| Also tagged in: Child health, Children, Commemorations, Education, Elementary and secondary education, Environmental protection, Indoor air pollution, Medical care, Medicine, School buildings, Special days Latest Action: 04/28/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3446-3447)
Bill TextA resolution recognizing April 28, 2008, as "National Healthy Schools Day". 4/28/2008--Introduced. Recognizes April 28, 2008, as National Healthy Schools Day. | | Also tagged in: Agriculture, Asthma, Budgets, Business, Career education, Climate change, Curricula, Education, Education of the disadvantaged, Elementary and secondary education, Elementary education, Environmental education, Environmental justice, Environmental protection, Federal aid to education, Food Latest Action: 04/24/2008 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Bill TextTo enhance environmental justice education in middle and high schools that serve disadvantaged students. 4/24/2008--Introduced. Getting Youth Re-invested in Environmental Education Now Act, or the GREEN Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to states and local educational agencies for the development of environmental justice curricula and co-op programs for middle and high school students at schools: (1) receiving school improvement funds under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; and (2) located in urban communities that may be disproportionately affected by climate change, pollution, and other environmental issues. Requires co-op programs to: (1) link students with career opportunities in the environmental field; (2) allow students to earn course or service learning credits during the summer through experiential learning; and (3) provide students with mentors to assist them in building the skills necessary [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Climate change, Commemorations, Environmental health, Environmental protection, Environmental research, Health policy, Health services administration, Medical care, Medical research, Medicine, Public health, Science policy, Special weeks Latest Action: 04/09/2008 - Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2821)
Bill TextA resolution recognizing the week of April 7, 2008 to April 13, 2008, as "National Public Health Week". 4/9/2008--Introduced. Recognizes: (1) National Public Health Week; (2) the efforts of public health professionals, first responders, states, municipalities, and local communities to incorporate measures to adapt health care systems to address impacts of climate change; and (3) the role of adaptation in preventing impacts of climate change on vulnerable communities, the potential for improvement of health status and equity through efforts to address climate change, and the need to include health policy in the development of climate responses. Encourages: (1) further research, interdisciplinary partnership, and collaboration to understand and monitor the health impacts of climate change, for preparedness activities, and for improvement of health care infrastructure; and (2) every American to learn about the impacts of climate change on health. | | Also tagged in: Climate change, Commemorations, Environmental health, Environmental protection, Environmental research, Health policy, Health services administration, Medical care, Medical research, Medicine, Public health, Science policy, Special weeks Latest Action: 04/08/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextRecognizing of the week of April 7, 2008, to April 13, 2008, as "National Public Health Week". 4/4/2008--Introduced. Recognizes: (1) National Public Health Week; (2) the efforts of public health professionals, first responders, states, municipalities, and local communities to incorporate measures to adapt health care systems to address impacts of climate change; and (3) the role of adaptation in preventing impacts of climate change on vulnerable communities, the improvement of health status and equity through efforts to address climate change, and the need to include health policy in the development of climate responses. Encourages: (1) further research, interdisciplinary partnership, and collaboration to understand and monitor the health impacts of climate change, for preparedness activities, and for improvement of health care infrastructure; and (2) every American to learn about the impact of climate change on health. | | Also tagged in: Automobiles, Awards, medals, prizes, Climate change, Commemorations, Congressional tributes, Energy, Energy efficiency, Energy security, Environmental protection, Foundations, Fuel consumption, Motor vehicle pollution control, Research and development, Science policy, Social services, Transportation Latest Action: 03/14/2008 - Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2165-2166)
Bill TextA resolution to congratulate the X PRIZE Foundation for their efforts to inspire a new generation of viable, super-efficient vehicles that could help break the addiction of the United States to oil and stem the effects of climate change through the Automotive X PRIZE competition. 3/13/2008--Passed 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.) Commends the X PRIZE Foundation's leadership for their efforts to inspire a new generation of viable, super-efficient vehicles through the Automotive X PRIZE competition. Congratulates the Foundation on its innovation and vision in bringing together some of the finest minds in government, higher education, and industry to participate in the competition and applauds its commitment for encouraging solutions to some of the greatest challenges facing humanity. | | Also tagged in: Child health, Children, Commemorations, Education, Elementary and secondary education, Environmental protection, Indoor air pollution, Medical care, Medicine, School buildings, Special days Latest Action: 03/14/2008 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Bill TextExpressing support for designation of April 28, 2008, as "National Healthy Schools Day". 3/14/2008--Introduced. Supports the designation of a National Healthy Schools Day. | | Also tagged in: Admission of nonimmigrants, Agricultural labor, Agriculture, Alaska, Alien labor, Aluminum, American Revolution, Animals, Anniversaries, Archaeology, Arizona, Arkansas, Armed forces, Art, Astronautical accidents, Authorization Latest Action: 05/08/2008 - Signed by President.
