| Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Afghanistan, Armed forces, Brain, Children, Clothing, Coinsurance, Collection of accounts, Continuing education, Defense policy, Dentists, Department of Veterans Affairs, Disabled, Education, Executive departments, Families Latest Action: 04/17/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3160, S3161)
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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve veterans' health care benefits, and for other purposes.
| | Also tagged in: Alaska, Commemorations, Human immunodeficiency viruses, Indian medical care, Indigenous peoples, Medical care, Medical tests, Medicine, Minorities, Preventive medicine, Special days Latest Action: 03/11/2008 - Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1892-1893; text as passed Senate: CR S1892-1893; text of measure as introduced: CR S1882)
Bill TextA resolution designating March 20, 2008, as "Second Annual National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day". 3/11/2008--Passed Senate 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.) Designates March 20, 2008, as Second Annual National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. Recognizes the seriousness of the spread and threat of the human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) epidemic in American Indian and Alaska Native communities. Encourages federal, state, and tribal governments, as well as Indian organizations and health care providers, to coordinate efforts in HIV/AIDS testing and in promoting prevention activities to reduce infection rates among American Indians and Alaska Natives. | | Also tagged in: Aliens, Authorization, Budgets, Child health, Children, Condoms, Congress, Congress and foreign policy, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Continuum of care, Crime prevention, Crimes against women, Criminal justice, Developing countries, Drugs Latest Action: 04/15/2008 - Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Biden with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-325. Minority views filed.
Bill TextA bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. 3/7/2008--Introduced. Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008 - Amends the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 to revise the provisions of the President's comprehensive five-year global strategy to combat HIV/AIDS. Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to provide for the establishment of an interagency working group on HIV/AIDS headed by the Global AIDS Coordinator and comprised of representatives from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Extends funding for: (1) the Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria; (2) the Vaccine Fund; (3) [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Administrative procedure, Affordable housing, Afghanistan, Aged, Agricultural subsidies, Agriculture, Aid to dependent children, Alternative energy sources, Animals, Appropriations, Armed forces, Armed forces abroad, Armed forces reserves, Auditing, Automobile industry Latest Action: 03/14/2008 - S.AMDT.4380 Amendment SA 4380 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 41 - 57. Record Vote Number: 79.
Bill TextAn original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013. 3/14/2008--Passed Senate amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Sets forth the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2009, including the appropriate budgetary levels for FY2008 and FY2010-FY2013. Title I: Recommended Levels and Amounts - (Sec. 101) Lists recommended budgetary levels and amounts, for FY2008-FY2013, with respect to: (1) federal revenues; (2) new budget authority; (3) budget outlays; (4) deficits; (5) public debt; and (6) debt held by the public. (Sec. 102) Lists the appropriate levels of new budget authority, outlays, and administrative expenses for Social Security, U.S. Postal Service discretionary administrative expenses, and specified major functional categories for FY2008-FY2013.[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Business, Child health, Children, Civil liberties, Civil rights, Congress, Congress and foreign policy, Congressional reporting requirements, Debt relief, Department of State, Developing countries, Development credit institutions, Economic assistance, Economic development, Education, Elementary and secondary education Latest Action: 04/24/2008 - Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Biden with amendments and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 110-331.
Bill TextA bill to require the President to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to further the United States foreign policy objective of promoting the reduction of global poverty, the elimination of extreme global poverty, and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goal of reducing by one-half the proportion of people worldwide, between 1990 and 2015, who live on less than $1 per day. 4/24/2008--Reported to Senate amended. (There is 1 other summary) Global Poverty Act of 2007 - Directs the President, through the Secretary of State, to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to further the U.S. foreign policy objective of promoting the reduction of global poverty, the elimination of extreme global poverty, and the achievement of the United Nations Millennium Development Goal of reducing by one-half the proportion of people, between 1990 and 2015, who live on less than $1 per day. Requires the strategy to contain specific and measurable [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Armed forces, Child health, Children, Civil liberties, Civil rights, Congress, Congress and foreign policy, Congressional reporting requirements, Crime prevention, Crimes against women, Criminal justice, Defense policy, Department of State, Economic assistance, Executive departments, Executive reorganization Latest Action: 10/31/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13632-13633, S13639-13641)
Bill TextA bill to combat international violence against women and girls. 10/31/2007--Introduced. International Violence Against Women Act of 2007 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to establish in the Department of State the Office of Women's Global Initiatives (which shall replace the Office of International Women's Issues) to coordinate U.S. government efforts respecting international women's issues. Establishes within the Department an Advisory Commission on International Violence Against Women. Directs the President to develop a comprehensive strategy to prevent violence against women and girls. Directs the Coordinator of the Women's Global Initiatives to ensure that foreign assistance programs incorporate measures to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls. Provides that U.S. training of foreign military and police forces incorporates training on prevention of violence against women and girls. Directs the Department [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Africa (Sub-Saharan), Alien labor, Business, Communicable diseases, Community health services, Congress, Congress and foreign policy, Congressional reporting requirements, Continuing education, Data banks, Developing countries, Development credit institutions, Distance education, Economic assistance, Education Latest Action: 10/10/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Bill TextTo amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to assist countries in sub-Saharan Africa in the effort to achieve internationally recognized goals in the treatment and prevention of HIV/AIDS and other major diseases and the reduction of maternal and child mortality by improving human health care capacity and improving retention of medical health professionals in sub-Saharan Africa, and for other purposes. 10/10/2007--Introduced. African Health Capacity Investment Act of 2007 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President to provide assistance, including through international or nongovernmental organizations, for programs to improve human health care capacity in sub-Saharan Africa. Directs the President to develop and transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a strategy for coordinating, implementing, and monitoring assistance programs for human health care capacity in sub-Saharan Africa. | | Also tagged in: Birth control, Child health, Child welfare, Childbirth, Children, Children's rights, Civil liberties, Civil rights, Clinics, Community organization, Congress, Congress and foreign policy, Congressional reporting requirements, Credit, Developing countries, Economic assistance Latest Action: 08/03/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10906-10908)
