| Also tagged in: Armed forces, Arms control, Arms control agreements, Arms control verification, Business, Chemical industries, Chemical warfare, Defense policy, Foreign policy, International affairs, Weapons systems Latest Action: 04/22/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3262)
Bill TextA resolution recognizing the progress made by States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention on the occasion of the Second Review Conference. 4/22/2008--Introduced. Reaffirms support for the Chemical Weapons Convention. Calls on all States Parties to: (1) continue their compliance; (2) allow verification of industrial chemical declarations and monitoring of the non-diversion of chemicals for prohibited activities; and (3) adopt necessary laws and enforcement practices to ban chemical weapons activities and afford appropriate legal and regulatory assistance to other countries so as to achieve full implementation of the Convention. | | Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Administrative procedure, Administrative remedies, Admission of nonimmigrants, Afghanistan, Air force, Air piracy, Airports, Alaska, Alien labor, Alien property, Ammunition, Anniversaries, Annuities, Appellate procedure, Armed forces Latest Action: 01/28/2008 - Signed by President.
Bill TextTo provide for the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, as previously enrolled, with certain modifications to address the foreign sovereign immunities provisions of title 28, United States Code, with respect to the attachment of property in certain judgements against Iraq, the lapse of statutory authorities for the payment of bonuses, special pays, and similar benefits for members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes. 1/28/2008--Public Law. (There are 2 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on January 16, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 - Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations - Title I: Procurement - Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2008 for the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, and Air Force for [...] show full description | | Latest Action: 02/05/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Bill TextTo improve the enforcement of Davis-Bacon Act. 12/19/2007--Introduced. Davis-Bacon Enforcement Act of 2007 - Amends the Davis-Bacon Act to require that any provisions of federal law that require payment of prevailing wages be construed to include the Act's debarment requirements (prohibiting for three years any award of federal contracts to persons or related firms, corporations, partnerships, or associations listed by the Comptroller General as having disregarded their obligations to employees and subcontractors under the Act).
Requires each federal agency to make available to the public the complete payroll records (including all information in them except Social Security numbers) established under contracts subject to the Davis-Bacon Act. | | Also tagged in: Business, Business education, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Consumer complaints, Consumers, Education, Fees, Franchises (Retail trade), Government information, Government paperwork, Job training, Law, Licenses, Veterans Latest Action: 01/23/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Bill TextTo direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a pilot project on the use of educational assistance under programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs to defray training costs associated with the purchase of certain franchise enterprises. 12/19/2007--Introduced. Veterans Self-Employment Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a five-year pilot project to test the feasibility and advisability of the use of educational assistance under certain programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to pay for training costs associated with the purchase of a franchise enterprise. Prohibits the use of such assistance unless: (1) training is required and provided in connection with the purchase and operation of a franchise; and (2) such training, and the training entity, are approved by the Secretary. Provides training and entity approval requirements. | | Latest Action: 12/19/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextA bill to improve the enforcement of the Davis-Bacon Act. 12/19/2007--Introduced. Davis-Bacon Enforcement Act of 2007 - Amends the Davis-Bacon Act to require that any provisions of federal law that require payment of prevailing wages be construed to include the Act's debarment requirements (prohibiting for three years any award of federal contracts to persons or related firms, corporations, partnerships, or associations listed by the Comptroller General as having disregarded their obligations to employees and subcontractors under the Act).
Requires each federal agency to make available to the public the complete payroll records (including all information in them except Social Security numbers) established under contracts subject to the Davis-Bacon Act. | | Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Administrative procedure, Advertising, All terrain vehicles, Authorization, Budgets, Business, Child safety, Children, Clothing, Communications, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Consumer education, Consumer Product Safety Commission Latest Action: 04/30/2008 - Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Bill TextTo establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and to reauthorize and modernize the Consumer Product Safety Commission. 3/6/2008--Passed Senate amended. (There are 2 other summaries) CPSC Reform Act - (Sec. 3) Amends the Consumer Product Safety Act to authorize appropriations: (1) to carry out the Act and any other provision of law the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is authorized or directed to carry out; (2) for the office of Inspector General; (3) to make capital improvements to the research, development, and testing facility of the CPSC; and (4) for research into safety issues related to the use of nanotechnology in consumer products. (Sec. 4) Requires the CPSC, subject to the availability of appropriations, to increase by at least 500 the number of its full-time employees and by at least 50 the number of its port-of-entry and overseas production facility inspectors. Requires [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Business, Child pornography, Child sexual abuse, Children, Criminal investigation, Criminal justice, Criminal justice information, Electronic mail systems, Electronic surveillance, Evidence (Law), Ex-offenders, Fines (Penalties), Foreign policy, Government information, Government paperwork, Government publicity Latest Action: 12/06/2007 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Bill TextTo modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. 