Bill TextA bill to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the Department of Energy, to implement further the Act approving the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America, to amend the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003, and for other purposes. 3/10/2008--Introduced. Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 - Authorizes specified programs and activities in the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the Department of Energy concerning, among other things, land conveyances, boundary adjustments, studies, memorials, commissions, and museums, national park natural resource protection, national trails and rivers, national heritage areas, and advanced energy technology transfer centers. Sets forth provisions concerning the Northern Mariana Islands. Makes amendments to various public laws, including the National [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Affordable housing, Afghanistan, Aged, Alternative energy sources, Appropriations, Armed forces, Armed forces abroad, Armed forces reserves, Ballistic missile defenses, Bonds, Border patrols, Brain, Budget deficits, Budget reconciliation, Budget resolutions, Budget surpluses Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1627-1659, H1661-1684)
Bill TextRevising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2010 through 2013. 3/13/2008--Passed House without amendment. (There are 2 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.) Revises and replaces the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2008. Sets forth the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2009, including the appropriate budgetary levels for FY2010-FY2013. Title I: Recommended Levels and Amounts - (Sec. 101) Recommends budgetary levels and amounts for FY2008-FY2013 for: (1) federal revenues; (2) new budget authority; (3) budget outlays; (4) deficits (on-budget); (5) debt subject to limit; [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Agricultural pollution, Agriculture, Carbon cycle, Commemorations, Congressional tributes, Environmental education, Environmental protection, Natural resources, Restoration ecology, Science policy, Scientists, Soil conservation, Soil science, Sustainable agriculture, Water resources Latest Action: 01/31/2008 - Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S551)
Bill TextA resolution recognizing soil as an essential natural resource, and soils professionals as playing a critical role in managing our Nation's soil resources. 1/31/2008--Introduced. Recognizes: (1) the necessity to develop and implement best practices for the long-term use of the nation's soil resources; and (2) the important role of soil scientists and soils professionals. | | Also tagged in: Automobiles, Awards, medals, prizes, Climate change, Commemorations, Congressional tributes, Energy, Energy efficiency, Energy security, Environmental protection, Foundations, Fuel consumption, Motor vehicle pollution control, Research and development, Science policy, Social services, Transportation Latest Action: 02/06/2008 - DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 907.
Bill TextCongratulating the X PRIZE Foundation's leadership in inspiring a new generation of viable, super-efficient vehicles. 2/6/2008--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Congratulates the X PRIZE Foundation's leadership for inspiring a new generation of viable, super-efficient vehicles through the Automotive X PRIZE competition. | | Latest Action: 04/22/2008 - Mr. Baird moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
Bill TextCelebrating 35 years of space-based observations of the Earth by the Landsat spacecraft and looking forward to sustaining the longest unbroken record of civil Earth observations of the land. 12/18/2007--Introduced. Expresses appreciation to all of the dedicated scientists, engineers, and program personnel who have contributed to the successful development and operation of the Landsat program for the continuous collection of space-based observations of the Earth's land cover by Landsat spacecraft over the past 35 years. Urges the continuation of such program and its long-term and comprehensive record of collecting global land surface data so as to sustain Landsat's value to scientific research, especially the study of global and climate change, and to the multiple applied uses of Landsat data for societal benefit. | | Also tagged in: Admission of nonimmigrants, Agricultural labor, Agriculture, Alaska, Alien labor, Aluminum, American Revolution, Animals, Anniversaries, Archaeology, Arizona, Arkansas, Armed forces, Art, Astronautical accidents, Authorization Latest Action: 12/14/2007 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 546.
Bill TextA bill to authorize certain programs and activities in the Forest Service, the Department of the Interior, and the Department of Energy, and for other purposes. 12/13/2007--Introduced. National Forests, Parks, Public Land, and Reclamation Projects Authorization Act of 2007 - Authorizes specified programs and activities in the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the Department of Energy concerning, among other things, land conveyances, boundary adjustments, studies, memorials, commissions, and museums, national park natural resource protection, national trails and rivers, national heritage areas, and advanced energy technology transfer centers. Sets forth provisions concerning the Northern Mariana Islands.Makes amendments to various public laws, including the National Trails System Act, the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Act of 1998, the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996, the Oregon [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Climate change, Coastal zone, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Department of Commerce, Disaster insurance, Emergency management, Environmental protection, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Finance, Floods, Grants-in-aid, Great Lakes, Hydrology Latest Action: 12/04/2007 - Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Date of scheduled consideration. SR-253. 2:30 p.m.
Bill TextA bill to amend the National Climate Program Act to enhance the ability of the United States to develop and implement climate change adaptation programs and policies, and for other purposes. 11/14/2007--Introduced. Climate Change Adaptation Act - Amends the National Climate Program Act to: (1) eliminate the National Climate Program Office and the Climate Program Policy Board; (2) revise the elements of the National Climate Program to require a strategic plan to address the impacts of climate change in the United States and establish a National Climate Service within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); (3) require the President to provide to Congress a five-year national strategic plan to address the impacts of climate change in the United States; (4) require the Secretary of Commerce to conduct regional assessments of coastal and ocean vulnerability to climate change and submit to Congress a national coastal and ocean adaptation plan; (5) require the [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Air pollution control, American investments, Business, Carbon cycle, Carbon dioxide, Civil liberties, Climate change, Congress, Congress and foreign policy, Congressional reporting requirements, Cooperative societies, Corporate accountability, Employee rights, Energy, Environmental assessment, Environmental protection Latest Action: 11/14/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Bill TextA bill to reauthorize the programs of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, and for other purposes. 11/14/2007--Introduced. Overseas Private Investment Corporation Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to reauthorize the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) through September 30, 2011. Revises international worker rights provisions. Requires OPIC to institute a climate change mitigation action plan. Requires, with a specified exception, prior to OPIC approval of a Category A extractive industry project (as defined by this Act) or an extractive industry project in which OPIC assistance would be valued at $10 million or more; (1) prior congressional notification; and (2) investor and host country agreement to implement Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative principles or substantially similar principles, and host country adherence to certain accounting procedures as they relate to such projects. [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Air traffic control, Airline employees, Airline passenger traffic, Airports, Alcohol as fuel, Appropriations, Aviation fuels, Biomass energy, Bonds, Bridges, Budgets, Business, Collection of accounts, Corporation taxes, Diesel motor, Energy Latest Action: 11/13/2007 - Committee on Finance. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Baucus. With written report No. 110-228. Additional views filed.
