. Received in Senate and referred to Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs Sept. 16, 2009.
H.R. 3183 (H. Res. 645) (H. Res. 788).--Making appropriations for
energy and water development and related agencies for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.
Reported from Appropriations July 13, 2009; Rept. 111-203.
Union Calendar. Considered July 15, 2009. Passed House amended
July 17, 2009; Roll No. 592: 320-97. Received in Senate and
ordered placed on the calendar July 20, 2009. Considered July
27, 28, 2009. Passed Senate with amendment July 29, 2009; Roll
No. 248: 85-9. Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for
a conference July 29, 2009. House disagreed to Senate
amendment and agreed to a conference Sept. 25, 2009.
Conference report filed in the House Sept. 30, 2009; Rept.
111-278. House agreed to conference report Oct. 1, 2009; Roll
No. 752: 308-114. Conference report considered in Senate Oct.
8, 14, 2009. Senate agreed to conference report Oct. 15, 2009;
Roll No. 322: 80-17. Presented to the President Oct. 21, 2009.
Approved Oct. 28, 2009. Public Law 111-85.
H.R. 3190 (S. 148).--To restore the rule that agreements between
manufacturers and retailers, distributors, or wholesalers to
set the price below which the manufacturer's product or
service cannot be sold violates the Sherman Act. Referred to
the Judiciary July 13, 2009. Reported Dec. 8, 2010; Rept. 111-
676.
Union Calendar................................................Union 403
H.R. 3193.--To designate the United States courthouse under
construction at 101 South United States Route 1 in Fort
Pierce, Florida, as the ``Alto Lee Adams, Sr., United States
Courthouse''. Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure
July 13, 2009. Reported Sept. 8, 2009; Rept. 111-245. House
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 9, 2009.
Received in Senate and referred to Environment and Public
Works Sept. 10, 2009.
H.R. 3199.--To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide
grants to State emergency medical service departments to
provide for the expedited training and licensing of veterans
with prior medical training, and for other purposes. Referred
to Energy and Commerce July 14, 2009. Reported amended Sept.
16, 2010; Rept. 111-608. Union Calendar. Considered under
suspension of rules Sept. 22, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Sept. 23, 2010; Roll No. 542: 412-5. Received in
Senate and referred to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Sept. 24, 2010.
H.R. 3200.--To provide affordable, quality health care for all
Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and
for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Commerce and in
addition to Ways and Means, Education and Labor, Oversight and
Government Reform, and the Budget July 14, 2009. Reported
amended from Energy and Commerce Oct. 14, 2009; Rept. 111-299,
Pt. I. Reported amended from Ways and Means Oct. 14, 2009; Pt.
II. Reported amended from Education and Labor Oct. 14, 2009;
Pt. III. Oversight and Government Reform and the Budget
discharged Oct. 14, 2009.
Union Calendar................................................Union 168
H.R. 3219.--To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain
improvements in the laws administered by the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs relating to insurance and health care, and
for other purposes. Referred to Veterans' Affairs July 15,
2009. Reported July 23, 2009; Rept. 111-223. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended July 27, 2009. Received
in Senate and referred to Veterans' Affairs July 28, 2009.
Committee discharged. Passed Senate with amendments Sept. 28,
2010. House agreed to Senate amendments under suspension of
the rules Sept. 29, 2010. Presented to the President Oct. 1,
2010. Approved Oct. 13, 2010. Public Law 111-275.
H.R. 3221 (H. Res. 746).--To amend the Higher Education Act of
1965, and for other purposes. Referred to Education and Labor
July 15, 2009. Reported amended July 27, 2009; Rept. 111-232.
Union Calendar. Considered Sept. 16, 2009. Passed House
amended Sept. 17, 2009; Roll No. 719: 253-171. Received in
Senate Sept. 21, 2009. Referred to Health, Education, Labor,
and Pensions Sept. 22, 2009.
H.R. 3224.--To authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian
Institution to plan, design, and construct a vehicle
maintenance building at the vehicle maintenance branch of the
Smithsonian Institution located in Suitland, Maryland, and for
other purposes. Referred to House Administration and in
addition to Transportation and Infrastructure July 15, 2009.
Reported from Transportation and Infrastructure Sept. 30,
2009; Rept. 111-276, Pt. I. Reported from House Administration
Dec. 3, 2009; Pt. II. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House Dec. 8, 2009. Received in Senate Dec. 9, 2009. Referred
to Rules and Administration Dec. 24, 2009.
H.R. 3237.--To enact certain laws relating to national and
commercial space programs as title 51, United States Code,
``National and Commercial Space Programs''. Referred to the
Judiciary July 16, 2009. Reported Nov. 2, 2009; Rept. 111-325.
House Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Jan. 13, 2010.
Received in Senate and referred to the Judiciary Jan. 20,
2010. Reported May 10, 2010; no written report. Passed Senate
Dec. 3, 2010. Presented to the President Dec. 9, 2010.
H.R. 3239.--To require the Secretary of Homeland Security, in
consultation with the Secretary of State, to submit a report
on the effects of the Merida Initiative on the border security
of the United States, and for other purposes. Referred to
Homeland Security and in addition to Foreign Affairs July 16,
2009. Reported amended from Homeland Security Mar. 9, 2010;
Rept. 111-429, Pt. I. Foreign Affairs discharged Mar. 9, 2010.
Union Calendar................................................Union 245
H.R. 3243.--To amend section 5542 of title 5, United States Code,
to provide that any hours worked by Federal firefighters under
a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be excluded for
purposes of determinations relating to overtime pay. Referred
to Oversight and Government Reform July 16, 2009. Considered
under suspension of rules Sept. 28, 2010. Rules suspended.
Passed House Sept. 30 (Legislative day of Sept. 29), 2010.
Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Nov. 15, 2010.
H.R. 3245.--To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the
Controlled Substances Import and Export Act regarding
penalties for cocaine offenses, and for other purposes.
Referred to the Judiciary and in addition to Energy and
Commerce July 16, 2009. Reported from the Judiciary Dec. 1,
2010; Rept. 111-670, Pt. I. Energy and Commerce discharged
Dec. 1, 2010.
Union Calendar................................................Union 400
H.R. 3246 (H. Res. 745) (S. 2843).--To provide for a program of
research, development, demonstration and commercial
application in vehicle technologies at the Department of
Energy. Referred to Science and Technology July 17, 2009.
Reported amended Sept. 11, 2009; Rept. 111-254. Union
Calendar. Passed House amended Sept. 16, 2009; Roll No. 709:
312-114. Received in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Sept. 17, 2009.
H.R. 3250 (S. 2945).--To designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 1210 West Main Street in
Riverhead, New York, as the ``Private First Class Garfield M.
Langhorn Post Office Building''. Referred to Oversight and
Government Reform July 17, 2009. Considered under suspension
of rules Jan. 20, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed House Jan. 21,
2010. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Jan. 22, 2010. Reported May 18, 2010; no
written report. Passed Senate May 25, 2010. Presented to the
President June 1, 2010. Approved June 9, 2010. Public Law 111-
179.
H.R. 3254 (H. Res. 1017) (S. 965).--To approve the Taos Pueblo
Indian Water Rights Settlement Agreement, and for other
purposes. Referred to Natural Resources July 17, 2009.
Reported amended Jan. 12, 2010; Rept. 111-395. Union Calendar.
Passed House amended Jan. 21, 2010; Roll No. 12: 254-158.
Received in Senate Jan. 22, 2010. Ordered placed on the
calendar Feb. 1, 2010.
H.R. 3258.--To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to enhance the
security of the public water systems of the United States.
Referred to Energy and Commerce July 20, 2009. Reported
amended Oct. 23, 2009; Rept. 111-313.
Union Calendar................................................Union 179
H.R. 3269 (H. Res. 697).--To amend the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 to provide shareholders with an advisory vote on
executive compensation and to prevent perverse incentives in
the compensation practices of financial institutions. Referred
to Financial Services July 21, 2009. Reported amended July 30,
2009; Rept. 111-236. Union Calendar. Passed House amended July
31, 2009; Roll No. 686: 237-185. Received in Senate and
referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Aug. 3, 2009.
H.R. 3276.--To promote the production of molybdenum-99 in the
United States for medical isotope production, and to condition
and phase out the export of highly enriched uranium for the
production of medical isotopes. Referred to Energy and
Commerce July 21, 2009. Reported amended Nov. 4, 2009; Rept.
111-328. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Nov. 5, 2009; Roll No. 863: 400-17. Received in Senate and
referred to Energy and Natural Resources Nov. 6, 2009.
Reported with amendments Jan. 28, 2010; Rept. 111-120.
H.R. 3288 (H. Res. 669) (H. Res. 961) (H.R. 3081) (H.R. 3082)
(H.R. 3170) (H.R. 3293).--Making appropriations for the
Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban
Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. Reported from
Appropriations July 22, 2009; Rept. 111-218. Union Calendar.
Passed House amended July 23, 2009; Roll No. 637: 256-168.
Received in Senate and referred to Appropriations July 27,
2009. Reported with amendment Aug. 5, 2009; Rept. 111-69.
Considered Sept. 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 2009. Passed Senate with
amendment Sept. 17, 2009; Roll No. 287: 73-25. Senate insisted
on its amendment and asked for a conference Sept. 17, 2009.
House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference
Dec. 8, 2009. Conference report filed in the House Dec. 8,
2009; Rept. 111-366. House agreed to conference report Dec.
10, 2009; Roll No. 949: 221-202. Conference report considered
in Senate Dec. 10, 11, 12, 2009. Senate agreed to conference
report Dec. 13, 2009; Roll No. 374: 57-35. Presented to the
President Dec. 15, 2009. Approved Dec. 16, 2009. Public Law
111-117.
H.R. 3290.--To provide the spouses and children of aliens who
perished in the September 11 terrorist attacks an opportunity
to adjust their status to that of an alien lawfully admitted
for permanent residence. Referred to the Judiciary July 22,
2009. Reported Nov. 30, 2010; Rept. 111-667.
Union Calendar................................................Union 397
H.R. 3293 (H. Res. 673) (H.R. 3288).--Making appropriations for
the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and
Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. Reported from
Appropriations July 22, 2009; Rept. 111-220. Union Calendar.
Passed House amended July 24, 2009; Roll No. 646: 264-153.
Received in Senate and referred to Appropriations July 27,
2009. Reported with amendment Aug. 4, 2009; Rept. 111-66. See
H.R. 3288 for further action.
H.R. 3305.--To designate the Federal building and United States
courthouse located at 224 South Boulder Avenue in Tulsa,
Oklahoma, as the ``H. Dale Cook Federal Building and United
States Courthouse''. Referred to Transportation and
Infrastructure July 23, 2009. Reported Oct. 6, 2009; Rept.
111-286. House Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Nov.
17, 2009. Received in Senate and referred to Environment and
Public Works Nov. 18, 2009.
H.R. 3319.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 440 South Gulling Street in Portola,
California, as the ``Army Specialist Jeremiah Paul McCleery
Post Office Building''. Referred to Oversight and Government
Reform July 23, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House Oct. 20,
2009; Roll No. 791: 401-0. Received in Senate and referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Oct. 21, 2009.
Reported Dec. 17, 2009; no written report. Passed Senate Dec.
21 (Legislative day of Dec. 20), 2009. Presented to the
President Jan. 20, 2010. Approved Jan. 29, 2010. Public Law
111-131.
H.R. 3325.--To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to
reauthorize for 1 year the Work Incentives Planning and
Assistance program and the Protection and Advocacy for
Beneficiaries of Social Security program. Referred to Ways and
Means July 24, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House July 28,
2009. Received in Senate and referred to Finance July 29,
2009. Committee discharged. Passed Senate Aug. 6, 2009.
Presented to the President Sept. 10, 2009. Approved Sept. 18,
2009. Public Law 111-63.
H.R. 3326 (H. Res. 685) (H. Res. 976).--Making appropriations for
the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2010, and for other purposes. Reported from Appropriations
July 24, 2009; Rept. 111-230. Union Calendar. Considered July
29, 2009. Passed House amended July 30, 2009; Roll No. 675:
400-30. Received in Senate and referred to Appropriations Aug.
3, 2009. Reported with amendment Sept. 10, 2009; Rept. 111-74.
Considered Sept. 24, 25, 29, 30, Oct. 1,, 2009. Passed Senate
with amendment Oct. 6, 2009; Roll No. 315: 93-7. Senate
insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference Oct. 6,
2009. House agreed to Senate amendment with amendment Dec. 16,
2009; Roll No. 985: 395-34. Senate agreed to the House
amendment to the Senate amendment by Yea-Nay Vote: 88 - 10
(Roll No. 384) Dec. 19, 2009. Presented to the President Dec.
19, 2009. Approved Dec. 19, 2009. Public Law 111-118.
H.R. 3330.--To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the
Federal Credit Union Act to provide more effective reviews of
losses in the Deposit Insurance Fund and the Share Insurance
Fund by the Inspectors General of the several Federal banking
agencies and the National Credit Union Administration Board,
and for other purposes. Referred to Financial Services July
24, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House July 29, 2009.
Received in Senate and referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs July 30, 2009.
H.R. 3342 (H. Res. 1017) (S. 1105).--To authorize the Secretary of
the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation,
to develop water infrastructure in the Rio Grande Basin, and
to approve the settlement of the water rights claims of the
Pueblos of Nambe, Pojoaque, San Ildefonso, and Tesuque.
Referred to Natural Resources July 24, 2009. Reported amended
Jan. 12, 2010; Rept. 111-390. Union Calendar. Passed House
amended Jan. 21, 2010; Roll No. 13: 249-153. Received in
Senate Jan. 22, 2010. Ordered placed on the calendar Feb. 1,
2010.
H.R. 3353.--To provide for American Samoa and the Commonwealth of
the Northern Marianas to be treated as States for certain
criminal justice programs. Referred to the Judiciary July 27,
2009. Considered under suspension of rules Dec. 7, 2010. Rules
suspended. Passed House Dec. 8, 2010. Received in Senate and
referred to the Judiciary Dec. 9, 2010.
H.R. 3357.--To restore sums to the Highway Trust Fund, and for
other purposes. Referred to Ways and Means July 28, 2009.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended July 29, 2009; Roll No.
659: 363-68. Received in Senate and passed July 30, 2009; Roll
No. 254: 79-17. Presented to the President Aug. 4, 2009.
Approved Aug. 7, 2009. Public Law 111-46.
H.R. 3360.--To amend title 46, United States Code, to establish
requirements to ensure the security and safety of passengers
and crew on cruise vessels, and for other purposes. Referred
to Transportation and Infrastructure July 28, 2009. Reported
Nov. 7, 2009; Rept. 111-332. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended Nov. 17, 2009; Roll No. 892: 416-4.
Received in Senate and ordered placed on the calendar Nov. 18,
2009. Passed Senate with amendment June 10, 2010. House agreed
to Senate amendment under suspension of the rules June 30,
2010. Presented to the President July 19, 2010. Approved July
27, 2010. Public Law 111-207.
H.R. 3371.--To amend title 49, United States Code, to improve
airline safety and pilot training, and for other purposes.
Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure July 29, 2009.
Reported Oct. 6, 2009; Rept. 111-284. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Oct. 14, 2009; Roll No. 778:
409-11. Received in Senate and referred to Commerce, Science
and Transportation Oct. 15, 2009.
H.R. 3376.--To amend title 46, United States Code, to ensure the
traditional right of self-defense of United States mariners
against acts of piracy, and for other purposes. Referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure July 29, 2009. Reported from
Transportation and Infrastructure Dec. 19, 2009; Rept. 111-
386, Pt. I. Referred to the Judiciary and Homeland Security
Dec. 19, 2009 for a period ending not later than Mar. 25,
2010. Referral to the Judiciary and Homeland Security extended
Mar. 25, 2010 for a period ending not later than May 28, 2010.
Referral to the Judiciary and Homeland Security extended May
28, 2010 for a period ending not later than Aug. 6, 2010.
Referral to the Judiciary and Homeland Security extended Aug.
6, 2010 for a period ending not later than Sept. 30, 2010.
Referral to Homeland Security and the Judiciary extended Sept.
30, 2010 for a period ending not later than Dec. 3, 2010.
Referral to the Judiciary and Homeland Security extended Dec.
3, 2010 for a period ending not later than Dec. 17, 2010.
H.R. 3377.--To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act to enhance the Nation's disaster
preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation capabilities,
and for other purposes. Referred to Transportation and
Infrastructure July 29, 2009. Reported amended July 22, 2010;
Rept. 111-562.
Union Calendar................................................Union 322
H.R. 3386.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 1165 2nd Avenue in Des Moines, Iowa, as the
``Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Memorial Post Office''.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform July 29, 2009.
Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 15, 2009. Received in
Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Sept. 16, 2009. Reported Nov. 4, 2009; no written
report. Passed Senate Nov. 9, 2009. Presented to the President
Nov. 20, 2009. Approved Nov. 30, 2009. Public Law 111-107.
H.R. 3388.--To modify the boundary of Petersburg National
Battlefield in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and for other
purposes. Referred to Natural Resources and in addition to
Armed Services July 29, 2009. Reported amended from Natural
Resources Dec. 7, 2009; Rept. 111-359, Pt. I. Armed Services
discharged Dec. 7, 2009. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended Dec. 7, 2009. Received in Senate and
referred to Energy and Natural Resources Dec. 8, 2009.
Reported Sept. 27, 2010; Rept. 111-327.
H.R. 3393 (S. 1508).--To amend the Improper Payments Information
Act of 2002 (31 U.S.C. 3321 note) in order to prevent the loss
of billions in taxpayer dollars. Referred to Oversight and
Government Reform July 29, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended Apr. 28, 2010. Received in Senate and referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Apr. 29, 2010.
H.R. 3421.--To exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt
that has been in collection and has been fully paid or
settled, and for other purposes. Referred to Financial
Services July 30, 2009. Reported amended Sept. 28, 2010; Rept.
111-629. Union Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules
Sept. 28, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Sept.
29, 2010; Roll No. 557: 336-82. Received in Senate and
referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Sept. 29,
2010.
H.R. 3427.--To amend title 23, United States Code, to protect
States that have in effect laws or orders with respect to pay
to play reform, and for other purposes. Referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure July 30, 2009. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 28, 2010. Received in
Senate and referred to Environment and Public Works Sept. 29,
2010.
H.R. 3433.--To amend the North American Wetlands Conservation Act
to establish requirements regarding payment of the non-Federal
share of the costs of wetlands conservation projects in Canada
that are funded under that Act, and for other purposes.
Referred to Natural Resources July 30, 2009. Reported Oct. 9,
2009; Rept. 111-296. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House Oct. 13, 2009. Received in Senate and referred to
Environment and Public Works Oct. 14, 2009. Reported Mar. 5,
2010; Rept. 111-158. Passed Senate Mar. 9, 2010. Presented to
the President Mar. 15, 2010. Approved Mar. 25, 2010. Public
Law 111-149.
H.R. 3435.--Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year
2009 for the Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Program.
Rules suspended. Passed House July 31, 2009; Roll No. 682:
316-109. Received in Senate Aug. 3, 2009. Ordered placed on
the calendar Aug. 4, 2009. Passed Senate Aug. 6, 2009; Roll
No. 270: 60-37. Presented to the President Aug. 6, 2009.
Approved Aug. 7, 2009. Public Law 111-47.
H.R. 3470.--To authorize funding for the creation and
implementation of infant mortality pilot programs in standard
metropolitan statistical areas with high rates of infant
mortality, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and
Commerce July 31, 2009. Reported amended Sept. 16, 2010; Rept.
111-609. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Sept. 22, 2010; Roll No. 533: 324-64. Received in Senate and
referred to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Sept. 23,
2010.
H.R. 3476.--To reauthorize the Delaware Water Gap National
Recreation Area Citizen Advisory Commission. Referred to
Natural Resources July 31, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House
Oct. 13, 2009; Roll No. 773: 384-1. Received in Senate and
referred to Energy and Natural Resources Oct. 14, 2009.
H.R. 3489.--To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit
State election officials from accepting a challenge to an
individual's eligibility to register to vote in an election
for Federal office or to vote in an election for Federal
office in a jurisdiction on the grounds that the individual
resides in a household in the jurisdiction which is subject to
foreclosure proceedings or that the jurisdiction was adversely
affected by a hurricane or other major disaster, and for other
purposes. Referred to House Administration July 31, 2009.
Reported Mar. 25, 2010; Rept. 111-457.
