| Also tagged in: Armed forces, Authorization, Classified defense information, Congress, Congress and military policy, Congressional reporting requirements, Defense budgets, Defense economics, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, Defense policy, Department of Energy, Education, Energy, Environmental protection, Executive departments, Federal employees Latest Action: 05/12/2008 - Committee on Armed Services. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Levin. Without written report.
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An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for defense activities of the Department of Energy, and for other purposes.
| | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Afghanistan, Air force, Alternative energy sources, Animals, Armed forces, Armed forces abroad, Armed forces reserves, Arms control, Army, Authorization, Ballistic missile defenses, Business, Chemical warfare, Colorado, Communicable diseases Latest Action: 05/12/2008 - Committee on Armed Services. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Levin. Without written report.
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An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military construction, and for other purposes.
| | Latest Action: 05/14/2008 - Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H3824-3828)
Bill TextProviding for the adoption of the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 70) 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. 5/13/2008--Reported to House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Sets forth the rule for consideration of S.Con.Res. 70 (congressional budget). | | Also tagged in: Criminal justice, Drug abuse, Drug traffic, Ex-offenders, Federal aid to housing, Finance, Foreclosure, Fraud, Government lending, Home ownership, Housing, Housing finance, Leases, Mortgages, Residential rehabilitation, Sex offenders Latest Action: 05/12/2008 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Bill TextTo prohibit the purchase or lease of housing acquired using Federal loan or grant funds appropriated for the purchase and rehabilitation of foreclosed housing under the Neighborhood Stabilization Act of 2008 by any individual convicted under Federal or State law of a drug-dealing offense, a sex offense, or mortgage fraud. 5/12/2008--Introduced. Prohibits any individual from purchasing or leasing any housing (or any dwelling unit in housing) acquired using federal loan or grant funds Congress appropriates for the purchase and rehabilitation of foreclosed housing under the Neighborhood Stabilization Act of 2008, if he or she has been convicted under federal or state law of a felony drug-dealing offense (within the five-year period preceding the purchase or lease transaction date), a sex offense, or mortgage fraud. | | Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Afghanistan, Armed forces, Condominium (Housing), Counseling, Criminal justice, Defense policy, Families, Federally-guaranteed loans, Fees, Finance, Fines (Penalties), Foreclosure, Government information, Government publicity, Government trust funds Latest Action: 05/07/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance housing loan authorities for veterans and to otherwise assist veterans and members of the Armed Forces in avoiding the foreclosure of their homes, and for other purposes.
| | Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Air pollution, Alcohol as fuel, Alternative energy sources, Antitrust law, Armed forces, Biomass energy, Business, Cartels, Climate change, Congress, Congressional oversight, Congressional reporting requirements, Defense economics, Derivative securities, Disaster relief Latest Action: 05/12/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3988-3989)
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A bill to provide energy price relief and hold oil companies and other entities accountable for their actions with regard to high energy prices, and for other purposes.
| | Also tagged in: Afghanistan, Armed forces, Armed forces reserves, Brain, Counseling, Defense policy, Department of Veterans Affairs, Education, Executive departments, Families, Family services, Federal employees, Government employees, Grants-in-aid, Head injuries, Higher education Latest Action: 05/01/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3715-3716)
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A bill to improve and enhance the mental health care benefits available to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, to enhance counseling and other benefits available to survivors of members of the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
| | Also tagged in: Commemorations, Federal aid to research, Health education, Health policy, Health surveys, Medical care, Medical research, Medical screening, Medical statistics, Medical tests, Medicine, Preventive medicine, Science policy, Special days, Special weeks, Women Latest Action: 05/08/2008 - Received in the House.
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A concurrent resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Women's Health Week.
| | Also tagged in: Authorization, Child health, Children, Data banks, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Health counseling, Health information systems, Health policy, Hereditary diseases, Infants, Medical care, Medical laboratories, Medical research, Medical screening, Medical tests Latest Action: 05/02/2008 - Cleared for White House.
Bill TextTo make technical corrections regarding the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007. 4/30/2008--Passed House without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the Public Health Service Act to make technical corrections to the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007. Revises the authorizations of appropriations from FY2008-FY2012 to FY2009-FY2013. | | Also tagged in: Administrative fees, Africa (Sub-Saharan), Armed forces, Armed forces reserves, Arms control, Arms control verification, Arms sales, Artificial satellites, Australia, Chile, China, Civil liberties, Congress, Congress and foreign policy, Congressional oversight, Congressional reporting requirements Latest Action: 05/15/2008 - Considered as unfinished business.
