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• Latest Action: Apr 15, 2010 On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by recorded vote: 289 - 112 (Roll no. 211).

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• Committee Assignment: House Ways and Means

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• Committee Assignment: House Budget

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• Committee Assignment: House Education and Labor

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• Committee Assignment: House Energy and Commerce

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• Committee Assignment: House Financial Services

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• Committee Assignment: House Judiciary

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• Committee Assignment: House Transportation and Infrastructure

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• Committee Assignment: House Oversight and Government Reform

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• Committee Assignment: House Education and Labor - Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions

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This bill's most-recent vote occurred on April 15, 2010, with a roll call of 289 ayes, 112 nays, and 29 not voting.
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• This bill extends until June 2, 2010 the filing deadline for people exhausting their current tiers of unemployment benefits. It would also temporarily extend COBRA health care benefits, national flood insurance, and several other expiring programs.

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  Here's a summary from OpenCongress.org: This bill extends until June 2, 2010 the filing deadline for people exhausting their current tiers of unemployment benefits. It would also temporarily extend COBRA health care benefits, national flood insurance, and several other expiring programs.

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• On April 12, 2010, by RealEstateSizzle - Get the National Flood Insurance Program OUT of this Bill! The Senate has left the housing industry without Flood Insurance for two weeks because it is hidden in this Unemployment Benefits Bill. Restore Flood Insurance today and THEN deal with the issue of Unemployment Benefits. Hundreds of thousands of homebuyers have been affected by this lapse in Flood Insurance at the hands of the Federal Government. This "packaging" of unrelated issues within the same bill has to stop! A Filibuster on Employment Benefits should not hurt the Flood Insurance program, but that is exactly what has happened. Thousands of homebuyers have lost their escrow deposits on home purchases over this mess and the US Senate has single-handedly put a STOP to any real estate closing which required Flood Insurance for two weeks, which they took a vacation. Unacceptable!

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  As noted by RealEstateSizzle, a user on OpenCongress.org, on April 12, 2010, "Get the National Flood Insurance Program OUT of this Bill! The Senate has left the housing industry without Flood Insurance for two weeks because it is hidden in this Unemployment Benefits Bill. Restore Flood Insurance today and THEN deal with the issue of Unemployment Benefits. Hundreds of thousands of homebuyers have been affected by this lapse in Flood Insurance at the hands of the Federal Government. This "packaging" of unrelated issues within the same bill has to stop! A Filibuster on Employment Benefits should not hurt the Flood Insurance program, but that is exactly what has happened. Thousands of homebuyers have lost their escrow deposits on home purchases over this mess and the US Senate has single-handedly put a STOP to any real estate closing which required Flood Insurance for two weeks, which they took a vacation. Unacceptable!"
• On March 25, 2010, by dartcanyon - Anyone watching the news this morning should have seen the report on the fact that Obama is going to ask for 1 TRILLION dollars for Haiti. Now that is laughable!! Why not ask for that money for Real Americans who need it because Washington coat us our jobs. If Washington can come up with that money, and they will, where the hell does that come from but they say there is no money to add Tiers to help the long term unemployed?? People are rising up against the healthcare nonsense and if they think all of us will sit back and let them kick us under the bus much longer they better think again. There is NO discussion at all about added Tiers. I have searched every government site and none of them are working on anything for us but let a foreign country come along and need and boom.....they have their wishes granted. I am appalled more every day by what I see this government doing to the common people.

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  As noted by dartcanyon, a user on OpenCongress.org, on March 25, 2010, "Anyone watching the news this morning should have seen the report on the fact that Obama is going to ask for 1 TRILLION dollars for Haiti. Now that is laughable!! Why not ask for that money for Real Americans who need it because Washington coat us our jobs. If Washington can come up with that money, and they will, where the hell does that come from but they say there is no money to add Tiers to help the long term unemployed?? People are rising up against the healthcare nonsense and if they think all of us will sit back and let them kick us under the bus much longer they better think again. There is NO discussion at all about added Tiers. I have searched every government site and none of them are working on anything for us but let a foreign country come along and need and boom.....they have their wishes granted. I am appalled more every day by what I see this government doing to the common people."
• On April 04, 2010, by NYER1 - Vote all the incumbents out in November, out with the old, slimy, crooks! We need a new Senate and Congress and POTUS!

