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Also tagged in: Armed forces, Commemorations, Congressional tributes, Families, Military cemeteries and funerals, Military dependents, Military personnel, Social services, Special days, Veterans, Volunteer workers
Latest Action: 12/09/2008 - Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10837; text as passed Senate: CR S10837; text of measure as introduced: CR S10835) Bill TextA resolution designating December 13, 2008, as "Wreaths Across America Day". 12/9/2008--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.) Designates December 13, 2008, as "Wreaths Across America Day." Honors the Wreaths Across America project, the Patriot Guard Riders, and all other volunteers and donators involved in the tradition of placing holiday wreaths at national cemeteries and veterans' memorials. Recognizes the sacrifices our veterans and service members and their families have made, and continue to make, for our nation.
Also tagged in: Africa (Sub-Saharan), Armed forces, Armistices, Children, Children's rights, Civil liberties, Civil rights, Democratic Republic of Congo, Diplomacy, Diplomats, Europe, European Union, Foreign policy, Human rights, Insurgency, International affairs, International military forces, Mines and mineral resources, Natural resources, Peace treaties, Peacekeeping forces, Politics and government, Regionalism (International organization), Rwanda, United Nations
Latest Action: 11/20/2008 - Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10773-10775; text as passed Senate: CR S10774-10775; text of measure as introduced: CR S10753) Bill TextA resolution calling on all parties to the escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to implement an immediate ceasefire and work with the support of the international community toward a comprehensive and lasting solution to the crisis. 11/20/2008--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.) Condemns the continuing violence, forcible recruitment of children as soldiers, and abuses against civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Calls on the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo to end the threat posed by the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda. Calls on the governments of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda to restore bilateral relations and work together to mitigate regional tensions. Calls on all governments in the Great Lakes region of [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Armed forces, Civil-military relations, Congress, Congress and foreign policy, Congressional reporting requirements, Energy, Foreign policy, International affairs, International control of nuclear power, Iran, Middle East and North Africa, Nuclear nonproliferation, Nuclear power
Latest Action: 09/25/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9496-9497) Bill TextA bill to establish a commission to assess the nuclear activities of the Islamic Republic of Iran. 9/25/2008--Introduced. Establishes the Commission To Assess the Nuclear Activities of the Islamic Republic of Iran which shall assess the status of, the relationship between, and the intentions behind the military and the civilian nuclear activities of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Terminates the Commission 60 days after submission of the report required under this Act.
Also tagged in: Armed forces, Budgets, Business, Energy, Environmental protection, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Finance, Government corporations, Law, Liability for nuclear damages, Liability insurance, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear fuels, Nuclear nonproliferation, Nuclear power plants, Radioactive wastes, Reactor fuel reprocessing, Revolving funds, Solid wastes, Waste disposal sites
Latest Action: 10/01/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Bill TextA bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to establish a United States Nuclear Fuel Management Corporation, and for other purposes. 10/1/2008--Introduced. United States Nuclear Fuel Management Corporation Establishment Act of 2008 - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to establish the United States Nuclear Fuel Management Corporation. Authorizes the Corporation to: (1) manage a spent nuclear fuel enterprise to eliminate the need for federal funding for the management of spent nuclear fuel; and (2) assume responsibility for the activities, obligations, and use of resources of the federal government with respect to spent nuclear fuel management. Establishes in the Treasury the United States Nuclear Fuel Management Corporation Fund. Directs the President to appoint a Transition Manager to transfer spent nuclear fuel management obligations, functions, personnel, and funds from the Secretary of Energy to the Corporation.
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Latest Action: 09/26/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Bill TextA bill to provide for an annual comprehensive report on the status of United States efforts and the level of progress achieved to counter and defeat Al Qaeda and its related affiliates and undermine long-term support for the violent extremism that helps sustain Al Qaeda's recruitment efforts, as carried out under a broad counterterrorism strategy. 9/26/2008--Introduced. Success in Countering Al Qaeda Reporting Requirements Act of 2008 - Directs the President to submit annual counterterrorism reports to the appropriate congressional committees, including an assessment of U.S. counterterrorism efforts in fighting Al Qaeda and its related affiliates.
Also tagged in: Armed forces, Autism, Child health, Children, Families, Health policy, Managed care, Medical care, Medicine, Military dependents, Retired military personnel, Retiree health benefits, Veterans
Latest Action: 09/26/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. Bill TextA bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize extended benefits for certain autistic dependents of certain retirees. 9/26/2008--Introduced. Revises TRICARE (a Department of Defense [DOD] managed health care program) to authorize the Secretary of Defense to provide extended health care services and treatment, by way of contract with private providers, for dependent autism-diagnosed children of military retirees not entitled to hospital insurance benefits under Part A (Hospital Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act and not enrolled under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of such title.
Also tagged in: Armed forces, Coins and coinage, College teachers, Commemorations, Finance, Foundations, Gold, Higher education, Kansas, Military education, Officer personnel, Silver, Social services
Latest Action: 10/03/2008 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Bill TextTo require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition of 5 United States Army 5-Star Generals, George Marshall, Douglas MacArthur, Dwight Eisenhower, Henry "Hap" Arnold, and Omar Bradley, alumni of the United States Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to coincide with the celebration of the 132nd Anniversary of the founding of the United States Army Command and General Staff College. 10/3/2008--Introduced. 5-Star Generals Commemorative Coin Act - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue $5 gold coins, $1 silver coins, and half-dollar clad coins in recognition of five United States Army Five-Star Generals: George Marshall, Douglas MacArthur, Dwight Eisenhower, Henry "Hap" Arnold, and Omar Bradley, alumni of the United States Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Requires the design of the coins to include portraits of the generals.Restricts the issuance of such [...] show full description
Latest Action: 09/25/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9503-9504) Bill TextA bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Nevada System of Higher Education certain Federal land located in Clark and Nye counties, Nevada, and for other purposes. 9/25/2008--Introduced. Southern Nevada Higher Education Land Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey three parcels of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land to: (1) the Nevada System of Higher Education for the Great Basin College and the College of Southern Nevada; and (2) the System for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Specifies that the Nevada System of Higher Education may use the conveyed federal land for any purpose relating to the establishment, operation, growth, and maintenance of the System and for any uses related to such purposes, including residential and commercial development that would generally be associated with an institution of higher education.
Also tagged in: Armed forces, Caregivers, Congress, Congress and military policy, Congressional reporting requirements, Day care, Families, Military dependents, Military operations, Respite care, War casualties
Latest Action: 09/30/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. Bill TextA bill to provide additional respite care for spouses of members of the Armed Forces who deploy overseas, and for other purposes. 9/30/2008--Introduced. Military Child Care Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Defense to issue guidance to ensure access to, and affordability of, respite care with respect to children under the age of 13 for: (1) spouses of members of the Armed Forces deployed to a combat zone, and for caregivers with respect to such members; and (2) survivors of members who are killed during such deployment.
Latest Action: 10/02/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. Bill TextTo direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Nevada System of Higher Education certain Federal land located in Clark and Nye counties, Nevada, and for other purposes. 9/26/2008--Introduced. Southern Nevada Higher Education Land Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey three parcels of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land to: (1) the Nevada System of Higher Education for the Great Basin College and the College of Southern Nevada; and (2) the System for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Specifies that the Nevada System of Higher Education may use the conveyed federal land for any purpose relating to the establishment, operation, growth, and maintenance of the System and for any uses related to such purposes, including residential and commercial development that would generally be associated with an institution of higher education.
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