Bill TextA bill to reduce child marriage, and for other purposes. 8/3/2007--Introduced. International Child Marriage Prevention and Protection Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of State to develop a comprehensive strategy to reduce the incidences of child marriage by further integrating this issue into U.S. development efforts. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress on such strategy and on child marriage and related U.S. assistance programs. Authorizes the President to provide assistance for programs to reduce the incidences of child marriage and promote the empowerment of girls, including support for the treatment and reduction of fistula in countries with high rates of such surgery. Requires the Secretary to work through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and other appropriate agencies as part of their ongoing research and data collection activities concerning child marriage. Requires the Secretary to include in the Department [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: American Samoa, Guam, Health policy, Human immunodeficiency viruses, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Medicaid, Medical care, Medicine, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, State and local government, Territories (U.S.), Virgin Islands, Welfare, Welfare eligibility Latest Action: 12/04/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2486)
Bill TextTo amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit States the option to provide Medicaid coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV. 8/2/2007--Introduced. Early Treatment for HIV Act of 2007 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to give states the option of providing Medicaid coverage for certain low-income HIV-infected individuals. Provides states taking advantage of this option with an enhanced federal Medicaid match. | | Also tagged in: Admission of nonimmigrants, Communicable diseases, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Federal advisory bodies, Governmental investigations, Health policy, Human immunodeficiency viruses, Immigration, Medical care, Medicine Latest Action: 09/10/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Bill TextTo remove from the Immigration and Nationality Act a provision rendering individuals having HIV inadmissible to the United States, and for other purposes. 8/2/2007--Introduced. HIV Nondiscrimination in Travel and Immigration Act of 2007 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) bar to U.S. admission. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) convene a panel of public health experts to review immigration policies regarding HIV as a communicable disease of public health significance (and thus a health-related ground for inadmissibility); and (2) make a determination and report to Congress regarding the continued listing of HIV as a health-related ground for inadmissibility. | | Also tagged in: Authorization, Budgets, Child health, Children, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Health policy, Human immunodeficiency viruses, Malaria, Medical care, Medicine, Orphans, Performance measurement, Preventive medicine, Sexual abstinence, Tuberculosis Latest Action: 09/21/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11940-11943)
Bill TextA bill to reauthorize HIV/AIDS assistance. 8/2/2007--Introduced. HIV/AIDS Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Amends the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 to authorize appropriations for HIV/AIDS assistance. Revises fund allocation provisions, including requiring that at least 50% of funds be made available for the promotion of abstinence, fidelity, and other preventative measures. Extends the minimum 10% funding obligation for orphans and vulnerable children through FY2013. Authorizes the President to increase proportional support for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, within the authorized amounts under this Act, if specified performance, accountability, and transparency benchmarks are met. Authorizes appropriations for Fund contributions through FY2013. | | Also tagged in: Animals, Blood diseases, Brain diseases, Breast cancer, Cancer, Cardiovascular diseases, Colon cancer, Communicable diseases, Digestive diseases, Diphtheria, Emergency management, Emergency medicine, Evidence (Law), Families, Federal employees, Fire fighters Latest Action: 08/22/2007 - Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia.
Bill TextA bill to amend chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, to create a presumption that a disability or death of a Federal employee in fire protection activities caused by any of certain diseases is the result of the performance of such employee's duty. 8/1/2007--Introduced. Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2007 - Amends federal law to provide that, in the case of an employee in fire protection activities: (1) heart disease, lung disease, specified cancers and infectious diseases shall be presumed to be proximately caused by the employee's employment; (2) the disability or death of an employee in fire protection activities due to such a disease shall be presumed to result from personal injury sustained while in the performance of such employee's duty; and (3) such presumptions may be rebutted by a preponderance of the evidence. | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Affordable housing, Apartment houses, Budgets, Department of the Treasury, Executive departments, Federal aid to housing, Federally-guaranteed loans, Homeless, Housing, Housing finance, Housing subsidies, Income tax, Indian housing, Indians, Law Latest Action: 07/31/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Bill TextTo require the Secretary of the Treasury to modify regulations to provide that certain Federal subsidies shall not be considered a grant made with respect to a building or its operation for purposes of the low-income housing tax credit. 7/31/2007--Introduced. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to modify certain Treasury Regulations to provide that none of the following shall be considered a grant made with respect to a building or its operation for purposes of the required reduction of eligible basis by grants received under the low-income housing tax credit: (1) specified rental assistance under the Housing Act of 1949, Housing Act of 1959, and the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act; (2) loan guarantees for multifamily rental housing in rural area under the Housing Act of 1949; (3) periodic interest reduction payments on behalf of owner of rental or cooperative housing project for low-income families under the National Housing Act; (4) modernization, operating,[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Afghanistan, Africa (Sub-Saharan), Air force, Air-to-air missiles, Aliens, American Samoa, Ammunition, Appropriations, Armed forces, Armed forces reserves, Arms control, Army, Ballistic missiles, Budgets, Buy American, Central Intelligence Agency Latest Action: 11/13/2007 - Signed by President.
