| Also tagged in: Armed forces, Defense policy, Disability evaluation, Disabled, Families, Government information, Government publicity, Internet, Iraq compilation, Medical care, Medicine, Military dependents, Military discharges, Technology, Telecommunication, Veterans Latest Action: 04/25/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Bill Text
To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 to provide injured members of the Armed Forces information concerning benefits.
| | Latest Action: 11/13/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S14298-14299)
Bill TextA bill to amend the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act to require mortgage originators to make their fees more transparent. 11/13/2007--Introduced. Real Estate Transparency Act of 2007 - Amends the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to modify requirements governing settlement statements. Requires the originator of a federally related mortgage loan to provide, within three days of a loan application, a written agreement to the applicant itemizing all of the fees the originator may charge at or before loan settlement, including origination, underwriting, and broker fees. Excludes from such requirement bona fide discount points payable by the borrower to reduce the loan's interest rate. Requires an originator fee agreement to set out the following fee payment methods: (1) paying in cash before or at settlement; (2) adding such fees into the total loan amount to be borrowed; and (3) increasing the loan's interest rate. Requires: (1) written and [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Communications, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Employee training, English language, Federal employees, Government employees, Government information, Government paperwork, Government publicity, Job training Latest Action: 04/10/2008 - Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Bill TextA bill to enhance citizen access to Government information and services by establishing plain language as the standard style of Government documents issued to the public, and for other purposes. 11/1/2007--Introduced. Plain Language in Government Communications Act of 2007 - Requires each executive agency, not later than one year, to use plain language in any covered document issued or substantially revised after the enactment of this Act. Defines "covered document" to include: (1) documents that provide information about any government requirement or program or that are relevant to obtaining any government benefit or service; and (2) letters, publications, forms, notices, or instructions.Requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to issue guidance on implementing such requirements to agencies as a circular. Authorizes agencies, pending issuance of such guidance, to follow the guidance of the Plain English Handbook published by the Securities and Exchange [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Administrative remedies, Admission of nonimmigrants, Alien labor, Aliens, Armed forces, Arms control, Awards, medals, prizes, Budgets, Burma, Business, Child abuse, Child labor, Child sexual abuse, Child welfare, Children Latest Action: 12/05/2007 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Bill TextTo authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2008 through 2011 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, to enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons, and for other purposes. 12/4/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Title I: Combatting International Trafficking in Persons - (Sec. 101) Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA) to include the Secretary of Education on the Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking. (Sec. 102) Directs the Secretary of State to establish within the Department of State an Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking. (Current law authorizes such Office's establishment.) Revises responsibilities of the Director of the Office. Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary should locate the Office at the Department of State (Department) headquarters [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Communications, Congressional reporting requirements, Damages, Employee health benefits, Employee rights, Employers' liability, Finance, Fines (Penalties), Government information, Government paperwork, Governmental investigations, Grievance procedures, Health insurance continuation, Health policy, Interest Latest Action: 10/25/2007 - Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 110-410.
Bill TextTo amend the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act to minimize the adverse effects of employment dislocation, and for other purposes. 10/25/2007--Reported to House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Early Warning and Health Care for Workers Affected by Globalization Act - Amends the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (the Act) to redefine the terms "employer," "plant closing," "mass layoff", and "employees" for purposes of the Act. Requires an employer to: (1) give 90-day written notice (under current law, 60-day) to employees (including part-time employees) and appropriate state and local governments before ordering a plant closing or mass layoff; (2) notify the Secretary of Labor (Secretary) of such closing or layoff; and (3) provide affected employees with information regarding benefits and services available to them, including unemployment compensation, trade adjustment assistance,[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Communications, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Employee training, English language, Federal employees, Government employees, Government information, Government paperwork, Government publicity, Job training Latest Action: 04/15/2008 - Received in the Senate.
