| Also tagged in: Administrative remedies, Agriculture, Animals, Consumer protection, Consumers, Department of Agriculture, Education, Electronic government information, Elementary and secondary education, Executive departments, Families, Food, Food safety, Government information, Government paperwork, Government publicity Latest Action: 05/01/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Bill TextA bill to improve food safety through mandatory meat, meat product, poultry, and poultry product recall authority, to require the Secretary of Agriculture to improve communication about recalls with schools participating in the school lunch and breakfast programs, and for other purposes. 5/1/2008--Introduced. Safe School Lunch Act of 2008 - Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to order an immediate halt to the distribution of meat, meat food products, poultry, or poultry products upon finding that they may cause a serious, adverse health consequence or be adulterated. Gives persons subject to such an order the opportunity for an informal hearing, within 10 days after the order's issuance, on the actions required by the order and on whether it should be amended to require a recall of the targeted items. Requires the Secretary to order the recall of such items upon affirming that the order [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Afghanistan, AIDS (Disease), Armed forces, Brain, Children, Clothing, Coinsurance, Collection of accounts, Continuing education, Defense policy, Dentists, Department of Veterans Affairs, Disabled, Education, Executive departments, Families Latest Action: 04/17/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3160, S3161)
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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve veterans' health care benefits, and for other purposes.
| | Also tagged in: College administration, Colleges, Communications, Criminal justice, Criminal justice information, Department of Education, Education, Emergency communication systems, Emergency management, Evacuation of civilians, Executive departments, Government information, Government paperwork, Higher education, Law, School security Latest Action: 04/09/2008 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Bill TextTo amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education to disclose their emergency response and evacuation procedures. 4/9/2008--Introduced. Virginia Tech Victims Campus Emergency Response Policy and Notification Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require schools participating in title IV student assistance programs to include current campus policies regarding immediate emergency response and evacuation procedures in their required annual security reports to current and prospective students and staff. Requires such procedures to include: (1) notifying students and staff within 30 minutes after confirmation that an emergency exists on campus or public property; and (2) testing such procedures annually. | | Also tagged in: Banks and banking, Budgets, Business, Business ethics, Citizenship, Collection of accounts, College costs, Conflict of interests, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Debtor and creditor, Department of Education, Department of the Treasury, Education, Executive departments Latest Action: 05/07/2008 - Signed by President.
Bill TextTo ensure continued availability of access to the Federal student loan program for students and families. 5/7/2008--Public Law. (There are 4 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on April 30, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase, by $2,000, the maximum annual unsubsidized Stafford loan amounts that may be provided to undergraduate students under the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program. Sets the aggregate limit on such loans at $31,000 for dependent undergraduates and $57,500 for independent undergraduates. (Sec. 3) Gives parent borrowers of PLUS FFELs the option to defer loan principal repayment for up to six months after the students for whom such loans are borrowed cease to carry at least one-half the normal full-time academic workload. [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Case management, Congress, Congressional veto, Department of Health and Human Services, Executive departments, Health policy, Law, Medicaid, Medical care, Medicine, Welfare Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR 3/14/2008 S2163)
Bill TextA joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services within the Department of Health and Human Services relating to optional State plan case management services under the Medicaid program. 3/13/2008--Introduced. Disapproves the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services within the Department of Health and Human Services relating to optional state plan case management services under the Medicaid program. Declares that such rule shall have no force or effect. | | Also tagged in: Ambulatory care, Budgets, Case management, Children, Department of Health and Human Services, Education, Executive departments, Federal aid to child health services, Federal-state relations, Finance, Health insurance, Health policy, Higher education, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Law, Managed care Latest Action: 04/28/2008 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 719.
Bill TextTo extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain Medicaid regulations through April 1, 2009, and for other purposes. 4/23/2008--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on April 22, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008 - (Sec. 2) Amends the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Appropriations Act, 2007 to extend until April 1, 2009, the moratorium on implementation of a proposed rule ("Medicaid Program; Cost Limit for Providers Operated by Units of Government and Provisions To Ensure the Integrity of Federal-State Financial Partnership") relating to the federal-state financial partnerships under titles XIX (Medicaid) and XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act (SSA).[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Business, Communications, Congress, Congressional veto, Economic concentration, Executive departments, Federal Communications Commission, Independent regulatory commissions, Law, Newspapers, Radio stations, Telecommunication, Telecommunication industry, Television stations Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Bill TextDisapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. 3/13/2008--Introduced. Disapproves the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and received by Congress on February 22, 2008, relating to broadcast media ownership. | | Also tagged in: Case management, Congress, Congressional veto, Department of Health and Human Services, Executive departments, Health policy, Law, Medicaid, Medical care, Medicine, Welfare Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Bill TextProviding for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services within the Department of Health and Human Services relating to optional State plan case management services under the Medicaid Program. 3/13/2008--Introduced. Disapproves the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services within the Department of Health and Human Services relating to optional state plan case management services under the Medicaid program. Declares that such rule shall have no force or effect. | | Also tagged in: Afghanistan, Apartment houses, Armed forces, Bonds, Budgets, Condominium (Housing), Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Consumer credit, Consumers, Cooperative housing, Counseling, Damages, Defense policy, Department of the Treasury Latest Action: 03/11/2008 - Star Print ordered on the bill.