Union Calendar................................................Union 263
H.R. 3506.--To amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to provide an
exception from the continuing requirement for annual privacy
notices for financial institutions which do not share personal
information with affiliates, and for other purposes. Referred
to Financial Services July 31, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Apr. 14, 2010. Received in Senate and referred
to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Apr. 15, 2010.
H.R. 3509.--To reauthorize State agricultural mediation programs
under title V of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987. Referred
to Agriculture July 31, 2009. Considered under suspension of
rules Mar. 17, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed House Mar. 18,
2010; Roll No. 134: 382-26. Received in Senate and referred to
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Mar. 19, 2010. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate Aug. 5, 2010. Presented to the
President Aug. 10, 2010. Approved Aug. 16, 2010. Public Law
111-233.
H.R. 3511.--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to
establish and operate a visitor facility to fulfill the
purposes of the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument, and
for other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources July 31,
2009. Reported amended May 18, 2010; Rept. 111-483.
Union Calendar................................................Union 274
H.R. 3519.--To amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension
and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to establish a grant program
to promote efforts to develop, implement, and sustain
veterinary services, and for other purposes. Referred to
Agriculture July 31, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended Sept. 15, 2010. Received in Senate and referred to
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Sept. 16, 2010.
H.R. 3527.--To increase the maximum mortgage amount limitations
under the FHA mortgage insurance programs for multifamily
housing projects with elevators and for extremely high-cost
areas. Referred to Financial Services July 31, 2009. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 15, 2009. Received in
Senate and referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Sept. 16, 2009.
H.R. 3534 (H. Res. 1574) (H.R. 5851).--To provide greater
efficiencies, transparency, returns, and accountability in the
administration of Federal mineral and energy resources by
consolidating administration of various Federal energy
minerals management and leasing programs into one entity to be
known as the Office of Federal Energy and Minerals Leasing of
the Department of the Interior, and for other purposes.
Referred to Natural Resources Sept. 8, 2009. Reported amended
July 28, 2010; Rept. 111-575, Pt. I. Referred to Agriculture
July 28, 2010 for a period ending not later than July 28,
2010. Agriculture discharged July 28, 2010. Union Calendar.
Considered July 30, 2010. Supplemental report filed from
Natural Resources July 30, 2010; Pt. II. Passed House amended
July 30, 2010; Roll No. 513: 209-193. Received in Senate Aug.
3, 2010. Ordered placed on the calendar Aug. 4, 2010.
H.R. 3537.--To amend and reauthorize the Junior Duck Stamp
Conservation and Design Program Act of 1994. Referred to
Natural Resources Sept. 8, 2009. Reported Oct. 9, 2009; Rept.
111-297. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Oct.
13, 2009. Received in Senate and referred to Environment and
Public Works Oct. 14, 2009. Reported Apr. 26, 2010; Rept. 111-
174.
H.R. 3538.--To authorize the continued use of certain water
diversions located on National Forest System land in the Frank
Church-River of No Return Wilderness and the Selway-Bitterroot
Wilderness in the State of Idaho, and for other purposes.
Referred to Natural Resources Sept. 8, 2009. Reported amended
Jan. 19, 2010; Rept. 111-398.
Union Calendar................................................Union 235
Considered under suspension of rules Jan. 19, 2010. Failed of passage
under suspension of the rules (two-thirds required) Jan. 20, 2010; Roll No.
11: 225-191.
H.R. 3539.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 427 Harrison Avenue in Harrison, New
Jersey, as the ``Patricia D. McGinty-Juhl Post Office
Building''. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Sept.
8, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House Nov. 16, 2009; Roll No.
890: 367-0. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs Nov. 17, 2009. Reported Dec.
17, 2009; no written report. Passed Senate Dec. 21
(Legislative day of Dec. 20), 2009. Presented to the President
Jan. 20, 2010. Approved Jan. 29, 2010. Public Law 111-132.
H.R. 3542.--To direct the Architect of the Capitol to fly the flag
of a State over the Capitol each year on the anniversary of
the date of the State's admission to the Union. Referred to
House Administration Sept. 9, 2009. Reported amended Dec. 3,
2009; Rept. 111-353. Union Calendar. Considered under
suspension of rules Mar. 17, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Mar. 18, 2010; Roll No. 133: 408-0. Received in
Senate and referred to Rules and Administration Mar. 19, 2010.
H.R. 3547.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 936 South 250 East in Provo, Utah, as the
``Rex E. Lee Post Office Building''. Referred to Oversight and
Government Reform Sept. 10, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed
House Oct. 7, 2009. Received in Senate and referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Oct. 8, 2009.
Reported Nov. 4, 2009; no written report. Passed Senate Nov.
9, 2009. Presented to the President Nov. 20, 2009. Approved
Nov. 30, 2009. Public Law 111-108.
H.R. 3548.--To amend the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to
provide for the temporary availability of certain additional
emergency unemployment compensation, and for other purposes.
Referred to Ways and Means Sept. 10, 2009. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended Sept. 22, 2009; Roll No. 722: 331-83.
Received in Senate Sept. 22, 2009. Ordered placed on the
calendar Oct. 13, 2009. Considered Oct. 29, Nov. 2, 3, 2009.
Passed Senate with amendment Nov. 4, 2009; Roll No. 334: 98-0.
House agreed to Senate amendment under suspension of the rules
Nov. 5, 2009; Roll No. 859: 403-12. Presented to the President
Nov. 5, 2009. Approved Nov. 6, 2009. Public Law 111-92.
H.R. 3553.--To exclude from consideration as income under the
Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act
of 1996 amounts received by a family from the Department of
Veterans Affairs for service-related disabilities of a member
of the family. Referred to Financial Services Sept. 10, 2009.
Rules suspended. Passed House Apr. 20, 2010. Received in
Senate and referred to Indian Affairs Apr. 22, 2010. Reported
Sept. 22, 2010; Rept. 111-299. Passed Senate Sept. 27, 2010.
Presented to the President Sept. 30, 2010. Approved Oct. 12,
2010. Public Law 111-269.
H.R. 3562.--To designate the Federal building under construction
at 1220 Echelon Parkway in Jackson, Mississippi, as the
``Chaney, Goodman, Schwerner Federal Building''. Referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure Sept. 14, 2009. Reported
amended Feb. 22, 2010; Rept. 111-414. House Calendar.
Considered under suspension of rules Mar. 23, 2010. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Mar. 24, 2010. Received in
Senate and referred to Environment and Public Works Mar. 25,
2010. Reported with amendments July 26, 2010; no written
report. Passed Senate with amendments Aug. 5, 2010. House
agreed to Senate amendments under suspension of the rules
Sept. 16, 2010; Roll No. 528: 409-0. Presented to the
President Sept. 23, 2010. Approved Sept. 30, 2010. Public Law
111-243.
H.R. 3570.--To amend title 17, United States Code, to reauthorize
the satellite statutory license, to conform the satellite and
cable statutory licenses to all-digital transmissions, and for
other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Sept. 15, 2009.
Reported amended Oct. 28, 2009; Rept. 111-319. Union Calendar.
Considered under suspension of rules Dec. 2, 2009. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Dec. 3, 2009; Roll No. 930:
394-11. Received in Senate and referred to the Judiciary Dec.
3, 2009.
H.R. 3585 (H. Res. 846).--To guide and provide for United States
research, development, and demonstration of solar energy
technologies, and for other purposes. Referred to Science and
Technology Sept. 16, 2009. Reported amended Oct. 15, 2009;
Rept. 111-302. Union Calendar. Passed House amended Oct. 22,
2009; Roll No. 807: 310-106. Received in Senate and referred
to Energy and Natural Resources Oct. 26, 2009.
H.R. 3590 (H. Res. 1203).--To amend the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 to modify the first-time homebuyers credit in the case of
members of the Armed Forces and certain other Federal
employees, and for other purposes. Referred to Ways and Means
Sept. 17, 2009. Considered under suspension of rules Oct. 7,
2009. Rules suspended. Passed House Oct. 8, 2009; Roll No.
768: 416-0. Received in Senate Oct. 8, 2009. Ordered placed on
the calendar Oct. 13, 2009. Considered Nov. 21, 30, Dec. 1, 2,
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21 (Legislative
day of Dec. 20), 22, 23, 2009. Passed Senate with amendments
Dec. 24, 2009; Roll No. 396: 60-39. House agreed to Senate
amendments Mar. 21, 2010; Roll No. 165: 219-212. Presented to
the President Mar. 22, 2010. Approved Mar. 23, 2010. Public
Law 111-148.
H.R. 3593.--To amend the United States International Broadcasting
Act of 1994 to extend by one year the operation of Radio Free
Asia, and for other purposes. Referred to Foreign Affairs
Sept. 17, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 23, 2009.
Received in Senate and referred to Foreign Relations Sept. 24,
2009. Committee discharged. Passed Senate Sept. 29, 2009.
Presented to the President Sept. 30, 2009. Approved Oct. 9,
2009. Public Law 111-71.
H.R. 3596.--To ensure that health insurance issuers and medical
malpractice insurance issuers cannot engage in price fixing,
bid rigging, or market allocations to the detriment of
competition and consumers. Referred to the Judiciary Sept. 17,
2009. Reported amended Nov. 2, 2009; Rept. 111-322.
Union Calendar................................................Union 184
H.R. 3598.--To ensure consideration of water intensity in the
Department of Energy's energy research, development, and
demonstration programs to help guarantee efficient, reliable,
and sustainable delivery of energy and water resources.
Referred to Science and Technology Sept. 17, 2009. Reported
amended Dec. 1, 2009; Rept. 111-344. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Dec. 1, 2009. Received in
Senate and referred to Energy and Natural Resources Dec. 2,
2009.
H.R. 3603.--To rename the Ocmulgee National Monument. Referred to
Natural Resources Sept. 17, 2009. Reported amended Dec. 7,
2009; Rept. 111-356. Union Calendar. Considered under
suspension of rules Dec. 7, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Dec. 9, 2009; Roll No. 944: 419-0. Received in
Senate and referred to Energy and Natural Resources Dec. 10,
2009.
H.R. 3606.--To amend the Truth in Lending Act to make a technical
correction to an amendment made by the Credit CARD Act of
2009. Referred to Financial Services Sept. 17, 2009. Rules
suspended. Passed House Oct. 13, 2009. Received in Senate Oct.
14, 2009. Passed Senate Oct. 29, 2009. Presented to the
President Oct. 30, 2009. Approved Nov. 6, 2009. Public Law
111-93.
H.R. 3607.--To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend
the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and
Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49, United States Code, to
extend authorizations for the airport improvement program, and
for other purposes. Referred to Transportation and
Infrastructure and in addition to Ways and Means Sept. 21,
2009. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 23, 2009. Received
in Senate Sept. 23, 2009. Passed Senate Sept. 24, 2009.
Presented to the President Sept. 30, 2009. Approved Oct. 1,
2009. Public Law 111-69.
H.R. 3614 (S. 1513).--To provide for an additional temporary
extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the
Small Business Investment Act of 1958, and for other purposes.
Referred to Small Business Sept. 22, 2009. Rules suspended.
Passed House Sept. 23, 2009; Roll No. 726: 417-2. Received in
Senate Sept. 23, 2009. Passed Senate with amendment Sept. 25,
2009. House agreed to Senate amendment under suspension of the
rules Sept. 29, 2009. Presented to the President Sept. 30,
2009. Approved Sept. 30, 2009. Public Law 111-66.
H.R. 3617.--To provide an extension of Federal-aid highway,
highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other
programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund pending
enactment of a multiyear law reauthorizing such programs.
Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure and in addition
to Ways and Means, Natural Resources, and Science and
Technology Sept. 22, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept.
23, 2009; Roll No. 731: 335-85. Received in Senate Sept. 24,
2009. Ordered placed on the calendar Oct. 29, 2009.
H.R. 3618.--To provide for implementation of the International
Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-Fouling Systems on
Ships, 2001, and for other purposes. Referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure and in addition to Science
and Technology Sept. 22, 2009. Reported from Transportation
and Infrastructure Nov. 7, 2009; Rept. 111-331, Pt. I. Science
and Technology discharged Nov. 7, 2009. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Nov. 17, 2009. Received in
Senate and referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation
Nov. 18, 2009.
H.R. 3619 (H. Res. 853) (S. 1194).--To authorize appropriations
for the Coast Guard for fiscal year 2010, and for other
purposes. Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure Sept.
22, 2009. Reported amended Oct. 16, 2009; Rept. 111-303, Pt.
I. Referred to Homeland Security Oct. 16, 2009 for a period
ending not later than Oct. 16, 2009. Homeland Security
discharged Oct. 16, 2009. Union Calendar. Considered Oct. 22,
2009. Passed House amended Oct. 23, 2009; Roll No. 813: 385-
11. Received in Senate Oct. 26, 2009. Ordered placed on the
calendar Nov. 2, 2009. Passed Senate with amendment May 7,
2010. House agreed to Senate amendment with amendments
pursuant to H. Res. 1665 Sept. 28, 2010. Senate agreed to
House amendments to Senate amendment with amendments Sept. 29,
2010. House agreed to Senate amendments to House amendments to
Senate amendment Sept. 30 (Legislative day of Sept. 29), 2010.
Presented to the President Oct. 4, 2010. Approved Oct. 15,
2010. Public Law 111-281.
H.R. 3631.--To amend title XVIII to provide for the application of
a consistent Medicare part B premium for all Medicare
beneficiaries in a budget neutral manner for 2010. Referred to
Energy and Commerce and in addition to Ways and Means Sept.
23, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 24, 2009; Roll
No. 737: 406-18. Received in Senate and referred to Finance
Sept. 25, 2009.
H.R. 3632 (S. 1782).--To provide improvements for the operations
of the Federal courts, and for other purposes. Referred to the
Judiciary Sept. 23, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House Oct.
28, 2009. Received in Senate and referred to the Judiciary
Oct. 28, 2009.
H.R. 3634.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 109 Main Street in Swifton, Arkansas, as
the ``George Kell Post Office''. Referred to Oversight and
Government Reform Sept. 23, 2009. Considered under suspension
of rules Dec. 1, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House Dec. 2,
2009; Roll No. 918: 415-0. Received in Senate and referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Dec. 3, 2009.
Reported May 18, 2010; no written report. Passed Senate May
25, 2010. Presented to the President June 1, 2010. Approved
June 9, 2010. Public Law 111-180.
H.R. 3639 (H. Res. 884).--To amend the Credit Card Accountability
Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 to establish an
earlier effective date for various consumer protections, and
for other purposes. Referred to Financial Services Sept. 24,
2009. Reported amended Oct. 26, 2009; Rept. 111-314. Union
Calendar. Passed House amended Nov. 4, 2009; Roll No. 851:
331-92. Received in Senate Nov. 5, 2009. Referred to Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs Dec. 23, 2009.
H.R. 3644 (H. Res. 1192).--To direct the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration to establish education and
watershed programs which advance environmental literacy,
including preparedness and adaptability for the likely impacts
of climate change in coastal watershed regions. Referred to
Natural Resources Sept. 24, 2009. Reported amended Jan. 12,
2010; Rept. 111-392. Union Calendar. Passed House amended Mar.
19, 2010; Roll No. 142: 244-170. Received in Senate and
referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation Mar. 22
(Legislative day of Mar. 19), 2010.
H.R. 3650 (H. Res. 1168) (S. 952).--To establish a National
Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Program, to develop and
coordinate a comprehensive and integrated strategy to address
harmful algal blooms and hypoxia, and to provide for the
development and implementation of comprehensive regional
action plans to reduce harmful algal blooms and hypoxia.
Referred to Science and Technology and in addition to Natural
Resources Sept. 25, 2009. Reported amended from Science and
Technology Jan. 13, 2010; Rept. 111-396, Pt. I. Natural
Resources discharged Jan. 13, 2010. Union Calendar. Failed of
passage under suspension of the rules (two-thirds required)
Mar. 9, 2010; Roll No. 92: 263-142. Passed House amended Mar.
12, 2010; Roll No. 109: 251-103. Received in Senate and
ordered placed on the calendar Mar. 15, 2010.
H.R. 3655.--To direct the Federal Trade Commission to establish
rules to prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or practices
related to the provision of funeral services. Referred to
Energy and Commerce Sept. 25, 2009. Reported amended Dec. 7,
2010; Rept. 111-672.
Union Calendar................................................Union 401
H.R. 3663.--To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
delay the date on which the accreditation requirement under
the Medicare Program applies to suppliers of durable medical
equipment that are pharmacies. Referred to Energy and Commerce
and in addition to Ways and Means Sept. 29, 2009. Rules
suspended. Passed House Sept. 30, 2009. Received in Senate
Oct. 1, 2009. Passed Senate Oct. 5, 2009. Presented to the
President Oct. 7, 2009. Approved Oct. 13, 2009. Public Law
111-72.
H.R. 3667.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 16555 Springs Street in White Springs,
Florida, as the ``Clyde L. Hillhouse Post Office Building''.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Sept. 29, 2009.
Rules suspended. Passed House Dec. 1, 2009; Roll No. 913: 386-
0. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Dec. 2, 2009. Reported Dec. 17, 2009; no
written report. Passed Senate Dec. 21 (Legislative day of Dec.
20), 2009. Presented to the President Jan. 20, 2010. Approved
Jan. 29, 2010. Public Law 111-133.
H.R. 3671.--To promote Department of the Interior efforts to
provide a scientific basis for the management of sediment and
nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin, and for
other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Sept. 29, 2009.
Considered under suspension of rules Mar. 18, 2010. Rules
suspended. Passed House Mar. 19, 2010; Roll No. 137: 289-121.
Received in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Mar. 22 (Legislative day of Mar. 19), 2010.
H.R. 3685.--To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to
include on the main page of the Internet website of the
Department of Veterans Affairs a hyperlink to the VetSuccess
Internet website and to publicize such Internet website.
Referred to Veterans' Affairs Sept. 30, 2009. Reported Sept.
28, 2010; Rept. 111-624. Union Calendar. Considered under
suspension of rules Sept. 28, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed
House Sept. 29, 2010; Roll No. 551: 425-0. Received in Senate
and referred to Veterans' Affairs Sept. 29, 2010.
H.R. 3689.--To provide for an extension of the legislative
authority of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, Inc. to
establish a Vietnam Veterans Memorial visitor center, and for
other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Oct. 1, 2009.
Rules suspended. Passed House Oct. 13, 2009; Roll No. 772:
390-0. Received in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Oct. 14, 2009. Reported May 24, 2010; Rept. 111-198.
Passed Senate Sept. 28, 2010. Presented to the President Sept.
30, 2010. Approved Oct. 12, 2010. Public Law 111-270.
H.R. 3695.--To authorize funding for, and increase accessibility
to, the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, to
facilitate data sharing between such system and the National
Crime Information Center database of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, to provide incentive grants to help facilitate
reporting to such systems, and for other purposes. Referred to
the Judiciary Oct. 1, 2009. Reported amended Feb. 22, 2010;
Rept. 111-416. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended Feb. 23, 2010. Received in Senate and referred to the
Judiciary Feb. 24, 2010.
H.R. 3714 (S. 1739).--To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
to include in the Annual Country Reports on Human Rights
Practices information about freedom of the press in foreign
countries, establish a grant program to promote freedom of the
press worldwide, and for other purposes. Referred to Foreign
Affairs Oct. 1, 2009. Considered under suspension of rules
Dec. 15, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Dec. 16,
2009; Roll No. 989: 403-12. Received in Senate and referred to
Foreign Relations Dec. 17, 2009. Committee discharged. Passed
Senate Apr. 29, 2010. Presented to the President May 6, 2010.
Approved May 17, 2010. Public Law 111-166.
H.R. 3726 (H. Res. 1038).--To establish the Castle Nugent National
Historic Site at St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands, and
for other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Oct. 6,
2009. Reported amended Jan. 12, 2010; Rept. 111-393. Union
Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules Jan. 19, 2010.
Failed of passage under suspension of the rules (two-thirds
required) Jan. 20, 2010; Roll No. 10: 241-173. Passed House
amended Jan. 27, 2010; Roll No. 23: 240-175. Received in
Senate and referred to Energy and Natural Resources Jan. 28,
2010.
H.R. 3737.--To amend the Small Business Act to improve the
Microloan Program, and for other purposes. Referred to Small
Business Oct. 7, 2009. Considered under suspension of rules
Nov. 6, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Nov. 7,
2009; Roll No. 876: 405-23. Received in Senate and referred to
Small Business and Entrepreneurship Nov. 9, 2009.