Bill TextTo reform the administration of the Arms Export Control Act, and for other purposes. 4/29/2008--Introduced. Security Assistance and Arms Export Control Reform Act of 2008 - Defense Trade Controls Performance Improvement Act of 2008 - Directs the President to: (1) conduct a comprehensive review of the U.S. arms export controls system in the context of U.S. national security interests and strategic foreign policy objectives; and (2) report respecting satellite export controls. Directs the Secretary of State to review the International Traffic in Arms Regulations and the United States Munitions List to determine those technologies and goods that warrant different or additional controls. Revises authorized uses of defense trade control registration fees. Authorizes the President to provide special licensing authorization for exports of U.S.-manufactured replacement parts in connection with defense items previously exported to North Atlantic Treaty Organization [...] show full description | | Latest Action: 04/29/2008 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Bill TextTo clarify the authority of the Federal Financing Bank to purchase loans guaranteed under part B of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. 4/29/2008--Introduced. Student Loan Access Act of 2008 - Authorizes the Federal Financing Bank, until July 1, 2009, to: (1) purchase guaranteed loans originated under the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program of the Higher Education Act of 1965, or participation interests in such loans; (2) advance funds to eligible lenders for the purpose of originating or purchasing FFELs; and (3) invest in securities collateralized with FFELs. Prohibits such FFEL purchases from resulting in any net cost to the federal government. Permits the Secretary of the Treasury to extend the Bank's authority to take such actions beyond July 1, 2009, if economic conditions threaten timely, uninterrupted access to student loans. | | Latest Action: 05/13/2008 - Presented to President.
Bill TextA bill to temporarily extend the programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965. 5/6/2008--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Amends the Higher Education Extension Act of 2005 to extend the programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965 through May 31, 2008. Provides that this extension shall take effect as if enacted on April 30, 2008. | | Latest Action: 05/01/2008 - Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3728-3729)
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A resolution designating the month of May 2008 as "National Drug Court Month".
| | Latest Action: 04/24/2008 - Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3408-3409)
Bill TextA resolution recommending that the Langston Golf Course, located in northeast Washington, DC, and owned by the National Park Service, be recognized for its important legacy and contributions to African-American golf history, and for other purposes. 4/24/2008--Introduced. Commends Langston Golf Course in Washington, D.C., its general management, and the Royal Golf and Wake Robin Golf Clubs for their historical and ongoing contributions to the local community and the nation. Calls for the Director of the National Park Service and the Secretary of the Interior to give appropriate consideration to such park's future budget needs. | | Also tagged in: Agriculture, Air pollution, Asthma, Business, Career education, Climate change, Curricula, Education, Education of the disadvantaged, Elementary and secondary education, Elementary education, Environmental education, Environmental justice, Environmental protection, Federal aid to education, Food Latest Action: 04/24/2008 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Bill TextTo enhance environmental justice education in middle and high schools that serve disadvantaged students. 4/24/2008--Introduced. Getting Youth Re-invested in Environmental Education Now Act, or the GREEN Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to states and local educational agencies for the development of environmental justice curricula and co-op programs for middle and high school students at schools: (1) receiving school improvement funds under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; and (2) located in urban communities that may be disproportionately affected by climate change, pollution, and other environmental issues. Requires co-op programs to: (1) link students with career opportunities in the environmental field; (2) allow students to earn course or service learning credits during the summer through experiential learning; and (3) provide students with mentors to assist them in building the skills necessary [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Armed forces, Congress, Congress and foreign policy, Congress and military policy, Congressional oversight, Defense policy, Foreign aid, Foreign loans, Foreign policy, International finance, Iraq, Iraq compilation, Middle East and North Africa, Military assistance, Military occupation, Military operations Latest Action: 04/24/2008 - Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
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To require funding under the Iraq Security Forces Fund to be provided in the form of loans and to require the Government of Iraq to provide matching funds under the Commanders' Emergency Response Program to be used for agreed-upon purposes which enable military commanders in Iraq to respond to urgent humanitarian relief and reconstruction requirements.
| | Also tagged in: Armed forces, Armed forces reserves, Business, Business cycles, Cabinet officers, Commemorations, Congressional tributes, Depressed areas, Disabled, Economic policy, Energy, Energy efficiency, Energy prices, Energy security, Entrepreneurs, Executive departments Latest Action: 04/28/2008 - Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship discharged by Unanimous Consent.