Bill TextAn original bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and to extend the financing for the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, and for other purposes. 11/13/2007--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.)American Infrastructure Investment and Improvement Act of 2007 - Title I: Airport And Airway Trust Fund Provisions And Related Taxes - (Sec. 101) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through FY2011 the excise taxes on aviation fuels and the transportation of persons and property by air.(Sec. 102) Extends through FY2011 the expenditure authority for the Airport and Airway Trust Fund.(Sec. 103) Imposes an excise tax on aviation-grade kerosene of 35.9 cents per gallon (4.3 cents per gallon for fuel used in commercial aviation). (Sec. 104) Increases to $16.[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Aquifers, Budgets, Carbon cycle, Carbon dioxide, China, Coal, East Asia, Electric power plants, Energy, Environmental protection, Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental research, Environmental technology, Executive departments, Geology Latest Action: 01/31/2008 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Date of scheduled hearing. SD-366. 10:00 a.m.
Bill TextA bill to provide for the conduct of carbon capture and storage technology research, development, and demonstration projects, and for other purposes. 11/7/2007--Introduced. Carbon Capture and Storage Technology Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Energy to establish a competitive grant program to provide assistance to at least three, but not more than five, eight-year commercial demonstration projects to demonstrate the long-term effects of sequestration of carbon dioxide in deep geological formations, of which: (1) not fewer than two shall be conducted in deep saline aquifers; and (2) the remainder may be conducted in saline aquifers combined with storage in established oil or gas fields. Requires the Secretary to establish a competitive grant program to provide grants to at least three, but not more than five, commercial demonstration projects for the capture of carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants. Establishes an interagency task force composed [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Atmosphere, Budgets, Business, Climate, Climate change, Communication in science, Communications, Congress, Congressional agencies, Congressional reorganization, Department of Commerce, Energy, Energy efficiency, Environmental monitoring, Environmental protection, Environmental research Latest Action: 12/04/2007 - Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Date of scheduled consideration. SR-253. 2:30 p.m.
Bill TextA bill to amend the Global Change Research Act of 1990, and for other purposes. 11/5/2007--Introduced. Global Change Research Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends the Global Change Research Act of 1990 to: (1) rename the Committee on Earth and Environmental Sciences as the Committee on Global Change Research; (2) revise requirements governing such Committee, including requiring the Committee to develop a strategic plan for the U.S. Global Change Research Program; (3) establish an Integrated Program Office for such Program in the Office of Science and Technology Policy; (4) authorize funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF) for research grants on climate change; and (5) repeal a declaration that such Act does not preclude or delay federal planning or action to address the threats of stratospheric ozone depletion or global climate change.Requires the NSF Director and the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to arrange with the [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Agricultural chemicals, Agricultural conservation, Agricultural credit, Agricultural industries, Agricultural machinery, Agricultural subsidies, Agriculture, Alcohol as fuel, Alternative energy sources, Animals, Biomass energy, Bonds, Broadband, Brownfields, Budgets, Business Latest Action: 10/25/2007 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 446.
Bill TextAn original bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to establish supplemental agricultural disaster assistance and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for conservation and alternative energy sources and to provide tax relief for farmers, and for other purposes. 10/25/2007--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.)Heartland, Habitat, Harvest, and Horticulture Act of 2007 - Title I: Supplemental Agricultural Disaster Assistance from the Agricultural Disaster Relief Trust Fund - (Sec. 101) Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to establish a program of supplemental agricultural disaster assistance. Establishes an Agriculture Disaster Relief Trust Fund to provide payments to farmers and ranchers who suffer losses in areas declared as disaster areas by the [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Alaska, Budgets, Business, Climate change, Economic growth, Economic policy, Entrepreneurs, Environmental protection, Federal aid to Indians, Hawaiians, Indian economic development, Indians, Indigenous peoples, Minorities, Poverty, Rural affairs Latest Action: 02/27/2008 - Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.
Bill TextA bill to direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a demonstration program to adapt the lessons of providing foreign aid to underdeveloped economies to the provision of Federal economic development assistance to certain similarly situated individuals, and for other purposes. 10/25/2007--Introduced. Foreign Aid Lessons for Domestic Economic Assistance Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish and implement the Native American Millennium Challenge Demonstration Project through which federal economic development assistance may be provided for certain Native American communities. Authorizes the Secretary to provide such assistance to consortia of Alaska Native nonprofit organizations, Native Hawaiian community organizations, and other Indian tribes that enter into Native American Challenge Compacts. Requires such Compacts to establish a multiyear plan for achieving certain development objectives, including promoting economic growth and the elimination [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Arizona, Armed forces, Budgets, Classified defense information, Compensation (Law), Congress, Congressional oversight, Congressional reporting requirements, Defense policy, Education, Electronic government information, Environmental assessment, Environmental monitoring, Environmental protection, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies Latest Action: 10/19/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Bill TextA bill to protect public health and safety in the event that testing of nuclear weapons by the United States is resumed. 10/19/2007--Introduced. Safety for Americans from Nuclear Weapons Testing Act - Deems the resumption of underground nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site or the use of any other location for such testing to be a major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment for which a separate environmental impact statement is required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. Outlines information required to be included in such statement, including: (1) the possibility of radiation containment failure and the effects of such failure; (2) possible long-term effects on the water table from underground radiation leakage; and (3) information with respect to categories of weapons subject to testing.Prohibits the United States from resuming any such testing unless authorized by a law enacted after the enactment of this [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Animals, Budgets, Climate change, Coastal zone, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Ecosystem management, Environmental protection, Environmental research, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Governmental investigations, Grants-in-aid, Great Lakes, Habitat conservation, Land use Latest Action: 10/19/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Bill TextA bill to ensure the recovery, resiliency, and health of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems, and for other purposes. 