H.R. 3738.--To amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to
establish a program for the Small Business Administration to
provide financing to support early-stage small businesses in
targeted industries, and for other purposes. Referred to Small
Business Oct. 7, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Nov. 18, 2009. Received in Senate and referred to Small
Business and Entrepreneurship Nov. 19, 2009.
H.R. 3743.--To amend the Small Business Act to improve the
disaster relief programs of the Small Business Administration,
and for other purposes. Referred to Small Business Oct. 7,
2009. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Nov. 6, 2009.
Received in Senate and referred to Small Business and
Entrepreneurship Nov. 9, 2009.
H.R. 3759.--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to grant
economy-related contract extensions of a certain timber
contracts between the Secretary of the Interior and timber
purchasers, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural
Resources Oct. 8, 2009. Reported amended Jan. 12, 2010; Rept.
111-394. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Jan. 19, 2010. Received in Senate and referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Jan. 20, 2010.
H.R. 3763.--To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to provide for
an exclusion from Red Flag Guidelines for certain businesses.
Referred to Financial Services Oct. 8, 2009. Rules suspended.
Passed House Oct. 20, 2009; Roll No. 790: 400-0. Received in
Senate and referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Oct. 21, 2009.
H.R. 3767.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 170 North Main Street in Smithfield, Utah,
as the ``W. Hazen Hillyard Post Office Building''. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Oct. 8, 2009. Rules suspended.
Passed House Nov. 16, 2009; Roll No. 891: 368-0. Received in
Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Nov. 17, 2009. Reported Dec. 17, 2009; no written
report. Passed Senate Dec. 21 (Legislative day of Dec. 20),
2009. Presented to the President Jan. 20, 2010. Approved Jan.
29, 2010. Public Law 111-134.
H.R. 3785.--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct
a study of the suitability and feasibility of expanding the
boundary of Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area.
Referred to Natural Resources Oct. 8, 2009. Reported Sept. 16,
2010; Rept. 111-597.
Union Calendar................................................Union 342
H.R. 3787.--To amend title 38, United States Code, to deem certain
service in the reserve components as active service for
purposes of laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs. Referred to Veterans' Affairs Oct. 8, 2009. Reported
amended Sept. 28, 2010; Rept. 111-625. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 28, 2010. Received in
Senate and referred to Veterans' Affairs Sept. 29, 2010.
H.R. 3788.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 3900 Darrow Road in Stow, Ohio, as the
``Corporal Joseph A. Tomci Post Office Building''. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Oct. 13, 2009. Considered
under suspension of rules Nov. 5, 2009. Rules suspended.
Passed House Nov. 6, 2009; Roll No. 867: 415-1. Received in
Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Nov. 9, 2009. Reported Dec. 17, 2009; no written
report. Passed Senate Dec. 21 (Legislative day of Dec. 20),
2009. Presented to the President Jan. 20, 2010. Approved Jan.
29, 2010. Public Law 111-135.
H.R. 3791 (H. Res. 909) (S. 3267).--To amend sections 33 and 34 of
the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974, and for
other purposes. Referred to Science and Technology Oct. 13,
2009. Reported amended Nov. 7, 2009; Rept. 111-333, Pt. I.
Referred to Homeland Security Nov. 7, 2009 for a period ending
not later than Nov. 7, 2009. Homeland Security discharged Nov.
7, 2009. Union Calendar. Passed House amended Nov. 18, 2009;
Roll No. 901: 395-31. Received in Senate and referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Nov. 19, 2009.
H.R. 3792 (S. 1793).--To amend title XXVI of the Public Health
Service Act to revise and extend the program for providing
life-saving care for those with HIV/AIDS. Referred to Energy
and Commerce Oct. 13, 2009. Reported Oct. 20, 2009; Rept. 111-
305.
Union Calendar................................................Union 171
H.R. 3804.--To make technical corrections to various Acts
affecting the National Park Service, to extend, amend, or
establish certain National Park Service authorities, and for
other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources and in addition
to Transportation and Infrastructure, and Oversight and
Government Reform Oct. 13, 2009. Reported from Natural
Resources Dec. 7, 2009; Rept. 111-360, Pt. I. Transportation
and Infrastructure and Oversight and Government Reform
discharged Dec. 7, 2009. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended Dec. 7, 2009. Received in Senate and
referred to Energy and Natural Resources Dec. 8, 2009.
Reported Aug. 5, 2010; Rept. 111-276.
H.R. 3808.--To require any Federal or State court to recognize any
notarization made by a notary public licensed by a State other
than the State where the court is located when such
notarization occurs in or affects interstate commerce.
Referred to the Judiciary Oct. 14, 2009. Rules suspended.
Passed House Apr. 27, 2010. Received in Senate and referred to
the Judiciary Apr. 28, 2010. Committee discharged. Passed
Senate Sept. 27, 2010. Presented to the President Sept. 30,
2010. Vetoed Oct. 8, 2010. House sustained Presidential veto
Nov. 17, 2010; Roll No. 573: 185-235. In House, veto referred
to the Judiciary Nov. 17, 2010.
H.R. 3819.--To extend the commercial space transportation
liability regime. Referred to Science and Technology Oct. 15,
2009. Rules suspended. Passed House Oct. 20, 2009. Received in
Senate and referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation
Oct. 21, 2009. Reported Dec. 22, 2009; no written report.
Passed Senate Dec. 23, 2009. Presented to the President Dec.
24, 2009. Approved Dec. 28, 2009. Public Law 111-125.
H.R. 3820.--To reauthorize Federal natural hazards reduction
programs, and for other purposes. Referred to Science and
Technology and in addition to Natural Resources, and
Transportation and Infrastructure Oct. 15, 2009. Reported
amended from Science and Technology Feb. 26, 2010; Rept. 111-
424, Pt. I. Natural Resources and Transportation and
Infrastructure discharged Feb. 26, 2010. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Mar. 2, 2010; Roll No. 76:
335-50. Received in Senate and referred to Commerce, Science
and Transportation Mar. 3, 2010.
H.R. 3837.--To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide
for clarification on the use of funds relating to certain
homeland security grants, and for other purposes. Referred to
Homeland Security Oct. 15, 2009. Reported amended July 22,
2010; Rept. 111-558.
Union Calendar................................................Union 319
H.R. 3845.--To extend and modify authorities needed to combat
terrorism and protect civil liberties, and for other purposes.
Referred to the Judiciary and in addition to Intelligence, and
Financial Services Oct. 20, 2009. Reported amended from the
Judiciary Dec. 16, 2009; Rept. 111-382, Pt. I. Referral to
Intelligence and Financial Services extended Dec. 16, 2009 for
a period ending not later than Jan. 29, 2010. Intelligence and
Financial Services discharged Jan. 29, 2010.
Union Calendar................................................Union 240
H.R. 3854 (H. Res. 875).--To amend the Small Business Act and the
Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to improve programs
providing access to capital under such Acts, and for other
purposes. Referred to Small Business Oct. 20, 2009. Reported
Oct. 26, 2009; Rept. 111-315. Union Calendar. Passed House
amended Oct. 29, 2009; Roll No. 830: 389-32. Received in
Senate and referred to Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Nov. 2, 2009.
H.R. 3885.--To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry
out a pilot program on dog training therapy. Referred to
Veterans' Affairs Oct. 21, 2009. Reported May 20, 2010; Rept.
111-490. Union Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules
May 24, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed House May 25, 2010; Roll
No. 298: 403-4. Received in Senate and referred to Veterans'
Affairs May 26, 2010.
H.R. 3892.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 101 West Highway 64 Bypass in Roper, North
Carolina, as the ``E.V. Wilkins Post Office''. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Oct. 21, 2009. Rules
suspended. Passed House Jan. 13, 2010; Roll No. 5: 356-1.
Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Jan. 20, 2010. Reported May 18, 2010; no
written report. Passed Senate May 25, 2010. Presented to the
President June 1, 2010. Approved June 9, 2010. Public Law 111-
181.
H.R. 3913.--To direct the Mayor of the District of Columbia to
establish a District of Columbia National Guard Educational
Assistance Program to encourage the enlistment and retention
of persons in the District of Columbia National Guard by
providing financial assistance to enable members of the
National Guard of the District of Columbia to attend
undergraduate, vocational, or technical courses. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Oct. 22, 2009. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended June 28, 2010. Received in
Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs June 29, 2010.
H.R. 3914.--To designate certain lands in San Miguel, Ouray, and
San Juan Counties, Colorado, as wilderness, and for other
purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Oct. 22, 2009.
Reported amended Sept. 16, 2010; Rept. 111-600.
Union Calendar................................................Union 345
H.R. 3923 (S. 555).--To provide for the exchange of certain land
located in the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests in the State
of Colorado, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural
Resources Oct. 23, 2009. Reported amended July 13, 2010; Rept.
111-525. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
July 13, 2010. Received in Senate and ordered placed on the
calendar July 14, 2010.
H.R. 3940.--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to extend
grants and other assistance to facilitate a political status
public education program for the people of Guam. Referred to
Natural Resources Oct. 27, 2009. Reported amended Dec. 7,
2009; Rept. 111-357. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Dec. 7, 2009. Received in Senate and referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Dec. 8, 2009. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate with amendments Sept. 28, 2010.
House agreed to Senate amendments under suspension of the
rules Sept. 30 (Legislative day of Sept. 29), 2010; Roll No.
565: 386-5. Presented to the President Sept. 30, 2010.
Approved Sept. 30, 2010. Public Law 111-244.
H.R. 3949.--To amend title 38, United States Code, and the
Servicemember Civil Relief Act, to make certain improvements
in the laws relating to benefits administered by the Secretary
of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Referred to
Veterans' Affairs Oct. 28, 2009. Reported Nov. 2, 2009; Rept.
111-324. Union Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules
Nov. 2, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Nov. 3,
2009; Roll No. 835: 382-2. Received in Senate and referred to
Veterans' Affairs Nov. 4, 2009.
H.R. 3951.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 2000 Louisiana Avenue in New Orleans,
Louisiana, as the ``Roy Rondeno, Sr. Post Office Building''.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Oct. 28, 2009.
Considered under suspension of rules Dec. 8, 2009. Rules
suspended. Passed House Dec. 9, 2009; Roll No. 941: 417-1.
Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Dec. 10, 2009. Reported May 18, 2010; no
written report. Proceedings vacated May 20, 2010. Reported
June 14, 2010; no written report. Passed Senate June 15, 2010.
Presented to the President June 17, 2010. Approved June 28,
2010. Public Law 111-193.
H.R. 3954.--To release Federal reversionary interests retained on
certain lands acquired in the State of Florida under the
Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, to authorize the interchange
of National Forest System land and State land in Florida, to
authorize an additional conveyance under the Florida National
Forest Land Management Act of 2003, and for other purposes.
Referred to Agriculture Oct. 28, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Mar. 17, 2010; Roll No. 125: 418-1. Received in
Senate and referred to Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Mar. 18, 2010.
H.R. 3960.--To provide authority and sanction for the granting and
issuance of programs for residential and commuter toll, user
fee and fare discounts by States, municipalities, other
localities, as well as all related agencies and departments
thereof, and for other purposes. Referred to Transportation
and Infrastructure Oct. 28, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Sept. 28, 2010. Received in Senate and referred
to Commerce, Science and Transportation Sept. 29, 2010.
H.R. 3961 (H. Res. 903) (H.R. 2920) (H. Res. 1109).--To amend
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform the Medicare
SGR payment system for physicians. Referred to Energy and
Commerce and in addition to Ways and Means Oct. 29, 2009.
Passed House Nov. 19, 2009; Roll No. 909: 243-183. Received in
Senate Nov. 20, 2009. Ordered placed on the calendar Jan. 20,
2010. Passed Senate with amendments Feb. 24, 2010. House
agreed to Senate amendments Feb. 25, 2010; Roll No. 67: 315-
97. Presented to the President Feb. 26, 2010. Approved Feb.
27, 2010. Public Law 111-141.
H.R. 3962 (H. Res. 903).--To provide affordable, quality health
care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care
spending, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and
Commerce and in addition to Education and Labor, Ways and
Means, Oversight and Government Reform, the Budget, Rules,
Natural Resources, and the Judiciary Oct. 29, 2009. Passed
House amended Nov. 7, 2009; Roll No. 887: 220-215. Received in
Senate Nov. 10, 2009. Ordered placed on the calendar Nov. 16,
2009. Passed Senate with amendments June 18, 2010. House
agreed to Senate amendments under suspension of the rules June
24, 2010; Roll No. 393: 417-1. Presented to the President June
24, 2010. Approved June 25, 2010. Public Law 111-192.
H.R. 3963.--To provide specialized training to Federal air
marshals. Referred to Homeland Security Oct. 29, 2009.
Reported Dec. 1, 2009; Rept. 111-345. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House Dec. 2, 2009. Received in Senate and
referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation Dec. 3, 2009.
H.R. 3967.--To amend the National Great Black Americans
Commemoration Act of 2004 to authorize appropriations through
fiscal year 2015. Referred to Natural Resources and in
addition to the Judiciary Oct. 29, 2009. Reported from Natural
Resources July 13, 2010; Rept. 111-526, Pt. I. The Judiciary
discharged July 13, 2010. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House July 13, 2010. Received in Senate and referred to
the Judiciary July 14, 2010.
H.R. 3976.--To extend certain expiring provisions providing
enhanced protections for servicemembers relating to mortgages
and mortgage foreclosure. Referred to Veterans' Affairs Oct.
29, 2009. Reported amended Mar. 22, 2010; Rept. 111-451. Union
Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules Mar. 22, 2010.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Mar. 23, 2010; Roll No.
176: 416-4. Received in Senate and referred to Veterans'
Affairs Mar. 24, 2010.
H.R. 3978.--To amend the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11
Commission Act of 2007 to authorize the Secretary of Homeland
Security to accept and use gifts for otherwise authorized
activities of the Center for Domestic Preparedness that are
related to preparedness for and response to terrorism, and for
other purposes. Referred to Homeland Security Nov. 2, 2009.
Reported Dec. 15, 2009; Rept. 111-376. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House Dec. 15, 2009; Roll No. 973: 413-1.
Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Dec. 16, 2009. Reported with amendments
Aug. 2, 2010; no written report. Passed Senate with amendments
Aug. 5, 2010. House agreed to Senate amendments under
suspension of the rules Sept. 15, 2010. Presented to the
President Sept. 22, 2010. Approved Sept. 30, 2010. Public Law
111-245.
H.R. 3980.--To provide for identifying and eliminating redundant
reporting requirements and developing meaningful performance
metrics for homeland security preparedness grants, and for
other purposes. Referred to Homeland Security Nov. 2, 2009.
Reported Dec. 1, 2009; Rept. 111-346. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Dec. 2, 2009; Roll No. 922:
414-0. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs Dec. 3, 2009. Reported with amendment
Sept. 16, 2010; Rept. 111-291. Passed Senate with amendment
Sept. 22, 2010. House agreed to Senate amendment under
suspension of the rules Sept. 28, 2010. Presented to the
President Sept. 30, 2010. Approved Oct. 12, 2010. Public Law
111-271.
H.R. 3989 (S. 2722).--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior
to conduct a special resource study to determine the
suitability and feasibility of adding the Heart Mountain
Relocation Center, in the State of Wyoming, as a unit of the
National Park System. Referred to Natural Resources Nov. 3,
2009. Reported July 13, 2010; Rept. 111-529. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House July 13, 2010. Received in
Senate July 14, 2010. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources
Aug. 5, 2010.
H.R. 3993.--To require accurate and reasonable disclosure of the
terms and conditions of prepaid telephone calling cards and
services. Referred to Energy and Commerce Nov. 3, 2009.
Reported amended June 15, 2010; Rept. 111-507. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended June 23, 2010; Roll No.
383: 381-41. Received in Senate and referred to Commerce,
Science and Transportation June 24, 2010.
H.R. 4003.--To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a
special resource study to evaluate resources in the Hudson
River Valley in the State of New York to determine the
suitability and feasibility of establishing the site as a unit
of the National Park System, and for other purposes. Referred
to Natural Resources Nov. 3, 2009. Reported amended Mar. 11,
2010; Rept. 111-436. Union Calendar. Considered under
suspension of rules Mar. 18, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Mar. 19, 2010; Roll No. 143: 293-115. Received
in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural Resources Mar. 22
(Legislative day of Mar. 19), 2010.
H.R. 4017.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 43 Maple Avenue in Shrewsbury,
Massachusetts, as the ``Ann Marie Blute Post Office''.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Nov. 4, 2009.
Considered under suspension of rules Dec. 8, 2009. Rules
suspended. Passed House Dec. 10, 2009; Roll No. 950: 419-0.
Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Dec. 11, 2009. Reported May 18, 2010; no
written report. Passed Senate May 25, 2010. Presented to the
President June 1, 2010. Approved June 9, 2010. Public Law 111-
182.
H.R. 4061 (H. Res. 1051).--To advance cybersecurity research,
development, and technical standards, and for other purposes.
Referred to Science and Technology Nov. 7, 2009. Reported
amended Jan. 27, 2010; Rept. 111-405. Union Calendar.
Considered Feb. 3, 2010. Passed House amended Feb. 4, 2010;
Roll No. 43: 422-5. Received in Senate and referred to
Commerce, Science and Transportation Feb. 9 (Legislative day
of Feb. 8), 2010.
H.R. 4072.--To require that certain Federal job training and
career education programs give priority to programs that
provide a national industry-recognized and portable
credential. Referred to Education and Labor and in addition to
Ways and Means Nov. 16, 2009. Considered under suspension of
rules Sept. 28, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Sept. 29, 2010; Roll No. 556: 412-10. Received in Senate and
referred to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Sept. 29,
2010.
H.R. 4095.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 9727 Antioch Road in Overland Park, Kansas,
as the ``Congresswoman Jan Meyers Post Office Building''.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Nov. 17, 2009.
Rules suspended. Passed House Jan. 20, 2010. Received in
Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Jan. 21, 2010. Reported May 18, 2010; no written
report. Passed Senate May 25, 2010. Presented to the President
June 1, 2010. Approved June 9, 2010. Public Law 111-183.
H.R. 4098.--To require the Director of the Office of Management
and Budget to issue guidance on the use of peer-to-peer file
sharing software to prohibit the personal use of such software
by Government employees, and for other purposes. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Nov. 17, 2009. Reported Mar.
11, 2010; Rept. 111-431. Union Calendar. Considered under
suspension of rules Mar. 23, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Mar. 24, 2010; Roll No. 183: 408-13. Received in
Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Mar. 25, 2010.
H.R. 4113.--To amend title 28, United States Code, to clarify the
jurisdiction of the Federal courts, and for other purposes.
Referred to the Judiciary Nov. 19, 2009. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended Sept. 28, 2010. Received in Senate and
referred to the Judiciary Sept. 29, 2010.
H.R. 4139.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 7464 Highway 503 in Hickory, Mississippi,
as the ``Sergeant Matthew L. Ingram Post Office''. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Nov. 19, 2009. Rules
suspended. Passed House Jan. 13, 2010. Received in Senate and
referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Jan.
20, 2010. Reported May 18, 2010; no written report. Passed
Senate May 25, 2010. Presented to the President June 1, 2010.
Approved June 9, 2010. Public Law 111-184.
H.R. 4154 (H. Res. 941) (H.R. 2920).--To amend the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the new carryover basis rules
in order to prevent tax increases and the imposition of
compliance burdens on many more estates than would benefit
from repeal, to retain the estate tax with a $3,500,000
exemption, and for other purposes. Referred to Ways and Means
Nov. 19, 2009. Passed House Dec. 3, 2009; Roll No. 929: 225-
200. Received in Senate Dec. 3, 2009. Ordered placed on the
calendar Jan. 20, 2010.
H.R. 4165.--To extend through December 31, 2010, the authority of
the Secretary of the Army to accept and expend funds
contributed by non-Federal public entities to expedite the
processing of permits. Referred to Transportation and
Infrastructure Dec. 1, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House
Dec. 8, 2009. Received in Senate Dec. 9, 2009. Passed Senate
Dec. 10, 2009. Presented to the President Dec. 14, 2009.
Approved Dec. 22, 2009. Public Law 111-120.
H.R. 4168.--To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand
the definition of cellulosic biofuel to include algae-based
biofuel for purposes of the cellulosic biofuel producer credit
and the special allowance for cellulosic biofuel plant
property. Referred to Ways and Means Dec. 1, 2009. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 28, 2010. Received in
Senate Sept. 29, 2010. Ordered placed on the calendar Nov. 15,
2010.
