To permit Members of Congress to administer the oath of allegiance to applicants for naturalization, and for other purposes

H.R. 4862 would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to allow a Member of Congress, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner to administer the oath of renunciation and allegiance to applicants for naturalization.
Sponsor: Rep. Serrano, José E. (Judiciary)

Fair Sentencing Act of 2010

S. 1789 would amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to increase the amount of a controlled substance or mixture containing crack cocaine required for the imposition of mandatory minimum prison terms
Sponsor: Senator Durbin (Illinois) (Judiciary)

Northern Border Counternarcotics Strategy Act of 2010

H.R. 4748 would amend the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006 to require the Director of National Drug Control Policy, along with the Secretary of Homeland Security, to submit to Congress a Northern Border Counternarco
Sponsor: Rep. Owens, William L. (Judiciary)

Simplifying the Ambiguous Law, Keeping Everyone Reliably Safe Act of 2010

H.R. 5662 would amend federal code to clarify that it is illegal for a person, “with intent to kill, physically injure, harass, or intimidate a person,” to engage “in any conduct in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce or in
Sponsor: Rep. Sanchez, Loretta (Judiciary)

Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of 2009

H.R. 2780 would amend the federal criminal code to revise the prohibition against entering restricted federal buildings or grounds.  The bill defines "restricted buildings or grounds" as a posted, cordoned off, or otherwise restricted area of a
Sponsor: Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. (Judiciary)

Senior Financial Empowerment Act of 2009

H.R. 3040 would require the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to do the following:Disseminate to seniors and families and caregivers of seniors general information on mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud targeting seniors, including descriptions of
Sponsor: Rep. Baldwin, Tammy (Judiciary)

Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2010

H.R. 5827 would exempt “a single rifle, shotgun, or pistol of any value or any combination of rifle, shotgun, or pistol in aggregate value not to exceed $1,500” from the claims of consumer bankruptcy creditors.  Specifically, the bi
Sponsor: Rep. Boccieri, John A. (Judiciary)

Securing Aircraft Cockpits Against Lasers Act of 2010

H.R. 5810 would make aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft a federal crime.  The bill specifies that anyone who knowingly aims the beam of a laser pointer at an aircraft in the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States, or at the fligh
Sponsor: Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. (Judiciary)

National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2010

H.R. 5143 establishes a National Criminal Justice Commission.  The Commission will be a blue-ribbon, bi-partisan panel of 14 experts appointed by the President, the Majority and Minority Leaders in the Senate, the Speaker and Minority Leader in
Sponsor: Rep. Delahunt, William D. (Judiciary)

Removal Clarification Act of 2010

H.R. 5281 would specify that “civil action” and “criminal prosecution” include “any proceeding in which a judicial order, including a subpoena for testimony or documents, is sought or issued.”  The bill 
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" Jr. (Judiciary)

National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2010

H.R. 5143 establishes a National Criminal Justice Commission.  The Commission will be a blue-ribbon, bi-partisan panel of 14 experts appointed by the President, the Majority and Minority Leaders in the Senate, the Speaker and Minority Leader in
Sponsor: Rep. Delahunt, William D. (Judiciary)

Removal Clarification Act of 2010

H.R. 5281 would specify that “civil action” and “criminal prosecution” include “any proceeding in which a judicial order, including a subpoena for testimony or documents, is sought or issued.”  The bill 
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" Jr. (Judiciary)

International Adoption Harmonization Act of 2010

H.R. 5532 would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to include in the definition of "child" a child adopted under the age of 18 (16 under current law) who has been: (1) in the custody of, and has resided with, the adopting parent or parents fo
Sponsor: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe (Judiciary)

Prevention of Interstate Commerce in Animal Crush Videos Act of 2010

H.R. 5566 would amend Section 48 of title 18 of the U.S. Code to make it a crime for anyone to knowingly and for the purpose of commercial advantage or private financial gain sell or offer to sell, or distribute or offer to distribute, an animal cru
Sponsor: Rep. Gallegly, Elton (Judiciary)

Child Protection Improvements Act of 2009

H.R. 1469 would amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to direct the Attorney General to: (1) Establish policies and procedures for a program for national criminal history background checks for child-serving organizations; (2) Assist such o
Sponsor: Rep. Schiff, Adam B. (Judiciary)

Help HAITI Act of 2010

H.R. 5283 would require that the Secretary of Homeland Security adjust the status of a Haitian alien if they: (1) Apply for such adjustment; (2) Are physically present in the United States on the date the application for such adjustment is filed; an
Sponsor: Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff (Judiciary)

Securing Protections for the Injured from Limitations on Liability Act

H.R. 5503 makes six changes to current law to remove some limitations on liability related, in part, to the Gulf oil spill.  The bill makes three major changes to liability limits in federal maritime law; makes a change to the Class Action Fair
Sponsor: Rep. Conyers, JohnJr. (Judiciary)

Katie Sepich Enhanced DNA Collection Act of 2010

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Sponsor: Rep. Teague, Harry (Judiciary)

Officer Daniel Faulkner Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act of 2010

H.R. 959 expands eligibility for the maximum Federal Pell Grant to any student (18 years or less or was enrolled in an institution of higher learning) whose parent or legal guardian died in the line of duty while actively serving as a public safety
Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Patrick J. (Education and Labor)

Juvenile Accountability Block Grants Program Reauthorization Act of 2009

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Sponsor: Rep. Scott, Robert C. (Judiciary)

Interstate Recognition of Notarizations Act of 2009

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Sponsor: Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. (Judiciary)

To amend title 35, United States Code, to provide recourse under the patent law for persons who suffer competitive injury as a result of false markings

H.R. 4954 amends federal patent law to allow civil suits to collect one-half of the $500 penalty for false marking.  The bill limits the right to file a civil action in a U.S. district court to persons who have suffered a competitive injury as
Sponsor: Rep. Issa, Darrell E. (Judiciary)

Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2010

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Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve (Judiciary)

Impeaching G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, for high crimes and misdemeanors

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Sponsor: Rep. Conyers, JohnJr. (Judiciary)

Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act

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Sponsor: Rep. Perriello, Thomas S.P. (Judiciary)

Billy's Law

H.R. 3695 would authorizes $2.4 million in each of the Fiscal Years 2011 through 2016 for the Justice Department's National Institute of Justice to maintain the public National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUS) databases for missing pe
Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Christopher S. (Judiciary)

To enact certain laws relating to national and commercial space programs as title 51, United States Code, "National and Commercial Space Programs"

H.R. 3237 revises and restates certain laws relating to national and commercial space programs and re-enacts those laws as title 51, United States Code. The bill also makes conforming changes to existing law and repeals specified provisions of spec
Sponsor: Rep. Conyers, JohnJr. (Judiciary)

Satellite Home Viewer Update and Reauthorization Act

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Sponsor: Rep. Conyers, JohnJr. (Judiciary)

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)