Bill TextA bill to aid families and neighborhoods facing home foreclosure and address the subprime mortgage crisis. 3/7/2008--Introduced. Security Against Foreclosures and Education Act, or the SAFE Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow proceeds of qualified mortgage bonds to be used to refinance certain residential subprime loans. Requires the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation to continue to award expeditiously certain funds already provided for mortgage foreclosure counseling. Amends the Code to allow purchasers of certain single-family principal residences a one-time tax credit. Amends the Truth in Lending Act to: (1) revise creditor mortgage loan disclosure requirements; and (2) increase civil damages for noncompliance with such Act. Amends the Code to: (1) allow a five-year carryback of net operating losses for certain taxable years; and (2) suspend through taxable year 2009 the 90% of alternative minimum taxable income limit for certain [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Aliens, Clergy, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Department of Homeland Security, Executive departments, Fraud, Immigrants, Immigration, Inspectors general, Law, Politics and government, Religion, Visas Latest Action: 04/16/2008 - Received in the Senate.
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To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the special immigrant nonminister religious worker program, and for other purposes.
| | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Affordable housing, Afghanistan, Aged, Agricultural subsidies, Agriculture, Aid to dependent children, AIDS (Disease), Alternative energy sources, Animals, Appropriations, Armed forces, Armed forces abroad, Armed forces reserves, Auditing, Automobile industry Latest Action: 03/14/2008 - S.AMDT.4380 Amendment SA 4380 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 41 - 57. Record Vote Number: 79.
Bill TextAn original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013. 3/14/2008--Passed Senate amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Sets forth the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2009, including the appropriate budgetary levels for FY2008 and FY2010-FY2013. Title I: Recommended Levels and Amounts - (Sec. 101) Lists recommended budgetary levels and amounts, for FY2008-FY2013, with respect to: (1) federal revenues; (2) new budget authority; (3) budget outlays; (4) deficits; (5) public debt; and (6) debt held by the public. (Sec. 102) Lists the appropriate levels of new budget authority, outlays, and administrative expenses for Social Security, U.S. Postal Service discretionary administrative expenses, and specified major functional categories for FY2008-FY2013.[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Business, Communications, Congress, Congressional veto, Economic concentration, Executive departments, Federal Communications Commission, Independent regulatory commissions, Law, Newspapers, Radio stations, Telecommunication, Telecommunication industry, Television stations Latest Action: 05/08/2008 - Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Inouye without amendment. With written report No. 110-334.
Bill TextA joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. 5/8/2008--Reported to Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Disapproves the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and received by Congress on February 22, 2008, relating to broadcast media ownership. Declares that the rule shall have no force or effect. | | Also tagged in: Accident prevention, Business, Coal, Department of Labor, Drugs, Dyes and dyeing, Emergency management, Energy, Executive departments, Explosions, Explosives, Fibers, Fire prevention, Flammable materials, Fossil fuels, Furniture industry Latest Action: 05/01/2008 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextTo require the Secretary of Labor to issue interim and final occupational safety and health standards regarding worker exposure to combustible dust, and for other purposes. 4/30/2008--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Worker Protection Against Combustible Dust Explosions and Fires Act of 2008 - (Sec. 3) Requires the Secretary of Labor, within 90 days, to promulgate an interim final standard regulating combustible dusts, which shall apply to manufacturing, processing, blending, conveying, repackaging, and handling of combustible particulate solids and their dusts (including organic dusts, plastics, sulfur, wood, rubber, furniture, textiles, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, fibers, dyes, coal, metals, and fossil fuels), but shall not apply to processes already covered by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) standard on grain facilities.Requires such standard to provide requirements for: (1) a hazard assessment [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Bank capital, Bank loans, Bank mergers, Business, Churches, Credit unions, Executive departments, Finance, Government information, Government paperwork, Investments, Law, National Credit Union Administration, Nonprofit organizations, Religion, Securities Latest Action: 03/03/2008 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Bill TextTo advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, modify credit union regulatory standards and reduce burdens, and for other purposes. 3/3/2008--Introduced. Credit Union Regulatory Relief Act of 2008 - Amends the Federal Credit Union Act to: (1) permit a credit union to invest in securities for its own account, subject to certain percentage limitations; and (2) increase the investment and lending limit in credit union service organizations from 1% to 3% of a credit union's total paid and unimpaired capital and surplus. Excludes credit union loans to nonprofit religious organizations from limitations placed upon member business loans. Redefines member business loan to increase specified extensions of credit.Authorizes the National Credit Union Administration Board (Board) to establish longer loan maturity dates.Directs the Board to prescribe criteria for continued membership of certain member groups in the case of certain credit union conversions [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Alloys, Buy American, Coins and coinage, Department of the Treasury, Executive departments, Finance, Gold, Government procurement, Law, Natural resources, Public contracts, Steel, Trade, Weights and measures Latest Action: 05/08/2008 - Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3203-3204)