Bill TextTo enhance citizen access to Government information and services by establishing plain language as the standard style for Government documents issued to the public, and for other purposes. 9/17/2007--Introduced. Plain Language in Government Communications Act of 2007 - Requires each executive agency, within one year, to use plain language in any covered document issued or substantially revised after the date of the enactment of this Act. Authorizes agencies to: (1) use plain language in any revision of a covered document issued on or before such date; and (2) follow the guidance of the Plain English Handbook published by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Plain Language Guidelines, or their own plain language guidance as long as it is consistent with such Guidelines.Defines "covered document" to include: (1) any document relevant to obtaining a benefit or service; and (2) a letter, publication, form, notice, or instruction, but not a regulation.[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Airports, Alien labor, Arrest, Aviation safety, Boundaries, Budgets, Counterterrorism, Crime prevention, Criminal aliens, Criminal justice, Criminal justice information, Data banks, Deportation, Detention of persons, Electronic data interchange, Ex-offenders Latest Action: 10/12/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Bill TextTo amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to improve the interior enforcement of the immigration laws of the United States, and for other purposes. 9/14/2007--Introduced. Accountability in Enforcing Immigration Laws Act of 2007 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to subject all illegal alien entrants to fines. (Under current law, first-time offenses are subject to such fines and/or six months' imprisonment, and subsequent offenses are subject to such fines and/or two years' imprisonment.) Directs United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to provide for: (1) detention of illegal aliens who are apprehended by state or local law enforcement officers; and (2) reimbursement of state and local detention costs. Requires certain airport security screeners to undergo immigration status checks. Requires owners and operators of high-risk critical infrastructure sites, in order to receive buffer zone protection grants, to conduct terrorist watchlist [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Abortion, Actions and defenses, Anesthetics, Communication in medicine, Communications, Damages, Electronic government information, Emergency management, Emergency medicine, Federal preemption, Fetus, Fines (Penalties), Government information, Government paperwork, Health education, Informed consent (Medical law) Latest Action: 08/03/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Bill TextTo ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed regarding the pain experienced by their unborn child. 8/3/2007--Introduced. Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require an abortion provider who knowingly performs an abortion of a pain-capable unborn child (defined as an unborn child who has reached a probable stage of development of 20 weeks or more after fertilization), to first: (1) inform the woman of the probable age of the child; (2) provide to the woman an Unborn Child Pain Awareness Brochure (unless she waives receipt); (3) provide information that pain medicine administered to the mother may not prevent pain in the child, but in some cases anesthesia or pain-reducing drugs can be administered directly to the child; (4) give the woman the provider's best medical judgment of the risks and costs of such anesthesia or analgesic; and (5) obtain the woman's signature on the Unborn Child Pain Awareness Decision Form [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Authorization, Budgets, Coastal zone, Congress, Department of Commerce, Disaster relief, Emergency management, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Federal advisory bodies, Geodesy, Government information, Government procurement, Government publicity, Legislation, Marine resources Latest Action: 04/14/2008 - Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Bill TextTo reauthorize and amend the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act, and for other purposes. 8/2/2007--Introduced. Hydrographic Services Improvement Act Amendments of 2007 - Amends the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998 to revise the definitions of "hydrographic data" and "hydrographic services" to include shoreline surveying and water level observations. Requires the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to provide hydrographic services. Modifies requirements regarding the awarding of contracts for the acquisition of hydrographic data. Authorizes the Administrator to create and maintain a Joint Hydrographic Institute. Authorizes the Administrator to acquire hydrographic data and provide hydrographic services to support the conservation and management of coastal and ocean resources, save and protect life and property, support commerce resumption after emergencies and disasters, and meet homeland [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Budgets, Directories, Education, Electronic government information, Executive departments, Federal aid to health facilities, Federal aid to Indians, Federal employees, Government employees, Government information, Government publicity, Health policy, Higher education, Indian medical care, Internet Latest Action: 07/26/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextA bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish various programs for the recruitment and retention of public health workers and to eliminate critical public health workforce shortages in Federal, State, local, and tribal public health agencies. 7/26/2007--Introduced. Public Health Preparedness Workforce Development Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish the Public Health Workforce Scholarship Program to assure an adequate supply of public health professionals to eliminate critical public health preparedness workforce shortages in federal, state, local, and tribal public health agencies by offering four-year scholarships in return for employment at such agencies. Requires the Secretary to establish the Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Program to provide for the repayment of loans incurred by individuals in the pursuit of the relevant public health preparedness workforce educational [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Civil rights, Commemorations, Communications, Directories, Elections, Government information, Government publicity, Grants-in-aid, Historic sites, History, Maps, National parks, Natural resources, New York State, Planning Latest Action: 07/23/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Bill TextTo authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish a commemorative trail in connection with the Women's Rights National Historical Park to link properties that are historically and thematically associated with the struggle for women's suffrage, and for other purposes. 7/19/2007--Introduced. National Women's Rights History Project Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to designate a vehicular tour route, to be known as the Votes for Women History Trail Route, to link properties in New York State that are historically and thematically associated with the struggle for women's suffrage in the United States. Requires the National Park Service to administer the Trail through the Women's Rights National Historical Park (established under prior law). Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) enter into cooperative agreements and memorandums of understanding with, and provide technical and financial assistance to, other federal agencies, the State of New York, localities,[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Civil rights, Commemorations, Communications, Directories, Elections, Government information, Government publicity, Grants-in-aid, Historic sites, History, Maps, National parks, Natural resources, New York State, Planning Latest Action: 07/19/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Bill TextA bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish a commemorative trail in connection with the Women's Rights National Historical Park to link properties that are historically and thematically associated with the struggle for women's suffrage, and for other purposes. 7/19/2007--Introduced. National Women's Rights History Project Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to designate a vehicular tour route, to be known as the Votes for Women History Trail Route, to link properties in New York State that are historically and thematically associated with the struggle for women's suffrage in the United States. Requires the National Park Service to administer the Trail through the Women's Rights National Historical Park (established under prior law). Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) enter into cooperative agreements and memorandums of understanding with, and provide technical and financial assistance to, other federal agencies, the State of New York, localities,[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative remedies, Auditing, Budgets, Building laws, Business, Business records, Condominium (Housing), Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Consumer education, Consumers, Disaster insurance, Electronic government information, Emergency management, Employee training Latest Action: 05/14/2008 - Message on Senate action sent to the House.