10/19/2007--Introduced. Global Warming and Acidification Coastal and Ocean Resiliency Act - Requires the Secretary of Commerce to: (1) establish a national strategy to protect, maintain, and restore coastal and marine ecosystems so that they are more resilient and better able to withstand the additional stresses associated with global warming, including relative sea level rise, and ocean acidification; and (2) revise the strategy within five years and every ten years thereafter to reflect new information.Requires the Secretary to establish an Advisory Board to provide advice on: (1) the impact of global warming and strategies and mechanisms to mitigate the impact on the ocean and coastal communities; (2) priorities for research or information collection; and (3) priority needs for achieving systematic improvements in ocean and coastal resiliency.[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Animals, Budgets, Climate change, Coastal zone, Communications, Conferences, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Ecological research, Ecosystem management, Endangered species, Environmental assessment, Environmental protection, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Freshwater resources conservation Latest Action: 10/18/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13091-13092)
Bill TextA bill to assist wildlife populations and wildlife habitats in adapting to and surviving the effects of global warming, and for other purposes. 10/18/2007--Introduced. Global Warming Wildlife Survival Act - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to establish: (1) a national strategy for assisting wildlife populations and habitats in adapting to the impact of global warming; (2) an advisory board on such impact; (3) the National Global Warming and Wildlife Science Center within the United States Geological Survey (USGS); and (4) a State and Tribal Wildlife Grants Program.Global Warming and Acidification Coastal and Ocean Resiliency Act - Requires the Secretary of Commerce to: (1) establish a national strategy to protect, maintain, and restore coastal and marine ecosystems so that they are more resilient and better able to withstand the additional stresses associated with global warming, including relative sea level rise, and ocean acidification; (2) establish an advisory [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Allergies, Asthma, Budgets, Business, Child health, Children, Communication in medicine, Communications, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Department of Health and Human Services, Diesel motor, Emergency management, Emergency medicine, Environmental health Latest Action: 10/22/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo amend the Public Health Service Act with regard to research on asthma, and for other purposes. 10/18/2007--Introduced. Family Asthma Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to award grants to eligible entities to conduct pilot projects to prevent and control asthma symptoms and to reduce asthma attacks and improve self-management for individuals and families. Requires the Secretary to give: (1) priority to entities that serve a medically underserved population; and (2) consideration to an adequate rural-urban distribution, so as to gain better information about asthma at the national level. Authorizes additional appropriations to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to develop a National Asthma Action Plan and to fund a report to Congress by the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program. Requires the Secretary,[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Agricultural pollution, Agriculture, Auctions, Biomass energy, Budgets, Building laws, Business, Carbon cycle, Carbon dioxide, Cellulose, Clean coal technology, Climate change, Economic policy, Electric appliances, Electric power distribution, Electric power plants Latest Action: 12/05/2007 - Committee on Environment and Public Works. Date of scheduled consideration. SD-406. 9:00 a.m.
Bill TextA bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases, and for other purposes. 10/18/2007--Introduced. America's Climate Security Act of 2007 - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish: (1) a greenhouse gas (GHG) registry; and (2) a GHG emission allowance transfer system for covered facilities, including specified facilities within the electric power and industrial sectors and facilities that produce or entities that import petroleum- or coal- based transportation fuel or chemicals. Sets forth emission allowances for 2012-2050, with a declining cap on GHGs.Provides for selling, exchanging, transferring, submitting, retiring, or borrowing emission allowances. Establishes: (1) a domestic offset program to sequester GHGs in agriculture and forests; and (2) the Bonus Allowance Account. Establishes the Carbon Market Efficiency Board, which [...] show full description | | Latest Action: 10/18/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Bill TextA bill to amend the Clean Air Act to increase the renewable content of gasoline, and for other purposes. 10/18/2007--Introduced. Renewable Fuel Standard Extension Act of 2007 - Amends the Clean Air Act to redefine the term "cellulosic biomass ethanol" to mean ethanol derived from any cellulose, hemicellulose, or lignin that is derived from renewable biomass. Redefines the term "renewable fuel" to include motor vehicle fuel that is derived from renewable biomass other than ethanol derived from corn starch. Increases the volume of renewable fuel that gasoline is required to contain for 2008-2012. Sets forth the applicable volume of renewable fuel for 2013-2016. Revises the calculation used to determine the applicable volume of renewable fuel for 2017 and beyond by using the ratio of 18 billion gallons (currently, 7.5 billion gallons) of renewable fuels to the number of gallons of gasoline sold or introduced into commerce in 2012. | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Allergies, Asthma, Budgets, Business, Child health, Children, Communication in medicine, Communications, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Department of Health and Human Services, Diesel motor, Emergency management, Emergency medicine, Environmental health Latest Action: 10/17/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12991-12992)
Bill TextA bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with regard to research on asthma, and for other purposes. 10/17/2007--Introduced. Family Asthma Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to award grants to eligible entities to conduct pilot projects to prevent and control asthma symptoms and to reduce asthma attacks and improve self-management for individuals and families. Requires the Secretary to give: (1) priority to entities that serve a medically underserved population; and (2) consideration to an adequate rural-urban distribution, so as to gain better information about asthma at the national level. Authorizes additional appropriations to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to develop a National Asthma Action Plan and to fund a report to Congress by the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program. Requires the Secretary,[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Agriculture, Alaska, Aluminum, American Revolution, Animals, Anniversaries, Armed forces, Art, Authorization, Authors and authorship, Budgets, Business, California, Civil war, Climate change, Commemorations Latest Action: 10/18/2007 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 424.