Bill TextMaking appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. 11/13/2007--Public Law. (There are 4 other summaries) Division A: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008 - Department of Defense - Title I: Military Personnel - Appropriates funds for FY2008 for active-duty and reserve personnel in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force, and for National Guard personnel in the Army and Air Force. Title II: Operation and Maintenance - Appropriates funds for FY2008 for operation and maintenance (O&M) for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force, the defense agencies, the reserve components, and the Army and Air National Guard. Appropriates funds for: (1) the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; (2) environmental restoration for the military departments, the Department of Defense (DOD), and at formerly used defense sites; (3) overseas [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Accreditation (Medical care), Adult day care, Aged, Alabama, Ambulances, Ambulatory care, American Samoa, Armed forces, Birth control, Budgets, Business, Cancer, Cardiovascular diseases, Child health, Children Latest Action: 09/04/2007 - Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 338.
Bill TextTo amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the children's health insurance program, to improve beneficiary protections under the Medicare, Medicaid, and the CHIP program, and for other purposes. 8/1/2007--Reported to House amended, Part I. (There are 2 other summaries) Children's Health and Medicare Protection (CHAMP) Act of 2007 - Title I: Children's Health Insurance Program - (Sec. 100) States that it is the purpose of this title to provide dependable and stable funding for children's health insurance under titles XXI (Children's Health Insurance Program) (CHIP) (also known as SCHIP) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) in order to enroll all six million uninsured children who are eligible, but not enrolled, for coverage today. Subtitle A: Funding - (Sec. 101) Prescribes formulae for new base CHIP allotments for states and territories beginning with FY2008. (Sec. [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to airports, Accident insurance, Administrative fees, Age and employment, Aged, Agriculture, Air traffic, Air traffic control, Air travel, Aircraft pilots, Airline employees, Airline passenger traffic, Airports, Alaska, Alcohol as fuel, Alien labor Latest Action: 11/14/2007 - On motion to recommit to conference committee Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 182 - 231 (Roll no. 1101). (consideration: CR H13903)
Bill TextMaking appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. 9/12/2007--Passed Senate amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 - Title I: Department of Transportation - Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2008 - Makes appropriations for FY2008 to the Department of Transportation, including: (1) the Office of the Secretary; (2) the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); (3) the Federal Highway Administration; (4) the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; (5) the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); (6) the Federal Railroad Administration; (7) the Federal Transit Administration (FTA); (8) the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation; (9) the Maritime Administration; (10) the Pipeline and [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Aircraft pilots, Alaska, Apartment houses, Appropriations, Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, Architecture and the disabled, Aviation accidents, Aviation safety, Budgets, Business, California, Criminal justice, Delaware, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Transportation, Disabled Latest Action: 07/16/2007 - Committee on Appropriations. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Murray. With written report No. 110-131.
Bill TextAn original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. 7/16/2007--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.) Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 - Title I: Department of Transportation - Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2008 - Makes appropriations for FY2008 to the Department of Transportation, including: (1) the Office of the Secretary; (2) the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); (3) the Federal Highway Administration; (4) the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; (5) the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); (6) the Federal Railroad [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Academic performance, Birth control, Budgets, Child health, Children, Communications, Contraceptives, Counseling, Data banks, Education, Elementary and secondary education, Ethics, Evaluation research (Social action programs), Families, Federal aid to health facilities, Federal aid to research Latest Action: 07/16/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextA bill to make grants to carry out activities to prevent the incidence of unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections among teens in racial or ethnic minority or immigrant communities, and for other purposes. 7/16/2007--Introduced. Communities of Color Teen Pregnancy Prevention Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants for projects to prevent teen pregnancies in racial, ethnic minority, or immigrant communities with a substantial incidence or prevalence of cases of teen pregnancy compared to the average number in communities in the state.Allows the Secretary to make grants to: (1) carry out activities to prevent unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections among teens; (2) provide necessary social and cultural support services regarding teen pregnancy; (3) provide health and educational services related to the prevention of unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections among teens; (4) promote [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Federal aid to health facilities, Federal-territorial relations, Health policy, Human immunodeficiency viruses, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Medicaid, Medical care, Medicine, Minorities, Minority health, State and local government, Welfare Latest Action: 06/15/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to provide comprehensive HIV/AIDS services to racial and ethnic minorities, and for other purposes. 