12/5/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Securing Adolescents From Exploitation-Online Act of 2007 or the SAFE Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to expand the reporting requirements of electronic communication and remote computing service providers with respect to violations of laws prohibiting sexual exploitation of children and child pornography.Requires such service providers who obtain knowledge of violations of child exploitation and pornography laws to: (1) complete and maintain with current information a registration with the CyberTipline of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC); and (2) provide information relating to the Internet identity of any individual who appears to have violated a child exploitation or pornography [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Animals, Bacterial diseases, Budgets, Business, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Department of Health and Human Services, Drug industry, Drug resistance in microorganisms, Drugs, Epidemiology, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Federal advisory bodies, Federal aid to research Latest Action: 11/08/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo amend the Public Health Service Act to address antimicrobial resistance. 9/27/2007--Introduced. Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) establish, and appoint the Director of, the Office of Antimicrobial Resistance in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health to develop plans for addressing antimicrobial resistance in the United States and internationally; (2) establish the Public Health Antimicrobial Advisory Board to assist the Director; and (3) develop an antimicrobial resistance strategic research plan. Renews the Antimicrobial Resistance Task Force and sets forth its membership and duties.Requires sponsors of human and animal antimicrobial drug products to report to the Office of Antimicrobial Resistance the amount of such drug products sold or distributed in the United States in a calendar year. Requires the Director to make summaries of drug [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Bank records, Business, Civil liberties, Courts of special jurisdiction, Credit bureaus, Criminal investigation, Criminal justice, Data banks, Department of Justice, Executive departments, Finance, Foreign agents, Foreign policy, Government information, Government publicity Latest Action: 04/23/2008 - Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
Bill TextA bill to place reasonable limitations on the use of National Security Letters, and for other purposes. 9/25/2007--Introduced. National Security Letter Reform Act of 2007 or the NSL Reform Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code, the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978, and the Fair Credit Reporting Act to establish new criteria for the use of National Security Letters issued by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to wire or electronic communications service providers, financial institutions, and consumer credit reporting agencies for the production of specified records and information about customers or subscribers. Allows the issuance of a National Security Letter only where: (1) the records sought relate to an ongoing, authorized and specifically identified national security investigation (other than a threat assessment); and (2) there are specific and articulable facts for believing that such records pertain to a suspected agent of a foreign power [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Administrative procedure, Administrative remedies, Agriculture, Agriculture in foreign trade, Authorization, Budgets, Business, Citizen lawsuits, Civil rights, Collection of accounts, Communications, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Consumer complaints, Consumer education Latest Action: 09/20/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Bill TextTo establish a comprehensive program to ensure the safety of food products intended for human consumption which are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration. 9/20/2007--Introduced. Consumer Food Safety Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) administer a national program to protect human health by ensuring that the food industry has effective programs to assure the safety of food; (2) prescribe regulations regarding harmful substances in food, registration of facilities, sanitary food processing, proper labeling, processing controls, and inspections of registered facilities; (3) establish tolerances to limit the quantity of contaminants in food; (4) establish a system to ensure the safety of imported food; (5) include food in an active surveillance system; (6) establish guidelines for a sampling system of food products; (7) rank food categories based on their health hazard and identify approaches to minimize such hazards; and (8) design [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Accident prevention, Actions and defenses, Administrative procedure, Advertising, Air pollution, All terrain vehicles, Authorization, Budgets, Business, Carbon monoxide, Child health, Child safety, Children, Cigarettes, Communications, Congress Latest Action: 02/25/2008 - By Senator Inouye from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 110-265.
Bill TextA bill to reform the Consumer Product Safety Commission to provide greater protection for children's products, to improve the screening of noncompliant consumer products, to improve the effectiveness of consumer product recall programs, and for other purposes. 12/5/2007--Reported to Senate amended. (There is 1 other summary) CPSC Reform Act of 2007 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Consumer Product Safety Act to authorize appropriations: (1) to carry out the Act; (2) for the office of Inspector General; (3) to make capital improvements to the research, development, and testing facility of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); and (4) for research into safety issues related to the use of nanotechnology in consumer products.(Sec. 4) Requires the CPSC, subject to the availability of appropriations, to increase by at least 500 the number of its full time employees and by at least 50 the number of its port of entry and overseas production facility inspectors.[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Authors and authorship, Business, Civil liberties, Communications, Confidential communications, Counterterrorism, Criminal investigation, Criminal justice, Criminal procedure, Discovery (Law), Evidence (Law), Freedom of the press, Humanities, Informers, Internet, Journalism Latest Action: 10/22/2007 - Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with amendments. Without written report.
Bill TextA bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. 10/22/2007--Reported to Senate amended. (There is 1 other summary) Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 - (Sec. 2) Prohibits a federal entity (an entity or employee of the judicial or executive branch or an administrative agency) from compelling a covered person to testify or produce any document relating to protected information unless a court makes specified determinations by a preponderance of the evidence, including that all reasonable alternative sources have been exhausted, that the testimony or document sought is essential, and that nondisclosure would be contrary to the public interest, taking into account both the public interest in compelling disclosure and the public interest in gathering news and maintaining the free flow of information. Defines [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Administrative procedure, Administrative remedies, Advertising, Armed forces, Armed forces abroad, Business, Communications, Consumer education, Consumer protection, Consumers, Contracts, Criminal justice, Defense policy, Emergency communication systems, Emergency management Latest Action: 10/17/2007 - Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Hearings held.