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A resolution honoring the entrepreneurial spirit of the owners of small business concerns in the United States during National Small Business Week, beginning April 21, 2008.
| | Latest Action: 04/21/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3208)
Bill TextA bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to maintain eligibility, for Federal PLUS loans, of borrowers who are 90 or more days delinquent on mortgage loan payments, or for whom foreclosure proceedings have been initiated, with respect to their primary residence. 4/21/2008--Introduced. PLUS Loan Borrower Protection Act of 2008 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965, with respect to eligibility for a PLUS Federal Family Education Loan, to specify an extenuating circumstance for purposes of determining if a borrower has an adverse credit history on the basis of a mortgage loan delinquency or foreclosure. Declares that an extenuating circumstance exists if, at any time from January 1, 2007, through December 31, 2112, the borrower is 90 or more days delinquent on mortgage loan payments, or foreclosure proceedings have been initiated, with respect to the borrower's primary residence. | | Also tagged in: Appropriations, Congress, Congress and foreign policy, Congressional oversight, Congressional reporting requirements, Economic assistance, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Iraq, Iraq compilation, Middle East and North Africa, War relief Latest Action: 04/17/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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A bill to provide that funds made available for reconstruction assistance for Iraq may be made available only to the extent that the Government of Iraq matches such assistance on a dollar-for-dollar basis, and for other purposes.
| | Also tagged in: Administrative remedies, Africa (Sub-Saharan), Aged, Air force, Alternative energy sources, Ammunition, Animals, Annuities, Armed forces, Armed forces abroad, Armed forces reserves, Armed Forces Retirement Home, Arms control, Arms sales, Army, Authorization Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2234)
Bill TextA bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2009, and for other purposes. 3/31/2008--Introduced. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 - Authorizes appropriations for the Department of Defense (DOD) for FY2009. Authorizes appropriations to DOD for: (1) procurement, including aircraft, missiles, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, shipbuilding and conversion, and other procurement; (2) the Rapid Acquisition Fund; (3) the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund; (4) Defense Production Act purchases; (5) research, development, test, and evaluation; (6) operation and maintenance, including working capital funds, the Defense Health Program, chemical agents and munitions destruction, drug interdiction and counter-drug activities, and the Defense Inspector General; (6) active and reserve military personnel, including [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Continuing education, Curricula, Education, Education of the disadvantaged, Educational accountability, Educational technology, Federal aid to education, Higher education, Public contracts, Teacher education, Technology, Welfare Latest Action: 04/17/2008 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Bill TextTo amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize a program to prepare teachers for digital age learners. 4/17/2008--Introduced. Preparing Teachers for Digital Age Learners Act of 2008 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to replace the Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology program of part B of title II with the Preparing Teachers for Digital Age Learners program. Authorizes the Secretary to provide funds, through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, to consortia of institutions of higher education, states or local educational agencies, and entities able to assist in the technology-related reform of teacher preparation programs, covering up to three-fourths of the costs of projects to: (1) develop long-term partnerships among consortium members that are focused on effective teaching with modern digital tools and content that connect pre-service teacher preparation with high-need schools; or (2) transform the way departments, schools, and [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Authorization, China, Civil liberties, Communications, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Democracy, Diplomacy, Diplomats, East Asia, Foreign policy, Freedom of information, Human rights, Immigration, International affairs, International broadcasting Latest Action: 05/15/2008 - Considered as unfinished business.
Bill TextTo amend the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 to promote respect for the fundamental human rights of the people of North Korea, and for other purposes. 4/17/2008--Introduced. North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2008 - Amends the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 to authorize appropriations through FY2012 for: (1) activities to support human rights and democracy and freedom of information in North Korea; and (2) assistance to North Koreans who are outside North Korea. Directs the Broadcasting Board of Governors to report respecting U.S. broadcasting to North Korea and the extent to which the Board has achieved the goal of 12-hour-per-day broadcasting to North Korea. States that the Special Envoy on human rights in North Korea shall have the rank of ambassador. Sets forth specified reporting provisions. | | Also tagged in: Child development, Child welfare, Children, Compensatory education, Counseling, Education, Elementary and secondary education, Elementary education, Federal aid to education, Federally-guaranteed loans, Government lending, Higher education, Mentoring, Secondary education, Sex education, Sexual abstinence Latest Action: 04/16/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo amend title V of the Social Security Act to provide grants for school-based mentoring programs for at risk teenage girls to prevent and reduce teen pregnancy, and to provide student loan forgiveness for mentors participating in such programs. 