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: Aged, Budgets, Communications, Computer software, Congressional reporting requirements, Consumer education, Consumers, Counseling, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Federal aid to housing, Finance, Foreclosure, Government information, Governmental investigations Latest Action: 07/12/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Bill TextTo establish an Office of Housing Counseling to carry out and coordinate the responsibilities of the Department of Housing and Urban Development regarding counseling on homeownership and rental housing issues, to make grants to entities for providing such counseling, to launch a national housing counseling advertising campaign, and for other purposes. 7/12/2007--Introduced. Expand and Preserve Home Ownership Through Counseling Act - Amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to establish, in the Office of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Office of Housing Counseling, which shall conduct activities relating to homeownership and rental housing counseling. Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (HUDA) to direct the Secretary to establish, coordinate, and monitor HUD administration of homeownership and rental housing counseling procedures provided in connection with any HUD program, including all related requirements,[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Abortion, Access to health care, Actions and defenses, Administrative procedure, Aged, Ambulances, Ambulatory care, Auditing, Birth control, Bonds, Breast cancer, Budgets, Business, Capital budgets, Capitation (Medical care), Case management Latest Action: 09/11/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Bill TextTo establish a United States Health Service to provide high quality comprehensive health care for all Americans and to overcome the deficiencies in the present system of health care delivery. 7/11/2007--Introduced. Josephine Butler United States Health Service Act - Establishes the United States Health Service as an independent executive branch entity to provide health care and supplemental health services to all individuals within the United States. Requires the President to appoint members to a National Health Board to exercise the authority of the Service. Establishes an Office of the Inspector General for Health Services. Requires the Service to ensure that every individual is given certain basic health rights, including the right to receive high quality care and supplemental services from any facility within the Service capable of providing such services without charge and without discrimination. Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative remedies, Aliens, Armed forces, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Defense policy, Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, Electronic government information, Employee training, Executive departments, Families, Federal employees, Fingerprints, Government employees Latest Action: 11/08/2007 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Bill TextTo assist members of the Armed Forces in obtaining United States citizenship, and for other purposes. 11/6/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Kendell Frederick Citizenship Assistance Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) to use the fingerprints provided by an individual at the time of military enlistment to satisfy any naturalization fingerprint requirements if: (1) the individual may be naturalized under the Immigration and Nationality Act; (2) the individual was fingerprinted in accordance with Department of Defense (DOD) requirements; (3) the individual submits a naturalization application within 24 months of enlistment; and (4) the Secretary determines that the fingerprints are sufficient to adjudicate the naturalization application. Directs the Secretary to inform military naturalization applicants of their choice to provide new fingerprints if such submission would result in more timely and effective [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, College administration, College costs, Colleges, Congressional reporting requirements, Consumer education, Consumers, Cost control, Economic policy, Education, Education of the disadvantaged, Educational accountability, Educational planning, Educational technology, Electronic government information, Energy Latest Action: 07/24/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Bill TextTo address rising college tuition by strengthening the compact between the States, the Federal Government, and institutions of higher education to make college more affordable. 6/12/2007--Introduced. College Affordability and Accountability Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to require state maintenance of effort in providing funding to public institutions of higher education (IHEs). Requires all IHEs to plan, engage in, and report on cost containment strategies. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to conduct research on such strategies. Directs the Secretary to publish an annual report on college affordability and to disseminate certain data, including the net price tuition index (NTPI) for each IHE through a college price calculator on an enhanced college opportunities on line (COOL) website. Establishes a Pell Plus program to provide an increased award to each Pell Grant recipient at IHEs that maintain specified types of: (1) low tuition;[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Air pollution, Alcohol as fuel, Alternative energy sources, Automobile industry, Automobile insurance, Automobile tires, Bikeways, Budgets, Business, Commuting, Compensation (Law), Congressional reporting requirements, Construction industries, Construction workers, Consumer education Latest Action: 05/15/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Bill TextTo reduce the Nation's oil dependence and enhance the Nation's ability to produce alternative fuels. 5/14/2007--Introduced. Future Fuels Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an investment credit to eligible manufacturers for an advanced technology motor vehicle. Amends federal transportation law to revise the fuel economy calculations for manufacturing incentives for dual fueled and gaseous fuel dedicated automobiles.Sets forth a calendar schedule for an increased percentage of alternative fueled automobiles or flexible fuel vehicles. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to carry out: (1) evaluation projects to determine how technology can best be applied to assess mileage-based road user charges on major highways at peak-commuting times; and (2) a national evaluation pilot project to assess how offering commuters the option to receive the cash value of their workplace parking place, if any, instead of free parking can reduce oil usage, [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Breast feeding, Business, Children, Civil rights, Costs, Department of Health and Human Services, Discrimination in employment, Equipment and supplies, Executive departments, Families, Government information, Health education, Income tax, Labor, Law Latest Action: 07/17/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextTo amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to protect breastfeeding by new mothers; to provide for a performance standard for breast pumps; and to provide tax incentives to encourage breastfeeding. 