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H.R.4740 – Jobs for Urban Sustainability in America Act – To provide grants to cities with high unemployment rates to provide job training, public works, and economic development programs, and for other purposes.

H.Con.Res.240 – Expressing support for designation of the fourth week in April as “National Streetscaping Week”.

H.R.4597 – 10 Million Solar Roofs and 10 Million Gallons of Solar Water Heating Act of 2010 – To increase the quantity of solar photovoltaic electricity by providing rebates for the purchase and installation of an additional 10,000,000 solar roofs and additional solar water heating systems with a cumulative capacity of 10,000,000 gallons by 2019.

H.R.4538 – Fair Access to Credit Scores Act of 2010 – To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to require the inclusion of credit scores with free annual credit reports provided to consumers, and for other purposes.

H.R.4506 – Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2010 – To authorize the appointment of additional bankruptcy judges, and for other purposes.

H.R.4439 – Tobacco Tax Parity Act of 2010 – To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose the same rate of tax on pipe tobacco as is imposed on roll-your-own tobacco.

H.R.4364 – Citizen Participation Act of 2009 – To protect first amendment rights of petition and free speech by preventing States and the United States from allowing meritless lawsuits arising from acts in furtherance of those rights, commonly called “SLAPPs”, and for other purposes.

H.R.4286 – Restorative Justice in Schools Act of 2009 – To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow a local educational agency that receives a subgrant under section 2121 of such Act to use the funds to provide professional development activities that train school personnel about restorative justice and conflict resolution.

H.R.4287 – Enhancing Livability for All Americans Act of 2009 – To establish an Office of Livability in the Office of the Secretary of Transportation, and for other purposes.

H.R.4283 – Transparency and Integrity in Corporate Monitoring Act of 2009 – To prohibit United States attorneys and assistant United States attorneys from acting as or working for corporate monitors for specified periods after their service with the Government terminates.

H.R.3471 – REAL ID Repeal and Identification Security Enhancement Act of 2009 – To repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to reinstitute section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver’s licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security.

H.R.3470 – NEWBORN Act – 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.

H.R.3334 – Enhanced Birth Certificate Research Act of 2009 – To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Center for Health Statistics, to allocate such sums as may be necessary for the collection of statistics from enhanced birth certificates.

H.R.3149 – Equal Employment for All Act – To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit the use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purposes of making adverse employment decisions.

H.R.2765 – Libel Tourism – 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.

H.Res.476 – Celebrating the goals and ideals of “Black Music Month”.

H.R.2308 – Sportsmanship in Hunting Act of 2009 – To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain interstate conduct relating to exotic animals and certain computer-assisted remote hunting, and for other purposes.

H.R.2247 – Congressional Review Act Improvement Act – 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.

H.R.2141 – Interagency Council on Homelessness Reform Act of 2009 – To reform the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness.

H.R.1909 – To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to suspend the application of mark-to-market accounting.

H.R.1633 – Honor the WISH Act – To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize a member of the Armed Forces to designate anyone as the person authorized to direct disposition of the remains of the member if the member dies while on active duty.

H.Res.260 – Supporting efforts to reduce infant mortality in the United States.

H.R.1412 – Justice Integrity Act of 2009 – To increase public confidence in the justice system and address any unwarranted racial and ethnic disparities in the criminal process.

H.R.1033 – To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to temporary admission of nonimmigrant aliens to the United States for the purpose of receiving medical treatment, and for other purposes.

H.R.870 – Medicare Medically Necessary Dental Care Act of 2009 – To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under part B for medically necessary dental procedures.

H.R.706 – National Urban Search and Rescue Response System Act of 2009 – To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to continue to administer the National Urban Search and Rescue Response System, and for other purposes.

H.R.396 – Senior Assets Verification Exemption (SAVE) from Capital Gains Tax Act of 2009 – To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that certain net capital gain of individuals who have attained age 65 shall not be subject to tax.

H.Con.Res.12 – Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring Sam Phillips and that the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.

H.Res.18 – Honoring the life, achievements, and contributions of Paul Newman.