4/15/2008--Introduced. Mentor-Mentee Teen Pregnancy Reduction Act of 2008 - Amends title V (Maternal and Child Health Services) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award competitive grants to local educational agencies or community-based organizations for the creation of school-based programs that provide mentoring to at-risk teenage girls to prevent and reduce teen pregnancy. Requires program mentors to be women who: (1) have received at least a baccalaureate degree from an institution of higher education; (2) are mentoring no more than two program mentees; and (3) are trained and screened to encourage mentees to engage in responsible, goal-orientated behavior, delay their sexual [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Armed forces, Armed forces abroad, Defense budgets, Defense economics, Defense policy, Foreign policy, International affairs, Iraq, Iraq compilation, Middle East and North Africa, Military agreements, Military occupation, Military operations, Military pay, President and foreign policy, Presidents Latest Action: 04/17/2008 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Bill TextCalling on the President of the United States not to commit the United States to any status of forces agreement or any other bilateral agreement with the Republic of Iraq that involves the continued presence of the United States Armed Forces in Iraq unless the agreement includes a provision under which the Republic of Iraq agrees to reimburse the United States for all costs incurred by the United States related to the presence of United States Armed Forces in Iraq after the effective date of the agreement. 4/17/2008--Introduced. Calls on the President not to commit the United States to any status of forces agreement or any other bilateral agreement with the Republic of Iraq that involves the presence of the U.S. Armed Forces in Iraq unless under the agreement Iraq agrees to reimburse the United States for all costs related to the presence of the U.S. Armed Forces in Iraq after such agreement's effective date, including pay and allowance costs for U.S. Armed Forces members [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Commemorations, Federal aid to research, Health education, Health policy, Health surveys, Medical care, Medical research, Medical screening, Medical statistics, Medical tests, Medicine, Preventive medicine, Science policy, Special days, Special weeks, Women Latest Action: 05/14/2008 - Mrs. Capps moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
Bill TextSupporting the goals and ideals of National Women's Health Week, and for other purposes. 4/17/2008--Introduced. Expresses support for the goals and ideals of National Women's Health Week. Recognizes the importance of: (1) preventing diseases that commonly affect women; and (2) federally funded programs that provide research and collect data on common diseases in women. Calls on women to observe National Women's Check-Up Day by receiving preventative screenings. | | Also tagged in: Authorization, Business, Commercialization, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Data banks, Energy, Energy research, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Federal aid to research, Federal-state relations, Finance, Government information, Manufacturing industries Latest Action: 04/24/2008 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Bill TextTo amend the Small Business Act to improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program, and for other purposes. 4/23/2008--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act - Title I: Modernizing the SBIR and STTR Programs - (Sec. 101) Amends the Small Business Act to extend through FY2010 (currently scheduled to expire at the end of FY2008) the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs of the Small Business Administration (SBA). (Sec. 102) Increases, for both the SBIR and STTR programs, the individual small business award levels from: (1) $100,000 to $300,000, for participation at a Phase One level; and (2) $750,000 to $2.2 million, for participation at a Phase Two level. Allows participating federal agencies (agencies) to exceed such award levels if such agencies notify, and provide [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Affordable housing, Civil rights, Collection of accounts, Fair housing, Federal aid to housing, Federal-state relations, Finance, Foreclosure, Government lending, Home ownership, Housing, Housing finance, Housing subsidies, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Low-income housing, Mortgages Latest Action: 05/12/2008 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Bill TextTo authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make loans to States to acquire foreclosed housing and to make grants to States for related costs. 4/16/2008--Introduced. Neighborhood Stabilization Act of 2008 - Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to make grants and loans to qualified states, in accordance with HUD-approved plans, to carry out eligible housing stimulus activities. Allows such loans to be used by a state, a unit of local government or its entity, or a nonprofit organization. Limits the use of such loans to: (1) purchasing or financing the purchase of qualified foreclosed housing for resale as housing for homeownership to families having incomes of up to 140% of the median income for the area in which the housing is located; (2) rental of such housing only by families whose incomes do not exceed 100% of such median income in the area; and (3) rehabilitation of such property for the purpose of reselling it [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Commemorations, Communications, Education, Employee training, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Government information, Government publicity, Governmental investigations, Grants-in-aid, Higher education, Interstate relations, Job training, Law, Licenses, Public service advertising Latest Action: 04/15/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3028-3029)
Bill TextA bill to establish the Social Work Reinvestment Commission to provide independent counsel to Congress and the Secretary of Health and Human Services on policy issues associated with recruitment, retention, research, and reinvestment in the profession of social work, and for other purposes. 4/15/2008--Introduced. Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr. Social Work Reinvestment Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish the Social Work Reinvestment Commission to provide independent counsel to Congress on policy issues associated with the recruitment, retension, research, and reinvestment in the profession of social work.Directs the Commission to study and report to Congress on issues facing the social work profession, including: (1) fair market compensation, high social work educational debt, social work workforce trends, knowledge development, and social work safety; and (2) state-level social work licensure policies and reciprocity agreements [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Armed forces, Budget surpluses, Defense policy, Economic assistance, Energy, Foreign aid, Foreign loans, Foreign policy, Fuel, International finance, Iraq, Iraq compilation, Middle East and North Africa, Military training, War relief Latest Action: 04/16/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2434-2440)