5/9/2007--Introduced. Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2007 - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include lactation (breastfeeding, including expression of milk) as protected conduct under such Act. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers a business tax credit for breast pumps and other equipment to assist employed mothers to breastfeed or express milk for their children and for consultation services relating to breastfeeding. Safe and Effective Breast Pumps Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) put into effect a performance standard for breast pumps irrespective of the class to which the breast pumps have been classified under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; and (2) issue a compliance policy guide which will assure that women who [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Aged, Allegiance, Bilingualism, Budgets, Citizenship, Civil rights, Communications, Discrimination, Elections, English language, Entitlements, Federal preemption, Government information, Immigration, Income tax, Local laws Latest Action: 05/08/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5735-5736)
Bill TextA bill to amend title 4, United States Code, to declare English as the official language of the Government of the United States, and for other purposes. 5/8/2007--Introduced. S.I. Hayakawa Official English Language Act of 2007 - Makes English the official language of the U.S. government. Requires the government to: (1) conduct its official activities in English, including preparing publications, income tax forms, and informational materials in English; and (2) preserve and enhance the role of English as the official language of the United States. Provides that no person has a right, entitlement, or claim to have the government act, communicate, perform, or provide services or materials in any other language, unless expressly provided for in an applicable provision of law. Provides that this Act may not: (1) apply to the use of a language other than English for religious purposes, for training in foreign languages for international communication, or in school programs [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Annuities, Budgets, Business, Counseling, Disability insurance, Disabled, Divorce, Families, Finance, Financial planning, Government information, Grants-in-aid, Health insurance, Health policy, Income tax, Individual retirement accounts Latest Action: 05/03/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5580)
Bill TextA bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to increase the retirement security of women and small business owners, and for other purposes. 5/3/2007--Introduced. Women's Retirement Security Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) require certain small employers who do not provide retirement plans for their employees to allow eligible employees to participate in a payroll deposit individual retirement account arrangement (automatic IRA); (2) expand eligibility for the tax credit for retirement savings contributions (saver's credit) and make such credit refundable; (3) allow certain part-time employees to participate in qualified cash or deferred arrangements; (4) allow the transfer of up to $500 of unused health plan benefits to qualified retirement plans; (5) treat wage replacement income (e.g., disability pay or unemployment compensation) as earned income for purposes of IRA contribution limits; [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Administrative remedies, Arthritis, Bone fractures, Calcium, Cardiovascular diseases, Communication in medicine, Communication in science, Communications, Conflict of interests, Consumers, Deceptive advertising, Department of Health and Human Services, Dietary supplements, Drug advertising, Evidence (Law) Latest Action: 05/02/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act concerning foods and dietary supplements, to amend the Federal Trade Commission Act concerning the burden of proof in false advertising cases, and for other purposes. 5/2/2007--Introduced. Health Freedom Protection Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to provide that a food or dietary supplement is not a drug solely because the label or labeling contains a claim to cure, mitigate, treat, or prevent disease. Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services from: (1) restricting the reprinting and distribution or sale of any U.S. government publication or any accurate quotations of such a publication, including content concerning nutrients and disease treatment or prevention; or (2) construing the distribution or sale of, or accurate quotation from, such a publication in connection with the sale of a food or dietary supplement as evidence of an intent to sell that food or dietary supplement [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Caregivers, Child abuse, Child health, Child safety, Children, Communications, Criminal justice, Executive departments, Families, Family services, Federal advisory bodies, Government information, Government publicity, Head injuries, Health education, Health planning Latest Action: 04/30/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo enhance Federal efforts focused on public awareness and education about the risks and dangers associated with Shaken Baby Syndrome. 4/26/2007--Introduced. Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through various federal agencies, to develop a national Shaken Baby Syndrome public health campaign. Requires the Secretary to: (1) develop a National Action Plan and effective strategies to increase awareness of opportunities to prevent Shaken Baby Syndrome; and (2) coordinate the Plan and strategies with evidence-based strategies and efforts that support families with infants and other young children. Directs the Secretary to carry out communication, education, and training about Shaken Baby Syndrome prevention, including efforts to communicate with the general public, such as by: (1) disseminating effective prevention practices and techniques to parents and caregivers; (2) producing evidence-based educational [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Caregivers, Child abuse, Child health, Child safety, Children, Communications, Criminal justice, Executive departments, Families, Family services, Federal advisory bodies, Government information, Government publicity, Head injuries, Health education, Health planning Latest Action: 04/25/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5088)