6/15/2007--Introduced. HIV Emergency Local Partnership Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to eligible entities located in communities in which racial or ethnic minorities comprise a majority of the population to provide comprehensive HIV/AIDS service to racial and ethnic minorities in such communities. Directs the Secretary to continue funding grants awarded through the Minority HIV/AIDS Initiatives of the Health Resources and Services Administration until the Secretary begins to provide funds for such initiative through the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act of 2006. Excludes amounts expended for medical assistance for individuals with HIV/AIDS when calculating the caps for Medicaid payments to territories. | | Also tagged in: Commemorations, Communications, Health counseling, Health education, Health policy, Human immunodeficiency viruses, Medical care, Medical tests, Medicine, Minorities, Minority health, Preventive medicine, Public service advertising, Special days Latest Action: 06/14/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextSupporting the goals and ideals of National HIV Testing Day, and for other purposes. 6/14/2007--Introduced. Expresses support for the goals and ideals of National HIV/AIDS Testing Day. Encourages the use of rapid test kits approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for HIV testing. | | Also tagged in: Caribbean area, Commemorations, Health education, Hispanic Americans, Human immunodeficiency viruses, Medical care, Medical tests, Medicine, Minorities, Minority health, Special days Latest Action: 06/07/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextSupporting the goals and ideals of National Caribbean American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, and for other purposes. 6/7/2007--Introduced. Expresses support for the goals and ideals of National Caribbean American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. Recognizes the second anniversary of observing that day. Encourages: (1) state and local governments to recognize that day, publicize its importance, and encourage Caribbean Americans, Caribbean-born individuals, and all people in the United States and its territories to know their status and undergo HIV testing; and (2) media organizations to carry messages in support of that day. | | Also tagged in: Abortion, Birth control, Child sexual abuse, Childbirth, Children, Civil liberties, Civil rights, Congressional reporting requirements, Contraceptives, Disaster relief, Drugs, Emergency management, Emergency medicine, Families, Female circumcision, Food Latest Action: 06/07/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Bill TextTo provide financial and other support to the United Nations Population Fund to carry out activities to save women's lives, limit the incidence of abortion and maternal mortality associated with unsafe abortion, promote universal access to safe and reliable family planning, and assist women, children, and men in developing countries to live better lives. 6/7/2007--Introduced. United Nations Population Fund Women's Health and Dignity Act - Authorizes the President to make a voluntary contribution on a grant basis to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to: (1) provide and distribute equipment, medicine, supplies, and expertise to ensure safe childbirth and emergency obstetric care; (2) make contraceptives available for the prevention of pregnancy and sexually-transmitted infections, including HIV/AIDS; (3) reduce abortion and related maternal mortality; (4) reduce and eliminate coercive family planning practices; (5) reduce and eliminate sex selection; (6) prevent and [...] show full description | | Latest Action: 06/06/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7180-7181)
Bill TextA bill to provide additional assistance to combat HIV/AIDS among young people, and for other purposes. 6/6/2007--Introduced. HIV Prevention Act of 2007 - Amends the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 to eliminate the HIV/AIDS abstinence-until marriage funding set-aside. | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Case management, Criminal justice, Drug abuse, Drug abuse treatment, Drug therapy, Drugs, Health counseling, Health education, Health policy, Homeless, Housing, Human immunodeficiency viruses, Identification devices, Medical care, Medical tests Latest Action: 06/25/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Bill TextTo amend title 18 of the United States Code to require HIV testing of Federal prisoners about to be released, to direct the Attorney General of the United States and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide HIV/AIDS treatment for recently released Federal prisoners, and for other purposes. 5/24/2007--Introduced. After Care Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to require: (1) the Attorney General to provide for the testing of prisoners about to be released from a federal facility for the human immunodeficiency virus; and (2) courts to order defendants testing positive for the virus to accept HIV/AIDS treatment as a condition of supervised release and to notify any prospective sexual partner of HIV/AIDS status.Requires the Attorney General and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish and maintain a program for HIV/AIDS treatment of prisoners for two years after release by the Bureau of Prisons.Prohibits individuals receiving [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Abortion, Contraceptives, Developing countries, Economic assistance, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Human immunodeficiency viruses, Medical care, Medicine, Nongovernmental organizations, Preventive medicine, Sexually transmitted diseases Latest Action: 05/17/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5338)
Bill TextTo amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize assistance to provide contraceptives in developing countries in order to prevent unintended pregnancies, abortions, and the transmission of sexually transmitted infections, including HIV/AIDS. 5/17/2007--Introduced. Ensuring Access to Contraceptives Act of 2007 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to direct the President, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), to furnish assistance to provide contraceptives in developing countries in order to prevent unintended pregnancies, abortions, and the transmission of sexually transmitted infections, including HIV/AIDS. States that a nongovernmental organization shall not be subject to eligibility requirements relating to the use of non-U.S. government funds that are more restrictive than those that apply to a foreign government. | | Also tagged in: Child health, Child nutrition, Childbirth, Children, Developing countries, Economic assistance, Environmental health, Environmental protection, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Food, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Hazardous substances, Health information systems, Health policy Latest Action: 04/09/2008 - Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Biden with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-282.