Bill TextTo reduce the costs of producing 1-cent and 5-cent coins, provide authority to the Secretary of the Treasury to perform research and development on new metallic content for circulating coins, and to require biennial reports to Congress on circulating coin production costs and possible alternative metallic content. 2/28/2008--Introduced. Coin Modernization and Taxpayer Savings Act of 2008 - Revises the discretionary authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe the weight and the composition of the alloy in the one-cent coin. Extends such authority to, and requires the Secretary to prescribe the weight and composition of, the dollar, half-dollar, quarter-dollar, dime, and five-cent coin, as well as the one-cent coin. Requires the coins to be coined, minted, and their materials fabricated in the United States. Requires the Secretary to enter into a formal rulemaking process when making any determination with respect to any change in the weight and composition [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Annuities, Auditing, Budgets, Civil service retirement, Collection of accounts, Congress, Congressional agencies, Congressional investigations, Congressional reorganization, Congressional reporting requirements, Consultants, Expense accounts, Federal employees, Federal officials, Finance, Financial disclosure Latest Action: 01/29/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Bill TextA bill to make certain reforms with respect to the Government Accountability Office, and for other purposes. 1/29/2008--Introduced. Government Accountability Office Act of 2008 - Revises certain administrative requirements for the Government Accountability Office (GAO). Requires the Comptroller General (not the President, as currently) to appoint the Deputy Comptroller General, who shall serve at the Comptroller General's pleasure. Establishes an Office of the Inspector General in GAO. Requires the Comptroller General's annual report to Congress to assess the overall degree of federal agency cooperation with GAO audits. Requires any executive agency (or component) that prepares an audited financial statement (or related schedule) to reimburse GAO the cost of any GAO audit. Amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to revise the coverage of certain GAO officers and employees under its financial disclosure requirements. Increases from [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Administrative remedies, Admission of nonimmigrants, Afghanistan, Air force, Air piracy, Airports, Alaska, Alien labor, Alien property, Ammunition, Anniversaries, Annuities, Appellate procedure, Armed forces, Armed forces abroad Latest Action: 01/28/2008 - Signed by President.
Bill TextTo provide for the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, as previously enrolled, with certain modifications to address the foreign sovereign immunities provisions of title 28, United States Code, with respect to the attachment of property in certain judgements against Iraq, the lapse of statutory authorities for the payment of bonuses, special pays, and similar benefits for members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes. 1/28/2008--Public Law. (There are 2 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on January 16, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 - Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations - Title I: Procurement - Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2008 for the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, and Air Force for [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Communicable diseases, Criminal justice, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Labor, Drug resistance in microorganisms, Emergency management, Emergency medicine, Employee training, Executive departments, Fire fighters, Health surveys, Influenza, Job training, Law, Medical care, Medical personnel Latest Action: 12/19/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextA bill to protect health care workers and first responders, including police, fire-fighters, emergency medical personnel, and other workers at risk of workplace exposure to infectious agents and drug resistant infections, such as MRSA and pandemic influenza. 12/19/2007--Introduced. Worker Infection Protection Act - Directs the Secretaries of Labor and of Health and Human Services (HHS) to jointly develop and issue workplace standards, recommendations, and plans to protect health care workers and first responders and other workers at risk of workplace exposure to infectious agents and drug resistant infections, such as Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and pandemic influenza.Directs the Secretary of Labor to develop and issue an emergency temporary standard and, not later than six months after such issuance, a permanent standard for the protection of workers at risk of exposure, to prevent occupational exposure to infectious agents and toxins, such as [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Accreditation (Medical care), Continuing education, Cytology, Department of Health and Human Services, Education, Employee training, Executive departments, Government information, Government paperwork, Gynecology, Health policy, Higher education, Labor, Law, Medical care, Medical education Latest Action: 12/18/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S15920)
Bill TextA bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide revised standards for quality assurance in screening and evaluation of gynecologic cytology preparations, and for other purposes. 12/18/2007--Introduced. Cytology Proficiency Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to revise national quality assurance standards to assure consistent performance by laboratories of valid and reliable cytology services, to include requirements that each clinical laboratory: (1) ensure that all individuals involved in screening and interpreting cytological preparations participate annually in an approved continuing medical education program in gynecologic cytology that provides each participant with gynecologic cytological preparations designed to improve locator, recognition, and interpretive skills; (2) maintain a record of program results; (3) require the laboratory director to consider such results and other [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Aged, Appropriations, Armed forces, Armed forces reserves, Budgets, Cancer, Children, Congress, Congressional agencies, Congressional reorganization, Congressional reporting requirements, Continuing resolutions, Defense policy, Department of Health and Human Services, Diabetes Latest Action: 12/29/2007 - Signed by President.
