Bills: House of Representatives

H.R.241

To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the amounts reimbursed to institutional providers of health care services under the TRICARE program to be the same as amounts reimbursed under Medicare, and to require the Secretary of Defense to contract for health care services with at least one teaching hospital in urban areas.

H.R.242

To direct the Secretary of Labor to revise regulations concerning the recording and reporting of occupational injuries and illnesses under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.

H.R.243 - Labor Relations First Contract Negotiations Act of 2009

To amend the National Labor Relations Act to require the arbitration of initial contract negotiation disputes, and for other purposes.

H.R.244

To provide for the security of critical energy infrastructure.

H.R.245 - Local Emergency Radio Service Preservation Act of 2009

To preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and to require the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a rulemaking for that purpose.

H.R.246

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt elementary and secondary schools from the fee imposed on employers filing petitions with respect to non-immigration workers under the H-1B program.

H.R.247 - Protect Our Veterans Memorials Act of 2009

To amend section 1369 of title 18, United States Code, to extend Federal jurisdiction over destruction of veterans' memorials on State or local government property.

H.R.248 - Law Enforcement Officers Flag Memorial Act

To provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased law enforcement officers.

H.R.249 - Logan's Law

To direct the head of a Federal department or agency that is carrying out a project involving the construction of a culvert or other enclosed flood or drainage system to ensure that certain child safety measures are included in the project.

H.R.250 - Neighborhood Rail Accountability Act

To require the Surface Transportation Board to consider certain issues when deciding whether to authorize the construction of a railroad line.

H.R.251 - Life Insurance Employee Notification Act

To prevent the nondisclosure of employer-owned life insurance coverage of employees as an unfair trade practice under the Federal Trade Commission Act, and for other purposes.

H.R.252 - LIHEAP Equity Act of 2009

To provide that no more than 50 percent of funding made available under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 for any fiscal year be provided for home heating purposes.

H.R.253 - Critical Election Infrastructure Act of 2009

To direct the Election Assistance Commission to make grants to States to carry out election administration improvement plans.

H.R.254 - Weekend Voting Act

To change the date for regularly scheduled Federal elections and establish polling place hours.

H.R.255 - NASA 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

H.R.256 - David Ray Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009

To enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, and for other purposes.

H.R.257 - Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act of 2007

To prevent children's access to firearms.

H.R.258 - Congressional Lawmaking Authority Protection Act of 2009

To prevent the President from encroaching upon the Congressional prerogative to make laws, and for other purposes.

H.R.259 - Michael Jon Newkirk Transportation Safety Enhancement Act of 2009

To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish national standards for State safety inspections of motor vehicles, and for other purposes.

H.R.260 - 21st Century Energy Independence Act of 2009

To authorize the Secretary of Energy to make loan guarantees for cellulosic ethanol production technology development.

H.R.261 - Chemical Facility Security Improvement Act of 2009

To provide that no Federal funds may be used by the Secretary of Homeland Security to approve a site security plan for a chemical facility, unless the facility meets or exceeds security standards and requirements to protect the facility against acts of terrorism established for such a facility by the State or local government for the area where the facility is located, and for other purposes.

H.R.262 - David Ray Ritcheson Hate Crime Prevention Act

To prevent hate crimes, to provide support services for victims of hate crimes, and for other purposes.

H.R.263 - Contempt of the House of Representatives Subpoena Authority Act of 2009

To amend title 28, United States Code, to grant to the House of Representatives the authority to bring a civil action to enforce, secure a declaratory judgment concerning the validity of, or prevent a threatened refusal or failure to comply with any subpoena or order issued by the House or any committee or subcommittee of the House to secure the production of documents, the answering of any deposition or interrogatory, or the securing of testimony, and for other purposes.

H.R.265 - Drug Sentencing Reform and Cocaine Kingpin Trafficking Act of 2009

To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine.

H.R.266 - Cybersecurity Education Enhancement Act of 2009

To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a program to award grants to institutions of higher education for the establishment or expansion of cybersecurity professional development programs, and for other purposes.

H.R.267 - Expanding Tax Assistance Act of 2009

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the availability of the Internal Revenue Service's Taxpayer Assistance Centers.

H.R.268

To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that every military chaplain has the prerogative to close a prayer outside of a religious service according to the dictates of the chaplain's own conscience.

H.R.269 - Fallen Hero Commemoration Act

To require the Department of Defense to grant access to accredited members of the media when the remains of members of the Armed Forces arrive at military installations in the United States.

H.R.270 - TRICARE Continuity of Coverage for National Guard and Reserve Families Act of 2009

To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for continuity of TRICARE Standard coverage for certain members of the Retired Reserve.