Bill TextA bill to provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers in developing countries, and for other purposes. 5/17/2007--Introduced. United States Commitment to Global Child Survival Act of 2007 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President to furnish assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers in developing countries, including activities relating to: (1) newborn care and treatment; (2) childhood illness and immunization services; (3) child and maternal nutrition; (4) maternity and obstetric services; (5) safe water, hygiene, and environmental toxins such as lead; (6) health services and health information systems; and (7) HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis and child spacing. Directs the President to develop a comprehensive strategy to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers, including reducing newborn, child, and maternal mortality in developing countries. Establishes the [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Child health, Child nutrition, Childbirth, Children, Developing countries, Economic assistance, Environmental health, Environmental protection, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Food, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Hazardous substances, Health information systems, Health policy Latest Action: 05/10/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Bill TextTo provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers in developing countries, and for other purposes. 5/10/2007--Introduced. United States Commitment to Global Child Survival Act of 2007 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President to furnish assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers in developing countries. Directs the President to develop a comprehensive U.S. government strategy to reduce mortality and improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers in developing countries. Establishes the Interagency Task Force on Child Survival and Maternal Health in Developing Countries. | | Also tagged in: Adoption, Aid to dependent children, Budgets, Caregivers, Cash welfare block grants, Child health, Child support, Child welfare, Children, Church and social problems, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Criminal justice, Criminal justice information, Custody of children, Day care Latest Action: 09/19/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
Bill TextTo establish kinship navigator programs, to establish kinship guardianship assistance payments for children, and for other purposes. 5/7/2007--Introduced. Kinship Caregiver Support Act - Authorizes the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families of the Department of Health and Human Services to make grants to eligible entities to pay for the federal share of the cost of carrying out kinship navigator programs. Amends part E (Federal Payments for Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to authorize all states to opt to enter agreements to provide kinship guardianship assistance payments on behalf of children to grandparents and other relatives who have assumed legal guardianship of children for whom they have cared as foster parents and have committed to care for on a permanent basis. Provides that adoptive parents of children with special needs remain eligible for adoption assistance, even if they receive kinship guardianship [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Budgets, Congressional reporting requirements, Cost effectiveness, Demography, Dental care, Dentistry, Dentists, Education, Federal aid to education, Finance, Health policy, Higher education, Human immunodeficiency viruses, Loan defaults, Medical care Latest Action: 05/04/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E956-957)
Bill TextTo authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a dental education loan repayment program to encourage dentists to serve at facilities with a critical shortage of dentists in areas with a high incidence of HIV/AIDS. 5/3/2007--Introduced. Dedicated Dental Service for HIV/AIDS Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to enter into an agreement under which an individual agrees to serve as a dentist for a not less than two years at a facility with a critical shortage of dentists in an area with a high incidence of HIV/AIDS in exchange for the Secretary making payments on the individual's dental education loans. Requires such payments to equal 30% of the principal and interest on such loans after the first and second years of service and 25% after the third year of service. | | Also tagged in: Developing countries, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Health facilities, Health information systems, Health policy, Health surveys, Human immunodeficiency viruses, Malaria, Medical care, Medical personnel, Medicine, World health Latest Action: 05/03/2007 - Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5604)
Bill TextA concurrent resolution expressing support for advancing vital United States interests through increased engagement in health programs that alleviate disease and reduce premature death in developing nations, especially through programs that combat high levels of infectious disease improve children's and women's health, decrease malnutrition, reduce unintended pregnancies, fight the spread of HIV/AIDS, encourage healthy behaviors, and strengthen health care capacity. 5/3/2007--Introduced. Recognizes that contributing to improving health in developing nations is in the vital interest of the United States as it helps protect the health of the American people, facilitates development among partner nations, and cultivates a positive U.S. image. Acknowledges the need to strengthen health care systems to meet essential health needs. Supports U.S. investments in reducing the global burdens of HIV/AIDS and malaria through the President's Emergency Program for AIDS Relief [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Americans in foreign countries, Business, Civil liberties, Civil rights, Crimes against women, Criminal justice, Democracy, Development credit institutions, Diplomacy, Discrimination, Discrimination in employment, Economic assistance, Employee selection, Employee training, Equality before the law, Ethnic relations Latest Action: 07/24/2007 - Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Bill TextExpressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should address the ongoing problem of untouchability in India. 7/23/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Expresses the sense of Congress that, as the leaders of the United States and the Republic of India have expressed commitment to the values of human freedom, democracy, and the rule of law, it is in U.S. interests to address the treatment of the Dalits and Tribals in India by: (1) raising the issue of caste discrimination and untouchability; (2) encouraging the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to ensure that the needs of Dalit organizations are incorporated in project development; (3) ensuring that projects that positively impact Dalit and Tribal communities, especially Dalit women, are developed; (4) ensuring that cooperative research programs targeting rural health care, the HIV/AIDS epidemic, and rural technology contain proper focus on the [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Aged, Bribery, Business, Coinsurance, Criminal justice, Drug industry, Drugs, Finance, Health insurance, Health maintenance organizations, Health policy, Hospitals, Indian medical care, Managed care, Medical care, Medical economics Latest Action: 05/02/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo include costs incurred by the Indian Health Service, a federally qualified health center, an AIDS drug assistance program, certain hospitals, or a pharmaceutical manufacturer patient assistance program in providing prescription drugs toward the annual out of pocket threshold under part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act and to provide a safe harbor for assistance provided under a pharmaceutical manufacturer patient assistance program. 