Bill TextA bill to amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend provisions under the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP programs, and for other purposes. 12/29/2007--Public Law. (There are 3 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate passed version is repeated here.) Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 - (Sec. 101) Title I: Increase in Physician Payment Update; Extension of the Physician Quality Reporting System - (Sec. 101) Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) increase the physician payment update; (2) revise the Physician Assistance and Quality Initiative Fund, adding limitations on expenditures; and (3) extend through 2009 the physician quality reporting system Amends the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 to provide for transitional bonus incentive payments for quality reporting in 2008,[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Disaster relief, Emergency housing, Emergency management, Environmental protection, Environmental Protection Agency, Executive departments, Formaldehyde, Governmental investigations, Hazardous substances, Housing, Law, Mobile homes, Public contracts, Storage Latest Action: 12/19/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Bill TextTo require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to quickly and fairly address the abundance of surplus temporary housing units stored by the Federal Government across the Nation at taxpayer expense. 12/18/2007--Introduced. FEMA Accountability Act of 2007 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to complete an assessment of the number of temporary housing units purchased by FEMA that are necessary to stock to respond to disasters.Requires the Administrator to establish a plan for: (1) permanently storing such necessary units; (2) selling, transferring, or otherwise disposing of the excess units that are in usable condition; and (3) disposing of the units that are not in usable condition. Provides for the exclusion of units that may contain an unsafe level of formaldehyde. Makes such plan subject to Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act requirements for disposal of units and other applicable [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Armed forces, Budgets, Business, Congress, Congress and military policy, Congressional reporting requirements, Defense budgets, Defense contracts, Defense economics, Defense policy, Department of Defense, Executive departments, Finance, Government contractors, Housing, Law Latest Action: 12/17/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Bill TextA bill to provide for improved oversight of and accountability for military housing privatization initiative projects. 12/17/2007--Introduced. Military Housing Privatization Initiatives Projects Oversight and Accountability Act of 2007 - Requires each military housing privatization initiative project to be carried out under a guaranteed maximum price contract (to be reviewed by an independent third party) and accompanied by a performance schedule. Requires each Secretary concerned to prescribe regulations for effective oversight and management of projects under the Secretary's jurisdiction.Establishes requirements for: (1) combining projects in the event of termination of a lease or foreclosure on a project; (2) funding reserves; (3) sequestration and release of funds to be paid under a contract; (4) community meetings to convey project information; (5) certification of construction experience; (6) bonding levels; and (7) communication, review, and the effect of unsatisfactory [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Academic performance, Appropriations, Budgets, Civil liberties, Communications, Congressional reporting requirements, Data banks, Department of Education, Disabled, Dropouts, Education, Education of the disadvantaged, Educational accountability, Educational innovations, Educational research, Educational statistics Latest Action: 02/05/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Bill TextTo amend part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve elementary and secondary education. 12/6/2007--Introduced. Improving Student Testing Act of 2007 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow states to use academic indicators other than statewide standardized assessments in determining whether schools need improvement, corrective action, or restructuring. (Currently, such indicators may not be used to reduce the number of schools requiring such interventions.) Permits states to use growth or hybrid growth and status models in determining whether students are making adequate progress toward state standards. Requires growth models and the growth portion of hybrid models to: (1) use statewide education data systems capable of tracking individual student growth; and (2) assess students annually in grades 3 through 8, and once in grades 9 through 12. Allows states to alter their current assessment [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Boundaries, Criminal justice, Executive departments, Forfeiture, Illegal aliens, Immigration, Law, Sentencing guidelines, Smuggling, Transportation, Tunnels, U.S. Sentencing Commission Latest Action: 01/14/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Bill TextTo amend title 18, United States Code, to make technical corrections to the new border tunnels and passages offense. 12/6/2007--Introduced. Amends the federal criminal code to assign a new section number (555 instead of 554) to the provision prohibiting the construction of border tunnels and passages into the United States. | | Also tagged in: Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Disaster relief, Emergency housing, Emergency management, Environmental protection, Environmental Protection Agency, Executive departments, Formaldehyde, Governmental investigations, Hazardous substances, Housing, Law, Mobile homes, Public contracts, Storage Latest Action: 11/16/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Bill TextA bill to require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to quickly and fairly address the abundance of surplus manufactured housing units stored by the Federal Government around the country at taxpayer expense. 11/16/2007--Introduced. FEMA Accountability Act of 2007 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to: (1) complete an assessment of the number of manufactured housing units necessary to stock to respond to disasters; and (2) establish and implement a well developed plan for permanently storing necessary manufactured housing units, selling or transferring usable surplus units, and disposing of unusable units. Authorizes the Administrator to exclude from the plan any travel trailer that may contain formaldehyde upon certifying that he or she is unable to determine the safe level of exposure to formaldehyde. Terminates such authority on the date the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Aged, Communicable diseases, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Data banks, Department of Health and Human Services, Executive departments, Health information systems, Health policy, Health surveys, Hospital care, Hospitals, Law, Medical care, Medical research Latest Action: 11/15/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Bill TextTo improve the prevention, detection, and treatment of community and healthcare-associated infections (CHAI), with a focus on antibiotic-resistant bacteria. 11/15/2007--Introduced. Community and Healthcare-Associated Infections Reduction Act of 2007 - Directs the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to develop best-practices guidelines for internal infection control plans to prevent, detect, control, and treat community and healthcare-associated infections at hospitals.Requires AHRQ to: (1) establish best practices with supporting justification, including the establishment of an infection control oversight committee; (2) collaborate with other agencies and organizations whose area of expertise is the identification, treatment, and prevention of infectious disease; (3) publish proposed guidelines; (4) provide for a comment period of not less than 90 days; and (5) establish final [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Children, Congress, Department of Health and Human Services, Education, Education of the disadvantaged, Elementary and secondary education, Executive departments, Homeless, House of Representatives, Law, Legislation, Preschool education, Welfare Latest Action: 11/14/2007 - Received in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S14385, S14387)
Bill TextDirecting the Clerk of the House of Representatives to correct the enrollment of H.R. 1429. 11/14/2007--Passed House without amendment. (There are 2 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Makes corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 1429 (Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007) to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue regulations that require Head Start agencies to implement policies and procedures to ensure that homeless children are identified and prioritized for enrollment. | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Child safety, Children, Criminal justice, Department of Justice, Executive departments, Families, Grants-in-aid, Internet, Law, Parent and child, Technology, Telecommunication Latest Action: 12/13/2007 - Committee on the Judiciary. Date of scheduled consideration. SD-226. 10:00 a.m.
