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Latest Action: 06/03/2008 - Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 758.

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To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for the protection of child custody arrangements for parents who are members of the Armed Forces deployed in support of a contingency operation, 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 for aircraft, missiles, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, and shipbuilding and conversion; (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 [...]

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Latest Action: 06/27/2008 - Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 857.

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Honoring the life of Robert Mondavi.

6/26/2008--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.)

Honors the life of Robert Mondavi, a pioneer and patriarch of the California wine industry.

Latest Action: 06/20/2008 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 42222 Rancho Las Palmas Drive in Rancho Mirage, California, as the "Gerald R. Ford Post Office Building".

5/20/2008--Introduced.

Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 42222 Rancho Las Palmas Drive in Rancho Mirage, California, as the "Gerald R. Ford Post Office Building."

Latest Action: 06/18/2008 - Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5547)

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Commending the Orange County Water District and its employees for their sound financial management and innovative groundwater management, water quality, water efficiency, and environmental programs, on its 75th anniversary.

6/18/2008--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.)

Commends the Orange County Water District, California, and its employees for their sound financial management and innovative groundwater management, water quality, water efficiency, and environmental programs, on its 75th anniversary.

Latest Action: 06/19/2008 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

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To amend certain laws relating to Native Americans, and for other purposes. 4/2/2008--Introduced. Authorizes the Secretary of Interior to annually disperse to the Colorado River Indian Tribes funds from revenues deposited into the Treasury pursuant to the Southern California Indian Land Transfer Act from power operations on the Tribes' reservation. Requires such disbursement to: (1) be used to fund the Office of the Colorado Indian Tribes Reservation Energy Development; (2) not affect funds held from any other irrigation project; (3) not exceed $200,000 annually; and (4) be disbursed in years that the revenues deposited exceed the amount required to carry out the purposes for which they were deposited.Authorizes the Saulte Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Michigan and the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians Wisconsin to transfer, lease, encumber, or convey their interest in real property that is not held in trust by the United States for the [...]

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Latest Action: 07/15/2008 - Signed by President.

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To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 11151 Valley Boulevard in El Monte, California, as the "Marisol Heredia Post Office Building".

11/14/2007--Introduced.

Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 11151 Valley Boulevard in El Monte, California, as the "Marisol Heredia Post Office Building."

Latest Action: 06/10/2008 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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To designate the John Krebs Wilderness in the State of California, to add certain land to the Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park Wilderness, and for other purposes.

7/12/2007--Introduced.

Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park Wilderness Act of 2007 - Designates the following areas in California as wilderness areas and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) certain land in Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park, which shall be known as the John Krebs Wilderness; and (2) certain land in the North Fork/Redwood Canyon, which shall be considered to be a part of the Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park Wilderness.

Latest Action: 06/10/2008 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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To designate certain Federal lands in Riverside County, California, as wilderness, to designate certain river segments in Riverside County as a wild, scenic, or recreational river, to adjust the boundary of the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument, and for other purposes. 9/27/2007--Introduced. California Desert and Mountain Heritage Act - Designates as wilderness: (1) certain Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands in the Cleveland National Forest, to be part of the Agua Tibia Wilderness; (2) specified lands in the San Bernardino National Forest to be known as the Cahuilla Mountain Wilderness and the South Fork San Jacinto Wilderness and certain BLM land in such Forest as part of the Santa Rosa Wilderness; (3) certain BLM land in Riverside County, California, to be known as the Beauty Mountain Wilderness; (4) certain land in Joshua Tree National Park, to be part of the Joshua Tree Wilderness; (5) certain BLM land in the county as part of the Orocopia Mountains [...]

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Latest Action: 05/22/2008 - Veto message received in Senate. Ordered held at the desk.

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To provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.

5/22/2007--Introduced.

Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007 - Extends and revises agricultural and related programs respecting: (1) commodities; (2) sugar; (3) dairy; (4) conservation; (5) exports and trade assistance; (6) food stamps and nutrition; (7) agricultural credit; (8) rural development; (9) rural electrification; (10) agricultural research; (11) forestry; (12) energy; (13) specialty crops; and (14) livestock.

Latest Action: 06/05/2008 - Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5016-5017)

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To amend chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code, to provide full payments under such chapter to units of general local government in which entitlement land is located, to provide transitional payments during fiscal years 2008 through 2012 to those States and counties previously entitled to payments under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000, and for other purposes. 12/19/2007--Reported to House amended, Part I.    (There is 1 other summary) Public Land Communities Transition Act of 2007 - (Sec. 2) Authorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2011 for the making of payments to units of general local government in which entitlement lands are located. Provides for 80% funding in FY2008, 90% funding in FY2009, and the making of full payments in FY2010 and FY2011. (Sec. 3) Sets forth provisions for the making of transition payments for FY2008-FY2011 to eligible states, U.S. territories, and counties previously receiving [...]

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Latest Action: 06/02/2008 - Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Dodd. Without written report.

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A bill to make certain technical corrections to title III of SAFETEA-LU.
Latest Action: 06/17/2008 - Message on Senate action sent to the House.

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A concurrent resolution honoring the memory of Robert Mondavi.
Latest Action: 06/27/2008 - Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 857.

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Honoring the life of Robert Mondavi.

6/26/2008--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.)

Honors the life of Robert Mondavi, a pioneer and patriarch of the California wine industry.

Latest Action: 05/21/2008 - Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4626)

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A resolution calling upon the Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District of California to uphold the fundamental and constitutional right of parents to direct the upbringing and education of their children.

5/21/2008--Introduced.

Commends the Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District in Los Angeles, California, for allowing a rehearing of the decision in the In re Rachel L. case, requiring parents to hold a teaching license in order to legally homeschool their children.

Calls upon the court to uphold the U.S. Supreme Court's opinion that parents have a fundamental and constitutional right to direct the upbringing and education of their children.

Latest Action: 06/20/2008 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 42222 Rancho Las Palmas Drive in Rancho Mirage, California, as the "Gerald R. Ford Post Office Building".

5/20/2008--Introduced.

Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 42222 Rancho Las Palmas Drive in Rancho Mirage, California, as the "Gerald R. Ford Post Office Building."

Latest Action: 06/18/2008 - Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5547)

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Commending the Orange County Water District and its employees for their sound financial management and innovative groundwater management, water quality, water efficiency, and environmental programs, on its 75th anniversary.

6/18/2008--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.)

Commends the Orange County Water District, California, and its employees for their sound financial management and innovative groundwater management, water quality, water efficiency, and environmental programs, on its 75th anniversary.

Latest Action: 05/22/2008 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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To authorize major medical facility projects and major medical facility leases for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2009, and for other purposes. 4/22/2008--Introduced. Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Authorization and Lease Act of 2008 - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out major medical facility projects (projects) in FY2009 in: (1) Palo Alto, California; (2) San Antonio, Texas; and (3) San Juan, Puerto Rico. Amends the Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006 to increase the amount authorized under such Act for: (1) all projects; and (2) specified projects in Florida, Nevada, and Pennsylvania in connection with the Capital Asset Realignment Initiative. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out specified major medical facility leases (leases) in FY2009 in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Ohio, Oregon, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, and Wisconsin. Authorizes [...]

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