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Latest Action: 01/04/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Bill TextTo establish a program to provide reinsurance for State natural catastrophe insurance programs to help the United States better prepare for and protect its citizens against the ravages of natural catastrophes, to encourage and promote mitigation and prevention for, and recovery and rebuilding from such catastrophes, and to better assist in the financial recovery from such catastrophes. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Homeowners Insurance Protection Act of 2007 - Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish the National Commission on Catastrophe Preparation and Protection to advise the Secretary regarding estimated loss costs associated with contracts for reinsurance coverage. Authorizes the Secretary to make homeowners protection coverage available through contracts for reinsurance coverage. Restricts purchase of such coverage to eligible state programs. Prescribes criteria for state eligibility. Requires each contract for reinsurance coverage to provide insurance [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 01/04/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Bill TextTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the creation of disaster protection funds by property and casualty insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from future catastrophic events. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Policyholder Disaster Protection Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow insurance companies (other than life insurance companies) to make tax deductible contributions to a tax-exempt policyholder disaster protection fund established by this Act for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from certain catastrophic events, such as windstorms, earthquakes, fires, or floods.
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Latest Action: 04/23/2008 - Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Bill TextTo establish a national policy for our oceans, to strengthen the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to establish a national and regional ocean governance structure, and for other purposes. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Oceans Conservation, Education, and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act - Establishes a national policy to protect, maintain, and restore the health of marine ecosystems and requires that federal agencies administer U.S. policies and laws accordingly. Allows more stringent federal and state requirements. States that there shall be an agency known as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), declares that Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1970 (concerning NOAA) shall have no further force or effect, and sets forth NOAA's mission and functions. (Reestablishes NOAA and requires a reorganization plan.) Creates an Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and makes that person the Administrator of NOAA. Requires [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 01/09/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Bill TextTo establish a Federal program to provide reinsurance to improve the availability of homeowners' insurance. 1/9/2007--Introduced. Homeowners' Insurance Availability Act of 2007 - Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to implement a reinsurance coverage program available only through contracts for reinsurance coverage purchased at regional auctions. States that the purpose of the program is to improve: (1) the availability of homeowners' insurance for the purpose of facilitating the pooling, and spreading the risk, of catastrophic financial losses from disasters; and (2) the solvency of the homeowners' insurance markets. Prescribes implementation guidelines that include establishment: (1) in the Treasury of the Disaster Reinsurance Fund; and (2) of a National Commission on Catastrophe Risks and Insurance Loss Costs.
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Latest Action: 02/01/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Bill TextA bill to amend the Clean Air Act to establish an economy-wide global warming pollution emission cap-and-trade program to assist the economy in transitioning to new clean energy technologies, to protect employees and affected communities, to protect companies and consumers from significant increases in energy costs, and for other purposes. 2/1/2007--Introduced. Global Warming Pollution Reduction Act of 2007 - Amends the Clean Air Act to direct the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) promulgate regulations necessary to reduce the aggregate net level of global warming pollution emissions; and (2) establish a market-based emissions cap and global warming pollutants trading program. Establishes the Climate Reinvestment Fund. Requires EPA to: (1) establish, and revise every five years, standards for passenger vehicle emissions; and (2) research global climate change standards and processes. Sets forth requirements for retail electricity suppliers [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 01/17/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Bill TextTo establish a bipartisan commission on insurance reform. 1/17/2007--Introduced. Commission on Catastrophic Disaster Risk and Insurance Act of 2007 - Establishes the bipartisan Commission on Catastrophic Disaster Risk and Insurance to assess: (1) the condition of the property and casualty insurance and reinsurance markets in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma in 2005, and the four major hurricanes that struck the United States in 2004; (2) the ongoing exposure of the United States to windstorms, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, and floods; and (3) recommend and report legislative and regulatory changes that will improve the domestic and international financial health and competitiveness of such markets.