Bill TextA bill to create a competitive grant program to provide for age-appropriate Internet education for children. 12/13/2007--Reported to Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Internet Safety Education Act of 2007 - Directs the Attorney General, subject to the availability of funds, to create and administer a competitive grant program for eligible organizations to carry out free, age-appropriate programs that promote Internet safety for children. Directs the Attorney General to define, by rule, the term "eligible organization." Authorizes appropriations. | | Latest Action: 12/04/2007 - Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S14746-14747; text: CR S14746-14747)
Bill TextA resolution providing the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of Commerce should declare a commercial fishery failure for the groundfish fishery for Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island and immediately propose regulations to implement section 312(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. 12/4/2007--Passed Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Declares that the Secretary of Commerce should reconsider a decision to deny the requests of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the states of Maine and Rhode Island for a groundfish fishery failure declaration, look favorably on the request of the state of New Hampshire for such a declaration, and immediately propose regulations implementing related fisheries disaster relief provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Business, Communications, Culture, Economic concentration, Executive departments, Federal Communications Commission, Government information, Government publicity, Governmental investigations, Humanities, Independent regulatory commissions, Journalism, Law, Minorities, Minorities in mass media, Minority business enterprises Latest Action: 12/04/2007 - Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Date of scheduled consideration. SR-253. 2:30 p.m.
Bill TextA bill to promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership. 11/8/2007--Introduced. Media Ownership Act of 2007 - Amends the Telecommunications Act of 1996 to require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), in changing any of its regulations related to broadcast ownership, to publish notice in the Federal Register for least 90 days, followed by at least 60 days for public comment, followed by at least 30 days to reply to comments. Applies those requirements to any any changes related to broadcast and newspaper ownership made after October 1, 2007. Requires the FCC, before voting on any change in broadcast and newspaper ownership rules, to complete a separate rulemaking to promote the broadcast of local programming and content by broadcasters, including radio [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Bus drivers, Business, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Curricula, Department of Transportation, Driver education, Driver licenses, Emergency management, Employee training, Executive departments, Federal aid to transportation, Fire prevention, Glass and glass industry, Governmental investigations Latest Action: 11/14/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S14394-14395)
Bill TextA bill to improve the safety of motorcoaches, and for other purposes. 11/8/2007--Introduced. Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) to prescribe regulations requiring motorcoaches to be installed with: (1) safety seat belts at each seating position; (2) advanced glazing in each portal to prevent passenger ejection; (3) improved firefighting equipment; and (4) enhanced compartmentalization safety countermeasures and certain other motor vehicle safety features.Requires the Secretary to complete, and report to Congress on, a study on improving bus crashworthiness, bus crash avoidance, and bus fire protection and passenger evacuation.Amends federal transportation law to direct the Secretary to prescribe regulations: (1) requiring providers of motorcoach services registered with the the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to undergo periodic safety reviews; (2) establishing a training curriculum [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Air pollution, Aquifers, Budgets, Carbon cycle, Carbon dioxide, China, Coal, East Asia, Electric power plants, Energy, Environmental protection, Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental research, Environmental technology, Executive departments, Geology Latest Action: 01/31/2008 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Date of scheduled hearing. SD-366. 10:00 a.m.