Bill TextA bill to authorize certain programs and activities in the Forest Service, the Department of the Interior, and the Department of Energy, and for other purposes. 10/17/2007--Introduced. National Forests, Parks, Public Land, and Reclamation Projects Authorization Act of 2007 - Authorizes specified programs and activities in the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the Department of Energy concerning, among other things, land conveyances, boundary adjustments, studies, memorials, commissions, and museums, national park natural resource protection, national trails and rivers, national heritage areas, and advanced energy technology transfer centers. Makes amendments to various public laws, including the National Trails System Act, the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, the Energy Policy Act of 2005, and the Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation and Technology Competitiveness Act of 1988. | | Also tagged in: Air pollution control, Awards, medals, prizes, Climate change, Commemorations, Congressional tributes, Environmental education, Environmental protection, Foreign policy, International affairs, Presidents, United Nations, Vice Presidents Latest Action: 10/17/2007 - Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S13023-13025 text as passed Senate: CR S13023-13024 text of measure as introduced: CR S13004)
Bill TextA resolution honoring Vice President Albert Gore, Jr., and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for receiving the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, in recognition of their efforts to promote understanding of the threats posed by global warming. 10/17/2007--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.) Honors Vice President Albert Arnold Gore, Jr., and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for receiving the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of their efforts to promote understanding of the threats posed by global warming. | | Also tagged in: Air pollution control, Alternative energy sources, Budgets, Business, Colleges, Commercialization, Community colleges, Congressional reporting requirements, Education, Electric power production, Energy, Energy conservation, Energy efficiency, Energy research, Environmental protection, Environmental research Latest Action: 10/25/2007 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Bill TextTo support research and development of new industrial processes and technologies that optimize energy efficiency and environmental performance, utilize diverse sources of energy, and increase economic competitiveness. 10/22/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Industrial Energy Efficiency Research and Development Act of 2007 - (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a program to conduct: (1) energy research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities with respect to new industrial and commercial processes, technologies, and methods to achieve improvements in energy efficiency and enhance the economic competitiveness of the U.S. industrial sector; and (2) environmental research and development with respect to new industrial and commercial processes, technologies, and methods to achieve environmental performance improvements such as waste reduction, emissions reductions, and more efficient water use.[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Biomass energy, Business, Consumer education, Consumers, Diesel motor, Energy, Energy prices, Environmental protection, Environmental Protection Agency, Executive departments, Federal preemption, Labeling, Law, Local laws, Motor vehicle pollution control Latest Action: 10/09/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
Bill TextTo amend the Clean Air Act to promote and assure the quality of biodiesel fuel, and for other purposes. 10/9/2007--Introduced. Biodiesel Promotion and Quality Assurance Act of 2007 - Amends the Clean Air Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promulgate regulations to ensure that diesel fuel sold in the United States contains the volume of biodiesel specified for 2008 through 2012. Requires the Administrator to determine the volume for 2013 and thereafter based on a review of the program. Requires at least 80% of the minimum applicable volume for each of 2008 through 2012 to be biodiesel.Requires the biodiesel fuel standards to contain compliance provisions applicable to refineries, blenders, distributors, and importers. Prohibits such standards from restricting geographic areas in which biodiesel may be used or imposing any per-gallon obligation for the use of biodiesel.Authorizes the Administrator to reduce the quantity [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Aquifers, Budgets, Climate change, Department of the Interior, Energy, Environmental protection, Evaporation, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Federal aid to research, Federal aid to water resources development, Groundwater, Hydroelectric power, Infrastructure, Research grants, Saline waters Latest Action: 12/11/2007 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 110-312.
Bill TextA bill to authorize and facilitate the improvement of water management by the Bureau of Reclamation, to require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Energy to increase the acquisition and analysis of water resources for irrigation, hydroelectric power, municipal, and environmental uses, and for other purposes. 10/4/2007--Introduced. Science and Engineering to Comprehensively Understand and Responsibly Enhance Water Act or the SECURE Water Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary), acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to establish a climate change adaptation program to: (1) assess each effect of, and risk resulting from, global climate change regarding the quantity of water resources located in specified areas (service areas); and (2) ensure that strategies are developed to address potential water shortages, conflicts, and other impacts to water users and the environment of each service area. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) [...] show full description | | Latest Action: 01/31/2008 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
Bill TextA bill to require the Secretary of Energy to conduct a study of feasibility relating to the construction and operation of pipelines and carbon dioxide sequestration facilities, and for other purposes. 10/4/2007--Introduced. Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Study Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Energy to study, and report the results to Congress on, the feasibility of the construction and operation of: (1) pipelines for the transportation of carbon dioxide for sequestration or enhanced oil recovery; and (2) carbon dioxide sequestration facilities. | | Latest Action: 03/03/2008 - Received in the House.