Bill TextA bill to provide for greater disclosure to, and empowerment of, consumers who have entered into a contract for cellular telephone service. 9/7/2007--Introduced. Cell Phone Consumer Empowerment Act of 2007 - Requires that a wireless telephone service provider disclose, in a plain and conspicuous way, contract information regarding terms, charges, minutes, taxes and surcharges, and E-911 service in any publication of the contract, before a consumer enters into the contract, and in advertising. Requires wireless service bills to be clearly organized and use plain language, have taxes and fees in a separate section, and itemize roaming charges. Requires each provider to make available a map showing the wireless telephone service area of the provider and the wireless telephone service area of the provider in each state. Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to monitor the quality of wireless telephone service provided in the United States by [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Administrative remedies, Animals, Business, Cattle, Collection of accounts, Consumer education, Consumers, Defective products, Department of Agriculture, Executive departments, Fines (Penalties), Food, Food industry, Food labeling, Food safety Latest Action: 09/06/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for improved public health and food safety through enhanced enforcement, and for other purposes. 9/6/2007--Introduced. Safe and Fair Enforcement and Recall for Meat, Poultry and Food Act of 2007 or SAFER Meat, Poultry and Food Act of 2007- Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to: (1) require a person, other than a household consumer, who has reason to believe meat, poultry, or food products to be adulterated or misbranded to so notify the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of Health and Human Services, as appropriate; (2) provide the Secretary of Agriculture with authority for voluntary (by transporters, shippers, distributors, and handlers) and mandatory (upon the failure of voluntary action) nondistribution and recall, withdrawal of inspectors from [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Animals, Business, Cattle, Consumers, Food, Food industry, Food labeling, Food safety, Goats, Government information, Government paperwork, Horses, Livestock, Meat, Meat inspection, Meat packing industry Latest Action: 09/06/2007 - Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 committe
Bill TextTo amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act to improve the safety of food, meat, and poultry products through enhanced traceability, and for other purposes. 9/6/2007--Introduced. Tracing and Recalling Agricultural Contamination Everywhere Act of 2007 or TRACE Act of 2007- Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a traceability system for all stages of manufacturing, processing, packaging, and distribution of food. States that cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules and other equines, and poultry presented for slaughter for human consumption, and the carcasses or parts of carcasses and the meat and food products of those animals, shipped in interstate commerce shall be identified in a manner that enables the Secretary to trace: (1) each animal to any location at which the animal was held at any time before [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Aliens, Business, Courts of special jurisdiction, Electronic surveillance, Emergency management, Government information, Government paperwork, Intelligence activities, Judicial review, Law, Telecommunication, Telecommunication industry Latest Action: 08/03/2007 - Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction o
Bill TextTo amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. 8/3/2007--Introduced. Improving Foreign Intelligence Surveillance to Defend the Nation and the Constitution Act of 2007 - Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) to provide that a court order is not required for the acquisition of communication between non-U.S. persons who are not located within the United States for collecting foreign intelligence information, whether or not the communication passes through the United States or the surveillance device is located within the United States. Allows the Attorney General (AG), upon authorization of the President, to apply to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (Court) for an order, or the extension of an order, authorizing for up to one year the acquisition of communications of persons outside the United States who are non-U.S. persons. Allows the AG to authorize [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative fees, Auditing, Bank capital, Bank loans, Banks and banking, Budgets, Building construction, Business, Buy American, Capital investments, Collection of accounts, Collective bargaining, Construction costs, Construction industries, Construction workers, Education Latest Action: 08/04/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Bill TextTo fund capital projects of State and local governments, and for other purposes. 8/3/2007--Introduced. Rebuilding America's Infrastructure - Establishes the Federal Bank for Infrastructure Modernization. Authorizes the Bank to make loans to any state, local government, Indian tribe, and regional or multistate organization for the development of certain transportation- and educational- and water and hazardous treatment-related capital infrastructure facility projects. Sets forth specified requirements with respect to: (1) loan and borrower eligibility; and (2) compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Buy American Act, and the Davis-Bacon Act (wages) as they relate to the development of such projects. | | Also tagged in: Americans in foreign countries, Business, China, Compensation for victims of crime, Computer crimes, Confidential communications, Conspiracy, Consumers, Copyright, Counterfeiting, Criminal investigation, Criminal justice, Damages, Department of Justice, Discovery (Law), East Asia Latest Action: 08/10/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
Bill TextTo amend titles 17 and 18, United States Code, to strengthen the protection of intellectual property, and for other purposes. 7/24/2007--Introduced. Intellectual Property Enhanced Criminal Enforcement Act of 2007 - Makes copyright registration requirements applicable to only civil (not criminal) copyright infringement actions. Authorizes the court, in civil copyright infringement actions, to: (1) order the impounding of records documenting the manufacture, sale, or receipt of items; and (2) determine that parts of a compilation or derivative work constitute separate works in assessing statutory damages.Establishes criminal violations for any attempt or conspiracy to commit criminal copyright infringement, with the same penalties as prescribed for the offense.Deems the unauthorized importation or exportation of copies or phonorecords to be an infringement of the exclusive right to distribute, in certain circumstances.Includes within the definition [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Business, Child health, Children, Chlorine, Environmental health, Environmental protection, Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental research, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Government information, Government paperwork, Hazardous substances, Hazardous wastes, Health surveys Latest Action: 07/19/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9615)