Bill TextA bill to provide for the conduct of carbon capture and storage technology research, development, and demonstration projects, and for other purposes. 11/7/2007--Introduced. Carbon Capture and Storage Technology Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Energy to establish a competitive grant program to provide assistance to at least three, but not more than five, eight-year commercial demonstration projects to demonstrate the long-term effects of sequestration of carbon dioxide in deep geological formations, of which: (1) not fewer than two shall be conducted in deep saline aquifers; and (2) the remainder may be conducted in saline aquifers combined with storage in established oil or gas fields. Requires the Secretary to establish a competitive grant program to provide grants to at least three, but not more than five, commercial demonstration projects for the capture of carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants. Establishes an interagency task force composed [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Business, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Consumer education, Consumers, Deceptive advertising, Department of Health and Human Services, Drug adulteration, Drug industry, Drugs, Executive departments, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Labeling, Law, Medical care, Medicine Latest Action: 11/06/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Bill TextTo amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for the amendment or repeal of monographs, to expand the Food and Drug Administration's authority to regulate drug advertising, and for other purposes. 11/6/2007--Introduced. Non-Prescription Drug Modernization Act of 2007 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize: (1) the amendment or repeal of an over-the-counter drug monograph without notice and public procedure if there is a finding by the Secretary of Health and Human Services that a category of drugs or a specific drug is associated with a significant risk or that such drugs lack evidence of effectiveness; and (2) the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate over-the-counter drug advertisements. Directs the Commissioner of Food and Drugs to identify over-the-counter drug monographs that may require amendment or repeal and to report the findings to Congress. | | Also tagged in: Business, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Consumer education, Consumers, Deceptive advertising, Department of Health and Human Services, Drug adulteration, Drug industry, Drugs, Executive departments, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Labeling, Law, Medical care, Medicine Latest Action: 11/06/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextA bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for the amendment or repeal of monographs, to expand the Food and Drug Administration's authority to regulate drug advertising, and for other purposes. 11/6/2007--Introduced. Non-Prescription Drug Modernization Act of 2007 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize: (1) the amendment or repeal of an over-the-counter drug monograph without notice and public procedure if there is a finding by the Secretary of Health and Human Services that a category of drugs or a specific drug is associated with a significant risk or that such drugs lack evidence of effectiveness; and (2) the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate over-the-counter drug advertisements. Directs the Commissioner of Food and Drugs to identify over-the-counter drug monographs that may require amendment or repeal and to report the findings to Congress. | | Also tagged in: Academic performance, Budgets, Congressional reporting requirements, Data banks, Department of Education, Education, Education of the disadvantaged, Educational accountability, Educational innovations, Educational tests, Executive departments, Federal aid to education, Federal-state relations, Governmental investigations, Higher education, Law Latest Action: 11/06/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13991-13993, S13995-13996)
Bill TextA bill to amend title VI of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide for State student achievement contracts. 11/6/2007--Introduced. Amends title VI (Flexibility and Accountability) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to set forth a new Part C: State Student Achievement Contracts. Allows the Secretary of Education to enter into five-year student achievement contracts with up to 12 states, authorizing them to: (1) waive the statutory or regulatory requirements that accompany any ESEA formula grant program for states; (2) use funds, or allow their local educational agencies (LEAs) to use funds, received under specified ESEA programs for implementing one or more of such programs or programs under part A of title I of the ESEA; and (3) require their LEAs that are not meeting state student proficiency targets to use such funds for corrective intervention activities. Requires contract applicants to demonstrate that their [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Acreage allotments, Administrative remedies, Aged, Agricultural conservation, Agricultural cooperatives, Agricultural credit, Agricultural estimating and reporting, Agricultural labor, Agricultural pollution, Agricultural prices, Agricultural research, Agricultural subsidies, Agriculture, Agriculture in foreign trade, Alaska, Alcohol as fuel Latest Action: 11/02/2007 - Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Harkin. With written report No. 110-220. Additional views filed.
Bill TextAn original bill to provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes. 11/2/2007--Introduced. Food and Energy Security Act of 2007 - Revises agricultural and related programs and provisions respecting: (1) producer income; (2) conservation; (3) trade; (4) nutrition; (5) credit; (6) rural development and investment; (7) research and related matters; (8) forestry; (9) energy; (10) livestock marketing; and (11) agricultural security. | | Also tagged in: Apartment houses, Budgets, Business, Casualty insurance, Collection of accounts, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Department of Homeland Security, Disaster insurance, Emergency management, Employee training, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Finance Latest Action: 05/08/2008 - Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3946-3966)
Bill TextAn original bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, to restore the financial solvency of the flood insurance fund, and for other purposes. 11/1/2007--Reported to Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007 - (Sec. 4) Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (Act) to extend the national flood insurance program (Program) though FY2013. (Sec. 5) Requires the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to make national flood insurance available for multifamily properties of more than four units. (Sec. 6) Requires the FEMA Director to estimate the exclusion of certain prospective insureds from purchasing flood insurance at risk premium rates less than those estimated for specified properties (including [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Biological warfare, Business, Casualty insurance, Chemical warfare, Compensation (Law), Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Criminal justice, Department of the Treasury, Executive departments, Finance, Insurance companies, Insurance premiums, Law, Losses Latest Action: 11/01/2007 - Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Dodd. With written report No. 110-215.