4/26/2007--Introduced. Helping Fill the Medicare Rx Gap Act of 2007 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA), with respect to the annual out of pocket threshold, to count costs incurred in providing prescription drugs by the Indian Health Service, a federally-qualified health center, an AIDS drug assistance program, certain hospitals, or a pharmaceutical manufacturer patient assistance program.Amends SSA title XI, with respect to criminal penalties [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Aged, Alaska, American studies, Asian American ethnic groups, Black colleges, Boundaries, Budgets, Building construction, Cancer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Child health, Children, Civil rights, Civil rights enforcement, Clinics Latest Action: 09/11/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Bill TextTo improve the health of minority individuals, and for other purposes. 7/12/2007--Introduced. Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish the Robert T. Matsui Center for Cultural and Linguistic Competence in Health Care.Provides for health care workforce diversity activities, including the establishment of: (1) a technical clearinghouse on health workforce diversity; and (2) Regional Minority Centers of Excellence Programs.Requires health-related programs of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to collect data on race, ethnicity, and primary language.Directs each federal health agency to implement a strategic plan to eliminate disparities and improve the health and health care of minority populations. Requires the Secretary to establish: (1) an Office of Health Disparities within the Office of Civil Rights; and (2) civil rights [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Aged, Business, Drug industry, Drugs, Health policy, Hospitals, Indian medical care, Medical care, Medicare, Medicine, Minorities, Prescription pricing Latest Action: 04/12/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4442-4444)
Bill TextA bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include costs incurred by the Indian Health Service, a Federally qualified health center, an AIDS drug assistance program, certain hospitals, or a pharmaceutical manufacturer patient assistance program in providing prescription drugs toward the annual out of pocket threshold under part D of the Medicare program. 4/12/2007--Introduced. Helping Fill the Medicare Rx Gap Act of 2007 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA), with respect to the annual out of pocket threshold, to count costs incurred in providing prescription drugs by the Indian Health Service, a federally-qualified health center, an AIDS drug assistance program, certain hospitals, or a pharmaceutical manufacturer patient assistance program. | | Also tagged in: Birth control, Child health, Children, Civil liberties, Civil rights, Congressional reporting requirements, Contraceptives, Crimes against women, Criminal justice, Economic assistance, Education, Elementary and secondary education, Equality before the law, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Government information Latest Action: 03/27/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Bill TextTo require the President and the Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator to establish a comprehensive and integrated HIV prevention strategy to address the vulnerabilities of women and girls in countries for which the United States provides assistance to combat HIV/AIDS, and for other purposes. 3/27/2007--Introduced. Protection Against Transmission of HIV for Women and Youth Act of 2007 - States that it shall be U.S. policy to: (1) pursue a global HIV prevention strategy that emphasizes the needs of married and unmarried women and girls and addresses the factors that lead to gender disparities in HIV infection rates; and (2) balance funding for HIV prevention methods. Directs the President to: (1) formulate and submit to the appropriate congressional committees, and make available to the public, a comprehensive and culturally appropriate global HIV prevention strategy that addresses the HIV vulnerability of married and unmarried women and girls and seeks to reduce the [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Chemotherapy, Congress, Congress and foreign policy, Congressional reporting requirements, Drug resistance in microorganisms, Drugs, Economic assistance, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Health policy, Human immunodeficiency viruses, International affairs, International agencies, Medical care, Medical records, Medical research Latest Action: 10/09/2007 - Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Biden under authority of the order of the Senate of 10/04/2007 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-193.
Bill TextA bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide increased assistance for the prevention, treatment, and control of tuberculosis, and for other purposes. 10/9/2007--Reported to Senate amended. (There is 1 other summary) Stop Tuberculosis (TB) Now Act of 2007 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require the President to furnish assistance for tuberculosis (TB) prevention, treatment, and elimination.(Current law authorizes such assistance.) Gives priority to activities described in the Stop TB Strategy (as defined by this Act). Revises related fund use provisions. Authorizes the President, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), to provide increased resources to the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Stop Tuberculosis Partnership to improve the capacity of countries with high TB rates and other affected countries to implement the Stop TB Strategy and specific strategies related [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Alcohol and youth, Budgets, Career education, Child development, Child health, Children, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Contraceptives, Drug abuse, Drugs and youth, Education, Evaluation research (Social action programs), Families, Federal aid to health facilities, Finance Latest Action: 03/22/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3625)
Bill TextA bill to provide for the reduction of adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases, and for other purposes. 3/22/2007--Introduced. Responsible Education About Life Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to states for family life education, including education on abstinence and contraception, to prevent teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. Expresses the sense of Congress that states are encouraged but not required to provide matching funds. Requires the Secretary to provide for a national evaluation of a representative sample of such programs for effectiveness in changing adolescent sexual behavior, including delaying sexual and high-risk activity, preventing pregnancy and disease (including HIV/AIDS), and increasing contraceptive knowledge. Requires states receiving such grants to provide for an individual evaluation of the state's program by an external, independent entity. | | Also tagged in: Alcohol and youth, Budgets, Career education, Child development, Child health, Children, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Contraceptives, Drug abuse, Drugs and youth, Education, Evaluation research (Social action programs), Families, Federal aid to health facilities, Finance Latest Action: 03/23/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo provide for the reduction of adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases, and for other purposes. 3/22/2007--Introduced. Responsible Education About Life Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to states for family life education, including education on abstinence and contraception, to prevent teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. Expresses the sense of Congress that states are encouraged but not required to provide matching funds. Requires the Secretary to provide for a national evaluation of a representative sample of such programs for effectiveness in changing adolescent sexual behavior, including delaying sexual and high-risk activity, preventing pregnancy and disease (including HIV/AIDS), and increasing contraceptive knowledge. Requires states receiving such grants to provide for an individual evaluation of the state's program by an external, independent entity. | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Admission of nonimmigrants, Afghanistan, Africa (Sub-Saharan), Agriculture, Agriculture in foreign trade, Air force, Alabama, American investments, Appropriations, Architect of the Capitol, Armed forces, Armed forces reserves, Army, Army Corps of Engineers, Asbestos Latest Action: 03/22/2007 - Committee on Appropriations. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Byrd. With written report No. 110-37.