Bill TextA bill to enhance Federal efforts focused on public awareness and education about the risks and dangers associated with Shaken Baby Syndrome. 4/25/2007--Introduced. Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through various federal agencies, to develop a national Shaken Baby Syndrome public health campaign. Requires the Secretary to: (1) develop a National Action Plan and effective strategies to increase awareness of opportunities to prevent Shaken Baby Syndrome; and (2) coordinate the Plan and strategies with evidence-based strategies and efforts that support families with infants and other young children. Directs the Secretary to carry out communication, education, and training about Shaken Baby Syndrome prevention, including efforts to communicate with the general public, such as by: (1) disseminating effective prevention practices and techniques to parents and caregivers; (2) producing evidence-based [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Administrative procedure, Business, Business records, 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 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: Actions and defenses, Administrative procedure, Business, Business records, 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 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: Animal breeding, Animals, Business, Cats, Criminal justice, Dogs, Ecological research, Economic assistance, Endangered species, Environmental education, Environmental law enforcement, Environmental monitoring, Environmental protection, Environmental protection groups, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies Latest Action: 03/29/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4169)
Bill TextA bill to assist in the conservation of rare felids and rare canids by supporting and providing financial resources for the conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations and projects of persons with demonstrated expertise in the conservation of rare felid and rare canid populations. 3/29/2007--Introduced. Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance for projects for the conservation of rare felids and rare canids. Authorizes the Secretary to convene an advisory group of individuals representing public and private organizations actively involved in the conservation of felids and canids. Restricts the use of grants for captive breeding or display purposes.Establishes in the Multinational Species Conservation Fund as a separate account the Great Cats and Rare Canids Conservation Fund.Defines "rare canid" to: (1) mean any canid species, subspecies,[...] show full description | | Latest Action: 03/14/2007 - Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H2543)
Bill TextElecting members to the Joint Committee on Printing and the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library. 3/14/2007--Passed House without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Elects specified Members to the Joint Committee on Printing and the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library. | | Also tagged in: Administrative remedies, Airports, Alabama, Alaska, Animal diseases, Animals, Aquatic ecology, Aquatic pests, Aquatic plants, Aquifers, Arizona, Arkansas, Barrier islands, Beaches, Birds, Bridges Latest Action: 11/09/2007 - Became Public Law No: 110-114.
Bill TextTo provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes. 11/8/2007--Public Law. (There are 3 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since the Conference Report was filed in the House on July 31, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Water Resources Development Act of 2007 - Reauthorizes the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA). Authorizes flood control, navigation, and environmental projects and studies by the Army Corps of Engineers.Title I: Water Resources Projects - (Sec. 1001) Authorizes projects for navigation, ecosystem or environmental restoration, and hurricane, flood, or storm damage reduction in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota,[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Animal breeding, Animals, Business, Cats, Criminal justice, Dogs, Ecological research, Economic assistance, Endangered species, Environmental education, Environmental law enforcement, Environmental monitoring, Environmental protection, Environmental protection groups, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies Latest Action: 04/30/2008 - Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Bill TextTo assist in the conservation of rare felids and rare canids by supporting and providing financial resources for the conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations and projects of persons with demonstrated expertise in the conservation of rare felid and rare canid populations. 3/9/2007--Introduced. Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance for projects for the conservation of rare felids and rare canids. Authorizes the Secretary to convene an advisory group of individuals representing public and private organizations actively involved in the conservation of felids and canids. Restricts the use of grants for captive breeding or display purposes. Establishes in the Multinational Species Conservation Fund as a separate account the Great Cats and Rare Canids Conservation Fund. Defines "rare canid" to: (1) mean any canid species, subspecies, or [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Advice and consent of the Senate, Capital gains tax, Congress, Congressional oversight, Congressional reporting requirements, Congressional-executive relations, Data banks, Department of Commerce, Depreciation and amortization, Depressed areas, Economic development, Economic growth, Economic policy, Economic statistics, Employee benefit plans, Employee health benefits Latest Action: 03/01/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2510)
Bill TextA bill to establish in the Department of Commerce an Under Secretary for United States Direct Investment, and for other purposes. 3/1/2007--Introduced. Invest USA Act of 2007 - Establishes in the Department of Commerce a United States Direct Investment Administration, headed by an Under Secretary of Commerce for United States Direct Investment. Requires the Under Secretary to collect, analyze, and report annually to the President and the appropriate congressional committees: (1) on specified data about direct investment in each state and region; and (2) an agenda based on such data and analysis. Requires the President to establish, and the Under Secretary to assume lead responsibility for, an Interagency United States Direct Investment Promotion Committee. Amends the Internal Revenue Code (relating to designation of renewal communities) to authorize the Under Secretary to designate an additional 10 nominated areas as renewal communities. | | Also tagged in: Administrative remedies, Authorization, Budgets, Capital gains tax, Charitable contributions, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Dismissal of employees, Electronic mail systems, Employee rights, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Finance, Foreign policy, Fund raising, Government employees Latest Action: 07/25/2007 - Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps and Narcotics Affairs. Date of scheduled hearing. SD-419. 9:30 a.m.
