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Also tagged in: Africa (Sub-Saharan), Child welfare, Children, Children's rights, Civil liberties, Civil rights, Foreign policy, Human rights, International affairs, Law, Rule of law, Sex discrimination, Somalia, Women's rights
Latest Action: 11/20/2008 - Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10772; text as passed Senate: CR S10772; text of measure as introduced: CR S10752) Bill TextA resolution condemning the tragic and senseless death by stoning of a 13-year old girl from Somalia. 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 tragic and senseless death by stoning of Aisha Ibrahim Duhulow. Urges the international community to join the Senate in speaking out against this brutal act. Urges the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia to: (1) undertake efforts to protect women and children in Somalia; (2) work to strengthen the rule of law as part of efforts to establish its authority; (3) promote equal and fair treatment of women; and (4) end the culture of impunity in Somalia.
Latest Action: 12/11/2008 - Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10957-10958) Bill TextA resolution designating the week of February 2 through February 6, 2009, as "National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week". 12/11/2008--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 the week of February 2, 2009, as National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week.
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Latest Action: 09/26/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9709-9710) Bill TextA bill to improve the calculation of, the reporting of, and the accountability for, secondary school graduation rates. 9/26/2008--Introduced. Every Student Counts Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require, beginning by the 2011-2012 school year, states, local educational agencies (LEAs), and secondary schools annually to include on the report cards required under title I of the Act: (1) their four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate; (2) their cumulative graduation rate; (3) the number of students graduating in more than four years with a regular secondary school diploma; (4) the number of students who have been removed from the adjusted cohort; (5) the percentage of students from an adjusted cohort who remain in secondary school after four years; and (6) the percentage of secondary school students in each grade, except the graduating grade, prepared to advance to the next grade. Requires such data, except for data on students who remain [...] show full description
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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.
Latest Action: 09/30/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10179-10180) Bill TextA resolution designating October 17, 2008, as "National Mammography Day". 9/30/2008--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 October 17, 2008, as National Mammography Day.
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Latest Action: 09/26/2008 - Committee on Environment and Public Works. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Boxer. With written report No. 110-515. Additional views filed. Bill Text
An original bill to protect pregnant women and children from dangerous lead exposures.
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Latest Action: 09/25/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9498-9499) Bill TextA bill to comprehensively prevent, treat, and decrease overweight and obesity in our Nation's populations. 9/25/2008--Introduced. Obesity Prevention, Treatment, and Research Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) to convene a United States Council on Overweight-Obesity Prevention with duties to include developing strategies to comprehensively prevent, treat, and reduce overweight and obesity. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to establish a grant demonstration and pilot program to address overweight and obesity issues, including through promoting increased physical activity and healthier lifestyles.Authorizes the Secretary, acting through the Director of CDC, to award grants to promote health behaviors for women and children in target populations.Provides for the collection and analysis of data on [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 09/23/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Bill TextA bill to address the impending humanitarian crisis and potential security breakdown as a result of the mass influx of Iraqi refugees into neighboring countries, and the growing internally displaced population in Iraq, by increasing directed accountable assistance to these populations and their host countries, facilitating the resettlement of Iraqis at risk, and for other purposes. 9/23/2008--Introduced. Iraqi Refugee and Internally Displaced Persons Humanitarian Assistance, Resettlement, and Security Act of 2008 - Expresses the sense of Congress concerning Iraqi refugees and internally displaced persons.Directs the Secretary of State, with respect to vulnerable populations in Iraq and with respect to countries containing a significant population of Iraqi refugees (including Jordan, Syria, Turkey, Lebanon, Egypt, and Iran), to provide such countries or appropriate international organizations and nongovernmental organizations with specified humanitarian assistance.Directs [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 10/15/2008 - Became Public Law No: 110-428. Bill TextTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the Secretary of the Treasury to disclose certain prisoner return information to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, and for other purposes. 10/15/2008--Public Law. (There are 2 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on September 27, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.)Inmate Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to disclose to the head of the Federal Bureau of Prisons tax return information of prisoners whom the Secretary has determined may have filed or facilitated the filing of a false tax return. Prohibits the head of the Federal Bureau of Prisons from disclosing any prisoner tax return information to any person other than an officer or employee of such Bureau. Restricts the use of such tax return information to preventing the filing of false and fraudulent [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 11/18/2008 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1124 under authority of the order of the Senate of 11/17/2008. Bill TextMaking supplemental appropriations for job creation and preservation, infrastructure investment, and economic and energy assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. 9/26/2008--Passed House 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.) Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act of 2008 - Title I: Infrastructure Investments - Chapter I: Transportation - Makes supplemental appropriations for FY2009 for infrastructure investments to the Department of Transportation (DOT) for: (1) the Federal Aviation Administration, grants-in-aid for airports; (2) Federal Highway Administration, highway infrastructure investment; (3) Federal Railroad Administration, capital and debt service grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK); (4) Federal Transit Administration,[...] show full description
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