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Latest Action: 03/20/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3360-3362) Bill TextA bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the creation of disaster protection funds by property and casualty insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from future catastrophic events. 3/20/2007--Introduced. Policyholder Disaster Protection Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow insurance companies (other than life insurance companies) to make tax deductible contributions to a tax-exempt policyholder disaster protection fund established by this Act for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from certain catastrophic events, such as windstorms, earthquakes, fires, or floods.
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Latest Action: 03/20/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3360-3362) Bill TextA bill to establish a program to provide more protection at lower cost through a national backstop for State natural catastrophe insurance programs to help the United States better prepare for and protect its citizens against the ravages of natural catastrophes, to encourage and promote mitigation and prevention for, and recovery and rebuilding from such catastrophes, to better assist in the financial recovery from such catastrophes, and to develop a rigorous process of continuous improvement. 3/20/2007--Introduced. Homeowners Protection Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish the National Commission on Catastrophe Preparation and Protection to advise the Secretary regarding: (1) estimated loss costs associated with the contracts for reinsurance coverage; and (2) development of prevention, mitigation, recovery, and rebuilding standards that better prepare and protect the United States from catastrophes. Instructs the Secretary to implement [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 11/02/2007 - Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Inouye with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-217. Bill TextA bill to develop and maintain an integrated system of coastal and ocean observations for the Nation's coasts, oceans, and Great Lakes, to improve warnings of tsunami, hurricanes, El Nino events, and other natural hazards, to enhance homeland security, to support maritime operations, to improve management of coastal and marine resources, and for other purposes. 11/2/2007--Reported to Senate amended. (There is 1 other summary) Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2007 - (Sec. 4) Directs the President, acting through the National Ocean Research Leadership Council, to establish and maintain an integrated system of coastal and ocean observations, data communication and management, analysis, modeling, research, education, and outreach for the timely detection and prediction of changes occurring in the ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes environments that impact the nation's social, economic, and ecological systems. Includes in the system a national program,[...] show full description
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Latest Action: 02/07/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans. Bill TextTo provide for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes. 1/5/2007--Introduced. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Act - Reestablishes in the Department of Commerce the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), headed by an Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, who shall serve as the Administrator of NOAA. Maintains within NOAA: (1) the National Weather Service; (2) programs to support efforts, on a continuing basis, to collect data and provide information and products regarding satellites, observations, and coastal, ocean, and Great Lakes information; and (3) programs to conduct and support research and education and the development of technologies relating to weather, climate, and the coasts, oceans, and Great Lakes. Establishes a Science Advisory Board within NOAA. Terminates the Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1970 (the executive order that established NOAA). Requires [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 11/02/2007 - Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Inouye with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-217. Bill TextA bill to develop and maintain an integrated system of coastal and ocean observations for the Nation's coasts, oceans, and Great Lakes, to improve warnings of tsunami, hurricanes, El Nino events, and other natural hazards, to enhance homeland security, to support maritime operations, to improve management of coastal and marine resources, and for other purposes. 11/2/2007--Reported to Senate amended. (There is 1 other summary) Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2007 - (Sec. 4) Directs the President, acting through the National Ocean Research Leadership Council, to establish and maintain an integrated system of coastal and ocean observations, data communication and management, analysis, modeling, research, education, and outreach for the timely detection and prediction of changes occurring in the ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes environments that impact the nation's social, economic, and ecological systems. Includes in the system a national program,[...] show full description
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Latest Action: 03/20/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3360-3362) Bill TextA bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the creation of disaster protection funds by property and casualty insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from future catastrophic events. 3/20/2007--Introduced. Policyholder Disaster Protection Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow insurance companies (other than life insurance companies) to make tax deductible contributions to a tax-exempt policyholder disaster protection fund established by this Act for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from certain catastrophic events, such as windstorms, earthquakes, fires, or floods.