Bill TextA bill to empower Peace Corps volunteers, and for other purposes. 3/1/2007--Introduced. Peace Corps Volunteer Empowerment Act - Authorizes appropriations for seed funding for Peace Corps volunteers to carry out approved demonstration projects. Authorizes charitable fundraising by Peace Corps volunteers. Requires the Director of the Peace Corps to: (1) award grants to private nonprofit corporations and returned Peace Corps volunteers to enable such volunteers to to develop programs and projects in the United States to promote Peace Corps goals; (2) increase the number of Peace Corps volunteers with at least five years of relevant work experience, and establish FY2008-FY2010 experienced volunteer demonstration programs in at least 20 countries; (3) establish a electronic system for promoting improved communication among Peace Corps volunteers and staff; (4) provide for volunteer input in senior staff and program reviews; (5) review the Peace Corps medical screening [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Administrative procedure, Citizenship, Citizenship education, Civil liberties, Communications, Congress, Constitution, Declaration of Independence, Department of Homeland Security, Education, Educational tests, English language, Evidence (Law), Executive departments, Federal employees Latest Action: 12/06/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H14456-14462)
Bill TextTo declare English as the official language of the United States, to establish a uniform English language rule for naturalization, and to avoid misconstructions of the English language texts of the laws of the United States, pursuant to Congress' powers to provide for the general welfare of the United States and to establish a uniform rule of naturalization under article I, section 8, of the Constitution. 2/12/2007--Introduced. English Language Unity Act of 2007 - Amends federal to declare English to be the official language of the United States. Requires: (1) official functions of the United States (meaning in this case the states and the District of Columbia) to be conducted in English; and (2) a uniform English language rule for U.S. naturalization, and all naturalization ceremonies to be conducted in English. Sets forth exceptions to and rules of construction for such requirements. Declares that English language requirements and workplace policies, whether [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Capital cities, Citizenship, Diplomats, Embassies, Foreign policy, Government information, Government paperwork, Immigration, Israel, Middle East and North Africa, Passports, Politics and government, Public records Latest Action: 02/07/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Bill TextTo take certain steps toward recognition by the United States of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. 2/7/2007--Introduced. Prohibits the United States from operating a U.S. consulate or diplomatic facility in Jerusalem unless it is under the supervision of the U.S. Ambassador to Israel. Requires any official U.S. government document which lists countries and their capital cities to identify Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Declares that, for purposes of registration of birth, certification of nationality, or issuance of a passport of a U.S. citizen born in Jerusalem, the Secretary of State shall, upon the citizen's (or the citizen's legal guardian's) request, record the place of birth as Israel. | | Also tagged in: Aliens, Armed forces, Arrest, Auditing, Authorization, Budgets, Compensation (Law), Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Criminal aliens, Criminal investigation, Criminal justice, Criminal justice information, Data banks, Defense economics, Defense policy Latest Action: 03/01/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Bill TextTo provide for enhanced Federal, State, and local assistance in the enforcement of the immigration laws, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act, to authorize appropriations to carry out the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, and for other purposes. 2/6/2007--Introduced. Clear Law Enforcement for Criminal Alien Removal Act of 2007 or CLEAR Act of 2007 - States that: (1) state and local law enforcement personnel, in the course of their routine duties, have the inherent authority to investigate, apprehend, or transfer to federal custody aliens in the United States (including interstate transportation of such aliens to detention centers) in order to assist in the enforcement of U.S. immigration laws; and (2) effective two years after enactment of this Act, a state that has in effect a statute, policy, or practice prohibiting such law enforcement assistance shall not receive certain federal incarceration assistance. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administration of justice, Advice and consent of the Senate, Aged, Alcoholism, Alternative dispute resolution, Animals, Armed forces, Arms control, Arms control agreements, Arms control verification, Arms sales, Block grants, Budgets, Cabinet officers, Child abuse, Child health Latest Action: 05/18/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Bill TextTo establish a Department of Peace and Nonviolence. 2/5/2007--Introduced. Department of Peace and Nonviolence Act - Establishes a Department of Peace and Nonviolence, which shall be headed by a Secretary of Peace and Nonviolence appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. Sets forth the mission of the Department, including to: (1) hold peace as an organizing principle; (2) endeavor to promote justice and democratic principles to expand human rights; and (3) develop policies that promote national and international conflict prevention, nonviolent intervention, mediation, peaceful resolution of conflict, and structured mediation of conflict. Establishes in the Department the Intergovernmental Advisory Council on Peace and Nonviolence, which shall provide assistance and make recommendations to the Secretary and the President concerning intergovernmental policies relating to peace and nonviolent conflict resolution. Transfers to the Department [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Armed forces, Budgets, Business, Coast guard, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Contracts, Corporation taxes, Credit cards, Criminal justice, Curricula, Debit cards, Defense policy, Department of Homeland Security Latest Action: 03/26/2007 - Provisions of Measure Incorporated into Section 401 of H.R. 1684 as introduced.