Bill TextAn original bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes. 3/22/2007--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.) U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 - Title I: Global War on Terror Supplemental Appropriations - Chapter 1: Department of Agriculture - Makes emergency supplemental FY2007 appropriations for specified activities related to the global war on terror to the Department of Agriculture (including food relief to certain foreign countries). (Sec. 1101) Makes specified appropriations to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for the release of eligible commodities for emergency humanitarian food needs in developing countries [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Chemotherapy, Congress, Congress and foreign policy, Congressional reporting requirements, Drug resistance in microorganisms, Drugs, Economic assistance, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Health policy, Human immunodeficiency viruses, International affairs, International agencies, Medical care, Medical records, Medical research Latest Action: 11/06/2007 - Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 472.
Bill TextTo amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide increased assistance for the prevention, treatment, and control of tuberculosis, and for other purposes. 11/5/2007--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on October 15, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Stop Tuberculosis (TB) Now Act of 2007 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require the President to furnish assistance for tuberculosis (TB) prevention, treatment, and elimination.(Current law authorizes such assistance.) Gives priority to activities described in the Stop TB Strategy (as defined by this Act). Revises related fund use provisions. Authorizes the President, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), to provide increased resources to the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Stop Tuberculosis Partnership to improve [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Authorization, Blacks, Boundaries, Budgets, Business, Clinical trials, Communicable diseases, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Continuing education, Curricula, Department of Health and Human Services, Drug resistance in microorganisms, Education, Epidemiology, Executive departments Latest Action: 03/16/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to making progress toward the goal of eliminating tuberculosis, and for other purposes. 3/15/2007--Introduced. Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to set forth research and demonstration projections for the prevention, control, and elimination of tuberculosis that shall receive priority from the Secretary of Health and Human Services in awarding research grants for tuberculosis.Requires the Advisory Council for the Elimination of Tuberculosis to make recommendations on the development, revision, and implementation of a national plan to eliminate tuberculosis in the United States. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to develop new tools for the elimination of tuberculosis. Requires the Federal Tuberculosis Task Force to make recommendations on the development of a national plan for the [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: American Samoa, Guam, Health policy, Human immunodeficiency viruses, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Medicaid, Medical care, Medicine, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, State and local government, Territories (U.S.), Virgin Islands, Welfare, Welfare eligibility Latest Action: 03/13/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3070)
Bill TextA bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit States the option to provide Medicaid coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV. 3/13/2007--Introduced. Early Treatment for HIV Act of 2007 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to give states the option of providing Medicaid coverage for certain low-income HIV-infected individuals. Provides states taking advantage of this option with an enhanced federal Medicaid match. | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Clinical trials, Congress, Congress and foreign policy, Congressional reporting requirements, Department of Health and Human Services, Developing countries, Drugs, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Federal aid to research, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Health policy, Human behavior Latest Action: 03/14/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E545-546)
Bill TextTo amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to facilitating the development of microbicides for preventing transmission of HIV/AIDS and other diseases, and for other purposes. 3/8/2007--Introduced. Microbicide Development Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the Office of AIDS Research to: (1) expedite the implementation of the federal strategic plan for the conduct and support of microbicide research and development; and (2) expand, intensify, and coordinate all activities with respect to research and development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. Requires the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to: (1) establish within the Division of AIDS an organizational branch to carry out microbicide research and development; and (2) assign priority to ensuring adequate funding and support for the Microbicide Trials Network and other programs for [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Business, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Clinical trials, Congress, Congress and foreign policy, Congressional reporting requirements, Department of Health and Human Services, Developing countries, Drug industry, Drugs, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Federal aid to research, Foreign aid, Foreign policy Latest Action: 03/08/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2919-2920)
Bill TextA bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to facilitating the development of microbicides for preventing transmission of HIV/AIDS and other diseases, and for other purposes. 3/8/2007--Introduced. Microbicide Development Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the Office of AIDS Research to: (1) expedite the implementation of the federal strategic plan for the conduct and support of microbicide research and development; and (2) expand, intensify, and coordinate all activities with respect to research and development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. Requires the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to: (1) establish within the Division of AIDS an organizational branch to carry out microbicide research and development; and (2) assign priority to ensuring adequate funding and support for the Microbicide Trials Network and other programs [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Africa (Sub-Saharan), Alien labor, Business, Communicable diseases, Community health services, Congress, Congress and foreign policy, Congressional reporting requirements, Continuing education, Data banks, Developing countries, Development credit institutions, Distance education, Economic assistance, Education Latest Action: 10/09/2007 - Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Biden under authority of the order of the Senate of 10/04/2007 with amendments. With written report No. 110-192.
Bill TextA bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to assist countries in sub-Saharan Africa in the effort to achieve internationally recognized goals in the treatment and prevention of HIV/AIDS and other major diseases and the reduction of maternal and child mortality by improving human health care capacity and improving retention of medical health professionals in sub-Saharan Africa, and for other purposes. 10/9/2007--Reported to Senate amended. (There is 1 other summary) African Health Capacity Investment Act of 2007 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President to provide assistance, including through international or nongovernmental organizations, for programs to improve human health care capacity in sub-Saharan Africa. Directs the President to develop and transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a strategy for coordinating, implementing, and monitoring assistance programs for human health care capacity [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Business, Child health, Children, Communicable diseases, Competition, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Developing countries, Development credit institutions, Drug approvals, Drug industry, Epidemics, Foreign investments, Foreign policy, Health planning, Health policy Latest Action: 04/13/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.