Bill TextExpressing the sense of the House of Representatives that any funding provided by the United States to the Government of Iraq for reconstruction, training for Iraqi security forces, and fuel for United States operations in Iraq should be provided in the form of loans. 4/16/2008--Introduced. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) U.S. funding to the government of Iraq for reconstruction, training for Iraqi security forces, and fuel for U.S. operations in Iraq should be provided as loans; and (2) the U.S. government should work with the government of Iraq to ensure that the government of Iraq obligates its own budget surplus for reconstruction projects before U.S. reconstruction aid is obligated. | | Latest Action: 04/10/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2949-2950)
Bill TextA bill to amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to allow Federal home loan banks to invest surplus funds in student loan securities and make advances for student loan financing, and for other purposes. 4/10/2008--Introduced. Emergency Student Loan Market Liquidity Act - Amends the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to allow federal home loan banks to: (1) invest surplus funds in student loan securities; (2) accept student loans and student loan-related securities as collateral; and (3) provide secured long-term advances to member banks so that they can finance the origination of student loans or purchase or finance student loan-related securities. Limits the application of this Act to Federal Family Education Loans (FFELs) made under the Higher Education Act of 1965. Makes the banks' authority effective for investments and advances made between February 1, 2008, and two years after this Act's enactment. | | Also tagged in: Authorization, Birth defects, Children, Congress, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Federal aid to child health services, Government information, Government publicity, Hereditary diseases, Infant mortality, Infants, Legislation, Medical care, Medical laboratories, Medical screening Latest Action: 04/14/2008 - Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2983; text as passed Senate: CR S2983; text of measure as introduced: CR S2980)
Bill TextA concurrent resolution to make technical corrections in the enrollment of the bill S. 1858. 4/14/2008--Passed Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Directs the Secretary of the Senateto make corrections in the enrollment of S. 1858 (Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2008). Revises the authorizations of appropriations from FY2008-FY2012 to FY2009-FY2013. | | Latest Action: 04/08/2008 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Bill TextTo amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to allow Federal home loan banks to invest surplus funds in student loan securities and make advances for student loan financing, and for other purposes. 4/8/2008--Introduced. Emergency Student Loan Market Liquidity Act - Amends the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to allow federal home loan banks to: (1) invest surplus funds in student loan securities; (2) accept student loans and student loan-related securities as collateral; and (3) provide secured long-term advances to member banks so that they can finance the origination of student loans or purchase or finance student loan-related securities. Limits the application of this Act to Federal Family Education Loans (FFELs) made under the Higher Education Act of 1965. Makes the banks' authority effective for investments and advances made between February 1, 2008, and two years after this Act's enactment. | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Banks and banking, 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: Business, Commemorations, Congress, Economic policy, Family enterprises, Federally-guaranteed loans, Government regulation, Legislation, Plumbing, Small business, Special weeks, Technological innovations, Technology Latest Action: 04/09/2008 - Ms. Velazquez moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
Bill TextRecognizing the plumbing industry and supporting the goals and ideals of "National Plumbing Industry Week". 4/8/2008--Introduced. Recognizes that small business plumbing contractors have benefited from the reduced regulatory burden provided as a result of passage of the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 and the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996. Recognizes that the loan guarantee program under Section 7(a) of the Small Business Act administered by the Administrator of the Small Business Administration has provided access to capital for small business plumbing contractors. Recognizes that approximately 80% of plumbing contractors around the country are small, family owned and run companies. Recognizes these small firms account for a large percentage of our Nation's GDP, through sales, service, and repair. Recognizes how small businesses in the plumbing industry are the leader in developing, and utilizing new innovative technologies [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Agriculture, Agriculture in foreign trade, Business, Claims, Clothing, Colombia, Congress and foreign policy, Congressional oversight, Congressional reporting requirements, Corporation taxes, Foreign policy, Free trade, Government liability, Import relief, Income tax, International affairs Latest Action: 04/10/2008 - Rule H. Res. 1092 passed House. (consideration: CR H2177-2190)