Bill TextAn original bill to reauthorize the Federal terrorism risk insurance program, and for other purposes. 11/1/2007--Reported to Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act to revise the definition of an act of terrorism for terrorism risk insurance purposes to eliminate the requirement that the individual or individuals committing a terrorist act be acting on behalf of any foreign person or foreign interest.Extends the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program through calendar 2014.(Sec. 4) States that no insurer may be required to make payment for insured losses in excess of its statutory deductible, combined with its statutory share of insured losses.Requires the Secretary of the [...] show full description | | Latest Action: 11/01/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13701-13702)
Bill TextA bill to prohibit an applicant from obtaining a low-power FM license if an applicant has engaged in any manner in the unlicensed operation of any station in violation of section 301 of the Communications Act of 1934. 11/1/2007--Introduced. Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to modify its rules authorizing the operation of low-power FM stations to prohibit any applicant from obtaining a low-power license if the applicant has engaged in any manner in the unlicensed operation of any station. | | Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Advertising, All terrain vehicles, Authorization, Budgets, Business, Business records, Child safety, Children, Clothing, Communications, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Consumer education, Consumer Product Safety Commission Latest Action: 04/30/2008 - Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Bill TextTo establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and to reauthorize and modernize the Consumer Product Safety Commission. 3/6/2008--Passed Senate amended. (There are 2 other summaries) CPSC Reform Act - (Sec. 3) Amends the Consumer Product Safety Act to authorize appropriations: (1) to carry out the Act and any other provision of law the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is authorized or directed to carry out; (2) for the office of Inspector General; (3) to make capital improvements to the research, development, and testing facility of the CPSC; and (4) for research into safety issues related to the use of nanotechnology in consumer products. (Sec. 4) Requires the CPSC, subject to the availability of appropriations, to increase by at least 500 the number of its full-time employees and by at least 50 the number of its port-of-entry and overseas production facility inspectors. Requires [...] show full description | | Latest Action: 11/01/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S13686)
Bill TextA bill to amend the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005. 11/1/2007--Introduced. Amends the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate final regulations revising case management and targeted case management under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act. (Currently, such regulations may be effective and final immediately on an interim basis as of their publication date.) Requires such regulations to be consistent with: (1) federal rule making notice and comment requirements, except that the period of public comment on them shall be at least 80 days; and (2) congressional review requirements. Makes the regulations effective at least 90 days after publication in the Federal Register or presentation to each chamber or the Comptroller General, whichever occurs later. Repeals the Secretary's authority to change or revise such regulations after completion of the comment period. | | Also tagged in: Aged, Communicable diseases, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Data banks, Department of Health and Human Services, Executive departments, Health information systems, Health policy, Health surveys, Hospital care, Hospitals, Law, Medical care, Medical research Latest Action: 10/31/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13629-13630)
Bill TextA bill to improve the prevention, detection, and treatment of community and healthcare-associated infections (CHAI), with a focus on antibiotic-resistant bacteria. 10/31/2007--Introduced. Community and Healthcare-Associated Infections Reduction Act of 2007 - Directs the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to develop best-practices guidelines for internal infection control plans to prevent, detect, control, and treat community and healthcare-associated infections at hospitals.Requires AHRQ to: (1) establish best practices with supporting justification, including the establishment of an infection control oversight committee; (2) collaborate with other agencies and organizations whose area of expertise is the identification, treatment, and prevention of infectious disease; (3) publish proposed guidelines; (4) provide for a comment period of not less than 90 days; and (5) establish [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Aeronautics, Armed forces, Authorization, Budgets, Commercial aviation, Defense contracts, Defense economics, Department of Defense, Education, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Federal aid to education, Government contractors, Graduate education, Higher education, Law Latest Action: 10/31/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13629)
Bill TextA bill to enhance United States competitiveness in aeronautics, and for other purposes. 10/31/2007--Introduced. Aeronautics Competitiveness Act of 2007 - Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2011 for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for Science, Aeronautics, and Exploration for aeronautics research.Establishes an advisory committee on priorities in aeronautics research.Requires the NASA Administrator to develop particular aeronautics technologies, including for the Next Generation Air Transportation System, to a demonstration ready level.Sets the maximum number of NASA aeronautics scholarships at no more than seven at any one time. Requires the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to establish a program to provide fellowships for graduate students in research in aviation or aeronautics.Requires the Secretary of the Department of Defense (DOD) to prescribe regulations governing DOD's payment of contractors' [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Africa (Sub-Saharan), American investments, Arab countries, Arabs, Armed forces, Budgets, Business, Civil liberties, Congress, Congress and foreign policy, Congressional reporting requirements, Defense economics, Defense industries, Defense policy, Displaced persons, Electric power plants Latest Action: 12/31/2007 - Became Public Law No: 110-174.
Bill TextAn original bill to authorize State and local governments to divest assets in companies that conduct business operations in Sudan, to prohibit United States Government contracts with such companies, and for other purposes. 12/31/2007--Public Law. (There are 3 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 12, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007 - (Sec. 2) Defines specified terms. (Sec. 3) Expresses the sense of Congress that the U.S. government should support a state or local government decision to divest from or prohibit the investment of state or local assets in a person determined to pose a financial or reputational risk. Authorizes a state or local government to divest state or local assets or prohibit investment of state or local assets in persons that are conducting or have direct investments in business [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administration of justice, Aged, Annuities, Assault weapons, Authorization, Budgets, Business, Caregivers, Chemicals, Child abuse, Child pornography, Children, Civil service retirement, Cocaine, Communications, Community organization Latest Action: 10/25/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13451-13452)
Bill TextA bill to fight crime. 10/25/2007--Introduced. Crime Control and Prevention Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code, the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, the Violence Against Women Act of 2000, and other federal laws to establish and reauthorize programs to prevent and control crime. Reauthorizes and expands the program for community-oriented policing services (COPS program). Authorizes the hiring of an additional 1,000 agents for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in FY2008-FY2012. Authorizes the hiring of additional Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents.Establishes a National Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice to study the role of law enforcement after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.Authorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2012 for: (1) early Head [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Alloys, Coins and coinage, Department of the Treasury, Executive departments, Export controls, Finance, Gold, Law, Natural resources, Trade, Vending machines, Weights and measures Latest Action: 03/25/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.