Bill TextA bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to phase out the use of mercury in the manufacture of chlorine and caustic soda, and for other purposes. 7/19/2007--Introduced. Missing Mercury in Manufacturing Monitoring and Mitigation Act - Declares that the United States should develop policies and programs that will reduce: (1) mercury use and emissions; (2) mercury releases from the reservoir of mercury currently in use or circulation; and (3) exposures to mercury, particularly exposures of women of childbearing age and young children.Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to prohibit the manufacture of chlorine or caustic soda using mercury cells, effective January 1, 2012. Requires the owner or operator of each chlor-alkali facility to submit to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator and the state in which the facility is located an annual report for 2008-2012 concerning mercury waste, emissions, and content in products.Requires EPA to [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative remedies, Auditing, Budgets, Building laws, Business, Condominium (Housing), Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Consumer education, Consumers, Disaster insurance, Electronic government information, Emergency management, Employee training, Executive departments Latest Action: 09/28/2007 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Bill TextTo restore the financial solvency of the national flood insurance program and to provide for such program to make available multiperil coverage for damage resulting from windstorms and floods, and for other purposes. 9/27/2007--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007 - (Sec. 3) Directs the Comptroller General to study and report to Congress on: (1) the flood insurance coverage status of pre-FIRM properties; and (2) assess the impact, effectiveness, and feasibility of amending the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 regarding properties subject to the mandatory flood insurance purchase requirement for a natural 100-year floodplain, and possible extension of such requirement to properties securing nonfederally related loans. (A pre-FIRM structure is one that was not constructed or substantially improved after the later of: (1) December 31, 1974; or (2) the effective date of the [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Business, Credit bureaus, Disabled, Entrepreneurs, Federally-assisted loans, Finance, Government information, Government paperwork, Indians, Interest rates, Minorities, Small business, Small business investment companies, Subsidies Latest Action: 09/05/2007 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Bill TextTo amend the Small Business Act to improve the Microloan program, and for other purposes. 9/4/2007--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on September 4, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Microloan Amendments and Modernization Act - Title I: Microloan - (Sec. 101) Amends the Small Business Act with regard to the Microloan program (a program administered by the Small Business Administration [SBA] to provide small-scale loans to startup, newly established, or growing small businesses for working capital or the acquisition of materials, supplies, or equipment) to require the SBA Administrator to establish a process under which a lender provides to the major credit reporting agencies information about the borrower that is relevant to credit reporting (such as loan payment activity). (Sec. 102) Removes the requirement that Microloan [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Business, Drug industry, Drugs, Fines (Penalties), Gifts, Government information, Government paperwork, Government publicity, Governmental investigations, Health insurance, Health maintenance organizations, Health policy, Hospitals, Injunctions, Law, Marketing Latest Action: 07/12/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo require the manufacturers, packers, and distributors of prescription drugs and medical devices to disclose certain gifts provided in connection with detailing, promotional, or other marketing activities, and for other purposes. 7/12/2007--Introduced. Drug and Medical Device Company Gift Disclosure Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require prescription drug or medical device manufacturers, packers, and distributors to annually disclose to the Commissioner of Food and Drugs the value, nature, and purpose of any : (1) gift made in connection with detailing, promotion, or other marketing activity to any physician, nurse, therapist, hospital, nursing home, pharmacist, health benefit plan administrator, or any other person authorized to prescribe or dispense prescription drugs; and (2) cash rebate, discount, or other financial consideration given to any pharmaceutical benefit manager in connection with such marketing activities. Defines "gift"[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Business, Consumer discounts, Consumer education, Consumer protection, Consumers, Contracts, Drug industry, Drug utilization, Drugs, Fees, Finance, Financial statements, Fines (Penalties), Generic drugs, Government information, Government paperwork Latest Action: 07/10/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Bill TextTo ensure integrity in the operation of pharmacy benefit managers. 7/10/2007--Introduced. Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2007 - Prohibits any pharmaceutical drug manufacturer from having a controlling interest in an entity that is a pharmacy benefit manager. Allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue civil penalties for violations as necessary. Prohibits pharmacy benefit managers from making drug interchanges: (1) to a drug with a greater cost; (2) without disclosure to the individual of the savings associated with the interchange; or (3) from a drug with generic equivalents to a drug without generic equivalents, unless the latter is lower in cost than each of the generic equivalents of the drug from which the prescription would be changed. Requires pharmacy benefit managers to annually disclose all compensation received from drug manufacturers to the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and to the client plans [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Business, Employee health benefits, Government information, Government paperwork, Health policy, Labor, Medicaid, Medical care, Medical economics, Medically uninsured, Personnel records, Welfare Latest Action: 07/10/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Bill TextTo amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require States to report data on Medicaid beneficiaries who are employed. 7/10/2007--Introduced. Health Care Accountability Act - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require the state Medicaid plan to provide for the annual reporting by the state, using data only from medical assistance applications by individuals, on each employer in the state with 50 or more employees who received Medicaid medical assistance at any time during the previous year. | | Also tagged in: Alaska, Aliens, Animals, Appellate courts, Aquatic pests, Armed forces, Armed forces reserves, Arrest, Authorization, Bering Sea, Boats and boating, Bridges, Budgets, Business, Caribbean area, Chemicals Latest Action: 04/28/2008 - Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 721.
Bill TextTo authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal year 2008, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act and title 18, United States Code, to combat the crime of alien smuggling and related activities, and for other purposes. 4/24/2008--Passed House amended. (There are 4 other summaries) Division A: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2008 - Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2008 - Title I: Authorization - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2008 for the Coast Guard for: (1) Coast Guard operation and maintenance, with a portion to be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for certain purposes under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA purposes); (2) acquisition, construction, rebuilding, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore and offshore facilities, vessels, and aircraft, including related equipment (designating an amount for the Integrated Deepwater System Program and a Fund amount for OPA purposes); (3) Coast [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Air pollution, Air pollution control, Alternative energy sources, American investments, Arabs, Armed forces, Armenia, Arms control, Authorization, Azerbaijan, Budgets, Business, Business ethics, Carbon cycle, Carbon dioxide Latest Action: 03/04/2008 - Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Biden with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-273.