Bill TextTo implement the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement. 4/8/2008--Introduced. United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act - Approves the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement (the Agreement) entered into with the government of Colombia. Provides for the Agreement's entry into force upon certain conditions being met on or after January 1, 2009.Authorizes the President to proclaim actions, and other appropriate officers of the U.S. government to issue regulations, necessary to ensure appropriate implementation of any provision of this Act that takes effect on the date the Agreement enters into force.Provides for: (1) administration of dispute settlement proceedings; (2) arbitration of certain claims against the United States; and (3) specified tariff modifications. Prescribes requirements for: (1) enforcement of textile and apparel rules of origin; (2) actions for relief from imports benefiting from the Agreement;[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Business, Collection of accounts, Communications, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Corporation taxes, Criminal justice, Debit cards, Department of the Treasury, Earned income tax credit, Electronic funds transfers, Executive departments, Finance, Fraud, Government contractors, Government information Latest Action: 04/16/2008 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Bill TextTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to conform return preparer penalty standards, delay implementation of withholding taxes on government contractors, enhance taxpayer protections, assist low-income taxpayers, and for other purposes. 4/15/2008--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the standards for imposing penalties on tax return preparers for understatements of tax to require: (1) substantial authority for a position with respect to an item on a tax return if such position was not disclosed with the return; and (2) a reasonable basis for a position that was disclosed with the return. Requires tax return preparers to have a reasonable belief that a position with respect to a tax shelter or a reportable transaction (a transaction having a potential for tax avoidance or evasion) will more likely than not be sustained on [...] show full description | | Latest Action: 04/03/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2440-2442)
Bill TextA bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 in order to increase unsubsidized Stafford loan limits for undergraduate students, provide for a secondary market for FFEL loans, allow for the in-school deferment of PLUS loans, augment the maximum Federal Pell Grant for the lowest income students, and expand the number of students eligible to obtain loans under the lender-of-last-resort program, and for other purposes. 4/3/2008--Introduced. Strengthening Student Aid for All Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase the maximum annual and aggregate unsubsidized Stafford loan amounts that may be provided to undergraduate students under the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program. Allows parents of dependent students to defer PLUS FFEL principal repayment until such students cease to be enrolled as undergraduates on at least a half-time basis. Directs the Secretary of Education to act as the secondary market of last resort for FFELs, until July [...] show full description | | Latest Action: 04/01/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2298-2299)
Bill TextA resolution to limit consideration of amendments under a budget resolution. 4/1/2008--Introduced. Declares that: (1) time on a budget resolution may only be yielded back by consent; (2) no first degree amendment may be proposed after the 10th hour of debate on such legislation unless it has been submitted to the Journal Clerk before the expiration of such hour; (3) no second degree amendment may be proposed after the 20th hour of debate on a budget resolution unless it has been submitted to such Clerk before the expiration of the 20th hour; (4) the budget resolution shall be set aside for one calendar day, after up to 40 hours of debate, so that all filed amendments are printed and made available in the Congressional Record before debate continues; and (5) provisions contained in such measure or its amendments shall exclude programmatic detail not within the Senate Committee on the Budget's jurisdiction. Permits waiver or suspension of such requirements, or successful [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Coastal zone, Emergency management, Federal aid to water resources development, Flood control, Floods, Hurricanes, Louisiana, Marine resources, Standards, Storms, Water resources Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2237)
Bill TextA resolution recognizing the need and importance of providing additional Federal funds for the Secretary of the Army to carry out hurricane, coastal, and flood protection and hurricane and flood damage reduction activities and related features in the State of Louisiana. 3/31/2008--Introduced. Recognizes the urgency for Congress to approve additional federal funds required by the Corps of Engineers by October 1, 2008, to complete hurricane, coastal, and flood protection and hurricane and flood damage reduction activities and related features to meet the President's commitment to complete the Corps work necessary for the updated 100-year protection standard for the greater New Orleans area by the 2011 hurricane season. Expresses the Senate's finding that the additional funds to reduce the risk to that area from storm surges and to provide at least an updated 100-year protection standard and address associated flood protection needs shall be carried out at full federal [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Academic performance, Aged, Building construction, Business, Charter schools, Education, Education of the disadvantaged, Educational accountability, Elementary and secondary education, Elementary education, Federal aid to education, Federally-assisted loans, Finance, Foreign corporations, Government contractors, Income tax Latest Action: 03/14/2008 - Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the commi
Bill TextTo provide public charter school options for those students that attend schools that are in need of improvement and have been identified for restructuring and those schools with a graduation rate of less than 60 percent, and for other purposes. 3/14/2008--Introduced. Pell Grants for Kids Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary, subject to advance appropriations, to award competitive grants to states, public chartering agencies, local educational agencies, or tax-exempt organizations to enhance the capacity of public charter schools to serve additional students, particularly those transferring from schools identified as needing restructuring under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 for failing to make adequate yearly progress (AYP) pursuant to state academic performance standards for five consecutive school years. Limits grant use to providing subgrants to public charter schools, covering the administrative expenses of grantees and subgrantees, and enhancing [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Art, Child abuse, Child development, Child health, Child nutrition, Children, Class size, Communications, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Continuing education, Criminal justice, Curricula, Day care, Disabled, Education Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 3/14/2008 S2142)
