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Latest Action: 06/20/2008 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Bill TextTo authorize the programs of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and for other purposes. 5/15/2008--Introduced. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2008 - Authorizes appropriations to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for FY2009 for: (1) science; (2) aeronautics; (3) exploration; (4) education; (5) space operations; (6) cross-agency support programs; and (7) the inspector general. Authorizes additional appropriations for use to accelerate the initial operational capability of the Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle and the Ares I Crew Launch Vehicle. Requires: (1) a process for transitioning NASA experimental earth science and space weather research into operational services; and (2) a plan for the continuation of Landsat thermal infrared data collection or its equivalent. Reauthorizes the Glory Mission. Requires development of a plan for a Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR). Sets [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 06/18/2008 - Vetoed by President. (text of veto message: CR H5535) Bill TextTo provide for the continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes. 5/22/2008--Introduced. Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 - Provides for the continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through FY2012.Revises agricultural and related programs, including provisions respecting: (1) commodity programs; (2) conservation; (3) trade; (4) nutrition; (5) credit; (6) rural development; (7) research and related matters; (8) forestry; (9) energy; (10) horticulture and organic agriculture; (11) livestock; (12) crop insurance and disaster assistance; (13) socially disadvantaged and limited resource producers; and (14) miscellaneous programs.Directs the President to establish and maintain an importer declaration program with respect to the importation of softwood lumber and softwood lumber products.Establishes the Bill Emerson National Hunger [...] show full description
Latest Action: 07/23/2008 - Became Public Law No: 110-282. Bill TextA bill to designate a portion of United States Route 20A, located in Orchard Park, New York, as the "Timothy J. Russert Highway". 6/18/2008--Introduced. Designates the portion of U.S. Route 20A located in Orchard Park, New York, between Abbot Road and California Road, as the "Timothy J. Russert Highway."
Latest Action: 07/23/2008 - Signed by President. Bill TextTo designate the United States courthouse located at 1716 Spielbusch Avenue in Toledo, Ohio, as the "James M. Ashley and Thomas W.L. Ashley United States Courthouse.". 6/24/2008--Passed Senate without amendment. (There are 3 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on November 15, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates the U.S. courthouse located at 1716 Spielbusch Avenue in Toledo, Ohio, as the "James M. Ashley and Thomas W. L. Ashley United States Courthouse." .
Latest Action: 06/20/2008 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Bill TextTo designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14500 Lorain Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio, as the "John P. Gallagher Post Office Building". 5/22/2008--Introduced. Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14500 Lorain Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio, as the "John P. Gallagher Post Office Building."
Latest Action: 06/20/2008 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Bill TextTo 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."
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Latest Action: 07/22/2008 - Presented to President. Bill TextTo name the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in Ponce, Puerto Rico, as the "Euripides Rubio Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic". 12/5/2007--Introduced. Designates the outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Ponce, Puerto Rico, as the "Euripides Rubio Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic."
Latest Action: 07/01/2008 - Signed by President. Bill TextA bill to revise the short title of the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006. 2/15/2007--Passed Senate amended. (There is 1 other summary) Amends the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006 to change the short title to the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, Coretta Scott King, Cesar E. Chavez, Barbara C. Jordan, William C. Velasquez, and Dr. Hector P. Garcia Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006.
Latest Action: 07/08/2008 - Received in the House. Bill TextA bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1700 Cleveland Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri, as the "Reverend Earl Abel Post Office Building". 6/4/2008--Introduced. Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1700 Cleveland Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri, as the "Reverend Earl Abel Post Office Building."
Latest Action: 06/27/2008 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Bill TextTo name the Department of Veterans Affairs spinal cord injury center in Tampa, Florida, as the "Michael Bilirakis Department of Veterans Affairs Spinal Cord Injury Center". 12/4/2007--Introduced. Designates the James A. Haley Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center's spinal cord injury center in Tampa, Florida, as the "Michael Bilirakis Department of Veterans Affairs Spinal Cord Injury Center."
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Latest Action: 07/23/2008 - Became Public Law No: 110-282. Bill TextA bill to designate a portion of United States Route 20A, located in Orchard Park, New York, as the "Timothy J. Russert Highway". 6/18/2008--Introduced. Designates the portion of U.S. Route 20A located in Orchard Park, New York, between Abbot Road and California Road, as the "Timothy J. Russert Highway."
Latest Action: 06/19/2008 - Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Bill TextTo designate a portion of United States Route 20A, located in Orchard Park, New York, as the "Timothy J. Russert Highway". 6/19/2008--Introduced. Designates the portion of U.S. Route 20A located in Orchard Park, New York, between Abbot Road and California Road, as the "Timothy J. Russert Highway."
Latest Action: 07/08/2008 - Received in the House. Bill TextA bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1700 Cleveland Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri, as the "Reverend Earl Abel Post Office Building". 6/4/2008--Introduced. Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1700 Cleveland Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri, as the "Reverend Earl Abel Post Office Building."
Also tagged in: Business, Child pornography, Child sexual abuse, Computer crimes, Consumers, Criminal aliens, Criminal justice, Deceptive advertising, Deportation, Immigration, Internet, Life imprisonment, Murder, Passports, Pornography, Rape, Recidivists, Sentences (Criminal procedure), Sex offenders, Sex-oriented businesses, Smuggling, Technology, Telecommunication, Tourism, Transportation, Web sites
Latest Action: 06/03/2008 - Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 Bill TextTo amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. 6/3/2008--Introduced. Prevention and Deterrence of Crimes Against Children Act of 2008 - Amends the federal criminal code to increase criminal penalties for offenses relating to the sexual exploitation of children and child pornography, transportation of minors for illicit sexual purposes, child sex trafficking and prostitution, and sex crimes against children resulting in death. Directs the Attorney General to notify the Secretaries of State and Homeland Security of individuals, including aliens, who are convicted of sex offenses against children. Requires the Secretary of State to deny passports for such individuals and authorizes the Secretary to revoke, restrict, or limit a passport issued to a convicted sex offender if the passport was used to transport a minor for illicit sexual purposes.[...] show full description
Latest Action: 06/20/2008 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Bill TextTo designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14500 Lorain Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio, as the "John P. Gallagher Post Office Building". 5/22/2008--Introduced. Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14500 Lorain Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio, as the "John P. Gallagher Post Office Building."