Bill TextA bill to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to accept, as part of a settlement, diesel emission reduction Supplemental Environmental Projects, and for other purposes. 2/29/2008--Passed Senate without amendment. (There are 2 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to accept, as part of a settlement of any alleged violations of environmental law, diesel emissions reduction Supplemental Environmental Projects if the projects: (1) protect human health or the environment; (2) are related to the underlying alleged violations; (3) do not constitute activities that the defendant would otherwise be legally required to perform; and (4) do not provide funds for EPA's staff or for contractors to carry out EPA's internal operations. | | Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Bill TextTo authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to accept, as part of a settlement, diesel emission reduction Supplemental Environmental Projects, and for other purposes. 10/4/2007--Introduced. Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to accept, as part of a settlement of any alleged violations of environmental law, diesel emissions reduction Supplemental Environmental Projects if the projects: (1) protect human health or the environment; (2) are related to the underlying alleged violations; (3) do not constitute activities that the defendant would otherwise be legally required to perform; and (4) do not provide funds for EPA's staff or for contractors to carry out EPA's internal operations. | | Also tagged in: Air pollution control, Alternative energy sources, Aviation fuels, Budgets, Business, Carbon cycle, Carbon dioxide, Chemical industries, Coal liquefaction, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Depreciation and amortization, Diesel motor, Electric power production, Energy, Energy facilities Latest Action: 10/04/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Bill TextA bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to establish a program to provide incentives for projects to produce synthetic gas, liquid fuels, and other products from coal and other feedstocks while simultaneously reducing greenhouse gas emissions and reliance of the United States on petroleum and natural gas, and for other purposes. 10/4/2007--Introduced. Coal Fuels and Industrial Gasification Demonstration and Development Act of 2007 - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to instruct the Secretary of Energy to implement a grants program for obtaining or implementing services for the planning and permitting of certain eligible projects that produce liquid transportation fuels, industrial chemicals, or electricity. Requires the Secretary to make direct loans to eligible individuals and entities to implement such projects. Directs the Secretary to select eligible projects to receive loans through a reverse auction, giving priority to eligible projects with the [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Air pollution control, Alternative energy sources, Budgets, Business, Carbon cycle, Carbon dioxide, Climate change, Congress, Congress and foreign policy, Congressional reporting requirements, Data banks, Department of Energy, Developing countries, Economic assistance, Economic growth, Economic policy Latest Action: 10/04/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Bill TextA bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to encourage the development of clean energy technologies for deployment in markets abroad, to assist the Department of Energy's promotion of research and development of clean and efficient energy systems, to encourage the Department of Energy and other Federal agencies to work together to improve the advancement of sustainable energy use and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and for other purposes. 10/4/2007--Introduced. International Clean Energy Technologies Deployment and Global Energy Markets Investment Act of 2007 - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to set forth a program for clean energy assistance to developing countries. Instructs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) establish a pilot program of financial assistance for clean energy projects in developing countries that will result in reduced greenhouse gas emissions; and (2) make a loan or loan guarantee for not more than 50% of project costs for each pilot program [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Affiliated corporations, Air pollution control, Armed forces, Armed forces reserves, Authorization, Bonds, Budgets, Business, Capital, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Data banks, Defense policy, Depressed areas, Electronic government information Latest Action: 09/28/2007 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Bill TextTo amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to expand opportunities for investments in small businesses, and for other purposes. 9/27/2007--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Small Business Investment Expansion Act of 2007 - Title I: Small Business Investment Company Program - (Sec. 101) Amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to increase the maximum amounts of outstanding leverage made available by the Small Business Administration (SBA) to: (1) any one small business investment company (SBIC) which provides loans to small businesses; and (2) two or more SBICs that are commonly controlled. (Sec. 102) Increases the total amount of debentures and participating securities issued by an SBIC that may be guaranteed by the SBA in the case of an SBIC that certifies that not less than 50% of its aggregate investments will be made in small businesses that are either: (1) majority owned by socially or economically [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Accident prevention, Actions and defenses, Administrative procedure, Advertising, All terrain vehicles, Authorization, Budgets, Business, Business records, Carbon monoxide, Child health, Child safety, Children, Cigarettes, Communications, Congress Latest Action: 02/25/2008 - By Senator Inouye from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 110-265.
Bill TextA bill to reform the Consumer Product Safety Commission to provide greater protection for children's products, to improve the screening of noncompliant consumer products, to improve the effectiveness of consumer product recall programs, and for other purposes. 12/5/2007--Reported to Senate amended. (There is 1 other summary) CPSC Reform Act of 2007 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Consumer Product Safety Act to authorize appropriations: (1) to carry out the Act; (2) for the office of Inspector General; (3) to make capital improvements to the research, development, and testing facility of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); and (4) for research into safety issues related to the use of nanotechnology in consumer products.(Sec. 4) Requires the CPSC, subject to the availability of appropriations, to increase by at least 500 the number of its full time employees and by at least 50 the number of its port of entry and overseas production facility inspectors.[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative remedies, Air pollution control, Boundaries, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Environmental protection, Environmental Protection Agency, Executive departments, Foreign policy, International affairs, Law, Negotiations, Planning, Standards, Transboundary pollution Latest Action: 08/03/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Bill TextTo amend the Clean Air Act to delay the effect of reclassifying certain nonattainment areas adjacent to an international border, and for other purposes. 8/3/2007--Introduced. FAIR (Foreign Air Impact Regulation) AIR Act of 2007 - Amends the Clean Air Act to delay the effective date of reclassification of a nonattainment area to a higher classification of nonattainment for failing to meet national ambient air quality standards by applicable deadlines if: (1) the area is adjacent to a foreign country; and (2) the state in which the area is located submits a claim to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that the area would have attained the relevant standard by the attainment date but for emissions emanating from outside the United States.Prohibits such reclassification from taking effect unless: (1) the Secretary of State has entered into negotiations with the foreign country involved to develop an air quality improvement plan for the international [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Air pollution control, Budgets, Business, Carbon dioxide, Coal, Collection of accounts, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Energy, Energy research, Environmental protection, Excise tax, Foreign policy, Government trust funds, Governmental investigations, Greenhouse gases Latest Action: 08/03/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Bill TextTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the United States domestic energy supply. 8/3/2007--Introduced. America's Energy Security Trust Fund Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose an excise tax on any taxable carbon substance sold by a manufacturer, producer, or importer. Defines "taxable carbon substance" as: (1) coal (including lignite and peat); (2) petroleum and any petroleum products; and (3) natural gas that is extracted, manufactured, or produced in the United States, or entered into the United States for consumption, use, or warehousing. Establishes in the Treasury the America's Energy Security Trust Fund to finance research in clean energy technology, assist industries negatively affected by this Act, and provide carbon tax rebates to individual taxpayers.Allows individual taxpayers a tax credit equal to carbon tax rebate amounts calculated by the Secretary of the Treasury.Directs [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Agricultural wastes, Agriculture, Air pollution control, Alcohol as fuel, Alternative energy sources, Business, Carbon dioxide, Caribbean area, Cellulose, Civil liberties, Coal liquefaction, Coastal zone, Consumers, Continental shelf, Cuba Latest Action: 09/25/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