Bill TextA bill to provide for Kindergarten Plus programs. 3/13/2008--Introduced. Kindergarten Plus Act of 2008 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to states to provide Kindergarten Plus (K+) programs of voluntary full days of kindergarten during the summer before and the summer after their traditional kindergarten school year. Directs the Secretary to ensure, to the extent possible, that each grant is of sufficient size to enable the state to provide K+ to all eligible students served by the local educational agencies (LEAs) within the state with the highest concentrations of eligible students. Makes children eligible to participate in such programs if they are: (1) five-years old or will be eligible to attend kindergarten at the beginning of the next school year; (2) from a family with an income at or below 185% of the poverty line; and (3) not already served by a high-quality program in the summer before or the summer after the child enters [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Criminal justice, District courts, Drug abuse, Drug law enforcement, Drug traffic, Education, Federal aid to education, Federally-guaranteed loans, Higher education, Labor, Law, Scholarships, Sentences (Criminal procedure), State and local government, State courts, Student employment Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 3/14/2008 S2149-2150)
Bill TextA bill to provide for judicial discretion regarding suspensions of student eligibility under section 484(r) of the Higher Education Act of 1965. 3/13/2008--Introduced. Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to suspend students' eligibility for assistance under title IV for being convicted of committing controlled substance offenses while in receipt of such assistance only if the convicting courts order such suspension. (Currently, a conviction suffices.) | | Also tagged in: Autism, Child development, Child health, Children, Commemorations, Congressional tributes, Disabled, Education, Elementary and secondary education, Elementary education, Employee training, Families, Federal aid to education, Federal aid to research, Job training, Medical care Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR 3/14/2008 S2163)
Bill TextA resolution designating April 2008 as "National Autism Awareness Month" and supporting efforts to increase funding for research into the causes and treatment of autism and to improve training and support for individuals with autism and those who care for individuals with autism. 3/13/2008--Introduced. Designates April 2008 as National Autism Awareness Month. Expresses support for increasing federal funding for autism research. Stresses the need to begin early intervention services soon after an individual has been diagnosed with autism. Expresses support for the federal government funding 40% of the costs needed to educate children with disabilities. Recognizes the shortage of appropriately trained teachers and the importance of worker training programs that meet the needs of developmentally disabled individuals. | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Ambulatory care, 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: Children, Church and social problems, Civil rights, Counseling, Crime prevention, Criminal justice, Education, Elementary and secondary education, Elementary education, Federal aid to education, Federal aid to law enforcement, Mentoring, Nonprofit organizations, Nonviolence, Religion, Secondary education Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Bill TextTo authorize the Attorney General to award grants to eligible entities to prevent or alleviate community violence by providing education, mentoring, and counseling services to children, adolescents, teachers, families, and community leaders on the principles and practice of nonviolence. 3/13/2008--Introduced. Securing American Families by Educating and Training Youth (SAFETY) Through Nonviolence Act of 2008 - Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to state or local governments, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, and faith-based entities to prevent or alleviate the effects of community violence by educating, mentoring, and counseling youth regarding the principles and application of nonviolence in conflict resolution. Gives grant priority to applicants that agree to use the funds in communities experiencing an increase in violence, but lacking the resources to address violence prevention. | | Also tagged in: Admission of nonimmigrants, Agricultural labor, Agriculture, Air pollution, Alaska, Alien labor, Aluminum, American Revolution, Animals, Anniversaries, Archaeology, Arizona, Arkansas, Armed forces, Art, Astronautical accidents Latest Action: 05/08/2008 - Signed by President.
Bill TextA bill to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the Department of Energy, to implement further the Act approving the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America, to amend the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003, and for other purposes. 3/10/2008--Introduced. Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 - Authorizes specified programs and activities in the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the Department of Energy concerning, among other things, land conveyances, boundary adjustments, studies, memorials, commissions, and museums, national park natural resource protection, national trails and rivers, national heritage areas, and advanced energy technology transfer centers. Sets forth provisions concerning the Northern Mariana Islands. Makes amendments to various public laws, including the National [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Afghanistan, Apartment houses, Armed forces, Bonds, 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: AIDS (Disease), Aliens, Authorization, Child health, Children, Condoms, Congress, Congress and foreign policy, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Continuum of care, Crime prevention, Crimes against women, Criminal justice, Developing countries, Drugs Latest Action: 04/15/2008 - Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Biden with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-325. Minority views filed.