Bill TextTo authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe the weights and the compositions of circulating coins, and for other purposes. 10/24/2007--Introduced. Coin Modernization and Taxpayer Savings Act of 2007 - Revises the discretionary authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe the weight and the composition of the alloy in the one-cent coin. Extends such authority to, and requires the Secretary to prescribe the weight and composition of, the dollar, half-dollar, quarter-dollar, dime, and five-cent coin, as well as the one-cent coin. Cites factors to be considered when prescribing such characteristics, including the effect on vending machines. Repeals current weight requirements for the half-dollar, quarter-dollar, dime, five-cent coin, and the one-cent coin. Specifies the characteristics of $1 coins and gold coins. Authorizes the Secretary to prescribe manufacturing tolerances for five-cent and one-cent coins. Repeals specified [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Energy, Environmental protection, Executive departments, Federal-local relations, Federal-state relations, Fissionable materials, Government information, Government paperwork, Hazardous substances, Independent regulatory commissions, Law, Licenses, Nuclear power plants, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Potable water, Radiation Latest Action: 10/24/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Bill TextA bill to require a licensee to notify the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and the State and county in which a facility is located, whenever there is an unplanned release of radioactive substances. 10/24/2007--Introduced. Nuclear Release Notice Act of 2007 - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to direct the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to promulgate regulations that require civilian nuclear power facility licensees to notify the NRC and affected state and county governments within 24 hours of any release of fission products or other radioactive substances: (1) which exceeds allowable limits for normal operation; or (2) enters into the environment and may cause drinking water sources to exceed a maximum contaminant level established by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Requires the NRC, in developing such regulations, also to consider requiring notice to state and county governments if an unplanned release reaches the environment by a path otherwise not [...] show full description | | Latest Action: 10/24/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo amend the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005. 10/23/2007--Introduced. Amends the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate final regulations revising case management and targeted case management under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act. (Currently, such regulations may be effective and final immediately on an interim basis as of their publication date.) Requires such regulations to be consistent with: (1) federal rule making notice and comment requirements, except that the period of public comment on them shall be at least 80 days; and (2) congressional review requirements. Makes the regulations effective at least 90 days after publication in the Federal Register or presentation to each chamber or the Comptroller General, whichever occurs later. Repeals the Secretary's authority to change or revise such regulations after completion of the comment period. | | Also tagged in: Administrative fees, Aged, Bank employees, Budgets, Business, Class actions (Civil procedure), Communications, Consumer credit, Consumer education, Consumers, Counseling, Criminal justice, Criminal justice information, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Executive departments, Executive reorganization Latest Action: 12/03/2007 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Bill TextTo amend the Truth in Lending Act to reform consumer mortgage practices and provide accountability for such practices, to establish licensing and registration requirements for residential mortgage originators, to provide certain minimum standards for consumer mortgage loans, and for other purposes. 11/15/2007--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007 - Title I: Residential Mortgage Loan Origination - Subtitle A: Licensing System for Residential Mortgage Loan Originators - Encourages the states, through the Conference of State Bank Supervisors and the American Association of Residential Mortgage Regulators, to establish a Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry (NMLSR) for the residential mortgage industry. (Sec. 103) Includes among licensing and registration requirements that a loan origination business obtain: (1) a unique identifier; and (2) instruction on [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Bank records, Computer crimes, Conspiracy, Counterfeiting, Criminal investigation, Criminal justice, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Electronic government information, Electronic surveillance, Executive departments, Extortion, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal law enforcement officers, Finance, Forfeiture Latest Action: 10/22/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13194-13195)
Bill TextA bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to improve prevention, investigation, and prosecution of cyber-crime, and for other purposes. 10/22/2007--Introduced. Cyber-Crime Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) add criminal penalties for conspiracy to intentionally access a protected computer (i.e., computers serving the federal government or financial institutions); (2) redefine the crime of computer-related extortion to include threats to access without authorization (or to exceed authorized access of) a protected computer; (3) impose criminal penalties for damaging 10 or more protected computers during any one-year period; (4) expand the definition of racketeering to include computer fraud; (5) eliminate the interstate communication requirement for purposes of prosecuting computer fraud offenses; and (6) impose civil forfeiture penalties for unauthorized access to protected computers.Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to review and revise [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Aged, Blood, Cancer, Congress, Congressional veto, Department of Health and Human Services, Executive departments, Health policy, Law, Medical care, Medicare, Medicine Latest Action: 10/22/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13200-13201)
Bill TextA joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services within the Department of Health and Human Services relating to Medicare coverage for the use of erythropoiesis stimulating agents in cancer and related neoplastic conditions. 10/22/2007--Introduced. Disapproves a specified rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to Medicare coverage for the use of erythropoiesis stimulating agents in cancer and related neoplastic conditions. Declares that such rule shall have no force or effect. | | Also tagged in: Business, Communications, Consumer education, Consumers, Department of Health and Human Services, Diet, Executive departments, Food, Food labeling, Law, Nutrition, Restaurants, Signs and signboards, Vending machines Latest Action: 10/22/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to extend the food labeling requirements of the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1990 to enable customers to make informed choices about the nutritional content of standard menu items in large chain restaurants. 10/18/2007--Introduced. Menu Education and Labeling Act or the MEAL Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to require restaurants that are a part of a chain with 20 or more locations doing business under the same trade name to disclose: (1) in a statement adjacent to each menu item, the number of calories, grams of saturated fat plus trans fat, and milligrams of sodium in a standard food serving; (2) other |
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