Bill TextTo accelerate efforts to develop vaccines for diseases primarily affecting developing countries, and for other purposes. 3/7/2007--Introduced. Vaccines for the Future Act of 2007- Directs the President to establish a strategy to accelerate efforts to develop vaccines and microbicides for neglected diseases such as HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis, which shall: (1) expand public-private partnerships; (2) create economic incentives for such vaccines' research, development, and manufacturing; (3) include the negotiation of advanced market commitments; (4) address related intellectual property and regulatory approval issues; (5) maximize U.S. capabilities to support clinical trials in developing countries; (6) expand the purchase and delivery of existing vaccines; and (7) address the challenges of advance delivery of vaccines in developing countries. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to enter into negotiations with the World Bank, the International Development Association,[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Business, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Debt relief, Developing countries, Development credit institutions, Economic assistance, Economic development, Economic policy, Environmental protection, Executive departments, Food, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Health policy, Human immunodeficiency viruses Latest Action: 09/26/2007 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Bill TextTo require the President to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to further the United States foreign policy objective of promoting the reduction of global poverty, the elimination of extreme global poverty, and the achievement of the United Nations Millennium Development Goal of reducing by one-half the proportion of people worldwide, between 1990 and 2015, who live on less than $1 per day. 9/25/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Global Poverty Act of 2007 - Directs the President, through the Secretary of State, to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to further the U.S. foreign policy objective of promoting the reduction of global poverty, the elimination of extreme global poverty, and the achievement of the United Nations Millennium Development Goal of reducing by one-half the proportion of people worldwide who live on less than $1 per day. Sets forth reporting requirements. | | Also tagged in: Abortion, Access to health care, Agriculture, Birth control, Children, Community health services, Congressional reporting requirements, Contraceptives, Cost effectiveness, Developing countries, Economic assistance, Economic development, Economic policy, Education, Environmental protection, Farm lands Latest Action: 02/28/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Bill TextTo amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to improve voluntary family planning programs in developing countries, and for other purposes. 2/28/2007--Introduced. Focus on Family Health Worldwide Act of 2007 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), to provide assistance for voluntary family planning programs in developing countries, including activities to: (1) improve public knowledge of voluntary family planning programs; (2) support public and private voluntary family planning programs, including networks for community-based and subsidized commercial distribution of contraceptives; (3) expand training for health care providers and educators; (4) provide improved coordination between voluntary family planning programs and programs that receive U.S. assistance for the prevention of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections; and (5) strengthen supply chain logistics [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Administrative remedies, Admission of nonimmigrants, Advice and consent of the Senate, Aged, Alcoholism, Aliens, Ambulances, Ambulatory care, Anesthetics, Armed forces, Birth control, Block grants, Budgets, Business, Capital budgets Latest Action: 04/24/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4034-4035)
Bill TextTo provide for health care for every American and to control the cost and enhance the quality of the health care system. 2/27/2007--Introduced. American Health Security Act of 2007 - Establishes the State-Based American Health Security Program to provide every U.S. resident who is a U.S. citizen, national, or lawful resident alien with health care services. Requires each participating state to establish a state health security program. Eliminates benefits under: (1) titles XVIII (Medicare), XIX (Medicaid), and XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act; (2) the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program; and (3) the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS). Requires each state health security program to prohibit the sale of health insurance in that state that duplicates benefits provided under the program. Establishes the American Health Security Standards Board to: (1) develop policies,[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Adoption, Aid to dependent children, Budgets, Caregivers, Cash welfare block grants, Child health, Child support, Child welfare, Children, Church and social problems, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Criminal justice, Criminal justice information, Custody of children, Day care Latest Action: 02/16/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2171-2172)
Bill TextA bill to establish kinship navigator programs, to establish guardianship assistance payments for children, and for other purposes. 2/16/2007--Introduced. Kinship Caregiver Support Act - Authorizes the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families of the Department of Health and Human Services to make grants for kinship navigator programs to state agencies, metropolitan agencies, or tribal organizations with experience in addressing needs of kinship caregivers or children and connecting them with services and assistance.Amends part E (Federal Payments for Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to authorize all states to opt to enter agreements to provide kinship guardianship assistance payments on behalf of children to grandparents and other relatives who have assumed legal guardianship of children for whom they have cared as foster parents and have committed to care for on a permanent basis. Allows states to use part E funds to [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Animals, Blood diseases, Brain diseases, Breast cancer, Cancer, Cardiovascular diseases, Colon cancer, Communicable diseases, Digestive diseases, Diphtheria, Emergency management, Emergency medicine, Evidence (Law), Families, Federal employees, Fire fighters Latest Action: 02/16/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Bill TextTo amend title 5, United States Code, to create a presumption that disability of a Federal employee in fire protection activities caused by certain conditions is presumed to result from the performance of such employee's duty. 2/16/2007--Introduced. Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2007 - Amends federal law to provide that, with regard to an employee in fire protection activities: (1) heart disease, lung disease, specified cancers and infectious diseases shall be presumed to be proximately caused by the employee's employmen |
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