Also tagged in: Acreage allotments, Administrative procedure, Agricultural assistance, Agricultural conservation, Agricultural credit, Agricultural estimating and reporting, Agricultural prices, Agricultural research, Agricultural subsidies, Agriculture, Agriculture in foreign trade, Animals, Armed forces, Authorization, Budgets, Business, Caribbean area, Chesapeake Bay, Child labor, Child nutrition, Children, Civil liberties, Commemorations, Congress, Congressional oversight, Congressional reporting requirements, Conservation easements, Corn, Cotton, Crop insurance, Dairy industry, Dairy products, Death, Defense policy, Department of Agriculture, Developing countries, Disaster loans, Disaster relief, Emergency management, Energy, Energy conservation, Environmental protection, Export finance, Exports, Farm lands, Farmers, Farms, Federally-guaranteed loans, Feed grains, Finance, Fines (Penalties), Food, Food relief, Food safety, Food stamps, Forced labor, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Foreign trade promotion, Forest conservation, Forestry, Free trade, Fruit, Futures trading, Government information, Government lending, Government paperwork, Government publicity, Grassland ecology, Grazing, Great Lakes, Grocery trade, Habitat conservation, Haiti, Honey, Horticulture, Housing, Housing subsidies, Human rights, Hunger, Illinois, Import restrictions, Imports, Indemnity, Indiana, International affairs, International agencies, Iowa, Irrigation, Job training, Lakes, Latin America, Law, Leases, Legumes, Livestock, Losses, Lumber trade, Marketing of farm produce, Marketing orders, Maryland, Michigan, Military pay, Milk, Minnesota, Minorities, Minority business enterprises, Montana, Natural resources, North Dakota, Nutrition, Ohio, Oilseeds, Old age, survivors and disability insurance, Organic farming, Peanuts, Public contracts, Research and development facilities, Research centers, Rice, Right of privacy, Rural affairs, Rural economic development, Saline waters, Science policy, Sediment control, Small business, Social security, Soil conservation, Soil erosion, Sorghum, South Dakota, Soybeans, Storage, Sugar, Tariff, Tariff preferences, Taxation, Technical assistance, Trade, Trade agreements, Trees, Vegetables, Water pollution, Water pollution control, Water quality, Water resources, Watersheds, Welfare, Welfare eligibility, Welfare work participation, Wetlands, Wheat, Wildlife conservation, Wind power, Wisconsin, Wool
Latest Action: 06/18/2008 - Vetoed by President. (text of veto message: CR H5535) Bill TextTo provide for the continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes. 5/22/2008--Introduced. Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 - Provides for the continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through FY2012.Revises agricultural and related programs, including provisions respecting: (1) commodity programs; (2) conservation; (3) trade; (4) nutrition; (5) credit; (6) rural development; (7) research and related matters; (8) forestry; (9) energy; (10) horticulture and organic agriculture; (11) livestock; (12) crop insurance and disaster assistance; (13) socially disadvantaged and limited resource producers; and (14) miscellaneous programs.Directs the President to establish and maintain an importer declaration program with respect to the importation of softwood lumber and softwood lumber products.Establishes the Bill Emerson National Hunger [...] show full description
Latest Action: 07/09/2008 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Bill TextTo designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 101 Tallapoosa Street in Bremen, Georgia, as the "Sergeant Paul Saylor Post Office Building". 5/20/2008--Introduced. Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 101 Tallapoosa Street in Bremen, Georgia, as the "Sergeant Paul Saylor Post Office Building."
Latest Action: 06/20/2008 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Bill TextTo 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."
Also tagged in: Business, Child pornography, Child sexual abuse, Computer crimes, Consumers, Criminal aliens, Criminal justice, Deceptive advertising, Deportation, Immigration, Internet, Life imprisonment, Murder, Passports, Pornography, Rape, Recidivists, Sentences (Criminal procedure), Sex offenders, Sex-oriented businesses, Smuggling, Technology, Telecommunication, Tourism, Transportation, Web sites
Latest Action: 05/13/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4111-4112) Bill TextA bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. 5/13/2008--Introduced. Prevention and Deterrence of Crimes Against Children Act of 2008 - Amends the federal criminal code to increase criminal penalties for offenses relating to the sexual exploitation of children and child pornography, transportation of minors for illicit sexual purposes, child sex trafficking and prostitution, and sex crimes against children resulting in death. Directs the Attorney General to notify the Secretaries of State and Homeland Security of individuals, including aliens, who are convicted of sex offenses against children. Requires the Secretary of State to deny passports for such individuals and authorizes the Secretary to revoke, restrict, or limit a passport issued to a convicted sex offender if the passport was used in furtherance of sex crimes involving [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Business, Consumer education, Consumers, Criminal justice, Data banks, Electronic commerce, Foreign policy, Fraud, Identification devices, Identity theft, International affairs, International cooperation, Internet, Public contracts, Technology, Telecommunication, Web sites
Latest Action: 05/14/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4185-4186) Bill Text
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding oversight of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers.
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