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  As noted by NYER1, a user on OpenCongress.org, on April 04, 2010, "Vote all the incumbents out in November, out with the old, slimy, crooks! We need a new Senate and Congress and POTUS!"

Highly Rated Blog Articles

• H.R.2482: To establish the sense of Congress that ... - OpenCongress - July 10, 2011 by opencongress.org - Or, if you know of a news article about this bill to display here, email us the web address of this page and the web address of your suggested news article: Our editorial team will post relevant links as quickly as possible. ... 14 public bills, H.R. 2482-

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• Indigenous People's Literature Blog: A 99ers Year in Review - 2010 ... - December 31, 2010 by Indigenous People's Literature Blog - On April 15th Mr. Obama signed into law HR 4851 a temporary extension of filing dates for unemployment benefits and related matters. The measure extends jobless aid through June 2. Democrats, anxious about high unemployment in an ...

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  As noted by Indigenous People's Literature Blog on December 31, 2010, "On April 15th Mr. Obama signed into law HR 4851 a temporary extension of filing dates for unemployment benefits and related matters. The measure extends jobless aid through June 2. Democrats, anxious about high unemployment in an ..." (http://tempxyp2440ym0wn.blogspot.com/2011/01/99ers-year-in-review-2010-for-working.html)
• A review by Jahresr 99ers – 2010 | Bonibon - December 31, 2010 by Bonibon - Then in the usual short-sidedness of Washington, lead to yet another bill which put a band-aid on the American Jobless' amputated limb: HR 4851. [From Forgotten jobless fight to be heard, survive]. On April 15th Mr. Obama signed into ...

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  As noted by Bonibon on December 31, 2010, "Then in the usual short-sidedness of Washington, lead to yet another bill which put a band-aid on the American Jobless' amputated limb: HR 4851. [From Forgotten jobless fight to be heard, survive]. On April 15th Mr. Obama signed into ..." (http://www.bonibon.com/a-review-by-jahresr-99ers-2010/)

Highly Rated News Articles

• LETTERS: NCT, June 29, 2010 - June 28, 2010 by North County Times - Bilbray did not vote on HR 4851, which passed the House and became law. This bill extended until June 2 the filing deadline for people exhausting their ...

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  As noted by North County Times on June 28, 2010, " Bilbray did not vote on HR 4851, which passed the House and became law. This bill extended until June 2 the filing deadline for people exhausting their ... " (http://www.nctimes.com/news/opinion/letters/article_90a7333c-e850-580d-935a-ca6489fdd39a.html)
• Health IT ARRA Projects, Funding Moving Forward - June 13, 2010 by iHealthBeat - President Obama signed HR 4851, which included a modified definition to "hospital-based" physician for the Medicaid and Medicare EHR incentive program. ...

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  As noted by iHealthBeat on June 13, 2010, " President Obama signed HR 4851, which included a modified definition to "hospital-based" physician for the Medicaid and Medicare EHR incentive program. ... " (http://www.ihealthbeat.org/features/2010/health-it-arra-projects-funding-moving-forward.aspx)
• ARRA Projects Move Ahead for Health IT, Broadband - June 13, 2010 by California Healthline - President Obama signed HR 4851, which included a modified definition to "hospital-based" physician for the Medicaid and Medicare EHRs Incentive Program. ...

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  As noted by California Healthline on June 13, 2010, " President Obama signed HR 4851, which included a modified definition to "hospital-based" physician for the Medicaid and Medicare EHRs Incentive Program. ... " (http://www.californiahealthline.org/features/2010/arra-projects-move-ahead-for-health-it-broadband.aspx)