Bill TextTo reauthorize the programs of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, and for other purposes. 7/23/2007--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on July 19, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Overseas Private Investment Corporation Reauthorization Act of 2007 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to extend Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) authority to make loans and issue investment insurance and investment guarantees through September 30, 2011. (Sec. 4) Requires that OPIC give preferential consideration to investment projects in less developed countries whose governments are receptive to private enterprise. (Sec. 5) Requires that OPIC: (1) support projects only in countries which have made or are making significant progress towards implementation of laws that substantially provide international [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Business, Chemicals, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Criminal justice, Drug abuse, Drug law enforcement, Federal aid to law enforcement, Government information, Government paperwork, Methamphetamine Latest Action: 07/16/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Bill TextTo establish a grant program to facilitate the creation of methamphetamine precursor electronic logbook systems, and for other purposes. 6/15/2007--Introduced. Methamphetamine Production Prevention Act of 2007 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to expand electronic logbook requirements applicable to sellers and purchasers of listed chemicals (e.g., legal substances used in the production of methamphetamine). Authorizes the Attorney General to make three-year grants to state and local governments to plan, develop, implement, or enhance methamphetamine precursor electronic logbook systems. Establishes a preference for grant recipients who develop electronic logbook systems that are: (1) statewide; (2) capable of real-time capture and transmission of logbook information to law enforcement and regulatory agencies; and (3) designed to share information across jurisdictional boundaries.Requires the Comptroller General to study and report to Congress on the effectiveness [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Business, Employee benefit plans, Employment, Federally-guaranteed loans, Government contractors, Government information, Government lending, Government paperwork, International corporations, Labor, Labor statistics, Layoffs, Public contracts, Small business, Subsidies Latest Action: 06/28/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement.
Bill TextTo prohibit business enterprises that lay-off a greater percentage of their United States workers than workers in other countries from receiving any Federal assistance, and for other purposes. 6/15/2007--Introduced. Fighting for American Jobs Act of 2007 - Directs each federal agency that provides contracts, grants, loans, or loan guarantees to businesses to require, as a condition of such assistance, that such businesses provide annually information on: (1) the number of employees employed in the United States and its territories and possessions and the number employed outside the United States, as well as wage information on U.S. employees; and (2) the percentage of the workforce that has been laid off or forced to resign during the preceding year. Prohibits, until the situation is corrected, subsequent federal assistance to businesses that lay off a greater percentage of workers in the United States and its territories and possessions than in other countries. | | Also tagged in: Administrative remedies, Business, Civil liberties, Confidential communications, Criminal justice, Criminal justice information, Data banks, Department of Justice, Electronic government information, Employee selection, Employers' liability, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Government information, Government paperwork, Identification of criminals, Labor Latest Action: 02/26/2008 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Bill TextTo amend the Private Security Officer Employment Authorization Act of 2004. 6/13/2007--Introduced. Private Security Officer Employment Authorization Act of 2007 - Amends the Private Security Officer Employment Authorization Act of 2004 to: (1) require a process to allow private security guard employees or applicants to challenge the accuracy and completeness of their criminal history records; (2) prohibit private security guard employers from hiring guards without obtaining certain state criminal history information; (3) specify the crimes for which states must provide conviction information to such employers; (4) impose confidentiality and recordkeeping requirements on such employers; and (5) protect such employers from liability for good faith employment determinations based upon available criminal history information. | | Also tagged in: Airline passenger traffic, Airlines, Business, Commercial aviation, Consumer education, Consumers, Customer service, Electronic government information, Government information, Government paperwork, Government publicity, Technology, Telecommunication, Transportation, Web sites Latest Action: 06/12/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Bill TextTo require the Secretary of Transportation to collect certain data pertaining to cancelled and diverted flights of air carriers. 6/11/2007--Introduced. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) require each air carrier that submits an airline service quality performance report to the Secretary to also submit a monthly report on each diverted flight and canceled flight of the air carrier; and (2) publish such data on the Department of Transportation's website. | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Air routes, Airline passenger traffic, Airlines, Airspace (Law), Aviation safety, Business, Computer matching, Counterterrorism, Criminal justice, Criminal justice information, Department of Homeland Security, Electronic data interchange, Electronic government information, Executive departments, Foreign policy Latest Action: 06/25/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection.
Bill TextTo amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to extend a requirement for the prescreening of air passengers to international flights that overfly the United States. 6/11/2007--Introduced. Amends prescreening of international airline passengers provisions to extend the Department of Homeland Security 's (DHS) authority to compare passenger information against the consolidated and integrated terrorist watchlist maintained by the federal government before departure of an international flight to any international flight that overflies the United States (Under current law, DHS is limited to comparing passenger information against a watchlist before departure of any international flight to or from the United States). | | Also tagged in: Ammunition, Business, Child safety, Children, Criminal justice, Criminal justice information, Data banks, Federal-state relations, Fines (Penalties), Firearms, Firearms control, Government information, Government paperwork, Governmental investigations, Identification devices, Identification of criminals Latest Action: 07/16/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Bill TextTo provide for the implementation of a system of licensing for purchasers of certain firearms and for a record of sale system for those firearms, and for other purposes. 6/11/2007--Introduced. Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2007 - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to prohibit a person from possessing a firearm unless that person has been issued a firearm license under this Act or a state system certified under this Act and such license has not been invalidated or revoked. Prescribes license application, issuance, and renewal requirements.Prohibits transferring or receiving a qualifying firearm unless the recipient presents a valid firearms license, the license is verified, and the dealer records a tracking authorization number. Prescribes firearms transfer reporting and record keeping requirements. Directs the Attorney General to establish and maintain a federal record of sale system.Prohibits: (1) transferring a firearm to any person [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Aerospace industries, Air pollution, Air pollution control, Armed forces, Automobile industry, Building materials, Business, Chemical industries, Climate change, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Construction industries, Data banks, Defense industries Latest Action: 07/17/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises.