Bill TextTo amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance the procurement-related activities of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. 2/5/2007--Introduced. Department of Homeland Security Procurement Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require: (1) the Chief Procurement Officer to provide homeland security procurement training to acquisition employees, including establishing training objectives, standards, requirements, and courses; and (2) the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a Council on Procurement Training to make policy and training curriculum recommendations. Directs the Secretary to require any offeror for a contract to provide goods or services to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to submit, as part of the offeror's bid: (1) an attestation disclosing any substantial role the offeror, the offeror's employees, or any corporate parent or subsidiary may have played in creating a solicitation,[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Academic performance, Administrative procedure, Armed forces, Business, Business education, Career education, Communications, Conferences, Congressional reporting requirements, Defense policy, Education, Educational accountability, Educational research, Educational tests, Elementary and secondary education, Engineering Latest Action: 01/31/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1425-1426)
Bill TextA bill to establish a National Foreign Language Coordination Council. 1/31/2007--Introduced. National Foreign Language Coordination Act of 2007 - Establishes, in the Executive Office of the President, a National Foreign Language Coordination Council to: (1) oversee and implement the National Security Language Initiative (NSLI); and (2) develop and implement a national foreign language strategy. Includes heads of certain federal agencies as members of the Council. Establishes a National Language Director, to be appointed by the President, to: (1) chair the Council; (2) develop and monitor implementation of the strategy, built upon the efforts of the NSLI; (3) establish formal relationships among major stakeholders, including federal, state, and local government agencies, academia, industry, labor, and heritage communities; and (4) coordinate and lead a public information campaign. Requires the Council to consult with states to provide for designation of state [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Academic performance, Administrative procedure, Armed forces, Business, Business education, Career education, Communications, Conferences, Congressional reporting requirements, Defense policy, Education, Educational accountability, Educational research, Educational tests, Elementary and secondary education, Engineering Latest Action: 05/18/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Bill TextTo establish a National Foreign Language Coordination Council. 1/31/2007--Introduced. National Foreign Language Coordination Act - Establishes, in the Executive Office of the President, a National Foreign Language Coordination Council to: (1) oversee and implement the National Security Language Initiative (NSLI); and (2) develop and implement a national foreign language strategy. Includes heads of certain federal agencies as members of the Council. Establishes a National Language Director, to be appointed by the President, to: (1) chair the Council; (2) develop and monitor implementation of the strategy, built upon the efforts of the NSLI; (3) establish formal relationships among major stakeholders, including federal, state, and local government agencies, academia, industry, labor, and heritage communities; and (4) coordinate and lead a public information campaign. Requires the Council to consult with states to provide for designation of state contact persons.[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Aged, Allegiance, Bilingualism, Budgets, Citizenship, Civil rights, Communications, Discrimination, Elections, English language, Entitlements, Federal preemption, Government information, Immigration, Income tax, Local laws Latest Action: 05/18/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Bill TextTo amend title 4, United States Code, to declare English as the official language of the Government of the United States, and for other purposes. 1/31/2007--Introduced. National Language Act of 2007 - Makes English the official language of the U.S. government. Requires the government to: (1) conduct its official business in English, including publications, income tax forms, and informational materials; and (2) preserve and enhance the role of English as the official language of the United States of America. Provides that no person has a right, entitlement, or claim to have the government act, communicate, perform, or provide services or materials in any other language, unless specifically stated in applicable law. Provides that this Act shall not apply to the use of a language other than English for religious purposes, for training in foreign languages for international communication, or in school programs designed to encourage students to learn foreign languages. [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Accounting, Administrative fees, Authorization, Budgets, Canada, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Conspiracy, Construction costs, Construction workers, Cost effectiveness, Criminal insane, Criminal justice, Emergency management, Employee selection Latest Action: 03/19/2007 - Star Print ordered on the bill.
Bill TextTo amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds, and for other purposes. 3/9/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Water Quality Financing Act of 2007 - Title I: Technical and Management Assistance - (Sec. 101) Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (popularly known as the Clean Water Act [CWA]) to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to make grants to nonprofit organizations to provide: (1) technical assistance to rural and small municipalities for grants from the Water Pollution Control Revolving Loan Funds; (2) technical assistance and training for rural and small publicly owned treatment works (POTWs) and decentralized wastewater systems to enable them to protect water quality and comply with the CWA; and (3) information to rural and small municipalities and municipalities that meet a state's affordability [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Business, Business education, Chief executive officers, Civil rights, College teachers, Congressional reporting requirements, Corporation directors, Data banks, Discrimination in employment, Education, Families, Federal aid to education, Government information, Government paperwork, Government publicity Latest Action: 05/18/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Bill TextTo direct the Secretary of Labor to make a grant to a public university to establish the Center for the Study of Women and Workplace Policy. 1/24/2007--Introduced. Directs the Secretary of Labor to make a grant, to a public university with specified characteristics, to establish the Center for the Study of Women and Workplace Policy. Requires the Center to: (1) compile and analyze available data and data sets on the difference between the earnings of men and women, including the Panel Study of Income Dynamics housed at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor; (2) identify factors which affect differences in earnings; and (3) disseminate findings, maintain a website as a clearinghouse, and publish an annual best practices guide. | | Also tagged in: Abortion, Actions and defenses, Anesthetics, Communication in medicine, Communications, Damages, Electronic government information, Emergency management, Emergency medicine, Federal preemption, Fetus, Fines (Penalties), Government information, Government paperwork, Health education, Informed consent (Medical law) Latest Action: 01/22/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S842-843)