H.R. 4173 (H. Res. 956) (H. Res. 964) (H. Res. 1490) (S. 3217).--
To provide for financial regulatory reform, to protect
consumers and investors, to enhance Federal understanding of
insurance issues, to regulate the over-the-counter derivatives
markets, and for other purposes. Referred to Financial
Services and in addition to Agriculture, Energy and Commerce,
the Judiciary, Rules, the Budget, Oversight and Government
Reform, and Ways and Means Dec. 2, 2009. Considered Dec. 9,
10, 2009. Passed House amended Dec. 11, 2009; Roll No. 968:
223-202. Received in Senate and referred to Banking, Housing,
and Urban Affairs Jan. 20, 2010. Committee discharged. Passed
Senate with amendments May 20, 2010; Roll No. 162: 59-39.
Senate insisted on its amendments and asked for a conference
May 20, 2010. House disagreed to Senate amendments and agreed
to a conference June 9, 2010. Conference report filed in the
House June 29, 2010; Rept. 111-517. House agreed to conference
report June 30, 2010; Roll No. 413: 237-192. Conference report
considered in Senate July 13, 2010. Senate agreed to
conference report July 15, 2010; Roll No. 208: 60-39.
Presented to the President July 15, 2010. Approved July 21,
2010. Public Law 111-203.
H.R. 4178.--To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to provide
for deposit restricted qualified tuition programs, and for
other purposes. Referred to Financial Services Dec. 2, 2009.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Apr. 20, 2010. Received
in Senate and referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Apr. 22, 2010.
H.R. 4192.--To designate the Stornetta Public Lands as an
Outstanding Natural Area to be administered as a part of the
National Landscape Conservation System, and for other
purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Dec. 3, 2009. Reported
amended Mar. 11, 2010; Rept. 111-437.
Union Calendar................................................Union 253
H.R. 4194.--To amend title 18, United States Code, to exempt
qualifying law school students participating in legal clinics
or externships from the application of the conflict of
interest rules under section 205 of such title. Referred to
the Judiciary Dec. 3, 2009. Considered under suspension of
rules Dec. 15, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House Dec. 16,
2009. Received in Senate and referred to the Judiciary Dec.
17, 2009.
H.R. 4195.--To authorize the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation
to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia
and its environs, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural
Resources Dec. 3, 2009. Reported amended Sept. 16, 2010; Rept.
111-602. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Sept. 22, 2010. Received in Senate and referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Sept. 23, 2010.
H.R. 4213 (H. Res. 955) (H. Res. 1403) (H. Res. 1550).--To amend
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring
provisions, and for other purposes. Referred to Ways and Means
Dec. 7, 2009. Passed House Dec. 9, 2009; Roll No. 943: 241-
181. Received in Senate and referred to Finance Dec. 10, 2009.
Committee discharged Mar. 1, 2010. Considered Mar. 1, 2, 3, 4,
5, 8, 9,, 2010. Passed Senate with amendment Mar. 10, 2010;
Roll No. 48: 62-36. House agreed to Senate amendment with
portion of amendment excepting section 523 May 28, 2010; Roll
No. 324: 215-204. House agreed to Senate amendment with
portion of amendment comprising section 523 May 28, 2010; Roll
No. 325: 245-171. Senate agreed to House amendment to Senate
amendment with amendment July 21, 2010. Roll No. 215: 59-39.
House agreed to Senate amendment to House amendment to Senate
amendment July 22, 2010; Roll No. 463: 272-152. Presented to
the President July 22, 2010. Approved July 22, 2010. Public
Law 111-205.
H.R. 4214.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 45300 Portola Avenue in Palm Desert,
California, as the ``Roy Wilson Post Office''. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Dec. 7, 2009. Considered under
suspension of rules Mar. 17, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed
House Mar. 18, 2010; Roll No. 128: 419-0. Received in Senate
and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Mar. 19, 2010. Reported May 18, 2010; no written report.
Passed Senate May 25, 2010. Presented to the President June 1,
2010. Approved June 9, 2010. Public Law 111-185.
H.R. 4217.--To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend
the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and
Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49, United States Code, to
extend authorizations for the airport improvement program, and
for other purposes. Referred to Transportation and
Infrastructure and in addition to Ways and Means Dec. 8, 2009.
Rules suspended. Passed House Dec. 8, 2009. Received in Senate
Dec. 9, 2009. Passed Senate Dec. 10, 2009. Presented to the
President Dec. 14, 2009. Approved Dec. 16, 2009. Public Law
111-116.
H.R. 4218.--To amend titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act
to prohibit retroactive payments to individuals during periods
for which such individuals are prisoners, fugitive felons, or
probation or parole violators. Referred to Ways and Means Dec.
8, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed House Dec. 8, 2009. Received
in Senate Dec. 8, 2009. Passed Senate Dec. 10, 2009. Presented
to the President Dec. 14, 2009. Approved Dec. 15, 2009. Public
Law 111-115.
H.R. 4238.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 930 39th Avenue in Greeley, Colorado, as
the ``W.D. Farr Post Office Building''. Referred to Oversight
and Government Reform Dec. 8, 2009. Rules suspended. Passed
House Feb. 22, 2010; Roll No. 50: 331-0. Received in Senate
and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Feb. 23, 2010. Reported May 18, 2010; no written report.
Passed Senate May 25, 2010. Presented to the President June 1,
2010. Approved June 9, 2010. Public Law 111-186.
H.R. 4247 (H. Res. 1126).--To prevent and reduce the use of
physical restraint and seclusion in schools, and for other
purposes. Referred to Education and Labor Dec. 9, 2009.
Reported amended Feb. 23, 2010; Rept. 111-417. Union Calendar.
Passed House amended Mar. 3, 2010; Roll No. 82: 262-153.
Received in Senate and referred to Health, Education, Labor,
and Pensions Mar. 4, 2010.
H.R. 4252.--To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a
study of water resources in the Rialto-Colton Basin in the
State of California, and for other purposes. Referred to
Natural Resources Dec. 9, 2009. Reported Mar. 11, 2010; Rept.
111-433. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Mar.
18, 2010. Received in Senate and referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Mar. 19, 2010. Reported Sept. 27, 2010;
Rept. 111-328.
H.R. 4275.--To designate the annex building under construction for
the Elbert P. Tuttle United States Court of Appeals Building
in Atlanta, Georgia, as the ``John C. Godbold United States
Judicial Administration Building''. Referred to Transportation
and Infrastructure Dec. 10, 2009. Reported amended Mar. 18,
2010; Rept. 111-444. House Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Apr. 14, 2010. Received in Senate and referred
to Environment and Public Works Apr. 15, 2010. Reported June
15, 2010; no written report. Passed Senate Aug. 5, 2010.
Presented to the President Aug. 10, 2010. Approved Aug. 16,
2010. Public Law 111-234.
H.R. 4284.--To extend the Generalized System of Preferences and
the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for other purposes.
Referred to Ways and Means Dec. 11, 2009. Rules suspended.
Passed House Dec. 14, 2009. Received in Senate Dec. 14, 2009.
Passed Senate Dec. 22, 2009. Presented to the President Dec.
23, 2009. Approved Dec. 28, 2009. Public Law 111-124.
H.R. 4307.--To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-
based outpatient clinic in Artesia, New Mexico, as the
``Alejandro Renteria Ruiz Department of Veterans Affairs
Clinic''. Referred to Veterans' Affairs Dec. 14, 2009.
Considered under suspension of rules June 29, 2010. Rules
suspended. Passed House June 30, 2010; Roll No. 405: 417-0.
Received in Senate and referred to Veterans' Affairs July 12,
2010.
H.R. 4314 (H. Res. 976).--To permit continued financing of
Government operations. Referred to Ways and Means Dec. 15,
2009. Passed House Dec. 16, 2009; Roll No. 988: 218-214.
Received in Senate Dec. 16, 2009. Ordered placed on the
calendar Dec. 18, 2009. Considered Dec., 2009. Passed Senate
Dec. 24, 2009; Roll No. 397: 60-39. Presented to the President
Dec. 24, 2009. Approved Dec. 28, 2009. Public Law 111-123.
H.R. 4337.--To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify
certain rules applicable to regulated investment companies,
and for other purposes. Referred to Ways and Means Dec. 16,
2009. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 28, 2010.
Received in Senate Sept. 29, 2010. Ordered placed on the
calendar Nov. 15, 2010. Passed Senate with amendment Dec. 8,
2010.
H.R. 4347.--To amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education
Assistance Act to provide further self-governance by Indian
tribes, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources
Dec. 16, 2009. Reported amended Sept. 16, 2010; Rept. 111-603.
Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Sept.
22, 2010. Received in Senate Sept. 23, 2010. Received in
Senate Sept. 23, 2010. Referred to Indian Affairs Sept. 29,
2010.
H.R. 4349.--To further allocate and expand the availability of
hydroelectric power generated at Hoover Dam, and for other
purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Dec. 16, 2009.
Reported amended May 28, 2010; Rept. 111-502. Union Calendar.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended June 8, 2010. Received
in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural Resources June 9,
2010. Reported Sept. 27, 2010; Rept. 111-329.
H.R. 4360.--To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs blind
rehabilitation center in Long Beach, California, as the
``Major Charles R. Soltes, Jr., O.D. Department of Veterans
Affairs Blind Rehabilitation Center''. Referred to Veterans'
Affairs Dec. 16, 2009. Considered under suspension of rules
Mar. 24, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed House Mar. 25, 2010;
Roll No. 192: 417-0. Received in Senate and referred to
Veterans' Affairs Mar. 26 (Legislative day of Mar. 25), 2010.
Committee discharged. Passed Senate Apr. 19, 2010. Presented
to the President Apr. 26, 2010. Approved May 7, 2010. Public
Law 111-164.
H.R. 4380.--To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States to modify temporarily certain rates of duty, and for
other purposes. Referred to Ways and Means Dec. 16, 2009.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended July 21, 2010; Roll No.
456: 378-43. Received in Senate July 22, 2010. Received in
Senate July 22, 2010. Passed Senate July 27, 2010. Presented
to the President July 30, 2010. Approved Aug. 11, 2010. Public
Law 111-227.
H.R. 4387.--To designate the Federal building located at 100 North
Palafox Street in Pensacola, Florida, as the ``Winston E.
Arnow Federal Building''. Referred to Transportation and
Infrastructure Dec. 16, 2009. Reported Sept. 20, 2010; Rept.
111-610. House Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept.
28, 2010. Received in Senate and referred to Environment and
Public Works Sept. 29, 2010. Reported Nov. 30, 2010; no
written report. Passed Senate Dec. 1, 2010. Presented to the
President Dec. 3, 2010.
H.R. 4395.--To revise the boundaries of the Gettysburg National
Military Park to include the Gettysburg Train Station, and for
other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Dec. 16, 2009.
Reported amended Mar. 11, 2010; Rept. 111-438. Union Calendar.
Considered under suspension of rules Mar. 18, 2010. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Mar. 19, 2010; Roll No. 144:
372-31. Received in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Mar. 22 (Legislative day of Mar. 19), 2010. Reported
Sept. 27, 2010; Rept. 111-330.
H.R. 4416.--To reauthorize the Great Ape Conservation Act, and for
other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Jan. 12, 2010.
Reported amended Sept. 29, 2010; Rept. 111-650.
Union Calendar................................................Union 388
H.R. 4425 (S. 3012).--To designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 2-116th Street in North Troy,
New York, as the ``Martin G. 'Marty' Mahar Post Office''.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Jan. 12, 2010.
Rules suspended. Passed House Feb. 22, 2010; Roll No. 49: 330-
0. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Feb. 23, 2010. Reported May 18, 2010; no
written report. Passed Senate May 25, 2010. Presented to the
President June 1, 2010. Approved June 9, 2010. Public Law 111-
187.
H.R. 4438.--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter
into an agreement to lease space from a nonprofit group or
other government entity for a park headquarters at San Antonio
Missions National Historical Park, to expand the boundary of
the Park, to conduct a study of potential land acquisitions,
and for other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Jan. 13,
2010. Reported amended May 28, 2010; Rept. 111-501. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended July 13, 2010;
Roll No. 435: 264-114. Received in Senate July 14, 2010.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Aug. 5, 2010.
H.R. 4445.--To amend Public Law 95-232 to repeal a restriction on
treating as Indian country certain lands held in trust for
Indian pueblos in New Mexico. Referred to Natural Resources
Jan. 13, 2010. Reported amended June 28, 2010; Rept. 111-515.
Union Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules June 29,
2010. Rules suspended. Passed House amended June 30, 2010;
Roll No. 414: 411-0. Received in Senate and referred to Indian
Affairs July 12, 2010.
H.R. 4451.--To reinstate and transfer certain hydroelectric
licenses and extend the deadline for commencement of
construction of certain hydroelectric projects. Referred to
Energy and Commerce Jan. 13, 2010. Reported amended June 14,
2010; Rept. 111-505. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended June 16, 2010. Received in Senate and referred
to Energy and Natural Resources June 17, 2010.
H.R. 4462.--To accelerate the income tax benefits for charitable
cash contributions for the relief of victims of the earthquake
in Haiti. Referred to Ways and Means Jan. 19, 2010. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Jan. 20, 2010. Received in
Senate and passed Jan. 21, 2010. Presented to the President
Jan. 22, 2010. Approved Jan. 22, 2010. Public Law 111-126.
H.R. 4474 (H. Res. 1038).--To authorize the continued use of
certain water diversions located on National Forest System
land in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness and the
Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness in the State of Idaho, and for
other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Jan. 20, 2010.
Passed House Jan. 27, 2010; Roll No. 22: 415-0. Received in
Senate and referred to Energy and Natural Resources Jan. 28,
2010. Reported Aug. 5, 2010; Rept. 111-277.
H.R. 4491.--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct
a study of alternatives for commemorating and interpreting the
role of the Buffalo Soldiers in the early years of the
National Parks, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural
Resources Jan. 21, 2010. Reported May 18, 2010; Rept. 111-482.
Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House May 18, 2010.
Received in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural
Resources May 19, 2010.
H.R. 4493.--To provide for the enhancement of visitor services,
fish and wildlife research, and marine and coastal resource
management on Guam related to the Marianas Trench Marine
National Monument, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural
Resources Jan. 21, 2010. Reported amended May 18, 2010; Rept.
111-484.
Union Calendar................................................Union 275
H.R. 4495.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 100 North Taylor Lane in Patagonia,
Arizona, as the ``Jim Kolbe Post Office''. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Jan. 21, 2010. Rules
suspended. Passed House Feb. 2, 2010; Roll No. 26: 390-0.
Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Feb. 4, 2010.
H.R. 4501.--To require certain return policies from businesses
that purchase precious metals from consumers and solicit such
transactions through an Internet website. Referred to Energy
and Commerce Jan. 21, 2010. Reported amended Dec. 7, 2010;
Rept. 111-673. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended Dec. 8, 2010; Roll No. 620: 324-81. Received in Senate
and referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation Dec. 9,
2010.
H.R. 4505.--To enable State homes to furnish nursing home care to
parents any of whose children died while serving in the Armed
Forces. Referred to Veterans' Affairs Jan. 26, 2010.
Considered under suspension of rules June 29, 2010. Rules
suspended. Passed House June 30, 2010; Roll No. 408: 420-0.
Received in Senate and referred to Veterans' Affairs July 12,
2010. Committee discharged. Passed Senate Sept. 20, 2010.
Presented to the President Sept. 23, 2010. Approved Sept. 30,
2010. Public Law 111-246.
H.R. 4506.--To authorize the appointment of additional bankruptcy
judges, and for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Jan.
26, 2010. Reported Mar. 9, 2010; Rept. 111-430. Union
Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules Mar. 10, 2010.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Mar. 12, 2010; Roll No.
111: 345-5. Received in Senate and referred to the Judiciary
Mar. 15, 2010. Reported May 27 (Legislative day of May 26),
2010; no written report.
H.R. 4508 (S. 1929).--To provide for an additional temporary
extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the
Small Business Investment Act of 1958, and for other purposes.
Referred to Small Business Jan. 26, 2010. Rules suspended.
Passed House Jan. 27, 2010; Roll No. 24: 410-4. Received in
Senate and passed Jan. 28, 2010. Presented to the President
Jan. 29, 2010. Approved Jan. 29, 2010. Public Law 111-136.
H.R. 4514 (S. 2933).--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior
to conduct a special resource study to determine the
suitability and feasibility of designating the Colonel Charles
Young Home in Xenia, Ohio as a unit of the National Park
System, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources
Jan. 26, 2010. Reported amended July 13, 2010; Rept. 111-527.
Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended July 13,
2010; Roll No. 434: 350-26. Received in Senate July 14, 2010.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Aug. 5, 2010.
H.R. 4519.--To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to make
publicly available on the Internet the electronic
communications of certain TARP recipients. Referred to
Financial Services Jan. 26, 2010.
H.R. 4532.--To provide for permanent extension of the attorney fee
withholding procedures under title II of the Social Security
Act to title XVI of such Act, and to provide for permanent
extension of such procedures under titles II and XVI of such
Act to qualified non-attorney representatives. Referred to
Ways and Means Jan. 27, 2010. Considered under suspension of
rules Feb. 3, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed House Feb. 4,
2010; Roll No. 47: 412-6. Received in Senate Feb. 9
(Legislative day of Feb. 8), 2010. Passed Senate Feb. 22,
2010. Presented to the President Feb. 25, 2010. Approved Feb.
27, 2010. Public Law 111-142.
H.R. 4543.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 4285 Payne Avenue in San Jose, California,
as the ``Anthony J. Cortese Post Office Building''. Referred
to Oversight and Government Reform Jan. 27, 2010. Rules
suspended. Passed House Apr. 26, 2010; Roll No. 221: 370-0.
Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Apr. 27, 2010. Reported Sept. 29, 2010;
no written report. Passed Senate Sept. 29, 2010. Presented to
the President Oct. 1, 2010. Approved Oct. 13, 2010. Public Law
111-276.
H.R. 4547.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 119 Station Road in Cheyney, Pennsylvania,
as the ``Captain Luther H. Smith, U.S. Army Air Forces Post
Office''. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Jan. 27,
2010. Rules suspended. Passed House Mar. 9, 2010. Received in
Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Mar. 10, 2010. Reported May 18, 2010; no written
report. Passed Senate May 25, 2010. Presented to the President
June 1, 2010. Approved June 9, 2010. Public Law 111-188.
H.R. 4573.--To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct
the United States Executive Directors at the International
Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the Inter-American Development
Bank, and other multilateral development institutions to use
the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to cancel
immediately and completely Haiti's debts to such institutions,
and for other purposes. Referred to Financial Services Feb. 2,
2010. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Mar. 10, 2010.
Received in Senate Mar. 11, 2010. Passed Senate with
amendments Mar. 26 (Legislative day of Mar. 25), 2010. House
agreed to Senate amendments under suspension of the rules Apr.
14, 2010. Presented to the President Apr. 15, 2010. Approved
Apr. 26, 2010. Public Law 111-158.
H.R. 4592.--To provide for the establishment of a pilot program to
encourage the employment of veterans in energy-related
positions. Referred to Veterans' Affairs Feb. 3, 2010.
Reported amended Mar. 22, 2010; Rept. 111-453. Union Calendar.
Considered under suspension of rules Mar. 22, 2010. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Mar. 23, 2010; Roll No. 177:
397-19. Received in Senate and referred to Veterans' Affairs
Mar. 24, 2010.
H.R. 4602.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 1332 Sharon Copley Road in Sharon Center,
Ohio, as the ``Emil Bolas Post Office''. Referred to Oversight
and Government Reform Feb. 4, 2010. Considered under
suspension of rules Sept. 28, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed
House Sept. 30 (Legislative day of Sept. 29), 2010. Received
in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Nov. 15, 2010.
H.R. 4614.--To amend part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide for incentive
payments under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance
Grant program for States to implement minimum and enhanced DNA
collection processes. Referred to the Judiciary Feb. 4, 2010.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended May 18, 2010; Roll No.
274: 357-32. Received in Senate and referred to the Judiciary
May 19, 2010.
H.R. 4621.--To protect the integrity of the constitutionally-
mandated United States census and prohibit deceptive mail
practices that attempt to exploit the decennial census.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Feb. 9, 2010.
Considered under suspension of rules Mar. 9, 2010. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Mar. 10, 2010; Roll No. 97:
416-0. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs Mar. 11, 2010. Committee discharged.
Passed Senate Mar. 26 (Legislative day of Mar. 25), 2010.