Bill TextTo require large publicly traded companies and significant emitters of greenhouse gases to report their emissions to the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes. 6/11/2007--Introduced. Greenhouse Gas Accountability Act of 2007 - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a program to require specified entities (including any significant greenhouse gas (GHG) emitter and any entity with annual revenues exceeding $10 million that is engaged in the business of automobiles, aerospace and defense, chemicals, construction materials, electric utilities, energy equipment and services, oil, gas, and consumable fuels, metals and mining, paper and forest products, or transportation) to report annually to the Administrator on their GHG emissions. Sets forth program design requirements, including that it be consistent with the standards, protocols, and principles of the Climate Registry and the California Climate Registry.Authorizes [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Aquatic ecology, Aquatic pests, Authorization, Budgets, Business, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Environmental protection, Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental technology, Executive departments, Government information, Government paperwork, Law, Merchant ships Latest Action: 03/03/2008 - Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Inouye with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-269.
Bill TextA bill to amend the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to establish vessel ballast water management requirements, and for other purposes. 6/7/2007--Introduced. Ballast Water Management Act of 2007 - Amends the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to replace provisions relating to preventing the introduction and spread of aquatic nuisance species in the Great Lakes through the exchange of ballast water with provisions relating to the introduction and spread of such species from ballast water and other ship-borne vectors. (The new provisions are not focused on the Great Lakes.) Requires vessel operators to conduct all ballast water management operations in accordance with an approved ballast water management plan that meets requirements prescribed by regulation. Requires maintenance of a ballast water record book. Prohibits the discharge of ballast water in waters subject to U.S. jurisdiction except after [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Administrative remedies, Admission of nonimmigrants, Airline passenger traffic, Airlines, Business, Common carriers, Counterterrorism, Criminal justice, Data banks, Department of Homeland Security, Economic impact statements, Economic policy, Electronic government information, Emergency management, Executive departments Latest Action: 06/25/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism.
Bill TextTo protect the United States by targeting terrorists at the border, and for other purposes. 6/5/2007--Introduced. Fast and Secure Travel at the Borders Act of 2007 or FAST Borders Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security, through the Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, to establish an automated system for the purpose of the enforcement of U.S. law, including antiterrorism and border security law, to assist in the screening of persons seeking to enter or depart the United States. States that: (1) such system shall provide an administrative process for an individual to apply to correct any information retained by the system; and (2) such corrective process shall not be construed as creating a private right of action and no court shall have jurisdiction on any case or claim arising from the application of such system or corrective administrative process. Authorizes: (1) the Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection to require each [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative remedies, Agriculture, Ammonia, Business, Chemical industries, Counterterrorism, Criminal justice, Criminal justice information, Emergency management, Explosives, Fertilizers, Fines (Penalties), Government information, Government paperwork, Identification devices, Identification of criminals Latest Action: 05/23/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Bill TextA bill to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to regulate the sale of ammonium nitrate to prevent and deter the acquisition of ammonium nitrate by terrorists, and for other purposes. 5/23/2007--Introduced. Secure Handling of Ammonium Nitrate Act of 2007 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to regulate the sale and transfer of ammonium nitrate.Requires the Secretary to establish: (1) a threshold percentage for ammonium nitrate in a substance; and (2) a process by which the owner of an ammonium nitrate facility or anyone intending to purchase ammonium nitrate must register with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Requires the facility owner to maintain records of each sale or transfer over a two-year period.Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) exemptions involving use exclusively as an explosive material under a federal explosives license; (2) ensuring that agricultural producer access is not unduly [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Air pollution, Alcohol as fuel, Alternative energy sources, Business, Consumer education, Consumers, Energy, Environmental protection, Environmental Protection Agency, Executive departments, Gasoline, Government information, Government paperwork, Labeling, Law Latest Action: 05/10/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5934)
Bill TextA bill to amend the Clean Air Act to require all gasoline sold for use in motor vehicles to contain 10 percent renewable fuel in the year 2010 and thereafter, and for other purposes. 5/10/2007--Introduced. 10 by 10 Act - Amends the Clean Air Act to make it unlawful after December 31, 2009, for any person to sell, supply, offer for sale or supply, dispense, transport, or introduce into commerce, for use in any motor vehicle, any gasoline with less than 10% renewable fuel by volume. | | Also tagged in: Advertising, Air cargo, Animals, Auctions, Business, Commercial aircraft, Commercial aviation, Communications, Congressional reporting requirements, Employee training, Fines (Penalties), Government information, Government paperwork, Health policy, Job training, Laboratory animals Latest Action: 05/31/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
Bill TextTo amend the Animal Welfare Act to increase the penalties for violations of such Act, to prohibit the use of animals for marketing medical devices, and for other purposes. 5/7/2007--Introduced. Animal Protection Accountability Improvement Act - Amends the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit a person from using a live animal to: (1) demonstrate a medical device or product to a sales representative, or in a workshop or training session, for marketing purposes; (2) train a sales representative to use a medical device or product; or (3) create a multimedia recording for the purpose of marketing a medical device or product. Exempts from this requirement the training of medical personnel for a purpose other than marketing a medical device or product.Increases the cap on the fine for violations of humane standards and record keeping requirements at auction sales from $2,500 to $10,000 for each violation. Provides that each animal that is the subject of a violation shall be a separate [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Business, Chemicals, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Criminal justice, Drug abuse, Drug law enforcement, Federal aid to law enforcement, Government information, Government paperwork, Methamphetamine Latest Action: 05/03/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5565-5566)