Bill TextTo improve energy security of the United States through a reduction in the oil intensity of the economy of the United States and expansion of secure oil supplies, to be achieved by increasing the availability of alternative fuel sources, fostering responsible oil exploration and production, and improving international arrangements to secure the global oil supply, and for other purposes. 8/3/2007--Introduced. Security and Fuel Efficiency Energy Act of 2007, or the SAFE Energy Act of 2007 - Amends the Clean Air Act to: (1) revise renewable fuel standards for calendar years 2006-2020; (2) instruct the Secretary of Energy to assess the progress made toward creation of adequate infrastructure for the production and distribution of ethanol-blend fuel; and (3) require the Secretary to establish an incentives program for production of cellulosic ethanol and other emerging biofuels derived from renewable sources (including municipal solid waste). Directs the Administrator of [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Air conditioning, Air pollution control, Business, Climate change, Emergency management, Environmental protection, Environmental Protection Agency, Excise tax, Executive departments, Fines (Penalties), Fire prevention, Fluorocarbons, Foreign policy, Greenhouse gases, Import restrictions Latest Action: 08/03/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 8/4/2007 E1762-1763)
Bill TextTo reduce emissions of ozone depleting substances in order to protect the climate and stratospheric ozone layer, and for other purposes. 8/3/2007--Introduced. Global Climate and Ozone Layer Protection Act of 2007 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should negotiate with the other parties to the Montreal Protocol concerning mitigating global warming impacts and accelerating the phaseout of hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) for developed and developing countries.Amends the Clean Air Act to allow the production and consumption of class II substances that are used as fire suppression agents for military, commercial aviation, industrial, space, or national security applications and that reduce overall risk to human health and the environment compared to alternatives.Bans the importation of any product manufactured after January 1, 2010, that contains any class II substance that has been phased out of production and consumption for any purpose other [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Air pollution control, Alternative energy sources, Business, Carbon cycle, China, Climate change, Commercialization, East Asia, Education, Energy, Energy efficiency, Energy research, Environmental protection, Environmental technology, Foreign policy, Greenhouse gases Latest Action: 08/24/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
Bill TextTo authorize the Secretary of Energy to make grants to encourage cooperation between the United States and China on joint research, development, or commercialization of carbon capture and sequestration technology, improved energy efficiency, or renewable energy sources. 8/1/2007--Introduced. United States-China Energy Cooperation Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to make grants to encourage cooperation between the United States and China in joint ventures involving: (1) joint energy and climate change policy education programs; and (2) joint research, development, or commercialization of carbon capture and sequestration technology, improved energy efficiency, or renewable energy sources. Requires joint ventures to be composed of both: (1) Chinese and United States private business entities; (2) Chinese academic persons (who reside and work in China) and U.S. academic persons; or (3) Chinese and U.S. federal, state, or local government entities. | | Also tagged in: Chemistry, Commemorations, Congressional tributes, Ecological research, Environmental protection, Meteorological research, Meteorology, Natural resources, Ozone, Ozone layer depletion, Science policy, Scientists Latest Action: 09/17/2007 - Mr. Hill moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
Bill TextCongratulating scientists F. Sherwood Rowland, Mario Molina, and Paul Crutzen for their work in atmospheric chemistry, particularly concerning the formation and decomposition of ozone, that led to the development of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. 9/17/2007--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.) Congratulates scientists F. Sherwood Rowland, Mario Molina, and Paul Crutzen for their work in atmospheric chemistry, particularly concerning the formation and decomposition of ozone, that led to the development of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. Encourages the continued research on the interaction of humans and their actions with the Earth's ecosystem. | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Administrative remedies, Agricultural wastes, Agriculture, Alcohol as fuel, Alternative energy sources, Authorization, Automobile industry, Budgets, Business, Cellulose, Commercialization, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Consumer education, Consumers Latest Action: 08/24/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
Bill TextTo promote the development of renewable fuels infrastructure, and for other purposes. 8/3/2007--Reported to House without amendment, Part I. (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.) Title I: Renewable Fuel Infrastructure - (Sec. 101) Instructs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) establish an infrastructure development grants program to assist motor fuel dealers to implement motor fuel storage and dispensing infrastructure for renewable fuel; (2) enter into contracts with entities to install and market renewable fuels; and (3) establish requirements for grant recipients to provide renewable fuel to the public. Authorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2014. Prohibits grants to a large, vertically integrated oil company.(Sec. 102) Amends the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act to prohibit franchise agreement [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Alternative energy sources, Authorization, Automobile industry, Budgets, Building construction, Business, Competition, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Department of Energy, Education, Electric batteries, Electric power, Electric power distribution, Electric utilities, Electric vehicles Latest Action: 08/24/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
Bill TextTo promote advanced plug-in hybrid vehicles and vehicle components. 8/3/2007--Reported to House without amendment, Part I. (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.) Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a program to: (1) provide loan guarantees for the construction of facilities for the manufacture of advanced vehicle batteries and battery systems; (2) provide grants to state governments, local governments, metropolitan transportation authorities, air pollution control districts, or private or nonprofit entities to carry out projects to encourage the use of plug-in electric drive vehicles or other emerging electric vehicle technologies; (3) provide electric drive transportation education nationwide, including to establish a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle competition known as the Dr. Andrew Frank Plug-in Hybrid Electric [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Air conditioning, Alternative energy sources, Authorization, Biomass energy, Block grants, Budgets, Building laws, Business, Climate change, Cogeneration of electric power and heat, Commuting, Computer software, Computers, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements Latest Action: 08/03/2007 - Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 110-304, Part I.