Presented to the President Apr. 1, 2010. Approved Apr. 7,
2010. Public Law 111-155.
H.R. 4624.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 125 Kerr Avenue in Rome City, Indiana, as
the ``SPC Nicholas Scott Hartge Post Office''. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Feb. 9, 2010. Rules suspended.
Passed House Mar. 9, 2010. Received in Senate and referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Mar. 10, 2010.
Reported May 18, 2010; no written report.
H.R. 4626 (H. Res. 1098).--To restore the application of the
Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to
protect competition and consumers. Referred to the Judiciary
Feb. 22, 2010. Passed House Feb. 24, 2010; Roll No. 64: 406-
19. Received in Senate Feb. 25, 2010. Ordered placed on the
calendar Mar. 1, 2010.
H.R. 4628 (S. 3013).--To designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 216 Westwood Avenue in
Westwood, New Jersey, as the ``Sergeant Christopher R. Hrbek
Post Office Building''. Referred to Oversight and Government
Reform Feb. 22, 2010. Considered under suspension of rules
Mar. 15, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed House Mar. 16, 2010;
Roll No. 116: 416-0. Received in Senate and referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Mar. 17, 2010.
Reported May 18, 2010; no written report. Passed Senate May
25, 2010. Presented to the President June 1, 2010. Approved
June 9, 2010. Public Law 111-189.
H.R. 4645.--To remove obstacles to legal sales of United States
agricultural commodities to Cuba and to end travel
restrictions on all Americans to Cuba. Referred to Foreign
Affairs and in addition to Agriculture, and Financial Services
Feb. 23, 2010. Reported from Agriculture Sept. 29, 2010; Rept.
111-653, Pt. I.
H.R. 4658.--To authorize the conveyance of a small parcel of
National Forest System land in the Cherokee National Forest
and to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to use the
proceeds from that conveyance to acquire a parcel of land for
inclusion in that national forest, and for other purposes.
Referred to Agriculture Feb. 23, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended July 28, 2010. Received in Senate July 29, 2010.
Referred to Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Aug. 5, 2010.
H.R. 4667 (H.R. 1513) (S. 407) (S. 3107).--To increase, effective
as of December 1, 2010, the rates of compensation for veterans
with service-connected disabilities and the rates of
dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of
certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes. Referred to
Veterans' Affairs Feb. 23, 2010. Reported Mar. 22, 2010; Rept.
111-452. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Mar.
22, 2010; Roll No. 171: 407-0. Received in Senate and referred
to Veterans' Affairs Mar. 23 (Legislative day of Mar. 19),
2010. Committee discharged. Passed Senate Sept. 22, 2010.
Presented to the President Sept. 23, 2010. Approved Sept. 30,
2010. Public Law 111-247.
H.R. 4684.--To require the Secretary of the Treasury to strike
medals in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the
September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States and
the establishment of the National September 11 Memorial &
Museum at the World Trade Center. Referred to Financial
Services Feb. 24, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
July 20, 2010. Received in Senate July 21, 2010. Passed Senate
July 22, 2010. Presented to the President July 27, 2010.
Approved Aug. 6, 2010. Public Law 111-221.
H.R. 4686.--To authorize the Secretary of Interior to study the
suitability and feasibility of designating prehistoric,
historic, and limestone forest sites on Rota, Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands, as a unit of the National Park
System. Referred to Natural Resources Feb. 24, 2010. Reported
amended July 13, 2010; Rept. 111-528. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended July 13, 2010. Received in
Senate and referred to Energy and Natural Resources July 14,
2010.
H.R. 4691.--To provide a temporary extension of certain programs,
and for other purposes. Referred to Ways and Means and in
addition to Energy and Commerce, Education and Labor,
Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, Small
Business, the Judiciary, and the Budget Feb. 25, 2010. Rules
suspended. Passed House Feb. 25, 2010. Received in Senate Feb.
25, 2010. Ordered placed on the calendar Mar. 1, 2010. Passed
Senate Mar. 2, 2010; Roll No. 32: 78-19. Presented to the
President Mar. 2, 2010. Approved Mar. 2, 2010. Public Law 111-
144.
H.R. 4692.--To require the President to prepare a quadrennial
National Manufacturing Strategy, and for other purposes.
Referred to Energy and Commerce and in addition to the Budget
Feb. 25, 2010. Reported amended from Energy and Commerce July
28, 2010; Rept. 111-574, Pt. I. The Budget discharged July 28,
2010. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
July 28, 2010; Roll No. 477: 379-38. Received in Senate July
29, 2010. Referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation
Aug. 5, 2010.
H.R. 4714 (S. 2768).--To amend title 49, United States Code, to
authorize appropriations for the National Transportation
Safety Board for fiscal years 2011 through 2014, and for other
purposes. Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure Mar.
2, 2010. Reported amended Sept. 22, 2010; Rept. 111-613. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 28,
2010. Received in Senate and referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation Sept. 29, 2010.
H.R. 4715 (H. Res. 1248).--To amend the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act to reauthorize the National Estuary Program, and
for other purposes. Referred to Transportation and
Infrastructure Mar. 2, 2010. Reported Mar. 17, 2010; Rept.
111-442. Union Calendar. Passed House amended Apr. 15, 2010;
Roll No. 209: 278-128. Received in Senate and referred to
Environment and Public Works Apr. 19, 2010. Reported with
amendment Sept. 16, 2010; Rept. 111-293.
H.R. 4748.--To amend the Office of National Drug Control Policy
Reauthorization Act of 2006 to require a northern border
counternarcotics strategy, and for other purposes. Referred to
the Judiciary and in addition to Homeland Security Mar. 3,
2010. Rules suspended. Passed House amended July 27, 2010;
Roll No. 475: 413-0. Received in Senate and referred to the
Judiciary July 28, 2010.
H.R. 4773.--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease
certain lands within Fort Pulaski National Monument, and for
other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Mar. 4, 2010.
Reported July 13, 2010; Rept. 111-530. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House July 13, 2010; Roll No. 436: 379-0.
Received in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural
Resources July 14, 2010.
H.R. 4783 (H. Res. 1736).--To accelerate the income tax benefits
for charitable cash contributions for the relief of victims of
the earthquake in Chile, and to extend the period from which
such contributions for the relief of victims of the earthquake
in Haiti may be accelerated. Referred to Ways and Means and in
addition to the Budget Mar. 9, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed
House Mar. 10, 2010. Received in Senate Mar. 10, 2010.
Referred to Finance Mar. 26 (Legislative day of Mar. 25),
2010. Committee discharged. Passed Senate with amendments Nov.
19, 2010. House agreed to Senate amendments Nov. 30, 2010;
Roll No. 584: 256-152. Presented to the President Dec. 3,
2010. Approved Dec. 8, 2010. Public Law 111-291.
H.R. 4785 (H. Res. 1620).--To amend the miscellaneous rural
development provisions of the Farm Security and Rural
Investment Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of
Agriculture to make loans to certain entities that will use
the funds to make loans to consumers to implement energy
efficiency measures involving structural improvements and
investments in cost-effective, commercial off-the-shelf
technologies to reduce home energy use. Referred to
Agriculture and in addition to Energy and Commerce Mar. 9,
2010. Reported amended from Agriculture Sept. 14, 2010; Rept.
111-585, Pt. I. Energy and Commerce discharged Sept. 14, 2010.
Union Calendar. Passed House amended Sept. 16, 2010; Roll No.
530: 240-172. Received in Senate and referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Sept. 20, 2010.
H.R. 4786.--To provide authority to compensate Federal employees
for the 2-day period in which authority to make expenditures
from the Highway Trust Fund lapsed, and for other purposes.
Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure and in addition
to Oversight and Government Reform Mar. 9, 2010. Rules
suspended. Passed House Mar. 10, 2010. Received in Senate Mar.
10, 2010. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Mar. 26 (Legislative day of Mar. 25), 2010.
H.R. 4790.--To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to
require shareholder authorization before a public company may
make certain political expenditures, and for other purposes.
Referred to Financial Services and in addition to House
Administration Mar. 9, 2010. Reported amended from Financial
Services Sept. 22, 2010; Rept. 111-620, Pt. I. House
Administration discharged Sept. 22, 2010.
Union Calendar................................................Union 362
H.R. 4805.--To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to reduce
the emissions of formaldehyde from composite wood products,
and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Commerce and in
addition to Financial Services Mar. 10, 2010. Reported amended
from Energy and Commerce June 22, 2010; Rept. 111-509, Pt. I.
Financial Services discharged June 22, 2010.
Union Calendar................................................Union 291
H.R. 4810.--To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain
improvements in the services provided for homeless veterans
under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs. Referred to Veterans' Affairs Mar. 10, 2010. Reported
Mar. 22, 2010; Rept. 111-449. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House Mar. 22, 2010; Roll No. 170: 413-0. Received in
Senate and referred to Veterans' Affairs Mar. 23 (Legislative
day of Mar. 19), 2010.
H.R. 4823.--To establish the Sedona-Red Rock National Scenic Area
in the Coconino National Forest, Arizona, and for other
purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Mar. 11, 2010.
Reported amended Sept. 16, 2010; Rept. 111-599.
Union Calendar................................................Union 344
Considered under suspension of rules Sept. 22, 2010. Failed of passage
under suspension of the rules (two-thirds required) Sept. 23, 2010; Roll
No. 538: 258-160.
H.R. 4825.--To require any amounts remaining in a Member's
Representational Allowance at the end of a fiscal year to be
deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction or to
reduce the Federal debt. Referred to House Administration Mar.
11, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Mar. 17, 2010;
Roll No. 127: 413-1. Received in Senate and referred to Rules
and Administration Mar. 18, 2010.
H.R. 4840.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 1979 Cleveland Avenue in Columbus, Ohio, as
the ``Clarence D. Lumpkin Post Office''. Referred to Oversight
and Government Reform Mar. 12, 2010. Considered under
suspension of rules Mar. 19, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed
House Mar. 21, 2010; Roll No. 155: 420-0. Received in Senate
and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Mar. 22 (Legislative day of Mar. 19), 2010. Reported with
amendments May 18, 2010; no written report. Passed Senate with
amendments May 25, 2010. House agreed to Senate amendments
under suspension of the rules July 14, 2010. Presented to the
President July 19, 2010. Approved July 27, 2010. Public Law
111-208.
H.R. 4842.--To authorize appropriations for the Directorate of
Science and Technology of the Department of Homeland Security
for fiscal years 2011 and 2012, and for other purposes.
Referred to Homeland Security Mar. 15, 2010. Reported amended
May 18, 2010; Rept. 111-486, Pt. I. Referred to Science and
Technology May 18, 2010 for a period ending not later than
June 18, 2010. Referral extended June 18, 2010 for a period
ending not later than June 25, 2010. Science and Technology
discharged June 25, 2010. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended July 20, 2010. Received in Senate and
referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs July
21, 2010.
H.R. 4849 (H. Res. 1205).--To amend the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 to provide tax incentives for small business job
creation, extend the Build America Bonds program, provide
other infrastructure job creation tax incentives, and for
other purposes. Referred to Ways and Means Mar. 16, 2010.
Reported amended Mar. 19, 2010; Rept. 111-447. Union Calendar.
Passed House amended Mar. 24, 2010; Roll No. 182: 246-178.
Received in Senate Mar. 25, 2010. Referred to Finance Mar. 26
(Legislative day of Mar. 25), 2010.
H.R. 4851 (S. 3153).--To provide a temporary extension of certain
programs, and for other purposes. Referred to Ways and Means
and in addition to the Budget, Education and Labor, Energy and
Commerce, Financial Services, the Judiciary, Transportation
and Infrastructure, and Oversight and Government Reform Mar.
16, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Mar. 17, 2010.
Received in Senate Mar. 17, 2010. Ordered placed on the
calendar Mar. 19, 2010. Considered Apr. 13, 14, 2010. Passed
Senate with amendment Apr. 15, 2010; Roll No. 117: 59-38.
House agreed to Senate amendment Apr. 15, 2010; Roll No. 211:
289-112. Presented to the President Apr. 15, 2010. Approved
Apr. 15, 2010. Public Law 111-157.
H.R. 4853 (H. Res. 1745).--To amend the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the
Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49, United
States Code, to extend authorizations for the airport
improvement program, and for other purposes. Referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure and in addition to Ways and
Means Mar. 16, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed House Mar. 17,
2010. Received in Senate Mar. 17, 2010. Ordered placed on the
calendar Mar. 19, 2010. Passed Senate with amendment Sept. 23,
2010. House agreed to Senate amendment with amendment Dec. 2,
2010; Roll No. 604: 234-188.
H.R. 4855.--To establish the Work-Life Balance Award for employers
that have developed and implemented work-life balance
policies. Referred to Education and Labor Mar. 16, 2010.
Failed of passage under suspension of the rules (two-thirds
required) June 15, 2010; Roll No. 360: 249-163.
H.R. 4861.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 1343 West Irving Park Road in Chicago,
Illinois, as the ``Steve Goodman Post Office Building''.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Mar. 16, 2010.
Rules suspended. Passed House Apr. 26, 2010; Roll No. 223:
371-0. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs Apr. 27, 2010. Reported June 29,
2010; no written report. Passed Senate July 14, 2010.
Presented to the President July 22, 2010. Approved Aug. 3,
2010. Public Law 111-217.
H.R. 4862.--To permit Members of Congress to administer the oath
of allegiance to applicants for naturalization, and for other
purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Mar. 16, 2010. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 15, 2010. Received in
Senate and referred to the Judiciary Sept. 16, 2010.
H.R. 4872 (H. Res. 1203) (H. Res. 1225).--To provide for
reconciliation pursuant to section 202 of the concurrent
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010. Reported from
the Budget Mar. 17, 2010; Rept. 111-443. Union Calendar.
Passed House amended Mar. 21, 2010; Roll No. 167: 220-211.
Received in Senate Mar. 23 (Legislative day of Mar. 19), 2010.
Ordered placed on the calendar Mar. 23, 2010. Considered Mar.
23, 24, 2010. Passed Senate with amendments Mar. 25, 2010;
Roll No. 105: 56-43. House agreed to Senate amendments Mar.
25, 2010; Roll No. 194: 220-207. Presented to the President
Mar. 30, 2010. Approved Mar. 30, 2010. Public Law 111-152.
H.R. 4887.--To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure
that health coverage provided by the Department of Defense is
treated as minimal essential coverage. Referred to Ways and
Means Mar. 19, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Mar. 20, 2010; Roll No. 152: 403-0. Received in Senate and
referred to Finance Mar. 22 (Legislative day of Mar. 19),
2010. Committee discharged. Passed Senate Apr. 12, 2010.
Presented to the President Apr. 14, 2010. Approved Apr. 26,
2010. Public Law 111-159.
H.R. 4888.--To revise the Forest Service Recreation Residence
Program as it applies to units of the National Forest System
derived from the public domain by implementing a simple,
equitable, and predictable procedure for determining cabin
user fees, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural
Resources Mar. 19, 2010. Reported amended Sept. 16, 2010;
Rept. 111-604.
Union Calendar................................................Union 349
H.R. 4899 (H. Res. 1204) (H. Res. 1500).--Making emergency
supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and summer
jobs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for
other purposes. Referred to Appropriations and in addition to
the Budget Mar. 21, 2010. Passed House Mar. 24, 2010; Roll No.
186: 239-175. Received in Senate Mar. 25, 2010. Referred to
Appropriations May 7, 2010. Reported with amendments May 14,
2010; Rept. 111-188. Considered May 24, 25, 26, 2010. Passed
Senate with amendments May 27 (Legislative day of May 26),
2010; Roll No. 176: 67-28. Senate insisted on its amendments
and asked for a conference May 27 (Legislative day of May 26),
2010. House agreed to Senate amendment to the text with
amendment No. 1 and agreed to the Senate amendment to the
title pursuant to H. Res. 1500 July 1, 2010. House agreed to
Senate amendment to the text with amendment No. 2 July 1,
2010; Roll No. 430: 239-182. Senate disagreed to House
amendment to Senate amendment to the text July 22, 2010. House
receded and concurred in Senate amendment to the text under
suspension of the rules July 27, 2010; Roll No. 474: 308-114.
Presented to the President July 29, 2010. Approved July 29,
2010. Public Law 111-212.
H.R. 4915 (H.R. 4957) (S. 3187).--To amend the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority
of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49,
United States Code, to extend authorizations for the airport
improvement program, and for other purposes. Referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure and in addition to Ways and
Means Mar. 23, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed House Mar. 24,
2010. Received in Senate Mar. 24, 2010. Referred to Finance
Mar. 26 (Legislative day of Mar. 25), 2010.
H.R. 4938.--To permit the use of previously appropriated funds to
extend the Small Business Loan Guarantee Program, and for
other purposes. Referred to Small Business Mar. 25, 2010.
Rules suspended. Passed House Mar. 25, 2010. Received in
Senate and passed Mar. 25, 2010. Presented to the President
Mar. 26, 2010. Approved Mar. 26, 2010. Public Law 111-150.
H.R. 4957 (H.R. 4915) (S. 3187).--To amend the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority
of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49,
United States Code, to extend authorizations for the airport
improvement program, and for other purposes. Referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure and in addition to Ways and
Means Mar. 25, 2010. Committees discharged. Passed House Mar.
25, 2010. Received in Senate and passed Mar. 26 (Legislative
day of Mar. 25), 2010. Presented to the President Mar. 26,
2010. Approved Mar. 31, 2010. Public Law 111-153.
H.R. 4972 (S. 3152).--To repeal the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act. Referred to Energy and Commerce and in
addition to Ways and Means, Education and Labor, the
Judiciary, Natural Resources, Rules, House Administration, and
Appropriations Mar. 25, 2010. Discharge petition filed June
16, 2010; Pet. 111-11.
H.R. 4973.--To amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to
reauthorize volunteer programs and community partnerships for
national wildlife refuges, and for other purposes. Referred to
Natural Resources Mar. 25, 2010. Reported amended July 13,
2010; Rept. 111-531. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended July 13, 2010. Received in Senate and referred
to Environment and Public Works July 14, 2010.
H.R. 4994.--To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce
taxpayer burdens and enhance taxpayer protections, and for
other purposes. Referred to Ways and Means and in addition to
the Budget Apr. 13, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended Apr. 14, 2010; Roll No. 200: 399-9. Received in Senate
and referred to Finance Apr. 15, 2010. Committee discharged.
Passed Senate with amendments Dec. 8, 2010. House agreed to
Senate amendments under suspension of the rules Dec. 9, 2010;
Roll No. 626: 409-2. Presented to the President Dec. 10, 2010.
H.R. 5012.--To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch
to establish a weekend and holiday feeding program to provide
nutritious food to at-risk school children on weekends and
during extended school holidays during the school year.
Referred to Education and Labor Apr. 13, 2010. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Dec. 8, 2010. Received in
Senate and referred to Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Dec. 9, 2010.
H.R. 5013 (H. Res. 1300) (H.R. 5136).--To amend title 10, United
States Code, to provide for performance management of the
defense acquisition system, and for other purposes. Referred
to Armed Services and in addition to Oversight and Government
Reform Apr. 14, 2010. Reported amended from Armed Services
Apr. 23, 2010; Rept. 111-465, Pt. I. Oversight and Government
Reform discharged Apr. 23, 2010. Union Calendar. Passed House
amended Apr. 28, 2010; Roll No. 230: 417-3. Received in Senate
and referred to Armed Services Apr. 29, 2010.
H.R. 5014 (S. 3162).--To clarify the health care provided by the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum
essential coverage. Referred to Ways and Means Apr. 14, 2010.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended May 12, 2010; Roll No.
260: 417-0. Received in Senate May 17, 2010. Passed Senate May
18, 2010. Presented to the President May 21, 2010. Approved
May 27, 2010. Public Law 111-173.
H.R. 5017.--To ensure the availability of loan guarantees for
rural homeowners. Referred to Financial Services Apr. 14,
2010. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Apr. 27, 2010;
Roll No. 225: 352-62. Received in Senate and referred to
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Apr. 28, 2010.
H.R. 5019 (H. Res. 1329).--To provide for the establishment of the
Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program, and for other purposes.
Referred to Energy and Commerce and in addition to Ways and
Means Apr. 14, 2010. Reported amended from Energy and Commerce
Apr. 29, 2010; Rept. 111-469, Pt. I. Referred to Oversight and
Government Reform Apr. 29, 2010 for a period ending not later
than May 3, 2010. Ways and Means discharged Apr. 29, 2010.