Bill TextA bill to establish a grant program to facilitate the creation of methamphetamine precursor electronic logbook systems, and for other purposes. 5/3/2007--Introduced. Methamphetamine Production Prevention Act of 2007 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to expand electronic logbook requirements applicable to sellers and purchasers of listed chemicals (e.g., legal substances used in the production of methamphetamine). Authorizes the Attorney General to make three-year grants to state and local governments to plan, develop, implement, or enhance methamphetamine precursor electronic logbook systems. Establishes a preference for grant recipients who develop electronic logbook systems that are: (1) statewide; (2) capable of real-time capture and transmission of logbook information to law enforcement and regulatory agencies; and (3) designed to share information across jurisdictional boundaries.Requires the Comptroller General to study and report to Congress on the [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Agricultural estimating and reporting, Agriculture, Animals, Business, Cattle, Consumers, Criminal justice, Food, Food industry, Food safety, Fraud, Goats, Government information, Government paperwork, Horses, Identification devices Latest Action: 05/03/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Bill TextA bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to improve the safety of meat and poultry products by enhancing the ability of the Secretary of Agriculture to retrieve the history, use, and location of a meat or poultry product through a recordkeeping and audit system or registered identification, and for other purposes. 5/3/2007--Introduced. Meat and Poultry Products Traceability and Safety Act of 2007 - Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to direct that amenable species presented for slaughter for human consumption, and the carcasses or parts of carcasses and the meat and food products of those animals, shipped in interstate commerce be identified in a manner that enables the Secretary of Agriculture to trace: (1) each animal or group of animals to any location at which the animal was held at any time before slaughter; and (2) each carcass or part of a carcass and food and food product forward [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Authors and authorship, Business, Civil liberties, Communications, Confidential communications, Criminal investigation, Criminal justice, Criminal procedure, Discovery (Law), Evidence (Law), Freedom of the press, Humanities, Informers, Journalism, Journalistic ethics, Law Latest Action: 10/18/2007 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 428.
Bill TextTo maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. 10/16/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 - (Sec. 2) Prohibits a federal entity (an entity or employee of the judicial or executive branch or an administrative agency of the federal government), in any matter arising under federal law, from compelling a covered person to testify or produce any document unless a court makes specified determinations by a preponderance of the evidence, including determinations: (1) relating to exhaustion of alternative sources, (2) that the testimony or document sought is critical; (3) that disclosure of the information source's identity is necessary; and (4) that the public interest in compelling disclosure of the information or document involved outweighs the public interest in gathering [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Authors and authorship, Business, Civil liberties, Communications, Confidential communications, Criminal investigation, Criminal justice, Criminal procedure, Discovery (Law), Evidence (Law), Freedom of the press, Humanities, Informers, Journalism, Journalistic ethics, Law Latest Action: 09/27/2007 - Committee on the Judiciary. Date of scheduled hearing. SD-226. 10:00 a.m.
Bill TextA bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. 5/2/2007--Introduced. Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 - Prohibits a federal entity (an entity or employee of the judicial or executive branch or an administrative agency) from compelling a covered person (a person engaged in journalism, including their supervisor, employer, parent, subsidiary, or affiliate) to testify or produce any document unless a court makes specified determinations by a preponderance of the evidence. Requires the content of compelled testimony or documents to be limited and narrowly tailored. Applies this Act to communications service providers with regard to testimony or any record, information, or other communication that relates to a business transaction between such providers and covered persons. Sets forth notice requirements. Permits a court [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Administrative procedure, Business, Civil liberties, Civil rights, Civil rights enforcement, Class actions (Civil procedure), Confidential communications, Congress, Congressional employees, Congressional reporting requirements, Criminal justice, Damages, Disciplining of employees, Discrimination in employment, Dismissal of employees Latest Action: 07/09/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Bill TextTo amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages on account of sex, race, or national origin, and for other purposes. 4/24/2007--Introduced. Fair Pay Act of 2007 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages on account of sex, race, or national origin. (Allows payment of different wages under seniority systems, merit systems, systems that measure earnings by quantity or quality of production, or differentials based on bona fide factors that the employer demonstrates are job-related or further legitimate business interests.) Prohibits the discharge of, or any other discrimination against, an individual for opposing any act or practice made unlawful by this Act or for assisting in an investigation or proceeding under it. Directs courts, in any action brought under this Act for violation of such prohibition, to allow expert fees as part of the costs awarded to prevailing [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative fees, Administrative procedure, Admission of nonimmigrants, Airline passenger traffic, Airlines, Aliens, Budgets, Business, Computer matching, Congress, Congressional oversight, Congressional reporting requirements, Counterterrorism, Criminal justice information, Department of Homeland Security, Deportation Latest Action: 05/04/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Bill TextTo improve the Nation's homeland security by strengthening the security of the visa waiver program under section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes. 4/23/2007--Introduced. Secure Visa Waiver and Preventing Terrorist Travel Partnership Act or Secure Visa Waiver Travel Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the United States should improve homeland security by strengthening the security of the visa waiver program by enhancing program security requirements and extending visa-free travel privileges to eligible nationals of foreign countries that are actively cooperating with the United States to prevent terrorist travel; and (2) such improvements will expand counterterrorism, economic, and bilateral relationships. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the visa waiver program to provide that the Secretary of Homeland Security shall certify to Congress that an air exit system is in place when such system can verify [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Administrative procedure, Business, Civil liberties, Civil rights, Civil rights enforcement, Class actions (Civil procedure), Confidential communications, Congress, Congressional employees, Congressional reporting requirements, Criminal justice, Damages, Disciplining of employees, Discrimination in employment, Dismissal of employees Latest Action: 04/11/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextA bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages on account of sex, race, or national origin, and for other purposes. 4/11/2007--Introduced. Fair Pay Act of 2007 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages on account of sex, race, or national origin. (Allows payment of different wages under seniority systems, merit systems, systems that measure earnings by quantity or quality of production, or differentials based on bona fide factors that the employer demonstrates are job-related or further legitimate business interests.) Prohibits the discharge of or any other discrimination against an individual for opposing any act or practice made unlawful by this Act, or for assisting in an investigation or proceeding under it. Directs courts, in any action brought under this Act for violation of such prohibition, to allow expert fees as part of the costs awarded to prevailing [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Administrative procedure, Advertising, Business, Communications, Consumer credit, Consumer education, Consumer protection, Consumers, Contracts, Criminal justice, Criminal liability, Damages, Deceptive advertising, District courts, Evidence (Law) Latest Action: 06/08/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
Bill TextTo amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act to assure meaningful disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements, including disclosures of all costs to consumers under such agreements, to provide certain substantive rights to consumers under such agreements, and for other purposes. 3/29/2007--Introduced. Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act - Amends the Consumer Credit Protection Act to prescribe consumer protection guidelines for rental-purchase transactions, including: (1) the determination of rental-purchase cost; (2) disclosure requirements; (3) prohibitions against confessions of judgment, wage assignments, and waiver of consumer claims or defenses; (4) furnishing of statements of account; (5) point-of-rental disclosures; and (6) rental-purchase advertising disclosures. Declares that an action for civil liability may be brought against a merchant's assignee only if the violation is apparent on the face of a rental-purchase agreement to which it relates,[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Age, Business, Children, Cigarettes, Communications, Criminal investigation, Criminal justice, Drug abuse, Electronic commerce, Federal preemption, Fines (Penalties), Government information, Government paperwork, Government publicity, Identification devices, Imports Latest Action: 09/11/2007 - Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. With written report No. 110-153.
Bill TextA bill to prevent tobacco smuggling, to ensure the collection of all tobacco taxes, and for other purposes. 9/11/2007--Reported to Senate 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.)Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act of 2007 or the PACT Act - Amends the Jenkins Act to revise provisions governing the collection of taxes on, and trafficking in, cigarettes and smokeless tobacco. (Sec. 2) Revises the definition of "cigarette" to include roll-your-own tobacco and to exclude cigars. Defines "delivery sale" to mean any sale of cigarettes or smokeless tobacco to a consumer ordered by telephone, the mails, or the Internet or other online service . Redefines "person" to include state, local, and Indian tribal governments. Redefines "use" to include the consumption, storage,[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Administrative procedure, Advertising, Business, Communications, Consumer credit, Consumer education, Consumer protection, Consumers, Contracts, Criminal justice, Criminal liability, Damages, Deceptive advertising, District courts, Evidence (Law) Latest Action: 03/28/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Bill TextA bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act to assure meaningful disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements, including disclosures of all costs to consumers under such agreements, to provide certain substantive rights to consumers under such agreements, and for other purposes. 3/28/2007--Introduced. Consumer Rental-Purchase Agreement Act of 2007 - Amends the Consumer Credit Protection Act to prescribe consumer protection guidelines for rental-purchase transactions, including: (1) the determination of rental-purchase cost; (2) disclosure requirements; (3) prohibitions against confessions of judgment, wage assignments, and waiver of consumer claims or defenses; (4) furnishing of statements of account; (5) point-of-rental disclosures; and (6) rental-purchase advertising disclosures. Declares that an action for civil liability may be brought against a merchant's assignee only if the violation is apparent on the face of a rental-purchase agreement to which [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Armed forces, Business, Civil liberties, Communications, Congressional reporting requirements, Counterintelligence, Counterterrorism, Court records, Criminal investigation, Criminal justice, Defense policy, Diplomacy, Electronic government information, Espionage, Evidence (Law), Finance Latest Action: 03/28/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E686)
Bill TextTo require the approval of a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court judge or designated United States Magistrate Judge for the issuance of a national security letter, to require the Attorney General to submit semiannual reports on national security letters, and for other purposes. 3/28/2007--Introduced. National Security Letter Judicial and Congressional Oversight Act - Prohibits a national security letter from issuing unless a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court or a designated U.S. Magistrate Judge finds that: (1) the information sought is relevant to an authorized investigation to protect against international terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities; (2) such an investigation of a U.S. person is not conducted soley upon the basis of activities protected by the first amendment to the Constitution; and (3) there are specific and articulable facts giving reason to believe that the information sought pertains to a foreign power or an agent of a foreign power. [...] show full description | | |
|