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Latest Action: 03/20/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3360-3362) Bill TextA bill to establish a program to provide more protection at lower cost through a national backstop for State natural catastrophe insurance programs to help the United States better prepare for and protect its citizens against the ravages of natural catastrophes, to encourage and promote mitigation and prevention for, and recovery and rebuilding from such catastrophes, to better assist in the financial recovery from such catastrophes, and to develop a rigorous process of continuous improvement. 3/20/2007--Introduced. Homeowners Protection Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish the National Commission on Catastrophe Preparation and Protection to advise the Secretary regarding: (1) estimated loss costs associated with the contracts for reinsurance coverage; and (2) development of prevention, mitigation, recovery, and rebuilding standards that better prepare and protect the United States from catastrophes. Instructs the Secretary to implement [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Air pollution, Air pollution control, Alcohol as fuel, Alternative energy sources, Arctic Ocean, Arctic regions, Automobile engines, Automobile industry, Biological diversity, Budgets, Business, Carbon cycle, Carbon dioxide, Climate change, Cogeneration of electric power and heat, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Coral reefs, Department of Commerce, Droughts, Economic growth, Economic impact statements, Economic policy, Ecosystem management, Electric power plants, Electric utilities, Electric vehicles, Emissions trading, Energy, Energy conservation, Energy consumption, Energy efficiency, Environmental monitoring, Environmental protection, Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental research, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Fines (Penalties), Floods, Fluorocarbons, Foreign policy, Fuel cells, Fuel consumption, Gasoline, Government information, Government paperwork, Government publicity, Government trust funds, Governmental investigations, Greenhouse gases, Hurricanes, Hydrology, Income tax, Information disclosure (Securities law), International affairs, International environmental cooperation, Law, Marine ecology, Marine resources, Methane, Motor vehicle pollution control, Natural resources, Negotiations, Nitrogen oxides, Petroleum industry, Research and development, Science policy, Sea level, Securities and Exchange Commission, Securities regulation, Service stations, Standards, Storms, Sulphur, Tax credits, Taxation, Technological innovations, Technology, Technology transfer, Tornadoes, Transportation, Treaties, Water resources, Weather
Latest Action: 02/01/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Bill TextA bill to amend the Clean Air Act to establish an economy-wide global warming pollution emission cap-and-trade program to assist the economy in transitioning to new clean energy technologies, to protect employees and affected communities, to protect companies and consumers from significant increases in energy costs, and for other purposes. 2/1/2007--Introduced. Global Warming Pollution Reduction Act of 2007 - Amends the Clean Air Act to direct the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) promulgate regulations necessary to reduce the aggregate net level of global warming pollution emissions; and (2) establish a market-based emissions cap and global warming pollutants trading program. Establishes the Climate Reinvestment Fund. Requires EPA to: (1) establish, and revise every five years, standards for passenger vehicle emissions; and (2) research global climate change standards and processes. Sets forth requirements for retail electricity suppliers [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 01/17/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Bill TextTo establish a bipartisan commission on insurance reform. 1/17/2007--Introduced. Commission on Catastrophic Disaster Risk and Insurance Act of 2007 - Establishes the bipartisan Commission on Catastrophic Disaster Risk and Insurance to assess: (1) the condition of the property and casualty insurance and reinsurance markets in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma in 2005, and the four major hurricanes that struck the United States in 2004; (2) the ongoing exposure of the United States to windstorms, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, and floods; and (3) recommend and report legislative and regulatory changes that will improve the domestic and international financial health and competitiveness of such markets.