Oversight and Government Reform discharged May 3, 2010. Union
Calendar. Passed House amended May 6, 2010; Roll No. 255: 246-
161. Received in Senate and referred to Finance May 7, 2010.
H.R. 5026.--To amend the Federal Power Act to protect the bulk-
power system and electric infrastructure critical to the
defense of the United States from cybersecurity and other
threats and vulnerabilities. Referred to Energy and Commerce
Apr. 14, 2010. Reported amended May 25, 2010; Rept. 111-493.
Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended June 9,
2010. Received in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural
Resources June 10, 2010. Reported with amendment Sept. 27,
2010; Rept. 111-331.
H.R. 5051 (S. 3200).--To designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 23 Genesee Street in Hornell,
New York, as the ``Zachary Smith Post Office Building''.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Apr. 15, 2010.
Rules suspended. Passed House May 11, 2010. Received in Senate
and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs May
12, 2010. Reported June 29, 2010; no written report. Passed
Senate July 14, 2010. Presented to the President July 22,
2010. Approved Aug. 3, 2010. Public Law 111-218.
H.R. 5072 (H. Res. 1424).--To improve the financial safety and
soundness of the FHA mortgage insurance program. Referred to
Financial Services Apr. 20, 2010. Reported amended May 6,
2010; Rept. 111-476. Union Calendar. Considered June 9, 2010.
Passed House amended June 10, 2010; Roll No. 353: 406-4.
Received in Senate and referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs June 10, 2010.
H.R. 5099 (S. 3465).--To designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 15 South Main Street in
Sharon, Massachusetts, as the ``Michael C. Rothberg Post
Office''. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Apr. 21,
2010. Considered under suspension of rules May 18, 2010. Rules
suspended. Passed House May 19, 2010; Roll No. 280: 410-1.
Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs May 20, 2010. Reported June 29, 2010; no
written report. Passed Senate July 14, 2010. Presented to the
President July 22, 2010. Approved Aug. 3, 2010. Public Law
111-219.
H.R. 5105.--To establish a Chief Veterinary Officer in the
Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
Referred to Homeland Security and in addition to Agriculture
Apr. 21, 2010. Reported amended from Homeland Security Nov.
30, 2010; Rept. 111-668, Pt. I. Referral to Agriculture
extended Nov. 30, 2010 for a period ending not later than Dec.
10, 2010. Referral to Agriculture extended Dec. 10, 2010 for a
period ending not later than Dec. 17, 2010.
H.R. 5110.--To modify the boundary of the Casa Grande Ruins
National Monument, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural
Resources Apr. 22, 2010. Reported amended Sept. 16, 2010;
Rept. 111-598.
Union Calendar................................................Union 343
Considered under suspension of rules Sept. 22, 2010. Failed of passage
under suspension of the rules (two-thirds required) Sept. 23, 2010; Roll
No. 537: 244-174.
H.R. 5112 (S. 3250).--To provide for the training of Federal
building personnel, and for other purposes. Referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure Apr. 22, 2010. Reported Nov.
30, 2010; Rept. 111-662.
Union Calendar................................................Union 394
H.R. 5114 (H. Res. 1517).--To extend the authorization for the
national flood insurance program, to identify priorities
essential to reform and ongoing stable functioning of the
program, and for other purposes. Referred to Financial
Services Apr. 22, 2010. Reported amended May 26, 2010; Rept.
111-495. Union Calendar. Passed House amended July 15, 2010;
Roll No. 447: 329-90. Received in Senate and referred to
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs July 19, 2010.
H.R. 5116 (H. Res. 1344) (H.R. 5325).--To invest in innovation
through research and development, to improve the
competitiveness of the United States, and for other purposes.
Referred to Science and Technology and in addition to
Education and Labor Apr. 22, 2010. Reported amended from
Science and Technology May 7, 2010; Rept. 111-478, Pt. I.
Education and Labor discharged May 7, 2010. Union Calendar.
Considered May 12, 13, 2010. Passed House amended May 28,
2010; Roll No. 332: 262-150. Received in Senate June 9, 2010.
Referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation June 29,
2010.
H.R. 5128 (S. 3248).--To designate the Department of the Interior
Building in Washington, District of Columbia, as the ``Stewart
Lee Udall Department of the Interior Building''. Referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure Apr. 22, 2010. Reported
amended May 18, 2010; Rept. 111-485. House Calendar.
Considered under suspension of rules May 19, 2010. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended May 20, 2010; Roll No. 290:
409-1. Received in Senate May 24, 2010. Passed Senate May 25,
2010. Presented to the President May 28, 2010. Approved June
8, 2010. Public Law 111-176.
H.R. 5131.--To establish Coltsville National Historical Park in
the State of Connecticut, and for other purposes. Referred to
Natural Resources Apr. 22, 2010. Reported amended Sept. 16,
2010; Rept. 111-596.
Union Calendar................................................Union 341
Failed of passage under suspension of the rules (two-thirds required)
Sept. 22, 2010; Roll No. 532: 215-174.
H.R. 5133.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 331 1st Street in Carlstadt, New Jersey, as
the ``Staff Sergeant Frank T. Carvill and Lance Corporal
Michael A. Schwarz Post Office Building''. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Apr. 22, 2010. Rules
suspended. Passed House June 9, 2010; Roll No. 346: 409-0.
Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs June 10, 2010.
H.R. 5136 (H. Res. 1404) (H.R. 5013) (H. Res. 1467) (S. 3454).--To
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2011 for military
activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other
purposes. Referred to Armed Services Apr. 26, 2010. Reported
amended May 21, 2010; Rept. 111-491. Union Calendar.
Supplemental report filed May 26, 2010; Pt. II. Considered May
27, 2010. Passed House amended May 28, 2010; Roll No. 336:
229-186. Received in Senate and ordered placed on the calendar
June 9, 2010. Papers returned to House pursuant to H. Res.
1467 June 25, 2010. Received in Senate June 28, 2010. Ordered
placed on the calendar June 28, 2010.
H.R. 5138.--To protect children from sexual exploitation by
mandating reporting requirements for convicted sex traffickers
and other registered sex offenders against minors intending to
engage in international travel, providing advance notice of
intended travel by high interest registered sex offenders
outside the United States to the government of the country of
destination, requesting foreign governments to notify the
United States when a known child sex offender is seeking to
enter the United States, and for other purposes. Referred to
Foreign Affairs and in addition to the Judiciary Apr. 26,
2010. Reported from Foreign Affairs July 27, 2010; Rept. 111-
568, Pt. I. The Judiciary discharged July 27, 2010. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended July 27, 2010.
Received in Senate July 28, 2010. Referred to Foreign
Relations Aug. 5, 2010.
H.R. 5139.--To provide for the International Organizations
Immunities Act to be extended to the Office of the High
Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the International
Civilian Office in Kosovo. Referred to Foreign Affairs Apr.
26, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed House amended May 19, 2010.
Received in Senate and passed May 20, 2010. Presented to the
President May 27, 2010. Approved June 8, 2010. Public Law 111-
177.
H.R. 5141.--To repeal the expansion of information reporting
requirements for payments of $600 or more to corporations, and
for other purposes. Referred to Ways and Means Apr. 26, 2010.
Discharge petition filed Sept. 15, 2010; Pet. 111-13.
H.R. 5143 (S. 714).--To establish the National Criminal Justice
Commission. Referred to the Judiciary Apr. 27, 2010. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended July 27, 2010. Received in
Senate July 28, 2010. Ordered placed on the calendar Aug. 5,
2010.
H.R. 5145.--To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the
continuing professional education reimbursement provided to
health professionals employed by the Department of Veterans
Affairs. Referred to Veterans' Affairs Apr. 27, 2010. Reported
May 20, 2010; Rept. 111-489. Union Calendar. Considered under
suspension of rules May 24, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended May 25, 2010; Roll No. 294: 413-2. Received in
Senate and referred to Veterans' Affairs May 26, 2010.
H.R. 5146.--To provide that Members of Congress shall not receive
a cost of living adjustment in pay during fiscal year 2011.
Referred to House Administration and in addition to Oversight
and Government Reform Apr. 27, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed
House Apr. 27, 2010; Roll No. 226: 402-15. Received in Senate
and ordered placed on the calendar Apr. 28, 2010. Passed
Senate Apr. 28, 2010. Presented to the President May 3, 2010.
Approved May 14, 2010. Public Law 111-165.
H.R. 5147.--To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend
the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and
Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49, United States Code, to
extend authorizations for the airport improvement program, and
for other purposes. Referred to Transportation and
Infrastructure and in addition to Ways and Means Apr. 27,
2010. Rules suspended. Passed House Apr. 28, 2010. Received in
Senate and passed Apr. 28, 2010. Presented to the President
Apr. 29, 2010. Approved Apr. 30, 2010. Public Law 111-161.
H.R. 5148.--To amend title 39, United States Code, to clarify the
instances in which the term ``census'' may appear on mailable
matter. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Apr. 27,
2010. Rules suspended. Passed House Apr. 28, 2010. Received in
Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Apr. 29, 2010. Committee discharged. Passed Senate May
5, 2010. Presented to the President May 13, 2010. Approved May
24, 2010. Public Law 111-170.
H.R. 5152.--To adjust the boundary of the Kennesaw Mountain
National Battlefield Park to include the Wallis House and
Harriston Hill, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural
Resources Apr. 27, 2010. Reported Sept. 16, 2010; Rept. 111-
606. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 22,
2010. Received in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Sept. 23, 2010.
H.R. 5156.--To provide for the establishment of a Clean Energy
Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund to assist
United States businesses with exporting clean energy
technology products and services. Referred to Foreign Affairs
and in addition to Energy and Commerce Apr. 27, 2010. Reported
amended from Energy and Commerce July 27, 2010; Rept. 111-572,
Pt. I. Rules suspended. Passed House amended July 28, 2010.
Received in Senate July 29, 2010. Referred to Commerce,
Science and Transportation Aug. 5, 2010.
H.R. 5160.--To extend the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act,
to provide customs support services to Haiti, and for other
purposes. Referred to Ways and Means Apr. 28, 2010. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended May 5, 2010. Received in
Senate May 5, 2010. Passed Senate May 6, 2010. Presented to
the President May 13, 2010. Approved May 24, 2010. Public Law
111-171.
H.R. 5175 (H. Res. 1468).--To amend the Federal Election Campaign
Act of 1971 to prohibit foreign influence in Federal
elections, to prohibit government contractors from making
expenditures with respect to such elections, and to establish
additional disclosure requirements with respect to spending in
such elections, and for other purposes. Referred to House
Administration and in addition to the Judiciary Apr. 29, 2010.
Reported amended from House Administration May 25, 2010; Rept.
111-492, Pt. I. The Judiciary discharged May 25, 2010. Union
Calendar. Passed House amended June 24, 2010; Roll No. 391:
219-206. Received in Senate June 28, 2010. Ordered placed on
the calendar June 29, 2010.
H.R. 5194.--To designate Mt. Andrea Lawrence, and for other
purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Apr. 29, 2010.
Reported Sept. 16, 2010; Rept. 111-595. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House Sept. 22, 2010. Received in Senate and
referred to Energy and Natural Resources Sept. 23, 2010.
H.R. 5220.--To reauthorize the Special Olympics Sport and
Empowerment Act of 2004, to provide assistance to Best Buddies
to support the expansion and development of mentoring
programs, and for other purposes. Referred to Education and
Labor and in addition to Foreign Affairs, and Energy and
Commerce May 5, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
May 19, 2010. Received in Senate and referred to Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions May 20, 2010.
H.R. 5226.--To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the
Appalachian Regional Commission to carry out a program of
outreach for veterans who reside in Appalachia, and for other
purposes. Referred to Veterans' Affairs and in addition to
Transportation and Infrastructure May 5, 2010. Reported from
Transportation and Infrastructure July 29, 2010; Rept. 111-
580, Pt. I.
H.R. 5266.--To extend the final report deadline and otherwise
reauthorize the National Commission on Children and Disasters.
Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure May 11, 2010.
Reported July 19, 2010; Rept. 111-548. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House July 20, 2010. Received in Senate and
referred to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions July 21,
2010.
H.R. 5278.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 405 West Second Street in Dixon, Illinois,
as the ``President Ronald W. Reagan Post Office Building''.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform May 12, 2010.
Rules suspended. Passed House June 9, 2010; Roll No. 345: 416-
0. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs June 10, 2010. Reported July 28, 2010; no
written report. Passed Senate July 30, 2010. Presented to the
President Aug. 10, 2010. Approved Aug. 16, 2010. Public Law
111-235.
H.R. 5281 (H. Res. 1756).--To amend title 28, United States Code,
to clarify and improve certain provisions relating to the
removal of litigation against Federal officers or agencies to
Federal courts, and for other purposes. Referred to the
Judiciary May 12, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
July 27, 2010. Received in Senate and referred to the
Judiciary July 28, 2010. Committee discharged. Passed Senate
with amendments Dec. 3, 2010. House agreed to Senate
amendments numbered 1 and 2 and agreed to Senate amendment
numbered 3 with an amendment. Dec. 8, 2010; Roll No. 625: 216-
198.
H.R. 5282.--To provide funds to the Army Corps of Engineers to
hire veterans and members of the Armed Forces to assist the
Corps with curation and historic preservation activities, and
for other purposes. Referred to Transportation and
Infrastructure May 12, 2010. Reported amended Sept. 14, 2010;
Rept. 111-589. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended Sept. 15, 2010. Received in Senate and referred to
Environment and Public Works Sept. 16, 2010.
H.R. 5283.--To provide for adjustment of status for certain
Haitian orphans paroled into the United States after the
earthquake of January 12, 2010. Referred to the Judiciary May
12, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed House amended July 20, 2010.
Received in Senate July 21, 2010. Passed Senate with amendment
Aug. 4, 2010. House agreed to Senate amendment under
suspension of the rules Dec. 1, 2010. Presented to the
President Dec. 3, 2010. Approved Dec. 9, 2010. Public Law 111-
293.
H.R. 5297 (H. Res. 1436) (H. Res. 1448) (H.R. 5486) (H. Res.
1640).--To create the Small Business Lending Fund Program to
direct the Secretary of the Treasury to make capital
investments in eligible institutions in order to increase the
availability of credit for small businesses, and for other
purposes. Referred to Financial Services May 13, 2010.
Reported amended May 27, 2010; Rept. 111-499. Union Calendar.
Considered June 16, 2010. Passed House amended June 17, 2010;
Roll No. 375: 241-182. Received in Senate June 18, 2010.
Ordered placed on the calendar June 21, 2010. Considered June
29, July 19, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29, Aug. 5, Sept. 14, 15, 2010.
Passed Senate with amendment Sept. 16, 2010; Roll No. 237: 61-
38. House agreed to Senate amendment Sept. 23, 2010; Roll No.
539: 237-187. Presented to the President Sept. 23, 2010.
Approved Sept. 27, 2010. Public Law 111-240.
H.R. 5301 (S. 3372).--To extend the period during which the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and
States are prohibited from requiring a permit under section
402 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act for certain
discharges that are incidental to normal operation of vessels.
Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure May 13, 2010.
Reported July 15, 2010; Rept. 111-539. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended July 20, 2010. Received in
Senate and ordered placed on the calendar July 21, 2010.
H.R. 5307.--To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to include ultralight
aircraft under the definition of aircraft for purposes of the
aviation smuggling provisions under that Act. Referred to Ways
and Means May 13, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Sept. 23, 2010; Roll No. 540: 412-3. Received in Senate and
referred to Finance Sept. 24, 2010.
H.R. 5320.--To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to increase
assistance for States, water systems, and disadvantaged
communities; to encourage good financial and environmental
management of water systems; to strengthen the Environmental
Protection Agency's ability to enforce the requirements of the
Act; to reduce lead in drinking water; to strengthen the
endocrine disruptor screening program; and for other purposes.
Referred to Energy and Commerce May 18, 2010. Reported amended
July 1, 2010; Rept. 111-524. Union Calendar. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended July 30 (Legislative day of July 29),
2010. Received in Senate Aug. 2, 2010. Referred to Environment
and Public Works Aug. 5, 2010.
H.R. 5325 (H.R. 5116).--To invest in innovation through research
and development, to improve the competitiveness of the United
States, and for other purposes. Referred to Science and
Technology and in addition to Education and Labor, and the
Budget May 18, 2010. Failed of passage under suspension of the
rules (two-thirds required) May 19, 2010; Roll No. 277: 261-
148.
H.R. 5327.--To authorize assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome
anti-missile defense system. Referred to Foreign Affairs May
18, 2010. Considered under suspension of rules May 19, 2010.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended May 20, 2010; Roll No.
284: 410-4. Received in Senate and referred to Foreign
Relations May 24, 2010.
H.R. 5330 (H.R. 2675).--To amend the Antitrust Criminal Penalty
Enhancement and Reform Act of 2004 to extend the operation of
such Act for a 5-year period ending June 22, 2015, and for
other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary May 18, 2010. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended May 24, 2010; Roll No. 293:
366-4. Received in Senate May 25, 2010. Passed Senate May 27
(Legislative day of May 26), 2010. Presented to the President
June 1, 2010. Approved June 9, 2010. Public Law 111-190.
H.R. 5341.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 100 Orndorf Drive in Brighton, Michigan, as
the ``Joyce Rogers Post Office Building''. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform May 19, 2010. Considered under
suspension of rules July 20, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed
House July 22, 2010; Roll No. 464: 411-0. Received in Senate
and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
July 26, 2010. Reported Sept. 29, 2010; no written report.
Passed Senate Sept. 29, 2010. Presented to the President Oct.
1, 2010. Approved Oct. 13, 2010. Public Law 111-277.
H.R. 5354.--To establish an Advisory Committee on Gestational
Diabetes, to provide grants to better understand and reduce
gestational diabetes, and for other purposes. Referred to
Energy and Commerce May 20, 2010. Reported amended Sept. 28,
2010; Rept. 111-633. Union Calendar. Considered under
suspension of rules Sept. 28, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Sept. 30 (Legislative day of Sept. 29), 2010.
Received in Senate and referred to Health, Education, Labor,
and Pensions Nov. 15, 2010.
H.R. 5360.--To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the
standard of visual acuity required for eligibility for
specially adapted housing assistance provided by the Secretary
of Veterans Affairs. Referred to Veterans' Affairs May 20,
2010. Reported amended Sept. 28, 2010; Rept. 111-626. Union
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 28,
2010. Received in Senate and referred to Veterans' Affairs
Sept. 29, 2010.
H.R. 5366.--To require the proposal for debarment from contracting
with the Federal Government of persons violating the Foreign
Corrupt Practices Act of 1977. Referred to Oversight and
Government Reform May 20, 2010. Reported Sept. 14, 2010; Rept.
111-588. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept.
15, 2010; Roll No. 524: 409-0. Received in Senate and referred
to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Sept. 16, 2010.
H.R. 5367.--To amend title 11, District of Columbia Official Code,
to revise certain administrative authorities of the District
of Columbia courts, and to authorize the District of Columbia
Public Defender Service to provide professional liability
insurance for officers and employees of the Service for claims
relating to services furnished within the scope of employment
with the Service. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform
May 24, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Nov. 16,
2010. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Nov. 17, 2010.
H.R. 5381.--To require motor vehicle safety standards relating to
vehicle electronics and to reauthorize and provide greater
transparency, accountability, and safety authority to the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Referred to
Energy and Commerce May 25, 2010. Reported amended July 14,
2010; Rept. 111-536.
Union Calendar................................................Union 307
H.R. 5388.--To expand the boundaries of the Cibola National Forest
in the State of New Mexico. Referred to Natural Resources May
25, 2010. Reported amended Sept. 16, 2010; Rept. 111-601.
Union Calendar................................................Union 346
H.R. 5390.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 13301 Smith Road in Cleveland, Ohio, as the
``David John Donafee Post Office Building''. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform May 25, 2010. Rules suspended.
Passed House July 14, 2010. Received in Senate and referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs July 15, 2010.
Reported Sept. 29, 2010; no written report. Passed Senate
Sept. 29, 2010. Presented to the President Oct. 1, 2010.
Approved Oct. 13, 2010. Public Law 111-278.
H.R. 5395.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 151 North Maitland Avenue in Maitland,
Florida, as the ``Paula Hawkins Post Office Building''.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform May 25, 2010.
Considered under suspension of rules June 28, 2010. Rules
suspended. Passed House June 30, 2010; Roll No. 403: 409-0.
Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs July 12, 2010. Reported July 28, 2010; no
written report. Passed Senate July 30, 2010. Passed Senate
July 30, 2010. Presented to the President Aug. 10, 2010.