Bill TextA bill to ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed regarding the pain experienced by their unborn child. 1/22/2007--Introduced. Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require an abortion provider, before beginning any abortion of a pain-capable unborn child (defined as an unborn child who has reached a probable stage of development of 20 weeks after fertilization), to: (1) make a specified statement to the pregnant woman that Congress has determined that there is substantial evidence that the process will cause the unborn child pain, and that the mother has the option of having pain-reducing drugs administered directly to the child; (2) provide to the woman an Unborn Child Pain Awareness Brochure (unless she waives receipt) and an Unborn Child Pain Awareness Decision Form; and (3) obtain on the form the woman's signature and her explicit request for or refusal of the administration of drugs to the child. Creates [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Authorization, Budgets, Children, College administration, College costs, Communications, Compensatory education, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Continuing education, Day care, Department of Education, Earned income tax credit, Education, Education of the disadvantaged, Educational accountability Latest Action: 01/16/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S599)
Bill TextA bill to provide higher education assistance for nontraditional students, and for other purposes. 1/16/2007--Introduced. Nontraditional Student Success Act - Authorizes and appropriates specified funds for Federal Pell grants under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA). Increases yearly maximum grant amounts and revises requirements for the allowance of two Pell grants during a single award year. Requires the Secretary to publish annually in the Federal Register a revised table of income protection allowances. Excludes the earned income tax credit (EITC) from financial aid determinations. Authorizes the Secretary to select institutions of higher education for a Nontraditional Students Demonstration Program to test the effectiveness of providing expanded financial assistance to less than half-time students and students in compressed, modular, or other alternative schedules. Directs the Secretary to award competitive grants to eligible institutions [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Agricultural education, Agricultural extension work, Agricultural pollution, Agricultural research, Agricultural subsidies, Agriculture, Air pollution, Air pollution control, Air travel, Aircraft engines, Alcohol as fuel, Alternative energy sources, Aquifers, Atmosphere, Auditing Latest Action: 07/24/2007 - Committee on Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Private Sector and Consumer Solutions to Global Warming and Wildlife Protection. Hearings held.
Bill TextA bill to provide for a program to accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States by establishing a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, to support the deployment of new climate change-related technologies, and to ensure benefits to consumers from the trading in such allowances, and for other purposes. 1/12/2007--Introduced. Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act of 2007 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish and maintain the National Greenhouse Gas Database to collect, verify, and analyze information on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Establishes a program for market-driven reduction of GHGs through the use of tradeable allowances. Requires certain covered entities that own or control a source of GHG emissions in the electric power, industrial, and commercial sectors of the U.S. economy to submit to the Administrator, beginning in 2012, one tradeable allowance for every [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Business, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Electronic government information, Executive departments, Government information, Government publicity, Government regulation, Internet, Law, Regulatory impact statements, Small business, Technology, Telecommunication, Web sites Latest Action: 04/26/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5175-5176)
Bill TextA bill to enhance compliance assistance for small business. 1/10/2007--Introduced. Small Business Compliance Assistance Enhancement Act of 2007 - Amends the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 to require an agency to prepare a compliance guide to assist small entities in complying with a Federal rule or group of related rules for which an agency is required to prepare a final regulatory flexibility analysis whenever an agency determines that a Federal rule or group of rules will have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. | | Also tagged in: Authorization, Budgets, Children, Community and school, Counseling, Crime prevention, Criminal justice, Criminal justice information, Department of Education, Drug abuse, Drug traffic, Drugs and youth, Education, Educational accountability, Educational planning, Educational statistics Latest Action: 05/09/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Bill TextTo amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve school safety. 1/9/2007--Introduced. Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act or the SAVE Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require states to allow a student who is attending a public school that does not have a safe climate for academic achievement, or who becomes a victim of a violent criminal offense while on school grounds, in a school bus, or on a school function, to transfer to a safe public school within the school district. (Currently, the school must be persistently dangerous and the offense must occur on school grounds.) Requires the counseling or removal of offenders. Requires a state's determination that a school is unsafe to: (1) be based on verifiable data reported in a consistent and uniform manner; (2) result in ameliorative efforts by unsafe schools; and (3) be relayed to local educational agencies (LEAs) within 45 days before the start of a [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Adoption, Birth control, Budgets, Children, Families, Government information, Government publicity, Grants-in-aid, Medical care, Medicine, Public contracts Latest Action: 02/02/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo require assurances that certain family planning service projects and programs will provide pamphlets containing the contact information of adoption centers. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Adoption Information Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require family planning service projects or programs, as a condition of receiving certain grants or contracts, to assure the Secretary of Health and Human Services that they will provide each person who inquires about their services with a pamphlet containing a comprehensive list of adoption centers in their state. Directs the Secretary to prepare, annually update, and distribute such pamphlets to such projects or programs. | | Also tagged in: Budgets, College administration, Colleges, Community colleges, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Continuing education, Curricula, Education, Educational accountability, Educational statistics, Engineering, Federal aid to education, Government information, Government paperwork, Higher education Latest Action: 05/09/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Bill TextTo strengthen and expand scientific and technological education capabilities of associate-degree-granting colleges through the establishment of partnership arrangements with bachelor-degree-granting institutions. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Higher Education Science and Technology Competitiveness Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award grants to public institutions of higher education to establish and implement statewide articulation agreements that provide a seamless transition for the transfer of students from two-year institutions to four-year institutions through a common core curricula in math, science, engineering, and technology that reflects the workforce needs of private industry. | |
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