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Latest Action: 10/01/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10325) Bill TextA bill to amend chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, to modify the rate of accrual of annual leave for administrative law judges, contract appeals board members, and immigration judges. 10/1/2008--Introduced. Modifies the rate of accrual of annual leave for administrative law judges, contract appeals board members, and immigration judges to require accrual of one day of annual leave for each full biweekly pay period.
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Latest Action: 09/25/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Bill Text
A bill to protect United States citizens from unlawful arrest and detention.
Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Administrative fees, Administrative procedure, Budgets, Checks, Civil procedure, Claims, Confidential communications, Congressional reporting requirements, Damages, Department of Commerce, Discovery (Law), Evidence (Law), Executive departments, Finance, Government information, Government paperwork, Governmental investigations, Intellectual property, Inventions, Inventors, Jurisdiction, Law, Oaths, Patent infringement, Patents, Revolving funds
Latest Action: 09/25/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9506-9516) Bill Text
A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform.
Latest Action: 09/24/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Bill TextA bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure that third party review is available whenever health insurance coverage in the individual market is terminated. 9/24/2008--Introduced. Continuing Coverage Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require a health insurance issuer offering health insurance coverage in the individual market to ensure that an independent, third-party review is provided through an appropriate entity where the issuer seeks to discontinue the health insurance coverage of an enrollee. Requires the cost of such a review to be paid by the issuer. Sets forth notice requirements. Authorizes the insurance commissioner of the state involved to approve or overturn the determination or require an additional independent review.
Also tagged in: Access to health care, Auditing, Civil rights, Coinsurance, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Department of Labor, Discrimination in insurance, Discrimination in medical care, Employee health benefits, Executive departments, Finance, Government information, Government publicity, Health insurance, Health policy, Labor, Law, Medical care, Medical economics, Medicine, Prosthesis, Quality of care
Latest Action: 09/18/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9028) Bill TextA bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Public Health Service Act to provide parity under group health plans and group health insurance coverage for the provision of benefits for prosthetic devices and components and benefits for other medical and surgical services. 9/18/2008--Introduced. Prosthetics Parity Act of 2008 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Public Health Service Act to require a group health plan that provides both medical and surgical benefits and benefits for prosthetic devices and components to provide prosthetics coverage under terms and conditions that are no less favorable than those applicable to substantially all medical and surgical benefits provided under the plan. Prohibits the prosthetics benefit from being subject to separate or more restrictive financial requirements or more restrictive treatment limitations.Applies the requirements of this Act separately [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Alien labor, Children, Deportation, East Asia, Families, Immigrants, Immigration, Labor, Law, Married people, Orphans, Parents, Philippines, Visas
Latest Action: 09/18/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Bill Text
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote family unity and for other purposes.
Also tagged in: Alien labor, Children, Deportation, East Asia, Families, Immigrants, Immigration, Labor, Law, Married people, Orphans, Parents, Philippines, Visas
Latest Action: 09/18/2008 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Bill Text
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote family unity, and for other purposes.
Also tagged in: Business, Department of the Interior, Energy, Energy development, Environmental assessment, Environmental protection, Executive departments, Federal preemption, Gas in submerged lands, Gas industry, Law, Licenses, Marine resources, Natural gas, Natural resources, Oil and gas leases, Oil pollution, Oil well drilling, Petroleum, Petroleum in submerged lands, Petroleum industry, Pollution control, Prospecting, Public lands, State and local government, State laws, Water pollution, Water pollution control
Latest Action: 09/15/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. Bill TextTo exempt exploration, development, and production of oil and natural gas under leases on Federal lands from State environmental and pollution control laws, and for other purposes. 9/10/2008--Introduced. Oil and Gas Lease Reform Act of 2008 - Declares that no state environmental or pollution control law regulating the emission of pollutants or protecting human health or the environment shall apply to any activity under a lease for the exploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas on federal lands (including submerged lands), including any such state law expressly applicable to such activity under any other federal law. Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA) to define "unnecessary or undue degradation," including: (1) surface or submerged disturbance greater than what would normally result when an activity is being accomplished by a prudent operator in usual, customary, and proficient operations of similar character [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Appellate courts, Claims, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Courts of special jurisdiction, Department of Veterans Affairs, Disability evaluation, Disabled, Employee training, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Federal employees, Government employees, Government information, Governmental investigations, Information technology, Job training, Jurisdiction, Law, Medical care, Medical personnel, Medicine, Parties to actions, Productivity in government, Recruiting of employees, Technology, Veterans, Veterans' benefits, Veterans' disability compensation
Latest Action: 08/01/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Bill TextA bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to modernize the disability benefits claims processing system of the Department of Veterans Affairs to ensure the accurate and timely delivery of compensation to veterans and their families and survivors, and for other purposes. 8/1/2008--Introduced. Veterans Disability Benefits Claims Modernization Act of 2008 - Revises or adds provisions relating to the disability compensation system of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) establish in the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) an Office of Survivors Assistance to provide assistance to veterans' survivors and dependents regarding VA benefits and services; (2) require a study on adjusting the schedule for rating veterans' disabilities; (3) establish the Advisory Committee on Disability Compensation; (4) require a study on the employee work credit system of the VBA; (5) require a study on the VBA's work management system; (6) [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Airline passenger traffic, Airlines, Airports, Aviation safety, Business, Civil liberties, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Consumer complaints, Consumers, Criminal justice, Criminal justice information, Data banks, Department of Homeland Security, Employee training, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Federal employees, Government employees, Government information, Government paperwork, Government publicity, Identification devices, Identification of criminals, Job training, Law, Right of privacy, Risk, Security measures, Technology, Terrorism, Transportation
Latest Action: 07/31/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Bill TextA bill to amend Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish an appeal and redress process for passengers wrongly delayed or prohibited from boarding a flight, or denied a right, benefit, or privilege, and for other purposes. 7/31/2008--Introduced. Fair, Accurate, Secure and Timely Redress Act of 2008 or the FAST Redress Act of 2008 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish: (1) a timely and fair appeal and redress process for individuals delayed or prohibited from boarding a commercial aircraft because they were wrongly identified as a threat when screened against any terrorist watchlist or database used by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) or any Department of Homeland Security (DHS) component; and (2) an Office of Appeals and Redress within DHS to implement the process. Requires the process to include the establishment of a method for maintaining and disseminating a Comprehensive Cleared List [...] show full description
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