Approved Aug. 16, 2010. Public Law 111-236.
H.R. 5414.--To provide for the conveyance of a small parcel of
National Forest System land in the Francis Marion National
Forest in South Carolina, and for other purposes. Referred to
Agriculture May 26, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended July 30, 2010; Roll No. 504: 408-0. Received in Senate
Aug. 2, 2010. Referred to Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Aug. 5, 2010.
H.R. 5424.--To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care
Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of
2010 and enact the Common Sense Health Care Reform and
Affordability Act. Referred to Energy and Commerce and in
addition to Appropriations, Ways and Means, Education and
Labor, the Judiciary, Natural Resources, House Administration,
and Rules May 27, 2010. Discharge petition filed Aug. 10,
2010; Pet. 111-12.
H.R. 5450.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 3894 Crenshaw Boulevard in Los Angeles,
California, as the ``Tom Bradley Post Office Building''.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform May 27, 2010.
Rules suspended. Passed House July 14, 2010. Received in
Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs July 15, 2010. Reported Sept. 29, 2010; no written
report. Passed Senate Sept. 29, 2010. Presented to the
President Oct. 1, 2010. Approved Oct. 13, 2010. Public Law
111-279.
H.R. 5458.--To amend the Truth in Lending Act and the Higher
Education Act of 1965 to require additional disclosures and
protections for students and cosigners with respect to student
loans, and for other purposes. Referred to Financial Services
and in addition to Education and Labor May 28, 2010. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 28, 2010. Received in
Senate and referred to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Sept. 29, 2010.
H.R. 5462.--To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human
Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, to establish and implement a
birth defects prevention, risk reduction, and public awareness
program. Referred to Energy and Commerce May 28, 2010.
Reported amended Sept. 28, 2010; Rept. 111-642. Union
Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules Sept. 28, 2010.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 30 (Legislative
day of Sept. 29), 2010. Received in Senate and referred to
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Nov. 15, 2010.
H.R. 5470.--To exclude an external power supply for certain
security or life safety alarms and surveillance system
components from the application of certain energy efficiency
standards under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act.
Referred to Energy and Commerce May 28, 2010. Rules suspended.
Passed House Dec. 8, 2010. Received in Senate Dec. 9, 2010.
H.R. 5479.--To amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation
Act of 1977 to provide for use of excess funds available under
that Act to provide for certain benefits, and for other
purposes. Referred to Natural Resources June 8, 2010. Reported
Sept. 29, 2010; Rept. 111-651.
Union Calendar................................................Union 389
H.R. 5481.--To give subpoena power to the National Commission on
the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling.
Referred to Natural Resources and in addition to
Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Judiciary June 8,
2010. Rules suspended. Passed House amended June 23, 2010;
Roll No. 382: 420-1. Received in Senate June 24, 2010. Ordered
placed on the calendar June 25, 2010.
H.R. 5486 (H. Res. 1436).--To amend the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 to provide tax incentives for small business job
creation, and for other purposes. Referred to Ways and Means
June 9, 2010. Passed House June 15, 2010; Roll No. 363: 247-
170. Laid on the table pursuant to H. Res. 1436 June 17, 2010.
See H.R. 5297 for further action.
H.R. 5493.--To provide for the furnishing of statues by the
District of Columbia for display in Statuary Hall in the
United States Capitol. Referred to House Administration June
9, 2010. Reported July 22, 2010; Rept. 111-561.
House Calendar................................................House 224
H.R. 5494.--To direct the Director of the National Park Service
and the Secretary of the Interior to transfer certain
properties to the District of Columbia. Referred to Natural
Resources June 9, 2010. Reported amended Sept. 16, 2010; Rept.
111-605. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Sept. 22, 2010. Received in Senate Sept. 23, 2010. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Sept. 29, 2010.
H.R. 5498.--To enhance homeland security by improving efforts to
prevent, deter, prepare for, detect, attribute, respond to,
and recover from an attack with a weapon of mass destruction,
and for other purposes. Referred to Homeland Security and in
addition to Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Transportation
and Infrastructure, Foreign Affairs, and Intelligence June 10,
2010. Reported amended from Homeland Security Nov. 18, 2010;
Rept. 111-659, Pt. I. Agriculture, Transportation and
Infrastructure, Foreign Affairs, and Intelligence discharged
Nov. 18, 2010. Referral to Energy and Commerce extended Nov.
18, 2010 for a period ending not later than Dec. 3, 2010.
Referral to Energy and Commerce extended Dec. 3, 2010 for a
period ending not later than Dec. 17, 2010.
H.R. 5502.--To amend the effective date of the gift card
provisions of the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility
and Disclosure Act of 2009. Referred to Financial Services
June 10, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed House June 14, 2010;
Roll No. 357: 357-0. Received in Senate and referred to
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs June 15, 2010. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate July 13, 2010. Presented to the
President July 15, 2010. Approved July 27, 2010. Public Law
111-209.
H.R. 5503.--To revise laws regarding liability in certain civil
actions arising from maritime incidents, and for other
purposes. Referred to the Judiciary and in addition to
Transportation and Infrastructure June 10, 2010. Reported
amended from the Judiciary June 30, 2010; Rept. 111-521, Pt.
I. Transportation and Infrastructure discharged June 30, 2010.
Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended July 1,
2010. Received in Senate and referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation July 13, 2010.
H.R. 5532.--To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with
respect to adopted alien children. Referred to the Judiciary
June 15, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed House amended July 20,
2010. Received in Senate and referred to the Judiciary July
21, 2010.
H.R. 5545.--To deauthorize a portion of the project for
navigation, Potomac River, Washington Channel, District of
Columbia, under the jurisdiction of the Corps of Engineers.
Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure June 16, 2010.
Reported July 15, 2010; Rept. 111-540. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House July 20, 2010. Received in Senate and
referred to Environment and Public Works July 21, 2010.
H.R. 5551.--To require the Secretary of the Treasury to make a
certification when making purchases under the Small Business
Lending Fund Program. Referred to Financial Services June 17,
2010. Rules suspended. Passed House amended June 23, 2010;
Roll No. 379: 411-0. Received in Senate June 24, 2010. Ordered
placed on the calendar June 25, 2010.
H.R. 5552.--To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require
that the payment of the manufacturers' excise tax on
recreational equipment be paid quarterly and to provide for
the assessment by the Secretary of the Treasury of certain
criminal restitution. Referred to Ways and Means June 17,
2010. Rules suspended. Passed House amended June 29, 2010;
Roll No. 400: 412-6. Received in Senate June 30, 2010. Ordered
placed on the calendar July 12, 2010. Passed Senate Aug. 5,
2010. Presented to the President Aug. 10, 2010. Approved Aug.
16, 2010. Public Law 111-237.
H.R. 5562.--To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to prohibit
requiring the use of a specified percentage of a grant under
the Urban Area Security Initiative and State Homeland Security
Grant Program for specific purposes, and for other purposes.
Referred to Homeland Security June 21, 2010. Reported Nov. 30,
2010; Rept. 111-663.
Union Calendar................................................Union 395
H.R. 5566 (H. Res. 1712).--To amend title 18, United States Code,
to prohibit interstate commerce in animal crush videos, and
for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary June 22, 2010.
Reported July 19, 2010; Rept. 111-549. Union Calendar.
Considered under suspension of rules July 20, 2010. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended July 21, 2010; Roll No. 459:
416-3. Received in Senate July 22, 2010. Referred to the
Judiciary Aug. 5, 2010. Committee discharged. Passed Senate
with amendment Sept. 28, 2010. House agreed to Senate
amendment with amendment pursuant to H. Res. 1712 Nov. 15,
2010. Senate agreed to House amendment to Senate amendment
Nov. 19, 2010. Presented to the President Nov. 30, 2010.
Approved Dec. 9, 2010. Public Law 111-294.
H.R. 5569.--To extend the National Flood Insurance Program until
September 30, 2010. Referred to Financial Services and in
addition to the Budget June 22, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed
House June 23, 2010. Received in Senate June 24, 2010. Passed
Senate June 30, 2010. Presented to the President July 1, 2010.
Approved July 2, 2010. Public Law 111-196.
H.R. 5591.--To designate the facility of the Federal Aviation
Administration located at Spokane International Airport in
Spokane, Washington, as the ``Ray Daves Air Traffic Control
Tower''. Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure June
24, 2010. Reported amended Sept. 20, 2010; Rept. 111-611.
House Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Sept.
28, 2010. Received in Senate and referred to Commerce, Science
and Transportation Sept. 29, 2010. Committee discharged.
Passed Senate Dec. 9, 2010.
H.R. 5604.--To rescind amounts authorized for certain surface
transportation programs. Referred to Transportation and
Infrastructure June 25, 2010. Reported July 15, 2010; Rept.
111-546. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House July
20, 2010; Roll No. 452: 402-0. Received in Senate and referred
to Commerce, Science and Transportation July 21, 2010.
H.R. 5605.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 47 East Fayette Street in Uniontown,
Pennsylvania, as the ``George C. Marshall Post Office''.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform June 25, 2010.
Considered under suspension of rules Sept. 28, 2010. Rules
suspended. Passed House Sept. 30 (Legislative day of Sept.
29), 2010. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs Nov. 15, 2010.
H.R. 5606.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 47 South 7th Street in Indiana,
Pennsylvania, as the ``James M. 'Jimmy' Stewart Post Office
Building''. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform June
25, 2010. Considered under suspension of rules Sept. 28, 2010.
Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 30 (Legislative day of
Sept. 29), 2010. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs Nov. 15, 2010.
H.R. 5609.--To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to
prohibit any registered lobbyist whose clients include foreign
governments which are found to be sponsors of international
terrorism or include other foreign nationals from making
contributions and other campaign-related disbursements in
elections for public office. Referred to House Administration
June 28, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed House amended July 1,
2010; Roll No. 425: 408-4. Received in Senate and referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs July 13, 2010.
H.R. 5610.--To provide a technical adjustment with respect to
funding for independent living centers under the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 in order to ensure stability for
such centers. Referred to Education and Labor June 28, 2010.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended June 30, 2010. Received
in Senate and referred to Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions July 12, 2010. Committee discharged. Passed Senate
with amendment July 27, 2010. House agreed to Senate amendment
under suspension of the rules July 28, 2010. Presented to the
President July 29, 2010. Approved July 29, 2010. Public Law
111-213.
H.R. 5611.--To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend
the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and
Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49, United States Code, to
extend authorizations for the airport improvement program, and
for other purposes. Referred to Transportation and
Infrastructure and in addition to Ways and Means June 28,
2010. Rules suspended. Passed House June 29, 2010. Received in
Senate June 29, 2010. Passed Senate June 30, 2010. Presented
to the President July 1, 2010. Approved July 2, 2010. Public
Law 111-197.
H.R. 5618 (H. Res. 1495).--To continue Federal unemployment
programs. Referred to Ways and Means and in addition to the
Budget June 28, 2010. Failed of passage under suspension of
the rules (two-thirds required) June 29, 2010; Roll No. 398:
261-155. Passed House amended July 1, 2010; Roll No. 423: 270-
153. Received in Senate July 13, 2010. Ordered placed on the
calendar July 14, 2010.
H.R. 5623.--To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend
the homebuyer tax credit for the purchase of a principal
residence before October 1, 2010, in the case of a written
binding contract entered into with respect to such principal
residence before May 1, 2010, and for other purposes. Referred
to Ways and Means and in addition to the Budget, Homeland
Security, and Energy and Commerce June 29, 2010. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended June 29, 2010; Roll No. 401:
409-5. Received in Senate June 29, 2010. Ordered placed on the
calendar June 30, 2010. Passed Senate June 30, 2010. Presented
to the President July 1, 2010. Approved July 2, 2010. Public
Law 111-198.
H.R. 5626.--To protect public health and safety and the
environment by requiring the use of safe well control
technologies and practices for the drilling of high-risk oil
and gas wells in the United States, and for other purposes.
Referred to Natural Resources and in addition to Energy and
Commerce June 29, 2010. Reported amended from Energy and
Commerce July 29, 2010; Rept. 111-581, Pt. I.
H.R. 5629.--To ensure full recovery from responsible parties of
damages for physical and economic injuries, adverse effects on
the environment, and clean up of oil spill pollution, to
improve the safety of vessels and pipelines supporting
offshore oil drilling, to ensure that there are adequate
response plans to prevent environmental damage from oil
spills, and for other purposes. Referred to Transportation and
Infrastructure and in addition to the Judiciary, and Natural
Resources June 29, 2010. Reported amended from Transportation
and Infrastructure July 27, 2010; Rept. 111-567, Pt. I. The
Judiciary and Natural Resources discharged July 27, 2010.
Union Calendar................................................Union 326
H.R. 5630.--To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for
qualifications for vocational rehabilitation counselors and
vocational rehabilitation employment coordinators employed by
the Department of Veterans Affairs. Referred to Veterans'
Affairs June 29, 2010. Reported Sept. 28, 2010; Rept. 111-627.
Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 28, 2010.
Received in Senate and referred to Veterans' Affairs Sept. 29,
2010.
H.R. 5651.--To designate the Federal building and United States
courthouse located at 515 9th Street in Rapid City, South
Dakota, as the ``Andrew W. Bogue Federal Building and United
States Courthouse''. Referred to Transportation and
Infrastructure June 30, 2010. Reported Sept. 14, 2010; Rept.
111-590. House Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept.
15, 2010. Received in Senate and referred to Environment and
Public Works Sept. 16, 2010. Reported Nov. 30, 2010; no
written report. Passed Senate Dec. 1, 2010. Presented to the
President Dec. 3, 2010.
H.R. 5655.--To designate the Little River Branch facility of the
United States Postal Service located at 140 NE 84th Street in
Miami, Florida, as the ``Jesse J. McCrary, Jr. Post Office''.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform June 30, 2010.
Rules suspended. Passed House Nov. 16, 2010. Received in
Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Nov. 17, 2010.
H.R. 5662.--To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to
the offense of stalking. Referred to the Judiciary July 1,
2010. Rules suspended. Passed House amended July 27, 2010.
Received in Senate and referred to the Judiciary July 28,
2010.
H.R. 5663.--To improve compliance with mine and occupational
safety and health laws, empower workers to raise safety
concerns, prevent future mine and other workplace tragedies,
establish rights of families of victims of workplace
accidents, and for other purposes. Referred to Education and
Labor July 1, 2010. Reported amended July 29, 2010; Rept. 111-
579, Pt. I. Referred to the Judiciary July 29, 2010 for a
period ending not later than July 29, 2010. The Judiciary
discharged July 29, 2010.
Union Calendar................................................Union 334
H.R. 5669.--To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey
certain Federally owned land located in Story County, Iowa.
Referred to Agriculture July 1, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended July 28, 2010. Received in Senate July 29, 2010.
Referred to Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Aug. 5, 2010.
H.R. 5681.--To improve certain administrative operations of the
Library of Congress, and for other purposes. Referred to House
Administration July 1, 2010. Reported July 22, 2010; Rept.
111-557. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
July 27, 2010. Received in Senate and referred to Rules and
Administration July 28, 2010.
H.R. 5682.--To improve the operation of certain facilities and
programs of the House of Representatives, and for other
purposes. Referred to House Administration July 1, 2010.
Reported July 27, 2010; Rept. 111-569. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended July 27, 2010. Received in
Senate and referred to Rules and Administration July 28, 2010.
Committee discharged. Passed Senate Sept. 22, 2010. Presented
to the President Sept. 23, 2010. Approved Sept. 30, 2010.
Public Law 111-248.
H.R. 5702.--To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to
reduce the waiting period for holding special elections to
fill vacancies in the membership of the Council of the
District of Columbia. Referred to Oversight and Government
Reform July 1, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Nov. 16, 2010. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs Nov. 17, 2010.
H.R. 5706.--To designate the facility of the Government Printing
Office located at 31451 East United Avenue in Pueblo,
Colorado, as the ``Frank Evans Government Printing Office
Building''. Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure July
1, 2010. Reported amended Sept. 14, 2010; Rept. 111-591. House
Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 15,
2010. Received in Senate and referred to Environment and
Public Works Sept. 16, 2010. Reported Nov. 30, 2010; no
written report. Passed Senate Dec. 1, 2010. Presented to the
President Dec. 3, 2010.
H.R. 5710.--To amend and reauthorize the controlled substance
monitoring program under section 399O of the Public Health
Service Act. Referred to Energy and Commerce July 1, 2010.
Reported amended Sept. 22, 2010; Rept. 111-616. Union
Calendar. Considered under suspension of rules Sept. 22, 2010.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 23, 2010; Roll No.
544: 384-32. Received in Senate and referred to Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions Sept. 24, 2010.
H.R. 5711.--To provide for the furnishing of statues by the
territories of the United States for display in Statuary Hall
in the United States Capitol. Referred to House Administration
July 13, 2010. Reported July 30, 2010; Rept. 111-583.
House Calendar................................................House 230
H.R. 5712.--To provide for certain clarifications and extensions
under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance
Program. Referred to Energy and Commerce and in addition to
the Budget, and Ways and Means July 13, 2010. Rules suspended.
Passed House July 14, 2010. Received in Senate July 15, 2010.
Ordered placed on the calendar July 19, 2010. Passed Senate
with amendments Nov. 18, 2010. House agreed to Senate
amendments under suspension of the rules Nov. 29, 2010.
Presented to the President Nov. 29, 2010. Approved Nov. 30,
2010. Public Law 111-286.
H.R. 5716.--To provide for enhancement of existing efforts in
support of research, development, demonstration, and
commercial application activities to advance technologies for
the safe and environmentally responsible exploration,
development, and production of oil and natural gas resources.
Referred to Science and Technology and in addition to Natural
Resources July 13, 2010. Reported amended from Science and
Technology July 21, 2010; Rept. 111-554, Pt. I. Natural
Resources discharged July 21, 2010. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended July 21, 2010. Received in
Senate July 22, 2010. Ordered placed on the calendar Aug. 5,
2010.
H.R. 5717.--To authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian
Institution to plan, design, and construct a facility and to
enter into agreements relating to education programs at the
National Zoological Park facility in Front Royal, Virginia,
and for other purposes. Referred to House Administration and
in addition to Transportation and Infrastructure July 13,
2010. Reported from House Administration Sept. 20, 2010; Rept.
111-612, Pt. I. Reported amended from Transportation and
Infrastructure Sept. 20, 2010; Pt. II. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 28, 2010. Received in
Senate and referred to Rules and Administration Sept. 29,
2010.
H.R. 5730.--To rescind earmarks for certain surface transportation
projects. Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure July
14, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed House July 27, 2010; Roll
No. 471: 394-23. Received in Senate July 28, 2010. Referred to
Environment and Public Works Aug. 3, 2010.
H.R. 5751.--To amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to
require registrants to pay an annual fee of $50, to impose a
penalty of $500 for failure to file timely reports required by
that Act, to provide for the use of the funds from such fees
and penalties for reviewing and auditing filings by
registrants, and for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary
July 15, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed House amended July 28,
2010. Received in Senate July 29, 2010. Referred to the
Judiciary Aug. 5, 2010.
H.R. 5756.--To amend title I of the Developmental Disabilities
Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 to provide for
grants and technical assistance to improve services rendered
to children and adults with autism, and their families, and to
expand the number of University Centers for Excellence in
Developmental Disablities Education, Research, and Service.
Referred to Energy and Commerce July 15, 2010. Reported
amended Sept. 22, 2010; Rept. 111-617. Union Calendar.
Considered under suspension of rules Sept. 22, 2010. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 23, 2010; Roll No. 541:
393-24. Received in Senate and referred to Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions Sept. 24, 2010.
H.R. 5758.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 2 Government Center in Fall River,
Massachusetts, as the ``Sergeant Robert Barrett Post Office
Building''. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform July
15, 2010. Considered under suspension of rules Nov. 16, 2010.
Rules suspended. Passed House Nov. 17, 2010; Roll No. 574:
417-0. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs Nov. 18, 2010. Reported Dec. 1, 2010;
no written report. Passed Senate Dec. 2, 2010. Presented to
the President Dec. 3, 2010.
H.R. 5773.--To designate the Federal building located at 6401
Security Boulevard in Baltimore, Maryland, as the ``Robert M.
Ball Federal Building''. Referred to Transportation and
Infrastructure July 19, 2010. Reported amended Sept. 14, 2010;
Rept. 111-592. House Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended Sept. 15, 2010. Received in Senate and referred to
Environment and Public Works Sept. 16, 2010. Reported Nov. 30,
2010; no written report. Passed Senate Dec. 1, 2010. Presented
to the President Dec. 3, 2010.