Also tagged in: Alabama, Budgets, Building laws, Business, Casualty insurance, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Depressed areas, Disaster insurance, Earthquakes, Economic policy, Emergency management, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Finance, Floods, Florida, Government insurance, Government trust funds, Housing, Hurricanes, Income tax, Insurance companies, Legislation, Louisiana, Mississippi, Property insurance, Public-private partnerships, Reinsurance, Risk, Tax deferral, Tax exemption, Taxation, Texas, Urban affairs, Volcanoes, Zoning and zoning law
Latest Action: 01/12/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S518) Bill TextA bill to establish a bipartisan commission on insurance reform. 1/12/2007--Introduced. Commission on Catastrophic Disaster Risk and Insurance Act of 2007 - Establishes the bipartisan Commission on Catastrophic Disaster Risk and Insurance to assess: (1) the condition of the property and casualty insurance and reinsurance markets in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma in 2005, and the four major hurricanes that struck the United States in 2004; (2) the ongoing exposure of the United States to earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, and floods; and (3) recommend and report legislative and regulatory changes that will improve the domestic and international financial health and competitiveness of such markets.
Also tagged in: Apartment houses, Auctions, Auditing, Budgets, Building laws, Business, Condominium (Housing), Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Cooperative housing, Disaster insurance, Earthquakes, Economic policy, Emergency management, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Finance, Fires, Floods, Government information, Government liability, Government paperwork, Government publicity, Government trust funds, Housing, Hurricanes, Income tax, Indexing (Economic policy), Insurance companies, Insurance premiums, Law, Property insurance, Public contracts, Reinsurance, Restrictive trade practices, State and local government, State laws, Volcanoes, Water resources
Latest Action: 01/09/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Bill TextTo establish a Federal program to provide reinsurance to improve the availability of homeowners' insurance. 1/9/2007--Introduced. Homeowners' Insurance Availability Act of 2007 - Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to implement a reinsurance coverage program available only through contracts for reinsurance coverage purchased at regional auctions. States that the purpose of the program is to improve: (1) the availability of homeowners' insurance for the purpose of facilitating the pooling, and spreading the risk, of catastrophic financial losses from disasters; and (2) the solvency of the homeowners' insurance markets. Prescribes implementation guidelines that include establishment: (1) in the Treasury of the Disaster Reinsurance Fund; and (2) of a National Commission on Catastrophe Risks and Insurance Loss Costs.
Also tagged in: Advice and consent of the Senate, Artificial satellites, Budgets, Business, Buy American, Climate, Climate change, Coastal zone, Communication in science, Communications, Conferences, Congress, Congressional oversight, Congressional reporting requirements, Cost control, Data banks, Department of Commerce, Earth resources satellites, Ecological research, Ecosystem management, Environmental education, Environmental monitoring, Environmental protection, Environmental research, Environmental technology, Estuaries, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Federal advisory bodies, Federal officials, Foreign policy, Government aircraft, Government contractors, Government employees, Government information, Government paperwork, Government procurement, Government publicity, Great Lakes, Hydrology, International affairs, International environmental cooperation, Laboratories, Law, Licenses, Maps, Marine resources, Marine resources conservation, Meteorological research, Meteorological satellites, Meteorology, National Sea Grant Program, Natural resources, Nature conservation, Navigation, Navigational aids, Oceanographic research, Oceanography, Presidential appointments, Presidents, Public contracts, Public-private partnerships, Relocation, Remote sensing, Reprogramming of appropriated funds, Research and development, Research grants, Risk, Science policy, Ships, Space activities, Strategic planning, Subcontractors, Sun, Technological innovations, Technology, Technology transfer, Trade, Water resources, Weather forecasting
Latest Action: 02/07/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans. Bill TextTo provide for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes. 1/5/2007--Introduced. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Act - Reestablishes in the Department of Commerce the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), headed by an Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, who shall serve as the Administrator of NOAA. Maintains within NOAA: (1) the National Weather Service; (2) programs to support efforts, on a continuing basis, to collect data and provide information and products regarding satellites, observations, and coastal, ocean, and Great Lakes information; and (3) programs to conduct and support research and education and the development of technologies relating to weather, climate, and the coasts, oceans, and Great Lakes. Establishes a Science Advisory Board within NOAA. Terminates the Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1970 (the executive order that established NOAA). Requires [...] show full description
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