Bills: Senate

S.252 - Veterans Health Care Authorization Act of 2009

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the capacity of the Department of Veterans Affairs to recruit and retain nurses and other critical health-care professionals, to improve the provision of health care veterans, and for other purposes.

S.253 - Fix Housing First Homebuyer Tax Credit Act

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the application of the homebuyer credit, and for other purposes.

S.254 - Medicare Home Infusion Therapy Coverage Act of 2009

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coverage of home infusion therapy under the Medicare Program.

S.255 - Empowering States' Right To Protect Consumers Act of 2009

A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to empower the States to set the maximum annual percentage rates applicable to consumer credit transactions, and for other purposes.

S.257 - Consumer Credit Fairness Act

A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to disallow certain claims resulting from high cost credit debts, and for other purposes.

S.258 - Saving Kids From Dangerous Drugs Act of 2009

A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide enhanced penalties for marketing controlled substances to minors.

S.259 - Vision Care for Kids Act of 2009

A bill to establish a grant program to provide vision care to children, and for other purposes.

S.260

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the taxation of income of controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property.

S.261

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the deduction for the travel expenses of a taxpayer's spouse who accompanies the taxpayer on business travel.

S.262 - FORCE Act of 2009

A bill to improve and enhance the operations of the reserve components of the Armed Forces, to improve mobilization and demobilization processes for members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

S.263 - Servicemembers Access to Justice Act of 2009

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the enforcement of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994, and for other purposes.

S.264 - E-Centives Act of 2009

A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to encourage the use of certified health information technology by providers in the Medicaid program and the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes.

S.265 - Contracting and Tax Accountability Act of 2009

A bill to prohibit the awarding of a contract or grant in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold unless the prospective contractor or grantee certifies in writing to the agency awarding the contract or grant that the contractor or grantee has no seriously delinquent tax debts, and for other purposes.

S.266 - Medicare Prescription Drug Gap Reduction Act of 2009

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the coverage gap in prescription drug coverage under part D of such title based on savings to the Medicare program resulting from the negotiation of prescription drug prices.

S.267 - Summer and Year-Round Jobs for Youth Stimulus Act of 2009

A bill to provide funding for summer and year-round youth jobs and training programs.

S.268 - Green-Collar Youth Jobs, Education, and Training Stimulus Act

A bill to provide funding for a Green Job Corps program, YouthBuild Build Green Grants, and Green-Collar Youth Opportunity Grants, and for other purposes.

S.269 - Retooling America's Workers for a Green Economy Act

A bill to provide funding for unemployment and training activities for dislocated workers and adults, and for other purposes.

S.270 - Pregnant Women Support Act

A bill to provide for programs that reduce the need for abortion, help women bear healthy children, and support new parents.

S.271 - Fuel Reduction using Electrons to End Dependence on the Mid-East (FREEDOM) Act of 2009

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives to accelerate the production and adoption of plug-in electric vehicles and related component parts.

S.272 - Derivatives Trading Integrity Act of 2009

A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to ensure that all agreements, contracts, and transactions with respect to commodities are carried out on a regulated exchange, and for other purposes.

S.274 - Veterans Jobs Opportunity Act of 2009

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an incentive to hire unemployed veterans.

S.275 - Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009

An original bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes.

S.276 - Social Security and Medicare Solvency Commission Act

A bill to establish a National Commission on Entitlement Solvency.

S.278 - Incentive to Serve Tax Act

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a tax credit for qualified donations of employee services.

S.279 - Municipal Bond Market Support Act of 2009

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the limitations on the deduction of interest by financial institutions which hold tax-exempt bonds, and for other purposes.

S.280 - Crow Tribe Land Restoration Act

A bill to develop a program to acquire interests in land from eligible individuals within the Crow Reservation in the State of Montana, and for other purposes.