H.R. 5781 (S. 3729).--To authorize the programs of the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration, and for other purposes.
Referred to Science and Technology July 20, 2010. Reported
amended July 28, 2010; Rept. 111-576.
Union Calendar................................................Union 333
H.R. 5809.--To amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for
take-back disposal of controlled substances in certain
instances, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and
Commerce and in addition to the Judiciary July 21, 2010.
Reported amended from Energy and Commerce Sept. 22, 2010;
Rept. 111-618, Pt. I. The Judiciary discharged Sept. 22, 2010.
Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Sept.
22, 2010. Received in Senate and referred to the Judiciary
Sept. 23, 2010.
H.R. 5810.--To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide
penalties for aiming laser pointers at airplanes, and for
other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary July 21, 2010. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended July 27, 2010. Received in
Senate and referred to the Judiciary July 28, 2010.
H.R. 5811.--To amend the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama and
Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act to allow the
Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Tribe to determine blood quantum
requirement for membership in that tribe. Referred to Natural
Resources July 21, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept.
22, 2010. Received in Senate and referred to Indian Affairs
Sept. 23, 2010. Reported Dec. 9, 2010; Rept. 111-359.
H.R. 5815.--To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to provide
authority for Inspectors General to subpoena the attendance
and testimony of witnesses, and for other purposes. Referred
to Oversight and Government Reform July 22, 2010. Reported
amended Sept. 23, 2010; Rept. 111-623.
Union Calendar................................................Union 363
H.R. 5822 (H. Res. 1559).--Making appropriations for military
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, and
for other purposes. Reported from Appropriations July 22,
2010; Rept. 111-559. Union Calendar. Passed House amended July
28, 2010; Roll No. 482: 411-6. Received in Senate and ordered
placed on the calendar July 29, 2010.
H.R. 5825.--To review, update, and revise the factors to measure
the severity, magnitude, and impact of a disaster and to
evaluate the need for assistance to individuals and
households. Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure July
22, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed House July 27, 2010.
Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs July 28, 2010.
H.R. 5827.--To amend title 11 of the United States Code to include
firearms in the types of property allowable under the
alternative provision for exempting property from the estate.
Referred to the Judiciary July 22, 2010. Considered under
suspension of rules July 27, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended July 28, 2010; Roll No. 479: 307-113. Received
in Senate July 29, 2010. Ordered placed on the calendar Aug.
12, 2010.
H.R. 5849.--To provide for an additional temporary extension of
programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business
Investment Act of 1958, and for other purposes. Referred to
Small Business July 26, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed House
July 27, 2010. Received in Senate and passed July 27, 2010.
Presented to the President July 28, 2010. Approved July 30,
2010. Public Law 111-214.
H.R. 5850 (H. Res. 1569).--Making appropriations for the
Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban
Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2011, and for other purposes. Reported from
Appropriations July 26, 2010; Rept. 111-564. Union Calendar.
Passed House amended July 29, 2010; Roll No. 499: 251-167.
Received in Senate and ordered placed on the calendar Aug. 2,
2010.
H.R. 5851 (H. Res. 1574).--To provide whistleblower protections to
certain workers in the offshore oil and gas industry. Referred
to Education and Labor July 26, 2010. Passed House amended
July 30, 2010; Roll No. 506: 315-93. Laid on the table
pursuant to H. Res. 1574 July 30, 2010. See H.R. 3534 for
further action.
H.R. 5866.--To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 requiring the
Secretary of Energy to carry out initiatives to advance
innovation in nuclear energy technologies, to make nuclear
energy systems more competitive, to increase efficiency and
safety of civilian nuclear power, and for other purposes.
Referred to Science and Technology July 27, 2010. Reported
amended Nov. 18, 2010; Rept. 111-658. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Nov. 30, 2010. Received in
Senate and referred to Energy and Natural Resources Dec. 1,
2010.
H.R. 5872.--To provide adequate commitment authority for fiscal
year 2010 for guaranteed loans that are obligations of the
General and Special Risk Insurance Funds of the Department of
Housing and Urban Development. Referred to Financial Services
July 27, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed House amended July 28,
2010. Received in Senate July 29, 2010. Referred to Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs Aug. 2, 2010. Committee discharged.
Passed Senate Aug. 4, 2010. Presented to the President Aug.
10, 2010. Approved Aug. 11, 2010. Public Law 111-228.
H.R. 5873.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 218 North Milwaukee Street in Waterford,
Wisconsin, as the ``Captain Rhett W. Schiller Post Office''.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform July 27, 2010.
Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 15, 2010; Roll No. 522:
411-0. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs Sept. 16, 2010.
H.R. 5874.--Making supplemental appropriations for the United
States Patent and Trademark Office for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. Referred to
Appropriations July 27, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed House
July 28, 2010. Received in Senate and passed July 29, 2010.
Presented to the President July 30, 2010. Approved Aug. 10,
2010. Public Law 111-224.
H.R. 5875.--Making emergency supplemental appropriations for
border security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010,
and for other purposes. Referred to Appropriations and in
addition to the Budget July 27, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed
House July 28, 2010. Received in Senate July 29, 2010. Passed
Senate with amendment Aug. 5, 2010. Senate amendment and
accompanying papers returned to Senate pursuant to H.Res. 1653
Sept. 23, 2010.
H.R. 5877.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 655 Centre Street in Jamaica Plain,
Massachusetts, as the ``Lance Corporal Alexander Scott
Arredondo, United States Marine Corps Post Office Building''.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform July 27, 2010.
Rules suspended. Passed House Nov. 29, 2010; Roll No. 581:
366-0. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs Nov. 30, 2010.
H.R. 5892.--To provide for the conservation and development of
water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the
Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers
and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes.
Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure July 28, 2010.
Reported amended Sept. 29, 2010; Rept. 111-654.
Union Calendar................................................Union 391
H.R. 5893 (H. Res. 1568).--To amend the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 to create jobs through increased investment in
infrastructure, to eliminate loopholes which encourage
companies to move operations offshore, and for other purposes.
Referred to Ways and Means and in addition to the Budget July
28, 2010. Considered July 29, 2010.
H.R. 5897.--To reauthorize and improve programs and activities
carried out under the Public Works and Economic Development
Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure and in addition to Financial
Services July 28, 2010. Reported amended from Transportation
and Infrastructure Sept. 29, 2010; Rept. 111-652, Pt. I.
Financial Services discharged Sept. 29, 2010.
Union Calendar................................................Union 390
H.R. 5900.--To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend
the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and
Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49, United States Code, to
extend airport improvement program project grant authority and
to improve airline safety, and for other purposes. Referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure and in addition to Ways and
Means July 28, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed House July 29,
2010. Received in Senate and passed July 30, 2010. Presented
to the President July 30, 2010. Approved Aug. 1, 2010. Public
Law 111-216.
H.R. 5901.--To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt
certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on
foreign investment in United States real property interests,
and for other purposes. Referred to Ways and Means and in
addition to the Budget July 28, 2010. Considered under
suspension of rules July 29, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed
House July 30, 2010; Roll No. 502: 402-11. Received in Senate
Aug. 2, 2010. Ordered placed on the calendar Aug. 3, 2010.
H.R. 5932.--To establish the Organized Retail Theft Investigation
and Prosecution Unit in the Department of Justice, and for
other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary July 29, 2010. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 28, 2010. Received in
Senate and referred to the Judiciary Sept. 29, 2010.
H.R. 5953.--To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to display
in each facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs a Women
Veterans Bill of Rights. Referred to Veterans' Affairs July
29, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Nov. 30, 2010.
Received in Senate and referred to Veterans' Affairs Dec. 1,
2010.
H.R. 5981.--To increase the flexibility of the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development with respect to the amount of
premiums charged for FHA single family housing mortgage
insurance, and for other purposes. Referred to Financial
Services July 30, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed House July 30,
2010. Received in Senate July 30, 2010. Referred to Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs Aug. 2, 2010. Committee discharged.
Passed Senate Aug. 4, 2010. Presented to the President Aug.
10, 2010. Approved Aug. 11, 2010. Public Law 111-229.
H.R. 5982.--To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal
the expansion of certain information reporting requirements to
corporations and to payments for property, to eliminate
loopholes which encourage companies to move operations
offshore, and for other purposes. Referred to Ways and Means
and in addition to the Budget July 30, 2010. Failed of passage
under suspension of the rules (two-thirds required) July 30,
2010; Roll No. 514: 241-154.
H.R. 5986.--To require the submission of a report to the Congress
on parasitic disease among poor Americans. Referred to Energy
and Commerce July 30, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed House
Sept. 28, 2010. Received in Senate and referred to Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions Sept. 29, 2010.
H.R. 5987.--To ensure that seniors, veterans, and people with
disabilities who receive Social Security and certain other
Federal benefits receive a one-time $250 payment in the event
that no cost-of-living adjustment is payable in 2011. Referred
to Ways and Means and in addition to Transportation and
Infrastructure, and Veterans' Affairs July 30, 2010. Failed of
passage under suspension of the rules (two-thirds required)
Dec. 8, 2010; Roll No. 611: 254-153.
H.R. 5993.--To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that
beneficiaries of Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance receive
financial counseling and disclosure information regarding life
insurance payments, and for other purposes. Referred to
Veterans' Affairs July 30, 2010. Reported amended Sept. 28,
2010; Rept. 111-628. Union Calendar. Considered under
suspension of rules Sept. 28, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Sept. 29, 2010; Roll No. 552: 358-66. Received
in Senate and referred to Veterans' Affairs Sept. 29, 2010.
H.R. 6008.--To amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure
telephonic notice of certain incidents, and for other
purposes. Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure and in
addition to Energy and Commerce July 30, 2010. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 28, 2010. Received in
Senate and referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation
Sept. 29, 2010.
H.R. 6012.--To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services
to review uptake and utilization of diabetes screening
benefits and establish an outreach program with respect to
such benefits, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and
Commerce July 30, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Sept. 28, 2010. Received in Senate and referred to the
Judiciary Sept. 29, 2010.
H.R. 6016.--To provide for a GAO investigation and audit of the
operations of the fund created by BP to compensate persons
affected by the Gulf oil spill. Referred to Transportation and
Infrastructure July 30, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended Sept. 28, 2010. Received in Senate and referred to
Commerce, Science and Transportation Sept. 29, 2010.
H.R. 6058.--To ensure that the housing assistance programs of the
Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department
of Veterans Affairs are available to veterans and members of
the Armed Forces who have service-connected injuries and to
survivors and dependents of veterans and members of the Armed
Forces. Referred to Financial Services and in addition to
Veterans' Affairs July 30, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed House
Sept. 28, 2010. Received in Senate and referred to Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs Sept. 29, 2010.
H.R. 6080.--Making emergency supplemental appropriations for
border security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010,
and for other purposes. Referred to Appropriations and in
addition to the Budget Aug. 9, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed
House Aug. 10, 2010. Received in Senate and passed Aug. 12,
2010. Presented to the President Aug. 12, 2010. Approved Aug.
13, 2010. Public Law 111-230.
H.R. 6081.--To amend the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of
2005. Referred to Energy and Commerce Aug. 9, 2010. Reported
amended Sept. 28, 2010; Rept. 111-643.
Union Calendar................................................Union 383
H.R. 6102.--To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2010 to extend the authority of the Secretary of
the Navy to enter into multiyear contracts for F/A-18E, F/A-
18F, and EA-18G aircraft. Referred to Armed Services Aug. 10,
2010. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept. 14, 2010. Received
in Senate Sept. 15, 2010. Passed Senate Sept. 16, 2010.
Presented to the President Sept. 23, 2010. Approved Sept. 27,
2010. Public Law 111-238.
H.R. 6118.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 2 Massachusetts Avenue, N.E., in
Washington, D.C., as the ``Dorothy I. Height Post Office
Building''. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Sept.
14, 2010. Considered under suspension of rules Sept. 28, 2010.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Sept. 30 (Legislative
day of Sept. 29), 2010. Received in Senate and referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Nov. 15, 2010.
Reported Dec. 1, 2010; no written report. Passed Senate Dec.
2, 2010. Presented to the President Dec. 3, 2010.
H.R. 6130.--To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to expand
the permissive exclusion from participation in Federal health
care programs to individuals and entities affiliated with
sanctioned entities. Referred to Energy and Commerce and in
addition to Ways and Means Sept. 15, 2010. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended Sept. 22, 2010. Received in Senate and
referred to Finance Sept. 23, 2010.
H.R. 6132.--To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a
transition program for new veterans, to improve the disability
claim system, and for other purposes. Referred to Veterans'
Affairs Sept. 15, 2010. Reported amended Sept. 28, 2010; Rept.
111-630. Union Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Sept. 28, 2010. Received in Senate and referred to Veterans'
Affairs Sept. 29, 2010.
H.R. 6156.--To renew the authority of the Secretary of Health and
Human Services to approve demonstration projects designed to
test innovative strategies in State child welfare programs.
Referred to Ways and Means Sept. 16, 2010. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended Sept. 23, 2010. Received in Senate and
referred to Finance Sept. 24, 2010.
H.R. 6160.--To develop a rare earth materials program, to amend
the National Materials and Minerals Policy, Research and
Development Act of 1980, and for other purposes. Referred to
Science and Technology Sept. 22, 2010. Reported amended Sept.
28, 2010; Rept. 111-644. Union Calendar. Considered under
suspension of rules Sept. 28, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Sept. 29, 2010; Roll No. 555: 325-98. Received
in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural Resources Sept.
29, 2010.
H.R. 6162.--To provide research and development authority for
alternative coinage materials to the Secretary of the
Treasury, increase congressional oversight over coin
production, and ensure the continuity of certain numismatic
items. Referred to Financial Services Sept. 22, 2010.
Committee discharged. Passed House amended Sept. 29, 2010.
Received in Senate and referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs Sept. 29, 2010. Committee discharged. Passed Senate
Nov. 30, 2010. Presented to the President Dec. 3, 2010.
H.R. 6166.--To authorize the production of palladium bullion coins
to provide affordable opportunities for investments in
precious metals, and for other purposes. Referred to Financial
Services Sept. 22, 2010. Committee discharged. Passed House
amended Sept. 29, 2010. Received in Senate and referred to
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Sept. 29, 2010. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate Nov. 30, 2010. Presented to the
President Dec. 3, 2010.
H.R. 6184.--To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 2000
to extend and modify the program allowing the Secretary of the
Army to accept and expend funds contributed by non-Federal
public entities to expedite the evaluation of permits, and for
other purposes. Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure
Sept. 22, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed House amended Dec. 1,
2010. Received in Senate Dec. 1, 2010. Passed Senate Dec. 7,
2010. Presented to the President Dec. 9, 2010.
H.R. 6190.--To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend
the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and
Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49, United States Code, to
extend the airport improvement program, and for other
purposes. Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure and in
addition to Ways and Means Sept. 23, 2010. Rules suspended.
Passed House Sept. 23, 2010. Received in Senate Sept. 23,
2010. Passed Senate Sept. 24, 2010. Presented to the President
Sept. 28, 2010. Approved Sept. 30, 2010. Public Law 111-249.
H.R. 6191.--To amend the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 to
include certain construction and land development loans in the
definition of small business lending. Referred to Financial
Services Sept. 23, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed House Sept.
28, 2010. Received in Senate and referred to Small Business
and Entrepreneurship Sept. 29, 2010.
H.R. 6198.--To amend title 11 of the United States Code to make
technical corrections; and for related purposes. Referred to
the Judiciary Sept. 23, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended Sept. 28, 2010. Received in Senate and referred to the
Judiciary Sept. 29, 2010. Committee discharged. Passed Senate
with amendment Nov. 19, 2010.
H.R. 6200.--To amend part A of title XI of the Social Security Act
to provide for a 1-year extension of the authorizations for
the Work Incentives Planning and Assistance program and the
Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security
program. Referred to Ways and Means Sept. 23, 2010. Rules
suspended. Passed House Sept. 28, 2010. Received in Senate
Sept. 28, 2010. Passed Senate Sept. 29, 2010. Presented to the
President Oct. 1, 2010. Approved Oct. 13, 2010. Public Law
111-280.
H.R. 6237.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 1351 2nd Street in Napa, California, as the
``Tom Kongsgaard Post Office Building''. Referred to Oversight
and Government Reform Sept. 28, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Nov. 16, 2010. Received in Senate and referred
to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Nov. 17, 2010.
Reported Dec. 1, 2010; no written report. Passed Senate Dec.
2, 2010. Presented to the President Dec. 3, 2010.
H.R. 6278.--To amend the National Children's Island Act of 1995 to
expand allowable uses for Kingman and Heritage Islands by the
District of Columbia, and for other purposes. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Sept. 29, 2010. Rules
suspended. Passed House Nov. 16, 2010. Received in Senate and
referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Nov.
17, 2010.
H.R. 6387.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 337 West Clark Street in Eureka,
California, as the ``Sam Sacco Post Office Building''.
Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Sept. 29, 2010.
Rules suspended. Passed House Nov. 16, 2010. Received in
Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Nov. 17, 2010. Reported Dec. 1, 2010; no written
report. Passed Senate Dec. 2, 2010. Presented to the President
Dec. 3, 2010.
H.R. 6392.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 5003 Westfields Boulevard in Centreville,
Virginia, as the ``Colonel George Juskalian Post Office
Building''. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Sept.
29, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed House Nov. 29, 2010.
Received in Senate Nov. 30, 2010.
H.R. 6397.--To amend section 101(a)(35) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act to provide for a marriage for which the
parties are not physically in the presence of each other due
to service abroad in the Armed Forces of the United States.
Referred to the Judiciary and in addition to the Budget Nov.
15, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed House Nov. 15, 2010.
Received in Senate Nov. 17, 2010.
H.R. 6398.--To require the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
to fully insure Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts. Referred
to Financial Services Nov. 15, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed
House amended Nov. 30, 2010. Received in Senate Dec. 1, 2010.
H.R. 6399.--To improve certain administrative operations of the
Office of the Architect of the Capitol, and for other
purposes. Referred to House Administration Nov. 15, 2010.
Rules suspended. Passed House Nov. 16, 2010. Received in
Senate and referred to Rules and Administration Nov. 17, 2010.
Committee discharged. Passed Senate Dec. 4, 2010. Presented to
the President Dec. 9, 2010.
H.R. 6400.--To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 111 North 6th Street in St. Louis,
Missouri, as the ``Earl Wilson, Jr. Post Office''. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Nov. 15, 2010. Rules
suspended. Passed House Dec. 7, 2010; Roll No. 608: 382-0.
Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Dec. 8, 2010.
H.R. 6411.--To provide for the approval of the Agreement Between
the Government of the United States of America and the
Government of Australia Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear
Energy. Referred to Foreign Affairs Nov. 16, 2010. Rules
suspended. Passed House Nov. 30, 2010. Received in Senate and
referred to Foreign Relations Dec. 1, 2010.
H.R. 6412.--To amend title 28, United States Code, to require the
Attorney General to share criminal records with State
sentencing commissions, and for other purposes. Referred to
the Judiciary Nov. 16, 2010. Considered under suspension of
rules Dec. 7, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed House Dec. 9,
2010; Roll No. 627: 371-1. Received in Senate and referred to
the Judiciary Dec. 9, 2010.
H.R. 6419.--To amend the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to
provide for the further extension of emergency unemployment
benefits, and for other purposes. Referred to Ways and Means
Nov. 17, 2010. Failed of passage under suspension of the rules
(two-thirds required) Nov. 18, 2010; Roll No. 579: 258-154.
H.R. 6469.--To amend section 17 of the Richard B. Russell National
School Lunch Act to include a condition of receipt of funds
under the child and adult care food program. Referred to
Education and Labor Dec. 1, 2010. Rules suspended. Passed
House Dec. 2, 2010; Roll No. 601: 416-3. Received in Senate
and referred to Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Dec. 2,
2010.
H.R. 6473.--To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend
the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and
Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49, United States Code, to
extend the airport improvement program, and for other
purposes. Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure and in
addition to Ways and Means Dec. 2, 2010. Rules suspended.
Passed House Dec. 2, 2010. Received in Senate Dec. 2, 2010.
H.R. 6495.--To improve compliance with mine safety and health
laws, empower miners to raise safety concerns, prevent future
mine tragedies, and for other purposes. Referred to Education
and Labor Dec. 3, 2010. Failed of passage under suspension of
the rules (two-thirds required) Dec. 8, 2010; Roll No. 616:
214-193.
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