Bill TextTo promote greater energy efficiency. 8/3/2007--Reported to House without amendment, Part I. (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.) Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2007 - Title I: Promoting Energy Efficiency - Subtitle A: Appliance Efficiency - (Sec. 101) Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) to revise provisions that set energy standards, including standards for specified appliances, boilers, motors, and external power supplies. Provides procedures to amend or make standards. Subtitle B: Lighting Efficiency - (Sec. 121) Instructs the Secretary of Energy to issue regulations prohibiting the sale of: (1) 100 watt general service incandescent lamps after January 1, 2012, unless those lamps emit at least 60 lumens per watt; and (2) general service lamps manufactured after specified [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Alcohol as fuel, Alternative energy sources, Electric vehicles, Energy, Energy conservation, Energy efficiency, Fuel consumption, Government vehicles, Motor vehicle pollution control, Natural gas vehicles, Service stations, Technological innovations, Technology, Transportation Latest Action: 07/30/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Bill TextTo enable States to acquire hybrid motor vehicles to satisfy certain fleet acquisition requirements. 7/30/2007--Introduced. New Opportunities for Fuel Efficient Fleets Act - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 regarding mandatory state fleet programs to consider a hybrid motor vehicle to be an alternative fueled vehicle when acquired by a state if publicly available fueling facilities that dispense E85 fuel are not convenient or accessible in the state. Defines a hybrid motor vehicle as one that achieves at least: (1) 25% better fuel economy ratings than comparable gasoline fueled vehicles; or (2) 10% better fuel economy ratings than comparable gasoline fueled vehicles, and is determined by the Secretary of Energy to be appropriate for consideration as an alternative fueled vehicle on the basis of improved emissions, availability, or technological innovation. | | Also tagged in: Administrative fees, Administrative procedure, Agriculture, Air conditioning, Air travel, Alaska, Alcohol as fuel, Algae, Alternative energy sources, American investments, Animals, Auditing, Authorization, Automobile engines, Automobile industry, Bicycles Latest Action: 09/19/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Bill TextMoving the United States toward greater energy independence and security, developing innovative new technologies, reducing carbon emissions, creating green jobs, protecting consumers, increasing clean renewable energy production, and modernizing our energy infrastructure. 7/30/2007--Introduced. New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security, and Consumer Protection Act - Incorporates various legislative initiatives for energy conservation, independence, and security.Green Jobs Act of 2007 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to direct the Secretary of Labor to: (1) establish an energy efficiency and renewable energy worker training program; (2) collect and analyze labor market data to track workforce trends resulting from energy-related initiatives under this Act; and (3) award National Energy Training Partnerships Grants to community based nonprofit organizations to carry out training programs that lead to economic self-sufficiency and develop an [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative fees, Administrative procedure, Afghanistan, Aged, Agriculture, Air conditioning, Air travel, Alaska, Alcohol as fuel, Algae, Alternative energy sources, American investments, Animals, Apartment houses, Appropriations, Armed forces Latest Action: 05/08/2008 - Mr. Frank (MA) moved that the House agree with amendments to the Senate amendments. (consideration: CR H3204-3308; text as House agreed to Senate amendments with amendments: CR H3219-3282)
Bill TextA bill to provide needed housing reform and for other purposes. 4/10/2008--Passed Senate amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 - Title I: FHA Modernization Act of 2008 - FHA Modernization Act of 2008 - Subtitle A: Building American Homeownership - Building American Homeownership Act of 2008 - (Sec. 112) Amends the National Housing Act (NHA) to revise mortgage insurance eligibility requirements. Alters the respective formulas to increase the percentages of the maximum principal loan obligations applicable to family residences located in: (1) the United States; and (2) Alaska, Guam, Hawaii, or the Virgin Islands. Prohibits the maximum principal loan obligation from exceeding 100% of the appraised value of the property. (Sec. 113) Increases from 3% to 3.5% of the appraised value of a property the mortgagor's required cash (or equivalent) investment (downpayment). Prohibits any funds for such [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Agricultural colleges, Agricultural conservation, Agricultural education, Agricultural extension work, Agricultural machinery, Agricultural pollution, Agricultural research, Agriculture, Air pollution control, Alternative energy sources, Animals, Biomass energy, Budgets, Carbon cycle, Cellulose, Curricula Latest Action: 07/26/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10155-10156)
Bill TextA bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to reauthorize and improve agricultural energy programs, and for other purposes. 7/26/2007--Introduced. Harvesting Energy Act of 2007 - Extends: (1) federal procurement of biobased products; (2) biorefinery development grants; (3) the biodiesel fuel education program; (4) the energy audit and renewable energy development program; (5) the biomass research and development program; (6) assistance for renewable energy systems and energy efficiency improvements, including pyrolysis and thermochemical conversion systems; (7) cooperative research and extension projects; (8) the bioenergy program, including establishment of feedstock residue management and transition assistance programs; (9) research, extension, and educational programs on biobased technologies and products; (10) the environmental quality incentives program; and (11) high-priority research and extension initiatives.Establishes: (1) a biochar [...] show full description |
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