Korean War Veterans Recognition Act

H.R. 2632 adds National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day, July 27, to the list of days on which the flag of the United States should be displayed.
Sponsor: Rep. Rangel, Charles B. (Judiciary)

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that John Arthur "Jack" Johnson should receive a posthumous pardon for the racially motivated conviction in 1913 that diminished the athletic, cultural, and historic significance of Jack Johnson

S. Con. Res. 29 resolves that it is the sense of Congress that Jack Johnson should receive a posthumous pardon-  To expunge a racially motivated abuse of the prosecutorial authority of the federal Government from the annals of criminal just
Sponsor: Senator McCain (Arizona) (Judiciary)

A Child Is Missing Alert and Recovery Center Act

H.R. 1933 requires the Attorney General to make a grant to the A Child Is Missing Alert and Recovery Center.  The bill specifies the following uses of funds:To operate and expand the A Child Is Missing Alert and Recovery Center to provide
Sponsor: Rep. Klein, Ron (Judiciary)

To authorize the Director of the US Patent and Trademark Office to use trademark funds for patent operations and to authorize the Director to establish a surcharge on patent fees to repay the borrowed funds

H.R. XXX authorizes the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) Director to use FY09 and FY10 trademark funds to support the agency's patent operations. The bill allows the Director to borrow up to $70 million for this purpose, which roughly equates to t
Sponsor: Rep. Conyers, JohnJr. (Judiciary)

Court Security Enhancement Act of 2009

H.R. 2661 would increase the penalty for making restricted personal information about judges, jurors, court officials, witnesses or informants "publicly available." The maximum penalty would be increased from five years in prison to ten.
Sponsor: Rep. Gohmert, Louie (Judiciary)

To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments and certain foreign judgments

H.R. 2765 would prohibit any U.S. court from enforcing a foreign judgment for defamation if a party to that judgment claims, and the court determines, that the judgment is inconsistent with the First Amendment to the Constitution. The bill would pro
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve (Judiciary)

Commending the purpose of the third annual Civil Rights Baseball Game and recognizing the historical significance of the location of the game in Cincinnati, Ohio

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Sponsor: Rep. Driehaus, Steve (Judiciary)

Expressing condolences to the families, friends, and loved ones of the victims of the catastrophic explosion at the ConAgra Foods plant in Garner, North Carolina, and for other purposes

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Sponsor: Rep. Etheridge, Bob (Judiciary)

Webcaster Settlement Act of 2009

H.R. 2344 extends the ability of large, commercial and noncommercial Webcasters to negotiate royalty rates and terms other than those determined by the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) in a May, 2007, decision. Under the decision, only "small webcaste
Sponsor: Rep. Inslee, Jay (Judiciary)

Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Act of 2004 Extension Act

H.R. 2675 would extend certain penalties on criminal antitrust violations. The bill would extend current law that is set to expire on June 22, 2009, and increase the maximum sentence for antitrust violations from three years to ten years and the ma
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. (Judiciary)

Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2009

H.R. 1741 would authorize $150 million to establish a new federal grant program to make grants for States, tribes, and local governments to provide protection to witnesses in homicides, violent crimes or serious drug offenses. The grants may be use
Sponsor: Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. (Judiciary)

To enact certain laws relating to public contracts as title 41, United States Code, "Public Contracts"

H.R. 1107 revises and restates certain laws relating to public contracts and re-enacts those laws as title 41, United States Code. The bill also makes technical and conforming amendments.      
Sponsor: Rep. Conyers, JohnJr. (Judiciary)

Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009

Definitions:  The term hate crime is defined and referenced in the bill as having the definition given in the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994.  A hate crime is defined as a crime in which the defendant intentionally s
Sponsor: Rep. Conyers, JohnJr. (Judiciary)

Free Flow of Information Act of 2009

The bill establishes new federal protections for journalists and specific criteria that federal entities must meet in order to compel a journalist to testify or to produce any documents related to information obtained or created by that journalist a
Sponsor: Rep. Boucher, Rick (Judiciary)

Authorizing and directing the Committee on the Judiciary to inquire whether the House should impeach G. Thomas Porteous, a judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana

H.Res. 15 resolves that the House of Representatives: Continues the authority of the Committee on the Judiciary to inquire whether the House should impeach G. Thomas Porteous, a judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District o
Sponsor: Rep. Conyers, JohnJr. (Rules)