Bill TextA bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. 3/7/2008--Introduced. Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008 - Amends the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 to revise the provisions of the President's comprehensive five-year global strategy to combat HIV/AIDS. Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to provide for the establishment of an interagency working group on HIV/AIDS headed by the Global AIDS Coordinator and comprised of representatives from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Extends funding for: (1) the Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria; (2) the Vaccine Fund; (3) [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Child health, Children, Community health services, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Continuing education, Dental care, Dentistry, Dentists, Education, Federal aid to child health services, Federal aid to education, Federal aid to health facilities, Health education Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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A bill to expand the dental workforce and improve dental access, prevention, and data reporting, and for other purposes.
| | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Administrative procedure, 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 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: Administrative remedies, Aged, Alaska, Armed forces, Authorization, Black colleges, Business, Child health, Children, Citizenship education, Colleges, Communications, Community and school, Community development, Compensatory education, Computer literacy Latest Action: 03/12/2008 - Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1560-1561)
Bill TextTo reauthorize and reform the national service laws. 3/10/2008--Introduced. Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act, or the GIVE Act - Amends the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (NSCA) and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (DVSA) to revise the programs under such Acts and reauthorize appropriations for such programs through FY2012. Revises under NSCA: (1) the School-Based and Community-Based Service-Learning programs and Higher Education Innovative Programs for Community Service (Learn and Serve programs); (2) National Service Trust programs (AmeriCorps); (3) the National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC); and (4) the Investment for Quality and Innovation program. Eliminates the current Community-Based Learn and Serve programs. Establishes a new Learn and Serve program, Innovative Service-Learning Programs and Research, providing matching grants to: (1) provide community service-learning opportunities to elementary and [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Armed forces, Armed forces reserves, Defense policy, Education, Federal aid to education, Federally-guaranteed loans, Government lending, Higher education, Scholarships, Student aid, Student loan funds, Veterans' education Latest Action: 03/07/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextA bill to expand the definition of independent student under the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include active members of the National Guard or Reserve forces of the United States and to prevent payments of educational assistance for veterans and members of the Selected Reserve from being offset in the calculation of financial aid under such Act. 3/7/2008--Introduced. Student Veteran Financial Aid Fairness Act of 2008 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to treat current active National Guard and Reserve personnel who have completed their initial military training as independent students in analyses of their need for assistance under title IV (Student Assistance) of the Act. Prohibits educational assistance provided under specified benefit programs for veterans and members of the Selected Reserve from being considered in such need analyses. | | Also tagged in: Affordable housing, Afghanistan, Aged, Air pollution, Alternative energy sources, Appropriations, Armed forces, Armed forces abroad, Armed forces reserves, Ballistic missile defenses, Bonds, Border patrols, Brain, Budget deficits, Budget reconciliation, Budget resolutions Latest Action: 05/14/2008 - Rule H. Res. 1190 passed House.
Bill TextRevising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2010 through 2013. 3/13/2008--Passed House without amendment. (There are 2 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.) Revises and replaces the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2008. Sets forth the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2009, including the appropriate budgetary levels for FY2010-FY2013. Title I: Recommended Levels and Amounts - (Sec. 101) Recommends budgetary levels and amounts for FY2008-FY2013 for: (1) federal revenues; (2) new budget authority; (3) budget outlays; (4) deficits (on-budget); (5) debt subject to limit; [...] show full description | | Latest Action: 03/24/2008 - Signed by President.
Bill TextA bill to temporarily extend the programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965. 3/24/2008--Public Law. (There are 3 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Higher Education Extension Act of 2008 - Amends the Higher Education Extension Act of 2005 to extend the programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965 through April 30, 2008. | | Also tagged in: Driver licenses, Federal aid to transportation, Federal-state relations, Highway finance, Highway maintenance, Identification devices, Illegal aliens, Immigration, Infrastructure, Road construction, State and local government, State laws, Transportation Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 603.
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A bill to withhold 10 percent of the Federal funding apportioned for highway construction and maintenance from States that issue driver's licenses to individuals without verifying the legal status of such individuals.
| | Also tagged in: Armed forces, Congress, Congress and foreign policy, Congress and military policy, Congressional oversight, Congressional-executive relations, Defense policy, Economic assistance, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, International affairs, Iraq, Iraq compilation, Middle East and North Africa, Military agreements, Military assistance Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Bill TextReasserting congressional prerogatives in foreign policy and reaffirming the importance of following constitutional processes when the United States Government enters into agreements regarding the use or maintenance of the United States Armed Forces or the use of the financial resources of the United States to assist a foreign government or people and clarifying the nature and scope of status of forces agreements. 3/6/2008--Introduced. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that approval by an Act of Congress is required for: (1) any agreement, understanding, or commitment, other than a treaty, entered into by the President or his designee, whether characterized or denominated as a status of forces agreement or otherwise, which purports to impose a binding or enforceable obligation on the United States to use or maintain the U.S. Armed Forces to assist a foreign country, government, or people, either immediately or upon the happening of certain events; (2) any [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Child health, Children, Community health services, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Continuing education, Dental care, Dentistry, Dentists, Education, Federal aid to child health services, Federal aid to education, Federal aid to health facilities, Health education Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the commi
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To expand the dental workforce and improve dental access, prevention, and data reporting, and for other purposes.
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